Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints (2007)

1,177 consumer complaints on file.

#10202999September 14, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SUSPENSION, TIRES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
AFTER ONLY ONE MONTH OF PURCHASE AUTO START FEATURE DOES NOT WORK UNLESS YOU WERE 3 FEET AWAY. THE VEHICLE ONCE SAT OVER NIGHT WOULD MAKE A REALLY LOUD CLATTERING SOUND WHEN YOU WOULD TURN ON THE ENGINE. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEMS THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THEY HAD TO REPROGRAM THE SOFTWARE IN THE TAHOE TO REPROGRAM AUTO START. THE NEXT MORNING I WAS CALLED AND INFORMED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE CLATTERING SOUND AND THAT NOTHING WRONG WAS DETECTED WITH THE VEHICLE SO THAT IT WAS READY FOR PICK UP. EVERYTHING WAS O.K. FOR ABOUT A COUPLE OF MONTHS. AUTO START WASN'T WORKING AGAIN. AT MY THIRD SERVICE VISIT TO THE DEALER I NOTICED THE TIRES WERE STARTING TO GET WASTED TOWARDS THE INSIDE. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD ABOUT 5,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. WHEN THE DEALER WAS INFORMED HE INDICATED THAT THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE ROTATED. AFTER ABOUT THREE TIRE ROTATIONS I NOTICED THE TIRES GETTING WARN OUT PRETTY BADLY ON THE INSIDE. HE INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE THAT IT NEEDS A FRONT END ALLINGNMENT ONLY AFTER THE VEHICLE HAVING LESS THAN 12,000 MILES. THE FRONT END ALIGNMENT WAS DONE ON THE VEHICLE.TO THIS DAY THAT THE TIRES ARE WASTED MORE ON THE INSIDES THAN THE OUTSIDES.THIS LAST MONTH WE HAVE HAD A PROBLEM AGAIN WITH THE LOUD CLATTERING SOUND IN THE ENGINE WHEN WE START THE VEHICLE.IT HAS GOTTEN ALOT WORSE I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT IT APPEARS TO BE OIL BUILD UP IN THE AIR COMPRESSOR THAT WHEN IT SITS FOR MORE THATN 3 HOURS IT APPARENTLY MAKES THIS LOUD SOUND WHEN YOU START THE ENGINE. HE INDICATED THAT CHEVY IS LOOKING INTO THE PROBLEM AND TO THIS DAY HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM.I WAS FURIOUS WHEN THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT A PROBLEM THAT CHEVY WELL KNOWS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10202495September 11, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SLIPS. MOVING FROM PARK OR REVERSE TO DRIVE - ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING. TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN HARD ACCELERATING. TAKEN TO DEALER TWICE AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO LOCATE A PROBLEM. NO COMPUTER CODES. RESPOND THAT EVERYTHING IS FINE. *JB UPDATED 10/10/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10201342August 31, 2007
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, TIRES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, EACH DOOR ON THE VEHICLE MADE CRACKING NOISES WHEN DECELERATING OR DRIVING ON JAGGED ROADS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS UNRECOGNIZABLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC APPLIED LUBRICANT TO CORRECT THE FAILURE, BUT THE NOISES RETURNED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 320. THE CONSUMER STATED DID HAVE TIRE PROBLEM, TIRES WERE CRACKING AND COMING APART. THE DEALER REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES. UPDATED 09/19/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10200135August 20, 2007
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE MOVING THROUGH A TOUCHLESS CAR WASH WITH THE VEHICLE IN PARK, THE REAR LIFTGATE OPENED. THE MACHINE SHATTERED THE GLASS. THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SUFFERED HAND CUTS FROM THE GLASS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CONTACT SUGGESTED THAT THERE WAS A BUTTON ABOVE THE LICENSE PLATE THAT LIFTS THE REAR GATE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 10,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10197767July 29, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
WE HAVE A 2007 CHEVY TAHOE. ONE OF THE REASONS WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IS THAT IT HAS FRONT AND SIDE AIRBAGS. I USUALLY RIDE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THE SENSOR MOST OFTEN INDICATES OFF. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS OF TRYING TO GET THEM TO ESTABLISH WHAT WAS WRONG, THE CHEVY DEALER SAID THAT MY WEIGHT WAS NOT QUITE ENOUGH TO GET IT TO WORK OR THAT IT WAS POSITIONAL( HOW I SAT). I AM A GROWN WOMAN WHO WEIGHS ABOUT 115 LBS AND AM 5'2".THIS IS NOT THIN BY NORMAL STANDARDS AND IT IS NOT CONSIDERED AN UNUSUAL SIZE. IF IN FACT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT MEANT TO WORK FOR SOMEONE OF MY SIZE THEY SHOULD ADVISE YOU OF THIS. I ASKED WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THERE WAS A WRECK AND MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, WOULD I HAVE TO SUE GM? THEY ARE AVOIDING ME AND I HAVE WRITTEN TO THE CEO OF GM AS ADVISED BY CUSTOMER SERVICE AND I HAVE WRITTEN TO BILL HEARD, THE OWNER OF TOM JUMPER CHEVROLET WHERE WE BOUGHT THE CAR. NO ANSWERS FROM ANYONE. WHAT DO YOU THINK? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197192July 23, 2007
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR JAMMED WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PLACE ON THE BELT. THE FAILURE EXISTED UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN 50 MILES. ALSO, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO LEAN FORWARD, THE BELT WOULD JAM. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 10,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN RIDING OVER A BUMP THE BELT WOULD RELEASE. THE CONSUMER STATED SHOWED THE DEFECT TO THE DEALER AND SEATBELT WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 09/05/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193865June 20, 2007
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC REAR LIFTGATE OPENS WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS PARKED. THE LIFTGATE OPENS JUST ENOUGH SO THAT ALL OF THE DOORS CONTINUOUSLY LOCK AND UNLOCK AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATE. AFTER THE FIRST FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR IT WITHOUT CHANGING ANY PARTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON FOUR OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT IS BEING FORCED TO HIRE AN ATTORNEY TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. SHE STATED THAT CHEVROLET IS NOT KEEPING THEIR WORD AND THE FAILURE IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR HER AND HER CHILDREN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 11,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193488June 16, 2007
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
RIGHT AT 2000 I NOTICED MY TIRES IN FRONT FEATHERING, CHEVROLET REFUSED TO REPLACE THEM, AND DEALERSHIP SAID TO ROTATE, NOW, THEY WANT ME TO PUT THE REAR TIRES ON FRONT, TO ONLY DO THE SAME THING, NOW I HAVE OVER 6,000 MILES, AND ALREADY NEED NEW TIRES ON FRONT AS THEY WERE HORRIBLE AND GETTING VERY CHOPPY. IT WAS SAD FOR CHEVROLET TO IGNORE THIS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10194311June 13, 2007
POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION:FRONT
2007 TAHOE WITH A MALFUNCTIONING TRANSMISSION CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE CAR JUST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC JUST AFTER 20 THOUSAND MILES THAN AT 23 THOUSAND MILES THE LEFT FRONT HUB BEARING LOOSE**CC THE CONSUMER PROVIDED AN INVOICE FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER STATED GRINDING NOISE FROM FRONT END, DEALER REPLACED LEFT FRONT HUB BEARING ASSEMBLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192513June 6, 2007
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE A BRAND NEW 2007 CHEVY TAHOE, THE CAR WAS DRIVING NORMAL, I WAS HEADING TO THE ON RAMP OF THE FREEWAY, BUT TO GET INTO THE FREEWAY I HAD TO MAKE A RIGHT AND THEN THE ON RAMP IS IN FRONT OF ME. OF COURSE YOU ALSO HAD CARS COMING FROM THE RIGHT OF ME. WHEN I SAW A GAP WHERE I COULD GO, I FLOORED THE GAS, TO GO INTO THE FREEWAY, WHEN I HEARD A LOUD NOISE, AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE CAR SLOWED DOWN. I HAD TO THINK QUICK BEING THAT THE CAR WAS AN AUTOMATIC, I SHIFTED TO A LOWER GEAR, THE CAR STARTED MOVING BUT IT WAS MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. I FINALLY GOT OUT OF THE WAY. AND I CALLED ONSTAR, MY TRANSMISSION HAD GIVEN. ON A 6 MONTH OLD 2007 TAHOE. THEY TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY REPLACED A GEAR INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION, TO NO AVAIL. FINALLY THEY ENDED UP REPLACING THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION, BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T FIGURE WHAT WAS WRONG THE CAR. NO WARNING LIGHTS OR NOTHING. THE GUY AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME, THAT THIS WAS SO WEIRD THAT THE TECHS IN MICHIGAN WANTED THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION SHIPPED TO THEM. THEY HAD THE SUV FOR A TOTAL OF 21 DAYS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192628June 6, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB, SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
MAKING A LOUD NOISE IN THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL AREA. TOOK THE CARTO DEALER AND AND THEY FOUND EXCESSIVE PLAY IN LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING. THEY REPLACED LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING AND HUB. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187584April 11, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SPEEDOMETER READING COMPLETELY INCORRECT, BOUNCED BACK AND FORTH. SOMETIMES WILL BE CORRECT, BUT MORE OFTEN IT READS WAY OVER WHAT THE ACTUAL SPEED WAS. IT ALSO TICKED AS IT MOVED. CHEVROLET DEALER SAID IT WILL BE $450 TO REPLACE IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184154March 4, 2007
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
THE ROOF SKIN (TOP) ON MY 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE HAS COME LOSE FROM THE SUPPORTS. IT IS NOW "FLEXING" IN THE WIND. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183874March 1, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE WILL NOT HOLD PROGRAMS, I.E., AUTOMATIC SEAT POSITIONS, READ OUT ON THE MESSAGE CENTER, ETC. ALSO, IF USING THE RADIO WITHOUT THE ENGINE RUNNING, BATTERY GOES COMPLETELY DEAD IN ABOUT 30 MIN. DEALER COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG AFTER THREE HOURS OF INSPECTIONS, EVEN THOUGH THE BATTERY DRAINED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183928March 1, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT
UNDER NORMAL, NON-TOWING DRIVING, THE 2007 TAHOE (WITH 27,000 MILES) WOULD NOT GO FORWARD WHEN PLACED INTO DRIVE. AS A RESULT, MY FAMILY IS PRESENTLY UNABLE TO USE THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. THIS OCCURRED AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY REPLACED AT ABOUT 12,000 MILES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10181370February 1, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE ,AND FROM THE TIME HE PURCHASE THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT HAD A DIFFICULTY READING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DURING THE DAY. THE BACKGROUND MADE IT DIFFICULT TO READ. WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS ON OR OFF ONE STILL COULD NOT READ THE SPEED ODOMETER. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND SPOKE WITH GM, AND THEY STATED IT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. *AK UPDATED 03/30/07. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10181031January 29, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE AT 65 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT AND SLOWED DOWN TO 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE DRIVEN SLOWLY FOR 20 MILES OFF THE ROAD TO SAFETY, BEFORE BEING TOWED. THERE WAS A LARGE HOLE IN THE GENERATOR, AND THE RADIATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178874January 16, 2007
INTERIOR LIGHTING
INSTRUMENT PANEL IS NOT VISIBLE DURING DAYTIME LIGHT CONDITIONS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178194January 9, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION DRIVE GEARS WENT OUT WOULD MOVE ONLY IN REVERSE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10175418December 6, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DRIVING VEHICLE ON THE 7TH DAY OF OWNERSHIP WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON. ON A SLIGHT DOWN GRADE VEHICLE ACCELERATED 20 MPH OVER SET CRUISE SPEED BEFORE I SHUT CRUISE OFF. THE NEXT MORNING, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED ACCELERATING AFTER I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AT A LIGHT CAUSING VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. CHEVY DEALER IN HENDERSON, NV HANDLED VERY POORLY. NEARLY TWO MONTHS AFTER CRASH, GM CALLED ME AND STATED THAT THEIR 3RD PARTY INDEPENDENT EVALUATION (DONE BY A RETIRED GM EMPLOYEE) OF THE VEHICLE AND ITS COMPUTERS DOESN'T SHOW ANY FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TO VERIFY MY CLAIM. GM CAN SAY WHAT THEY WANT. I KNOW WHAT HAPPENED AND MY WIFE AND FAMILY WITNESSED THE ACCIDENT. GM HAD NO INTEREST IN TALKING TO THEM. FOR THEIR PROTECTION, I'LL TAKE A LOSS AND TRADE THE VEHICLE AS SOON AS I GET IT BACK. JUST WANTED A PUBLIC RECORD OF SITUATION IN CASE OF ANY FUTURE SIMILAR INCIDENTS. IRONICALLY, I WAS IMPRESSED BY VEHICLE AND QUALITY THE WEEK I HAD IT. THE REPORT GM SENT ME APPEARED TO CONFIRM WHAT I SAID HAPPEN, BUT THEY SAID NOT. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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