2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE Complaints

THE SERVICE SUSPENSION SYSTEM WARNING MESSAGE CAME ON WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, PROMPTING ME TO SEARCH FOR WARRANTY INFORMATION UPON WHICH I DISCOVERED THIS RECALL INFORMATION. PLEASE ADVISE ME HOW TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED UNDER RECALL IF THIS SITUATION APPLIES. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE SERVICE SUSPENSION SYSTEM AND THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR COMPRESSOR FOR THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. *TR ...UPDATED 03/27/13 *BF

THE LOCKING MECHANISM ON MY CHEVY TAHOE 2008 LTZ NO LONGER WORKS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. THE ELECTRONIC LOCK/UNLOCK DOOR MECHANISM NO LONGER LOCKS OR UNLOCKS THE PASSENGER DOOR AS WELL AS THE KEY REMOTE NO LONGER LOCKS OR UNLOCKS THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR. IT SOUNDS LIKE FROM READING THE OTHER NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE I CAN EXPECT THE REST OF THE DOOR LOCKS TO QUIT OPERATING AT SOME POINT. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A REAL SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

NOTICED A CRASH ON THE DASH NEAR THE CORNER OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. GM DEFECT IN THE DASH MATERIAL. COULD AFFECT PERFORMANCE ON THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IF DEPLOYED. *TR

THE COMPANY I WORK FOR PURCHASED FOUR 2008 TAHOES NEW. ALL HAVE HAD DOOR LOCK PROBLEMS. MINE JUST HAPPENED ON BOTH DRIVER SIDE DOORS AND IT COST $741 TO HAVE FIXED TODAY AT CHEVY DEALER. I BELIEVE THE OTHER 3 TAHOES WERE UNDER WARRANTY AT THE TIME, BUT NOT SURE. THE TAHOE I DRIVE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. AS OTHERS HAVE SAID, YOU CANNOT UNLOCK THE REAR DOORS SINCE THERE IS NO KEY, AND THE MANUAL BUTTON IS NOT NEAR THE PILLARS SO YOU CANT REACH IT FROM THE FRONT DOORS. ITS A BAD SITUATION IF YOU NEEDED TO ACCESS THE REAR DOORS. *TR

I HAVE TAKEN MY 2008 TAHOE LTZ TO THE GMC DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES TO REPAIR THE DOOR LOCKS / OUTER DOOR HANDLES. I HAVE HAD TWO OF THE DOOR LOCKS REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WILL NOT UNLOCK WHEN I HIT THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE DOORS OR THE KEY FOB. THIS IS A MAJOR DEFECT IN THIS VEHICLE. IT IS A SAFETY CONERN BECAUSE I HAVE A SMALL CHILD AND I AM AFRAID IF I WERE TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND I TRY TO UNLOCK THE DOORS THEY WILL FAIL AND I WILL BE UNABLE TO GET MY CHILD OUT WITHOUT CRAWLING OVER THE FRONT SEATS TO MANUALLY UNLOCK THE LOCK. THE SAME WITH THE OUTER DOOR HANDLES BREAKING. I HAVE HAD TWO OF THOSE REPLACED. I HAD TO CRAWL OVER THE PASSENGER SEAT AT ONE POINT TO BE ABLE TO GET IN THE VEHICLE UNTIL I COULD GET IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND SEE THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE ISSUES, YET THERE ARE NO RECALLS. PLEASE HELP US. *TR

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN; I AM WRITING BECAUSE I HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THE DOOR LOCKS ON OUR 2008 CHEVY TAHOE. WE HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE DOOR LOCKS IN THE PAST AS WE HAVE HAD TO LITERALLY CLIMB OUT OF THE WINDOW TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE DOOR LOCKS AGAIN AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE CHEVY SERVICE THIS MORNING. THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE REP SAID THE CHARGES ARE $300 PLUS. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 84,470 MILES. THIS PROBLEM IS HUGE CONSIDERING THAT YOU CAN NOT GET OUT OF THE CAR ONCE A LOCK COMPLETELY FAILS IN THAT YOU HAVE TO CLIMB OUT OF THE WINDOW TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. ALSO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW HAS BEEN MAKING GRINDING NOISES WHEN IT IS USED OPEN AND CLOSE. AS THIS IS ALSO ANOTHER SIMILAR ISSUE THAT OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT. MY QUESTION IS WHY IS THIS SO HARD TO RECALL AND FIX? BEING THAT WE SPENT GOOD EARN MONEY TO BUY THIS VEHICLE AND VERY MUCH LOYAL TO CHEVY'S VEHICLES. WHAT HAPPENED TO TAKING CARE OF YOUR LOYAL CUSTOMERS? A RECALL SHOULD BE INDEED INITIATED TO SETTLE THESE REPEATED ISSUES WITH THESE VEHICLES SO CUSTOMERS CAN FEEL THAT CHEVORLET IS INDEED LOYAL TO THEIR CUSTOMERS AS WE ARE LOYAL TO PURCHASE THEIR VEHICLES. MONEY ISN'T EVERYTHING HOWEVER TAKING CARE OF YOUR CUSTOMERS CAN GO A LIFETIME. IT STARTS WITH THE CUSTOMERS FIRST. *TR

