Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints

10,175 consumer complaints on file.

#10572759March 17, 2014
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
VEHICLE #1 (MY 2007 TAHOE LT3) WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON HWY 278 IN POWDER SPRINGS, GA. VEHICLE 2 (TOYOTA 4RUNNER) WAS TRAVELING SOUTH. VEHICLE 2 CROSSED CENTER LINE AND WENT INTO A SPIN CRASHING INTO THE DOOR AND RIGHT FRONT WHEEL AND FENDER WHICH PROPELLED/LAUNCHED MY 2007 TAHOE ACROSS ONE LANE OF TRAFFIC INTO THE GUARD RAIL STRIKING THE GUARD RAIL WITH MY PASSENGER FRONT FENDER AND BUMPER. MY TAHOE WAS TOTALED BY INSURANCE. ONSTAR WHICH I HAVE PAID FOR SINCE 2007 DID NOT REGISTER THE CRASH AND MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I SUFFERED SEVERE WHIPLASH FROM BEING HIT IN THE DRIVER SIDE THEN AN SECOND IMPACT AS I HIT THE GUARD RAIL. MY SEAT BELTS PROTECTED ME FROM THE DRIVER SIDE IMPACT; HOWEVER, BECAUSE MY RIGHT SHOULDER AND SIDE OF MY BODY THROWN ACROSS THE TAHOE CONSOLE FOR THE IMPACT OF THE GUARD RAIL, I SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY BODY AS WELL. THE LEFT IMPACT AND THEN THE RIGHT SIDE IMPACT CAUSED SEVERE WHIPLASH AND ENSUING HEADACHES. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10572836March 17, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER, REAR DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES WERE FRACTURED AND BECAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE DOORS WERE UNABLE TO BE OPENED FROM OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE INSIDE RETAINER SCREWS HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE HANDLES TO BREAK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE DEFECT WAS RECURRING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10572519March 15, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES
ABS, BRAKE SERVICE LIGHT COMES, DOOR LOCKS CYCLE REPEATEDLY, LOSES POWER AND WON'T START. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10572536March 15, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY
I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND THE SPEED CONTROL JUST STOPPED WORKING. I RESET IT AND THE FIRST BUMP IN THE ROAD IT STOPPED WORKING. WE TOOK IT FOR REPAIR AND IT WORKED FOR ABOUT A YR. THEN THE SAME PROBLEM. WE HAD IT FIXED AGAIN AND IT LASTED ABOUT ANOTHER 2 YRS. IT HAS AGAIN FAILED SEVERAL TIMES TO WORK AT ALL AND THEN YOU CAN GET IN THE CAR AND START DRIVING AND IT WILL WORK. CURRENTLY, IT WON'T COME ON AT ALL...THIS APPARENTLY IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVY TAHOE AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT 60 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT DROPS QUICKLY IN SPEED. ALSO, OUR TAHOE IS GARAGE KEPT AND ABOUT A MONTH AGO, I NOTICED A CRACK IN THE DASH BOARD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. I SEE THAT THIS TOO IS A PROBLEM WITH THOUSANDS OF TAHOE. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHERE THE DOOR WINDOWS STOP WORKING, THE SEATS WON'T MOVE AND HAVE HAD THAT FIXED TWICE. WE ALSO HAVE HAD THE REAR DOOR STOP WORKING WHENEVER IT FEELS LIKE. WE HAVE HAD THAT IN TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS. WE GAVE UP TAKING IT BACK. HERE AGAIN NO RECALLS. WE ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM. THEY WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO. WHY HAVEN'T THESE ITEMS BEEN RECALLED BY GM. THE DEALERS KNOW THAT ITS A PROBLEM, BUT WE STILL HAVE TO PAY THE BILL TO GET IT FIXED. IF YOU LOOK ON HERE, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUES. WE HAVE OWNED MANY CHEVYS INCLUDING CORVETTE AND 2 TAHOES BUT SINCE GM WON'T STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS LIKE THEY SHOULD, WE WILL BE BUYING ANOTHER BRAND,NISSAN OR HONDA NEXT TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10569320March 14, 2014
