2000 Chevrolet Tahoe Complaint Log

MY SUNROOF LEAKS, MY BRAKES DO NOT WORK WELL, MY REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER WENT CRAZY, WOULDN'T STOP ,NOW IS BROKEN; MY TWO BACK POWER WINDOW MOTORS HAVE STOPPED. I CANNOT ROLL ONE DOWN, THE OTHER ONE WAS REPLACED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. MY PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT WORK. MY 2000 TAHOE ALSO LEAKS UNDERNEATH THE STEERING COLUMN SOMEHOW CAUSING MY DRIVER'S SIDE FLOORBOARD TO GET SOAKED AND THERE ARE PIECES RUSTING UNDERNEATH DUE TO THIS. MY CAR SMELLS OF MILDEW BECAUSE OF THESE LEAKS, MY LEATHER SEATS ARE RUINED AND THE FLOOR BOARDS ARE RUINED. *JB

I OWN A 2000 CHEVY TAHOE. IT WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO SHIFT OUT OF 4WD. I HAVE RESEARCHED SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND MANY. THERE SEEMS TO BE A CORRELATION BETWEEN THE COLD WEATHER AND THE PROPER OPERATION OF THAT FUNCTION. IN A COLD WEATHER STATE SUCH AS MICHIGAN, THIS COULD BE A PROBLEM ALL WINTER LONG. AS A RECURRING CONDITION IT CAN BE EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. JUST TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM IS AT LEAST $100 AT MOST DEALERSHIPS. *CB

STEERING LOSES POWER WHEN TURNED MOSTLY TO THE LEFT. ALSO LOSES POWER IN LEFT CURVES AND HAS TO BE MANUALLY STEERED IN THE CURVE TO KEEP FROM CROSSING THE CENTER LINES ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS HAS BECOME A FREQUENT OCCURRENCE AS OF LATE.*AK

THE ABS PUMP / VALVE SYSTEM COMPLETELY FAILED ON MY 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE, RENDERING MY ABS SYSTEM USELESS. MY VEHICLE HAS 56,000 MILES AND IS IN OTHER WISE VERY GOOD CONDITION. THE REPLACEMENT COST ME SLIGHTLY OVER $1000. AS THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS A SAFETY SYSTEM, SHOULDN'T THIS BE COVERED BY GM?*AK

I WORK REPLACING TIRES. I NOTICED THE RIMS ARE BEING GOUGED ON THE INSIDES BY RUBBING ON THE DISC BRAKE HOUSINGS ON TAHOES AND SILVERADOS WITH 4-WHEEL DISC BRAKES. SOME GOUGES ARE VERY DEEP. *AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS SYSTEM WAS FAILING AND WHEN DRIVING AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED, THE BRAKES WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE CONTACT'S PERSONAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS WITHIN THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND THAT THE CONTACT SHOULD HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IN 2003 UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD BE REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 150,000.

ALTHOUGH THE DASH SAYS "APPLY BRAKE TO SHIFT FROM PARK", MY 3 YEAR OLD SON WAS ABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO START ROLLING BACKWARD DOWN A HILL. WHAT I DISCOVERED WAS THAT HE HAD TURNED THE KEY HALFWAY BETWEEN THE OFF POSITION AND THE ACCESSORY POSITION AND IN THIS INTERMEDIATE POSITION THE VEHICLE FREELY SHIFTS OUT OF PARK WITHOUT PRESSING THE BRAKE AT ALL. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND HE INDICATED IT IS THE BRAKE SHIFT LOCKOUT SWITCH THAT CONTROLS THAT SAFETY FEATURE. CLEARLY IF MY 3 YEAR OLD SON CAN GET AROUND THAT SAFETY FEATURE, IT IS NOT A SAFETY FEATURE AT ALL. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD FAILURE. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED ONLY INTERMITTENTLY, THEN STOPPED OPERATING TOTALLY. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND TROUBLESHOOTING, FOUND OPEN CIRCUIT IN PC BOARD CONTAINED IN THE THE WIPER MOTOR HOUSING. LOOKS LIKE GM HAS STILL NOT ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE EVEN THOUGH THEIR ARE RECALLS ON EARLIER VEHICLES FOR THE SAME TYPE OF FAILURE.*AK

