2011 Chevrolet Tahoe Complaint Log

CHEVROLET ALUMINUM AND CHROME PLATED WHEELS ARE CORRODING IF ALUMINUM OR RUSTING OF CHROME PLATED. IN MY CASE THE ALUMINUM WHEELS ARE CORRODING AROUND THE VALVE STEM HOLES AND I'VE BEEN TOLD BY MECHANICS THAT IF THE CORROSION GETS INTO THE WHEEL TIRE BEAD AREA THEN THEY ARE UNABLE TO PUT REPLACEMENT TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. I AM HAVING TROUBLE KEEPING AIR PRESSURE CONSTANT IN MY WHEELS BUT I DO NOT KNOW WHY. I SUSPECT THE WHEEL CORROSION IS GETTING INSIDE THE WHEELS BECAUSE OF THE AIR PRESSURE ISSUE. THERE ARE LARGE NUMBERS OF CUSTOMERS COMPLAINING ABOUT WHEEL CORROSION IN A GREAT MANY INTERNET FORUMS AND THE REPLACEMENT WHEEL MARKET IS THRIVING FROM ALL THE TRUCKS HAVING TO REPLACE THEIR WHEELS LONG BEFORE THEY SHOULD HAVE TO. I TOOK MY 2011 TAHOE LT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND CHEVROLET SAID THIS WAS NOT A RECALL ISSUE AND THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I WAS ALSO TOLD I WAS LUCKY I DIDN'T HAVE CHROME WHEELS BECAUSE THEY HAVE FAR MORE ISSUES THAN PEOPLE WITH ALUMINUM WHEELS. SINCE THIS COULD REDUCE TIRE PRESSURES TO UNSAFE LEVELS I BELIEVE THE NHTSA SHOULD RESEARCH THIS ISSUE FOR POSSIBLE RECALLS. I BELIEVE ALL MODELS OF GM TRUCKS FROM AT LEAST 2011 FORWARD HAVE THIS ISSUE.

PLASTIC DASHBOARD HAS DEVELOPED SEVERAL LONG SHARP CRACKS WHICH HAVE BROKEN OFF FROM MAIN DASHBOARD. DISCONTINUED DRIVING VEHICLE DUE TO WORRY OF PLASTIC DISLODGING AND CAUSING HARM IN EVENT OF ACCIDENT OR BUMPY ROAD.

THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES. THIS HAS OCCURRED OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS AND IS NOT A RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN STORED IN A GARAGE ITS ENTIRE LIFE.

60000 MILES AND THE DASH CRACKED IN FRONT OF THE STEERING COLUMN FROM SIDE TO SIDE.IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE NOW IT'S CRACKING NEXT TO THE AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. SHARP PIECE OF PLASTIC WILL COME FLYING IF THE AIR BAGS INFLATE.

JUST BOUGHT THE CAR ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO WIT ONLY 53000 MIKE MORE LESS AND WITHIN THE PAST MONTH THE DASH HAS STARTED CRACKING ONE OF THE CRACKS IS SO CLOSE ON THE EDGE TO THE AIRBAG THAT I HAVE A FEAR THE THE AIR BAG SYSTEM MIGHT FAIL OR EVEN GET CUT ON DEPLOYMENT DUE TO A ACCIDENT AND SOME CAN GET VERY HURT DUE TO FAILURE ON DESIGN OF DASHBOARD AND DEALER WON'T EVEN COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY AND NO RECALL HAS BEEN DONE CAR IS LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD AND ONLY HAS 55000 MILES FOR THIS TO BREAK AND WITH TIME IT WILL ONLY GET WORSE

DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES (JOINT NEAR PASSENGER AIRBAG & SEVERAL PLACES ABOVE INSTRUMENT PANEL ON DRIVER SIDE). WE'RE CONCERNED THAT A FRONT END IMPACT ACCIDENT COULD CAUSE A PIECE TO SHEAR OFF AND CAUSE DAMAGE TO EITHER THE AIRBAGS OR THE PASSANGERS THAT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO PROTECT. DASHBOARD HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ONCE AT OUR EXPENSE. VEHICLE HAS MOSTLY BEEN GARAGE KEPT.

I OWN A 2011 TAHOE THAT HAS BEEN KEPT IN THE GARAGE AND IS IN IMMACULATE CONDITION. I HAVE 2 CRACKS ON MY DASHBOARD; ONE ON THE UPPER LEFT-HAND SIDE OF MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND THE OTHER RIGHT BEHIND MY STEERING WHEEL. THIS CRACK IS ACTUALLY BRANCHING INTO TWO CRACKS NOW. I HAVE SOME SERIOUS CONCERNS REGARDING THE SAFETY OF MY VEHICLE IN THE EVENT I AM IN A COLLISION AND MY AIRBAGS NEED TO BE DEPLOYED. THIS CRACKED DASH SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE IN TAHOES FROM AT LEAST 2007 AND NEWER AND I AM CONCERNED THAT GM HAS DONE NOTHING TO RECALL THIS ISSUE, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING HOW FAR BACK IT APPEARS TO BE AFFECTING VEHICLES. MY CONCERN IS THE POSSIBILITY OF LACK OF AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND/OR SHARDS OF SHARP PLASTIC FLYING THROUGH THE AIR IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION CAUSING INJURY TO PASSENGERS OR, IN THE EVENT MY AIRBAGS DO DEPLOY, A COMPROMISE TO THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THEIR DEPLOYMENT DUE TO PUNCTURE. IT IS APPARENT THE DASH IS DEFECTIVE BY THE NUMBER OF SIMILAR ISSUES REPORTED BY CUSTOMERS. IT IS APPARENT THAT THE DASH IS ALREADY COMPROMISED DUE TO THESE CRACKS AND GM NEEDS TO CONSIDER THE SAFETY ISSUES POSED WITH THIS DEFECT. *TR

DASHBOARD CRACKING AND IT IS LOOKING UNSAFE IF AIRBAGS DEPLOY.

DASHBOARD HAS TWO MAJOR CRACKS AND THE CENTER OF THE DASH IS FFALLING IN BECAUSE OF IT.

THE DASH IS BREAKING APART IN AT LEAST 4 PLACES. MY WIFE AND I FEAR THAT IF THE AIR BAGS ARE DEPLOYED, EITHER FROM ACCIDENT OR FAULT, THE SHRAPNEL WILL KILL US. I WILL POST PICTURES IF APPROACHED...TO LARGE FOR YOUR SPECIFICATION.

DASHBOARD CRACKED THROUGH TO THE AIRBAG CAVITY, ALSO ON TOP OF MAIN GAUGE DISPLAY. IT IS BEGINNING TO FORK IN TWO DIRECTIONS. *TR

THIS TAHOE HAS 2 CRACKS IN DASH . RIGHT AT THE AIR BAG SPACE & IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER. WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN IF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY. THIS IS A PRODUCT DEFECT. THIS TAHOE HAS ONLY 47K MILES ON IT. THIS IS NOT RIGHT FOR GMC TO DO THIS TO THE BUYERS. *TR

THE DASH IS CRACKING ON PASSENGER SIDE AND DRIVER SIDE. AND THE CRACKS KEEP GROWING. THE ADD WASHER FUEL LIGHT STAYS ON AND THERE IS FLUID IN THE RESERVOIR.

DASHBOARD CRACKING AT PASSENGER AIR BAG AND DRIVER'S SIDE

TAKATA RECALL ON CRACKED DASHBOARD: 2011 CHEVY TAHOE, 50K WHEN CRACKS WERE NOTICED. DASHBOARD CRACKED IN THREE PLACES: ALONG SIDE THE AIRBAG ON PASSENGER SIDE AND OVER THE STEERING WHEEL OF DRIVER SIDE. MY CONCERNS IS THE ENDANGERMENT FROM FLYING SHARDS FROM THE DEFECTIVE CRACKED DASHBOARD. I AM THE FIRST AND ONLY OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE SINCE DAY ONE, WITH NORMAL DAILING COMMUTE (WORK, HOME ETC), AND WELL MAINTAIN.

TRAVELING WEST ON I-10 FROM HOUSTON TO CALIFORNIA. ABOUT 15 MILES OUT OF VAN HORN TX GOING TO EL PASO THE CAR SHUT DOWN. ALL THE LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASHBOARD AND I COULD NOT STEER THE CAR. WE GOT OVER TO THE SHOULDER (IT WAS A STRUGGLE). THE CAR WAS DEAD. WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING. CALLED FOR HELP. ABOUT 15-20 MIN. LATER TRIED TO START THE CAR AGAIN AND IT WORKED. WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD I DID NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG. DROVE TO EL PASO AND FOUND OUT THAT THE SENSORS FROM THE GAS TANK TO THE ENGINE WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY (FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR). IT SHOULD READ ABOUT 50-60 PSI AND WE WERE READING ABOUT 43 PSI. IN SHORT THE COMPUTER TOLD MY ENGINE "WE ARE OUT OF GAS." SO THAT IS WHY IT JUST SHUT DOWN, EVEN THOUGH I WAS NOT EMPTY. I NOTICED THAT THERE IS ALREADY A SIMILAR RECALL ALREADY ON CHEVY CARS/TRUCKS LIKE THE TRAILBLAZER. I THINK THIS MAY BE A PROBLEM ON MORE MODELS THAN WHAT IS BEING REPORTED! *TR

MY DASHBOARD CRACKED ON MY 2011 TAHOE ABOUT THE TIME MY 36000 MILE WARRANTY EXPIRED. *TR

THE DASH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IN THE UPPER LEFT CORNER FROM THE AIR BAG HAD A CRACK SHOW UP ON MY VEHICLE. I WAS TRAVELING DOWN A SMOOTH ROADWAY WHEN A LOUD POP OCCURRED AND THE CRACKED APPEARED. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO FIX THE DASH, DUE TO THE WARRANTY NOT COVERING THE ISSUE. I DO NOT UNDERSTANDING AFTER RESEARCHING WHY CHEVROLET HAS NOT FIXED THIS ISSUE DUE TO SO MANY VEHICLES HAVING THE SAME DEFECT. FOR AN EXPENSIVE VEHICLE THAT IT IS, I WOULD EXPECT A BETTER QUALITY OF PRODUCT. I WILL NOT BE PURCHASING ANOTHER TAHOE. *TR

WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON 678 HIGHWAY MY TRACTION CONTROL AND STABILIK TURNED OFF AND THE ENGINE MODE LIGHT TURNED CAUSING MY TRUCK DROP IN SPEED FROM 55 TO 40. HAD TO PULL OVER AND SHUT THE TRUCK OFF AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME. *TR

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON A DARK, VERY COLD EVENING DURING RUSH HOUR ON A HIGHWAY AND THE TAHOE SUDDENLY LOSES POWER. AS SOON AS THIS HAPPENS, LOTS OF IDIOT LIGHTS AND WARNING MESSAGES APPEAR ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. TELLING ME THAT STABILITY CONTROL IS DISABLED AND NEED SERVICED AND THAT ENGINE POWER IS BEING REDUCED. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE AND HAD TO CUT THROUGH TRAFFIC TO GET TO A A VERY SNOWY SHOULDER - FORTUNATELY SAFELY. THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO LIMP ALONG AND I MANAGED TO EVENTUALLY FIND A SAFE PLACE TO STOP. TURNS OUT THAT THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR WAS BAD AND THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. I FOUND THE SERVICE BULLETIN ONLINE AND GM FIXED IS RIGHT AWAY TODAY. THERE IS NO RECALL, BUT MOST GMC/CHEVY FORUMS HAD DOZENS OF POSTS OF THE SAME SITUATION, MANY WHERE FOLKS ENCOUNTERED MORE SERIOUS SAFETY SITUATIONS. THIS APPEARS TO GO BACK MANY OLDER MODEL YEARS AS WELL SO IT SEEMS GM SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND ADDRESS IT IN THEIR NEWER VEHICLES WHICH THEY HAVE NOT. WHY DOES THE ENGINE CUT OUT SO SUDDENLY AND OTHER UNRELATED SAFETY FEATURES ARE DISABLED SEEMS VERY DANGEROUS IN HIGHWAY DRIVING CONDITIONS. *TR

DASHBOARD SPLIT SEVERAL DIFFERENT AREAS OVER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND PASSENGER AIRBAG

I WAS DRIVING IN CRUISE CONTROL AT 55 MPH ON A HIGHWAY ON A DRY SUNNY DAY. NO WEATHER ISSUES. SUDDENLY, THE CAR ACCELERATED AND VEERED OFF ACROSS THREE LANES OF THE HIGHWAY, ACROSS THE MEDIAN, THROUGH THE GUARDRAIL IN THE MEDIAN AND INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND THE CAR CONTINUED AT HIGH SPEED BACK INTO THE MEDIAN, CLIPPING THE GUARDRAIL THREE MORE TIMES. WHEN I GOT MY SENSES BACK, I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND PULLED OUT THE KEY. THE CAR ROLLED TO A STOP IN THE MEDIAN. THE ONLY REASON THERE WERE NO INJURIES, IS THAT THERE WAS LITTLE TRAFFIC ON THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND I DIDN'T HIT ANYONE IN THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE. IT WAS TERRIFYING TO COMPLETELY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT TOOK OFF ON ITS OWN AND I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO CONTROL TO STOP IT. I DON'T USE CRUISE CONTROL ANY MORE, HOPING THAT SOLVES THE PROBLEM. I HAD $6,000 OF DAMAGE, BUT I FELT INCREDIBLY LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. *JS

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX 60 MPH. THE TRUCK DROPPED SPEED RAPIDLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. LIGHTS STARTING FLASHING AND STATING REDUCED ENGINE POWER - SERVICE STABILITRAK. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PULL OVER I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE TRUCK LUNGED FORWARD. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES BEFORE THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND SHUT OFF - ON THE HIGHWAY. GM/CHEVROLET STATES THIS IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE TRUCK IS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD. *TR

TAHOE DASH RECALL: COPY OF LETTER SENT TO GM... CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER P.O. BOX 33136 DETROIT, MI 48323-5136 ON 7/18/2011 WE PURCHASED A 2011 TAHOE (VIN #[XXX]) REPLACING OUR PREVIOUS 2003 TAHOE, BOTH PURCHASED NEW AND BOTH AT ED MORSE CHEVROLET LOCATED AT 14401 W. SUNRISE BLVD., SUNRISE, FLORIDA 33323-3202. ALTHOUGH I HAVE HAD SOME QUALITY AND WORKMANSHIP COMPLAINTS, OUR TAHOE HAS BEEN A RELIABLE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE AT ED MORSE HAS ALSO BEEN OUTSTANDING. HOWEVER, I MUST REGISTER MY DISSATISFACTION WITH TWO OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE ITEMS ON THE TAHOE THAT GENERAL MOTORS HAVE NOT CONSIDERED IT IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO CONDUCT A RECALL. MY 2011 TAHOE IS FITTED WITH THE "REGIONAL VALUE PACKAGE" WHICH INCLUDED "CHROME DOOR HANDLES" WHICH IS NOTHING BUT CHROME LOOKING PLASTIC. THESE "CHROME" DOOR HANDLES HAVE CRACKED TWO TIMES AND HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON JUNE 8TH. 2013 (INVOICE #[XXX]) AND JUNE 21ST. 2014 (INVOICE # [XXX]) UNDER THE FACTORY WARRANTY. ON OCTOBER 15TH. 2013 AT 17,198 MILES, THE DASHBOARD TO MY 2011 TAHOE CRACKED. THIS WAS COVERED UNDER MY FACTORY WARRANTY. MY TAHOE IS NOW AT ED MORSE CHEVROLET GETTING THE DASHBOARD REPLACED AGAIN DUE TO IT CRACKING IN THE SAME EXACT PLACE. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS TIME I'M BEING TOLD THAT THEY WILL BE CHARGING ME A "CO-PAYMENT" OF $200 TO REPLACE THE DASH. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, IT'S OBVIOUS THAT BOTH THE DOOR HANDLES AND THE DASHBOARDS ON THE TAHOE AND SIMILAR MODELS HAVE A DEFECTIVE DESIGN AND INFERIOR MATERIALS. I SHOULD NOT BE CHARGED A $200 "CO-PAYMENT" TO FIX SOMETHING THAT GENERAL MOTORS KNOWS IS A DEFECTIVE PART. THERE ARE NUMEROUS POSTINGS, BLOGS AND THREADS THAT REFER TO THESE "DEFECTIVE ITEMS" ESPECIALLY ON THE DASHBOARD. EVEN FACEBOOK HAS A PAGE DEDICATED TO THE CRACKED DASHBOARDS. HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/GROUPS/GMDASHCRACK/?FREF=NF INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

THE DASH HAS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES

THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED. SEVERE RATTLE AND NOISY WHILE OPERATING. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AS I HAVE READ THIS ISSUE IS BEING SEEN IN 1000'S OF VEHICLES. I HAVE TAKEN THIS IN TO CHEVROLET DEALERS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WITH NO HELP OR ASSISTANCE. GREATLY EFFECTS THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DASHBOARD BECAME CRACKED UNEXPECTEDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

THE DASH BOARD OF THE TRUCKS IS CRACKING. IT HAS FIVE CRACKS NOW AND GETTING LONGER. IT STARTED TO CRACK WITHIN THE FIRST 4 YEARS.

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE DASH IS CRACKED NEXT TO THE PASSAGE SIDE AIR BAG AND BY THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON THE DRIVER SIDE. I AM CONCERNED IF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE THE DASH WILL EXPLODED AND SEND SHRAPNEL AT THE PASSENGER.

