Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints

10,175 consumer complaints on file.

#10256223January 24, 2009
STEERING
JAN 24, 09 VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING N ON CO 145, PREPARING TO TURN LEFT ONTO CO 184. DRIVER HEARD A "POP" IN THE STEERING COLUMN. WHEN SHE BEGAN THE TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN. SHE THEN PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY STOP AND CAME TO REST NEAR A GUARDRAIL IN AN ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE. SHE BACKED THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE OPPOSING LANE AND TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT. THE STEERING WHEEL THEN RELEASED AND SHE WAS ABLE TO TURN ONTO 184 AND EXIT THE ROADWAY. THE STEERING WHEEL ANTI-THEFT LOCK NO LONGER OPERATES, AND IT APPEARS THAT THIS DEVICE HAS FAILED. IT ALSO APPEARS THAT PIECES FROM THIS DEVICE BECAME LODGED IN ROTATING PARTS OF THE STEERING SYSTEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10256102January 23, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY
OCCASIONALLY SMELLED ELECTRICAL BURNING INSIDE VEHICLE. AC/HEATER BLOWER CUT OUT BUT CAME BACK ON. DECEMBER 2008 AC/HEATER BLOWER STOPPED COMPLETELY. WENT TO DEALERSHIP TO CONFIRM WHICH FUSE TO CHECK. WAS TOLD IT WAS PROBABLY SOMETHING ELSE AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR DIAGNOSIS. JANUARY 2009 WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR AND CONNECTOR SHORTED OUT AND MELTED (NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY). AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE CONTACTED MANUFACTURER ABOUT POSSIBLE RECALL, WAS TOLD THEY WOULD SPLIT COST OF REPAIR. DEALER REPAIR FACILITY WOULD NOT GIVE US THE FAULTY PARTS. SAID MANUFACTURER WOULD GET THE FAULTY PARTS DUE TO THEM AGREEING TO PAY FOR HALF OF THE REPAIRS. STILL COST ME $262 FOR DIAGNOSIS/REPAIR. TOTAL REPAIR PRICE ORIGINALLY $323. MANY MANUFACTURER VEHICLES HAVE HAD SAME PROBLEM AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO PAY ANYTHING. FAULTY PART WAS UPGRADED BY MANUFACTURER AND HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF SEVERAL SERVICE BULLETINS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10256001January 22, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I OWN A 2004 CHEVY TAHOE. ON JANUARY 14, 2009, MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED MALFUNCTIONING. AT FIRST, WHEN I WOULD START THE CAR AND DRIVE, IT WOULD WORK BUT AFTER ABOUT 10 MIN. IT WOULD START INDICATING THE WRONG SPEED. IT'S NOW BEEN A FEW DAYS AND THE SPEEDOMETER ISN'T WORKING CORRECTLY AT ALL. WHEN I'M DRIVING APPROX. 30 MILES PER HR., THE NEEDLE READS 120 MPH. I WON'T BE ABLE TO GET MY VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP UNTIL NEXT WEEK...BY THE LOOKS OF ALL THE COMPLAINTS, THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH MANY 2004 TAHOE OWNERS. I WAS HOPING THIS WAS A RECALLED ITEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10255613January 20, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I OWN A USED 2004 CHEVY TAHOE AND HAVE RECENTLY STARTED HAVING SPEEDOMETER PROBLEMS, I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS WAS A COVERED ITEM TO FIX FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE OF SOME SPECIAL CLASS ACTION, BUT HOWEVER MY TAHOE HAS JUST OVER 72,000 MILES THAT IT IS NOW NOT COVERED. PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME WHY IT IS NOT COVERED. THANKS JILL OWENS *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10255425January 17, 2009
AIR BAGS
ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND A MESSAGE APPEARED SAYING "SERVICE AIR BAG". WE TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE HOOKED IT UP TO THE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND IT SAID THAT WHOLE AIR BAG SYSTEM HAD FAILED (SEVERAL SENSORS HAD FAILED). WE CALLED CHEVY TO SEE IF IT MIGHT BE ABLE TO BE FIXED WITH A WARRANTY, BUT THEY SAID THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. (WE KNEW THIS, BUT FIGURED THERE SHOULD BE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON AIRBAGS.) THEY TOLD US TO TAKE IT TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP. WE CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD US IT WOULD COST $100 FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST. HOWEVER, WE ALREADY DID THIS WITH OUR OTHER MECHANIC. CHEVY BASICALLY WOULDN'T HELP US UNLESS WE PAID FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC WHICH IS RIDICULOUS SINCE WE ALREADY DID THAT. THE GUY AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD US THAT WE COULD DRIVE AROUND, NO PROBLEM, BUT THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULDN'T DEPLOY. WE WERE TOLD BY OUR MECHANIC THAT IT WOULD BE VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX THIS. WE THINK IT IS UNFAIR THAT WE HAVE TO PAY TO GET THIS FIXED, WHEN THERE HAS NEVER BEEN ANY ACCIDENTS WITH THIS CAR. THE AIRBAGS HAVE NEVER DEPLOYED, AND ALL THE SUDDEN THE SYSTEM WON'T WORK IF WE NEED IT AND GET IN AN ACCIDENT. WE'RE ASKING FOR HELP TO GET CHEVY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY SHOULD. THIS COULD BE A POTENTIAL LAWSUIT IF THERE WERE AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE HELP US TO GET CHEVY TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AN ERROR THAT HAPPENED DURING THE BUILDING OF THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10255201January 15, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY SPEEDOMETER IS PINNED AT 120 MPH, I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID I HAVE TO PAY TO FIX IT, IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH SO MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10255105January 14, 2009
AIR BAGS
THE "SERVICE AIRBAG" LIGHT & MESSAGE CAME ON IN MY 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE DEALER RAN TEST & FOUND THAT THE SENSING DIAGNOSTIC MODULE HAD FAILED THE VEHICLE IS LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD, LESS THAN 71,000 MILES. THEY SAID THIS WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE AIRBAG MAY NOT COME OUT IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAD THEM REPLACE THIS MODULE ON 12/30/08 AND PAID THEM $550.49. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY STILL HAVE THE OLD PART OR NOT. THIS SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE IN AN EXPENSIVE VEHICLE AT THIS AGE, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO RELY ON AIRBAGS TO FUNCTION PROPERLY & SAFELY FOR MANY MORE YEARS THAN THIS. IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS I DISCOVERED THAT MY HORN WILL NOT BLOW WHICH COULD ALSO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. A MECHANIC CHECKED THE HORN AND STATED THAT IT WILL COST AT LEAST $200. TO GO INTO THE STEERING WHEEL & TAKE IT APART TO FIND THE PROBLEM. I'VE ALSO TAKEN THIS VEHICLE IN A NUMBER OF TIMES BECAUSE THE "SERVICE TIRE MONITOR" MESSAGE COMES UP BUT THE DEALER DOESN'T FIND A PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254984January 14, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE SPEEDOMETER INTERMITTENTLY DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THROUGH RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED A WARRANTY EXTENSION COVERAGE AND NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE WARRANTY BECAUSE THE ODOMETER EXCEEDED THE MILEAGE LIMITATION OF 70,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10255035January 14, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. FUEL GAUGE HAD BEEN INACCURATE SINCE DAY ONE - THOUGHT THIS WAS MY SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. JOE HOLLAND CHEVROLET REPLACED CLUSTER ON 1-21-08. DID NOT FIX PROBLEM WITH FUEL GAUGE. ON OR NEAR 12-31-08, ENGINE HOUR METER ZEROED ITSELF AND STARTED OVER. WENT TO JOE HOLLAND ON 1-6-09 - EXPLAINED PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THE PERSON I NEEDED TO TALK TO WAS NOT THERE. THEY WOULD HAVE HIM CALL ME. NO ONE CALLED. WHEN BACK TO DEALERSHIP ON 1-14-09. SAME STORY - PERSON I NEEDED TO TALK TO NOT THERE. THEY WILL HAVE HIM CALL. JIM BARNHART CALLED LATER THAT DAY. HE SAID THE COST TO CHECK THIS OUT IS $75.00. IF PROBLEM IS IN CLUSTER, THEY MAY BE ABLE TO GET THE FIX REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. IF PROBLEM IS IN ANY OTHER COMPONENT, I MUST PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AND FOR ANY OTHER REPAIRS THAT MIGHT BE NEEDED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254833January 13, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON FOUR OCCASIONS. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE ABS ACTIVATES UNEXPECTEDLY. THE RISK OF A SERIOUS CRASH OR INJURY WAS INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED TWICE ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTI LOCK). IN ADDITION, THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WAS REPLACED. ALL OF THE REMEDIES HAVE BEEN INSUFFICIENT TO DATE. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254785January 12, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 03 CHEVY TAHOE RANDOMLY GOES UP TO 10 MPH AND STAYS THERE. THE ONLY WAY TO BRING IT BACK DOWN IS TO SHUT OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES. IT DROPS 5 MPH EACH TIME YOU RESTART IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254371January 9, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2004 TAHOE (NOW 81,000 MI) - STICKING/MISREADING SPEEDOMETER. PROBLEM FIRST APPEARED INFREQUENTLY APPROX 3 YEARS AGO. IT NOW HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE AFTER DARK AND OVER 65MPR (INTERSTATE TRAVEL). I HAVE NOTICED THAT IF ANYTHING ELSE IS IN USE AT THE MOMENT (A/C, DVD PLAYER, PASSENGER LIGHTING, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, DASHLIGHTING) THE SPEEDOMETER ALWAYS STICKS. RESETTING IT REQUIRES ME TO RESTART THE VEHICLE (DEPENDING ON WHERE SPEEDOMETER STUCK) UP TO 20 TIMES. (IT RESETS 5 MPR AT A TIME) I USED TO BE ABLE TO PULL THE FUSE AND REPLACE IT FOR A QUICK FIX, THOSE DAYS ARE LONG GONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254093January 7, 2009
STEERING
STEERING GEAR BOX FAILURE. FAILURE OF THIS COMPONENT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT WHEN BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACES. I HAVE CHECKED THE INTERNET AND THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THESE VEHICLES AND CHEVROLET ACCEPTS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURES OF THESE PARTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254121January 7, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER SHOWS 90 TO 120 MPH WHILE DIVING 50 TO 60 MPH. CALLED DEALER TODAY AND WAS TOLD INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDS REPLACED AT A COST OF $500 TO $600 TO FIX. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, 03 AND 04S HAVE BEEN RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254000January 6, 2009
POWER TRAIN
2004 TAHOE, WHEN STARTING OUT ENGINE LOSES POWER AND READOUT DISPLAYS ( TRACTION ACTIVE ). FIRST TIME HAPPENED FALL 2007. DEALER COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM BUT DID A DOWNLOAD OF SOFTWARE, DID NOT HELP. OVER PAST MONTH DOES THIS ONE OR MORE TIMES DAILY. TOOK BACK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID NOT SURE WHAT TO DO, MAY HAVE TO DRIVE UNTIL IT WILL NO LONGER RUN BEFORE THEY KNOW WHAT TO FIX. THIS MAY TURN INTO A SAFETY ISSUE IF IT STOPS AND SOMEONE HITS ME FROM BEHIND. I SEEN ON YOUR COMPLAINT SECTION THIS HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP AT LEAST ONCE BEFORE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253713January 4, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ON DEC 24TH 2008 UPON PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY AT ABOUT 5-7 MPH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED FOR NO APPARENT REASON CAUSING ME TO COLLIDE WITH MY HOUSE AFTER APPLYING BRAKES FOR OVER 20 FEET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253753January 4, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY 2005 Z71 TAHOE'S STEPPER MOTORS CLUSTER IS BAD (MPH AND FUEL GAUGES). I ADVISED CHEVY OF THIS AND THEY SAID IT CANNOT BE REPLACED. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL DUE TO THIS BEING A SAFETY ISSUE WITH MPH/GAS GAUGE HAVING IMPROPER READINGS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253608January 2, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE'S SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING NOT ONLY DOES MY SPEEDOMETER NOT WORK RIGHT IT TELLS ME I'M GOING 80 MPH WHILE PARKED. BELIEVE IT OR NOT IT QUIT WORKING 200 MILES AFTER THE WARRANTY WENT OUT. THE NEXT WEEK WE GOT A LETTER FROM GMAC SAYING THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE DASH, THE SPEEDOMETER OR THE GAS GAGE MAY STOP WORKING. IF YOU HAVE 70,000 OR LESS THEY WILL FIX IT AT NO COST TO YOU AND IF YOU HAVE ALREADY HAD IT REPAIRED, THEY WILL REIMBURSE YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253523January 1, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE Z71. I HAVE ABOUT 89,000 MILES. MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED ACTING ERRATIC ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO. WORKING SOMETIMES AND NOT SOMETIMES. SOMETIMES IT WOULD LOOK LIKE IT WAS STICKING IN THE WAY IT WOULD RISE IN SPEED. NOW IT HAS STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER. I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED ABOUT 9 MONTHS AGO. WHEN I BOUGHT IT, IT ALREADY HAD OVER 70K MILES ON IT. I HAVE READ ON DIFFERENT FORUMS AND BLOGS THAT GM HAS SENT A LETTER OFFERING TO FIX OR REIMBURSE, BUT ONLY IF UNDER 70K MILES. HOW CAN GM PUT A CAP ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253358December 31, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER DEFECT: GAUGE DOES MOVE SOME OF THE TIME BUT DOES NOT READ ACTUAL SPEED THIS SUDDENLY OCCURRED ON LONG TRIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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