144 complaints reported

2007 Chevrolet Tahoe UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
144
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
4

Complaint Timeline

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Jul 2017

I RECENTLY STARTED TO NOTICE AN ODOR COMING FROM THE AIR DUCTS, WHILE RUNNING MY AIR CONDITIONER. I CALLED UP A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP, HOPING THEY MAY SCHEDULE ME FOR A SERVICING OF MY CABIN AIR FILTER. I CALLED THE PARTS DEPARTMENT, TO WHICH THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY DID, IN FACT, CARRY THE PARTS NEEDED (USING MY VIN). I SCHEDULED MY APPOINTMENT BUT STILL HAD A FEW QUESTIONS AND ASKED IF I MAY SPEAK WITH A SERVICE ADVISER/TECHNICIAN (IT TOOK ME A WEEK BEFORE I WAS CALLED BACK). I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO SPEAK WITH AN ADVISER THAT, AFTER SPEAKING WITH ONE OF THE TECHNICIANS, INFORMED ME THAT MY VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE A CABIN AIR FILTER, THUS, THERE IS NO NEED TO HAVE IT SERVICED. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, I CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT MY VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE A CABIN AIR FILTER INSTALLED, HOWEVER, IT DOES HAVE THE HOUSING/SLOT FOR ONE. I PURCHASED A CABIN AIR FILTER AND COVER. THE DIRECTIONS SEEMED SIMPLE ENOUGH THAT I DID NOT NEED TO TAKE IT ANYWHERE AS I AM SOMEWHAT MECHANICALLY INCLINED. I WAS APPALLED BY WHAT I FOUND WHEN I REMOVED THE SEAL. TEN YEARS OF STANDING WATER, LED TO AN INFESTATION OF MOLD AND BACTERIA, THAT I AND ANY PASSENGERS HAVE BEEN BREATHING IN. ATTACHED ARE PICTURES I TOOK AFTER CUTTING OUT THE SEAL TO INSTALL A CABIN AIR FILTER. I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE ANY AND ALL EXPLANATIONS AS TO WHY THIS WAS NEVER ADDRESSED AND WHAT GM MAY RECOMMEND SO THAT THIS MAY NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN. I UNDERSTAND THAT MY YEAR AND MODEL OF TAHOE (ALONG WITH OTHER MODELS THAT DO NOT COME EQUIPPED WITH A CABIN AIR FILTER) IS NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS FLAW, AND CANNOT SEE HOW ANYONE WOULD CONTINUE TO SIT IN, LET ALONE DRIVE IN, A BACTERIA/DISEASE-RIDDEN VEHICLE. EMAIL SENT TO CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE (TO WHICH THEY INFORMED ME THAT BASED ON MY VEHICLES AGE AND MILEAGE, THAT THEY WOULD BE UNABLE TO ASSIST ME.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2017
Jul 2017

CRACKING DASH. DASH IS BUSTING ON ITS OWN DUE TO NORMAL USE. I USE A SUNSHADE TO PROTECT IT EVERY DAY AND IT STILL IS FALLING APART. MANUFACTURER DEFECT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2017
Jun 2017

MY DASH HAS CRACKED AND NOW HAS BROKEN A PIECE OFF, IT'S MADE VERY THIN AND NOT SURE WHY IT'S CRACKING SO MUCH.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: May 2008
Jun 2017

2 COMPLAINTS 1 IS DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO HONOR A RECALL WE NEVER RECIVED ON CHROME INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES. SECONDLY THE FRONT DASH STARTED CRACKING SHORTLY AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED NOW IT IS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES ESPECIALLY AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. IMPO THAT IF THE AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DID GO OFF. SHRAPNEL FROM THE PLASTIC DASH WOULD BE DANGEROUS GM HAS HAD SEVERAL COMPLAINTS AND NO ONE HAS ADDRESSED THIS

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Dec 2010
May 2017

INTERIOR DASH SPLIT DOWN THE MIDDLE AND ACROSS COMPLETELY, BREAKS AND FALLS DOWN UNDERNEATH.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Feb 2016
May 2017

