2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE Electrical System Problems

THERE IS A RECALL #04004. "BRAKE HYDRO-BOOST RELIEF VALVE" BUT MY VIN# IS NOT ON THE LIST. OVER 64,000 VEHICLES WERE AFFECTED AND THERE IS A "#1" ON THE MOUNTING SURFACE. ALL OF THE UNITS DETECTED A MACHINING ERROR IN THE RELIEF BORE CAVITY FOR MODULES PRODUCED FROM A MACHINE IDENTIFIED AS "FADAL #1" THIS CAN AND HAS CAUSED MY 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE TO HAVE NO POWER ASSIST WITH MY STEERING AND NO POWER BRAKES. I HAVE FOUND MYSELF HOLDING TWO FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AT A RED LIGHT. AND CAN NOT OPERATE IN SMALL SPACES SUCH AS PARKING GARAGES AND CERTAIN PARKING STALLS. I WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE IS SOMETHING MORE THAT I CAN DO IN REGARDS TO THIS PARTICULAR RECALL AND FIND OUT IF THERE IS SOME MISTAKE AS FAR AS MY VIN# NOT BEING RECOGNIZED BUT YET EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. MY VEHICLE HAS BECOME...

THE MAIN ENGINE WIRING HARNESS WAS FULL OF CONDENSATE AND CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WOULD JUST SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. TOOK MULTIPLE TRIPS TO THE MECHANIC SHOP FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO DUPLICATE AND CORRECT THE ISSUE. ONLINE RESEARCH SHOWS MANY TAHOE OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH CAUSED THE BATTERY TO DIE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BATTERY MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 183,000.

LEAVING MY DRIVE ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD LIT UP FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS THEN WENT OFF. A FEW MILES LATER DID THE SAME THING THEN ALL THE GAUGES STOPPED WORKING. NEXT TIME I STARTED IT UP THE GAUGES WOULD NOT WORK ABOUT A MILE DOWN THE ROAD ALL THE LIGHTS ON DASH CAME ON AND THEN GAUGES WOULD START WORKING. SOMETIMES MY BATTERY WILL BE DEAD WHEN I GO OUT IN THE MORNINGS. THE DRIVER SEAT HEAT COMES ON AND OFF WHENEVER IT WANTS TO. IF IT'S COLD OUTSIDE THE RADIO WILL NOT WORK UNTIL THE CAR HAS BEEN WARMED UP FOR A WHILE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING I HAD A REAL BAD CLUNKING NOISE IN MY STEERING WHEEL.I TOOK IT TO THE VICTORY LAYNE CHEVY DEALER AND SPENT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT TO PAY FOR A DEFECTIVE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT AND COLUMN BEARING REPLACED BECAUSE I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING IT. NOW MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FUEL GUAGE IS DEFECTIVE,THE ABS LIGHT& PARKING BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T COME ON WITH THE KEY ON OR AT ALL AND THERE ARE NO CODES FROM THE DEALER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

WHEN USING THE AIR CONDITIONER IT SOMETIMES BLOWS VERY HOT AIR. NOW THAT IT IS COLD OUT WHEN USING THE HEATER IT SOMETIMES BLOWS ICE COLD AIR. IF THIS HAPPENS I HAVE TO STOP, TURN OFF MY VEHICLE, THEN WHEN I RESTART THE VEHICLE IT DOES THE RIGHT THING. SOME TIMES I HAVE TO DO THIS MORE THEN ONCE TO GET IT TO WORK. I GOT A RECALL NOTICE A WHILE BACK BUT THE DEALER SAID IT IS ONLY FOR WHEN IT SMELLS LIKE SMOKE. GUESS THEY WANT ME TO HAVE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE BEFORE THEY WILL FIX IT.

WHILE DRIVING MY ELECTRICAL GAUGES ALL WENT CRAZY AND THEN QUIT ONE BY ONE. I HAVE ONLY 2 LEFT THAT WORK. MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT TURN OFF AND INTERMITTENT DOES NOT WORK ON THEM. MY HUB ON FRONT TIRES KEEP NEEDING REPLACED. THEY COME LOSE TO POINT OF TIRE NEARLY FALLING OFF. MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND NEVER TURNED OFF.

