2004 Chevrolet Tahoe

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

• 12/31/2018· SERVICE BRAKES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. ALSO, "STABILITY SYSTEM DISABLED- SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM" FLASHED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE OUT OF A DRIVE-THRU AREA OF A BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENT. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V045000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

• 12/31/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  SPEEDOMETER DEFECT: GAUGE DOES MOVE SOME OF THE TIME BUT DOES NOT READ ACTUAL SPEED THIS SUDDENLY OCCURRED ON LONG TRIP. *TR

• 12/30/2014· SERVICE BRAKES

  WHILE BRAKING HARD FOR STOPPED VEHICLES ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY MY 2004 TAHOE BRAKES FAILED. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT MY REAR CROSSOVER BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH. *JS

• 12/30/2008· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  AFTER COMING OFF CRUISE CONTROL AT 55 MPH AND PROCEEDING THROUGH TOWN, I HIT THE RESUME BUTTON TO ONCE AGAIN INCREASE SPEED FROM 45 MPH TO 55 MPH BUT WHILE ON A ROAD WITH A SLIGHT INCLINE (LESS THAN 5% GRADE.) AFTER PRESSING AND QUICKLY RELEASING THE RESUME BUTTON AS I NORMALLY DO, THE CRUISE CONTROL ACCELERATED UNINTENTIONALLY AND PROCEEDED TO INCREASE SPEED TO OVER 101 MPH BEFORE I DISENGAGED IT. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 3 TIMES ON THIS VEHICLE AND IN THE PAST I ALWAYS WOULD DISENGAGE IT IMMEDIATELY BUT SEEING AS HOW I WAS ON AN OPEN ROAD I FIGURED I WOULD SEE IF IT WOULD DISENGAGE ITSELF. WHEN I FELT I WAS GOING WAY TOO FAST TO TALK A POLICEMAN OUT OF A TICKET AND ACTUALLY DIDN'T FEEL SAFE ANY LONGER I DISENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL AFTER FIGURING THAT IT WASN'T GOING TO DISENGAGE ITSELF UNTIL THE SPEED LIMITER WAS REACHED. THIS VEHICLE HAS 54000 MILES ON IT AND THE ONLY THING THAT HAS BEEN DONE ON IT WAS THE DASH WAS REPLACED UNDER A RECALL WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER WENT TO MALFUNCTIONING. I HAVE CALLED GM AND REPORTED THIS BUT THEY HAVE INDICATED THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM IN THE PAST. I USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN PROBABLY ABOUT 80% OF MY DRIVING AND THIS HAS HAPPENED ON 3 OCCASIONS (ALL WITH MY FAMILY IN THE CAR) AND ON LONGER TRIPS (AFTER DRIVING FOR MORE THAN 1 HOUR) IN EXCESS OF 75 MILES. *TR

• 12/30/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  INSTRUMENT PANEL MALFUNCTIONS BY STICKING WHILE DRIVING AND NOT RETURNING TO ZERO WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. IN ORDER TO GET THE SPEEDOMETER TO ZERO OUT YOU HAVE TO TURN THE CAR ON AND OFF UNTIL THE NEEDLE DROPS TO ZERO. OTHER TIMES THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILS TO REGISTER ANY VALUES. I CALLED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER THEY REFERRED ME TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH WANTS TO CHARGE ME $ 500 FOR THE PART AND AN AMOUNT TO BE DETERMINED IN LABOR ($200-300) TO REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN DEFECT FOR MODEL YEARS 2003-2007. SEVERAL COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED IN COURT. NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CA. ONE SUCH MATTER. HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS OF DEFECTIVE INSTRUMENT PANELS HAVE BEEN CITED BY THE CASE FILING AND THE LISTING ON SEVERAL PUBLIC WEBSITES THAT INCLUDE THE NHTSA WEBSITE. THE NHTSA CITES IN REPORTS THAT IN 2005 30% OF ACCIDENTS LEADING TO FATALITIES ARE SPEED RELATED CRASHES; THE SAME REFERENCE LISTS 13,113 LIVES WERE LOST. CONSIDERING THIS ASSESSMENT BY THE NHTSA - I FIND THIS MATTER NOT SUBJECT TO FULL RECALL OR FURTHER DETAILED INVESTIGATION AN ALARMING ISSUE. DUE TO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BEING A VITAL MEASURING DEVICE FOR THE OPERATOR THIS BECOMES A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY AND CONCERN FOR ALL CONSUMERS WHO ARE ON ROADS WHERE THESE VEHICLES ARE USED NOT JUST THE OWNERS. *TR

