Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints (2002)

449 consumer complaints on file.

#8019010September 18, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
WHILE DRIVING INSTRUMENTAL PANEL DIDN'T WORK PROPERLY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ADD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#786456September 10, 2002
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
DUE TO A FAULTY RUBBER GASKET THE RIGHT WINDOW COMES OUT OF THE TRACK INTERMITTENTLY WHEN RAISED WITH THE ELECTRIC MOTOR, THE DEALER CANOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8018263September 10, 2002
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING COLUMN IS NOT CENTERED PROPERLY WITHIN VEHICLE, AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT MAY CAUSE SEVERE INJURY. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016773August 20, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY THERE IS OIL FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765549August 12, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT I WOULD LIKE TO LODGE A COMPLAINT REGARDING THE PLACEMENT OF BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATBELT. I HAVE BEEN BURNED, ON BOTH MY LEFT AND RIGHT- SIDE UPPER-BACK AREA, BY THE METAL INSERT OF THE SEATBELT. IT SEEMS THAT IF THE SUN'S POSITIONING HAPPENS TO SHIFT TO THE FRONT AREA OF THE VEHICLE, THE INSERT OF THE SEATBELT BECOMES DANGEROUSLY HOT. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE'S OTHERWISE SUPERB STRUCTURE. I WOULD LIKE INFORMATION ON A POSSIBLE REMEDY TO THIS MATTER AND LOOK FORWARD TO AN EXPEDIENT RESPONSE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#566948August 6, 2002
SUSPENSION
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A MINOR ACCIDENT. AT ANY SPEED, ESPECIALLY AT SPEEDS OF 55-75 MPH, THERE IS PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT PULLS TO ONE SIDE. THE STEERING REMAINS UNSTABLE REGARDLESS OF SEVERAL RETURN TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP ADVISED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765186August 4, 2002
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION FROM SIDEWALK ON THE EXTERIOR PORTION OF TIRE WITH NO APPARENT DAMAGE FROM A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765055August 1, 2002
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY (I-70 SB) MY LEFT FRONT TIRE SUDDENLY WENT FLAT. INITIALLY IT FELT LIKE I WAS TRAVELING OVER A SERIED OF MINATURE BUMPS, THIS LASTED APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS, THEN THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT/SLOPPY: AT THAT POINT I WAS MADE MY WAY TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, FORTUNATELY I HAD ROOM TO GET OVER AT AN EASY PACE WITHOUT HAVING TO VEER SHARPLY, I GRADUALLY MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER. AS I NEARED THE SHOULDER I SENSED THE TIRE WAS NO LONGER BETWEEN THE RIM AND THE ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO STOP WITHIN APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS OF THAT SENSATION. AFTER STOPPING I IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE VEHICLE AND INSPECTED THE TIRE. I FOUND THE LEFT FRONT TIRE TO BE COMPLETELY RUINED. THE ENTIRE SIDEWALL (OUTER SIDEWALL) WAS DETACHED FROM THE TREAD. IT LOOKED AS IF SOMEONE TOOK A SAWSALL AND CUT THE ENTIRE PERIMETER OF THE SIDEWALL. LUCKILY TWO WEST CHESTER POLICE OFFICERS DISCOVERED MY SITUATION AND PROVIDED WARNING LIGHTS TO ALERT TRAFFIC, WHILE I CHANGED THE TIRE AND SPARE. THIS ALL HAPPENED ON08/01/2002 AT APPROXIMATELY 5:00AM. MY FATHER AND 13 Y/O SON WERE WITH ME. I WENT TO SCHMITT HUELSMAN AUTO MALL (WHERE I PURCHASED THE TAHOE) AND I ASKED TO HAVE ALL TIRES REPLACED, REQUESTING A DIFFERENT BRAND. THE SERVICE MANAGER WAS NOT AUTHORIZED TO DO THIS. FOR NOW HE IS GOING TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE TIRE WITH THE SAME BRAND. I PREFER NOT TO HAVE THIS SAME BRAND. I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO CONFIDENCE IN THIS BRAND OF TIRE. AT THIS TIME THE DEALER IS IN POSSESSION OF THE DEFECTIVE TIRE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764919July 30, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BEGAN NOTICING THAT MY TAHOE WAS NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY IN LATE NOVEMBER OR EARLY DECEMBER 2001. OCCASIONALLY, WHEN I SHIFTED THE CAR FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND PRESSED ON THE GAS THE ENGINE WOULD REV, BUT THE TRUCK WOULD NOT MOVE. ADDITIONALLY, OCCASIONALLY AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN/LIGHT THE ENGINE WOULD REV AND THE TRUCK WOULD NOT MOVE. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO JOHN THORNTON CHEVROLET TO BE LOOKED AT. THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A DEFECTIVE VALVE BODY IN THE TRANSMISSION. THEY EXPLAINED THAT THE VALVE BODY HAD BURS LEFT ON IT AT THE TIME IT WAS MANUFACTURED AND THAT THE BURS SHOULD HAVE BEEN REMOVED. THE BURS WERE FALLING OFF OF THE VALVE BODY AND INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CAUSING A BLOCKAGE WHICH CAUSED THE PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED THE VALVE BODY. APPROXIMATLEY 3 WEEKS AGO I BEGAN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO SAME DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT, AGAIN, WAS A DEFECTIVE VALVE BODY AND THEY REPLACED IT. I CALLED CHEVROLET TO INQUIRE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THEY STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF IT, BUT WOULD LOOK INTO IT. TODAY, JULY 30, 2002, I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM OCCUR. I CALLED CHEVROLET AGAIN AND THEY TOLD ME TO CONTACT A DEALERSHIP FOR AN EVALUATION. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN APPOINTMENT, HOWEVER, THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THEY ARE ONLY ABLE TO FIX WHAT CHEVROLET TELLS THEM THEY CAN FIX WHEN THE VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRENTY. SO FAR THIS HAS ONLY OCCURRED WHEN I AM TRYING TO GO FROM A STOP TO START, HOWEVER, I AM CONCERNED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL MALFUNCTION WHEN I AM DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. I APPRECIATE YOUR CONCERN AND I HOPE THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO BRING THIS TO RESOLUTION SINCE I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO IN WORKING WITH CHEVROLET AND THE DEALERSHIP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021550July 28, 2002
SEAT BELTS
THE SEAT BELT LOCATED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE ON THE SECOND ROW BECAME JAMMED AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE CONSUMER'S CHILD WAS BUCKLED IN AND THE BELT BECAME TIGHTLY WRAPPED AROUND CHILD'S NECK. CONSUMER DROVE DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER WHO HAD TO CUT THE BELT IN ORDER TO RELEASE THE CHILD. *TS *CB *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#764829July 28, 2002
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
THE SPARE TIRE DOES NOT COME OFF THE BACK OF THE TRUCK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014426July 22, 2002
SUSPENSION
WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKES FRONT END WILL GO TO THE RIGHT AND BACK WILL GO TO THE LEFT. THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764301July 16, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
SEAT BELT LOCKED IN PLACE AND FAILS TO EXTENT OR RETRACT, RENDERING IT UNUSEABLE FOR PASSENGERS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013612July 10, 2002
SUSPENSION, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
VEHICLE WOULD WANDER ACROSS THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING AT MULTIPLE SPEEDS AND GOT MORE SEVERE AT HIGHER SPEED. VEHICLE BEEN TO THE DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS, PROBLEM REOCCURRING. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE STEERING WHEEL IS NOT CENTERED, THIS IS CAUSING TIRES TO FEATHER, DEALERSHIP HAS ALIGNED THE FRONT END ON TWO OCCASIONS, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013576July 9, 2002
SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE DRIVING AND/OR BRAKING, STEERING WHEEL WILL PULL TO THE LEFT. WHEN BRAKING, STEERING PULLLED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT, RESULTING IN VEHICLE SPINNING OUT TWICE.*AK DEALER FOUND CASTER AND CAMBER OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND PERFORMED ALIGNMENT. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012146June 19, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, WHEELS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
TRANSMISSION TAKES 30 SECONDS TO SHIFT TO SECOND GEAR. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER TWICE, CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK AFTER THE SECOND ATTEMPT, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE STILL MAKES NOISES AS IF THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT ADJUSTED CORRECTLY. THE VEHICLE ALSO DOESN'T RUN THE SAME. IT FEELS AS IF THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER. THERE IS A SCRAPING NOISE THAT IS HEARD FROM THE REAR WHEELS. THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED AND THE ROTORS DEGLAZED. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012037June 18, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
PASSENGER SEAT BELT WOULD CONTINUE TO TIGHTEN ON PASSENGER WHILE DRIVING. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFROMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011840June 14, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING, APPLIED BRAKES AND WITHOUT WARNING ALL FOUR WHEELS LOCKED UP, RESULTING IN VEHICLE SKIDDING OUT OF CONTROL, THIS MALFUNCTION WAS NOT SERVICED BY DEALER. *AK THE DEALER REFUSED TO SERVICE VEHICLE. THEY TOOK THE WHEELS OFF AND TOOK PICTURES OF THE BRAKES, THE CHASSIS, UNDER CARRIAGE AND THE SPEEDOMETER. THE PICTURES WERE SENT TO THE FACTORY FOR EVALUATION. THEY STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKING ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS DRIVEN BY DIFFERENT PEOPLE. GM REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON THIS VEHICLE. *JG
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011147June 5, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE WAS GOING 35MPH WHEN CHIMES/ REDUCED SPEED LIGHT, AND ENGINE LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN WHILE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STILL PRESSED DOWN. VEHICLE WAS LOSING POWER, AND NOT RESPONDING TO SPEED UP. EVENTUALLY, VEHICLE ROLLED TO A STOP AND STALLED. VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM ON 3RD OF JUNE, BUT HAD PROGRESSED. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND THROTTLE WAS DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEAE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762707June 5, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
AT 60+ MPH, THE POWER STEERING FEELS UNSTABLE. THIS MAY BE A FAILURE IN THE VARIABLE ASSIST SYSTEM ALTHOUGH DEALER WAS CONFUSED IF TAHOW STILL HAD THIS SYSTEM. IT MAY BE FRONT SUSPENSION INSTABILITY. VEHICLE HANDLES VERY WELL AT LOWER SPEEDS BUT OVER 60, IT WANDERS AND THE STEERING FEELS LIKE IT WILL OVERCOMPENSATE OR OVERSTEER. UNKNOWN IF THE TAHOE STILL HAS A VARIABLE POWER ASSIST STEERING. I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO A CHEVROLET REPRESENTATIVE THAT CAN PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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