2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE REMOTE DOOR LOCKS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE REMOTE DOOR LOCK FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY ON 06/03/11. HOWEVER, ON 05/21/12, THE REMOTE DOOR LOCK FOR THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE LOCK ACTUATOR/LATCH ASSEMBLY. *JB
2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT PANEL
LAST OCTOBER, WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 CHEVY TAHOE LT, THE TACHOMETER ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED AFTER AN ACCELERATION EVENT AND NEVER FUNCTIONED AGAIN. SINCE IT WAS THE TACHOMETER ELEMENT, IT DID NOT RAISE ANY SIGNIFICANT CONCERN, ONLY DISAPPOINTMENT. HOWEVER, ON 3/15/2013, THE ANALOG OIL PRESSURE GAUGE NEEDLE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT ( INDICATING FAILURE, I ASSUME) AND THEN ON 3/30/2013, THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO FUNCTION ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS AND CONTINUES TO DO SO. AFTER READING SOME OF THE 341 COMPLAINTS ON LINE, I CANNOT BELIEVE GM GETS A PASS ON A CRITICAL SAFETY/LEGAL COMPONENT LIKE THE CLUSTER GROUP AND NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. IN GENERAL, WHAT AUTHORITY DOES THE NHTSA HAVE IN COERCING AUTO MANUFACTURERS TO ISSUE RECALLS IN THE U.S.? *TR