Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints

10,175 consumer complaints on file.

#10138716October 5, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ABS BRAKE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED IN APRIL 2005. THE BRAKES CATCH AT LOW SPEEDS. IT HAS HAPPENED AROUND 40-50 TIMES. NHTSA RECALL 05V379000 AND GM RECALL NUMBER 05068 WAS ISSUED. WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, THEY SAID THAT THE CONSUMER'S STATE OF RESIDENCE AND VIN WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTS AS OF YET. *AK 11/15/2005 *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138719October 5, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
DT: 1997 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. CAN HEAR THE MOTOR HUMMING WHEN I TURN ON THE WIPERS, BUT THEY WILL NOT COME ON. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MAY COME ON FOR A MINUTE THEN THEY QUIT WORKING. THIS JUST BECAME A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE THIS SUMMER. DID NOT CONTACTED HE DEALERSHIP OR MANUFACTURER. HAD NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING. *AK UPDATED 11/4/2005 - THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL ON THE WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD HAD EXPIRED AUGUST 2004. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE PROVIDED PARTIAL REIMBURSEMENT *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138480October 4, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
(1)I'VE RECENTLY EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ON MY 2002 CHEVY TAHOE. I CONSULTED WITH MY MECHANIC AND UNDERSTAND THAT IF I LIVED IN SEVERAL STATES IN THE "SALT BELT" OR CANADA, THIS ISSUE WOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY CONCERN AND COVERED WITH A RECALL. HOWEVER, SINCE I LIVE IN MINNESOTA (WHERE WE HAVE SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND ICE EACH WINTER, AND SALT IS HEAVILY USED ON THE ROADS) THE RECALL DOES NOT APPLY. TO ME, THIS INDICATES THAT MY SAFETY IS NOT AS IMPORTANT AS THOSE IN OTHER STATES WHO HAVE PERCEIVED WORSE WINTER CONDITIONS? (2) I AM GOING TO HAVE TO GET THIS ISSUE REPAIRED, AND WOULD PREFER IT TO BE COVERED. I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE (GM CERTIFIED USED) IN FEBRUARY AND WOULD HAVE HOPED IT WOULD BE IN GREAT CONDITION. IF I DO NOT GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT ACCIDENTS COULD RESULT FROM MALFUNCTIONING BRAKES. (3) I HAVE CONTACTED GM IN AN EFFORT TO GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF, SO WE'LL SEE IF THEY COME THROUGH. HOWEVER, MY RESEARCH DOESN'T GIVE ME GREAT CONFIDENCE. I WANTED TO FILE A COMPLAINT HERE IN HOPES THAT OTHERS FROM MN (OR WI, FOR THAT MATTER) WITH THE SAME ISSUE WOULDN'T HAVE THE SAME FRUSTRATING EXPERIENCE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138520October 4, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE TRYING TO STOP SUDDENLY THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED ON A CLEAN SURFACE EXTENDING THE STOPPING DISTANCE AND SUBSEQUENTLY RUNNING INTO VEHICLE STOPPED. SPEED 30 MILES AN HOUR ACTIVATED ABS AND IMPACT AT 15-25 MPH. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138532October 4, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ORIGINAL OWNER OF 1999 TAHOE. SINCE PURCHASE, I HAVE FELT THAT THE TRUCK WAS NOT STOPPING WELL, EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS. I RETURNED TO DEALER AND THEY CONTINUED TO SAY NOTHING WAS WRONG. SINCE THAT TIME, I HAVE HAD FOUR DIFFERENT DEALERS IN THREE STATES AND TWO PRIVATE MECHANICS LOOK AT IT. ALL HAVE SAID IT "PERFORMS AS INTENDED". THE BRAKES WERE WORKED ON SEVEN TIMES THAT I HAVE RECORDS FOR. AT 17K MILES, 32K MILES, REAR BRAKES WERE CLEANED AND ADJUSTED. AT 36K, FRONT ROTORS WERE RESURFACED, REAR BRAKES CLEANED/ADJUSTED. AT 47K, FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED AND REAR DRUMS WERE TURNED. REPLACED PADS. REARS ADJUSTED AT 59K. AT 72K, REPLACED FRONT BRAKES AND MACHINED ROTORS. CLEANED/ADJUSTED REARS. THIS CONTINUES ON EVERY 20K MILES OR SO AND STILL THE TRUCK DOES NOT STOP UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS. THE REAR BRAKE ADJUSTMENTS ONLY LAST ABOUT TWO WEEKS, THEN BACK TO THE SAME THING. LUCKILY, I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT YET BUT HAVE HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE TO AVOID HITTING CAR IN FRONT OF ME. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138536October 4, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ORIGINAL OWNER OF 1999 TAHOE. SINCE PURCHASE, I HAVE FELT THAT THE TRUCK WAS NOT STOPPING WELL, EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS. I RETURNED TO DEALER AND THEY CONTINUED TO SAY NOTHING WAS WRONG. SINCE THAT TIME, I HAVE HAD FOUR DIFFERENT DEALERS IN THREE STATES AND TWO PRIVATE MECHANICS LOOK AT IT. ALL HAVE SAID IT "PERFORMS AS INTENDED". THE BRAKES WERE WORKED ON SEVEN TIMES THAT I HAVE RECORDS FOR. AT 17K MILES, 32K MILES, REAR BRAKES WERE CLEANED AND ADJUSTED. AT 36K, FRONT ROTORS WERE RESURFACED, REAR BRAKES CLEANED/ADJUSTED. AT 47K, FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED AND REAR DRUMS WERE TURNED. REPLACED PADS. REARS ADJUSTED AT 59K. AT 72K, REPLACED FRONT BRAKES AND MACHINED ROTORS. CLEANED/ADJUSTED REARS. THIS CONTINUES ON EVERY 20K MILES OR SO AND STILL THE TRUCK DOES NOT STOP UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS. THE REAR BRAKE ADJUSTMENTS ONLY LAST ABOUT TWO WEEKS, THEN BACK TO THE SAME THING. LUCKILY, I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT YET BUT HAVE HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE TO AVOID HITTING CAR IN FRONT OF ME. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138523October 4, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKE FAILURE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138551October 4, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
IS THE NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V155000 (CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 2000-2001 FUEL PUMP FAILURE) GOING TO BE EXPANDED TO OTHER GM TRUCKS? MY 1999 TAHOE HAD THE EXACT FAILURE DESCRIBED IN THIS RECALL, AND I EXPECT IT WILL FAIL AGAIN. IF THE RECALL WILL BE RESTRICTED TO THE 2000-2001 SUBURBANS, I WILL PERFORM MY OWN MODIFICATION TO MY TAHOE'S PUMP (I WILL BYPASS THE INTERNAL PUMP CONNECTOR AND SOLDER THE WIRES). HOWEVER, IF THE RECALL WILL BE EXPANDED TO THE 1999 TAHOE IN THE NEAR FUTURE, I WOULD RATHER HAVE THE OFFICIAL GM FIX APPLIED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138397October 3, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
MY 3003 CHEVY TAHOE FUEL PUMP FAILED VEHICLE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER WITH 29000 PLUS MILES AND AFTER TALKING TO MECHANIC. TECH EXPLAINED TO ME THAT FUEL PUMP IS COOLED BY GASOLINE IN TANK AND SAID TO ME THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NEWER CHEVYS I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECT WHAT HAPPENS TO US THAT OWN VEHICLE. OUT OF WARRANTY WE BROKE DOWN ON RT 93 PASSING LANE AND COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED THANK GOD FOR NOT! I TRULY BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. THANK YOU. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138414October 3, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
POWER TRAIN - TRANSMISSION 2002 TAHOE 1) UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, WILL NOT ENGAGE IN REVERSE AND ENGINE REVS AS IF STILL IN PARK OR NEUTRAL. PLACE BACK IN PARK SEVERAL TIMES -- OR WAIT 30-60 SECONDS TO ENGAGE. 2) INTERMEDIATE SLIPPAGE IN LOW GEAR UPON ACCELERATION AT LOW SPEEDS OR FROM STOP. ENGINE BRIEFLY REVS THEN ENGAGES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138237September 30, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE THAT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THIS HAPPENS AT LOW SPEEDS. IT SOMETIMES FEELS AS THOUGH IT MAY NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER FOUND RECALL 05V379000 ABOUT THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT BECAUSE THE CONSUMER DID NOT LIVE IN THE STATE IN WHICH WAS AFFECTED, BUT HE FELT HE WAS HAVING THE SAME SAFETY PROBLEM AS NOTED IN THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED GM AT THIS TIME. NO REPAIRS OR CORRECTIONS AT THIS TIME HAVE BEEN PERFORMED AT THE DEALERSHIP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138239September 30, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET TAHOE. CONTACT COMPLAINED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE ABS BRAKES ACTIVATED. CONTACT DID NOT EVEN HAVE TO BE DRIVING HE COULD JUST PUT IT IN GEAR AND THE BRAKES WILL ACTIVATE. WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 15MPH ABS BRAKES WILL ACTIVATE. NO RECALL CAMPAIGN #. NO CRASHES. NO POLICE REPORTS. NO INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138103September 29, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2005 NOTICED AT LOW SPEEDS THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED. HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THERE WAS RECALL 05068, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED NO MATTER WHAT THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE. COULD HEAR AND FEEL ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATE, AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL. HAD TO INCREASE STOPPING DISTANCE IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THERE WAS NO FOR WARNING WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135044September 29, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONSUMER BELIEVES HIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN RECALL#05V379000 CONCERNING ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH ABS AS STATED IN THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE THE STATE IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS LOCATED WAS NOT CONSIDERED THE SALT BELT. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134573September 29, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT: THE CALLER STATED VEHICLE STALLS. THIS HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING AT SLOWER SPEEDS AND IDLING. THE ENGINE HESITATED JUST BEFORE IT STALLED. DEALER SAID THE PROBLEM WAS IN A COMPUTER CHIP THE FIRST TIME. THE SECOND TIME HE HAD IT IN THEY TOLD HIM HE MAY BE OUT OF GAS THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND HE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THEM. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137829September 27, 2005
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
DT: HINGE ON THE GLASS OF THE REAR WINDOW SEPARATED DURING AN EXTREMELY HOT DAY OF 100 DEGREE PLUS TEMPERATURE. THE GLASS DID NOT BREAK BUT ONLY SEPARATED INTO PIECES. THIS HAPPENED ON A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE REAR LIFT GLASS. IF THE BACK LIFT GLASS DOOR WAS OPENED AND THE HINGE FULLY SEPARATED THE GLASS COULD FALL OFF ON A PERSON OR ULTIMATELY FALL OUT OF THE HINGE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE GLASS NEVER FULLY SEPARATED;, ONLY ONE HINGE SEPARATED. NO PREVIOUS ISSUES WITH THIS PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE GLASS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE CONSUMER D NOTED THAT THE GLASS AND THE HINGE ARE TOGETHER IN ONE MANUFACTURED PIECE. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED GM THROUGH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU, AND IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT GM WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIRS. THE COST FOR THE REPAIR WAS $630. THE CONSUMER PAID OUT OF POCKET FOR THE GLASS AND REPLACED IT HIMSELF. THE CONSUMER NOTED THAT THE REPLACEMENT GLASS AND HINGE WERE NEWLY REDESIGNED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137879September 27, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ABS BRAKE PROBLEM. WHEN COMING TO A SLOW STOP THE BRAKES WILL GRAB. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH IT, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER RECALL 05068. STARTED NOTICING THIS ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2005. THIS PROBLEM BECAME WORSE WHEN IT WAS RAINING. THEREWAS NO FOR WARNING, THE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON, AND THERE WAS NO NOISE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137606September 26, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
