2008 Chevrolet Tahoe ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS. WOULD WORK OCCASIONALLY. NOW, IT WON'T WORK AT ALL. HAS TO BE MANUALLY PULLED UP TO UNLOCK AND PUSHED DOWN TO LOCK. I NOTICED OVER 450 COMPLAINTS FROM OTHERS ABOUT THE ACTUATORS GOING OUT ON THEIRS TOO. SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM. *TR

REAR DOOR LOCKS (ACTUATORS) STOPPED WORKING. FIRST PASSENGER REAR LOCK FAILED TO OPEN OR CLOSE. THIS HAPPENED AFTER WARRANTY COVERAGE HAD ENDED. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD GM ISSUE ESPECIALLY WITH 2008-09 GM SUV TYPE OF VEHICLES. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE ACTUATOR MOTOR FAILS. IT IS ALSO MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS ELECTRICAL FAILURE IS DUE TO A VERY INEXPENSIVE ELECTRICAL ACTUATOR IS USED FOR THE LOCKING MECHANISM. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE AND I AM WONDERING WHEN GM WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. *TR

THE LOCKING MECHANISM ON MY CHEVY TAHOE 2008 LTZ NO LONGER WORKS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. THE ELECTRONIC LOCK/UNLOCK DOOR MECHANISM NO LONGER LOCKS OR UNLOCKS THE PASSENGER DOOR AS WELL AS THE KEY REMOTE NO LONGER LOCKS OR UNLOCKS THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR. IT SOUNDS LIKE FROM READING THE OTHER NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE I CAN EXPECT THE REST OF THE DOOR LOCKS TO QUIT OPERATING AT SOME POINT. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A REAL SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

I HAVE TAKEN MY 2008 TAHOE LTZ TO THE GMC DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES TO REPAIR THE DOOR LOCKS / OUTER DOOR HANDLES. I HAVE HAD TWO OF THE DOOR LOCKS REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WILL NOT UNLOCK WHEN I HIT THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE DOORS OR THE KEY FOB. THIS IS A MAJOR DEFECT IN THIS VEHICLE. IT IS A SAFETY CONERN BECAUSE I HAVE A SMALL CHILD AND I AM AFRAID IF I WERE TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND I TRY TO UNLOCK THE DOORS THEY WILL FAIL AND I WILL BE UNABLE TO GET MY CHILD OUT WITHOUT CRAWLING OVER THE FRONT SEATS TO MANUALLY UNLOCK THE LOCK. THE SAME WITH THE OUTER DOOR HANDLES BREAKING. I HAVE HAD TWO OF THOSE REPLACED. I HAD TO CRAWL OVER THE PASSENGER SEAT AT ONE POINT TO BE ABLE TO GET IN THE VEHICLE UNTIL I COULD GET IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND SEE THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE ISSUES, YET THERE ARE NO RECALLS. PLEASE HELP US. *TR

REAR PASSENGER DOOR ELECTRIC LOCK ACTUATOR FAILED RESULTING IN NO WAY TO OPEN THE DOOR WITHOUT MANUALLY UNLOCKING IT FROM THE INSIDE. IN THE EVEN OF AN EMERGENCY, THERE WOULD BE NO WAY TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE OR FROM THE LOCK SWITCH ON THE DRIVER DOOR. IN ADDITION, THERE IS NO KEY LOCK ON THIS DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON 2008 CHEVROLETS, WHICH HAS COST CONSUMERS A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY IN ADDITION TO SUBJECTING THEM TO SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS. I WAS THE VICTIM OF A THEFT WHEN A PASSENGER DID NOT MANUALLY LOCK THE DOOR AND SEVERAL DAYS LATER WHEN I WAS PARKED IN A PARKING GARAGE SOMEONE ENTERED MY VEHICLE AND STOLE PERSONAL PROPERTY. THIS WOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED IF THE LOCK ACTUATOR HAD FUNCTIONED PROPERLY AND LOCKED THE DOOR WHEN I LOCKED THE OTHERS. TO DATE, CHEVROLET HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THIS ISSUE BUT REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING TO CORRECT IT WITHOUT AN APPROXIMATE CHARGE OF $300 - $400 PER DOOR. *TR

A FEW YEARS AGO ALL THREE DOOR LOCKS WENT AT THE SAME TIME ON MY 2008 TAHOE. I TOLD MY DEALER THIS SEEMS VERY UNUSUAL. ASKED IF THERE IS A RECALL AND HE SHRUGGED HIS SHOULDERS. I AM NOT SURE OF THE EXACT DATE OTHER THAN TO TELL YOU IT WAS A FEW YEARS AGO. A FEW MONTHS AGO LEFT BLINKER WONT WORK. TOOK TO DEALER AGAIN. SAID TO BRING IT BACK AS THEY NEEDED MORE TIME TO WORK ON IT AND THINK I NEEDED AN ENTIRE NEW FUSE BOX. SATURDAY OCT. 5, 2013 HEADLIGHTS CAME ON WHILE PARKED IN PARKING LOT. NEXT DAY IT WAS TOTALLY DEAD. TRIED CHARGING IT AND HEADLIGHTS CAME ON AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. HAD TO DISCONNECT FUSES AND BATTERY. WEIRD MESSAGES KEEP POPPING UP ON DASHBOARD SUCH AS CHECK TIRE PRESSURE. IT WILL SAY REAR BUT ACTUALLY IT IS THE FRONT. SOMETIMES IT ISN'T ANY TIRE THAT IS LOW. CALLED CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE AND ASKED WHY THERE IS NO RECALL AND THEY SAID IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO DO SO. I RESEARCHED EDMUNDS.COM AND FOUND 454 MESSAGES FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. CHEVY SAID TO CONTACT YOU. *TR

POWER LOCKS ARE FAILING FOR SECOND TIME AFTER REPLACING. THE ACTUATORS DO NOT LAST OVER 2 YEARS. EACH DOOR COSTS $300 TO REPAIR. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF POSTS ON THE INTERNET WITH THIS PROBLEM IN MULTIPLE MODELS AND YEARS. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. *TR

FAILURE OF ALL FOUR POWER DOOR LOCKS ON MY 2008 TAHOE. AT ALMOST EXACTLY 3 YEARS AND 30,000 MILES OF OWNERSHIP, THE DOOR LOCKS OF MY, PURCHASED NEW, 2008 TAHOE LTZ BEGAN TO FAIL. ALL FOUR LOCKS FAILED WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 40,000 MILES AND FOUR YEARS OF SERVICE AT THE LAST AND FINAL (4TH) FAILURE. CONCERN: (#1) THERE IS ONLY ONE MANUAL KEYED ENTRY LOCATED ON THE VEHICLE WHICH IS THE DRIVERS DOOR. IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY AND TOTAL ELECTRONIC LOCK FAILURE, THE ONLY PASSENGER DOOR ACCESS WOULD BE THROUGH THE DRIVERS DOOR UTILIZING THE KEY AND MANUAL LOCK/UNLOCK FEATURE. IF THE MANUAL LOCK WERE TO ALSO FAIL, THERE WOULD BE NO WAY TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE VEHICLE THROUGH ANY OF THE FOUR PASSENGER DOORS. RESTRICTED ACCESS TO THE VEHICLE COULD COST THE LIFE OF A CHILD, ADULT PASSENGER OR PET TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE. THE SYSTEM COULD BE DESIGNED SAFER WITH A REDUNDANT MANUAL LOCK LOCATED ON ANOTHER DOOR. ADDITIONALLY, THE ELECTRONIC LOCKING MECHANISMS CURRENTLY INSTALLED ARE INADEQUATE AND UNSAFE. THE COMMON FAILURE OF THESE SYSTEMS ELIMINATES THE ARGUMENT OF ELECTRONIC REDUNDANCY FOR THE SYSTEM SINCE THE INSTALLED PRODUCT IS FAULTY AND UNRELIABLE. WHY SHOULD WE BE FORCED TO ACCEPT THESE UNSAFE PRODUCTS/DESIGNS ON OUR VEHICLES? CONCERN: (#2) THE COST OF REPLACING A LOCK HAS BEEN QUOTED BETWEEN $250 TO $450 PER LOCK FROM DIFFERENT FACILITIES. THE PRICING MAY INFLUENCE A GENERALLY SAFE MINED PERSON TO POSTPONE A REPAIR WHICH IMPACTS THE REDUNDANCY FEATURE OF THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM. NOTE: THESE LOCKS TYPICALLY BEGIN TO FAIL IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRES. AND, GM CORPORATION IS UNWILLING TO HELP WITH THE COST AND WASTED TIME TO DEAL WITH THE ISSUE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY THE NHTSA IS WARRANTED AND I FEEL A RECALL SHOULD BE MANDATED. *TR

THE COMPANY I WORK FOR PURCHASED FOUR 2008 TAHOES NEW. ALL HAVE HAD DOOR LOCK PROBLEMS. MINE JUST HAPPENED ON BOTH DRIVER SIDE DOORS AND IT COST $741 TO HAVE FIXED TODAY AT CHEVY DEALER. I BELIEVE THE OTHER 3 TAHOES WERE UNDER WARRANTY AT THE TIME, BUT NOT SURE. THE TAHOE I DRIVE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. AS OTHERS HAVE SAID, YOU CANNOT UNLOCK THE REAR DOORS SINCE THERE IS NO KEY, AND THE MANUAL BUTTON IS NOT NEAR THE PILLARS SO YOU CANT REACH IT FROM THE FRONT DOORS. ITS A BAD SITUATION IF YOU NEEDED TO ACCESS THE REAR DOORS. *TR

