2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE Complaints

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL ON MY 2005 CHEVY TAHOE THAT WAS MANUFACTURED IN JULY, 2004 IS DEFECTIVE. GM WILL NOT WARRANT THIS MODEL BECAUSE IT HAS THE YEAR 2005 ON; HOWEVER, IT WAS MANUFACTURED IN 2004. OUR 2004 HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND WAS WARRANTED. I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY THIS REPAIR AND HAVE NO IDEA WHAT SPEED I AM DRIVING. I COULD SPEED EXCESSIVELY WITHOUT KNOWING AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I COULD DRIVE BELOW THE SPEED LIMIT AND GET REAR-ENDED. IT'S APPARENT THIS IS AN-ONGOING ISSUE AND GM SHOULD WARRANT THE 2005 AS WELL. *TR

SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE OFF WHEN DRIVING. IT READS 70 MPH WHEN ONLY GOING 30 MPH. IT WOULD RESET 5-10 MPH AT A TIME IF CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN RESTARTED. THE NEEDLE IS NOW PAST 120 AND NOT MOVING AT ALL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RESOLVED BY GM ASAP. *TR

STEPPED ON GAS PEDAL AND IT STUCK CAUSING ACCELERATION. EVENTUALLY SLOWED DOWN. UPON INSPECTION BY MECHANIC, IT WAS FOUND THAT A SPRING ON GAS PEDAL HAD BECOME DISLODGED. ONE END OF THE SPRING IS STRAIGHT (LIKE A PIN) AND IT HAD STUCK INTO THE FLOOR CARPET, EVENTUALLY RELEASING ITSELF. THIS IS A FAULTY DESIGN AND VERY DANGEROUS. GM HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY CHEVROLET DEALER BUT THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS COULD GET SOMEONE KILLED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATED HALF A TANK. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF GASOLINE. HE HAD TO MANEUVER ACROSS FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC AND AVOID SEVERAL NEAR CRASHES. THE FOLLOWING DAY, AFTER A FULL TANK OF GAS WAS PLACED IN THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON HIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE OTHER INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000. UPDATED 09/10/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE OIL GAUGE DID NOT WORK AND THE LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INTERMITTENTLY DISPLAYED PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF. UPDATED 09/17/08. *JB UPDATED 03/04/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS EXPERIENCING MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THERE APPEARED TO BE A SHORT IN THE HEADLIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS. UPDATED 03/06/09. *JB

THE SPEEDOMETER ON OUR 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE LT DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. SOMETIMES WE ARE GOING SLOWER THAN IT SHOWS AND OTHER TIMES WE ARE GOING FASTER. FOR EXAMPLE, WE MAY BE DRIVING 65 MPH BUT IT WILL SHOW 120 MPH. OR WE MAY BE DRIVING 45 MPH BUT IT SHOWS 70 MPH. AND SOMETIMES IT WORKS. YOU JUST NEVER KNOW FOR SURE. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND OBVIOUSLY AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVROLET TAHOE AS WE KNOW OF A RECALL WITH THE 04 CHEVROLET TAHOE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. ALSO, THE AIR CONDITIONER ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WILL START BLOWING HOT AIR ALL OF THE SUDDEN AND CONTINUE TO DO SO UNTIL THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. HOWEVER, I AM NOT NEARLY AS CONCERNED WITH THIS AS WITH THE SPEEDOMETER. I FEEL STRONGLY THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL IN THIS SITUATION ASAP AND CHEVROLET NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THIS FIXED. *TR

SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER JUMPS AROUND THEN FAILS COMPLETELY I REPLACED THE CLUSTER IT HAS ALREADY BEEN RECALLED ON THE 2003 AND 2004 TAHOES I WAS JUST WONDERING WHAT THE PROCESS WAS FOR GETTING A RECALL DONE I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INFORMATION YOU COULD GIVE ME THANK YOU THOMAS THORNBURGH. *TR

THE VEHICLE WE CURRENTLY OWN AND TWO PREVIOUS VEHICLES WE HAVE OWNED ALL HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE FRONT END. IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT CHEVROLET TAHOES HAVE AND ALTHOUGH IS HAS NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT OR INJURY IT DOES POSE A PROBLEM AND CHEVROLET WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL. A STEERING SHAFT MUST BE REPLACED AND THE COST FOR THE PART ALONE IS OVER $ 80.00 PLUS LABOR TO INSTALL. THE FIRST VEHICLE WE HAD WE SPENT BETWEEN $ 500.00 TO $ 600.00 BEFORE THE PROBLEM WAS FOUND. THE SECOND VEHICLE WE SPENT I BELIEVE AROUND $ 150.00 AND THE CURRENT VEHICLE WILL BE THE SAME. THE CHEVROLET PART # IS 19153614. AT ONE POINT IN TALKING WITH A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP THEY HAD MENTIONED THAT THIS WS A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT NOTHING CHEVROLET CONSIDERED TO BE "SERIOUS", THEREFORE I HAVE TO PUT UP WITH THE NOISE AND UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVE UNLESS I WANT TO PAY OUT OF POCKET MYSELF. I DO NOT FEEL A VEHICLE WITH UNDER 50,000 MILES SHOULD HAVE ISSUES SUCH AS THESE FOR AN EXTENDED AMOUNT OF MULTIPLE YEARS . *TR

THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE HAS MALFUNCTIONED. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 27,559 MILES ON IT. LOOKS LIKE A KNOWN PROBLEM BY GM AS THEY SETTLED A LAWSUIT WITH DELPHI AND THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED AT NO COST. *TR

SPEEDOMETER HAS AN ERRATIC DISPLAY. STICKS AT 40/45 SAYS I AM GOING 120 WHEN PARKED? ETC... *TR

ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO, MY SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY. AT JUST OVER 50K MILES, THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE STOPPED RETURNING TO ZERO SPEED. SOMETIMES IT'S PINNED AT OVER 120 MPH NO MATTER THE SPEED (EVEN AT A STOP). IT'S NOT EXACTLY COMFORTABLE DRIVING I70 DURING WINTER CONDITIONS NOT KNOWING YOUR SPEED. WOULD I BE NEGLIGENT FOR NOT FIXING...OR CHEVROLET? WHAT IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE I HAD REAL ESTATE BUYERS IN MY CAR. JUST 3 YEARS AGO, I INVESTED ALMOST 40K IN THIS AUTOMOBILE AND NOW THEY WANT ANOTHER $600 TO REPAIR. WHAT HAPPENED TO SAFETY FIRST OR THE CONSUMER ALWAYS BEING RIGHT. *TR