2003 Chevrolet Tahoe complaints

SINCE JANUARY OF 2006, THE SPEEDOMETER HAS FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES. WHILE STANDING STILL IT WILL REGISTER ANY SPEED ABOVE 30 OR WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT WILL REGISTER 0 MPH. THE TACHOMETER HAS FAILED TO WORK THREE TIMES AND THE GAS GAUGE HAS REGISTERED HALF A TANK WHILE IT TAKES 20 GALLONS TO FILL THE 25 GALLON TANK. LAST YEAR I HAD THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT REPLACED BEFORE THE WARRANTY RAN OUT BECAUSE IT WAS CLUNKING. IT IS NOW STARTING TO CLUNK AGAIN!! THE VEHICLE HAS 50,000 MILES ON IT. I JUST RECEIVED A WARNING FOR SPEEDING, 54 IN A 45MPH BECAUSE I CAN"T TELL HOW FAST I AM GOING!!!!!! *NM

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY TAHOE, AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I NOTICED THAT MY SPEEDOMETER WAS ACTING ERACTIC, WITH THE NEEDLE STATING THAT I WAS GOING 120 MPH DOWN TO 0 MPH WITHIN SECONDS. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY, AND NOTICED THAT THE NEEDLE STUCK AT 70 MPH WHILE I WAS IDLE. NOW THE NEEDLE IN MY SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK AT 120 MPH. *NM

ODOMETER STICKING - UNHAPPY CHEVY OWNER - RECURRING EVENT I PURCHASED MY 2003 CHEVY TAHOE A YEAR AGO AND JUST WITHIN THE PAST FEW WEEKS MY ODOMETER HAS BEEN STICKING AT 120. OF COURSE I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THAT FAST EVER AND THIS IS HARD TO ACCOMPLISH WHEN TRUCK IS IN NEUTRAL (YET IT READS 120..)EVENTUALLY, IT RESETS ITSELF AND THAT TAKES A COUPLE DAYS. I HAVE BARELY REGISTERED 10,000 MILES OF THE 54,000 THAT ARE ON VEHICLE AND CAN NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS COULD BE HAPPENING. I DID CALL THE DEALER AND OF COURSE JUST IN CONVERSATION BALL PARK FIGURE WOULD BE AROUND $500 PLUS NO TRANSPORTATION FOR AT LEAST 3 - 5 DAYS. I DECIDED TO TAKE MY 2003 CHEVY TAHOE TO A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A LESS EXPENSIVE REVIEW. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THEIR IS A PROBLEM THAT CAN NOT BE FIXED BY AN UNAUTHORIZED PARTY. SO KNOW I HAVE THIS TRUCK THAT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE BY NC STATE DUE TO FAULTY ODOMETER. WILL FOLLOW UP WITH FURTHER ACTION WITH MANUFACTURER AND WHOEVER ELSE. NOTICED OTHER COMPLAINTS AND WANTED TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE KNOWS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 CHEVY TAHOE. VERY UNHAPPY 1ST TIME CHEVY OWNER. *JB

MY WIFE'S 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE HAS A LATCHING PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT BELT. FREQUENTLY THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT LATCH. IT TAKES MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS (AS MANY AS 6 OR 7 ATTEMPTS) TO GET THE SEAT BELT TO FINALLY LATCH. WHILE THIS COMPONENT HAS NOT COMPLETELY FAILED YET, THE LIKELIHOOD OF A COMPLETE FAILURE APPEARS PROBABLE. THIS COMPONENT IS A CRITICAL SAFETY FEATURE ON AUTOMOBILES AND IT'S FAILURE WOULD PROBABLY RESULT IN DEATH IF THE VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE THE SEAT BELT WAS UNLATCHED. THE COMPONENT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO FAILURE DUE TO NORMAL USAGE. THE VEHICLE HAS 80000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE NOT REPORTED THIS TO MY DEALER YET. THE OBVIOUS CRITICAL NATURE OF THE COMPONENT LED ME TO REPORT THIS TO YOU SO THAT YOU MAY INVESTIGATE IF MORE PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. IN 34 YEARS OF DRIVING, I HAVE NEVER HAD A SEAT BELT THAT WOULD NOT LATCH INCLUDING ON MY 36 YEAR OLD GTO. *NM

FAULTY SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2000 TAHOE. READS OVER A 100 MPH IN PARK. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ELECTRIC DRIVER SEAT MOVED FORWARD ON ITS OWN WHILE THE VEHICLE BEING PARKED ENTRAPPING THE DRIVERS LEGS UNDER THE DASHBOARD AND UPPER BODY AGAINST THE WHEEL. INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE SERVICE DEALER REPLACED THE SEAT MODULE. UPDATE 12/1/2006 - *NM

2003 CHEVY TAHOE SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN WORKING ERRATICALLY FOR THE PAST 12 MONTHS. ESPECIALLY DURING HOT WEATHER, THE SPEED DISPLAY SHOWED SLOWER THAN THE ACTUAL SPEED. STOPPING THE CAR, TURNING OFF THE IGNITION AND RESTARTING USUALLY FIXED THE PROBLEM. ON 10/9/06 THE SPEEDOMETER SHOWED 60 MPH WHEN THE CAR WAS OFF, AND NOW DOES NOT EVER FALL BELOW 60. ONLINE, I'VE SEEN MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM CHEVY & GMC CUSTOMERS WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER HAS NOT INDICATED THAT A PROBLEM EXISTS, BUT A DEALER TOLD ME THAT THEY SEE MANY REPAIRS OF THIS TYPE. I AM SCHEDULED TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED IN TWO WEEKS AT MY EXPENSE (SINCE MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY) BUT WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF ENOUGH COMPLAINTS INDICATE THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED.

AT 43,000 MILES MY SPEEDOMETER GOT STUCK AND WILL NOT WORK. AT PARK IT READS 80 OR 20. I BOUGHT MY TAHOE NEW WITH ONLY 10 MILES AND NOW IT IS 3 YEARS OLD. I CALLED A DEALER AND HE SAID THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPEN TO A NEW VEHICLE. WHEN I AM DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY I LOOK AND IT SAYS THAT I AM GOING 60 THEN A SECOND LATER IT READS THAT I AM GOING 120 AND IT IS STUCK. THIS IS NOT SAFE FOR ANYONE AND I HAVE HEARD OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAIN THAT THERE TAHOE DID THE SAME THING. *JB

2003 TAHOE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN. *TS THE INPUT SHAFT FROM THE PULLEY HAD COME OFF. *JB

OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE WITH 43939 MILES AS OF THIS EMAIL. YESTERDAY, WE NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER NO LONGER REGISTERS HOW FAST THE CAR IS GOING. WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREE-WAY THE SPEEDOMETER REGISTERS 0 MPH. *NM

I HAVE REPLACED THE I-SHAFT 2 TIMES ON MY 2003 TAHOE. GM IS NOT OFFERING ANY TYPE OF REPLACEMENT OR HELP IN FIXING THIS ISSUE *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WITHOUT WARNING BOTH PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE DOOR MODULE AND THE WINDOWS WORKED UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE RESIDENCE. AT THE RESIDENCE THE FUSE BOX BEGAN TO SPARK AND THE WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE FRONT WINDOW REGULATOR WAS REPLACED. AGAIN, WHEN THE VEHICLE ARRIVED AT THE RESIDENCE THE FUSE BOX BEGAN TO SPARK AND THE WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND A FUSE WAS REPLACED, BUT THE WINDOWS REMAINED INOPERABLE.

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY TAHOE. THE STEERING LINKAGE IS MAKING A NOISE WHEN YOU TURN. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW ON ALL GM VEHICLES FOR A 5 YEAR PERIOD. THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE PART AT NO COST BECAUSE IT WAS NOT A RECALL. I HAVE A FEAR THE LINKAGE MAY FAIL. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHILE THE VEHICLE TRAVELED 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE ABS HYDRAULIC BRAKE PUMP FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED.

REAR SEAT AUDIO AND TEMPERATURE CONTROLS QUIT WORKING. *JB

TIRE FAILURE - FIRESTONE WILDERNESS LE 265/70R16 III M/S T/W 480 - TRACTION A - TEMP B- TREAD SEPARATION CAUSING BLOWOUT WITH DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. NO ROAD HAZARD - TIRE INFLATION (35PSI) (2003 CHEVY TAHOE 4X) CHECK 45 MINUTES BEFORE TRIP. LOST ALL TREAD. BOUGHT 4 NEW TIRES AND OUT $500 DEDUCTIBLE. I HAVE THE TIRE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THEY DETERMINED THE STEERING HAD LOCKED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN RETURNED TO THE CONTACT. UPDATED ON 05/16/2006-*AK *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25MPH A CLUNKING NOISE CAME FROM THE STEERING SHAFT. AFTERWARDS, THE STEERING WHEEL AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL VIBRATED. THE VIBRATION AND NOISE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT OR COASTING, NOT WHILE MAKING TURNS. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED IN JANUARY 2005 THE FIRST TIME. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE STEERING WHEEL SHAFT, WHICH REMEDY THE PROBLEM UNTIL NOW. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED FOR THE CURRENT VIBRATION.

INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT, VERY NOISY, COULD NOT GET PART DUE TO BACK ORDER. SO THEY PACKED IT, PART FINALLY CAME IN, AND IT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY IN JANUARY 2005. SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURRING NOW, DEALERSHIP TECHNICIAN SAID HE COULD NOT HEAR IT, OR SEE IT, I DO NOT BELIEVE THEY HAD MY CAR IN THE BACK LONG ENOUGH TO REALLY LOOK, I DROVE WITH IT FOR WEEKS, I KNOW IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM, AND I KNOW THE PARTS ARE HARD TO GET, WHY ISN'T THIS A RECALL. IS IT SAFE TO DRIVE.*AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED A DEVICE ON THE TRANSMISSION BROKE DUE TO COLD TEMPERATURES CAUSING THE SPEEDOMETER TO BE INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND ADVISED HER TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO FREE REMEDY. *AK

SPEEDOMETER STICKS AND CAN GET CAUGHT CAN GO ALL THE WAY UP TO 120 MPH WHEN NOT MOVING. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE SPEEDOMETER BACK TO ZERO IS TO START THE CAR AND STOP THE CAR AND THE SPEEDOMETER WILL DROP BY 5 MPH EACH TIME. I HAVE ASKED SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO DRIVE TAHOES AND DENALI AND THEY HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY TAHOE 5.3 V8. BROUGHT THE CAR TO DEALER AND IT IS ALWAYS BACK TO ZERO BY THE TIME I GET TO THE DEALER AND THEY CANNOT REPRODUCE THE ISSUE. UNABLE TO RELY ON SPEEDOMETER FOR ACCURATE SPEED ALWAYS QUESTIONING IF IT IS READING PROPERLY. *JB

CONSUMER 2003 CHEVY TAHOE HAD A PROBLEM IN THE STEERING THAT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *TS *SC

THIS IS NOW THE 2ND WINTER SEASON THAT THE HVAC BLOWER MOTOR PULSES BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW APPROXIMATELY 35 DEGREES. THIS SEEMS TO CONTINUE UNTIL THE ENGINE HAS WARMED UP THEN STOPS. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIND A CAUSE. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTIONED TWICE. THIS HAPPENED WHILE ACCELERATING. THE FIRST TIME HE WAS PASSING ON A TWO LANE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP UNDER WARRANTY. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS LATER. THE VEHICLE HAD TO SIT FOR A WHILE THEN IT STARTED UP. THE VEHICLE ONLY WENT 20 MPH WHEN THE FUEL PUMP FAILED. THE FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED A SECOND TIME.*AK

DT: 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT WAS GIVEN AN APPOINTMENT BY MY DEALERSHIP TO GET RECALL REPAIRS DONE, AND WHEN HE WENT TO HIS APPOINTMENT THE PART FOR VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAITED FOR THREE HOURS TO GET MY VEHICLE FIXED. THE SAFETY RECALL WAS ON THE SECOND ROLL SEAT BELTS THAT HELD HIS DAUGHTER SAFE IN SEAT. WAS USING THE SEAT BELT AS REQUIRED. *AK

THUMPING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. STARTED AT APPROXIMATELY. 24000 MILES. DEALER REPLACED STEERING SHAFT (PN 88963611). AT 32000 MILES THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. GM DOES NOT HAVE A PERMANENT REPAIR FOR THIS PROBLEM. CHEVROLET WILL NOT COVER THIS PROBLEM AFTER THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY EXPIRES. CONSIDER THIS BEFORE PURCHASING THIS MODEL TRUCK. *JB

DT: 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE REAR WINDOW HAS A PLASTIC HINGE THAT IS CRACKED AND IS COMING OFF. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, AND DEALERSHIP SAID THEY KNEW OF THE PROBLEM , AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY 50% TO HAVE WINDOW HINGE FIXED ,AND THAT THIS PROBLEM WENT BACK TO THE 2000 MODEL VEHICLES. THIS PLASTIC HINGE KEPT REAR WINDOW FROM CLOSING. CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONSUMER TALKED WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE AND DID A REPORT, I.D. NUMBER WAS 1367044105. THE HINGE IN REAR WINDOW HAS BEEN CRACKING OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. THE REAR WINDOW HAS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT IS CONNECTED TOGETHER WITH OTEHR ITEMS, SUCH AS THE WINDOW, THE HINGE AND THE FRAME.*AK

MY 3003 CHEVY TAHOE FUEL PUMP FAILED VEHICLE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER WITH 29000 PLUS MILES AND AFTER TALKING TO MECHANIC. TECH EXPLAINED TO ME THAT FUEL PUMP IS COOLED BY GASOLINE IN TANK AND SAID TO ME THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NEWER CHEVYS I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECT WHAT HAPPENS TO US THAT OWN VEHICLE. OUT OF WARRANTY WE BROKE DOWN ON RT 93 PASSING LANE AND COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED THANK GOD FOR NOT! I TRULY BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. THANK YOU. *JB

GM IS AWARE OF A STEERING AND SUSPENSION PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM THERE ARE ALREADY MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS AND IT WILL PROBABLY TAKE A FATALITY TO RECALL THESE ISSUES. *JB

FUEL GAUGE IS DEFECTIVE FOR ABOUT 1 YEAR NOW. *NM

TWICE THE FUEL LINES HAVE COME OFF THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK SPEWING FUEL ON,UNDER AND AROUND THE CAR. IF UNNOTICED COULD CAUSE A SEVERE VEHICLE FIRE. *NM

DT: CALLER RECEIVED A RECALL ON THE SEAT LOOP IN THE SECOND SEAT IN VEHICLE, AND THE DEALER COULD NOT FIX IT WITHOUT KEEPING IT OVER NIGHT. CALLER DID NOT HAVE RECALL NUMBER. MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO HELP, CALLER WAS ON PHONE WITH THEM FOR 45 MINUTES. CALLER WANTED A RENTAL VEHICLE, BUT THEY WOULD NOT GIVE HIM ONE. *AK

DT: THE VEHICLE IS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE Z71 FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE. THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT SHAKES AND RATTLES TO THE POINT OF HAVING SLACK IN IT. HE TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY GREASED IT. THE SECOND TIME THEY GREASED IT AGAIN. THE THIRD TIME THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT BECAUSE IT WAS ON A RECALL. CONSUMER HAD TO WAIT A YEAR BEFORE THEY COULD GET THE REPLACEMENT PART. THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED EVEN AFTER THE PART WAS REPLACED. THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE SAME AREA BUT, THE NOISE WAS A LITTLE DIFFERENT AND IT WAS MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND. CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT IT MAY BE IN THE FRONT END DIFFERENTIAL. CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP. ALSO, FUEL PUMP FAILED. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. THERE WERE OTHER PROBLEMS, BUT CONSUMER FELT THEY WERE MINOR. *AK

I HAD PUT MY 6 YEAR OLD SON IN THE REAR SEAT BEHIND THE DRIVER, AND WHEN I WENT TO FASTEN HIS SEAT BELT AROUND HIS BOOSTER SEAT THE ASSEMBLY THAT HOLDS THE SEAT BELT IN CAME COMPLETELY OFF, IT IS A 4-5 INCH BOLT THAT SCREWS INTO A MOUNT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT. IT DOES NOT GO BACK IN, AND THE SEAT IS NOW USELESS AS THERE IS NO OPERABLE SEATBELT.

PURCHASED VEHICLE IN 04 WITH LESS THAN 20,000 MILES. WITHIN A FEW WEEKS, HEARD POPPING NOISE FROM FRONT END AND COULD FEEL A VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING. TOKK VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS, ADDED LUBRICANT TO FRONT END AND NOISE/VIBRATION STOPPED FOR A FEW MONTHS. REPEATED THE LUBRICANT PROCES TWO MORE TIMES. NOW REPLACING TIE RODS.

MY FUEL PUMP FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED WITH LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON THE CAR. SYMPTOM WAS THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT START. A FUEL PUMP SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 50,000 ON A NEW CAR OR TRUCK. I THINK THE ORIGINAL PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE OR THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW.

THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE TRUCK WHEN DEPRESSED BETWEEN 10-15 MPH UPON APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THIS RESULTED IN THE TRUCK REAR ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE. ALL THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AN HOUR BEFORE THE BRAKE FAILURE. ALSO, THERE WAS A RATTLING/THUMPING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO TOGETHER WITH INSURANCE COMPANY HAD TO INSPECT THE TRUCK TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE BRAKE FAILURE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WAS CUT OFF. CONSUMER HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THEN, VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE FUEL PUMP WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE.*AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT EXCESSIVE VIBRATION. NECHANIC REPLACED ENGINE MOUNTS/ TANSMISSION, AND INTERMITTENT STEERING SHAFT, BUT VIBRATION CONTINUED. THERE WAS NO FINAL SOLUTION. *AK

THIS COMPLAINT WAS RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. HEARD SOME NOISE IN THE STEERING FROM THE DAY HE BOUGHT THE 2003 TAHOE WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL AND WHEN BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. THE CLANKING NOISE ONLY STARTED ABOUT 4 WEEKS AGO, AND BECAME WORSE QUICKLY. THE CLANKING NOISE COULD BE FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL AT SLOWER SPEEDS, ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL. IT FELT LIKE SOMETHING WAS LOOSE. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE ON 1/03/05 WITH 28,400 MILES, AND DEALER KNEW IMMEDIATELY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THEY SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. IN FACT, SOME PEOPLE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM AS EARLY AS 5,000 MILES. THEY REMOVED THE STEERING SHAFT, PACKED IT WITH GREASE, AND THE CLANKING NOISE STOPPED. WHEN NOT UNDER WARRANTY THE REPAIRS WOULD COST BETWEEN $75- S100. RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD A STEERING SHAFT WAS NEEDED, HOWEVER IT WAS ON BACK ORDER. *JB

THE STEERING SHAFT AND FRONT SUSPENSION WAS REPLACED. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER. *BF THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR A POPPING NOISE AND LOOSE STEERING. THE STEERING SHAFT WAS REMOVED AND LUBED AND THE FRONT LOWER CROSSMEMBER WAS TIGHTENED. THE CONSUMER'S SON WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN HE LOST CONTROL . THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER TWICE, END OVER END THE SIDE OVER SIDE ONE AND A HALF TIMES. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE NOTIFIED OF HOW MANY OF THESE STEERING, BRAKING AND OR OTHER PROBLEMS INCURRED WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL. *SC *JB

I OWN A 2003 CHEVY TAHOE LT, ON FRIDAY JANUARY 21, 2005 THE BACK LIFT GATE WINDOW OF MY TAHOE EXPLODED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I WAS UNSURE OF WHAT HAPPENED SINCE I WAS DRIVING ON A MAJOR FREEWAY AT THE TIME. HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED SINCE IT SOUNDED LIKE A SHOTGUN BLAST TO MY WINDOW. HPD INFORMED ME IT APPEARED TO BE A MALFUNCTION OF THE WINDOW. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT (NORMAN FREDE CHEVROLET) IN WEBSTER TEXAS. THE SERVICE MANAGER INSPECTED THE WINDOW AND INFORMED ME THIS WAS THE THIRD TAHOE IN WHICH THE BACK GLASS EXPLODED IN THIS MANNER. I COULD HAVE HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, AND THANK GOODNESS I HAD NO PASSENGERS IN THE BACK OF MY VEHICLE. I FEEL THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED IF THERE HAVE BEEN 3 OF THESE INCIDENTS AT 1 DEALERSHIP, SURELY THERE ARE OTHERS. *NM

2003 TAHOE DEVELOPED A NOISE IN THE STEERING.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BE CHEVROLET THERE IS CURRENTLY NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. *JB

HESITATION IN STARTING, VEHICLE REGISTERED NO GAS WHEN IT HAD FULL TANK. STARTED IN AUG 2003 THROUGH JULY 2004. WAS PUT IN SHOP ON 5 OCCASIONS, AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG. JULY 2004 MY VEHICLE WOULDN'T START. MY FUEL LEVEL SENSOR, AND GAUGE WERE OUT. PARTS WERE FINALLY REPLACED BUT WAS TOLD THEY WOULD GO OUT AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING. *NM

1. KNOCKING IN FRONT END, INTERMITTENT STEERING SHAFT IS OUT. I HAVE BEEN ON WAITING LIST SINCE SEPTEMBER 2003 AND STILL NOT FIXED.(IN A WRECK THIS COMPONENT IS WHAT KEEPS THE STEERING ROD FROM PROJECTING INTO THE CAB; PER CHEVROLET MECHANIC). 2. SEPT. 2003 TRANSMISSION: GRINDING/VIBRATING SOUND IN THE MIDDLE OF VEHICLE (THINK THIS IS MY TORQUE CONVERTER), NEUTRAL POSITION FROM A COMPLETE STOP AND WHILE DRIVING. BEEN IN SHOP ON 2 OCCASIONS AND STILL NOT FIXED, MECHANIC SAYS THE VEHICLE COMPUTER DOESN'T SHOW ANY PROBLEMS, SO THEY WON'T FIX IT! 3.FRONT DIFFERENTIAL LEAKING. JAN. 2004 TO BE FIXED WHEN STEERING SHAFT GETS FIXED! 4. PASSENGER HEATERS COME ON BY THEMSELVES. NOV. 2003 STILL NOT FIXED 5. FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT WON'T HOLD MEMORY SETTINGS. NOV. 2003 STILL NOT FIXED. *NM

EVER SINCE PURCHASING MY CHEVROLET TAHOE LT BRAND-NEW IN AUGUST OF 2003, THE MUFFLER AND/OR THE EXHAUST SYSTEM HAS MADE AN EXPLODING SOUND BOTH WHILE THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING AND AFTER IT IS SHUT OFF. AT STOPLIGHTS AND AFTER BEING PARKED, YOU BOTH HEAR AND FEEL EXPLOSIONS FROM UNDER THE TRUCK. GM CONTENDS THE SOUND IS STEAM BUILDING UP IN THE MUFFLER AND EXPLODING, BUT ADMITS IT IS NOT A "NORMAL" BACKFIRE, AND STATES THAT SOME TAHOES DO IT, AND SOME DO NOT. THEY HAVE RELEASED TWO SEPARATE FIXES FOR THE PROBLEM BUT NEITHER HAS BEEN EFFECTIVE, AND THE LAST ONE CAME OUT OVER A YEAR AGO. OFFICIAL GM POLICY PROHIBITS REPLACING ANY MUFFLERS/EXHAUST SYSTEMS ON VEHICLES EXHIBITING THIS PROBLEM - OWNERS ARE SIMPLY TOLD THE EXPLOSIONS ARE NORMAL. AFTER MUCH DISCUSSION, GM REPLACED MY MUFFLER, AND THE SECOND ONE DOES THE SAME THING. NEEDLESS TO SAY, IT IS AN ALARMING SOUND AND FEELING TO HAVE IN A NEW VEHICLE, AND LOGIC DICTATES THAT STEAM EXPLOSIONS INSIDE A METAL BOX CAN ONLY GO ON FOR SO LONG BEFORE SERIOUS DAMAGE IS DONE (I.E. THE MUFFLER ITSELF EXPLODES NEAR THE GAS TANK.) I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE NHTSA CAN DO, BUT ANY HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE IS MOST WELCOME.*AK

THE STEERING MADE POPPING NOISES AND THE STEERING FELT LOOSE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING SHAFT AND FRONT SUSPENSION. *NM THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER TWICE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TC *JB

AT A STOP CONSUMER'S VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD, HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH ENGINE SEIZED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO FOUND THE PROBLEM WAS THE FUEL PUMP. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THIS WAS THE THIRD FUEL PUMP REPLACED BY THE DEALER WITHIN LESS THEN A YEAR, AND THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

CLUNKING NOISE AND FEEL IN STEERING - LOOSE STEERING. *AK