2015 Chevrolet Tahoe UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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THE AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER NEEDS REPLACED ON A 3 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. IT WILL COST ME $1,000 AND THIS IS A KNOWN GM PROBLEM. I JUST HAD TO REPLACE THE STRUTS ON IT AND THAT WAS OVER $1,300.
SEAL AROUND FIN ANTENNA LEAKS. COMES DOWN BY VISOR DOWN SIDE PANEL INTO DRIVER SEAT. VEHICLE WAS SITTING STILL AT THE TIME. WE HAD A RAIN EVENT.
WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED COOLING AND STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING LIKE A STROBE LIGHT. I HAVE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 44,790
I HAVE A 2015 CHEVROLET TAHOE, I TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A RECALL, ASK IF THERE WAS ANYMORE, I WAS TOLD NO! NOW MY A/C IS BLOWING HOT AIR. I WENT TO DEALERSHIP TO GET FREON, I WAS THEN TOLD MY A/C CONDENSER WAS CRACKED. WHEN I ASK ABOUT RECALL I WAS TOLD "NO IT IS A SPECIAL COVERAGE THAT YOU HAVE TO ASK FOR?? NOW MY TAHOE HAS 60,195 AND I WAS INFORMED IT WAS TO LATE TO GET HELP WITH.. HOW DOES THAT WORK, I HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED MY TAHOE HAS ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT BUT I HAVE TO BRING IT TO YOUR ATTENTION FIRST?? PLEASE HELP ME UNDERSTAND THIS. I SPENT 52 THOUSAND DOLLARS ON THIS VEHICLE AND I HAVE TO TELL YOU WHAT IS WRONG YOU CAN'T TELL ME?? I LIVE IN MISSISSIPPI WHERE IT IS VERY HOT AND HUMID AND THIS TAHOE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN THESE CONDITIONS. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER ONE AND I HAVE PURCHASED 5 PRIOR TO NOW. PLEASE EXPLAIN THIS TO ME
AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING AT 45,000 MILES ON 2015 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE DEALERSHIP RECHARGED THE A/C UNIT AND REFILLED THE FREON. I PAID $200 AND AFTER 3 DAYS THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. I HAVE TO TAKE IT BACK FOR A SECOND REPAIR. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL THE HVAC SHOULD NOT STOP WORKING AFTER 45,000 MILES
I HAVE PURCHASED THIS CAR WITH CERTIFIED WARRANTY. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE RUDDER BECAME RIGID; THE CRANE TOOK HIM TO THE DEALER, THERE THEY CHANGED A COMPUTER, THAT WAS MARCH 20. THEN MARCH 27 RETURN WITH AIR CONDITIONING PROBLEMS, TODAY HE CONTINUES IN THE WORKSHOP.
TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE ONSTAR LIGHT WOULD SWITCH BETWEEN GREEN AND RED, AND MY COMPASS NO LONGER WORKS. WAS TOLD AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT MY HIGH-FREQUENCY ANTENNA WAS OUT DUE TO OUTSIDE WATER INTRUSION (EX. RAIN, SNOW, CARWASHES...) WHEN YOU GO ONLINE THERE ARE PAGES AND PAGES OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WITH THIS PROBLEM YOUR ONSTAR, NAVIGATION, COMPASS, AND XM RADIO MAY HAVE PROBLEMS. MY SAFETY CONCERN WITH THIS IS THE FACT THAT PEOPLE PAY FOR ONSTAR SERVICES AND WITH THE GM DEFECT WHICH WAS ACKNOWLEDGED WITH CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS BUT NOT ALL HAVING THE SAME ISSUE IS THAT IF I AM IN AN ACCIDENT OR AN AREA WHERE CELL SERVICE IS NOT AVAILABLE I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RECEIVE THE HELP I NEED FOR SERVICES I AM PAYING FOR DUE TO AN ISSUE IN MANUFACTURING. GM ISSUED A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM WHERE THEY FIXED THIS ISSUES IN VINS THEY FOUND TO BE AFFECTED; I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD BE REPAIRING ALL VEHICLES THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. AS OF NOW, ONSTAR CANNOT LOCATE MY VEHICLE AND IF I WERE IN DANGER THEY WOULD NOT ABLE TO RESPOND TO ME NOR MY FAMILY.
A/C CONDENSER FAILED ON A 2 YEAR OLD CHEVROLET TAHOE. PART IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER AS SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE ISSUE. I WAS TOLD 1-2 WEEKS FOR THEM TO GET THE PART BUT IT HAS NOW BEEN 2 MONTHS WITH NO ETA AVAILABLE. HEAT INDEX HAS NOW REACHED 105-110 MULTIPLE DAYS IN HOUSTON AND IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH NO A/C IN THIS CONDITION. CHEVROLET CUSTOMER CARE HAS BEEN CONTACTED MULTIPLE TIMES AND WILL NOT PROVIDE RENTAL CAR, COMPENSATION, OR ANY SOLUTION TO THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THE PROBLEM.
WIND BUFFERING INSIDE CABIN AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 30-45MPH. THIS IS ACCRUING WITH ALL 4 WINDOWS UP. FEELS LIKE A BOOMING SENSATION THIS IS CAUSING MAJOR HEALTH ISSUES, EAR PRESSURE, DIZZINESS, NASUSA.
A/C CONDENSOR: CRACK IN CONDENSER THAT CAUSED REFRIGERANT TO LEAK OUT. A/C STOPPED COOLING AND WAS MAKING A HISSING SOUND WHEN ON. HAD TO HAVE ENTIRE CONDENSER REPLACED BECAUSE LEAK WAS IN A LOCATION THAT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. I KNOW THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND HAS BEEN RECALLED ON SOME VIN'S FOR THE VERY SAME MAKE, MODEL, ETC., BUT MY PARTICULAR VIN HAS NOT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE.
AC WENT OUT IN MID-MAY. DEALERSHIP STATES IT'S A CONDENSER ISSUE. NATIONAL BACK ORDER BECAUSE SO MANY HAVE HAD SAME ISSUES. BAD WELD ON PART AND OEM IS NOW OUT OF BUSINESS. BEEN WAITING FOR ALMOST 2 MONTHS FOR PART TO COME IN. VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY, GM RECOGNIZES ISSUE WITH PART BUT WILL NOT ISSUE RECALL. I DRIVE A TON FOR WORK (IN A SUIT) AND HAVE MY 3 YEAR OLD SON RIDING AT ALL OTHER TIMES. GM WILL NOT OFFER COURTESY VEHICLE AND WANTS TO STICK ME WITH $1200 BILL. THEY KNOW THERE'S A PROBLEM AND WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT.
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THE AC CONDENSER HAS A LEAK AND THERE IS NO OPTION FOR A REPLACEMENT CONDENSER AS THEY ARE ON NATIONAL BACKORDER WITH NO ETA AND COULD TAKE UP TO 120 DAYS TO GET A REPLACEMENT PART. SO GM EXPECTS MY FAMILY OF 5 WHICH INCLUDES 3 KIDS UNDER THE AGE OF 8 TO DRIVE A VEHICLE FOR AN ENTIRE SUMMER IN SOUTH CAROLINA WITH NO AC.
THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE A/C CONDENSER IN THE CHEVROLET TAHOE 2015. THE AC WILL JUST STOP WORKING AND BLOW HOT AIR. THEY HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH A LEAKING CONDENSER FOR QUITE SOME TIME BUT HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL. THE WAIT TO GET THE PART IS 8-12 WEEKS WHICH MAKES THE CARS UNUSABLE IN THE SUMMER MONTHS. THE COST FOR REPAIR IS $1200. THEY KNOW THIS IS A PROBLEM YET THEY CONTINUE TO SELL THEIR USED TAHOES WITH THESE FAULTY CONDENSERS. I BELIEVE IS THIS IS FRAUDULENT. I AM STILL WAITING TO GET MINE FIXED. THEY REDESIGNED THE PART TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT THE BACKLOG IS SO LONG AND THEY ARE USING THEM TO MANUFACTURER THEIR NEW CARS VERSUS SERVICING THEIR EXISTING CLIENT BASE. IF YOU GOOGLE IT, YOU WILL FIND CRAZY STORIES OF PEOPLE TRYING TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED FOR MONTHS AND DEALING WITH NO AC IN STATES WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES SUCH AS TEXAS AND NEVADA. I BELIEVE THEY USE THESE IN THEIR 2015 SILVERADOS AND 2015 SUBURBANS. CALLS TO CORPORATE CHEVY DID NOTHING TO HELP. HE JUST TOLD ME HE HANDLES THESE CALLS ALL DAY LONG FOR AC ISSUES. I WOULD HAPPILY JOIN A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT TO PUSH THEM TO DO THE RIGHT THING.
MY A/C CONDENSER WENT OUT ON JULY 21, 2017 WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. MY 2015 TAHOE LTZ ONLY HAS 21,000 MILES ON IT. IT'S COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT I'VE BEEN GIVEN NO ESTIMATE ON THE PART DELIVERY. DRIVING A COURTESY VEHICLE, CHEVY MALIBU, FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. I WAS TOLD BY GM THAT THIS IS NOT A WIDESPREAD ISSUE. I'VE READ OTHERWISE.
A/C REAR WENT OUT. $1100 TO REPLACE. DECIDED TO DISCONNECT REAR A/C (COST $498) UNTIL A RECALL COULD BE ESTABLISHED AND ATTEND TO COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2015-2016 TAHOES. CHICAGO (NBC CHANNEL 5) NEWS RAN AN INVESTIGATORY NEWS STORY ON A NATION-WIDE PROBLEM WITH A/C ON GM 2015-2016 TAHOES. GM WAS CONTACTED AND AGREED TO LOOK INTO "COMPLAINT" NO RECALL YET....?!
MY A/C CONDENSER STOPPED WORKING ON 07/03/2017. I TOOK MY TRUCK IN TO THE DEALER WHERE I LEASED THE TRUCK, AUTO NATION OF PEMBROKE PINES, FL. I WAS PROMISED THE PART WILL BE IN 3-7 DAYS, IT IS NOW 3 WEEKS, I HAVE SPOKEN TO UPPER LEVEL MANAGEMENT AND I CALLED THE MANUFACTURE GM. I MUST SAY, CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS BEEN PISSED POOR. I NEVER RECEIVED A CALL FROM SENIOR MANAGEMENT AT GM. I WAS TOLD BY MY SENIOR ADVISOR AT THE DEALER THAT THE CONDENSER WAS SHIPPED BUT IT IS ONLY AVAILABLE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. THIS IS A TRUCK I ONLY HAD FOR TWO YEARS. I JUST FOUND OUT THE 2015 TAHOE IS THE WORSE MODEL YEAR WITH COMPLAINTS. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH GM.
RE:AC CONDENSER. IM WAITING NOW 5 WEEKS AND STILL NO PART DUE TO A NATIONAL BACK ORDER OF THIS FAULTY CONDENSER. AC STOPPED WORKING ON A ROAD TRIP WITH MY KIDS AND DOG LAST MONTH AND I NEED TO GET HOME. IT'S UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN 120 DEGREE WEATHER. THE DEALER TOLD ME A FEW WEEKS AGO 50K PEOPLE WERE WAITING FOR A REPLACEMENT. THE SPECIFIC PART IS FAULTY AND GM NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.
IN START OF SUMMER 2015 AT AC QUIT WORKING PUT FREON NOW IN HOT DAYS IT TAKES 15 TO 20 MIN BEFORE IT BLOWS COLD AIR
AC CONDENSER HAS A HOLE IN IT....STOPPED BLOWING COOL AIR WHEN I WENT OUT TO LUNCH..NO WARNING THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG.....NO CONDENSERS TO BE HAD BY DEALERSHIP AND OUR REGULAR MECHANIC CAN'T GET ONE EITHER BECAUSE GM IS PURCHASING ALL OF THEM AS FAST AS THEY ARE PUT ON THE SHELF. BACK ORDER PROBLEM AND A NATION WIDE KNOWN ISSUE BY GM.....AND WE WERE TOLD IT WAS NOT A RECALL OR A WARRANTY COVERED ITEM. NOT COOL......WE LIVE IN TEXAS.....90 PLUS DEGRESS RIGHT NOW. PART CAN BE WELDED BUT DON'T KNOW IF THAT FIX WILL LAST....THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ISSUE IF A NATION WIDE PROBLEM AND KNOWN PROBLEM.
OUR TAHOES AUTOMATIC LIFTGATE STOPPED WORKING. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND HAD IT CHECKED. THEIR RECORDS SHOWED THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL AND THAT THEY HAD ALREADY REPAIRED THE STRUT. THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC AND SAID IT WASN'T THE STRUT/ ACTUATOR . HE SAID IT WAS THE MODULE AND THAT IT NEEDED REPLACED WITH AN ESTIMATE OF $750. WE ORDERED THE MODULE AND PUT IT IN AND IT DIDN'T FIX IT. AFTER REPLACING THAT THE TECHNICIAN SAID IT WAS THE MOTOR/LOCK NOT SHOWING ANY POWER, SO WE ORDERED THAT AND IT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM EITHER. LAST WE REPLACED THE STRUT/ACTUATOR AND IT FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER WON'T ADMIT ANY WRONGDOING BUT WE DON'T FEEL THAT A RECALLED PROBLEM SHOULD HAVE COST US ANYTHING.
A/C CONDENSER. THE A/C IN MY 2015 CHEVY TAHOE HAS GONE OUT TWICE IS THE PAST TWO-AND-A-HALF WEEKS. THE FIRST TIME THEY FOUND THAT THE FREON WAS GONE. THEY CHECKED AND COULD NOT LOCATE ANY LEAKS. THE RECHARGED THE SYSTEM AND REPLACED FREON, ADDING DYE TO THE SYSTEM TO IDENTIFY FUTURE LEAKS. TWO-AND-A-HALF WEEKS LATER, MY FREON WAS COMPLETELY GONE AGAIN AND THE DYE REVEALED THAT THE LEAK WAS DUE TO A FAULTY A/C CONDENSER. THE INTERNET IS FULL OF THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS SAME ISSUE ON THIS SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE, BUT GM\CHEVROLET REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. THE PART IS ON A NATIONWIDE BACKORDER, AND EVEN MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP CANNOT GET THE PART. THEY CAN'T EVEN GIVE ME AN ESTIMATE ON WHEN THE PART WILL BE AVAILABLE. OTHERS ARE REPORTING WAIT TIMES IN EXCESS OF 60 DAYS TO SECURE A REPLACEMENT A/C CONDENSER. I CANNOT DRIVE MY VEHICLE UNTIL MY A/C FUNCTIONS, GIVEN THE EXTREME HIGH TEMPERATURES IN MY AREA. WHEN SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM THAT YOU CAN'T EVEN GET A PART TO FIX IT, THIS SEEMS LIKE AN ISSUE WIDESPREAD ENOUGH TO JUSTIFY A MANUFACTURER RECALL. MY DEALER HAS LOOKED FOR OEM, AFTER-MARKET, USED, AND REBUILT A/C CONDENSERS NATIONWIDE, AND CAN'T LOCATE A SINGLE ONE TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE. OTHERS ONLINE ARE REPORTING THE SAME. FORCE CHEVY TO ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THIS SITUATION!
I WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR CONDENSER IS A FAULTY PART AND IS NOT WORKING ON MY VEHICLE. ALSO, GM HAS KNOWLEDGE OF THIS ISSUE, FOR IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE PART TO FIX THIS PROBLEM IS ON BACK ORDER, AND THERE ARE NO PARTS IN PRODUCTION, FOR THEY HAVE NOT COME UP WITH A REMEDY TO REPLACE THE FAULTY PART. THEREFORE, I DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING WITHIN MY VEHICLE. THUS, CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE, FOR IT IS 90 DEGREES WHERE I LIVE, AND I HAVE INFANT TWINS THAT ARE TRANSPORTED WITH MY VEHICLE.
I OWN A 2015 TAHOE AND LIVE IN THE PACIFIC NW (AC USED THREE MONTHS OUT THE YEAR, MAYBE). EIGHT MONTHS AGO (END OF LAST YEAR WARM SEASON) THE AC STOPPED WORKING, OF COURSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY PAID OVER $850 AT LOCAL CHEVY DEALER TO PUT IN NEW CONDENSER. GO TO USE AC FOR FIRST TIME THIS SEASON AND IT STOPS WORKING, SAME THING. TAKE IT TO SAME DEALER AND I AM TOLD THAT NOW THE COMPRESSOR IS LEAKING AT A TUNE OF $960!! THIS IS ABSOLUTELY CRAZINESS, THE AC IS A NEW VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE GOING BAD. NO ACCIDENTS OR ANY REASON THIS IS HAPPENING. I BOUGHT CHEVY BELIEVING I WAS BUYING QUALITY. I HAVE KIDS IN SPORTS AND DRIVE A LOT SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO BE SAFE AND COMFORTABLE. I AM A SINGLE MOM AND I HAVE NEVER HAD TROUBLE LIKE THIS WITH A NEW CAR. CHECKING WITH THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS/AUTOMOTIVE AC REPAIR COMPANIES I WAS TOLD BY ALL THREE THAT THIS SHOULD NOT BE OCCURRING IN MY VERY NEW AND EXPENSIVE VEHICLE AND THAT IT IS LIKELY THE CONDENSER WAS NOT BAD IN THE FIRST PLACE AND WAS THE COMPRESSOR ALL ALONG AND ONCE REFILLED WITH FREON IT WORKED FOR A BIT BUT NOW LEAKED OUT AGAIN AND I AM ASKED TO PAY THE LABOR ALL OVER AGAIN. VERY VERY UNHAPPY CUSTOMER AND FEELING LIKE CHEVY IS NOT A GOOD PRODUCT, NEVER ANY ISSUES LIKE THIS WITH HONDA OR TOYOTA I HAVE OWNED- NORMAL STUFF AND IF ACCIDENT OR MECHANICAL STUFF, BRAKES, YES ALL THAT HAPPENS, BUT AC IN A NEWER VEHICLE-2 XS IN LESS THAN 1 YEAR, NO! #TAKENFORARIDEBYCHEVY #FAULTYPRODUCT #CHEVYDISSPOINTING
PURCHASED 2015 CHEVY TAHOE LTZ NEW, 3 YEARS AGO. AIR CONDITIONING NOT WORKING AND TOLD IT NEEDS A CONDENSER. PART IS ON BACK ORDER WITH NO DELIVERY DATE AVAILABLE DUE TO THE HIGH NUMBER OF 2015 TAHOES THAT ARE WAITING FOR THIS PART. WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE SAME MAKE/MODEL/YEAR AND THE NUMBER IS ASTONISHING. THIS WAS A BRAND NEW MODEL AND FIRST YEAR OFFERED FROM CHEVY SO THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING ISSUE. CAR WARRANTY IS EXPIRED AND WAS TOLD PART WOULD BE OVER $2000!
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The 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe has 59 UNKNOWN OR OTHER complaints on file. 1 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.