The truck is a 2001, has been in the garage for over 90% of its life. I noticed 2 months a small patch of paint starting to bubble on the roof. This patch has now extended to approximately 2 sq ft in size.
2001 Chevrolet Tahoe body complaints
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Both side-view mirror casings (not the glass) broke within a month of one another. Must be a defect. It is dangerous since they can fall off at anytime and if that occurs I am unable to see my surroundings as needed to provide a safe driving environment for myself, my passengers, and other surrounding vehicles or pedestrians. The first mirror broke in september 2005 the second on october 5, 2005.
Upon opening the liftgate glass on my 2001 chevrolet tahoe the passenger side body-to-glass hinge separated from the glass. The glass will latch but does not make a weatherproof seal and can not be opened.
I recently traded my ford expedition for chevrolet tahoe. Upon opening rear taiilgate one night noticed that the hinges that hold glass to tailgate had separated from vehicle. This seems to be a common issue with this model after reading other owners complaints.
Bought a used 2001 tahoe june 4, 2004. Opened rear glass on hatch many times with no problems. In late july my husband opened and one of the hinges broke. The metal actually tore. To correct this problem the whole glass must be replaced, the hinge is part of the glass. I have since heard "through the grapevine" that this is a common problem with the chevy tahoe. When the service depart. At my local chevy dealer ordered the new glass, by computer, the part # changed many times, as if many changes had been made and eventually the part (glass) had to come directly from the glass manufacturer. Obviously gm is aware of the problem. My concern is that had one of my children, or even myself with not as much strength as my husband opened the glass on the hatch,we would not have been able to catch and hold the end with the broken hinge resulting in the remaining hinge "tearing" and there could have been serious injury. My tahoe is not under warranty so I was responsible for the 700.00 bill that I truly feel gm should be responsible for as this is a safety issue.
Rear tailgate glass hinge separated from plastic material in which it was embedded. Failure results in improper securing of rear tailgate window, can lead to glass separating from vehicle at speed. Glass was replaced.
Consumer noticed rear hatch glass fell out. Dealer had been contacted.
Back glass lift gate hing came unglued/unattached and when we opened the window, it sprung way out of wack and wouldn't close properly. Chevrolet dealer that fixed it, said they have seen many of these hinges fail.
Liftate glass separates from hinges.local dealer and local glass shops say this is common problem. Chevrolet denies ever hearing of this trouble. If this had happened at highway speeds the back window would have shattered and who knows what the end result could have been.
The consumer tried at least 10-12 car seats and none of them fit in the vehicle without a lot of play in them. The consumer went to the police dept and they could not get the seat to fit properly either.
The headliner on my 2001 chevrolet tahoe lt has been losing the retainer plugs since I took delivery on the truck in 2001. I have had the dealer replace the headliner because they "claimed" it was the wrong one for the truck. Since it was replaced and plugs replaced numerous times, they decided that it wasn't critical enough to warrant new design or repair. My headliner has dropped down and remains so today. Their fix is to wrap felt around the plugs and "ram them back in" as the service writer explained to me. This is unexceptable to me and I have tried to get them to fix it another way to no avail.
Bumpers on inside are not properly treated for rust and corrosion. Dealer and manufacturer were notified. *ak the manufacturer has made no effort to prevent rust nor to remedy the problem. Consumer is concerned that if the bumper rusts through that it may cause injury to self and others.
Passenger's door wouldn't lock properly.
Passengers side door isn't closing correctly. Doors will lock. But doors aren't secure. Dealership is aware of problem.
Doors are not equipped with door ajar warning chime. Dealer / manufacturer notified, and informed consumer that those vehicles were not manufactured with that equipment. *ak
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