Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints (1998)

263 consumer complaints on file.

#10038276September 5, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS
HEATER HOSE ADAPTOR THAT RAN DIRECTLY INTO INTAKE MAINFOLD WAS MADE OF ALUMINUM CORRODED AND ANTIFREEZE LEAKED ONTO THE ENGINE MOTOR. THIS RESULTED IN VEHICLE OVERHEATING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037145September 3, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PREMATURE TRANSMISSION FAILURE @ 78,797 MILES ON 1998 CHEVROLET, TAHOE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10036850August 29, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
WATER PUMP STARTE TO LEAK AFTER 2 YEARS WITH A REPLACEMENT FROM THE DEALERSHIP.GASKET ORIGINALLY WAS CORRODED FROM THE DEXOL COOLANT. THIS TIME THE METAL HOUSING FOR THE WATER PUMP DEVELOPED A HOLE JUST BELOW THE SHAFT, LARGE ENOUGH FOR A PENCIL TO BE INSERTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037760August 27, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 98V033000 CONCERNING BRAKE:DISC:ROTORS. DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR BECAUSE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033123August 19, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. YEAR NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL FOR SAME PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10034100August 18, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED OPERATING. ALSO, REAR TAIL LIGHTS DIDN'T LIGHT UP. BULBS WERE NOT DEFECTIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033613August 11, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
WHILE DRIVING FRONT END AXLE CAME OFF. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031034August 7, 2003
POWER TRAIN
SLIP IN THE DRIVETRAIN WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION. I HAVE TAKEN MY 1998 CHEVROLET TAHOE TO A CERTIFIED DEALER AND CURRENTLY THERE IS NOT A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A SEVERE CONCERN TO ME AS I COULD LOSE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE ON THE ROAD. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029727August 7, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK *CB *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031248July 28, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING ABS WOULD STICK, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028433July 16, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
COOLANT USED IN MY 1998 TAHOE CAUSES EARLY CORROSION OF PARTS IN THE COOLING SYSTEM. EVEN FOLLOWING THE RECOMMENDED FLUSHING, I AM FINDING MYSELF FACING A RATHER LARGE SERVICE BILL TO FIX A LEAK CAUSED BY THE TYPE OF COOLANT USED. THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM (NEW) ADMITTED THAT THEY DO HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH EARLY CORROSION, YET CHEVROLET IS NOT COVERING ANY OF THE REPAIR COST. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023885June 27, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
MY BRAKES ON MY 1998 TAHOE, WHICH I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER, HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED 3 TIMES. THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM ENGAGES ON DRY PAVEMENT CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO STOP. THIS VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 37,000 MILES ON IT. GM WILL NOT FIX BECAUSE THEY SAY THE WARRANTY IS UP. I FEEL THIS IS A DEFECT AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. I HAVE READ THAT THE SYSTEMS ON THE NEWER VEHICLES HAVE BEEN IMPROVED BECAUSE THE ONE I HAVE IS SUBSTANDARD FOR THE VEHICLES. THE COST TO REPAIR THIS SYSTEM IS CONSIDERABLE, WHEN I QUESTIONED THE DEALER THEY COULD NOT GIVE ME AN ACCURATE SUM BECAUSE AS THEY GOT FURTHER INTO FIXING IT THERE IS NO WAY OF KNOWING HOW MUCH IT WILL COST UNTIL IT WAS DONE. WHO IS TO SAY IT WOULD WORK PROPERLY WHEN THEY FINISHED AND I WOULD HAVE SPENT WELL OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021844June 26, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY DURING USAGE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. AND THE COST WAS $100.00 TO FIX. *AK *CB *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024632June 20, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WINDSHIELD WIPERS GO ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018892May 18, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS OFTEN DO NOT COME ON OR WILL COME ON AND STOP. THIS FIRST OCCURRED IN 2000. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, IT LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. THE MAN WHO STOPPED TO ASSIST ME HIT A BOX UNDER THE HOOD TO MAKE THE WIPERS COME ON. THIS ACTION HAS STARTED THE WIPERS EVER SINCE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016651April 28, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY 1998 TAHOE SOMETIMES STOP WORKING. THIS STARTED ABOUT A MONTH AGO, AT FIRST THEY WOULD AT TIMES HESITATE. LAST WEEK DURING A HEAVY RAIN THEY STOPPED IN MID CYCLE. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ,AS I SLOWED DOWN THEY BEGAN TO WORK. THEY DID NOT STOP AGAIN BUT THEY DID HESITATE 3 OR 4 TIMES OVER THE NEXT 15 MINUTES. I WAS TOLD BY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 1997 TAHOE FOR FAILURE OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE. MY TAHOE WAS AN EARLY 98 PRODUCTION. DO I HAVE A WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED? *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016201April 19, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
MY VEHICLE RECENTLY STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. AFTER THE THIRD TIME, I FORTUNATELY HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. HE DISCOVERED THE FUEL PUMP WIRING WAS HEATING UP TO THE POINT IT CAUSED A BARE LINE. HIS OPINION WAS, I WAS VERY FORTUNATE THE VEHICLE STALLED SINCE THE PUMP IS LOCATED IN THE FUEL TANK AND IS A BOMB WAITING TO EXPLODE. I NOTED MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED. ARE WE AWAITING ANOTHER FORD ESCORT SITUATION BEFORE CHEVY NEEDS TO FILE A RECALL BEFORE SOME ONE DIES? I HAVE RETAINED THE PUMP SHOULD YOU WISH TO HAVE AN EXPERT LOOK AT THE SITUATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015873April 15, 2003
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD MAKE A SHARP RIGHT OR LEFT WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO JERK THE STEERING WHEEL BACK IN PLACE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM EVO SENSOR REPLACED. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010735March 19, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY WORK MAYBE 50% OF THE TIME. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL BY CHEVROLET FOR THE WIPER MOTORS, BUT I WAS INFORMED THAT IT DID NOT INCLUDE MY VEHICLE. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE ALL VEHICLES WITH DEFECTIVE WIPER MOTORS INCLUDED. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010738March 19, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. MY MODEL YEAR/VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL CLASS. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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