1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE Complaints

DEFECTIVE TRANSFER CASING / DRIVE TRAIN CAUSING SUDDEN INABILITY TO DRIVE VEHICLE. NO ABILITY TO CHECK TRANSFER CASING OIL WITHOUT GOING UNDER VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE BRAKES BEGAN TO GRIND WHEN DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT HER VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE NOTED IN CLOSED INVESTIGATION # PE05020 REGARDING THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. THE CONTACT HAS NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 105,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

AT LOW SPEEDS UNDER 10 MPH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WILL ACTIVATE CAUSING LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE THAN NORMAL. I CHECKED ON RECALL THROUGH CHEVY AND THEY SAY THERE IS NONE FOR MY VEHICLE YET THIS PROBLEM IS IDENTICAL TO THE OTHER TRUCKS THAT WERE RECALLED. *TR

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE WITH A FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE OF 48,000. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR A RECALL REPAIR FOR CAMPAIGN # 05V379000. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT AFFECTED BY THE RECALL, BUT THEY WOULD STILL DO THE REPAIR. WHEN THE VEHICLE REPAIR WAS DONE THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS BRAKE ROTOR SEPARATED.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES PULSATED WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL DURING DECELERATION. THE SPEED AT THE TIME OF FAILURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS LOW SPEED ABS ACTIVATION, IN WHICH A RECALL WAS ISSUED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. *AK

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHEN DRIVING 10 MPH AND SLOWER THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED, A NOISE OCCURRED AND THERE WAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO RECALL# 05V379000, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK. THE AUTO MECHANIC AGREED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A DUPLICATE OF THE RECALL. HOWEVER, THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,700 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 147,000. *AK THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE HAD VEHICLE REPAIRED AND ENCLOSED A COPY OF THE INVOICE. UPDATE 05/04/07*TR

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHEN PREPARING TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH THE ABS ACTIVATED, AND TOOK LONGER TO STOP THE VEHICLE DURING CLEAR ROAD CONDITIONS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CAUSED THE ABS TO ACTIVATE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SENSOR SHOULD BE CLEANED. THERE WAS RECALL 05V379000 CONCERNING THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 132,000. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE VEHICLE MADE A JERKING MOTION AT ANY SPEED WHEN THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. THE DEALER CLEANED THE SENSORS. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO JERK. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SPEED SENSORS, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO PERSIST. THE CONTACT HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SINCE THE SENSORS WERE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 123,000.*AK

I HAVE A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THERE HAS BEEN A LIMITED RECALL ON THE WHEEL SENSOR THAT CONTROLS THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR THE RECALL BUT WAS INFORMED IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT CHEVY'S INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE PROBLEM IS...SOMETIMES THE ABS ACTIVATES WHEN THE BRAKES HAVEN'T EVEN BEEN APPLIED. SOMETIMES IT ACTIVATES AT VERY LOW SPEEDS CAUSING LONGER BRAKING DISTANCE. I FINALLY PULLED THE FUSE TO DEACTIVATE THE ABS. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON 12/2006 THE VEHICLE HAD A BRAKE PROBLEM. WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE FRONT END OF THE CAR WOULD VIBRATE AND PULSE WHILE DRIVING AT B 25 MPH. WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE INSPECTED HE WAS TOLD THAT THE ROTOR SEPARATED INTO TWO PIECES . AFTER THE REPAIR WAS DONE A MONTH LATER THE CONTACT THE BRAKES STLL VIBRATED AND PULSED WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. TALSO, HE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS SAFETY RECALL O5V379000 ON 1999 - 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE, ANDWAS TOLD THAT IT DID NOT APPLY TO T HIS VEHICLE DUE TO THE VIN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 48808.*AK