2015 CHEVROLET TAHOE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PAINT ON THE ENGINE HOOD WAS PEELING OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALER CAMINO REAL CHEVROLET (2401 S ATLANTIC BLVD, MONTEREY PARK, CA 91754 (323) 264-3050) WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,000.

OUR DOME LIGHTS FLICKER WHEN BREAK IS PUSHED, I'VE SEEN MANY HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE,

WHEN TRYING TO BRAKE AT LOW SPEEDS THE BRAKES LOCK UP AND FEEL LIKE YOU OR PUSHING THROUGH CONCRETE. IT IS TERRIFYING WHEN YOU ARE COMING DOWN A HILL, PULLING A TRAILER, WITH YOUR KIDS IN THE CAR. THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY! I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED WITH NO CHANGES. PRETTY FRUSTRATING WHEN YOU SPEND $50,000 ON A VEHICLE AND NO ONE CAN TELL YOU WHAT THE PROBLEM IS.

I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY... THE ENGINE SPEED STARTED INCREASING AND SIMULTANEOUSLY THE BRAKE PEDAL SUNK INTO THE FLOOR AND BRAKING ABILITYWAS LOST. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 4 FEET FROM MY GARAGE DOOR AND THIS CAUSED MY TRUCK INTO THE GARAGE DOOR. I HAVE A DRIVEWAY VIDEO OF ME ON THE PHONE AND THEN THE CAR BEING ACCELERATED THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR.

VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH CHEVY MYLINK INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM IN WHICH CONTROLS CAN BE ACCESS VIA TOUCHSCREEN AND BUTTONS ON THE CENTER CONSOLE. SYSTEM RAMDOMLY AND ERRATICALLY CHANGES SETTINGS SUCH AS RADIO STATIONS, BLUETOOTH SETTINGS, LANGUAGE SETTINGS, MEDIA SETTINGS, NAVIGATION AND SCREEN WOULD FREEZE WHICH MAKES SYSTEM UNRESPONSIVE TO CONTROL BUTTONS WHEN PRESSED. THIS ISSUE WAS BROUGHT TO LOCAL DEALER'S ATTENTION AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE COMPUTER BOARD NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND SINCE THE WARRANTY IS OUT, THEN OWNER WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE HEFTY $1000 PLUS PARTS AND LABOR COST. THIS ISSUE HAS STATED AFFECTING VEHICLE SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE WARRANTY HAVE EXPIRED BUT ISSUE HAS PROGRESSIVELY WORSEN SINCE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY DURING OPERATION OF VEHICLE BECAUSE IT CAUSES A LOT OF DISRTRACTIONS AND OPERATOR CAN EASILY LOSE FOCUS AND CONTROL IN AN ATTEMP TO TROUBLESHOOT THE ISSUE. ALSO, THERE IS NO OPTION TO POWER OFF THE SYSTEM WHILE IN OPERATION OR WHEN THE IGNITION IS ON.

WHEN DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS (RESTAURANT DRIVE-THRU, STOP AND GO TRAFFIC) I OFTEN FIND MYSELF HAVING DIFFICULTY PUSHING THE BRAKE PEDAL, AS IT IS EXTREMELY HARD TO PUSH DOWN THE PEDAL AND THE CAR WILL NOT COME TO A STOP FOR 2-3 FEET. I FEEL A STRONG VIBRATION DURING THIS AND A LOW PITCHED CRUNCHING SOUND, AND CANNOT PUSH THE BRAKE DOWN. I AM AFRAID I WILL HAVE A COLLISION. I DID THE 2019 RECALL IN WHICH THE DEALER RECALIBRATED SOMETHING WITH THE BRAKES. BUT IT I CONTINUING TO HAVE PROBLEMS, I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO TEST THE VACUUM PUMP, BUT THEY SAID THE "TESTING WAS NORMAL" AND THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO DRIVE IT LONG ENOUGH TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM I WAS HAVING, SAYING THAT IT WAS WORN ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS THAT WERE CAUSING THE ISSUE. I KNOW WHAT THE CAR FEELS LIKE WHEN THE ROTORS/PADS NEED CHANGING, AND I DO HAVE SLIGHT VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING AT HIGH SPEEDS, BUT NEVER WHERE I HAVE INCREASED BRAKE EFFORT. ONLY AT SLOW SPEEDS AND IF I AM PRESSING THE BRAKE MULTIPLE TIMES.

THE SHOCKS/STRUTS BEGAN LEAKING AND ARE FAULTY. THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE COST OF THE REPAIR WAS OVER $3,000 BECAUSE THEY ARE A SPECIAL TYPE. THE GARAGE THAT DID THE WORK SAID HE TALKED TO OTHER DEALERS/GARAGES AND THOSE ARE WELL KNOWN FOR GOING BAD ON THE 2015 TAHOE. A $70,000 VEHICLE SHOULD NOT NEED SHOCKS/STRUTS REPLACED WITHIN 5 YEARS. AND THIS VEHICLE HAS 15 RECALLS ALREADY. CAN'T THIS BE CLASSIFIED AS A LEMON OR SOMETHING? THIS IS RIDICULOUS. AND WASTE OF MY TIME AND MONEY TO GET ALL THIS STUFF FIXED. THANK YOU.

BRAKES DID NOT WORK. IT FELT LIKE I WAS PUSHING THROUGH CONCRETE. HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID COLLISION. HAD TO SHIFT TO M TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN WHILE PUSHING WITH BOTH FEET TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP.

WHEN I HIT A BUMP THE STEERING LOCKS UP FOR A QUICK SECOND AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS FLASH QUICKLY. THE DOORS LOCK AS WELL. IT IS USUALLY WHEN I HIT A BUMP ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AREA. VOLTAGE METER FLICKERS AND HEADLIGHTS DIM.

LARGE FUEL LEAK COMING FROM LINE THAT RUBS BODY ABOVE GAS TANK. GAS WAS POURING OUT CAUSING A VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITION. WHEN NOTICED VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN A PARKING LOT. GM KNOWS THAT THERE HAVE BEEN ISSUES AS THERE IS A TSB # 17-NA-304 DATED SEPTEMBER OF 2017. A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH REVEALS DOZENS OF LIKE REPORTS WITH ONE CAUSING A COMPLETE LOSS OF VEHICLE DUE TO FIRE. THIS IS OF MAJOR CONCERN AS LOSS OF LIFE FROM THIS ENGINEERING FAILURE IS HIGH. CHILDREN COULD BE RESTRAINED IN CAR SEATS IN REAR OF VEHICLE JUST ABOVE FUEL FOR FIRE.