Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints

10,175 consumer complaints on file.

#10279202August 3, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE TAHOE WAS PARKED AS USUAL AND THE SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK IN THE 10MPH WHEN OFF AND WHEN AT A STOP. DEALER SAYS IT IS A MALFUNCTION AND IT IS NOT COVERED BY THEM AND THE CARGE IS $450+ TO HAVE IT REPLACED! TO ME THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN, SPEED IS NEVER ACCURATE. THIS IS THE 5TH TIME THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED. EVERYTIME I TAKE IT IN TO THE DEALER THEY TELL ME THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CLUSTER. I WAS HAVING THE PROBLEM LAST NIGHT SO I TOOK IT IN THIS MORNING WHILE IT WAS MALFUNCTIONING SO THEY COULD SEE IT. THE DEALER WANTS ME TO PAY THEM $115 FOR THEM TO TELL ME THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH IT AND THAT THEY WILL NOT COVER IT! I WANT TO KNOW HOW I CAN RESOLVE THIS ISSUE AND HAVE THEM REPLACE IT AT NO COST TO ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279209August 3, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE STEERING GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 54,000.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279207August 3, 2009
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING DOWN ONE OF THE BUSY ROADS IN MANATEE COUNTY, AND THE BACK HATCH GLASS OF MY 2004 CHEVY TAHOE BLEW OFF OF MY CAR. IT WENT AIR BORN AND LANDED IN THE SOUTH BOUND LANE ALMOST ON TOP OF A CAR. IF THE CAR HAD NOT SLAMMED ON ITS BRAKES AND SWERVED, IT COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE HINGES ARE STILL ATTACHED TO MY VEHICLE AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY WANTS A $500 DEDUCTIBLE. I KNOW I HAVE BEEN ONLINE RESEARCHING THIS KIND OF INCIDENT AND I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL LIKE IT SHOULD BE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. IT IS NOT NORMAL FOR A 4 YEAR OLD VEHICLE TO HAVE ITS GLASS BLOW OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278818July 30, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. SUDDENLY, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DRIVER EXPERIENCED EXTREME DIFFICULTY STOPPING THE VEHICLE AND HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN UPON REACHING ITS DESTINATION. THE "ON STAR" DEVICE WAS ENGAGED AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE ENGINE BE TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. IMMEDIATELY, THE COMPUTER SYSTEM RESET ITSELF; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE POWER ASSIST FAILED. THE TECHNICIAN REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM AND REPLACED DIFFERENT CONTROL MODULES. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING OVER 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278584July 28, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SPEEDOMETER OF MY CHEVY TAHOE 2003 DOES NOT REGISTER CORRECT SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278342July 26, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY VEHICLE 2008 CHEVY TAHOE LTZ 8 MONTHS OLD 16 K MILES ALL 4 ROTORS HAD METAL SHAVED AND GROVES FROM THE BRAKE PADS BUT THE PADS WAS 25 % WORN. CHEVY RESURFACE ROTORS AND REPLACE BRAKE PADS MY CONCERN IS SAFETY. IS THIS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC YES BUT THEY DID NOT REPLACE THE ROTORS JUST RESURFACE THEM. IS THERE A BATCH OF CHEVY ROTORS THAT HAVE DEFECTIVE MATERIAL? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278304July 25, 2009
STEERING
POWER STEERING INPUT/EFFORT HAD BECAME ERRATIC CAUSING INCREASED EFFORT OR WORSE, OVERSTEERING MIDWAY THROUGH TURNS. FIRST NOTICED THIS PROBLEM LAST FALL AT WINTER TIRE CHANGEOVER. I INITIALLY BLAMED IT ON ICY ROADS BUT THEN NOTICED IT ON OBVIOUSLY NON ICY ROADS AS WELL. OCCURRED JUST OCCASIONALLY AT FIRST. I KEPT BLAMING TIRES BUT THIS SPRING WHEN I CHANGED BACK OVER TO MY SUMMER TIRES THE PROBLEM DID NOT GO AWAY. DEALERSHIP HAD INDICATED SOME WORN FRONT END PARTS NEEDING REPLACEMENT SO I HAD THAT DONE ALONG WITH A FRONT END ALIGNMENT FOLLOWING. DIDN'T HELP. FOUND MANY DISCUSSIONS WITH SIMILAR EXPERIENCES ON THE INTERNET AND MOST INDICATED REPLACING THE STEERING EVO SENSOR AS THE CURE. I REPLACED THAT PART AND IT SEEMS TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE SENSATION OF THE LOSS OF STEERING MIDCORNER IS AT THE LEAST A LITTLE DISCONCERTING AND AT THE MOST COULD LEAD TO AN OVER-REACTION AND A SEVERE CRASH! WITH AS MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE AS I FOUND I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS COULD HAVE BEEN LET GO AND NOT CALLED TO MY ATTENTION BY THE COMPANY. THE COMPANY KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AS THE PARTS CLERK TOLD ME THEY EVEN HAVE A RETRO KIT AVAILABLE TO REPLACE THIS ASSISTED STEERING SYSTEM PERIOD! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278109July 23, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
