1997 CHEVROLET TAHOE Problems & Recalls
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WHILE IN MOTION SEAT BELT WOULD COME UNDONE OR WOULDN'T UNLOCK FROM LOCK IN ORDER TO USE. BRAKES WOULD SLIP. MY BOYFRIEND WAS KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONED WHICH THEN CAUSED THE AIRBAGS TO MALFUNCTION AND THE BRAKES STUCK SO HE WASN'T ABLE TO SLOW DOWN SUFFICIENTLY.
Mileage: 268,000
WHILE IN MOTION SEAT BELT WOULD COME UNDONE OR WOULDN'T UNLOCK FROM LOCK IN ORDER TO USE. BRAKES WOULD SLIP. MY BOYFRIEND WAS KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONED WHICH THEN CAUSED THE AIRBAGS TO MALFUNCTION AND THE BRAKES STUCK SO HE WASN'T ABLE TO SLOW DOWN SUFFICIENTLY.
Mileage: 268,000
WHILE IN MOTION SEAT BELT WOULD COME UNDONE OR WOULDN'T UNLOCK FROM LOCK IN ORDER TO USE. BRAKES WOULD SLIP. MY BOYFRIEND WAS KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONED WHICH THEN CAUSED THE AIRBAGS TO MALFUNCTION AND THE BRAKES STUCK SO HE WASN'T ABLE TO SLOW DOWN SUFFICIENTLY.
Mileage: 268,000
WHEN TURNING ONTO AN ON-RAMP (USUALLY RIGHT) THE VEHICLE WILL MOMENTARILY LOSE POWER STEERING AND THE STEERING WHEEL WILL JERK RIGHT. THIS JERKING MOTION ALSO HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH NO TURNING INVOLVED. EVEN THOUGH THERE IS MORE JERKING MOTION ON A TURN BOTH ARE ...
Mileage: 75,000
1997 CHEVROLET TAHOE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD REMANUFACTURED ENGINES INSTALLED WITH SAFETY DEFECTS. *AS *TR
BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO BRAKE LINE CORROSION. FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION AT EXPRESSWAY SPEED, PANIC STOP, BRAKES FAILED AND NEARLY CAUSED COLLISION. BRAKES DO NOT WORK
Mileage: 123,680
LOWER RIGHT BALL JOINT ON VEHICLE FAILED CAUSING TRUCK TO LOSE CONTROL SIDE SWIPE A PARKED CAR AND TRAVEL ANOTHER 70 FEET KNOCKING OVER A STOP SIGN. DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD ME IN SEAT CAUSING ME TO GO FORWARD HITTING HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL. I CRACKED A MOLAR TOOTH AND BOTH KNEES WERE IN...
Mileage: 168,000
LOWER RIGHT BALL JOINT ON VEHICLE FAILED CAUSING TRUCK TO LOSE CONTROL SIDE SWIPE A PARKED CAR AND TRAVEL ANOTHER 70 FEET KNOCKING OVER A STOP SIGN. DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD ME IN SEAT CAUSING ME TO GO FORWARD HITTING HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL. I CRACKED A MOLAR TOOTH AND BOTH KNEES WERE IN...
Mileage: 168,000
I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE AT TAX TIME IN 2014. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE MY TRUCK. IT'S A LIFTED, AUTOMATIC 4WD WITH FRONT AND BACK TOWING PKG, AND PERFECT FOR THE MOUNTAIN ROADS AND SNOW WHERE I LIVE. LESS THAN A MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT IT I HAD TO TRAVEL 300 MILES TO TUCSON AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, DIDN'T ...
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 1997 CHEVY TAHOE. THE OTHER DAY WHILE LISTENING TO THE EXPANDING RECALL OF GM VEHICLES I TRIED TO REMOVE MY KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. TO MY SURPRISE ONCE THE VEHICLE IS STARTED I CAN REMOVE MY KEY, SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR AND DRIVE WITHOUT A KEY IN THE IGNITION. MAYBE TH...
Mileage: 140,000
STARTED VEHICLE ,AFTER SHORT WARM UP,APPLIED BRAKE AND FOOT IMMEDIATELY WENT TO FLOOR. BLOW OUT IN REAR LINE NEAR BACK OF FUEL TANK. REPAIRED LINE. IN PROCESS OF BLEEDING BRAKE LINE ANOTHER BLOW OUT OCCURRED TOP OF FRAME NEAR REAR OF LEFT TIRE. PURCHASED PREBEND STAINLESS STEEL KIT FROM "CLASSIC T...
Mileage: 218,000
I BOUGHT THIS CAR AT CAR HOP IN ARLINGTON TX. I WAS SOLD IT WITH NO BRAKE LIGHTS, NO HAZARDS, BAD TIRES, BAD BRAKES, ONE OF THE BACK DOORS WILL NOT OPEN, BAD BATTERY, BAD INSPECTION, NO COVER FOR FUEL FILTER, DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN, KEEPS DYING, SPARE TIRE FLEW OFF ON HIGHWAY AND BRAKES WENT...
I BOUGHT THIS CAR AT CAR HOP IN ARLINGTON TX. I WAS SOLD IT WITH NO BRAKE LIGHTS, NO HAZARDS, BAD TIRES, BAD BRAKES, ONE OF THE BACK DOORS WILL NOT OPEN, BAD BATTERY, BAD INSPECTION, NO COVER FOR FUEL FILTER, DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN, KEEPS DYING, SPARE TIRE FLEW OFF ON HIGHWAY AND BRAKES WENT...
I BOUGHT THIS CAR AT CAR HOP IN ARLINGTON TX. I WAS SOLD IT WITH NO BRAKE LIGHTS, NO HAZARDS, BAD TIRES, BAD BRAKES, ONE OF THE BACK DOORS WILL NOT OPEN, BAD BATTERY, BAD INSPECTION, NO COVER FOR FUEL FILTER, DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN, KEEPS DYING, SPARE TIRE FLEW OFF ON HIGHWAY AND BRAKES WENT...
I BOUGHT THIS CAR AT CAR HOP IN ARLINGTON TX. I WAS SOLD IT WITH NO BRAKE LIGHTS, NO HAZARDS, BAD TIRES, BAD BRAKES, ONE OF THE BACK DOORS WILL NOT OPEN, BAD BATTERY, BAD INSPECTION, NO COVER FOR FUEL FILTER, DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN, KEEPS DYING, SPARE TIRE FLEW OFF ON HIGHWAY AND BRAKES WENT...
THE POWER WINDOW ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WILL STOP WORKING ALL OF A SUDDEN. IT IS NOT ALL OF THE TIME, BUT SOMETIMES, WHEN I HAVE THE WINDOW DOWN, AND I PUSH THE POWER SWITCH TO CLOSE OR OPEN THE WINDOW IT WILL NOT WORK. THIS COULD LEAD TO A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM, IF FOR SOME REASON I A...
Mileage: 130,000
THE POWER WINDOW ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WILL STOP WORKING ALL OF A SUDDEN. IT IS NOT ALL OF THE TIME, BUT SOMETIMES, WHEN I HAVE THE WINDOW DOWN, AND I PUSH THE POWER SWITCH TO CLOSE OR OPEN THE WINDOW IT WILL NOT WORK. THIS COULD LEAD TO A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM, IF FOR SOME REASON I A...
Mileage: 130,000
WHEN PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, BRAKE PEDDLE WENT TO FLOOR. PULLED BACK INTO GARAGE TO SEE WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINE RUNNING DOWN DRIVERS SIDE FRAME RAIL WAS RUSTED THROUGH BACK BY WHERE IT EXITS THE FRAME TO GO TO THE T FITTING FOR REAR BRAKES. *TR
Mileage: 146,089
SPARE TIRE FELL FROM UNDER VEHICLE. METAL WIRE USED TO HOLD SPARE TIRE UNDER REAR OF VEHICLE BECAME CORRODED AND CAUSED THE SPARE TIRE TO FALL FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. *TR
Mileage: 249,000
SPARE TIRE FELL FROM UNDER VEHICLE. METAL WIRE USED TO HOLD SPARE TIRE UNDER REAR OF VEHICLE BECAME CORRODED AND CAUSED THE SPARE TIRE TO FALL FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. *TR
Mileage: 249,000
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING MY 97 CHEVY TAHOE HOME WITH MY 2 KIDS IN THE TRUCK WHEN THE REAR BRAKE LINE BLEW. LUCKILY SHE DIDN'T HAVE TO COME TO A QUICK STOP. WHEN SHE GOT HOME I INSPECTED THE BRAKES AND FOUND THE REAR BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT AND LOOKED AT THE REST OF THEM THEY ARE ALL RUSTED SEVERELY. *TR
Mileage: 171,301
VISIBILITY. 1997 TAHOE WIPER MOTOR PULSE BOARD. NUMEROUS FAILURES. TSB ISSUED. RECALL ON SIMILAR VEHICLES. SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN RECALL RANGE IN LIEU OF TSB. DANGEROUS DUE TO INOPERATION. CAN CAUSE CRASH WITH RESULTING DEATH(S). *TR
Mileage: 50,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 65 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT FUNCTION WHEN TURNED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON HIS VEH...
Mileage: 120,000
POWER STEERING INPUT/EFFORT HAD BECAME ERRATIC CAUSING INCREASED EFFORT OR WORSE, OVERSTEERING MIDWAY THROUGH TURNS. FIRST NOTICED THIS PROBLEM LAST FALL AT WINTER TIRE CHANGEOVER. I INITIALLY BLAMED IT ON ICY ROADS BUT THEN NOTICED IT ON OBVIOUSLY NON ICY ROADS AS WELL. OCCURRED JUST OCCASIONALL...
Mileage: 112,000
2 BLOW OUT ON 2 SEPARATE TIRES IN A MATTER OF 3 WEEKS. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS ENGAGES WHEN THE GROUND IS DRY AND PULSATES VERY HARD WHEN STOPPING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH. HE STATED THAT THIS SHOULD ONLY HAPPEN WHEN THERE IS SNOW ON THE GROUND OR WHEN IT IS WET. IN...
Mileage: 40,500
WENT TO BUY TIRES AND 03/06/2008- HAD A FLAT WITH THE SIDE WALL POPPING OUT THEY DID NOT HAVE A WARRANTY IN PLACE ONLY FOR 7 DAYS THAT WAS 4 TIRES EVERY SINCE I HAD THE FLAT I'VE BEEN LOSING AIR IN THE OTHER THREE NOT SLOW LEAK PRETTY REPLY . TIRES BRAND WAS 235/75R 15 GOOD YEAR WRANGLER RT/S. *TR
Mileage: 143,480
FOR ABOUT A YEAR I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATES INTERMITTENTLY ON DRY PAVEMENT AT SLOW SPEEDS, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE ISSUE HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY PROBLEMATIC, ACTIVATING NEARLY EVERY TIME I APPLY THE BRAKES (MANY TIMES EVEN IF I DON'T APPLY THE BRAKES!)...
Mileage: 89,500
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH BRAKE LIGHT FAILURES. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. I ORDERED THE TAHOE THROUGH MY LOCAL DEALER IN 1997. IT ONLY HAS 84,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED IN ANY WAY. SPENT SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. THE BRAKE LIGH...
Mileage: 50,000
ABS ACTIVATION DURING SLOW MOTION, UNDER 10MPH. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I'VE HAD THIS PROBLEM. BOTH TIMES ONE OF THE HUBS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS TIME I ASKED THE MECHANIC TO CLEAN THE SENSORS (AS SUGGESTED BY CHEVY SERVICE UPDATES) TO TRY AND SAVE MONEY. IT DIDN'T WORK ALONG WITH TRYING TO REPL...
1997 CHEVROLET TAHOE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. CUSTOMER STATES THAT THEY WOULD WORK SPORADICALLY FOR ABOUT 400 MILES THEN BECOME COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. *KB THE CONSUMER BELIEVED HIS VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL 03V159000
I HAVE A 1997 CHEVROLET TAHOE THAT HAS WINDSHIELD WIPERS THAT DO NOT WORK. THIS BEGAN ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO. AT FIRST THE WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY AND ARE NOW AT THE POINT WHERE THEY DO NOT WORK AT ALL. I OWN A 1997 CHEVROLET CK 3500 PICK-UP THAT ALSO EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AND THIS VEHICLE HAS...
SPEED SENSORS FAILING ON MY 1997 CHEVROLET TAHOE. *TR
Mileage: 140,000
HAVE A 1997 TAHOE TWO DOOR 4X4 WITH 126,000 MILES... TRANSMISSION HOUSING CRACKED YESTERDAY. UPON INVESTIGATION I SEE THAT CHEVROLET HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR OVER TEN YEARS AND HAVE YET TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH CHEVY. AND THEIR QUALITY OF WORKMANSHIP. I HOPE SO...
Mileage: 126,000
I OWN 2 GM VEHICLES. A 1997 CHEVY TAHOE AND A 2005 GMC YUKON. THE CHEVY TAHOE ISAND HAS(FOR SEVERAL YEARS) EXPERIENCING SEVERE COOLING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS AND HAS NOW TOTALLY FAILED REQUIRING EXPENSIVE AND EXTENSIVE REPAIRS. I HAVE ALWAYS FOLLOWED THE OWNER'S GUIDE AND THE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDAT...
Mileage: 150,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD OPERATE SPORADICALLY FOR APPROXIMATELY 400 MILES AND THEN BECAME COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. THE DEALER STATED A 50% PROBABILITY THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR CONTROLLER CIRCUIT BOARD. THE DEALER NEVER...
Mileage: 38,000
ABS BRAKES MALFUNCTIONING. ABS COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY EVEN ON DRY PAVEMENT. *NM
Mileage: 52,000
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. EXTREMELY COMMON TO MY 97 CHEVY TAHOE. REQUIRED COMPLETE REBUILD AND LOTS OF MONEY. I CALLED PROBABLY A DOZEN TRANSMISSION REPAIR FACILITIES AND ALMOST ALL SAID I WAS LUCKY I MADE IT TO SO MANY MILES BEFORE THIS HAPPENED AS IT IS VERY COMMON IN THIS TRANSMISSION. ALL ...
Mileage: 125,000
BATTERY CASE CRACKED, FLUID LEAKED OUT AND CORRODED AND THUS REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF THE BATTERY CABLES AND THE BATTERY. I FEEL THAT THE ORIGINAL BATTERY CABLE IS TOO SHORT CAUSING STRESS ON THE BATTERY CASE AT THE CABLE MOUNT TO THE BATTERY, RESULTING IN A CRACKED CASE AND SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE. REPAI...
Mileage: 125,000
I PURCHASED A USED 1997 CHEVROLET TAHOE AND SINCE THAT TIME THE FUEL PUMP HAS GONE OUT 5 TIMES, ONCE IN APRIL, JUNE, SEPTEMBER, TWICE IN OCTOBER AND IN NOVEMBER. THE LATEST INCIDENT WAS ON 12/06/06. I HAVE YET TO FIND A MECHANIC WHO CAN TELL ME THE PROBLEM THAT I'M EXPERIENCING. THE WIRING SEEMS ...
Mileage: 141,000
1997 TAHOE HAD A STICK SUBSTANCE IN THE CARGO AREA. *TS THE BLACK RUBBER PIECE THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE IRON BAR THAT THE TIRE IS MOUNTED TO HAS BEEN MELTING AND DRIPPING INTO THE CARGO AREA. THE SUBSTANCE WAS VERY STRONG AND MADE THE CONSUMER FEEL SICK WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *NM
WINDSHIELD WIPERS OCCASIONALLY WOULD STOP WORKING OR NOT WORK AT ALL RESULTING IN LOSS OF VISIBILITY IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. DEALER IN LOCAL AREA STATED PROBLEM WAS NOT COVERED BY ANY RECALLS (GM TRUCK/SUV WINDSHIELD WIPER RECALL SPECIFICALLY ASKED ABOUT, BUT APPARENTLY ONLY COVERS VEHICLES UP THROUG...
STARTED NOTICING APPROX. 1 YEAR AGO THAT THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE AT LOW SPEEDS (LESS THAN 10 MPH) WHEN IT SHOULDN'T (IE: DRY CONDITIONS, CLEAR ROAD) WHICH MAKES COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP A SCARY AND QUESTIONABLE EVENT. *NM
Mileage: 125,000
DT*: THE CONTACTED STATED THE ENGINE BUCKED AND HESITATED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED, THEN THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SERVICE DEALER WHERE THE DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.
Mileage: 128,000
NEAR MISS WITH DEER DUE TO HEADLIGHT LENS OBSCURITY: - WHILE DRIVING DOWN FM 2252, I ALMOST STRUCK A DOG THAT WAS WALKING TOWARD THE ROAD - THE PLASTIC HEADLIGHT COVER HAS BECOME FOGGED AND NEARLY OPAQUE, LEADING TO OBSCURED VISIBILITY AND GREATLY DECREASED THE DISTANCE THE LIGHT CARRIES - NEW HE...
Mileage: 159,000
NEAR MISS WITH DEER DUE TO HEADLIGHT LENS OBSCURITY: - WHILE DRIVING DOWN FM 2252, I ALMOST STRUCK A DOG THAT WAS WALKING TOWARD THE ROAD - THE PLASTIC HEADLIGHT COVER HAS BECOME FOGGED AND NEARLY OPAQUE, LEADING TO OBSCURED VISIBILITY AND GREATLY DECREASED THE DISTANCE THE LIGHT CARRIES - NEW HE...
Mileage: 159,000
THE SAFETY BELT LOCKS UP AND WILL NOT PULL OUT OF ITS BASE UNIT SO YOU CAN'T PUT IT ON. *NM
Mileage: 33,840
I OWN A 1997 CHEVY TAHOE 4WD, AND I'M HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THEY SEEM TO NOT WORK WHEN THEY ARE MOST NEEDED, HEAVY RAIN OR SNOW. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE CONTACT MY LOCAL DEALER ABOUT ANY RECALLS, I WAS TOLD THAT MANY OF THE GM PRODUCTS HAVE THIS PROBLEM BUT M...
Mileage: 85,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT 10 MPH THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ENGAGE. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE YEAR. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.
Mileage: 70,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING LIGHTS. IT WAS ALSO VERY DIFFICULT PULLING OVER AND CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. THIS FAILURE HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE JA...
Mileage: 170,000
1997 CHEVROLET TAHOE CAUGHT ON FIRE . *TS *JB UPDATED 03/08/06 *JB
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR- INTERMITTENT FAILURE. THERE WAS A RECALL OF THIS FOR THIS DEFECT BUT CERTAIN VIN'S WERE NOT RECALLED. MORE VEHICLES WERE EFFECTED THEN MANUFACTURER ADMITS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION, MINE FAILED DURING A HEAVY DOWNPOUR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH PED'S, LUCKILY NO INJURIES! *N...
Mileage: 84,600
DEAR NHTSA: I AM A SENIOR MECHANICAL ENGINEER AND OWNER OF A 1997 CHEVY TAHOE 4WD VEHICLE. I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE MID-2001. A FEW MONTHS AGO I STARTED TO NOTICE THAT PERIODICALLY, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK PROPERLY WHEN PULLING TO A STOP. I CAN HEAR AND FEEL THE ABS SYSTEM PULSING THE ...
Mileage: 93,000
DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER MOTOR PROBLEM. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO, AND IT STA...
Mileage: 116,000
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL ON MY 1997 CHEV TAHOE. ALSO, HAVE EXPERIENCED TEMPORARY POWER LOSS OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. OBSERVABLE AFFECTED COMPONENTS ARE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS, HEAD LAMPS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS, ACCOMPANIED BY BUZZING SOUNDS. HAS OCCURRED MORE T...
Mileage: 62,000
DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ANTI LOCK (ABS) BRAKE SYSTEM. THE ABS WILL ACTIVATE WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE SPEEDS WHEN THE ABS ACTIVATE VARIED FROM 3-10 MPH. THIS HAPPENED UNDER ANY DRIVING CONDITIONS. NO INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON TO INDICATE THERE WAS A BRAKE FAILURE. THE DEALERSHIP W...
Mileage: 100,000
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY IF AT ALL, I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS IN THE 1997 CHEVROLET TAHOES AND OTHER VEHICLES, I UNDERSTAND THAT IT ONLY COVERED CERTAIN MANUFACTURING PLANTS, I AM FLABBERGASTED THAT IF THIS IS A PROBLEM IN ALL THE VEHICLES WHY THEY WILL NOT FIX THIS PROB...
Mileage: 146,000
NO ACCIDENT YET. MY 1997 TAHOE IS EXHIBITING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS DESCRIBED IN THE MEDIA FOR 1999 AND NEWER GM TRUCKS REGARDING THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR FOR THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. STOPPING FROM SPEEDS UNDER 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL CHATTERS, THE ANTILOCK BRAKE UNIT MOANS, AND THE TRUCK IS SLOW TO COMPLE...
Mileage: 55,000
DT: 1997 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT FOUND RECALL 03V159000, BUT BASED ON THE AGE AND MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE, THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT WILLING TO COVER IT ANY LONGER. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE APPROXIMATELY SEPTEMBER 5, 2005. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. THERE...
DT: THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DO NOT WORK PROPERLY, WHEN GETTING BELOW 10 MPH THE BRAKES SURGE AND INCREASED IN STOPPING DISTANCE. THE CONSUMER COULD HEAR THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATING. THIS HAPPENS ON DRY ROADS. THIS STARTED HAPPENING ON JULY 1, 2005. IT HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY, AND NOW IT HAPPEN EVERY...
Mileage: 98,000
PLASTIC HEADLIGHT LENSES HAVE BECOME CLOUDY REDUCING LIGHT PROJECTED ONTO THE ROADWAY AHEAD. FREQUENTLY THE HEADLIGHTS OF A VEHICLE FOLLOWING ARE SO MUCH BRIGHTER THEN MINE THAT I CAN SEE THE CENTER LINE BETTER IN THEIR LIGHTS. YOU CAN'T DRIVE SAFELY IF YOU CAN'T SEE THE ROAD AND LANE MARKINGS. *...
Mileage: 50,000
DT: 1997 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. CAN HEAR THE MOTOR HUMMING WHEN I TURN ON THE WIPERS, BUT THEY WILL NOT COME ON. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MAY COME ON FOR A MINUTE THEN THEY QUIT WORKING. THIS JUST BECAME A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE THIS SUMMER. DID NOT CONTACT...
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET TAHOE. CONTACT COMPLAINED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE ABS BRAKES ACTIVATED. CONTACT DID NOT EVEN HAVE TO BE DRIVING HE COULD JUST PUT IT IN GEAR AND THE BRAKES WILL ACTIVATE. WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 15MPH ABS BRAKES WILL ACTIVATE. NO RECALL CAMPAIGN ...
Mileage: 65,000
WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK ALL THE TIME. *NM
Mileage: 138,000
MY 1997 TAHOE EXHIBITS THE SAME ANTILOCK FAILURES THAT ARE LISTED FOR THE 1999 MODELS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NO. 05V379000 BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE SAME IS THE CASE FOR GM RECALL NO. 03023/NHTSA ID NO. 05V37900, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD. I HAVE THE SAME FAILURES CONTINUOUSL...
MY 1997 TAHOE EXHIBITS THE SAME ANTILOCK FAILURES THAT ARE LISTED FOR THE 1999 MODELS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NO. 05V379000 BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE SAME IS THE CASE FOR GM RECALL NO. 03023/NHTSA ID NO. 05V37900, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD. I HAVE THE SAME FAILURES CONTINUOUSL...
MY 1997 CHEVY TAHOE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AS THE BATCH OF TRUCKS IN TODAY'S GM RECALL. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WENT ON WHEN THE CAR WAS AT VERY SLOW SPEED, LIKE PULLING UP TO A STOP LIGHT OR SIGN. I PAID $300 TO A MECHANIC TO CLEAN THE SAME SENSOR IN THE RECALL. WHY DID THE RECA...
Mileage: 46,000
OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS HAVE HAD MULTIPLE INCIDENTS OF LOW SPEED BRAKE FAILURE/INADEQUATE BRAKING, ESPECIALLY ON DOWN HILL GRADES. PARKING LOTS. FEELS LIKE ABS IS MALFUNCTIONING. MULTIPLE MECHANICS HAVE WORKED ON SYSTEM, ALL RELATE IT TO ABS MALFUNCTIONS. AWAITING INFO ON NE RECALL DUE TO SALT CORRO...
Mileage: 88,000
TRIED SEARCHING ON THIS WEBSITE ABOUT THE RECALL NUMBER BUT HAVE NO CLUE TO WHAT A ODI NUMBER MAY BE FOR MY TRUCK. I HAVE A 97 TAHOE LS 2WD AND BASICALLY MY WIPERS STOPPED WORKING EVER SINCE IT HIT 88,000 MILES. SOMETIMES THEY WORK, BUT NOW THEY DON'T AT ALL. I CONTACTED CHEVY / GM AND THEY TOLD ME ...
Mileage: 96,000
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. *AK THE WIPERS WOULD STOP IN ANY POSITION. THE CONSUMER WOULD TAP THE CIRCUIT BOARD AND THE WIPERS WOULD WORK AGAIN. A NEW CIRCUIT BOARD WAS PURCHASED AND THE PROBLEM WAS REMEDIED. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIK...
STEERING ON MY 97 TAHOE HAS FOR MANY YEARS 'TWITCHED' WHEN DRIVING AT A SLOW RIGHT TURN SUCH AS ON RAMP TO FREEWAY OR SLOW CURVE IN THE ROAD. IT NEVER DOES IT ON LEFT TURNS, ONLY RIGHT. THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY POPS TO THE RIGHT AND ONLY FOR A SECOND. IT THEN REPEATS THAT IF THE TURN ON THE ROAD ...
Mileage: 80,000
NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS: LIGHT TRAFFIC, NON-TOWING, NON-FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE
Mileage: 97,254
MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES KICK IN WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT SLOW SPEEDS. THIS HAPPENED LAST YEAR AND WE HAD THE PARTS REPLACED ON ONE SIDE (BUT DON'T REMEMBER THE EXACT DATE). IT IS NOW HAPPENING AGAIN, AND WE BELIEVE THE OTHER SIDE NEEDS REPLACEMENT. ALSO HAD THE PROBLEM ONE TIME WHEN I WAS JUST GOI...
NOTICED ERRATIC STEERING DURING RIGHT TURN. BECAME MORE SEVERE OVER TIME, TO THE POINT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE. HAD VEHICLE INSPECTED BY LOCAL MECHANIC. FAILED EVO (ELECTRONIC VARIABLE ORIFICE) SENSOR IN STEERING WAS REPLACED.
Mileage: 82,000
FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR BECOME INOPERATIVE DURING INCLEMENT CONDITIONS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. *NM
Mileage: 88,000
NOTICED A HUMMING VIBRATION UNDER ACCELERATION. HAD TRANSMISSION SERVICED BUT PROBLEM PERSISTED. THEN WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (70) WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND RPMS JUMPED WAY UP. VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT ...
Mileage: 228,000
WHILE DRIVING AT 40-60 MPH AND WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT CONSUMER LOST CONTROL FOR A FRACTION OF A SECOND, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO STRAIGHT, THEN PULLED TO THE RIGHT. IT FELT LIKE DRIVING OVER A PATCH OF BLACK ICE.*AK
Mileage: 104,200
AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED, JUST BEFORE THE VEHICLE IS ABOUT TO STOP,THE BRAKE RELEASES AND THE VEHICLE ROLLS 2-3FEET. BEFORE IT STOPS. IT HAS BEEN A GREAT EXPENSE TO MYSELF REPLACING BRAKE PARTS THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK I RECENTLY FOUND A SERVICE BULLETIN THAT DESCRIBES THI...
Mileage: 80,000
THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS RECALL#03V159000 REGARDING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT REPAIR FREE OF CHARGE, BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *JB
Mileage: 143,000
I OWN A 1997 CHEVROLET TAHOE WHICH I PURCHASED FROM A PRIVATE PARTY ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO. THE MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE WAS IN THE MID 20,000, AND IS NOW JUST UNDER 35,000. HAVING DRIVEN JUST 15,00 MILES DURING THE PAST TWO YEARS MAKES IT EVIDENT THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED. I HAVE RECENTL...
Mileage: 30,000
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY SLIPS OR JERKS TO THE RIGHT. THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, BUT HAS INCREASED OVER TIME. ON JANUARY 28, 2003 THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE STEERING SENSOR. THE PROBLEM HAS RECURRED 22 MONTHS LATER, CAUSING D...
Mileage: 71,676
1997 CHEVROLET TAHOE WAS PART OF A RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE CIRCUIT BOARD IN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL. HAVE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF A RAIN STORM AT NIGHT. LUCKILY, MADE IT TO AN EXIT RAMP OFF OF A HIGHWAY. VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS !!!!! CAN'T GET DEALERS ...
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP RUNNING INTERMITTINGLY. *AK
Mileage: 75,150
MY 1997 CHEVROLET TAHOE TRANSMISSION JUST FAILED. HAVE NO 2ND, 4TH OR REVERSE GEARS, ALWAYS WORKED PERFECT UNTIL NOW. AFTER A WEB SEARCH FOUND OUT THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING VERY MUCH. SUN GEAR SHELL BREAKING ON 4L60E TRANSMISSIONS. THERE IS A BIG DEFECT AND GM HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEMS TO...
Mileage: 95,000
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT HOME. *AK
WE HAVE A 1997 CHEVROLET TAHOE THAT IS ESPERIENCING WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL 03V159000. WE CONTACTED RUSS DARROW CHEVROLET IN MADISON WI, AND WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE OF THE MILAGE ON THE VEHICLE WHICH IS 125,000 THAT IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT...
Mileage: 125,000
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER HAS TO GET OUT AND PULL THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO GET THEM WORKING. RECALL 03V159000 WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. ALSO, MIRROR ADJUSTMENT BUTTON ON THE DRIVER SIDE OVERHEATED. THE COVER CAME OFF AFTER IT MELTED...
Mileage: 42,000
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER HAS TO GET OUT AND PULL THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO GET THEM WORKING. RECALL 03V159000 WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. ALSO, MIRROR ADJUSTMENT BUTTON ON THE DRIVER SIDE OVERHEATED. THE COVER CAME OFF AFTER IT MELTED...
Mileage: 42,000
WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL JUMPED. THE TECHNICIAN SERVICED THE VEHICLE AND A REPLACED THE SENSOR. *AK THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED MANY TIMES OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS AND WOULD FAIL WHILE TURNING AT LOW, MEDIUM AND HIGH SPEEDS. *SC *JB
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ON WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEM. THE RECALL STATED, IF CONSUMER WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM HE DID NOT HAVE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. CONSUMER WAS CURRENTLY HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. HOWEVER, DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER REFUSE...
Mileage: 115,000
ABS SYSTEM COMES ON AT LOW SPEEDS WITHOUT BRAKE PRESSED-VEHICLE THEN IS HARD TO STOP AND PULLS TO THE RIGHT. I HAVE REPLACED ALL PADS AND CALIPERS.MACHINE BLED SYSTEM AND REPLACED LEFT FRT SPEED SENSOR. TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FRONT HUBS ARE EXPOSED AND MOST OF THE TIME TEAR APART AND C...
Mileage: 51,000
ABS SYSTEM COMES ON AT LOW SPEEDS WITHOUT BRAKE PRESSED-VEHICLE THEN IS HARD TO STOP AND PULLS TO THE RIGHT. I HAVE REPLACED ALL PADS AND CALIPERS.MACHINE BLED SYSTEM AND REPLACED LEFT FRT SPEED SENSOR. TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FRONT HUBS ARE EXPOSED AND MOST OF THE TIME TEAR APART AND C...
