2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE Complaints

HAVE HAD MY 2007 CHEVY TAHOE SEEN BY THE DEALER 5X FOR A REPEAT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, SINCE 9/15/07 (PURCHASE DATE). 1ST TIME THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A LOOSE GAS CAP. 2ND TIME - EVAP LEAK, REPLACE EVAP VENT SELENOID, 3RD - REPEAT EVAP LEAK - LOOSE CONNECTION AT CANISTER, 4TH TIME - REPEAT EVAP LEAK, REPLACE WITH "CHEVY NEW DESIGN VENT VALVE", 5TH TIME - REPEAT EVAP LEAK - REPLACED GAS CAP. *TR

VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED IN OWNER'S GARAGE, DAMAGED VEHICLE AND GARAGE. FIRE BURNED WITHIN LEFT SIDE OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *TR

WHILE PARKED AT A RESTAURANT MY TAHOE WAS BROKE INTO. THE THEFT WAS DONE WITH A SMALL FLAT HEAD SCREWDRIVER UNDER THE KEY LOCK IN THE SEAL BETWEEN THE HANDLE AND THE DOOR. I COULDN'T EVEN TELL. THE POLICE SHOWED ME WHERE TO LOOK AND SAID IT WAS VERY COMMON. I TOOK IT TO TWO DEALERSHIPS AND A BODY SHOP. ONE DEALER AND THE BODY SHOP SAID THAT THIS WAS VERY COMMON AND THE PREVIOUS YEAR MODEL HAD THE SAME ISSUE. THE ALARM DOESN'T GO OFF BECAUSE THE SCREWDRIVER IS SENSED AS A KEY. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE FILED A COMPLAINT BY ME AND CLOSED IT IN THE SAME PHONE CALL. THEY SAID TO TAKE IT UP WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY. IT SHOULD NOT BE THAT EASY TO BREAK INTO. IT IS GOING TO COST $700 TO REPLACE THE HANDLE AND PAINT THE DOOR AND I MUST REPLACE THE GPS UNIT THAT WAS STOLEN AND A CHECK TO MY BANK WAS ALSO TAKEN. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2007 TAHOE IN FEB. OF 2007. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS TO DATE. THE FIRST WAS THE A/C BLOWER WENT OUT. REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR WAS REVERSED ON THE TWO RIGHT SIDE TIRES. RIGHT FRONT WAS ACTUALLY THE RIGHT REAR. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES ABOUT THE POOR MILEAGE I AM GETTING. 15.1 MPG OVERALL. 60% + OF MY DRIVING IS ON THE HIGHWAY. MY 2003 TAHOE GOT MUCH BETTER MILEAGE WITHOUT THE SO-CALLED "ACTIVE FUEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM". THEN AT 27,758 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION CRAPPED OUT WHILE PULLING INTO TRAFFIC ON A BUSY ROAD. I LIKE THE APPEARANCE AND FEATURES OF THE TAHOE, BUT IN MY OPINION, THIS VEHICLE IS A DISASTER MECHANICALLY. I HAVE BOUGHT NOTHING BUT GM PRODUCTS FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS BUT WILL NOW RECONSIDER. *TR

I OWN A NEW 2007 CHEVY TAHOE THAT I PURCHASED ON 2/22/07 FOR $49K. ON DEC 31ST, 2007 I CAME HOME FROM WORK AT 3PM AND PARKED MY CAR IN OUR ATTACHED GARAGE (CAR OBVIOUSLY TURNED OFF). AT 3:45PM MY WIFE STARTED TO SMELL SMOKE -- UPON ENTERING THE GARAGE I NOTICED THAT THE CAR WAS SMOKING (FIRE DEPT THINKS ITS ELECTRICAL IN NATURE - DEFINITELY SMELLED LIKE IT WAS). I HAVE NOT HAD A PROBLEM AT ALL WITH THIS CAR AND KEPT UP WITH ALL MAINTENANCE ONLY USING THE GM DEALERSHIP FOR WORK. WE IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE FIRE DEPT -- WHEN THE POLICE AND FIRE MADE IT TO THE SCENE THE ENGINE BURST INTO FLAMES. MY ONE YEAR OLD SON WAS SLEEPING IN HIS ROOM RIGHT ABOVE THE GARAGE. THERE ARE A LOT OF "WHAT IFS" THAT GO THROUGH YOUR HEAD IF WE HAD NOT SMELLED THE SMOKE AND THE CAR BLEW UP. NOT EVEN TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THAT THERE WAS ANOTHER CAR RIGHT NEXT TO THE TAHOE WHICH WAS FULL OF GAS. GM HAS GIVEN ME THE RUN AROUND AND DOES NOT FEEL THAT MY CAR DESERVES TO BE REPLACED. THEY ARE VERY HAPPY LETTING MY INSURANCE PAY FOR THE DAMAGE TO MY HOUSE AND LETTING ME SUFFER A $16K LOSS OUT OF POCKET FOR THIS INCIDENT. I AM CURRENTLY PURSUING LEGAL AVENUES AND AM IN THE PROCESS OF LOOKING AT THE LEMON LAW THAT MASSACHUSETTS HAS ON THE BOOKS. *TR