2006 CHEVROLET TAHOE Z71. REAR LIFTGATE FAILS TO UNLOCK. KEYRING AND DOOR PANEL BUTTONS UNLOCK ALL DOORS, BUT REAR LIFTGATE REMAINS LOCKED. THERE IS NO KEY HOLE ACCESS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE LIFTGATE AND THERE IS NO MANUAL LOCK RELEASE IN THE VEHICLE. LIFTGATE PANELS HAD TO BE REMOVED FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO ACCESS THE LOCKING MECHANISM AND MOVE THE LOCK TO DISENGAGE AND OPEN THE LIFTGATE. FURTHER INSPECTION AND TESTING SHOWED THAT LOCKING MOTOR WORKS TO LOCK THE LIFTGATE BUT THE MECHANISM FAILS TO ALIGN PROPERLY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO UNLOCK, PREVENTING MECHANISM FROM DISENGAGING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278009July 22, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, EQUIPMENT
I OWN A 2003 CHEVY TAHOE. ABOUT A YEAR AGO MY SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. I RECEIVED A SPEEDING TICKET BECAUSE THE OFFICER SAID I WAS GOING 5 MILES OVER SPEED LIMIT. I RAN OUT OF GAS TWICE. I CALLED ALOCAL GM DEALER WHO GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF 500 DOLLARS. HE SAID HE KNEW WHAT IT WAS BUT WOULDN'T TELL ME THE PROBLEM. I KNOW OF AT LEAST 4 OTHER GM OWNERS WITH SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN UNEMPLOYED FOR 8 MONTHS AND CANNOT AFFORD THIS REPAIR. GM NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10277609July 21, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
05V379000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK. RECALL DATE 8/29/05 MY 2001 CHEVY TAHOE IS ACTIVATING MY ANTILOCK BRAKES WHILE TRYING TO STOP. I HAVE COME CLOSE TO SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. I BOUGHT IT USED IN FEBRUARY OF 2006. I CALLED GM AND THEY WILL NOT HONOR THEIR RECALL AND FIX MY TAHOE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT AND I HAVE A SMALL CHILD. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT I CAN DO TO HAVE MY TAHOE FIXED. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY FOR IT TO BE FIXED. GM SHOULD HONOR THEIR RECALLS AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. WHAT CAN I DO? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10277648July 21, 2009
PARKING BRAKE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO PARK ON HILLS OR INCLINES. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE COULD NOT BE USED IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10277499July 20, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. AROUND 70K MILES, MY SPEEDOMETER BEGAN ACTING UP. IT STARTED OFF STICKING AT AROUND 30 MPH NO MATTER HOW FAST I REALLY WAS GOING. LATELY IT WILL EITHER NOT WORK AT ALL, WILL STICK AT 30 MPH, OR HAS EVEN BEGAN TO CLIMB TO 120 MPH WHILE I WAS DOING 30 MPH ACCORDING TO A GPS WHICH I AM FORCED TO USE TO MEASURE MY SPEED BECAUSE OF NO SPEEDOMETER. THE DEALER QUOTED ME $500.00. THIS IS VERY BOTHERSOME AND I KNOW MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. CHEVROLET ACTS AS IF WE ARE AT FAULT FOR THIS EVERYTIME I GO IN AND COMPLAIN. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER 4 TIMES BECAUSE I WAS GOING OVER THE SPEED LIMIT BY LESS THAN 10 MPH. THIS COULD BE AVOIDED IF I HAD A WORKING SPEEDOMETER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10277415July 20, 2009
VISIBILITY
HINGE SEPARATED FROM WINDOW AND CAUSED THE REAR WINDOW TO SHATTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10277253July 18, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY SPEEDOMETER WILL BECOME JERKY AND SHOW VARIOUS RANDOM SPEEDS (COMMONLY 0 MPH AND 30 MPH) WHILE I AM DRIVING. THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER READS A SPEED THAT IS NOWHERE CLOSE TO THE ACTUAL SPEED THAT THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. (ADDITIONALLY, MY FUEL GAUGE STICKS AT VARIOUS TIMES.) INITIALLY, THIS OCCURRED ONLY A COUPLE OF TIMES, BUT HAS NOW BECOME MORE FREQUENT. I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER TO DISCUSS THE REPAIR OF THIS DEFECT AND I WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE MY VEHICLE NOW HAS OVER 70,000 MILES THAT I MUST PAY THE FULL COST OF REPAIR. AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE, I FEEL THAT CHEVROLET SHOULD REPAIR MY SAFETY DEFECT REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10277259July 18, 2009
