2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE Complaints

FIRST PROBLEM WAS THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT CRANK. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE JUMPED OFF AND THEN IT CRANKED QUICKLY. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE WINDOW CONTROL, SPEAKERS AND HEATER WOULD GO IN/ OUT OF OPERATION. THE SPEAKERS IN ALL FOUR DOORS WOULD GO OUT THEN COME BACK ON AT DIFFERENT TIMES. SOMETIMES THEY WOULD WORK ALL AT ONCE, OTHER TIMES ONE, TWO OR EVEN THREE MAY COME ON AND OFF. THE HEATER WOULD COME ON BLOWING SOME TIMES THEN CUTS OFF AGAIN AND AGAIN. THE HEATER BLOWER WOULD ALSO BLOW AT ONE SPEED THEN BLOW AT ANOTHER SPEED WITHOUT ANYONE CHANGING THE SETTINGS. THE WINDOW CONTROLS WILL MAKE THE HEATER BLOW STRONGER, THEN WHEN THE WINDOW CONTROL IS RELEASED IT WILL CUT THE HEATER OFF. THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW CONTROLS WILL NOT WORK AT ALL. THE REAR PASSENGERS ALSO CAN NOT GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE FOR INDIVIDUALS SITTING IN THE SECOND ROW SEATS. THE ONLY CONTROL THAT WILL WORK THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOWS IS THE DRIVER SIDE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAS A LIGHT SMOKE SMELL COMING FROM THE VENTS. THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR IN THE FRONT WILL OPEN FOR THE PASSENGER SOMETIMES THEN AT OTHER TIMES SOMEONE WILL HAVE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT CRANK BACK UP AFTER BEEN CUT OFF, IT ALWAYS HAS TO BE JUMPED OFF. THE BATTERY IS DRAINED EVERYTIME THE VEHICLE IS SITTING DOWN AND NOT BEING OPERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES WITHOUT BEING FIXED. GM CORPORATION WAS CALLED AND I WAS INFORMED A RECALL WAS ON SOME VEHICLES BUT NOT OTHERS. I WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT LISTED AS ONE THOU. THE DEALERSHIP CHECKED MY VEHICLE AND INFORMED ME THAT MY VEHICLE DIDN'T HAVE ANY ISSUES BUT THEN ON A SECOND REQUEST THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY VEHICLE HAD A BAD BATTERY AND WAS HAVING FIRING TROUBLE. THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THAT I WAS NOT COVERED BY MY WARRANTY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE STOPPED BLOWING AND THEN BEGIN TO START BLOWING ABOUT 20MINUTES LATER. THE VEHICLE ALSO BEGIN TO SMELL OF SMOKE AT ONE POINT. THE CONTROL BUTTONS FOR THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOWS STOP WORKING. THE SPEAKERS BEGIN TO GO IN/ OUT OF PLAY AND THE REAR WINDOWS WOULD ONLY WORK FROM THE DRIVER'S DOOR CONTROL. THE WINDOW BUTTON THEN BEGIN TO CONTROL THE LEVEL THAT THE HAT WOULD BLOW AT. DOOR CONTROLS STOP WORKING FOR SOME DOORS AT A STOP AND THE DOOR WOULD ONLY OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE DOOR WOULD THEN BEGIN TO WORK AGAIN. ELECTRICAL CONTROLS FOR THE CHILD PROOF WERE INOPERABLE FOR BACKSEAT PASSENGERS. SPEAKERS GOING IN/ OUT OF PLAY WHILE DRIVING AND THE HEATER BLOWER ALSO GOING IN/ OUT OF WORKING CONDITION. WINDOW CONTROL WOULD MAKE THE SPEAKERS COME ON/ OFF AT TIMES. BATTERY WOULD BE DRAIN FROM ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND NEED A JUMP-OFF TO BEGIN BACK WORKING. BATTERY, STARTER AND ALTERNATOR CHECKS AT DEALERSHIP WERE PERFORM WITH NO PROBLEMS NOTED BUT VEHICLE WOULD STILL DO UNFAMILIAR THINGS SUCH AS HEATER BLOWER, SPEAKERS AND CONTROL SWITCHES PERFORMING AT THEIR OWN TIMES. HEATER VOLTAGE DRAINING THE BATTERY AND ALSO CAUSING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. VEHICLE WILL NOT PERFORM AS EXPECTED DUE TO MALFUNCTIONS OF ELECTRICAL MODULES AND UNKNOWN CONTROL MODULES AFFECTING THE HEATER, SPEAKERS, WINDOWS AND DOORS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WHEN THE SEAT BELT FAILED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE SEAT BELT BUT THE ANCHOR WOULD NOT RELEASE THE BUCKLE. THE CONTACT ENDED UP JAMMING HER FINGER AND INJURING IT. THE SEAT BELT RELEASED BUT WOULD NOT CONNECT LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE ANCHOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,800.

