Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints (1997)

410 consumer complaints on file.

#841830July 7, 1999
STEERING
EA99011, WHILE DRIVING ON THE LEFT LANE, THE VEHICLE MOVED TO THE RIGHT LANE UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. INCIDENTS HAPPENED TWICE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708314July 7, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
I READ ABOUT THE INVESTAGATION IN THE STEERING PROBLEMS AS DESCRIBED AS SUDDEN OVERSTEERING OR JERKS. I WANTED TO INFORM YOU THAT I HAD SIMILIAR EXPERIENCE. I TOOK MINE TAHOE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING SENSOR. I ALSO HAVE PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 1997 K1500 PICKUP THAT DID THE SAME THING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708193July 3, 1999
WHEELS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708124July 1, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
STEERING PROBLEM AT ALL SPEEDS WILL NOT DRIVE STRAIGHT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708128July 1, 1999
SUSPENSION
TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER IN APRIL 1999 FOR STEERING PROBLEM. VEHICLE WOULD JUST DRIFT OFF COURSE. TYPICALLY HAPPENED AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 35-45 MPH. DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS, BUT DID ROTATE TIRES. READ ARTICLE IN PAPER WHICH NOTED INVESTIGATION INTO PROBLEM WITH SAME EXACT SYMPTOMS THAT I EXPERIENCED. WANTED TO FILE REPORT TO LEND FURTHER EMPHASIS TO YOUR INVESTIGATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841441June 30, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
AT HIGH SPEEDS STEERING WHEEL WILL JUMP 2TO 3 FEET. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841443June 30, 1999
STEERING, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS STEERING WHEEL WILL TURN TO THE LEFT, SHARP AND FAST. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE SLIP YOLK WENT DRY, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD AFTER STOPPING. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841456June 30, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
WHEN SLOWING UP TO MAKE A TURN POWER STEERING GOES OUT. MECHANIC THINKS THE POWER STEERING PUMP IS DEFECTIVE. CONSUMER HAS NOT REPAIRED VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. THERE IS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION AT THIS TIME, EA-99-011. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841468June 30, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
VEHICLE SHAKES WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708039June 30, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
THE STEERING APPEARS TO OVER COMPENSATE DURING CORNERING. IT FEELS AS IF THERE IS A SUDDEN BOOST IN POWER STEERING PUMP PRESSURE TO THE STEERING BOX. THIS CAUSES THE DRIVER'S EXISTING TURNING PRESSURE ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN THE TRUCK TO ABRUPTLY DURING CORNERING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708048June 30, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
THE STEERING PROBLEM FELT LIKE I WAS DRIVING ON ICE. IT SEEMS TO SLIDE FOR A SECOND AND THEN THE STEERING COMES BACK. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED LAST WEEK AND I JUST HAD THE TRUCK BACK TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP TO CHANGE THE SENSOR AS WARRANTY WORK. I GOT THE TRUCK BACK YESTERDAY AND DID NOT NOTICE THE SLIDING ACTION ANY MORE, BUT IT HAS BEEN JUST ONE DAY. I'M SENDING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE I HEARD ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION AND WANTED TO SUBMIT MY INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#840789June 22, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP FAILED AT HIGH SPEEDS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO CUT OFF COMPLETELY. SEAL BETWEEN THE HOUSING AND THE TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED, WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, WHEN THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING, THE PROBLEM WAS TRACED TO A GASKET BETWEEN THE PUMP AND HOUSING THAT FAILED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838827June 3, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH BOTH FRONT ROTORS OVERHEATING, AND CAUSING ROTORS TO WARP. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706362May 9, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
DEALER REPORTED THAT MASTER CYLINDER FAILED, HAD TO REPLACE ALONG WITH FRONT BRAKE SHOES AND PADS, ROTORS TURNED. WE WERE CHARGED FOR ALL THIS, DEALER CHARGED THAT IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. WE HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. THINK THAT MASTER CYLINDER IS A DEFECTIVE PART..UNFAIR TO CHARGE OWNERS FOR THIS...COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS CRASHES, MINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837310April 30, 1999
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
U JOINTS BREAK, CAUSING THE MUFFLER TO CRACK AND BREAK WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL. DEALER REPLACED 2 SETS OF U JOINTS AND 4 EXHAUSTS. DLR CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837267April 29, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
WIRES INSIDE THE FUEL TANK BECAME SO HOT THAT THEY MELTED THE INSTALLATION ON THE WIRES GOING TO THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CUT OFF TWICE. ONCE AT 55 MPH, AND ONCE AT ABOUT 25 MPH. THE DEALERS HAVE CHANGED THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY UNDER WARRANTY. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#782054April 6, 1999
SUSPENSION:REAR
RIGHT REAR BRAKES LOCK UP DUE TO REAR AXLE SEAL LEAK. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836278March 29, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES ON DRY PAVEMENT, THEY LOCKED UP, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, SND RESULTING IN A COLLISION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704978March 27, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:SOLENOID
MY STEERING HAS LOCKED ON ME WHILE DRIVING, MY CAR WOULD NOT START DUE TO CRACK IN THE BATTERY AND ACID LEAK, MY CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP DUE TO STARTER CABLE POPPING OFF. CURRENTLY, I AM STRANDED DUE TO MY BRAKES LOSING POWER SOMEHOW. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704213March 9, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
THE VARIABLE EFFORT STEERING INTERMITTENTLY AND VERY SPORADICALLY GOES FROM NORMAL STEERING EFFORT TO ALMOST ZERO STEERING EFFORT CAUSING AN OVERSTEER AND NEAR LOSS OF CONTROL SITUATION. THIS USUALLY OCCURS (BUT NOT ALWAYS AND NOT THE ONLY SITUATION) DURING A LONG CONTINUED TURN SUCH AS FOUND ON ENTRANCE AND EXIT RAMPS OF A FREEWAY OR HIGHWAY. SOMETIMES THE OPPOSITE PROBLEM OCCURS WHERE INSTEAD OF AN OVERSTEER SITUATION, IT IS DIFFICULT TO GET BACK OUT OF A TURN. THIS IS A TREMENDOUS SAFETY PROBLEM ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHERE A NORMAL LANE CHANGE CAN SUDDENLY TURN INTO A S-TURN. THIS IS DIFFICULT TO DUPLICATE ON A TEST DRIVE SINCE IT IS SPORADIC AND COMES SUDDENLY WITHOUT NOTICE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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