POST ON OUR BATTERY - MELTED/FELL OFF -2001 CHEVY TAHOE 4X4. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137661September 26, 2005
STEERING
I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE STEERING COLUMN IN MY 2002 CHEV. TAHOE REPLACED TWICE AND FIXED ANOTHER. THE VEHICLE STARTS MAKING A NOISE WHEN IT IS TURNED. AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME, THE STEERING GETS LOOSE AND IT SOUNDS AND FEELS LIKE WORN BALL JOINTS. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANICS AT THE DEALERSHIP, THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND OCCURS WITH THE OTHER SIMILAR GM VEHICLES (YUKON AND ESCALADE). I HAD MY STEERING COLUMN REPLACED IN JULY AND IT IS ALREADY MAKING THE NOISE AGAIN. THEY CLAIM IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE BUT I DON'T SEE HOW IT COULDN'T BE. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL RUN OUT SOON AND THE NEXT TIME I REPLACE IT WILL BE OUT OF MY OWN POCKET. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS MAY BE AN ISSUE THAT WOULD CAUSE ME TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137546September 25, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
MY 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE STARTED GIVING ME TROUBLE ON 9/23/05. THE MESSAGE CENTER NEVER CAME ON TO SHOW THAT THE BATTERY WAS WEAK. ON 9/24/05, IT WOULDN'T START, I GOT A BOOST, I WENT TO YAZOO MOTOR'S TO CHECK THE BATTERY, I WAS TOLD SINCE THEIR ELECTRICITY WAS OFF (LIGHTS WERE OFF AT THE TIME), THEY COULDN'T CHECK IT. I WAS TOLD TO BRING THE TRUCK BACK MONDAY. I EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT I HAD TO GET IT JUMP-STARTED TO GET HERE. I ASKED IF I GO AND PURCHASE ANOTHER BATTERY FROM ANOTHER PLACE, COULD I BRING IT BACK MONDAY AND HAVE IT ADJUSTED. I WAS ASKED HOW MANY MILES WERE ON MY TRUCK, I TOLD THEM 53,000 I WAS TOLD BY MARK, THAT THE WARRANTY WAS OFF. HE TOLD ME THAT THE BATTERY WAS ONLY COVERED WITH A 3 YEAR OR 36,000 MILES. HE STATED THAT IF I HAD PURCHASED THE BATTERY MYSELF, HE COULD ADJUST, BUT SINCE IT CAME AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO. I LEFT GOING TO AUTO ZONE AND HAD THE BATTERY TESTED, HE (THE SALESMAN), STATED THAT IT SHOWED THE BATTERY WAS GOOD. THE DOT ON TOP OF THE BATTERY WAS GREEN, BUT WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE, MY TRUCK WOULDN'T START. SO I PURCHASED A NEW BATTERY AND MY TRUCK STARTED RIGHT UP. TWO WEEKS AGO MY HUSBAND, WHO OWNS A 2002 CADILLAC, HIS CAR CUT OFF WITHOUT A WARNING. HE CARRIED IT TO YAZOO MOTORS AND HE WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST HIM $115.00 FOR THE BATTERY AND $35.00 TO INSTALL, THIS WAS DUE TO THE BATTERY BEING LOCATED UNDER THE BACK SEAT. HIS BATTERY WAS ALSO A DELCO WITH A 6 YEAR WARRANTY. NO LIGHT NEVER CAME ON HIS MESSAGE CENTER TO ADVISE HIM THAT THE BATTERY WAS GOING OUT. MY QUESTION: HAVE THERE BEEN ANY COMPLAINTS ON THE DELCO BATTERIES PUT IN TO THE 2002 GENERAL MOTORS PRODUCTS? THIS IS VERY UNUSUAL THAT THE BATTERIES IN TWO DIFFERENT VEHICLES, IN THE SAME HOUSEHOLD, MADE THE SAME YEAR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED WITHIN A TWO WEEK PERIOD. BOTH WERE DELCO BATTERY WITH A 6 YEAR WARRANTY. PLEASE ADVISE ME IF YOU HAVE HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS PRODUCT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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