2004 Chevrolet Tahoe Electrical System

THE MAIN ENGINE WIRING HARNESS WAS FULL OF CONDENSATE AND CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WOULD JUST SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. TOOK MULTIPLE TRIPS TO THE MECHANIC SHOP FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO DUPLICATE AND CORRECT THE ISSUE. ONLINE RESEARCH SHOWS MANY TAHOE OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH CAUSED THE BATTERY TO DIE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BATTERY MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 183,000.

LEAVING MY DRIVE ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD LIT UP FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS THEN WENT OFF. A FEW MILES LATER DID THE SAME THING THEN ALL THE GAUGES STOPPED WORKING. NEXT TIME I STARTED IT UP THE GAUGES WOULD NOT WORK ABOUT A MILE DOWN THE ROAD ALL THE LIGHTS ON DASH CAME ON AND THEN GAUGES WOULD START WORKING. SOMETIMES MY BATTERY WILL BE DEAD WHEN I GO OUT IN THE MORNINGS. THE DRIVER SEAT HEAT COMES ON AND OFF WHENEVER IT WANTS TO. IF IT'S COLD OUTSIDE THE RADIO WILL NOT WORK UNTIL THE CAR HAS BEEN WARMED UP FOR A WHILE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

ON AN EXIT RAMP GETTING READY TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC AND THE ENGINE CUTS OFF. I WAS ABLE TO STOP. TURNED THE KEY REPEATEDLY, AND THOUGH THE RADIO AND DASH LIGHTS CAME ON THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER. I HAD THE TAHOE IN "PARK" MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. NOTHING. SHIFTED IT TO NEUTRAL AND TRIED: NOTHING. MOVD THE COLUMN UP AND DOWN: NOTHING. POUNDED ON THE COLUMN: AMEN IT STARTED. DROVE TO MECHANIC: COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. NO DATA IN COMPUTER INDICATING ANY PROBLEM. 6 WEEKS GO BY AND TAHOE WILL NOT START IN MY DRIVEWAY. GO THOUGH THE SAME LITANY AGAIN. FINALLY STARTED. MY WIFE TAKES MY TAHOE TO LOWE'S IN JANUARY CAR WILL NOT START. SHE TRIED SO MANY TIMES SHE DRAINED THE BATTERY. I HOOKED UP THE JUMPER CABLES AND IT STARTED IMMEDIATELY. I TAKE IT TO MECHANIC AND HE "THINKS" IT'S PART OF THE IGNITION MODULE, BUT DOESN'T KNOW FOR SURE. THE PART ALONE IS $250. I DECLINE TO SPEND MONEY ON A MAYBE. THEN FOR 4 MONTHS NO PROBLEMS. MAY 31ST 2015, TAHOE WILL NOT START. IT STARTED FINE MAY 29TH. NOT ONLY WOULD IT NOT START, BUT THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. RADIO WAS OUT OF SEQUENCE BY 8 HOURS. CHARGED THE BATTERY AND TAHOE STILL WOULD NOT START. HAD A FRIEND WHO IS A MECHANIC COME OVER TO LOOK AT IT AND HERE'S THE PART THE REALLY TICKS ME OFF. I GET IN AND WITHOUT ANY FUSS THE DARN THING STARTED, TURNED IT OFF AND IT STARTED, DID THIS 20 TIMES, IT STARTED EVERY TIME. I WOULD CONCLUDE THAT IT WAS THE STARTER, EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT TWO TIMES IT SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. WE OWN THREE TAHOE'S. 2002, 2003, AND 2004. I DON'T HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 2002, AND 2003 TAHOE'S. IS THIS AN IGNITION PROBLEM OTHER'S HAVE EXPERIENCED. DOES IT HAVE ANY CONNECTION TO THE OTHER CHEVROLET IGNITION PROBLEMS. I HAVE TWO YOUNG SON'S AND WILL NOT DRIVE THIS TAHOE, WITH THEM IN IT.

DRIVING ALONG ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE SPEEDOMETER STARTS GOING CRAZY SAYS I AM GOING 120MPH IT STILL DOING IT AUTO NATION IN ROSWELL GA WANTS $ 600 THEIR IS A RECALL BUT SAYS MY TRUCK IS TOO OLD BUT HAS THE RIGHT MILEAGE . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE SPEED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE SPEEDOMETER INDICATED 30 MPH, BUT THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING SLOWER. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED 10 MPH. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD ILLUMINATE, BUT THE FUEL GAUGE, SPEEDOMETER, OIL PRESSURE GAUGE, AND RPM GAUGE WOULD MALFUNCTION. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 206,530.

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD NUMEROUS, FREQUENT, AND PERSISTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE APPROXIMATE DATE GIVEN WAS WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING WHERE IT BLEW ONLY HOT AIR. TWO "REPAIRS" AT THE DEALER AND TWO SUBSEQUENT REPAIRS FINALLY REVEALED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE REAL SAFETY ISSUES THAT CONTINUE ARE WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL THAT HAS AT TIMES AFFECTED THE SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER (CONTINUOUS PROBLEM), OIL PRESSURE GAUGE (CONTINUOUS PROBLEM), AND NO DASH LIGHTS AT NIGHT. COMPUTER ANALYSES AND RESETS HAVE NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE, AS EVIDENCED BY TESTIMONIALS ON FORUMS AND COMPLAINTS. THE DANGER IN THIS IS LIGHTS GOING OUT TO A BLANK DASH AT NIGHT, ENGINE PROBLEMS THAT COULD RESULT FROM THE LACK OF A FUNCTIONING OIL GAUGE, AND INACCURATE OR NO SPEED READINGS. SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THE CONTROL PANEL SYSTEM AT THE LEAST. THANK YOU. *TR

MY SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING. BEFOREHAND THE OIL GAUGE QUIT WORKING. ONLY WHEN ITS HOT OUTSIDE OR I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MY VEHICLE FOR APPROX 30 MINS, THE SPEEDOMETER QUITS WORKING. I HAVE BEEN THE SOUL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE SINCE I BOUGHT IT OFF THE LOT IN 2004. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF ANY RECALLS. *TR

DRIVING SLOW DOWN A BLOCK AND SMELLED ELECTRICAL FIRE SMOKE. THE SMOKE GOT WORSE AND DARKER AND IT WAS COMING UP FROM UNDER MY LEGS (I WAS DRIVING). I PULLED OVER, PUT MY EMERGENCY BLINKERS ON AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. HAD A HARD TIME GETTING MY SEAT BELT UNBUCKLED, BUT FINALLY GOT IT OFF AND JUMPED OUT OF THE CAR. THE SMOKE GOT REALLY BAD AND VERY RAPIDLY THE DRIVER SEAT CAUGHT ON FIRE. MY BROTHER WAS WITH ME, HE WAS OUT OF THE CAR AS WELL, AND HE CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE CAR WAS TOWED. IF I HADN'T GOTTEN OUT OF THE CAR AS FAST AS I DID I WOULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE AS WELL. *TR

THE VOLTMETER DOES NOT READ AND NEEDLE IS STUCK BELOW THE GAUGE AND NOW THE SPEEDOMETER IS STARTING TO GO OUT, THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HOWEVER WE COULD NOT TAKE IT IN UNTIL IT SHOWED SIGNS OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE ACCORD NOW WITH 142,000 WHICH IS OVER THE 80,000 EXTENDED WARRANTY. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE AND THE BEST GM HAS OFFERED TO DO FOR ME IS TAKE $58.00 OFF A $475.00 REPAIR. I HAVE TALKED TO MY DEALERSHIP ABOUT JUST PAYING FOR THE LABOR IF THEY WOULD REPLACE THE PART BUT NOPE. I JUST MOVED TO THE AREA AND DO NOT HAVE A SERVICE RECORD WITH A DEALER HOWEVER I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE SERVICED AT ONLY GM DEALERSHIPS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM IS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS AND THE OTHER DEALERSHIP I USE TO GO TO IN MY OTHER STATE OFFERED TO BASICALLY REPLACE THE PART WITH MYSELF PAYING THE LABOR HOWEVER I LIVE OVER 700 MILES AWAY FROM THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT DONE. IF THAT CAN BE DONE THERE WHY CAN'T THE DEALERSHIP OFFER THE SAME WHERE I AM NOW? I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW IN GOOD FAITH AND ONLY HAVE PURCHASED CHEVROLET PRODUCTS MY ENTIRE LIFE. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY GM CANNOT HELP ME OUT, THEY KNOW THIS PART IS FAULTY, PLAIN AND SIMPLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO TELL HOW FAST SHE WAS DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

SPEEDOMETER IS READING ERRATICALLY. WHEN ENGINE IS TURNED OF IT DOES NOT GO TO ZERO AND WHEN DRIVING SOMETIMES IT READS FASTER THAN ACTUAL SPEED AND SOMETIMES LOWER. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ALL OF A SUDDEN THE SPEEDOMETER REGISTERED 120 MPH, I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE, THE SPEEDOMETER WAS STILL REGISTERING 50 MPH. SINCE THAT TIME THE SPEEDOMETER REGISTERS VARIOUS SPEEDS, FROM 140 TO 0 I AM NOT SURE WHAT SPEED I AM ACTUALLY GOING, I CAN BE PARKED WITH THE SPEEDOMETER ON 140 OR DRIVING WITH THE SPEEDOMETER ON 0. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK FAILED AND WOULD NOT ACTIVATE WHETHER ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE MANUALLY OR ELECTRONICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V248000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

LAST OCTOBER, WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 CHEVY TAHOE LT, THE TACHOMETER ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED AFTER AN ACCELERATION EVENT AND NEVER FUNCTIONED AGAIN. SINCE IT WAS THE TACHOMETER ELEMENT, IT DID NOT RAISE ANY SIGNIFICANT CONCERN, ONLY DISAPPOINTMENT. HOWEVER, ON 3/15/2013, THE ANALOG OIL PRESSURE GAUGE NEEDLE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT ( INDICATING FAILURE, I ASSUME) AND THEN ON 3/30/2013, THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO FUNCTION ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS AND CONTINUES TO DO SO. AFTER READING SOME OF THE 341 COMPLAINTS ON LINE, I CANNOT BELIEVE GM GETS A PASS ON A CRITICAL SAFETY/LEGAL COMPONENT LIKE THE CLUSTER GROUP AND NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. IN GENERAL, WHAT AUTHORITY DOES THE NHTSA HAVE IN COERCING AUTO MANUFACTURERS TO ISSUE RECALLS IN THE U.S.? *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER FLUCTUATED OVER A PERIOD OF 2-3 DAYS, THEN STOPPED WORKING. I CALLED A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THIS IS A "KNOWN PROBLEM" WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THAT THERE WAS A CAMPAIGN. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS CAMPAIGN HAS LONG EXPIRED. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE DRIVER CANNOT TELL HOW FAST THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING. IT SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL. *TR

I AD NO IDEA THAT THIS WAS AN ON GOING ISSUE WITH THE 2004 TAHOES UNTIL A CO-WORKER MENTIONED HE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEN WHEN I HAD A SMOG CHECK DONE THIS YEAR. I NOTICED ABOUT A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO THAT MY GAUGES WERE NOT WORKING. DIDN'T REALLY LOOK INTO AS, I HAVE REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND CHECK MY LEVELS REGULARLY TOO. BUT RECENTLY MY SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T READ THE SPEED CORRECTLY. IT'S NOW A PERMANENT ISSUE AND I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE CLUSTER PANEL COMPLETELY IT'S A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND I CANNOT BELIEVE GM WILL NOT RECALL FOR THIS ITEM! HOW MANY OTHERS OUT THERE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND JUST LIKE ME, DID NOT KNOW IT WAS AN ISSUE! *TR

INSTRUMENTATION PROBLEM. SPEEDOMETER STEPPER MOTOR DOES NOT RESET TO ZERO. THIS RESULTS IN THE INACCURATE REPORTING OF VEHICLE SPEED. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THIS ISSUE IS WIDELY REPORTED THROUGHOUT THE INTERNET. WE LENT A TON OF MONEY TO GM AND THEY NEED TO BE CALLED TO THE CARPET TO REMEDY THESE ISSUES PROMPTLY. *TR

CONTROL PANEL CLUSTER IS FAILING FIRST CAUSING THE GAS GAUGE TO NOT WORK AT ALL AND THEN THE SPEEDOMETER TO MALFUNCTION. *TR

