2008 Chevrolet Tahoe Complaint Log

WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER QUIT BLOWING AND TODAY WHEN I WENT TO A DEALER FOR HELP HE TOLD ME HOW TO DIAGNOSE THE FAN RELAY, BUT IT PERFORMED CORRECTLY. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT HE HAS SEEN BEFORE ON THE TAHOES THE A/C FAN HARNESS HAS MELTED BEFORE ON THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. *TR

THE POWER DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK. YOU HAVE TO MANUALLY LOCK THEM. THEY ARE SUPPOSE TO AUTOMATICALY LOCK WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHES 5 MILES AN HOUR FOR SAFETY AND THEY DO NOT. ONE DOOR LOCK WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRENTY WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE BUT NOW THE OTHER 3 ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THIS HAS BEEN A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE TAHOES. IT IS OVER $200.00 PER DOOR TO REPLACE. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT EVEN 5 YEARS OLD AND IS UNDER 30,000 MILES. *TR

DASHBOARD IS SEVERELY CRACKING ABOVE AND AROUND AIRBAGS PUTTING PASSENGERS IN HARMS WAY. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF OWNERS HAVE REPORTED BUT GM HAS FAILED TO RECOGNIZE AS OF YET. PLEASE PLEASE GET SOMEONE TO LOOK INTO THIS AS IT IS A MAJOR CONCERN. I'D LOVE TO CONTINUE TO BUY AMERICAN PRODUCTS BUT MY FAITH IN THEIR QUALITY IS WANING!

DASH HAS 2 LARGE CRACKS ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND ANOTHER ONE AT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. DURING OPERATION, STABILITRAK LIGHT COMES ON, ALL GAUGES GO TO ZERO, DOORS BEGIN LOCKING/UNLOCKING, VEHICLE LOSES POWER, RADIO GOES OUT AND CLOCK RESETS, LIGHTS FLASH, AND BATTERY DIES AS SOON AS IGNITION IS TURNED OFF. NUMEROUS CALLS TO GM AND VISITS TO DEALERSHIP. NO FIX AS OF YET. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS. NOW ODOMETER HAS RESET TO ZERO.

I HAVE A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE LTZ WHICH HAS ~53000 MILE ON IT. I HAVE IN THE LAST 2 YEARS REPLACED 2 DOOR HANDLES AND 2 DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS. DEALERSHIP ACTUALLY TOLD ME THIS MORNING AFTER HAD 2ND LOCK ACTUATOR REPLACED THAT ANOTHER LOCK ACTUATOR FAILED. AS YOU COULD IMAGINE I WANTED TO EXPLODE. I WAS LIVID, ESPECIALLY AT THE COST OF REPLACING THESE ITEMS. I DID NOT HAVE AN ISSUE WITH IT BEFORE THEY STARTED LOOKING AT THE OTHER ONE. IT LOOKED LIKED THEY WERE TRYING TO MILK ME FOR MONEY IN MY OPINION. I AM ASTONISHED THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THESE ITEMS, AS OF YET. IT IS APPARENT THAT THESE PARTS ARE DEFECTIVE, ESPECIALLY THE LOCK ACTUATORS. ANY SEARCHES ON THE WEB OR DISCUSSION WITH ANY DEALER ADVISORS ONE WOULD REALIZE THESE PARTS HAVE ISSUES. THE LOCK ACTUATOR ISSUE IS THE MOST CONCERNING, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE SMALL CHILDREN RIDING IN THESE VEHICLES. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE FOR A RECALL TO OCCUR, SOMEONE DYING? THESE PARTS(POSSIBLY CHINESE MADE)ARE FAILING LEFT AND RIGHT WITH REPLACEMENT COSTS UPWARDS OF $300 OR MORE. THESE PARTS ARE PROBABLY BEING REPLACED WITH DIFFERENT MANUFACTURED PARTS BUT OWNER WOULD NOT KNOW. THE DEALERSHIPS DO NOT WANT TO SHOW YOU THE DEFECTIVE PARTS. IS THERE A REASON THERE IS NO RECALL IN RESPECT TO THE LOCK ACTUATORS? *TR

