2003 Chevrolet Tahoe Latches, locks and linkages Problems

“Rear glass hinge in 2003 Tahoe ripping from hinge. Window must now be forced sideways to engage locking mechanism to close rear glass hatch. Lifting entire hatch effects the glass hinge as well. Rt corner of window now protrudes above roof line and I am concerned this will catch during highway speeds and blow off as has been reported previously. Local chevy dealership repair facility informed me this is common and they have repaired 2 that week for the same issue. They informed me that their repair statistics do not go up towards chevy corporate for trend and failure analysis. …”

“Plastic/rubber attaching hinge on rear liftgate window cracked, separating glass window from body. Reported to Chevrolet on 6/3/2010. They had me take to williams Chevrolet to inspect on 6/4 and said they would call back that afternoon with a conclusion. Service manager first said adhesive failed, then part was missing that attaches hinge. No significant amounts of material are missing, two sides fit back together with a crack in the middle. Hinge does not appear to have any physical attachment to glass other than molded rubber that bonds to glass, sandwiching hinge in-between. …”

“The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact was driving approximately 30 MPH when the front passenger's side door independently opened whenever the power window device was activated. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnosis. The technician failed to mention which part would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 73,430.”

“The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact stated after the tire blew they moved the vehicle to the side of the road and attempted to detached the spare tire, however it did not detach. The contact stated that the instructions stated that if the spare tire did not detach the latch mechanism was in safety mode. The contact called a tow driver and they attempted to remove the spare per gmc owners manual instructions however, they could not remove the tire. The tow driver called another tow truck driver, they cut the latch mechanism off the vehicle, and the tire was lowered. …”