Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints

10,175 consumer complaints on file.

#10192080May 30, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2004 Z71 CHEVY TAHOE. SPEEDOMETER FAILED AT 54,000 MILES. THE DIAL HANGS AT 90 OR 120. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE IS NO FIX OTHER THEN REPLACING THE ENTIRE CLUSTER PANEL. $800 TO REPLACE CLUSTER PANEL. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPLACE DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETER FOR FREE. VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR
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#10191568May 23, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
SPEED ODOMETER ON THE 2003 CHEVYROLET TAHOE WAS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. I HAVE CONTACTED SEVERAL SERVICE DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE SUV. THIS WAS SO ODD TO THEM, SOME MECHANICS WERE NOT EVEN FAMILIAR WITH REPAIRING THIS PROBLEM. IT ALL STARTED ABOUT A MONTH AGO, I DROVE OUT OF TOWN AND NOTICED THAT THE SPEED WAS NOT ADDING UP, AND FINALLY IT JUST WENT TO 120 AND STAYED THERE. THE DEALERSHIP CHARGES WERE OUTRAGEOUS, $400+. I ONLY HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR A YEAR, I NEEDED HELP BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN CONTACTED BY SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT PROBLEM AND THESE ARE CHEVROLET TAHOES, YUKONS, AVALANCHES. ALL CHEVROLET OR GM. WE NEED HELP BECAUSE THIS MUST BE SOMETHING THAT THEY NEED TO LOOK INTO AND A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE FOR US. DON'T WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE IS INJURED OR EVEN KILLED. THANK YOU, I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO HEAR FROM YOU. *AK *TR
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#10191577May 23, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE BRAKES BEGAN TO GRIND WHEN DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT HER VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE NOTED IN CLOSED INVESTIGATION # PE05020 REGARDING THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. THE CONTACT HAS NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 105,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.
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#10191136May 18, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SPEEDOMETER SAYS I'M GOING 110 MPH AND I'VE GOT THE ENGINE OFF. I CANNOT SAFETY DRIVE MY VEHICLE NOT KNOW HOW FAST I'M DRIVING. THIS MUST BE RECALLED BY GM!*AK
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#10190991May 17, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING SHOWS NO SPEED OR WRONG SPEED ALL OF THE TIME. *AK
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#10190863May 16, 2007
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK
I PURCHASED A 2002 TAHOE IN AUGUST AND RECENTLY NOTICED A POPPING SOUND WHEN I WOULD LIFT THE HATCHBACK. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I COULD SEE THAT THE WHOLE HATCHBACK GLASS WAS SAGGING ON ONE SIDE. I REALIZED THAT THE COMPONENTS THAT HELD THE GLASS TO THE FRAME WAS BADLY CRACKED AND STARTING TO LET GO. I HAD BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT WAS TOLD THIS WAS A GLASS ISSUE, AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED. AFTER SEVERAL CALLS TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY AGREED TO HAVE A GM REPRESENTATIVE EVALUATE THE SITUATION TO SEE IF THEY COULD REPLACE IT AT NO CHARGE, $802.50, IN THE END THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE GLASS FOR ME.*AK
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#10190951May 16, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SPEEDOMETER FAILED WITH LESS THAN 30,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM WAS WIDESPREAD ON TAHOES,SUBURBAN, AND PICKUPS. A RECALL SHOULD BE ORDERED AND REPAIRS SHOULD BE PAID FOR BY GENERAL MOTORS. *AK
