1999 Chevrolet Tahoe complaints

LOUD CLANKING NOISE COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE WHEN DRIVESHAFT IS ENGAGING DURING ACCELERATION. I HAVE CHANGED FLUID IN DIFFERENTIAL, BUT PROBLEM PERSISTS. *AK

VEHICLE HANDLING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IS UNSTABLE, IT FLOATS ALL OVER THE ROAD. *AK

BRAKES FAILED, REPLACED AND CONTINUE TO MAKE NOISE AND PULL. MJS

YOU NEED TO PUMP THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO FEEL RESPONSIVE/ I'M TOLD I'TS NORMAL /UNIROYAL FACTORY TIRES ARE ALL READY BREAKING DOWN AT SIDEWALLS AT 5,000 MILES/TOLD IT IS NORMAL/AIR CONSTANTLY COMES THROUGH CENTER LOWER VENT WHEN SYSTEM IS SHUT DOWN, TOLD THIS IS ALSO NORMAL... I DISAGREE THANK-YOU( DOT NUMBER: 00000000 TIRE SIZE: 16 )

LEAKAGE FROM REAR SEAL OF BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER, CAUSING LOSS OF FLUID FROM RESERVOIR SERVING FRONT DISC BRAKES.

WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 55MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALLTHE WAYTO THE FLOOR.CONSUMER HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER IN THAT RESERVOIRS WERE EMPTY. *AK

WHILE PULLING OUT FROM A PARKING LOT AT 15MPH AND WHEN PICKING AT SPEED AT 30 TO 40 MPH, VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT 40 MPH AND KEPT ACCELERATING. CONSUEMR APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND THE VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING. WHEN THE CONSUMER GOT TO A RED LIGHT, TURNED VEHICLE OFF, AND WHEN RESTARTING, VEHICLE DID'NT ACCELERATE. *AK

THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS FALLING OUT CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE GAS MILEAGE. VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PULSATED BRAKES WHEN DRIVING ON THE HWY AT 55 MPH. DEALER REPLACED BRAKES AND SURFACED ROTORS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. BRAKES FAILED AFTER SERVICED. HOWEVER, THE CALIBERS GOT VERY HOT WHICH BOILDED THE OIL IN THE BRAKES SYSTEM WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE. *YC

WHILE TRABELING ON HIGHWAY DEPRESSED THE GASS PEDAL, AND VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT INDICATIONS, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, ALSO MANUFACTURER. *AK

ENGINE DIED WHILE DRIVING IN ST LOUIS TRAFFIC APPROX 2 PM- TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT BUT IF THIS OCCURRED 10 MINS EARLIER WOULD HAVE BEEN ON I 170 OR 30 MINS LATER ON I 270 DEAL :ER SAYS :LOOSE BATTERY CONNECTION: SOUNDS LIKE A :LOOSE" EXPLANATION TO ME AS I DID HAVE WARNING FLASHERS WHEN OCURRED. AM I DRIVING A TIME BOMB ??

BRAKES FAILED BECAUSE OF MASTER CYLINDER LEAKAGE. YH

REAR END PINION SHAFT SEAL FAILED CAUSING LEAKAGE. MJS

ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS: WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS, VEHICLE IS SLOW IN STOPPING. THIS HAPPENS WHILE TRAVELING ON SMOOTH ROAD SURFACES AND NO INCLEMENT WEATHER. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS INADEQUATE FOR THE TRUCK. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS WORKING AS IT WAS DESIGNED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

REAR AND FRONT BRAKES WORN OUT. YH

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN, STEERING WHEEL DISENGAGED FOR A BRIEF MOMENT. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE POWER STEERING BOX. *AK

VEHICLE DOES NOT SLOW DOWN WHEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS RELEASED, UNABLE TO RECTIFY PROBLEM DUE TO POSSIBLE DESIGN DEFECT. MJS

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING VIBRATION WHENEVER IT REACHES HIGHWAY SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 60 OR MORE MPH. VIBRATION COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON FIVE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURS. CAN NHTSA HELP INTHIS MATTER. *AK

