How many problems does the 2009 CHEVROLET Tahoe have?

The 2009 CHEVROLET Tahoe currently has 302 owner-reported complaints according to NHTSA database. These complaints are organized by component to help identify common issues.

What are the most common problems with 2009 CHEVROLET Tahoe?

The most common problems reported for the 2009 CHEVROLET Tahoe are organized by component above. Each component section shows owner-reported issues, crash reports, and fire incidents to help identify patterns and problem areas.

Where does this 2009 CHEVROLET Tahoe problem data come from?

All problem and complaint data for the 2009 CHEVROLET Tahoe comes directly from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) database. These are real complaints submitted by actual vehicle owners.

2009 CHEVROLET Tahoe Problems

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

64 complaints

I Keep getting code p2138 car stalls check engine light turns on, stability control flashes. I have to erase code to get it drive again, but will do it again soon. Been doing it for 4+ years now. The worst time it has done it is when I'm in the freeway where I have to pull off to the side if I can, I almost got into a bad accident because of this issue. Took it to my mechanic and he says take it to the dealer. I've replaced gas pedal, throttle body and it still does it.

Mar 20, 2024

Cracked dashboard. Took it to the dealer for the Airbag recall and they cracked it even worse. The dealer said well it happens to all of them. They had no solution or anything.

May 09, 2022

2009 TAHOE HAS A CRACKED DASHBOARD IT'S VERY ENJOYING SOMETIMES CAN CAUSE A DISTRACTION FROM LITTLE BUMPS IN THE ROAD MAKING LOUD NOISES AND MAKES A CAR'S INTERIOR LOOK HORRIBLE IT'S RIDICULOUS THAT GM WON'T REPLACE THESE UNDER THE LEMON LAW IT WAS JUST SITTING IN THE GARAGE WHEN IT HAPPENED TO CRACK

Dec 11, 2020

DAHSBOARD CRACKED AND SMELLED SMOKE NOW HEAR CLICKING NOISE IN THE DASH THINK THAT ITS RELATED TO AIR FLOW HEAT / AIR COND.

Nov 24, 2020

DASHBOARD CRACKS ABOVE THE AIRBAG AREA AND ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT COWLING. THE CRACK HAS SLOWLY BEEN INCREASING AND NOW IT IS SO BAD THAT IT WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT POSSIBLY FROM OVER-TIGHTENING BOLTS. *TR

May 08, 2020

+ 59 more complaints for this component

AIR BAGS

63 complaints

Dash cover is falling apart, a well known defect. I worry that an airbag deployment could cause dangerous shrapnel to be projected throughout the passenger compartment causing injuries like skin cuts and eye injuries.

Oct 10, 2024

The Side area bags are Deployed a The vehicle is parked an not be operated. It wasn’t involved in any collision, The front Dash board airbags & steering wheel air bags aren’t Deployed an are in tact….there is No Body Damged or The Vehicle was Parked Not Being Operated for Over a month I Don’t understand How The Side air bags Have ruptured without any Cause That is Very Big Danger to My self an Family…There is No warning Lamps On Or Check Engine Light activated,

Apr 30, 2023

DASH HAS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES AND NOW CHUNKS ARE FALLING OFF.

Aug 04, 2020

I HAVE A DASH THAT IS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE AREAS. I THINK THERE MAY BE A FUTURE ISSUE AFFECTING THE AIR BAGS.

Apr 21, 2020

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Dec 20, 2019

+ 58 more complaints for this component

STRUCTURE

35 complaints

I HAVE A PROBLEM WHERE THE DASH CRACKS RIGHT NEXT TO THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WHICH SPLITS THE DASH AND MAKES IT WEAKER.

Jan 30, 2020

I HAVE A LARGE CRACK IN MY DASH. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OF ANY KIND DONE. IT JUST SPLIT.

May 22, 2019

CRACKED DASHBOARD ABOVE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND LEFT UPPER PORTION OF PASSENGER SIDE DASH AIRBAG, VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, CAME OUT ONE MORNING AND CRACKS SHOWED UP, ABOUT A MONTH WENT BY AND PIECES OF DASH STARTED BREAKING OFF DASHBOARD AND FALLING INSIDE DASH AREA

Nov 16, 2018

DASH CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES. PULLED OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND HEARD A 'POP' SOUND, STOPPED CAR AND NOTICED THAT THE DASH HAD CRACKED. I FEAR THAT PIECES OF THE DASH WOULD BE SENT FLYING IN THE EVENT OF AN AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT.

Sep 18, 2018

WHEN TRYING TO OPEN THE LIFTGAGE, EITHER MANUALLY OR BY PUSHING THE BUTTON, THE LIFTGATE OPENS PARTIALLY THEN SUDDENLY FALLS. I HAVE SEEN A RECALL FOR THIS, HOWEVER I AM NOT ABLE TO LOCATE A RECALL SPECIFICALLY FOR A 2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE. "THE AFFECTED VEHICLES HAVE GAS STRUTS THAT HOLD THE POWER LIFTGATE UP WHEN OPEN," SAID NHTSA IN ITS RECALL SUMMARY. "THESE STRUTS MAY PREMATURELY WEAR AND THE OPEN LIFTGATE MAY SUDDENLY FALL. IT MAY STRIKE A PERSON, INCREASING THEIR RISK OF INJURY."

Jun 03, 2018

+ 30 more complaints for this component

AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

21 complaints

I have this car since 2018. The dashboard of this car was in good condition however in the last few months we have see cracks developing near the airbag and the driver steering wheel. These are deep cracks. The car was 100% parked inside the garage. We are concerned if the airbag function will be impacted due to this cracks

Sep 30, 2023

The dash board is completely falling apart. There are now 5 cracks and I am afraid that this could be a very dangerous situation. Apparently, there are many trucks like mine that have the same problem, but no action has been taken.

Dec 17, 2021

DASH CONTINUES TO CRACK. WORRIED ABOUT INTEGRITY OF DASH IN THE EVENT OF ACCIDENT DUE TO PLACEMENT OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. GM JUST RECALLED PASSENGER AIRBAG DUE TO 'SHRAPNEL' WHICH COULD ALSO BE PART OF THE DASH EXPLODING. FURTHERMORE, ONLY OPTION IS TO ADD A 'GLUE ON' COVER TO BUILD QUALITY TO OEM, BUT HAS POSSIBILITY TO COVER PASSENGER AIR BAG OR MAKE RECALL OF AIRBAG NOT POSSIBLE (OR OTHER REPAIRS POSSIBLE). GM SHOULD OFFER DASH REPLACEMENT AS A RECALL ALONG WITH PASSENGER AIRBAG.

Apr 01, 2021

FRONT DASHBOARD HAS TWO CRACKS. THIS IS NOT DUE TO SUN DAMAGE OR NEGLIGENCE. THIS IS A PRODUCT FAILURE.

Mar 06, 2021

THE DASH ON THE VEHICLE HAS CRACKED AT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG COVER. ALSO CRACKED ABOVE THE SPEEDOMETER. CONCERN IS THERE MAY BE HUMIDITY INGRESS TO THE AIRBAG, THE ELECTRONICS OR SUB ASSEMBLIES INCREASING THE RISK FOR AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT ANOMALY. ANOTHER CONCERN IS PLASTIC OR METAL FROM THE DASH COULD ALSO IMPACT THE AIRBAG (DEFLATION) OR PRESENT INJURY TO THE OCCUPANTS (FLYING PARTS). A LESSER CONCERN IS THE SENSORS FOR THE AUTOMATED AC/HEATING SYSTEMS IN THE CAR. BELIEVING THEY ARE CALIBRATED WITH SEALED INTACT COMPONENTS. THE LARGER SPLIT AT THE SPEEDOMETER HAS ONLY RECENTLY HAPPENED WHICH MAKES THIS A CONCERN THAT THERE ARE LARGER MORE UNDERPINNING ISSUES NOT FULLY REALIZED.

Dec 30, 2019

+ 16 more complaints for this component

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

13 complaints

THE BATTERY LIGHT TURNS ON. UT READS CHECK BATTERY SYSTEM.

Feb 27, 2017

THE ACTUATOR IN THE PASSENGER DRIVER DOOR BECAME INOPERABLE. ONCE THAT WAS FIXED, BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER DOOR STARTED HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM SINCE IT'S AFFECTING MULTIPLE DOORS.

Oct 15, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT AND VARIOUS WARNING INDICATORS RANDOMLY FLASHED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER RANDOMLY SHORTED OUT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH. ALSO, THERE WAS A DRASTIC REDUCTION IN SPEED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXTREME FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE DUE TO THE SUDDEN FAILURE. AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO REVIEW THE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES, BUT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A DIAGNOSIS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 07/12/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED SUDDENLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. UPDATED 07/19/2016. *JB

May 11, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE HYBRID. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND APROACHING A STOP, THE VEHICLE WAS SUPPOSED TO SHIFT FROM GAS TO ELECTRIC. HOWEVER, IT INVOLUNTARILY ACCELERATED EVEN WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE, IT HAD TO BE SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

Mar 24, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE ELEVATED, THE TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY, AND THE AIR CONDITIONER ACTIVATED AS THE VEHICLE REMOTE LOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Nov 20, 2015

+ 8 more complaints for this component

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

10 complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR LOCKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000. ....UPDATED 07/22/15 *BF UPDATED 10/11/2017*CN

Apr 23, 2015

THE LOCK ON THE REAR, DRIVER SIDE DOOR DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. IT WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK WITH THE KEY FOB. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND GM REFUSES TO COVER THE REPAIRS UNLESS THE VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. MY SON IS IN A CAR SEAT AND IS NOT ABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOOR HIMSELF. THERE ARE MULTIPLE THREADS ONLINE OF PEOPLE ALL COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. IT'S AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR. SHAME ON GM FOR NOT COVERING THIS WHEN IT IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT!!! *TR

