2001 Chevrolet Tahoe

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/30/2004· PARKING BRAKE

  VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED WITH 21000 MILES. PARKING BRAKE WAS'NT OPERABLE AND WAS REPAIRED BY DEALER TO CLOSE SALE. PARKING BRAKE INOPERABLE 30000 MILES LATER. NEEDS LEFT REAR HUB REPLACED, RIGHT REAR WAS SALVAGEABLE. DEALER STATED IT WAS NOT REPAIRABLE UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. DURING REPAIRS I SEARCHED WEB AND FOUND IT WAS NOT JUST MY VEHICLE. *AK

• 12/29/2010· PARKING BRAKE

  PARKING BRAKE ON 2001 TAHOE FAILS TO HOLD VEHICLE. IT WILL NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION UNTIL FIXED. I HAVE NEVER USED THE BRAKE AND IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS DEFECT IN 2001 TAHOE THAT WAS NEVER RECALLED. CHEVY NEEDS TO RECALL AND FIX THE DEFECTED PARKING BRAKE IN ALL MODELS. *TR

• 12/25/2004· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILURE. VHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE AND REQUIRED TOWING TO REPAIR FACILITY. TRANSMISSION REQUIRED REPLACEMENT.*AK

• 12/25/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

  ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE FAILURE. REQUIRED RELACEMENT OF MODULE AND BATTERY THAT FAILED AS A RESULT OF CONTINUOUS BRAKE MODULE OPERATION. TOTAL REPAIR COST $939.01.*AK

• 12/23/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE TRUCK FAILED STATE INSPECTION BECAUSE THE PARKING BRAKE WOULDN'T HOLD. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS FAILURE IS DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR OF THE BRAKE SHOES. THIS IS ALSO A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE MODEL VEHICLE. THERE'S A TSB FOR THIS ISSUE 020526002. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. . *NLM

• 12/21/2017· SERVICE BRAKES

  MY ABS LIGHT IN ON AND WHEN I PUSH DOWN ON IT MAKES NOISE PLUS IT PUSH BACK A LITTLE

• 12/21/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  GM RECALL FOR HUB BEARING AREAS AND ABS ACTIVATION. I WENT TO THE CHEVY DEALER IN FLORIDA BOB TAYLOR AND SERVICE ADVISED US THE REPAIRS WERE NOT NECESSARY IN FLORIDA. THEY DID NOT INQUIRE WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS LOCATED ETC. WE HAD TO INSIST THE RECALL REPAIR BE DONE. THEY DID NOT EVEN WANT TO INSPECT. WITH OUR INSISTENCE IT WAS DONE. HOW MANY VEHICLES HAVE BEEN TURNED AWAY WITHOUT INSPECTION BY THIS DEALER. IT IS NOT UP TO THE DRIVER TO DECIDE ON A RECALLS NECESSITY. WE COMPLIED BUT WITH DEALER INDIFFERENCE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO WOULD NOT HAVE THE LEGAL BACKGROUND TO INSIST. THEY WILL BE TOLD THEY DID NOT COMPLY WHEN THEY DID. NO RECORD WOULD BE KEPT OF THE DEALER DISCOURAGING THE SERVICE AND THE DEFENSE IF THIS IS LINKED TO AN ACCIDENT IS THAT THEY DID NOT GET THE REPAIR/INSPECTION. THIS MAY NOT BE THE SPOT TO NOTICE BUT I AM CONCERNED TO HAVE THIS OCCUR. *NM

• 12/20/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CAR ENGINE CUTS OUT, VERY DANGEROUS, HAS DONE IT ON FREEWAY AND INTERSECTIONS. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE. *AK

• 12/19/2011· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE FRACTURED AND LEAKING BRAKE FLUID UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS SAFELY DRIVEN HOME AND PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, BUT REPAIRS WERE NOT PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

