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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 →

Suspension
Filed Jul 26, 201970,000 milesAL

I PURCHASED MY 2015 TAHOE LTZ IN AUG. 2018 WITH 59,582 MIKES ON IT. MY MILEAGE IS NOW AT 73,504 & HAS RECENTLY STARTED BOUNCING SO BAD WHEN I AM DRIVING ON A RELATIVELY SMOOTH HIGHWAY. DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITH IT BUT I SUSPECT IT'S A SUSPENSION PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO GET WORSE EVERY TIME I DRIVE SINCE I FIRST NOTICED IT IN MAY, 2019. I PAID A LOT FOR THIS CAR & EXPECT IT TO LAST LONGER THAN 4 OR 5 YEARS. I'VE JUST READ THAT THIS CHEVROLET VEHICLE HAS HAD 13 RECALLS WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY NOT ACCEPTABLE. I WOULD LIKE FOR GM TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES & REPAIR THE PROBLEM WITH THE SUSPENSION SINCE IT COULD BE HAZARDOUS.

Service Brakes
Filed Jul 22, 2019OH

UPON PRESSING BRAKES HEADLIGHTS FLASH, INTERIOR LIGHT FLASH, OIL GAGE AND RPMS FLUCTUATE ALL OVER. STABILITRACK SENSOR COMES ON. UPON ACCELERATING TO ABOUT 60-65THE CAR BRAKES FOR ITSELF. DOORS LOCK, LIGHTS FLASH. LOSING POWER STEERING WHEN SHIFTING GEARS

Service Brakes
Filed Jul 21, 201989,500 milesOK

PULLING INTO GARAGE AT LOW SPEED AND BRAKES DIDN'T WORK PROPERLY. A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF PRESSURE WAS REQUIRED TO STOP. I PRESSED WITH BOTH FEET AND BARELY WAS ABLE TO GET VEHICLE TO STOP BEFORE CRASHING INTO THE HOUSE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION.

Service Brakes
Filed Jul 20, 201977,000 milesTN

DRIVING MY CAR TODAY AND HAD A HUGE ISSUE WITH MY BRAKES. WHEN BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE AND NOTICED SOMEONE WALKING BEHIND ME AND HIT THE BRAKES, IT WAS LIKE THEY WERE STUCK. AFTER A COUPLE OF SECONDS THEY FINALLY GAVE AND STOPPED, SO I JUST THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS A FLUKE. THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS 2 HOURS AWAY FROM HOME. THEN ON DRIVE BACK HOME, I GOT STUCK IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC BECAUSE OF AN ACCIDENT ON THE INTERSTATE. TRAFFIC CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, SO I HIT MY BRAKES AND SAME THING, THEY WERE STUCK (WOULD NOT MOVE). AFTER ABOUT 3 SECONDS OF PUSHING THEM AS HARD AS I COULD, THEY FINALLY GAVE AND JUST BARELY MISSED HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I FINALLY SEARCHED THE INTERNET TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAD EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. I WAS VERY SHOCKED TO SEE THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM! THIS IS A HUGE SECURITY RISK! I WAS ALMOST IN 2 SEPARATE ACCIDENTS TODAY BECAUSE OF A KNOWN PROBLEM! SHOULDN'T SOMEONE BE NOTIFYING TAHOE OWNERS OF THIS ISSUE TO KEEP THE PUBLIC SAFE?

Electrical System
Filed Jul 19, 201960,000 milesFL

HEAVY MOISTURE IS ACCUMULATING IN THE FRONT LEFT HEADLIGHT WITH NO CRACKS IN THE LIGHT. IT IS CAUSING THE LEFT FRONT TURN SIGNAL TO MALFUNCTION WITH A WARNING ON CONTROL PANEL. THIS IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVING WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS WITH NO FRONT TURN SIGNAL AND WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT EVENTUALLY TO SOME OWNERS WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED. CHEVY WILL NOT TAKE OWNERSHIP OF FAULTY DESIGN, PART, OR SYSTEM AND WANTS OWNER OF CAR TO ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPAIR COSTS WHICH ARE VERY HIGH ON THESE FAULTY PARTS. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WE PURCHASED DOES NOT WANT TO PAY FOR REPAIR EITHER WHY SHOULD THE OWNER WHO HAS NO CONTROL OVER THE INSTALLATION OF DEFECTIVE SYSTEM HAVE TO PAY FOR IT ? PLEASE HELP SAVE LIVES FROM POTENTIAL CRASHES.

