TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD DEVELOPED MULTIPLE CRACKS EXTENDING FROM THE CORNER WHERE THE AIR BAG WAS POSITIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.
2007 Chevrolet Tahoe complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2007 record →
ABOUT COUPLE MONTHS AGO WE NOTICE ABOUT AN 8 INCH LONG CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD ABOVE THE CLUSTER DRIVER SIDE. AND I FIRST THOUGHT IT HAD TO BE SUN DAMAGE. SO PRETTY BUM ABOUT IT. THEN RECENTLY ABOUT A WEEK AGO WATCHING THE LOCAL NEWS ON TV. THERE WAS A SIMILAR ISSUE ABOUT CRACK DASHBOARDS. AND THEN CHECKING ON THIS WEBSITE THERE'S MULTIPLE VERY IDENTICAL ISSUES. SO NOW IN HOPE THERE'S A RECALL COMING SOON. AND ALSO NOTICE THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES THE CHROME IS COMING APART LEAVING REALLY SHARP EDGES. SO I NOTICE THERE'S SIMILAR COMPLAINTS IN REGARDS TO THIS DOOR HANDLES. *TR
WHILE DRIVING, THE ELECTRONIC TRACTION CONTROL AND STABILITY CONTROL SHUTS OFF AND A WARNING APPEARS ON THE DASH. AFTER DRIVING A FEW MILES THE STABILITY CONTROL COMES BACK ON FOR A SHORT TIME AND THEN GOES OFF AGAIN. WHILE DRIVING THE STABILITY CONTROL MAY SHUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY SEVERAL TIMES. WHEN THE STABILITY CONTROL GOES OFF THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VERY ROUGH. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKE TO 2 CHEVROLET DEALERS AT TOTAL OF 3 TIMES. EACH TIME THEY CHECK THE CODES AND RESET THE COMPUTER BUT THE INTERMITTENT STABILITY CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL PROBLEMS RETURN A FEW DAYS LATER. *TR
DASHBOARD CRACKED AT LEFT CORNER OF AIRBAG AS WELL AS CRACKING ABOVE THE LEFT SIDE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CRACK OVER THE AIRBAG IS WHAT CONCERNS ME IN THAT MY AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY CORRECTLY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT OR MAY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT HARM FROM CHARDS OF PLASTIC BEING SENT AT ME... *TR
VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM REPEATEDLY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. LOSS OF CRITICAL COMPONENTS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO CONTROL VEHICLE. NO WARNING WHATSOEVER... *TR
IT WAS PARKED AT THE STORE PARKING LOT AND SUDDENLY IT WAS ON FIRE IT WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED THE FRONT, THE SEATS AND ALL THE MOTOR AND NEAREST PARTS. *TR
THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AROUND THE AIR BAG HAS CRACKED SIGNIFICANTLY AND THE AREA ON EITHER SIDE OF THE AIR BAG COVER ARE BOWING UP. IT APPEARS THAT WHERE IS A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF THE DASHBOARD FRAGMENTING IF THE AIR BAG WERE TO BE DEPLOYED. *TR
MY DOOR HANDLES ARE COMING OFF!! I HAVE THE CHROME STYLE HANDLES. I WENT TO OPEN THE DRIVER DOOR TO GET IN AND RIPPED THE HANDLE RIGHT OFF THE DOOR ALMOST FELL BACK IT CAME OFF SO EASILY ... SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO SAID 205.00 TO FIX IT I'M HOLDING OFF AND NOW THAT I HAVE BEEN USING THE PASSENGER DOOR THIS ONE IS NOW COMING OFF!! THE INSIDE HANDLES ARE FLAKING/ PEELING AND ARE REALLY SHARP AS WELL IT HAS CUT ME A FEW TIMES. THIS IS TERRIBLE AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE HANDLES ON A DOOR!! I'VE NEVER HAD THIS PROB W ANY OTHER MAKE THIS IS MY FIRST GM AND MY FIRST CHEVROLET AND WILL PROB BE MY LAST BC ITS MADE SO CHEAPLY I WILL RECONSIDER IF THEY RECALL THIS. *TR
MY 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE HAS MULTIPLE CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND AIRBAG. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH PIECES BRAKING OFF IF THE AIRBAGS WERE TO GO OFF IN A ACCIDENT. *TR
2 EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE CAME OFF MULTIPLY TIMES EVEN AFTER BRING TO DEALER CAME OFF AGAIN A YEAR LATER. INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE CHIPPING FOR MY 2007 CHEVROLET LTZ TAHOE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OIL ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THAT THE OIL NEEDED TO BE REPLENISHED EVERY 1,500 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PISTONS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED UNDER AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST FOR 100 MILES AND DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A HEAVIER OIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
WHILE DRIVING IT HE VEHICLE IT SHUTS OFF, ALL OF THE GAUGES GO TO ZERO THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND I AM NO LONGER ABLE TO ACCELERATE UNTIL I RESTART THE CAR. THE LIGHTS INSIDE AND OUT GO OFF AND ON . THE DOORS LOCK AND UNLOCK CONTINUOUSLY,. IN THE PAST YEAR THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 OR 4 TIMES. *TR
NOTICED CRACKS IN DASHBOARD. 1. ABOVE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER APPROX.6 " VERTICAL TO DRIVER , 2ND IS AT THE UPPER LEFT CORNER OF PASSENGER AIR BAG. SAFETY CONCERN IS FLYING PROJECTILE (S) OF DASH PLASTIC TO DRIVER AND OR PASSENGERS IF AIR BAG(S) ARE DEPLOYED. *TR
I HAVE TWO CRACKS IN MY DASHBOARD. ONE IS HUGE OVER THE DRIVERS SIDE CONTROL CLUSTER AND THE SECOND, I BELIEVE, POSES A BIG SAFETY CONCERN. THE SECOND CRACK IS AT THE CORNER OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. I'M CONCERNED THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY WITH THIS DEFECT AND IF IT DOES THE SHARP EDGES/SHARDS OF THE DASH WILL EITHER INJURE THE PASSENGER AND/OR OTHERS IN THE CAR, OR RIP THE AIRBAG MAKING IT USELESS. AIRBAGS ARE A LEGAL REQUIREMENT. I HAVE BEEN ON MANY FORUMS AND PAGES REGARDING THE CHEVY TAHOE AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM. I REALLY BELIEVE GM/CHEVY SHOULD ORDER A RECALL. I ALSO HAVE A MINOR CLAIM ABOUT THE RUBBER ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE PAINT ON THE STEREO/CLIMATE CONTROL BUTTONS. ALL OF WHICH IS PEELING OFF. I HAVE ALSO SEE HUNDREDS OF WRITINGS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. WE HAVE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THE STEERING WHEEL AND STEREO/CLIMATE CONTROL. AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTED ON THE NEW ITEMS. I PAID WAY TO MUCH FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE DOING THIS. I ALSO HAVE NO INTENTIONS OF GETTING A NEW CAR; HOWEVER, AS THEY PROBLEM PERSIST, ESPECIALLY THE SAFETY ISSUES. I JUST MAY BE FORCED TO . *TR
