2008 Chevrolet Tahoe Complaint Log

IN APRIL 2011, THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WOULD PERIODICALLY NOT LOCK UNLESS I MANUALLY LOCKED IT. EVENTUALLY IT WOULD NOT LOCK AUTOMATICALLY AT ANY TIME. A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER THE FRONT DRIVER DOOR BEGAN DOING THE SAME THING. THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY UNTIL AUGUST 2011 SO WE HAD THE LOCKS REPLACED BY A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IN JULY 2011. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM. THEY REFUSED TO GIVE ME AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE NEW FRONT LOCKS OR THE REAR LOCKS THAT WERE NOT REPLACED B/C AT THE TIME THEY WERE WORKING. IN FEBRUARY 2012 THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK AUTOMATICALLY. ABOUT A WEEK LATER, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR BEGAN TO OCCASSIONALLY STAY LOCKED. I CONSIDER THIS A VERY CONCERNING SAFETY ISSUE B/C I CAN NOT OPEN THE DOOR UNLESS I MANUALLY UNLOCK THE DOOR BY EITHER CLIMBING THROUGH THE OTHER SIDE-IF IT OPENS OR THROUGH THE FRONT SEAT. IN THE EVENT ON AN EMERGENCY AND THE DOOR LOCKS FAIL TO UNLOCK, I (OR EMERGENCY RESPONSE CREWS) WOULD BE UNABLE TO REMOVE MY INFANT SON WHOSE CAR SEAT IS PLACED IN THE MIDDLE SEAT OR MY THREE YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WHO IS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. IT IS AN ENORMOUS HASSLE TO CLIMB OVER CAR SEATS OR THROUGH THE FRONT TO UNLOCK DOORS, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY I AM VERY FEARFUL OF DRIVING WITH THE KIDS IN THE CAR IN CASE I WERE UNABLE TO REMOVE THEM FROM THE CAR IF WE WERE IN AN ACCIDENT, ETC. I CALLED THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND WAS ONCE AGAIN TOLD, IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND MY CAR WAS NOW NOT UNDER WARRANTY SO I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT. I EXPLAINED I HAD THE FRONT DOOR LOCKS REPLACED IN JULY AND THE PERSON I SPOKE TO SAID "IF IT IS NOT BROKEN, CHEVY WILL NOT FIX IT." THEY HAVE SUGGESTED I CAN REQUEST/APPLY FOR THE GM ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. I FEEL VERY STRONGLY THAT BECAUSE IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL OR THEY SHOULD REPLACE THE LOCKS AT NO COST. *TR

THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS ON MY 2008 CHEVY TAHOE HAVE BEEN REPLACED 5 OR 6 TIMES, 2 OR 3 THE FIRST TIME AND 3 MORE THE LAST TIME A FEW WEEKS AGO ALL UNDER WARRANTY. THE TAHOE HAS 33K MILES ON IT THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ON EVERY DOOR AT LEAST ONCE THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY AS SOMETIMES THE DOOR WILL ONLY WORK MANUALLY BY ACTUALLY PULLING UP THE DOOR BUTTON TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE OR OUT. IN SOME CASES THE AFFECTED DOOR DOES NOT LOCK WHEN CAR IS PUT IN GEAR WHICH CAN RESULT IN A CHILD OR AN ADULT INADVERTENTLY PULLING ON THE DOOR HANDLE WHILE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE DOOR SWINGING OPEN OR IN AN EMERGENCY NOT BEING ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR WITHOUT HAVING TO ENTER THROUGH ANOTHER DOOR CHEVY DEALER SUGGESTED I GET AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE AFTER 36K MILES IT WILL COST $325 A DOOR TO FIX THE FAULTY ACTUATORS WHEN THEY BREAK AGAIN. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE WITH ANY KIND OF DOOR LOCK ISSUES AND TO HAVE 5 OR 6 PROBLEMS WITHIN 3 YEARS IS A PROBLEM NOT TO MENTION A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN FOR DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS ALIKE. *TR

DOORS WILL NOT ALL LOCK OR UNLOCK. DEALER SAID THAT LOCK ACTUATORS IN EACH DOOR NEED REPLACEMENT. *TR

PASSENGER LACERATED RIGHT HAND MIDDLE FINGER ON SHARP EDGE OF PEELING CHROME ON THE TOP OF THE RAP DOOR HANDLE. THE REAR DOORS EXHIBIT SOME ROUGHNESS OF THE CHROME OVERLAY INDICATING PROBABLE FAILURE OF THE BONDING ON THESE AS WELL. THE DRIVERS DOOR HANDLE WAS REPLACED THE PRIOR WEEK AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE FOR THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WILL INTERMITTENTLY NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. MUST CLIMB OUT OTHER SIDE DOOR. THIS WOULD BE A DEATH TRAP IN AN EMERGENCY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO SUSTAIN A BROKE NOSE. THE CONTACT'S INJURIES WERE TREATED AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF DIAGNOSING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 38,000. UPDATED 5/9/11 *CN UPDATED 05/18/11

DRIVERS DOOR, FRONT PASSENGER, AND DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER DOORS DO NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK USING KEY LESS ENTRY AND DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK BUTTON. 2008 TAHOE LT WITH ONLY 38K JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

IS THIS CAR A TOTAL LOSS VEHICLE? CARFAX SAYS IT IS, AND IT HAPPENED IN 2011. THERE WAS A TOTAL LOSS REPORTED BY AN INSURANCE COMPANY?

THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS NO LONGER WORK. WHEN USING THE KEY FOB TO LOCK THE DOORS, THEY DO NOT GO UP OR DOWN. WHEN PLACING THE CAR IN DRIVE, THE LOCKS DO NOT GO DOWN. WHEN PLACING THE CAR IN PARK THE LOCKS DO NOT GO BACK UP. *TR

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES COMPLAINT. THREE OF THE FOUR DOOR LOCKS CANNOT BE AUTOMATICALLY OPENED OR CLOSED EITHER FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF THE SUV . COULD POSE A SAFETY PROBLEM IF TRAPPED INSIDE OF THE CAR. ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR $180.00 PER DOOR.

GAS GAUGE INDICATES MORE FUEL THAN WHAT IS IN THE TANK. *TR

HI I PURCHASE 2008 CHEVY TAHOE BRAND NEW. HOW I CALLED LAST YEAR TO GM SUPPORT AS FOR THIS MY DOOR LOCK PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME WE WILL TAKE CARE OF THIS JUST TAKE IT TO NEAREST DEALER WHICH WAS 220 MILES AWAY FROM WHERE I LIVE. ( AND I WAS TOLD THEY WILL TAKE CARE OF IT. ) SUPPORT DEPT GOT ME AN APPOINTMENT SET EVERYTHING UP. I DROVE IN TO DEALERSHIP THEY LOOK AT ALL MY COMPLAINS. AND GOT ME QUOTE FOR ALL THE REPAIR NEEDS TO BE PERFORM. DOOR LOCK PROBLEM IS A KNOW ISSUE TO GM I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO'S AFFECTED. BUT DEALERSHIP TOLD US. THAT GM WOULD NOT PAY FOR REPAIR. HOW WOULD YOU FEEL DRIVE 220 MILES AND GET QUOTE IN YOUR OKAY IT'S GOING TO BE $480 PER DOOR TO FIXED. MY QUESTION IF WAS NOT GOING TO TAKE CARE OF THIS REPAIR WHY WOULD SEND ME TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE FIXED.THAT TRIP COST ME OVER 300 BUCKS NOT TO MENTION ALL OF THE FRUSTRATION INVOLVED. WASTED MY 1 1/2 DAYS. I HAVE BEEN WATCHING PEOPLE COMPLAINING ON EDMUNDS AND GM IS ANSWERING EMAILS. BUT NONE OF THEM IS GETTING ANY HELP, IF GM IS NOT GOING TO STAND BEHIND OF THEIR PRODUCT WHY WOULD RESPOND TO EMAILS. THIS IS NOT DONE. I HAPPENED 2 MONTHS AFTER WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. I BOUGHT MY TRUCK WHEN GM WAS IN TROUBLE. I DON'T THINK THAT THESE GIANT COMPANY'S CARE. THAT DOES TELLS ME ONE THING STAY AWAY FROM GM. I WOULD OWN ANOTHER GM PRODUCT IN FUTURE OR EVER AND PASS ON THIS TO OTHERS. ONE THING I WOULD LIKE POINT IS THAT. THIS DOOR LOCK PROBLEM GM SHOULD LOOK INTO LITTLE TOO CLOSELY. THIS IS SAFETY ISSUE. IT SHOULD RECALLED AND HAVE IT FIXED IMMEDIATELY WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DELAYS. THANKS *TR

THE AUTO DOOR LOCKS WENT OUT ON MY 2008 CHEVY TAHOE LT JUST AFTER 36,000 MILES. THE DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE ME $500 TO FIX IT. THERE APPEARS TO BE MANY GM VEHICLES WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED ON THE AUTO DOOR LOCKS.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING, CHECK STABILITRAK LIGHT CAME ON, ENGINE SPUTTERED. THIS WAS FIRST OF 4 INCIDENTS FROM OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE GM HAS WITH THIS ENGINE. THEY DIDN'T RECALL THE ENGINE, BUT HAD A PROTOCOL - A SERIES OF BANDAIDS THAT SHOPS USED TO REPAIR OR PROLONG. ULTIMATE STEP IS ENGINE REBUILD/REPLACEMENT, WHICH GM DID UNDER WARRANTY FOR THOSE "IN THE KNOW." MY DEALERSHIP IN SMALL TOWN HAMILTON, OH, ROSE CHEVROLET, WAS DROPPED BY GM AND IS NOW INDEPENDENT. NEITHER ROSE OR GM INFORMED ME OF THIS ONGOING PROBLEM. AFTER SPENDING MORE THAN $9-- OUT OF MY OWN POCKET, THE CAR NOW NEEDS PISTONS AND RINGS, FOR ANOTHER $3000. AGAIN, GM KNEW OF THIS ISSUE AND DIDN'T INFORM ME OF IT. HAD I KNOW ABOUT IT, AND THE MAGNITUDE, I WOULD HAVE INSISTED ON REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. I'M A SALES REP AND DRIVE A LOT. THE CAR NOW HAS 146,000 MILES AND I HAVE A CASE NUMBER WITH GM. THEY SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIR, REIMBURSE ME FOR MY OUT OF POCKET AND/OR REPURCHASE THE VEHICLE FROM ME. *TR

THE SAFETY EQUIPMENT LOCKS AND ACTUATOR HAVE STARTED TO FAIL ONE BY ONE ON MY 2008 CHEVY TAHOE LT3. THE FIRST WAS COVERED BY THE WARRANTY, BUT THE LAST ONE WAS NOT. IT APPEARS THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT GM HAS A PROBLEM WITH, BUT HAS FAILED TO ACKNOWLEDGE. *TR

2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE DOOR LOCK FAILURE. *TR

ALL FOUR POWER DOOR LOCKS ON MY 2008 CHEVY TAHOE HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED. MY PASSENGER SIDE DOOR IS BEING REPLACED FOR THE 2ND TIME. I HAVE A TODDLER WHO RIDES IN THE BACK AND I DEPEND ON MY DOORS TO LOCK TO PREVENT HIM FROM BEING ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. *TR

THE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS ON ALL 4 DOORS DO NOT FUNCTION ON A 2008 CHEVY TAHOE. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS EXACTLY LIKE MINE CONCERNING THE DOOR LOCKS, YET NO RECALL HAS BEEN INITIATED. IS IT GOING TO TAKE NOT BEING ABLE TO UNLOCK THE REAR DOORS TO SAVE A DROWNING KID BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE? I HAVE TALKED TO A CHEVY TECHNICIAN AND THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF THE FAULTINESS OF THE ACTUATORS IN THE DOORS, BUT STILL QUOTE ME $1200 TO FIX ALL FOUR LOCKS. *TR

DOOR LOCKS ON 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE NO LONGER WORK. LOCKS DO NOT MOVE UP OR DOWN WHEN PRESSING THE UNLOCK/LOCK BUTTON ON THE KEY FOB OR THE UNLOCK/LOCK BUTTON ON THE DOOR PANEL. *TR

A FEW YEARS AGO ALL THREE DOOR LOCKS WENT AT THE SAME TIME ON MY 2008 TAHOE. I TOLD MY DEALER THIS SEEMS VERY UNUSUAL. ASKED IF THERE IS A RECALL AND HE SHRUGGED HIS SHOULDERS. I AM NOT SURE OF THE EXACT DATE OTHER THAN TO TELL YOU IT WAS A FEW YEARS AGO. A FEW MONTHS AGO LEFT BLINKER WONT WORK. TOOK TO DEALER AGAIN. SAID TO BRING IT BACK AS THEY NEEDED MORE TIME TO WORK ON IT AND THINK I NEEDED AN ENTIRE NEW FUSE BOX. SATURDAY OCT. 5, 2013 HEADLIGHTS CAME ON WHILE PARKED IN PARKING LOT. NEXT DAY IT WAS TOTALLY DEAD. TRIED CHARGING IT AND HEADLIGHTS CAME ON AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. HAD TO DISCONNECT FUSES AND BATTERY. WEIRD MESSAGES KEEP POPPING UP ON DASHBOARD SUCH AS CHECK TIRE PRESSURE. IT WILL SAY REAR BUT ACTUALLY IT IS THE FRONT. SOMETIMES IT ISN'T ANY TIRE THAT IS LOW. CALLED CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE AND ASKED WHY THERE IS NO RECALL AND THEY SAID IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO DO SO. I RESEARCHED EDMUNDS.COM AND FOUND 454 MESSAGES FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. CHEVY SAID TO CONTACT YOU. *TR

ON BOTH MY 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE AND 2008 GMC YUKON WE HAVE HAD 5 POWER DOOR LATCHES QUIT WORKING LEAVING THE DOORS UNLOCKED OR LOCKED. I AM CONCERNED WHAT COULD HAPPEN IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. *TR

2008 CHEVY TAHOE WITH 35,000 MILES. THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THE LEFT BACK DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK AUTOMATICALLY ANYMORE. BIG CONCERN SINCE I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN IN THE BACK WHO COULD OPEN THE DOORS ON THEIR OWN. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE VEHICLE, THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. *TR

THE POWER DOOR LOCKS WORK INTERMITTENTLY IN MY 2008 CHEVY TAHOE. I HAVE HAD THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOOKED AT IN THE PAST AT MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. RECENTLY MY DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK USING THE KEY FOB. THE ALARM IS SET AND ALL OTHER DOORS LOCK, EXCEPT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. I DO NOT KNOW HOW LONG THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING, AS I USUALLY TRUST THAT THE DOOR IS LOCKED WHEN I PUSH THE BUTTON. PLUS, I CAN HEAR THE OTHER DOORS LOCK AND I HAVE NEVER HAD TO VISUALLY OR PHYSICALLY CHECK THAT ALL DOORS ARE LOCKED. LAST YEAR I HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM WHEN I WOULD PUT THE CAR IN PARK WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. THE DOORS WOULD UNLOCK AND THEN LOCK AGAIN. AT ONE POINT I HAD ACTUALLY GOTTEN OUT OF MY CAR, SHUT MY DOOR, THEN THE DOORS LOCKED, AND I WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE REAR DRIVERS DOOR TO ACCESS MY CHILDREN. THANK GOODNESS THE DRIVERS DOOR DID NOT LOCK. I WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE DRIVERS DOOR AND MANUALLY UNLOCK THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. *TR

DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO WORK WITH KEY REMOTE AS WELL AS BUTTONS ON THE DOORS. ENDED UP PAYING $560.00 TO HAVE LOCKS AND LATCHES REPLACED.

ON MY 2008 CHEVY TAHOE, THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES, TWICE UNDER WARRANTY AND ONCE OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON DIFFERENT DOORS, AND CURRENTLY THE DRIVER'S DOOR IS NOT WORKING. SO THIS WILL BE THE 4TH TIME TO HAVE ONE REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 50K MILES. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN, AND SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. WE HAVE AN INFANT THAT RIDES IN THE BACK SEAT, AND IF THE PASSENGER DOORS WERE TO QUIT WORKING THERE WOULD BE A RISK OF GETTING HIM OUT IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 10V240000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REMEDY, WHICH WAS TO DISCONNECT THE HEATED WASHER FLUID MODULE, WAS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE IN HIS STATE, THERE WERE ICY ROAD CONDITIONS AND THE HEATED WIPER FLUID WAS NECESSARY. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,481. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 31,200.

A FEW MONTHS AGO, THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WOULDN'T UNLOCK. IF MANUALLY PULLED UP, WOULDN'T LOCK. CHEVROLET FIXED THE PROBLEM. NOW, A FEW MONTHS LATER, MY OTHER 3 DOORS ARE ALL THE SUDDEN NOT UNLOCKING. IF MANUALLY PULLED UP WILL NOT LOCK. CHEVROLET SAYS ITS THE ACTUATORS(?) DOOR LOCKS. I HAVE TO WAIT A FEW DAYS UNTIL THEY CAN SQUEEZE THE TRUCK IN TO REPLACE ALL THREE... *TR

POWER DOOR LOCK ACTUATING UNIT FAILURE. TWO MONTHS AGO I WAS UNABLE TO ENTER MY DRIVERS DOOR WHEN IT WOULD NOT UNLOCK WITH THE REMOTE CONTROL. I UNLOCKED IT WITH THE KEY AND TESTED THE LOCK MECHANICS AND DISCOVERED THAT THE DOOR WOULD NEITHER LOCK OR UNLOCK ELECTRONICALLY. GM REPLACED THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR TO FIX THE PROBLEM. LAST WEEK THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR LOCK FAILED IN THE SAME MANNER. GM ONCE AGAIN REPLACED A DEFECTIVE LOCK ACTUATOR, PART # 25876390. THIS FAILURE IS A SAFETY CONCERN. IF THE DOOR DOES NOT LOCK ELECTRONICALLY, A SMALL CHILD COULD INADVERTENTLY OPEN THE DOOR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. SINCE TWO OF THE FOUR ACTUATORS HAVE ALREADY FAILED, I AM SURE IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE REST FAIL TOO. *TR

THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR HAS FAILED ON MY 08 CHEVY TAHOE ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS THE DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR. THE TWO OTHER TIMES WERE THE DRIVER'S DOOR. CHEVROLET REPLACED THE ACTUATOR THE FIRST 2 TIMES BECAUSE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. *JS

THE DOORS ON MY VEHICLE STILL FILL UP WITH WATER AND SWITCHES HAVE SHORTED OUT. IT IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND I HAVE TO CHECK FOR WATER IN THE DOORS EVERY TIME IT RAINS. THE 2010 DATE IS WHEN THE DEALER FIRST REPLACED SHORTED SWITCHES IN THE DOOR. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A RARE OCCURRENCE AT THE TIME, BUT NOW THERE IS A MAJOR RECALL FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS, BUT THE TAHOE IS NOT INCLUDED. *TR

I JUST PURCHASED A USED 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE IN JUNE 2010. AS OF NOVEMBER 2010, 3 OUT OF THE 4 AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK. I AM VERY UPSET ABOUT THIS AND WANTED TO KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE BECAUSE THE ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIR IS $250 PER DOOR LOCK. FOR A 30,000 DOLLAR VEHICLE, I THINK THIS IS A LITTLE RIDICULOUS. I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON THAT I KNOW THAT HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM EITHER. *TR

