Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints (2003)

507 consumer complaints on file.

#10184178March 4, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2003 TAHOE, SPEEDOMETER WILL NOT REGISTER. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183870March 1, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE HAS A SPEEDOMETER WHICH EXHIBITS JUMPING AROUND, GOING 120+MPH WHEN SITTING STILL AND FLUCTUATES ERRATICALLY. IT WILL NOT RESET TO 0 MPH UNLESS YOU START THE VEHICLE'S IGNITION REPEATEDLY. MOST OF THE TIME, IT STILL DOESN'T WORK AFTER THAT. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN SPORADIC SINCE APPROXIMATELY 41,000 MILES AND NOW IT DOESN'T WORK HARDLY AT ALL (84,000 MILES). I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ELECTRONIC AND COMPUTER ISSUES SINCE OWNING THIS VEHICLE WITH NO HELP OR CONCERN FROM THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERS OR GM. APPROXIMATELY $2,500 HAS BEEN PAID TO THEM FOR THESE REPAIRS THUS FAR. THE SPEEDOMETER/INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REPAIR ESTIMATE FROM A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IS ANOTHER $1,000. MANY OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN REGISTERED ABOUT THE SPEEDOMETER PROBLEM. OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S A TREND. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183688February 27, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK, READINGS OF 120 CONSTANTLY. ACCORDING TO THE WEB SITE TOPIX.NET THERE ARE ABOUT 450 PERSONS WHO WROTE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. MECHANICS ARE ASKING $500 - $600 TO FIX THIS ITEM. I BELIEVE GM SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS DEFECT THEY CREATED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183585February 26, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I CURRENTLY DRIVE A 2003 CHEVY TAHOE AND WHILE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY TODAY, I NOTICED THAT MY SPEEDOMETER WAS SUDDENLY READING "0"...WHILE I WAS AT CRUISING SPEED. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY TACHOMETER RACED UP TO 6000 RPM'S. I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP AND MY SPEED WAS NOW 0 BUT MY RPM'S WERE SHOWING ALMOST 5000. AFTER TURNING OFF MY IGNITION FOR A FEW MINUTES, THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED WORKING AGAIN BUT IT WAS VERY JUMPY. THE TACH IS NOW READING 3500 WHEN THE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THEREFORE SHOULD BE TREATED AS SUCH BY GM AND CHEVROLET. I'VE LITERALLY READ OVER 400 ONLINE POSTINGS IN THE LAST HOUR FROM PEOPLE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON GM AND CHEVROLET TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITIES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183509February 26, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2003 TAHOE SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. *NM
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182942February 19, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER FAILED ON MY 2003 CHEVY TAHOE AT ABOUT 56K MILES MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL HOW FAST I WAS GOING. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182602February 14, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER ON 2003 TAHOE STOPPED WORKING @ 32,000 MILES. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182442February 13, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I OWN A 2003 CHEVY TAHOE. I VISITED THE DEALER IN NOVEMBER 2005 WITH A FAILING SPEEDOMETER. IT SEEMED TO STICK ON COLD MORNINGS AND RESULTED IN HIGH READINGS. THE MOVEMENT WAS VERY JERKY AND THERE ALSO SEEMED TO BE A RHYTHMIC CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE CLUSTER. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AT THIS TIME. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM, BUT 'RESET' THE CLUSTER AT NO CHARGE. AFTER A FEW WEEKS, THE SPEEDOMETER SEEMED TO BE WORKING AGAIN EXCEPT UNDER VERY COLD CONDITIONS. IT IS NOW 2/13/2007 AND THE SPEEDOMETER IS STICKING AGAIN. IT READS ABOUT 70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATE THAT THE CLUSTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED (AT A COST OF $500+). THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, SO I AM CHECKING WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER SINCE THIS IS A PROVEN, PRE-EXISTING CONDITION PER MY VISIT IN 2005. I SHOULD HAVE AN ANSWER ON THAT ON 2/16/2007. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND ON A SINGLE SITE, TOPIX.NET, I FOUND OVER 400 ENTRIES OF CUSTOMERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM ON GMC AND CHEVY TRUCKS AND SUVS. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION (NOT BEING ABLE TO GAUGE SPEED)!*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182500February 13, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE WITH 57,000 MILES. LAST WEEK MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED ACTING EROTICALLY. I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH, SECONDS LATER I CHECKED MY SPEEDOMETER AND IT WAS READING 94 MPH. AT FIRST I WAS SHOCKED, BUT I REALIZED I WAS STILL FOLLOWING THE SAME CARS IN RUSH-HOUR TRAFFIC AND IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE TO BE TRAVELING OVER 90. BY THE TIME I GOT HOME THE SPEEDOMETER WAS STUCK AT 0 MPH. SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN EROTIC. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL REGISTER 30 WHEN I'M TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, OR NOT REGISTER AT ALL. I AM NOT AS CONCERNED WHEN I AM DRIVING THE VEHICLE, BECAUSE I CAN GAUGE MY SPEED OFF THE TACHOMETER. MY SIXTEEN-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER OR MY WIFE HOWEVER IS ANOTHER STORY. IF THEY ARE ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 55 OR 60 AND THE SPEEDOMETER IS ONLY REGISTERING 30, THEY MIGHT INCREASE THEIR SPEED IN ERROR AND TRAVEL MUCH FASTER WHICH COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. THIS CAN HAVE GRAVE CONSEQUENCES IF ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY WITH SPEED LIMITED CURVES. I CANNOT BELIEVE WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS LOGGED ABOUT THIS CHEVROLET IS NOT RECALLING, OR REPAIRING THE DEFECTIVE GAUGE. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR OVER 35-YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD A SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10181974February 8, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING THE 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD WORK FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES INTO THE TRIP, AND AFTER THAT IT WOULD SHOW LESS MPH THAN WHAT HE WAS TRAVELING ,EVENTUALLY GOING DOWN TO ZERO. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY A REPAIR SHOP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000, THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58000. THE FAILURE OCCURRED 10 TIMES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10181809February 6, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
GAUGES IN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ARE FAILING. SPEEDOMETER IS JERKY IF IT WORKS AT ALL. OIL PRESSURE IS PEGGED ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT. ENGINE TEMP IS MAX. DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE OVER $500 TO FIX. CHECKED INTERNET MANY OTHERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10181299February 1, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE AT 35 MPH AND WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP SIGN WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT THE BRAKES WERE BEING PUMPED. THE BRAKES WOULD ONLY SLOW THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT STOP IT AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ABS WAS INADVERTENTLY ACTIVATING AT A LOWER SPEED. *AK UPDATED 02/22/07. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10181183January 31, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I OWN A 2003 CHEVY TAHOE. WHEN DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER CEASES TO WORK, LEAVING ME UNABLE TO DETERMINE MY TRUE SPEED. AT TIMES THE SPEEDOMETER SHOWS NO SPEED WHEN I AM DRIVING, SOMETIMES EXCESSIVE SPEED WHEN I AM NOT MOVING. THIS OCCURS AT LEAST ONCE DAILY, LASTS FROM 10 MINUTES TO ALL DAY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10181123January 30, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER WAS JUMPING BACK AND FORTH. IT WOULD NOT GET OFF 0 MPH WHILE I WAS CLEARLY GOING FASTER. IT WOULD NOT REGISTER ANY SPEED. MY TAHOE HAS 47,475 MILES ON IT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10181125January 30, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER AND TACH ON MY 2003 CHEVY TAHOE QUIT WORKING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10181054January 29, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TAHOE THAT THE PASSENGER 'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY ON 1/27/07, A WARNING LIGHT TURNED ON AT THAT TIME. THE CONTACT HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE OF A WARRANTY ISSUE. THE CONTACT COMPLAINED SINCE THIS WAS A 3 YEAR OLD VEHICLE AND HAS BEEN IN NO ACCIDENTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SIX MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE THE STEERING SHAFT VIBRATED WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR A RIGHT TURN, THE DEALER REPLACED IT AT NO CHARGE. THIS RESOLVED THE ISSUE. HOWEVER, 7 MONTHS LATER THE VIBRATION RESTARTED. THE DEALER LUBRICATED THE PARTS AND IT WORKED AGAIN. THE CONTACT WANTED TO FILE A COMPLAINT SINCE THIS PROBLEM WAS STILL UNRESOLVED. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLEWAS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,796 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10181066January 29, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY TAHOE. THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED READING FALSE SPEEDS AND NOW DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. DEALERS HAVE TOLD ME THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH 2003 TAHOES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10181062January 29, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY TAHOE. THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED READING FALSE SPEEDS AND NOW DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT WAS WHEN IT WENT OUT ON INTERSTATE 70 NEAR DENVER WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH OUR 2 YOUNG DAUGHTERS IN THE VEHICLE. DEALERS HAVE TOLD ME THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 03 TAHOES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10180795January 26, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY SPEEDOMETER STARTING READING INCORRECTLY. OVER A COUPLE OF DAYS IT COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. IN READING THE OWNERS FORUM FOR THIS MODEL, IT IS VERY COMMON. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IT IS VERY COSTLY. ANYWHERE FROM $500 TO $1000. IT IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. VERY WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10180845January 26, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER STARTED PERFORMING ERRATICALLY AND INACCURATELY, AND THEN FAILED ALTOGETHER AT JUST OVER 60,000 MILES. DEALER IS REPORTING ENTIRE CLUSTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, AND IT IS A FAIRLY COMMON OCCURRENCE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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