2003 Chevrolet Tahoe Complaint Log

DT: THE CONTACT STATED A DEVICE ON THE TRANSMISSION BROKE DUE TO COLD TEMPERATURES CAUSING THE SPEEDOMETER TO BE INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND ADVISED HER TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO FREE REMEDY. *AK

I PURCHASED THE 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE IN FEBRUARY 2004 AT ABOUT 60000 MILES THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING, LATER THE RPMS, AND THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO SEND THESE COMPONENTS OUT AND IT WOULD TAKE A WEEK OR TWO, AND THE COST WOULD BE AROUND $1,100. I HAVE NOT HAD IT REPAIRED, YET, I AM IN THE PROCESS OF BUYING A SECOND VEHICLE SO THAT I WOULD BE ABLE TO LET THE VEHICLE GO FOR THAT LONG. I HAVE NOTICED ON THE INTERNET A NUMBER OF THIS SAME COMPLAINS . ONE WEBSITE HAD 622 EMAILS OF COMPLAINS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS WAS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT ,AND GENERAL MOTORS NEEDED TO TAKE CARE OF IT. THIS COULD BE A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM.*AK

CONSUMER 2003 CHEVY TAHOE HAD A PROBLEM IN THE STEERING THAT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *TS *SC

THUMPING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. STARTED AT APPROXIMATELY. 24000 MILES. DEALER REPLACED STEERING SHAFT (PN 88963611). AT 32000 MILES THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. GM DOES NOT HAVE A PERMANENT REPAIR FOR THIS PROBLEM. CHEVROLET WILL NOT COVER THIS PROBLEM AFTER THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY EXPIRES. CONSIDER THIS BEFORE PURCHASING THIS MODEL TRUCK. *JB

MY 3003 CHEVY TAHOE FUEL PUMP FAILED VEHICLE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER WITH 29000 PLUS MILES AND AFTER TALKING TO MECHANIC. TECH EXPLAINED TO ME THAT FUEL PUMP IS COOLED BY GASOLINE IN TANK AND SAID TO ME THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NEWER CHEVYS I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECT WHAT HAPPENS TO US THAT OWN VEHICLE. OUT OF WARRANTY WE BROKE DOWN ON RT 93 PASSING LANE AND COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED THANK GOD FOR NOT! I TRULY BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. THANK YOU. *JB

DT: 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT WAS GIVEN AN APPOINTMENT BY MY DEALERSHIP TO GET RECALL REPAIRS DONE, AND WHEN HE WENT TO HIS APPOINTMENT THE PART FOR VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAITED FOR THREE HOURS TO GET MY VEHICLE FIXED. THE SAFETY RECALL WAS ON THE SECOND ROLL SEAT BELTS THAT HELD HIS DAUGHTER SAFE IN SEAT. WAS USING THE SEAT BELT AS REQUIRED. *AK

SPEEDOMETER FAILURE ON A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE: WITH APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES, THE SPEEDOMETER BECAME HIGHLY ERRATIC AND EVENTUALLY QUIT WORKING ALL TOGETHER, BUT NOT BEFORE I HAD BEEN PULLED OVER FOR SPEEDING. LUCKILY, THE OFFICE DISMISSED THE EVENT AFTER EXPLAINING THE SITUATION. I WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS GENERATION OF TAHOES, SUBURBANS, AND TRUCKS, AND WOULD LIKE TO INCLUDE MY COMPLAINT ABOUT THE GAUGE MOTOR FAILURE WITH THE OTHER ONE. *JB

DT: 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE REAR WINDOW HAS A PLASTIC HINGE THAT IS CRACKED AND IS COMING OFF. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, AND DEALERSHIP SAID THEY KNEW OF THE PROBLEM , AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY 50% TO HAVE WINDOW HINGE FIXED ,AND THAT THIS PROBLEM WENT BACK TO THE 2000 MODEL VEHICLES. THIS PLASTIC HINGE KEPT REAR WINDOW FROM CLOSING. CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONSUMER TALKED WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE AND DID A REPORT, I.D. NUMBER WAS 1367044105. THE HINGE IN REAR WINDOW HAS BEEN CRACKING OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. THE REAR WINDOW HAS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT IS CONNECTED TOGETHER WITH OTEHR ITEMS, SUCH AS THE WINDOW, THE HINGE AND THE FRAME.*AK

MY 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE HAS A SPEEDOMETER WHICH EXHIBITS JUMPING AROUND, GOING 120+MPH WHEN SITTING STILL AND FLUCTUATES ERRATICALLY. IT WILL NOT RESET TO 0 MPH UNLESS YOU START THE VEHICLE'S IGNITION REPEATEDLY. MOST OF THE TIME, IT STILL DOESN'T WORK AFTER THAT. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN SPORADIC SINCE APPROXIMATELY 41,000 MILES AND NOW IT DOESN'T WORK HARDLY AT ALL (84,000 MILES). I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ELECTRONIC AND COMPUTER ISSUES SINCE OWNING THIS VEHICLE WITH NO HELP OR CONCERN FROM THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERS OR GM. APPROXIMATELY $2,500 HAS BEEN PAID TO THEM FOR THESE REPAIRS THUS FAR. THE SPEEDOMETER/INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REPAIR ESTIMATE FROM A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IS ANOTHER $1,000. MANY OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN REGISTERED ABOUT THE SPEEDOMETER PROBLEM. OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S A TREND. *JB

TWICE THE FUEL LINES HAVE COME OFF THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK SPEWING FUEL ON,UNDER AND AROUND THE CAR. IF UNNOTICED COULD CAUSE A SEVERE VEHICLE FIRE. *NM

DT: CALLER RECEIVED A RECALL ON THE SEAT LOOP IN THE SECOND SEAT IN VEHICLE, AND THE DEALER COULD NOT FIX IT WITHOUT KEEPING IT OVER NIGHT. CALLER DID NOT HAVE RECALL NUMBER. MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO HELP, CALLER WAS ON PHONE WITH THEM FOR 45 MINUTES. CALLER WANTED A RENTAL VEHICLE, BUT THEY WOULD NOT GIVE HIM ONE. *AK

GAUGE CLUSTER HAS FAILED IN THE VEHICLE, DOES NOT READ SPEED CORRECTLY, OIL PRESSURE OR ENGINE COOLANT TEMP. *JB

I HAD PUT MY 6 YEAR OLD SON IN THE REAR SEAT BEHIND THE DRIVER, AND WHEN I WENT TO FASTEN HIS SEAT BELT AROUND HIS BOOSTER SEAT THE ASSEMBLY THAT HOLDS THE SEAT BELT IN CAME COMPLETELY OFF, IT IS A 4-5 INCH BOLT THAT SCREWS INTO A MOUNT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT. IT DOES NOT GO BACK IN, AND THE SEAT IS NOW USELESS AS THERE IS NO OPERABLE SEATBELT.

THE PARKING LIGHT SOCKET ASSEMBLY IS FAULTY. IT IS OVERHEATING RESULTING IN DAMAGE AND EVENTUALLY CEASES TO OPERATE. *TR

2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE PROBLEM WITH BRAKES. CUSTOMER STATED THAT HE HAD TO RUN A RED LIGHT BECAUSE THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT AFTER TAKING IT AROUND THE BLOCK. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED STOPPING DISTANCE WAS POOR AND THE PEDAL EVENTUALLY WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE CONSUMER LEARNED OF A RECALL 1 YEAR LATER, HOWEVER HE WAS TOLD HIS YEAR OF VEHICLE AND THE STATED HE RESIDED IN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *JB

MY FUEL PUMP FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED WITH LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON THE CAR. SYMPTOM WAS THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT START. A FUEL PUMP SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 50,000 ON A NEW CAR OR TRUCK. I THINK THE ORIGINAL PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE OR THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW.

THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE TRUCK WHEN DEPRESSED BETWEEN 10-15 MPH UPON APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THIS RESULTED IN THE TRUCK REAR ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE. ALL THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AN HOUR BEFORE THE BRAKE FAILURE. ALSO, THERE WAS A RATTLING/THUMPING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO TOGETHER WITH INSURANCE COMPANY HAD TO INSPECT THE TRUCK TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE BRAKE FAILURE.*AK

I OWN A 2003 CHEVY TAHOE LT, ON FRIDAY JANUARY 21, 2005 THE BACK LIFT GATE WINDOW OF MY TAHOE EXPLODED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I WAS UNSURE OF WHAT HAPPENED SINCE I WAS DRIVING ON A MAJOR FREEWAY AT THE TIME. HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED SINCE IT SOUNDED LIKE A SHOTGUN BLAST TO MY WINDOW. HPD INFORMED ME IT APPEARED TO BE A MALFUNCTION OF THE WINDOW. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT (NORMAN FREDE CHEVROLET) IN WEBSTER TEXAS. THE SERVICE MANAGER INSPECTED THE WINDOW AND INFORMED ME THIS WAS THE THIRD TAHOE IN WHICH THE BACK GLASS EXPLODED IN THIS MANNER. I COULD HAVE HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, AND THANK GOODNESS I HAD NO PASSENGERS IN THE BACK OF MY VEHICLE. I FEEL THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED IF THERE HAVE BEEN 3 OF THESE INCIDENTS AT 1 DEALERSHIP, SURELY THERE ARE OTHERS. *NM

