Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints (1996)

283 consumer complaints on file.

#860411April 17, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT INTO 3RD AND 4TH GEAR. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859968April 10, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING:COLUMN, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL COMING FROM VEHICLE. ALSO, HEADLIGHTS & SIGNALS WOULD NOT WORK IF STEERING WHEEL & COLUMN WAS TILTED. SOMETIMES HEADLIGHTS/ WINDSHIELD WIPERS & SIGNALS WOULD GO HAY WIRE. VEHICLE IS AT THE SHOP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859243March 27, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY DURING RAINY WEATHER. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858312March 10, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHEN TRAVELING ABOUT 30 MPH VEHICLE HIT A TREE HEAD-ON, AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. A GM REP INFORMED OWNER THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE WORKING PROPERLY, AND SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED. *AK.ET.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#719122February 23, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BOTH AXLES HAVE FAILED IN THIS VEHICLE. BRAKE FAILURE ON FIRST OCCURANCE. REAR AXLES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED 5 TIMES! CHEVY ACKNOWLEDGES ENGINEERING DEFECT BUT STATES THAT WARRANTY COVERS MANUFACTURING OR MATERIALS DEFECTS ONLY. UNSUSPECTING OWNERS COULD EXPERIENCE BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO AXLE FLUID CONTAMINATION OF BRAKE PADS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718975February 19, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, AIR BAGS
WIRING HARNESS HAS CORROSION IN IT UP NEAR THE FIREWALL. APPEARS THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS DEFECTIVE (DAMAGED) DURING THE ASSEMBLY PROCESS. CORROSION ON GROUND SIDE OF AIR BAG ARMING CIRCUIT MEANS THAT IN A COLLISION THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. DEALER SAYS THAT THIS IS NOT A WARRANTY ITEM. CORROSION IN THE AIR BAG ARMING CIRCUIT COULD ALSO CAUSE IT TO DEPLOY WHEN IT SHOULD NOT, LEADING TO AN ACCIDENT. ISN'T THERE UNLIMITED WARRANTY ON SAFETY SYSTEMS AND POLLUTION CONTROL SYSTEMS? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718610February 11, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. NOT SURE IF IT IS A DEFECT BUT ALARMING JUST THE SAME. WIRING HARNESS/CONNECTIONS ON FUEL PUMP AND SENDING UNIT INSIDE OF FUEL TANK MELTED, OVERHEATED AND BURNED. WHILE THIS MAY BE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT TO MY VEHICLE MECHANICS INFORMED ME THAT I WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY CAR DID NOT CATCH ON FIRE AND TANK IGNITE. *AK .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856620February 9, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
CONSUMER NOTICED A HOLE IN BATTERY, WHICH LEAKING FLUID ONTO BRAKES. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFOMTATON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550745February 7, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING OCCURRED WHEN THE SHAFT ROTATING THE PUMP BECAME LOOSE. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855735January 28, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL BECOMES FIRM, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING. DISTANCE. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855415January 24, 2000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT
UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A NORMAL OR GRAUDAL STOP CONSUMER NOTICED A VERY HARD JERK IN THE VEHICLE. CONSUME CONTACTED THE DEALER. DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM MAY BE LINKED TO THE UNIVERSAL JOINTS. PROBELM STILL OCCURS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855097January 19, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHEILD WIPERS WORK IN RAINING CONDITIONS FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME AND THEN STOP. THEY WILL ATTEMPT TO START BACK IN 5 MINUTES , AND START THE SAME PROBLEM ALL OVER AGAIN. CONSUMER HAS MENTIONED THE RECALL TO THE MANUFACTURER. BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER THE RECALL. DEALER ISN'T CORRECTING THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE VIN # DOESN'T MATCH THE RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717407January 16, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR 4-WD PROBLEM, AND WHEN VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP IT HAD NO POWER STEERING. DEALER CALIMS FAILURE WAS DUE TO COLD WEATHER STARTS. POWER STEERING UNITS SHOULD NOT FAIL WITH ONLY 44000 MILES . COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF IT HAD FAILED WHILE ON THE ROAD. DEALER CHARGED $350.00 TO REPAIR AND DISMISSED CONCERN THAT THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549813December 3, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ABS SEEMS TO LOCK AND UNLOCK ERRATICALLY,MAKING THE VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND STOP. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714966November 18, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852861November 15, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPER WILL TURN OFF DURING OPERATION OR IT WILL NOT WORK AT ALL, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.CONSUMER CLAIMS RECALL NOTICE WAS SENT OUT, BUT MANUFACTURER AND DEALER CLAIM THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT FALL UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852024October 27, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING ONGOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH ABS / BRAKE SYSTEM; WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED IT CAUSES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. SOMETIMES PEDAL WOULD HAVE TO BE PRESSED DOWN HARD TO GET VEHICLE TO STOP. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A INDEPENDENT SHOP, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851643October 25, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY WHEN IN USE. WOULD STOP WHILE IN USE. THIS WOULD CAUSE THE DRIVER TO HAVE POOR VISIBILITY & HAZARDOUS DRIVING. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO CHECK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713647October 21, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED AS LEFT PARKING SPACE AT LOW SPEED BY MAKING A LOUD RATTLING SOUND. LOST POWER TO THE WHEELS. DEALER CONFIRMS COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND NEED TO REPLACE AT COST OF $2,000. THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT HAD HEAVY USE AND SHOULD NOT HAVE A TRANSMISSION FAILURE UNTIL AT LEAST 100,000 MILES INSTEAD OF 44,000 MILES. WARRANTY IS 36,000 AND NO EXTENDED WARRANTY PURCHASED. I HAVE CHECKED RECALL AND SERVICE BULLETIN DATABASE AND FOUND NOTHING TO HELP ME NEGOTIATE WITH MANUFACTURER. IF YOU KNOW OF RELEVANT INFORMATION, PLEASE INFORM. THANKS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850952October 18, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISIO., UOPN IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY RESULTING IN M INOR INJURIES. DEALER AND MANUFACTUER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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