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1999 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 1999 record →

Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery
Filed Oct 18, 2000TX

THE BATTERY IN MY 1999 TAHOE HAS STARTED LEAKING FROM THE POSTIVE POST AND HAS DONE $ 480 DAMAGE TO THE CABLES AND STARTER MOTOR. THE SERVICE REP SAID THAT IT HAD BEEN LEAKING FOR A WHILE. I HAD IT IN FOR SERVICE JUST 10 DAYS BEFORE, AND NOTHEN WAS SAID ABOUT A LEAK. REAILABLE SAID THAT THE BATTERY IS A 6 YR. BATTERY, BUT WHEN IT IS PUT INTO A NEW VEHICLE THE WARRENTY IS FOR 3 YRS OR 36,000 MILES. HE SAID THAT DELCO HAS A PROBLEM WITH THEIR SIDE POST BATTERYS AND THEY ARE CHANGING OUT A LOT OF THEM, BUT BECAUSE I HAVE OVER 36,000 MILES, I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR MY WORK. WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD NOT NEED A TUNE UP FOR 100,000 MILES AND IT HAS A MAINTANCE FREE BATTERY. HERE IT IS 28 MONTHS LATER AND ONLY 59,000 MILES AND THE BATTERY HAS DONE $480.00 OF DAMAGE, AND I FIND OUT IT IS HAPPING A LOT WITH DELCO BATTERYS. THIS CAN BE A HAZARD, BECAUSE THE ACID GETS ON DRIVEWAYS AND KIDS PLAY THERE. WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, I ASK FRO A GM EXTENTED WARRENTY. I PAID $540.00 FOR THIS AND NOW I FIND OUT THAT I GOT SOME OTHER WARRENTY, NOT THE GM ONE AND IT DOESN'T COVER BATTERYS. WHAT IS THE CONSUMER SUPPOSE TO DO. I HAVE HAD THE REGULAR MAINTANCE REQUIRE BY GM DONE AT RELIABLE AND ONLY 10 DAYS EARILER IT WAS IN THEIR SHOP FOR OIL CHANGE AND GREASED AND I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THIS DAMAGE. ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE ME WILL BE APPRECIATED. TO MAKE THING WORSE, I WAS CHARGED $34.95 BY RELIABLE TO RUN A DIAGNOSIS TEST TO DETERMINE THE BATTERY WAS LEAKING FROM THE POST. TH

Seat Belts › Rear/Other1 injured
Filed Oct 16, 2000MI

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT, THE FORCE TO THE SIDE IMPACT POSSIBLY CAUSED THE SEAT BRACKET TO BEND CAUSING THE SEAT BUCKLE ATTACHMENT BAR TO POP FREE FROM THE HOLDING PIN, THIS RESULTED IN THE BACK SEAT CONSUMER TO SOMERSAULT OVER THE BACK SEAT INJURING HIS FOOT. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS AN UNSAFE DESIGN. *SLC

Service Brakes, Air › Disc › Rotor
Filed Oct 10, 2000GA

BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPED CAUSING PULSATIONS UNDER BRAKING CONDITIONS. WORSENS WITH WEAR.

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Oct 10, 2000AZ

THE VEHICLE WILL LOCK OR UNLOCK ITSELF WITHOUT YOUR KNOWLEDGE, MAKING IT UNWISE TO LEAVE ANYTHING OF ANY VALUE IN THE VEHICLE, NOT TO MENTION THE INCREASED LIKELIHOOD OF HAVING THE VEHICLE STOLEN.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Oct 5, 2000IA

HAD TO STOP QUICKLY. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT EVEN GETTING CLOSE TO SQUEELING THE TIRES AT ALL. WAS ABLE TO STOP, BUT NOT VERY QUICKLY. BRAKES SMELLED FOLLOWING THE STOP. ASKED THE DELEAR ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND GOT NO GOOD EXPLAINATION. STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH WEAK BRAKES!*AK

Tires › Sidewall
Filed Oct 2, 2000OK

UNIROYAL TIGER PAW TIRES EXPERIENCED SIDEWALL SEPARATION AND BLOWOUT ALMOST RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION, CONSUMER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Gear Position Indication (prndl)
Filed Sep 28, 2000MI

ALL OF THE GEARINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED TWO TIMES. FIRST REPLACEMENT WAS AT 10000 MILES. DEALERSHIP HAS ADVISED THAT PROBLEM EXISTED BECAUSE WEIGHT LIMIT WAS EXCEEDED. CONSUMER WAS NOT EXCEEDING WEIGHT LIMIT. *AK RIGHT REAR AXLE SEAL AND ANOTHER SEAL ON DRIVE SHAFT FAILED. *YH

