2007 Chevrolet Tahoe complaints

MAKING A LOUD NOISE IN THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL AREA. TOOK THE CARTO DEALER AND AND THEY FOUND EXCESSIVE PLAY IN LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING. THEY REPLACED LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING AND HUB. *AK

SPEEDOMETER READING COMPLETELY INCORRECT, BOUNCED BACK AND FORTH. SOMETIMES WILL BE CORRECT, BUT MORE OFTEN IT READS WAY OVER WHAT THE ACTUAL SPEED WAS. IT ALSO TICKED AS IT MOVED. CHEVROLET DEALER SAID IT WILL BE $450 TO REPLACE IT. *AK

THE ROOF SKIN (TOP) ON MY 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE HAS COME LOSE FROM THE SUPPORTS. IT IS NOW "FLEXING" IN THE WIND. *JB

VEHICLE WILL NOT HOLD PROGRAMS, I.E., AUTOMATIC SEAT POSITIONS, READ OUT ON THE MESSAGE CENTER, ETC. ALSO, IF USING THE RADIO WITHOUT THE ENGINE RUNNING, BATTERY GOES COMPLETELY DEAD IN ABOUT 30 MIN. DEALER COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG AFTER THREE HOURS OF INSPECTIONS, EVEN THOUGH THE BATTERY DRAINED. *JB

UNDER NORMAL, NON-TOWING DRIVING, THE 2007 TAHOE (WITH 27,000 MILES) WOULD NOT GO FORWARD WHEN PLACED INTO DRIVE. AS A RESULT, MY FAMILY IS PRESENTLY UNABLE TO USE THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. THIS OCCURRED AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY REPLACED AT ABOUT 12,000 MILES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *NM

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE ,AND FROM THE TIME HE PURCHASE THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT HAD A DIFFICULTY READING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DURING THE DAY. THE BACKGROUND MADE IT DIFFICULT TO READ. WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS ON OR OFF ONE STILL COULD NOT READ THE SPEED ODOMETER. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND SPOKE WITH GM, AND THEY STATED IT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. *AK UPDATED 03/30/07. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE AT 65 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT AND SLOWED DOWN TO 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE DRIVEN SLOWLY FOR 20 MILES OFF THE ROAD TO SAFETY, BEFORE BEING TOWED. THERE WAS A LARGE HOLE IN THE GENERATOR, AND THE RADIATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

INSTRUMENT PANEL IS NOT VISIBLE DURING DAYTIME LIGHT CONDITIONS. *NM

TRANSMISSION DRIVE GEARS WENT OUT WOULD MOVE ONLY IN REVERSE. *NM

DRIVING VEHICLE ON THE 7TH DAY OF OWNERSHIP WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON. ON A SLIGHT DOWN GRADE VEHICLE ACCELERATED 20 MPH OVER SET CRUISE SPEED BEFORE I SHUT CRUISE OFF. THE NEXT MORNING, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED ACCELERATING AFTER I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AT A LIGHT CAUSING VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. CHEVY DEALER IN HENDERSON, NV HANDLED VERY POORLY. NEARLY TWO MONTHS AFTER CRASH, GM CALLED ME AND STATED THAT THEIR 3RD PARTY INDEPENDENT EVALUATION (DONE BY A RETIRED GM EMPLOYEE) OF THE VEHICLE AND ITS COMPUTERS DOESN'T SHOW ANY FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TO VERIFY MY CLAIM. GM CAN SAY WHAT THEY WANT. I KNOW WHAT HAPPENED AND MY WIFE AND FAMILY WITNESSED THE ACCIDENT. GM HAD NO INTEREST IN TALKING TO THEM. FOR THEIR PROTECTION, I'LL TAKE A LOSS AND TRADE THE VEHICLE AS SOON AS I GET IT BACK. JUST WANTED A PUBLIC RECORD OF SITUATION IN CASE OF ANY FUTURE SIMILAR INCIDENTS. IRONICALLY, I WAS IMPRESSED BY VEHICLE AND QUALITY THE WEEK I HAD IT. THE REPORT GM SENT ME APPEARED TO CONFIRM WHAT I SAID HAPPEN, BUT THEY SAID NOT. *NM

