2005 Chevrolet Tahoe transmission problems

Filed Mar 19, 2022 · Transmission · WA

The gear shifting doesn’t seem to grab properly all the time. It will lurch into gear sometimes and sometime won’t engage in the gear indicated. The indicator lights dimmed and now don’t illuminate so you don’t know what gear you are in. It seems like this is a specific recall to my vehicle but when I enter my vin it says my car is not affected. I hope this can be looked into and repaired under the recall.

Filed Jul 23, 2020 · Transmission · 141,000 miles · VA

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet tahoe. The contact stated that the gear shift indicator was inoperable which made it difficlut to distinguish which gear the vehicle was shifted to. The vehicle was taken to hall chevrolet chesapeake (3412 western branch blvd, chesapeake, va 23321) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the instrument cluster needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 05v055000 (power train). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and provided a case number: the failure mileage was approximately 141,000.

Filed May 30, 2018 · Electrical, Transmission · 193,000 miles · WV

Tamara recall lights shorting out (inside)they come on when they are not spouse to.licence plate lights flicker.moving and sitting still on both.transmission problems (slipping) read multiple forms online and they say the transmissions are junk that makes alot of people not want them.I love my tahoe and would love for the issues to be solved for me and everyone else.

Filed Mar 6, 2017 · Acceleration, Lights · 130,000 miles · PA

Shift indicator does not illuminate. Called dealership in reference to the 05v055000 recall that I assumed was applicable to all tahoes with the same problem. Service tech inicated that my VIN was not part of the recall. Seems that the recall should be expanded to include all of the same vehicles since the problem seems to affect the all.

Filed Feb 22, 2016 · Transmission · 120,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet tahoe. The contact started the vehicle and shifted the gear lever however, the gear lever position indicator failed to illuminate. The VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 05v055000 (power train). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.

Filed Jan 26, 2015 · Transmission · 116,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet tahoe. The contact stated when attempting to shift in reverse, the vehicle moved forward due to the gear illumination panel not illuminating properly. The failure occurred frequently. The vehicle was not taken the dealer for diagnosis or repair. The contact was aware of the federal safety agency campaign number: 05v055000 (power train) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 116,000.

Filed Nov 10, 2014 · Engine, Transmission · 117,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet tahoe. The contact stated while driving at 60 MPH, there was a sudden increase in engine rpms and the vehicle failed to slow down. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that coolant was leaking into the transmission. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 117,000.

Filed Jul 8, 2014 · Transmission · 96,500 miles · FL

Approximately 1 year ago the gear shift indicator began to be dimmer than the other dash displays. The dealership said nothing was wrong. Since then it is now no longer visible and it is not possible to visually determine what gear the vehicle is in. I have been told that it is not covered under gm recall 05023 (the federal safety agency 05v055000).

Filed Apr 1, 2014 · Driver assistance, Transmission · 77,200 miles · NY

When releasing the emergency brake I heard a loud snapping noise. I noticed that the release lever was very lose and my emergency brake had not fully disengaged. I had just picked my kids up from school when this happened. I was still able to drive at a slow speed with an annoying chime going off since the break had not fully disengaged. My husband being a mechanic looked at the release lever when he pulled on it the lever along with the bicycle brake wire came off. I could not believe gm used such a cheap wire. This wire had snapped and started unraveling. If I would have pressed on the emergency brake again I would not have been able to drive. We ordered a new oem part that my husband will be putting in. This is on top of all the other repairs that have been made on our tahoe last year our transfer case went while I was driving 72000 miles on the SUV. The transfer case had to change along with having our transmission rebuilt. Our stability control message was going on and off. I haven't seen this message for awhile now. Only one light is working on the steering wheel these lights burnt out on our third year of ownership. A year ago while driving my kids to school the truck completely shut down no warning just shut down. I had to put it in park to restart it. I called the dealership close by they said they had never heard of this happening but next time it happens bring it in. This was our first brand new car purchase back in 2005, we own two other cars that were pre-owned both bmw they are over 20 years old and we have not had half the problems we have seen with our tahoe. This will be our last american made vehicle we will purchase bmw, mercedes, or toyota will be our next family vehicle. We will not purchase another gm. Quality and dependability is definitely not a priority.

Filed Feb 25, 2014 · Brakes, Transmission · 115,200 miles · MA

After attending my nephew's high school basket ball game, my daughter and I returned to the tahoe in the school parking lot. I started the vehicle and put the transmission into drive and started to roll when the brake pedal went to the floor. I engaged the emergency brake to stop and thankfully stopped the tahoe before hitting anyone or any other vehicle in the lot. Looking at the owners manual and the dash lights, I realized the vehicle needed to be towed. The mechanic informed me the brake line running along the frame rail to the rear was corroded and needed replacing. After completing this task and while bleeding the system a front line went for the same reason, corrosion. I had all lines (front & back) replaced at a cost of over $800. Talking with the mechanic, it appears to be a common occurrence in the tahoe, silverado and similar gm vehicles.