2003 Chevrolet Tahoe complaints

MY 2003 CHEVY TAHOE Z71 TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE AT ALL AFTER THE INCIDENT. VEHICLE HAD APPROX. 70,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED AT THE GM DEALERSHIP. I STILL HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE. GM DEALER NOR THE CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE WOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AS A ISSUE ON THE TAHOE. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED IN A MAIN ROAD WITH SIGNIFICANT TRAFFIC - IT HAD THE POTENTIAL TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE AS I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. 4L60 TRANSMISSION. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY TAHOE, THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK, FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN READING THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE, ALSO IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT GM IS FULLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT IS NOT WILL TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, LIKE MANY OTHERS I FELL THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE, ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANK YOU! *TR

2003 CHEVY TAHOE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. *TR

RADIO/ 6 DISC SYSTEM I CAN'T LOAD OR UNLOAD MY CD'S IT PLAYS WHEN IT WANTS TO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. THE DEALER STATED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED BEFORE IT FAILED COMPLETELY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 47,261. UPDATED 12/16/08 *CN UPDATED 12/18/0*JB

SPEEDOMETER WORKS ERRATICALLY, FALSE SPEED READING OR COMPLETELY STOPS WORKING. *TR

WE HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE RUNNING LIGHTS, DASH GAUGES NOT WORKING PROPERLY. NOW THE ENGINES IS STARTING TO IDLE ROUGHLY AND MAKE NOISES. WE GOT A NOTICE LETTING US KNOW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON A PART THAT RUNS ALL OF THE DASH GAUGES. SOME KIND OF COMPUTER THING. I WENT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME MY CAR HAD TOO MANY MILES TO HONOR THE RECALL AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT!. LETS SEE, WE WAIT LONG ENOUGH FOR MILES TO GET PAST 100,000 MILES AND THEN THEY DON'T HAVE TO FIX ALL THE VEHICLES. I CAN SEE ANOTHER TAHOE COMING DOWN THE ROAD AND ONE OF THE RUNNING LIGHTS IS ALWAYS OUT. WE HAVE A 2003 TAHOE. THE DASH COATING STARTED PEALING AND THEY WOULDN'T COVER IT BEING REPLACED. I HAD LESS THAN 60,000 MILES AT THAT TIME. THEY SAID THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY DIDN'T COVER THIS. THE TAHOE IS SHIFTING REAL ROUGH AT TIMES AND WILL SPEED UP ON IT'S OWN AT TIMES. THIS SHIFTING HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE A DAY. THE GAUGES DON'T WORK AT ALL. (FUEL,OIL PRESSURE, AND SOMETIMES THE RPM WON'T WORK AT ALL). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. IN THE SUMMER OF 2008, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A GMC VOLUNTARY RECALL PERTAINING TO THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS, WHICH REPORTED OIL GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE RECALL APPLIED TO VEHICLES WITH 70,000 MILES OR LESS. THE VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED BECAUSE IT EXCEEDS THE MILEAGE REQUIREMENTS. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 115,000.

SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. WILL SHOW ANY THING FROM 60 TO 120 WHEN GOING 10 MPH. WILL WORK FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I AM A FRAID TO USE CRUISE. IT WILL GET SOME ONE KILLED. GM NEEDS TO DO A RECALL ON THIS . THEY THINK THEY HAVE FINANCIAL PROBLEMS NOW JUST WAIT TILL ALL THE LAW SUITES START COMING IN. THE MANUFACTURE WHO MADE THE FAULTY PARTS NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. PLEASE HELP 1000'S OF US CONSUMERS. *TR

