Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints (1995)

246 consumer complaints on file.

#736362November 15, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI-LOCK INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED; ERRATIC BRAKING BEHAVIOR. DEALER DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED ABS MODULATOR ASSEMBLY. ALL REPAIR COSTS WERE BORNE BY THE OWNER; DETERMINED TO BE A NON-SAFETY REPAIR. (?).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736280November 14, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
IN NOV 1998, THE SAME INSTANCE OCCURED IN AS THE BATTERY + CABLES CRACKED THE SIDE MOUNT BATTERY CABLE ATTACHMENT. THIS CAUSES ACID LEAKAGE (UNDETECTED) TO LEECH INTO BOTH CABLES, WITH EVENTUAL CABLE FAILURE, POSSIBLE TOTAL POWER LOSS. IN MY 1ST REPORT (ODI # 724340) I PAID $405.95 TO THE DEALER + TOWING CHARGES TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED. THIS TIME I PURCHASED A NEW BATTERY WITH BOTH SIDE AND TOP MOUNT POSTS, 2 NEW CABLE ASSY'S, AND ATTACHED THE STARTER + CABLE TO THE SIDE MT, AND THE POWER CONTROL + CABLE TO THE TOP MOUNT TO ELIMINATE THE WEIGHT/PRESSURE ON THE SMALL SIDE MT 3/8" BOLT. THE WEIGHT OF BOTH CABLES ON A SINGLE SIDE MT POST IS EXCESSIVE, AND WITH VEHICLE VIBRATION DURING DRIVING THIS INCIDENT WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR. I HAVE HOPEFULLY ELIMINATED THIS ISSUE BY SPLITTING THE CABLE MT LOCATIONS. HOPEFULLY CHEVROLET WILL RECALL THIS ISSUE BECAUSE IT IS A MAJOR PROBLEM COSTING CONSUMERS ALLOT OF CASH. AND THE KICKER, IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER A STANDARD OR EXTENDED WARRANTY DUE TO BATTERY FAILURE, WITH RESULTANT CABLE FAILURE IS NOT COVERED. FEEDBACK REQUESTED IF POSSIBLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874493November 6, 2000
SEATS
WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SEAT FRAME ON DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE, CAUSING SEAT TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH. DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED ABOUT THE SEAT. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735742November 4, 2000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE RESEARCHING INFO. ON THE WEB I NOTICED THAT NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING BATTERIES. AFTER MY TAHOE DIDN'T START I FOUND THE OEM BATTERY WAS LEAKING FROM + TERMINAL. THIS OCCURED SOME TIME AGO AND THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN FOR SERVICE ONE MONTH PRIOR SO I THOUGHT THE MECHANICS HAD OVER TIGHTENED IT. I REPLACED THE BATTERY AND + CABLE MYSELF; SO FAR SO GOOD. ON TO MY CHEIF COMPLAINT; APPROXIMATLY ONE WEEK AGO WHILE DRIVING I FELT A SNAP IN MY SEAT. I WROTE IT OFF AS A SPRING UNTIL I STOPPED, SUDDENLY MY DRIVERS SEAT HAD BECOME A ROCKING CHAIR. UPON RETURNING HOME I FOUND THAT THE SEAT WAS SECURED TO THE PEDASTAL VIA LESS THAN 1/8" OF METAL. IT SEEMS GM IN ITS QUEST TO SAVE A BUCK NOT SO CLEVERLY FIGURED THAT THE STRESS IN NORMAL OPERATION ON A POWER SEAT IS NOT AS MUCH OF THAT IN A MANUAL SEAT. MY PROBLEM IS I PAYED MORE FOR A SEAT THAT POTENTIALLY PUTS MY FAMILY AND COUNTLESS OTHER PEOPLE IN LIFE THREATINING DANGER. WHAT GOOD IS A SAFETY BELT ON A SEAT THAT WILL NOT STAY CONNECTED TO YOUR VEHICLE IN A CRASH. I AM FORTUNATE TO HAVE FOUND THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT THE LATTER. I HAVE A PROBLEM BELEIVING THAT THE SAME PEOPLE WHO EGINEERED THIS MESS CAN GET AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION MOTOR TO RUN. CURRENTLY I AM AWAITING MY LOCAL GM SERVICE SHOP TO FIT ME IN SO THEY CAN SPARE 1 MEASLY MINUTE TO LOOK AT MY SEAT; THE CLOSEST APPOINTMENT WAS A WEEK AWAY. IN MY OPINION ANYTHING LESS THAN THEIR CURRENT SEATS WOULD BE UNACCIPTABLE. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT I AM THE FIRST TO HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE INVESTIGATE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556467October 30, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
ON TWO OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER WHILE DRIVING WHEN BOTH THE AC DELCO BATTERIES LEAKED ACID INTO THEIR ATTACHED POWER CABLES ALSO DAMAGING THE ALTERNATORS. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735130October 25, 2000
TIRES
THIS TIRE SEPARATED LIKE YOU PEELED IT WITH A RAZOR BLADE. I AM THE ATTORNEY AND HAVE PHOTOS AND THE TIRE IF THEY ARE NEEDED. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW TO GET INFORMATION ON THESE TIRES AND OTHER ACCIDENTS IF POSSIBLE. 4 MONTH OLD BABY DIED AND MOTHER LEFT WITH BROKEN NECK, VEHICLE ROLLED OVER AND THAT IS POSSIBLY DUE TO A DEFECT ALSO. THE MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY PATROL INVESTIGATED BUT DID NOT KNOW THIS WAS A FATALITY AND DID NOT DO AN EXTENSIVE INVESTIGATION.*AK (DOT NUMBER: 70HK11395 TIRESIZE: P245/75R16) (DOT NUMBER: 70HK11395 TIRESIZE: P245/75R16) (DOT NUMBER: 70HK11395 TIRESIZE: P245/75R16)
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
1
#734892October 22, 2000
SEATS
DRIVERS SEAT MOUNT FAILED. SEAT FRAME BROKE CAUSING SEAT TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH. SEAT COULD BREAK FROM MOUNT DURING AN ACCIDENT OR SUDDEN STOP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734021October 11, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
A TREAD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE SEPARATED ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE STEEL BELTS TO COME THROUGH. THERE WAS NO COMPLETE SEPARATION, MORE LIKE A TEAR. TIRE PRESSURE WAS COMPLETELY LOST. THE TIRES WERE 2 YRS OLD WITH ADEQUATE TREAD ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE STATION THAT CHECKED THE TIRE. *AK (TIRESIZE: P245/75R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P245/75R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733100October 1, 2000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731493September 14, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BATTERY LEAKED, CAUSING ACID TO DESTROY PAN AND BOLT THAT HOLDS BATTERY IN PLACE AND DESTROY WIRING AND FINISH BELOW BATTERY . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870397September 13, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
WHILE DRIVING WOULD EXPERIENCE HESITATION. TOOK TO DEALER & MECHANIC INDICATED THAT ACID HAD CORRODED SEVERAL OF BATTERY'S CABLE WIRES WHICH CAUSED THE PROBLEM. BATTERY WAS REPLACED WITH AN AC DELCO. PROBLEM WITH THE ORIGINAL BATTERY, CORRODED CABLE WIRES, HAPPENED WITH THE DELCO BATTERY. HAD TO GET DELCO BATTERY REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729236August 26, 2000
SEATS
THIS VEHICULE HAS A DRIVERS POWER SEAT, UPON PULLING OUT ONTO THE ROAD THE SEAT BROKE LOOSE FROM ITS MOUNT. I DID HAVE BOTH HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL AT THE TIME AND WAS ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE VEHICULE AS IT LIFTED FROM THE FRONT LEFT MOUNTING BRACKET. AFTER LOOKING AT THE SEAT I DISCOVERED THAT THE SEAT MOUNTING BRACKET ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SEAT IS BOLTED INTO THIN SHEET METAL TO THE SEAT FRAME AND NOT INTO THE SEAT FRAME RAIL. THIS APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN PROBLEM SINCE THE PASSENGER SEAT FRAME RAILS ARE BOLTED TO THE SEAT BRACKETS AS SHOULD BE. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND HE SAID THEY WOULD FIX IT , BUT THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE NEW SEAT FRAME AND LABOR AS A NORMAL SERVICE CALL. CONTACTED THE CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE LINE AND FILED A REPORT AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE PUT ON FILE AS A COMPLAINT FILE # C01348445, HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING IN A WEEK. I WILL BE FIXING THE SEAT MY SELF IN THE NEAR FUTURE BY TAKING 3/16 X 1 1/2 FLAT BAR AND BOLTING IT TO THE SEAT SUPPORT BRACKETS AND BOLTING THE SEAT FRAME TO THE FLAT BAR. WILL TRY TO TAKE PICTURES OF THE PROBLEM BEFORE IT IS FIXED AND AFTER IT IS FIXED, ANYWAY THE DAMAGE PART WILL STILL BE THERE AS THE FLAT BAR WILL JUST GIVE IT STRENGTH. WHAT IT APPEARS TO LOOK LIKE IS THE VEHICULE HAS A FULL SIZE SEAT INSTALLED ON SUPPORT BRACKETS MADE FOR A S10 SIZE VEHICULE. IF MY SEAT BROKE I AM SURE THERE ARE OTHERS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM OR WILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME, THEY MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY AS I WAS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728217August 17, 2000
SEATS
DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE 3 TIMES UNDER WARRANTY & WAS REPAIRED. IT HAS BROKEN 2 OR 3 TIMES SINCE AND BEEN REPAIRED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. DEALER NOW SAYS OWNER NEEDS TO BUY A NEW SEAT. WE FEEL GENERAL MOTORS IS RESPONSIBLE AND SHOULD HAVE REPLACED THE SEAT BACK WHEN IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THIS SEAT CONTINUE TO BREAK UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IN A COLLISION? WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN A COLLISION? THE SEAT BELT AND AIR BAGS ARE USELESS IF THE SEAT BREAKS! THE DEALER SAYS IT IS A PIECE OF ALLOY METAL ON THE SEAT BRACE THAT CONTINUES TO BREAK. WE UNDERSTAND THAT SEVERAL GM VEHICLES HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM, BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL. WE WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN GOOD FAITH WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND WERE TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED, MORE THAN ONCE. NOW THEY WANT US TO BUY A $500 SEAT TO FIX A PROBLEM WE FEEL THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727689August 12, 2000
SEATS
THE SEAT FRAME ON THE DRIVERS SIDE HAS BROKEN AWAY FROM THE REST OF THE SEAT FRAME CAUSING IT TO ROCK BACK AND FOWARD. THE MOUNT IN THE FLOOR NOW HAS BEARING THAT MOVE THE SEAT TRACK THESE ARE WORN FROM ALL THE MOVEMENT IN THE SEAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727018August 8, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
REPORTED PROBLEM OF LEAKY BATTERY TO DEALER NOT COVERED BY WARRENTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725709July 20, 2000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
CONTINUOUS PROBLEM WITH DRIVE TRAIN - ALL COMPONENTS, BEGAAN @40K W/4WD CLUTCH CONTINUED SINCE. DEALER KEEPS MAKING EXCUSES AND NOT FIXING PROPERLY. DEALER IS OURISMAN CHEVEROLET, MARLOW HEIGHTS NOT SHEEHY FORD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725576July 17, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
NOTICED A SPOT ON GROUND. INVESTIGATING, I FOUND THE ORIGINAL DELCO BATERY LEAKING ACID ON THE INNER RIGHT FENDER, BRAKE PARTS, AND WIRING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9001670July 10, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BATTERY LEAKS ACID AND CAUSED CORROSION OF SEVERAL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS, BRAKE LINES, METAL, PAINT OFF ENGINE COMPARTMENT, ALL DAMAGED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864892July 6, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
EA 00 013 BATTERY LEAKS ACID: VEHICLE EXPERIENCING FIVE BATTERY ( 4 INTERSTATE AND 1 DELCO ) REPLACEMENT DUE TO ACID LEAKAGES FROM POSTIVE POST. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724474June 24, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
I RECENTLY READ OF YOUR INVESTIGATION OF TAHOE BATTERY LEAKAGE. I THINK THE PROBLEM IS BIGGER THAN POWER FAILURE. MY BRAKES FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY, AND WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR I WAS TOLD THAT ACID FROM THE BATTERY HAD LEAKED ONTO THE BRAKE LINE AND DESTROYED IT. ALL THE FLUID WAS LOST. THE BRAKE LINE, RIGHT FRONT HOSE AND (OF COURSE) BATTERY WERE REPLACED. SOMEONE SHOULD TELL GM THAT IT IS NOT TOO SMART TO PUT LEAKY BATTERIES OVER A BRAKE LINE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN (AND STILL IS) DEALER MAINTAINED AND SERVICED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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