DRIVERS DOOR AND BACK HATCH WILL BOUNCE BACK OPEN AND NOT CATCH AND THEN THE DOOR LOCK WILL NOT UNLOCK TO OPEN THE DOOR BY REMOTE, DOOR PANEL LOCK OR BY HAND TRAPPING PERSON IN THE VEHICLE. SPOKE TO GM, THEY KNOW THIS IS AN ISSUE BUT UNWILLING AT THIS TIME TO PUT OUT A BULLETIN OR RECALL. *TR

AFTER VACATING THE CAR THROUGH THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS ON THE REAR DOORS DID NOT OPERATE WHILE MY GRANDCHILDREN WERE IN THE TAHOE. THE DOORS WOULD NOT UNLOCK EITHER WITH THE FOB OR THE ELECTRIC SWITCH IN THE TAHOE. THIS INCIDENT WAS VERY SCARY AND COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO REENTER THE TAHOE THROUGH DRIVER'S DOOR, START THE CAR, LOWER THE REAR WINDOWS, MANUALLY UNLOCK THE DOORS, AND REMOVE MY GRANDCHILDREN. HAD THIS BEEN AN EMERGENCY, SERIOUS PROBLEMS COULD HAVE OCCURRED. AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM, WHICH HAS RECURRED MANY TIMES, I AM NOT WILLING TO DRIVE WITH MY GRANDCHILDREN IN THE TAHOE, UNLESS AN ADULT IS AVAILABLE TO ACCOMPANY THEM IN THE REAR SEAT. *TR

DASHBOARD HAS SUBSTANTIAL CRACKS AT AND AROUND PASSENGER AIR BAG. CRACKS HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY APPEARED ON THE DASH ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG CAUSING BODILY HARM TO PASSENGER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT PASSENGER AND REAR PASSENGER INTERIOR POWER DOORS WOULD NOT UNLOCK UPON ENGAGING. THE PASSENGER SEATED IN THE FRONT OR REAR EXITED THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ABOUT 6-8 INCHES LONG. IT IS ALSO HAS 3 OTHER CRACKS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG ON THE DASHBOARD, THE CRACKS ARE IN THE TOP TWO CORNERS. THESE CRACKS JUST STARTED APPEARING AND AROUND THE DATE MENTIONED ABOVE IS WHEN WE NOTICED THE CRACKS. I KNOW THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH MANY OF THESE VEHICLES AND IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN WHEN IT IS ON THE AIRBAG. IF THERE IS A WRECK, WHO IS TO SAY PIECES WONT BE FLUNG UP INTO MY FAMILY AND HURT OR POSSIBLE KILL THEM. *TR

HEARD A TICKING SOUND COMING FROM ENGINE, SOUNDED LIKE AN EXHAUST LEAK. TOOK IN FOR INSPECTION WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A BROKEN BOLT ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD IN THE REAR. WAS ADVISED IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR EXTENDED WARRANTY AS IT FELL UNDER "EXHAUST" AND "FASTENER" COMPONENTS THAT ARE NOT COVERED. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE. THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD AND WILL CAUSE ME TO FAIL EMISSIONS WHEN I AM DUE, WHICH ALSO VIOLATES THE EPA LAWS. I LIVE IN ARIZONA WHERE WE DO NOT HAVE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT LEAD TO RUST ISSUES. HOW CAN THIS BE POSSIBLE WITH SUCH A LARGE PROBLEM?? *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING, CHECK STABILITRAK LIGHT CAME ON, ENGINE SPUTTERED. THIS WAS FIRST OF 4 INCIDENTS FROM OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE GM HAS WITH THIS ENGINE. THEY DIDN'T RECALL THE ENGINE, BUT HAD A PROTOCOL - A SERIES OF BANDAIDS THAT SHOPS USED TO REPAIR OR PROLONG. ULTIMATE STEP IS ENGINE REBUILD/REPLACEMENT, WHICH GM DID UNDER WARRANTY FOR THOSE "IN THE KNOW." MY DEALERSHIP IN SMALL TOWN HAMILTON, OH, ROSE CHEVROLET, WAS DROPPED BY GM AND IS NOW INDEPENDENT. NEITHER ROSE OR GM INFORMED ME OF THIS ONGOING PROBLEM. AFTER SPENDING MORE THAN $9-- OUT OF MY OWN POCKET, THE CAR NOW NEEDS PISTONS AND RINGS, FOR ANOTHER $3000. AGAIN, GM KNEW OF THIS ISSUE AND DIDN'T INFORM ME OF IT. HAD I KNOW ABOUT IT, AND THE MAGNITUDE, I WOULD HAVE INSISTED ON REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. I'M A SALES REP AND DRIVE A LOT. THE CAR NOW HAS 146,000 MILES AND I HAVE A CASE NUMBER WITH GM. THEY SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIR, REIMBURSE ME FOR MY OUT OF POCKET AND/OR REPURCHASE THE VEHICLE FROM ME. *TR