SO WHEN EVER I FUEL MY CAR AT THE PUMP BY CLICKING THE FUEL PUMP TO AUTO START, THE PUMP USUALLY STOP PUMPING AFTER ABOUT 15 SEC, AND THEN YOU WILL HAVE TO MANUAL FILL AGAIN WITH YOUR HANG OR START THE AUTO FUELING AGAIN. *TR SO TODAY WHEN I STARTED FUELING MY CAR AGAIN AFTER ABOUT 4 OR 5 GALLON OF FUELING HAD ALREADY ENTER THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL STARTED TO SPRAY OUT FROM THE NOZZLE WHERE YOU PLACE THE FUEL PUMP OUT, FUEL GOT ALL OVER MY BODY. I QUICK NOTICE IT, AND TURNED THE AUTO START PUMPING FEATURE OFF WITH MY HANDS. AFTERWARD, I WENT TO MY CAR AND CHECK HOW FILL WAS THE TANK, AND IT WAS ONLY 3/4 FULL. IT WASN'T FULL I WAS QUIET SURPRISED TO MY FINDING THAT GASOLINE STARTED SPRAYING OUT.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX 65 MPH. THE TRUCK DROPPED SPEED RAPIDLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. LIGHTS STARTING FLASHING AND STATING REDUCED ENGINE POWER - SERVICE STABILITRAK. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PULL OVER I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE TRUCK LUNGED FORWARD. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES BEFORE THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND SHUT OFF - ON THE HIGHWAY.DIAGNOSTIC TESTS SHOW IT WAS ERROR P2135 - THE THROTTLE BODY COMPONENT. GM/CHEVROLET STATES THIS IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE TRUCK IS LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD. CLEARLY THERE IS A RECALL NEEDED AS THIS MIMICS TOYOTA'S ISSUE WITH NOT STOPPING WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED AND THE RAPID DECELERATION WITHOUT WARNING IS A CLEAR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE SUSPENSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AS A RESULT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED TRAUMA TO THE LEG AND A COLLAPSED SPINE DISC. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH A DIAGNOSIS AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY CHILD, WHEN THEN ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SECONDS LATER THE "STABILITRAK OFF AND TRACTION CONTROL OFF" CAME ON. "SERVICE TRACTION" CAME ON AND WITHIN SECONDS THE POWER STEERING LEFT AND THE BRAKES SEEMED AS IF THEY WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THANK GOD THERE WAS NOT A LOT OF TRAFFIC!! I GOT OVER AS THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND FINALLY DIED. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A TRAGEDY!! I HAVE READ MANY ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE REALLY GETS HURT!! *TR

THERE IS A RECALL, NO GM HAS NOT ISSUED A SOLUTION TO REPLACE THE AIRBAGS. SAFETY ISSUE PLUS DASHBOARD CRACKED ON PASSENGER SIDE AT THE SEAM WHERE THE AIRBAG IS LOCATED. DEALERSHIP DOES NOT HAVE AN ANSWER TO RESOLVE PROBLEM.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY ( 495) AT ABOUT 2 PM ON 1/28/13, I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE AT ABOUT 65MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND A MESSAGE CAME UP SAYING, SERVICE STABILITRAK, THEN ENGINE POWER REDUCED. THIS CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN TO THAT 65MPH TO ABOUT 35 RAPIDLY. I WAS ABLE TO MOVE OVER AND PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ONCE I STOPPED THE CAR IT WAS IDLING VERY ROUGH. I TURNED OFF MY CAR AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND WAS ABLE TO RESET MY COMPUTER. I WENT TO MY MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A 2135 ERROR CODE( A THROTTLE BODY SENSOR ISSUE). *TR

I WAS DRIVING WHEN THE SUDDENLY THE ENGINE POWER WAS REDUCED AND TRACTION CONTROL STABILITY TRACK CAME ON AND SAID TO SERVICE ENGINE I WAS GOING 70 AND THE SPEED DROPPED DOWN TO 40. I HAVE NO IDEA WHY THIS HAPPEN I'M GOING TO SEE IF THE DEALER WILL FIX PROBLEM TOMORROW. *TR

DASHBOARD CRACKING AROUND THE AIRBAG AND OVER THE TOP OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL.

WAS DRIVING HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDLENLY THE ENGINE POWER WAS REDUCED AND TRACTION CONTRIOL STABILITY TRACK CAM ON AND SAID TO SERVICE WAS GOING 65 DROPPED TO 45 ALMOST GOT HIT BY RIG.WAS NEAR EXIT PULLED OFF BUT CAR ACCELERATED THROUGH LIGHT EVEN THOUGH FOOT WAS ON BRAKE, TOOK CORNER VERY FAST AND BACK INTO A GAS STATION WHERE I WHIPPED IT INTO PARK AND SHUT OFF ENGINE.TURNED ENGINE BACK ON AFTER I CALMED DOWN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, AFTER IDLING FORABOUT 15 MIN THE SAME THING HAPPENED THE ENGINED REVED THEN POWERED DOWN ETC.THIS HAPPENED 6 TIMES JUST TO GET VEHICLE TO DEALER WHERE IT WAS THE THROTTLE POSITIONONG SENSOR,NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY OF COURSE. I AM LUCK I DID NOT LOSE MY LIFE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING WEST ON RIO RD. IN CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, AT ROUGHLY 35 MPH. AT APPROXIMATELY 6:00 PM, A DEER EMERGED FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IT HAPPENED INSTANTANEOUSLY AND AVOIDING THE DEER WAS NOT AN OPTION. IMMEDIATELY AFTER STRIKING THE DEER AT THE FRONT RIGHT BUMPER (UNDERNEATH HEADLIGHT), THE SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN MY 2011 CHEVY TAHOE. HOWEVER, THE AIRBAG THAT WAS SUPPOSE TO DEPLOY FROM THE DRIVERS SEAT (ON THE SIDE NEAR SEATBELT) DID NOT DEPLOY. ADDITIONALLY, THE FRONT TWO AIRBAGS (FROM STEERING WHEEL AND DASHBOARD) DID NOT DEPLOY AS WELL. MOREOVER, APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS BACK, ANOTHER FAMILY MEMBER ALSO HIT A DEER WITH THE SAME VEHICLE (2011 CHEVY TAHOE) AND AT THAT TIME NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. IN THIS INCIDENT THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH AND THE DEER STRUCK THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FRONT BUMPER AND NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. AT THE TIME, WE DIDN'T EVEN THINK ABOUT DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS, BUT NOW, WE ARE VERY, VERY CONCERNED THAT THERE'S A DEFECT. WE SIMPLY DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVROLET DIRECTLY AND THEY ASSURE ME SOMEONE WILL COME OUT AND LOOK AT THE VEHICLE THIS WEEK SOMETIME. I WOULD BE RELIEVED IF SOMEONE FROM THE NHTSA ALSO INVESTIGATES THESE TWO SCENARIOS. WHAT IS CHEVROLET'S RESPONSIBILITY TO ME AND MY FAMILY IN THESE TWO CASES? AND WHAT IS THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION? FURTHERMORE, I CAN ARRANGE FOR MY INSURANCE ADJUSTOR TO GATHER ANY DOCUMENTATION FROM THE FIRST INCIDENT (WHERE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY) SUCH AS PHOTOS, REPORTS AND PROVIDE THEM TO YOU. THE VEHICLE IS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY BECAUSE I AM WAITING FOR A CHEVROLET REPRESENTATIVE TO COME AND INSPECT IT. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR PROMPT ACTION IN THIS MATTER. THANK YOU! *TR

CRACKED DASHBOARD. THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FROM THE AIRBAG TOWARDS THE WINDSHIELD AND ON THE DRIVERS SIDE STARTED AT THE SEAM AND IS CREEPING TOWARD THE STEERING WHEEL ABOVE THE SPEEDOMETER.

THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE HAS CRACKED IN 4 PLACES. THE FIRST CRACKS APPEARED APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THE SUV. THESE CRACKS MAY HAVE A SAFETY PROBLEM AS THEY MAY AFFECT THE AIR BAG OPERATION. THE TAHOE HAS SPENT MOST OF ITS' LIFE IN A GARAGE WHEN NOT IN USE. I TRIED TO GLUE THE FIRST 2 CRACKS.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED (BRUCE LOWRIE CHEVROLET, 711 SW LOOP 820, FORT WORTH, TX 76134) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE RECALL PART WAS ON BACKORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR AND THERE WAS NO TIME FRAME ON WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TYPICAL CHEVY TAHOE DASH CRACKING ISSUE. IT WORRIES ME THAT IF I AM IN AN ACCIDENT THAT SHARP PIECES OF PLASTIC MAY CAUSE MORE HARM TO SOMEONE INSIDE THE CABIN THAN IF IT WAS ADDRESSED AND REPAIRED. GM IS AT FAULT FOR USING CHEAP MATERIALS AND THE CONSUMER SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY. IT ISN'T CAUSED BY ANYTHING THAT THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE IS OR ISN'T DOING. PURELY MATERIAL AND MANUFACTURING DEFECTS. WE PAY $50K FOR THESE TRUCKS EACH THE LEAST GM COULD DO IS SPEND THE $500 IF THAT PER VEHICLE TO REPLACE IT.

I STARTED TO ENCOUNTER THE FOLLOWING ERRORS ON MY 2011 CHEVY TAHOE; SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, SERVICE STABILITRAK, ENGINE POWER REDUCED DURING THE WINTER MONTHS OF 2012-2013. I COULD BE SIMPLY DOING THE TASK OF WARMING THE VEHICLE UP IN THE MORNING, DRIVING ON A PAVED ROAD GOING 35MPH, OR FULL BLOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF FREEWAY/HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WILL VIOLENTLY START TO IDLE WITH THE WARNING INDICATORS MENTIONED ABOVE, I THEN HAVE TO SOMEHOW PULL OVER IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC BECAUSE I'M UNABLE TO GET ANY POWER DUE TO THE ENGINE POWER REDUCTION. SHUT THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY OFF AND PATIENTLY WAIT UNTIL IT DECIDES TO RESET. THIS COULD HAPPEN ONCE A DAY TO MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY. IT COULD HAPPEN IMMEDIATELY ONE AFTER ANOTHER OR AT ANY GIVEN TIME. THE SERVICE ENGINE INDICATOR WILL STAY ON FOR ABOUT A DAY BEFORE IT GOES AWAY. LEAVING YOU WITH THE IMPRESSION THE VEHICLE IS FINE. WELL IT'S NOT UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN AND AGAIN. I WAS ABOUT TO TAKE MY VEHICLE IN RIGHT BEFORE IT WAS TURNING SPRING WEATHER WAS WARMING, (NOT SURE IF THIS HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE ISSUE) BUT SURPRISINGLY IT STOPPED. ALL SPRING AND SUMMER I HAD NOT ONE ISSUE UNTIL NOW! JANUARY 8TH 2014 AND THE WEATHER IS COLD. THIS SEEMS AFTER READING ON A FEW BLOGS ON THE WEB, NUMEROUS GM OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THEY TAKE THE VEHICLE IN TO HAVE SERVICED AND THE SERVICE FAILS. IT SOUNDS MORE LIKE A FAULTY PRODUCT WHICH IS UNSAFE HAVING THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED WITH NO ABILITY TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY. *TR

VEHICLE VISIBILITY ISSUE. ALL INSIDE WINDOWS FOG UP ON A REGULAR BASIS DURING COLD WEATHER DRIVING. VISIBILITY BECOMES COMPLETELY BLOCKED MAKING DRIVING VERY DANGEROUS. A LAYER OF ICE ACTUALLY FORMS INSIDE THE WINDSHIELD WHICH TAKES UP TO 20 MINUTES TO CLEAR USING JUST THE VEHICLES DEFROSTERS WITH THE FAN SET TO THE HIGHEST SPEED. THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOWS DO NOT EVER CLEAR COMPLETELY IN COLD WEATHER. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING AS I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN ON ANY OF MY PREVIOUS GM VEHICLES. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND IF A FIX CANNOT BE DETERMINED, I MAY BE FORCED TO REPLACE THIS VEHICLE. *TR

GM/CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE WILL NOT CORRECT SAFETY ISSUE WITH SPARE TIRE. GM/CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE WILL NOT PUT RESPONSE IN WRITING. GM/CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE WILL NOT DISCUSS MIXING OF BRIDGESTONE AND GOODYEAR BELT DESIGNS. THE SPARE IS NOT A "DUMMY TIRE" AND IS NOT A "FULLY OPERATIONAL SPARE" PER GM. THE SPARE CANNOT BE USED IN 4WD, IF SPARE USED IN 4WD WARRANTY IS VOIDED. GM/CHEVROLET MIXES TIRE MFG, TIRE DESIGN, TIRE # BELTS ON DRIVE TIRES AND "SPARE". THIS IS AN UNSAFE ACT. THE FOUR DRIVE TIRES ARE BRIDGESTONE DUELLER HL ALENZA P275-55R20 (2POLY/2STEEL/1NYLON BELT). THE SPARE TIRE IS A GOODYEAR WRANGLER HP P265-70R17 (2POLY/2STEEL BELT) (MFG DESIGN IS FULLY OPERATIONAL) SPARE. GM/CHEVROLET HAD NO DISCLOSURE ABOUT THE ODD SPARE CATEGORY PRIOR TO PURCHASE AND NOT NOTED IN WINDOW STICKER. OWNER MANUAL IS UNCLEAR ABOUT THE SPARE AND AVOIDS ANY FACTS ABOUT THE SPARE BEING GOODYEAR AND DRIVE TIRES ARE BRIDGESTONE DESIGN. GM/CHEVROLET HAS CREATED A THIRD CATEGORY FOR A SPARE: "BOBO". TYPE 1 IS FULLY OPERATIONAL SPARE, TYPE 2 IS A DUMMY SPARE (NOT FULLY OPERATION), AND TYPE 3 IS NEW AND IS A BOBO SPARE, APPEARS TO BE A FULLY OPERATIONAL TIRE BUT GM STATES NOT FULLY OPERATIONAL (AND NOT A DUMMY TIRE TOO). THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO REASON FOR GM TO NOT HAVE A BRIDGESTONE DUELLER HL ALENZA P265-70R17 TIRE ON THE SPARE RIM, INSTEAD OF A GOODYEAR WRANGLER HPP265-70R17 TIRE. THIS WOULD MAKE ALL TIRES ON THE TAHOE BRIDGESTONE DUELLER HL ALENZA DESIGN/BELTS. *TR

AFTER EVERY RAIN, THE REAR DOORS FILL WITH WATER. I CLEAR THE DRAIN HOLES REGULARLY BUT AFTER EACH RAIN I STILL NEED TO TAKE OFF THE SEAL AND LET THE WATER DRAIN. IF IT IS A HEAVY RAIN, THE DOORS TAKE OVER 15 MINUTES TO DRAIN BECAUSE THEY ARE COMPLETELY FULL. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO DO THIS AFTER EVERY RAIN. I AM CONCERNED THAT RUST WILL FORM AND THAT THERE WILL BE ELECTRICAL ISSUES. IF I AM NOT HOME FOR SEVERAL DAYS AFTER IT RAINS AND THE TRUCK IS SITTING, THIS MEANS THE WATER IS SITTING IN THERE. AT NIGHT, IF THE TEMPERATURE DROPS BELOW FREEZING, THIS WATER WILL FREEZE IN THE DOORS. THIS NEVER HAPPENED IN MY 2002 TAHOE. *TR

I AM 6FT 1IN TALL AND WHEN I SIT IN THE TRUCK WITH THE SEAT IN ITS LOWEST POSITION, LEAVES ME WITH 1-2 INCHES OF HEAD SPACE, I CAN NOT ADJUST THE OUTSIDE MIRRORS ENOUGH TO SAFELY SEE DOWN THE SIDES OF THE TRUCK. THE MIRRORS DO NOT FLAIR OUT OR UP ENOUGH FOR ME TO SAFELY SEE INTO THE ADJACENT LANES ON EITHER SIDE OF THE TRUCK. I SAT IN SEVERAL TAHOES AND THE MIRRORS WERE ALL THE SAME. I HAVE REMEDIATED THE PROBLEM, SOME WHAT, BY ATTACHING A CONVEX MIRROR TO EACH OF MY SIDE MIRRORS. WHEN THE MIRRORS ARE FULLY FLARED UP AND OUT, HALF OF THE IMAGE I SEE IN THE MIRRORS IS OF MY OWN TRUCK. *TR

PURCHASED VEHICLE, AND TWO WEEKS LATER DROVE IT TO THE WASHINGTON COAST FROM BOISE, IDAHO (APPROXIMATELY 630 MILES). WHILE THERE THE BACK DRIVERSIDE REAR SEAT DOOR WORKED FINE. THEN ON THE FOURTH DAY, WE RETURNED FROM AN OUTING, AND IT WAS OKAY. WENT OUT LATER TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF THE CAR AND THE LEFT REAR DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. EXTERNAL HANDLE COME OUT ABOUT AN INCH AND STAYED OUT (LIKE NO SPRING CONNECTED). DOOR WAS UNLOCKED (BUTTON UP). TRIED THE INSIDE HANDLE AND IT WOULD NOT OPEN THE DOOR EITHER. JUST SWUNG OUT AS NORMAL, BUT DIDN'T OPEN DOOR. THE FOLLOWING DAY WE RETURNED TO BOISE, AND DOOR WAS INOPERATIVE WHOLE WAY HOME. THE FOLLOWING MORNING WE WENT OUT TO UNLOAD SOME MORE THINGS. AND THE DOOR WORKED. I AM TAKING IT INTO THE DEALER WHO SAYS THEY HAVE HAD PROBLEMS SIMILAR TO THIS WITH OTHER TAHOES. CONSIDER THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY FACTOR. IF WE WERE TO HAVE A PASSENGER IN THE CAR AND BE IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DOOR DIDN'T OPEN, IT COULD BE A FACTOR TO SURVIVAL. ADDITIONALLY, IN THE EVENT OF A WATER ENTRY, SINCE THE REAR WINDOWS ONLY ROLL DOWN HALF-WAY, ESCAPE IS NECESSARY THROUGH THE DOOR. IN THIS CASE, AN INOPERATIVE DOOR COULD RESULT IN DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY. *KB