1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE Complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY BRAKE PRESSURE THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS OCCURRED AT LOW SPEEDS ON NORMAL ROADS WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE SERVICE BRAKES HYDRAULIC ANTILOCK. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

PURCHASED VEHICLE FROM CHEVY DEALER, SHORTLY AFTER NOTICED BRAKES DO NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY, ESPECIALLY AT LOW SPEEDS. NOW THE BRAKES CONSISTENTLY DO NOT STOP AT LOW SPEEDS IN A SECURE DISTANCE. HAVE NOT HAD A CRASH YET. I DO NOT EVEN DRIVE THE VEHICLE MUCH ANYMORE AND WANT TO SELL IT BUT I CAN'T LET SOMEONE GET HURT. I AM AN ENGINEER THAT WORKS WITH THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY AND I PRACTICE VERY DEFENSIVE DRIVING ESPECIALLY WITH THIS TAHOE. *JB

THE GAS TANK RUSTS OUT AROUND WHERE THE FUEL PUMP IS ATTACHED TO THE GAS TANK DUE TO LACK OF DRAINAGE AND PRECIPITATING THE FAILURE OF THE FUEL PUMP. JUST IN MY CIRCLE OF FRIENDS WHO OWN CHEVROLETS ALL HAVE HAD THE SAME INCIDENT HAPPEN. POOR DESIGN BY MANUFACTURER. FUEL COULD ALSO LEAK FROM THIS TYPE OF FAILURE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND BELOW THE ABS ENGAGED. AS A RESULT, THE STOPPING DISTANCE WAS INCREASED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, CONCERNING THE ABS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED BECAUSE OF THE VIN; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION.

I HAVE A 1999 CHEVY TAHOE. THE STEERING WHEEL JERKS ITSELF LIKE SOMEONE GRABS THE STEERING WHEEL. IT IS VERY NOTICEABLE ON TWO LANE CURVY ROADS. IT FEELS LIKE THE TRUCK HITS A PATCH OF ICE. I HAVE NOT HAD IT REPAIRED YET BUT WAS TOLD BY A SERVICE ADVISER THAT MY TRUCK HAS SPEED SENSITIVE STEERING - IT HAS AN ELECTRICAL WIRE HOOKED TO THE POWER STEERING PUMP TO PROVIDE SLOW DRIVING ASSISTANCE. I AM TOLD THAT IT SOUNDS LIKE THE SENSOR OR EVO SENSOR FOR THIS SYSTEM IS BAD. I HAVE REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP TO NO AVAIL. MY STEP DAUGHTER HAS A 1997 CHEVY 1/2 TON PICK UP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. SHE HAS HAD DOBBS AUTO DISCONNECT THE SYSTEM. I THINK THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY IF YOU OVER- CORRECT WHEN THE PRESSURE CHANGES OR BRIEFLY GIVES WAY AS I WOULD DESCRIBE. I WONDER HOW MANY CRASHES ARE CAUSED DO TO THIS GREMLIN IN THE STEERING SYSTEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER AS MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER SEEMS TO BE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT 5MPH OR LESS, THERE WAS AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE AND THE ABS ENGAGED ON DRY PAVEMENT. ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM PERSISTED, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEEN BY A DEALER. 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 VIN. 08/29/06 AS OF 8-21-06 PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. 08/29/06 INTERMITTENTLY THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES COME ON AT SPEEDS OF UNDER 5 MPH CAUSING NUMEROUS CLOSE CALLS AT SIGNALS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. BASIL CHEVROLET CONTACTED. *TT

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ACTIVATED AT SPEEDS BELOW 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND BOTH FRONT ABS SENSORS WERE REPLACED. 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 VIN.

VEHICLE GOES INTO ABS MODE AT SLOW SPEED STOP. ON DRY DRIVEWAY ALMOST RAN INTO MY OWN DOOR. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER AND BRAKE SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED. FOUND IT NECESSARY TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT SPEED SENSORS. ALSO HAD TO REPLACE 1 BROKEN CALIPER BOLT AS NECESSARY. TOTAL COST $697.47. RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR 1.35 MILLION TRUCKS AND SUVS FOR BRAKE SENSORS. OUR TRUCK BEING A 1999 TAHOE WAS NOT COVERED. ALL OTHER CHEVY TRUCKS WERE. *JB

GM ISSUED A RECALL #05068 ON OVER 800,000 TRUCKS & SUVS INVOLVING IMPROPER ABS ACTIVATION AT LOW/SLOW SPEEDS. (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #05V379000). I TOOK MY 1999 CHEV TAHOE TO THE DEALER TODAY FOR THE REPAIR, AND WAS TOLD THIS RECALL DID NOT EFFECT MY VEHICLE, THAT IT DID NOT INCLUDE MY VIN #. THE SERVICE PERSON SAID HE DID OBSERVE THE FACT THAT MY VEHICLE INDEED HAS THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY CANNOT FIX IT PER GM'S GUIDELINES. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW - IF IT IS EVIDENT THE VEHICLE HAS THE UNSAFE EQUIPMENT/ACTIONS THAT WARRANT THE RECALL, HOW CAN IT BE EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL? AS OF THIS DATE, I DO NOT HAVE AN AUTO ACCIDENT AND/OR PERSONAL INJURY ON RECORD DUE TO THE FACT THAT I HAVE LEARNED TO ADJUST MY DRIVING TO AVOID THE OBVIOUS FACT THAT, YES, I WOULD HAVE ONE OR TWO REAR-END ACCIDENTS A WEEK IF I DID NOT. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BY ME DEC 2004 AND WAS A PROBLEM FROM THE BEGINNING. WE DID NOT IMMEDIATELY HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED. MY HUSBAND WAS CHECKING TO SEE IF THE WIPER SYSTEM HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR SOME REASON AS THEY RARELY WORK, WHEN HE DISCOVERED THE BRAKE PROBLEM WAS BEING INVESTIGATED. SO WE HAVE WAITED THIS PROCESS OUT, ONLY TO DISCOVER IT DOES NOT INCLUDE OUR TAHOE. AS A MATTER OF FACT, WHEN HE PRINTED THE RECALL INFORMATION OUT ON 9/29/05, IT LISTED THE 1999 TAHOES, BUT NOW AS OF TODAY, IT HAS BEEN CHANGED TO 2000 AND NEWER. HOW CAN THAT BE WHEN MY VEHICLE HAS THE PROBLEM? *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT SPEEDS BELOW 10 MPH, THE ABS ACTIVATES. 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 VIN.