Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints

10,175 consumer complaints on file.

#10032222August 6, 2003
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THERE IS MILDEW OR MOLD IN THE AIR CONDITIONING VENTS WHICH CAUSES THE PASSENGER CABIN TO SMELL. DEALER ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE PROBLEM BY CLEANING THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM, INSTALLING A DRAIN HOSE, AND PUTTING A DEODORIZER THROUGH THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK
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
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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
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030381July 29, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN
THIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCES A FAILURE IN THE STEERING POSITION SENSOR MOUNTED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE STEERING COLUMN THAT MAKES YOU SEVERELY OVERSTEER. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AND THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE, HOWEVER, THEY ARE UNWILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. AS A CERTIFIED AUTO TECHNICIAN,, I FEEL THAT THIS IS A EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD CAUSE A RECALL FOR REPAIR. I ALSO FEEL THAT GM SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR ANY ACCIDENTS THIS DEFINATELY WOULD HAVE CAUSED AS THEY ARE NOT CORRECTING THIS SAFETY ISSUE!*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031248July 28, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING ABS WOULD STICK, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022580July 24, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
THE VEHICLES ABS MODULE FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. *AK *CB *NLM
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028729July 21, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP WITHOUT WARNING. MILEAGE WAS ONLY 33,100 AT THE TIME. I HAVE SEARCHED A CHEVROLET TRUCK OWNERS WEBSITE (GOOGLE ALT.TRUCKS.CHEVY - ADVANCED SEARCH: FUEL PUMP) AND FOUND MANY REPORTS OF FUEL PUMP AND/OR FUEL PUMP FUSE FAILURE IN 1996-2001 CHEVY TRUCKS. THE TYPICAL FAILURE SEEMS TO BE MELTING OF WIRES INSIDE THE PUMP, CAUSING INTERNAL SHORTING, WHICH WAS THE FAILURE IN MY VEHICLE. FAILURES WERE REPORTED TYPICALLY AT 30,000-75,000 MILES. FAILURE CAN BE INTERMITTANT AND DIFFICULT TO DIAGNOSE. AN ADDITIONAL CAUSE OF FUEL PUMP FUSE BLOWING IS SHORTING OF THE OIL PRESSURE SWITCH, WHICH IS IN THE FUEL PUMP CIRCUIT. REPAIR WAS COVERED UNDER MY GM EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE COST APPROXIMATELY $700.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028745July 21, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
-- FAULTY SOLDER JOINTS ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD. MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE INTERMITTENTLY QUIT WORKING WHEN THE SWITCH IS TURNED ON. THIS IS HAZARDOUS TO DRIVING MY FAMILY DURING THE RAIN, DUE TO THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING DURING HEAVY RAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028577July 18, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY - FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 HOURS - IT LOST ALMOST 1/2 TANK OF GAS. SPOUSE (A MECHANIC FOR 25 YEARS) IDENTIFIED AN OBVIOUS FUEL LEAK ON THE VEHICLE, BUT DEALERSHIP INSPECTION STATED THEY FOUND NOTHING, THAT THERE WERE NO "CODES" IDENTIFIED, THUS NO FAILURE. *JB
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
#10029592July 17, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING GASOLINE WAS LEAKING FROM GAS TANK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028433July 16, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
COOLANT USED IN MY 1998 TAHOE CAUSES EARLY CORROSION OF PARTS IN THE COOLING SYSTEM. EVEN FOLLOWING THE RECOMMENDED FLUSHING, I AM FINDING MYSELF FACING A RATHER LARGE SERVICE BILL TO FIX A LEAK CAUSED BY THE TYPE OF COOLANT USED. THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM (NEW) ADMITTED THAT THEY DO HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH EARLY CORROSION, YET CHEVROLET IS NOT COVERING ANY OF THE REPAIR COST. *AK
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
#10026129July 15, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
LIFTATE GLASS SEPARATES FROM HINGES.LOCAL DEALER AND LOCAL GLASS SHOPS SAY THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM. CHEVROLET DENIES EVER HEARING OF THIS TROUBLE. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE BACK WINDOW WOULD HAVE SHATTERED AND WHO KNOWS WHAT THE END RESULT COULD HAVE BEEN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10027158July 14, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THE DISTRIBUTOR CAP AND THE HOUSING THAT HOLDS IT IS MADE OUT OF PLASTIC. WHEN CAP WAS TIGHTENED IT CRACKED THE HOUSING WITHOUT EXCESSIVE FORCE BEING USED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026043July 14, 2003
