2007 Chevrolet Tahoe Electrical System

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PANEL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PANEL AND SHIFT LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. *TR

AFTER 5 MINUTES OF HAVING STARTED THE CAR AND DRIVING THE RPM GAUGE RAISED TO 4RPMS AND WOULD NOT DROP BELOW 3RPMS, EVEN AFTER HAVING STOPPED THE CAR AND TURNING OFF THE ENGINE. CALLED CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THE REP HUNG UP ON ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE SMELLED A FOUL ODOR AND NOTICED SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR WHILE DRIVING AN UNKNOWN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS LATER TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 102,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE BATTERY CABLES FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REQUISITIONED A THIRD PARTY TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER 10V240000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

I HAD DRIVEN THE VEHICLE FOR 50 MINUTES. PARKED TURNED THE IGNITION OFF FOR 30 MINUTES. NEXT NEIGHBOR KNOCKED ON THE DOOR AND SAID "YOUR TAHOE IS ON FIRE". WE CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE WE COULD NOT PUT THE FLAMES OUT. FIRE DEPARTMENT TOOK ONLY FIVE MINUTES TO GET THERE. ONCE THE FIRE WAS OUT WE NOTICED THAT THE TAHOE WAS TOTALED. FROM THE NAKED EYE IT LOOKS LIKE THE ELECTRICAL FIRE STARTED ON THE DRIVER SIDE UNDER THE WINDSHIELD WIPER. THERE'S HUGE HOLE IN THE DASHBOARD BEHIND THE LEFT WINDSHIELD WIPER. I ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 65 DAYS. BIG DISAPPOINTMENT BECAUSE I REALLY LIKE THE 2007 TAHOE. *TR

THIS MORNING AFTER A HEAVY RAIN LAST NIGHT, WHILE TAKING THE KIDS TO SCHOOL, I HEARD A WATER SLOSHING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. GOT HOME AND INVESTIGATED THE DOOR- IT WAS LITERALLY FILLED INSIDE WITH WATER. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I FOUND THAT ALL DOORS HAD WATER IN THEM! SCARY! I HAD TO LEAVE ALL 4 DOORS OPEN FOR APPROX 20 MIN FOR WATER TO STOP DRAINING OUT! MY SAFETY CONCERN HERE IS IF THESE DOORS ARE FILLED (AND I'M NOT EXAGGERATING WHEN I SAY FILLED) WITH WATER, THERE MUST BE A RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK FROM THE DIFFERENT ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS INSIDE THE DOORS FOR WINDOWS AND/OR THE POWER LOCKS. *TR

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. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE LTZ. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF THE RESIDENCE AND IGNITED INTO INTENSE FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND THE FORENSIC INVESTIGATOR INFORMED THAT THE FIRE WAS RELATED TO A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V240000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS). THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTIFICATION AND EXPERIENCED THE CONSEQUENCE OF A FIRE WHICH WAS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V441000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM).THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY ADVISED THAT AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATOR WOULD INSPECT THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,000.

2007 TAHOE LTZ. MY TAHOE CAUGHT ON FIRE AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY ON 9/10/10. I SAW SMOKE IN THE BACK OF MY SUV AS I WAS DRIVING. I PULLED OVER AND LOOKED IN THE BACK OF THE SUV. FLAMES WERE COMING FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE BACK END OF THE AUTO. IT TOOK THE FIREMEN 20 MINUTES TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. MY INSURANCE COMPANY IS SAYING IT MUST BE MECHANICAL, WHICH THEY START TO TELL ME THAT TYPE OF FIRE IS NOT COVERED AND THEY ARE NOT COVERING DAMAGES, WHICH THE SUV IS TOTALED. BUT THE FIRE WAS ONLY IN THE REAR OF THE SUV. I'M SURE THIS WILL BE A BATTLE! OTHER THINGS ARE MY WINDSHIELD ALSO COMES ON RANDOM TIMES WITH THE WATER SPRAYING WHENEVER IT WANTS. DOOR HANDLES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HANDLE WAS SHARP AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. LETTERING ON BUTTONS DOESN'T SEEM TO LAST. LOT'S OF SEAT BELT PROBLEMS. *TR

