general problems of the 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe

The contact owned a 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact stated that while stopped by the school to pick up one of his children, the vehicle was parked. The contact then noticed smoke emanating from the driver's front seat. The contact safely removed his occupant, who was his autistic child, seated in the front passenger seat. The vehicle was engulfed in flames.  the fire department was called, and the fire was extinguished. The contact and his children did not sustain any injuries. The vehicle was towed to a local towing yard. The insurance company was notified and towed the vehicle to a facility used by the insurance company. The insurance company declared the vehicle a total loss. The contact believes the fire to be related to an electrical failure due to the hood of the vehicle not being damaged. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 134,000.

When we purchased our vehicle the cracks in the dash board I thought was from something else until we received a recall about the airbags and I read an article about the cracked dash problem. Please contact me about replacement of this dash. Why is there a problem with 2008 Tahoe dash board? we have a 2002 chev Tahoe and the dash is in good condition. So what is the difference? and the cracked dash board is a safety issue in many ways. So again contact gm then me and have gm authorize a local dealership in the area to fix the dash board problem. Once again we have a 2002 chev Tahoe and the dash is in perfect condition, what is the difference?, defective material used? thank you for your time, perry morris.

Reporting odometer fraud.

While at a stop light or stop sign, while engine is on, at a complete stop while the vehicle accelerates the gas the vehicle completely conks out. The vehicle cannot catch speed after it comes to a stop. I am stuck in the middle of traffic at the light or at the stop sign. Check engine light is on.

When traveling above 30 mph then decelerating, once the car gets to around 15-20 mph it jumps forward. It's similar to when you drive a stickshift and take your foot off the clutch and the car jumps forward as if it might stall. It doesn't happen regularly. If I decelerate very quickly, then it does not do it. If I decelerate slowly then it does not do it. It has to be somewhere in between and the car is confused between staying in gas mode or switching to hybrid mode and auto stop. The car then jumps forward when confused.

The air/heat system completely quit working. No shop that has looked at it can tell what is wrong with it.

It started with some lights on the dashboard then the brakes smoking. When driving it the brakes seems unsafe took it to a mechanic said it's the steering angle sensor . They called several placeses included the dealership and gm does not make that part anymore for the year and model. Said it could be ordered online they tried it but it's not the same part needed. The mechanic said it's not recommended to drive that's it's very unsafe to do so. We have decided to park it and not use it for safety issues.

Takata recall battery drainage with tested good battery & good alternator. Issues unknown but car had to be jumped 3 times in one week. Nothing was left on or plugged in. Shop couldn't find problem. One example is went to get gas & after fill, car wouldn't turn on.

Takata recall. Many years and no action to resolve this matter. Unable to sell due to outstanding recall.

Dash board is broken.

My 2008 chevy Tahoe ltz electrical system would go through a series of phases either when I try to start it up during a cold day or when I am on the highway. This leads to my vehicle either not starting or while driving not being able to maintain speed because the transmission begin to slip. It can also die without warning and the "check engine light" would come on for a while and can disappear after starting up again. I have taken my vehicle to the same service adviser/manager each time I experience this problem and also called gmac to get them involved to be told that they can not duplicate this problem. When ever the codes are pulled, there could be at least 7 at a time. I called gmac went I experienced this for the fourth time and my case number was 71-1326091502 issued on 07/02/2014. Today my case number is 8-2552333596 which was issued on 11/30/2016. I had many other number in between and custom service personnel (gmac) attempt to assist me and the results in the past has been the same each time. However, my vehicle continue to be unsafe. I feel that no one really care but are going through the phases to say that they have done all they can do. My vehicle started to give me this problem at about 107,000 miles, right after my 100,000 mile bumper-to-bumper warranty expired which cost about $2400. 00. My vehicle also have a total of about nine plus (problem more) months in the shop at the Chevrolet dealership over time where I purchased this vehicle with no results at the end of each trip but it was taken back for the same thing each time. I feel as if every one is just coving themselves by mouth work whether than by actions. All I know is that this vehicle seem to be a "lemon" and no one has the courage to say so. My vehicle is at al serra Chevrolet north, colorado springs, CO. 80920. There # is (719) 867 2990. My # is 719-282 9771. Thanks for your time. Rev. Kb.

All six side airbags on our 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe deployed while my wife was driving the vehicle with our two children in their rear car seats. There was no impact, bump, pot-hole or any other reason apparent to us why the airbags deployed. It was completely random. No one was injured and my wife maintained control of the vehicle to a safe stop, but she was stunned and disoriented. The damage to our vehicle is extensive. In addition to replacing six airbags, light fixtures, plastic molding, the roof panel and fabric/liner are all damaged. At this point, the dealer is not helping at all. We have contacted gm but they have not responded after 2 days. We believe this is not only a product liability issue that gm should repair, but also a major safety issue. We are all very fortunate that this did not result in a single or multi-vehicle accident, injuries related to the accident, or injuries related to the airbag deployment. We need help to ensure gm addresses this issue proactively, before someone is seriously injured or killed.

My air bag sensor needs to be replaced - at an astronomical price this is crazy - I have just replaced the ball joints and now I have to replace an airbag sensor in order to get an inspection sticker. . . . . Not happy.

The chrome is peeling on my door handles and have caused cuts for different family members this is bad.

The locking mechanism on my chevy Tahoe 2008 ltz no longer works on the drivers door , drivers side passenger door and right side passenger door. The electronic lock/unlock door mechanism no longer locks or unlocks the doors as well as the key remote no longer locks or unlocks the doors. The drivers side passengers door handle came loose and had to be replaced. This vehicle has only 47,000 miles. This is with no doubt is a safety issue.

The service suspension system warning message came on when starting the vehicle, prompting me to search for warranty information upon which I discovered this recall information. Please advise me how to get this problem fixed under recall if this situation applies. Thank you.

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.

Is this car a total loss vehicle? carfax says it is, and it happened in 2011. There was a total loss reported by an insurance company?.

I have extensive documentation to show that I have a consistent vibration problem. To date local chevy dealers have replaced my tires 3 times, rims twice, new drive shaft, new driver side rear axle, new steering shaft, and balanced my tires 7 times. I still have the vibration and now going through lemon claim. Please contact me as I have 2 letters which outline all of my service records and incidents. Not enough room on here to submit.