2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE Electrical System Problems

REAR HATCH/WINDOW FAILED TO OPEN VIA REMOTE KEYFOB NOR DRIVER DOOR BUTTON. VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT RESIDENCE. FOUND THAT I COULD NOT OPEN HATCH NOR WINDOW MANUALLY FROM IN OR OUTSIDE WHICH IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SAFETY HAZARD.

SHIFT LEVER POSITION INDICATOR IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER DOES NOT ILLUMINATE AND DRIVER DOES NOT KNOW WHICH GEAR VEHICLE IS IN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. OVER THE YEARS, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL ELECTRICAL FAILURES, INCLUDING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING MALFUNCTIONING. THE FAILURE MADE IT DIFFICULT TO VIEW THE GAUGE INFORMATION. IN ADDITION, THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD ONLY OPERATE WHEN THE FOG LIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED, AND THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GILCREST CHEVROLET (6030 S. TACOMA WAY, TACOMA, WA) WHERE THE REAR WINDOW MOTOR AND INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURES EVENTUALLY RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. *BF. CONSUMER STATED DASH LIGHT REPLACE MULTI WINDSHIELD WIPER AND REPLACED PASSENGER SEAT HEATER.*JB

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WON'T GO OFF. NOT ABLE TO SEE GEAR PANEL PRND321. RIGHT TURNING SIGNAL DOESN'T WORK SOMETIMES OR MAKE HIGH BEAMS COME ON WHEN IT COMES ON.

TAMARA RECALL LIGHTS SHORTING OUT (INSIDE)THEY COME ON WHEN THEY ARE NOT SPOUSE TO.LICENCE PLATE LIGHTS FLICKER.MOVING AND SITTING STILL ON BOTH.TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS (SLIPPING) READ MULTIPLE FORMS ONLINE AND THEY SAY THE TRANSMISSIONS ARE JUNK THAT MAKES ALOT OF PEOPLE NOT WANT THEM.I LOVE MY TAHOE AND WOULD LOVE FOR THE ISSUES TO BE SOLVED FOR ME AND EVERYONE ELSE.

STEERING WHEEL LOCKS ON HIS OWN, BRAKE ENGAGES FOR NO REASON ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OFF

WHEN I START MY CAR START MY CAR IT SAYS SERVICE SEVILLA TRACK AND SERVICE AIRBAG WITH IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS HAPPENING MY WIPER BLADES DON'T WORK AND MY CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK AS WELL I'VE ALSO NOTICED THIS HAPPENING ON MY MOM'S 2000 CHEVY TAHOE AND ON MY PREVIOUSLY OWNED 2001 GMC YUKON I THINK IT IS ACROSS THE BOARD GM ELECTRICAL PROBLEM

WHILE DRIVING FOR ABOUT 3 MINUTES ON STREET THE TAHOE STARTED TO SMELL LIKE SMOKE, WE THEN NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE AIR CONDITIONING VENTS IN A MATTER OF SECONDS THERE WHERE FLAMES COMING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE AND THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE DASH BOARD WAS COMPLETELY MELTED FROM THE FIRE, THE FRONT WINDSHILLED SHATTERED WITH FORCE TOWARDS THE BACK OF THE TRUCK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE AIR CONDITION SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE, IT BECAME INOPERABLE AS SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE HEATER UNIT HAD MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V070000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 198,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE BULBS WERE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EMISSION CANISTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT A CLICKING SOUND WOULD COME FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A POSSIBLE IGNITION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

REAR LIFT GATE WILL NOT UNLOCK AND IT DOESN'T HAVE A MANUAL RELEASE INSIDE NOR DOES IT HAVE A KEY ACCESS FROM OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE TO UNLOCK IT. IF INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT/WRECK SOMEONE COULD BE TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE WITH NO WAY OUT. SHIFT INDICATOR LIGHT IN DASH DOES NOT ILLUMINATE - UNABLE TO TELL WHAT GEAR THE VEHICLE IS IN. EXTREME SAFETY HAZARDS! CHEVY SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE AND ISSUE A RECALL TO PREVENT SOMEONE FROM BEING INJURED. *TR

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...

