THROTTLE PEDAL ON TRUCK NEEDS EXTRA PRESSURE TO DEPRESS. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES, RESULTING IN VEHICLE LUNGING FORWARD OR ACCELERATION PEDAL STICKING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
2001 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 2001 record →
ON MANY OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL HAS LOCKED UP, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE STEERING WHEEL ROTATION SENSOR ON THREE OCCASIONS AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP ASSEMBLY, CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT PROBLEM IS NOT RESOLVED. *SLC *TT
TREAD SEPARATION. NO PUNCTURES, NO FLATS, NO STRIKES TO TIRE. ABOUT 30 MILES NORTH OF BRADY TX. TEMP ABOUT 80F, LIGHT RAIN. ROAD WAS HARD PACKED GRAVEL UNDER CONTRUCTION. HEARD NOISE FROM REAR OF TURCK. SLOWED DOWN BUT CONTINUED DROVING. A MINUTE LATER A LOUD NOISE AND THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS FLAT. DID NOT SWERVE OFF ROAD AS OUR SPEED WAS ONLY 30MPH. PULLED OFF ROAD ONTO SOFT GROUND. CHANGED TO SPARE. REPLACED TIRE AT DEL RIO TX GOODYEAR STORE ON 6 JULY 2001. NO SIGNS OF A NAIL OR OTHER PUNCTURE. NO HOLES IN SIDEWALL. TREAD WAS COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM WHAT LOOKED LIKE AN INNER TUBE. THE SIDE WALL WAS GONE DUE TO THE RIM AND THE ROAD AFTER THE LOUD NOISE. THE GOODYEAR DEALER HAD NO EXPLANATION FOR THE FAILURE. I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE MAY BE A DEFECT IN EITHER THE TIRES OR THE TRUCK, AND THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN. I STILL HAVE 4 ORIGINAL TIRES ON THE TRUCK.*AK
HIT BY A RED LIGHT RUNNER (45/50MPH) ON DRIVER'S SIDE, HIT A SECOND CAR, THEN A CONCRETE POST HEAD ON. NOT ONE OF THE FOUR AIR BAGS ENGAGED AT ANYTIME. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. I HAVE DOCUMENTATION, PICTURES, POLICE REPORT, AND HAVE CONTACTED CHEVY, THEY HAVE NO CLEAR RESPONSE ON WHY? IF YOU WOULD LIKE MORE DETAIL ON INJURES OR HAVE ANY QUESTION PLEASE FILL FREE TO CONTACT ME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, DANIELLE HURST-STONE. *AK
CUSTOMER REPORTS EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURES DETECTED AT 11,000 MILES, WITH COMPLETE IN-OPERABILITY BY 19,000 MILES. DEALER/MANUFACTURER ONLY WARRANTIES THIS SAFETY DEVICE TO 7,500 MILES, WHILE "VEHICLE WARRANTY" STATES 36,000 MILES.*AK
WHEN TURNING ON ENGINE THERE WAS A LOUD SCREAMING NOISE IN FRONT END. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO SOLUTION. *AK
IN THE PROCESS OF FOLDING DOWN THE UPRIGHT PORTION OF SEAT BACK HEAST REST FLIPPED BACK AGGRESSIVELY, ONE OF THE PASSENGERS HAD HAND ON/NEAR/OVER HEADREST SLOT; THUS WHILE PUSHING DOWN THE SEAT THE HEADREST UNEXPECTEDLY FLIPPED BACK, PINNING THE FINGER IN THE SLOT AND LACERATING IT FROM SIDE TO SIDE, THE SPRING LOADED HEADREST REMAINED TAUGHT UNTIL SEAT IS LIFTED BACK UP BEYOND THE LATCH RELEASE POINT AFTER WHICH THE HEADREST MUST BE FLIPPED FORWARD TO LATCH BACK INTO POSITION, THE PASSENGERS FINGER WAS FRACTURED, REQUIRED SEVEN STICHES. CURRENTLY, HAS TO GO TO A HAND SPECIALIST FOR NERVE DAMAGE. NLM. *AK