Mileage: 51,000
ABS SYSTEM COMES ON AT LOW SPEEDS WITHOUT BRAKE PRESSED-VEHICLE THEN IS HARD TO STOP AND PULLS TO THE RIGHT. I HAVE REPLACED ALL PADS AND CALIPERS.MACHINE BLED SYSTEM AND REPLACED LEFT FRT SPEED SENSOR. TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FRONT HUBS ARE EXPOSED AND MOST OF THE TIME TEAR APART AND C...
Mileage: 51,000
ABS SYSTEM COMES ON AT LOW SPEEDS WITHOUT BRAKE PRESSED-VEHICLE THEN IS HARD TO STOP AND PULLS TO THE RIGHT. I HAVE REPLACED ALL PADS AND CALIPERS.MACHINE BLED SYSTEM AND REPLACED LEFT FRT SPEED SENSOR. TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FRONT HUBS ARE EXPOSED AND MOST OF THE TIME TEAR APART AND C...
Mileage: 51,000
EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS 03V093000 ON MY 1997 CHEVROLET TAHOE. GM STATES IT IS NOT IN RECALL GROUP. HAD TO HAVE EMERGENCY REPAIRS DONE WHILE ON VACATION FOR SAME FAILURE AS STATED ABOVE. PAID $94.+*AK
Mileage: 56,955
CONSUMER STATED THAT WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH IN THE RAIN. *AK
THE STEERING ASSIST ON THE TAHOE SUDDENLY GOES AWAY AND THE STEERING GOES COMPLETLY LOOSE, AND THEN SUDDENLY IT GETS FIRM AGAIN. THIS CAUSES ERRATIC STEERING AND OVER/UNDER ADJUSTMENT WHICH CAN LEAD TO A SERIOUS CRASH. I TOOK IT IN 2 TIMES AND THE PROBLEM STILL COMES AND GOES, ESSPECIALLY WHILE IN A...
Mileage: 82,000
FAILURE OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WHICH RESULTS IN DECREASED VISIBILITY DURING RAINY CONDITIONS-RECALL OF 1997 SUBURBAN, BUT NOT THE 1997 TAHOE-SAME UNIT USED IN BOTH VEHICLES NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID# 03V159000. *AK
Mileage: 160,400
AT ABOUT 95,000 MILES THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON INTERMIITTENLY AFTER THE TRUCK HAS BEEN DRIVEN 20 TO 30 MILES, AFTER COMING TO A STOP, THE AUTO TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FROM 1ST TO SECOND SO HARD, IT FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO COME OUT OF THE TRUCK. ONCE THE TRUCK IS PUT IN PARK AND TURNED OFF,...
Mileage: 95,000
THE FAILURES INITIATED BACK IN JUNE (27TH) 2001. AN HOUR ON THE NYS THRUWAY FROM BUFFALO GOING TOWARDS PENN STATELINE. THE TRANSMISSION BLEW, THROWING FLUIDS EVERYWHERE. TOWED TO CONTINENTAL TRANSMISSION. PAID FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO BE REPLACED. WITHIN THE END OF THE 1 YEAR WARRANTY, THE TRANSIS...
Mileage: 50,000
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR PROBLEM. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN IT RAINED WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT WORK. WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS FUNCTIONED AND THE DRIVER TURNED THEM OFF THEY KEPT GOING ON. *AK *NM
Mileage: 85,000
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL. CALLED DEALERSHIP BUT WAS TOLD THAT RECALL HAD EXPIRED. WHY IS THERE AN EXPIRATION DATE ON A PART THAT IS ONLY USED PERIODICALLY (WHEN IT RAINS) AND WHY IS THERE AN EXPIRATION DATE ON A PART THAT DEALS WITH SAFETY? ALSO, ACCORDING TO ODI SITE, ...
THE STEERING IN MY 1997 CHEVY TAHOE HAS RECENTLY STARTED TO "JERK" WHILE I AM DRIVING. *LA
Mileage: 53,900
WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND OFF ON THEIR OWN. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT RECALL EXPIRED ON FEBRUARY 29, 2004. *AK *JB
Mileage: 89,950
PROUD OWNERS OF 1997 TAHOE. IN THE PAST YEAR WE HAVE: REPLACED REAR AXLE SEALS TWICE, REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND FILTER, REPLACED THE 4X4 MOTOR, REPAIRED THE RADIATOR,REPLACED 4X4 ACTUATOR, REPLACED FUEL INJECTOR (THIRD TIME), REPLACED THE UPPER INTAKE GASKET, HAD THE TRANSFER CASE REBUILT, REPLACED...
UNEXPLAINED ILLUMINATION OF INTERIOR DOME AND MAP LIGHT, NOT SURE WAS THE REASON IS AT THIS POINT. THEY WILL TIME DELAY OFF THEN COME ON AGAIN BY THEMSELVES. FOLLOW UP IF PROBLEMS DETERIORATES FURTHER. *AK
STEERING BRIEFLY AND SUDDENLY GOES "LIGHT" IN SWEEPING RIGHT TURNS AT 40+ MPH. FEELS LIKE YOU HIT A PATCH OF ICE. SOUNDS RELATED TO OTHER COMPLAINTS ON YOUR SITE I FOUND WHILE RESEARCHING POSSIBLE CAUSES. HAVE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET - APPOINTMENT NEXT WEEK. *JB
Mileage: 117,000
1997 CHEVROLET TAHOE STEERING AT 83,000 MILES. AT 45-55 MPH WHEN TURNING LEFT STEERING HAS A MOMENTARILY TWITCH/HANG-UP/RESISTANCE/JERK. AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS I FINALLY FOUND A DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSE THAT THE STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR WAS FAILING & NEEDED REPLACING. AFTER SEARCHING THE NHTSA I SE...
Mileage: 76,090
1997 CHEVROLET TAHOE STEERING PROBLEM IN CURVES. VERY DANGEROUS. WHEN MAKING A TURN IN A CURVE OR A LANE CHANGE YOU EXPERIENCE A TEMPORARY LOSS OF STEERING FOLLOWED BY A RELEASE CAUSING A OVERSTEER CONDITION A VERY HAZZARDOUS SITUATION. *AK
TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SHIFT REAL HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND 2ND TO 3RD GEARS AFTER DRIVING ON HIGHWAY FOR 30 MINUTES. DROVE THIS WAY FOR 3 YEARS. HAD TRANS REBUILT JUNE 2003 AT 68K MILES AND WENT ON ROAD TRIP 900 MILES AND PROBLEMS STARTED WHILE ON MY VACATION TRIP. HAD TO HAVE THE VALVEBODY REPLACE...
Mileage: 38,000
TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SHIFT REAL HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND 2ND TO 3RD GEARS AFTER DRIVING ON HIGHWAY FOR 30 MINUTES. DROVE THIS WAY FOR 3 YEARS. HAD TRANS REBUILT JUNE 2003 AT 68K MILES AND WENT ON ROAD TRIP 900 MILES AND PROBLEMS STARTED WHILE ON MY VACATION TRIP. HAD TO HAVE THE VALVEBODY REPLACE...
Mileage: 38,000
TRANSMISSION: I BELIEVE THE PART IS CALLED THE REVERSE DRUM IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR WOULD NOT REVERSE AND HAD A DIFFICULT TIME SHIFTING FROM 1RST TO 2ND. THE FIRST TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 32,700 MILES AND REPLACED BY GM (UNDER WARRANTY) WITH REBUILT TRANSMISSION FROM FACTORY PER GM, FOR SAM...
Mileage: 65,900
STEERING WHEEL JERKS TO LEFT OR RIGHT ON COLD DAYS WHEN DRIVING AT MODERATE TO HIGH SPEEDS. AFTER READING THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FOR SAME EXACT PROBLEM IT APPEARS THE GVT IS WAITING FOR A FATALITY BEFORE TAKING ACTION. NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA 99011 WAS CLOSED 02/27/2001 WITH NO ACTION TAKEN.
Mileage: 50,000
WHEN DRIVING AROUND CURVES STEERING WHEEL JERKED, FORCING THE VEHICLE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *AK
THE WINDOW WASHING/WIPING FUNCTION ON THE TURN INDICATOR WILL ONLY WORK SOME OF THE TIME. WHEN I CAN GET THE WIPERS TURNED ON, THEY WON'T SHUT OFF & THEY INSTEAD GO ANOTHER 5-10 TIMES. WHEN IT DOESN'T WORK I CAN HEAR THE MOTOR GROANING AS IF IT IS TRYING TO FUNCTION. (WINTER IS HERE!! AND SO IS TH...
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER AN EMBANKMENT. IT FLIPPED DOWN A HILL, AND ROLLED OVER 6 TIMES, AND LANDED IN A DITCH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Mileage: 112,000
STEERING IS ERRATIC AT MEDIUM SPEEDS. YOU WILL BE GOING AROUND THE CORNER AND THEN THE WHEEL WILL GIVE AND THE TRUCK PULLS VERY QUICKLY, AS IF YOU OVERSTEERED, BUT THEN IT WILL STOP. *LA
Mileage: 148,000
THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO BE RUNNING PERFECTLY,NO LEAKS OR SMELLS OR WARNING, 65MPHIN CRUISE CONTROL AND ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. I WAS TOWING A VERY LIGHT TRAILER, EMPTY. I HAD A FIRE EXTINGUISHER BUT IT WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP THE FIRE. 1997 TAHOE, 97,000 APPROX MILES, BOUGHT USED SUMMER 03. PREVIOUSLY A FED...
Mileage: 97,000
THE BRAKES ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES AT EVERY STOP WHEN THE CAR DOWNSHIFTS FROM 2ND TO 1ST GEAR AND WHEN PARKING. SPEED SENSORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE AT DEALERSHIP AND STILL A PROBLEM. *LA
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A GRINDING NOISE. THE OIL AND RPM NEEDLES STARTED FLUCTUATING BACK AND FRONT . ALSO, WHEN THIS OCCURRED CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO INVESTIGATE. WHEN VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO REVERSE IT FAILED TO GO BACKWARDS, HESITATED, THEN JERKED INTO FIRST GEAR. PRIOR THIS...
Mileage: 32,000
ERRATIC STEERING. *AK
ERRATIC STEERING. *AK
THIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCES A FAILURE IN THE STEERING POSITION SENSOR MOUNTED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE STEERING COLUMN THAT MAKES YOU SEVERELY OVERSTEER. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AND THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE, HOWEVER, THEY ARE UNWILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. AS A CERTIFIED AUTO ...
1997 CHEVY TAHOE - AFTER MAKING A U-TURN, POWER STEERING FAILED. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING CURVED ROADS, AN ABRUPT JERKING WOULD OCCUR IN THE STEERING. *JB
Mileage: 67,500
THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL LINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING, WHILE DRIVING. *TT
Mileage: 65,000
THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL LINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING, WHILE DRIVING. *TT
Mileage: 65,000
VEHICLE STEERING LOSES CONTROL. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS SEVERAL TIMES TO THE DEALER WHILE IT WAS IN WARRANTY AND NOTHING WAS DONE ABOUT IT. I SEE THAT OTHERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I TOLD THE DEALER THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES AND EVEN FATALITIES. NOTE: I...
Mileage: 57,542
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. *JB
INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE MECHANISM FAILED. *JB
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *JB
ODOMETER FRAUD. I PURCHASED A VECHICLE AND LATER FOUND OUT THAT THE MILES HAVE BEEN ROLLED BACK ALMOST 100,000 MILES. I WOULD LIKE INFORMATION ON HOW TO PROCEEDE IN FILING BOTH CRIMINAL AND CIVIL CHARGES AGAINST THE RESPONSIBLE PARTY.
WHEN TURNING WHEEL EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT, A MOMENTARY LOSS OF CONTROL CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO OVERSTEER. FEELS LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL HAS BECOME DISCONNECTED OR THE POWER STEERING HAS SURGED.
Mileage: 100,000
WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY SHUT ON AND OFF. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS
THIS OCCURS EVERY DAY, ALL DAY. IT IS A WELL KNOWN FACT WITH JUST ABOUT ALL LATE MODEL CHEVY/GMC TAHOE/SUBURBAN OWNERS, DEALERS, MECHANICS & MANY IN THE AUTO PUBLISHING INDUSATRY, THAT THESE VEHICLES HAVE EXTREMELY INADEQUATE BRAKING SYSTEMS, BORDERING ON FAILURES & EXTREME FADING & WARPING & PREMAT...
THIS OCCURS EVERY DAY, ALL DAY. IT IS A WELL KNOWN FACT WITH JUST ABOUT ALL LATE MODEL CHEVY/GMC TAHOE/SUBURBAN OWNERS, DEALERS, MECHANICS & MANY IN THE AUTO PUBLISHING INDUSATRY, THAT THESE VEHICLES HAVE EXTREMELY INADEQUATE BRAKING SYSTEMS, BORDERING ON FAILURES & EXTREME FADING & WARPING & PREMAT...
THIS IS TO CONFIRM THAT EA99011 CONCERNING THE STEERING ON THE 1997 TAHOE, 350 5.7 ASSEMBLED IN MEXICO. THE JURKING IN THE STEERING IS NOT A CONSTANT PROBLEM. I T DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. HOWEVER, THERE HAVE BEEN INSTANCES WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELLING AT HIGH SPEED AND THIS UNCOMMANDED I...
Mileage: 55,000
AFTER DRIVING 30 MILES AT HIGHWAY SPEED, I STOPPED TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY. WHEN I BEGAN TO TURN LEFT, I HEARD A LOUD CLANK IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. I CONTINUED FOR ABOUT 5 MORE MILES AND PARKED THE VEHICLE. AFTER ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO REST FOR APPROX. 8 HOURS, I BACKED THE VEHICLE OUT AND BEGA...
Mileage: 65,600
ROTORS WARPING WITH NORMAL USE EVERY 3000-4000 MILES. HAD TO REDO FRONT BRAKES 5 TIMES IN 20,000 MILES. REPLACED ROTORS, PADS, CALIPERS, BRAKE HOSE, ROTORS TURNED AND STILL HAVE PROBLEMS.
Mileage: 78,260
ROTORS WARPING WITH NORMAL USE EVERY 3000-4000 MILES. HAD TO REDO FRONT BRAKES 5 TIMES IN 20,000 MILES. REPLACED ROTORS, PADS, CALIPERS, BRAKE HOSE, ROTORS TURNED AND STILL HAVE PROBLEMS.
Mileage: 78,260
THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IT WAS DETERMINED, THE FUEL PUMP MODULE AND CONNECTOR, HAD MELTED. *JB *AK
THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IT WAS DETERMINED, THE FUEL PUMP MODULE AND CONNECTOR, HAD MELTED. *JB *AK
LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL IN COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS ON SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS ON MY 1997 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE VARIABLE ASSIST STEERIING WOULD MAKE A RAPID AND UNEXPECTED OVER ADJUSTMENT WHEN MAKING SMALL STEERING CORRECTIONS. I LOST CONTROL AND STARTED A "FISH TAIL" WHEN TRAVELING IN NEW YORK....
Mileage: 96,050
WHEN MAKING A SLIGHT RIGHT TURN IN A CURVE OR A LANE CHANGE YOU EXPERIENCE A TEMPORARY LOSS OF STEERING FOLLOWED BY A RELEASE CAUSING A OVERSTEER CONDITION A VERY HAZZARDOUS SITUATION. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND ASKED ABOUT A RECALL ON THIS. THE PERSON IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID IT WAS ONLY A ...
CONSUMER STATED ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING, THE DEALER REPLACED THE CIRCUIT BOARD WHICH WAS CRACKED AT THE SOLDER JOINTS, THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING WIPER ISSUE, HOWEVER CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO THE VIN. TS *JB
CAME TO INTERSECTION AT ABOUT 30 MPH AND BRAKES FAILED TO EVEN SLOW THE VEHICLE WHEN DEPRESSED. THE PEDAL WAS AS FIRM AS ALWAYS, BUT IT WAS AS IF THERE WERE NO DRUMS OR DISCS ON THE WHEELS. MY WIFE HAD A SIMILAR SITUATION A FEW DAYS EARLIER AND I THOUGHT SHE HAD JUST HAD THE ABS WORKING AND WASN'T...
CONSUMER CALLED AND STATED THAT SHE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AND NONE OF HER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSANGER SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK WHICH CAUSE THE PASSANGER TO BANG HER HEAD ON THE WINDSHIELD WHICH ALSO CAUSED HER PHISICAL DAMAGE AND CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD. DEALER WAS ...
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THEY WILL HAVE ERRATIC STEERING CONTROL AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED TS
THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIFT TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED VEHICLE TO VEER OUT OF ITS INTENDED LANE. CONSUMER STATED ISSUE ONLY OCCURRED IN COLD WEATHER. TS *JB
Mileage: 78,000
INTERMINTTENLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVERS VIEW. A RECALL HAS BEEN CALLED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS LIKE 1996, USING THE SAME PART. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR
WHILE DRIVING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD TURN ON AND OFF. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. NLM
WHILE DRIVING 25MPH BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING A NEAR ACCIDENT.*AK
BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY WHEN DRIVING AND TRYING TO APPLY THE BRAKES.CONSUMER WILL PUSH BRAKES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THE VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER CANNOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM.*AK
VEHICLE WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE, IT JERKS AND CHANGES OVER SLOWLY AND GRINDS. TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED FOR THE FOURTH TIME . DEALER HAS BEEN PUTTING IN NEW TRANSMISSIONS. TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO FAIL EVERY 15,000 MILES. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *YH
BRAKE FAILURE. *AK
ENGINE STARVING, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ON. HAD FUEL INJECTORS CLEANED IN AUGUST 2001. THIS TIME #6 FUEL INJECTOR FAILURE. CAR IS NOT OLD, NOT ABUSED AND MANY ITEMS FAILING IE: PARTS OF TRANSMISSION. IN THE PAST YEAR HAVE HAD MANY MAJOR REPAIRES.*AK
ENGINE STARVING, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ON. HAD FUEL INJECTORS CLEANED IN AUGUST 2001. THIS TIME #6 FUEL INJECTOR FAILURE. CAR IS NOT OLD, NOT ABUSED AND MANY ITEMS FAILING IE: PARTS OF TRANSMISSION. IN THE PAST YEAR HAVE HAD MANY MAJOR REPAIRES.*AK
ENGINE STARVING, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ON. HAD FUEL INJECTORS CLEANED IN AUGUST 2001. THIS TIME #6 FUEL INJECTOR FAILURE. CAR IS NOT OLD, NOT ABUSED AND MANY ITEMS FAILING IE: PARTS OF TRANSMISSION. IN THE PAST YEAR HAVE HAD MANY MAJOR REPAIRES.*AK
IN 3 YEARS WE HAVE REPLACED 6 FUEL PUMPS. REPLACEMENTS HAVE RANGED ANYWHERE FROM 1 HOUR TO 2 YEARS. I PAID FOR THE FIRST REPLACEMENT BUT THE 4 OTHERS WERE UNDER WARRANTY BUT NOT WITHOUT A MAJOR BATTLE WITH GM. THE LAST AND MOST CURRENT DEALERSHIP WILL NOT PAY FOR DUE TO A 2 YEAR TIME PERIOD HAD ...
ON OR ABOUT 7/6/02, MY WIFE WAS LOADING OUR THREE CHILDREN INTO THE TAHOE (WHICH WAS PARKED AND RUNNING WITH THE AC ON DUE TO THE HEAT). AFTER PUTTING THE THREE YEAR OLD AND THE FOUR YEAR OLD IN THE CAR, BUT BEFORE SECURING THEM IN THE CAR SEATS, THE 3 YEAR OLD WENT TO THE DRIVERS SEAT. HE THEN SH...
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL AT TIMES, HAVE TO MOVE WIPER ARM TO START.*AK
DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH FUEL PUMP VEHICLE IS NOT GETTING ENOUGH GAS WHILE DRIVING. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DRIVERS SEAT RAILS ARE LOOSE OR MISSING. CONSUMER STATES WHEN DRIVING, THE SEAT MOVES AND THERE IS A POPPING NOISE. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS UNSAFE BECAUSE SEAT COULD COME OFF DURING AN ACCIDENT.*AK.*MJ
AFTER DRIVING FOR 20 TO 25 MILES THEN COMING TO A STOP. WHEN YOU TAKE OFF AGAIN CAR SLAMS INTO GEAR FROM 1ST TO 2ND. WE CURRENTLY HAVE $1,100. IN SERVICE BILLS AND STILL HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED. IN DOING RESEARCH FOUND MANY OTHER GMC OWNERS HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. WE FE...
THE DRIVES SEAT BOLTS I BELIEVE ARE BROKEN/GEARS GET STUCK IN PARK CONSTANTLY/RIGHT SIDE HEAD GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO MASSIVE LEAK OF COOLANT/SOUND SYSTEM MAKES WHINNIN GNOISE ON REAR SPEAKERS AND CD IS INOPERATIVE/DEFECTIVE*AK
THE DRIVES SEAT BOLTS I BELIEVE ARE BROKEN/GEARS GET STUCK IN PARK CONSTANTLY/RIGHT SIDE HEAD GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO MASSIVE LEAK OF COOLANT/SOUND SYSTEM MAKES WHINNIN GNOISE ON REAR SPEAKERS AND CD IS INOPERATIVE/DEFECTIVE*AK
THE DRIVES SEAT BOLTS I BELIEVE ARE BROKEN/GEARS GET STUCK IN PARK CONSTANTLY/RIGHT SIDE HEAD GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO MASSIVE LEAK OF COOLANT/SOUND SYSTEM MAKES WHINNIN GNOISE ON REAR SPEAKERS AND CD IS INOPERATIVE/DEFECTIVE*AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL INTERMITTENTLY WORK. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK *YD
PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT MECHANISM JAMMED PREVENTING SEAT BELT FROM WORKING. *AK
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKE MAKES A LOUD NOISE ON HARD STOPS AND THERE IS EXTENDED BRAKING AT SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH, BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE IN FOUR YEARS. *YD
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKE MAKES A LOUD NOISE ON HARD STOPS AND THERE IS EXTENDED BRAKING AT SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH, BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE IN FOUR YEARS. *YD
STEERING LOSES RESISTANCE, CHANGES LANES IF NOT COUNTER STEERED. DEALER REPLACED EVO SENSOR ON 9 APRIL 2002.*AK *TT
FUEL PUMP HAS FAILED 4 TIMES PREVIOUSLY. FIXED IT MYSELF THIS TIME AFTER CHEVROLET REFUSED TO PAY FOR IT. NO PROBLEMS SINCE. POWER STEERING ASSIST IS VERY JERKY. GOES IN AND OUT WITHOUT WARNING. SAW OTHER COMPLAINTS AND DECIDED I SHOULD REPORT THIS ONE AS WELL.
FUEL PUMP HAS FAILED 4 TIMES PREVIOUSLY. FIXED IT MYSELF THIS TIME AFTER CHEVROLET REFUSED TO PAY FOR IT. NO PROBLEMS SINCE. POWER STEERING ASSIST IS VERY JERKY. GOES IN AND OUT WITHOUT WARNING. SAW OTHER COMPLAINTS AND DECIDED I SHOULD REPORT THIS ONE AS WELL.
CONSUMER STATED THE RIGHT REAR SPRING BROKE AND THE LEAF IS COMPLETELY BROKEN, THERE IS A RATTLING SOUND UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE.*AK. CONSUMER STATED THE FAILURE OCCURED WHILE DRIVING, THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT REAR SPRINGS WERE PRONE TO CRACKING DUE TO THE BRITTLE ALLOY U...
FUEL PUMP STOPPED WORKING AND WAS REPLACED. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ANOTHER 1000 MILES WHEN THE REPLACEMENT FUEL PUMP FAILED (CHEVROLET FUEL PUMP NOT AFTER MARKET). THE WIRING HARNESS GOING TO THE FUEL PUMP WAS MELTED AND THERE WERE BURN MARKS ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR. MECHANIC STATED THE WIRING HA...
WHILE PUTTING VEHICLE IN PARK REAR END FELL APART. GEARS BROKE AND AXLE RELEASED. VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARD AND COULD NOT BE STOPPED. DEALER CONTACTED. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK
WHILE PUTTING VEHICLE IN PARK REAR END FELL APART. GEARS BROKE AND AXLE RELEASED. VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARD AND COULD NOT BE STOPPED. DEALER CONTACTED. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED A DIFFERENCE IN THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN STOPPING AT A LIGHT. THE BRAKE BECAME HARDER TO PUSH AND CONSUMER COULD HEAR A HISSING SOUND, THE REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE VACUUM POWER BRAKE UNIT.*JG
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED A DIFFERENCE IN THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN STOPPING AT A LIGHT. THE BRAKE BECAME HARDER TO PUSH AND CONSUMER COULD HEAR A HISSING SOUND, THE REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE VACUUM POWER BRAKE UNIT.*JG
VEHICLE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER, IT WANDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD, DEALER REPLACED TIRES, SERPENTINE BELT AND TENSIONER AND PERFORMED FRONT END ALIGNMENT, THIS DID NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK *TT
ERRATIC POWER STEERING ASSIST WHILE DRIVING, SEE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA99011. *AK
CONSUMER STATES THE TURN SIGNALS ARE INOPERATIVE, THE FUSES KEEP BLOWING OUT, ALSO HAZARD LIGHTS DO NOT WORK, THE DEALER HAS ALREADY REPLACED FUSE ONCE ALREADY, BUT THE TURN SIGNALS STILL DO NOT WORK.*AK. CONSUMER STATED THE TURN SWITCH ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED.*SLC
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, AND WITHOUT WARNING, VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE SPEED. RPMS WENT HIGHER THAN NORMAL. ALL GEARS, EXCEPT 1ST AND 2ND, FAILED TO WORK. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE, INSTEAD THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A STORE, CONSUMER STATES THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER, ALTHOUGH FULL OF FLUID, HAD FAILED, THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *TT
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE, INSTEAD THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A STORE, CONSUMER STATES THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER, ALTHOUGH FULL OF FLUID, HAD FAILED, THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *TT
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON THE INTERSTATE, IN THE RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, AND AFTER WINDSHIELD WIPERS SWITCH WAS TURNED ON AND OFF NUMEROUS TIMES, THEY STARTED AGAIN. DEALER REPLACED WINDSHIELD WIPER MECHANISM. *AK *YD
TRANSMISSIONS PROBLEMS COMMON ON CHEVROLET TAHOES 1996-1998. *AK
WHEN YOU START TURNING IT WILL PULL YOU REAL FAST IN THAT DIRECTION EVERYONE I TALK TO HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL VEH. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH RPM WENT UP TO 3000 AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN,PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD YOU COULD SMELL SOMETHING THAT WAS BURNT I MADE IT TO A GARAGE HAD IT CHECKED OUT I WAS TOLD THAT THE CONVERTER WAS BURNT IT GOT HOT AND BLEW TRANS FLUID OUT THE OVERFLOW...
WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH RPM WENT UP TO 3000 AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN,PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD YOU COULD SMELL SOMETHING THAT WAS BURNT I MADE IT TO A GARAGE HAD IT CHECKED OUT I WAS TOLD THAT THE CONVERTER WAS BURNT IT GOT HOT AND BLEW TRANS FLUID OUT THE OVERFLOW...
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN A SUDDEN STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT GO DOWN, IT WOULD REMAIN IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION UNTIL APPLYING BRAKES IN A NORMAL CONDITION. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER'S SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL REOCCURRING. *AK *YH
WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH OR MORE STEERING WHEEL/VEHICLE WOULD JERK TO THE RIGHT OF THE ROAD. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD TURN RIGHT BEFORE THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED AND THAT THERE WAS NO WAY TO STOP IN ADVANCE. *SLC
LEFT FRONT BRAKE ROTOR SEPARATED. THAT IS TO SAY, THE DISC ACTUALLY SEPARATED FROM THE HUB. THE SEPARATION CAUSED LOSS OF BRAKING ON THAT WHEEL. THE VEHICLE PULLS HARD TOWARD THE RIGHT(BECAUSE OF THE REMAINING ACTIVE BRAKE). CONCERNS: AN INEXPERIENCED DRIVER MAY HAVE ROLLED THE VEHICLE WITH THE ...
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK OCCASIONALLY ON HIGH, BUT MOST OF THE TIME NOT WHEN IT IS E FUEL PUMP HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED TWO TIMES AND DOES NOT GIVE A WARNING THAT IT IS GOING TO TO QUIT. THE STEERING HAS A BAD PLACE IN IT A APPROX. 50MPH GOING AROUND A CURVE AND WILL PULL HARDER IN TO THE CURVE, EITHE...
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK OCCASIONALLY ON HIGH, BUT MOST OF THE TIME NOT WHEN IT IS E FUEL PUMP HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED TWO TIMES AND DOES NOT GIVE A WARNING THAT IT IS GOING TO TO QUIT. THE STEERING HAS A BAD PLACE IN IT A APPROX. 50MPH GOING AROUND A CURVE AND WILL PULL HARDER IN TO THE CURVE, EITHE...
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK OCCASIONALLY ON HIGH, BUT MOST OF THE TIME NOT WHEN IT IS E FUEL PUMP HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED TWO TIMES AND DOES NOT GIVE A WARNING THAT IT IS GOING TO TO QUIT. THE STEERING HAS A BAD PLACE IN IT A APPROX. 50MPH GOING AROUND A CURVE AND WILL PULL HARDER IN TO THE CURVE, EITHE...
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
VEHICLE'S FUEL PUMP HAS FAILED SIX TIMES SINCE NEW PURCHASE ONCE ON EXPRESSWAY CAUSING NEAR FATAL ACCIDENT. *AK
VEHICLE WAS GOING 50MPH AROUND A WIDE RIGHT HAND CURVE WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED WOBBLING/ SPINNING/ WENT OVER EMBANKMENT, AND ROLLED BACKWARD INTO A BARN. CONSUMER SUFFERED NO INJURIES. ALSO, CONSUMER DID EVERYTHING TO CONTROL VEHICLE BEFORE LOSING ABSOLUTE CONTROL. WHEN CONSUMER CONTACTED...
WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT STEERING WHEEL WILL JERK IN THAT DIRECTION AND CAUSE VEHICLE TO TURN MORE THAN INTENDED, LIKE SOMEONE IS JERKING IT OUT OF CONSUMER'S HAND. CONSUMER STATED THIS WA SVERY DANGEROUS. DEALER SAID IT WAS A SENSOR THAT NEEDED TO BE REEPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER I...
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLES. *AK
WHEN BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE THE BRAKES FAILED. HAD I NOT REALLY PRESSED ON THE BRAKES EXTREMELY HARD I WOULD HAVE HIT THE MOTOR HOME THAT WAS ACROSS THE STREET FROM MY DRIVEWAY. I STOPPED ABOUT 5 INCHES FROM IT. I HATE TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THIS HAD OCCURED WHILE I WAS ON THE FR...
SECOND TIME TO REPLACED FUEL PUMP&MODULE,STEERING GIVES OUT ON CORNERS WITH NO WARNING. *AK
SECOND TIME TO REPLACED FUEL PUMP&MODULE,STEERING GIVES OUT ON CORNERS WITH NO WARNING. *AK
STEERING POSITION SENSOR FAILED, CAUSING THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM TO LOSE RESISTANCE AT SPEED. INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON A SWEEPING LEFT HAND TURN. I WAS APPLYING CONSTANT LIGHT LEFT HAND PRESSURE ON THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM LOST RESISTANCE AND THE WHEEL TURNED ...
VEHICLE WANDERS OFF TOP THE LEFT AND RIGHT. WHEELS TURN LEFT ALL THE TIME. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
STEERING BECOMES SPASTIC AT TIMES. IT FELT LIKE I WAS DRIVING ON ICE. THE STEERING HAS ALSO BECOME UNUSUALLY LOOSE MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT.*AK
WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC HAD TO COAST TO NEAREST SERVICE STATION AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WAS TOLD THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED SIMULTANEOUSLY SINCE INCIDENT FUEL...
WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC HAD TO COAST TO NEAREST SERVICE STATION AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WAS TOLD THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED SIMULTANEOUSLY SINCE INCIDENT FUEL...
WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC HAD TO COAST TO NEAREST SERVICE STATION AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WAS TOLD THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED SIMULTANEOUSLY SINCE INCIDENT FUEL...
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED STALLING AND NO STARTING. AFTER REPLACING THE FUEL FILTER AND THE FUEL PUMP RELAY, WITHOUT SUCCESS, THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY WAS REMOVED FROM THE TANK. THE WIRING TO THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL GUAGE SENDER WAS MELTED TOGETHER, AND A GREAT DEAL OF THE INSULATION WAS MELTED OFF...
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED STALLING AND NO STARTING. AFTER REPLACING THE FUEL FILTER AND THE FUEL PUMP RELAY, WITHOUT SUCCESS, THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY WAS REMOVED FROM THE TANK. THE WIRING TO THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL GUAGE SENDER WAS MELTED TOGETHER, AND A GREAT DEAL OF THE INSULATION WAS MELTED OFF...
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED STALLING AND NO STARTING. AFTER REPLACING THE FUEL FILTER AND THE FUEL PUMP RELAY, WITHOUT SUCCESS, THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY WAS REMOVED FROM THE TANK. THE WIRING TO THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL GUAGE SENDER WAS MELTED TOGETHER, AND A GREAT DEAL OF THE INSULATION WAS MELTED OFF...
STEERING BECOMES OVER SENSITIVE CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVER STEER. VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS ARE AS FOLLOWS. 1997-1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE, 1997-1999 GMC YUKON, 1997-1999 CHEVROLET 1500 TRUCKS, 1997-1999 GMC TRUCKS. ANY GM VEHICLE WITH AT V8 GASOLINE POWERED ENGINE WILL HAVE THIS FAILURE. THERE AR...
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PREMATURE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *JB
THERE WAS BAD VIBRATION WHEN PUTTING ON BRAKES, TRUCK WOULD SHAKE. THEN, PEDAL SEEMED TO GO TO FLOOR. TOOK TO CHEVROLET 7 TIMES TO HAVE DIFFERENT PARTS REPLACED FOR BRAKES. CONSUMER STATED THAT A MONTH AGO BRAKES HAD JUST BEEN SERVICED, AND ON YESTERDAY BRAKES LOCKED UP. *AK
CONSUMER SLOWED DOWN AT A LIGHT, AND WHEN TRYING TO GO VEHICLE STARTED TO JOLT/ AND MADE A LOUD NOISE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WANTED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION.*AK
FAULTY AIRBAGS WITH A HIGH SPEED HEAD ON COLLISION. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
THE EVO VALVE IN STEERING WHEEL FAILED, CAUSING WHEEL TO BECOME VERY LOOSE.*AK
CAR HAS ERRATIC STEERING RESPONSIVENESS, ESPECIALLY WHEN CHANGING LANES OR NEGOTIATING A CURVE. IT FEELS LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL SKIPS. IT COULD EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
ROTORS REPLACED,TURNED FREQUENTLY. REPAIR FACILITY SAYS THIS FREQUENTLY HAPPENS WITH GM CARS. IS THERE A SOLUTION?IS THIS DANGEROUS? THE VEHICLE VIBRATES IN THE FRONT END WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED UNLESS ROTORS ARE NEW OR JUST TURNED.
STEERING WAS LIKE ON ICE, HAD TO REPLACE STEERING SENSOR, FRONT DISC ROTORS WARPED TWICE, HAD TO REPLACE. *AK
STEERING WAS LIKE ON ICE, HAD TO REPLACE STEERING SENSOR, FRONT DISC ROTORS WARPED TWICE, HAD TO REPLACE. *AK
WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP, ABS SYSTEM CAME ON PROHIBITING THE VEHICLE FROM STOPPING FOR SOME DISTANCE EVEN THOUGH CONDITIONS WERE DRY, VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, DEALER AWARE OF PROBLEM, OWNER PAID FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF TWO FRONT HUBS AND WOULD...
REPEATED ROTOR AND PAD WARPING AND PREMATURE WEAR. EVERY 3-4,000 MILES. *AK
REPEATED ROTOR AND PAD WARPING AND PREMATURE WEAR. EVERY 3-4,000 MILES. *AK
WHEN NEGOTIATING CURVES (WHILE DRIVER IS TURNING STEERING WHEEL AND HOLDING FAIRLY CONSISTANT PRESSURE ON THE WHEEL TO MAINTAIN THE TURN), THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SUDDENLY TURN (TWITCH) IN THE DIRECTION YOU ARE TURNING. THIS SOMETIMES CAUSES AN OVERSTEER TO CORRECT . PROBLEM IS WORSE WHEN VEH. I...
MY PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE SUMMARIZED BY NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA99011. THE RESISTANCE ON STEERING WHEEL IS ERRATIC, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *AK
MY PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE SUMMARIZED BY NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA99011. THE RESISTANCE ON STEERING WHEEL IS ERRATIC, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *AK
SUDDENDLY AND WITHOUT WARNING DRIVER HEARD A LOUD "BANG, AFTER DRIVING A FEW HUNDRED MORE FEET THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR OR INTO REVERSE, VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *CJ
REAR DIFFERENTIAL/SPIDER GEARS CAME APART DURING NORMAL DRIVING, PARTS SHOT OUT OF TRANSMISSION CASE, MAJOR RUPTURE, HAS HAPPENNED ON NUMEROUS OTHER TAHOES, ASTRO VANS, S10S, ETC, THAT ALL HAVE THE SAME REAR END
WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 10-45 MPH, STEERING JERKS TO WHATEVER WAY WE ARE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. FEELS LIKE ITS GOING TO JERK OUT OF YOUR HANDS AT TIMES.
POWER STEERING OVER-ASSIST, BAD EVO SENSOR. *AK
FAILURE OF SUNSHELL AND 2-4 BAND ASSEMBLY. *AK
BF GOODRICH TIRE (P255/17R15) DOT# BEM2NX71U49 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND STRUCK CENTER GUARDRAIL, VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE. *SLC
BF GOODRICH TIRE (P255/17R15) DOT# BEM2NX71U49 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND STRUCK CENTER GUARDRAIL, VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE. *SLC
WHILE MAKING TURNS STEERING SENSOR GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY, AND STEERING BECOMES VERY LOOSE, NO RESISTANCE. CONSUMER CHECKED OUR COMPLAINTS DATABASE, AND ON JANUARY 3 FOUND 40 COMPLAINTS WITH SAME PROBLEM. *AK
CONSUMER HAD SEEN VEHICLE LEAKING OIL. TOOK VEHICLE FOR REPAIRS AND TECHNICIAN FOUND OUT THAT OIL LEAKAGE WAS COMING FROM REAR AXLE, AND COULD NOT BE SEALED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING STEERING WOULD ACTUALLY JUMP & VEHICLE WOULD GO INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & INFORMED BY SERVICE MANAGER THAT STEERING SHAFT WAS THE CAUSE OF JUMPING. IT CAN BE REPAIRED.*AK
VEHICLE WILL NOT START INTERMITTENLY DUE TO A SHORT THAT DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE WHERE IT WAS. THIS DEFECT CAUSED BATTERY TO DIE, CONSUMER HAD REPLACED BATTERIES 3-4 TIMES. ALSO, ALTERNATOR AND DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM WERE REPLACED. DEFECT IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK
EA99011, INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING, STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO WANDER WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK *SLC
MY TAHOE HAS WARPED THE FRONT ROTORS UNDER NORMAL USE(NO TOWING) UNDER WARRANTY 6 TIMES AND TWICE MORE OUT OF WARRANTY WITH ONLY 38K MILES TOTAL. CHEVEROLT DEALER CLAIMS THERE ARE NO TECHNICAL BULLITENS ON THIS PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH I'VE LEARNED THE SUBURBAN HAS A SIMILAR ISSUE REQUIRING A PROPORTIONI...
MY TAHOE HAS WARPED THE FRONT ROTORS UNDER NORMAL USE(NO TOWING) UNDER WARRANTY 6 TIMES AND TWICE MORE OUT OF WARRANTY WITH ONLY 38K MILES TOTAL. CHEVEROLT DEALER CLAIMS THERE ARE NO TECHNICAL BULLITENS ON THIS PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH I'VE LEARNED THE SUBURBAN HAS A SIMILAR ISSUE REQUIRING A PROPORTIONI...
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
STEERING JERKS LEFT OR RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING -INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. SEEMS TO BE WORSE GOING AROUND CORNERS,BUT CAN HAPPEN GOING STRAIGHT. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY CONSUMER NOTICED THAT STEERING WHEEL WAS MOVING ALL OVER THE PLACE. *AK
ABS ENGAGES INTERMITTENTLY, DEALER REPAIRED VEHICLE AT CONSUMER'S COST AND ALSO INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL, FRONT HUBS AND SENSOR WERE REPLACED. *SLC
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR A BRAKE JOB, AND THE ATTENDANT REPLACED BRAKES. *AK
ERRATIC POWER STEERING OPERATION. BECOMES EXTREMELY LOOSE WHILE DRIVING.SHUTTING OFF THE TRUCK AND RESTARTING WILL RESOLVE THE PROBLEM FOR A SHORT PERIOD. FEELS LIKE THE SLIGHTEST TOUCH TO THE STEERING WHEEL COULD TURN THE VEHICLE OVER. ALSO HAS BEGUN AN ERRATIC "TWITCH".*AK
WHEN MAKING A TURN POWER STEERING BOOSTS THE TURN, CAUSING THE TURN TO BE FURTHER THAT EXPECTED. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK THE CAUSE FOR POWER STEERING BOOSTING IS FOUND TO BE FAILURE IN ELECTRONIC VARIALBE ORIFICE SYSTEM (EVO). *YH
IN JULY THE FUEL FILTER WAS REPLACED IN SANTA FE, NM. IN AUGUST I WAS DRIVING ON I-25 TO CASTLE ROCK , COLORADO AND 1-1/2 MILE FROM THE EXIT TO CASTLE ROCK, THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND STOPPED RUNNING. WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER BUT IT WAS VERY SCARY. THERE WAS BARELY ROOM FOR TH...
WHILE DRIVING SPARE TIRE FELL FROM VEHICLE. DEALER HAS REMOUNTED THE TIRE.*AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
POWER BRAKE BOOSTER IS LEAKING VACCUM CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO BE HARD, REPLACED THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER. *SLC
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH DOWN THE MOUNTAIN WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. CONSUMER HAD TO PLACE VEHICLE LOW GEAR TO REDUCE SPEED, THEN IT STOPPED. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILURE, NO FOWARD OR REVERSE, WITH NO PREVIOUS WARNING.*AK
BOTH TIMES THE STEERING SENSOR FAILED WAS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE FIRST TIME I WAS SWITCHING LANES AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT OVER CORRECTED AND ALMOST SENT ME INTO THE DITCH AT 65 MPH. THE SECOND TIME MY WIFE WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH AND TURNED THE WHEEL A LITTLE AND IT SENT HER INTO ...
VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP HAD 2 REAR-END COLLISIONS WITHIN 3 MONTHS
BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR WHEN BRAKING HARD, VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. COMPLAINED TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS BUT THEY SAY THAT THE BRAKES ARE OK
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE FUEL PUMP CONSUMER NOTICED THAT INSIDE GAS TANK THERE WERE BURNED WIRES. DEALER HAD ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM TO BE COMMON, AND REPLACED THE TANK. *AK
STEERING WHEEL JERKS TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING. HAPPENED 4 TIMES DURING TRIP (9/21) AND AGAIN ON 9/27.*AK
ABS BRAKING SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE. BUT, REGULAR BRAKES DO WORK. BUT WHEN TRAVELING IN SNOW OR ICE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM TAKES LONGER TO STOP. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH SLIP YOKE SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, GM CLAIMS COMMON CHARACTERISTIC BUT HAS NO MEANS OF REPAIR AT CURRENT TIME(3 YRS NOW) CLAIMS THAT IT IS SAFE. TODAY, THE REAR AXLE WENT OUT LUCKILY I HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF THE FREEWAY, AND ONLY GOING ABOUT 5 MPH.PLEADE ADVISE ON ANY OTHER C...
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH SLIP YOKE SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, GM CLAIMS COMMON CHARACTERISTIC BUT HAS NO MEANS OF REPAIR AT CURRENT TIME(3 YRS NOW) CLAIMS THAT IT IS SAFE. TODAY, THE REAR AXLE WENT OUT LUCKILY I HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF THE FREEWAY, AND ONLY GOING ABOUT 5 MPH.PLEADE ADVISE ON ANY OTHER C...
CONSUMER HAD TIRES INSPECTED AND FOUND OUT THAT THEY WERE SEPARATING ON THE CORNER OF THE TREAD AND SIDEWALLS. ALSO FOUND BUBBLES, TIRES WERE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT, P235/75R16, DOT W70IRF368. *AK *SLC
WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD QUIT WORKING WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING DRIVER'S VISION TO BE OBSCURED. WOULD NEED TO STOP VEHICLE, GET OUT, AND JIGGLE WIPER MOTOR OR WIRES TO GET THEM GOING AGAIN. VISIBILITY WAS VERY POOR IN HEAVY RAIN. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO CHECK OUT WIPER...
WHILE DRIVING COULD SWITCH LANES WITH OVERSENSITIVE POWER STEERING, CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT POWERING STEERING PUMP AND BRAKES BOOSTER FAILE D AT 43000 MILES. *AK
WHILE DRIVING COULD SWITCH LANES WITH OVERSENSITIVE POWER STEERING, CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT POWERING STEERING PUMP AND BRAKES BOOSTER FAILE D AT 43000 MILES. *AK
THE ABS SYSTEM WOULD KICK IN FOR NO REASON AND DIDN'T MATTER WHAT THE ROAD SURFACE WAS. THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL EXCESIVELY TO THE CROWN OF THE ROAD, IF YOU TOOK YOUR HANDS OFF THE STERRING WHEEL, YOU WOULD END UP IN A DITCH IN LESS THAN TWO SECONDS. THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD WORK WHEN IT WANTED TO, ...
THE ABS SYSTEM WOULD KICK IN FOR NO REASON AND DIDN'T MATTER WHAT THE ROAD SURFACE WAS. THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL EXCESIVELY TO THE CROWN OF THE ROAD, IF YOU TOOK YOUR HANDS OFF THE STERRING WHEEL, YOU WOULD END UP IN A DITCH IN LESS THAN TWO SECONDS. THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD WORK WHEN IT WANTED TO, ...
THE TURN SIGNALS QUIT WORKING AT THE DEALER AND THEY NEVER DID PIN-POINT IT. THE 4WD SYSTEM ENGAGED ON IT'S OWN AT 75 MPH AND THE TRANS, CUT OUT RESULTING IN NO POWER AND THEN IT RETURNED BUT THE 4WD SYSTEM WAS GONE. THE BARKES FAILED AND THEN STARTED WORKING OK. THE PARKING BRAKE WAS IN NEED OF ...
THE TURN SIGNALS QUIT WORKING AT THE DEALER AND THEY NEVER DID PIN-POINT IT. THE 4WD SYSTEM ENGAGED ON IT'S OWN AT 75 MPH AND THE TRANS, CUT OUT RESULTING IN NO POWER AND THEN IT RETURNED BUT THE 4WD SYSTEM WAS GONE. THE BARKES FAILED AND THEN STARTED WORKING OK. THE PARKING BRAKE WAS IN NEED OF ...
THE TURN SIGNALS QUIT WORKING AT THE DEALER AND THEY NEVER DID PIN-POINT IT. THE 4WD SYSTEM ENGAGED ON IT'S OWN AT 75 MPH AND THE TRANS, CUT OUT RESULTING IN NO POWER AND THEN IT RETURNED BUT THE 4WD SYSTEM WAS GONE. THE BARKES FAILED AND THEN STARTED WORKING OK. THE PARKING BRAKE WAS IN NEED OF ...