Service Brakes
Filed Jul 17, 2019120,000 milesLA

I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT IN THE PARKING LOT AT A SLOW SPEED (LEAS RHAN 5 MILES) PREPARING TO STOP FOR PEOPLE CROSSING. THE BRAKE DID NOT WORK AND THE CAR KEPT ROLLING ALMOST HITTING A PERSON. I PULLED INTO A SPOT TOWARDS THE END OF THE PARKING LOT AND THE BRAKES CONTINUED TO NOT WORK EVEN WHEN PRESSING WITH 2 FEET. PER CHEVY DEALARSHIP I HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE BRAKE VACUUM PUMP FIXED. MINIMAL EXPLANATION NEEDED WHEN I BROUGHT MY CAR IN, SERVICE GUY KNEW EXACTLY WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT WITHOUT ASKING ANY QUESTIONS.

Unknown or Other
Filed Jul 16, 201958,000 milesNM

FAILURE OF A/C SYSTEM WITH LESS THAN 60,000 MI. I DIDN'T USE THE WARRANTY BECAUSE IT HAPPENED DURING WINTER. I THOUGHT IT JUST NEEDED A RECHARGE BUT IT STILL DOESN'T WORK. SEEMS LIKE A COMPRESSOR. PRETTY UNSAFE IN THE SUMMER AND I HAVE READ OF LOTS OF FAILURES AND REPAIRS WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE PARTS.

Unknown or Other
Filed Jul 15, 201962,000 milesNM

AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING. IT IS ONLY BLOWING HOT AIR.

Service Brakes
Filed Jul 14, 2019118,000 milesKS

BRAKES BECAME EXTREMELY HARD TO APPLY WHILE MANEUVERING AT LOW SPEEDS, ALMOST CAUSED A COLLISION.

Unknown or Other
Filed Jul 9, 201950,000 milesMI

THE A/C COMPRESSOR FAILED FROM A MELTED CLUTCH. I TOOK MY TAHOE IN FOR A ALIGNMENT AND THE A/C WAS WORKING FINE 2 DAYS LATER I HAD TO TAKE THE TAHOE BACK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE ALIGNMENT FELT OFF. THE DEALERSHIP CHECKED THE ALIGNMENT AND DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. I PICKED UP THE CAR AND NOTICED THE A/C WAS NO LONGER WORKING. I TOOK THE TAHOE TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT BECAUSE THE PREVIOUS DEALERSHIP ASSURED ME THEY DIDN'T CAUSE THE ISSUE EVEN THOUGH IT HAPPENED RIGHT AFTER I PICKED UP THE TAHOE, AND THE A/C WAS WORKING WHEN I BROUGHT THE TAHOE INTO THE FIRST DEALER SHIP TO HAVE THE ALIGNMENT CHECKED AGAIN. OUR TAHOE ONLY HAS 50K MILES AND THIS ISSUES SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. I HAVE READ ONLINE AND THERE HAS BEEN MANY A/C ISSUES WITH THESE MODEL YEAR TAHOE AND GM EVEN ISSUES AND EXTENDED WARRANTY ON CERTAIN ISSUES WITH A/C, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO MINE AND GM HAS YET TO ADDRESS THEM

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Jul 8, 201995,069 milesGA

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS, 70-80 MPH, STEERING BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR BRIEF PERIODS. OFTEN TIMES IT WAS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING ACTUATION OF THE AUTOMATIC WINDOW SWITCH. IT WAS ACCOMPANIED WITH A LOT OF THE LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER, A FLICKERING CONTROL PANEL, ABS LIGHT, STAB TRAK, BRAKE ASSIST, AND PARK ASSIST WARNINGS. A/C WOULD STOP, RADIO WOULD TURN OFF, THE DASHBOARD WOULD FLICKER, THEN I WOULD HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALL OF THE WARNINGS IN ORDER TO CLEAR THE ISSUE. STEERING WAS TOUGH, THOUGH CONTROLLABLE, BUT I QUESTION THE ABILITY OF A LESS EXPERIENCED DRIVE TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE SAME PROBLEM AT THOSE SPEEDS. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE AT LOWER SPEEDS, USUALLY WHILE BACKING UP TO PARK. AT LOWER SPEEDS THE SUV WOULD CUT OFF COMPLETELY. AT HIGHER SPEEDS, THE STALL WAS RECOVERABLE, VERY FORTUNATE IN THIS MATTER. UNABLE TO GET THE ISSUE TO REPEAT AT THE DEALERSHIP AND IT IS VERY INCONSISTENT. USUALLY RESETS ITSELF ONCE THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED.

Service Brakes
Filed Jul 6, 201968,856 milesTX

BRAKE PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. GM KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM AND SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT BEFORE LIVES ARE LOST, PEOPLE ARE INJURED OR PROPERTY IS DAMAGED (FROM THIS POINT FORWARD).

Service Brakes
Filed Jul 5, 201936,696 milesFL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE PRECAUTION HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PARK THE VEHICLE IN A PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTONATION CHEVROLET DORAL (LOCATED AT 1201 NW 89TH CT, SUITE A, MIAMI, FL 33172, (786) 221-5786) WHERE THE FAILURE WAS ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V578000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,696.

Electrical System1 injured
Filed Jun 26, 201965,000 milesVA

INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKERING WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED - THIS IS BOTH DISTRACTING AND DANGEROUS TO THE DRIVER AS THIS HAPPENS WHEN WE ARE IN MOTION WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED. I HAVE SEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE SO WONDERING WHY THERE IS NOT A RECALL.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Jun 17, 201971,000 milesTX

WHILE DRIVING SUSPENSION SYSTEM ALLOWS CAR TO BOUNCE BADLY, AS IF ALL SHOCKS ARE NOT WORKING, LTZ MODEL HAS MAG RIDE ACTIVE SUSPENSION. THIS PROBLEM IS FOUND TO BE COMMON ON 2015 TAHOE AND SUBURBANS. MANY FORUMS ON WEB HAVE REPORTS OF THIS SYSTEM FAILURE AT LOW MILAGE. MY TAHOE WAS PURCHASED NEW AND HAS ONLY 71K MILES, NO COLLISIONS OR ACCIDENTS. ALL MAINTAINED CE PERFORMED AS NEEDED.

Service Brakes
Filed Jun 17, 201979,000 milesNJ

WHEN BRAKING AT 1 TO 5 MPH, BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES HARD TO PRESS. IT FEELS LIKE THE ABS SYSTEM IS BEING ACTIVATED.

Service Brakes
Filed Jun 13, 201982,000 milesCA

VACUUM PUMP FAILED ON FREEWAY AT LOW SPEED. CHEVROLET HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT ONLY OFFERS REPLACEMENT FOR UNDER 70,000 MILES. I AM AT 80,000 MILES AND HAD TO PAY $800 ON MY VACATION TRIP.

Service Brakes
Filed Jun 10, 201990,000 milesCA

WHILE BACKING UP THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING LOT NOTICED THE BREAKS WHERE NOT PROPERLY FUNCTIONING AND TOOK A LOT OF EFFORT AND PUMPING TO STOP, CONTINUED TO NOTICE A GREAT EFFORT AND DISTANCE TO STOP AND BREAKS NOT PROPERLY FUNCTIONING DUE TO A FAULTY BREAK PUMP PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURER'S ERROR THAT COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE COMPLETE LOST OF BREAKS. TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND HAD TO REPLACE THE BREAK PUMP FOR $526.

Suspension
Filed Jun 10, 201955,000 milesWA

OUR STRUTS WENT OUT AT 60K MILES. WE ONLY OWNED THE CAR FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS AND WE BOUGHT IT FROM A CHEVY DEALERSHIP WITH ONLY 1 OTHER OWNER. WE HAD TO HAVE THEM REPLACED AND IT COST $1500. WE WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHEVY AGAIN. MY HUSBAND'S SILVERADO HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A MONEY PIT AS WELL. THESE EXPENSIVE CARS SHOULD LAST.

