1999 CHEVROLET Tahoe Problems & Complaints
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SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
218 complaints
The contact's wife owns a 1999 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact stated while driving at a low rate of speed, an abnormal, grinding noise began to emit from the brake pedal upon depression without warning. The contact had to pump the brake pedal as the pedal depressed to the floorboard before coming to a complete stop. The contact then took the vehicle to an independent mechanic who informed him that the failure was a known issue with this model vehicle. The mechanic informed him that the vehicle might be under recall. The contact then called a local dealer where he was informed that there were no recalls on the vehicle. The manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 275,000.
Sep 02, 2021
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT WAS APPROACHING A TRAFFIC STOP AT 5 MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. A LOUD NOISE THEN EMITTED AS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LUNGE FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED, INCLUDING THE ROTORS. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WAS ALSO DISABLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 08/20/13*LJ
Aug 01, 2013
THE METAL BRAKE LINE THAT RUNS ALONG THE FRAME. WHERE IT GOES UP AND OVER THE REAR AXLE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. IT RUSTED OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I WAS TURNING INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. LUCKILY MY DRIVE GOES UP A SMALL INCLINE SO I COASTED IT UP THE HILL BY BARELY GIVING IT ANY GAS AND STOPPED IT BY MY HOUSE. *TR
Mar 09, 2012
BRAKE LINES RUSTED, LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID, BRAKE FAILURE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC...VERIFIED BY WASTLERS AUTO IN MD. *TR
Feb 29, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHILE DECELERATING, THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL SHUTTERING NOISE, CAUSING AN INCREASE IN STOPPING TIME AND DISTANCE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTI-LOCK). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 217,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 220,000. UPDATED03/15/12 *BF UPDATED 05/11/12
Feb 03, 2012
+ 213 more complaints for this component
STEERING
40 complaints
MY 1999 CHEVY TAHOE BEEN GIVING ME PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING WHEEL SNATCHING THE WHEEL TO ONE SIDE OF THE ROAD I HAVE LIKED TO WRECKED TWICE BECAUSE OF THIS I HAD MY TIRES CHANGED THOUGHT IT WAS THAT HAD THE TRUCK LINED UP STILL DOING IT I THINK THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMBODY GETS HURT WHEN THE TRUCK SNATCHES IT PULLS LIKE IT OUT OF LIMIT BAD BUT THEN GO'S BACK TO ITS SELF I NOTICED IT MOSTLY DOES IT IN A TURN AROUND A CURVE WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY
Jun 11, 2019
EXPERIENCE UNANTICIPATED STEERING WHEEL MOVEMENT AT MODERATE SPEEDS (20 TO 55 MPH). STEERING WHEEL "JERKS" UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING, ESPECIALLY WHILE DRIVING ON A CURVED ROADWAY (IN A MODERATE TURN AT SPEED). VEHICLE HAS DONE THIS FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS, BUT PROBLEM HAS PROGRESSED. FOUND THE PROBLEM POSTED ON WWW.CARCOMPLANINTS.COM AND REALIZED I'VE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM, TOO BUT DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG. *NM
Jan 26, 2007
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED THE WHEEL WAS CURVED TO THE LEFT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COLLIDE WITH A ROADSIDE TREE. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS NOT DETERMINED.
Jul 20, 2006
I HAVE A 1999 CHEVY TAHOE. THE STEERING WHEEL JERKS ITSELF LIKE SOMEONE GRABS THE STEERING WHEEL. IT IS VERY NOTICEABLE ON TWO LANE CURVY ROADS. IT FEELS LIKE THE TRUCK HITS A PATCH OF ICE. I HAVE NOT HAD IT REPAIRED YET BUT WAS TOLD BY A SERVICE ADVISER THAT MY TRUCK HAS SPEED SENSITIVE STEERING - IT HAS AN ELECTRICAL WIRE HOOKED TO THE POWER STEERING PUMP TO PROVIDE SLOW DRIVING ASSISTANCE. I AM TOLD THAT IT SOUNDS LIKE THE SENSOR OR EVO SENSOR FOR THIS SYSTEM IS BAD. I HAVE REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP TO NO AVAIL. MY STEP DAUGHTER HAS A 1997 CHEVY 1/2 TON PICK UP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. SHE HAS HAD DOBBS AUTO DISCONNECT THE SYSTEM. I THINK THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY IF YOU OVER- CORRECT WHEN THE PRESSURE CHANGES OR BRIEFLY GIVES WAY AS I WOULD DESCRIBE. I WONDER HOW MANY CRASHES ARE CAUSED DO TO THIS GREMLIN IN THE STEERING SYSTEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER AS MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER SEEMS TO BE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *NM
Mar 29, 2006
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE, THE STEERING JERKS TO THE RIGHT AND THEN IS OK FOR AWHILE AND THEN JERKS AGAIN TO THE RIGHT. IT IS LIKE SOMEONE JERKS ON THE STEERING WHEEL. *JB
Oct 14, 2005
+ 35 more complaints for this component
POWER TRAIN
36 complaints
WHILE DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY IN THE CAR AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE CAR STOPPED MOVING. IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION IT WAS AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. THIS WAS TERRIFYING, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT FELT LIKE I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND AND THE CAR POPPED INTO GEAR AND SHOT FORWARD. I NOW HAVE NO REVERSE AND UNSURE WHICH GEARS MIGHT WORK, AS I IMMEDIATELY GOT IT HOME. I AM A DISABLED VETERAN ON A LIMITED INCOME AND NO AM FACING POSSIBLY HUGE EXPENSES FOR TRANSMISSION REPAIRS THAT I NOW HAVE READ HAVE BEEN COMPLAINTS ON MY CAR FOR YEARS! I CAN'T UNDERSTAND HOW GM/CHEVROLET DOESN'T SEE TRANSMISSION ISSUES AS A SAFETY PROBLEM. THIS TRANSMISSION HAS HAD WAY TOO MANY COMPLAINTS. HAVING NO WARNING AND THE INABILITY TO BE ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR IN AN INTERSECTION COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC!! ALOS WHEN CALLING A LOCAL DEALERSHIP THEY SHOULD BE BETTER INFORMED ABOUT ANY TSB'S AS TO INFORM CONSUMERS. I JUST THANK GOD MY FAMILY IS SAFE, HOWEVER AM NOW OUT OF A CAR. THANKS GENERAL MOTORS/CHEVROLET, LOOKS LIKE YOURE LOSING ANOTHER LOYAL CUSTOMER.
Jul 31, 2017
JUST DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND CAR JUST STOPPED GOING AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS I GOT THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO GEAR AND DROVE TO DEALER THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING FINE AND THE WAS NO INDICATION OF PENDING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. HAVE TO PUT IN NEW TRANSMISSION THIS IS THE SECOND ONE IN THIS VEHICLE THAT HAS 119,900 ON IT. *TR
Apr 02, 2008
DEFECTIVE TRANSFER CASING / DRIVE TRAIN CAUSING SUDDEN INABILITY TO DRIVE VEHICLE. NO ABILITY TO CHECK TRANSFER CASING OIL WITHOUT GOING UNDER VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION. *AK
Jun 15, 2007
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.
May 04, 2005
WHEN DRIVING TO WORK IN THE MORNING I CAME TO A STOP LIGHT A COUPLE OF BLOCKS FROM MY HOUSE AND WHEN I CAME TO A STOP THE 99 TAHOE LURCHED FORWARD A COUPLE OF TIMES AND THEN STOPPED. I HAD TO HOLD THE BRAKE DOWN HARD TO KEEP FROM HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. AFTER THAT LIGHT THE AUTOMOBLE WORKED FINE. AFTER WORK THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY HOME. THIS HAPPENS EVERY MORNING AND AFTERNOON OR WHEN THE CAR SITS FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. THE DEALER HAD A HARD TIME FINDING THE PROBLEM BUT WHAT HE CAME UP WITH WAS THAT THE WIRING HARNESS INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION HAD SHORTED OUT CAUSEING THE PCM MODUAL TO BURN UP. THEY DIDN'T SEEM TO THINK IT WAS A SAFTY HAZARD. THE CAR IS IN THE DEALER NOW GETTING THE WIRE HARNESS AND THE PCM MODUAL REPLACED AND REPROGRAMED. I CANNOT FIND ANY RECALL NOTICES FOR THIS PROBLEM. I ASKED FOR THE OLD PARTS TO BE RETURNED TO ME.I WILL PICK THE CAR UP TODAY 09/01/04 WITH THE BILL AT OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS.*AK
Sep 01, 2004
+ 31 more complaints for this component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
34 complaints
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PLASTIC UNDER THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS MELTING WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE WIRES BEGAN TO MELT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH ASSEMBLY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 218,000.
May 23, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE SECURITY WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE PASS KEY THAT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.
Aug 12, 2015
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. IN ADDITION, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE PASS CODE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED EVERY TWO YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 187,000.
Mar 11, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE WOULD ONLY REMAIN ON FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE STALLING. THE SECURITY WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD RESET INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE WOULD ONLY OCCUR IN COLDER WEATHER AND THE CONTACT STATED HE HAD EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE AT LEAST TEN TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BATTERY IN THE VEHICLE BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.
Dec 07, 2010
1999 CHEVY TAHOE A/C BLOWER MOTOR INOPERATIVE. MECHANIC TRACED RELATED ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS. PINPOINT IMMEDIATE PROBLEM TO FAULTY A/C CONTROL HEAD AND BURNT CONNECTOR. THIS PROBLEM WAS A FIRE HAZARD AND HAD TO RESOLVED OR COMPLETELY DISABLED TO ELIMINATE THE POSSIBILITY OF FIRE. LABOR AND PARTS COST $700.00. *TR
Dec 08, 2008
+ 29 more complaints for this component
VISIBILITY
34 complaints
DRIVING MY VEHICLE DOWN THE ROAD IN THE RAIN TRY TO TURN ON WINDSHIELD WIPER AN NOTHING HAPPENED SO I HAD TO PULL OVER UNTIL I COULD SEE GOOD ENOUGH TO GET BACK ON THE ROAD TO DRIVE AN THAT'S ALWAYS HAPPENS TO ME. *TR
Sep 28, 2010
I WAS DRIVING FROM SC AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN ON THE WIPERS AND THEY DIDN'T WORK. I PULL TO THE SIDE AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND THEY JUST STARTED WORKING. I CHECK THE FUSE BUT THEY WERE GOOD. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES ON THE LAST YEAR. *TR
Aug 04, 2009
INTERMITTENT INOPERATIVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. SAME AS RECALL 98V150001. HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A YEAR. I NOW KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. *JB
Dec 24, 2005
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR DEVELOPED A SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE ELECTRIC REARVIEW MIRROR SWITCH AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. HE WAS ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH THE WATER HOSE. THE MANUFACTURER SENT AN INSPECTOR TO ESTIMATE THE DAMAGE, AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED.*AK UPDATED 1/11/2006 - RECALL 03V093000 WAS INITIATED BUT IT ONLY COVERED THE 1997 AND 1998 MODELS. *NM
Dec 16, 2005
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN.*AK *TC
Dec 03, 2004
+ 29 more complaints for this component
TIRES
21 complaints
The contact's son owns a 1999 Chevrolet Tahoe equipped with Mickey Thompson Deegan 38 All-Terrain TIRES, TIRE SIZES 265/65/18. The contact stated that while his son was traveling at 25 MPH, the left rear driver side tire blew out without warning. The contact's son was not injured. The contact stated that the entire sidewall had blown out from the tire. The contact's son was able to replace the tire with a spare. The contact had reached out to the tire manufacturer where they informed him that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 21T002000 (TIRES). The tire had yet to be replaced. The failure mileage was unknown. Vin was unavailable
Jun 17, 2021
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE EQUIPPED WITH COOPER TIRES, SIZE: 235/75R15. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, HE HEARD A LOUD FLAPPING NOISE FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE TIRES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO HAVE THEM INSPECTED WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT ALL FOUR OF THE TIRES WERE SEPARATING FROM THE INTERNAL WIRING. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE TIRES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Oct 22, 2012
1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A GM DEALER TO HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED. ONE OF THE TIRES GOODYEAR RT/S P265/75R16 114S OWL SERIAL MK73D5HR0108 HAD TREAD SEPARATION AT THE TOP OF SIDEWALL. I RECEIVED $75 CREDIT FROM GOODYEAR DUE TO MILEAGE. THE TIRE HAD 34,000 MILES ON IT. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH GOODYEAR SRA. THE TIRE WAS PURCHASED 04/05/2008 IN ILLINOIS. THIS TIRE WAS PURCHASED AS A SET OF TWO. THE SECOND TIRE IS STARTING TO EXHIBIT THE SAME CHARACTERISTICS. *TR
Jun 19, 2011
TIRES ARE CRACKED ON SIDEWALLS. *TR
Oct 14, 2009
ALL TIRE SIDEWALLS CRACKED. *TR
Oct 14, 2009
+ 16 more complaints for this component
SUSPENSION
19 complaints
THE FRAME HAS GOTTEN VERY RUSTY AND THE REAR AXLE U BOLTS HAVE RUSTED SO MUCH THAT THEY BEEN REPLACED.
Mar 25, 2016
I HAVE 99 TAHOE I PURCHASED NEW, I KNOW ITS OLD , BUT ITS WAS ALWAYS A 3RD VEHICLE, ONLY 188,000 MILES ON IT, JUST WRITING TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THE ENTIRE FRAME RUSTED OUT ,ALWAYS GARAGED, BRACKETS FOR SHOCKS ETC, SOMETHING IS WRONG WHEN THESE CARS CAN LAST LONGER THEN THIS, CAR WAS IN BEING SERVICED EVERY 3,000 MILES,AND NOT ONCE DID THEY SAY THERE WAS ANY ISSUES. *JS
Feb 24, 2015
I DOING RESEARCH I NOTICED ANOTHER COMMON COMPLAINT FROM OTHERS ABOUT SOMETHING I AM ALSO EXPERIENCING. WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS, MY STEERING WHEEL WILL JERK. FOR INSTANCE, WHEN I AM CHANGING LANES, MY STEERING WHEEL WILL JERK, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO TURN MORE THAN I WANT TO. THIS CAUSES A REAL SHARP TURN, AND I AM AFRAID THAT I WILL ONE DAY LOSE CONTROL AND FLIP MY VEHICLE WITH MY CHILDREN INSIDE WITH ME. IS THERE SOMETHING I NEED TO DO TO FIX THIS? I ALSO SUBMITTED A COMPLAINT ABOUT ABS FAILURE AND WANT TO KNOW IF THERE IS SOMETHING I CAN DO ABOUT THAT, ALSO.*AK
Feb 01, 2005
WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH RIGHT FRONT WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE AXLE LOOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. COMSUMER INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE WHEEL BEARING SEIZED UP AND SNAPPED.*AK
Dec 13, 2004
SEVERE SHAKING STARTING AT 50 MPH. SHAKING AND LOSS OF POWER WHEN GOING UP HILL. *LA
Nov 26, 2003
+ 14 more complaints for this component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
18 complaints
CONTINUOUSLY HAVING TO FILL WITH COOLANT DUE TO LEAK. NO LEAK FROM HOSES ETC. THE PROBLEM COMES FROM A DEFECT IN HEADS THAT ARE PRODUCED BY CASTECH. WENT ON LINE TO RESEARCH THIS AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND GM/CHEVROLET WILL NOT FIX. EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANIES WILL NOT FIX BECAUSE IT IS A DEFECTIVE PART. DEALERSHIPS WILL NOT TALK ABOUT IT BUT IF YOU TALK TO AN MECHANIC AT A DEALERSHIP AND DESCRIBE THE PROBLEM THEY ARE QUICK TO TELL YOU EXACTLY WHAT IT IS AND THAT IT IS A DEFECT. THE COOLANT SEEPS THROUGH THE POORLY MANUFACTURED CASTECH HEADS. CALLED SOME OF THE LOCAL MECHANICS AND THEY ARE SAYING THE SAME THING-DEFECTIVE PART. NOW LIKE I SAID I HAVE CHECKED ON LINE AND HUNDREDS OR MORE PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND ARE HAVING TO HAVE THE HEADS REPLACED AND ENGINES AT OUT OF POCKET. I DID NOT SEE WHERE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ON THIS SITE BECAUSE LIKE ME THEY DID NOT KNOW WHERE TO GO. I FOUND OUT FROM A LAWYER WHO ALSO HAD THIS PROBLEM TO COMPLAIN ON THIS SITE. HE JUST SIMPLY GOT RID OF HIS TAHOE. ONE SAID THEY WERE STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE WITH YOUNG KIDS AND NO PHONE AND NO WAY OF AFFORDING TO GETTING HOME FROM OUT OF TOWN. NOW THAT IS BAD. *TR
May 23, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE ENGINE BUT SHORTLY AFTER, THE REPLACEMENT ENGINE ALSO FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED TO REPORT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,000. UPDATED 5/9/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES. UPDATED 05/18/11. *JB
Mar 28, 2011
1999 TAHOE ENGINE FAILED. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ANY KIND THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. *JB
Dec 01, 2006
INTAKE MANIFOLD COOLING SYSTEM LEAK. *JB
Jan 01, 2006
SMELLS OF ANTIFREEZE IN CAB. TOOK TO MECHANIC, INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET MUST BE REPLACED. THIS IS DUE TO BAD PART INSTALLED. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH GMC. *JB
Dec 24, 2005
+ 13 more complaints for this component
AIR BAGS
15 complaints
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH A LIGHT POLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS INURED AND RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Apr 25, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESUME DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 184,000.
May 03, 2016
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS AND UNEXPECTEDLY, THE OPPOSING VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WHICH RESULTED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. THE POLICE AND AMBULANCE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES. THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH THE MASSIVE LEVEL OF IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERN OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,000.
Jan 15, 2010
THE VEHICLE'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING A FRONTAL COLLISION. *NM COUNCIL FOR THE CONSUMER STATED THAT AIR BAGS NEED TO BE TESTED AT CHEVROLET'S EXPENSE. *TC *JB
Dec 21, 2004
DURING A FRONT END COLLISION WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THREE PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. *AK
May 24, 2004
+ 10 more complaints for this component
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
15 complaints
BOUGHT FROM NEW 99 TAHOE. HAS HAD 2 RUNAWAY OVER SPEED EVENTS. THE 2ND WAS YESTERDAY. IT HAS BEEN HAVING ALSO, LOSS OF POWER AT TIME WHEN FIRST STARTING OFF. IT GOES AWAY QUICKLY, USUALLY IN FEW SECONDS. HEAR AT LEAST ONE EXHAUST POPPING NOISE DURING EVENT. NEVER LOOSES POWER DURING LONG HIGHWAY TRAVEL. BOTH TIMES THE RUNAWAY ACCELERATION WAS AFTER A HARD ACCELERATION. GOES INTO BAUCK ( LOSS OF POWER) & THEN INTO FULL ACCELERATION! LAST RUNAWAY REQUIRED 3 KEY OFF SHUTDOWNS TO RELIEVE. NEUTRAL CAUSED IT TO REV TO 5000 RPM. BRAKES SEEM TO CONTROL RUN AWAY A BIT AT 40MPH, BUT NOT DOWN HILL! WE NEVER USE CRUISE CONTROL & IT WAS IN OFF POSITION. HARD TO STEER OF COURSE WITH ENGINE OFF AT 40+ MPH! SUSPECT FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. WAS IN DRIVE POSITION AT OCCURRENCE. FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS ABOUT A MONTH PREVIOUS. IT WAS CONTROLLED BY FULL BRAKING STOP THEN. IT WAS THEN ONLY AT SLOW SPEED TO START. A LESS EXPERIENCED DRIVER ON THE STEEP HILL I CAME UP ON DURING RUN AWAY COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED INTO TREES ON SIDE OF HILL. EX NASA ENGR WITH ONLY CARBURETOR KNOWLEDGE! *TR
Mar 18, 2011
ON 2-11-03, THE CALIFORNIA EPA ANNOUNCED THAT GENERAL MOTORS HAS BEEN REQUIRED TO EXTEND THE FUEL INJECTOR WARRANTY ON '96-'01 MODEL YEAR LIGHT TRUCKS, SUVS, TRUCKS & VANS TO 10 YEARS/200,000 MILES. "MALFUNCTIONING FUEL INJECTION SYSTEMS (SCPI) CAUSE SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN AIR POLLUTION". GM WILL FIX THE PROBLEM AT NO COST TO THE VEHICLE OWNERS. THE FUEL SYSTEMS WERE REPLACED WITH THE NEW MFI UNITS. GM SETTLED WITH THE CALIFORNIA EPA TO AVOID A THREAT OF A NATIONWIDE RECALL. I OWN A VEHICLE THAT FALLS INTO THIS CATEGORY BUT DO NOT LIVE IN CALIFORNIA. I CONTACTED LOCAL DEALERSHIPS AS WELL AS THE CHEVROLET CUSTOMER CARE CENTER FOR ASSISTANCE AND WAS TOLD THAT ONLY VEHICLES IN CALIFORNIA WERE ELIGIBLE TO BE REPAIRED. ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BY GM WITH THE DEFECTIVE SCPI FUEL SYSTEM SHOULD BE TREATED IN THE SAME MANNER AS THIS IS NOT ONLY AN ISSUE FOR VEHICLES DRIVEN IN CALIFORNIA. THE FUEL INJECTOR (OEM PART NUMBER 17091432). REPLACING PLUGS, WIRES, DISTRIBUTOR CAP & ROTOR, CLEANING INJECTOR & INDUCTION SYSTEMS DOES NOT ELIMINATE THE BASIC PROBLEM WHICH IS A DEFECTIVE SCPI FUEL SYSTEM. SEE URL (HTTP://WWW.ARB.CA.GOV/NEWSREL/NR021103.HTM) FOR SPECIFICS. *JB
Sep 29, 2006
THE GAS TANK RUSTS OUT AROUND WHERE THE FUEL PUMP IS ATTACHED TO THE GAS TANK DUE TO LACK OF DRAINAGE AND PRECIPITATING THE FAILURE OF THE FUEL PUMP. JUST IN MY CIRCLE OF FRIENDS WHO OWN CHEVROLETS ALL HAVE HAD THE SAME INCIDENT HAPPEN. POOR DESIGN BY MANUFACTURER. FUEL COULD ALSO LEAK FROM THIS TYPE OF FAILURE. *NM
Apr 04, 2006
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
Jun 27, 2005
REGARDING YOUR DEFECT INVESTIGATION PEO4042 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE DELIVERY, FUEL PUMP, 2000 - 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN: COMPLAINT THAT FUEL PUMP WIRING OVERHEATS, RESULTING IN ENGINE STALL AND FUEL LEAKAGE FROM THE TOP OF THE TANK: FYI, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL 1996 AND NEWER CHEVROLET / GMC GASOLINE ENGINE TRUCKS, ALL OF WHICH HAVE THE VORTEC ENGINE SERIES. THIS ENGINE REQUIRES HIGH FUEL PUMP PRESSURE (55 - 60 PSI), WHICH REQUIRES HIGH ELECTRICAL CURRENT FOR THE PUMP, PARTICULARLY UNDER CONDITIONS OF HIGH FUEL DEMAND, SUCH AS TOWING (THE CIRCUIT HAS A 20 AMP FUSE). POSSIBLE ROOT CAUSES OF THE PROBLEM MAY BE: (1) INADEQUATE WIRE GAUGE TO THE PUMP, CAUSING A VOLTAGE DROP AND CONSEQUENTLY HIGH CURRENT DRAW; (2) HIGH RESISTANCE AT THE FUEL PUMP CONNECTOR; (3) RESTRICTED FUEL FILTER; (4) RUNNING THE TANK LOW ON FUEL; (5) INCREASED FRICTIONAL DRAG IN THE PUMP WITH HIGH MILEAGE. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE IS NO RECOMMENDED "FIX" OTHER THAN TO CHANGE THE FUEL FILTER OFTEN, KEEP THE TANK OVER 1/2 FULL, AND REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP EVERY 30,000 MILES ($600 REPAIR AT A GM DEALER). I BECAME AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WHEN THE FUEL PUMP FUSE BLEW IN MY 1999 TAHOE AT 33,000 MILES, STRANDING US IN A REMOTE PART OF MONTANA. THE CAUSE WAS SHORTED WIRES AT THE FUEL PUMP, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF THE PUMP. A SEARCH OF THE CHEVY TRUCK OWNER'S WEBSITE (GOOGLE) WILL SHOW MANY OWNER COMPLAINTS AND SUGGESTED FIXES FOR THE PROBLEM. *JB
Jun 03, 2004
+ 10 more complaints for this component
SEAT BELTS
10 complaints
driver side seat belt unbuckles randomly for no apparent reason forcing you to re-buckle. to confirm belt was buckled properly i pulled on strap and it would not release. yet driving down road it will unbuckle randomly
Jan 07, 2023
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 00V122000 (SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS SINCE 2003 FOR OTHER REPAIRS AFTER THE TECHNICIAN WAS ASKED TO REPAIR ANY OUTSTANDING RECALLS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD ORDER THE PARTS AND THEY WOULD ARRIVE IN APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
May 15, 2017
THE SEAT BELT IN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WILL NOT RETRACT OR COME OUT. IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANCHORED. I HAVE TODDLERS SO, I NEED THIS SEAT BELT. THIS LEAVES MY CHILDREN WITH NO SEAT BELT OPTION. IT'S SNOW AND ICE OUT AND MY VEHICLE IS NOW A HAZARD TO MY CHILDREN'S LIVES! *TR
Feb 11, 2011
I HAVE A 99 TAHOE THAT I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. I HIT A CAR WHILE DOING 40MPH THAT HAD PULLED OUT INFRONT OF ME. MY AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AND MY SAFETY BELT DIDN'T KEEP ME FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL HARD. UPON REVIEW OF MY SAFETY BELT, I NOTICED THAT IT IS ROUTED INCORRECTLY AT THE TOP HOLDER. IT BINDS ON ITSELF PREVENTING IT FROM RETRACTING. MY PASSENGER SIDE IS ROUTED CORRECTLY AND WORKS PERFECTLY. I SUFFERED A BRAIN INJURY BECAUSE OF THIS AND AM QUITE CONCERNED. *TR
Aug 17, 2010
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
Jun 27, 2003
+ 5 more complaints for this component
SERVICE BRAKES
9 complaints
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKES WOULD SEIZE AND RELEASE WITHOUT WARNING WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.
