Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints (2005)

293 consumer complaints on file.

#10382733February 15, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE DASH GAUGES-SPEEDOMETER ERRATIC, GIVES FALSE READING AND EVENTUALLY GETS STUCK AT 120 MPH, RESET BY REMOVING "DIC"(DASH INSTRUMENT CLUSTER) FUSE AND STARTING VEHICLE THEN REPLACING FUSE (FOUND THIS IN A BLOG ABOUT THIS PROBLEM), FIXES FOR UNSPECIFIED AMOUNT OF TIME BEFORE FAILING AGAIN. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE MANDATORY RECALL BY MANUFACTURE, AS OF NOW ONLY A "VOLUNTARY" CLASS ACTION SUITE SETTLEMENT TO REPAIR AT 7 YEARS OR 70,000 MILES. MOST UNITS FAIL ON, AROUND OR AFTER THIS. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. I DID NOT REALIZE I WAS GOING OVER 70 MPH IN A 55 MPH ZONE AS MY SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 45 MPH AT THIS SPECIFIC MALFUNCTION, I TURNED ON MY GPS TO VERIFY BECAUSE I FELT I WAS GOING MUCH FASTER THAN MY SPEEDOMETER WAS READING AND THE GPS READ OVER 70 MPH!. PLEASE DEMAND A RECALL FOR THESE ACKNOWLEDGED PROBLEMS BY GM FOR 2003 THRU 2007 MODEL YEARS! THIS IS DUE TO FAULTY GAUGE MOTORS INSTALLED BY THE MAKER. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY SAID RECALLS ARE GOVERNED BY THE STATE THEREFORE IT WAS NOT RECALLED AND ONLY REPAIR AT THE SPECIFIED DATE MILEAGE RANGE IN THE SERVICE BULLETIN. THIS IS A COMPLETE SHAM, THE CUSTOMER SHOULD NOT HAVE TO INCUR EXPENSE BECAUSE OF A KNOWN FAULTY ITEM USED IN MANUFACTURING. WHERE IS THE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THESE PEOPLE?....PLEASE HELP! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382751February 15, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2005 TAHOE-DUE TO FAULTY PURGE CANISTER SOLENOID (EVAP) CANNOT PUT GAS IN VEHICLE DUE TO THE AIR HAS NOWHERE TO ESCAPE WHILE FILLING. GAS SPURTS BACK OUT OF FUEL NECK CAUSING POTENTIAL SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD. GM HAS A NEW REDESIGNED PART BUT DOES NOT REPLACE OR REPAIR AT THEIR COST. CONSUMER IS GETTING CHARGED AND REQUIRED PAY FOR THEIR ACKNOWLEDGED PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381668February 12, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, AND OIL PRESSURE GAUGE ON MY 2005 CHEVY TAHOE STOPPED WORKING. ALL OF THEM BEGAN TO OPERATE SPORADICALLY BEFORE THEY STOPPED COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. NOT ONLY IS IT EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR THE SPEEDOMETER TO NOT WORK CORRECTLY, AS IT SHOULD, BUT IT ALSO LEAVES ME TO BEAR THE BURDEN OF A FINANCIAL LOSS OF SPEEDING TICKETS OR ANY ACCIDENTS THAT WERE CAUSED BY ITS FAILURE. FIRST, THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE STOPPED WORK, THEN THE TACHOMETER, AND THEN THE SPEEDOMETER. ALL OF THEM DID THE SAME THING WHEN THEY STOPPED WORKING, SO I BEGAN TO THINK THERE MAYBE A BIGGER PROBLEM. ONCE I STARTED DOING SOME RESEARCH ON-LINE, I FOUND THERE WAS A HUGE POPULATION OF 2003-2005 GM VEHICLE OWNERS AFFECTED BY THIS DEFECT. THERE OBVIOUSLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL AND PROBABLY SOME LAWSUITS AS WELL. PLEASE HELP ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375399January 10, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE
2005 CHEVY TAHOE TAILGATE LOCKING MECHANISM FAILS-UNABLE TO LOCK OR UNLOCK TAILGATE USING FOB OR POWER LOCK BUTTON, COULD POSE SAFETY PROBLEM IN EVENT OF ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375518January 10, 2011
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
FOR TWO YEARS, THE TRACTION ACTIVE WARNING GOES ON AND SLOWS DOWN ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE. IT HAPPENS ON A DAILY BASIS. WHEN I AM AT A COMPLETE STOP AND THEN TRY TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE NORMALLY. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO CHEVY DEALERSHIPS TWICE FOR THIS AND THEY SAY THEY CAN'T "REPLICATE' THE SITUATION. CHEVROLET KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAS NOT ISSUES A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375167January 7, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