MY 2007 TAHOE SPUTTERED AND HESITATED AS I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN. AS I STOPPED STABILITY CONTROL / TRACTION CONTROL DASHLIGHTS APPEARED AS WELL AS THE CHECK ENGINE , THEY BOTH BLINKED AND DASH READ SERVICE STABILITRAK, AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL. AS I PULLED FROM STOP SIGN THE TRANNY SLAMMED INTO 2ND GEAR WITH A BANG AND I WAS BARELY ACCELERATING PULLED OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. WHEN I TRIED TO RESTART IT JUST TURNED OVER. IT TOOK A FEW TRIES TO GET IT TO START, AND WHEN IT DID I SMELLED A STRONG SMELL OF UNBURNED FUEL FROM THE EXHAUST. I WILL CONTACT GM TO FILE COMPLAINT AS MY TAHOE HAS ONLY 97K ON IT. HOPEFULLY IT'S COVERED BY WARRANTY. *TR
OUR EXTRA THIRD VEHICLE TAHOE, IS DRIVEN ON THE WEEKENDS OR WHEN THE ENTIRE FAMILY IS GOING OUT. ON OCTOBER 10TH, WE NOTICE A KNOCKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING OR SITTING IDLE. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ON OCTOBER 11TH AND WAS TOLD WE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE OR TO BUY A NEW VEHICLE. WE TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL MECHANIC ON OCTOBER 13TH FOR A SECOND OPINION AND WAS TOLD THE CAR WAS 2 QUARTS LOW IN OIL. WHICH WAS A MAJOR RED FLAG TO THE MECHANIC. NOW, WE HAVE TO PURCHASE A NEW ENGINE. *TR
THERE ARE TWO CRACKS IN MY DASHBOARD AROUND THE AIRBAG AREAS. THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN! WONDERING IF IT WILL AFFECT MY AIRBAGS FROM WORKING PROPERLY. *TR
DASHBOARD CRACKED AT LEFT CORNER OF AIRBAG AS WELL AS CRACKING ABOVE THE LEFT SIDE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CRACK OVER THE AIRBAG CONCERNS ME IN THAT MY AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY CORRECTLY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT OR MAY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT HARM FROM CHARDS OF PLASTIC. *TR
DASH IS CRACKED IN 3 PLACES AS OF TODAY 9/30/14 AND ONE PLACE IS NEXT TO THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. *TR
DASH IS EXTREMELY CRACKED IN THREE PLATES INCLUDING BY AIRBAG THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
MY DASHBOARD CRACKED AND I'M CONCERNED ABOUT MY AIRBAGS. I GUESS A LOT OF THE CHEVY TAHOES HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE DASHBOARD CRACKING. *TR
I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN WHEN ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WENT OUT AND SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND REMOVED THE KEY. THE SMOKE STOPPED BUT THE DASHBOARD STARTED MAKING WEIRD TICKING NOISES. *TR
EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES - FRONT PASSENGER DOOR, BOTH REAR PASSENGER DOORS. BOLT HAS BROKEN ON ALL 3 HANDLES AND HAS PULLED AWAY FROM THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE FOR ALL GM VEHICLES WITH THESE STYLE OF EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES. SOMEONE COULD FALL AND GET INJURED WILL TRYING TO OPEN A DOOR. *TR
PASSENGER SIDE DASH CRACKED ADJACENT TO AIRBAG, VERY CONCERNED ABOUT INTEGRITY OF AIRBAG SYSTEM AND POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
