Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints

10,175 consumer complaints on file.

#10383415February 20, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
COOLANT LOSS WITHOUT SIGNS OF LEAK. LOSS OF OIL WITH NO SIGNS OF LEAK. LIFTERS CHATTERING ON COLD START. PUFF OF WHITE SMOKE ON START-UP. LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. DEFECTIVE CYLINDER HEADS MADE BY CASTECH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383354February 19, 2011
POWER TRAIN, VISIBILITY
4 WHEEL DRIVE HAS BEEN FIXED 2 OR 3 TIMES DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOW MOTORS HAD TO BE FIXED DRIVER SIDE WINDOW IS BROKEN AGAIN SUNROOF OPENED FINE AND NOW IT'S STUCK AND WILL NOT CLOSE SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE DEALER, SEVERAL EXPENSIVE REPAIRS, I FEEL LIKE THIS VEHICLE IS A MONEY PIT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383266February 18, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATION. THE CONDITION WAS LIKELY TO OCCUR IN ENVIRONMENTALLY CORROSIVE AREAS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). SIX YEARS AFTER THE REPAIR THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE ACTIVATION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ABS SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT WILLING TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL AGAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REMEDY REPAIR DID NOT FIX THE FAILURE AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD EXTEND THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382883February 16, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE ABS SENSOR WOULD ENGAGE INDEPENDENTLY AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK), WHICH WAS REPAIRED IN 2006. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,663 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000. UPDATED 03/10/11 *BF UPDATED 03/14/11
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383794February 16, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY AT THE POSTED SPEED OF 65 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER SUDDENLY DROPPED TO 0 AND THE NEEDLE CEASED TO MOVE. UPON STOPPING AT THE NEXT REST STOP AND CHECKING FOR CIRCUIT BREAKERS I REALIZED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS PROBABLY WITHIN THE INSTRUMENT ITSELF AND CONTINUED. RETURNING TO THE FREEWAY I NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER WAS ONCE AGAIN FUNCTIONING BUT CARS WERE PASSING ME AT AN EXCESSIVE SPEED. I ESTIMATED, BY TRAVELING WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC, OUR SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 15-20 MPH FAST. AFTER STOPPING AGAIN AND TROUBLESHOOTING WITH NO SUCCESS WE RESUMED OUR TRIP WITH THE SPEEDOMETER READING APPROXIMATELY 10-15 SLOWER THAN ACTUAL SPEED. UPON NOTIFYING OUR DEALER I WAS TOLD THE SPEEDOMETERS IN THIS YEAR VEHICLE WERE FAILING AT A EXCESSIVE RATE AND THE MANUFACTURER HAD DECIDED TO OFFER AND EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 70000 MILES FOR REPLACEMENT. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS PROBLEM AND WARNED OF THE DEFECTIVE PARTS IN MY VEHICLE. THIS PARTICULAR TRIP WAS TO MEXICO AND THE RELIABILITY OF MY SPEEDOMETER WOULD BE A PARTICULAR CONCERN ON THE ROADS I TRAVELLED. THIS PART SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE RATE OF FAILURE AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE NOTIFIED THE CONSUMER IMMEDIATELY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382733February 15, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE DASH GAUGES-SPEEDOMETER ERRATIC, GIVES FALSE READING AND EVENTUALLY GETS STUCK AT 120 MPH, RESET BY REMOVING "DIC"(DASH INSTRUMENT CLUSTER) FUSE AND STARTING VEHICLE THEN REPLACING FUSE (FOUND THIS IN A BLOG ABOUT THIS PROBLEM), FIXES FOR UNSPECIFIED AMOUNT OF TIME BEFORE FAILING AGAIN. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE MANDATORY RECALL BY MANUFACTURE, AS OF NOW ONLY A "VOLUNTARY" CLASS ACTION SUITE SETTLEMENT TO REPAIR AT 7 YEARS OR 70,000 MILES. MOST UNITS FAIL ON, AROUND OR AFTER THIS. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. I DID NOT REALIZE I WAS GOING OVER 70 MPH IN A 55 MPH ZONE AS MY SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 45 MPH AT THIS SPECIFIC MALFUNCTION, I TURNED ON MY GPS TO VERIFY BECAUSE I FELT I WAS GOING MUCH FASTER THAN MY SPEEDOMETER WAS READING AND THE GPS READ OVER 70 MPH!. PLEASE DEMAND A RECALL FOR THESE ACKNOWLEDGED PROBLEMS BY GM FOR 2003 THRU 2007 MODEL YEARS! THIS IS DUE TO FAULTY GAUGE MOTORS INSTALLED BY THE MAKER. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY SAID RECALLS ARE GOVERNED BY THE STATE THEREFORE IT WAS NOT RECALLED AND ONLY REPAIR AT THE SPECIFIED DATE MILEAGE RANGE IN THE SERVICE BULLETIN. THIS IS A COMPLETE SHAM, THE CUSTOMER SHOULD NOT HAVE TO INCUR EXPENSE BECAUSE OF A KNOWN FAULTY ITEM USED IN MANUFACTURING. WHERE IS THE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THESE PEOPLE?....PLEASE HELP! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382751February 15, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2005 TAHOE-DUE TO FAULTY PURGE CANISTER SOLENOID (EVAP) CANNOT PUT GAS IN VEHICLE DUE TO THE AIR HAS NOWHERE TO ESCAPE WHILE FILLING. GAS SPURTS BACK OUT OF FUEL NECK CAUSING POTENTIAL SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD. GM HAS A NEW REDESIGNED PART BUT DOES NOT REPLACE OR REPAIR AT THEIR COST. CONSUMER IS GETTING CHARGED AND REQUIRED PAY FOR THEIR ACKNOWLEDGED PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382771February 15, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT BEGAN ILLUMINATING ON THE DASHBOARD MOMENTARILY BEFORE A POWER REDUCED MESSAGE ALSO DISPLAYED ON THE DASHBOARD. DURING THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT A MODULE WITHIN THE THROTTLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 03/08/11 *BF UPDATED 1/4/11 *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381668February 12, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, AND OIL PRESSURE GAUGE ON MY 2005 CHEVY TAHOE STOPPED WORKING. ALL OF THEM BEGAN TO OPERATE SPORADICALLY BEFORE THEY STOPPED COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. NOT ONLY IS IT EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR THE SPEEDOMETER TO NOT WORK CORRECTLY, AS IT SHOULD, BUT IT ALSO LEAVES ME TO BEAR THE BURDEN OF A FINANCIAL LOSS OF SPEEDING TICKETS OR ANY ACCIDENTS THAT WERE CAUSED BY ITS FAILURE. FIRST, THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE STOPPED WORK, THEN THE TACHOMETER, AND THEN THE SPEEDOMETER. ALL OF THEM DID THE SAME THING WHEN THEY STOPPED WORKING, SO I BEGAN TO THINK THERE MAYBE A BIGGER PROBLEM. ONCE I STARTED DOING SOME RESEARCH ON-LINE, I FOUND THERE WAS A HUGE POPULATION OF 2003-2005 GM VEHICLE OWNERS AFFECTED BY THIS DEFECT. THERE OBVIOUSLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL AND PROBABLY SOME LAWSUITS AS WELL. PLEASE HELP ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381642February 11, 2011
SEAT BELTS
THE SEAT BELT IN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WILL NOT RETRACT OR COME OUT. IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANCHORED. I HAVE TODDLERS SO, I NEED THIS SEAT BELT. THIS LEAVES MY CHILDREN WITH NO SEAT BELT OPTION. IT'S SNOW AND ICE OUT AND MY VEHICLE IS NOW A HAZARD TO MY CHILDREN'S LIVES! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381458February 10, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS NO LONGER WORK. WHEN USING THE KEY FOB TO LOCK THE DOORS, THEY DO NOT GO UP OR DOWN. WHEN PLACING THE CAR IN DRIVE, THE LOCKS DO NOT GO DOWN. WHEN PLACING THE CAR IN PARK THE LOCKS DO NOT GO BACK UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381320February 9, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
WE SUDDENLY STARTED NOTICING ODOR AND FOUND LARGE PUDDLE OF OIL SPILL ON GARAGE FLOOR. TRIED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE LEAK, IMMEDIATELY TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHERE WE BOUGHT IT AND MAINTENANCE RECORDS ARE KEPT, KOONS CHEVY, VIENNA VA (THE DEALER) EXPLAINED THERE IS RECALL ON ONE PART (GASKET) BUT THE BEARINGS ALSO RUPTURED AMONG OTHER THINGS SUCH AS THE AXEL AND DIFFERENTIAL . CHEVROLET SAID THAT THIS IS VERY UNUSUAL BUT THE OIL PRESSURE SWITCH MAY HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE THEY JUST "DON'T KNOW" IN OTHER WORDS THIS IS A SERIOUS REPAIR WARRANTY ISSUE/DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE OTHER PART AT THIS TIME WHICH IS THE OIL PRESSURE SENSOR, THIS ALL HAPPENED SUDDENLY AND SIMULTANEOUSLY AND THERE HAS TO BE A LINK AND ONE THING TRIGGERED THE OTHER. THE DEALER DOES NOT WANT TO HONOR THIS REPAIR CLAIMING THAT EVERYTHING THAT IS SEALED AND ENCLOSED IS COVERED BUT THE OTHER DEFECTIVE PART IS OUTSIDE OF THE ENCLOSURE. KOONS CHEVROLET WANTS TO CHARGE HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR IT, AND CHEVROLET WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT, AND THEIR ANSWER WAS THAT THERE IS NO RECALL AT THE TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381190February 8, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
LIFTGATE UNLOCK QUIT WORKING AT AROUND 63000 MILES. THERE IS NO MANUAL OR KEY OPERATED WAY TO UNLOCK THE LIFTGATE. IT FAILED IN THE LOCKED POSITION WHICH HAS THE POTENTIAL TO TRAP SOMEONE INSIDE IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN WAS TO CRAWL INSIDE THE BACK END OF THE VEHICLE, RIP THE PLASTIC TRIM PANELS OFF THAT COVER THE MECHANISM, AND THEN MOVE THE ACTUATOR BY HAND. WHEN I TOOK TO THE DEALER TO CHECK OUT HE WANTED OVER $125.00 TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM, $500 TO REPLACE THE LOCK ACTUATOR, OR $200.00 TO UNLOCK WITH NO REPAIR TO LOCKING MECHANISM. I READ NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE. GM SHOULD REALLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382168February 8, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES COMPLAINT. THREE OF THE FOUR DOOR LOCKS CANNOT BE AUTOMATICALLY OPENED OR CLOSED EITHER FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF THE SUV . COULD POSE A SAFETY PROBLEM IF TRAPPED INSIDE OF THE CAR. ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR $180.00 PER DOOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380892February 6, 2011
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, STRUCTURE
2007 CHEVY TAHOE. DASHBOARD CRACKED AROUND AIRBAGS. CONCERNED THAT AIR BAGS MAY NOT FOR PROPERLY OPERATE IF NEEDED. GM RUFUSES TO ANYTHING ABOUT. I SEE THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM AMONG TAHOE OWNERS PER CUSTOMER BLOGS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380660February 4, 2011
SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:SPINDLE
2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO INFORM NHTSA OF THE TERRIFIC SERVICE THAT WIN KELLY CHEVROLET DID FOR A RECALL. HE RECEIVED NOTICE THROUGH ONSTAR THAT HE WAS INVOLVED IN A RECALL AND WITHIN 4 HOURS THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379888February 1, 2011
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, TIRES
I WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND WHEN I ACCELERATED THE SPARE TIRE HOIST CABLE BROKE DUE TO FRAYING CAUSING THE SPARE TIRE TO FALL FROM UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK. THE DRIVER BEHIND ME RAN OVER THE SPARE. FORTUNATELY, I HAD JUST BEGAN TO PULL OFF SO SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE OTHER VEHICLE OR PERSON. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379423January 28, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
DOOR LOCKS ON 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE NO LONGER WORK. LOCKS DO NOT MOVE UP OR DOWN WHEN PRESSING THE UNLOCK/LOCK BUTTON ON THE KEY FOB OR THE UNLOCK/LOCK BUTTON ON THE DOOR PANEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377878January 28, 2011
VISIBILITY
2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH WINDOWS FOGGING UP *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE WINDOWS BEGAN TO FOG UP ON THE SIDES. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE PROBLEM HAD TO DO WITH THE TEMPERATURE DROP BY A FEW DEGREES. THE CONSUMER STATED THE THIRD TIME WHILE DRIVING, THE FRONT WINDSHIELD BECAME FOGGED, AND THEN ALL OF THE WINDOWS FOGGED UP. IT TOOK OVER 20 MINUTES TO CLEAR THE WINDOWS. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER A BULLETIN HAD BEEN ISSUED WHICH STATED THE RECIRCULATION DOOR WAS NOT CLOSING ALL THE WAY. THEY ALSO STATED GM TECH'S HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS CAUSING IT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378721January 26, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE C1500. SHE NOTICED THAT THE REAR LIFT GATE GLASS WAS LOOSE AND MADE A NOISE WHENEVER IT WAS OPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED IN THE LIFT GATE HINGE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE LIFT GATE ASSEMBLY AND GLASS WITH A NEWLY DESIGN LIFT GATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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