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Physical & Electrical problem scared to drive it!
Jason B, 07/07/2021
2021 Chevrolet Tahoe Z71 4dr SUV 4WD (5.3L 8cyl 10A)
9 of 9 people found this review helpful
Not sure where to start but be warned purchasing a new Tahoe. Started with 4 recalls in first couple months of having. Then Rod and lifter failure in June with 10k miles on the vehicle. It was cylinder 4 like many others who have written reviews. I was stranded 4 hours from home. Repaired and went on vacation in Georgia 10 hours away last week and had multiple electrical malfunctions and lost brakes and steering while driving. Stranded in GA, Onstar and GM roadside was no help getting it towed and never returned my call for hours before saying they couldn’t get it towed that night. I had to drive it to dealership myself. When dealer started it the next day all codes had cleared itself from my panel. Fortunately I took pics of each reading that was on my dash that night. Dealer said it was easy fix and they needed to reprogram BCMS module. Scary to think I could have been in a serious accident with my wife and two kids because of a reprogram of a module. Drove the vehicle home to PA a couple days later after driving around in GA with no other issues. Got home yesterday and this morning tried to start and starter continued clicking noise and then engine made a bang and engine started. Had strong fuel smell and found leak under the car. Oil/gas mixture. GM roadside towed it to my local dealership and they found gave me 7-10 electrical failure codes and said fuel lines need changed. Needless to say it is in the shop again and I am waiting on GM corporate. Physical issues are concerning but electrical failures are frightening when you are driving and lose safety features like brakes and steering because of a reprogram needed!!! My family is scared to get back into the vehicle in fear of electrical failures and causing an accident or something more devastating. To be continued and hoping GM takes acts responsibly!
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My favorite truck these days !
Giangi , 08/01/2020
2021 Chevrolet Tahoe Z71 4dr SUV 4WD (5.3L 8cyl 10A)
47 of 54 people found this review helpful
My second car was for many years a 2003 Ford Expedition 5.4L Eddie Bauer 4WD with 130,400 miles and ten days ago I decided to replace it with the new 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe Z71 4WD with the 5.3L V8 engine that has 355HP and a fabulous 10 speed transmission. I honestly believe that the new style / design is the best of what you can get on the SUV market If you consider only American made SUVs. This fifth generation of Tahoe has brought many new things to the table in terms of: a better interior, a better infotainment, a better exterior, more cargo capacity and more legs room for the passengers in the back. Nevertheless, the thing that I’m my opinion makes the real difference is having ten speeds also with the V8 5.3L engine and not only with the 6.2L like it was happening with the 2020 Tahoe series. Of course I like very much the 6.2L V-8 engine, which is available only with the 2020 Tahoe or with the 2021 Tahoe in the High Country configuration. I got closed to buy a 2020 Tahoe RST with a 6.2L engine, but then I aborted my plan because I couldn’t stand the outdated interior of it... we are in 2020 now, but 2020 Tahoe’s interior looks like an interior from 20-22 years ago and I couldn’t stand it just for the discount that I was offered. Now ten days later I noticed that the 2020 Tahoe 6.2L is still not Sold and they lowered their price of an additional $3,000 , a price that they were not willing to extend to me back then. So now I own a fantastic 2021 Tahoe Z71 featuring a new color called graywood metallic ( I drove 99 miles per way for this color and other commercial reasons ). The SUV has things that I love and things that I don’t like, so I’m going to list them below: I like: - The exterior look. - The interior look. - The comfort of the driving seat. - The size of the display. - The availability of Apple Car Play. - The size of the panoramic sunroof. - The colors of the interior and the quality of the seats. - The typical wheels of the Z71 trim/package. - the 10 speed gearbox and the consequent responsiveness of the engine. - the breaking power of the breaks. - the Bose Speakers - the rubber floor mattes (extra) - the wireless recharger compartment (but it would have been cool and smart to have a second one on top of the central console since there is still the cut out from the past and that would have allowed also to the passenger to have his/her phone recharged.) - the headlights and the front indicators are really original and futuristic. Now, what I don’t like about my 2021 Tahoe Z71: - the steering wheel material is not pleasant to the touch and it’s too hard. - there is a micro joystick to adjust the position of the steering wheel, but in my case (I’m a tall guy) it doesn’t come enough close to me ( I have the same feature on my Porsche Cayenne and that works better ). - the breaking pedal is not at the same level of the gas pedal. What I mean Exactly is that with your right foot the movement to brake is less safe than other vehicles, because you have to lift up your right foot and then move it to the left to brake. That double action requires more time and it could be considered even an hazard not just an inconvenience (this is really the most important thing that I don’t like). - when you push the OnStar button to connect with a live operator the quality of the connection is always awful and it’s really challenging to understand what they say to you. - The monthly subscription cost asked for the OnStar service is way to high and I will not renew at the end of the free trial. It offers limited features and for around $450 a year you don’t even have a significant discount on your insurance policy. Also as I mentioned before the communication with a live agent has been of poor quality every time I have used it. - the user interface of Apple Car play has room for improvement. The contacts for the phone should be on the left side of the screen not to the right. With all the alphabet letters to the right side of the screen it’s very difficult and uncomfortable to reach there to find some one in your contacts. If you use Siri you need to be very fast to tell her what to do or she will turn herself off very quickly, may be she needs a calibration... ;) - changing the stations of the satellite radio is not immediate and even the favorite channels are positioned in a way that are hard to reach with your right arm. - the engine is very responsive (because of the gearbox), but the power itself could be more. Again this is just my preference... I didn’t want to pay for the features of the High Country version of the Tahoe 2021, but one day later this year the 2021 Tahoe RST 6.2L will be available and for the same price of a Z71 or something less you will be able to have the mighty 6.2L which is a big, big plus ! It has also a slight better gas consumption on the freeway compared to the 5.3L engine of the 2021 Tahoe Z71. Today, I would wait for the 2021 6.2L RST.
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2021 Tahoe just arrived in 2020
Jon Smythe, 09/16/2020
2021 Chevrolet Tahoe LT 4dr SUV (5.3L 8cyl 10A)
14 of 15 people found this review helpful
Having this vehicle for only a month, this is not a complete review. Compared to my truck, a Ford F-150 limited, the ride, steering, and overall comfort is excellent. My Tahoe is a loaded LT. All the amenities, panoramic roof and all other power options right at 60K. My two questions will be to how the push button gear shift and the Continental Tires prove to be. I would rather a floor shifter and Michelin tires but tme will tell how they prove to perform. Some cool things are all three power seat rows and Chevy Icon that images on the ground below the tailgate to wave our foot over to open the gate. So far so good.
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Ufcwarrior1081, 07/11/2020
2021 Chevrolet Tahoe Premier 4dr SUV (5.3L 8cyl 10A)
32 of 37 people found this review helpful
The 2021 Chevy Tahoe is a nice change from the 4th gen model and offers Tahoe lovers a wealth of options in the premier , but the new sun roof , cameras, and passenger room make the this baby well worth the price . Rating 9 out 10 due to the gas mileage (it’s 2021 can you offer me 25 mpg?) I
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Issue after issue- YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED
Alexus D., 05/31/2021
2021 Chevrolet Tahoe LT 4dr SUV 4WD (5.3L 8cyl 10A)
12 of 13 people found this review helpful
Purchased a 2021 Chevy Tahoe in late October 2020. Beautiful and stylish vehicle- I must say but this vehicle has many many issues. Had to have truck jump started 2+ times- there's a significant draw in battery that's notated on service dept. ticket but tech says its a typo and battery is fine, alignment is off, check engine light and "check reverse rear lamp" comes on intermittently, electrical issues, truck trunk light operation is faulty, it comes on and off intermittently, passenger side door does not unlock from inside, infotainment issues- audio connectivity issues, system update failures that causes battery drainage, The audio volume increases unexpectedly, The rear camera malfunctions at random, displaying the reverse image even after putting vehicle in drive. My passenger side view mirror cameras completely stopped working in which it was recently replaced. Headlight issues where the vehicle's passenger side headlight displays a blue filmy looking hue so dealership service dept. ordered a replacement for only one as the driver side headlight has not started displaying the blue hue as of yet. Emerging transmission issue that dealership service department is avoiding but clearly breaks feel like they are slipping when I go to stop and intermittent burning smells. I put in a repurchase claim a couple of weeks ago with GM that was denied with the reason of : " The dealership service department is working to resolve issues with vehicle." So GM clearly doesn't care about their consumers safety and who in which spend a ton of money supporting their brand. It just seems like when I take the vehicle to be serviced, it goes in with one issue and comes out with 2-3 more. I spend countless time worrying about if my vehicle will be returned completely repaired or not or if the service dept. is sick of seeing me and instead of repairing vehicle is just letting it sit in the back service lot. Did I mention all of the recalls for seat, seat belts, head rests, and fuel tank assembly??? This vehicle has caused me more stress than any other vehicle I ever owned. This is also my first American made vehicle. I had such high hopes for 2021 Tahoe but I regret this purchase and am not the least bit satisfied with all of the issues and dismissive treatment by GM and service department employees. I may be forced to bring about a lawsuit against GM because this vehicle is not safe and very defective. I said all that to say the best thing about this truck is the look, everything else is garbage.
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