2004 Chevrolet Tahoe

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 DRIVING FASTER THAN THE SPEED RATING OF THEIR TIRES. BECAUSE OF INSTRUMENT PANEL MALFUNCTION. THE RISK OF SERIOUS TIRE ISSUES HAVE NOW INCREASED. THIS IS A DIRECT SAFETY ISSUE. THROUGH SOME RESEARCH OF MY OWN. I FOUND THAT ALOT OF THE EFFECTED VEHICLES. STARTED HAVING THIS ISSUE AFTER 70000 TO 80000 MILES. GM'S ATTEMPT TO RECTIFY THIS SAFETY HAZARD IS LAME AT MOST. 7 YRS 70,000 MILES. THESE NUMBERS WERE PICKED SO THEY COULD KEEP THEIR COSTS AT A MINIMUM. WE, THE CONSUMER, ARE BEING FORCED. TO TAKE IT ONCE AGAIN. FROM THE BIG BUSINESSES THAT REFUSE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. FOR THE VERY DANGEROUS ISSUES OF WHICH THEY CREATED! HAS ANYONE FIGURED OUT HOW MANY SUV'S HAVE BEEN OR WILL BE EFFECTED? HOW MANY OF THEM ARE OR WILL BE ON THE ROAD? ALSO, ONCE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER GETS REPLACED. THE ODOMETER & HOUR READINGS NEED TO BE RESET. THIS OPENS THE DOOR FOR A NEW SET OF PROBLEMS. ODOMETER FRAUD. *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD DEPRESS TO THE FLOOR WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED AND IT WOULD TAKE REPEATED HEAVY PRESSURE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V045000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH OUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

THE HINGE THAT HOLDS THE REAR LIFT GATE WINDOW ONTO THE VEHICLE HAS BROKEN/SEPARATED FROM THE GLASS DUE TO STRESS OR IMPROPER INSTALLATION. THE WINDOW IS IN TACT, BUT THE WINDOW PART OF THE LIFT GATE CANNOT BE OPENED AND CLOSED PROPERLY AND WHEN CLOSED, IT IS NOT SEATED IN THE PROPER POSITION. THIS PART OF THE LIFT GATE HAS PROBABLY BEEN USED ABOUT 5 TIMES IN THE LIFE OF THE TRUCK WHICH NOW HAS ABOUT 53,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO CHEVROLET WHICH DENIES ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER VEHICLES. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF THE WINDOW BREAKING LOOSE ENTIRELY DURING THE TIME THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. CHEVROLET'S ONLY OPTION IS TO 'TRY' TO GLUE THE PART BACK ONTO THE WINDOW OR REPLACE THE WINDOW ENTIRELY AT MY COST OF NEARLY $1000. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE AND IN MY OPINION, IS A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I BELIEVE IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS A SAFETY ISSUE AND A RECALL ISSUED TO HAVE THIS TAKEN CARE OF. *TR

SMELL OF FUEL FOR ABOUT A WEEK BROUGHT IT TO EVANS AUTOMOTIVE ST AUG. FL. 32080. THEY CONTACTED ME AND TOLD ME FLAW IN DESIGN OF TANK WATER GETS UP ON TOP OF TANK AND SITS THERE. THIS ROTS OUT SENDING UNIT AND FUEL PUMP AS WELL AS LOCKING STUDS THAT HOLD DOWN THIS ONE PIECE UNIT.TANK IS PLASTIC BUT STUDS THAT LOCK IN PART ARE METAL THEY ROT MAKING TANK VERY VERY DANGEROUS. THEY SAID I WAS VERY LUCKY THE TRUCK DID NOT CATCH FIRE WITH MY FAMILY AND I IN IT. THEY SAID THE SMALLEST SPARK WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE TRUCK TO CATCH FIRE. TO REPAIR THIS IT IS GOING TO RUN ABOUT 1500.00, OR TRY TO FIND A USED TANK IN GOOD SHAPE. THEY ARE TELLING ME WEATHER NEW OR USED THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN OVER TIME. THE FLAW IS THAT THERE IS NO WAY FOR WATER TO GET OUT OF BOWL SHAPE WHERE FUEL PUMP IS. THAT MAKES IT VERY DANGEROUS. WHEN LOOKING FOR TANK IT SAYS TANK FROM 2003 TO 2009 FIT. THAT MEANS OTHER TRUCKS HAVE SAME PROBLEM SUCH AS CHEVY,GMC,PICKUPS,SIERRA,SILVERDOS,YUKON ECT. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE SOMEONE OR SOME FAMILY GETS KILLED. THANK YOU! *KB

HINGE ON REAR LIFTGATE WINDOW SEPARATED FROM THE WINDOW AND PREVENTED WINDOW FROM LATCHING. (THE HINGE FAILURE COCKED THE WINDOW AND MADE IT CROOKED ON THE LIFTGATE.) THIS WINDOW HAS ONLY BEEN OPENED MAYBE 2 - 3 DOZEN TIMES TOTAL IN 7 YEARS. IF I HADN'T BEEN FOCUSED, I MIGHT HAVE DRIVEN OFF AND WINDOW MIGHT HAVE BLOWN OFF THE VEHICLE AS MOST OF MY DRIVING IS ON HIGHWAYS. IF SOMEONE ELSE HAD BEEN DRIVING IT AND NOT NOTICED THE IMPERFECT WAY THE WINDOW CLOSED (WHICH WOULD BE PROBABLE), THE WINDOW MOST ASSUREDLY WOULD HAVE BLOWN OFF DUE TO WIND TURBULENCE. *TR