THE LIFT GATE ON MY CHEVY TAHOE WILL NOT OPEN. I WAS WASHING G MY TRUCK AND WENT TO OPEN THE BACK AND IT WOULD NOT BUDGE. I CALLED CHEVY AND THEY SAID THE LOCKING MECHANISM WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. IF MY CHILDREN AND I WERE IN AN ACCIDENT AND WE COULDN'T GET OUT THE FRONT WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT THE BACK EITHER. THERE IS NOT A MANUAL OVERRIDE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375736January 5, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), POWER TRAIN
LAST YEAR I NOTICE THAT THE TRACTION ACTIVE WARNING WOULD GO ON AND THERE WAS A HUMMING NOISE THAT WOULD FOLLOW. THIS WOULD HAPPEN THROUGHOUT THE FIRST FEW MONTHS. AROUND MAY OF LAST YEAR IT STARTED HAPPENING MORE OFTEN, AS I WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK WOULD SUDDENLY STOP AND TURN OFF ON ITS OWN AFTER TRACTION WARNING CAME ON. ALSO AFTER HAVING STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE TRACTION WARNING WOULD COME ON WHEN ACCELERATING TO GO . THIS HAS HAPPENED NOW EVERYDAY SINCE MAY OF LAST YEAR. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE TO SEE IF THIS IS HAPPENING TO ANY OTHER OWNERS OF TAHOES AND IT HAS. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ CHEVEROLET HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE NOT TO BE REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER CAR BUT I HAVE HAD SOME CLOSE CALLS. I HAVE READ THAT OTHER DRIVERS HAVE TURNED OFF THEIR "STABILITRAK CONTROL". I HAVE TRIED THIS AND IT DOES HELP TO SOME EXTENT BUT THIS IS NOT THE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. CHEVEROLET KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. OTHER DRIVERS HAVE BROUGHT THEIR SUV IN FOR REPAIRS AND HAD THE SPEED SENSORS REPLACED. WHEN THEY DRIVE THEIR SUV AFTER THE SO CALL REPAIR, THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES. I BELIEVE THE ISSUE IS THE TRANSFER CASE. DUE TO THAT EVERY TIME THIS PROBLEM WOULD START THE NOISE WOULD COME FROM RIGHT UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT. EVEN WITH THE "STABILITRAK CONTROL" BEING TURNED OFF THE HUMMING AND RUMBLING OF GEAR SOUNDS RIGHT UNDER THE SEAT. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN DRIVING 30 TO 40 MPH THE SUV COMING TO A STOP AND TURNING OFF. SEVERAL PEOPLE WROTE THAT THIS HAPPENED AT HWY SPEED. THIS HAS BEEN MY FEAR. CHEVEROLET SHOULD OFFICIALLY RECALL TAHOES WITH THIS ISSUE. IN CANADA A RECALL WAS PUT OUT DUE TO A SIMILAR SITUATION. WHY IS IT THAT THIS HASN'T BEEN DONE HERE AND OWNERS IN THE US HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS THAT HAVE NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373410December 30, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
WHILE DRIVING THROUGH TOWN THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY TAHOE WAS SAYING I WAS GOING 90 MPH. AFTER CYCLING THE KEY ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES IT WAS WORKING CORRECTLY, THEN WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE THE SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING COMPLETELY BEING STUCK ON 67 MPH NO MATTER WHAT SPEED I WAS GOING, CAUSING ME TO GET FLIPPED OFF SEVERAL TIMES BY FELLOW DRIVERS. EVENTUALLY THE NEEDLE STARTED MOVING AGAIN BUT SAID I WAS GOING 120 WHEN I WAS GOING 60 ON MY GPS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372360December 24, 2010
SEAT BELTS