SEATS
SAFETY ISSUE: WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE DRIVERS SEAT RIGHT SIDE BACK SUPPORT BRACKET FAILED. THE ONLY THING KEEPING IT UPRIGHT IS THE LEFT SIDE BRACKET AND SEAT COVERING IN TENSION. IN MY OPINION, A SEAT BRACKET SHOULD NOT FAIL DURING THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. I DO NOT PUSH BACK ON MY SEAT, AS I HAVE SEEN OTHERS IN THERE VEHICLES TO CREATE MORE SPACE BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL. IN FACT, I SIT UP CLOSE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY COLLISIONS DURING THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE SINCE 5 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10569326March 14, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ABS BRAKE LIGHT ON DASH STAYS ON. I HAD ALL THE SENSORS TESTED AND THEY ARE OK. I HAD THE COMPUTER TESTED AND IT SHOWS A FAULT. BUT THE ABS SEEMS TO BE WORKING FINE. IT APPEARS THAT IN ORDER TO GET THIS ERROR LIGHT TO GO OFF I HAVE TO SPEND A $1000 FOR A COMPUTER, EVEN THOUGHT HE SYSTEM APPEARS TO BE WORKING PROPERLY. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE PURCHASE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10569359March 14, 2014
SEATS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE HEATED SEAT WAS ACTIVATED WHEN IT SHORT CIRCUITED AND CAUSED A SMALL SPARK TO IGNITE UNDER THE SEAT. THERE WERE NO VISIBLE FLAMES AND THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED.THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10569370March 14, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH AND FULLY DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT STATED PUMPING THE BRAKES HELPED SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. THE SERVICE BRAKE AND ABS BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK NEXT TO THE BRAKE RESERVOIR AND AS A RESULT, THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, DID NOT RESPOND, EITHER. HE WAS FINALLY ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. WHEN HE LIFTED THE HOOD, HE DISCOVERED BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKE TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC FOUND ONE OF THE TUBES THAT WERE ATTACHED TO THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR HAD CRACKED ALLOWING THE PRESSURE TO SPRAY FLUID ALL OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, RESULTING IN RAPID LOSS OF BRAKING POWER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10569425March 14, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
HAVE OWNED THIS TAHOE SINCE NEW AND HAVE HAD GENERALLY GOOD SERVICE WITH IT. I MADE A TRIP FR MAINE TO DELAWARE, SUNDAY MAR 9, 2014. WEATHER CLEAR. AT END OF TRIP I CAME UPON A RED LIGHT. PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND NOTHING HAPPENED. WENT TO FLOOR. TRIED PUMPING, AND GOT A 1% RESP AND WENT TO THE FLOOR AGAIN. TRIED EMER BRAKE. WENT TO FLOOR ALSO! NO TRAFFIC ON THIS SUNDAY SO I WAS VERY LUCKY NOT TO HAVE HAD OR CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. WHEN I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO PARK THE CAR, I LIFTED THE HOOD AND SAW B FLUID SPLATTER EVERYWHERE. AT THIS POINT, THE EMERGENCY LIGHT INFORMATION ON THE DASH APPEARED: CK BRAKES, AND THE RED CIRCLE APPEARED FOR AB BRAKES! BUT THIS INFORMATION DID NOT APPEAR AS THE B FLUID PRESSURE WAS DECLINING RAPIDLY, WHEN IT MAY HAVE HELPED ME DECIDE TO PULL OVER. THE