2005 Chevrolet Tahoe Complaint Log

MY SPEEDOMETER JUMPS AROUND AND AT ANY GIVEN TIME COULD READ 20MPH ABOVE MY ACTUAL SPEED. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF, IT SOMETIMES STICKS AROUND THE 10 TO 20 MPH MARK. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE DEFECT. *TR

OCCASIONALLY SMELLED ELECTRICAL BURNING INSIDE VEHICLE. AC/HEATER BLOWER CUT OUT BUT CAME BACK ON. DECEMBER 2008 AC/HEATER BLOWER STOPPED COMPLETELY. WENT TO DEALERSHIP TO CONFIRM WHICH FUSE TO CHECK. WAS TOLD IT WAS PROBABLY SOMETHING ELSE AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR DIAGNOSIS. JANUARY 2009 WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR AND CONNECTOR SHORTED OUT AND MELTED (NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY). AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE CONTACTED MANUFACTURER ABOUT POSSIBLE RECALL, WAS TOLD THEY WOULD SPLIT COST OF REPAIR. DEALER REPAIR FACILITY WOULD NOT GIVE US THE FAULTY PARTS. SAID MANUFACTURER WOULD GET THE FAULTY PARTS DUE TO THEM AGREEING TO PAY FOR HALF OF THE REPAIRS. STILL COST ME $262 FOR DIAGNOSIS/REPAIR. TOTAL REPAIR PRICE ORIGINALLY $323. MANY MANUFACTURER VEHICLES HAVE HAD SAME PROBLEM AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO PAY ANYTHING. FAULTY PART WAS UPGRADED BY MANUFACTURER AND HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF SEVERAL SERVICE BULLETINS. *TR

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE, THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES ARE BOTH 78,000. WHILE DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYS THE INCORRECT SPEED REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED SHE IS TRAVELING. THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED FOR THE LAST TWO MONTHS. THE CONTACT INTENDS TO TAKE VEHICLE TO BE SERVICED FOR THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT TIME OF COMPLAINT.

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. AROUND 70K MILES, MY SPEEDOMETER BEGAN ACTING UP. IT STARTED OFF STICKING AT AROUND 30 MPH NO MATTER HOW FAST I REALLY WAS GOING. LATELY IT WILL EITHER NOT WORK AT ALL, WILL STICK AT 30 MPH, OR HAS EVEN BEGAN TO CLIMB TO 120 MPH WHILE I WAS DOING 30 MPH ACCORDING TO A GPS WHICH I AM FORCED TO USE TO MEASURE MY SPEED BECAUSE OF NO SPEEDOMETER. THE DEALER QUOTED ME $500.00. THIS IS VERY BOTHERSOME AND I KNOW MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. CHEVROLET ACTS AS IF WE ARE AT FAULT FOR THIS EVERYTIME I GO IN AND COMPLAIN. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER 4 TIMES BECAUSE I WAS GOING OVER THE SPEED LIMIT BY LESS THAN 10 MPH. THIS COULD BE AVOIDED IF I HAD A WORKING SPEEDOMETER. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY TAHOE. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE FUEL GAUGE WORKS CORRECTLY ONLY HALF OF THE TIME. IT SOMETIMES TELLS ME I HAVE A FULL TANK AND THEN WHEN YOU RESTART THE TRUCK IT SHOWS EMPTY AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT COMES ON. NOW TODAY THE SPEEDOMETER WAS SHOWING 120 AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. WE TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND IT SHOWS 20 MPH. THIS IS UNSAFE AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. PLEASE HELP ME AND EVERY OTHER TAHOE OWNER WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. THANK YOU *TR

GM HEADQUARTER NOW THAT YOU CAN BREAK THE LOCK ON THE DOOR AND ENTER THE CAR OR SUV WITHOUT THE ALARM GOING OFF SOMEONE BROKE INTO MY SUV ON SUNDAY I TALK TO GM AND THEY AWARE OF WHAT GOING ON BUT THEY SAID THE HAVE TO HAVE MANY TO REPORT BREAK IN SO I LIKE TO PUT THIS ON TV . THANKS CHASE. *TR

SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING AT 64,030 MILES.THIS IS A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE Z7 4X4. VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY.PURCHASED AFTER MARKET WARRANTY.APPEARS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE VEHICLE AND NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. DEALER UNABLE/UNWILLING TO LOCATE REPLACEMENT PART. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2005 TAHOE IS READING INCORRECTLY. THE OTHER DAY I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WHEN I LOOKED DOWN AT MY SPEED AND THE GAUGE WAS READING 120MPH. I PULLED OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT WHEN I CAME TO S A STOP; THE SPEEDOMETER WAS INDICATING 60MPH. IT HAS BEEN 3 DAYS SINCE THIS HAPPENED AND IT STILL GIVES THE SAME FALSE READINGS. *TR

MY 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE'S SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING NOT ONLY DOES MY SPEEDOMETER NOT WORK RIGHT IT TELLS ME I'M GOING 80 MPH WHILE PARKED. BELIEVE IT OR NOT IT QUIT WORKING 200 MILES AFTER THE WARRANTY WENT OUT. THE NEXT WEEK WE GOT A LETTER FROM GMAC SAYING THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE DASH, THE SPEEDOMETER OR THE GAS GAGE MAY STOP WORKING. IF YOU HAVE 70,000 OR LESS THEY WILL FIX IT AT NO COST TO YOU AND IF YOU HAVE ALREADY HAD IT REPAIRED, THEY WILL REIMBURSE YOU. *TR

2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE BURNED IN MY GARAGE OVERNIGHT. FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT SEAT WARMER WAS SOURCE OF FIRE. SEAT WARMERS HAVE NOT BEEN IN USE SINCE LAST WINTER. THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY OFF AND KEYS WERE NOT IN THE IGNITION. VEHICLE WAS DETERMINED TO BE A TOTAL LOSS. MY GARAGE INCURRED SIGNIFICANT SMOKE DAMAGE. LUCKILY THE FIRE BURNED OUT DUE TO LACK OF OXYGEN BECAUSE WERE CLOSED. *TR

2005 CHEVY TAHOE. SPEEDOMETER STARTED READING HIGHER THAN IT SHOULD. I GO 60 AND SPEEDOMETER READS 90. WHEN I STOP SPEEDOMETER STAYS AT 30. GM HAS RECALLED 03-04 BUT NOT 05 MODELS. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH SEVERAL DEALERS AND SEVERAL CHAT ROOMS AND SEVERAL OF THE 05'S ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. CALLED GM THEY SAID MY VIN WAS NOT IN THE RECALL. I TOLD THEM THAT I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS EVERYONE ELSE. THEY SAID I HAD TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON THE VEHICLE THEN THEY WOULD REVIEW AND DECIDE IF THEY WOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. IT IS OBVIOUS A PROBLEM WITH THE 05 MODELS. GM SHOULD REPAIR THESE. *TR

EVERY TIME I START MY VEHICLE, MY GAS LIGHT GOES ON AND INDICATES I AM LOW ON FUEL WHEN I HAVE GAS IN IT. AFTER DRIVING FOR AWHILE THE NEEDLE WILL GO UP BUT IT IS NOT GIVING AN ACCURATE READING OF HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE TANK. *TR

MY 2005 Z71 TAHOE'S STEPPER MOTORS CLUSTER IS BAD (MPH AND FUEL GAUGES). I ADVISED CHEVY OF THIS AND THEY SAID IT CANNOT BE REPLACED. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL DUE TO THIS BEING A SAFETY ISSUE WITH MPH/GAS GAUGE HAVING IMPROPER READINGS. *TR

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY IT WAS SERVICED AT A GM DEALERSHIP FOR RATTLING NOISE IN THE STEERING. THEY SAID THEY HAD TO APPLY GREASE TO THE STEERING SHAFT BECAUSE THE GREASE SHIFTED DOWN. THIS IDENTICAL NOISE STARTED AGAIN AND WAS BROUGHT BACK TO SAME DEALERSHIP AROUND A YEAR LATER. THE FACTORY WARR. IS UP BUT WE HAVE 3RD PARTY EXT WARR. THEY CHANGED THE STEERING SHAFT AND BEARING THIS TIME AND MY DEDUCTIBLE IS 100.00 DOLLARS. I ASKED THE SHOP WHY THIS WAS NOT DONE ON THE FIRST VISIT AND THEY TOLD ME THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAIL. AT THAT TIME AND ABOUT 1,500,000 OF THIS TYPE HAD THE RATTLING PROBLEM UNTIL GM CAME OUT WITH THIS REVISED SHAFT AND BEARING TO KEEP THE GREASE IN. THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED AND CHANGED BY GM. *TR

FUEL GAUGE IS NEVER ACCURATE. SOMETIMES IT TAKES 15 MINUTES AFTER DRIVING FOR FUEL TO REGISTER ON GAUGE. THEY LIGHT USUALLY STAYS ON EVEN WHEN I HAVE GAS???

