Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints

10,175 consumer complaints on file.

#10667189December 18, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE ODOMETER ON THESE VEHICLES LAST JUST LONG ENOUGH TO GET OUT OF THE FACTORY WARRANTY AND THEN THEY GO OUT. MINE WENT OUT WITH APPROXIMATELY 110K MILES. WITH THIS PORTION OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NOT LIT YOU CAN NOT SEE YOUR ODOMETER MILES NOR WHAT GEAR YOU ARE IN. BY READING ONLINE I FOUND THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF CASES JUST LIKE MINE. GM NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL ON THIS. IT IS NOT THE CONSUMERS FAULT THAT GM HAS FAULTY EQUIPMENT IN THESE VEHICLES. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10664688December 16, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10664691December 16, 2014
WHEELS
FACTORY ALUMINUM WHEELS ARE BEING CORRODED BY DE ICING LIQUID TO THE POINT THAT TIRES WILL NOT HOLD AIR PRESSURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10664369December 15, 2014
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TAHOE EQUIPPED WITH FUZION XTI TIRES, SIZE: P265/70R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE EXPERIENCING TREAD SEPARATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,015.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10664085December 13, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
MY 2003 CHEVY TAHOE, DUE TO PREMATURE CORROSION MY BRAKE LINES FAILED SUDDENLY CAUSING COMPLETE BREAK FAILURE. THANKFULLY I WASN'T TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED SO I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE SAFELY AND LUCKILY MY CHILD AND FIANC WEREN'T IN THE VEHICLE. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY FATAL ACCIDENT IF I WAS AT HIGH SPEEDS. LET'S GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF AND MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE SAFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663340December 10, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BECAME INOPERABLE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663026December 9, 2014
ENGINE
VEHICLE BEGINS TO IDLE ROUGH, NOTICED TAHOE CONSUMES COOLANT AT AN ABNORMAL RATE, APPROXIMATELY 1GAL/MONTH!! OUR LOCAL CHEVY DEALER CODED FOR FLEX FUEL SENSOR REPLACEMENT $1400! NO CHANGE IN CONDITION OF VEHICLE. IDLE IS NOW VERY VERY LOW! MY WIFE PICKS UP OUR KIDS, TAHOE WOULD STOP RUNNING WHILE MAKING A TURN AT AN INTERSECTION!!! NO POWER = NO POWER STEERING!! SHE BARELY AVOIDS AN ACCIDENT!! SHE ALONG WITH THE KIDS WILL NOT RIDE IN THE (FAMILY CAR) THE TAHOE UNTIL IT IS FIXED. DON'T TRUST OUR LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP, DUE TO LACK OF INTEGRITY!! WE WERE PROUD AND LOYAL CHEVY OWNERS, WE ALSO OWN A 91 GMC SIERRA 1500 5.7L WITH 232000 MI. AND A 98 CHEVY 1500 V-6 113590 MI PICK-UP, BOTH STILL RUNNING VERY STRONG WITH ABSOLUTELY NO ISSUES! RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE, DEFECTIVE CASTECH HEADS, GM IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, TSB 06-06-01-019B, VERY DISAPPOINTED TO STATE THE LEAST OF HOW GM IS HANDLING THIS SITUATION. COMPLAINED TO GM CORPORATE, THEY STATED THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ASSIST AND THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT TO OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE INTEGRITY RUNS VERY THIN!! I AM A PROUD MSGT IN THE USAF, AND FULL TIME FIREFIGHTER, IF WE CANT TRUST "THE HEARTBEAT OF AMERICA," WHO THE HELL CAN WE TRUST!! THIS PROBLEM HAS COST PUT OUR FAMILY IN THE HOLE FOR $3800 NOW AND IT LOOKS LIKE IF WE MOVE FORWARD TO FIX OURSELVES WE WILL BE IN EXCESS OF $5800 FOR THE HEADS TO BE SERVICED OR $8600 FOR NEW MOTOR SWAP!!! GM NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY RECALL THIS AND GET THIS ISSUE SQUARED AWAY AND MAYBE SALVAGE WHAT IS LEFT OF A LOYAL GM SUPPORTER. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663266December 9, 2014
ENGINE
I GOT AN ENGINE LIGHT ABOUT BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER CODE WAS P0430, DEFINITION IS "CATALYST SYSTEM EFFICIENCY BANK 2", THIS COULD BE CAUSED BY HIGH ENGINE OIL OR COOLANT USAGE. KNOWING THIS I CHECK MY TAHOE FOR COOLANT LEAKS, NO VISIBLE LEAKS AT ALL, I TAKE THE COVER OFF THE CYLINDER HEAD AND I FIND A LOT OF SLUDGE, NOW I KNOW WHERE THE ANTIFREEZE IS GOING. MY TAHOE IS STILL RUNNING BUT WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT ON AND WITH A MISFIRE DUE TO THE POROUS CYLINDER HEAD, DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH MORE IS GOING TO LAST AND CAN'T REALLY STOP THE TAHOE BECAUSE IT'S A DAILY DRIVER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10662520December 6, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND I STARTED DOWN THE STREET. I GOT TO THE FIRST STOP SIGN IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD HOOD AND WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE I LOST ALL PRESSURE AND MY FOOT WENT TO THE FLOOR. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION,RITE BEHIND THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE WHERE THE BRAKE LINE IS ATTACHED TO A CLIP IS WHERE THE LINE HAS A HOLE IN IT. THE CLIP HAD WORN A HOLE IN IT. THE CLIP THAT HOLDS IT, HAS 2 PIECES THAT ARE BEND DOWN THAT HOLD IT DOWN,AND THAT'S WHERE THE HOLE WAS WORN INTO MY LINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10662533December 6, 2014
WHEELS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE THAT EXPERIENCED ABS CUT-IN AT LOW SPEEDS IN DRY WEATHER IN 2005 AND WAS RECALLED UNDER CAMPAIGN 05V379000 / NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE05020. THE CUT-IN PROBLEM HAS RECENTLY RETURNED, WITH EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS AS BEFORE. I CALLED GM AS THE ORIGINAL RECALL NO LONGER APPEARS TO BE IN EFFECT, BUT THEY DO NOT APPEAR TO BE WILLING/ABLE TO COVER ANY REPAIRS AGAINST THAT RECALL DESPITE THE CORROSION TREATMENT AND LUBRICATION OBVIOUSLY NOT BEING A PERMANENT FIX. OTHER GM VEHICLES IMPACTED BY THE ABS ISSUE AND WHICH ARE STILL IN SERVICE WILL BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE SIMILAR FAILURES AND NHTSA AND GM NEED TO RECOGNIZE THE ORIGINAL ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED AND TAKE ACTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10662114December 4, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2014 CHEVROLET TAHOE POLICE PURSUIT VEHICLE (PPV) ISSUED NEW BY HIGHWAY PATROL IN 2Q14. VEHICLE PRESENTED WITH NEAR COMPLETE STALLING AT IDLE IN PARK, AS WELL AS IDLE IN DRIVE WITH BRAKE APPLIED - WHERE ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY HAS TROUBLE STABILIZING RPMS BETWEEN 0.7 AND 0.6, AND THE GAUGE NEEDLE MOVES BACK AND FORTH, SOMETIMES ERRATICALLY. ALSO LACK OF POWER OR LAG, SEVERAL SECONDS HESITATION UPON RAPID AND NON-RAPID ACCELERATION (MAKING EVEN GAUGING AND PULLING DIRECTLY OUT INTO HIGHWAY SPEED TRAFFIC UNSAFE), UNCONTROLLED IDLE SURGE WHEN IDLE STALLING REGAINED THROTTLE (RESULTING IN FORWARD LUNGING). VEHICLE RECEIVED A HOT WEATHER SURGE/SAG ENGINE CALIBRATION WHICH ONLY SEEMED TO MITIGATE SOME SEVERITY OF SYMPTOMS, BUT PROBLEMS RETURNED WITHIN DAYS TO WEEKS. VEHICLE RECEIVED AT LEAST ANOTHER TWO SEPARATE ENGINE CALIBRATIONS WITH SAME RESULTS. WITH LESS THAN 15K MILES, ORIGINAL SYMPTOMS REMAIN AND ECHO THOSE OF SEVERAL OTHER USERS IN THE SAME AGENCY (EVEN IN COOLER WEATHER). THESE ARE VERY SIMILAR TO SAFETY CONCERNS RAISED IN THE 2013 MODEL IN COMPLAINTS BY MUNICIPALITIES IN NHTSA COMPLAINTS ID# 10598212 06/19/14 AND 10641010 10/14/14. UNPREDICTABLE LUNGING, LACK OF ACCELERATION AND HESITATION ARE PRIMARY SAFETY CONCERNS FOR AN EMERGENCY VEHICLE WHICH MUST BE PREDICTABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10661917December 3, 2014
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THE "SERVICE 4-WHEEL DRIVE" WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED ON THE CONTACT'S INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE SELECTOR SWITCH FOR THE FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE HOWEVER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE LATER DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SWITCHED FROM 2 -LOW TO 4 -HIGH. THE STABILITY TRACK THEN BECAME DISABLED AND THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWAY ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THREE INDEPENDENT MECHANICS FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. ALL OF THE MECHANICS STATED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE OR TRANSFER BOX WOULD NEED TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10662007December 3, 2014
STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD DEVELOPED MULTIPLE CRACKS EXTENDING FROM THE CORNER WHERE THE AIR BAG WAS POSITIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10662035December 3, 2014
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE "SERVICE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE" WARNING MESSAGE AND THE SYSTEM STABILITY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THREE INDEPENDENT MECHANICS. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSFER CASING FAILED AND CAUSED THE SELECTOR SWITCH AND THE STABILITY SYSTEM TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10661490December 1, 2014
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
WHEN THE RADIO IS TUNED TO CERTAIN RADIO CHANNELS, THERE IS A PRESSURE THAT FORMS IN THE VEHICLE WHICH IS SIMILAR TO WHEN FLYING AND YOUR EARS WON'T POP. THE VEHICLE ENGINE DOES NOT NEED TO BE RUNNING. THE PRESSURE IS UNBEARABLE AT ALL VOLUMES CAUSING TERRIBLE DIZZINESS AND UNENDING PAIN FROM TEMPLE TO TEMPLE. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10661275November 29, 2014
STRUCTURE, AIR BAGS
ABOUT COUPLE MONTHS AGO WE NOTICE ABOUT AN 8 INCH LONG CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD ABOVE THE CLUSTER DRIVER SIDE. AND I FIRST THOUGHT IT HAD TO BE SUN DAMAGE. SO PRETTY BUM ABOUT IT. THEN RECENTLY ABOUT A WEEK AGO WATCHING THE LOCAL NEWS ON TV. THERE WAS A SIMILAR ISSUE ABOUT CRACK DASHBOARDS. AND THEN CHECKING ON THIS WEBSITE THERE'S MULTIPLE VERY IDENTICAL ISSUES. SO NOW IN HOPE THERE'S A RECALL COMING SOON. AND ALSO NOTICE THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES THE CHROME IS COMING APART LEAVING REALLY SHARP EDGES. SO I NOTICE THERE'S SIMILAR COMPLAINTS IN REGARDS TO THIS DOOR HANDLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660910November 25, 2014
STRUCTURE
I HAVE HAD A CRACKED DASH OVER THE AIR BAG FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND THEN ANOTHER CRACK HAPPENED OVER BY THE GAUGE CLUSTER SO IT'S BROKEN ALL THE WAY THROUGH AND THE DEALERSHIP WILL DO NOTHING BUT CHARGE ME WAY TO MUCH TO REPLACE IT. HOW DO WE GET THIS FIXED? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660992November 25, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WHILE DRIVING, THE ELECTRONIC TRACTION CONTROL AND STABILITY CONTROL SHUTS OFF AND A WARNING APPEARS ON THE DASH. AFTER DRIVING A FEW MILES THE STABILITY CONTROL COMES BACK ON FOR A SHORT TIME AND THEN GOES OFF AGAIN. WHILE DRIVING THE STABILITY CONTROL MAY SHUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY SEVERAL TIMES. WHEN THE STABILITY CONTROL GOES OFF THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VERY ROUGH. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKE TO 2 CHEVROLET DEALERS AT TOTAL OF 3 TIMES. EACH TIME THEY CHECK THE CODES AND RESET THE COMPUTER BUT THE INTERMITTENT STABILITY CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL PROBLEMS RETURN A FEW DAYS LATER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660999November 25, 2014
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE
DASHBOARD CRACKED AT LEFT CORNER OF AIRBAG AS WELL AS CRACKING ABOVE THE LEFT SIDE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CRACK OVER THE AIRBAG IS WHAT CONCERNS ME IN THAT MY AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY CORRECTLY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT OR MAY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT HARM FROM CHARDS OF PLASTIC BEING SENT AT ME... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660702November 24, 2014
SEATS
THE HEATING ELEMENT LOCATED ON THE BACK OF THE PASSENGER SEAT BURNED THROUGH THE SHIRT AND BURNED THE SKIN. THE SKIN WAS RED AND NOW THERE IS A SCAB. THIS WILL DEFINITELY LEAVE A SCAR. I DID NOT SEE ANY RECALLS IN THE DATABASE FOR THE HEATING ELEMENTS IN TAHOES (2005). THANKS, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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