2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE Complaints

AFTER 5 MINUTES OF HAVING STARTED THE CAR AND DRIVING THE RPM GAUGE RAISED TO 4RPMS AND WOULD NOT DROP BELOW 3RPMS, EVEN AFTER HAVING STOPPED THE CAR AND TURNING OFF THE ENGINE. CALLED CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THE REP HUNG UP ON ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE SMELLED A FOUL ODOR AND NOTICED SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR WHILE DRIVING AN UNKNOWN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS LATER TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 102,000.

I NOTICE A CRACK ON MY DASH BOARD IN THE SEAM OF THE AIR BAG FRONT LEFT SIDE- AND THEN INSPECTED THE DASH BOARD TO FIND ANOTHER CRACK OVER THE STEERING HUMP OF THE DASH BOARD HEADING DOWN TOWARD THE VENT OF THE DASH BOARD. AS I RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE SOME UNDER WARRANTY AND OTHERS NOT. THE ISSUE IS THE DASH BOARD IS CHEAPLY MADE AND MAY CAUSE SEVERE DAMAGE IF IN AN ACCIDENT AND SINCE IT IS LOCATED NEAR THE AIR BAG IT COULD CAUSE INJURY. *TR

I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE AS THE FRONT DASHBOARD HAS SPLIT OPEN AND CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES. THEY APPEAR TO BE STRESS FRACTURES, OR WEAKNESSES IN THE WAY THE DASHBOARD IS MANUFACTURED. I HAVE LOOKED AT THE INTERNET, AND THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE, WHERE THEIR DASHBOARDS DEVELOP STRESS FRACTURES AND SPLIT OPEN. THE DASHBOARD HAS TWO MAIN PROBLEM AREAS; ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AROUND THE AIR BAG OPENING, AND THEN AGAIN OVER THE "HUMP" THAT COMES UP AND OVER THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THIS CRACK IN PARTICULAR IS VERY BAD, WITH THESE CRACKS SPLITTING OFF IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. THE DASHBOARD IS NOW VERY WEAK AND HAS NO STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY. I WOULD NOT FEEL SAFE IF THIS VEHICLE WAS IN A CRASH, AS THE DASHBOARD WOULD PROVIDE NO SUPPORT TO PROTECT OCCUPANTS, AND THE PLASTIC PARTS OF THE DASHBOARD WOULD GO FLYING THROUGHOUT THE CABIN. CHEVROLET NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY OF THIS AND REPLACE THE DASHBOARD. *TR

MY DASH IS CRACKING IN TWO PLACES ABOVE MY AIRBAGS. THE CRACKS ARE CAUSING MY DASH TO BULGE. IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT NUMEROUS 2007 TAHOE'S AND YUKON'S ALL HAVE DASH CRACKS IN THE SAME AREAS. I HAVE CONTACTED GM ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY HELP. I AM WORRIED IT WILL AFFECT MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYING. *TR

THE FRONT DRIVERS DOOR HANDLE SNAPPED OFF, THEN THE DRIVERS SIDE PASSENGER SNAPPED OFF ABOUT A MONTH LATER. I PAID TO HAVE THEM FIXED AT THE DEALERSHIP AND NOW THE 3RD DOOR HANDLE SNAPPED OFF. THE LAST ONE WAS THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

TWO CRACKS LOCATED ON THE DASH. ONE IS LOCATED ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE DRIVER SIDE "HUMP" AND THE OTHER IS LOCATED ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND CONNECTS FROM THE AIRBAG TO THE VENT. I AM CONCERNED THAT THESE WILL EFFECT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT IF A CRASH OCCURS. I HAVE READ MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME NATURE ON THE 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOES. *TR

DASH CRACKED ON LEFT SIDE OF STEERING WHEEL HUMP. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE DASH CRACKED ON THE UPPER LEFT SIDE OF PASSENGER AIR BAG. *TR

THE DASH HAS CRACKED BEHIND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I AM AFRAID IF THE BAG DEPLOYS IT WILL THROW THE PIECE AS A PROJECTILE AND HIT THE PASSENGER. MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET, GM IS SELECTIVELY ASSISTING IN REPAIR. I WAS INFORMED THEY WOULD NOT HELP ME BECAUSE I HAVE AN AFTERMARKET RADIO AND ALARM, NEITHER OF WHICH IS ANYWHERE NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THE DASHBOARD CRACKED. I BOOUGHT THE TAHOE IN 04/13/2010 AND HAD 25,967 MILES IN JUNE 7, 2011 AFTER PAYING $350.00 FOR LABOR THE DEALER REPLACED THE DASHBOARD AND NOW A YEAR AND FOUR MONTHS IT IS CRACKED AGAIN AND I SPOKE WITH A SERVICES PERSON AT THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT IS BEEN A YEAR AND THERE IS NOT COVERAGE FOR. I'M VERY UPSET I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE THAT IT ONLY LASTED A YEAR SO IF I SPENT MY MONEY FIXING THIS AGAIN HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE TILL IT BRAKES AGAIN. *TR