2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, SMOKE APPEARED UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE CONTACT THREW SNOW ON THE VEHICLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OFF. SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR; HOWEVER, THE DEALER AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY DID NOT KNOW WHO COULD REPAIR THE DAMAGE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS CAUSED THE FIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 3/16/09 *CN UPDATED 03/19/09.*JB

TRUCK ROLLS BACK WHEN ON INCLINE EVEN WHILE IN PARK, AND IT DOES NOT STOP, I ALSO NOTED TRUCK WOULD NOT GO INTO V$ MODE AND WAS SHIFTING A LITTLE ROUGH IN LOWER GEARS. JULY OF 2008 TOOK TO BOB STALL CHEVROLET FOR OIL CHANGE AND ASKED FOR IT TO BE CHECKED (AS WELL AS POWER SYSTEM) RETURNED TO PICK UP MY VEHICLE AND THEY INSISTED TRANNY WAS FINE AS THERE WERE NO ERROR CODES. I MENTIONED POWER ISSUE AND THEY CLAIMED TO NOT HAVE TIME TO TEST (THEY HAD THE TRUCK ALL DAY, IT WAS ALSO NOT ON THE ROLL) UNSATISFIED I RETURNED AGAIN WITH THE TRUCK FOR ANOTHER ISSUE (MOLDINGS) AND ASKED FOR IT TO BE TESTED. RECEIVED MY TRUCK AT END OF DAY WITH MOLDINGS FIXED BUT ONLY AN ASSURANCE MY TRANSMISSION WAS FINE AND ALL WAS NORMAL, NOT EVEN MENTION OFF BATTERY PROBLEM. I RETURNED THEN A THIRD TIME TO DEALER AND HAD TO INSIST THEY DRIVE THE TRUCK AND FULL TEST TRANSMISSION. AFTER HAVING MY TRUCK A FULL DAY I FINALLY WAS INFORMED THAT YES MY TRANNY HAD A PROBLEM. THEIR TRANNY TECH DROVE IT AND NOTED THE PROBLEM IN LOWER GEARS AND AFTER INSPECTION (OPENED UP TRANSMISSION) DISCOVERED BURNT BANDS. MY TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT WITH 2 CLUTCH PACKS REPLACED. ISSUE OF ROLL BACK WAS CLAIMED TO BE NORMAL. IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS FOR THIS ISSUE TO BE TAKEN CARE OF AND I FEEL THE DIVERSION WA SINTENTIONAL.. A FEW MORE MILES.. OUT OF WARRANTY.. POOF THEY WOULD HAVE KINDLY DISCOVERED PROBLEM THEN CHARGED ME FOR IT. I HAVE ALSO HEARD OF SEVERAL OTHERS WITH TRANSMISSION ISSUES AND SUSPECT A DESIGN OR ASSEMBLY FLAW. *TR

CHROME ON THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES PEELS AND GETS VERY SHARP. HAD REPLACED IN EITHER JULY OR AUGUST OF 08 UNDER WARRANTY. ITS NOW FEBRUARY AND ALREADY THEY ARE STARTING TO PEEL AGAIN. EXTERIOR MOLDINGS ON THE WINDOWS WERE POPPING UP EVERYTIME I ROLLED UP/DOWN THE WINDOWS OR AT HIGHER SPEEDS, THEY WERE ALSO REPLACED. *TR

