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2004 Chevrolet TAHOE Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1052553
Internal NHTSA #	10576070
Manufacurer	General Motors LLC
Brand	CHEVROLET
Model	TAHOE
Model Year	2004
File date	24/12/13
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Drove vehicle out of town on christmas holiday trip. After being parked overnight starting vehicle next am big cloud of white gray smoke upon start. Coolant low. Refilled coolant and drove home. Now vehicle constantly leaks coolant with no apparent leak under vehicle or in engine compartment. Oil sludges between oil changes. White smoke after a 30 min drive every time. Gm has bulletin out for bad heads installed and the part number and symptoms matched cracked heads on my vehicle. Dealer aware and sees often not only in this vehicle but all 5. 3 engines from a certain time span. Dealer states will only fix at cost of consumer even though bulletin is known. This could cause an overheat situation or engine failure at a bad time or worse. Why are they not made to stand behind this when problem is known? A quick search on google will overwhelm a computer with so many accounts of this problem.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	108000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	CLAYTON, NC
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	06/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	0
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2004 Chevrolet TAHOE Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 Chevrolet TAHOE Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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