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2008 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 2008 record →

Air Bags
Filed Jun 6, 201790,000 milesPA

DASHBOARD CRACKED ON INSTRUMENT PANEL AND BY PASSENGER AIRBAG CAUSING A TERRIBLE RATTLE

Unknown or Other
Filed May 30, 2017100,000 milesCA

DASHBOARD IS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. NOTABLY AROUND THE AIRBAG. DASHBOARD WAS REPLACED ONCE AT MY EXPENSE AND CRACKED AGAIN 2 YEARS LATER.

Seat Belts
Filed May 9, 201785,000 milesTX

WHILE IN MOTION, 6 YR OLD IN BOOSTER SEAT, SEAT BELTED IN 3RD ROW REAR SEAT, DRIVERS SIDE COMPLAINED TO OPERATOR THAT HIS SEAT BELT WAS CHOKING HIM. OPERATOR STOPPED VEHICLE, WENT TO CHILD AND TRIED TO UNLATCH BELT. THE UNLATCH BUTTON WOULD NOT DEPRESS, OPERATOR WAS UNABLE TO CREATE ANY SLACK IN THE UPPER BELT, THE BELT WAS SO TIGHT THE CHILD WAS NEARLY PASSED OUT, OPERATOR HAD TO CUT THE BELT TO RELEASE CHILD.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Apr 27, 201786,000 milesMA

FIRE HAZARD EXPLOSION HAZARD ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD. WHILE IN MOTION PRESSURIZED FUEL LINES AT THE FURL PUMP CAN UNEXPECTEDLY FAIL DUE TO CORROSION RESULTING IN FUEL BEING PUMPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE ONTO THE UNDER SURFACES OF THE VEHICLE AND THE ROADWAY. AS MUCH AS 25 GALLONS OF FUEL CAN BE EXPELLED FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE IN MOTION WITH NO WARNING TO THE DRIVER OTHER THAT A RAPIDLY DIMINISHING OF AMOUNT OF FUEL REMAINING AS SHOWN BY THE FUEL GAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WHEN THE FAULT OCCURRED BUT IT WAS NOT NOTICED UNTIL THE VEHICLE EXITED THE HIGHWAY AT WHICH TIME A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE WAS NOTICED. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF AND THE VEHICLE EXITED A POOL OF GASOLINE WAS OBSERVED UNDER THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY. DURING THE REPAIR IT WAS NOTED THAT THE FUEL POMP IS LOCATED AT THE TOP OF THE TANK AND COULD BE OBSERVED WITHOUT REMOVING THE TANK FROM THE VEHICLE. UPON REMOVAL IT WAS FOUND THE PUMP MOUNTING LACATION WAS IN A WELL MOLDED INTO THE PLASTIC FUEL TANK. THE WELL WAS FULL OF SAND AND DUST WHICH WAS CLEANED OUT REVEALING A MASS OF RUST ON THE STEEL FUEL PUMP SUPPORT AND LOCKING RING AS WELL AS THE STEEL PRESSURE AND RETURN LINES. THE LEAK WAS DETERMINED TO BE IN THE PRESSURE LINE LINE INSIDE THE PLASTIC FUEL LINE QUICK CONNECT BOTH STEEL FUEL LINES DISINTEGRATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DISCONNECT THE PLASTIC LINES FROM THE TANK.REPAIRS INCLUDED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL PUMP, BOTH PLASTIC FUEL LINE

Air Bags
Filed Apr 20, 2017VA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 07/12/17*LJ *CN

Unknown or Other
Filed Apr 18, 201770,000 milesCA

DASHBOARD CRACKING NEAR AIRBAGS, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE.

Air Bags
Filed Apr 5, 2017CA

TAKATA RECALL - OUR VEHICLE HAD A RECALL ON 07/06/2016,WE WENT TO RENEW REGISTRATION AT DMV AND THEY WOULD NOT GIVE OF TAGS TO PLACE ON PLATE DUE TO AIRBAG RECALL. I HAD TO GET A TEMPORARY RED CARD FOR VEHICLE WHICH EVENTUALLY WOULD EXPIRE. SINCE AUGUST 2016 EVERY OTHER MONTH I CALLED PUENTE HILLS DEALER AND CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER TO GET VEHICLE SERVICED. EITHER ONE HAD INFORMATION AS WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR REPAIRS. IT IS NOW 04/04/2017 AND STILL NO PARTS AND NO TAGS FOR MY VEHICLE. LAST NIGHT I GOT PULLED OVER FOR NO TAGS. I PROVIDED RECEIPT OF PAYMENT FOR REGISTRATION AND ALL DOCUMENTS ON RECALL AND TEMPORARY REGISTRATION, THE OFFICER WAS NICE ENOUGH TO LET ME GO. HE DID MENTION VEHICLE CAN BE TOWED AWAY. I CALLED PUENTE HILLS CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP THIS MORNING TO SCHEDULE SERVICE FOR RECALL AND RENE RODRIGUEZ TOLD ME PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AND THAT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX ANY VEHICLES ON THIS RECALL DUE TO NO PARTS SINCE THE RECALL NOTICE 07/2016. I ALSO SPOKE TO CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO HELP ME. THEY WOULD LIKE ME TO GET IN WRITING FROM DMV WHY I CAN NOT GET MY TAGS.

Unknown or Other
Filed Apr 4, 201780,000 milesKY

CRACKED DASH BOARD BY DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAG

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Apr 3, 2017161,000 milesNC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL PUMP EXPERIENCED A LEAK DUE TO CORROSION AND THE MATERIAL USED TO MANUFACTURER THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED WITH AN ALUMINUM FUEL PUMP MODULE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 161,000.

Air Bags
Filed Mar 28, 201750,000 milesCA

TAKATA RECALL. BETWEEN 2010/2011 SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS (FRONT AND BACK), DEPLOYED WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE IN OPTIMUM DRIVING CONDITIONS, AFTER A PASSING OVER A POTHOLE IN THE ROADWAY. I WAS TRAVELOING WITH MY THEN [XXX] SON AND DAUGHTER. IMEEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP ONLY TO WAIT OVER A MONTH, WITHOUT A VEHICLE, AND NEVER GIVEN THE OPTION OF A RENTAL OR LOANER VEHICLE. AS "CHEVROLET" INVESTIGATED THE ON-BOARD COMPUTER DATA, IT FALSELY READ THAT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED DUE TO "ROLLOVER EVENT" DATA WAS SENT TO THE VEHICLES SRS SYSTEM. CHEVROLET THEN DEEMED THAT I WAS DRIVING OVER 95 MPH (WHICH IS IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO THE REV LIMITER), AND I HAD OVERSIZED WHEELS ON MY VEHICLE. WHEEL DIAMETER AND SIZE WERE NOT THE FACTOR, AS THEY WERE WITHIN 5/32" OF OEM STOCK DIMENSIONS. I WAS CHARGED FOR "TROUBLESHOOTING", AS WEWLL AS LABOR FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE SIDE AIRBAGS, AND THEY DECLINED THE CLAIM. ADDITIONALLY, I HAVE HAD TO REYTURN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO AGAIN "WARRANTY" THE ECM, BCM, WINDOW REGULATOR (TWICE), AS WELL AS CHARGING SYSTEM FAULTS. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS AGAIN DENIED SAYING IT WAS NOT WITHIN THE PARAMETERS OF THE COVERAGE. FULL EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUMPER TO BUMPER AND THIS WAS NOT COVERED? ALSO, THE DASHBOARD FRONT COWL IS CRACKED (KNOWN DEFECT, NO RECALL), CHROME PEELING OFF INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE, AS WELL AS STABILITRAK" COMPUTER ERRORS AND ISSUES (KNOWN ISSUE, NO RECALL) PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUA

Structure › Body
Filed Mar 24, 2017137,000 milesVA

DASHBOARD HAS CRACK 6 INCHES LONG ABOVE INSTRUMENT PANEL OCCURED WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE WITH REFECTIVE SUNVISOR IN WINDOW

Unknown or Other
Filed Mar 23, 2017CA

CRACKS CAN GROW AND TURN INTO LARGE HOLES THAT EXPOSING THE MECHANICAL AND ELECTRONIC PARTS UNDERNEATH.

Engine
Filed Mar 22, 2017SC

ENGINE HAS VERY LOUD VALVE TYPE TAPPING NOISE AT IDLE AND IN GEAR. ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND ENGINE IS BURNING EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES.