• 12/30/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  INSTRUMENT PANEL MALFUNCTIONS BY STICKING WHILE DRIVING AND NOT RETURNING TO ZERO WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. IN ORDER TO GET THE SPEEDOMETER TO ZERO OUT YOU HAVE TO TURN THE CAR ON AND OFF UNTIL THE NEEDLE DROPS TO ZERO. OTHER TIMES THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILS TO REGISTER ANY VALUES. I CALLED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER THEY REFERRED ME TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH WANTS TO CHARGE ME $ 500 FOR THE PART AND AN AMOUNT TO BE DETERMINED IN LABOR ($200-300) TO REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN DEFECT FOR MODEL YEARS 2003-2007. SEVERAL COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED IN COURT. NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CA. ONE SUCH MATTER. HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS OF DEFECTIVE INSTRUMENT PANELS HAVE BEEN CITED BY THE CASE FILING AND THE LISTING ON SEVERAL PUBLIC WEBSITES THAT INCLUDE THE NHTSA WEBSITE. THE NHTSA CITES IN REPORTS THAT IN 2005 30% OF ACCIDENTS LEADING TO FATALITIES ARE SPEED RELATED CRASHES; THE SAME REFERENCE LISTS 13,113 LIVES WERE LOST. CONSIDERING THIS ASSESSMENT BY THE NHTSA - I FIND THIS MATTER NOT SUBJECT TO FULL RECALL OR FURTHER DETAILED INVESTIGATION AN ALARMING ISSUE. DUE TO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BEING A VITAL MEASURING DEVICE FOR THE OPERATOR THIS BECOMES A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY AND CONCERN FOR ALL CONSUMERS WHO ARE ON ROADS WHERE THESE VEHICLES ARE USED NOT JUST THE OWNERS.

• 12/29/2015· SERVICE BRAKESCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP, THE BRAKING SYSTEM EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC AND INSTANT FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN OR STOP, WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER TO CRASH INTO AN EMBANKMENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. DURING THE CRASH, THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A RIGHT KNEE INJURY THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO CORROSION AND RUSTED BRAKE LINES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

• 12/29/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  2004 TAHOE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WILL STOP AND START BLOWING HOT AIR AT MAXIMUM VOLUME. VEHICLE MUST BE SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY AND RESTARTED TO CORRECT THE ISSUE TEMPORARILY. ISSUE HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW. GM COULD NEVER DUPLICATE, NO REPAIR EVER MADE TO VEHICLE. ON GOING ISSUE WITH HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM. *TR

• 12/29/2010· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  2004 CHEVY TAHOE SPEEDOMETER STICKS AT VARIOUS SPEED LEVELS AND INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT RETURN TO ZERO WHEN THE VEHICLE IS NOT IN MOTION. SPEEDOMETER CAN STICK AT EXCESSIVE SPEEDS INDICATED ON THE CLUSTER, THIS HAD INTERMITTENTLY EFFECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL OPERATION. THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE BY GM, NO RECALL WAS PROVIDED. MY VEHICLE IS OVER 80,000 (82,500) MILES. ISSUE STARTED WITH MY VEHICLE AT ABOUT 78K, BUT WAS NOT BROUGHT IN BY ME TO GM BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT AN ANNOUNCED RECALL. GM DECIDED TO REPLACE THE CLUSTERS FOR CUSTOMERS WHO HAD THE DEFECT OCCUR BETWEEN 70 AND 80K, WITH A CHARGE FOR THE LABOR, NOT THE PART. GIVEN THE FACT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE (SPEED INDICATION AND INTERMITTENT CRUISE CONTROL, GM SHOULD PROVIDE FULL REPLACEMENT, PARTS AND LABOR. *TR

• 12/29/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  2004 TAHOE TRAILER TOW INOPERATIVE. NO HITCH PACK ON THE VEHICLE, SO I WAS NOT OVERLY CONCERNED, BUT NOW I HAVE MANY OTHER INDICATION PROBLEMS WITH MY CLUSTER AND SPEED CONTROL, PERHAPS THEY ARE RELATED. GM WILL NOT WARRANTY THE KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE SPEED CONTROL AND CLUSTER. COMPLAINT PREVIOUSLY FILED AND GM CUSTOMER SERVICE PREVIOUSLY CONTACTED. ISSUE NOT RESOLVED. *TR

