2000 Chevrolet Tahoe Body & Structure Problems

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OPENED TAILGATE GLASS WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND IT SHIFTED TO LEFT AND THEN THE WHOLE TOP CAME LOOSE. AND THIS COULD INJURY SOMEONE. THE METAL HINGES THE ATTACH THE GLASS TO THE VEHICLE ARE ATTACHED WITH A PLASTIC OR GLUE OF SOME TYPE THAT DEGENERATES. IF THIS OCCURS WHILE DIVING THE GLASS COULD DETACH AND POSE A SAFETY ISSUE. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IN 2005 GM REDESIGNED THE GLASS WITH BOLTS ATTACHING IT. MANY OWNERS ON GM FORUM HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND IT IS DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE TO SAFELY FIX IT. I CONTACTED GM SUPPORT AND THEY STATED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE TO A GM DEALER AND HAVE FIXED AT MY COST. I FEEL IT SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL DUE TO POOR DESIGN.

WHILE COMING TO A STOP IN TRAFFIC MY BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY DROPPED TO THE FLOOR. I TRIED TO PUMP THE PEDAL TO GAIN SOME SORT OF PRESSURE AND STOPPING POWER BUT THE PEDAL WAS NOT RESPONDING. LUCKILY I WAS ALREADY SLOWED DOWN TO A SPEED THAT DID NOT CAUSE INJURY TO MYSELF, MY PASSENGERS OR THE VEHICLE THAT I HAD HIT IN THE REAR BUMPER. WHEN I EXITED MY VEHICLE I NOTICED BRAKE FLUID COMING FROM THE AREA WERE THE FENDER AND THE DOOR COME TOGETHER AND ALSO TOWARDS THE BACK OF THE DOOR WERE IT MEETS THE REAR DOOR JAM. UNDER INSPECTION IT APPEARS I HAD 2 FAILURES AT THE SAME TIME. THE FRONT BRAKE LINE FAILED AND SO DID THE REAR. THE CORROSION IS HORRIBLE AND HAS ALSO CONSUMED THE FUEL LINES. I BELIEVE THEY ARE THE NEXT TO GO. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW A COMPANY WILL SPEND THE MONEY TO INSTALL A STAINLESS EXHAUST SYSTEM THAT WILL SURVIVE ALMOST FOREVER BUT THEY WILL NOT INVEST THE MONEY ON THE BRAKE AND FUEL LINES TO BE MADE OUT OF STAINLESS STEEL. I AM VERY FORTUNATE THAT I WAS NOT TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, THE OUTCOME WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE FOR EVERYBODY INVOLVED. *TR

MY 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE SPARE TIRE CABLE(S) BROKE ON SUNDAY, SEPT 12. I WAS TRAVELING LESS THAN 40MPH COMING ONTO AN EXIT, LOOKED IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR AND SUDDENLY SAW A TIRE THAT WAS NOT THERE SECONDS AGO. I PULLED TO THE SIDE, BACKED UP AND REALIZE MY TIRE WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY BELONGED TO ME. THANK GOD, THE PERSON DRIVING THE CAR BEHIND ME WAS ABLE TO MISS HITTING IT. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, I CALLED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE. I ASKED IF THERE WERE SIMILAR REPORTS OF SPARE TIRES COMING OFF FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLES? I WAS TOLD BY JOVI NO. 'THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF SPARE TIRES COMING OFF (I FIND THAT DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE WHEN I SEE THE MANY STORIES ONLINE). MY VEHICLE IS 10 YEARS OLD, (I'VE OWNED FOR 8) IT IS IN GREAT CONDITION, BODY LOOKS GOOD AND RUNS WELL, AT THAT TIME IT HAD 208K MILES. JOVI ADVISED THAT I TAKE TO DEALERSHIP, HAVE THEM INSPECT AND BASED ON THEIR FINDINGS, CHEVROLET WILL HAVE TO DECIDE IF THEY WILL ASSIST W/ HAVING IT REPAIRED. SHE GAVE ME A "HEADS UP" THAT IT MAY BE DUE TO THE AGE, AND MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE AND IF SO, CHEVROLET WILL NEED TO MAKE DECISION. ROYAL CHEVROLET SERVICE PERSONNEL INFORMED ME "THE CABLES BROKE". THEY WERE UNABLE TO TELL ME THE REASON WHY. JOVI CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP TO KNOW THEIR FINDINGS SHE INFORMED ME ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, SHE WAS TOLD THE TIRE COMING OFF "COULD" BE DUE TO AGE, MILEAGE AND WEAR AND TEAR, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN GOOD CONDITION AND WELL MAINTAINED PER THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. JOVI SAID CHEVROLET WILL BE UNABLE TO ASSIST W/ HAVING IT REPAIRED (COST APPRX $238 ' ON MONDAY, I VOLUNTEERED TO PAY UP TO 1.5 HOURS OF LABOR FEES). I WAS NOT HAPPY W/ THEIR DECISION AND REQUESTED SHE RECEIVE A "DEFINITE ANSWER". HER SAYING 'COULD BE' WAS NOT A DEFINITIVE OF THE PROBLEM THEREFORE, IN MY OPINION, I FELT CHEVROLET SHOULD ASSIST IN THE REPAIR COST. JOVI, CALLED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AGAIN AND WHAT DO YOU KNOW? THIS TIME, THEY CAN SAY FOR CERTAIN IT WAS DUE TO AGE, MILEAGE. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY TAHOE. RECENTLY THE REAR WINDOW GLASS HINGE IN THE LIFTGATE FAILED. THE GLUE THAT CONNECTS THE GLASS TO THE HINGE FAILED AND NOW THE REAR WINDOW IS BEING HELD IN PLACE BY ONLY THE LATCH AND THE OTHER HINGE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. IF THE GLASS WERE TO FALL OUT IN THE ROAD IT WOULD BE A MAJOR HAZARD TO OTHER MOTORISTS. THIS HINGE HAS FAILED UNDER NORMAL USE CONDITIONS AND WAS IN NO WAY ABUSED. I JUST CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER, COX CHEVROLET IN BRADENTON, FL AND THEY INFORMED ME IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THE COST OF A NEW ONE IS OVER $1,000. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I NOTICED OTHER POSTS ON THE INTERNET BE PERSONS WHO HAD THE SAME FAILURE AND DID NOT HAVE THE PROBLEM CORRECTED BY GENERAL MOTORS. PLEASE ADVISE ON ANY THING THAT CAN BE DONE TO GET GM TO ADDRESS THIS PRODUCT FLAW. *NM

DT: THE FAN THAT COOLS THE MOTOR HAS NO CAGE, HAD A KITTEN CRAWL INTO THE FAN WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE. IT CUT THE KITTEN ,AND CONSUMER HAD DIFFICULTLY GETTING THE KITTEN OUT. *AK