Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints (2005)

293 consumer complaints on file.

#10486571November 30, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING OR WILL DISPLAY FALSE SPEEDS FROM 0 WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TO 120 WHILE DRIVING ON SURFACE STREETS. WHILE RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM I HAVE FOUND MANY OTHER 2005 CHEVY TAHOE OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485849November 23, 2012
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), POWER TRAIN
TRUCK SHIFTS INTO 4 LOW AND STABILITY CONTROL SHUTS OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. DANGEROUS AT THE LEAST. HEARD OF MANY CASES OF THE SAME ISSUE. REPLACED SWITCH ,STILL HAS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482824November 1, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
LOST BRAKES GETTING OFF INTERSTATE 20/59, SEEMS TO BE A CORROSION ISSUE ON THE BRAKE LINE GOING TO REAR AXLE. THE LOCATION OF THE LEAK RELATIVE TO THE BODY IS AT THE 2 L DOOR ALONG THE FRAME RAIL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482223October 25, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR LIGHT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V055000 (POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:SHIFT PATTERN INDICATOR). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10481165October 19, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD NOT DECREASE SPEED, AND BUT WOULD REGISTER AN INCREASE, AND CONSEQUENTLY WOULD NOT REFLECT ACTUAL SPEED. I COULD CORRECT PROBLEM BY REPEATEDLY STARTING VEHICLE, UNTIL EVENTUALLY IT JUST WOULD NO LONGER REGISTER A CHANGE IN SPEED AT ALL. NOW I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT SPEED MY VEHICLE IS TRAVELING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10477174September 26, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR LIFTGATE COULD NOT BE OPENED ELECTRONICALLY OR MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE DOOR LATCH FAILED DUE TO DEFECTIVE MATERIAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,806.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475817September 18, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING DOWN FREEWAY AT 65MPH THE SPEEDOMETER WENT TO 105MPH. IT NOW READS 25MPH WHEN STOPPED AND WILL READ 65MPH WHILE ONLY TRAVELING 35MPH. THIS HAS BEEN VERIFIED WITH A GPS. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH A LOT OF GM VEHICLES AND MANY CUSTOMERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. THE ONLY FIX IS A NEW INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS, A RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10472009August 23, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIFT GATE FAILED. AS A RESULT, WHENEVER THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE LIFT GATE IT WOULD NOT LOCK IN PLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DECIDED TO GREASE THE LATCH AND THE LIFT GATE FINALLY LOCKED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ON ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000. UPDATED 10/24/12 *CN UPDATED 11/08/2012 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10471762August 21, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR LIFTGATE GLASS WINDOW BECAME LOOSE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10469398August 6, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, BUT THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT DISPLAY AN EMPTY READING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000 UPDATED 10/17/12*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10463857July 1, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
THE SAFETY ISSUE HERE IS THE FACT THAT GM DOOR ACTUATORS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. GM IS NOT RECALLING THE PARTS AND THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS. DOORS WILL NOT LOCK, OR OPEN CONSISTENTLY, AND THEY DO NOT COVER THE REPAIRS UNLESS YOU HAVE THE ORIGINAL FACTORY WARRANTY OR IT MIGHT BE COVERED ON MAJOR GUARD WHICH THEY DON'T EVEN OFFER ON MY VEHICLE. THE INTERNET IS FILLED WITH THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE ISSUE. PEOPLE CAN BE CARJACKED, OR THEIR VEHICLES STOLEN BECAUSE THEIR DOOR LOCKS WON'T FUNCTION. GM JUST FLAT OUT DOES NOT CARE, AND THE PROBLEM ISN'T JUST ON THE TAHOE & SUBURBAN LINES. HERE ARE JUST A FEW LINKS OUT THERE ON THIS ISSUE. HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/WEBX?14@@.F206D4B/0 HTTP://WWW.CHEVYMALIBUFORUM.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=7950 AND HERE'S SOMEONE WHO APPEARS TO HAVE A FIX, GET RID OF THE CHEAP CHINESE PARTS. HTTP://WWW.GREENHYBRID.COM/DISCUSS/F69/TAHOE-DOOR-LOCK-ACTUATOR-PROBLEM-SOLUTION-27064/ THE FACT THAT THIS BUSINESS PRACTICE IS ALLOWED TO CONTINUE SEEMS ABSURD. THIS PART NEEDS TO BE FIXED AND A RECALL ISSUED. AT A MINIMUM IT SHOULD BE COVERED BY GM FOR ALL FAILURES ON ALL VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461919June 15, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE REAR TAILGATE LOCK STOPPED FUNCTIONING WHICH PREVENTS THE REAR WINDOW OR THE TAILGATE TO BE OPENED. THERE IS NOT A MANUAL WAY TO OPEN THE TAILGATE OR WINDOW FROM THE INSIDE EITHER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10456309April 24, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I HAVE A 2005 TAHOE WHICH I BOUGHT NEW. ABOUT 5-6 MONTHS AGO MY SPEEDOMETER WENT OUT. I DIDN'T HAVE THE FUNDS AT THE TIME AND LET IT GO EVEN THOUGH I FELT IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. I RECEIVED NO LETTER FROM GM THAT THEY WERE HAVING THIS PROBLEM UNTIL TODAY. I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO MY LOCAL GOODYEAR PLACE AND THEY WERE GOING TO CHARGE ME HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX IT. MY SISTER, WHO HAD WORKED AT GM, HAD ME CALL THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP JACK BURFORD IN RICHMOND, KENTUCKY. THEY SAID THEY'D GIVE ME A NEW CLUSTER BUT THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE LABOR ($130), I THEN CALLED GN AT 800-222-1020 AND TALKED WITH A WOMAN NAMED[XXX]. SHE TOLD ME THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE A RECALL ON THAT ISSUE BUT A "SPECIAL POLICY". ALSO, IT WAS GOOD ONLY FOR CARS WITH LESS THAN 80,000 MILES. MINE HAS 97,000. THEY'RE STILL GOING TO FIX IT THOUGH BUT IT MAKES ME UPSET THAT THEY DIDN'T NOTIFY ME ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE LABOR. THE POLICY APPARENTLY WENT INTO EFFECT IN 2005, WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND EXPIRES IN JULY, 2012. I WONDER IF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND, IF SO, SINCE THIS IS POTENTIALLY A SAFETY ISSUE, SHOULD THE CARS BE RECALLED? THANK YOU. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10456265April 23, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
WE HAVE A 2005 CHEVY TAHOE AND WE RECENTLY ENCOUNTERED A PROBLEM - THE LIFTGATE WILL NOT UNLOCK. WE DISCOVERED THAT IS NO MANUAL KEY ENTRY AND THERE IS NO INTERNAL UNLOCK SYSTEM. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE : REPEAT: THERE IS NO INTERNAL UNLOCK SYSTEM WHICH IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY EXIT NEEDED - ESPECIALLY WITH THE THIRD SEAT INSTALLED. THE ONLY WAY TO UNLOCK THE LIFTGATE IS VIA REMOTE KEY - BUT THE LOCK DOES NOT RESPOND TO THE REMOTE KEY SO THE LIFTGATE CANNOT OPEN. THERE ARE TREMENDOUS AMOUNTS OF COMPLAINTS POSTED ON THE INTERNET FORUMS AND WE CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS HORRIBLY UNSAFE SITUATION - NOT TO MENTION EQUIPMENT FAILURE. WHAT IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT? THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453527March 30, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK, AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THE "SERVICE STABILITY" WARNING MESSAGE DISPLAYED, ABS WARNING LIGHT, TC TIRE DEFLATION, AND BRAKE FAILURE LIGHT. THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED ON OR ABOUT FEBRUARY 13, 2012. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY AND THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETED BY MARCH 27, 2012 AFTER 3 ATTEMPTS. THE COMPUTER TESTER WAS ALLEGED TO SHOW THAT THE EBCM HAD FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. THIS DID NOT CLEAR THE DEFECT AND THE SAME WARNINGS CONTINUED WHEN EVER THE CAR WAS WASHED OR BECAME WET FROM RAIN. THE DEFECT WAS SAID TO BE IN THE WIRE THAT POWERED THE EBCM IN THE PROXIMITY OF THE FIREWALL. THE WIRE WAS STATED TO BE FRAYED. WHEN THE WIRE WAS REPLACED THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE WIRE MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED FROM ABRASION NEAR THE FIREWALL COMBINED WITH CORROSION FROM ROAD SALT. THIS COULD HAVE LEAD TO FAILURE OF THE ABS, AIRBAGS, AND STABILITY CONTROL AT A TIME WHEN IT IS MOST NEEDED. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10445994January 31, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY SPEEDOMETER HAS RECENTLY EITHER NOT MOVED AT ALL OR DISPLAYS EXCESSIVE SPEEDS INCLUDING 120MPH WHEN TRAVELING ON AVERAGE OF 35MPH TO 50MPH WHICH IS ARE THE REGULAR LIMITS FOR MY AREA. SOME SPEEDS WERE AS LOW AS 25. LATELY, IT HAS ONLY WORKED FOR A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THE TIME. THE ONSTAR DIAGNOSTIC DOES NOT EVEN DETECT THAT THIS HAS/IS A PROBLEM. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10444406January 18, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2005 CLUSTER HAS STOPPED WORKING AND OBVIOUSLY THIS IS NOT SOMETHING NEW TO ANYBODY THAT OWNS A TAHOE. PLEASE RECALL!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10444453January 18, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ALL THE GAUGES ON MY DASHBOARD QUIT WORKING ALL AT ONCE EXCEPT MY FUEL GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER. THERE ARE LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS AND GM NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442425January 4, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES FAILED DUE TO RUST IN THE BRAKE LINES CAUSING THEM TO RUPTURE WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. LUCKILY ACCIDENT WAS AVOIDED DUE TO LOW SPEED ON A RESIDENTIAL ROAD. YOUNG CHILDREN WERE TRAVELING IN THE VEHICLE. ALL BRAKE FLUIDS WERE IMMEDIATELY LOST AND BRAKE PEDAL DROPPED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND DID NOT SLOW VEHICLE AT ALL. DASH WARNING LIGHTS DID NOT GIVE ANY FOREWARNING! VEHICLE IS ONLY 7 YEARS OLD. *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

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