Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints

10,175 consumer complaints on file.

#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
#10745210July 31, 2015
SEATS
SEAT MOVES/CLINKS WHEN MAKING TURNS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10745344July 31, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE BULBS WERE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EMISSION CANISTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10745471July 31, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WE HAVE BEEN NOTICING AN EXCESSIVE FRESH FUEL SMELL WHICH WE BELIEVE TO BE COMING FROM THE EXHAUST WHEN WE START OUR VEHICLE TO WARM UP PRIOR TO DRIVING IN THE MORNING. ALSO SOUNDS LIKE EXHAUST IS MISSING A LITTLE AT IDLE. TOOK IT IN AND DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY CODES RELATING TO OUR PROBLEM. THEY DID HOWEVER FIND A TSB 14858 FOR POSSIBLE HIGH PRESSURE PUMP LEAK. THEY REPLACED HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP AND SEALS WITH NEW LINE AND TEST DROVE VEHICLE. THEY STATE VEHICLE IS OK. WE JUST PICKED UP VEHICLE SO HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM OF SMELLING EXCESSIVE GAS IS STILL PRESENT OR NOT. WILL CONFIRM IN THE MORNING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10745060July 30, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A POLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 256,345.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744407July 28, 2015
AIR BAGS
THE DASHES ON A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF 1500-3500 SERIES TAHOE, SUBURBAN, YUKON, SIERRA AND SILVERADO MODEL VEHICLES FROM GM ARE CRACKING ALL OVER THE DASH. THE CRACKS ARE LOCATED SPECIFICALLY AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE FOR VINYL SHRAPNEL BEING LAUNCHED AT PASSENGERS IN THE CABIN UPON AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. THIS IS SIMILAR TO THE CRISIS FACED BY TOYOTA. GM IS NEGLECTING THE SAFETY OF ITS CUSTOMERS BY ALLOWING THIS TO OCCUR. THE NUMBER OF VEHICLES EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME CRACKS, DOWN TO THE SIZE AND EXACT LOCATION, CONSTITUTES A DESIGN FLAW IN THE LOCATION OF THE MOUNTING POINTS WHICH IS CAUSING UNEVEN DISTRIBUTION OF WEIGHT AS WELL AS POINT STRESSES. IF THIS PIECE WAS PROPERLY ENGINEERED IT WOULD DISTRIBUTE STRESS AND FLEX PROPERLY TO AVOID THE PLASTIC MODE OF FAILURE TO WHICH THEY ARE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING. UPDATED 12/12/2017*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10743520July 26, 2015
ENGINE
I PURCHASED MY 2007 TAHOE TO BE THE LAST CAR I WOULD NEED TO BUY AS I AM NEAR RETIREMENT. I AM VERY WORRIED NOW THAT IT WILL NEED SOME MAJOR REPAIRS TO CORRECT THE OIL CONSUMPTION. CHEVROLET SHOULD COVER THESE REPAIRS AS IT IS OBVIOUS THERE IS A DESIGN PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE AND THOUSANDS OF USERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. FOR THE ENORMOUS COST OF THE VEHICLE I EXPECTED BETTER. I SHOULD HAVE KEPT MY OLD 1998 TAHOE. IT PROBABLY WOULD STILL BE RUNNING AND WOULDNT NEED OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10743462July 25, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WHEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE THE STABILITY SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON AND THE VEHICLE STEERING BECOMES WOBBLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10743302July 24, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED AT THE TOP DRIVER SIDE NEXT TO THE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A PETITION FOR A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735921July 23, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD CRACKED NEAR THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE CRACK WAS APPROXIMATELY 3 INCHES LONG. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10736122July 23, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH THE CAR SWITCHED TO REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND REDUCED SPEED IMMEDIATELY TO 25 MPH, LEAVING ME IN THE POSITION TO NAVIGATE THROUGH RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER HAPPENING A COUPLE OF TIMES OVER A 30 PERIOD, IT IS NOW A REGULAR OCCURRENCE. EACH ATTEMPT TO TAKE THE CAR IN TO A MECHANIC TO BE REPAIRED RESULTS IN THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRING AFTERWARDS. MECHANICS SEEM NOT TO BE ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE RESULTING IN A COMPLETELY UNSAFE CAR. THE THROTTLE BODY HAS BEEN REPLACED, WIRE HARNESS, PEDAL SENSOR, AND THROTTLE BODY SENSOR. NOTHING HAS SOLVED THE PROBLEM!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735799July 22, 2015
