Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints

10,175 consumer complaints on file.

#10440319December 18, 2011
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THIS IS ABOUT THE 10TH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED...STABILITY TRACK COMES ON- REDUCES ENGINE POWER...DEALERSHIP FINALLY CHANGED THE THROTTLE BODY IN JUNE OF 2011...NOT GOING TO BELIEVE THIS- BUT IT HAS STARTED BACK UP DECEMBER OF 2011...NOT A HAPPY CAMPER. THIS IS SO DANGEROUS. LIKE TOYOTA VEHICLES ACCELERATING THIS DOES THE OPPOSITE ..IT DECREASES ACCELERATION. YOU HAVE TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY PUT YOUR FLASHES ON -SHUT VEHICLE OFF AND TRY TO CALL SOMEONE FOR ASSISTANCE. I PLAN TO GET RID OF THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE NOTIFY ALL OWNERS BEFORE IT CAUSES MAJOR PROBLEMS. AGAIN, VERY DANGEROUS...NOT SURE WHAT IS CAUSING THIS ISSUE, INTERNET CLAIMS BAD GAS...I JUST KNOW ITS AWFUL TO BE IN THIS SITUATION... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440329December 18, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BOUGHT VEHICLE USED FROM GM DEALER JAN 2003. IN SEPT 2007, THIS GM DEALER REPLACED LEFT FRONT HUB ASSY DUE TO ABS STOPPING PROBLEMS UNDER 10 MPH CHARGING ME $605 (VEHICLE HAD 95,000 MILES). IN DEC 2011, AT 151,000 MILES THE VEHICLE AGAIN HAD ABS STOPPED PROBLEMS UNDER 10 MPH. THIS TIME REPAIRS REQUIRED FROM ANOTHER GM DEALER WERE REPLACEMENT OF TWO NEW FRONT ABS SENSORS CHARGING ME $340. BOTH DEALERS STATED NOT COVERED UNDER NHTSA 05V379000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440151December 16, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED AND RESET TO ZERO. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,890 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440093December 15, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, THE DOOR LOCKS BEGIN TO CYCLE (UP AND DOWN), THE CLOCK RESETS ITSELF TO TWELVE, STATIC RUNS THROUGH THE RADIO, THE CONSOLE LIGHTS (LIGHTING, ENGINE CK, STABILITY CONTROL) FLICKER ON AND OFF AND THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS AT WILL. THE EFFECT ON THE TRANSMISSION IS OF PARTICULAR CONCERN BECAUSE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY SLOWS DOWN CAUSING A POTENTIAL HAZARD FOR THE DRIVER, ITS OCCUPANTS, AND OTHERS. ONCE THE VEHICLE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF, ALL POWER INSIDE, DOME LIGHTS, RADIO, ETC TURN OFF AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT RESTART UNTIL THE BATTERY CABLE IS MOVED BACK AND FORTH AND A CONNECTION IS REESTABLISHED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE MALFUNCTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439369December 12, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR WHEN THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE PARTIALLY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439135December 9, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE LINE RUSTED THRU TWICE NOW. I LOST MOST OF MY BRAKING POWER SUDDENLY. I WAS TOLD BY THE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP THAT THIS IS COMMON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439011December 8, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I GLANCED AT MY GAUGES. THE TACHOMETER READING WAS BELOW ZERO. THEN SUDDENLY MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED SLOWLY FALLING FROM 65 TO 70 MPH TO JUST BELOW ZERO AS WELL. STILL DRIVING. ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER. THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED TO SLOWLY RISE. FINALLY IT STAYED STEADY AT ABOUT 35 MPH. THIS CREATED A PROBLEM. BECAUSE I WASN'T GOING 35MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. DURING THIS TIME, I TRIED NOT TO INCREASE OR DECREASE MY SPEED. I WENT WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. BECAUSE, OBVIOUSLY, IT WAS A SAFE RATE OF SPEED AT THAT TIME. BECAUSE THE TACHOMETER WASN'T WORKING TOO. THE APPROXIMATE CALCULATION OF MY RATE OF SPEED. COULD NOT BE ASCERTAINED. "SPEED" IS A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO PUBLIC SAFETY. WHETHER IT BE THE REGULAR STREETS THROUGHOUT YOUR TOWN OR THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. ANOTHER REASON TO CONSIDER THIS A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE IS. SOMEONE MAYBE DRIVING FASTER THAN THE SPEED RATING OF THEIR TIRES. BECAUSE OF INSTRUMENT PANEL MALFUNCTION. THE RISK OF SERIOUS TIRE ISSUES HAVE NOW INCREASED. THIS IS A DIRECT SAFETY ISSUE. THROUGH SOME RESEARCH OF MY OWN. I FOUND THAT ALOT OF THE EFFECTED VEHICLES. STARTED HAVING THIS ISSUE AFTER 70000 TO 80000 MILES. GM'S ATTEMPT TO RECTIFY THIS SAFETY HAZARD IS LAME AT MOST. 7 YRS 70,000 MILES. THESE NUMBERS WERE PICKED SO THEY COULD KEEP THEIR COSTS AT A MINIMUM. WE, THE CONSUMER, ARE BEING FORCED. TO TAKE IT ONCE AGAIN. FROM THE BIG BUSINESSES THAT REFUSE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. FOR THE VERY DANGEROUS ISSUES OF WHICH THEY CREATED! HAS ANYONE FIGURED OUT HOW MANY SUV'S HAVE BEEN OR WILL BE EFFECTED? HOW MANY OF THEM ARE OR WILL BE ON THE ROAD? ALSO, ONCE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER GETS REPLACED. THE ODOMETER & HOUR READINGS NEED TO BE RESET. THIS OPENS THE DOOR FOR A NEW SET OF PROBLEMS. ODOMETER FRAUD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439034December 8, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PLASTIC EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES WORE PREMATURELY AND FRACTURED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER DOOR HANDLES HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439071December 8, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAD A COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE ON MY 2002 TAHOE AFTER DRIVING AT HWY SPEEDS, NO WARNING LIGHTS, NOTHING, COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC, AND OR DEADLY. BRAKE LINES COMPLETELY RUSTED UNDER DRIVERS DOOR ALONG FRAME..LIKE HUNDREDS, AND THOUSANDS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS OF SAME EXACT PROBLEM, SAME LOCATION. TO REPLACE ALL OF MY BRAKE LINES EXCEPT THE REAR LINES, WHICH WERE REPLACED 2 YEARS AGO FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, IT COST ME $800. RECALL NEEDED BEFORE SOMEBODY IS SERIOUSLY INJURED, OR KILLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10438877December 7, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BREAKING OFF. EPA EMISSIONS . EXHAUST LEAK UNDER HOOD CAN GET INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10438630December 5, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE DOOR LOCKS WERE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE LOCK ACTUATOR BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THE SAME FAILURE BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUOUSLY RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,057 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,509.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437931December 1, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I WAS EN ROUTE TO THE LOCAL GAS STATION TO FUEL UP MY VEHICLE TO RETURN HOME FROM A ROAD TRIP. AS I APPROACHED THE STOP SIGN AND APPLIED MY BRAKES, MY VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND I TRAVELED RIGHT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND DROVE OFF THE ROAD INTO THE DITCH IN ORDER TO STOP. IT APPEARS THAT THE BRAKE LINE HAS ACTUALLY CORRODED THROUGH JUST UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR, AS I LEFT A TRAIL OF FLUID BEHIND. I THANK GOD I WASN'T ALREADY ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY FAMILY, OR THIS MAY HAVE BEEN TRAGIC. WE DIDN'T MAKE OUR TRIP, BUT ARE HAPPY TO BE ALIVE. A FRIEND HELPED MOVE MY VEHICLE TO THE GARAGE WHERE IT STILL SITS WAITING TO BE REPAIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437972December 1, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
MY ONLY COMPLAINT WITH THE ENTIRE VEHICLE IS THE DOOR HANDLES, MADE OF PLASTIC. THEY HAVE ALL BROKEN OFF. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10438006December 1, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE NOTICED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND IT APPEARS GM DOES NOT CARE. MY SPEEDOMETER IS NEVER CORRECT. IT RUNS 20-30 MPH OVER (AND SOMETIMES UNDER) WHAT WE ARE ACTUALLY DOING. THIS FIRST WAS NOTICED SEVERAL WEEKS AGO (PRIOR TO ACTUALLY FAILING) WHEN IT APPEARED THAT THE NEEDLE WOULD JERK (OR STEP ACTION) UP OR DOWN, I KNOW CHEVROLET SENT OUT A NOTICE ON THIS A YEAR OR SO AGO, BUT MY VEHICLE WAS BEYOND THEIR (GM) MILEAGE REQUIREMENT. I FEEL THAT THEIR "BEAN COUNTERS" KNEW THIS AT THE TIME AND IT WAS AGAINST THE AMERICAN CONSUMER. ANYWAY, THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY CONCERN BY NOT ONLY GM, BUT DOT AS WELL SIMPLY ON THE FACT THAT ONE DOES NOT KNOW HOW FAST THEY ARE GOING. IF CAUGHT OFF GUARD - THINKING THEY ARE GOING 70 MPH BUT DOING 90 MPH, LOOSE CONTROL OR RUN INTO SOMEONE. ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE, DOING 70 MPH, GLANCE DOWN AND SEE THAT THEY ARE DOING 90 MPH, THEY MAY HIT THE BRAKE TOO HARD TO SLOW DOWN AND LOOSE CONTROL OR GET REAR ENDED. I COULD GO ON MORE WITH THIS ISSUE, BUT IT WILL PROBABLY NOT HELP (EXCEPT ADD TO THE PILES OF COMPLAINTS YOU ARE ALREADY RECEIVING), SO I'LL QUIT FOR NOW. THANK YOU AND PLEASE "LIGHT A FIRE" UNDER GM'S CORPORATE PEOPLE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED OVER THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437659November 29, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE TRANSFER CASE HAD A PIN HOLE IN IT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL SHOP WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CHAIN IN THE TRANSFER CAUSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 151,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437531November 28, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
MY TAHOE WILL JERK BACKWARDS REALLY HARD. THEN I GET ERROR MESSAGES STATING THE "STABILITAK HAS MALFUNCTIONED" "TRACTION CONTROL OFF" "SERVICE ENGINE" AND LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST "REDUCING ENGINE POWER". I CANNOT GO OVER 15 WHEN THIS HAPPENS, WHICH MAKES IT REALLY HARD TO GET OFF THE ROAD WHEN THIS IS ALL HAPPENING. THE WHOLE VEHICLE BUCKS BACK AND FORTH WILDLY AS THE CYCLINDERS ARE SHUTTING DOWN. THIS IS A TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE SINCE I HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN IN THE CAR WITH ME. NOW MY CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. IF I DO TRY TO DRIVE IT IT GRINDS AND MAKES HORRIBLE NOISES AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS NOW PERMANENTLY ILLUMINATED ON MY GAUGES. I CANNOT TURN THE VEHICLE WITH OUT IT COMPLETELY STOPPING. ON ITS OWN. MY FOOT WILL STILL BE ON THE GAS. ALSO IT ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN. WE LIVE IN ND AND GET TONS OF SNOW AND ICE. THIS THING IS A DEATH TRAP. I HAVE PURCHASED A VEHICLE THAT I CANNOT DRIVE. BUT STILL MUST MAKE PAYMENTS ON. IT IS A TOTAL LEMON! *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437345November 26, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK STOP WORKING ON DRIVER SIDE THEN PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR WENT OUT ONE MONTH LATER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437279November 25, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY, VISIBILITY
THE REAR HATCH GLASS IS MOUNTED TO THE BODY BY A RUBBER HINGE ATTACHMENT PROCESS, THE BONDING FAILED WHICH ALLOWED THE REAR HATCH GLASS TO FALL OFF OF THE BODY HITTING ME IN THE PROCESS. THIS CAUSES A DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT COULD HARM ANOTHER MOTORIST IF THE GLASS FALLS OFF WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. IT IS A VERY COMMON FAILURE THAT IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436812November 22, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN 2005. AFTER APPOX. 5 YRS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTED SLOWLY NOT WORKING. AT FIRST IT WAS THE SPEEDOMETER, THEN FUEL GAUGE AND NOW THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS USELESS. NOT ONE GAUGE IS WORKING. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. I, FOR ONE, SEE THIS AS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS WELL AS COMPLETELY AGAINST THE LAW TO BE DRIVING A VEHICLE WITHOUT A SPEEDOMETER. THIS IS NOW THE ONLY VEHICLE THAT I HAVE AND I HAVE TO DEPEND ON THIS VEHICLE TO DRIVE MY FAMILY AROUND IN. I DON'T HAVE THE MEANS TO HAVE THIS ISSUE FIXED AND DUE TO THE SAME ISSUE WITH MANY OF THE SAME VEHICLES, I THINK CHEVROLET SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS EITHER STRANDED OR HURT DUE TO THEIR NEGLIGENCE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436534November 21, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR HANDLES FOR THE REAR PASSENGER DOORS BROKE AND SEPARATED FROM THE DOOR FRAME. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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