NHTSA Complaint #10322990 — 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 35 MPH THE CONTACT PRESS ON THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP TO 40 MPH. THE CONTACT PRESSED THE BREAK AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY STOPPED. CONTACT EXPERIENCED FAILURE WITH SEVERAL COMPONENTS SUCH AS THE BATTERY, ALL THE POWER DOOR LOCKS LOCK IT AUTOMATICALLY SETS THE ALARM OFF. WHEN THE CONTACT PLACES HIS LEFT FOOT CLOSE TO THE BREAK PEDAL AND EMERGENCY BRAKE THE INTERIOR LIGHTS AND CHIMES WOULD COME ON. ON ANOTHER OCCASION WHILE PARKED THE VEHICLES AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITH SMOKE COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED AFTER THE SECOND BATTERY REPLACEMENT AND THE AIR BAG SYSTEM HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. DEALER REFUSES TO PERFORM SERVICE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 36,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 15,000. UPDATED 5/20/2010 *CN UPDATED 09/-7/10*JB