2004 Chevrolet Tahoe

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT COOLANT WAS SLOWLY LEAKING INTO THE CYLINDER HEAD, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THAT THE CYLINDER HEAD BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THAT THE CONTACT SHOULD TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THEY OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

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.

ABS LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH A LOUD HUM AND RATTLING FROM FRONT TIRE AREA. HAD TO GET THE HUB ASSEMBLY REPLACE. THIS HAPPENED AROUND 90,000 MILES WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE, AND AROUND 130,000 MILES WITH THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. BOTH MECHANICS I BROUGHT IT TO SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR MY TYPE OF VEHICLE. THEY ALSO MENTIONED THAT WHEN THIS OCCURS THE ENTIRE WHEEL COULD FALL OFF AND RESULT IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT IF TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT LOW SPEEDS, THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD ENGAGE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD EXPERIENCE AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED THE ROTORS AND BRAKES, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF DIAGNOSING THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH DURING RAINY WEATHER, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ABNORMALLY AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE MEDIUM. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPIN AROUND AND THEN REVERSED WHILE THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL THE ENTIRE TIME. THE VEHICLE THEN CRASHED INTO A SECOND VEHICLE BEFORE FINALLY CRASHING INTO A METAL RAIL BEFORE STOPPING. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE POLICE REPORTED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED NECK INJURIES AND SWELLING TO HIS COLLAR BONE. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER RIB CAGE, NECK AND FACE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR END OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MODERATE DAMAGE AS WELL AS THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL AND THE SPARE TIRE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE CONTACT NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE TWO BOTTOM BRAKE LINES WERE WORN AND HAD SPLIT SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000. UPDATED 06/17/11*LJ UPDATED 2/03/2012 *LN *TR