ON OCTOBER 20, 2008 AT ABOUT 11:21AM ON PALI HIGH WAY TOWN BOUND THERE WAS WEED WHACKING IN THE CENTER MEDIAN AND I HEARD A LOUD NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE A ROCK HITTING MY WINDSHIELD AND I SAW A SMALL SPIDERWEB CRACK ON THE BOTTOM OF MY WINDSHIELD. THE CRACK IS ABOUT 1" BY 1". WHAT STEPS DO I TAKE TO FIX MY WINDSHIELD AND/OR GET REIMBURSED FOR THIS. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2003 CHEVY TAHOE IN AUG 2003. THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED GOING HAYWIRE IN THE PAST MONTH AROUND 60-65000 MILES. IT STICKS, JUMPS, AND READS SOMETIMES 30 MPH OFF. IT WILL EVEN ERAD 10MPH WHEN STOPPED. I CALLED CHEVY AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME 400+ TO HAVE IT FIXED. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND GMC SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. I RECEIVED A SPEEDING TICKET A FEW MONTHS AGO, SAYING I WAS SPEEDING AND I EXPLAINED TO THE OFFICER I WAS NOT AND OF COURSE I STILL LOST THIS CONVERSATION. SO NOW I HAVE TO GAUGE MYSELF WITH TRAFFIC TO KNOW HOW FAST I AM GOING. I WILL TAKE IT IN TO GET FIXED THIS WEEK, SINCE I HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN, I CANT AFFORD AN ACCIDENT OR ANY MORE TICKETS. I HOPE CHEVY WILL REIMBURSE ME. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2003 CHEVY TAHOE HAD BEEN STICKING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST GM MOTORS. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER THE SINCE MY VEHICLE FELL OUTSIDE OF THE " APPROVED MILEAGE". I WAS TOLD BY ANOTHER OWNER OF A SIMILAR VEHICLES, WAS TOLD TO MAKE A COMPLAIN BECAUSE THE SUITE SHOULD COVER THE PART FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH I HOPE IS NOT 70K MILES, BECAUSE THAT IS A LOT OF MONEY TO PAY FOR A VEHICLE THAT ONLY HAS A LIFE SPAN OF 70K MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT TURNED THE IGNITION KEY JUST ENOUGH TO ACTIVATE THE RADIO. SHE THEN HEARD A POPPING NOISE FROM THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER COMPONENT AND SMELLED SMOKE. THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER WAS RELEASED FROM THE SOCKET AND A SMALL FIRE ERUPTED FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR AN EXPLANATION OF WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,053. UPDATED 10/14/08 *BF UPDATED 10/15/08. *JB

A SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE ON MY 2003 CHEVY TAHOE REVEALED BROKEN METAL PIECES. CORMIER CHEVROLET WHO IS MY SERVICE/PURCHASE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE DEBRIS CAME FROM 3 BROKEN ROCKER ARMS. CORMIER MADE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER, 3 MONTHS LATER THE SAME PROBLEM MANIFESTED ITSELF AGAIN. THIS TIME CORMIER REPLACED ALL 16 ROCKER ARMS, BUT I HAD TO PAY A $100.00 DEDUCTIBLE. *TR I FEEL THE NECESSARY REPAIRS WERE CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE ASSEMBLY AND/OR PARTS. ESPECIALLY WHEN MY VEHICLE IS DRIVEN 98% OF THE TIME ON LOCAL ROADS ONLY, AND HAS JUST 35,015 TOTAL MILES AND WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW.

HAD KNOCKING IN FRONT END FIXED AT DEALER. ONE YEAR LATER RETURNED. SOMETHING IN THE STEERING WHEN BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. TOLD IT WAS NOT UNSAFE TO DRIVE. WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS, I AM SURPRISED GM IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT THIS. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK. GM STATES THAT THERE IS A DEFECT AND THEY WILL REPAIR THE SPEEDOMETER MOTOR, BUT ONLY IF THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 70K MILES. MINE DID NOT BREAK UNTIL 95K MILES AND I WAS NOT EVEN AWARE THAT THERE WAS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THESE SPEEDOMETERS UNTIL IT BROKE. *TR

MY 2003 TAHOE'S SPEEDOMETER FAILED LESS THAN 5 YEARS AFTER I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. THE CAR HAS 95000 MILES ON IT. CHEVROLET RECOGNIZES THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH SPEEDOMETER FAILURES. MY SPEEDOMETER WILL SHOW 60 MPH AT A STANDSTILL AND SHOW VARIOUS SPEEDS WHILE MOVING. CHEVROLET ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR VEHICLES EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM BUT CUT OFF COVERAGE AT 70000 MILES OR 7 YEARS. THIS ITEM SHOULD BE A SAFETY RELATED RECALL REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE SINCE IT IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT THAT THEY WILL ONLY PARTIALLY ADMIT TO. *TR

2003 CHEVY TAHOE, SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY. IT GETS STUCK IN YOU SPOT OR ON "0". I HAVEN'T CALL TO GET SERVICE CAUSE IT WOULD COST TO MUCH. I RECEIVED A LEGAL LETTER REGARDING A LAWSUIT FILED IN CALIFORNIA. NO ACCIDENT HAS OCCURRED AS OF YET DUE TO THE PROBLEM. *TR

AT 75,000 MILES OF NORMAL DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT CORRECTLY REGISTERING PRESENT SPEED. MOST OFTEN EXCESSIVELY HIGH. HOWEVER AN UN RELIABLE SPEEDOMETER IS UN SAFE FOR DRIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS AS SPEED ENTERING CURVES NEEDS TO BE REGISTER CORRECTLY FOR SAFETY. I NEARLY HAD A BAD ACCIDENT! FORM THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND LAW SUITES AT THE FOLLOWING SITE CHEVROLET NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING! PLEASE, PLEASE DO SOMETHING. THANKS! HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F11F710/11. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GAUGES DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS. THE FAILURES OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE ODOMETER AND THE CONTACT RECENTLY RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AFTER THE VEHICLE'S MILEAGE EXCEEDED 70,000. THE CONTACT WAS DISPLEASED TO KNOW THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE MILEAGE. THE VIN AND RECALL NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

THE PARKING LIGHT SOCKET ASSEMBLY IS FAULTY. IT IS OVERHEATING RESULTING IN DAMAGE AND EVENTUALLY CEASES TO OPERATE. *TR

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND DASH SAYS REDUCED ENGINE POWER. VEHICLE WILL ONLY DRIVE ABOUT 15 MILES PER HOUR. UPON RESEARCHING THIS THROUGH VARIOUS INTERNET WEBSITES, THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS AND IS HAPPENING TO A HUGE AMOUNT OF 2003 TAHOE OWNER'S AND IT'S ALWAYS A FAULTY WIRING HARNESS PROBLEM - YET GM REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS A PROBLEM. ON A SIDE NOTE, HEADLIGHTS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN VERY DIM. *TR

CAR HAS TROUBLES STARTING AT A HALF TANK. WON'T START WHEN UNDER HALF TANK, EVEN IF THERE IS GAS IN TANK. *TR

IN THE PERIOD OF 4 WEEKS I EXPERIENCED TWO HIGH SPEED TIRE FAILURES WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 95 IN VIRGINIA. IN EACH CASE I WAS BARELY ABLE TO MAINTAIN VEHICLE CONTROL AND PULL OFF THE ROAD. IN EACH CASE THE TIRES WERE COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND OFF THE RIM. AFTER THE SECOND CASE I CHOSE TO HAVE ALL FOUR TIRE REPLACED AND PRIOR TO ACTUAL REMOVAL I CHECKED THE TIRE STEM ON ONE OF THE 2 REMAINING (NOT NEW TIRES) AND DISCOVERED THE VALVE STEM HAD A SPLIT. THE SAME WAS DISCOVERED ON THE OTHER TIRE STILL ON THE VEHICLE. I ALSO CHECKED THE VALVE STEM ON THE LATEST TIRE THAT HAD GOBE FLAT AND IT TO HAD A CRACK. IT IS CLEAR THAT AT LEAST 3 AND MOST LIKELY FOUR OF THE VALVE STEMS FAILED CAUSING THE COMPLETE DESTRUCTION OF TWO RELATIVELY NEW TIRES (LESS THAN 17 K MILES) AND ALMOST RESULTING IN TWO HIGH SPEED INTERSTATE VEHICLE ACCIDENTS. *TR

