2008 Chevrolet Tahoe Electrical System

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEYLESS ENTRY MALFUNCTIONED. AFTER LOCKING THE DOORS ELECTRONICALLY, WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR OPENED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPLACED THE DOOR ACTUATOR ON THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR. NOW THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR ACTUATORS WERE ALSO MALFUNCTIONING; THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AN APPROXIMATE SPEED OF 30 MPH, THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL IN THE VEHICLE AND IMMEDIATELY, SHE NOTICED THERE WAS SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE GENERAL CONSOLE AREA. THERE WERE FLAMES COMING FROM THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER.THE CONTACT MOVED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY AND ATTEMPTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE FAILURE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 40,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 10V240000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REMEDY, WHICH WAS TO DISCONNECT THE HEATED WASHER FLUID MODULE, WAS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE IN HIS STATE, THERE WERE ICY ROAD CONDITIONS AND THE HEATED WIPER FLUID WAS NECESSARY. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,481. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 31,200.

I TOOK MY 2008 TAHOE IN FOR A DEAD BATTERY IT'S BEEN 4 MONTHS IN WERE ON THE 5TH BATTERY EVERY TIME I GET INTO MY TAHOE I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GOING TO START. ON THE LAST ONE IT WAS SCARY I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 70 MPH WHEN THE STABILITY TRAC LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN MY CAR SHUT DOWN PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE AND THE CAR WAS DEAD HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE CAR STARTED WITH NO PROBLEM, I REFUSE TO TAKE THE CAR AND I CALLED GM TECH SUPPORT AND THEY TOOK OVER MY CASE WITH THE DEALER DIRECTLY AFTER 8 DAYS AT THE DEALER THE GM TECH CALLS ME AND SAID THERE WAS A BULLETIN TAC #10288937 TO REPLACE ALL BATTERY CABLES ON THE CAR, POSITIVE & NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLES, STARTER CABLES,ALTERNATORS CABLES, AND CABLES THAT GO TO THE MAIN FUSE BLOCK. I'VE HAD MY CAR BACK NOW FOR 1 WEEK AND SO FAR IT STARTING GOOD. IF MY PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES TO OCCUR I WILL HAVE NO CHOSE BUT TO FILE FOR LEMON LAW. *TR

ALL OF THE INDICATORS IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER SOMETIMES READ '0' UPON INITIAL STARTUP. SOMETIMES BY TURNING THE IGNITION OFF, WITHDRAWING THE KEY, AND OPEN/CLOSE THE DOOR THEN RESTARTING THE VEHICLE THE PROBLEM CORRECTS ITSELF. HOWEVER THIS PROCEDURE MAY BE REPEATED UP TO 15 TIMES BEFORE PROBLEM IS CORRECTED OR, MORE OFTEN, IT ISN'T CORRECTED. *TR

COMPLETE VEHICLE FAILURE - GM HAS ADMITTED THAT THEY ARE AT A LOSS AS TO HOW TO FIX THE MANY ERRORS (22) THAT SHOW UP ON DIAGNOSTICS. IT WAS TOWED 3 TIMES IN 5 DAYS & HAS NOW BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR 2 WEEKS & IS STILL NOT FUNCTIONAL. *TR

TURN VEHICLE IGNITION OFF TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, OPEN THE DRIVER DOOR TO GET OUTI GET A FEW DINGS LIKE I HAVE LEFT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. I CLOSE THE DRIVER DOOR, THE LIGHTS FLASH, HORN HONKS AND DOORS THEN LOCK. I HAVE DONE NOTHING TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THE TWO LOCAL CHEVY DEALERS CANNOT MAKE IT REPEAT THIS ISSUE AND BECAUSE THERE ARE NO CODES THAT COME UP, THEY TELL ME THEY CAN'T FIX IT. THE SECOND ISSUE IS MY TURN SIGNALS. I TURN ON A TURN SIGNAL, IT SHOWS UP GREEN, IT DOES NOT CLICK AT RANDOM TIMES. THIRD ISSUE, WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN ON WITH THE FLUIDS WHEN I HAVE THE SWITCH IN THE OFF POSITION. I TOUCH NOTHING. I HAVE ASKED THE DEALER IF THEY HAVE SEEN ANY OF THESE ISSUES AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE RAN THE SERVICE BULLETINS AND CANNOT FIND ANYTHING. SO I HAVE A $50K VEHICLE THAT HAS ELECTRICAL ISSUES THAT THEY DO NOT WANT TO LOOK INTO BECAUSE THEY CANNOT FIND A "CODE". *TR