VERY WELL DOCUMENTED VIA INTERNET: SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GAUGES FAILED TO WORK. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL STICK AT A RANDOM POINT AND THEN ADD THE SPEED TRAVELING , AND THIS RESULTS IN THE SPEED NOT BEING ACCURATELY DISPLAYED. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR OVER 2 YEARS STARTING WITH THE GAS GAUGE SHOWING FUEL REMAINING BUT THE TANK BEING EMPTY. VERY UNSAFE AND COSTLY KNOWN PROBLEM BY GM AND MOST OWNERS. *AK

2003 TAHOE DEVELOPED A NOISE IN THE STEERING.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BE CHEVROLET THERE IS CURRENTLY NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. *JB

I PURCHASED NEW AND STILL OWN A 2003 CHEVY TAHOE. FOR THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON FROM TIME TO TIME. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK AT THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY TELL ME THEY CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM. WHAT I HAVE BEEN TOLD IS THAT THIS LIGHT MEANS THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IF THE VEHICLE GETS INTO AN ACCIDENT. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED THAT THIS SAFETY ISSUE CANNOT BE CORRECTED. *JB

THIS COMPLAINT WAS RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. HEARD SOME NOISE IN THE STEERING FROM THE DAY HE BOUGHT THE 2003 TAHOE WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL AND WHEN BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. THE CLANKING NOISE ONLY STARTED ABOUT 4 WEEKS AGO, AND BECAME WORSE QUICKLY. THE CLANKING NOISE COULD BE FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL AT SLOWER SPEEDS, ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL. IT FELT LIKE SOMETHING WAS LOOSE. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE ON 1/03/05 WITH 28,400 MILES, AND DEALER KNEW IMMEDIATELY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THEY SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. IN FACT, SOME PEOPLE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM AS EARLY AS 5,000 MILES. THEY REMOVED THE STEERING SHAFT, PACKED IT WITH GREASE, AND THE CLANKING NOISE STOPPED. WHEN NOT UNDER WARRANTY THE REPAIRS WOULD COST BETWEEN $75- S100. RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD A STEERING SHAFT WAS NEEDED, HOWEVER IT WAS ON BACK ORDER. *JB

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH ENGINE SEIZED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO FOUND THE PROBLEM WAS THE FUEL PUMP. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THIS WAS THE THIRD FUEL PUMP REPLACED BY THE DEALER WITHIN LESS THEN A YEAR, AND THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

CLUNKING NOISE AND FEEL IN STEERING - LOOSE STEERING. *AK

PURCHASED VEHICLE IN 04 WITH LESS THAN 20,000 MILES. WITHIN A FEW WEEKS, HEARD POPPING NOISE FROM FRONT END AND COULD FEEL A VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING. TOKK VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS, ADDED LUBRICANT TO FRONT END AND NOISE/VIBRATION STOPPED FOR A FEW MONTHS. REPEATED THE LUBRICANT PROCES TWO MORE TIMES. NOW REPLACING TIE RODS.

A DULL THUMPING NOISE WAS HEARD STARTING A COUPLE MONTHS AGO. IT OCCURRED ANY TIME THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED, EVEN THE SLIGHTEST. VERY ANNOYING! AS IT GOT WORSE I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A "SUPPLEMENTAL STEERING SHAFT" (PART #88963611/SHAFT). THAT PART IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER AND I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPT THAT IT MAY TAKE FOUR WEEKS TO GET IT.*AK

AT A STOP CONSUMER'S VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD, HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE STEERING MADE POPPING NOISES AND THE STEERING FELT LOOSE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING SHAFT AND FRONT SUSPENSION. *NM THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER TWICE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TC *JB

GM IS AWARE OF A STEERING AND SUSPENSION PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM THERE ARE ALREADY MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS AND IT WILL PROBABLY TAKE A FATALITY TO RECALL THESE ISSUES. *JB

THIS IS NOW THE 2ND WINTER SEASON THAT THE HVAC BLOWER MOTOR PULSES BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW APPROXIMATELY 35 DEGREES. THIS SEEMS TO CONTINUE UNTIL THE ENGINE HAS WARMED UP THEN STOPS. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIND A CAUSE. *JB

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WAS CUT OFF. CONSUMER HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THEN, VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE FUEL PUMP WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONSUMER DROVE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT INSPECTED AND THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE STEERING RACK AND PINION SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

STEERING COLUMN RATTLES/KNOCKS. *AK

FUEL GAUGE IS DEFECTIVE FOR ABOUT 1 YEAR NOW. *NM

SHORTLY AFTER MY YEAR WARRANTY ON MY 2003 CHEVY TAHOE I HAD A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. CHEVY PUT HEAVIER GREASE IN IT. THE NOISE HAS RETURNED SHORTLY AFTER AND HAS CONTINUED TO THIS DATE YET IN 2007. IF YOU GOOGLE SEARCH THIS PROBLEM YOU WILL SEE MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM EVEN AFTER STEERING COLUMNS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. WHEN WILL CHEVY FIX THIS PROBLEM FOR CONSUMERS. *JB

POPPING SOUND IN STEERING. CHEVORLET TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM BY LUBRICATION ON TWO OCCASIONS, BUT SYMPTOMS RETURNED *AK.

STEERING LOOSE/WOBBLY SINCE BUYING VEHICLE. IN FOR REPAIR NUMEROUS TIMES. AT FIRST TOLD SOMETHING WAS LEAKING, THEN REPLACED STEERING SHAFT THING, THEN TOLD IT WAS JUST THE WAY THE TAHOE DRIVES. THIS WEEK WAS TOLD THEY "TWEAKED" THE ALIGNMENT AND WERE GOING TO PUSH IT BEYOND WHAT CHEVROLET NORMALLY RECOMMENDS. PICKED VEHICLE UP AND THEY HAD PUT TWO NEW TIRES ON REAR OF VEHICLE IN ADDITION TO ALIGNMENT. I DON'T TRUST THE STEERING AND SINCE THEY STILL SAY THAT IS JUST THE WAY IT DRIVES, NOT SURE WHY THEY KEEP REPAIRING THINGS IF THAT "IS JUST THE WAY THE TAHOE DRIVES". *AK

INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE STEERING WHEEL HAS PLAY IN IT AND WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS THE WHEELS CLUNK. I TOOK MY TAHOE IN TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT IN SEPT. THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WAS ORDERED THEN. I STILL DO NOT HAVE IT FIXED. THEY ARE ON BACK ORDER. WITH 178,00 NEEDED IN THE US. I HAVE TAKEN THE TAHOE BACK IN TO HAVE IT GREASED TO MAKE IT STOP CLUNKING AGAIN. IT WORKS BUT ONLY FOR A SHORT TIME. I AM A MOTHER OF ONE AND HAVE ANOTHER ON THE WAY. THIS IS MY ONLY MODE OF TRANSPORATION AND I AM NOT COMFORTABLE WITH IT.*AK

DT: THE VEHICLE IS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE Z71 FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE. THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT SHAKES AND RATTLES TO THE POINT OF HAVING SLACK IN IT. HE TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY GREASED IT. THE SECOND TIME THEY GREASED IT AGAIN. THE THIRD TIME THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT BECAUSE IT WAS ON A RECALL. CONSUMER HAD TO WAIT A YEAR BEFORE THEY COULD GET THE REPLACEMENT PART. THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED EVEN AFTER THE PART WAS REPLACED. THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE SAME AREA BUT, THE NOISE WAS A LITTLE DIFFERENT AND IT WAS MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND. CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT IT MAY BE IN THE FRONT END DIFFERENTIAL. CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP. ALSO, FUEL PUMP FAILED. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. THERE WERE OTHER PROBLEMS, BUT CONSUMER FELT THEY WERE MINOR. *AK

THE STEERING SHAFT AND FRONT SUSPENSION WAS REPLACED. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER. *BF THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR A POPPING NOISE AND LOOSE STEERING. THE STEERING SHAFT WAS REMOVED AND LUBED AND THE FRONT LOWER CROSSMEMBER WAS TIGHTENED. THE CONSUMER'S SON WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN HE LOST CONTROL . THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER TWICE, END OVER END THE SIDE OVER SIDE ONE AND A HALF TIMES. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE NOTIFIED OF HOW MANY OF THESE STEERING, BRAKING AND OR OTHER PROBLEMS INCURRED WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL. *SC *JB

