Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints

10,175 consumer complaints on file.

#891589June 28, 2001
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW, AIR BAGS
VEHICLE HIT A TREE HEAD-ON AT 40MPH, AND NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*AK THERE WERE THREE INJURIES. *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#747451June 27, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE WITH 42,093 MILES WITH THE DEALERS ADDITIONAL COVERAGE OF 3,000 MILES BRINGING THE TOTAL COVERAGE TO 45.093 MILES ON 06/25/2001 AT 47,297 MILES MY VEHICLE STARTED HESITATING ON THE START AFTER BEING STOPPED IT WAS TAKEN TO THE REPAIR DEALER MEISSNER CHEVROLET AT 70TH ESSINGTON AVE PHILA PA WHERE IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE CODE 1870 INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE IT HAS TO BE REPLACED I'M VERY DISSAPOINTED ABOUT THIS I ALWAYS WANTED A CHEVY TRUNK AND NOW I SINCERELY REGRET IT. *AK *TR
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
#891062June 22, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
COMPUTER CHIP FAILED, AND VEHICLE WILLNOT START AT ALL. DEALERSHIP REPLACED COMPUTER CHIP, AND NOTED THAT WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT WORK. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR, FUEL PUMP, FUEL FILTER, DAYTIME RUNNING LAMPS, AIRCONDITIONER, AND COMPUTER BRAIN WERE ALL REPLACED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747253June 22, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#890510June 18, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
DEALER CLAIMS A PLASTIC FUEL INJECTOR CONNECTOR CRACKED AND IS LEAKING FUEL ON TOP OF ENGINE, CAUSING FIRE HAZARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746725June 12, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
LOWER SEAT RISER FAILED ON DRIVERS SEAT, DEALER REPLACED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY BUT A FEW HUNDRED MILES LATER SEAT FRAME MADE NOISES AND FOUND FRAME HAD CRACKS IN IT. VEHICLE WAS THEN OUT OF WARRANTY AND DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE SEAT FRAME. I ALSO KNOW OF ONE OTHER PERSON WHO HAS HAD SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR TAHOE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889969June 7, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
ABS BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN APPLYING BRRAKES THERE IS NO BRAKING ACTION, PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER REPLACED BRAKE PADS AND SHOES AND MASTER CYLINDER. BUT, IT DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM. ANTI LOCK SYSTEM WAS REPLACED ONCE BEFORE IN 1994. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889759June 5, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, NO PRIOR WARNING, MILEAGE AT THE TIME WAS 27000. *AL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889761June 5, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, NO BRAKING ACTION. TOWED TO DEALER, WHO FOUND POWER BOOSTER HAD FAILED, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889764June 5, 2001
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING STEERING WOULD JERK VEHICLE TO LEFT AND RIGHT AT ANY SPEED. TOOK VEHICLE DEALER, WHO TOLD CONSUMER TO REPLACE CONNECTOR, THAT REMEDIED THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746051May 29, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
SERPENTINE BELT TENSIONER COMPLETELY BLEW APART CAUSING LOSS OF BELT. LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND ELECTRICAL CHARGING. BELT WRAPPED AROUND FAN CAUSING OVERHEATING OF ENGINE. COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF TENSIONER/PULLEY AND BELT NECESSARY.*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
#745708May 22, 2001
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745713May 22, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FEUL PUMP EXTREME WHINING SOUND. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745591May 21, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
VERY CONCERNED ABOUT INABLILITY TO MAINTAN SEAT MOUNTED SEATBELT SHOULDER STRAP ON SHOULDER WITH ANY SHOULDER MOVEMENT. SHOULDER STRAP CONTINUES TO SLIDE OFF SHOULDER CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY IMPLICATIONS BECAUSE OF POSITIONING OF SHOULDER STRAP IN EVENT OF ACCIDENT. UNABLE TO GET ANY SAFETY INFORMATION FROM GM CONCERNING THIS ISSUE OR SEATBELT PROTECTION FOR THIS VEHICLE IN GENERAL. I DON'T WISH TO BE ONE OF YOUR STATS IN THE NEXT FOUR YEARS BEFORE THIS MAY CAREFULLY BE LOOKED AT. THANK YOU.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888689May 21, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DURING WET CONDITIONS, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP ABS BRAKES LOCK UP, AND VEHICLE WILL SLIDE TO A STOP. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED A SENSOR IN ABS; HOWEVER, THIS HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *AK *JB
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

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