Steering
Filed Jun 4, 201974,000 milesNC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED IN EITHER DIRECTION. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V586000 (STEERING), BUT EXHIBITED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

Electrical System
Filed Jun 3, 201973,000 milesMS

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE TRUCK WILL SHUT OFF .ALL POWER WILL CUT OFF ( TRUCK WILL CUT OFFF, NO LIGHTS , ALL POWER SHUTS OFF . I WILL POP THE HOOD MOVE THE BATTERY POST IT HI THE BATTERY AREA AND THE POWER COMES BACK ON

Service Brakes
Filed May 24, 201990,000 milesNH

COMPUTER MESSAGE COMING BACK AS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE VACUUM PUMP FOR THE BRAKES. VERY COMMON AND KNOWN PROBLEM THE CHEVY HAS NOT PAIR.

Structure › Body › Door
Filed May 21, 201980,000 milesMO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FAILED TO CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR ACTUATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS FAILED TO CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Suspension
Filed May 21, 201939,990 milesNY

SUSPENSION SUDDENLY BECAME VERY BOUNCY WHEN DRIVING ON A CITY STREET. STEERING WHEEL IS AFFECTED BY BUMPS IN ROAD, TURNING THE VEHICLE INTO OTHER LANES OF TRAFFIC UNLESS HOLDING ONTO HE WHEEL TIGHTLY. MORE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. VEHICLE LEANS WHEN TURNING. DOES NOT FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE. I AM NOT DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNTIL REPAIRED. SHOCKS ARE LEAKING AND BEGINNING TO SEIZE. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 39,990 MILES. NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. SEARCHED THE WEB AND THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO AFFECT ALL TAHOE, ESCALADE AND YUKON MODELS ALONG WITH CHEVY AND GMC TRUCKS WITH THE MAGNERIDE SUSPENSION.

Unknown or Other
Filed May 16, 201974,000 milesMS

THE AC CONDENSOR WENT OUT. I'VE RESEARCHED AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF OTHER 2015 TAHOE OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. GM KNOWS THEY HAVE A FAULTY CONDENSOR BUT REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

Service Brakes
Filed May 13, 201972,250 milesGA

DURING SLOW MOVEMENT, SUCH AS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN IN TRAFFIC, THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL GET HARD AND THERE WILL BE NO BRAKES. THIS HAS ONLY OCCURED DURING SLOW MOVEMENT SO FAR, BUT I'M NOW CONCERNED THAT IT COULD HAPPEN AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THE DEALER OFFERED A REPAIR FOR $691.00 BUT THIS IS A MANUFACTURERES DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE UNDER RECALL.

Service Brakes
Filed May 12, 201980,000 milesNY

I WANT START BY SAYING I AM A US VETERAN AND 911 FIRST RESPONDER , I HAVE A CHEVY TAHOE LTZ 2015 I WAS GOING DOWN A HILL IN YONKERS , NEW YORK WENT MY BRAKES GAVE OUT I PUMPED FOR THREE TIMES UNTIL USED MY EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL WHICH I AM NOT SUPPOSED TO USE AT ALL ITS FAIRLY NEW TAHOE LTZ 2015 ,THE GM SENT ME A LETTER NO RECALL I THINK ITS SERIOUS ENOUGH FOR A RECALL PLEASE RECALL THIS TAHOE LTZ FOR VACCUM BRAKES THIS A VERY SERIOUS MATTER WITH THIS TAHOE LTZ 2015 THE GM KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM ITS SERIOUS OK . I SENT MY TAHOE LTZ 2015 ON FRIDAY BACK TO DEALERSHIP IN NEW ROCHELLE CHEVROLET IN A FLATBED TOW TRUCK I WOULD NOT DRIVE IT WITH A VACUUM SYSTEM PROBLEM BRAKES . THEY ARE SAYING IF MY MILEAGE IS ABOVE 80,000 THAT I HAVE TOO PAY TO GET IT REPAIRED I SAID NO WAY ITS MANUFACTURE PROBLEM THEY NEED TOO FIX IT . PLEASE GET IN TOUCH WITH (XXXX) OR GM AT 1-800-222-1020 THEY DON'T WANT FIX UNLESS I PAY OK I WILL GET THE MEDIA INVOLVED IF THEY DON'T FIX THIS PROBLEM WITH THESE VACUUM SYSTEM /BRAKES . THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP . US VETERAN, 911 FIRST RESPONDER PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