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

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

MY REAR LIFTGATE AND WINDOW FOR MY 2005 CHEVY TAHOE WILL NOT UNLOCK. THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE. I'VE READ A BLOG OF ALMOST 300 DIFFERENT OWNERS THAT ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE ...WWW.CHEFSEATTLE.COM/BLOG/SITE-NEWS/SUBURBAN-REAR-LIFTGATE-WONT-UNLOCK-HOW-TO-FIX. IS CHEVROLET GOING TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ISSUE? WHAT IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT OR FIRE IN THE VEHICLE AND PEOPLE NEED TO ESCAPE THROUGH THE REAR LIFTGATE DOOR? IS IT GOING TO TAKE A DEATH FOR SOMEONE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE INSTEAD OF CHARGING OWNERS ALMOST $500.00 TO FIX THIS EVEN THOUGH IT IS NOT OUR FAULT? *TR

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.

THE LIFTGATE AND GLASS WILL NOT UNLOCK AND THERE IS NO RELEASE FROM THE INSIDE SO YOU ARE TRAPPED IF SOMETHING HAPPENS. I HAVE LOOKED TO SEE IF THERE IS A RECALL AND THERE IS NOT. I HAVE CONTACTED GM WITH NO RESPONSE AS WELL AS SEEING HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE POST ONLINE THAT ARE IN THE SAME SITUATION. THIS MAKES THE CAR A DEATH TRAP IN CASE OF ACCIDENT, FIRE, GOING IN WATER AS YOU CANNOT GET OUT OF THE CAR FROM THE INSIDE IF YOU ARE IN THE REAR NOR CAN SOMEONE RUN AROUND THE BACK AND OPEN THE HANDLE TO TRY TO GET SOMEONE OUT IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ASAP! *TR

I WAS AT A RED LIGHT AND THE CAR TRIED TURNING OFF AND ALSO I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN. THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT ON THE RADIO AND ON THE STEELING WHEEL AS WELL. I AM VERY SCARED THAT THIS ISSUE WITH THE SPEED WILL CAUSE ME A FATAL ACCIDENT AND I HAVE TWO KIDS. *TR

APPROXIMATELY 5:50 P.M. AS MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE DRIVING DOWN A BUSY ROAD THE CAR STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING. MANY OF THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE STEERING LOCKED. I WAS ABLE TO CRANK AGAIN TO PULL IT INTO A BUSINESS PARKING LOT. I WAS NOT COMPLETELY IN THE PARKING SPACE AND WAS CONCERNED ABOUT UPSETTING THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC FOR THIS BUSINESS, BUT COULD NOT CRANK THE CAR TO GET IT COMPLETELY IN THE PARKING SPACE. AS I WAS OUT OF TOWN, THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED APPROXIMATELY 75 MILES. WHEN THE GUY CAME TO TOW THE CAR ALL THE LIGHTS WERE STILL ON, STEERING STILL LOCKED AND UNABLE TO START ENGINE UP. THE GUYS AT THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS TOWED STARTED WORKING ON THE VEHICLE ON FRIDAY MORNING BY CLOSING THEY STILL HAD NOT FIGURED OUT THE PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. AROUND LUNCH TIME...

WHILE DRIVING I NOTICED A SMELL OF SOMETHING ELECTRICAL BURNING. THE HEATER WAS ON SO I IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE HEATER OFF. A WHILE LATER WHEN I TURNED THE HEAT BACK ON THE FRONT BLOWER DID NOT WORK EVEN THOUGH THE REAR BLOWER DID. BEING AND EASILY REPLACEABLE PART, MY HUSBAND TOOK THE PANEL OFF TO REMOVE THE BLOWER MOTOR. WHILE TRYING TO GET THE MOTOR OUT HE FOUND THAT THE WIRES WERE MELTED TOGETHER AND THE RESISTOR PLUG LOOKED BURNED. WE HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE JULY OF 2005 AND WERE NOT AWARE OF THE GM SERVICE BULLETIN REGARDING THE MATTER UNTIL TODAY, DECEMBER 29, 2013. IF IT WERE NOT FOR THE INTERNET I WOULD NOT KNOW IT NOW. I AM CONCERNED NOT ONLY BECAUSE WE OWN TWO VEHICLES THAT MY HAVE THIS PROBLEM BUT THAT IF I HAD NOT IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE UNIT THAT MY VEHICLE WOULD HAVE...

