Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints

10,175 consumer complaints on file.

#731645September 16, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
VEHICLE HAS CONSISTENTLY PULLED TO THE RIGHT SINCE PURCHASE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN ALIGNED THREE TIMES WITHIN FIRST 30,000 MILES. DEALERSHIP CONTENDS NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM HAS RUINED THE TIRES OF THE VEHICLE, AS WELL. I HAVE CONTACTED MANUFACTURER RE: FLORIDA LEMON LAW, AS WELL AS FL STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL (I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM STATE AG OFFICE IN 6 WEEKS). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731516September 15, 2000
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
PURCHASE FROM LOCAL INDEPENDENT AUTO DEALER(OFF LEASE AT WHOLESALE AUCTION). VERY DANGEROUS WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEM IN RAIN AT HIGH SPEEDS. DON'T KNOW IF NHTSA CAMPAIGNS 98V150001,98V150000,96057000 HAVE BEEN DONE. REAR LEFT PASSENGER POWER WINDOW WORKING INTERMITENTLY. LOW THUNKING OR POP NOISE WHEN PULLING OFF ON PASSENGER SIDE CONCERNS ME. MAY BE A/C RELATED OR POSSIBLE STEERING COMPONENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870581September 15, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
POWER DOOR LOCKS WOULD LOCK & UNLOCK AFTER GETTING WET. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS, BUT PROBLEM WITH THE LOCKS HAS REAPPEARED. ALSO, REAR HATCH WOULD OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *AK THE KEYLESS ENTRY ALSO FAILED. THE HOOD RELEASE HANDLE MALFUNCTIONS. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731438September 14, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH SLIP YOKE SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, GM CLAIMS COMMON CHARACTERISTIC BUT HAS NO MEANS OF REPAIR AT CURRENT TIME(3 YRS NOW) CLAIMS THAT IT IS SAFE. TODAY, THE REAR AXLE WENT OUT LUCKILY I HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF THE FREEWAY, AND ONLY GOING ABOUT 5 MPH.PLEADE ADVISE ON ANY OTHER CASES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731493September 14, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BATTERY LEAKED, CAUSING ACID TO DESTROY PAN AND BOLT THAT HOLDS BATTERY IN PLACE AND DESTROY WIRING AND FINISH BELOW BATTERY . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870523September 14, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKING SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE. BUT, REGULAR BRAKES DO WORK. BUT WHEN TRAVELING IN SNOW OR ICE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM TAKES LONGER TO STOP. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870397September 13, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
WHILE DRIVING WOULD EXPERIENCE HESITATION. TOOK TO DEALER & MECHANIC INDICATED THAT ACID HAD CORRODED SEVERAL OF BATTERY'S CABLE WIRES WHICH CAUSED THE PROBLEM. BATTERY WAS REPLACED WITH AN AC DELCO. PROBLEM WITH THE ORIGINAL BATTERY, CORRODED CABLE WIRES, HAPPENED WITH THE DELCO BATTERY. HAD TO GET DELCO BATTERY REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870422September 13, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE OO 020. CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH ON HIGHWAY AND FELT A SHAKING NOISE. ALL FOUR TIRES HAD UNEVEN TREAD WEAR, AND THEY WERE PEELING. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS #AT, P265/7516. SHE CONTACTED FIRESTONE, AND THEY TOLD HER THAT SHE HAS TO WAIT UNTIL TIRES WERE RECALLED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870335September 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUMER HAD TIRES INSPECTED AND FOUND OUT THAT THEY WERE SEPARATING ON THE CORNER OF THE TREAD AND SIDEWALLS. ALSO FOUND BUBBLES, TIRES WERE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT, P235/75R16, DOT W70IRF368. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870342September 12, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD QUIT WORKING WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING DRIVER'S VISION TO BE OBSCURED. WOULD NEED TO STOP VEHICLE, GET OUT, AND JIGGLE WIPER MOTOR OR WIRES TO GET THEM GOING AGAIN. VISIBILITY WAS VERY POOR IN HEAVY RAIN. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO CHECK OUT WIPER MOTOR & WIRES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#554519September 11, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE STRONGLY RESISTED ANY MOVEMENT, CONSUMER REALIZED THAT SOME HOW THE 2 WHEEL DRIVE AND 4 WHEEL DRIVE WERE ENGAGED AND AT NO TIME WERE EITHER TURNED ON, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER AND NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND, THESE FAILURES COULD POSSIBLY BE DUE TO A FAULTY TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731018September 11, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
WHILE TOWING A TRAVEL TRAILER WELL WITHIN THE TAHOE LIMITS, THE TAHOE BROKE DOWN AT 13,800 MILES ON 5/10/99 WITH REAR END PROBLEMS, IT WAS REPAIRED. BROKE DOWN AGAIN AT 14,531 MILES ON 5/14/99 IT WAS IN THE SHOP UNTIL 5/21/99 WITH REAR END PROBLEMS, THEN REPAIRED. THEN IT BROKE DOWN AGAIN AT 15,319 MILES ON 5/29/00 REPAIRED BY THE DEALER EACH TIME. WE WERE TOLD IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. WE WENT ON VACATION THIS YEAR AND GOT BACK HOME. WE HEARD A NOISE FROM THE BACK AREA. WE TOOK IT IN AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE REAR END , WE WERE AT 33,915 MILES ON 8/17/00, THEY HOWEVER WOULD NOT REPAIR IT EVEN THOUGH WE ARE STILL UNDER WARRANTY (3 YEARS OR 36,000 MILES). WE HAD TO AUTHORIZE AND PAY FOR THE REPAIR TO BE COMPLETED, AND UNDER PROTEST WE DID. WE HAD TO GO HAVE THE TRAILER AND TAHOE WEIGHED AND GET A CERTIFICATE TO SHOW WE WERE NOT OVERWEIGHT. WE DID AND WERE WITHIN TOWING REQUIREMENTS. WE HAVE ALL THE REQUIRED AND PROPER WEIGHT DISTRUBUTION HITCH ASSEMBLY. WE HAVE ALL OUR WORK ORDERS IF NEEDED FOR FUTHER INSPECTION. THIS PROBLEM COULD HAVE OR MAY RESULT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN THE FUTURE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730781September 8, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
INITIALLY EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPERATION DURING ANNUAL CHECK IN OCT 99. REPLACED TIRE AND PUT TRAILER IN STORAGE. IN JULY WHEN TAKING THE TRAILER OUT OF STORAGE, THE "NEW" TIRE TREAD JUST PEELED OFF. I TOWED THE UNIT TO THE TRAILER DEALER, RV TRADERS, FOR CORRECTION. THE DEALER UPON FURTHER INSPECTION NOTED THAT THE REMAING OEM TIRES (3), WITH APPROX 10,000 MILES, WERE ALSO STARTING TO SEPERATE. I WAS ABOUT TO GO ON VACATION, SO HAD TO INSTALL (4) NEW TIRES (GOODYEAR). RV TRADERS IN CONTACT WITH THE TIRE MANUFACTURER AGREED TO RE-IMBURSE ME AT $50.00 PER TIRE AFTER I SENT A LETTER TO THE MANU DESCRIBIONG THE CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS I DID ON JULY 21, 2000. I HAVE YET TO HEAR FROM THE MANUFACTURER IN CHELSEA, MA.( DOT NUMBER: CFKCMT2389 TIRE SIZE: ST205/75R1 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870044September 8, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, AND BRAKES HAD TO BE PUMPED TO STOP A LITTLE. THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID ON THE GROUND. EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT WORKING, AS WELL. DEALER FOUND ALOT OF BATTERY ACID THAT BADLY CORRORED BOTH BRAKE LINES. DEALER WAS SUPPOSE TO CLEAN AWAY THE RUST, BUT IT WAS STILL WAS THERE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869841September 7, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
