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2015 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 2015 record →

Service Brakes
Filed Oct 15, 201835,000 milesNV

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, BUT WAS DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (ED BOZARTH CHEVROLET, 8351 PARKWAY DR, LONE TREE, CO 80124, (720) 279-0119). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Oct 12, 201853,700 milesLA

HEADLIGHTS ON DRIVER SIDE KEEPS WATER AND MOISTURE IN IT AND BURNS OUT THE SIGNAL BULB BOUGHT IT TO TWO DEALER SHIPS AND THEY TOLD ME ALL TAHOE'S DO THAT AND GM WILL NOT WARRIOR SO IF GM KNOWS ABOUT THIS Y DON'T FIT THE PROBLEM I DRIVE MY GRANDKIDS AROUND AND IF IT RAINS AND BURNS THE SIGNAL BULB OUT IT COULD CAUSE A ACCIDENT BECAUSE MY SIGNAL BULB BURN OUT AND THERE IS NO CRACK IN THE LENS I WAS DRIVING YESTERDAY AND WAS TURNING LEFT AND ALMOST GOT HIT BECAUSE THE OTHER CAR TAUGHT I WAS GOING STRAIGHT THE BULB BURN OUT WHEN I PUT MY BLINKER ON BECAUSE THE INFORMATION PANEL TOLD ME THAT MY LEFT TURN SIGNAL WAS OUT

Suspension
Filed Oct 12, 201851,000 milesNC

MY 2015 TAHOE RIDES LIKE I AM ON A WASHBOARD ALL THE TIME - ANYTIME THE CAR IS IN MOTION. I CAN FEEL EVERY BUMP IN THE ROAD. IT IS JUST AWFUL. I EVEN CAMP UP OFF MY SEAT TODAY JUST RIDING DOWN THE ROAD. IT STARTED RIGHT AROUND THE TIME THE CAR TURNED 50,000 MILES. MY HUSBAND HAS A 2011 GMC PICKUP TRUCK THAT RIDES BETTER THAN THAT VEHICLE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH IT APPEARS THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE MAGNETIC RIDE SHOCKS. THERE ARE MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ONLINE. I AM WRITING TO REQUEST A RECALL ON THE SHOCKS FOR THE 2015 TAHOE.

Service Brakes
Filed Oct 3, 201840,000 milesNY

NO BRAKES WHEN SITTING IN TRAFFIC OR GOING AT A SLOW SPEED . PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. HAS 40.000 MILES . JUST PURCHASED USED AT DEALER 2 MONTHS . HAD 3000 MILES FROM TIME OF PURCHASE PUT ON VEHICLE. WAS WAITING ON LINE AT MIDTOWN TUNNEL WHEN BRAKES WENT OUT . PRETTY SCARY

Suspension
Filed Oct 2, 2018TX

EXTREMELY ROUGH RIDE IN FRONT END OF 2015 TAHOE WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. DEALERSHIP FOUND ROUGH RIDE TO BE CAUSED BY THE SUSPENSION. LEAKING SHOCKS AND STRUTS. DEALERSHIP FOUND BULLETIN #PIT5429 REPLACED THE FRONT AND REAR SHOCKS AND REPROGRAMMED THE SUSPENSION CONTROL MODULE, 10/6/16. BROUGHT TAHOE TO DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND SHOCKS/STRUTS ARE LEAKING AGAIN, 10/2/18.