TAHOE WAS TRAVELING UPHILL ON PRIVATE GRAVEL DRIVE WHEN HIT BY TRUCK TRAVELING DOWNHILL AROUND BLIND CURVE. TRUCK WAS TRAVELING AT BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH WHEN IT HIT TAHOE. BOTH OF TRUCK'S AIRBAGS INFLATED. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT INFLATE, AND I HIT THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MY STOMACH AND CHEST.*AK
THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO 3RD AND BACK AGAIN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. ALSO, THE TRASMISSION CLUNKS WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE AND THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND DOWN WHILE SHIFTING. *YH
WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPLODED AS A RESULT THE RIGHT REAR DROPPED TO THE RIM CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO FLIP. (LE WILDERNESS TIRE). *YH
BUMPERS ON INSIDE ARE NOT PROPERLY TREATED FOR RUST AND CORROSION. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK THE MANUFACTURER HAS MADE NO EFFORT TO PREVENT RUST NOR TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT IF THE BUMPER RUSTS THROUGH THAT IT MAY CAUSE INJURY TO SELF AND OTHERS. *JG
WHILE TRAVELING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER TIRE HAS NO TRACTION. VEHICLE WILL SLIDE WHILE APPLYING BRAKES. GOODYEAR, WRANGLER ,T30/5135-955. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK. CONSUMER STATES THE TIRES ARE NOT ADEQUATE FOR VEHICLE OR BRAKING SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, WHICH CAUSE THE ABS TO ENGAGE FREQUENTLY.*JG
ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK, CAUSING A VEHICLE CRASH.*AK CONSUMER ADDS WHILE APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. *TT
IN COLD WEATHER WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE SWERVED LEFT INTO OTHER LANE OUT OF CONTROL WITHOUT WARNING.*AK *JG
WHILE CLIMBING INTO THE THIRD ROW SEAT, MY NINE YEAR OLD SON RECEIVED A SEVERE CUT ON HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER REQUIRING SEVEN STITCHES AND SEVERAL STERI STRIPS IN THE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM. AS HE WAS HE WAS LOWERING THE SECOND ROW SEAT, HE PUT HIS FINGER INTO TO THE HEADREST CLOSURE. AS THE HEADREST AUTOMATICALLY FOLDED REARWARD, HIS FINGER WAS SLICED OPEN.*AK
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE SEAT BELTS. CONSUEMR FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED AND SIGNED THE RECALL NOTICE BECAUSE THE PARTS THAT WERE UNDER RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO CONSUMERS VEHICLE. CONSUMER SENT RECALL CARD IN BUT RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL NOTICE SAYING THE RECALL WAS NOT DONE. A THIRD RECALL NOTICE WAS SENT SAYING THE SAME. CONSUMER WILL MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE RECALL LOOKED AT AGAIN. CONSUMER OBJECTS TO WHAT CHEVROLETS RECORDS MAY SHOW. *JG
WHILE TRAVELING ON GA HWY 300 - OUR FAMILY WAS ON OUR WAY TO DESTIN, FLORIDA TO STAY WITH FAMILY. THE LEFT REAR TIRE EXPLODED CAUSING US TO RUN INTO THE MEDIAN. MY HUSBAND AND I WERE TRAVELING WITH OUR 3 CHILDREN ONE OF THEIR FRIENDS. WE WERE VERY SHAKEN UP AND WERE STRANDED. INSTEAD OF ARRIVING IN FLORIDA AROUND 9:30 PM (TO HAVE DINNER WITH MY SISTER AND MOTHER WHO LIVE THERE) WE ARRIVED AT 1:30 AM. IF WE HAD NOT BEEN DRIVING IN THE INSIDE LANE THEN WE WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT BY TRAFFIC!! THE TIRE LOOKED LIKE SOMEONE HAD TAKEN A BOX CUTTER AND SLICED ALL THE WAY AROUND THE OUTSIDE (INSIDE OF THE LETTERING ONTHE TIRE) WE HAVE TAKEN PICTURES AND SAVED THE TIRE!*AK (TIRESIZE: P265/70R16)
