Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints (2005)

293 consumer complaints on file.

#10250051November 28, 2008
STEERING
POWER STEERING HOSE LEAKING ON ENGINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248579November 12, 2008
STEERING
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY IT WAS SERVICED AT A GM DEALERSHIP FOR RATTLING NOISE IN THE STEERING. THEY SAID THEY HAD TO APPLY GREASE TO THE STEERING SHAFT BECAUSE THE GREASE SHIFTED DOWN. THIS IDENTICAL NOISE STARTED AGAIN AND WAS BROUGHT BACK TO SAME DEALERSHIP AROUND A YEAR LATER. THE FACTORY WARR. IS UP BUT WE HAVE 3RD PARTY EXT WARR. THEY CHANGED THE STEERING SHAFT AND BEARING THIS TIME AND MY DEDUCTIBLE IS 100.00 DOLLARS. I ASKED THE SHOP WHY THIS WAS NOT DONE ON THE FIRST VISIT AND THEY TOLD ME THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAIL. AT THAT TIME AND ABOUT 1,500,000 OF THIS TYPE HAD THE RATTLING PROBLEM UNTIL GM CAME OUT WITH THIS REVISED SHAFT AND BEARING TO KEEP THE GREASE IN. THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED AND CHANGED BY GM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248653November 12, 2008
SEATS
2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE BURNED IN MY GARAGE OVERNIGHT. FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT SEAT WARMER WAS SOURCE OF FIRE. SEAT WARMERS HAVE NOT BEEN IN USE SINCE LAST WINTER. THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY OFF AND KEYS WERE NOT IN THE IGNITION. VEHICLE WAS DETERMINED TO BE A TOTAL LOSS. MY GARAGE INCURRED SIGNIFICANT SMOKE DAMAGE. LUCKILY THE FIRE BURNED OUT DUE TO LACK OF OXYGEN BECAUSE WERE CLOSED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248353November 10, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE 3RD BRAKE LIGHT IS AN LED TYPE AND IS INOPERABLE. I HAVE NOTICED THAT A NUMBER OF SAME STYLE CHEVY TAHOES HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE AT THIS POINT TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248379November 10, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
EVERY TIME I START MY VEHICLE, MY GAS LIGHT GOES ON AND INDICATES I AM LOW ON FUEL WHEN I HAVE GAS IN IT. AFTER DRIVING FOR AWHILE THE NEEDLE WILL GO UP BUT IT IS NOT GIVING AN ACCURATE READING OF HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247798November 5, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 CHEVY TAHOE. SPEEDOMETER STARTED READING HIGHER THAN IT SHOULD. I GO 60 AND SPEEDOMETER READS 90. WHEN I STOP SPEEDOMETER STAYS AT 30. GM HAS RECALLED 03-04 BUT NOT 05 MODELS. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH SEVERAL DEALERS AND SEVERAL CHAT ROOMS AND SEVERAL OF THE 05'S ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. CALLED GM THEY SAID MY VIN WAS NOT IN THE RECALL. I TOLD THEM THAT I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS EVERYONE ELSE. THEY SAID I HAD TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON THE VEHICLE THEN THEY WOULD REVIEW AND DECIDE IF THEY WOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. IT IS OBVIOUS A PROBLEM WITH THE 05 MODELS. GM SHOULD REPAIR THESE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246632October 24, 2008
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
DEVICE, NOW REPORTED BY CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TO BE AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL THERMOSTAT,LOCATED DIRECTLY OVER DRIVER'S HEAD IN 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE CONTINUOUSLY (WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING) EMITS 100+/- MILLIGAUSS OF ELECTRICAL CHARGE. MY EXPOSURE TO THIS DURING FIRST WEEK OF MY OWNERSHIP OF VEHICLE AFTER MY JULY 21, 2008, PURCHASE CAUSED ME TO HAVE DEBILITATING HEADACHES AND TINNITUS; ALSO, MY MEMORY SEEMS TO BE LESS SHARP THAN BEFORE EXPOSURE. TWO CHEVROLET SERVICE DEPARTMENTS AND I IDENTIFIED THE DEVICES CAUSING HIGH RADIATION EXPOSURE TO MY HEAD,AND SELLING DEALER DISCONNECTED THERMOSTAT;DISCONNECTING THERMOSTAT RESULTS IN FRONT DEFROSTER,AND ALL HEAT AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS BEING RENDERED VIRTUALLY UNCONTROLLABLE. ORIGINALLY SELLING DEALER OFFERED TO RELOCATE THE THERMOSTAT AWAY FROM MY HEAD,BUT DEALER LATER RETRACTED THAT OFFER. CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE LOOKED INTO THE ISSUE OF THE THERMOSTAT EMITTING HIGH LEVEL OF RADIATION AND REPORTED TO ME THE THERMOSTAT/DEVICE IS PERFORMING ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATION AND MAY NOT BE RELOCATED. WITH THERMOSTAT CONNECTED,I GET DEBILITATING HEADACHES AND TINNITUS,THE RELATED LONG TERM PHYSIOLOGICAL RAMIFICATIONS OF WHICH I DO NOT KNOW. IF THE THERMOSTAT IS DISCONNECTED,MY INABILITY TO CONTROL TEMPERATURE AND AIRFLOW INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT RENDER THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE UNDER MANY WEATHER CONDITIONS. POSTSCRIPT: IT OCCURS TO ME THAT THE RADIATION EXPOSURE FROM THE TAHOE THERMOSTAT SEEMS MANY TIMES HIGHER THAN THE RADIATION EXPOSURE ASSOCIATED WITH CELL PHONE USAGE;AND THE THERMOSTAT RADIATION IS EMITTED CONTINUALLY WHILE DRIVING. I AM INFORMED THAT FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME SEVERAL YEARS AGO,VOLVO OFFERED FOR SALE IN EUROPE,A RETROFIT PACKAGE TO GROUND OUT HIGH RADIATION LEVELS IN ITS VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10244932October 9, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE IS NEVER ACCURATE. SOMETIMES IT TAKES 15 MINUTES AFTER DRIVING FOR FUEL TO REGISTER ON GAUGE. THEY LIGHT USUALLY STAYS ON EVEN WHEN I HAVE GAS???
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242403September 16, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2005 LEASED CHEVY TAHOE HAD APPROXIMATELY 49,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THERE WAS NO FOREWARNING. THE CAR PERFORMED NORMALLY RIGHT UP TO THE MINUTE THE TRANSMISSION LET GO. I WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN A GEAR EXPLODED AND THE CAR WAS LEFT WITH ONLY FIRST AND THIRD GEAR. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT TO A DEALER AND GM REFUSED TO COVER THE REPAIR BECAUSE WE HAD NOT TAKEN THEIR EXTENDED WARRANTY. I WAS FURIOUS BECAUSE AFTER INSPECTING THE TORN DOWN TRANSMISSION, IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT THERE WAS NO ABUSE TO THE VEHICLE AND THAT THE GEAR HAD SHATTERED INSIDE THE HOUSING (I HAVE PICTURES OF THE INSIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION). I FIRST CALLED THE GM SERVICE 1800 NUMBER AND THEY REFUSED TO PAY FOR ANYTHING. AFTER A WEEK OF SPEAKING TO AGENTS AND SUPERVISORS, I WAS GIVEN THE NAME OF THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER DISTRICT MANAGER. I CONTACTED HIM AND AFTER INVESTIGATING, HE OFFERED TO PAY HALF THE COST (TOTAL COST ESTIMATED TO BE $3200). I LET THE CAR SIT AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR 21 DAYS WHILE I FOUGHT WITH THESE PEOPLE. FINALLY, THEY AGREED TO PAY FOR EVERYTHING BUT THE DEALERSHIP LABOR. THEY ALSO SAID THEY WOULD GUARANTEE THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION THEY WERE INSTALLING FOR ANOTHER 100,000 MILES - THAT WAS OF NO CONCERN TO ME SINCE IT IS A LEASED VEHICLE I WILL BE GETTING RID OF AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! I PAID APPROXIMATELY $450 FOR THE REPAIRS AND PICKED UP MY VEHICLE AFTER 28 DAYS. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT IF YOU ARE WILLING TO STICK TO YOUR ARGUMENT AND HAVE THE ABILITY TO LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE SITTING IN THE DEALERSHIP REPAIR SHOP, YOU CAN BARGAIN BECAUSE THEY KNOW DEEP DOWN IT IS A DEFECTIVE PART AND SHOULD LAST LONGER ON A $38,000 VEHICLE. IF I WASN'T 8 MONTHS PREGNANT AT THE TIME, I WOULD HAVE LET THE VEHICLE SIT THERE UNTIL THEY PAID FOR EVERYTHING. PS - IT WAS A BOY!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241587September 9, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD REMAIN AT 50 MPH, EVEN IF SHE WAS NOT ACCELERATING. THE GAUGE NEVER DISPLAYED ZERO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD OCCASIONALLY DISPLAY 120 MPH. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND WOULD SLIP INTO GEAR HARD. THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT THREE TIMES. EVEN AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED, THE SPEEDOMETER STILL MALFUNCTIONED. IT BECAME STUCK AT 120 MPH AND NEVER DECREASED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V055000 (POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:SHIFT PATTERN INDICATOR). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED BECAUSE IT EXCEEDED 70,000 MILES. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION DUE TO A PENDING CLASS ACTION SUIT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,583.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240246August 29, 2008
VISIBILITY
DRIVERS SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER CAME LOOSE THEN FROZE AND BECAME INOPERABLE ON THE WINDSHIELD LEFT EDGE DURING RAINSTORM CAUSE WAS THE NUT WHICH HOLDS THE WIPER ON THE ROTATING SHAFT COMING LOOSE AND MAY NOT HAVE BEEN TIGHTENED/ TORQUED PROPERLY AT THE FACTORY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240017August 27, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2005 CHEVY TAHOE... MANUFACTURERS DEFECT IN THE CAM SHAFT, ROCKER ARM, AND LOBE. LEADING TO A KNOCKING NOISE. GM WILL NOT STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT AND REPLACE THE ENGINE PARTS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237477August 8, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL ON MY 2005 CHEVY TAHOE THAT WAS MANUFACTURED IN JULY, 2004 IS DEFECTIVE. GM WILL NOT WARRANT THIS MODEL BECAUSE IT HAS THE YEAR 2005 ON; HOWEVER, IT WAS MANUFACTURED IN 2004. OUR 2004 HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND WAS WARRANTED. I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY THIS REPAIR AND HAVE NO IDEA WHAT SPEED I AM DRIVING. I COULD SPEED EXCESSIVELY WITHOUT KNOWING AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I COULD DRIVE BELOW THE SPEED LIMIT AND GET REAR-ENDED. IT'S APPARENT THIS IS AN-ONGOING ISSUE AND GM SHOULD WARRANT THE 2005 AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10235506July 23, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE OFF WHEN DRIVING. IT READS 70 MPH WHEN ONLY GOING 30 MPH. IT WOULD RESET 5-10 MPH AT A TIME IF CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN RESTARTED. THE NEEDLE IS NOW PAST 120 AND NOT MOVING AT ALL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RESOLVED BY GM ASAP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10235266July 22, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
STEPPED ON GAS PEDAL AND IT STUCK CAUSING ACCELERATION. EVENTUALLY SLOWED DOWN. UPON INSPECTION BY MECHANIC, IT WAS FOUND THAT A SPRING ON GAS PEDAL HAD BECOME DISLODGED. ONE END OF THE SPRING IS STRAIGHT (LIKE A PIN) AND IT HAD STUCK INTO THE FLOOR CARPET, EVENTUALLY RELEASING ITSELF. THIS IS A FAULTY DESIGN AND VERY DANGEROUS. GM HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY CHEVROLET DEALER BUT THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS COULD GET SOMEONE KILLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10235082July 21, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT READ RIGHT SPEEDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232684June 30, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATED HALF A TANK. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF GASOLINE. HE HAD TO MANEUVER ACROSS FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC AND AVOID SEVERAL NEAR CRASHES. THE FOLLOWING DAY, AFTER A FULL TANK OF GAS WAS PLACED IN THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON HIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE OTHER INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000. UPDATED 09/10/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE OIL GAUGE DID NOT WORK AND THE LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INTERMITTENTLY DISPLAYED PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF. UPDATED 09/17/08. *JB UPDATED 03/04/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS EXPERIENCING MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THERE APPEARED TO BE A SHORT IN THE HEADLIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS. UPDATED 03/06/09. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
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
#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
Fire:
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
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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