WHILE DRIVING ON I-75 IN FLORIDA COMING FROM KENTUCKY (RELOCATING MY MOTHER IN LAW), I AND A FRIEND WHO WAS TAKING A TURN DRIVING SMELLED AN ODOR SIMILAR TO SULFUR OR NATURAL GAS. WITHIN 10-15 MINUTES, SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE FRONT DRIVER ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DRIVER IMMEDIATELY PULLED TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AS A FIREBALL EXPLODED FROM THE SAME AREA AS THE SMOKE. WE BOTH DOVE OUT OF THE VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WITH NEARLY ALL THE CONTENTS BURNED, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE TIRES. *TR
DASHBOARD IS CRACKED ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE NEAR AIRBAGS. MY FEAR IS THAT DUE TO THAT THE AIRBAGS WONT FUNCTION PROPERLY. *TR
MY DASH CRACKED, ON IT'S OWN. I'M SURE THIS HAS TO EFFECT MY AIRBAG FUNCTIONALITY. I HAVE A HUGE CRACK ON MY DRIVER'S SIDE BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR
DASH CRACKED WHERE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS LOCATED. I FEAR THAT THE AIR BAGS WILL PUNCTURE IF DEPLOYED OR THE PASSENGER WIL BE INJURED DUE TO DASH PIECES BEING PROJECTED AT THEM. *TR
THEY UNLOCK OR LOCK BY ITSELF, SEATS START MOVING AROUND, RADIO WILL ACT UP, THE LCD FOR THE DVD PLAYER STOPS WORKING SOME TIMES, AIR CONDITIONING WON'T WORK ON SOME VENTS, SIDE MIRRORS, BACK TRUNK DOOR WON'T WORK,LIGHTS IN THE CAR GOES DIM SOME TIMES WHILE DRIVING, THERE IS A BRAND NEW BATTERY IN THERE, SOME TIMES ONCE IN A WHILE IT WON'T START. *TR
SMELL OF BURNING PLASTIC IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. WINDOWS, MIRRORS AND DOOR LOCK CONTROLS STOPPED WORKING ON DRIVER DOOR CONTROL PANEL. REMOVED DRIVER SIDE DOOR PANEL AND DISCOVERED ONE OF THE PLUGS TO THE DOOR CONTROLS WAS MELTED AND DISCOLORED. UNPLUGGED. NO FUSES WERE TRIPPED. *TR
DASHBOARD CRACKS WITH SHARP EDGES AROUND AIRBAG CAUSING NOISY AIRBAG AREA VIBRATION AND SEPARATION FORM DASHBOARD, IT IS SCARY THING TO HAVE WHEN MY WIFE OR ONE OF THE KIDS IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED. THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL HOWEVER THE FUEL GAUGE READ HALF TANK AND THE FOLLOWING DAY FUEL GAUGE READ EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,300.
DASH AROUND AIRBAGS IS CRACKING AND FAILING. IT'S A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND GM REFUSES TO RECTIFY. CONCEIVABLY A PIECE OF DASH COULD BREAK OFF DURING AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DOES NOT LOCK INTO THE RECEPTIVE DEVICE. 2ND ROW SEAT BELT "TORE" WHEN PULLED TO FASTEN. ELECTRICAL ISSUE CAUSING SPEAKER AND MICROPHONE TO BECOME INAUDIBLE THEREFORE PREVENTING COMMUNICATION WITH ONSTAR IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, NOR ALERTING DRIVER OF VEHICLE STANDARD SAFETY ALERTS (LOW GAS, OPEN DOOR INDICATOR, TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR, ETC.).
RIGHT FRONT FRAME MOUNT FOR STABILIZER LINK ROTTED/RUSTED OFF. CHEVY WOULD NOT FIX, RECOMMENDED I GO TO A BODY SHOP FOR REPAIR. WELDER HAD TO FABRICATE A STEEL MOUNT TO THE FRAME TO BOLT STABILIZER LINK TO. LEFT SIDE HAS STARTED TO DETERIORATE ALSO. *JS
DASHBOARD CRACKED DUE TO HEAT. ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES FIRST THEY CRACK ON DRIVER SIDE AND THEN PASSENGER SIDE. WORRIED ABOUT THE AIR BAG DEPLOYING. *TR