THE TURN SIGNALS QUIT WORKING AT THE DEALER AND THEY NEVER DID PIN-POINT IT. THE 4WD SYSTEM ENGAGED ON IT'S OWN AT 75 MPH AND THE TRANS, CUT OUT RESULTING IN NO POWER AND THEN IT RETURNED BUT THE 4WD SYSTEM WAS GONE. THE BARKES FAILED AND THEN STARTED WORKING OK. THE PARKING BRAKE WAS IN NEED OF ...
THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START DUE TO DELCO BATTERY FAILURE,WHICH RESULTED FROM THE BATTERY LEAKING ACID AND IN SECURELY INSTALLED. THE WINDSHIELD WASHER FAILED DUE TO THE RESERVIOR AND CONNECTION LINES DAMAGED BY THE LEAKING BATTERY ACID. *YH
THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START DUE TO DELCO BATTERY FAILURE,WHICH RESULTED FROM THE BATTERY LEAKING ACID AND IN SECURELY INSTALLED. THE WINDSHIELD WASHER FAILED DUE TO THE RESERVIOR AND CONNECTION LINES DAMAGED BY THE LEAKING BATTERY ACID. *YH
TREAD IS SEPARATING FROM TIRES - I AM REPLACING THE TIRES NOW RATHER THAN WAIT FOR THE RECALL TO BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE 16" TIRES( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255 70 16 )
POWER STEERING SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AT 34000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 60000 MILES. WHEN MAKING A TURN STEERING WHEEL WILL JERK AWAY FROM TURN.*AK
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, WE HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND AND EXPERIENCED A VIBRATION IN THE REAR OF OUR VEHICLE. WHEN WE STOPPED TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM, WE FOUND THAT THE TIRE HAD FAILED. THERE APPEARS TO BE DEFORMED RUBBER ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE. THE TIRE IS A FIRE-HAWK R4S LTP235/...
ABS BRAKE SYSTEMS DOES NOT WORK, WHEN APPLIED THE BRAKES AT 30-40MPG THE BRAKES WILL NOT STOP VEHICLE, EXPERIENCE ACCIDENTS OVER A 2 YEAR PERIOD. HIT TWO CARS DUE TO FAILURE.
WHILE TRAVELING NOTICE VEHICLE SHIFTING HARD WITH NOISE. DEALER HAS REPAIR THREE TIMES, BUT PROBLEM RETURNS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
ANOTHER VEHICLE CUT IN QUICKLY IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES (ABS) & HEARD HISSING NOISES, LIKE RELEASING OF AIR, BEFORE VEHICLE STOPPED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & MECHANIC INDICATED POWER ASSIST MODULE'S RUBBER DIAPHRAGM WAS BADLY DAMAGED. IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK
ANOTHER VEHICLE CUT IN QUICKLY IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES (ABS) & HEARD HISSING NOISES, LIKE RELEASING OF AIR, BEFORE VEHICLE STOPPED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & MECHANIC INDICATED POWER ASSIST MODULE'S RUBBER DIAPHRAGM WAS BADLY DAMAGED. IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK
THEY HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY 3 TIMES AND REMOVED AN ADD ON FEATURE THAT THEY BLAMED FOR THE DRAIN ON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I REQUESTED COPIES OF ALL RECORDS FOR THIS VEHICLE BUT WERE NEVER GIVEN THEM.*AK
WHILE TRAVELING AT ALL SPEEDS STEERING WHEEL & COLUMN GAVE IN & BECAME VERY LOOSE. COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. DEALER HASN'T LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE, HE WAS ONLY ASSUMING WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. *AK *ML
AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, STEERING WHEEL JERKS LEFT ON ITS OWN. WITHOUT A STRONG GRIP ON THE WHEEL COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL.
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH EXCESSIVE WEAR OF BRAKE PADS. REPLACEMENT NEEDED EVERY TWO -THREE MONTHS. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT BRAKE ROTORS ALSO NEEDED REPLACEMENT, AND IT WOULD ONLY BE DONE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE BECAUSE PARTS WERE NOT UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. FEEL FREE TO PROVI...
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH EXCESSIVE WEAR OF BRAKE PADS. REPLACEMENT NEEDED EVERY TWO -THREE MONTHS. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT BRAKE ROTORS ALSO NEEDED REPLACEMENT, AND IT WOULD ONLY BE DONE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE BECAUSE PARTS WERE NOT UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. FEEL FREE TO PROVI...
STEERING EOV SENSOR FAILURE CAUSED STEERING TWITCHES OR JERKS WHEN CHANGING LANES. YH
EA99011, DUE TO A DEFECTIVE STEERING SPEED SENSOR, STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING ERRATIC STEERING WHILE DRIVING IN HIGH SPEEDS. THIS COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM, AND WOULD EXTEND THE WARRANTY ONLY IF THE HE COULD DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. COMMON PROBLEM. PLEASE...
THE STEERING DEVELOPS PLAY AND FEELS LOOSE AFTER THE VEHICLE WARMS UP. THE STEERING PROBLEM IS ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE AT 30 MPH, BUT THE STEERING IS ALSO FEELS LOOSE AT HIGHER SPEEDS . THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER, WILTON MOTORS 6 TIMES FOR THE STEERING PROBLEM. ANOTHER DEALER ALSO HAD IT 1 TIME F...
THE STEERING DEVELOPS PLAY AND FEELS LOOSE AFTER THE VEHICLE WARMS UP. THE STEERING PROBLEM IS ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE AT 30 MPH, BUT THE STEERING IS ALSO FEELS LOOSE AT HIGHER SPEEDS . THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER, WILTON MOTORS 6 TIMES FOR THE STEERING PROBLEM. ANOTHER DEALER ALSO HAD IT 1 TIME F...
WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN SUDDENLY VEHICLE IN FRONT STOPPED SHORT. HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES. WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE BACK LAP/SHOULDER BELT BUCKLE LOCKING MECHANISM RELEASED. CHILD SEAT, WITH THE CHILD IN IT, WAS NOT SECURED & WENT FORWARD. CHILD HIT THE REAR OF THE SEAT IN FRONT. CHILD CHECKED AT EMERG...
4-WHEEL DRIVE: ON DRY CONDITIONS AND AT SLOW SPEEDS, ABS BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER SAID THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE FRONT HUBS WEARING OUT WHICH CAUSED THE ABS BRAKES TO MALFUNCTION. *AK
4-WHEEL DRIVE: ON DRY CONDITIONS AND AT SLOW SPEEDS, ABS BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER SAID THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE FRONT HUBS WEARING OUT WHICH CAUSED THE ABS BRAKES TO MALFUNCTION. *AK
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION. AFTER TURNING WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES, THE WIPERS FINALLY CAME BACK ON. TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. PROBLEM WAS NOT CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
DUE TO A LEAK IN STEERING GEAR BOX STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED AND VEHICLE TURNED TO THE LEFT. VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND RESULTED IN COLLISION. *AK
THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS FIRE. MECHANIC REPLIED HE WAS VERY SUPRISED WHEN THE VEHICLE DID NOT CATCH ON FIRE DUE TO THE FULE TANK MODULE WIRES BEING BURNT TO THE INSIDE WALL OF THE GAS TANK. THE ONLY INDICATION OF THE PROBLEM AT TIME OF DRIVING WAS A TOTAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN ON THE R...
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
VEHICLE WILL OVERSTEER WHEN CHANGING LANES TO THE LEFT OR TURNING LEFT, STEERING WILL PULL TO LEFT. *AK
EA99OII/ERRATIC POWER STEERING OPERATION: VEHICLE WOULD JERK WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED . DEALER/MAANUFCTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. *AK
WHILE MAKING A TURN VEHICLE TURNED TOO FAR AND TOO QUICKLY. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE. *AK
EUO SENSOR FAILED, CAUSING ERRATIC STEERING PERFORMANCE. *AK *ML
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 55MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WENT TO MAKE A SLIGHT TURN, AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS FIGHTING WITH HIM. AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION OFF AT A REST AREA, THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY FOR AWHILE. AFTER IT REOCCURED, OWNER HAD FAULTY EVO SENSOR REPLACED, NO PROBLEMS SINCE. *AK*ML
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 55MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WENT TO MAKE A SLIGHT TURN, AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS FIGHTING WITH HIM. AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION OFF AT A REST AREA, THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY FOR AWHILE. AFTER IT REOCCURED, OWNER HAD FAULTY EVO SENSOR REPLACED, NO PROBLEMS SINCE. *AK*ML
REAR BRAKE WHEEL CYLINDER WAS TOTALLY DEFECTIVE. BRAKE FLUID WAS COMING OUT OF THE DETERIORATED CAPS ON WHEEL CYLINDER, DAMAGING THE REAR AXLE SEALS. CONSUMER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REAR BRAKE WORK DONE. *AK *ML
REPORTED CLUNKING NOISES FOR THE PAST YEAR, ON OUR 2ND TRANSMISSION IS 2 1/2 MOS. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED ENGINE IDLED. ALSO, WHEN MAKING A STOP NOTICED A LEAK UNDER VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHILE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL FELT AS IF VEHICLE WAS ON ICE. THERE WAS NO CONTROL. WHEN VEHICLE HIT BUMPS VEHICLE COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP. WAS TEST DRIVEN. THE PROBLEM WAS FELT, BUT DEALER COULD NOT LOCATE STEERING PROBLEM FOR REPAIRS. STEERING WAS WEIRD, BUT NOTHING WAS WRONG. N...
WHILE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL FELT AS IF VEHICLE WAS ON ICE. THERE WAS NO CONTROL. WHEN VEHICLE HIT BUMPS VEHICLE COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP. WAS TEST DRIVEN. THE PROBLEM WAS FELT, BUT DEALER COULD NOT LOCATE STEERING PROBLEM FOR REPAIRS. STEERING WAS WEIRD, BUT NOTHING WAS WRONG. N...
THE LOCATION OF THE FUEL LINE CAUSES IT TO RUB AGAINST ANOTHER PART WHICH RESULTS IN A A FUEL LEAK, AND MAY CATCH ON FIRE. DEALER DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE, COMMON PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265/75/R16 )
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265/75/R16 )
THE SPEED SENSOR FOR THE POWER STEERING WAS DEFECTIVE; CAUSING ERATIC STEERING RESPONSIVENESS....QUITE DANGEROUS. *AK
CALIPER SLIDES FROZE DUE TO TOLERANCE/COROSSION, CAUSING VEHICLE TO EFFECTIVELY UTILIZE ONE BRAKE PAD FOR BRAKING. DEALER NOTED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND OFFERED TO CHARGE ME FOR FILING (SERVICE BULLETIN # 99-05-24-001) DOWN THE CALIPER SLIDE TO BE WITHIN TOLERANCE (NOT COVERED UNDER "BUM...
I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED / RESPONSIBLE FOR 2 REAR END COLLISIONS THAT HAVE OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF MY ABS SYSTEM NOT STOPPING MY VEHICLE. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I FELT THAT THE BRAKES DID NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY, BUT CONTINUED TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE. JUST LAST WEEK I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT...
ABS SYSTEM FAILED AT 55097 MILES,IT SHOULD BE UNDER WARRANTY. *AK
PROBLEM WITH STEERING..MOMENTARY LOSS OF STEERING,SEEMS TO SLIP THEN CATCH.SERVICE DEPT ADVISED KNOWN PROBLEM WITH SPEED SENSOR.NO FACTORY RECALL.COST $250.00 TO REPLACE. *AK
PROBLEM WITH STEERING..MOMENTARY LOSS OF STEERING,SEEMS TO SLIP THEN CATCH.SERVICE DEPT ADVISED KNOWN PROBLEM WITH SPEED SENSOR.NO FACTORY RECALL.COST $250.00 TO REPLACE. *AK
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES PARTIALLY TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING . DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
ERRATIC POWER STEERING ASSIST WHILE DRIVING - THIS IS ALREADY BEING INVESTIGATED BY YOU. *AK
3RD SET OF BRAKES IN 29,000 MILES. TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE, CLOSE CALL TO HITTING CAR IN FRONT OF ME. COULD NOT STOP, BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. GM & DEALERSHIP HAVE BEEN NO ASSISTANCE IN GETTING PROBLEM RESOLVED.
AT 13000 MILES POOR BRAKING AND NOISE IN FRONT END. DEALER CHECKS BRAKES FINDS THAT SPECS ARE MET.29000 MI. BRAKES ARE SHOT AND REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. GM SAYS DEALER MUST HAVE MISDIAGNOSED TAKE IT UP WITH THEM EVEN THOUGH HISTORICAL DATA SHOWS PROBLEM REPORTED AT 13000 MILES.IT ISN'T RIGHT THAT SER...
AT 13000 MILES POOR BRAKING AND NOISE IN FRONT END. DEALER CHECKS BRAKES FINDS THAT SPECS ARE MET.29000 MI. BRAKES ARE SHOT AND REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. GM SAYS DEALER MUST HAVE MISDIAGNOSED TAKE IT UP WITH THEM EVEN THOUGH HISTORICAL DATA SHOWS PROBLEM REPORTED AT 13000 MILES.IT ISN'T RIGHT THAT SER...
WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 35MPH, ENGINE LOST POWER COMPLETELY. CONSUMER SAYS LUCKILY THEY WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD. WITH ENGINE GOING HAD HE BEEN IN A LOT OF TRAFFIC THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. ALSO, FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
CHEV STEADFASTLY HAS FOUND NO PROBLEM; VEHICLE, HOWEVER, SAILS ON...
BOTH FRONT RESTRAINTS WILL NOT RETRACT. CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO USE THE SEATBELTS. CONSUMER SAYS PASSENGERS FEEL VERY UNSAFE RIDING WITHOUT SEATBELTS. *AK
POWER ASSIST SEEMS TO BE ERRATIC - HAPPENS OFTEN AT VARIOUS SPEEDS
ERRATIC POWER STEERING ASSIST WHILE DRIVING . NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA99011. I HAVE BEEN EXPEREINCING THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH MY TAHOE. ANY SUGGESTIONS ON HOW I MAY APPROACH MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER WITH THIS PROBLEM. DO YOU KNOW IF CHEVROLET IS ADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM? ANY SUGGESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE...
THE VEHICLE'S POWER STEERING IS OVER SENSITIVE AND WILL REACT TO THE SLIGHTEST MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING WHEEL. DEALER SAYS IT NEEDED A NEW STEERING BOX. PROBLEM STILL EXIST. THE STEERING SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *YC
THE VEHICLE'S POWER STEERING IS OVER SENSITIVE AND WILL REACT TO THE SLIGHTEST MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING WHEEL. DEALER SAYS IT NEEDED A NEW STEERING BOX. PROBLEM STILL EXIST. THE STEERING SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *YC
POOR DESIGN OF RUBBER COVER ON THE BRAKE PEDAL CAME OFF CAUSING DRIVER'S FOOT TO SLIP TO THE FLOOR RESULTING IN A REAR END COLLISION. *YC
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL GOES PARTIALLY TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE VIBRATES. THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND THE AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING OCCASIONALLY PULLS TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. I READ IN USA TODAY A RECALL WAS BEING CONSIDERED AND WAS WONDERING ABOUT THE STATUS.
STEERING WHEEL JERKS WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT. THIS CAUSES THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL AND GO INTO OTHER LANES. *AK
STEERING IS REAL LOOSE. IT FELLS AS THOUGH CONSUMER IS DRIVING OVER OIL WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN. WHEN CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEM, CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE STEERING ASSIST SENSOR. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORM...
