Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints

10,175 consumer complaints on file.

#10173675November 16, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT LOW SPEEDS, THE ABS ACTIVATED CAUSING A LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173685November 16, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY RECENTLY PURCHASED 2004 CHEVROLET TAHO Z71 HAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES ON IT. THE SPEEDOMETER IS GROSSLY INACCURATE AND FUNCTIONS ERRATICALLY WHEN IT DOES FUNCTION. SHOWS 30 MPH EVEN WHEN PARKED, BUT THAT VALUE JUMPS AROUND. NO TRIGGER EVENT, IT JUST STARTED DOING IT. CONSEQUENCES ARE THAT I DON'T KNOW WHAT MY REAL SPEED IS AND THIS CREATES A HAZARD IN TRAFFIC. I HAVE NOT HAD TIME TO RESEARCH THE PROBLEM. BASED UPON MY SEARCHES I SEE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH A NUMBER OF GM VEHICLES. GM NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM RATHER THAN SOAKING UP OUR MONEY IN REPAIR COSTS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173694November 16, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY '04 CHEVY TAHOE'S SPEEDOMETER, WITH ONLY 40,000 MILES, JUST QUITE WORKING AND IS STUCK ON 55 EVEN WHEN IT SITS ON THE GARAGE. AFTER SEEING HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON-LINE, IT APPEARS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH SIMILAR GM MODELS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173554November 15, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
WE HAVE SEEN DOZEN OF INCIDENTS IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS WHERE THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TICKING, BECAME JERKY, OR STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER. SOMETIMES IT WILL DISPLAY A SPEED OBVIOUSLY LOWER THAN THE ACTUAL SPEED (LIKE 30 ON THE HIGHWAY WHERE WE ARE GOING AT LEAST 55). OTHER TIMES, IT WILL SIT AT 0 WHILE THE CAR IS CRUISING DOWN THE ROAD. THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. SOMETIME STOPPING AND RESTARTING THE CAR FIXES IT. WE WILL GO A WEEK OR MORE WITHOUT THE PROBLEM AND SOMETIME WE SEE IT MULTIPLE TIMES IN ONE DAY. WE HAVE NOT REPAIRED THE ISSUE YET. INTERNET SEARCHING INDICATES THE AVERAGE REPAIR COST TO BE BETWEEN $500 AND $1,200. SIMILAR SEARCHING ALSO INDICATES THAT THIS HAS BEEN SEEN BY AT LEAST HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ON VARIATIONS OF THE TAHOE (SUBURBAN, AVALANCHE, ETC). THERE IS EVEN SOMEONE ON EBAY WHO HAS A HOLE BUSINESS AROUND FIXING BROKEN INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS FOR THESE VEHICLES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173589November 15, 2006
STEERING:COLUMN
I HAVE A BUMPING NOISE IN MY STEERING COLUMN. I HAVE A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE WITH AROUND 70,000 MILES. THE NOISE WAS EVIDENT WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WITH 12,000 MILES. I DO NOT KNOW IF IT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM THEY ARE NOT ANY RECALLS LISTED. I HAVE 3 FRIENDS WITH THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE SIMILAR VEHICLE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173438November 14, 2006
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2003 TAHOE, SPEEDOMETER FAULTY, SOMETIMES DOESN'T REGISTER AT ALL SOMETIMES TOO LOW, AND SOMETIMES TO HIGH. STEERING BOX GOING BAD NOTHING GM WILL DO. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173466November 14, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES ACTED FUNNY AT STOPS - WOULD SLOW DOWN THEN KEEP MOVING UNTIL I SLAMMED ON BRAKES. HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED AND WAS TOLD THEY WERE FINE. ON FRIDAY 11/10/06, I WAS MOVING MY 1999 CHEV TAHOE LT 4X4 - TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND IT WOULD NOT STOP WHEN I PUT THE BRAKE TO THE FLOOR TO MISS A BUILDING. THE VEHICLE RAN INTO A BUILDING CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE BUILDING AND INJURIES TO ME, THE DRIVER AND ONLY PASSENGER. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10173534November 14, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SPEEDOMETER SUDDENLY JUMPED UP 20 MPH. WITH CAR OFF, SAYS ITS GOING 20 MPH. 2004 CHEVY TAHOE. VERY DANGEROUS, ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT LOOKING DOWN AND SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES. CAR ONLY HAS 48000 MILES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173424November 13, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STEERING:LINKAGES
SINCE JANUARY OF 2006, THE SPEEDOMETER HAS FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES. WHILE STANDING STILL IT WILL REGISTER ANY SPEED ABOVE 30 OR WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT WILL REGISTER 0 MPH. THE TACHOMETER HAS FAILED TO WORK THREE TIMES AND THE GAS GAUGE HAS REGISTERED HALF A TANK WHILE IT TAKES 20 GALLONS TO FILL THE 25 GALLON TANK. LAST YEAR I HAD THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT REPLACED BEFORE THE WARRANTY RAN OUT BECAUSE IT WAS CLUNKING. IT IS NOW STARTING TO CLUNK AGAIN!! THE VEHICLE HAS 50,000 MILES ON IT. I JUST RECEIVED A WARNING FOR SPEEDING, 54 IN A 45MPH BECAUSE I CAN"T TELL HOW FAST I AM GOING!!!!!! *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173204November 11, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY TAHOE, AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I NOTICED THAT MY SPEEDOMETER WAS ACTING ERACTIC, WITH THE NEEDLE STATING THAT I WAS GOING 120 MPH DOWN TO 0 MPH WITHIN SECONDS. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY, AND NOTICED THAT THE NEEDLE STUCK AT 70 MPH WHILE I WAS IDLE. NOW THE NEEDLE IN MY SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK AT 120 MPH. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173099November 9, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING TOTALLY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172862November 7, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED ACTING ERRATICALLY, SHOWING THE INCORRECT SPEED OR NO SPEED AT ALL, COMPARED TO THE ACTUAL VELOCITY OF THE VEHICLE. AND NOW IT SIMPLY NO LONGER WORKS AND I CANNOT TELL HOW FAST I AM GOING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172873November 7, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I WAS UNABLE TO TELL MY ACCURATE SPEED. I HAD TO TAKE MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REPLACED WITH AN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER THAT HAD BEEN REPAIRED. I WAS WITHOUT MY VEHICLE FOR TWO DAYS. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THEREFORE HAD TO PAY MY PORTION ($100.00).*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172881November 7, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ODOMETER STICKING - UNHAPPY CHEVY OWNER - RECURRING EVENT I PURCHASED MY 2003 CHEVY TAHOE A YEAR AGO AND JUST WITHIN THE PAST FEW WEEKS MY ODOMETER HAS BEEN STICKING AT 120. OF COURSE I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THAT FAST EVER AND THIS IS HARD TO ACCOMPLISH WHEN TRUCK IS IN NEUTRAL (YET IT READS 120..)EVENTUALLY, IT RESETS ITSELF AND THAT TAKES A COUPLE DAYS. I HAVE BARELY REGISTERED 10,000 MILES OF THE 54,000 THAT ARE ON VEHICLE AND CAN NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS COULD BE HAPPENING. I DID CALL THE DEALER AND OF COURSE JUST IN CONVERSATION BALL PARK FIGURE WOULD BE AROUND $500 PLUS NO TRANSPORTATION FOR AT LEAST 3 - 5 DAYS. I DECIDED TO TAKE MY 2003 CHEVY TAHOE TO A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A LESS EXPENSIVE REVIEW. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THEIR IS A PROBLEM THAT CAN NOT BE FIXED BY AN UNAUTHORIZED PARTY. SO KNOW I HAVE THIS TRUCK THAT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE BY NC STATE DUE TO FAULTY ODOMETER. WILL FOLLOW UP WITH FURTHER ACTION WITH MANUFACTURER AND WHOEVER ELSE. NOTICED OTHER COMPLAINTS AND WANTED TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE KNOWS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 CHEVY TAHOE. VERY UNHAPPY 1ST TIME CHEVY OWNER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172743November 6, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER READS 40 MPH WHEN ACTUALLY TRAVELLING 70 MPH. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172650November 5, 2006
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
