Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet tahoe. The contact stated that the instrument panel failed to illuminate without warning. In addition, the contact stated that the rear passenger and driver side brake lights failed to illuminate intermittently. The bulbs were replaced several times, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to a dealer but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. While driving approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle sputtered without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the emission canister needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
2005 Chevrolet Tahoe electrical complaints
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Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet tahoe. The contact stated that when attempting to start the vehicle, it failed to start. The contact also stated that a clicking sound would come from the steering column when the failure occurred. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that there was a possible ignition failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 140,000.
Rear lift gate will not unlock and it doesn't have a manual release inside nor does it have a key access from outside the vehicle to unlock it. If involved in an accident/wreck someone could be trapped in the vehicle with no way out. Shift indicator light in dash does not illuminate - unable to tell what gear the vehicle is in. Extreme safety hazards! Chevy should be held responsible and issue a recall to prevent someone from being injured.
On february 7th the driver side airbag spontaneously deployed as my family and I were driving home from the store. We contacted gm to find out if there were any recalls on our vehicle. We were instructed there were not and we should contact gm customer service. On february 11th they had us take our vehicle to a gm dealership where they conducted and investigation to determine why. Gm returned our vehicle to us on march 3rd stating the airbag deployment was caused by shorted wires in the wiring harness. Since our vehicle was returned to us we have had several more issues that were not present prior to the airbag deployment. The driver seat is stuck in one position, the rear windows will not work, the rear locks will not work, the fuel system is leaking gas, and the battery is dead, even having to be jump started when it was returned to us. General motors refuses to do anything to correct the problems, stating these problems are not a manufacturer defect. However, when the airbag blew, while we were driving down the road, there was significant smoke inside the dash, we believe the airbag burnt/shorted the wires after it deployed. Gm claim number [xxx]. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
2005 chevrolet tahoe 79450 miles, purchased truck new in 2006. Speedometer erratic for a few weeks and now shows anywhere from 0-120+ MPH sitting still or driving. To dealer on 3/5/2015 with 80730 miles. After complaining dealer quoted me $400.00 down from $535.00 to replace instrument cluster. Chevrolet said they will not help me at all but issued me a file and referenced their bulletin #. There are over 600 pages of complaints about this problem. Definite safety issue, this will be my last gm product ever.
2005 chevrolet tahoe. Fuel pump eruption, due to the smell of coming from the vehicle. The consumer also noticed a leak from under the vehicle. The fuel pump and fuel line needed to be replaced. *mw also, the window switch was replaced and the key became stuck in the ignition.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet tahoe. When the vehicle was started, the instrument panel became inoperable intermittently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 136,000.
When attempting to crank vehicle, it just turned over acting like it was not firing. Will finally crank after several attempts. After having issue looked at by a mechanic, he stated that ignition was sending a false signal to cam. Shortly after the odometer started giving a error and cannot get the present mileage any longer. Just learned of this site and was trying to see if others were having the same problems. Have not yet taken to mechanic on issue with odometer.
My rear liftgate and window for my 2005 chevy tahoe will not unlock. This is a dangerous issue. I've read a blog of almost 300 different owners that are having this issue ...www.chefseattle.com/blog/site-news/suburban-rear-liftgate-wont-unlock-how-to-fix. Is chevrolet going to be held responsible for this issue? What if there is an accident or fire in the vehicle and people need to escape through the rear liftgate door? Is it going to take a death for someone to address this issue instead of charging owners almost $500.00 to fix this even though it is not our fault?
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet tahoe. The contact stated that the key failed to turn and start the vehicle after numerous attempts. The vehicle was finally able to start, but the failure recurred. In addition, there was a fuel odor coming from the vehicle. The contact discovered a fuel leak near the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic who diagnosed that the fuel pump and the fuel lines needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The initial failure was not diagnosed. The contact stated that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 06e043000 (fuel system, gasoline). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 125,000.
The liftgate and glass will not unlock and there is no release from the inside so you are trapped if something happens. I have looked to see if there is a recall and there is not. I have contacted gm with no response as well as seeing hundreds of other people post online that are in the same situation. This makes the car a death trap in case of accident, fire, going in water as you cannot get out of the car from the inside if you are in the rear nor can someone run around the back and open the handle to try to get someone out in the case of an emergency. Something needs to be done asap!
I was at a red light and the car tried turning off and also I was on the highway and the car started slowing down. The dashboard lights have gone out on the radio and on the steeling wheel as well. I am very scared that this issue with the speed will cause me a fatal accident and I have two kids.
Approximately 5:50 p.m. As my daughter and I were driving down a busy road the car stopped without warning. Many of the dashboard lights came on and the steering locked. I was able to crank again to pull it into a business parking lot. I was not completely in the parking space and was concerned about upsetting the flow of traffic for this business, but could not crank the car to get it completely in the parking space. As I was out of town, the vehicle had to be towed approximately 75 miles. When the guy came to tow the car all the lights were still on, steering still locked and unable to start engine up. The guys at the chevrolet dealership where it was towed started working on the vehicle on friday morning by closing they still had not figured out the problem with the car. Around lunch time on monday they realized it was the ignition switch. The part was $49.52 but the labor was costly. I ended up paying $476 to have the vehicle repaired. Really did not feel safe driving the car for quite some time. Can't believe my vehicle will not be covered under this recall when it is the exact same symptoms. My statement on the repair order states, "the customer says the car stopped as she was driving down the road."
The speedometer only works intermittently. It will seem to be reporting the correct speed then changes to a speed we could not be going. Usually under reporting the correct speed. We will be going between 50 and 60 MPH and it will read 30. This has been going on for several years and we have tried to compensate by using the tachometer but lately I don't feel I can trust it either. The repair is between $400 and $500 and I now read others are having the same problem. I'm sure there are many others like me who have not reported this issue because I only found out about this site today.
