Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints (1999)

552 consumer complaints on file.

#10165969August 18, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS ACTIVATING CONSTANTLY AT LOW SPEED - PRECISE SYMPTOMS OF NHTSA RECALL 05V379000 - CHEVY INDICATES 1999 TAHOES NOT COVERED, ONLY 2000-2002. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163778July 28, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ABS ENGAGES AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL #05V379000 CONCERNING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162976July 20, 2006
STEERING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED THE WHEEL WAS CURVED TO THE LEFT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COLLIDE WITH A ROADSIDE TREE. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS NOT DETERMINED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160590June 23, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSTANT ACTIVATION OF ABS BRAKES DUE TO CORROSION BETWEEN THE FRONT HUB/BEARING ASSEMBLY AND/OR THE SPEED SENSOR BEING DEFECTIVE. THIS ISSUE IS BEING ADDRESSED BY GM ON SOME VEHICLES BUT THEY WON'T FIX MINE BECAUSE THEY SAY IT'S NOT IN THE VIN NUMBER RANGE. THE PROBLEM IS VERY REAL AND VERY DANGEROUS. IT STARTED ALMOST 12 MONTHS AGO, AND I WAS TOLD TO WAIT FOR THE STATE OF WISCONSIN TO BE ADDED TO THE RECALL LIST, THEY HAVE ADDED WISCONSIN BUT HAVE SELECTED CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS ONLY THAT THE BULLETIN APPLIES TO. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159928June 15, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATION AT AROUND 7 MPH. TOOK CAR TO DEALER, THEY SAID THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE CAMPAIGN AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN FIXED YET. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159633June 12, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
I OWN A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. IT HAS A SEVERE BRAKE PROBLEM. SOMETIMES WHEN YOU ARE GOING UNDER 40 AND STEP ON THE BRAKES THE ABS SEEMS TO ACTIVATE MAKING A LOUD NOISE AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT WANT TO STOP UNLESS YOU STAND ON THE BRAKES AND THEN IT STOPS SLOWLY. I HAD A COMPLETE BRAKE JOB DONE AND IT DIDN'T GET ANY BETTER EVEN THOUGH I TOOK IT BACK 2 MORE TIMES. WHILE I WAS ON THE INTERNET TRYING TO FIND A SITE THAT MIGHT BE ABLE TO TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG I RAN ACROSS A SITE CALLED WWW.OHIOLEMONLAW.COM. THEY LISTED MY VEHICLE MODEL AND YEAR AS HAVING A RECALL FOR EXACTLY THE PROBLEM I WAS HAVING. I THEN CHECKED WITH GM AND MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE BOTH AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THE RECALL BUT SAID MY VEHICLE'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 1999 TAHOE FOR EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM AS MY 1999 TAHOE THEN I FEEL THAT MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THAT RECALL. I ALSO LOOKED UNDER THE NHTSA SITE AND FOUND A RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 05V379000 FOR EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM I AM HAVING. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT MY OPTIONS ARE. MY VIN # IS [XXX] AND I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER THANK YOU. *NM UPDATED 07/16/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158641May 31, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ANT-ILOCK BRAKES ARE ENGAGING AT LOW SPEEDS OF 0-5 MPH. THERE IS AN NHTSA RECALL, #05V379000, REGARDING THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 06/16/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157746May 17, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY BRAKE PRESSURE THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS OCCURRED AT LOW SPEEDS ON NORMAL ROADS WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE SERVICE BRAKES HYDRAULIC ANTILOCK. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156145April 26, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
PURCHASED VEHICLE FROM CHEVY DEALER, SHORTLY AFTER NOTICED BRAKES DO NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY, ESPECIALLY AT LOW SPEEDS. NOW THE BRAKES CONSISTENTLY DO NOT STOP AT LOW SPEEDS IN A SECURE DISTANCE. HAVE NOT HAD A CRASH YET. I DO NOT EVEN DRIVE THE VEHICLE MUCH ANYMORE AND WANT TO SELL IT BUT I CAN'T LET SOMEONE GET HURT. I AM AN ENGINEER THAT WORKS WITH THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY AND I PRACTICE VERY DEFENSIVE DRIVING ESPECIALLY WITH THIS TAHOE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154480April 4, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND BELOW THE ABS ENGAGED. AS A RESULT, THE STOPPING DISTANCE WAS INCREASED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, CONCERNING THE ABS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED BECAUSE OF THE VIN; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154550April 4, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THE GAS TANK RUSTS OUT AROUND WHERE THE FUEL PUMP IS ATTACHED TO THE GAS TANK DUE TO LACK OF DRAINAGE AND PRECIPITATING THE FAILURE OF THE FUEL PUMP. JUST IN MY CIRCLE OF FRIENDS WHO OWN CHEVROLETS ALL HAVE HAD THE SAME INCIDENT HAPPEN. POOR DESIGN BY MANUFACTURER. FUEL COULD ALSO LEAK FROM THIS TYPE OF FAILURE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154027March 29, 2006
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
I HAVE A 1999 CHEVY TAHOE. THE STEERING WHEEL JERKS ITSELF LIKE SOMEONE GRABS THE STEERING WHEEL. IT IS VERY NOTICEABLE ON TWO LANE CURVY ROADS. IT FEELS LIKE THE TRUCK HITS A PATCH OF ICE. I HAVE NOT HAD IT REPAIRED YET BUT WAS TOLD BY A SERVICE ADVISER THAT MY TRUCK HAS SPEED SENSITIVE STEERING - IT HAS AN ELECTRICAL WIRE HOOKED TO THE POWER STEERING PUMP TO PROVIDE SLOW DRIVING ASSISTANCE. I AM TOLD THAT IT SOUNDS LIKE THE SENSOR OR EVO SENSOR FOR THIS SYSTEM IS BAD. I HAVE REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP TO NO AVAIL. MY STEP DAUGHTER HAS A 1997 CHEVY 1/2 TON PICK UP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. SHE HAS HAD DOBBS AUTO DISCONNECT THE SYSTEM. I THINK THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY IF YOU OVER- CORRECT WHEN THE PRESSURE CHANGES OR BRIEFLY GIVES WAY AS I WOULD DESCRIBE. I WONDER HOW MANY CRASHES ARE CAUSED DO TO THIS GREMLIN IN THE STEERING SYSTEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER AS MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER SEEMS TO BE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153801March 27, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT 5MPH OR LESS, THERE WAS AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE AND THE ABS ENGAGED ON DRY PAVEMENT. ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM PERSISTED, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEEN BY A DEALER. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. 08/29/06 AS OF 8-21-06 PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. 08/29/06 INTERMITTENTLY THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES COME ON AT SPEEDS OF UNDER 5 MPH CAUSING NUMEROUS CLOSE CALLS AT SIGNALS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. BASIL CHEVROLET CONTACTED. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153499March 23, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ACTIVATED AT SPEEDS BELOW 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND BOTH FRONT ABS SENSORS WERE REPLACED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153367March 21, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE GOES INTO ABS MODE AT SLOW SPEED STOP. ON DRY DRIVEWAY ALMOST RAN INTO MY OWN DOOR. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER AND BRAKE SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED. FOUND IT NECESSARY TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT SPEED SENSORS. ALSO HAD TO REPLACE 1 BROKEN CALIPER BOLT AS NECESSARY. TOTAL COST $697.47. RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR 1.35 MILLION TRUCKS AND SUVS FOR BRAKE SENSORS. OUR TRUCK BEING A 1999 TAHOE WAS NOT COVERED. ALL OTHER CHEVY TRUCKS WERE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152670March 14, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
GM ISSUED A RECALL #05068 ON OVER 800,000 TRUCKS & SUVS INVOLVING IMPROPER ABS ACTIVATION AT LOW/SLOW SPEEDS. (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #05V379000). I TOOK MY 1999 CHEV TAHOE TO THE DEALER TODAY FOR THE REPAIR, AND WAS TOLD THIS RECALL DID NOT EFFECT MY VEHICLE, THAT IT DID NOT INCLUDE MY VIN #. THE SERVICE PERSON SAID HE DID OBSERVE THE FACT THAT MY VEHICLE INDEED HAS THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY CANNOT FIX IT PER GM'S GUIDELINES. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW - IF IT IS EVIDENT THE VEHICLE HAS THE UNSAFE EQUIPMENT/ACTIONS THAT WARRANT THE RECALL, HOW CAN IT BE EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL? AS OF THIS DATE, I DO NOT HAVE AN AUTO ACCIDENT AND/OR PERSONAL INJURY ON RECORD DUE TO THE FACT THAT I HAVE LEARNED TO ADJUST MY DRIVING TO AVOID THE OBVIOUS FACT THAT, YES, I WOULD HAVE ONE OR TWO REAR-END ACCIDENTS A WEEK IF I DID NOT. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BY ME DEC 2004 AND WAS A PROBLEM FROM THE BEGINNING. WE DID NOT IMMEDIATELY HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED. MY HUSBAND WAS CHECKING TO SEE IF THE WIPER SYSTEM HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR SOME REASON AS THEY RARELY WORK, WHEN HE DISCOVERED THE BRAKE PROBLEM WAS BEING INVESTIGATED. SO WE HAVE WAITED THIS PROCESS OUT, ONLY TO DISCOVER IT DOES NOT INCLUDE OUR TAHOE. AS A MATTER OF FACT, WHEN HE PRINTED THE RECALL INFORMATION OUT ON 9/29/05, IT LISTED THE 1999 TAHOES, BUT NOW AS OF TODAY, IT HAS BEEN CHANGED TO 2000 AND NEWER. HOW CAN THAT BE WHEN MY VEHICLE HAS THE PROBLEM? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151290February 27, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT SPEEDS BELOW 10 MPH, THE ABS ACTIVATES. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150586February 18, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE WITH 49,000 MILES ANTI LOCK BRAKES SENSORS ACTIVATING AT SPEEDS UNDER 10 MPH. TOOK TO DEALER FOR REPAIR AT OUR EXPENSE, WE WERE TOLD THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF A RECALL. GM IS NOW TRYING TO OFFER US 25% OF OUR COST. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. MY WIFE ALMOST DROVE THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR ONE DAY. (INCIDENT DATE IS BEING LISTED AS DATE OF REPAIR, THE VEHICLE HAD MANY INCIDENTS WERE THE SENSORS FAILED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150219February 14, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ENGAGED AT 10 MPH. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150099February 13, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE AT A SPEED OF 15 MPH OR LESS. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE SHOES AND THE CYLINDERS, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SUGGESTED REPLACING THE ENTIRE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM, BUT NO FURTHER REPAIRS WERE MADE. UPDATED 3/3/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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