Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints (2003)

507 consumer complaints on file.

#10190725May 14, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SPEEDOMETER SEEMS TO BE WORKING FINE, THEN GRADUALLY GOES TO 0. WHEN CAR IS RESTARTED, WORKS FINE AGAIN FOR SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *AK
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#10190519May 11, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE CHEVROLET TAHOE SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN BROKEN AND I COULD NOT GET ANY ASSISTANCE FROM CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE SPEEDOMETER.*AK
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#10190237May 9, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SPEEDOMETER ERRATIC, TYPICALLY READS 20 MPH OVER ACTUAL SPEED. OTHER TIMES, DOES NOT FUNCTION AT ALL.*AK
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#10190007May 7, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S SPEEDOMETER IS MALFUNCTIONING. REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED, THE SPEEDOMETER WILL REST AT ZERO OR GET STUCK AT 40 MPH, REGARDLESS OF THE DRIVING SPEED. THE SPEEDOMETER ALSO MAKES A TICKING SOUND. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 65,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000. UPDATED 05/23/07. *JB
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#10188961April 26, 2007
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OR ON ANY ROAD CONDITION THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED. THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THE FAILURE, BUT ONLY PERFORMED A TEMPORARY REPAIR BY APPLYING GREASE TO THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WASNO REMEDY TO PERMANENTLY SOLVING THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 51,000 , AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. *AK
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#10188576April 23, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW IN DEC. 2002. STARTING IN FEBRUARY, THE SPEEDOMETER ACTS ERRATICALLY, SOMETIMES READING HIGHER THAN SPEED TRAVELED, SOMETIMES READING SLOWER THAN SPEED TRAVELED OR BEING STUCK ALL TOGETHER. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD AROUND 43,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS STARTED AND ONLY HAS 46,200 NOW. RIGHT NOW THE SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK ON 52 WHETHER I AM SITTING STILL OR TRAVELING 70 MPH. *TR
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#10188606April 23, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER AND/OR TACHOMETER QUIT WORKING AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR'S DRIVING TIME. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR
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#10187481April 10, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A NEW 2003 CHEVY TAHOE ON MARCH 17, 2003 FROM A CHEVROLET DEALER IN NOVATO, CALIFORNIA. APPROXIMATELY 10 MONTHS AGO THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN REGISTERING 60 MPH WHILE THE CAR WAS NOT MOVING. THIS EVENTUALLY CHANGED TO 120 MPH DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE CAR WAS NOT MOVING AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE SPEEDOMETER NEVER REGISTERED ANYTHING BELOW 120 MPH THEREAFTER. WE FINALLY HAD TO GET IT REPAIRED AS WE NEVER HAD ANY IDEA AT WHAT SPEED THE AUTOMOBILE WAS ACTUALLY TRAVELING. WE TOOK IT TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. WE WERE ADVISED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL HAD TO BE REPLACED AS THERE WAS NO OTHER WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS COST $359.88. WHEN I ASKED TO SEE THE BROKEN SPEEDOMETER I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT AVAILABLE AS IT HAD TO BE EXCHANGED FOR THE REPLACEMENT. THIS CAR HAD ONLY 53,600 MILES ON IT WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER WAS REPLACED. *AK I HAVE THE INVOICE AND WOULD BE WILLING TO PROVIDE A COPY AT YOUR REQUEST. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A SPEEDOMETER STICK IN THIS MANNER IN 35 YEARS OF DRIVING. THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION AS DRIVERS OF VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THEIR TRUE RATE OF SPEED IS.
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#10187174April 6, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
HAVE HAD THIS TAHOE SINCE 2003, BOUGHT NEW. THIS PAST WINTER 2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 51,000 MILES THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED ACTING VERY ERRATIC. SOMETIMES REGISTERING THE CORRECT SPEED, OTHER TIMES NOT. AS TIME WENT ON IT APPEARED THAT THE TEMPERATURE WOULD EFFECT IT. WOULD WORK ON WARM DAYS, WOULDN'T WORK ON COLDER DAYS. IT IS NOW APRIL, 2007 AND IT IS NOT WORKING AT ALL. SITTING STILL IN MY DRIVEWAY IT REGISTERS 60 MPH. AS OF NOW IT APPEARS TO BE STUCK AT OVER 60 MPH, AND IS NOT RETURNING TO ZERO UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. AFTER READING THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH REGARDS TO THE SAME ISSUE, IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT.*AK
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#10186985April 4, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MU TAHOE WILL SAY THAT I DOING 60 AND THE CAR IS IN PARK. OVERTIME THE PROBLEM CORRECTS ITSELF AND THEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN. IT IS SOMETHING THAT I FEEL IS NOT ANYHTING THAT I HAVE DONE TO THE VEHICLE. IT HAPPENS APPROXIMATELY EVERY 2 MONTHS. THE INCIDENT DATE IS THE MOST RECENT DATE THAT IT HAS HAPPENED.*AK
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#10186817April 3, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE WITH 58,000 MILES AND THE SPEEDOMETER HAS STARTED MALFUNCTIONING. IT WILL APPEAR TO BE JUMPING AT TIMES AND ALSO NOT MOVING AT ALL. I COULD BE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH AND THE SPEEDOMETER WILL SAY I'M GOING 25 MPH, MAKING THE SITUATION A SAFETY HAZARD AND NEEDLESS TO SAY A SPEEDING TICKET WAITING TO HAPPEN.*JB
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#10186715April 2, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY CONCERNS ARE THE SPEEDOMETER FAILURE ON MY 203 TAHOE. I SEARCHED THIS SAME PROBLEM ON MANY WEB SITES AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF REPORTS ON GM AUTOS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE COST TO FIX THIS FAILURE IS $300-$500. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR RECALL BY GM MOTORS. *JB
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#10186154March 26, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SPEEDOMETER IS ACTING UP. IT RESTS ON 40 MPH,AND SHOWS THAT I AM REACHING 110 MPH.WHEN I AM ONLY GOING 60 MPH,AND VEHICLE ONLY HAS 45,000 MILES,I CONSIDER THIS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE ON A 2003 VEHICLE. *AK
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0
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#10185450March 18, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2003 CHEVY TAHOE BEGUN WORKING ERRATICLY AT AROUN 43,000 MILES AND SINCE QUIT WORKING ALL TOGETHER. MY DEALER SAID THE PROBLEM IS COMMON BET NOT A RECALL. THIS SEEMS ODD BEING THAT THIS IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE SAFETY OF THE PASSENGERS OF THIS VEHICLE AS WELL AS OTHER DRIVERS.
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#10185201March 15, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I OWN A 2003 CHEVY TAHOE Z71 AND PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 07/2005 WITH ROUGHLY 25,000 MILES. AS OF 10/2006 MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED ACTING ERRATIC WHEREIN IT WASN'T GIVING THE CORRECT SPEED OF MY VEHICLE. IT HAS SINCE COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING AND AM SEEKING ASSISTANCE IN REPLACING THE PART TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM AS I SEE WHILE BEING ON A FORUM (HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.NET/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-TAHOE) THAT AMONGST THE HUNDREDS AND POSSIBLY THOUSANDS ON THIS WEBSITE ARE INDICATING THEIR DISSATISFACTION WITH CHEVROLET/GM AND THEIR LACK OF ASSISTANCE IN REMEDYING THIS PROBLEM. IT'S NOT JUST ONE SPECIFIC MAKE, BUT APPARENTLY WILL ALL MAKES RANGING FROM 2002 TO 2007. I WOULD STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT CHEVROLET/GM LISTEN TO THEIR CONSUMERS AND REMEDY THIS PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY OR THEY WILL SURELY RECEIVE A THRASHING FROM THE CONSUMER BY NO LONGER PURCHASING THEIR VEHICLES. THE PRICE TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM RANGES FROM $550 TO $600 DEPENDING ON WHICH DEALER YOU CONTACT TO REPAIR YOUR VEHICLE. THIS IS SURELY A NOMINAL AMOUNT TO A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR COMPANY, YET WOULD MEAN A GREAT DEAL TO THEIR CONSUMERS. *JB
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#10185126March 14, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS NOT OPERATING OIL PRESSURE INTERMITENT ALONG WITH SPEEDOMETER. 2003 TAHOE HAS LESS THEN 28000 MILES AND OUT OF WARRANTY. *JB
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#10184980March 13, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2003 CHEVY TAHOE STARTED FAILING AT 65000 MILES. I WILL BE STOPPED AND THE SPEEDOMETER SAYS I'M GOING 45 MPH. *JB
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#10184764March 11, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER FAILURE IN OUR FAMILIES 2003 CHEVY TAHOE, I SEEN OVER 500 PEOPLE ON ONE WEBSITE ALONE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. AT OVER $500 THE DEALER WANTS TO FIX THEIR LACK OF ENGINEERING I AM SURE THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW UNNEEDED TRAFFIC TICKETS OR AT WORST ANY ACCIDENTS OVER THIS ISSUE. *JB
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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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#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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