WHILE DRIVING IN DRY WEATHER VEHICLE TRIES TO ENGAGE INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE. VEHICLE STARTS TO SHUTTER. TOOK TO DEALER ,AND DEALER GREASED YOKE IN TRANSFER CASE, CHANGED OIL, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. CANNOT FIND CAUSE. *AK
WHEN DRIVING 10 TO 20 MPH OR STARTING UP VEHICLE SURGES AND WILL HESITATE. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE, FOUND THAT TIRES WERE OF ALL OF DIFFERENT SIZES. *AK VEHICLE HAS FOUR GOODYEAR 17 INCH TIRES INSTALLED, THE SPARE TIRE WHICH IS A FIRESTONE HAS A 16 INCH WHEEL, OWNERS MANUAL STATES THAT DRIVING WITH DIFFERENT SIZE TIRES IS DANGEROUS, THEREFORE, OWNER FEELS MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR INSTALLING TIRES THAT ARE ALL THE SAME SIZE. *TT
IN WET ROAD CONDITIONS AND WHEN MAKING SLIGHT TURNS VEHICLE FISHTAILS. DEALER RECOMMENDED PUTTING VEHICLE IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. *AK
WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN A PANIC/SUDDEN STOP DURING HIGHWAY SPEED OF 50 OR MORE IT CAUSES EXTNDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
CAR ENGINE CUTS OUT, VERY DANGEROUS, HAS DONE IT ON FREEWAY AND INTERSECTIONS. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE. *AK
DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONTAL AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 40MPH FRONTAL COLLISION. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
WE REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE. WE TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO MECHANIC WHO DISCOVERED THAT ABS SYTEM WAS FAILING. WE ATTENDED AN ARBITRATION WHERE OUR 2001 TAHOE WAS RULED DEFECTIVE BY THEHARBITRATOR AND CHEVROLET WAS ORDERED TO REPURCHASE IT. THE REPURCHASE DATE WAS NOV. 8. ON NOV 5, THE ABS LOST CONTROL AND MY HUSBAND ROLLED DOWN A 200 FT CLIFF. WE ARE CURRENTLY SEEKING ANY HELP WE CAN GET. *AK
PUTTING DOWN THE SECOND ROW SEAT TO CLIMB INTO THE THIRD ROW SEAT THE HEADREST FOLDS DOWNS AUTOMATICLY. MY 10 1/2 YEAR OLD SON HAD HIS FINGER PRESSED DOWN INTO THE HEADREST CLOSURE AS HE WAS PUTTING DOWN THE SEAT. HE SEVERED THE NERVE AND TENDON IN THE UPPER HALF OF HIS MIDDLE FINGER THAT REQUIRED SURGERY AND 3 MONTHS RECOVERY, WITH THERAPY. I WAS WONDERING IF OTHER HEAD REST ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED. I HAVE A CLAIN ON FILE WITH GENERAL MOTORS ASKING THEM TO LOOK INTO OTHER REPORTS INVOLVING THE HEADREST.*AK
DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN A FRONT END COLLISION. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED.PEDAL PULSATED BUT DID NOT VEHICLE RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. HAPPENED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION BUT THE LAST TIME HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. WILL SELL VEHICLE IF PROBLEM NOT CORRECTED. DEALER SAYS NO CODES PRESENT, COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM AND NEVER HAD SIMILAR COMPLAINT. *AK
