Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints

10,175 consumer complaints on file.

#10093209September 27, 2004
STEERING
POPPING SOUND IN STEERING. CHEVORLET TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM BY LUBRICATION ON TWO OCCASIONS, BUT SYMPTOMS RETURNED *AK.
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#10093077September 23, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
FUSE IN FUEL PUMP CIRCUIT BLEW, SHUTTING DOWN ENGINE. PROBLEM CAUSED BY INTERNAL WIRING TO FUEL PUMP IN FUEL TANK SHORTING TOGETHER. FUEL PUMP REPLACED AND OLD PUMP DISCARDED. RECENTLY READ IN WASHINGTON POST THAT THIS MAY BE A COMMON PROBLEM IN GM PRODUCTS. *JB
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#10094071September 22, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH HOOD FLEW UP. *AK
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#10092992September 21, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI LOCK BRAKE CONCERN: EARLY THIS SUMMER I HAD TO SUDDENLY STOP ON THE FREEWAY. IT WAS DRY PAVEMENT ON A COMPLETELY CLEAR STRAIGHTAWAY. THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES WENT INTO PLAY AND THE TAHOE WAS SOMEHOW PULLED US TO THE SIDE. MY WIFE SAID "WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT" "WHY". I FELT THE SAME WAY. HAD WE BEEN ON ICE OR A WET SURFACE THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED US TO LOOSE CONTROL COMPLETELY. IT ALMOST FELT LIKE WE WERE GOING TO LOOSE CONTROL. THERE IS NO PULLING OR CONCERNS HOWEVER DURING NORMAL BRAKING. DATE BELOW IS APPROXIMATELY. *AK
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#10089740September 21, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
FUEL LEAKS FROM THE CENTRAL PORT INJECTIONS INTO THE ONBOARD COMPUTER. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE BECOMES INOPERATIVE. A RECALL WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK THE PCM WAS REPLACED. A MISFIRED IN THE 3 CYLINDERS AND 3 INJECTOR WERE REPLACED. *SC *JB
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0
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#10091279September 19, 2004
PARKING BRAKE
PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. I ASKED MY DEALER TO CHECK OUT MY BRAKES AND WAS TOLD THE PARKING BRAKE RUINED THE ROTORS AND NEEDED A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT COSTING $ 800. I HAVE NEVER USED THE PARKING BRAKE. I STILL COULD HEAR A SQUEAK AND RETURNED FOR INSPECTION, NOW I WAS TOLD THE BACKING PLATE IS RUSTED, THEY CUT OFF THE BOTTOM OF THE PLATE STATING IS DOESNT NEED IT? SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG WITH GM NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR AN OBVIOUS MISTAKE. *AK
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#10091225September 18, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE ERRATIC IN OPERATING. SOMETIMES THEY WILL NOT WORK AT ALL , OR START AND STOP ON THEIR OWN. INTERMITTENT OPERATION IS ALMOST NON-EXISISTANT. YOU HAVE TO EITHER TAP ON THE MOTOR UNDER THE HOOD OR PULL ON THE ARMS TO GET THEM TO WORK.SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE RAIN TO STOP SO YOU CAN CONTINUE TO DRIVE. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR MONTHS AND I HAVE CALLED SEVERAL DEALERS IN MY AREA WITH MY ONLY OPTION WAS TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. I HAVE SINCE TALKED TO A LOT OF OTHER OWNERS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK
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#10091027September 15, 2004
PARKING BRAKE
PARKING BRAKE HAS PREMATURELY FAILED.*AK
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#10091028September 15, 2004
PARKING BRAKE
PARKING BRAKE / EMERGENCY ON 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE IS INOPERABLE. PARKING BRAKE HAS NEVER BEEN USED ON THIS VEHICKE. BROWN AND BROWN ADVISED 300.00 DOLLARS TO PUT NEW BRAKE PADS ON EMERGENCY BRAKE.*AK
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#10091030September 15, 2004
PARKING BRAKE
I HAD A 2002 CHEVY TAHOE. ABOUT 1 YEAR INTO OWNING THE VEHICLE, STRANGE BRAKE NOISES OCCURED INTERMITTENLY. IT ALSO WAS GETTING VERY POOR GAS MILEAGE, DOWN ABOUT 2-3 MILES PER GALLON. I BROUGHT IT IN SEVERAL TIMES TO BROWN AND BROWN AT SUPERSTITION SPRINGS AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE BRAKES, WHICH THEY NEVER DID. FINALLY, AFTER ABOUT 6-8 MONTHS OF THIS PROBLEM, THE ISSUE WAS IDENTIFIED AFTER MY FAMILY AND I WERE DRIVING HOME ONE NIGHT AND WE SMELLED BRAKES BURNING. I TOOK THE TAHOE BACK TO BROWN AND BROWN THE NEXT DAY. THEY FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD BEEN STUCK ON THE BRAKES FOR MONTHS, AND FINALLY BURNED UP. THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED, UNDER WARRANTY, BUT WITH NO APOLOGIES FROM CHEVY. UNFORTUNEATELY, I HAD ALREADY RECEIVED COMPENSATION FROM CHEVY FOR OTHER ISSUES RELATING TO THIS TAHOE. SO I COULD NOT FILE A LEMON LAW SUIT AGAIN. I ENDED UP TRADING THE VEHICLE IN FOR ANOTHER, DUE TO ALL THE ISSUES. THE VEHICLE WAS JUST CONSTANTLY IN THE SHOP.*AK
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#10091033September 15, 2004
PARKING BRAKE
I JUST WATCHED THIS A.M.'S LOCAL NEWS AND SAW A LOCAL MAN EXTREMELY UPSET AND CONCERNED ABOUT HIS 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE'S PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. I, TOO, HAVE A 2001 CHEVY TAHOE AND HAVE HAD CONSISTENT PROBLEMS SINCE SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW IN FEBRUARY 2001. THE MAN CLAIMED HIS PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT SAFE AND IN FACT HAD FAILED TO THE POINT OF HIM HAVING TO PAY TO REPLACE IT BECAUSE GM WOULD NOT. (OVER $300) THIS, AFTER HE HAD DISCOVERED GM HAD SENT NOTICES TO ALL CHEVY DEALERSHIPS DUE TO THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS VERY ISSUE. THE FACT IS THAT MY PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT WORK AND I FEEL AS THE MAN IN THE NEWS REPORT SAID; THAT GM SHOULD SEND OUT A NATIONWIDE RECALL TO HAVE THIS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM FIXED! WE BOUGHT OUR VEHICLES IN GOOD FAITH AND GM SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS, PARTICULARLY WHEN SAFETY IS AN ISSUE! GM...DO THE RIGHT THING! FOR YOUR REFERENCE, THE LOCAL NEWS CHANNEL IS NBC AFFILIATE CHANNEL 12 IN PHOENIX, AZ.*AK
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#10091089September 15, 2004
PARKING BRAKE
PARKING BRAKE DIDN'T WORK PROPERLY WHEN WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I DIDN'T NEED IT AND DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING TO THE DEALER UNTIL MONTHS LATER (NOT SURE WHEN). THEY WERE COMPLETELY WORN DOWN AND I NEVER USED THE BRAKE! IT IS AGAIN FEELING LIKE THEY ARE WORN OUT AGAIN AND I STILL HAVEN'T USED THE BRAKE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT. I WOULD NOT PLACE THE VEHICLE IN A SITUATION THAT WOULD DEPEND ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WORKING.*AK
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0
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#10091091September 15, 2004
PARKING BRAKE
EVER SINCE I PURCHASED MY 2001 CHEVY TAHOE, I HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH MY PARKING BRAKE. IT NEVER HAS WORKED PROPERLY, HAVING SLIPPED ON NUMEROUS OCCATIONS. WHEN I PUSH IT DOWN, IT GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I WENT TO HAVE IT FIXED UNDER WARRANTY ON 12/7/002, BUT IT CONTINUED TO FAIL. CURRENTLY, THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ON IT THAT SAYS THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE INSPECTED, AND CHEVROLET HAS PUT NO DEMAND ON THE DEALERS TO INSPECT THEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY.*AK
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#10087984September 14, 2004
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER, SEAT BELTS:FRONT
DRIVERS SEAT HEATING SENOR OVER HEATED. THE DEALER MADE REPAIRS AT 28,000 MILES. NOW AT THE PRESENT MILEAGES OF 33,000 MILES THE PROBLEM HAS RESURFACED. THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT WOULD CONTINUE TO TIGHTEN ON THE OCCUPANT WHILE DRIVING. *JB THE SPARE TIRE CABLE PLASTIC CONNECTOR WOULD NOT RELEASE THE SPARE TIRE. *SC *JB
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#10087060September 14, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WINDSHIELD WIPERS, JUNK, TRANSMISSION JUNK,TRANSFER CASE JUNK AND REAR END JUNK. HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS WITH 1997 4X4 SUBURBAN, KNOW MANY PEOPLE HAVING SAME PROBLEMS NOW. THERE SHOULD BE SOME TYPE OF RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETIN. THESE PROBLEMS HAVE EXISTED FOR YEARS. MAY START BUYING FOREIGN AT LEAST THEY STAND BY WHAT THEY BUILD. MUST WE WAIT UNTIL PEOPLE ARE INJURED. *JB
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#10091934September 13, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AND APPLYING THE BRAKES BRAKE LIGHT AND TURN SIGNAL FAILED, CONSUMER REPLACED THE CIRCUIT BOARD SWITCH AT CONSUMER'S OF $125.00. *AK
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#10090821September 11, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
WE PURCHASED A 2002 CHEV TAHOE NEW IN MARCH 2002. THIS VEHICLE JUST ROLLED OVER THE 30,000 MILE MARK. WITHIN THE 30 MONTHS THAT WE HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE, THE FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED 3 TIMES, THE FIRST ONE BEING REPLACED AT 12,000 MILES. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL GAUGE SENSOR AND THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY 6 WEEKS AGO, WHILE ON VACATION, THE TAHOE DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. WE WERE 3 HOURS FROM HOME, SO WE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP AND RENT AN AUTOMOBILE TO CONTINUE ON OUR TRIP. THE NEXT DAY WE HAD TO GO BACK TO THIS DEALERSHIP TO PICK UP THE TAHOE. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE FUEL PUMP CONNECTOR WIRES HAD WORKED LOOSE. LAST WEEKEND, WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, IT DIED AGAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. WE HAD IT TOWED TO OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE YET ANOTHER FUEL PUMP. EVERY TIME THE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT, THE TAHOE WAS BEING DRIVEN IN TRAFFIC. TO HAVE A VEHICLE DIE SUDDENLY AT 55 MPH IN TRAFFIC IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WE CONTACTED GM BACK IN MAY AFTER PUTTING OUR VEHICLE IN THE SHOP FOR A NEW AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR. AFTER MANY LENGTHY DISCUSSIONS WITH A GM CUSTOMER REP, WE WERE GIVEN AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. WHILE WE APPRECIATE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. APPARENTLY THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH OUR VEHICLE AND/OR THE FUEL PUMPS THEMSELVES THAT ARE CAUSING THIS REPEATED FAILURE. IT HAS BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE. NOW WE FEEL THAT WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO GET RID OF OUR VEHICLE. HOWEVER, BY TRADING IT IN, ALL WE'RE DOING IS PASSING THE PROBLEM ON TO THE NEXT UNLUCKY SOUL. WE CAN'T, IN GOOD CONSCIENCE, SELL THE CAR TO SOMEONE WITHOUT TELLING THEM ALL THE PROBLEMS WE'VE EXPERIENCED. ONLY A FOOL WOULD BUY IT FROM US. SO, WHAT WE'RE LEFT WITH IS AN UNSELLABLE $635 PER MONTH POTENTIAL DEATH TRAP. *AK
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#10090836September 11, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
LOUD POPPING/PINGING SOUND COMING FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IDLE POSITION OR WHEN IT HAS BEEN TURNED OFF.*AK
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#10091668September 9, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
CONSUMER STATED THAT IGNITION ANTI-THEFT CONTROLLER WAS DEFECTIVE. WHEN STARTING IT WILL NOT CRANK, AND CONSUMER NEEDED TO WAIT AT LEAST 20 OR 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION WILL WORK. CONSUMERTOWED VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AT LEAST 5 TIMES. WHILE AT DEALERSTHE MODULATOR WAS CHANGED, AND THE PROBLEM WILL BE CORRECTED, BUT ONLY TEMPORARILY. CURRENTLY, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
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#10090683September 9, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES
PURCHASED 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE ON 1/13/2003. SINCE THEN VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SERVICES OVER 10 TIMES FOR ENGINE STALLING OUT OR FOR VEHICLE TRYING BUT NOT CRANKING. FUEL PUMP WAS TO BLAME AT LEAST 3, BAD GAS HAS BEEN THE BLAME TWICE, CPU BRAIN TWICE AND ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM ONCE. AS LONG AS VEHICLE HAS HALF TANK OF GAS VEHICLE RUNS FINE. *AK
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