Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints (2000)

282 consumer complaints on file.

#10056354February 2, 2004
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, PARKING BRAKE
MY SUNROOF LEAKS, MY BRAKES DO NOT WORK WELL, MY REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER WENT CRAZY, WOULDN'T STOP ,NOW IS BROKEN; MY TWO BACK POWER WINDOW MOTORS HAVE STOPPED. I CANNOT ROLL ONE DOWN, THE OTHER ONE WAS REPLACED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. MY PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT WORK. MY 2000 TAHOE ALSO LEAKS UNDERNEATH THE STEERING COLUMN SOMEHOW CAUSING MY DRIVER'S SIDE FLOORBOARD TO GET SOAKED AND THERE ARE PIECES RUSTING UNDERNEATH DUE TO THIS. MY CAR SMELLS OF MILDEW BECAUSE OF THESE LEAKS, MY LEATHER SEATS ARE RUINED AND THE FLOOR BOARDS ARE RUINED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054466January 19, 2004
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
I OWN A 2000 CHEVY TAHOE. IT WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO SHIFT OUT OF 4WD. I HAVE RESEARCHED SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND MANY. THERE SEEMS TO BE A CORRELATION BETWEEN THE COLD WEATHER AND THE PROPER OPERATION OF THAT FUNCTION. IN A COLD WEATHER STATE SUCH AS MICHIGAN, THIS COULD BE A PROBLEM ALL WINTER LONG. AS A RECURRING CONDITION IT CAN BE EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. JUST TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM IS AT LEAST $100 AT MOST DEALERSHIPS. *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070814January 15, 2004
AIR BAGS, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
AUGUST 2003 AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON. WE WERE TOLD THAT IFTHIS SENSOR CAME ON, THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM AND THAT NONE OF THE AIRBAGS WOULD DEPLOY. IN RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, WE FOUND THAT 525,254 CHEVY TAHOE LS, YEAR 2000 WERE RECALLED FOR DEFECTIVE SENSORS(SENSING DIAGNOSTIC MODULE) AND/OR AIRBAG PROBLEMS. DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE A DIAGNOSTIC SCAN WAS RUN ON THE VEHICLE. WE WERE THEN TOLD TO BRING THE VEHICLE INTO A DEALER FOR POSSIBLE WARRANTY WORK. EISINGER MOTORS, 1000 WEST IDAHO, KALISPELL MT 406-755-5555 TOLD US THAT WE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS ON THE RECALL LIST (ACTUALLY THERE ARE 5 NHTSA RECALLS ON THE CHEVY 2000 TAHOE LS), ARE WE ACTUALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIR COSTS? NHTSA STATES THAT DEALERS WILL RECALIBRATE THE SDM ON THE AFFECTED VEHICLES ANDTHAT OWNERS WHO DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET OR GMC. IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM IS NOT IMMEDIATELY ATTENDED TO, THE DRIVER AND OR PASSENGERS COULD RECEIVE SEVERE INJURIES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051125December 26, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ABS BRAKES ACTIVATE AT VERY LOW SPEEDS (1 - 5 MPH) ON DRY SURFACES CAUSING THE BREAKING DISTANCE TO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050691December 18, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
THE ABS PUMP / VALVE SYSTEM COMPLETELY FAILED ON MY 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE, RENDERING MY ABS SYSTEM USELESS. MY VEHICLE HAS 56,000 MILES AND IS IN OTHER WISE VERY GOOD CONDITION. THE REPLACEMENT COST ME SLIGHTLY OVER $1000. AS THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS A SAFETY SYSTEM, SHOULDN'T THIS BE COVERED BY GM?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046627December 2, 2003
INTERIOR LIGHTING
THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SWITCH FOR THE REAR DOOR WHICH LIT UP THE PANEL TO INFORM THAT THE DOOR WAS AJAR. THE DOME LIGHT CAME ON, BUT WOULD NOT GO OFF. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK AT NIGHT, THE CONSUMER COULD NOT SEE, AND ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045387November 4, 2003
WHEELS:RIM
I WORK REPLACING TIRES. I NOTICED THE RIMS ARE BEING GOUGED ON THE INSIDES BY RUBBING ON THE DISC BRAKE HOUSINGS ON TAHOES AND SILVERADOS WITH 4-WHEEL DISC BRAKES. SOME GOUGES ARE VERY DEEP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045362November 3, 2003
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
NEITHER ONE OF THE ELECTRIC PASSENGER WINDOWS WILL WORK. ONE WILL WORK AT TIMES AND THEN AT OTHER TIMES IT WILL NOT. THE WINDOW WILL NOT GO DOWN OR UP. THIS COULD PURPOSE A PROBLEM ESPECIALLY WITH PEOPLE WITH SMALL CHILDREN. YOU WOULD HAVE TO BREAK A GLASS TO GET IN THE PASSENGER WINDOWS IF NEEDED. CHEVROLET SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM AS IT IS A RECURRING PROBLEM IN THE TAHOE. I WOULD BE GLAD TO KNOW THEY ARE WILLING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031520September 12, 2003
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE
CONSUMER STATES WHEN EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS APPLIED BRAKE CABLE SNAPPED. CABLE WAS REPLACED, AND 28,000 MILES LATER. *AK *TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037421September 8, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD FAILURE. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED ONLY INTERMITTENTLY, THEN STOPPED OPERATING TOTALLY. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND TROUBLESHOOTING, FOUND OPEN CIRCUIT IN PC BOARD CONTAINED IN THE THE WIPER MOTOR HOUSING. LOOKS LIKE GM HAS STILL NOT ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE EVEN THOUGH THEIR ARE RECALLS ON EARLIER VEHICLES FOR THE SAME TYPE OF FAILURE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037437September 8, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ALTHOUGH THE DASH SAYS "APPLY BRAKE TO SHIFT FROM PARK", MY 3 YEAR OLD SON WAS ABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO START ROLLING BACKWARD DOWN A HILL. WHAT I DISCOVERED WAS THAT HE HAD TURNED THE KEY HALFWAY BETWEEN THE OFF POSITION AND THE ACCESSORY POSITION AND IN THIS INTERMEDIATE POSITION THE VEHICLE FREELY SHIFTS OUT OF PARK WITHOUT PRESSING THE BRAKE AT ALL. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND HE INDICATED IT IS THE BRAKE SHIFT LOCKOUT SWITCH THAT CONTROLS THAT SAFETY FEATURE. CLEARLY IF MY 3 YEAR OLD SON CAN GET AROUND THAT SAFETY FEATURE, IT IS NOT A SAFETY FEATURE AT ALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033353August 23, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
AFTER FUELING VEHICLE AND DRIVING SHORT DISTANCE, THEN PARKING ON FRONT-END-DOWN SLOPE, A LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL (APX 1 GALLON) BEGAN DRIPPING ON GROUND FROM TOP OF FUEL TANK. I TURNED VEHICLE AROUND SO FRONT OF TANK WAS HIGHER THAN REAR OF TANK AND DRIPPING SLOWED AND STOPPED. MECHANIC SAID FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY ON TOP OF FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING. MECHANIC NOW IN PROCESS OF REPLACING FUEL PUMP, AND WILL GIVE ME OLD PUMP. MEHCANIC SAID POSSIBLE CAUSE THAT HE HAS SEEN BEFORE IS DUE TO CORROSION, HOWEVER, VEHICLE HAS BEEN OPERATED AT ALL TIMES IN ARID, DRY DESERT TEMPERATURE THAT IS NOT CONDUCIVE TO VEHICLE CORROSION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033182August 20, 2003
PARKING BRAKE
THE PARKING BRAKE ON THE 2000 OR NEWER CHEVROLET TAHOE FAILS OVER TIME EVEN IF THE BRAKE IS NOT USED. MY PARKING BRAKE HAS BEEN USED THREE TIME IN THREE YEARS. EACH TIME WAS DURING THE VECHILE INSPECTION ONLY. THIS THIRD YEAR THE BRAKE FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE INSPECTION AGENT SAYS THAT ALL 2000 OR NEWER CHEVROLET TAHOES HAVE THIS ISSUE. GM HAS NOT PROVIDED A RECALL. IN (FLAT) TEXAS THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM BUT IT WOULD BE A PROBLEM IN A MORE HILLY GEOGRAPHY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033885August 14, 2003
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
IT HAS BEEN NOTICED THAT OVER A COURSE OF TWO MONTHS AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ILLUMINATING ON THE DASHBOARD. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS THE IMPROPER CONNECTION OF THE SIDE AIR BAG PLUG. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020319August 7, 2003
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE
THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. *NLM CONSUMER HAD THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE ADJUSTED TWICE. AFTER THE SECOND FAILURE, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE COULDN'T BE ADJUSTED. THE DEALER GAVE HIM THE SPECS FROM GENERAL MOTORS STATING THAT HE COULDN'T PARK HIS TAHOE ON A HILL WITH OVER A THIRTY DEGREE ANGLE. THE CONSUMER HAD PURCHASE CHALK BLOCKS TO PLACE UNDER THE TIRES WHEN PARKED ON A HILL. THE CONSUMER WASN'T INFORMED OF THIS BEFORE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. *PH *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031685July 31, 2003
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE DOOR LOCKS UNEXPECTELY CAUSING CONSUMER TO BREAK A WINDOW TO RELEASE THE OCCUPANTS. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030435July 30, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
MY FRIEND DEPUTY SGT. PERKINS OF THE GARFIELD COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE DRIVES A 2000CHEVY TAHOE. AS HIS "OFFICE" FOR UP TO 18 HOURS A DAY. HE HAS HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH IT SINCE THE COUNTY PURCHASED IT AND ASSIGNED IT TO HIM. THE BRAKE SYSTEM HAS FAILED 4 TIMES SINCE THIS JANUARY ALONE. CHEVY REFUSES TO SEE THE DANGER WITH THIS. DEPUTY PERKINS' WIFE HAS FILED COMPLAINTS AS HAS DANNY HIMSELF.\ WITH ALL OF US GETTING THE SAME "IT'S TOO OLD AND YOU ARE THE ONLY ONES TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024125July 18, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
WHILE DRIVING, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND FAILED TO DISENGAGE, EVEN WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND THE KEY WAS REMOVED, THE MODULE CONTINUED TO RUN. DEALER DIAGNOSED THE ABS MODULE HAD FAILED.*AK *TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029420July 15, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S ANTI-LOCK BRAKES EVERY TIME THE CONSUMER WENT TO DRIVE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WILL CUT ON. WHILE DRIVING THE ABS BRAKES ENGAGED AND WOULD NOT DISENGAGE ALTHOUGH THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS TURNED OFF AND THE KEY WAS REMOVED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS AN ABS MODULE FAILURE. *MR *CB *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026756July 8, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD STICK, AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO GET CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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