RIGHT FRONT ROTOR BROKE, REPAIRS WERE MADE. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730205September 5, 2000
TIRES
MY WIFE AND I HAD BEEN TO DALLAS TEXAS VISITING FAMILY, AND WE WERE JUST SOUTH OF PARIS TEXAS RETURNING HOME WHEN THE TIRE FAILED. I HAD NO WARNING, ALTHOUGH I HAD NOTICED A HANDLING PROBLEM WHICH I HAD ATTRIBUTED TO THE ROAD. THE TIRE FAILED COMPLETELY. ALTHOUGH THE TREAD WAS STILL IN PLACE, THE ENTIRE OUTSIDE SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE WAS GONE. MY WIFE TOOK A PICTURE OF THE VEHICLE WHILE I WAS CHANGING THE TIRE, AND THE TIRE IS VERY EVIDENT. I CAN SUPPLY THE PICTURE (NEGATIVE), OR EMAIL A .JPEG FILE IF YOU WISH TO SEE WHAT THE TIRE LOOKED LIKE. I HAD STOPPED FOR GAS APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, AND DID NOT NOTICE THAT THE TIRE WAS LOW ON AIR. THE GAS TANK FILL IS RIGHT NEXT TO THE TIRE, AND I THINK I WOULD HAVE NOTICED IF THE TIRE WAS LOW. THE TIRE STORE IN PARIS TEXAS WHERE I BOUGHT A REPLACEMENT TIRE (SAME MAKE AND SIZE) DID NOT NOTICE ANY PUNCTURES OR FAILURE IN THE TREAD. THE TIRE DEALER WAS DISCOUNT WHEEL & TIRE, 3215 N.E. LOOP 286, PARIS TEXAS, 75460 (903)784-4799. IF YOU DESIRE ANY ADDTIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME. THANK YOU. *AK( DOT NUMBER: 027680 TIRE SIZE: P265/70R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730363September 5, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN RETURNED TO A DEALER (TONY'S CHEVROLET) BECAUSE IT IS UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE ENGINE DIES WHEN PUT INTO GEAR AFTER BEING STARTED. IT ALSO RUNS VERY ROUGH AND "CHUGS" WHILE IDLING OR WHILE DRIVING, AS IF IT IS GOING TO DIE. THE DEALER SAYS THAT IT IS A TIMING PROBLEM THAT WILL BE FIXED WHEN A NEW SOFTWARE CARD IS AVAILABLE (APPROX. SEPT. 1). THEY CLAIM THAT NO DAMAGE IS BEING DONE TO MY CAR. CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE CLAIM THAT THEY THEY HAVE NO REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM IN TAHOES. AFTER TALKING TO TONY'S, CHEVROLET C.S. SAID THAT IT IS A TIMING PROBLEM, OFF BY 12%, AND THAT IT WILL BE REPAIRED WITH A NEW SOFTWARE CARD. I AM NOT CONVINCED THAT THIS IS NOT CAUSING HARM TO THE CAR. I AM CONVINCED THAT IT IS INCREASING MY GAS CONSUMPTION. I FEEL UNSAFE AND UNCOMFORTABLE IN THIS NEW (6 MONTHS OLD) AND EXPENSIVE VEHICLE. IT IS TOTALLY UNRELIABLE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT BEING OUT AT NIGHT OR THIS WINTER WITH A VEHICLE THAT MAY NOT RUN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869463September 5, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE IS PULLING, FEELS LIKE CRUISE CONTROL IS ON. WHEN AT 35MPH VEHICLE GOES A MILE BEFORE IT KICKS INTO ANOTHER GEAR. WILL MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869473September 5, 2000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 45-50MPH & HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE. AIRBAG ON THE DRIVR'S SIDE DIDN'T GO OFF. CONSUMER HAD CRACKED RIBS & BRUISES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. DEALER WILL BE CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#784180September 1, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES ON THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCING CRACK LINES ON THE TREAD LINE, TIRES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE FIRESTONE RECALL. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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