DRIVER-SIDE DOOR HANDLES (INNER AND OUTER) SPONTANEOUSLY FAIL TO OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. A MECHANICAL DEFECT (NOT ELECTRICAL). UNIT MANIPULATED UNTIL IT STARTED TO WORK FIRST SERVICE VISIT. ENTIRE DOOR HANDLE AND LOCK UNIT REPLACED SECOND OCCURRENCE. ENTIRE LOCK UNIT FELL INSIDE DOOR AT THIRD OCCURRENCE, TRUCK TO BE DROPPED OFF AT SHOP TOMORROW FOR MAINTENANCE. DOOR CURRENTLY WILL NOT OPEN. DRIVER MUST CLIMB OVER THE CONSOLE AND ENTER AND EXIT VEHICLE THROUGH THE PASSENGER-SIDE DOOR EVERY TIME THIS PROBLEM OCCURS. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME TRUCK WILL NEED SERVICE FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. TRUCK IS A 2007 TAHOE. *TR

ON MY NEW CHEVY TAHOE, 2007, THE TRANSMISSION HAS SLIPPED SEVERAL TIMES (50+) OVER THE LAST 20,000 MILES. EACH OCCURRENCE WAS MINOR AND WHEN MENTIONED TO THE DEALER AT NORMAL SERVICE INTERVALS WAS TOLD WAS COMMON FOR A TRUCK (I.E. THEY ARE STIFF WHEN COLD, CAN DO THAT WHEN YOU GO AROUND A CORNER, ETC.) THIS FINALLY CULMINATED WITH COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE IN TRAFFIC. THE REPAIR OFFERED BY CHEVY IS TO JUST REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART WITH A LIKE PART THAT THE MECHANIC BELIEVES IS NOT DIFFERENT. HENCE WE SWAPPED A FAILED DEFECTIVE PART WITH THE SAME DESIGN THAT I MUST ASSUME WILL FAIL AGAIN! THIS IS NOT A FIX AND ONLY DELAYS THE INEVITABLE ONCE AGAIN. MAYBE NEXT TIME IT WILL BREAK WHEN PASSING OR OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE? THE GEAR IS CALLED A SPRAG GEAR AND ALL THE GM DEALERSHIPS ARE SILENTLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE PARKED IN THE GARAGE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATED AND STATED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THEY ALSO ADVISED HER TO NOT MOVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND TWO PEOPLE SUSTAINED INJURIES. SHE BELIEVES THE FUEL PUMP CAUSED THE FAILURE BECAUSE THE EXPLOSION WAS VERY LARGE. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND NUMBER OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 11,700.

MY 2007 TAHOE IS A PIECE OF ?!@#$%. SINCE I GOT THE TRUCK IT HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP. MY GAS GAGE FLOATS I CAN START OUT AT OF A TANK AND IT WILL GO UP TO OF A TANK. THE DEALERSHIP HAS CHANGED MULTIPLE PARTS AND CAN NOT SEEM TO FIX IT. THE BLOWER IN THE AIR CONDITIONER WENT OUT THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. MY SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON AND ANOTHER PART HAD TO BE REPLACED. I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THAT MY TRUCK HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP AT LEAST 30 DAYS. I WOULD NOT BUY ANOTHER GM VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS SO QUICK TO SELL ME THE TRUCK, NOT THAT QUICK TO HELP ME. I HAVE PICTURE AND VIDEO WITH TIME AND DATE OF TO GAS GAUGE FLOATING. MY GAS GAGE IS THE RECURRING PROBLEM, THE DEALERSHIP HAS CHANGED MULTIPR PARTS. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON MY 2007 TAHOE LTZ WITH 18,500 MILES. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TAHOE WOULD NOT MOVE IN "D", BUT WOULD IN OTHER GEARS. IN "3" I HEADED TO MY DEALER (ABOUT 15 MILES AWAY). "3" WENT OUT WHEN I HAD TO SLOW FOR A LIGHT. I THEN DROVE IN "2" TO THE DEALER. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS THE FIRST PROBLEM LIKE THIS THEY HAD SEEN IN A 2007. AFTER INSPECTION, I WAS GIVE TECHNICAL NAMES OF THE TRANSMISSION PARTS THAT HAD TORN UP INSIDE. I RECEIVED THE TAHOE BACK IN 1 WEEK AND WAS PROVIDED A FREE RENTAL CAR BY CHEVROLET. I HAVE NOTHING BUT THE HIGHEST PRAISE FOR MY DEALER, BUT AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN SUCH A MAJOR PROBLEM IN A NEW VEHICLE. I AM SUPPOSED TO RECEIVE A FULL COPY OF ALL WORK DONE FOR THIS REPAIR. *TR