2006 chevy tahoe, 63,000 miles, rear liftgate stuck in locked position. No manual way to open, in the event of an accident/emergency you can not exit from the rear seriously increasing the potential time to exit vehicle. From all the blog posts etc... This appears to be a defect in the locking mechanism itself. The right thing to do would be to identify correction and replace before someone is seriously injured or killed-one death would be one too many.
2006 Chevrolet Tahoe locks complaints
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2006 chevrolet tahoe hatchback & liftgate won't open.
Liftgate unlock quit working at around 63000 miles. There is no manual or key operated way to unlock the liftgate. It failed in the locked position which has the potential to trap someone inside in the event of an emergency. The only way to open was to crawl inside the back end of the vehicle, rip the plastic trim panels off that cover the mechanism, and then move the actuator by hand. When I took to the dealer to check out he wanted over $125.00 to diagnose problem, $500 to replace the lock actuator, or $200.00 to unlock with no repair to locking mechanism. I read numerous other complaints of this problem on this vehicle. Gm should really acknowledge and address this problem.
Rear liftgate and window fail to unlock or open with keyless entry fob. There is no way to open or unlock. Dealership said it was a failed actuator and almost $600 to replace.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet tahoe. While the vehicle was parked she noticed that the rear latch had become inoperable. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for the failure. The dealer performed a diagnostic and advised her that the latch would need replacing. She called the manufacture and was advised that there were no recalls and referred her to the dealer for further assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 164,039 and the current mileage was 165,039.
Rear liftgate actuator has failed. Safety issue with children in rear of vehicle and lack of access. There are many complaints about this same problem. Gm should recall this part asap.
2006 tahoe rear liftgate will not unlock, nor will window open. It doesn't make any noise. There is no key hole to open manually. My grandchildren often ride in the rear seats, and they would be trapped in a collision. There is no inside handle, either. My sister-in-law has an identical model in which this has also happened. Gm should in our estimation, recall and fix this problem. The most efficient fix would be to have key access to unlock.
2006 chevrolet tahoe liftgate lock actuator quit working at around 67000 miles. There is no manual or key operated way to unlock the liftgate. It failed in the locked position which has the potential to trap someone inside in the event of an emergency. The only way to open was to crawl inside the back end of the vehicle, rip the plastic trim panels off that cover the mechanism, and then move the actuator by hand. When I took to the dealer to check out he wanted over $500 to replace the lock actuator. I read numerous other complaints of this problem on this vehicle.
2006 chevy tahoe rear lift gate or window will not unlock to open. Can not manually open from inside vehicle due to poor engineering. This is a safety hazard in my opinion. Gmc will not accept responsibility for this defect. I searched online and found tons of customers with the same problem in all makes of gm suvs. It is in my opinion this should be a recall safety hazard.
2006 chevrolet tahoe z71. Rear liftgate fails to unlock. Keyring and door panel buttons unlock all doors, but rear liftgate remains locked. There is no key hole access on the outside of the liftgate and there is no manual lock release in the vehicle. Liftgate panels had to be removed from the inside of the vehicle in order to access the locking mechanism and move the lock to disengage and open the liftgate. Further inspection and testing showed that locking motor works to lock the liftgate but the mechanism fails to align properly when attempting to unlock, preventing mechanism from disengaging.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet tahoe. The contact could not open the liftgate with the keyless entry remote. There was no keyhole to open the liftgate manually, which he considered to be a safety risk. Also, if someone were in the vehicle, there was nothing in the passenger compartment to press to exit from the rear of the vehicle. The dealer stated that the remote needed to be replaced. The current and failure mileages were approximately 63,000.
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