I own a 2008 chevrolet tahoe 4x4, I purchased it with 80000 miles on it. When I start the car or I am driving all my gauges on my instrument cluster pass beyond the maximum level, even my speedometer sometimes I will be going 40mph but it is marking 80mph. My temperature gauge, my battery gauge, my fuel indicator gauge, even my oil pressure gauge stopped working. The worst part is that my prndl and info center also disappear while I am driving and they re- sometimes after few minutes sometimes for days. The dealer said they have no fix for this, other mechanics said that gm has this issue on most of their trucks and suvs. I think this issue is very unsafe for drivers especially when all your gauges stop working or work improperly or disappear from your screen, I believe this can be dangerous to drivers as well as other people on the road and gm should find a fix for it. Thank you
2008 Chevrolet Tahoe acceleration complaints
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While driving vehicle completely stalls no electrical not even hazard lights. I was driving and radio started to static and then car stalled was not able to turn on hazards making it very dangerous as other vehicles were not able to see that I was stalled and got very close to hitting my truck had to call for help as I was sitting in intersection had no way of telling them I was unable to move had to open my doors to call attention to drivers. A day before I noticed that problem began when I parked vehicle and ignition key turned off all electricity will quickly shut off including radio. When at a normal time radio would stay on until door opened. This incident has happen to me 3 times already. I have had full body throttle replaced, battery and ground cables replaced and still not fixed vehicle also shakes alot at times when stopped at intersection.
Tl- the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet tahoe. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 MPH there was static coming from the radio and then the vehicle stalled. There were no warning lights on the instrument panel. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The static from the radio also caused the electric windows to open and close intermittently. The failure was diagnosed by the dealer who stated that the full body throttle needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 76127. Rk
There is a very large cracked area on the dashboard on the drivers side near the speedometer area. My concern is that this may some how deploy the air bag or other mechnical instruments in this area.
The vehicle exhibits accelerated side to side movements in side winds and when following high profile vehicles. The side to side movement is extreme enough to cause mild discomfort from the safety belts and will cause the vehicle operator to be come disoriented. Inclement weather makes the problem intolerable.
After getting the required software update from gm, my 2008 hybrid tahoe has had multiple episodes of uncontrolled acceleration when driving on cruise control. When using cruise control at around 30mph and when reaching an incline that requires slight acceleration to maintain speed, the vehicle "floors" itself, downshifts and accelerates aggressively. I've had to jump onto the brakes to avoid launching forward. If I had been in a situation where I was close to another vehicle or other object, or if I had not been paying close attention, the truck could easily have accelerated rapidly causing a crash.
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