Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints (2004)

467 consumer complaints on file.

#10373113December 17, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE GM 5.3L BUILT BETWEEN 2002 AND 2006 USING CASTEK CORPORATION ENGINE HEADS WERE INCORRECTLY BUILT PER GM AND CASTEK. THE HEADS LEAK ENGINE COOLANT INTO THE COMBUSTION CHAMBERS AND BURNS OFF CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. GM HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL BULLETIN REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND REQUESTS THE HEADS BE CHANGED OUT BUT AT THE CLIENTS EXPENSE. WITH THE LOSS OF COOLANT AND INEVITABLE ENGINE DAMAGE THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE A RECALL AND REPLACED AT GM COST. TECHNICAL BULLETIN 06-06-01-019B ISSUED 6/12/2007.
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#10370559December 14, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2004 TAHOE: SPEEDOMETER READS CRAZY DURING LONG TRIP. HAVE READ ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND NOW IT HAS HAPPENED TO MY TAHOE. IT'S NOW A PERMANENT ISSUE AND I RELY ON MY GPS DEVICE TO MONITOR MY SPEED. I'M WAITING FOR THE OTHER CLUSTER INSTRUMENTS TO FAIL AND THEN I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE PARTS ON ALL. IT'S PATHETIC THAT GM WILL NOT RECALL THIS AS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. IT'S NOT LIKE YOU CAN DRIVE WITHOUT THIS GAUGE - WILL GM PAY MY TICKETS? *TR
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#10370326December 13, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2004 CHEVY TAHOE WITH CASTECH HEADS HAS A HISTORY OF RUNNING HOT OR OVERHEATING WITH LITTLE WARNING. IN THE COOLER MONTHS, WILL FAIL TO HEAT THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. CAN LEAVE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS (LIKELY CHILDREN) WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION IN A HARSH ENVIRONMENT. *TR
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#10369736December 9, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE WITH 68,863 MILES. THE SPEEDOMETER STARTING READING 20 MILES AN HOUR YESTERDAY WHEN PARKED. WHEN DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER IS ERRATIC AND READS APPROXIMATELY 20-30 MILES AN HOUR FASTER THAN I BELIEVE I AM TRAVELING. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND MANY REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE AND THIS DEFECT IS A PROBLEM THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD REPAIR AT NO CHARGE. RECALL THIS VEHICLE. *TR
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#10369324December 6, 2010
STRUCTURE, TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARE TIRE MOUNT WOULD NOT UNLOCK AND RELEASE THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE WHERE THE CONTACT PURPOSELY HAD TO FRACTURE A MECHANISM IN ORDER TO DETACH THE SPARE TIRE FROM THE CABLE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 81,000.
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#10362611October 27, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ENGINE CYLINDER HEADS FOR THE 5.3L GM MOTORS BUILT BY CASTECH LEAK COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE CAUSING ENGINE OVERHEAT AND INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURES. GM HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL BULLETIN #060601019B TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE AND DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. GM WILL NOT OFFER CUSTOMERS ANY FINANCIAL HELP IN THE REPLACEMENT OF THE DEFECTIVE PARTS. THIS ISSUE EFFECTS THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE AND THE SAFETY OF THE PERSONS IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE FOULED ENGINE OIL CAUSES THE LIFTERS TO FAIL, THE OIL PRESSURE TO DROP AND THE ENGINE TO LOCK UP DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION BY THE FOULED OIL AND THE DRIVER HAS NO WAY OF KNOWING THIS IS HAPPENING AS THERE IS NO EXTERNAL INDICATORS. *TR
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0
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#10360180October 12, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2004 CHEVY TAHOE (108K MILES) SPEEDOMETER WAS STUCK AT 70 MPH, THEN SLOWLY DECREASED DOWN TO ZERO. OVER THE NEXT 3 WEEKS IT BECAME MORE SPORADIC AND NOW IT ONLY READS "0" ALL THE TIME. MECHANIC WANTED TO CHARGE ME $350 TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT AND CHEVY SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359584October 7, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SPEEDOMETER NOT GIVING ACCURATE READINGS. IT WILL JUMP FROM 0 TO 120 MPH AND STICK SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN OR GIVE A FALSE MPH READING OR JUST GO TO ZERO AND REGISTER NOTHING. THE PROBLEM SEEMS PREVALENT WITH ALL TAHOES. GM NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL AND FIX THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION INSTEAD OF CHARGING EVERYBODY $500-$900 WHEN THEY KNOW THEY HAVE A SERIOUS DEFECT. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING NOW FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10357693September 26, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY TAHOE. MY INSTRUMENT PANEL IS MESSED UP. MY SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK, IT FLUTTERS OR PEGS OUT ALL THE WAY. NOW MY OIL GAUGE IS BOTTOM OUT. IN RESEARCHING THE INTERNET, I SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT CHEVY WILL ONLY FIX IT IF YOU HAVE LESS THAN 70,000 MILES. I HAVE OVER 100,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND I CONSIDER IT A SAFETY HAZARD. 98% OF THE TIME I DO NOT KNOW HOW FAST I AM REALLY GOING. I HEARD THAT A RECALL WILL NOT BE ISSUED BECAUSE IT IS NOT A "SAFETY HAZARD". WELL I DISAGREE, BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE NOT ALWAYS AWARE OF THEIR FUEL LEVEL, HOW FAST/SLOW THEY ARE REALLY DRIVING. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356633September 20, 2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH. THE STABILITY TRACK WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS FOR THIS FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED HER THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT THE DEALER TO DETERMINE HOW TO REPAIR THE CONTINUING FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.
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0
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0
#10355479September 14, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMING OIL AND WATER - NEEDING 1-2 QUARTS OF OIL AND 1 GALLON WATER/COOLANT PER 900 MILES. NO LEAKS, NO DRIPPING, NO SPOTS ON GARAGE FLOOR. AT START UP, THERE IS A LARGE CLOUD OF BLUE/WHITE SMOKE FROM EXHAUST. SOMETIMES THERE IS A VERY LOUD TAPPING IN THE ENGINE UNTIL WELL AFTER REACHING NORMAL TEMPERATURE. OIL AND WATER IS BEING CONSUMED INTERNALLY - DUE TO CRACK IN CYLINDER HEAD WHICH IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH CERTAIN ENGINE BLOCKS. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351252August 23, 2010
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW, AIR BAGS
VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CHEVROLET DEALER FOR A SUSPECT SYSTEM RESTRAINT ISSUE WITH INDICATIONS FROM THE AIR BAG DASH LIGHT. FIRST REPAIR WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CODE"C0041". CODE LEAD THE DEALER TO THE DRIVERS SEAT. THE TECHNICIAN REPORTED THE ISSUE TO BE A WIRING PROBLEM UNDER THE SEAT WITH RUBBING OF THE WIRING. AIR BAG LIGHT DID GO OUT FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND THEN STARTED TO FLASH BACK ON AND OFF. WITHIN THE PAST TWO MONTHS THE LIGHT HAS STARTED TO STAY LIT ABOUT 90% OF THE TIME. VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER, TROUBLE CODE REPORTED THE SAME CODE (C0041), NOW THE DEALER IS INDICATING THE PROBLEM TO BE THE "SEAT AIR BAG MODULE". DEALER WANTS TO SPLIT THE COST OF THE REPAIR 50/50 NOW AFTER AN INITIAL CHARGE OF $275 AGAINST A CURRENT ESTIMATE OF $570. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10340631June 29, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
HI THIS IS REGARDING A DEFECT IN THE LOCKING SYSTEMS OF PARTICULAR GM TRUCKS AND SUVS THE FACT THAT THE DOOR LOCKS ON MY TAHOE AND OTHER SIMILAR SUVS AND TRUCKS CAN BE PUNCHED IN WITH A SCREWDRIVER AND THAT SIMULATES A KEY. THAT MAKES THESE TYPES OF VEHICLES EASY TARGETS FOR ROBBERY (ESPECIALLY THE THIRD ROW SEATS) WHICH ACCORDING TO THE POLICE OFFICER WHO I FILED THE REPORT WITH IS HAPPENING A LOT WITH THESE VEHICLES. I CONTACTED MY CHEVY SERVICE REP AND HE CONVEYED THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT DEALERSHIP ACTUALLY OFFERS AN AFTERMARKET BRACKET FOR THESE VEHICLES TO PREVENT THE LOCK FROM BEING PUNCHED IN AT A COST OF $189. HERE IS THE PROBLEM MY TRUCK AND THE OTHERS THAT FALL INTO THIS CATEGORY ESCALADE, TAHOE, SUBURBAN, ETC ARE EXPENSIVE VEHICLES AND SHOULD NOT BE REQUIRED TO PURCHASE AN AFTERMARKET PART (USUALLY AFTER ARE VEHICLES HAVE BEEN BROKEN INTO) FOR A DEFECT IN THE LOCK SYSTEM . I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND EVERY TIME A THIRD ROW SEAT IS STOLEN IT IS ABOUT A $2500 REPLACEMENT AND USUALLY REQUIRES A CLAIM THROUGH INSURANCE AND THAT LEAVES THEM OUT A LOT OF MONEY BECAUSE OF THIS LOCK DEFECT. I CONTACTED GM AND TO SEE WHAT GM INTENDS TO DO ABOUT THIS SITUATION IF ANYTHING AT ALL GM RESPONDED WITH A SIMPLE CANT HELP YOU NOT OUR PROBLEM. I AM OUT ABOUT $600 WHICH INCLUDES ME REPLACING MY DOOR HANDLE WITHOUT THE KEY ENTRY AS I SEE THIS BEING THE ONLY WAY TO DETER FURTHER BREAK-INS AND WHAT WAS STOLEN FROM MY TRUCK AND I KNOW THERE ARE MANY OTHERS THAT ARE IN THE SAME SITUATION. I FEEL THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT GM NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND ADDRESS THE SITUATION AS IT IS COSTING CUSTOMERS AND INSURANCE COMPANIES TONS OF MONEY BECAUSE GM WILL NOT CHANGE THIS DOOR LOCK. THE OFFICE SAID THIS HAS BEEN A GROWING PROBLEM AS CRIMINALS LEARN HOW EASY IT IS TO BREAK IN THESE VEHICLES WITH A SCREWDRIVER AND OUR ALARM, SECURITY DEVICES WILL NOT ACTIVATE AND IF MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAS TO OFFER AN AFTERMARKET BRACKET TO TRY TO FIX IT THERE IS A PROBLEM. PLEASE LOOK INTO IT! *TR
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0
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0
#10335897June 12, 2010
TIRES
THE ALL SEASON GRABBER TIRE TREAD TOR APART AS DRIVING ON THE HIGH WAY THE TIRE IS HERE STILL BUT THE TREAD OF THE TIRE IS NOT THE TIRE NUMBERS IS : DOT # A3723MN 0103 P265/70R16 ALL SEASON AW. *TR
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0
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0
#10335445June 9, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR LIFTGATE DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK. THE CONTACT FIRST NOTICED THE FAILURE NOVEMBER 2009. THE DOOR WOULD OPEN AT TIMES AND BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE TO THE POINT WHERE IT WOULD NOT UNLOCK AT ALL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD CHARGE TO FEE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.