THE RPM AND SPEED GAUGES ON MY INSTRUMENT PANEL ARE NOT WORKING. *JS

THE SPEEDOMETER, OIL GAUGE AND RPM GAGE ON THE CLUSTER PANEL QUIT WORKING. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. THIS IS A DEFAULT THAT SHOULD BE FIXED FREE OF CHARGE TO THE OWNERS. NO ONE WANTS TO PURCHASE A VEHICLE AND HAVE TO PUT IN THE SHOP FOR A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN 2005. AFTER APPOX. 5 YRS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTED SLOWLY NOT WORKING. AT FIRST IT WAS THE SPEEDOMETER, THEN FUEL GAUGE AND NOW THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS USELESS. NOT ONE GAUGE IS WORKING. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. I, FOR ONE, SEE THIS AS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS WELL AS COMPLETELY AGAINST THE LAW TO BE DRIVING A VEHICLE WITHOUT A SPEEDOMETER. THIS IS NOW THE ONLY VEHICLE THAT I HAVE AND I HAVE TO DEPEND ON THIS VEHICLE TO DRIVE MY FAMILY AROUND IN. I DON'T HAVE THE MEANS TO HAVE THIS ISSUE FIXED AND DUE TO THE SAME ISSUE WITH MANY OF THE SAME VEHICLES, I THINK CHEVROLET SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS EITHER STRANDED OR HURT DUE TO THEIR NEGLIGENCE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I GLANCED AT MY GAUGES. THE TACHOMETER READING WAS BELOW ZERO. THEN SUDDENLY MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED SLOWLY FALLING FROM 65 TO 70 MPH TO JUST BELOW ZERO AS WELL. STILL DRIVING. ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER. THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED TO SLOWLY RISE. FINALLY IT STAYED STEADY AT ABOUT 35 MPH. THIS CREATED A PROBLEM. BECAUSE I WASN'T GOING 35MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. DURING THIS TIME, I TRIED NOT TO INCREASE OR DECREASE MY SPEED. I WENT WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. BECAUSE, OBVIOUSLY, IT WAS A SAFE RATE OF SPEED AT THAT TIME. BECAUSE THE TACHOMETER WASN'T WORKING TOO. THE APPROXIMATE CALCULATION OF MY RATE OF SPEED. COULD NOT BE ASCERTAINED. "SPEED" IS A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO PUBLIC SAFETY. WHETHER IT BE THE REGULAR STREETS THROUGHOUT YOUR TOWN OR THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. ANOTHER REASON TO CONSIDER THIS A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE IS. SOMEONE MAYBE DRIVING FASTER THAN THE SPEED RATING OF THEIR TIRES. BECAUSE OF INSTRUMENT PANEL MALFUNCTION. THE RISK OF SERIOUS TIRE ISSUES HAVE NOW INCREASED. THIS IS A DIRECT SAFETY ISSUE. THROUGH SOME RESEARCH OF MY OWN. I FOUND THAT ALOT OF THE EFFECTED VEHICLES. STARTED HAVING THIS ISSUE AFTER 70000 TO 80000 MILES. GM'S ATTEMPT TO RECTIFY THIS SAFETY HAZARD IS LAME AT MOST. 7 YRS 70,000 MILES. THESE NUMBERS WERE PICKED SO THEY COULD KEEP THEIR COSTS AT A MINIMUM. WE, THE CONSUMER, ARE BEING FORCED. TO TAKE IT ONCE AGAIN. FROM THE BIG BUSINESSES THAT REFUSE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. FOR THE VERY DANGEROUS ISSUES OF WHICH THEY CREATED! HAS ANYONE FIGURED OUT HOW MANY SUV'S HAVE BEEN OR WILL BE EFFECTED? HOW MANY OF THEM ARE OR WILL BE ON THE ROAD? ALSO, ONCE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER GETS REPLACED. THE ODOMETER & HOUR READINGS NEED TO BE RESET. THIS OPENS THE DOOR FOR A NEW SET OF PROBLEMS. ODOMETER FRAUD. *TR

WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS RUNNING, AIR COMING FROM DRIVER'S SIDE VENTS BECOME EXTREMELY HOT WHILE PASSENGER'S SIDE REMAINS COOL. I CANNOT DETERMINE ANY SPECIFIC CONDITIONS THAT MADE THIS OCCUR. IT SEEMS TO BE TOTALLY RANDOM. THE HOT AIR IS NOT WARM AIR OR PRETTY HOT AIR, IT IS EXTREMELY HOT, HOTTER THAN A HAIR DRYER PRODUCES AT ITS HOTTEST. I REPORT THIS BECAUSE IT IS OBVIOUSLY A SAFETY HAZARD AND, JUDGING FROM COMPLAINTS SHOWING ON INTERNET BLOGS, IT IS FAIRLY COMMON. APPARENTLY CHEVROLET IS ADMITTING NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS FAILURE, EVEN DENYING THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM.