2004 Chevrolet Tahoe

CONSUMING OIL AND WATER - NEEDING 1-2 QUARTS OF OIL AND 1 GALLON WATER/COOLANT PER 900 MILES. NO LEAKS, NO DRIPPING, NO SPOTS ON GARAGE FLOOR. AT START UP, THERE IS A LARGE CLOUD OF BLUE/WHITE SMOKE FROM EXHAUST. SOMETIMES THERE IS A VERY LOUD TAPPING IN THE ENGINE UNTIL WELL AFTER REACHING NORMAL TEMPERATURE. OIL AND WATER IS BEING CONSUMED INTERNALLY - DUE TO CRACK IN CYLINDER HEAD WHICH IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH CERTAIN ENGINE BLOCKS. *TR

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CHEVROLET DEALER FOR A SUSPECT SYSTEM RESTRAINT ISSUE WITH INDICATIONS FROM THE AIR BAG DASH LIGHT. FIRST REPAIR WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CODE"C0041". CODE LEAD THE DEALER TO THE DRIVERS SEAT. THE TECHNICIAN REPORTED THE ISSUE TO BE A WIRING PROBLEM UNDER THE SEAT WITH RUBBING OF THE WIRING. AIR BAG LIGHT DID GO OUT FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND THEN STARTED TO FLASH BACK ON AND OFF. WITHIN THE PAST TWO MONTHS THE LIGHT HAS STARTED TO STAY LIT ABOUT 90% OF THE TIME. VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER, TROUBLE CODE REPORTED THE SAME CODE (C0041), NOW THE DEALER IS INDICATING THE PROBLEM TO BE THE "SEAT AIR BAG MODULE". DEALER WANTS TO SPLIT THE COST OF THE REPAIR 50/50 NOW AFTER AN INITIAL CHARGE OF $275 AGAINST A CURRENT ESTIMATE OF $570. *TR

HI THIS IS REGARDING A DEFECT IN THE LOCKING SYSTEMS OF PARTICULAR GM TRUCKS AND SUVS THE FACT THAT THE DOOR LOCKS ON MY TAHOE AND OTHER SIMILAR SUVS AND TRUCKS CAN BE PUNCHED IN WITH A SCREWDRIVER AND THAT SIMULATES A KEY. THAT MAKES THESE TYPES OF VEHICLES EASY TARGETS FOR ROBBERY (ESPECIALLY THE THIRD ROW SEATS) WHICH ACCORDING TO THE POLICE OFFICER WHO I FILED THE REPORT WITH IS HAPPENING A LOT WITH THESE VEHICLES. I CONTACTED MY CHEVY SERVICE REP AND HE CONVEYED THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT DEALERSHIP ACTUALLY OFFERS AN AFTERMARKET BRACKET FOR THESE VEHICLES TO PREVENT THE LOCK FROM BEING PUNCHED IN AT A COST OF $189. HERE IS THE PROBLEM MY TRUCK AND THE OTHERS THAT FALL INTO THIS CATEGORY ESCALADE, TAHOE, SUBURBAN, ETC ARE EXPENSIVE VEHICLES AND SHOULD NOT BE REQUIRED TO PURCHASE AN AFTERMARKET PART (USUALLY AFTER ARE VEHICLES HAVE BEEN BROKEN INTO) FOR A DEFECT IN THE LOCK SYSTEM . I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND EVERY TIME A THIRD ROW SEAT IS STOLEN IT IS ABOUT A $2500 REPLACEMENT AND USUALLY REQUIRES A CLAIM THROUGH INSURANCE AND THAT LEAVES THEM OUT A LOT OF MONEY BECAUSE OF THIS LOCK DEFECT. I CONTACTED GM AND TO SEE WHAT GM INTENDS TO DO ABOUT THIS SITUATION IF ANYTHING AT ALL GM RESPONDED WITH A SIMPLE CANT HELP YOU NOT OUR PROBLEM. I AM OUT ABOUT $600 WHICH INCLUDES ME REPLACING MY DOOR HANDLE WITHOUT THE KEY ENTRY AS I SEE THIS BEING THE ONLY WAY TO DETER FURTHER BREAK-INS AND WHAT WAS STOLEN FROM MY TRUCK AND I KNOW THERE ARE MANY OTHERS THAT ARE IN THE SAME SITUATION. I FEEL THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT GM NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND ADDRESS THE SITUATION AS IT IS COSTING CUSTOMERS AND INSURANCE COMPANIES TONS OF MONEY BECAUSE GM WILL NOT CHANGE THIS DOOR LOCK. THE OFFICE SAID THIS HAS BEEN A GROWING PROBLEM AS CRIMINALS LEARN HOW EASY IT IS TO BREAK IN THESE VEHICLES WITH A SCREWDRIVER AND OUR ALARM, SECURITY DEVICES WILL NOT ACTIVATE AND IF MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAS TO OFFER AN AFTERMARKET BRACKET TO TRY TO FIX IT THERE IS A PROBLEM. PLEASE LOOK INTO IT! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR LIFTGATE DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK. THE CONTACT FIRST NOTICED THE FAILURE NOVEMBER 2009. THE DOOR WOULD OPEN AT TIMES AND BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE TO THE POINT WHERE IT WOULD NOT UNLOCK AT ALL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD CHARGE TO FEE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

1) NORMAL DRIVING, SOME HIGHWAY OF NOT MORE THEN 3 HRS IN ONE DIRECTION AND AROUND TOWN. 2-3) EL DORADO ZTR 265/70/16 - TIRE SEPARATION OF 2 OF 4 BOUGHT. A 3RD IS ON ITS WAY TO THE SAME PROBLEM. AVOIDED A CRASH BY ONLY A FEW MILES AS WHEEL VIBRATION WAS EXTREME. I HAD PURCHASED THE TIRES FROM "WHEEL CITY" IN CORONA CA. AND THEY WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I DID CONTACT SOMEONE AT EL DORADO IN PENNSYLVANIA WHO CONNECTED ME WITH A "COOPER" TIRE DEALER IN CALIF. TO PRO-RATE MY DEFECTIVE TIRES. 2 OF 4, ALTHOUGH 4 WERE DESIRED, WERE REPLACED. DOT # TIRE 3: UT72 EMD 0607 G9L1 TIRE 4: UT72 EMD 0607 G09L. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 TAHOE WITH LESS THAN 50K MILES ON IT. IT HAS NEVER BEEN WRECKED, DRIVEN SPORADICALLY AS THE MILEAGE WILL ATTEST, AND THE REAR WINDOW GLASS HAS BEEN OPENED LESS THAN HALF DOZEN TIMES SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED NEW. ONE OF THE HINGES HAS BROKEN/SEPARATED FROM THE TOP OF THE LIFT GATE GLASS, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CLOSE WHEN IT IS OPENED. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A LOCAL CHEVY DEALER THAT TOLD ME IT WAS A 'COMMON' HAPPENING ON THIS AND SUBURBAN MODELS. THE 'FIX' IS A FULL GLASS REPLACEMENT TO THE TUNE OF AROUND $1000. ANOTHER OPTION IS A THIRD-PARTY FIX WHICH 'MIGHT' WORK AND INVOLVES REGLUING THE HINGE TO THE WINDOW. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH CHEVY AND RECEIVED A CALL FROM A REP WHO DISAVOWED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF 'ANY' COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. HOWEVER, THE SERVICE WRITER AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, AS WELL AS TWO OTHER DEALERSHIP EMPLOYEES (DIFFERENT DEALERS) ALL KNEW OF THE PROBLEM AND THE FIX. THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT AND SAFETY ISSUE. IT IS QUITE POSSIBLE THAT THIS COULD CAUSE THE GLASS TO BREAK LOOSE AND FLY OFF WHILE DRIVING, MOST LIKELY CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. YET CHEVY REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. THEY WERE NO HELP AT ALL, AND THOUGH I TALKED AT LENGTH TO THEIR REP (WHO COULDN'T EVEN PRONOUNCE TAHOE CORRECTLY) THEY REFUSED TO OFFER ANY HELP AT ALL WITH THE REPAIR, LEAVING ME WITH THE PROBABILITY OF A $1000 REPLACEMENT COST OF A PERFECTLY GOOD REAR GLASS JUST TO FIX A HINGE WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECTIVE DESIGN. I HAVE OWNED MORE THAN 20 CHEVYS AND IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY VEHICLE OF CHOICE, BUT THEY NEED TO STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT AND FIX WHAT THEY KNOW IS A PROBLEM IN THEIR DESIGN AND THROUGH NO FAULT OF THE OWNER/DRIVER. *TR