2005 Chevrolet Suburban Technical Service Bulletins

740 technical service bulletins (TSBs) are on record for the 2005 Chevrolet Suburban. TSBs are notes manufacturers send to dealers about repair procedures for issues seen in the field. They are not recalls and do not by themselves mean a vehicle has a fault.

• 10037184Oct 1, 2011Seat belts. Gm: service bulletin explaining when the safety belts are supposed to lock. *rm updated 12/6/11.
• 10036464May 1, 2011Engine cooling. Buick/cadillac/chevrolet/gmc/hummer/pontiac/saab: oil consumption and/or exhaust smoke-possible pcv baffle or lifter concern. Upon inspection, obvious oil will be found in the intake manifold and/or pcv vacuum tube. *pe updated 3/21/11. *pe updated 5/9/11. *pe updated 5/25/11. *pe updated 06/16/2011. *kb updated a second time on 06/16/2011. *kb updated 6/27/11.
• 10038759Apr 1, 2011Electrical system. Gm: onstar is making incomplete calls without the driver knowing. When have a data connection.
• 10022671Apr 1, 2011Steering. Gear box power steering pump, p/s performance concerns. *nj updated on 6/30/2011.
• 10038295Feb 1, 2011Other or unknown. Gm: information on fixing multiple situations right the first time.
• 10037933Jan 1, 2011Engine cooling. Gm: the service engine soon light is on, there is also a misfire or engine noise. There are multiple possible causes.
• 10021022Nov 1, 2010Tires. P245/70r17 general ameritrac tire wear vibration. *kb updated 12/13/07. *nj updated 1/30/08. *nj updated 5/25/11.
• 10036545Oct 1, 2010Steering. Buick/cadillac/chevrolet/gmc/oldsmobile and hummer: information on pitman arm shaft seal service kit. Do not replace entire steering gear for pitman seal leak. Technicians have been replacing entire steering gears due to not being able to service just leaking pitman shaft seal. *pe updated 5/9/11.
• 10018591Sep 1, 2009Brakes. Brake pedal assembly replacement bracket service kit. *tt updated 3/26/10.
• 10020418Dec 1, 2008Electrical system. Loss of ignition 1 voltage to the ignition coils. Consumer experienced intermittent stall, misfire, or crank no start. There may be no trouble codes set. *kb updated 3/17/09.
• 10027804Nov 1, 2008Electrical system, Equipment. General motors corp: special coverage adjustment; analog onstar deactivation. *pe updated 2/17/09.
• 10026804Oct 1, 2008Transmission and drivetrain. Gmc: fluid leak from transmission oil cooler lines due to corrosion. All 2000-2006 light duty trucks equipped with the light duty automatic transmission.
• 10026805Sep 1, 2008Equipment. Buick chevrolet gmc service campaign: see document search button for owner letter. Special coverage adjustment-analog onstar deactivation. Csc letter was received.
• 10026704Aug 1, 2008Fuel system. Gmc: fuel gauge fluctuation in park or neutral, causing the low fuel light to illuminate.
• 10026744Jun 1, 2008Seats, Electrical system. Gmc: sir mil dtc b0084 and/or b0085. This concern could be caused by broken seat position sensor circuits under the driver or passenger front seats. Over time, from repeated seat movement, the wiring could break.
• 10026586Jun 1, 2008Equipment. Buick cadillac chevrolet gmc hummer oldsmobile pontiac saab saturn service campaign: see document search button for owner letter. Special coverage adjustment-analog onstar deactivation. Fcc ruled in 2002 wireless carriers would no longer re required to support analog wireless network starting in 2008. *pe csc letter was received. Updated 12/1/08.
• 10024345Feb 1, 2008Suspension, Transmission and drivetrain. Eaton locking differential chatter shudder noise on turns, equipped with a locking rear differential rpo g80. *nj updated 7/17/2008.
• 10024342Feb 1, 2008Tires. Low tire light on and/or dic check tire pressure message when cold, with rpo uj6.
• 10017464Jan 1, 2008Transmission and drivetrain. Service 4wd light illuminated, diagnostic trouble code (dtc) c0374 set. *tt updated 10/05/07. *nj inspect wiring harness to transfer case speed sensors, replace wiring harness. Updated 7/18/08
• 10022914Oct 4, 2007Electrical system. One of the following concerns when programming the mileage or the hours into an exchange instrument panel cluster that is received from an electronic service center (esc).
• 10022766Sep 26, 2007Electrical system. Blown mbec 1 or lbec 1 fuse.
• 10023217Sep 1, 2007Exterior lighting. Turn signal in camper style outside rearview mirror (rpo dpn) does not illuminate turn signal flash (replace upper mirror glass)
• 10022482Aug 15, 2007Electrical system. Additional diagnostic for yaw/lat sensor dtc's.
• 10021676Jun 15, 2007Transmission and drivetrain. New design front axle side bearing adjusters.
• 10021673Jun 15, 2007Interior lighting. Ipc backlighting inoperative tbc 2a fuse open.
• 10022470Jun 1, 2007Brakes. Abs light on, dtc's c0265, c0201, u1041 set and/or loss of communication with brake module. (reground ebcm ground).
• 10022260Apr 1, 2007Engine cooling. Front blower motor inoperative or may not shut off in extremely low ambient temperature conditions.
• 10021133Mar 13, 2007Brakes. Service brake booster message.
• 10021075Mar 1, 2007Tires. Unable to program tire size in ebcm/vses.
• 10021021Feb 22, 2007Engine cooling. Service vme. Supplement to 00-02-35-003l. Update on new I-shaft.
• 10021019Feb 22, 2007Transmission and drivetrain. Slip condition in 2nd, 3rd, or 4th. Damaged 2-4 or 3-4 clutch. *kb updated 10/31/07.
• 10021015Feb 22, 2007Electrical system. Unable to locate emergency light relay and/or blunt cut wires.
• 10021010Feb 22, 2007Tires. Bridgestone dueler product information update.
• 10012089Feb 1, 2007Steering. Clunking noise under hood and can be felt in steering wheel. *eh updated *eh updated.
• 10017373Nov 1, 2006Equipment. Ei05082 - loss of blower motor speeds except for high speed or inoperative. *tt updated. *kb updated
• 10021017Sep 27, 2006Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors). Door glass pops out of run channel.
• 10020874Sep 23, 2006Suspension. Left front axle shaft difficult to remove. Axle differential leak seal shaft.
• 10019825May 3, 2006Tires. Service vme - aftermarket wheels/tire pressure monitor/fmvss 138.
• 10019852Mar 1, 2006Suspension. Revised upper control arm replacement.
• 10019482Feb 1, 2006Steering. Ei05061 - intermediate steering shaft clunk noise or stick-slip (follow strategy based diagnostics). 05-02-35-003 and 05-02-35-003a not yet received.
• 10017462Feb 1, 2006Transmission and drivetrain. 4l60-e/4l65-e automatic transmission/torque converter clutch (tcc) shudder, water in transmission.
• 10014986Feb 1, 2006Brakes. Service stability message on, diagnostic trouble code (dtc) c0131, c0196, c0290 and/or c0292 set.
• 10018926Jan 25, 2006Transmission and drivetrain. 4wd inoperative and possible dtc c0327 stored in the transfer case control module.
• 10018623Jan 9, 2006Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors). Front hvac blower inoperative.
• 10018607Jan 7, 2006Transmission and drivetrain. Rattle noise at highway speed in 2wd.
• 10018566Jan 6, 2006Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors). Front blower inoperative stay running during low ambient temperature.
• 10018544Jan 6, 2006Seats. Heated seat inoperative or shut off in 30 seconds. Diagnostic trouble codes b2435, b2440, b3606 and/or b1825 set in the drivers seat module.
• 10018537Jan 6, 2006Transmission and drivetrain. Harsh 1-2 shift, malfunction indicator lamp illuminated, diagnostic trouble code p0894 stored in pcm.
• 10017310Nov 2, 2005Tires. Service tire pressure monitoring system diagnostics codes.
• 10017308Nov 2, 2005Suspension. Service vme - 8.6 inch rear axle which exhibit a gear whine condition (until december 23, 2005).

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