I HAD ONLY THE VEHICLE A COUPLE TWO OR THREE MONTHS WHEN ONE DAY I FOUND MYSELF IN A SITUATION TO HAVE TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP WHILE GOING ABOUT 35 MPH, WHEN I STOMPED ON THE BRAKES THE REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP AND THE TIRES SKID AND SCREECHED. THE FRONT END WENT TO THE RIGHT AND THE REAR END WENT TO THE LEFT ON THE INSIDE LANE OF A FOUR LANE STREET WHICH PUT THE FRONT END IN THE RIGHT SAME DIRECTION LANE AND THE REAR END IN THE INSIDE ON-COMING LANE. IT REALLY SCARED ME AS I EXPECTED A TRUE STRAIGHT FORWARD STOP WITHOUT ANY SKIDDING. ALSO AT TIMES WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED NORMALLY THEY AT ANY SPEED THE BRAKES WILL PULL HARD ON THE STEERING WHEEL EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT. ONE NEVER KNOWS UNTIL THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. I HAVE THIS VEHICLE INTO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENTS SEVERAL TIMES FOR REPAIR OF THIS AND MANY OTHER THINGS OVER THE PAST YEAR WHILE WORKING WITH THE CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE OFFICE. FINALLY I WAS ALLOWED TO MEET WITH THE SOUTH CENTRAL REGION AREA SERVICE MANAGER FOR GENERAL MOTORS. HE DROVE THE VEHICLE AND ABOUT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE MAKING A SIMULATED EMERGENCY STOP. HE HAS ADVISED ME THAT IT WAS NORMAL. I DO NOT AGREE WITH HIM AS I HAVE AND HAVE HAD OTHER VEHICLES WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES THAT HAVE RESPONDED LIKE THAT. I FEEL LIKE THE VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE AND DANGEROUS. I REQUESTED GM TO PURCHASE THE VEHICLE BACK FROM ME FOR THAT REASON AND THEY HAVE REFUSED.

WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY LOWER REAR WINDOWS AND ROOF VIBRATE, AND THERE IS A VACUUM. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK

TIME OF DELEVERY BUMPER WAS RUSTED. YH

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR, THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES. DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND FLIPPED OVER INTO MEDIAN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TOTALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

REAR SEAT BELT WON'T LOCK, AND THE RADIO DOESN'T WORK. *AK

PULLED AWAY FROM STOP LIGHT AND STEERING LOCKED UP.STEERING WHEEL MOVED AROUND. *AK

STEERING WHEEL DOESN'T COME BACK AFTER TURNING, WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO CONSUMERS ACCIDENT. YH

POWER STEERING ASSIST UNIT BECAME OVERPOWERED AT HIGH SPEED. THIS CAUSED THE TRUCK TO HANDLE UPREDICTABLY WHEN SMALL STEERING INPUTS WHERE USED. IT WAS HARD TO KEEP THE TRUCK ON THE ROAD AND IN ONE LANE. THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED BY REPLACING A STEERING SENSOR BUT THE PROBLEM IS BEGINING AGAIN.

BRAKES FAIL TO OPERATE PROPERLY. *AK

LOUD BANG/CLUNK NOISE WHEN STOPPING OR STARTING TO MOVE

A MALFUNCTION WITHIN STEERING 4 WHEEL FRONT SENSOR SENDS FALSE SIGNALS, CAUSING UNANTICPATED STEERING WHEEL MOVEMENTS AT MODERATE TO HIGH SPEEDS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

