2008 Chevrolet Tahoe Engine Problems

Was Delivered. Took for a test drive. Stalled at stop sign. Restarted went down the road stalled and slammed into park. Contacted company was told to take to local GMC/Chevy, (said they did a bunch of research and this part should work) basically guessing had my vehicle for 9 months replaced some sensor. Had my boyfriend Drove to red light, not even half a block, stall (stable track sensor) but lost all electric but v8 still ran took to another ( had towed) to another local shop they had for 4+ months couldn't figure out said it was running 18+ codes and would cost too much to go through. Contacted company the gentleman politely laughed and said ur kidding me right it's been years I tried to explain how long it was taking due to both repairs company had it over a year n half. No sympathy he knew exactly what he sold.

NHTSA ID

11700456

Incident

Nov 1, 2023

I had bought the 08 Tahoe hybrid. The day it was delivered, it stalled I called the dealership out of Minnesota and was told oh it could be this it could be that went to two local shops and a private shop all had different specifications as to what was wrong with the car due to so many codes being thrown out. You would try to take off from a stop sign or a red light car would completely lose all power, almost had multiple people slam into me because it always happened, caused so much anxiety because my only wheels to get my children around. Once again was told to take it in GM had it for over a year and could not figure the issue out. I was told by the dealer multiple times it was not their issue and they knew the position I was in an said it was inspected but refused to send me the paperwork.

NHTSA ID

11690098

Incident

Dec 1, 2023

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NHTSA ID

11583292

Incident

Apr 16, 2024

A number of warning lights came on including ABS, Stability control, and engine light, car lost power and shut off

NHTSA ID

11464566

Incident

May 6, 2022

I BOUGHT MY CHEVY TAHOE IN 2012.I WOULD CHANGED MY OIL EVERY 3000 MILES.EVERY TIME MY OIL WAS CHANGED,THE OIL TECH WOULD INFORM ME THAT YOUR OIL IS VERY LOW BY SHOWING ME THE DIP STICK.WHEN I HAD 167,009 MILES,I WAS EXPERIENCING LIFTER NOISE AND OIL CONSUMPTION.I TOOK MY TAHOE TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP WERE THEY FOUND EHAUST LIFTERS AND CAM LOBE WAS WORN.THEY HAD TO REPLACE CAMSHAFT,LIFTERS,OIL PUMP,BOLTS,GASKETS,ETC.VERY EXPENSIVE FIX.NOW THAT,I HAVE MY 5.3 VORTEX MOTOR FIXED,IT STILL CONSUMING OIL.I HAVE HAD MANY OIL CHANGES SINCE MOTOR WAS REPAIRED AND STILL MY 5.3 VORTEX MOTOR IS CONSUMING OIL SHOWING LOW ON OIL DIP STICK.ON 12/5/2020,I HAD A OIL CHANGE AT A OIL CHANGE PLACE AND THE TECHNICIAN SHOWED ME THE DIPSTICK WITH THE OIL SHOWING VERY LOW.WHERE IS THIS OIL GOING?

NHTSA ID

11378078

Incident

Dec 5, 2020

Mileage

175,000 mi

WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, WHILE ENGINE IS ON, AT A COMPLETE STOP WHILE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES THE GAS THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY CONKS OUT. THE VEHICLE CANNOT CATCH SPEED AFTER IT COMES TO A STOP. I AM STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AT THE LIGHT OR AT THE STOP SIGN. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON.

NHTSA ID

11376244

Incident

Nov 11, 2020

Mileage

180,000 mi

GAS ENGINE RUN AWAY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH P0069, P0430 (EMISSIONS CODES) ENGINE UNCONTROLLABLY REVVED TO MAXIMUM 6000 RPM (MAX THROTTLE)WHILE IN DRIVE GEAR FROM AUTOSTOP RESUME.. CRUSE CONTROL NOT ENABLED SLIGHT UPHILL GRADE REQUIRED ENGINE TO BE SHUT OFF WITH KEY SAME DAY AS FIRST EVENT WHILE IN DRIVE GEAR FROM AUTOSTOP RESUME WITH CRUSE CONTROL ENABLED AT 25 MPH ENGINE UNCONTROLLABLY REVVED TO MAXIMUM 6000 RPM WAS ABLE REGAIN CONTROL OF ENGINE RPM BY SHUTTING OFF CRUSE CONTROL .. (SOMETHING IN COMMON WITH THE FIRST TIME ) SLIGHT UPHILL GRADE UNCONTROLLED HIGH ENGINE RPM FROM AUTOSTOP RESUME STILL HAPPENING AFTER REPLACEMENT OF THE MAP SENSOR ... I SEE AS MUCH AS 2,000 TO 2500 RPM FROM AUTOSTOP RESUME... THIS IS NOT NORMAL IT SHOULD BE STARTING AT 1200 TO 1500 RPM.. NORMAL ENGINE STARTS ARE AT 1100 RPM

