Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints

10,175 consumer complaints on file.

#719122February 23, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BOTH AXLES HAVE FAILED IN THIS VEHICLE. BRAKE FAILURE ON FIRST OCCURANCE. REAR AXLES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED 5 TIMES! CHEVY ACKNOWLEDGES ENGINEERING DEFECT BUT STATES THAT WARRANTY COVERS MANUFACTURING OR MATERIALS DEFECTS ONLY. UNSUSPECTING OWNERS COULD EXPERIENCE BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO AXLE FLUID CONTAMINATION OF BRAKE PADS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718975February 19, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, AIR BAGS
WIRING HARNESS HAS CORROSION IN IT UP NEAR THE FIREWALL. APPEARS THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS DEFECTIVE (DAMAGED) DURING THE ASSEMBLY PROCESS. CORROSION ON GROUND SIDE OF AIR BAG ARMING CIRCUIT MEANS THAT IN A COLLISION THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. DEALER SAYS THAT THIS IS NOT A WARRANTY ITEM. CORROSION IN THE AIR BAG ARMING CIRCUIT COULD ALSO CAUSE IT TO DEPLOY WHEN IT SHOULD NOT, LEADING TO AN ACCIDENT. ISN'T THERE UNLIMITED WARRANTY ON SAFETY SYSTEMS AND POLLUTION CONTROL SYSTEMS? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550987February 17, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE (98V-150), HOWEVER OWNER DENIED REIMBURSEMENT DUE TO PROBLEM WITH PARTS INVOLVED. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857148February 17, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL FELT AS IF VEHICLE WAS ON ICE. THERE WAS NO CONTROL. WHEN VEHICLE HIT BUMPS VEHICLE COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP. WAS TEST DRIVEN. THE PROBLEM WAS FELT, BUT DEALER COULD NOT LOCATE STEERING PROBLEM FOR REPAIRS. STEERING WAS WEIRD, BUT NOTHING WAS WRONG. NEW TIRES PUT ON & VEHICLE REALIGNED. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718888February 17, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
THIS VEHICLE IS KEPT IN METICULOUS CONDITION, ALWAYS GARAGED AND MAINTAINED REGULARLY. AFTER NUMEROUS NO-STARTS AND GENERAL POOR RUNNING CONDITION I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FUEL INJECTORS, THE MAP SENSOR AS WELL AS HAVING A MAJOR TUNE-UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856939February 15, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THE LOCATION OF THE FUEL LINE CAUSES IT TO RUB AGAINST ANOTHER PART WHICH RESULTS IN A A FUEL LEAK, AND MAY CATCH ON FIRE. DEALER DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE, COMMON PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718763February 14, 2000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
WE HAVE COMPLAINED SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT NOT FEELING AS IF IT IS "LOCKED" IN POSITION AND WERE TOLD THAT IT IS NORMAL. IT FELT AS IF THE SEAT WERE "ROCKING" A BIT. NOW THE SEAT HAS BROKEN ALL THE WAY AND CAN "ROCK" AS IF YOU ARE IN A ROCKING CHAIR. THIS TOOK EFFECT ON THE FREEWAY. VERY DANGEROUS!!! .....IN CONNECTION WITH THE EGR VALVE I AM CURRENTLY IN NEED OF HAVING IT REPLACED FOR THE 3RD TIME. MY "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT HAS COME ON ALL THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT RUN THE SAME SINCE THE FIRST EGR VALVE HAS BEEN REPLACED. TO MY UNDERSTANDING, IT IS NOT A PART THAT SHOULD WEAR OUT SO FREQUENTLY. NONE OF THE TIMES HAS THE EGR VALVE BEEN COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718719February 13, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265/75/R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718597February 11, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
2 BATTERIES HAVE LEAKED, BRAKES HAVE BECOME "SQUEAKY" SHORTLY THEREAFTER GOTH TIMES. I SAW AN ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE NY TIMES AND FELT I SHOULD GIVE YOU YHIS INFORMATION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718610February 11, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. NOT SURE IF IT IS A DEFECT BUT ALARMING JUST THE SAME. WIRING HARNESS/CONNECTIONS ON FUEL PUMP AND SENDING UNIT INSIDE OF FUEL TANK MELTED, OVERHEATED AND BURNED. WHILE THIS MAY BE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT TO MY VEHICLE MECHANICS INFORMED ME THAT I WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY CAR DID NOT CATCH ON FIRE AND TANK IGNITE. *AK .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856620February 9, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
