Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints

10,175 consumer complaints on file.

#10230497June 10, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT COULD NOT OPEN THE LIFTGATE WITH THE KEYLESS ENTRY REMOTE. THERE WAS NO KEYHOLE TO OPEN THE LIFTGATE MANUALLY, WHICH HE CONSIDERED TO BE A SAFETY RISK. ALSO, IF SOMEONE WERE IN THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS NOTHING IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT TO PRESS TO EXIT FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REMOTE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 63,000.
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0
Deaths:
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#10230506June 10, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2002 TAHOE SHUTS DOWN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. SIT FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES STARTS BACK UP. ONLY HAPPENS IN 90+ DEGREE DAYS. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT. I'VE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS IN THE COMPLAINT DBASE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230388June 9, 2008
SEATS
THE SEAT LATCH(FRONT) TO SECURE THE THIRD ROW SEAT TO THE FLOOR SNAPPED APART. THE SEATS REMAIN IN THE VEHICLE AND HAVE NOT BEEN EXPOSED TO WATER OR OUTSIDE ELEMENTS. THE INTEGRITY OF THE SEAT BEING SECURELY LATCHED TO THE FLOOR IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION IS NOW COMPROMISED. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229921June 4, 2008
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
GAS MILEAGE ON MY 2007 CHEVY TAHOE IS MUCH WORSE THAN THE ADVERTISED 21MPG. I AM LUCKY IF I GET 13MPG ON REGULAR GASOLINE. DON'T GET ME STARTED ON THE E85 SCAM - LESS MPG AND ONLY $0.30 CHEAPER THAN REGULAR GASOLINE? THE DEALER SCAMMED ME INTO BELIEVING IT WAS AN APPLES TO APPLES COMPARISON OF E85 AND GAS.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229985June 4, 2008
TIRES
I PURCHASED 5 TOYO PROXIES 285/60/18 AND HAVE HAD A BLOW OUT ON THE SIDE WALL OF TWO WITHIN THE LAST YEAR WITH PREMATURE CRACKING ON ALL OF THE TIRES. THE FIRST TIRE THAT BLEW OUT I THOUGHT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT. BUT AFTER PURCHASING THE 5TH TIRE AND THEN HAVING A BLOW OUT ON 4/2/2008, WITHIN 6 MOS OF THEM, WHERE THE SIDEWALL WAS AFFECTED, I DECIDED TO LOOK ONLINE AND FOUND WHERE THE PROXIES WERE HAVING ISSUES WITH OTHER CONSUMERS WITH BLOWING OUT THE SIDEWALLS. CO WANTED A FOUR WHEEL DRIVE BUSINESS THAT DEALS WITH THEIR PRODUCT AND HAVE THEM INSPECTED. THEY WERE INSPECTED AND SHOWED THE TIRE DEPTH, PREMATURE CRACKING, ETC. AFTER HAVING THEM INSPECTED, BUSINESS CONDEMNED THE TIRES TIRE MANF THEN DECIDED THAT THEY HAD TO HAVE THE TIRES BACK BEFORE THEY WOULD ISSUE ANY WARRANTY OR PRORATING ON THEM. DID SAY THAT THEY WOULD ISSUE A PRORATE OF 78% ON EACH TIRE, BUT I HAD TO SEND THE TIRES TO THEM VIA UPS WHICH THEY WOULD PICK UP THE COST OF HAVING THE TIRES SHIPPED UP TO THEM. AS I EXPLAINED I HAD NO PROBLEM SENDING THE TIRES AS IN GOOD CONSCIENCE, I COULD NOT SALE THESE TIRES TO ANYONE ELSE AS BEING IN THIS FIELD FOR 13 YEARS AND KNOWING THE SAFETY ISSUES REGARDING TIRES HAVING THESE ISSUES, I DID NOT FEEL THAT THEY WERE SAFE FOR ANYONE TO HAVE ON THEIR VEHICLES. UPS PICKED UP THE TIRES AND AFTER A FEW PHONE CALLS I FINALLY RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TIRE CO STATING THAT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO WARRANTY OR PRORATE THE TIRE AS THEY DID NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THEM. I TRAVEL THE INTERSTATE QUITE A BIT AND AFTER HAVING TWO OF THE SIDEWALLS BLOW OUT AS THEY DID I WAS VERY FORTUNATE THAT I DIDN'T CAUSE A SEVERE ACCIDENT AND I WOULD CONSIDER THIS TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD FOR INTERSTATE TRAVELERS AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED. THIS IS SOMETHING AS A CONSUMER, THAT I FEEL SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO MORE CLOSELY AS IT COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229739June 3, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER QUICK WORKING PROPERLY. IT REGISTERS AT 120 MPH AT ALL TIMES, EVEN WHEN IN PARK. *TR
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10229757June 3, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SPEEDOMETER ON OUR 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE LT DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. SOMETIMES WE ARE GOING SLOWER THAN IT SHOWS AND OTHER TIMES WE ARE GOING FASTER. FOR EXAMPLE, WE MAY BE DRIVING 65 MPH BUT IT WILL SHOW 120 MPH. OR WE MAY BE DRIVING 45 MPH BUT IT SHOWS 70 MPH. AND SOMETIMES IT WORKS. YOU JUST NEVER KNOW FOR SURE. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND OBVIOUSLY AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVROLET TAHOE AS WE KNOW OF A RECALL WITH THE 04 CHEVROLET TAHOE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. ALSO, THE AIR CONDITIONER ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WILL START BLOWING HOT AIR ALL OF THE SUDDEN AND CONTINUE TO DO SO UNTIL THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. HOWEVER, I AM NOT NEARLY AS CONCERNED WITH THIS AS WITH THE SPEEDOMETER. I FEEL STRONGLY THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL IN THIS SITUATION ASAP AND CHEVROLET NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THIS FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229512June 2, 2008
TIRES, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE KEPT GOING LOW. I HAVE HAD VEHICLE FOR 3 MONTHS AND BOUGHT BRAND NEW VEHICLE. TIRE IS SEPARATING... DEALERSHIP WILL ONLY REPLACE THE ONE TIRE WHERE I REQUESTED ALL BECAUSE ALL HAVE SAME DATA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228963May 27, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK ON MY 2003 TAHOE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228592May 21, 2008
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I LEASED A 2007 TAHOE IN JUNE 2006. AFTER ABOUT 10K OR 15K I BEGAN TO HEAR ALOT OF NOISE WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT. I ASKED THE TAHOE DEALERSHIP TO CHECK IT OUT AND THEY STATED IT WAS NOT A PROBLEM. MONTHS LATER THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO GET WORSE AN LOUDER. SAME DEALERSHIP STATES IT NOT A PROBLEM. THE CLICKING, SQUEALING NOISE HAVE GOTTEN WORSE. THIRD TIME SAME DEALERSHIP STATES THERE'S NOTHING WRONG. MAY 21, 2008, I GO TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP FOR A SERVICE AND BECAUSE ALL MY FRIENDS SAY THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING WRONG. I WAS TOLD THAT IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH GM MODEL, I.E., TAHOE YUKONS SUBURBUNS. THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT THAT IS INSTALLED WEARS OUT, AND HAS TO BE REPLACED, IN MODELS DATING BACK TO 98 AT LEAST. HE STATES I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIR. I RESEARCHED AN FOUND THAT HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS AND FORUMS ABOUT THE VERY PROBLEM BUT THERE IS NO RECALL ABOUT. THEY HAVE BEEN USING THE SAME SHAFT FOR YEARS AND NOW HAVE IMPROVED PART THAT CONSUMERS HAVE TO PAY FOR OUT OF THEIR POCKETS. HOW CAN THEY KNOWLINGLY PLACE BAD PARTS IN VEHICLES AND NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRING. I WAS TOLD THAT UNLESS THEY HAD A NEW FOR THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED EVERY 10K MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228349May 20, 2008
STEERING
2002 CHEVY TAHOE LT: INTERMEDIATE DRIVE SHAFT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE DEALER HAS YET TO MAKE A RECALL. IT APPEARS TO BE VERY COMMON IN THIS VEHICLE AS WELL AS MY OTHER GM VEHICLE(PONTIAC GRAND PRIX WHICH WAS UNDER RECALL). CLUNKING, LOOSENESS IN STEERING WHEEL COLUMN WHEN DRIVING, MOSTLY HEARD WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS. JUST PURCHASED, WAITING TO SEE IF DEALER WILL REPLACE AT NO COST. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228069May 17, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER JUMPS AROUND THEN FAILS COMPLETELY I REPLACED THE CLUSTER IT HAS ALREADY BEEN RECALLED ON THE 2003 AND 2004 TAHOES I WAS JUST WONDERING WHAT THE PROCESS WAS FOR GETTING A RECALL DONE I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INFORMATION YOU COULD GIVE ME THANK YOU THOMAS THORNBURGH. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227896May 15, 2008
STEERING
THE VEHICLE WE CURRENTLY OWN AND TWO PREVIOUS VEHICLES WE HAVE OWNED ALL HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE FRONT END. IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT CHEVROLET TAHOES HAVE AND ALTHOUGH IS HAS NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT OR INJURY IT DOES POSE A PROBLEM AND CHEVROLET WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL. A STEERING SHAFT MUST BE REPLACED AND THE COST FOR THE PART ALONE IS OVER $ 80.00 PLUS LABOR TO INSTALL. THE FIRST VEHICLE WE HAD WE SPENT BETWEEN $ 500.00 TO $ 600.00 BEFORE THE PROBLEM WAS FOUND. THE SECOND VEHICLE WE SPENT I BELIEVE AROUND $ 150.00 AND THE CURRENT VEHICLE WILL BE THE SAME. THE CHEVROLET PART # IS 19153614. AT ONE POINT IN TALKING WITH A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP THEY HAD MENTIONED THAT THIS WS A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT NOTHING CHEVROLET CONSIDERED TO BE "SERIOUS", THEREFORE I HAVE TO PUT UP WITH THE NOISE AND UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVE UNLESS I WANT TO PAY OUT OF POCKET MYSELF. I DO NOT FEEL A VEHICLE WITH UNDER 50,000 MILES SHOULD HAVE ISSUES SUCH AS THESE FOR AN EXTENDED AMOUNT OF MULTIPLE YEARS . *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227739May 14, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL INCIDENTS, 2 OF WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY. THE BRAKES ON OUR 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE DON'T ALWAYS WORK PROPERLY. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE EVEN ON COMPLETELY DRY SURFACES. WE HAVE AN EXTREMELY STEEP DRIVEWAY THAT RUNS DIRECTLY OFF OF THE MAIN STREET. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP ON THE DRIVEWAY FOR A PASSING CAR WE COULD NOT, AND ONLY SPLIT SECOND TIMING WAS THE REASON WE DID NOT HIT THE PASSING AUTO. ANOTHER CLOSE CALL OCCURRED WHEN WE WERE PARKING IN A STALL IN FRONT OF A LOCAL STORE. I APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THERE WAS A DELAY BEFORE ANY BRAKING STARTED AND WE ALMOST IT THE BUILDING. IF THERE HAD BEEN A PERSON IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE I WOULD HAVE CRUSHED THEM AGAINST A BRICK WALL. THESE INCIDENTS HAVE CAUSED BOTH MY WIFE AND MYSELF TO LOOSE CONFIDENCE IN THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. BRAKES ARE THE MOST CRITICAL SAFETY FEATURE ON A VEHICLE AND MUST FUNCTION PROPERLY. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227644May 13, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE CONTACT COULD FEEL THE BRAKES GRAB WHEN SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. HOWEVER, THE PEDAL RELEASED FOR A MICRO SECOND BEFORE IT GRABBED AGAIN AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE BEGAN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BUT HAS CURRENTLY BECOME MORE FREQUENT AND SEVERE. IF THE CONTACT SLAMS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE BRAKES PROPERLY AND STOPS THE VEHICLE NORMALLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000. UPDATED 6/2/08 *CN
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227658May 13, 2008
SEAT BELTS
THE AUTOMATIC LOCKING RETRACTOR WITH CHILD SAFETY SEAT IN CHEVROLET/TAHOE 2002 DOES NOT REMAIN LOCKED, THEREFORE THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT DOES NOT GET SECURED. IT STARTED ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO INTERMITTENTLY BUT NOW COMPLETELY DOES NOT LOCK AT ALL. THIS DEFECT IS ON THE SECOND ROW SEAT PASSENGER SIDE. THE OTHER ONE IT DOES LOCK. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227260May 11, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), EQUIPMENT
BATTERY BEGAN TO GO DEAD. I WOULD CALL ROAD SERVICE TO GET IT RESTARTED. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND *ONSTAR WAS NOTIFIED ON MOST OCCASIONS OF THIS HAPPENING.*ONSTAR WAS NOTIFIED DUE TO THE CONTRACT I HAVE WITH THEM FOR ROADSIDE HELP. THIS HAS HAPPENED ATLEAST SEVEN TIMES.(USING *ONSTAR FOR ASSISTANCE ON ATLEAST THREE OF THESE SEVEN TIMES) I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR HELP WITH THE PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY. BUT THE REAL PROBLEM IS THE CAR JUST UP AND SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE(I TOLD THE DEALER ABOUT IT)AND THE THING ,OTHER THAN THE SAFETY FACTOR, I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. I TRAVEL AND I REALLY NEED A CAR. I CAN'T AFFORD A SECONDARY VEHICLE. MY FAMILY STATED NOR CAN YOU AFFORD TO DIE EITHER!THE CHANCE OF TAKEN THE LIFE OF ANOTHER PERSON,TO ME,FAR EXCEEDS THE FEAR I HAVE OF LOOSING MY ON LIFE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227231May 10, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2007 TAHOE WENT UP IN FLAMES WHILE PARKED, STILL DO NOT KNOW THE CAUSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227120May 9, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE HAS MALFUNCTIONED. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 27,559 MILES ON IT. LOOKS LIKE A KNOWN PROBLEM BY GM AS THEY SETTLED A LAWSUIT WITH DELPHI AND THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED AT NO COST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226992May 8, 2008
STEERING
THERE IS A WEAK FEELING AND A KNOCKING IN THE STEERING BOX OR STEERING COLUMN IN THE VEHICLE. IT FEELS UNSTABLE LIKE THE CAR'S FRONT END COULD FALL APART AT ANY MINUTE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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