Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints

10,175 consumer complaints on file.

#705349April 6, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. KEY COULD NOT TURN TO RELEASE STEERING WHEEL UNTIL 4 WHEEL DRIVE SHIFT LEVER WAS PUT IN 4-WD FROM 2 WD.PARKED ON EVEN/LEVEL GROUND. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#782054April 6, 1999
SUSPENSION:REAR
RIGHT REAR BRAKES LOCK UP DUE TO REAR AXLE SEAL LEAK. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836405April 2, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
CONSUMER NOTICED EXTRA MOVEMENT IN SEAT. HE TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC TO TIGHTEN BOLTS. HE WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT THE WELD WAS BROKEN, AND THE SEAT FRAME WAS DEFECTIVE, PART # 12387378, CONSUMER PURCHASED A NEW FRAME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705196April 1, 1999
SEATS
SEAT FRAME SNAPPED AT BOLT CONNECTING SEAT TO TRACK/SEAT ROCKS BACK AND FORTH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836278March 29, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES ON DRY PAVEMENT, THEY LOCKED UP, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, SND RESULTING IN A COLLISION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704978March 27, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:SOLENOID
MY STEERING HAS LOCKED ON ME WHILE DRIVING, MY CAR WOULD NOT START DUE TO CRACK IN THE BATTERY AND ACID LEAK, MY CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP DUE TO STARTER CABLE POPPING OFF. CURRENTLY, I AM STRANDED DUE TO MY BRAKES LOSING POWER SOMEHOW. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704930March 25, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, STEERING
STEERING COIL FAILED.AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. COST TO FIX APROXIMATELY $350 TO FIX THIS SAFETY PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833787March 23, 1999
SEAT BELTS
THE REAR LEFT SIDE SEAT BELT ANCHOR BOLT WAS NOT TORQUED PROPERLY AND CAME LOOSE. DEALER SAYS IT WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704814March 23, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
I FOUND OUT AFTER I HAD TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR BECAUSE THE WIPERS WOULD ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL. I HAD PURCHASED A MOTOR AND INSTALLED IT MYSELF TO SAVE $100 OVER THE COST OF A MOTOR FROM THE DEALER, NOT TO MENTION LABOR. THE DEALER WOULD ONLY REIMBURSE ME $42, WHICH IT SAID WAS THE COST OF THE CIRCUIT BOARD. AT THE TIME I HAD TO REPLACE THE MOTOR, THE CIRCUIT BOARD WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO ME. I ONLY THINK THAT I SHOULD HAVE BEEN REIMBURSED FOR MY ACTUAL EXPENSES WHICH TOTALED ABOUT $70 FOR A REBUILT MOTOR. (THE DEALER WANTED $170 FOR A MOTOR). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704820March 23, 1999
SUSPENSION
TRUCK HAS A CLUNKING SOUND AND NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704736March 22, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704743March 22, 1999
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704617March 18, 1999
AIR BAGS
THE VEHECLE WAS TRAVELING APPROX 40 MPH WHEN IT HIT BLACK ICE ANDM SLIDE OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A BIG ROCK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT. THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT BODY AND AXLE WAS PUSHED BACK APPROX 6 TO 8". NIETHER AIR BAG OPENED PASSENGER OR DRIVER. THE PASSENGER MY WIFE SUFFERED A BROKEN BACK. THE VEHECLE WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE. ONE REASON WE BOUGHT THE CHEVROLET TAHOE WAS BECAUSE OF THE DUEL AIR BAG. I FEEL THAT THE SEVERITY OF THE ACCIDENT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE OPENED. I HAVE TAKEN PICTURES AND STATE FARM INSURANCE IS ALSO INVESTIGATING THE ACCIDENT FOR THE FAILED AIR BAGS.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#704342March 12, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
INSTANT CRITICAL FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION - NO WARNING SIGNS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704213March 9, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
THE VARIABLE EFFORT STEERING INTERMITTENTLY AND VERY SPORADICALLY GOES FROM NORMAL STEERING EFFORT TO ALMOST ZERO STEERING EFFORT CAUSING AN OVERSTEER AND NEAR LOSS OF CONTROL SITUATION. THIS USUALLY OCCURS (BUT NOT ALWAYS AND NOT THE ONLY SITUATION) DURING A LONG CONTINUED TURN SUCH AS FOUND ON ENTRANCE AND EXIT RAMPS OF A FREEWAY OR HIGHWAY. SOMETIMES THE OPPOSITE PROBLEM OCCURS WHERE INSTEAD OF AN OVERSTEER SITUATION, IT IS DIFFICULT TO GET BACK OUT OF A TURN. THIS IS A TREMENDOUS SAFETY PROBLEM ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHERE A NORMAL LANE CHANGE CAN SUDDENLY TURN INTO A S-TURN. THIS IS DIFFICULT TO DUPLICATE ON A TEST DRIVE SINCE IT IS SPORADIC AND COMES SUDDENLY WITHOUT NOTICE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834252March 1, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN BRAKES ARE DAMP, THEY GRAB HARD ENOUGH TO TOSS CONSUMER THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. WHEN BRAKES HAVE WARMED UP, THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703899March 1, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE PROBLEM CONNECTED TO THE TRANSMISSION FIXED, THE DEALERSHIP FINALLY REPLACED THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. THE PROBLEM PRESENTED ITSELF WHEN AFTER THE TRUCK WAS GOING, WHEN I HAD TO STOP FOR A LIGHT, STOP SIGN OR WHATEVER, I WOULD THEN ENGAGE THE GAS PEDAL. THE TRUCK WOULD ONLY INCH AWAY, WHEN MY FOOT WAS COMPLETELY DOWN ON THE GAS. THE SIDEVIEW MIRROR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SHATTERED FOR NO APPARENT REASON, WHILE DRIVING ON AN OPEN ROAD. WHEN I TOOK THE TRUCK IN TO HAVE IT FIXED, I WAS TOLD THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS LEAKING AND THE SHOES AND PADS WERE GONE. NOW MY TRUCK IS CURRENTLY GOING BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN AND A BUZZING NOISE WHEN THE FAN IS TURNED ON FOR HEAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835040February 18, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK PERIODICALLY, THEY STOP A LOT, CAUSING IMPAIRED VISION WHEN IT RAINS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703387February 17, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHEN ROAD IS WET OR DAMP BRAKES LOCK UP WHEN PRESSED EVEN SLIGHTLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703289February 14, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
BRAKE PEDAL SOFT AND SPONGY, MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED (WARRANTY REPAIR). SAME SYMPTOMS AGAIN WITH COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE THIS TIME. PEDAL GOES RIGHT TO THE FLOOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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