2005 Chevrolet Tahoe Fuel system Problems

THE BRAKES AND STEERING LOCKED UP THROWING ME INTO A TELEPHONE POLE AND ALMOST GOING OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD SLAM SIDEWAYS AGAINST THE TREE AND NOT ONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED MY SON WAS DRIVING AT THE TIME IF IT WERE ME I'D BEEN DEAD BECAUSE I HAVE A BRAIN TUMOR AND CANNOT HIT MY HEAD HE HAS SEVERAL INJURIES AND LOTS OF MEDICAL BILLS BECAUSE HE DID NOT HAVE INSURANCE AT THE TIME OF INJURY

NHTSA ID

11299077

Incident

Jul 22, 2019

FUEL BACK FLOWS OUT THE GAS TANK ON THE GROUND NO MATTER THE FUEL LEVEL. FUEL WILL DUMP ONTO THE GROUND AT VARYING DEGREES. MULTIPLE REPORTS BY THE FORUMS. I WILL BE SUBMITTING THIS LINK SO OTHERS CAN POST TO PROVE THIS IS NOT A ONE TIME THING

NHTSA ID

11259083

Incident

Jun 13, 2019

Mileage

134,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE ADDING FUEL TO THE FUEL TANK, THE FUEL PUMP SHUT OFF AND THE FUEL SPILLED OUT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS FUELED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,836.

NHTSA ID

11179778

Incident

Dec 23, 2018

Mileage

122,836 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FILLED UP, THE TANK EXPLODED AND SPLASHED FUEL ALL OVER THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE ALSO VIBRATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC (DNS AUTO REPAIR, SEBASTIAN, FL) WHERE SEVERAL FAILURE CODES WERE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC (TIRE KINGDOM, SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 123,250.

NHTSA ID

10995108

Incident

Mar 17, 2017

Mileage

123,250 mi

VERY BAD FUEL LEAK ON TOP OF GAS TANK GAS POURING ALL OVER THE TANK

NHTSA ID

10821520

Incident

Jan 21, 2016

Mileage

150,000 mi

THE FUEL LINE RUSTED THROUGH WHERE IT EXITS THE GAS TANK CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK ALL OVER THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK.

NHTSA ID

10786502

Incident

Oct 1, 2015

Mileage

85,000 mi

TIGHTEN FUEL CAP WARNING STARTED COMING ON AND NOW HAVING ISSUES WITH REFUELING. GAS PUMP SHUTS OFF CONSTANTLY WHILE TRYING TO REFUEL AND GAS SPEWS OUT ALL OVER, TAKES FOREVER JUST TO MANAGE TO PUMP 10.00 WORTH OF GAS IN IT, VERY FRUSTRATING TO SAY THE LEAST ALONG WITH MONEY WASTED FROM FUEL SHOOTING OUT WHILE TRYING TO PUMP GAS. SEEMS LIKE GM WOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE AS FROM DOING RESEARCH THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM !!!!

NHTSA ID

10726496

Incident

Dec 17, 2014

Mileage

65,000 mi

ON FEBRUARY 7TH THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG SPONTANEOUSLY DEPLOYED AS MY FAMILY AND I WERE DRIVING HOME FROM THE STORE. WE CONTACTED GM TO FIND OUT IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS ON OUR VEHICLE. WE WERE INSTRUCTED THERE WERE NOT AND WE SHOULD CONTACT GM CUSTOMER SERVICE. ON FEBRUARY 11TH THEY HAD US TAKE OUR VEHICLE TO A GM DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY CONDUCTED AND INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE WHY. GM RETURNED OUR VEHICLE TO US ON MARCH 3RD STATING THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WAS CAUSED BY SHORTED WIRES IN THE WIRING HARNESS. SINCE OUR VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO US WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL MORE ISSUES THAT WERE NOT PRESENT PRIOR TO THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. THE DRIVER SEAT IS STUCK IN ONE POSITION, THE REAR WINDOWS WILL NOT WORK, THE REAR LOCKS WILL NOT WORK, THE FUEL SYSTEM IS LEAKING GAS, AND THE BATTERY IS DEAD, EVEN HAVING TO BE JUMP STARTED WHEN IT WAS RETURNED TO US. GENERAL MOTORS REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEMS, STATING THESE PROBLEMS ARE NOT A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. HOWEVER, WHEN THE AIRBAG BLEW, WHILE WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT SMOKE INSIDE THE DASH, WE BELIEVE THE AIRBAG BURNT/SHORTED THE WIRES AFTER IT DEPLOYED. GM CLAIM NUMBER [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10695024

Incident

Feb 7, 2015

Mileage

122,000 mi

2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. FUEL PUMP ERUPTION, DUE TO THE SMELL OF COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER ALSO NOTICED A LEAK FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *MW ALSO, THE WINDOW SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION. *JB

NHTSA ID

10659537

Incident

Aug 10, 2009

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CRANK VEHICLE, IT JUST TURNED OVER ACTING LIKE IT WAS NOT FIRING. WILL FINALLY CRANK AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. AFTER HAVING ISSUE LOOKED AT BY A MECHANIC, HE STATED THAT IGNITION WAS SENDING A FALSE SIGNAL TO CAM. SHORTLY AFTER THE ODOMETER STARTED GIVING A ERROR AND CANNOT GET THE PRESENT MILEAGE ANY LONGER. JUST LEARNED OF THIS SITE AND WAS TRYING TO SEE IF OTHERS WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. HAVE NOT YET TAKEN TO MECHANIC ON ISSUE WITH ODOMETER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10652636

Incident

Apr 9, 2014

Mileage

178,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO TURN AND START THE VEHICLE AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS FINALLY ABLE TO START, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED A FUEL LEAK NEAR THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE INITIAL FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06E043000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

NHTSA ID

10643339

Incident

Mar 1, 2014

Mileage

125,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

NHTSA ID

10640099

Incident

Sep 25, 2014

Mileage

113,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED; THE FUEL GAUGE LEVEL WOULD DISPLAY A DIFFERENT AMOUNT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

NHTSA ID

10637100

Incident

Jul 1, 2014

Mileage

103,000 mi

FUEL LINE RUSTED OUT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10573488

Incident

Mar 12, 2014

Mileage

126,987 mi

I OWN A 2005 CHEVY TAHOE I BOUGHT NEW. LAST YEAR IN 2012 THE FUEL LINES COMING OUT OF THE FUEL PUMP ROTTED OUT AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE PUMP. EARLY THIS YEAR (2013) THE TRANSMISSION LINES ROTTED OUT AND ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED, IN SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR (2013) THE BRAKE LINES ROTTED OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. LUCKY FOR ME I WAS JUST LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS GM VEHICLE. I DON'T KNOW IF I WOULD EVER BUY A GM VEHICLE AGAIN. *JS

NHTSA ID

10545132

Incident

Sep 3, 2013

Mileage

80,000 mi

MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT MY FUEL AND BRAKE LINES NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEY ARE TOTALLY CORRODED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10487156

Incident

Nov 1, 2012

Mileage

44,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, BUT THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT DISPLAY AN EMPTY READING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000 UPDATED 10/17/12*LJ

NHTSA ID

10469398

Incident

Jul 26, 2012

Mileage

97,000 mi

FUEL SENDING UNIT NOT FUNCTIONING ON 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. SPOKE WITH MY MECHANIC WHO STATED IT WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE SENDING UNIT MADE IT SO THE GAS DID NOT REGISTER ON THE FUEL GAUGE MAKING IT LIKELY TO RUN OUT OF GAS AT AN INOPPORTUNE TIME, POSSIBLY CREATING A TRAFFIC HAZARD OR CRASH. *TR

NHTSA ID

10428732

Incident

Sep 21, 2011

THE INCIDENT IS THE VEHICLE STALLING ON THE INTERSTATE WHICH COULD HAVE LEAD TO A ACCIDENT IF THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME HAD NOT SWIRVED AT THE LAST MOMENT. THE FUEL GUAGE REGISTERD 3/4 TANK OF GAS. ONCE STOPPED AT THE NEXT EXIT I WAS ABLE TO PUT 25 GALLONS IN THE TANK. I HAVE SINCE NOTICED THAT THE GUAGE WILL READ SPORATIC READINGS BUT THEN SETTLE BACK TO AROUND THE 3/4 TANK MARK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10399099

Incident

May 1, 2011

Mileage

155,630 mi

FUEL GAUGE ON 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE DOES NOT ACCURATELY REPORT FUEL LEVEL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10398636

