I bought the car in may 2014. I took it to the dealer in august 2014 per gm recall number 14126 on august 22, 2014. The recall was to reprogram the instrument cluster, even though I had not experienced any problems with the cluster. After the recall work was done, though, the screen on the dash panel operated in a different and dangerous manner. Prior to the recall, I kept the screen on the digital speedometer, for obvious reasons. Prior to the recall, when I would place or receive a call using the bluetooth connection, the screen would switch to a phone screen, but when the call ended, the screen immediately returned to the prior screen, showing the speedometer. Ever since that recall reprogramming, however, at the end of the call, the screen stay blank except for the word "phone", so I have to play around with all of the setting options (buttons on the steering wheel) until I find the digital speedometer again. This is a distraction to my driving, and is a clear error in the reprogramming by gm (of what possible use can a blank phone screen be?). After I complained to the dealer, the dealer gave me a copy of gm bulletin#pit5285 on this very issue, dated may 6, 2014 (before I bought the car, and clearly not implemented on the car), saying that this is a "normal operating characteristic" of the car. That is a blatant falsehood, because I drove it for 3 months before the reprogramming, and "normal" was an immediate return to the prior screen, which in my case was the digital speedometer. I have tried appeals through gm, and they refuse to address this issue further. Gm has created a dangerous distraction, and is ignoring the problem. It is an easy one to fix; all they have to do is to reverse their blunder from the earlier recall.
2015 Chevrolet Tahoe electrical complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2015 chevrolet tahoe. While driving at approximately 50 MPH, the radio became inoperative and the audible indicator failed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact was made aware of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v301000 (electrical system, seat belts); however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 6,700.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 chevrolet tahoe. When the brake pedal was depressed, the LED strobe lights in the second and third row seats flashed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure occurred on numerous occasions. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 4,000.
The new 2015 tahoes have a push button ignition. I pushed off the ignition with the car in drive (forgot to put in park), exited the vehicle and realized the car was rolling down the hill. I quickly jumped in and applied the brakes to stop the car. I was surprised that even though the car is in drive when the car's ignition is turned off, the transmission disengages and the car is in neutral! This is a big hazard. There should either be a fail safe and not allow the car to turn off in drive or automatically place the car in park when the ignition switch is pressed. (this is what happens on a recent model mercedes.)
Tl* the contact owns 2015 chevrolet tahoe. The contact stated that the entire audio system failed and as a result, there was no audible chime to indicate the contact of any safety warnings. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the entire audio system needed to be replaced. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign id number: 14v301000 (electrical) but did not confirm if the vehicle was included. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 3,980.
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