JUST RECENTLY GOT MY BRAKES RE-PROGRAMMED AND IMMEDIATELY THEY CONTINUED NOT TO FUNCTION CORRECTLY. THE WARNING LIGHTS DON'T COME ON BUT THEY STILL DO NOT STOP IN TIME. IN A PARKING LOT I COULD NOT STOP AND HIT A SIGN IN FRONT OF THE PARKING SPACE. WILL CHEVROLET FIX THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY MY CAR. ALSO NOTED IN A DRIVE-THROUGH CANNOT GET STOPPED IN TIME WHEN TRYING TO FOLLOW CARS. AND IT BACKING DOWN A HILL AT SLOWER SPEEDS CAR WILL NOT STOP. BRAKES JUST SHAKE WHEN YOU TRY TO PUSH THEM. THINKING OF GETTING AN ATTORNEY BECAUSE I NEED SOMEONE TO FIX MY CAR NOW
2016 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 2016 record →
SINCE I HAVE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN 2016 I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH IT. 1.2016 TAHOE W/ 96,000 MILES BEGAN RIDING EXTREMELY ROUGH ANY SPEED. SO MUCH BOUNCE AND JARRING THAT THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON ANY ROUGH ROAD. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THE MAGNETIC RIDE CONTROL SHOCKS AND STRUTS FAILED AND ARE FULLY EXTENDED. COST TO REPAIR OVER $3,000 FOR 4 SHOCKS/STRUTS. 2. MY FUEL INJECTION IS HORRIBLE AND HAS CAUSED ME TO LOSE MPG ON MY MILEAGE. IT HESITATES ON ACCELERATION AND WHEN IT SET ON CRUISE - BASICALLY ALL THE TIME LIKE ITS CHUGGING CONSTANTLY. 3. MY BRAKES HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND THE PRESSURE IS NOT CONSISTENT ON THE,. ALL OF THIS BEFORE I EVEN HIT 100,000 MILES. I PAID $74K FOR THIS VEHICLE IN 2016 AND I HAVE HAD TO PUT LITERALLY ~$8K IN VEHICLE MAINTENANCE IN IT SINCE. VERY VERY DISAPPOINTED!!
I AM A POLICE FLEET MANAGER THAT HAS AN ALL CHEVY TAHOE FLEET. IN OCTOBER 2019, I RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FOR CHEVY RECALL N192268490 AND EVERY VEHICLE IN THE FLEET WAS TAKEN IN FOR THE RECALL. THE RECALL WAS TO REPROGRAM THE BRAKES, SO BRAKING WOULD STILL BE POSSIBLE EVEN IF THE BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED. HOWEVER, THE RECALL DID NOT ADDRESS THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM, WHICH IS A FAULTY SECONDARY HYDRAULIC BRAKE ASSIST VACUUM PUMP. I WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE I HAD TWO TAHOES ALREADY HAVE A VACUUM BOOSTER FAILURE, WHICH RESULTED IN AN EXTREMELY HARD BRAKE PEDAL WHICH WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM ARISES DURING SLOW SPEED BRAKING, SUCH AS PARKING LOTS OR SLOW SPEED PATROL. LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLES TO CHEVY FOR THE RECALL, AN OFFICER WAS MANEUVERING SLOWLY IN A PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN EXTREMELY HARD BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE OFFICER WAS ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE, BARELY AVOIDING A COLLISION. OBVIOUSLY, GM'S BAND-AID RECALL DOES NOT FIX OR EVEN OVERRIDE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THE SERVICE PROVIDERS AGREED THE RECALL WAS A PLACEBO AND THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE VACUUM BOOSTER. AS PER A RECENT LETTER FROM GM, THEY HAVE GIVEN AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE VACUUM PUMP, FOR FREE REPLACEMENT. SO, OBVIOUSLY THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM. THE LIABILITY PLACED ON MUNICIPALITIES, WHO HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO USE THEIR FLEET VEHICLES WITH KNOWN BRAKING ISSUES, IS AN UNFAIR BURDEN AND RIS