Service Brakes
Filed May 7, 201981,000 milesNJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND THE BRAKE PEDAL NEARLY WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD BEFORE THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED. THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED NEILSON CHEVROLET (1 US-46, DOVER, NJ 07801, (973) 366-1243) AND WAS INFORMED THAT DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT A BRAKE VACUUM WAS NEEDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Apr 25, 2019125,312 milesKY

VEHICLE RANDOMLY LOSES STEERING CONTROL AND FLASHES WARNING LIGHTS. AT TIMES, XM RADIO WILL NOT PLAY. AT ONE TIME, VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT RESART FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS. OCCASIONALLY, THE WARNING LIGHTS FLASH WHEN MAKING AN ADJUSTMENT LIKE CHANGING TO BRIGHT LIGHTS OR ACTIVATING THE TURN SIGNAL. LEFT TURN SIGNAL DISENGAGES CRUISE WHEN ACTIVATED. GM HAS UPDATED THE SOFTWARE TWICE DUE TO SERVICE OVER THE ABOVE COMPLAINTS. FIXES PROBLEM FOR SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.

Power Train
Filed Apr 23, 201936,000 milesPA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE AT A STOP AND ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A TURN, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND WAS TAKEN TO TOM HESSER CHEVROLET (570-343-1221, LOCATED AT 1001 N WASHINGTON AVE, SCRANTON, PA 18509). THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED A LOANER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE BATTERY WAS JUMPSTARTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,000.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Apr 21, 2019108,000 milesTX

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS MY CARE HAS GIVEN ME A WARNING OF STABILITY RACK ISSUES AND IT WILL THEN JUST SHUT DOWN. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF TURNING INTO PARKING LOTS AS WELL AS BACKING INTO PARKING SPOTS. I THEN HAVE TO ROLL DOWN AND UP MY DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS BEFORE I CAN RESTART MY VEHICLE.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Apr 20, 20195 milesAZ

IM DRIVING THE CAR AND RANDOMLY STOPS LIKE DIED ALL THE POWER AND BRAKES, LIGHTS AND RADIO GO OFF AND I HAVE TO PARK THEN THE CAR WONT START AFTER FEW MINUTES

Service Brakes
Filed Apr 17, 201989,000 milesMS

TRUCK WILL BARELY STOP AT LOW SPEEDS. REPLACED BOOSTER AND STILL HAVING ISSUES. I WAS BACKING INTO A PARKING SPOT AND ALMOST HIT A WALL.

Service Brakes
Filed Apr 17, 201982,000 milesCA

BRAKES FAILED BECAUSE OF FAULTY VACUUM PUMP. PULLING A TRAILER AT THE TIME, LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE MORE ARE INJURED OR KILLED.

Service Brakes
Filed Apr 11, 201998,000 milesCO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND PULLING A CAMPER, THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO PLACE BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ALSO APPLIED THE CAMPER BRAKE. THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED AFTER APPLYING EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE VEHICLE AND CAMPER BRAKES. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT VISITED COLORADO SPRINGS CHEVROLET (670 AUTOMOTIVE DR, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80905, (719) 387-1072) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A NEW VACUUM PUMP WAS NEEDED. THE CONTACT BOUGHT THE PUMP AND INSTALLED IT THEMSELVES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

Service Brakes
Filed Apr 10, 201960,000 milesMS

WHILE GOING AT SLOW SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES STIFF AND LOCKS UP RESULTING IN THE BRAKES NOT WORKING AT ALL. THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST HIT MULTIPLE PEOPLE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, PARKING LOTS, AND DRIVE THROUGH RESTAURANT LINES AS WELL AS ALMOST CAUSING ME TO ROLL THROUGH RED LIGHTS INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS HAS HAPPENED RANDOMLY OVER THE PAST YEAR (2018) AND HAS RECENTLY BECAME MORE COMMON.

Electrical System
Filed Apr 8, 201960,000 milesCA

AT SLOW SPEEDS THE VEHICLE HAS SHUT OFF TWICE NOW, ONCE IN THE MIDDLE OF LOS ANGELES TRAFFIC ALMOST CAUSING US TO WRECK! WE HAVE TAKEN IT IN FOR THAT AND A POPPING IN THE STEARING WHEEL AND THEY TOLD US NOTHING WAS WRONG. IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT IT!

Unknown or Other
Filed Apr 5, 201960,000 milesTN

MY AC CONDENSER IS CRACKED AND LEAKING FREON AND IS NOT BLOWING COOL AIR. I'VE READ MULTIPLE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL TAHOE AND AM WONDERING WHY THERE ISN'T A RECALL WHEN SO MANY ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE CONDENSER. NOW I'M HAVING TO FORK OUT $1200 TO FIX IT ON A NEWER MODEL TAHOE WITH LOW MILES AND IT'S REDICULOUS WHEN SO MANY PEOPLE ARE REPORTING THE SAME THING! PLEASE GIVE IT A RECALL!

Exterior Lighting
Filed Mar 29, 201945,000 milesFL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE BRIGHTLY AND PREVENTED THE CONTACT FROM SEEING THE ROAD CLEARLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ROGER DEAN CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 101 SW PINE ISLAND RD, CAPE CORAL, FL 33991, (239) 574-3326) WHO STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE MANUFACTURED IN THAT MANNER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

Service Brakes
Filed Mar 28, 201954,000 milesTX

I INITIALLY NOTICED DIFFICULTY WITH BRAKING WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT A VERY LOW RATE OF SPEED. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME HARD AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL BACKWARD, WITH FULL WEIGHT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER I WAS IN BUMPER-TO-BUMPER, STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC AND THE BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN HARD AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL FORWARD. THIS ISSUE DID NOT OCCUR DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, ONLY AT LOW RATES OF SPEED AND WITH FREQUENT, REPETIVE STOPPING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL CHEVROLET SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE OR IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM WITH DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THE PROBLEM WAS LIKELY DUE TO 'OVER USE' OF THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE IS DESIGNED TO BE 'PUMPED' RATHER THAN COMPRESSED FOR MORE THAN A FEW SECONDS. I TOOK THE VEHEHICLE TO A SECOND CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPLACED THE BRAKE BOOSTER VACUUM PUMP AND THIS SEEMS HAVE RESOLVED THE ISSUE. I WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS DUE TO FEAR THE BRAKES WOULD FAIL. THE VEHICLE HAS 54,000 MILES AND WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM A DEALERSHIP.

Power TrainCrash
Filed Mar 26, 201984,000 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AT A FUEL STATION. WHEN HE RETURNED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD ROLLED DOWN THE STREET AND CRASHED INTO A FOUR WHEELER. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR THE BODY REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED FOR THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000. *DT *TR

Structure › BodyCrash
Filed Mar 19, 2019112,166 milesID

HAVING ISSUES WITH BRAKING. OCCASIONALLY AT HIGH SPEEDS, BUT MORE OFTEN DURING LOWER SPEEDS. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES VERY HARD TO DEPRESS AND MEANWHILE THE VEHICLE IS STILL MOVING, NOT ALLOWING YOU TO STOP. HAPPENS ALSO GOING IN REVERSE. HAD A COLLISION, HIT THE REAR END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE YESTERDAY MORNING DURING RUSH HOUR, 3/18/2019. I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO 15 MPH, DUE TO A RED LIGHT, BUT BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT BRAKE, BECOMING VERY STIFF, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO BRAKE, AND STOPPED DUE TO THE COLLISION. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT. FRONT BODY SEVERE DAMAGE TO MY TAHOE. POLICE REPORT HAS BEEN FILED. WE BOUGHT THIS TAHOE IN FALL OF 2017, AND FEBRUARY 2017, TOOK INTO THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO THE BRAKING ISSUES, NOTHING WAS FOUND OR DONE TO THE BRAKE SYSTEM. TAHOE IS BACK AT DEALERSHIP AS OF TODAY, AND NOTHING HAS BEEN FOUND, ACCORDING TO CHEVY TECHS

Service Brakes
Filed Mar 18, 201950,000 milesVA

BRAKES FAILED WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. BRAKES WERE HARD AND WOULD NOT STOP VEHICLE. CHEVROLET'S SERVICE BULLETIN INDICATED THE VACUUM PUMP FAILURE WILL CAUSE THE MASTER CYLINDER AND ANOTHER LINE TO BE CONSIDERED "CONTAMINATED" CAUSING THEM TO NEED TO BE REPLACED. CLEARLY UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM.