ON AN EXIT RAMP GETTING READY TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC AND THE ENGINE CUTS OFF. I WAS ABLE TO STOP. TURNED THE KEY REPEATEDLY, AND THOUGH THE RADIO AND DASH LIGHTS CAME ON THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER. I HAD THE TAHOE IN "PARK" MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. NOTHING. SHIFTED IT TO NEUTRAL AND TRIED: NOTHING. MOVD THE COLUMN UP AND DOWN: NOTHING. POUNDED ON THE COLUMN: AMEN IT STARTED. DROVE TO MECHANIC: COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. NO DATA IN COMPUTER INDICATING ANY PROBLEM. 6 WEEKS GO BY AND TAHOE WILL NOT START IN MY DRIVEWAY. GO THOUGH THE SAME LITANY AGAIN. FINALLY STARTED. MY WIFE TAKES MY TAHOE TO LOWE'S IN JANUARY CAR WILL NOT START. SHE TRIED SO MANY TIMES SHE DRAINED THE BATTERY. I HOOKED UP THE JUMPER CABLES AND IT STARTED IMMEDIATELY. I TAKE IT TO MECHANIC AND HE "THINKS" IT'S PART OF THE...

STARTED MY VEHICLE AND LET IT WARM UP. NO ISSUES.. AFTER WAITING 5 MIN I DROVE AWAY FROM MY HOUSE AND WITHIN 1 MINUTE OF DRIVING( COULD OF BEEN LESS), ALL OF MY DASH LIGHTS FLASHED/GLITCHED,AND MY GAUGE NEEDLES GO ALL THE WAY DOWN,I LOSE ACCURACY OF SPEED, FUEL,TEMPS,ETC. MY INDICATOR( WHERE IT SHOWS MILEAGE) RESET TO "DRIVER 1" . SAME THING HAPPENS EVERYTIME, AND ITS ALWAYS RANDOM, EXCEPT THE LAST 2 DAYS. I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED, LAST YEAR AND A CARFAX WAS DONE AND I JUST DID A VIN SEARCH AND NOTHING STATES THIS VEHICLE WAS EITHER RECALLED OR WAS THE PROBLEM ORIGINALLY FIXED WHEN THERE WAS A RECALL.

DRIVING SLOW DOWN A BLOCK AND SMELLED ELECTRICAL FIRE SMOKE. THE SMOKE GOT WORSE AND DARKER AND IT WAS COMING UP FROM UNDER MY LEGS (I WAS DRIVING). I PULLED OVER, PUT MY EMERGENCY BLINKERS ON AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. HAD A HARD TIME GETTING MY SEAT BELT UNBUCKLED, BUT FINALLY GOT IT OFF AND JUMPED OUT OF THE CAR. THE SMOKE GOT REALLY BAD AND VERY RAPIDLY THE DRIVER SEAT CAUGHT ON FIRE. MY BROTHER WAS WITH ME, HE WAS OUT OF THE CAR AS WELL, AND HE CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE CAR WAS TOWED. IF I HADN'T GOTTEN OUT OF THE CAR AS FAST AS I DID I WOULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE AS WELL. *TR

VEHICLE REGISTERED "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER, ONLINE RESEARCH SHOWED NUMEROUS INCIDENTS INVOLVING THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR AND THE WIRES CRIMPING, THERE WAS SOMETHING ABOUT THE WIRING HARNESS BEING COVERED BY GM BUT IT DOES NOT APPEAR ON A RECALL LIST. *TR

THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED INCLUDING THE SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE. *TR

THE DASH FOR THE PAST YEAR WILL WORK FOR A MONTH OR TWO, THEN GO OUT FOR A MONTH OR TWO. I CAN NOT READ ANY OF MY DASH GAUGES. I CAN'T TELL HOW FAST I'M GOING OR HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE ETC. I HAVE READ WHERE NUMEROUS OTHER TAHOE OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. IT IS VERY ANNOYING AND NOT SAFE FOR MY TEENAGE SON TO DRIVE. WITH AS MANY COMPLAINTS AS HAVE BEEN FILED, CAN WE GET A RECALL? *TR

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD NUMEROUS, FREQUENT, AND PERSISTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE APPROXIMATE DATE GIVEN WAS WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING WHERE IT BLEW ONLY HOT AIR. TWO "REPAIRS" AT THE DEALER AND TWO SUBSEQUENT REPAIRS FINALLY REVEALED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE REAL SAFETY ISSUES THAT CONTINUE ARE WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL THAT HAS AT TIMES AFFECTED THE SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER (CONTINUOUS PROBLEM), OIL PRESSURE GAUGE (CONTINUOUS PROBLEM), AND NO DASH LIGHTS AT NIGHT. COMPUTER ANALYSES AND RESETS HAVE NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE, AS EVIDENCED BY TESTIMONIALS ON FORUMS AND COMPLAINTS. THE DANGER IN THIS IS LIGHTS GOING OUT TO A BLANK DASH AT NIGHT, ENGINE PROBLEMS THAT COULD RESULT FROM THE LACK OF A FUNCTIONING OIL GAUGE, AND INACCURATE OR NO SPEED READINGS. SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THE CONTROL PANEL SYSTEM AT THE LEAST. THANK YOU. *TR

THE VOLTMETER DOES NOT READ AND NEEDLE IS STUCK BELOW THE GAUGE AND NOW THE SPEEDOMETER IS STARTING TO GO OUT, THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HOWEVER WE COULD NOT TAKE IT IN UNTIL IT SHOWED SIGNS OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE ACCORD NOW WITH 142,000 WHICH IS OVER THE 80,000 EXTENDED WARRANTY. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE AND THE BEST GM HAS OFFERED TO DO FOR ME IS TAKE $58.00 OFF A $475.00 REPAIR. I HAVE TALKED TO MY DEALERSHIP ABOUT JUST PAYING FOR THE LABOR IF THEY WOULD REPLACE THE PART BUT NOPE. I JUST MOVED TO THE AREA AND DO NOT HAVE A SERVICE RECORD WITH A DEALER HOWEVER I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE SERVICED AT ONLY GM DEALERSHIPS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM IS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS AND...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO TELL HOW FAST SHE WAS DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN MY 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE CAUGHT ON FIRE BURNING TO THE GROUND. THE REPORT FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAYS THAT THE FIRE STARTED DUE TO FAILURE OF EQUIPMENT OR A HEAT SOURCE AND THAT THERE WERE NO HUMAN FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE FIRE.WHILE LOOKING ON THE INTERNET I HAVE FOUND AT LEAST ONE OTHER PERSON THAT HAS ENCOUNTERED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HER 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. *TR

SPEEDOMETER IS READING ERRATICALLY. WHEN ENGINE IS TURNED OF IT DOES NOT GO TO ZERO AND WHEN DRIVING SOMETIMES IT READS FASTER THAN ACTUAL SPEED AND SOMETIMES LOWER. *TR

A FEW WEEKS AGO I WAS TRAVELING DOWN HWY 60 IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI AND THE "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY SLOWED TO ABOUT 4-5 MILES PER HOUR AND I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. I CRAWLED TO THE NEXT EXIT WHERE I BARELY MADE IT UP THE INCLINE AND INTO A GAS STATION. WE CHECKED THE GAS, OIL, BATTERY, ETC. I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND WHEN I STARTED IT UP AGAIN, IT SEEMED FINE. I CONTINUED HOME. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT IT ALL CHECKED OUT PERFECTLY AND THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THIS HAS HAPPENED 12-15 TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH AND EVERY TIME I TAKE IT TO THE MECHANIC, HE TELLS ME THAT THE COMPUTER IS NOT "THROWING CODES" AND THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. THIS IS NOT A FIGMENT OF MY IMAGINATION. THIS KEEPS HAPPENING. THE MOST RECENT...

THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN ENGAGING IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE ON ITS ON FOR OVER A YEAR EVEN WHEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH OR MORE. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM SEEN IN THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE AND VERY COSTLY TO FIX. WAS TOLD TO WAIT UNTIL IT BECOMES MORE PROBLEMATIC TO REPAIR BECAUSE OF THE COST. NOW THE LIGHT DOES NOT SHOW ON THE PANEL TO SHOW IF IT IS IN 2 OR 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND IT IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK FAILED AND WOULD NOT ACTIVATE WHETHER ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE MANUALLY OR ELECTRONICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V248000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON E-470 WESTBOUND NEAR QUEBEC WHEN THE CAR SHUTDOWN COMPLETELY. NO POWER. THE CAR THEN WOULD NOT START AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A COMPUTER CHECK. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP, AFTER A WEEK, WHEN I WAS HAVING IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC FOR THE REPAIR, I DECIDED TO TRY TO START IT AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. I DROVE IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO CHECKED THE FUEL PUMP AND SAID IT WAS FINE. THEY COULD NOT FIND A REASON WHY THIS HAPPENED. SAME WITH ANOTHER MECHANIC. SINCE THEN (I HAD OWNED THE CAR FOR 5 MONTHS AT THAT POINT) THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR MORE TIMES, THE LATEST ON MAY 9TH. AGAIN IT'S BEEN TOWED AND AGAIN I AM TRYING TO FIND A PERMANENT SOLUTION. I AM NOW FINDING OUT THE PASSLOCK ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS AND CUTS OFF FUEL...

