1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE Complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS WAS ENGAGING AT 10MPH WITH INCREASED THE STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL SERVICE DEALER FOR REPAIR AND CLEANING OF THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE ABS. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 03/22/06.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEEDS AND THERE WAS AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. 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. *NM

DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED THE ABS ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEED AND THERE WAS AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB

I BROUGHT MY 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE TO ALEXANDRIA BUICK-PONTIAC-GMC IN ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA ON DECEMBER 14, 2005 BECAUSE THE ABS LIGHT KEPT COMING ON IN THE DASHBOARD. MECHANIC DIAGNOSIS WAS SPEED SENSORS WERE MISSING. HE REPLACED THE HUB ASSEMBLIES AND SPEED SENSORS. TOTAL REPAIR WAS $1064.54. I THEN FOUND OUT THAT A RECALL ON THE PROBLEM I HAD JUST REPAIRED WAS GOING ON IN THE "RUST BELT" STATES AND CANADA. THE RECALL WAS FOR THE WHOLE NORTHEAST PART OF THE COUNTRY DOWN TO AND INCLUDING WASHINGTON DC. I WORK IN WASHINGTON AND LIVE ABOUT 5 MILES FROM THE CITY. I WROTE THE GM CLAIMS DEPARTMENT WITH COPIES OF EVERY RECEIPT AND A COPY OF THE RECALL LETTER. THEY CONTACTED ME AND TOLD ME THE REPAIR WAS INDEED ONE INCLUDED WITHIN THE RECALL, BUT THEY WERE DENYING THE CLAIM BECAUSE I LIVE IN VIRGINIA AND THE RECALL IS ONLY VALID IN "SALT BELT" STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MAINE, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. I WANT THE RECALL TO BE OPENED BACK UP AND TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL STATES. I SPEND EVERY SINGLE DAY IN WASHINGTON, WHAT MAKES MY CLAIM ANY DIFFERENT FROM THE PERSON THAT LIVES 5 MILES AWAY FROM ME, BUT HAPPENS TO LIVE ACROSS THE STATE BORDER? WHAT IS DIFFERENT FROM SOMEONE WHO LIVES IN WASHINGTON AND WORKS IN VIRGINIA? SINCE MY HOME ADDRESS WAS VIRGINIA, MY CLAIM WAS DENIED. THE RECALL CAMPAIGN # IS 05V379000. *NM THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS REPALCED. THE WATER PUMP WAS LEAKING ABD THE PINION SEAL WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 02/09/06. *JB

THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ISSUED FOR 2000-2002 TAHOE FOR FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CORROSION (PRODUCT SAFETY RECALL 05068) FROM GM. THIS SHOULD HAVE ALSO INCLUDED THE 1999 TAHOE. THIS ABS ISSUE IS CURRENTLY HAPPENING TO MY TAHOE. ITS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE THE MIDDLE OF 2005. I HEARD OF THE UPCOMING SAFETY RECALL BACK IN AUGUST 2005. BUT WHEN I TOOK MY 1999 TAHOE TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY STATED MY VIN# WAS NOT ON THE LIST FOR RECALLS. WHEN I LOOKED DEEPER INTO THIS RECALL, IT ONLY INCLUDES 2000-2002 TAHOE. I KNOW OF THIS HAPPENING ON ANOTHER 1999 TAHOE SPORT. IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE GM EXPAND THE RECALL COVERAGE TO INCLUDE ALL 1999 TAHOE. *JB

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE AT LOW SPEED AS NOTED IN CAMPAIGN ID 05V379000 OF NHTSA. I WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND I AM WONDERING WHY IT ISN'T. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE AND INAPPROPRIATE ACTIVATION OF THE ABS BRAKES AT LOW SPEEDS WHICH RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE STRIKING A GARAGE DOOR WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 REGARDING THE ABS BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, AND POLICE REPORT WAS REQUIRED. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AS INSTRUCTED IN THE RECALL. *AK UPDATED 01/25/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS BRAKES PULSATED AT LOW SPEEDS, AND IT FELT AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS ON ICE. THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THIS WAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS IN THE RECALL. *AK UPDATED 2/7/2006 - *NM

CHEVROLET HAS RECALLED 1999 TAHOES FOR ABS SENSOR FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION. I DIDN'T RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE, SO I CALLED CHEV. AT 1-800-630-2438. THEIR REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLE'S IDENTIFICATION NUMBER DID NOT FALL WITHIN THE "BREAKPOINT", SO MY VEHICLE ISN'T COVERED IN THE RECALL, DESPITE THE FACT THAT I HAD TO HAVE THE ABS SENSORS REPLACED IN NOV, 2004 AT A COST OF $741. THE REP. COULDN'T EXPLAIN WHY MY VEHICLE DIDN'T FALL WITHIN THE SO-CALLED "BREAKPOINT". MY VEHICLE'S IDENT. # IS [XXX]. THE VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN USED IN MAINE, WHICH IS ONE OF THE "SALT BELT" STATES. *JB UPDATED 07/17/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

DAD*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAS INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY A DEALER. ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAS INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE,ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEEDS. THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. *AK