Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints

10,175 consumer complaints on file.

#843652July 28, 1999
STEERING
PULLED AWAY FROM STOP LIGHT AND STEERING LOCKED UP.STEERING WHEEL MOVED AROUND. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843670July 28, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
ABS BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL/CRASH. UPON IMPACT,AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547546July 27, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
STEERING WHEEL DOESN'T COME BACK AFTER TURNING, WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO CONSUMERS ACCIDENT. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#843487July 27, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DOES DOES RELEASE FROM THE RETRACTING MECHANISM,CAUSING THE SEAT BELT TO BECOME INOPERABLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843556July 27, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN EMERGENCY STOPPING, PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, NEARLY RESULTING IN A COLLISION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709242July 27, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843436July 26, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 15 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, ABS KICKED IN AND THE CONSUMER REAR ENDED THE OTHER VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709185July 26, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ABS BRAKE FAILURE IN THE WASHINGTON POST ARTICLE ON JULY 22, 1999 IS AN EXACT DESCRIPTION OF THE CAUSE OF AN ACCIDENT I HAD IN FEBRUARY, 1999. I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 10 MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP BECAUSE NO MATTER HOW HARD I PUSHED THE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL AND BUMPED INTO THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME, DAMAGING MY BUMPER. I HAD THE DEALER REPLACE THE BUMPER AND CHECK THE BRAKES. THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709199July 26, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I HOPE THIS WILL BE INCLUDED IN YOUR RECALL OF ABS CHEVY AUTOS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709229July 26, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS (NOT SNOW AND ICE), I HAVE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS BRAKE FAILURES. ON ONE OCCASION, FOR EXAMPLE, IN APRIL I WAS DRIVING AT APPROX 40 MPH ON A SUBURBAN ROAD (NO ICE OR SNOW) WHEN THE TRAFFIC LIGHT AHEAD CHANGED FROM GREEN TO RED. THERE WAS ONE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AS USUAL, AND THE ABS BRAKES ENGAGED. THE TRUCK SHUDDERED AND SHOOK AS I WAS ACCUSTOMED TO FEELING WHEN THE ABS ENGAGE IN SNOW AND ICE. BUT THERE WAS NO STOPPING THE VEHICLE. I WAS FORCED TO SWERVE OFF THE RAOD TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES, BUT THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE FAILURE. OTHER CHEVY SERVICE DEPARTMENTS HAVE NOT FOUND THE PROBLEM. I CALLED GM AND WAS GIVEN A "FILE NUMBER": 980 496 553. BUT GM TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE HAD NO OTHER REPORTS OF FAULTY ABS AND THEY INSISTED THE DEALER IS THE PARTY RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THE TRUCK. MY TRUCK HAS SPENT MANY MANY WEEKS IN VARIOUS DEALERSHIPS, TO NO AVAIL. NOW I UNDERSTAND THAT THE NTSB HAS DOCUMENTED THOUSANDS OF SUCH FAILURES IN GM VEHICLES. BUT APPARENTLY NOT ON 1997 MODELS, ONLY 1992-96 MODELS. LET ME INFORM YOU THAT THE 1997 MODEL CHEVY TAHOE HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS THE VEHICLES THAT WERE MENTIONED IN NEWS REPORTS LAST WEEK, REPORTS THAT 3.5 MILLION GM VEHICLES ARE BEING RECALLED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. CAN YOU ADVISE ME WHAT I AM SUPPOSED TO DO SINCE GM HAS CLOSED THE DOOR ON MY CASE AND INSISTS THAT THERE'S NOTHING TO BE DONE WITH MY BRAND NEW TRUCK. BY THE WAY, THIS PROBLEM SURFACED WITHIN THE FIRST MONTH THAT I OWNED THE TRUCK AND HAS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY EVER SINCE. FURTHERMORE, MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE DRIVEN THE TRUCK HAVE REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO ME, SO IT'S NOT A PROBLEM WITH MY PERCEPTION OF HOW ABS BRAKES ARE SUPPOSED TO WORK, AS GM INSISTS. PLEASE ADVISE ME OF WHERE I SHOULD GO TO GET THIS MATTER SOLVED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#782566July 23, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
MASTER CYLINDER AND POWER BOOSTER FAILED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842877July 22, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 30 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842907July 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708894July 21, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
I EXPERIENCE A VERY NOTICABLE TWITCHING IN THE STEERING IN A TURN AT HIGH SPEEDS GREATER THAN 50 MPH WHILE TOWING A SMALL TRAILER. THIS IS NOTICABLE ONLY WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS DOWNSHIFTED INTO 2ND GOING UP A STEEP GRADE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708930July 21, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
POWER STEERING ASSIST UNIT BECAME OVERPOWERED AT HIGH SPEED. THIS CAUSED THE TRUCK TO HANDLE UPREDICTABLY WHEN SMALL STEERING INPUTS WHERE USED. IT WAS HARD TO KEEP THE TRUCK ON THE ROAD AND IN ONE LANE. THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED BY REPLACING A STEERING SENSOR BUT THE PROBLEM IS BEGINING AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842551July 19, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
EA99011-STEERING WHEEL FRONT SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO FEEL "LOOSE." VEHICLE COULD NOT STEER CORRECTLY, WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708833July 19, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WHEEL DEVELOPS EXCESSIVE PLAY WHEN VEHICLE WARMS UP. ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE AT 30 MPH. DEALER HAS FAILED TO FIX THE PROBLEM IN 4 ATTEMPTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708724July 17, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE FRAMING ON THE DRIVERS POWER SEAT HAS FAILED, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO FALL AWAY FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WITHOUT WARNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842536July 16, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES FAIL TO OPERATE PROPERLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708684July 16, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I REALIZE THAT I AM BEYOND THE 3/36,000 BUT GMC IS CLAIMING NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS. I HAVE MAINTAINED MY CAR AND POLISHED IT FAITHFULLY. CLEAR COAT JUST DOES NOT PEEL UNLESS THERE IS AN APPLICATION FAULT OR FAULTY PRODUCT. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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