Our speedometer does not tell us how fast we are going all the time. Most of the time it is fine but occasionally it will register a different speed than what we are traveling. Sometimes it says we are going slower than what we are actually going and sometimes it says we are going faster than we are going.
While driving I noticed a smell of something electrical burning. The heater was on so I immediately turned the heater off. A while later when I turned the heat back on the front blower did not work even though the rear blower did. Being and easily replaceable part, my husband took the panel off to remove the blower motor. While trying to get the motor out he found that the wires were melted together and the resistor plug looked burned. We have owned this vehicle since july of 2005 and were not aware of the gm service bulletin regarding the matter until today, december 29, 2013. If it were not for the internet I would not know it now. I am concerned not only because we own two vehicles that my have this problem but that if I had not immediately turned off the unit that my vehicle would have caught fire. How many people are going to be hurt if this is not taken care of or made more public?
Tachometer needle fell to 0 while traveling at highway speed. Previous service bulletin was issued with a mileage limit on the repair. Dealership would replace part, however, I would be required to pay for labor hours. Currently, this problem still exists because repair labor would have cost in excess of $400. Also, shift indicator light is now extremely dim and sometimes does not light up at all. There is a recall out for other 2005 tahoes, however, my VIN number is not included even though I am having the same issue. I called and spoke with gm today and they said that both items would be the same area and that neither could be fixed under a tsb or a recall. Both problems are known to the federal safety agency and gm, but gm is not willing to fix these known problems due to a mileage issue.
Speedometer froze on 57mph. It seemed to fix itself after a series of startups.
My fan blower stopped working in june. Took my tahoe to local mechanic, who diagnosed a failed blower resistor. He replaced the resistor on 6/19. About a week later, the fan stopped again. On 7/3 he found the resistor corroded after only two weeks. His parts place replaced the resistor on warranty. On 7/4 the fan blower blew up. 1/3 of the blower cover is missing (chards). I was in reverse in my driveway, with the AC running only a couple of minutes, and her a loud bang and a puff of smoke came out the glove box. Gm has special coverage bulletins 11046, 10240 and 10240a on similar problems with similar vehicles, but they say they do not cover the tahoe.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet tahoe. The contact stated that the speedometer failed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was determined that the instrument cluster needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 92,000.
Tailgate and rear window will not lock.
I went to the store aprox at 8pm and go back aprox at 915pm and park my car. Aprox at 11pm my neighbors call us and said that my truck was on fire. The fire department said that this started aprox from the engine part.
While driving speedometer stays at 0. Instrument cluster is malfunctioning.
Speedometer stopped working or will display false speeds from 0 while driving on highway to 120 while driving on surface streets. While researching this problem I have found many other 2005 chevy tahoe owners experiencing the same problem.
The speedometer would not decrease speed, and but would register an increase, and consequently would not reflect actual speed. I could correct problem by repeatedly starting vehicle, until eventually it just would no longer register a change in speed at all. Now I have no idea what speed my vehicle is traveling.
While driving down freeway at 65mph the speedometer went to 105mph. It now reads 25mph when stopped and will read 65mph while only traveling 35mph. This has been verified with a GPS. This has been an on going problem with a lot of gm vehicles and many customers have complained about the same problem. The only fix is a new instrument cluster. Something needs to be done about this, a recall needs to be done!
The safety issue here is the fact that gm door actuators do not work properly. Gm is not recalling the parts and this has been going on for years. Doors will not lock, or open consistently, and they do not cover the repairs unless you have the original factory warranty or it might be covered on major guard which they don't even offer on my vehicle. The internet is filled with thousands of people with the issue. People can be carjacked, or their vehicles stolen because their door locks won't function. Gm just flat out does not care, and the problem isn't just on the tahoe & suburban lines. Here are just a few links out there on this issue. Http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/webx?14@@.f206d4b/0 http://www.chevymalibuforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7950 and here's someone who appears to have a fix, get rid of the cheap chinese parts. Http://www.greenhybrid.com/discuss/f69/tahoe-door-lock-actuator-problem-solution-27064/ the fact that this business practice is allowed to continue seems absurd. This part needs to be fixed and a recall issued. At a minimum it should be covered by gm for all failures on all vehicles.
The rear tailgate lock stopped functioning which prevents the rear window or the tailgate to be opened. There is not a manual way to open the tailgate or window from the inside either.
I have a 2005 tahoe which I bought new. About 5-6 months ago my speedometer went out. I didn't have the funds at the time and let it go even though I felt it was a safety issue. I received no letter from gm that they were having this problem until today. I brought my car into my local goodyear place and they were going to charge me hundreds of dollars to fix it. My sister, who had worked at gm, had me call the chevrolet dealership jack burford in richmond, kentucky. They said they'd give me a new cluster but that I would have to pay for the labor ($130), I then called gn at 800‑222‑1020 and talked with a woman named[xxx]. She told me that they did not have a recall on that issue but a "special policy". Also, it was good only for cars with less than 80,000 miles. Mine has 97,000. They're still going to fix it though but it makes me upset that they didn't notify me about this problem and that I have to pay for the labor. The policy apparently went into effect in 2005, when I purchased the vehicle and expires in july, 2012. I wonder if other people have had this problem and, if so, since this is potentially a safety issue, should the cars be recalled? Thank you. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
My speedometer has recently either not moved at all or displays excessive speeds including 120mph when traveling on average of 35mph to 50mph which is are the regular limits for my area. Some speeds were as low as 25. Lately, it has only worked for a small percentage of the time. The onstar diagnostic does not even detect that this has/is a problem.
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