2003 Chevrolet Tahoe Other / unspecified Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER THE TIRE BLEW THEY MOVED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ATTEMPTED TO DETACHED THE SPARE TIRE, HOWEVER IT DID NOT DETACH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUCTIONS STATED THAT IF THE SPARE TIRE DID NOT DETACH THE LATCH MECHANISM WAS IN SAFETY MODE. THE CONTACT CALLED A TOW DRIVER AND THEY ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE SPARE PER GMC OWNERS MANUAL INSTRUCTIONS HOWEVER, THEY COULD NOT REMOVE THE TIRE. THE TOW DRIVER CALLED ANOTHER TOW TRUCK DRIVER, THEY CUT THE LATCH MECHANISM OFF THE VEHICLE, AND THE TIRE WAS LOWERED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY WERE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD APPROXIMATELY THREE HOURS ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE THE SPARE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TIRE SHOP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT DUE TO THE SALT ON THE ROAD THE LATCH CORRODED. RYAN CHEVROLET LOCATED 911 HWY 55 BUFFALO, MN WAS CONTACTED AND THE TECHNICIAN ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT DUE TO THE STATE THEY WERE LOCATED IN IT WAS AN INHERENT FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED HOWEVER NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE CONTACT STATED IT WAS NOT STATED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL THAT THE LATCH NEEDED TO BE CUT AND THE SITUATIONAL FAILURE SHOULD BE REFLECTED IN THE MANUAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 285,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED WHEEL BLOCKS, ONLY MADE THE VEHICLE LESS STABLE AFTER IT WAS LIFTED UP BY THE SPARE TIRE, BALANCING ACT. DESIGN PROBLEM UPDATED 10/1/18*JB

NHTSA ID

11055981

Incident

Dec 19, 2017

Mileage

285,000 mi

YOU CAN NOT LOWER THE SPARE TIRE,UNDER THE VEHICLE,THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM AND I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM, THE PART THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE HAS A SPRING LOADED LOCK ON IT THAT CANNOT RELEASE BECAUSE OF A BAD DESIGN OFF IT,THEIR IS A VIDEO ON YOUTUBE ABOUT IT (GOOD INFORMATION ABOUT IT) YOU NEED TO CUT THE TIRE DOWN WITH A CUTTING TORCH, THIS IS A BAD IDEA AROUND A GAS TANK, I CAN NOT EXPRESS HOW MAD I AM RIGHT NOW BECAUSE I CAN'T EVEN THINK OF THAT MANY CUSS WORDS,AND IT IS GOING INTO HEART A TACK MODE, I WOULD LOVE TO MEET THE ENGINEER THAT DESIGNED THIS, AND HAVE HIM CHANGE THE TIRE, FIRST YOU NEED A TOW TRUCK THEN A SHOP WITH A LIFT THEN TWO MECHANICS IF NOT THREE AND YOU THEN NEED A TRANSMISSION JACK TO PUT UPWARD PRESSURE ON THE TIRE TO RELEASE THE TENSION OF THE LOCKING DEVICE THAT HOLDS THE TIRE, AFTER YOU LET THE AIR OUT OF THE TIRE, I CAN OVERHAUL THE ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT NEED TO BE DONE TO THIS OR ANY OTHER CAR,BUT THIS IS A BIG BIG MISTAKE IN DESIGN,CAN YOU IMAGINE A LADY HAVING TO CHANGE A TIRE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD!!! IF A MECHANIC (MALE OR FEMALE) CANT DO IT,HOW CAN THE AVERAGE CONSUMER, DO IT? AND WHY HASN'T THIS BEEN A RECALL,I KNOW WHY IT HASN'T BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE FORCED TO PAY FOR IT AND FORGET IT,WELL I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT LOOKING FOR THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE MY WIFE AND DAUGHTERS AND SONS HAVE ALL BEEN PROPERLY TRAINED ON HOW TO HANDLE THIS PROBLEM,BUT IT CAN'T BE DONE ON THIS VEHICLE OR ANY OTHER CHEVY VEHICLE OF THIS MAKE FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, YOU CAN NOT DO THIS SAFELY,NO I DON'T HAVE A FLAT TIRE EITHER I WAS JUST EXPLAINING TO THE WIFE THAT IT MAY BE A LITTLE DIFFERENT SO I WANTED HER TO SEE IT JUST INCASE SHE HAD A PROBLEM AND SHE WOULD BE PREPARED ON HOW TO HANDLE IT (WRONG) IT SHOULD TAKE TEN OR FIFTEEN MINUTES TO DO, CAN'T BE DONE,AND I CAN'T BELIEVE IT PLEASE CONTACT ME. *TR

NHTSA ID

10496178

Incident

Feb 2, 2013

Mileage

89,000 mi

IN NOV OF 2008 WE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SPEEDOMETER. TOOK IT TO OUR DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE IPC AND IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, AFTER WE GOT THE TAHOE BACK WE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL AS WELL. THE SPEEDOMETER BECOMES JERKY AND IF WE USE THE CRUISE THE TAHOE SPEEDS UP AND WE HAVE TO TURN CRUISE OFF TO STOP IT FROM SPEEDING OUT OF CONTROL. ALSO WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER BECOMES JERKY THE SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM ALARM GOES OFF AFTER IT MAKES IT HARD TO STOP. (WE HAVE ALMOST REAR ENDED SOMEONE SEVERAL TIMES.)RECENTLY 12-2009 OUR SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. WE HAVE TAKEN THE TAHOE TO OUR DEALER AND REPLACED SEVERAL PARTS AND NOTHING SEEMS TO MAKE THESE PROBLEMS GO AWAY. PLEASE HELP AS WE HAVE THREE KIDS AND ONE ON THE WAY. THE PARTS WE HAVE REPLACED ARE AS FOLLOWS: THE FRONT BRAKE SENSOR AND HUB, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER, EBC ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE AND THE FUEL FILTER. WHICH IS EVERYTHING RECOMMENDED BY OUR DEALER. I JUST WANT IT FIXED!!!! *TR

NHTSA ID

10306864

Incident

Nov 1, 2008

I OWN A 2003 CHEVY TAHOE. ABOUT A YEAR AGO MY SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. I RECEIVED A SPEEDING TICKET BECAUSE THE OFFICER SAID I WAS GOING 5 MILES OVER SPEED LIMIT. I RAN OUT OF GAS TWICE. I CALLED ALOCAL GM DEALER WHO GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF 500 DOLLARS. HE SAID HE KNEW WHAT IT WAS BUT WOULDN'T TELL ME THE PROBLEM. I KNOW OF AT LEAST 4 OTHER GM OWNERS WITH SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN UNEMPLOYED FOR 8 MONTHS AND CANNOT AFFORD THIS REPAIR. GM NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10278009

Incident

Jul 16, 2008

RECENTLY PURCHASED (3 DAYS AGO) A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE AND BOTH MY WIFE AND I NOTICED ERRATIC BEHAVIOR FROM SPEEDOMETER. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH AND ANOTHER FAMILY MEMBER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ON A 2004 TAHOE, WE REALIZED THAT THIS WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF OTHER PEOPLE WERE HAVING. THE SPEEDOMETER "STICKS" AT DIFFERENT POINTS WHILE ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING, I WISH TO GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE VIA RECALL. GM IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND IT SHOULD ISSUE A FULL RECALL ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER TO FIX THE PROBLEM. A SIMPLE "SPECIAL SITUATION" WARRANTY IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH. GM MUST ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS VERY WIDELY EXPERIENCED PROBLEM. THEY ALSO SAID THAT ALTHOUGH MY MILEAGE WAS ONLY 2000 MILES OVER THE "70,000" MILE MARK, THEY WOULDN'T FIX IT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE! GM...DO THE RIGHT THING! REFERENCE BLOGS AND GM CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AT: HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F11F710/159 AND ALSO AT HTTP://WWW.LROLAW.COM/PDF/GMSPEED.PDF. *TR

NHTSA ID

10262007

Incident

Mar 13, 2009

Mileage

72,300 mi

RADIO/ 6 DISC SYSTEM I CAN'T LOAD OR UNLOAD MY CD'S IT PLAYS WHEN IT WANTS TO. *TR

NHTSA ID

10251150

Incident

Sep 10, 2008

IN THE PERIOD OF 4 WEEKS I EXPERIENCED TWO HIGH SPEED TIRE FAILURES WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 95 IN VIRGINIA. IN EACH CASE I WAS BARELY ABLE TO MAINTAIN VEHICLE CONTROL AND PULL OFF THE ROAD. IN EACH CASE THE TIRES WERE COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND OFF THE RIM. AFTER THE SECOND CASE I CHOSE TO HAVE ALL FOUR TIRE REPLACED AND PRIOR TO ACTUAL REMOVAL I CHECKED THE TIRE STEM ON ONE OF THE 2 REMAINING (NOT NEW TIRES) AND DISCOVERED THE VALVE STEM HAD A SPLIT. THE SAME WAS DISCOVERED ON THE OTHER TIRE STILL ON THE VEHICLE. I ALSO CHECKED THE VALVE STEM ON THE LATEST TIRE THAT HAD GOBE FLAT AND IT TO HAD A CRACK. IT IS CLEAR THAT AT LEAST 3 AND MOST LIKELY FOUR OF THE VALVE STEMS FAILED CAUSING THE COMPLETE DESTRUCTION OF TWO RELATIVELY NEW TIRES (LESS THAN 17 K MILES) AND ALMOST RESULTING IN TWO HIGH SPEED INTERSTATE VEHICLE ACCIDENTS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10231710

Incident

May 5, 2008

Mileage

75,000 mi

I OWN A 2003 CHEVY TAHOE. I NOTICED IN THE FALL OF 2004 THAT MY SPEEDOMETER WAS BEGINNING TO BE WRONG - I WOULD BE RUNNING AT 1,900 RPM, WHICH FOR MY VEHICLE IS ABOUT 65 MPH, BUT THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD ONLY BE SHOWING 40 MPH. I TOOK THE TAHOE INTO MY DEALERS SERVICE DEPT WHERE THEY TOLD ME THAT THE SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER WAS BAD AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, SO THIS WAS NOT A PROBLEM. A NEW CLUSTER WAS REPLACED ON 12/6/04 WHEN THE TAHOE HAD 40,000. I NOW HAVE OVER 108,000 MILES ON IT AND THE REPLACEMENT SPEEDOMETER IS NOW DOING THE SAME THINGS THE OLD ONE DID. THE OTHER NIGHT (3/29/08) I WAS DRIVING HOME AT 1,900 RPM ON THE TACH AND THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WAS SITTING ON 0 MPH - NOW I KNOW I WASN'T STANDING STILL ON THE HIGHWAY! I HAVE HEARD ABOUT MANY MANY OTHER CHEVY OWNERS WITH VEHICLES AROUND THE SAME YEAR AS MINE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR SPEEDOMETERS. WHEN IS GM GOING TO ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND ISSUE A RECALL SO PEOPLE AREN'T REQUIRED TO PAY $300-$700 (DEPENDING UPON DEALER INFO) TO REPLACE THEIR FAULTY SPEEDOMETERS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10222897

Incident

Mar 29, 2008

Mileage

108,100 mi

REAR SEAT AUDIO AND TEMPERATURE CONTROLS QUIT WORKING. *JB

NHTSA ID

10160233

Incident

Jun 6, 2006

Mileage

69,500 mi

4 WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER IT WAS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM. *LA THE CONSUMER THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED UNTIL A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND IT DID NOT ENGAGE. AFTER TRYING A SECOND TIME IF ENGAGED AND THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO GO INTO 4-WHEEL DRIVE. THE CONSUMER WAS FINALLY TOLD THAT THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT HAVE A FIX FOR THE MALFUNCTION OF THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE. THE VEHICLE HAD OTHER PROBLEMS SUCH AS A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT, THE REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY WAS INOPERATIVE, THERE WAS A THUMPING SOUND COMING FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEN THE CONSUMER MADE A TURN, THE EMBLEM FELL OFF THE BACK OF THE TRUCK, THE SEAT MECHANISM DID NOT WORK AND THERE WAS IN THE DRIVERS SIDE RUNNING BOARD. *JB

NHTSA ID

10059453

Incident

Aug 20, 2003

Mileage

5,000 mi