Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints

10,175 consumer complaints on file.

#878466January 18, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
WHEEL BEARING SIEZED UP, RESULTING IN A FIRE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
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
#878355January 17, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
FRONT SEAT BELT CONTINUES TO TIGHTEN WHILE PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT. *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
#878233January 16, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 55MPH ON HIGHWAY AND ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN IN FRONT, AND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT OTHER VEHICLE BROADSIDE. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DIDN'T GO OFF.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
9
#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
#878107January 12, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
WHEN MAKING 1 OUT OF 50 TO 100 NORMAL BRAKE APPLICATIONS VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. CONSUMER WILL PRESS HARDER WHICH WILL ACTIVATE ABS. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER 3 TIMES . DEALER REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER, BUT DEFECT HAS REOCCURRED . TSB HAD BEEN ISSUED WHICH STATED DEFECT WAS NORMAL.*AK THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A DELAY IN BRAKE REACTION ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE PROBLEM OCCURS AT SPEEDS OF 25-35 MPH CAUSE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AT TIMES DUE TO INTERNAL FAILURE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558931January 11, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
ELECTRONIC DIESEL FUEL INJECTION PUMP FAILED CAUSING INTERMITTENT STALLING PROBLEMS, CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR REPLACEMENT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS 704 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878056January 11, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DOORS ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH DOOR AJAR WARNING CHIME. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THOSE VEHICLES WERE NOT MANUFACTURED WITH THAT EQUIPMENT. *AK *SLC
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
#877917January 10, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
CONSUMER WAS HAVING ALIGNMENT PROBLEM. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY SAID NOTHING COULD BE DONE. AFTER TRYING THIRD DIFFERENT DEALER SHIPS PROBLEM WAS TAKEN CARE OFF. BUT, SOON AFTER CONSUMER LEFT DEALERSHIP, PROBLEM AROSE AGAIN. VEHICLE DRIFTED FROM SIDE TO SIDE. *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
#877959January 10, 2001
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR
WHILE DRIVING STEERING WOULD ACTUALLY JUMP & VEHICLE WOULD GO INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & INFORMED BY SERVICE MANAGER THAT STEERING SHAFT WAS THE CAUSE OF JUMPING. IT CAN BE REPAIRED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739046January 9, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES REQUIRED REPLACEMENT AT 10,000 WHICH WAS ONE YEAR AGO AND ARE NOW BEING REPLACED AGAIN AT 21,000. WHEN CONTACTING MANUFACTURER, THEY REPORTED NORMAL USAGE, WHICH IS OBSURD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877727January 9, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
CHILD WAS ADJUSTING MIDDLE ROW SEAT, CHILD'S LEFT HAND WAS GUIDING SEAT, AND WAS BEING GUIDED DOWN WITH CHILD'S RIGHT HAND. CHILD'S FINGER WENT INTO A PART ON HEAD REST, AND HEAD REST AUTOMATICALLY RETRACTED ON CHILD'S MIDDLE FINGER, CAUSING LACERATION TO CHILD'S FINGER. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE HEAD RESTS WERE DANGEROUS DUE TO EXCESSIVE SPRING LOAD METAL TO METAL PINCH POINT. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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