2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE Complaints

ON THE EVENING OF JULY 13 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE TAHOE WHEN THE CHECK BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. SHE WAS ABLE TO ENTER OUR DRIVEWAY AND STOP THE VEHICLE. THE NEXT MORNING I CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS NO RESISTANCE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. LOOKING UNDER THE HOOD I FOUND THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY. THE MECHANIC THAT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE FOUND THE REAR STEEL BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT. THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 11 YEARS OLD AND HAS 116,184 MILES AND I FEEL THAT IT IS A BIT PREMATURE FOR THE BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO RUST. I OWNED TWO CHEVROLET'S AND A FORD PRODUCT FOR OVER 20 YEARS EACH AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE STEEL BRAKE LINES. *TR

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN DOWN A HILL OUT OF A PARKING LOT I HEARD A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING BROKE ON MY VEHICLE. WENT HOME ABOUT 6 BLOCKS AWAY LOOKED TO SEE IF ANYTHING WAS WRONG. I ONLY LOOKED AT THE FRONT END; DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING. A FEW DAYS LATER WHILE PULLING UP TO MY DRIVEWAY IN A DIFFERENT VEHICLE I NOTICED SOMETHING HANGING UNDER THE REAR END OF MY TAHOE. PROCEEDED TO CHECK IT OUT AND FOUND THAT MY SWAY BAR IS COMPLETELY BROKE WHERE IT'S MOUNTED ON A BRACKET. I RESEARCHED THIS AND HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH MY MAKE, YEAR. *TR

THE SPEED GAUGE WAS STRUCK ON 10 THAN 20 IT STOP WORKING ALL TOGETHER ABOUT TWO MONTHS GO. IAM GOING TO GET IT FIX. *TR

BRAKE LINES BEGAN TO CORRODE AT ATTACHMENT POINTS NEAR ALL WHEEL WELLS. OF MOST CONCERN IS 4 BRAKE LINES MOUNTED WITH STEEL SUPPORT BRACKETS ON DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEEL WELL. THESE LINES ARE NOT PROTECTED FROM ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS. THE CORROSION BEGAN AT THE SUPPORT BRACKETS IN 2006 AND HAS WORKED ITS WAY DOWN THE LINES TO THE POINT WHERE THEY NEED TO ALL BE REPLACED. THIS IS SIMPLY BAD ENGINEERING---UNPROTECTED STEEL PLACED IN THE MOST ENVIRONMENTALLY VULNERABLE AREA ON THE VEHICLE AND SECURED WITH CORROSION VULNERABLE STEEL CLIPS. *TT

BRAKE LINE FAILURE, LOSS OF STOPPING, EMERGENCY BRAKE USED TO STOP VEHICLE. NEAR MISS ACCIDENT. BRAKE LINES BEHIND LEFT FRONT WHEEL RUSTED AND FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

ONE OF THE RUNNING/DRIVING WHITE LIGHTS HAS BURNED OUT AND NOT JUST ONCE. AFTER REPLACING THIS BULB TWICE IT ONLY TOOK A MATTER OF A FEW DAYS FOR IT TO BURN OUT AGAIN. MANY SAME STYLE CHEVROLET VEHICLES (MAINLY TAHOE, SUBURBAN, SILVERADO, AND AVALANCHE) ARE THE VEHICLES WITH THIS ISSUE. ON ANY GIVEN DAY I DRIVE AROUND TOWN OR OUT OF TOWN I NOTICE ATLEAST 10 VEHICLES WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. IF THESE LIGHTS ARE INSTALLED FOR SAFETY REASONS (PARTICULARLY IN THE GRAY NORTHWEST) I BELIEVE BOTH LIGHTS SHOULD BE WORKING AS INTENDED. *TR

TAHOE HAS 93,000 MILES ,NOT DRIVEN THAT MUCH ,LIVE IN MARYLAND -.NOT THAT MUCH SALT.TRIED TO COME TO A STOP ,BRAKE PEDAL FAILED-USED EMERG. BRAKES TO HELP STOP. GOT IT HOME LOOK AT THE LINES COMPLETE RUST JOB. ALL LINES WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACE.THIS CAN'T BE NORMAL,HAVE 95 LINCOLN NO PROBLEM-88 FORD P/U NO PROBLEM-93 CAMARO NO PROBLEM AND A 66 PONTIAC NO PROBLEM .KNOWING THE DIFFICULTY OF REPLACING THESE LINES ,GM SHOULD HAVE USED STAINLESS STEEL LINES.TO ME A ENGINEERING BLUNDER/DEFECT AND SHOULD BE UNDER RECALL IMMEDIATELY BEFORE WE HAVE ANOTHER TOYOTA PROBLEM.ANOTHER COUPLE HUNDRED DOLLARS ON $35,000 PLUS VEHICLE TO PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS IS NOT MUCH TO ASK. *TR

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BREAKING LEAVING STUDS IN THE HEADS, HEATING UP ENGINE COMPARTMENTS, RELEASES CARBON MONOXIDE, AFFECTS O2 SENSOR AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER. WILL NOT PASS EMISSIONS IN SOME STATES. GM NOT STANDING BEHIND THIS 1999-2008 ISSUE. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IS EXPENSIVE TO FIX. GM MECHANICS DENYING ANY SUCH ISSUES. PLEASE CHECK- IN TO THIS. OUR WHOLE FLEET AND OUR PERSONAL TRUCKS AFFECTED BY THIS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 03 TAHOE, WHEN AN EXPLOSION WENT OFF IN MY VEHICLE. MY ENTIRE BACK END OF MY TAHOE WAS LITERALLY BLOW TO BITS. THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES OR PEOPLE AROUND ME. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE POLICE DEPT. THEY WERE SHOCKED TO SEE THE CONDITION OF MY VEHICLE AND SAID IT LOOKED TO THEM, THAT IT WAS A CHEVY MALFUNCTION OF SOME SORT. I CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY RIGHT AWAY. THEY CAME OUT AND TOWED THE VEHICLE. THEY WERE ALSO SHOCKED TO SEE THE DAMAGE, AND HAD NO IDEA WHAT OR WHY IT HAD HAPPENED. AFTER ASSESSING ALL THE DAMAGE THEY FOUND IT WOULD COST $2000 TO FIX THE DAMAGE. INS. SAID THEY WERE WILLING TO COVER THE DAMAGE, WE HAD TO PAY A $500 DEDUCTIBLE. I HAVE FIVE KIDS WHO ARE NORMALLY IN THE TRUCK WITH ME, THANK GOD THAT MORNING, THEY WERE NOT. GLASS WAS BLOWN ALL OVER THE INSIDE OF MY TRUCK, THE NOISE ALONE WOULD HAVE DAMAGED THEIR EARS, MINE WERE RINGING ALL DAY. I ALSO CONTACTED CHEVY'S CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE. I SPOKE WITH AN AGENT THERE WHO AS NO HELP, ASKED TO SPEAK TO HER SUPERVISOR, AND SHE WAS NO HELP. I THEN ASKED FOR WHOEVER WAS ABOVE HER, AND I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO ONE ELSE TO HELP ME. I ASKED FOR A NAME, A PHONE NUMBER, AN EMAIL ANYTHING FOR SOMEONE WITH MORE AUTHORITY AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO ONE. THIS IS WRONG! WHAT IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING DOWN I95, OR WHAT IF I HAD MY CHILDREN WITH ME?? THEN ID BE SUING CHEVY FOR MILLIONS! IM ASKING IS THAT THEY COVER THE $500 DEDUCTIBLE SINCE THIS IS OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING THAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS WASN'T NORMAL WEAR AND TARE, THIS WASN'T SOMETHING THAT WAS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY AND ISN'T COVERED. THIS IS CRAZY! THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A CHEVY DEFECT AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I AM SENDING PICTURES SO YOU CAN SEE HOW HORRIBLE THIS WAS. THIS WASN'T JUST THE BACK GLASS SHATTERED, THIS WAS LIKE A BOMB LITERALLY BLEW OFF MY BACK DOOR, WHILE I WAS DRIVING. CHEVY NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS. *TR

I CAN BE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY RUNNING 65-70 MPH AND THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHT WILL COME ON AND REDUCES MY SPEED TO 10 MPH! I PULL OVER, DISCONNECT THE BATTERY CABLE AND REPLACE IT, THEN I COULD CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER WEEK OR SO. FINALLY, I LEFT THE DIAGONSTIC COMPUTER IN MY TRUCK AND WAS ABLE TO CAPTURE THE CODE P1125. THE MECHANIC SAID TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. THAT WAS DONE IN OCTOBER. IT RAN FINE FOR A WHILE, BUT IT STARTED DOING IT AGAIN. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED AGAIN! NOW, TWO MONTHS LATER, IT'S DOING IT AGAIN! NO ONE CAN SEEM TO FIX THE PROBLEM. MEANWHILE, I AM A FEMALE WHO TRAVELS THE HIGHWAYS EVERYDAY GOING BACK AND FORTH TO WORK AND I HAVE BEEN IN SEVERAL DANGEROUS SITUATIONS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM THAT WILL NOT STOP! AS OF NOW, I CAN NOT DRIVE MY TRUCK AND HAVING TO RELY ON CARPOOLING AGAIN UNTIL IT'S FIXED FOR THE THIRD TIME IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS. IT ALSO APPEARS THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH NO RESULTS. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED IF THIS IS NOT ADDRESSED SOON!