2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE Complaints

WHEN ENGINE IS STARTED THERE IS A DITINCTIVE SOUND THAT LETS YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE IN A TRUCK, HOWEVER AFTER DRIVING AND THEN STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN WHILE IN DRIVE THAE VEHICLE HAS A VIBRATION THAT CAN BE FELT FROM ANY SEATED POSITION IN THE VEHICLE. THIS VIBRATION WAS NOT PRESENT AT THE TIME OF PURCHSE NOR DURING THE TEST DRIVE. WE PURCHASED VEHICLE ON 10/30/00 AND THE VIBRATION DID NOT START UNTIL APPROXIMATELY THE MIDDLE OF AUGUST 2001. IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THE FIRST TIME THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE CONSUMERS CONCERN AT THIS TIME, THE SECOND TIME THE SHOP FORMAN TEST DROVE WITH US AND SAID THERE WAS A NEW BULLETIN JUST RELEASED ON THIS PROBLEM,AND HE WAS NOT AWARE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE FIRST TIME FOR THIS PROBLEM,HOWEVER IT WAS CALLED UNNECESSARY IDLE.HE SAID HE HAD TO PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER TO RESET IT,AFTER 2HOURS OF WAITING THE SERVICE ADVISOR CAME TO US AND SAID THEY WERE RENTING A CAR FOR US BECAUSE IT WAS TAKING SO LONG. THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SHOP FORMAN TAKING OUR VEHICLE TO LUNCH WITH HIS FATHER NOT A RAINBOW EMPLOYEE AND ANOTHER TECHNICIAN WE DID NOT LEAVE VEHICLE FOR RAINBOW TO FIX AFTER IT WAS BROUGHT BACK FROM LUNCH, WE LEFT CAME HOME MADE COMPLAINT TO CHEVY CUSTOMER CARE, WAS HELPED BY ANOTHER VERY RUDE CUSTOMER MANAGER NAMES MARLA. WE THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SEWELL CADILLAC-CHEVROLET 701 BARONE ST. NEW ORLEANS, LA. 70113 (504) 581-7585 THEY COULD NOT HAVE BEEN ANY NICER OR MORE PROFESSIONAL HOWEVER THEY TOO COULD NOT DUPLICATE CONCERN ,BROUGHT IT BACK A SECOND TIME TO SEWELL AFTER SPEAKING TO CUSTOMER CARE CENTER AGAIN THIS TIME THEY BROUGHT OUT ANOTHER TAHOE WITH 6500 MILES ON IT AND IT HAD THE SAME VIBRATION THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME HE SPOKE WITH THE ENGINEERS AND THEY SAID THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT HAD VERY FEW COMPLAINTS ON IT SO THEREFORE THEY INTENDED TO DO NOTHING. SULPHUR SMELL IS STRONG SINCE PURCHSED,AT FULL & 1/4 & LOWER TANKS OF GAS.

TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING DUE TO INSUFFICIENT FLUID/PAINT THIN PRIMER SHOWING THROUGH. *AK

TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING DUE TO INSUFFICIENT FLUID/PAINT THIN PRIMER SHOWING THROUGH. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION RIGHT FRONT CONTROL ARM HAD BROKE OFF TIRE AS A RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT. *AK CONSUMER ADDED THAT THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WITHOUT ANY INDICATION WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH CAUSING A RIGHT FRONT CRASH WITH ONE VEHICLE FROM BEHIND AND SIDE SWIPPING THREE OTHER VEHICLES BEFORE STOPPING. MANUFACTUER WAS CONTACTED. *TT

WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN 55MPH AND 65MPH STEERING COLUMN VIBRATED. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH HALF OF LEFT REAR TIRE CAME OFF THE RIM , SIDEWALL SEPARATED. TIRE SIZE P26570R16, DOT NUMBER 8X72WL1300. *AK SEPARATION WAS ON BOTH SIDEWALLS, DEALER DETERMINED FAILURE WAS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND REPLACED TIRE AND RIM. *SLC

THIS VEHICLE PICKS UP SMALL STONES BETWEEN THE REAR BRAKE CALIPERS AND THE WHEEL RIMS. THIS CAUSES A LOUD GRINDING NOISE, AND UPON REMOVAL OF THE WHEEL THE INSIDE OF THE ALUMINUM RIM IS FOUND TO HAVE DEEP GOUGES IN IT WHERE THE STONE WAS GRINDING. IF ENOUGH STONES RUBBED HERE, IT COULD CAUSE THE TIRE TO LOSE PRESSURE THROUGH THE RIM, OR IF THE STONE ROLLED UP JUST RIGHT, IT COULD CAUSE AN EXPLOSIVE CRACK AND DEFLATION OF THE TIRE POSSIBLY CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OT THE VEHICLE. I CONTACTED MY DEALER WHO SAID THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM, AND THAT GM IS GOING TO HAVE TO DO SOMETHING TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM, BUT AT THE PRESENT THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING. I ALSO CONTACTED CHEVROLET, AND THEY SAID CONTACT THE DEALER, THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. MY WIFE AND CHILDREN USE THIS VEHICLE FOR A SCHOOL BUS, AND I AM VERY WORRIED ABOUT THEIR SAFETY, AND THERE SEEMS TO BE NO RECOURSE FOR THIS ENGINEERING DEFECT.*AK

SEATS ARE DESIGNED TO ACCOMODATE A MALE NOT A FEMALE. SINCE FEMALES ARE MORE LIKELY NOWADAYS TO BUY THIS VEHICLE, COMFORT ISSUES ARE PROBLEM. A MAJOR DEAL IS THE WAY THE SEAT FOLDS YOU IN HALF OPPOSED TO RECLINING YOU. ALSO THE SEAT SUPPORT PRESSES AGAINST YOUR MIDDLE BACK CAUSING YOU TO HAVE TO PUSH YOUR TORSO OUTWARD WHILE YOUR LEGS ARE DOWNWARD. YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE CONSTANTLY HAVING TO FLEX YOUR ABS AND IT IS JUST A MAJOR DISCOMFORT ESPECIALLY WITH YOUR BACK. PLEASE NOTE THAT ONLY 1MAN NOTICED THIS PROBLEM BUT EACH AND EVERY WOMEN NOTICED IT ALSO -IMMEDIATELY,RESULTING IN LOSS OF SALE TO OTHER MANUFACTURER'S VEHICLE. I HAVE NAMES AND COMPLAINTS EVEN FROM A FEMALE OWNER OF AN OLDER DENALI WITH COMFORT SEATS WHO DISLIKES THE NEW SEATS. ALSO THE SEAT-BELTS ARE EXTREMELY TIGHT. THE SEATS DONT GO BACK FAR ENOUGH AND THE REAR SEAT HAS NO LEG ROOM.MY COMPALINTS RESULTED IN DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS LIKE "WE CAN'T ALTER THE SEAT AT ALL OR IT'LL VOID THE WARRANTY" "YOU SHOULD HAVE NOTICED THAT BEFORE YOU DROVE IT OFF THE LOT, IT'S YOURS NOW" "YOU CAN TAKE IT TO AN UPHOLSTERY SHOP BUT YOU'LL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT" "THE LATEST, TAKE IT TO UPHOLSTERY SHOP AND SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO WHICH THE UPHOLSTERY SHOP SAID NOT MUCH SINCE GMC PUT THE AIRBAG IN THE SEAT" KNOWING ALL THIS, I SHOULD HAVE PURCHASED THE PLAIN TAHOO BECAUSE THE DISCOMFORT WAS NOT WORTH 13,000.00 DIFFERENCE!*AK

TIRE SIZE 26570R16, DOT 8X72WL21101, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON CHEVROLET, TAHOE, 2001 WITH 6558 MILES. CONSUMER DROVE ABOUT 10 MILES AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN RIGHT REAR TIRE SIDEWALL EXPLODED, NO PRIOR WARNING OR TREAD SEPARATION. CHEVROLET DEALER WILL REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES WITH GOODYEAR TIRES.*AK TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE WILDERNESS LE. *SLC

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP FOR JERKING BETWEEN 10-20MPH... I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD INTERNAL PROBLEMS AND IT WAS COMMON FOR THE CHEVROLET TRUCKS FROM 1996-2001 I HAVE FOUND WELL OVER 50 COMPLAINTS OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON THE INTERNET IN A MATTER OF HOURS. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT GENERAL MOTORS NEEDS TO ADDRESS.*AK