2005 CHEVY TAHOE... MANUFACTURERS DEFECT IN THE CAM SHAFT, ROCKER ARM, AND LOBE. LEADING TO A KNOCKING NOISE. GM WILL NOT STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT AND REPLACE THE ENGINE PARTS! *TR

DRIVERS SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER CAME LOOSE THEN FROZE AND BECAME INOPERABLE ON THE WINDSHIELD LEFT EDGE DURING RAINSTORM CAUSE WAS THE NUT WHICH HOLDS THE WIPER ON THE ROTATING SHAFT COMING LOOSE AND MAY NOT HAVE BEEN TIGHTENED/ TORQUED PROPERLY AT THE FACTORY. *TR

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL ON MY 2005 CHEVY TAHOE THAT WAS MANUFACTURED IN JULY, 2004 IS DEFECTIVE. GM WILL NOT WARRANT THIS MODEL BECAUSE IT HAS THE YEAR 2005 ON; HOWEVER, IT WAS MANUFACTURED IN 2004. OUR 2004 HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND WAS WARRANTED. I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY THIS REPAIR AND HAVE NO IDEA WHAT SPEED I AM DRIVING. I COULD SPEED EXCESSIVELY WITHOUT KNOWING AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I COULD DRIVE BELOW THE SPEED LIMIT AND GET REAR-ENDED. IT'S APPARENT THIS IS AN-ONGOING ISSUE AND GM SHOULD WARRANT THE 2005 AS WELL. *TR

DEVICE, NOW REPORTED BY CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TO BE AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL THERMOSTAT,LOCATED DIRECTLY OVER DRIVER'S HEAD IN 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE CONTINUOUSLY (WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING) EMITS 100+/- MILLIGAUSS OF ELECTRICAL CHARGE. MY EXPOSURE TO THIS DURING FIRST WEEK OF MY OWNERSHIP OF VEHICLE AFTER MY JULY 21, 2008, PURCHASE CAUSED ME TO HAVE DEBILITATING HEADACHES AND TINNITUS; ALSO, MY MEMORY SEEMS TO BE LESS SHARP THAN BEFORE EXPOSURE. TWO CHEVROLET SERVICE DEPARTMENTS AND I IDENTIFIED THE DEVICES CAUSING HIGH RADIATION EXPOSURE TO MY HEAD,AND SELLING DEALER DISCONNECTED THERMOSTAT;DISCONNECTING THERMOSTAT RESULTS IN FRONT DEFROSTER,AND ALL HEAT AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS BEING RENDERED VIRTUALLY UNCONTROLLABLE. ORIGINALLY SELLING DEALER OFFERED TO RELOCATE THE THERMOSTAT AWAY FROM MY HEAD,BUT DEALER LATER RETRACTED THAT OFFER. CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE LOOKED INTO THE ISSUE OF THE THERMOSTAT EMITTING HIGH LEVEL OF RADIATION AND REPORTED TO ME THE THERMOSTAT/DEVICE IS PERFORMING ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATION AND MAY NOT BE RELOCATED. WITH THERMOSTAT CONNECTED,I GET DEBILITATING HEADACHES AND TINNITUS,THE RELATED LONG TERM PHYSIOLOGICAL RAMIFICATIONS OF WHICH I DO NOT KNOW. IF THE THERMOSTAT IS DISCONNECTED,MY INABILITY TO CONTROL TEMPERATURE AND AIRFLOW INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT RENDER THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE UNDER MANY WEATHER CONDITIONS. POSTSCRIPT: IT OCCURS TO ME THAT THE RADIATION EXPOSURE FROM THE TAHOE THERMOSTAT SEEMS MANY TIMES HIGHER THAN THE RADIATION EXPOSURE ASSOCIATED WITH CELL PHONE USAGE;AND THE THERMOSTAT RADIATION IS EMITTED CONTINUALLY WHILE DRIVING. I AM INFORMED THAT FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME SEVERAL YEARS AGO,VOLVO OFFERED FOR SALE IN EUROPE,A RETROFIT PACKAGE TO GROUND OUT HIGH RADIATION LEVELS IN ITS VEHICLES. *TR

SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT READ RIGHT SPEEDS. *TR

SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE OFF WHEN DRIVING. IT READS 70 MPH WHEN ONLY GOING 30 MPH. IT WOULD RESET 5-10 MPH AT A TIME IF CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN RESTARTED. THE NEEDLE IS NOW PAST 120 AND NOT MOVING AT ALL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RESOLVED BY GM ASAP. *TR

THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE HAS MALFUNCTIONED. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 27,559 MILES ON IT. LOOKS LIKE A KNOWN PROBLEM BY GM AS THEY SETTLED A LAWSUIT WITH DELPHI AND THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED AT NO COST. *TR

THE VEHICLE WE CURRENTLY OWN AND TWO PREVIOUS VEHICLES WE HAVE OWNED ALL HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE FRONT END. IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT CHEVROLET TAHOES HAVE AND ALTHOUGH IS HAS NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT OR INJURY IT DOES POSE A PROBLEM AND CHEVROLET WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL. A STEERING SHAFT MUST BE REPLACED AND THE COST FOR THE PART ALONE IS OVER $ 80.00 PLUS LABOR TO INSTALL. THE FIRST VEHICLE WE HAD WE SPENT BETWEEN $ 500.00 TO $ 600.00 BEFORE THE PROBLEM WAS FOUND. THE SECOND VEHICLE WE SPENT I BELIEVE AROUND $ 150.00 AND THE CURRENT VEHICLE WILL BE THE SAME. THE CHEVROLET PART # IS 19153614. AT ONE POINT IN TALKING WITH A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP THEY HAD MENTIONED THAT THIS WS A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT NOTHING CHEVROLET CONSIDERED TO BE "SERIOUS", THEREFORE I HAVE TO PUT UP WITH THE NOISE AND UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVE UNLESS I WANT TO PAY OUT OF POCKET MYSELF. I DO NOT FEEL A VEHICLE WITH UNDER 50,000 MILES SHOULD HAVE ISSUES SUCH AS THESE FOR AN EXTENDED AMOUNT OF MULTIPLE YEARS . *TR

SPEEDOMETER HAS AN ERRATIC DISPLAY. STICKS AT 40/45 SAYS I AM GOING 120 WHEN PARKED? ETC... *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER ON OUR 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE LT DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. SOMETIMES WE ARE GOING SLOWER THAN IT SHOWS AND OTHER TIMES WE ARE GOING FASTER. FOR EXAMPLE, WE MAY BE DRIVING 65 MPH BUT IT WILL SHOW 120 MPH. OR WE MAY BE DRIVING 45 MPH BUT IT SHOWS 70 MPH. AND SOMETIMES IT WORKS. YOU JUST NEVER KNOW FOR SURE. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND OBVIOUSLY AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVROLET TAHOE AS WE KNOW OF A RECALL WITH THE 04 CHEVROLET TAHOE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. ALSO, THE AIR CONDITIONER ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WILL START BLOWING HOT AIR ALL OF THE SUDDEN AND CONTINUE TO DO SO UNTIL THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. HOWEVER, I AM NOT NEARLY AS CONCERNED WITH THIS AS WITH THE SPEEDOMETER. I FEEL STRONGLY THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL IN THIS SITUATION ASAP AND CHEVROLET NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THIS FIXED. *TR

FUEL GAUGE IS CONSTANTLY INACCURATE. THE CAR HAS A 26 GALLON TANK, AFTER FILLING UP AND DRIVING SOMETIMES 50 MILES THE GAS LIGHT WILL COME ON TELLING ME I AM OUT OF GAS. I HAVE SIT ON LEVEL SURFACES WATCHING THE GAUGE GO FROM FULL DOWN TO COMPLETELY EMPTY SEVERAL TIMES. THIS PROBLEM COULD POTENTIALLY LEAVE A PERSON STRANDED AS THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER COMPLETELY FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON HIS YEAR AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,510 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,005. UPDATED 5/5//08 *CN

SPEEDOMETER WORKS SOMETIMES AND NOT OTHERS. DOES NOT REGISTER CORRECT SPEED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS, AND GM SHOULD ADDRESS THESE FAULTY PARTS. *TR

MY 2005 LEASED CHEVY TAHOE HAD APPROXIMATELY 49,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THERE WAS NO FOREWARNING. THE CAR PERFORMED NORMALLY RIGHT UP TO THE MINUTE THE TRANSMISSION LET GO. I WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN A GEAR EXPLODED AND THE CAR WAS LEFT WITH ONLY FIRST AND THIRD GEAR. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT TO A DEALER AND GM REFUSED TO COVER THE REPAIR BECAUSE WE HAD NOT TAKEN THEIR EXTENDED WARRANTY. I WAS FURIOUS BECAUSE AFTER INSPECTING THE TORN DOWN TRANSMISSION, IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT THERE WAS NO ABUSE TO THE VEHICLE AND THAT THE GEAR HAD SHATTERED INSIDE THE HOUSING (I HAVE PICTURES OF THE INSIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION). I FIRST CALLED THE GM SERVICE 1800 NUMBER AND THEY REFUSED TO PAY FOR ANYTHING. AFTER A WEEK OF SPEAKING TO AGENTS AND SUPERVISORS, I WAS GIVEN THE NAME OF THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER DISTRICT MANAGER. I CONTACTED HIM AND AFTER INVESTIGATING, HE OFFERED TO PAY HALF THE COST (TOTAL COST ESTIMATED TO BE $3200). I LET THE CAR SIT AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR 21 DAYS WHILE I FOUGHT WITH THESE PEOPLE. FINALLY, THEY AGREED TO PAY FOR EVERYTHING BUT THE DEALERSHIP LABOR. THEY ALSO SAID THEY WOULD GUARANTEE THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION THEY WERE INSTALLING FOR ANOTHER 100,000 MILES - THAT WAS OF NO CONCERN TO ME SINCE IT IS A LEASED VEHICLE I WILL BE GETTING RID OF AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! I PAID APPROXIMATELY $450 FOR THE REPAIRS AND PICKED UP MY VEHICLE AFTER 28 DAYS. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT IF YOU ARE WILLING TO STICK TO YOUR ARGUMENT AND HAVE THE ABILITY TO LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE SITTING IN THE DEALERSHIP REPAIR SHOP, YOU CAN BARGAIN BECAUSE THEY KNOW DEEP DOWN IT IS A DEFECTIVE PART AND SHOULD LAST LONGER ON A $38,000 VEHICLE. IF I WASN'T 8 MONTHS PREGNANT AT THE TIME, I WOULD HAVE LET THE VEHICLE SIT THERE UNTIL THEY PAID FOR EVERYTHING. PS - IT WAS A BOY!! *TR

