Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints (2003)

507 consumer complaints on file.

#10144984December 12, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SPEEDOMETER STICKS AND CAN GET CAUGHT CAN GO ALL THE WAY UP TO 120 MPH WHEN NOT MOVING. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE SPEEDOMETER BACK TO ZERO IS TO START THE CAR AND STOP THE CAR AND THE SPEEDOMETER WILL DROP BY 5 MPH EACH TIME. I HAVE ASKED SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO DRIVE TAHOES AND DENALI AND THEY HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY TAHOE 5.3 V8. BROUGHT THE CAR TO DEALER AND IT IS ALWAYS BACK TO ZERO BY THE TIME I GET TO THE DEALER AND THEY CANNOT REPRODUCE THE ISSUE. UNABLE TO RELY ON SPEEDOMETER FOR ACCURATE SPEED ALWAYS QUESTIONING IF IT IS READING PROPERLY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144239November 15, 2005
STEERING
CONSUMER 2003 CHEVY TAHOE HAD A PROBLEM IN THE STEERING THAT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *TS *SC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10142472November 11, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS IS NOW THE 2ND WINTER SEASON THAT THE HVAC BLOWER MOTOR PULSES BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW APPROXIMATELY 35 DEGREES. THIS SEEMS TO CONTINUE UNTIL THE ENGINE HAS WARMED UP THEN STOPS. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIND A CAUSE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141552November 2, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTIONED TWICE. THIS HAPPENED WHILE ACCELERATING. THE FIRST TIME HE WAS PASSING ON A TWO LANE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP UNDER WARRANTY. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS LATER. THE VEHICLE HAD TO SIT FOR A WHILE THEN IT STARTED UP. THE VEHICLE ONLY WENT 20 MPH WHEN THE FUEL PUMP FAILED. THE FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED A SECOND TIME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140131October 18, 2005
SEAT BELTS:INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT
DT: 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT WAS GIVEN AN APPOINTMENT BY MY DEALERSHIP TO GET RECALL REPAIRS DONE, AND WHEN HE WENT TO HIS APPOINTMENT THE PART FOR VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAITED FOR THREE HOURS TO GET MY VEHICLE FIXED. THE SAFETY RECALL WAS ON THE SECOND ROLL SEAT BELTS THAT HELD HIS DAUGHTER SAFE IN SEAT. WAS USING THE SEAT BELT AS REQUIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140051October 17, 2005
STEERING:COLUMN
THUMPING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. STARTED AT APPROXIMATELY. 24000 MILES. DEALER REPLACED STEERING SHAFT (PN 88963611). AT 32000 MILES THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. GM DOES NOT HAVE A PERMANENT REPAIR FOR THIS PROBLEM. CHEVROLET WILL NOT COVER THIS PROBLEM AFTER THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY EXPIRES. CONSIDER THIS BEFORE PURCHASING THIS MODEL TRUCK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138923October 6, 2005
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
DT: 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE REAR WINDOW HAS A PLASTIC HINGE THAT IS CRACKED AND IS COMING OFF. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, AND DEALERSHIP SAID THEY KNEW OF THE PROBLEM , AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY 50% TO HAVE WINDOW HINGE FIXED ,AND THAT THIS PROBLEM WENT BACK TO THE 2000 MODEL VEHICLES. THIS PLASTIC HINGE KEPT REAR WINDOW FROM CLOSING. CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONSUMER TALKED WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE AND DID A REPORT, I.D. NUMBER WAS 1367044105. THE HINGE IN REAR WINDOW HAS BEEN CRACKING OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. THE REAR WINDOW HAS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT IS CONNECTED TOGETHER WITH OTEHR ITEMS, SUCH AS THE WINDOW, THE HINGE AND THE FRAME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138397October 3, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
MY 3003 CHEVY TAHOE FUEL PUMP FAILED VEHICLE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER WITH 29000 PLUS MILES AND AFTER TALKING TO MECHANIC. TECH EXPLAINED TO ME THAT FUEL PUMP IS COOLED BY GASOLINE IN TANK AND SAID TO ME THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NEWER CHEVYS I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECT WHAT HAPPENS TO US THAT OWN VEHICLE. OUT OF WARRANTY WE BROKE DOWN ON RT 93 PASSING LANE AND COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED THANK GOD FOR NOT! I TRULY BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. THANK YOU. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134320August 26, 2005
STEERING
GM IS AWARE OF A STEERING AND SUSPENSION PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM THERE ARE ALREADY MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS AND IT WILL PROBABLY TAKE A FATALITY TO RECALL THESE ISSUES. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10131932August 8, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE IS DEFECTIVE FOR ABOUT 1 YEAR NOW. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130440July 28, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TWICE THE FUEL LINES HAVE COME OFF THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK SPEWING FUEL ON,UNDER AND AROUND THE CAR. IF UNNOTICED COULD CAUSE A SEVERE VEHICLE FIRE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130084July 26, 2005
SEAT BELTS
DT: CALLER RECEIVED A RECALL ON THE SEAT LOOP IN THE SECOND SEAT IN VEHICLE, AND THE DEALER COULD NOT FIX IT WITHOUT KEEPING IT OVER NIGHT. CALLER DID NOT HAVE RECALL NUMBER. MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO HELP, CALLER WAS ON PHONE WITH THEM FOR 45 MINUTES. CALLER WANTED A RENTAL VEHICLE, BUT THEY WOULD NOT GIVE HIM ONE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129565July 21, 2005
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
DT: THE VEHICLE IS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE Z71 FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE. THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT SHAKES AND RATTLES TO THE POINT OF HAVING SLACK IN IT. HE TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY GREASED IT. THE SECOND TIME THEY GREASED IT AGAIN. THE THIRD TIME THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT BECAUSE IT WAS ON A RECALL. CONSUMER HAD TO WAIT A YEAR BEFORE THEY COULD GET THE REPLACEMENT PART. THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED EVEN AFTER THE PART WAS REPLACED. THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE SAME AREA BUT, THE NOISE WAS A LITTLE DIFFERENT AND IT WAS MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND. CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT IT MAY BE IN THE FRONT END DIFFERENTIAL. CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP. ALSO, FUEL PUMP FAILED. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. THERE WERE OTHER PROBLEMS, BUT CONSUMER FELT THEY WERE MINOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127404July 4, 2005
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
I HAD PUT MY 6 YEAR OLD SON IN THE REAR SEAT BEHIND THE DRIVER, AND WHEN I WENT TO FASTEN HIS SEAT BELT AROUND HIS BOOSTER SEAT THE ASSEMBLY THAT HOLDS THE SEAT BELT IN CAME COMPLETELY OFF, IT IS A 4-5 INCH BOLT THAT SCREWS INTO A MOUNT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT. IT DOES NOT GO BACK IN, AND THE SEAT IS NOW USELESS AS THERE IS NO OPERABLE SEATBELT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118594April 27, 2005
STEERING
PURCHASED VEHICLE IN 04 WITH LESS THAN 20,000 MILES. WITHIN A FEW WEEKS, HEARD POPPING NOISE FROM FRONT END AND COULD FEEL A VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING. TOKK VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS, ADDED LUBRICANT TO FRONT END AND NOISE/VIBRATION STOPPED FOR A FEW MONTHS. REPEATED THE LUBRICANT PROCES TWO MORE TIMES. NOW REPLACING TIE RODS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114671March 24, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
MY FUEL PUMP FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED WITH LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON THE CAR. SYMPTOM WAS THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT START. A FUEL PUMP SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 50,000 ON A NEW CAR OR TRUCK. I THINK THE ORIGINAL PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE OR THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115403March 18, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE TRUCK WHEN DEPRESSED BETWEEN 10-15 MPH UPON APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THIS RESULTED IN THE TRUCK REAR ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE. ALL THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AN HOUR BEFORE THE BRAKE FAILURE. ALSO, THERE WAS A RATTLING/THUMPING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO TOGETHER WITH INSURANCE COMPANY HAD TO INSPECT THE TRUCK TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE BRAKE FAILURE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111488February 14, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WAS CUT OFF. CONSUMER HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THEN, VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE FUEL PUMP WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111088February 8, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT EXCESSIVE VIBRATION. NECHANIC REPLACED ENGINE MOUNTS/ TANSMISSION, AND INTERMITTENT STEERING SHAFT, BUT VIBRATION CONTINUED. THERE WAS NO FINAL SOLUTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106750February 7, 2005
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:PINION SHAFT
THIS COMPLAINT WAS RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. HEARD SOME NOISE IN THE STEERING FROM THE DAY HE BOUGHT THE 2003 TAHOE WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL AND WHEN BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. THE CLANKING NOISE ONLY STARTED ABOUT 4 WEEKS AGO, AND BECAME WORSE QUICKLY. THE CLANKING NOISE COULD BE FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL AT SLOWER SPEEDS, ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL. IT FELT LIKE SOMETHING WAS LOOSE. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE ON 1/03/05 WITH 28,400 MILES, AND DEALER KNEW IMMEDIATELY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THEY SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. IN FACT, SOME PEOPLE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM AS EARLY AS 5,000 MILES. THEY REMOVED THE STEERING SHAFT, PACKED IT WITH GREASE, AND THE CLANKING NOISE STOPPED. WHEN NOT UNDER WARRANTY THE REPAIRS WOULD COST BETWEEN $75- S100. RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD A STEERING SHAFT WAS NEEDED, HOWEVER IT WAS ON BACK ORDER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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