1997 Chevrolet Tahoe complaints

WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, THE VEHICLE OVER TURNED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.DRIVER HAS HAD TO DRIVE OFF THE ROAD. *AK

DRIVING ON FREEWAY, BRAKES FAILD AND REAR ENDED TRUCK AT 55MPH CAUSING A CHAIN REACTION.

WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN THE CAR PULLED TO THE RIGHT, THEN PULLED TO THE RIGHT. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

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

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

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

WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN,AND THEN STRAIGHTENING VEHICLE OUT, STEERING WILL PUSH TO THE RIGHT. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 15 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, ABS KICKED IN AND THE CONSUMER REAR ENDED THE OTHER VEHICLE. *AK

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 T

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

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

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

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

POWER STEERING FAILED CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. YH

MAJOR CLUNK AND VIBRATION AFTER BRAKING TO A STOP

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE VEERS TO THE RIGHT AND TO THE LEFT. *AK

STEERING WHEEL UNEXPECTEDLY MOVES SLIGHTLY AT MODERATE AND HIGH SPEEDS. DEALER HAS REPLACED VARIOUS PARTS OF THE STEERING COLUMN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WON'T GO STRAIGHT. IT VEERS TO THE LEFT, AND THEN TO THE RIGHT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP NINE TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, AND DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

STEERING AND FRONT SUPENSION GETTING VERY LOOSE .DEALER SAYS NORMAL BUT IS NOT

STEERING GETS LOOSE WHEN WARM, MAYBE SOMTHING WRONG WITH VARIABLE ASSIT SYSTEM, CAN CAUSE DANGEROUS LANE CHANGES. *AK

EA99011, WHILE DRIVING ON THE LEFT LANE, THE VEHICLE MOVED TO THE RIGHT LANE UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. INCIDENTS HAPPENED TWICE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

I READ ABOUT THE INVESTAGATION IN THE STEERING PROBLEMS AS DESCRIBED AS SUDDEN OVERSTEERING OR JERKS. I WANTED TO INFORM YOU THAT I HAD SIMILIAR EXPERIENCE. I TOOK MINE TAHOE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING SENSOR. I ALSO HAVE PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 1997 K1500 PICKUP THAT DID THE SAME THING.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

STEERING PROBLEM AT ALL SPEEDS WILL NOT DRIVE STRAIGHT. *AK

TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER IN APRIL 1999 FOR STEERING PROBLEM. VEHICLE WOULD JUST DRIFT OFF COURSE. TYPICALLY HAPPENED AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 35-45 MPH. DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS, BUT DID ROTATE TIRES. READ ARTICLE IN PAPER WHICH NOTED INVESTIGATION INTO PROBLEM WITH SAME EXACT SYMPTOMS THAT I EXPERIENCED. WANTED TO FILE REPORT TO LEND FURTHER EMPHASIS TO YOUR INVESTIGATION. *AK

AT HIGH SPEEDS STEERING WHEEL WILL JUMP 2TO 3 FEET. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS STEERING WHEEL WILL TURN TO THE LEFT, SHARP AND FAST. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE SLIP YOLK WENT DRY, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD AFTER STOPPING. *SLC

WHEN SLOWING UP TO MAKE A TURN POWER STEERING GOES OUT. MECHANIC THINKS THE POWER STEERING PUMP IS DEFECTIVE. CONSUMER HAS NOT REPAIRED VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. THERE IS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION AT THIS TIME, EA-99-011. *AK

VEHICLE SHAKES WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE STEERING APPEARS TO OVER COMPENSATE DURING CORNERING. IT FEELS AS IF THERE IS A SUDDEN BOOST IN POWER STEERING PUMP PRESSURE TO THE STEERING BOX. THIS CAUSES THE DRIVER'S EXISTING TURNING PRESSURE ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN THE TRUCK TO ABRUPTLY DURING CORNERING. *AK

THE STEERING PROBLEM FELT LIKE I WAS DRIVING ON ICE. IT SEEMS TO SLIDE FOR A SECOND AND THEN THE STEERING COMES BACK. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED LAST WEEK AND I JUST HAD THE TRUCK BACK TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP TO CHANGE THE SENSOR AS WARRANTY WORK. I GOT THE TRUCK BACK YESTERDAY AND DID NOT NOTICE THE SLIDING ACTION ANY MORE, BUT IT HAS BEEN JUST ONE DAY. I'M SENDING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE I HEARD ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION AND WANTED TO SUBMIT MY INFORMATION. *AK

FUEL PUMP FAILED AT HIGH SPEEDS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO CUT OFF COMPLETELY. SEAL BETWEEN THE HOUSING AND THE TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED, WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, WHEN THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING, THE PROBLEM WAS TRACED TO A GASKET BETWEEN THE PUMP AND HOUSING THAT FAILED.*JB

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH BOTH FRONT ROTORS OVERHEATING, AND CAUSING ROTORS TO WARP. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK

DEALER REPORTED THAT MASTER CYLINDER FAILED, HAD TO REPLACE ALONG WITH FRONT BRAKE SHOES AND PADS, ROTORS TURNED. WE WERE CHARGED FOR ALL THIS, DEALER CHARGED THAT IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. WE HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. THINK THAT MASTER CYLINDER IS A DEFECTIVE PART..UNFAIR TO CHARGE OWNERS FOR THIS...COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS CRASHES, MINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING! *AK

U JOINTS BREAK, CAUSING THE MUFFLER TO CRACK AND BREAK WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL. DEALER REPLACED 2 SETS OF U JOINTS AND 4 EXHAUSTS. DLR CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.

WIRES INSIDE THE FUEL TANK BECAME SO HOT THAT THEY MELTED THE INSTALLATION ON THE WIRES GOING TO THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CUT OFF TWICE. ONCE AT 55 MPH, AND ONCE AT ABOUT 25 MPH. THE DEALERS HAVE CHANGED THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY UNDER WARRANTY. *AK *ML

RIGHT REAR BRAKES LOCK UP DUE TO REAR AXLE SEAL LEAK. YH

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

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

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.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK PERIODICALLY, THEY STOP A LOT, CAUSING IMPAIRED VISION WHEN IT RAINS. *AK

ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN WET WEATHER, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK

FUEL INJECTOR FAILED.

REAR DRUMS ON BOTH WHEELS MALFUNCTIONED, BOTH WHERE REPLACED BY DEALER, DRUMS WHERE OUT-OF-ROUND. *YC

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING NOISE IN DRIVESHAFT, NOT ABLE TO BE RECTIFIED. *YC

EMERGENCY BRAKE HANDLE BROKE. *YC

ON THREE OCCASIONS THE TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCED LINKAGE SLIPPING. *YC

REARVIEW MIRROR MALFUNCTIONING. *YC

FRONT & REAR BRAKE PADS FAILED FOUR TIMES. *YC

IDLER ARM FAILED. *YC