THERE IS NO INDICATION ON NSTRUMENT PANEL OR DOOR ALARM TO INDICATE THAT DOORS ARE AJAR. *AK *YD
BRAKES FAILED WHEN TRYING TO SLOW DOWN. CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 30-35 MPH. WHEN AT FIRST CONSUMER TAPPED THE BRAKES, AND THEN WHEN TRYING TO SLOW DOWN, VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
SEAT BELTS LOCKS WITHOUT ANY APPARENT REASON. BELT WILL NOT RELEASE UNLESS BELT IS REMOVED AND ALLOWED TO RECOIL COMPLETELY INTO THE SEAT. BELT IS THEN REAPPLIED. TAHOE HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE FOUR TIMES. BELT HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. LAST TIME DATE OF SERVICE 10-30-01. ON 10-31-01 GM REP REVIEWED PROBLEM AND INSTRUCTED SERVICE DEPT NOT TO DO ANYTHING ELSE WITH THE BELT THAT THE LOCKING WAS "NORMAL PROCEDURE". I FAIL TO SEE REMOVING A SAFETY BELT IS NORMAL PROCEDURE. MANAGER AT MARTIN BURKS STATED CHEVROLET WAS AWARE BELTS WERE DEFECTIVE AND RECALLED THEM (I NEVER RECEIVED A LETTER). ON THE THIRD VISIT TO THE SERVICE DEPT THE "NEW" NON-DEFECTIVE BELT WAS INSTALLED - SEEMS TO ME THE BELT IS STILL DEFECTIVE CONSIDERING RIDER HAS TO REMOVE THE BELT TO UNLOCK IT. *AK
WHEN ENGINE IS STARTED THERE IS A DITINCTIVE SOUND THAT LETS YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE IN A TRUCK, HOWEVER AFTER DRIVING AND THEN STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN WHILE IN DRIVE THAE VEHICLE HAS A VIBRATION THAT CAN BE FELT FROM ANY SEATED POSITION IN THE VEHICLE. THIS VIBRATION WAS NOT PRESENT AT THE TIME OF PURCHSE NOR DURING THE TEST DRIVE. WE PURCHASED VEHICLE ON 10/30/00 AND THE VIBRATION DID NOT START UNTIL APPROXIMATELY THE MIDDLE OF AUGUST 2001. IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THE FIRST TIME THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE CONSUMERS CONCERN AT THIS TIME, THE SECOND TIME THE SHOP FORMAN TEST DROVE WITH US AND SAID THERE WAS A NEW BULLETIN JUST RELEASED ON THIS PROBLEM,AND HE WAS NOT AWARE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE FIRST TIME FOR THIS PROBLEM,HOWEVER IT WAS CALLED UNNECESSARY IDLE.HE SAID HE HAD TO PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER TO RESET IT,AFTER 2HOURS OF WAITING THE SERVICE ADVISOR CAME TO US AND SAID THEY WERE RENTING A CAR FOR US BECAUSE IT WAS TAKING SO LONG. THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SHOP FORMAN TAKING OUR VEHICLE TO LUNCH WITH HIS FATHER NOT A RAINBOW EMPLOYEE AND ANOTHER TECHNICIAN WE DID NOT LEAVE VEHICLE FOR RAINBOW TO FIX AFTER IT WAS BROUGHT BACK FROM LUNCH, WE LEFT CAME HOME MADE COMPLAINT TO CHEVY CUSTOMER CARE, WAS HELPED BY ANOTHER VERY RUDE CUSTOMER MANAGER NAMES MARLA. WE THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SEWELL CADILLAC-CHEVROLET 701 BARONE ST. NEW ORLEANS, LA. 70113 (504) 581-7585 THEY COULD NOT HAVE BEEN ANY NICER OR MORE PROF
TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING DUE TO INSUFFICIENT FLUID/PAINT THIN PRIMER SHOWING THROUGH. *AK
TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING DUE TO INSUFFICIENT FLUID/PAINT THIN PRIMER SHOWING THROUGH. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION RIGHT FRONT CONTROL ARM HAD BROKE OFF TIRE AS A RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT. *AK CONSUMER ADDED THAT THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WITHOUT ANY INDICATION WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH CAUSING A RIGHT FRONT CRASH WITH ONE VEHICLE FROM BEHIND AND SIDE SWIPPING THREE OTHER VEHICLES BEFORE STOPPING. MANUFACTUER WAS CONTACTED. *TT
WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN 55MPH AND 65MPH STEERING COLUMN VIBRATED. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH HALF OF LEFT REAR TIRE CAME OFF THE RIM , SIDEWALL SEPARATED. TIRE SIZE P26570R16, DOT NUMBER 8X72WL1300. *AK SEPARATION WAS ON BOTH SIDEWALLS, DEALER DETERMINED FAILURE WAS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND REPLACED TIRE AND RIM. *SLC
THIS VEHICLE PICKS UP SMALL STONES BETWEEN THE REAR BRAKE CALIPERS AND THE WHEEL RIMS. THIS CAUSES A LOUD GRINDING NOISE, AND UPON REMOVAL OF THE WHEEL THE INSIDE OF THE ALUMINUM RIM IS FOUND TO HAVE DEEP GOUGES IN IT WHERE THE STONE WAS GRINDING. IF ENOUGH STONES RUBBED HERE, IT COULD CAUSE THE TIRE TO LOSE PRESSURE THROUGH THE RIM, OR IF THE STONE ROLLED UP JUST RIGHT, IT COULD CAUSE AN EXPLOSIVE CRACK AND DEFLATION OF THE TIRE POSSIBLY CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OT THE VEHICLE. I CONTACTED MY DEALER WHO SAID THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM, AND THAT GM IS GOING TO HAVE TO DO SOMETHING TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM, BUT AT THE PRESENT THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING. I ALSO CONTACTED CHEVROLET, AND THEY SAID CONTACT THE DEALER, THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. MY WIFE AND CHILDREN USE THIS VEHICLE FOR A SCHOOL BUS, AND I AM VERY WORRIED ABOUT THEIR SAFETY, AND THERE SEEMS TO BE NO RECOURSE FOR THIS ENGINEERING DEFECT.*AK
SEATS ARE DESIGNED TO ACCOMODATE A MALE NOT A FEMALE. SINCE FEMALES ARE MORE LIKELY NOWADAYS TO BUY THIS VEHICLE, COMFORT ISSUES ARE PROBLEM. A MAJOR DEAL IS THE WAY THE SEAT FOLDS YOU IN HALF OPPOSED TO RECLINING YOU. ALSO THE SEAT SUPPORT PRESSES AGAINST YOUR MIDDLE BACK CAUSING YOU TO HAVE TO PUSH YOUR TORSO OUTWARD WHILE YOUR LEGS ARE DOWNWARD. YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE CONSTANTLY HAVING TO FLEX YOUR ABS AND IT IS JUST A MAJOR DISCOMFORT ESPECIALLY WITH YOUR BACK. PLEASE NOTE THAT ONLY 1MAN NOTICED THIS PROBLEM BUT EACH AND EVERY WOMEN NOTICED IT ALSO -IMMEDIATELY,RESULTING IN LOSS OF SALE TO OTHER MANUFACTURER'S VEHICLE. I HAVE NAMES AND COMPLAINTS EVEN FROM A FEMALE OWNER OF AN OLDER DENALI WITH COMFORT SEATS WHO DISLIKES THE NEW SEATS. ALSO THE SEAT-BELTS ARE EXTREMELY TIGHT. THE SEATS DONT GO BACK FAR ENOUGH AND THE REAR SEAT HAS NO LEG ROOM.MY COMPALINTS RESULTED IN DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS LIKE "WE CAN'T ALTER THE SEAT AT ALL OR IT'LL VOID THE WARRANTY" "YOU SHOULD HAVE NOTICED THAT BEFORE YOU DROVE IT OFF THE LOT, IT'S YOURS NOW" "YOU CAN TAKE IT TO AN UPHOLSTERY SHOP BUT YOU'LL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT" "THE LATEST, TAKE IT TO UPHOLSTERY SHOP AND SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO WHICH THE UPHOLSTERY SHOP SAID NOT MUCH SINCE GMC PUT THE AIRBAG IN THE SEAT" KNOWING ALL THIS, I SHOULD HAVE PURCHASED THE PLAIN TAHOO BECAUSE THE DISCOMFORT WAS NOT WORTH 13,000.00 DIFFERENCE!*AK
TIRE SIZE 26570R16, DOT 8X72WL21101, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON CHEVROLET, TAHOE, 2001 WITH 6558 MILES. CONSUMER DROVE ABOUT 10 MILES AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN RIGHT REAR TIRE SIDEWALL EXPLODED, NO PRIOR WARNING OR TREAD SEPARATION. CHEVROLET DEALER WILL REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES WITH GOODYEAR TIRES.*AK TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE WILDERNESS LE. *SLC
VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP FOR JERKING BETWEEN 10-20MPH... I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD INTERNAL PROBLEMS AND IT WAS COMMON FOR THE CHEVROLET TRUCKS FROM 1996-2001 I HAVE FOUND WELL OVER 50 COMPLAINTS OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON THE INTERNET IN A MATTER OF HOURS. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT GENERAL MOTORS NEEDS TO ADDRESS.*AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
VERY CONCERNED ABOUT INABLILITY TO MAINTAN SEAT MOUNTED SEATBELT SHOULDER STRAP ON SHOULDER WITH ANY SHOULDER MOVEMENT. SHOULDER STRAP CONTINUES TO SLIDE OFF SHOULDER CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY IMPLICATIONS BECAUSE OF POSITIONING OF SHOULDER STRAP IN EVENT OF ACCIDENT. UNABLE TO GET ANY SAFETY INFORMATION FROM GM CONCERNING THIS ISSUE OR SEATBELT PROTECTION FOR THIS VEHICLE IN GENERAL. I DON'T WISH TO BE ONE OF YOUR STATS IN THE NEXT FOUR YEARS BEFORE THIS MAY CAREFULLY BE LOOKED AT. THANK YOU.*AK
WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 60-65 A VIBRATION IN THE FRONT STARTED TO OCCUR. THE VIBRATION WOULD BE SO BAD THAT I COULD BEARLY HOLD ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL. IT WOULD THEN FADE IN 5 MILES OR SO. I HAD IT BACK TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE. I RECENTLY DISCOVERED THAT WHEN THE VIBRATION STARTED TO OCCUR I COULD USE MY LEFT FOOT AND LIFT UP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VIBRATION WOULD IMMEDIATLEY STOP. I HAVE NOT HAD THE CHANCE TO TELL THE DEALER THIS NEW INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE DRIVING WOULD STEP ON BRAKES AND SEAT BELT WILL NOT HOLD BODY LIKE OTHERS VEHICLES THAT SEAT BELT WILL HOLD. *AK
PASSENGERS SIDE DOOR ISN'T CLOSING CORRECTLY. DOORS WILL LOCK. BUT DOORS AREN'T SECURE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
PASSENGER'S DOOR WOULDN'T LOCK PROPERLY. *AK
I FEEL THAT I STOPPED THE VEHICLE JUST SECONDS BEFORE IT WOULD HAVE BURST INTO FLAMES, BECAUSE WHEN I OPENED THE HOOD TO SEE WHERE THE SMOKE AND SMELL OF BURNING METAL AND PLASTIC WAS COMING FROM THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS COMPLETLY RED AND GLOWING FROM THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION.
PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKS UP AND GETS VERY TIGHT AND CONTINUES TO GET EVEN TIGHTER UPON ANY SLIGHT MOVEMENT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER WAS ADVISED BY DEALER THAT BELT MEETS GM'S SPEC, CONSUMER FEELS BELT IS UNSAFE SINCE THE PASSENGER MUST REMOVE THE BELT TO RETRACT AND RESET, A LARGER PERSON CAN NOT WEAR THE BELT. *JB
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