• 12/29/2010· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  2004 TAHOE LIGHTS (HEADLAMP, RUNNING AND TURN SIGNALS) EXPLODE OR BURN OUT REPEATEDLY DUE TO THE LENS FILLING WITH WATER. ISSUE HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE VEHICLE WAS NEW. MY FAULT I HAVE NEVER TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER, I HAVE JUST BEEN REPLACING THE BULBS AND DRAINING THE WATER. MAYBE GM CAN LOOK AT IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF TAHOE. *TR

• 12/29/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE INSTRUMENT PANEL . OIL,TEMPERATURE,SPEED VOLTS GAUGES FAIL. *TR

• 12/29/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  MY 2004 TAHOE HAS AN ERRATIC SPEEDOMETER THAT IS CONSTANTLY INDICATING INCORRECT SPEEDS. I HAVE BEEN ON A HIGHWAY DOING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND IT INDICATES ZERO. SOMETIMES IT HITS 20 MPH AND GETS STUCK REGARDLESS OF SPEED. *TR

• 12/27/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER BOTH WENT TO ZERO , AND CEASED FUNCTIONING CURRENTLY CAN'T TELL SPEED OF TRAVEL. *JB

• 12/26/2006· POWER TRAIN

  2004 TAHOE ENGINE REVVED WITHOUT TRANSMISSION ENGAGING***CC THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION DIDN'T ENGAGE WHEN IT WAS PLACED IN REVERSE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO 4-WHEEL DRIVE ON ITS OWN ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. UPDATED *JB

• 12/23/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER BECAME STUCK ON 0, 30 OR 70 MPH. SHE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, WHO DETERMINED THE CLUSTER WAS NOT WORKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY DOCUMENTED THE PROBLEM. *AK UPDATE 1/11/2006 - *NM

• 12/22/2011· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR HATCH DOOR FAILED TO OPEN FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 108,000.

• 12/22/2011· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED AND I PAID FOR HALF, GM GOODWILL PAID FOR HALF. WHEN YOU PAY OVER $42,000 FOR A VEHICLE IT SHOULD LAST MORE THAN 50,000 MILES! *TR

• 12/22/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH IN INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR REPAIR SERVICE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 42,515.

• 12/21/2012· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I AD NO IDEA THAT THIS WAS AN ON GOING ISSUE WITH THE 2004 TAHOES UNTIL A CO-WORKER MENTIONED HE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEN WHEN I HAD A SMOG CHECK DONE THIS YEAR. I NOTICED ABOUT A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO THAT MY GAUGES WERE NOT WORKING. DIDN'T REALLY LOOK INTO AS, I HAVE REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND CHECK MY LEVELS REGULARLY TOO. BUT RECENTLY MY SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T READ THE SPEED CORRECTLY. IT'S NOW A PERMANENT ISSUE AND I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE CLUSTER PANEL COMPLETELY IT'S A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND I CANNOT BELIEVE GM WILL NOT RECALL FOR THIS ITEM! HOW MANY OTHERS OUT THERE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND JUST LIKE ME, DID NOT KNOW IT WAS AN ISSUE! *TR

• 12/19/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  MY SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING ALL OF A SUDDEN. *TR

• 12/19/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  FAULTY SPEEDOMETER IN 2004 CHEVY TAHOE. SPEEDOMETER READS 30-35 MPH ABOVE ACTUAL SPEED. *JB

• 12/18/2010· TIRES

  SIGMA STAMPEDE RADIALS FOR MY 04 TAHOE WERE PURCHASED IN FEB. 2009 WHEN MY TRUCK HAD 86,000 MILES. THE TIRES WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE A 65,000 MILE WARRANTY. AT 133,00 MILES, THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE CAME APART ON THE INTERIOR SIDE WALL ALL THE WAY AROUND WITH 1 SEPARATION ON EXTERIOR SIDE WALL. NO INJURY OR DAMAGE OCCURRED BECAUSE I ALWAYS DRIVE SLOWLY AND WAS ON CITY STREET AT TIME. INSPECTION OF OTHER 3 TIRES SHOWS MANY SLITS/CRACKS ON EXTERIOR SIDEWALLS OF 2 OF 3 TIRES. SELLER HAS DONE SOME COMPENSATION. HOWEVER, I THINK THE TIRE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. THE SITUATION OF THE TIRE COMING APART COULD BE VERY SERIOUS AT HIGH SPEED. *TR

