1999 Chevrolet Tahoe complaints

DT: THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ABS BRAKE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED IN APRIL 2005. THE BRAKES CATCH AT LOW SPEEDS. IT HAS HAPPENED AROUND 40-50 TIMES. NHTSA RECALL 05V379000 AND GM RECALL NUMBER 05068 WAS ISSUED. WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, THEY SAID THAT THE CONSUMER'S STATE OF RESIDENCE AND VIN WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTS AS OF YET. *AK 11/15/2005 *JB

ORIGINAL OWNER OF 1999 TAHOE. SINCE PURCHASE, I HAVE FELT THAT THE TRUCK WAS NOT STOPPING WELL, EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS. I RETURNED TO DEALER AND THEY CONTINUED TO SAY NOTHING WAS WRONG. SINCE THAT TIME, I HAVE HAD FOUR DIFFERENT DEALERS IN THREE STATES AND TWO PRIVATE MECHANICS LOOK AT IT. ALL HAVE SAID IT "PERFORMS AS INTENDED". THE BRAKES WERE WORKED ON SEVEN TIMES THAT I HAVE RECORDS FOR. AT 17K MILES, 32K MILES, REAR BRAKES WERE CLEANED AND ADJUSTED. AT 36K, FRONT ROTORS WERE RESURFACED, REAR BRAKES CLEANED/ADJUSTED. AT 47K, FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED AND REAR DRUMS WERE TURNED. REPLACED PADS. REARS ADJUSTED AT 59K. AT 72K, REPLACED FRONT BRAKES AND MACHINED ROTORS. CLEANED/ADJUSTED REARS. THIS CONTINUES ON EVERY 20K MILES OR SO AND STILL THE TRUCK DOES NOT STOP UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS. THE REAR BRAKE ADJUSTMENTS ONLY LAST ABOUT TWO WEEKS, THEN BACK TO THE SAME THING. LUCKILY, I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT YET BUT HAVE HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE TO AVOID HITTING CAR IN FRONT OF ME. *NM

ORIGINAL OWNER OF 1999 TAHOE. SINCE PURCHASE, I HAVE FELT THAT THE TRUCK WAS NOT STOPPING WELL, EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS. I RETURNED TO DEALER AND THEY CONTINUED TO SAY NOTHING WAS WRONG. SINCE THAT TIME, I HAVE HAD FOUR DIFFERENT DEALERS IN THREE STATES AND TWO PRIVATE MECHANICS LOOK AT IT. ALL HAVE SAID IT "PERFORMS AS INTENDED". THE BRAKES WERE WORKED ON SEVEN TIMES THAT I HAVE RECORDS FOR. AT 17K MILES, 32K MILES, REAR BRAKES WERE CLEANED AND ADJUSTED. AT 36K, FRONT ROTORS WERE RESURFACED, REAR BRAKES CLEANED/ADJUSTED. AT 47K, FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED AND REAR DRUMS WERE TURNED. REPLACED PADS. REARS ADJUSTED AT 59K. AT 72K, REPLACED FRONT BRAKES AND MACHINED ROTORS. CLEANED/ADJUSTED REARS. THIS CONTINUES ON EVERY 20K MILES OR SO AND STILL THE TRUCK DOES NOT STOP UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS. THE REAR BRAKE ADJUSTMENTS ONLY LAST ABOUT TWO WEEKS, THEN BACK TO THE SAME THING. LUCKILY, I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT YET BUT HAVE HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE TO AVOID HITTING CAR IN FRONT OF ME. *NM

BRAKE FAILURE. *NM

IS THE NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V155000 (CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 2000-2001 FUEL PUMP FAILURE) GOING TO BE EXPANDED TO OTHER GM TRUCKS? MY 1999 TAHOE HAD THE EXACT FAILURE DESCRIBED IN THIS RECALL, AND I EXPECT IT WILL FAIL AGAIN. IF THE RECALL WILL BE RESTRICTED TO THE 2000-2001 SUBURBANS, I WILL PERFORM MY OWN MODIFICATION TO MY TAHOE'S PUMP (I WILL BYPASS THE INTERNAL PUMP CONNECTOR AND SOLDER THE WIRES). HOWEVER, IF THE RECALL WILL BE EXPANDED TO THE 1999 TAHOE IN THE NEAR FUTURE, I WOULD RATHER HAVE THE OFFICIAL GM FIX APPLIED. *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER BELIEVES HIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN RECALL#05V379000 CONCERNING ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH ABS AS STATED IN THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE THE STATE IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS LOCATED WAS NOT CONSIDERED THE SALT BELT. *AK *NM

DT: ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2005 NOTICED AT LOW SPEEDS THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED. HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THERE WAS RECALL 05068, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED NO MATTER WHAT THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE. COULD HEAR AND FEEL ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATE, AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL. HAD TO INCREASE STOPPING DISTANCE IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THERE WAS NO FOR WARNING WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *AK

DT: THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ABS BRAKE PROBLEM. WHEN COMING TO A SLOW STOP THE BRAKES WILL GRAB. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH IT, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER RECALL 05068. STARTED NOTICING THIS ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2005. THIS PROBLEM BECAME WORSE WHEN IT WAS RAINING. THEREWAS NO FOR WARNING, THE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON, AND THERE WAS NO NOISE. *AK

DT: THE BRAKES HAD MANY REPAIRS. HAD THEM READJUSTED, BLED, AND REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES, THE MOST RECENT WAS ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2005. THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTS AS OF YET. THE BRAKES WERE NOT HOLDING, AND THEY WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. WHEN CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS THEY TELL HER THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. NHTSA RECALL 05V379000 WAS ISSUED. BUT WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER THEY TOLD HER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

RECALL #05V379000 4/6/04 ANTILOCK BRAKES "KICKED" IN WHEN GOING 5 MPH TRYING TO STOP,THERE WAS RUST BUILT UP ON SENSOR, THIS WAS CLEANED 6/17/04 NEW BRAKES NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATES H HAS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. ONE OF THE 4 MOUNTING BOLTS ON THE BOTTOM OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT SHEARED OFF, MAKING THE SEAT UNSTABLE UNDER NORMAL USAGE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERN THAT IF HE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE SEAT MOVED AROUND HE COULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE GM DEALER TOLD HIM HE WAS ON HIS OWN. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THIS A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO.*AK

DT: THE CALLER WAS NOT AWARE OF A PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE BUT INSISTED WAS DENIED RECALL 05V379000 CONCERNING ABS BRAKES BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS REGISTERED IN COLORADO AND NOT IN NEW YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA. THIS WAS TOLD TO HIM BY THE MANUFACTURER. *AK UPDATED 11/30/2005 - *NM

DT: WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH AND UNDER THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE PROPERLY. THE CAR WILL NOT STOP PROPERLY. THE CONSUMER HAS TO PUMP ON THE BRAKES TO STOP-SOMETIMES THIS DID NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CHEVROLET DEALER, AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS BRAKES. NO REPAIRS OR CORRECTIONS WERE MADE. AT ONE INCIDENT THE CONSUMER WAS TOWING A HORSE TRAILER AT 45 MPH. WHEN BRAKE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED, THERE WERE NO BRAKES, A COMPLETE FAILURE, CAUSING THE HORSE TRAILER TO JACKKNIFE. THE BRAKES FAILED AND ENGAGED AND FAILED AND ENGAGED AS REPORTED BY THE CONSUMER. THIS RESULTED IN THE TRAILER DAMAGING THE VEHICLE, TRAILER, AND INJURY TO THE HORSES. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS OR CORRECTIONS MADE TO THE ABS SYSTEM AT THIS TIME. *AK

DT: BEGINNING IN JULY, THE CONSUMER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES DURING LOW SPEED BRAKE APPLICATIONS. WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE BRAKES WOULD GRAB. THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD FLUCTUATE. THERE WAS A FEELING LIKE BEING ON ICE. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED ABOUT 85-90 PERCENT OF THE TIME. THE PROBLEM BECAME WORSE WITH TIME. THE CONSUMER CHECKED ON THE RECALL 05V379000. HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. THEY STATED THAT THE OWNER HAS THE OLD WHEEL SPEED SENSORS AND THOSE WERE NOT AFFECTED BY THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO ALERT NHTSA THAT HIS VEHICLE STILL HAS THE EXACT PROBLEM LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT REPAIRED IT YET. THE CONSUMER HAS ALMOST REAR ENDED A CAR DUE TO THE ABS ACTIVATION AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *JB UPDATE 1/11/2006 - *NM

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE BRAKES SINCE 2001. I HAVE HAD THEM REPLACED TWICE SINCE MY MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE IS OVER 70,000. MY PROBLEM IS THAT THEY STILL DON'T FEEL RIGHT....I'VE MENTIONED THIS TO BOTH A GM DEALER AND PRIVATE AUTO GARAGE AND THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG. I FEEL THAT THE ABS RECALL JUST ANNOUNCED WILL FIX MY PROBLEM. I LOOKED AT THE LIST OF STATES AT WWW.KYW.COM AND NOTICED THAT DELAWARE IS NOT LISTED. HOW CAN I BE A PART OF THIS RECALL SO THAT I DON'T BECOME AN ACCIDENT STATISTIC? I PHONED GM AND THEY DON'T HAVE ANY INFORMATION IN THEIR COMPUTERS ABOUT THIS RECALL YET. I WAS INFORMED THAT YOU IT IS STILL IN THE WORKS. *NM

THE ABS BRAKES SEEMS TO ACTIVATE ALL THE TIME WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN I PRESS DOWN ON THE BRAKES TO COME TO A STOP. *NM

I AM WRITING REF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID - 05V379000 I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SYMPTOM SEVERAL TIMES AND ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING I HAD DONE WRONG. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT MY STATE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT MARYLAND USES A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF SALT IN THE WINTER. I CAN'T REMEMBER THE LAST TIME IT OCCURRED BUT AM PUTTING IN TODAY'S DATE TO FINISH THE FORM. *JB

EXPERIENCE UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATION AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING LOW SPEED BRAKE APPLICATIONS. WE HAVE FILED A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 05V379000 WHICH PROMPTED GM TO RECALL SOME OF THE VEHICLES AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM. VEHICLES IN OUR STATE OF WISCONSIN WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. WHEN ASKING FOR THE NUMBER OF FAILURES, I ENTERED 100, BUT IT HAPPENS EVERYDAY AT JUST ABOUT EVERY ATTEMPT WE MAKE AT STOPPING THE VEHICLE. *NM

HYDRAULIC ANTILOCK CONTROL UNITE MODULE. ARIZONA WAS NOT ONE OF THE STATES IN THE SALT BELT STATES. FAILURE TO THE ABS ON MY VEHICLE HAS CAUSED ME IN 2 MINOR CRASHES. DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY TO REPAIR VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED FOR SOME TIME. *NM

OUR SEAT WARMER BURNED THRU OUR FRONT DRIVERS SEAT. THERE IS A LARGE HOLE IN OUR SEAT. I AM NOT SURE OF THE EXACT DAY THAT THIS HAPPENED...WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON THIS SUMMER WITH MY HUSBAND HAVING OPEN HEART SURGERY AND I THEN HAVING SURGERY SO I AM JUST GETTING THIS TO YOU NOW. I AM NOT SURE IF THERE IS ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS OR NOT BUT I DO NOT WANT ANYONE TO GET HURT.

INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKED AT GASKET AND AT STUB OUT FOR HEATER HOSE. COOLANT LEAKED OUT OF INTAKE MANIFOLD. INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD TO BE REPLACED

(1) BRAKING ON DRY GROUND (2) ABS ENGAGES AT SPEEDS BELOW 5 MPH, BRAKE DISTANCE IS INCREASE UNEXPECTEDLY (3) NO REPAIR YET, DEALER SAYS ENTIRE BRAKE ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE EXCHANGED. *JB

THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE SEAT WAS OFF THE BRACKET. THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE SEAT TO THE FRAME BROKE. OWNER CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO ESTIMATED A PRICE OF $501.15 FOR REPAIRS. *AK THE WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER LEANED BACK ON THE SEAT AND IT BECAME DETACHED FROM THE FRAME ON THE UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER. THE SEAT NOW FEELS TOTALLY UNSAFE, ROCKING BACK AND FORTH EVERY TIME A TURN IS MADE, OR WHEN ACCELERATING AND BRAKING. CONSUMER FEEL MOUNTING BRACKETS FOR SEATS SHOULD LAST MORE THAN A LIFETIME AND SHOULD BE FULLY COVERED AS A DEFECT WHEN ONE BREAKS. *BF *NM THE CONSUMER WANTED THE KNOWN THE STATUS OF HIS COMPLAINT. *JB

