Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints

10,175 consumer complaints on file.

#10184501March 8, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER STUCK IT WILL BE AT 50 SITTING IN DRIVEWAY. *JB
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0
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0
#10184534March 8, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE SPEEDOMETER READS WRONG AND THEN DOESN'T READ A SPEED AT ALL. ON A 70 MILE TRIP, MY SPEEDOMETER REGISTERED SPEED FOR THE FIRST 10 MILES AND THEN READ 0 MILES/HOUR THE REST OF THE 60 MILES. *JB
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0
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0
#10184390March 7, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER WORKS FINE SOMETIMES BUT SOME OTHER TIMES IT STARTS OFF AT ABOUT 35 MPH AND COUNTS UP FROM THERE. IT IS HARD TO FIGURE OUT WHAT SPEED YOU ARE GOING AND I AM REALLY AFRAID OF GETTING A SPEEDING TICKET OR GOING TO SLOW AND CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I THINK THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO SO MAYBE WE CAN PREVENT FUTURE MAJOR PROBLEMS. ALSO A NUMBER OF FRIENDS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH GAUGES IN THEIR CHEVROLET VEHICLES. *JB
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0
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0
#10184446March 7, 2007
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
1. DRIVING DURING A MINOR SNOWSTORM THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. 2. I COULD NOT SEE CLEARLY AND HAD EXTREME DIFFICULTY NAVIGATING THE ROADWAY. 3. AS THE VEHICLE WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE AT A LOCAL DEALER. THAT DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE WIPER TRANSMISSION WAS BAD, THOUGH THIS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I PURCHASED A NEW WIPER TRANSMISSION AND HAD IT INSTALLED BY MY LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE LINKAGES ARE MADE OF PLASTIC AND DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, SUCH AS SNOW, MIGHT CAUSE FAILURE. I FEEL THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION, WHEREBY WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE SUPPOSED TO OPERATE IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, AND IF THE UNDERLYING COMPONENTS ARE OF INFERIOR QUALITY, IT SHOULD BE REPLACED BY NON-PROBLEMATIC MATERIALS. THE SERVICING DEALER CLAIMS THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO MY NOT CLEANING THE AREA SURROUNDING THE WIPER ARMS. BUT THIS IS NOT CORRECT, AS I DID CLEAN THIS AREA. I SHOULD BE ABLE TO OPERATE THIS VEHICLE DURING A STORM WITHOUT HAVING TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY TO MANUALLY CLEAN THE WIPERS AND SURROUNDING AREAS. IF THE LINKAGES ARE UNABLE TO HANDLE SNOW AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THEN THEY MUST BE UPGRADED. *JB
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10184489March 7, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I HAVE A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THERE HAS BEEN A LIMITED RECALL ON THE WHEEL SENSOR THAT CONTROLS THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR THE RECALL BUT WAS INFORMED IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT CHEVY'S INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE PROBLEM IS...SOMETIMES THE ABS ACTIVATES WHEN THE BRAKES HAVEN'T EVEN BEEN APPLIED. SOMETIMES IT ACTIVATES AT VERY LOW SPEEDS CAUSING LONGER BRAKING DISTANCE. I FINALLY PULLED THE FUSE TO DEACTIVATE THE ABS. *JB
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10184309March 6, 2007
PARKING BRAKE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT'S BOAT WAS CONNECTED TO THE TOW BAR OF THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH IN REVERSE THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACTIVATE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND IT FAILED. THERE WERE NO COLLISIONS. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHT INDICATORS PRESENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. *AK
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No
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No
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0
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0
#10184305March 6, 2007
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE POWER STEERING SHAFT AND THE BRAKES WERENOT OPERATING NORMALLY. THE BRAKE CALIPERS, ROTORS, PADS AND BRAKE LINES WERE REPAIRED, DUE TO THE PASSENGER FRONT BRAKE SMOKING WITH A LIFT FLAME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DUE TO THE YEAR OF THE VEHICLE THE FAILURES SHOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 26,000.*AK
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0
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#10184349March 6, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER FAILURE ON A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE: WITH APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES, THE SPEEDOMETER BECAME HIGHLY ERRATIC AND EVENTUALLY QUIT WORKING ALL TOGETHER, BUT NOT BEFORE I HAD BEEN PULLED OVER FOR SPEEDING. LUCKILY, THE OFFICE DISMISSED THE EVENT AFTER EXPLAINING THE SITUATION. I WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS GENERATION OF TAHOES, SUBURBANS, AND TRUCKS, AND WOULD LIKE TO INCLUDE MY COMPLAINT ABOUT THE GAUGE MOTOR FAILURE WITH THE OTHER ONE. *JB
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No
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No
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0
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0
#10184209March 5, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE LT. THE SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN ACTING VERY ERRATIC - READING 35, 45, 75, ETC. WHILE STOPPED AND 125+ WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH... I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND MY CHEVROLET DEALER IMMEDIATELY KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS JUST BY GIVING A BRIEF DESCRIPTION AND WANTS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FOR $400+ THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS - SO MUCH MONEY WAS SPENT ON THESE VEHICLES AND CHEVROLET CANNOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT IS A DEFECT WHICH CAN VERY EASILY POSE A SAFETY HAZARD. SEE ATTACHED LINK TO VIEW HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR ISSUES: HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.NET/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-TAHOE/T2BGKBGI55EKNU77C/P2 *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184229March 5, 2007
PARKING BRAKE
I HAVE A 2002 CHEVY TAHOE WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE PROBLEMS. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE INTO GMAC FOR BRAKE INSPECTIONS WITH ONLY 20,000 MILES AND WAS TOLD THAT IS THE WAY EMERGENCY BRAKES ARE. I HAVE TO PUT MY FOOT TO THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE TO ENGAGE E-BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WILL MOVE (DRIVE) WITH THE E-BRAKE ON. NOW, I AM UP TO 70,000 MILES AND I'M SCARED THAT THE VEHICLE WON'T STOP WHEN I NEED IT TOO. I HAVE HEARD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHEVY TAHOES IN YEARS 200-2003 DUE TO A BRAKE PAD ISSUE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. *JB
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No
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No
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0
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0
#10184248March 5, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SEVERAL MONTHS AGO I STARTED TO NOTICE PROBLEMS WITH THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CHEVY TAHOE. IT DOES NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT SPEED SOMETIMES. SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. THERE IS NO SPECIFIC TIME OR DRIVING CONDITION THAT THIS OCCURS. LAST NOTICED THE PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING ON THE TURNPIKE. THE SPEEDOMETER READS 35 WHEN I WAS ACTUALLY GOING OVER 60. SOMETHING REALLY NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. I CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE A NEW SPEEDOMETER PUT IN THE VEHICLE AT $500.00. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
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0
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0
#10184149March 4, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY 2004 CHEVY TAHOE HAS A DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETER. AT 37,500 MILES, CONVENIENTLY JUST AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED, THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE STARTED JUMPING ERRATICALLY, AND THEN A FEW DAYS LATER, IT QUIT WORKING COMPLETELY. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY 2 LOCAL DEALERS IN THE S.F. BAY AREA THAT IT WILL COST APPROX $600-900 TO REPAIR, AND I WILL BE WITHOUT MY VEHICLE FOR UP TO A WEEK. UNFORTUNATELY, I CANNOT BE WITHOUT IT B/C I WORK FULL TIME AND AM A SINGLE MOTHER. I DID SEE ON EBAY THAT THERE IS A PERSON THAT CAN REPAIR THE CLUSTER AND IT IS A WHOLE LOT CHEAPER THAN TAKING IT TO THE DEALER, BUT I WOULD BE WITHOUT THE WHOLE CLUSTER FOR QUITE SOME TIME. THIS IS DANGEROUS! I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOT HAVING A CLUE AS TO HOW FAST I AM ACTUALLY DRIVING, AND IT MAKES ME REALLY NERVOUS. I CANNOT AFFORD THE $600-900 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED, AND FEEL THAT GM SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL AND REPAIR THIS PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY! COME ON, THIS HAS AFFECTED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ALREADY! *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
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0
#10184154March 4, 2007
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
THE ROOF SKIN (TOP) ON MY 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE HAS COME LOSE FROM THE SUPPORTS. IT IS NOW "FLEXING" IN THE WIND. *JB
Crash:
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No
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0
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#10184178March 4, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2003 TAHOE, SPEEDOMETER WILL NOT REGISTER. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
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0
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0
#10183870March 1, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE HAS A SPEEDOMETER WHICH EXHIBITS JUMPING AROUND, GOING 120+MPH WHEN SITTING STILL AND FLUCTUATES ERRATICALLY. IT WILL NOT RESET TO 0 MPH UNLESS YOU START THE VEHICLE'S IGNITION REPEATEDLY. MOST OF THE TIME, IT STILL DOESN'T WORK AFTER THAT. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN SPORADIC SINCE APPROXIMATELY 41,000 MILES AND NOW IT DOESN'T WORK HARDLY AT ALL (84,000 MILES). I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ELECTRONIC AND COMPUTER ISSUES SINCE OWNING THIS VEHICLE WITH NO HELP OR CONCERN FROM THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERS OR GM. APPROXIMATELY $2,500 HAS BEEN PAID TO THEM FOR THESE REPAIRS THUS FAR. THE SPEEDOMETER/INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REPAIR ESTIMATE FROM A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IS ANOTHER $1,000. MANY OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN REGISTERED ABOUT THE SPEEDOMETER PROBLEM. OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S A TREND. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183874March 1, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE WILL NOT HOLD PROGRAMS, I.E., AUTOMATIC SEAT POSITIONS, READ OUT ON THE MESSAGE CENTER, ETC. ALSO, IF USING THE RADIO WITHOUT THE ENGINE RUNNING, BATTERY GOES COMPLETELY DEAD IN ABOUT 30 MIN. DEALER COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG AFTER THREE HOURS OF INSPECTIONS, EVEN THOUGH THE BATTERY DRAINED. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
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0
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0
#10183892March 1, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER IS ERRATIC AND UNRELIABLE. ON CHEVY SUV CHAT SITES THIS IS A APPARENTLY A COMMON PROBLEM AND RELATED TO A DEFECTIVE PART. *JB
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0
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#10183928March 1, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT
UNDER NORMAL, NON-TOWING DRIVING, THE 2007 TAHOE (WITH 27,000 MILES) WOULD NOT GO FORWARD WHEN PLACED INTO DRIVE. AS A RESULT, MY FAMILY IS PRESENTLY UNABLE TO USE THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. THIS OCCURRED AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY REPLACED AT ABOUT 12,000 MILES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *NM
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No
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No
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0
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0
#10183688February 27, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK, READINGS OF 120 CONSTANTLY. ACCORDING TO THE WEB SITE TOPIX.NET THERE ARE ABOUT 450 PERSONS WHO WROTE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. MECHANICS ARE ASKING $500 - $600 TO FIX THIS ITEM. I BELIEVE GM SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS DEFECT THEY CREATED. *NM
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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
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No
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