2006 CHEVROLET TAHOE Complaints

2006 TAHOE REAR LIFTGATE WILL NOT UNLOCK, NOR WILL WINDOW OPEN. IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY NOISE. THERE IS NO KEY HOLE TO OPEN MANUALLY. MY GRANDCHILDREN OFTEN RIDE IN THE REAR SEATS, AND THEY WOULD BE TRAPPED IN A COLLISION. THERE IS NO INSIDE HANDLE, EITHER. MY SISTER-IN-LAW HAS AN IDENTICAL MODEL IN WHICH THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED. GM SHOULD IN OUR ESTIMATION, RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. THE MOST EFFICIENT FIX WOULD BE TO HAVE KEY ACCESS TO UNLOCK. *TR

2006 CHEVROLET TAHOE LIFTGATE LOCK ACTUATOR QUIT WORKING AT AROUND 67000 MILES. THERE IS NO MANUAL OR KEY OPERATED WAY TO UNLOCK THE LIFTGATE. IT FAILED IN THE LOCKED POSITION WHICH HAS THE POTENTIAL TO TRAP SOMEONE INSIDE IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN WAS TO CRAWL INSIDE THE BACK END OF THE VEHICLE, RIP THE PLASTIC TRIM PANELS OFF THAT COVER THE MECHANISM, AND THEN MOVE THE ACTUATOR BY HAND. WHEN I TOOK TO THE DEALER TO CHECK OUT HE WANTED OVER $500 TO REPLACE THE LOCK ACTUATOR. I READ NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

2006 CHEVY TAHOE REAR LIFT GATE OR WINDOW WILL NOT UNLOCK TO OPEN. CAN NOT MANUALLY OPEN FROM INSIDE VEHICLE DUE TO POOR ENGINEERING. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD IN MY OPINION. GMC WILL NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECT. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND TONS OF CUSTOMERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM IN ALL MAKES OF GM SUVS. IT IS IN MY OPINION THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE ELECTRONIC HATCH REAR DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER OR MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED SINCE SOMEONE COULD BECOME TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,392 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,692. UPDATED 08/24/10. *LJ THE REAR HATCH/LIFTGATE LOCK FUNCTION BECAME INOPERABLE IN THE LOCKED POSITION. THE LOCKS ARE ALL ELECTRIC AND THERE IS NO WAY TO OPEN THE BACK END OF THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 08/25/10*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR LIFT GATE WOULD FAIL TO OPEN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE LIFT GATE ACTUATOR REMOTE CONTROL TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN TWO YEARS. THE DEALER ADVISED HAVING A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED BEFORE MAKING ANY REPAIRS. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,326 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 101,000.

2006 CHEVY TAHOE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON WITH NO REASON. UNPLUGGING YELLOW PLUG IN DRIVERS KICK PANEL, PER GM TSB, WORKS ONLY FOR A SHORT TIME. PROBLEM REMAINS. *TR

THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE FRAYED AND BROKE, THIS VEHICLE HAS APPROX 30,000 MILES, THIS CAN'T BE NORMAL. *TR

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 30,000 MILES, THE DEALER SAID THIS IS VERY UNUSUAL. $2300 TO REPAIR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE TRACTION ACTIVATION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE FORWARD NO MATTER HOW HARD THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE SENSOR COULD HAVE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HESITATE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

2006 CHEVROLET TAHOE HAS A POWER STEERING PROBLEM AND PERHAPS RELATED TO THE RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE (05086). *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING WAS CAUSING A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS. THE DEALER HAS MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM AND THEN THEY STATED THERE WAS NO WAY TO MAKE THE NOISE GO AWAY. RECALL 05V455000 *JB