Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints

10,175 consumer complaints on file.

#10163987July 31, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I HAVE A 2007 TAHOE. I HAVE 5,700 MILES ON IT AND MY TIRES ARE FEATHERED AND RUINED. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID TO ROTATE TO BACK AND DRIVE IT ANOTHER 5000 MILES AND SEE IF THE FRONT TIRES DO THE SAME THING. I FEEL LIKE THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE DONE, BUT THEY DID NOTHING. I NOW WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MY OPTIONS. I FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY WHILE DRIVING IN THIS VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THIS IS THE FIRST REPORTED CASE AND THEY WANT US TO BE THE GUINEA PIGS AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163778July 28, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ABS ENGAGES AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL #05V379000 CONCERNING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164755July 27, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CONSUMER REQUESTS INFORMATION ABOUT GENERAL MOTORS VEHICLES. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THESE VEHICLE ARE MORE LIKELY TO CATCH ON FIRE IN A CRASH. *KB A FRIEND OF THE CONSUMER HAS A 2002 TAHOE WHICH CAUGHT ON FIRE MINUTES AFTER A SLIGHT FRONT END COLLISION CAUSED THE GAS LINE TO RUPTURE. THE CONSUEMR ALSO OWNS A 2002 TAHOE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163578July 26, 2006
PARKING BRAKE
2001 PARKING BRAKE WORN DOWN TO METAL TO METAL AT 25,000 FREEWAY MILES. PARKING BRAKE WAS ONLY USED WHEN CAR WAS IN THE GARAGE AT NIGHT ON LEVEL GROUND. LOCAL DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL TO WEAR OUT IN THAT MILEAGE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163324July 24, 2006
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY TAHOE. RECENTLY THE REAR WINDOW GLASS HINGE IN THE LIFTGATE FAILED. THE GLUE THAT CONNECTS THE GLASS TO THE HINGE FAILED AND NOW THE REAR WINDOW IS BEING HELD IN PLACE BY ONLY THE LATCH AND THE OTHER HINGE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. IF THE GLASS WERE TO FALL OUT IN THE ROAD IT WOULD BE A MAJOR HAZARD TO OTHER MOTORISTS. THIS HINGE HAS FAILED UNDER NORMAL USE CONDITIONS AND WAS IN NO WAY ABUSED. I JUST CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER, COX CHEVROLET IN BRADENTON, FL AND THEY INFORMED ME IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THE COST OF A NEW ONE IS OVER $1,000. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I NOTICED OTHER POSTS ON THE INTERNET BE PERSONS WHO HAD THE SAME FAILURE AND DID NOT HAVE THE PROBLEM CORRECTED BY GENERAL MOTORS. PLEASE ADVISE ON ANY THING THAT CAN BE DONE TO GET GM TO ADDRESS THIS PRODUCT FLAW. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163077July 21, 2006
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BODY AND FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WERE RATTLING LOUDLY. WHILE BRAKING FROM 60 MPH, THE TRUCK SHOOK HEAVILY, CAUSING A TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE DEALER INSTALLED NEW SHIMS TO REDUCE THE VIBRATIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162976July 20, 2006
STEERING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED THE WHEEL WAS CURVED TO THE LEFT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COLLIDE WITH A ROADSIDE TREE. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS NOT DETERMINED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162798July 18, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE FROM NEW JERSEY, THE ABS LIGHT ACTIVATED ON MY VEHICLE. I WAS INFORMED BY A MECHANIC TO PULL THE FUSE TO PREVENT THE ABS PUMP FROM BEING RUINED. UPON DOING SO, THE BRAKE FAILURE LIGHT ACTIVATED. MY CONCERN WAS THAT IF AN ADDITIONAL PROBLEM AROUSE WE WOULD NOT HAVE ANY WARNING. RESEARCHING I FOUND GM HAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM IN APPROXIMATELY TWENTY STATES, BUT NOT IN SC. I FEEL THIS IS AN ACROSS THE BOARD SAFETY PROBLEM THAT SHOULD WARRANT A RECALL OF ALL VEHICLES ON THE RECALL. THIS REPAIR IS VERY EXPENSIVE, AND GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR REGARDLESS OF THE LOCATION OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL THAT RESEARCH SHOWS THESE FAULTY ABS SYSTEMS ARE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, NOT JUST IN SALT BELT STATES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162545July 17, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO SLIPPED BETWEEN NEUTRAL AND DRIVE. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE SUN SHELL OF THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162564July 17, 2006
TIRES:SIDEWALL
WE WERE DRIVING THROUGH THE DESERT AT 74 MILES PER HOUR IN 115 DEGREE TEMPERATURE WHEN OUR GOODYEAR WRANGLER RT/S P265/70R16/111S HAD A COMPLETE BLOW OUT ON THE FREEWAY. OUR TIRES ARE ONLY A COUPLE MONTHS OLD AND WE HAD A COMPLETE SAFETY CHECK INCLUDING TIRE PRESSURE BEFORE LEAVING ON OUR TRIP. THE TIRE SIDE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED ON THE EXTERIOR WALL OF THE TIRE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162475July 15, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
GENERAL MOTORS AND DEALER REFUSE TO RECALL AND FIX HYDRAULIC ANTI-LOCK BRAKE PROBLEM ON MY 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE. RECALL DATE WAS AUG 29, 2005. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162442July 14, 2006
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I HAVE A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE LT 4X4. I RECENTLY NOTICED A POPPING SOUND EACH TIME I LIFTED THE CARGO DOOR. WE SOON REALIZED THAT THE GLASS WAS LOOSE AND WHEN WE WENT TO LIFT UP THE GLASS WHICH LIFTS SEPARATELY FROM THE DOOR, WE REALIZED THE HINGE HAD SEPARATED FROM THE GLASS. THE OTHER SIDE IS ALSO STARTING TO CRACK. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED IN MY WARRANTY THAT I HAD PURCHASED AT THE TIME I PURCHASED THE TAHOE. IT WILL COST ME 802.50 TO REPLACE THE BACK WINDOW BECAUSE IT IS ALL ONE PIECE. THIS DOES NOT EVEN COVER THE LABOR. I WAS ALSO TOLD NOT TO DRIVE ON THE FREEWAYS UNTIL I HAVE IT FIXED BECAUSE THE WINDOW COULD RIP OFF FROM FORCE OF WIND. TO ME, THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND COULD ULTIMATELY KILL SOMEONE. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND NOTICED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN OTHERS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO AS WELL. THEREFORE, I AM WONDERING IF IT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND IF THESE MODELS SHOULD BE RECALLED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10161947July 10, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE WHEN THEY ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO. 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE / 4 WHEEL DRIVE. THEY ACTIVATE ON MODERATE BRAKING ON DRY PAVEMENT. THIS INCREASES STOPPING DISTANCE. I HAD A MINOR ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM. INCIDENT DATE IS AN ESTIMATE. I NOTICED THAT GM HAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM - BUT IT DOES NOT COVER MY VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS NOT REGISTERED IN A STATE THAT SALTS THEIR ROADS. MY VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT AND OPERATED IN MAINE (RECALL STATE), BUT I HAD IT REGISTERED IN SOUTH DAKOTA - I AM ACTIVE DUTY NAVY. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10161410July 4, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
I OWN A 2000 CHEVY TAHOE. FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS, I EXPERIENCED OCCASIONAL PROBLEMS STOPPING UNDER 10 MPH DUE TO THE FAULTY ACTIVATION OF THE ABS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I BARELY AVOIDED A DANGEROUS CRASH. I CALLED ART MOEHN CHEVROLET IN JACKSON, MICHIGAN ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD I COULD MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE PROBLEM REPAIRED. NO MENTION WAS MADE OF THE POSSIBLE RECALL. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ART MOEHN CHEVROLET IN JACKSON, MICHIGAN ON APRIL 7, 2006. THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED AT A COST TO ME OF $241.60. I DID RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THE ABS PROBLEM AND LOCATED A RECALL FOR 1999-2002 GM TRUCKS (SEE NHSTA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 05V37900). I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN # WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE BRAKE WORK DONE ON MY 2000 TAHOE IS THE EXACT REPAIR SENT TO CHEVY DEALERS BY GM FOR THE RECALLED VEHICLES (SEE GM BULLETIN # 05068B). I AM SEEKING FULL REIMBURSEMENT OF MY COSTS FOR REPAIR UNDER THE RECALL NOTICE. THANK YOU. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10161343July 3, 2006
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
LET ME START BY SAYING THAT I AM A ASE CERTIFIED MASTER TRUCK TECHNICIAN WITH 16 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. AFTER LEARNING OF THE SAFETY RECALL ON THE 285/75/16 DICK CEPEK RADIAL FCII, I INSPECTED ALL 5 OF MY TIRES. FOUR OF THE TIRES HAD MATCHING DOT CODES AND LOOKED FINE. THE FIFTH TIRE WAS BOUGHT AT A LATER DATE FROM THE ORIGINAL FOUR. THIS FIFTH TIRE IS SHOWING THE SIDEWALL SEPARATION THAT IS NOTED IN THE RECALL. WHEN I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER DIRECTLY AND READ THEM THE DOT CODES OFF OF THE TIRES I WAS TOLD THAT NONE OF THEM MATCHED THE MANUFACTURING CODES OF THE RECALL. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOMEONE CONTACT ME IN ORDER TO INVESTIGATE THIS FURTHER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160837June 27, 2006
SEAT BELTS
THE SAFETY BELT LOCKS UP AND WILL NOT PULL OUT OF ITS BASE UNIT SO YOU CAN'T PUT IT ON. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160590June 23, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSTANT ACTIVATION OF ABS BRAKES DUE TO CORROSION BETWEEN THE FRONT HUB/BEARING ASSEMBLY AND/OR THE SPEED SENSOR BEING DEFECTIVE. THIS ISSUE IS BEING ADDRESSED BY GM ON SOME VEHICLES BUT THEY WON'T FIX MINE BECAUSE THEY SAY IT'S NOT IN THE VIN NUMBER RANGE. THE PROBLEM IS VERY REAL AND VERY DANGEROUS. IT STARTED ALMOST 12 MONTHS AGO, AND I WAS TOLD TO WAIT FOR THE STATE OF WISCONSIN TO BE ADDED TO THE RECALL LIST, THEY HAVE ADDED WISCONSIN BUT HAVE SELECTED CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS ONLY THAT THE BULLETIN APPLIES TO. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160464June 22, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN 2005 THE FRONT END WAS REPLACED DUE TO A LOCK UP WHILE MAKING A TURN. THE DEALER DETERMINED IT WAS DUE TO CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. ON 06/01/06, THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT ABS SENSOR. THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK PROPERLY AT A VERY LOW SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER ON 06/16/2006 WHERE THE DEALER DETERMINED THIS ABS SENSOR FAILURE WAS RECALLED AND THE REMEDY REPAIR WAS ALREADY PROCESS ON THE VEHICLE. THE HUB WAS REFERENCED AS THE CAUSE OF THE ABS FAILURE BUT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE CAN NOT BE DRIVEN BECAUSE IT IS UNSAFE. THE MANUFACTURER ALERTED THE CONTACT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE REPAIR UNDER THE RECALL OR WARRANTY UNTIL A MANUFACTURER INVESTIGATOR INSPECTS THE VEHICLE IN A MONTH. THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WAS REPLACED. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 07/25/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160233June 20, 2006
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT, EQUIPMENT
REAR SEAT AUDIO AND TEMPERATURE CONTROLS QUIT WORKING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159928June 15, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATION AT AROUND 7 MPH. TOOK CAR TO DEALER, THEY SAID THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE CAMPAIGN AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN FIXED YET. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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