• 12/19/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE. PUMP ON ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM CONTINUES TO RUN CAUSING PUMP FAILURE UNLESS CUSTOMER DISCONNECT FUSE AT PANEL. UPON DISCONNECTING FUSE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM IS USELESS AS IS THE TRACTION CONTROL FEATURE. ALL LIGHTS, ABS, TRACTION ASSIST, BRAKE BECOME ILLUMINATED ON DASH BOARD. I FEEL THIS IS A HAZARDOUS CONDITION DUE TO THE DRIVER NOT HAVING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES OR TRACTION ASSIST. I'VE TALKED WITH NUMEROUS OWNERS OF THE SAME TYPE VEHICLE AND THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINTS. THE ONLY REPAIR IS TO REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE (EBCM) THAT IS MOUNTED TO THE TOP OF THE ABS PUMP. GM IS CHARGING IN THE BALLPARK OF $700-$900 FOR THIS PART AND THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *JB

• 12/18/2002· SEATS

  I AM WRITING TO YOU AT THE REQUEST OF GENERAL MOTORS SERVICE ADVISOR. I HAVE A 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE. AT 39,000 MILES ONE OF THE THIRD SEAT LATCHES IN THE BACK BROKE. THIS PREVENTED THE SEAT FROM LATCHING DOWN IN PLACE AND LET THE SEAT POP IN AND OUT OF THE FLOOR MOUNTED LOCKING BRACKETS. GENERAL MOTORS CUSTOMER SERVICE SENT ME TO THE DEALERSHIP AND AGREED TO COVER THE ITEM AS A WARRANTY ISSUE AND THEN SUBSEQUENTLY ASKED ME TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA SO THAT THE ISSUE COULD BE LOOKED AT TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH THE SAFETY OF AN OCCUPANT RIDING IN THE SEAT COULD BE COMPROMISED. 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE VIN 1GNEK13T51R101941 PART NUMBER 12478359

• 12/17/2017· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEAT BELTS,SEATSFire

  MY PASSENGER SEAT COT ON FIRE. MY TRUCK WAS PARKED IN THE MALL PARKING LOT AS MY SELF HUSBAND AND TWO CHILDREN CAME OUT FROM SHOPPING TO MY THE CAR I OPENED MY PASSANGER DOOR I GOT IN AND ADJUSTED MY PASSANGER SEAT FOR COMFORT AND MY HUSBAND WAS GETTING THE GIFT AND KIDS IN THE TRUCK AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I SMELLED SMOKE.I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND I STARTED TO LOOK WHERE THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM AND LOOKED UNDER MY PASSENGER SEAT AND THERE WAS SPARKS COMING FROM UNDER THE SEAT THERE WAS A BLACK BOX UNDER THE SEAT THAT WAS SPARKING I CALLED 911 AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND PUT THE FIRE OUT MY WHOLE PASSANGER SIDE BURNED AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID IT WAS THE MOTOR BOX UNDER THE SEAT THAT COT FIRE BAD ELECTRICAL WIRING HE SAID. THE CAR WAS PARKED AND WE HAD NOT STARTED IT THE ONLY THING I DID WAS ADJUST MY SEAT AND AS I WAS WAITING FOR MY HUSBAND TO GET IN AND KIDS THO GET BUCKLED I SMELT SOMETHING BURNING AND MY SET GOT HOT. I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS HAPPENED

• 12/17/2012· TIRES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE EQUIPPED WITH TBC SIGMA STAMPEDE RADIAL SUV TIRES, SIZE P265/70/R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 -60 MPH, SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING AWKWARDLY. AFTER STOPPING AND INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, SHE DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INSTALLED THE SPARE TIRE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED HER A PRO-RATE FOR A NEW TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER REPLACED WITH A NEW TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT RECENTLY NOTICED A CRACK IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND A REPLACEMENT TIRE WAS ORDERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE ON THE TIRES WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE WAS APPROXIMATELY 143,312.

