1997 Chevrolet Tahoe complaints

DT: THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DO NOT WORK PROPERLY, WHEN GETTING BELOW 10 MPH THE BRAKES SURGE AND INCREASED IN STOPPING DISTANCE. THE CONSUMER COULD HEAR THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATING. THIS HAPPENS ON DRY ROADS. THIS STARTED HAPPENING ON JULY 1, 2005. IT HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY, AND NOW IT HAPPEN EVERY TIME WHEN THE CONSUMER COMES TO A STOP. CONTACTED THE DEALER, THEY CHARGED THE CONSUMER TO FIX THE BRAKES. THERE IS A RECALL, BUT ONLY FOR CANADA. *AK *JB

PLASTIC HEADLIGHT LENSES HAVE BECOME CLOUDY REDUCING LIGHT PROJECTED ONTO THE ROADWAY AHEAD. FREQUENTLY THE HEADLIGHTS OF A VEHICLE FOLLOWING ARE SO MUCH BRIGHTER THEN MINE THAT I CAN SEE THE CENTER LINE BETTER IN THEIR LIGHTS. YOU CAN'T DRIVE SAFELY IF YOU CAN'T SEE THE ROAD AND LANE MARKINGS. *JB

DT: 1997 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. CAN HEAR THE MOTOR HUMMING WHEN I TURN ON THE WIPERS, BUT THEY WILL NOT COME ON. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MAY COME ON FOR A MINUTE THEN THEY QUIT WORKING. THIS JUST BECAME A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE THIS SUMMER. DID NOT CONTACTED HE DEALERSHIP OR MANUFACTURER. HAD NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING. *AK UPDATED 11/4/2005 - THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL ON THE WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD HAD EXPIRED AUGUST 2004. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE PROVIDED PARTIAL REIMBURSEMENT *NM

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET TAHOE. CONTACT COMPLAINED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE ABS BRAKES ACTIVATED. CONTACT DID NOT EVEN HAVE TO BE DRIVING HE COULD JUST PUT IT IN GEAR AND THE BRAKES WILL ACTIVATE. WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 15MPH ABS BRAKES WILL ACTIVATE. NO RECALL CAMPAIGN #. NO CRASHES. NO POLICE REPORTS. NO INJURIES. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK ALL THE TIME. *NM

MY 1997 TAHOE EXHIBITS THE SAME ANTILOCK FAILURES THAT ARE LISTED FOR THE 1999 MODELS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NO. 05V379000 BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE SAME IS THE CASE FOR GM RECALL NO. 03023/NHTSA ID NO. 05V37900, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD. I HAVE THE SAME FAILURES CONTINUOUSLY IN MY '97 CHEVY TAHOE BUT THE RECALL WAS EXTENDED ONLY TO SUBURBANS. AS A FORMER GM ENGINEER I KNOW THAT THE SAME PARTS AND SUPPLIERS ARE USED ACROSS THE BOARD FOR ALL OF THE GMT 800 SERIES (TAHOES, SUBURBANS, YUKONS, ETC.). SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW ONE MODEL CAN BE RECALLED WHEN ESSENCE ALL MODELS SHOULD BE RECALLED. *NM

MY 1997 CHEVY TAHOE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AS THE BATCH OF TRUCKS IN TODAY'S GM RECALL. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WENT ON WHEN THE CAR WAS AT VERY SLOW SPEED, LIKE PULLING UP TO A STOP LIGHT OR SIGN. I PAID $300 TO A MECHANIC TO CLEAN THE SAME SENSOR IN THE RECALL. WHY DID THE RECALL STOP AT THE 1999 MODEL YEAR? *JB

OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS HAVE HAD MULTIPLE INCIDENTS OF LOW SPEED BRAKE FAILURE/INADEQUATE BRAKING, ESPECIALLY ON DOWN HILL GRADES. PARKING LOTS. FEELS LIKE ABS IS MALFUNCTIONING. MULTIPLE MECHANICS HAVE WORKED ON SYSTEM, ALL RELATE IT TO ABS MALFUNCTIONS. AWAITING INFO ON NE RECALL DUE TO SALT CORROSION AFFECTING ABS. NEWS MEDIA STATED THE ENTIRE SYSTEM WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED TO CORRECT SITUATION. ONLY LUCK HAS PREVENTED AN ACCIDENT SO FAR.

