1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE Complaints

DT: THE CONTACT STATES H HAS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. ONE OF THE 4 MOUNTING BOLTS ON THE BOTTOM OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT SHEARED OFF, MAKING THE SEAT UNSTABLE UNDER NORMAL USAGE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERN THAT IF HE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE SEAT MOVED AROUND HE COULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE GM DEALER TOLD HIM HE WAS ON HIS OWN. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THIS A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO.*AK

DT: THE CALLER WAS NOT AWARE OF A PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE BUT INSISTED WAS DENIED RECALL 05V379000 CONCERNING ABS BRAKES BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS REGISTERED IN COLORADO AND NOT IN NEW YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA. THIS WAS TOLD TO HIM BY THE MANUFACTURER. *AK UPDATED 11/30/2005 - *NM

DT: WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH AND UNDER THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE PROPERLY. THE CAR WILL NOT STOP PROPERLY. THE CONSUMER HAS TO PUMP ON THE BRAKES TO STOP-SOMETIMES THIS DID NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CHEVROLET DEALER, AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS BRAKES. NO REPAIRS OR CORRECTIONS WERE MADE. AT ONE INCIDENT THE CONSUMER WAS TOWING A HORSE TRAILER AT 45 MPH. WHEN BRAKE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED, THERE WERE NO BRAKES, A COMPLETE FAILURE, CAUSING THE HORSE TRAILER TO JACKKNIFE. THE BRAKES FAILED AND ENGAGED AND FAILED AND ENGAGED AS REPORTED BY THE CONSUMER. THIS RESULTED IN THE TRAILER DAMAGING THE VEHICLE, TRAILER, AND INJURY TO THE HORSES. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS OR CORRECTIONS MADE TO THE ABS SYSTEM AT THIS TIME. *AK

DT: BEGINNING IN JULY, THE CONSUMER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES DURING LOW SPEED BRAKE APPLICATIONS. WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE BRAKES WOULD GRAB. THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD FLUCTUATE. THERE WAS A FEELING LIKE BEING ON ICE. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED ABOUT 85-90 PERCENT OF THE TIME. THE PROBLEM BECAME WORSE WITH TIME. THE CONSUMER CHECKED ON THE RECALL 05V379000. HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. THEY STATED THAT THE OWNER HAS THE OLD WHEEL SPEED SENSORS AND THOSE WERE NOT AFFECTED BY THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO ALERT NHTSA THAT HIS VEHICLE STILL HAS THE EXACT PROBLEM LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT REPAIRED IT YET. THE CONSUMER HAS ALMOST REAR ENDED A CAR DUE TO THE ABS ACTIVATION AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *JB UPDATE 1/11/2006 - *NM

THE ABS BRAKES SEEMS TO ACTIVATE ALL THE TIME WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN I PRESS DOWN ON THE BRAKES TO COME TO A STOP. *NM

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE BRAKES SINCE 2001. I HAVE HAD THEM REPLACED TWICE SINCE MY MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE IS OVER 70,000. MY PROBLEM IS THAT THEY STILL DON'T FEEL RIGHT....I'VE MENTIONED THIS TO BOTH A GM DEALER AND PRIVATE AUTO GARAGE AND THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG. I FEEL THAT THE ABS RECALL JUST ANNOUNCED WILL FIX MY PROBLEM. I LOOKED AT THE LIST OF STATES AT WWW.KYW.COM AND NOTICED THAT DELAWARE IS NOT LISTED. HOW CAN I BE A PART OF THIS RECALL SO THAT I DON'T BECOME AN ACCIDENT STATISTIC? I PHONED GM AND THEY DON'T HAVE ANY INFORMATION IN THEIR COMPUTERS ABOUT THIS RECALL YET. I WAS INFORMED THAT YOU IT IS STILL IN THE WORKS. *NM

HYDRAULIC ANTILOCK CONTROL UNITE MODULE. ARIZONA WAS NOT ONE OF THE STATES IN THE SALT BELT STATES. FAILURE TO THE ABS ON MY VEHICLE HAS CAUSED ME IN 2 MINOR CRASHES. DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY TO REPAIR VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED FOR SOME TIME. *NM

EXPERIENCE UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATION AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING LOW SPEED BRAKE APPLICATIONS. WE HAVE FILED A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 05V379000 WHICH PROMPTED GM TO RECALL SOME OF THE VEHICLES AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM. VEHICLES IN OUR STATE OF WISCONSIN WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. WHEN ASKING FOR THE NUMBER OF FAILURES, I ENTERED 100, BUT IT HAPPENS EVERYDAY AT JUST ABOUT EVERY ATTEMPT WE MAKE AT STOPPING THE VEHICLE. *NM

I AM WRITING REF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID - 05V379000 I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SYMPTOM SEVERAL TIMES AND ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING I HAD DONE WRONG. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT MY STATE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT MARYLAND USES A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF SALT IN THE WINTER. I CAN'T REMEMBER THE LAST TIME IT OCCURRED BUT AM PUTTING IN TODAY'S DATE TO FINISH THE FORM. *JB

OUR SEAT WARMER BURNED THRU OUR FRONT DRIVERS SEAT. THERE IS A LARGE HOLE IN OUR SEAT. I AM NOT SURE OF THE EXACT DAY THAT THIS HAPPENED...WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON THIS SUMMER WITH MY HUSBAND HAVING OPEN HEART SURGERY AND I THEN HAVING SURGERY SO I AM JUST GETTING THIS TO YOU NOW. I AM NOT SURE IF THERE IS ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS OR NOT BUT I DO NOT WANT ANYONE TO GET HURT.