THE SPEEDOMETER FLUCTUATED OVER A PERIOD OF 2-3 DAYS, THEN STOPPED WORKING. I CALLED A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THIS IS A "KNOWN PROBLEM" WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THAT THERE WAS A CAMPAIGN. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS CAMPAIGN HAS LONG EXPIRED. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE DRIVER CANNOT TELL HOW FAST THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING. IT SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL. *TR

I AD NO IDEA THAT THIS WAS AN ON GOING ISSUE WITH THE 2004 TAHOES UNTIL A CO-WORKER MENTIONED HE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEN WHEN I HAD A SMOG CHECK DONE THIS YEAR. I NOTICED ABOUT A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO THAT MY GAUGES WERE NOT WORKING. DIDN'T REALLY LOOK INTO AS, I HAVE REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND CHECK MY LEVELS REGULARLY TOO. BUT RECENTLY MY SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T READ THE SPEED CORRECTLY. IT'S NOW A PERMANENT ISSUE AND I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE CLUSTER PANEL COMPLETELY IT'S A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND I CANNOT BELIEVE GM WILL NOT RECALL FOR THIS ITEM! HOW MANY OTHERS OUT THERE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND JUST LIKE ME, DID NOT KNOW IT WAS AN ISSUE! *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER, OIL GAUGE AND RPM GAGE ON THE CLUSTER PANEL QUIT WORKING. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. THIS IS A DEFAULT THAT SHOULD BE FIXED FREE OF CHARGE TO THE OWNERS. NO ONE WANTS TO PURCHASE A VEHICLE AND HAVE TO PUT IN THE SHOP FOR A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM. *TR

ON SEPT 21, 2012 I WAS DRIVING HOME FOR LUNCH AND AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES I NOTICE MY RADIO SHUT OFF AND ON, THE POWER DOOR LOCKS KEPT LOCKING AND UNLOCKING. ALSO, THE GAUGES ON THE DASH WHERE COMING ON AND OFF AND ALL THE LIGHTS INSIDE ON THE TAHOE WHERE GOING ON AND OFF ALSO. AS SOON AS EVERYTHING STOPPED MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND HIT MY FACE AND CHEST. I REMEMBER A CLOUD OF WHITE POWDER AND REALIZED I WAS STILL DRIVING. I WAS ABLE TO AVOID RUNNING INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. *TR

CONTROL PANEL CLUSTER IS FAILING FIRST CAUSING THE GAS GAUGE TO NOT WORK AT ALL AND THEN THE SPEEDOMETER TO MALFUNCTION. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I GLANCED AT MY GAUGES. THE TACHOMETER READING WAS BELOW ZERO. THEN SUDDENLY MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED SLOWLY FALLING FROM 65 TO 70 MPH TO JUST BELOW ZERO AS WELL. STILL DRIVING. ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER. THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED TO SLOWLY RISE. FINALLY IT STAYED STEADY AT ABOUT 35 MPH. THIS CREATED A PROBLEM. BECAUSE I WASN'T GOING 35MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. DURING THIS TIME, I TRIED NOT TO INCREASE OR DECREASE MY SPEED. I WENT WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. BECAUSE, OBVIOUSLY, IT WAS A SAFE RATE OF SPEED AT THAT TIME. BECAUSE THE TACHOMETER WASN'T WORKING TOO. THE APPROXIMATE CALCULATION OF MY RATE OF SPEED. COULD NOT BE ASCERTAINED. "SPEED" IS A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO PUBLIC SAFETY. WHETHER IT BE THE REGULAR STREETS THROUGHOUT YOUR TOWN OR THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. ANOTHER REASON TO CONSIDER THIS A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE IS. SOMEONE MAYBE...

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN 2005. AFTER APPOX. 5 YRS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTED SLOWLY NOT WORKING. AT FIRST IT WAS THE SPEEDOMETER, THEN FUEL GAUGE AND NOW THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS USELESS. NOT ONE GAUGE IS WORKING. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. I, FOR ONE, SEE THIS AS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS WELL AS COMPLETELY AGAINST THE LAW TO BE DRIVING A VEHICLE WITHOUT A SPEEDOMETER. THIS IS NOW THE ONLY VEHICLE THAT I HAVE AND I HAVE TO DEPEND ON THIS VEHICLE TO DRIVE MY FAMILY AROUND IN. I DON'T HAVE THE MEANS TO HAVE THIS ISSUE FIXED AND DUE TO THE SAME ISSUE WITH MANY OF THE SAME VEHICLES, I THINK CHEVROLET SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS EITHER STRANDED OR HURT DUE TO THEIR NEGLIGENCE. *TR

2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE "REDUCED ENGINE POWER". OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY AND ONLY ALLOWS YOU TO GO ABOUT 25 MPH. VERY UNSAFE IF ON A HIGHWAY. GM DEALER REPLACED THE FAULTY WIRE HARNESS AND PLUG THAT PLUGS INTO THE THROTTLE BODY. ALSO REPLACED THROTTLE BODY ITSELF. *TR

WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS RUNNING, AIR COMING FROM DRIVER'S SIDE VENTS BECOME EXTREMELY HOT WHILE PASSENGER'S SIDE REMAINS COOL. I CANNOT DETERMINE ANY SPECIFIC CONDITIONS THAT MADE THIS OCCUR. IT SEEMS TO BE TOTALLY RANDOM. THE HOT AIR IS NOT WARM AIR OR PRETTY HOT AIR, IT IS EXTREMELY HOT, HOTTER THAN A HAIR DRYER PRODUCES AT ITS HOTTEST. I REPORT THIS BECAUSE IT IS OBVIOUSLY A SAFETY HAZARD AND, JUDGING FROM COMPLAINTS SHOWING ON INTERNET BLOGS, IT IS FAIRLY COMMON. APPARENTLY CHEVROLET IS ADMITTING NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS FAILURE, EVEN DENYING THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM.

2004 TAHOE TRAILER TOW INOPERATIVE. NO HITCH PACK ON THE VEHICLE, SO I WAS NOT OVERLY CONCERNED, BUT NOW I HAVE MANY OTHER INDICATION PROBLEMS WITH MY CLUSTER AND SPEED CONTROL, PERHAPS THEY ARE RELATED. GM WILL NOT WARRANTY THE KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE SPEED CONTROL AND CLUSTER. COMPLAINT PREVIOUSLY FILED AND GM CUSTOMER SERVICE PREVIOUSLY CONTACTED. ISSUE NOT RESOLVED. *TR

2004 TAHOE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WILL STOP AND START BLOWING HOT AIR AT MAXIMUM VOLUME. VEHICLE MUST BE SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY AND RESTARTED TO CORRECT THE ISSUE TEMPORARILY. ISSUE HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW. GM COULD NEVER DUPLICATE, NO REPAIR EVER MADE TO VEHICLE. ON GOING ISSUE WITH HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM. *TR

1. NORMAL DAILY DRIVING 2. THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING AS DID THE TACHOMETER, BATTERY GAUGE AND OIL PRESSURE GAUGE. 3. NOTHING WAS DONE. NOT A RECALL NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT INDICATE CORRECT SPEED. SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT RETURN TO ZERO MPH WHEN VEHICLE STOPPED. SPEEDOMETER IS INTERMITTENT. *TR

THE VOLTAGE METER BOTTOMED OUT WHILE DRIVING BACK IN 2008. IT ALTERNATED BETWEEN REGISTERING CORRECTLY AND THEN INCORRECTLY UNTIL DEC 2009 WHEN IT BOTTOMED OUT AND STAYED. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT STATE MY BATTERY IS IN BECAUSE OF THIS. I'VE HAD IT CHECKED OUT TWICE BY THE DEALER. THE FIRST TIME, IN DEC 2008, THE METER WORKED JUST FINE AND THE REPAIRMAN COULD NOT GET IT TO BOTTOM OUT DURING AN 18 MILE TEST DRIVE. THE NEXT DAY, IT DROPPED BELOW THE LAST READING POSSIBLE ON THE GAUGE AND I DROVE IT RIGHT BACK TO THE DEALER. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE TAHOE HAD OVER 100,000 MILES ON IT SO IT WOULD NOT HAVE QUALIFIED FOR THE PROPOSED CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT FILED BACK IN 2008. *TR

ON THIS DATE THE SPEEDOMETER AND BATTERY GAUGE BEGAN TO GO HAYWIRE, AT FIRST THEY BEGAN TO JUMP UP SO IT LOOKED LIKE I WAS DRIVING FASTER THEN I WAS DOWN THE INTERSTATE. THE NEXT DAY WHEN I DROVE MY TAHOE THE SPEEDOMETER KEPT GETTING HIGHER AND HAS MAXED OUT OVER 120 MPH, AND THE BATTERY METER WELL OVER 19 VOLTS AND THEY DO NOT MOVE ANYMORE. I NOW HAVE TO RELY ON A PORTABLE GPS IN MY CAR TO ESTIMATE HOW FAST I AM TRAVELING. I SEE THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ON THIS, BUT I AM 3,000 MILES OVER THE 80,000 REQUIRED TO GET A REPLACEMENT GAUGE CLUSTER. *TR

2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. SPEEDOMETER FAILURE AT AROUND 80,000 MILES. I'VE BEEN RUNNING ON THE SPEED INDICATOR OF MY GPS FOR THE LAST 20,000 MILES. SPEEDOMETER FAILURES, DUE TO FAULTY EQUIPMENT, SHOULD BE REPAIRED IN A RECALL BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE "SILENT" RECALL ISSUED IN 2007 NEVER MADE IT TO ME AND IT WAS ONLY FOR CARS UNDER 70,000 MILES. SPEEDOMETERS ARE "SAFETY" EQUIPMENT. THEY SHOULDN'T FAIL AS OFTEN AS THE 2004 MODEL YEAR GENERAL MOTORS VEHICLES ARE FAILING. THERE ARE WAY TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVING TO SPEND FOUR-HUNDRED TO SIX-HUNDRED DOLLARS ON A REPAIR THAT SHOULD BE GENERAL MOTORS RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE INSTRUMENT PANEL . OIL,TEMPERATURE,SPEED VOLTS GAUGES FAIL. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 TAHOE DOES NOT GIVE ACCURATE SPEED READINGS. IT SAID I WAS DOING 62 MILES AN HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY AND I STARTED PASSING EVERY CAR ON THE ROAD. I SLOWED DOWN AND THEN IT NEVER GOT ABOVE 15 MILES AN HOUR AND I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE TAHOE FOR A FEW MINUTES IT WORKED AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS REGULARLY IF I DRIVE THE CAR FOR MORE THAN ABOUT 30 MINUTES AT A TIME. *TR

WOW! I JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH CHEVROLET ABOUT MY SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING AT ALL. THE REP STATED THIS WAS NOT A RECALL BUT AN EXTENSION OF THE WARRANTY FOR THE CLUSTER IF YOUR VIN# FALLS W/IN A CERTAIN RANGE. MINE FALLS W/IN THE RANGE BUT I'M OVER 80,000 MILES AND I BOUGHT THE CAR USED SO HAD NO IDEA ABOUT THE WTY EXTENSION. THIS MAKES NO SENSE TO ME THE CLUSTER / SPEEDOMETER IS NOT AN ADDED FEATURE OR ACCESSORY, BUT MANDATORY ON ALL VEHICLES. IN OTHER WORDS NO VEHICLES ARE PURCHASED WITH OUT IT. WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE! THERE WAS A LAWSUIT ON THIS, BUT ONLY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY MILEAGE, WHAT???? IT IS DEFECTIVE NO MATTER WHAT THE MILEAGE, RECALL IT BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT DUE TO AN ACCIDENT. I GUESS UNTIL IT'S RECALLED WE CAN JUST GUESS WHAT...

SPEEDOMETER REGISTERS 80MPH AT COMPLETE STOP, 120 MPH WITH MOVEMENT. PROBLEM DID OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING. AT THIS TIME NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE $500. I THINK IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND CHEVROLET SHOULD PAY FOR REPAIR EVEN IN MY CAR IS OVER 70,000 MILES (IS 83,000 NOW). I THINK WE ALL WANT TO SAVE AMERICAN CAR INDUSTRY (WITH THE HELP OF TAXPAYERS MONEY), BUT WE NEED TO SEND THE MESSAGE TO THESE PEOPLE THAT THEY SHOULD BE MAKING RELIABLE CARS. PLEASE WE NEED A RECALL FOR THE PROBLEM. I DO WANT TO KEEP BUYING AMERICAN, BUT YOU NEED TO HELP US OUT. *TR

FAILED SPEEDOMETER. STARTED OF MESSING UP OCCASIONALLY, BUT THEN BEGAN READING THE WRONG SPEED. SAYING THAT I WAS GOING 25 WHEN I WAS REALLY GOING 55. *TR

PURCHASED 2004 TAHOE FOR MY SON THINKING IT WAS A RELIABLE VEHICLE. LITTLE DID I KNOW THAT I GOT A LEMON! THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS THE FIRST TO GO, ALTHOUGH NOW IT SEEMS TO BE IN THE SUGGESTED MODE, ENGLISH. THEN, THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED ACTING ERRATICALLY, GOING FROM 55 MPH TO 120 MPH IN LIKE SECONDS. I BELIEVE THE VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 105,000....WHAT HAPPENS NOW? I HEAR ITS EXPENSIVE TO FIX AND I DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. THIS IS A DEFECT AND CLEARLY THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM....PLEASE HELP.. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN ONE OF THE BUSY ROADS IN MANATEE COUNTY, AND THE BACK HATCH GLASS OF MY 2004 CHEVY TAHOE BLEW OFF OF MY CAR. IT WENT AIR BORN AND LANDED IN THE SOUTH BOUND LANE ALMOST ON TOP OF A CAR. IF THE CAR HAD NOT SLAMMED ON ITS BRAKES AND SWERVED, IT COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE HINGES ARE STILL ATTACHED TO MY VEHICLE AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY WANTS A $500 DEDUCTIBLE. I KNOW I HAVE BEEN ONLINE RESEARCHING THIS KIND OF INCIDENT AND I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL LIKE IT SHOULD BE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. IT IS NOT NORMAL FOR A 4 YEAR OLD VEHICLE TO HAVE ITS GLASS BLOW OFF. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY TAHOE WITH 87000 MILES ON IT. PROBLEM IS INTERNAL GAUGE CLUSTER DEFECT. IN OTHER WORDS, THE SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK. CHEVY/GM ADMITS THAT CERTAIN VINS HAD DEFECTIVE CLUSTERS INSTALLED (INCLUDING MINE) YET THEY WILL NOT RECALL THEM AND/OR REPLACE THEM UNLESS THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THEN 70000 MILES ON IT. THE FACT THAT THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART AND NOT JUST NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND ALSO THAT THOUSANDS OF CHEVY/GM OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM SHOULD CONSTITUTE A RECALL, REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE. THERE ARE SPEED LIMITS SET ON ALL ROADS BECAUSE IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT TOO HIGH OF A SPEED. IF WE COULD ALL ACCURATELY JUDGE HOW FAST WE WERE GOING WE WOULD NOT NEED SPEEDOMETERS. HOWEVER, WE DO NEED THEM AND WHEN THEY ALL THE SUDDEN YOUR SPEEDOMETER STARTS GOING CRAZY (I.E. SHOW YOUR SPEED AS 120 WHEN YOU ARE...

SPEEDOMETER DEFECT: GAUGE DOES MOVE SOME OF THE TIME BUT DOES NOT READ ACTUAL SPEED THIS SUDDENLY OCCURRED ON LONG TRIP. *TR

INSTRUMENT PANEL MALFUNCTIONS BY STICKING WHILE DRIVING AND NOT RETURNING TO ZERO WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. IN ORDER TO GET THE SPEEDOMETER TO ZERO OUT YOU HAVE TO TURN THE CAR ON AND OFF UNTIL THE NEEDLE DROPS TO ZERO. OTHER TIMES THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILS TO REGISTER ANY VALUES. I CALLED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER THEY REFERRED ME TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH WANTS TO CHARGE ME $ 500 FOR THE PART AND AN AMOUNT TO BE DETERMINED IN LABOR ($200-300) TO REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN DEFECT FOR MODEL YEARS 2003-2007. SEVERAL COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED IN COURT. NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CA. ONE SUCH MATTER. HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS OF DEFECTIVE INSTRUMENT PANELS HAVE BEEN CITED BY THE CASE FILING AND THE LISTING ON SEVERAL PUBLIC WEBSITES THAT INCLUDE THE NHTSA WEBSITE. THE NHTSA CITES IN REPORTS THAT IN 2005 30% OF...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH IN INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR REPAIR SERVICE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 42,515.