SPEEDOMETER QUICK WORKING PROPERLY. IT REGISTERS AT 120 MPH AT ALL TIMES, EVEN WHEN IN PARK. *TR

MY SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK ON MY 2003 TAHOE. *TR

THERE IS A WEAK FEELING AND A KNOCKING IN THE STEERING BOX OR STEERING COLUMN IN THE VEHICLE. IT FEELS UNSTABLE LIKE THE CAR'S FRONT END COULD FALL APART AT ANY MINUTE. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY TAHOE. THE SPEEDOMETER ISN'T REGISTERING THE CORRECT SPEED OR SOMETIMES DOESN'T REGISTER AT ALL. THE GAUGE IS STICKING AT VARIOUS NUMBERS ON THE SPEEDOMETER. *TR

RIGHT PASSENGER WHEEL HUB FAILURE ON OWNER'S 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE WITH ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD WITH GRINDING NOISE FROM WHEEL. HUB REPLACED BY CHEVROLET DEALER, AND INFORMED THAT DRIVER'S WHEEL HUB NEEDS REPLACEMENT TOO. THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) ON THE ISSUE BY CHEVROLET, WHICH DOES NOT CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE, EVEN THOUGH THE HUB HAS THE POTENTIAL OF SHEARING OFF AT SPEED. *TR

2003 TAHOE AND ON MANY OCCASIONS THE SERVICE AIR BAG SENSOR HAS COME ON. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT WHEN THIS LIGHT IS ON THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. THIS SEEMS VERY DANGEROUS. ALSO THE DEALER CAN'T GET A CODE ON WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT UNLESS THE LIGHT IS ON. IT DOESN'T STAY ON A LONG TIME BUT IS VERY FREQUENT IN COMING ON. LOOKS LIKE THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON IT. *TR

EXPERIENCE TIRE FAILURE OF FIRESTONE WILDERNESS LE ON 2003 CHEV. TAHOE ON 4/6/2008 WHEN RETURNING TO MEMPHIS FROM ATLANTA. WAS TRAVELING AT 70-75MPH WHEN ENTIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE CAUSING A VIOLENT EXPLOSION OF TIRE. I STRUGGLED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE. THE ENTIRE TREAD WAS GONE FROM THE TIRE. THE REMAINING MATERIALS WERE NOTHING MORE THAN STEEL BELTING MATERIALS. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE DONE TO THE WHEEL WELL LINING, FENDER, REAR DOOR, FENDER AND BUMPER AS WELL AS PAINT DAMAGE. THESE TIRES HAD 68,000 MILES ON THEM WITH APPROX. 1/4" OF TREAD REMAINING. I EXAMINED THESE TIRES AND VERIFIED 34 LBS OF PRESSURE PRIOR TO LEAVING MEMPHIS FOR ATLANTA. NO OBJECT WAS STRUCK IN THE ROADWAY. THIS WAS SIMPLY A TREAD FAILURE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH DOWNHILL AND APPROACHING A STOP, THE ANTILOCK BRAKES PUSHED BACK ON THE CONTACT'S FOOT. THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STOP AND ANOTHER VEHICLE NEARLY CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE BRAKES UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V045000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED A SECOND TIME, THE DEALER HAD A TECHNICIAN INSPECT THE VEHICLE. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $200. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000. UPDATED 10/16/08 *BF UPDATED 10/20/08. *JB

I OWN A 2003 CHEVY TAHOE. I NOTICED IN THE FALL OF 2004 THAT MY SPEEDOMETER WAS BEGINNING TO BE WRONG - I WOULD BE RUNNING AT 1,900 RPM, WHICH FOR MY VEHICLE IS ABOUT 65 MPH, BUT THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD ONLY BE SHOWING 40 MPH. I TOOK THE TAHOE INTO MY DEALERS SERVICE DEPT WHERE THEY TOLD ME THAT THE SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER WAS BAD AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, SO THIS WAS NOT A PROBLEM. A NEW CLUSTER WAS REPLACED ON 12/6/04 WHEN THE TAHOE HAD 40,000. I NOW HAVE OVER 108,000 MILES ON IT AND THE REPLACEMENT SPEEDOMETER IS NOW DOING THE SAME THINGS THE OLD ONE DID. THE OTHER NIGHT (3/29/08) I WAS DRIVING HOME AT 1,900 RPM ON THE TACH AND THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WAS SITTING ON 0 MPH - NOW I KNOW I WASN'T STANDING STILL ON THE HIGHWAY! I HAVE HEARD ABOUT MANY MANY OTHER CHEVY OWNERS WITH VEHICLES AROUND THE SAME YEAR AS MINE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR SPEEDOMETERS. WHEN IS GM GOING TO ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND ISSUE A RECALL SO PEOPLE AREN'T REQUIRED TO PAY $300-$700 (DEPENDING UPON DEALER INFO) TO REPLACE THEIR FAULTY SPEEDOMETERS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR

INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES WHERE GOING OUT AROUND 60,000 MILES. WAS QUOTED AROUND $500.00 AT THAT TIME BUT COULD NOT AFFORD IT. NOW 30,000 MILES LATER I GET THIS RECALL LETTER AND THEY WILL NOT REPLACE AT NO CHARGE. *TR

I RECENTLY NOTICED THAT A GROWLING NOISE WAS COMING FROM MY LEFT FRONT WHEEL. AFTER EXTENSIVELY RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM IT WAS NOTICED THAT MY BEARINGS HAVE FAILED. GM HAS TSB INFORMATION ON THIS AS THEY KNOW IT IS A PROBLEM BUT ARE NOT WILLING TO ASSIST ME DUE TO THE AGE AND MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE. I THINK IF THEY HAVE A SERVICE BULLETIN THEY SHOULD HONOR THE PROBLEM FOUND INITIALLY. SHOULD COMPLETE FAILURE HAVE OCCURRED IT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. *TR

THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE ON MY 2003 TAHOE RECENTLY STARTED CLIMBING AND READING EXTREMELY EXCESSIVE OIL PRESSURE AND NOT RESETTING AFTER THE KEY IS TURNED OFF. I HAVE FOUND THE SAME PROBLEM TO BE RECURRING ON MY SAME MODEL VEHICLE WITH OTHER CONSUMERS. AFTER CONVERSATIONS WITH MY LOCAL DEALER AND WITH GM'S CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY RELUCTANTLY REPLACED MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FREE OF CHARGE. THANKFULLY IT SAVED ME HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS AS I WAS CONSIDERED OUT OF THEIR WARRANTY BEING I HAVE 93,000 + MILES ON MY TRUCK AND THEY STATE THEY WILL ONLY HONOR IT FOR 75000 MILES. THANKS GM. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER HAVE A HABIT OF NOT WORKING. I HAVE HEARD OF MANY OTHERS HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER/GAUGE ON MY 2003 CHEVY TAHOE IS MALFUNCTIONING. CHEVY IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND ISSUED A RECALL. I WENT TO A CHEVY DEALER TODAY FOR REPAIR AND THE SERVICE PERSON EXPLAINED THAT MY VIN IS A PART OF THE RECALL, BUT I DO NOT QUALIFY BECAUSE THE RECALL IS FOR 8 YEARS OR 70,000 MILES. I HAVE 74,000 MILES AND I'M EXPECTED TO PAY $650 FOR THIS DEFECT. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT MALFUNCTIONING GAUGES CAN BE A SAFETY ISSUE, AND SAFETY ISSUES ARE NOT TO BE LIMITED TO TIME AND MILEAGE PARAMETERS. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY $650 FOR CHEVY'S DEFECTIVE PRODUCT, WHEN THE DEFECT IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR MY VEHICLE. *TR

TODAY MY INSTRUMENT PANEL ON MY 2003 TAHOE DID NOT WORK WHEN I TURNED ON THE TRUCK. I DID NOT KNOW HOW FAST I WAS GOING NOR IF I HAD ANY GAS IN THE VEHICLE. I LOOKED UP ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND A QUICK FIX FOR IT. SOMEONE HAD SUGGESTED PULLING OUT THE DIC (DRIVER INSTRUMENT CLUSTER) FUSE, START THE TRUCK, TURN TRUCK OFF, THEN PUT THE FUSE BACK IN AND RESTART THE TRUCK AGAIN. IT RESET EVERYTHING. THANK GOODNESS IT WORKED, HOWEVER IT SEEMS TO BE A BOGUS FIX THAT APPEARS TO HAPPENING TO MANY VEHICLES OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL. ACCORDING TO THE CHATS IT SEEMS THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE SPENDING LOTS OF MONEY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, LUCKILY I FOUND THE CHEAP FIX...I HOPE IT WORKS. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 TAHOE Z71 WITH LEATHER SEATS. MY WIFE NOTICED A SMELL AND THOUGHT IT WAS EXHAUST. I DROVE THE VEHICLE AND IT DID NOT SMELL THAT WAY ALL THE TIME. WE FINALLY FOUND THE PROBLEM BY MY WIFE GETTING BURNT. HER SEAT HEATER WAS GETTING WAY TOO HOT AND PRODUCED A BURNING SMELL. IT GOT SO HOT THAT IT LEFT A BURNT MARK ON THE LEATHER SEAT AND BURNT HER BACK AND THAT'S WHEN WE FIGURED OUT THAT IT WAS WHAT WAS CAUSING THE SMELL. BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU TURN ON THOSE FRONT SEAT HEATERS. WILL REPORT TO CHEVROLET. *TR

MY 2003 CHEVY TAHOE HAS 100, 100 MILES. THE SPEEDOMETER HAS SUDDENLY BEEN ACTING UP. THE NEEDLE JERKS UP/DOWN INSTEAD OF SMOOTH MOVEMENT. OCCASIONALLY I WILL BE ON INTERSTATE DRIVING OVER 50 MPH BUT NEEDLE IS AT 20-30 MPH. JUST TODAY MY NEEDLE WON'T GO BELOW 15MPH WHEN I AM FULLY STOPPED & IN PARK. RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM HAS LED ME TO FIND MANY MORE PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING WITH THEIR GMC VEHICLES FROM 2003/2004. *TR

ONE OF THE PLASTIC HINGES TO THE REAR LIFT GATE/REAR WINDOW OF MY 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE SEPARATED, AND NOW THE REAR WINDOW DOES NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE IS LESS THAN FIVE YEARS OLD WITH APPROXIMATELY 55,000 MILES. THIS IS A KIN TO A PASSENGER DOOR COMING APART. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT IT IS REASONABLE FOR A DOOR TO A VEHICLE TO FAIL AFTER THE LIMITED AMOUNT OF USE IT GETS, AND THE AGE AND WEAR TO THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP, GORDON CHEVROLET (TAMPA, FLORIDA), TOLD ME THAT THE WHOLE LIFT GATE/REAR WINDOW WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE PART (15847109) IS ONE UNIT. THE COST IS AN INCREDIBLE $855.55 FOR THE PART, $96.98 FOR LABOR, SHOP SUPPLIES, AND TAX WHICH BRINGS THE COST OF REPLACING CHEVROLET'S DEFECTIVE PART TO OVER $1,000.00. *TR

FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS OUR SPEEDOMETER ON OUR 2003 CHEVY TAHOE, HAS BEEN FLUCTUATING INCORRECT SPEEDS. SOME DAYS IT WOULD SAY WE WERE DOING 120 MPH WHILE DRIVING AND EVEN WHEN WE WERE IN PARK. SOME DAYS THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD SAY 0 ALL THE TIME. IN THE SUMMER OF 2007 IN TOTAL STOPPED WORKING, IT DOES NOT MOVE AT ALL. SINCE WE NEVER KNOW WHAT SPEED WE ARE DRIVING, WE FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. CHEVY FEELS IT IS NOT AND WILL ONLY REPLACE THIS DEFECTIVE PART IN VEHICLES THAT HAVE LESS THAN 70,000. OURS HAS MORE THAN THIS MILEAGE ON IT SO THEY SAID THEY DON'T CARE IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH NUMEROUS PEOPLE WHO HAVE CHEVY'S OTHER THAN TAHOES AND ARE YOUNGER THAT OUR VEHICLE AND THEIR SPEEDOMETERS DO NOT WORK EITHER. THAT IS TOO MANY PEOPLE ON THE ROADS THAT HAVE FAULTY SPEEDOMETERS THAT DO NOT QUALIFY UNDER THERE RULES. *TR

SPEEDOMETER IS VERY SPORADIC IT DOES NOT TELL THE RIGHT SPEEDS IT WILL JUMP TO 120MPH WHEN IM GOING 25 OR 30 MPH IN MY SUBDIVISION SOMETIMES IT JUST STOP AT 40 MPH WHEN IM SITTING AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN ALSO I'VE NOTICED A LARGE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS WANDERING WHY THERE IS NO RECALL. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2003 CHEVY TAHOE IN OCTOBER 2006, AND WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER I HAD IT THE STEERING SHAFT WAS VIBRATING TERRIBLY, MADE ME VERY NERVOUS AS IT FELT LOOSE. I TOOK IT TO OUR LOCAL MECHANIC WHO CHECKED IT OUT AND ASSUMED THERE MAY BE A RECALL BUT THERE WAS NOT SO HE STUCK A BUNCH OF GREASE IN IT AND IT WAS GOOD. THAT LASTED ABOUT 6 MONTHS AND AGAIN IN ANOTHER 6 MONTHS OR SO. I HAVE HAD IT IN 3 TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE AND HAVE TO PAY EACH TIME TO GET THE STEERING SHAFT GREASED AND I THINK THAT IS RIDICULOUS. THIS IS A TOP DOLLAR AUTOMOBILE SO ONE WOULD THINK THESE PROBLEMS WOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE. VERY DISAPPOINTED. *TR

I OWN A 2003 CHEVY TAHOE AND THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE STARTED TO MALFUNCTION. SOMETIMES IT GOES WAY PAST THE NUMBERS THAT ARE ON THE GAUGE. ALSO JUST RECENTLY, MY SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION AS WELL. I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP AND IT READ 25 MPH. I HAD TO TURN THE TRUCK ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES TO RESET IT. I HAVE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL TAHOE OWNERS AND APPARENTLY THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED TO THEM. APPARENTLY THIS IS NOT JUST A SINGLE CASE. I WOULD LIKE GM TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM SINCE IT IS EXPENSIVE IF I PAY FOR THE REPAIRS OUT OF MY POCKET. *TR

2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE CAUSING SPEEDOMETER TO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. *TR

2003 TAHOE, APPROX. 86,600 MILES. THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE NO LONGER MOVES WHEN I DRIVE, IT IS STUCK IN THE FULLY DOWN POSITION. I AM GOING OVER 120MPH SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY. DEALER WANTED $300-350 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS OVER THE 70,000 MILES THAT THEY ARE SUPPOSEDLY WARRANTING THIS THROUGH NOW. EVEN THOUGH IT IS NOT EVEN A 5 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2003 TAHOE ACTS ERRATICALLY. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROX. 76000 MILES ON IT. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH MANY MODELS THAT CHEVY HAS PRODUCED. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER ON THE VEHICLE INSTRUMENT PANEL MALFUNCTIONS AND CAUSES INACCURATE READINGS. *TR