Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints (2001)

512 consumer complaints on file.

#10125028June 12, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS TRAVELING OUT OF TOWN IN MY 2001 CHEVEROLET TAHOE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED "SLIPPING" IT WOULD NOT CHG PAST 2ND GEAR. I HAD LESS THAN 55,000 MILES. IT COST ME $500 BEC I WANTED ANOTHER GM TRANSMISSION AND NOT THE TRANSMISSION THE WARRANTY WAS OFFERING WITH ONLY 12000 MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124857June 9, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: CONTACT STATED THAT ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. HE NOTICED THAT OTHER VEHICLES HAD THIS PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP DISCONNECTED THE ABS. ALSO, WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT OR TO THE RIGHT CONSUMER WILL HEAR A CLICKING NOISE USUALLY WHILE REVERSING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120448June 8, 2005
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
DT: THE TREAD CAME OFF OF THE TIRE, CONTACT STATES THAT IT WAS IN TREAD SHREDDED. *AK *TT *SB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119721June 2, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD WHEN BRAKE WERE APPLIED AT LOW CITY SPEED BUT WOULD NOT STOP VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED SEVERAL TIMES. *AK *SB *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122460May 30, 2005
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
2001 TAHOE, EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE STEERING. THIS HAS NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, YET. THE STEERING WAS BEGINNING TO GET NOTICABLY LOOSE AROUND 25,000 MILES. WE NOW HAVE 50,000 MI ON THE VEHICLE AND THE PLAY IS GETTING WORSE. THE WHEELS WILL CATCH IN ANY IMPERFECTIONS IN THE ROAD AND JERK THE VEHICLE THAT DIRECTION REQUIRING THE DRIVER TO OVERSTEER TO CORRECT. WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE INTO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES IN THE PAST 2 YEARS TO TRY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING LOOSE. I SUSPECT THAT IT IS IN THE STEERING BOX ITSELF AND CHEVROLET IS UNWILLING TO ADMIT THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND MUST BE FIXED. ANY SUPPORT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. STEVE ACKER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122280May 27, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
DRIVING ON 93S IN SOMERVILLE MA IN AM RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE VAN IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED AND I APPLIED MY BRAKES, THEY NEVER WORKED. I WAS TRAVELLING APPROX. 10-12 MPH AND NEVER STOPPED, THEREFORE CRASHING INTO THE VAN IN FRONT OF ME AND PUSHING HIM INTO ANOTHER CAR.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10122141May 25, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
MY 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE LT 4WD WOULD HAVE ITS ABS BRAKES ENGAGE AT SPEEDS OF 3 TO 7 MPH. THI HAPPENED HUNDREDS OF TIMES AND CAUSE IT TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE AT TIMES. THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED BY REPLACING THE ABS SPEED SENSORS. I AM AWARE THAT GM HAS A RECALL FOR CANADIAN TRUCKS REGARDING THIS SAME PROBLEM, HOWEVER I WAS REQUIRED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS OUT OF MY OWN POCKET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120733May 12, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
JUST BEFORE I REACHED 36000 MILES WITH MY 2001 TAHOE, THE ANTILOCK BRAKES STARTED TO CONSTANTLY ENGAGE. THE SERVICE DEPT. CHANGED THE SENSOR ON ONE SIDE AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY FOR A LITTLE WHILE. IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND THE SERVICE DEPT. CLEANED THE SENSORS, SAID THERE WAS CORROSION OR DEBRIS ON THEM. I LEFT THE GARAGE AND IT WAS OK BUT STARTED AGAIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE SERVICE DEPT AGAIN AND THEY TEST DROVE IT FOR 32 MILES, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. AFTER ABOUT 100 OR SO INCIDENTS, I CALLED THE GARAGE AGAIN AND TOLD THEM I ALMOST HAD 2 ACCIDENTS BECAUSE THE ANTILOCK BRAKES KEPT ENGAGING ON THEIR OWN. I JUST TOOK IT IN AGAIN, AND THEY SAID THAT GM'S TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT SAID THE ONLY THING THEY COULD DO WAS REPLACE THE BRAKE HUB ON ONE SIDE AND CLEAN THE SENSOR AGAIN, AT A COST OF GM'S DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT OF $100.00. THEY SAID NOTHING ELSE COULD BE DONE UNLESS GM ISSUES A RECALL ON THE TRUCK. I TOLD THEM THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND WHAT WOULD I DO IF THEY FAIL AGAIN AND I GET IN AN ACCIDENT? THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE THIS UP WITH GM. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN MY VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120802May 12, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
