2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE Complaints

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE Z71. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW AND I AM THE SOLE OWNER. YESTERDAY (7-13-2010), I HAD JUST RETURNED TO MY VEHICLE AFTER A VISIT TO THE GROCERY STORE. I OPENED THE REAR HATCH (UPPER GLASS PORTION) AND PLACED MY GROCERIES INSIDE THE VEHICLE. WHEN I TRIED TO CLOSE THE GLASS HATCH IT WOULD NOT CLOSE. AFTER FURTHER VISUAL OF THE CONNECTING LATCH, I NOTICED THAT THE PLASTIC RIGHT LATCH HAD BROKEN OFF THE GLASS PORTION OF THE HATCH. THUS I WAS NOT ABLE TO CLOSE THE GLASS HATCH. AFTER CONTINUED ATTEMPTS, I PUSHED THE GLASS HATCH BACK INTO PLACE, BUT THE WINDOW IS SEVERELY OUT OF ALIGNMENT. I HAVE SINCE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND I HAVE NOTICED THAT MANY OTHER TAHOE AND SUBURBAN OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. I TOOK MY TAHOE BY A LOCAL CHEVROLET BODY SHOP AND I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH TAHOES AND SUBURBANS. THE SHOP FOREMAN SAID THAT THIS IS A PRODUCT DEFECT THAT CHEVROLET NEVER CORRECTED OR ADMITTED FAULT TO. I AM NOW CONCERNED, AS THIS IS A COMPLETE UNIT AND THAT THE REPLACEMENT COSTS APPEARS TO BE RATHER EXPENSIVE. IF THIS IS A PRODUCT DEFECT, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF CHEVROLET IS WILLING TO COMPENSATE ME FOR THE REPAIRS OR AT LEAST PICK UP A PORTION OF THE BILL. THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR REVIEW OF MY COMPLAINT. *TR

I OWN A 2001 CHEVY TAHOE THAT HAS THE BRAKE / ABS LIGHTS COMING ON WHILE DRIVING. AFTER LEARNING ABOUT EARLIER RECALL I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO A DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE LIGHTS DID NOT COME ON FOR AWHILE BUT STARTED TO LIGHT UP AGAIN. I FEEL THE DEALERSHIP DID A 'QUICK-FIX'. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY I WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THIS RECALL WHEN I HAVE BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN BEFORE WITH A PREVIOUS RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE TRAVELLING AT 2 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE BRAKE LINE WAS REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000.

I'VE HAD TWO ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MODULES REPLACED, 1 AT 40K MILES & AGAIN AT 130K MILES. THEY WENT BAD FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE COST ON THE FIRST ONE WAS $900, AND THE LAST WAS OVER $1400. I SAVED THE LAST ONE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO COMPLETE A TURN AT 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND WAS EXAMINED BUT WAS NOT SERVICED. THE FAILURE HAD NOT RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,002. UPDATED 07/14/2010.*LJ UPDATED 07/15/10.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN RECALL 05V379000, ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER 5 YEARS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS BECAME INTERMITTENT; STARTED OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY ONCE PROBLEM STARTED EVENTUALLY HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT STAY ON; DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM WAS RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE TILT OF STEERING COLUMN; VEHICLE WAS EVALUATED AND REPAIRED; REPAIR INCLUDED REPLACING THE WIRING HARNESS AND THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH; THE WIRING HARNESS HAD SHORTED OUT APPARENTLY FROM THE REPEATED MOVEMENT OF THE TILT BEING ADJUSTED; OLD PART IS AVAILABLE; I'M REPORTING THIS BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS DANGEROUS WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS GO OFF TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS AT NIGHT. IT IS ALSO A FIRE HAZARD PER THE MECHANIC THAT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. WE DID SMELL SMOKE AT ONE TIME BUT DIDN'T NOTICE ANY OTHER COMPONENTS DAMAGED. MAYBE WE WERE JUST LUCKY. *TR

MY VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE-I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 25 OTHER DRIVER WAS APPROXIMATELY 40...DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT RESULTING IN INJURY TO LEFT ARM...VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *TR

LOOSE STEERING AND LOOSE CLUNKING COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN. COMING OUT OF TURN I HEAR A NOISE NOT NORMAL AFTER TURNING AND THE STEERING FEELS LOOSE/FLOATY. I HAVE HAD THE NOISE FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS BUT NEVER THOUGHT ANYTHING OF IT. HAD THE FRONT END CHECKED OUT AND THE STEERING LOOKED AT ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND IT ALL CHECKED OUT OK. I STILL HAD THE CLUNKING AND LOOSENESS. I RECENTLY HAD A STEERING FLUID FLUSH AND CHECK AND ALL TURNED OUT WELL BUT THE NOISE IS STILL THERE. IT FEELS AS IF THE STEERING SHAFT IS FLOATING AND SNAPS BACK INTO PLACE AFTER THE TURN. *TR

STEERING FEELS LOOSE WHEN TURNING AND HITTING SLIGHT BUMPS AT NORMAL SPEEDS. SOFT CLUNKING SOUNDS COMES FROM STEERING COLUMN AREA UNDER DASHBOARD WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL AND MOVING. *TR