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#10190747May 15, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE 60,000 MILES. SPEEDOMETER ERRATIC FOR A FEW WEEKS AND NOW SHOWS ANYWHERE FROM 30-120 MPH SITTING STILL. TAKING IT TO DEALER TODAY. ON THE PHONE THEY QUOTED ME $450 TO REPLACE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. NO DEAL. ON ONE WEBSITE ALONE THERE WERE OVER 600 PAGES OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE!! CHEVROLET DOES NOT FIX THIS FREE OF CHARGE THEN THIS WILL BE MY LAST GM PRODUCT EVER.*AK
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#10190812May 15, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2003 CHEVYROLETTAHO. SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. AT TIMES THE SPEEDOMETER WILL REGISTER SPEEDS THAT ARE BETWEEN 20-70 MPH IN EXCESS OF ACTUAL SPEED, AND AT OTHERS WILL REGISTER SPEEDS THAT ARE 10-40MPH BELOW ACTUAL SPEED. OTHER TIMES THE SPEEDOMETER APPEARED TO READ CORRECTLY. OPERATION IS JERKY AT ALL POSITIONS. THE ACTUAL SPEED WAS UNKOWN SINCE THIS INSTRUMENT CANNOT BE TRUSTED. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING OFF AND ON EVERY COUPLE OF DAYS FOR 5 MONTHS.*AK
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#10190725May 14, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SPEEDOMETER SEEMS TO BE WORKING FINE, THEN GRADUALLY GOES TO 0. WHEN CAR IS RESTARTED, WORKS FINE AGAIN FOR SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *AK
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#10190562May 12, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
!ST ACCURRENCE JUST OVER 36000 MILES --SPEEDOMETER WOULD READ FASTER BY ABOUT 20 MPH DRIV IVING IT HAS DONE THIS NUMEROUS TIME, S BUT I FOUND IF TURNING KEY ON AND OFF A FEW TIMES IT WOULD BE ALRIGHT FOR A FEW WEEKS . SEEMED WORSE IN COLD AND DAMP WEATHER. NOW, AT 60000 MILES THE SPEEDOMETER WILL NOT CORRECT ITSELF AND WAS STUCK AT 25 MPH FASTER THEN WAS TRAVELING ---- DEALER WANTED $500 TO FIX THIS. I SAW WHERE NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE FIXED BY THE COMPANY AS IT WAS A SAFETY PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME . *AK
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#10190519May 11, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE CHEVROLET TAHOE SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN BROKEN AND I COULD NOT GET ANY ASSISTANCE FROM CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE SPEEDOMETER.*AK
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#10190237May 9, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SPEEDOMETER ERRATIC, TYPICALLY READS 20 MPH OVER ACTUAL SPEED. OTHER TIMES, DOES NOT FUNCTION AT ALL.*AK
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#10190007May 7, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S SPEEDOMETER IS MALFUNCTIONING. REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED, THE SPEEDOMETER WILL REST AT ZERO OR GET STUCK AT 40 MPH, REGARDLESS OF THE DRIVING SPEED. THE SPEEDOMETER ALSO MAKES A TICKING SOUND. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 65,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000. UPDATED 05/23/07. *JB
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#10189866May 5, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY TAHOE Z71. THE SPEEDOMETER RECENTLY QUIT WORKING. THE MILEAGE KEEPS ACCUMULATING BUT THE SPEED DOES NOT SHOW. I KNOW OF SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS WOULD SEEM TO BE A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. THE CHEVY DEALER TELLS ME THE FIX IS ABOUT 200 DOLLARS AND THEY MUST KEEP THE CAR FOR UP TO A WEEK TO SEND THE MODULE BACK TO FACTORY. I CAN ASSUME MOST PEOPLE ARE LIKE ME AND CANNOT DO WITHOUT A CAR FOR A WEEK WHICH MAKES THIS AN ISSUE OF A LOT OF THESE MODELS ON THE ROAD WITHOUT ANY IDEA HOW FAST THEY ARE GOING. IS THERE ANY HISTORY OF THIS ON RECORD OR RECALLS. THANKS RANDY *TR
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#10189624May 3, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY TAHOE AND IN NOVEMBER OF 2006 THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED ACTING ODD. SOMETIMES IT WOULD BE ON A SPEED WHEN I WAS SITTING STILL OTHER TIMES IT WOULD BE AT ZERO WHE I WAS DRIVING AND NOW IT IS STUCK AT ZERO. APPARENTLY, THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT FOR THIS VEHICLE AS I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH MANY OTHER GMC VEHICLES IN THIS MODEL YEAR. I CURRENTLY HAVE MY TRUCK IN A SHOP TO GET THIS REPAIRED BUT I WOULD HOPE WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS THAT GMC WOULD DO THE RIGHT THING AND INITIATE A RECALL. *TR