NHTSA ID

11243090

Incident

Jul 20, 2018

Mileage

89,600 mi

VEHICLE'S AUTOSTOP FEATURE IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVER IS TRYING TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND SLOW VEHICLE. VEHICLE JOLTS VIOLENTLY FORWARD UPON BREAKING AND ACCELERATES TO 10 MPH. VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 135K MILES DURING STOP AT TRAFFIC LIGHT IN HAYWARD CA IN DEC 2018. TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT. VEHICLE AT 145K MILES NOW IS COMPLETELY SHUTTING DOWN DURING AUTO STOP WITH LOW RPM'S WITHOUT ANY SERVICE CODES TO CHECK. AT ALL TIMES VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE.

NHTSA ID

11233229

Incident

Jul 14, 2019

Mileage

145,000 mi

I PURCHASED MY TAHOE FROM THE DEALER BRAND NEW AND ALWAYS TOOK IT TO GET SERVICED AT THE SAME DEALER. IN 2015 I TOOK IT IN FOR A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A MISFIRE AND THEY REPLACED THE CAMSHAFT AND MACHINED THE HEADS STATING THAT THE VALVES WERE LEAKING. REPAIRS COST NEARLY $3000. THIS YEAR 2018 IN MARCH THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A MISFIRE IN A CYLINDER THE SAME CYLINDER THAT WAS MIFIRING 3 YEARS PRIOR. THEY SAID A ROLLER ON THE ROCKER DISINTERGRATED AND REPAIRS WOULD COST CLOSE TO $6000 THIS IS NOT DUE TO ANYTHING I DID THE VEHICLE DOES EVEN HAVE 100,000 MILES ON IT. NO HARSH DRIVING OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURING ISSUE. NOT A SAFETY ISSUE BUT I THINK IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT.

NHTSA ID

11103689

Incident

Mar 10, 2018

Mileage

90,781 mi

ALL IP WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED, LOSS OF POWER, STALLING, GAGE FLUCTUATION, INTERMITTENT DOOR LOCK OPERATION. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON HIGHWAY WHEN THIS OCCURRED. ERROR CODES INCLUDE U0073, U0121M U0101, U0242 ( FROM DEALERSHIP ANALYSIS). CAUSE UNKNOWN. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN DEALERSHIP MORE THAN 7 WEEKS WITHOUT CAUSE OF PROBLEM NOT ISOLATED. TECHNICIAN STATED CRACKLING SOUND WHEN GRASPING WIRING IN DASHBOARD AREA. LOSS OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN CONTROL MODULE AND VARIOUS COMPONENTS OCCURS WITHIN ONE (1) TO FIVE (5) SECONDS. CHEVROLET ISSUED TECH BULLETIN #08-07-30-021E. DEALERSHIP HAS FOLLOWED THIS BULLETIN WITHOUT CORRECTING THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

11093883

Incident

Jan 18, 2018

Mileage

42,286 mi

LA LUZ DE LA BOLSA DE AIRE SE PRENDIO REPENTINAMENTE IGUALMENTE PASO LA LUZ DEL MOTOR YA SE CAMBIO TODO LA SEALANT LA COMPUTADORA SE APAGA POR 2 DIAS Y LUEGO SE ENCIENDE .EL DILER AREGLO PARA PASAR LA INSPECCIO PERA SEE PRENDIO NUEVAMENTE

NHTSA ID

11046483

Incident

Jul 7, 2017

Mileage

120,000 mi

REDUCED POWER TO ENGINE WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY

NHTSA ID

11003240

Incident

Jun 23, 2017

Mileage

138,000 mi

TAPPING NOISE IN LIFTERS DEVELOPED AT FIVE DAYS AGO. VEHICLE MILEAGE IS 58,000 MILES. CHEVY DEALER INFORMED US THE REPAIR WOULD BE $4,000-$5000. WE HAVE COMPLETE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR RECORDS ON THE VEHICLE AND PURCHASED IT NEW IN NOVEMBER 2007. WE ARE THE ONLY OWNERS

NHTSA ID

11001255

Incident

Jun 20, 2017

Mileage

58,000 mi

ENGINE HAS VERY LOUD VALVE TYPE TAPPING NOISE AT IDLE AND IN GEAR. ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND ENGINE IS BURNING EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES.

NHTSA ID

10967816

Incident

Mar 18, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHUDDER AND JERK. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYDRAULIC LIFTERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AN ENGINE OVERHAUL WAS PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

NHTSA ID

10947837

Incident

Aug 15, 2016

Mileage

60,000 mi

COMPLAIN TO DEALER PRIOR TO GM WARRANTY EXPIRATION AND EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRATION BUT NOW THAT WARRANTY EXPIRED WILLING TO INVESTIGATE. CONSTANT P0300 RANDOM MISFIRE DETECTED ON CYLINDER 5. MISFIRES OVER 20 TIMES WITHIN 60 SECONDS VIA GM FAST TEST (LAUNCH SOFTWARE VERSION V44.30) HAPPEN AT IDLE OR IN MOTION LEVELING / SUSPENSION / STABILITY SYSTEM CONSTANTLY ALERT DURING MOTION. ALSO HAVE CRACK ON DASH THAT LEADS TO PASSENGER AIRBAG. IF REMOTE START IS USED LOUD GRINDING CAN BE HERD AFTER IDLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 8 MINUTES OR SOONER.

NHTSA ID

10864697

Incident

May 12, 2016

Mileage

120,000 mi

THE TRUCK WAS HAVING DRY START UPS WINTER OR SUMMER..COULD HEAR THE LIFTERS TAPPING REALLY HARD UNTIL OIL HITS IT,,LIFTERS COLLASPED ON RIGHT SIDE NOW THE LEFT IS DOING THE SAME AND WARRANTY WONT FIX..ALSO THE LEVELING PUMP KEEPS GOING OUT AND THIS IT RHE SECOND ONE IN TWO YEARS THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED..ALSO THE DRIVER MIRROR WILL NOT ROLE IN SO WHEN I PARK NOONE WONT HIT IT..ALSO DASH IS CRAXK OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AND DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS..ALSO THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING INTO SECOND GEAR AND IT RUMBLES INSIDE WHEN IT DROPS TO 4 CYLINDER..

NHTSA ID

10855579

Incident

Oct 30, 2013

I PURCHASED THIS CAR WITH 69K ON THE DASH BY THE TIME I GOT TO 80K I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MISFIRES UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I FOUND OUT MY ENGINE LIFTERS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE. I CALLED GM THEY OFFERED NO REPAIR ASSISTANCE AND AKNOWLEDGED THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. HOWEVER THEY HAVENT RELEASED A RECALL TO HELP OR REIMBURSE THE MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

10808544

Incident

Apr 5, 2015

Mileage

80 mi

I BOUGHT MY 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE BRAND NEW. PEOPLE LAUGH AT ME BECAUSE I'VE ALWAYS DEALT WITH THE DEALERSHIP ON EVERYTHING INCLUDING ALL OIL CHANGES. NOW I'M BEING TOLD THAT I HAVE LIFTER AND CAM PROBLEMS. I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE ENGINE LIGHT BEING ON 5 MONTHS PRIOR TO BE TOLD THIS. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON BECAUSE OF THE TPS STICKING. I'M A SINGLE MOTHER OF 2. I PURCHASED A NEW VEHICLE NOT TO HAVE THESE KIND OF PROBLEMS ESPECIALLY SINCE I'VE ALWAYS TAKEN MY TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP. I CANT AFFORD A NEW ENGINE, MY TRUCK IS PARKED AND I HAVE TO GET RIDES TO WORK FROM CO-WORKERS. I CANT SLEEP NOR WORK.

NHTSA ID

10788844

Incident

Nov 5, 2015

Mileage

125,000 mi

WHILE TRAVELING OUT OF TOWN STABILITRAC DISABLED ENGINE POWER REDUCED ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER SINCE SPEED WAS REDUCED. I HAD TO TURN OFF VEHICLE FOR A FEW MINUTES TO LET THE ECM RESET THE FAULT. I DISTRACTED DRIVER REARENDED THE VEHICLE WHEN I WAS STRANDED WITH MY FAMILY INSIDE THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

10763007

Incident

Aug 11, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,900.

NHTSA ID

10703071

Incident

Mar 27, 2015

Mileage

69,900 mi

WE HAD THIS SAME RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS TAHOE FOR THE LAST 10K MILES. SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEED OR JUST IDLING, IT WILL DISPLAY A "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" AND YOU WILL LOOSE ALL POWER. ENGINE IS STILL RUNNING AND LIGHTS AND RADIO WILL WORK, BUT YOU GET NO POWER WHEN PRESSING THE GAS. ITS SCARY BECAUSE IT HAPPENS SO SUDDENLY WITH OUT ANY WARNING. WE HAVE SPEND A COUPLE OF THOUSAND DOLLARS TRYING TO TROUBLE SHOOT THIS BUT IT HASN'T BEEN SOLVED.. *TR

NHTSA ID

10618017

Incident

Jul 30, 2014

Mileage

58,150 mi

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLS NO ELECTRICAL NOT EVEN HAZARD LIGHTS. I WAS DRIVING AND RADIO STARTED TO STATIC AND THEN CAR STALLED WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN ON HAZARDS MAKING IT VERY DANGEROUS AS OTHER VEHICLES WERE NOT ABLE TO SEE THAT I WAS STALLED AND GOT VERY CLOSE TO HITTING MY TRUCK HAD TO CALL FOR HELP AS I WAS SITTING IN INTERSECTION HAD NO WAY OF TELLING THEM I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE HAD TO OPEN MY DOORS TO CALL ATTENTION TO DRIVERS. A DAY BEFORE I NOTICED THAT PROBLEM BEGAN WHEN I PARKED VEHICLE AND IGNITION KEY TURNED OFF ALL ELECTRICITY WILL QUICKLY SHUT OFF INCLUDING RADIO. WHEN AT A NORMAL TIME RADIO WOULD STAY ON UNTIL DOOR OPENED. THIS INCIDENT HAS HAPPEN TO ME 3 TIMES ALREADY. I HAVE HAD FULL BODY THROTTLE REPLACED, BATTERY AND GROUND CABLES REPLACED AND STILL NOT FIXED VEHICLE ALSO SHAKES ALOT AT TIMES WHEN STOPPED AT INTERSECTION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10568940

Incident

Mar 11, 2014

Mileage

77,120 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE WHEN THE FIRE STARTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING FOR 6 HOURS PRIOR TO THE FIRE. THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS WERE CONTACTED AND RESPONDED TO THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE HOTTEST PART OF THE FIRE WAS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10514805

Incident

May 31, 2013

FIRST PROBLEM WAS THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT CRANK. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE JUMPED OFF AND THEN IT CRANKED QUICKLY. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE WINDOW CONTROL, SPEAKERS AND HEATER WOULD GO IN/ OUT OF OPERATION. THE SPEAKERS IN ALL FOUR DOORS WOULD GO OUT THEN COME BACK ON AT DIFFERENT TIMES. SOMETIMES THEY WOULD WORK ALL AT ONCE, OTHER TIMES ONE, TWO OR EVEN THREE MAY COME ON AND OFF. THE HEATER WOULD COME ON BLOWING SOME TIMES THEN CUTS OFF AGAIN AND AGAIN. THE HEATER BLOWER WOULD ALSO BLOW AT ONE SPEED THEN BLOW AT ANOTHER SPEED WITHOUT ANYONE CHANGING THE SETTINGS. THE WINDOW CONTROLS WILL MAKE THE HEATER BLOW STRONGER, THEN WHEN THE WINDOW CONTROL IS RELEASED IT WILL CUT THE HEATER OFF. THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW CONTROLS WILL NOT WORK AT ALL. THE REAR PASSENGERS ALSO CAN NOT GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE FOR INDIVIDUALS SITTING IN THE SECOND ROW SEATS. THE ONLY CONTROL THAT WILL WORK THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOWS IS THE DRIVER SIDE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAS A LIGHT SMOKE SMELL COMING FROM THE VENTS. THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR IN THE FRONT WILL OPEN FOR THE PASSENGER SOMETIMES THEN AT OTHER TIMES SOMEONE WILL HAVE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT CRANK BACK UP AFTER BEEN CUT OFF, IT ALWAYS HAS TO BE JUMPED OFF. THE BATTERY IS DRAINED EVERYTIME THE VEHICLE IS SITTING DOWN AND NOT BEING OPERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES WITHOUT BEING FIXED. GM CORPORATION WAS CALLED AND I WAS INFORMED A RECALL WAS ON SOME VEHICLES BUT NOT OTHERS. I WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT LISTED AS ONE THOU. THE DEALERSHIP CHECKED MY VEHICLE AND INFORMED ME THAT MY VEHICLE DIDN'T HAVE ANY ISSUES BUT THEN ON A SECOND REQUEST THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY VEHICLE HAD A BAD BATTERY AND WAS HAVING FIRING TROUBLE. THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THAT I WAS NOT COVERED BY MY WARRANTY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10492967

Incident

Jan 11, 2013

Mileage

92,000 mi