Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints

10,175 consumer complaints on file.

#10061772March 9, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED TROUBLE WITH REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO CORRECT IT. (NAR) *PH *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060800March 9, 2004
PARKING BRAKE
EMERGENCY BRAKE ON TAHOE'S GO OUT IF YOU DO NOT USE THEM AND COST AROUND $500. TO FIX THE PROBLEM.FROM PEOPLE I HAVE TALKED TO GM KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT DOES NOT CARE AND REFUSES TO FIX.I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS PROBLEM IS ON ALL TAHOE AND SUBURBANS YEARS 2002 AND 2003.TO PASS A SAFETY TEST IN TEXAS YOU HAVEN'T TO HAVE AN EMERGENCY BRAKE THAT WORKS.I WAS TOLD THAT YOU HAVE TO USE THIS BRAKE ON IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN.I DON'T PARK ON A HILL SO I DON'T USE IT.OTHERS ARE THE SAME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060816March 9, 2004
POWER TRAIN
GAS PEDLE STUCK OR LINKAGE IN COLD WEATHER. DID NOT DROP OUR OF PAQSSING GEAR BUT HELD IN PASSING GEAR FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS. PRESSING BREAK COULD NOT OVERCOME THE ENGINE REVING.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061711March 9, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE DUE TO ACID LEAKING ONTO THE BATTERY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060690March 8, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
PROBLEM STARTED AT 21000 MILES. CAR EITHER WON'T START OR LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE HAD FIVE FUEL PUMPS SINCE THEN. NOW HAVE 53K MILES. ALSO, CAR WON'T START ON INCLINE EVEN THOUGH IT HAS 1/4 TANK AS VERIFIED BY DEALER SERVICE. EVERYTHING THAT CAN BE "FIXED" OR REPLACED HAS BEEN AND I AM STILL HAVING STARTING PROBLEMS AND HAVE TO HAVE A NEW FUEL PUMP EVER 3 MONTHS. GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE UNWILLING TO PROVIDE RELIEF. SERVICED ONLY AT DEALERS, THEY CAN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060558March 6, 2004
STEERING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
WHEN I HAD MY 2003 TAHOE FOR ONLY 6 MONTHS, MY TAHOE STALLED IN THE ROAD AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. WELL, THEY FIXED IT AND THEY SAID IT WAS A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH OTHER SIMILAR VEHICLES. ALSO, I HAD TO BRING BACK MY TAHOE TO THE DEALER LAST WEEK BECAUSE OF A THUMPING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THEY SAID THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SHAFT JUST NEEDED SOME LUBRICATION. MY CONCERN IS THAT I ONLY HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR 14 MONTHS WITH 15700 MILES ON IT AND I ALREADY HAVE PROBLEMS. COULD MY VEHICLE BE A LEMON? PLEASE RESEARCH ABOUT OTHER 2003 TAHOE'S IF THEY HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060602March 6, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
"REDUCED ENGINE POWER" MESSAGE DISPLAYED 3 TIMES WITHIN 4100 MILES OF BRAND NEW TAHOE. ON 4TH VISIT, DEALER REPLACED THROTTLE BODY WITH A NEW ONE AT 4366 MILES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060491March 5, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
A LOUD EMBARRASSING AND ANNOYING INTERNAL ENGINE KNOCK. DEFECTIVE DUE TO DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING QUALITY CONSISTENCY PROBLEMS. HIGHER THAN NORMAL LEVELS OF WEAR RELATED MATERIALS IN OIL ANALYSIS. VERTICAL PISTON AND CYLINDER WALL SCUFFING/SCRATCHING OR SCORING ON THE HAMMERING (NOISY) CYLINDERS UPON VISUAL INSPECTION. REDUCED COMBUSTION CHAMBER COMPRESSION ON THE HAMMERING (NOISY) CYLINDERS. INCREASED OIL CONSUMPTION. INCREASED EXHAUST EMISSIONS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061429March 5, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
AFTER FUELING FUEL GAUGE REGISTERED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY AND THEN VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE TEN MINUTES LATER. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO HAD TO UPDATE THE COMPUTER TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061489March 5, 2004
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED 4-WHEEL DRIVE DISENGAGED ON ITS OWN. SOON AFTER, CONSUMER ENGAGED THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE AND A SERVICE 4-WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN 4-WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT CAME ON 4-WHEEL DRIVE DISENGAGED. DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT COULD NOT RESOLVE IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061260March 3, 2004
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT BETWEEN 0 TO 10 MPH STEERING WHEEL FELT LOOSE, AND MADE A LOUD NOISE. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060262March 3, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PROUD OWNERS OF 1997 TAHOE. IN THE PAST YEAR WE HAVE: REPLACED REAR AXLE SEALS TWICE, REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND FILTER, REPLACED THE 4X4 MOTOR, REPAIRED THE RADIATOR,REPLACED 4X4 ACTUATOR, REPLACED FUEL INJECTOR (THIRD TIME), REPLACED THE UPPER INTAKE GASKET, HAD THE TRANSFER CASE REBUILT, REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR TWICE, REPLACED THE MANIFOLD GASKET AND A FUEL NOZZLE. CAR HAS HAD RECURRING PROBLEM OF COOLANT DISAPPEARING FROM RESERVE TANK WHILE NO LEAKS COULD BE FOUND. WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND LEVEL GETS LOW THE VEHICLE WILL SHIFT VERY HARD FROM FIRST TO SECOND ALMOST JUMPING WHEN YOU HIT TEN MPH. WHEN YOU STOP AND ADD COOLANT THIS STOPS. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE LEAK HAS FINALLY BEEN LOCATED IN A VERY SMALL HOSE BUT NOW I'M BEING TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT QUICKLY AND MUST BE REPLACED. GREAT VEHICLE!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055589March 2, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
ENGINE LEAKED COOLANT FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. AS A RESULT, ENGINE BLEW OUT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO MALFUNCTION. *AK CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN COOLANT BEGAN LEAKING. GM HAS A NEW PART NUMBER BECAUSE THE PREVIOUS GASKET HAS BEEN CHANGED TO CORRECT DEFFECT. MECHANIC REPLACED INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET SET AND SERPENTINE BELT. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060075March 1, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS
I PUSHED THE OVERRIDE BUTTON ON THE DASH LOOKING FOR THE FOG LIGHTS IN LUTHER, MICHIGAN AT 5:00 AM. ALL THE LIGHTS WENT OUT - I PANICKED AND PUSHED THE BUTTON REPEATEDLY UNTIL THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060138March 1, 2004
INTERIOR LIGHTING
UNEXPLAINED ILLUMINATION OF INTERIOR DOME AND MAP LIGHT, NOT SURE WAS THE REASON IS AT THIS POINT. THEY WILL TIME DELAY OFF THEN COME ON AGAIN BY THEMSELVES. FOLLOW UP IF PROBLEMS DETERIORATES FURTHER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060035February 29, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
I TOOK MY CHEVY 2000 TAHOE LTD, FOR ITS FIRST CALIF. SMOG TEST AND WAS TOLD "EVERYTHING WAS FINE EXCEPT THE GAS TANK CAP." "THE CAP FAILED THE PRESSURE TEST AND ESCAPING FUMES COULD CAUSE AN EXPLOSION." I HAD THE CAP REPLACED AND WAS FURTHER TOLD, "THIS TEST FAILURE IS HAPPENING TO ALL 2000 MODEL YEAR TAHOES, SURBURBANS & SLIVERADOS" THIS TECHNICIANS HAS TESTED. IS THIS POSSIBLE HAZARD AND CORRECTING IT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF CHEVROLET/GM??? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060010February 28, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE TWO REAR POWER WINDOWS ON MY 2000 CHEVY TAHOE DEVELOPED INTERNAL INTERMITTENT SHORTS AT THE EXACT SAME TIME. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED TROUBLE WITH THE TWO FRONT POWER WINDOWS NOT WORKING AT TIMES. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THEY HAVE SEEN PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER WINDOWS IN THE TAHOE'S. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAD 23751 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME THE BACK WINDOW MOTORS WERE REPLACED. I WAS CHARGED OVER $400.00 FOR THESE REPAIRS. IT SEEMS TO ME THE PROBLEM WITH THE MOTORS IS A FACTORY DEFECT AND I SHOULDN'T BE HELD LIABLE FOR THE EXPENSE OF REPLACEMENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057632February 26, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE'S RPMS REVVED UP. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ANY HIGHER THAT 15 MPH. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE THEN DRAINED THEN DRAINED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THEY DIDN'T INDICATE WHY THEY WERE REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION OR WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058841February 24, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
THE HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYTEM DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY IS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THE STEERING WHEEL "SLIPS" AT HIGH SPEED CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE SUDDENLY WHILE GOING AROUND CORNERS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM REPAIRED, BUT AFTER $1,000.00 OF REPAIRS, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058884February 24, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
I HAVE A 1998 TAHOE (PURCHASE NEW FROM EDMARK CHEVROLET IN NAMPA, IDAHO) WITH A 350 VORTEC WITH 42,000 MILES. I HAVE JUST BEEN TOLD THAT I AM LEAKING ENGINE COOLANT FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD NEAR THE REAR FIREWALL. A VERY REPUTABLE MECHANIC SAYS THIS IS VERY COMMON FOR THIS ENGINE AND WILL COST AROUND $400-$500 TO FIX. WHILE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR 6 YEARS I AM AM UPSET THAT A $34,000 CAR WITH ONLY 42,00 MILES HAS A PROBLEM WHICH IS DEEMED TO BE "COMMON". IF IT IS COMMON, AND I SUSPECT IT IS, WHY DOESN'T GM POST A BULLETIN AND OFFER TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. IT CERTAINLY WASN'T CAUSED FROM ABUSE OR NEGLECT. THIS SAME CAR LAST YEAR WITH AROUND 36,000 MILES ON IT HAD TO HAVE ITS ALTERNATOR REPLACED AT A COST OF $350 AND A LEAKING GAS TANK WHICH COST ME $450. THESE REPAIRS SEEM REDICULOUS TO ME CONSIDERING THE PRICE OF THE VEHICLE, THE LOW MILEAGE, AND THE GENERAL OVERALL CARE. IT HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. FRANKLY, I ENJOY THE VEHICLE TREMENDOUSLY AND IT FITS MY LIFESTYLE PERFECTLY. HOWEVER, HAVING SAID THAT I CANNOT AFFORD TO KEEP POURING MAJOR DOLLARS INTO THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A CHEVY GUY AND WOULD LIKE TO REMAIN ONE. I HAVE BEEN LOYAL AND WOULD APPRECIATE CHEVY BEING LOYAL TO ME BY REPAIRING MY COOLANT LEAK AND REIMBURSING ME FOR THE OTHER PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED EXPENSES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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