AROUND 45,000 MILES ON MY 2008 TAHOE, A CRACK APPEARED IN THE DASHBOARD AT THE TOP LEFT CORNER OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. THE CRACK HAS CONTINUED TO GET WIDER EVER SINCE, THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 66,000 MILES. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DASH IS ALSO NOW CRACKED ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CRACK IS QUICKLY WORKING ITS WAY FROM THE EDGE TOWARD THE STEERING WHEEL. CURRENTLY, IT IS HALFWAY THROUGH THE DASH BUT THE PLASTIC SHOWS SIGNS OF PRESSURE BUT HAS NOT CRACKED ALL THE WAY THROUGH YET. GM HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND I'VE BEEN REFERRED TO MY DEALERSHIP TO INSPECT IT. *TR

THE PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK, WITH THE REMOTE OR BY USING THE DRIVERS DOOR, NOR WOULD IT LOCK WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. SO NOW IF YOU THINK YOU ARE SAFE, YOUR ARE NOT. THEY PUT ONSTAR IN YOUR VEHICLE TO KEEP YOU SAFE HOW DOES THAT HELP IF YOU ARE HI-JACKED AT GUN POINT? YOU THOUGHT ALL DOORS LOCKED WHEN YOU PUT IT IN GEAR ALL BUT THE ONE DOOR THAT FAILED BECAUSE OF A POOR DESIGN. OR YOUR CHILD FALLS OUT OF THE VEHICLE WHILE GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY AND BECAUSE THE LOCK FAILED DUE TO POOR DESIGN. PLEASE HELP US WITH THESE POOR DESIGNS ON CHEVY VEHICLES. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. CLUNKING NOISES STARTING NOW WHEN I TURN CORNERS. DEALERSHIP STATES THAT IS NORMAL. OMG! ARE THEY INSANE? I KNOW THAT IS NOT NORMAL BECAUSE IT WAS MAKING THAT NOISE WHEN I PURCHASED IT. EVERYTHING STARTS GOING RIGHT AT THE TIME OF THE WARRANTY ENDS. POOR WINDOW DESIGNS THE WINDOWS ARE SO LOOSE THEY COULD POSSIBLY FALL OUT WHEN GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. *JS

THE DOOR ACTUATORS WENT OUT ON MY CAR. THE VEHICLE IS ALL FACTORY SETTINGS. I BELIEVE IT IS A MANUFACTURER ISSUE OR ELECTRICAL. DOORS NOT LOCK USING KEY FOB OR POWER LOCKS BUTTON. HAVE TO MANUALLY LOCK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD CRACKED IN MULTIPLE AREAS. THE CRACKS EXTENDED FROM THE DRIVER SIDE DEFROST VENT TO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE DEFROST VENT TO THE CORNER OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG COVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES WERE FRACTURED. IN ADDITION, THE CHROME PEELED OFF OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TWICE AND THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE WAS REPLACED EACH TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. RK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR COULD NOT BE UNLOCKED FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE MANUALLY OR REMOTELY. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE DEFECT WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE ARM REST CONSOLE WITH CLIMATE CONTROL FOR THE REAR SEATS BECAME VERY HOT TO THE TOUCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

I BOUGHT MY CHEVY TAHOE IN 2012.WHEN I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE,THIS VEHICLE HAD 20 INCH TIRES THAT CAME WITH IT.BECAUSE OF THE LARGER,LOW PROFILE TIRES,THIS HAS CAUSED A BUMPY RIDE AND HAS CAUSED MANY REPAIRS TO THE FRONT END SUSPENSION.I HAVE CHANGED THE BALL JOINTS A FEW TIMES,WHEEL HUBS,FRONT SHOCKS,STEERING COLUMN UJOINT,AND CONSTANTLY GETTING FRONT END ALIGNMENTS.WHEN I GO OVER BUMPS,MY TRUCK SHIFTS TO EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT.I DECIDED IN 2020 TO CHANGED MY TIRES TO A DIFFERENT MAKE AND MODEL THINKING THIS WOULD CORRECT PROBLEM.IT DIDNT CORRECT PROBLEM.I HAVE SPENT ALOT OF MONEY FOR NOTHING

2008 CHEVY TAHOE DOOR HANDLES COMING OFF. HAS 79,000 MILES ON IT. LTZ MODEL. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL CAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS. *TR

THE AUTOMATED DOOR LOCKS FAIL TO LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOORS. VERY DANGEROUS IF ONE NEEDS TO EXIT OR ENTER THE VEHICLE. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF SIMILAR NATURE ON LINE. *TR

I HAD JUST PULLED UP IN THE DRIVEWAY AT MY RESIDENCE HEADING INSIDE AN I HEARD A NOISE FROM THE VECHILE! WHEN I WENT TO SEE THE SIDE AIRBAGS ON BOTH SIDE DEPLOYED! I CALLED INSURANCE COMPANY AND THEY DIDN'T COVER IT SO CONTACTED GM AN THEY DECIDED TO SEND SOMEONE OUT TO THE PLACE WHERE THE TRUCK WAS TOWED! NOW GM DECIDED IT WAS A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE SENSOR AN THEY GONNA FIX IT! THE TRUCK COULD BE READY ANYTIME NOW THEY WERE WAITING ON A BACKORDER PART TO COME IN. IM STILL THINKING IF THIS VEHICLE IF SAFE FOR ME AN MY FAMILY. *TR

THERE IS A VERY LARGE CRACKED AREA ON THE DASHBOARD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE NEAR THE SPEEDOMETER AREA. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS MAY SOME HOW DEPLOY THE AIR BAG OR OTHER MECHNICAL INSTRUMENTS IN THIS AREA. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR HATCH DOOR FAILED TO UNLOCK. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED CAUSING ANOTHER VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,475.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DASHBOARD BECAME CRACKED NEAR THE AIR BAG AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, WHO REPAIRED THE DASHBOARD HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

DASHBOARD CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES ABOVE AIRBAGS CREATING VERY SHARP, JAGGED EDGES. THIS POSES A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AS THE EXPOSED SHARP PLASTIC EDGES CAN AND HAVE CUT FINGERS AND COULD ALSO DAMAGE THE AIRBAG IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. *TR

DASHBOARD CRACKING NEAR AIRBAGS, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE.

I HAVE TAKEN MY 2008 TAHOE LTZ TO THE GMC DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES TO REPAIR THE DOOR LOCKS / OUTER DOOR HANDLES. I HAVE HAD TWO OF THE DOOR LOCKS REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WILL NOT UNLOCK WHEN I HIT THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE DOORS OR THE KEY FOB. THIS IS A MAJOR DEFECT IN THIS VEHICLE. IT IS A SAFETY CONERN BECAUSE I HAVE A SMALL CHILD AND I AM AFRAID IF I WERE TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND I TRY TO UNLOCK THE DOORS THEY WILL FAIL AND I WILL BE UNABLE TO GET MY CHILD OUT WITHOUT CRAWLING OVER THE FRONT SEATS TO MANUALLY UNLOCK THE LOCK. THE SAME WITH THE OUTER DOOR HANDLES BREAKING. I HAVE HAD TWO OF THOSE REPLACED. I HAD TO CRAWL OVER THE PASSENGER SEAT AT ONE POINT TO BE ABLE TO GET IN THE VEHICLE UNTIL I COULD GET IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND SEE THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE ISSUES, YET THERE ARE NO RECALLS. PLEASE HELP US. *TR

WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, THE DOOR LOCKS BEGIN TO CYCLE (UP AND DOWN), THE CLOCK RESETS ITSELF TO TWELVE, STATIC RUNS THROUGH THE RADIO, THE CONSOLE LIGHTS (LIGHTING, ENGINE CK, STABILITY CONTROL) FLICKER ON AND OFF AND THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS AT WILL. THE EFFECT ON THE TRANSMISSION IS OF PARTICULAR CONCERN BECAUSE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY SLOWS DOWN CAUSING A POTENTIAL HAZARD FOR THE DRIVER, ITS OCCUPANTS, AND OTHERS. ONCE THE VEHICLE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF, ALL POWER INSIDE, DOME LIGHTS, RADIO, ETC TURN OFF AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT RESTART UNTIL THE BATTERY CABLE IS MOVED BACK AND FORTH AND A CONNECTION IS REESTABLISHED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE MALFUNCTION. *TR

FAILURE OF ALL FOUR POWER DOOR LOCKS ON MY 2008 TAHOE. AT ALMOST EXACTLY 3 YEARS AND 30,000 MILES OF OWNERSHIP, THE DOOR LOCKS OF MY, PURCHASED NEW, 2008 TAHOE LTZ BEGAN TO FAIL. ALL FOUR LOCKS FAILED WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 40,000 MILES AND FOUR YEARS OF SERVICE AT THE LAST AND FINAL (4TH) FAILURE. CONCERN: (#1) THERE IS ONLY ONE MANUAL KEYED ENTRY LOCATED ON THE VEHICLE WHICH IS THE DRIVERS DOOR. IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY AND TOTAL ELECTRONIC LOCK FAILURE, THE ONLY PASSENGER DOOR ACCESS WOULD BE THROUGH THE DRIVERS DOOR UTILIZING THE KEY AND MANUAL LOCK/UNLOCK FEATURE. IF THE MANUAL LOCK WERE TO ALSO FAIL, THERE WOULD BE NO WAY TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE VEHICLE THROUGH ANY OF THE FOUR PASSENGER DOORS. RESTRICTED ACCESS TO THE VEHICLE COULD COST THE LIFE OF A CHILD, ADULT PASSENGER OR PET TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE. THE SYSTEM COULD BE DESIGNED SAFER WITH A REDUNDANT MANUAL LOCK LOCATED ON ANOTHER DOOR. ADDITIONALLY, THE ELECTRONIC LOCKING MECHANISMS CURRENTLY INSTALLED ARE INADEQUATE AND UNSAFE. THE COMMON FAILURE OF THESE SYSTEMS ELIMINATES THE ARGUMENT OF ELECTRONIC REDUNDANCY FOR THE SYSTEM SINCE THE INSTALLED PRODUCT IS FAULTY AND UNRELIABLE. WHY SHOULD WE BE FORCED TO ACCEPT THESE UNSAFE PRODUCTS/DESIGNS ON OUR VEHICLES? CONCERN: (#2) THE COST OF REPLACING A LOCK HAS BEEN QUOTED BETWEEN $250 TO $450 PER LOCK FROM DIFFERENT FACILITIES. THE PRICING MAY INFLUENCE A GENERALLY SAFE MINED PERSON TO POSTPONE A REPAIR WHICH IMPACTS THE REDUNDANCY FEATURE OF THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM. NOTE: THESE LOCKS TYPICALLY BEGIN TO FAIL IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRES. AND, GM CORPORATION IS UNWILLING TO HELP WITH THE COST AND WASTED TIME TO DEAL WITH THE ISSUE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY THE NHTSA IS WARRANTED AND I FEEL A RECALL SHOULD BE MANDATED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR ASSEMBLY WAS DEFECTIVE. THE ASSEMBLY WOULD NOT EXTEND ENOUGH FOR THE CONTACT TO BE ABLE TO SEE ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE DEALER REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR ASSEMBLY THREE TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD TO PURCHASE THE MIRROR ASSEMBLY FROM AN INDEPENDENT MANUFACTURER AND WAS ABLE TO PERMANENTLY CORRECT THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,885 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 36,000. UPDATED 04/13/12 *BF UPDATED 05/06/12

I WAS IN THE PARKING LOT WITH THE MOTOR RUNNING AND HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM ENGINE. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO ROBBINS CHEVROLET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHROME COATING ON THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES WAS SEPARATING. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR LACERATIONS TO THE HAND AS A RESULT OF GRABBING THE DOOR HANDLE WITH THE CHROME SHARDS. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAD ALSO BECOME DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FAILURES WERE DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAVE OWNED THIS TAHOE FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS NOW AND I AM GOING TO REPLACE THE SECOND DOOR LOCK ACTUTOR NOW. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A CHRONIC PROBLEM. THIS REALLY IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR SEVERAL REASONS. WHEN THE FIRST ONE FAILED IT WAS THE DRIVERS FRONT DOOR, IT FAILED IN AN UNLOCKED POSITION. THATS GREAT, WE COULD STILL OPEN THE DOOR. BUT SO COULD A CARJACKER! WE DROVE THIS WAY FOR A MONTH BEFORE WE FOUND THAT THE DRIVERS DOOR DIDN'T LOCK. NOW WE ARE HAVING A SIMILAR PROBLEM, BUT NOW IT IS THE PASSANGER REAR DOOR. IT IS INTERMITTENT IN IT'S OCCURANCE BUT IT IS CONSISTENTLY IN THE LOCKED POSITION, I AM GOING TO REPLACE THIS NOW SINCE WE KNOW ABOUT IT, BUT IF WE HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND ONE HAS FAILED IN THE LOCKED POSITION AND WE DONT KNOW ABOUT IT. WE WILL BE UNABLE TO GET OUR CHILDREN OUT IN A TIMELY MANNER. I REALLY THINK THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC ADVISED HIM THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE CLOCK SPRING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR HIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000. UPDATED 04/10/12*LJ UPDATED 04/11/12. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, ANY SLIGHT TURN OF THE WHEEL STAYS IN RATHER THAN TRACKING BACK TO CENTER. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS IS NORMAL FOR THE ELECTRIC ASSISTED POWER STEERING, HOWEVER I HAVE NOT NOTICED IT IN OTHER ELECTRIC VEHICLES. IT PRESENTS A SERIOUS HAZARD AS MOST IF NOT ALL DRIVERS ARE ACCUSTOMED TO A STEERING WHEEL WHICH TRACKS BACK TO CENTER WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS "BUMPED" SLIGHTLY OR WHEN MAKING A FULL TURN AS IN INTERSECTION TURNS. THE WHEEL IN A 90 DEGREE TURN WILL BEGIN TO TRACK BACK TO CENTER BUT STOPS SHORT OF IT. A POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE ADJUSTMENT WAS DONE BY THE DEALER BUT IT STILL DOES NOT TRACK BACK TO CENTER. YOU MUST MANUALLY TURN THE WHEEL TO GET IT TO STRAIGHTEN OUT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE ALL OF THE DASH BOARD INSTRUMENTS LOST POWER, THE DOOR LOCKS ACTUATED AS RAPIDLY AS POSSIBLE, THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ENGAGED, AND THE ENGINE TEMPORARILY LOST POWER, & ALL THE DOME LIGHTS CAME ON. THE ENTIRE EPISODE LASTED APPROXIMATELY FIVE SECONDS OUTSIDE OF THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WOULD NOT GO BACK INTO TWO WHEEL UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND THE IGNITION TURNED ON. THIS TYPE OF SCENARIO HAS OCCURRED NOW FOUR TIMES. AT ONE POINT THE VEHICLE LOCKED ITSELF WHILE SHUT OFF WITH OUR TWO YEAR OLD CHILD IN THE CAR STUCK IN HIS CAR SEAT. THE VEHICLE IS GOING IN TOMORROW FOR THE FOURTH TIME AND THE MECHANICS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MOST RECENT EVENT WAS PRECEDED BY THE REAR DOOR REFUSING TO OPEN PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERING, THE RADIO PANEL SHUTTING OFF, AND WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WERE SWITCHED FROM DIM TO BRIGHT THE DOOR LOCKS AGAIN ACTUATED AT A HIGH RATE, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT FELL DEAD, THE ENGINE BRIEFLY LOST POWER & THE AIR BAG LIGHTS WENT ON AND OFF FOR ABOUT TWENTY SECONDS. ONCE THE MAJOR FAILURE HAPPENED THE RADIO AND INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD GO DEAD ABOUT EVERY FIVE MINUTES. ONCE WE REACHED OUR DESTINATION I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND WENT TO START IT THE NEXT DAY AND IT HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *TR