TACHOMETER NEEDLE FELL TO 0 WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. PREVIOUS SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED WITH A MILEAGE LIMIT ON THE REPAIR. DEALERSHIP WOULD REPLACE PART, HOWEVER, I WOULD BE REQUIRED TO PAY FOR LABOR HOURS. CURRENTLY, THIS PROBLEM STILL EXISTS BECAUSE REPAIR LABOR WOULD HAVE COST IN EXCESS OF $400. ALSO, SHIFT INDICATOR LIGHT IS NOW EXTREMELY DIM AND SOMETIMES DOES NOT LIGHT UP AT ALL. THERE IS A RECALL OUT FOR OTHER 2005 TAHOES, HOWEVER, MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED EVEN THOUGH I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I CALLED AND SPOKE WITH GM TODAY AND THEY SAID THAT BOTH ITEMS WOULD BE THE SAME AREA AND THAT NEITHER COULD BE FIXED UNDER A TSB OR A RECALL. BOTH PROBLEMS ARE KNOWN TO NHTSA AND GM, BUT GM IS NOT WILLING TO FIX THESE KNOWN PROBLEMS DUE TO A MILEAGE ISSUE. *TR

SPEEDOMETER FROZE ON 57MPH. IT SEEMED TO FIX ITSELF AFTER A SERIES OF STARTUPS.

MY FAN BLOWER STOPPED WORKING IN JUNE. TOOK MY TAHOE TO LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED A FAILED BLOWER RESISTOR. HE REPLACED THE RESISTOR ON 6/19. ABOUT A WEEK LATER, THE FAN STOPPED AGAIN. ON 7/3 HE FOUND THE RESISTOR CORRODED AFTER ONLY TWO WEEKS. HIS PARTS PLACE REPLACED THE RESISTOR ON WARRANTY. ON 7/4 THE FAN BLOWER BLEW UP. 1/3 OF THE BLOWER COVER IS MISSING (CHARDS). I WAS IN REVERSE IN MY DRIVEWAY, WITH THE AC RUNNING ONLY A COUPLE OF MINUTES, AND HER A LOUD BANG AND A PUFF OF SMOKE CAME OUT THE GLOVE BOX. GM HAS SPECIAL COVERAGE BULLETINS 11046, 10240 AND 10240A ON SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH SIMILAR VEHICLES, BUT THEY SAY THEY DO NOT COVER THE TAHOE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

TAILGATE AND REAR WINDOW WILL NOT LOCK. *TR

I WENT TO THE STORE APROX AT 8PM AND GO BACK APROX AT 915PM AND PARK MY CAR. APROX AT 11PM MY NEIGHBORS CALL US AND SAID THAT MY TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THIS STARTED APROX FROM THE ENGINE PART. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD NOT DECREASE SPEED, AND BUT WOULD REGISTER AN INCREASE, AND CONSEQUENTLY WOULD NOT REFLECT ACTUAL SPEED. I COULD CORRECT PROBLEM BY REPEATEDLY STARTING VEHICLE, UNTIL EVENTUALLY IT JUST WOULD NO LONGER REGISTER A CHANGE IN SPEED AT ALL. NOW I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT SPEED MY VEHICLE IS TRAVELING. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN FREEWAY AT 65MPH THE SPEEDOMETER WENT TO 105MPH. IT NOW READS 25MPH WHEN STOPPED AND WILL READ 65MPH WHILE ONLY TRAVELING 35MPH. THIS HAS BEEN VERIFIED WITH A GPS. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH A LOT OF GM VEHICLES AND MANY CUSTOMERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. THE ONLY FIX IS A NEW INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS, A RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE! *TR

THE SAFETY ISSUE HERE IS THE FACT THAT GM DOOR ACTUATORS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. GM IS NOT RECALLING THE PARTS AND THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS. DOORS WILL NOT LOCK, OR OPEN CONSISTENTLY, AND THEY DO NOT COVER THE REPAIRS UNLESS YOU HAVE THE ORIGINAL FACTORY WARRANTY OR IT MIGHT BE COVERED ON MAJOR GUARD WHICH THEY DON'T EVEN OFFER ON MY VEHICLE. THE INTERNET IS FILLED WITH THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE ISSUE. PEOPLE CAN BE CARJACKED, OR THEIR VEHICLES STOLEN BECAUSE THEIR DOOR LOCKS WON'T FUNCTION. GM JUST FLAT OUT DOES NOT CARE, AND THE PROBLEM ISN'T JUST ON THE TAHOE & SUBURBAN LINES. HERE ARE JUST A FEW LINKS OUT THERE ON THIS ISSUE. HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/WEBX?14@@.F206D4B/0 HTTP://WWW.CHEVYMALIBUFORUM.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=7950 AND HERE'S SOMEONE WHO APPEARS TO HAVE A FIX, GET RID OF THE CHEAP CHINESE PARTS. HTTP://WWW.GREENHYBRID.COM/DISCUSS/F69/TAHOE-DOOR-LOCK-ACTUATOR-PROBLEM-SOLUTION-27064/ THE FACT THAT THIS BUSINESS PRACTICE IS ALLOWED TO CONTINUE SEEMS...