Unknown or Other
Filed Mar 21, 201723,425 milesMI

DASHBOARD IS CRACKING NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS. IS THIS SAFE AND WILL NOT CAUSE ANY MALFUNCTION TO THE CORRECT OPERATION OF THE AIRBAGS? KINDLY DO THE NEEDFUL TO CHECK ON THIS ISSUE. THANKS.

Air Bags
Filed Mar 21, 2017NC

RECALL ON 5/27/2016 WHEN MAY I EXPECT SERVICE TO B COMPLETED DEATHS ARE CLIMBING

Unknown or Other
Filed Mar 17, 201779,000 milesVA

DASHBOARD HAS SEVERELY CRACKED IN TWO PLACES; ONE AT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND ONE OVER THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER.

Structure › Body1 injured
Filed Mar 17, 201781,000 milesVA

CHROME ON INSIDE DOOR HANDLE BEGINNING TO FLAKE AND CHIP AND CUT PASSENGER'S HAND WHEN OPERATING DOOR HANDLE.

Unknown or Other
Filed Mar 17, 2017101,325 milesNC

DASHBOARD CRACKED ABOVE INSTRUMENT PANEL. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A NEIGHBORHOOD STREET. HEARD POPPING NOISE THAT STARTLED ME WHILE DRIVING. UPON INSPECTION DISCOVERED NEW CRACK IN DASH WHICH WAS NOT CRACKED PRIOR. WE DO NOT USE CLEANING SOLUTIONS IN OUR TAHOE DUE TO OUR DAUGHTER HAVING RESPIRATORY ISSUES. WE ONLY WIPE WITH CLOTHS. THIS COULD NOT HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY CLEANING SOLUTIONS DUE TO THAT.

Air Bags
Filed Feb 27, 2017NV

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Air Bags
Filed Feb 27, 2017TX

BACK IN JULY 2016 I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM STATING THAT MY TAHOE VIN IS ON THE RECALL LIST FOR AIRBAG INFLATORS, ( GM RECALL 49151) UNTIL THIS DATE FEBRUARY 27 2017 THEY HAVE NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE YET. MY WIFE AND MY KIDS ARE IN THIS VEHICLE ALMOST EVERYDAY, I AM AFRAID THAT SOMETHING BAD WILL HAPPEN TO THEM REGARDING THIS UNSOLVED RECALL.

Air Bags
Filed Feb 24, 2017CA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Unknown or Other
Filed Feb 23, 2017125,000 milesCA

I NOTICED THAT ON MY TAHOE MY DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING ON BOTH SIDES. SO I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH AND IT WAS HAPPENING WITH MANY OTHER TAHOE SILVERADO AND GM CARS WHERE THE DASH STARTED CRACKING. I DON'T FIND IT FAIR THAT WE ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT GM DOESN'T PAY FOR IT BECAUSE IT CLEARLY SHOWS THAT IT'S THE PRODUCT THEY PUT IN OUR CARS WERE CHEAP QUALITY TO WHERE ALL OF US BUYERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. THEREFORE I FEEL THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE A RECALL AND TAKE CARE OF WHAT THEY MESSED UP WITH ALSO IT IS A HAZARD BECAUSE ANYTHING ON YOUR CAR THAT ISN'T MET TO THE BASIC STANDARDS MAY BE ENTITLED TO A LAW SUIT SO I THINK WE NEED A RECALL AND THATS ALL I HAVE TO SAY BECUASE I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CAR WITH CRACKED PARTS THAT CAN FLY INTO ANYONES EYE WITH THE WINDOW OPEN. THAT IS ALL I HAVE TO SAY S JUST PLEASE GIVE US THE RECALL AND MAKE US CONSUMERS HAPPY IT WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED.

Unknown or Other
Filed Feb 22, 201775,000 milesFL

I HAVE CRACKS ALL OVER MY DASHBOARD THAT JUST APPEARED. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THEY WILL NOT ASSIST ME.

Air Bags
Filed Feb 16, 2017TX

2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL NOTICE. *SMD

Unknown or Other
Filed Feb 14, 201761,692 milesFL

MY 2008 CHEVY TAHOE DEVELOPED 2 CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD AND WILL INTERFERE WITH THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD AND POSSIBLY ENDANGERING MY PASSENGERS.

