10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
5 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
5 / 0
Average Mileage:
28,029 miles

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problem #212

Mar 152016

Tahoe 8-cyl

  • miles
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 contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. An unknown dealer was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Phenix City, AL, USA

problem #211

Feb 122020

Tahoe

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V383000 (air bags) however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer bredemann Chevrolet (1401 w dempster St, park ridge, il 60068 was contacted and confirmed the parts were not available for the recall. The manufacture was not notified of the issue.the contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tools confirms parts not available.

- Des Plaines, IL, USA

problem #210

Jan 082020

Tahoe

  • 68,000 miles
Dash cracked in two places, driver and passenger side. Concerned more about passenger side due to air bag. The vehicle is not my everyday vehicle with very low mileage and kept inside its whole life in an well insulated fully covered garage.

- Stedman, NC, USA

problem #209

Dec 062019

Tahoe

  • miles
No resolution to current airbag safety recall. NHTSA recall number 16V383. GM tells me it is safe and nhtssa says I might die.

- Kalispell, MT, USA

problem #208

Dec 052019

Tahoe

  • miles
Still waiting on outcome of takata airbag recall.

- Jay, OK, USA

problem #207

May 272016

Tahoe

  • miles
I have been waiting to have my airbags replaced for over 3 to 4 years now. The airbags are extremely a safety hazard due to the fact that they can deploy at any given time. I have a grand child that I Transport and I am scored for her safety in that vehicle. This is sad how long this has been unremedied. Please help!

- Fort Worth, TX, USA

problem #206

May 012016

Tahoe 8-cyl

  • miles
My current 2008 Chevrolet hybrid Tahoe, VIN# [xxx] has airbags included in the takata airbag recall, manufacturer recall number 2049152, NHTSA recall number16V383. The NHTSA has deemed these airbags have caused 16 deaths, and hundreds of serious injuries. GM/Chevrolet has stated the airbags are "safe" despite the NHTSA recall. I have contacted the NHTSA and they stated that the airbags in my vehicle need to be replaced, and in the interim until they are replaced no one should be allowed to ride in the front passenger seat of the vehicle due to potential risk of death from the airbag exploding without reason. This is an absolutely absurd, belligerent and unacceptable business practice GM is being allowed to engage in. Information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Las Vegas, NV, USA

problem #205

Nov 292019

Tahoe

  • miles
The dealer says they do not have the parts to replace the recalled air bags and do not know when they will get them. Yesterday the computer flashed a warning to check air bag.

- Texas City, TX, USA

problem #204

May 012016

Tahoe

  • 225,000 miles
The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact stated that NHTSA campaign number: 16V381000 (air bags) exceeded a reasonable amount of time for repair. The contact received the recall notification in may of 2016. The contact spoken with an unknown Chevrolet dealer several times; however, the dealer had not responded back to the contact. The manufacturer was contacted. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator remained illuminated. The failure mileage was 225,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Teaneck, NJ, USA

problem #203

May 272016

Tahoe

  • miles
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 called autonation Chevrolet West colonial (located at 3707 West colonial drive, orlando, fl 32808, 407-680-0751) and was informed that the part was not available. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Maitland, FL, USA

problem #202

Sep 252019

Tahoe

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact stated that the service air bag warning indicator illuminated. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 16V383000 (air bags). The contact stated that griffith motor company (located at 1300 w harmony St, neosho, mo 64850, (888) 592-3925) exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair and stated that the part was unavailable. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was unknown. Parts distribution disconnect.

- Neosho, MO, USA

problem #201

May 162016

Tahoe

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 16V381000 (air bags). The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Lou bachrodt Chevrolet coconut creek (5500 fl-7, coconut creek, fl 33073, (954) 960-6544) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts would be available. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Boca Raton, FL, USA

problem #200

Jul 072016

Tahoe

  • miles
The GM dealership will not replace my airbag (GM recall49151) GM customer service tells me that NHTSA has not determined that there is a safety issue with GM vehicles. My recall letter is date 2016 and nothing has been repaired. Why is the NHTSA taking so long to resolve this issue with GM? my non GM airbags have already been replaced.

- Houston, TX, USA

problem #199

Sep 202019

Tahoe

  • miles
Airbags have not been fixed due to parts not available it's been 3 yrs since! every time I call the dealer I get the same well we don't have any parts. You should be fine...because of that I haven't felt safe for my kids to be in a vehicle I love and paid so much for! so now it's just sitting or used by my husband but we have to be careful.

- San Leandro, CA, USA

problem #198

May 272016

Tahoe

  • miles
Still not fixed.

- Lafayette, GA, USA

problem #197

May 272016

Tahoe 8-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V383000 (air bags). The contact called leach-wilson Chevrolet Buick at 888-731-4258 (located at 145 w main St, shelbyville, il 62565) and was informed that the parts were not available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available. The consumer stated the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time completing the recall repair.

- Findlay, IL, USA

problem #196

Jul 012016

Tahoe

  • miles
I am very frustrated that the following has not been resolved yet! I received notice in July of 2016 for the following: Manufacturer recall number2049152 NHTSA recall number16V383 to date this is the status: Recall statusrecall incomplete, remedy not yet available why has this taken so long? I purchased this vehicle due to the great testing qualities but very disappointed this is the quality I receive back from the manufacturers. Please let me know what the hold up is on this and a tentative time it will be taken care of. Thank you!

- Burgoon, OH, USA

problem #195

Sep 162019

Tahoe

  • miles
"takata recall" the service airbag light is on in my 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe and when I called a GM dealership they said there isn't anything that they can do about it because the remedy is not yet available. However my vehicle wont pass inspection until the light is off and airbags are fixed. I received my letter from GM about this recall in 2016 and it stated that they wouldn't fix it unless the light came on and now that the service light is on I feel unsafe to drive it and worry about inspection when it comes due.

- Dillsburg, PA, USA

problem #194

Jun 012018

Tahoe

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator illuminated. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 16V383000 (air bags). The contact stated that hertrich Chevrolet Buick GMC(located at 7677 ocean gateway, easton, md 21601, (410) 200-9757) exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and stated that the part was not available for the repair. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

- Trappe, MD, USA

problem #193

May 272016

Tahoe

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V383000 (air bags). The contact called two dealers, including david stanley Chevrolet at 405-632-3600 (located at 614 sw 74th St, Oklahoma city, ok 73139) and was informed that the parts were not available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Oklahoma City, OK, USA

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