1999 Chevrolet Tahoe complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE CONSUMER SMELLED SMOKE AND NOTICED SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE LEFT DOOR THE PANEL,THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND HEAVY SMOKE ENTERED THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE DOOR PANEL MELTED. THE CONSUMER INDICATED THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE SAME PROBLEM, NHTSA RECALL 03V093000, PICKUP TRUCKS MAY DEVELOP A SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE ELECTRIC OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR SWITCH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB *SC

WHEN VEHICLE IS MOVING POWER STEERING BECOMES INVOLUNTARILY ASSISTED WHICH IS CAPABLE OF FLIPPING VEHICLE ON ITS SIDE.

I WAS/AM HAVING SOME STEERING PROBLEMS ON MY 1999 CHEVY TAHOE. ON OCT. 13, 2003 I TOOK MY TAHOE INTO MY DEALERSHIP. DISCOVERED MY SWAY BAR WAS CRACKED IN HALF. THEY SAID THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN SUCH A THING. I DO NOT DRIVE ON ANYTHING BUT ROAD SURFACES, NOR DO I DRIVE ERADICATED. IT COST ABOUT $300 TO HAVE IT REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TO FILE A COMPLAINT AND SEE IF GM WOULD COVER COST. I NEVER HEARD BACK FROM GM. ALSO... I AM HAVING SOME STEERING ISSUES FOR ABOUT 5 MONTHS NOW, ABOUT THE SAME TIME MY SWAY BAR WAS CRACKED IN HALF. MY STEERING WHEEL SEEMS TO BE VERY SENSITIVE AND WILL JERK TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT QUITE OFTEN. I'LL BE HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT JERK AN INCH OR TWO EITHER WAY FOR NO APPARENT REASON. IT HAPPENS MOST OFTEN WHEN I'M TURNING RIGHT, BUT WILL OCCUR AT LEAST ONCE OR TWICE EVERY MILE. SOME DAYS SEEM BETTER THAN OTHERS. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE MY TIRES SO I HAD THEM REPLACED AND HAD THE ALIGNMENT AND BALANCED ADJUSTED DECEMEBER 29TH, 2003. IT IS STILL DOING THE SAME THING. IT FEELS LIKE I'M GOING TO LOSE CONTROL OF MY STEERING. WHAT SHOULD I DO? THIS PROBLEM NEVER WENT AWAY AFTER I HAD MY SWAY BAR REPLACED. PLEASE ADVISE. THANK YOU! *LA

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL EITHER QUIT WORKING WHILE ENGAGED OR WILL NOT COME ON , THE MOTOR WILL JUST RUN. RECALL 03V159000 WAS ISSUED ON THIS MAKE/MODEL; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

DRIVER'S SEAT HEATER CAUGHT ON FIRE.*AK

I HAVE A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE 4X4 LT. IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS EVERY 5,000 MILES. I AM NOW LOOKING TO SPEND ANOTHER $600 TO REPLACE THEM AGAIN. I HAVE HAD THEM LOOKED AT EACH TIME, AND I AM TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CALIPERS AND THEY HAVE NO REASON AS TO WHY THE ROTORS ARE BEING WARPED. THE MOST RECENT TIME I TOOK IN THE TAHOE I WAS TOLD THE ROTORS WERE BLUE DUE TO THE HEAT FROM THE PADS, BUT AGAIN THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CALIPERS OR ANYTHING ELSE. I HAVE NOT BEEN CARRYING ANY HEAVY LOADS IN THE VEHICLE, OR DRIVING HARD. MOST OF THE MILES ARE FROM DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE NEVER TAKEN IT OFF ROADING. *AK

SEVERE SHAKING STARTING AT 50 MPH. SHAKING AND LOSS OF POWER WHEN GOING UP HILL. *LA

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A TICKING NOISE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER SAID THAT THE MANUFACTURER TOLD THEM NOT TO TOUCH THE VEHICLE. THE REASON IS UNKNOWN. *NLM

DROVE INTO RAINSTORM. TURNED ON WIPERS. AFTER TWO SWEEPS, THEY QUIT, BUT MOTOR CONTINUED TO RUN. PULLED INTO SERVICE STATION. ATTENDANT RAISED HOOD, JIGGLED THE WIPER WIRING HARNESS. WIPERS WORKED; THEN QUIT. REPEATED JIGGLE; WIPERS WORKED UNTIL I REACHED HOME. CHECKED WITH LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER. NO RECALL LISTED, BUT SERVICE AGENT SAID SHE WAS FAMILIAR WITH PROBLEM AND HAD SEEN IT ON SEVERAL OTHER CHEVROLETS. *LA

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED WHILE DRIVING IN MODERATE RAIN RESULTING IN NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. SYMPTOMS ARE EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN #03V159000. VEHICLE AFFECTED IS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE AND CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES SAY THIS VEHICLE IS NOT AFFECTED BY THE RECALL ISSUED FOR 94 THROUGH 96 MODEL VEHICLES. *LA

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH VEHICLE WAS HIT IN THE FRONT CENTER. BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE FUEL INJECTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NLM

TRANSMISSION ON 1999 CHEVY TAHOE I TOOK TO ELLIOTT CHEVROLET 3 DAYS AFTER I PURCHASED IT. WAS TOLD THAT THEIR WAS NOT A RECALL BUT I WAS INFORMED BY AN EMPLOYEE THAT THERE WAS ON SOME PART AND IT WAS COVERED. I COULD NOT GET THE DEALER TO COVER THIS. *PH

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE BRAKES, STEERING AND ROTORS. *MR THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES, STEERING, AND ROTORS SINCE PURCHASE. THERE WAS A CHATTERING SOUND IN THE FRONT BRAKES. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE RE-ALIGNED, AND THE ROTORS MACHINED. THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY FOR A SHORT PERIOD, BUT THEN RETURN AFTER 4K MILES. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THE CONSUMER PLACE HIGH END ROTORS ON THE VEHICLE. *SCC *JB

PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELD WIPER EQUIPMENT WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. *MR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE WORKING, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN STOPPED WORKING FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS, THEN HAD COME BACK ON. THERE WAS A RECALL THAT DID NOT INCLUDE THE CONSUMERS VIN. A COMPUTER CHIP WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. THE WIPERS WERE INTERMITTENT AND HESITATED IN THE RAIN FROM ONE SECOND UP TO THIRTY SECONDS AT NO PARTICULAR INTERVAL. *SCC *JB

COMPOSITE MANIFOLD IS LEAKING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AROUND A CURVE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY HAD A LOT OF PLAY, . ALMOST RESULTING IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. CAUSE UNKWOWN.*AK

CONSUMER STATES WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE INOPERATIVE WHEN WET. DEALER STATES VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

FAULTY WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILURE ON 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE (NOT COVERED IN GM RECALL #98043). PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED OVER 6 MONTHS DURING INTENSE RAINY SEASON IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. I COMMUTE BETWEEN 2 MILITARY BASES MACDILL AFB IN TAMPA, AND PATRICK AFB IN COCOA BEACH WHERE WIFE AND DAUGHTER ARE STATIONED. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH ITS WINDSHIELD WIPER AS STATED IN RECALL 03 V 159 000. *AK

99 CHEVROLET TAHOE THE WIPERS STOP WORKING DURING USE. *NLM

THERE IS MILDEW OR MOLD IN THE AIR CONDITIONING VENTS WHICH CAUSES THE PASSENGER CABIN TO SMELL. DEALER ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE PROBLEM BY CLEANING THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM, INSTALLING A DRAIN HOSE, AND PUTTING A DEODORIZER THROUGH THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK

FUEL PUMP FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP WITHOUT WARNING. MILEAGE WAS ONLY 33,100 AT THE TIME. I HAVE SEARCHED A CHEVROLET TRUCK OWNERS WEBSITE (GOOGLE ALT.TRUCKS.CHEVY - ADVANCED SEARCH: FUEL PUMP) AND FOUND MANY REPORTS OF FUEL PUMP AND/OR FUEL PUMP FUSE FAILURE IN 1996-2001 CHEVY TRUCKS. THE TYPICAL FAILURE SEEMS TO BE MELTING OF WIRES INSIDE THE PUMP, CAUSING INTERNAL SHORTING, WHICH WAS THE FAILURE IN MY VEHICLE. FAILURES WERE REPORTED TYPICALLY AT 30,000-75,000 MILES. FAILURE CAN BE INTERMITTANT AND DIFFICULT TO DIAGNOSE. AN ADDITIONAL CAUSE OF FUEL PUMP FUSE BLOWING IS SHORTING OF THE OIL PRESSURE SWITCH, WHICH IS IN THE FUEL PUMP CIRCUIT. REPAIR WAS COVERED UNDER MY GM EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE COST APPROXIMATELY $700.*AK

-- FAULTY SOLDER JOINTS ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD. MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE INTERMITTENTLY QUIT WORKING WHEN THE SWITCH IS TURNED ON. THIS IS HAZARDOUS TO DRIVING MY FAMILY DURING THE RAIN, DUE TO THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING DURING HEAVY RAIN. *AK

THE DISTRIBUTOR CAP AND THE HOUSING THAT HOLDS IT IS MADE OUT OF PLASTIC. WHEN CAP WAS TIGHTENED IT CRACKED THE HOUSING WITHOUT EXCESSIVE FORCE BEING USED.*AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH ITS WINDSHIELD WIPERS AS STATED IN RECALL 03 V 159 000; BUT THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

CONSUMER HAS HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES EVERY 12000-14000 MILES. DEALER IS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHY BRAKES ARE WEARING EXCESSIVELY.*AK

I HAVE A 1999 (MANUFACTURED APRIL 1998) CHEVROLET TAHOE. WAS RETURNING HOME WITH FAMILY IN MIDDLE OF THUNDERSTORM, WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS TOTALLY STOPPED WORKING. HAD A HECK OF A TIME MAKING IT HOME SAFELY. IMMEDIATELY TOOK TAHOE TO DEALER, WHERE AFTER MIS-DIAGNOSIS OF PROBLEM, WAS FINALLY RESOLVED WITH REPLACEMENT OF $400 WIPER MOTOR. I KNOW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL OF 97 MODELS AND THIS WAS MANUFACTURED IN APRIL OF 1998. COULD THERE BE A LINK? CHEVROLET/GM HAS STATED IN NO UNCERTAIN TERMS, THEY WILL NOT FIX THIS UNDER A SAFETY ISSUE, AND I AM ON MY OWN. NOT ONLY IS THIS THE 1ST VEHICLE I'VE EVER HAD A WIPER MOTOR GO BAD, BUT THAT COUPLED WITH THE RECALLS OF THE PRIOR YEAR'S ??? THAT'S MY COMPLAINT. *NLM

THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT WOULD NOT PULL OUT FROM SEAT BOTTOM. AS A RESULT THE SEAT BELT COULD NOT BE USED. *NLM, UNABLE TO USE SEAT BELT. *NLM

VEHICLE HAS A NO START CONDITION WHICH WILL PERSIST FOR 1 TO 4 HOURS.VEHICLE WILL START AND THEN IMMEDIATELY DIE. IT APPEARS TO HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH HUMIDITY OR DAMP WEATHER. SEVERAL REPAIR SHOPS HAVE RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND REVEAL A THEFT DETERRENT CODE WHICH COMES UP ON COMPUTER. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS AT LEAST 10 TIMES TO DIFFERENT SHOPS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WITH NO RESULTS. IT IS CURRENTLY AT THE SHOP AND HAS BEEN THERE FOR OVER TWO WEEKS. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 30 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 YEARS .MY TOWING INSURANCE IS RISING AND MY PATIENCE IS THIN. I AM AT WITS END, HELP PLEASE. *AK

VEHICLE STARTING/ IGNITION PROBLEM. *NLM

AIR BAG PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED.*AK

THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE AND BOTH REAR TIRE TREADS SEPARATED AT THE SAME TIME. CONSUMER ALSO REPORTING SIDEWALL FAILURE OF TIRES. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD THE TIRES REPLACED THREE TIMES (BF GOODRICH LONG TREAD WEAR TIRES). *NLM PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION. *MJJ RETURNED USPS, 2ND ATTEMPT MADE 06/08/07 FAILED. *LJ

1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE - STEERING PROBLEMS. STEERING WHEEL INCONSISTENTLY LOSES TENSION AND OFFERS TOO MUCH PLAY - CAUSING DANGEROUS JERKING AND UNPREDICTABLE SWERVING. *JB

THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE FAILED BECAUSE A WIRE IN THE SYSTEM BURNED OUT. THERE IS NO CURRENT RECALL FOR THIS HARNESS BUT THE REPLACEMENT PART IS OF HEAVIER GAUGE WIRE. THE CIRCUIT IS FUSED BUT THE FUSE WAS STRONGER THAN THE CIRCUIT IT IS SUPPOSED TO PROTECT. I THINK THAT IN SOME CASES THIS COULD BE A FIRE HAZARD AND IN ANY CASE THE LOSS OF BRAKE LIGHTS IS CERTAINLY DANGEROUS. *JB

THE VEHICLE HAD NO STABILITY WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE MOVED IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DIDN'T SHIFT FROM THE FIRST TO THE SECOND GEAR PROPERLY. *NLM

THE POWER STEERING FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO JERK TO THE RIGHT. *JB

THE ROTORS EXPERIENCED PREMATURE WEAR, WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.*JB

ERRATIC POWER STEERING ASSIST WHILE DRIVING. FEELS LIKE YOU HAVE NO CONTROL FOR A SPLIT SECOND

THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE AN UPDATE ON THIS VEHICLE. RECALL#00V122000 SCC

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE PULLS VIOLENT TO THE LEFT DUE TO THE CONTROL STEERING MODULE .PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PH

THE MANIFOLD LEAKED WATER INTO THE ENGINE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PH SCC

THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND WAS NOT RUNNING AT THE TIME. THE DAUGHTER ACCIDENTAL KNOCK THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPED OFF INTO THE CONSUMER HOUSE. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MR

ABS SYSTEM IS THE PROBLEM, IT ACTIVATES ON DRY PAVEMENT, NOT STOPPING IN TIME. DT

CONSUMER STATE THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE WHEN APPLIED THE BRAKES. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND REPLACES THE FRONT ROTORS AND THE PADS ON FOUR SEPARATED OCCASIONS AND THE PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. (AS I MENTIONED VIN# PLEASE FILL IN) TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FUEL TANK LEAKS AT THE TOP OF THE TANK. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ON FLAT SURFACE AND NO WARNING THE STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCKED UP AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAY HE HEARD A THUMPING NOISE. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE TIRE WAS BF GOODWRICH P24575R16. NLM

THE HEATER HOSE IS ATTACHED AT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WITH A QUICK-CONNECT FITTING THAT IS MADE OF POT METAL. WHEN THIS FAILS (AND IT IS INEVITABLE DUE TO THE TYPE OF METAL USED) THE ENGINE LOSES ALL COOLANT AND LEAVES YOU STRANDED. THERE IS NO "QUICK REPAIR" FOR THIS FAILURE. OLDER ENGINES HAD A CONNECTOR INTO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD MADE OF STEEL OR BRASS WHICH WAS MORE RELIABLE AND USUALLY DID NOT BREAK OFF FLUSH WITH THE MANIFOLD. NLM