2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO ENTER THE VEHICLE SINCE HE WAS UNABLE TO LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOORS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE BACK DOOR OF THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE USED TO ENTER AND/OR EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,713.

5/31/2011 DRIVER DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR FAILED, DOOR WOULD AND ALARM WOULD NOT SET. FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. REAR LEFT AND FRONT RIGHT FAILED WITHIN A YEAR. BOTH WERE REPLACED AT NO CHARGE OUT OF WARRANTY AT 45000 MILES, APPROX. OCTOBER 23 2012, REAR RIGHT LOCK ACTUATOR FAILED. NOT SURE HOW LONG IT WAS NOT WORKING, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND DRIVEN WITH THE DOOR UNLOCKED, UNKNOWN TO ME. I FIND THIS TO BE A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION, AND WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE I'M SURPRISED NO INJURIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED. THEFTS, KIDS OPENING MOVING VEHICLE DOOR, CARJACKING ARE ALL THINGS THAT COME TO MIND. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL? CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE, AND NOT ISOLATED TO JUST A FEW VEHICLES. *TR

1. THERE WERE NO SIGNIFICANT EVENTS LEADING UP TO THIS. 2. THE LOCKS ON THE DOORS TO NOT AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK AND LOCK. THE ACTUATOR IS FAILING. HAPPENS APPROX. EVERY 2 YEARS. THIS IS ON A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE. 3. ACTUATOR MUST BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF THE VEHICLE OWNER. *TR

1. DOOR LOCKS FAILED. HAVE BEEN REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES. AS A RESULT, MY [XXX] OLD BABY GOT LOCKED IN THE CAR IN 100 DEGREE WEATHER IN AUGUST. IT CONTINUES TO BE AN ISSUE AND OFTEN I HAVE TO RESORT IN CLIMBING THROUGH THE BACK TAILGATE. 2. STABILITRACK AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS FLASH. SOMETIMES AFTER THESE LIGHTS FLASH, MY VEHICLE WILL GO INTO "REDUCED POWER MODE" ON ITS ON WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS GOING 65 MPH OR PULLING OUT FROM SOMEWHERE. 3.MY WIPERS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO...EVER SINCE THE TWO RECALLS CHEVROLET RELEASED, THE WORK INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THEY WANT TO. 4. MAJOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THESE VEHICLES....I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY FOUR TIMES AND SOMETHING CONTINUES TO DRAIN IT. PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR DOOR HANDLES DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AS HE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DOORS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE DOOR HANDLES WERE NOT ON RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE 4X4 V8 5.3L, CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON DURING A ROUTINE DRIVE AND NO BAGS DEPLOYED. CHECKED WITH DEALER AND THEY WANTED $300 TO CLEAR FAULT CODE B0083 FOR A FRONT SENSOR. LOOKED ONLINE AND MANY OTHER GM VEHICLES HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THIS SAFETY RELATED DEVICE. SINCE IT IS OF SAFETY CONCERN AND THERE HAS NEVER BEEN AN ACCIDENT WITH THE VEHICLE I WOULD LIKE THE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE GM AIRBAG SENSOR COMPONENT FAILURES OF VEHICLES WITH LESS THAN 150K MILES. *TR

THE DOORS FILL WITH WATER AFTER IT RAINS. THE WATER DOESN'T DRAIN AND BEGINS TO SMELL LIKE MOLD IN THE CAR. NOW, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FOR THE WINDOWS AND DOOR LOCKS IS ACTING STRANGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS AND DOOR LOCKS MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO OPEN OR CLOSE THE WINDOWS AND THE LOCKS FAILED TO UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 10/23/2012 *JS

THE POWER DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK. YOU HAVE TO MANUALLY LOCK THEM. THEY ARE SUPPOSE TO AUTOMATICALY LOCK WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHES 5 MILES AN HOUR FOR SAFETY AND THEY DO NOT. ONE DOOR LOCK WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRENTY WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE BUT NOW THE OTHER 3 ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THIS HAS BEEN A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE TAHOES. IT IS OVER $200.00 PER DOOR TO REPLACE. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT EVEN 5 YEARS OLD AND IS UNDER 30,000 MILES. *TR

THE DOORS ON MY VEHICLE STILL FILL UP WITH WATER AND SWITCHES HAVE SHORTED OUT. IT IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND I HAVE TO CHECK FOR WATER IN THE DOORS EVERY TIME IT RAINS. THE 2010 DATE IS WHEN THE DEALER FIRST REPLACED SHORTED SWITCHES IN THE DOOR. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A RARE OCCURRENCE AT THE TIME, BUT NOW THERE IS A MAJOR RECALL FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS, BUT THE TAHOE IS NOT INCLUDED. *TR