EARLY LAST WEEK, I TOOK MY WIFE'S VEHICLE TO A LOCAL TIRE DEALER CLOSE TO MY HOME TO HAVE FOUR NEW TIRES PUT ON. ONE OF THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS WAS BAD SO I WENT & BOUGHT A NEW ONE SO IT COULD BE REPLACED. WHILE SWITCH WAS ON (ENGINE NOT RUNNING), THE TIRE MAN BEGAN TO RE-TRAIN THE SENSORS. IN THE PROCESS OF ALL THIS & BEING INDOORS & THE HEAD LIGHTS WERE ON (AGAIN ENGINE NOT RUNNING) THE BATTERY RAN DOWN & THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. HE HAD TO USE A JUMP BOX TO START THE CAR. DURING THE RUNNING OF THE ENGINE EVERY IDIOT LIGHT CAME ON & STARTED ONE AT A TIME TO GO OUT. AFTER I LEFT I FOUND THAT THE ONLY THING THAT WAS CHANGED WAS THE ENGINE HOURS RE-SET TO ZERO. I LOOKED ON-LINE & FOUND THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL BLOGS CONCERNING THE SAME AS I HAVE DESCRIBED ABOVE WITH THE SAME RESULT. SO I CONTACTED GM VIA EMAIL ON THEIR WEB SITE TO TELL THEM THE ABOVE. THEY CALLED ME BACK & CLAIMED THEY NEVER HEARD OF SUCH. THEY SUGGESTED I TALK TO MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER & FIND OUT WHAT NEEDED TO BE DONE. I EXPLAINED ALL THE ABOVE TO EDWARDS CHEVROLET IN BIRMINGHAM, AL. THE SERVICE MANAGER ASK IF ANYTHING ELSE WAS GOING ON BESIDES THE ENGINE HOURS? I TOLD HIM NO. HE SAID I SHOULD NOT WORRY ABOUT IT. THE NEXT DAY THE GM MAN CALLED ME BACK & I TOLD HIM WHAT THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID & HE SAID OK BUT I PROBABLY NEED AN ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) & I SAID I AIN'T BUYING NOTHING AS NOTHING ELSE WAS GOING ON WITH THE CAR. NOW I HAVE GOTTEN SEVERAL CALLS FROM A WOMAN AT GM SAYING SHE HAS TALKED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AT EDWARDS AND HE TOLD HER THE PROBLEM DID NOT HAPPEN AT EDWARDS (EVEN AFTER I TOLD GM THAT EDWARDS HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS) & HAPPENED AT A INDEPENDENT DEALER (WHICH I ALREADY STATED) & NOW THE GM WOMAN SAYS I NEED TO PURCHASE A NEW INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. HERE'S WHAT I SEE, THIS IS A GM ISSUE, NOT THE CHEVROLET DEALER OR THE INDEPENDENT TIRE DEALER. I HAVE SAID ALL I AM GOING TO GM ABOUT THIS MATTER & I HOLD THEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. MAYBE NOW A FORD??????? *TR

LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASED THE TRUCK THE BATTERY I WENT TO START THE TRUCK AND THE BATTER WAS DEAD. I GOT A JUMP FOR BUT A FEW DAYS LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED IT HOWEVER LESS THAN TWO MONTHS LATER, I HAD TROUBLE STARTING IT AGAIN; THIS TIME THE CAR WOULD TAKE A FEW SECONDS TO TURN OVER WHEN I TURNED THE IGNITION AND SOMETIMES I WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE KEY BACK AND THEN TRY AGAIN BEFORE IT STARTED. I TOOK MY TRUCK BACK IN TO THE DEALER AND THIS TIME THEY REPLACED THE STARTER. OVER THE LAST YEAR, THE IGNITION STILL DOES THE SAME THING AND IF I SIT AND LISTEN TO THE RADIO WITH THE CAR OFF, THE BATTERY WILL DIE REQUIRING A JUMP START. THE BATTERY WENT DEAD AGAIN ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO AND WHILE WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GIVE ME A JUMP I TRIED THE IGNITION AGAIN AND THIS TIME THE CAR STARTED. TWO DAYS AGO, I STARTED MY TRUCK AND ALL OF THE INSTRUMENTS WERE DEAD. I CHECKED THE FUSES AND THEY WERE FINE SO I STARTED RESEARCHING ONLINE TO DISCOVER MANY MORE COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME NATURE DETAILING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE BATTERY, STARTER AND INSTRUMENT PANEL. TWO DAYS AFTER THE INSTRUMENTS WENT OUT, AGAIN THE TRUCK WOULDN'T START WHEN SITTING WITH MY TRUCK OFF AND MY CELL PHONE PLUGGED INTO THE CHARGER. I WAITED 20 MINUTES AND TURNED THE IGNITION AND AFTER IT CLICKED A FEW TIMES, THE CAR STARTED AND THE INSTRUMENTS CAME BACK ON. I'M TIRED OF THE DEALER TELLING ME THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE WHEN IT'S CLEARLY AN ELECTRICAL DEFECT AND OTHERS ARE AND HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH 2007 TAHOE'S. THIS NEEDS TO BE REMEDIED ASAP!

TIRE SERVICE WARNING LIGHT ON, CRACKLING SOUNDS THROUGH THE AUDIO SPEAKERS, REAR DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT ON, WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WATER GO ON WHILE DRIVING, STEREO COMES ON WHILE DRIVING WHEN IT'S NOT EVEN ON. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. 3-WAY CHEVROLET HAS ATTEMPTED TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM, MOST RECENTLY CLAIMING IT HAD TO DO WITH THE ALARM SYSTEM WHICH WAS REPLACED IN 2010, BUT JUST YESTERDAY 4/8/2010 WHILE DRIVING IT MADE THE CRACKLING SOUNDS THROUGH THE STEREO. IT IS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE WHICH CANNOT BE IDENTIFIED. *TR

2007 CHEVY TAHOE LTZ HAS MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL ISSUES. LAST YEAR, I STARTED NOTICING ISSUES IN MAY. CAR EXHIBITED RANDOM STARTING FAILURES (NO STARTER TURNING - LIKE DEAD BATTERY) WHICH WILL RESOLVE AND BEGIN FUNCTIONING ON ITS OWN AFTER TIME PASSED. BATTERY WAS REPLACED BY DEALER WITH NO RESOLUTION. MAJOR FLUCTUATIONS AND ACTIVATION OF THE WARNING LIGHTS IN THE DASH ( ABS, SUSPENSION SERVICE, TRACTION CONTROL, BACKUP ASSISTANCE, CRUISE CONTROL, CHECK ENGINE, ALL NEEDLE GAUGES FLUCTUATE RANDOMLY, TRIP COMPUTER INFORMATION DEACTIVATES RANDOMLY) NOTED DURING NORMAL DRIVING. DOOR LOCKS ALSO RANDOMLY LOCK WHILE DRIVING OR IDLING. WINDSHIELD WIPERS PERIODICALLY TURN AND WASHER FLUID IS EXPRESSED. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT ROUGHLY WHEN THESE ISSUES ARE BEING SEEN. ALSO, THE AIR CONDITIONER WILL CEASE COOLING THE AIR DURING THESE TIMES BUT CONTINUE TO RUN THE BLOWER FAN ( JUST UNCOOLED AIR). ALL THESE PROBLEMS WILL COME AND GO RANDOMLY. ALL THESE SYMPTOMS WERE REPORTED AND THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER IN SUMMER 2009. MULTIPLE CPU MODULES WERE REPLACED AND THE CAR SEEMED BETTER. NOW THE ISSUES ARE ARISING AGAIN AND MORE FREQUENTLY. THE 2007 TAHOE LTZ WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AGAIN YESTERDAY. GM PERSONNEL WERE VERY CONFRONTATIONAL WHEN DISCUSSION THE ISSUES OF A DESIGN/PRODUCTION/MANUFACTURING DEFECT, YET THE SERVICE MANAGER COULD PRACTICALLY RECITE VERBATIM THE ISSUES I WAS HAVING AS I STARTED TO DESCRIBE THE INITIAL PROBLEMS. HE ADMITTED THAT THIS WAS VERY COMMON , AND HE STATED THE BCM COULD BE OUT. THAT ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER MODULES WERE REPLACED ALREADY LAST YEAR. I HAVE HEARD AND READ NUMEROUS SIMILAR PROBLEMS ON THIS YEAR TAHOE. SOMEONE WITHIN THE REGULATING AGENCIES NEEDS TO STEP IN AND FORCE A REVIEW. GM ALREADY CHARGED ME $3000+ LAST YEAR TO "FIX" THIS. NOW, THEY ARE ALREADY BALKING AT THE IDEA THAT THERE IS A GM MANUFACTURING OR QUALITY ISSUE CAUSING ALL THESE FREQUENT ISSUES. THE CONSUMER NEEDS TO BE PROTECTED.. SOON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V240000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THE REMEDY BEING OFFERED WAS NOT AN ADEQUATE REPAIR AND BELIEVED THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE URGED TO PROVIDE A NEW REMEDY. THE CONTACT HAS NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURES AT THIS TIME AND REFUSED THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000 MILES.