Electrical System
Filed Sep 26, 201832,000 milesMA

ON MAY 31, 2018 I PURCHASED A 2015 CHEVY TAHOE LTZ WITH 30,000MILES THAT HAD BEEN TRADED IN AT A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. WITHIN DAYS OF PURCHASING IT, THE CAR BEGAN HAVING ISSUES WITH A STABILITRAK WARNING FOLLOWED BY OTHER ERRATIC COMPUTER WARNINGS. IN FOLLOWING WEEKS THE CAR ALSO BEGAN HAVING COMPLETE POWER FAILURE AT LOW SPEEDS WHILE TURNING AND CONTINUES TO HAVE THESE PROBLEMS TO DATE. THE ENGINE ALSO BEGAN SMOKING IN JULY, CAUSED, AS IT TURNS OUT, BY A JAMMED BELT ON THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD MANY POWER FAILURES IN PARKING LOTS, ON STREETS, THE HIGHWAY TUNNEL IN BOSTON AND MOST RECENTLY ON LABOR DAY WEEKEND WHEN THE CAR STALLED IN CHARLESTOWN, RI WHILE SLOWING DOWN AT AN INTERSECTION. I HAD NO WARNING FLASHERS OR BRAKE LIGHTS AND THE DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN. WITH THE HELP OF THE LOCAL POLICE DEPT. WHO ASSISTED ME UNTIL THE CAR RESTARTED, I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO A LOCAL RESIDENCE. THE FORD DEALERSHIP SENT A FLATBED TRUCK TO TOW IT BACK TO THE FACILITY WHERE I PURCHASED IT. THE DEALERSHIP CONTINUES TO RETURN THE CAR TO ME AS IT DOESN'T FAIL WHEN THEY DRIVE IT DUE TO ITS ERRATIC NATURE, AND SERVICE BY SEVERAL GM DEALERS THEY HAVE SENT IT TO HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEMS EITHER. I AM STUNNED TO LEARN THAT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT ON THE RECENT RECALL LIST FROM GM REGARDING POWER STEERING ISSUES AT SLOW SPEEDS. IN A PHONE CALL TO GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE ON 9/21/18 (CASE NUMBER 8-4650063752) THE REPRESENTATIVE CONFIRMED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ON TH

Steering
Filed Sep 26, 201893,000 milesLA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING "DRIVE WITH CAUTION" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SERVICE CHEVROLET CADILLAC (1212 AMBASSADOR CAFFERY PKWY, LAFAYETTE, LA 70506, (337) 234-9411) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS AN OPEN RECALL FOR THE FAILURE, BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

Visibility
Filed Sep 24, 201848,000 milesMS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED BOUNCING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MITCHELL AUTOMOTIVE (1522 US-45 ALT, WEST POINT, MS 39773) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHOCKS WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE CONDENSER FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

Power Train
Filed Sep 11, 201877,000 milesAR

AFTER COMING TO A STOP OR SLOWING DOWN AND ACCELERATING AGAIN, THE VEHICLE CAN'T CATCH ITS GEAR AND BASICALLY GOES INTO NEUTRAL. THE RPMS REV WAY UP, YOU CAN PUSH THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND IT STILL WON'T GO UNTIL IT FINALLY FINDS A GEAR. WE'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE 2 WEEKS AND IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES EVERY TIME WE DRIVE IT. WE NEARLY GOT REAR ENDED ON THE INTERSTATE AFTER TRYING TO ACCELERATE AFTER SLOWING DOWN FOR TRAFFIC. IT HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY, IN THE CITY, AND ON THE INTERSTATE.

Suspension
Filed Sep 11, 201856,000 milesCA

2015 CHEVY TAHOE LTZ. FRONT MAGNETIC RIDE CONTROL STRUTS BLOWN OUT WITH 56,000 MILES. RIDICULOUS. $1600 COST TO REPLACE. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THESE AND REPLACE. THESE SHOULD LAST MUCH LONGER. IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE AS YOUR NORMAL DRIVER WOULD PROBABLY NEVER KNOW. THIS TAHOE HAS NEVER EVEN SEEN DIRT.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Sep 6, 2018WA

CRACKS ARE APPEARING IN MY TAHOE 2015 BOTH HEADLIGHTS (RIGHT AND LEFT). ON INVESTIGATING THE ISSUE BY TOUCHING THE CRACKS AND IT IS FOUND THAT HEADLIGHT IS CRACKING FROM INSIDE. MOST PROBABLY MATERIAL OR MANUFACTURING FAULT. I WENT TO THE GM SERVICE CENTER IN RIYADH TO SHOW THEM THE ISSUE AND THEY DID NOTHING TO SOLVE THE ISSUE AND EVEN SAYING THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE (GM) RECEIVED SUCH COMPLAINT. GM DEALER EVEN CLOSED MY CASE WITHOUT NOTIFYING THE OUTCOME OF THE ISSUE AND POSSIBLE RESOLUTION. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT THAT CAUSED THIS ISSUE AND CRACKS ARE APPEARING IN THE BOTH HEADLIGHTS AND ALMOST AT SAME POSITIONS ON BOTH HEADLIGHTS.

Suspension1 injured
Filed Sep 1, 201880,000 milesNY

AC DELCO BOTH FRONT STRUTS BLOW OUT AT 80000 MI AND IT BOTTOM OUT AND NOW I HAVE STOMACH PAIN FROM THE SEAT BELT FOR TWO WEEKS AND A PAIN IN MY NECK FOR 5 DAYS I WAS DOING ABOUT 30 MPH

Electrical System
Filed Aug 21, 201838,000 milesOR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIFTGATE, AFTER BEING OPERATED, WOULD INDEPENDENTLY FALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KLAMATH FALLS HONDA (2810 WASHBURN WAY, KLAMATH FALLS OR) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ACTUATOR AND SOFTWARE WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,000.

Service Brakes
Filed Aug 10, 201897,700 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS STIFF AND UNABLE TO BE DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (JAY HODGE CHEVROLET, 478 WILDCAT WAY, SULPHUR SPRINGS, TX 75482, (866) 839-1034) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VACUUM PUMP AND BRAKE BELTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,700.

Suspension
Filed Aug 7, 201879,000 milesKS

FRONT MAGNETIC SUSPENSION FAILED AT 79,000 MILES. NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS REPORTED ONLINE FROM OTHER CONSUMERS. GM MUST ADDRESS THIS! CONSUMERS UNFAMILIAR WITH DETECTING MECHANICAL FAILURE MIGHT CONTINUE TO DRIVE WITH THIS COMMON, DANGEROUS SUSPENSION FAILURE AND CAUSE SEVERE INJURY OR FATALITY.

Steering
Filed Jul 20, 201855,000 milesNC

I AM WRITING TO NOTIFY YOU OF THE PROBLEM I AM EXPERIENCING WITH MY 2015 CHEVROLET TAHOE (VIN [XXX]). THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE POWER TILT AND TELESCOPING STEERING COLUMN POPS AND CLICKS AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN TURNING. GENERAL MOTORS AND CHEVROLET ARE AWARE OF THIS DEFECT. 2015 CHEVROLET TAHOE VIN [XXX] NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10114895 GM SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBERS: PIT5312 AND PIT5452 INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Jul 17, 201832,000 milesTX

MULTIPLE ISSUES EFFECTING THIS VEHICLE, AND THE ISSUES OCCUR WHEN STABILITRAC ISSUE AND ABS ISSUE POPS UP ON SCREEN. A/C ALSO STOPS BLOWING COLD AIR, AND SPEEDOMETER READS ZERO WHILE MOVING. THE STABILITRAC AND ABS ISSUES FIRST OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES STARTING IN THE EARLY WARRANTY PERIOD.THE MAIN CONCERN IS THE POWER ASSIST MALFUNCTIONING CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. WHEN POWER ASSIST RE-ENGAGES, THE VEHICLE WILL JUMP IN THE DIRECTION THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I REPEAT THAT THESE ISSUES STARTED TO OCCUR DURING THE EARLY WARRANTY PERIOD IN 2015. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUES. THERE ARE MULTIPLE POSTS ON LINE CONCERNING THE PROBLEMS WITH THE 2015 TAHOE, SOME ACTUALLY CAUSING ACCIDENTS.

Unknown or Other
Filed Jul 17, 201844,790 milesSC

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED COOLING AND STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING LIKE A STROBE LIGHT. I HAVE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 44,790

Service Brakes
Filed Jul 7, 2018AL

TAKATA RECALL WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I HAD TO SLOW DOWN AS I PRESSED ON THE BREAK THE BREAK PADDLE BECAME HARD TO PRESS DOWN AND THE VEHICLE IS DOES NOT WANT TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP IN A TIMELY MANNER WHICH IS A VERY BIG SAFETY ISSUE. THE. BREAK ASSISTANCE COMES ON THE DRIVE DASHBOARD. I BELIEVE IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE BRAKE BOOSTER.

Suspension
Filed Jul 6, 201868,000 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, THE DRIVER'S SEAT MOVED BACKWARDS AND FORWARD UNCONTROLLABLY. ALSO, THE FRONT SHOCKS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEEDS, THE CONTACT FELT EVERY BUMP AND DIP IN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BUCKALEW CHEVROLET (1100 INTERSTATE 45 S, CONROE, TX 77301, (936) 657-4462) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE MODULE THAT CONTROLLED THE SEAT MOVEMENT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THE SHOCKS ALSO NEEDED REPLACEMENT DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

Steering › Linkages › Tie Rod Assembly
Filed Jul 3, 201868,000 milesMA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE TIE ROD AND FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT DEPAULA CHEVROLET (785 CENTRAL AVE, ALBANY, NY 12206, (518) 278-6036) FOR AN ALIGNMENT PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BILL BUCK CHEVROLET (2324 TAMIAMI TRL S, VENICE, FL 34293-5056, (941) 493-5000) FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V246000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. *TT *TR

Engine
Filed Jul 3, 201884,308 milesAR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR CONDITIONER BLEW OUT HOT AIR. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE CONDENSER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,308.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Power Assist › Vacuum
Filed Jul 2, 201847,300 milesGA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HAYES CHEVROLET BUICK GMC CADILLAC OF BALDWIN (3656 GA-365, ALTO, GA 30510, (706) 776-1144) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE VACUUM PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,300.

Suspension
Filed Jun 22, 201872,000 milesLA

WHEN DRIVING ON A MAIN HIGHWAY IF A BUMP IS HIT CAR BOUNCES EXTREMELY TOO MUCH. REALLY ROUGH RIDE OR BOUNCES LIKE A BASKETBALL DOWN THE ROAD. HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND SAID THE STRUTS ARE LOCKED UP AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. HE SAID HE SEES A LOT OF THE CHEVROLET TAHOE'S COMING IN WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. HAVE NOT GOTTEN THEM REPLACED YET BUT IT IS CRAZY HOW BAD IT HAS GOTTEN RECENTLY.

Electrical System
Filed Jun 13, 201836,000 milesCA

THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH EITHER THE KEY FOB OR THE UNLOCK BUTTON INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CHILDREN ARE NOT ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE ON THAT SIDE AND MUST EXIT ON THE STREET SIDE. THE CONCERN LIES IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY, THE PASSENGER IN THE BACK SEAT MAY NOT EXIT THE VEHICLE NOR MAY ANYONE ENTER FROM THAT DOOR AS IT IS LOCKED PERMANENTLY. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO GENERAL MOTORS FOR WHICH THEY TOLD ME THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AND I WILL BE FULLY RESPONSIBLE FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND REPAIRS INCLUDING ALL FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. I AM AWARE OF A SIMILAR PROBLEM IN AN OLDER VEHICLE RECENTLY WHERE THE PASSENGER PERISHED IN A FIRE AS THE DOOR WAS INACCESSIBLE, ALSO A GM SUV. I WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER BUT WAS ADVISED MY CASE IS NOW CLOSED SINCE MY VEHICLE IS PASSED THE WARRANTY. CASE # 8-4228203687.

Service Brakes
Filed Jun 11, 201875,000 milesSC

INADEQUATE BRAKING FOR THE VEHICLE. MY WIFE WAS TRAVELING DOWN A CITY STREET AND COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE CAUSING HER TO PULL OVER FOR FEAR OF HER SAFETY. THE VEHICLE HAS 75000 MILES ON IT AND IS OUT OF THE 60,000 MILE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. MY WIFE ALL MOST WRECKED BECAUSE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO STOP. CHEVY WOULD NOT PAY FOR DIAGNOSTIC FEE EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. VERY UNSAFE TO OPERATE. SHOULD BE A FULL BLOWN RECALL TO GO ALONG WITH THE TECHNICIAN SERVICE BULLETIN THAT WAS ISSUED REGARDING THE VACUUM PUMP BOOSTER AND MASTER CYLINDER AND OTHER BRAKING SYSTEM COMPONENTS. $1400 REPAIR ESTIMATE IF THE DEALERSHIP FOLLOWS THE TSB RECOMMENDATION ON REPAIR. CHEVY DOES NOT CARE ABOUT CUSTOMER SAFETY. UNACCEPTABLE!!!

Unknown or Other
Filed Jun 10, 2018IN

THE AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER NEEDS REPLACED ON A 3 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. IT WILL COST ME $1,000 AND THIS IS A KNOWN GM PROBLEM. I JUST HAD TO REPLACE THE STRUTS ON IT AND THAT WAS OVER $1,300.

Service Brakes
Filed Jun 5, 201851,902 milesWA

NO POWER ASSIST WITH BRAKES, HARD PEDAL, INADEQUATE BRAKING. FOUND VEHICLES VACUUM PUMP AND LINE THAT SUPPLIES VACUUM TO THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED.

Service Brakes
Filed Jun 5, 201860,200 milesWA

NO POWER ASSIST WITH BRAKES, HARD PEDAL, INADEQUATE BRAKING. FOUND VEHICLES VACUUM PUMP AND LINE THAT SUPPLIES VACUUM TO THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED.

Electrical System
Filed Jun 5, 201841,000 milesNV

POWER STEERING LOSS OCCURS WITH THE ERROR MESSAGE ON THE DIC "STEERING ASSIST IS REDUCED DRIVE WITH CARE", AND ADDITIONAL ERROR MESSAGE "SERVICE (STABILITRAK)".

Electrical System
Filed Jun 4, 201831,825 milesFL

THE VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE INTERIOR COURTESY LIGHTS FLASHING OR PULSATION WHEN YOU ENGAGE THE BRAKE AND /OR USE THE TURN SIGNAL.SEE GENERAL MOTORS BULLETIN NUMBER PI1268B,DOME LIGHTS/ FLICKER ON/OFF WHEN OPERATING BRAKE PEDAL OR TURN SIGNAL,2014-2015 CADALLIAC,CHEVROLET,GMC.THE VEHICLE ARE A HAZARD TO LIFT AND LIMB TO DRIVE.THE BULLETIN STATES THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE,BELIEVE THAT.THE IGNITION SWITCHES WEREN'T A SAFETY ISSUE ,YET PEOPLE WERE MURDERED BY GM'S PROBLEM

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed May 30, 201884,000 milesNM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WESELOH CHEVROLET IN CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, 760-438-1001 WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A FUEL FEEDER LINE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

Service Brakes
Filed May 30, 201837,500 milesMA

WAS PARKING AND THE SERVICE BRAKE TURN HARD AS A ROCK. SO AT A SLOW SPEED DRIVE AROUND THE LOT TO FOUND THE SERVICE BRAKE WITH NO WARNING WOULD JUST STOP WORKING. LIKE THE BRAKE BOOSTER LOST VACUUM AND NEEDED TIME TO BUILD BACK UP. HAD TOWED TO DEALER. MILEAGE 37,500 GIVE OR TAKE 100 MILES AT NO TIME DID ANY WARNING LIGHTS COME ON . SAME THING HAPPED AT THE DEALER THEN TECH AND SERVICE WRITER DROVE IT . ALSO RIGHT SIDE DRL SEEMS TO FAIL IN EVERY ONE I SEE

Service Brakes
Filed May 29, 201854,000 milesCA

NOVEMBER 2017: INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE AS LOW SPEEDS (IDLE) WHEN ENGINE IS HOT. GENERALLY OCCURS, WHEN PULLING INTO PARKING SPOTS, BACKING-UP, AND SLOWLY APPROACHING STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. BRAKE PEDAL TO FLOOR, PEDAL PULSES. GM REPAIR WITH NEW MASTER CYLINDER. SAID BRAKE FLUID WAS BY-PASSING THE PISTON. MAY 2018: INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE AS LOW SPEEDS (IDLE) WHEN ENGINE IS HOT. THIS TIME ISSUE STARTED WHEN TOWING A RV. ISSUE REMAINED AFTER TOWING CEASED. GM SAID TEST DROVE AND STATED NOTHING IS WRONG WITH BRAKE SYSTEM. BRING BACK ANOTHER DAY TO TEST DRIVE IF YOU CAN GET ISSUE TO OCCUR. I AGREE, WHEN I RETRIEVED THE VEHICLE FROM GM, THE BRAKES WORKED .

