Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints

10,175 consumer complaints on file.

#874478November 6, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE SWAYS FROM SIDE TO SIDE. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE TWICE.*AK THE CUSTOMER THINKS THE PRE SET FRONT END COULD BE POSSIBLE CAUSE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874493November 6, 2000
SEATS
WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SEAT FRAME ON DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE, CAUSING SEAT TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH. DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED ABOUT THE SEAT. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735748November 5, 2000
TIRES
DRIVING ON CLEAR PAVED ROAD 30 MILES PER HOUR RIGHT REAR TIRE SUDDENLY FELT FLAT. WE IMMEDIATELY PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD AND FOUND TIRE COMPLETELY FLAT AND RIPPED OPEN AT TREAD LINE ABOUT HALF OF THE FULL CIRCLE OF THE TIRE. WE CHANGED TO SPARE AND IMMEDIATELY DROVE TO FIRESTONE RETAILER IN SCOTTSDALE AND SHOWED HIM TIRE. HE CLAIMED WE HAD RUN ON IT AND CAUSED TREAD SEPERATION. WE RAN ABOUT THIRTY FEET AFTER FEELING TIRE GO FLAT.TO PULL OFF ROAD AND SAFELY STOP ON SIDE. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING 50 YEARS AND EXPERIENCED SEVERAL FLATS UNDER FAR WORSE CONDITIONS AND NEVER HAD A TREAD SEPERATE FROM THE SIDEWALL LIKE THIS.I WOULD LIKE TO SEND YOU THE TIRE SO THAT YOU MAY SEE IF THIS IS FAULTY MANUFACTURE AND IF WE CAN GET RID OF THESE TIRES AND GET SOME REPLACEMENT COST. WE DONT FEEL SAFEW DRIVING ON THEM. THANK YOU ALLAN AND BARBARA STANLEY (DOT NUMBER: 114S M+S TIRESIZE: P265/75R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735766November 5, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
IN JULY THE FUEL FILTER WAS REPLACED IN SANTA FE, NM. IN AUGUST I WAS DRIVING ON I-25 TO CASTLE ROCK , COLORADO AND 1-1/2 MILE FROM THE EXIT TO CASTLE ROCK, THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND STOPPED RUNNING. WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER BUT IT WAS VERY SCARY. THERE WAS BARELY ROOM FOR THE CAR BETWEEN THE VERY BUSY INTERSTATE AND THE DITCH ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SHOULDER. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO CASTLE ROCK, THEY COULDN'T REPAIR IT UNTIL A PART WAS ORDERED AND RECEIVED FROM DENVER, SO I RENTED THE LAST CAR RENTAL IN CASTLE ROCK AND DROVE HOME. THEN WENT BACK TWO DAYS LATER TO PICK UP MY CAR. THIS WAS VERY COSTLY TO ME BECAUSE THE TOWING WAS COVERED BY MY INSURANCE, BUT THE OTHER COSTS WERE MY RESPONSIBILITY. IT COST $130.90 IN SANTA FE TO REPLACE THE FILTER ($91.50 LABOR) AT THE SANTA FE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. THE COST TO REPLACE THE PUMP MODULE AND STRAINER WAS $533.80 ($232.00 LABOR) AT THE SOUTH STREET AUTOMOTIVE AS NO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WAS AVAILABLE. THE RENTAL CAR COST WAS APPROXIMATELY $300.00. I CAN UNDERSTAND REPLACING A FUEL FILTER ON A THREE-YEAR CAR PERHAPS, BUT THE OTHER FAILURE (FOR WHICH THERE WAS NO WARNING) WAS NOT ONLY VERY COSTLY BUT A VERY SCARY SAFETY HAZARD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735742November 4, 2000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE RESEARCHING INFO. ON THE WEB I NOTICED THAT NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING BATTERIES. AFTER MY TAHOE DIDN'T START I FOUND THE OEM BATTERY WAS LEAKING FROM + TERMINAL. THIS OCCURED SOME TIME AGO AND THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN FOR SERVICE ONE MONTH PRIOR SO I THOUGHT THE MECHANICS HAD