The rear driver side window became inoperable, followed by the entire door (it won't open at all). Then, the rear passenger side door wouldn't open from the inside, followed by the driver door and recently the passenger door. The driver door, front and rear passenger doors can only be opened by rolling the window down and opening the door from the outside handle. We noticed that around the same time the doors went out, so did the back brake light panels (replacing the bulbs and housing units don't make a difference). The back brake light panels are intermittent and seem to work on occasion (if we hit a bump or something). This is a severe safety issue and I'm afraid we will have to junk our truck due to it. Are there any other tahoe owners with similar issues? Any recalls related to these issues? This doesn't sound like normal wear and tear related issues to me...
1995 Chevrolet Tahoe electrical problems
36 complaints (15% of all complaints for this car).
- owner complaints
- 36
- of this car's complaints
- 15%
- crashes
- 0
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- 12v/24v/48v battery22
- 12v/24v/48v battery: cables4
- Wiring: interior/under dash2
- Horn2
- Wiring: fuses and circuit breakers1
- Wiring: front underhood1
- Wiring1
- Ignition1
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
Chevrolet Tahoe electrical problems in other years
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Related investigations
Battery leaks acid
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EA00013
Battery leaks acid
Odi has received 21 complaints where owners allege that the standard gm factory supplied AC delco battery case failed, resulting in the leakage of sulfuric acid.of the 21 complaint vehicles, six suburban, three tahoes, and one yukon owner(s) complained about a loss of brake fluid from deterioration of the right frontbrake line as a result of sulfuric acid contamination.the remaining 11 complaints pertain primarily to sulfuric acid leakage from the battery case.at least one complainant stated that the replacement battery also failed.several of the complainants note that the leaking acid had come in contact with a wire harness at the frame in the vicinity of the steel brake line.a field inspection by odi indicates that the described harness is the ABS connection to the right front wheel speed sensor.prior to the battery case failure, there is usually no warning (short of an underhood inspection), and the ensuring damage (sulfuric acid contamination) is progressive.of the known battery failures, there may be a temperature correlation, as 60% of the owner complaints came from four states; california, florida, georgia and texas.there is also a product improvement program and engineering change notice to add 1% silver to the battery's positive side terminall, with the earliest implementation date for this being feb 2, 1998.the effect of this design change is as yet unknown; further review is warranted.an ea is being opened to gather further appropriate information, clarify any defect trends, and to assess the safety implications and risks concerning these failures.
PE99073
What 1995 Chevrolet Tahoe owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Tl* the contact owns a 1995 chevrolet tahoe. While driving 55 MPH, the vehicle decelerated and stalled. The vehicle restarted and resumed normal operation. The failure occurred several times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician stated that the sensor needed to be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was unknown.
While driving 65 MPH a fire started under the hood. Consumer managed to pull over.
Horn would sound while driving or when the vehicle is vibrated (example: door is shut, hood popped open, adjustment of steering column). Had this problem 2 time previously, a gm authorized dealership look at situation and could not find a problem without going into a detail diagnostic. Pulling the fuse for the horn would not stop the horn for sounding. Finally had to pull the horn relay located in the fuse box under the hood to stop horn from sounding. Finally had a detailed diagnostic was performed and the only thing that the dealership could find was a problem with the airbag. Supposedly the airbag expands when it the area around it heats up, which in turn applies pressure on the horn ring, ergo the horn goes off even when the fuse was removed. Dealership could not find an electrical problem during their 2 hours of diagnotics. Recommended soultion replace airbag / horn ring $638.00 (parts only). Supposedly new airbag has a new design to prevent this from occurring again.
There is an electrical short causing breaker to overheat and locks and seats to be inoperative.
Ac delco battery failure resulted in complete and sudden failure of the electrical system. Nlm
In nov 1998, the same instance occured in as the battery + cables cracked the side mount battery cable attachment. This causes acid leakage (undetected) to leech into both cables, with eventual cable failure, possible total power loss. In my 1st report (odi # 724340) I paid $405.95 to the dealer + towing charges to have this repaired. This time I purchased a new battery with both side and top mount posts, 2 new cable assy's, and attached the starter + cable to the side mt, and the power control + cable to the top mount to eliminate the weight/pressure on the small side mt 3/8" bolt. The weight of both cables on a single side mt post is excessive, and with vehicle vibration during driving this incident will continue to occur. I have hopefully eliminated this issue by splitting the cable mt locations. Hopefully chevrolet will recall this issue because it is a major problem costing consumers allot of cash. And the kicker, it is not covered under a standard or extended warranty due to battery failure, with resultant cable failure is not covered. Feedback requested if possible.
On two occasions the vehicle experienced sudden loss of electrical power while driving when both the AC delco batteries leaked acid into their attached power cables also damaging the alternators. Nlm
Battery leaked, causing acid to destroy pan and bolt that holds battery in place and destroy wiring and finish below battery .
While driving would experience hesitation. Took to dealer & mechanic indicated that acid had corroded several of battery's cable wires which caused the problem. Battery was replaced with an AC delco. Problem with the original battery, corroded cable wires, happened with the delco battery. Had to get delco battery replaced.
Questions about the 1995 Chevrolet Tahoe electrical
Does the 1995 Chevrolet Tahoe have electrical problems?
Owners have filed 36 complaints about the electrical of the 1995 Chevrolet Tahoe, 15% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 1995 Chevrolet Tahoe electrical problems start?
Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.
Was there a recall on the 1995 Chevrolet Tahoe electrical?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Chevrolet Tahoe have the most electrical problems?
The Chevrolet Tahoe model years with the most electrical complaints are 2004 (214 complaints), 2003 (193 complaints) and 2007 (142 complaints).
Other 1995 Chevrolet Tahoe problems
Seats 75Brakes 50Airbags 18Visibility 17Seat belts 13Transmission 13Body 11Tires 9Fuel system 6Steering 5Suspension 5Acceleration 4Engine 3Lights 3Locks 3
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