AFTER FUELING VEHICLE AND DRIVING SHORT DISTANCE, THEN PARKING ON FRONT-END-DOWN SLOPE, A LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL (APX 1 GALLON) BEGAN DRIPPING ON GROUND FROM TOP OF FUEL TANK. I TURNED VEHICLE AROUND SO FRONT OF TANK WAS HIGHER THAN REAR OF TANK AND DRIPPING SLOWED AND STOPPED. MECHANIC SAID FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY ON TOP OF FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING. MECHANIC NOW IN PROCESS OF REPLACING FUEL PUMP, AND WILL GIVE ME OLD PUMP. MEHCANIC SAID POSSIBLE CAUSE THAT HE HAS SEEN BEFORE IS DUE TO CORROSION, HOWEVER, VEHICLE HAS BEEN OPERATED AT ALL TIMES IN ARID, DRY DESERT TEMPERATURE THAT IS NOT CONDUCIVE TO VEHICLE CORROSION. *AK

THE PARKING BRAKE ON THE 2000 OR NEWER CHEVROLET TAHOE FAILS OVER TIME EVEN IF THE BRAKE IS NOT USED. MY PARKING BRAKE HAS BEEN USED THREE TIME IN THREE YEARS. EACH TIME WAS DURING THE VECHILE INSPECTION ONLY. THIS THIRD YEAR THE BRAKE FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE INSPECTION AGENT SAYS THAT ALL 2000 OR NEWER CHEVROLET TAHOES HAVE THIS ISSUE. GM HAS NOT PROVIDED A RECALL. IN (FLAT) TEXAS THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM BUT IT WOULD BE A PROBLEM IN A MORE HILLY GEOGRAPHY.*AK

ALL OF THE WINDOWS EXCEPT THE DRIVER'S WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE POWER WINDOW MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

AUGUST 2003 AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON. WE WERE TOLD THAT IFTHIS SENSOR CAME ON, THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM AND THAT NONE OF THE AIRBAGS WOULD DEPLOY. IN RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, WE FOUND THAT 525,254 CHEVY TAHOE LS, YEAR 2000 WERE RECALLED FOR DEFECTIVE SENSORS(SENSING DIAGNOSTIC MODULE) AND/OR AIRBAG PROBLEMS. DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE A DIAGNOSTIC SCAN WAS RUN ON THE VEHICLE. WE WERE THEN TOLD TO BRING THE VEHICLE INTO A DEALER FOR POSSIBLE WARRANTY WORK. EISINGER MOTORS, 1000 WEST IDAHO, KALISPELL MT 406-755-5555 TOLD US THAT WE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS ON THE RECALL LIST (ACTUALLY THERE ARE 5 NHTSA RECALLS ON THE CHEVY 2000 TAHOE LS), ARE WE ACTUALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIR COSTS? NHTSA STATES THAT DEALERS WILL RECALIBRATE THE SDM ON THE AFFECTED VEHICLES ANDTHAT OWNERS WHO DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET OR GMC. IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM IS NOT IMMEDIATELY ATTENDED TO, THE DRIVER AND OR PASSENGERS COULD RECEIVE SEVERE INJURIES.

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE DOOR LOCKS UNEXPECTELY CAUSING CONSUMER TO BREAK A WINDOW TO RELEASE THE OCCUPANTS. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *PH

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD STICK, AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO GET CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

I HAVE A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE WITH FIRESTONE LE TIRES P26570R16. I EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT ON JULY 3, 2003 ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN NOVEMBER OF 2002, THESE TIRES WERE BRAND NEW AT THE TIME. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THESE TIRES REPLACED UNDER THE RECALL.*AK

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S ANTI-LOCK BRAKES EVERY TIME THE CONSUMER WENT TO DRIVE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WILL CUT ON. WHILE DRIVING THE ABS BRAKES ENGAGED AND WOULD NOT DISENGAGE ALTHOUGH THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS TURNED OFF AND THE KEY WAS REMOVED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS AN ABS MODULE FAILURE. *MR *CB *NLM

WHILE DRIVING, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND FAILED TO DISENGAGE, EVEN WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND THE KEY WAS REMOVED, THE MODULE CONTINUED TO RUN. DEALER DIAGNOSED THE ABS MODULE HAD FAILED.*AK *TS *JB

