2005 CHEVROLET SSR Problems & Recalls

CAR STARTED SFIFTING ON ITS OWN WHILE IN MOTION. WAS TOLD TO REPLACE THE TCM. THE ONLY THING I COULD DO IS TO BUY A USED ONE. I WAS TOLD MINE WAS A 1 YEAR BUILD MODEL. VERY HARD TO FIND! WHY IF GM KNEW THEY WERE JUNK , ARE THEY NOT MAKING REPLACMENTS? THIS IS THERE FAULT. THERE ARE NO AFTERMARKET ...

Mileage: 30,000

FUEL GAGE READS WAY PASS FULL

Mileage: 66,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SSR. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT FAILED TO TURN OFF WITHOUT WARNING AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000. ..UPDATED 03/16/16 *BF THE CONSUMER S...

Mileage: 58,000

PO463 CODE INDICATING FUEL LEVEL SENSOR COMES ON THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THE FUEL GAUGE WILL GO TO EMPTY AND BACK TO FULL OR EXISTING FUEL LEVEL. THIS OCCURS WHEN VEHICLE IS MOVING OR STATIONARY, WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. PURCHASED FROM CHEVROLET DEALER ON 05/26/2015 (THIRD OWNER), AND MALF...

Mileage: 62,689

THE ENGINE RATTLES AT ANY RPM. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT P0430 INDICATES FAILED CATALYTIC CONVERTER (GM DEALER VERIFIED). FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS AT 15000 MILES IN 2011, HAPPENED AGAIN NOW IN 2014 AT 47000 MILES. WHEN REPLACED AT 15000 MILES, IT WAS COVERED UNDER FEDERAL WARRANTY 8YR/80000MILES. NOW...

Mileage: 15,000

THE ENGINE RATTLES AT ANY RPM. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT P0430 INDICATES FAILED CATALYTIC CONVERTER (GM DEALER VERIFIED). FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS AT 15000 MILES IN 2011, HAPPENED AGAIN NOW IN 2014 AT 47000 MILES. WHEN REPLACED AT 15000 MILES, IT WAS COVERED UNDER FEDERAL WARRANTY 8YR/80000MILES. NOW...

Mileage: 15,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SSR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURR...

Mileage: 17,000

ENGINE OVER HEATS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS, SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER MALFUNCTIONS, CENTER SWITCHES MALFUNCTION, CENTER SWITCH FAILURES. FUEL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS, FUEL SYSTEM DELIVERY SYSTEM MAKE VEHICLE STALL. REAR TRANSMISSION SEAL LEAKS, CLUTCH RELEASE SPRING SPRING OUT. ABS LIGHTS, OIL LIGHTS &...

Mileage: 74,000

ENGINE OVER HEATS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS, SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER MALFUNCTIONS, CENTER SWITCHES MALFUNCTION, CENTER SWITCH FAILURES. FUEL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS, FUEL SYSTEM DELIVERY SYSTEM MAKE VEHICLE STALL. REAR TRANSMISSION SEAL LEAKS, CLUTCH RELEASE SPRING SPRING OUT. ABS LIGHTS, OIL LIGHTS &...

Mileage: 74,000

ENGINE OVER HEATS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS, SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER MALFUNCTIONS, CENTER SWITCHES MALFUNCTION, CENTER SWITCH FAILURES. FUEL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS, FUEL SYSTEM DELIVERY SYSTEM MAKE VEHICLE STALL. REAR TRANSMISSION SEAL LEAKS, CLUTCH RELEASE SPRING SPRING OUT. ABS LIGHTS, OIL LIGHTS &...

Mileage: 74,000

ENGINE OVER HEATS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS, SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER MALFUNCTIONS, CENTER SWITCHES MALFUNCTION, CENTER SWITCH FAILURES. FUEL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS, FUEL SYSTEM DELIVERY SYSTEM MAKE VEHICLE STALL. REAR TRANSMISSION SEAL LEAKS, CLUTCH RELEASE SPRING SPRING OUT. ABS LIGHTS, OIL LIGHTS &...

Mileage: 74,000

TRANSMISSION GEARS HARD TO ENGAGE. ABS LIGHTS ON, FUEL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS WITH ON BOARD COMPUTER SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS. ALSO DOOR PANEL LOCK WILL NOT OPEN DOORS. CATALYTIC CONVERTER MALFUNCTIONING. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

TRANSMISSION GEARS HARD TO ENGAGE. ABS LIGHTS ON, FUEL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS WITH ON BOARD COMPUTER SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS. ALSO DOOR PANEL LOCK WILL NOT OPEN DOORS. CATALYTIC CONVERTER MALFUNCTIONING. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

TRANSMISSION GEARS HARD TO ENGAGE. ABS LIGHTS ON, FUEL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS WITH ON BOARD COMPUTER SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS. ALSO DOOR PANEL LOCK WILL NOT OPEN DOORS. CATALYTIC CONVERTER MALFUNCTIONING. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

MY 2005 SSR DRIVERS INSIDE DOOR HANDLE FAILED. UNABLE TO OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE. FROM WHAT I HEAR THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM ON THESE VEHICLES. UNABLE TO LOCATE PARTS AND A LONG WAIT IF THEY ARE FOUND. SEEMS TO BE A SAFETY PROBLEM WHEN I CAN'T GET OUT OF MY VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 24,233

DRIVER'S INSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO EXIT BY USING DOOR UNLOCK FUNCTION ON KEYFOB, LOWERING WINDOW AND REACHING OUTSIDE TO OPEN DOOR. THIS WORKED FOR SEVERAL WEEKS WHILE I TRIED TO WORK WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO HAVE THEM REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE DOOR HANDLE. NOW THE LOCKING MECHANISM ...

Mileage: 34,433

DRIVER'S INSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO EXIT BY USING DOOR UNLOCK FUNCTION ON KEYFOB, LOWERING WINDOW AND REACHING OUTSIDE TO OPEN DOOR. THIS WORKED FOR SEVERAL WEEKS WHILE I TRIED TO WORK WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO HAVE THEM REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE DOOR HANDLE. NOW THE LOCKING MECHANISM ...

Mileage: 34,433

DRIVER'S INSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO EXIT BY USING DOOR UNLOCK FUNCTION ON KEYFOB, LOWERING WINDOW AND REACHING OUTSIDE TO OPEN DOOR. THIS WORKED FOR SEVERAL WEEKS WHILE I TRIED TO WORK WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO HAVE THEM REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE DOOR HANDLE. NOW THE LOCKING MECHANISM ...

Mileage: 34,433

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SSR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER PROVIDED AN INACCURATE READING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 60 MPH WHILE SITTING IDLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

Mileage: 47,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SSR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN THE TECHNICIAN DETECTED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT R...

Mileage: 75,000

SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET SSR MALFUNCTIONED. DEALER AND GM SERVICE REFUSED TO FIX IT UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. I ALSO HAVE A 2003 AVALANCHE THAT HAD SAME PROBLEM AND DEALER DID FIX IT. I DON'T KNOW HOW FAST I AM GOING AS THE SPEEDOMETER READS 80 MPH WHEN I AM AT A STOP SIGN. *TR

Mileage: 10,579

INSIDE DOOR MECHANISM FAILURE. DRIVERS DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND GM DEALER UNABLE TO OBTAIN PARTS AND UNABLE TO PROVIDE TIMELINE TO FACILITATE REPAIRS. REQUEST FOR LOANER VEHICLE DENIED. *NM

Mileage: 10,250

THE INTERIOR DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE IS BROKEN ON MY CHEVROLET SSR. I AM UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ROLLING THE WINDOW DOWN AND REACHING OUTSIDE. I FEAR THIS WOULD BE VERY UNSAFE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT OR FIRE. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THE PART IS ON BACKORDER AND HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THEY W...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE IS INOPERABLE. THE ONLY WAY TO EXIT THE VEHICLE FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND OPEN THE DOOR. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN INFORMED AND HAS ORDERED A NEW DOOR HANDLE FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN THE PA...

Mileage: 4,700

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT LEFT DOOR HANDLE FAILED TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE WINDOW NEEDED TO BE LOWERED IN ORDER TO OPEN THE LEFT FRONT DOOR BY THE OUTSIDE DOOR RELEASE. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED AND THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. UPDATED 9/15/2006 - AS OF 9/22/2006 THE PA...

Mileage: 10,000

2005 CHEVROLET SSR - INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FAILS MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE DRIVER'S DOOR FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. ONLY WAY TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IS TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW (ELECTRIC WINDOWS) AND REACH OUT TO ACCESS THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE OR TO CRAWL ACROSS THE VEHICLE (OVER THE CONSOLE) TO EX...

Mileage: 10,739

WHILE TRYING TO OPEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR OF MY CHEVROLET SSR, THE DOOR HANDLE BROKE. THE ONLY WAY TO GET OUT OF THE CAR IS TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW, REACH OUTSIDE AND USE THE EXTERIOR HANDLE TO EXIT THE CAR. CALLED THE DEALER, WHO SAID THERE IS AT LEAST 1 MONTH'S BACKORDER ON THIS PART DUE TO THE ...

Mileage: 8,789

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE INSIDE HANDLE ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR FRACTURED MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE PART NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE PART HAS BEEN ON BACKORDER FOR 6-8 WEEKS.

Mileage: 6,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERS WHO DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE AIRBAG MODULE AND REPLACED THE MODULE. THE SERVICE LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE DEALERS DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS RELATED ...

Mileage: 8,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERS WHO DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE AIRBAG MODULE AND REPLACED THE MODULE. THE SERVICE LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE DEALERS DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS RELATED ...

Mileage: 8,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO REPAIR THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT SINCE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 8/7/2006 - *NM

Mileage: 1,500

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ACCELERATING THERE WAS A POPPING SOUND HEARD COMING FROM UNDER THE MIDDLE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE DRIVESHAFT BETWEEN THE TRANSMISSION AND REAR END. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE A REMEDY.

Mileage: 8,000

CONSUMER COMPLAINT CONCERNING THE 2005 SSR TIRE PROBLEMS. *TS ***NAR*** THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT FROM THE SIDEWALL. ON JUNE 9, 2006 THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD A SIDEWALL BLOWOUT. *JB

INSIDE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE 5/2006. NO REPLACEMENT AVAILABLE UNTIL 8/31/06, AND ACCORDING TO THE DEALER NO OTHER WAY TO REPAIR. MY CONCERN? FIRST, I CANNOT OPEN THE DOOR ONCE I GET INSIDE AND SECOND, IF THERE SHOULD BE A FIRE, THERE IS NO WAY I WILL EVER GET OUT. THIS VEHICLE, FOR THO...

Mileage: 12,000

COMPLETE FAILURE OF DOOR HANDLE; NO REPAIR POSSIBLE; PARTS BACK ORDERED FOR 2 MONTHS. *JB

Mileage: 10,000

THE DRIVER DOOR PERIODICALLY REFUSES TO OPEN IN THE VEHICLE.........DESPITE VARIOUS ATTEMPTS AT FREEING IT...THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN AND I HAVE RETURNED IT FOR REPAIR BUT IT REMAINS A PERSISTENT PROBLEM. IF I EVER HAD TO EXIT THE VEHICLE FOR SAFETY REASONS I WOULD BE TRAPPED INSIDE. *NM

Mileage: 3,000

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE IS INOPERABLE ON MY 05 CHEVROLET SSR. *NM

Mileage: 12,500

2004 CHEVROLET SSR DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE. BROKE, WILL NOT OPEN DOOR. *NM

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES FAIL TO OPEN DOOR. *JB

Mileage: 5,000

2004 CHEVROLET SSR HAD PROBLEMS WITH DEFROST SYSTEM.*MR THE DEFROSTER DID NOT CLEAR THE SIDE WINDOWS, WHICH MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO USE THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER IT WAS NORMAL OPERATION. *JB