2008 Chevrolet Tahoe Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 13
- 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 13 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- throttle body · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 5 |
| 150–400k mi | 2 |
| 1–30k mi | 2 |
| 100–150k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
This year model has a serious defective problem with the gas accelerator malfunctioning. I have spoken to dozen of friends and family with this year model and above an all have problems with the gas pedal. This will lead to someone being killed if not addressed by the builder of the truck. The pedal sticks when driving ,thus causing you to accelerate when driving. I have almost ran into the vehicle in front of me. I…
ODI 11256880
Electronic Stability Control · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
When in heavy traffic coming to auto stop then auto start vehicle accelerates on it's own even with brake pedal is applied to control vehicle from take off and go then start stalling shaking like transmission is gonna fall a part then shuts off. Once turn it of and restart vehicle goes back to normal. Untill its stop and go traffic again problem reoccurring. Danger to bump into vehicles infront of you cause…
ODI 11173476
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Gas engine run away check engine light illuminated with p0069, p0430 (emissions codes) engine uncontrollably revved to maximum 6000 rpm (max throttle)while in drive gear from autostop resume.. Cruse control not enabled slight uphill grade required engine to be shut off with key same day as first event while in drive gear from autostop resume with cruse control enabled at 25 mph engine uncontrollably revved to…
ODI 11243090
Air Bags · Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
Takata recall on my vehicle - why is taking so long to remedy this recall? I also have a few other issues i want to mention. I bought my tahoe in july 2016, my dash is cracking on the driver's side and from what i've read, this is very common and gm is ignoring the issue. My vehicle also started taking off on its own, took extra pressure to stop & rpm would fluctuate sporadically. After contacting a dealer, i was…
ODI 10939088
Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet tahoe. While driving approximately 75 mph, the brake pedal was depressed but the vehicle failed to decelerate. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that throttle position sensor failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 145,000.
ODI 10763160
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving vehicle completely stalls no electrical not even hazard lights. I was driving and radio started to static and then car stalled was not able to turn on hazards making it very dangerous as other vehicles were not able to see that i was stalled and got very close to hitting my truck had to call for help as i was sitting in intersection had no way of telling them i was unable to move had to open my doors…
ODI 10568940
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl- the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet tahoe. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 mph there was static coming from the radio and then the vehicle stalled. There were no warning lights on the instrument panel. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The static from the radio also caused the electric windows to open and close intermittently. The failure was diagnosed by the dealer who stated that the…
ODI 10565957
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
I own a 2008 chevrolet tahoe 4x4, i purchased it with 80000 miles on it. When i start the car or i am driving all my gauges on my instrument cluster pass beyond the maximum level, even my speedometer sometimes i will be going 40mph but it is marking 80mph. My temperature gauge, my battery gauge, my fuel indicator gauge, even my oil pressure gauge stopped working. The worst part is that my prndl and info center also…
ODI 10576154
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Around feburary of this year my vehicle begin to idle out of control and was attempting to gun off evertime i tried to put it in drive, according to gm they were already aware of the issues and said they had an extended warranty on the throttle body for my 2008 chevy tahoe. My car did exactly what gm said it would do to confirm it was the throttle body but the gm service department denied the issue claiming it was a…
ODI 10607415
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
While traveling out of town stabilitrac disabled engine power reduced on the highway. I had to pull over to the shoulder since speed was reduced. I had to turn off vehicle for a few minutes to let the ecm reset the fault. I distracted driver rearended the vehicle when i was stranded with my family inside the vehicle.
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 10763007
Air Bags · Body · Vehicle Speed Control
There is a very large cracked area on the dashboard on the drivers side near the speedometer area. My concern is that this may some how deploy the air bag or other mechnical instruments in this area. *tt
ODI 10446001
Suspension · Vehicle Speed Control
The vehicle exhibits accelerated side to side movements in side winds and when following high profile vehicles. The side to side movement is extreme enough to cause mild discomfort from the safety belts and will cause the vehicle operator to be come disoriented. Inclement weather makes the problem intolerable. *tr
ODI 10308804
Vehicle Speed Control
After getting the required software update from gm, my 2008 hybrid tahoe has had multiple episodes of uncontrolled acceleration when driving on cruise control. When using cruise control at around 30mph and when reaching an incline that requires slight acceleration to maintain speed, the vehicle "floors" itself, downshifts and accelerates aggressively. I've had to jump onto the brakes to avoid launching forward. If i…
ODI 10240551