CONSUMER STARTED CAR. PUT FOOT ON THE BRAKES AND IT FELT LIKE VEHICLE WAS GOING TO DIE. ALSO, WHEN PUTTING FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL, IT FELT LIKE CAR WAS NOT CONNECTING. TOOK TO MECHANIC AND THEY SAID IT WAS FUEL INJECTORS. *AK
STEERING WHEEL IS DEFECTIVE. STEERING WHEEL WILL TURN ON ITS OWN. PROBLEM STARTED THREE YEARS AGO, AND IT HAS HAPPENED EVERY TWO MONTHS. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEARLERSHIP, AND MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
THE STEERING OCCASIONAL APPEARS TO BE VERY LIGHT, LIKE IT WAS FLOATING IN THE AIR. AND THE STEERING APPEARS TO OVER COMPENSATE DURING THE STEERING PULLS BY ITSELF. DEALER REPLACED THE IDLER ARM , AND DID FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENT BUT THE PROBLEM DID NOT GO AWAY
WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT DRASTICLY, CAUSING DRIVER TO NEARLY LOSE CONTROL. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
WITH FRONT WINDOWS UP, REAR WINDOWS DOWN, AN AIR PRESSURE OSCILLATION OCCURS IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT ABOVE 35MPH (ABOVE 35MPH PRESSURE OSCILLATION BECOMES UNCOMFORTABLE TO PASSENGERS). PRESSURE OSCILLATION STOPS WITH FRONT WINDOWS DOWN. PRESSURE OSCILATION AMPLITUDE AND FREQUENCY VARY PROPORTIONA...
STEERING ERRATIC AT ALL SPEEDS WHEN TURNING OR CHANGING LANES, FEELS LIKE LOSE CONTROL OF STEERING. THIS WAS REPORTED SEVERAL TIMES TO JACK WILSON CHEVROLET IN ST AUGUSTINE FL, WHO TOLD ME THERE WAS NO PROBLEM.I
FRONT BRAKE COMPONENTS AND U-JOINTS FAILED AT LESS THAN 50,000 MILES
FRONT BRAKE COMPONENTS AND U-JOINTS FAILED AT LESS THAN 50,000 MILES
FRONT BRAKE COMPONENTS AND U-JOINTS FAILED AT LESS THAN 50,000 MILES
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAN HAPPEN ANY SPEED 25-65 MPH VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT AT ANY GIVEN TIME. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND WA S UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ALONG A ROAD AT ABOUT 25 MPH MY POWER STEERING FAILED AND NEVER RETURNED. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT A SENSOR BECAME LOOSE AND CAUSED THE POWER STEERING PUMP TO FAIL. THEY SUGGESTED THAT I CALL THE GM HOT LINE. GM WAS NOT VERY NICE OR HELPFUL. THEY ASKED HOW MUCH MILEAGE. THEY INDICATED...
NO SUMMARY
FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED 4 TIMES DUE TO MELTING OF WIRES WITHIN THE ASSEMBLY. DEALER CAN'T FIND SOLUTION. *AK
DIFFERENTIAL MADE GRINDING NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP.
TRANSMISSION--REPLACED.
WHEN DRIVING THE SPEED SENSITIVE STEERING HAS FULL BOOST AT ALL TIMES WHICH MAKES THE STEERING VERY SENSITIVE AND DANGEROUS, OVERSTEAR AND LANE CHANGES HAPPENS EVERYDAY. *AK
POWER STEERING OPERATS INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK *YC
FRONT DISC BRAKES DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN MAY 1997. APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AFTER DRIVING THIS VEHICLE I STARTED NOTICING FRONT DISC BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GUNDERSON CHEVROLET WERE THEY "GRINDED" AND LUBED FRONT "KNUCKLES?" . PROBLEM CONTINUED AND CONS...
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AROUND 50 TO 60 MPH VEHICLE WANDERS AND DRIFTS TO LEFT OR RIGHT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. BRAKES DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY; EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE. *AK *ML
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AROUND 50 TO 60 MPH VEHICLE WANDERS AND DRIFTS TO LEFT OR RIGHT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. BRAKES DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY; EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE. *AK *ML
WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, THE VEHICLE OVER TURNED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.DRIVER HAS HAD TO DRIVE OFF THE ROAD. *AK
DRIVING ON FREEWAY, BRAKES FAILD AND REAR ENDED TRUCK AT 55MPH CAUSING A CHAIN REACTION.
WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN THE CAR PULLED TO THE RIGHT, THEN PULLED TO THE RIGHT. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
EA99011-ERRATIC POWER STEERING ASSIST. WHILE DRIIVING VEHICLE GOES DOWN A STRAIGHT ROAD, HITS A SLIGHT BUMP, CAUSING THE TENSION IN THE STEERING COLUMN TO RELEASE, WHICH RESULTS IN LOSS OF CONTROL. HOWEVER, THE SAME PROBLEM IS MORE INTENSIFIED WHEN GOING AROUND CURVES. WITHIN THE PAST MO...
EA99011-ERRATIC POWER STEERING ASSIST. WHILE DRIIVING VEHICLE GOES DOWN A STRAIGHT ROAD, HITS A SLIGHT BUMP, CAUSING THE TENSION IN THE STEERING COLUMN TO RELEASE, WHICH RESULTS IN LOSS OF CONTROL. HOWEVER, THE SAME PROBLEM IS MORE INTENSIFIED WHEN GOING AROUND CURVES. WITHIN THE PAST MO...
EA99011-ERRATIC POWER STEERING ASSIST. WHILE DRIIVING VEHICLE GOES DOWN A STRAIGHT ROAD, HITS A SLIGHT BUMP, CAUSING THE TENSION IN THE STEERING COLUMN TO RELEASE, WHICH RESULTS IN LOSS OF CONTROL. HOWEVER, THE SAME PROBLEM IS MORE INTENSIFIED WHEN GOING AROUND CURVES. WITHIN THE PAST MO...
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND GOING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS AND ROUGH ROADS AND GRAVEL, VEHICLE DIDN'T STOP, CAUSING CONSUMER TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, DURING A NORMAL STOP, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK DID NOT STOP. DRIVER USED BOTH FEET TO STOP THE TRUCK AFTER DRIVING ONTO THE SHOULDER. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. 6 SETS OF BRAKES HAVE BEEN PUT ON THIS VEHICLE IN 2 YEARS. PLEASE PROVIDE A...
WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN,AND THEN STRAIGHTENING VEHICLE OUT, STEERING WILL PUSH TO THE RIGHT. *AK
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 15 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, ABS KICKED IN AND THE CONSUMER REAR ENDED THE OTHER VEHICLE. *AK
UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS (NOT SNOW AND ICE), I HAVE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS BRAKE FAILURES. ON ONE OCCASION, FOR EXAMPLE, IN APRIL I WAS DRIVING AT APPROX 40 MPH ON A SUBURBAN ROAD (NO ICE OR SNOW) WHEN THE TRAFFIC LIGHT AHEAD CHANGED FROM GREEN TO RED. THERE WAS ONE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I AP...
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES. *AK
I EXPERIENCE A VERY NOTICABLE TWITCHING IN THE STEERING IN A TURN AT HIGH SPEEDS GREATER THAN 50 MPH WHILE TOWING A SMALL TRAILER. THIS IS NOTICABLE ONLY WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS DOWNSHIFTED INTO 2ND GOING UP A STEEP GRADE. *AK
EA99011-STEERING WHEEL FRONT SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO FEEL "LOOSE." VEHICLE COULD NOT STEER CORRECTLY, WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. *YC
STEERING WHEEL DEVELOPS EXCESSIVE PLAY WHEN VEHICLE WARMS UP. ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE AT 30 MPH. DEALER HAS FAILED TO FIX THE PROBLEM IN 4 ATTEMPTS. *AK
POWER STEERING FAILED CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. YH
MAJOR CLUNK AND VIBRATION AFTER BRAKING TO A STOP
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE VEERS TO THE RIGHT AND TO THE LEFT. *AK
STEERING WHEEL UNEXPECTEDLY MOVES SLIGHTLY AT MODERATE AND HIGH SPEEDS. DEALER HAS REPLACED VARIOUS PARTS OF THE STEERING COLUMN. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WON'T GO STRAIGHT. IT VEERS TO THE LEFT, AND THEN TO THE RIGHT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP NINE TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, AND DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
STEERING AND FRONT SUPENSION GETTING VERY LOOSE .DEALER SAYS NORMAL BUT IS NOT
STEERING AND FRONT SUPENSION GETTING VERY LOOSE .DEALER SAYS NORMAL BUT IS NOT
STEERING AND FRONT SUPENSION GETTING VERY LOOSE .DEALER SAYS NORMAL BUT IS NOT
STEERING GETS LOOSE WHEN WARM, MAYBE SOMTHING WRONG WITH VARIABLE ASSIT SYSTEM, CAN CAUSE DANGEROUS LANE CHANGES. *AK
STEERING GETS LOOSE WHEN WARM, MAYBE SOMTHING WRONG WITH VARIABLE ASSIT SYSTEM, CAN CAUSE DANGEROUS LANE CHANGES. *AK
STEERING GETS LOOSE WHEN WARM, MAYBE SOMTHING WRONG WITH VARIABLE ASSIT SYSTEM, CAN CAUSE DANGEROUS LANE CHANGES. *AK
STEERING GETS LOOSE WHEN WARM, MAYBE SOMTHING WRONG WITH VARIABLE ASSIT SYSTEM, CAN CAUSE DANGEROUS LANE CHANGES. *AK
EA99011, WHILE DRIVING ON THE LEFT LANE, THE VEHICLE MOVED TO THE RIGHT LANE UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. INCIDENTS HAPPENED TWICE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
I READ ABOUT THE INVESTAGATION IN THE STEERING PROBLEMS AS DESCRIBED AS SUDDEN OVERSTEERING OR JERKS. I WANTED TO INFORM YOU THAT I HAD SIMILIAR EXPERIENCE. I TOOK MINE TAHOE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING SENSOR. I ALSO HAVE PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 1997 K1500 PICKUP THAT DID THE SA...
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
STEERING PROBLEM AT ALL SPEEDS WILL NOT DRIVE STRAIGHT. *AK
TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER IN APRIL 1999 FOR STEERING PROBLEM. VEHICLE WOULD JUST DRIFT OFF COURSE. TYPICALLY HAPPENED AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 35-45 MPH. DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS, BUT DID ROTATE TIRES. READ ARTICLE IN PAPER WHICH NOTED INVESTIGATION INTO PROBLEM WITH SAME EXACT SYMPTOMS THAT I EXPER...
AT HIGH SPEEDS STEERING WHEEL WILL JUMP 2TO 3 FEET. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS STEERING WHEEL WILL TURN TO THE LEFT, SHARP AND FAST. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE SLIP YOLK WENT DRY, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD AFTER STOPPING. *SLC
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS STEERING WHEEL WILL TURN TO THE LEFT, SHARP AND FAST. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE SLIP YOLK WENT DRY, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD AFTER STOPPING. *SLC
WHEN SLOWING UP TO MAKE A TURN POWER STEERING GOES OUT. MECHANIC THINKS THE POWER STEERING PUMP IS DEFECTIVE. CONSUMER HAS NOT REPAIRED VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. THERE IS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION AT THIS TIME, EA-99-011. *AK
VEHICLE SHAKES WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
THE STEERING APPEARS TO OVER COMPENSATE DURING CORNERING. IT FEELS AS IF THERE IS A SUDDEN BOOST IN POWER STEERING PUMP PRESSURE TO THE STEERING BOX. THIS CAUSES THE DRIVER'S EXISTING TURNING PRESSURE ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN THE TRUCK TO ABRUPTLY DURING CORNERING. *AK
THE STEERING PROBLEM FELT LIKE I WAS DRIVING ON ICE. IT SEEMS TO SLIDE FOR A SECOND AND THEN THE STEERING COMES BACK. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED LAST WEEK AND I JUST HAD THE TRUCK BACK TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP TO CHANGE THE SENSOR AS WARRANTY WORK. I GOT THE TRUCK BACK YESTERDAY AND DID NOT NOTICE THE SL...
FUEL PUMP FAILED AT HIGH SPEEDS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO CUT OFF COMPLETELY. SEAL BETWEEN THE HOUSING AND THE TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED, WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, WHEN THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING, THE PROBLEM WAS TRACED TO A GASKET BETWEE...
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH BOTH FRONT ROTORS OVERHEATING, AND CAUSING ROTORS TO WARP. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK
DEALER REPORTED THAT MASTER CYLINDER FAILED, HAD TO REPLACE ALONG WITH FRONT BRAKE SHOES AND PADS, ROTORS TURNED. WE WERE CHARGED FOR ALL THIS, DEALER CHARGED THAT IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. WE HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. THINK THAT MASTER CYLINDER IS...
DEALER REPORTED THAT MASTER CYLINDER FAILED, HAD TO REPLACE ALONG WITH FRONT BRAKE SHOES AND PADS, ROTORS TURNED. WE WERE CHARGED FOR ALL THIS, DEALER CHARGED THAT IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. WE HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. THINK THAT MASTER CYLINDER IS...
U JOINTS BREAK, CAUSING THE MUFFLER TO CRACK AND BREAK WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL. DEALER REPLACED 2 SETS OF U JOINTS AND 4 EXHAUSTS. DLR CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
U JOINTS BREAK, CAUSING THE MUFFLER TO CRACK AND BREAK WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL. DEALER REPLACED 2 SETS OF U JOINTS AND 4 EXHAUSTS. DLR CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
U JOINTS BREAK, CAUSING THE MUFFLER TO CRACK AND BREAK WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL. DEALER REPLACED 2 SETS OF U JOINTS AND 4 EXHAUSTS. DLR CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
WIRES INSIDE THE FUEL TANK BECAME SO HOT THAT THEY MELTED THE INSTALLATION ON THE WIRES GOING TO THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CUT OFF TWICE. ONCE AT 55 MPH, AND ONCE AT ABOUT 25 MPH. THE DEALERS HAVE CHANGED THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY UNDER WARRANTY. *AK *ML
WIRES INSIDE THE FUEL TANK BECAME SO HOT THAT THEY MELTED THE INSTALLATION ON THE WIRES GOING TO THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CUT OFF TWICE. ONCE AT 55 MPH, AND ONCE AT ABOUT 25 MPH. THE DEALERS HAVE CHANGED THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY UNDER WARRANTY. *AK *ML
RIGHT REAR BRAKES LOCK UP DUE TO REAR AXLE SEAL LEAK. YH
RIGHT REAR BRAKES LOCK UP DUE TO REAR AXLE SEAL LEAK. YH
WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES ON DRY PAVEMENT, THEY LOCKED UP, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, SND RESULTING IN A COLLISION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
MY STEERING HAS LOCKED ON ME WHILE DRIVING, MY CAR WOULD NOT START DUE TO CRACK IN THE BATTERY AND ACID LEAK, MY CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP DUE TO STARTER CABLE POPPING OFF. CURRENTLY, I AM STRANDED DUE TO MY BRAKES LOSING POWER SOMEHOW. *AK
MY STEERING HAS LOCKED ON ME WHILE DRIVING, MY CAR WOULD NOT START DUE TO CRACK IN THE BATTERY AND ACID LEAK, MY CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP DUE TO STARTER CABLE POPPING OFF. CURRENTLY, I AM STRANDED DUE TO MY BRAKES LOSING POWER SOMEHOW. *AK
MY STEERING HAS LOCKED ON ME WHILE DRIVING, MY CAR WOULD NOT START DUE TO CRACK IN THE BATTERY AND ACID LEAK, MY CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP DUE TO STARTER CABLE POPPING OFF. CURRENTLY, I AM STRANDED DUE TO MY BRAKES LOSING POWER SOMEHOW. *AK
MY STEERING HAS LOCKED ON ME WHILE DRIVING, MY CAR WOULD NOT START DUE TO CRACK IN THE BATTERY AND ACID LEAK, MY CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP DUE TO STARTER CABLE POPPING OFF. CURRENTLY, I AM STRANDED DUE TO MY BRAKES LOSING POWER SOMEHOW. *AK
THE VARIABLE EFFORT STEERING INTERMITTENTLY AND VERY SPORADICALLY GOES FROM NORMAL STEERING EFFORT TO ALMOST ZERO STEERING EFFORT CAUSING AN OVERSTEER AND NEAR LOSS OF CONTROL SITUATION. THIS USUALLY OCCURS (BUT NOT ALWAYS AND NOT THE ONLY SITUATION) DURING A LONG CONTINUED TURN SUCH AS FOUND ON EN...