I HAVE HAD THE DASH CRACK IN 4 DIFFERENT PLACES; TWO ON THE DRIVER SIDE ON EACH SIDE OF THE STEERING COLUMN AND TWO OTHER AROUND THE AIRBAG. THE TWO AROUND THE AIRBAG HAVE MADE IT SO THAT THERE IS FREE PIECE OF PLASTIC THAT IS NOT SECURED BY ANYTHING. I AM AFRAID THAT IF THE AIR BAG WAS TO DEPLOY THEN THIS PIECE WOULD CAUSE GREAT BODILY HARM TO ANYONE IN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER KNOWS OF THIS ISSUE AND IS NOT OFFERING TO REPLACE THE DASH WITHOUT SOME SORT OF COMPENSATION. *TR
EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES KEEP BREAKING. NO RECALL. LOCAL DEALERS SAY THIS IS VERY COMMON WITH THIS MODEL AND SIMILAR VEHICLES. GM TOLD ME TO MAKE A COMPLAINT HERE IN ADDITION TO THEM. *TR
DASH CRACKED WHERE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS LOCATED. I FEAR THAT THE AIR BAGS WILL PUNCTURE IF DEPLOYED OR THE PASSENGER WILL BE INJURED DUE TO DASH PIECES BEING PROJECTED AT THEM. *TR
DASH CRACKED AT CORNER OF WHERE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS LOCATED, AND JUST RECENTLY THE DASH HAS CRACKED ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. MY FEAR IS THAT IN THE EVENT THAT THE AIR BAGS ARE DEPLOYED THE AIR BAG ITSELF MIGHT BE PUNCTURED OR BODILY INJURY CAUSED DUE TO SHARDS OF PLASTIC BEING PROJECTED INTO THE AIR. I HAVE OWNED NUMEROUS VEHICLES AND HAVE NEVER HAD A DASH TO CRACK (I HAVE LIVED IN TEXAS MY ENTIRE LIFE) CAN'T BLAME IT ON THE TEXAS HEAT OR USE OF ARMOUR ALL TYPE CLEANERS. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECTIVE PART. MY SUV IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION EXCEPT FOR THE DASH CRACKS. *TR
I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY TAHOE AND THE DASH IS CRACKED FROM ONE END TO THE OTHER AND IS STARTING TO CRACK ON THE SIDE BY THE RADIO. I FEEL THE WHOLE DASH CAN FALL IN, BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO HAS THE SAME YEAR TAHOE AND IT IS AN LTZ AND HE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
MY VEHICLE HAVE SEVERAL SEVERE CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD FROM POOR QUALITY MATERIALS. THIS DEFECT IS CAUSING CONCERN ABOUT THE SAFETY DURING A COLLISION OR AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT FROM SHARP PLASTIC EXPOSED DUE TO THE CRACKS IN THE DASH CUTTING THE AIRBAG OR SHARDS OF PLASTIC BECOMING PROJECTILES POTENTIALLY CAUSING INJURY TO OCCUPANTS. *JS
DASH IS BRITTLE AND CRACKED AROUND AIRBAG, MIGHT CAUSE A PRICE TO BE BROKE OFF AND PROJECTED INTO MY WIFE OR KIDS FACE CAUSING DEATH. *TR
THE DASH HAS TWO CRACKS AROUND THE AIRBAG HOUSING AND THREE OTHER CRACKS (2 OVER 5" LONG). CONCERN IS MAINLY AT AIRBAG LOCATION AS I AM NOT SURE IF THIS AFFECTS THE STABILITY OF THE AIRBAG, IF THE AIRBAG WILL PERFORM PROPERLY IN A COLLISION, OR IF THE PLASTIC PIECES WILL BECOME PROJECTILES IN THE EVENT OF AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR
I JUST BOUGHT THIS 07 CHEVY TAHOE BEFORE 3 MONTHS AGO, THE PROBLEMS START ONE BY ONE, WHEN THE WEATHER START HOT THE DASHBOARD BROKEN, DIC LIGHT DEAD AND RND123 LIGHT TOO, NOW THE GM DEALER WANT MORE THAN A $500 TO FIX THE CLUSTER, I CHECKED ONLINE AND I FOUND THOUSANDS OF GM OWNERS THEY HAVE SAME PROBLEM, WHY GM DON'T DO A RECALL ON THE MESSAGE CENTER LIGHT AND THE DASHBOARD. *TR
2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE. ATTORNEY REPRESENTING CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT FAILURE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHEN HE PROCEEDED THOUGH AN INTERSECTION. ..UPDATED 06/27/14 *BF PICTURES RECEIVED. 06/30/14
TRUCK WILL NOT START AT TIMES, HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN A PREVIOUS CHEVY TAHOE 2007 LT THAT I OWNED PRIOR AND THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. IT 50% OF THE TIME WILL START UP IF I ALLOW IT TO SIT FOR MOMENT, AT OTHER TIMES I HAVE TO JUMP IT. IT CURRENTLY HAS NEW BATTERY, WHICH DID NOT HELP THE PROBLEM. *TR
2007 CHEVORLET 2007 TAHOE LTZ WITH 62K. I PARKED THE CAR AS USUAL AND LOCKED THE DOORS USING THE REMOTE. THE NEXT MORNING I WENT INTO THE CAR AND IT SMELLED LIKE SMOKE AND SOMETHING HAD CAUGHT FIRE. NONE OF THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR FUNCTIONS WORKED. I REMOVED THE DRIVERS SIDE MASTER SWITCH AND THE WIRING HARNESS PLUG HAD BURNT OUR AND MELTED ITSELF TO THE MASTER SWITCH. THE SHORT DESTROYED BOTH THE MASTER SWITCH AND WIRING HARNESS THE CAR DID NOT TRIP ANY FUSES IN THE PROCESS. THIS WAS A VERY SCARY SITUATION CONSIDERING THE CAR COULD OF COMPLETELY CAUGHT FIRE IN MY DRIVEWAY. THERE WAS NO MOISTURE IN THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE PARTS THAT BURNT OUT. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT INSPECTED WHICH SAID THEIR WAS NO RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE. *TR
THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY DASH AT THE PASS. AIR BAG CRACKED ABOUT TWO INCHES WELL DRIVING DOWN I 95. *TR
MYSELF AND A FRIEND WERE DRIVING ON THE I75 TO CINCINNATTI, OHIO AND MY TRUCK WAS FINE, NO ISSUES, NO PROBLEMS, AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN HALFWAY THERE THERE WAS CONSTRUCTION SIGNS AND MAJORITY OF THE VEHICLES THAT WERE DRIVING IN THE RIGHT LANE HAD TO HURRY UP AND SWITCH LANES, IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING OVER MYSELF AN OTHERS HIT THIS POTHOLE THAT WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LANES THAT WAS SUPPOSEDLY BEING WORKED ON ,BUT THERE WERE NO CONES OR ANYTHING AROUND IT. AS SOON AS I HIT IT AND WAS TRYING TO GET OVER MY STABILITRAK AND TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON AND MY TRUCK STARTED JERKING REAL BAD, BY THE TIME I ACTUALLY MADE IT TO WHERE I WAS GOING MY ENGINE LIGHT HAD CAME ON TOO AND MY TRUCK WAS ACTING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO CUT OFF , IT STARTED SMOKING AND I STOPPED BY A GAS STATION AND PEOPLE THERE TRIED TO HELP ME AND TOLD ME IT WAS BEST FOR ME TO TRY TO MAKE IT HOME WHICH IS XENIA, OHIO OR I WAS GOING TO GET STUCK IN CINCINNATTI. IT TOOK A COUPLE DAYS FOR ME TO ACTUALLY GET IT IN THE SHOP WHICH IS LANG'S CHEVROLET IN BEVERCREEK, OHIO AND WHEN I TOOK IT THERE NONE OF THE BODY SHOP MEN KNEW WHAT IT WAS, THEN BECAUSE OF THAT THEY SAID WE CAN TAKE THE ENGINE APART BUT YOUR GOING TO BE CHARGED $1500.00 AND IF IT'S NOT THAT THEN I WILL BE CHARGED FOR THEM TO PUT IT BACK TOGETHER AND WHATEVER I WANT THEM TO DO. NOW BEING THAT YOU ARE A CERTIFIED AUTO MECHANIC ISNT IT YOUR JOB TO KNOW WHAT IT IS? I'M BRINGING MY TRUCK BACK TO WHERE I PAYED CASH FOR IT AND NO ONE KNOWS WHAT IT IS. TO ME THAT IS CR
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