FAILURE OF ALL FOUR POWER DOOR LOCKS ON MY 2008 TAHOE. AT ALMOST EXACTLY 3 YEARS AND 30,000 MILES OF OWNERSHIP, THE DOOR LOCKS OF MY, PURCHASED NEW, 2008 TAHOE LTZ BEGAN TO FAIL. ALL FOUR LOCKS FAILED WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 40,000 MILES AND FOUR YEARS OF SERVICE AT THE LAST AND FINAL (4TH) FAILURE. CONCERN: (#1) THERE IS ONLY ONE MANUAL KEYED ENTRY LOCATED ON THE VEHICLE WHICH IS THE DRIVERS DOOR. IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY AND TOTAL ELECTRONIC LOCK FAILURE, THE ONLY PASSENGER DOOR ACCESS WOULD BE THROUGH THE DRIVERS DOOR UTILIZING THE KEY AND MANUAL LOCK/UNLOCK FEATURE. IF THE MANUAL LOCK WERE TO ALSO FAIL, THERE WOULD BE NO WAY TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE VEHICLE THROUGH ANY OF THE FOUR PASSENGER DOORS. RESTRICTED ACCESS TO THE VEHICLE COULD COST THE LIFE OF A CHILD, ADULT PASSENGER OR PET TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE. THE SYSTEM COULD BE DESIGNED SAFER WITH A REDUNDANT MANUAL LOCK LOCATED ON ANOTHER DOOR. ADDITIONALLY, THE ELECTRONIC LOCKING MECHANISMS CURRENTLY INSTALLED ARE INADEQUATE AND UNSAFE. THE COMMON FAILURE OF THESE SYSTEMS ELIMINATES THE ARGUMENT OF ELECTRONIC REDUNDANCY FOR THE SYSTEM SINCE THE INSTALLED PRODUCT IS FAULTY AND UNRELIABLE. WHY SHOULD WE BE FORCED TO ACCEPT THESE UNSAFE PRODUCTS/DESIGNS ON OUR VEHICLES? CONCERN: (#2) THE COST OF REPLACING A LOCK HAS BEEN QUOTED BETWEEN $250 TO $450 PER LOCK FROM DIFFERENT FACILITIES. THE PRICING MAY INFLUENCE A GENERALLY SAFE MINED PERSON TO POSTPONE A REPAIR WHICH IMPACTS THE REDUNDANCY FEATURE OF THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM. NOTE: THESE LOCKS TYPICALLY BEGIN TO FAIL IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRES. AND, GM CORPORATION IS UNWILLING TO HELP WITH THE COST AND WASTED TIME TO DEAL WITH THE ISSUE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY THE NHTSA IS WARRANTED AND I FEEL A RECALL SHOULD BE MANDATED. *TR

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN; I AM WRITING BECAUSE WE HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE DOOR LOCKS ON OUR 2008 CHEVY TAHOE. WE HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE DOOR LOCKS IN THE PAST AS WE HAVE HAD TO LITERALLY CLIMB OUT OF THE WINDOW TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. IT HAPPENED WHILE ON A BOAT RAMP SO IT WAS AN INCREDIBLY MEMORABLE EVENT. WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE DOOR LOCKS AGAIN AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE CHEVY SERVICE THIS MORNING. THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE REP CALLED US TO LET US KNOW THAT ALL 4 DOOR LOCKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CHARGES ARE $350 FOR THE FRONT DOORS AND $250 FOR THE BACK DOORS. NEEDLESS TO SAY WE ARE NOT HAPPY ABOUT HAVING TO PAY FOR ANY ADDITIONAL DOOR LOCK WORK ON THIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 70,000 MILES. THIS PROBLEM IS HUGE CONSIDERING THAT YOU CAN NOT GET OUT OF THE CAR ONCE A LOCK COMPLETELY FAILS IN THAT YOU HAVE TO CLIMB OUT OF THE WINDOW TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. WE REQUEST THAT A RECALL BE INITIATED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *TR

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2008 CHEVY TAHOE. TODAY 1-17-13 , I HAD TO HAVE THE POWER DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR REPLACED FOR THE 5TH TIME ON THIS VEHICLE. EVERY DOOR HAS BEEN AFFECTED AT LEAST ONCE WITH TODAY BEING THE RIGHT REAR DOOR HAVING TO BE REPLACED FOR A SECOND TIME. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ NUMEROUS TIMES ONLINE , THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM FOR THE GM SUV PRODUCTS STARTING WITH THE 2007 MODEL YEARS. GM HAS YET TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE WITH A RECALL , HOWEVER I FEEL AS WELL AS MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES THAT THIS COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ISSUE IF THE VEHICLE IS HIT FROM THE SIDE OR A WATER RELATED ACCIDENT OCCURRED WITH THE VEHICLE BEING SUBMERGED AND NOT BEING ABLE TO GET OUT. 1 OR 2 INSTANCES IN A 4.5 YEAR PERIOD I COULD UNDERSTAND BUT 5 IN A 4.5 YEAR PERIOD INVOLVING EVERY DOOR IS NOT A COINCIDENCE. THE REPLACEMENT COST IS WELL IN EXCESS OF $200 AND AS SUCH I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY GM WOULD BE RELUCTANT TO ACT. DOES IT HAVE TO TAKE A DEATH OR 2 FOR GM TO REALIZE THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. IF YOU BUILD A VEHICLE SUCH AS THIS AND CHARGE IN EXCESS OF $50,000 , THEN I AS THE PURCHASER HAVE EVERY REASON TO EXPECT THAT THESE TYPES OF ISSUES WOULD BE RESOLVED BY USING QUALITY PARTS AND NOT JUNK. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE AND YOU WILL FIND A WHOLE LOT OF CUSTOMERS OF THESE PRODUCTS WHO ARE HIGHLY UPSET AND WANT SOMETHING DONE TO RESOLVE THIS SERIOUS ISSUE. THANK YOU. *TR