Incident

Nov 1, 2010

Mileage

43,000 mi

THE OIL GAUGE ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE WAS REPLACED ON APRIL 6, 2011. THE NEEDLE WAS AS FAR OVER ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE GAUGE (LOOKING AT IT) AS IT COULD GO. IT CLEARLY WAS NOT READING THE AMOUNT OF OIL PRESSURE. THE ENTIRE DASH PANEL HAD TO BE REPLACED TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM AFTER IT WAS DETERMINED THERE WERE NO BAD CONNECTIONS TO THE UNIT. THE DASH PART WAS $350.00. *TR

NHTSA ID

10398553

Incident

Mar 31, 2011

Mileage

80,396 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS HE REFUELED THE VEHICLE, GASOLINE BEGAN SPEWING FROM THE FILLER NECK PREVENTING HIM FROM REFUELING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO STATED THAT IT WOULD BE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE DEALER IF THEY WANTED TO COVER THE COSTS OF REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

NHTSA ID

10389652

Incident

Feb 15, 2011

Mileage

65,000 mi

2005 TAHOE-DUE TO FAULTY PURGE CANISTER SOLENOID (EVAP) CANNOT PUT GAS IN VEHICLE DUE TO THE AIR HAS NOWHERE TO ESCAPE WHILE FILLING. GAS SPURTS BACK OUT OF FUEL NECK CAUSING POTENTIAL SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD. GM HAS A NEW REDESIGNED PART BUT DOES NOT REPLACE OR REPAIR AT THEIR COST. CONSUMER IS GETTING CHARGED AND REQUIRED PAY FOR THEIR ACKNOWLEDGED PROBLEMS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10382751

Incident

Oct 21, 2010

Mileage

65,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM INACCURATELY DISPLAYED THE AMOUNT OF FUEL THAT'S PRESENT IN THE FUEL TANK. THIS CONDITIONS CAUSED HIM TO EITHER OVER OR UNDER FUEL THE FUEL TANK. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,806.

NHTSA ID

10286562

Incident

Apr 1, 2009

Mileage

30,000 mi

THIS COMPLAINT IS FOR A 2005 MASTERCRAFT X-2 BOAT NOT A CHEVY TAHOE. THERE IS NO OPTION TO CHOOSE BOAT MANUFACTURERS ON THIS WEBSITE. CHEVY MAKES THE INDYMAR 350 ON THIS BOAT AND IS THE CLOSEST OPTION REPRESENTING THIS BOAT AVAILABLE. THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE ARE EITHER RUNNING THE GAS TANK DOWN TO 1/4 TANK FULL OR RUNNING THE GAS TANK EMPTY. THE FAILURE CAN OCCUR UPON THE FIRST INSTANCE OF RUNNING THE TANK TO 1/4 FULL AS I HAVE DOCUMENTED PROOF OF A BOAT OWNER WITH 3 HOURS ON HIS BOAT HAVE A FAILURE. TO CORRECT THE FAILURE BOAT OWNERS HAVE TO PAY $500 FOR THE SAME POORLY DESIGNED PUMPED WHICH IS SUBJECT TO FAILURE AND STRANDING THE BOAT OWNER ONCE AGAIN IN OPEN WATER AT UNEXPECTED TIMES (OFTEN AT THE END OF THEIR BOATING DAY WHICH IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT IS USUALLY DARK OR BEGINNING TO BECOME DARK). UNLESS OF COURSE IT IS WITHIN 2 YEARS OF PURCHASING A NEW BOAT IN WHICH CASE YOUR STILL STRANDED BUT THE DEALER WARRANTIES THE PUMP WORK INSTALLING ANOTHER FAULTY FUEL PUMP. HERE IS A FORUM WHERE THE ISSUES CAN BE DISCUSSED AND SPECIFIC REPORTS REVIEWED. HTTP://WWW.MASTERCRAFT.COM/TEAMTALK/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=25783&HIGHLIGHT=FUEL+PUMP TO FURTHER EXPLAIN THE SAFETY ISSUES INVOLVED, ATLEAST TWO DOCUMENTED OWNERS ON THIS FORUM HAVE TRIED TO FIX THIS ISSUE ON THEIR OWN COMING UP WITH THEIR OWN SOLUTIONS. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS AND RESULT IN OUT OF TANK PUMPS/HOME STYLE FIXES TO THIS PLAGUED FUEL SYSTEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10259616

Incident

Feb 22, 2008

Mileage

386 mi