Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints

10,175 consumer complaints on file.

#10139653October 14, 2005
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE, THE STEERING JERKS TO THE RIGHT AND THEN IS OK FOR AWHILE AND THEN JERKS AGAIN TO THE RIGHT. IT IS LIKE SOMEONE JERKS ON THE STEERING WHEEL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139695October 14, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKES AT LOW SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP, IT WILL GO ON FOR A COUPLE OF FEET UNTIL IT STOPS. THE DEALER GAVE THE CONTACT AN ESTIMATE OF $4000 TO REPLACE BRAKES. THIS BEGAN TO OCCUR AT 37,000 MILES AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS, AND HAS 56,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE NOW. HE FEELS THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT, AND HE DOES NOT WANT TO REPLACE IT AT HIS EXPENSE. HE IS FILING THIS COMPLAINT IN REFERENCE TO THE NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000. *AK (11/09/05) THERE WERE TIMES WHERE THE VEHICLE WOULD ALMOST REAR-END ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIS. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139699October 14, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE [XXX] HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING INCREASINGLY SEVERE BRAKE SHUDDER AND ACTIVATION OF ABS SYSTEM AT LOW SPEEDS FOR THE PAST 6 WEEKS. HAPPENS NEARLY EVERY TIME I COME TO A SLOW STOP AND HAS CAUSED DOZENS OF NEAR MISS CRASHES IN CITY TRAFFIC. BROUGHT VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP ON OCTOBER 14, 2005 AND WAS INFORMED THAT ITEM WAS A CORROSION PROBLEM AND PART OF A RECALL. GMC WAS CONTACTED DIRECTLY AND INFORMED ME (AND THE DEALERSHIP) THAT MY VEHICLE VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE AUGUST 2005 RECALL NOTICE AND THAT PROBLEM WAS MY OWN PROBLEM. INSPECTION OF BRAKES BY LOCAL DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THAT DEFECT WAS CONSISTENT WITH OTHER RECALL ITEMS AND INVOLVED A COMPONENT THAT WAS ACTUALLY OPERATING DEFECTIVELY (AS OPPOSED TO PREVENTATIVE REPLACEMENT OF THE PART). RECALL SHOULD BE RE-EXAMINED AND EXPANDED. *NM UPDATED 07/18/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137303October 14, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE VEHICLE WILL STOP, BUT THERE WAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. MANUFACTURER'S RECALL # 05060 WAS ISSUED. THE CONSUMER COULD HEAR THE ABS KICK IN WITH EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. STARTED NOTICING THIS PROBLEM ON AUGUST 15, 2005. THIS USUALLY HAPPENED ON DRY PAVEMENT. CONTACTED THE DEALER, THEY SAID THIS ONLY APPLIED TO THE RUST BELT STATES. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139532October 13, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NEWSPAPER SAYS "GM RECALLS 800,000 PICKUPS, SUV'S" BUT WHEN I CALL GM ABOUT MY 1999 CHEVY TAHOE BRAKES LETTING OFF AT 4 MPH ( THE ABS SENSORS KICK IN) I AM TOLD MY VEHICLE IS NOT IN THE RECALL. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139546October 13, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY
BOTH SIDE-VIEW MIRROR CASINGS (NOT THE GLASS) BROKE WITHIN A MONTH OF ONE ANOTHER. MUST BE A DEFECT. IT IS DANGEROUS SINCE THEY CAN FALL OFF AT ANYTIME AND IF THAT OCCURS I AM UNABLE TO SEE MY SURROUNDINGS AS NEEDED TO PROVIDE A SAFE DRIVING ENVIRONMENT FOR MYSELF, MY PASSENGERS, AND OTHER SURROUNDING VEHICLES OR PEDESTRIANS. THE FIRST MIRROR BROKE IN SEPTEMBER 2005 THE SECOND ON OCTOBER 5, 2005. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139559October 13, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NO ACCIDENT YET. MY 1997 TAHOE IS EXHIBITING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS DESCRIBED IN THE MEDIA FOR 1999 AND NEWER GM TRUCKS REGARDING THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR FOR THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. STOPPING FROM SPEEDS UNDER 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL CHATTERS, THE ANTILOCK BRAKE UNIT MOANS, AND THE TRUCK IS SLOW TO COMPLETELY STOP. THIS STARTED SPORADICALLY LAST WINTER AND HAS GOTTEN WORSE, NOW ABOUT 30% OF THE TIME. I CALLED CHEVROLET'S CUSTOMER SERVICE TODAY (10/13/2005) AT 11:10, SPOKE TO BAGAYA BONNER WHO TOLD ME THE RECALL AFFECTED 2000-2002 TAHOES. MINE WOULD NOT BE INCLUDED, AND IF I HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED, IT WOULD BE AT MY EXPENSE (GM WOULD NOT REIMBURSE SINCE THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY VEHICLE). I AM USING TODAY'S DATE AS THE INCIDENT DATE, BUT THE PROBLEM BEGAN LATE FALL 2004 AND IS ONGOING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139403October 12, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
DT: 1997 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT FOUND RECALL 03V159000, BUT BASED ON THE AGE AND MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE, THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT WILLING TO COVER IT ANY LONGER. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE APPROXIMATELY SEPTEMBER 5, 2005. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANYTHING DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM YET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139520October 12, 2005
PARKING BRAKE
I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY TAHOE I COULD NOT GET MY CAR INSPECTED BECAUSE THE PARKING BRAKE WOULD NOT WORK .I TOOK IT TO MY REPAIR SHOP AND FOUND THE FACTORY PARKING BRAKE CLIPS THAT HOLD THE BRAKE SHOE IN ALIGNMENT WERE NOT DESIGNED PROPERLY. THEY NOW HAVE AN UPGRADE CLIP AFTER THE FACT. THE BRAKE SHOE CAUSES $200 OR MORE IN DAMAGE TO THE ROTOR AND PADS AND MORE CONCERNING THAN THAT IS YOU DON'T KNOW YOU HAVE A PROBLEM UNTIL THE PARKING BRAKE DOESN'T WORK! GENERAL MOTORS DOES NOT TAKE THIS SERIOUS ENOUGH TO HAVE A RECALL OR WARRANTY THE REPAIR THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU DAVID. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139350October 11, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
MINNESOTA IS A "SALT" STATE. THE BEARING/ABS SENSOR ASSEMBLY HAS BECOME "BAD" ON MY 2000 TAHOE CAUSING UNWANTED AND UNSAFE ABS ACTIVATION AT SLOW SPEEDS PARKING OR JUST BEFORE COMING TO A FULL STOP. THE RECALL SHOULD COVER MINNESOTA AS A STATE WITH CORROSION IMPACTS. A $35,000 VEHICLE 5 YEARS OLD, TRUCK CLASS SHOULD NOT REQUIRE CONSUMERS TO PAY $578 PER WHEEL TO CORRECT AN OBVIOUS AND UNSAFE DESIGN FLAW.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139207October 10, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
MY 1999 CHEVY TAHOE LS 4 DOOR, 4 WD WAGON IS HAVING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE DUE TO THE ABS ENGAGING WHEN THEY SHOULDN'T. THIS HAS CAUSED 1 ACCIDENT (MINOR) AND 2 NEAR MISSES. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL BUT THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE ACKNOWLEDGED THE RECALL BUT SAID IT SOMEHOW DID NOT COVER MY VEHICLE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139093October 8, 2005
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
I OWN A 2001 CHEVY TAHOE. ON OCTOBER 5TH, 2005 I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. WHEN I PARKED MY CAR AND PULLED A FILE FOLDER OFF THE SEAT, IT WAS SINGED AND THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SEAT. THERE WAS ALSO A BROWN BURN MARK AND THE LEATHER SEAT WAS MELTED. I WENT TO AN APPOINTMENT, MAKING SURE THERE WERE NO INDICATOR LIGHTS ON. TWO HOURS LATER I STARTED THE CAR AND THE SMOKE BEGAN AGAIN, THIS TIME MUCH WORSE. I WENT TO SANDBERG CADILLAC; THEY WERE GOING TO CHARGE ME $110 TO DISCONNECT THE SEAT. THE SERVICE MANAGER HAD GOTTEN INTO THE CAR TO MOVE IT AND SAID THE SEAT WAS STILL SMOLDERING. THEY TORE THE SEAT OUT OF THE CAR AND THERE WAS A FIRE UNDER THE LEATHER. AT THAT TIME THE $110 DISCUSSION WAS DROPPED. I MADE A COMMENT TO THE 5 GENTLEMAN THAT THIS IS UNDER WARRANTY, BUT ISN'T THIS SAFETY ISSUE ALL AGREED. STEVE AND I WENT BACK INSIDE AND HE ARRANGED FOR A LOANER CAR, THROUGH ENTERPRISE. SERGIO SAID THAT HE WOULD BE PUTTING A CALL INTO HIS GM REP AND THAT HE WOULD TALK TO THEM ABOUT COVERING THE EXPENSE OF THE SEAT AND GETTING MY CAR BACK TO THE ORIGINAL CONDITION OF BEFORE THE FIRE. THERE WAS CHEMICAL SMOKE DAMAGE ON THE INTERIOR WHICH DAN; THE TECHNICIAN ASSURED ME THEY HAD A MACHINE THAT WOULD BE ABLE TO GET RID OF THAT SMELL. OCTOBER 6TH, I SPEAK WITH SERGIO AND AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE GM REP HE IS NOT WILLING TO COVER THE DAMAGE AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL COVER THE HARDWARE, BUT NOT THE ACTUAL SEAT CUSHION OR COVER. AT THIS TIME WE ARE LOOKING AT $1000 WORTH OF DAMAGE NOT INCLUDING THE ANY RENTAL CAR EXPENSE. I AT THAT TIME REQUESTED A CORPORATE NUMBER AND REACHED A BRUCE MITCHELL. I GAVE HIM THE DETAILS OF THE INCIDENT AND HE ASSURED ME THAT SOMEONE WOULD BE IN CONTACT WITH ME BETWEEN 24 AND 48 HOURS. I AM NOW AT THE 48 HOUR MARK AND HAVE HEARD NOTHING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138993October 7, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES AS HE WAS ENTERING THE GARAGE THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK. THE PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR BUT WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE SO HE PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK. HE DID NOT HAVE TIME TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS INDICATING THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. THISWAS THE FIRST TIME THAT THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. RECALL 05V379000 FOR THE 2000-2002 MODELS WAS ISSUED, BUT NOT ON THE 1999 MODEL. THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER SAID THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE, AND THIS VEHICLE WAS IDENTICAL TO THE 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138884October 6, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES
PLASTIC HEADLIGHT LENSES HAVE BECOME CLOUDY REDUCING LIGHT PROJECTED ONTO THE ROADWAY AHEAD. FREQUENTLY THE HEADLIGHTS OF A VEHICLE FOLLOWING ARE SO MUCH BRIGHTER THEN MINE THAT I CAN SEE THE CENTER LINE BETTER IN THEIR LIGHTS. YOU CAN'T DRIVE SAFELY IF YOU CAN'T SEE THE ROAD AND LANE MARKINGS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138889October 6, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ON 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE HAVE FAILED CAUSING BRAKING PROBLEMS WHEN COMING TO A STOP. GM DID NOT INCLUDE THE 1999 YEAR TAHOE IN THEIR RECALL LEAVING THE COST OF REPAIR UP TO ME. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138923October 6, 2005
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
DT: 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE REAR WINDOW HAS A PLASTIC HINGE THAT IS CRACKED AND IS COMING OFF. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, AND DEALERSHIP SAID THEY KNEW OF THE PROBLEM , AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY 50% TO HAVE WINDOW HINGE FIXED ,AND THAT THIS PROBLEM WENT BACK TO THE 2000 MODEL VEHICLES. THIS PLASTIC HINGE KEPT REAR WINDOW FROM CLOSING. CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONSUMER TALKED WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE AND DID A REPORT, I.D. NUMBER WAS 1367044105. THE HINGE IN REAR WINDOW HAS BEEN CRACKING OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. THE REAR WINDOW HAS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT IS CONNECTED TOGETHER WITH OTEHR ITEMS, SUCH AS THE WINDOW, THE HINGE AND THE FRAME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136301October 6, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DO NOT WORK PROPERLY, WHEN GETTING BELOW 10 MPH THE BRAKES SURGE AND INCREASED IN STOPPING DISTANCE. THE CONSUMER COULD HEAR THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATING. THIS HAPPENS ON DRY ROADS. THIS STARTED HAPPENING ON JULY 1, 2005. IT HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY, AND NOW IT HAPPEN EVERY TIME WHEN THE CONSUMER COMES TO A STOP. CONTACTED THE DEALER, THEY CHARGED THE CONSUMER TO FIX THE BRAKES. THERE IS A RECALL, BUT ONLY FOR CANADA. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134903October 6, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE CONSUMER'S 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE HAS ANTI LOCK BRAKE ISSUES. WHEN TRYING TO APPLY THE BRAKES VEHICLE DID NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. SAW RECALL 05068 T ON NHTSA'S WEBSITE. THE DEALER WILL NOT COMMIT TO DO A RECALL REMEDY. AND GM DID FEEL IT HAS TO DO A RECALL. THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. MY WIFE DROVE INTO A INTERSECTION AND FORTUNATELY NOBODY GOT HURT.*AK THE SENSORS WOULD PULSATE AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE NOT TO STOP. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138647October 5, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE AT LIGHT PEDAL AND VERY LOW SPEEDS. EXTENDS STOPPING DISTANCE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138713October 5, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I OWN A 2001 TAHOE, PURCHASED FROM ED BOZARTH CHEVROLET IN GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO. DURING LATE JULY OR EARLY AUGUST, I HEARD A TV NEWS STORY SAYING THAT TAHOES INCLUDING MY YEAR AND TYPE HAD BEEN RECALLED DUE TO A CORROSION PROBLEM AFFECTING THE ANTI- LOCK BRAKING OF THE VEHICLE. AT THAT TIME I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL HE/THEY KNEW OF AND THEREFORE NO PROBLEM. ON OCTOBER 4, 2005, I PULLED UP YOUR WEBSITE AND FOUND A SERVICE BULLETIN ADVISORY # 05068 REGARDING THE ABOVE SITUATION. I THEN CLICKED ON THE GET SUMMARY BUTTON AND SAW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS SITUATION. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND WAS AGAIN ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY TRUCK BY THE SERVICE MANAGER. HE ALSO STATED THAT THEY WOULD FIND OUT RIGHT AFTER A MEDIA ANNOUNCEMENT WHICH IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE FIRST CONVERSATION I HAD WITH HIM (AT THAT TIME HE INDICATED THAT THE MEDIA ALWAYS"JUMPED THE GUN). SO THE QUESTION IS, IS THERE A RECALL OR NOT AND HOW DO I GET MY TRUCK FIXED IF NECESSARY?*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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