Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints (2001)

512 consumer complaints on file.

#10218213February 16, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, PARKING BRAKE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DIFFERENTIAL PROPORTIONAL VALVE
THE LEFT FRONT AND REAR CALIPER ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY ON MY 2001 TAHOE. THE LEFT REAR IS SHOT, AND THE PAD HAS WORN CLEAR TO THE RIVETS WITCH ATE UP THE ROTOR. THE COOLING SHIELD HAS ROTTEN AWAY. I HAVEN'T CHECKED THE RIGHT REAR YET. THE BRAKES SOUND LIKE THEY ARE GRINDING. THE TRUCK IS NOW AT MY MECHANIC SHOP TO BE FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215730January 22, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS SYSTEM WILL NOT SHUT OFF, MADE NOISE WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF AFTER IGNITION TURNED OFF. ABS SYSTEM DID SHUT OFF AFTER PULLING THE 60AMP BREAKER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214930January 15, 2008
PARKING BRAKE
PARKING BRAKE FRICTION PAD PREMATURE WEAR AND FAILURE. IT CREATES A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN PARKING ON A STEEP SLOPE WHEN TOWING A HEAVY LOAD IF THE TRANSMISSION LOCKUP MECHANISM SHOULD FAIL. OPERATOR MANUALS STATE TO SET THE PARKING BRAKE WHEN PARKING A TRAVEL TRAILER. REPAIR INCLUDES REPLACING THE BRAKE SHOES AN DRUMS IF NECESSARY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214113January 7, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2001 TAHOE WITH A 350 MOTOR IN IT WITH 136,000. IT BEGAN TO MAKE A NOISE SO I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC. FIRST WE THOUGHT IT WAS A PULLEY, BUT AFTER TAKING THE VALVE COVERS OFF IT WAS NOTED THAT THE NOISE WAS LOUDER AND THE OIL SUPPLY TO THE HEADS WAS NOT WHAT IT SHOULD BE. NOW I AM TOLD THAT IT WOULD BE MORE COST EFFECTIVE TO PUT A USED MOTOR IN IT FOR $3,000 (71,000 MILES). THEY CAN NOT TELL ME WHY THIS HAPPENED AND I DID MY PART BY MAINTAINING MY VEHICLE ON TIME EVERY TIME IT NEEDED SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. I AM SICK ABOUT THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10210743December 4, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
2001 CHEVY TAHOE. ABS PUMP RUNNING ALL THE TIME EVEN IF THE IGNITION IS TUNED OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE ON THE SAME VEHICLE. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, WE REPLACED THE ABS CONTROL MODULE. IT HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY. UNSAFE DRIVING AND COSTLY REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10210284November 29, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
BRAKE PADS WEAR UNEVENLY. INNER PAD WEARS WELL BEFORE OUTER PAD WEARS. NO WEAR SENSOR ON INNER PAD. ONLY INDICATION IS METAL TO METAL GRINDING, BY THAT TIME THE ROTORS ARE DESTROYED. 11-22-2006 HAD FRONT PADS REPLACED, FOUND ROTORS DAMAGED. 11-28-2007, REAR ROTOR GRINDING, INNER PAD GONE, OUTER PAD INTACT. HEARD OF SIMILAR TROUBLES ON FULL SIZE SUV AND PICKUPS MANUFACTURED BY GM 1994-2004. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10207467October 30, 2007
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE, WENT TO HAVE IT INSPECTED AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKES FAILED. I NEVER USED THEM SO HOW CAN THEY BE WORN OUT? ALSO, WHEN I WENT TO ADJUST THE CABLE, IT WAS ALREADY ADJUSTED ALL THE WAY THAT IT COULD GO. IT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED OUT ALL THE WAY. THIS CAME LIKE THIS FROM THE FACTORY AND I BOUGHT IT NEW. NOW THE GARAGE WANT $300 TO REPLACE THE EMERGENCY BRAKES WHICH ARE DIFFERENT THAN THE DISC PAD BRAKES. THEY EVEN SAID THAT THE ROTOR MIGHT BE WORN OUT ALSO. THIS IS RIDICULOUS! THAT'S ANOTHER $300 PLUS LABOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10207313October 29, 2007
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
I HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM AS JB---DRIVER'S OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR (HEATED AND LIGHT DIMMING) REFLECTED IMAGE IS SEVERELY DISTORTED. THERE HAS BEEN NO DAMAGE TO THE MIRROR, BUT IT IS DISTORTED AND AT NIGHT IT IS VERY HARD TO TELL HOW MANY VEHICLES ARE BEHIND BECAUSE EACH HEADLIGHT APPEARS TO BE 3 OR 4 HEADLIGHTS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206351October 19, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
BRAKE FAILURE. COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKE FUNCTION WITHOUT WARNING. MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED, BUT DID NOT CORRECT. HAD TO REPLACE 2 BRAKE LINES. BOTH HAD RUSTED THOURGH (BESIDE THE FRAME UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT). THE 2 FAILED BRAKE LINES EACH HAD AT LEAST 10 RUST BLISTERS THAT COULD EASILY RUPTURE. VEHICLE WAS NOT FROM THE NORTH EAST OR NEAR THE OCEAN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10205360October 10, 2007
PARKING BRAKE
FAILURE OF EMERGENCY BAKE SYSTEM. BOTH REAR ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED WITH ONLY 54,828 MILES ON VEHICLE BECAUSE EMMERGENCY BRAKE PAD HAD WORN ALL PAD MATERIAL OFF AND WAS RUBBING METAL TO METAL CUTTING INTO THE SURFACE OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PART OF THE ROTOR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10205211October 8, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
PURCHASED BRAND NEW 2001 CHEVY TAHOE AND WITHIN FIRST 3 MONTHS NOTICED OIL LEVEL WAS LOWER THAN EXPECTED. BEGAN 'OIL CONSUMPTION' TEST WITH TRACY DEALERSHIP THAT EXTENDED INTO 2004 UNTIL THEY FINALLY AGREED 2 TEAR DOWN THE ENGINE...ALL 3 YEARS WAS ONGOING OIL LOSS WITHIN THE ENGINE! THEY ONLY WENT 2 THE CYLINDER HEADS DESPITE SEVERAL REQUESTS BY EXPERT MECHANIC'S ADVICE 2 GO FURTHER INTO THE PISTON LEVEL. TRACY CHEVROLET REPORTED THEIR FINDINGS AS 'PARTS MISSING FROM CYLINDER HEADS FROM ORIGINAL ENGINE ASSEMBLY'. GM'S CEO PROMISED 2 REPLACE MY ENGINE IF THE OIL CONSUMPTION WASN'T FIXED. WITHIN 1 MONTH OF THAT REPAIR, OIL LOSS CONTINUED. ANOTHER 'OIL CONSUMPTION' TEST SCENARIO WAS ESTABLISHED AND ANOTHER 3 YEARS PASSED WITH ME REPORTING 2 THEM EVERY 500 MILES FOR OIL LEVEL CHECKS. AGAIN, 3 YEARS PASSED BEFORE THEY FINALLY DECIDED 2 TEAR THE ENGINE DOWN AGAIN. (3/7/07). THE CYLINDER HEADS WERE FINE SO GM RECOMMENDED THAT THEY GO DOWN 2 THE PISTON LEVEL (SOUND FAMILIAR??) WHERE THEY FOUND ANOTHER MISSING PART FROM ORIGINAL FACTORY ASSEMBLY! (OIL CONTROL RINGS) THEY TRIED 2 HAVE ME ACCEPT THEY WERE DOING ME A FAVOR AS I WAS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAD 2 REMIND THEM THAT I REPORTED THIS 2 THEM WELL WITHIN MY 1ST YEAR, THEY WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR DELAYING APPROPRIATE REPAIRS, AND NOW, THIS ENGINE WAS PROBABLY MISSING OTHER PARTS. I WAS HOLDING THEM 2 THEIR ORIGINAL PROMISE OF REPLACING MY ENGINE. THE CEO'S OFFICE HAS IT WELL DOCUMENTED YET THEY ARE GOING BACK ON THEIR PROMISE AND WANT ME 2 JUST KEEP AN UNSAFE, UNRELIABLE ENGINE. THEY CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT OTHER VITAL PARTS AREN'T MISSING AND I DOUBT ANY OF THEM WOULD FEEL SAFE WITH THIS ENGINE. CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED 2 OTHER ENGINE PARTS DUE 2 THIS EXTENSIVE PROLONGED OIL LOSS? THEY REFUSE 2 PROVIDE ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE, INFORMATION, OR MY REPLACEMENT ENGINE. THEY ARE OFFERING ME INSTEAD 3 FREE OIL CHANGES FOR 6 YEARS OF WORRY, INCONVENIENCE, AND ENDURING THEIR COMPLACENCY WITH THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10204706October 2, 2007
STEERING, STEERING:COLUMN
STEERING SHAFT - CLUNKING NOISE AND CAN FEEL VIBRATIONS IN THE STEERING WHEEL. HAVE TO KEEP PAYING FOR MECHANICS TO PACK WITH GREASE RATHER THEN FIX THE PROBLEM. HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IS WILL EVENTUALLY GO COMPLETELY OUT AND WILL HAVE TO BE TOTALLY REPLACED. I HAVE A 2001 TAHOE AND A 2003 GMC SIERRA. PROBLEM ON BOTH VEHICLES. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND MANUFACTURER SHOULD REPLACE AND FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10203079September 15, 2007
STEERING, PARKING BRAKE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE, SUSPENSION
ABS MODULE, TRANSMISSION, PARKING BRAKE, THROTTLE BODY, WINDOWS, REAR A/C, STEERING SUSPENSION. SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WE HAVE HAD TO SPEND OVER $4000.00 ON REPAIRS THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED DUE TO SAFETY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10200477August 22, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2001 TAHOE THAT HAS BEEN RELATIVELY PROBLEM-FREE. RECENTLY, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON IT WITHOUT WARNING. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, HEARD A POP THAT SOUNDED LIKE A FLAT TIRE. SHE PULLED OFF TO INSPECT THE CAR, BUT DID NOT SEE ANYTHING VISIBLY WRONG. TURNS OUT, SHE HAD NO REVERSE, AND COULD BARELY REACH 50 MPH, SO I AM GUESSING SHE WAS MISSING SOME GEARS. SHE WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO GET IF OFF OF THE HIGHWAY, AND FROM THERE I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. "SOMETHING EXPLODED IN MY TRANSMISSION" WERE THE MECHANICS WORDS. I WONDERED HOW SOMETHING COULD JUST "EXPLODE" IN THE TRANSMISSION WITHOUT WARNING, SO I WENT SEARCHING THE INTERNET. TURNS OUT ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE SEEN THIS RELATED TO SUN-SHELL FAILURE. TSB 00822B/00822C, NHTSA ITEM NUMBER 10005474. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197689July 27, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVING IN LARGE PARKING LOT APPROX 25 MPH, LIGHT POLE WITH CONCRETE BASE WAS IN BLIND SPOT AS I WAS TURNING. HIT THE CONCRETE HEAD ON, $12,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK, FRAME BENT, FRONT END REPLACED AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DEALER HAD NO EXPLANATION OTHER THAN THE DAMAGE MUST HAVE BEEN IN JUST THE WRONG SPOT. I WENT TO THE HOSPITAL WITH HEAD AND NECK INJURIES. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10189169April 28, 2007
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, STEERING:COLUMN
TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING IN MY 2001 TAHOE. THIS WAS PRECEDED BY A CLUNKING NOISE THAT COULD BE HEARD UNDER THE HOOD AND FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. FORTUNATELY, THE LOSS OF STEERING HAPPENED AT A LOW SPEED AND NO ACCIDENT RESULTED. IN MY OWNER'S MANUAL, IT STATES THAT IN THE EVENT OF POWER ASSIST LOSS ON THE STEERING, YOU CAN STILL DRIVE THE VEHICLE, IT WILL JUST BE MORE DIFFICULT TO STEER. THIS IS NOT THE CASE. THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE SAFELY DRIVEN AT ANY SPEED DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF STRENGTH REQUIRED TO TURN THE WHEEL. THIS IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT IN THE STEERING MECHANISM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188386April 19, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING OIL CONSUMPTION FAILURE. TRACY CHEVROLET PERFORMED AN OIL CONSUMPTION DIAGNOSTIC THAT SPANNED THREE YEARS. THE RESULT OF THE DIAGNOSTIC WAS THAT THERE WAS POTENTIAL ENGINE FAILURE. IN 2004, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CYLINDER HEAD LEVEL WAS MISSING A PART FROM THE FACTORY ASSEMBLY. TWO MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE OIL CONSUMPTION FAILURE. A GENERAL MOTORS CUSTOMER SERVICE AGENT PROMISED TO PROVIDE A NEW ENGINE IF THE REPAIR TO THE CYLINDER DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THREE YEARS LATER, THE DEALER PERFORMED ANOTHER OIL CONSUMPTION TEST AND FOUND YET ANOTHER PART MISSING FROM THE ORIGINAL ASSEMBLY. THE CONTACT ASKED GENERAL MOTORS TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AS PROMISED BUT THEY REFUSED TO COMPLY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 83,600 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188080April 16, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE ABS MODULE FAILED AT 40000 MILES. REPLACED THE PART, THEN IT FAILED AGAIN AT 80000 MILES. TWO FAILURES OF THE EXACT SAME SAFETY RELATED COMPONENT IN 80000 MILES SEEMS EXCESSIVE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187243April 7, 2007
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL
WENT TO HAVE A VIRGINIA STATE INSPECTION DONE ON THE 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE AND IT FAILED BECAUSE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE /ARKING BRAKE WAS STICKING, AND THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SHOES WERE METAL TO METAL. THEY STATED THAT THEY HAD NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE. SO TO MAKE IT INSPECTION WORTHY I HAD TO PAY $250.00 TO REPLACE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SHOES!! I HAVE READ THIS IN MANY INSTANCES ON THE INTERNET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183581February 26, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
EXPERIENCED UNWANTED ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATION TWICE WITH 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE OWNED IN ALABAMA. ACTIVATIONS OCCURRED IN 2004 AND 2007. CRASH CAN OCCUR DUE TO INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING LOW SPEED BRAKE APPLICATIONS. ABS MODULE REPLACED TWICE BY CERTIFIED AUTO MECHANICS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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