Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints (1997)

410 consumer complaints on file.

#723409May 31, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862576May 25, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH EXCESSIVE WEAR OF BRAKE PADS. REPLACEMENT NEEDED EVERY TWO -THREE MONTHS. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT BRAKE ROTORS ALSO NEEDED REPLACEMENT, AND IT WOULD ONLY BE DONE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE BECAUSE PARTS WERE NOT UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552412May 25, 2000
STEERING
STEERING EOV SENSOR FAILURE CAUSED STEERING TWITCHES OR JERKS WHEN CHANGING LANES. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862362May 23, 2000
STEERING
EA99011, DUE TO A DEFECTIVE STEERING SPEED SENSOR, STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING ERRATIC STEERING WHILE DRIVING IN HIGH SPEEDS. THIS COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM, AND WOULD EXTEND THE WARRANTY ONLY IF THE HE COULD DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. COMMON PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723024May 22, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, TRAILER HITCHES
THE STEERING DEVELOPS PLAY AND FEELS LOOSE AFTER THE VEHICLE WARMS UP. THE STEERING PROBLEM IS ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE AT 30 MPH, BUT THE STEERING IS ALSO FEELS LOOSE AT HIGHER SPEEDS . THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER, WILTON MOTORS 6 TIMES FOR THE STEERING PROBLEM. ANOTHER DEALER ALSO HAD IT 1 TIME FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS NOT RESOLVED. THE TRAILER HITCH RECEIVER BENT DURING NORMAL TRAILER TOWING. THE TRAILER BEING TOWED IS 5475 LBS. DRY. THE VEHICLE IS RATED TO TOW 6500LBS. THE HITCH RECEIVER HAS A RATING OF 1000 TONGUE WT. AND 10,000 LBS. TRAILER WT. FOR AN EQUALIZED HITCH. THIS RECEIVER IS BENT OR TWISTED UP, CAUSING THE BALL MOUNT AND BALL TO RISE APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH. THE RECEIVER WAS INSTALLED ON THE NEW VEHICLE AS PART OF THE TRAILER TOWING PACKAGE. THE TRAILER OR THE TAHOE MAY HAVE A DESIGN FLAW THAT CAUSES THIS PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861447May 4, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN SUDDENLY VEHICLE IN FRONT STOPPED SHORT. HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES. WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE BACK LAP/SHOULDER BELT BUCKLE LOCKING MECHANISM RELEASED. CHILD SEAT, WITH THE CHILD IN IT, WAS NOT SECURED & WENT FORWARD. CHILD HIT THE REAR OF THE SEAT IN FRONT. CHILD CHECKED AT EMERGENCY ROOM & RELEASED. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861147April 28, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS
4-WHEEL DRIVE: ON DRY CONDITIONS AND AT SLOW SPEEDS, ABS BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER SAID THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE FRONT HUBS WEARING OUT WHICH CAUSED THE ABS BRAKES TO MALFUNCTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860364April 14, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION. AFTER TURNING WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES, THE WIPERS FINALLY CAME BACK ON. TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. PROBLEM WAS NOT CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860099April 11, 2000
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
DUE TO A LEAK IN STEERING GEAR BOX STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED AND VEHICLE TURNED TO THE LEFT. VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND RESULTED IN COLLISION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711242April 7, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS FIRE. MECHANIC REPLIED HE WAS VERY SUPRISED WHEN THE VEHICLE DID NOT CATCH ON FIRE DUE TO THE FULE TANK MODULE WIRES BEING BURNT TO THE INSIDE WALL OF THE GAS TANK. THE ONLY INDICATION OF THE PROBLEM AT TIME OF DRIVING WAS A TOTAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN ON THE ROAD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720981April 4, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720967April 3, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
VEHICLE WILL OVERSTEER WHEN CHANGING LANES TO THE LEFT OR TURNING LEFT, STEERING WILL PULL TO LEFT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859408March 29, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
EA99OII/ERRATIC POWER STEERING OPERATION: VEHICLE WOULD JERK WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED . DEALER/MAANUFCTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859027March 22, 2000
SUSPENSION
WHILE MAKING A TURN VEHICLE TURNED TOO FAR AND TOO QUICKLY. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858803March 20, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
EUO SENSOR FAILED, CAUSING ERRATIC STEERING PERFORMANCE. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858847March 20, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, STEERING
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 55MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WENT TO MAKE A SLIGHT TURN, AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS FIGHTING WITH HIM. AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION OFF AT A REST AREA, THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY FOR AWHILE. AFTER IT REOCCURED, OWNER HAD FAULTY EVO SENSOR REPLACED, NO PROBLEMS SINCE. *AK*ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858015March 6, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:WHEEL CYLINDERS
REAR BRAKE WHEEL CYLINDER WAS TOTALLY DEFECTIVE. BRAKE FLUID WAS COMING OUT OF THE DETERIORATED CAPS ON WHEEL CYLINDER, DAMAGING THE REAR AXLE SEALS. CONSUMER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REAR BRAKE WORK DONE. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719774March 6, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
REPORTED CLUNKING NOISES FOR THE PAST YEAR, ON OUR 2ND TRANSMISSION IS 2 1/2 MOS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857759March 2, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED ENGINE IDLED. ALSO, WHEN MAKING A STOP NOTICED A LEAK UNDER VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857148February 17, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL FELT AS IF VEHICLE WAS ON ICE. THERE WAS NO CONTROL. WHEN VEHICLE HIT BUMPS VEHICLE COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP. WAS TEST DRIVEN. THE PROBLEM WAS FELT, BUT DEALER COULD NOT LOCATE STEERING PROBLEM FOR REPAIRS. STEERING WAS WEIRD, BUT NOTHING WAS WRONG. NEW TIRES PUT ON & VEHICLE REALIGNED. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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