1996 CHEVROLET TAHOE Complaints

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM KICKS IN, CAUSING BRAKES TO LOCK-UP. THE BRAKES WORK INTERMITTENTLY. BRAKES HAVE BEEN SPONGY SINCE PURCHASE. *YC *ML

RANDOM OCCURANCES OF LOUD CLUNKING SOUNDS (REAR??) AND LOUD GRINDING (FRONT??) FOR 4 TO 40 SECONDS. CLUNKING SOUNDS AS THOUGH IT IS IN THE DRIVE TRAIN SOMEWHERE

ABS BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL/CRASH. UPON IMPACT,AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

CALIPERS OPERATE IMPROPERLY, CAUSING UNEVEN PAD WEAR/PREMATURE WEAROUT. ONE PAD (ON THE SAME CALIPER) WOULD BE COMPLETELY GONE (DOWN TO RIVETS)AND THE OTHER HAVING MORE THAN HALF ITS LIFE LEFT. THIS HAPPENED ON BOTH FRONT CALIPERS. THIS CAUSED EXCESSIVE WEAR TO REAR SHOES BECAUSE THE FRONT BRAKES WERE NOT FULLY OPETATIONAL AND THE REAR BRAKES WERE PRIMARILY STOPPING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED PADS FIRST, LATER DID A CALIPER REBUILD KIT, LATER AFTER VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY, REFUSED TO REPLACE CALIPERS, OR FIX PROBLEM. I HAD CALIPERS REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE (BENDIX CALIPERS). I AM CURRENTLY WAITING TO SEE IF THIS FIXES THE PROBLEM. HAVE CONTACTED GM AND THEY NOW REFUSE TO FIX THE PROBLEM AS VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY(EVEN THOUGH PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED REPEATEDLY SINCE VEHICLE WAS NEW). *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VISIBILITY PROBLEMS WHICH COULD RESULT IN CRASH. DEALER REPAIRED CIRCUIT BOARD. BUT CHARGED CONSUMER BECAUSE THIS VEHICLE WA S NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

MY SON WAS DRIVING THE TAHOE ABOUT 60 MPH ON A HIGHWAY. A PICKUP TRUNK PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF HIM. THE TAHOE HIT THE PICKUP TRUNK SQUARELY IN THE SIDE. THE AIRBAGS IN THE TAHOE DID NOT DEPLOY. HOWEVER, THE AIRBAGS IN THE PICKUP TRUCK DID DEPLOY. CHEVY SAID THIS IS NORMAL AND REFUSED TO INVESTIGATE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THE TAHOE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AS IT HIT THE PICKUP TRUCK SQUARELY IN THE SIDE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. WHY WOULD THE PICKUP TRUNK AIRBAGS DEPLO,Y AND NOT THE TAHOE? PARTICULARLY SINCE THE PICKUP WAS ONLY HIT ON THE SIDE AND HAD VERY LITTLE FORWARD MOTION. DAMAGE TO TAHOE WAS RATED AT FD-5 AND TO THE PICKUP AT LD-6 BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. BOTH VEHICLES WERE NOT DRIVEABLE AND HAD TO BE TOWED. MY SON WAS WEARING HIS SEATBELT AND ONLY SUFFERED FROM WHIPLASH. HOWEVER, ONCE THE VEHICLE IS REPAIRED, HOW CAN I EVER TRUST THE AIRBAG SYSTEM AGAIN IF IT IS EVER NEEDED. *AK

PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT LATCH BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT NOT TO LOCK INTO PLACE AFTER IT HAS BEEN LIFTED UP. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

ON THE DRIVER SIDE, BACK UP AND DOWN BUTTON ON POWER SEAT MECHANISM IS BROKEN, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO POSITION THE SEAT UP AND DOWN PROPERLY. *AK

BRAKE PEDAL SOFT AND SPONGY, MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED (WARRANTY REPAIR). SAME SYMPTOMS AGAIN WITH COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE THIS TIME. PEDAL GOES RIGHT TO THE FLOOR.

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE WORKED INTERMITTENTLY FOR AT LEAST THE PAST 6 MONTHS. NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER 98V150000 WAS IDENTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CHEVROLET DEALER FOR RECALL. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE VIN WAS NOT LISTED ON THEIR RECALL. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND THEY INDICATED THE SAME. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT WE WILL CORRECT AT OUR EXPENSE VERSUS A RECALL.