Owner-reported complaints naming the driver-assistance system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2010 Chevrolet Tahoe submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Dear NHTSA Please Help Me With This Issues I Buy This Car From Capitol Chevrolet In San Jose CA And This Car Since Was Purchased I Been Having To Many Issues Please Help And Contact Me To See If I Can Get My Money Back Sincerely [XXX] [XXX] [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
THE CAR HAS STALLED ON THE FREEWAY AND/OR BUSY ROADS MULTIPLE TIMES. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS TIMING. *TR
WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN OR HIGHWAY , DOOR LOCKS BEGAN POPPING UP AND DOWN, DASH GAUGES WERE GOING CRAZY AND CAR BEGAN TO BE LOSE TOTAL ELECTRICAL POWER. ENGINE CUT OUT AND DIED AND ALMOST REAR ENDED BY SEMI-TRUCK. THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED 20 PLUS TIMES OVER THE PAST 6 MONTHS AND SEVERAL TIMES TIMES THIS WEEK DRIVING IN TOWN AND ALSO ON INTERSTATE 44 IN MISSOURI. THE GM SERVICE TECHNICIAN DOES NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS OR THE CAUSE. THIS ISSUE IS HAPPENING COUNTRY WIDE TO OWNERS OF CHEVY TAHOE'S. THIS VEHICLE IS NOW TO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. MY TAHOE HAS 71,212 MILES ON IT. CAN YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE?
DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, STABILITRAX OFF, SERVICE STABILITRAX, ENGINE POWER REDUCED LIGHTS CAME ON. ENGINE ALSO IDLED ERRATICALLY AND WOULD TRY TO JUMP THE CAR FORWARD WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP. COULD TURN OFF CAR FOR A FEW MINS AND IT WOULD RESET AND TURN BACK ON AND DRIVE NORMAL FOR A FEW MILES WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, THEN DO IT AGAIN. USED HEET BECAUSE THOUGHT IT WAS BAD FUEL BUT CONTINUED DOING IT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED. THE STABILITRAK AND ENGINE POWER REDUCED WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. A LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,573. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT *TR
THE DASHBOARD HAS TWO LONG CRACKS, ONE ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND ONE BY THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. CALLED GM AND THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE IT. THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE TRUCK WASN'T EVEN A FULL TWO YEARS OLD. THE TRUCK IN KEPT IN A GARAGE AND I USE SUN VISORS DURING THE DAY TO PROTECT THE DASH FROM THE SUN. THE CRACKS CONTINUE TO GROW. THIS IS A DEFECT FROM GM AND THEY SHOULD PAY FOR REPLACEMENT. I AM WORRIED IF I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT, PIECES OF THE DASH WILL FLY INTO PEOPLES FACES IN THE TRUCK OR CAUSE A DEPLOYING AIRBAG TO MALFUNCTION. THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON IN 2012 AND THE DEALER AGAIN WOULD NOT FIX IT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED THREE TIMES IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RAN OFF THE ROAD INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 11/09/15*LJ THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE SOLD THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 12/15/15.*JB
2010 CHEVROLET TAHOE LTZ CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD DRIVE BUT IN A JERKING MOTION. WE HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO OUR MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS A ENGINE CONTROL MODULE DTC P2135, THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER DISPLAYED AND THE TRACTION OFF ALSO DISPLAYED. THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO CLEAN OUT THE THROTTLE BODY TO REMOVE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I THEN CALLED MY LOCAL CHEVROLET/GM SERVICE CENTER IN EAST HARTFORD, CT AND THEY SAID THAT THE ITEM IS COVERED UNDER A SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT #11273 FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS OR 120,000 MILES BUT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO UNTIL THE LIGHT COMES BACK ON. HE INFORMED ME THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN, THOUGH. I THEN CALLED CORPORATE GM AND THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO EXCEPT WAIT FOR THE ISSUE TO ARISE. THE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE SPEED WOULD REDUCE TO 50MPH BUT IT ISN'T A SAFETY CONCERN. IF THIS CAR IS TRAVELING AT 65-70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND REDUCES SPEED TO 50MPH WITH NO BRAKE LIGHT HOW IS THIS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE??? NEEDLESS TO SAY, THEY SAID THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING THEY COULD DO SO NOW I HAVE TO HAVE MY WIFE AND 2 KIDS DRIVE AROUND IN A VEHICLE THAT WE KNOW HAS AN ISSUE BUT CANNOT NOT GET IT FIXED PROPERLY UNTIL IT OCCURS AGAIN. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES AND IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS A SAFETY RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED. CASE #[XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
THIS VEHICLE,WHILE DRIVING,SUDDENLY THE RADIO GOES OFF,THE WARNING LIGHTS COME UP, THE ALARM GOES OFF,AND THE LOCKS START CYCLING, SOMETIMES THE ENGINE GOES OFF, SOMETIMES THE ENGINE JUST JERKS.WHEN THE ENGINE CUTS OFF,ALL THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM GOES DEAD,I HAVE TO WAIT FROM 1 TO 15 MINUTES FOR THE SYSTEM COME BACK ON. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN ON SERVICE FIVE TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM: THE FIRST TIME, THEY DIDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS.THE SECOND TIME, THEY SAID THAT THE SECURITY ALARM WAS THE PROBLEM,IT WAS REMOVED. THE THIRD TIME THEY SAID THAT THE MECHANIC FORGOT TO CONNECT SOME WIRES FROM THE ALARM,AND ALSO PUT SOME GREASE ON THE CONNECTORS.THE FOURTH TIME THE DIAGNOSTIC WAS: FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH AND LEAKING BATTERY.THE FIFTH TIME THE DIAGNOSTIC WAS: COINS INSIDE THE RADIO MAKING A SHORT, THEY REMOVED THE RADIO. NOW, I'M DRIVING WITHOUT RADIO AND IT KEEPS DOING THE SAME.TODAY,(LIKE MANY OTHER TIMES) I ALMOST HAVE AN ACCIDENT, THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME UP, THE NEEDLES ON THE GAUGES WENT CRAZY, THE ENGINE JOLTED AND THE CAR CAME TO A TOTAL STOP.A CAR ALMOST REAR ENDS US, I WAS HONKED AT BY EVERYONE, AND I TRIED TO TURN ON MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS TO WARN OTHERS BUT THEY DIDN'T RESPOND, THERE WAS NO POWER. HERE WE WERE COMPLETELY STUNNED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PRESENTING A CLEAR DANGER TO THE DRIVERS AROUND AND THE CAR WOULDN'T RESPOND.A FEW MINUTES LATER,WHICH FELT A LOT LONGER,THE CAR CAME BACK TO LIFE AND WE WERE ABLE TO DRIVE OFF.EVERY TIME IT IS A DIFFERENT STORY AND THE DIAGNOSTIC ALWAYS SEEMS TO CHANGE.THE MECHANICS CAN'T PINPOINT THE ERROR SO THEY ARE SIMPLY GUESSING. I ASK GM TO TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CAR.I AM FRIGHTENED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. I'M RISKING MY OWN LIFE AND THE LIFE OF MY FAMILY AND OTHERS. UNFORTUNATELY,I NEED TRANSPORTATION AND I HAVE NO CHOICE TO KEEP DRIVING A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. *TR
ENGINE LIGHT, ALB, AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH, MESSAGE LOOSING ENGINE POWER AS WELL, DRIVING CONDITIONS WERE VERY DANGEROUS, TRUCK KEPT JERKY AS I WAS DRIVING IT, COULD ONLY GO UP TO MAX OF 15 MPH, THE TRUCK IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR
ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2011, AS I MOVED OVER TO PASS A CAR ON THE LEFT ON A 2-LANE HIGHWAY, THE ACCELERATOR IN MY 2010 CHEVROLET TAHOE BEGAN ACCELERATING AT A VERY FAST RATE ON ITS OWN AND "STUCK" . I HIT THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES, BUT IT DID NOT "UNSTICK" AND KEPT ACCELERATING. I AM NOT CERTAIN TO WHAT EXACT SPEED THE CAR REACHED DURING THIS TIME, BUT I BELIEVE IT WAS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. SHIFTING THE CAR TO NEUTRAL BACKED IT OFF. AFTER PUTTING IT BACK IN DRIVE AND PUNCHING THE ACCELERATOR 3-4 TIMES WITH MY FOOT, THE CAR "UNSTUCK" AND SPEED REDUCED; NOT CERTAIN IF MY ACTION "UNSTUCK" IT BUT AT THIS POINT THE SPEED REDUCED. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I WAS EXTREMELY SCARED AND IT WAS AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE SITUATION. VAN HORN CHEVROLET IN PLYMOUTH, WISCONSIN, CONFIRMED A DAY LATER THAT DIAGNOSTICS SHOWED A FAULT CODE AND THE SENSOR WAS FAULTY, AND THE SENSOR WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED. THE REPAIR INVOICE STATES "REPLACED ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR."
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