Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints

10,175 consumer complaints on file.

#10178481January 11, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2003 CHEVY TAHOE, 44,000 MILES. SPEEDOMETER FAILED. STUCK ON 40 MPH. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WILL NOT COVER REPAIR, WHICH IS VERY EXPENSIVE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178491January 11, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
THE SHIFT LEVER ARM ON THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAD RUSTED SUFFICIENTLY THAT THE SHIFT CABLE CONNECTION SLIPPED OFF THE NIPPLE ON THE SHIFT LEVER ARM. IT APPEARS TO BE A SNAP FIT WITHOUT ANY POSITIVE RETENTION. IT WAS THEN NOT POSSIBLE TO SHIFT GEARS OR RE-START THE ENGINE. LUCKILY THIS HAPPENED IN MY OWN DRIVEWAY JUST AFTER I HAD DRIVEN HOME ON THE FREEWAY. THE REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE LEVER ARM AND THE COMPLETE CABLE ASSEMBLY. I HAVE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178374January 10, 2007
PARKING BRAKE
OUR 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE FAILED THE ANNUAL SAFETY INSPECTION DUE TO THE PARKING BRAKE NOT FUNCTIONING AT ALL. WAS ADVISED BY THE INSPECTOR THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE TAHOE AND OTHER GM SUVS DUE TO A POOR DESIGN OF THE PARKING BRAKE SHOE ATTACHMENT. SINCE THE PARKING BRAKE DID NOT FUNCTION AT ALL, IT INDICATED THAT BOTH PARKING BRAKE SHOES WERE NOT FUNCTIONING. AS EXPLAINED BY THE INSPECTOR: THE ATTACHMENT POINT FAILS EASILY ALLOWING THE PARKING BRAKE SHOE TO DROP DOWN AND COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE ROTOR, WHICH THEN RENDERS THE PARKING BRAKE USELESS. IF NOT CAUGHT RELATIVELY SOON, THE PAD WILL BE WORN OFF FROM CONTACT WITH THE ROTOR AND THE UNDERLYING METAL OF THE SHOE CAN DAMAGE THE ROTOR. BOTH PARKING BRAKE SHOES WERE DETACHED AND THE MINIMUM COST WAS $120 IF THE SHOES ONLY NEEDED RE-ATTACHMENT, HOWEVER SINCE BOTH PADS WERE WORN FROM RUBBING THE ROTORS THE COST TO REPAIR WAS QUOTED AS $250. A SECOND ESTIMATE WAS $300. ACTUAL COST OF REPAIR WAS $234.43. THE SECOND REPAIR SHOP THAT QUOTED $300, ALSO STATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM SUVS. THE INSPECTOR TOLD US THAT GM IS AWARE OF THIS DEFECT, BUT HAS CHOSEN TO DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. THE END RESULT OF A POORLY DESIGNED PARKING BRAKE SHOE IS A USELESS PARKING BRAKE THAT THE CONSUMER IS NOT AWARE OF UNTIL INSPECTED OR AN ACCIDENT OCCURS AND THEN AN EXTREMELY COSTLY REPAIR. AFTER A QUICK SEARCH ON THE INTERNET, IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT ACCIDENTS HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED. THE FOLLOWING NEWS LINK LEAD US TO REPORT THIS TO THE NHTSA: HTTP://WWW.AZCENTRAL.COM/12NEWS/CONSUMER/ARTICLES/CHEVYTAHOE09152004-CR.HTML. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178194January 9, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION DRIVE GEARS WENT OUT WOULD MOVE ONLY IN REVERSE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10177949January 5, 2007
STEERING:COLUMN
SHORTLY AFTER MY YEAR WARRANTY ON MY 2003 CHEVY TAHOE I HAD A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. CHEVY PUT HEAVIER GREASE IN IT. THE NOISE HAS RETURNED SHORTLY AFTER AND HAS CONTINUED TO THIS DATE YET IN 2007. IF YOU GOOGLE SEARCH THIS PROBLEM YOU WILL SEE MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM EVEN AFTER STEERING COLUMNS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. WHEN WILL CHEVY FIX THIS PROBLEM FOR CONSUMERS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10177461January 2, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
WHILE DRIVING OUR 2004 CHEVY TAHOE THE SPEEDOMETER ACTS ERRATICALLY GOING ANYWHERE FROM -0- TO -120-. WE FEEL THAT THIS IS A VERY SCARY FEELING WHEN DRIVING EITHER ON THE FREEWAY OR DRIVING IN TOWN. WE FEEL THAT THE CHEVROLET CORPORATION SHOULD DO A MAJOR RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. IT IS A HUGE PROBLEM. IF CHEVROLET TAKES PRIDE IN THERE VEHICLES THEY WILL DO A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM AND FIX IT FOR ALL OF US WHO DRIVE THERE VEHICLES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10177624January 2, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
GAUGE CLUSTER HAS FAILED IN THE VEHICLE, DOES NOT READ SPEED CORRECTLY, OIL PRESSURE OR ENGINE COOLANT TEMP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10177299December 29, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE IS PLAGUES WITH ACTIVATION OF THE ABS SYSTEM AT LOW SPEEDS (IE BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC OR SLOWING TO A STOP SIGN/TRAFFIC LIGHT) WHEN THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGES THEDRIVER HAS NO INPUT TO THE BRAKES AND THE STOPPING DISTANCE IS GREATLY INCREASED LEADING TO POSSIBLE AND LIKELY CRASHES. I HAPPENS INTERMITTANTLY, BUT NUMEROUS TIMES DAILY! DEALER IS AWARE OF AN EXISTING RECALL INVOLVING 1999-2002 GM VEHICLES FROM MY AREA..BUT WILL NOT COVER MY $700 FOR REPAIRS THAT SHOUL DBE COVERED BY THE RECALL (NHTSA # 05V379000 WHEEL SPEED SENSORS)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10177373December 29, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE- SPEEDOMETER BEGAN ERRATIC JERKING, FINALLY BEGAN READING EITHER FASTER OR SLOWER THAN ACTUAL, ERRORS RANGING FROM 5 TO 90 MPH!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10177123December 27, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
GM RE CALL NOTICE # 05068B - FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CORROSION - MULTIPLE CHEVY, GMC VEHICLES; MY 1999 TAHOE WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RE CALL YET HAD EXHIBITED THE SAME EXACT FAILURE MECHANISM; CAR WAS UN SAFE TO DRIVE AS ABS ACTIVATION OCCURS WITHOUT REASON AND CAR WOULD NOT STOP; I REPLACED SENSORS AT MY OWN EXPENSE, BUT GM WILL NOT RECOGNIZE THE RE CALL AS BEING APPLICABLE TO MY 1999 CHEVY TAHOE. I ASKED GM SERVICE CENTER FOR COVERAGE ON THE RE CALL BUT THEY REFUSED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10177134December 27, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER BOTH WENT TO ZERO , AND CEASED FUNCTIONING CURRENTLY CAN'T TELL SPEED OF TRAVEL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10177158December 27, 2006
STEERING, SUSPENSION:FRONT
CONTINUING PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING SHAFT OF MY 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. STEERING SHAFT AND FRONT END "POPPING" AND LOOSENESS CONTINUE EVEN AFTER REPLACEMENT. DEALERSHIPS KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED BY GM SERVICE TO NO LONGER REPLACE THE STEERING SHAFT AS THIS "FIX" IS NOT WORKING. THEY ARE CURRENTLY UNSURE HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IN THE MEAN TIME OWNERS HAVE A VEHICLE THAT DRIVES AS IF IT IS GOING TO FALL APART IN THE FRONT END. THE TAHOE HANDLES BADLY OVER ROUGH ROAD AND CORNERING MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER AT TIMES ESPECIALLY AT HI-WAY SPEED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10177500December 26, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2004 TAHOE ENGINE REVVED WITHOUT TRANSMISSION ENGAGING***CC THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION DIDN'T ENGAGE WHEN IT WAS PLACED IN REVERSE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO 4-WHEEL DRIVE ON ITS OWN ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. UPDATED *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10176591December 19, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
FAULTY SPEEDOMETER IN 2004 CHEVY TAHOE. SPEEDOMETER READS 30-35 MPH ABOVE ACTUAL SPEED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10176289December 16, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
MY VEHICLE EXHIBITS THE SAME PROBLEM AS NHTSA RECALL #05V379000 . I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW IN PORTLAND MAINE AND OPERATED IT THERE FOR 1 YEAR. I AM ACTIVE DUTY NAVY AND HENCE WAS NOT A RESIDENCE OF MAINE. I DID NOT TITLE THE VEHICLE IN MAINE. GM WILL NOT HONOR THE RECALL SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER TITLED IN ONE OF THE TARGET STATES. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10176293December 16, 2006
STEERING
THE STEERING LOCKS UP WHEN I TURN LEFT IN MY 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED DURING AN EVASIVE MANEUVER THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. I HAVEN'T HAD IT FIXED YET, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE IT WAS THE RESULT OF DAMAGE DONE BY ME. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10176095December 14, 2006
STEERING:COLUMN
STEERING COLUMN MAKES LOUD GRINDING NOISES AND VIBRATES WHILE TURNING WHEEL. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO BE REPAIRED/REPLACED 4 TIMES IN 3 YEARS AND CHEVROLET DOESN'T THINK THIS IS A PROBLEM. AS SOMEONE ELSE STATED, ONCE YOUR WARRANTY IS OVER YOU WILL GET NO HELP FROM CHEVY. ONE TIME THEY REPLACED MY DRIVE SHAFT, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. I'D LOVE TO SEE A RECALL AS THAT'S THE ONLY WAY I'LL EVER GET THE THING RECTIFIED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10176097December 14, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
ONE DAY WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT AROUND 70 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER WAS ACTING STRANGE. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS JERKY. ONCE I GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP THE SPEEDOMETER WENT PASS 0 MPH. THEN WHEN I GOT GOING AGAIN ON CITY STREETS THE SPEEDOMETER WAS OFF BY 20 MPH. EVENTUALLY THE SPEEDOMETER STOP WORKING ON THAT TRIP. EVER SINCE THAT DAY THE SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN JERKY AND SOMETIMES REPORTING THE WRONG SPEED OR NOT WORKING AT ALL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10176119December 14, 2006
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE WAITING TO MAKE A TURN, THE REAR HATCH WINDOW FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE HINGE AND REPLACED THE REAR WINDOW. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10176178December 14, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO FAIL BY FADING TO ZERO WHILE DRIVING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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