2005 Chevrolet Tahoe Complaint Log

I WENT TO THE STORE APROX AT 8PM AND GO BACK APROX AT 915PM AND PARK MY CAR. APROX AT 11PM MY NEIGHBORS CALL US AND SAID THAT MY TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THIS STARTED APROX FROM THE ENGINE PART. *TR

WE PURCHASED OUR 2005 TAHOE BRAND NEW AND HAVE KEPT UP WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND IT HAS BEEN A GREAT, SAFE CAR. FOR CHRISTMAS WE WERE OUT OF TOWN VISITING FAMILY AND WHEN WE ARRIVED TO UNLOAD THE CAR, WE DISCOVERED THE LIFT GATE AND THE GLASS WERE STUCK IN THE LOCK POSITION. WE COULD NOT GET EITHER OPEN TO LOAD|UNLOAD OUR LUGGAGE AND|OR GIFTS. THERE IS NO MANUAL KEY HOLE IN THE BUTTON, WHICH I FIND ODD THAT SOME MODELS OF THE SAME YEAR HAS THEM AND SOME DON?T. I AM CONCERNED THAT SINCE I HAVE A 3RD ROW OF SEATS, AND IN MY EYES WITH PASSENGERS IN THE BACK ? THEY CANNOT GET OUT IF THERE IS AN EMERGENCY. TO ME, A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED FOR THE SAFETY OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHO RIDE IN THE VEHICLE AND GM SHOULD TAKE OWNERSHIP REGARDLESS OF WARRANTY OR NOT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING SPEEDOMETER STAYS AT 0. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS MALFUNCTIONING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT MY FUEL AND BRAKE LINES NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEY ARE TOTALLY CORRODED. *TR

LOST BRAKES GETTING OFF INTERSTATE 20/59, SEEMS TO BE A CORROSION ISSUE ON THE BRAKE LINE GOING TO REAR AXLE. THE LOCATION OF THE LEAK RELATIVE TO THE BODY IS AT THE 2 L DOOR ALONG THE FRAME RAIL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR LIGHT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V055000 (POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:SHIFT PATTERN INDICATOR). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

REAR BUMPER (INSIDE AND OUT) HAS SEVERE RUSTING. AT FIRST PAINT BUBBLED THEN RUSTING SET IN FEW MONTHS LATER. I CALLED GM AND THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR. A 7 YEAR OLD CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS SEVERE RUSTING. THE BUMPER LOOKS AS IF BELONGS TO A VINTAGE 30 YEAR OLD CAR! JUST NOT RIGHT AND EVEN MORE SO THAT GM IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR SOMETHING THAT SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT! *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN FREEWAY AT 65MPH THE SPEEDOMETER WENT TO 105MPH. IT NOW READS 25MPH WHEN STOPPED AND WILL READ 65MPH WHILE ONLY TRAVELING 35MPH. THIS HAS BEEN VERIFIED WITH A GPS. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH A LOT OF GM VEHICLES AND MANY CUSTOMERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. THE ONLY FIX IS A NEW INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS, A RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR LIFTGATE COULD NOT BE OPENED ELECTRONICALLY OR MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE DOOR LATCH FAILED DUE TO DEFECTIVE MATERIAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,806.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIFT GATE FAILED. AS A RESULT, WHENEVER THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE LIFT GATE IT WOULD NOT LOCK IN PLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DECIDED TO GREASE THE LATCH AND THE LIFT GATE FINALLY LOCKED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ON ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000. UPDATED 10/24/12 *CN UPDATED 11/08/2012 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR LIFTGATE GLASS WINDOW BECAME LOOSE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

REAR SEATS LOCK IN POSITION AND ARE DIFFICULT TO LET DOWN AND DIFFICULT TO PUT UP. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD IN THAT THE SEATS ARE NOT LOCKING PROPERLY AND REAR SEAT PASSENGERS ARE ENDANGERED IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. I AM SPEAKING OF THE SECOND ROW OF SEATS AND NOT THE THIRD ROW. *TR

