2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE Structurebodydoor Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOCKS ON THE REAR DOORS ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES WERE UNABLE TO BE OPENED. THE LOCKS COULD ONLY BE OPENED WHEN THE REAR WINDOWS WERE LOWERED AND A PERSON HAD TO REACH IN FROM OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE TO MANUALLY UNLOCK THE DOORS. HUBERT VESTER CHEVROLET (3717 RALEIGH RD PKWY W, WILSON, NC 27896, (252) 627-8085) STATED THAT THE ACTUATOR FOR THE LOCKS MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER FOR THE LOCKS TO WORK PROPERLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED THE FAILURE AND FOUND THAT IT WAS WIDESPREAD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000. *BF

EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES KEEP BREAKING. NO RECALL. LOCAL DEALERS SAY THIS IS VERY COMMON WITH THIS MODEL AND SIMILAR VEHICLES. GM TOLD ME TO MAKE A COMPLAINT HERE IN ADDITION TO THEM. *TR

THE R/F DOOR HANDLE CAUSED A LACERATION TO THE PASSENGER'S HAND. AN INSPECTION OF THE DOOR HANDLE REVEALED THAT THE CHROME PLATING IS PEELING AT THE MOLD SEEM, RESULTING IN A RAZOR SHARP EDGE ALONG THE ENTIRE TOP OF THE HANDLE. INSPECTION OF THE OTHER DOOR HANDLES REVEALED SIMILAR PEELING THAT CAN CUT ANYONE WHO COMES IN CONTACT WITH THE PEELING METAL PLATING. *JS

MY INTERIOR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE HAS CHROME PEELING OFF AND IT SLICED MY FINGER WHILE CLOSING DOOR. I HAVE READ THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO LOTS OF OTHER PEOPLE AND WANTED TO REPORT IT. TERRIBLE DESIGN. *TR

EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BREAK OFF; HAVE REPLACED DRIVER SIDE REAR (JAN 2014) AND PASSENGER SIDE FRONT (FEB 2014). APPEARS THAT THE PLASTIC CASING AROUND THE SCREW, WHICH MOUNTS THE HANDLE TO THE DOOR, CRACKS AND BREAKS. COST TO REPAIR IS ABOUT $150 EACH TIME (DOOR PANEL MUST BE REMOVED TO REPLACE). NOTE - BOUGHT TAHOE USED JULY 2013. DEALER WHERE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR REPAIR STATED THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THEY SEE WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE CHROME IS PEELING WHICH SEVERELY CUT MY DAUGHTERS FINGER. *TR

RIGHT REAR PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE CAME OFF OF DOOR. THIS IS THE SECOND ONE TO BE REPLACED ON THIS VEHICLE WITH AROUND 52,000 MILES. *TR

YES I AM WRITING TO SAY THAT WE HAVE A 2007 CHEVY TAHOE LTZ AND THE DOOR HANDLES ARE FALLING OFF. I AM NOT UNDERSTANDING WHY THEY ARE COMING OFF LIKE THIS. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO KEEP PUTTING OUT FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.. I AM THINKING THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE PUT FORWARD TOWARDS THIS PROBLEM. BECAUSE I SEE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH PROBLEMS.... THANKS IN ADVANCE *TR

MY DAUGHTER WHO IS SIX YEARS WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WHEN THE HANDLE CAME OFF THE BODY OF THE CAR. *TR

I OWN A 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE. ALL FOUR DOOR HANDLES BROKE OFF FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000. *TR

2007 TAHOE LTZ HAS HAD 3 DOOR HANDLES BREAK DURING THE LAST 2.5 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. AM FINDING THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE FOR THE 2007 MODEL YEAR. DOOR HANDLES ARE APPROX $200.00 EACH TO REPLACE. CAN'T ANYTHING BE DONE BY GM MOTORS TO MAKE THIS RIGHT? *TR

THE DOOR HANDLES ARE COMING COMPLETELY APART ON THE VEHICLE. I CANNOT ENTER THE VEHICLE ON THE RIGHT SIDE AT ALL AND NOW THE DRIVER SIDE HANDLE IS COMING APART MORE ALL THE TIME. EVENTUALLY I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET INTO THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE IT WHAT SO EVER AND DO NOT HAVE EXTRA MONEY TO REPAIR THIS GM ISSUE. THIS NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE AT NO CHARGE BY CHEVROLET. *KB

THE INTERIOR PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE BEGAN TO PEEL. THE CHROME PLATING DID NOT LOOK DANGEROUS UNTIL MY GIRLFRIEND SLICED HER INDEX FINGER OPEN TRYING TO OPEN THE DOOR. IT WAS ALMOST LIKE BEING CUT WITH A SHARP POCKET KNIFE. *TR

MY ONLY COMPLAINT WITH THE ENTIRE VEHICLE IS THE DOOR HANDLES, MADE OF PLASTIC. THEY HAVE ALL BROKEN OFF. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. *TR

THE CHROME PLATED DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE IS PEELING. WHEN THE PLATING STARTS TO PEEL THE CHROME IS VERY SHARPE AND CUTS LIKE A RAZOR. I HAVE CUT MY FINGERS THREE SEPERATE TIMES. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS APPROX. $100 TO REPLACE THE CHROME PLATING. IN OTHER WORDS, TO REPLACE A STICKER. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE AND VERY HAZARDOUS. *TR

DOOR HANDLES KEEP BREAKING OFF . *TR

MY CHILD ATTEMPTED TO OPEN REAR DOOR ON MY 2007 CHEVY TAHOE LTZ. ONE SIDE OF THE HANDLE BROKE, THUS PULLING ONE SIDE AWAY FROM THE DOOR AND PINCHING HER HAND SOMEHOW! THIS IS THE 2ND HANDLE TO BREAK ON THIS VEHICLE. I PERSONALLY WENT TO OPEN MY PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND IT BROKE RIGHT OFF! WHAT IF WE WERE IN A CRASH AND NEEDED TO BE PULLED OUT AND THE DOOR HANDLES BREAK OFF?!? VERY DANGEROUS! UPON INVESTIGATING THIS DEFECT I HAVE LEARNED THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON INCIDENT! SEE FOLLOWING LINK HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-TAHOE/TRFOG7J2EOKH998G2 I HOPE WE CAN SEE A RECALL OUT OF THIS! *TR

MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED A 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE 8-16-11. I CUT MY LEFT MIDDLE FINGER ON THE CHROME DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR HANDLE 8-17-11. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, WE DISCOVERED ALL THE HANDLES ON THE VEHICLE ARE PEELING AND VERY SHARP. WE HAVE A SMALL CHILD & I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT HE WILL ALSO START CUTTING HIS HANDS WHEN OPENING/CLOSING THE DOORS. I FEEL AS THOUGH WE SPENT TOO MUCH MONEY ON THE VEHICLE FOR THE HANDLES TO BE SLICING OUR FINGERS OPEN. *KB

EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ON MY 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE LTZ PRACTICALLY BROKE OFF IN MY HAND WHEN OPENING THE DOOR. MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD THAT HANDLES BREAK APART AND ENTRY INTO THE CAR COULD BE A PROBLEM SHOULD THEIR BE AN EMERGENCY OR ACCIDENT. *TR

2007 CHEVY TAHOE WITH CHROME EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES. PASSENGER SIDE HANDLE BROKE OFF. HAS SIGNIFICANT OPPORTUNITY TO PINCH FINGERS. DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE ALSO LOOSE. WAS INFORMED THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THIS VEHICLE. IF THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE, IT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED! *KB

I AM WRITING TO ADVISE A COMPLAINT REGARDING OUR 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE LTZ DOOR HANDLES. IN APRIL 2011, THE OUTSIDE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE CAME PARTIALLY UNATTACHED FROM THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. THE HANDLE CAME LOOSE ONLY ON ONE SIDE (THE FAR LEFT) LEAVING IT ATTACHED FROM ONLY THE FAR RIGHT. THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED TO THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR PASSENGER WITHIN THE LAST WEEK. THAT IS 2 HANDLES IN 2 MONTHS. MY 5 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER PINCHED HER FINGER IN THE UNATTACHED SPACE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE DOOR. I HAVE TAKEN OUR VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY ARE CHARGING $172 PER HANDLE FOR THE REPAIRS. VEHICLE IS A 2007 WITH ONLY 25,000 MILES. *KB

2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE HAS FAULTY CHROME DOOR HANDLES OWNED THE SUV FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR. ALL 4 HAVE BEEN REPLACED BUT WITH THE SAME FAULTY HANDLES. RECENTLY THE DRIVERS HANDLE BROKE AGAIN. THIS TIME MY HUSBAND HAD TO TIE AND HOLD THE DOOR CLOSED TO GET TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY WANTED US TO PAY FOR THE LAST 2 B/C IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY. THEY SAID IT'S A ONE TIME COMP. THE NEXT TIME WE WILL HAVE TO PAY. DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY HAVE NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE CHROME HANDLES. THEY NEED TO BE RECALLED AND REPLACED WITH A NEW DESIGN. *TR

2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE LTZ ALL DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN, NOW A PINCH HAZARD AND MAJOR DEFECT ON THE SUV. *TR

CHEVY TAHOE 2007 LTZ EXTERIOR LEFT REAR CHROME DOOR HANDLE PARTIALLY DETACHED. STILL FUNCTIONAL, BUT LOOSE AND WILL REQUIRE REPAIR NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. HAVE READ THAT THIS DEFECT IS NOT UNCOMMON AND IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE FOR A $50K CAR. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY TAHOE AND RECENTLY WENT TO GET OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AND SLICED MY FINGER OPEN ON THE DOOR HANDLE. I EXAMINED THE HANDLE TO FIND THAT THE CHROME COATING IS PEELING, AND IS EXTREMLY SHARP! DEFINATLY WILL NEED TO BE FIXED TO PREVENT FURTHER INJURYS! I HOPE CHEVROLET ADDRESSES THIS ISSUE IMMEDIATLY, I WAS CUT PRETTY BAD, BUT WOULD HATE TO HAVE SOMEONE ESPECIALLY A CHILD BE HURT WORSE! *TR

OUTER DOOR HANDLES FREQUENTLY BREAK SOMETIMES COMING OFF COMPLETELY. THESE HANDLES PROVIDE BEST EMERGENCY ACCESS TO SMALL CHILDREN IN REAR CHILD SAFETY SEATS. LACK OF RELIABLE ACCESS POSSES SIGNIFICANT SAFETY RISK. *TR

OUTER DOOR HANDLES FREQUENTLY BREAK SOMETIMES COMING OFF COMPLETELY. THESE HANDLES PROVIDE BEST EMERGENCY ACCESS TO SMALL CHILDREN IN REAR CHILD SAFETY SEATS. LACK OF RELIABLE ACCESS POSSES SIGNIFICANT SAFETY RISK. *TR

OUTER DOOR HANDLES FREQUENTLY BREAK. LACK OF RELIABLE PRIMARY SAFETY ENTRY TO SMALL CHILDREN IN REAR CAR SEATS POSSES MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

OUTER DOOR HANDLES FREQUENTLY BREAK. LACK OF RELIABLE PRIMARY SAFETY ENTRY TO SMALL CHILDREN IN REAR CAR SEATS POSSES MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

