Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints

10,175 consumer complaints on file.

#10021140June 6, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, TIRES, VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE IN THE ON POSITION AND YOU ARE TRAVELING AT 20 -25 MPH AND TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR, THE LIGHTS WILL DIM FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 - 4 SECONDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP THAT STATED THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND THAT IF IT WERE A MAJOR PROBLEM IT WOULD SHOW UP SOME DAY. THE BATTERY HAS ALSO COME APART (THE POSITIVE BATTERY TERMINAL CAME OUT OF THE BATTERY), THE WINDSHIELD WASHER PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED DUE TO LEAKING AND IS NOW CURRENTLY LEAKING AGAIN, THEREFORE THE WASHER PUMP WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. A TIRE HAS SEPARATED FOR NO APPARENT REASON; DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TIRE THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE TIRE TO SEPARATE.*AK
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10022579June 6, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022400June 5, 2003
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
VEHICLE CONTINUED BLOW FUSES/ PROBLEMS WITH SIDE VIEW MIRRORS. *MR *TS
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No
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No
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0
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0
#10021680May 28, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL LINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING, WHILE DRIVING. *TT
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019278May 25, 2003
SEATS
DRIVER'S SEAT FAILURE ON A 1995 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE DESIGN OF THE SEAT PLACES THE FRONT LEFT SEAT FASTENER ON A THIN PIECE OF SHEET METAL RATHER THAN ON THE RE-ENFORCED CORNER OF THE SEAT FRAME. IT APPEARS TO BE SOME KIND OF DESIGN ERROR. THE THIN PIECE OF SHEET METAL SPLIT APART, ALLOWING THE FASTENER TO COME FREE, AND THE SEAT THEN ROCKED BACK, ALMOST TOUCHING THE REAR SEAT BEHIND IT; THE DRIVER WAS LEFT LOOKING UP AT A 60 DEGREE ANGLE AT THE INSIDE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE, AND HOLDING ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL FOR SUPPORT. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED IN THE DRIVEWAY AS THE DRIVER WAS BACKING UP. I SHUDDER TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED HAD MY WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN BEEN IN THE CAR AND IN TRAFFIC WHEN THIS OCCURRED. GM SHOULD BE FORCED TO FIX THIS, AS IT IS CLEARLY A SAFETY HAZARD TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS TO OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. IN MY CASE, A CALL TO THE LOCAL DEALER GENERATED A "NEVER HEARD OF THAT" RESPONSE; I ULTIMATELY DISASSEMBLED THE SEAT AND HAD MY LOCAL WELDING SHOP STITCH IN A 1/8 INCH PIECE OF STEEL ACROSS THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE SEAT FRAME STRUCTURE SO THAT THE RE-ENFORCED CORNERS ARE CONNECTED BY MORE THAN THE FLIMSY PIECE OF SHEET STEEL (THIS IS WHAT GM SHOULD HAVE DONE WITH THE ORIGINAL DESIGN OF THIS SEAT). *NLM
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019169May 23, 2003
INTERIOR LIGHTING
HIGH BEAM INDICATOR LAMP IS TOO BRIGHT. DIFFICULT TO SEE PAST IT TO VIEW THE ROAD AHEAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019177May 23, 2003
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
WHILE DRIVING THE VEH AUTOMATICALLY SWITCHES INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE FOR NO REASON. THEN THE COMPUTER GERNERATED MESSAGE CENTER ADVISES TO SERVICE 4WD. THIS VEH HAS LESS THAN 4000 MILES ON IT AND IT HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES AND BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR THIS ALSO
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020305May 21, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT, TIRES:SIDEWALL
THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE AND BOTH REAR TIRE TREADS SEPARATED AT THE SAME TIME. CONSUMER ALSO REPORTING SIDEWALL FAILURE OF TIRES. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD THE TIRES REPLACED THREE TIMES (BF GOODRICH LONG TREAD WEAR TIRES). *NLM PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION. *MJJ RETURNED USPS, 2ND ATTEMPT MADE 06/08/07 FAILED. *LJ
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020208May 20, 2003
STRUCTURE
THE CONSUMER TRIED AT LEAST 10-12 CAR SEATS AND NONE OF THEM FIT IN THE VEHICLE WITHOUT A LOT OF PLAY IN THEM. THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE POLICE DEPT AND THEY COULD NOT GET THE SEAT TO FIT PROPERLY EITHER. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019019May 20, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKS CAN LEAD TO ANY NUMBER OF VERY SERIOUS, AND EXPENSIVE, PROBLEMS. WHILE THE PART ITSELF ISN'T COSTLY, THE LABOR TO REPAIR IT IS VERY INTENSIVE, AND HAS BEEN QUOTED AROUND $800 USD (GIVE OR TAKE A COUPLE HUNDRED DEPENDING ON THE VEHICLE). THIS IS IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER COSTLY PROBLEM(S) THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK MAY HAVE PRODUCED. WE ARE DEMANDING ACCOUNTABILITY FROM GENERAL MOTORS. A NATIONWIDE BACKORDER SHOULD BE REASON ENOUGH FOR GM TO ASSEMBLE A RECALL. WE CAN ONLY HOPE THAT THE WORLD'S LARGEST VEHICLE MANUFACTURER WHO HAS BEEN THE WORLD'S AUTOMOTIVE SALES LEADER SINCE 1931 WILL STAND UP AND CLAIM RESPONSIBILITY FOR A PROBLEM THAT IS SO PREVALENT AMONG THEIR VEHICLES. RECALLS SHOULD BE MANDATED IN ALL CASES OF INCOMPETENCE, NOT SOLELY WHEN IT AFFECTS PUBLIC SAFETY. WHILE SOME OF US HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM OCCUR WITHIN OUR WARRANTY, THERE ARE MANY OTHERS OF US THAT HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR THESE EXPENSIVE REPAIRS JUST AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRES. BECAUSE GM HAS REFUSED TO ADMIT LIABILITY ON THIS ISSUE, WE FEEL THAT THIS WILL BE A REPETITIVE PROBLEM. ONCE THIS GASKET HAS BEEN REPLACED, AND CUSTOMERS POCKETS DRAINED, GM SERVICE CENTERS EVERYWHERE CAN EXPECT TO SEE CONSUMERS RETURNING, FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM THAT HASN'T BEEN RECTIFIED DUE TO A DESIGNING FLAW ON GM'S PART. THIS ERROR SHOULD HAVE BEEN CORRECTED, NOT THE FIRST TIME IN FOR SERVICE, BUT BEFORE ENTERING MASS PRODUCTION IN MILLIONS OF VEHICLES. CAN ONE PRESUME THIS IS ONE WAY OF KEEPING GENERAL MOTORS PATRONS COMING BACK TIME AFTER TIME? *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018892May 18, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS OFTEN DO NOT COME ON OR WILL COME ON AND STOP. THIS FIRST OCCURRED IN 2000. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, IT LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. THE MAN WHO STOPPED TO ASSIST ME HIT A BOX UNDER THE HOOD TO MAKE THE WIPERS COME ON. THIS ACTION HAS STARTED THE WIPERS EVER SINCE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018826May 17, 2003
STEERING
VEHICLE STEERING LOSES CONTROL. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS SEVERAL TIMES TO THE DEALER WHILE IT WAS IN WARRANTY AND NOTHING WAS DONE ABOUT IT. I SEE THAT OTHERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I TOLD THE DEALER THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES AND EVEN FATALITIES. NOTE: I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THIS IS WHAT THEY SAID VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A TSB (76-30-01) FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC VARIABLE ORIFICE (EVO) SYSTEM AS A RESULT OF LOW VOLTAGE CONDITION OF THE STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR, WHICH RESULTED IN ACCIDENT DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018827May 17, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT OCT-02 @ 21,000 MILES, WOULD ONLY REPLACE 1 PART, TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN MAY 13,2003 @ 31,000 MILES, THIS TIME I WAS TOLD ALL PARTS IN TRANSMISSION WERE DESTROYED AND DEALER WANTED TO FIX BROKEN PARTS AND PUT BACK IN. IT GOT VERY FRUSTRATING AT THIS POINT....CALLED TOLL FREE NUMBER AT CHEVROLET AND GOT NO WHERE, THEY THINK I'M STUPID, I PAY MORE THAN $40,000 FOR A BRAND NEW VEHICLE AND HAVE THIS HAPPEN TWICE IN 5 MONTHS....I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUE HERE FOR MY FAMILY AND MYSELF. I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN I WAS DOOMED WHEN I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE, IT TOOK ALMOST 6 WEEKS TO GET AND THEY KEPT GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND ABOUT WHERE IT WAS, THEY KEPT TELLING IT HAD LEFT THE FACTORY AND WAS ON ITS WAY, BUT ALWAYS FOUND AN EXCUSE, THEN THEY SAID IT GOT PULLED OFF THE LINE FOR INSPECTION...WHAT'S WRONG HERE? THEY TOLD ME AT LEAST 5 DIFFERENT TIMES IT HAD LEFT THE FACTORY AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT'S ON THE LINE...IT NEVER LEFT THE FACTORY....I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THEN....*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018809May 16, 2003
PARKING BRAKE
