Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints (1996)

283 consumer complaints on file.

#828175September 24, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
RECALL 96V05700, MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 96-C-26; VEHICLE WOULD NOT CRANK AFTER DEALER HAD JUST REPAIRED CAR. JUMP STARTED THE CAR, ENGINE STARTED RACING AS FAST AS IT COULD GO, SPARKS CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD, TAPPING ON THE GAS TO GET THE ENGINE TO STOP RACING, PRESSED ON THE BRAKES AND THE CAR KEPT GOING. SLAMMED INTO PARK, DRIVER WAS INJURED IN INCIDENT. OPENED THE HOOD AND WHITE SMOKE APPEARED. DEALER CONTACTED, AND WILL NOT RESPOND TO CALLS. STATED THEY CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#828191September 24, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BATTERY HAS A CRACK, CAUSING ACID LEAKS THROUGH BATTERY PLATE ONTO FLOOR. DEALER/MFR. NOTIFIED. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED AT THIS TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#541022September 22, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
SOMETHING WITHIN THE DRIVE AXLE IS LOOSE AND READY TO FALL OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827859September 14, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 55 MPH ON DRY ROAD, BEGAN TO PRESS ON BRAKES THEN BRAKES STARTED TO GRAB AND LOCK UP. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538814August 4, 1998
STEERING
VEHICLE'S ELECTRONIC 4-WHEEL DRIVE SWITCHED FROM 2-WHEEL TO 4-WHEEL DRIVE BY ITSELF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538801August 3, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:SPRINGS
UPON ACCELERATING IN THE PASSING LANE THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AND DID NOT RETURN TO IDLE DUE TO A FRAYED CABLE NEAR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CABLE BALLED UP AND WOULD NOT SLIDE BACK INTO CABLE SLEEVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826064July 30, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
THE LOCATION OF THE BRAKE LINE HAS CAUSED A HOLE TO RUB IN THE GAS TANK. ) WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS THE HEADLIGHTS GO OFF AND EVENTUALLY THEY COME BACK ON AFTER THE SWITCH COOLS OFF. (3)WHILE DRIVING THE TAHOE A LOUD CLUNKING COMES FROM THE MIDDLE OR THE REAR OF VEHICLE, WHICH SOUNDS AS THOUGH THE REAR AXLE OR DRIVESHAFT IS LOOSE AND GOING TO FALL OFF. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. DEALER NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537809June 27, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES WERE MUSHY WHILE TRAVELING AT 10 MPH AND CAUSED A COLLISION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824448June 18, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN ABS BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL TRAVELS TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824341June 16, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN PUSHING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP IN TIME. THE PROBLEM CONSTANTLY OCCURS. THE HIGHWAY SPEED IS 55MPH. WEATHER CONDITIONS DO NOT MATTER. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823519June 11, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
POWER VACUUM ASSIST BRAKES DEVELOPED A LEAK, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES/AIR ESCAPING,AND BRAKE PEDAL HARDENING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823177May 8, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHEN CONSUMER LET OFF GAS PEDAL DURING DRIVING AT 40 MPH OR MORE,THE VEHICLE WILL SLOW DOWN. ALSO WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE IT STARTED AT 1500 RMP. AFTER SVERAL SECONDS THE ENGINE WILL DIE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. ON EACH OCCASION THE PROBLEN REOCCURRED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#533452March 31, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, ALMOST RESULTING IN A COLLISION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#533298March 30, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT AXLE SEALS LEAK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#533112March 19, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM
ABS BRAKES FAILED. ALSO, BRAKE DRUMS OVERHEATED/WARPED, CAUSING VIOLENT VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING A THIGHER SPEEDS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#531804March 5, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
ANTI LOCK BRAKES LOCK UP AND MASTER CYLINDER LOSES FLUID.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#821590February 20, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TRUCK WAS HIT FROM BEHIND AND KNOCKED INTO ANOTHER CAR, THEN THE TRUCK ACCELERATED WHILE DRIVER HAD FOOT ON BRAKE HITTING SAME VEHICLE AGAIN. THAT VEHICLE WAS PUSHED TO THE SERVICE LANE, AND TRUCK HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT OF IT. THE TRUCK IS BEING REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#820194January 21, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT, RES\ULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#523396January 21, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE FAILURE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#529503January 20, 1998
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS IS THE SAFEST VEHICLE ON THE ROAD, DON'T RAISE THE INSURANCE RATES BECAUSE OF SMALL CAR PARANOIA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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