Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints

10,175 consumer complaints on file.

#10762372September 8, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
A CRACK STARTED TO FORM ON THE DASHBOARD ABOVE THE UPPER LEFT CORNER OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. THE CRACK HAS SPREAD AND HAS CAUSED PRESSURE AND STRAIN ON OTHER PARTS OF THE DASHBOARD LEADING TO MAJOR CRACKS IN THE PLASTIC ALL THE WAY FROM THE PASSENGER AIRBAG TO THE DRIVERS SIDE DASH 'HUMP' ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM/DEFECT WITH THE CHEVY TAHOE MODEL FROM 2007-2011. THE CRACKS ARE A SAFETY CONCERN SINCE THEY ARE STARTING FROM AND ARE SURROUNDING THE AIRBAGS. ANY DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAGS ARE AT RISK OF MALFUNCTION AS WELL AS POSSIBLY CAUSING DAMAGE TO PASSENGERS DUE TO THE CRACKED PIECES POTENTIAL OF BREAKING OFF AND BEING HURLED AT PASSENGERS UPON IMPACT/DEPLOYMENT. GM SHOULD RECALL THESE MODELS AND FIX THE SAFETY ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761897September 7, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, AIR BAGS
MY DASH HAS BEEN CRACKING AND I HAVE A CRACK IN BETWEEN THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I'M AFRAID THAT THE AIRBAG CAN DEPLOY AND ENGER MY PASSENGER IN THERE FACE. I'VE TRIED TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE WITH THE DEALERSHIP, BUT I'VE GOTTEN NO HELP, ESPECIALLY NOW SINCE MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. I REALLY HOPE I CAN GET SOME HELP WITH THIS MAJOR PROBLEM AND CONCERN I HAVE WITH MY DASH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761910September 7, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED 9/05/2014. SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED 09/06/2015. FIRST INCIDENT BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED AND FLUID POOLED UNDER TRUCK. BRAKE LINE BROKE IN DRIVEWAY. SECOND INCIDENT THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED AND THE TRUCK WAS DRIVING 20MPH WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR ON A BUSY STREET. THERE WERE NO BRAKES TO BE USED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761840September 6, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, I SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING LOST MY REAR BRAKES. THIS CAUSED ME TO HAVE TO STEER ON TO THE SHOULDER TO AND USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE/DOWN SHIFTING TO CONTROL VEHICLE SPEED. I NARROWLY AVOIDED 3 OTHER VEHICLES. THIS FAILURE WAS DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION ON THE STEEL BRAKE LINE RUNNING TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. EVEN AFTER FREQUENTLY INSPECTING MY BRAKE LINES, THE ROUTING OF THIS LINE IN PARTICULAR MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO VIEW. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THIS ISSUE, WHICH IS WIDELY KNOWN, HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761534September 4, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS USING TOO MUCH ANTIFREEZE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAST TECH HEADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY LEAKED ANTIFREEZE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761449September 4, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE GROUND CONNECTION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V614000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761097September 2, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
STARTED CAR AND BRAKE FELT SQUISHY AND UNRESPONSIVE. NO BRAKING POWER AND FOOT COMPLETELY DEPRESSED TO FLOOR IN ORDER TO EVENTUALLY STOP WHEN TRAVELING JUST WITH FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR OR LESS THAN 10MPH. WAS REAR BRAKES. SAME THING HAPPENED TO FRONT BRAKES IN APRIL 2015. VEHICLE DRIVING FINE. STOPPED TO GET GAS AND WHEN STARTED CAR UP BRAKES WERE SQUISHY AND FOOT HAD TO BE DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO STOP AND THAT WAS TRAVELING WITHOUT USING ACCELERATOR OR GOING LESS THAN 10MPH. BOTH TIMES COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF ALL HOSES AND BRAKE FLUID. DIDN'T SEEM LIKE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AT ALL. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING AT SPEED IT WOULD MOST LIKELY HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT BOTH TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760389August 31, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD CRACKED NEAR THE AIR BAG AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760022August 28, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, AIR BAGS
DRIVING ALONG ONE DAY AT 45 MPH AND THE DASHBOARD JUST CRACKED. MINE HAS CRACKED OVER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO HAS THE SAME CRACK AS WELL AS A CRACK OVER THE AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE CRACKED DASH IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED, I AM ALSO CONCERNED WHAT MAY HAPPEN IF THE AIR BAG GOES OFF WITH WHAT IS OBVIOUSLY A BRITTLE DASH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10750281August 21, 2015
SEATS
THE 2ND ROW SEATS WILL NOT OPEN, PREVENTING ACCESS TO THE 3RD ROW SEATS. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY CONCERN B/C IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY THE 3RD ROW PASSENGERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. IT APPEARS THE CABLE MECHANISM THAT OPENS THE 2ND ROW SEATS IS DEFECTIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749963August 20, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, IT INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE SPED FROM THE CONTACT'S DRIVEWAY INTO THE FRONT NEIGHBOR'S YARD BEFORE CRASHING INTO THE NEIGHBOR'S AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. AFTER THE CRASH, THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND UNTIL THE PASSENGER TIRE PARTIALLY SEPARATED FROM THE WHEEL WELL. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKES FAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THERE WERE DEEP SKID MARKS VISIBLE ON THE NEIGHBOR'S YARD. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED FROM THE SCENE VIA AMBULANCE. THE CONTACT WAS TREATED FOR UNKNOWN INJURIES THAT REQUIRED IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50. MA 10/14
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10749785August 19, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A BEEPING SOUND AND THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,807.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749375August 18, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE FRONT DASHBOARD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DASHBOARD FRACTURED DUE TO THE AGE OF THE MATERIAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749562August 18, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TAHOE. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, MULTIPLE WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF, THE KEY BECAME STUCK AND WAS UNABLE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 210,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749582August 18, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE AWAY FROM HOME AND TOWING MY BOAT I STARTED TO LOSE BRAKING POWER AND WAS BARELY ABLE TO STOP. THE AMOUNT OF RUST ON THE LINES AND POOR QUALITY OF THE COMPONENTS AND THE WAY THEY ROUTE THEM THEY SHOULD BE ASHAMED. I COUNT MYSELF LUCKY THAT NEITHER I OR ANYONE ELSE WAS INJURED.
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
#10749164August 17, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
TRAVELLING NORTH ON STATE ROUTE 741 WITH MY FAMILY OF 6. WE BEGAN TO SLOW FOR STOPPED TRAFFIC ON A SLIGHT DOWNHILL GRADE. AT ONCE THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WITHOUT WARNING AND WHEN I APPLIED EMERGENCY BRAKE THE BRACKET FASTENING IT TO THE FRAME BROKE AS WELL. THE TRUCK WAS GAINING SPEED WITHOUT ANY BRAKES AT ALL. I PUT IT INTO A DITCH DOING 60 MPH. IT TOOK ME 1.5 MILES TO FINALLY GET THE TRUCK STOPPED. TOOK IT TO A GARAGE THEY REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES TWO REAR CALIPERS, MASTER CYCLINDER, AND HYDRO BOOST CANISTER. HOW DO ALL THESE PARTS FAIL AT THE EXACT SAME TIME AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BRACKET BREAK AWAY FROM FRAME TRYING TO STOP VEHICLE? APPARENTLY THE SIZE OF THE VEHICLE IS TO MUCH FOR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM TO EFFECTIVELY STOP THIS VEHICLE. I AM TOLD BY A DEALER THIS IS A FREQUENT ISSUE WITH GM VEHICLE. I AM VERY MAD ABOUT THIS INCIDENT AND PUTTING MY FAMILY AT RISK. THIS VEHICLE WAS AT CHEVROLET DEALER IN BELLEFONTAINE OHIO 11 MONTHS AGO FOR A FULL INSPECTION AND NOTHING WAS FOUND EXCEPT AN INNER TIE ROD THAT NEEDED REPLACED. HOW??? WITHOUOT PRIOR WARNING CAN ALL THESE COMPONENTS IN A BRAKEING SYSTEM FAIL AT THE EXACT SAME TIME. THERE WAS ZERO EVIDENCE OF TAMPERING AND TRUCK MILEAGE IS BELOW NATIONAL AVERAGE. MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN KEPT UP TO DATE. SERIOUSLY CONCERNED OWNER!
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748693August 14, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED DELAYED ACCELERATION AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748242August 12, 2015
AIR BAGS, WHEELS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL BECAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A WOODEN POLE, WHICH CRASHED THROUGH THE FRONT WINDOW. THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER THREE TIMES AND LANDED UPSIDE DOWN. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BROKEN BONES AND INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE TOWING COMPANY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10748267August 12, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE SECURITY WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE PASS KEY THAT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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