Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints (2003)

507 consumer complaints on file.

#10208285October 31, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE PROBLEM WITH BRAKES. CUSTOMER STATED THAT HE HAD TO RUN A RED LIGHT BECAUSE THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT AFTER TAKING IT AROUND THE BLOCK. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED STOPPING DISTANCE WAS POOR AND THE PEDAL EVENTUALLY WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE CONSUMER LEARNED OF A RECALL 1 YEAR LATER, HOWEVER HE WAS TOLD HIS YEAR OF VEHICLE AND THE STATED HE RESIDED IN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206961October 26, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING. SPOKE TO DEALER AND THEY ADVISED THERE IS A BULLETIN FOR VEHICLES UNDER 7 YRS OLD AND LESS THAN 70K MILES WHICH MY VEHICLES DOES FALL UNDER THE MILEAGE REQUIREMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206925October 25, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2003 CHEVY TAHOE. SINCE ABOUT 50,000 MILES MY SPEEDOMETER AND GAS GAUGE HAVE NOT WORKED PROPERLY. I HAVE 90K MILES NOW AND I'VE BEEN HOPING FOR A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206481October 22, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY VEHICLE IS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE WITH 60,000 MILES. THE SPEEDOMETER AND OTHER GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THEY MOVE TO PLACES WHICH ARE COMPLETELY OFF THE CHART. AS AN EXAMPLE, THE SPEEDOMETER SUDDENLY BEGAN TO READ THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 120 MPH WHEN IT WAS GOING ABOUT 30 MPH. THE OIL GAUGE ALSO READS HIGHER THAN THE NUMBERS GO AND THE GAS GAUGE HAS BEGUN TO GIVE THE IMPROPER READING; WHEN I FILL IT UP WITH A FULL TANK IT SAYS I ONLY HAVE HALF. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR DUE TO THE POTENTIAL COST. IT SEEMS THAT IT WOULD BE AN EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND IT'S PROBABLY A DEFECT ANYWAY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10205858October 16, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER STARTED JUST STARTED TO STICK AT CERTAIN SPEEDS, OCCASIONALLY COME DOWN, OR STAY A ONE SPEED UNTIL ACCELERATION, AND THEN CONTINUE TO CLIMB. HAD THE CLUSTER REPLACED, AT A SUBSTANTIAL COST. NOW MY OIL PRESSURE GAGE DOESN'T WORK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10202098September 6, 2007
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ROOF IS LEAKING AND WATER SETTLES IN THE PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR. WHEN HE TURNS THE VEHICLE, WATER FALLS INTO THE REAR AIR CONDITIONER CONTROL PANEL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE RUBBER DRAIN TUBE, BUT IT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE LEAK IS NOW CAUSING THE SUN VISOR'S ELECTRICAL WIRES TO LOOSEN. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE DETAILED FOR THE MILDEW SMELL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTROL PANEL WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED, HOWEVER, THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ELSEWHERE AND IT IS ALSO OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,159 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 600.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199463August 13, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2003 CHEVY TAHOE SPEEDOMETER HAS STOPPED WORKING, NEEDLE IS STUCK PAST 120 MPH, EVEN WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED OR OFF! CALL GM CUSTOMER SERVICE, BUT HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY HELP. HAVE BEEN CALLED ON 2 DIFFERENT DAYS, THAT THEY WOULD CALL THE NEXT DAY WITH INFO, BUT ONLY CALLED AND TOLD THEY WILL CALL TOMORROW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10198526August 5, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
MY 2003 CHEVY TAHOE GOT ON FIRE AFTER REPLACING A FUSE THAT POWERS THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER. I REPLACED THE FUSE AND WHEN I WENT INSIDE THE CAR I SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE INSIDE OF THE DASHBOARD AND IN LESS THAN 2 MINUTES I HAD FLAMES COMMONS FROM THE DASHBOARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197580July 26, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2003 TAHOE LT INSTRUMENT PANEL - INTERMITTENT ALL INDICATORS ON 0 READING... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196084July 11, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
VERY WELL DOCUMENTED VIA INTERNET: SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GAUGES FAILED TO WORK. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL STICK AT A RANDOM POINT AND THEN ADD THE SPEED TRAVELING , AND THIS RESULTS IN THE SPEED NOT BEING ACCURATELY DISPLAYED. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR OVER 2 YEARS STARTING WITH THE GAS GAUGE SHOWING FUEL REMAINING BUT THE TANK BEING EMPTY. VERY UNSAFE AND COSTLY KNOWN PROBLEM BY GM AND MOST OWNERS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195468July 6, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER ON 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE GIVES INCORRECT READING. RPM GAUGE ALSO FAILS TO PROVIDE ACCURATE READINGS. CONTACTED LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD ME THEY WEREN'T AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WANTED HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH GMAC AND OBVIOUSLY A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10194096June 25, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
