Automatic door locks began to intermittently malfunction about four months ago. now happening on a continual basis. rear doors will not unlock or lock with either key fob or door control. definitely a safety issue since doors can not be locked or unlocked in case of an emergency. told it's the actuators with a approx cost of $300.00 to replace. *tr
I have a 2008 chevy tahoe, the keyless entry stopped unlocking my driver side door in about march 2010 at about 45,000 miles. the lock would also not unlock from the driver side door panel. within a few months the same thing happened to the driver side back seat door. now both doors have to be locked and unlocked manually, which is not what i paid for when i purchased this 35,000 dollar vehicle!!! noticed how some have eventually spread to all doors, i think this issue needs to be resolved asap as many complaints as i am seeing via the internet!! *tr
Driver's side door latch failure. door will not close. once latched, door will not open. *tr
Started with the drivers side lock not working and has progressed to all 4 locks not working with keyless entry and electric switch inside cab. i armed and locked my vehicle and expected the vehicle to be locked when it wasn't and items were stolen from my truck. *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet tahoe. the contact stated that the door actuator would not remain locked. the dealer replaced the driver and passenger side lock actuators two years prior to the current failure. the contact did not seek assistance from the manufacturer and the vehicle was not repaired. the current mileage was 94,000 and the failure mileage was 39,000. the vin was unavailable.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet tahoe. the contact stated that while parked the driver was unable to enter the vehicle since he was unable to lock or unlock the doors. on several occasions the back door of the vehicle had to be used to enter and/or exit the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the technician stated the door lock actuator needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 8,000 and the current mileage was 29,713.
1. door locks failed. have been replaced multiple times. as a result, my [xxx] old baby got locked in the car in 100 degree weather in august. it continues to be an issue and often i have to resort in climbing through the back tailgate. 2. stabilitrack and traction control lights flash. sometimes after these lights flash, my vehicle will go into "reduced power mode" on its on which is very dangerous going 65 mph or pulling out from somewhere. 3.my wipers work when they want to...ever since the two recalls chevrolet released, the work intermittently when they want to. 4. major electrical issues with these vehicles....i have replaced the battery four times and something continues to drain it. parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
This is the 3rd time this happens to my vehicle and i get it repaired. when i got my tahoe with 0 miles it already had this problem and i had it fixed, i thought no big deal of it. then with time i find out it is a common problem with my vehicle. i did some research and this is a very common and pricey problem. the door locks on my tahoe go out, they don't go up or down automatically and this is an issue to me because i have children in the back with an unlocked car. three of my doors are currently out and i don't have $940 to fix it. my passengers are not safe because the door locks are a major problem. please help us out! *tr
I have had all four doors in for repair at one time or another. first it was the rear left door which would not open from the outside. same door still does/does not open. second door was theright rear which dropped down when you opened it. third door was the drivers door which would not open. had to insert car key to open. fourth door was the front passenger door which would not open. each time the door lock actuator was changed. but now i'm still having trouble with the left rear door sometimes opening, sometimes not opening. if i had a child in a infants seat in that rear seat, i may or may not be able to get to him/her in a emergency. i believe this is a safety problem. *tr
I currently own a 2008 chevy tahoe. today 1-17-13 , i had to have the power door lock actuator replaced for the 5th time on this vehicle. every door has been affected at least once with today being the right rear door having to be replaced for a second time. from what i have read numerous times online , this seems to be a recurring problem for the gm suv products starting with the 2007 model years. gm has yet to address this issue with a recall , however i feel as well as many other owners of these vehicles that this could cause a serious issue if the vehicle is hit from the side or a water related accident occurred with the vehicle being submerged and not being able to get out. 1 or 2 instances in a 4.5 year period i could understand but 5 in a 4.5 year period involving every door is not a coincidence. the replacement cost is well in excess of $200 and as such i can understand why gm would be reluctant to act. does it have to take a death or 2 for gm to realize that this is a serious issue and needs to be addressed. if you build a vehicle such as this and charge in excess of $50,000 , then i as the purchaser have every reason to expect that these types of issues would be resolved by using quality parts and not junk. please investigate this issue and you will find a whole lot of customers of these products who are highly upset and want something done to resolve this serious issue. thank you. *tr