OVER TIGHTENED IT. I REPLACED THE BATTERY AND + CABLE MYSELF; SO FAR SO GOOD. ON TO MY CHEIF COMPLAINT; APPROXIMATLY ONE WEEK AGO WHILE DRIVING I FELT A SNAP IN MY SEAT. I WROTE IT OFF AS A SPRING UNTIL I STOPPED, SUDDENLY MY DRIVERS SEAT HAD BECOME A ROCKING CHAIR. UPON RETURNING HOME I FOUND THAT THE SEAT WAS SECURED TO THE PEDASTAL VIA LESS THAN 1/8" OF METAL. IT SEEMS GM IN ITS QUEST TO SAVE A BUCK NOT SO CLEVERLY FIGURED THAT THE STRESS IN NORMAL OPERATION ON A POWER SEAT IS NOT AS MUCH OF THAT IN A MANUAL SEAT. MY PROBLEM IS I PAYED MORE FOR A SEAT THAT POTENTIALLY PUTS MY FAMILY AND COUNTLESS OTHER PEOPLE IN LIFE THREATINING DANGER. WHAT GOOD IS A SAFETY BELT ON A SEAT THAT WILL NOT STAY CONNECTED TO YOUR VEHICLE IN A CRASH. I AM FORTUNATE TO HAVE FOUND THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT THE LATTER. I HAVE A PROBLEM BELEIVING THAT THE SAME PEOPLE WHO EGINEERED THIS MESS CAN GET AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION MOTOR TO RUN. CURRENTLY I AM AWAITING MY LOCAL GM SERVICE SHOP TO FIT ME IN SO THEY CAN SPARE 1 MEASLY MINUTE TO LOOK AT MY SEAT; THE CLOSEST APPOINTMENT WAS A WEEK AWAY. IN MY OPINION ANYTHING LESS THAN THEIR CURRENT SEATS WOULD BE UNACCIPTABLE. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT I AM THE FIRST TO HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE INVESTIGATE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874343November 3, 2000
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
WHILE DRIVING SPARE TIRE FELL FROM VEHICLE. DEALER HAS REMOUNTED THE TIRE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874409November 3, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
DEALER GAVE CONSUMER FRONT & BACK BRAKES ALL THE AROUND & THEY WERE JUST CHANGED. BRAKES WERE ALWAYS PURCAHSED FROM DEALER (DELCO). BRAKE DRUMS PADS & ROTORS WERE CHANGED. DEALER WAS SAYING IT WAS NORMAL WEAR. LAST TIME THEY WERE CHANGED WAS IN AUGUST.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735606November 2, 2000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
THE 10/22/00 DEFECT WAS TAKEN TO A CHEVROLET DEALER IN MICHIGAN. IT WAS FIXED AND WE GOT THE VEHICLE BACK ON 10/27/00. ON OUR TRIP BACK TO INDIANA ON 10/30/00, THE DIFFERENTIAL FLUID WAS FLYING OUT AND IT STARTED THE HIGH PITCH HUMMING AGAIN. THAT WAS BASICALLY TWICE IT WENT OUT IN ONE WEEK! AS OF THIS DATE, 11/2/00, IT IS BACK TO A DEALER IN BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735611November 2, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556750November 1, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC
POWER BRAKE BOOSTER IS LEAKING VACCUM CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO BE HARD, REPLACED THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556467October 30, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
ON TWO OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER WHILE DRIVING WHEN BOTH THE AC DELCO BATTERIES LEAKED ACID INTO THEIR ATTACHED POWER CABLES ALSO DAMAGING THE ALTERNATORS. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874133October 30, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH DOWN THE MOUNTAIN WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. CONSUMER HAD TO PLACE VEHICLE LOW GEAR TO REDUCE SPEED, THEN IT STOPPED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735446October 30, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