Suspension
Filed May 24, 2018IL

HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE RIDE. FRONT END VERY, VERY BOUNCY, I WAS JUST TOLD I NEED BOTH FRONT SHOCKS REPLACED, TRUCK ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES. COST OF REPAIR IS NEARLY TWO-THOUSAND DOLLARS. GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND ISSUED A BULLITIEN BUT REFUSE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF ORIGINAL WARRANTY. THIS IS A COMMON AND FREQUENT COMPLAINT WITH THE LTZ MODELS, AND IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AS THE VEHICLE IS HARD TO CONTROL.

Unknown or Other
Filed May 22, 201860,195 milesMS

I HAVE A 2015 CHEVROLET TAHOE, I TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A RECALL, ASK IF THERE WAS ANYMORE, I WAS TOLD NO! NOW MY A/C IS BLOWING HOT AIR. I WENT TO DEALERSHIP TO GET FREON, I WAS THEN TOLD MY A/C CONDENSER WAS CRACKED. WHEN I ASK ABOUT RECALL I WAS TOLD "NO IT IS A SPECIAL COVERAGE THAT YOU HAVE TO ASK FOR?? NOW MY TAHOE HAS 60,195 AND I WAS INFORMED IT WAS TO LATE TO GET HELP WITH.. HOW DOES THAT WORK, I HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED MY TAHOE HAS ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT BUT I HAVE TO BRING IT TO YOUR ATTENTION FIRST?? PLEASE HELP ME UNDERSTAND THIS. I SPENT 52 THOUSAND DOLLARS ON THIS VEHICLE AND I HAVE TO TELL YOU WHAT IS WRONG YOU CAN'T TELL ME?? I LIVE IN MISSISSIPPI WHERE IT IS VERY HOT AND HUMID AND THIS TAHOE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN THESE CONDITIONS. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER ONE AND I HAVE PURCHASED 5 PRIOR TO NOW. PLEASE EXPLAIN THIS TO ME

Service Brakes
Filed May 16, 201880,000 milesNC

WHEN DRIVING IN LOW SPEEDS - SUCH AS PARKING OR STOP/GO TRAFFIC MY BRAKES FAIL TO WORK. I TRY TO PUSH PEDAL DOWN AS HARD AS I CAN BUT BARELY SEEMS TO STOP. I HAVE HAD TO PUSH MY EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL MORE THAN ONCE TO STOP AN ACCIDENT FROM HAPPENING I ALSO HAVE A SMALL CHILD THAT I FEAR WILL BE HURT IF THE PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY THEY CAN'T REPLICATE THE ISSUE THERE FORE CAN NOT FIX.

Steering
Filed May 15, 2018111,000 milesWI

POWER STEERING FAILED INSTANTANEOUSLY WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT 15MPH ON A CITY INTERSECTION. LUCKILY AN ACCIDENT WAS AVOIDED. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSIS. APPARENLY THE STEERING MOTOR HAS FAILED AND IN TURN THEY RECOMMEND REPLACING THE ENTIRE "STEERING GEAR" GM # 84368394 FOR $2250. CALLED GM, THEY STATED THAT THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THIS FAILURE IS CONSIDERED NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THERE IS AN EXISTING RECALL FOR THE 2015 TAHOE MODEL, BUT THIS VIN IS NOT INCLUDED SO THEY WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR. THE RECALL REFERENCED IS, NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 4V719, GM RECALL 14743,

Suspension
Filed May 3, 201840,000 milesPA

SUSPENSION SEIZED (BECAME VIOLENTLY UNSTABLE WHEN GOING OVER THE SLIGHTEST OF BUMPS) FIRST YEAR, TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALER THREE TIMES UNTIL FINALLY DIAGNOSED AND FIXED, POWER LOCK ON REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR DOES NOT LOCK/UNLOCK EVERY TIME SINCE FIRST YEAR PURCHASED AND AT 40,000 AC STOPPED COOLING. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN TROUBLE FROM THE BEGINNING!

Service Brakes
Filed May 2, 201872,073 milesWV

RETURNING FROM AN 80 MILE TRIP FROM WASHINGTON DC WHEN I APPROACHED A STOP LIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY. BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR WHEN I TRIED TO ENGAGE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO STOP SHORT OF HITTING CAR AHEAD OF ME. I PROCEEDED THROUGH LIGHT ONLY TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME ISSUE WHEN I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY INTO A CONVENIENCE STORE AND CALLED MY HUSBAND. HE IMMEDIATELY DROVE TO THE DEALER AND DID HAVE BRAKES AT THAT TIME. THEY FOUND OIL IN THE BRAKE LINE. HAD TO REPLACE THE PUMP, PIPE, BOOSTER, CYLINDER AND BRAKE FLUID. IT WAS REPORTED TO ME THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES TO SAME MODEL. WHY NOT A RECALL? VERY UNSAFE! MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY.

Unknown or Other
Filed Apr 25, 201830,000 milesNJ

AIR CONDITIONING DOES NOT WORK WITH ONLY 37000 MILES AND INTERIOR LIGHTS FLASH EVERY TIME I TOUCH THE BRAKE PEDAL OR TURN SIGNAL.

Unknown or Other
Filed Apr 24, 2018MI

AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING AT 45,000 MILES ON 2015 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE DEALERSHIP RECHARGED THE A/C UNIT AND REFILLED THE FREON. I PAID $200 AND AFTER 3 DAYS THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. I HAVE TO TAKE IT BACK FOR A SECOND REPAIR. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL THE HVAC SHOULD NOT STOP WORKING AFTER 45,000 MILES

Electrical System
Filed Apr 17, 2018MD

THE DOME LIGHTS IN SECOND ROW FLICKER EVERY TIME I PRESS ON THE BRAKES. THE DOME LIGHTS ALSO FLICKER OCCASIONALLY WHEN I PUT ON THE BLINKERS. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE A HIGH PRICE OR THEY ACT AS IF IT IS A SMALL ISSUE. DEALER IS SPORTS CHEVY IN SILVER SPRING, MD. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER A YEAR.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Apr 2, 2018LA

MY WIFE AND MYSELF PURCHASED A NEW CHEVROLET TAHOE LTZ IN 2015. THE FIRST MONTH THE A/C HAD TO BE REPLACED, RAC AND PINION STEERING AND REAR SHOCKS. THE WARRANTY COVERED THE COST. 2016 OF JANUARY THE A/C STARTED MAKING NOISES AND NOT COOILNG, THE FRONT STRUTS MAGNETIC,BALL JOINTS AND STEERING RACK PINION WENT OUT. THIRD OCCURRENCE WAS IN 2017 DECEMBER THE FRONT MAGNETIC STRUCTS AGAIN. WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS NEW VEHICLE FROM THE TIME WE PURCHASED IT. THE SUSPENSION IS HORRIBLE AND WE LATER FOUND OUT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHERS WITH THE IDENTITCAL HORRIBLE SUSPENSION PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE IS PRESENTLY AT 62K MILE AND NEEDS FRONT END SUSPENSION REPLACEMENT. THE WARRANTY DO NOT COVER PASS THREE YEARS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS HORRIBLE GENERAL MOTORS PRODUCT. THE VEHICLE IS PRESENTLY INOPERABLE BECAUSE OF SUSPENSION PROBLEMS AND GM WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THERE PRODUCT.

Unknown or Other
Filed Mar 28, 201842,000 milesFL

I HAVE PURCHASED THIS CAR WITH CERTIFIED WARRANTY. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE RUDDER BECAME RIGID; THE CRANE TOOK HIM TO THE DEALER, THERE THEY CHANGED A COMPUTER, THAT WAS MARCH 20. THEN MARCH 27 RETURN WITH AIR CONDITIONING PROBLEMS, TODAY HE CONTINUES IN THE WORKSHOP.