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY AND KEY IN THE ACCESSORY MODE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO COME OUT OF GEAR WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKES. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD INTO A FENCE. *AK

AIR BAG ILIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR THE FIFTH TIME. DEALER HAD NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. *AK *TT

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE LOST POWER. VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 10 MPH. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

STEERING WHEEL FEELS LOOSE. THUMPING NOISE FROM STERING WHEEL. ALSO LOUD CRACKING NOISE FROM FRONT SUSPENSION WHEN TURNING IN DRIVEWAY. LOUD CRACKING NOISE FROM LOWER FRONT WINDSHIELD ESPECIALLY AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT EXCESSIVE VIBRATION. NECHANIC REPLACED ENGINE MOUNTS/ TANSMISSION, AND INTERMITTENT STEERING SHAFT, BUT VIBRATION CONTINUED. THERE WAS NO FINAL SOLUTION. *AK

SPEEDOMETER STICKS AND CAN GET CAUGHT CAN GO ALL THE WAY UP TO 120 MPH WHEN NOT MOVING. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE SPEEDOMETER BACK TO ZERO IS TO START THE CAR AND STOP THE CAR AND THE SPEEDOMETER WILL DROP BY 5 MPH EACH TIME. I HAVE ASKED SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO DRIVE TAHOES AND DENALI AND THEY HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY TAHOE 5.3 V8. BROUGHT THE CAR TO DEALER AND IT IS ALWAYS BACK TO ZERO BY THE TIME I GET TO THE DEALER AND THEY CANNOT REPRODUCE THE ISSUE. UNABLE TO RELY ON SPEEDOMETER FOR ACCURATE SPEED ALWAYS QUESTIONING IF IT IS READING PROPERLY. *JB

ANTI LOCK BRAKE CONCERN: EARLY THIS SUMMER I HAD TO SUDDENLY STOP ON THE FREEWAY. IT WAS DRY PAVEMENT ON A COMPLETELY CLEAR STRAIGHTAWAY. THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES WENT INTO PLAY AND THE TAHOE WAS SOMEHOW PULLED US TO THE SIDE. MY WIFE SAID "WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT" "WHY". I FELT THE SAME WAY. HAD WE BEEN ON ICE OR A WET SURFACE THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED US TO LOOSE CONTROL COMPLETELY. IT ALMOST FELT LIKE WE WERE GOING TO LOOSE CONTROL. THERE IS NO PULLING OR CONCERNS HOWEVER DURING NORMAL BRAKING. DATE BELOW IS APPROXIMATELY. *AK

THE REAR SEATBELT IN MY 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE ALLOWS ME TO INSERT THE METAL BUCKLE BETWEEN PARTS OF THE BUCKLE AND THE ACTUAL RECEIVING END WICH IT BELONGS LEADING ME TO BELIEVE MY CHILDREN ARE SAFELY BUCKLED IN. I HAD TO STOP SUDDENLY AND MY FOUR YEAR-OLD CHILD WAS THROWN OUT OF HIS CAR SEAT BECAUSE THE BUCKLE WAS IMPROPERLY FASTENED. BECAUSE MY CHILD IS IN A BOOSTER SEAT IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO REACH OVER AND VISIBLY SEE WHIHC "HOLE" THE METAL BUCKLE WAS INSERTED INTO. FORTUNATELY MY SON JUST EXPERIENCED MINOR BRUISING, BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE.*AK

CHILD WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE GEAR POSITION INDICATOR. IT COULD BE EASILY MOVED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BUTTON ON GEAR SHIFT. DEALERSHIP WAS CALLED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THIS WAS A NORMAL CONDITION. *AK

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TAHOE THAT THE PASSENGER 'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY ON 1/27/07, A WARNING LIGHT TURNED ON AT THAT TIME. THE CONTACT HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE OF A WARRANTY ISSUE. THE CONTACT COMPLAINED SINCE THIS WAS A 3 YEAR OLD VEHICLE AND HAS BEEN IN NO ACCIDENTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SIX MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE THE STEERING SHAFT VIBRATED WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR A RIGHT TURN, THE DEALER REPLACED IT AT NO CHARGE. THIS RESOLVED THE ISSUE. HOWEVER, 7 MONTHS LATER THE VIBRATION RESTARTED. THE DEALER LUBRICATED THE PARTS AND IT WORKED AGAIN. THE CONTACT WANTED TO FILE A COMPLAINT SINCE THIS PROBLEM WAS STILL UNRESOLVED. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLEWAS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,796 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.*AK