The dash and front and rear lights keep going on and off. And I changed all my lights on from and rear and it still happens there is a smell coming from my glove box. I can show you in person so we can see what can be done to fix this problem.
2009 Chevrolet Tahoe electrical problems
33 complaints (12% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 74,000. 1 crash reported.
- owner complaints
- 33
- of this car's complaints
- 12%
- typical mileage
- 74,000
- crashes
- 1
- recalls
- 1
Which part fails
Owners did not name a specific part.
At what mileage
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Chevrolet Tahoe electrical problems in other years
Specific symptoms reported on the 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe electrical
Phrases found in the owners' own descriptions, so one complaint can mention several symptoms.
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
What 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
P2138 code causing the car to have reduced engine power causing unsafe driving conditions and danger to other traffic. Vehicle has been to dealer multiple times for issue, ECM replaced costing thousands and still not working.
Recall #09V154000 should have been performed on my vehicle according to the list of VIN #'s affected, but it never was and I was never notified of the recall. I purchased this vehicle the month before this recall was announced in 2009 and did not start having safety issues until after my new SUV warranty had expired (how convenient). Over the years, I have spent thousands of dollars replacing all kinds of sensors, relays, batteries and various other parts trying to alleviate the unsafe electrical and loss of power issues that this faulty part continues to cause. I have taken this vehicle to my local dealership on countless occasions, complaining that the vehicle intermittently: does not start, the engine suddenly dies while driving on the highway or turning a corner (becoming unsteerable and the brakes won't work), suddenly decelerates, door locks cycle rapidly while driving, the check engine light and other warning lights/alarms come on, headlights and dash lights suddenly shut off, windows or AC stops working, and now the fuel gauge only reads 1/4 tank when I just filled it up. I took the SUV to my local dealer again today, explained the intermittent electrical and loss of power issues and history again and asked why this recall had not been performed or was not scheduled to be performed at any previous time that I had brought the vehicle in for diagnostics or service on these related issues. The service manager admitted that the recall had never been performed, but denied the possibility of the FSCM causing any of these issues, regardless of the recall notice stating they were. He then refused to perform the recall and said I needed to pay $380 to have another diagnostic scan performed. Never scheduling/performing the recall when the SUV was serviced countless times for related safety issues as defined in the recall notice that they never mailed to me and refusing to perform the recall today is a violation of the US NTMV Safety Act and should have consequences!
Car stalls when making turns or when its at a stop light or just in traffic that its moving very slow.
One evening I drove to the store and placed my truck on park for about 10 minutes without shutting the vehicle off. Once I'm back in and going in reverse I noticed that the assisted power steering wasn't working. I disconnected the battery terminals and waited but the eps never came back on. I had the vehicle toed to my nearby chevrolet dealer whom later concluded that the steering gear and some computer module needed replaced. They billed me for approximately $2900. Now, here I am exactly one year later with the same problem! Expired warranty and a huge bill of repair. I have the dealer receipts on file.
Keeps loosing power and staking while driving the brakes calipers are malfunctioning the fuel control module is being effective see there was a safety recall on this but my vehicle is listed dmfor make and model but not VIN but it's effective
In regards of my 2009 chevy tahoe ltz this vechicle has had some issues in the few months of ownership. When ever the car is parked an you exit the SUV to lock it it does not lock you hear the clicking sound like its locked but when you try to open the door that should be locked it opens right up an the alarm goes off an to mention the door handles are chipping away an the plastic cuts almost every person that opens my doors that are not careful. An ive had to patch almost 5 places on my coolant an A/C lines that are aluminum very cheaply made.
I have bought 4 door lock actuators and all keep failing there needs to be a recall. If there is a fire or an emergency I have kids and something may happen.
Electrical issues dash and all electric would go hey wire engine performance would be erratic a very safety problem while driving
The battery light turns on. Ut reads check battery system.
Questions about the 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe electrical
Does the 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe have electrical problems?
Owners have filed 33 complaints about the electrical of the 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe, 12% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe electrical problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 74,000 miles.
Was there a recall on the 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe electrical?
Yes, 1 recall: 10V240000. Check your VIN to see if your car still needs the free repair.
What year does the Chevrolet Tahoe have the most electrical problems?
The Chevrolet Tahoe model years with the most electrical complaints are 2004 (214 complaints), 2003 (193 complaints) and 2007 (142 complaints).
Other 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe problems
Airbags 97Body 52Locks 22Engine 16Driver assistance 15Transmission 12Brakes 11Fuel system 11Steering 8Acceleration 6Seats 2Suspension 2Visibility 2Wheels 2Lights 1Seat belts 1Tires 1
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