Unknown or Other
Filed Mar 23, 201873,173 milesTX

TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE ONSTAR LIGHT WOULD SWITCH BETWEEN GREEN AND RED, AND MY COMPASS NO LONGER WORKS. WAS TOLD AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT MY HIGH-FREQUENCY ANTENNA WAS OUT DUE TO OUTSIDE WATER INTRUSION (EX. RAIN, SNOW, CARWASHES...) WHEN YOU GO ONLINE THERE ARE PAGES AND PAGES OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WITH THIS PROBLEM YOUR ONSTAR, NAVIGATION, COMPASS, AND XM RADIO MAY HAVE PROBLEMS. MY SAFETY CONCERN WITH THIS IS THE FACT THAT PEOPLE PAY FOR ONSTAR SERVICES AND WITH THE GM DEFECT WHICH WAS ACKNOWLEDGED WITH CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS BUT NOT ALL HAVING THE SAME ISSUE IS THAT IF I AM IN AN ACCIDENT OR AN AREA WHERE CELL SERVICE IS NOT AVAILABLE I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RECEIVE THE HELP I NEED FOR SERVICES I AM PAYING FOR DUE TO AN ISSUE IN MANUFACTURING. GM ISSUED A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM WHERE THEY FIXED THIS ISSUES IN VINS THEY FOUND TO BE AFFECTED; I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD BE REPAIRING ALL VEHICLES THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. AS OF NOW, ONSTAR CANNOT LOCATE MY VEHICLE AND IF I WERE IN DANGER THEY WOULD NOT ABLE TO RESPOND TO ME NOR MY FAMILY.

Service Brakes
Filed Mar 20, 201880,500 milesVA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE COURTESY LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHILE APPROACHING A STOP AT VARIOUS POINTS IN TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM AN INDEPENDENT SELLER WHO ALSO EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE AT 17,000 MILES. THE DEALER (MANASSAS CHEVROLET, 8000 SUDLEY RD, MANASSAS, VA 20109, (703) 596-3031) WAS CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED TWO ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RECALLS, ONE RECALL FOR THE BRAKE SYSTEM, 322 TSBS FOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AND 32 TSBS FOR THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A MANUFACTURER RECALL FOR THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THEY HAD NOT DEVELOPED A PERMANENT REMEDY OTHER THAN REPLACING THE COURTESY LAMP ON THE FRONT PASSENGER AND FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,500.

Service Brakes
Filed Mar 13, 2018TX

I BEEN HAVING MY TRUCK FOR 2 YEARS AND BRAKES KEEP GOING OUT AND THE AIR CONDITION KEEPS GOING OUT. I HAVE TWO FRIENDS THE SAME VEHICLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. THIS IS RIDICULOUS I SEE NO RECALLS ON THAT. AND I'VE SEEN ON THE REVIEWS OF THIS VEHICLE AND ITS NOT JUST ME THERE'S PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I AM HAVING. THIS COULD CAUSE A REALLY BAD ACCIDENT THE BRAKES KEEP GOING OUT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE TAKE IN CONSIDERATION THAT EVERYONE HAS FAMILIES. AND ACCIDENTS COULD CAUSE US TO LOSE OUR FAMILY JUST FOR A SIMPLE BRAKES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED. AND ALSO, WE JUST CANNOT KEEP AFFORDING TO FIX THE AIR CONDITIONING THIS TRUCK IS NOT EVEN OLD ENOUGH TO BE GIVING US THESE PROBLEM. THANK YOU

Suspension
Filed Mar 12, 201848,000 milesTX

REAR SUSPENSION SHOCKS LOCKED UP WITH 48,000 MILES AND UNDER 3 YEARS. HAD TO REPLACE REAR SHOCKS CAUSING ROUGH RIDE.

Engine
Filed Feb 16, 2018129,000 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MISFIRED DUE TO A COLLAPSED LIFTER. THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTONATION CHEVROLET GULF FREEWAY (138000 GULF FWY IN HOUSTON, TX) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A COLLAPSED LIFTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.

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