Suspension › Front
Filed Sep 28, 2000AZ

THIS VEH. HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 7 TIMES AND PROBLEM IS THE SAME. AT HIGH SPEEDS THE FRONT END VIBRATES. WHEN YOU GO AROUND A CURVE AT CERTIN SPEED AND HIT A BUMP YOU LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE TO ME . ONE TIME I LOST PARTIAL CONTROL INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AT 75MPH. THEY HAVE BLAMED THE TIRES (ALTHOUGH THEY REPLACED THEM 5 TIMES) THEY HAVE REALIGNED THE FRONT, BALANCED THE TIRES ENDLESSLY AND TRIED EVERYTHING THEY COULD THINK OF AND ACCOMPLISHED NOTHING. THIS IS TRULY A DANGEROUS TO HAVE ON THE ROAD AND IS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE ONE OF THESE DAYS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Sep 27, 2000OH

WAS BRAKING VEHICLE & THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING. MADE CONTROLLING OF VEHICLE HARD. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT BRAKE ROTORS WERE CAUSING THE SHAKING PROBLEM. MECHANIC TOOK THE BRAKE ROTORS OFF & INFORMED OWNER THEY WERE MADE OF TIN. ROTORS WERE REPLACED WITH A DIFFERENT TYPE.*AK FRONT AND BACK BRAKES FAILED TWICE. *YH

Tires › Sidewall
Filed Sep 27, 2000NC

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER. LEFT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE REAR SIDEWALL COMPLETLY GONE. THERE WAS NO INJURIES. TIRE WAS A B.F.GOODRICH, RADIAL LONG TRAIL T/A ,#P245/75R16 ,109S M+S . TCONSUMER HAS CONTACTED B.F.GOODRICH. *AK

Tires › Tread/Belt
Filed Sep 19, 2000FL

PE-00-020; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1999 CHEVROLET, TAHOE, TIRE SIZE P26575R15, DOT NUMBER NOT AVAILABLE, TIRES HAVE 11 THOUSAND MILES ON THEM. CONSUMER HAS NOTICED THAT ON ALL FOUR TIRES SMALL CRACKS WERE DEVELOPING ALONG THE TREAD LINE. ALSO, PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR TIRE PIECES OF THE TREAD WAS MISSING. .*AK

Power Train › Axle Assembly
Filed Sep 11, 2000FL

WHILE TOWING A TRAVEL TRAILER WELL WITHIN THE TAHOE LIMITS, THE TAHOE BROKE DOWN AT 13,800 MILES ON 5/10/99 WITH REAR END PROBLEMS, IT WAS REPAIRED. BROKE DOWN AGAIN AT 14,531 MILES ON 5/14/99 IT WAS IN THE SHOP UNTIL 5/21/99 WITH REAR END PROBLEMS, THEN REPAIRED. THEN IT BROKE DOWN AGAIN AT 15,319 MILES ON 5/29/00 REPAIRED BY THE DEALER EACH TIME. WE WERE TOLD IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. WE WENT ON VACATION THIS YEAR AND GOT BACK HOME. WE HEARD A NOISE FROM THE BACK AREA. WE TOOK IT IN AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE REAR END , WE WERE AT 33,915 MILES ON 8/17/00, THEY HOWEVER WOULD NOT REPAIR IT EVEN THOUGH WE ARE STILL UNDER WARRANTY (3 YEARS OR 36,000 MILES). WE HAD TO AUTHORIZE AND PAY FOR THE REPAIR TO BE COMPLETED, AND UNDER PROTEST WE DID. WE HAD TO GO HAVE THE TRAILER AND TAHOE WEIGHED AND GET A CERTIFICATE TO SHOW WE WERE NOT OVERWEIGHT. WE DID AND WERE WITHIN TOWING REQUIREMENTS. WE HAVE ALL THE REQUIRED AND PROPER WEIGHT DISTRUBUTION HITCH ASSEMBLY. WE HAVE ALL OUR WORK ORDERS IF NEEDED FOR FUTHER INSPECTION. THIS PROBLEM COULD HAVE OR MAY RESULT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN THE FUTURE.*AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Control Module (tcm/Pcm/Tecm)
Filed Sep 11, 2000NV

CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE STRONGLY RESISTED ANY MOVEMENT, CONSUMER REALIZED THAT SOME HOW THE 2 WHEEL DRIVE AND 4 WHEEL DRIVE WERE ENGAGED AND AT NO TIME WERE EITHER TURNED ON, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER AND NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND, THESE FAILURES COULD POSSIBLY BE DUE TO A FAULTY TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. *SLC

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 8, 2000FL

CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, AND BRAKES HAD TO BE PUMPED TO STOP A LITTLE. THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID ON THE GROUND. EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT WORKING, AS WELL. DEALER FOUND ALOT OF BATTERY ACID THAT BADLY CORRORED BOTH BRAKE LINES. DEALER WAS SUPPOSE TO CLEAN AWAY THE RUST, BUT IT WAS STILL WAS THERE.*AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Sep 5, 2000AL

VEHICLE IS PULLING, FEELS LIKE CRUISE CONTROL IS ON. WHEN AT 35MPH VEHICLE GOES A MILE BEFORE IT KICKS INTO ANOTHER GEAR. WILL MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALER. *AK

Tires › Tread/Belt
Filed Sep 1, 2000FL

THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES ON THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCING CRACK LINES ON THE TREAD LINE, TIRES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE FIRESTONE RECALL. *MJS

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Aug 30, 2000TN

BATTERY HAS LEAKED ACID ONTO BRAKE LINE, CAUSING ALL FLUID TO LEAK, AMD A LOSS OF BRAKING POWER. DEAELR HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK THE BATTERY ACID CORRODED THE BRAKE LINE. *YH

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Aug 21, 2000CA

WHEN DRIVING IN COLD WEATHER AND TURNING TO LEFT, STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP, CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE AND CAN'T FIX IT.*AK

Seat Belts › Front › RetractorCrash1 injured
Filed Aug 21, 2000MI

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 15-20MPH, AND VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE. REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RELEASED, THROWING CHILD TO REAR OF THE CARGO AREA OF TRUCK. CHILD'S LEFT LEG WENT THROUGH THE SIDE WINDOW. DEALER SIDE COULDN'T HELP THE CONSUMER & TO SEND LETTERS TO THE PRESIDENT OF GMC. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › AnchorageCrash1 injured
Filed Aug 21, 2000MI

MY 16 YEAR OLD SON WAS INJURED RESULTING FROM A SIDE COLLISION TO OUR 1999 CHEVY TAHOE. THE TAHOE WAS STRUCK BY A PICKUP TRUCK TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 55 - 60 MPH. THE PICKUP STRUCK THE TAHOE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE BEHIND THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR. THE SIDE WINDOW IN THE CARGO AREA WAS BROKEN BY THE IMPACT AND THE TAHOE SPUN AROUND. ALL FOUR OCCUPANTS OF THE TAHOE WERE WEARING SAFETY BELTS WITH SHOULDER HARNRESS. MY SON WAS SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT APPEARS TO HAVE CAUSED THE 60/40 REAR SEAT TO SHIFT A FRACTION OF AN INCH ALLOWING THE SEATBELT HARNESS TO RELEASE WHERE IT ATTACHES BELOW THE SEAT. WHEN THE SEATBELT CAME APART HE WAS THROWN TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND HIS FOOT WENT THROUGH THE BROKEN SIDE REAR WINDOW. HE SUSTAINED A SEVERE LACERATION TO HIS LEFT FOOT SEVERING TENDONS, LIGAMENTS AND NERVES. NONE OF THE OTHER OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE WERE HURT AS THEIR SEATBELTS HELD SECURE. IT APPEARS THE ATTACHMENT WHICH SECURES THE BUCKLE TO THE SMALLER REAR SEAT REQUIRES A MORE SUBSTANTIAL ATTACHING PIN. THE 2000 MODEL TAHOE HAS A BOLT AND NUT THAT SECURES THE BUCKLE ATTACHMENT WHEREAS THE 1999 MODEL HAS A SMALL PIN WITH A FLIMSY PRESS CAP HOLDING IT IN PLACE.

Tires › Tread/Belt
Filed Aug 15, 2000AZ

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON HIGHWAY, AND VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING AND SHAKING, AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC REPLACED FRONT TIRES BECAUSE TREAD CAME APART. SECOND TIME, REAR TIRES DID SEPARATE, AND VEHICLE ALMOST CRASHED. TIRES ARE B.F. GOODRICH RADIAL LONG TRAIL T/A . *AK

Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery
Filed Aug 2, 2000GA

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S HOUSE. SHE GOT INSIDE OF VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTED TO START IT UP, BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. HER HUSBAND OPENED THE HOOD, AND BATTERY HAD EXPLODED, AND LEAKED BATTERY ACID ALL OVER THE VEHICLE.*AK

