Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Aug 11, 1997AL
ENGINE APPEARS TO MISS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH AIR CONDITIONER ON. *AK
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1997 Chevrolet Tahoe complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1997 record →
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Aug 8, 1997TX
BRAKE PADS NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CONTAMINATION OF CHASSIS FLUID.
Power Train › Driveline › Differential Unit
Filed Aug 4, 1997UT
PINION GEAR SEAL FAILED, CAUSING OIL LEAK.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation ComponentsCrash
Filed Jul 25, 1997MI
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE COMSUMER TRIED TO STOP VEHICLE, BUT THE BRAKES DIDN'T RESPOND AND HAD AN ACCIDENT, REARENDING TWO OTHER VEHICLES. THE DEALER CHECKED EVERYTHING OUT. ACCORDING TO MECHANIC DIDN'T BLEED THE BRAKES; THE MANUFACTURER SAID THEY WILL INVESTIGATE. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 24, 1997OH
WHEN TRAVELING OVER 30 MPH AND UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKES PULSATE, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER ALSO NOTED THAT THE PEDAL ALMOST GOES TO THE FLOORBOARD. PROBLEM OCCURS ON WET OR DRY PAVEMENT. CONS *AKUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK
Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal
Filed May 21, 1997AZ
VEHICLE DOES NOT DECELERATE WHEN REMOVING FOOT FROM THE PEDAL. RPM GAUGE DOES NOT DROP QUICKLY ENOUGH, AND VEHICLE DOES NOT SLOW DOWN WHEN TAKING FOOT OF THE PEDAL . HAVE TO MAKE A PANIC STOP. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 15, 1997MD
UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE IS A LONG PEDAL TRAVEL, THE PEDAL GOES ALMOST (3) QUARTERS TO THE FLOORBOARD BEFORE BRAKES ENGAGE. DEALER STATED THIS CONDTION IS NORMAL. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Jan 27, 1997LA
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, ROAD WAS A LITTLE WET AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW AT ALL, HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE REAR. VEHICLE BEING REPAIRED AT DEALERSHIP. *AK
Steering
Filed Nov 27, 1996AL
DURING VEHICLE OPERATION THE STEERING IS LOOSE, AND VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN. *AK
Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Nov 26, 1996AL
WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN THE VEHICLE IS EASY TO TURN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN MORE DETAILS. *AK
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