TRUCK SHIFTS INTO 4 LOW AND STABILITY CONTROL SHUTS OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. DANGEROUS AT THE LEAST. HEARD OF MANY CASES OF THE SAME ISSUE. REPLACED SWITCH ,STILL HAS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, BUT THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT DISPLAY AN EMPTY READING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000 UPDATED 10/17/12*LJ

SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING OR WILL DISPLAY FALSE SPEEDS FROM 0 WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TO 120 WHILE DRIVING ON SURFACE STREETS. WHILE RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM I HAVE FOUND MANY OTHER 2005 CHEVY TAHOE OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

THE SAFETY ISSUE HERE IS THE FACT THAT GM DOOR ACTUATORS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. GM IS NOT RECALLING THE PARTS AND THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS. DOORS WILL NOT LOCK, OR OPEN CONSISTENTLY, AND THEY DO NOT COVER THE REPAIRS UNLESS YOU HAVE THE ORIGINAL FACTORY WARRANTY OR IT MIGHT BE COVERED ON MAJOR GUARD WHICH THEY DON'T EVEN OFFER ON MY VEHICLE. THE INTERNET IS FILLED WITH THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE ISSUE. PEOPLE CAN BE CARJACKED, OR THEIR VEHICLES STOLEN BECAUSE THEIR DOOR LOCKS WON'T FUNCTION. GM JUST FLAT OUT DOES NOT CARE, AND THE PROBLEM ISN'T JUST ON THE TAHOE & SUBURBAN LINES. HERE ARE JUST A FEW LINKS OUT THERE ON THIS ISSUE. HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/WEBX?14@@.F206D4B/0 HTTP://WWW.CHEVYMALIBUFORUM.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=7950 AND HERE'S SOMEONE WHO APPEARS TO HAVE A FIX, GET RID OF THE CHEAP CHINESE PARTS. HTTP://WWW.GREENHYBRID.COM/DISCUSS/F69/TAHOE-DOOR-LOCK-ACTUATOR-PROBLEM-SOLUTION-27064/ THE FACT THAT THIS BUSINESS PRACTICE IS ALLOWED TO CONTINUE SEEMS ABSURD. THIS PART NEEDS TO BE FIXED AND A RECALL ISSUED. AT A MINIMUM IT SHOULD BE COVERED BY GM FOR ALL FAILURES ON ALL VEHICLES. *TR

WE HAVE A 2005 CHEVY TAHOE AND WE RECENTLY ENCOUNTERED A PROBLEM - THE LIFTGATE WILL NOT UNLOCK. WE DISCOVERED THAT IS NO MANUAL KEY ENTRY AND THERE IS NO INTERNAL UNLOCK SYSTEM. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE : REPEAT: THERE IS NO INTERNAL UNLOCK SYSTEM WHICH IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY EXIT NEEDED - ESPECIALLY WITH THE THIRD SEAT INSTALLED. THE ONLY WAY TO UNLOCK THE LIFTGATE IS VIA REMOTE KEY - BUT THE LOCK DOES NOT RESPOND TO THE REMOTE KEY SO THE LIFTGATE CANNOT OPEN. THERE ARE TREMENDOUS AMOUNTS OF COMPLAINTS POSTED ON THE INTERNET FORUMS AND WE CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS HORRIBLY UNSAFE SITUATION - NOT TO MENTION EQUIPMENT FAILURE. WHAT IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT? THANK YOU. *TR

APPROXIMATELY 5:50 P.M. AS MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE DRIVING DOWN A BUSY ROAD THE CAR STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING. MANY OF THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE STEERING LOCKED. I WAS ABLE TO CRANK AGAIN TO PULL IT INTO A BUSINESS PARKING LOT. I WAS NOT COMPLETELY IN THE PARKING SPACE AND WAS CONCERNED ABOUT UPSETTING THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC FOR THIS BUSINESS, BUT COULD NOT CRANK THE CAR TO GET IT COMPLETELY IN THE PARKING SPACE. AS I WAS OUT OF TOWN, THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED APPROXIMATELY 75 MILES. WHEN THE GUY CAME TO TOW THE CAR ALL THE LIGHTS WERE STILL ON, STEERING STILL LOCKED AND UNABLE TO START ENGINE UP. THE GUYS AT THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS TOWED STARTED WORKING ON THE VEHICLE ON FRIDAY MORNING BY CLOSING THEY STILL HAD NOT FIGURED OUT THE PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. AROUND LUNCH TIME ON MONDAY THEY REALIZED IT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE PART WAS $49.52 BUT THE LABOR WAS COSTLY. I ENDED UP PAYING $476 TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. REALLY DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR FOR QUITE SOME TIME. CAN'T BELIEVE MY VEHICLE WILL NOT BE COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL WHEN IT IS THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS. MY STATEMENT ON THE REPAIR ORDER STATES, "THE CUSTOMER SAYS THE CAR STOPPED AS SHE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD." *TR

THE REAR TAILGATE LOCK STOPPED FUNCTIONING WHICH PREVENTS THE REAR WINDOW OR THE TAILGATE TO BE OPENED. THERE IS NOT A MANUAL WAY TO OPEN THE TAILGATE OR WINDOW FROM THE INSIDE EITHER. *JB

THE "SERVICE STABILITY" WARNING MESSAGE DISPLAYED, ABS WARNING LIGHT, TC TIRE DEFLATION, AND BRAKE FAILURE LIGHT. THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED ON OR ABOUT FEBRUARY 13, 2012. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY AND THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETED BY MARCH 27, 2012 AFTER 3 ATTEMPTS. THE COMPUTER TESTER WAS ALLEGED TO SHOW THAT THE EBCM HAD FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. THIS DID NOT CLEAR THE DEFECT AND THE SAME WARNINGS CONTINUED WHEN EVER THE CAR WAS WASHED OR BECAME WET FROM RAIN. THE DEFECT WAS SAID TO BE IN THE WIRE THAT POWERED THE EBCM IN THE PROXIMITY OF THE FIREWALL. THE WIRE WAS STATED TO BE FRAYED. WHEN THE WIRE WAS REPLACED THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE WIRE MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED FROM ABRASION NEAR THE FIREWALL COMBINED WITH CORROSION FROM ROAD SALT. THIS COULD HAVE LEAD TO FAILURE OF THE ABS, AIRBAGS, AND STABILITY CONTROL AT A TIME WHEN IT IS MOST NEEDED. *JS

MY BOLTS ON MY EXHAUST MANIFOLD ARE BREAKING OFF. I HAVE FIVE GRAND KIDS THAT RIDE IN MY TRUCK AT TIMES. I DON'T WANT CARBON MONOXIDE COMING INTO MY TRUCK. THESE BOLTS SHOULD NOT JUST BREAK OFF, THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER. I HAVE SEEN WHERE THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING ISSUE WITH CHEVY AND GM TRUCKS. THIS TRUCK WAS BUILD WITH FAMILY IN MIND. NOW BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE MYSELF AND MY FAMILIES SAFETY IS AT RISK. *TR

BRAKES FAILED DUE TO RUST IN THE BRAKE LINES CAUSING THEM TO RUPTURE WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. LUCKILY ACCIDENT WAS AVOIDED DUE TO LOW SPEED ON A RESIDENTIAL ROAD. YOUNG CHILDREN WERE TRAVELING IN THE VEHICLE. ALL BRAKE FLUIDS WERE IMMEDIATELY LOST AND BRAKE PEDAL DROPPED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND DID NOT SLOW VEHICLE AT ALL. DASH WARNING LIGHTS DID NOT GIVE ANY FOREWARNING! VEHICLE IS ONLY 7 YEARS OLD. *TR

MY SPEEDOMETER HAS RECENTLY EITHER NOT MOVED AT ALL OR DISPLAYS EXCESSIVE SPEEDS INCLUDING 120MPH WHEN TRAVELING ON AVERAGE OF 35MPH TO 50MPH WHICH IS ARE THE REGULAR LIMITS FOR MY AREA. SOME SPEEDS WERE AS LOW AS 25. LATELY, IT HAS ONLY WORKED FOR A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THE TIME. THE ONSTAR DIAGNOSTIC DOES NOT EVEN DETECT THAT THIS HAS/IS A PROBLEM. *TT

