2015 Chevrolet Tahoe Electrical System

VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH I03 INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM. SYSTEM HAS GONE BLANK TWICE. WITHOUT SYSTEM, SAFETY HAZARD WARNINGS ARE INOPERABLE. THERE IS A RECALL BULLETIN BUT DEALER IS REFUSING TO ASSIST.

WHEN YOU BRAKE OR USE YOUR TURNING SIGNALS CABIN DOME LIGHTS FLICKER.

THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH EITHER THE KEY FOB OR THE UNLOCK BUTTON INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CHILDREN ARE NOT ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE ON THAT SIDE AND MUST EXIT ON THE STREET SIDE. THE CONCERN LIES IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY, THE PASSENGER IN THE BACK SEAT MAY NOT EXIT THE VEHICLE NOR MAY ANYONE ENTER FROM THAT DOOR AS IT IS LOCKED PERMANENTLY. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO GENERAL MOTORS FOR WHICH THEY TOLD ME THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AND I WILL BE FULLY RESPONSIBLE FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND REPAIRS INCLUDING ALL FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. I AM AWARE OF A SIMILAR PROBLEM IN AN OLDER VEHICLE RECENTLY WHERE THE PASSENGER PERISHED IN A FIRE AS THE DOOR WAS INACCESSIBLE, ALSO A GM SUV. I WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER BUT WAS ADVISED MY CASE IS NOW CLOSED SINCE MY VEHICLE IS PASSED THE WARRANTY. CASE # 8-4228203687.

THE VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE INTERIOR COURTESY LIGHTS FLASHING OR PULSATION WHEN YOU ENGAGE THE BRAKE AND /OR USE THE TURN SIGNAL.SEE GENERAL MOTORS BULLETIN NUMBER PI1268B,DOME LIGHTS/ FLICKER ON/OFF WHEN OPERATING BRAKE PEDAL OR TURN SIGNAL,2014-2015 CADALLIAC,CHEVROLET,GMC.THE VEHICLE ARE A HAZARD TO LIFT AND LIMB TO DRIVE.THE BULLETIN STATES THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE,BELIEVE THAT.THE IGNITION SWITCHES WEREN'T A SAFETY ISSUE ,YET PEOPLE WERE MURDERED BY GM'S PROBLEM

PRESSING BRAKE PEDAL CAUSES INTERIOR LIGHTS TO FLASH. HAPPENS INTERMITTENT FOR FIRST FEW MINUTES FROM START OF VEHICLE.

CENTER DOME FLIGHT "STROBES" WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THIS SEEMS TO ONLY HAPPEN WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. THIS IS A KNOW TSB- 1268B. I HAVE CONTACTED BOTH THE DEALER AND GM CUSTOMER SERVICE.- WILL NOT BE COVERED SINCE I AM OUT OF WARRANTY-

AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR. I HAD TO REPLACE THE A/C COMPRESSOR ON MY 2015 TAHOE ABOUT DURING JULY 2015. MY VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 65,000 MILES. THIS WAS UNUSUAL IN THAT I HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE THIS PART IN ANY VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED OVER THE LAST 40 YEARS. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE USING AFTER MARKET REPLACEMENT PARTS BECAUSE THE GM SUPPLY CHAIN IS OUT OF A/C COMPRESSORS BECAUSE THEY ARE REPLACING SO MANY OF THEM IN TAHOE/YUKONS, SILVERADO PICKUPS AND CADILLAC ESCALADES. THE PART COST ME ABOUT $1,400 TO REPLACE THE PART. I CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE I WAS BEYOND WARRANTY. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT MY SITUATION IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE BUT PART OF LARGER SYSTEMIC ISSUE IN GM MANUFACTURING. IF GM SUPPLY CHAIN CANNOT KEEP COMPRESSORS IN STOCK BECAUSE THEY ARE REPLACING SO MANY DEFECTIVE PARTS, THIS RISES TO THE LEVEL OF BEING A RECALL.

THE INTERIOR LIGHT FLASH AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING

THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHTS FLICKER WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AND ALSO WHEN USING THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL. THIS HAPPENS WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY OR IN MOTION.

IF YOU PRESS BRAKE OR USE LEFT TURN SIGNAL OVERHEAD DOME LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF. IT OCCURS ALL THE TIME.

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES OR USING THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS IN THE FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD ROW FLASH. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN UNKNOWN ERROR CODE THAT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

THE INTERIOR LIGHTS OVER THE REAR PASSENGER SEATS AND THE CARGO AREA BLINK WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED. THIS ALSO OCCURS WHEN THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL IS APPLIED. THE BRAKE CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED ONCE AND THE ISSUE SEEMED TO GO AWAY. IT HAS NOW RETURNED AND THE DEALER IS TELLING ME THAT THE LAMPS NEED TO BE UPGRADED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 (NA) CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE SERVICE FRONT CAMERA WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66.

HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. 1) THE LANE ASSIST AND REVERSE FEEDBACK COMES AND GOES DUE TO LOOSE WIRING.I FOUND THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE. 2) THE NEW ISSUE IS ONCE STARTING THE VEHICLE AND PRESSING BRAKE PEDAL, INTERIOR LIGHTS FLASH. HAPPENS INTERMITTENT FOR FIRST FEW MINUTES FROM START OF VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A RED LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE WOULD IDLE INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,800.

THE CAR FAILS TO LOCK OR DISABLE THE EXTRA KEY (KEY FOB), MAKING IT SUSCEPTIBLE TO THEFT AND JOYRIDING, WHEN 1) PASSIVE LOCKING IS ON, 2) THE EXTRA KEY FOB IS IN THE CAR AND 3) A DOOR IS OPENED AND CLOSED AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS PREVIOUSLY PASSIVELY LOCKED. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED TO SEVERAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS, CHEVROLET CUSTOMER CARE AND ELEVATED TO CHEVROLET ENGINEERING IN AT LEAST TWO CASES. NOT ONLY DOES THE OWNERS MANUAL STATE THAT PASSIVE LOCKING WORKS WITH ONLY ONE RKE TRANSMITTER (KEY FOB) REMOVED, IT MAKES LOGICAL SENSE THAT IT WOULD BE DESIGNED THAT WAY. FOR EXAMPLE, YOU TAKE YOUR WIFE OUT FOR DINNER. SHE LEAVES HER PURSE IN THE CAR, WITH THE SECOND KEY IN IT, YOU WOULD STILL WANT THE CAR TO PASSIVELY LOCK IF YOU HAD THAT FUNCTION ON AND YOU WALKED AWAY FROM THE CAR. FOLLOWING ARE THE DETAILS OF WHAT HAPPENS WHEN PASSIVE LOCKING IS TURNED ON AND WHAT THE POSSIBLE FATAL CONSEQUENCES MIGHT BE: 1) AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN, THE PASSIVE LOCKING SYSTEM FUNCTIONS PROPERLY AND LOCKS THE CAR WITH BOTH KEY FOBS REMOVED OR WITH ONE FOB IN THE CAR. 2) WITH BOTH FOBS REMOVED, SOMEONE WITH A KEY FOB CAN APPROACH THE CAR AND OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOOR ANY NUMBER OF TIMES AND EACH TIME THEY WALK AWAY, THE CAR WILL AUTOMATICALLY (PASSIVELY) LOCK. 3) IF ONLY ONE KEY FOB IS REMOVED, SOMEONE WITH THE EXTERNAL FOB CAN APPROACH AND OPEN THE CAR BUT THE CAR WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY LOCK WHEN THE DOORS ARE CLOSED. ADDITIONALLY, THE KEY FOB INSIDE THE CAR REMAINS ACTIVE AND ALLOWS ANYONE TO ENTER THE CAR, BECAUSE IT IS NOW UNLOCKED, START AND DRIVE IT AWAY. 4) THE UNFORTUNATE BUT POSSIBLE FATAL CONSEQUENCES OF HAVING THE CAR UNLOCKED AND DRIVABLE IS THAT IT COULD BE STOLEN AND INVOLVED IN A FATAL ACCIDENT. POSSIBLE SCENARIOS OF HOW THIS COULD HAPPEN ARE NUMEROUS. GM SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THIS SERIOUS MALFUNCTION, ADDRESS IT AND FIX IT BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT OR KILLED.

ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD WITH THE CAPABILITY FOR DINGY TOWING USING THE OPTIONAL TRANSFER CASE AS PER THE LAST 3 GENERATIONS OF TAHOE'S, IT BECAME APPARENT A DESIGN ISSUE WAS PRESENT THE FIRST TIME I PUT THE CASE IN NEUTRAL AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. I ADVISED THE GM DEALER AND A MONTH LATER THEY CHANGED THE PROCEDURE CALLING FOR BATTERY DISCONNECTION. THIS RESULTS IN THE LOSS OF ALL INFORMATION. THE FIRST TIME I DINGY TOWED THE CAR USING GM PROCEDURES MY ONLY KEY FOB UNSYNCED WITH THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BATTERY WAS RECONNECTED. THIS LEFT ME WITH THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL CONNECTED TO MY BUS WITH NO WAY TO DISCONNECT IT. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO BACK UP WITH THE VEHICLE CONNECTED TO THE BUS AND THERE WAS NO ROOM TO TURN AROUND. I WAS DEAD IN THE WATER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I LEFT THE DEAD KEYFOB ON THE CONSOLE AND WENT TO RETRIEVE MY PHONE TO CALL THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THE VEHICLE LOCKED ITSELF WITH THE KEY FOB INSIDE. ONSTAR TRIED 4 TIMES TO UNLOCK THE VEHICLE WITHOUT SUCCESS OR RECOGNITION OF THE SIGNAL FROM ONSTAR. GM SENT EMERGENCY SERVICE 3 HOURS LATER AND THEY HAD TO BREAK INTO THE CAR TO OPEN IT. IN ORDER TO UNHOOK THE CAR I HAD TO DRAG A 14' LIMB OUT OF THE WOODS AND BLOCK UP THE BACK WHEELS AND EASE THE BUS BACK ABOUT 1" TO TAKE PRESSURE OFF THE TOWING SYSTEM. I CLEARED THE BUS OUT OF THE ROAD BUT THE VEHICLE SAT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD FOR 3 HOURS UNTIL WE UNLOCKED IT. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY TO A PET OR BABY LOCKED IN THE CAR DURING THE HEAT OF THE DAY. THIS IS A GM DESIGN ISSUE AND THEY REFUSE TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY!

I BOUGHT THE CAR IN MAY 2014. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER IN AUGUST 2014 PER GM RECALL NUMBER 14126 ON AUGUST 22, 2014. THE RECALL WAS TO REPROGRAM THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, EVEN THOUGH I HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CLUSTER. AFTER THE RECALL WORK WAS DONE, THOUGH, THE SCREEN ON THE DASH PANEL OPERATED IN A DIFFERENT AND DANGEROUS MANNER. PRIOR TO THE RECALL, I KEPT THE SCREEN ON THE DIGITAL SPEEDOMETER, FOR OBVIOUS REASONS. PRIOR TO THE RECALL, WHEN I WOULD PLACE OR RECEIVE A CALL USING THE BLUETOOTH CONNECTION, THE SCREEN WOULD SWITCH TO A PHONE SCREEN, BUT WHEN THE CALL ENDED, THE SCREEN IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO THE PRIOR SCREEN, SHOWING THE SPEEDOMETER. EVER SINCE THAT RECALL REPROGRAMMING, HOWEVER, AT THE END OF THE CALL, THE SCREEN STAY BLANK EXCEPT FOR THE WORD "PHONE", SO I HAVE TO PLAY AROUND WITH ALL OF THE SETTING OPTIONS (BUTTONS ON THE STEERING WHEEL) UNTIL I FIND THE DIGITAL SPEEDOMETER AGAIN. THIS IS A DISTRACTION TO MY DRIVING, AND IS A CLEAR ERROR IN THE REPROGRAMMING BY GM (OF WHAT POSSIBLE USE CAN A BLANK PHONE SCREEN BE?). AFTER I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER, THE DEALER GAVE ME A COPY OF GM BULLETIN#PIT5285 ON THIS VERY ISSUE, DATED MAY 6, 2014 (BEFORE I BOUGHT THE CAR, AND CLEARLY NOT IMPLEMENTED ON THE CAR), SAYING THAT THIS IS A "NORMAL OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC" OF THE CAR. THAT IS A BLATANT FALSEHOOD, BECAUSE I DROVE IT FOR 3 MONTHS BEFORE THE REPROGRAMMING, AND "NORMAL" WAS AN IMMEDIATE RETURN TO THE PRIOR SCREEN, WHICH IN MY CASE WAS THE DIGITAL SPEEDOMETER. I HAVE TRIED APPEALS THROUGH GM, AND THEY REFUSE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE FURTHER. GM HAS CREATED A DANGEROUS DISTRACTION, AND IS IGNORING THE PROBLEM. IT IS AN EASY ONE TO FIX; ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS TO REVERSE THEIR BLUNDER FROM THE EARLIER RECALL. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE GROUND CONNECTION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V614000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,400.

JANUARY 15, 2015 NOT EVEN TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING MY VEHICLE I GOT IN IT AFTER WORK AND NOTICED I COULDN'T MANAGE THE CLIMATE CONTROLLERS (HEATING/AIR CONDITIONING/SPEED/AIR FLOW) NOTHING IN THE FRONT OR BACK. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND SENT IN A PICTURE. ALL THE KNOBS AND CONTROLLERS FOR JUST THE CLIMATE WERE DARK, NO LIGHTING AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS OFF. I DROVE IT HOME AND SINCE IT WAS SO COLD OUT IT WAS THOUGHT MAYBE IT JUST NEEDED TO WARM UP MORE. I DROVE 45 MINUTES HOME AND THE CLIMATE CONTROLLERS NEVER TURNED ON AGAIN UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I WAS ALSO HAVING OTHER ISSUES AND THEY STATED THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. EVERYTHING HAS BEEN FINE WITH THE CLIMATE CONTROLLERS FROM THAT POINT ON UNTIL THIS WEEKEND. ON MARCH 21, 2015 I DROVE TO PICK UP BREAKFAST, EVERYTHING WAS FINE. AN HOUR LATER AFTER WE PILED IN THE VEHICLE AND WERE DRIVING I WENT TO KICK THE AIR ON AS IT WAS GETTING WARM AND NOTICED THE CONTROLLERS WERE NOT RESPONDING AGAIN. I PULLED OVER INTO A PARKING LOT AND RECORDED MY ACTIONS SO THE DEALERSHIP CAN'T SAY THEY NEED TO "SEE IT." I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, TRIED TURNING THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF, REMOTE STARTING, EVERYTHING BUT DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY. NOTHING. THE REST OF THE DAY WHILE WE BOUNCED FROM STORE TO STORE WITH HAD NO AIR. MARCH 22ND, IT WAS BACK ON AS NORMAL. TODAY MARCH 23RD AFTER WORK IT WAS NOT OPERATIONAL AGAIN. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE, THE LAST POST I HAD ON THIS SITE WAS WHEN I HAD A 2014 GMC ACADIA AND MY SON OVER HEATED FROM A VERY SIMILAR SITUATION. THIS IS BEYOND RIDICULOUS THAT I HAVE YET ANOTHER GM MADE VEHICLE AND THERE IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH A BRAND NEW VEHICLE. GM NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE, NOT HAVING HEAT OR AIR CONDITIONING IN A FAMILY VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR ANYONE WHO DEPENDS ON TRAVEL WITH THAT VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2015 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE AUDIO SYSTEM FAILED AND AS A RESULT, THERE WAS NO AUDIBLE CHIME TO INDICATE THE CONTACT OF ANY SAFETY WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENTIRE AUDIO SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V301000 (ELECTRICAL) BUT DID NOT CONFIRM IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,980.