Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints

10,175 consumer complaints on file.

#10131049August 2, 2005
PARKING BRAKE
DT: CONSUMER FILE A COMPLIANT REGARDING A PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS AND SPOKE WITH TIFFANY. CALLED 800-222-1820. GENERAL MOTORS CALLED THE SERVICE CENTER FOR THIS ISSUE. SPOKEN TO THE SERVICE MANAGER ,AND HIS RESPONSE WAS TO GIVEN\ THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE, WHICH WAS 80,000 MILES. EXPECTED THE BRAKE PADS TO WEAR DOWN OR BE REPLACED. WHEN ENGAGING THE PARKING BRAKE THE VEHICLE WENT IN A ROLL ING MOTION. THE BRAKE PADS SHOULD STILL BE IN GOOD BECAUSE CONSUMER DID NOT USE THE PARKING BRAKE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130719July 31, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS SENSOR BAD, CAUSING IMPROPER BRAKING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO NOT STOP AT SLOW SPEEDS. HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT SLOW SPEEDS. REMOVING THE ABS FUSE IS THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE MALFUNCTION SHORT OF AN OVERLY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. LIFE SAFETY ISSUE WITHOUT WORKING BRAKES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130610July 29, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKES ENGAGE AT ANY SPEED UNDER 10 MPH. I AM AWARE OF THE CANADIAN RECALL ON THIS MODEL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND DON'T THINK THAT I SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING TO FIX A MANUFACTURER DEFECT MYSELF. I HAVE PULLED THE ABS FUSE AND COMPLETELY DISABLED ABS BRAKING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130611July 29, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
I HAVE THE SAME ISSUE LISTED CAMPAIGN ID 05V155000 ON A 2002 TAHOE. I SPOKE WITH CHRIS LASH, SAFETY DEFECTS ENGINEER WITH YOU LAST YEAR IN NOVEMBER. TODAY, I SEE GM HAS RECALLED SEVERAL VEHICLES ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT I AM NOT INCLUDED ON THIS LIST ALTHOUGH I HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME ISSUE WITH THE FUEL PUMP FAILURE. MY VIN IS [XXX]. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT I CAN DO TO ASSIST IN THIS EFFORT. GM IS NON-RESPONSIVE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *NM UPDATED 07/19/2012 *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
#10130440July 28, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TWICE THE FUEL LINES HAVE COME OFF THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK SPEWING FUEL ON,UNDER AND AROUND THE CAR. IF UNNOTICED COULD CAUSE A SEVERE VEHICLE FIRE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130316July 27, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DT: ON JULY 16, 2005 WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. TOTALED THE OTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO SEE WHY THEAIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY ADVISED CONSUMER NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE AIRBAGS MIGHT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE BODY SHOP YESTERDAY TO BE FIXED. THE CONSUMER SPRAINED BACK AND NECK. A POLICE REPORT WAS ISSUED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10130084July 26, 2005
SEAT BELTS
DT: CALLER RECEIVED A RECALL ON THE SEAT LOOP IN THE SECOND SEAT IN VEHICLE, AND THE DEALER COULD NOT FIX IT WITHOUT KEEPING IT OVER NIGHT. CALLER DID NOT HAVE RECALL NUMBER. MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO HELP, CALLER WAS ON PHONE WITH THEM FOR 45 MINUTES. CALLER WANTED A RENTAL VEHICLE, BUT THEY WOULD NOT GIVE HIM ONE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130101July 26, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT ABS BRAKE FAILURE. . AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THEY FAILED. THERE WAS PULSATION WITHIN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THIS RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. THERE HAVE BEEN NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATING AND INDICATING THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITHIN THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM. A LOCAL SERVICE TECHNICIAN CLEANED THE ABS SENSOR. THIS DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THEY WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE ABS SENSOR AND REPLACE THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. CONSUMER DISCONNECTED THE ABS FUSE. CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR ABS BRAKES IN CANADA. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129865July 25, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
1) 2001 CHEVY TAHOE - ANTILOCK BRAKES ENGAGE ANY TIME BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT LOW VEHICLE SPEED (UNDER ABOUT 5 MPH). MULTIPLE EVENTS IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC LEAD TO LOSS IN BRAKE PRESSURE. 2) TYPICAL CONSEQUENCE IS ANNOYANCE AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE AT LOW SPEEDS, WORST EVENT WAS LOSS OF BRAKE PRESSURE DURING STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC LEADING TO "BUMP" OF VEHICLE AHEAD, NO DAMAGE, NO INJURIES. SYSTEM REQUIRES MANUAL PUMPING OF BRAKE PEDAL TO RESTORE PRESSURE AFTER 2 OR 3 BRAKING EVENTS IN A SHORT TIME SPAN (2-5 MINUTES). 3) PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, AS GM HAS NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM IN US, ONLY CANADA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129869July 25, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
2001 CHEVY TAHOE LT 4WD, 5.3L ABS BRAKES ACTIVATE WITHOUT WARNING (INTERMITTENTLY) AND WHEN THEY SHOULD NOT BE ACTIVATING, UNDER 10 MPH WHEN COMING TO STOP, INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE. ABS LIGHT WORKS BUT DOES NOT COME ON. 96000 MILES ON VEHICLE. NO CORRECTIVE ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN AT THIS TIME, AS I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING POSSIBLE CAUSES OF THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE JUST LEARNED THAT GM HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM IN CANADA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129922July 25, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
DT: CONSUMER OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON HWY 21 IN DESOTO WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 55 MPH. CONSUMER COASTED TO THE SHOULDER THEN GOT OUT TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE, HE FOUND THAT THE POSITIVE POST ON THE BATTERY HAD FALLEN COMPLETELY OUT OF THE BATTERY. THE BATTERY IS A SIDE MOUNT, DELCO, CONSUMER HAS NUMBER 1-351183480 OFF OF BATTERY. THIS HAPPENED ON JULY 24, 2005 AT ABOUT 12:30 PM. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE GUY WHO SOLD HIM THE NEW BATTERY THAT THIS HAD HAPPENED BEFORE. CONSUMER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS, HE HAS NEVER HAD ANY BATTERY RELATED PROBLEM BEFORE. HE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129925July 25, 2005
PARKING BRAKE
THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON MY 2001 CHEVY TAHOE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING WORN COMPLETELY DOWN TO THE METAL. I WAS UNAWARE OF THIS SITUATION SINCE I RARELY NEED TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE. I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THIS ITEM AT A COST OF APPROX. $275. I UNDERSTAND THAT SEVERAL OTHER 2001 TAHOES HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. I WILL HOLD ONTO THE OLD PART FOR AWHILE ONCE THE REPAIR IS COMPLETED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111518July 22, 2005
SEATS
THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE SEAT WAS OFF THE BRACKET. THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE SEAT TO THE FRAME BROKE. OWNER CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO ESTIMATED A PRICE OF $501.15 FOR REPAIRS. *AK THE WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER LEANED BACK ON THE SEAT AND IT BECAME DETACHED FROM THE FRAME ON THE UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER. THE SEAT NOW FEELS TOTALLY UNSAFE, ROCKING BACK AND FORTH EVERY TIME A TURN IS MADE, OR WHEN ACCELERATING AND BRAKING. CONSUMER FEEL MOUNTING BRACKETS FOR SEATS SHOULD LAST MORE THAN A LIFETIME AND SHOULD BE FULLY COVERED AS A DEFECT WHEN ONE BREAKS. *BF *NM THE CONSUMER WANTED THE KNOWN THE STATUS OF HIS COMPLAINT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129565July 21, 2005
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