May 09, 2017
99 TAHOE - SEVERAL TIMES REPEATIDLY - HIT BRAKES- SUV STARTS STOPPING THEN BRAKES PULE & NO STOP-SEVERAL TIMES CAME SO CLOSE REAR ENDING VEHICLE IN FRONT DUE TO PULSING BRAKES NOT STOPPING !!!!!CALLED CHEVROLET ON RECALL BULLETIN - SAYS NOT MY VEHICLE !!!! I GET INTO ACCIDENT -WILL BE SUEING CHEVROLET WITH BULLETIN RECALL BUT NOTHING DONE !!!! SAY' OUT OF MY POCKET !!!!!
Dec 21, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEEDS AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ABS WOULD ERRONEOUSLY ACTIVATE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY RESPOND CAUSING THE STOPPING DISTANCE TO BE INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS SENSORS FAILED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000. UPDATED 01/11/2017*CT THE CONSUMER STATED THE ABS SYSTEM WOULD NOT ACTIVATE AT 21,000 MILES. *TR
Oct 07, 2016
BRAKES LOCK UP & RELEASE SUDDENLY AT SPEEDS UNDER 45MPH WHILE COASTING OR ACCELERATING. BRAKES, ROTORS, & DRUMS ALL REPLACED. PROBLEM CONTINUES TO EXIST. WHEN BRAKES LOCK, IT USUALLY CHIRPS THE TIRES AND RELEASES. THIS HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES IN A ROW. AT TIMES IT WILL CAUSE VEHICLE TO SKID TO A STOP. BRAKES LOCK UP WITHOUT EVER TOUCHING THE BRAKE PEDDLE. AS THE BRAKES LOCK UP & RELEASE IT HITS SO HARD THAT IT THROWS PASSENGERS FORWARD. THIS HAPPENS AT RANDOM. AT TIMES IT HAPPENS WHEN FIRST OPERATING THE VEHICLE & OTHER TIMES AFTER OPERATING THE VEHICLE FOR A SEVERAL MILES. AT TIMES VEHICLE IS OPERATED FOR OVER 50 MILES WITH NO INCIDENT. OTHER TIMES THERE ARE 10-20 INCIDENCES FOR EVERY MILE TRAVELED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO MORE THAN ONE MECHANIC ON A MULTITUDE OF OCCASIONS WITH NO SUCCESS. THE BRAKES HAVE NEVER LOCKED UP WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES. NO ACCIDENTS SO FAR BUT HAVE HAD A CLOSE CALL. TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH ON ABOUT 1/2" OF SNOW, THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND CAUSED ME TO SLIDE WITHIN INCHES OF A GUARDRAIL.
Jan 07, 2016
REAR BRAKE LINE BROKE DUE TO CORROSION . MY MECHANIC SAID .HE REPLACED IT WITH A NON CORROSIVE FLEXIBLE LINE . WHY DIDN'T THEY USE THIS TO START WITH. *TR
Aug 08, 2014
+ 4 more complaints for this component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
8 complaints
THE IDIOTS ON THIS SITE HAS INJURED MY BRAIN AN THERE'S A SPEED CONTROL ISSUE NOT STOPPING THESE PEOPLE FROM MAKING STUPID COMPLAINTS GET A GRIP PEOPLE 90 PRECENT OF YOUR COMPLAINTS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR FIX IT FOR GOD SAKES IF NOT BUY A NEW VEHICLE BUT GUESS WHAT ITS GONNA BREAK DOWN TO. *TR
Jan 29, 2015
VEHICLE FAILS TO SLOW DOWN WHEN ACCELERATOR IS RELEASED. WHEN RELEASNG THE ACCELERATOR I NOTICE THAT TACHOMETER REMAINS AT THE SAME RPM. AT FIRST THIS TROUBLE WAS INTERMITTANT BUT HAS PROGRESSIVELY FAILED MORE OFTEN UNTIL NOW IT IS CONTINOUS. THE ONLY WAY TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN IS BY BRAKING USING THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES. WHEN THE ENGINE BRAKING WAS WORKING OK, ABOUT TWO SECONDS AFTER TAKING YOUR FOOT OF THE ACCELERATOR IT WOULD SLOW DOWN PROPERLY. I CONTACTED THE DEALER ON 2/22/2001 AND HE SUPPOSEDLY TOOK IT FOR A TEST RUN, HOWEVER, THE ODOMETER IN AND OUT WERE IDENTICAL, 26528 MILES. WHEN I CONTACTED THEM AGAIN, THEIR LATEST RESPONSE WAS THAT THEY ALL DO THAT AND THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO TO HAVE IT CORRECTED. I FEEL THAT IF THE PROBLEM IS NOT CORRECTED SHORTLY IT WILL CAUSE PREMATURE BRAKE FAILURE BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE BRAKING WHICH COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT.*AK
Feb 04, 2002
WHILE MERGING AND ACELERATING VEHICLE LOSES STEERING CONTROL, FORCING VEHICLE INTO A GUARDRAIL. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Sep 26, 2001
WHEN TAKING FOOT OF GAS PEDAL VEHICLE WILL CONTINUE AT CURRENT SPEED WITHOUT SLOWING DOWN. IN ORDER TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN, CONSUMER MUST APPLY BRAKES. WHEN CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, THEY INSTALLED AN IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE WHICH CORRECTED THIS DEFECT FOR APPROXIMATELY 4,000 MILES. "CRUISE" DEFECT HAPPENED AGAIN, AND THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE WAS REPLACED BY A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP. AT 29,000 MILES, ENGINE WILL BACK DOWN APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 10 SECONDS AFTER THE CONSUMER REMOVES FOOT FROM GAS PEDAL. *AK THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND STATED THE CONDITION OF THE VEHICLE AS NORMAL. *YH
Apr 23, 2001
CRUISE CONTROL AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGED WITHOUT ANYONE ACTIVATING THE CRUISE CONTROL DEVICE, WHATEVER SPEED THAT WAS ACCELERATED TO WAS AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGED WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT DISENGAGE AS IT SHOULD. *SLC
Sep 11, 2000
+ 3 more complaints for this component
STRUCTURE
8 complaints
MY 1999 CHEVY TAHOE WAS JUST DIAGNOSED WITH A FATAL CASE OF FRAME RUST. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW AND HAVE HAD IT MAINTAINED BY QUALIFIED AND CERTIFIED MECHANICS, AS REQUIRED. ON NOV. 23, 2009 I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR A SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE BEFORE I WENT ON A TRIP. THEY NOTIFIED ME THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE ALMOST RUSTED THROUGH AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LINES. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PUT ON THE LIFT THEY SAW THAT THE FRAME HAD SEVERE RUST THROUGHOUT. THE PLATE ON THE DIFFERENTIAL WAS SO BAD THAT THEY WERE CONCERNED THAT IT MAY RUST THROUGH. THE FINAL DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE VEHICLE MAY NOT BE SERVICEABLE IN ONE OR TWO YEARS. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 66,000 MILES AND IS ON OTHERWISE EXCELLENT CONDITION. I SAW THE RECALL ON THE SAME YEAR TACOMA TACOMA TRUCKS AND IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS THE SAME SYNDROME OF A TRUCK FRAME RUSTING OUT BEFORE IT SHOULD. I THINK THAT CHEVROLET SHOULD RECALL THESE VEHICLES THE SAME AS TOYOTA AND REMEDY THE PROBLEM. I INVESTED OVER $35,000 IN THIS VEHICLE AND I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED IT IF I THOUGHT IT WOULD RUST OUT IN ONLY 10 YEARS OF SERVICE! I FEEL DEFRAUDED. *TR
Nov 30, 2009
WEATHER STRIPPING JUST SIMPLY FELL OFF OF BACK (BARN) DOORS. *AK
Feb 23, 2001
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.
Oct 10, 2000
THIS IS TO DO WITH PEOPLE BEING ABLE TO GET INTO THE VEHICLE VERY EASILY THROUGH THE DOOR HANDLE. *AK
Jul 24, 2000
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
Mar 20, 2000
+ 3 more complaints for this component
SEATS
7 complaints
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HEATED SEAT CONTROL MODULE WAS ACTIVATED WHILE AN OCCUPANT WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT. THERE WAS UNEXPECTED AND EXCESSIVE HEAT PENETRATING FROM THE SEAT, WHICH CAUSED THE OCCUPANT TO SUSTAIN SECOND DEGREE BURNS ON HIS RIGHT THIGH. THE HEATED SEAT MODULE HARNESS CONNECTOR WAS DISCONNECTED DUE TO THE MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 168,000.
Feb 20, 2009
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
Sep 14, 2005
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.
Aug 25, 2005
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
Jul 22, 2005
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
Mar 18, 2005
+ 2 more complaints for this component
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
6 complaints
1999 SERIES CHEVROLET TAHOES (SEVERAL YEARS BEFORE AND AFTER) HAVE A SERIOUS WIRING SAFETY ISSUE. FAILURE OF THE TURN SIGNAL / EMERGENCY FLASHER SWITCH CAN RESULT IN TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKE LIGHTS UNDER ALL CONDITIONS WITH NO INDICATION FAILURE HAS OCCURRED. BRAKE LIGHTS REQUIRED TO WORK AT ALL TIMES, EVEN WHEN CAR IGNITION IS OFF. YET BECAUSE CHEVROLET HAS "LOOPED" THE BRAKE LIGHT WIRING "THROUGH" THIS SWITCH, FAILURE IN THE SWITCH FUNCTION FOR EMERGENCY FLASHERS, RESULTS IN TOTAL BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE, EVEN WITH CAR TURNED OFF, YET THE TURN SIGNALS CONTINUE TO FUNCTION AND DRIVERS ARE UNAWARE OF THE FAILURE. UNFORTUNATELY, THE LOCAL DEALER ALSO WANTS OVER $445 FOR THE SWITCH AND $175 LABOR TO CHANGE IT OUT. THIS RESULTS IN A VERY UNFAIR CHARGE TO THE CONSUMER OF OVER $600 TO FIX A MALFUNCTION THAT MUST BE REPAIRED FOR SAFETY REASONS, WHEN A SIMPLE WIRING CHANGE IN DESIGN WOULD PREVENT SUCH AN OLD "CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHT FAILURE EFFECT" COMPLETELY. GM SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL SUCH VEHICLES AND MAKE AN ALTERNATE CHANGE IN WIRING TO PROTECT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FROM SUCH FAILURE. *TR
Mar 27, 2008
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AND APPLYING THE BRAKES BRAKE LIGHT AND TURN SIGNAL FAILED, CONSUMER REPLACED THE CIRCUIT BOARD SWITCH AT CONSUMER'S OF $125.00. *AK
Sep 13, 2004
INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS DIM WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THIS HAD HAPPENED TOO MANY TIMES TO MENTION. DEALER AND GM HAVE BEEN CONTACTED NUMEROUS TIMES ON ISSUE. THEY HAVE NO FIX AND WILL NOT HELP WITH PROBLEM. I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND AM WORRIED LIGHTS WILL GO OUT COMPLETELY. NO ONE WILL ASSURE ME THAT THIS WON'T HAPPEN. I WANT IT FIXED AND NEED HELP!*AK
Jan 24, 2002
TAIL LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS KEEP BLOWING OUT. REPLACED BULBS AND WIRING HARNESS ON THREE OCCASIONS WITHIN NINE MONTHS. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPLACE THEM. BUT, PROBLEM STILLOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.
Apr 16, 2001
TURN SIGNAL FASTER ON ONE SIDE THAN THE OTHER. MJS
Dec 21, 1999
+ 1 more complaint for this component
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
6 complaints
NHTSA RECALL 05V379000: AT UNDER 5 MPH REAR-ENDED ANOTHER CAR. DESPITE STANDING ON BRAKE PEDA 1999 TAHOE 4X4 WOULD NOT STOP. THE STOPPING DISTANCE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35 FEET. OFTEN WHEN FRONT TIRES WERE TURNED RIGHT REAR TIRE LOCKED. I THINK THE ABS SENSOR PROBLEM EXTENDED TO MORE STATES.*AK
Jan 25, 2006
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
May 19, 2005
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.
May 03, 2005
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!!!
May 02, 2005
THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR FAILED CAUSING NOISE FROM THE LEFT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE UPON BRAKING. NLM
Apr 09, 2001
+ 1 more complaint for this component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
5 complaints
I am unable to get the recall taken care of by a dealership due to the age of the vehicle
Aug 17, 2021
CONTROL OF VEHICLE
Dec 08, 2019
NO PASA EL SMOG
Nov 20, 2017
THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE AN UPDATE ON THIS VEHICLE. RECALL#00V122000 SCC
Feb 05, 2003
CAR COMPASS DIDN'T WORK. YH
Aug 09, 1999
EQUIPMENT
4 complaints
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARE TIRE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WAS NOT CONNECTED AFTER CHECKING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT REALIZED THAT THE TIRE MAY HAVE SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE DUE TO A DEFECTIVE HOIST THAT HOLDS THE SPARE IN PLACE. HE HAD NO IDEA WHEN THE SPARE SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED HIS VEHICLE AND REPLACED THE HOIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 135,000. UPDATED 02/03/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SPARE TIRE WEIGHT IS 75- 100 POUNDS AT 70 MPH. THE TIRE CAN BOUNCE IRREGULARLY AFTER RELEASED FROM THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 03/18/11
Dec 15, 2010
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
Aug 06, 2003
ANTENNA FOR THE TELEVISION WASN'T INSTALLED CORRECTLY. YH
Aug 09, 1999
HEAD PHONES FOR THE TELEVISION, AM STEREO AND CD PLAYER FAILED,AND FIXED BUT CD PLAYER STILL DOESN'T WORK AND WILL NOT RELEASE CD. YH
Aug 09, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGS
3 complaints
WHILE DRIVING MY 99 TAHOE DOWN A 4 LANE ROAD, A DRUNK HAD PULLED OUT INFRONT OF ME. I HAD SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES AND SWERVED TO AVOID HIM BUT STILL HIT HIM PRETTY HARD IN HIS REAR QUARTER PANEL. AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT, I HAD SUFFERED A DOUBLE HEMATOMA TO MY BRAIN AND HAD BRAIN SURGERY TO STAY ALIVE. MY COMPLAINT WITH MY TAHOE IS 1) MY AIRBAG IN MY STEERING WHEEL DID NOT DEPLOY. I THINK IF IT DID, MY INJURY WOULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED. 2) I QUESTION THE STOPPING ABILITY IF MY ANTI DIVE FRONT BRAKES. I WAS ON THE BRAKES HARD WITH THE VEHICLE NOSING DOWN BUT I THINK MY STOPPING DISTANCE SHOULD HAVE BEEN SHORTER. *TR
Apr 17, 2009
CONTACTED GMC , THEY WOULD NOT COME OUT TO INSPECT VEHICLE AS REQUESTED. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
Jun 10, 2000
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
Jun 09, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
3 complaints
WENT TO VISIT INLAWS IN CANADA FOR CHRISMAS, ARRIVED LATE AT NITE. GOT UP IN THE MORNING TRUCK WILL NOT START, LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED IT AS THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM,{ PASSLOCK } HE GOT IT RUNNING AND SAID I NEED TO GO TO THE NEAREST DEALER TO GET IT REPROGRAMMED BE FORE IT HAPPENS AGAIN. NEXT MORNING WAS GOING TO DEALER IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN. THREE DAYS LATTER IT FINALLY STARTED. DEALER CHARGED $330 TO REPROGRAM {PASSLOCK} TWO DAYS LATTER WHEN I WAS GOING HOME IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN. I HAVEN'T GOT IT RUNNING YET. WAS SUPPOSED TO BE BACK TO WORK IN TEXAS THREE DAYS LATTER. I GOT FIRED , AND I'M STILL STUCK IN CANADA AND BROKE NOW. THANK YOU CHEVROLET!! *TR
Feb 06, 2009
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.
