Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints (1997)

410 consumer complaints on file.

#701586December 24, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
ON 3/24/98 MY 1997 CHEVROLET TAHOU WAS 10 MONTHS OLD WITH 5400 MILES ON IT WHEN THE TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE DASH WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND WAS TOTALLY DISTROYED. WHEN THE FIRE STARTED IT WAS LATE ON MY WAY HOME FROM A MOVIE WITH MY WIFE . WE SMELLED SMOKE AND I STOPPED BUT COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. WE HAD GONE A LITTLE DISTANCE WHEN FIRE STARTED FALLING AT MY FEET, I RAN OFF THE ROAD AND HIT SOME SMALL TREES TO TRY TO STOP THE TRUCK THEN TRUNED ACROSS THE ROAD AND FINILLY HIT A TREE BIG ENOUGH TO STOP THE TRUCH. WHERE I GOT OUT AND HAD TO PULL MY WIFE OUT AND CALLED 911 ON MY CEL PHONE. MY WIFE HAD HIT HER HEAD AND WAS A LITTLLE OUT OF IT AND PASSED OUT ON THE GROUND. SHE PASSED OUT AGAIN JUST BEFORE THE MEDICS GOT THERE. THE TRUCK CONTENUIED TO BURN UNTILL THE FIRE DEPT. GOT THERE TO PUT IT OUT. GM CLAIMS THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY OTHER CLAIMS OF CHEVROLET TRUCKS CATCHING FIRE FROM THE DASH IN '97 OR ANY OTHER LATER YEAR TRUCKS AND WOULD NOT TAKE ANY RESPONCEALILITY FOR THE FIRE. IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD ANY THING LIKE THIS PLEASE LET ME KNOW. R.W. PARKER
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#832505December 21, 1998
STEERING
THE PLAY IN THE STEERING INCREASES AND BECOMES LOOSE WITH HIGH SPEEDS. THE VES SYSTEM IS WORKING THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT IT IS SUPPOSE TO DO. TRUCK WILL BE CHECKED BY THE DEALERSHIP ON JAN.25-1999. *AK.ET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832399December 17, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
HAD COME TO A STOP, WAS MAKING LEFT TURN, STEERING FAILED TO OPERATE & COULD NOT MAKE TURN. VEHICLE COULD GO STRAIGHT. BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE TOWED TO MECHANIC. NOTICED TENSIONER BELT HAD BROKEN. HAD NO WARNING THAT IT BROKE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701381December 15, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BATTERY FAILED DUE TO POSITIVE POST SEPARATING FROM CASE. THIS CAUSED BATTERY ACID TO LEAK ONTO FRONT BRAKE LINE CAUSING BRAKES TO FAIL. CHEVROLET CONTACTED AND NOTIFIED BUT NOT CONCERNED WITH POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM. HAD SPEED BEEN INCREASED, THE POSSIBILITY OF DEATH/SERIOUS INJURY WAS IMMINENT. SEVERAL MECHANICS IN LOCAL AREA STATED THAT ACDELCO BATTERIES HAVE A HISTORY OF THIS TYPE FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830965November 18, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPED, CAUSING THE BRAKE PADS TO WEAR DOWN QUICKLY, AND WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE VIBRATES AND SHAKES . DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830916November 17, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. WHE APPLIED BRAKES, THEY WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. IT WAS HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO STOP VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#542024October 15, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
GAS TANK HAS FAILED TWO TIMES RESULTING IN GASOLINE EXPULSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#541980October 15, 1998
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITION COMPRESSOR FELL APART.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781192October 13, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT
VEHICLE WANDERS WHEN DRIVING ON FLAT SMOOTH ROAD AND TURNS TO THE LEFT FAR TOO EASILY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827588September 3, 1998
SEATS
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT HAS BROKEN AWAY FROM ONE OF THE WELDS ON THE SEAT FRAME, WHICH CAUSES THE SEAT TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH. THE MANUFACTURER/DEALER ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, WILL NOT REPAIR FREE OF CHARGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827224August 26, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR COLLISION AT ABOUT 70MPH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SURGE FORWARD INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMAPCT, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND THE SEATBACK COLLAPSED. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTATCED . *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#826619August 12, 1998
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. MANUFACTURER / DEALER ARE NOTIFIED AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE AT THIS TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825768July 22, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 35 MPH AND WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. ALSO, WHEN RAINING CONSUMER HAS TROUBLE STOPPING AND LOSES CONTROL OF VEHICLE SOMETIMES.AKCONSUMER STATED FRONT AND BACK BRAKES WERE REPLACED TWICE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538693July 22, 1998
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THE STICK SHIFT COMES OUT OF GEAR WITH BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED. TWO YEAR OLD CHILD WAS ABLE TO VEHICLE IN GEAR ALMOST RUNNING OVER ANOTHER CHILD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538434July 17, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
ABS BRAKES LOCK UP WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN. ALSO REPLACED RING AND PINION GEAR AND FRONT DRIVE AXLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825149July 8, 1998
SUSPENSION:REAR, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
REAR WHEELS SHAKE AND SHIMMY. DEALER HAS REPLACED DRIVESHAFT TWICE WHICH DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM. ALSO, DEALER PACKED DRIVESHAFT WITH GREASE WHICH ALSO DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537206June 25, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH CAUSING THE DRIVER TO RUN A STOP LIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536611June 15, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
VEHICLE STALLING DUE TO FAILURE OF THE FUEL PUMP, HOWEVER AFTER REPLACEMENT OF FAULTY PUMP STALLING CONTINUES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#535817May 22, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
GAS TANK IS SUPPOSED TO HOLD 30 GALONS BUT ONLY HOLDS ABOUT 24 GALLONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#534933April 29, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
GAS TANK FAILED RESULTING IN LEAKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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