2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE Complaints

SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING AT 64,030 MILES.THIS IS A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE Z7 4X4. VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY.PURCHASED AFTER MARKET WARRANTY.APPEARS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE VEHICLE AND NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. DEALER UNABLE/UNWILLING TO LOCATE REPLACEMENT PART. *TR

CLUNK NOISE AND FEEL IN STEERING WHEEL BECAME WORSE AFTER ABOUT 2 MONTHS THEN TOOK TO THE DEALER IT WAS THE STEERING I-SHAFT PART NUMBER 19153614 MY 2005 TAHOE HAD 40331 MILES AT TIME OF REPAIR COST TO ME WAS 113.88 I FEEL I SHOULD NOT BE CHARGED FOR THIS REPAIR BECAUSE IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM TO CHEVROLET. *TR

MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. IN THE MONTH OF MARCH 2009 MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED TO READ I WAS GOING 120 MILES PER HR BUT OF COURSE THAT WAS NOT THE SPEED I WAS GOING. WE TOOK OUR TAHOE BACK TO THE SERVCO DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I HAD GOOGLED AND READ THAT THERE WAS A SPEEDOMETER PROBLEM AND GM WAS FIXING THE PROBLEM. WELL THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE VIN # FOR THE CLUSTER WAS NOT ONE THAT GM WAS GOING TO REPLACE FOR FREE. WHY WOULD THEY REPLACE SOME AND NOT ALL. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMPLAINT. I WILL NEVER BUY A AMERICAN MADE CAR AS LONG AS I LIVE. THAT'S FOR SURE. *TR

I ALSO HAVE A GM SPEEDOMETER THAT FAILED. WE WERE DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY, CRUISE CONTROL ON, WHEN SPEEDOMETER BECAME ERRATIC AND PEGGED TO 120 MPH. IT HAS NOT RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION. I AM OUT OF TOWN AND HAVE NOT I MADE REPAIRS AS OF YET. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER OF MY 2005 CHEVY TAHOE NO LONGER WORKS. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY SAY THEY WON'T FIX IT BECAUSE IT IS NOT CURRENTLY BEING RECALLED. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE WITH A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING SHAFT. IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY ON 03/01/06 WITH 20,385 MILES AT OUR LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERS REMEDY WAS : "E7700 SHAFT, STEERING INTERMEDIATE REPLACE". THE REMEDY LASTED ONLY ABOUT TWO YEARS BEFORE THE BANGING NOISE WHEN TURNING RETURNED. IT NOW IS ACCOMPANIES WITH A LOOSE SOUNDING BANGING NOISE WHEN ON BUMPY ROADS. THE PROBLEM HAS INCREASED IN SEVERITY OVER TIME. I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET PICKUP, AND AM EXPERIENCING A SIMILAR SITUATION, ALTHOUGH NOT AS SEVERE AS WITH MY TAHOE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A PERSISTENT PROBLEM WITH GM, AND POSES A SAFETY ISSUE AS OTHER CUSTOMERS HAVE DESCRIBED STEERING LOCKDOWN ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR

THIS COMPLAINT IS FOR A 2005 MASTERCRAFT X-2 BOAT NOT A CHEVY TAHOE. THERE IS NO OPTION TO CHOOSE BOAT MANUFACTURERS ON THIS WEBSITE. CHEVY MAKES THE INDYMAR 350 ON THIS BOAT AND IS THE CLOSEST OPTION REPRESENTING THIS BOAT AVAILABLE. THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE ARE EITHER RUNNING THE GAS TANK DOWN TO 1/4 TANK FULL OR RUNNING THE GAS TANK EMPTY. THE FAILURE CAN OCCUR UPON THE FIRST INSTANCE OF RUNNING THE TANK TO 1/4 FULL AS I HAVE DOCUMENTED PROOF OF A BOAT OWNER WITH 3 HOURS ON HIS BOAT HAVE A FAILURE. TO CORRECT THE FAILURE BOAT OWNERS HAVE TO PAY $500 FOR THE SAME POORLY DESIGNED PUMPED WHICH IS SUBJECT TO FAILURE AND STRANDING THE BOAT OWNER ONCE AGAIN IN OPEN WATER AT UNEXPECTED TIMES (OFTEN AT THE END OF THEIR BOATING DAY WHICH IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT IS USUALLY DARK OR BEGINNING TO BECOME DARK). UNLESS OF COURSE IT IS WITHIN 2 YEARS OF PURCHASING A NEW BOAT IN WHICH CASE YOUR STILL STRANDED BUT THE DEALER WARRANTIES THE PUMP WORK INSTALLING ANOTHER FAULTY FUEL PUMP. HERE IS A FORUM WHERE THE ISSUES CAN BE DISCUSSED AND SPECIFIC REPORTS REVIEWED. HTTP://WWW.MASTERCRAFT.COM/TEAMTALK/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=25783&HIGHLIGHT=FUEL+PUMP TO FURTHER EXPLAIN THE SAFETY ISSUES INVOLVED, ATLEAST TWO DOCUMENTED OWNERS ON THIS FORUM HAVE TRIED TO FIX THIS ISSUE ON THEIR OWN COMING UP WITH THEIR OWN SOLUTIONS. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS AND RESULT IN OUT OF TANK PUMPS/HOME STYLE FIXES TO THIS PLAGUED FUEL SYSTEM. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT QUIT WORKING ALONG WITH BOTH THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGERS SIDE HEATED SEATS QUIT WORKING AS WELL. PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT WORKED FINE. WE TOOK THE TAHOE INTO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE CONNECTOR, UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT, WAS MELTED. THEY REPLACED THE CONNECTOR, HOWEVER, THE DRIVER SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT CONTROLS SEEM BACKWARDS. WHEN YOU PULL THE LEAVER UP, THE SEAT GOES DOWN, AND VICE VERSA. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS MALFUNCTION MAY CAUSE A FIRE. *TR

OCCASIONALLY SMELLED ELECTRICAL BURNING INSIDE VEHICLE. AC/HEATER BLOWER CUT OUT BUT CAME BACK ON. DECEMBER 2008 AC/HEATER BLOWER STOPPED COMPLETELY. WENT TO DEALERSHIP TO CONFIRM WHICH FUSE TO CHECK. WAS TOLD IT WAS PROBABLY SOMETHING ELSE AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR DIAGNOSIS. JANUARY 2009 WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR AND CONNECTOR SHORTED OUT AND MELTED (NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY). AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE CONTACTED MANUFACTURER ABOUT POSSIBLE RECALL, WAS TOLD THEY WOULD SPLIT COST OF REPAIR. DEALER REPAIR FACILITY WOULD NOT GIVE US THE FAULTY PARTS. SAID MANUFACTURER WOULD GET THE FAULTY PARTS DUE TO THEM AGREEING TO PAY FOR HALF OF THE REPAIRS. STILL COST ME $262 FOR DIAGNOSIS/REPAIR. TOTAL REPAIR PRICE ORIGINALLY $323. MANY MANUFACTURER VEHICLES HAVE HAD SAME PROBLEM AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO PAY ANYTHING. FAULTY PART WAS UPGRADED BY MANUFACTURER AND HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF SEVERAL SERVICE BULLETINS. *TR

SPEEDOMETER SHOWS 90 TO 120 MPH WHILE DIVING 50 TO 60 MPH. CALLED DEALER TODAY AND WAS TOLD INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDS REPLACED AT A COST OF $500 TO $600 TO FIX. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, 03 AND 04S HAVE BEEN RECALLED. *TR