Jun 01, 2005
THE BATTERY POSITIVE LEAKED ONTO THE BRAKE LINE WHICH IN TURN ATE THROUGH THE BRAKE LINE AND A LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND BRAKES WITHOUT WARNING HAPPENED. I WAS TRAVELING AT 40MPH WHEN WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THEY WENT SLOWLY TO THE FLOOR AS I WAS STOPPING AND THEN DROPPED TO FLOOR AND I WENT THRU THE MIDDLE OF A INTERSECTION (I THANK GOD THAT TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT). I SEE THAT IN THIS DATA BASE THAT THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM AND I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THIS IS NOT A RECALL. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO BE HURT OF KILLED BEFORE GMC DOES SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. I HAVE PURCHASED 8 NEW GM VEHICLES IN THE LAST 10 YEARS AND IF THIS IS THE WAY THEY ARE GOING TO TREAT CUSTOMERS, I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER. NEEDLESS TO SAY THE VEHICLE WILL BE FOR SALE AS SOON AS IT IS FIXED AND ANOTHER BRAND WILL BE CONSIDERED. *AK
Mar 07, 2001
CHILD SEAT
3 complaints
THE HARNESS ON THE CHILD SEAT LOOSENED FROM THE BACK OF THE CHILD S SEAT. CONSUMER TURNED WHILE AT A LIGHT TO LOOK AT THE CHILD AND DETERMINED THAT THE HARNESS WAS NOT SECURE.*AK
Jul 06, 2004
TOOK VEHICLE TO HAVE TETHER ANCHORS INSTALLED T CHILD SEAT. DEALER USED FRONT TIE DOWN BRACKETS AFTER OWNER'S MANUAL READ DO NOT USE FRONT SET OF TIE DOWN BRACKETS TO INSTALL ANCHORS. DEALER ALSO INDICATED MANUAL WAS WRONG.*AK
Jan 29, 2002
MY VEHICLE HAD NO FAILURE. I AM CONCERNED THAT MY 3 YEAR OLD CAN FAR TOO EASILY UNBUCKLE HIMSELF. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE AN ITEM THAT WOULD PREVENT HIM FROM DOING SO. *AK
Dec 26, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
3 complaints
BATTERY ACID LEAKS FROM POSITIVE POST, CAUSING CORROSION IN BRAKE LINE.*AK
Jul 15, 2002
THE POSITIVE TERMINAL ON THE ORIGINAL DELCO BATTERY BROKE OFF, LEAKING ACID DOWN THE WHEEL WELL ONTO THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE LINES AND THE ABS ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR TO THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE. THE ACID CORRODED THE BRAKE LINE, ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR, AND REMOVED THE PAINT ON THE FRAME AND LOWER A-FRAME. THE FAILURE OCCURED IN OUR DRIVEWAY AND THE VEHICLE WAS DISABLED. HAD TO BUY A NEW BATTERY AND 2 CANS OF BATTERY ACID CLEANER TO REMOVE THE ACID IN THE RIGHT SIDE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND LOWER FRAME ASSEMBLY. THE BRAKE PROBLEM OCCURED AS MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME. SHE SAID THAT THE STEERING WAS SHAKING AND RUMBLING. IT WAS PULLING TO ONE SIDE. I FOUND THE LEFT FRONT CALIPER HAD SEIZED IN THE CRADLE ASSEMBLY AND WORN THE OUTER PAD TO LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH. SHE SAID IT HAD BEEN SQUEALING FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. THE RIGHT SIDE WAS OK, BUT, I CHANGED ALL FRONT PADS ANY HOW. I HAD TO CLEAN RUST FROM THE CALIPER AND MOUNT TO ALLOW MOVEMENT IN THE ASSEMBLY. I STILL HAVE THE BAD BATTERY AND THE BRAKE PADS. *AK
Oct 30, 2000
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
Aug 30, 2000
SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE
2 complaints
EXCESSIVE FRAME RUST, WHICH TO DATE THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 73,000 MILES. THE RUST IS SO BAD I WILL PROBABLY STOP DRIVING, UNTIL I CAN FIND A GOOD FRAME. LARGE LAYERS ARE COMING OFF, AND CAN BE JUST CRUMBLED. THE REST OF THE TRUCK IS MINT, THE UNDER BODY STILL LOOKS NEW, THE FRAME IS OUCH!, NOT JUST LOCAL AREAS, THE WHOLE FRAME STRUCTURE.
Nov 02, 2015
THE SWAY BAR IN THE FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE OF MY 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE BROKE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE RIGHT ARM OF THE SWAY BAR TO HANG BY ITSELF WHILE THE REST OF THE SWAY BAR IS STILL CONNECTED THROUGH THE FRONT AND ACROSS TO THE LEFT FRONT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
Apr 06, 2011
WHEELS
2 complaints
LOOSING AIR PRESSURE FROM ALL 4 TIRES. TIRES IN GOOD SHAPE. COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHY LOOSING PRESSURE. CAUSED VEHICLE TO PULL IN WHATEVER DIRECTION OF TIRE PRESSURE LOSS. SOMETIMES PULLING REALLY HARD AND MAKING VEHICLE HARD TO HANDLE. COULD NOT LET MY TEEN LEARNING TO DRIVE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TIRE DEALER AND ACCORDING TO THEM THEY HAVE SEEN THIS A LOT WITH CHEVROLET AND THE CHROME DIPPED RIMS. WHAT IS GOING ON IS THE INSIDE OF THE CHROME RIMS IS RUSTING AND FLAKING AND CAUSING THE AIR TO SEEP OUT. THE RIMS HAVE TO BE SANDED DOWN AND PAINTED WITH A SPECIAL PAIN IN THE INSIDE AND ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THIS IS NOT A LONG TERM FIX AND THE RIMS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THOUGH THEY LOOK GOOD THESE CHROME DIPPED RIMS COULD CAUSE A BIG PROBLEM FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE CLUELESS TO WATCHING AIR PRESSURE IN THEIR TIRES. I WATCH AROUND AND OFTEN SEE THESE TAHOE WITH LOW AIR PRESSURE IN THE TIRES. I HAPPEN TO WORK ON CARS MYSELF AND HAVE GOOD MAINTENANCE HABITS AND CAN SPOT THINGS SUCH AS LOW AIR PRESSURES. HAD I NOT I MAY BEEN IN A ACCIDENT BY NOW. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED BUT HAD ORIGINAL RIMS. ALSO WHEN WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE THE DEALER HAD TO PUT AIR IN ONE TIRE AND HAD IT CHECK BEFORE WE LEFT AND ALL LOOKED GOOD AND IT WAS JUST ASSUMED IT WAS FROM SITTING OR SOMETHING. *TR
May 23, 2011
LEFT REAR WHEEL RIM FAILED RESULTING IN SLOW LEAK. MJS
Apr 30, 1999
STRUCTURE,EQUIPMENT
2 complaints
THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR HANDLES STICK THEN BREAK. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 SEPARATE TIMES. I HAVE TO PAY TO GET THEM REPLACED. *TR
Aug 23, 2007
1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE TAILGATE CABLE FAILED, AND ALSO CONSIDERABLE DRIVELINE LASH. *AK
Apr 08, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2 complaints
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE ABS ACTIVATED, CAUSING THE CONTACT' TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES TWICE BEFORE THE VEHICLE STOPPED. AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT THERE WAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AT LOW SPEEDS. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THERE WAS CORROSION ON THE ABS SENSORS. THE ABS SENSORS WERE CLEANED IN DECEMBER OF 2004. THE ABS PROBLEM RECURRED, AND OUTDOOR TEMPERATURES DECREASED. *AK THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 01/19/06. *JB
Jan 05, 2006
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
Nov 02, 1999
SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2 complaints
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SENSORS. THE ABS WAS ACTIVATING AT LOW SPEEDS. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THEY REPLACED THE ABS SENSORS. ALSO, THE ROTORS AND HUBS WERE REPLACED, ALLOWING THEM TO ACCESS THE SENSORS. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN IN OCTOBER 2005. SHE WAS HAVING THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED TODAY. *AK
Oct 25, 2005
TRUCK PULLS TO ONE SIDE, BRAKES SHOES FOUND TO BE CRACKED, MASTER CYLINDER LEAKS
Jul 18, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,EQUIPMENT
2 complaints
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
Mar 08, 2005
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
Nov 30, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VISIBILITY
2 complaints
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
Feb 09, 2005
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
Feb 03, 2005
STEERING,AIR BAGS
1 complaint
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS PITMAN ARM WAS RECENTLY REPLACED AND THE CLOCKSPRING WAS FRACTURED AND ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SINCE THE PITMAN ARM WAS REPLACED, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MAXIE PRICE CHEVROLET ATLANTA (3600 US-78, LOGANVILLE, GA 30052, 770466-7000) AND NASH CHEVROLET (630 SCENIC HWY S, LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30046, 678-369-3889) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS TO REPLACE THE CLOCKSPRING WERE NO LONGER MANUFACTURED. THE CONTACT'S ONLY OPTION WAS TO FIND A JUNK YARD THAT MAY CARRY THE REPLACEMENT PARTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AND THE AIR BAG INDICATOR CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 191,000.