• 12/17/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE GM 5.3L BUILT BETWEEN 2002 AND 2006 USING CASTEK CORPORATION ENGINE HEADS WERE INCORRECTLY BUILT PER GM AND CASTEK. THE HEADS LEAK ENGINE COOLANT INTO THE COMBUSTION CHAMBERS AND BURNS OFF CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. GM HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL BULLETIN REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND REQUESTS THE HEADS BE CHANGED OUT BUT AT THE CLIENTS EXPENSE. WITH THE LOSS OF COOLANT AND INEVITABLE ENGINE DAMAGE THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE A RECALL AND REPLACED AT GM COST. TECHNICAL BULLETIN 06-06-01-019B ISSUED 6/12/2007.

• 12/16/2015· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE

  WHEN YOU PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE STABILITRACK SENSORS KICKS IN FOR NO REASON AND SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I HAD THIS REPAIRED ONCE BUT AFTER A FEW MONTHS CONTINUED TO DO IT AGAIN. SEEMS LIKE A SAFETY ISSUE TO ME. IT HAPPENS MOREOFTEN IN THE COLD

• 12/15/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE,SEATS

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ACTIVATED WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE MECHANISM FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEACTIVATE THE SYSTEM. THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. RECENTLY, THE FRONT DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER SIDE SEATS FAILED TO RECLINE BACKWARDS. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS WATER LEAKING FROM THE SUNROOF NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR. FINALLY, THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW AND HEATED SEAT FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VIN AND MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

• 12/14/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  2004 TAHOE: SPEEDOMETER READS CRAZY DURING LONG TRIP. HAVE READ ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND NOW IT HAS HAPPENED TO MY TAHOE. IT'S NOW A PERMANENT ISSUE AND I RELY ON MY GPS DEVICE TO MONITOR MY SPEED. I'M WAITING FOR THE OTHER CLUSTER INSTRUMENTS TO FAIL AND THEN I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE PARTS ON ALL. IT'S PATHETIC THAT GM WILL NOT RECALL THIS AS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. IT'S NOT LIKE YOU CAN DRIVE WITHOUT THIS GAUGE - WILL GM PAY MY TICKETS? *TR

• 12/14/2009· SEATS

  2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE Z71. 69K MILES. DRIVER'S POWER SEAT AND BOTH FRONT SEAT HEATERS FAILED SIMULTANEOUSLY. FOUND BURNED ORANGE WIRE IN CONNECTOR AT REAR OF DRIVER'S SEAT BURNED AND CONNECTOR MELTED AT ORANGE WIRE LOCATION. ALSO SAW AREA ON ORANGE WIRE THAT APPEARED TO BE A LOCATION WHERE WIRE WAS PINCHED BY SEAT ADJUSTER MECHANISM. REPAIR OF WIRE AND RELOCATION OF HARNESS AWAY FROM SEAT MECHANICAL PARTS CURED THE PROBLEM. *TR

