Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints (2001)

512 consumer complaints on file.

#10132213August 10, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT ABS BRAKE PROBLEM. AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE BRAKES STUCK AS IF ACTIVATED. THIS RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER CALLED DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED THAT WHEEL SPEED SENSORS WERE CORRODED DUE TO ROAD SALT. CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED CHEVROLET/GM. DEALER WOULD NOT PERFORM REPAIRS BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131752August 5, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS ACTIVATES WHEN COMING TO COMPLETE STOP ON SMOOTH, DRY ROAD SURFACES. OCCURS AT SPEEDS FROM APPROX 10 MPH TO 0 AND WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY, NOW PERHAPS 15% OF STOPS. RESULTS IN SLIGHTLY INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131550August 4, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
A PROBLEM WITH CORROSION ON THE FRONT WHEEL ANTI-LOCK SENSORS. MAKING YOU FEEL LIKE THE BRAKES ARE FAILING AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN STOPPING. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS IS ALREADY A "RECALL" ISSUE IN CANADA. MY DEALER IN A SMALL TOWN NOTED HE HAS FIXED 8 OF THESE ALREADY THIS MONTH ALONE. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131049August 2, 2005
PARKING BRAKE
DT: CONSUMER FILE A COMPLIANT REGARDING A PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS AND SPOKE WITH TIFFANY. CALLED 800-222-1820. GENERAL MOTORS CALLED THE SERVICE CENTER FOR THIS ISSUE. SPOKEN TO THE SERVICE MANAGER ,AND HIS RESPONSE WAS TO GIVEN\ THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE, WHICH WAS 80,000 MILES. EXPECTED THE BRAKE PADS TO WEAR DOWN OR BE REPLACED. WHEN ENGAGING THE PARKING BRAKE THE VEHICLE WENT IN A ROLL ING MOTION. THE BRAKE PADS SHOULD STILL BE IN GOOD BECAUSE CONSUMER DID NOT USE THE PARKING BRAKE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130719July 31, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS SENSOR BAD, CAUSING IMPROPER BRAKING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO NOT STOP AT SLOW SPEEDS. HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT SLOW SPEEDS. REMOVING THE ABS FUSE IS THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE MALFUNCTION SHORT OF AN OVERLY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. LIFE SAFETY ISSUE WITHOUT WORKING BRAKES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130610July 29, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKES ENGAGE AT ANY SPEED UNDER 10 MPH. I AM AWARE OF THE CANADIAN RECALL ON THIS MODEL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND DON'T THINK THAT I SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING TO FIX A MANUFACTURER DEFECT MYSELF. I HAVE PULLED THE ABS FUSE AND COMPLETELY DISABLED ABS BRAKING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129865July 25, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
1) 2001 CHEVY TAHOE - ANTILOCK BRAKES ENGAGE ANY TIME BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT LOW VEHICLE SPEED (UNDER ABOUT 5 MPH). MULTIPLE EVENTS IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC LEAD TO LOSS IN BRAKE PRESSURE. 2) TYPICAL CONSEQUENCE IS ANNOYANCE AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE AT LOW SPEEDS, WORST EVENT WAS LOSS OF BRAKE PRESSURE DURING STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC LEADING TO "BUMP" OF VEHICLE AHEAD, NO DAMAGE, NO INJURIES. SYSTEM REQUIRES MANUAL PUMPING OF BRAKE PEDAL TO RESTORE PRESSURE AFTER 2 OR 3 BRAKING EVENTS IN A SHORT TIME SPAN (2-5 MINUTES). 3) PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, AS GM HAS NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM IN US, ONLY CANADA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129869July 25, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
2001 CHEVY TAHOE LT 4WD, 5.3L ABS BRAKES ACTIVATE WITHOUT WARNING (INTERMITTENTLY) AND WHEN THEY SHOULD NOT BE ACTIVATING, UNDER 10 MPH WHEN COMING TO STOP, INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE. ABS LIGHT WORKS BUT DOES NOT COME ON. 96000 MILES ON VEHICLE. NO CORRECTIVE ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN AT THIS TIME, AS I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING POSSIBLE CAUSES OF THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE JUST LEARNED THAT GM HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM IN CANADA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129922July 25, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
DT: CONSUMER OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON HWY 21 IN DESOTO WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 55 MPH. CONSUMER COASTED TO THE SHOULDER THEN GOT OUT TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE, HE FOUND THAT THE POSITIVE POST ON THE BATTERY HAD FALLEN COMPLETELY OUT OF THE BATTERY. THE BATTERY IS A SIDE MOUNT, DELCO, CONSUMER HAS NUMBER 1-351183480 OFF OF BATTERY. THIS HAPPENED ON JULY 24, 2005 AT ABOUT 12:30 PM. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE GUY WHO SOLD HIM THE NEW BATTERY THAT THIS HAD HAPPENED BEFORE. CONSUMER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS, HE HAS NEVER HAD ANY BATTERY RELATED PROBLEM BEFORE. HE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129925July 25, 2005
PARKING BRAKE
THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON MY 2001 CHEVY TAHOE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING WORN COMPLETELY DOWN TO THE METAL. I WAS UNAWARE OF THIS SITUATION SINCE I RARELY NEED TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE. I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THIS ITEM AT A COST OF APPROX. $275. I UNDERSTAND THAT SEVERAL OTHER 2001 TAHOES HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. I WILL HOLD ONTO THE OLD PART FOR AWHILE ONCE THE REPAIR IS COMPLETED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129430July 20, 2005
PARKING BRAKE
2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE PARKING BRAKE DEFECT: EACH YEAR NOW FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE PARKING BRAKE SHOES ON MY 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE DUE TO THE POOR DESIGN OF THE PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM. THE CURRENT DESIGN ALLOWS THE BRAKE SHOE (1 PIECE) TO SHIFT POSITION WITHIN THE DRUM CYLINDER RESULTING IN PREMATURE WEAR AND EVENTUALLY BRAKE PAD FAILURE. I UNDERSTAND THAT GM IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO TAKE STEPS TO CORRECT THE DEFECT. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND CORRECTED IMMEDIATELY. MY VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS THE ANNUAL VEHICLE SAFECTY INSPECTION AT THIS TIME DUE TO THE FAULTY PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM. IT COSTS ME ABOUT $350 ANNUALLY TO HAVE THE PARKING BRAKE PADS REPLACED. PLEASE HAVE THIS SAFETY PROBLEM FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOULY INJURED OR KILLED. I DO HAVE THE PREVIOUS WORN PADS IF NEEDED FOR REVIEW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129077July 18, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VEHICLE STALLING IN TRAFFIC AND IN REVERESE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129090July 18, 2005
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL
THE PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT PREVENT VEHICLE FROM ROLLING. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW. DEALER HEARD OUR COMPLAINTS SEVERAL TIMES AND HAS "SERVICED" THE BRAKE. INDEPENDENT SERVICE STATION AFFIRMED THAT THE BRAKE CAN NOT BE REPARIED TO THE POINT THAT IT WILL PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING. WITH THE PARKING BRAKE PEDAL APPLIED TO THE FLOOR, THE VEHICLE FREELY ROLLS ON EVEN GENTLE SLOPES. THE ONLY THING THAT KEEPS THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING WHEN IT IS PARKED IS HAVING THE GEARBOX IN THE 'PARK' POSITION. THIS IS NOT ONLY HARMFUL TO THE TRANSMISSION BUT WE ARE REMINDED DAILY THAT THE CAR HAS NO MECHANICAL MEANS OF STOPPING IF WE LOSE OUR HYDRAULIC BRAKES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130184July 15, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
CHEVROLET TAHOE 2001 NOTICE OF GM FAILURE TO ADDRESS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** *MR THE CARGO DOORS WOULD OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE LATCH ON THE CARGO DOORS HAD RUSTED AND FAILED TO LATCH CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127714July 7, 2005
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
SEAT BELT MALFUNCTION!! SINCE THE PURCHASE OF MY 2001 TAHOE...(NEW) THE BACK RIGHT PASSENGER SEATBELT CONTINUES TO LOCK UP. IT HAS BEEN REPLACED AND "REPAIRED" SEVERAL TIMES TO NO AVAIL. I BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFECT SOMEWHERE! I ALSO HAVE 2 FRIENDS WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM! SAME SEAT BELT. I HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN AND THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS. IS GM WAITING FOR AN ACCIDENT TO HAPPEN?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126940June 28, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS EBCM SHORTED CAUSING ABS FAILURE, ABS DUMMY LIGHT TO COME ON, AND ABS PUMP TO RUN INCESSANTLY. HAD TO PULL FUSE ON ABS TO PREVENT ABS PUMP WEAR/FAILURE, WHICH CAUSED BRAKE DUMMY LIGHT TO COME ON - COULD NOT TELL AT THE TIME IF THIS WAS DUE TO REMOVED FUSE OR ACTUAL BRAKE PROBLEM. DEALER COST TO REPLACE IS $1100 ALTHOUGH THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS UNIT (ON MANY VEHICLES) - AM HAVING PART REPAIRED BY 3RD PARTY INSTEAD FOR $150 - HOPEFULLY WILL NOT CAUSE OTHER BRAKE PROBLEMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126706June 27, 2005
PARKING BRAKE
PARKING BRAKE FAILED INSPECTION AND HAS NEVER WORKED RIGHT SINCE THE TIME OF PURCHASE. PARKING BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND WILL NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE, NEUTRAL, OR REVERSE. ESTIMATED COST FOR REPAIR IS 400.00. REPAIRS HAVE NOT BEEN MADE YET. IT MAKES ME VERY ANGRY TO READ ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE PARKING BRAKE AND ALL OF THE MONEY PEOPLE ARE HAVING TO PAY TO FIX IT TEMPORARILY. WHAT MAKES ME EVEN MORE ANGRY IS THAT GENERAL MOTORS/CHEVROLETT SEEMS TO BE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND IS NOT TAKING THE RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX IT. DOES THERE HAVE TO BE A DEATH FIRST?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120506June 24, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: 2001, CHEVROLET TAHOE. HAVING SEVERE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE PROBLEMS AT LOW SPEED, 3-5 MPH. THIS HAPPENS ON DRY PAVEMENT. WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE PEDAL STARTS TO PULSATE VIOLENTLY AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. THIS OCCURS WHEN IT IS IN TWO WHEEL DRIVE. THE TAHOE IS A 4-WHEEL ANTI LOCK. THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. HOWEVER,THEY REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ABS SYSTEM.*AK SECOND DEALER WHICH WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM REPLACED THE FRONT WHEEL ROTATION SENSORS. THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY FURTHER PROBLEMS.*SB *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125355June 15, 2005
PARKING BRAKE
DT: CONSUMER'S WIFE PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY WHICH HAD A SMALL INCLINE AND APPLIED BRAKES TO PARK, AND THIS PARTICULAR STYLE OF EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED. FELT IT WAS WORN OUT. HAD TO BE REPLACED BY OWNER. NO PROBLEMS SINCE THE REPLACEMENT, BUT FELT IT WAS POORLY DESIGNED BY GM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125221June 14, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
(UNWANTED ACTIVATION OF ABS SYSTEM WHEN BRAKING AT LOW SPEED) I FIRST TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO MCKLUSKEY CHEVROLET IN CINCINNATI, OH., TO DIAGNOSE AND ADVISE A METHOD OF REPAIR ON 06-07-08. THEY RESPONDED THAT I NEEDED NEW WHEEL HUBS ON BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT FRONT WHEELS, AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $780.00. I ADVISED THEM THAT THERE IS A GM SERVICE BULLETIN #03-05-25-007A ISSUED THAT GIVES INSTRUCTION ON HOW TO CLEAN THE SENSORS, ETC. THEY ADVISED THAT THEY HAD TRIED THIS APPROXIMATELY 10 TIMES ON OTHER VEHICLES AND THAT THE PROCEDURE NEVER WORKED. I CONTACTED MR. BOB MCKINNEY, LOCAL GM SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE, WHO CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND INSTRUCTED THEM TO PERFORM THIS PROCEDURE AT NO CHARGE. I DROPPED THE VEHICLE OFF TODAY, 06-14-05 AT 8:00 A.M., AND THEIR SERVICE ADVISOR CALLED ME BACK AT 9:30 A.M. AND LEFT A MESSAGE STATING THAT THEY TRIED THE SERVICE BULLETIN PROCEDURE, BUT IT DID NOT WORK. I QUESTION HOW THEY WERE ABLE TO COMPLETE ALL ASPECTS OF THE BULLETIN AND RETEST THE VEHICLE IN LESS THAN 90 MINUTES. REGARDLESS, I HAVE ALSO BEEN IN CONTACT WITH TWO DIFFERENT GM CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES WHO HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO ASSIST ME IN ANY MANNER. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION, AND BECAUSE THERE IS A RECALL IN CANADA, AND A SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED, I FEEL AS IF GM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CORRECTING THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, I FIND MYSELF SITUATED BETWEEN THE DEALERSHIP AND GM, WITH NO ONE WORKING ON MY SIDE. MY VIN # IS [XXX]. PLEASE HELP! *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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