AT 11,000 MILES FRONT ROTORS ARE PREMATURELY WARPED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. ALSO WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE VIBRATES/SHAKES. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE SHAKES WHILE DRIVING. HAD REPLACED FOUR SETS OF TIRES. BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP, AND NOTHING CAN BE FOUND. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS PROBLEM. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN WE TOOK DELIVERY OF VEHICLE, WE NOTICED IT WAS SITTING AT AN ANGLE TO THE GROUND (IT SAGGED DOWN 1 1/2 TO 2 INCHES ON THE LEFT REAR) IT LOOKED AS THOUGH THE BODY WAS TWISTED. WE WERE ASSURED THAT ANY PROBLEM WOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF. WE TOOK BACK THE VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES, 4 TIMES WE GOT A RENTAL VEHICLE TO USE. THE FIRST TIME WE LEFT THE VEHICLE, THEY CHANGED THE GAS TANK BECAUSE IT HAD A 9 GAL. DENT IN IT ALTHOUGH THE SKID PLATE HAD NO DAMAGE WHATSOEVER; THE BUMPER WAS MISALIGNED; THE TAILLAMP WAS PROTRUDING AS WELL AS THE REAR-LOWER PORTION OF THE PASSENGER'S REAR WINDOW(TOO MUCH GLUE) AND THE TIRES WERE CUPPING. THEY HAVE HAD THE TRUCK TO ALIGNED AND BALANCE TIRES, HOWEVER WE HAD A GOODYEAR DEALER REBALANCE THOSE SAME TIRES TO GET THE VIBRATION OUT TO NO AVAIL. COURTESY SWAPPED DIFFERENT RIMS AND TIRES FROM ANOTHER TAHOE. NOW IT VIBRATES EVEN MORE! WE WERE TOLD TO BE @ COURTESY ON 6/14/99, THAT THEY WOULD HAVE A MACHINE THAT WOULD PINPOINT THE SOURCE OF THE VIBRATION. WHEN WE GOT THERE THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE MACHINE AND INSTEAD SENT A MECHANIC ON A ROADTEST WITH US. WE WERE POINTING OUT THE VIBRATION TO HIM. HE THEN TOOK US OUT IN ANOTHER '99 TAHOE, THIS TIME THE RIDE WAS SMOOTH, HOWEVER THE MECHANIC SAID THAT IT HAD A LOW SPEED VIBRATION(WHICH IT DID NOT). WE WERE THEN TOLD THAT THEY COULD WORK SOME FIGURES ON ANOTHER VEHICLE. WE CALLED THE NEXT DAY AND WE WERE TOLD THAT IF WE GAVE THEM $2,500.00 MORE DOLLARS, WE COULD GET THE IDENTICAL VEHICLE ON THEIR L

WHENEVER SHIFTING FROM DRIVE OR PARK INTO REVERSE, THE LIGHT WOULD INDICATE IT'S IN REVERSE, BUT ACTUALLY IT WAS NOT IN REVERSE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO CHECK. DEALER WAS ABLE TO DUPLIATE PROBLEMS, BUT NO CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS IDENTIFIED TO DATE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND COMING TO A STOP, THEIR IS A BANGING NOISE AND TOO MUCH PLAY WITHIN THE TRANSFER CASE, AND WITHIN THE SLIP YOKE OF THE TRANSFER CASE, IT BINDS.

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BROKE, AND DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT IS ROCKING FORWARD AND BACKWARD . *AK

VEHICLE WANDERS WHEN TOWING, AND LOSES CONTROL. INADEQUATE SUSPENSION AND OVERALL WEIGHT ON THE TAHOE CAUSES IT TO WANDER AND LOSE CONTROL. DEALER AWARE AND TRIED TO REMEDY PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL, MAKING THE VEHICLE WANDER AND HARD TO CONTROL

LEFT REAR WHEEL RIM FAILED RESULTING IN SLOW LEAK. MJS

PITMAN ARM FELL OFF OF VEHICLE CAUSING LOSS TO STEERING ABILITY. MJS

VEHICLE DOES NOT DECELERATE WHEN CONSUMER TAKES FOOT OFF GAS PEDAL.

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD TURN ON AND OFF WITHOUT INDICATION. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

THE REAR LEFT SIDE SEAT BELT ANCHOR BOLT WAS NOT TORQUED PROPERLY AND CAME LOOSE. DEALER SAYS IT WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. *AK

TRUCK HAS A CLUNKING SOUND AND NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP.