THE REAR TAILGATE LOCK STOPPED FUNCTIONING WHICH PREVENTS THE REAR WINDOW OR THE TAILGATE TO BE OPENED. THERE IS NOT A MANUAL WAY TO OPEN THE TAILGATE OR WINDOW FROM THE INSIDE EITHER. *JB

MY SPEEDOMETER HAS RECENTLY EITHER NOT MOVED AT ALL OR DISPLAYS EXCESSIVE SPEEDS INCLUDING 120MPH WHEN TRAVELING ON AVERAGE OF 35MPH TO 50MPH WHICH IS ARE THE REGULAR LIMITS FOR MY AREA. SOME SPEEDS WERE AS LOW AS 25. LATELY, IT HAS ONLY WORKED FOR A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THE TIME. THE ONSTAR DIAGNOSTIC DOES NOT EVEN DETECT THAT THIS HAS/IS A PROBLEM. *TT

ALL THE GAUGES ON MY DASHBOARD QUIT WORKING ALL AT ONCE EXCEPT MY FUEL GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER. THERE ARE LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS AND GM NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THIS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED AND RESET TO ZERO. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,890 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,100.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES WERE DEFECTIVE AND DID NOT PROVIDE AN ACCURATE READING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

THE CHEVROLET TAHOE TAILGATE LOCK DO NOT HAVE AN EMERGENCY RELEASE INSIDE THE CAR. THE TAILGATE ACTUATOR HAS STOP FUNCTIONING ON MY CAR AND THERE NO WAY FOR ME TO OPEN THE DOOR. NOT EVEN TRYING TO OPEN WITH A KEY, BECAUSE THERE IS NO KEY OPTION TO OPEN THE DOOR ON THIS MODEL ON THE OUTSIDE TAILGATE. SINCE, CHEVROLET FAILED TO PLACE A RELEASE INSIDE THE CAR. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS LIFE OR DEATH ISSUE. IF MY KIDS ARE IN THE CAR TRYING TO ESCAPE A FIRE OR CAR SUBMERGED UNDER WATER. THERE WILL BE NO WAY FOR THEM TO ESCAPE. THIS ITEM NEED TO BE CORRECTED AND FIXED. I'M FINDING SEVERAL INCIDENTS ON THE INTERNET WERE THE LOCKING UNIT HAS FAILED. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

MY 2005 CHEVY TAHOE 71Z SPEEDOMETER HAS FAILED. IT REGISTERS VARIABLE SPEEDS WHICH I KNOW TO BE INCORRECT. INTERNET SEARCH CONFIRMS IT IS THE STEPPER MOTOR WHICH MUST BE REPLACED. SEVERAL COMPLAINTS BY OTHER OWNERS HAVE BEEN FILED. GM SHOULD RECALL THE 2005'S AS THEY DID THE 2003 AND 2004 FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. *TR

2005 CHEVY TAHOE W/ APPROX. 86,000 MILES OIL PRESSURE GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING PROPERLY. BOTH GAUGES CONTINUE TO MOVE BACK AND FORTH SOMETIMES GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT(IN THE RED) AND SOMETIMES ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT. *TR

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE, RECENTLY THE SPEEDOMETER AND OIL GAUGE METER STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. CHEVY REFUSES TO FIX THE CONDITION UNLESS I PAY OUT OF POCKET 800.00. *TR

2005 CHEVY TAHOE SPEEDOMETER WILL NOT READ CORRECTLY, STICKS AND CAN BE 20MPH OFF AT TIMES OR STUCK OVER 100. *TR

2005 CHEVY TAHOE SPEEDOMETER WILL NOT READ CORRECTLY, STICKS AND CAN BE 20MPH OFF AT TIMES OR STUCK OVER 100. *TR

I AM WRITING THIS TO COMPLAIN ABOUT A FIRE HAZARD WITH THE SEAT WARMERS IN 2005 CHEVY TAHOE. I HAD TO TAKE MY VEHICAL TO THE REPAIR SHOP BECAUSE MY SEAT WARMER WOULD GET WARMER THAN USUAL AND AFTER 2 TO 3 MINUTES WOULD SHUT OFF. COME TO FIND OUT THE SEAT WARMER PAD HAD SHORTED OUT AND BURNT. I HAVE THE SEAT WARMER PAD THAT IS CHARCOALED AND BURNT. I HAVE CONTACTED AND SPOKE TO GM REPRESENTIVES 4 TIMES INFORMING THEM OF THE FIRE HAZARD ALL I GET IS THIS IS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, MY VEHICLE HAS TO MANY MILES AND I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP OTHER THAN GM. THIS IS A SERIOUS FIRE HAZARD AND I THINK THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO BE AWARE AND GM NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE. *CN

SPEEDOMETER RANDOMLY GOES TO A MUCH HIGHER SPEED THAT CAR IS ACTUALLY TRAVELING. USED GPS TO VERIFY CAR GOING 65 BUT SPEEDOMETER REGISTERING 85. RADIO AND CLIMATE CONTROL PANEL ON VEHICLE ALSO GETS VERY HOT TO THE TOUCH WHEN THIS OCCURS. SPEEDOMETER WILL RANDOMLY RESET AND WORK FINE FOR A WHILE. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND STARTED ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. HE STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED HE NOTICED A FIRE IN HIS FUSE BOX THAT DESTROYED THE WIRING HARNESS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED UNDER THE HOOD UNDER THE LEFT FRONT FENDER. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALER BEING REPAIR WITH A COST. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURE AND THEY WOULD GET BACK WITH HIM WITHIN TWENTY FOUR HOURS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT CONTACTED HIM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. BL UPDATED 09/29/09

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. AROUND 70K MILES, MY SPEEDOMETER BEGAN ACTING UP. IT STARTED OFF STICKING AT AROUND 30 MPH NO MATTER HOW FAST I REALLY WAS GOING. LATELY IT WILL EITHER NOT WORK AT ALL, WILL STICK AT 30 MPH, OR HAS EVEN BEGAN TO CLIMB TO 120 MPH WHILE I WAS DOING 30 MPH ACCORDING TO A GPS WHICH I AM FORCED TO USE TO MEASURE MY SPEED BECAUSE OF NO SPEEDOMETER. THE DEALER QUOTED ME $500.00. THIS IS VERY BOTHERSOME AND I KNOW MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. CHEVROLET ACTS AS IF WE ARE AT FAULT FOR THIS EVERYTIME I GO IN AND COMPLAIN. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER 4 TIMES BECAUSE I WAS GOING OVER THE SPEED LIMIT BY LESS THAN 10 MPH. THIS COULD BE AVOIDED IF I HAD A WORKING SPEEDOMETER. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER OF MY 2005 CHEVY TAHOE NO LONGER WORKS. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY SAY THEY WON'T FIX IT BECAUSE IT IS NOT CURRENTLY BEING RECALLED. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT QUIT WORKING ALONG WITH BOTH THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGERS SIDE HEATED SEATS QUIT WORKING AS WELL. PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT WORKED FINE. WE TOOK THE TAHOE INTO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE CONNECTOR, UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT, WAS MELTED. THEY REPLACED THE CONNECTOR, HOWEVER, THE DRIVER SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT CONTROLS SEEM BACKWARDS. WHEN YOU PULL THE LEAVER UP, THE SEAT GOES DOWN, AND VICE VERSA. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS MALFUNCTION MAY CAUSE A FIRE. *TR

OCCASIONALLY SMELLED ELECTRICAL BURNING INSIDE VEHICLE. AC/HEATER BLOWER CUT OUT BUT CAME BACK ON. DECEMBER 2008 AC/HEATER BLOWER STOPPED COMPLETELY. WENT TO DEALERSHIP TO CONFIRM WHICH FUSE TO CHECK. WAS TOLD IT WAS PROBABLY SOMETHING ELSE AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR DIAGNOSIS. JANUARY 2009 WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR AND CONNECTOR SHORTED OUT AND MELTED (NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY). AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE CONTACTED MANUFACTURER ABOUT POSSIBLE RECALL, WAS TOLD THEY WOULD SPLIT COST OF REPAIR. DEALER REPAIR FACILITY WOULD NOT GIVE US THE FAULTY PARTS. SAID MANUFACTURER WOULD GET THE FAULTY PARTS DUE TO THEM AGREEING TO PAY FOR HALF OF THE REPAIRS. STILL COST ME $262 FOR DIAGNOSIS/REPAIR. TOTAL REPAIR PRICE ORIGINALLY $323. MANY MANUFACTURER VEHICLES HAVE HAD SAME PROBLEM AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO PAY ANYTHING. FAULTY PART WAS UPGRADED BY MANUFACTURER AND HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF SEVERAL SERVICE BULLETINS. *TR

SPEEDOMETER SHOWS 90 TO 120 MPH WHILE DIVING 50 TO 60 MPH. CALLED DEALER TODAY AND WAS TOLD INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDS REPLACED AT A COST OF $500 TO $600 TO FIX. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, 03 AND 04S HAVE BEEN RECALLED. *TR