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN; I AM WRITING BECAUSE WE HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE DOOR LOCKS ON OUR 2008 CHEVY TAHOE. WE HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE DOOR LOCKS IN THE PAST AS WE HAVE HAD TO LITERALLY CLIMB OUT OF THE WINDOW TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. IT HAPPENED WHILE ON A BOAT RAMP SO IT WAS AN INCREDIBLY MEMORABLE EVENT. WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE DOOR LOCKS AGAIN AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE CHEVY SERVICE THIS MORNING. THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE REP CALLED US TO LET US KNOW THAT ALL 4 DOOR LOCKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CHARGES ARE $350 FOR THE FRONT DOORS AND $250 FOR THE BACK DOORS. NEEDLESS TO SAY WE ARE NOT HAPPY ABOUT HAVING TO PAY FOR ANY ADDITIONAL DOOR LOCK WORK ON THIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 70,000 MILES. THIS PROBLEM IS HUGE CONSIDERING THAT YOU CAN NOT GET OUT OF THE CAR ONCE A LOCK COMPLETELY FAILS IN THAT YOU HAVE TO CLIMB OUT OF THE WINDOW TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. WE REQUEST THAT A RECALL BE INITIATED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *TR

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2008 CHEVY TAHOE. TODAY 1-17-13 , I HAD TO HAVE THE POWER DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR REPLACED FOR THE 5TH TIME ON THIS VEHICLE. EVERY DOOR HAS BEEN AFFECTED AT LEAST ONCE WITH TODAY BEING THE RIGHT REAR DOOR HAVING TO BE REPLACED FOR A SECOND TIME. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ NUMEROUS TIMES ONLINE , THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM FOR THE GM SUV PRODUCTS STARTING WITH THE 2007 MODEL YEARS. GM HAS YET TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE WITH A RECALL , HOWEVER I FEEL AS WELL AS MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES THAT THIS COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ISSUE IF THE VEHICLE IS HIT FROM THE SIDE OR A WATER RELATED ACCIDENT OCCURRED WITH THE VEHICLE BEING SUBMERGED AND NOT BEING ABLE TO GET OUT. 1 OR 2 INSTANCES IN A 4.5 YEAR PERIOD I COULD UNDERSTAND BUT 5 IN A 4.5 YEAR PERIOD INVOLVING EVERY DOOR IS NOT A COINCIDENCE. THE REPLACEMENT COST IS WELL IN EXCESS OF $200 AND AS SUCH I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY GM WOULD BE RELUCTANT TO ACT. DOES IT HAVE TO TAKE A DEATH OR 2 FOR GM TO REALIZE THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. IF YOU BUILD A VEHICLE SUCH AS THIS AND CHARGE IN EXCESS OF $50,000 , THEN I AS THE PURCHASER HAVE EVERY REASON TO EXPECT THAT THESE TYPES OF ISSUES WOULD BE RESOLVED BY USING QUALITY PARTS AND NOT JUNK. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE AND YOU WILL FIND A WHOLE LOT OF CUSTOMERS OF THESE PRODUCTS WHO ARE HIGHLY UPSET AND WANT SOMETHING DONE TO RESOLVE THIS SERIOUS ISSUE. THANK YOU. *TR

THE DOOR LOCKS HAVE GONE OUT ON MY 2008 TAHOE APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AGO. OUR CHILDREN CANNOT OPEN THE DOORS TO GET IN OUR OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE ONLY DOOR THAT WILL CURRENTLY WORK IS THE DRIVER DOOR, WHICH ONLY WORKS WITH THE KEY. THE TAHOE HAS A FACTOR INSTALLED ALARM SYSTEM / KEY FOB SYSTEM, AND DOES NOT CONTROL THE DOORS TO LOCK OR UNLOCK. YOU HAVE TO USE THE KEY TO UNLOCK THE DRIVER DOOR, THEN MANUALLY OPEN THE PASSENGER AND REAR DOORS FROM THE INSIDE, AS WELL AS MANUALLY LOCK THEM FROM THE DRIVER SIDE. *TR

DRIVERS DOOR AND BACK HATCH WILL BOUNCE BACK OPEN AND NOT CATCH AND THEN THE DOOR LOCK WILL NOT UNLOCK TO OPEN THE DOOR BY REMOTE, DOOR PANEL LOCK OR BY HAND TRAPPING PERSON IN THE VEHICLE. SPOKE TO GM, THEY KNOW THIS IS AN ISSUE BUT UNWILLING AT THIS TIME TO PUT OUT A BULLETIN OR RECALL. *TR

THE POWER DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK. YOU HAVE TO MANUALLY LOCK THEM. THEY ARE SUPPOSE TO AUTOMATICALY LOCK WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHES 5 MILES AN HOUR FOR SAFETY AND THEY DO NOT. ONE DOOR LOCK WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRENTY WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE BUT NOW THE OTHER 3 ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THIS HAS BEEN A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE TAHOES. IT IS OVER $200.00 PER DOOR TO REPLACE. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT EVEN 5 YEARS OLD AND IS UNDER 30,000 MILES. *TR

2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE REMOTE DOOR LOCKS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE REMOTE DOOR LOCK FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY ON 06/03/11. HOWEVER, ON 05/21/12, THE REMOTE DOOR LOCK FOR THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE LOCK ACTUATOR/LATCH ASSEMBLY. *JB

THE PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK, WITH THE REMOTE OR BY USING THE DRIVERS DOOR, NOR WOULD IT LOCK WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. SO NOW IF YOU THINK YOU ARE SAFE, YOUR ARE NOT. THEY PUT ONSTAR IN YOUR VEHICLE TO KEEP YOU SAFE HOW DOES THAT HELP IF YOU ARE HI-JACKED AT GUN POINT? YOU THOUGHT ALL DOORS LOCKED WHEN YOU PUT IT IN GEAR ALL BUT THE ONE DOOR THAT FAILED BECAUSE OF A POOR DESIGN. OR YOUR CHILD FALLS OUT OF THE VEHICLE WHILE GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY AND BECAUSE THE LOCK FAILED DUE TO POOR DESIGN. PLEASE HELP US WITH THESE POOR DESIGNS ON CHEVY VEHICLES. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. CLUNKING NOISES STARTING NOW WHEN I TURN CORNERS. DEALERSHIP STATES THAT IS NORMAL. OMG! ARE THEY INSANE? I KNOW THAT IS NOT NORMAL BECAUSE IT WAS MAKING THAT NOISE WHEN I PURCHASED IT. EVERYTHING STARTS GOING RIGHT AT THE TIME OF THE WARRANTY ENDS. POOR WINDOW DESIGNS THE WINDOWS ARE SO LOOSE THEY COULD POSSIBLY FALL OUT WHEN GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. *JS

AFTER VACATING THE CAR THROUGH THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS ON THE REAR DOORS DID NOT OPERATE WHILE MY GRANDCHILDREN WERE IN THE TAHOE. THE DOORS WOULD NOT UNLOCK EITHER WITH THE FOB OR THE ELECTRIC SWITCH IN THE TAHOE. THIS INCIDENT WAS VERY SCARY AND COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO REENTER THE TAHOE THROUGH DRIVER'S DOOR, START THE CAR, LOWER THE REAR WINDOWS, MANUALLY UNLOCK THE DOORS, AND REMOVE MY GRANDCHILDREN. HAD THIS BEEN AN EMERGENCY, SERIOUS PROBLEMS COULD HAVE OCCURRED. AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM, WHICH HAS RECURRED MANY TIMES, I AM NOT WILLING TO DRIVE WITH MY GRANDCHILDREN IN THE TAHOE, UNLESS AN ADULT IS AVAILABLE TO ACCOMPANY THEM IN THE REAR SEAT. *TR

I HAVE HAD ALL FOUR DOORS IN FOR REPAIR AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER. FIRST IT WAS THE REAR LEFT DOOR WHICH WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. SAME DOOR STILL DOES/DOES NOT OPEN. SECOND DOOR WAS THERIGHT REAR WHICH DROPPED DOWN WHEN YOU OPENED IT. THIRD DOOR WAS THE DRIVERS DOOR WHICH WOULD NOT OPEN. HAD TO INSERT CAR KEY TO OPEN. FOURTH DOOR WAS THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WHICH WOULD NOT OPEN. EACH TIME THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR WAS CHANGED. BUT NOW I'M STILL HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE LEFT REAR DOOR SOMETIMES OPENING, SOMETIMES NOT OPENING. IF I HAD A CHILD IN A INFANTS SEAT IN THAT REAR SEAT, I MAY OR MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GET TO HIM/HER IN A EMERGENCY. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK STOP WORKING ON DRIVER SIDE THEN PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR WENT OUT ONE MONTH LATER. *TR

STARTED WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE LOCK NOT WORKING AND HAS PROGRESSED TO ALL 4 LOCKS NOT WORKING WITH KEYLESS ENTRY AND ELECTRIC SWITCH INSIDE CAB. I ARMED AND LOCKED MY VEHICLE AND EXPECTED THE VEHICLE TO BE LOCKED WHEN IT WASN'T AND ITEMS WERE STOLEN FROM MY TRUCK. *TR