Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints

10,175 consumer complaints on file.

#10130184July 15, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
CHEVROLET TAHOE 2001 NOTICE OF GM FAILURE TO ADDRESS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** *MR THE CARGO DOORS WOULD OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE LATCH ON THE CARGO DOORS HAD RUSTED AND FAILED TO LATCH CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128481July 12, 2005
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
DT: ON JULY 11, 2005 THE CONSUMER'S REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. A PART OF THE SIDEWALL AND A PART OF THE TIRE TREAD COME OFF, ABOUT 2 INCHES LONG ON THE SIDE AND ABOUT 1 INCH IN THE TREAD. THE TREAD PEELED BACK FROM THE TIRE WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 15-25 MPH. THE TIRE ONLY HAD ONLY 2,286 MILES ON IT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128115July 8, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
IN AN UNLOADED (NORMAL) CONDITION. THE BRAKES ARE VERY INEFFECTIVE. ALMOST TO THE POINT OF NOT BEING USEFUL. I'VE HAD THEM LOOKED AT BY BOTH A DEALER AND MIDAS AND THEY BOTH SAID EVERYTHING SEEMS FINE. THE LACK OF SUFFICIENT BRAKING POWER HAS MADE ME COME VERY CLOSE TO CAUSING AN ACIDENT ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MORE THAN ONE PEOPLE THAT THIS IS THE NORM FOR THIS SERIES OF CHEVY. I CONSIDER THIS A VERY HAZARDOUS ITEM AND I WOULD BE SELLING THE VEHICLE IF MY FINANCES ALLOWED AT THIS TIME. THE TRUCK IS A 99 MODEL AND I BOUGHT IT USED IN 04.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127714July 7, 2005
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
SEAT BELT MALFUNCTION!! SINCE THE PURCHASE OF MY 2001 TAHOE...(NEW) THE BACK RIGHT PASSENGER SEATBELT CONTINUES TO LOCK UP. IT HAS BEEN REPLACED AND "REPAIRED" SEVERAL TIMES TO NO AVAIL. I BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFECT SOMEWHERE! I ALSO HAVE 2 FRIENDS WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM! SAME SEAT BELT. I HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN AND THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS. IS GM WAITING FOR AN ACCIDENT TO HAPPEN?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127404July 4, 2005
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
I HAD PUT MY 6 YEAR OLD SON IN THE REAR SEAT BEHIND THE DRIVER, AND WHEN I WENT TO FASTEN HIS SEAT BELT AROUND HIS BOOSTER SEAT THE ASSEMBLY THAT HOLDS THE SEAT BELT IN CAME COMPLETELY OFF, IT IS A 4-5 INCH BOLT THAT SCREWS INTO A MOUNT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT. IT DOES NOT GO BACK IN, AND THE SEAT IS NOW USELESS AS THERE IS NO OPERABLE SEATBELT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127130June 30, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS ACTIVATES AT SPEEDS UNDER 10 MPH. INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCES HAS CAUSED MANY NEAR MISS COLLISIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126940June 28, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS EBCM SHORTED CAUSING ABS FAILURE, ABS DUMMY LIGHT TO COME ON, AND ABS PUMP TO RUN INCESSANTLY. HAD TO PULL FUSE ON ABS TO PREVENT ABS PUMP WEAR/FAILURE, WHICH CAUSED BRAKE DUMMY LIGHT TO COME ON - COULD NOT TELL AT THE TIME IF THIS WAS DUE TO REMOVED FUSE OR ACTUAL BRAKE PROBLEM. DEALER COST TO REPLACE IS $1100 ALTHOUGH THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS UNIT (ON MANY VEHICLES) - AM HAVING PART REPAIRED BY 3RD PARTY INSTEAD FOR $150 - HOPEFULLY WILL NOT CAUSE OTHER BRAKE PROBLEMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126955June 28, 2005
TIRES:SIDEWALL
WHILE DRIVE A 2004 TAHOE WITH APPROX. 14, 000 MILES ON TIRES, PROCEEDING ON A SMOOTH, FLAT SECONDARY ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH, LOW TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR ALARM REGISTERED ON THE DASH PANEL. WITHIN 30 SECONDS OF THE ALARM THE TIRE WENT FLAT FROM A SIDEWAL FAILURE OF APPROX. 4 INCHES LONG. I DROVE APPROX. 1/4 MILE ON THE RIM/SIDEWALL TO GAIN A SAFE PLACE TO CHANGE THE FLAT. AFTER WAITING FOR OVER AN HOUR FOR GM ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE, I CHANGED THE TIRE MYSELF WITH THE AID OF A LOCAL RESIDENT. AFTER CONTACTING GM DEALER, NORTHSTAR CHEVROLET CLIFTON PARK, NY, DISTRICT SERVICE DIRECTOR SAID THAT THE FALIURE WAS FROM ROAD HAZARD AND WOULD NOT PAY FOR REPLACEMENT [$181.39]. THE SERVICE DIRECTOR SAID THE FAILURE WAS FROM THE OUTSIDE IN, GOOD MAN COULD TELL THIS WITH A TIRE WHICH WAS DRIVEN ON THE SIDEWALL FOR APPROX. 1/4 MILE. I STILL HAVE DIGITAL PICTURES OF DAMAGE TIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126972June 28, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
TRIED SEARCHING ON THIS WEBSITE ABOUT THE RECALL NUMBER BUT HAVE NO CLUE TO WHAT A ODI NUMBER MAY BE FOR MY TRUCK. I HAVE A 97 TAHOE LS 2WD AND BASICALLY MY WIPERS STOPPED WORKING EVER SINCE IT HIT 88,000 MILES. SOMETIMES THEY WORK, BUT NOW THEY DON'T AT ALL. I CONTACTED CHEVY / GM AND THEY TOLD ME MY TRUCK'S VIN DID NOT MATCH THE RECALL ORDER. B/S BECAUSE MY BROTHER IN LAW HAS THE SAME EXACT YEAR YUKON AND HIS WIPERS ALSO STOPPED WORKING ALL OF A SUDDEN. BASICALLY WHAT IM ASKING FOR IS FOR GM TO REPLACE MY WIPERS / MOTOR ASSEMBLY WHATEVER IS DEFECTIVE AS I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM AS I CAN TELL FROM COSUMERAFFAIRS.COM PLEASE HELP AS I DO LIVE IN A RAINY STATE AND THE HURRICANE SEASON IS APPROACHING. I AM A FAMILY MAN THAT TRAVELS PERIODICALLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126669June 27, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
A LEAK IN THE VACCUUM BOOSTER CAUSED THE BRAKES TO FAIL WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10126700June 27, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE, HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO CHEVY DEALER, WHERE THEY REPAIRED. SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE SUN GEAR SHEILD / REACTION SHIELD. DROVE FINE FOR APPROXIMATELY 11 MONTHS, THEN SAME EXACT PROBLEM ONCE AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126706June 27, 2005
PARKING BRAKE
PARKING BRAKE FAILED INSPECTION AND HAS NEVER WORKED RIGHT SINCE THE TIME OF PURCHASE. PARKING BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND WILL NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE, NEUTRAL, OR REVERSE. ESTIMATED COST FOR REPAIR IS 400.00. REPAIRS HAVE NOT BEEN MADE YET. IT MAKES ME VERY ANGRY TO READ ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE PARKING BRAKE AND ALL OF THE MONEY PEOPLE ARE HAVING TO PAY TO FIX IT TEMPORARILY. WHAT MAKES ME EVEN MORE ANGRY IS THAT GENERAL MOTORS/CHEVROLETT SEEMS TO BE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND IS NOT TAKING THE RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX IT. DOES THERE HAVE TO BE A DEATH FIRST?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126762June 27, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE REAR END CAUGHT ON FIRE. VEHICLE WAS MAKING A NOISE SO SHE PULLED OVER, AND THE PERSON BEHIND CONSUMER WAS FLAGGING HER DOWN BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. SHE SMELLED FUEL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120969June 27, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WILL NOT HELP THE CONSUMER WITH A VEHICLE THAT IS FROM 1998 AND UP. THE CONSUMER HAS HAD TROUBLE WITH THE DEALER IN THE PAST AND DOES NOT WANT TO GO TO THEM YET. *TT *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120506June 24, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: 2001, CHEVROLET TAHOE. HAVING SEVERE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE PROBLEMS AT LOW SPEED, 3-5 MPH. THIS HAPPENS ON DRY PAVEMENT. WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE PEDAL STARTS TO PULSATE VIOLENTLY AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. THIS OCCURS WHEN IT IS IN TWO WHEEL DRIVE. THE TAHOE IS A 4-WHEEL ANTI LOCK. THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. HOWEVER,THEY REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ABS SYSTEM.*AK SECOND DEALER WHICH WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM REPLACED THE FRONT WHEEL ROTATION SENSORS. THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY FURTHER PROBLEMS.*SB *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127915June 22, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE KEY SWITCH ON SOME FORD AND GENERAL MOTORS VEHICLE CAN BE TURNED ONE NOTCH OR CLICK FORWARD, ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO BE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKE, 1996 CHEVROLET TAHOE. *NM *SB *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10123767June 20, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DT: WITHOUT WARNING THE BRAKES WILL NOT WORK. THE CONSUMER HAS TO HIT THE BRAKES HARD AT TIMES TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE CONSMER SAID THERE IS A RECALL IN CANADA ON THESE BRAKES. THE DEALER SAID THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CALLED YET. *AK *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125639June 17, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TURNED A/C ON AND HEARD A RATTLE THEN A THUMPING SOUND. A/C STILL WORKED FOR TWO DAYS THEN THE A/C BELT BROKE. THIS WAS A BRAND NEW BELT. MECHANIC REPLACED BELT, DROVE ACROSS THE STREET....COMPRESSOR LOCKS UP AND BREAKS THE BELT. MECHANIC CONTACTS GM AND FINDS OUT THAT THE FAN CLUTCH COULD GO OUT, SEND A SIGNAL TO A/C COMPRESSOR CAUSING TO LOCK UP. REPLACE FAN CLUTCH, REPLACED BELT....AGAIN NOISE THEN BELT BREAKAGE. THE COMPRESSOR IS WORKING THEN LOCKS UP FOR NO REASON. PUTTING IN A NEW COMPRESSOR, NEW BELT, AND THE NEW FAN CLUTCH REMAINS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125641June 17, 2005
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
OEM WILDERNESS FIRESTONE TIRES WEARING UNEVENLY. ALIGNMENT, BALANCE, PRESSURE,ETC ALL IN CHECK. THE INNER WALL WEARS UNEVENLY CAUSING ROAD NOISE, VIBRATION. NO TIRE FAILURE, YET. SPOKE TO DISCOUNT TIRE REPS. AND THEY'VE SEEN IT TIME AND TIME AGAIN WITH THESE ON TAHOES. ONCE A DIFFERENT TIRE IS REPLACE ON THE RIM, THE UNEVEN WEARING STOPS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125355June 15, 2005
PARKING BRAKE
DT: CONSUMER'S WIFE PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY WHICH HAD A SMALL INCLINE AND APPLIED BRAKES TO PARK, AND THIS PARTICULAR STYLE OF EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED. FELT IT WAS WORN OUT. HAD TO BE REPLACED BY OWNER. NO PROBLEMS SINCE THE REPLACEMENT, BUT FELT IT WAS POORLY DESIGNED BY GM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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