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0
#10332100May 25, 2010
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
1) NORMAL DRIVING, SOME HIGHWAY OF NOT MORE THEN 3 HRS IN ONE DIRECTION AND AROUND TOWN. 2-3) EL DORADO ZTR 265/70/16 - TIRE SEPARATION OF 2 OF 4 BOUGHT. A 3RD IS ON ITS WAY TO THE SAME PROBLEM. AVOIDED A CRASH BY ONLY A FEW MILES AS WHEEL VIBRATION WAS EXTREME. I HAD PURCHASED THE TIRES FROM "WHEEL CITY" IN CORONA CA. AND THEY WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I DID CONTACT SOMEONE AT EL DORADO IN PENNSYLVANIA WHO CONNECTED ME WITH A "COOPER" TIRE DEALER IN CALIF. TO PRO-RATE MY DEFECTIVE TIRES. 2 OF 4, ALTHOUGH 4 WERE DESIRED, WERE REPLACED. DOT # TIRE 3: UT72 EMD 0607 G9L1 TIRE 4: UT72 EMD 0607 G09L. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10327753April 27, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY SPEEDOMETER FAILED 5/14/2009 AND THE GAS NEEDLE FAILED SHORTLY AFTERWARD. THEY ARE COMPLETELY NO RELIABLE. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326921April 21, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1. NORMAL DAILY DRIVING 2. THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING AS DID THE TACHOMETER, BATTERY GAUGE AND OIL PRESSURE GAUGE. 3. NOTHING WAS DONE. NOT A RECALL NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325908April 15, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT INDICATE CORRECT SPEED. SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT RETURN TO ZERO MPH WHEN VEHICLE STOPPED. SPEEDOMETER IS INTERMITTENT. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319986March 15, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
I HAVE A 2004 TAHOE WITH LESS THAN 50K MILES ON IT. IT HAS NEVER BEEN WRECKED, DRIVEN SPORADICALLY AS THE MILEAGE WILL ATTEST, AND THE REAR WINDOW GLASS HAS BEEN OPENED LESS THAN HALF DOZEN TIMES SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED NEW. ONE OF THE HINGES HAS BROKEN/SEPARATED FROM THE TOP OF THE LIFT GATE GLASS, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CLOSE WHEN IT IS OPENED. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A LOCAL CHEVY DEALER THAT TOLD ME IT WAS A 'COMMON' HAPPENING ON THIS AND SUBURBAN MODELS. THE 'FIX' IS A FULL GLASS REPLACEMENT TO THE TUNE OF AROUND $1000. ANOTHER OPTION IS A THIRD-PARTY FIX WHICH 'MIGHT' WORK AND INVOLVES REGLUING THE HINGE TO THE WINDOW. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH CHEVY AND RECEIVED A CALL FROM A REP WHO DISAVOWED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF 'ANY' COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. HOWEVER, THE SERVICE WRITER AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, AS WELL AS TWO OTHER DEALERSHIP EMPLOYEES (DIFFERENT DEALERS) ALL KNEW OF THE PROBLEM AND THE FIX. THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT AND SAFETY ISSUE. IT IS QUITE POSSIBLE THAT THIS COULD CAUSE THE GLASS TO BREAK LOOSE AND FLY OFF WHILE DRIVING, MOST LIKELY CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. YET CHEVY REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. THEY WERE NO HELP AT ALL, AND THOUGH I TALKED AT LENGTH TO THEIR REP (WHO COULDN'T EVEN PRONOUNCE TAHOE CORRECTLY) THEY REFUSED TO OFFER ANY HELP AT ALL WITH THE REPAIR, LEAVING ME WITH THE PROBABILITY OF A $1000 REPLACEMENT COST OF A PERFECTLY GOOD REAR GLASS JUST TO FIX A HINGE WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECTIVE DESIGN. I HAVE OWNED MORE THAN 20 CHEVYS AND IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY VEHICLE OF CHOICE, BUT THEY NEED TO STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT AND FIX WHAT THEY KNOW IS A PROBLEM IN THEIR DESIGN AND THROUGH NO FAULT OF THE OWNER/DRIVER. *TR
Crash:
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Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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