DASH CRACKING DUE TO INFERIOR MATERIALS. WIDESPREAD ISSUE THAT GM IS AWARE OF, THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ON THEIR OWN. IT'S TIME A DECISION IS MADE IN FAVOR OF THE CONSUMERS WHO PAY SO MUCH MONEY FOR THESE OVERPRICED CARS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jun 2017
Apr 2017

THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING. AN INTERNET SEARCH OF THE PROBLEM REVEALS IT IS A DEFECT THAT IS AFFECTING MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Apr 2015
Apr 2017

TAKATA RECALL. ALSO, THE DASH OF THE TAHOE IS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES AND SEEMS LIKE A SAFETY HAZARD IF THE AIR BAGS WERE TO BE DEPLOYED. AFTER RESEARCH, IT SEEMS AS IF THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL. I HAVE CALLED AND EMAILED GM ABOUT MY ISSUE, BUT HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY TYPE OF RESPONSE REGARDING THE DASH.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Oct 2014
Apr 2017

DASHBOARD CRACKING. NOTICE LITTLE CRACK ON 2013 BUT ON 2016 NOTICE MORE CRACKS. HEAR ON THE NEWS THAT CHEVROLET HAS A PROBLEM WITH DASHBOARD CRACKING AND TRY TO CONTAC THEM BUT THEY REFUSING TO FIX THEIR PROBLEM BECAUSE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. IT MAY A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE AIR BAG IS AROUND DASHBOARD. I JUST UPLOAD 1 PICTURE BUT THERE IS MORE CRACKS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2014
Apr 2017

DASH IS SEVERELY CRACKED OVER STEERING COLUMN AND ALSO AROUND AIR BAG. THIS IS NOT DUE TO A CRASH OR ANY COSMETIC CHANGES TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXPOSED TO HIGH HEAT FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME EITHER.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Aug 2016
Apr 2017

THERE IS A CRACK RUNNING ON DASH ON PASSENGER SIDE STARTING AT THE AIRBAG SEEM ON TOP OF DASH BOARD.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jun 2015
Apr 2017

CRACKED DASHBOARD ADJACENT TO PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Apr 2016
Mar 2017

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE HAS FRACTURES OVER THE PASSENGER FRONT AIRBAG AS WELL AS ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE FRACTURES ARE EMITTING A LOUD RATTLE FROM WITHIN THE DASHBOARD PREVENTING ADEQUATE CONCENTRATION WHILE DRIVING. THE FEAR OF A COLLISION RESULTING IN THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IS ONE THING BUT I ALSO FEAR THAT THE FRACTURES IN THE DASHBOARD SHOWS THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE DASHBOARD HAS FAILED AND PRESENTS A STRONG AND VALID POSSIBLY OF SAID FRACTURES SPLINTERING OFF AND BECOMING SHRAPNEL IN A COLLISION CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING THIS IS A WIDELY KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED ISSUE WITH THE CHEVROLET TAHOE. I AM REQUESTING A FORMAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE FAILED INTEGRITY OF THE DASHBOARD ON THE CHEVROLET TAHOE, YEARS 2007-2013

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2014
Mar 2017

MY VEHICLE HAS A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD ABOVE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AS WELL AS ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I AM CONCERNED IF I WERE TO GET INTO A WRECK, THAT THE DASH IS GOING TO SPLIT AND CAUSE BODILY HARM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CRACKING APPEARS TO BE CONTINUING TO SPREAD.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Mar 2017
Jan 2017

MULTIPLE CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD AND AT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2017
Jan 2017

I HAVE A DEFECTIVE DASHBOARD CRACK THAT BEGAN OVER DRIVER INSTRUMENT PANEL AND EXTENDS ACROSS DASH TO AND AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG THAT IS ALSO DEFECTIVE. I AM WORRIED ABOUT SAFETY AS THE DEFECTIVE AIRBAG IS NOW COMPROMISED EVEN MORE BY THE CRACKED DASHBOARD THAT IS SURROUNDING IT. I AM STILL WAITING FOR AIRBAG RECALL PARTS FOR AIRBAG. IT BEGAN IN LATE SUMMER AND HAS CONTINUED TO SPREAD OVER TIME AND NOW JUST CRACKED AROUND THE AIRBAG. I FEEL OUR SAFETY IS COMPROMISED WITH A CRACK AROUND AN UNSTABLE, RECALLED AIRBAG AND I CALLED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE REFERENCE NUMBER 8-2670033882 TO REPORT THIS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Aug 2016
Dec 2016

CRACKED DASH - DASH IS CRACKED IS SEVERAL AREAS ESPECIALLY AROUND THE PASSANGER AIR BAG THAT WHEN DEPLOYED COULD BECOME A HAZARD TO PEOPLE IN THE CAR.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Dec 2013
Dec 2016

DASH BOARD HAS CRACKED OVER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IT STARTED AFTER A WARM DAY AND THE A/C WAS TURNED ON. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN I HEARD THE CRACK. IT HAD BEEN PARKED IN A PARKING LOT. THE CRACK HAS GRADUALLY EXTENDED TOWARD THE ARCH OVER THE INSTRUMENTS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2016
Dec 2016

I OWN A 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE. BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, I HAD TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARD DUE TO CRACKING. THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED AND BROKEN AGAIN - ALL OVER. THE VENT HAS BROKEN AND FALLEN IN, THERE ARE CRACKS AROUND THE AIRBAG AND THERE ARE COMPLETE HOLES WHERE PIECES HAVE BROKEN AND FALLEN INTO THE DASH. I LOVE MY CAR AND THIS IS THE ONLY ISSUE I HAVE WITH IT. I JUST CALLED THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARD AND WAS QUOTED $1,300.00 WHICH I CAN NOT AFFORD. ACCORDING TO THE INTERNET THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE, CHEVROLET NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND FIX THIS ISSUE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Oct 2016
Dec 2016

I HAVE A 2007 TAHOE THAT HAS DEVELOPED SEVERAL CRACKS IN THE DASH. ONE ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL AND ANOTHER AT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. I AM CONCERNED THAT SHOULD THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOY, THE DASH PIECES WILL BECOME SHRAPNEL, CAUSING AVOIDABLE INJURIES. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND FOUND IT TO BE DISTURBINGLY COMMON FOR THESE VEHICLES. THIS VEHICLE IS GARAGE KEPT AND METICULOUSLY CARED FOR. WILL GM BE MADE TO STAND BEHIND THE SAFETY OF THEIR VEHICLES?

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2015
Dec 2016

DASHBOARD COVER IS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2015
Nov 2016

I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN GM FOR NOT TAKING THE MEASURE TO FIX THE CRACKED DASHBOARD! NOT ONLY IS MY AIR BAG RECALLED AND SAYS IT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY MY DASH IS CRACKED AS WELL RIGHT NEXT TO A POTENTIAL DEADLY AIR BAG. I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY GM IMMEDIATELY, I CAN GUARANTEE IF IT WERE THEIR FAMILY'S VEHICLE IT WOULD BE FIXED!

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Sep 2015
Nov 2016

DASHBOARD CRACKED IN TWO PLACES - ABOVE LEFT SIDE OF PASSENGER AIRBAG AND TO LEFT OF STEERING WHEEL. I DO NO KNOW THE EXACT MOMENT THE CRACKS APPEARED. I KNOW THEY WERE NOT PRESENT TWO MONTHS AGO WHEN I LAST CLEANED THE INTERIOR OF MY CAR. THIS CAR IS KEPT IN A GARAGE OR PARKED IN THE SHADE WHENEVER IT ISN'T ON THE ROAD. I ALSO USE A SUN SCREEN WHEN PARKED IN OPEN PARKING LOTS FOR BRIEF PERIODS. THIS DID NOT OCCUR BECAUSE OF UV DEGRADATION. IF I HAVE AN ACCIDENT I AM CONCERNED THAT THE PLASTIC WILL SHATTER, BEING ONE MORE THING TO CAUSE INJURY. I HAVE ATTACHED A PICTURE OF THE CRACK ABOVE MY STEERING WHEEL. THE DASH IS ACTUALLY GRAY THOUGH IT APPEARS GREEN.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Mar 2016
Nov 2016

TAKATA COMPLAINT DASH BROKE ABOVE STEERING WHEEL AND PASSENGER AIRBAG.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2015
Oct 2016

CRACKS ARE BEGINNING TO FORM ON THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD - ONE ABOVE THE SPEEDOMETER, THE OTHER ABOVE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2016

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