Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints (1999)

552 consumer complaints on file.

#10407425June 19, 2011
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A GM DEALER TO HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED. ONE OF THE TIRES GOODYEAR RT/S P265/75R16 114S OWL SERIAL MK73D5HR0108 HAD TREAD SEPARATION AT THE TOP OF SIDEWALL. I RECEIVED $75 CREDIT FROM GOODYEAR DUE TO MILEAGE. THE TIRE HAD 34,000 MILES ON IT. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH GOODYEAR SRA. THE TIRE WAS PURCHASED 04/05/2008 IN ILLINOIS. THIS TIRE WAS PURCHASED AS A SET OF TWO. THE SECOND TIRE IS STARTING TO EXHIBIT THE SAME CHARACTERISTICS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402376May 23, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CONTINUOUSLY HAVING TO FILL WITH COOLANT DUE TO LEAK. NO LEAK FROM HOSES ETC. THE PROBLEM COMES FROM A DEFECT IN HEADS THAT ARE PRODUCED BY CASTECH. WENT ON LINE TO RESEARCH THIS AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND GM/CHEVROLET WILL NOT FIX. EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANIES WILL NOT FIX BECAUSE IT IS A DEFECTIVE PART. DEALERSHIPS WILL NOT TALK ABOUT IT BUT IF YOU TALK TO AN MECHANIC AT A DEALERSHIP AND DESCRIBE THE PROBLEM THEY ARE QUICK TO TELL YOU EXACTLY WHAT IT IS AND THAT IT IS A DEFECT. THE COOLANT SEEPS THROUGH THE POORLY MANUFACTURED CASTECH HEADS. CALLED SOME OF THE LOCAL MECHANICS AND THEY ARE SAYING THE SAME THING-DEFECTIVE PART. NOW LIKE I SAID I HAVE CHECKED ON LINE AND HUNDREDS OR MORE PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND ARE HAVING TO HAVE THE HEADS REPLACED AND ENGINES AT OUT OF POCKET. I DID NOT SEE WHERE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ON THIS SITE BECAUSE LIKE ME THEY DID NOT KNOW WHERE TO GO. I FOUND OUT FROM A LAWYER WHO ALSO HAD THIS PROBLEM TO COMPLAIN ON THIS SITE. HE JUST SIMPLY GOT RID OF HIS TAHOE. ONE SAID THEY WERE STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE WITH YOUNG KIDS AND NO PHONE AND NO WAY OF AFFORDING TO GETTING HOME FROM OUT OF TOWN. NOW THAT IS BAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402384May 23, 2011
WHEELS
LOOSING AIR PRESSURE FROM ALL 4 TIRES. TIRES IN GOOD SHAPE. COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHY LOOSING PRESSURE. CAUSED VEHICLE TO PULL IN WHATEVER DIRECTION OF TIRE PRESSURE LOSS. SOMETIMES PULLING REALLY HARD AND MAKING VEHICLE HARD TO HANDLE. COULD NOT LET MY TEEN LEARNING TO DRIVE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TIRE DEALER AND ACCORDING TO THEM THEY HAVE SEEN THIS A LOT WITH CHEVROLET AND THE CHROME DIPPED RIMS. WHAT IS GOING ON IS THE INSIDE OF THE CHROME RIMS IS RUSTING AND FLAKING AND CAUSING THE AIR TO SEEP OUT. THE RIMS HAVE TO BE SANDED DOWN AND PAINTED WITH A SPECIAL PAIN IN THE INSIDE AND ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THIS IS NOT A LONG TERM FIX AND THE RIMS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THOUGH THEY LOOK GOOD THESE CHROME DIPPED RIMS COULD CAUSE A BIG PROBLEM FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE CLUELESS TO WATCHING AIR PRESSURE IN THEIR TIRES. I WATCH AROUND AND OFTEN SEE THESE TAHOE WITH LOW AIR PRESSURE IN THE TIRES. I HAPPEN TO WORK ON CARS MYSELF AND HAVE GOOD MAINTENANCE HABITS AND CAN SPOT THINGS SUCH AS LOW AIR PRESSURES. HAD I NOT I MAY BEEN IN A ACCIDENT BY NOW. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED BUT HAD ORIGINAL RIMS. ALSO WHEN WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE THE DEALER HAD TO PUT AIR IN ONE TIRE AND HAD IT CHECK BEFORE WE LEFT AND ALL LOOKED GOOD AND IT WAS JUST ASSUMED IT WAS FROM SITTING OR SOMETHING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401466May 18, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR/TONE RING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 4 MPH, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND WHEEL BEARING HUBS WERE REPLACED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10394485April 6, 2011
SUSPENSION:FRONT, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