MY FRIEND DEPUTY SGT. PERKINS OF THE GARFIELD COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE DRIVES A 2000CHEVY TAHOE. AS HIS "OFFICE" FOR UP TO 18 HOURS A DAY. HE HAS HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH IT SINCE THE COUNTY PURCHASED IT AND ASSIGNED IT TO HIM. THE BRAKE SYSTEM HAS FAILED 4 TIMES SINCE THIS JANUARY ALONE. CHEVY REFUSES TO SEE THE DANGER WITH THIS. DEPUTY PERKINS' WIFE HAS FILED COMPLAINTS AS HAS DANNY HIMSELF.\ WITH ALL OF US GETTING THE SAME "IT'S TOO OLD AND YOU ARE THE ONLY ONES TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING SRS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. THIS CAUSED THE HORN TO MALFUNCTION. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT PROBLEMS CONTINUE AFTER THE DEALERSHIP ASSURED HIM THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. ON TWO 500 MILE TRIPS THE LIGHT WAS ON THE ENTIRE TIME. *TC

WHILST DRIVING HOME FROM UPSTATE NY TO MY HOME IN NJ, THE FUEL PUMP ON MY CHEVROLET TAHOE FAILED SUDDENLY AND CATASTROPHICALLY. I WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH AT THE TIME AND WITH THE FAILURE OF THE PUMP, I LOST ALL POWER, INCLUDING STEERING AND BRAKES. I VERY NARROWLY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT AND OTHER TRAFFIC. THIS WAS VERY SCARY AND TRYING TO STEER AND BRAKE WITHOUT POWER IS NOT EASY. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THAT A FUEL PUMP HAS FAILED ON A TAHOE OWNED BY MYSELF, ALTHOUGH THE OTHER 2 TIMES THE FAILURE WAS WHILE PARKED AND NOT AT HIGH SPEED. MY CURRENT CAR HAS 72,000 MILES. THE PREVIOUS INCIDENTS WERE AT APPROX THE SAME MILEAGE. IS THIS NORMAL? HAVE ANY OTHER ACCIDENTS BEEN CAUSED BY SUDDEN AND CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF TAHOE FUEL PUMPS? *JB

THE ABS BRAKES ACTIVATE AT VERY LOW SPEEDS (1 - 5 MPH) ON DRY SURFACES CAUSING THE BREAKING DISTANCE TO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE. *AK

CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK AFTER 3 DIFFERENT MODULES WERE REPLACED BY DEALER. WORKS INITIALLY BUT AFTER FEW DAYS STOPS FUNCTIONING. MAYBE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM SHORTING OUT CRUISE MODULE. CHEVROLET NOT QUESTIONING 3 MODULES REPLACEMENTS IN 1 YEAR'S TIME. *NLM

LIVING IN THE CITY LIMITS OF MEMPHIS, TN A RESIDENT IS REQUIRED TO PASS VEHICLE INSPECTION BEFORE RENEWING VEHICLE TAGS. MY 2000 TAHOE CHEVROLET FAILED INSPECTION FOR THE EMERGENCY BREAK DID NOT WORK. AFTER HAVING FIXED AND RETURN TO RE-INSPECT MY VEHICLE THE FIRST THING OUT OF THE LADIES MOUTH WHEN I PULLED IN WAS LET ME GUESS YOU FAILED B/C OF YOUR EMERGENCY BRAKE I SAID YES, HOW DID YOU KNOW. SHE PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THAT SEVERAL TAHOE/YUKONS INCLUDING 2003 HAVE FAILED THIS YEAR. WANTED TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF THIS ISSUE SO FURTHER INVESTIGATION CAN BE DONE. THANKS. *NLM

THE TWO REAR POWER WINDOWS ON MY 2000 CHEVY TAHOE DEVELOPED INTERNAL INTERMITTENT SHORTS AT THE EXACT SAME TIME. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED TROUBLE WITH THE TWO FRONT POWER WINDOWS NOT WORKING AT TIMES. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THEY HAVE SEEN PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER WINDOWS IN THE TAHOE'S. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAD 23751 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME THE BACK WINDOW MOTORS WERE REPLACED. I WAS CHARGED OVER $400.00 FOR THESE REPAIRS. IT SEEMS TO ME THE PROBLEM WITH THE MOTORS IS A FACTORY DEFECT AND I SHOULDN'T BE HELD LIABLE FOR THE EXPENSE OF REPLACEMENT.*AK

VEHICLE DOES NOT START. IT HAS PLENTY OF BATTERY POWER. ENGINE STUMBLES FOR A SECOND THEN STARTER JUST SPINS WITH NO IGNITION. HAD CHEVY ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE P/U VEHICLE AND IT DID NOT START FOR DRIVER. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RK CHEVROLET VINELAND NJ WHERE VEHICLE SAT FOR A DAY AND A HALF BEFORE IT WAS EVEN LOOKED AT, AND THEN GUESS WHAT, IT STARTED. VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO ME AS NO TROUBLE FOUND. NOW I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL IT STRANDS ME AGAIN AND HOPE IT CAN BE LOOKED AT IN A MORE TIMELY FASHION IN HOPES THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO FIGURE IT OUT. LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING STRANDED AGAIN.

