2004 Chevrolet Tahoe

AS I WAS PULLING INTO THE DRIVE-THRU AT MY LOCAL BANK I PUSHED ON MY BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP AT THE WINDOW & THE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. THERE WAS SOMEONE AT THE ATM & I IMMEDIATELY PUSHED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP BEFORE I RAN OVER THEM. TOOK IT TO A LOCAL SHOP & THEY TOLD ME BEFORE THEY PUT IT ON THE LIFT WHAT WAS PROBABLY WRONG WITH IT. RUSTED BRAKE LINE(S). I SAID SURELY NOT ON A 10 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. THEY SAID OH YEAH WE SEE THIS ALL THE TIME. IT'S A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR THESE VEHICLES. I HAVE A LOT OLDER VEHICLES AT HOME THAT DOESN'T HAVE THIS PROBLEM. SOUNDS TO ME LIKE INFERIOR MATERIALS. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE LOSES THEIR LIFE TO SAVE A BUCK FOR THE COMPANY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSED ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE OVERHEATED BECAUSE THE COOLANT RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY. THE CONTACT DISPENSED COOLANT INTO THE RESERVOIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK AND THE CYLINDER HEAD WERE IMPROPERLY DESIGNED AND CONTRIBUTED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL INJECTORS AND SPARK PLUGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

I GOT AN ENGINE LIGHT ABOUT BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER CODE WAS P0430, DEFINITION IS "CATALYST SYSTEM EFFICIENCY BANK 2", THIS COULD BE CAUSED BY HIGH ENGINE OIL OR COOLANT USAGE. KNOWING THIS I CHECK MY TAHOE FOR COOLANT LEAKS, NO VISIBLE LEAKS AT ALL, I TAKE THE COVER OFF THE CYLINDER HEAD AND I FIND A LOT OF SLUDGE, NOW I KNOW WHERE THE ANTIFREEZE IS GOING. MY TAHOE IS STILL RUNNING BUT WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT ON AND WITH A MISFIRE DUE TO THE POROUS CYLINDER HEAD, DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH MORE IS GOING TO LAST AND CAN'T REALLY STOP THE TAHOE BECAUSE IT'S A DAILY DRIVER. *TR

VEHICLE BEGINS TO IDLE ROUGH, NOTICED TAHOE CONSUMES COOLANT AT AN ABNORMAL RATE, APPROXIMATELY 1GAL/MONTH!! OUR LOCAL CHEVY DEALER CODED FOR FLEX FUEL SENSOR REPLACEMENT $1400! NO CHANGE IN CONDITION OF VEHICLE. IDLE IS NOW VERY VERY LOW! MY WIFE PICKS UP OUR KIDS, TAHOE WOULD STOP RUNNING WHILE MAKING A TURN AT AN INTERSECTION!!! NO POWER = NO POWER STEERING!! SHE BARELY AVOIDS AN ACCIDENT!! SHE ALONG WITH THE KIDS WILL NOT RIDE IN THE (FAMILY CAR) THE TAHOE UNTIL IT IS FIXED. DON'T TRUST OUR LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP, DUE TO LACK OF INTEGRITY!! WE WERE PROUD AND LOYAL CHEVY OWNERS, WE ALSO OWN A 91 GMC SIERRA 1500 5.7L WITH 232000 MI. AND A 98 CHEVY 1500 V-6 113590 MI PICK-UP, BOTH STILL RUNNING VERY STRONG WITH ABSOLUTELY NO ISSUES! RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE, DEFECTIVE CASTECH HEADS, GM IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, TSB 06-06-01-019B, VERY DISAPPOINTED TO STATE THE LEAST OF HOW GM IS HANDLING THIS SITUATION. COMPLAINED TO GM CORPORATE, THEY STATED THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ASSIST AND THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT TO OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE INTEGRITY RUNS VERY THIN!! I AM A PROUD MSGT IN THE USAF, AND FULL TIME FIREFIGHTER, IF WE CANT TRUST "THE HEARTBEAT OF AMERICA," WHO THE HELL CAN WE TRUST!! THIS PROBLEM HAS COST PUT OUR FAMILY IN THE HOLE FOR $3800 NOW AND IT LOOKS LIKE IF WE MOVE FORWARD TO FIX OURSELVES WE WILL BE IN EXCESS OF $5800 FOR THE HEADS TO BE SERVICED OR $8600 FOR NEW MOTOR SWAP!!! GM NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY RECALL THIS AND GET THIS ISSUE SQUARED AWAY AND MAYBE SALVAGE WHAT IS LEFT OF A LOYAL GM SUPPORTER. *TR

1. WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROX. 55-65 MPS, MY 2004 CHEVY TAHOE SHUT DOWN ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAS HAPPEN TO ME SEVERAL TIME UNTIL I FOUND OUT THE MILEAGE, FUEL AND THE HOLE SYSTEM WASN'T TELL THE CORRECT READING. 2. ALSO THE AIR STOPS BLOWING ON THE PASSING SIDE WHEN THE AS IS ON. WHEN THE AC IS OFF IT STILL BLOWS HEAT ONLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. 3. WHEN YOUR DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND STOPS AT A RED LIGHT THEN GET BACK ON THE GAS TO PULL OFF IT ACTS LIKE IT DON'T WANT TO PULL UNTIL I GET OFF THE GAS THEN GET BACK ON IT LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. SO I HAD THE STRAINER, FILTER AND GASKET CHANGE ON THE TRANSMISSION AND IT STILL DOES IT. 4. WHEN I GET READY TO PARK THE TRUCK DOES PUT-PUT SOUND LIKE IT WANTS TO SHUT OFF THEN IT PICKS BACK UP. *TR