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2007 Chevrolet Tahoe Cruise Control Problems

9 owner-reported cruise control complaints from NHTSA data

9
Complaints
1
Crashes
Jan 2015Dec 2006
Date Range

Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.

Owner Complaints (9)

criticalVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Filed: Nov 2024

Your Tahoe is displaying service StabiliTrak and service traction control error messages, and the engine is shutting down completely without warning while you're driving. When this happens, you lose all acceleration and engine power, making it dangerous because you can't safely exit traffic or reach the shoulder.

NHTSA #: 11627621
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Filed: Feb 2018

THE PADAL WAS CHANGE 2 TIMES MY CAR ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THE POWER ON MY CAR WILL NOT MOVE BUT CAR IS STILL RUNNING AND IT HAPPEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHICH CAUSES DANGER TO ME AND MY FAMILY CAN GET IN AN ACCIDENT PEOPLE DONT DRIVE WITH ALOHA AND ME AND MY HUSBAND HAVE GOOD DRIVING RECORD THIS PROBLEM ON OUR CAR CAN CAUSE FATALLITY. PLEASE HAVE A RECALL ON THIS BEFORE SOME GETS HURT THANK YOU

NHTSA #: 11066657
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE
Filed: Feb 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REDUCED ENGINE SPEED WARNING INDICATOR RANDOMLY FLASHED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE DRASTICALLY REDUCED SPEED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY POSITION SENSOR, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA #: 10950283
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Filed: Jan 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

NHTSA #: 10679971
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Filed: Jun 2013

I OWN A 07 CHEVY TAHOE LT & HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE STABILITRAC SYSTEM SINCE I BOUGHT IT UNDER WARRANTY FROM THE CHEVY DEALER. ORIGINALLY ALL MY CAR DID WAS TURN OFF THE STABILTRAC AND SAY SERVICE STABILITAC THEN IT STARTED TO TURN IT SELF INTO SAFETY MODE WHERE IT REDUCES ENGINE POWER &WON'T LET YOU BASICALLY DRIVE,THEN IT STARTED LOCKING THE DOORS BY ITSELF I HAVE TAKEN IT IN SEVERAL TIMES ONLY TO HAVE THE DEALERSHIPS GARAGE TELL ME ITS A DIFFERENT ISSUE EVERY TIME, EVERYTHING FROM THE BEARINGS TO A TINY CORD. WELL MY CAR HAS CONTINUED TO RANDOMLY PUT ITSELF IN SAFETY MODE FOR NO REASON&A FEW WEEKS AGO I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN THE FAST LANE GOING THE 65MPH SPEED LIMIT WHEN IT SUDDENLY SAID ENGINE POWER REDUCED SERVICE STABILTRAC AGAIN & SUDDENLY DROPPED MY RATE OF SPEED TO 15 MILES TO PER HOUR WITHOUT ANY PRE WARNING.I BARELY MADE IT TO THE NEXT LANE AND THEN THE SHOULDER AND CAME SO CLOSE TO GETTING INTO A MAJOR ACCIDENT I WAS SO SHAKEN.I LET MY CAR SIT FOR A MINUTE&LIKE IT ALWAYS DOES IT WENT RIGHT BACK TO BEING FINE.I TOOK IT BACK TO THE CHEVY DEALER WHO SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT (AFTER A $200 BILL TO LOOK AT IT) THE NEXT DAY IT DID IT AGAIN THIS TIME ON A HIGHWAY WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 55 MPH.I WAS SO SHAKEN UP WITH MY LITTLE GUYS IN THE CAR THAT I CONTACTED THE CHEVY CORP WHO AT FIRST SAID THEY WERE AWARE THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH SOME 08 & NEWER TAHOES LIKE THIS THEN WHEN I ASKED THEM TO FIX MINE THEY RECANTED THEIR STORY SAYING THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM.I DECIDED TO RESEARCH IT MYSELF AND HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF POSTS&FORUMS OF PEOPLE SAYING THE EXACT SAME THING. WHICH IS WHY I AM CONTACTING YOU, IF THIS IS HAPPENING IN MANY CHEVY/GMC CARS W/STABILITRAC THIS IS SOOOO DANGEROUS.TO HAVE YOUR CAR SUDDENLY REDUCE POWER TO 10-15 MILES PER HOUR (WITH NO BRAKE LIGHTS OR WARNINGS TO PEOPLE BEHIND YOU) IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR

NHTSA #: 10521767
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Filed: Apr 2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO NORMAL WEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

NHTSA #: 10509967
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,EQUIPMENT
Filed: Feb 2010

I OWN A 2007 TAHOE MY TAHOE ACCELERATES WITH OUT PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL BUT YOU PRESSED IT THE RPM STAY HIGH EVEN WHEN YOU DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR IF YOU PUT ON DRIVE THE RPM STAY HIGH. I WHEN TO A USED PART STORE AND EXCHANGE THE ACCELERATOR AND WORK FINE SINCE THEN WHEN THE ELECTRONIC ACCELERATOR" BREAKS"S DOWN I NOTICE THAT STAYS AT HIGH RPMS. *TR

NHTSA #: 10312481
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Filed: Apr 2007

SPEEDOMETER READING COMPLETELY INCORRECT, BOUNCED BACK AND FORTH. SOMETIMES WILL BE CORRECT, BUT MORE OFTEN IT READS WAY OVER WHAT THE ACTUAL SPEED WAS. IT ALSO TICKED AS IT MOVED. CHEVROLET DEALER SAID IT WILL BE $450 TO REPLACE IT. *AK

NHTSA #: 10187584
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CrashFiled: Dec 2006

DRIVING VEHICLE ON THE 7TH DAY OF OWNERSHIP WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON. ON A SLIGHT DOWN GRADE VEHICLE ACCELERATED 20 MPH OVER SET CRUISE SPEED BEFORE I SHUT CRUISE OFF. THE NEXT MORNING, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED ACCELERATING AFTER I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AT A LIGHT CAUSING VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. CHEVY DEALER IN HENDERSON, NV HANDLED VERY POORLY. NEARLY TWO MONTHS AFTER CRASH, GM CALLED ME AND STATED THAT THEIR 3RD PARTY INDEPENDENT EVALUATION (DONE BY A RETIRED GM EMPLOYEE) OF THE VEHICLE AND ITS COMPUTERS DOESN'T SHOW ANY FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TO VERIFY MY CLAIM. GM CAN SAY WHAT THEY WANT. I KNOW WHAT HAPPENED AND MY WIFE AND FAMILY WITNESSED THE ACCIDENT. GM HAD NO INTEREST IN TALKING TO THEM. FOR THEIR PROTECTION, I'LL TAKE A LOSS AND TRADE THE VEHICLE AS SOON AS I GET IT BACK. JUST WANTED A PUBLIC RECORD OF SITUATION IN CASE OF ANY FUTURE SIMILAR INCIDENTS. IRONICALLY, I WAS IMPRESSED BY VEHICLE AND QUALITY THE WEEK I HAD IT. THE REPORT GM SENT ME APPEARED TO CONFIRM WHAT I SAID HAPPEN, BUT THEY SAID NOT. *NM

NHTSA #: 10175418

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