THE CLUSTER READINGS TURNED OFF FOR A PERIOD OF TIME WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AND NOT ABLE TO SEE ANY SPEED NOR GAUGES READOUTS DURING A PERIOD OF OVER HOUR, STOPPED FOR GAS AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STARTED FOR 10 MINS ALL CLUSTER GAUGES NOT READING AT ALL BUT ABLE TO TURN THE LIGHTS/RADIO ETC. *TR

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. *TR

SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT-INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER GAUGE NEEDLE FUNCTIONS #07187A I HAVE A 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE, PANEL CLUSTER DOES NOT WORK. TAKE TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME MY TAHOE IS NOT INCLUDE. GM KNEW ABOUT HE DEFECTIVE PART AND STILL USED THEM ON THE NEWER MODEL LIKE 2007. CURRENTLY THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT ABOUT THIS INCIDENT AND THERE IS MANY OTHER OWNER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. SOME DEALERS ARE REPAIRING THIS AS GOOD WILL FROM GM. *TR

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. *TR

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. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, SMOKE APPEARED UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE CONTACT THREW SNOW ON THE VEHICLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OFF. SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR; HOWEVER, THE DEALER AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY DID NOT KNOW WHO COULD REPAIR THE DAMAGE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS CAUSED THE FIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 3/16/09 *CN UPDATED 03/19/09.*JB

VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED IN OWNER'S GARAGE, DAMAGED VEHICLE AND GARAGE. FIRE BURNED WITHIN LEFT SIDE OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V441000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE TECHNICIAN DISCONNECTED THE FUSE BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, HE NOTICED THAT THE INDICATORS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD SPORADICALLY FLICKER ON AND OFF. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND IT CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE REMAINS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 33,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 55 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SPARKS UNDERNEATH THE HOOD WHERE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE HOUSED. HE WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER OFF THE HIGHWAY AND HEARD A LOUD "WHOOF" SOUND AS IF SOMETHING HAD IGNITED. HE EXITED THE VEHICLE AND DIALED 911. FLAMES APPEARED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE ARRIVED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS PROBABLY AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT IS WAITING TO HEAR IF THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 27,000.

2007 TAHOE WENT UP IN FLAMES WHILE PARKED, STILL DO NOT KNOW THE CAUSE. *TR