2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE Complaints

I BOUGHT MY 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE BRAND NEW. PEOPLE LAUGH AT ME BECAUSE I'VE ALWAYS DEALT WITH THE DEALERSHIP ON EVERYTHING INCLUDING ALL OIL CHANGES. NOW I'M BEING TOLD THAT I HAVE LIFTER AND CAM PROBLEMS. I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE ENGINE LIGHT BEING ON 5 MONTHS PRIOR TO BE TOLD THIS. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON BECAUSE OF THE TPS STICKING. I'M A SINGLE MOTHER OF 2. I PURCHASED A NEW VEHICLE NOT TO HAVE THESE KIND OF PROBLEMS ESPECIALLY SINCE I'VE ALWAYS TAKEN MY TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP. I CANT AFFORD A NEW ENGINE, MY TRUCK IS PARKED AND I HAVE TO GET RIDES TO WORK FROM CO-WORKERS. I CANT SLEEP NOR WORK.

THE DOOR HANDLES ON MY TAHOE HAVE BROKEN OFF AT THE POST IN THE DOOR. THIS IS A COMMON OCCURENCE FOR THIS MODEL ACCORDING TO THE DATA ON THE INTERNET. THE PLASTIC HANDLE EASILY BREAKS OFF FROM THE METAL POST OVER TIME. THIS IS NOT FROM EXCESSIVE USE OR FORCE THIS IS JUST A DESIGN FLAW WITH INFERIOR MATERIALS. BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE HANDLES HAVE BROKEN OFF. THE SITUATION JUST CONTUINUED TO GET WORSE OVER THE LAST YEAR. THIS VEHICLE IS GARAGED 90% OF THE TIME ONLY BEING DRIVEN AS A PLEASURE VEHICLE. THE DOORS BROKE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 145,000.

WHILE TRAVELING OUT OF TOWN STABILITRAC DISABLED ENGINE POWER REDUCED ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER SINCE SPEED WAS REDUCED. I HAD TO TURN OFF VEHICLE FOR A FEW MINUTES TO LET THE ECM RESET THE FAULT. I DISTRACTED DRIVER REARENDED THE VEHICLE WHEN I WAS STRANDED WITH MY FAMILY INSIDE THE VEHICLE.

I HAVE 3 CRACKS IN MY DASHBOARD THAT HAVE APPEARED OVER A COURSE OF APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS. I HAVE 2 THAT ARE ABOVE MY ODOMETER AND ONE THAT IS COMING FROM THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AREA OF THE DASH. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IT IS MAKING CRACKLING NOISES AS IF IT IS SLOWLY SPREADING.

THE DASH HAS MULTIPLE CRACKS, EXPOSING THE AIR BAG COMPARTMENT. THE PLASTIC/FOIL OUTER COATING ON THE DOOR HANDLES ARE CRACKED AND PEELING AND HAVE CUT PEOPLE'S HANDS.

THERE ARE VERY LARGE CRACKS ON MY DASH BOARD, THE WORST ONE BEING AROUND THE AIRBAG PLASTIC COVER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DASH! YOU CAN SEE UNDER THE COVER SHOWING ALL OF THE COMPONENTS UNDER THE DASH! THE CRACK THAT IS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE IS ABOVE THE STEERING COLUMN RUNNING FROM THE DEFROSTER TO THE TOP BY THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYS, ETC! I FEEL AS IF THESE CRACKS, SPECIFICALLY THE ONE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD! WITHOUT CRASHING, THERE IS NO WAY OF TELLING IF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WILL DEFLATE PROPERLY DUE TO THIS! I FEEL THAT TO FIND THIS OUT, IT SHOULD BE AT NO ONES EXPENSE! I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT & A CLAIM WITH GM A FEW MONTHS AGO ONLY TO BE TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT GM CONTACTED ON MY BEHALF THAT THE RESPONSIBILITY IS MINE IF I WANTED THIS PROBLEM TO BE FIXED! THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT IT WOULD COST $850 TO $1000 TO HAVE THE DASH REPLACED! THE DEALERSHIP ALSO SAID THAT THEY ARE VERY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM IN THE TAHOES BECAUSE THEY HAVE REPLACED SOME DASHES! GM IS NOT TAKING ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR FAULTY EQUIPMENT & REFUSE TO ISSUE A RECALL! THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF OTHER CUSTOMERS WHO I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT ARE ALSO FACING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR TRUCKS & SUVS! PLEASE DO THE RIGHT THING & ISSUE A RECALL ON THESE FAULTY & CHEAP MADE DASH BOARDS! THANK YOU! *TR

KNOWN DEFECT IN 2007 THROUGH 2013 CHEVROLET TAHOE DASHBOARD. DASHBOARD CRACKS AROUND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG HOUSING CAUSING DEFECTS TO AIR BAG SYSTEM.

THE DASH OF MY TAHOE HAS NUMEROUS CRACKS AROUND THE AIRBAG, VENTS, AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ALSO THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES AND STILL CAUSES THE INDICATOR TO LIGHT UP BECUASE THE SENSOR FAILED.

SO I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF MY TRUCK ITS GARAGE KEPT ALWAYS HAVE SUN VISOR ON WHEN IN THE SUN BUT THAT DIDN'T MATTER. I FIRST NOTICED A SMALL CRACK ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MAYBE A INCH AND WITH A MONTH IT'S CRACKED ALL THE WAY UP ALMOST AROUND TO THE FRONT. THIS IS NOT HE FAULT OF THE CONSUMER. THERE ARE THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS ON FACEBOOK, ON THE NEWS AND ALL SOCIAL MEDIA. GM NEEDS TO GET THIS RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. *TR