Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints

10,175 consumer complaints on file.

#10508164April 14, 2013
SUSPENSION
THE SERVICE SUSPENSION SYSTEM WARNING MESSAGE CAME ON WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, PROMPTING ME TO SEARCH FOR WARRANTY INFORMATION UPON WHICH I DISCOVERED THIS RECALL INFORMATION. PLEASE ADVISE ME HOW TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED UNDER RECALL IF THIS SITUATION APPLIES. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10507411April 7, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD DOING ONLY 25 MILES A HOUR AND HAD MY KIDS IN THE CAR I WENT TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. WHEN HAD IT LOOKED AT THEY SAID ALL BRAKE LINES ROTTED. WITH A TRUCK THAT ONLY HAS 50,000 ON IT THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. MY HUSBAND KEEPS MY TRUCK MINT IF HAD TO RATE IT ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 10 I WOULD SAY IT IS A 9.5 LOOKS BRAN NEW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10507289April 5, 2013
STEERING, POWER TRAIN
CLUNKING NOISE. WHEN YOU GO FORWARD OR REVERSE. SOUND IS COMING FROM STEERING OR FRONT END. SOMETIMES WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF BRAKE AND GO. NO ONE CAN FIGURE WHAT IT IS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505517April 3, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
LAST OCTOBER, WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 CHEVY TAHOE LT, THE TACHOMETER ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED AFTER AN ACCELERATION EVENT AND NEVER FUNCTIONED AGAIN. SINCE IT WAS THE TACHOMETER ELEMENT, IT DID NOT RAISE ANY SIGNIFICANT CONCERN, ONLY DISAPPOINTMENT. HOWEVER, ON 3/15/2013, THE ANALOG OIL PRESSURE GAUGE NEEDLE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT ( INDICATING FAILURE, I ASSUME) AND THEN ON 3/30/2013, THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO FUNCTION ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS AND CONTINUES TO DO SO. AFTER READING SOME OF THE 341 COMPLAINTS ON LINE, I CANNOT BELIEVE GM GETS A PASS ON A CRITICAL SAFETY/LEGAL COMPONENT LIKE THE CLUSTER GROUP AND NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. IN GENERAL, WHAT AUTHORITY DOES THE NHTSA HAVE IN COERCING AUTO MANUFACTURERS TO ISSUE RECALLS IN THE U.S.? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505536April 3, 2013
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER WINDOWS AND ALL FOUR DOOR LOCKS FAILED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE WITH THE AUTOMATIC KEY FOB AND THE CONTACT HAD TO MANUALLY LOCK AND UNLOCK DOORS. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10507019April 3, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
RIGHT HINGE ON REAR HATCH DEBONDED GLASS LOOSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505332April 2, 2013
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE
THE DASHBOARD HAS BEEN CRACKING AND CONTINUES TO INCLUDING PORTIONS NEAR AND AROUND THE AIRBAGS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505041March 30, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
SO WHEN EVER I FUEL MY CAR AT THE PUMP BY CLICKING THE FUEL PUMP TO AUTO START, THE PUMP USUALLY STOP PUMPING AFTER ABOUT 15 SEC, AND THEN YOU WILL HAVE TO MANUAL FILL AGAIN WITH YOUR HANG OR START THE AUTO FUELING AGAIN. *TR SO TODAY WHEN I STARTED FUELING MY CAR AGAIN AFTER ABOUT 4 OR 5 GALLON OF FUELING HAD ALREADY ENTER THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL STARTED TO SPRAY OUT FROM THE NOZZLE WHERE YOU PLACE THE FUEL PUMP OUT, FUEL GOT ALL OVER MY BODY. I QUICK NOTICE IT, AND TURNED THE AUTO START PUMPING FEATURE OFF WITH MY HANDS. AFTERWARD, I WENT TO MY CAR AND CHECK HOW FILL WAS THE TANK, AND IT WAS ONLY 3/4 FULL. IT WASN'T FULL I WAS QUIET SURPRISED TO MY FINDING THAT GASOLINE STARTED SPRAYING OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504792March 28, 2013
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX 65 MPH. THE TRUCK DROPPED SPEED RAPIDLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. LIGHTS STARTING FLASHING AND STATING REDUCED ENGINE POWER - SERVICE STABILITRAK. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PULL OVER I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE TRUCK LUNGED FORWARD. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES BEFORE THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND SHUT OFF - ON THE HIGHWAY.DIAGNOSTIC TESTS SHOW IT WAS ERROR P2135 - THE THROTTLE BODY COMPONENT. GM/CHEVROLET STATES THIS IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE TRUCK IS LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD. CLEARLY THERE IS A RECALL NEEDED AS THIS MIMICS TOYOTA'S ISSUE WITH NOT STOPPING WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED AND THE RAPID DECELERATION WITHOUT WARNING IS A CLEAR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504666March 27, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
2004 CHEVY TAHOE, Z71. ALL BRAKE AND FUEL LINES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED. APPEAR TO BE SEEPING FLUID. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504645March 26, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
THIS DEFECT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN DEATH IF IT HAD NOT HAPPEN IN A PARKING LOT AT SLOW SPEED. NO WARNING LIGHTS OR OTHER INDICATORS, BRAKE LINES TO THE FRONT OF ABS UNIT BURST WHICH RESULTED IN TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504425March 25, 2013
POWER TRAIN
MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION DUE TO THE ACTIVE FUEL MANAGEMENT(DISPLACEMENT ON DEMAND) FEATURE. THE VEHICLE CONSUMES APPROXIMATELY 1QUART EVERY 1000 MILES...THE OIL IS BURNED THROUGH THE PISTONS CAUSING BLUE-ISH COLORED SMOKE TO COME OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE. THE VEHICLE COMES NOT A DROP OF OIL IF THE ACTIVE FUEL MANAGEMENT IS TURNED OFF. EVERY SINGLE VEHICLE FROM GM THAT I HAVE TESTED HAS HAD EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION DUE TO THE ACTIVE FUEL MANAGEMENT FEATURE. AFTER THAT FEATURE IS TURNED OFF, NO OIL IS CONSUMED. 1 QUART OF OIL IS BURNED IS AS LITTLE AS 300 MILES. THIS CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE TO SHUT OFF AT ANY RATE OF SPEED DUE TO THE OIL PRESSURE CAUSED BY NOT HAVING ENOUGH OIL IN THE ENGINE. GENERAL MOTORS HAS TRIED FIXING MY VEHICLE AND OTHERS BY REPLACING THE LIFTERS, CAMSHAFT, PISTONS, PISTON RINGS, ETC..THIS FIX HAS NOT WORKED AND MANY VEHICLES CONTINUE TO HAVE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. VEHICLES AFFECTED RANGE FROM YEAR 2007 AND UP (PRESENT). MY VEHICLE ALSO HAS VARIOUS TRANSMISSION ISSUES WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF MY DRIVING AND GREATLY INCREASING THE RISK OF AN ACCIDENT. GENERAL MOTORS HAS HAD VARIOUS REPAIRS BUT HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR GM SUV'S WITH THE 4-SPEED TRANSMISSION. THE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE IS WAY MORE SERIOUS THAN THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM BECAUSE MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN AFFECTED MORE BY THE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM. EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ALSO DAMAGES THE EARTH'S ENVIRONMENT BECAUSE OF THE EXCESSIVE SMOKE COMING FROM THE TAILPIPES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504453March 25, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
I WENT TO PULL ON THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND THE WHOLE DOOR HANDLE SEPARATED FROM THE BODY OF THE CAR! THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO US. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY SO IT DIDN'T COST US ANYTHING TO GET IT FIXED. THIS TIME HOWEVER IT IS NOT SO I'M SURE WE WILL BE OUT A NICE CHUNK OF CHANGE TO GET IT FIXED. POOR QUALITY CONSIDERING THIS IS A $50K+ VEHICLE! GM NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504465March 25, 2013
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE, BUT THEY WOULD CHANGE THE MODULE AND SENSOR TO SEE IF THE REPAIR WOULD CORRECT THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 89,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504484March 25, 2013
SEAT BELTS
MY WIFE AND 3 SONS AND 2 OTHER KIDS WERE ON THEIR WAY TO A BASEBALL TOURNAMENT. SHE WAS STOPPED WHILE A DRIVER IN FRONT OF HER WAS MAKING A U TURN. SHE WAS HIT BY ANOTHER DRIVER IN THE REAR MOSTLY ON THE DRIVERS SIDE CORNER OF OUR TAHOE. THAT CAR WENT UNDER OUR TAHOE AND KNOCKED OUR TRUCK SIDEWAYS. THE OTHER VEHICLE THAT HIT HER WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX. 50MPH. MY 11 YEAR OLD SON WAS SEAT BELTED IN THE THIRD ROW SEAT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WHERE THE IMPACT WAS LOCATED. UPON IMPACT HIS SEAT BELT CAME UNFASTENED CAUSING HIM TO HIT THE SEAT IN FRONT OF HIM. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10503931March 21, 2013
AIR BAGS
I NOTICED A CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND ANOTHER NEXT TO THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. MY CONCERN REGARDING THE CRACK NEAR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS WHETHER THIS WILL EFFECT THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. THE CRACK ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER KEEPS SPREADING, THIS CONCERNS ME AS WELL SINCE A PIECE MAY BREAK OFF AND CAUSE INTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE COMPONENTS INSIDE THE DASHBOARD. I SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AT MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. HE ADMITTED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE DASHBOARDS AND HOPED THAT A RECALL WOULD BE ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER. HE SUGGESTED I CONTACT GM ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND SEE IF I QUALIFY FOR A "GOODWILL DASH REPLACEMENT". I SENT AN EMAIL TO GM. I SPOKE TO 3 GM REPS BEFORE I SPOKE TO THE REP ASSIGNED TO MY CASE,[XXX]. [XXX] SAID THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE UNDER THE GOODWILL PROGRAM BECAUSE I AM THE SECOND OWNER. I ADVISED HER THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHERS THAT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. (THIS CAN BE REFERENCED AT HTTP://CHEVROLETFORUM.COM/FORUM/TAHOE-SUBURBAN-25/2007-TAHOE-LTZ-DASH-HAS-CRACKED-26133/ ). I BELIEVE GM IS ABSOLUTELY AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, OTHERWISE WHY WOULD THEY EVEN OFFER THIS "GOODWILL DASH REPLACEMENT" PROGRAM. 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
#10503949March 21, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
APPROXIMATE DATE ABOVE WHEN THE PAINT STARTED TO DELAMINATE ON ALL AREAS OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503699March 20, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
DEALER INSPECTION OF BRAKE TUBES (LINES) INDICATE MASSIVE CORROSION. DEALER RECOMMENDS COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF ALL BRAKE LINES AND POSSIBLY CALIPERS DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503520March 18, 2013
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE:BODY
THE AUTOMATED DOOR LOCKS FAIL TO LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOORS. VERY DANGEROUS IF ONE NEEDS TO EXIT OR ENTER THE VEHICLE. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF SIMILAR NATURE ON LINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502780March 14, 2013
SUSPENSION, SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION:SPRINGS/BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE SERVICE SUSPENSION SYSTEM AND THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR COMPRESSOR FOR THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. *TR ...UPDATED 03/27/13 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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