Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints

10,175 consumer complaints on file.

#10366228November 15, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASED THE TRUCK THE BATTERY I WENT TO START THE TRUCK AND THE BATTER WAS DEAD. I GOT A JUMP FOR BUT A FEW DAYS LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED IT HOWEVER LESS THAN TWO MONTHS LATER, I HAD TROUBLE STARTING IT AGAIN; THIS TIME THE CAR WOULD TAKE A FEW SECONDS TO TURN OVER WHEN I TURNED THE IGNITION AND SOMETIMES I WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE KEY BACK AND THEN TRY AGAIN BEFORE IT STARTED. I TOOK MY TRUCK BACK IN TO THE DEALER AND THIS TIME THEY REPLACED THE STARTER. OVER THE LAST YEAR, THE IGNITION STILL DOES THE SAME THING AND IF I SIT AND LISTEN TO THE RADIO WITH THE CAR OFF, THE BATTERY WILL DIE REQUIRING A JUMP START. THE BATTERY WENT DEAD AGAIN ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO AND WHILE WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GIVE ME A JUMP I TRIED THE IGNITION AGAIN AND THIS TIME THE CAR STARTED. TWO DAYS AGO, I STARTED MY TRUCK AND ALL OF THE INSTRUMENTS WERE DEAD. I CHECKED THE FUSES AND THEY WERE FINE SO I STARTED RESEARCHING ONLINE TO DISCOVER MANY MORE COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME NATURE DETAILING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE BATTERY, STARTER AND INSTRUMENT PANEL. TWO DAYS AFTER THE INSTRUMENTS WENT OUT, AGAIN THE TRUCK WOULDN'T START WHEN SITTING WITH MY TRUCK OFF AND MY CELL PHONE PLUGGED INTO THE CHARGER. I WAITED 20 MINUTES AND TURNED THE IGNITION AND AFTER IT CLICKED A FEW TIMES, THE CAR STARTED AND THE INSTRUMENTS CAME BACK ON. I'M TIRED OF THE DEALER TELLING ME THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE WHEN IT'S CLEARLY AN ELECTRICAL DEFECT AND OTHERS ARE AND HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH 2007 TAHOE'S. THIS NEEDS TO BE REMEDIED ASAP!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365765November 15, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE REAR LIFT GATE USING THE KEY FOB BUT THE LIFT GATE WOULD NOT OPEN. SHE THEN ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE REAR LIFT GATE BY DEPRESSING THE MANUAL BUTTON WHICH CONTROLS IT FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF DIAGNOSING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365882November 15, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION IN MY 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE WHERE I REAR ENDED A CAR. MY VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 54 MPH AND THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS SLOWING TO TURN WITHOUT BLINKERS OR BRAKE LIGHTS. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10365450November 12, 2010
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT RIGHT AND LEFT FRAME RAILS FOR THE AIR BAG SENSOR WERE SEPARATING AND ROTTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE PARTS FOR REPAIR WERE NO LONGER MANUFACTURED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365458November 12, 2010
SEATS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE DRIVERS SEAT HEATER SHOCKING DRIVER AND BURNING HOLES THROUGH THE SEAT AND LEATHER. THIS OCCURS WHETHER THE HEATER IS TURNED OFF OR ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365487November 12, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEYLESS ENTRY MALFUNCTIONED. AFTER LOCKING THE DOORS ELECTRONICALLY, WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR OPENED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPLACED THE DOOR ACTUATOR ON THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR. NOW THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR ACTUATORS WERE ALSO MALFUNCTIONING; THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365277November 10, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:SHIFT PATTERN INDICATOR, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE SHIFT LEVER POSITION INDICATOR LOCATED IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER DOES NOT ILLUMINATE AT VARIOUS TIMES. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON AND OFF FOR A WHILE AND I DECIDED TO RESEARCH THE ISSUE. I FOUND A SIMILAR RECALL FOR THIS MODEL YEAR VEHICLE ON YOUR WEBSITE, BUT GM REFUSES TO COVER THE DEFECT ON MY VIN. I RECENTLY ALMOST HIT SOMEONE BEING IN THE WRONG GEAR. THIS MATCHES A PREVIOUS RECALL ID OF 05V055000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363943November 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
98 TAHOE, HAS ABS BRAKING ISSUE. WHEN DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS, THE ABS WILL ENGAGE DURING STOPPING AND SEVERELY EXTEND THE STOPPING DISTANCE REQUIRED TO COMPLETELY STOP. PEDAL IS VERY SPONGY AND DOES NOT RESPOND LIKE IT SHOULD. MULTIPLE SHOPS HAVE STATED THE ABS IS A REPEATING ISSUE WITH THE TAHOES. HAVE HAD MANY CLOSE ACCIDENTS AND DO NOT FEEL SAFE ALLOWING OTHERS TO DRIVE VEHICLE AS THEY ARE NOT USED TO THE STOPPING DISTANCE REQUIRED. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363451November 1, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE NOT FUNCTIONAL. AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT, THE FUEL GAUGE AND TACHOMETER WERE NOT WORKING AT ALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO TOOK A COMPLAINT BUT OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363491November 1, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
ON MY 2008 CHEVY TAHOE, THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES, TWICE UNDER WARRANTY AND ONCE OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON DIFFERENT DOORS, AND CURRENTLY THE DRIVER'S DOOR IS NOT WORKING. SO THIS WILL BE THE 4TH TIME TO HAVE ONE REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 50K MILES. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN, AND SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. WE HAVE AN INFANT THAT RIDES IN THE BACK SEAT, AND IF THE PASSENGER DOORS WERE TO QUIT WORKING THERE WOULD BE A RISK OF GETTING HIM OUT IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363435October 31, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
MY VEHICLES ABS LIGHT JUST CAME ON FOR NO REASON AND IT TAKES LONGER TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKES. ALSO, AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF, IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING UNDER THE HOOD IS STILL RUNNING AND THE BATTERY IS DRAINED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362935October 29, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
PEELING METAL PLATING ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLE IS CUTTING MY HAND WHEN I OPEN THE DOOR; I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY SAY THAT THE VIN NUMBER OF MY TAHOE IS NOT COVERED BY THE PREVIOUS RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362933October 29, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES WERE SHARPE AND WERE BEGINNING TO CUT HER HAND WHEN SHE GRABBED THEM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATLEY 42,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362948October 29, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE EXPERIENCING UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEED. A RECALL FOR THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS HAS BEEN ISSUED. I CALLED CHEVROLET AT THE NUMBER STATED IN THE RECALL AND WAS TOLD IT DOES NOT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE THUS CHEVROLET WILL NOT REPAIR THE DEFECT ON MY VEHICLE. I FIND IT AN UNIMAGINABLE COINCIDENCE THAT I HAVE THE VERY SAME YEAR/MODEL VEHICLE EXHIBITING THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS AS STATED IN THE RECALL YET CHEVROLET STATES THAT IT DOES NOT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE AND WILL NOT PERFORM THE REPAIRS UNDER THE RECALL. THE GM RECALL # IS 05068, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # IS 05V379000 AND THE NHTSA ACTION # IS PE0502. MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE REPAIRED UNDER THIS RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362585October 27, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE. WHEN THE CONTACT WOULD ATTEMPT TO STOP, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE AUTOMATICALLY. SHE ALSO NOTICED A BUZZING NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON AND OFF, WHICH SHE STATED WOULD DRAIN THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE CONTROL MODULE AT HER EXPENSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT OVER THE COUORSE OF TWO YEARS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,528.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362611October 27, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ENGINE CYLINDER HEADS FOR THE 5.3L GM MOTORS BUILT BY CASTECH LEAK COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE CAUSING ENGINE OVERHEAT AND INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURES. GM HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL BULLETIN #060601019B TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE AND DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. GM WILL NOT OFFER CUSTOMERS ANY FINANCIAL HELP IN THE REPLACEMENT OF THE DEFECTIVE PARTS. THIS ISSUE EFFECTS THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE AND THE SAFETY OF THE PERSONS IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE FOULED ENGINE OIL CAUSES THE LIFTERS TO FAIL, THE OIL PRESSURE TO DROP AND THE ENGINE TO LOCK UP DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION BY THE FOULED OIL AND THE DRIVER HAS NO WAY OF KNOWING THIS IS HAPPENING AS THERE IS NO EXTERNAL INDICATORS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362548October 26, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
2008 CHEVY TAHOE LTZ (50000 MILES). MY DRIVERS SIDE DOOR DOES NOT UNLOCK/LOCK WITH MY KEYLESS REMOTE. ALL OF THE OTHER DOORS WORK. I HAVE 7 CO-WORKERS WITH 2008 TAHOE'S AND THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM ON VARIOUS LEVELS. I LOCKED MY DOORS WITH MY REMOTE AND WALKED INTO TO A DINER TO EAT AND LOOKED OUT OF THE WINDOW AND SAW SOMEONE JUST OPEN MY DOOR AND RUN OFF WITH MY SHOPPING BAG. THE DRIVERS DOOR WAS THE ONLY UNLOCKED DOOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362211October 25, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
THE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS ON ALL 4 DOORS DO NOT FUNCTION ON A 2008 CHEVY TAHOE. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS EXACTLY LIKE MINE CONCERNING THE DOOR LOCKS, YET NO RECALL HAS BEEN INITIATED. IS IT GOING TO TAKE NOT BEING ABLE TO UNLOCK THE REAR DOORS TO SAVE A DROWNING KID BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE? I HAVE TALKED TO A CHEVY TECHNICIAN AND THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF THE FAULTINESS OF THE ACTUATORS IN THE DOORS, BUT STILL QUOTE ME $1200 TO FIX ALL FOUR LOCKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361906October 23, 2010
STRUCTURE, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
CHROME IS SEPARATING FROM THE LEFT FRONT INSIDE DOOR HANDLE. AS A RESULT, THE CHROME IS JAGGED AND I HAVE CUT MY HAND NUMEROUS TIME. I HEARD THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE LT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362082October 23, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY TAHOE AND BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE BEGAN TO PEEL AND ARE VERY SHARP. MY WIFE AND MYSELF ARE VERY CAREFUL WHEN WE OPEN OR CLOSE THE DOORS SO AS TO NOT CUT OURSELVES, BUT MY 2 YEAR OLD SON WAS IN THE FRONT SEAT WHILE I WAS CLEANING THE INSIDE OF THE CAR AND CUT HIS HAND ON THE DOOR HANDLES. IT WASN'T BAD ENOUGH TO NEED STITCHES BUT BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECT THAT GM SHOULD REPLACE FOR FREE, TO PREVENT WORSE CUTS FROM HAPPENING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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