MY WIFE OPENED THE PASSENGER DOOR OF OUR TAHOE AND THE PEELING CHROME CUT HER FINGER. *TR

MY 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE LTZ HAS CHROME DOOR HANDLES WHICH ARE ALL COMING LOOSE. TWO OF THEM ARE SO LOOSE THAT THEY ARE ABOUT TO BREAK OFF. THE OTHER TWO LOOK AS IF IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME. WHEN YOU TRY TO USE THE HANDLE THAT'S LOOSE YOU CAN GET YOUR FINGERS CAUGHT UNDER THE HANDLE AND SMASH THEM UP IF YOU AREN'T CAREFUL. *TR

2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE LTZ DOOR HANDLES HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST ONCE AND NOW GOING ON TO THE SECOND SET. THESE ARE POORLY MADE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES. *TR

TWO EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BROKE OFF IN MY HAND IN THE PAST YEAR. SEEMS TO BE MORE OF A PROBLEM WITH THE CHROME ONES THAN THE OTHER TYPES. *TR

MY MOTHER-IN-LAW WAS GETTING IN OUR 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE. AS SHE WAS CLOSING THE DOOR THE HANDLE NICKED HER FINGER AND CUT HER. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, WE FOUND THAT THE HANDLE HAD BEGAN TO PEEL AND HAD CREATED A SHARP EDGE. WE PUT A PIECE OF TAPE OVER IT AND HAVE HAD IT THAT WAY SINCE. SHE HAD A 1" CUT ON HER INDEX FINGER, WHICH WE TREATED WITH ALCOHOL AND A BAND-AID. *TR

2007 TAHOE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES. PEELING PLASTIC CHROME. CUT FINGERS. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE AND OVER THE PAST 3 MONTHS, THE DOOR HANDLES HAVE BEGUN TO COME LOOSE AND PULL OFF THE VEHICLE. I'VE DONE RESEARCH ONLINE AND I'VE FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. THE PIECE IS MADE OF PLASTIC AND SNAPS INTO PLACE AND THUS HAS BECOME LOOSE. ALL 4 OF MY DOORS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM AND WE'VE BEEN TOLD THAT GM IS NOT COVERING THIS UNDER WARRANTY (I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AS WELL) BECAUSE IT IS CONSIDERED A "TRIM" PIECE FOR THE VEHICLE. THIS IS ANOTHER REASON WHY I WON'T BUY ANOTHER GM CAR AND HOPE THEY FAIL NEXT TIME. I CAN'T BELIEVE THE GOVERNMENT BAILED THEM OUT AND I WOULD LIKE A RETURN OF MY PORTION OF TAXES GIVEN TO THEM FOR THEIR IGNORANCE, LACK OF QUALITY AND LACK OF PROFESSIONALISM. *TR

THE INSIDE CHROME DOOR HANDLE ON OUR 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE IS PEELING AND CAUSING INJURY TO THOSE GETTING OUT OF THE CAR. CURRENTLY, THE AFFECTED HANDLE IS ISOLATED TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY TAHOE AND AM EXPERIENCING THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE PROBLEM THAT SO MANY OTHERS HAVE. THE CHROME-LIKE PLATING IS PEELING AND IS RAZOR SHARP. THE PASSENGER SIDE CUT MY HUSBAND'S FINGER. HE SAID IT WAS VERY PAINFUL AND IT BLED FOR A WHILE - EVEN STARTED AGAIN A DAY LATER. THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS DOING THE SAME THING, BUT I HAVE NOT CUT MYSELF - YET. *TR

PEELING METAL PLATING ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLE IS CUTTING MY HAND WHEN I OPEN THE DOOR; I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY SAY THAT THE VIN NUMBER OF MY TAHOE IS NOT COVERED BY THE PREVIOUS RECALL. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY TAHOE AND BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE BEGAN TO PEEL AND ARE VERY SHARP. MY WIFE AND MYSELF ARE VERY CAREFUL WHEN WE OPEN OR CLOSE THE DOORS SO AS TO NOT CUT OURSELVES, BUT MY 2 YEAR OLD SON WAS IN THE FRONT SEAT WHILE I WAS CLEANING THE INSIDE OF THE CAR AND CUT HIS HAND ON THE DOOR HANDLES. IT WASN'T BAD ENOUGH TO NEED STITCHES BUT BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECT THAT GM SHOULD REPLACE FOR FREE, TO PREVENT WORSE CUTS FROM HAPPENING. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE LT. RECENTLY THE CHROME PLATING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE JUST STARTED PEELING FOR NO REASON. IT IS SHARP AS A RAZOR BLADE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. MY WIFE ALREADY CUT HER FINGER VERY BADLY. THIS IS DEFINITELY A MANUFACTURING ISSUE AND AN EXTREME HAZARD. *TR

THE CHROME ON MY INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE OF MY 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE IS SEPARATING AT THE SEEM. WHEN I WENT TO EXIT THE VEHICLE THE EDGE CUT MY TWO FINGERS BADLY, MORE THAN JUST A PAPER CUT. THE CHROME IS AS RIGID AS A PIECE OF ALUMINUM FROM A SODA CAN. *TR

CHROME-PLATTED INSIDE DOOR HANDLES ARE PEELING AND FINGERS ARE BEING SLICED. *TR

I JUST READ THAT THE NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ON THE 2007 TAHOE. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM MANY TIMES, AND SO HAS MY WIFE. IT'S THE SEAM WHERE THE TWO PIECES OF 'FAKE' CHROME COME TOGETHER AT THE TOP OF THE DOOR HANDLE - THINK OF A RAZOR SHARP PIECE OF PLASTIC EVERY TIME YOU TRY TO OPEN YOUR DOOR. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER (JOHN L. SULLIVAN, ROSEVILLE, CA) WHERE WE BOUGHT IT AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO - PRETTY TYPICAL OF A DEALERSHIP I FIND. SO I'VE JUST BEEN DEALING WITH IT; THAT AND NASTY CUTS ON MY FINGERS. I FINALLY TOOK A RAZOR AND SHAVED THE PIECES DOWN, BUT NOW THE WHITE PLASTIC OF THE HANDLE IS EXPOSED. IT LOOKS HORRIBLE. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE LT3 THAT THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES CHROME PLATING IS SHARP , ESPECIALY WHERE IT MEETS AT THE SEAM. I HAVE CUT MYSELF SEVERAL TIMES ON THESE HANDLES( BOTH DRIVERS AND PASSENGER DOOR HANDLES ARE THIS WAY) DOOR HANDLES ON A VEHICLE ESPECIALLY ONLY 3 YEARS OLD SHOULDNT FAIL LIKE THIS. *TR

THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES ARE MADE OUT OF A MATERIAL THAT ARE GLUED TOGETHER IN THE MIDDLE. THE MATERIAL IS SHARP AND CAUSE CUTS TO THE HAND OR FINGERS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, EACH DOOR ON THE VEHICLE MADE CRACKING NOISES WHEN DECELERATING OR DRIVING ON JAGGED ROADS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS UNRECOGNIZABLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC APPLIED LUBRICANT TO CORRECT THE FAILURE, BUT THE NOISES RETURNED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 320. THE CONSUMER STATED DID HAVE TIRE PROBLEM, TIRES WERE CRACKING AND COMING APART. THE DEALER REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES. UPDATED 09/19/07 *TR

JUST AFTER PURCHASE, WHILE THEY WERE PREPPING MY NEW 07 TAHOE I NOTED THAT IT HAD A DENT IN THE REAR DRIVERS-SIDE DOOR IN THE RIDGE OVER THE REAR WHEEL OPENING. A COLLISION CENTER OWNER INFORMED ME THAT IT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED WITHOUT INSTALLING A NEW DOOR SKIN ON IT. THE SALESMAN HAD STATED THAT IT COULD BE POPPED-OUT. IT OBVIOUSLY HAPPENED AT THE FACTORY AS THERE WERE NO OBVIOUS SCRATCHES OR OTHER INDICATIONS OF IMPACT. *JB