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I bought my 2003 Chevy Tahoe used and as is at a dealership for $10,000. Yes, I've been robbed. The truck is in great LOOKING condition. Has a little bit of superficial dings and a couple dents but overall exterior is great. Interior isn't shabby. Has wear on the driver's seat but not bad. The first thing that happened, I was on my way to work at 4 in the morning, turned on right blinker to change lanes, about blinded the guy in front of me with high beam lights. I thought I had bumped the switch, I took the right to get off at my exit I was more mindful. Definitely not a me thing. The high beam came on with the right blinker. So, the next thing. CD player runs continuously without a disc in. I cannot put a disc in. There may be discs already in there, it is a 6 disc changer, but it will not play. The radio has a mind of its own. Plays what it wants at anytime its on. My husband drove it, tried to adjust the driver's seat and all it did was growl at him. It doesn't move except forward and back. My speedometer had a glitch one time. I was driving at 35mph and it showed 60mph. I turned it off, then back on, hasn't done that again. My heater works but it's difficult to change the individual temp settings. Almost as if the push buttons are worn inside or have a bad connection. The air conditioner only works when I'm on the freeway and not in stop and go traffic. The first time I turned on the AC, it blew all hot air for longer than 10 minutes. Halfway home I turned it on again but kept the button in off setting, I have cold air. There is a loud popping underneath when I turn left. Also, dropped into 4H driving down the highway at 65mph. Thought I was going to die. I have to drive in auto all wheel because the buttons are messed up. In 2H or 4H I get 4L. It is a mess. The dash is confused. 4 wheel does not go in easily, It bangs when it goes in and comes out. It really isn't safe but I was soaked on the price, I am female and first purchase. Should have bought a Ford
Cables for seat folding mechanism breaking, preventing the second row 60/40 seats from folding to allow access to third row seats (third row occupants cannot exit vehicle - safety issue).
Takata recall, today, May 31, 2019, I drove my truck to a meeting at 1:30 in the afternoon and parked my vehicle in the parking lot (it was stationary in a city parking lot). When I returned to my car after the meeting at 3:30 in the afternoon I open my car and the interior was engulfed in smoke. A component of the power seat on the drivers side started the fire. It was fortunate no one was in the truck at the time and the windows were closed. After the fire ignited and used up all the oxygen in the interior the fire burned out on it's own. I did call the fire department he had never seen anything like this before. (I've included the fire department investigators card and I can obtain a report if needed). The investigator was the one that determined where the fire started. He explained that the top layer of the seat upholstery has some fire retardant but the underside does not. You can see that the seat was burned from the bottom to the top, the electrical was still operational as you can see from the lights that are on in the photos. I can find no recall on this issue and your assistance would be appreciated. I can only imagine what would have happen if I had been behind the wheel while driving and or had my daughter with me. I am the sole owner of this Chevy Tahoe since 2003. I was completely stock and no outside work has ever been done to it. I have had it regularly serviced and it was running great. I have never noticed any problems with my seats. I do not smoke and had no other combustibles in the car. Please see photo's attached. ## VIN passed ## Chevy Tahoe 2003 ##
My control panel lights and heat and air control knobs are going out. My back seat seatbelt sometimes want latch and my 3rd row seating will not latch to the bracket. My stearing is bad it will not line up and thats just the begining of the problems that should not happen. My grandkids ride in this vehicle.
- Suwanee, GA, USA
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The piece broke off the bottem latch to the frame on the seat for the 3rd row seating and sometimes the seatbelt want latch in back seat. Dashboard gauge lights blown alot of inside gage lights are not working and heater/air stopped working on number 5 fan.
The cable system to lay down the rear 60/40 split bench rear seat is all messed up. Several of the cables have stretched and or broken off at their connecting points under the seats and in the back of the seats under the upholstery. To add to the problem, the tap pull to pull the bottom of the seat on the 60 side no longer operates properly in order to flip that part of the seat forward. These problems have virtually rendered the third row seats, and or the expanding of the cargo area useless. Not only has this problem rendered the middle and back of the vehicle useless, it is also a safety issue! this problem should be a recall on all these models before someone gets trapped in the back of the vehicle in the instance of a severe wreck, or god forbid a fire. Someone could get trapped and burn to death.
The 2nd row seats will not open, preventing access to the 3rd row seats. This is a significant safety concern B/C in the case of an emergency the 3rd row passengers may not be able to exit the vehicle. It appears the cable mechanism that opens the 2nd row seats is defective.
When I turn there is a popping noise that can also be felt in the steering wheel also when I am driving and feel a bump. The fuel will at times show a full tank then all of a sudden go to 1/4 tank it changes all the time and is not accurate, I cannot depend on it because I never really know how much fuel it actually has. The driver seat heater got extremely hot and we will not use because are scared it might burn thru the seat since it already left a small burn mark. The problem with the steering wheel on this particular vehicle also did the same on another Chevrolet we had and have researched online and it seems is a big issue with Chevrolet vehicles.
Back seat behind the driver will not release to lay flat. We have had mechanics look at and only one was able to get it to release. As long as the seat is put gently back into upright position it will work. However, if it is not, it won't budge. At this point it will not release. The other seat works okay for now but we are concerned it may do the same. We believe this is a safety issue. In an emergency we wouldn't be able to get people out of the third seat. Has there been a recall to fix the problem" what can be done about this" thank you for whatever help you may have.
The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact stated that while traveling approximately 35 mph, the front driver's side seat warmer was activated and an unexpected high amount of heat penetrated through the back of the seat. The contact sustained a heat rash to her back. There was also a small burn mark on the seat back. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 174,000.
2003 Chevy Tahoe with seat heaters. Heater driver side comes on by itself and can not shut it off. Seat gets extremely hot and I have been told by dealer that we have to replace seat module control cost $500.
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- Apache Junction, AZ, USA