NHTSA Owner Complaint Log
This page lists owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA for the 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe. Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA and do not by themselves prove a defect or defect rate.
SUDDEN FAILURE OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR. NO WARNING, NO ALARMS, WHILE DRIVING. LUCKILY HAPPENED AT SLOW SPEED AND NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED....BUT COULD HAVE. POST INCIDENT I COULD NOT FIND A RECALL NOTICE OR TSB FOR MY VEHICLE, YET OTHER GM VEHICLES WITH ELECTRIC POWER STEERING HAVE NOTICES. THE TAHOE HYBRID SHOULD HAVE ONE.
TAKATA RECALL WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET THE RECALL FIXED AS WE ARE TOLD THE AIRBAGS OR THE NECESSARY PARTS TO FIX THE RECALL ARE ON BACK UP OR NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS FRACTURED FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND EXTENDED TO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE POWERED SIDE MIRRORS WERE INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MIRRORS WERE ONLY ADJUSTABLE MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE NHTSA FOR ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.
TAKATA RECALL - I HAVE BEEN CHECKING ON THIS FOR A YEAR AND A REMEDY IS STILL NOT AVAILABLE. I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT APRIL 10 2017 AND THE TAHOE SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT FRONT AND REAR DAMAGE WHILE STATIONARY. I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY A LARGE TRUCK AND WAS THEN PUSHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE HYBRID. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL PUMP EXPERIENCED A LEAK DUE TO CORROSION AND THE MATERIAL USED TO MANUFACTURER THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED WITH AN ALUMINUM FUEL PUMP MODULE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 161,000.
CRACKS CAN GROW AND TURN INTO LARGE HOLES THAT EXPOSING THE MECHANICAL AND ELECTRONIC PARTS UNDERNEATH.
ENGINE HAS VERY LOUD VALVE TYPE TAPPING NOISE AT IDLE AND IN GEAR. ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND ENGINE IS BURNING EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES.
DASHBOARD CRACKED ABOVE INSTRUMENT PANEL. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A NEIGHBORHOOD STREET. HEARD POPPING NOISE THAT STARTLED ME WHILE DRIVING. UPON INSPECTION DISCOVERED NEW CRACK IN DASH WHICH WAS NOT CRACKED PRIOR. WE DO NOT USE CLEANING SOLUTIONS IN OUR TAHOE DUE TO OUR DAUGHTER HAVING RESPIRATORY ISSUES. WE ONLY WIPE WITH CLOTHS. THIS COULD NOT HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY CLEANING SOLUTIONS DUE TO THAT.
CHROME ON INSIDE DOOR HANDLE BEGINNING TO FLAKE AND CHIP AND CUT PASSENGER'S HAND WHEN OPERATING DOOR HANDLE.
CRACKED DASH BOARD BY DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAG
I HAVE CRACKS ALL OVER MY DASHBOARD THAT JUST APPEARED. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THEY WILL NOT ASSIST ME.
DASHBOARD IS CRACKING NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS. IS THIS SAFE AND WILL NOT CAUSE ANY MALFUNCTION TO THE CORRECT OPERATION OF THE AIRBAGS? KINDLY DO THE NEEDFUL TO CHECK ON THIS ISSUE. THANKS.
MY 2008 CHEVY TAHOE DEVELOPED 2 CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD AND WILL INTERFERE WITH THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD AND POSSIBLY ENDANGERING MY PASSENGERS.
RIGHT FRONT STABILIZER MOUNTING BRACKET RIPPED OFF OF FRAME. THIS LEAVES THE FRONT STABILIZER BAR FLOPPING UNDER THE CAR RESULTING IN NOISE AND UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. THIS IS DUE TO A WEAK MOUNTING POINT ON THE FRAME
2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL NOTICE. *SMD
FIRE HAZARD EXPLOSION HAZARD ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD. WHILE IN MOTION PRESSURIZED FUEL LINES AT THE FURL PUMP CAN UNEXPECTEDLY FAIL DUE TO CORROSION RESULTING IN FUEL BEING PUMPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE ONTO THE UNDER SURFACES OF THE VEHICLE AND THE ROADWAY. AS MUCH AS 25 GALLONS OF FUEL CAN BE EXPELLED FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE IN MOTION WITH NO WARNING TO THE DRIVER OTHER THAT A RAPIDLY DIMINISHING OF AMOUNT OF FUEL REMAINING AS SHOWN BY THE FUEL GAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WHEN THE FAULT OCCURRED BUT IT WAS NOT NOTICED UNTIL THE VEHICLE EXITED THE HIGHWAY AT WHICH TIME A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE WAS NOTICED. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF AND THE VEHICLE EXITED A POOL OF GASOLINE WAS OBSERVED UNDER THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY. DURING THE REPAIR IT WAS NOTED THAT THE FUEL POMP IS LOCATED AT THE TOP OF THE TANK AND COULD BE OBSERVED WITHOUT REMOVING THE TANK FROM THE VEHICLE. UPON REMOVAL IT WAS FOUND THE PUMP MOUNTING LACATION WAS IN A WELL MOLDED INTO THE PLASTIC FUEL TANK. THE WELL WAS FULL OF SAND AND DUST WHICH WAS CLEANED OUT REVEALING A MASS OF RUST ON THE STEEL FUEL PUMP SUPPORT AND LOCKING RING AS WELL AS THE STEEL PRESSURE AND RETURN LINES. THE LEAK WAS DETERMINED TO BE IN THE PRESSURE LINE LINE INSIDE THE PLASTIC FUEL LINE QUICK CONNECT BOTH STEEL FUEL LINES DISINTEGRATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DISCONNECT THE PLASTIC LINES FROM THE TANK.REPAIRS INCLUDED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL PUMP, BOTH PLASTIC FUEL LINES AND QUICK CONNECTS.THESE COMPONENTS ARE IDENTICAL.TO THOSE ORIGINALLY INSTALLED AND WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE SAME CORROSION AS THE ORIGINALS DUE THE TO THE POOR DESIGN OF THE PUMP PLACEMEN TON THE TANK AND THE FAILURE TO SHIELD THE COMPONENTS FROM BEING COVERED WITH SAND AN DUST, PARTICULARLY IN AREAS WHERE SALT IS USED ON THE ROADS IN WINTER.
SIDE RAIL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET WITHOUT ANY IMPACT. *TR
DASHBOARD CRACKED ON INSTRUMENT PANEL AND BY PASSENGER AIRBAG CAUSING A TERRIBLE RATTLE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE NOTIFICATION IN 2017. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *DT *TR
CRACK ON DASHBOARD NEAR PASSENGER AIRBAG MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO AIRBAG DURING DEPLOYMENT OR PIECES OF DASH TO CONTACT PASSENGER DURING DEPLOYMENT
DRIVER SIDE DASHBOARD CRACKED ABOVE STEERING COLUMN BY FRONT WINDSHIELD. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY OVERNIGHT. CAME OUT IN MORNING TO FIND HUGE CRACK IN DASH.
TAKATA AIR BAG RECALL GM RECALL 49151 RECEIVED FIRST LETTER ON SAFETY RECALL JULY 2016 CALLED LOCAL DEALER JOHN ROLEY SERVICE, LEVELLAND, TX. ON 7/29/16 WAS TOLD SHOULD RECEIVE SECOND LETTER. NOTHING! CALLED AGAIN 10/14/16. WHEN PARTS ARRIVE TO DEALER, SOMEDAY MAY BE FIXED? TODAY IS 12/14/16, AND STILL NOTHING.
WHEN DRIVING AROUND AND AT A STOP LIGHT THE ENGINE WILL GO INTO AUTO STOP. WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO GAS PEDAL THE VEHICLE WILL HESITATE AND THEN LURCH FORWARD. VEHICLE WILL ALSO GET A HIGH IDLE BETWEEN 1500 RPM AND 2200 RPM AND FLUCTUATE BETWEEN THOSE RPMS. ALSO WHEN IDLING BELOW 1,000 RPMS THE ENGINE WILL REV UP AND DOWN AS IF PRESSURE IS BEING APPLIED TO THE GAS PEDAL BUT THERE IS NO PRESSURE BEING APPLIED AT ALL. BEEN HAVING THIS ISSUE FOR QUITE SOMETIME AND I FIGURED IT WAS JUST SOME BAD FUEL BUT IT HAS BEEN CONSISTENT. ALSO HAVE NO LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS OR ANYTHING. I HAVEN'T TAKEN TO DEALER YET BECAUSE I AM WAITING ON THE SUPPLIES FOR THE AIR BAG RECALL SO THEY CAN WORK ON THE VEHICLE WHILE REPLACING THE AIR BAG. *TR
CRACKED DASHBOARD IN 2 PLACES. THIS COULD LEAD TO AIR BAG SAFETY ISSUES.
TAKATA RECALL ON MY VEHICLE - WHY IS TAKING SO LONG TO REMEDY THIS RECALL? I ALSO HAVE A FEW OTHER ISSUES I WANT TO MENTION. I BOUGHT MY TAHOE IN JULY 2016, MY DASH IS CRACKING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND FROM WHAT I'VE READ, THIS IS VERY COMMON AND GM IS IGNORING THE ISSUE. MY VEHICLE ALSO STARTED TAKING OFF ON ITS OWN, TOOK EXTRA PRESSURE TO STOP & RPM WOULD FLUCTUATE SPORADICALLY. AFTER CONTACTING A DEALER, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS CAMPAIGN TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR BUT IT HAD EXPIRED WHILE THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD POSSESSION AND WAS TOLD I'D HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR AND WOULD POSSIBLY HAVE TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. AFTER REPLACING THE SENSOR, MY VEHICLE'S RPM STILL FLUCTUATES UPON STOPPING AND IDLE IS ROUGH. VERY UPSET CHEVROLET CUSTOMER NOW.
MY 2008 CHEVY TAHOE LTZ ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WOULD GO THROUGH A SERIES OF PHASES EITHER WHEN I TRY TO START IT UP DURING A COLD DAY OR WHEN I AM ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS LEADS TO MY VEHICLE EITHER NOT STARTING OR WHILE DRIVING NOT BEING ABLE TO MAINTAIN SPEED BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION BEGIN TO SLIP. IT CAN ALSO DIE WITHOUT WARNING AND THE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" WOULD COME ON FOR A WHILE AND CAN DISAPPEAR AFTER STARTING UP AGAIN. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE SAME SERVICE ADVISER/MANAGER EACH TIME I EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM AND ALSO CALLED GMAC TO GET THEM INVOLVED TO BE TOLD THAT THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE THIS PROBLEM. WHEN EVER THE CODES ARE PULLED, THERE COULD BE AT LEAST 7 AT A TIME. I CALLED GMAC WENT I EXPERIENCED THIS FOR THE FOURTH TIME AND MY CASE NUMBER WAS 71-1326091502 ISSUED ON 07/02/2014. TODAY MY CASE NUMBER IS [XXX] WHICH WAS ISSUED ON 11/30/2016. I HAD MANY OTHER NUMBER IN BETWEEN AND CUSTOM SERVICE PERSONNEL (GMAC) ATTEMPT TO ASSIST ME AND THE RESULTS IN THE PAST HAS BEEN THE SAME EACH TIME. HOWEVER, MY VEHICLE CONTINUE TO BE UNSAFE. I FEEL THAT NO ONE REALLY CARE BUT ARE GOING THROUGH THE PHASES TO SAY THAT THEY HAVE DONE ALL THEY CAN DO. MY VEHICLE STARTED TO GIVE ME THIS PROBLEM AT ABOUT 107,000 MILES, RIGHT AFTER MY 100,000 MILE BUMPER-TO-BUMPER WARRANTY EXPIRED WHICH COST ABOUT $2400.00. MY VEHICLE ALSO HAVE A TOTAL OF ABOUT NINE PLUS (PROBLEM MORE) MONTHS IN THE SHOP AT THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP OVER TIME WHERE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE WITH NO RESULTS AT THE END OF EACH TRIP BUT IT WAS TAKEN BACK FOR THE SAME THING EACH TIME. I FEEL AS IF EVERY ONE IS JUST COVING THEMSELVES BY MOUTH WORK WHETHER THAN BY ACTIONS. ALL I KNOW IS THAT THIS VEHICLE SEEM TO BE A "LEMON" AND NO ONE HAS THE COURAGE TO SAY SO. MY VEHICLE IS AT AL SERRA CHEVROLET NORTH, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. 80920. THERE # IS [XXX]. MY # IS [XXX]. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
I NOTICED THAT ON MY TAHOE MY DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING ON BOTH SIDES. SO I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH AND IT WAS HAPPENING WITH MANY OTHER TAHOE SILVERADO AND GM CARS WHERE THE DASH STARTED CRACKING. I DON'T FIND IT FAIR THAT WE ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT GM DOESN'T PAY FOR IT BECAUSE IT CLEARLY SHOWS THAT IT'S THE PRODUCT THEY PUT IN OUR CARS WERE CHEAP QUALITY TO WHERE ALL OF US BUYERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. THEREFORE I FEEL THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE A RECALL AND TAKE CARE OF WHAT THEY MESSED UP WITH ALSO IT IS A HAZARD BECAUSE ANYTHING ON YOUR CAR THAT ISN'T MET TO THE BASIC STANDARDS MAY BE ENTITLED TO A LAW SUIT SO I THINK WE NEED A RECALL AND THATS ALL I HAVE TO SAY BECUASE I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CAR WITH CRACKED PARTS THAT CAN FLY INTO ANYONES EYE WITH THE WINDOW OPEN. THAT IS ALL I HAVE TO SAY S JUST PLEASE GIVE US THE RECALL AND MAKE US CONSUMERS HAPPY IT WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED ANDEAN CHEVROLET (527 ATLANTA RD, CUMMING, GA 30040; (770) 887-2316) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V240000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, THE RADIO TURNED OFF ON ITS OWN, AND OTHER LIGHTNING IN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FLICKER. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BATTERY, BUT THE FAILURES RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
MULTIPLE DASH CRACKS AROUND STEERING COLUMN AND MORE CONCERNEDLY AROUND PASSENGER AIR BAG. THIS IS SEPARATE FROM THE AIRBAG RECALL THAT CURRENTLY EXISTS. THE DASH BEING CRACKED AROUND THIS PARTICULAR POINT WOULD CAUSE VINYL SHRAPNEL TO BE SENT THROUGHOUT THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE PRESENTING A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. THIS IS THE ONLY PLACE ON THE VEHICLE THESE CRACKS ARE HAPPENING EVEN THOUGH MUCH OF THE INTERIOR IS FINISHED WITH THIS SAME TYPE OF VINYL. *TR
THE DOOR HANDLES ON MY 2008 CHEVY TAHOE Z71 ARE CHROME PLATED AND HAVE DELAMINATED AND CUT MY HANDS SEVERAL TIMES UPON OPENING THE DOOR WHILE STATIONARY. I SAW A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR 2007 MODELS BUT NEVER FOR 2008. THE ISSUE IS OCCURRING IN THESE VEHICLES AS WELL.
DASH CRACKING AROUND PASSENGER AIRBAG
WHILE IN MOTION, 6 YR OLD IN BOOSTER SEAT, SEAT BELTED IN 3RD ROW REAR SEAT, DRIVERS SIDE COMPLAINED TO OPERATOR THAT HIS SEAT BELT WAS CHOKING HIM. OPERATOR STOPPED VEHICLE, WENT TO CHILD AND TRIED TO UNLATCH BELT. THE UNLATCH BUTTON WOULD NOT DEPRESS, OPERATOR WAS UNABLE TO CREATE ANY SLACK IN THE UPPER BELT, THE BELT WAS SO TIGHT THE CHILD WAS NEARLY PASSED OUT, OPERATOR HAD TO CUT THE BELT TO RELEASE CHILD.
THE DASHBOARD IS STARTING TO FORM CRACKS THROUGH OUT AND AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG.
I ALREADY HAVE A POTENTIAL AIR BAG RECALL #49152 THAT HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. ADDITIONALLY, I HAVE HAD A CRACKED DASHBOARD THAT COST 1,500.00 TO REPAIR, WHICH I CAN'T AFFORD. MY POWER FOLDING MIRRORS HAVE STOPPED WORKING NUMEROUS TIMES AND NOW CAN NOT BE FIXED UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE. MY RADIO HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. MY VEHICLE HAS 29,550, AND IS A PIECE OF JUNK. THE ROOF IS RUSTING OUT. G.M. WENT BANKRUPT IN 2008, WHICH STOPPED THE LEASE PROCESS. I GOT STUCK WITH THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE BEEN FEARFUL OF DRIVING IT. THE LOW MILEAGE REFLECTS IT. WHEN WILL YOU AS A GOVERNMENT AGENCY INTERCEDE AND TELL GM TO MAKE GOOD ON THERE DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS. NO ONE CARES, EXCEPT THE PEOPLE THAT GET RICH SELLING THESE GARBAGE VEHICLES!!! WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GET A PIECE OF CRACKED DASHBOARD IN THERE EYE OR WORSE, DIE IN AN ACCIDENT CAUSED BY PLASTIC FLYING INTO THE DRIVERS FACE. THERE ARE TONS OF COMPLAINTS!!! JUST GOOGLE IT AND WATCH THE DIFFERENT NEWS CHANNELS COVERAGE OF THIS MASSIVE DEFECT. TOTAL DISRESPECT OF THE CUSTOMERS/OWNERS ON FROM GENERAL MOTORS. MAYBE NEXT TIME THEY SHOULDN'T GET A GOVERNMENT BAILOUT, FROM MY6 HARD EARNED TAX DOLLARS!!!!
TAKATA RECALL AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. ROSS DOWNING CHEVROLET (600 S MORRISON BLVD, HAMMOND, LA 70403) CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
THE DASHBOARD PLASTIC HAS CRACKED IN MANY PLACES EVEN THOUGH I HAVE ALWAYS USED A WINDSHIELD COVER AND HAVE A CARPETED DASHBOARD COVER.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHUDDER AND JERK. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYDRAULIC LIFTERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AN ENGINE OVERHAUL WAS PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER (COURTESY CHEVROLET SAN DIEGO, 750 CAMINO DEL RIO NORTH, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, 92108) CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
"TAKATA RECALL" IN JULY 2016 I RECEIVED NOTICE OF RECALL GM # 49152. IT HAS BEEN 3 YEARS AND GM STILL HAS NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO REPAIR VEHICLE. I HAVE NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING AIRBAGS YET. PLEASE ASSIST.
DASHBOARD HAS SEVERELY CRACKED IN TWO PLACES; ONE AT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND ONE OVER THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER.
THE DASH HAS SEVERELY CRACKED IN NUMEROUS PLACES INCLUDING NEAR THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WHICH I FEAR COULD CREATE SHRAPNEL IF INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AND THE AIRBAG INFLATES. THIS HAS GRADUALLY WORSENED OVER TIME.
TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL. RECALLED IN 2016 AND AS OF TODAY GM STATES RECALL INCOMPLETE REMEDY NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 11/07/16*LJ UPDATED 12/13/16.*JB
DASHBOARD HAS CRACK 6 INCHES LONG ABOVE INSTRUMENT PANEL OCCURED WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE WITH REFECTIVE SUNVISOR IN WINDOW
DASHBOARD SEVERELY CRACKED
Data synced from NHTSA on May 4, 2026