THE SWAY BAR IN THE FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE OF MY 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE BROKE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE RIGHT ARM OF THE SWAY BAR TO HANG BY ITSELF WHILE THE REST OF THE SWAY BAR IS STILL CONNECTED THROUGH THE FRONT AND ACROSS TO THE LEFT FRONT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393060March 28, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE ENGINE BUT SHORTLY AFTER, THE REPLACEMENT ENGINE ALSO FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED TO REPORT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,000. UPDATED 5/9/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES. UPDATED 05/18/11. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392350March 21, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TRYING TO DECELERATE AT LOW SPEEDS, THE BRAKES WOULD EXHIBIT A LOUD NOISE AND THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED BY A DEALER OR MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 155,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390576March 18, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
BOUGHT FROM NEW 99 TAHOE. HAS HAD 2 RUNAWAY OVER SPEED EVENTS. THE 2ND WAS YESTERDAY. IT HAS BEEN HAVING ALSO, LOSS OF POWER AT TIME WHEN FIRST STARTING OFF. IT GOES AWAY QUICKLY, USUALLY IN FEW SECONDS. HEAR AT LEAST ONE EXHAUST POPPING NOISE DURING EVENT. NEVER LOOSES POWER DURING LONG HIGHWAY TRAVEL. BOTH TIMES THE RUNAWAY ACCELERATION WAS AFTER A HARD ACCELERATION. GOES INTO BAUCK ( LOSS OF POWER) & THEN INTO FULL ACCELERATION! LAST RUNAWAY REQUIRED 3 KEY OFF SHUTDOWNS TO RELIEVE. NEUTRAL CAUSED IT TO REV TO 5000 RPM. BRAKES SEEM TO CONTROL RUN AWAY A BIT AT 40MPH, BUT NOT DOWN HILL! WE NEVER USE CRUISE CONTROL & IT WAS IN OFF POSITION. HARD TO STEER OF COURSE WITH ENGINE OFF AT 40+ MPH! SUSPECT FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. WAS IN DRIVE POSITION AT OCCURRENCE. FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS ABOUT A MONTH PREVIOUS. IT WAS CONTROLLED BY FULL BRAKING STOP THEN. IT WAS THEN ONLY AT SLOW SPEED TO START. A LESS EXPERIENCED DRIVER ON THE STEEP HILL I CAME UP ON DURING RUN AWAY COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED INTO TREES ON SIDE OF HILL. EX NASA ENGR WITH ONLY CARBURETOR KNOWLEDGE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381642February 11, 2011
SEAT BELTS
THE SEAT BELT IN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WILL NOT RETRACT OR COME OUT. IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANCHORED. I HAVE TODDLERS SO, I NEED THIS SEAT BELT. THIS LEAVES MY CHILDREN WITH NO SEAT BELT OPTION. IT'S SNOW AND ICE OUT AND MY VEHICLE IS NOW A HAZARD TO MY CHILDREN'S LIVES! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370748December 15, 2010
EQUIPMENT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARE TIRE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WAS NOT CONNECTED AFTER CHECKING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT REALIZED THAT THE TIRE MAY HAVE SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE DUE TO A DEFECTIVE HOIST THAT HOLDS THE SPARE IN PLACE. HE HAD NO IDEA WHEN THE SPARE SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED HIS VEHICLE AND REPLACED THE HOIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 135,000. UPDATED 02/03/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SPARE TIRE WEIGHT IS 75- 100 POUNDS AT 70 MPH. THE TIRE CAN BOUNCE IRREGULARLY AFTER RELEASED FROM THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 03/18/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369533December 7, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE WOULD ONLY REMAIN ON FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE STALLING. THE SECURITY WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD RESET INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE WOULD ONLY OCCUR IN COLDER WEATHER AND THE CONTACT STATED HE HAD EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE AT LEAST TEN TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BATTERY IN THE VEHICLE BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368024November 28, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ABS ACTIVATED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS ON OCTOBER 17, 2010 ON MY 1999 CHEVY TAHOE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367755November 24, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ABS ACTIVATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHIN THE FIRST 5 MINUTES OF DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE ASSESSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359319October 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ABS ENGAGES ON MY CHEVROLET TAHOE AS I COME TO A STOP, PREVENTING ME TO STOP IN A REASONABLY EXPECTED DISTANCE. I HAVE A 1999 TAHOE THAT SEEMS TO HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM ADDRESSED BY NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 05V37900, GM RECALL NUMBER 05068. THE PROBLEM OCCURS EVERY TIME I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. AS THE VEHICLE SLOWS TO 1 OR 2 MPH THE ABS ENGAGES AND INCREASES THE STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND REGISTERED AND USED IN NEW YORK FROM NEW TILL PRESENT. NEW YORK IS ONE OF THE SALT BELT STATES THAT IS COVERED IN THE RECALL LISTED ABOVE. I HAVE CONTACTED GM AND THEY TOLD ME THE RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO MY PARTICULAR TAHOE. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN 1998 . THE REP AT GM COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL..THE VEHICLE WAS LOOKED AT BY A GM MECHANIC. HE SAID THE SENSORS WOULD HAVE TO BE REMOVED, CLEANED, ANTI-RUST MATERIAL APPLIED, AND REPLACED. THE WORK HAS NOT BEEN DONE YET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10357980September 28, 2010
VISIBILITY
DRIVING MY VEHICLE DOWN THE ROAD IN THE RAIN TRY TO TURN ON WINDSHIELD WIPER AN NOTHING HAPPENED SO I HAD TO PULL OVER UNTIL I COULD SEE GOOD ENOUGH TO GET BACK ON THE ROAD TO DRIVE AN THAT'S ALWAYS HAPPENS TO ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10358089September 28, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
EXPERIENCE UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS THIS CAN CAUSE INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING LOW-SPEED BRAKE APPLICATIONS, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356249September 18, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED AT SPEEDS OF 5MPH OR LESS THE ABS ACTIVATES CAUSING TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR ANTICIPATED STOPPING DISTANCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355164September 13, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WENT BACK OUT TO MY 1999 TAHOE TO LEAVE A CVS...BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND HAD NO BRAKES. BRAKE LINE FEEDING THE REAR WAS RUSTED AND BROKE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350098August 17, 2010
SEAT BELTS
I HAVE A 99 TAHOE THAT I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. I HIT A CAR WHILE DOING 40MPH THAT HAD PULLED OUT INFRONT OF ME. MY AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AND MY SAFETY BELT DIDN'T KEEP ME FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL HARD. UPON REVIEW OF MY SAFETY BELT, I NOTICED THAT IT IS ROUTED INCORRECTLY AT THE TOP HOLDER. IT BINDS ON ITSELF PREVENTING IT FROM RETRACTING. MY PASSENGER SIDE IS ROUTED CORRECTLY AND WORKS PERFECTLY. I SUFFERED A BRAIN INJURY BECAUSE OF THIS AND AM QUITE CONCERNED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10344843July 23, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR/TONE RING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED AND ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE RESPONDED AS IF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WAS ENGAGED. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SPEED SENSOR ON THE WHEELS MAY HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FAILURE WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE SERVICE BRAKE RECALL FOR THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ON THE 2000-2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE UNDER CAMPAIGN NUMBER 05V379000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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