Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints (1997)

410 consumer complaints on file.

#8010774May 30, 2002
SEATS
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DRIVERS SEAT RAILS ARE LOOSE OR MISSING. CONSUMER STATES WHEN DRIVING, THE SEAT MOVES AND THERE IS A POPPING NOISE. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS UNSAFE BECAUSE SEAT COULD COME OFF DURING AN ACCIDENT.*AK.*MJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762055May 19, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AFTER DRIVING FOR 20 TO 25 MILES THEN COMING TO A STOP. WHEN YOU TAKE OFF AGAIN CAR SLAMS INTO GEAR FROM 1ST TO 2ND. WE CURRENTLY HAVE $1,100. IN SERVICE BILLS AND STILL HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED. IN DOING RESEARCH FOUND MANY OTHER GMC OWNERS HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. WE FEEL THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND HOPEFULLY RECALLED AS A FACTORY DEFECT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761670May 8, 2002
SEATS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE DRIVES SEAT BOLTS I BELIEVE ARE BROKEN/GEARS GET STUCK IN PARK CONSTANTLY/RIGHT SIDE HEAD GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO MASSIVE LEAK OF COOLANT/SOUND SYSTEM MAKES WHINNIN GNOISE ON REAR SPEAKERS AND CD IS INOPERATIVE/DEFECTIVE*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008706April 29, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL INTERMITTENTLY WORK. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761183April 25, 2002
SEAT BELTS
PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT MECHANISM JAMMED PREVENTING SEAT BELT FROM WORKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#565099April 15, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKE MAKES A LOUD NOISE ON HARD STOPS AND THERE IS EXTENDED BRAKING AT SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH, BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE IN FOUR YEARS. *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007411April 11, 2002
STEERING
STEERING LOSES RESISTANCE, CHANGES LANES IF NOT COUNTER STEERED. DEALER REPLACED EVO SENSOR ON 9 APRIL 2002.*AK *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760215April 3, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
FUEL PUMP HAS FAILED 4 TIMES PREVIOUSLY. FIXED IT MYSELF THIS TIME AFTER CHEVROLET REFUSED TO PAY FOR IT. NO PROBLEMS SINCE. POWER STEERING ASSIST IS VERY JERKY. GOES IN AND OUT WITHOUT WARNING. SAW OTHER COMPLAINTS AND DECIDED I SHOULD REPORT THIS ONE AS WELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005598March 13, 2002
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:LEAF
CONSUMER STATED THE RIGHT REAR SPRING BROKE AND THE LEAF IS COMPLETELY BROKEN, THERE IS A RATTLING SOUND UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE.*AK. CONSUMER STATED THE FAILURE OCCURED WHILE DRIVING, THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT REAR SPRINGS WERE PRONE TO CRACKING DUE TO THE BRITTLE ALLOY USED IN THEIR CONSTRUCTION, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT EVEN THOUGH ONLY ONE SPRING HAD FAILED, BOTH REAR SPRINGS NEEDED REPLACEMENT BECAUSE THE REPLACEMENT SPRINGS WERE MADE OF DIFFERENT ALLOY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, CONSUMER STATES CHEVROLET REFEUSES TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILTY FOR THE DEFECT.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758939March 5, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP STOPPED WORKING AND WAS REPLACED. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ANOTHER 1000 MILES WHEN THE REPLACEMENT FUEL PUMP FAILED (CHEVROLET FUEL PUMP NOT AFTER MARKET). THE WIRING HARNESS GOING TO THE FUEL PUMP WAS MELTED AND THERE WERE BURN MARKS ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR. MECHANIC STATED THE WIRING HARNESS WAS COMING LOSE FROM THE CONNECTION WITH THE FUEL PUMP AND ARCING TO THE VEHICLE UNDERBODY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004769February 28, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE PUTTING VEHICLE IN PARK REAR END FELL APART. GEARS BROKE AND AXLE RELEASED. VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARD AND COULD NOT BE STOPPED. DEALER CONTACTED. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564448February 27, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED A DIFFERENCE IN THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN STOPPING AT A LIGHT. THE BRAKE BECAME HARDER TO PUSH AND CONSUMER COULD HEAR A HISSING SOUND, THE REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE VACUUM POWER BRAKE UNIT.*JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004183February 19, 2002
STEERING
VEHICLE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER, IT WANDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD, DEALER REPLACED TIRES, SERPENTINE BELT AND TENSIONER AND PERFORMED FRONT END ALIGNMENT, THIS DID NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758099February 11, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
ERRATIC POWER STEERING ASSIST WHILE DRIVING, SEE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA99011. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564012January 17, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE, INSTEAD THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A STORE, CONSUMER STATES THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER, ALTHOUGH FULL OF FLUID, HAD FAILED, THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002358January 17, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
CONSUMER STATES THE TURN SIGNALS ARE INOPERATIVE, THE FUSES KEEP BLOWING OUT, ALSO HAZARD LIGHTS DO NOT WORK, THE DEALER HAS ALREADY REPLACED FUSE ONCE ALREADY, BUT THE TURN SIGNALS STILL DO NOT WORK.*AK. CONSUMER STATED THE TURN SWITCH ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED.*SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002372January 17, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, AND WITHOUT WARNING, VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE SPEED. RPMS WENT HIGHER THAN NORMAL. ALL GEARS, EXCEPT 1ST AND 2ND, FAILED TO WORK. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001793January 8, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON THE INTERSTATE, IN THE RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, AND AFTER WINDSHIELD WIPERS SWITCH WAS TURNED ON AND OFF NUMEROUS TIMES, THEY STARTED AGAIN. DEALER REPLACED WINDSHIELD WIPER MECHANISM. *AK *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756546January 7, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSIONS PROBLEMS COMMON ON CHEVROLET TAHOES 1996-1998. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756461January 6, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHEN YOU START TURNING IT WILL PULL YOU REAL FAST IN THAT DIRECTION EVERYONE I TALK TO HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL VEH. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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