Tailgate Problems of Chevrolet Tahoe

Opened tailgate glass while vehicle was parked in my driveway and it shifted to left and then the whole top came loose. And this could injury someone. The metal hinges the attach the glass to the vehicle are attached with a plastic or glue of some type that degenerates. If this occurs while diving the glass could detach and pose a safety issue. My understanding is that in 2005 gm redesigned the glass with bolts attaching it. Many owners on gm forum have had this problem and it is difficult or impossible to safely fix it. I contacted gm support and they stated that I would have to take to a gm dealer and have fixed at my cost. I feel it should be a safety recall due to poor design.

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Opened tailgate glass while vehicle was parked in my driveway and it shifted to left and then the whole top came loose. and this could injury someone. the metal hinges the attach the glass to the vehicle are attached with a plastic or glue of some type that degenerates. if this occurs while diving the glass could detach and pose a safety issue. my understanding is that in 2005 gm redesigned the glass with bolts attaching it. many owners on gm forum have had this problem and it is difficult or impossible to safely fix it. I contacted gm support and they stated that I would have to take to a gm dealer and have fixed at my cost. I feel it should be a safety recall due to poor design.

The tailgate actuator will not open the liftgate or glass on the tail liftgate. The vehicle has no key access on the external portion of the vehicle. On the inside of the vehicle there is no manual release for the liftgate. Currently I have no way of opening the liftgate or glass. If there is an accident now, the third row passengers have no means of exiting the vehicle. This is a serious safety concern.

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2006 Chevrolet Tahoe tail gate will not open. The key fob is the only way to unlock it-there is no key lock on the outside of the tailgate, and to my utter shock---no interior latch to unlock the tailgate from the inside. There is also absolutely no way to unlock the window separately from the tail gate. This is a serious safety hazard. I have read numerous other complaints regarding this identical issue-and am absolutely shocked that this is not a recall issue-a recall needs to be done immediately--before someone becomes trapped in a car accident or vehicle fire. Very disappointed Chevrolet has done nothing to date to solve this very dangerous problem!! I now have a vehicle that is useless-and Chevrolet needs to do whatever is necessary to resolve his defective and faulty equipment---immediately!.

Tailgate and rear window will not lock.

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Tailgate or back glass cannot be opened. They are locked, fuse good. Slight click can be heard when try to open, but does not work. This is an electric lock and no way to open manually. When search on the internet hundreds of complaints could be found about the same problem. This is definitely a problem in the design. Hundreds of vehicles from 2005 to 2007 have experienced the same problem . I have seen recalls even for child safety sticker. I wonder why there is no recall for this problem.

Not sure exactly the date it stopped working, but the tailgate will not lock. I was told that the actuator goes bad and it would cost nearly $500 to replace. So even when I lock the doors to the vehicle, access can still be gained through the tailgate.

1999 Chevrolet Tahoe tailgate cable failed, and also considerable driveline lash.

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