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#10189414May 1, 2007
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
THERE IS A LOT OF NOISE (CLUNKING) COMING FROM FRONT DRIVESHAFT WHEN MY VEHICLE IS ENGAGED IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING AND THERE IS SOME SMELL OF BURNING COMING ...NO PROBLEM OR NO NOISE WHEN DRIVING IN 2 WHEEL DRIVE. I'M AFRAID THAT SOMETHING WILL BREAK ONE DAY AND I WILL HAVE AN ACCIDENT. DEALER TRIED TO FIX IT TWICE BUT WAS UNABLE. THERE ARE NO RECALLS BUT IT IS HIGHLY UNUSUAL TO HEAR THIS "SCARY NOISE". *TR
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#10189169April 28, 2007
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, STEERING:COLUMN
TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING IN MY 2001 TAHOE. THIS WAS PRECEDED BY A CLUNKING NOISE THAT COULD BE HEARD UNDER THE HOOD AND FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. FORTUNATELY, THE LOSS OF STEERING HAPPENED AT A LOW SPEED AND NO ACCIDENT RESULTED. IN MY OWNER'S MANUAL, IT STATES THAT IN THE EVENT OF POWER ASSIST LOSS ON THE STEERING, YOU CAN STILL DRIVE THE VEHICLE, IT WILL JUST BE MORE DIFFICULT TO STEER. THIS IS NOT THE CASE. THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE SAFELY DRIVEN AT ANY SPEED DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF STRENGTH REQUIRED TO TURN THE WHEEL. THIS IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT IN THE STEERING MECHANISM. *TR
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#10188941April 26, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I OWN 2 GM VEHICLES. A 1997 CHEVY TAHOE AND A 2005 GMC YUKON. THE CHEVY TAHOE ISAND HAS(FOR SEVERAL YEARS) EXPERIENCING SEVERE COOLING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS AND HAS NOW TOTALLY FAILED REQUIRING EXPENSIVE AND EXTENSIVE REPAIRS. I HAVE ALWAYS FOLLOWED THE OWNER'S GUIDE AND THE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATIONS AS TO USING ONLY "DEX-COOL" COOLANT AND AS A RESULT IT'S USE HAS CAUSED THE DESCRIBED FAILURES TO OCCUR. THE USE OF "DEX-COOL" HAS CORRODED AND ERODED ALL OF THE COMPONENTS IN MY VEHICLE'S COOLING SYSTEM FROM THE WATER PUMP, RADIATOR, HOSES, THERMOSTAT, HEATING CORE, ETC. GM IS DENYING THAT "DEX-COOL" PLAYED ANY ROLE IN THESE FAILURES AND THEREFORE I MUST PAY OUT OF MY OWN POCKET FOR THE REPAIRS THAT GM KNEW WOULD RESULT FROM "DEX-COOLS" USE. MY VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND SHUT-OFF SEVERAL TIMES WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AND EACH TIME I WAS AMID TRAFFIC TRAVELING AT "HIGHWAY SPEEDS". IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS! EACH TIME THAT IT OCCURRED I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED IN FOR REPAIRS AND I WAS TOLD TO FLUSH AND REFILL WITH FRESH COOLANT AND THAT WOULD SOLVE THE OVERHEATING/SHUT-OFF PROBLEM. THE SERVICE WAS PERFORMED AS PER GM SPECIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS EACH TIME. THIS MOST RECENT TIME IS WHEN THE COOLANT "SPILLED" OUT FROM THE WATER PUMP AREA AND LEFT ME STRANDED ONCE AGAIN. THIS TIME I WAS INFORMED OF THE PROBLEMS THAT NOW EXIST INSIDE MY COOLING SYSTEM AND THE EXPENSIVE COSTS THAT I WOULD INCUR FOR THE REPAIRS, REPLACEMENTS AND "FLUSHES" THAT WOULD BE NEEDED IN ORDER TO GET MY VEHICLE BACK ON THE ROAD. ALL OF THE VARIOUS MECHANICS AND RESEARCH INTO THIS MATTER HAVE ONE COMMON FACTOR AND THAT IS THE USE OF "DEX-COOL"! *TR
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#10188961April 26, 2007
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OR ON ANY ROAD CONDITION THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED. THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THE FAILURE, BUT ONLY PERFORMED A TEMPORARY REPAIR BY APPLYING GREASE TO THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WASNO REMEDY TO PERMANENTLY SOLVING THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 51,000 , AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. *AK
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