I HAVE A 2005 TAHOE WHICH I BOUGHT NEW. ABOUT 5-6 MONTHS AGO MY SPEEDOMETER WENT OUT. I DIDN'T HAVE THE FUNDS AT THE TIME AND LET IT GO EVEN THOUGH I FELT IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. I RECEIVED NO LETTER FROM GM THAT THEY WERE HAVING THIS PROBLEM UNTIL TODAY. I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO MY LOCAL GOODYEAR PLACE AND THEY WERE GOING TO CHARGE ME HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX IT. MY SISTER, WHO HAD WORKED AT GM, HAD ME CALL THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP JACK BURFORD IN RICHMOND, KENTUCKY. THEY SAID THEY'D GIVE ME A NEW CLUSTER BUT THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE LABOR ($130), I THEN CALLED GN AT 800-222-1020 AND TALKED WITH A WOMAN NAMED[XXX]. SHE TOLD ME THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE A RECALL ON THAT ISSUE BUT A "SPECIAL POLICY". ALSO, IT WAS GOOD ONLY FOR CARS WITH LESS THAN 80,000 MILES. MINE HAS 97,000. THEY'RE STILL GOING TO FIX IT THOUGH BUT IT MAKES ME UPSET THAT THEY DIDN'T NOTIFY ME ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE LABOR. THE POLICY APPARENTLY WENT INTO EFFECT IN 2005, WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND EXPIRES IN JULY, 2012. I WONDER IF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND, IF SO, SINCE THIS IS POTENTIALLY A SAFETY ISSUE, SHOULD THE CARS BE RECALLED? THANK YOU. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED AND RESET TO ZERO. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,890 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,100.

TACHOMETER NEEDLE FELL TO 0 WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. PREVIOUS SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED WITH A MILEAGE LIMIT ON THE REPAIR. DEALERSHIP WOULD REPLACE PART, HOWEVER, I WOULD BE REQUIRED TO PAY FOR LABOR HOURS. CURRENTLY, THIS PROBLEM STILL EXISTS BECAUSE REPAIR LABOR WOULD HAVE COST IN EXCESS OF $400. ALSO, SHIFT INDICATOR LIGHT IS NOW EXTREMELY DIM AND SOMETIMES DOES NOT LIGHT UP AT ALL. THERE IS A RECALL OUT FOR OTHER 2005 TAHOES, HOWEVER, MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED EVEN THOUGH I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I CALLED AND SPOKE WITH GM TODAY AND THEY SAID THAT BOTH ITEMS WOULD BE THE SAME AREA AND THAT NEITHER COULD BE FIXED UNDER A TSB OR A RECALL. BOTH PROBLEMS ARE KNOWN TO NHTSA AND GM, BUT GM IS NOT WILLING TO FIX THESE KNOWN PROBLEMS DUE TO A MILEAGE ISSUE. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD NOT DECREASE SPEED, AND BUT WOULD REGISTER AN INCREASE, AND CONSEQUENTLY WOULD NOT REFLECT ACTUAL SPEED. I COULD CORRECT PROBLEM BY REPEATEDLY STARTING VEHICLE, UNTIL EVENTUALLY IT JUST WOULD NO LONGER REGISTER A CHANGE IN SPEED AT ALL. NOW I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT SPEED MY VEHICLE IS TRAVELING. *TR

THE CHEVROLET TAHOE TAILGATE LOCK DO NOT HAVE AN EMERGENCY RELEASE INSIDE THE CAR. THE TAILGATE ACTUATOR HAS STOP FUNCTIONING ON MY CAR AND THERE NO WAY FOR ME TO OPEN THE DOOR. NOT EVEN TRYING TO OPEN WITH A KEY, BECAUSE THERE IS NO KEY OPTION TO OPEN THE DOOR ON THIS MODEL ON THE OUTSIDE TAILGATE. SINCE, CHEVROLET FAILED TO PLACE A RELEASE INSIDE THE CAR. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS LIFE OR DEATH ISSUE. IF MY KIDS ARE IN THE CAR TRYING TO ESCAPE A FIRE OR CAR SUBMERGED UNDER WATER. THERE WILL BE NO WAY FOR THEM TO ESCAPE. THIS ITEM NEED TO BE CORRECTED AND FIXED. I'M FINDING SEVERAL INCIDENTS ON THE INTERNET WERE THE LOCKING UNIT HAS FAILED. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

FUEL SENDING UNIT NOT FUNCTIONING ON 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. SPOKE WITH MY MECHANIC WHO STATED IT WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE SENDING UNIT MADE IT SO THE GAS DID NOT REGISTER ON THE FUEL GAUGE MAKING IT LIKELY TO RUN OUT OF GAS AT AN INOPPORTUNE TIME, POSSIBLY CREATING A TRAFFIC HAZARD OR CRASH. *TR

FACTORY INSTALLED HITCH RECEIVER IS SEVERELY TWISTED. THE ISSUE HAS DEVELOPED OVER THE PAST 4 YEARS BUT WITH VERY INFREQUENT USE. IF THE VEHICLE HAD DONE A LOT OF HEAVY TOWING THIS UNIT WOULD HAVE FAILED FOR SURE. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF THE FAILURE WERE TO HAVE BECOME CATASTROPHIC. I HAVE COME TO DISCOVER THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ENCOUNTERED BY THE MAJORITY OF THOSE WHO HAVE USED THE VEHICLE FOR ANY INTERMEDIATE TOWING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES WERE DEFECTIVE AND DID NOT PROVIDE AN ACCURATE READING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

MY TPMS ARE EXTREMLY CORRODED AND THEY SNAPPED OFF!!!! *TT

MY 2005 CHEVY TAHOE 71Z SPEEDOMETER HAS FAILED. IT REGISTERS VARIABLE SPEEDS WHICH I KNOW TO BE INCORRECT. INTERNET SEARCH CONFIRMS IT IS THE STEPPER MOTOR WHICH MUST BE REPLACED. SEVERAL COMPLAINTS BY OTHER OWNERS HAVE BEEN FILED. GM SHOULD RECALL THE 2005'S AS THEY DID THE 2003 AND 2004 FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER ONLY WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. IT WILL SEEM TO BE REPORTING THE CORRECT SPEED THEN CHANGES TO A SPEED WE COULD NOT BE GOING. USUALLY UNDER REPORTING THE CORRECT SPEED. WE WILL BE GOING BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH AND IT WILL READ 30. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND WE HAVE TRIED TO COMPENSATE BY USING THE TACHOMETER BUT LATELY I DON'T FEEL I CAN TRUST IT EITHER. THE REPAIR IS BETWEEN $400 AND $500 AND I NOW READ OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I'M SURE THERE ARE MANY OTHERS LIKE ME WHO HAVE NOT REPORTED THIS ISSUE BECAUSE I ONLY FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS SITE TODAY. *TR

THE INCIDENT IS THE VEHICLE STALLING ON THE INTERSTATE WHICH COULD HAVE LEAD TO A ACCIDENT IF THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME HAD NOT SWIRVED AT THE LAST MOMENT. THE FUEL GUAGE REGISTERD 3/4 TANK OF GAS. ONCE STOPPED AT THE NEXT EXIT I WAS ABLE TO PUT 25 GALLONS IN THE TANK. I HAVE SINCE NOTICED THAT THE GUAGE WILL READ SPORATIC READINGS BUT THEN SETTLE BACK TO AROUND THE 3/4 TANK MARK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT A CLICKING SOUND WOULD COME FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A POSSIBLE IGNITION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR LIFTGATE WOULD NOT RELEASE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCESS WITH THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK OR KEY FOB. THE CONTACT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING BOTH THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER REGARDING THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,024. UPDATED 6/8/11 *CN UPDATED 06/23/11

I HAD NOTICED THAT ON MY 2005 CHEVY TAHOE I WAS NOT ABLE TO OPEN THE TAILGATE IT SEEMED TO BE LOCKED, I TRIED TO UNLOCK IT MANUALLY AND IT WOULD NOT UNLOCK FROM DRIVER DOOR WHEN YOU HIT TO UNLOCK EVERYTHING MANUALLY. I ALSO CANNOT PUSH THE BUTTON AND OPEN THE GLASS MANUALLY EITHER. NOR CAN I OPEN IT FROM CRAWLING INSIDE THE TRUCK TO TRY TO PUSH THE TAILGATE OPEN. SO IF THERE WAS A ACCIDENT THERE SEEMS TO BE NO WAY OF GETTING OUT THROUGH THE BACK ENTRANCE WHICH IS SCARY. I HAVE TRIED MULTIPLE TIMES TO OPEN IT AND IT WILL NOT OPEN, I CANNOT FOR ANY REASON USE THE BACK TAILGATE ANYMORE WHICH I FIND A INCONVENIENCE AND WAS ONE OF THE REASONS I BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN THE FIRST PLACE. *TR

WE OWN A 2005 CHEVY TAHOE. REAR HATCH LOCK ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY FAILED, CAUSING THE REAR DOOR TO BE STUCK IN THE LOCKED AND CLOSED POSITION. THERE IS NO MANUAL RELEASE FROM THE INSIDE, NOR A MANUAL KEYHOLE TO UNLOCK FROM THE OUTSIDE, WHICH POSES A SAFETY HAZARD. CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE 89,160. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHO CHARGED $626 TO REPLACE ASSEMBLY. *TR

THE OIL GAUGE ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE WAS REPLACED ON APRIL 6, 2011. THE NEEDLE WAS AS FAR OVER ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE GAUGE (LOOKING AT IT) AS IT COULD GO. IT CLEARLY WAS NOT READING THE AMOUNT OF OIL PRESSURE. THE ENTIRE DASH PANEL HAD TO BE REPLACED TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM AFTER IT WAS DETERMINED THERE WERE NO BAD CONNECTIONS TO THE UNIT. THE DASH PART WAS $350.00. *TR

OWN A 2005 CHEVY TAHOE, THE REAR LIFTGATE AND WINDOW WILL NOT OPEN USING THE UNLOCK ON THE DOOR OR DEPRESSING THE KEY FOB. HAS WORKED WITHOUT A PROBLEM AND ALL OF A SUDDEN QUIT TODAY. WE CHECKED ALL OF THE FUSES AND THEN BEGAN SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET. HAVE READ SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND AM ASSUMING IT IS AN INTERNAL PART. HOWEVER, THERE IS NO WAY TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE OR INSIDE MANUALLY. I OFTEN CARRY MY DAUGHTER AND UP TO 5 OTHER GIRL SCOUTS. IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT, THERE IS NO WAY TO EXIT THE VEHICLE FROM THE REAR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY CHEVY. DON'T KNOW IF NEW VERSIONS HAVE A MANUAL UNLOCK, BUT IS A HAZARD FOR THOSE MODELS THAT DON'T. *TR

SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS HE REFUELED THE VEHICLE, GASOLINE BEGAN SPEWING FROM THE FILLER NECK PREVENTING HIM FROM REFUELING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO STATED THAT IT WOULD BE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE DEALER IF THEY WANTED TO COVER THE COSTS OF REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

I OWN A 2005 CHEVY TAHOE. THE SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND STARTS SHOWING WRONG SPEEDS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SECURITY ISSUE AS YOU SUDDENLY LOST IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC BECAUSE YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW FAST YOU ARE TRAVELING. I WAS CHECKING ONLINE AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF SUCH COMPLAINTS. I THINK DOT SHOULD SERIOUSLY LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE AS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

ALL THE GAUGES ON MY DASHBOARD QUIT WORKING ALL AT ONCE EXCEPT MY FUEL GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER. THERE ARE LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS AND GM NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THIS.

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH TOWN THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY TAHOE WAS SAYING I WAS GOING 90 MPH. AFTER CYCLING THE KEY ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES IT WAS WORKING CORRECTLY, THEN WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE THE SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING COMPLETELY BEING STUCK ON 67 MPH NO MATTER WHAT SPEED I WAS GOING, CAUSING ME TO GET FLIPPED OFF SEVERAL TIMES BY FELLOW DRIVERS. EVENTUALLY THE NEEDLE STARTED MOVING AGAIN BUT SAID I WAS GOING 120 WHEN I WAS GOING 60 ON MY GPS. *TR

2005 CHEVY TAHOE TAILGATE LOCKING MECHANISM FAILS-UNABLE TO LOCK OR UNLOCK TAILGATE USING FOB OR POWER LOCK BUTTON, COULD POSE SAFETY PROBLEM IN EVENT OF ACCIDENT. *TR

SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, AND OIL PRESSURE GAUGE ON MY 2005 CHEVY TAHOE STOPPED WORKING. ALL OF THEM BEGAN TO OPERATE SPORADICALLY BEFORE THEY STOPPED COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. NOT ONLY IS IT EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR THE SPEEDOMETER TO NOT WORK CORRECTLY, AS IT SHOULD, BUT IT ALSO LEAVES ME TO BEAR THE BURDEN OF A FINANCIAL LOSS OF SPEEDING TICKETS OR ANY ACCIDENTS THAT WERE CAUSED BY ITS FAILURE. FIRST, THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE STOPPED WORK, THEN THE TACHOMETER, AND THEN THE SPEEDOMETER. ALL OF THEM DID THE SAME THING WHEN THEY STOPPED WORKING, SO I BEGAN TO THINK THERE MAYBE A BIGGER PROBLEM. ONCE I STARTED DOING SOME RESEARCH ON-LINE, I FOUND THERE WAS A HUGE POPULATION OF 2003-2005 GM VEHICLE OWNERS AFFECTED BY THIS DEFECT. THERE OBVIOUSLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL AND PROBABLY SOME LAWSUITS AS WELL. PLEASE HELP ME. *TR

2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE DASH GAUGES-SPEEDOMETER ERRATIC, GIVES FALSE READING AND EVENTUALLY GETS STUCK AT 120 MPH, RESET BY REMOVING "DIC"(DASH INSTRUMENT CLUSTER) FUSE AND STARTING VEHICLE THEN REPLACING FUSE (FOUND THIS IN A BLOG ABOUT THIS PROBLEM), FIXES FOR UNSPECIFIED AMOUNT OF TIME BEFORE FAILING AGAIN. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE MANDATORY RECALL BY MANUFACTURE, AS OF NOW ONLY A "VOLUNTARY" CLASS ACTION SUITE SETTLEMENT TO REPAIR AT 7 YEARS OR 70,000 MILES. MOST UNITS FAIL ON, AROUND OR AFTER THIS. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. I DID NOT REALIZE I WAS GOING OVER 70 MPH IN A 55 MPH ZONE AS MY SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 45 MPH AT THIS SPECIFIC MALFUNCTION, I TURNED ON MY GPS TO VERIFY BECAUSE I FELT I WAS GOING MUCH FASTER THAN MY SPEEDOMETER WAS READING AND THE GPS READ OVER 70 MPH!. PLEASE DEMAND A RECALL FOR THESE ACKNOWLEDGED PROBLEMS BY GM FOR 2003 THRU 2007 MODEL YEARS! THIS IS DUE TO FAULTY GAUGE MOTORS INSTALLED BY THE MAKER. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY SAID RECALLS ARE GOVERNED BY THE STATE THEREFORE IT WAS NOT RECALLED AND ONLY REPAIR AT THE SPECIFIED DATE MILEAGE RANGE IN THE SERVICE BULLETIN. THIS IS A COMPLETE SHAM, THE CUSTOMER SHOULD NOT HAVE TO INCUR EXPENSE BECAUSE OF A KNOWN FAULTY ITEM USED IN MANUFACTURING. WHERE IS THE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THESE PEOPLE?....PLEASE HELP! *TR