Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints

10,175 consumer complaints on file.

#10168238September 14, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE MADE A RUBBING NOISE WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DETERMINED ALL FOUR ROTORS WERE SO WORN THEY COULD NOT BE TURNED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD 40,000 MILES ON IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168161September 13, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, PARKING BRAKE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE PARKING BRAKE WAS ENGAGED AND THE KEYS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION, THE CONTACT OPENED THE FRONT LEFT DOOR TO RETRIEVE AN OBJECT, WHEN IT BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED OVER THE EMBANKMENT WITH THE CONTACT AND CRASHED INTO A TREE BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THE CONTACT WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO HITTING THE TREE. INJURIES WERE INCURRED TO THE RIGHT ELBOW. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. AN INDEPENDENT INSPECTOR WAS SENT BY THE MANUFACTURER TO INVESTIGATE. THE RESULTS OF THE MANUFACTURER INSPECTOR WERE NOT SHARED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10167933September 12, 2006
PARKING BRAKE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE PARKING BRAKE RUBBED DOWN THE BRAKE PADS AND SHOES CAUSING THE PADS AND SHOES TO BE REPLACED PREMATURELY EVERY TWO YEARS. THE PARKING BRAKE WAS RARELY USED AND DOES NOT HOLD. THE DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THERE WAS A SPECIAL SPRING THAT NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED TO KEEP THE BRAKE FROM RUBBING AGAINST THE PADS AND SHOES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167800September 11, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI-LOCK BRAKING EBCM FAILURE, THIS MODULE WAS REPLACED IN MAY OF 06 AND HAS NOW FAILED AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER 06. ONE DAY THE ANTI-LOCK WARNING LIGHT COMES ON ALONG WITH THE TRACTION LOCK LIGHT. THE COST TO REPLACE IS IN EXCESS OF $1000. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167715September 8, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
OUR FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED 2 WEEKS AFTER WE PURCHASED OUR 2007 TAHOE LTZ ON MARCH 17,2006 THE HEATED SEATS DIDN'T WORK UNLESS WE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE THIS HAPPENED TWICE AND NEVER AGAIN SO WE THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE. SECOND MALFUNCTION/INCIDENT WAS. I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON BY THEMSELVES AND I COULD NOT SHUT THEM OFF UNTIL I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE THIRD INCIDENT WAS THE SAME AS THE SECOND...THIS TIME I WAS DRIVING ON THE FWY AND THE WIPERS AND WIPER FLUID CAME ON AGAIN, I COULD NOT SHUT THEM OFF UNTIL I EXITED THE FWY AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AUG 23, 2006 AND EXPLAINED ALL THE MALFUNCTIONS THAT HAD OCCURRED THUS FAR THEY COULD NOT FIND NOR DUPLICATE THE HEATED SEAT PROBLEM BUT THEY DID FIND THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, SO THEY ORDERED IT. FORWARD TO TODAY SEPT 8, 2006 I WAS AGAIN DRIVING ON THE FWY WHEN MY XM RADIO WENT OUT COMPLETELY I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A PROBLEM WITH THE SATELLITE SO AS SOON AS I EXITED THE FWY I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE BUT THIS TIME ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, RADIO AND ONSTAR SERVICES WERE COMPLETELY DEAD! NO SERVICE AT ALL! I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY WANT ME TO TAKE IT IN SO THAT THEY CAN CHECK IT OUT YET AGAIN, AND INSTALL THE WIPER MODULE WE WERE WAITING ON. THIS IS JUST RIDICULOUS, BEING THAT WE DID NOT PAY CHUMP CHANGE FOR THIS TAHOE FOR THAT KIND OF MONEY IT SHOULD BE A VERY RELIABLE VEHICLE! I AM NOT GOING TO BE HAVING TO TAKE A $50,000 VEHICLE TO THE SHOP EVERY OTHER MONTH FOR MALFUNCTIONS...WHAT A COMPLETE INCONVENIENCE THIS IS!! AND FROM WHAT I SEE THIS IS DEFINITELY NOT THE FIRST INCIDENT OF THIS KIND. I SEE PEOPLE ARE HAVING SIMILAR COMPUTER MALFUNCTIONS AS WELL! *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169048September 8, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION MECHANIC DETERMINED REAR BRAKE SHIELD WAS RUSTED ALL THE WAY OUT. *KB THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED A RECALL ON INTERNET, HOWEVER HE WAS TOLD HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167478September 6, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH, SMOKE FLOWED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE HOOD WAS RAISED. THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE FUSE BOX THAT WAS EXTINGUISHED WITH WATER. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE ENTIRE WIRING FOR THE VEHICLE WAS REPLACED. ONCE THE CONTACT TOOK POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE, THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE AUDIBLE WARNINGS BUZZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO DETERMINED THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE WIRING SYSTEM, BUT THERE WAS NO REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167336September 5, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM
1999 CHEVY TAHOE. 4X4 REAR BRAKE LOCK UP UNCONTROLLABLY DURING FIRST 10 OR SO STOPS, SMASHING OCCUPANTS FORWARD...BRAKES HAVE BEEN INSPECTED, BLED ECT ECT...BUT PROBLEM REMAINS...MONTHS AND HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS LATER IT STILL DOES IT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167065August 30, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WITHOUT WARNING BOTH PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE DOOR MODULE AND THE WINDOWS WORKED UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE RESIDENCE. AT THE RESIDENCE THE FUSE BOX BEGAN TO SPARK AND THE WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE FRONT WINDOW REGULATOR WAS REPLACED. AGAIN, WHEN THE VEHICLE ARRIVED AT THE RESIDENCE THE FUSE BOX BEGAN TO SPARK AND THE WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND A FUSE WAS REPLACED, BUT THE WINDOWS REMAINED INOPERABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166373August 23, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAD A MAINTENANCE SERVICE PERFORMED ON MY 2002 CHEVY TAHOE AT THE CARL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IN SAN JOSE, CA. A MINOR TRANSMISSION SERVICE WAS INCLUDED WITH THIS SERVICE. THEY REPLACED THE FILTER, PERFORMED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE TRANSMISSION AND REPLACED 4.5 QUARTS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID THAT WAS REMOVED FOR FILTER REPLACEMENT. I PICKED-UP MY SUV AND DROVE IT HOME. THERE WAS A SLIGHT DELAY IN SHIFTING, BUT THIS WAS ONLY NOTICEABLE INTERMITTENTLY. THE NEXT DAY, I WAS LEAVING ON A FAMILY CAMPING TRIP AND MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT APPROXIMATELY 1/4 OF A MILE FROM HOME. WE WERE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AND I HEARD A LOUD "CLUNK" WHICH WAS FOLLOWED BY A SPINNING OR HIGH RPM WINDING SOUND. SINCE WE WERE ABOUT TO START DOWN A STEEP HILL, I TRIED TO TURN AROUND. AS I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING A Y-TURN, I PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE. I HAD LOST MY REVERSE GEAR, SO I WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETE THE TURN. THIS LEFT MY CAR STRANDED IN THE LANE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. FEARING FOR MY FAMILIES SAFETY,I PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND PUSHED THE CAR FORWARD INTO A DRIVEWAY TO PREVENT BLOCKING THE LANE. I HAD MY TAHOE TOWED BACK TO THE CARL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. THE TRANSMISSION TECH STATED THAT THE SUN SHELL GEAR HAD WORN OUT AND CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. HE ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO CONNECTION BETWEEN THE PREVIOUS DAY'S SERVICE AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 4L60E TRANSMISSIONS THAT ARE STANDARD EQUIPMENT IN THE TAHOES. THE TRANSMISSION TECH ALSO STATED THAT THE CHEVROLET DISTRIBUTED A TECHNICAL BULLETIN WITHIN THE COMPANY ADVISING THE MECHANICS THAT THE SUN SHELL GEAR WAS FAULTY DUE TO A LACK OF PROPER HEAT TREATING. CHEVY HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM SINCE THE YEAR 2000. I ASKED CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND THEY OFFERED TO PAY 10% OF THE BILL. MY FAMILY WAS PUT AT RISK DUE TO THIS KNOWN PART DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165999August 19, 2006
STEERING:LINKAGES
I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY TAHOE. THE STEERING LINKAGE IS MAKING A NOISE WHEN YOU TURN. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW ON ALL GM VEHICLES FOR A 5 YEAR PERIOD. THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE PART AT NO COST BECAUSE IT WAS NOT A RECALL. I HAVE A FEAR THE LINKAGE MAY FAIL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165911August 18, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STABILITY TRACK CONTROL AND ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING EACH INCIDENT. THE RADIO WENT OFF SUDDENLY AND THE BACK UP CAMERA BLACKED OUT SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEMS. EACH OCCASION AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WERE NO LONGER ILLUMINATED AND ALL ELECTRICAL UNITS OPERATED NORMALLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165917August 18, 2006
PARKING BRAKE