DT: THE VEHICLE IS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE Z71 FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE. THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT SHAKES AND RATTLES TO THE POINT OF HAVING SLACK IN IT. HE TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY GREASED IT. THE SECOND TIME THEY GREASED IT AGAIN. THE THIRD TIME THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT BECAUSE IT WAS ON A RECALL. CONSUMER HAD TO WAIT A YEAR BEFORE THEY COULD GET THE REPLACEMENT PART. THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED EVEN AFTER THE PART WAS REPLACED. THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE SAME AREA BUT, THE NOISE WAS A LITTLE DIFFERENT AND IT WAS MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND. CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT IT MAY BE IN THE FRONT END DIFFERENTIAL. CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP. ALSO, FUEL PUMP FAILED. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. THERE WERE OTHER PROBLEMS, BUT CONSUMER FELT THEY WERE MINOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129413July 20, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BURNED OUT, AND WHEN HE WENT TO REPLACE THEM THE LIGHT BULB AND THE SOCKET WERE CHARRED. HE NOTICED THIS ON 7-19-05. HE HASN'T TALKED TO THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER BUT PLANS ON DOING SO. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129430July 20, 2005
PARKING BRAKE
2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE PARKING BRAKE DEFECT: EACH YEAR NOW FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE PARKING BRAKE SHOES ON MY 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE DUE TO THE POOR DESIGN OF THE PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM. THE CURRENT DESIGN ALLOWS THE BRAKE SHOE (1 PIECE) TO SHIFT POSITION WITHIN THE DRUM CYLINDER RESULTING IN PREMATURE WEAR AND EVENTUALLY BRAKE PAD FAILURE. I UNDERSTAND THAT GM IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO TAKE STEPS TO CORRECT THE DEFECT. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND CORRECTED IMMEDIATELY. MY VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS THE ANNUAL VEHICLE SAFECTY INSPECTION AT THIS TIME DUE TO THE FAULTY PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM. IT COSTS ME ABOUT $350 ANNUALLY TO HAVE THE PARKING BRAKE PADS REPLACED. PLEASE HAVE THIS SAFETY PROBLEM FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOULY INJURED OR KILLED. I DO HAVE THE PREVIOUS WORN PADS IF NEEDED FOR REVIEW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129308July 19, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DAY RUNNING LIGHTS ON VEHICLE BURNED OUT - UPON CHANGING THE LIGHT BULB FOUND THAT THE LIGHT BULB AND THE LIGHT SOCKET HAD BURNED - LIKE IT CAUGHT ON FIRE - CLEAR LENS COVER IS SMOKED UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129345July 19, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS HAVE HAD MULTIPLE INCIDENTS OF LOW SPEED BRAKE FAILURE/INADEQUATE BRAKING, ESPECIALLY ON DOWN HILL GRADES. PARKING LOTS. FEELS LIKE ABS IS MALFUNCTIONING. MULTIPLE MECHANICS HAVE WORKED ON SYSTEM, ALL RELATE IT TO ABS MALFUNCTIONS. AWAITING INFO ON NE RECALL DUE TO SALT CORROSION AFFECTING ABS. NEWS MEDIA STATED THE ENTIRE SYSTEM WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED TO CORRECT SITUATION. ONLY LUCK HAS PREVENTED AN ACCIDENT SO FAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129077July 18, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VEHICLE STALLING IN TRAFFIC AND IN REVERESE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129090July 18, 2005
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL
THE PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT PREVENT VEHICLE FROM ROLLING. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW. DEALER HEARD OUR COMPLAINTS SEVERAL TIMES AND HAS "SERVICED" THE BRAKE. INDEPENDENT SERVICE STATION AFFIRMED THAT THE BRAKE CAN NOT BE REPARIED TO THE POINT THAT IT WILL PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING. WITH THE PARKING BRAKE PEDAL APPLIED TO THE FLOOR, THE VEHICLE FREELY ROLLS ON EVEN GENTLE SLOPES. THE ONLY THING THAT KEEPS THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING WHEN IT IS PARKED IS HAVING THE GEARBOX IN THE 'PARK' POSITION. THIS IS NOT ONLY HARMFUL TO THE TRANSMISSION BUT WE ARE REMINDED DAILY THAT THE CAR HAS NO MECHANICAL MEANS OF STOPPING IF WE LOSE OUR HYDRAULIC BRAKES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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