CONSUMER NOTICED A HOLE IN BATTERY, WHICH LEAKING FLUID ONTO BRAKES. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFOMTATON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550745February 7, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING OCCURRED WHEN THE SHAFT ROTATING THE PUMP BECAME LOOSE. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718212February 2, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
ORIGINAL MFG'S BATTERY SIDE TERMINALS LEAKED WITH PRESSURE AND SPEWED ACID OUT AND DOWN ON OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, INCLUDING THE RT SIR DEPLOYMENT SENSOR, ELECTRICAL WIRING, BRAKE LINES, TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES, AND OTHER ITEMS, WITH RESULTANT CORROSION. DEALER REFUSED TO FIX, OWNER CLEANED UP BEST POSSIBLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718214February 2, 2000
AIR BAGS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550640February 1, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
LEAKING BATTERY DRIPPED ONTO INNER RIGHT FRONT FENDER, BRAKE LINES AND HOSES. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718065January 30, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
THE SPEED SENSOR FOR THE POWER STEERING WAS DEFECTIVE; CAUSING ERATIC STEERING RESPONSIVENESS....QUITE DANGEROUS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718068January 30, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
DURING ROUTINE MAINTAINANCE I NOTICED POSITIVE TERMINAL ON THE BATTERY WAS LEAKING. NOTIFIED DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT COVERED. I REPLACED IT WITH A SEARS BATTERY AND CLEANED UP TO BE BEST OF MY ABILITY THE LEAKAGE THAT OCCURRED (WHICH I WAS CONCERNED COULD AFFECT THE BRAKING, ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM, AND OTHER COMPONENTS.) I WAS NOT HAPPY WITH THE RESPONSE FROM THE DEALERSHIP, BUT I WAS NOT GOING TO BUY ANOTHER BATTERY THAT WOULD LEAK, FROM THE DEALERSHIP. I NOTICED THE ARTICLE IN THE NEWSPAPER REGARDING THIS SITUATION, RECENTLY, WHICH HAS PROMPTED MY REPORT. THANK YOU. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718070January 30, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
CALIPER SLIDES FROZE DUE TO TOLERANCE/COROSSION, CAUSING VEHICLE TO EFFECTIVELY UTILIZE ONE BRAKE PAD FOR BRAKING. DEALER NOTED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND OFFERED TO CHARGE ME FOR FILING (SERVICE BULLETIN # 99-05-24-001) DOWN THE CALIPER SLIDE TO BE WITHIN TOLERANCE (NOT COVERED UNDER "BUMPER TO BUMPER" WARRANTY - CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE FILE #000014560). ACCORDING TO NAPA BRAKE INSTALLATION ISTRUCTIONS FOR APPLICABLE PADS (GM PART NUMBERS 7024A OR 7081A), THERE IS A POSSSIBILITY OF THIS CONDITION BREAKING CONTACT BETWEEN THE PAD FRICTION MATERIAL AND THE METAL BACKING, WHICH WOULD SEVERELY HAMPER OR REMOVE ALL BRAKING POWER FROM THAT WHEEL. I HAVE A BROTHER WITH A CHEVY ASTRO VAN OF SIMILAR YEAR, AND AN UNCLE WITH A FULL SIZE CHEVY TRUCK OF SIMILAR YEAR, BOTH OF WHOM HAVE EXPERIENCED FRONT BRAKE EXCESSIVE/UNEVEN WEAR. THIER VEHICLES WERE OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD AT THE TIME IT WAS NOTICED. I FEEL THAT CHEVY HAS DENIED ME A WARRANTY CLAIM, BECAUSE THIS IS AN INHERENT PROBLEM WITH THIER BRAKE DESIGN, AND WOULD BE TOO COSTLY TO RECALL. I ALSO FEEL THAT BECAUSE IT INVOLVES THE FRONT BRAKES (WHICH PROVIDE MOST OF BRAKING POWER) OF MANY LARGE VEHICLES, THAT MANY USE FOR TOWING, THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR A SAFETY RECALL, OR AT LEAST COVERED UNDER WARRANY, IF DISCOVERED UNDER WARRANTY PERIOD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855735January 28, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL BECOMES FIRM, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING. DISTANCE. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855549January 27, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BATTERY LEAKED ACID ONTO THE BRAKES, RESULTING IN POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE. ALSO LEAKED ACID ONTO THE AIR BAG SENSORS. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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