OUR TAHOE FAILED THE STATE INSPECTION DUE TO THE PARKING BRAKE NOT HOLDING. BOTH PARKING BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED AND THEN 2 YEARS LATER WE FAILED THE STATE INSPECTION AGAIN DUE TO THE SAME PARKING BRAKE ISSUE. THIS TIME ONE OF THE ROTORS WAS DESTROYED WITH ABOUT A 1/4" GROOVE IN IT WHICH MADE THE REPAIR EVEN MORE COSTLY. OUR REGION IS TOTALLY FLAT, SO WE DON'T EVEN USE THE PARKING BRAKE! THERE IS NO REASON WHY THERE SHOULD BE ANY WEAR ON THE PARKING BRAKE WHAT-SO-EVER. ESPECIALLY TWICE IN THE 5 YRS WE'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE. AFTER ASKING AROUND AND RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, IT APPEARS THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS RECURRING ISSUE WITH THIS BRAKE DESIGN AND UP TO THIS POINT IT HAS ALL BEEN AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. OLD BRAKE DISCS ARE NOT AVAILABLE BUT DESTROYED ROTOR IS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165969August 18, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS ACTIVATING CONSTANTLY AT LOW SPEED - PRECISE SYMPTOMS OF NHTSA RECALL 05V379000 - CHEVY INDICATES 1999 TAHOES NOT COVERED, ONLY 2000-2002. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165637August 16, 2006
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165417August 14, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, CHILD SEAT:BASE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE WHOLE FRONT OF THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT BASE SHOOK WHILE THE SAFETY SEAT WAS FASTENED SECURELY IN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THERE WAS OTHER COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THIS MODEL OF CHILD SAFETY SEAT AND THE COMPANY WAS WORKING ON A NEW DESIGN FOR THE BASE. THE MAKE OF THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT WAS COSCO; MODEL NUMBER: 22-630 HPN. THE MANUFACTURER DATE WAS 10-04-05. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165239August 11, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE ON-BOARD COMPUTER WAS REPLACED.*AK UPDATED 9/11/2006 - WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING FUNCTION WAS LOST. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164999August 9, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, PARKING BRAKE
PROBLEM WITH BRAKING SYSTEM OF MY 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE LS 1500. WITHIN A YEAR OF PURCHASING THE TAHOE THE BRAKING SYSTEM BEGAN TO ACT STRANGELY. FOR EXAMPLE, WHILE DRIVING MY DAUGHTER TO PRESCHOOL IN SAN FRANCISCO, CA. THERE IS HILL I DRIVE DOWN WITH A STOP SIGN AT THE BOTTOM. THERE IS A BUMP IN THE ROAD APPROX. 30 FEET FROM THE STOP SIGN - ALMOST EVERY TIME I HIT THIS BUMP, WITH THE BRAKE ALREADY ENGAGED - THE BRAKE SYSTEM "DISENGAGES" WHEN I HIT THE BUMP AND I HAVE TO FRANTICALLY PUSH THE BRAKE AGAIN TO TRY TO STOP THE VEHICLE. A FEW TIMES I HAVE ENDED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET BEFORE THE BRAKE ENGAGES. IT IS ONLY PURE LUCK THAT NO ONE HAS BEEN HIT OR KILLED. I KNOW NOW TO AVOID THIS STREET , BUT IT HAPPENS APPROX. 5 TO 10 TIMES A MONTH AT DIFFERENT TIMES, WEATHER CONDITIONS, ROAD SURFACES, ETC. I AM UTTERLY PARANOID ABOUT THIS AND DRIVE VERY CAUTIOUSLY - IT IS ONLY FOR THAT REASON THAT I HAVEN'T BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. IN MAY OF 2005 I FINALLY INSISTED ON REPLACING THE BRAKES AT MY OWN EXPENSE, YET THIS HASN'T SOLVED THE PROBLEM. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PROBLEM IS HORRIBLE. THIS STARTED AS SOON AS THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED IN MAY 2005- IT STARTED STICKING ONCE IN A WHILE AND WORKED ITS WAY UP TO A FEW TIMES A DAY. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS REPLACED IN APRIL OF 2006 YET THIS SOLVED NOTHING, THE PROBLEM IS JUST AS BAD IF NOT WORSE NOW. THE CHEVROLET DEALER I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH, PUTNAM CHEVROLET IN BURLINGAME, CA., ACTS AS IF I AM DRIVING THE VEHICLE LIKE A MANIAC AND IT IS ALL MY FAULT. FOR THE FIRST TIME TONIGHT, IN A TERRIBLE CASE OF FRUSTRATION, I TURNED TO THE INTERNET TO INVESTIGATE AND WAS STUNNED BY WHAT I DISCOVERED-A PROBLEM WITH ABS BRAKES FOR THIS VEHICLE THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED IN ONLY 20 STATES, AND A KNOWN DEFECT WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE THAT HAS RESULTED IN BULLETINS TO THE DEALER BUT NO RECALL. FIVE OTHER PEOPLE I KNOW HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEMS WITH EITHER A TAHOE OR YUKON - HUGE PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165038August 9, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHILE THE VEHICLE TRAVELED 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE ABS HYDRAULIC BRAKE PUMP FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164208August 2, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
NEAR MISS WITH DEER DUE TO HEADLIGHT LENS OBSCURITY: - WHILE DRIVING DOWN FM 2252, I ALMOST STRUCK A DOG THAT WAS WALKING TOWARD THE ROAD - THE PLASTIC HEADLIGHT COVER HAS BECOME FOGGED AND NEARLY OPAQUE, LEADING TO OBSCURED VISIBILITY AND GREATLY DECREASED THE DISTANCE THE LIGHT CARRIES - NEW HEADLIGHT LENSES (~$240 A PIECE) WERE OBTAINED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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