LIVING IN THE CITY LIMITS OF MEMPHIS, TN A RESIDENT IS REQUIRED TO PASS VEHICLE INSPECTION BEFORE RENEWING VEHICLE TAGS. MY 2000 TAHOE CHEVROLET FAILED INSPECTION FOR THE EMERGENCY BREAK DID NOT WORK. AFTER HAVING FIXED AND RETURN TO RE-INSPECT MY VEHICLE THE FIRST THING OUT OF THE LADIES MOUTH WHEN I PULLED IN WAS LET ME GUESS YOU FAILED B/C OF YOUR EMERGENCY BRAKE I SAID YES, HOW DID YOU KNOW. SHE PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THAT SEVERAL TAHOE/YUKONS INCLUDING 2003 HAVE FAILED THIS YEAR. WANTED TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF THIS ISSUE SO FURTHER INVESTIGATION CAN BE DONE. THANKS. *NLM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019849May 14, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
THE TRUCK WAS EQUIPPED WITH FEDERAL EMISSIONS INSTEAD OF CALIFORNIA EMISSIONS. HE WAS INFORMED OF AN WRITTEN ANNOUNCEMENT /LETTER THAT WAS SENT TO SOME TAHOE OWNERS. THE TRUCK EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURES AS THE CONSUMER'S WHICH RECEIVED THE INFORMATION FOR "SEQUENTIAL FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM". THE MANUFACTURE ZONE REP AGREED TO FIX IT AT FIRST BUT IS NOW DENYING. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING ALONG WITH MISFIRING OF THE INJECTORS. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018619May 13, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
WHILST DRIVING HOME FROM UPSTATE NY TO MY HOME IN NJ, THE FUEL PUMP ON MY CHEVROLET TAHOE FAILED SUDDENLY AND CATASTROPHICALLY. I WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH AT THE TIME AND WITH THE FAILURE OF THE PUMP, I LOST ALL POWER, INCLUDING STEERING AND BRAKES. I VERY NARROWLY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT AND OTHER TRAFFIC. THIS WAS VERY SCARY AND TRYING TO STEER AND BRAKE WITHOUT POWER IS NOT EASY. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THAT A FUEL PUMP HAS FAILED ON A TAHOE OWNED BY MYSELF, ALTHOUGH THE OTHER 2 TIMES THE FAILURE WAS WHILE PARKED AND NOT AT HIGH SPEED. MY CURRENT CAR HAS 72,000 MILES. THE PREVIOUS INCIDENTS WERE AT APPROX THE SAME MILEAGE. IS THIS NORMAL? HAVE ANY OTHER ACCIDENTS BEEN CAUSED BY SUDDEN AND CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF TAHOE FUEL PUMPS? *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018397May 8, 2003
TIRES
IN 2002 MY 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE (@7800 MILES)EXPERIENCED A TOTAL (BOTH SIDES)SIDEWALL FAILURE ON ONE OF THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS LE TIRES. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH YOU AT THAT TIME. I HAD 2 QUESTIONS; 1- WERE THERE ANY OTHER REPORTS OF SUCH CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THIS TIRE? 2- ARE THESE TIRES SAFE? I RECEIVED NO RESPONSE FROM YOUR AGENCY! LAST WEEK ANOTHER ONE OF THESE TIRES (@28,500 MILES)FAILED(ONE SIDE WALL COMPLETELY CAME APART).SO, I GUESS THAT ANSWERS QUESTION#2. I'VE SURVIVED 2 OF THESE FAILURES NOW WHILE MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN LESS FORTUNATE AND FIRESTONE AND GM RAKE IN THE $. SO, NOW I'M FORCED TO PAY FOR ANOTHER SET OF TIRES OR RIDE OUT ANOTHER FAILURE OR 2. I'LL SPEND THE $ BECAUSE I CARE ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND MY PASSENGERS!!!! *NLM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018371May 7, 2003
STEERING
1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE - STEERING PROBLEMS. STEERING WHEEL INCONSISTENTLY LOSES TENSION AND OFFERS TOO MUCH PLAY - CAUSING DANGEROUS JERKING AND UNPREDICTABLE SWERVING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017065May 5, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE FAILED BECAUSE A WIRE IN THE SYSTEM BURNED OUT. THERE IS NO CURRENT RECALL FOR THIS HARNESS BUT THE REPLACEMENT PART IS OF HEAVIER GAUGE WIRE. THE CIRCUIT IS FUSED BUT THE FUSE WAS STRONGER THAN THE CIRCUIT IT IS SUPPOSED TO PROTECT. I THINK THAT IN SOME CASES THIS COULD BE A FIRE HAZARD AND IN ANY CASE THE LOSS OF BRAKE LIGHTS IS CERTAINLY DANGEROUS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016946May 3, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL LOCK AND NOT ALLOW THE PASSENGER TO MOVE. THE PROBLEM OCCURS AT REST OR IN MOTION. THE SEAT BELT RATCHET MECHANISM CONTINUES TO TIGHTEN CAUSING DISCOMFORT FOR THE PASSENGER WHO HAS TO RELEASE THE SEAT BELT. THE DEALER INSPECTED AND ASSURED THAT IT "FUNCTIONS AS DESIGNED", IF THAT IS SO WHY DOES THE DRIVER SIDE NOT "FUNCTION AS DESIGNED" IF IT DID I THINK IT MIGHT CAUSE A FATALITY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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