2015 CHEVROLET TAHOE Complaints

MY 2015 CHEVROLET TAHOE'S INTERIOR LIGHTS FLASH BRIGHTLY WHEN THE BRAKE OR LEFT TURN SIGNAL IS APPLIED. IT IS A VERY BRIGHT FLASH AND EXTREMELY DISTRACTING AT NIGHT. IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING. I CAN IMAGINE IT IS ALSO VERY DISTRACTING TO OTHER DRIVERS AT NIGHT AS WELL. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE BRAKE OR LEFT TURN SIGNAL IS TURNED ON. ONLINE RESEARCH INDICATES OTHER PEOPLE ALSO HAVE THIS ISSUE. IT HAPPENS ON ALL ROADWAYS AT ALL TIMES. BUT SPECIFICALLY AT NIGHT IS THE SAFETY CONCERN. MY PASSENGERS IN THE REAR HAVE ALSO BEEN COMPLAINING THAT IT IS PHYSICALLY STRESSFUL TO THEM WHEN THE INTERIOR LIGHTS FLASH WITHOUT THEM EXPECTING THEM TOO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE PLASTIC MOLDING AROUND THE FRAME OF THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND TENDED TO PULL OUT APPROXIMATELY THREE INCHES OFF THE FRAME, WHICH CAUSED A DISTRACTION FOR THE DRIVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MOLDING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FRAME WAS REPLACED A YEAR AGO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (K & J CHEVROLET, CARLYLE, IL, 618-594-3113) WHERE THE MOLDING WAS REPLACED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FRAME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34,000. *TT UPDATED 8/14/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL INADVERTENTLY PULLED TO THE RIGHT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. WHILE THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS IN REVERSE OR DRIVE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO OPERATE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE TIRE PRESSURE AND EPS ASSIST WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED AN INJURY TO THE LOWER BACK, BUT NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO NISSANI BROS. CHEVROLET (6101 W SLAUSON AVE, CULVER CITY, CA 90230 (424) 216-7400), BUT IT HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V256000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 8-3571350184. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO CALL NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,400.

PROBLEM STARTED AS BRAKES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO ACTIVATE WHEN TRAVELING IN REVERSE AT LOW SPEED (I AM APPROX 200 LBS AND HAD TO STAND ON BRAKES WITH EFFORT TO GET VEHICLE TO STOP). PROBLEM ALSO APPEARED IN LOW SPEED STOP AND GO OPERATION AS WELL AS WHEN BACKING AT A MODERATE SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES PER HOUR. WE HAVE HAD AT LEAST ONE OTHER VEHICLE IN OUR FLEET EXPERIENCE THIS ISSUE. IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE A FAILED VACUUM PUMP ON THAT VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE ISSUE. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A GM TECHNICAL BULLETIN INVOLVING THIS ISSUE BUT NO OIL WAS FOUND IN VACUUM LINES. THE VEHICLE IS OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY SO THERE IS CHARGES EACH TIME WE BRING VEHICLE BACK. I WAS TOLD TO BRING VEHICLE BACK IF PROBLEM BECOMES WORSE. I FEEL A FAILURE OF BRAKES IS AN EXTEREME SAFETY CONCERN IN NORMAL OPERATION AND ESPECIALLY IN HIGH SPEED EMERGENCY OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. A SEARCH OF THE NHTSA SITE AS WELL AS INTERNET HAS REVELED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS EXACT ISSUE. IT APPEARS THE COMMON REPLACEMENT IS THE BRAKE ASSIST AND VACUUM PUMP.

A/C CONDENSOR: CRACK IN CONDENSER THAT CAUSED REFRIGERANT TO LEAK OUT. A/C STOPPED COOLING AND WAS MAKING A HISSING SOUND WHEN ON. HAD TO HAVE ENTIRE CONDENSER REPLACED BECAUSE LEAK WAS IN A LOCATION THAT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. I KNOW THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND HAS BEEN RECALLED ON SOME VIN'S FOR THE VERY SAME MAKE, MODEL, ETC., BUT MY PARTICULAR VIN HAS NOT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE.

I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC GOING ABOUT 5MPH AND WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES THEY WERE NOT WORKING 100% I HAD TO PUSH THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK KEPT ROLLING. I HAD TO HAD TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO SAFELY MOVE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY TO AVOID ACCIDENTS. I WAITED ON THE SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY FOR ABOUT A HOUR FOR TRAFFIC TO STOP. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY SO I COULD CHECK THE BRAKE FLUID IT WAS FULL. I KNEW THERE WASN'T A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES BECAUSE THEY HAD JUST BEEN REPLACED THE PRIOR MONTH. I KNEW THE VEHILCE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE HOME SO I LEFT THE TRUCK AT DAVIS CHEVROLET AT THEIR NIGHT DROP. I TALKED TO A SERVICE TECHNICIAN AND HE INFORMED ME THAT HE HAS SEEN THIS ISSUE A LOT WITH 2015 TAHOE'S, AND INFACT 3 2015 TAHOE'S WERE BROUGHT IN THE SAME DAY NOVEMBER 3,2017. BEFORE LOOKING AT MY VEHICLE THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME IT WAS THE VACUME PUMP BUT HE WOULD CALL ME BACK TO LET ME KNOW FOR CERTAIN. ONCE THEY LOOKED AT MY TRUCK HE SAID IT WAS THE VACUUM PUMP THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW GM KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND STILL DOES NOT RECALL IT, THIS CAN CAUSE MAJOR ACCIDENTS AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE A LIFE. IT'S OBVIOUS THERE IS A ISSUE WITH TJE VACUUME PUMPS IN TJE 2015 TAHOE'S AND GM NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND DO A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE DIES BECAUSE THEIR BRAKES FAIL DUE TO A VACUUM PUMP NOT WORKING.

UPON DRIVING IN LOW SPEED, DRY CONDITIONS, BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC (LESS THAN 10MPH), MY 2015 CHEVROLET TAHOE LTZ'S BRAKES BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. AT THAT POINT, I PUT ALL MY WEIGHT ON THE BRAKES AND THE CAR CAME TO AN UNCALCULATED STOP. THIS PROBLEM PERSISTED AND DID NOT REMEDY ITSELF. THE DEALERSHIP NOTIFIED ME THAT THERE WAS A FAULTY BRAKE VACUUM PUMP, AND BRAKE BOOSTER, AND THAT IT FAILED BECAUSE OF MOISTURE PENETRATION. FURTHER, GENERAL MOTORS HAS ISSUED TECHNICAL BULLETIN PIT 5361A/B/C TO ADDRESS THIS KNOWN ISSUE. MY TAHOE HAS 59,000 MILES ON IT. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH, THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY GM AT THE TIME OF MY VEHICLE PURCHASE IN DECEMBER 2014 AND FURTHER, HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED THROUGH TECHNICAL BULLETINS TO THE GM DEALERS. FURTHER, THERE ARE DOCUMENTED CASES WHERE INJURIES/WRECKS HAVE OCCURRED DUE TO THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE. THE GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY HAS BEEN NEGLIGENT IN ITS HANDLING OF THIS IMPORTANT SAFETY (NOT COSMETIC) ISSUE.

WHILE REVERSING IN SLOW SPEEDS INTERMITTENTLY IN FORWARD MOTION, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES VERY HARD AND WILL NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS TO BE DEPRESSED VERY HARD AND THERE IS A VIBRATING MOTION. THE MASTER CYLINDER HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP AT AN EXPENSE OF NEARLY $600, BUT THE ISSUE PERSISTS.

POOR LIGHTING FROM LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS. LIGHTS DON'T ILLUMINATE HIGH ENOUGH TO SEE MORE THAN 40-50 FEET IN FRONT OF A VEHICLE WHICH IS DANGEROUS IN PURSUIT SITUATIONS.

HARD BRAKE PEDAL, INCREASED EFFORT IS NEEDED TO DEPRESS BRAKE PEDAL. MOST COMMONLY AT SPEEDS <35 MPH. OFTEN VEHICLE DOES NOT WANT TO STOP. VEHICLE WAS IN MODERATE MORNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. VEHICLE IN FRONT STOPPED QUICKLY FROM 40 MPH. TRIED PRESSING BRAKE PEDAL ON 2015 TAHOE TO STOP, PEDAL WAS EXTREMELY HARD AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP.