2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR LIFTGATE GLASS WINDOW BECAME LOOSE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, BUT THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT DISPLAY AN EMPTY READING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000 UPDATED 10/17/12*LJ

THE SAFETY ISSUE HERE IS THE FACT THAT GM DOOR ACTUATORS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. GM IS NOT RECALLING THE PARTS AND THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS. DOORS WILL NOT LOCK, OR OPEN CONSISTENTLY, AND THEY DO NOT COVER THE REPAIRS UNLESS YOU HAVE THE ORIGINAL FACTORY WARRANTY OR IT MIGHT BE COVERED ON MAJOR GUARD WHICH THEY DON'T EVEN OFFER ON MY VEHICLE. THE INTERNET IS FILLED WITH THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE ISSUE. PEOPLE CAN BE CARJACKED, OR THEIR VEHICLES STOLEN BECAUSE THEIR DOOR LOCKS WON'T FUNCTION. GM JUST FLAT OUT DOES NOT CARE, AND THE PROBLEM ISN'T JUST ON THE TAHOE & SUBURBAN LINES. HERE ARE JUST A FEW LINKS OUT THERE ON THIS ISSUE. HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/WEBX?14@@.F206D4B/0 HTTP://WWW.CHEVYMALIBUFORUM.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=7950 AND HERE'S SOMEONE WHO APPEARS TO HAVE A FIX, GET RID OF THE CHEAP CHINESE PARTS. HTTP://WWW.GREENHYBRID.COM/DISCUSS/F69/TAHOE-DOOR-LOCK-ACTUATOR-PROBLEM-SOLUTION-27064/ THE FACT THAT THIS BUSINESS PRACTICE IS ALLOWED TO CONTINUE SEEMS ABSURD. THIS PART NEEDS TO BE FIXED AND A RECALL ISSUED. AT A MINIMUM IT SHOULD BE COVERED BY GM FOR ALL FAILURES ON ALL VEHICLES. *TR

THE REAR TAILGATE LOCK STOPPED FUNCTIONING WHICH PREVENTS THE REAR WINDOW OR THE TAILGATE TO BE OPENED. THERE IS NOT A MANUAL WAY TO OPEN THE TAILGATE OR WINDOW FROM THE INSIDE EITHER. *JB

I HAVE A 2005 TAHOE WHICH I BOUGHT NEW. ABOUT 5-6 MONTHS AGO MY SPEEDOMETER WENT OUT. I DIDN'T HAVE THE FUNDS AT THE TIME AND LET IT GO EVEN THOUGH I FELT IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. I RECEIVED NO LETTER FROM GM THAT THEY WERE HAVING THIS PROBLEM UNTIL TODAY. I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO MY LOCAL GOODYEAR PLACE AND THEY WERE GOING TO CHARGE ME HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX IT. MY SISTER, WHO HAD WORKED AT GM, HAD ME CALL THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP JACK BURFORD IN RICHMOND, KENTUCKY. THEY SAID THEY'D GIVE ME A NEW CLUSTER BUT THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE LABOR ($130), I THEN CALLED GN AT 800-222-1020 AND TALKED WITH A WOMAN NAMED[XXX]. SHE TOLD ME THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE A RECALL ON THAT ISSUE BUT A "SPECIAL POLICY". ALSO, IT WAS GOOD ONLY FOR CARS WITH LESS THAN 80,000 MILES. MINE HAS 97,000. THEY'RE STILL GOING TO FIX IT THOUGH BUT IT MAKES ME UPSET THAT THEY DIDN'T NOTIFY ME ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE LABOR. THE POLICY APPARENTLY WENT INTO EFFECT IN 2005, WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND EXPIRES IN JULY, 2012. I WONDER IF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND, IF SO, SINCE THIS IS POTENTIALLY A SAFETY ISSUE, SHOULD THE CARS BE RECALLED? THANK YOU. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WE HAVE A 2005 CHEVY TAHOE AND WE RECENTLY ENCOUNTERED A PROBLEM - THE LIFTGATE WILL NOT UNLOCK. WE DISCOVERED THAT IS NO MANUAL KEY ENTRY AND THERE IS NO INTERNAL UNLOCK SYSTEM. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE : REPEAT: THERE IS NO INTERNAL UNLOCK SYSTEM WHICH IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY EXIT NEEDED - ESPECIALLY WITH THE THIRD SEAT INSTALLED. THE ONLY WAY TO UNLOCK THE LIFTGATE IS VIA REMOTE KEY - BUT THE LOCK DOES NOT RESPOND TO THE REMOTE KEY SO THE LIFTGATE CANNOT OPEN. THERE ARE TREMENDOUS AMOUNTS OF COMPLAINTS POSTED ON THE INTERNET FORUMS AND WE CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS HORRIBLY UNSAFE SITUATION - NOT TO MENTION EQUIPMENT FAILURE. WHAT IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT? THANK YOU. *TR

THE "SERVICE STABILITY" WARNING MESSAGE DISPLAYED, ABS WARNING LIGHT, TC TIRE DEFLATION, AND BRAKE FAILURE LIGHT. THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED ON OR ABOUT FEBRUARY 13, 2012. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY AND THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETED BY MARCH 27, 2012 AFTER 3 ATTEMPTS. THE COMPUTER TESTER WAS ALLEGED TO SHOW THAT THE EBCM HAD FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. THIS DID NOT CLEAR THE DEFECT AND THE SAME WARNINGS CONTINUED WHEN EVER THE CAR WAS WASHED OR BECAME WET FROM RAIN. THE DEFECT WAS SAID TO BE IN THE WIRE THAT POWERED THE EBCM IN THE PROXIMITY OF THE FIREWALL. THE WIRE WAS STATED TO BE FRAYED. WHEN THE WIRE WAS REPLACED THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE WIRE MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED FROM ABRASION NEAR THE FIREWALL COMBINED WITH CORROSION FROM ROAD SALT. THIS COULD HAVE LEAD TO FAILURE OF THE ABS, AIRBAGS, AND STABILITY CONTROL AT A TIME WHEN IT IS MOST NEEDED. *JS

MY SPEEDOMETER HAS RECENTLY EITHER NOT MOVED AT ALL OR DISPLAYS EXCESSIVE SPEEDS INCLUDING 120MPH WHEN TRAVELING ON AVERAGE OF 35MPH TO 50MPH WHICH IS ARE THE REGULAR LIMITS FOR MY AREA. SOME SPEEDS WERE AS LOW AS 25. LATELY, IT HAS ONLY WORKED FOR A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THE TIME. THE ONSTAR DIAGNOSTIC DOES NOT EVEN DETECT THAT THIS HAS/IS A PROBLEM. *TT

ALL THE GAUGES ON MY DASHBOARD QUIT WORKING ALL AT ONCE EXCEPT MY FUEL GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER. THERE ARE LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS AND GM NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THIS.

2005 CLUSTER HAS STOPPED WORKING AND OBVIOUSLY THIS IS NOT SOMETHING NEW TO ANYBODY THAT OWNS A TAHOE. PLEASE RECALL!!!