2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE Complaints

TAKATA RECALL-----I RECEIVED A LETTER ALMOST 3 MONTHS AGO THAT THERE WAS A RECALL OUT ON THE AIRBAGS IN MY TAHOE. I TOOK THE TAHOE TO THE CHEVY DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAVE TO WAIT FOR A 2ND LETTER HAVING TO DO WITH THE PARTS COMING IN??? I HAVE NOT GOTTEN THAT 2ND LETTER? I HAVE BEEN BACK 2 TIMES SINCE AND GET THE SAME RESPONSE FROM THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT.. I HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE 2ND LETTER ABOUT THE PARTS BEING AVAILABLE TO FIX THE VEHICLE. AM I GOING TO HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL SOMETHING CATASTROPHIC HAPPENS?

DASHBOARD CRACKED IN TWO PLACES - ABOVE LEFT SIDE OF PASSENGER AIRBAG AND TO LEFT OF STEERING WHEEL. I DO NO KNOW THE EXACT MOMENT THE CRACKS APPEARED. I KNOW THEY WERE NOT PRESENT TWO MONTHS AGO WHEN I LAST CLEANED THE INTERIOR OF MY CAR. THIS CAR IS KEPT IN A GARAGE OR PARKED IN THE SHADE WHENEVER IT ISN'T ON THE ROAD. I ALSO USE A SUN SCREEN WHEN PARKED IN OPEN PARKING LOTS FOR BRIEF PERIODS. THIS DID NOT OCCUR BECAUSE OF UV DEGRADATION. IF I HAVE AN ACCIDENT I AM CONCERNED THAT THE PLASTIC WILL SHATTER, BEING ONE MORE THING TO CAUSE INJURY. I HAVE ATTACHED A PICTURE OF THE CRACK ABOVE MY STEERING WHEEL. THE DASH IS ACTUALLY GRAY THOUGH IT APPEARS GREEN.

I HAVE TWO CRACKS, ONE LOCATED ON THE DRIVER SIDE DASHBOARD AND ONE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ABOVE THE AIRBAG. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO PRODUCE SUCH PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE MY HEATER CORE INPUT VALVE. I HAVE READ THAT THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE FACT THAT THE VEHICLE USES DEX-COOL. I AM UNSURE OF WHAT TO DO WITH THE FACT THAT DEX-COOL HAS BEEN FOUND TO EAT AWAY AT HOSES, O-RINGS, GASKETS, AND OTHER PARTS OF WHICH DEX-COOL COMES INTO CONTACT WITH. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO REPORT THAT MY OIL PRESSURE SENDING UNIT ALSO NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, IT IS NO LONGER SENDING PRESSURE READINGS TO THE DASHBOARD. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A VERY POPULAR PROBLEM WITH MANY CHEVROLET VEHICLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

JULY 2016 RECALL LETTER SENT. NO FURTHER ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN. CALLED TODAY AND WAS ADVISED NO SOLUTION TO PROBLEM. CAR IS BEING DRIVEN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A HIGHWAY RATE OF SPEED, SMOKE ENTERED THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE WITHIN THE VENTS AND DASHBOARD. THE AREA OF THE DASHBOARD AND VENTS ERUPTED INTO FLAMES AS WELL AS UNDER THE HOOD. A FIRE FIGHTER EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES AND REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO THE FACE AND HANDS WITH NO FURTHER MEDICAL TREATMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A IMPOUND LOT. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THEY WERE UNCERTAIN AS TO WHEN THE MANUFACTURER WOULD SUPPLY THE REMEDY AND PARTS TO RECEIVE THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED MONTHS AGO AND PROVIDED A REFERENCE NUMBER, BUT DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 01/11/2017*CT UPDATED 6/25/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AS WELL AS THE LIGHTING WHERE THE RADIO WAS LOCATED. THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMAL ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE AIR VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,120.

CRACKS ARE BEGINNING TO FORM ON THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD - ONE ABOVE THE SPEEDOMETER, THE OTHER ABOVE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG.