Five problems related to battery have been reported for the 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe based on all problems reported for the 2001 Tahoe.
Attempted to turn vehicle off, car making a loud noise after I took key out of ignition. Loud noise would not go away until I disconnected the battery from the car. I attempted several days later to turn vehicle back on. Successful without any noise. Turned off after driven that day. Battery did not need to be disconnected this time. Left car in garage for 2 day (48 hours) untouched and not driven. Sitting in my house eating a sandwich and I smell smoke coming from my garage. I look underneath the car and flames have appeared. I grabbed anything I could to put fire out and successfully did. Car has not been driven since. There is damage underneath the car. The quote to fix is $1800 but have not fixed yet until insurance company approves. If I had not been home to put the fire out it would have burned down my home and killed my dogs. It also would have burned down my neighbors home too because we are attached.
Post on our battery - melted/fell off -2001 chevy Tahoe 4x4.
Consumer owns a 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe. The consumer was driving on hwy 21 in desoto when the vehicle stalled. The consumer was traveling at about 55 mph. Consumer coasted to the shoulder then got out to examine the vehicle, he found that the positive post on the battery had fallen completely out of the battery. The battery is a side mount, delco, consumer has number 1-351183480 off of battery. This happened on July 24, 2005 at about 12:30 pm. Consumer was told by the guy who sold him the new battery that this had happened before. Consumer does not know what could have caused this, he has never had any battery related problem before. He bought the vehicle used.
Consumer noticed acid on top of the battery plate.
When the lights are in the on position and you are traveling at 20 -25 mph and take your foot off of the accelerator, the lights will dim for approximately 3 - 4 seconds. The vehicle was taken to a local dealership that stated they could not find anything wrong and that if it were a major problem it would show up some day. The battery has also come apart (the positive battery terminal came out of the battery), the windshield washer pump has been replaced due to leaking and is now currently leaking again, therefore the washer pump will have to be replaced again. A tire has separated for no apparent reason; dealer could not find anything wrong with the tire that would have caused the tire to separate.