Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints (1997)

410 consumer complaints on file.

#756011December 25, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH RPM WENT UP TO 3000 AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN,PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD YOU COULD SMELL SOMETHING THAT WAS BURNT I MADE IT TO A GARAGE HAD IT CHECKED OUT I WAS TOLD THAT THE CONVERTER WAS BURNT IT GOT HOT AND BLEW TRANS FLUID OUT THE OVERFLOW AND THAT AT THE LEAST THE CONVERTER WOULD NEED REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897787October 16, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN A SUDDEN STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT GO DOWN, IT WOULD REMAIN IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION UNTIL APPLYING BRAKES IN A NORMAL CONDITION. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER'S SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL REOCCURRING. *AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897733October 15, 2001
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH OR MORE STEERING WHEEL/VEHICLE WOULD JERK TO THE RIGHT OF THE ROAD. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD TURN RIGHT BEFORE THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED AND THAT THERE WAS NO WAY TO STOP IN ADVANCE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753169October 12, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
LEFT FRONT BRAKE ROTOR SEPARATED. THAT IS TO SAY, THE DISC ACTUALLY SEPARATED FROM THE HUB. THE SEPARATION CAUSED LOSS OF BRAKING ON THAT WHEEL. THE VEHICLE PULLS HARD TOWARD THE RIGHT(BECAUSE OF THE REMAINING ACTIVE BRAKE). CONCERNS: AN INEXPERIENCED DRIVER MAY HAVE ROLLED THE VEHICLE WITH THE SUDDEN HARD PULL TO THE RIGHT; HAD BOTH ROTORS FAILED AT THE SAME TIME, A COMPLETE LOSS OF FRONT BRAKES WOULD HAVE BEEN THE RESULT. I HAVE THE FAILED PART. THE REPAIR SHOP WHO FIXED THE VEHICLE TOLD ME THEY SEE THIS KIND OF FAILURE ON A REGULAR BASIS. THUS TYPE OF COMPOSITE ROTOR IS COMMON ON MANY GM VEHICLES. HAVING EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE, I CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER IF CRASHES MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE ROTOR FAILURE, BUT THE "BROKEN" ROTOR COULD HAVE BEEN ASSUMED TO BE A RESULT OF THE CRASH? I HAVE NOT CONTACTED GM AT THIS POINT. I HAVE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THIS VEHICLE I AM ATTEMPTING TO ADDRESS WITH GM, BUT FOR THE MOST PART AM BEING TOLD THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT I FELT NHTSA SHOULD BE AWARE OF, AND WILL, HOPEFULLY, LOOK INTO. THANK YOU, AND I HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.*AK *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751133August 26, 2001
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK OCCASIONALLY ON HIGH, BUT MOST OF THE TIME NOT WHEN IT IS E FUEL PUMP HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED TWO TIMES AND DOES NOT GIVE A WARNING THAT IT IS GOING TO TO QUIT. THE STEERING HAS A BAD PLACE IN IT A APPROX. 50MPH GOING AROUND A CURVE AND WILL PULL HARDER IN TO THE CURVE, EITHER THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH PARTS TO THIS TRUCK OR I HAVE A LEMON. I HAVE SPOKE WITH OTHERS AND THEIR WIPES DO THE SAME THING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750676August 17, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750681August 17, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
VEHICLE'S FUEL PUMP HAS FAILED SIX TIMES SINCE NEW PURCHASE ONCE ON EXPRESSWAY CAUSING NEAR FATAL ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894423August 15, 2001
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE WAS GOING 50MPH AROUND A WIDE RIGHT HAND CURVE WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED WOBBLING/ SPINNING/ WENT OVER EMBANKMENT, AND ROLLED BACKWARD INTO A BARN. CONSUMER SUFFERED NO INJURIES. ALSO, CONSUMER DID EVERYTHING TO CONTROL VEHICLE BEFORE LOSING ABSOLUTE CONTROL. WHEN CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, THEY HAD NOT HEARD OF ANY INCIDENT DURING THAT TIME. DEALER ASSUMED CONSUMER LOST CONTROL AND RAN UP ON GRASS. CONSUMER HAS HAD SEVERAL DIFFERENT INCIDENTS THAT RELATES TO THE SAME PROBLEM. CONSUMER PLEASE ADD THE VIN# AND MILEAGE TO FORM. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894305August 14, 2001
STEERING
WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT STEERING WHEEL WILL JERK IN THAT DIRECTION AND CAUSE VEHICLE TO TURN MORE THAN INTENDED, LIKE SOMEONE IS JERKING IT OUT OF CONSUMER'S HAND. CONSUMER STATED THIS WA SVERY DANGEROUS. DEALER SAID IT WAS A SENSOR THAT NEEDED TO BE REEPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750312August 13, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749152July 25, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE THE BRAKES FAILED. HAD I NOT REALLY PRESSED ON THE BRAKES EXTREMELY HARD I WOULD HAVE HIT THE MOTOR HOME THAT WAS ACROSS THE STREET FROM MY DRIVEWAY. I STOPPED ABOUT 5 INCHES FROM IT. I HATE TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THIS HAD OCCURED WHILE I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND MAKING AN EMERGENCY STOP. THIS COMPONENT FAILED WITHOUT ANY NOTICE. IT SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED AT SUCH AN EARLY AGE AND IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT. I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER , AND HE TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE ISSUE, AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT SINCE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, SO I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL SHOP INSTEAD OF THE DEALER. THE CHEVY DEALER HAD THE NERVE TO TELL ME THAT IT WOULD BE ABOUT $500 TO REPLACE THE BOOSTER, AND THEY WOULD GIVE ME NO ASSURANCES THAT THE REPLACEMENT WOULD NOT FAIL IN THE SAME MANNER! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749192July 25, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
SECOND TIME TO REPLACED FUEL PUMP&MODULE,STEERING GIVES OUT ON CORNERS WITH NO WARNING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748066July 8, 2001
STEERING
STEERING POSITION SENSOR FAILED, CAUSING THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM TO LOSE RESISTANCE AT SPEED. INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON A SWEEPING LEFT HAND TURN. I WAS APPLYING CONSTANT LIGHT LEFT HAND PRESSURE ON THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM LOST RESISTANCE AND THE WHEEL TURNED FREELY AND QUICKLY TO THE LEFT. BEFORE I REGAINED CONTROL I HAD MOVED 1/2 LANE TO THE LEFT. THE PROBLEM WAS VERY INTERMITTENT AT FIRST BUT GREW INCREASINGLY MORE REGULAR. THE STEERING WOULD SEEM TO TWITCH AND CAUSE MOMENTARY LOSS OF FEEL. I*AK FINALLY REPLACED THE STEERING POSITION SENSOR AND THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. WHEN I PURCHASED THE REPLACEMENT PART AT THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP, THE PARTS COUNTERMAN NEW EXACTLY WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT AND COMMENTED THAT IT MUST BE A BIG PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY HAD A WHOLE BIN OF STEERING POSITION SENSORS. IT IS MY CONTENTION THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM. THE SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL CAN BE VERY UN-NERVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891720June 29, 2001
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE WANDERS OFF TOP THE LEFT AND RIGHT. WHEELS TURN LEFT ALL THE TIME. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747494June 27, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
STEERING BECOMES SPASTIC AT TIMES. IT FELT LIKE I WAS DRIVING ON ICE. THE STEERING HAS ALSO BECOME UNUSUALLY LOOSE MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745812May 24, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC HAD TO COAST TO NEAREST SERVICE STATION AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WAS TOLD THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED SIMULTANEOUSLY SINCE INCIDENT FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES AND COUNTING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745813May 24, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745799May 23, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED STALLING AND NO STARTING. AFTER REPLACING THE FUEL FILTER AND THE FUEL PUMP RELAY, WITHOUT SUCCESS, THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY WAS REMOVED FROM THE TANK. THE WIRING TO THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL GUAGE SENDER WAS MELTED TOGETHER, AND A GREAT DEAL OF THE INSULATION WAS MELTED OFF ONE OF THE WIRES GOING TO THE FUEL PUMP. THE PARTICULAR WIRE THAT WAS MELTED/BURNT SHOWS SEVERE DISCOLORATION IN THE METAL OF THE WIRE ITSELF, AS IF FROM EXTREME HEAT. THIS IS ON AN IN-TANK ASSEMBLY!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745513May 18, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
STEERING BECOMES OVER SENSITIVE CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVER STEER. VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS ARE AS FOLLOWS. 1997-1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE, 1997-1999 GMC YUKON, 1997-1999 CHEVROLET 1500 TRUCKS, 1997-1999 GMC TRUCKS. ANY GM VEHICLE WITH AT V8 GASOLINE POWERED ENGINE WILL HAVE THIS FAILURE. THERE ARE 1000S OF COMPLAINTS IN YOUR DATABASE AND THIS ADDS TO THEM ONLY NOW YOU ARE AWARE THAT ADDITIONAL MODELS ARE AFFECTED AS WELL. IF THERE IS A FATALITY RESULTING FROM THIS DEFECT THEN ALL CORPORATIONS AND AGENCIES AWARE OF THE DEFECT TIME OF THE DEATH WILL BE LIABLE FOR CIVIL DAMAGES. IT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CONSUMER TO SEE THIS DEFECT IS REPAIRED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED DUE TO BUREAUCRATIC RED TAPE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785002May 15, 2001
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PREMATURE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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