THE POSITIVE TERMINAL ON THE ORIGINAL DELCO BATTERY BROKE OFF, LEAKING ACID DOWN THE WHEEL WELL ONTO THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE LINES AND THE ABS ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR TO THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE. THE ACID CORRODED THE BRAKE LINE, ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR, AND REMOVED THE PAINT ON THE FRAME AND LOWER A-FRAME. THE FAILURE OCCURED IN OUR DRIVEWAY AND THE VEHICLE WAS DISABLED. HAD TO BUY A NEW BATTERY AND 2 CANS OF BATTERY ACID CLEANER TO REMOVE THE ACID IN THE RIGHT SIDE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND LOWER FRAME ASSEMBLY. THE BRAKE PROBLEM OCCURED AS MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME. SHE SAID THAT THE STEERING WAS SHAKING AND RUMBLING. IT WAS PULLING TO ONE SIDE. I FOUND THE LEFT FRONT CALIPER HAD SEIZED IN THE CRADLE ASSEMBLY AND WORN THE OUTER PAD TO LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH. SHE SAID IT HAD BEEN SQUEALING FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. THE RIGHT SIDE WAS OK, BUT, I CHANGED ALL FRONT PADS ANY HOW. I HAD TO CLEAN RUST FROM THE CALIPER AND MOUNT TO ALLOW MOVEMENT IN THE ASSEMBLY. I STILL HAVE THE BAD BATTERY AND THE BRAKE PADS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735448October 30, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
DEALERSHIP DAMAGED BODY WHILE REPLACING ENGINE, WAS ALERTED TO THE OBVIOUS DAMAGE AND REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735476October 30, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735477October 30, 2000
STEERING:LINKAGES
BRAND NEW 2000 TAHOE Z71 4WD SUV WITH 7000 MILES ON IT. AT APPROXIMETALY 35 MILES PER HOUR, THE TIE ROD FELL OFF CAUSING VIOLENT STEERING PROBLEMS. I MANAGED TO AVOID HITTING ANYONE AND BROUGHT THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL. AFTER TALKING TO SEVERAL MECHANICS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735482October 30, 2000
TIRES:SIDEWALL
THIS TIRE HAD A MAJOR BLOW OUT THROUGH THE SIDEWALL. SIDE WALL HAD A MAJOR SPLIT ON THE OUTSIDE AND THE INSIDE. NOTHING WAS HIT. THE VEHICLE CROSSED 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC BEFORE CONTROL WAS ESTABLISHED. THE VEHICLE HAD JUST BEEN PICKED UP THE 2 DAYS BEFORE AND THE AIR PRESSURE CAN NOT BE VERIFIED. TIRES DID NOT APPEAR TO BE UNDER INFLATED.*AK (DOT NUMBER: PD70 TIRESIZE: P245/75R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735323October 28, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE, NO FOWARD OR REVERSE, WITH NO PREVIOUS WARNING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735130October 25, 2000
TIRES
THIS TIRE SEPARATED LIKE YOU PEELED IT WITH A RAZOR BLADE. I AM THE ATTORNEY AND HAVE PHOTOS AND THE TIRE IF THEY ARE NEEDED. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW TO GET INFORMATION ON THESE TIRES AND OTHER ACCIDENTS IF POSSIBLE. 4 MONTH OLD BABY DIED AND MOTHER LEFT WITH BROKEN NECK, VEHICLE ROLLED OVER AND THAT IS POSSIBLY DUE TO A DEFECT ALSO. THE MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY PATROL INVESTIGATED BUT DID NOT KNOW THIS WAS A FATALITY AND DID NOT DO AN EXTENSIVE INVESTIGATION.*AK (DOT NUMBER: 70HK11395 TIRESIZE: P245/75R16) (DOT NUMBER: 70HK11395 TIRESIZE: P245/75R16) (DOT NUMBER: 70HK11395 TIRESIZE: P245/75R16)
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
1
#873797October 25, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
BRAKE PEDAL GOES COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. PADS & MASTER CYLINDER WERE REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM PERSISTS. TECHINCAL TEAM FROM MANUFACTURER HAS INSPECTED IT, AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. THEY SAID IT WAS THE BEST THE SYSTEM WOULD BE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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