REPEATED POWER FAILURE. BATTERY DIED AND HAD TO BE JUMP STARTED ON AT LEAST 4 OCCASIONS FROM 11-07 THROUGH 12-07 SEVERAL OTHER TIMES TRIED TO START AND TRUCK STRUGGLED. HAD TO TURN OFF RADIO AND LIGHTS THEN WOULD START. TOOK TO DEALER (VISTA CHEVROLET) ON 12-17-07 AND ASKED TO HAVE SYSTEM TESTED.. INSTEAD THEY JUST REPLACED BATTERY. ASKED FOR SYSTEM TO BE TESTED AGAIN JULY AND AUGUST 08 (BOB STALL CHEVROLET) AND IT WAS NOT DONE CURRENTLY HAVING BATTERY PROBLEM AGAIN BUT NOW IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND GM WILL NOT PAY FOR DIAGNOSIS EVEN THOUGH ISSUE WAS DISCOVERED UNDER WARRANTY. SOME MORNINGS TRUCK WILL NOT START, OTHER TIMES IT HAS BEEN WE SAT PARKED FOR 10 MINUTES AND THEN TRUCK WOULD NOT START. I FEEL THERE IS A DEFECT IN OUR POWER SYSTEM BUT GM AND THE DEALERS REFUSE TO INVESTIGATE UNLESS I PAY THEM FOR DIAGNOSIS.. I WILL BE GETTING DIAGNOSIS FROM A PART STORE BEFORE I PAY FOR IT. EVEN AFTER DIAGNOSIS THEY CLAIM NO GUARANTEE THEY WILL PAY FOR ANY NEEDED REPAIRS EVEN THOUGH ISSUE WAS DISCOVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE AIR BAG INDICATOR CONTINUOUSLY REMAINS ILLUMINATED IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE NOT INFLATING PROPERLY. THE RETAINER CLIP WAS REPLACED AND THE INDICATOR WAS REPAIRED. THE INDICATOR IS CURRENTLY ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,665. UPDATED 03/09/09. *LJ THE AIR CONDITION BLEW OTU HOT AIR, THE DVD AND ONSTAR STOPPED WORKING AS WELL AS THE SEATS AND WINDOWS NO LONGER OPERATE. UPDATED 03/12/09. *JB

CONTINUATION OF SAME PROBLEM AFTER EIGHT (8) DOCUMENTED REPAIRS BY CHEVROLET MOTOR DIVISION. THIS LAST INCIDENT RESULTED IN A NON-0INJURY COLLISION, WHERE MY VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE. SEE PREVIOUS COMPLAINT: ODI 10253010 VEHICLE MAINTAINS AND INCREASES IN ACCELERATION WITH NO APPLICATION TO THE GAS PEDAL. CHEVROLET MOTOR DIVISIONS ATTEMPTS/"REPAIRS": CROPPER'S NOGALES IN: 09/18/2008 30940 OUT: 09/25/2008 N/A -7 DAYS REPLACED ACCELERATOR PEDAL - - - - - - - - - - PEOPLE'S CHEVROLET IN: 09/29/2008 31829 OUT: 09/30/2008 31838 -1 DAY REPLACED ECM & PCM/VCM REPROGRAMMED ECM - - - - - - - - - - PEOPLE'S CHEVROLET IN: 10/03/2008 NA OUT: 10/03/2008 NA -1 DAY INSTALLED VEHICLE DATA RECORDER (VDR) IN VEHICLE - - - - - - - - - - PEOPLE'S CHEVROLET IN: 12/13/2008 NA OUT: 12/13/2008 NA -1 DAY VDR CONTAINED FOUR (4) DATA RECORDINGS OF TRANSMISSION DATA. DATA WAS REVIEWED & FORWARDED TO TECH ASSISTANCE - - - - - - - - - - PEOPLE'S CHEVROLET IN: 12/14/2008 NA OUT: 12/14/2008 NA -1 DAY VDR, RECONFIGURED TO RECORD ENGINE DATA AND REINSTALLED IN TAHOE - - - - - - - - - - PEOPLE'S CHEVROLET IN: 12/27/2008 36685 OUT: 12/27/2008 36685 -01 DAYS PEOPLE'S CHEVROLET UNABLE TO CHECK SAFETY CONCERN ON SATURDAYS - - - - - - - - - - PEOPLE'S CHEVROLET IN: 12/29/2008 32267 OUT: 01/24/2009 36900 (75) -26 DAYS REPLACED INPUT SPEED SENSOR & 1-2 SHIFT SOLENOID RECONDITIONED INPUT CLUTCH HOUSING ASSEMBLY & R & R CONTROL VALVE BODY REFACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS - - - - - - - - - - PEOPLE'S CHEVROLET IN: 02/03/2009 37419 OUT: PENDING -PENDING. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW 2007 CHEVY TAHOE IN JULY OF 2007. SEPTEMBER 2007 I HAD TO TAKE THE SUV IN TO HAVE THE REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER CABLE REATTACHED TO THE REAR WINDOW, IT FELL OFF. AFTER DISCUSSING WITH SERVICE MANAGER, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A DESIGN DEFECT, THE WIRE WAS NOT LONG ENOUGH AND THE TENSION FROM OPENING THE REAR GLASS CAUSES THE CABLE TO BREAK FREE. THEY HAD A WINDOW COMPANY RE-ATTACH IT, ONE WEEK LATER, I WAS BACK IN AND A NEW REAR WINDOW WAS ORDERED. IN NOVEMBER 2008 I HAD THE CABLE BREAK FREE ON THE REPLACED REAR WINDOW, I HAD IT REPAIR, THAN THE OTHER SIDE DETACHED. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISE THAT IT COULD NOT BE FIXED BASED ON THE INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE RELEASED SERVICE CORPORATION BULLETIN (#03-08-48-006E). I FEEL SINCE THIS BULLETIN WAS RELEASED, THIS IS A CONFESSION OF A DESIGN DEFECT AND THE CUSTOMER SHOULD NOT BE LIABLE. THEY ORDERED A NEW WINDOW AND IT WAS CHARGED TO MY EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY, I HAD TO PAY 100.00. I FEEL THIS IS AN ENGINEERING DESIGN ISSUE AND GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE IN A RECALL. *TR

VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE AND MAX OUT AT FUEL CUT-OFF. ACCELERATION IS UNRESPONSIVE TO BRAKE APPLICATION TO INCLUDE 100% APPLICATION, RESULTING IN SMOKE AND ODOR. VEHICLE CANNOT BE STOPPED OTHER THAN PLACING THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNING THE IGNITION OFF. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, RPM WILL IMMEDIATELY CLIMB TO IN EXCESS OF 5000 RPM. ACCELERATION PROBLEMS NORMALLY OCCUR AT HIGHER SPEEDS BUT HAVE OCCURRED ALSO ON CITY STREETS. THE PROBLEM THEN RESETS ITSELF AT ITS DISCRETION. CHEVEROLET HAS BEEN "WORKING" ON FINDING THE PROBLEM SINCE SEPTEMBER, TOTAL IN EXCESS OF 90 DAYS. I WAS PROVIDED WITH A VEHICLE DATA RECORDER (VDR) TO IMAGE THE ISSUE. VDR HAS A CABLE PLUGGED INTO VEHICLE COMPUTER THE DANGLES BETWEEN THE GAS/BRAKE PEDAL AND DRIVER POSING AN ADDITIONAL HAZARD. VEHICLE IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD LIKELY TO RESULT IN GREAT BODILY INJURY AND/OR DEATH. I AM UNABLE TO AND HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO ENJOY AND UTILIZE THE VEHICLE FOR THE PURPOSES TO WHICH IT WAS INTENDED FOR/PURCHASED AND HAVE BEEN PLACED IN A SEVERELY RISKY POSITION BY CHEVROLET. IN ADDITION, CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IN INCLEMENT WEATHER HAS BEEN COMPROMISED DUE TO FAILURE OF THE STABILITRAC WHERE IT ENGAGES AND DISENGAGES WITHOUT APPLICATION OF THE BUTTON. THIS ISSUE HAS ALSO BEEN RAISED WITH CHEVROLET BUT NO CODES WERE READ DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING TURNED OFF, CAUSING A RESET (PER CHEVROLET). HOWEVER, WHEN STABILITRAC PROBLEM SURFACED YET AGAIN, PROBLEM WAS WITNESSED BY CHEVROLET SERVICE REP BUT NO WORK COULD BE DONE DUE TO AN OPEN TICKET WITH GMC REGARDING THE ACCELERATION ISSUE. CHEVROLET HAS DOWNLOADED IMAGES/INFORMATION FROM THE VDR AND HAS STATED THAT THERE IS/ARE ISSUES AND RESET AND RETURNED THE VDR TO ME REQUESTING AGAIN THAT I TAKE MORE IMAGES WHEN MY VEHICLE IS STUCK IN ACCELERATION AND TO BE CAREFUL. INITIAL ATTEMPT FOR THIS REPAIR IN SEPTEMBER NOTED "DRIVABLE CONCERN." PROBLEM IS RECURRING FROM 0-9 INCIDENTS EACH DAY. I AM CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF OTHERS AS WELL AS MYSELF. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V441000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE TECHNICIAN DISCONNECTED THE FUSE BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, HE NOTICED THAT THE INDICATORS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD SPORADICALLY FLICKER ON AND OFF. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND IT CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE REMAINS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 33,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 55 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SPARKS UNDERNEATH THE HOOD WHERE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE HOUSED. HE WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER OFF THE HIGHWAY AND HEARD A LOUD "WHOOF" SOUND AS IF SOMETHING HAD IGNITED. HE EXITED THE VEHICLE AND DIALED 911. FLAMES APPEARED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE ARRIVED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS PROBABLY AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT IS WAITING TO HEAR IF THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 27,000.