IN MAY 2018, OUR UPPER CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLIES WERE LOOSE AND MAKING NOISES WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS. WE TOOK THE CAR TO LES SCHWAB AND THEY FOUND FAILURE OF BOTH FRONT CONTROL ARMS. THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE LOOSE AS WELL BEYOND WHAT WOULD BE EXPECTED. THEY REQUIRED USE OF OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY TO REPAIR THE DEFECTS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V761000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SERVICE BRAKES). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT RAY CHEVROLET (39 N US-12, FOX LAKE, IL 60020, (847) 587-3300) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
HELLO MY TAHOE WAS IN A CHEVROLET DEALER ON OCTOBER 25 BECAUSE OF A BRAKE RECALL, THE TRUCK WAS 'FIXED' THAT SAME DAY. THE ONLY THING IS THAT MY TRUCK WON'T START ANYMORE SINCE THEN. I HAD MY TRUCK PARKED IN A GARAGE SINCE THE DAY WE GOT HOME FROM THE DEALER AND TODAY 11/13/19 WHEN I GET TO TURN IT ON IT JUST WON'T START. ALSO MY HUSBAND HAD A CAR ACCIDENT DUE TO THE BRAKES NOT WORKING IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR BEFORE WE KNEW THE TRUCK WAS ON RECALL. HE WAS IN A CITY STREET AND HE TRIED TO BRAKE BECAUSE THE CAR IN FRONT OF HIS WAS MAKING A STOP THE BRAKES JUST DIDN'T WORK, HE TRIED TO AVOID THE CAR BY TURNING TO HIS LEFT BUT THE FRONT SIDE OUR TRUCK HIT THE BACK OF THE CAR. I HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION OF THE INSURANCE WHEN THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED. THANK YOU HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V761000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SERVICE BRAKES). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CHEVROLET OF LOWELL (831 ROGERS ST, LOWELL, MA 01852,(978) 458-2526), BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
I HAVE A 2016 CHEVY TAHOE WITH 33,000 MILES ON IT AND THE PAINT ON THE HOOD AND ROOF AND THE SIDES OF THE SUV IS CRACKING WITH LINES / SWIRL RUNNING ALL OVER THE OUTSIDE OF THE SUV I BROUGHT IT TO A COUPLE BODY SHOP AND INFORM ME THE TRUCK WAS NOT PAINTED PROPERLY. BECAUSE YOU COULD SEE THE STEEL BODY SHOWING THROUGH THE PAINT
THE VEHICLE IS LEAKING GASOLINE FROM THE TANK. SUSPECT IT IS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL LINE ON TOP OF THE TANK--NO HOLES OR IMPACT ON TANK APPARENT ON THE UNDER SIDE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE IS STILL LEAKING OIL FROM THE DRAIN PAN EVEN AFTER RE-SEALED BY DEALER. THIS IS ALL IN ADDITION TO THE A/C GOING OUT TWICE....AND NEW LIFTERS IN THE ENGINE.
WHILE TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65-70MPH (POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 65) MY 2016 CHEVROLET TAHOE SEEMED TO HAVE NO STEERING, SIMILAR TO HOW A STEERING WHEEL FEELS WHEN VEHICLE IS OFF, AS THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING OVER A KNOLL WITH A SLIGHT CURVE TO THE LEFT. THE ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED TO CHECK TO SEE IF VEHICLE WAS IN FACT STILL RUNNING, WHICH IT WAS, BUT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT MOVE. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT WHICH TIME THE TAHOE DARTED LEFT INTO THE OTHER LANE WHERE ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING, CAUSING THAT VEHICLE TO HIT THE TAHOE IN THE DRIVERS SIDE BACK DOOR. THE TAHOE THEN CONTINUED BROADSIDE UNTIL IT BROKE FREE OF IMPACT WITH THE OTHER VEHICLE, AND TURNED BACKWARD INTO THE MEDIAN. THE TAHOE TRAVELLED BACKWARDS THRU THE MEDIAN FOR APPROXIMATELY 80FT AT WHICH TIME THE ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED TO THE FLOOR IN AN ATTEMPT TO KEEP THE TAHOE OUT OF NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC. THE TAHOE CAME OUT OF THE MEDIAN BROADSIDE, BACK INTO THE LEFT LANE & STOPPED. THE STEERING WHEEL NEVER MOVED DURING THIS ACCIDENT. THE STATE TROOPER SUGGESTED THAT THE FRONT WHEELS WERE LOCKED THE ENTIRE TIME BASED ON THE BLACK MARKS IN THE ROAD. ALSO, EVEN WITH A DIRECT SIDE IMPACT BY THE OTHER VEHICLE, THE SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.
2016 TAHOE W/ 96,000 MILES BEGAN RIDING EXTREMELY ROUGH ANY SPEED. SO MUCH BOUNCE AND JARRING THAT THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON ANY ROUGH ROAD. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THE MAGNETIC RIDE CONTROL SHOCKS AND STRUTS FAILED AND ARE FULLY EXTENDED. COST TO REPAIR OVER $3,000 FOR 4 SHOCKS/STRUTS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND MULTIPLE UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO JUMPSTART THE VEHICLE AND TOOK IT TO WALMART TO HAVE THE BATTERY REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO WEEKS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ALL STAR CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 11377 AIRLINE HWY, BATON ROUGE, LA 70816, (225) 298-8000) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY WIRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,400. *LN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE DID NOT IMMEDIATELY STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND SERVICED AT HENDRIX CHEVROLET (1500 SAVANNAH HWY, CHARLESTON, SC) FOR THE BRAKE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.
HELLO. I HAVE A 2016 CHEVY TAHOE ... THAT I OWNED FOR 3 YEARS IN FEBRUARY . MY AC WENT OUT LAST OCTOBER. IT STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR. I TOOK IT IN TO CHEVY . THEY CONFIRMED AND CHECKED WITH MY WARRANTY.. THANK GOD I HAD EXTENDED WARRANTY. AND IT WAS COVERED RIGHT NOW A YEAR LATER I'M SMELLING ROTTEN EGGS IN MY CAR ON HOT AND COLD WHEN YOU 1ST GET IN THE VEHICLE AND STARTED GOING TO HAVE THEN CHECK ...... ALSO MY STEREO STARTED GLITCHY AND TURNING BLACK HOW TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE TAKE THE KEY OUT OPEN THE DOOR TURN IT BACK ON FOR THE STORY OF TO COME BACK ON SET ALSO WAS PART OF MY WARRANTY.... ALSO NOW WHEN I'M DRIVING I FEEL LIKE A BIG HUG ALMOST LIKE SOMEONE HITS ME OR IF THE TRANSMISSION BUT I'M WONDERING IF IT'S THE BRAKE SYSTEM MAKE AN APPOINTMENT...
OCCASIONAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING WAS EXPERIENCED EARLIER IN WEEK WHICH RESULTED IN A NEAR ACCIDENT WITH ONCOMING VEHICLES WHILE WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK. THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER NEAR ON UPCOMING SCHOOL AREA AND INTERSECTION RESULTED IN THE CAR STAYING ON A STRAIGHT PATH DURING A TURN AROUND 20-25 MPH UNTIL MY WIFE COULD LUCKILY MUSCLING THROUGH THE STEERING TO STRAIGHTEN VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO DEALER AND DIAGNOSED WITH FAILING OR FAILED POWER STEERING RACK BUT A PART WAS NOT IN STOCK. THE 2016 LTZ TAHOE HAS NOW LOST COMPLETE POWER STEERING ABILITIES AS WE WAIT FOR DEALER TO OBTAIN OEM REPLACEMENT PART.
