2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER COMPLETELY FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON HIS YEAR AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,510 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,005. UPDATED 5/5//08 *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE SPEEDOMETER BECAME ERRATIC AND STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE. THERE ARE SAFETY RECALLS ON THE 2003 AND 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE'S; HOWEVER, THERE WERE NONE FOR THE 2005 MODELS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,100 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000. UPDATED 4/16/08 *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AT ANY SPEED, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYS THE INCORRECT MILEAGE. THE TACHOMETER ALSO FAILS TO DISPLAY THE CORRECT RPM'S. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

SPEEDOMETER WORKS SOMETIMES AND NOT OTHERS. DOES NOT REGISTER CORRECT SPEED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS, AND GM SHOULD ADDRESS THESE FAULTY PARTS. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 TAHOE WITH 55,600 MILES. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE SPEEDOMETER. IT GETS STUCK USUALLY AROUND THE 60 MPH MARK THEN IT THINKS THAT 60 MPH IS ACTUALLY 0 MPH. SO WHEN YOU START DRIVING IT GOES PAST THE 120MPH MARK AND STAYS. I CALLED GM AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE 2003 2004 AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE IT IS A 2005. *TR

FUEL GAUGE IS CONSTANTLY INACCURATE. THE CAR HAS A 26 GALLON TANK, AFTER FILLING UP AND DRIVING SOMETIMES 50 MILES THE GAS LIGHT WILL COME ON TELLING ME I AM OUT OF GAS. I HAVE SIT ON LEVEL SURFACES WATCHING THE GAUGE GO FROM FULL DOWN TO COMPLETELY EMPTY SEVERAL TIMES. THIS PROBLEM COULD POTENTIALLY LEAVE A PERSON STRANDED AS THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY WHEN STARTING HER VEHICLE. SHE BELIEVED THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A SHORTAGE AND OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED IN CERTAIN WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER BETWEEN 6-7 TIMES AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THE SHORTAGE, BUT COULD NOT PINPOINT THE LOCATION. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,700 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. OCCASIONALLY, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AS IF SOMEONE WAS SMOKING A CIGAR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BLOWER RESISTOR SHORTED AND MELTED THE CONNECTOR. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE BURNING OCCURRED EVEN WHEN THE SWITCH WAS DEACTIVATED. HE IS IN POSSESSION OF THE OLD PARTS. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

I WAS DRIVING AND I LOOKED AT THE SPEEDOMETER AND IT WAS BURIED PAST 120MPH EVEN THOUGH I WAS ONLY GOING AROUND 30. IT ALSO WAS STUCK ON 80MPH AFTER I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. IT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. THE SPEEDOMETER FAILS EVERYTIME WE DRIVE THE VEHICLE. *TR

SPEEDOMETER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES STAYS AT 0, SOMETIMES PEGGED, SOMETIMES IN BETWEEN...ALL INDEPENDENT OF SPEED. FOUND THIS WAS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE AND DEALER STATES GM IS COVERING REPAIRS FOR 03-04, BUT NOT YET 05 AND I BELIEVE TO ONLY 70K MILES. MY 05 IS AT 67K MILES AND I HAVE REQUESTED GOODWILL FROM GM. THEY SHOULD BE COVERING THIS REPAIR. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY AND EXTREMELY COMMON OCCURRENCE DUE TO FAULTY MANUFACTURING. THERE IS ALSO A SMELL OF PLASTIC OR ANOTHER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT BURNING/MELTING. NO FIRE YET. *TR