Air Bags
Filed Feb 2, 2017CA

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Engine
Filed Jan 26, 201760,000 milesNY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHUDDER AND JERK. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYDRAULIC LIFTERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AN ENGINE OVERHAUL WAS PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Structure
Filed Jan 20, 2017CA

I BEEN HAVING A CRACKED DASH AND IS SOMETHING FROM THE MANUFACTURED. AND IS REALLY DANGEROUS TO HAVE A CRACKED DASH AND I DON'T THINK I NEED TO PAY FOR IT IF IS SOMETHING FROM THE MANUFACTURED . *TR

Air Bags
Filed Jan 18, 2017140,000 milesMI

SIDE RAIL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET WITHOUT ANY IMPACT. *TR

Structure › Body
Filed Jan 5, 201796,000 milesMO

CRACK ON DASHBOARD NEAR PASSENGER AIRBAG MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO AIRBAG DURING DEPLOYMENT OR PIECES OF DASH TO CONTACT PASSENGER DURING DEPLOYMENT

Air Bags
Filed Jan 2, 2017138,000 milesGA

TAKATA RECALL ON MY VEHICLE - WHY IS TAKING SO LONG TO REMEDY THIS RECALL? I ALSO HAVE A FEW OTHER ISSUES I WANT TO MENTION. I BOUGHT MY TAHOE IN JULY 2016, MY DASH IS CRACKING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND FROM WHAT I'VE READ, THIS IS VERY COMMON AND GM IS IGNORING THE ISSUE. MY VEHICLE ALSO STARTED TAKING OFF ON ITS OWN, TOOK EXTRA PRESSURE TO STOP & RPM WOULD FLUCTUATE SPORADICALLY. AFTER CONTACTING A DEALER, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS CAMPAIGN TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR BUT IT HAD EXPIRED WHILE THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD POSSESSION AND WAS TOLD I'D HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR AND WOULD POSSIBLY HAVE TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. AFTER REPLACING THE SENSOR, MY VEHICLE'S RPM STILL FLUCTUATES UPON STOPPING AND IDLE IS ROUGH. VERY UPSET CHEVROLET CUSTOMER NOW.

Air Bags
Filed Dec 29, 2016MD

TL* 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 PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Air Bags
Filed Dec 16, 2016108,000 milesVA

DRIVER SIDE DASHBOARD CRACKED ABOVE STEERING COLUMN BY FRONT WINDSHIELD. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY OVERNIGHT. CAME OUT IN MORNING TO FIND HUGE CRACK IN DASH.

Air Bags
Filed Dec 14, 2016TX

TAKATA AIR BAG RECALL GM RECALL 49151 RECEIVED FIRST LETTER ON SAFETY RECALL JULY 2016 CALLED LOCAL DEALER JOHN ROLEY SERVICE, LEVELLAND, TX. ON 7/29/16 WAS TOLD SHOULD RECEIVE SECOND LETTER. NOTHING! CALLED AGAIN 10/14/16. WHEN PARTS ARRIVE TO DEALER, SOMEDAY MAY BE FIXED? TODAY IS 12/14/16, AND STILL NOTHING.

Air Bags
Filed Dec 14, 201675,000 milesTX

CRACKING DASHBOARD. THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER TIME AND CANNOT BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE SPEED, DIRECTION, OR ORIENTATION OF THE VEHICLE. I FEEL THIS CAN BE A SAFETY ISSUE INHIBITING THE SAFE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAGS.

Unknown or Other
Filed Dec 13, 2016140,000 milesTN

CRACKED DASHBOARD IN 2 PLACES. THIS COULD LEAD TO AIR BAG SAFETY ISSUES.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Dec 11, 2016170,000 milesCO

MY 2008 CHEVY TAHOE LTZ ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WOULD GO THROUGH A SERIES OF PHASES EITHER WHEN I TRY TO START IT UP DURING A COLD DAY OR WHEN I AM ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS LEADS TO MY VEHICLE EITHER NOT STARTING OR WHILE DRIVING NOT BEING ABLE TO MAINTAIN SPEED BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION BEGIN TO SLIP. IT CAN ALSO DIE WITHOUT WARNING AND THE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" WOULD COME ON FOR A WHILE AND CAN DISAPPEAR AFTER STARTING UP AGAIN. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE SAME SERVICE ADVISER/MANAGER EACH TIME I EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM AND ALSO CALLED GMAC TO GET THEM INVOLVED TO BE TOLD THAT THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE THIS PROBLEM. WHEN EVER THE CODES ARE PULLED, THERE COULD BE AT LEAST 7 AT A TIME. I CALLED GMAC WENT I EXPERIENCED THIS FOR THE FOURTH TIME AND MY CASE NUMBER WAS 71-1326091502 ISSUED ON 07/02/2014. TODAY MY CASE NUMBER IS [XXX] WHICH WAS ISSUED ON 11/30/2016. I HAD MANY OTHER NUMBER IN BETWEEN AND CUSTOM SERVICE PERSONNEL (GMAC) ATTEMPT TO ASSIST ME AND THE RESULTS IN THE PAST HAS BEEN THE SAME EACH TIME. HOWEVER, MY VEHICLE CONTINUE TO BE UNSAFE. I FEEL THAT NO ONE REALLY CARE BUT ARE GOING THROUGH THE PHASES TO SAY THAT THEY HAVE DONE ALL THEY CAN DO. MY VEHICLE STARTED TO GIVE ME THIS PROBLEM AT ABOUT 107,000 MILES, RIGHT AFTER MY 100,000 MILE BUMPER-TO-BUMPER WARRANTY EXPIRED WHICH COST ABOUT $2400.00. MY VEHICLE ALSO HAVE A TOTAL OF ABOUT NINE PLUS (PROBLEM MORE) MONTHS IN THE SHOP AT THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP OVER TIME WHERE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE WITH NO RESULTS AT THE END OF E

Unknown or Other
Filed Nov 18, 2016170,000 milesNV

DASH CRACKING ON AND NEAR AIRBAG IN DASH , TRIED TO REPAIR ONCE AT A SHOP AND STILL CARCKED.. OTHER PARTS OF DASH IS CRACKING .

Air Bags
Filed Oct 31, 2016FL

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Unknown or Other
Filed Oct 29, 2016100,000 milesOK

THE DASHBOARD IS STARTING TO FORM CRACKS THROUGH OUT AND AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG.

Structure › Body1 injured
Filed Oct 25, 2016122,000 milesCA

THE DOOR HANDLES ON MY 2008 CHEVY TAHOE Z71 ARE CHROME PLATED AND HAVE DELAMINATED AND CUT MY HANDS SEVERAL TIMES UPON OPENING THE DOOR WHILE STATIONARY. I SAW A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR 2007 MODELS BUT NEVER FOR 2008. THE ISSUE IS OCCURRING IN THESE VEHICLES AS WELL.

Air Bags
Filed Oct 25, 2016CA

MULTIPLE DASH CRACKS AROUND STEERING COLUMN AND MORE CONCERNEDLY AROUND PASSENGER AIR BAG. THIS IS SEPARATE FROM THE AIRBAG RECALL THAT CURRENTLY EXISTS. THE DASH BEING CRACKED AROUND THIS PARTICULAR POINT WOULD CAUSE VINYL SHRAPNEL TO BE SENT THROUGHOUT THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE PRESENTING A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. THIS IS THE ONLY PLACE ON THE VEHICLE THESE CRACKS ARE HAPPENING EVEN THOUGH MUCH OF THE INTERIOR IS FINISHED WITH THIS SAME TYPE OF VINYL. *TR

Air Bags
Filed Oct 24, 2016NY

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Electrical System
Filed Oct 24, 2016CA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V240000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); 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 STATED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, THE RADIO TURNED OFF ON ITS OWN, AND OTHER LIGHTNING IN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FLICKER. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BATTERY, BUT THE FAILURES RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Air Bags
Filed Oct 24, 2016CA

TL* 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 HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Air Bags
Filed Oct 22, 2016NC

DASH CRACKING AROUND PASSENGER AIRBAG

Air Bags
Filed Oct 21, 2016IL

TAKATA RECALL AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON

Unknown or Other
Filed Oct 19, 2016CA

DASHBOARD CRACKS AT THE CORNER OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG!

Air Bags
Filed Oct 12, 2016NC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Unknown or Other
Filed Oct 4, 2016TX

TAKATA RECALL DASHBOARD CRACKING MORE AND MORE... FALLING INTO PIECES. WORRIED IT MAY AFFECT AIRBAGS OR PREVENT AIRBAGS TO WORK PROPERLY.

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