1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE Complaints

ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ON MY TAHOE STARTED ACTIVATING AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN OR STOPPING ON CLEAR/DRY ROADWAYS. IT TOOK LONGER TO STOP, AND THE FIRST FEW TIMES IT HAPPENED I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO STOP WITHOUT SMASHING INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, OR THAT THERE WAS NO CAR IN THE INTERSECTION WHEN I WENT PAST THE STOP SIGN A FEW FEET. I WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC FRIEND THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY A DIRTY OR DEFECTIVE ABS SENSOR. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT GM DOES NOT SELL THE SENSOR SEPERATELY AND YOU HAVE TO BUY THE ENTIRE WHEEL HUB, WHICH COSTS AROUND $500 PER WHEEL. I HAVE NOT HAD IT REPAIRED YET DUE TO THE COST. I SIMPLY ALLOW MYSELF MORE TIME TO STOP. I WAS TOLD THAT I COULD DISABLE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. I AM HESITANT TO DO THAT BECAUSE I FEEL I HAVE BETTER CONTROL WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES THAN CONVENTIONAL BRAKES WITH THE WEATHER IN THE AREA WHERE I LIVE.

CHEVY TAHOE 1999, WE HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR FOUR YEARS AND PUT 40,000 + MILES ON IT, IT NOW HAS 102,000 MILES. IN THAT TIME FRAME WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT ROTERS AND PADS FOUR TIMES. IN JANUARY OF 2002 I HAD AN ACCIDENT AT SLOW SPEED IN SLUSHY ROAD CONDITIONS WHERE THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP OVER A TRAVEL DISTANCE OF 100'+/- IT WAS BLAMED ON DRIVER ERROR AND POOR ROAD CONDITIONS, SINCE THAT TIME WE HAD A COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE FRONT BRAKES WITH NO ACCIDENT AND FORTUNATELY NO INJURY. A THIRD INCIDENT RESULTED IN NO PROPERTY DAMAGE OR ACCIDENT.

IN REFERENCE TO THE CURRENT INVESTIGATION OF GM TRUCKS AND SUVS FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS (ABS) AT LOW-SPEED. THIS WAS REPORTED ON THE NEWS TODAY (05/02/05). THE CORROSION AROUND THE ABS HUB SENSORS IS A WELL-KNOWN PROBLEM. MY 1999 CHEVY TAHOE HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR MONTHS. MOST REPAIR PLACES WANT TO REPLACE THE HUBS FOR A VERY HIGH PRICE ($500+ PER WHEEL). THIS IS RIDICULOUS!!! I PULLED MY ABS FUSE UNTIL I CAN GET RID OF THE CORROSION MYSELF. RECALL THESE VEHICLES NOW! THE CHEVY/GMC TRUCK-SUV COMMUNITY HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS FOREVER, GM IGNORES IT!!!

1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE TAILGATE CABLE FAILED, AND ALSO CONSIDERABLE DRIVELINE LASH. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE SEAT WAS OFF THE BRACKET. THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE SEAT IN POSITION BROKE. OWNER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER, BUT WAS NOT GETTING ANY ASSISTANCE. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK

REPLACEMENT FRONT BRAKE ROTORS INSTALLED ON A 1999 CHEVY TAHOE 2 DOOR AND DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES IN 15 MILE INCREMENTS RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT INTEREFERENCE WEAR BETWEEN THE DISC BRAKE PAD BACKING PLATES AND THE CYLINDRICAL PORTION OF THE BRAKE ROTORS, WITH SIGNIFICANT HEAT GENERATION, NOISE, AND ODOR. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF THE REPLACEMENT ROTORS AND THE OEM ROTORS REVEALED THAT THE REPLACEMENT ROTORS DIAMETER OF THE CYLINDRICAL PORTION THAT COVERS THE VEHICLE HUB WERE APPROXIMATELY 3/16 LARGER DIAMETER THAN THE OEM ROTORS. REPLACEMENT ROTORS HAVE BEEN RETURNED TO THE SELLER, PAUL DO AT CQUENCEMOTORSPORTS, 4933 PEARCE STREET, APT. B, HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA 92649. I BELIEVE THE ROTORS WERE MANUFACTURED IN CHINA, THEIR PART NUMBER IS 5569 MIN THK 30.86MM PT14 BT. FORTUNATELY, THE PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED BEFORE SIGNIFICANT VEHICLE DAMAGE OCCURED. THE STOCK ROTORS WERE REINSTALLED WITHOUT INTERFERENCE. OLD PART UNAVAILABLE, IT WAS RETURNED TO SELLER UNDER WARRANTY.*AK

WHILE TURNING ON THE DEFOGGER WATER WAS LEAKING FROM THE VENTS. ALSO, DRIVER NOTICED THAT VEHICLE WAS RUNNING HOT. DRIVE TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE HEATER CORE AND HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO ROLL UP THE REAR POWERED WINDOWS. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB

I DOING RESEARCH I NOTICED ANOTHER COMMON COMPLAINT FROM OTHERS ABOUT SOMETHING I AM ALSO EXPERIENCING. WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS, MY STEERING WHEEL WILL JERK. FOR INSTANCE, WHEN I AM CHANGING LANES, MY STEERING WHEEL WILL JERK, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO TURN MORE THAN I WANT TO. THIS CAUSES A REAL SHARP TURN, AND I AM AFRAID THAT I WILL ONE DAY LOSE CONTROL AND FLIP MY VEHICLE WITH MY CHILDREN INSIDE WITH ME. IS THERE SOMETHING I NEED TO DO TO FIX THIS? I ALSO SUBMITTED A COMPLAINT ABOUT ABS FAILURE AND WANT TO KNOW IF THERE IS SOMETHING I CAN DO ABOUT THAT, ALSO.*AK

MY ANTI LOCKING BRAKES SEEM TO BE ENGAGING WHEN I BREAK AT SLOW SPEEDS. I HAD AN ACCIDENT IN SLOW TRAFFIC WHEN I PRESSED ON THE BREAKS, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THIS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE ON THE WAY TO WORK THIS MORNING, ALMOST CAUSING ANOTHER WRECK...THAT IS WHY I AM WRITING TODAY. IT DOESN'T DO IT ALL THE TIME, JUST SOMETIMES. I DIDN'T REALIZE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS UNTIL I BEGAN DOING RESEARCH.*AK