CHEVY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS RUST AND OXIDATION UNDERNEATH ON FRAME. BUT THIS CONDITION HAD NOTHING TO DO W/ CAUSING THE B FLUID LEAK. THE FLUID WAS COMING FROM ONE OF THE LINES LEADING FR THE B FLUID RESERVOIR. EITHER A CRACK DEVELOPED OR IT SEPARATED FROM THE PROTRUDING LINE EXTRUDING FROM THE RESERVOIR AND THE BRAKE PRESSURE FORCE SQUEEZED ALL OF THE FLUID OUT THRU THIS SMALL HOLE/CRACK. THIS WAS A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE AND NOT A FAILURE CAUSED BY SALT, OXIDATION OR WEAR AND TEAR. I THANK THE STARS FOR THE SAFE CONCLUSION OF THIS UNFORGETTABLE EVENT ESP AFTER DRIVING 500 MILES FR MAINE TO DELAWARE. WHEN I CALLED GM CUST SVC IN DETROIT, ([XXX]) GM OFFERED NO HELP AND THE SIMPLE REPAIR BILL AT THE GM DEALER WAS $3400.00!!!!! THE CAUSE WAS EITHER>>> MATERIAL FAILURE OR POOR DESIGN OR POOR WELDING/SOLDERING. IT WAS NOT CAUSED BY OXIDATION OR CORROSION. GM WAS ARROGANT AND ONLY REPEATED THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, WHICH EXPIRED IN 2011. I HOPE NO OTHER TAHOE OWNERS EVER SUFFER THIS TYPE OF CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568940March 13, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLS NO ELECTRICAL NOT EVEN HAZARD LIGHTS. I WAS DRIVING AND RADIO STARTED TO STATIC AND THEN CAR STALLED WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN ON HAZARDS MAKING IT VERY DANGEROUS AS OTHER VEHICLES WERE NOT ABLE TO SEE THAT I WAS STALLED AND GOT VERY CLOSE TO HITTING MY TRUCK HAD TO CALL FOR HELP AS I WAS SITTING IN INTERSECTION HAD NO WAY OF TELLING THEM I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE HAD TO OPEN MY DOORS TO CALL ATTENTION TO DRIVERS. A DAY BEFORE I NOTICED THAT PROBLEM BEGAN WHEN I PARKED VEHICLE AND IGNITION KEY TURNED OFF ALL ELECTRICITY WILL QUICKLY SHUT OFF INCLUDING RADIO. WHEN AT A NORMAL TIME RADIO WOULD STAY ON UNTIL DOOR OPENED. THIS INCIDENT HAS HAPPEN TO ME 3 TIMES ALREADY. I HAVE HAD FULL BODY THROTTLE REPLACED, BATTERY AND GROUND CABLES REPLACED AND STILL NOT FIXED VEHICLE ALSO SHAKES ALOT AT TIMES WHEN STOPPED AT INTERSECTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568882March 12, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN MY 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE CAUGHT ON FIRE BURNING TO THE GROUND. THE REPORT FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAYS THAT THE FIRE STARTED DUE TO FAILURE OF EQUIPMENT OR A HEAT SOURCE AND THAT THERE WERE NO HUMAN FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE FIRE.WHILE LOOKING ON THE INTERNET I HAVE FOUND AT LEAST ONE OTHER PERSON THAT HAS ENCOUNTERED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HER 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568051March 9, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
NOT SURE WHAT IS HAPPENING TO MY CAR BUT IT IS VERY SCARY WHEN IT HAPPENS. SHORTLY AFTER I START MY CAR AND IT IS WARMED UP, WHEN I AM DRIVING IT AND I PUT THE BRAKES ON TO SLOW DOWN ON A CORNER OR AT A INTERSECTION, MY CAR WILL SHUT OFF. I CAN'T STEER AND THE BRAKES ARE HARD TO PUSH. PLEASE HELP, DON'T WANT TO KILL MYSELF OR MY FAMILY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567923March 8, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I CAME OUT TO PUT SOME ITEMS IN MY TAHOE, I PRESSED THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON MY REMOTE TO OPEN THE LIFT GATE AND TO MY SURPRISE I COULD NOT OPEN THE DOOR OR THE WINDOW! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567929March 8, 2014
STRUCTURE, AIR BAGS
CRACKED FRONT DASH ON RIGHT SIDE NEAR AIR BAG AFRAID THAT IT COULD DEPLOY PREMATURELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567935March 8, 2014
ENGINE
THE TAHOE HAS KNOWN FAULTY CASTECH CYLINDERS WHICH CAUSE COOLANT TO LEAK WITH NO EXPLANATION. OVER THE WINTER I HAVE HAD UNEXPLAINED COOLANT/ANTIFREEZE ISSUE WITH NO FOUND LEAKS (COOLANT WOULD BE BONE DRY AFTER A COUPLE WEEKS OF FILLING IT). I WAS TOLD THE ISSUE IS PROBABLY CAUSED BY THE FAULTY POROUS CYLINDER HEADS MADE BY CASTECH INSTALLED IN GM'S FROM 2001 - 2006. THIS TAHOE HAS A TOTAL OF 80,000 MILES NOW AND EXPERIENCING ISSUES DUE TO KNOWN FAULTY PARTS INSTALLED BY GM. CHEVROLET HAS TO BE AWARE OF THE DANGER THEY ARE PUTTING THEIR CUSTOMERS IN BY NOT HAVING A RECALL OF A FAULTY PART LOCATED IN THE ENGINE. HOW THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL I DO NOT UNDERSTAND. HOW CHEVROLET EXPECT THE CUSTOMER TO PAY 3-4K TO REPLACE THEIR FAULTY HEAD IS LUDICROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567556March 6, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE DISPLAY CLUSTER IN DASH HAS QUIT WORKING, DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER IS COMPLETELY OUT AND THE PRND IS BARELY VISIBLE. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE ON 2007 YEAR MODEL CHEVROLET TAHOES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567564March 6, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
SIDE TRIM ON DOORS FADED BADLY AND HAD REPLACED BY DEALER UNDER WARRANTY ONLY TO FADE AGAIN WITHIN A COUPLE OF YEARS AND THEY ARE NOW COMING LOOSE FROM DOOR PANELS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567561March 6, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER
REAR DEFROST CABLE CAME OFF NUMEROUS TIMES HAD DEALER FIX AT LEAST TWICE AND THEN THEY REPLACED WHOLE BACK GLASS THEN CABLE STILL CONTINUED TO COME OFF . IT ONLY CAME OFF DURING MONTHS DEFROST WAS BEING USED, COLD WEATHER. CABLE CONNECTION SEEMED TO BE MELTING OFF FROM SOLDER. THIS TOO SEEMS TO BE COMMON AMONG 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOES. ALSO SINCE OWNING THIS TAHOE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE NEVER SEEMED TO BE WIPING FAST ENOUGH IN A HARD RAIN,( NOT A DOWNPOUR, JUST STEADY HEAVY RAIN) IT IS VERY HARD TO SEE THROUGH WINDSHIELD. WITH VEHICLES I HAVE OWNED IN THE PAST, MOSTLY CHEVROLETS, I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567603March 6, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE
IN OUR 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE THE DASH IS CRACKED JUST ABOVE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WHICH COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY IN A CRASH. THE INTERIOR WIRING MUST BE FAULTY, THE PASSENGER WINDOW SOMETIMES WON'T ROLL DOWN FROM DRIVERS SIDE, BUT SOMETIMES IT WILL. ALSO OUR BATTERY MOUNTS DIFFERENT THAN WHAT IS CALLED FOR IN AUTOMOTIVE CENTERS (TOP MOUNT , NOT SIDE) MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO ORDER PROPER BATTERY FOR THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567299March 4, 2014
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, AIR BAGS
CHEVY TAHOE DASH CRACKED AND BEGAN BREAKING APART. CRACK ABOVE PASSENGER AIRBAG THAT WOULD LIKELY RESULT IN SHARP PROJECTILES IF AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CRACK ALSO OCCURRED ABOVE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. DASH WAS REPLACED IN JANUARY 2012 AND THEN CRACKED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN APPROX. 1.5 YEARS LATER IN 2013. THIS IS A MAJOR DEFECT. A GOOGLE SEARCH OF CHEVY TAHOE/SUBURBAN CRACKED DASH WILL ILLUSTRATE THE EXTENT OF THIS DEFECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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