Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints
10,175 consumer complaints on file.
- #838057August 10, 1999STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION), STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, SUSPENSION
EA99011-ERRATIC POWER STEERING ASSIST. WHILE DRIIVING VEHICLE GOES DOWN A STRAIGHT ROAD, HITS A SLIGHT BUMP, CAUSING THE TENSION IN THE STEERING COLUMN TO RELEASE, WHICH RESULTS IN LOSS OF CONTROL. HOWEVER, THE SAME PROBLEM IS MORE INTENSIFIED WHEN GOING AROUND CURVES. WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE STEERING SENSOR / STEERING BOX HAVE BEEN REPLACED. CONSUMER IS STILL EXPERIENCING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *YC
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #547814August 9, 1999STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC., UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
TIME OF DELEVERY BUMPER WAS RUSTED. YH
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #844506August 6, 1999SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR, THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES. DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND FLIPPED OVER INTO MEDIAN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TOTALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 3
- Deaths:
- 0
- #782808August 5, 1999ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:RELAY
STARTER RELAY FAILED. NLM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #547765August 5, 1999SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES PULSATE, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS VEHICLE EXPERIENCING VIBRATION IN FRONT END WHEN BRAKING, RIGHT SIDE LOCKED UP WHEN TURNING. *YC
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #844278August 4, 1999ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLED/ SHUT DOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #844327August 4, 1999SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND GOING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS AND ROUGH ROADS AND GRAVEL, VEHICLE DIDN'T STOP, CAUSING CONSUMER TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #547741August 3, 1999SEATS
SEAT TRACK AND BRACKET BROKEN CAUSING THE SEAT TO EXPERIENCE EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT. NLM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #547657August 3, 1999SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES ARE VERY SPONGY AND EASILY GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR CAUSING BRAKES TO SLIP WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *YC
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #844137August 3, 1999SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, DURING A NORMAL STOP, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK DID NOT STOP. DRIVER USED BOTH FEET TO STOP THE TRUCK AFTER DRIVING ONTO THE SHOULDER. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. 6 SETS OF BRAKES HAVE BEEN PUT ON THIS VEHICLE IN 2 YEARS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #844141August 3, 1999ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT DOWN . CONSUMER HAD THE TRANMISSION REPAIRED THREE TIMES. BUT IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM, AND DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #844165August 3, 1999SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
REAR SEAT BELT WON'T LOCK, AND THE RADIO DOESN'T WORK. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #842022August 2, 1999POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
THE UNIVERSAL JOINT FAILED 3 TIMES. NOISE WAS BEING HEARD PRIOR TO FAILURE. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 35 MPH WHEN THE UNIVERSAL JOINT DROPPED OUT. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY DEALER THAT THE DRIVESHAFT WAS DEFECTIVE. *YC.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #709487August 2, 1999SUSPENSION:REAR
THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME AND I WAS TOLD GM DOESN'T MAKE THIS REAR AXLE ANYMORE. I HAVE HAD FOUR FAILURES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, IT STILL IS NOT CORRECT. SAFTEY IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THE REAR AXLE OF SUCH A LARGE TRUCK.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #843905July 30, 1999SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM KICKS IN, CAUSING BRAKES TO LOCK-UP. THE BRAKES WORK INTERMITTENTLY. BRAKES HAVE BEEN SPONGY SINCE PURCHASE. *YC *ML
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #843899July 30, 1999STEERING
WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN,AND THEN STRAIGHTENING VEHICLE OUT, STEERING WILL PUSH TO THE RIGHT. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #843941July 30, 1999SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM
SELF LOCKING NUT THAT HOLDS UPPER SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM BECAME LOOSE AND ALOWED SUSPENSION TO MOVE. DEALER CONTACTED AND REPAIRWORK DONE. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #843762July 29, 1999SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, DURING A DECLINE, VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN ENOUGH BY THE PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE PEDAL. DEALER SAYS IT'S NO PROBLEM. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #843805July 29, 1999SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE BOOSTER MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. ALSO, DEALER REPLACED BRAKE ROTORS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #709368July 29, 1999POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
RANDOM OCCURANCES OF LOUD CLUNKING SOUNDS (REAR??) AND LOUD GRINDING (FRONT??) FOR 4 TO 40 SECONDS. CLUNKING SOUNDS AS THOUGH IT IS IN THE DRIVE TRAIN SOMEWHERE
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0