Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints

10,175 consumer complaints on file.

#10378761January 26, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
REAR LIFTGATE AND WINDOW FAIL TO UNLOCK OR OPEN WITH KEYLESS ENTRY FOB. THERE IS NO WAY TO OPEN OR UNLOCK. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A FAILED ACTUATOR AND ALMOST $600 TO REPLACE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378871January 26, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 2007 CHEVY TAHOE I'VE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE STABILITRAK CONTROL TRACTION CONTROL AND THE FUEL SENDER FOR ABOUT A COUPLE OF WKS WARRANTY THAT I PURCHASED FOR MY CAR DON'T WANT TO COVER FOR THIS!!!!!!!!!! LIGHTS KEEP TURNING ON LOUD NOISE FROM ENGINE CAR NOT RUNNING WELL AT ALL!!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378062January 20, 2011
STRUCTURE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WHICH LED TO THE AIR BAGS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INSURANCE ADJUSTER WHO ADVISED HER TO CONTACT THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 64,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376678January 14, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED SHE NOTICED THAT THE REAR LATCH HAD BECOME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND ADVISED HER THAT THE LATCH WOULD NEED REPLACING. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURE AND WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND REFERRED HER TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,039 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 165,039.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376496January 13, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE VEHICLE IS A 2009 CHEVY TAHOE LTZ. AT ABOUT 9000 MILES THE VEHICLE STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS. WHEN YOU FIRST STARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT AND HAD TO STOP IN THE FIRST 1/2 MILE OR SO, WHEN YOU TRIED TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE WOULD JUMP FORWARD AND THEN LOCKUP AND THE ENGINE WOULD DIE. IT DIDN'T MATTER IF IT WAS 30 DEGREES OR 60 DEGREES OUT. IT HAPPENED EVERYTIME THE STOP HAD TO BE DONE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE WERE NO CODES SO NOTHING COULD BE WRONG, GM WAS CONTACTED AND THE DEALERSHIP CALLED BACK AND HAD ME LEAVE THE TAHOE THERE. THEY WERE TOLD IT ONLY HAPPENED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST STARTED OR WHEN IT HAD BEEN SITTING FOR ABOUT 5 HOURS. IT WAS TRIED SHORTLY AFTER I LEFT IT AND THEY CALLED AND SAID NOTHING HAPPENED SO THEY WERE GOING TO LEAVE IT OVERNIGHT AND TRY IT IN THE MORNING. THEY DID AND I GOT A CALL THAT IT ALMOST PUT THE SERVICE PERSON RIDING IN THE PASS SEAT THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. LONG STORY SHORTENED, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS MANUFACTURED WITH OUT ONE OF THE MAIN BEARINGS, THIS WAS THEIR ANSWER TO THE PROBLEM AND AFTER ABOUT THREE WEEKS IT WAS FINALLY REPAIRED AND I GOT IT BACK. GM, CHEVY KNOWS ABOUT THIS AS THEY WERE PART OF THE NOTIFICATION PROCESS AS THEY HAD TO OK ALL REPAIRS ON THE REBUILDING OF THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT INSTALL A NEW ONE. DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS A BEARING OR NOT AS THE TAHOE RAN FINE FOR ABOUT 9000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376525January 13, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN I FILL MY GAS TANK UP WITH FUEL THE FUEL LIGHT SHOWS LOW FUEL WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. I AM UNABLE TO TELL WHAT THE ACTUAL FUEL AMOUNT IS. THE LIGHT COMES ON OFTEN. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS NOW. I AM NOT SURE HOW TO CORRECT IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376599January 13, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
SUMMARY: BRAKE FAILURE IN A TAHOE HYBRID WHILE DRIVING, MY CHEVY TAHOE HYBRID EXPERIENCED ALMOST TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. OVER SEVERAL DAYS, THE BRAKES HAD BECAME MORE AND MORE "GRABBY." ON THE DAY OF THE TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE, WITH NORMAL PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL THERE WOULD BE ALMOST NO BRAKING POWER. BUT WITH JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE PRESSURE APPLIED THE BRAKES WOULD SUDDENLY ENGAGE WITH FULL BRAKING POWER. SUDDENLY, THIS UNHAPPY PERFORMANCE DEGRADED INTO ALMOST TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. IT FELT LIKE I HAD LESS THAN 1/30TH OF THE NORMAL BRAKING POWER. I WAS NOT GOING FAST, AND NOTHING WAS IN FRONT OF ME TO HIT, AND I WAS A BLOCK FROM MY DESTINATION, SO I CONTINUED SLOWLY. BEFORE CALLING FOR A TOW I LET THE CAR SIT, AND I TRIED THE CAR AGAIN. SURPRISINGLY, I HAD MY GRABBY BRAKES BACK! I NURSED THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY RELOADED THE COMPUTER PROGRAM THAT CONTROLS THE BRAKES. I EXPERIENCED A SECOND TOTAL FAILURE JUST AS I ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE TECHS RELOADED THE COMPUTER PROGRAM THAT CONTROLS THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND THIS ADDRESSED THE PROBLEM, MOSTLY. THE BRAKES DON'T EXACTLY FEEL LIKE THEY USED TO, AND THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF "SUDDEN GRAB" TO THEM, BUT THE MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE PERFORMANCE IS NORMAL FOR A HYBRID SYSTEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376384January 12, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR, REAR LEFT DOOR AND PASSENGER FRONT DOOR EXTERIOR HANDLES FAILED. IF THE DOOR HANDLES WERE PULLED TOO HARD, THEY MOVED OUT OF PLACE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 53,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000. UPDATED 3/14/11 *CN UPDATED 03/21/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375399January 10, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE
2005 CHEVY TAHOE TAILGATE LOCKING MECHANISM FAILS-UNABLE TO LOCK OR UNLOCK TAILGATE USING FOB OR POWER LOCK BUTTON, COULD POSE SAFETY PROBLEM IN EVENT OF ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375518January 10, 2011
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
FOR TWO YEARS, THE TRACTION ACTIVE WARNING GOES ON AND SLOWS DOWN ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE. IT HAPPENS ON A DAILY BASIS. WHEN I AM AT A COMPLETE STOP AND THEN TRY TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE NORMALLY. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO CHEVY DEALERSHIPS TWICE FOR THIS AND THEY SAY THEY CAN'T "REPLICATE' THE SITUATION. CHEVROLET KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAS NOT ISSUES A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376145January 10, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DOOR HANDLES. I HAS THE VEHICLE FOR 12 MONTHS WHEN THE CHROME ON ALL FOUR DOOR HANDLES STARTED PEELING. THE CHROME IS SHARP AND CAUSES CUTS THAT HAVE BEEN DEEP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375167January 7, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
THE LIFT GATE ON MY CHEVY TAHOE WILL NOT OPEN. I WAS WASHING G MY TRUCK AND WENT TO OPEN THE BACK AND IT WOULD NOT BUDGE. I CALLED CHEVY AND THEY SAID THE LOCKING MECHANISM WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. IF MY CHILDREN AND I WERE IN AN ACCIDENT AND WE COULDN'T GET OUT THE FRONT WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT THE BACK EITHER. THERE IS NOT A MANUAL OVERRIDE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375184January 7, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
THE SAFETY EQUIPMENT LOCKS AND ACTUATOR HAVE STARTED TO FAIL ONE BY ONE ON MY 2008 CHEVY TAHOE LT3. THE FIRST WAS COVERED BY THE WARRANTY, BUT THE LAST ONE WAS NOT. IT APPEARS THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT GM HAS A PROBLEM WITH, BUT HAS FAILED TO ACKNOWLEDGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375736January 5, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), POWER TRAIN
LAST YEAR I NOTICE THAT THE TRACTION ACTIVE WARNING WOULD GO ON AND THERE WAS A HUMMING NOISE THAT WOULD FOLLOW. THIS WOULD HAPPEN THROUGHOUT THE FIRST FEW MONTHS. AROUND MAY OF LAST YEAR IT STARTED HAPPENING MORE OFTEN, AS I WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK WOULD SUDDENLY STOP AND TURN OFF ON ITS OWN AFTER TRACTION WARNING CAME ON. ALSO AFTER HAVING STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE TRACTION WARNING WOULD COME ON WHEN ACCELERATING TO GO . THIS HAS HAPPENED NOW EVERYDAY SINCE MAY OF LAST YEAR. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE TO SEE IF THIS IS HAPPENING TO ANY OTHER OWNERS OF TAHOES AND IT HAS. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ CHEVEROLET HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE NOT TO BE REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER CAR BUT I HAVE HAD SOME CLOSE CALLS. I HAVE READ THAT OTHER DRIVERS HAVE TURNED OFF THEIR "STABILITRAK CONTROL". I HAVE TRIED THIS AND IT DOES HELP TO SOME EXTENT BUT THIS IS NOT THE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. CHEVEROLET KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. OTHER DRIVERS HAVE BROUGHT THEIR SUV IN FOR REPAIRS AND HAD THE SPEED SENSORS REPLACED. WHEN THEY DRIVE THEIR SUV AFTER THE SO CALL REPAIR, THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES. I BELIEVE THE ISSUE IS THE TRANSFER CASE. DUE TO THAT EVERY TIME THIS PROBLEM WOULD START THE NOISE WOULD COME FROM RIGHT UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT. EVEN WITH THE "STABILITRAK CONTROL" BEING TURNED OFF THE HUMMING AND RUMBLING OF GEAR SOUNDS RIGHT UNDER THE SEAT. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN DRIVING 30 TO 40 MPH THE SUV COMING TO A STOP AND TURNING OFF. SEVERAL PEOPLE WROTE THAT THIS HAPPENED AT HWY SPEED. THIS HAS BEEN MY FEAR. CHEVEROLET SHOULD OFFICIALLY RECALL TAHOES WITH THIS ISSUE. IN CANADA A RECALL WAS PUT OUT DUE TO A SIMILAR SITUATION. WHY IS IT THAT THIS HASN'T BEEN DONE HERE AND OWNERS IN THE US HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS THAT HAVE NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10374656January 4, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
MY 2006 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE TRACTION ACTIVATION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE FORWARD NO MATTER HOW HARD THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE SENSOR COULD HAVE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HESITATE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS STARTED AT 20,300 MILES THE 1 ST TIME AND AT 45,256 I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOTHING WRONG NO RECALLS ON THIS ITEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373857January 3, 2011
CHILD SEAT:TETHER: STRAP/WEBBING, CHILD SEAT
NO SPECIFIC EVENTS. WE SIMPLY REMOVED THE CUSHIONS AND PADS FROM THE GRACE NAUTILUS BOOSTER SEAT AND NOTICED THAT THE BELT WAS COMPLETELY FRAYED. THE RESTRAINING SYSTEM HARNESS (WHICH LOOK LIKE SEAT BELT MATERIAL) WAS FRAYED ALMOST COMPLETELY THROUGH. WE WOULD NEVER HAVE NOTICED IT HAD WE NOT REMOVED THE PADDING TO WASH IT. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2006, MAKE=CHEVY, MODEL=TAHOE)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373958January 3, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I OWN A 2007 CHEVY TAHOE AND I AM EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL. I WILL SET IT WHEN TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY AND IT WILL DISENGAGE ON ITS OWN. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING I WAS DOING BUT IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN AND NOW I REALIZE AFTER SEEKING INFORMATION ON THE WEB THAT MANY TAHOE AND YUKON OWNERS AR HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED SOME SURGING AND SPEED FLUCTUATION WHEN IT IS ENGAGED AS HAVE OTHER PEOPLE WHO'AS COMMENTS I HAVE SEEN ON VEHICLE INFORMATION WEB PAGES. I BELIEVE THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE AND POSSIBLY CAUSE ACCIDENTS. GM TOLD ME THEY WERE NOT AWARE ANY ISSUES BUT I KNOW NOW THAT THIS NOT TRUE. I HAVE SEEN SERVICE BULLETINS THAT INDICATE THERE ARE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH OTHER ELECTRICAL PARTS THAT MAY EFFECT THE CRUISE CONTROL. WHAT OPTIONS DO I HAVE? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373410December 30, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
WHILE DRIVING THROUGH TOWN THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY TAHOE WAS SAYING I WAS GOING 90 MPH. AFTER CYCLING THE KEY ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES IT WAS WORKING CORRECTLY, THEN WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE THE SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING COMPLETELY BEING STUCK ON 67 MPH NO MATTER WHAT SPEED I WAS GOING, CAUSING ME TO GET FLIPPED OFF SEVERAL TIMES BY FELLOW DRIVERS. EVENTUALLY THE NEEDLE STARTED MOVING AGAIN BUT SAID I WAS GOING 120 WHEN I WAS GOING 60 ON MY GPS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373219December 29, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2004 CHEVY TAHOE SPEEDOMETER STICKS AT VARIOUS SPEED LEVELS AND INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT RETURN TO ZERO WHEN THE VEHICLE IS NOT IN MOTION. SPEEDOMETER CAN STICK AT EXCESSIVE SPEEDS INDICATED ON THE CLUSTER, THIS HAD INTERMITTENTLY EFFECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL OPERATION. THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE BY GM, NO RECALL WAS PROVIDED. MY VEHICLE IS OVER 80,000 (82,500) MILES. ISSUE STARTED WITH MY VEHICLE AT ABOUT 78K, BUT WAS NOT BROUGHT IN BY ME TO GM BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT AN ANNOUNCED RECALL. GM DECIDED TO REPLACE THE CLUSTERS FOR CUSTOMERS WHO HAD THE DEFECT OCCUR BETWEEN 70 AND 80K, WITH A CHARGE FOR THE LABOR, NOT THE PART. GIVEN THE FACT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE (SPEED INDICATION AND INTERMITTENT CRUISE CONTROL, GM SHOULD PROVIDE FULL REPLACEMENT, PARTS AND LABOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373232December 29, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2004 TAHOE TRAILER TOW INOPERATIVE. NO HITCH PACK ON THE VEHICLE, SO I WAS NOT OVERLY CONCERNED, BUT NOW I HAVE MANY OTHER INDICATION PROBLEMS WITH MY CLUSTER AND SPEED CONTROL, PERHAPS THEY ARE RELATED. GM WILL NOT WARRANTY THE KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE SPEED CONTROL AND CLUSTER. COMPLAINT PREVIOUSLY FILED AND GM CUSTOMER SERVICE PREVIOUSLY CONTACTED. ISSUE NOT RESOLVED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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