Battery Dead Problems of Chevrolet Tahoe

The car was parked. We got in & shut the doors. When I tried to start the car, the doors locked automatically. I could not open the doors or roll down the windows. It was well over 100 degrees in the car. We were trapped in the car. While on the phone with 911, I was able to get the car to release the door locks and we escaped. The doors automatically locked and could not be opened. Evidently the battery was dead and the system shut down. There was no indication the battery was low. Having doors automatically lock and be disabled due to a battery is a huge safety hazard.

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We have a 2010 Tahoe. 3 years ago we replaced the battery. After that the vehicle has been having the following issues. 1. Every 3-4 months the car dies while driving. Door locks, lights, radio, etc turn on and off rapidly while driving. Loss of power, steering wheel and brakes becomes stiffi. It has done it at least 3 times while driving 70 miles per hour on the interstate. I am shocked that we didn't crashed. Other times we have been driving 15-40 mph. 2. Battery dies when car is parked. 3. Key remote sometimes work and sometimes it doesn't. We brought the car to the location where the new battery was installed and they installed a new one. Issues continue so we started to do research. We found out that some Chevrolet vehicles have issues of compatibility with the negative cable of after-market batteries so we brought it to the dealership in eldersburg MD. They said they couldn't find the problem and could not recreate the issue even though we told them what we had found in our research. We paid several hundred dollars for labor and whatever they said they did. . . . We are still having the issues. Today it did it again. My husband said to pull over, turn the car off and wiggle the negative cable. I go to work just to find the car dead after 2 hours later. We read somewhere that there was an accident documented due to this issue. If you know if anyone at Chevrolet that cares or know of someone that can actually fix this problem I would appreciate the info. Thank you!.

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Leaving my drive all the lights on the dash board lit up for about 2 seconds then went off. A few miles later did the same thing then all the gauges stopped working. Next time I started it up the gauges would not work about a mile down the road all the lights on dash came on and then gauges would start working. Sometimes my battery will be dead when I go out in the mornings. The driver seat heat comes on and off whenever it wants to. If it's cold outside the radio will not work until the car has been warmed up for a while.

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Tl the contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact stated that the electrical system in the vehicle stopped working without warning, which caused the battery to die. The contact replaced the battery multiple times. The vehicle was taken to an unknown dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 183,000.

On February 7th the driver side airbag spontaneously deployed as my family and I were driving home from the store. We contacted gm to find out if there were any recalls on our vehicle. We were instructed there were not and we should contact gm customer service. On February 11th they had us take our vehicle to a gm dealership where they conducted and investigation to determine why. Gm returned our vehicle to us on March 3rd stating the airbag deployment was caused by shorted wires in the wiring harness. Since our vehicle was returned to us we have had several more issues that were not present prior to the airbag deployment. The driver seat is stuck in one position, the rear windows will not work, the rear locks will not work, the fuel system is leaking gas, and the battery is dead, even having to be jump started when it was returned to us. General motors refuses to do anything to correct the problems, stating these problems are not a manufacturer defect. However, when the airbag blew, while we were driving down the road, there was significant smoke inside the dash, we believe the airbag burnt/shorted the wires after it deployed. Gm claim number 71-1435001291.

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Dash has 2 large cracks above the instrument panel and another one at the passenger airbag. During operation, stabilitrak light comes on, all gauges go to zero, doors begin locking/unlocking, vehicle loses power, radio goes out and clock resets, lights flash, and battery dies as soon as ignition is turned off. Numerous calls to gm and visits to dealership. No fix as of yet. This has been going on for years. Now odometer has reset to zero.

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2007 chevy Tahoe z71, original owner- vehicle has had consistent problems with battery going dead since vehicle was new. Battery replaced by dealer. Unable to keep doors open with interior lighting on for more than 5 mins. Battery tender added and battery is trickle charged weekly to avoid dead battery. Interior lighting has been turned off to avoid dead battery. Dead batteries seem to be common on this year vehicle. I am unable to rely on this vehicle to start when I am on long trips from home. I carry a spare optima deep cycle battery & jumper cables with me when I take family on vacation.

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We purchased a 2007 chevy z71 Tahoe on June 3 2007. A month after we got it the battery was dead. We charged it thinking that since we didn't drive it very much ( a vacation vehicle only) that the battery wasn't charged. About 6month later it was dead again. It was looked at the garage we purchased it from and they couldn't find anything. In December 2008 after the 4th time of a dead battery and trying to get a ride to work we had a new battery put in it. On June 9 2009 it was dead after 6 month on a new battery. I was going to leave it at the pittsburgh airport while we went on a trip but I can't cause I don't know if it will start when we get home and it 125 mile from where we live. I want something done the lemon l comes to mind. I have read so many forum on this with no idea how to fix it even the garage has no idea what is drawing the battery . I want some answer.

Repeated power failure. Battery died and had to be jump started on at least 4 occasions from 11-07 through 12-07 several other times tried to start and truck struggled. Had to turn off radio and lights then would start. Took to dealer (vista Chevrolet) on 12-17-07 and asked to have system tested. . Instead they just replaced battery. Asked for system to be tested again July and August 08 (bob stall Chevrolet) and it was not done currently having battery problem again but now is out of warranty and gm will not pay for diagnosis even though issue was discovered under warranty. Some mornings truck will not start, other times it has been we sat parked for 10 minutes and then truck would not start. I feel there is a defect in our power system but gm and the dealers refuse to investigate unless I pay them for diagnosis. . I will be getting diagnosis from a part store before I pay for it. Even after diagnosis they claim no guarantee they will pay for any needed repairs even though issue was discovered under warranty.

Battery dies out often, had it recharged more than 5 times since 2007. . . Dashboard cracked on driver side about six months ago also. Now the "engine power reduced light comes on" and all of a sudden the car will go really slow and increase speed very slowly. Had this happen several times. Do not know the cause.

Car battery dies if not driven on daily basis. Dealership has attempted to find source of drain 5 times. Recall has been done on keyless entry, battery has been replaced and dvd player has been replaced. Problem still exists.

Contact stated the battery failed. The service dealer replaced an air conditioning module. Also, while driving and turning the wheel lost braking capability, the pedal went to the floor. Dealership verified this wa shappening, but did not know what caused the malfunction. The contact attempted to contact the manufacturer.

The problem first started around 8-1-05. At this time all the lights in the dash area started flashing before the battery died. This occurred while the vehicle was parked. The battery had been replaced because it failed previously. The dealership told the consumer that they believed that the problem was caused a short in the electrical system. They told him that they would replace the ignition switch. There was no accident because of this.

Experienced problems during right hand turns where a complete loss of steering feedback occurred. (speed sensitive steering) this was an intermittent problem. The upper lamp shorted, battery failed load test, left front speaker was inoperative, the mirror switch was hot to touch, dome light stayed on and the radio button were hot to touch. The consumer requested reimbursement.

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Corrected steering problem. Concerned that the design and function of speed sensitive steering on this vehicle could be a safety hazard. The vehicle steering became loose while making right hand turns, 3244 miles. The dealer replaced the speed sensor that controls the speed sensitive steering. The upper brake lamp shorted at 15311 miles. The battery failed load test at 22085 miles. The left front speaker was inoperative at 30715 miles. The mirror switch was hot to the touch at 32291 miles.

Digital console suddenly read foreign languages and then blinked out while driving. When this occurred the console components were not readable. In some cases, the console stayed illuminated in the foreign language. The consumer was unable to correct the failure. The battery died on 6 separate occasions. When this occurred, the dealership reprogrammed the system. However, the problem recurred. The dealership replaced the module in the console.

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Delco battery failure.

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My battery failed where the positave post connects to it,battery acid spilled all over wire harness. My friend has a 1997 Tahoe that did the exact same thing! when I contacted costomer service, I was told that they did not know anything about this problem nor did they have any complaints. The lady finally noticed where you(NHTSA) was investigating this situation. Amazing!!!please feel free to contact me for add. Follow-ups. Thank-you. Doug catron.

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The battery failed after 2 years (5 year battery). The failure caused battery acid to spill all over the electrical harness and cause major electrical damage. This is the second battery they installed, and I believe GMC should re-imburse me for the damage it caused to my vehicle.

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The vehicle would not start due to delco battery failure,which resulted from the battery leaking acid and in securely installed. The windshield washer failed due to the reservior and connection lines damaged by the leaking battery acid.

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Battery failed due to positive post separating from case. This caused battery acid to leak onto front brake line causing brakes to fail. Chevrolet contacted and notified but not concerned with potential safety problem. Had speed been increased, the possibility of death/serious injury was imminent. Several mechanics in local area stated that acdelco batteries have a history of this type failure.

Battery failed.