10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 5
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
68,971 miles

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problem #5

Nov 012003

Tahoe 8-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Front passenger seat heater comes on by itself. Blinker sensor will tell me that the blinker is on when it isn't. cd/radio lights blink on and off. Rear passenger window rolls down by itself. Fuel guage does not work properly and will often say it's full when it's empty or it's empty when it's full or half a tank when it is empty. Fuel injectors keep clogging up with carbon. Transmission failure from stop and delay acceleration while driving.

- Elk City, OK, USA

problem #4

Jan 202003

Tahoe

  • Automatic transmission
  • 200 miles
Digital console suddenly read foreign languages and then blinked out while driving. When this occurred the console components were not readable. In some cases, the console stayed illuminated in the foreign language. The consumer was unable to correct the failure. The battery died on 6 separate occasions. When this occurred, the dealership reprogrammed the system. However, the problem recurred. The dealership replaced the module in the console.

- Dayton, OH, USA

problem #3

Mar 172004

(reported on)

Tahoe 8-cyl

  • miles
The consumer was informed the passenger air bag sensor wouldn't activate the air bags for 80 pounds or less, but it did when their 62 pound child was in the seat. Other problem are as followed: Driver's door experienced intermittent rattles, steering vibrations/grinding when turned to left, sunroof leaked heavily when it rained or when going through the car wash, dash lights were inoperative, headlights were inoperative, vehicle did not shift when in 4 wheel drive, window molding was loose, stereo lights flickered, seat memory in the driver's seat would not move to preset memory positions and would not move forward when the ignition key was removed, and the front power window along with the rear passenger window were inoperative.

- West Linn, OR, USA

problem #2

Aug 202003

Tahoe 4WD 8-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 5,000 miles
4 wheel drive light came on and would not engage. The dealer told the consumer it was a software problem. The consumer thought the problem was resolved until a couple of weeks later when he attempted to place the vehicle in reverse and it did not engage. After trying a second time if engaged and the 4-wheel drive light illuminated again and the vehicle failed to go into 4-wheel drive. The consumer was finally told that the manufacturer did not have a fix for the malfunction of the 4-wheel drive. The vehicle had other problems such as a rattling noise coming from the glove compartment, the remote keyless entry was inoperative, there was a thumping sound coming from the drivers side when the consumer made a turn, the emblem fell off the back of the truck, the seat mechanism did not work and there was in the drivers side running board.

- Silverado, CA, USA

problem #1

Dec 282003

Tahoe 4WD 8-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
While parked lights pulse bright then dim, this includes all dash lights and headlight and tail lights.

- St. George , UT, USA