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH TO A FAMILY FUNCTION THE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. THE PRESSURE GAUGE THEN STARTED CHANGING FROM 0-80 CONTINOUSLY. AFTER GOOGLE SEARCH I FOUND THAT I SHOULD PULL OVER AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE HE CHECKED THE OIL AND IT HAD THE RIGH AMOUNT OF OIL AND HE STATED THAT THE OIL LOOKED GOOD. I TAKE MY TRUCK REGULARLY FOR OIL CHANGES AND MY LAST ONE WAS MAY 1. 2015. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT IT MAY BE THE OIL PUMP SO WE REPLACED IT. THE COST FOR THE SERVICE WAS $200. IT IS NOW ONLY A FEW DAYS LATER AND THE OIL PRESSURE GAIGE IS STILL GOING FROM 0-80.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735724July 22, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WERE MULTIPLE CRACKS ON THE DASHBOARD WHERE THE AIR BAGS WERE LOCATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735155July 20, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASHBOARD IS SEVERELY CRACKING ABOVE AND AROUND AIRBAGS PUTTING PASSENGERS IN HARMS WAY. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF OWNERS HAVE REPORTED BUT GM HAS FAILED TO RECOGNIZE AS OF YET. PLEASE PLEASE GET SOMEONE TO LOOK INTO THIS AS IT IS A MAJOR CONCERN. I'D LOVE TO CONTINUE TO BUY AMERICAN PRODUCTS BUT MY FAITH IN THEIR QUALITY IS WANING!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734969July 19, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), POWER TRAIN
I HAVE HAD MY 2008 CHEVY TAHOE TO THE DEALERS 4 TIMES DUE TO STABILATRACK LIGHT COMES ON, THEN MY WINDOWS CONTINUE TO CLICK BRAKE LIGHTS QUIT WORKING WINDOWS WON'T ROLL UP OR DOWN AND SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. ON THE THIRD TIME THEY SAID IT WAS THE MEGA FUSE AND REPLACED IT. EVERYTHING SEEMED FIXED. I PARKED THE CAR IN THE GARAGE AND PULLED IT OUT APPROXIMATELY 7 MONTHS LATER TO GET TO MY SHELVES AND WHEN I WENT TO PULL IT BACK IN THE SAME SITUATION HAPPENED AGAIN. I HAVE NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER YET DUE TO THE EXTREME COSTS THAT I HAVE CONTINUED TO PAY THE PREVIOUS TIME FOR IT NOT TO BE FIXED.. IT EFFECTS THE COMPLETE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735002July 19, 2015
ENGINE
EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BROKEN OFF AT REAR OF ENGINE ON BOTH SIDES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735004July 19, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN THIS WAS NUMBER 5 NOT THATS CORRECT 5 (FIVE) TRANSMISSIONS IN THIS CAR AT 130K MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734759July 17, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
A BRAKE LINE BURST FROM ABS MODULE TO RR BRAKE AND PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. LOST HALF THE FLUID AND FLUID CONTINUED TO DRAIN WHEN BRAKE WAS APPLIED TO PARK THE VEHICLE. GM CLAIM THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A DUAL BRAKE SYSTEM APPARENTLY DOES NOT PREVENT COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. WIFE WAS VERY UPSET AS THE PEDAL WAS COMPLETELY AT THE FLOOR. LUCKILY VEHICLE WAS NOT ON THRUWAY AT 65 MPH WHEN FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE IS IN MINT CONDITION INSIDE AND OUT AND WASHED FREQUENTLY. REPAIR SHOP INDICATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE BADLY RUSTED. GM SHOULD BE OBLIGATED TO NOTIFY OWNERS OF SIMILAR VEHICLES AND TRUCK OF THE DANGER OF COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. BRAKE LINES SHOULD NOT BE MADE OF MILD STEEL THAT IS SUBJECT TO RUSTING THROUGH AS THIS IS LIFE AND DEATH SAFETY ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734895July 17, 2015
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ALL SIX SIDE AIRBAGS ON OUR 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE DEPLOYED WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH OUR TWO CHILDREN IN THEIR REAR CAR SEATS. THERE WAS NO IMPACT, BUMP, POT-HOLE OR ANY OTHER REASON APPARENT TO US WHY THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. IT WAS COMPLETELY RANDOM. NO ONE WAS INJURED AND MY WIFE MAINTAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE STOP, BUT SHE WAS STUNNED AND DISORIENTED. THE DAMAGE TO OUR VEHICLE IS EXTENSIVE. IN ADDITION TO REPLACING SIX AIRBAGS, LIGHT FIXTURES, PLASTIC MOLDING, THE ROOF PANEL AND FABRIC/LINER ARE ALL DAMAGED. AT THIS POINT, THE DEALER IS NOT HELPING AT ALL. WE HAVE CONTACTED GM BUT THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED AFTER 2 DAYS. WE BELIEVE THIS IS NOT ONLY A PRODUCT LIABILITY ISSUE THAT GM SHOULD REPAIR, BUT ALSO A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. WE ARE ALL VERY FORTUNATE THAT THIS DID NOT RESULT IN A SINGLE OR MULTI-VEHICLE ACCIDENT, INJURIES RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT, OR INJURIES RELATED TO THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. WE NEED HELP TO ENSURE GM ADDRESSES THIS ISSUE PROACTIVELY, BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733862July 14, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL PUMPED BACK AND MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SLOW DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 136,000. MA 9/22 UPDATED 11/16/2017*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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