Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints (2007)

1,177 consumer complaints on file.

#10175088December 4, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WE TOOK OUR VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A 3RD TIME NOW (LOOK FOR MY OTHER COMPLAINT ON THIS WEBSITE ON ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS/WINDSHIELD PROBLEMS) FOR THE SAME PROBLEM PLUS A NUMBER OF MULTIPLE OTHER PROBLEMS. THE PROBLEM THAT THE DEALER CAN'T SEEM TO REMEDY IS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WIPER SPRAY KEEP COMING ON ALL BY THEMSELVES AND CANNOT BE TURNED OFF UNLESS YOU TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN RESTART IT. THEY'VE REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE BUT THEY STILL COME ON RANDOMLY. THE HEATED SEATS SOMETIMES DON'T WORK AND IN ORDER TO GET THEM TO WORK YOU MUST RESTART THE CAR. THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW WILL RANDOMLY NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE MASTER SWITCH AND WILL ONLY START WORKING AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO GET SERVICED (OIL CHANGE) THE MECHANIC NOTICED SEVERAL LEAKS UNDER THE VEHICLE, ONE COMING FROM THE ENGINE BELL HOUSING ANOTHER FROM THE RACK AND PINION AREA AND THE THIRD FROM THE POWER STEERING PUMP HOUSING AREA. WHEN WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY CLEANED THE ENGINE PAN (I HAVE BEFORE PICTURES) AND ADDED AN ENGINE DYE AND THEY STATED THEY FOUND NO LEAKS, WE'LL CHECK IT AGAIN AFTER A FEW HUNDRED MILES. THEY ALSO CLEANED UP THE OTHER LEAKS FROM THE OTHER AREAS AND CLAIMED NO LEAKS. OUR MECHANIC ALSO NOTICED WHILE ROTATING THE TIRES THAT THE FRONT RIGHT ROTORS WERE DEEPLY GROOVED WHICH ANSWERS MY QUESTION AS TO WHY MY BRAKES HAVE BEEN SQUEAKING. HE SAYS THAT WITH ONLY 10,000 MILES IT IS NOT NORMAL FOR THEM TO BE GROOVED, AND IS DEFINITELY A DEFECT WITH THE CALIPERS PROBABLY STICKING. SHOWED THE DEALER AND THE SERVICE WRITER STATED IT WAS NORMAL, THAT CANNOT BE NORMAL. SO NOW THEY RESURFACED THE ROTOR AND THE BRAKES ARE STILL SQUEAKING. AFTER BRINGING MY VEHICLE HOME FROM THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS THE CAR LOCKED "ITSELF" I DID NOT LOCK IT, THE CAR KEYS WERE NOT EVEN IN MY HANDS ANYMORE THEY WERE HANGING ON THE KEY RACK. THERE ARE DEFINITELY SOME MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. *JB
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#10174911December 1, 2006
TIRES:TREAD/BELT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE GAUGE CLUSTER PANEL IS SHROUDED WHICH MAKES IT HARD TO SEE THE GAUGES DURING THE LATE DAY HOURS OR DIM LIGHT DAYS BECAUSE THE GAUGES ARE NOT ILLUMINATED. THEY ONLY ILLUMINATE WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS TURN ON AUTOMATICALLY (OR IF YOU TURN THEM ON). I THINK THE HEADLIGHT SENSOR IS MIS-PROGRAMMED, BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO ROUTINELY ACTIVATE TOO LATE, BUT ON ONE OCCASION IT ACTIVATED WHEN IT WAS JUST GETTING DIM, WEIRD. THE RUNNING LIGHTS ONLY ILLUMINATE THE FRONT RUNNING LIGHTS, NOT REAR TAIL LIGHTS, MAKING IT DANGEROUS UNDER DIM LIT CONDITIONS. ALSO THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT CENTERED IN THE SHROUDED PANEL BECAUSE THEY MADE IT SYMMETRICAL WITH A MATCHING TACHOMETER (RPM) GAUGE. WHO REALLY CARES ABOUT A TACHOMETER ON AN AUTOMATIC VEHICLE? I WANT TO SEE THE SPEED THAT I AM TRAVELING. ALSO, IF YOU TILT THE STEERING WHEEL UP AT ONE SET POINT YOU CANT EVEN SEE THE GAUGES DEPENDING ON HOW TALL YOU ARE. *NM
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#10174914December 1, 2006
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
UPON NOTIFICATION BY ONSTAR TO ROTATE MY TIRES, AT 6500 MILES. I HAD THEM ROTATED AT THE DEALERSHIP AND NOTED THAT THE FRONT TIRES WERE "FEATHERED" (WEARING INCORRECTLY DUE TO SOME CHAMBER OR CASTER SETTING BEING INCORRECT). THE DEALER SAID HE HAD SEEN WORSE TIRE FEATHERING ON 07 TAHOE'S AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *JB