• 12/14/2009· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  I BOUGHT NEW A 2004 CHEVY TAHOE. IT IS KEPT GARAGED 99% OF ITS LIFE. ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO I STARTED SMELLING GASOLINE ON WINDLESS DAYS WHENEVER I WOULD EXIT THE CAR AFTER ANY TRIP. AT THE TIME IN 2006 I THOUGHT IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE FOR THERE TO BE A GAS LINE THAT WAS RUSTED AND I THOUGHT THAT SOMEHOW A LINE MUST HAVE CRACKED. I WENT TO MY MECHANIC AND HAD HIM CHECK IT OUT. HE CALLED ME THE NEXT DAY AND TOLD ME THAT THE GASOLINE RIGHT WHERE THEY EXITED THE FUEL TANK WERE BADLY RUSTED AND THATS WHERE THE GAS WAS COMING FROM. HE BROUGHT ME INTO HIS SHOP AND WITH THE CAR UP IN THE AIR, HE WAS ABLE TO SHOW ME USING 2 MIRRORS BECAUSE IT WASN'T POSSIBLE TO SEE BY LOOKING UP AS TO HOW BADLY THE 3 LINES HAD RUSTED. AT THIS TIME THE CAR ONLY HAD ABOUT 12000 MILES ON IT. HE EXPLAINED TO ME THAT WHERE THE FUEL LINES CAME OUT OF THE TANK THAT IT WAS SHAPED LIKE A BOWL AND THAT EVEN IF I WAS JUST WASHING IT, THERE WOULD STILL BE A FAIRLY LARGE PUDDLE OF WATER THERE. THIS CAR WAS MY PRIDE AND JOY. I NEVER DROVE IT IN WET WEATHER AND I NEVER DROVE IT DURING THE WINTER. I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE HOW MUCH GAS WAS COMING OUT AND MY FIRST THOUGHTS WERE THAT ONE SPARK WITH ALL THOSE FUMES AND GAS AND I'D BE A DEAD MAN. I ALWAYS KEPT THE GAS TANK FULL, IT NEVER WENT BELOW 2/3 OF A TANK. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT HE HAD REPAIRED 7 OR 8 OF THESE ON OTHER CHEVROLET LARGE SUV'S INCLUDING A COUPLE OTHER TAHOES A COUPLE SUBURBANS AND 2 OR 3 DENALI'S. HE TOLD ME THAT HE COULDN'T REMEMBER WHICH BUT HE WAS AWARE THAT THESE OTHER CARS WERE COVERED BY A RECALL BUT THAT FOR SOME REASON THE TAHOE WASN'T EVEN THOUGH THEY ALL HAD THE SAME GAS TANK. I SHOULD NOT HAVE PUT OFF WRITING THIS LETTER. AT ANY RATE IT COST ME 750.00 TO GET IT REPAIRED AND I'M JUST WAITING FOR IT TO HAPPEN AGAIN. THIS SEEMS VERY MUCH LIKE A DESIGN PROBLEM. I HAVE TO WONDER WHY THE TAHOE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALL AS THE ARE ALL THE SAME. *TR

• 12/14/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  SPEEDOMETER ON 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE NO LONGER IS ACCURATE. IT REFLECTS 120 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE IS NOT MOVING. *NM

• 12/14/2006· STRUCTURE

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE WAITING TO MAKE A TURN, THE REAR HATCH WINDOW FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE HINGE AND REPLACED THE REAR WINDOW. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED.

• 12/14/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ONE DAY WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT AROUND 70 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER WAS ACTING STRANGE. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS JERKY. ONCE I GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP THE SPEEDOMETER WENT PASS 0 MPH. THEN WHEN I GOT GOING AGAIN ON CITY STREETS THE SPEEDOMETER WAS OFF BY 20 MPH. EVENTUALLY THE SPEEDOMETER STOP WORKING ON THAT TRIP. EVER SINCE THAT DAY THE SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN JERKY AND SOMETIMES REPORTING THE WRONG SPEED OR NOT WORKING AT ALL. *JB

• 12/13/2015· SERVICE BRAKES

  BRAKE LINE BLEW WITHOUT WARNING. APPROACHING STOP SIGNAL AND WAS SLOWING DOWN BY BRAKING AND THEN SUDDENLY THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I SWERVED INTO LEFT TURNING LANE TO AVOID THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND TRAVELED HALFWAY THROUGH THE BUSY INTERSECTION BEFORE STOPPING. PROCEEDED INTO LOT OF NEARBY CONVENIENCE. BRAKE FLUID POOLED UNDER CAR. COULD HEAR AIR COMING OUT OF BRAKE LINE WHEN BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED.

• 12/13/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  2004 CHEVY TAHOE WITH CASTECH HEADS HAS A HISTORY OF RUNNING HOT OR OVERHEATING WITH LITTLE WARNING. IN THE COOLER MONTHS, WILL FAIL TO HEAT THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. CAN LEAVE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS (LIKELY CHILDREN) WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION IN A HARSH ENVIRONMENT. *TR

• 12/13/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  SPEEDOMETER STARTED STICKING AFTER REACHING MILEAGE OF 90,000. GOT STUCK AT APX.70 MPH AND AFTER DRIVING AWHILE IT INCREASED TO 120 POINTING SOUTH EVEN WHILE AT A STAND STILL. THEN OIL AND GAS GAUGE STARTED TO ERROR. DEALERSHIP COST OVER $500 TO REPAIR AN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. NEVER NOTIFIED, HEARD OF RECALL, OR INFORMED OF PROBLEM FROM DEALER OR MANUFACTURER UNTIL PROBLEM STARTED. SEARCHED INTERNET AND LEARNED OF OTHER OWNERS WITH SAME PROBLEM. CALLED GM AND THEY STATED SOMETHING ABOUT A SETTLEMENT BUT IT WAS TOO LATE AS MY VEHICLE DIDN'T ERROR UNTIL AFTER SOME DEADLINE. I'M BAFFLED AS TO WHY SOME OWNERS WERE EXCLUDED IF PROBLEMS DIDN'T EXIST AT THE TIME GM RECTIFIED OTHERS. IS IT THE OWNERS FAULT THAT THE VEHICLE DIDN'T ERROR BEFORE THIS SO CALLED UNFAIR TIME LINE? IF I HAD KNOWN ABOUT THE GM REPLACEMENT SOONER, MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE JUST HAD IT REPLACED BEFORE IT ERRORED......WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER GM VEHICLE AGAIN AS THEIR PRACTICES ARE NOT HELPFUL TO THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TR

• 12/13/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  2004 CHEVY TAHOE SPEEDOMETER AND ASSOCIATED GAUGES READ ERRATIC. ONGOING PROBLEM, SPEEDOMETER NEVER GOES BELOW 80 MPH, EVEN WHEN STANDING STILL. DON'T WANT TO PAY THE SUGGESTED $500-600 TO FIX WHEN GM SHOULD PAY FOR IT. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A CONSIDERABLE SAFETY RISK. *NM

• 12/13/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHEN VEHICLE WAS LEFT IN THE RAIN, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD BECOME INOPERABLE. DEALER REPLACED ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AT $350. DOLLARS. THIS INVOLVED PARTIAL PULLING OF DASH TO ACCESS. THREE WEEKS LATER THE HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. DISCOVERED THAT THE SENSOR MOUNTED ON DASH HAD FALLEN INSIDE THE DASH. DEALER CLAIMS THAT AT THE SAME TIME SENSOR UN-ATTACHED, BOTH HEADLIGHTS BURNED OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY. THEY WILL NOT TAKE ANY OF THE BLAME, AND CONSIDER ALL EVENTS TO BE UNRELATED. *NM

• 12/11/2008· STEERING

  THE STEERING WHEEL HAD A BUMPING FEEL IN IT WHEN TURNING LEFT. AFTER HAVING THE STEERING COLUMN LUBRICATED THE BUMPING FEEL RETURNED. *TR

• 12/11/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  SPEEDOMETER WENT HAYWIRE IT STARTED TO GET STUCK WHILE DRIVING. THEN WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF IT DOESN'T ZERO OUT. IN ORDER TO GET THE NEEDLE TO RETURN TO ZERO YOU HAVE TO TURN THE CAR ON AND OFF UNTIL IT DROP TO ZERO. I CALLED THE CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER THEY REFERRED ME TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE WANT TO CHARGE ME $ 600 TO FIX THE PROBLEM THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED IN THE FIRST PLACE. *TR

• 12/11/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  SPEEDOMETER IS MALFUNCTIONING BY STICKING WHILE DRIVING AND NOT RETURNING TO ZERO WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. IN ORDER TO GET THE SPEEDOMETER TO ZERO OUT YOU HAVE TO TURN THE CAR ON AND OFF UNTIL THE NEEDLE DROPS TO ZERO. I CALLED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER THEY REFERRED ME TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH WANTS TO CHARGE ME $ 600 TO REPLACE THE SPEEDOMETER THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE MALFUNCTIONED IN THE FIRST PLACE. *TR

• 12/11/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  SPEEDOMETER, VOLTAGE GAUGE, AND TACHOMETER GAUGES ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *NM

• 12/11/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  SPEEDOMETER INTERMITTENTLY INDICATES VEHICLE'S SPEED WELL BELOW ACTUAL SPEED. PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR AFTER VEHICLE HAS RUN FOR 2 TO 3 HOURS. ON INTERSTATE, RUNNING WITH NORMAL TRAFFIC AT APPROX. 70 MPH, SPEEDOMETER WILL INDICATE 35 TO 40 MPH OR NOT WORK AT ALL. CRUISE CONTROL ALSO FAILS TO WORK WHEN SPEEDOMETER BECOMES ERRATIC. *NM

