2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE Complaints

WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN A PANIC/SUDDEN STOP DURING HIGHWAY SPEED OF 50 OR MORE IT CAUSES EXTNDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CAR ENGINE CUTS OUT, VERY DANGEROUS, HAS DONE IT ON FREEWAY AND INTERSECTIONS. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE. *AK

DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONTAL AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 40MPH FRONTAL COLLISION. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WE REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE. WE TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO MECHANIC WHO DISCOVERED THAT ABS SYTEM WAS FAILING. WE ATTENDED AN ARBITRATION WHERE OUR 2001 TAHOE WAS RULED DEFECTIVE BY THEHARBITRATOR AND CHEVROLET WAS ORDERED TO REPURCHASE IT. THE REPURCHASE DATE WAS NOV. 8. ON NOV 5, THE ABS LOST CONTROL AND MY HUSBAND ROLLED DOWN A 200 FT CLIFF. WE ARE CURRENTLY SEEKING ANY HELP WE CAN GET. *AK

PUTTING DOWN THE SECOND ROW SEAT TO CLIMB INTO THE THIRD ROW SEAT THE HEADREST FOLDS DOWNS AUTOMATICLY. MY 10 1/2 YEAR OLD SON HAD HIS FINGER PRESSED DOWN INTO THE HEADREST CLOSURE AS HE WAS PUTTING DOWN THE SEAT. HE SEVERED THE NERVE AND TENDON IN THE UPPER HALF OF HIS MIDDLE FINGER THAT REQUIRED SURGERY AND 3 MONTHS RECOVERY, WITH THERAPY. I WAS WONDERING IF OTHER HEAD REST ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED. I HAVE A CLAIN ON FILE WITH GENERAL MOTORS ASKING THEM TO LOOK INTO OTHER REPORTS INVOLVING THE HEADREST.*AK

DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN A FRONT END COLLISION. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED.PEDAL PULSATED BUT DID NOT VEHICLE RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. HAPPENED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION BUT THE LAST TIME HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. WILL SELL VEHICLE IF PROBLEM NOT CORRECTED. DEALER SAYS NO CODES PRESENT, COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM AND NEVER HAD SIMILAR COMPLAINT. *AK

THERE IS NO INDICATION ON NSTRUMENT PANEL OR DOOR ALARM TO INDICATE THAT DOORS ARE AJAR. *AK *YD

BRAKES FAILED WHEN TRYING TO SLOW DOWN. CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 30-35 MPH. WHEN AT FIRST CONSUMER TAPPED THE BRAKES, AND THEN WHEN TRYING TO SLOW DOWN, VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

SEAT BELTS LOCKS WITHOUT ANY APPARENT REASON. BELT WILL NOT RELEASE UNLESS BELT IS REMOVED AND ALLOWED TO RECOIL COMPLETELY INTO THE SEAT. BELT IS THEN REAPPLIED. TAHOE HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE FOUR TIMES. BELT HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. LAST TIME DATE OF SERVICE 10-30-01. ON 10-31-01 GM REP REVIEWED PROBLEM AND INSTRUCTED SERVICE DEPT NOT TO DO ANYTHING ELSE WITH THE BELT THAT THE LOCKING WAS "NORMAL PROCEDURE". I FAIL TO SEE REMOVING A SAFETY BELT IS NORMAL PROCEDURE. MANAGER AT MARTIN BURKS STATED CHEVROLET WAS AWARE BELTS WERE DEFECTIVE AND RECALLED THEM (I NEVER RECEIVED A LETTER). ON THE THIRD VISIT TO THE SERVICE DEPT THE "NEW" NON-DEFECTIVE BELT WAS INSTALLED - SEEMS TO ME THE BELT IS STILL DEFECTIVE CONSIDERING RIDER HAS TO REMOVE THE BELT TO UNLOCK IT. *AK