1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE Complaints

DT: THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ABS BRAKE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED IN APRIL 2005. THE BRAKES CATCH AT LOW SPEEDS. IT HAS HAPPENED AROUND 40-50 TIMES. NHTSA RECALL 05V379000 AND GM RECALL NUMBER 05068 WAS ISSUED. WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, THEY SAID THAT THE CONSUMER'S STATE OF RESIDENCE AND VIN WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTS AS OF YET. *AK 11/15/2005 *JB

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE AT LIGHT PEDAL AND VERY LOW SPEEDS. EXTENDS STOPPING DISTANCE. *NM

IS THE NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V155000 (CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 2000-2001 FUEL PUMP FAILURE) GOING TO BE EXPANDED TO OTHER GM TRUCKS? MY 1999 TAHOE HAD THE EXACT FAILURE DESCRIBED IN THIS RECALL, AND I EXPECT IT WILL FAIL AGAIN. IF THE RECALL WILL BE RESTRICTED TO THE 2000-2001 SUBURBANS, I WILL PERFORM MY OWN MODIFICATION TO MY TAHOE'S PUMP (I WILL BYPASS THE INTERNAL PUMP CONNECTOR AND SOLDER THE WIRES). HOWEVER, IF THE RECALL WILL BE EXPANDED TO THE 1999 TAHOE IN THE NEAR FUTURE, I WOULD RATHER HAVE THE OFFICIAL GM FIX APPLIED. *NM

ORIGINAL OWNER OF 1999 TAHOE. SINCE PURCHASE, I HAVE FELT THAT THE TRUCK WAS NOT STOPPING WELL, EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS. I RETURNED TO DEALER AND THEY CONTINUED TO SAY NOTHING WAS WRONG. SINCE THAT TIME, I HAVE HAD FOUR DIFFERENT DEALERS IN THREE STATES AND TWO PRIVATE MECHANICS LOOK AT IT. ALL HAVE SAID IT "PERFORMS AS INTENDED". THE BRAKES WERE WORKED ON SEVEN TIMES THAT I HAVE RECORDS FOR. AT 17K MILES, 32K MILES, REAR BRAKES WERE CLEANED AND ADJUSTED. AT 36K, FRONT ROTORS WERE RESURFACED, REAR BRAKES CLEANED/ADJUSTED. AT 47K, FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED AND REAR DRUMS WERE TURNED. REPLACED PADS. REARS ADJUSTED AT 59K. AT 72K, REPLACED FRONT BRAKES AND MACHINED ROTORS. CLEANED/ADJUSTED REARS. THIS CONTINUES ON EVERY 20K MILES OR SO AND STILL THE TRUCK DOES NOT STOP UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS. THE REAR BRAKE ADJUSTMENTS ONLY LAST ABOUT TWO WEEKS, THEN BACK TO THE SAME THING. LUCKILY, I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT YET BUT HAVE HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE TO AVOID HITTING CAR IN FRONT OF ME. *NM

ORIGINAL OWNER OF 1999 TAHOE. SINCE PURCHASE, I HAVE FELT THAT THE TRUCK WAS NOT STOPPING WELL, EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS. I RETURNED TO DEALER AND THEY CONTINUED TO SAY NOTHING WAS WRONG. SINCE THAT TIME, I HAVE HAD FOUR DIFFERENT DEALERS IN THREE STATES AND TWO PRIVATE MECHANICS LOOK AT IT. ALL HAVE SAID IT "PERFORMS AS INTENDED". THE BRAKES WERE WORKED ON SEVEN TIMES THAT I HAVE RECORDS FOR. AT 17K MILES, 32K MILES, REAR BRAKES WERE CLEANED AND ADJUSTED. AT 36K, FRONT ROTORS WERE RESURFACED, REAR BRAKES CLEANED/ADJUSTED. AT 47K, FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED AND REAR DRUMS WERE TURNED. REPLACED PADS. REARS ADJUSTED AT 59K. AT 72K, REPLACED FRONT BRAKES AND MACHINED ROTORS. CLEANED/ADJUSTED REARS. THIS CONTINUES ON EVERY 20K MILES OR SO AND STILL THE TRUCK DOES NOT STOP UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS. THE REAR BRAKE ADJUSTMENTS ONLY LAST ABOUT TWO WEEKS, THEN BACK TO THE SAME THING. LUCKILY, I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT YET BUT HAVE HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE TO AVOID HITTING CAR IN FRONT OF ME. *NM

DT: ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2005 NOTICED AT LOW SPEEDS THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED. HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THERE WAS RECALL 05068, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED NO MATTER WHAT THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE. COULD HEAR AND FEEL ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATE, AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL. HAD TO INCREASE STOPPING DISTANCE IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THERE WAS NO FOR WARNING WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *AK

DT: THE CONSUMER BELIEVES HIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN RECALL#05V379000 CONCERNING ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH ABS AS STATED IN THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE THE STATE IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS LOCATED WAS NOT CONSIDERED THE SALT BELT. *AK *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ABS BRAKE PROBLEM. WHEN COMING TO A SLOW STOP THE BRAKES WILL GRAB. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH IT, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER RECALL 05068. STARTED NOTICING THIS ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2005. THIS PROBLEM BECAME WORSE WHEN IT WAS RAINING. THEREWAS NO FOR WARNING, THE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON, AND THERE WAS NO NOISE. *AK

DT: THE BRAKES HAD MANY REPAIRS. HAD THEM READJUSTED, BLED, AND REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES, THE MOST RECENT WAS ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2005. THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTS AS OF YET. THE BRAKES WERE NOT HOLDING, AND THEY WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. WHEN CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS THEY TELL HER THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. NHTSA RECALL 05V379000 WAS ISSUED. BUT WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER THEY TOLD HER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

RECALL #05V379000 4/6/04 ANTILOCK BRAKES "KICKED" IN WHEN GOING 5 MPH TRYING TO STOP,THERE WAS RUST BUILT UP ON SENSOR, THIS WAS CLEANED 6/17/04 NEW BRAKES NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. *NM