• 12/17/2001· AIR BAGSCrash

  DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONTAL AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 40MPH FRONTAL COLLISION. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

• 12/16/2006· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  MY VEHICLE EXHIBITS THE SAME PROBLEM AS NHTSA RECALL #05V379000 . I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW IN PORTLAND MAINE AND OPERATED IT THERE FOR 1 YEAR. I AM ACTIVE DUTY NAVY AND HENCE WAS NOT A RESIDENCE OF MAINE. I DID NOT TITLE THE VEHICLE IN MAINE. GM WILL NOT HONOR THE RECALL SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER TITLED IN ONE OF THE TARGET STATES. *JB

• 12/16/2004· STEERING

  THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING. THIS WENT UNNOTICED UNTIL THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED AT LEAST TWICE DAILY. WHEN THIS OCCURRED DRIVER HAD DIFFICULTY STEERING THE VEHICLE. THE STEERING WHEEL HAS TO BE TURNED WITH FORCE, IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION , LOCKED INTO UNLOCK. *AK

• 12/15/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DEALER IS UNABLE TO FIX AND WE ARE SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR. THE CAR STARTS SHAKING AND FEELS LIKE IT IS GOINGTO FLIP.THE CAR GOES FROM 70 TO 50 INSTANTLY AND THE BRAKES GET EXTREMELY HOT. *AK

• 12/13/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  WE REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE. WE TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO MECHANIC WHO DISCOVERED THAT ABS SYTEM WAS FAILING. WE ATTENDED AN ARBITRATION WHERE OUR 2001 TAHOE WAS RULED DEFECTIVE BY THEHARBITRATOR AND CHEVROLET WAS ORDERED TO REPURCHASE IT. THE REPURCHASE DATE WAS NOV. 8. ON NOV 5, THE ABS LOST CONTROL AND MY HUSBAND ROLLED DOWN A 200 FT CLIFF. WE ARE CURRENTLY SEEKING ANY HELP WE CAN GET. *AK

• 12/11/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  OIL LIGHT FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS, AND MECHANIC NOTICED SLUDGE INSIDE OF THE ENGINE. *AK

• 12/10/2010· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ON NOVEMBER 23, 2010 WE WERE TRAVELING ON I-95 JUST OUTSIDE OF WASHINGTON DC WHEN WE WERE IN SOME HEAVY TRAFFIC. WE NEEDED TO STOP QUICKLY & THE BRAKE PEDAL ON OUR 2001 CHEVY TAHOE LT WENT TO THE FLOOR. WE WERE ABLE TO STOP BUT WHEN WE WERE ABLE TO GET OFF TO GET GAS & CHECK ON THE BRAKES WE NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE REAR OF THE TAHOE. WAS ABLE TO GET TO A BRAKE SHOP WHEN WE FOUND OUT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE SHOP FIGURED SOMETHING MUST HAVE HIT THE BRAKE LINE WHILE WE WERE DRIVING & SINCE THEY WERE RUSTING IT RUPTURED THE LINE. WE ENDED UP HAVING TO SPEND THE NIGHT IN FREDRICKSBURG, VA & PAYING $1,500 TO JUST GET THE REAR LINES FIXED SO WE COULD CONTINUE OUR TRIP TO MYRTLE BEACH. WE STILL NEED TO GET THE FRONT LINES CHANGED BUT WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO GET THEM FIXED AT THIS TIME. SO THE TAHOE SITS IN OUR DRIVEWAY UNTIL WE CAN AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED. *TR

• 12/10/2008· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE ABS IS MALFUNCTIONING ON MY 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE. DURING AN INTERNET SEARCH I DISCOVERED THAT THE PROBLEM MATCHES THAT FOUND IN CAMPAIGN #05V379000, HOWEVER, MY VEHICLE'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL. I BELIEVE THAT MY VEHICLE, AND POSSIBLY MANY OTHERS, SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED. *TR

• 12/09/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PH

• 12/04/2012· SERVICE BRAKES

  WAS COMING TO A STOP AT INTERSECTION. AND COULD NOT STOP, BRAKES FAILED.. MECHANIC SAYS ALL LINES ARE COMPLETELY CORRODED.. EXTREMELY DISSATISFIED, SEEMS MANY OTHER GM OWNERS HAVE SAME ISSUES, SHOULD BE RECALLED HUGE SAFETY ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES. *TR

• 12/04/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  2001 CHEVY TAHOE. ABS PUMP RUNNING ALL THE TIME EVEN IF THE IGNITION IS TUNED OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE ON THE SAME VEHICLE. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, WE REPLACED THE ABS CONTROL MODULE. IT HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY. UNSAFE DRIVING AND COSTLY REPAIR. *TR

• 12/04/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS BRAKES ACTIVATE AT LOW SPEEDS CAUSING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES. ALSO HUMMING NOSIE FROM ABS SYSTEM. *NM

• 12/03/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THERE IS A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN DRIVING. CONSUMER STATES' TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALAER. TS

• 12/02/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 CONCERNING ANTILOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED.*AK UPDATED 1/4/2006 - *NM

• 11/30/2004· SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,PARKING BRAKE,EQUIPMENT

  THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE FAILED AND WOULD NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS PARKED ON A HILL. THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONSUMER THAT THEY REPLACED THE MECHANICAL PART, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER RESOLVED. *AK THE REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED WITH FACTORY PARTS. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. THE A/C WAS INOPERATIVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE RIGHT WHILE IN MOTION AND THE BRAKE SHOES WERE WORN AND SCORED THE REAR ROTORS. *SC

• 11/29/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE PADS WEAR UNEVENLY. INNER PAD WEARS WELL BEFORE OUTER PAD WEARS. NO WEAR SENSOR ON INNER PAD. ONLY INDICATION IS METAL TO METAL GRINDING, BY THAT TIME THE ROTORS ARE DESTROYED. 11-22-2006 HAD FRONT PADS REPLACED, FOUND ROTORS DAMAGED. 11-28-2007, REAR ROTOR GRINDING, INNER PAD GONE, OUTER PAD INTACT. HEARD OF SIMILAR TROUBLES ON FULL SIZE SUV AND PICKUPS MANUFACTURED BY GM 1994-2004. *TR

• 11/29/2004· SEAT BELTS

  I BOUGHT A 2001 CHEVROLEX TAHOE USED IN MARCH OF 2004. SINCE THEN THE FRONT SEAT BELTS HAVE NOT WORKED PROPERLY. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 6 TIMES FOR 3 REPLACEMENTS. STILL NOT FIXED. GM HAS MOVED MY ISSUE TO CUSTOIMER RELATIONS AND I WAS SUPPOSED TO CALL ME BACK ON NOVEMEBER 8 AND AS ON NOVEMEBER 29 I STILL HAVE NOT BEEN CALLED BACK. CONTACT PERSON AT GM IS CRAIG KING (813)635-4084. DRIVER BELT LOCKS UP AS YOU TRY TO PUT IT ON AND SOMETIMES CAN NOT GET BELT ON. PASSANGER BELT LOCKS UP ON PASSANGER AND WILL NOT UNLUCK EVEN WHEN PASSANGER LEANS BACK. PERSON GETS TRAPPED AGAINST SEAT AND REALESING BELT FROM BUCKLE ONLY WAY FOR PERSON TO MOVE.*AK

• 11/29/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  WHILE DRIVING PASSENGER IN THE REAR SEAT ADJUSTED THE PASSENGER SEAT AND NOTICED SPARKS COMING FROM UNDER THE SEAT. LATER, THE SPARKS TURNED INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE BECAUSE THE WIRES KEPT IGNITING.*AK

• 11/28/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

  MY ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ABS MOTOR STARTED TO RUN. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, BUT THE ABS MOTOR CONTINUED TO RUN. I HAD TO GO UNDER THE HOOD AND PULL THE FUSE TO PREVENT THE MOTOR FROM BURINING OUT AND TO PREVENT THE BATTERY FROM DRAINING. THE DEALER WANTS $1000 TO REPLAVE THE EBCM, BUT SOME COMPAINES ON THE INTERNET WHO WERE FORMED SOLELY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WILL DO IT FOR CHEAPER. THERE ARE MANY MANY PEOPLE ON THE INTENET SITES WHO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FOR ALL TYPES OF CHEVY TRUCKS FROM 1999-2003.*AK

• 11/28/2001· SEATS

  PUTTING DOWN THE SECOND ROW SEAT TO CLIMB INTO THE THIRD ROW SEAT THE HEADREST FOLDS DOWNS AUTOMATICLY. MY 10 1/2 YEAR OLD SON HAD HIS FINGER PRESSED DOWN INTO THE HEADREST CLOSURE AS HE WAS PUTTING DOWN THE SEAT. HE SEVERED THE NERVE AND TENDON IN THE UPPER HALF OF HIS MIDDLE FINGER THAT REQUIRED SURGERY AND 3 MONTHS RECOVERY, WITH THERAPY. I WAS WONDERING IF OTHER HEAD REST ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED. I HAVE A CLAIN ON FILE WITH GENERAL MOTORS ASKING THEM TO LOOK INTO OTHER REPORTS INVOLVING THE HEADREST.*AK

• 11/27/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE ROOF STRUT THAT THE HEADLINER ATTACHES TO IS PUNCHED TOO BIG FOR THE PLUGS THEY INSTALLED. GM HAS REPLACED THE HEADLINER, PLUGS, AND NOW WANT TO INSTALL FELT AROUND THE PLUD AND "RAM IT BACK IN" WHICH IS NOT A FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN VERY PATIENT WAITING FOR THEM TO EITHER REPLACE THE STRUT OR THE CAR. I AM AT THE END OF MY ROPE WITH THIS, CAN YOU PLEASE ADVISE ME WHAT TO DO? DT

• 11/27/2001· AIR BAGSCrash

  DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN A FRONT END COLLISION. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

• 11/25/2016· SERVICE BRAKES

  LIVE IN MINNEAPOLIS, AND JUST LOST THE BRAKES ON MY 2001 CHEV TAHOE LT THIS WEEK. HAD BEEN GOING DOWN I-494 AT 65 MPH MINUTES BEFORE THIS. FOUR BLOCKS FROM MY HOUSE DRIVING ON A MAIN ROAD, SNOWY AND ICY, MADE A LEFT HAND TURN TO MY SIDE STREET, AND THE CAR KEPT GOING STRAIGHT. HIT THE BRAKES, THE ABS ACTIVATED, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. VIRTUALLY NO BRAKES, BUT I MANAGED TO COMPLETE THE TURN WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING, AND LIMP IT HOME. IN THE GARAGE NOW GETTING FIXED, ESTIMATED $500 - $1,000. WITH SOME GOOGLING AND TALKING TO 4 GARAGES, IT SEEMS TO BE A PRETTY COMMON PROBLEM. AMAZING TO ME THAT GM HAS NOT BEEN FORCED INTO A RECALL OVER THIS. THIS COULD BE FATAL, IF IT HASN'T BEEN ALREADY.

• 11/25/2011· VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE

  THE REAR HATCH GLASS IS MOUNTED TO THE BODY BY A RUBBER HINGE ATTACHMENT PROCESS, THE BONDING FAILED WHICH ALLOWED THE REAR HATCH GLASS TO FALL OFF OF THE BODY HITTING ME IN THE PROCESS. THIS CAUSES A DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT COULD HARM ANOTHER MOTORIST IF THE GLASS FALLS OFF WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. IT IS A VERY COMMON FAILURE THAT IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. *TR

• 11/25/2006· VISIBILITY

  THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WENT DOWN BY ITSELF, AND NOW IS INOPERABLE FROM EITHER THE DRIVERS ELECTRIC WINDOW SWITCH OR REAR PASSENGER SWITCH, SO IT IS STUCK DOWN. ALL OTHER WINDOWS WORK FINE. I HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM YET. *NM

• 11/24/2003· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SEVERE HEAD INJURIES AND WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL. *AK *JB *NM

• 11/24/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED.PEDAL PULSATED BUT DID NOT VEHICLE RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. HAPPENED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION BUT THE LAST TIME HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. WILL SELL VEHICLE IF PROBLEM NOT CORRECTED. DEALER SAYS NO CODES PRESENT, COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM AND NEVER HAD SIMILAR COMPLAINT. *AK

• 11/23/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  MY CHEVY 2001 TAHOES SUFFERED AN ABS MALFUNCTION AT LOW SPEEDS IN THE SUMMER OF 2004. IT WAS REPAIRED AT A DEALER. IN AUGUST OF 2005 I HEARD OF THE RECALL OF 2001 TAHOES IN 14 NORTHERN STATES FOR THE EXACT PROBLEM MY TAHOE WAS IN THE SHOP FOR, THE REMEDY FOR THE RECALL IS EXACTLY WHAT THE DEALER PERFORMED ON MY CAR IN JULY 2004. MY TAHOE WILL BE GOING BACK TO THE DEALER 11-25-05 FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN, GM HAS TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO SINCE I AM NOT IN ONE OF THE RECALL STATES. GM HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS MALFUNCTION CAN CAUSE ACCIDENTS SINCE IT INCREASES BRAKING DISTANCES. I HAVE ALREADY SPENT 300 DOLLARS ON THE FIRST REPAIR AND AM LOOKING AT SPENDING THE SAME AMOUNT AGAIN. *JB

• 11/21/2014· SERVICE BRAKES

  STEEL BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED. ALL OF THE UNDER BODY LINES SHOW A LOT OF RUST. REAR FEED LINE FROM ABS BLOCK RUPTURED AT REAR AXLE. I REPAIRED THAT LINE, WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO BLEED THE SYSTEM THE REAR FEED LINE AND THE IN FLOW LINE POPPED LEAKS. LUCKILY I HAD ENOUGH BRAKING TO STOP. *TR

• 11/20/2003· PARKING BRAKE

  AT 24,000 MILES THE PARKING BRAKE FAILED. THE DEALER STATES BECAUSE THEY PRODUCED A THINNER PART THE BRAKE WEARS PREMATURELY. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *PH

• 11/20/2002· AIR BAGSCrash

  DRIVER FRONT AND SIDE AIR BAGS AS WELL AS PASSENGER FRONT AND SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN MY 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE WHEN MY VEHICLE HIT BLACK ICE ON I-70 IN KANSAS AND WAS STRUCK BY AN 18 WHEEL TRUCK. TRUCK HIT AT SECOND PASSENGER DOOR ON RIGHT SIDE, SPUN OUR VEHICLE, RIPPED OFF THE FRONT GRILL, BADLY DENTED THE FRONT BUMPER AND TOTALLED THE VEHICLE. NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER RECEIVED CHEST, HEAD AND FACIAL INJURIES. DT

• 11/19/2004· SEAT BELTS

  REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT AND THEREFORE IS NOT SAFE FOR USE. THIS HAS BEEN SERVICED YET STILL HANGS UP FREQUENTLY. HAVE TO REMOVE PANEL TO GET ACCESS TO APPLY TEMPORARY FIX.*AK

• 11/19/2002· PARKING BRAKE

  CONSUMER STATES THAT TWICE IN THE PAST YEAR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SHOES AND LININGS HAVE DISINTEGRATED RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO VEHICLE'S REAR BRAKES. THE VEHICLE'S REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. INCIDENTS OCCURRED ON 10/24/01 AND 11/15/02 RESPECTIVELY. TS

• 11/19/2002· SEAT BELTS

  PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WHEN USED FOR AN LARGE SIZED ADULT RACHETS IF THE PASSENGER LEANS FORWARD. THE PASSENGER WOULD THEN HAVE TO TAKE THE SEAT BELT OFF AND REFASTEN THE BELT TO GET IT FIT PROPERLY. THE DEALERSHIP HAS PUT A SEAT BELT EXTENDER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE TO ACCOMADATE THE EXTRA LENGTH NEEDED. THE OWNER STILL FEELS THIS IS NOT A PROPER FIX FOR THE SEAT BELT. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS TS

• 11/19/2002· STEERING

  CONSUMER STATES THAT POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING AFFECTING CONTROL OF VEHICLE. DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED. TS

• 11/19/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE BATTERY TERMINAL CRACKED, RESULTING IN ACID LEAKING ON TO BATTERY TRAY AND OTHER UNDERHOOD ELECTRICAL WIRING. TS

• 11/19/2002· PARKING BRAKE

  EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILS TO HOLD WILL NOT PERMIT VEHICLE TO ROLL BACK BUT WILL PERMIT VEHICLE TO ROLL FORWARD ESP ON HILLS. DT