Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints (1997)

410 consumer complaints on file.

#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
#877506January 5, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
VEHICLE WILL NOT START INTERMITTENLY DUE TO A SHORT THAT DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE WHERE IT WAS. THIS DEFECT CAUSED BATTERY TO DIE, CONSUMER HAD REPLACED BATTERIES 3-4 TIMES. ALSO, ALTERNATOR AND DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM WERE REPLACED. DEFECT IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877420January 4, 2001
STEERING
EA99011, INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING, STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO WANDER WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738769January 4, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DIFFERENTIAL PROPORTIONAL VALVE
MY TAHOE HAS WARPED THE FRONT ROTORS UNDER NORMAL USE(NO TOWING) UNDER WARRANTY 6 TIMES AND TWICE MORE OUT OF WARRANTY WITH ONLY 38K MILES TOTAL. CHEVEROLT DEALER CLAIMS THERE ARE NO TECHNICAL BULLITENS ON THIS PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH I'VE LEARNED THE SUBURBAN HAS A SIMILAR ISSUE REQUIRING A PROPORTIONING VALVE REPLACEMENT. ON AVERAGE THIS TAHOE HAS WARPED THE FRONT ROTORS EVERY 4000 MILES. WHAT CAN BE DONE TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738748January 3, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738030December 20, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
STEERING JERKS LEFT OR RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING -INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. SEEMS TO BE WORSE GOING AROUND CORNERS,BUT CAN HAPPEN GOING STRAIGHT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876678December 18, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY CONSUMER NOTICED THAT STEERING WHEEL WAS MOVING ALL OVER THE PLACE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876004December 5, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS ENGAGES INTERMITTENTLY, DEALER REPAIRED VEHICLE AT CONSUMER'S COST AND ALSO INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL, FRONT HUBS AND SENSOR WERE REPLACED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737038November 29, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
ERRATIC POWER STEERING OPERATION. BECOMES EXTREMELY LOOSE WHILE DRIVING.SHUTTING OFF THE TRUCK AND RESTARTING WILL RESOLVE THE PROBLEM FOR A SHORT PERIOD. FEELS LIKE THE SLIGHTEST TOUCH TO THE STEERING WHEEL COULD TURN THE VEHICLE OVER. ALSO HAS BEGUN AN ERRATIC "TWITCH".*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875699November 29, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR A BRAKE JOB, AND THE ATTENDANT REPLACED BRAKES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874803November 13, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHEN MAKING A TURN POWER STEERING BOOSTS THE TURN, CAUSING THE TURN TO BE FURTHER THAT EXPECTED. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK THE CAUSE FOR POWER STEERING BOOSTING IS FOUND TO BE FAILURE IN ELECTRONIC VARIALBE ORIFICE SYSTEM (EVO). *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735766November 5, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
IN JULY THE FUEL FILTER WAS REPLACED IN SANTA FE, NM. IN AUGUST I WAS DRIVING ON I-25 TO CASTLE ROCK , COLORADO AND 1-1/2 MILE FROM THE EXIT TO CASTLE ROCK, THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND STOPPED RUNNING. WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER BUT IT WAS VERY SCARY. THERE WAS BARELY ROOM FOR THE CAR BETWEEN THE VERY BUSY INTERSTATE AND THE DITCH ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SHOULDER. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO CASTLE ROCK, THEY COULDN'T REPAIR IT UNTIL A PART WAS ORDERED AND RECEIVED FROM DENVER, SO I RENTED THE LAST CAR RENTAL IN CASTLE ROCK AND DROVE HOME. THEN WENT BACK TWO DAYS LATER TO PICK UP MY CAR. THIS WAS VERY COSTLY TO ME BECAUSE THE TOWING WAS COVERED BY MY INSURANCE, BUT THE OTHER COSTS WERE MY RESPONSIBILITY. IT COST $130.90 IN SANTA FE TO REPLACE THE FILTER ($91.50 LABOR) AT THE SANTA FE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. THE COST TO REPLACE THE PUMP MODULE AND STRAINER WAS $533.80 ($232.00 LABOR) AT THE SOUTH STREET AUTOMOTIVE AS NO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WAS AVAILABLE. THE RENTAL CAR COST WAS APPROXIMATELY $300.00. I CAN UNDERSTAND REPLACING A FUEL FILTER ON A THREE-YEAR CAR PERHAPS, BUT THE OTHER FAILURE (FOR WHICH THERE WAS NO WARNING) WAS NOT ONLY VERY COSTLY BUT A VERY SCARY SAFETY HAZARD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874343November 3, 2000
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
WHILE DRIVING SPARE TIRE FELL FROM VEHICLE. DEALER HAS REMOUNTED THE TIRE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735611November 2, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556750November 1, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC
POWER BRAKE BOOSTER IS LEAKING VACCUM CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO BE HARD, REPLACED THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874133October 30, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH DOWN THE MOUNTAIN WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. CONSUMER HAD TO PLACE VEHICLE LOW GEAR TO REDUCE SPEED, THEN IT STOPPED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735323October 28, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE, NO FOWARD OR REVERSE, WITH NO PREVIOUS WARNING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734761October 19, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
BOTH TIMES THE STEERING SENSOR FAILED WAS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE FIRST TIME I WAS SWITCHING LANES AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT OVER CORRECTED AND ALMOST SENT ME INTO THE DITCH AT 65 MPH. THE SECOND TIME MY WIFE WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH AND TURNED THE WHEEL A LITTLE AND IT SENT HER INTO THE NEXT LANE CUTTING OFF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FIRST TIME I HAD IT FIXED THE GUY SAID "OH YEAH WE HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THESE." THE NEXT TIME I HAD IT FIXED I FIGURED THEY WOULD JUST REPLACE IT SINCE THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THEM, BUT THEY CHARGED MY $150 PARTS AND LABOR. I AM GOING TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER NEXT. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND I CANNOT BELIEVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS ISN'T BEING CORRECTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734718October 19, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP HAD 2 REAR-END COLLISIONS WITHIN 3 MONTHS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#733419October 4, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR WHEN BRAKING HARD, VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. COMPLAINED TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS BUT THEY SAY THAT THE BRAKES ARE OK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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