Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints

10,175 consumer complaints on file.

#8002690January 23, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN A PANIC/SUDDEN STOP DURING HIGHWAY SPEED OF 50 OR MORE IT CAUSES EXTNDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002696January 23, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY STOPPED WORKING, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY . WIRE WAS STRAPPED DOWN TO THE MOTOR HOUSING CAUSING PRESSURE . THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757202January 22, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
7/15/98ONE MONTH OLD THE CAR LOCKED INTO 4WD WHEN IT WAS STARTED IN THE DRIVEWAY.IT WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT IT WAS INOPERATIVE.IT NEEDED PARTS REPLACED TO FIX.THE CAR WAS TAKEN IN AGAIN BECAUSE IT FELT LIKE IT WAS LOCKED IN 4WD AGAIN BECAUSE ALL THE AXILES WERE TURNING.I WAS TOLD THAT WAS NORMAL AND THAT THE UNIVERSALS WERE WORN OUT.THAT MADE THREE UNIVERSALS IN THREE YEARS.ALSO THAT THE LIGHTS ON DASHBAORD FOR THE 4WD UNI WOULD NOT STAY ON TO TELL IF YOU WERE IN 4WD OR NOT.NOW SOMETHING IN THE TRANSFER CASE IS BROKEN.I RECENTLY READ THE OWNERS MANUAL ON THE 4WD UNIT AND IT SAYS THE FRONT AXSILES ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO TURN IN 2WD.I BROUGHT THIS UP TO THE DEALER SAYING THAT EVEN THOUGH THIS CAR HAS 93000.00 MILES THE TRANSFER CASE WOULD NOT HAVE MORE THAN 1000.00 MILES ON IT AND THAT THIS CAR HAS A DRIVE TRAIN HISTORY OF FAILURE WITH THREE UNIVERSALS AND THREE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSFER CASE.THEY TELL ME THAT ALL THE AXILES TURN AND WEAR OUT WHICH IS NOT WHAT THEIR OWNERS MANUAL SAYS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564012January 17, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE, INSTEAD THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A STORE, CONSUMER STATES THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER, ALTHOUGH FULL OF FLUID, HAD FAILED, THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002358January 17, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
CONSUMER STATES THE TURN SIGNALS ARE INOPERATIVE, THE FUSES KEEP BLOWING OUT, ALSO HAZARD LIGHTS DO NOT WORK, THE DEALER HAS ALREADY REPLACED FUSE ONCE ALREADY, BUT THE TURN SIGNALS STILL DO NOT WORK.*AK. CONSUMER STATED THE TURN SWITCH ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED.*SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002372January 17, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, AND WITHOUT WARNING, VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE SPEED. RPMS WENT HIGHER THAN NORMAL. ALL GEARS, EXCEPT 1ST AND 2ND, FAILED TO WORK. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757002January 17, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
OPENED DOOR HANDLE WOULD NOT RELEASE DOOR / AFTER REPAIR FOUND TO BE HANDLE BROKE WHERE TWO PIECES OF METAL FORGED IN MANUFACTURING PROCESS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002156January 14, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 40MPH ON WET PAVEMENT VEHICLE WAS T-BONED WHICH PUSHED VEHICLE INTO A TELEPHONE POLE AND AIRBAGS DIDNOT DEPLOY. FRONTAL AND SIDE DAMAGE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#756801January 13, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKE SQUEL AND THUMPING/VIBRATION, VIBRATION/THUMPING WORSE WHEN TOWING SMALL JETSKI. LATEST DEALER VIST 1/08/02 STATES THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. FEEL IS AS THOUGH THE ANTI-LOCK MECHANISM IS DEPLOYING PREMATURLY. NO COMPUTER CODES OR ABS LIGHTS DURING THUMPING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001896January 9, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. ABS BRAKE LIGHT SHOWED UP ON DASH PANEL. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001793January 8, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON THE INTERSTATE, IN THE RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, AND AFTER WINDSHIELD WIPERS SWITCH WAS TURNED ON AND OFF NUMEROUS TIMES, THEY STARTED AGAIN. DEALER REPLACED WINDSHIELD WIPER MECHANISM. *AK *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756546January 7, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSIONS PROBLEMS COMMON ON CHEVROLET TAHOES 1996-1998. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001653January 7, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER STATES THE GAS TANK BUMPS AGAINST THE BODY OF VEHICLE, THIS CAUSES THE GAS TO LEAK.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756461January 6, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHEN YOU START TURNING IT WILL PULL YOU REAL FAST IN THAT DIRECTION EVERYONE I TALK TO HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL VEH. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756487January 6, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP HAD A SHORT. BARE WIRES EXPOSED INSIDE GAS TANK. POSSIBLE FIRE/EXPLOSION HAZARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756443January 5, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
THESE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE PURCHASE. IT HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION . THE REPLY HAS ALWAYS BEEN "REAREND WIND-UP" IS THE PROBLEM AND IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. WE PURCHASED A THREE YEAR /36,000 MILE WARRANTY TO COVER THESE TYPES OF DEFECTS, ONLY TO HAVE THE DEALER TELL US THAT THE WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER THIS "REAREND WIND-UP" AS IT IS A REGULAR MAINTANENCE ITEM. I HAVE SEARCHED THE OWNERS MANUAL FOR THIS ITEM AND HAVE NOT FOUND IT AS A MAINTANENCE ITEM, ACCORDING TO GM. AT ALL SERVICE INTERVALS THE ONLY MENTION OF THE REAREND IS TO CHECK THE FLUID LEVEL. THIS HAS BEEN CARRIED OUT BY THE DEALER FOR THE FIRST 45,000 MILES. I HAVE SINCE LOST FAITH IN GM AND MY DEALER AND HAVE PURCHASED MY LAST AMERICAN MADE VEHICLE.NO SAFETY DEFEC TLISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001396January 3, 2002
TIRES:SIDEWALL
A BLISTER IS FORMING ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE FRONT/RIGHT FIRESTONE TIRE, SIZE: P265/70R16, DOT: UNKNOWN. TIRE HAS APPROXIMATELY 300 MILES ON IT, AND IS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON 2002, CHEVROLET TRUCK, TAHOE.*AK CONSUMER STATED THE DOT# 8X72WL24301, THE DEALER REPLACED ALL 5 TIRES.*SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756305January 2, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
CHEVROLET HAS 3 OTHER CASES OPEN THAT HAVE NOT BEEN RESOLVED. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES HARD TO STOP SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE PULLS HARD TO THE RIGHT. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TRIED TIRES, BRAKE PADS, ROTORS ETC.. IT APPEARS ALL NEW TAHOES DO THIS AS I DROVE ANOTHER BRAND NEW ONE AND IT DOES THE SAME THING. THE SERVICE MANAGER HAS OPENED TAC CASE # 5303279 WITH CHEVROLET. THE SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED ME THAT CHEVROLET ALREADY HAS 3 UNRESOLVED CASES. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THE PROBLEM IS IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM AS THE REAR PASSENGER BRAKE SEEMS TO ACTIVATE FIRST WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED HARD FOR A SUDDEN STOP. THIS THROWS THE REST OF THE VEHICLE TO TRACK TO THE RIGHT WHICH MUST BE ABRUPTLY CORRECTED BY THE DRIVER. THE SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED ME THAT CHEVROLET HAS NO FIX. THE SERVICE MANAGER ALSO SAID THEY CLAMPED THE REAR BRAKE LINES ON MY VEHICLE AND THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM, WHICH PROVES THE PROBLEM IS IN THE REAR BRAKE SYSTEM. I AM VERY CONCERNED AS I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE TO TOW MY BOAT. IF I MUST APPLY THE BRAKES SUDDENLY (WHICH CAN HAPPEN QUITE OFTEN WHEN TOWING) I WILL LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM IS NOT NOTICEABLE UNDER SLOW/SMOOTH BRAKING. THE PROBLEM IS WORSE THE FASTER YOU ARE GOING. THEREFORE, AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE VEHICLE WILL EASILY LOSE CONTROL. I TEST DROVE ANOTHER BRAND NEW TAHOE AT THE DEALERSHIP AND IT HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER ALSO SAID HE TESTED A USED ONE AND IT HAD THE PROBLEM AS WELL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756288January 1, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
THIS MODEL HAS THE MANUAL TRANSFER CASE SHIFT LEVER. ALTHOUGH THE LEVER MOVES CORRECTLY IN THE VARIOUS POSITIONS, SUCH AS 2WD., 4WD. HIGH 4WD. LOW, NEUTRAL AND MAKES THE USUAL NOISES WHEN SHIFTING, THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE IS NOT ENGAGING NOR IS THE INDICATOR LIGHT , SHOWING THE FRONT AXLE IS ENGAGED, LIGHTING UP. THIS HAS CAUSED SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS IN " ALMOST ACCIDENTS" AND ALMOST BEING STRANDED. WE LIVE IN A RURAL SETTING WHERE THERE IS A 11 MILE DISTANCE BETWEEN SOME NEIGHBORS AND VERY SPARSE CELL PHONE ACCESS. THE POINT BEING THAT WHEN WE BUY A VEHICLE WITH 4 WHEEL DRIVE , WE EXPECT IT TO WORK AND OUR LIVES DEPEND ON IT! IN THIS CASE A FRONT WHEEL DRIVE CAR WOULD PROVIDE BETTER TRACTION, HAVING THE WEIGHT OF THE ENGINE OVER THE DRIVE WHEELS, RATHER THAN HAVING THE LIGHT REAR END WHEELS TRYING TO PUSH THE HEAVY FRONT END OF A TRUCK AROUND. WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING A VEHICLE EXPECTING IT TO PERFORM AS A FOUR WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE, SUCH AS IN STEERING AND ADDED GRIP AND MANEUVERABILITY, THE UNEXPECTED SURPRISE EQUALS THAT OF A BRAKE FAILURE! YOUR HELP AND RESEARCH IN THIS MATTER IS APPRECIATED. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT A IGNORANT, LYING. AND EXPENSIVE EXPERIENCE WITH MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND HAVE HAD TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER STATE FOR ANY REPAIRS. THANKS!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756177December 29, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT SOFT BRAKES SINCE THE ODOMETER READ 18000. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED AND I HAVE PAID FOR NEW FRONT BRAKES TWICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE NEW BRAKING SYSTEMS DID NOT LAST AS LONG. DEALER TOLD ME THAT IS JUST THE WAY THE NEW CARS ARE. I HAVE TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT BRAKE SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THE CAR LOOKS LIKE IT HAS 70000+ MILES ON IT WHEN IT IS LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD AND HAS 33000 MILES ON IT. IT NEEDS A COMPLETE BRAKE OVERHAUL AND IS DEEMED UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE TOTAL COST OF THE REPAIR WILL BE 1112.96
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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