GAS PEDAL STICKS WHEN THE TRUCK IS TAKING OFF FROM A STOP OR PARK POSITION, WHEN DRIVING IT IS FINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120724May 11, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS WHEN STOPPING THE VEHICLE AT A LOW-SPEED, TYPICALLY PULLING UP TO A STOP SIGN, A VIBRATION CAN BE FELT IN THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT SLOW DOWN. UNDER ADDITIONAL PRESSURE, THE BRAKE PEDAL THEN SLIPS DOWN A BIT AND THE BRAKES THEN ENGAGE. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP YET AS THE PROBLEM OCCURS INFREQUENTLY. SO FAR, OTHER THAN AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, THERE ARE NOT BEEN ANY ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT 07-MAY-2005.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120045May 6, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I CURRENTLY OWN A 2001 CHEVY TAHOE LT 4X4 AND JUST HAD MY BRAKES FIXED BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN RELATED TO THE ANTI-LOCK SENSORS. FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS I'VE BEEN HAVING PROBLEM WHEN COMING TO A SLOW STOP THE ANTI LOCKING BRAKES ACTIVATE, THEN HAVING TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO GET THE SUV TO STOP. WHEN I HAD THE SYSTEM REVIEWED, THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS IN THE VARIOUS ONBOARD COMPUTERS THAT THERE WERE ANY ABS ERRORS, SO IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT THE BRAKES WILL NEED TO BE DONE. I SPENT OVER $1000.00 REPLACING BRAKE PARTS AND THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED. THE NEXT REVIEW OF THE PROBLEM, THE WARRANTY COMPANY SUGGESTED THAT IT COULD BE THE WHEEL BEARINGS, BUT TO FIRST TRY AND CLEAN THE SENSORS FIRST. SINCE THE WHEEL BEARINGS ARE OVER $350.00 EACH, WE HAD THE SENSORS CLEANED. MY LOCAL MECHANIC CLEANED THE SENSORS AND AT THIS POINT I'VE NOT HAD ANY MORE PROBLEMS. BUT THEY TOLD ME I WILL AGAIN BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE. THE REPAIR SHOP THAT FIXED MY CAR IS LOCATED IN SO. BURLINGTON, VERMONT "AUTOWORKS".
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120056May 6, 2005
PARKING BRAKE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
DT: PARKING BRAKE WAS DEFECTIVE. NOTHING HAPPENED BEFORE FAILURE. EMERGENCY BRAKE DID NOT HOLD. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE A PROBLEM. HAS TO HAVE BRAKE PADS REPLACED BEFORE IT CAN BE INSPECTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119768May 4, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DURING THE PAST 2 WEEKS, MY ABS HAS ACTIVATED WHEN STOPPING AT SPEEDS UNDER 10 MILES PER HOUR. THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROX 6 TIMES, AND IS INTERMITTENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119822May 4, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI LOCK BRAKES DID NOT HOLD AT LOW SPEED. VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TRUCK. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119475May 3, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS BRAKE MODULE. LOW TRACTION LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING, AND DRAINS THE BATTERY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE . COST COVERED THE FIRST TIME AND GM PAID HALF FOR LAST REPAIR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119683May 3, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
SAW YOUR RECENT ARTICLE RE DEFECTIVE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. I HAVE HAD, ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS, INCIDENTS WHERE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED AND CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO ROLL MUCH FURTHER THAN NORMAL. THESE INCIDENTS SEEM TO HAPPEN IF I AM APPLYING BRAKES AND EITHER HIT A POTHOLE OR BUMP IN THE ROADWAY WHILE BRAKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118777May 1, 2005
PARKING BRAKE
PARKING BRAKE ON 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE HAS FAILED, AND DEALER IS UNABLE TO REPAIR IT. DEALER IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS COMMON TO THIS VEHICLE, BUT STATED THAT GM HAS NOT DEVELOPED A FIX. WE HAVE SPENT SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS TO REPAIR THE BRAKE OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS WITHOUT SUCCESS. UNFORTUNATELY, NOW WE HAVE TO RELY ON THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TO HOLD THE VEHICLE IN PLACE WHEN PARKED ON HILLS. I ALWAYS USE THE PARKING BRAKE WITH MY OTHER VEHICLES AND HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED ANY PROBLEMS LIKE THIS. PARKING BRAKE CERTAINLY WOULD BE UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY IF THE PRIMARY BRAKES FAILED. I CERTAINLY BELIEVE THAT GM SHOULD MAKE IT A PRIORITY TO FIND A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM AND RECALL THE EFFECTED VEHICLES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119220April 27, 2005
PARKING BRAKE
THE PARKING BRAKE GOES TO THE FLOOR WHEN CONSUMER PRESSES IT DOWN. THIS COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO ROLL BACK ON A HILL. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY CONSUMER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118418April 25, 2005
PARKING BRAKE
FAULTY EMERGENCY BRAKE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118056April 18, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS MOTOR FAILED ON MY VEHICLE. REPLACEMENT MOTOR WAS ESTIMATED TO COST ROUGHLY $1,000. I HAVE HEARD THIS WAS COMMON WITH CHEVRILE, TAHOE VEHICLES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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