Apr 15, 2015

POWER LOCKS ON DRIVER AND REAR PASSENGER DOOR STOPPED FUNCTIONING PROPERLY ( WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK ) . THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM IF IN A VEHICLE CRASH AS I WOULD HAVE TROUBLE ACCESSING MY CHILD IN THE REAR SEAT. COULD YOU IMAGINE A CAR ON FIRE AND NOT BEING ABLE TO REACH YOUR CHILD. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL TO HAVE THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS REPLACED. THIS CAME UP AS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WHILE SEARCHING FOR A REMEDY. *TR

Sep 30, 2014

DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS FAILED ON THE TWO FRONT DOORS AND THE DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR CREATING SIGNIFICANT DIFFICULTY IN BOTH ENTERING AND LEAVING THE VEHICLE. OF PARTICULAR CONCERN WAS THE GREAT DIFFICULTY IN REMOVING CHILDREN FROM THE BACKSEAT OF THE CAR. THE MANUAL LOCKS ARE OUT OF REACH OF AN ADULT IN THE FRONT SEAT WHICH ULTIMATELY REQUIRES RETURNING THE KEY TO THE IGNITION AND LOWERING THE REAR WINDOW TO REMOVE A CHILD FROM THE CAR. THIS PROCEDURE IS TIME-CONSUMING AND I HOPE THAT NO ONE EVER NEEDS TO PERFORM THAT PROCEDURE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION SUCH AS A FIRE. *TR

Jul 09, 2014

THE DOOR DOES NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK AT CERTAIN TIMES, YOU SEE THE LOCKS TRY TO MOVE UP YET IT DOESN'T HAPPEN. I NEED TO USE THE KEY. I'VE CHANGED THE BATTERIES ON THE REMOTE THINKING IT WAS THE REASON BUT IT DID NO GOOD. I KNOW A FEW OTHERS THAT HAVE A 2009 WITH SAME ISSUE TO INCLUDE THE CRACKING OF THE DASH BOARD. *TR

Apr 19, 2013

+ 5 more complaints for this component

AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE

7 complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DASHBOARD HAD A THREE TO FOUR INCH CRACK. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS A ONE INCH CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (MUSSON PATOUT BUICK GMC, 214 W. HWY 90 FRONTAGE RD., NEW IBERIA, LA 70560) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT AIR BAG PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,415.

May 14, 2018

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKING WHERE THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS WERE LOCATED. THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS), BUT THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE A NOTIFICATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Nov 25, 2016

MY 2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE HAS DEVELOPED NUMEROUS CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD INCLUDING AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THAT IS I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT, ARE PIECES OF THE DASH GOING TO BE SHOT AT/INTO PASSENGER AND/OR DRIVER/ I HAVE TRIED TO GET GM/CHEVROLET TO REPLACE AND THEIR OPTION WAS FOR ME TO SPEND $800 TO REPLACE THEIR DASHBOARD THAT HAS MATERIAL DEFECTS. THAT DOES NOT SEEM ACCEPTABLE AND I AM SURE IS NOT PRACTICAL CONSIDERING I HAVE READ THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. CAN THE NHTSA HELP?

Mar 08, 2016

VEHICLE DASH CRACKED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. A STRAIGHT CRACK IN THE DASH GOING FROM THE AIR VENT/DEFROSTER TO THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. A COMPLETE CRACK IN THE DASH EXISTS 2-4 INCHES LONG. *TR

Apr 01, 2015

CRACK IN DASHBOARD NEAR PASSENGER AIRBAG. *TR

Sep 08, 2014

+ 2 more complaints for this component

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

7 complaints

I OWN A 2009 CHEVY TAHOE AND I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH DOOR LOCK PROBLEMS FOR THE PAST YEAR. THE DRIVER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN AT THIS POINT AND REAR PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM TIME TO TIME. AT THIS MOMENT WE HAVE 2 WORKING DOORS, BUT I AM CONCERNED THAT IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY THESE REMAINING 2 CURRENTLY WORKING DOORS WILL NOT OPEN EITHER AND MY FAMILY MAY BE TRAPPED. SOMEONE SUGGESTED WE CONTACT THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD AND FILE A COMPLAINT TO SEE IF MAYBE WE CAN FORCE GM INTO A RECALL SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IS THIS SOMETHING YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO HELP US WITH? PLEASE ADVICE ON HOW I SHOULD PROCEED WITH THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU SO MUCH IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR HELP AND COOPERATION WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR

Jan 04, 2015

DRIVER DOOR AND REAR DOOR ON DRIVER SIDE DO NOT LOCK/UNLOCK CONSISTENTLY WITH KEY FOB NOR DO THEY LOCK/UNLOCK WITH POWER LOCK BUTTON. I HAVE TO MANUALLY LOCK AND UNLOCK BOTH DOORS MOST OF THE TIME. THE PREVIOUS OWNER SAID THEY REPLACED THESE A FEW YEARS BACK UNDER WARRANTY SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW OR MECHANICAL ISSUE CAUSING THIS TO HAPPEN. NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE TO MANUALLY LOCK AND UNLOCK MY DOORS WHEN I LEAVE THE VEHICLE. PASSENGER SIDE DOORS APPEAR TO WORK FINE ALL THE TIME. THE COST IS CLOSE TO $300 PER DOOR TO CORRECT AND I BELIEVE ONLY A 30 DAY WARRANTY. SO IT DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE A PERMANENT RESOLUTION. *TR

Mar 20, 2014

VEHICLE'S REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK STOPPED FUNCTIONING. DOOR LOCK WILL NOT RESPOND TO WIRELESS TRANSMITTER, NOR UNLOCK BUTTON IN THE VEHICLE. LOCK CAN BE MANUALLY OPENED OR CLOSED FROM WITHIN THE VEHICLE, BUT THAT DOES NOT DO ME ANY GOOD WHEN I HAVE A 4 YEAR OLD CHILD IN THE BACK SEAT. *TR

Nov 18, 2013

BOTH BACK DOORS ON MY TAHOE BEGAN TO STOP UNLOCKING AND LOCKING WHEN USING THE CLICKER. A MONTH LATER THEY STOPPED LOCKING AND UNLOCKING USING THE UNLOCK/LOCK BUTTON INSIDE THE VEHICLE. AT THE TIME I HAD A TWO MONTH OLD WHO I WAS HAVING TO CARRY THROUGH THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND CRAWL THROUGH TO THE BACK TO PUT HIM IN HIS CAR SEAT. I ASKED THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS & I WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST ME AROUND $600 PER DOOR. BY THAT TIME, MY FRONT PASSENGER DOOR HAD ALSO STOPPED WORKING. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THIS IS NOT A RECALL. WHAT IF THERE WERE A FIRE AND I COULD NOT GET TO MY CHILDREN? OR HEAVEN FORBID I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT AND I CAN'T UNLOCK THE VEHICLE TO GET TO MY KIDS. I HAVE DONE PLENTY OF RESEARCH ON THIS MATTER AND IT SEEMS AS IF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE. CHEVROLET HAS ALWAYS BEEN OUR VEHICLE OF CHOICE. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHEVROLET VEHICLE AFTER THIS. MY HUSBAND WAS JUST LOOKING AT BUYING ONE OF THE 2014 TRUCKS AND I FORBID HIM TO DO SO. *TR

Oct 28, 2013

DOORS WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK. LOCKS MAKE SOUND THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO ENGAGE BUT HAVE TO BE MANUALLY LOCKED OR UNLOCKED. I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN THAT I AM AFRAID THAT WILL BE LOCKED INSIDE MY VEHICLE AND I WILL BE UNABLE TO OPEN DOORS WITHOUT BREAKING THE WINDOW. *TR

Jul 30, 2013

+ 2 more complaints for this component

ENGINE

5 complaints

ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION, WHEN YOU FILL UP WITH GAS YOU FILL UP WITH OIL

Jan 27, 2017

STARTED WITH A #4 MISFIRE AND NO ENGINE POWER AND DEALER SAID TRUCK WAS FINE. FINALLY AFTER 4 CYLINDER MISFIRING, DEALER AGREED TRUCK HAD AN ISSUE AND IS NOW SAYING I NEED A VALVE JOB DONE FOR # 1800.00 BUT IT LOOKS LIKE I SHOULD TELL THEM THAT ITS THE LIFTERS.. 74,000 ON MY 2007 TAHOE FOR A 25,000.00 TRUCK NOT ONLY THAT BUT THEY ARE SAYING IF THAT DON'T FIX IT THEN I NEED TO PAY 3500.00 FOR A CAM SHAFT. ITS RUNNING BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON.

Mar 17, 2016

Crash: 1

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I PULLED OVER AND THERE WAS NO OIL. IT HAS BEEN USING OILEVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, IT WILL USE ANYWHERE FROM A 1 1/2 TO 2 QUARTS OF OIL IN BETWEEN OIL CHANGES

May 27, 2015

CONFUSED WHY THIS WOULD HAPPEN.. LEFT MOTOR MOUNT BROKEN, RIGHT SIDE STRESSED AND CRACKED. REPLACED MOTOR AND TRANS MISSION MOUNTS. *TR

Feb 18, 2015

I WAS DRIVING MY 2009 CHEVY TAHOE AND THE ENGINE QUIT . SO I COASTED AND OF COURSE THEIR WAS NO BRAKES OR STEERING ... I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THIS VEHICLE. I WAS SCARED TO DEATH. WHAT IF I WAS DRIVING AT 65 ON INTERSTATE? SOMETHING IS DEF WRONG. *TR

Sep 16, 2014

POWER TRAIN

4 complaints

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would jerk, accelerate independently and stall. The contact stated that the failures all occurred on different occasions. The contact stated the service engine warning light was illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic where the auxiliary transmission fluid pump and auxiliary transmission control module were replaced. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repairs as of yet. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 145,000.

Jun 22, 2021

2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE TRANSMISSION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE SIX SPEED TRANSMISSION SHIFTED CONSTANTLY, AND HARD. IT DIDN'T MAINTAIN SPEED WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET. THE DEALER REPLACED SEVERAL MODULES AND SENSORS WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. *JB

Jun 12, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT, FOLLOWED BY ABNORMAL ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL INJECTOR NEEDED TO BE CLEANED YET, THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALER WHO THEN REPLACED THE CONVERTER BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP FOR A SECOND OPINION WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND THE TRANSMISSION WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

Jul 12, 2011

THE VEHICLE IS A 2009 CHEVY TAHOE LTZ. AT ABOUT 9000 MILES THE VEHICLE STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS. WHEN YOU FIRST STARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT AND HAD TO STOP IN THE FIRST 1/2 MILE OR SO, WHEN YOU TRIED TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE WOULD JUMP FORWARD AND THEN LOCKUP AND THE ENGINE WOULD DIE. IT DIDN'T MATTER IF IT WAS 30 DEGREES OR 60 DEGREES OUT. IT HAPPENED EVERYTIME THE STOP HAD TO BE DONE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE WERE NO CODES SO NOTHING COULD BE WRONG, GM WAS CONTACTED AND THE DEALERSHIP CALLED BACK AND HAD ME LEAVE THE TAHOE THERE. THEY WERE TOLD IT ONLY HAPPENED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST STARTED OR WHEN IT HAD BEEN SITTING FOR ABOUT 5 HOURS. IT WAS TRIED SHORTLY AFTER I LEFT IT AND THEY CALLED AND SAID NOTHING HAPPENED SO THEY WERE GOING TO LEAVE IT OVERNIGHT AND TRY IT IN THE MORNING. THEY DID AND I GOT A CALL THAT IT ALMOST PUT THE SERVICE PERSON RIDING IN THE PASS SEAT THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. LONG STORY SHORTENED, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS MANUFACTURED WITH OUT ONE OF THE MAIN BEARINGS, THIS WAS THEIR ANSWER TO THE PROBLEM AND AFTER ABOUT THREE WEEKS IT WAS FINALLY REPAIRED AND I GOT IT BACK. GM, CHEVY KNOWS ABOUT THIS AS THEY WERE PART OF THE NOTIFICATION PROCESS AS THEY HAD TO OK ALL REPAIRS ON THE REBUILDING OF THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT INSTALL A NEW ONE. DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS A BEARING OR NOT AS THE TAHOE RAN FINE FOR ABOUT 9000 MILES. *TR

Jan 13, 2011

STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

3 complaints

CRACKED DASHBOARD. *TR

May 28, 2020

MY DASH HAS 2 CRACKS THAT HAVE APPEARED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE DASH IS STARTING TO BOUNCE AS I DRIVE AND IM WORRIED IT WILL BECOME SEPARATED AND HIT SOMEONE IN THE TRUCK. THERE ARE SO MANY TAHOE OWNERS WHO HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT IT IS A DEFECTIVE PART. I HAVE A CRACK IN THE CENTER AND 1 OVER THE DRIVER SIDE GAUGES.

Oct 11, 2016

I BOUGHT THE 2009 USED CHEVY TAHOE ON AUGUST 1ST 2015. I BEGAN TO NOTICE THE PLASTIC DASHBOARD CLOSE TO THE PASSENGER AIRBAG BEGAN TO CRACK AND VIBRATE. THE VIBRATION GOT SO BAD THAT THE CRACK SPREAD AND A NEW CRACK APPEARED ON THE PLASTIC DASH ABOVE THE SPEEDOMETER. BOTH CRACKS MAKE THE ENTIRE DASH RATTLE WHEN THE CAR IS DRIVEN OVER 45 MPH. I AM WORRIED THAT IF THE AIRBAGS WERE TO DEPLOY, THE PLASTIC WILL FLY INTO THE PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE. I'VE TRIED CONTACT COVERT GMC IN AUSTIN, TX WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AND THEY SAID I HAD TO SPEND $1300 TO REPLACE THIS DEFECT.

Sep 25, 2016

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

3 complaints

HEAT SENSOR ON THE DASH BORD NEVER WORK CORRECTLY BECAUSE OF MY CRACK DASH BOARD. AND EVEN IT IS FREEZING OUT SIDE, WITH IN 5 MINUTES, NEEDLE WILL SHOOT TO FULL IN RED ZONE. MAKE MY CAR SHUT OFF , I HAD TO REPLACE IT 3 TIMES AT 325.00. I WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED. THE SENSOR COMES ON AT LEAST 4 TIMES A YEAR AFTER THE DASH CRACKED.

Dec 26, 2019

LOSS POWER WHILE DRIVING WHILE GOING 75 MPH ON A HIGHWAY, THE.CAR WENT TO A LIMP MODE FROM 75 TO 15 MPH IN A COUPLE OF SECONDS TIME, ALMOST WAS HIT FROM BEHIND. , DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS START CYCLING, DASH LIGHTS GO ON THE BLINK, FAIL TO START & CRUISE CONTROL LOSS OF OPERATION. ID FOR RECALL IS 14V614, MY VIN CURRENTLY IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST, BUT I AM EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME SYSTEM OF SAFETY ISSUES ET.. *TR

Jan 06, 2017

LIGHT COMES ON ABS TRACTION CONTROL

Oct 17, 2015

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

3 complaints

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

Aug 09, 2011

SUMMARY: BRAKE FAILURE IN A TAHOE HYBRID WHILE DRIVING, MY CHEVY TAHOE HYBRID EXPERIENCED ALMOST TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. OVER SEVERAL DAYS, THE BRAKES HAD BECAME MORE AND MORE "GRABBY." ON THE DAY OF THE TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE, WITH NORMAL PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL THERE WOULD BE ALMOST NO BRAKING POWER. BUT WITH JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE PRESSURE APPLIED THE BRAKES WOULD SUDDENLY ENGAGE WITH FULL BRAKING POWER. SUDDENLY, THIS UNHAPPY PERFORMANCE DEGRADED INTO ALMOST TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. IT FELT LIKE I HAD LESS THAN 1/30TH OF THE NORMAL BRAKING POWER. I WAS NOT GOING FAST, AND NOTHING WAS IN FRONT OF ME TO HIT, AND I WAS A BLOCK FROM MY DESTINATION, SO I CONTINUED SLOWLY. BEFORE CALLING FOR A TOW I LET THE CAR SIT, AND I TRIED THE CAR AGAIN. SURPRISINGLY, I HAD MY GRABBY BRAKES BACK! I NURSED THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY RELOADED THE COMPUTER PROGRAM THAT CONTROLS THE BRAKES. I EXPERIENCED A SECOND TOTAL FAILURE JUST AS I ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE TECHS RELOADED THE COMPUTER PROGRAM THAT CONTROLS THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND THIS ADDRESSED THE PROBLEM, MOSTLY. THE BRAKES DON'T EXACTLY FEEL LIKE THEY USED TO, AND THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF "SUDDEN GRAB" TO THEM, BUT THE MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE PERFORMANCE IS NORMAL FOR A HYBRID SYSTEM. *TR

Jan 13, 2011

WE HAD A 2009 TAHOE HYBRID FOR ONLY 4 MONTHS. ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS BEGINNING IN MARCH WHEN DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED OR COASTING DOWN HILL, 'CHECK BRAKE' LIGHTS CAME ON. I TRIED TO SLOW BY PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. I HAD TO COAST TO A PARKING LOT, PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL/PARK AND RE-START THE CAR. THE CAR STALLED WHILE COMING DOWN HILL - VERY DANGEROUS. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY CHARGED THE BATTERY. THE VERY NEXT MORNING BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE,AGAIN BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND HAD TO RE-START.

Mar 24, 2010

POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

2 complaints

P2138 code causing the car to have reduced engine power causing unsafe driving conditions and danger to other traffic. Vehicle has been to dealer multiple times for issue, ECM replaced costing thousands and still not working.

Nov 10, 2024

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FAILURE IN WHICH IT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY RESIST ACCELERATION ACCOMPANIED BY A WARNING CHIME SOUNDING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS WOULD UNEXPECTEDLY LOCK AND UNLOCK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED TRAVELED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000. UPDATED 07/06/12 *BF ON FOUR OCCASIONS THE DOOR BEGAN LOCKING, UNLOCKING, CHIMING AS IF THE DOORS WERE OPEN. THE WARNING LIGHTS BEGAN FLASHING AND THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE QUICKLY AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL AND THE ACCELERATOR WAS UNRESPONSIVE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 07/17/12

May 10, 2012

UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE

2 complaints

MY EMGINE HAD JUST A LITTLE OVER 100000 MILES ON IT AND I ALMOST GOT KILLED ON THE INTERSTATE. FIRST I SAW SMOKE COMING FROM BELOW AND IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS COMING FROM THE TRUCK NEXT TO MINE. THEN I FELT A STOPPING FEELING IN MY TAHOE. I MOVED QUICKLY TO THE SERVICE LANE AND GOT IT IMMEDIATELY TO MY MECHANIC. I HAVE RECORDS OF REGULAR SERVICES TO MY VEHICLE. I HAD TO REPLACE THE MOTOR $7239.49. I HAD MY ATTORNEY LOOK INTO IT AND MY YEAR PLUS A FEW OTHER YEARS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM BUT THE DEALER NEVER RECALLED IT.

