Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints

10,175 consumer complaints on file.

#10373225December 29, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2004 TAHOE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WILL STOP AND START BLOWING HOT AIR AT MAXIMUM VOLUME. VEHICLE MUST BE SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY AND RESTARTED TO CORRECT THE ISSUE TEMPORARILY. ISSUE HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW. GM COULD NEVER DUPLICATE, NO REPAIR EVER MADE TO VEHICLE. ON GOING ISSUE WITH HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373226December 29, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2004 TAHOE LIGHTS (HEADLAMP, RUNNING AND TURN SIGNALS) EXPLODE OR BURN OUT REPEATEDLY DUE TO THE LENS FILLING WITH WATER. ISSUE HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE VEHICLE WAS NEW. MY FAULT I HAVE NEVER TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER, I HAVE JUST BEEN REPLACING THE BULBS AND DRAINING THE WATER. MAYBE GM CAN LOOK AT IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF TAHOE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10374160December 29, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2007 TAHOE AND THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED IN TWO PLACES. ONE IS ABOVE THE STEARING WHEEL AND THE OTHER IS ABOVE THE GLOVE BOX ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. IVE ALWAYS USED A WINDSHIELD PROTECTOR WHEN PARKED OUTSIDE AND THE TRUCK IS PARKED IN MY GARAGE EVERY NIGHT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE AND CHEVROLET NEEDS TO CORRECT IT!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373250December 29, 2010
PARKING BRAKE
PARKING BRAKE ON 2001 TAHOE FAILS TO HOLD VEHICLE. IT WILL NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION UNTIL FIXED. I HAVE NEVER USED THE BRAKE AND IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS DEFECT IN 2001 TAHOE THAT WAS NEVER RECALLED. CHEVY NEEDS TO RECALL AND FIX THE DEFECTED PARKING BRAKE IN ALL MODELS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372360December 24, 2010
SEAT BELTS
SEATBELTS CONTINUE TO TIGHTEN WHEN IN USE AND FAIL TO FULLY RETRACT. ALL SEATBELT AND EVEN ON SHORT FIVE MINUTE TRIPS. TIGHTENS SO IT IMPEDES BREATHING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371174December 18, 2010
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
SIGMA STAMPEDE RADIALS FOR MY 04 TAHOE WERE PURCHASED IN FEB. 2009 WHEN MY TRUCK HAD 86,000 MILES. THE TIRES WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE A 65,000 MILE WARRANTY. AT 133,00 MILES, THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE CAME APART ON THE INTERIOR SIDE WALL ALL THE WAY AROUND WITH 1 SEPARATION ON EXTERIOR SIDE WALL. NO INJURY OR DAMAGE OCCURRED BECAUSE I ALWAYS DRIVE SLOWLY AND WAS ON CITY STREET AT TIME. INSPECTION OF OTHER 3 TIRES SHOWS MANY SLITS/CRACKS ON EXTERIOR SIDEWALLS OF 2 OF 3 TIRES. SELLER HAS DONE SOME COMPENSATION. HOWEVER, I THINK THE TIRE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. THE SITUATION OF THE TIRE COMING APART COULD BE VERY SERIOUS AT HIGH SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373113December 17, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE GM 5.3L BUILT BETWEEN 2002 AND 2006 USING CASTEK CORPORATION ENGINE HEADS WERE INCORRECTLY BUILT PER GM AND CASTEK. THE HEADS LEAK ENGINE COOLANT INTO THE COMBUSTION CHAMBERS AND BURNS OFF CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. GM HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL BULLETIN REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND REQUESTS THE HEADS BE CHANGED OUT BUT AT THE CLIENTS EXPENSE. WITH THE LOSS OF COOLANT AND INEVITABLE ENGINE DAMAGE THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE A RECALL AND REPLACED AT GM COST. TECHNICAL BULLETIN 06-06-01-019B ISSUED 6/12/2007.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370868December 16, 2010
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE SIDE AIR BAGS OF BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE VEHICLE DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY CRASH NOR DID HE HIT ANY DEBRIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED HIM OF THE REPAIRS AND THAT HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT AN INSPECTOR WOULD INSPECT THE VEHICLE BUT DID NOT SAY WHEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370953December 16, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HIS RESIDENCE AND THE CONTACT COULD SEE BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE BRAKE LINES. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 53,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370748December 15, 2010
EQUIPMENT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARE TIRE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WAS NOT CONNECTED AFTER CHECKING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT REALIZED THAT THE TIRE MAY HAVE SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE DUE TO A DEFECTIVE HOIST THAT HOLDS THE SPARE IN PLACE. HE HAD NO IDEA WHEN THE SPARE SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED HIS VEHICLE AND REPLACED THE HOIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 135,000. UPDATED 02/03/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SPARE TIRE WEIGHT IS 75- 100 POUNDS AT 70 MPH. THE TIRE CAN BOUNCE IRREGULARLY AFTER RELEASED FROM THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 03/18/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370559December 14, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2004 TAHOE: SPEEDOMETER READS CRAZY DURING LONG TRIP. HAVE READ ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND NOW IT HAS HAPPENED TO MY TAHOE. IT'S NOW A PERMANENT ISSUE AND I RELY ON MY GPS DEVICE TO MONITOR MY SPEED. I'M WAITING FOR THE OTHER CLUSTER INSTRUMENTS TO FAIL AND THEN I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE PARTS ON ALL. IT'S PATHETIC THAT GM WILL NOT RECALL THIS AS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. IT'S NOT LIKE YOU CAN DRIVE WITHOUT THIS GAUGE - WILL GM PAY MY TICKETS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370622December 14, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. SHOWS 50 MPH WHEN STOPPED AND 120 MPH WHEN ON CITY STREETS. WAS WORKING WITHOUT ANY ISSUES AND THEN TODAY IT IS INCORRECT. I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND NOTICED THIS IS BECOMING WIDESPREAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370642December 14, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
THE METAL PLATING ON THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE OF MY 2007 CHEVY TAHOE IS PEELING OFF AND I HAVE CUT MY FINGER, TWICE, WHILE OPENING THE DOOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10370507December 13, 2010
TIRES:TREAD/BELT, TIRES
AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 85 IN MY HOMETOWN OF THOMASVILLE NORTH CAROLINA IN MY 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE WHICH HAD EXACTLY 1,320 MILES ON IT, ON 12/13/10 AT APPROXIMATELY 1:00 PM, MY PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. I WAS TRAVELING AT ROUGHLY 60-65 MPH AND THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 70 MPH. I WAS CRUISING ALONG, PAYING ATTENTION TO THE ROAD AS I ALWAYS DO BEING MINDFUL OF OTHER DRIVERS AND MY SURROUNDINGS WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP OR BANG WHICH I WOULD CONSIDER SIMILAR TO A RIFLE OR SHOTGUN BLAST. IMMEDIATELY AFTER HEARING THIS LOUD NOISE, I SLOWED MY SPEED TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT CAUSED THE LOUD NOISE. ABOUT THAT TIME MY TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CAME ON AND BEGAN TO CHIME AND LIGHT UP SIGNALING THAT MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE PRESSURE WAS LOW. I SLOWED DOWN EVEN MORE AND BEGAN TO FEEL THE VEHICLE PULL AND DRAG AND FELT THE FRONT RIGHT OF THE VEHICLE BEGINNING TO DROP. I MADE IT SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ON AN OFF RAMP. I GOT OUT TO INSPECT WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND WHAT I SAW WAS A TIRE THAT WAS COMPLETELY DEFLATED AND WAS SMOKING. I THEN GOT BACK IN THE VEHICLE AND CALLED ONSTAR AND NOTIFIED THEM WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND THEY THEN CALLED FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO COME AND CHANGE MY TIRE WHICH THEY DID IN A TIMELY FASHION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370326December 13, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2004 CHEVY TAHOE WITH CASTECH HEADS HAS A HISTORY OF RUNNING HOT OR OVERHEATING WITH LITTLE WARNING. IN THE COOLER MONTHS, WILL FAIL TO HEAT THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. CAN LEAVE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS (LIKELY CHILDREN) WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION IN A HARSH ENVIRONMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370354December 13, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE DOOR LOCK FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370296December 12, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
2008 CHEVY TAHOE WITH 35,000 MILES. THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THE LEFT BACK DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK AUTOMATICALLY ANYMORE. BIG CONCERN SINCE I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN IN THE BACK WHO COULD OPEN THE DOORS ON THEIR OWN. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE VEHICLE, THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370324December 12, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2007 CHEVY TAHOE Z71, ORIGINAL OWNER- VEHICLE HAS HAD CONSISTENT PROBLEMS WITH BATTERY GOING DEAD SINCE VEHICLE WAS NEW. BATTERY REPLACED BY DEALER. UNABLE TO KEEP DOORS OPEN WITH INTERIOR LIGHTING ON FOR MORE THAN 5 MINS. BATTERY TENDER ADDED AND BATTERY IS TRICKLE CHARGED WEEKLY TO AVOID DEAD BATTERY. INTERIOR LIGHTING HAS BEEN TURNED OFF TO AVOID DEAD BATTERY. DEAD BATTERIES SEEM TO BE COMMON ON THIS YEAR VEHICLE. I AM UNABLE TO RELY ON THIS VEHICLE TO START WHEN I AM ON LONG TRIPS FROM HOME. I CARRY A SPARE OPTIMA DEEP CYCLE BATTERY & JUMPER CABLES WITH ME WHEN I TAKE FAMILY ON VACATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371311December 12, 2010
VISIBILITY
IN 2006, MY DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR WAS LEAKING A BLACK GEL-LIKE SUBSTANCE. AFTER THIS STARTED TO HAPPEN, I NOTICED A CIRCULAR "OILY RESIDUE-LOOK" IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MIRROR. IT LOOKS LIKE OIL WAS RUBBED IN THE CENTER OF THE MIRROR. NOW ALL IMAGES IN THE MIRROR HAVE A "DOUBLE-VISION, BLURRY" EFFECT... AND THE MIRROR HAS LOST THE "DIMMING EFFECT" FOR THE HEADLIGHTS OF THE CARS BEHIND ME.. A LOT GLARE IS PRESENT AT NIGHTTIME. DEALERS RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT.. AT MY EXPENSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369922December 10, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ON NOVEMBER 23, 2010 WE WERE TRAVELING ON I-95 JUST OUTSIDE OF WASHINGTON DC WHEN WE WERE IN SOME HEAVY TRAFFIC. WE NEEDED TO STOP QUICKLY & THE BRAKE PEDAL ON OUR 2001 CHEVY TAHOE LT WENT TO THE FLOOR. WE WERE ABLE TO STOP BUT WHEN WE WERE ABLE TO GET OFF TO GET GAS & CHECK ON THE BRAKES WE NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE REAR OF THE TAHOE. WAS ABLE TO GET TO A BRAKE SHOP WHEN WE FOUND OUT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE SHOP FIGURED SOMETHING MUST HAVE HIT THE BRAKE LINE WHILE WE WERE DRIVING & SINCE THEY WERE RUSTING IT RUPTURED THE LINE. WE ENDED UP HAVING TO SPEND THE NIGHT IN FREDRICKSBURG, VA & PAYING $1,500 TO JUST GET THE REAR LINES FIXED SO WE COULD CONTINUE OUR TRIP TO MYRTLE BEACH. WE STILL NEED TO GET THE FRONT LINES CHANGED BUT WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO GET THEM FIXED AT THIS TIME. SO THE TAHOE SITS IN OUR DRIVEWAY UNTIL WE CAN AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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