Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints (1997)

410 consumer complaints on file.

#835040February 18, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK PERIODICALLY, THEY STOP A LOT, CAUSING IMPAIRED VISION WHEN IT RAINS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#821899February 9, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN WET WEATHER, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#608681February 1, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#608705February 1, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
FRONT BRAKE PADS WORE OUT CAUSING DAMAGE TO ROTORS. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#606657February 1, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CRUISE CONTROL FAILED. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#608958February 1, 1999
STEERING
OVER STEERING OCCURED BECAUSE OF SENSOR FAILURE. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#607108February 1, 1999
STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT
IDLER ARM FAILED. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#607455February 1, 1999
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
REARVIEW MIRROR MALFUNCTIONING. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#607123February 1, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
FRONT & REAR BRAKE PADS FAILED FOUR TIMES. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#606809February 1, 1999
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)
ON THREE OCCASIONS THE TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCED LINKAGE SLIPPING. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#607483February 1, 1999
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL
EMERGENCY BRAKE HANDLE BROKE. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#607936February 1, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
REAR DRUMS ON BOTH WHEELS MALFUNCTIONED, BOTH WHERE REPLACED BY DEALER, DRUMS WHERE OUT-OF-ROUND. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#607907February 1, 1999
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING NOISE IN DRIVESHAFT, NOT ABLE TO BE RECTIFIED. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#607018February 1, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
FUEL INJECTOR FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543561January 28, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ROTORS FAILED CAUSING VIBRATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702514January 24, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I AM CONSTANTLY HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON MY TAHOE. I HAVE HAD A SCRAPING SOUND WHEN I FIRST START OUT IN THE MORNING, AND ALSO A SHAKE WHEN BRAKING, I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT TWO TIMES, AND HE HAS REPLACED THE PADS, AND THEN THE DRUMS AND ROTORS. HE SAID THAT THE FACTORY ROTORS WERE NO GOOD BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T BE TURNED SO HE INSTALLED AFTER MARKET ROTORS AND DRUMS.THE SECOND TIME. THE BRAKES WORKED FINE FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND THEN BEGUN DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543478January 22, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING SEVERE STEERING PROBLEMS, BULLETIN ISSUED HOWEVER PARTS NOT AVAILABLE (STEERING PUMPS), GEAR BOX REPLACED HOWEVER DID NOT RECTIFY PROBLEM, CONDITION CAUSES TIRES TO CUP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702357January 19, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
WIRES ON OUTSIDE OF FUEL PUMP ARE FUSED. SECOND TIME IN 20,000 MILES. AFTER MANY HOURS OF TRACKING DOWN PROBLEM, DEALERSHIP IS STUMPED, SAYS IT IS A FLUKE. THEY ORIGINALLY FOUND A BLOWN FUSE UNDER HOOD, A FAULTY FUEL RELAY WHICH BLEW THE FUSE, AND NOW A FAULTY FUEL PUMP WIRING ASSEMBLY WHICH THEY CLAIM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR EVERYTHING. SEEMS RATHER UNUSUAL SINCE THIS IS THE SECOND TIME AROUND FOR THE SAME THING IN A LITTLE OVER A YEARS TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833640January 15, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL THE VEHICLE WILL BE IN DRIVE, AND WHEN PUTTING IT IN REVERSE IT WILL BE IN NEUTRAL. WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN PARK, THE VEHICLE WILL BE IN DRIVE.THE RPM METER WORKS, AND THE CONSUMER CAN SEE WHEN SHIFTING WHILE DRIVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702120January 11, 1999
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
ON DEC 24, 1997 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN CHICAGO, ILL, MY SISTER IN LAW AND I WERE ON OUR WAY BACK HOME FROM THIER COMPANY X-MAS PARTY. THERE FIRST REAL STORM OF THE YEAR WINTER THAT IS. ON OUR WAY BACK WE COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE WARM THE WINDOWS WERE FROSTED RIGHT UP MY SISTER IN LAW WAS HELPNIG ME SCRAP THE ICE OFF THE INSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. ALL WINDOWS WERE FROZ IN THE INSIDE WITH THREE KIDS IN BACK COVERED WITH BLANKETS. I THOUGHT MAY BE I WAS DOING SOMETHING WRONG BECAUSE THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I REALLY DROVE IT ANYWHERE. WE WENT REALLY SLOW ALL OTHER VEHICLES WERE GOING SLOW OR ALREADY OFF ROAD STUCK I HAD THE VEHICLE IN 4WD SO WE PLOWED RIGHT THROUGH EVERYTHING. WE GOT HOME AND I TOLD MY HUSBAND HE WAS IN ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH MY BROTHER I WANTED MY CHILD IN MY VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER BEING SO BAD I FIGURED HE IS SAFER IN A BIGGER VEHICLE. WHEN MY HUSBAND WENT OUT HE STARTED THE VEHICLE UP AND DID NOT BELIEVE ME NOR MY BROTHER. A FEW DAYS LATER WE LEFT AND SURE ENOUGH ON OUR WAY HOME TO MICHIGAN NOT BUT A FEW MILES THE HEAT QUIT WORKING . WE STOPPED ABOUT 5 HOURS LATER TO WARM UP AND EAT WE WENT BACK OUT VEHICLE HAD HEAT AGAIN NOT FOR LONG THOU. WE THEN IN RETURN BROUGHT THE VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP RIGHT AWAY. THEY REPLACED THE CONTROL HEAD. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IF MORE INFO PLEASE RIGHT OR CALL PLEASE HELP US!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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