THERE ARE SEVERAL CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2008 CHEVY TAHOE. THERE ARE TWO SEPARATE PIECES TO THE DASH= THE FIRST: "PANEL ASSEMBLY, UPPER TRIM" HAS SEVERE CRACKS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE. THE SECOND: "PANEL ASSEMBLY, INSTRUMENT" HAS A SMALL CRACK THAT IS TOUCHING THE PASSENGER AIR BAG PANEL & THERE IS A CRACK LEADING UP TO THE STEERING WHEEL. I AM VERY NERVOUS ABOUT THESE CRACKS BECAUSE IF A WRECK HAPPENS THEN I FEAR THIS DASHBOARD WOULD JUST BREAK APART AND SOMEHOW INTERFERE WITH THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS. I HAVE SEARCHED THIS COMPLAINT ONLINE AND I AM NOT ALONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE READ WHERE GM WILL REPLACE DASH FOR A COST OR SOMETIMES FOR FREE. I HAVE CONTACTED THEM AND HOPE TO HAVE AN ANSWER SOON. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE A "RECALL" FOR THESE TYPES OF VEHICLES. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE FACTORY INSTALLED TRAILER WIRING HARNESS IS DEFECTIVE BECAUSE IT IS PUSHED IN UNDER AND TO THE REAR OF THE SPARE TIRE. ACCIDENT - COMING ONTO HIGHWAY 152 WITH A TRAILER, WHICH IS A LEFT LANE ENTRY ONTO A TWO LANE HEADED EAST. EVERYTHING INSIDE WAS WORKING; PASSENGER SIDE SIGNAL WAS INDICATING PROPERLY, BUT UNKNOWN TO ME THE SIGNAL WAS NOT WORKING ON THE TRAILER. AS I MOVED OVER TO THE OUTSIDE LANE TO GIVE FASTER VEHICLES ROOM TO PASS IN THE FAST LANE (LEFT) THE CAR BEHIND ME DID NOT SEE MY SIGNAL (BECAUSE IT WAS NOT WORKING ON THE TRAILER, BUT WAS ON THE TAHOE) AND HAD TO SLAM ON HIS BREAKS AND SKIDDED DARN NEAR INTO ME. THIS IS REALLY DANGEROUS AND IS A FLAW IN THE MANNER IN WHICH THE WIRING HARNESS IS SQUEEZED INTO THE TINY SPACE AT THE REAR OF THE SPARE TIRE. I TRACED ALL THE WIRING AND IT IS IN THE HARNESS SINCE I COULD NOT GET A CURRENT FLOW READING FROM THE CONNECTOR/TIT THAT IS FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE SIGNAL AND STOP LIGHTS. YES, I DID CHECK THE FUSE AND IT IS FULLY FUNCTIONAL. I FULLY EXPECT TO HEAR FROM YOU SINCE I CANNOT FIND A SATISFACTORY PLACE TO CALL CHEVROLET; ALL THEY WANT TO DO IS SELL YOU ANOTHER VEHICLE. THANKS. *KB

THE "CHROME" OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES BROKE. THEY ARE CHEAPLY MADE. WE ARE CURRENTLY IN NEED OF REPAIR FOR THE SECOND REPLACEMENT SET. *TR

AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK STOP WORKING ON DRIVER SIDE THEN PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR WENT OUT ONE MONTH LATER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS AND DOOR LOCKS MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO OPEN OR CLOSE THE WINDOWS AND THE LOCKS FAILED TO UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 10/23/2012 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REPAIRING THE VEHICLE FOR AN UNRELATED DEFECT, HE DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE PREMATURELY WEARING AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REPAIRING THE VEHICLE HIMSELF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

CONTINUOUSLY HAVING TO REPLACE DOOR HANDLES ON 2008 CHEVY TAHOE. PINCHES MY HAND AND CAUSES BRUSING. *TR

I WAS ON THE FREEWAY IN PRETTY HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE TRAFFIC STARTED TO DISPERSE AND AS I ACCELERATED, THE NOTIFICATION CHIME CAME ON AND THE DASH MESSAGE SAID "STABILITRACK OFF, TRACTION CONTROL OFF, ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED". I COULD NOT DRIVE ANY FASTER THAN ABOUT 20MPH AND IT WAS JERKING A BIT. I PULLED OVER AND PUSHED THE ONSTAR BUTTON. THEY SENT A TOW TRUCK AND AFTER SITTING ON THE ROAD FOR ABOUT AN HOUR, WHEN I STARTED THE TRUCK AGAIN, THE MESSAGE WAS GONE. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER ANYWAY, AND WAS TOLD THAT IT IS A SENSOR PROBLEM, WHICH IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. I HAVE A FRIEND THAT HAS A 2007 TAHOE AND SHE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. ALSO, ACCORDING TO A FEW MESSAGE BOARDS, MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM ALSO. *KB

DASH IS CRACKING EVERYWHERE...

DOOR HANDLES ON MY 2008 CHEVY TAHOE BROKE AGAIN FOR 3RD TIME. CHEVY DEALER NOTES ITS A ISSUE BUT SAYS ITS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY SINCE IM OVER MY MILEAGE. PLEASE HELP! *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK WILL NOT WORK UNLESS I PUSH IT DOWN MANUALLY. IF YOU DON'T LOCK THE DOOR MANUALLY AND PRESS "LOCK" ON THE KEY FOB - WHEN YOU TRY TO OPEN THE DOOR THE ALARM GOES OFF. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS VECHICLE AS A USED CAR IN JUNE 2010. BEFORE I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE CAR I HAD TO REQUEST THAT ONE DOOR LOCK BE FIXED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT LOCKING AUTOMATICALLY. THAT DOOR WAS FIXED (DRIVER SIDE BACK DOOR). SINCE THEN I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR AND THE DRIVER DOOR NOT LOCKING ON A CONSISTENT BASIS. THE DRIVER DOOR SEEMS TO LOCK AND UNLOCK CORRECTLY PART OF THE TIME WHEN THE WEATHER IS COOL; HOWEVER, IN THE AFTERNOONS AND DURING HOT WEATHER, THE DOOR VERY SELDOM RESPONDS TO THE AUTOMATIC LOCKING/UNLOCKING. AFTER REVIEWING THIS WEBSITE, IT IS APPARENT THAT THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPORTED TO HAVE CONSISTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE LOCKING SYSTEM THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN REQUIRED TO ADDRESS AT THEIR EXPENSE. CONSUMER SAFETY LAWS SHOULD APPLY TO LOCKING SYSTEMS THAT DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. A KNOWN SAFETY HAZARD IS UNLOCKED DOORS DURING IMPACTS. SINCE THIS VEHICLE IS PROBLEMATIC IN THIS REGARD, THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR NOT ONLY PROVIDING IMPROVED PARTS BUT, ALSO, FOR REPLACING THOSE PARTS AT THE MANUFACTURER'S EXPENSE. *TR

REAR PASSENGER DOOR ELECTRIC LOCK ACTUATOR FAILED RESULTING IN NO WAY TO OPEN THE DOOR WITHOUT MANUALLY UNLOCKING IT FROM THE INSIDE. IN THE EVEN OF AN EMERGENCY, THERE WOULD BE NO WAY TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE OR FROM THE LOCK SWITCH ON THE DRIVER DOOR. IN ADDITION, THERE IS NO KEY LOCK ON THIS DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON 2008 CHEVROLETS, WHICH HAS COST CONSUMERS A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY IN ADDITION TO SUBJECTING THEM TO SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS. I WAS THE VICTIM OF A THEFT WHEN A PASSENGER DID NOT MANUALLY LOCK THE DOOR AND SEVERAL DAYS LATER WHEN I WAS PARKED IN A PARKING GARAGE SOMEONE ENTERED MY VEHICLE AND STOLE PERSONAL PROPERTY. THIS WOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED IF THE LOCK ACTUATOR HAD FUNCTIONED PROPERLY AND LOCKED THE DOOR WHEN I LOCKED THE OTHERS. TO DATE, CHEVROLET HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THIS ISSUE BUT REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING TO CORRECT IT WITHOUT AN APPROXIMATE CHARGE OF $300 - $400 PER DOOR. *TR

2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE REMOTE DOOR LOCKS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE REMOTE DOOR LOCK FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY ON 06/03/11. HOWEVER, ON 05/21/12, THE REMOTE DOOR LOCK FOR THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE LOCK ACTUATOR/LATCH ASSEMBLY. *JB

DOOR LOCKS ON PASSANGER SIDE FAULTY. *TR

THE DASH OF MY TAHOE HAS NUMEROUS CRACKS AROUND THE AIRBAG, VENTS, AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ALSO THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES AND STILL CAUSES THE INDICATOR TO LIGHT UP BECUASE THE SENSOR FAILED.

5/31/2011 DRIVER DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR FAILED, DOOR WOULD AND ALARM WOULD NOT SET. FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. REAR LEFT AND FRONT RIGHT FAILED WITHIN A YEAR. BOTH WERE REPLACED AT NO CHARGE OUT OF WARRANTY AT 45000 MILES, APPROX. OCTOBER 23 2012, REAR RIGHT LOCK ACTUATOR FAILED. NOT SURE HOW LONG IT WAS NOT WORKING, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND DRIVEN WITH THE DOOR UNLOCKED, UNKNOWN TO ME. I FIND THIS TO BE A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION, AND WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE I'M SURPRISED NO INJURIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED. THEFTS, KIDS OPENING MOVING VEHICLE DOOR, CARJACKING ARE ALL THINGS THAT COME TO MIND. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL? CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE, AND NOT ISOLATED TO JUST A FEW VEHICLES. *TR

I OWN A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE AND WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK MY TRUCK QUIT RUNNING WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. AFTER CALLING A TOW TRUCK AND HAVING IT TOWED, THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT I HAD RUN OUT OF GAS AND MY GAS GAUGE WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY BECAUSE IT WAS REGISTERING THAT I HAD GAS IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

DASH IS CRACKED AROUND PASSENGER AIRBAG.

DRIVER'S DOOR AND DRIVER SIDE REAR LOCKS FAILED. NEITHER DOOR LOCK WOULD OPERATE MANUALLY OR WITH KEY REMOTE. ACCESS IN/OUT HAD TO BE FROM PASSENGER SIDE. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE. FIRST TIME REPAIRS WERE IN EXCESS OF $400, THIS TIME REPAIRS FOR BOTH DOORS ARE $580. *TR