Apr 27, 2020

CRACKS IN DASH COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY IN CRASH. DASH CRACKING STARTED AROUND 80K. ENGINE USES OIL,SEVERAL QTS. BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. IT HAS USED OIL SINCE AROUND 45K MILES

Jun 13, 2017

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

2 complaints

THE FUEL CONTROL MODULE ON THE 2009 GMC TAHOE HAS MALFUNCTIONED FOUR TIMES SINCE WE PURCHASED THE TAHO, IT HAS FAILED AS WE ARE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY COMPROMISING OUR SAFETY, IT FAILS WITHOUT WARNING, GM IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND HAS ONLY RECALLED THE EARLY MANUFACTURED VEHICLES, 27000 TO BE EXACT, HAVE TRIED TO TELL GM ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT AS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE LAST TIME IT FAILED WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 65-70 MILES AN HOUR WITH CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT, AND THE FUEL SYSTEM JUST SHUT DOWN...THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE MANUFACTURED PART THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE WATERPROOF, BUT THE SEAL FAILS AND SHORTS OUT THE FUEL SYSTEM. THIS IS THE RECALL ON THE EARLY PART OF THE YEAR VEHICLES: GM IS RECALLING 27,188 MY 2009 CADILLAC ESCALADE, ESCALADE HYBRID, ESCALADE ESV, AND ESCALADE EXT; CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, SUBURBAN, TAHOE, TAHOE HYBRID, AND COLORADO; AND GMC YUKON, YUKON HYBRID, YUKON XL, AND CANYON VEHICLES. THE FUEL SYSTEM CONTROL MODULES MAY HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH AN ADHESIVE SEPARATION OF THE ROOM TEMPERATURE VULCANIZING (RTV) SEAL BETWEEN THE SEAL AND THE HOUSING MAY ALLOW WATER TO SEEP INTO THE MODULE.

Oct 03, 2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON PLACING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE CRANKED BUT FAILED TO START. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED TSB14515A. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

Sep 07, 2017

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

2 complaints

WHEN I PRESS DOWN ON THE GAS, MY VEHICLE STALLS ABOUT FIVE SECONDS BEFORE IT ACTUALLY TAKES OFF. WHEN I TRY TO STOP, IT DOES NOT STOP RIGHT AWAY AS I PRESS DOWN ON THE BREAK. I'VE ALMOST REAR ANOTHER VEHICLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT. I HAVE TO STAY AT LEAST 15 FEET AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. MY VEHICLE HAS SHUT DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING. MY ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF PERIODICALLY. IF I TURN MY WHEEL TO SHARPLY (REVERSE OR FORWARD), IT JERKS, MAKES A LOUD NOISE, AND THEN IT FEELS LIKE ITS ABOUT TO CUT OFF. I FEEL REALLY UNSAFE DRIVING, HOWEVER, I HAVE NO CHOICE BECAUSE I HAVE TO WORK.

Apr 27, 2018

ELECTRICAL ISSUES DASH AND ALL ELECTRIC WOULD GO HEY WIRE ENGINE PERFORMANCE WOULD BE ERRATIC A VERY SAFETY PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING

Aug 21, 2017

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

2 complaints

I HAVE BOUGHT 4 DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS AND ALL KEEP FAILING THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. IF THERE IS A FIRE OR AN EMERGENCY I HAVE KIDS AND SOMETHING MAY HAPPEN.

Dec 20, 2017

THE 2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE AUTOMATIC LIFT GATE BECAME A SIGNIFICANT DANGER TO THOSE ACCESSING THE REAR COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. TYPICAL OPERATION OF THE AUTOMATIC LIFT GATE IS THAT THE REAR HATCH OPENS COMPLETELY AND REMAINS OPEN WITH A SINGLE BUTTON CLICK. THE SAME AUTOMATIC LIFT GATE TYPICALLY CLOSES AND REMAINS SHUT WITH A SINGLE BUTTON CLICK. ON OR AROUND MAY 28TH, 2015, MY SON WAS PLACING SEVERAL ITEMS IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE LIFTGATE BEGAN SHUTTING ON HIM. IN AN ATTEMPT TO HOLD THE LIFTGATE OPEN, IT CONTINUED TO CLOSE FORCEFULLY WITHOUT RAISING BACK UP. THINKING QUICKLY I WAS ABLE TO PULL HIM AWAY FROM THE LIFTGATE AS IT CONTINUED TO CLAMP ANYTHING IN ITS PATH. MY SON RECEIVED A BUMPED HEAD AND SCRATCHES AS THE DOOR SHUT ON HIM. THE ISSUE APPEARED TO BE AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE THAT CAUSED THE LIFTGATE TO CLOSE FORCEFULLY AND CLAMP SHUT WITHOUT CONSIDERATION OF ANYTHING IN ITS PATH. I ALSO WAS NOT ABLE TO PREVENT THE LIFTGATE FROM CLOSING AS IT JUST CLAMPED SHUT, CRUSHING ANYTHING IN ITS PATH. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND WE FEAR THAT OTHER PEOPLE MAY BE INJURED OR KILLED AS A RESULT OF THIS MALFUNCTION. THERE IS NO RAPID FUNCTIONALITY TO OVERRIDE THE THE MOTOR (SWITCHING TO MANUAL) THAT CONTROLS LIFTGATE OPERATIONS. THIS COULD VERY WELL HAVE CRUSHED MY CHILD IF I HADN'T BEEN STANDING NEXT TO HIM. OTHER ISSUES THAT OCCURRED AT THE SAME TIME WITHIN THE VEHICLE INCLUDED: 1) A SINGLE EVENT WHERE THE RADIO STAYED ON ONE CHANNEL AND WOULD NOT CHANGE WITHOUT RESTARTING THE CAR WAS WHEN THE ISSUE BEGAN; 2) XM SATELLITE RADIO BEGAN WORKING WITHOUT A SUBSCRIPTION; 3) THE AUTOMATIC MEMORY POSITION OF THE DRIVER SEAT DID NOT REMAIN IN POSITION AS TYPICAL; AND 4) THE LIFTGATE WOULD AUTOMATICALLY OPEN ABOUT 18 INCHES AND IMMEDIATELY CLOSE, CRUSHING ANYTHING IN ITS PATH.

Jun 09, 2015

Injuries: 1

STRUCTURE,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

2 complaints

LEFT SIDE REAR DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR DOES NOT FUNCTION, WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK WITH EITHER MANUAL BUTTON ON ARMREST OR REMOTE KEYFOB. ASSEMBLY RECEIVES AN ELECTRICAL SIGNAL TO LOCK/UNLOCK BUT MECHANISM DOES NOT TRAVEL ENOUGH TO COMPLETE FULL LOCK/UNLOCK. *TR

Nov 17, 2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK FROM THE INTERIOR OR EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE DOOR ACTUATOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. *TR

Aug 20, 2013

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

1 complaint

My vehicle's throttle position sensor malfunctioned while I was driving on a busy highway at 55-60MPH, causing it to suddenly enter limp mode and display the error code P2138. This resulted in a rapid and unsafe reduction of speed to 30MPH, then down to 15MPH posing a hazard to myself and other drivers. Despite replacing both the gas pedal and the sensor itself in an attempt to rectify the issue, the problem persists. There are no prior reports made to the police, dealership, or insurance company regarding this matter.

Feb 21, 2024

STEERING,AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

1 complaint

Cracked 2009 Tahoe Dash

Feb 04, 2024

STEERING,POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES

1 complaint

I purchased the gm sts2 software and program my truck and now I have no brakes, have all lights on with calibration and rams problem I’m sure that the calibration they provided to me, costed this problem and none off the lights are turning off, the truck lost brakes I have to stand on the paddle to stop the truck. Now I have no choice to send it the GM for there mistake. I spoke to acdelco sts2 rep. And he couldn’t figure out the problem. And the hybrid system issue also. Both front air bag impact sensors cracks in the middle turns the light on. That’s been a fault with all gm trucks. They need to update this problem.

May 04, 2022

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

1 complaint

Recall #09V154000 should have been performed on my vehicle according to the list of VIN #'s affected, but it never was and I was never notified of the recall. I purchased this vehicle the month before this recall was announced in 2009 and did not start having safety issues until after my new SUV warranty had expired (how convenient). Over the years, I have spent thousands of dollars replacing all kinds of sensors, relays, batteries and various other parts trying to alleviate the unsafe electrical and loss of power issues that this faulty part continues to cause. I have taken this vehicle to my local dealership on countless occasions, complaining that the vehicle intermittently: does not start, the engine suddenly dies while driving on the highway or turning a corner (becoming unsteerable and the brakes won't work), suddenly decelerates, door locks cycle rapidly while driving, the check engine light and other warning lights/alarms come on, headlights and dash lights suddenly shut off, windows or AC stops working, and now the fuel gauge only reads 1/4 tank when I just filled it up. I took the SUV to my local dealer again today, explained the intermittent electrical and loss of power issues and history again and asked why this recall had not been performed or was not scheduled to be performed at any previous time that I had brought the vehicle in for diagnostics or service on these related issues. The service manager admitted that the recall had never been performed, but denied the possibility of the FSCM causing any of these issues, regardless of the recall notice stating they were. He then refused to perform the recall and said I needed to pay $380 to have another diagnostic scan performed. Never scheduling/performing the recall when the SUV was serviced countless times for related safety issues as defined in the recall notice that they never mailed to me and refusing to perform the recall today is a violation of the US NTMV Safety Act and should have consequences!

Aug 06, 2021

LANE DEPARTURE

1 complaint

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR THE AIR BAGS RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PRESTON HOOD CHEVROLET (212 HOLLYWOOD BLVD NW, FORT WALTON BEACH, FL 32548) FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SOON AFTER RETRIEVING THE VEHICLE, THE BLIND SPOT DETECTION SYSTEM FAILED TO OPERATE AS NEEDED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS MADE AN ABNORMAL CRACKING SOUND WHILE ACTIVATED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH A DIAGNOSTIC FEE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

Apr 29, 2021

STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

1 complaint

CAR STALLS WHEN MAKING TURNS OR WHEN ITS AT A STOP LIGHT OR JUST IN TRAFFIC THAT ITS MOVING VERY SLOW.

Sep 29, 2020

STEERING,ENGINE

1 complaint

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IDLE OR IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK, TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND THEN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CONTACTED COX CHEVROLET INCORPORATED (2900 CORTEZ RD W, BRADENTON, FL 34207; (941) 348-6417) WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS A COMMON ISSUE HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

Sep 29, 2020

STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

1 complaint

ONE EVENING I DROVE TO THE STORE AND PLACED MY TRUCK ON PARK FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES WITHOUT SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF. ONCE I'M BACK IN AND GOING IN REVERSE I NOTICED THAT THE ASSISTED POWER STEERING WASN'T WORKING. I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY TERMINALS AND WAITED BUT THE EPS NEVER CAME BACK ON. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOED TO MY NEARBY CHEVROLET DEALER WHOM LATER CONCLUDED THAT THE STEERING GEAR AND SOME COMPUTER MODULE NEEDED REPLACED. THEY BILLED ME FOR APPROXIMATELY $2900. NOW, HERE I AM EXACTLY ONE YEAR LATER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM! EXPIRED WARRANTY AND A HUGE BILL OF REPAIR. I HAVE THE DEALER RECEIPTS ON FILE.

Jul 28, 2020

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

1 complaint

ON 7 OCCASIONS (AFTER 3 THEY RESET THE CODE, THEN A MONTH LATER I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN OF THEY HAD VEHICLE FOR 30 DAYS OF WHICH PUT IN 3 PARTS. AFTER 800 AT DEALERSHIP THEY CANCELLED REMAINING WARRANTY WITH AGREEMENT FOR ME TO AFFORD PAYMENT TO FIX EXCEPT IT KEPT HAPPENING. WHILE DRIVING 2009 TAHOE DRIVING APPROACHED CORNER AND BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP. SHUT OFF VEHICLE AND RESTARTED VEHICLE AND IT STARTED TO WORK FINE. IT WILL NOT FIX WHILE DRIVING AND IT IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD. VEHICLE ACCELERATION HAS DELAY OR LACK OF POWER WHEN ACCELERATING. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, VEHICLE CONTINUES TO INCREASE MOMENTUM FOR BRIEF MOMENTS. I'VE HAD THE VEHICLE BACK FOR 2 MONTHS AND PROBLEM WITH BRAKE FAILURE AND ACCELERATION HESITATION/IN FLUCTUATIONS HAS HAPPENED AND CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. BY PHONE AGREEMENT TALKING WITH DEALERSHIP WHERE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, WAS GOING TO RETURN VEHICLE TODAY BUT THE OWNER BILL NETTLETON REFUSED. I NEED THIS VEHICLE SAFE SO I CAN DRIVE IT OR SELL IT.

Apr 14, 2020

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

1 complaint

KEEPS LOOSING POWER AND STAKING WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKES CALIPERS ARE MALFUNCTIONING THE FUEL CONTROL MODULE IS BEING EFFECTIVE SEE THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS BUT MY VEHICLE IS LISTED DMFOR MAKE AND MODEL BUT NOT VIN BUT IT'S EFFECTIVE

Feb 15, 2020

Crash: 1

Injuries: 2

POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE

1 complaint

GM HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIGURE OUT MY CAR. IT HAS BEEN IN THREE TIMES FOR AN ELTRICAL ISSUE. THE CAR REVS UP AND SPEEDS UP TO 55 MILES PER HOUR ON ITS OWN. HAS NO POWER STEERING. REDUCED ENGINE POWER. THROWING 47 CODES. NO COMMUNICATION BETWEEN TRANSMISSION AND COMPUTER. STABILITY TRACK TURNS OFF. DOORS AND AUTO SHUT OFF TURN OFF AND ON WHEN THIS OCCURS.

Apr 23, 2019

UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

1 complaint

I REPORTED THIS SEVERAL TIMES TO CHEVROLET I WAS NOT HAPPY WITH THEIR RESEARCH. I AM HAVING ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES IN MY CAR. SOMETIMES WHILE BRAKING THE BRAKES WILL AUTOMATICALLY DISENGAGE AND YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE BEING THROWN FORWARD. I TOOK THIS TO SEVERAL CHEVY DEALERSHIPS WHILE MY CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY COULD NEVER FIND THE ISSUE. I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND SINCE MY WARRANTY EXPIRED THEY TOLD ME, I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE DIAG. I FEEL THAT SINCE I DID REPORT THIS WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR MORE DIAG. I INITIALLY THOUGHT IT WAS JUST AN ISSUE WITH MY CAR, UNTIL A NEIGHBOR WITH THE SAME CAR ASKED IF I EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUES MY CHEVY CARES CASE NUMBERS : [XXX], [XXX] AND [XXX]; [XXX]*DT PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*JB

Oct 04, 2018

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

1 complaint

IN REGARDS OF MY 2009 CHEVY TAHOE LTZ THIS VECHICLE HAS HAD SOME ISSUES IN THE FEW MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. WHEN EVER THE CAR IS PARKED AN YOU EXIT THE SUV TO LOCK IT IT DOES NOT LOCK YOU HEAR THE CLICKING SOUND LIKE ITS LOCKED BUT WHEN YOU TRY TO OPEN THE DOOR THAT SHOULD BE LOCKED IT OPENS RIGHT UP AN THE ALARM GOES OFF AN TO MENTION THE DOOR HANDLES ARE CHIPPING AWAY AN THE PLASTIC CUTS ALMOST EVERY PERSON THAT OPENS MY DOORS THAT ARE NOT CAREFUL. AN IVE HAD TO PATCH ALMOST 5 PLACES ON MY COOLANT AN A/C LINES THAT ARE ALUMINUM VERY CHEAPLY MADE.

Sep 11, 2018

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE

1 complaint

THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED IN 2 AREAS. ONE AT THE AIRBAG AND OVER THE SPEED ODOMETER GAGE AREA. I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DASH-KNEE BOLSTER BECAUSE IT BECAME LOOSE AND BROKE INTO HUNDRED PIECES WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO PRESS IT BACK INTO PLACE. BAD MATERIAL - TOO BRITTLE

Aug 29, 2018

POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

1 complaint

MY 2009 HYBRID TAHOE ACCELERATES UNCONTROLLABLY ON OCCASION. THE ISSUE ARRISES COMMONLY IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC WHEN THE HYBRID SYSTEM STARTS/STOPS THE GASOLINE ENGINE REGULARLY. I NOTICE IN MANY CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN SWITCHING GAS/ELECTRIC MODES THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD. THE FEELING IS THE SAME AS LETTING OUT THE CLUTCH QUICKLY ON A VEHICLE WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. I HAVE DONE AS MUCH RESEARCH AS I CAN AND IT APPEARS THE PROBLEM POINTS TO ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID PUMP(S) AND/OR CONTROL MODULES. WHEN THE SYSTEM OPERATES ON THE GAS ENGINE, THE HYBRID TAHOE'S TRANSMISSION RELIES ON AN ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC FLUID PUMP. WHEN THE SYSTEM SWITCHES TO ELECTRIC MODE, AN AUXILIARY TRANSMISSION FLUID PUMP TURNS ON, DRIVEN BY AN INDEPENDENT ELECTRIC MOTOR. THE LURCH I DESCRIBED RESULTS FROM WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE A FAILING PUMP OR CONTROL MODULE, OR A COMBINATION OF THE BOTH WHICH ENGAGES GEARS WHEN IT SHOULDN'T. THIS LURCH IS RATHER DANGEROUS AS I HAVE HAD TO JUMP ON THE BRAKES MANY TIMES TO AVOID REAR ENDING OTHER DRIVERS. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS WHO OWN, DRIVE OR HAVE DRIVEN THESE GMT900 SERIES HYBRIDS (2008-2013 CHEVY TAHOE/SILVERADO HYBRIDS, GMC YUKON HYBRIDS, CADILLAC ESCALADE HYBRIDS) ALL INDIVIDUALS HAVE DESCRIBED THE DREADED LURCH. SOME SAY REPLACING THE ELECTRIC AUXILIARY TRANSMISSION FLUID PUMP SOLVES THE PROBLEM, OTHERS STILL HAVE LURCHING ISSUES. ONE INDIVIDUAL WHO DRIVES A CADILLAC ESCALADE HYBRID CLAIMED TO HAVE ACTUALLY REAR ENDED SOMEONE DUE TO THE UNCONTROLLABLE LURCH. AS FOR MY PERSONAL CAR, THE LURCH OCCURS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND OCCURS AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK, SOMETIMES MORE. THANKFULLY I HAVE NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT YET, HOWEVER I FEEL ONE MAY BE IMMINENT. HERE IS A LINK TO A TAHOE/YUKON OWNERS FORM WHERE I HAVE SHARED SOME OF MY FINDINGS: HTTPS://WWW.TAHOEYUKONFORUM.COM/THREADS/HYBRID-TRANSMISSION.104102/

Jun 29, 2018

Crash: 1

SUSPENSION,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE

1 complaint

HAVE OWNED SINCE 2010. HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IDLES ROUGH (YOU CAN FEEL IT IDLE BUT NOT ALL OF THE TIME). DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULD NOT DETECT A ROUGH IDLE ISSUE. LATER, ANOTHER ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE BODY CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND MISFIRES IN CYLINDER (HAVE PAPERWORK INSIDE VEHICLE) REPLACED A SENSOR RELATED TO THE THROTTLE BODY. LAST FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 2018 DRIVING ON A CROWDED DOWNTOWN STREET THE TAHOE BEGAN TO IDLE ROUGH AGAIN, TO THE POINT OF THE SEAT BELTS SHAKING AND THE ENGINE SOUNDED AS IF IT WERE ABOUT TO LOSE POWER AGAIN (BEEN THERE DONE THAT). ARRIVED AT WORK PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND THE TRACTION CONTROL/STABILITRAK MESSAGE APPEARED THAT BOTH WERE OFF, THEN THE WARNING SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL FLASHED THEN TO SERVICE STABILITRAK. I LOOKED INTO THE ISSUE AND CALLED THE DEALER SHIP AS WELL AS THE WARRANTY FOLKS TELLING THEM OF THE ISSUE MADE APPT FOR FOLLOWING DAY TO BRING IN. WENT TO DRIVE HOME, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS NOW ON AND THE CAR IS ROCKING AND SOUNDS LIKE IT MIGHT STALL OUT IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. LIMPED THE CAR TO THE CLOSEST DEALER OUT OF FEAR OF AN ACCIDENT SHOULD THE CAR SHUT DOWN DRIVING HOME. RESEARCHED ONLINE, FOUND THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH A TSB ISSUED # 11273 THAT NOONE HAS EVER MENTIONED WITH THE MULTIPLE TIMES THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED DUE TO THE ISSUE LISTED IN THE BULLETIN THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED A DEVASTATING ACCIDENT AS I DRIVE 5 - 6 KIDS TO SCHOOL EVERY MORNING AND CAN NOT IMAGINE WHY THIS WAS NOT SHARED WITH ME AS AN OWNER (REGISTERED WITH GMS WEBSITE WITH THE VIN) SO I AM SURE TO RECEIVE UPDATES FOR ISSUES JUST LIKE THIS, THAT NO ONE HAS EVER MENTIONED EVEN THOUGH THE REPAIRS ARE IDENTICAL TO WHAT IS STATED IN THE GM ISSUED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN # 11273.

Mar 05, 2018

AIR BAGS,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES

1 complaint

TAKATA RECALL HAS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE AIRBAGS. WHEN I HIT A POTHOLE ON CITY STREET AIRBAG CAME OUT, BRAKES LOCKED UP AND STABILIZATION AND TRACTION CONTROLSERVICE LIGHTS CAME ON. HAD TO CALL FOR A TOW TRUCK..

Nov 02, 2017

HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM

1 complaint

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM ERROR MESSAGE DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER TWO HOURS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MULTIPLE INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYBRID COOLANT SYSTEM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,444.

Apr 25, 2017

STEERING,AIR BAGS

1 complaint

WITHIN LAST 90 DAYS DASH HAS DEVELOPED CRACKS AROUND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT, WHICH RUNS ALL THE WAY TO THE BOLT ATTACHMENT POINT. ALSO CRACKED ABOVE DRIVER INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL (IN MOTION OR NOT) HAS A SLIGHT RUBBING SOUND, AND I AM TOLD BY REPAIR SHOP THAT IT IS THE WOUND WIRE IGNITION LINE TO THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG. I AM CONCERNED THAT BOTH DEFICIENCIES IN DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING, COULD PREVENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, OR CASE THEM TO GO OFF WITHOUT A FRONT END IMPACT TO THE SENSORS. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL MODEL YEARS, AND GM ACCEPTS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEFECTIVE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE, UNLIKE FORD & TOYOTA. THIS IS NOT A MILEAGE ISSUE, IT IS A PLASTIC INTERIOR PART, AND UNRELATED TO MILEAGE. THIS VEHICLE IS GARAGED AND NOT PARKED IN SUN FOR LONG PERIODS.

Apr 02, 2017

POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE

1 complaint

WARNING LIGHT, TURN OFF THE ENGINE. AND THE VEHICLE TUGGED FORWARD. THIS VEHICLE HAS TURNED OFF ON OCCASION AND HAS HAD OTHER ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT, NOW, REMAINS LIT.

Feb 01, 2017

AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

1 complaint

DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND DRIVER SIDE NEAR THE DEFROST VENT- NO ACCIDENT. SIMPLY SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY OF OUR HOME. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN IT WAS HOOKED UP TO THE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER SYSTEM IT STATED IT WAS BC OF THE FUEL SYSTEM CONTROL MODULE WHICH IS ALREADY UNDER RECALL.

Dec 15, 2016

POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS,ENGINE

1 complaint

DRIVE TRAIN VIBRATION SINCE TAKING DEALER DELIVERY NOV/DECEMBER 2015 @ 2830 MILES AIR BAG NOTICE NOT TO RIDE IN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT 10/27/2016 1ST OCCURENCE OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OCT 27, 2015 @ 8680 MILES

Oct 27, 2016

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,SERVICE BRAKES

1 complaint

WHEN DRIVING OR SITTING IN A PARKED POSITION THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM GOES CRAZY. RADIO, DASH CONTROLS, BELLS, LIGHTS, UNLOCK/LOCK ALL START GOING ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WILL ACTUALLY DIE OUT AND STALL WHILE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS GOING CRAZY. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THEN LOCKED EITHER MY ABS OR 4WD ON THE BACK WHEELS CAUSING THE CAR TO DRIVE SLOWLY THEN WHEN I FINALLY COULD PULL OVER MY CAR WAS SMOKING FROM UNDER THE ENTIRE CAR LIKE IT WAS GOING TO CATCH ON FIRE. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE. I WAS DRIVING UP A MAIN HIGHWAY WHEN MY TRUCK STARTED FAILING IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC CAUSING ME TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND COAST TO THE SIDE. I THEN TRIED TO START THE TRUCK AGAIN AND IT WOULD NOT START AT ALL. AFTER TURNING EVERYTHING ON AND OFF, MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL IT FINALLY STARTED AGAIN. WHATEVER ELECTRICAL PART OR PARTS THAT RUN THE ENTIRE CAR CLEARLY HAVE A MAJOR FAULT IN THEM. THIS ISSUE IS CLEARLY DOCUMENTED ON VIDEOS AND BLOGS FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS. SEARCH HOW TO FIX CHEVY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND YOU WILL SEE. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR SO MANY YEARS WITHOUT GM HAVING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AT SOME POINT. IF YOU ARE NOT A MECHANIC AND TAKE YOUR CAR IN THEY ARE CHARGING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO TRY TO SEARCH FOR THE PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO BE THE GROUND WIRES RUNNING FROM THE BATTERY ON MOST VEHICLES OR THE FUSE. THIS IS A SIMPLE FIX IF YOU ARE A MECHANIC BUT TAKING IT IN TO THE SHOP THEY CHARGE OUTRAGEOUS PRICES. THIS IS ALSO THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED MY DOOR LOCKS WERE BEING REPLACED AND WHEN THEY GAVE THE CAR BACK TO ME I IMMEDIATELY HAD TO TURN AROUND AND GO BACK. THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR AT THAT TIME AND IT HAS WORKED FINE UNTIL NOW.

Oct 01, 2016

Fire: 1

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

1 complaint

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED IN FOUR PLACES AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS EXPOSED. IN ADDITION, THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS FAILED ON ALL FOUR DOORS AND THE RUNNING BOARDS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

Jul 29, 2016

AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS

1 complaint

THE DASH HAS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES. WHAT IS ALARMING IS THERE ARE CRACKS AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND IF IT EVER DEPLOYS I'M AFRAID THERE WILL BE EXPLODING PIECES OF THE DASH GOING EVERYWHERE. THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT GETS TIGHT AND WILL NOT RELEASE UNTIL FULLY RETRACTED.

May 28, 2016

AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE,EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

1 complaint

THE DASH BOARD IS CRACKED IN THREE DIFFERENT SPOTS AND ONE IS RIGHT AT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT FIX CAUSE IT'S NOT UNDER WARRANTY. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND GM NEEDS TO FIX THIS ISSUE.

Sep 09, 2015

WHEELS,SERVICE BRAKES

1 complaint

ON JUNE 16, 2015, I SLOWED TO GET OFF A HIGHWAY IN MAINE AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT SLOWING PROPERLY. SOON AFTER I HEARD A CLUCKING NOISE AND THOUGHT I RAN OVER SOMETHING THAT SOUNDED LIKE METAL. I CHECKED BUT SAW NOTHING, BUT I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES LOOKED VERY BLUE LIKE THEY HAD BEEN RUNNING HOT. A SHORT DISTANCE DOWN THE ROAD THE SOUND GOT WORSE. I CONTACTED A CHEVROLET DEALER. FORTUNATELY THEY WERE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE ME THE NEXT MORNING. I DID NOT USE MY CAR FOR THE REST OF THAT DAY. UPON INSPECTION OF THE FRONT NOISE THEY SHOWED ME THAT THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WAS ABOUT TO FALL OFF AND THE LEFT FRONT WAS GRINDING AND READY TO FAIL. THE ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE HIGH HEAT, AND BLUING WAS CAUSING CHIPPING OFF AND BRAKE FAILURE. I SHOULD MENTION THAT THIS 2009 VEHICLE ONLY HAD 48,793 MILES ON IT, AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE BEST PART IS THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A FULL INSPECTION ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. SO, THE END RESULT WAS THAT BOTH FRONT WHEEL HUB BEARING ASSEMBLIES HAD TO BE REPLACED, ALONG WITH THE BOTH FRONT ROTORS, BRAKES AND CALIBERS. THE DEALER TRIED TO TELL ME THAT THE CALIBERS WERE STILL GOOD, HOWEVER I HAD THEM REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE ALSO OVERHEATED. ANYONE WHO KNOWS MECHANICS SHOULD UNDERSTAND THAT IN THIS SITUATION AFTER RUNNING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THAT THERE WOULD BE OVERHEATING OF THE CALIBERS ALONG WITH ROTORS AND BRAKES WHEN THE WHEEL HUBS ARE NOT RUNNING SMOOTH. I QUESTION WHY THESE WHEEL BEARING FAILED AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. I TAKE EXCELLENT CARE OF MY VEHICLES. ON 12/31/2013 AT 40,126 MILES I HAD NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS INSTALLED, AND HAD THE BRAKE FLUID CHANGED. STILL GM DOESN'T THINK THAT THEY HAVE ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE CALIBERS, ROTORS, AND BRAKES THAT WERE DAMAGED BECAUSE OF THE PREMATURE FAILURE OF MY FRONT WHEEL HUBS.

Jul 07, 2015

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES

1 complaint

WHEN DRIVING THE DASH LIGHTS FLASH, DOOR LOCKS MOVE UP AND DOWN, SPEEDOMETER WILL GO TO ZERO THEN BACK UP TO SPEED AN SO FORTH, THE TAHOE WILL START GEARING DOWN ON ITS OWN, THE AIR WILL GO OFF, AND THE RADIO WILL FLASH ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE HAS EVEN SHUT COMPLETELY OFF BEFORE WHEN GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. HAVE HAD TO REPLACE DVD PLAYER,HORN.ALSO HAVE 3 CHILDREN THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE AT ALL TO DRIVE.I DON'T WANT TO SALE IT BECAUSE IM SCARED FOR SOMEONE ELSES LIFE. *TR

Nov 24, 2014

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE

1 complaint

DRIVING TRUCK EAST ON IMPERIAL HWY, AT AROUND 40 MPH, WHEN THE TRUCK HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER, COULD NOT ACCELERATE, TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, ON 9/30/14 I PICKED UP TRUCK FROM THE DEALER, 5 MINUTES AFTER DRIVING IT FROM THE DEALER, AT AROUND 35 MPH, IT STALLED AGAIN, TRUCK WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALER. *TR

Jul 31, 2014

WHEELS

1 complaint

THE WHEEL BEARING BROKE. *TR

Apr 22, 2014

POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES

1 complaint

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES TWICE, AS WELL AS THE DRIVER SIDE HUB. I HAVE REPLACE THE DOOR TRIM AT LEAST 4 TIMES. EVERYONE I HAVE MET THAT HAS THE SAME YEAR HAS HAD TROUBLE WITH THE TRIM. I ALSO FEEL THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS TROUBLE SHIFTING WHEN TOWING. *TR

Apr 02, 2014

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

1 complaint

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLES TRACTION CONTROL IS COMING ON FOR NO REASON. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT IS A FALSE READING CAUSING THE TRACTION CONTROL TO COME ON WHEN IT SHOULDN'T. THEY SAID THE SENSORS WOULD NEED REPLACED AND ALL THE PREVIOUS MODELS HAVE HAD THIS RECALLED BUT NOT OUT CURRENT YEAR YET. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THERE ARE SO MANY THAT HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM BUT IT HAS YET TO BE RECALLED ON THIS CURRENT MODEL. THIS IS A DEATH TRAP WHILE DRIVING BUT WE DON'T HAVE THE $500 TO FIX IT. THIS PART SHOULD BE RECALLED LIKE THE REST OF THE MODELS. IT IS SO SCARY AND HARD TO CONTROL WHEN IT SUDDENLY STARTS DOING IT!!! PLEASE HELP!! *TR

Jan 29, 2014

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,STRUCTURE

1 complaint

THE 2009 TAHOE FUEL MODULE CONTROL BOARD ASSEMBLY EXHIBITED FAULTY ADHESIVE AND ALLOWED WATER TO ENTER AND CREATE ONE OR MORE SHORTS IN THE FUEL MODULE. THIS PROMPTED A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP (BUCKALEW CHEVROLET, CONROE, TX). AFTER CHECKING THE VIN, THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT NO ACTIVE RECALLS WERE FOUND AND THAT THE FUEL MODULE HAD BEEN EXPOSED TO TOO MUCH WATER. I WAS ASKED IF I TOOK THE TAHOE "OFF-ROADING" OR USED BOAT-RAMPS EXCESSIVELY. I REPLIED THAT THE TAHOE HAD NOT BEEN EXPOSED TO ANY FORM OF OFF-ROADING OR ABNORMALLY WET CONDITIONS AND HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO ANY BOAT RAMPS OR BODIES OF WATER. I WAS TOLD THE CONDITION WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY AND THEREFORE REQUIRED REPAIRS THAT HAD TO BE PAID BY THE VEHICLE OWNER. I HAVE SINCE FOUND A GM RECALL THAT MATCHES THE SYMPTOMS AND DIAGNOSIS EXACTLY (GM RECALL NO. 08411), BUT AFTER CALLING THE NATIONAL HOTLINES LISTED FOR CHEVROLET AND GM (AS WELL AS THE LOCAL DEALER), I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT MY VIN DOES NOT MATCH THOSE LISTED UNDER THE RECALL. THE 2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE IS STILL EXPERIENCING SEVERAL ISSUES WITH ADHESIVE FAILURE IN AREAS REQUIRING WATER SEALS (FUEL MODULE AGAIN, CABIN LEAKS, DOOR LEAKS CAUSING SHORTS IN POWER WINDOWS AND POWER LOCKS IN TWO DOORS). DESPITE MANY ATTEMPTS, I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO PROMPT CHEVROLET/GM TO TAKE ANY APPROPRIATE ACTION IN ASSISTING/RESOLVING THE ISSUE. *TR

Nov 08, 2013

POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

1 complaint

WHEN DECELERATING USING BRAKING AND IN HYBRID MODE THE VEHICEL SURGES AHEAD WHEN THE HYBRID SYSTEM DISENGAGES. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE AND PREVENTS STOPPING. HIGH POTENTIAL TO HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OR PERSON IF AT A CROSSWALK. CHEVROLET DEALER IIN AVON CT, WAS UNABLE TO FIND CAUSE WITH TWO VISITS.

Aug 30, 2013

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES

1 complaint

STABILITRAK WILL DISENGAGE, AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON THEN OFF, ABS LIGHT COMES ON THEN OFF, CRUISE STOPS WORKING WHEN USING TURN SIGNAL, DOOR LOCKS START UNLOCKING THEN LOCKING, BRAKES START APPLYING THEMSELVES, ENGINE SLOWS TO A CRAWL, LIGHTS START GOING ON AND OFF ON THE DASH WITH DINGING SOUND. *TR

Aug 23, 2013

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE

1 complaint

WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS OUT OF THIS TAHOE. WHEN DRIVING THE DASH LIGHTS FLASH, DOOR LOCKS MOVE UP AND DOWN, SPEEDOMETER WILL GO TO ZERO THEN BACK UP TO SPEED AN SO FORTH, THE TAHOE WILL START GEARING DOWN ON ITS OWN, THE AIR WILL GO OFF, AND THE RADIO WILL FLASH ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE HAS EVEN SHUT COMPLETELY OFF BEFORE WHEN GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. WE HAVE REPLACED THE NEGATIVE GROUND WIRES AND THE 175 AMP MEGA FUSE. SECOND VACATION WITH THIS TAHOE AND STILL HAVING PROBLEMS!!! *TR

Jul 17, 2013

STRUCTURE,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,EQUIPMENT

1 complaint

BOTH THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER INSIDE DOOR HANDLES OF THIS VEHICLE, A 2009 CHEVY TAHOE LTZ, WHICH HAVE A CHROME COLORED PLASTIC COATING, HAVE BECOME SHARP AS A RESULT OF PEELING ON THE TOP OF THE HANDLE, CAUSING CUTS TO THE FINGERS OF THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS OF THE OCCUPANTS. CALLS TO GENERAL MOTORS WERE MET WITH ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF AN EXISTING AND KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR PART IN THIS MODEL VEHICLE AND TRIM LEVEL, HOWEVER ACCOMMODATIONS ARE ONLY BEING MADE TO REPLACE/REPAIR THOSE THAT WERE INSTALLED IN MODEL YEAR 2007. THE AREA OF THE PEELING "CHROME" IS IN AN IDENTICAL LOCATION ON THE IDENTICAL PART ON THE IDENTICAL TRIM LEVEL OF THE IDENTICAL MODEL OF VEHICLE INCLUDED IN THE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH GM HAS LIMITED ITS INCLUSION OF REPLACEMENT/REPAIR TO A LIMITED AMOUNT OF VEHICLES AS MANDATED/SUGGESTED BY NHTSA BASED UPON ITS INVESTIGATION, HOWEVER IT IS EVIDENT THAT THE SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION NEEDS TO BE WIDENED TO INCLUDE ALL VEHICLES AND OWNERS WHO ARE/WERE AFFECTED BY THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE DOCUMENTED THE INJURIES WITH PHOTOGRAPHS AND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS TO GM REQUESTING REPLACEMENT/REPAIR HAVE PROVED UNSUCCESSFUL. *TR

May 04, 2013

Injuries: 1

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

1 complaint

THE FIRST THING THAT HAPPENED IS OUR RIGHT FRONT DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR WENT OUT AND WE JUST THOUGHT IT WAS BROKEN AND HAVE NOT HAD IT FIXED AND THEN THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON FOR SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES. THEN THE TRUCK WOULD NOT START AND WE REPLACED THE BATTERY BUT EVEN AFTER DOING THAT THERE ARE TIMES WHEN THE TRUCK ELECTRICAL SYSTEM JUST GOES DEAD AND WE CAN OPEN THE HOOD SHAKE THE WIRES OR JUST WAIT AND IT STARTS WORKING AGAIN. THEN IN THE LAST FEW THOUSAND MILES THE " WARNING LIGHT" COMES ON AND A BELL STARTS RINGING AND THEN THE DRIVE TRAIN DOES NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY. I WAS ON A PROJECT AND MY WIFE TOLD ME ALL THIS AND SHE PARKED THE TRUCK AND STARTED DRIVING MY TRUCK. WHEN I GOT HOME I TOOK IT TO ALLEN SAMUELS CHEVROLET AND THEY WORKED ON IT AND SAID THAT THE COMPUTER SHOWED THE AIR BAGS AND STABILITRAC SHOWED SOMETHING HAD HAPPENED AND THEY RESET IT OR SOMETHING. I DIDN'T GET DOWN THE ROAD 10 MILES AND THE "SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT" CAME BACK ON. THEY THEN WANTED 112.50 AN HOUR TO TRY AND FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. I TOOK IT HOME AND A FEW DAYS LATER I WAS DRIVING IT AND CAME TO A STOP AND THE DOOR LOCKS STARTED GOING UP AND DOWN QUICKLY, THE STABILITRAC LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE TRUCK WOULD NOT GO OVER ABOUT 2 - 3 MPH PER HOUR. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND AFTER A MILE OR TWO EVERYTHING STARTED WORKING AGAIN. WHEN WE GOT HOME I PARKED THE TAHOE AND TURNED IT OFF AND THE WHOLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WENT DEAD. WE COULDN'T LOCK THE DOORS. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE CALLED CHEVROLET AND THEY HAVE SAID THEY WOULD PAY FOR 1/2 OF THE PROBLEM BUT YOU CALL THE DEALER AND THEY WILL NOT GIVE YOU A PRICE, THEY JUST SAY IT MAY BE THIS AND IT MAY BE THAT. IT COULD COST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. ALL OF THESE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ARE SAFETY ISSUES AND COULD COST ONE OR BOTH OF OUR LIVES OR SOMEONE ELSE. ????? *TR

