2005 Chevrolet Tahoe

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE. OCCASIONALLY, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AS IF SOMEONE WAS SMOKING A CIGAR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BLOWER RESISTOR SHORTED AND MELTED THE CONNECTOR. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE BURNING OCCURRED EVEN WHEN THE SWITCH WAS DEACTIVATED. HE IS IN POSSESSION OF THE OLD PARTS. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

SPEEDOMETER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES STAYS AT 0, SOMETIMES PEGGED, SOMETIMES IN BETWEEN...ALL INDEPENDENT OF SPEED. FOUND THIS WAS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE AND DEALER STATES GM IS COVERING REPAIRS FOR 03-04, BUT NOT YET 05 AND I BELIEVE TO ONLY 70K MILES. MY 05 IS AT 67K MILES AND I HAVE REQUESTED GOODWILL FROM GM. THEY SHOULD BE COVERING THIS REPAIR. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY AND EXTREMELY COMMON OCCURRENCE DUE TO FAULTY MANUFACTURING. THERE IS ALSO A SMELL OF PLASTIC OR ANOTHER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT BURNING/MELTING. NO FIRE YET. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER IS BROKEN. AFTER REGISTERING WRONG SPEEDS FOR A DAY (SOMETIMES 0 MPH), IT FINALLY STUCK ON 120MPH. IT NO LONGER WORKS. I CONTACTED THE DEALER FOR HELP WITH THE SPEEDOMETER AND WITH A PROBLEM I WAS HAVING WITH INACCURATE TIRE PRESSURE READINGS AND AN INOPERABLE SECOND ROW (MIDDLE) SEAT BELT. THE DEALER SAID SORRY IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT THE SALESPERSON SAID SHE WOULD CHECK TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING SHE COULD DO AND CALL ME BACK. I NEVER HEARD FROM HER. I CAN APPRECIATE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR REPAIRS. ON A TWO YEAR OLD VEHICLE, I EXPECTED TO REPLACE MY TIRES, NOT MY SEAT BELT AND SPEEDOMETER. AT THIS POINT, I DO NOT INTEND TO BUY ANOTHER GM PRODUCT!! I ALSO DO NOT INTEND TO PURCHASE FROM JAMES WOOD IN DENTON OR DECATUR, TEXAS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK JANUARY 8TH OF 2008 AND I LOOKED DOWN TO SET MY CRUISE CONTROL AND MY SPEEDOMETER WAS REGISTERING OVER 120 MPH. I HAD TO GUESS HOW FAST I WAS GOING AND WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET IT REPAIRED. THE SERVICE REP SAID IT WOULD BE COVERED AND WHEN I WENT TO GET IT THE NEXT DAY SAID I OWED THEM A $100 DEDUCTIBLE BECAUSE OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. MY VEHICLE HAS 53,000 MILES ON IT AND I WOULDN'T THINK A SPEEDOMETER WOULD GO OUT THAT SOON IF AT ALL AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER FOR USING FAULTY PARTS. I ASKED THE REP IF MY SPEEDOMETER WENT OUT AGAIN WOULD I HAVE TO PAY AGAIN AND HE SAID THAT IT HAD A 12 MONTH OR 12 THOUSAND MILE WARRANTY ON IT. SO IF THIS HAPPENS AGAIN I WILL HAVE TO FOOT THE BILL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND EVERYONE IN EVERY STATE SHOULD HAVE THEIR VEHICLES RECALLED AND FIXED WITH DYSFUNCTIONAL PARTS. I PERSONALLY NOR WILL MY FAMILY BUY A GM PRODUCT AGAIN BECAUSE OF THIS AND THEIR SERVICE. *TR

AT APPROX. 58,000 MILES MY RECENTLY PURCHASED (1 WEEK AGO FROM A CHEVROLET DEALER) MY 2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE'S SPEEDOMETER STARTED MOVING ERRATICALLY AND STICKING. YOU CAN BE DRIVING AT 45 MPH AND THE SPEEDOMETER WILL SHOW ANYWHERE FROM 65-120+ MPH. IT CAN BE SET BACK DOWN TO ZERO IF YOU CONTINUALLY START THE ENGINE OVER AND OVER WHICH WILL ALLOW IT TO DROP ABOUT 10 MPH EACH TIME. *TR