Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints (1997)

410 consumer complaints on file.

#845553August 20, 1999
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, THE VEHICLE OVER TURNED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.DRIVER HAS HAD TO DRIVE OFF THE ROAD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710104August 17, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
DRIVING ON FREEWAY, BRAKES FAILD AND REAR ENDED TRUCK AT 55MPH CAUSING A CHAIN REACTION.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844945August 12, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN THE CAR PULLED TO THE RIGHT, THEN PULLED TO THE RIGHT. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838057August 10, 1999
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION), STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, SUSPENSION
EA99011-ERRATIC POWER STEERING ASSIST. WHILE DRIIVING VEHICLE GOES DOWN A STRAIGHT ROAD, HITS A SLIGHT BUMP, CAUSING THE TENSION IN THE STEERING COLUMN TO RELEASE, WHICH RESULTS IN LOSS OF CONTROL. HOWEVER, THE SAME PROBLEM IS MORE INTENSIFIED WHEN GOING AROUND CURVES. WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE STEERING SENSOR / STEERING BOX HAVE BEEN REPLACED. CONSUMER IS STILL EXPERIENCING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844327August 4, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND GOING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS AND ROUGH ROADS AND GRAVEL, VEHICLE DIDN'T STOP, CAUSING CONSUMER TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844137August 3, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, DURING A NORMAL STOP, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK DID NOT STOP. DRIVER USED BOTH FEET TO STOP THE TRUCK AFTER DRIVING ONTO THE SHOULDER. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. 6 SETS OF BRAKES HAVE BEEN PUT ON THIS VEHICLE IN 2 YEARS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843899July 30, 1999
STEERING
WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN,AND THEN STRAIGHTENING VEHICLE OUT, STEERING WILL PUSH TO THE RIGHT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843436July 26, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 15 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, ABS KICKED IN AND THE CONSUMER REAR ENDED THE OTHER VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709229July 26, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS (NOT SNOW AND ICE), I HAVE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS BRAKE FAILURES. ON ONE OCCASION, FOR EXAMPLE, IN APRIL I WAS DRIVING AT APPROX 40 MPH ON A SUBURBAN ROAD (NO ICE OR SNOW) WHEN THE TRAFFIC LIGHT AHEAD CHANGED FROM GREEN TO RED. THERE WAS ONE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AS USUAL, AND THE ABS BRAKES ENGAGED. THE TRUCK SHUDDERED AND SHOOK AS I WAS ACCUSTOMED TO FEELING WHEN THE ABS ENGAGE IN SNOW AND ICE. BUT THERE WAS NO STOPPING THE VEHICLE. I WAS FORCED TO SWERVE OFF THE RAOD TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES, BUT THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE FAILURE. OTHER CHEVY SERVICE DEPARTMENTS HAVE NOT FOUND THE PROBLEM. I CALLED GM AND WAS GIVEN A "FILE NUMBER": 980 496 553. BUT GM TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE HAD NO OTHER REPORTS OF FAULTY ABS AND THEY INSISTED THE DEALER IS THE PARTY RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THE TRUCK. MY TRUCK HAS SPENT MANY MANY WEEKS IN VARIOUS DEALERSHIPS, TO NO AVAIL. NOW I UNDERSTAND THAT THE NTSB HAS DOCUMENTED THOUSANDS OF SUCH FAILURES IN GM VEHICLES. BUT APPARENTLY NOT ON 1997 MODELS, ONLY 1992-96 MODELS. LET ME INFORM YOU THAT THE 1997 MODEL CHEVY TAHOE HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS THE VEHICLES THAT WERE MENTIONED IN NEWS REPORTS LAST WEEK, REPORTS THAT 3.5 MILLION GM VEHICLES ARE BEING RECALLED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. CAN YOU ADVISE ME WHAT I AM SUPPOSED TO DO SINCE GM HAS CLOSED THE DOOR ON MY CASE AND INSISTS THAT THERE'S NOTHING TO BE DONE WITH MY BRAND NEW TRUCK. BY THE WAY, THIS PROBLEM SURFACED WITHIN THE FIRST MONTH THAT I OWNED THE TRUCK AND HAS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY EVER SINCE. FURTHERMORE, MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE DRIVEN THE TRUCK HAVE REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO ME, SO IT'S NOT A PROBLEM WITH MY PERCEPTION OF HOW ABS BRAKES ARE SUPPOSED TO WORK, AS GM INSISTS. PLEASE ADVISE ME OF WHERE I SHOULD GO TO GET THIS MATTER SOLVED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842907July 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708894July 21, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
I EXPERIENCE A VERY NOTICABLE TWITCHING IN THE STEERING IN A TURN AT HIGH SPEEDS GREATER THAN 50 MPH WHILE TOWING A SMALL TRAILER. THIS IS NOTICABLE ONLY WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS DOWNSHIFTED INTO 2ND GOING UP A STEEP GRADE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842551July 19, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
EA99011-STEERING WHEEL FRONT SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO FEEL "LOOSE." VEHICLE COULD NOT STEER CORRECTLY, WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708833July 19, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WHEEL DEVELOPS EXCESSIVE PLAY WHEN VEHICLE WARMS UP. ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE AT 30 MPH. DEALER HAS FAILED TO FIX THE PROBLEM IN 4 ATTEMPTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547298July 14, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
POWER STEERING FAILED CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708497July 11, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
MAJOR CLUNK AND VIBRATION AFTER BRAKING TO A STOP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841989July 9, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE VEERS TO THE RIGHT AND TO THE LEFT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841862July 8, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WHEEL UNEXPECTEDLY MOVES SLIGHTLY AT MODERATE AND HIGH SPEEDS. DEALER HAS REPLACED VARIOUS PARTS OF THE STEERING COLUMN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841908July 8, 1999
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WON'T GO STRAIGHT. IT VEERS TO THE LEFT, AND THEN TO THE RIGHT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP NINE TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, AND DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708353July 8, 1999
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION), SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
STEERING AND FRONT SUPENSION GETTING VERY LOOSE .DEALER SAYS NORMAL BUT IS NOT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708355July 8, 1999
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION), SUSPENSION:FRONT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
STEERING GETS LOOSE WHEN WARM, MAYBE SOMTHING WRONG WITH VARIABLE ASSIT SYSTEM, CAN CAUSE DANGEROUS LANE CHANGES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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