IN AN UNLOADED (NORMAL) CONDITION. THE BRAKES ARE VERY INEFFECTIVE. ALMOST TO THE POINT OF NOT BEING USEFUL. I'VE HAD THEM LOOKED AT BY BOTH A DEALER AND MIDAS AND THEY BOTH SAID EVERYTHING SEEMS FINE. THE LACK OF SUFFICIENT BRAKING POWER HAS MADE ME COME VERY CLOSE TO CAUSING AN ACIDENT ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MORE THAN ONE PEOPLE THAT THIS IS THE NORM FOR THIS SERIES OF CHEVY. I CONSIDER THIS A VERY HAZARDOUS ITEM AND I WOULD BE SELLING THE VEHICLE IF MY FINANCES ALLOWED AT THIS TIME. THE TRUCK IS A 99 MODEL AND I BOUGHT IT USED IN 04.

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE REAR END CAUGHT ON FIRE. VEHICLE WAS MAKING A NOISE SO SHE PULLED OVER, AND THE PERSON BEHIND CONSUMER WAS FLAGGING HER DOWN BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. SHE SMELLED FUEL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. *AK

DT: WITHOUT WARNING THE BRAKES WILL NOT WORK. THE CONSUMER HAS TO HIT THE BRAKES HARD AT TIMES TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE CONSMER SAID THERE IS A RECALL IN CANADA ON THESE BRAKES. THE DEALER SAID THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CALLED YET. *AK *SC *JB

THE ABS ACTIVATED WHEN BRAKING INCREASING THE VEHICLE'S STOPPING DISTANCE. THE ABS BRAKES MADE NOISE WHEN THEY WERE ACTIVATED AND NOW IT ACTIVATES ON DRY PAYMENT. *NM IN COLD WEATHER, THE ABS BRAKES WOULD ACTIVATE ON THE VERY FIRST STOP IN THE MORNING. THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE WEARING UNEVEN FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. *SC *JB

FUEL PUMP WENT OUT ON 1999 TAHOE. TOOK TO DEALER TO SERVICE UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THE WIRING HARNESS WITH A WARNING THAT THEY CAN BE FAULTY AND SHORT OUT THE FUEL PUMP, IN WHICH CASE THE NEW FUEL PUMP WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY UNLESS THE WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THERE IS A RECALL COMING OUT ON THIS VERY PROBLEM BUT ONLY FOR 2000-2003 (OR 2004?) TAHOES. MY CONCERN IS THAT IF THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM THAT HAPPEN TO THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF 1999 TAHOES WHY AREN'T THE 1999 TAHOES BEING INCLUDED IN THE RECALL THAT IS SOON TO BE RELEASED? I WAS TOLD THIS BY MY DEALER.

1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE EQUIPMENT.*MR THE ABS ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEEDS AND WHILE ON DRY PAVEMENT WHICH REDUCED THE BRAKING EFFECT AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE ABS LIGHT NOW REMAINS ON WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THE ABS MODULE BE REPLACED AFTER THE FIRST ATTEMPT TO CLEAN THE CORROSION ON THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR DID NOT WORK. *JB

DT: A LOW SPEEDS ON SNOW OR LOOSE GRAVEL THE ABS WILL NOT LET VEHICLE STOP AT REASONABLE DISTANCES.*AK

ABS ACTIVATES AT SPEEDS UNDER 10MPH WHETHER APPLYING THE BRAKES OR NOT. THERE IS INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. HAS ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENT ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION.

OCCASIONALLY WHILE BRAKING ON DRY AND CLEAR PAVEMENT MY 1999 CHEVY TAHOE WILL APPEAR TO ACTIVATE THE ABS SYSTEM. THIS OCCURS AT LOW SPEED AND EXTENDS THE STOPPING DISTANCE OF THE VEHICLE. FIRST OBSERVED ABOUT JANUARY 2005. *SC *JB

DURING THE PAST 6-9 MONTHS, MY VEHICLE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SLOW/STOP FROM SLOWER SPEEDS. THE RESULT IS A SEVERELY INCREASED BREAKING DISTANCE AND THREAT FOR IMPACT. THIS HAS OCCURED SEVERAL TIMES

AC DELCO BATTERY LEAKAGE TWICE IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. BOTH AS A RESULT OF ACID LEAK FROM THE POSITIVE TERMINAL.

