2009 Chevrolet Tahoe locks problems

Filed Jul 29, 2016 · Body, Electrical · 140,000 miles · LA

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet tahoe. The contact stated that the dashboard was cracked in four places and the engine compartment was exposed. In addition, the door lock actuators failed on all four doors and the running boards failed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.

Filed Apr 23, 2015 · Locks · 69,000 miles · WA

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet tahoe. The contact stated that the rear door locks failed to operate. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the rear locks needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 69,000. ....updated 07/22/15 *bf updated 10/11/2017

Filed Apr 15, 2015 · Locks · 60,000 miles · TX

The lock on the rear, driver side door does not work properly. It will not lock or unlock with the key fob. This is a known problem and gm refuses to cover the repairs unless the vehicle is under warranty. This is a safety issue. My son is in a car seat and is not able to unlock the door himself. There are multiple threads online of people all complaining about the same problem. It's an expensive repair. Shame on gm for not covering this when it is clearly a manufacturing defect!!!

Filed Jan 4, 2015 · Electrical, Locks · 52,000 miles · TX

I own a 2009 chevy tahoe and I have been dealing with door lock problems for the past year. The driver door will not open at this point and rear passenger door will not open from time to time. At this moment we have 2 working doors, but I am concerned that in case of an emergency these remaining 2 currently working doors will not open either and my family may be trapped. Someone suggested we contact the national transportation safety board and file a complaint to see if maybe we can force gm into a recall since this is a safety issue. Is this something you would be able to help us with? Please advice on how I should proceed with this issue. Thank you so much in advance for your help and cooperation with this issue.

Filed Sep 30, 2014 · Locks · 75,000 miles · OH

Power locks on driver and rear passenger door stopped functioning properly ( will not lock or unlock ) . This could be a serious problem if in a vehicle crash as I would have trouble accessing my child in the rear seat. Could you imagine a car on fire and not being able to reach your child. Please issue a recall to have the door lock actuators replaced. This came up as a very common issue while searching for a remedy.

Filed Jul 9, 2014 · Locks · 45,000 miles · LA

Door lock actuators failed on the two front doors and the driver side rear door creating significant difficulty in both entering and leaving the vehicle. Of particular concern was the great difficulty in removing children from the backseat of the car. The manual locks are out of reach of an adult in the front seat which ultimately requires returning the key to the ignition and lowering the rear window to remove a child from the car. This procedure is time-consuming and I hope that no one ever needs to perform that procedure in an emergency situation such as a fire.

Filed Mar 20, 2014 · Electrical, Locks · 71,000 miles · MS

Driver door and rear door on driver side do not lock/unlock consistently with key fob nor do they lock/unlock with power lock button. I have to manually lock and unlock both doors most of the time. The previous owner said they replaced these a few years back under warranty shortly after purchasing vehicle. Obviously there is a design flaw or mechanical issue causing this to happen. Numerous people have reported the same issue. I have to manually lock and unlock my doors when I leave the vehicle. Passenger side doors appear to work fine all the time. The cost is close to $300 per door to correct and I believe only a 30 day warranty. So it doesn't appear to be a permanent resolution.

Filed Nov 18, 2013 · Electrical, Locks · 28,942 miles · NY

Vehicle's rear passenger side door lock stopped functioning. Door lock will not respond to wireless transmitter, nor unlock button in the vehicle. Lock can be manually opened or closed from within the vehicle, but that does not do me any good when I have a 4 year old child in the back seat.

Filed Nov 17, 2013 · Body, Locks · 47,813 miles · MI

Left side rear door lock actuator does not function, will not lock or unlock with either manual button on armrest or remote keyfob. Assembly receives an electrical signal to lock/unlock but mechanism does not travel enough to complete full lock/unlock.

Filed Oct 28, 2013 · Electrical, Locks · 74,000 miles · MS

Both back doors on my tahoe began to stop unlocking and locking when using the clicker. A month later they stopped locking and unlocking using the unlock/lock button inside the vehicle. At the time I had a two month old who I was having to carry through the driver's side door and crawl through to the back to put him in his car seat. I asked the chevrolet dealership about this & I was told it would cost me around $600 per door. By that time, my front passenger door had also stopped working. I do not understand how this is not a recall. What if there were a fire and I could not get to my children? Or heaven forbid I get into an accident and I can't unlock the vehicle to get to my kids. I have done plenty of research on this matter and it seems as if thousands of people are having this issue. Chevrolet has always been our vehicle of choice. I will never buy another chevrolet vehicle after this. My husband was just looking at buying one of the 2014 trucks and I forbid him to do so.