AT LOW SPEED (GRIDLOCK TRAFFIC), BRAKE PEDAL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO PRESS AND WOULD NOT FULLY STOP THE VEHICLE
GPS ANTENNA LEAKED WHILE PARKED IN RAIN. SATURATED HEAD LINER, STEERING WHEEL, AND DRIVER SEAT. WATER PUDDLED IN DRIVER FLOOR MAT. GPS SIGNAL LOST UNTIL THINGS DRIED OUT. ALSO HAS IMPACTED COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM. HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN LAST 2 MONTHS. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT BECAUSE VEHICLE IS GARAGED MOST TIMES. DOESN'T OCCUR WHILE DRIVING DURING RAIN, ONLY WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED AND WATER CAN STREAM IN THROUGH GAP ON BACKSIDE OF ANTENNA AND ENTER THE DEFECTIVE INNER SEAL. I HAVE SEEN MANY ACCOUNTS OF THIS ON FORUMS. GM NEEDS TO CONDUCT A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM.
ATTACHED IS A PICTURE OF THE CONDENSATION IN THE HEADLIGHTS ISSUE. IT JUST NEVER DRIES UP AND HAS BEEN LIKE THIS FOR OVER 6 MONTHS STRAIGHT. ALL THIS WATER BLOCKS THE HEADLIGHTS FROM WORKING PROPERLY AND SHINING CORRECTLY. IT INTERFERES WITH THE SAFETY OF MY HEADLIGHTS. I READ SEVERAL BLOGS OF OTHER TAHOE'S IN THIS AGE GROUP OF 2015, 2016 THAT ARE HAVING THIS VERY FRUSTRATING ISSUE. I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE A RECALL AS THERE'S NO WAY I SHOULD BE HAVING TO REPLACE HEADLIGHTS FOR $750 EACH THIS SOON. IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE LIKE THIS.
TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE SLIPPING WHILE IN DRIVE. REVS HIGH BUT DOESN'T SHIFT INTO GEAR NEARLY LEAVING ME STRAINED AT AN INTERSECTION AFTER TRAFFIC LIGHT CHANGED. WOULD STRUGGLE TO GET UP TO SPEED WHILE SHIFTING THROUGH THE GEARS. I BOUGHT VEHICLE USED WITH APPROXIMATELY 85K MILES IN APRIL 2019 AND PREVIOUS OWNER HAD ALL THE MAINTENANCE COMPLETED AS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE HAS ROUGHLY 90K MILES ON NOW. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SITTING AT CHEVY DEALER IN IMLAY CITY, MICHIGAN ALMOST TWO WEEKS AND THEY HAVE YET TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. I'VE USED THIS VEHICLE TO TOW MY BOAT. WHEN IN REVERSE AND BACKING BOAT INTO WATER AT BOAT RAMP I'VE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND IT SEEMS TO TAKE A SECOND OR TWO FOR THE BRAKES TO REACT MAKING IT FEEL LIKE THE VEHICLE IS STILL MOVING IN REVERSE. NOT SURE IF THIS AN ISSUE WITH THE RECENT BRAKE RECALL SEPT 2019 OR TRANSMISSION ISSUES.
AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED, WHEN PUT IN REVERSE TRYING TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPACE THE BRAKES DO NOT ACTIVATE AND BARELY CAN GET THE VEHICLE STOPPED. . IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. FEEL LIKE I CAN'T GET THE VEHICLE STOPPED EVEN PRESSING OR PUMPING THE BEAKES!! IT'S A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE I HIT SOMETHING. VERY SCARY! WHEN I SHIFT IT INTO DRIVE TO GO FORWARD THEY WORK JUST FINE.
THE CAR WAS PARKED. WE GOT IN & SHUT THE DOORS. WHEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR, THE DOORS LOCKED AUTOMATICALLY. I COULD NOT OPEN THE DOORS OR ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS. IT WAS WELL OVER 100 DEGREES IN THE CAR. WE WERE TRAPPED IN THE CAR. WHILE ON THE PHONE WITH 911, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO RELEASE THE DOOR LOCKS AND WE ESCAPED. THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED AND COULD NOT BE OPENED. EVIDENTLY THE BATTERY WAS DEAD AND THE SYSTEM SHUT DOWN. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THE BATTERY WAS LOW. HAVING DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCK AND BE DISABLED DUE TO A BATTERY IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD.