WE PURCHASED OUR 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE LT ON JUNE 17, 2007. ON JUNE 19, 2007 THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN READING 120 MPH WHEN THE TRUCK WAS PARKED. THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO RETURN TO ZERO. ADDITIONALLY, WITH THE ONSET OF THIS PROBLEM, THE FUEL GAUGE AND OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WERE READING INACCURATELY. PARKLAND CHEVROLET WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND IMMEDIATELY DIAGNOSED THIS AS A DEFECT IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER THAT THEY INFORMED ME WAS QUITE COMMON ON GM VEHICLES OF THIS YEAR. ADDITIONALLY, I HAVE FOUND OVER 1000 POSTS ON THE INTERNET WHERE THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED TO OTHER GM VEHICLES MODEL YEARS 2001 TO 2006. WE ARE CURRENTLY AWAITING REPAIR PARTS FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10194122June 25, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER FAILED. SPEEDOMETER DID NOT DISPLAY PROPER SPEED ON HIGHWAY. IT READ 0 WHEN GOING 65 MPH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193607June 18, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I PURCHASED THE 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE IN FEBRUARY 2004 AT ABOUT 60000 MILES THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING, LATER THE RPMS, AND THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO SEND THESE COMPONENTS OUT AND IT WOULD TAKE A WEEK OR TWO, AND THE COST WOULD BE AROUND $1,100. I HAVE NOT HAD IT REPAIRED, YET, I AM IN THE PROCESS OF BUYING A SECOND VEHICLE SO THAT I WOULD BE ABLE TO LET THE VEHICLE GO FOR THAT LONG. I HAVE NOTICED ON THE INTERNET A NUMBER OF THIS SAME COMPLAINS . ONE WEBSITE HAD 622 EMAILS OF COMPLAINS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS WAS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT ,AND GENERAL MOTORS NEEDED TO TAKE CARE OF IT. THIS COULD BE A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192504June 5, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN DISPLAYING THE INCORRECT SPEED FOR THE PAST THREE MONTHS. THE INDICATOR FLUCTUATES FROM 120 TO 80 MPH, EVEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS NOT IN MOTION. THE DEALER ADVISED HER TO GET A REPAIR ESTIMATE. SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPAIR ALONE WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $700. THE CONTACT CONDUCTED RESEARCH TO DETERMINE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS FOR HER VEHICLE, BUT NONE WERE FOUND. THROUGH AN INTERNET SEARCH, SHE DISCOVERED OVER 600 COMPLAINTS FOR SIMILAR FAILURES FROM OTHER TAHOE, DENALI, AND YUKON OWNERS. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, PURCHASE DATE, POWERTRAIN, AND # OF CYLINDERS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM A PRIVATE OWNER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 79,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED COPIES OF ONLINE COMPLAINTS PERTAINING TO THE SAME DEFECT. UPDATED 09/05/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191568May 23, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
SPEED ODOMETER ON THE 2003 CHEVYROLET TAHOE WAS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. I HAVE CONTACTED SEVERAL SERVICE DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE SUV. THIS WAS SO ODD TO THEM, SOME MECHANICS WERE NOT EVEN FAMILIAR WITH REPAIRING THIS PROBLEM. IT ALL STARTED ABOUT A MONTH AGO, I DROVE OUT OF TOWN AND NOTICED THAT THE SPEED WAS NOT ADDING UP, AND FINALLY IT JUST WENT TO 120 AND STAYED THERE. THE DEALERSHIP CHARGES WERE OUTRAGEOUS, $400+. I ONLY HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR A YEAR, I NEEDED HELP BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN CONTACTED BY SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT PROBLEM AND THESE ARE CHEVROLET TAHOES, YUKONS, AVALANCHES. ALL CHEVROLET OR GM. WE NEED HELP BECAUSE THIS MUST BE SOMETHING THAT THEY NEED TO LOOK INTO AND A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE FOR US. DON'T WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE IS INJURED OR EVEN KILLED. THANK YOU, I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO HEAR FROM YOU. *AK *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191136May 18, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SPEEDOMETER SAYS I'M GOING 110 MPH AND I'VE GOT THE ENGINE OFF. I CANNOT SAFETY DRIVE MY VEHICLE NOT KNOW HOW FAST I'M DRIVING. THIS MUST BE RECALLED BY GM!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190991May 17, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING SHOWS NO SPEED OR WRONG SPEED ALL OF THE TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190951May 16, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SPEEDOMETER FAILED WITH LESS THAN 30,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM WAS WIDESPREAD ON TAHOES,SUBURBAN, AND PICKUPS. A RECALL SHOULD BE ORDERED AND REPAIRS SHOULD BE PAID FOR BY GENERAL MOTORS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190812May 15, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2003 CHEVYROLETTAHO. SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. AT TIMES THE SPEEDOMETER WILL REGISTER SPEEDS THAT ARE BETWEEN 20-70 MPH IN EXCESS OF ACTUAL SPEED, AND AT OTHERS WILL REGISTER SPEEDS THAT ARE 10-40MPH BELOW ACTUAL SPEED. OTHER TIMES THE SPEEDOMETER APPEARED TO READ CORRECTLY. OPERATION IS JERKY AT ALL POSITIONS. THE ACTUAL SPEED WAS UNKOWN SINCE THIS INSTRUMENT CANNOT BE TRUSTED. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING OFF AND ON EVERY COUPLE OF DAYS FOR 5 MONTHS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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