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK PERIODICALLY, THEY STOP A LOT, CAUSING IMPAIRED VISION WHEN IT RAINS. *AK
ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN WET WEATHER, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK
FUEL INJECTOR FAILED.
REAR DRUMS ON BOTH WHEELS MALFUNCTIONED, BOTH WHERE REPLACED BY DEALER, DRUMS WHERE OUT-OF-ROUND. *YC
VIBRATION EXPERIENCED WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, CAUSED BY WARPED DISCS. *YC
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING NOISE IN DRIVESHAFT, NOT ABLE TO BE RECTIFIED. *YC
EMERGENCY BRAKE HANDLE BROKE. *YC
ON THREE OCCASIONS THE TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCED LINKAGE SLIPPING. *YC
REARVIEW MIRROR MALFUNCTIONING. *YC
FRONT & REAR BRAKE PADS FAILED FOUR TIMES. *YC
IDLER ARM FAILED. *YC
OVER STEERING OCCURED BECAUSE OF SENSOR FAILURE. YH
CRUISE CONTROL FAILED. YH
AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR FAILED. YH
BRAKES ARE CONSISTANTLY INADEQUATE DUE TO ABS SYSTEM. YH
IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. YH
STARTER FAILED. YH
FRONT BRAKE PADS WORE OUT CAUSING DAMAGE TO ROTORS. YH
ROTORS FAILED CAUSING VIBRATION.
I AM CONSTANTLY HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON MY TAHOE. I HAVE HAD A SCRAPING SOUND WHEN I FIRST START OUT IN THE MORNING, AND ALSO A SHAKE WHEN BRAKING, I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT TWO TIMES, AND HE HAS REPLACED THE PADS, AND THEN THE DRUMS AND ROTORS. HE SAID THAT ...
I AM CONSTANTLY HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON MY TAHOE. I HAVE HAD A SCRAPING SOUND WHEN I FIRST START OUT IN THE MORNING, AND ALSO A SHAKE WHEN BRAKING, I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT TWO TIMES, AND HE HAS REPLACED THE PADS, AND THEN THE DRUMS AND ROTORS. HE SAID THAT ...
I AM CONSTANTLY HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON MY TAHOE. I HAVE HAD A SCRAPING SOUND WHEN I FIRST START OUT IN THE MORNING, AND ALSO A SHAKE WHEN BRAKING, I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT TWO TIMES, AND HE HAS REPLACED THE PADS, AND THEN THE DRUMS AND ROTORS. HE SAID THAT ...
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING SEVERE STEERING PROBLEMS, BULLETIN ISSUED HOWEVER PARTS NOT AVAILABLE (STEERING PUMPS), GEAR BOX REPLACED HOWEVER DID NOT RECTIFY PROBLEM, CONDITION CAUSES TIRES TO CUP.
GENERATOR ASSEMBLY FAILED RESULTING IN NOISE.
WIRES ON OUTSIDE OF FUEL PUMP ARE FUSED. SECOND TIME IN 20,000 MILES. AFTER MANY HOURS OF TRACKING DOWN PROBLEM, DEALERSHIP IS STUMPED, SAYS IT IS A FLUKE. THEY ORIGINALLY FOUND A BLOWN FUSE UNDER HOOD, A FAULTY FUEL RELAY WHICH BLEW THE FUSE, AND NOW A FAULTY FUEL PUMP WIRING ASSEMBLY WHICH THEY C...
WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL THE VEHICLE WILL BE IN DRIVE, AND WHEN PUTTING IT IN REVERSE IT WILL BE IN NEUTRAL. WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN PARK, THE VEHICLE WILL BE IN DRIVE.THE RPM METER WORKS, AND THE CONSUMER CAN SEE WHEN SHIFTING WHILE DRIVING. *AK
ON DEC 24, 1997 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN CHICAGO, ILL, MY SISTER IN LAW AND I WERE ON OUR WAY BACK HOME FROM THIER COMPANY X-MAS PARTY. THERE FIRST REAL STORM OF THE YEAR WINTER THAT IS. ON OUR WAY BACK WE COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE WARM THE WINDOWS WERE FROSTED RIGHT UP MY SISTER IN LAW WAS HELPNIG ...
ON 3/24/98 MY 1997 CHEVROLET TAHOU WAS 10 MONTHS OLD WITH 5400 MILES ON IT WHEN THE TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE DASH WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND WAS TOTALLY DISTROYED. WHEN THE FIRE STARTED IT WAS LATE ON MY WAY HOME FROM A MOVIE WITH MY WIFE . WE SMELLED SMOKE AND I STOPPED BUT COULDN'T F...
THE PLAY IN THE STEERING INCREASES AND BECOMES LOOSE WITH HIGH SPEEDS. THE VES SYSTEM IS WORKING THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT IT IS SUPPOSE TO DO. TRUCK WILL BE CHECKED BY THE DEALERSHIP ON JAN.25-1999. *AK.ET.
HAD COME TO A STOP, WAS MAKING LEFT TURN, STEERING FAILED TO OPERATE & COULD NOT MAKE TURN. VEHICLE COULD GO STRAIGHT. BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE TOWED TO MECHANIC. NOTICED TENSIONER BELT HAD BROKEN. HAD NO WARNING THAT IT BROKE. *AK
HAD COME TO A STOP, WAS MAKING LEFT TURN, STEERING FAILED TO OPERATE & COULD NOT MAKE TURN. VEHICLE COULD GO STRAIGHT. BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE TOWED TO MECHANIC. NOTICED TENSIONER BELT HAD BROKEN. HAD NO WARNING THAT IT BROKE. *AK
BATTERY FAILED DUE TO POSITIVE POST SEPARATING FROM CASE. THIS CAUSED BATTERY ACID TO LEAK ONTO FRONT BRAKE LINE CAUSING BRAKES TO FAIL. CHEVROLET CONTACTED AND NOTIFIED BUT NOT CONCERNED WITH POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM. HAD SPEED BEEN INCREASED, THE POSSIBILITY OF DEATH/SERIOUS INJURY WAS IMMINENT...
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPED, CAUSING THE BRAKE PADS TO WEAR DOWN QUICKLY, AND WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE VIBRATES AND SHAKES . DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. WHE APPLIED BRAKES, THEY WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. IT WAS HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO STOP VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
AIR CONDITION COMPRESSOR FELL APART.
GAS TANK HAS FAILED TWO TIMES RESULTING IN GASOLINE EXPULSION.
VEHICLE WANDERS WHEN DRIVING ON FLAT SMOOTH ROAD AND TURNS TO THE LEFT FAR TOO EASILY.
VEHICLE WANDERS WHILE BEING DRIVEN ON A FLAT ROAD AND TURNS TO THE LEFT FAR TOO EASILY.
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT HAS BROKEN AWAY FROM ONE OF THE WELDS ON THE SEAT FRAME, WHICH CAUSES THE SEAT TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH. THE MANUFACTURER/DEALER ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, WILL NOT REPAIR FREE OF CHARGE. *AK
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR COLLISION AT ABOUT 70MPH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SURGE FORWARD INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMAPCT, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND THE SEATBACK COLLAPSED. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTATCED . *AK
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR COLLISION AT ABOUT 70MPH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SURGE FORWARD INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMAPCT, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND THE SEATBACK COLLAPSED. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTATCED . *AK
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR COLLISION AT ABOUT 70MPH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SURGE FORWARD INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMAPCT, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND THE SEATBACK COLLAPSED. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTATCED . *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. MANUFACTURER / DEALER ARE NOTIFIED AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE AT THIS TIME. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 35 MPH AND WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. ALSO, WHEN RAINING CONSUMER HAS TROUBLE STOPPING AND LOSES CONTROL OF VEHICLE SOMETIMES.AKCONSUMER STATED FRONT AND BACK BRAKES WERE REPLACED TWICE.*JB
THE STICK SHIFT COMES OUT OF GEAR WITH BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED. TWO YEAR OLD CHILD WAS ABLE TO VEHICLE IN GEAR ALMOST RUNNING OVER ANOTHER CHILD.
ABS BRAKES LOCK UP WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN. ALSO REPLACED RING AND PINION GEAR AND FRONT DRIVE AXLE.
ABS BRAKES LOCK UP WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN. ALSO REPLACED RING AND PINION GEAR AND FRONT DRIVE AXLE.
ABS BRAKES LOCK UP WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN. ALSO REPLACED RING AND PINION GEAR AND FRONT DRIVE AXLE.
REAR WHEELS SHAKE AND SHIMMY. DEALER HAS REPLACED DRIVESHAFT TWICE WHICH DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM. ALSO, DEALER PACKED DRIVESHAFT WITH GREASE WHICH ALSO DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM.
REAR WHEELS SHAKE AND SHIMMY. DEALER HAS REPLACED DRIVESHAFT TWICE WHICH DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM. ALSO, DEALER PACKED DRIVESHAFT WITH GREASE WHICH ALSO DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM.
BRAKE FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH CAUSING THE DRIVER TO RUN A STOP LIGHT.
VEHICLE STALLING DUE TO FAILURE OF THE FUEL PUMP, HOWEVER AFTER REPLACEMENT OF FAULTY PUMP STALLING CONTINUES.
VEHICLE STALLING DUE TO FAILURE OF THE FUEL PUMP, HOWEVER AFTER REPLACEMENT OF FAULTY PUMP STALLING CONTINUES.
DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS FAILED.
GAS TANK IS SUPPOSED TO HOLD 30 GALONS BUT ONLY HOLDS ABOUT 24 GALLONS.
GAS TANK FAILED RESULTING IN LEAKING.
ABS BRAKES DO NOT WORK PROPERLY, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, RESULTING IN A REAR END COLLISION . *AK
VEHICLE NOT DESIGNED W/A REAR STABILIZER BAR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SWAY.
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALER 4 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK
DRIVER'S SEAT HAS MOVEMENT IN IT WHILE TRUCK IS IN MOTION. *AK
WHEN TAKING TRUCK IN FOR SERVICE WITH 20,000 THE BRAKE PADS WERE SHOT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
BRAKES SOAKED WITH OIL FROM REAR END.
DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE SUSPENSION DOES NOT INCLUDE REAR STABILIZER BAR, RESULTING IN POOR STABILITY.
ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP DURING A 25-30 MPH PANIC STOP. *AK
HAVE SPEED SENSITIVE STEERING, WHILE DRIVING TENSION ON WHEEL WOULD DECREASE & WOULD LOSE CONTROL; WOULD SWERVE OFF ROAD; SPEED WOULD VARY; HAPPENS ON STRAIGHTAWAYS, BUT OFTEN ON CURVES; HAPPENS INTERMITTENLY; TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED WORKING LIKE IT SUPPOSE TO. *AK
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM LOCKED.
WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE GEAR SHIFT HIT BY PASSENGER AND WENT COMPLETEY BACK TO PARK. THIS CAUSED THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL TO LOCK UP AND DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE.
VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED FIVE TIMES FOR PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES PULLING TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT.
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK BENDS TO THE RIGHT, CAUSING THE SEAT TO BE IN A COCKED POSITION. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE SEAT TWICE PRIOR TO THIS. ALSO REPLACED LEAKING MASTER CYLINDER/LEAKING POWER STEERING PUMP. *AK
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK BENDS TO THE RIGHT, CAUSING THE SEAT TO BE IN A COCKED POSITION. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE SEAT TWICE PRIOR TO THIS. ALSO REPLACED LEAKING MASTER CYLINDER/LEAKING POWER STEERING PUMP. *AK
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK BENDS TO THE RIGHT, CAUSING THE SEAT TO BE IN A COCKED POSITION. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE SEAT TWICE PRIOR TO THIS. ALSO REPLACED LEAKING MASTER CYLINDER/LEAKING POWER STEERING PUMP. *AK
WHEN SLOWING DOWN THE BRAKES WILL NOT ENGAGE. WHEN BRAKES DO ENGAGE THEY LOCK UP. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
DEROGATE PRESSURE DEVELOPED IN BRAKING SYSTEM (ON DAMP RAINY DAY.) PROBABLE CAUSE: TOTAL LOSS OF APPARATUS . POTENETIAL RESULT: CRASH. *AK
EA94-038; UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ANY TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP. THE BRAKE PEDAL GETS VERY SOFT, RESULTING IN BRAKE FADE AWAY, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER STATES THERE IS AIR IN THE MASTER CY...
WHILE DRIVING THERE IS TENSION ON THE WHEEL . WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO TO TURN, THE TENSION LOOSENS AND JERKS TO THE LEFT. THE DEALER HAS ORDERED THE PARTS TO REPAIR VEHICLE. *AK
AIR CONDITION SURGES.
DRIVE SHAFT CLINKS.
WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK AND COME TO A STOP SIGN THE TRUCK WOULDN'T STOP, GOT OUT TO CHECK THE TRUCK AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR AXLE FLUIDS WERE LEAKING ON THE BRAKES, AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A MECHANIC. *AK
OWNER HAS 4-WHEEL ABS BRAKES, HAS DIFFICULTY IN BRAKING, THERE SEEMS TO BE EXCESSIVE PLAY IN BRAKES, PEDAL MUST BE PRESSED 2-3 INCHES BEFORE BRAKES RESPOND. ALSO PASSENGERS SIDE SEAT BELT HAS PROBLEMS RETRACTING. *AK *JB
OWNER HAS 4-WHEEL ABS BRAKES, HAS DIFFICULTY IN BRAKING, THERE SEEMS TO BE EXCESSIVE PLAY IN BRAKES, PEDAL MUST BE PRESSED 2-3 INCHES BEFORE BRAKES RESPOND. ALSO PASSENGERS SIDE SEAT BELT HAS PROBLEMS RETRACTING. *AK *JB
ENGINE APPEARS TO MISS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH AIR CONDITIONER ON. *AK
BRAKE PADS NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CONTAMINATION OF CHASSIS FLUID.
CHASIS FLUID LEAKS ONTO BRAKE ROTORS.
PINION GEAR SEAL FAILED, CAUSING OIL LEAK.
REAR AXLE FAILED, DUE TO OVERHEATING, CAUSING GRINDING NOISE.
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE COMSUMER TRIED TO STOP VEHICLE, BUT THE BRAKES DIDN'T RESPOND AND HAD AN ACCIDENT, REARENDING TWO OTHER VEHICLES. THE DEALER CHECKED EVERYTHING OUT. ACCORDING TO MECHANIC DIDN'T BLEED THE BRAKES; THE MANUFACTURER SAID THEY WILL INVESTIGATE. *AK
WHEN TRAVELING OVER 30 MPH AND UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKES PULSATE, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER ALSO NOTED THAT THE PEDAL ALMOST GOES TO THE FLOORBOARD. PROBLEM OCCURS ON WET OR DRY PAVEMENT. CONS *AKUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK
VEHICLE DOES NOT DECELERATE WHEN REMOVING FOOT FROM THE PEDAL. RPM GAUGE DOES NOT DROP QUICKLY ENOUGH, AND VEHICLE DOES NOT SLOW DOWN WHEN TAKING FOOT OF THE PEDAL . HAVE TO MAKE A PANIC STOP. *AK
UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE IS A LONG PEDAL TRAVEL, THE PEDAL GOES ALMOST (3) QUARTERS TO THE FLOORBOARD BEFORE BRAKES ENGAGE. DEALER STATED THIS CONDTION IS NORMAL. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, ROAD WAS A LITTLE WET AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW AT ALL, HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE REAR. VEHICLE BEING REPAIRED AT DEALERSHIP. *AK
DURING VEHICLE OPERATION THE STEERING IS LOOSE, AND VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN. *AK
WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN THE VEHICLE IS EASY TO TURN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN MORE DETAILS. *AK