2000 Chevrolet Tahoe Engine Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CONSUMED AN ABNORMAL AMOUNT OF ENGINE OIL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS WERE FRACTURED; TWO ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AND ONE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE MECHANIC STATED THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE PULLED FROM THE VEHICLE TO PERFORM REPAIRS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN HE WOULD OPEN THE HOOD, SMOKE WOULD EMIT FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS ABLE TO LOCATE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL PERTAINING TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 300,000.

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.

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

THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN RETURNED TO A DEALER (TONY'S CHEVROLET) BECAUSE IT IS UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE ENGINE DIES WHEN PUT INTO GEAR AFTER BEING STARTED. IT ALSO RUNS VERY ROUGH AND "CHUGS" WHILE IDLING OR WHILE DRIVING, AS IF IT IS GOING TO DIE. THE DEALER SAYS THAT IT IS A TIMING PROBLEM THAT WILL BE FIXED WHEN A NEW SOFTWARE CARD IS AVAILABLE (APPROX. SEPT. 1). THEY CLAIM THAT NO DAMAGE IS BEING DONE TO MY CAR. CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE CLAIM THAT THEY THEY HAVE NO REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM IN TAHOES. AFTER TALKING TO TONY'S, CHEVROLET C.S. SAID THAT IT IS A TIMING PROBLEM, OFF BY 12%, AND THAT IT WILL BE REPAIRED WITH A NEW SOFTWARE CARD. I AM NOT CONVINCED THAT THIS IS NOT CAUSING HARM TO THE CAR. I AM CONVINCED THAT IT IS INCREASING MY GAS CONSUMPTION. I FEEL UNSAFE AND UNCOMFORTABLE IN THIS NEW (6 MONTHS OLD) AND EXPENSIVE VEHICLE. IT IS TOTALLY UNRELIABLE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT BEING OUT AT NIGHT OR THIS WINTER WITH A VEHICLE THAT MAY NOT RUN.

DEALERSHIP DAMAGED BODY WHILE REPLACING ENGINE, WAS ALERTED TO THE OBVIOUS DAMAGE AND REPAIRED. *AK