MY WIFE'S 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE HAS A LATCHING PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT BELT. FREQUENTLY THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT LATCH. IT TAKES MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS (AS MANY AS 6 OR 7 ATTEMPTS) TO GET THE SEAT BELT TO FINALLY LATCH. WHILE THIS COMPONENT HAS NOT COMPLETELY FAILED YET, THE LIKELIHOOD OF A COMPLETE FAILURE APPEARS PROBABLE. THIS COMPONENT IS A CRITICAL SAFETY FEATURE ON AUTOMOBILES AND IT'S FAILURE WOULD PROBABLY RESULT IN DEATH IF THE VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE THE SEAT BELT WAS UNLATCHED. THE COMPONENT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO FAILURE DUE TO NORMAL USAGE. THE VEHICLE HAS 80000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE NOT REPORTED THIS TO MY DEALER YET. THE OBVIOUS CRITICAL NATURE OF THE COMPONENT LED ME TO REPORT THIS TO YOU SO THAT YOU MAY INVESTIGATE IF MORE PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. IN 34 YEARS OF DRIVING, I HAVE NEVER HAD A SEAT BELT THAT WOULD NOT LATCH INCLUDING ON MY 36 YEAR OLD GTO. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172635November 4, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY HUSBAND AND I OWN A 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE WITH 30,000 MILES CURRENTLY ON IT. WE WERE DRIVING HOME FROM SUPPER LAST NIGHT WHEN OUR SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING. WE WERE DOING 65 MPH DOWN A LOCAL HIGHWAY WHEN MY HUSBAND LOOKED DOWN AT HIS SPEED AND THE SPEEDOMETER READ 35. WE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND THE SPEED DROPPED TO 0. WHEN WE ACCELERATED, THE SPEED STAYED AT 0 WHEN WE WERE DOING AT LEAST 35. WE THEN PULLED OVER, TURNED THE CAR OFF, RECRANKED THE CAR AND THEN BEGAN DRIVING. STILL NOTHING. I HAVE TO SAY THAT THIS IS DEFINITELY IMPACTING OUR SAFETY. WE HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST WE'RE DRIVING. I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND AROUND 100 OTHER GMC/GM CAR OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY ARE STATING IT COSTS BETWEEN $500 AND $700 TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM AND MANY TIMES THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AFTER THE REPAIRS. WE HAVE NOT CONTACTED OUR LOCAL DEALER BECAUSE IT IS THE WEEKEND. WE PLAN TO CALL ON MONDAY MORNING TO FIND OUT THE COST TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172510November 3, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
ELECTRICAL PANEL DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. HAVE NOT HAD A CORRECT READING IN MONTHS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172573November 3, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I DRIVE A 2004 TAHOE LS. I AM A SALESMAN AND DRIVE QUITE A BIT AND HAVE RACKED UP AROUND 95,000 MILES TO THIS DAY. WHILE DRIVING, ABOUT A YEAR AGO, I NOTICED MY SPEEDOMETER ACTING ERRATICALLY. THE NEEDLE WOULD JUMP OR LURCH PAST EACH NUMBER AS IT ASCENDED THROUGH THE NUMBERS ON THE SPEEDOMETER. IT WAS MORE NOTICEABLE IN THE 55 TO 75MPH RANGE. THE SPEED WAS STILL ACCURATE SO I VIEWED IT AS A NON-ISSUE. HOWEVER, AS TIME WENT ON THE ACCURACY BEGAN TO DEGRADE AS I STARTED NOTICING THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD STOP AT 40 MPH WHILE I WAS DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE DEGRADATION HAS CONTINUED UP TO NOW WHERE I AM LUCKY IF THE NEEDLE EVEN MOVES OFF OF 0 MPH. WHEN THE NEEDLE DOES MOVE IT FREEZES AT ABOUT 15 MPH FORCING ME TO GUESS AT MY SPEED BY MONITORING THE TACHOMETER. THIS IS A PRETTY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I WOULD LIKE TO ASSUME GM WOULD LOOK TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION QUICKLY. THE ALTERNATIVE IS FOR THE CONSUMER TO FOOT THE BILL OF A $500-$1100 REPAIR COST FOR A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AS MANY DEALERS ALREADY KNOW THAT THE "CLUSTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED". THIS IS A WELL-DOCUMENTED ISSUE FOR GMS BUILT IN THE 2003 TO 2005 MODEL YEARS WHICH WE, AS CONSUMERS WHO HAVE ALREADY INVESTED AT LEAST $40,000 ON THESE VEHICLES, NEED TO SEE REMEDIED. P.S. THE 07 FORD EXPEDITION AND EXPEDITION EL APPEAR TO BE VERY NICE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172418November 1, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER NO LONGER WORKS. READS TO HIGH, OFTEN STAYING AT MAX SPEED OR ABOVE WHILE DRIVING 55 TO 65 MPH. READS ~50 MPH WHILE SITTING STILL. VEHICLE HAS MILES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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