WE TOOK OUR VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A 3RD TIME NOW (LOOK FOR MY OTHER COMPLAINT ON THIS WEBSITE ON ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS/WINDSHIELD PROBLEMS) FOR THE SAME PROBLEM PLUS A NUMBER OF MULTIPLE OTHER PROBLEMS. THE PROBLEM THAT THE DEALER CAN'T SEEM TO REMEDY IS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WIPER SPRAY KEEP COMING ON ALL BY THEMSELVES AND CANNOT BE TURNED OFF UNLESS YOU TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN RESTART IT. THEY'VE REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE BUT THEY STILL COME ON RANDOMLY. THE HEATED SEATS SOMETIMES DON'T WORK AND IN ORDER TO GET THEM TO WORK YOU MUST RESTART THE CAR. THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW WILL RANDOMLY NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE MASTER SWITCH AND WILL ONLY START WORKING AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO GET SERVICED (OIL CHANGE) THE MECHANIC NOTICED SEVERAL LEAKS UNDER THE VEHICLE, ONE COMING FROM THE ENGINE BELL HOUSING ANOTHER FROM THE RACK AND PINION AREA AND THE THIRD FROM THE POWER STEERING PUMP HOUSING AREA. WHEN WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY CLEANED THE ENGINE PAN (I HAVE BEFORE PICTURES) AND ADDED AN ENGINE DYE AND THEY STATED THEY FOUND NO LEAKS, WE'LL CHECK IT AGAIN AFTER A FEW HUNDRED MILES. THEY ALSO CLEANED UP THE OTHER LEAKS FROM THE OTHER AREAS AND CLAIMED NO LEAKS. OUR MECHANIC ALSO NOTICED WHILE ROTATING THE TIRES THAT THE FRONT RIGHT ROTORS WERE DEEPLY GROOVED WHICH ANSWERS MY QUESTION AS TO WHY MY BRAKES HAVE BEEN SQUEAKING. HE SAYS THAT WITH ONLY 10,000 MILES IT IS NOT NORMAL FOR THEM TO BE GROOVED, AND IS DEFIN

THE GAUGE CLUSTER PANEL IS SHROUDED WHICH MAKES IT HARD TO SEE THE GAUGES DURING THE LATE DAY HOURS OR DIM LIGHT DAYS BECAUSE THE GAUGES ARE NOT ILLUMINATED. THEY ONLY ILLUMINATE WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS TURN ON AUTOMATICALLY (OR IF YOU TURN THEM ON). I THINK THE HEADLIGHT SENSOR IS MIS-PROGRAMMED, BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO ROUTINELY ACTIVATE TOO LATE, BUT ON ONE OCCASION IT ACTIVATED WHEN IT WAS JUST GETTING DIM, WEIRD. THE RUNNING LIGHTS ONLY ILLUMINATE THE FRONT RUNNING LIGHTS, NOT REAR TAIL LIGHTS, MAKING IT DANGEROUS UNDER DIM LIT CONDITIONS. ALSO THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT CENTERED IN THE SHROUDED PANEL BECAUSE THEY MADE IT SYMMETRICAL WITH A MATCHING TACHOMETER (RPM) GAUGE. WHO REALLY CARES ABOUT A TACHOMETER ON AN AUTOMATIC VEHICLE? I WANT TO SEE THE SPEED THAT I AM TRAVELING. ALSO, IF YOU TILT THE STEERING WHEEL UP AT ONE SET POINT YOU CANT EVEN SEE THE GAUGES DEPENDING ON HOW TALL YOU ARE. *NM

UPON NOTIFICATION BY ONSTAR TO ROTATE MY TIRES, AT 6500 MILES. I HAD THEM ROTATED AT THE DEALERSHIP AND NOTED THAT THE FRONT TIRES WERE "FEATHERED" (WEARING INCORRECTLY DUE TO SOME CHAMBER OR CASTER SETTING BEING INCORRECT). THE DEALER SAID HE HAD SEEN WORSE TIRE FEATHERING ON 07 TAHOE'S AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *JB

JUST AFTER PURCHASE, WHILE THEY WERE PREPPING MY NEW 07 TAHOE I NOTED THAT IT HAD A DENT IN THE REAR DRIVERS-SIDE DOOR IN THE RIDGE OVER THE REAR WHEEL OPENING. A COLLISION CENTER OWNER INFORMED ME THAT IT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED WITHOUT INSTALLING A NEW DOOR SKIN ON IT. THE SALESMAN HAD STATED THAT IT COULD BE POPPED-OUT. IT OBVIOUSLY HAPPENED AT THE FACTORY AS THERE WERE NO OBVIOUS SCRATCHES OR OTHER INDICATIONS OF IMPACT. *JB

THE HEATER FAN DOES NOT RUN WHEN I AUTOMATICALLY START THE VEHICLE WITH MY REMOTE STARTER/KEYFOB. WHAT GOOD IS IT TO START YOUR VEHICLE TO WARM IT UP IF THE FAN DOESN'T START UP TO DEFROST YOUR WINDSHIELD? THE GM REMOTE STARTER WAS INSTALLED AND PROGRAMMED BY THE DEALER AFTER PURCHASE. WHEN IT WAS CHECKED, THE FAN RAN AND THEN DIDN'T . I GOT IT TO RUN ONLY IF I AM 3 FEET AWAY AND START THE VEHICLE (OR SITTING IN IT) TOO FUNNY, I GUESS AT THAT POINT I MAY AS WELL USE THE KEY!@ *JB

THE HEADLINER IN MY NEW VEHICLE RATTLES AND IT ALSO HAS SOME INDICATION OF DAMAGE NEAR THE PASSENGER VISOR AREA WHICH OBVIOUSLY OCCURRED DURING FACTORY (TEXAS) INSTALL. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OR WHILE PARKED, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL WAS POORLY VISIBLE DURING THE DAYTIME. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE ALERTED, AND DETERMINED THIS WAS THE WAY THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED.

SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH NEW 2007 TAHOE, INCLUDING RECALL HVAC, REPLACE DVD, REPLACE RADIO, VIBRATING LEFT DRIVER'S MIRROR, BACK DOOR MOLDING, REPAIRED PASSENGER DOOR POWER LOCKS...HOWEVER, MAIN AND IRREPARABLE ISSUE IS THE POOR FM & XM RADIO RECEPTION WHICH FADES IN AND OUT WHILE DRIVING. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S REAR PASSENGER TIRE DROVE OVER A NAIL AND LOST AIR PRESSURE. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS NOTICED THAT A DIME SIZE PIECE OF RUBBER WAS MISSING ALONG THE MIDDLE OF THE TREAD. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A TIRE REPAIR SHOP, WHO REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE TIRE WITH A FULL SIZE SPARE. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND DETERMINED THAT THE CONTACT COULD HAVE HIT AN OBJECT ON THE ROAD, CAUSING THE TREAD SEPARATION. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE, IF A PIECE OF TIRE RIPPED OFF SO EASILY. THE TIRE WAS A BRIDGESTONE DUELER 684, SIZE: P265/70R17.

AT 3700 MILES NOTICED FRONT TIRES WERE FEATHERING. AFTER VISITING DEALER AND QUESTIONING THEY ASKED IF I HAD TIRES ROTATED? I EXPLAINED THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE WAS TOO LOW SO THEY SUGGESTED ROTATING AND COMING BACK. ALSO, WINDOW TRIM ON 2 REAR WINDOWS COMING OFF SINCE FIRST DAY OF OWNERSHIP, RECENTLY BEEN TOLD THIS IS A RECALL AND A KNOWN PROBLEM.

MY 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE THAT I HAVE HAD FOR ONLY 1 MONTH 3 WEEKS THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND WENT INTO A THEFT CODE AND ON STAR COULD NOT FINE THE PROBLEM. THE NEXT TIME THIS HAPPEN I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK AND THE MOTOR SHUT DOWN AND WENT INTO A THEFT CODE LUCKY NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME. THIS HAPPEN 9/9/06& 9/28/06. *JB

OUR FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED 2 WEEKS AFTER WE PURCHASED OUR 2007 TAHOE LTZ ON MARCH 17,2006 THE HEATED SEATS DIDN'T WORK UNLESS WE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE THIS HAPPENED TWICE AND NEVER AGAIN SO WE THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE. SECOND MALFUNCTION/INCIDENT WAS. I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON BY THEMSELVES AND I COULD NOT SHUT THEM OFF UNTIL I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE THIRD INCIDENT WAS THE SAME AS THE SECOND...THIS TIME I WAS DRIVING ON THE FWY AND THE WIPERS AND WIPER FLUID CAME ON AGAIN, I COULD NOT SHUT THEM OFF UNTIL I EXITED THE FWY AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AUG 23, 2006 AND EXPLAINED ALL THE MALFUNCTIONS THAT HAD OCCURRED THUS FAR THEY COULD NOT FIND NOR DUPLICATE THE HEATED SEAT PROBLEM BUT THEY DID FIND THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, SO THEY ORDERED IT. FORWARD TO TODAY SEPT 8, 2006 I WAS AGAIN DRIVING ON THE FWY WHEN MY XM RADIO WENT OUT COMPLETELY I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A PROBLEM WITH THE SATELLITE SO AS SOON AS I EXITED THE FWY I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE BUT THIS TIME ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, RADIO AND ONSTAR SERVICES WERE COMPLETELY DEAD! NO SERVICE AT ALL! I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY WANT ME TO TAKE IT IN SO THAT THEY CAN CHECK IT OUT YET AGAIN, AND INSTALL THE WIPER MODULE WE WERE WAITING ON. THIS IS JUST RIDICULOUS, BEING THAT WE DID NOT PAY CHUMP CHANGE FOR THIS TAHOE FOR THAT KIND OF MONEY IT SHOULD BE A VERY RELIABLE VEHICLE! I AM NOT GOING TO BE HAVING TO TAKE A $50,000 VEHICLE TO THE SHOP

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STABILITY TRACK CONTROL AND ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING EACH INCIDENT. THE RADIO WENT OFF SUDDENLY AND THE BACK UP CAMERA BLACKED OUT SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEMS. EACH OCCASION AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WERE NO LONGER ILLUMINATED AND ALL ELECTRICAL UNITS OPERATED NORMALLY.

I HAVE A 2007 TAHOE. I HAVE 5,700 MILES ON IT AND MY TIRES ARE FEATHERED AND RUINED. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID TO ROTATE TO BACK AND DRIVE IT ANOTHER 5000 MILES AND SEE IF THE FRONT TIRES DO THE SAME THING. I FEEL LIKE THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE DONE, BUT THEY DID NOTHING. I NOW WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MY OPTIONS. I FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY WHILE DRIVING IN THIS VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THIS IS THE FIRST REPORTED CASE AND THEY WANT US TO BE THE GUINEA PIGS AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS. *JB

REFERENCE: NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCES WHILE DRIVING OUR BRAND NEW (2 WEEK OLD, CHEVROLET TAHOE ) MY FAMILY AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED 3 NEAR DEATH SITUATIONS ON TWO MAJOR INTERSTATES WHILE DRIVING THE TWO WEEK OLD 2007 TAHOE THAT I PURCHASED ON MAY 20. I WILL EXPLAIN THE DANGEROUS EXPERIENCES WE WERE SUBJECTED TO IN CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CHEVROLET TAHOE I JUST PURCHASED 2 WEEKS AGO HAS STALLED ON THREE OCCASIONS, WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT 65-70 MPH, ON A BUSY INTERSTATE. WHEN THE INCIDENTS OCCURRED THERE WERE MANY MOTORIST ON THE INTERSTATE (AT NIGHT AND DURING THE DAY) WE WENT TO TWO DEALERS AND SPOKE WITH ON STAR FOUR TIMES. THE REPAIRS WERE SUPPOSED TO BE COMPLETED BUT EACH TIME THE SUV STALLED ON THE INTERSTATE CAUSING A POSSIBLY FATAL INCIDENT FOR MY FAMILY AND OTHER MOTORIST. THE 2007 TAHOE THAT I HAVE BEEN SOLD IS CLEARLY DANGEROUS AND DEFECTIVE. NOW IT'S FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 2006, AND I HAVE A BRAND NEW 2007 TAHOE THAT IS TRULY MALFUNCTIONING; MY FAMILY NEEDS SAFE AND RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION. *JB *NM

WHEN VEHICLE'S EXTERIOR LAMP CONTROL IS IN THE "AUTO" POSITION DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS, MOST OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES (SPEEDOMETER, RPM, GAS, BATTERY, TEMPERATURE, OIL) ARE NOT ILLUMINATED AND CANNOT BE READ WITHOUT TAKING ONE'S EYES OFF THE ROAD AND FOCUSING ON THE GAUGE IN QUESTION, CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD. VARIOUS FEATURES OF THE VEHICLE ARE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED SO THAT ONE DOES NOT HAVE TO REMOVE THE EYES FROM THE ROAD (E.G., RADIO CONTROLS ON STEERING WHEEL); THIS GOES COMPLETELY AGAINST THIS OBJECTIVE. ONE CAN BYPASS THIS PROBLEM BY SWITCHING THE EXTERIOR LAMP CONTROL FROM "AUTO" TO THE PARKING LAMP POSITION: THIS ILLUMINATES THE GAUGES BUT CUTS OUT THE DAYTIME RUNNING LAMPS. AN IMPROPERLY DESIGNED LIGHT SENSOR SEEMS TO BE THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. WHEN THIS PROBLEM WAS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALER, HIS SERVICE PEOPLE DETERMINED AFTER CHECKING THAT THIS WAS NORMAL OPERATION AND THERE WAS NO DEFECT. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A LETTER WAS RECEIVED FROM THE MANUFACTURER THAT INSTRUCTED THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS SHOULD BE FOLDED IN AT SPEEDS OVER 30 MPH AND NOT USED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THE REPAIR WAS DELAYED, BECAUSE A REMEDY WAS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE.