2008 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEYLESS ENTRY MALFUNCTIONED. AFTER LOCKING THE DOORS ELECTRONICALLY, WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR OPENED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPLACED THE DOOR ACTUATOR ON THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR. NOW THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR ACTUATORS WERE ALSO MALFUNCTIONING; THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

I HAVE A 2008 CHEVY TAHOE HYBRID. ABOUT 3 MTHS AGO THE DOORS QUIT LOCKING FROM TIME TO TIME. I LOOKED IT UP ONLINE AND READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. ON MY TRUCK IT ROTATES FROM DOOR TO DOOR WHICH ONES THAT WILL NOT LOCK. I CALLED THE REPAIR SHOP AND FOR THEM TO FIX ONE DOOR THEY QUOTED $350. DURING MY READING ONLINE SOMEONE STATED THAT GM ACTUALLY KNOW THE PROBLEM AND IT HAS TO DO WITH THE WIRING HARNESS NOT THE ACTUAL DOORS. GETTING THE ACTUATORS ON THE DOORS FIXED IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD WHILE DRIVING, WITH A DOOR OPENING AND WHILE PARKED OR SITTING IN TRAFFIC BECAUSE OF ALL THE CAR JACKINGS GOING ON IN SOCIETY. I DO SEE DANGERS ASSOCIATED WITH PROBLEM AND A MAJOR RECALL NEEDS TO BE ORDERED AND GM FORCED TO FIX THEIR KNOWN PROBLEM. *TR

I HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON A 2008 CHEVY TAHOE HYBRID. I WAS ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER WHEN THE ENGINE MOVED TO ALMOST WIDE OPEN THROTTLE. I TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITH THE BRAKES BUT THE POWER OF THE VEHICLE WAS TOO MUCH. I MOVED INTO THE CENTER TURN LANE TO NOT HIT ANYONE AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL. THE THROTTLE WAS STILL ALMOST WOT. I WAS LESS THAN A HALF MILE FROM THE DEALER WHEN THIS OCCURED. THE VEHICLE LURCHED INTO THE DEALERSHIP PARKING LOT WITH THE SMELL OF BURNING BRAKES. I ASKED THE TECHNICIAN TO COME OUTSIDE. HE NOTICED THE FLOOR MAT WAS WEDGED INBETWEEN THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS HAD CAUSED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO KEEP COMING ON. THERE ARE NO PEGS OR CLIPS TO KEEP THE FLOOR MAT FROM SLIDING UNDER THE PEDAL. VERY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING A HUGE VEHICLE WITH ELECTRIC AND V8 POWER AND IT WON'T STOP. *TR

POWER BRAKES FAILED ON THIS HYBRID VEHICLE. THE DEALER SAYS THE POWER BRAKES CAN FAIL IF THE HYBRID BATTERY PACK LOSES POWER. THE BRAKES CONTINUED NOT TO WORK UNTIL IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND THEY RESET THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. THEY SAID THEY DON'T KNOW IF OR WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND CANNOT DO ANYTHING TO PREVENT IT. THEY SAID IF THE BRAKES FAIL TWO MORE TIMES WE COULD USE THE LEMON LAW TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM. *TR

2008 HYBRID TAHOE SLOW REVERSE OUT OF PARKING SPACE, ABSOLUTELY NO PRESSURE IN THE BRAKES. PUT THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE CAME TO ROLLING STOP, 5-10 FEET WITH PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. PRESSURE RETURNED AFTER CHANGING TRANSMISSION TO DRIVE AND PUMPING. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE. NO WARNING LIGHTS OR ERROR CODES WHEN SERVICE CHECKED IT OUT. WE COMPLETED BUYBACK / LEMON LAW WITH REGARD TO THIS ISSUE AND TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY REPLACED AT DIRECTION OF GM ENGINEERS AND HAD SAME ISSUES PRESENT WITHIN 2-3 MONTHS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. SUDDENLY, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DRIVER EXPERIENCED EXTREME DIFFICULTY STOPPING THE VEHICLE AND HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN UPON REACHING ITS DESTINATION. THE "ON STAR" DEVICE WAS ENGAGED AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE ENGINE BE TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. IMMEDIATELY, THE COMPUTER SYSTEM RESET ITSELF; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE POWER ASSIST FAILED. THE TECHNICIAN REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM AND REPLACED DIFFERENT CONTROL MODULES. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING OVER 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND THE STOW-N-GO SEAT SLAMMED AGAINST THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS. THE SPRING ON THE SEATS ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD THE SEATS. THE CONTACT PLACED A BUNGEE CORD ON THE BACK OF THE SEAT TO HOLD IT IN PLACE. HE FEELS THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE BECAUSE THE SEAT COULD SLAM INTO THE BACK OF THE DRIVER AND CAUSE A CRASH. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,200 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.