Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints

10,175 consumer complaints on file.

#769917November 20, 2002
AIR BAGS
DRIVER FRONT AND SIDE AIR BAGS AS WELL AS PASSENGER FRONT AND SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN MY 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE WHEN MY VEHICLE HIT BLACK ICE ON I-70 IN KANSAS AND WAS STRUCK BY AN 18 WHEEL TRUCK. TRUCK HIT AT SECOND PASSENGER DOOR ON RIGHT SIDE, SPUN OUR VEHICLE, RIPPED OFF THE FRONT GRILL, BADLY DENTED THE FRONT BUMPER AND TOTALLED THE VEHICLE. NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER RECEIVED CHEST, HEAD AND FACIAL INJURIES. DT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#769961November 20, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CAME TO INTERSECTION AT ABOUT 30 MPH AND BRAKES FAILED TO EVEN SLOW THE VEHICLE WHEN DEPRESSED. THE PEDAL WAS AS FIRM AS ALWAYS, BUT IT WAS AS IF THERE WERE NO DRUMS OR DISCS ON THE WHEELS. MY WIFE HAD A SIMILAR SITUATION A FEW DAYS EARLIER AND I THOUGHT SHE HAD JUST HAD THE ABS WORKING AND WASN'T USED TO IT. THERE WAS NO ABS PULSING. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022957November 19, 2002
SEAT BELTS
PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WHEN USED FOR AN LARGE SIZED ADULT RACHETS IF THE PASSENGER LEANS FORWARD. THE PASSENGER WOULD THEN HAVE TO TAKE THE SEAT BELT OFF AND REFASTEN THE BELT TO GET IT FIT PROPERLY. THE DEALERSHIP HAS PUT A SEAT BELT EXTENDER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE TO ACCOMADATE THE EXTRA LENGTH NEEDED. THE OWNER STILL FEELS THIS IS NOT A PROPER FIX FOR THE SEAT BELT. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022971November 19, 2002
PARKING BRAKE
CONSUMER STATES THAT TWICE IN THE PAST YEAR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SHOES AND LININGS HAVE DISINTEGRATED RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO VEHICLE'S REAR BRAKES. THE VEHICLE'S REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. INCIDENTS OCCURRED ON 10/24/01 AND 11/15/02 RESPECTIVELY. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022972November 19, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
CONSUMER STATES THAT POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING AFFECTING CONTROL OF VEHICLE. DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022973November 19, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE BATTERY TERMINAL CRACKED, RESULTING IN ACID LEAKING ON TO BATTERY TRAY AND OTHER UNDERHOOD ELECTRICAL WIRING. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023010November 19, 2002
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE CONSUMER HAD A FLAT TIRE THE LEFT FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. WHEN HE REMOVE THE SPARE TIRE IT WAS DAMAGE. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769881November 19, 2002
PARKING BRAKE
EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILS TO HOLD WILL NOT PERMIT VEHICLE TO ROLL BACK BUT WILL PERMIT VEHICLE TO ROLL FORWARD ESP ON HILLS. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022881November 18, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO USE FORCE ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO GAIN SPEED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022884November 18, 2002
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
DEALERSHIP WAS NOT NOTIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER ON HOW TO FIX RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE HEAD REST RESTRAINT PER CONSUMER. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022842November 15, 2002
AIR BAGS
THE TRUCK HIT A WALL HEAD ON BETWEEN 33-35 MPH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON IMPACT ALLOWING THE DRIVER TO HIT THE WINDSHIELD WITH HIS HEAD SHATTERING IT. GENERAL MOTORS SENT SOMEONE TO DIAGNOSE THE TRUCKS' CONDITION WHICH THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD "EXCEPTIBLE STANDARDS". PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS TS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022789November 14, 2002
AIR BAGS
THE THIRD ROW SEATBELT WILL NOT RETRACT AT ALL THE TOP OF THE SEATBELT WILL GET STUCK. PLEASE FURNISH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022675November 13, 2002
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION. CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BURNED OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND HAD STATED THAT IT WILL BE CHEAPER TO REPLACED IT THAN TO FIX IT . MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022567November 12, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE BEING APPLIED, THE PEDAL WOULD TRAVEL FURTHER THAN NORMAL. MR ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED, THE DEALER STATED THAT IF THE ABS LIGHT DID NOT NOT ILLUMINATE, THEN THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM. *JG *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022371November 7, 2002
TIRES:SIDEWALL
THE CONSUMER WAS CHECKING TIRES FOR INSPECTION WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE LEFT FRONT TIRE SIDE WALL WAS CRACKED ON THE OUTSIDE. (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS LE P26570R16). THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *TS *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022382November 7, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, THE RPM'S WHINED OUT AND THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED ROUGHLY WHICH ALSO CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SURGE.TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022163November 5, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
CONSUMER STATE THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE WHEN APPLIED THE BRAKES. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND REPLACES THE FRONT ROTORS AND THE PADS ON FOUR SEPARATED OCCASIONS AND THE PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. (AS I MENTIONED VIN# PLEASE FILL IN) TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022193November 5, 2002
WHEELS:RIM
CONSUMER STATED THAT STONES GET CAUGHT UP BETWEEN THE REAR RIMS AND THE DISC BRAKE WHICH CAUSED THE REAR TIRES TO LOCK UP. TS *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022097November 4, 2002
STEERING:LINKAGES
THE OWNER HEARD A "CLUNKING" SOUND WHEN BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. WHILE TRAVELING ON FREEWAY, THE OWNER NOTICED SOME PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND TRIED TO PULL OVER. THE TRUCK FAILED TO RESPOND TO THE TURNING OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE TRUCK WAS LOOKED AT BY A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE STEERING LINKAGE HAD FAILED. *MR *JG *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022018October 31, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER CALLED AND STATED THAT SHE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AND NONE OF HER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSANGER SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK WHICH CAUSE THE PASSANGER TO BANG HER HEAD ON THE WINDSHIELD WHICH ALSO CAUSED HER PHISICAL DAMAGE AND CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. TS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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