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE GAS PEDAL STICKS INTERMITTENTLY THEN THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEM WITH UPPER REAR BRAKE BULB LIGHT, WHICH BURNED OUT. TO REPLACE PART WILL COST $145.00 DOLLARS. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. TS *TT

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK, THE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE'S THROTTLE WAS STUCK IN THE CLOSE POSITION. *JB

DT: THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL FAILED. WHEN STARTING VEHICLE HAD TO APPLY ADDITIONAL PRESSURE ON THE ACCELATOR, IT SEEMED TO BE STUCK. THIS ONLY HAPPENED WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN PARK OR REVERSE. THIS STARTED HAPPENING ON DECEMBER 12, 2005. DEALER DID LOOK AT VEHICLE BUT THEY WERE GOING TO CHARGE CONSUMER FOR REPAIRS. IS AN NHTSA ACTION INVESTIGATION EA02015 DEALT WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

STEP ATTACHED TO VEHICLE FOR PASSENGERS TO STEP UP TO GET INSIDE OF VEHICLE HAS A RAISED SURFACE BUT IS VERY SLICK WHEN DUMPING OR PRESSING ON IT. CONSUMER SLIPPED DUE TO INCLEMENT WET WEATHER. SHE FELL DUE TO THE SURFACE ON THE STEP. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS. *AK

THE WINDOW REGULATOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE MY 2000 TAHOE HAS BROKE TWICE. THE REGULATOR'S CABLE RUSTED OUT THE FIRST TIME. THIS SECOND TIME I'VE JUST LEFT IT ALONE. I'M JUST GLAD IT STAY STUCK IN THE CLOSED POSITION. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT I HAVE TO BUY THE WHOLE UNIT INCLUDING THE MOTOR WITH THE REGULATOR, AND ITS VERY EXPENSIVE. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY ONLY COVERS THE MOTOR NOT THE WINDOW REGULATOR BUT 9 TIME OUT 10 ITS GOING TO BE REGULATOR, WHAT A SCAM. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS LESS THAN TWO YEARS OLD THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW WENT OUT. THE REAR PASSENGER DOORS HINGES SQUEAK AND GRIND. I'VE ALREADY HAD THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER DOOR HINGE REPLACED, NOW THE LEFT REAR PASSENGER DOOR HINGE IS GETTING WORST. *NLM

NEITHER ONE OF THE ELECTRIC PASSENGER WINDOWS WILL WORK. ONE WILL WORK AT TIMES AND THEN AT OTHER TIMES IT WILL NOT. THE WINDOW WILL NOT GO DOWN OR UP. THIS COULD PURPOSE A PROBLEM ESPECIALLY WITH PEOPLE WITH SMALL CHILDREN. YOU WOULD HAVE TO BREAK A GLASS TO GET IN THE PASSENGER WINDOWS IF NEEDED. CHEVROLET SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM AS IT IS A RECURRING PROBLEM IN THE TAHOE. I WOULD BE GLAD TO KNOW THEY ARE WILLING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *LA

WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK CAUSING RAPID ACCELERATION AND THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. *YH *DT

INTERMITTENTLY STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP IN THE DIRECTION IT'S BEING TURNED, DRIVER HAS TO APPLY BRAKES TO UNLOCK IT. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT BECAUSE THE STEERING COLUMN HAS BUSHINGS INSTEAD OF BEARING, THE BUSHING WEAR OUT, WHICH CAUSE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

DEALERSHIP IS TRYING TO CHARGE ME $900.00 TO REPLACE REAR PADS, EMERGENCY PAD AND NEW ROTORS. THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR INSPECTION AT 74504 MILES AND REPORTED TO ME THAT THE PADS HAD 50% USAGE. NOW 9 WEEKS LATER THEY TELL ME THAT THE ROTORS HAVE A PROBLEM OF FLAKING AND THAT CAUSED THE UNUSUALL WEAR TO THE PADS. THEY MENTIONED THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THIS OCCURENCE IN AS LITTLE AS 11,000 MILES. IF THIS IS TRUE, THERE ARE MANY VEHICLES OUT THERE THAT COULD SUFFER BRAKING PROBLEMS WITHOUT DUE NOTICE. I WANTED TO CHECK IF THIS IS IN FACT A PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES, OR IF IT IS JUST A "SCAM" BY THE DEALERSHIP TO GET ME TO BUY NEW ROTORS, OR IF I WAS MISINFORMED AT MY LAST INSPECTION AND THEY ARE TRYING TO COVER UP THEIR ERROR.*AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 55MPH HIT CONCRETE DIVIDER AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*JB