Apr 22, 2013

VISIBILITY,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

1 complaint

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER WINDOWS AND ALL FOUR DOOR LOCKS FAILED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE WITH THE AUTOMATIC KEY FOB AND THE CONTACT HAD TO MANUALLY LOCK AND UNLOCK DOORS. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Apr 03, 2013

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE

1 complaint

THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS THAT ENGAGE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PLACED IN GEAR HAVE STOPPED WORKING. IF A PARENT RELIES ON THIS SYSTEM THE DOORS MAY NOT LOCK RESULTING IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS IS A SYSTEM FAILURE... *TR

Jul 16, 2012

POWER TRAIN,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

1 complaint

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN UNRELATED REPAIR AND THEY DETECTED THAT THE TRANSMISSION DIPSTICK HAD BROKEN. IN ADDITION, BOTH FRONT PASSENGER AND REAR DRIVER SIDE DOORS WOULD NOT LOCK. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Jun 26, 2012

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES

1 complaint

THE BATTERY GAUGE WILL DROP OR FLUCTUATE. IT DOES NOT OCCUR IMMEDIATELY, BUT AFTER DRIVING FOR A COUPLE MINUTES. ONCE THE BATTERY GAUGE DROPS MANY THINGS ARE AFFECTED. THE CAR HESITATES TO INCREASE SPEED, BRAKING IS AFFECTED, CRUISE CONTROL IS AFFECTED. THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL TURN ON UNEXPECTEDLY AT TIMES. WHEN NEEDING TO ACCELERATE IT HESITATES AND ONCE IT GOES THE ENGINE PUTS OUT MORE THAN IS NEEDED OR EXPECTED. BRAKING IS SLOW AND PULSATES SLIGHTLY AS THE TRANSMISSION IS DOWNSHIFTING. THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND APPEAR TO BE IN WORKING ORDER AND NOTHING WRONG WITH EITHER OF THEM. *TR

Jun 11, 2012

TIRES

1 complaint

2009 CHEVY TAHOE BRIDGESTONE TIRES ARE DRY ROTTING OFF THE VEHICLE WITH 23K MILES ON THEM. *TR

Feb 28, 2012

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM

1 complaint

MY TAHOE WILL JERK BACKWARDS REALLY HARD. THEN I GET ERROR MESSAGES STATING THE "STABILITAK HAS MALFUNCTIONED" "TRACTION CONTROL OFF" "SERVICE ENGINE" AND LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST "REDUCING ENGINE POWER". I CANNOT GO OVER 15 WHEN THIS HAPPENS, WHICH MAKES IT REALLY HARD TO GET OFF THE ROAD WHEN THIS IS ALL HAPPENING. THE WHOLE VEHICLE BUCKS BACK AND FORTH WILDLY AS THE CYCLINDERS ARE SHUTTING DOWN. THIS IS A TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE SINCE I HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN IN THE CAR WITH ME. NOW MY CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. IF I DO TRY TO DRIVE IT IT GRINDS AND MAKES HORRIBLE NOISES AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS NOW PERMANENTLY ILLUMINATED ON MY GAUGES. I CANNOT TURN THE VEHICLE WITH OUT IT COMPLETELY STOPPING. ON ITS OWN. MY FOOT WILL STILL BE ON THE GAS. ALSO IT ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN. WE LIVE IN ND AND GET TONS OF SNOW AND ICE. THIS THING IS A DEATH TRAP. I HAVE PURCHASED A VEHICLE THAT I CANNOT DRIVE. BUT STILL MUST MAKE PAYMENTS ON. IT IS A TOTAL LEMON! *KB

Nov 28, 2011

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

1 complaint

WAS DRIVING ON A LOCAL STREET A LITTLE OVER 20MPH, GETTING READY TO GET ON HIGHWAY, WHEN MY 2009 TAHOE ABRUPTLY, FORCIBLY, AND INSTANTLY DANGEROUSLY DROPPED DOWN TO ALMOST 10MPH. THE CAR BEHIND ME HAD TO ABRUPTLY STOP TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH MY TRUCK. TRIED TO INCREASE SPEED TO OVER 10MPH AND TRUCK KEPT FORCIBLY JERKING. I WAS ABLE TO AVOID A FEW COLLISIONS BY TURNING ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND WAVING OUT MY HAND TO TRAFFIC. DEFINITELY DID NOT GET ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE MY TRUCK WOULD NOT INCREASE SPEED AND CONTINUOUSLY, FORCIBLY, AND ABRUPTLY JERKED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE DEALER (APPROXIMATELY 9 MILES, 20 MINUTES DRIVING). *TR

Sep 28, 2011

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

1 complaint

I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES OTHER THAN THE RECALLS WITH MY TAHOE. I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE AT MY BANK. AS I GOT INTO THE SPACE. THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I PUT BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AT THIS POINT. THE RPMS WENT UP. IT WAS LIKE THE ENGINE CAME TO LIFE BY ITSELF. IT SELF ACCELERATED OVER THE CONCRETE SPACER AND SIDEWALK INTO THE BANK'S BRICK WALL. THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. THERE WAS NEVER A TIME IT DECELERATED. THERE WAS NO ONE IN THE CAR BUT ME THANKFULLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS. THERE WERE NO BELLS WARNING OF THE FAILURE. I WOULD ESTIMATE IT TOOK 2-3 SECONDS TO GO FROM ALMOST STOPPED IN A PARKING SPACE TO HITTING THE BRICK. I AM SO SHAKEN BY THIS INCIDENT AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO DO. GMC HAS BEEN INFORMED. *KB

Aug 17, 2011

Crash: 1

Injuries: 1

SUSPENSION

1 complaint

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT TIRES WERE WEARING DOWN MUCH FASTER THE REAR TIRES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BE INSPECTED AND FOUND THAT THE FRONT END WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND HAS ONLY BEEN DRIVEN ON PAVED ROADS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE VEHICLES ALIGNMENT WAS NOT COVERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 12,975. UPDATED 09/02/11*LJ UPDATED 09/14/11*JB

Jul 21, 2011

STEERING

1 complaint

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE RACK AND PINION GEAR WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO HAVE THE GEARS REPLACED AGAIN. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 9,040. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 923.

Oct 13, 2010

VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE

1 complaint

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE 10 MPH WITHOUT WARNING THE REAR WINDOW AND HINGES SUDDENLY BROKE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE REAR WINDOW AND TOP HINGES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS AND THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 24875. UPDATED 3/12/10 *CN UPDATED 06/18/10

Feb 04, 2010

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

1 complaint

I HAVE A GM PRODUCT. A 2009 CHEVY TAHOE WITH ONLY 7,000 MILES ON IT. IT TURN OFF ITSELF WITOUT ANY WARNING I AM APPROACHING THE STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC LIGHT AND WHEN START TO TURN I NOTICED THE VEHICLE HAVE TURN OFF ITSELF. SINCE I CAN NOT STEER WELL SINCE THE VEHICLE IS OFF IS THEN WHEN I CAN HIT A CAR OR CAUSE A REAR END CRASH BECAUSE I AM ABRUPTELY STOPING. I HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARKING AND THE VEHICLE START RIGHT AWAY WITH HOT AIR COMING FROM THE VENTS OF THE AIR CONDITIONING. THE VEHICLE CAME WITH A 3 YEAR 0R 36,000 MILES WARRANTY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND NO CODES ARE COMING. THIS ALWAYS OCCUR RANDOMLY AND WHEN APPROACHING INTERSECTIONS AND IN TWO OCASIONS I ALMOST HAVE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE TALKED TO THE DEALERSHIP HERE IN LAKE CITY AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOT ON THE RECALL BUT IS SHOWING EXACTLY THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. I ALSO WROTE A LETTER TO GM ALONG WITH THE RECALL AND NO ACTION IS TAKEN BY GM. AS MYSELF I HOPE WE DON'T HAVE OTHER CUSTOMER ACCROSS THE NATION DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM AND GM NOT ACTING AND DEALERSHIP NOT ACTING I LEARN MY LESSON WITH GM. *TR

Aug 05, 2009

SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC

1 complaint

I OWN A 2009 CHEVY TAHOE HYBRID (PURCHASED IN EARLY MARCH OF 2009). I WAS BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE WITH MY FAMILY WHEN I REALIZED THE BRAKES WEREN'T WORKING TO SLOW US OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. I DROVE THROUGH THE SUBDIVISION AT 15MPH AND I COULDN'T GET IT TO STOP! IN REVIEWING ONLINE, THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM WITH THIS FAILURE. THE "SERVICE BRAKES" AND "SERVICE STABILITRAK" LIGHTS CAME ON. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THEY HADN'T HEARD ABOUT THIS AND THEY'VE ORDERED A "CONTROL MODULE" TO FIX IT. MANY PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET HAVE RETURNED THE CAR AND OTHERS ARE STILL DEALING WITH THE PROBLEM. IF GM KNOWS OF A BRAKE FAILURE ISSUE AND HASN'T ORDERED A RECALL YET, I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND. *TR

Mar 29, 2009

SEATS

1 complaint

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE HYBRID. WHILE THE SECOND ROW SEATS WERE PULLED BACK TO HOUSE CARGO, THE SEATS RETURNED TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION AND CRUSHED THE CARGO. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 60 MPH, WITH THE SECOND ROW SEATS PULLED BACK TO TRANSPORT CARGO, 40 PERCENT OF THE SEAT WOULD FALL AND LOCK TO THE FLOOR DURING ACCELERATION. THE REMAINING 60 PERCENT WOULD FALL TO THE FLOOR AND THEN RETURN TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION, STRIKING THE REAR OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT IN THE PROCESS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE RESEARCHING THE FAILURE AND CURRENTLY HAVE NO REMEDY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 877. UPDATED 12/10/08 *CN UPDATED 12/17/08. *JB

Nov 12, 2008

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