THIS COMPLAINT IS FOR A 2005 MASTERCRAFT X-2 BOAT NOT A CHEVY TAHOE. THERE IS NO OPTION TO CHOOSE BOAT MANUFACTURERS ON THIS WEBSITE. CHEVY MAKES THE INDYMAR 350 ON THIS BOAT AND IS THE CLOSEST OPTION REPRESENTING THIS BOAT AVAILABLE. THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE ARE EITHER RUNNING THE GAS TANK DOWN TO 1/4 TANK FULL OR RUNNING THE GAS TANK EMPTY. THE FAILURE CAN OCCUR UPON THE FIRST INSTANCE OF RUNNING THE TANK TO 1/4 FULL AS I HAVE DOCUMENTED PROOF OF A BOAT OWNER WITH 3 HOURS ON HIS BOAT HAVE A FAILURE. TO CORRECT THE FAILURE BOAT OWNERS HAVE TO PAY $500 FOR THE SAME POORLY DESIGNED PUMPED WHICH IS SUBJECT TO FAILURE AND STRANDING THE BOAT OWNER ONCE AGAIN IN OPEN WATER AT UNEXPECTED TIMES (OFTEN AT THE END OF THEIR BOATING DAY WHICH IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT IS USUALLY DARK OR BEGINNING TO BECOME DARK). UNLESS OF COURSE IT IS WITHIN 2 YEARS OF PURCHASING A NEW BOAT IN WHICH CASE YOUR STILL STRANDED BUT THE DEALER WARRANTIES THE PUMP WORK INSTALLING ANOTHER FAULTY FUEL PUMP. HERE IS A FORUM WHERE THE ISSUES CAN BE DISCUSSED AND SPECIFIC REPORTS REVIEWED. HTTP://WWW.MASTERCRAFT.COM/TEAMTALK/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=25783&HIGHLIGHT=FUEL+PUMP TO FURTHER EXPLAIN THE SAFETY ISSUES INVOLVED, ATLEAST TWO DOCUMENTED OWNERS ON THIS FORUM HAVE TRIED TO FIX THIS ISSUE ON THEIR OWN COMING UP WITH THEIR OWN SOLUTIONS. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS AND RESULT IN OUT OF TANK PUMPS/HOME STYLE FIXES TO THIS PLAGUED FUEL SYSTEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 TAHOE WITH 55,600 MILES. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE SPEEDOMETER. IT GETS STUCK USUALLY AROUND THE 60 MPH MARK THEN IT THINKS THAT 60 MPH IS ACTUALLY 0 MPH. SO WHEN YOU START DRIVING IT GOES PAST THE 120MPH MARK AND STAYS. I CALLED GM AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE 2003 2004 AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE IT IS A 2005. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE SPEEDOMETER BECAME ERRATIC AND STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE. THERE ARE SAFETY RECALLS ON THE 2003 AND 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE'S; HOWEVER, THERE WERE NONE FOR THE 2005 MODELS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,100 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000. UPDATED 4/16/08 *CN

SPEEDOMETER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES STAYS AT 0, SOMETIMES PEGGED, SOMETIMES IN BETWEEN...ALL INDEPENDENT OF SPEED. FOUND THIS WAS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE AND DEALER STATES GM IS COVERING REPAIRS FOR 03-04, BUT NOT YET 05 AND I BELIEVE TO ONLY 70K MILES. MY 05 IS AT 67K MILES AND I HAVE REQUESTED GOODWILL FROM GM. THEY SHOULD BE COVERING THIS REPAIR. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY AND EXTREMELY COMMON OCCURRENCE DUE TO FAULTY MANUFACTURING. THERE IS ALSO A SMELL OF PLASTIC OR ANOTHER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT BURNING/MELTING. NO FIRE YET. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATED HALF A TANK. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF GASOLINE. HE HAD TO MANEUVER ACROSS FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC AND AVOID SEVERAL NEAR CRASHES. THE FOLLOWING DAY, AFTER A FULL TANK OF GAS WAS PLACED IN THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON HIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE OTHER INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000. UPDATED 09/10/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE OIL GAUGE DID NOT WORK AND THE LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INTERMITTENTLY DISPLAYED PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF. UPDATED 09/17/08. *JB UPDATED 03/04/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS EXPERIENCING MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THERE APPEARED TO BE A SHORT IN THE HEADLIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS. UPDATED 03/06/09. *JB

I WAS DRIVING AND I LOOKED AT THE SPEEDOMETER AND IT WAS BURIED PAST 120MPH EVEN THOUGH I WAS ONLY GOING AROUND 30. IT ALSO WAS STUCK ON 80MPH AFTER I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. IT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. THE SPEEDOMETER FAILS EVERYTIME WE DRIVE THE VEHICLE. *TR

POWER STEERING HOSE LEAKING ON ENGINE. *TR

ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO, MY SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY. AT JUST OVER 50K MILES, THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE STOPPED RETURNING TO ZERO SPEED. SOMETIMES IT'S PINNED AT OVER 120 MPH NO MATTER THE SPEED (EVEN AT A STOP). IT'S NOT EXACTLY COMFORTABLE DRIVING I70 DURING WINTER CONDITIONS NOT KNOWING YOUR SPEED. WOULD I BE NEGLIGENT FOR NOT FIXING...OR CHEVROLET? WHAT IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE I HAD REAL ESTATE BUYERS IN MY CAR. JUST 3 YEARS AGO, I INVESTED ALMOST 40K IN THIS AUTOMOBILE AND NOW THEY WANT ANOTHER $600 TO REPAIR. WHAT HAPPENED TO SAFETY FIRST OR THE CONSUMER ALWAYS BEING RIGHT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK JANUARY 8TH OF 2008 AND I LOOKED DOWN TO SET MY CRUISE CONTROL AND MY SPEEDOMETER WAS REGISTERING OVER 120 MPH. I HAD TO GUESS HOW FAST I WAS GOING AND WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET IT REPAIRED. THE SERVICE REP SAID IT WOULD BE COVERED AND WHEN I WENT TO GET IT THE NEXT DAY SAID I OWED THEM A $100 DEDUCTIBLE BECAUSE OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. MY VEHICLE HAS 53,000 MILES ON IT AND I WOULDN'T THINK A SPEEDOMETER WOULD GO OUT THAT SOON IF AT ALL AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER FOR USING FAULTY PARTS. I ASKED THE REP IF MY SPEEDOMETER WENT OUT AGAIN WOULD I HAVE TO PAY AGAIN AND HE SAID THAT IT HAD A 12 MONTH OR 12 THOUSAND MILE WARRANTY ON IT. SO IF THIS HAPPENS AGAIN I WILL HAVE TO FOOT THE BILL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND EVERYONE IN EVERY STATE SHOULD HAVE THEIR VEHICLES RECALLED AND FIXED WITH DYSFUNCTIONAL PARTS. I PERSONALLY NOR WILL MY FAMILY BUY A GM PRODUCT AGAIN BECAUSE OF THIS AND THEIR SERVICE. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THE SPEEDOMETER WAS SHOWING 40 MPH WHEN I WAS TRAVELING 60+. THEN IT WENT TO ZERO. I HAVE TO PAY FOR TO REPAIR AND I THINK GM KNOWS OF THIS DEFECT SINCE THEY HAVE RECALLED 2003-2004 VEHICLES. I'M NOT SURE I WILL EVER PURCHASE ANOTHER GM PRODUCT. *TR

AT APPROX. 58,000 MILES MY RECENTLY PURCHASED (1 WEEK AGO FROM A CHEVROLET DEALER) MY 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE'S SPEEDOMETER STARTED MOVING ERRATICALLY AND STICKING. YOU CAN BE DRIVING AT 45 MPH AND THE SPEEDOMETER WILL SHOW ANYWHERE FROM 65-120+ MPH. IT CAN BE SET BACK DOWN TO ZERO IF YOU CONTINUALLY START THE ENGINE OVER AND OVER WHICH WILL ALLOW IT TO DROP ABOUT 10 MPH EACH TIME. *TR

MY SPEEDOMETER HAS A MIND OF IT'S OWN. IT WILL SAY I'M DOING 20MPH WHEN I KNOW I'M GOING MUCH FASTER THAN THAT. OR IT WILL REGISTER 0MPH. I TOOK MY TAHOE INTO THE SHOP TODAY AND THEY SAID THAT NOTHING CAME UP AS BEING WRONG ON THEIR COMPUTER SO NOTHING WAS FIXED. I CONTACTED CHEVY AND THEY SAID THAT WAS TRUE, THEY CAN'T FIX IT UNLESS THEY KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, I KNOW WHAT IT IS, THE SPEEDOMETER ISN'T WORKING! THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME 3 TIMES NOW, I WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TO CALL CHEVY EVERYTIME THIS OCCURS, I WANT RESULTS, NOT A SPEEDING TICKET! *TR

MY SPEEDOMETER HAS STOPPED WORKING IN MY 2005 CHEVY TAHOE. *TR

I OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE WITH 52,400 MILES AND THE SPEEDOMETER JUST GAVE OUT. THE SPEEDOMETER HEAD IS NOT WORKING. WHEN THE ENGINE IS OFF AND IN PARK THE SPEEDOMETER STILL INDICATES 40-90 MPH. WHEN DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER INDICATES ANYWHERE BETWEEN 90-120 MPH. I SPOKE WITH THE DION LLOYD WHO IS THE SERVICE MANAGER AT CHAPMAN CHEVROLET IN PAYSON AZ AND HE TOLD ME THAT GM WOULD ONLY FIX 2003 AND 2004 TAHOE'S BUT NOT THE 2005. HE SAID THAT THEY HAD RECALLED THE 2003-204 TAHOES AND WOULD FIX THEM BUT NOT THE 2005. IN RESEARCHING THIS SPEEDOMETER FAILURE ON THE INTERNET IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM THAT GM SHOULD BE FIXING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *TR

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

MY SPEEDODOMETER IS MALFUNCTIONING AS WELL AS MANY OTHER GMC OWNERS. THERE HAS BEEN NO EFFORT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER IS BROKEN. AFTER REGISTERING WRONG SPEEDS FOR A DAY (SOMETIMES 0 MPH), IT FINALLY STUCK ON 120MPH. IT NO LONGER WORKS. I CONTACTED THE DEALER FOR HELP WITH THE SPEEDOMETER AND WITH A PROBLEM I WAS HAVING WITH INACCURATE TIRE PRESSURE READINGS AND AN INOPERABLE SECOND ROW (MIDDLE) SEAT BELT. THE DEALER SAID SORRY IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT THE SALESPERSON SAID SHE WOULD CHECK TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING SHE COULD DO AND CALL ME BACK. I NEVER HEARD FROM HER. I CAN APPRECIATE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR REPAIRS. ON A TWO YEAR OLD VEHICLE, I EXPECTED TO REPLACE MY TIRES, NOT MY SEAT BELT AND SPEEDOMETER. AT THIS POINT, I DO NOT INTEND TO BUY ANOTHER GM PRODUCT!! I ALSO DO NOT INTEND TO PURCHASE FROM JAMES WOOD IN DENTON OR DECATUR, TEXAS. *TR

WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE RETURNING FROM SAINT LOUIS. NOTICED 'SPEED" KEPT GETTING LOWER AND LOWER. LUCKILY, I HAD 2 GPS DEVICES IN MY CAR, AND HAD TO USE THEM TO DETERMINE MY SPEED, AS THE SPEEDOMETER EVENTUALLY DROPPED BELOW ZERO. I PULLED OFF OF THE HIGHWAY AND RESTARTED THE TRUCK, IT DIDN'T WORK. THE SPEED INITIALLY SHOWED ABOUT 40 MPH BELOW MY ACTUAL SPEED, AND THEN DRIFTED BACK DOWN TO BELOW ZERO FOR THE REST OF THE TRIP. *TR

I WAS JUST DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE SPEEDOMETER JUST FELL TO ZERO AND STOPPED WORKING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER BY OUR HOUSE AND THEY WANT $650.00 TO FIX IT. I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO TONS OF CHEVY TAHOES. I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT NOW SO I AM DRIVING A VEHICLE I HAVE NO IDEA AS TO WHAT SPEED I AM GOING. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO GUESS WHAT YOUR SPEED IS. THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE RECALLED. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER IS ERRATIC. THE NEEDLE IS JERKY WHEN RISING, AND SOMETIMES THE GAUGE GRADUALLY READS SLOWER SPEEDS UNTIL IT FINALLY HITS 0. THE PROBLEM IS USUALLY RESOLVED BY TURNING OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTING, BUT THE JERKY NEEDLE IS ALWAYS PRESENT. *TR

I A 2005 CHEVY TAHOE THAT HAS THE 3RD STEERING BALL JOINT MID SHAFT BROKEN AGAIN. I HAD THE LAST TWO REPAIRS DONE AND NEEDS IT AGAIN, THIS IS A VERY KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THESE MODEL VEHICLES AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT GENERAL MOTORS IS NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING, I WAS TOLD TO DEAL WITH IT. THE FACT IS THAT THIS IS A DISTRACTION TO THE DRIVER WHEN DRIVING AND IN WORRY IF THE STEERING WILL BECOME DISABLED WHEN DRIVING. THIS CONCERN NEEDS TO BE REVIEWED BEFORE AN ACCIDENT DOES HAPPEN. AT THIS TIME THE PROBLEM IS ONLY A DISTRACTION AND FEELS UNSAFE WHEN DRIVING, BUT THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED BEFORE AN INJURY OR DEATH OCCURS FOR THIS COMMON COMPLAINT BY MANY CHEVY TAHOE,SUB,TRUCK OWNERS. *TR