2008 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AFTER DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD BE OPERATED AFTER THE FAILURE USING THE VEHICLE MANUAL CONTROL FEATURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENTIRE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 142,000.

ITS ABOUT A CORNER I HAVE JUST GOT A USED CHEVY TAHOE HYBIRD 2008 AT A DEALER IN NJ WITH 30 DAY WARRANTY, AND NOW THE DOORS FROM LR-DRIVER LEFT REAR AND RR-PASSENGER SIDE REAR LOCK DOESNT OPEN OR LOCK! HAD MY FRIEND IN BACK AND DOORS DIDNT OPEN FROM NO WAY!! HOPE IN GOD THAT THERES A FIRE OR EMERGENCY HOW DOES MY KIDS,FAMILY GET OUT? THATS MY PROBLEM. I THINK IN EVERY CASE SAFETY IS ALWAY FIRST! AND HOPE CHEVY SHOULD FIX IT AS A RECALL!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR HATCH DOOR FAILED TO UNLOCK. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED CAUSING ANOTHER VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,475.

WHEN PUSHING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE/VIBRATE AS IF THE ABS WAS ACTIVATED WHEN I GOT TO WORK, AND EVEN WHEN PLACE THE VEHICLE IN TO PARK AND PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL THE SAME VIBRATION HAPPENED. I RUSHED TO THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO DRIVE ON HWY TO GET THERE KEPT AT MIN SPEEDS AS POSSIBLE AND NOT USING BRAKES AT ALL. WHILE APPROACHING AN EXIT RAMP, I APPLIED MY BRAKES THEY LOCKED UP ( IT REALLY SCARED ME) THEN THE ABS VIBRATING CAME BACK AGAIN. AS I WAS APPROACHING MY HOUSE AND HIT THE BRAKES AGAIN FOUND I HAD NONE HAD TO USE EMERGENCY FOOT BRAKE TO STOP. AFTER OVER NIGHT ON MY DRIVEWAY ATTEMPTED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE BRAKES STARTED TO WORK KIND OF WITH THE SAME ABS VIBRATION PROBLEM. DROPPED IT OF AT THE DEALER AT VALLEY BUICK GMC ON SAT 06/28/14, ON MONDAY THE DEALER TELLS ME ITS A BPMV BRAKE PRESSURE MODULAR VALVE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND THAT IT WILL TAKE 3-4 WEEKS TO GET THE PARTS. 1ST OF ALL IT WAS SCARY ENOUGH TO LOSE THE BRAKES AND NOW 2 WEEKS LATER RENTING A CAR OUT OF MY OWN POCKET $600 OUT AND NOW GOING ONTO 3RD WEEK ANOTHER $250 EXPENSES, AS OF TODAY 7/14/14 DEALER PART SAYS THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THE PART WILL BE SHIPPED. CALLED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY SAY THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS ISSUE (THEY HAVE TO WAIT TILL ENOUGH PEOPLE DIE OR GET HURT), SO THEY TRANSFER ME TO THE DEALER THAT HAS MY VEHICLE WITH NO IDEA WHEN THE PART WILL COME. I LOVE THE HYBRID TAHOE BUT THIS IS HOW GM TAKE CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS I DON'T THINK I WILL BE BUYING A NEW TAHOE. *TR

WHEN STARTED (USUALLY THE SECOND TIME OF THE DAY AFTER BEING DRIVEN TO WORK AND THEN HAVING SAT ALL DAY) THE VEHICLE COUGHS AND RUNS ROUGH FOR A SECOND. THEN THE THROTTLE DOES NOT RESPOND TO INPUT FOR A VARIABLE PERIOD OF TIME. WHEN IT DOES RESPOND IT MAY RESPOND TO PREVIOUS INPUT CAUSING UNANTICIPATED ACCELERATION. I HAVE HAD TO USE BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE TO AVOID A CRASH. THROWS NO CODES. DEALER SAYS THEY CANNOT DIAGNOSE IT ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE REPRODUCED IT. IN ADDITION, AN INDEPENDENT SHOP SAYS THAT ON START/RESTART THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE IN THE STARTER/TRANSMISSION (THE ELECTRIC MOTOR IN THE TRANSMISSION IS USED AS A STARTER). DEALER DENIES HEARING THIS ALTHOUGH THE INDEPENDENT SAYS IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME. *TR

STARTED CAR, PUT IN GEAR, DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL, AND IT WENT NEARLY TO THE FLOOR. NO VACUUM ASSIST AND THE CAR WAS VERY HARD TO STOP EVEN AT A ROLLING SPEED. THE FOLLOWING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED: CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, STABILITRACK INDICATOR LIGHT, ABS WARNING LIGHT, BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT. THE FOLLOWING DISPLAYED ON ODOMETER SCREEN: SERVICE STABILITRACK, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES SOON. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALERSHIP FOR 2 WEEKS, WITH REPEATED CALLS TO GM ENGINEERS, WHO FIRST RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE MASTER CYLINDER, WHICH COST $1000 AND DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. SINCE THEN, THE ENGINEERS APPARENTLY SAY IT IS THE HYBRID BRAKE VALVE MODULATOR THAT HAS FAILED, WHICH WILL COST ADDITIONAL $2300; HOWEVER, THE DEALER CANNOT GET THE PART AND NOT SURE IF THIS WILL FIX IT. THIS HYBRID BRAKING SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE AND DANGEROUS!! I CANNOT IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED HAD I BEEN DRIVING AT FULL SPEED. IN READING FORUMS, I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE. I HOPE THE NHTSA READS THIS WITH ALL THE RECALLS AND COVERUPS THAT GM HAS HAD TO DEAL WITH IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS. A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. *TR