Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints

10,175 consumer complaints on file.

#10141163October 28, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I BROUGHT MY TRUCK TO HAWTHORNE CHEVY FOR AN UNRELATED REPAIR. THEY ASKED ME IF I WANTED THEM TO DO THE ABS RECALL WHILE IT WAS THERE AT NO CHARGE. I AGREED. THE BRAKES WERE WORKING FINE WHEN IT WENT IN, BUT WHEN I GOT IT BACK THE ABS KICKS IN EVERY TIME I BRAKE. THEN THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED NEW HUBS BECAUSE THE PROCEDURE RUINED THEM AND IT WILL COST $700.00! THIS REPAIR IS NOT COVERED, THEY SAY, UNDER THE RECALL. I TOLD THEM THAT I AM UNPREPARED FOR SUCH AN EMERGENCY REPAIR SO THEY SHOWED ME THE FUSE TO PULL SO THE ABS WOULD STOP. NOW IT DOES NOT FUNCTION AND I AM UNPROTECTED BY THIS FEATURE. NICE GOIN' GUYS! ONCE AGAIN YOU ONLY WENT HALF WAY AND FUMBLED THE BALL! I'M SO GLAD THAT A GOV'T. AGENCY IS LOOKING OUT FOR MY SAFETY. NICE FIX. NOW IT DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. I WILL TELL ANYONE WHO HAS A TRUCK LIKE MINE NOT TO HAVE THE RECALL DONE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110936October 26, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
CONSUMER STATES BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR. BRAKE LINES TO REAR RUSTED THROUGH. REPLACED 4 LINES FROM FRONT TO REAR. *BF WHILE BRAKING THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE LINE RUPTURED CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DURING REPAIR OF THE BRAKE LINES THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONSUMER THAT THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM SELF ACTIVATES AND WILL NEED NEW HUBS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. WITHIN DAYS THE CONSUMER OBTAINED A COPY OF THE RECALL AND CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE REPRESENTATIVE THAT THE RECALL WAS ONLY APPLICABLE IN CANADA. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140715October 25, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL CONCERNING THE BRAKES. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR E RECALL REPAIR, AND THE RECALL SERVICE WAS PERFORMED ACCORDINGLY. AFTER COMPLETION OF THE RECALL REPAIRS SHE DISCOVERED THAT WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT SPEEDS OF 3 MPH OR LESS THE ABS WILL ACTIVATE FOLLOWED BY A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE STOPS BUT AT EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. SHE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY COULD NOT OFFER ANY EXPLANATION. THE REGIONAL OFFICE WAS CONTACTED REGARDING THIS SITUATION AND SHE WAS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. NO FURTHER REPAIRS OR CORRECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE. *AK. THE CONTACT STATED THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140738October 25, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SENSORS. THE ABS WAS ACTIVATING AT LOW SPEEDS. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THEY REPLACED THE ABS SENSORS. ALSO, THE ROTORS AND HUBS WERE REPLACED, ALLOWING THEM TO ACCESS THE SENSORS. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN IN OCTOBER 2005. SHE WAS HAVING THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED TODAY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140739October 25, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL ON MY 1997 CHEV TAHOE. ALSO, HAVE EXPERIENCED TEMPORARY POWER LOSS OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. OBSERVABLE AFFECTED COMPONENTS ARE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS, HEAD LAMPS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS, ACCOMPANIED BY BUZZING SOUNDS. HAS OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE. HAS CAUSED NEAR ACCIDENTS DURING RAINY WEATHER AND IN POORLY LIT ROADWAYS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140745October 25, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
UNWANTED ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATION ON A 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE. IN REVIEWING THE DETAILS ON AN EXISTING RECALL (GM RECALL NO. 05068) MY TAHOE IS EXHIBITING THE CHARACTERISTICS DESCRIBED, WHERE UPON DECELERATION AT LOW SPEED BRAKE APPLICATIONS INTERMITTENTLY ACTIVATES THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. UNFORTUNATELY, I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY A LOCAL DEALER AS WELL AS CHEVROLET VIA THEIR RECALL HOTLINE THAT THE RECALL IS NOT APPLICABLE IN MY STATE. I BELIEVE THIS OMISSION OF DE FROM THE RECALL WHEN SEVERAL ADJACENT STATES ARE INCLUDED IS ARBITRARY AND DOES NOT ADEQUATELY RESOLVE THIS POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE FOR ALL OF THOSE IMPACTED, INCLUDING MYSELF. ACCORDING TO THE EXISTING RECALL, THE CONDITION IS MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR IN ENVIRONMENTALLY CORROSIVE AREAS AND HAS RESULTED IN THE RECALL BEING LAUNCHED IN THE "SALT BELT" STATES WHICH FOR SOME REASON DOES NOT INCLUDE DE. I CAN SAY WITH THE UTMOST CERTAINTY THAT DE DOES RECEIVE SNOW, AND THAT THE DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION USES SALT DURING SNOW FIGHTING OPERATIONS EVERY WINTER, POTENTIALLY CONTRIBUTING TO THE PROBLEM EXPERIENCED WITH MY TAHOE. FURTHERMORE, THE PREVIOUS OWNER OF THE VEHICLE RESIDED IN PA, WHICH IS INCLUDED IN THE LIST OF RECALL STATES. TO DATE, NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AS I DON'T FEEL THE REPAIRS SHOULD BE MADE OUT-OF-POCKET.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122078October 25, 2005
TIRES
DT: ON APRIL 23,05 SOUTHBOUND 1-95 IN FLORIDA CALLER WAS TRAVELING 55 MPH IN CENTER LANE AND THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT, CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE TO THE CAR. BRAND NEW TIRES. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140557October 24, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
DT THE CONTACT STATED THAT AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME THEY SAID IT WAS THE SENSOR, AND THEY REPLACED IT. THE SECOND TIME THEY SAID IT WAS THE COMPUTER, AND THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER. THE THIRD TIME THEY REPLACED A SPRING. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE AIR BAG MAY OR MAY NOT DEPLOY IF INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN THE DEALER FOR THE FOURTH TIME. THE AIR BAG LIGHT AFFECTED THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT AS WELL. THEY BOTH COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140623October 24, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ANTI LOCK (ABS) BRAKE SYSTEM. THE ABS WILL ACTIVATE WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE SPEEDS WHEN THE ABS ACTIVATE VARIED FROM 3-10 MPH. THIS HAPPENED UNDER ANY DRIVING CONDITIONS. NO INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON TO INDICATE THERE WAS A BRAKE FAILURE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CALLED AND ASKED HIM TO BRING THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIRS AT CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THERE WAS A RECALL BUT IT DDID NOT INCLUDE THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140669October 24, 2005
PARKING BRAKE
REAR BRAKES MAKE NOISE. AFTER REMOVING REAR BRAKE ROTORS THE PROBLEM WAS FOUND. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PADS SLID DOWN AND DRAG,EXTREMELY WEARING THE BRAKE SURFACE. ALSO THE BACKING PLATES RUST THROUGH IN SOME AREAS. G.M. HAS A NEW BRAKE SHOE CLIP TO HOLD SHOES IN PLACE. THEY DID NOT COVER ANY OF THE REPAIR. THE ROTORS HAVE TO BE REPLACED,THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PADS AND THE PAD CLIPS. THIS COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION. THE DEALER TOLD ME THIS IS A LARGE PROBLEM WITH THE TAHOES AND THE FULL SIZE PICKUPS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140679October 24, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
DT:THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL PUMP SHORT CIRCUITED INSIDE THE FUEL TANK WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH AND IT LOST POWER. HE MANAGED TO PULL THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT ANY POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. HE FOUND THE FUSE THA BLEW OUT AND CHANGED IT. HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC, THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AT CONTACT'S COST. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THERE WAS RECALL, BUT DID NOT INCLUDE THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140336October 20, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
GM RECALL; 05068 STATES "CERTAIN ...VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE UNWANTED ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATION. THIS CONDITION TO MORE LIKELY OCCUR IN ENVIRONMENTALLY CORROSIVE AREAS. THIS RECALL WILL BE LAUNCHED IN THE "SALT BELT" STATES OF..." AND EXCLUDES MN AND WI. THIS IS DUE TO FEWER COMPLAINTS. THIS IS IRRELEVANT SINCE THE SAFETY CONSEQUENCE IS"THIS CAN CAUSE INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE DURING LOW-SPEED BRAKING APPLICATIONS, WHICH COULD RESULT IN CRASH." THE ROOT CAUSE SEEMS TO BE SALT CORROSION AND THAT SHOULD DETERMINE THE LOCATION, NOT "COMPLAINTS, ACCIDENTS OR FATALITIES" AS I WAS INFORMED BY MY CALL TO GM. I HAVE NOT BEEN GIVEN A VALID REASON WHY I AM SAFE FROM THIS ISSUE BECAUSE I LIVE IN MINNESOTA AND USE MORE SALT THAN 50% OF THE OTHER STATES ON THE LIST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141046October 20, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN DRIVING SLOWLY, LIKE AROUND A PARKING LOT, THE BRAKES MAKE NOISE AND WHEN THE PEDAL IS ENGAGED IT FEELS SPONGY AND THE BRAKES GRAB. *TS ***NAR RECEIVED 10-20-05*** THE CONSUME HEARD THAT GM HAS RECALL BRAKES IN OTHER STATES BUT NOT IN WISCONSIN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140272October 19, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY IF AT ALL, I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS IN THE 1997 CHEVROLET TAHOES AND OTHER VEHICLES, I UNDERSTAND THAT IT ONLY COVERED CERTAIN MANUFACTURING PLANTS, I AM FLABBERGASTED THAT IF THIS IS A PROBLEM IN ALL THE VEHICLES WHY THEY WILL NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM FOR CONSUMERS. IT IS A VERY BIG SAFETY CONCERN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140126October 18, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I PURCHASED A USED 2002 CHEVY TAHOE FROM GRAND AUTO, NORTHGLENN CO, AT THE END OF MAY 2005. I DROVE THE CAR FOR 4 MONTHS, PUTTING ON ~11,000 MILES. ON OCT 16, 2005 I WAS HEADED TO DINNER WITH TWO OTHER PEOPLE IN THE CAR. I TURNED RIGHT ON TO 95TH ST HEADING SOUTH. THERE WERE CARS COMING BEHIND ME, BUT THERE WAS PLENTY OF ROOM FOR A PROPER ACCELERATION TO CRUISING SPEED WITHOUT IN-CONVINCING THE OTHER DRIVERS. AS I ACCELERATED THROUGH FIRST GEAR, ALL WAS FINE, THEN THE CAR TRIED TO SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR. AS IT TRIED, THERE WAS A POPPING SOUND, THE MOTOR RPMS INCREASED TO RED-LINE, AND THERE WAS A SQUEALING SOUND. I LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR, AND TRIED TO GET OVER OUT OF TRAFFIC TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED. LUCKILY THERE WAS ENOUGH SHOULDER AND ENOUGH TIME TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC AND TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. AS IT TURNED OUT, THE TRANSMISSION HAD LOST 2ND GEAR, 4TH GEAR, AND REVERSE, LEAVING THE VEHICLE CLOSE TO USELESS, AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE. WHILE I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY EXIT TRAFFIC, NO ALL MAY BE SO LUCKY. IF YOU PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC, OR TRY TO CROSS TRAFFIC AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILS, LOSING 3 OF 5 GEARS, YOU COULD EASILY HAVE DISASTROUS CONSEQUENCES. AFTER GETTING HOME AND RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM I FOUND THAT THIS IS COVERED IN A GM TSB, 00-07-30-022 NOV 00 A/T. I ALSO FOUND MANY STORIES OF THIS FAILURE MODE, INDICATING THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENCE, NOR IS THIS A ONE IN A MILLION FAILURE MODE. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE RE-CLASSIFIED FROM A TSB TO A RECALL, BECAUSE OF THE PROBABLE SAFETY ISSUES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140131October 18, 2005
SEAT BELTS:INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT
DT: 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT WAS GIVEN AN APPOINTMENT BY MY DEALERSHIP TO GET RECALL REPAIRS DONE, AND WHEN HE WENT TO HIS APPOINTMENT THE PART FOR VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAITED FOR THREE HOURS TO GET MY VEHICLE FIXED. THE SAFETY RECALL WAS ON THE SECOND ROLL SEAT BELTS THAT HELD HIS DAUGHTER SAFE IN SEAT. WAS USING THE SEAT BELT AS REQUIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140174October 18, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONTINUAL ACTIVATION OF ABS WHEN COMING TO A STOP; ALSO ACTIVATES WHILE DRIVE MY 1999 CHEVY TAHOE; THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR MONTHS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141050October 18, 2005
PARKING BRAKE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
CONSUMER 2001 TAHOE BRAKE DID NOT CATCH, TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ROTORS WERE DAMAGED AND BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TS ***NAR RECEIVED 10-18-05*** THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD A CLIP THAT WAS USED TO HOLD THE PADS WAS NOT VERY STURDY WHICH CAUSED THE PADS TO SHAKE AND WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULD NOT GRAB EVEN THOUGH THE CONSUMER HAD NEVER USED IT BEFORE. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE REASON WHY THE ROTORS WERE DAMAGED WAS BECAUSE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NEVER USED AND IT WAS CONSIDERED A WEAR AND TEAR ITEM. CUSTOMER SERVICE INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE MUST BE USED PERIODICALLY SO THAT IT WOULD CENTER THE PADS AND KEEP THEM LASTING LONGER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135967October 18, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
DT: 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE . THE CAR WOULD BACK FIRE THROUGH THE FUEL INJECTION. THE FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE CAR WAS BOUGHT LESS THAN 2 YEARS AGO. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140051October 17, 2005
STEERING:COLUMN
THUMPING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. STARTED AT APPROXIMATELY. 24000 MILES. DEALER REPLACED STEERING SHAFT (PN 88963611). AT 32000 MILES THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. GM DOES NOT HAVE A PERMANENT REPAIR FOR THIS PROBLEM. CHEVROLET WILL NOT COVER THIS PROBLEM AFTER THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY EXPIRES. CONSIDER THIS BEFORE PURCHASING THIS MODEL TRUCK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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