2014 CHEVROLET TAHOE Complaints

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF AN INTERIM RECALL NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER CONCERNING THE AIR BAGS IN MID JULY OF 2016. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER (COVERT BUICK GMC 11750 RESEARCH BLVD, AUSTIN, TX 78759 (512) 583-3411) INDICATED THAT FURTHER TESTING WAS BEING DONE FOR MONTHS BY GM AND THEY HAD NOT YET PROVIDED A REMEDY AND PARTS TO SERVICE THE AIR BAG ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AGAIN TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR PARTS. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE.

SEVERAL LARGE CRACKS APPEARING IN THE DASHBOARD ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL AND ALONG THE SPEAKERS IN THE DASHBOARD.

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHEN ACCELERATING, HIGHWAY AND SUBDIVISION STREETS, THE VEHICLES TRAILER BRAKE WOULD ENGAGE AND THE CAR WOULD BECOME UNSAFE TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE'S RADIO WOULD ALSO RANDOMLY RESTART, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD FLICKER ON AND OFF AND THE POWER DOOR LOCKS WOULD CYCLE UP AND DOWN CONTINUOUSLY. THE ONLY WANT TO RESET THE VEHICLE WAS TO TURN IT OFF FOR A LITTLE BIT AND THEN BACK ON AND THE PROBLEM WOULD GO AWAY FOR A LITTLE WHILE. THERE ARE MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS ONLINE OF OTHER CHEVY VEHICLES HAVING VERY SIMILAR ISSUES, ALL WHICH SEEM TO BE RELATED TO THE NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE NOT PROPERLY HANDLING THE LOAD AND NEEDING TO BE REPLACED.

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, MY DASHBOARD CRACKED ON THE CORNER OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE DASHBOARD WAS NOT STRUCK IN ANYWAY OR THE CAR DID NOT HIT A BUMP. I'M AFRAID OF THE CRACK BEING THERE BECAUSE IT IS SO CLOSE TO THE AIRBAG HOUSING.

GM RECALL NUMBER: 16145 INDICATES ENGINE COOLING FAN FIRE IS POSSIBLE AND VEHICLES SHOULD NOT BE LEFT TO IDLE. OUR DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED IN NOVEMBER BUT PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE TO MAKE THE CORRECTION. THIS POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS MANY OF THESE TAHOES AFFECTED AND 3 OF THEM ARE K-9 VEHICLES THAT REQUIRE LONG PERIODS OF IDLING TO KEEP THE K-9 COOL. (I AM SURE THIS IS THE CASE FOR POLICE DEPTS. ACROSS THE US) I HAVE CALLED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE REQUESTING MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE RECALL PARTS PRODUCTION OR IF THERE IS ANYTHING THEY CAN DO FOR OUR K-9 VEHICLES SPECIFICALLY BEFORE THE WEATHER GETS WARMER AND I WAS NOT GIVEN ANY ASSISTANCE. I WAS TOLD THAT I SHOULD CONTINUE TO CHECK THE WEBSITE FOR INFORMATION. THEY GAVE ME A REFERENCE NUMBER TO MY CASE 8-2851903801. *THIS IS THE VIN I USED WHEN CONTACTING GM, NOTE WE HAVE OTHER VEHICLES WE WANT FIXED QUICKLY ALSO. WE HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE YET BUT THIS KNOWN PROBLEM PUTS LAW ENFORCEMENT AT RISK OF LONG RESPONSE TIME AND A SERVICE ANIMAL AT RISK FOR FATALITY OR HARM.

THE DASH SURROUNDING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG HAS DEVELOPED MULTIPLE CRACKS. THIS CREATES CONCERN WITH THE INTEGRITY OF THE PLASTIC IF THE AIRBAG WERE TO DEPLOY. THIS VEHICLE IS GARAGE KEPT AND ONLY USED ON THE WEEKENDS DUE TO THE USE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE FOR WORK.

MY TAHOE HAS TWO MAJOR CRACKS ABODE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND BY THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND GM REFUSES TO ADMIT THAT THEY HAVE A ONGOING AND SERIOUS ISSUE THAT IF THE AIRBAG WAS TO DEPLOY WOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE

ON JAN. 15TH, 2017 MY 2014 CHEVY TAHOE GOT A CRACK ON DASH BOARD LOCATED ON PASSENGER SIDE BY AIR BAG. OTHER ISSUE IS THE DRIVER SIDE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE IS ALSO BREAKING OFF. TOOK MY VEHICLE TO CHUCK NASH CHEVY IN SAN MARCOS, TX ON 1-25-17 & SERVICE ADVISOR MENTIONED THESE ARE WAY TO COMMON ISSUES WITH THESE VEHICLES AND CHEVY MOTORS IS FULLY AWARE OF THE ISSUES. SERVICE ADVISOR MENTIONED THE NEWER VEHICLES SHOULD NOT HAVE THESE ISSUES ANYMORE. HOWEVER, I AM EXPECTED TO PAY OUT OF POCKET AS MY WARRANTY OUT.

THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILS, CAUSING THE ENTIRE CAR TO STOP OPERATING. GM SAYS THAT THEY WILL NOT FIX, EVEN THOUGH THEY PUT OUT A GM RECALL BULLETIN 14515B. GM SAYS MY VIN# IS NOT INCLUDED. IT IS A 2014 WITH THE SAME ISSUE AS IN BULLETIN? INTERIOR LIGHTS BLINK, SERVICE TRAILER BRAKE CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON, THEN ENTIRE VEHICLE LOSES ALL ELECTRICAL. CAR STOPS AND WILL NOT RESTART. FIRST STARTED IN 04/16, EVERY FEW MONTHS, AND MOST RECENTLY 01/04/17 AND AGAIN 01/14/17. *TR

THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED IN THREE PLACES WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF EACH OTHER. I WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD THAT CAUSED THE FIRST CRACK TO OCCUR IN THE CENTER. THEN THE OTHER TWO HAPPENED JUST WITH NO OTHER PRESSURE OR DRIVING HAZARDS.