Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints

10,175 consumer complaints on file.

#564434February 21, 2002
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR HITS ON MIRROR FRAME WHEN FOLDED IN, AND CRACKED MIRROR GLASS, CONSUMER BELIEVES THE DESIGN OF THE MIRROR MOUTING IS FLAWED.*YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004344February 21, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHEN BACKING UP OR DRIVING AT VERY SLOW SPEEDS AND TURNING, THE POWER STEERING WILL NOT WORK, DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM.*AK. CONSUMER STATED PROBLEM USUALLY OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SITTING STILL AND TRYING TO TURN FOR A PARKING SPACE, THERE WOULD BE NO POWER ASSIST AT THAT TIME.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004273February 20, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THERE IS A PULSATING NOISE DUE TO WARPED ROTORS. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004175February 19, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE DRIVING 40MPH, DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, ONLY SLIGHTLY SLOWED DOWN. WAS INFORMED BY DEALER, AFTER TAKING VEHICLE THERE, THAT PROBLEM WAS DUE TO AIR GETTING INTO BRAKE LINES AND CAUSING A LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID. DEALER BLED BRAKE LINES TO RELEASE THE AIR.*AK DEALER FOUND MASTER CYLINDER LOW DUE TO PAD WEAR, REPLACED FRONT PADS, CLEANED AND ADJUSTED REAR BRAKES AS WELL, CONSUMER ALSO ADDED THAT BRAKE WARNING LIGHT LAMP DID NOT ILLUMINATE. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004183February 19, 2002
STEERING
VEHICLE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER, IT WANDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD, DEALER REPLACED TIRES, SERPENTINE BELT AND TENSIONER AND PERFORMED FRONT END ALIGNMENT, THIS DID NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758294February 15, 2002
CHILD SEAT:HARNESS BUCKLE:INFANT
THIS IS TO REPORT THE FAILURE OF A CENTURY BRAND CHILD CAR SEAT IN AN TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. CENTURY CAR SEAT MODEL: 45100STH, MANUFACTURER'S DATE: 06-30-2000; PURCHASE DATE APPROXIMATELY 8/00. SEAT WAS PROPERLY INSTALLED IN CHEVROLET TAHOE AND CHILD WAS PROPERLY SEATED AND BUCKLED INTO CAR SEAT. ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 2/9/02; APPROXIMATE TRAVEL SPEED: 50 MPH, IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE. TRUCK SPUN OUT OF CONTROL ON ICY ROAD AND CAME TO STOP IN A DITCH. CHILD WAS COMPLETELY EJECTED FROM THE CAR SEAT; BUCKLE ACROSS CHEST BROKE AND CAME OPEN DURING CRASH. PROPER INSTALLATION AND BROKEN/FAILED PART NOTED BY BOTH WITNESSES AND POLICE AT THE SCENE. PLEASE CONTACT US FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/COPY OF POLICE REPORT. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED TO CENTRY PRODUCTS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#758198February 13, 2002
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN WOULD SOUND WHILE DRIVING OR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS VIBRATED (EXAMPLE: DOOR IS SHUT, HOOD POPPED OPEN, ADJUSTMENT OF STEERING COLUMN). HAD THIS PROBLEM 2 TIME PREVIOUSLY, A GM AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP LOOK AT SITUATION AND COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITHOUT GOING INTO A DETAIL DIAGNOSTIC. PULLING THE FUSE FOR THE HORN WOULD NOT STOP THE HORN FOR SOUNDING. FINALLY HAD TO PULL THE HORN RELAY LOCATED IN THE FUSE BOX UNDER THE HOOD TO STOP HORN FROM SOUNDING. FINALLY HAD A DETAILED DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED AND THE ONLY THING THAT THE DEALERSHIP COULD FIND WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG. SUPPOSEDLY THE AIRBAG EXPANDS WHEN IT THE AREA AROUND IT HEATS UP, WHICH IN TURN APPLIES PRESSURE ON THE HORN RING, ERGO THE HORN GOES OFF EVEN WHEN THE FUSE WAS REMOVED. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM DURING THEIR 2 HOURS OF DIAGNOTICS. RECOMMENDED SOULTION REPLACE AIRBAG / HORN RING $638.00 (PARTS ONLY). SUPPOSEDLY NEW AIRBAG HAS A NEW DESIGN TO PREVENT THIS FROM OCCURRING AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758099February 11, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
ERRATIC POWER STEERING ASSIST WHILE DRIVING, SEE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA99011. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758066February 11, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
DIFFERENTIAL FAILED AND BOTH AXLES CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELLING AT APPROXIMATELY 30MPH.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757935February 7, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
IN DECEMBER 2001 THE BRAKE SYSTEM TOTALLY FAILED FOR AN INSTANT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC VERY NEARLY CAUSING A REAR END COLLISION. AGAIN ON FEB 6, 2002 THE SAME THING OCCURRED, AGAIN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I WILL PRESENT THE VEHICLE TO A CHEVROLET DEALER IN HOPES OF HAVING IT FIXED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757747February 4, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
VEHICLE FAILS TO SLOW DOWN WHEN ACCELERATOR IS RELEASED. WHEN RELEASNG THE ACCELERATOR I NOTICE THAT TACHOMETER REMAINS AT THE SAME RPM. AT FIRST THIS TROUBLE WAS INTERMITTANT BUT HAS PROGRESSIVELY FAILED MORE OFTEN UNTIL NOW IT IS CONTINOUS. THE ONLY WAY TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN IS BY BRAKING USING THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES. WHEN THE ENGINE BRAKING WAS WORKING OK, ABOUT TWO SECONDS AFTER TAKING YOUR FOOT OF THE ACCELERATOR IT WOULD SLOW DOWN PROPERLY. I CONTACTED THE DEALER ON 2/22/2001 AND HE SUPPOSEDLY TOOK IT FOR A TEST RUN, HOWEVER, THE ODOMETER IN AND OUT WERE IDENTICAL, 26528 MILES. WHEN I CONTACTED THEM AGAIN, THEIR LATEST RESPONSE WAS THAT THEY ALL DO THAT AND THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO TO HAVE IT CORRECTED. I FEEL THAT IF THE PROBLEM IS NOT CORRECTED SHORTLY IT WILL CAUSE PREMATURE BRAKE FAILURE BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE BRAKING WHICH COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757644February 1, 2002
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS RELEASED THE CAR CONTINUES AT CURRENT SPEED FOR 5 TO 8 SECONDS BEFORE DECELERATING. THE TACHOMETER READING DOES NOT DROP DURING THIS TIME. THIS HAPPENS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND DRIVING AROUND TOWN SPEEDS. IT'S SCARY. IT WILL DECELERATE AND THE TACHOMETER READING DROP WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, BUT I'M NEVER SURE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003026January 29, 2002
SEAT BELTS
FRONT SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT OUT FROM SPOOL MECHANISM. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATED PASSENGER SEAT BELT/SHOULDER STRAP DOES NOT PULL OUT OF FLOOR MOUNT.*SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003116January 29, 2002
CHILD SEAT
TOOK VEHICLE TO HAVE TETHER ANCHORS INSTALLED T CHILD SEAT. DEALER USED FRONT TIE DOWN BRACKETS AFTER OWNER'S MANUAL READ DO NOT USE FRONT SET OF TIE DOWN BRACKETS TO INSTALL ANCHORS. DEALER ALSO INDICATED MANUAL WAS WRONG.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002982January 28, 2002
SUSPENSION
IN WET ROAD CONDITIONS AND WHEN MAKING SLIGHT TURNS VEHICLE FISHTAILS. DEALER RECOMMENDED PUTTING VEHICLE IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757455January 28, 2002
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THIS WAS MANUFACTERED AT THE DECATUR, ILLINOIS FIRESTONE PLANT IN 1998, LT265/75 R16, DOT 7BW8 PDA148 N07R; EXPLOSIVE BELT FAILURE AT 72MPH SHOT BELTS INTO THE WHEELWELL OF TRUCK WITH PROPER INFLATION AND MAINTENANCE (35-40PSI). *AK (DOT NUMBER: 7BW8PDA148 TIRESIZE: L265/75R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757392January 27, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVERS AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY IN A FRONT END ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564084January 24, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND MISFIRING, DEALER REPLACED DEFECTIVE FUEL INJECTOR, FUEL FILTER, 3 INJECTORS, DISTRIBUTOR CAP AND A SET OF SPARK PLUG WIRES. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757278January 24, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS DIM WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THIS HAD HAPPENED TOO MANY TIMES TO MENTION. DEALER AND GM HAVE BEEN CONTACTED NUMEROUS TIMES ON ISSUE. THEY HAVE NO FIX AND WILL NOT HELP WITH PROBLEM. I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND AM WORRIED LIGHTS WILL GO OUT COMPLETELY. NO ONE WILL ASSURE ME THAT THIS WON'T HAPPEN. I WANT IT FIXED AND NEED HELP!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757283January 24, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKS COOLANT AT FRONT AND REAR. TALKED TO TECHNICANS AND WAS TOLD THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT THEY DO THESE ALL THE TIME. THEY HAD TWO IN THE SHOP THE MORNING THAT I WAS TALKING TO THEM. I ASKED IF THE REPLACEMENTS WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD LAST LONG ENOUGH FOR THE VEHICLE TO GET OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAVE TWO GM VEHICLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ONE IN WARRANTY AND ONE OUT OF WARRANTY. UGH.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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