THE VEHECLE WAS TRAVELING APPROX 40 MPH WHEN IT HIT BLACK ICE ANDM SLIDE OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A BIG ROCK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT. THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT BODY AND AXLE WAS PUSHED BACK APPROX 6 TO 8". NIETHER AIR BAG OPENED PASSENGER OR DRIVER. THE PASSENGER MY WIFE SUFFERED A BROKEN BACK. THE VEHECLE WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE. ONE REASON WE BOUGHT THE CHEVROLET TAHOE WAS BECAUSE OF THE DUEL AIR BAG. I FEEL THAT THE SEVERITY OF THE ACCIDENT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE OPENED. I HAVE TAKEN PICTURES AND STATE FARM INSURANCE IS ALSO INVESTIGATING THE ACCIDENT FOR THE FAILED AIR BAGS.

AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE PROBLEM CONNECTED TO THE TRANSMISSION FIXED, THE DEALERSHIP FINALLY REPLACED THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. THE PROBLEM PRESENTED ITSELF WHEN AFTER THE TRUCK WAS GOING, WHEN I HAD TO STOP FOR A LIGHT, STOP SIGN OR WHATEVER, I WOULD THEN ENGAGE THE GAS PEDAL. THE TRUCK WOULD ONLY INCH AWAY, WHEN MY FOOT WAS COMPLETELY DOWN ON THE GAS. THE SIDEVIEW MIRROR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SHATTERED FOR NO APPARENT REASON, WHILE DRIVING ON AN OPEN ROAD. WHEN I TOOK THE TRUCK IN TO HAVE IT FIXED, I WAS TOLD THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS LEAKING AND THE SHOES AND PADS WERE GONE. NOW MY TRUCK IS CURRENTLY GOING BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN AND A BUZZING NOISE WHEN THE FAN IS TURNED ON FOR HEAT.

VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO REVERSE AND THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK WHEN APPLIED. THE VEHICLE HIT A TREE. DEALER SAID THE ABS DID NOT WORK IN REVERSE. *AK

CAR HAS CLUNKING SOUND WHENEVER YOU ACCELERATE FROM STOP

LEAF SPRINGS HITTING NERF BARS. PREVIOUSLY NOTIFIED DON HEWLETT CHEVROLET DEALER OCTOBER 13, 1998 WITH 11,694 MILES DURING 12K MILE CHECKUP. DURING REVIEW WE CHECKED ANOTHER TAHOE WHICH ALSO HAD THE EXACT WEAR/DAMAGE MARKINGS ON THE NERF BARS. REFERRED TO COVERT DEALERSHIP WHERE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AT COVERT DEALERSHIP, THIS IS ONE OF THE ITEMS TO BE INSPECTED/REPAIRED. SERVICE MANAGER (DANNY NICHOLS) INDICATED THE NERF BARS ONLY FIT ONE WAY AND NO ADJUSTMENT IS POSSIBLE. I'M CONCERNED THAT CONTINUED DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE NERF BARS DESIGN GOING TOO FAR BACK UNDER THE VEHICLE ALLOWING THE LEAF SPRINGS TO BOTTOM OUT AND DAMAGE THE NERF BARS WILL CREATE A SAFETY HAZARD. DAMAGE TO NERF BARS MAY IN TIME CAUSE CORROSION AND WEAK SPOTS WHICH MAY BREAK WHILE PASSENGERS ARE EXITING / ENTERING VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, CONTINUED WEAR AND TEAR BY LEAF SPRINGS CONTACTING NERF BARS MAY CAUSE BENT LEAF SPRINGS AND NOISE FROM BENT LEAF SPRINGS. I HAVE NOT CHECKED ANY SUBURBANS BUT THEY MAY ALSO EXPERIANCE THIS AS WELL.

VEHICLE DRIFTED HARD TO THE RIGHT. AFTER REPAIRS DRIFTED TO THE LEFT, THE VEHICLE WANDERED ON THE ROAD. ALSO, THERE IS ALOT OF PLAY IN THE STEERING, MORE THAN IT SHOULD BE. DEALER CONTACTED AND STATED THE PROBLEM WAS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

DRIVESHAFT AND REAR END VIBRATIONS CAN NOT BE RECTIFIED.