SEATBELTS CONTINUE TO TIGHTEN WHEN IN USE AND FAIL TO FULLY RETRACT. ALL SEATBELT AND EVEN ON SHORT FIVE MINUTE TRIPS. TIGHTENS SO IT IMPEDES BREATHING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365765November 15, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE REAR LIFT GATE USING THE KEY FOB BUT THE LIFT GATE WOULD NOT OPEN. SHE THEN ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE REAR LIFT GATE BY DEPRESSING THE MANUAL BUTTON WHICH CONTROLS IT FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF DIAGNOSING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365277November 10, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:SHIFT PATTERN INDICATOR, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE SHIFT LEVER POSITION INDICATOR LOCATED IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER DOES NOT ILLUMINATE AT VARIOUS TIMES. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON AND OFF FOR A WHILE AND I DECIDED TO RESEARCH THE ISSUE. I FOUND A SIMILAR RECALL FOR THIS MODEL YEAR VEHICLE ON YOUR WEBSITE, BUT GM REFUSES TO COVER THE DEFECT ON MY VIN. I RECENTLY ALMOST HIT SOMEONE BEING IN THE WRONG GEAR. THIS MATCHES A PREVIOUS RECALL ID OF 05V055000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360048October 12, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 CHEVY TAHOE W/ APPROX. 86,000 MILES OIL PRESSURE GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING PROPERLY. BOTH GAUGES CONTINUE TO MOVE BACK AND FORTH SOMETIMES GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT(IN THE RED) AND SOMETIMES ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336899June 17, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
POOR QUALITY ELECTRICAL TO EXTERIOR LAMPS (BRAKES/SIGNALS/HEADLIGHTS) CAUSES THEM TO GO OUT EVEN WHEN THE BULB IS STILL GOOD. HAVE REPLACED BULBS IN EXCESS OF "NORMAL". SAFETY CONCERN REGARDING ASSUMPTION THAT ALL LAMPS ARE WORKING (ESPECIALLY WHEN RECENTLY REPLACED) ONLY TO FIND OUT THROUGH LAW ENFORCEMENT OR OTHER MOTORISTS THAT ONE OR MULTIPLE LAMPS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING. EVENT HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES AND WITHOUT WARNING. INCIDENTAL OBSERVATION OF VEHICLES OF SIMILAR MAKE/MODEL ON THE ROAD INDICATE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. ALSO, CONVERSATIONS WITH AUTO PARTS STORES INDICATE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE TYPE. REMEDIED BY REPLACING BULBS AND/OR RE-SEATING BULB IN SOCKET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335468June 9, 2010
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A DEER BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD BE INSPECTED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE BODY DAMAGE HAD BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331984May 24, 2010
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE STEEL RADIAL A/T TIRES, SIZE LT245-75-R16. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW. THE INNER SIDE WALL FAILED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE TIRE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323648April 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE IN A 2005 CHEVY TAHOE DUE TO RUSTED BRAKE LINES ONLY 48,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323679April 4, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I CURRENTLY OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE, RECENTLY THE SPEEDOMETER AND OIL GAUGE METER STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. CHEVY REFUSES TO FIX THE CONDITION UNLESS I PAY OUT OF POCKET 800.00. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315217March 1, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 CHEVY TAHOE SPEEDOMETER WILL NOT READ CORRECTLY, STICKS AND CAN BE 20MPH OFF AT TIMES OR STUCK OVER 100. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315216March 1, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 CHEVY TAHOE SPEEDOMETER WILL NOT READ CORRECTLY, STICKS AND CAN BE 20MPH OFF AT TIMES OR STUCK OVER 100. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310830February 16, 2010
STEERING
2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE Z71. UPON TURNING, COULD HEAR AND FEEL IN STEERING COLUMN A POPPING TYPE NOISE/FEEL. TOOK IT FOR SERVICE, AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WAS BROKE. PART REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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