I HAVE HAD A CRACKED DASH OVER THE AIR BAG FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND THEN ANOTHER CRACK HAPPENED OVER BY THE GAUGE CLUSTER SO IT'S BROKEN ALL THE WAY THROUGH AND THE DEALERSHIP WILL DO NOTHING BUT CHARGE ME WAY TO MUCH TO REPLACE IT. HOW DO WE GET THIS FIXED? *TR

2008 CHEVY TAHOE LTZ (50000 MILES). MY DRIVERS SIDE DOOR DOES NOT UNLOCK/LOCK WITH MY KEYLESS REMOTE. ALL OF THE OTHER DOORS WORK. I HAVE 7 CO-WORKERS WITH 2008 TAHOE'S AND THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM ON VARIOUS LEVELS. I LOCKED MY DOORS WITH MY REMOTE AND WALKED INTO TO A DINER TO EAT AND LOOKED OUT OF THE WINDOW AND SAW SOMEONE JUST OPEN MY DOOR AND RUN OFF WITH MY SHOPPING BAG. THE DRIVERS DOOR WAS THE ONLY UNLOCKED DOOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT ALL FOUR EXTERIOR PASSENGER DOOR HANDLES WERE STUCK IN POSITION. THE OCCUPANTS WERE UNABLE TO ENTER OR EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO ACTIVATE THE AUTOMATIC WINDOWS IN ORDER TO ALLOW ACCESS TO RELEASE THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE. THE DOORS WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE KEYLESS REMOTE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AN APPROXIMATE SPEED OF 30 MPH, THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL IN THE VEHICLE AND IMMEDIATELY, SHE NOTICED THERE WAS SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE GENERAL CONSOLE AREA. THERE WERE FLAMES COMING FROM THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER.THE CONTACT MOVED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY AND ATTEMPTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE FAILURE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 40,000.

DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS ARE NOT WORKING ON MY 2008 CHEVY TAHOE. I FOUND OUT BECAUSE CHILD OPENED DOOR AND ALMOST WENT OUT THE DOOR. THIS HAPPENED WHEN MILEAGE WAS AT ABOUT 40,000 AND CHEVY DEALER WOULD ONLY FIX AFTER I PAID OVER $500. *TR

MY DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING WHEN MY TAHOE HAD APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES, WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN MONTEREY PARK CA, AND THEY DID NOT WANT TO DO ANYTHING. AT 60,000 MILES ANOTHER CRACK APPEARED AND I SENT AN EMAIL TO GM, THEY SAID IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, THEY OFFER TO PAY ONLY PART OF THE REPAIR. WHY PAY TO HAVE IT REPLACED IF IT IS MORE THAN OBVIOUS THAT THEY MADE A BIG DESIGN ERROR OR PERHAPS MATERIALS USED ARE SUPER LOW QUALITY. I KNOW I'M NOT THE ONLY CUSTOMER WITH THIS ISSUE, AND THE CRACKS KEEP APPEARING AND GROWING.

I HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON A 2008 CHEVY TAHOE HYBRID. I WAS ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER WHEN THE ENGINE MOVED TO ALMOST WIDE OPEN THROTTLE. I TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITH THE BRAKES BUT THE POWER OF THE VEHICLE WAS TOO MUCH. I MOVED INTO THE CENTER TURN LANE TO NOT HIT ANYONE AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL. THE THROTTLE WAS STILL ALMOST WOT. I WAS LESS THAN A HALF MILE FROM THE DEALER WHEN THIS OCCURED. THE VEHICLE LURCHED INTO THE DEALERSHIP PARKING LOT WITH THE SMELL OF BURNING BRAKES. I ASKED THE TECHNICIAN TO COME OUTSIDE. HE NOTICED THE FLOOR MAT WAS WEDGED INBETWEEN THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS HAD CAUSED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO KEEP COMING ON. THERE ARE NO PEGS OR CLIPS TO KEEP THE FLOOR MAT FROM SLIDING UNDER THE PEDAL. VERY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING A HUGE VEHICLE WITH ELECTRIC AND V8 POWER AND IT WON'T STOP. *TR

AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS BEGAN TO INTERMITTENTLY MALFUNCTION ABOUT FOUR MONTHS AGO. NOW HAPPENING ON A CONTINUAL BASIS. REAR DOORS WILL NOT UNLOCK OR LOCK WITH EITHER KEY FOB OR DOOR CONTROL. DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE DOORS CAN NOT BE LOCKED OR UNLOCKED IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. TOLD IT'S THE ACTUATORS WITH A APPROX COST OF $300.00 TO REPLACE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE DOOR LOCKS WERE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE LOCK ACTUATOR BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THE SAME FAILURE BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUOUSLY RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,057 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,509.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEYLESS ENTRY MALFUNCTIONED. AFTER LOCKING THE DOORS ELECTRONICALLY, WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR OPENED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPLACED THE DOOR ACTUATOR ON THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR. NOW THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR ACTUATORS WERE ALSO MALFUNCTIONING; THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

I HAVE A 2008 CHEVY TAHOE HYBRID. ABOUT 3 MTHS AGO THE DOORS QUIT LOCKING FROM TIME TO TIME. I LOOKED IT UP ONLINE AND READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. ON MY TRUCK IT ROTATES FROM DOOR TO DOOR WHICH ONES THAT WILL NOT LOCK. I CALLED THE REPAIR SHOP AND FOR THEM TO FIX ONE DOOR THEY QUOTED $350. DURING MY READING ONLINE SOMEONE STATED THAT GM ACTUALLY KNOW THE PROBLEM AND IT HAS TO DO WITH THE WIRING HARNESS NOT THE ACTUAL DOORS. GETTING THE ACTUATORS ON THE DOORS FIXED IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD WHILE DRIVING, WITH A DOOR OPENING AND WHILE PARKED OR SITTING IN TRAFFIC BECAUSE OF ALL THE CAR JACKINGS GOING ON IN SOCIETY. I DO SEE DANGERS ASSOCIATED WITH PROBLEM AND A MAJOR RECALL NEEDS TO BE ORDERED AND GM FORCED TO FIX THEIR KNOWN PROBLEM. *TR

2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE @ 19,000 MILES. BACK BRAKES GRINDING WHILE DRIVING TO PENNSYLVANIA. THERE WAS NO WARNING IT HAPPENED ALL OF A SUDDEN. WE BROUGHT IT TO THE CHEVY DEALER AND THEY GAVE US A PRINT OUT OF ALL THESE ISSUES ON THE BRAKES AND GOT CHARGED $917.00 LATER. CAN'T UNDERSTAND HOW BACK BRAKES WENT BEFORE FRONT BRAKES AND THEY GAVE US A STORY. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 CHEVY TAHOE, THE KEYLESS ENTRY STOPPED UNLOCKING MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR IN ABOUT MARCH 2010 AT ABOUT 45,000 MILES. THE LOCK WOULD ALSO NOT UNLOCK FROM THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR PANEL. WITHIN A FEW MONTHS THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THE DRIVER SIDE BACK SEAT DOOR. NOW BOTH DOORS HAVE TO BE LOCKED AND UNLOCKED MANUALLY, WHICH IS NOT WHAT I PAID FOR WHEN I PURCHASED THIS 35,000 DOLLAR VEHICLE!!! NOTICED HOW SOME HAVE EVENTUALLY SPREAD TO ALL DOORS, I THINK THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED ASAP AS MANY COMPLAINTS AS I AM SEEING VIA THE INTERNET!! *TR

TAKATA RECALL. BETWEEN 2010/2011 SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS (FRONT AND BACK), DEPLOYED WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE IN OPTIMUM DRIVING CONDITIONS, AFTER A PASSING OVER A POTHOLE IN THE ROADWAY. I WAS TRAVELOING WITH MY THEN [XXX] SON AND DAUGHTER. IMEEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP ONLY TO WAIT OVER A MONTH, WITHOUT A VEHICLE, AND NEVER GIVEN THE OPTION OF A RENTAL OR LOANER VEHICLE. AS "CHEVROLET" INVESTIGATED THE ON-BOARD COMPUTER DATA, IT FALSELY READ THAT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED DUE TO "ROLLOVER EVENT" DATA WAS SENT TO THE VEHICLES SRS SYSTEM. CHEVROLET THEN DEEMED THAT I WAS DRIVING OVER 95 MPH (WHICH IS IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO THE REV LIMITER), AND I HAD OVERSIZED WHEELS ON MY VEHICLE. WHEEL DIAMETER AND SIZE WERE NOT THE FACTOR, AS THEY WERE WITHIN 5/32" OF OEM STOCK DIMENSIONS. I WAS CHARGED FOR "TROUBLESHOOTING", AS WEWLL AS LABOR FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE SIDE AIRBAGS, AND THEY DECLINED THE CLAIM. ADDITIONALLY, I HAVE HAD TO REYTURN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO AGAIN "WARRANTY" THE ECM, BCM, WINDOW REGULATOR (TWICE), AS WELL AS CHARGING SYSTEM FAULTS. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS AGAIN DENIED SAYING IT WAS NOT WITHIN THE PARAMETERS OF THE COVERAGE. FULL EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUMPER TO BUMPER AND THIS WAS NOT COVERED? ALSO, THE DASHBOARD FRONT COWL IS CRACKED (KNOWN DEFECT, NO RECALL), CHROME PEELING OFF INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE, AS WELL AS STABILITRAK" COMPUTER ERRORS AND ISSUES (KNOWN ISSUE, NO RECALL) PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

THE VEHICLE EXHIBITS ACCELERATED SIDE TO SIDE MOVEMENTS IN SIDE WINDS AND WHEN FOLLOWING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE SIDE TO SIDE MOVEMENT IS EXTREME ENOUGH TO CAUSE MILD DISCOMFORT FROM THE SAFETY BELTS AND WILL CAUSE THE VEHICLE OPERATOR TO BE COME DISORIENTED. INCLEMENT WEATHER MAKES THE PROBLEM INTOLERABLE. *TR

POWER BRAKES FAILED ON THIS HYBRID VEHICLE. THE DEALER SAYS THE POWER BRAKES CAN FAIL IF THE HYBRID BATTERY PACK LOSES POWER. THE BRAKES CONTINUED NOT TO WORK UNTIL IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND THEY RESET THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. THEY SAID THEY DON'T KNOW IF OR WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND CANNOT DO ANYTHING TO PREVENT IT. THEY SAID IF THE BRAKES FAIL TWO MORE TIMES WE COULD USE THE LEMON LAW TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE LT. THE VEHICLE HAS GENERAL GRABBER UHP TIRES, LINE SIZE 275/55/R20. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE RIM WAS FRACTURED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. WITHIN TWO MONTHS, THE TIRE EXPLODED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIRE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER INSPECTED AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE EXHIBITED EXTREME TREAD WEAR. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. ON A LATER DATE WHILE ATTEMPTING A TURN, THE CONTACT UNEXPECTANTLY DROVE OVER THE CURB. LATER, HE NOTICED THE TIRE WAS CRACKED IN THE SAME AS THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WAS PREVIOUSLY. THE REAR TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE TIRE DOT NUMBER AND THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS 16,000.

MY DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AND IT'S A BIG PROBLEM IN GMC VEHICLES AND THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED BY NUMEROUS PEOPLE NATIONWIDE. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM AND THEY SHOULD FIX IT. THEY SAY THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR IT AND THAT IS NOT RIGHT. MY VEHICLE STARTED CRACKING LIKE RIGHT AFTER A YEAR AND THAT IS RIDICULOUS. THE CRACKS ARE ALL OVER MY DASHBOARD.

AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP I PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR, AT TIMES I PRESS HARDER AND HARDER BEFORE THE AUTO STARTS TO MOVE AND IT THEN GOES MUCH TO FAST. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN AT EVERY STOP. IT IS EITHER IN THE ACCELERATOR OR THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER SHIP CAN NOT MAKE IT DUPLICATE THE SITUATION BECAUSE IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL OF THE TIME. *TR