Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints (1997)

410 consumer complaints on file.

#886300April 19, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
THERE WAS BAD VIBRATION WHEN PUTTING ON BRAKES, TRUCK WOULD SHAKE. THEN, PEDAL SEEMED TO GO TO FLOOR. TOOK TO CHEVROLET 7 TIMES TO HAVE DIFFERENT PARTS REPLACED FOR BRAKES. CONSUMER STATED THAT A MONTH AGO BRAKES HAD JUST BEEN SERVICED, AND ON YESTERDAY BRAKES LOCKED UP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884377March 27, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER SLOWED DOWN AT A LIGHT, AND WHEN TRYING TO GO VEHICLE STARTED TO JOLT/ AND MADE A LOUD NOISE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WANTED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742481March 15, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
FAULTY AIRBAGS WITH A HIGH SPEED HEAD ON COLLISION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#741315February 22, 2001
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880999February 21, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
THE EVO VALVE IN STEERING WHEEL FAILED, CAUSING WHEEL TO BECOME VERY LOOSE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741234February 20, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
CAR HAS ERRATIC STEERING RESPONSIVENESS, ESPECIALLY WHEN CHANGING LANES OR NEGOTIATING A CURVE. IT FEELS LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL SKIPS. IT COULD EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740829February 13, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ROTORS REPLACED,TURNED FREQUENTLY. REPAIR FACILITY SAYS THIS FREQUENTLY HAPPENS WITH GM CARS. IS THERE A SOLUTION?IS THIS DANGEROUS? THE VEHICLE VIBRATES IN THE FRONT END WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED UNLESS ROTORS ARE NEW OR JUST TURNED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559536February 7, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP, ABS SYSTEM CAME ON PROHIBITING THE VEHICLE FROM STOPPING FOR SOME DISTANCE EVEN THOUGH CONDITIONS WERE DRY, VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, DEALER AWARE OF PROBLEM, OWNER PAID FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF TWO FRONT HUBS AND WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMIBURSED. CJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740590February 7, 2001
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
STEERING WAS LIKE ON ICE, HAD TO REPLACE STEERING SENSOR, FRONT DISC ROTORS WARPED TWICE, HAD TO REPLACE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740149January 30, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
REPEATED ROTOR AND PAD WARPING AND PREMATURE WEAR. EVERY 3-4,000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559048January 17, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SUDDENDLY AND WITHOUT WARNING DRIVER HEARD A LOUD "BANG, AFTER DRIVING A FEW HUNDRED MORE FEET THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR OR INTO REVERSE, VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *CJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739524January 17, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
MY PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE SUMMARIZED BY NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA99011. THE RESISTANCE ON STEERING WHEEL IS ERRATIC, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739555January 17, 2001
STEERING
WHEN NEGOTIATING CURVES (WHILE DRIVER IS TURNING STEERING WHEEL AND HOLDING FAIRLY CONSISTANT PRESSURE ON THE WHEEL TO MAINTAIN THE TURN), THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SUDDENLY TURN (TWITCH) IN THE DIRECTION YOU ARE TURNING. THIS SOMETIMES CAUSES AN OVERSTEER TO CORRECT . PROBLEM IS WORSE WHEN VEH. IS COLD AND DOES IT MOSTLY AROUND 35 MPH ALTHOUGH REGULARLY DOES IT AT ALL SPEEDS ALSO. MY SENSE OF THE PROBLEM IS NOT THAT THE VEHICLE IS "STEERING ITSELF" , BUT THAT THERE IS A SUDDEN CHANGE IN BOOST TO THE STEERING (DEFECTIVE SPEED SENSITIVE PWR STEERING?) AND SINCE THE DRIVER IS HOLDING PRESSURE ON THE WHEEL IN A CURVE, THE SUDDEN CHANGE IN STEERING BOOST CAUSES THE DRIVER TO OVERSTEER AND THAN OVERCORRECTION IN STEERING, WHICH TO SOME COMPLAINANTS APPARENTLY IS PERCEIVED AS A LOSS OF STEERING. MY WIFE PERCEIVES IT AS A LOSS OF STEERING AND I DRIVE THE VEH AS MUCH AS HER AND CAN TELL YOU THE LOSS OF STEERING IS IN THE MIND DUE TO "PUCKER FACTOR"! I CAN TELL YOU WITHOUT A DOUBT THAT THE PROBLEM IS VERY REAL AND I HAVE HAD 1 OR 2 NEAR MISSES WITH A CAR AND JERSEY BARRICADE AS I OVERSTEERED WITH THE SUDDEN CHANGE OF BOOST. WHAT YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND IS THAT THE SUDDEN CHANGE IN BOOST PROBABLY OCCURS REGULARLY AT THE APPROPRIATE SPEED, ( AS DESIGNED INTO THE SPEED SENSITIVE STEERING SYSTEM), BUT WHEN THE DRIVER HAS TURNING PRESSURE ON THE STEERING WHEEL, AND THE NORMAL STEERING WHEEL BACK-PRESSURE IS SUDDENLY RELEASED (OR SIGNIFIGANTLY REDUCED)THE 1ST ACTION IS A SUDDEN OVERSTEER (AS THOUGH SOMEONE QUICKLY JERKED THE WHEEL LOOSE FROM YOUR HANDS IN THE SAME DIRECTION YOU ARE ALREADY TURNING). I SEE MANY SIMILIAR COMPLAINTS IN THE COMPLAINTS DATABASE AND A NHTSA ACTION # EA99011 OPEN INVESTIGATION SINCE MAY 12, 1999, SEEMS THAT THIS IS A DEFINITE WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. IS THERE A FIX ON THE HORIZON? I SEE THAT SOME DEALERS HAVE REPLACED THE STEERING SPEED SENSOR, BUT IT IS NOT CLEAR IF THAT IS THE CURE. ANY SUGGESTIONS?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739451January 16, 2001
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
REAR DIFFERENTIAL/SPIDER GEARS CAME APART DURING NORMAL DRIVING, PARTS SHOT OUT OF TRANSMISSION CASE, MAJOR RUPTURE, HAS HAPPENNED ON NUMEROUS OTHER TAHOES, ASTRO VANS, S10S, ETC, THAT ALL HAVE THE SAME REAR END
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739413January 15, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 10-45 MPH, STEERING JERKS TO WHATEVER WAY WE ARE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. FEELS LIKE ITS GOING TO JERK OUT OF YOUR HANDS AT TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558798January 12, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
BF GOODRICH TIRE (P255/17R15) DOT# BEM2NX71U49 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND STRUCK CENTER GUARDRAIL, VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739280January 12, 2001
STEERING
POWER STEERING OVER-ASSIST, BAD EVO SENSOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739283January 12, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FAILURE OF SUNSHELL AND 2-4 BAND ASSEMBLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877890January 10, 2001
STEERING
WHILE MAKING TURNS STEERING SENSOR GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY, AND STEERING BECOMES VERY LOOSE, NO RESISTANCE. CONSUMER CHECKED OUR COMPLAINTS DATABASE, AND ON JANUARY 3 FOUND 40 COMPLAINTS WITH SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877942January 10, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL
CONSUMER HAD SEEN VEHICLE LEAKING OIL. TOOK VEHICLE FOR REPAIRS AND TECHNICIAN FOUND OUT THAT OIL LEAKAGE WAS COMING FROM REAR AXLE, AND COULD NOT BE SEALED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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