1998 Chevrolet Tahoe complaints

THE BRAKE FAILURES ARE WELL KNOWN BY ALL TAHOE OWNERS. THE FAILURES FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL ASSEMBLY, BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLY ARE ALL RELATED TO POOR QUALITY ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS NOT INTENDED FOR ANY REASONABLE SERVICE LIFE. JUNK BY ANY QUALITY STANDARDS. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT NELDA STEVENSON CHEVROLET ACKNOLWDGED THESE COMPONENTS HAVE HIGH FAILURE RATES, BUT THEY GET PAID TO CORRECT THEM. THE COOLANTCONNECTOR IS AN EXTEMEMLY POOR DESIGN. DESPITE THREADING INTO THE INTAKE, IT IS MADE OF A POOR QUALITY MATERIAL THAT BREAKS OFF AT THE ENTRY TO THE MANIFOLD REQUIRING REMOVAL OF THE MANIFOLD TO REMOVE THE BROKEN THREADS RESULTING IN A $400 BILL TO REPLACE A $12.95 PART. AGAIN PATHETIC DESIGN AND CHOICE OF MATERIALS TO SAVE A COUPLE OF DOLLARS IN MANUFACTURING. AS A DESIGN ENGINEER, I FIND THESE CHOICES BY GM DESIGNERS DEPLORABLE AND WILL BUY USED BMWS FROM NOW ON. A BMW WITH 200,000 MILES HAS MORE SERVICE LIFE LEFT IN IT THAN A BRAND NEW GM PRODUCT. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. ECM CODE 1870 SLIPPAGE. VALVE BODY FAILS EITHER BY CONTAMINATION OR DEFECT CAUSING HIGH LINE PRESSURE CAUSING HARD 1-2GEAR SHIFTS. HARD SHIFTS CAUSE INTERNAL DAMAGE AND EMINANT FAILURE. I'VE READ HUNDREDS OF OTHER SIMILAR FAILURES THAT SOUND IDENTICAL. THIS CANNOT BE BY ACCIDENT. ALL TRANSMISSIONS ARE GM 4L60E.

WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 65 MILES PER HOUR, THE MOTOR WOULD JUST SHUT DOWN WITH NO WARNING. AFTER PULLING OVER IT WOULD THEN RESTART. THIS HAPPENED 8 TO 10 TIMES DURRING THE SAME TRIP, AND THEN IT STARTED RUNNING FINE AS IF THERE WAS NO PROBLEM.DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE. AFTER THIS PROBLEM STARTED AT THE SAME TIME THE FUEL TANK AT THE TOP WERE THE FUEL PUMP AND LINES ENTER STARTED LEAKING FUEL AT FILL UPS

TRUCK VIBRATES AT SPEEDS OF 45 MILES PER HOUR. TRUCK HAS BEEN TAKEN FOR INSPECTION AND THE FOLLOWING HAS BEEN DONE: CHANGE TIRES THREE TIMES, ROTATE ALL TIRES, PITMAN ARMS HAVE BEEN CHANGED, BRAKEPADS HAVE BEEN CHANGED, ROTERS REPLACED, SHOCKS REPLACED, ALLIGNMENT , BALANCING OF TIRES, STEERING STABALIZER DONE, WITH ALL THIS THIS TRUCK CONTINUES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NEVER BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM EVEN WHEN IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. WE ARE UNABLE TO FIND A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM AND WONDER IF THIS TRUCK MODEL HAS BEEN RECALLED. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. PLEASE HELP! *AK

SPONGY BRAKES VERY WEAK, AND THE FEELS THAT IT WON'T STOP. DEALER STATES THAT THOSE CARS HAVE THAT FEEL, AND IT IS NORMAL.*AK

VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND ANOTHER VEHICLE REARENDED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. FRONT SEATS COLLAPSED BACKWARDS. CONSUMER WILL ADD VIN.*AK 2 PEOPLE WERE INJURED WITH BACK, NECK, LEG, AND ARM INJURIES. *SLC

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE WITH 42,093 MILES WITH THE DEALERS ADDITIONAL COVERAGE OF 3,000 MILES BRINGING THE TOTAL COVERAGE TO 45.093 MILES ON 06/25/2001 AT 47,297 MILES MY VEHICLE STARTED HESITATING ON THE START AFTER BEING STOPPED IT WAS TAKEN TO THE REPAIR DEALER MEISSNER CHEVROLET AT 70TH ESSINGTON AVE PHILA PA WHERE IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE CODE 1870 INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE IT HAS TO BE REPLACED I'M VERY DISSAPOINTED ABOUT THIS I ALWAYS WANTED A CHEVY TRUNK AND NOW I SINCERELY REGRET IT. *AK *TR

DEALER CLAIMS A PLASTIC FUEL INJECTOR CONNECTOR CRACKED AND IS LEAKING FUEL ON TOP OF ENGINE, CAUSING FIRE HAZARD.

SERPENTINE BELT TENSIONER COMPLETELY BLEW APART CAUSING LOSS OF BELT. LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND ELECTRICAL CHARGING. BELT WRAPPED AROUND FAN CAUSING OVERHEATING OF ENGINE. COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF TENSIONER/PULLEY AND BELT NECESSARY.*AK

FEUL PUMP EXTREME WHINING SOUND. *AK

ROTORS WENT BAD, THEY KEPT WEARING OUT. HAD ROTORS CHANGED TWICE. CONTACTED DEALER NOTED THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. *AK

I AM WRITING TO CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO AND SEEK ASSISTANCE IN REMEDYING A PROBLEM FACED BY GENERAL MOTORS (GM) OWNERS NATION-WIDE -- A PROBLEM GM REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND CORRECT FULLY EVEN WHILE NEVERTHELESS ACKNOWLEDGING IT MANUFACTURED VEHICLES WITH FLAWED PARTS. THE PROBLEM IS ENGINE BEARING NOISE  NOISE OF THE ENGINES MAIN AND ROD BEARINGS KNOCKING AGAINST THE CRANKSHAFT AND ENGINE BLOCK. SEEMS 1996 THROUGH 1999 GM MODELS WITH EITHER A 5.0L OR 5.7L ENGINE WERE DEFECTIVELY MANUFACTURED. PERMANENT CORRECTION OF THE PROBLEM CAN PLACE AN UNJUSTIFIED AND EXPENSIVE HARDSHIP ON THE OWNER. ADDITIONALLY, THE PROBLEM LEFT UNCORRECTED COULD RESULT IN ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING AND THEREFORE ADVERSELY AFFECT SAFETY ON THE NATIONS HIGHWAYS. THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR HELP.

ANTI LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE WHEN UNDER 10 MPH, LIKE MOVING AROUND THE PARKING LOT. *AK

STEERING WHEEL AT FIRST WOULD MOVE ON ITS OWN TO RIGHT AT HIGH SPEEDS, RESULTING IN MOMENTARY LOSS OF CONTROL. THIS PROBLEM HAS ADVANCED, AND STEERING WHEEL WILL MOVE TO RIGHT AND LEFT AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

THERE IS A DELAY IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM WHEN ABS IS APPLIED. BRAKE PEDAL IS VERY SPONGY. FEELS LIKE AIR IN THE BRAKES. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, AND NOTHING COULD BE RESOLVED BY MECHANIC.*AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WHILETRAVELING AT 30-40 MPH, IMPACT MID CENTER, AND NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHEN TURNING SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT AT SPEED (AT 30+MPH - NEVER FROM A STOP), VEHICLE SUDDENLY OVERSTEERS LIKE IT SUDDENLY HAS INCREASED POWER ASSIST. THIS OCCURS AT THE SAME STEERING POSITION EACH TIME - APROX 30 DEGREES OFF CENTER, AND IS SOMEWHAT ERRATIC IN FREQUENCY, BUT OCCURS ABOUT TWICE PER DAY. *AK

FOUND LEAF SPRING TO BE BROKEN DURING ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. NOTIFIED DEALER AND AUTOMAKER, NEITHER WHICH WANTED ANY FURTHER INFORMATION, FELT IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXPOSED TO ANY OFF ROAD CONDITIONS, HEAVY TOWING OR ACCIDENTS SINCE WE BOUGHT IT.

PIN IN REAR AXLE SNAPPED. HEARD A CLUCKING NOISE WHICH SEEMED A SIF REAR END COULD FALL OFF. DEALER UNWILLING TO FIND CAUSE OF DEFECT. CONSUMER HAD OLD PARTS. *AK

4-WHEEL STEERING: FRONT SENSOR ACTIVATES WHILE DRIVING, MAKING IT FEEL LIKE RIDING ON ICE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK DEALER REPLACED STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR. *SLC

CONSUMER NOTICED WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THAT VEHICLE WOULD "WANDER" SLIGHTLY TO RIGHT PROBLEM WAS MORE NOTICEABLE AT HIGHER SPEEDS. HAD VEHICLE TIRE LEAK REPAIRED. SEEMED TO CORRECT PROBLEM TEMPORARILY. HAD BRAKES CHECKED, AND FRONTMEND ALLIGNMENT AND EVERYTHING ELSE WAS OKAY. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED FLUID UNDER VEHICLE. DEALER STATED STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED . DEALER HAD REPLACED THIS PART LAST YEAR. CURRENTLY, NOTICED THAT PART WAS WRONG FOR VEHICLE . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN CONSUMER TRAVELS AT 20MPH ON HIGHWAY, AND MAKES A RIGHT TURN VEHICLE IS HARD TO STEER. IT'S LIKE SHE WAS ON ICE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.*AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON/ FUEL SPILLED OUT OF FUEL INJECTOR. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHO FOUND FUEL HAD SPILLED ONTO DISTRIBUTOR CAP AND WIRES, SHORTING OUT DISTRIBUTOR AND CAUSING CORROSION. ALSO, IN SEPTEMBER 2000, BRAKE PEDAL GOT HARD PROGRESSIVLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO FOUND BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER WAS DEFECTIVE.*AK

RECENTLY I SENT MY CHEVROLET TAHOE (1998) TO THE DEALER IN ROCHESTER, NEW YORK. WE HAD CONCERNS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE TRUCK STEERING WAS EXTRAORDINARILY NARROW IN TURNING RADIUS SINCE WE BOUGHT IT. WITHIN THE LAST FEW MONTHS WE NOTICED THAT WHILE THE TRUCK WAS STATIONARY, OR IN PARK, IF WE TRIED TO TURN THE WHEEL IT WOULD STICK UNTIL WE MOVED A LITTLE AND THEN IT WOULD FREE ITSELF.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

BRAKE PEDAL GOES COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. PADS & MASTER CYLINDER WERE REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM PERSISTS. TECHINCAL TEAM FROM MANUFACTURER HAS INSPECTED IT, AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. THEY SAID IT WAS THE BEST THE SYSTEM WOULD BE. *AK

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INPROPERLY WORKING BACK WINDOWS, THEY WOULD NOT ALWAYS GO UP AND DOWN, DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND WHEN CONSUMER PICKED UP VEHICLE, HE SAID IT WAS FIXED, DAYS LATER THE CONSUMER HIT THE BUTTON TO PUT UP A BACK WINDOW AND SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD, ALL CONSUMER'S EXITED VEHICLE AND THE FIRE STARTED, VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *SLC

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 5MPH, BACKING UP AND HE HIT A TREE. HE APPLIED BRAKES, AND PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR . ABS BRAKING SYSTEM DIDN'T KICK IN AT ALL. ALSO, THERE WAS FLUID LEAKING FROM THE BRAKES. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

INCONSISTANT STEERING RESISTANTANCE AT ALL SPEEDS CAUSING THE WHEEL TO JERK AND OVER STEER. THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT.

WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE LOCKED UP STEERING/ BRAKES. DEALER STATED THAT PCM WAS THE PROBLEM. *AK THE WATER PUMP WAS LEAKING. *YH

FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL TIRES P245 75 R16 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *SLC

FIRST OWNER DETECTED A STRONG FUEL SMELL. ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER, OWNER NOTICED A PUDDLE OF FUEL ON THE GARAGE FLOOR. TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHERE A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL TANK WHERE THE FUEL PUMP WAS INSERTED INTO TANK. FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE.*AK

NANKANG TIRES P225 75 R15 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CAUSING DAMAGE TO MOTOR HOME, CONSUMER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

MY BATTERY FAILED WHERE THE POSITAVE POST CONNECTS TO IT,BATTERY ACID SPILLED ALL OVER WIRE HARNESS.MY FRIEND HAS A 1997 TAHOE THAT DID THE EXACT SAME THING! WHEN I CONTACTED COSTOMER SERVICE, I WAS TOLD THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM NOR DID THEY HAVE ANY COMPLAINTS.THE LADY FINALLY NOTICED WHERE YOU(NHTSA) WAS INVESTIGATING THIS SITUATION.AMAZING!!!PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME FOR ADD. FOLLOW-UPS. THANK-YOU. DOUG CATRON

VEHICLE HAS CONSISTENTLY PULLED TO THE RIGHT SINCE PURCHASE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN ALIGNED THREE TIMES WITHIN FIRST 30,000 MILES. DEALERSHIP CONTENDS NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM HAS RUINED THE TIRES OF THE VEHICLE, AS WELL. I HAVE CONTACTED MANUFACTURER RE: FLORIDA LEMON LAW, AS WELL AS FL STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL (I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM STATE AG OFFICE IN 6 WEEKS). *AK

POWER DOOR LOCKS WOULD LOCK & UNLOCK AFTER GETTING WET. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS, BUT PROBLEM WITH THE LOCKS HAS REAPPEARED. ALSO, REAR HATCH WOULD OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *AK THE KEYLESS ENTRY ALSO FAILED. THE HOOD RELEASE HANDLE MALFUNCTIONS. *YH

INITIALLY EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPERATION DURING ANNUAL CHECK IN OCT 99. REPLACED TIRE AND PUT TRAILER IN STORAGE. IN JULY WHEN TAKING THE TRAILER OUT OF STORAGE, THE "NEW" TIRE TREAD JUST PEELED OFF. I TOWED THE UNIT TO THE TRAILER DEALER, RV TRADERS, FOR CORRECTION. THE DEALER UPON FURTHER INSPECTION NOTED THAT THE REMAING OEM TIRES (3), WITH APPROX 10,000 MILES, WERE ALSO STARTING TO SEPERATE. I WAS ABOUT TO GO ON VACATION, SO HAD TO INSTALL (4) NEW TIRES (GOODYEAR). RV TRADERS IN CONTACT WITH THE TIRE MANUFACTURER AGREED TO RE-IMBURSE ME AT $50.00 PER TIRE AFTER I SENT A LETTER TO THE MANU DESCRIBIONG THE CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS I DID ON JULY 21, 2000. I HAVE YET TO HEAR FROM THE MANUFACTURER IN CHELSEA, MA.( DOT NUMBER: CFKCMT2389 TIRE SIZE: ST205/75R1 )

SOMETIMES IT FEELS LIKE AIR IS IN THE BRAKE LINE. WHEN PUTTING ON BRAKES CONSUMER CAN FEEL THE PAD. BUT IT WON'T STOP. ALSO, WHEN GOING OVER A SERIES OF BUMPS, VEHICLE WON'T STOP.*AK

TRANSFER CASE MAKES GRINDING NOISE WHILE IN 2WD, & SOUNDS LIKE ITS FALLING APART IN 4WD

I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT HEADACHES WITH THIS TAHOE. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.

ROTORS CAUSING SURGING AND PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR, AND SQUEALING. *AK

VEHICLE CONSTANTLY PULLS TO THE LEFT, CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE SOMETIMES THERE IS TRAFFIC PRESENT. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

STEERING WHEEL TURNS INTO THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. *AK

BRAKE POWER BOOSTER FAILURE. CAUSED EXTENDED AND UNSAFE STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE JUST SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TMES SINCE MAY OF 99, RESULTING IN A REAR END CRASH ON 3/23/00. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND WHAT WAS CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

FUEL TANK CRACKS, RESULTING IN LEAKAGE/FUMES