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON A SIDE ROAD VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND ABRUPTLY PULLEDTO THE RIGHT. VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING.BRAKE CALIPER HAD FROZE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.AK

PEBBLES GOT INTO BRAKES DRUMS, CAUSING THE ROTORS TO STRIP ,RESULTING IN LOST OF BRAKES POWER.*AK

MASTER CYLINDER IS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID, DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER STATES INTERMITTENTLY THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS IN THE UPWARD POSITION. THE CONSUMER WILL DEPRESS HARDER TO UNSTICK THE PEDAL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD OR TAKE OFF WITH FORCE. THE DEALER IS AWARE. *JB *SCC

VEHICLE IS A 2000 2WD CHEVROLET TAHOE. VEHICLE WAS BEING BACKED OUT OF A PARKING SPACE WHEN A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD. AFTER THIS BANG, THE STEERING WAS VERY LOOSE AND IT WAS HARD TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. IMMEDIATE PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED TO BE 2 OF THE 3 BOLTS HOLDING STEERING BOX IN PLACE HAD SHEARED. CHEVY DEALER HAS NOT OFFERED A GOOD EXPLANATION FOR THIS FAILURE. HE KEEPS STATING THAT THE VEHICLE HIT SOMETHING TO CAUSE THE BOLTS TO SHEAR. VEHICLE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND WELL MAINTAINED. *AK

RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD SOME TREAD SEPARATION WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, 24OOO MILES, WILDERNESS AT P265/75R16, MOUNTED ON A CHEVROLET, TAHOE, 2000.*AK THE TREAD SEPARATION WAS DISCOVERED AFTER THE TIRES WERE ROTATED AND BALANCED. THE TIRES WERE ROTATED BECAUSE OF VEHICLE PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND THE LEFT. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE HEATER NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. *JG

DEAR SIRS, I OWN A 2000 CHEVY TAHOE, THAT I BOUGHT NEW. OCACIONALLY THE ENGINE ( 5.3 L), WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. USUALLY WHEN BRAKING BUT JUST BEFORE A COMPLETE STOP.IT ALWAYS HAPPENED WHEN THE ENGINE WAS AT OPERATING TEMP.I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE, AT IDLE, WOULD DIP DOWN TO 200- 300 RPM'S, WITH THE A/C OR DEFROSTER ON, AND THE ENGINE WOULD STUMBLE AND SHAKE THE VEHICLE. IF I TAP THE GAS PEDDLE A LITTLE, IT PRODUCES THE SAME RESULTS.I TOOK THE TRUCK TO HARBOR CHEVERLET, MICHIGAN CITY ON 2-25-02 FOR SERVICE AFTER IT HAD STALLED ON ME 8-10 TIMES SINCE NEW,AND THEY REPROGRAMMED THE PCM PER TSB #00-07-30-006, AND SENT ME ON MY WAY WITH 33092 MILES ON THE TRUCK. I RETURNED TO THE DEALER AGAIN ON 4-12-02 ,SAME COMPLAINT. THEY SAID NO PROBLEM FOUND AT THIS TIME. IT IS NOW 12-18-02 AND IN THE LAST MONTH IT HAS STALLED AROUND 15-20 DURING IDLE CONDITIONS.THERE ARE NO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE OTHER THAN AT IDLE. I AM TAKING IT BACK TO THE DEALER ON SATUDAY WITH 49000 MILES ON, AND OUT OF WARRANTY TO SEE WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT FIXING IT. DO YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS VEHICLE AND PROBLEM, AND COULD YOU E-MAIL THAT TO ME? THANK YOU.

WHILE DRIVING 40MPH, DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, ONLY SLIGHTLY SLOWED DOWN. WAS INFORMED BY DEALER, AFTER TAKING VEHICLE THERE, THAT PROBLEM WAS DUE TO AIR GETTING INTO BRAKE LINES AND CAUSING A LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID. DEALER BLED BRAKE LINES TO RELEASE THE AIR.*AK DEALER FOUND MASTER CYLINDER LOW DUE TO PAD WEAR, REPLACED FRONT PADS, CLEANED AND ADJUSTED REAR BRAKES AS WELL, CONSUMER ALSO ADDED THAT BRAKE WARNING LIGHT LAMP DID NOT ILLUMINATE. *TT

I HAVE HAD THE PS PUMP, STEERING GEAR BOX, FUEL PUMP, 4WD SWITCH, AND ALL ROTORS/ BRAKES REPLACED. MY SUNROOF RUBBER SEAL HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALL MY WORK HAS BEEN DONE BY A GM DEALERSHIP FROM NORTH CAROLINA, MO & WA. MY VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD, IT IS MORE FOR LOOKS. BUT I AM NOT PLEASED WITH THIS $38,000 MAINTENANCE TRAP. I HAVE ALL DOCUMENTED WORK AND SERVICES.*AK

HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT SOFT BRAKES SINCE THE ODOMETER READ 18000. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED AND I HAVE PAID FOR NEW FRONT BRAKES TWICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE NEW BRAKING SYSTEMS DID NOT LAST AS LONG. DEALER TOLD ME THAT IS JUST THE WAY THE NEW CARS ARE. I HAVE TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT BRAKE SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THE CAR LOOKS LIKE IT HAS 70000+ MILES ON IT WHEN IT IS LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD AND HAS 33000 MILES ON IT. IT NEEDS A COMPLETE BRAKE OVERHAUL AND IS DEEMED UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE TOTAL COST OF THE REPAIR WILL BE 1112.96

THE TIRES WERE CHECKED AND INFLATED TO 39 PSI BEFORE LEAVING HOME FOR THE 112 MILE TRIP. ON THE RETURN TRIP AFTER APPROX. A ONE HOUR STOP THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW AFTER ABOUT 50 MILES. THE TIRE HAS AN L SHAPED SPLIT ABOUT 12" LONG 3/4" DOWN FROM THE EDGE OF THE TREAD THEN A 90 DEGREE TURN AND AN OPENING ALL THE WAY TO THE BEAD. THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE BELOW THE 12" SPLIT HAS THE CORD BOBY OF THE TIRE ATACHED TO IT. THE CORD HAS SEPARATED FROM THE TREAD PORTION AND IS HANGING DOWN INSIDE THE TIRE. THE TREAD TO BEAD SPLIT IS COMPLETELY OPEN BOTH PLIES OF CORD SPLIT AT THE SAME PLACE. I NO LONGER BELIEVE THAT THESE TIRES ARE SAFE. MY GM DEALER HAD TWO REPORTED FAILURES OF THIS TYPE OF TIRE ON THE SAME DAY THE OTHER PERSON SAID HIS TIRE FAILED IN THE SAME MANNER AT 18,000 MILES. GM IS WILLING TO REPLACE THE TIRE WITH ANOTHER FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT, BUT I WOULD LIKE THEM TO REPLACE THE TIRES WITH ANOTHER BRAND.*AK (DOT NUMBER: W273 TIRESIZE: P265/75R16)

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE WILL DIE WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED BECAUSE IS WILL CUT ALL THE ENERGY ON VEHICLE. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER, THEY EXPLAINED THAT IT WAS DUE TO FUEL BEING USED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR HITS ON MIRROR FRAME WHEN FOLDED IN, AND CRACKED MIRROR GLASS, CONSUMER BELIEVES THE DESIGN OF THE MIRROR MOUTING IS FLAWED.*YD

ON NOVEMBER 11,2000 I HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION (NOT MY FAULT) AND THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. THEN ON SEPT 1,02 WE HAD A ACCIDENT ON INTERSTATE 95 THAT WE TOTALED THE TAHOE AND THE BODY SHOP CALLED GM SINCE THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AGAIN. MR. LATTERMERE FROM GM CALLLED ME AND TOLD ME OVER THE PHONE AFTER I DESCRIBE THE ACCIDENT TO HIM THAT , AS HE DREW A PICTURE ON PAPER, "THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULDN'T HAVE DEPLOYED". I FIND IT VERY DIFFICULT THAT A PERSON CAN DRAW A PICTURE AND TELL ME THIS. I WOULD LIKE FOR YOUR ORGANIZATION TO INSPECT THIS VECHILE AND RETRIEVE THE COMPUTER INFORMATION AND LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK. GM SENT AN "INDEPEDENT" INSPECTOR OUT TO DO A REPORT BUT I HAVE NOTHING FROM HIM OR GM ON THE FINDING. I HAVE LEFT MESSAGES FOR MR. LATTERMERE TO CALL ME TO NO AVAIL.*AK