STEERING
2005 TAHOE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT BEGAN TO RATTLE AT 20,000 MILES. DEALER REPAIR WAS TO "GREASE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT". THIS REMEDIED THE PROBLEM FOR ANOTHER 30,000 MILES. WHEN I SPOKE TO DEALER ABOUT PROBLEM (OUT OF WARRANTY) THEY EXPLAINED THAT IT "WASN'T A SAFETY PROBLEM, JUST IRRITATING RATTLE BECAUSE GREASE HAD WORKED ITS WAY OUT OF SHAFT AGAIN." THE FIX? REPLACE SHAFT WITH NEW COMPOSITE SHAFT. COST: $240.00. THEN I WAS INFORMED THAT GM KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL YEARS (EVEN BEFORE PREVIOUS REPAIR) BUT DID NOT REPLACE THE SHAFT UNDER WARRANTY, SIMPLY APPLIED NEW GREASE TO DEFECTIVE SHAFT. GM WAITS UNTIL WARRANTY EXPIRES TO ADVISE YOU TO REPLACE SHAFT-AT YOUR EXPENSE. I HOPE THIS PROBLEM IS FIXED NOW, BUT SHAME ON GM FOR THIS MANNER OF BUSINESS. AND GM CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHY CONSUMERS DON'T RETURN TO THEM? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276941July 16, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I PURCHASED A 03 CHEVY TAHOE THAT CURRENTLY ONLY HAS 45,000 MILES. RECENTLY, MY SPEEDOMETER INTERMITTENTLY STOPS WORKING. I NOTICE IT HAPPENED ONCE ON A TRIP OUT OF STATE, NOW IT IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. I AM ALSO EXPERIENCING MY RADIO CHANGING STATIONS ON ITS OWN AT THE START UP OF MY VEHICLE. I ALSO HAVE THE LEFT THERMOSTAT ADJUSTER LIGHTING THAT WENT OUT ABOUT THE SAME TIME MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED ACTING UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276454July 12, 2009
PARKING BRAKE
REAR BRAKES ON MY '02 TAHOE STARTED GRINDING A LITTLE WHILE AFTER BUYING THE CAR NEW IN FEB. '02. TOOK THE WHEELS OFF,PADS SEEMED TO BE FINE WITH LITTLE OR NO WEAR. TOOK THE REAR ROTORS OFF TO FIND ONE EMERGENCY BRAKE PAD ON EACH SIDE WORN TO METAL! REPLACED BOTH ROTORS AND PAD SETS WITH THE NEWLY RE-DESIGNED RETAINER CLIPS. MY WIFE DRIVES THE CAR WITH OUR FOUR CHILDREN SO I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT STARTED BUT IT SEEMS EVERY TIME SHE COMES HOME AND I'M THERE IN THE GARAGE THE REAR WHEELS ARE TOO HOT TO TOUCH. SEEMS TO ME THE SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURRING AGAIN. AFTER ALL THE BLOGS/COMPLAINTS I'VE READ, GM SHOULD HAVE A RECALL IN EFFECT! DISCUSSED THE PROBLEM WITH THE DEALER, THEIR REPLY WAS THAT THEY HADN'T HEARD OF THE PROBLEM(ALTHOUGH I HAD TO GO TO NAPA TO GET THE PARTS BECAUSE THEY WERE OUT). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276096July 8, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED 60 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT BECAUSE THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN REGARDING THE FAILURE AND THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED 80,000, NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE PROVIDED. THE MANUFACTURER AGREED WITH THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274988June 25, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING ON 2005 GMAC TAHOE. STUCK ON 120 MPH.. HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I AM DRIVING DUE TO SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING. APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE IN GMAC TRUCKS, HOWEVER GMAC WON'T REPAIR THE PART IF THE VEHICLE HAS MORE THAN 70,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274989June 25, 2009
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AIR BAG LIGHT IS ACTIVATED. I HAVE HAD MY 2000 TAHOE LS IN FOR SERVICE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM ONCE ALREADY, BUT AFTER ABOUT 2 MONTHS THE LIGHT IS BACK ON. I FELT I NEEDED TO FILE THIS REPORT BECAUSE OF SEVERAL ARTICLES I HAVE READ ON THIS SUBJECT. I HAVE READ EVERYTHING FROM AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY, TO AIR BAGS WILL DEPLOY FOR NO REASON AT ALL,BOTH OF WHICH SHOULD BE CONSIDERED UNACCEPTABLE AND DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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