• 12/10/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  SPEEDOMETER INDICATED MUCH HIGHER SPEED THAN INDICATED (ANYWHERE FROM 50 TO OVER 120 MILES PER HOUR WHEN COMPLETELY STOPPED, OR OVER 120 MPH WHEN DRIVING AT ABOUT 70 MPH ACTUAL. WAS RESET BY REPEATED RESTARTING THE ENGINE (WHICH LOWERRED THE MINIMUM INDICATED SPEED BY 7-10 MPH PER START). DROVE 120 MILES WITH GPS CONFIRMING SPEEDOMETER'S INDICATED SPEED, BUT I'M NOT COMFORTABLE ISSUE IS RESOLVED. 2004 CHEVY TAHOE LT, APPROX 30,000 MILES. NEVER INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENT, NO BODY/MECHANICAL/ELECTRICAL REPAIRS OR MODIFICATIONS. *NM

• 12/10/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  SPEEDOMETER WILL DROP TO ZERO OR SHOW AN INACCURATE READING WHILE DRIVING. CAN NOT DRIVE SAFELY OR LEGALLY IF THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE IS UNKNOWN. GM SHOULD CONSIDER THIS A RECALL ISSUE. *JB

• 12/09/2014· ENGINECrash

  VEHICLE BEGINS TO IDLE ROUGH, NOTICED TAHOE CONSUMES COOLANT AT AN ABNORMAL RATE, APPROXIMATELY 1GAL/MONTH!! OUR LOCAL CHEVY DEALER CODED FOR FLEX FUEL SENSOR REPLACEMENT $1400! NO CHANGE IN CONDITION OF VEHICLE. IDLE IS NOW VERY VERY LOW! MY WIFE PICKS UP OUR KIDS, TAHOE WOULD STOP RUNNING WHILE MAKING A TURN AT AN INTERSECTION!!! NO POWER = NO POWER STEERING!! SHE BARELY AVOIDS AN ACCIDENT!! SHE ALONG WITH THE KIDS WILL NOT RIDE IN THE (FAMILY CAR) THE TAHOE UNTIL IT IS FIXED. DON'T TRUST OUR LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP, DUE TO LACK OF INTEGRITY!! WE WERE PROUD AND LOYAL CHEVY OWNERS, WE ALSO OWN A 91 GMC SIERRA 1500 5.7L WITH 232000 MI. AND A 98 CHEVY 1500 V-6 113590 MI PICK-UP, BOTH STILL RUNNING VERY STRONG WITH ABSOLUTELY NO ISSUES! RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE, DEFECTIVE CASTECH HEADS, GM IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, TSB 06-06-01-019B, VERY DISAPPOINTED TO STATE THE LEAST OF HOW GM IS HANDLING THIS SITUATION. COMPLAINED TO GM CORPORATE, THEY STATED THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ASSIST AND THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT TO OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE INTEGRITY RUNS VERY THIN!! I AM A PROUD MSGT IN THE USAF, AND FULL TIME FIREFIGHTER, IF WE CANT TRUST "THE HEARTBEAT OF AMERICA," WHO THE HELL CAN WE TRUST!! THIS PROBLEM HAS COST PUT OUR FAMILY IN THE HOLE FOR $3800 NOW AND IT LOOKS LIKE IF WE MOVE FORWARD TO FIX OURSELVES WE WILL BE IN EXCESS OF $5800 FOR THE HEADS TO BE SERVICED OR $8600 FOR NEW MOTOR SWAP!!! GM NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY RECALL THIS AND GET THIS ISSUE SQUARED AWAY AND MAYBE SALVAGE WHAT IS LEFT OF A LOYAL GM SUPPORTER. *TR

• 12/09/2014· ENGINE

  I GOT AN ENGINE LIGHT ABOUT BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER CODE WAS P0430, DEFINITION IS "CATALYST SYSTEM EFFICIENCY BANK 2", THIS COULD BE CAUSED BY HIGH ENGINE OIL OR COOLANT USAGE. KNOWING THIS I CHECK MY TAHOE FOR COOLANT LEAKS, NO VISIBLE LEAKS AT ALL, I TAKE THE COVER OFF THE CYLINDER HEAD AND I FIND A LOT OF SLUDGE, NOW I KNOW WHERE THE ANTIFREEZE IS GOING. MY TAHOE IS STILL RUNNING BUT WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT ON AND WITH A MISFIRE DUE TO THE POROUS CYLINDER HEAD, DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH MORE IS GOING TO LAST AND CAN'T REALLY STOP THE TAHOE BECAUSE IT'S A DAILY DRIVER. *TR

• 12/09/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I HAVE A 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE WITH 68,863 MILES. THE SPEEDOMETER STARTING READING 20 MILES AN HOUR YESTERDAY WHEN PARKED. WHEN DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER IS ERRATIC AND READS APPROXIMATELY 20-30 MILES AN HOUR FASTER THAN I BELIEVE I AM TRAVELING. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND MANY REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE AND THIS DEFECT IS A PROBLEM THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD REPAIR AT NO CHARGE. RECALL THIS VEHICLE. *TR

• 12/08/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I GLANCED AT MY GAUGES. THE TACHOMETER READING WAS BELOW ZERO. THEN SUDDENLY MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED SLOWLY FALLING FROM 65 TO 70 MPH TO JUST BELOW ZERO AS WELL. STILL DRIVING. ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER. THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED TO SLOWLY RISE. FINALLY IT STAYED STEADY AT ABOUT 35 MPH. THIS CREATED A PROBLEM. BECAUSE I WASN'T GOING 35MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. DURING THIS TIME, I TRIED NOT TO INCREASE OR DECREASE MY SPEED. I WENT WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. BECAUSE, OBVIOUSLY, IT WAS A SAFE RATE OF SPEED AT THAT TIME. BECAUSE THE TACHOMETER WASN'T WORKING TOO. THE APPROXIMATE CALCULATION OF MY RATE OF SPEED. COULD NOT BE ASCERTAINED. "SPEED" IS A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO PUBLIC SAFETY. WHETHER IT BE THE REGULAR STREETS THROUGHOUT YOUR TOWN OR THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. ANOTHER REASON TO CONSIDER THIS A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE IS. SOMEONE MAYBE DRIVING FASTER THAN THE SPEED RATING OF THEIR TIRES. BECAUSE OF INSTRUMENT PANEL MALFUNCTION. THE RISK OF SERIOUS TIRE ISSUES HAVE NOW INCREASED. THIS IS A DIRECT SAFETY ISSUE. THROUGH SOME RESEARCH OF MY OWN. I FOUND THAT ALOT OF THE EFFECTED VEHICLES. STARTED HAVING THIS ISSUE AFTER 70000 TO 80000 MILES. GM'S ATTEMPT TO RECTIFY THIS SAFETY HAZARD IS LAME AT MOST. 7 YRS 70,000 MILES. THESE NUMBERS WERE PICKED SO THEY COULD KEEP THEIR COSTS AT A MINIMUM. WE, THE CONSUMER, ARE BEING FORCED. TO TAKE IT ONCE AGAIN. FROM THE BIG BUSINESSES THAT REFUSE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. FOR THE VERY DANGEROUS ISSUES OF WHICH THEY CREATED! HAS ANYONE FIGURED OUT HOW MANY SUV'S HAVE BEEN OR WILL BE EFFECTED? HOW MANY OF THEM ARE OR WILL BE ON THE ROAD? ALSO, ONCE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER GETS REPLACED. THE ODOMETER & HOUR READINGS NEED TO BE RESET. THIS OPENS THE DOOR FOR A NEW SET OF PROBLEMS. ODOMETER FRAUD. *TR

• 12/08/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY VEHICLE FAILED--RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM GM ABOUT A POSSIBILITY OF THIS TYPE OF FAILURE A WEEK EARLIER- THE FAILURE OCCURRED DURING MY COMMUTE(60+MI) WHILE USING CRUISE CONTROL--ALTHOUGH I DIDN'T HAVE A NEGATIVE EXPERIENCE, I BELIEVE THIS NEEDS TO BE HIGHLIGHTED AS A POTENTIAL. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS ISN'T AN IMMEDIATE RECALL VERSUS A "NOTIFICATION". *TR

• 12/07/2018· ENGINE

  THE REAR MAIN DEAL WENT BAD IN ALMOST ALL OF THE TRUCKS AND SUVS WITH A 4.8L OR 5.3L ENGINE IN THEM WHERE THE POUR OIL EVERYWHERE AND THIS COULD BE CONSIDERED AN EPA VIOLATION AND A FIRE HAZARD IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED ASAP SO WE CAN SAVE LIVES AND SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT