Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints (1999)

552 consumer complaints on file.

#558648January 5, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, STEERING
CONSUMER STATES BRAKE SFAILED WITHIN THE FIRST 2000 MILES AND THE DEALER HAS FAILED TO PROVIDED A REMEDY FOR THE PROBLEM.YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738306December 26, 2000
CHILD SEAT:HARNESS BUCKLE:INFANT
MY VEHICLE HAD NO FAILURE. I AM CONCERNED THAT MY 3 YEAR OLD CAN FAR TOO EASILY UNBUCKLE HIMSELF. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE AN ITEM THAT WOULD PREVENT HIM FROM DOING SO. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875697November 29, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND HAS NOT BBEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557657November 28, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY AND CONTACTED THREE DEALERS. THE DEALERS FAILED TO CORRECT THESE BRAKE DEFECTS. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874478November 6, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE SWAYS FROM SIDE TO SIDE. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE TWICE.*AK THE CUSTOMER THINKS THE PRE SET FRONT END COULD BE POSSIBLE CAUSE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874409November 3, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
DEALER GAVE CONSUMER FRONT & BACK BRAKES ALL THE AROUND & THEY WERE JUST CHANGED. BRAKES WERE ALWAYS PURCAHSED FROM DEALER (DELCO). BRAKE DRUMS PADS & ROTORS WERE CHANGED. DEALER WAS SAYING IT WAS NORMAL WEAR. LAST TIME THEY WERE CHANGED WAS IN AUGUST.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735606November 2, 2000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
THE 10/22/00 DEFECT WAS TAKEN TO A CHEVROLET DEALER IN MICHIGAN. IT WAS FIXED AND WE GOT THE VEHICLE BACK ON 10/27/00. ON OUR TRIP BACK TO INDIANA ON 10/30/00, THE DIFFERENTIAL FLUID WAS FLYING OUT AND IT STARTED THE HIGH PITCH HUMMING AGAIN. THAT WAS BASICALLY TWICE IT WENT OUT IN ONE WEEK! AS OF THIS DATE, 11/2/00, IT IS BACK TO A DEALER IN BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735446October 30, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
THE POSITIVE TERMINAL ON THE ORIGINAL DELCO BATTERY BROKE OFF, LEAKING ACID DOWN THE WHEEL WELL ONTO THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE LINES AND THE ABS ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR TO THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE. THE ACID CORRODED THE BRAKE LINE, ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR, AND REMOVED THE PAINT ON THE FRAME AND LOWER A-FRAME. THE FAILURE OCCURED IN OUR DRIVEWAY AND THE VEHICLE WAS DISABLED. HAD TO BUY A NEW BATTERY AND 2 CANS OF BATTERY ACID CLEANER TO REMOVE THE ACID IN THE RIGHT SIDE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND LOWER FRAME ASSEMBLY. THE BRAKE PROBLEM OCCURED AS MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME. SHE SAID THAT THE STEERING WAS SHAKING AND RUMBLING. IT WAS PULLING TO ONE SIDE. I FOUND THE LEFT FRONT CALIPER HAD SEIZED IN THE CRADLE ASSEMBLY AND WORN THE OUTER PAD TO LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH. SHE SAID IT HAD BEEN SQUEALING FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. THE RIGHT SIDE WAS OK, BUT, I CHANGED ALL FRONT PADS ANY HOW. I HAD TO CLEAN RUST FROM THE CALIPER AND MOUNT TO ALLOW MOVEMENT IN THE ASSEMBLY. I STILL HAVE THE BAD BATTERY AND THE BRAKE PADS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735012October 24, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
BRAKES FAILED AT 19,443 MILES. BOTH PADS AND RIGHT ROTOR NEEDED REPLACEMENT. DEALERSHIP WILL NOT STAND BEHIND WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE SERVICE BULLETINS OUT ON BOTH THE BRAKES AND ROTORS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873619October 23, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
VEHICLE STALLED OUT DUE TO A FIRE STARTED BY THE FUEL PUMP, WHICH BURNT THROUGH THE GAS TANK.*AK WIRE GOING TO FUEL PUMP SHORTED OUT ON FRAME CAUSING FIRE RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734618October 18, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
THE BATTERY IN MY 1999 TAHOE HAS STARTED LEAKING FROM THE POSTIVE POST AND HAS DONE $ 480 DAMAGE TO THE CABLES AND STARTER MOTOR. THE SERVICE REP SAID THAT IT HAD BEEN LEAKING FOR A WHILE. I HAD IT IN FOR SERVICE JUST 10 DAYS BEFORE, AND NOTHEN WAS SAID ABOUT A LEAK. REAILABLE SAID THAT THE BATTERY IS A 6 YR. BATTERY, BUT WHEN IT IS PUT INTO A NEW VEHICLE THE WARRENTY IS FOR 3 YRS OR 36,000 MILES. HE SAID THAT DELCO HAS A PROBLEM WITH THEIR SIDE POST BATTERYS AND THEY ARE CHANGING OUT A LOT OF THEM, BUT BECAUSE I HAVE OVER 36,000 MILES, I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR MY WORK. WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD NOT NEED A TUNE UP FOR 100,000 MILES AND IT HAS A MAINTANCE FREE BATTERY. HERE IT IS 28 MONTHS LATER AND ONLY 59,000 MILES AND THE BATTERY HAS DONE $480.00 OF DAMAGE, AND I FIND OUT IT IS HAPPING A LOT WITH DELCO BATTERYS. THIS CAN BE A HAZARD, BECAUSE THE ACID GETS ON DRIVEWAYS AND KIDS PLAY THERE. WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, I ASK FRO A GM EXTENTED WARRENTY. I PAID $540.00 FOR THIS AND NOW I FIND OUT THAT I GOT SOME OTHER WARRENTY, NOT THE GM ONE AND IT DOESN'T COVER BATTERYS. WHAT IS THE CONSUMER SUPPOSE TO DO. I HAVE HAD THE REGULAR MAINTANCE REQUIRE BY GM DONE AT RELIABLE AND ONLY 10 DAYS EARILER IT WAS IN THEIR SHOP FOR OIL CHANGE AND GREASED AND I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THIS DAMAGE. ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE ME WILL BE APPRECIATED. TO MAKE THING WORSE, I WAS CHARGED $34.95 BY RELIABLE TO RUN A DIAGNOSIS TEST TO DETERMINE THE BATTERY WAS LEAKING FROM THE POST. THE SERVICE REP RAISED THE HOOD WHEN I CARRIED IT IN AND SAID IT IS LEAKING FROM THE POST, THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH DELCO BATTERYS. I DON'T SEE WHY A TEST WAS THEN RAN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556125October 16, 2000
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT, THE FORCE TO THE SIDE IMPACT POSSIBLY CAUSED THE SEAT BRACKET TO BEND CAUSING THE SEAT BUCKLE ATTACHMENT BAR TO POP FREE FROM THE HOLDING PIN, THIS RESULTED IN THE BACK SEAT CONSUMER TO SOMERSAULT OVER THE BACK SEAT INJURING HIS FOOT. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS AN UNSAFE DESIGN. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#733905October 10, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPED CAUSING PULSATIONS UNDER BRAKING CONDITIONS. WORSENS WITH WEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733940October 10, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE VEHICLE WILL LOCK OR UNLOCK ITSELF WITHOUT YOUR KNOWLEDGE, MAKING IT UNWISE TO LEAVE ANYTHING OF ANY VALUE IN THE VEHICLE, NOT TO MENTION THE INCREASED LIKELIHOOD OF HAVING THE VEHICLE STOLEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733506October 5, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
HAD TO STOP QUICKLY. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT EVEN GETTING CLOSE TO SQUEELING THE TIRES AT ALL. WAS ABLE TO STOP, BUT NOT VERY QUICKLY. BRAKES SMELLED FOLLOWING THE STOP. ASKED THE DELEAR ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND GOT NO GOOD EXPLAINATION. STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH WEAK BRAKES!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#555748October 2, 2000
TIRES:SIDEWALL
UNIROYAL TIGER PAW TIRES EXPERIENCED SIDEWALL SEPARATION AND BLOWOUT ALMOST RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION, CONSUMER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732739September 28, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
THIS VEH. HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 7 TIMES AND PROBLEM IS THE SAME. AT HIGH SPEEDS THE FRONT END VIBRATES. WHEN YOU GO AROUND A CURVE AT CERTIN SPEED AND HIT A BUMP YOU LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE TO ME . ONE TIME I LOST PARTIAL CONTROL INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AT 75MPH. THEY HAVE BLAMED THE TIRES (ALTHOUGH THEY REPLACED THEM 5 TIMES) THEY HAVE REALIGNED THE FRONT, BALANCED THE TIRES ENDLESSLY AND TRIED EVERYTHING THEY COULD THINK OF AND ACCOMPLISHED NOTHING. THIS IS TRULY A DANGEROUS TO HAVE ON THE ROAD AND IS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE ONE OF THESE DAYS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871779September 28, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL), POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL
ALL OF THE GEARINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED TWO TIMES. FIRST REPLACEMENT WAS AT 10000 MILES. DEALERSHIP HAS ADVISED THAT PROBLEM EXISTED BECAUSE WEIGHT LIMIT WAS EXCEEDED. CONSUMER WAS NOT EXCEEDING WEIGHT LIMIT. *AK RIGHT REAR AXLE SEAL AND ANOTHER SEAL ON DRIVE SHAFT FAILED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871646September 27, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WAS BRAKING VEHICLE & THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING. MADE CONTROLLING OF VEHICLE HARD. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT BRAKE ROTORS WERE CAUSING THE SHAKING PROBLEM. MECHANIC TOOK THE BRAKE ROTORS OFF & INFORMED OWNER THEY WERE MADE OF TIN. ROTORS WERE REPLACED WITH A DIFFERENT TYPE.*AK FRONT AND BACK BRAKES FAILED TWICE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871694September 27, 2000
TIRES:SIDEWALL
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER. LEFT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE REAR SIDEWALL COMPLETLY GONE. THERE WAS NO INJURIES. TIRE WAS A B.F.GOODRICH, RADIAL LONG TRAIL T/A ,#P245/75R16 ,109S M+S . TCONSUMER HAS CONTACTED B.F.GOODRICH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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