2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE Complaints

FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED 9/05/2014. SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED 09/06/2015. FIRST INCIDENT BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED AND FLUID POOLED UNDER TRUCK. BRAKE LINE BROKE IN DRIVEWAY. SECOND INCIDENT THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED AND THE TRUCK WAS DRIVING 20MPH WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR ON A BUSY STREET. THERE WERE NO BRAKES TO BE USED.

THE 2ND ROW SEATS WILL NOT OPEN, PREVENTING ACCESS TO THE 3RD ROW SEATS. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY CONCERN B/C IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY THE 3RD ROW PASSENGERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. IT APPEARS THE CABLE MECHANISM THAT OPENS THE 2ND ROW SEATS IS DEFECTIVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE FRONT DASHBOARD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DASHBOARD FRACTURED DUE TO THE AGE OF THE MATERIAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED DELAYED ACCELERATION AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

RUSTED BRAKE LINES RESULTING IN FAILURE OF BRAKING SYSTEM. BRAKE LINES SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN THE SERVICE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. HENCE NO BRAKE LINES SHOULD EVER BE MADE OUT OF STEEL. ESPECIALLY ON ON A SYSTEM AS CRITICAL AS THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE COSTED ME MY FAMILY. THE THE ETHICAL THING FOR ANY COMPANY TO DO. IS RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. I REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS WOULD BE AN ISSUE. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON A VEHICLE THAT BY ITSELF WEIGHS 5,000 POUNDS. WITHOUT A TRAILER OR ANY PAYLOAD ATTACHED TO IT.MANY OF PEOPLE HAVE NOT BEEN AS FORTUNATE AS MYSELF. THE VEHICLE IS. OTHERWISE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. TO THIS DAY.IF FAULTY IGNITION SWITCHES GET RECALLED IT'S COMMON SENSE TO RECALL A BRAKE ISSUE. ESPECIALLY SINCE THE BRAKES TOTALLY FAIL WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I HAVE BEEN BUILDING CARS SINCE I WAS A KID.AND THIS IS A FIRST. TO SEE A BRAKE LINE BURST. BECAUSE OF THE CORROSION. IF GM DOESN'T WANT TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES. THE AT LEAST LET THE OWNERS BUY THE PARTS AND GM INSTALL THEM. AND FOR GM TO STATE THAT THIS A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME ANYBODY THOUGHT TO CHECK FOR RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINES WHEN. THEY WERE CHANGING THE OIL OR DOING A TUNE UP .OR CHANGING BRAKE PADS OR TIRES. THOSE ARE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR OWNER MAINTENANCE ISSUES. MY 2004 FORD F350 HAS 220 THOUSAND MILES. RUNS GREAT TO BUT THE BRAKE LINES AREN'T ROTTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE. WHAT GM IS CLAIMING IS A EXTREMELY WEAK ARGUMENT. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH THE CAR SWITCHED TO REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND REDUCED SPEED IMMEDIATELY TO 25 MPH, LEAVING ME IN THE POSITION TO NAVIGATE THROUGH RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER HAPPENING A COUPLE OF TIMES OVER A 30 PERIOD, IT IS NOW A REGULAR OCCURRENCE. EACH ATTEMPT TO TAKE THE CAR IN TO A MECHANIC TO BE REPAIRED RESULTS IN THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRING AFTERWARDS. MECHANICS SEEM NOT TO BE ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE RESULTING IN A COMPLETELY UNSAFE CAR. THE THROTTLE BODY HAS BEEN REPLACED, WIRE HARNESS, PEDAL SENSOR, AND THROTTLE BODY SENSOR. NOTHING HAS SOLVED THE PROBLEM!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IDLE CONTROL NEEDED TO BE RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 208,000.

BRAKE FAILURE CAUSED BY CORRODED BRAKE LINES. INCIDENT OCCURRED AT BOAT RAMP, COULD HAVE EASILY LOST TRUCK IN WATER. MASTER CYLINDER NEARLY EMPTY AND NO INDICATION OF ISSUE PRIOR TO FAILURE. THE TRUCK GIVES WARNING WITH LOW WASHER FLUID BUT NOT BRAKE FLUID? MECHANIC REPAIRING BROKEN LINES, BUT HOW SOON UNTIL ANOTHER HAS ISSUE?

WAS BACKING UP TO PARK AND BRAKE LINE RUPTURED SENDING BRAKE PEDAL COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PARK THE CAR. WHEN I CHECKED ON IT LATER THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID BY THE BACK DRIVER SIDE TIRE. UPON EXAMINING THE BRAKE LINES A VISIBLE RUPTURE COULD BE SEEN BEHIND THE BACK DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE BRAKES LINES HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. THANK GOODNESS I WAS ALREADY GOING SLOW DON'T WANT TO IMAGINE IF I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND NEEDED TO STOP. *TR

ONE DAY THIS WINTER I WENT OUT IN THE GARAGE AND STARTED MY TAHOE. OUT OF THE BLUE MY SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. TODAY I TOOK MY CARE TO GET IT CHECKED OUT AND THE ERROR CODES (B0051 & B0053) INDICATED THAT THE AIRBAGS HAD BEEN DEPLOYED. THE SERVICE MANAGER AGREED THAT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A COLLISION OR THAT THE AIR BAGS HAD BEEN DEPLOYED, AND THAT THE AIR BAGS ARE NOT WORKING. DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE THEY INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY GO DO TO COVER THE WORK NEEDED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM AND GET THE AIRBAGS WORKING AGAIN. THE ESTIMATE IS FOR $1,200. THEY ALSO INDICATED THAT THERE WERE NOT ANY RECALLS OR SERVICE BULLETINS ON THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM.I CONTACTED GM VIA CHAT, AND THEY SAID THERE WERE NOT RECALLS OR SERVICE BULLETINS FOR THIS ISSUE, AND THEY COULD NOT DUE ANYTHING TO ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND ALWAYS KEPT THE VEHICLE IN GOOD WORKING ORDER USING THE ORIGINAL DEALER, AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS WITH THE VEHICLE. I CAN AFFORD TO GET THE REPAIR DONE, MY CONCERN IS HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE THAT CAN'T MIGHT BE IMPACTED BY THIS AND WILL DRIVE THE VEHICLES WITHOUT THE AIR BAGS. *TR