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0
Deaths:
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#10174919December 1, 2006
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
JUST AFTER PURCHASE, WHILE THEY WERE PREPPING MY NEW 07 TAHOE I NOTED THAT IT HAD A DENT IN THE REAR DRIVERS-SIDE DOOR IN THE RIDGE OVER THE REAR WHEEL OPENING. A COLLISION CENTER OWNER INFORMED ME THAT IT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED WITHOUT INSTALLING A NEW DOOR SKIN ON IT. THE SALESMAN HAD STATED THAT IT COULD BE POPPED-OUT. IT OBVIOUSLY HAPPENED AT THE FACTORY AS THERE WERE NO OBVIOUS SCRATCHES OR OTHER INDICATIONS OF IMPACT. *JB
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0
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#10174920December 1, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE HEATER FAN DOES NOT RUN WHEN I AUTOMATICALLY START THE VEHICLE WITH MY REMOTE STARTER/KEYFOB. WHAT GOOD IS IT TO START YOUR VEHICLE TO WARM IT UP IF THE FAN DOESN'T START UP TO DEFROST YOUR WINDSHIELD? THE GM REMOTE STARTER WAS INSTALLED AND PROGRAMMED BY THE DEALER AFTER PURCHASE. WHEN IT WAS CHECKED, THE FAN RAN AND THEN DIDN'T . I GOT IT TO RUN ONLY IF I AM 3 FEET AWAY AND START THE VEHICLE (OR SITTING IN IT) TOO FUNNY, I GUESS AT THAT POINT I MAY AS WELL USE THE KEY!@ *JB
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#10174915December 1, 2006
STRUCTURE
THE HEADLINER IN MY NEW VEHICLE RATTLES AND IT ALSO HAS SOME INDICATION OF DAMAGE NEAR THE PASSENGER VISOR AREA WHICH OBVIOUSLY OCCURRED DURING FACTORY (TEXAS) INSTALL. *JB
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0
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#10174412November 27, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OR WHILE PARKED, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL WAS POORLY VISIBLE DURING THE DAYTIME. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE ALERTED, AND DETERMINED THIS WAS THE WAY THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED.
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10174002November 21, 2006
EQUIPMENT, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR, STRUCTURE, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH NEW 2007 TAHOE, INCLUDING RECALL HVAC, REPLACE DVD, REPLACE RADIO, VIBRATING LEFT DRIVER'S MIRROR, BACK DOOR MOLDING, REPAIRED PASSENGER DOOR POWER LOCKS...HOWEVER, MAIN AND IRREPARABLE ISSUE IS THE POOR FM & XM RADIO RECEPTION WHICH FADES IN AND OUT WHILE DRIVING. *NM
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10171921October 26, 2006
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S REAR PASSENGER TIRE DROVE OVER A NAIL AND LOST AIR PRESSURE. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS NOTICED THAT A DIME SIZE PIECE OF RUBBER WAS MISSING ALONG THE MIDDLE OF THE TREAD. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A TIRE REPAIR SHOP, WHO REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE TIRE WITH A FULL SIZE SPARE. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND DETERMINED THAT THE CONTACT COULD HAVE HIT AN OBJECT ON THE ROAD, CAUSING THE TREAD SEPARATION. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE, IF A PIECE OF TIRE RIPPED OFF SO EASILY. THE TIRE WAS A BRIDGESTONE DUELER 684, SIZE: P265/70R17.
Crash:
No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10170847October 15, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
AT 3700 MILES NOTICED FRONT TIRES WERE FEATHERING. AFTER VISITING DEALER AND QUESTIONING THEY ASKED IF I HAD TIRES ROTATED? I EXPLAINED THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE WAS TOO LOW SO THEY SUGGESTED ROTATING AND COMING BACK. ALSO, WINDOW TRIM ON 2 REAR WINDOWS COMING OFF SINCE FIRST DAY OF OWNERSHIP, RECENTLY BEEN TOLD THIS IS A RECALL AND A KNOWN PROBLEM.
Crash:
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10169833October 3, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE THAT I HAVE HAD FOR ONLY 1 MONTH 3 WEEKS THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND WENT INTO A THEFT CODE AND ON STAR COULD NOT FINE THE PROBLEM. THE NEXT TIME THIS HAPPEN I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK AND THE MOTOR SHUT DOWN AND WENT INTO A THEFT CODE LUCKY NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME. THIS HAPPEN 9/9/06& 9/28/06. *JB
Crash:
No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10167715September 8, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
OUR FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED 2 WEEKS AFTER WE PURCHASED OUR 2007 TAHOE LTZ ON MARCH 17,2006 THE HEATED SEATS DIDN'T WORK UNLESS WE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE THIS HAPPENED TWICE AND NEVER AGAIN SO WE THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE. SECOND MALFUNCTION/INCIDENT WAS. I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON BY THEMSELVES AND I COULD NOT SHUT THEM OFF UNTIL I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE THIRD INCIDENT WAS THE SAME AS THE SECOND...THIS TIME I WAS DRIVING ON THE FWY AND THE WIPERS AND WIPER FLUID CAME ON AGAIN, I COULD NOT SHUT THEM OFF UNTIL I EXITED THE FWY AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AUG 23, 2006 AND EXPLAINED ALL THE MALFUNCTIONS THAT HAD OCCURRED THUS FAR THEY COULD NOT FIND NOR DUPLICATE THE HEATED SEAT PROBLEM BUT THEY DID FIND THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, SO THEY ORDERED IT. FORWARD TO TODAY SEPT 8, 2006 I WAS AGAIN DRIVING ON THE FWY WHEN MY XM RADIO WENT OUT COMPLETELY I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A PROBLEM WITH THE SATELLITE SO AS SOON AS I EXITED THE FWY I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE BUT THIS TIME ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, RADIO AND ONSTAR SERVICES WERE COMPLETELY DEAD! NO SERVICE AT ALL! I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY WANT ME TO TAKE IT IN SO THAT THEY CAN CHECK IT OUT YET AGAIN, AND INSTALL THE WIPER MODULE WE WERE WAITING ON. THIS IS JUST RIDICULOUS, BEING THAT WE DID NOT PAY CHUMP CHANGE FOR THIS TAHOE FOR THAT KIND OF MONEY IT SHOULD BE A VERY RELIABLE VEHICLE! I AM NOT GOING TO BE HAVING TO TAKE A $50,000 VEHICLE TO THE SHOP EVERY OTHER MONTH FOR MALFUNCTIONS...WHAT A COMPLETE INCONVENIENCE THIS IS!! AND FROM WHAT I SEE THIS IS DEFINITELY NOT THE FIRST INCIDENT OF THIS KIND. I SEE PEOPLE ARE HAVING SIMILAR COMPUTER MALFUNCTIONS AS WELL! *JB
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0
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#10165911August 18, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STABILITY TRACK CONTROL AND ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING EACH INCIDENT. THE RADIO WENT OFF SUDDENLY AND THE BACK UP CAMERA BLACKED OUT SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEMS. EACH OCCASION AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WERE NO LONGER ILLUMINATED AND ALL ELECTRICAL UNITS OPERATED NORMALLY.
Crash:
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0
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#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
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0
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#10159493June 9, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
REFERENCE: NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCES WHILE DRIVING OUR BRAND NEW (2 WEEK OLD, CHEVROLET TAHOE ) MY FAMILY AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED 3 NEAR DEATH SITUATIONS ON TWO MAJOR INTERSTATES WHILE DRIVING THE TWO WEEK OLD 2007 TAHOE THAT I PURCHASED ON MAY 20. I WILL EXPLAIN THE DANGEROUS EXPERIENCES WE WERE SUBJECTED TO IN CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CHEVROLET TAHOE I JUST PURCHASED 2 WEEKS AGO HAS STALLED ON THREE OCCASIONS, WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT 65-70 MPH, ON A BUSY INTERSTATE. WHEN THE INCIDENTS OCCURRED THERE WERE MANY MOTORIST ON THE INTERSTATE (AT NIGHT AND DURING THE DAY) WE WENT TO TWO DEALERS AND SPOKE WITH ON STAR FOUR TIMES. THE REPAIRS WERE SUPPOSED TO BE COMPLETED BUT EACH TIME THE SUV STALLED ON THE INTERSTATE CAUSING A POSSIBLY FATAL INCIDENT FOR MY FAMILY AND OTHER MOTORIST. THE 2007 TAHOE THAT I HAVE BEEN SOLD IS CLEARLY DANGEROUS AND DEFECTIVE. NOW IT'S FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 2006, AND I HAVE A BRAND NEW 2007 TAHOE THAT IS TRULY MALFUNCTIONING; MY FAMILY NEEDS SAFE AND RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION. *JB *NM
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158041May 22, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, INTERIOR LIGHTING
WHEN VEHICLE'S EXTERIOR LAMP CONTROL IS IN THE "AUTO" POSITION DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS, MOST OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES (SPEEDOMETER, RPM, GAS, BATTERY, TEMPERATURE, OIL) ARE NOT ILLUMINATED AND CANNOT BE READ WITHOUT TAKING ONE'S EYES OFF THE ROAD AND FOCUSING ON THE GAUGE IN QUESTION, CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD. VARIOUS FEATURES OF THE VEHICLE ARE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED SO THAT ONE DOES NOT HAVE TO REMOVE THE EYES FROM THE ROAD (E.G., RADIO CONTROLS ON STEERING WHEEL); THIS GOES COMPLETELY AGAINST THIS OBJECTIVE. ONE CAN BYPASS THIS PROBLEM BY SWITCHING THE EXTERIOR LAMP CONTROL FROM "AUTO" TO THE PARKING LAMP POSITION: THIS ILLUMINATES THE GAUGES BUT CUTS OUT THE DAYTIME RUNNING LAMPS. AN IMPROPERLY DESIGNED LIGHT SENSOR SEEMS TO BE THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. WHEN THIS PROBLEM WAS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALER, HIS SERVICE PEOPLE DETERMINED AFTER CHECKING THAT THIS WAS NORMAL OPERATION AND THERE WAS NO DEFECT. *NM
Crash:
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10153982March 29, 2006
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A LETTER WAS RECEIVED FROM THE MANUFACTURER THAT INSTRUCTED THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS SHOULD BE FOLDED IN AT SPEEDS OVER 30 MPH AND NOT USED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THE REPAIR WAS DELAYED, BECAUSE A REMEDY WAS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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