2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE Complaints

SO WHEN EVER I FUEL MY CAR AT THE PUMP BY CLICKING THE FUEL PUMP TO AUTO START, THE PUMP USUALLY STOP PUMPING AFTER ABOUT 15 SEC, AND THEN YOU WILL HAVE TO MANUAL FILL AGAIN WITH YOUR HANG OR START THE AUTO FUELING AGAIN. *TR SO TODAY WHEN I STARTED FUELING MY CAR AGAIN AFTER ABOUT 4 OR 5 GALLON OF FUELING HAD ALREADY ENTER THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL STARTED TO SPRAY OUT FROM THE NOZZLE WHERE YOU PLACE THE FUEL PUMP OUT, FUEL GOT ALL OVER MY BODY. I QUICK NOTICE IT, AND TURNED THE AUTO START PUMPING FEATURE OFF WITH MY HANDS. AFTERWARD, I WENT TO MY CAR AND CHECK HOW FILL WAS THE TANK, AND IT WAS ONLY 3/4 FULL. IT WASN'T FULL I WAS QUIET SURPRISED TO MY FINDING THAT GASOLINE STARTED SPRAYING OUT.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX 65 MPH. THE TRUCK DROPPED SPEED RAPIDLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. LIGHTS STARTING FLASHING AND STATING REDUCED ENGINE POWER - SERVICE STABILITRAK. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PULL OVER I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE TRUCK LUNGED FORWARD. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES BEFORE THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND SHUT OFF - ON THE HIGHWAY.DIAGNOSTIC TESTS SHOW IT WAS ERROR P2135 - THE THROTTLE BODY COMPONENT. GM/CHEVROLET STATES THIS IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE TRUCK IS LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD. CLEARLY THERE IS A RECALL NEEDED AS THIS MIMICS TOYOTA'S ISSUE WITH NOT STOPPING WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED AND THE RAPID DECELERATION WITHOUT WARNING IS A CLEAR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

VEHICLE VISIBILITY ISSUE. ALL INSIDE WINDOWS FOG UP ON A REGULAR BASIS DURING COLD WEATHER DRIVING. VISIBILITY BECOMES COMPLETELY BLOCKED MAKING DRIVING VERY DANGEROUS. A LAYER OF ICE ACTUALLY FORMS INSIDE THE WINDSHIELD WHICH TAKES UP TO 20 MINUTES TO CLEAR USING JUST THE VEHICLES DEFROSTERS WITH THE FAN SET TO THE HIGHEST SPEED. THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOWS DO NOT EVER CLEAR COMPLETELY IN COLD WEATHER. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING AS I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN ON ANY OF MY PREVIOUS GM VEHICLES. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND IF A FIX CANNOT BE DETERMINED, I MAY BE FORCED TO REPLACE THIS VEHICLE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY CHILD, WHEN THEN ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SECONDS LATER THE "STABILITRAK OFF AND TRACTION CONTROL OFF" CAME ON. "SERVICE TRACTION" CAME ON AND WITHIN SECONDS THE POWER STEERING LEFT AND THE BRAKES SEEMED AS IF THEY WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THANK GOD THERE WAS NOT A LOT OF TRAFFIC!! I GOT OVER AS THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND FINALLY DIED. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A TRAGEDY!! I HAVE READ MANY ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE REALLY GETS HURT!! *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY ( 495) AT ABOUT 2 PM ON 1/28/13, I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE AT ABOUT 65MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND A MESSAGE CAME UP SAYING, SERVICE STABILITRAK, THEN ENGINE POWER REDUCED. THIS CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN TO THAT 65MPH TO ABOUT 35 RAPIDLY. I WAS ABLE TO MOVE OVER AND PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ONCE I STOPPED THE CAR IT WAS IDLING VERY ROUGH. I TURNED OFF MY CAR AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND WAS ABLE TO RESET MY COMPUTER. I WENT TO MY MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A 2135 ERROR CODE( A THROTTLE BODY SENSOR ISSUE). *TR

I WAS DRIVING WHEN THE SUDDENLY THE ENGINE POWER WAS REDUCED AND TRACTION CONTROL STABILITY TRACK CAME ON AND SAID TO SERVICE ENGINE I WAS GOING 70 AND THE SPEED DROPPED DOWN TO 40. I HAVE NO IDEA WHY THIS HAPPEN I'M GOING TO SEE IF THE DEALER WILL FIX PROBLEM TOMORROW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT A LOUD CLUNK NOISE AND WHEN DECELERATING, THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,700.

WAS DRIVING HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDLENLY THE ENGINE POWER WAS REDUCED AND TRACTION CONTRIOL STABILITY TRACK CAM ON AND SAID TO SERVICE WAS GOING 65 DROPPED TO 45 ALMOST GOT HIT BY RIG.WAS NEAR EXIT PULLED OFF BUT CAR ACCELERATED THROUGH LIGHT EVEN THOUGH FOOT WAS ON BRAKE, TOOK CORNER VERY FAST AND BACK INTO A GAS STATION WHERE I WHIPPED IT INTO PARK AND SHUT OFF ENGINE.TURNED ENGINE BACK ON AFTER I CALMED DOWN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, AFTER IDLING FORABOUT 15 MIN THE SAME THING HAPPENED THE ENGINED REVED THEN POWERED DOWN ETC.THIS HAPPENED 6 TIMES JUST TO GET VEHICLE TO DEALER WHERE IT WAS THE THROTTLE POSITIONONG SENSOR,NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY OF COURSE. I AM LUCK I DID NOT LOSE MY LIFE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING WEST ON RIO RD. IN CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, AT ROUGHLY 35 MPH. AT APPROXIMATELY 6:00 PM, A DEER EMERGED FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IT HAPPENED INSTANTANEOUSLY AND AVOIDING THE DEER WAS NOT AN OPTION. IMMEDIATELY AFTER STRIKING THE DEER AT THE FRONT RIGHT BUMPER (UNDERNEATH HEADLIGHT), THE SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN MY 2011 CHEVY TAHOE. HOWEVER, THE AIRBAG THAT WAS SUPPOSE TO DEPLOY FROM THE DRIVERS SEAT (ON THE SIDE NEAR SEATBELT) DID NOT DEPLOY. ADDITIONALLY, THE FRONT TWO AIRBAGS (FROM STEERING WHEEL AND DASHBOARD) DID NOT DEPLOY AS WELL. MOREOVER, APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS BACK, ANOTHER FAMILY MEMBER ALSO HIT A DEER WITH THE SAME VEHICLE (2011 CHEVY TAHOE) AND AT THAT TIME NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. IN THIS INCIDENT THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH AND THE DEER STRUCK THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FRONT BUMPER AND NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. AT THE TIME, WE DIDN'T EVEN THINK ABOUT DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS, BUT NOW, WE ARE VERY, VERY CONCERNED THAT THERE'S A DEFECT. WE SIMPLY DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVROLET DIRECTLY AND THEY ASSURE ME SOMEONE WILL COME OUT AND LOOK AT THE VEHICLE THIS WEEK SOMETIME. I WOULD BE RELIEVED IF SOMEONE FROM THE NHTSA ALSO INVESTIGATES THESE TWO SCENARIOS. WHAT IS CHEVROLET'S RESPONSIBILITY TO ME AND MY FAMILY IN THESE TWO CASES? AND WHAT IS THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION? FURTHERMORE, I CAN ARRANGE FOR MY INSURANCE ADJUSTOR TO GATHER ANY DOCUMENTATION FROM THE FIRST INCIDENT (WHERE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY) SUCH AS PHOTOS, REPORTS AND PROVIDE THEM TO YOU. THE VEHICLE IS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY BECAUSE I AM WAITING FOR A CHEVROLET REPRESENTATIVE TO COME AND INSPECT IT. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR PROMPT ACTION IN THIS MATTER. THANK YOU! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ABS, LOSS OF POWER, CHECK ENGINE AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LAMPS WERE ILLUMINATED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE SENSOR AND CABLES WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,000. UPDATED 07/02/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE LOSS ALL POWER AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED QUICKLY. UPDATED 07/12/12