2009 Chevrolet Tahoe Electrical Problems

Mileage when the problem started

• Under 25k
  28%
• 25k–50k
  313%
• 50k–75k
  833%
• 75k–100k
  521%
• 100k–150k
  417%
• 150k+
  28%

Owner reports

Selected complaints filed with NHTSA by 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe owners, lightly cleaned up (personal details are redacted by NHTSA).

The dash and front and rear lights keep going on and off. And I changed all my lights on from and rear and it still happens there is a smell coming from my glove box. I can show you in person so we can see what can be done to fix this problem.

P2138 code causing the car to have reduced engine power causing unsafe driving conditions and danger to other traffic. Vehicle has been to dealer multiple times for issue, ECM replaced costing thousands and still not working.

Recall #09V154000 should have been performed on my vehicle according to the list of VIN #'s affected, but it never was and I was never notified of the recall. I purchased this vehicle the month before this recall was announced in 2009 and did not start having safety issues until after my new SUV warranty had expired (how convenient). Over the years, I have spent thousands of dollars replacing all kinds of sensors, relays, batteries and various other parts trying to alleviate the unsafe electrical and loss of power issues that this faulty part continues to cause. …

Keeps loosing power and staking while driving the brakes calipers are malfunctioning the fuel control module is being effective see there was a safety recall on this but my vehicle is listed dmfor make and model but not VIN but it's effective

I own a 2009 Chevy Tahoe and I have been dealing with door lock problems for the past year. The driver door will not open at this point and rear passenger door will not open from time to time. At this moment we have 2 working doors, but I am concerned that in case of an emergency these remaining 2 currently working doors will not open either and my family May be trapped. Someone suggested we contact the national transportation safety board and file a complaint to see if maybe we can force GM into a recall since this is a safety issue. Is this something you would be able to help us with? Please advice on how I should proceed with this issue. Thank you so much in advance for your help and cooperation with this issue.

One evening I drove to the store and placed my truck on park for about 10 minutes without shutting the vehicle off. Once I'm back in and going in reverse I noticed that the assisted power steering wasn't working. I disconnected the battery terminals and waited but the EPS never came back on. I had the vehicle toed to my nearby Chevrolet dealer whom later concluded that the steering gear and some computer module needed replaced. They billed me for approximately $2900. Now, here I am exactly one year later with the same problem! Expired warranty and a huge bill of repair. I have the dealer receipts on file.

In regards of my 2009 Chevy Tahoe ltz this vechicle has had some issues in the few months of ownership. When ever the car is parked an you exit the SUV to lock it it does not lock you hear the clicking sound like its locked but when you try to open the door that should be locked it opens right up an the alarm goes off an to mention the door handles are chipping away an the plastic cuts almost every person that opens my doors that are not careful. An ive had to patch almost 5 places on my coolant an A/C lines that are aluminum very cheaply made.

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe. While driving 40 MPH, the check engine warning indicator illuminated, the oil pressure gauge elevated, the tire pressure indicator illuminated continuously, and the air conditioner activated as the vehicle remote locked. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 120,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact stated that the dashboard was cracked in four places and the engine compartment was exposed. In addition, the door lock actuators failed on all four doors and the running boards failed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.

Tahoe looses all electrical power wont crank, radio goes off while driving, door locks go up and engine goes into lose of power volt gauge drops below 14v ,stop. Truck go to crank no electrical power, go to touch battery cables then it will start have not been able to correct problem, intrarnate is full of same problem

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