Electrical System › Wiring › Fuses and Circuit Breakers
Filed Jul 25, 2000TX

FUSE BURNED OUT AND THERE WAS NO TURN SIGNALS. DEALERSHIP CHANGED THE FUSE. THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. *AK

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Jul 24, 2000TX

THIS IS TO DO WITH PEOPLE BEING ABLE TO GET INTO THE VEHICLE VERY EASILY THROUGH THE DOOR HANDLE. *AK

Suspension
Filed Jul 18, 2000OH

TRUCK PULLS TO ONE SIDE, BRAKES SHOES FOUND TO BE CRACKED, MASTER CYLINDER LEAKS

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jul 17, 2000MN

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING BRAKE PROBLEMS. NLM

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jul 12, 2000TN

WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 55 AND 75 MPH AND WHEN VEHICLE IS SHIFTING INTO OVERDRIVE ENTIRE VEHICLE SEVERELY VIBRATES, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND THE DRIVESHAFT ALONG WITH OTHER PARTS WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHR DETAILS.*AK

Steering
Filed Jul 6, 2000UT

EA99011, WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN STEERING MOVE BACK UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DEALER SAID NEEDS TO REPLACE THE STEERING BOX. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery
Filed Jun 21, 2000AL

BATTERY LEAK. CAUSED POSITIVE POST TO CORRODE/DISCONNECT. TRUCK IS ONLY 1 YEAR OLD, WITH LESS THAT 15,000 MILES. BATTERY ACID ALL OVER ENGINE AND HOSES. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash2 injured
Filed Jun 10, 2000MI

CONTACTED GMC , THEY WOULD NOT COME OUT TO INSPECT VEHICLE AS REQUESTED. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Jun 9, 2000MI

WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ANY TIME. ALSO, ABS LOCKED UP. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed May 30, 2000NY

BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND NOISES, SUCH AS BRAKES "CHATTERING" WHILE BRAKING. DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND SHOES/DRUMS AND MASTER CYLINDER. BUT, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed May 25, 2000FL

BRAKES FAILED AND REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. VEHICLE WA STOTALED. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed May 23, 2000CA

I TRIED TO STOP THE CAR AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE TOP. THE CAR ONLY SLOWED DOWN UNTIL I HIT THE VEHICLE INFRONT OF ME. I HAVE REPORTED THE BRAKES FAILURE TO THE DEALER PREVIOUSLY. THE DEALER'S RESPONSE IS THAT THIS IS NORMAL. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Filed May 16, 2000GA

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN GARAGE & OWNER NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM FUEL PUMP. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT TOP OF FUEL PUMP'S ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WAS CAUSING THE LEAKAGE. FUEL LEAKAGE PROBLEM IS REPAIRABLE. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Filed May 15, 2000GA

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED NOTICED FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING FUEL. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT THE TOP OF FUEL PUMP, THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR, WAS CAUSING IT TO LEAK. PROBLEM WAS REPAIRABLE. *AK

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System
Filed Apr 28, 2000TN

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Apr 26, 2000IL

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND VEERED OVER TO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, PEDAL WAS SOFT AND WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. ALSO, THERE WAS VIBRATION. IN ADDITION, STEERING WHEEL PULLED BACK AND FORTH, DUE TO ROTOR FAILURE. *AK *YH

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 24, 2000IL

WE PURCHASED THE 1999 TAHOE IN JUNE, 1998. WE HAD THE ROTORS TURNED IN DECEMBER 1998 AND THEN REPLACED AUG. 1999. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN ON A NEW VEHICLE, LET ALONE ONE THAT COSTS AS MUCH AS THE TAHOE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS GOING TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT STOPPING VERY GOOD, ESPECIALLY AT A SPEED GREATER THAN 40 MPH. THE BRAKES WERE BLED IN THE SUMMER OF 1999. THAT SEEMED TO HELP FOR A WHILE. BUT THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO REAPPEAR. WE TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO OUR DEALER. THEY THEN REPLACED THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. THAT SEEMED TO HELP. BUT I FEEL THE BRAKE SYSTEM STILL IS NOT A GOOD SYSTEM WHEN YOU MUST PRESS THE PEDAL DOWN SO FAR TO GET A GOOD STOP. THE MANIFOLD GASKETS ALSO HAD TO ALREADY BE REPLACED. FOR A FAIRLY NEW AND EXPENSIVE VEHICLE, WE HAVE HAD ALOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. (WE HAD A 1995 CHEVY SUBURBAN BEFORE, AND WE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH IT. WE REALLY LIKED THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON IT AND WISH WE HAD NEVER TRADED FOR THE TAHOE.) ONE THING I NOTICED ON YOUR RECALLS, ON THE 1998 TAHOES, THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE ROTORS AND BRAKING SYSTEM. SINCE OUR TRUCK WAS BUILT EARLY IN MAY 1998, AND LISTED AS 1999, COULD WE HAVE POSSIBLY INHERITED THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THE 1998 TAHOE? I WOULD LOVE TO PURCHASE A 2000 TAHOE, BUT HESITATE BECAUSE OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM THEY MAY HAVE. PLEASE INFORM ME IF THERE COULD BE A RECALL ON OUR MODEL AND YEAR. I FEEL THE 1998 RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO THE 1999 SINCE EVERYTHING ON THE VEHICLES ARE THE SAME. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash3 injured
Filed Apr 11, 2000GA

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 40 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A STOP SIGN, CONSUMER HIT OTHER VEHICLE DIRECTLY IN THE SIDE OF CAR. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER FELT AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. *AK

Power Train › Driveline › Driveshaft
Filed Mar 30, 2000TN

VEHICLE WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN OR FROM A REDLIGHT VEHICLE MAKES NOISE DUE TO DRIVESHAFT BEING LOOSE . THE REMEDY REMEDY IS TO GO IN AND PUT GREASE ON SPLINES OF THE OUTPUT SHAFT TO TAKE OUT THE SLACK OF THE CONNECTION. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 27, 2000AL

PULLING UP TO A RED LIGHT AND UPON APPLYING BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, VEHICLE STARTED PULLING LEFT TO RIGHT AND JERKING VIOLENTLY. CONTACTED DEALER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

Parking Brake › Conventional
Filed Mar 23, 2000NJ

I SUBMITTED A LIST OF PROBLEMS ON THIS VEHICLE TO YOU SEVERAL DAYS AGO, THIS IS A NEW ONE, IT JUST KEEPS FALLING APART WHAT A LEMON. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master Cylinder
Filed Mar 20, 2000NJ

MASTER CYLINDER WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID, CAUSING SOFT BRAKE PEDAL, AND RESULTING IN POOR BRAKING ABILITY. CONSUMER HAD CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER STATED THAT WAS NORMAL OPERATION. CONSUMER NOTED THAT THE 2000 TAHOE HAS BEEN UPGRADED AS TO PREVENT THIS PROBLEM, AND WANTS THE OLD 4 WHEEL DISC SYSTEM TO BE REPLACED WITH THE UPGRADED ONE. *AK *ML

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Mar 20, 2000NJ

DEALER HAS BEEN REPAIRING OR REPLACING DEFECTS, VEHICLE IS STILL AT DEALERS FOR WATER LEAK IN REAR BARN DOORS & WINDOWS HAS BEEN THERE FOUR DAYS SO FAR, VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED TO A DEALER IN CONN. THEN SENT TO THE DEALER IN LINCOLN PARK, N.J. VEHICLE IS NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Feb 28, 2000IN

WARPING OF FRONT DISCS/REAR DRUMS AND PREMATURE WEAR OF PADS/SHOES @ 15K MILES. DEALERSHIP AWARE THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE BUT NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY EXCEPT UNWRITTEN 12/12. HAD ROTORS AND DRUMS TURNED AND NEW PADS INSTALLED. PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED AND WILL HOPEFULLY LAST. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 25, 2000GA

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System
Filed Jan 19, 2000TX

DRIVER EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN MOMENTARY LOSS OF POWER STEERING. YH

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Jan 10, 2000GA

WAS DRIVING & STARTING TO APPLY THE BRAKES. FELT A PULSATING MOTION IN THE PEDAL. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED THE PADS HAD WORN UNEVENLY, AND THAT ROTORS WERE WARPED. ALSO THAT THE SHOES NEEDED REPLACING DUE TO BEING WORN OUT. ENTIRE FRONT ABS BRAKE SYSTEM NEEDED REPLACING. *AK

Power Train › Driveline › Differential Unit
Filed Jan 3, 2000CO

PINION BEARING FAILED AT LESS THAN 2000 MILES. DRIVERS SIDE DOOR MIS-ALIGNED. BAD SEALS AT CONNECTIONS FOR TRANMISSION COOLIN GLINES. CLUNK WHEN ACCEL. FROM STOP AND SHIFTING HARD. REOCCURRING NOISE IN PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD. REOCCURRING FAN TYPE NOISE UNDER HOOD. REOCCURRING FAILURE OF EXHAUST GASKETS.

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