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2008 Chevrolet Tahoe Door Problems

10
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 10 stored complaint records:

  • 0 indicate a crash
  • 3 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

What owners report

  • door handles · 7 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
60–100k mi4
30–60k mi2

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • October 3, 2014 · 83,000 miles

    Door

    The chrome is peeling on my door handles and have caused cuts for different family members this is bad. *tr

    2 injuries

    ODI 10641328

  • November 14, 2013 · 62,000 miles

    Door

    The chrome plating on the driver interior door handle split at the seam and almost cut my hand....it would have if i had not noticed it before i grabbed the door to open it. *tr

    ODI 10552274

  • July 3, 2013 · 63,000 miles

    Door

    Driver and passenger side broken exterior door handles (chrome plated). Both door handles pulled away from the door and are broken. Also the chrome plating on all handles are peeling. My research indicates that this is an extremely common problem with this model. *tr

    ODI 10526202

  • June 4, 2012

    Door · Latches/Locks/Linkages

    I have a 2008 chevrolet tahoe ltz which has ~53000 mile on it. I have in the last 2 years replaced 2 door handles and 2 door lock actuators. Dealership actually told me this morning after had 2nd lock actuator replaced that another lock actuator failed. As you could imagine i wanted to explode. I was livid, especially at the cost of replacing these items. I did not have an issue with it before they started looking…

    ODI 10460546

  • April 10, 2012 · 90,000 miles

    Door · Electrical System

    Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet tahoe. The contact stated that the rear driver side door could not be unlocked from the outside of the vehicle manually or remotely. The contact indicated that the defect was repaired by the dealer but the failure recurred. The contact also indicated that the arm rest console with climate control for the rear seats became very hot to the touch. The vehicle was taken to the…

    ODI 10592766

  • March 15, 2012

    Door

    2008 chevy tahoe door handles coming off. Has 79,000 miles on it. Ltz model. This should be a recall cause a lot of people are having problems with this. *tr

    ODI 10453733

  • July 22, 2011

    Door · Latches/Locks/Linkages

    Continuously having to replace door handles on 2008 chevy tahoe. Pinches my hand and causes brusing. *tr

    1 injury

    ODI 10415138

  • July 7, 2011 · 35,000 miles

    Door · Latches/Locks/Linkages

    Door handles on my 2008 chevy tahoe broke again for 3rd time. Chevy dealer notes its a issue but says its not covered under warranty since im over my mileage. Please help! *tr

    ODI 10410968

  • March 29, 2011 · 58,170 miles

    Door · Latches/Locks/Linkages

    Passenger lacerated right hand middle finger on sharp edge of peeling chrome on the top of the rap door handle. The rear doors exhibit some roughness of the chrome overlay indicating probable failure of the bonding on these as well. The drivers door handle was replaced the prior week at the owners expense for the same issue. *tr

    1 injury

    ODI 10393801

  • December 1, 2008

    Door · Electrical System · Latches/Locks/Linkages

    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…

    ODI 10520445