2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE Complaints

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT NOTICED A CRACK ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DASHBOARD WHICH HOUSED THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GATEWAY CHEVROLET LOCATED AT 9901 PAPAGO FWY, AVONDALE, AZ 85392, (623) 428-1910, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO A RECALL REGARDING THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TECHNICIAN FAILED TO INFORM HIM THAT THE VIN WAS SUBJECTED TO THE TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING AN EMISSION TEST HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS A INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,500. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.*DT*JB

DASHBOARD HAS SERIOUS CRACKS DUE TO DETERIORATION. GET WORSE EVERY SUMMER SEASON.

THE MAIN CALL TO ACTION HERE IS SAFETY. DASHES THAT ARE CRACKED IN PLACES AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG CAN BECOME FLYING PROJECTILES IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE PASSENGER OR SIDE IMPACT AIRBAG DEPLOYS. PREVIOUSLY STATED, GENERAL MOTORS OBVIOUSLY RECOGNIZES THIS AS A PROBLEM AND THEY ARE REFUSING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP...

I PURCHASED MY TAHOE A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO, AND IT ALREADY HAD A CRACKED DASH, BUT WAS MINOR. ONE SMALL CRACK BY THE PASSENGER AIRBAG, AND ONE IN FRONT OF THE STEERING WHEEL. SINCE THEN, IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. THE CRACK NEAR THE AIRBAG EXTENDS FROM THE AIRBAG PANEL TO THE EDGE OF THE DASH WHERE IT JOINS TO THE FRONT SECTION OF THE DASH. THE DRIVER SIDE CRACK EXTENDS FROM THE SAME EDGE, UP TOWARDS THE STEERING WHEEL, ALMOST TO THE EDGE CLOSEST TO THE STEERING WHEEL. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN UTAH. IT WAS OWNED BY SOMEONE WHO LIVED IN THE NORTHEAST, THEN MOVED TO UTAH, AND THEN I MOVED TO KENTUCKY ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM HAS STARTED AND CONTINUES DESPITE THE LOCATION, OR THE TEMPERATURE. IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE DUE TO NOT BEING SUPPORTED FROM THE UNDERSIDE.

NHTSA HAS FAILED TO TIMELY RESOLVE A PETITION FOR INCONSEQUENTIALITY FOR A KNOWN DEFECT. TODAY'S DATE IS JANUARY 14, 2020. PLEASE DO YOUR JOB AND ENSURE GM IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE RECALL BELOW. NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 16V381 RECALL DATE: MAY 27, 2016 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: 2049151 GM HAS SUBMITTED TO NHTSA A PETITION FOR INCONSEQUENTIALITY AND NHTSA HAS GRANTED GM UNTIL AUGUST 2017 TO COMPLETE ITS INVESTIGATION AND TO SUBMIT ALL DATA SUPPORTING THE PETITION

SOMETIMES THE STABLE TRACK SYSTEM COMES ON AND GOES OFF CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION AND CARTER JERK AND STEER POORLY TOO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WOULD ARRIVE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOCKS ON THE REAR DOORS ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES WERE UNABLE TO BE OPENED. THE LOCKS COULD ONLY BE OPENED WHEN THE REAR WINDOWS WERE LOWERED AND A PERSON HAD TO REACH IN FROM OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE TO MANUALLY UNLOCK THE DOORS. HUBERT VESTER CHEVROLET (3717 RALEIGH RD PKWY W, WILSON, NC 27896, (252) 627-8085) STATED THAT THE ACTUATOR FOR THE LOCKS MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER FOR THE LOCKS TO WORK PROPERLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED THE FAILURE AND FOUND THAT IT WAS WIDESPREAD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000. *BF

MY 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE WILL SPORADICALLY DISPLAY TWO M.I.L. 'S - SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND SERVICE STABILITRAK. I HAVE SPENT CLOSE TO $4,000 ON DIFFERENT PARTS, AS WELL AS HAVING THE HEADS COMPLETELY REBUILT ABOUT 5 MONTHS AGO. THE ONLY TROUBLE CODES IT SHOWS WHEN HOOKED TO A SCANNER ARE A P0300 (GENERIC MISFIRE DETECTED) P0301 (MISFIRE CYLINDER 1) AND 0443 (EVAP EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM VALVE CIRCUIT). AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS OF RESEARCH ONLINE, IT IS BLATANTLY OBVIOUS THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL THOUSAND PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME ISSUES. IT APPEARS THERE IS NO DIRECT SUREFIRE RESOLUTION. BUT RATHER A COMMON OCCURRENCE THAT IS SOMETIMES VERY LABOR INTENSIVE AND EXTREMELY INVASIVE TO TRACK DOWN THE SPECIFIC PROBLEM. I HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHT CONTROL SWITCH, ADDED A SECONDARY BACKUP BATTERY AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE CABLES, REPLACE THE PLUGS, PLUG WIRES AND IGNITION COIL PACKS. IT SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING ISSUE AND AT THIS POINT I HAVE AS MUCH MONEY INVESTED IN REPAIRING THE VEHICLE AS I HAVE SPENT PURCHASING IT. I AM NOT THE TYPE OF PERSON TO SELL THIS TRUCK AND LET'S HAVE THE MISFORTUNE OF DEALING WITH SUCH ISSUES BUT AFTER SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS SPENT AND DISCOVERING THAT IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AMONGST CHEVROLET / GM SUVS AND TRUCKS, PARTICULARLY WITH THE 5.3 L ENGINE, I FEEL GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD AT LEAST COVER THE EXPENSE OF REPAIRING IT OR LET ME TRADE IT IN TOWARDS A NEWER MODEL WITH A SUFFICIENT CREDIT APPLIED. THE ISSUES I'M EXPERIENCING SEEM TO HAPPEN WHEN I AM STOPPING OR ACCELERATING ABOVE 40 MILES PER HOUR. IF I AM SIMPLY CRUISING ALONG AT 25 MILES PER HOUR STEADILY AND NOT ACCELERATING OR BREAKING, IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE AS PREVALENT. BUT AS PREVIOUSLY STATED, IT IS SPORADIC AND CONTINUES TO REOCCUR INCESSANTLY.

THERE IS A RECALL ON MY CAR THAT IS INCOMPLETE AND REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE. SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON