Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints

10,175 consumer complaints on file.

#721892April 24, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WE PURCHASED THE 1999 TAHOE IN JUNE, 1998. WE HAD THE ROTORS TURNED IN DECEMBER 1998 AND THEN REPLACED AUG. 1999. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN ON A NEW VEHICLE, LET ALONE ONE THAT COSTS AS MUCH AS THE TAHOE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS GOING TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT STOPPING VERY GOOD, ESPECIALLY AT A SPEED GREATER THAN 40 MPH. THE BRAKES WERE BLED IN THE SUMMER OF 1999. THAT SEEMED TO HELP FOR A WHILE. BUT THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO REAPPEAR. WE TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO OUR DEALER. THEY THEN REPLACED THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. THAT SEEMED TO HELP. BUT I FEEL THE BRAKE SYSTEM STILL IS NOT A GOOD SYSTEM WHEN YOU MUST PRESS THE PEDAL DOWN SO FAR TO GET A GOOD STOP. THE MANIFOLD GASKETS ALSO HAD TO ALREADY BE REPLACED. FOR A FAIRLY NEW AND EXPENSIVE VEHICLE, WE HAVE HAD ALOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. (WE HAD A 1995 CHEVY SUBURBAN BEFORE, AND WE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH IT. WE REALLY LIKED THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON IT AND WISH WE HAD NEVER TRADED FOR THE TAHOE.) ONE THING I NOTICED ON YOUR RECALLS, ON THE 1998 TAHOES, THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE ROTORS AND BRAKING SYSTEM. SINCE OUR TRUCK WAS BUILT EARLY IN MAY 1998, AND LISTED AS 1999, COULD WE HAVE POSSIBLY INHERITED THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THE 1998 TAHOE? I WOULD LOVE TO PURCHASE A 2000 TAHOE, BUT HESITATE BECAUSE OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM THEY MAY HAVE. PLEASE INFORM ME IF THERE COULD BE A RECALL ON OUR MODEL AND YEAR. I FEEL THE 1998 RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO THE 1999 SINCE EVERYTHING ON THE VEHICLES ARE THE SAME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721742April 20, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE STALLED TWICE IN 2 DAYS. PRIOR TO STALL, THE CLOCK WAS INOP AND THE RADIO WENT BLANK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860662April 20, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WHEEL TURNS INTO THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721582April 17, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I GET NO HELP FROM THE DEALER. THEY CHARGED ME FOR A NEW WIPER MOTOR, SAYING THE RECALL WAS FOR LAST YEARS MODEL. MY TRANSMISSION WAS CHECKED BY A TRANS SHOP - THEY SAY IT WORKS FINE. THE DEALER WANTS $3000 TO FIX IT. AFTER DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AND SLOWING BACK TO NORMAL STOP AND GO DRIVING, THE VEHICLE BANGS INTO SECOND GEAR. IF I TURN THE VEHICLE OFF FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AND BACK ON AGAIN, THE BANGING STOPS AND THE TRANSMISSION WORKS FINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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
#860421April 17, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
PASSENGER'S SIDE LAP RESTRAINT IS JAMMED. BELT WILL NOT PULL OUT OF THE RETRACTOR SO THAT IT CAN BE USED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860364April 14, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION. AFTER TURNING WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES, THE WIPERS FINALLY CAME BACK ON. TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. PROBLEM WAS NOT CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860099April 11, 2000
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
DUE TO A LEAK IN STEERING GEAR BOX STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED AND VEHICLE TURNED TO THE LEFT. VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND RESULTED IN COLLISION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860103April 11, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 40 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A STOP SIGN, CONSUMER HIT OTHER VEHICLE DIRECTLY IN THE SIDE OF CAR. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER FELT AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
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
#721219April 9, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
BRAKE POWER BOOSTER FAILURE. CAUSED EXTENDED AND UNSAFE STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711165April 7, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY WORK. SECOND TIME IN A WEEK WHERE THE LOW SPEED, HIGH SPEED, OR INTERMITTENT WIPERS WOULD NOT COME ON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711172April 7, 2000
SEATS
BOTH PASSABGER AND DRIVER SEAT FRAMES/TRACKS HAVE FAILED. SEATS ROCK EXCESSIVELY AND PASSANGER SEAT SOMTIMES RELEASES AND SLIDES FOWARD. 3 FRIENDS THAT HAVE CHEVY TAHOE'S HAVE HAD THEIR SEAT FRAMES REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES (ONE PERSON HAS HAD 6 NEW SEATS) I BELIEVE THAT THIS AMOUNT OF FAILURES CONSTITUTES A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND IS UNQUESTIONABLY A SAFETY HAZARD (PASSANGER SEAT SLIDING FOWARD WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED ABRUPTLY, I ALMOST SENT MY GIRLFRIEND THROUGH THE FRONT WINDOW). I AM ONLY 175LBS AND MY SEATS FRAMES HAVE NO REASON TO FAIL. PLEASE CHECK ANY DEALER REPAIR HISTORY FOR THIS MAKE AND YOU MAY FIND AN EXTRAORDINARY AMOUT OF FAILURES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711242April 7, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS FIRE. MECHANIC REPLIED HE WAS VERY SUPRISED WHEN THE VEHICLE DID NOT CATCH ON FIRE DUE TO THE FULE TANK MODULE WIRES BEING BURNT TO THE INSIDE WALL OF THE GAS TANK. THE ONLY INDICATION OF THE PROBLEM AT TIME OF DRIVING WAS A TOTAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN ON THE ROAD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859737April 5, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING ON ROAD TRAVELING ABOUT 35 TO 45MPH CAME TO AN INTERSECTION, HAD THE RIGHT OF WAY WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING WEST FAILED TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN, AND PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF CONSUMER' VEHICLE. CONSUMER HIT FRONT LEFT OF THE OTHER CAR. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. WOULD SENT A REPRESENTATIVE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720981April 4, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720967April 3, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
VEHICLE WILL OVERSTEER WHEN CHANGING LANES TO THE LEFT OR TURNING LEFT, STEERING WILL PULL TO LEFT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859489March 30, 2000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
VEHICLE WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN OR FROM A REDLIGHT VEHICLE MAKES NOISE DUE TO DRIVESHAFT BEING LOOSE . THE REMEDY REMEDY IS TO GO IN AND PUT GREASE ON SPLINES OF THE OUTPUT SHAFT TO TAKE OUT THE SLACK OF THE CONNECTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859391March 29, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE JUST SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TMES SINCE MAY OF 99, RESULTING IN A REAR END CRASH ON 3/23/00. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND WHAT WAS CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#859408March 29, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
EA99OII/ERRATIC POWER STEERING OPERATION: VEHICLE WOULD JERK WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED . DEALER/MAANUFCTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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