Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints (1998)

263 consumer complaints on file.

#10210817December 4, 2007
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
OUTSIDE TEMP BELOW FREEZING SO I HEATED UP MY 1998 CHEVY TAHOE (INCLUDING HEATED LEATHER SEATS ON LOW SETTING) AND WHEN I RETURNED TO MY VEHICLE LESS THAN 5 MINUTES LATER, DRIVER'S SEAT WAS ON FIRE. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAT 90,000 MILES AND HAS NOT BEEN MISTREATED. I HAPPENED TO HAVE A DRINK IN MY HAND SO I POURED IT ON THE SEAT TO PUT IT OUT. HAD I ACTUALLY BEEN SITTING ON THE SEAT, I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY BURNED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10207402October 30, 2007
STEERING
WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT FEELS LIKE DRIVING ON ICE. WHEN IT IS COLD THE STEERING FEEL LIKE THIS ALL THE TIME TILL THE TAHOE WARMS UP THEN I AM BACK THE RANDOM TURNING. WILL NOT LET ANYONE IN MY HOUSEHOLD DRIVE THE TAHOE BECAUSE OF THIS. FOUND A BUNCH OF OTHER TAHOES WITH THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THE STEERING EVO SENSOR IS BAD. LOOKS LIKE THE TAHOE WOULD SEND SOME TYPE OF MESSAGE TO INFORM THE DRIVER TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED OR A BYPASS INSTALLED IN CASE OF FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182752February 16, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
1998 TAHOE ABS BRAKING PROBLEM. ABS SYSTEM ENGAGES AT LOW SPEED MAKING IT VERY HARD TO STOP VEHICLE SAFELY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169967October 4, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN TRAVELING 10 MPH OR UNDER THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES SYSTEM STARTS MAKING IT HARD TO STOP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165637August 16, 2006
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159397June 9, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS SYSTEM ENGAGES AND CREATES DANGEROUS BRAKE SPONGINESS. I HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME STOPPING THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO NUMEROUS DEALERS WHO ATTRIBUTE THE PROBLEM TO THE EXISTING RECALL ON SIMILAR GM LIGHT TRUCKS AND SUV'S RELATED TO OXIDATION/CORROSION OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM. I WOULD LIKE THIS FIXED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159401June 9, 2006
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY CREATING A HAZARDOUS OR DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITION. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED MANY TIMES WITH THIS DEFECT. I WOULD LIKE IT FIXED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157978May 22, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE TRYING TO STOP WHILE DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED MY ABS FAIL CAUSING MY VEHICLE NOT TO STOP AND IN 2 INCIDENCES WE HAVE HIT OTHER VEHICLES. SPOKE WITH DEALER AND THEY SAID ABS SENSOR IS PROBLEM. THIS IS RECALLED IN THE SAME VEHICLE IN 1999 BUT MY VEHICLE IS A 1998. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154153March 30, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PULLING OUT FROM A RED LIGHT AT 5 MPH, A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF THE CONTACT SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. WHEN THE CONTACT WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE ABS ENGAGED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLES CRASHED. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE RECEIVED NO DAMAGE; HOWEVER, THE OTHER VEHICLE SUSTAINED PROPERTY DAMAGE TO THE REAR BUMPER. THE POLICE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE ALTHOUGH THERE WERE NO INJURIES. GM STATED BECAUSE OF THE AGE AND AMOUNT OF MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE THEY WOULD NOT COVER ANY REPAIRS, HOWEVER THEY DID PAY FOR THE INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 06/30/06. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150435February 16, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
MY 1998 CHEVY TAHOE HAS AN ABS EVENT WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT APPROXIMATELY 6 MILES PER HOUR. THIS JUST STARTED HAPPENING AT AROUND 60K MILES. IT HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AS THE MILES ACCUMULATED. CURRENTLY I HAVE 80K ON MY SUV. THIS INCREASES MY STOPPING DISTANCE AN WORRIES ME ABOUT HOW MUCH CONTROL I HAVE IF I NEED TO STOP QUICKLY. I HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING YET TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I JUST STARTED RESEARCHING THIS AND FOUND THAT THERE IS A LIMITED RECALL ALREADY HAPPENING ON GM SUVS AND TRUCKS FROM 1999 - 2002. I AM SCARED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER DUE TO THE COSTS. EVERYTIME I COME TO A STOP, THE ABS KICKS ON. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150097February 13, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE ON WET PAVEMENT AT SPEEDS OF 4 MPH THE ANTI-LOCK ENGAGES. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 03/03/06
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149662February 7, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTILOCK BRAKE ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS (< 5MPH). SOUNDS SAME AS RECALL 05V37900. STARTED OUT INTERMITTENT, NOW OCCURS 80% OF TIME. DANGEROUS AS IT EFFECTS STOPPING DISTANCE AS YOU APPROACH TO MAKE A STOP. DEALER WILL NOT ADDRESS AS RECALL IS FOR 1999+, MY TAHOE IS 1998. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149675February 7, 2006
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
IN SEPT 2005 MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED TO CONTINUE RUNNING AFTER TURNING THEM OFF OR ON INTERMITENT. IT HAD PROGRESS AND GOT WORSE EVER SINCE. I TOOK MY CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND HE HAD TO REPLACE THE COMPONENT IN MID JANUARY OF 2006. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149434February 4, 2006
WHEELS
I OWN A 1998 CHEVROLET TAHOE IN WHICH I HAD TO PAY OVER $900 TO HAVE REPAIRED TO REPAIR/REPLACE FRONT HUB ASSEMBLIES. THIS IS FOR THE SAME WORK THAT GM HAS RECALLED 1999 AND NEWER VEHICLES THAT ARE USED IN AREAS OF THE COUNTRY THAT USE ROAD SALT. THOSE REPAIRS WERE MADE JUST PRIOR THE RECALL THAT I THINK YOUR AGENCY FORCED GM TO CALL FOR THE VERY SAME ISSUE. I CONTACTED GM AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY ONLY RECALL VEHICLES BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS BY YEAR. THE FACT THAT THE DESIGN IS IDENTICAL IN MY AND THE 1999 MODEL WAS A NON ISSUE AS FAR AS THEY ARE CONCERNED. I INTEND TO LOOK INTO A CIVIL SUIT SINCE I HAVE NO IDEA ABOUT HOW MUCH TIME WILL BE INVOLVED, BUT EVEN THOUGH THIS MAY NOT HELP ME, I THOUGHT THAT I COULD AT LEAST ADD MY EXPERIENCE AND NAME TO SEE IF IT WILL GENERATE SUFFICIENT NUMBERS FOR GM TO CARE ABOUT DOING THE RIGHT THING AND ADDING THIS YEAR TO THE RECALL. I AM USING THE DATE THAT I FIRST WROTE TO GM BUT MY REPAIRS WERE DONE 8/12/04. THEY ASSIGNED SERVICE REQUEST # 1 387872013 AND TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE NOT EVEN SURE IF I LIVE IN A STATE THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE RECALL. THEY ARE WRONG ABOUT THAT AS WELL. ALTHOUGH I WAS NOT INJURED, IT IS ONLY BECAUSE I SPENT MY OWN MONEY WHEN I WENT IN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME THING THAT IS NOW PART OF THE RECALL. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148453January 24, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ACTIVATES AT LOW SPEEDS. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, #05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148012January 18, 2006
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 98V150001, REGARDING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THE CONSUMER HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147017January 5, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
LOW SPEED ANTILOCK BRAKE ACTIVATION CAUSING EXCESSIVE STOPPING DISTANCES. DEALER SERVICE REP STATED THAT THE ABS SENSORS WERE CORRODED MOST LIKELY FROM ROAD SALT. STARTED OUT AS VERY INTERMITTENT BUT RECENTLY BECAME A CONSTANT PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146121December 27, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V370000 CONCERNING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146086December 26, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS FOR PAST 9 MONTHS ON A 1998 CHEVROLET TAHOE RECALLS IN MY STATE APPLICABLE TO 1999 & NEWER DESPITE GM SERVICE BULLETINS OF MODELS OF 1995 & UP AFFECTED BY PROBLEM. PAID DEALER TO CLEAN ABS SINCE GM REFUSED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146053December 25, 2005
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS:TANK VALVE/GAUGE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THIS IS TO ADDRESS THE RECENT EXPANDED RECALL OF GM LIGHT TRUCKS/SUVS. I HAVE A 1998 TAHOE AND HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME ISSUES THAT HAVE CAUSED GM TO RECALL THE TRUCKS/SUVS DUE TO RUST AFFECTING THE ABS SYSTEM. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME CORROSION RELATED ISSUES THAT ARE ADDRESSED BY THE RECALL - HOWEVER, BECAUSE I HAVE A 1998, GM WILL NOT PROVIDE ME ANY ASSISTANCE. WHEN I INQUIRED AS TO WHETHER THE WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY (THAT HOUSES THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR) IN MY VEHICLE IS ANY DIFFERENT THAN THE VEHICLES BEING RECALLED, THE DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS NOT ANY DIFFERENCE. MY COMPLAINT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSES THE FACT THAT GM HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE IS A FAULTY DESIGN IN THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY, HOWEVER, WILL NOT TAKE ANY ACTION TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION - ULTIMATELY LEAVING MY VEHICLE (AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS BUILT IN 1998 OR 1997) AS UNSAFE TO OPERATE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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