AC DELCO BATTERY LEAKAGAE. SECOND TIME

DT: THE VEHICLE ABS ENGAGED AT LOW SPEEDS AND HE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP. TWO WHEEL SENSORS WERE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *NM

MY 1999 CHEVY TAHOE HAS A CONDITION WHERE IF THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING AT A SPEED GREATER THAN 3.7 MPH BUT LESS THAN 10 MPH, I GET UNWANTED ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATION. NO ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN CAUSE BY THIS YET, BUT IT HAS BEEN VERY CLOSE MANY TIMES.

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPAIR MY TRANSMISSION IN MY '99 TAHOE. THE FIRST INCIDENT LEFT ME STRANDED AT 50K MILES. LUCKY I HAD AND EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE REPAIR SHOP HAD TO DO A FULL ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE WHICH HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH A WEAK RINGREVERSE GEAR? THIS TIME IT APPEARS THE SAME PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AGAIN, ONLY NOW I HAVE 170K MILES. I WOULD HAVE EXPECTED THE ENGINE TO GO FIRST. THE REPAIR SHOP SAID SOMETHING SIMILAR HAS HAPPENED THIS TIME AS WELL.

CHEVY TAHOE 1999, WE HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR FOUR YEARS AND PUT 40,000 + MILES ON IT, IT NOW HAS 102,000 MILES. IN THAT TIME FRAME WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT ROTERS AND PADS FOUR TIMES. IN JANUARY OF 2002 I HAD AN ACCIDENT AT SLOW SPEED IN SLUSHY ROAD CONDITIONS WHERE THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP OVER A TRAVEL DISTANCE OF 100'+/- IT WAS BLAMED ON DRIVER ERROR AND POOR ROAD CONDITIONS, SINCE THAT TIME WE HAD A COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE FRONT BRAKES WITH NO ACCIDENT AND FORTUNATELY NO INJURY. A THIRD INCIDENT RESULTED IN NO PROPERTY DAMAGE OR ACCIDENT.

ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ON MY TAHOE STARTED ACTIVATING AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN OR STOPPING ON CLEAR/DRY ROADWAYS. IT TOOK LONGER TO STOP, AND THE FIRST FEW TIMES IT HAPPENED I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO STOP WITHOUT SMASHING INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, OR THAT THERE WAS NO CAR IN THE INTERSECTION WHEN I WENT PAST THE STOP SIGN A FEW FEET. I WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC FRIEND THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY A DIRTY OR DEFECTIVE ABS SENSOR. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT GM DOES NOT SELL THE SENSOR SEPERATELY AND YOU HAVE TO BUY THE ENTIRE WHEEL HUB, WHICH COSTS AROUND $500 PER WHEEL. I HAVE NOT HAD IT REPAIRED YET DUE TO THE COST. I SIMPLY ALLOW MYSELF MORE TIME TO STOP. I WAS TOLD THAT I COULD DISABLE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. I AM HESITANT TO DO THAT BECAUSE I FEEL I HAVE BETTER CONTROL WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES THAN CONVENTIONAL BRAKES WITH THE WEATHER IN THE AREA WHERE I LIVE.

ABS INTERMIDENTLY WORKING AT SLOW SPEEDS. MECHANIC THOUGHT CLEANING OFF THE ABS SENSORS WOULD HELP. INSTEAD MECHANIC HAD TO REPLACE PADS, ROTORS,CALIPERS AND SLIDES AND WHEEL CYLINDER. MY 1999 TAHOE ONLY HAD 65,890 MILES ON 2/14/05 WHEN REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. COST $785.00 AND IS WELL DOCUMENTED. MECHANIC IS GM CERTIFIED AND WAS SURPRISED AT THE AMOUNT OF REPAIRS NEEDED.

CONTACT STATES: POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE ON 1999 CHEVROLET, TAHOE. THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WASN'T WORKING . *AK

SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE (DEALER DEMO) IN LATE 1999, FRONT ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED FOUR TIMES AND REPLACED ONCE DUE TO WARPING. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ATTRIBUTED TO THE FACT FRONT BRAKES ARE DOING ALL THE BRAKING. IT SEEMS THE REAR BRAKE ADJUSTERS DO NOT HOLD ADJUSTMENT FOR MORE THAN A FEW APPLICATIONS OF THE BRAKES. THE REAR PADS HAVE NEVER BEEN REPLACED BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT WORN DUE TO A LACK OF APPLICATION TO THE DRUM. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD THE ADJUSTERS CLEANED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE BRAKES HAVE WORKED FOR A FEW DAYS ONLY TO HAVE THE REAR BRAKES LOSE ADJUSTMENT AGAIN. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFTEY ISSUE AS THE VEHICLE TAKES MUCH MORE EFFORT TO STOP ITS MOTION. ATHE REPLACEMENT COST OF THE FRONT PADS AND TRUING OF THE ROTORS HAS BEEN EXPENSIVE. THE COST FAR HIGHER THAN NORMAL FOR MOST VEHICLES IN THIS CLASS. A VERY NEAR ACCIDENT WAS BARELY AVOIDED THIS PAST WEEK DUE TO A LOSS OF STOPPING POWER AS THE REAR BRAKES DO NOT ASSIST THE FRONT DISCS. ALSO THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE. WHEN FIRMLY APPLIED A FEW WEEKS AGO, ON A SLIGHT GRADE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL.

IN REFERENCE TO THE CURRENT INVESTIGATION OF GM TRUCKS AND SUVS FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS (ABS) AT LOW-SPEED. THIS WAS REPORTED ON THE NEWS TODAY (05/02/05). THE CORROSION AROUND THE ABS HUB SENSORS IS A WELL-KNOWN PROBLEM. MY 1999 CHEVY TAHOE HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR MONTHS. MOST REPAIR PLACES WANT TO REPLACE THE HUBS FOR A VERY HIGH PRICE ($500+ PER WHEEL). THIS IS RIDICULOUS!!! I PULLED MY ABS FUSE UNTIL I CAN GET RID OF THE CORROSION MYSELF. RECALL THESE VEHICLES NOW! THE CHEVY/GMC TRUCK-SUV COMMUNITY HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS FOREVER, GM IGNORES IT!!!

1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE TAILGATE CABLE FAILED, AND ALSO CONSIDERABLE DRIVELINE LASH. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE SEAT WAS OFF THE BRACKET. THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE SEAT IN POSITION BROKE. OWNER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER, BUT WAS NOT GETTING ANY ASSISTANCE. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK

REPLACEMENT FRONT BRAKE ROTORS INSTALLED ON A 1999 CHEVY TAHOE 2 DOOR AND DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES IN 15 MILE INCREMENTS RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT INTEREFERENCE WEAR BETWEEN THE DISC BRAKE PAD BACKING PLATES AND THE CYLINDRICAL PORTION OF THE BRAKE ROTORS, WITH SIGNIFICANT HEAT GENERATION, NOISE, AND ODOR. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF THE REPLACEMENT ROTORS AND THE OEM ROTORS REVEALED THAT THE REPLACEMENT ROTORS DIAMETER OF THE CYLINDRICAL PORTION THAT COVERS THE VEHICLE HUB WERE APPROXIMATELY 3/16 LARGER DIAMETER THAN THE OEM ROTORS. REPLACEMENT ROTORS HAVE BEEN RETURNED TO THE SELLER, PAUL DO AT CQUENCEMOTORSPORTS, 4933 PEARCE STREET, APT. B, HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA 92649. I BELIEVE THE ROTORS WERE MANUFACTURED IN CHINA, THEIR PART NUMBER IS 5569 MIN THK 30.86MM PT14 BT. FORTUNATELY, THE PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED BEFORE SIGNIFICANT VEHICLE DAMAGE OCCURED. THE STOCK ROTORS WERE REINSTALLED WITHOUT INTERFERENCE. OLD PART UNAVAILABLE, IT WAS RETURNED TO SELLER UNDER WARRANTY.*AK

WHILE TURNING ON THE DEFOGGER WATER WAS LEAKING FROM THE VENTS. ALSO, DRIVER NOTICED THAT VEHICLE WAS RUNNING HOT. DRIVE TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE HEATER CORE AND HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO ROLL UP THE REAR POWERED WINDOWS. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB

MY ANTI LOCKING BRAKES SEEM TO BE ENGAGING WHEN I BREAK AT SLOW SPEEDS. I HAD AN ACCIDENT IN SLOW TRAFFIC WHEN I PRESSED ON THE BREAKS, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THIS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE ON THE WAY TO WORK THIS MORNING, ALMOST CAUSING ANOTHER WRECK...THAT IS WHY I AM WRITING TODAY. IT DOESN'T DO IT ALL THE TIME, JUST SOMETIMES. I DIDN'T REALIZE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS UNTIL I BEGAN DOING RESEARCH.*AK