Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints

10,175 consumer complaints on file.

#10057530February 4, 2004
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER
REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED ON THEIR OWN. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056445February 3, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STEERING, TIRES:TREAD/BELT, TIRES
TRANSMISSION SHIFTING HARD,ONLY 26,000 MILES. TTOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD SECOND AND THIRD GEAR WAS GONE. THEY REBUILT THOSE GEARS. PICK TAHOE UP AND WITHIN A HR IT WAS DOING THE SAME THING. RETURN TO DEALERSHIP NEXT DAY, WAS TOLD IT WAS PUMP STICKING. REPLACE THAT. PICK BACK UP AND WITHIN A HR DID THE SAME THING. RETURN VEHICLE AND THEY DECIDED TO REPLACE FOR NEW TRANSMISSION. A WEEK LATER IT HAS NOW STARTING TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STERRING. THERE APPEARS TO BE A LEAK IN THE LINES. THIS 2002 TAHOE HAS HAD PROBLEMS STARTING WITHIN MONTHS OF PURCHASE. STERRING COLUM MAKING CLUNKING NOSE, REQUIRED LUBE TWICE. HEADLIGHTS FILLING WITH WATER. NOSE IN THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE AROUND SHOCK AREA. THEY HAD DIFFERENT REPAIRS SUCH AS REPLACING SHOCKS, GREASING. AFTER OVER A YEAR THE DEALERSHIP ADDED BUSHINGS TO THE SHOCKS, SO FAR OK. HAVE REPLACE FIRESTONE TIRES AT 25,000 MILES FOR WEARING ON INSIDE OF TIRE.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056483February 3, 2004
STEERING
STEERING LOSES POWER WHEN TURNED MOSTLY TO THE LEFT. ALSO LOSES POWER IN LEFT CURVES AND HAS TO BE MANUALLY STEERED IN THE CURVE TO KEEP FROM CROSSING THE CENTER LINES ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS HAS BECOME A FREQUENT OCCURRENCE AS OF LATE.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056268February 1, 2004
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
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. MY STEP-DAUGHTER BOUGHT A TAHOE FROM A DIFFERENT DEALER ABOUT A MONTH BEFORE AND SHE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HERS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054984January 27, 2004
STEERING
1997 CHEVROLET TAHOE STEERING AT 83,000 MILES. AT 45-55 MPH WHEN TURNING LEFT STEERING HAS A MOMENTARILY TWITCH/HANG-UP/RESISTANCE/JERK. AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS I FINALLY FOUND A DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSE THAT THE STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR WAS FAILING & NEEDED REPLACING. AFTER SEARCHING THE NHTSA I SEE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE WITH A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT IMPACTS STEERING ABILITY FOR CHEVROLET TAHOE OWNERS & OTHERS DRIVING SAFETY THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. HOPEFULLY SOMETHING IS DONE BEFORE THERE ARE INJURIES/ACCIDENTS/FATALITIES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054998January 27, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
WINDSHIELD WIPER SHEAR PINS BROKE (4 SEPARATE TIMES) DURING SNOW CONDITIONS-COMPROMISES ABILITY TO VIEW THROUGH FRONT WINDOW- CREATES HAZARD WHILE DRIVING IN SNOW CONDITIONS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055007January 27, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE PARKED LIGHTS PULSE BRIGHT THEN DIM, THIS INCLUDES ALL DASH LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHT AND TAIL LIGHTS. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054698January 22, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE SUDDENLY STOPPED, THEN BECOME INTERMITTENT, THEN MAY WORK FINE FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN STOP AGAIN. ACTS LIKE THERE IS AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE WITH THE CIRCUIT BOARD FOR THE WIPERS. VERY DANGEROUS TO HAPPEN WHEN I WAS DRIVING IN HARD RAINSTORM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054591January 21, 2004
PARKING BRAKE
I HAD MY VEHICLE SERVICED BECAUSE I WAS HEARING A SCRAPING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND THE PARKING BRAKE NOT ENGAGING. PARKING BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED AT 39,707 MILES. I PAID $246.99 TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED. I HAVE NEVER,(NEVER) DRIVEN THE VEHICLE WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ON AND WAS SHOCKED TO FIND OUT THAT THE PADS NEEDED REPLACED. I HAVE OWNED TWO NEW VEHICLES IN THE PAST 17 YEARS AS WELL AS USED VEHICLES AND HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PARKING BRAKE ISSUES. I FEEL THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM WHICH IS CAUSING THE BRAKES TO ENGAGE ON THERE OWN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055559January 21, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STOPPED SHIFTING WHILE DRIVING. DEALER DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055579January 21, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054607January 21, 2004
STEERING
1997 CHEVROLET TAHOE STEERING PROBLEM IN CURVES. VERY DANGEROUS. WHEN MAKING A TURN IN A CURVE OR A LANE CHANGE YOU EXPERIENCE A TEMPORARY LOSS OF STEERING FOLLOWED BY A RELEASE CAUSING A OVERSTEER CONDITION A VERY HAZZARDOUS SITUATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055371January 20, 2004
SUSPENSION, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
STEERING WHEEL JERKS AND PULLS TO THE RIGHT LIKE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF CONTROL. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055394January 20, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT END SHAKES LIKE SOMETHING IS LOOSE. THE DEALER MADE SOME REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
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
#10070809January 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION: I BELIEVE THE PART IS CALLED THE REVERSE DRUM IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR WOULD NOT REVERSE AND HAD A DIFFICULT TIME SHIFTING FROM 1RST TO 2ND. THE FIRST TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 32,700 MILES AND REPLACED BY GM (UNDER WARRANTY) WITH REBUILT TRANSMISSION FROM FACTORY PER GM, FOR SAME PROBLEM, SHIFTING AND REVERSE. SINCE CAR MANUFACTURED IN 1997 THIS IS IT'S THIRD TRANSMISSION AND IT HAS LESS THAN 66K MILES ON IT AND IS USED 99% OF THE TIME FOR OPEN ROAD TRIPS ONLY. WHEN I HAD THIS PROBLEM AGAIN I WAS DRIVING ON AN OPEN HIGHWAY (ROAD TRIP). PER REPAIR SHOP MECHANIC: REVERSE DRUM WAS DEFECTIVE, CHEAPLY BUILT AND CONSTRUCTED TO FAIL. ALSO, MY VEHICLE TRANSMISSION WAS THE MECHANIC'S 16TH CHEVROLET TRANSMISSION REPAIR FOR THE SAME PROBLEM ON CHEVROLET VEHICLES IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. HE KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS WHEN I EXPLAINED WHAT HAD HAPPENED RE: NOISES, AND HOW IT DROVE, REVERSE ETC... AND HE VERIFIED SAME BY THE TRANSMISSION CHECK AND WORK PERFORMED. HE SAVED THE PART FOR ME, WHICH I HAVE IN MY POSSESSION. GM WOULD NOT PARTICIPATE IN ANY OF THE COST OF REPAIRS SINCE I DECIDED NOT TO LET THEM TEAR THE TRANSMISSION DOWN @ $300.00 COST TO ME TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM, AND , IF I DECIDED I WANTED SOMEONE ELSE TO DO THE WORK, THEY WOULD HAVE TO COME PICK THE BROKEN DOWN TRANSMISSION AND HAUL IT AWAY TO WORK ON IT. IN THE EVENT I WOULD HAVE THE DEALER DO THE WORK, THEN IT WOULD HAVE COST ME APPROX. $3,000.00 WORST CASE SCENARIO, AND MAYBE GM WOULD ASSIST BUT NOT SURE IF THEY WOULD HELP OR NOT OR AT WHAT LEVEL. SINCE THEY REPAIRED THE FIRST TRANSMISSION AND IT WENT OUT AT APPROX. 32K MILES AFTER THAT, I DID NOT HAVE A COMFORT LEVEL THAT THEY WOULD DO A GOOD JOB OR THAT IT WOULD BE REPAIRED. I WAS STUCK ON A ROAD IN THE EARLY EVENING WITH MY ELDERLY MOTHER AND MY SISTER IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME UPON OUR RETURN FROM A DAY AND EVENING TRIP TO RUIDOSO NM, LOCATED APPROX. 2.5 HOURS FROM MY RESIDENCE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT.
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
#10071081January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING AT USUAL SPEED OF 35 MPH,DOWN A STEEP HILL MY WIFE WAS TERRIFIED WHEN SUDDENLY THE ENGINE FAILED, STEERING AND BRAKING BECAME DIFFICULT AND, IN HER MIND, NOTHING WAS WORKING. SHE MISSED A NUMBER OF CARS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL AND PULLED INTO A VACANT GAS STATION. THE ENGINE STARTED FOR ME AFTER SHE CALLED ME ON HER CELL PHONE AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT HAD HAPPENED BUT THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO ME DRIVING AND I UNDERSTOOD THE STRESS THAT SHE ENDURED. THE CHEVY AGENCY(CHASE MOTORS IN MIDDLEBORO MASS WAS NICE AND CURTIOUS AND STATED THAT THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN FIXED AT NO COAST TO US. THE IDENTICAL THING HAPPENED AGAIN ? TIME BETWEEN AND AGAIN THE CHASE CHEVY REPLACED THE PART AND STATED THAT THIS HAD BEEN FIXED AND WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN AND MY WIFE STATES THAT SHE WILL NEVER DRIVE THE CAR AGAIN. IN TALKING TO A REPRESENTATIVE AT GMC HE STATED THAT ALTHOUGH THAT WAS DANGEROUS AT 40 MPH TO HAPPEN THEY DID NOT CONSIDER THAT A SAFETY ISSUE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071209January 15, 2004
TIRES
ALL TIRES OR CUPPING, TIRES HAVE BEEN SERVICED FROM DAY ONE BY FIRESTONE DEALER. OUT SIDE COMPANY CHECKED FRONT END AND ALLIGNMENT AND ALL WAS OK. TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED BY FIRESTONE DEALER 3 TIMES 6000, 10000, AND 16000 MILES, THERE OR 17800 MILES OF TAHOE NOW. THERE IS A WARRANTY ON TIRES FOR 12 MONTHS FROM PURCHASE BUT I CAN'T GET FIRESTONE DEALER OR CHEVROLET DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED TAHOE TO HELP ME AT ALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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