49 complaints reported

2008 Chevrolet Tahoe Structure

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
49
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
7

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Apr 2021

2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO RUSTED FRAME. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT RIGHT STABILIZER BRACKET BROKE OFF THE FRAME. *JS

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Apr 2021
Apr 2020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS FRACTURED FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND EXTENDED TO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE POWERED SIDE MIRRORS WERE INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MIRRORS WERE ONLY ADJUSTABLE MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE NHTSA FOR ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Apr 2017
Feb 2019

THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING IN MULTIPLE PLACES.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jun 2016
Jan 2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE FRACTURED. THE DASHBOARD WAS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE FRONTAL AIR BAG COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT PORTIONS OF THE DASHBOARD STARTED TO DISINTEGRATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 9-5211213523. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Apr 2019
May 2018 Injury

CHROME PLATING ON INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES PEELING, CUTTING MY FINGERS WHEN TRYING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: May 2018
Apr 2018

MY DASH PANEL HAS CRACKED OVER THE DRIVERS SIDE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND ABOVE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AREA. THIS CAN CAUSE POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUES IF THE AIRBAGS WERE TO DEPLOY OR POSSIBILITY OF THINGS GETTING IN THROUGH THE CRACK TO DAMAGE THE ELECTRONICS UNDERNEATH.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2018
Mar 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD DEVELOPED A CRACK THAT WAS DETERIORATING THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE CONTACT CALLED PETERSON CHEVROLET BUICK CADILLAC (12300 W FAIRVIEW AVE, BOISE, ID 83713, (208) 908-6305) TO MAKE THEM AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND TO INQUIRE OF ANY RECALLS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: May 2018
Dec 2017

TWO DASHBOARD CRACKS ON 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE, 1 OF WHICH IS DIRECTLY GOING TO PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT. IF THIS AIRBAG IS TO BE DEPLOYED, IT WILL SEND THE PIECES OF THIS DASH FLYING THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF THESE IDENTICAL CRACKS ON THESE GENERATION VEHICLES WITH NO SUPPORT FROM GM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Nov 2017
Sep 2017

CRACKS ON MY DASH AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND ABOVE THE DRIVER BEZEL AREA. IT SEEMS THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE IF I WERE TO EVER BE IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE CRACKS ARE GETTING WORSE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE HYBRID, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Sep 2017
Jul 2017

2008 CHEVY TAHOE COST IN 2008 , $35,000. CURRENT MILEAGE 68K, DASH CRACKED AT PASSENGER AIRBAG AT 38K MILEAGE WHILE TAKING A FAMILY TRIP AND SAME THING HAPPEN AT 44K THE DASH BOARD ON DRIVE HAS NOW CRACK AS WELL I MADE A HUGE INVESTMENT WHEN I MADE CHOISE TO BUY CHEVY NOW IS LOOKING LIKE I MADE A MISTAKE. I WILL BE BUYING FORD PRODUCTS FROM HERE ON OUT. SHAME ON YOU CHEVROLET!! YOU SHOULD STAND BEHIND YOUR PRODUCTS. AND TO THINK I WAS IN PROCESS OF MAYBE GETTING A NEWERS MODEL

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: May 2015
Jul 2017

DASH BOARD OF CHEVROLET TAHOE IS CRACKING IN ALL PLACES AND EXPOSING VEHICLE COMPONENTS

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Apr 2016
May 2017

THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING ALL OVER, AND THERE IS EVEN A HOLE WHERE IT CRACKED SO BAD THAT A PIECE FELL OFF. I BELIEVE THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Aug 2017
May 2017

CRACK ON DASHBOARD NEAR PASSENGER AIRBAG MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO AIRBAG DURING DEPLOYMENT OR PIECES OF DASH TO CONTACT PASSENGER DURING DEPLOYMENT

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Dec 2016
Mar 2017 Injury

CHROME ON INSIDE DOOR HANDLE BEGINNING TO FLAKE AND CHIP AND CUT PASSENGER'S HAND WHEN OPERATING DOOR HANDLE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2017
Jan 2017

I BEEN HAVING A CRACKED DASH AND IS SOMETHING FROM THE MANUFACTURED. AND IS REALLY DANGEROUS TO HAVE A CRACKED DASH AND I DON'T THINK I NEED TO PAY FOR IT IF IS SOMETHING FROM THE MANUFACTURED . *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Sep 2009
Oct 2016 Injury

THE DOOR HANDLES ON MY 2008 CHEVY TAHOE Z71 ARE CHROME PLATED AND HAVE DELAMINATED AND CUT MY HANDS SEVERAL TIMES UPON OPENING THE DOOR WHILE STATIONARY. I SAW A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR 2007 MODELS BUT NEVER FOR 2008. THE ISSUE IS OCCURRING IN THESE VEHICLES AS WELL.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Oct 2016
Sep 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD OF THE VEHICLE WAS FRACTURED IN SEVERAL PLACES, WHICH COULD CAUSE INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,398.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Sep 2014
Aug 2016

THE DASHBOARD PLASTIC HAS CRACKED IN MANY PLACES EVEN THOUGH I HAVE ALWAYS USED A WINDSHIELD COVER AND HAVE A CARPETED DASHBOARD COVER.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE HYBRID, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Aug 2016
Jul 2016

DASHBOARD HAS 3 LARGE CRACKS. STARTED AS A SMALL STRESS CRACK THEN SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE DASH. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 08-14 GM VEHICLES ( TAHOE, SUBURBAN, AVALANCHE) THIS HAPPENED AS THE CAR WAS STATIONARY. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AS THE CRACK CAN SPREAD AND/OR BREAK DURING DRIVING, GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS MAJOR CONCERN

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: May 2014
May 2016

DASHBOARD CRACKING IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT PLACES, EVEN BESIDE PASSENGER AIRBAG.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jul 2015
Mar 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT NOTICED CRACKS ON THE DASHBOARD TOWARDS THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE NEAR THE AIR BAG COMPONENTS AND CRACKS ON THE DRIVER SIDE NEAR THE GAUGES. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED NO REPAIR SOLUTION OTHER THAN STATING TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Oct 2016
Feb 2016

DASH CRACKED WHILE STATIONARY. VERY COMMON. POTENTIAL TO BECOME PROJECTILE DURING ACCIDENT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2016
Dec 2015

MY DASHBOARD RECENTLY CRACKED ON ITS OWN IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS INCLUDING AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND IN FRONT OF THE DRIVERS CONSOLE. IT SEEMS AS IF THIS IS SOME SORT OF DEFECT IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. IT SPLIT ALL THE WAY THROUGH. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THE PIECES NEXT TO THE AIRBAG MAY BECOME PROJECTILES IF THE AIRBAGS WERE TO EVER BE DEPLOYED. GM AND CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS REFUSE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE AFTER NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS. *JS

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Dec 2015
Oct 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED A CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD NEAR THE AIR BAG. THE DASHBOARD BEGAN TO DISINTEGRATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2015
Oct 2015

I PREVIOUSLY FILED A COMPLAINT REGARDING TWO CRACKS IN MY 2008 CHEVY TAHOE DASHBOARD, WHICH HAVE NOW INCREASED TO THREE. THIS HAS NOW LEFT THE ENTIRE PIECE ABOVE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DETACHED FROM THE REST OF THE DASHBOARD. ALSO, I NOW HAVE INSIDE COMPONENTS THAT HAVE BROKEN, FALLEN THROUGH THE DASHBOARD COMPARTMENT AND FALLEN ON MY FEET AS I AM DRIVING. THE PIECES ARE VERY SHARP AND ARE A DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING AND I AM CONCERNED FOR OTHER PIECES THAT MAY FALL AND IMPEDE MY ABILITY TO OPERATE THE GAS OR BRAKES PROPERLY. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jun 2015

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