BRAKE PEDAL BECAME EXTREMELY HARD TO PUSH FIRST INSTANCE WAS SLOWING TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN AFTER NEARLY CRASHING GOT VEHICLE STOPPED AFTER SITTING FOR A WHILE BRAKES RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION. SECOND INSTANCE BACKING INTO PARKING SPACE PETEL WENT TO FLOOR NO BRAKES THEN PETAL CAME UP AND WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO PRESS DOWN HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE PROCESS. AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME BRAKES WENT BACK TO NORMAL OPERATION.
THE GPS HAS A X THROUGH IT AND DOES GIVE DIRECTION AT ALL. THE ARROW ON THE MAP IS USUALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE,
TRUCK MILEAGE IS 48K. DROVE ABOUT 8 MILES TO RESTAURANT FOR DINNER AND ALL WAS NORMAL. CAME OUT OF RESTAURANT AND STARTED TRUCK IN PARKING GARAGE AND STEERING WHEEL WOULDN'T BUDGE WITHOUT GREAT EFFORT AND THEN ONLY IN HALF INCH INCREMENTS. TOOK A CAB HOME AND AND HAD TRUCK TOWED TO SPORT CHEVROLET FOR SERVICE. BRAKES REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE VACUUM PUMP UNDER WARRANTY. THE STEERING RACK HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR $2880 NOT UNDER WARRANTY. ISSUE IS SUDDEN TOTAL STEERING RACK FAILURE WITH NO GRACEFUL DEGRADATION. IF IT HAD HAPPEN AT HIGHWAY SPEED I WOULDN'T BE HERE TO REPORT THE FAILURE.
BRAKES FELT LIKE THEY WERE SLIPPING AND THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO ROLL FOR A MINIMUM OF 5 FEET. "SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST" MESSAGE WAS SHOWN AND THE BRAKE MODULE WAS REPLACED. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION 24 HOURS AFTER REPLACING MODULE ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND "SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST" APPEARED ON THE DASH. BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD AND BRAKING SYSTEM WAS COMPLETELY INOPERABLE.
AT SLOW SPEEDS BRAKE HITS THE BOTTOM AND VEHICLE DOESN'T STOP. DEALER ADMITS BRAKE VACUUM FAILURE.
LOST POWER TO BRAKES - DIFFICULTY STOPPING AT LOW SPEEDS - NEARLY HIT CAR IN FRONT OF ME - CAR FELT LIKE IT WOULD NOT STOP
HI IM WRITING AGAIN TO REPORT ON 2016 CHEVY TAHOE VACUMM ASST FAILURE / DEFECTIVE PARTS THE TAHOE HAD AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH 40,475! I HAD JUST PICKED UP MY VEHICLE FROM SERVICE AT JACK SCHMITT CHEVROLET FOR UNRELATED ISSUE I WAS 2 MILES FROM THE DEALERSHIP HEADING SOUTHBOUND ON GREEN MOUNT RD. APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT I WAS SLOWING DOWN COMING UP TO THE LIGHT WHEN SPIDER FELL BETWEEN MY LEGS SO I ATTEMPTED TO KILL IT AT THE SAME TIME THE COLLISION ALERT ACTIVATED AND I IMMEDIATELY HIT THE BRAKES BUT THE PEDAL WAS HARD AND THE SUV WAS NOT STOPPING LIKE I THOUGHT IT SHOULD SO I STARTED MAKING EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID REAR ENDING THE CAR AT THE LIGHT. I PULLED THE STEERING WHEEL ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT BUT THE SUV KEPT MOVING NOT SLOWING AS IT SHOULD HAVE AND HIT REAR PASSENGER SIDE BACK OH THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME CAUSING NOMINAL DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES ABOUT 12,000 FOR THE TAHOE WHICH I GOT REPAIRED SO I CHALK IT UP AS MY FAULT BUT I KEPT NOTICING THE SUV ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SEEMED LIKE IT WAS STILL MOVING WHEN IT SHOULD STOPPED. MONTHS PASSED AND I WAS LOOKING UP POSSIBLE CAUSES AND ON A WEB SITE A COMPLAINT MADE BY SOMEBODY WHO'S TAHOE WAS DOING THE SAME THING THAT'S WHEN I FILED A CLAIM WITH CHEVY/GM SOMEWHERE AROUND JUNE 20 2018 AND SPOKE MONIQUE HILL WHO TOOK MY REPORT AND MONTHS LATER DENIED MY CLAIM AND IN THE SAME LETTER SAID GET YOUR VACUM ASST SERVICED AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS STRANGE! ANYWAY I DID GET IT SERVICED AT JACK SCHMITT CHEVY IN OFALLON IL 6186252800 AND WA
BRAKE FAILURE/ HARD BRAKE REQUIRED TO STOP VEHICLE. VACUUM PUMP FAILED.
INTERIOR LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD TURN OFF THEN THEY FLICKER/PULSATE, HEADLIGHTS AND EXTERIOR BREAK LIGHTS FLICKER/PULSATE CONSTANTLY. IT'S MORE NOTICEABLE AT NIGHT WHILE IN MOTION. OTHER DRIVERS THINK I'M FLASHING MY LIGHTS AT THEM. CHECKED ALL CONNECTIONS OF THE BATTERY AND ALSO THE ALTERNATOR BY MECHANIC AND NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND..
MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND IT STAYS ON
EXPERIENCED SPONGY/SOFT PEDAL AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER THINKING IT NEEDED NEW BRAKES AND WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A NEW VACUUM PUMP, BOOSTER AND MASTER CYLINDER AT A COST OF $1,400. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH SEVERAL GM MODELS BUT THE VEHICLE WAS 2,500 MILES/10 DAYS OUT OF WARRANTY AT THE TIME.
AT VERY LOW SPEEDS, BRAKES DO NOT WORK. BACKING OUT OF DRIVE, PULLING INTO GARAGE, WAITING IN TRAFFIC ON A HILL. PUSH DOWN ON BREAKS AND NOTHING STOPS. WORKS FINE WHEN AT NORMAL SPEEDS. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT CREATE ISSUE AT THEIR SITE. HAS HAPPENED 10+ TIMES AT HOME AND IN PARKING LOTS AND IN TRAFFIC JAMS. BEGAN NOTICING AROUND 40000 MILES. VEHICLE AT 49000 MILES NOW.
INCREASED BRAKE EFFORT, BRAKES FREEZE UP IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND SLOW SPEEDS. PARKING, PARKING LOTS ETC
WHILE DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET, TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND/OR DOES NOT CATCH ON ACCELERATION. JERKING MOTION AS IT SEARCHES TO CATCH GEARS. FAINT BURNING SMELL.
THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN THROUGH THE SHOP FOR REPAIR TO VIBRATIONS AT SPEEDS ABOVE 70+ MPH. THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO BE A SIMILAR PROBLEM OTHER OWNERS EXPERIENCE TOO.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS. OBX CHEVROLET BUICK (6166 N C CROATAN HWY, KITTY HAWK, NC 27949, (252) 429-5552) DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTERS FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, BUT WAS DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DARLING'S CHEVROLET (121 DOWNEAST HWY, ELLSWORTH, ME 04605, 866-575-2434) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VACUUM PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 95099372350. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,800.
DISHONEST, UNTRUSTWORTHY, AND THIEF'S. THEY HAVE LOST MY BUSINESS, RESPECT, AND ETC. I WENT IN 27TH OF FEB 2019 AND LESS THAN 15 HOURS THE SUSPENSION FAILED ON THE DRIVE BACK HOME. THIS WAS A 2.5 HOURS DRIVE SO THE GUY INFORMED ME TO COME BACK SO I CANCELLED PLANS THE MORNING OF THE 28TH TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK. ON 28TH FEB 2019, I INFORMED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT'S MY RESPONSIBILITY WHEN I DONE PAID YOU ALMOST $34K CASH FOR THIS VEHICLE WHICH IS MY WHILE SAVINGS FOR THE SAFTEY OF MY WIFE; FOUR KIDS. NOW ITS COSTING ME OVER $2K TO FIX THEIR PROBLEM WHICH SUPPOSEDLY PASSED INSPECTION. I HAVE THE PICTURES THAT PROVE OTHERWISE AND THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP SAID IT IS THE WORST THEY HAVE SEEN YET.
BREAKS FAILED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS APART WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP COMING INTO THE GARAGE. BREAKS WORKED FINE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY.
THE AIR CONDITIONER HAS STOPPED WORKING, THE CONDENSER HAS BLOWN AND IS BEING REPAIRED. GM HAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, UP TO 60,000 MILES.. MINE HAS APPROXIMATELY 69,000 MILES, SO IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER THIS. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND GM SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO PAY FOR THIS, AS THEY ARE AWARE THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH SEVERAL MODELS.
I WAS DRIVING A 2016 CHEVY TAHOE ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET. MY CAR LOST ALL CONTROL OF STEERING AND BRAKES. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND HIT A CAR, CONTINUED ON HITTING 2 MORE PARKED CARS, DROVE THRU SOMEONE'S LARGE HEDGES, AND WAS SECONDS AWAY FROM DRIVING INTO SOMEONE'S HOUSE BUT WAS STOPPED WHEN I HIT THE 2 PARKED CARS IN THE DRIVEWAY. MY AIRBAG ALSO DID NOT DEPLOY. TWO CARS INVOLVED WERE TOTALED. AGAIN, I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE STEERING OR THE BRAKES. THANK GOD I'M ALIVE AND I DIDN'T KILL ANYONE.
WHEN DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS AS IN A PARKING LOT THE BRAKES FAIL TO STOP TRUCK. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES WITH IN A 30 MINUTE TIME PERIOD.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO OPERATE AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HEINRICH CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 5775 S TRANSIT RD, LOCKPORT, NY 14094, (716)-514-4134) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL OPENING IN THE VACUUM PUMP, WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE WHILE BRAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,361.
WHEN DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS, PARTICULARLY TO PARK, THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. YOU CAN PUT THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE KEEPS GOING. THIS ONLY OCCURS WHEN AT A SLOWER SPEED, IN BOTH DRIVE AND REVERSE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A MECHANIC AND THE VACUUM PUMP HAS TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, AS I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE I COULDN'T STOP.
WE TOOK A FAMILY VACATION TO NY AND ALMOST DIED BECAUSE OUR BRAKES WENT OUT. IF YOU RESEARCH 100'S OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THEIR 2016 TAHOE BRAKE PUMP FAIL. I AM ALSO EXPERIENCE MY CAR JERKING. I AM BEYOND MYSELF THAT A RECALL HASN'T BEEN ISSUED BECAUSE I AM GETTING READY TO GO PAY FOR A PART THAT IS FAULTY. YOU WANT TO MAKE THIS RECALL FAST OR PEOPLE WILL DIE. YOU CANNOT HAVE YOUR BRAKES GO OUT LIKE THAT!! I DIDN'T SPEND $50K ON A CASH LESS THAN 2 YEARS AGO FOR MY FAMILY TO DIE.
I AM EXPERIENCING LOSS OF BRAKE BOOSTER FUNCTION AT LOW SPEEDS. I HAVE READ ABOUT THE VACUUM PUMP AND THE CONDITIONS MATCH EXACTLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RICK HENDRIX CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 5665 AIRPORT-PULLING RD, NAPLES, FL 34109, (239) 301-3621) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,250.
WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AFTER I DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL A FEW TIMES, THE BRAKE PEDAL GETS VERY STIFF AND IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE.
BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE ON THE VEHICLE WHEN PRESSURE APPLIED. OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. GM FAILS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AS A KNOWN AND WIDESPREAD ISSUE, YET WITH A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH, YOU CAN SEE IT HAS AFFECTED NUMEROUS PEOPLE AND VEHICLES. SOUNDS LIKE A RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN ISSUED BY NOW BUT YET THERE ARE NONE.
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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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