1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE Complaints

INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKED AT GASKET AND AT STUB OUT FOR HEATER HOSE. COOLANT LEAKED OUT OF INTAKE MANIFOLD. INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD TO BE REPLACED

(1) BRAKING ON DRY GROUND (2) ABS ENGAGES AT SPEEDS BELOW 5 MPH, BRAKE DISTANCE IS INCREASE UNEXPECTEDLY (3) NO REPAIR YET, DEALER SAYS ENTIRE BRAKE ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE EXCHANGED. *JB

THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE SEAT WAS OFF THE BRACKET. THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE SEAT TO THE FRAME BROKE. OWNER CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO ESTIMATED A PRICE OF $501.15 FOR REPAIRS. *AK THE WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER LEANED BACK ON THE SEAT AND IT BECAME DETACHED FROM THE FRAME ON THE UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER. THE SEAT NOW FEELS TOTALLY UNSAFE, ROCKING BACK AND FORTH EVERY TIME A TURN IS MADE, OR WHEN ACCELERATING AND BRAKING. CONSUMER FEEL MOUNTING BRACKETS FOR SEATS SHOULD LAST MORE THAN A LIFETIME AND SHOULD BE FULLY COVERED AS A DEFECT WHEN ONE BREAKS. *BF *NM THE CONSUMER WANTED THE KNOWN THE STATUS OF HIS COMPLAINT. *JB

IN AN UNLOADED (NORMAL) CONDITION. THE BRAKES ARE VERY INEFFECTIVE. ALMOST TO THE POINT OF NOT BEING USEFUL. I'VE HAD THEM LOOKED AT BY BOTH A DEALER AND MIDAS AND THEY BOTH SAID EVERYTHING SEEMS FINE. THE LACK OF SUFFICIENT BRAKING POWER HAS MADE ME COME VERY CLOSE TO CAUSING AN ACIDENT ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MORE THAN ONE PEOPLE THAT THIS IS THE NORM FOR THIS SERIES OF CHEVY. I CONSIDER THIS A VERY HAZARDOUS ITEM AND I WOULD BE SELLING THE VEHICLE IF MY FINANCES ALLOWED AT THIS TIME. THE TRUCK IS A 99 MODEL AND I BOUGHT IT USED IN 04.

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE REAR END CAUGHT ON FIRE. VEHICLE WAS MAKING A NOISE SO SHE PULLED OVER, AND THE PERSON BEHIND CONSUMER WAS FLAGGING HER DOWN BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. SHE SMELLED FUEL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. *AK

DT: WITHOUT WARNING THE BRAKES WILL NOT WORK. THE CONSUMER HAS TO HIT THE BRAKES HARD AT TIMES TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE CONSMER SAID THERE IS A RECALL IN CANADA ON THESE BRAKES. THE DEALER SAID THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CALLED YET. *AK *SC *JB

THE ABS ACTIVATED WHEN BRAKING INCREASING THE VEHICLE'S STOPPING DISTANCE. THE ABS BRAKES MADE NOISE WHEN THEY WERE ACTIVATED AND NOW IT ACTIVATES ON DRY PAYMENT. *NM IN COLD WEATHER, THE ABS BRAKES WOULD ACTIVATE ON THE VERY FIRST STOP IN THE MORNING. THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE WEARING UNEVEN FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. *SC *JB

FUEL PUMP WENT OUT ON 1999 TAHOE. TOOK TO DEALER TO SERVICE UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THE WIRING HARNESS WITH A WARNING THAT THEY CAN BE FAULTY AND SHORT OUT THE FUEL PUMP, IN WHICH CASE THE NEW FUEL PUMP WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY UNLESS THE WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THERE IS A RECALL COMING OUT ON THIS VERY PROBLEM BUT ONLY FOR 2000-2003 (OR 2004?) TAHOES. MY CONCERN IS THAT IF THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM THAT HAPPEN TO THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF 1999 TAHOES WHY AREN'T THE 1999 TAHOES BEING INCLUDED IN THE RECALL THAT IS SOON TO BE RELEASED? I WAS TOLD THIS BY MY DEALER.

1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE EQUIPMENT.*MR THE ABS ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEEDS AND WHILE ON DRY PAVEMENT WHICH REDUCED THE BRAKING EFFECT AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE ABS LIGHT NOW REMAINS ON WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THE ABS MODULE BE REPLACED AFTER THE FIRST ATTEMPT TO CLEAN THE CORROSION ON THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR DID NOT WORK. *JB

ABS ACTIVATES AT SPEEDS UNDER 10MPH WHETHER APPLYING THE BRAKES OR NOT. THERE IS INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. HAS ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENT ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION.