1996 CHEVROLET TAHOE Complaints

I HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE OF FAILURES IN THE POWER SEAT RISER ASSEMBLY IN 95-96 CHEVY TAHOES, CAUSING THE SEAT ASSEMBLY TO FIRST BECOME LOOSE, AND EVENTUALLY FAIL. THE OUTCOME OF THE FAILURE RESULTS IN THE DRIVER FALING BACKWARDS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE SEAT IS NO LONGER INTACT WITH THE REST OF THE ASSEMBLY. THE FIRST INDICATION OF A PROBLEM IS A "ROCKING" TYPE MOVEMENT IN THE SEAT MECHANISM WHEN UNDER ACCELERATION/DECELERATION, WHICH BECOMES OBVIOUS OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. MY TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THIS COMPLAINT WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY, AND OF COURSE THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. IT HAS SINCE GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING THE COST FOR A CONSUMER TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE COMPONENT TO PREVENT A FAILURE IS IN EXCESS OF $300. I AM NOT AWARE OF ANY CRASHES AS A RESULT OF THE SEAT FAILURE, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN SOME CLOSE CALLS. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING MOST OF THE FAILURES OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE DRIVER WAS SEATED AND MAKING A MOVEMENT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN MOTION.

I REPLACED WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR AT MY OWN EXPENSE/ CIRCUIT BOARD DID NOT COME WITH NEW MOTOR AND HAD TO BE TRANSFERED FROM OLD UNIT. THIS WAS COVERED UNDER A RECALL NHTSA 98V15001 HOWEVER IT COVERED VEHICLES MFG. UP TO 5/96 MINE WAS MFG 6/96 YET IT HAS THE PROBLEM COVERED IN THE RECALL WHICH IS TO CORRECT AN INTERMITTENT WIPER FAILURE. IT'S A REAL TREET TO BE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND HAVE YOUR WIPERS QUIT. YOU CAN PULL OVER, OPEN THE HOOD, AND SLAP THE WIPER UNIT AND IT WILL RESUME WORKING FOR A WHILE. .

WHILE DRIVING AND TRYING TO TURN ON THE WINSHIELD WIPERS, THEY DIDN'T WORK. WHEN THEY START WORKING, WINDSHIELD WIPERS COULD QUIT WITHOUT A WARNING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IN FRONT CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP, AND CONSUMER REAR ENDED OTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM BRAKING SINCE 1998. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER IN AUGUST OF19 99, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY PROBLEMS. CONSUMER SAID THAT VEHICLE KIND OF SLUGGUSHLY STOPPED. CONSUMER HAD TO PUT FOOT TO THE FLOOR TO STOP VEHICLE.*AK

I ENTERED MY VEHICLE AND WHEN I SAT IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT THE FRONT LEFT FRAME BRACKET ON THE SEAT SNAPPED. THE WELDING APPARENTLY BROKE. THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN OFF-ROAD AND I AM NOT OBESE. NOW, WHEN I SIT IN THE SEAT, IT LEANS BACK IN AN UNCOMFORTABLE AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, DANGEROUS POSITION. THE SEAT MOVES BACK AND FORTH EVERYTIME THE ACCELERATOR AND/OR BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. I TRIED TO HAVE GM FIX THIS, BECAUSE IT IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT, AS WELDING SHOULD NOT COME UNDONE UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS. GM WOULD NOT ACCEPT THE RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THIS DEFECT. *AK

DEFECTIVE ACTUATORS CAUSED THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM TO ENGAGE ITSELF AT THE WRONG TIMES CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE TRANSFER CASE. NLM

ENGINE STALLED TWICE IN 2 DAYS. PRIOR TO STALL, THE CLOCK WAS INOP AND THE RADIO WENT BLANK. *AK

TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT INTO 3RD AND 4TH GEAR. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. *AK

I GET NO HELP FROM THE DEALER. THEY CHARGED ME FOR A NEW WIPER MOTOR, SAYING THE RECALL WAS FOR LAST YEARS MODEL. MY TRANSMISSION WAS CHECKED BY A TRANS SHOP - THEY SAY IT WORKS FINE. THE DEALER WANTS $3000 TO FIX IT. AFTER DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AND SLOWING BACK TO NORMAL STOP AND GO DRIVING, THE VEHICLE BANGS INTO SECOND GEAR. IF I TURN THE VEHICLE OFF FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AND BACK ON AGAIN, THE BANGING STOPS AND THE TRANSMISSION WORKS FINE. *AK

THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL COMING FROM VEHICLE. ALSO, HEADLIGHTS & SIGNALS WOULD NOT WORK IF STEERING WHEEL & COLUMN WAS TILTED. SOMETIMES HEADLIGHTS/ WINDSHIELD WIPERS & SIGNALS WOULD GO HAY WIRE. VEHICLE IS AT THE SHOP. *AK