2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE Complaints

WHEN TRYING TO OPEN THE LIFTGAGE, EITHER MANUALLY OR BY PUSHING THE BUTTON, THE LIFTGATE OPENS PARTIALLY THEN SUDDENLY FALLS. I HAVE SEEN A RECALL FOR THIS, HOWEVER I AM NOT ABLE TO LOCATE A RECALL SPECIFICALLY FOR A 2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE. "THE AFFECTED VEHICLES HAVE GAS STRUTS THAT HOLD THE POWER LIFTGATE UP WHEN OPEN," SAID NHTSA IN ITS RECALL SUMMARY. "THESE STRUTS MAY PREMATURELY WEAR AND THE OPEN LIFTGATE MAY SUDDENLY FALL. IT MAY STRIKE A PERSON, INCREASING THEIR RISK OF INJURY."

WHY IS THERE NO REMEDY FOR MY VEHICLE AND ALL OTHER VEHICLES AFFECTED ALMOST 3 YEARS LATER? I'M COMPLAINING ABOUT THE LENGTH OF TIME IT IS TAKING. I SPOKE TO A DEALERSHIP WHO SAID PARTS AREN'T AVAILABLE YET AND THEY GAVE ME THE NUMBER TO GM/CHEVROLET. WHEN I CONTACTED GM/CHEVROLET THEY TOLD ME, THE DECISION FROM THE NHTSA HASN'T BEEN MADE, THEY HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO SHIP OUT TO DEALERSHIPS, BUT ARE NOT ABLE TO UNTIL THE DECISION IS GIVEN ON WHAT VEHICLES ARE AFFECTED. THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM GM/CHEVROLET GAVE ME THE PHONE NUMBER TO THE NHTSA TO CONTACT THEM AND SEE IF THEY HAD ANY OTHER INFORMATION ON HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE TO RESOLVE THIS RECALL. I SPOKE WITH BEAU FROM NHTSA ON 5/25/2018 AT 1:23PM PST, AND HE TOLD ME THAT THE PETITION HAD BEEN DECLINED IN 2017, AND THAT HE DIDN'T KNOW WHY GM/CHEVROLET HASN'T UPDATED THEIR INFORMATION. HE TOLD ME THE NHTSA WEBSITE IT UPDATED EVERYDAY AND I COULD CHECK THE STATUS THERE. WHEN I CHECKED THE STATUS, THIS IS WHAT CAME UP. SAME THING GM/CHEVROLET TOLD ME, THERE IS STILL A PENDING RESOLUTION. WHEN IS THIS GOING TO BE TAKEN CARE OF? RECALL DATE: MAY 27, 2016 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: 2049151 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 16V381 RECALL STATUS: RECALL INCOMPLETE, REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE DOCKET NO. NHTSA-2016-0124.

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE NOW THE DASH TWICE BECAUSE OF SEVERE CRACKING. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DASHBOARD HAD A THREE TO FOUR INCH CRACK. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS A ONE INCH CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (MUSSON PATOUT BUICK GMC, 214 W. HWY 90 FRONTAGE RD., NEW IBERIA, LA 70560) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT AIR BAG PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,415.

WHEN I PRESS DOWN ON THE GAS, MY VEHICLE STALLS ABOUT FIVE SECONDS BEFORE IT ACTUALLY TAKES OFF. WHEN I TRY TO STOP, IT DOES NOT STOP RIGHT AWAY AS I PRESS DOWN ON THE BREAK. I'VE ALMOST REAR ANOTHER VEHICLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT. I HAVE TO STAY AT LEAST 15 FEET AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. MY VEHICLE HAS SHUT DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING. MY ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF PERIODICALLY. IF I TURN MY WHEEL TO SHARPLY (REVERSE OR FORWARD), IT JERKS, MAKES A LOUD NOISE, AND THEN IT FEELS LIKE ITS ABOUT TO CUT OFF. I FEEL REALLY UNSAFE DRIVING, HOWEVER, I HAVE NO CHOICE BECAUSE I HAVE TO WORK.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, WHICH WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER (BILL BUCK CHEVROLET, 2324 SOUTH TAMIAMI TR., VENICE, FL 34293, (941) 584-8688) SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,939. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT

20759945 FUEL PUMP FLOW CONTROL MODULE HAS A BAD SEAL AND GETS WATER INSIDE IT JUST LIKE THE OTHERS THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED ON MANY GM VEHICLES INCLUDING MOST OTHER 2009 CHEVY TAHOE'S. THIS IS TERRIBLY DANGEROUS AND I ALMOST WRECKED DUE TO MY VEHICLE NOT RUNNING RIGHT AFTER DRIVING THROUGH A PUDDLE ON INTERSTATE.

HAVE OWNED SINCE 2010. HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IDLES ROUGH (YOU CAN FEEL IT IDLE BUT NOT ALL OF THE TIME). DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULD NOT DETECT A ROUGH IDLE ISSUE. LATER, ANOTHER ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE BODY CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND MISFIRES IN CYLINDER (HAVE PAPERWORK INSIDE VEHICLE) REPLACED A SENSOR RELATED TO THE THROTTLE BODY. LAST FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 2018 DRIVING ON A CROWDED DOWNTOWN STREET THE TAHOE BEGAN TO IDLE ROUGH AGAIN, TO THE POINT OF THE SEAT BELTS SHAKING AND THE ENGINE SOUNDED AS IF IT WERE ABOUT TO LOSE POWER AGAIN (BEEN THERE DONE THAT). ARRIVED AT WORK PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND THE TRACTION CONTROL/STABILITRAK MESSAGE APPEARED THAT BOTH WERE OFF, THEN THE WARNING SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL FLASHED THEN TO SERVICE STABILITRAK. I LOOKED INTO THE ISSUE AND CALLED THE DEALER SHIP AS WELL AS THE WARRANTY FOLKS TELLING THEM OF THE ISSUE MADE APPT FOR FOLLOWING DAY TO BRING IN. WENT TO DRIVE HOME, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS NOW ON AND THE CAR IS ROCKING AND SOUNDS LIKE IT MIGHT STALL OUT IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. LIMPED THE CAR TO THE CLOSEST DEALER OUT OF FEAR OF AN ACCIDENT SHOULD THE CAR SHUT DOWN DRIVING HOME. RESEARCHED ONLINE, FOUND THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH A TSB ISSUED # 11273 THAT NOONE HAS EVER MENTIONED WITH THE MULTIPLE TIMES THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED DUE TO THE ISSUE LISTED IN THE BULLETIN THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED A DEVASTATING ACCIDENT AS I DRIVE 5 - 6 KIDS TO SCHOOL EVERY MORNING AND CAN NOT IMAGINE WHY THIS WAS NOT SHARED WITH ME AS AN OWNER (REGISTERED WITH GMS WEBSITE WITH THE VIN) SO I AM SURE TO RECEIVE UPDATES FOR ISSUES JUST LIKE THIS, THAT NO ONE HAS EVER MENTIONED EVEN THOUGH THE REPAIRS ARE IDENTICAL TO WHAT IS STATED IN THE GM ISSUED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN # 11273.

THE DASH AROUND THE AIRBAG IS CRACKED. TAHOE HAD 45K ON IT WHEN IT STARTED TO CRACK.

THE CHROME ON THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES FOR BOTH DRIVE AND PASSENGER SIDE IS PEELING AND IS VERY SHARP. MY 12 YEAR OLD RECENTLY CUT HIS FINGER OPEN ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE DOOR. ONLINE RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES