Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints (2011)

457 consumer complaints on file.

#10762420September 9, 2015
AIR BAGS
MY DASHBOARD IS CRACKING IN TWO PLACES NOW. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE CRACK NEAR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL AFFECT IT'S EFFECTIVENESS IN A CRASH. I'VE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP & GM AND BEEN TOLD THEY WILL NOT FIX IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10762568September 9, 2015
AIR BAGS
DASHBOARD CRACKED IN TWO PLACES LIKE MANY OTHER 2007-2011 GM. CONCERNED OF SAFETY ISSUE IF AIRBAGS WERE TO DEPLOY.PLASTIC FROM DASH COULD INJURE OR POSSIBLY PIERCE AIRBAG RENDERING IT USELESS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10762578September 9, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CRACKED DASHBOARD ON TAHOE. NUMEROUS PREVIOUS OWNERS HAVE FILED THE SAME COMPLAINT. GM (CHEVY) REFUSE TO RECALL THIS DEFECTIVE PRODUCT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749628August 18, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE A 2011 CHEVY TAHOE Z71. I WAS GETTING IN THE VEHICLE AND SEEN THAT THE DASH HAD A CRACK. I HADN'T HIT ANYTHING, HAD AN ACCIDENT, NOR SPEEDING PRIOR TO SEEING THIS. I SEE THAT ITS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH CHEVY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746733August 6, 2015
STRUCTURE, AIR BAGS
THE DASHBOARD ON MY TAHOE HAS BEGAN TO CRACK. IT ORIGINALLY BEGAN TO CRACK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND HAS SPREAD UP OVER THE CONTROL PANEL. LAST WEEK I NOTICED A CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE THAT LEADS RIGHT TO THE AIRBAG. NOW THAT THE AIRBAG IS INVOLVED I DEFINITELY FEEL THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. SEEING THE WIDESPREAD COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS HAPPENING TO OTHERS I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. $70,000 VEHICLES SHOULD NOT HAVE PLASTIC DASHBOARDS THAT CRUMBLE AWAY. UPDATED 09/09/15*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746763August 6, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I GOT INTO MY VEHICLE AND NOTICED A CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THAT CRACK BECAME TWO CRACKS AND NOW THERE IS ONE FORMING BY THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. IT HAS JUST UNDER 18,000 MILES AND IS IN IMMACULATE CONDITION. AFTER INVESTIGATING THIS ONLINE IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH MULTIPLE PEOPLE REPORTING THE SAME CRACKS. I AM WORKING WITH THE DEALER TO REPLACE THIS (AND IT WILL COST ME OUT OF MY OWN POCKET FOR PART OF THIS) BUT HIS SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT AND I THINK A RECALL MIGHT BE WARRANTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746876August 6, 2015
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF AN AIRBAG INJURY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746105August 4, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I PURCHASED THE ABOVE USED VEHICLE LAST SUMMER AND THE DASH AT THAT TIME HAD TWO CRACKS ONE ON EACH SIDE OF THE DASH. THE CRACKS ARE LOCATED CLOSE TO THE FRONT AIRBAGS ONE CRACK HAS NOW RAN MORE THAN HALF WAY UP OVER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I HAD FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE BBB AND THEN HAD SPOKE WITH AN INDIVIDUAL FROM GM THEY PAID TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED. WELL I JUST FEEL LIKE THE CRACKS POSE A SAFETY HAZARD IF THE DASH IS THAT WEAK THAT IT HAS CRACKED THEN WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF I WAS IN ACCIDENT THE DASH GOING TO EXPLODE OR MAYBE EVEN MAKE THE AIRBAGS MALFUNCTION. GM REFUSES TO FIX THE DASH I AM SORRY THAT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE THIS PROBLEM HAS APPARENTLY BEEN GOING ON FOR A GOOD WHILE. WHY WOULD A COMPANY NOT WANT TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM AND AVOID POSSIBLE LAWSUITS. IT'S KINDA LIKE A WELLNESS PROGRAM DO PREVENTATIVE CHECKUPS TO SAVE MONEY IN THE FUTURE. THESE VEHICLE COST WAY TO MUCH TO HAVE SUCH WEAK AND UNSUPPORTED DASHES. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS AND YET NOTHING IS BEING DONE. THIS MAKES NO SENSE TO ME AT ALL THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND THOROUGHLY EXAMINED. THIS TAHOE ALSO SEEMS TO HAVE OTHER ISSUES IT RIDES LIKE A LOG WAGON AND PUT BRAND NEW TIRES ON IT LAST AUGUST. NOW THE FRONT CAP IS PEELING OFF AND IT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN TOUCHED UP IT LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE TOOK SOMETHING AND JUST PUT BLACK SPOTS ALL OVER THE FRONT. THE TAHOE IS NOT DRIVEN ON GRAVEL ROADS AND IS NOT MISTREATED. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL SUV'S AND THIS IS THE WORST ONE I HAVE OWNED AND I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED. I WILL NOT RECOMMEND ANYONE TO BUY A SUV MADE BY GM BECAUSE THEY DO NOT WANT TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM AT HAND.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733687July 13, 2015
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, STRUCTURE:BODY
WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS SEVERAL DAYS AGO I HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND AS IF AN OBJECT HAS HIT THE WINDSHIELD. AFTER STOPPING TO INSPECT FOR DAMAGE AND NOT FINDING ANY GLASS CRACKS OR CHIPS I DROVE ON. SHORTLY THEREAFTER I NOTICED A NOISE COMING FROM THE DASH AREA AND FOUND THAT THE CENTER PORTION OF THE DASHBOARD AT THE RADIO SPEAKER WAS LOOSE DUE TO FACT THAT THE TAB WHICH IS DESIGNED TO HOLD THE CENTER FASTENER WAS BROKEN BY THE WEIGHT AND MOVEMENT OF THE SPEAKER. UPON FURTHER EXAMINATION I FOUND THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED AT THE UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER OF THE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL GM DEALER THIS MORNING DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS WITH REGARDS TO THE AIR BAGS EITHER BEING DEPLOYED ACCIDENTALLY OR IN THE EVENT OF A REAL ACCIDENT, DAMAGE TO THE AIR BAGS DUE TO THE BROKEN EDGES OF THE PLASTIC DASH MATERIAL. FURTHERMORE, PERSONAL INJURY COULD OCCUR AS A RESULT OF FLYING DEBRIS FROM THE LOOSE, BROKEN OR BRITTLE PLASTIC PIECES IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE AIR BAG COMPARTMENT. ACCORDING TO THE LOCAL DEALER THEY ARE AND HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THESE TYPE OF FAILURE TO THE DASH COMPONENTS FOR SEVERAL YEARS (DATING BACK TO 2005) ON THIS VEHICLE BUT TO DATE THEY HAVE ISSUED NO BULLETINS OR RECALL NOTICES. THIS INFORMATION IS ALSO DOCUMENTED HERE ON YOUR WEBSITE WHERE I WAS ABLE TO FIND AT LEAST 15 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FILED WITH NHTSA WITHIN JUST THE LAST 24 MONTHS MOST OF WHICH IDENTIFY THE EXACT SAME LOCATION OF FAILURE TO BE THE UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER OF THE DASH ADJACENT TO THE AIR BAG COMPARTMENT. IT SEEMS OBVIOUS THAT GM HAS NO DESIRE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE ON THEIR OWN WITHOUT BEING PUSHED TO DO SO. YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS ISSUE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED BY MANY, MANY GM OWNERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726184June 19, 2015
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I PURCHASED A USED TAHOE IN AUGUST 2014 WITH 42K MILES ON IT. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE THE DASH ABOVE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG HAD A SMALL CRACK, APPROX 1.5 INCHES. SINCE THEN THE CRACK SPREAD TO ABOUT 2 INCHES AND I HAVE NOTICED A CRACK ON THE DRIVER SIDE DASH AS WELL. THE DRIVER SIDE CRACK STARTED SMALL BUT EXTENDS ABOUT 4 INCHES. EVERYONE I KNOW THAT OWNS A TAHOE OR SILVERADO MANUFACTURED IN 2009 - 2011 HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. WHY IS THIS NOT BEING REPAIRED AT DEALER COST? THE CRACKED DASH IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE SHOULD THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOY. THE PLASTIC THEN BECOMES PROJECTILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10724912June 12, 2015
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
JUST BOUGHT THE CAR ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO WIT ONLY 53000 MIKE MORE LESS AND WITHIN THE PAST MONTH THE DASH HAS STARTED CRACKING ONE OF THE CRACKS IS SO CLOSE ON THE EDGE TO THE AIRBAG THAT I HAVE A FEAR THE THE AIR BAG SYSTEM MIGHT FAIL OR EVEN GET CUT ON DEPLOYMENT DUE TO A ACCIDENT AND SOME CAN GET VERY HURT DUE TO FAILURE ON DESIGN OF DASHBOARD AND DEALER WON'T EVEN COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY AND NO RECALL HAS BEEN DONE CAR IS LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD AND ONLY HAS 55000 MILES FOR THIS TO BREAK AND WITH TIME IT WILL ONLY GET WORSE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721906May 28, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR TAILGATE LOCKED ON THE CONTACT WHILE HE ATTEMPTED TO REACH INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721573May 26, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
OUR TAHOE ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN 3 OR 4 TIMES AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. IN EACH SITUATION PUTTING ON THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. I WAS FORCED TO ENTER HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC AND GET INTO A CENTER TURN LANE JUST MISSING AN ACCIDENT. I PUT THE CHEVY TAHOE IN NEUTRAL WHICH ALLOWED THE ENGINE TO RACE TO A POINT IT COULD/WOULD HAVE BLOWN. I WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION BUT WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. MY WIFE WILL NOT DRIVE THE CAR AND WILL TRADE IT FOR ANOTHER BRAND. EACH OF THE TIMES THIS HAPPENED IT WAS AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS & THE SPEED CONTROL WAS NOT ON. TURNING OFF THE CHEVY TAHOE ALLOWED IT TO RESTART EACH TIME SO WE COULD GET HOME. GM LIKE ALL CAR COMPANIES DIAGNOSTIC SOFTWARE IS NOT DESIGNED TO SIGNAL THE CAUSES OF THESE INTERMITTENT TYPES OF PROBLEMS THUS THEY CAN GO ON FOR YEARS BEFORE GETTING FIXED. THIS IS THE FOURTH GM VEHICLE OVER 20 YEARS & ALL HAVE HAD ELECTRICAL ISSUES AND UNLESS MULTIPLE PEOPLE ARE KILLED GM KEEPS DOING THE SAME POOR JOB.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10716187May 13, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I NOTICED SEVERAL TAHOE OWNERS ARE ALSO COMPLAINING ABOUT CRACKED DASHBOARD FOR THEIR VEHICLE. MY IS ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL AND HAVE SPREAD DOWN ABOUT 12 INCHES. I ALSO AGREE THAT IT COULD BE DANGEROUS IF THE AIRBAG IS DEPLOYED WITH CRACKED DASH THAT CAN CAUSE PLASTIC FRAGMENTS. IN ADDITION, I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE QUALITY OF 2011 CHEVY TAHOE WHEN IT IS WAS PRICED IN UPPER $50'SK WHEN NEW. I HAVE OWNED 2 OTHERS IN THE PAST WITH NO ISSUES. THE PLASTIC MATERIAL USED FOR CONSTRUCTING THE 2011 TAHOE DASHBOARD IS TOO THIN. WITH ALL THESE COMPLAINTS, WHAT HAVEN'T CHEVY PUT OUT A RECALL?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10706053April 16, 2015
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE
I NOTICED ABOUT A MONTH AGO THAT MY TAHOE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED ON TWO SPOTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10706148April 16, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE DASH ON MY TAHOE IS CRACKING. I HAVE DONE A LITTLE RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND IT IS QUITE COMMON, ESPECIALLY AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I FEEL THIS IS DANGEROUS IF THE AIRBAG IS DEPLOYED. I BELIEVE IT WILL SEND PIECES OF THE DASH AT THE OCCUPANTS OF MY VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10704466April 8, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V827000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. UPDATED 5/19/15*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10694240March 14, 2015
STRUCTURE
MY DASHBOARD CRACKED ON MY 2011 TAHOE ABOUT THE TIME MY 36000 MILE WARRANTY EXPIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10689685February 20, 2015
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE
SHORTLY AFTER BUYING MY USED TAHOE A CRACK DEVELOPED NEAR THE CORNER OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG, FORMING A "Y" SHAPE WHICH LEAVES A SMALL, SHARP PIECE OF POTENTIAL SHRAPNEL IF THE AIRBAG WERE TO DEPLOY. I FEAR THIS ISSUE COULD CAUSE POTENTIALLY FATAL OUTCOMES DUE TO THE LIKELIHOOD OF THE BRITTLE PLASTIC BECOMING FLYING SHRAPNEL IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT AND AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. THIS IS A WELL REPORTED AND WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH ALL GMT900 VEHICLES. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THESE DASHBOARDS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10689689February 20, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I'M NOT SURE WHY I REC'D THE RECALL NOTICE ON THE 2011 CHEVY TAHOE. I TRADED THAT CAR IN BACK IN OCTOBER 2014. PLEASE REMOVE ME FROM YOUR MAILING FOR THIS VEHICLE. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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