2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE Complaints

I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY TAHOE. RECENTLY THE REAR WINDOW GLASS HINGE IN THE LIFTGATE FAILED. THE GLUE THAT CONNECTS THE GLASS TO THE HINGE FAILED AND NOW THE REAR WINDOW IS BEING HELD IN PLACE BY ONLY THE LATCH AND THE OTHER HINGE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. IF THE GLASS WERE TO FALL OUT IN THE ROAD IT WOULD BE A MAJOR HAZARD TO OTHER MOTORISTS. THIS HINGE HAS FAILED UNDER NORMAL USE CONDITIONS AND WAS IN NO WAY ABUSED. I JUST CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER, COX CHEVROLET IN BRADENTON, FL AND THEY INFORMED ME IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THE COST OF A NEW ONE IS OVER $1,000. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I NOTICED OTHER POSTS ON THE INTERNET BE PERSONS WHO HAD THE SAME FAILURE AND DID NOT HAVE THE PROBLEM CORRECTED BY GENERAL MOTORS. PLEASE ADVISE ON ANY THING THAT CAN BE DONE TO GET GM TO ADDRESS THIS PRODUCT FLAW. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO SLIPPED BETWEEN NEUTRAL AND DRIVE. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE SUN SHELL OF THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE.

GENERAL MOTORS AND DEALER REFUSE TO RECALL AND FIX HYDRAULIC ANTI-LOCK BRAKE PROBLEM ON MY 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE. RECALL DATE WAS AUG 29, 2005. *JB

I OWN A 2000 CHEVY TAHOE. FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS, I EXPERIENCED OCCASIONAL PROBLEMS STOPPING UNDER 10 MPH DUE TO THE FAULTY ACTIVATION OF THE ABS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I BARELY AVOIDED A DANGEROUS CRASH. I CALLED ART MOEHN CHEVROLET IN JACKSON, MICHIGAN ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD I COULD MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE PROBLEM REPAIRED. NO MENTION WAS MADE OF THE POSSIBLE RECALL. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ART MOEHN CHEVROLET IN JACKSON, MICHIGAN ON APRIL 7, 2006. THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED AT A COST TO ME OF $241.60. I DID RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THE ABS PROBLEM AND LOCATED A RECALL FOR 1999-2002 GM TRUCKS (SEE NHSTA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 05V37900). I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN # WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE BRAKE WORK DONE ON MY 2000 TAHOE IS THE EXACT REPAIR SENT TO CHEVY DEALERS BY GM FOR THE RECALLED VEHICLES (SEE GM BULLETIN # 05068B). I AM SEEKING FULL REIMBURSEMENT OF MY COSTS FOR REPAIR UNDER THE RECALL NOTICE. THANK YOU. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THE STEERING BOX WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *AK

2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE. HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH FAILURE CAUSING BRAKE LIGHTS NOT TO WORK WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. DRIVER HAS NO INDICATION THAT BRAKE LIGHTS ARE INOPERATIVE. *NM

I TOOK MY TRUCK TO ISLAND CHEVROLET FOR THE ANTILOCK RECALL AND I MENTIONED ABOUT THE RECALL FOR THE AIR BAGS ON THE CHEVROLET TAHOE 2000 BECAUSE MY AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON. I WAS TOLD MY 2000 TAHOE IS NOT ON THE RECALL BECAUSE IT WAS THE MODEL MADE LATER IN THE YEAR. BUT WHEN THEY PUT THE TRUCK ON THE DIAGNOSTIC THEY FOUND IT HAD RIGHT & LEFT SIDE DEPLOYMENT LOOP RESISTANCE LOW. THEY WERE GOING TO CHARGE ME $800.00 AND SINCE I HAD TO FIX MY 4 WHEEL DRIVE ALSO I COULD NOT AFFORD IT. BUT IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO THE LATER MODELS OF 2000 ALSO. I KNOW OF A COUPLE OF PEOPLE THAT ALSO HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND THEY ALSO HAVE THE LATER 2000 MODEL. *NM

I WAS RECENTLY IN AN ACCIDENT AND MY 2 CHILDREN WERE IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME. I WAS IN A 5 CAR WRECK IN WHICH MY VEHICLE, AND THE ONE IN FRONT OF ME WERE TOTALED. UPON IMPACT ON THE FRONT OF MY TRUCK, MY AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY NOR DID MY SEAT BELTS LOCK. MY 11 YR OLD HIT HIS HEAD ON THE DASH, REQUIRING IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR A SEVERE LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES. I LEARNED FROM GMC THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY TRUCK FOR AIR BAG MALFUNCTIONS AND I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ACTIVATES AT LOW SPEEDS OR WHEN THE ROADS ARE ICY OR WET. THIS CAUSED THE CONTACT TO REAR END 2 VEHICLES. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO EITHER OF THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 02/27/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER USING THE HEATED SEAT FOR ONE AND A HALF MILES, IT SHORTED OUT. THIS CAUSED MINOR BURNS TO THE DRIVER. AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THE SEAT COVER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *JB *AK