The door actuators went out on my car. The vehicle is all factory settings. I believe it is a manufacturer issue or electrical. Doors not lock using key fob or power locks button. Have to manually lock.
2008 Chevrolet Tahoe: key fob or push-button start problems
9 of the 528 complaints about the 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe describe key fob or push-button start problems.
- owner complaints
- 9
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- typical mileage
- 37,863
- recalls
- 2
Is there a fix? There are 2 recalls and 230 service bulletins for this area of the car. See below
Key fob or push-button start problems by model year
What owners say
I have a 2008 chevy tahoe ltz and the door locks just quit working one day. On all 4 doors!! The key fob will not lock or unlock the doors nor will the lock or unlock button in the car will work. I feel this is a major safety concern. What if you are stopped at a red light with no way to lock your doors and someone jumps in your car with you with a gun! I have two small children and this is a major concern for me! Please issue a recall for the door locks.
The door locks have gone out on my 2008 tahoe approximately 6 months ago. Our children cannot open the doors to get in our out of the vehicle. The only door that will currently work is the driver door, which only works with the key. The tahoe has a factor installed alarm system / key fob system, and does not control the doors to lock or unlock. You have to use the key to unlock the driver door, then manually open the passenger and rear doors from the inside, as well as manually lock them from the driver side.
I have taken my 2008 tahoe ltz to the gmc dealership multiple times to repair the door locks / outer door handles. I have had two of the door locks replaced because they will not unlock when I hit the unlock button on the doors or the key fob. This is a major defect in this vehicle. It is a safety conern because I have a small child and I am afraid if I were to have an accident and I try to unlock the doors they will fail and I will be unable to get my child out without crawling over the front seats to manually unlock the lock. The same with the outer door handles breaking. I have had two of those replaced. I had to crawl over the passenger seat at one point to be able to get in the vehicle until I could get it to the dealership. I have searched the internet and see there are several complaints about these issues, yet there are no recalls. Please help us.
Driver's side door lock will not work unless I push it down manually. If you don't lock the door manually and press "lock" on the key fob - when you try to open the door the alarm goes off.
The automatic door locks no longer work. When using the key fob to lock the doors, they do not go up or down. When placing the car in drive, the locks do not go down. When placing the car in park the locks do not go back up.
Door locks on 2008 chevrolet tahoe no longer work. Locks do not move up or down when pressing the unlock/lock button on the key fob or the unlock/lock button on the door panel.
Automatic door locks began to intermittently malfunction about four months ago. Now happening on a continual basis. Rear doors will not unlock or lock with either key fob or door control. Definitely a safety issue since doors can not be locked or unlocked in case of an emergency. Told it's the actuators with a approx cost of $300.00 to replace.
The power door locks work intermittently in my 2008 chevy tahoe. I have had the rear driver's side door looked at in the past at my local chevy dealer, and they were unable to find a problem. Recently my drivers side door will not lock or unlock using the key fob. The alarm is set and all other doors lock, except the driver's side door. I do not know how long this has been happening, as I usually trust that the door is locked when I push the button. Plus, I can hear the other doors lock and I have never had to visually or physically check that all doors are locked. Last year I had a similar problem when I would put the car in park with the engine running. The doors would unlock and then lock again. At one point I had actually gotten out of my car, shut my door, then the doors locked, and I was unable to open the rear drivers door to access my children. Thank goodness the drivers door did not lock. I was able to open the drivers door and manually unlock the rear drivers side door.
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Related recalls
Electrical system
- What is wrong
- Gm is recalling certain model year 2006-2009 buick, lucerne; cadillac dts; hummer h2; model year 2008-2009 buick enclave; cadillac cts; model year 2007-2009 cadillac escalade, escalade esv, escalade ext; chevrolet avalanche, silverado, suburban, tahoe; gmc acadia, sierra, yukon, yukon xl; saturn outlook; and model year 2009 chevrolet traverse vehicles equipped with a heated washer fluid system (hwfs). A recall was implemented in 2008 to add a fuse to the control circuit harness to address the potential consequences of a printed circuit board (pcb) electrical short. However, there have been new reports of thermal incidents on hwfs modules after this improvement was installed. These incidents resulted from a new failure mode attributed to the device's thermal protection feature. The significance varies from minor distortion to considerable melting of the plastic around the hwfs fluid chamber.
- Risk
- It is possible for the heated washer module to ignite and a fire may occur.
- Remedy
- Dealers will permanently disable and remove the heated washer fluid module. An updated page for the owner manual will be provided and inserted in the owner manual to document that the feature has been permanently disabled and removed from the vehicle. The safety recall began on june 11, 2010. Owners may contact buick at 1‑866‑608‑8080, cadillac at 1‑866‑982‑2339, chevrolet at 1‑800‑630‑2438, saturn at 1‑800‑972‑8876, gmc at 1‑866‑996‑9463 and hummer at 1‑800‑732‑5493 or at the owner center at www.gmownercenter.com.
Recall number 10V240000 · Recall details
Electrical system
- What is wrong
- Gm is recalling 857,735 my 2006-2008 buick lucerne; cadillac dts; hummer h2; my 2007-2008 cadillac escalade, escalade esv, escalade ext; chevrolet avalanche, silverado, suburban, tahoe; gmc acadia, sierra, yukon, yukon xl, saturn outlook; and my 2008 buick enclave vehicles equipped with a heated wiper washer fluid system. A short circuit on the printed circuit board for the washer fluid heater may overheat the control-circuit ground wire.
- Risk
- This may cause other electrical features to malfunction, create an odor, or cause smoke increasing the risk of a fire.
- Remedy
- Dealers will install a wire harness with an in-line fuse free of charge. The recall began on september 12, 2008. Owners may contact buick at 1‑866‑608‑8080; cadillac at 1‑800‑982‑2339 or http://www.cadillac.com; chevrolet at 1‑800‑630‑2438; saturn at 1‑800‑972‑8876 or http://www.saturn.com, gmc at 1‑866‑996‑9436; or hummer at 1‑800‑732‑5493; or through their website at http://www.gmownercenter.com .
Recall number 08V441000 · Recall details
Questions about the 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe key fob
Is key fob or push-button start problems a common problem on the 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe?
9 of 528 owner complaints about the 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe (2%) mention key fob or push-button start problems. The model year with the most reports is 2008.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe?
There are 2 recalls and 230 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe
Door locks 82Airbag light 25Loss of power 11Check engine light 10Stalling 10ABS 5No deployment 5Fire or smoke 5Fuel pump 5Seat belt 5
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