2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE Complaints

CRACKED DASH ISSUE. 3 CRACKS EXTENDING THE LENGTH OF THE DASH PANEL AND ONE OF THOSE CRACKS IS ADJACENT TO THE AIRBAG ON PASSENGER SIDE.

TL* THE CONTACT COMMITED TO A 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE AT AN AUCTION. WHILE TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED, THE CHECK ENGINE AND REDUCE ENGINE POWER WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 156,000.

"TAKATA RECALL" THIS RECALL WAS ISSUED ALMOST TWO YEARS AGO AND I HAVE CONTACTED GM ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME THAT A "REMEDY IS NOT AVAILABLE" I HAVE TWO CHILDREN THAT RIDE IN MY VEHICLE ON A DAILY BASIS AND IF I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT AND ONE OF THEM IS HURT WITH THE AIR BAGS DUE TO THIS RECALL IT WILL NOT BE A GOOD THING. I WILL GLADLY TAKE MY VEHICLE TO ANY DEALER THAT GM WANTS TO GET THIS REMEDIED AT ANYTIME BUT IT HAS BEEN ALMOST A YEAR AND HALF AND THEY NEED TO REPLACE THESE AIRBAGS ON THESE EFFECTED VEHICLES.

CRACKED DASH ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. CRACK OCCURRED OVER NIGHT IN THE GARAGE, NOT MOVING AND HAS HAD NO ACCIDENTS, NEVER HAS BEEN OFF ROAD.

DASH CRACKING DUE TO INFERIOR MATERIALS. WIDESPREAD ISSUE THAT GM IS AWARE OF, THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ON THEIR OWN. IT'S TIME A DECISION IS MADE IN FAVOR OF THE CONSUMERS WHO PAY SO MUCH MONEY FOR THESE OVERPRICED CARS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. MARION CHEVROLET BUICK GMC CADILLAC OF MARION, ILLINOIS WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE AND NO REMEDY WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 10/18/17*LJ *TR

THE PROBLEM IS STATED IN TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN PIP4568S & #10-06-01-008M THAT GM SENT OUT REGARDING AFN LIFTERS FAILING DUE TO OIL STARVATION. GM KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND SENT OUT THE INFORMATION ON HOW TO DIAGNOSE IT AND FIX IT. HOWEVER THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM IN THE 5.3L ENGINES AND A VERY EXPENSIVE PROBLEM! IN MY SITUATION IT CAUSED A SOAK PLUG AND THE SPARK PLUG HOUSING TO BLOW COMPLETELY OUT OF THE ENGINE! WHICH COULD HAVE INJURED SOMEONE OR CAUSED DAMAGE TO SOMETHING IF IT HAD GOTTEN OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I WAS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY GOING 50 MPH WITH HIGH TRAFFIC. AS STATED THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND GM WON'T EVEN COVER ANY PORTION OF THE COST TO FIX IT! IN MY CASE I ONLY OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR 4 MONTHS AND HAD THIS HAPPEN. I AM NOW PAYING FOR A VEHICLE THAT I CAN BARELY DRIVE AND SHOULDNT BE DRIVING! AT ANY MOMENT THE WHOLE ENGINE COULD BLOW UP BUT I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE IT UNTIL I HAVE THE $4000 TO FIX IT! GM SHOULD HAVE TO COVER REPAIRS OR AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE COST OF REPAIRS! I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB REGARDING THIS PROBLEM FROM OTHER OWNERS OF THE VEHICLES EFFECTED BY PIP4568S & #10-06-01-008M. YET GM WILL NOT HELP CONSUMERS IN ANY WAY AT ALL WITH THE EXPENSIVE COST OF THIS REPAIR! WITH THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN IT SHOULD BE A RECALL! THERE COULD BE OTHER SAFETY ISSUES THAT OTHER OWNERS COULD HAVE HAD ALSO. THIS KNOWN PROBLEM ALSO EFFECTS OTHER FUNCTIONS OF THE VEHICLE SUCH AS STABILITAK SYSTEM. WHEN THIS SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING THE VEHICLE HITS BUMPS AND THROWS THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD MAKING STEERING THE VEHICLE VERY HARD TO CONTROL. THIS AN ACCIDENT COULD OCCUR.

I AM CONCERNED ABOUT A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE DASH OF TAHOES. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE FROM OTHER CHEVY TAHOE OWNERS OF VARIOUS YEARS WITH SAME EXACT ISSUE. THE DASH IS CRACKING AT THE AIRBAG LOCATIONS. AT WHAT POINT DOES THIS BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE? IS IT ONLY AFTER AN INJURY OR DEATH OCCURS? THERE IS ALREADY A RECALL ON THE TAKA AIRBAG INFLATOR BUT WE REMAIN ON A "LIST" FOR REPAIRS. ANY SAFETY ISSUE SHOULD NOT TAKE THAT LONG TO BE REPAIRED. THE CRACKING IN THE DASH AT THE LOCATIONS OF THE AIRBAGS SHOULD ALSO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD CRACKED WITHOUT WARNING AND SPREAD AROUND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE CRACK COULD AFFECT THE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WANTZ CHEVROLET AT (410) 751-1200 (LOCATED AT 1 CHEVROLET DR, TANEYTOWN, MD 21787) WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS KNOWN FOR CRACKED DASHBOARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 10/26/17*LJ UPDATED 10/30/2107*JS

PASS TAKATA AIR BAG RECALL WITH NO PART AVAILABILITY AND MULTIPLE CRACKS IN MY DASH