2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE Complaints

BRAKE FLUID DISCOVERED DRIPPING FROM UNDER FRONT LEFT FRAME ONTO DRIVEWAY. FOUND BRAKE LINE RUSTED AND PITTED AND WET WITH FLUID. MASTER CYLINDER WAS DOWN APPROXIMATELY 10% BELOW FULL MARK. MANY ITEMS IN LEFT SIDE ENGINE COMPARTMENT RUSTED AND CORRODED. HAVE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS COMPONENT FAILURES RELATED TO RUST AND CORROSION UNDER LEFT SIDE HOOD AND CHASSIS, ... REAR BRAKE ROTORS, BRAKE CONTROL MODULE, BRAKE MODULATOR VALVE, CORRODED AND STUCK SPARE TIRE RELEASE CABLE, LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY,WIND SHIELD WIPER CONTROL MODULE REPLACED ,SPEED SENSOR REPLACED,STEERING SHAFT REPLACED.

THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHT CAME ON AND REDUCED THE CAR'S POWER TO ONLY BE ABLE TO GO 20 MPH. I DID REACH 30 MPH WITH A DOWN-SLOPE. I WAS VERY SCARED AND HAD MY TWO CHILDREN IN THE CAR. THANKFULLY, I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. UPON RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE WITH MY CAR MAKE AND MODEL, IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AND A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE. THE ENGINE'S POWER JUST PULLED BACK WITHOUT WARNING! I AM TAKING THE CAR TO BE SERVICED TOMORROW BUT CANNOT FATHOM TO THINK WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED!

2003 TAHOE HAS A DEFECTIVE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER - GM REFUSES TO REPAIR UNDER THEIR "SPECIAL COVERAGE" BECAUSE THAT COVERAGE EXPIRED AT 80,000 MILES. MY VEHICLE IS SETUP WITH A TOW PACKAGE ALLOWING YOU TO TOW UP TO 7,000 POUNDS. IT IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT THAT YOU KNOW YOUR SPEED WHEN TOWING A TRAILER OR YOU CAN EASILY LOOSE CONTROL. MY SPEEDOMETER IS CURRENTLY STUCK AT 10 MILES PER HOUR. GM HAS DIAGNOSED AND STATED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS DEFECTIVE. GM DOES NOT CONSIDER A SPEEDOMETER TO BE A SAFETY DEVICE, BUT BECAUSE THEY PROMOTE THIS VEHICLE WITH A "TOW PACKAGE" SPEED BECOMES A MUCH MORE CRITICAL FACTOR IN VEHICLE OPERATION. *TR

REAR GLASS HINGE IN 2003 TAHOE RIPPING FROM HINGE. WINDOW MUST NOW BE FORCED SIDEWAYS TO ENGAGE LOCKING MECHANISM TO CLOSE REAR GLASS HATCH. LIFTING ENTIRE HATCH EFFECTS THE GLASS HINGE AS WELL. RT CORNER OF WINDOW NOW PROTRUDES ABOVE ROOF LINE AND I AM CONCERNED THIS WILL "CATCH" DURING HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND BLOW OFF AS HAS BEEN REPORTED PREVIOUSLY. LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP REPAIR FACILITY INFORMED ME THIS IS COMMON AND THEY HAVE REPAIRED 2 THAT WEEK FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEIR REPAIR STATISTICS DO NOT GO UP TOWARDS CHEVY CORPORATE FOR TREND AND FAILURE ANALYSIS. THEY REFERRED ME TO THE CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER. CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS CALLED AND THEY CONDUCTED A 2 HOUR INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE HINGE DEFECTS ARE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. CURRENT COSTS TO REPAIR ARE APPROX $1000.00. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY TAHOE. I'VE RUN OUT OF GAS ON THREE OCCASIONS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE GAUGE ON THE DASH WILL REPORT THE GAS TANK HAS 1/4 TANK LEFT, THE VEHICLE DIGITAL RANGE WILL REPORT THE SAME THING ,BUT THE CAR RUNS OUT OF GAS. I HAVE TO FILL UP THE VEHICLE WHEN THE GAS GAUGE READS 1/2 FULL OUT OF FEAR THAT THE GAUGE IS LOWER THAN IT ACTUALLY. TWICE I'VE RUN OUT OF GAS ON I-295 IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND WAS FORCED TO NEGOTIATE A HARROWING MANEUVER TO LEAVE THE CENTER LANE OF THE THREE LANE HIGHWAY TO GET TO THE SHOULDER AS THE CAR WAS NOT UNDER POWER. *TR

ANTI LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATING AT LOW SPEED ON DRY PAVEMENT, REQUIRING HARDER BRAKING EFFORT. ALSO HEARING FOUR CHIMES WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE CONTACT FELT THE BRAKE PEDAL SLIGHTLY DROP. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND LATER ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL FELL TO FLOOR AGAIN WHEN HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO IT IN ORDER CHANGE GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE WHEEL CYLINDERS AND THE BRAKE LINE WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION, NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA1100A (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC FOUNDATION HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

I HAD TO HAVE THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CLEANED 1AND 1/2 YEARS AGO ON MY CHEVY TAHOE. IT RECENTLY STARTED ACTING UP AGAIN. THEN YESTERDAY DURING A HARD BRAKE TO AVOID DEBRIS IN THE ROAD THE BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY. I DO NOT KNOW YET WHAT FAILED BUT THERE IS VERY LITTLE BRAKE FLUID LEFT IN THE RESERVOIR. I SEE THAT THERE ARE MORE THAN 1 RECALL FOR TAHOES REGARDING BRAKES, BUT MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED? *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED - INDICATING INCORRECT SPEED. FOR EXAMPLE, DRIVING THROUGH TOWN AT THE NORMAL FLOW OF TRAFFIC (20-30 MPH) THE SPEEDOMETER INDICATES 50+ MPH. *TR

03 CHEVY TAHOE WITH 28,000 MILES,ALL GAUGES QUIT WORKING,HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST WE ARE GOING,NO IDEA ON GAS,OIL PRESSURE ETC. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS AND CAN NOT AFFORD 700. TO FIX WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A SAFETY RECALL. *TR