Oct 15, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
1 complaint
FUEL LINE LEAKS .POURING GAS OUT OF PRESSURE SIDE .PICS BELOW.VEHICLE 130000 MILES.2.BRAKE LINES ROTTING AWAY .REAR MOUNT TO DIFFERENTIAL LINES.MUST BE REPLACED.HOW CAN THIS BE ALLOWED? 560 DOLLARS IN JUST PARTS ALONE.3.GAS FILL NECK ROTTED AND LEAKS DURING FUELING.HAD TO REPLACE
May 10, 2016
VISIBILITY/WIPER
1 complaint
REAR VIEW MIRROR DISCONNECTED FROM GLASS. *TR
Oct 03, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE
1 complaint
SUSPECTED DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH AND/OR IGNITION SWITCH PASSLOCK SECURITY ON OR ABOUT JAN 17 2014 I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED WITH LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. I WAS ABLE TO STOP WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER 10-15 MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE AS NORMAL. FOR SEVERAL YEARS AFTER DRIVING THE IGNITION KEY WAS WARM OR HOT WHEN REMOVED FROM THE SWITCH. IN EARLY 2013 THE ENGINE WOULD OCCASIONALLY STALL IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING BUT WOULD RESTART AFTER WAITING 5 TO 10 MINUTES. ON JAN 14 WHEN AT A GAS STATION THE ENGINE STALLED BUT I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR TO THE CURB. AFTER 10-15 MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND DRIVE NORMAL. * PASSLOCK IGNITION SECURITY FEATURE IS WIDELY REPORTED TO BE A CAUSE OF THESE SYMPTOMS. *TR
Apr 20, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1 complaint
I PURCHASED MY 1999 CHEVY TAHOE IN 2004 WITH 87,000 MILES FROM ORIGINAL OWNER. I RECEIVED ALL MAINTENANCE RECORDS FROM ORIGINAL OWNER, AS WELL AS ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP PRICE/OPTION STICKER. I NOTICED ONCE OVER 100,000 MILES THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION OR PROBLEM, LIKE A POWER SURGE ANYTIME THE POWER WINDOW BUTTONS ARE DEPRESSED AND WHEN I ACCELERATE, THERE IS A SURGE AND WHEN TRUCK SLOWS DOWN OR IS IN PARK, THERE IS N SURGE. THERE IS SUDDEN ENERGY! THERE IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE DASHBOARD/RADIO AND SWITCH BUTTONS BELOW LIGHTS WORKING. THEY HAVE FAILED! ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS CAN CAUSE FIRES AND I HAVE NOTICED IT IS NOT MY TAHOE ONLY WITH THE SAME EXISTING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, AS I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR A SECOND VEHICLE, AS I HAVE MY KIDS BOTH OF DRIVING AGE AND MY 1999 TAHOE LS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE. I FEEL SAFE ON THE ROAD IN MY TAHOE. I LOVE THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE OPTION, AS I LIVE IN MINNESOTA AND I COULD NOT LIVE WITHOUT IT OVER THE WINTER MONTHS! I AM ALSO VERY PROUD TO POINT OUT, MY TAHOE HAS 343,000+ MILES ON IT AND STILL GOING STRONG!!!! I CAN NOT AFFORD A NEW TAHOE, AS I AM ON A FIXED DISABILITY INCOME NOW, SO I AM SHOPPING FOR A 1999 OR NEWER AT A REASONABLE PRICE. I AM SATISFIED WITH ALL THE YEARS I HAVE DRIVEN MINE AND HOPE TO GET MANY MORE YEARS OUT OF IT. PEOPLE ARE AMAZED WHEN I TELL THEM HOW MANY MILES ARE ACTUAL MILES ON MY TAHOE. I AM AMAZED, AS WELL. :) [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Dec 09, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
1 complaint
FUEL PUMP WIRING FAILED CAUSING FUEL PUMP TO BURN UP. OBVIOUS ISSUE AS GM NOW INCLUDES REPLACEMENT WIRING WITH REPLACEMENT FUEL PUMPS. SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS, ANY WIRING FAILURE IN PROXIMITY TO THE FUEL TANK COULD CAUSE A FIRE, FAILURE OF THE WIRING RESULTING IN FAILURE OF THE FUEL PUMP LEAVES THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY STRANDED, WHETHER ON A HIGH SPEED FREEWAY, IN LOCAL TRAFFIC, IN A AN UNSAFE AREA OR SITTING IN YOUR DRIVEWAY. THERE IS NO SYMPTOM SO THAT PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE CAN BE PERFORMED. *TR
Apr 17, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,WHEELS
1 complaint
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, HE EXPERIENCED UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION. AS A CONSEQUENCE, HE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE ABS SENSOR AND THE WHEEL HUB NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT AN EXPENSE OF $2000.00 . NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 128,000.
Sep 28, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN
1 complaint
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP, THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING. THIS OCCURRED ON A NORMAL ROAD DURING NORMAL BRAKING. THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED HOWEVER NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. UPDATED 3/17/2006 - THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED INT HE ABS RECALL. THE CONSUMER HEARD A SQUEAKING NOISE IN THE DRIVELINE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE REAR UNIVERSAL JOINT IN THE DRIVESHAFT. *NM
Feb 13, 2006
STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1 complaint
I BROUGHT MY 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE TO ALEXANDRIA BUICK-PONTIAC-GMC IN ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA ON DECEMBER 14, 2005 BECAUSE THE ABS LIGHT KEPT COMING ON IN THE DASHBOARD. MECHANIC DIAGNOSIS WAS SPEED SENSORS WERE MISSING. HE REPLACED THE HUB ASSEMBLIES AND SPEED SENSORS. TOTAL REPAIR WAS $1064.54. I THEN FOUND OUT THAT A RECALL ON THE PROBLEM I HAD JUST REPAIRED WAS GOING ON IN THE "RUST BELT" STATES AND CANADA. THE RECALL WAS FOR THE WHOLE NORTHEAST PART OF THE COUNTRY DOWN TO AND INCLUDING WASHINGTON DC. I WORK IN WASHINGTON AND LIVE ABOUT 5 MILES FROM THE CITY. I WROTE THE GM CLAIMS DEPARTMENT WITH COPIES OF EVERY RECEIPT AND A COPY OF THE RECALL LETTER. THEY CONTACTED ME AND TOLD ME THE REPAIR WAS INDEED ONE INCLUDED WITHIN THE RECALL, BUT THEY WERE DENYING THE CLAIM BECAUSE I LIVE IN VIRGINIA AND THE RECALL IS ONLY VALID IN "SALT BELT" STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MAINE, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. I WANT THE RECALL TO BE OPENED BACK UP AND TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL STATES. I SPEND EVERY SINGLE DAY IN WASHINGTON, WHAT MAKES MY CLAIM ANY DIFFERENT FROM THE PERSON THAT LIVES 5 MILES AWAY FROM ME, BUT HAPPENS TO LIVE ACROSS THE STATE BORDER? WHAT IS DIFFERENT FROM SOMEONE WHO LIVES IN WASHINGTON AND WORKS IN VIRGINIA? SINCE MY HOME ADDRESS WAS VIRGINIA, MY CLAIM WAS DENIED. THE RECALL CAMPAIGN # IS 05V379000. *NM THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS REPALCED. THE WATER PUMP WAS LEAKING ABD THE PINION SEAL WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 02/09/06. *JB
Jan 17, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
1 complaint
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
Oct 04, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN
1 complaint
I HAVE A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU LS. THIS IS THE WORST CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED. SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 60,000+ MILES ON IT AND IT WON'T BE PAID OFF UNTIL 2007 I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE A MANIFOLD GASKET, BATTERY, WATER PUMP, I HAVE HAD TO PUT A USED TRANSMISSION IN. YOU CAN NOT CHECK THE TRANSMISSION FLUID BECAUSE THERE IS NO DIP STICK YOU HAVE TO TAKE IT TO A PROFESSIONAL TO HAVE THAT DONE. THE AIR CONDITIONER COMES ON OFF WHENEVER, WHEN YOU PUT GAS IN THE CAR YOU HAVE TO GIVE IT GAS BEFORE IT WILL STAY RUNNING. I HAVE HAD BEARINGS REPLACED IN BOTH FRONT WHEELS, TIRES KEEP GOING BAD AS DO THE THE BRAKES. OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE VERY SAME COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE CARS AND NOT ONE RECALL HAS BEEN MADE. I WILL NEVER NEVER BUY A CHEVROLET AGAIN LET ALONE A MALIBU. MY NEXT CAR WILL BE A HONDA. I AM STILL TAKING THE CAR BACK FOR THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THIS WILL BE THE 4TH TIME IN LESS THAN A WEEK. NOT ONLY IS IT STILL LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID BUT NOW I CONVEINTLY HAVE A COOLANT LEAK THAT I DID NOT HAVE UNTIL THE 3RD TIME OF TAKING IT BACK TO THE CHEVY GARAGE TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK FIXED. THIS CAR SUCKS.*AK
Dec 07, 2004
STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1 complaint
EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS DURING RIGHT HAND TURNS WHERE A COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING FEEDBACK OCCURRED. *BF (SPEED SENSITIVE STEERING) THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THE UPPER LAMP SHORTED, BATTERY FAILED LOAD TEST, LEFT FRONT SPEAKER WAS INOPERATIVE, THE MIRROR SWITCH WAS HOT TO TOUCH, DOME LIGHT STAYED ON AND THE RADIO BUTTON WERE HOT TO TOUCH. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *SC
Nov 05, 2004
STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING
1 complaint
CORRECTED STEERING PROBLEM. CONCERNED THAT THE DESIGN AND FUNCTION OF SPEED SENSITIVE STEERING ON THIS VEHICLE COULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD. *BF THE VEHICLE STEERING BECAME LOOSE WHILE MAKING RIGHT HAND TURNS, 3244 MILES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SPEED SENSOR THAT CONTROLS THE SPEED SENSITIVE STEERING. THE UPPER BRAKE LAMP SHORTED AT 15311 MILES. THE BATTERY FAILED LOAD TEST AT 22085 MILES. THE LEFT FRONT SPEAKER WAS INOPERATIVE AT 30715 MILES. THE MIRROR SWITCH WAS HOT TO THE TOUCH AT 32291 MILES. *NM
Nov 05, 2004
STRUCTURE,SEATS
1 complaint
COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. MY DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK. I 'M NOT A BIG PERSON . ALSO THE DRIVER'S DOOR STICKS WHILE TRYING TO OPEN.*AK
Oct 28, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN
1 complaint
FUEL LEAKS FROM THE CENTRAL PORT INJECTIONS INTO THE ONBOARD COMPUTER. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE BECOMES INOPERATIVE. A RECALL WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK THE PCM WAS REPLACED. A MISFIRED IN THE 3 CYLINDERS AND 3 INJECTOR WERE REPLACED. *SC *JB
Sep 21, 2004
POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY
1 complaint
WINDSHIELD WIPERS, JUNK, TRANSMISSION JUNK,TRANSFER CASE JUNK AND REAR END JUNK. HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS WITH 1997 4X4 SUBURBAN, KNOW MANY PEOPLE HAVING SAME PROBLEMS NOW. THERE SHOULD BE SOME TYPE OF RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETIN. THESE PROBLEMS HAVE EXISTED FOR YEARS. MAY START BUYING FOREIGN AT LEAST THEY STAND BY WHAT THEY BUILD. MUST WE WAIT UNTIL PEOPLE ARE INJURED. *JB
Sep 14, 2004
STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
1 complaint
CONCERNS REGARDING BRAKE LIGHTS AND STEERING ON 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOES AND GMC YUKONS.*MR THE CONSUMER FEELS AN IMMEDIATE RECALL OF THE BRAKES AND STEERING SHOULD BE ISSUED. *NM
Jul 23, 2004
STEERING,EQUIPMENT
1 complaint
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
Jan 12, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
1 complaint
THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE FUEL INJECTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NLM
Sep 17, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN
1 complaint
EXHAUST PIPE FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING. PIPE HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND CONTINUES TO FALL OFF. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT EXHAUST FUMES WHEN OPERATING VEHICLE. ALSO, VEHICLE WILL STALL INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING.*AKTHE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY WAS ALSO REPLACED. THE ENGINE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY. THERE IS A NOISE EMMITING FROM THE FUEL PUMP. *JG
Sep 18, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,EQUIPMENT
1 complaint
ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS REPLACED, THESE INCLUDED:ALTERNATOR REPLACED TWICED, BATTERY REPLACED, INJECTORS PLUGGING TREATED THREE TIMES, TAIL SHAFT LEAKING - REPLACED, INTAKE MANIFOLD REPLACED, STEREO REPLACED, TALL LAMP CIRCUIT BOARD REPLACED (BOTH, INTRUMENT CLUSTER REPLACED TWICE - UNSURE IN CURRENT MILEAGE READINGS ARE CORRECT, HEAD LAMPS CONTINUE TO FLICKER WHIL EDRIVING REPLACED THREE TIMES, WATER PUMP REPLACED, BALL JOINTS REPLACED, AND STERRING COMPONENTS REPLACED. CONTINUAL PROBLEMS AND NO ANSWERS.
May 26, 2002
POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1 complaint
WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS RELEASED THE CAR CONTINUES AT CURRENT SPEED FOR 5 TO 8 SECONDS BEFORE DECELERATING. THE TACHOMETER READING DOES NOT DROP DURING THIS TIME. THIS HAPPENS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND DRIVING AROUND TOWN SPEEDS. IT'S SCARY. IT WILL DECELERATE AND THE TACHOMETER READING DROP WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, BUT I'M NEVER SURE.*AK
Feb 01, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,EQUIPMENT
1 complaint
TRUCK WAS TAKEN IN REPEATEDLY FOR BRAKES, TRANSMISSION, AIR CONDITIONER AND HEADLIGHTS PRIOR TO WARRANTY EXPIRATION AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM OR IT WAS UNDER "CHEV SPECS" OR WE WERE EXPERIENCING ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. WATER PUMP BEGAN LEAKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED 2200 MILES OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM, LINES-CALIPERS, EVERYTHING HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE "FOREIGN FLUID CORRODED" THE SYSTEM. NO ONE HAS TOUCHED THE BRAKES BUT THE DEALER. WE REPEATEDLY COMPLAINED ABOUT THE BRAKES TAKING TOO LONG TO STOP THE VEHICLE, HAVING A SPONGY FEEL AND ABSOLUTELY NO CONFIDENCE THAT THEY WOULD STOP IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. OVERALL, THE BRAKES JUST DID NOT FEEL SAFE AND WE REPORTED THIS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. INTAKE MANIFOLD IS LEAKING AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. BATTERY EXPLODED AND LEAKED BATTERY ACID EVERYWHERE DAMAGING OTHER ENGINE PARTS. TRANSMISSION IS IN NEED OF AN OVERHAUL/REPLACEMENT EITHER AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE BATTERY EXPLODING OR MERE COINCIDENCE CONSIDERING WE HAVE ALWAYS COMPLAINED THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND YOU COULD PUSH THE TRUCK WHILE IN PARK A FULL FOOT. THE AIR CONDITIONER HAS ALWAYS LEAKED AFTER DRIVING APPROX. 2 HR AS WELL AS THE DRIVER'S SIDE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHT ALWAYS HAS WATER IN IT. DETAILED COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERALS OF AZ AND FL, AS WELL AS COPIES SENT TO THE DEALER, MANUFACTURER AND LEASING COMPANY INVOLVED. CHEVROLET SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THE SHODDY PRODUCT THAT ROLLED OFF THEIR ASSEMBLY LINE AND THE MANNER IN WHICH THEY CONDUCT BUSINESS SURROUNDING CONSUMER COMPLAINTS GENERATED AS A DIRECT RESULT FROM POOR WORKMANSHIP AT ONE OF THEIR FACTORIES. THERE IS A LONG LIST OF "COSMETIC" DEFECTS AS WELL. FOR INSTANCE, THE CUSTOM LEATHER SEATS THAT WE PAID EXTRA FOR ARE WEARING HOLES IN THEM; THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE IS CRACKED, DRINK HOLDERS ARE RUSTING, AND THE LIST GOES ON AND ON.
Aug 15, 2001
AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS
1 complaint
VEHICLE HIT A TREE. UPON IMPACT, SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN INJURIES.*AK
Apr 30, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,PARKING BRAKE
1 complaint
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
Sep 08, 2000
STEERING,POWER TRAIN
1 complaint
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Apr 28, 2000
PARKING BRAKE
1 complaint
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
Mar 23, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
1 complaint
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Feb 25, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE
1 complaint
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.
Jan 03, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,TIRES
1 complaint
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 )
Dec 17, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1 complaint
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
Nov 01, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1 complaint
O2 SENSOR FAILED AND REPLACED, SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT STAYS ON AFTER FIXED. YH
Aug 09, 1999
SEAT BELTS,EQUIPMENT
1 complaint
REAR SEAT BELT WON'T LOCK, AND THE RADIO DOESN'T WORK. *AK
Aug 03, 1999
SUSPENSION,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,EXTERIOR LIGHTING
1 complaint
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 LOT. FIRST OF ALL, WE SPENT MORE THAN THE STICKER PRICE AND HAD THE ADD-ONS TAKEN OFF WITH NO CREDIT GIVEN TO US FOR THAT. SECOND OF ALL WE WERE TOLD THIS WAS A NEW VEHICLE W/ ONLY A FEW MILES ON IT. AFTER WE GOT IN THE TRUCK TO GO HOME(AFTER IT WAS PAID FOR), WE NOTICE THAT THE VEHICLE HAD 732 MILES ON IT!!! THEY SOLD A DAMAGED DEMO AS A NEW VEHICLE. MOST OF THE MILES PUT ON THIS TRUCK ARE FROM RUNNING IT UP TO PHOENIX AND BACK. WE HAD PRE-ARRANGED SERVICE TIMES AND WERE TURNED AWAY SEVERAL TIME
Jun 15, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1 complaint
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.
Mar 01, 1999
STEERING,SUSPENSION
1 complaint
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
Nov 13, 1998
SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN
1 complaint
DRIVESHAFT AND REAR END VIBRATIONS CAN NOT BE RECTIFIED.
Nov 13, 1998
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The 1999 CHEVROLET Tahoe currently has 576 owner-reported complaints according to NHTSA database. These complaints are organized by component to help identify common issues.
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The most common problems reported for the 1999 CHEVROLET Tahoe are organized by component above. Each component section shows owner-reported issues, crash reports, and fire incidents to help identify patterns and problem areas.
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