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP, EQUIPMENT, STEERING:COLUMN, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC., POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT, SEAT BELTS
I HAVE HAD MY TAHOE IN THE THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. WHERE TO BEGIN. WE HAVE HAD MIDDLE SEAT LATCHES CATCH AND NEED TO BE REPLACED, THE FRONT DASH AND RADIO BUBBLED UP AND PEELED...THAT WAS REPLACED. A COMPONENT IN THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED WHEN THE CAR WOULD JUST UP AND DIE EVERYTIME YOU TURNED LEFT. THAT WAS REPLACED. THE BACK WINDOW LATCH BROKE WHILE ON VACATION. IT TOO WAS REPLACED. ALL THE SEAT/SEATBELT RECALLS WERE REPAIRED. THEN ON 5/18/03 OUR POWER STEERING WENT OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THEY REPLACED IT ON 5/19/03 AT THE DEALER. WE TOOK IT BACK IN ON 5/30 WITH THE COMPLAINT OF IT STILL NOT "FEELING" RIGHT. IT WAS HARD TO TURN TO THE LEFT. THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM. THEN ON 7/13/03 WHILE DRIVING WITH A CAR FULL OF BOYS, THEN THE CAR DIED AND STARTED ON FIRE. THE 2 MEN, BOTH WHOM HAVE BACKGROUNDS AS MECHANICS THAT HELP ME SAID THAT IT THE UNIVERSAL JOINT ON THE POWER STEERING BOX WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE. ONCE IT RUBBED THRU THE INSULATION THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE. THEY HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY BEFORE THEY WERE ABLE TO TOW THE CAR BECAUSE EVERYTIME THE WHEEL MOVED A LITTLE IT BEGAN SPARKING AGAIN. ALSO, THEY HAD TO END UP TOWING IT FROM THE FRONT BECAUSE THE STEERING COLUMN WOULDN'T LOCK UP WHEN THE IGNITION WAS OFF, SO, THEY COULDN'T TOW IT FROM THE BACK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026865July 9, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH ITS WINDSHIELD WIPERS AS STATED IN RECALL 03 V 159 000; BUT THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
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
#10025415July 4, 2003
TIRES
I HAVE A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE WITH FIRESTONE LE TIRES P26570R16. I EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT ON JULY 3, 2003 ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN NOVEMBER OF 2002, THESE TIRES WERE BRAND NEW AT THE TIME. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THESE TIRES REPLACED UNDER THE RECALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025346July 3, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
I TOOK MY 2001 CHEVY TAHOE TO THE LOCAL DEALER TO FIX A STICKING GAS PEDAL. SINCE THE VEHICLE IS UNDER THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY (3 YR/36,000 MILE), I SHOULD NOT INCUR THE COST OF REPAIR. AND WITH ONLY 25,000 MILES, A STICKING GAS PEDAL IS NOT NORMAL. HOWEVER, CHEVROLET/GM DOES NOT AGREE (PLEASE SEE EMAIL TRAFFIC). I FEEL THAT THIS "CARBON BUILDUP" IS A KNOWN DEFECT AND A SAFETY ISSUE - NOT A NORMAL EMISSIONS OPERATION. COULD YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER? NOBODY DESERVES TO HAVE A STICKING GAS PEDAL AT ANY TIME. THANK YOU. SINCERELY, JOSEPH C. CUA *AK >>>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<<<< DEAR MR. CUA, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED PATIENCE AS WE HAVE RESEARCHED YOUR QUESTIONS REGARDING THE GAS PEDAL STICKING IN YOUR 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WE APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE. WE DID CONTACT GUNN CHEVROLET AND SPOKE WITH SERVICE MANAGER, STEPHANIE ROCHA. MS. ROCHA ADVISED US THAT IN THE OWNERS MANUAL, UNDER THE SECTION OF MAINTENANCE SERVICES, IT SPECIFICALLY STATES AT 15,000 MILES THAT THE VEHICLE MAY REQUIRE EMISSIONS SERVICE AND THEN POSSIBLY AGAIN AT 30,000 MILES. MS. ROCHAS STATES THAT THE STICKING PEDAL IS DUE TO CARBON BUILD UP FROM GASOLINE AND IS DEEMED NORMAL MAINTENANCE AND IS PART OF THE EMISSIONS SERVICE. MAINTENANCE IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CUSTOMER. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY DISSATISFACTION THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED. IF YOU SHOULD NEED TO CONTACT US IN THE FUTURE, SIMPLY REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE OR CALL OUR CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AT 1-800-222-1020. PLEASE REFERENCE FILE NUMBER 1-108448392. CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGERS ARE AVAILABLE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FROM 8:00 A.M. TO 11:00 P.M., EASTERN TIME. AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR CONTACTING CHEVROLET. SINCERELY, NICOLE TORRES CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGER CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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