TRIED SEARCHING ON THIS WEBSITE ABOUT THE RECALL NUMBER BUT HAVE NO CLUE TO WHAT A ODI NUMBER MAY BE FOR MY TRUCK. I HAVE A 97 TAHOE LS 2WD AND BASICALLY MY WIPERS STOPPED WORKING EVER SINCE IT HIT 88,000 MILES. SOMETIMES THEY WORK, BUT NOW THEY DON'T AT ALL. I CONTACTED CHEVY / GM AND THEY TOLD ME MY TRUCK'S VIN DID NOT MATCH THE RECALL ORDER. B/S BECAUSE MY BROTHER IN LAW HAS THE SAME EXACT YEAR YUKON AND HIS WIPERS ALSO STOPPED WORKING ALL OF A SUDDEN. BASICALLY WHAT IM ASKING FOR IS FOR GM TO REPLACE MY WIPERS / MOTOR ASSEMBLY WHATEVER IS DEFECTIVE AS I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM AS I CAN TELL FROM COSUMERAFFAIRS.COM PLEASE HELP AS I DO LIVE IN A RAINY STATE AND THE HURRICANE SEASON IS APPROACHING. I AM A FAMILY MAN THAT TRAVELS PERIODICALLY.

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. *AK THE WIPERS WOULD STOP IN ANY POSITION. THE CONSUMER WOULD TAP THE CIRCUIT BOARD AND THE WIPERS WOULD WORK AGAIN. A NEW CIRCUIT BOARD WAS PURCHASED AND THE PROBLEM WAS REMEDIED. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY HAS GM REPLACED. GM SUGGESTED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL BUT THE MILEAGE WAS TOO HIGH AND THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE PART. *SC *JB

STEERING ON MY 97 TAHOE HAS FOR MANY YEARS 'TWITCHED' WHEN DRIVING AT A SLOW RIGHT TURN SUCH AS ON RAMP TO FREEWAY OR SLOW CURVE IN THE ROAD. IT NEVER DOES IT ON LEFT TURNS, ONLY RIGHT. THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY POPS TO THE RIGHT AND ONLY FOR A SECOND. IT THEN REPEATS THAT IF THE TURN ON THE ROAD IS CONTINUALLY TO THE RIGHT. IF ANYONE OTHER THAN ME DRIVES THE TAHOE, IT WILL SURPRISE THEM AND CAUSE AND ACCIDENT. IVE READ ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IN MANY FORUMS ONLINE AS WELL AS HERE AT THE NHTSA SITE. GM SHOULD BE RECALLING THIS DANGEROUS STEERING PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY.

NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS: LIGHT TRAFFIC, NON-TOWING, NON-FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE

MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES KICK IN WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT SLOW SPEEDS. THIS HAPPENED LAST YEAR AND WE HAD THE PARTS REPLACED ON ONE SIDE (BUT DON'T REMEMBER THE EXACT DATE). IT IS NOW HAPPENING AGAIN, AND WE BELIEVE THE OTHER SIDE NEEDS REPLACEMENT. ALSO HAD THE PROBLEM ONE TIME WHEN I WAS JUST GOING SLOW IN A PARKING LOT AND NOT APPLYING BRAKES. ALSO HAVING A PROBLEM WITH ENGINE KNOCK. MECHANIC SAID IT WAS A DEFECT WITH THE CYCLINDER.

NOTICED ERRATIC STEERING DURING RIGHT TURN. BECAME MORE SEVERE OVER TIME, TO THE POINT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE. HAD VEHICLE INSPECTED BY LOCAL MECHANIC. FAILED EVO (ELECTRONIC VARIABLE ORIFICE) SENSOR IN STEERING WAS REPLACED.

FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR BECOME INOPERATIVE DURING INCLEMENT CONDITIONS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. *NM

NOTICED A HUMMING VIBRATION UNDER ACCELERATION. HAD TRANSMISSION SERVICED BUT PROBLEM PERSISTED. THEN WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (70) WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND RPMS JUMPED WAY UP. VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION CASES WAS CRACKED. THE CRACK OCCURED DUE TO THE U-JOINT BREAKING. THE U-JOINT COULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED FOR UNDER $100 BUT NOW TO FIX THE TRUCK WILL COST $1700. BAD DESIGN IN MY OPINION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 40-60 MPH AND WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT CONSUMER LOST CONTROL FOR A FRACTION OF A SECOND, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO STRAIGHT, THEN PULLED TO THE RIGHT. IT FELT LIKE DRIVING OVER A PATCH OF BLACK ICE.*AK

AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED, JUST BEFORE THE VEHICLE IS ABOUT TO STOP,THE BRAKE RELEASES AND THE VEHICLE ROLLS 2-3FEET. BEFORE IT STOPS. IT HAS BEEN A GREAT EXPENSE TO MYSELF REPLACING BRAKE PARTS THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK I RECENTLY FOUND A SERVICE BULLETIN THAT DESCRIBES THIS PROBLEM. I THOUGHT IT SHOULD BE REPAIRED AT GMC EXPENSE FOR A POOR DESIGN BUT THEY DO NOT AGREE. THE VEHICLE IS A 1997 CHEVROLET TAHOE

THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS RECALL#03V159000 REGARDING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT REPAIR FREE OF CHARGE, BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *JB

I OWN A 1997 CHEVROLET TAHOE WHICH I PURCHASED FROM A PRIVATE PARTY ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO. THE MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE WAS IN THE MID 20,000, AND IS NOW JUST UNDER 35,000. HAVING DRIVEN JUST 15,00 MILES DURING THE PAST TWO YEARS MAKES IT EVIDENT THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED. I HAVE RECENTLY EXPERIENCED FREQUENT PROBLEMS WITH THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WHICH OFTEN IS ACTIVATED FOR NO APPARENT REASON, RESULTING IN A EXPENSIVE BRAKE JOB WAY BEFORE THAT TYPE OF REPAIR WOULD NORMALLY BE ANTICIPATED. MY MECHANIC HAS SEEN THIS SAME PROBLEM IN SEVERAL OTHER GENERAL MOTORS VEHICLES, AND IS CONVINCED THE PROBLEM IS RELATED TO THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS. HE IS ALSO OF THE OPINION THAT GENERAL MOTORS HAS KNOWN OF THIS PROBLEM FOR SOME TIME, YET HAS FAILED TO ISSUE A RECALL WHICH WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITHOUT COST TO THE OWNER. WHY HASN'T THIS BEEN ADDRESSED, AND ARE THERE ANY PLANS TO DO SO? THANK YOU.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY SLIPS OR JERKS TO THE RIGHT. THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, BUT HAS INCREASED OVER TIME. ON JANUARY 28, 2003 THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE STEERING SENSOR. THE PROBLEM HAS RECURRED 22 MONTHS LATER, CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AT 35 MPH. THIS RESULTED IN LOSE OF CONTROL OF THIS VEHICLE AND ACCIDENT FOLLOWED. CHEVROLET CUSTOMER CARE SERVICE WAS CONTACTED AND SAID THAT THEY WOULD PAY FOR INSPECTION OF SAID VEHICLE. THEY RESPONDED THAT IF NO PROBLEM WAS DETECTED DURING INPSECTION, THAT CUSTOMER WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIR. INSPECTION IS STILL PENDING.*AK

1997 CHEVROLET TAHOE WAS PART OF A RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE CIRCUIT BOARD IN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL. HAVE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF A RAIN STORM AT NIGHT. LUCKILY, MADE IT TO AN EXIT RAMP OFF OF A HIGHWAY. VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS !!!!! CAN'T GET DEALERS TO REPAIR BECAUSE VIN NBR WASN'T ON THEIR LIST, BUT MODEL, YEAR AND PROBLEM SAME AS OTHERS.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP RUNNING INTERMITTINGLY. *AK

MY 1997 CHEVROLET TAHOE TRANSMISSION JUST FAILED. HAVE NO 2ND, 4TH OR REVERSE GEARS, ALWAYS WORKED PERFECT UNTIL NOW. AFTER A WEB SEARCH FOUND OUT THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING VERY MUCH. SUN GEAR SHELL BREAKING ON 4L60E TRANSMISSIONS. THERE IS A BIG DEFECT AND GM HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEMS TO ALL THE GM OWNERS. SEEMS THEY CUT BACK A LITTLE MUCH ON QUALITY CONTROL THIS TIME AND DON'T SEEM TO CARE ABOUT IT FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN. YOU PROBABLY HEARD ABOUT IT BEFORE. PLEASE HELP US GET THIS PROBLEM RECALLED. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY REPAIRS DONE YET. KEEP HEARING $2000 TO $2500 T0 FIX THIS $40 PART. DEALERS WANT TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION WITH NEW ONE JUST OF THIS PORBLEM. DOES IT SEEM RIGHT TO YOU?*AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT HOME. *AK

WE HAVE A 1997 CHEVROLET TAHOE THAT IS ESPERIENCING WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL 03V159000. WE CONTACTED RUSS DARROW CHEVROLET IN MADISON WI, AND WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE OF THE MILAGE ON THE VEHICLE WHICH IS 125,000 THAT IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT RECALLS BY MANUFACTORERS WERE LIMITED BY MILEAGE. ESPECIALLY WHEN WE ARE EXPERIENCING A VISIABILITY PROBLEM IN RAIN AND SNOW. THEY OFFERED TO FIX IT FOR BETWEEN $50.00 AND $500.00. COULD YOU PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT IS RIGHT IN THIS RECALL. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER HAS TO GET OUT AND PULL THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO GET THEM WORKING. RECALL 03V159000 WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. ALSO, MIRROR ADJUSTMENT BUTTON ON THE DRIVER SIDE OVERHEATED. THE COVER CAME OFF AFTER IT MELTED. RECALL 03V093000 WAS ISSUED CONCERNING REAR MIRROR FAILURE. *AK

WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL JUMPED. THE TECHNICIAN SERVICED THE VEHICLE AND A REPLACED THE SENSOR. *AK THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED MANY TIMES OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS AND WOULD FAIL WHILE TURNING AT LOW, MEDIUM AND HIGH SPEEDS. *SC *JB

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ON WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEM. THE RECALL STATED, IF CONSUMER WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM HE DID NOT HAVE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. CONSUMER WAS CURRENTLY HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. HOWEVER, DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO HONOR RECALL BECAUSE THE DEADLINE DATE WAS FEBRUARY 2004.*AK

ABS SYSTEM COMES ON AT LOW SPEEDS WITHOUT BRAKE PRESSED-VEHICLE THEN IS HARD TO STOP AND PULLS TO THE RIGHT. I HAVE REPLACED ALL PADS AND CALIPERS.MACHINE BLED SYSTEM AND REPLACED LEFT FRT SPEED SENSOR. TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FRONT HUBS ARE EXPOSED AND MOST OF THE TIME TEAR APART AND CLEANING SOLVES. AM UPSET THE DEALER CHARGED A DIAGNOSTIC FEE FOR SOMETHING HE COULD HAVE TOLD ME ON THE PHONE!*AK

EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS 03V093000 ON MY 1997 CHEVROLET TAHOE. GM STATES IT IS NOT IN RECALL GROUP. HAD TO HAVE EMERGENCY REPAIRS DONE WHILE ON VACATION FOR SAME FAILURE AS STATED ABOVE. PAID $94.+*AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH IN THE RAIN. *AK

THE STEERING ASSIST ON THE TAHOE SUDDENLY GOES AWAY AND THE STEERING GOES COMPLETLY LOOSE, AND THEN SUDDENLY IT GETS FIRM AGAIN. THIS CAUSES ERRATIC STEERING AND OVER/UNDER ADJUSTMENT WHICH CAN LEAD TO A SERIOUS CRASH. I TOOK IT IN 2 TIMES AND THE PROBLEM STILL COMES AND GOES, ESSPECIALLY WHILE IN A TURN. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL BECAUSE OF THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE PROBLEM. IF THE PWER STEERING FAILS IT SHOULD FAIL TO A FIRM STEERING CONDITION NOT A TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING!!*AK

FAILURE OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WHICH RESULTS IN DECREASED VISIBILITY DURING RAINY CONDITIONS-RECALL OF 1997 SUBURBAN, BUT NOT THE 1997 TAHOE-SAME UNIT USED IN BOTH VEHICLES NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID# 03V159000. *AK

AT ABOUT 95,000 MILES THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON INTERMIITTENLY AFTER THE TRUCK HAS BEEN DRIVEN 20 TO 30 MILES, AFTER COMING TO A STOP, THE AUTO TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FROM 1ST TO SECOND SO HARD, IT FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO COME OUT OF THE TRUCK. ONCE THE TRUCK IS PUT IN PARK AND TURNED OFF, IT IS GOOD AGAIN UNTIL IT HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR 20 TO 30 MILES. UPON DOING SOME ONLINE RESEACH, CALLING A DEALER AND LOCAL MECHANIC, I HAVE FOUNT THAT IT CAN BE ONE OF THREE THINGS: 1) A STICKING SHIFT VALVE 2) ACCUMULATOR PISTON OR 3) A SERVO. NO ONE CAN TELL WHAT IT IS WITHOUT TEARING THE TRANSMISSION APART. I HAVE ALSO FOUND THIS IS ALL TOO COMMOM A PROBLEM FOR THIS TRANSMISSION. SHOULD BE A RECALL, WIILLL KEEP ME FROM EVER BUYING ANOTHER GM PRODUCT. *AK

THE FAILURES INITIATED BACK IN JUNE (27TH) 2001. AN HOUR ON THE NYS THRUWAY FROM BUFFALO GOING TOWARDS PENN STATELINE. THE TRANSMISSION BLEW, THROWING FLUIDS EVERYWHERE. TOWED TO CONTINENTAL TRANSMISSION. PAID FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO BE REPLACED. WITHIN THE END OF THE 1 YEAR WARRANTY, THE TRANSISSION BEGAN SLIPPING AND BUMPING AFTER 2ND GEAR BEFORE GOING INTO 3RD. THIS WOULD OCCUR AFTER THE TRUCK WAS WARMED UP AND FOLLOWING THRUWAY DRIVING. ONCE YOU EXITED THE THRUWAY, CAME TO A STOP; IT STARTED IMMEDIATELYAND CONSISTENTLY. SEEING AS I DROVE THE THRUWAY EVERYDAY, THE PROBLEM OCCURRED EVERYDAY. TOOK TAHOE BACK TO CONTINENTAL TRANSMISSION. THEY INITALLY DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG AND ASKED THAT WE ADVISE IN THE FUTURE IF IT GOT WORSE. WE TOOK IT BACK AND FORTH, LOSING USE OF THE VEHICAL FOR WEEKS AT A TIME. FINALLY, IN JAN 2004, THE TRANNY JUST STOPPED ALTOGETHER AND WE HAD TO TOW TO CONTINENTAL. THE TRUCK SUPPOSEDLY HAD ANOTHER TRANNY REPLACEMEMT, AS WELL AS REPLACEMENT OF THE COMPUTER. ONCE AGAIN, WE WERE WITHOUT THE TRUCK FOR 4+ WEEKS. WE PICKED IT UP AND THE THE NEXT DAY, FLUID ALL OVER THE GARAGE FLOOR (OF A NEWLY BUILT HOME!). TOOK IT BACK, ANOTHER WEEK WENT BY. PICKED IT UP, WITHIN ANOTHER MONTH, TRANNY WAS NOT KICKING INTO 3RD...AGAIN. TOOK THE TAHOE BACK TO CONTINENTAL, SUPPOSEDLY ALL NEW PARTS WERE PUT INTO THE TAHOE. YESTERDAY, SAME PROBLEM, TRANNY NOT KICKING INTO 3RD, WHEN IT TRIES, THE RPM SKYROCKET TO 6000 AND YOU DON'T ACCELERATE. BROUGHT IT BACK TO CONTINENTAL T

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR PROBLEM. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN IT RAINED WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT WORK. WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS FUNCTIONED AND THE DRIVER TURNED THEM OFF THEY KEPT GOING ON. *AK *NM

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL. CALLED DEALERSHIP BUT WAS TOLD THAT RECALL HAD EXPIRED. WHY IS THERE AN EXPIRATION DATE ON A PART THAT IS ONLY USED PERIODICALLY (WHEN IT RAINS) AND WHY IS THERE AN EXPIRATION DATE ON A PART THAT DEALS WITH SAFETY? ALSO, ACCORDING TO ODI SITE, THE RECALL WAS ON 94-96 TAHOES. IT SEEMS TO STILL EXIST ON THE 97'S ACCORDING TO ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS.*AK

THE STEERING IN MY 1997 CHEVY TAHOE HAS RECENTLY STARTED TO "JERK" WHILE I AM DRIVING. *LA

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND OFF ON THEIR OWN. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT RECALL EXPIRED ON FEBRUARY 29, 2004. *AK *JB

PROUD OWNERS OF 1997 TAHOE. IN THE PAST YEAR WE HAVE: REPLACED REAR AXLE SEALS TWICE, REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND FILTER, REPLACED THE 4X4 MOTOR, REPAIRED THE RADIATOR,REPLACED 4X4 ACTUATOR, REPLACED FUEL INJECTOR (THIRD TIME), REPLACED THE UPPER INTAKE GASKET, HAD THE TRANSFER CASE REBUILT, REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR TWICE, REPLACED THE MANIFOLD GASKET AND A FUEL NOZZLE. CAR HAS HAD RECURRING PROBLEM OF COOLANT DISAPPEARING FROM RESERVE TANK WHILE NO LEAKS COULD BE FOUND. WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND LEVEL GETS LOW THE VEHICLE WILL SHIFT VERY HARD FROM FIRST TO SECOND ALMOST JUMPING WHEN YOU HIT TEN MPH. WHEN YOU STOP AND ADD COOLANT THIS STOPS. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE LEAK HAS FINALLY BEEN LOCATED IN A VERY SMALL HOSE BUT NOW I'M BEING TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT QUICKLY AND MUST BE REPLACED. GREAT VEHICLE!*AK

UNEXPLAINED ILLUMINATION OF INTERIOR DOME AND MAP LIGHT, NOT SURE WAS THE REASON IS AT THIS POINT. THEY WILL TIME DELAY OFF THEN COME ON AGAIN BY THEMSELVES. FOLLOW UP IF PROBLEMS DETERIORATES FURTHER. *AK

STEERING BRIEFLY AND SUDDENLY GOES "LIGHT" IN SWEEPING RIGHT TURNS AT 40+ MPH. FEELS LIKE YOU HIT A PATCH OF ICE. SOUNDS RELATED TO OTHER COMPLAINTS ON YOUR SITE I FOUND WHILE RESEARCHING POSSIBLE CAUSES. HAVE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET - APPOINTMENT NEXT WEEK. *JB

1997 CHEVROLET TAHOE STEERING AT 83,000 MILES. AT 45-55 MPH WHEN TURNING LEFT STEERING HAS A MOMENTARILY TWITCH/HANG-UP/RESISTANCE/JERK. AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS I FINALLY FOUND A DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSE THAT THE STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR WAS FAILING & NEEDED REPLACING. AFTER SEARCHING THE NHTSA I SEE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE WITH A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT IMPACTS STEERING ABILITY FOR CHEVROLET TAHOE OWNERS & OTHERS DRIVING SAFETY THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. HOPEFULLY SOMETHING IS DONE BEFORE THERE ARE INJURIES/ACCIDENTS/FATALITIES. *JB

1997 CHEVROLET TAHOE STEERING PROBLEM IN CURVES. VERY DANGEROUS. WHEN MAKING A TURN IN A CURVE OR A LANE CHANGE YOU EXPERIENCE A TEMPORARY LOSS OF STEERING FOLLOWED BY A RELEASE CAUSING A OVERSTEER CONDITION A VERY HAZZARDOUS SITUATION. *AK

TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SHIFT REAL HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND 2ND TO 3RD GEARS AFTER DRIVING ON HIGHWAY FOR 30 MINUTES. DROVE THIS WAY FOR 3 YEARS. HAD TRANS REBUILT JUNE 2003 AT 68K MILES AND WENT ON ROAD TRIP 900 MILES AND PROBLEMS STARTED WHILE ON MY VACATION TRIP. HAD TO HAVE THE VALVEBODY REPLACED AT THE COST OF $400 WHILE ON VACATION. I WAS TOLD THAT WAS WHY MY TRANSMISSION BURNED UP TIME. BRAKES STARTED WHEN THE DEALER REPLACED A LEAKING MASTER CYLINDER. I BROUGHT IT BACK FOR A SPONGY / LOW PEDAL AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG AND THERE WAS NOTHING GM WOULD DO ABOUT IT. STILL STUCK WITH SPONGY / LOW PEDAL

TRANSMISSION: I BELIEVE THE PART IS CALLED THE REVERSE DRUM IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR WOULD NOT REVERSE AND HAD A DIFFICULT TIME SHIFTING FROM 1RST TO 2ND. THE FIRST TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 32,700 MILES AND REPLACED BY GM (UNDER WARRANTY) WITH REBUILT TRANSMISSION FROM FACTORY PER GM, FOR SAME PROBLEM, SHIFTING AND REVERSE. SINCE CAR MANUFACTURED IN 1997 THIS IS IT'S THIRD TRANSMISSION AND IT HAS LESS THAN 66K MILES ON IT AND IS USED 99% OF THE TIME FOR OPEN ROAD TRIPS ONLY. WHEN I HAD THIS PROBLEM AGAIN I WAS DRIVING ON AN OPEN HIGHWAY (ROAD TRIP). PER REPAIR SHOP MECHANIC: REVERSE DRUM WAS DEFECTIVE, CHEAPLY BUILT AND CONSTRUCTED TO FAIL. ALSO, MY VEHICLE TRANSMISSION WAS THE MECHANIC'S 16TH CHEVROLET TRANSMISSION REPAIR FOR THE SAME PROBLEM ON CHEVROLET VEHICLES IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. HE KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS WHEN I EXPLAINED WHAT HAD HAPPENED RE: NOISES, AND HOW IT DROVE, REVERSE ETC... AND HE VERIFIED SAME BY THE TRANSMISSION CHECK AND WORK PERFORMED. HE SAVED THE PART FOR ME, WHICH I HAVE IN MY POSSESSION. GM WOULD NOT PARTICIPATE IN ANY OF THE COST OF REPAIRS SINCE I DECIDED NOT TO LET THEM TEAR THE TRANSMISSION DOWN @ $300.00 COST TO ME TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM, AND , IF I DECIDED I WANTED SOMEONE ELSE TO DO THE WORK, THEY WOULD HAVE TO COME PICK THE BROKEN DOWN TRANSMISSION AND HAUL IT AWAY TO WORK ON IT. IN THE EVENT I WOULD HAVE THE DEALER DO THE WORK, THEN IT WOULD HAVE COST ME APPROX. $3,000.00 WORST CASE SCENARIO, AND MAYBE GM WOULD ASSIST BUT NOT

STEERING WHEEL JERKS TO LEFT OR RIGHT ON COLD DAYS WHEN DRIVING AT MODERATE TO HIGH SPEEDS. AFTER READING THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FOR SAME EXACT PROBLEM IT APPEARS THE GVT IS WAITING FOR A FATALITY BEFORE TAKING ACTION. NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA 99011 WAS CLOSED 02/27/2001 WITH NO ACTION TAKEN.

WHEN DRIVING AROUND CURVES STEERING WHEEL JERKED, FORCING THE VEHICLE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *AK

THE WINDOW WASHING/WIPING FUNCTION ON THE TURN INDICATOR WILL ONLY WORK SOME OF THE TIME. WHEN I CAN GET THE WIPERS TURNED ON, THEY WON'T SHUT OFF & THEY INSTEAD GO ANOTHER 5-10 TIMES. WHEN IT DOESN'T WORK I CAN HEAR THE MOTOR GROANING AS IF IT IS TRYING TO FUNCTION. (WINTER IS HERE!! AND SO IS THE RAIN!). *LA