2007 Chevrolet Tahoe: won't start

Filed Apr 9, 2021 · Electrical · 85,000 miles · UT

Our car doesn't even have 100k miles and lost all power while driving to the speedometer as well as radio, lights, etc... We even took it to a mechanic who is also having troubles figuring it out. Paid over $500 to have them change the bcm and ignition switch still having issues to the point it will not start.

Filed Jul 6, 2019 · Body, Brakes · 260,000 miles · GA

Bad engine cuts off while driving. Burn excessive oil and water. Motor makes loud noises. Brakes have to be changed every 2 months. Grinding noises when you take your feet of the gas , sounds like a 18 wheeler breaking down to stop. Now the engine won't turn over. Replaced sensors and timing but still not cranking. So now it needs a motor. Dashboard is cracked up so bad you can see inside to airbag. Which sometimes gets extremely hot.

Filed Feb 1, 2016 · Driver assistance · 100,000 miles · IL

After removing the terminals in the battery the truck didn't start no more only some dashboard lights on but no start.

Filed Aug 21, 2014 · Electrical · 97,000 miles · LA

They unlock or lock by itself, seats start moving around, radio will act up, the lcd for the dvd player stops working some times, air conditioning won't work on some vents, side mirrors, back trunk door won't work,lights in the car goes dim some times while driving, there is a brand new battery in there, some times once in a while it won't start.

Filed Jun 1, 2014 · Electrical · 75,000 miles · CO

Truck will not start at times, have been to the dealer multiple times and they cannot find a problem. This has happened in a previous chevy tahoe 2007 lt that I owned prior and the dealer could not find the problem. It 50% of the time will start up if I allow it to sit for moment, at other times I have to jump it. It currently has new battery, which did not help the problem.

Filed May 8, 2014 · Visibility · 113,000 miles · OR

Twice now while driving my wipers have quit on me. After first time it threw a "no start" code and the truck left me stranded. I have spoken with an agent with gmc and they suggested that I file a claim with you. It is very scary and I am loosing confidence in my truck. Luckily nothing serious has happened but it very well could. Gmc does not have record of this issue with others but I would advise that it be looked into before my comments take a more serious direction. Please advise.

Filed Mar 31, 2014 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 124,000 miles · VT

I was on my way to work, driving approximately 55 MPH and all of a sudden the "stabilitrak off", "traction control off", ABS light, check engine light all came on, simultaneously. My speedometer and other gauges started swinging from left to right and then flatlined, my power locks, "locked and unlocked" . When the transmission shifted, the whole tahoe jerked. When I arrived at my destination I attempted to re start the car and it wont start.

Filed Oct 20, 2013 · Acceleration, Electrical · 68,000 miles · MO

We purchased a 2007 tahoe in august 2012. Since this time, my wife and I have both experienced multiple electrical starting issues with the vehicle. A jump start or boost will often allow the vehicle to start. However, there have been situations where we have not been able to find an available boost. We have been stranded in parking lots, family vacations, work, and our kids games or practices. As noted in many of the complaints, the starting problems are intermittent and there are times a boost will not start the vehicle. In fact, we even began to lose power traveling at highway speeds during a family vacation this past summer. This is very disturbing issue for gm and their apparent inability or unwillingness to correct the problem. In addition to the starting / loss of power problems, a cracked dash and faulty cruise control is something that should not happen with the technology available. Based on a review of the complaints, it may likely be a battery cable issue. Gm must recall this known problem!!!

Filed Apr 16, 2013 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 52,800 miles · CA

After driving approx 3 miles, my "stabilitrak off", "traction control off", ABS light, check engine light all came on, simultaneously. My speedometer and other gauges started swinging from left to right and then flatlined, my power locks, "locked and unlocked" . When the transmission shifted, the whole tahoe jerked. When I arrived at my destination approx 3 miles further and turned the engine off, attempted to re start and it wont start. This is the fourth time this has happened in two weeks. I have taken to a chevy dealer twice to diagnose. Both times they said they cannot find the cause, and all they can do is reset the error codes.

Filed Dec 5, 2010 · Electrical · 58,000 miles · CA

The cluster readings turned off for a period of time while the vehicle was being driven and not able to see any speed nor gauges readouts during a period of over hour, stopped for gas and the vehicle did not started for 10 mins all cluster gauges not reading at all but able to turn the lights/radio etc.

Filed Nov 15, 2010 · Electrical · 36,000 miles · CA

Less than two weeks after I purchased the truck the battery I went to start the truck and the batter was dead. I got a jump for but a few days later, the same thing happened. I took my truck to the dealer and they replaced it however less than two months later, I had trouble starting it again; this time the car would take a few seconds to turn over when I turned the ignition and sometimes I would have to turn the key back and then try again before it started. I took my truck back in to the dealer and this time they replaced the starter. Over the last year, the ignition still does the same thing and if I sit and listen to the radio with the car off, the battery will die requiring a jump start. The battery went dead again about two weeks ago and while waiting for someone to give me a jump I tried the ignition again and this time the car started. Two days ago, I started my truck and all of the instruments were dead. I checked the fuses and they were fine so I started researching online to discover many more complaints of the same nature detailing electrical problems with the battery, starter and instrument panel. Two days after the instruments went out, again the truck wouldn't start when sitting with my truck off and my cell phone plugged into the charger. I waited 20 minutes and turned the ignition and after it clicked a few times, the car started and the instruments came back on. I'm tired of the dealer telling me they don't know what the problem could be when it's clearly an electrical defect and others are and have been having the same problem with 2007 tahoe's. This needs to be remedied asap!

Filed Aug 12, 2010 · Electrical · 63,000 miles · AL

Early last week, I took my wife's vehicle to a local tire dealer close to my home to have four new tires put on. One of the tire pressure sensors was bad so I went & bought a new one so it could be replaced. While switch was on (engine not running), the tire man began to re-train the sensors. In the process of all this & being indoors & the head lights were on (again engine not running) the battery ran down & the vehicle would not start. He had to use a jump box to start the car. During the running of the engine every idiot light came on & started one at a time to go out. After I left I found that the only thing that was changed was the engine hours re-set to zero. I looked on-line & found that there are several blogs concerning the same as I have described above with the same result. So I contacted gm via email on their web site to tell them the above. They called me back & claimed they never heard of such. They suggested I talk to my local chevrolet dealer & find out what needed to be done. I explained all the above to edwards chevrolet in birmingham, al. The service manager ask if anything else was going on besides the engine hours? I told him no. He said I should not worry about it. The next day the gm man called me back & I told him what the service manager said & he said ok but I probably need an electronic control module (ECM) & I said I ain't buying nothing as nothing else was going on with the car. Now I have gotten several calls from a woman at gm saying she has talked to the service manager at edwards and he told her the problem did not happen at edwards (even after I told gm that edwards had nothing to do with this) & happened at a independent dealer (which I already stated) & now the gm woman says I need to purchase a new instrument cluster. Here's what I see, this is a gm issue, not the chevrolet dealer or the independent tire dealer. I have said all I am going to gm about this matter & I hold them responsible for this. Maybe now a ford???????