Suspension
Filed Mar 15, 201975,000 milesPA

THE SUSPENSION ON MY 2015 CHEVY TAHOE MAKE THE TRUCK VERY BOUNCY. I HAVE APPROX. 75,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN GOING DOWN THE ROAD I FEEL EVERY BUMP IN THE ROAD AND WHEN GOING INTO CURVES IT FEEL LIKE I MAY LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WITH ALL THE COMPLAINT ABOUT THE SUSPENSION ON THIS VEHICLE I FEEL THAT CHEVY SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE.

Service Brakes
Filed Mar 13, 201960,000 milesGA

THE 2015 CHEVROLET TAHOE HAS HARD BRAKE PEDALS WHEN MOVING IN LOW SPEEDS. THE NEED FOR INCREASED EFFORT TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS HIGH OCCURRENCES IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC AND HIGH OCCURRENCES OF FAILURES AT LOWER SPEEDS. NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS AT THE GMC SERVICE DEPARTMENT IN DALLAS, GA FAILED TO REPORT ISSUES WITH THE BREAKS. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET, THERE ARE NUMEROUS LAWSUITS REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND GM ISSUED A SERIES OF SERVICE BULLETINS REGARDING THE BREAK PROBLEMS. ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE BULLETINS, FLUID MAY BE FOUND IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND/OR THE BOOSTER VACUUM LINE DURING A NORMAL DIAGNOSTIC.

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System › Compressor
Filed Mar 12, 2019GA

VEHICLE BARELY 3 YEARS OLD AND THE AC COMPRESSOR IS BROKEN. BLOWING HOT AIR. CONTACTED GM AND WAS INITIALLY TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE AC SYSTEM. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE AND DISCOVERING THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS AND THE ASTONISHING NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FOR 2015-2017 CHEVROLET TAHOE'S, WE CALLED BACK AND WERE TOLD OUR VIN WAS NOT COVERED. I FIND IT VERY COINCIDENTAL THAT THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL AS OUR VEHICLE AND SAME YEAR HAVE A DEFECTIVE AC SYSTEM WITH THE SAME DEFECT AS OURS, BUT OURS JUST HAPPENS TO BE NOT INCLUDED. THIS IS MY 3RD AND LAST CHEVROLET TAHOE. *JS

Service Brakes
Filed Mar 11, 201980,000 milesGA

AT LOW SPEEDS BRAKES FAIL. WHEN YOU PRESS BRAKES THE CAR WILL NOT STOP. I HAVE TO PUT BOTH MY FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP.

Service Brakes
Filed Mar 11, 201980,000 milesKY

THE VEHICLE LOST BRAKING ABILITY AT LOW SPEED. IT FIRST OCCURRED WHILE IN A PARKING LOT AND THE PEDAL WAS STIFF AND COULD NOT BE PUSHED IN TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THIS IS A RESULT OF A FAULTY VACUUM PUMP AFTER A WEB SEARCH HAS TURNED UP THAT THIS SITUATION IS HAPPENING QUITE FREQUENTLY TO OTHER OWNERS AND THERE IS ALSO A CLASS ACTION SUITE FILED IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED.

Service Brakes
Filed Mar 8, 201950,000 milesLA

WHEN TRAVELING SLOW, LIKE PULLING INTO GARAGE, BRAKES WILL OCCASSIONALLY LOSE POWER MAKING IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. HAVE ALMOST BACKED INTO A CAR BECAUSE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK. HAVE SEEN ON HERE THAT THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE, SO I WANTED TO CONFIRM THAT IT IS HAPPENING WITH OUR TAHOE AS WELL. ALSO OCCASIONALLY WILL NOT ENGAGE WHEN YOU HAVE TO SLAM THE BRAKES. SEEMS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE. HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES IN THE PAST, BUT MOST RECENTLY ON 03/06/19 WHILE PULLING IT INTO THE GARAGE.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Mar 8, 201930,000 milesLA

STABILITRAK COMES ON AND LOCKS THE STEERING WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS HAPPENED APPROX. 4 TIMES AND THE DEALERSHIP DOESN'T KNOW WHY, NOR HAVE THEY RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. WATER KEEPS GETTING IN THE VEHICLE AND THE DEALERSHIP CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHERE IT'S COMING FROM EITHER. THEY HAVE TRIED 6 TIMES

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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

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