1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE Complaints

WIPERS OFTEN FAIL WHEN IN USE. THEY WILL RUN STOP,RUN STOP. THEY STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD,STOP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD,STOP ANYWHERE. WHILE DRIVING IN A RAINSTORM THIS IS QUITE DANGEROUS,YOU ARE UNABLE TO SEE. I OWNED A 1997 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN THAT DID THE SAME THING,RECALL WAS ISSUED. WHY NO RECALL ON MY TAHOE. I AM SURE IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM. DO I NEED TO BE INVOLVED IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT FIRST? *NM

DURING A FRONT END COLLISION WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THREE PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. *AK

MY HUSBAND AND I WERE IN ROUTE ONE EVENING WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. FOLLOWING THE MANUAL'S INSTRUCTIONS: CHECK THE COOLANT GAGES, IT HAD A READING OF NEARLY 260. WE PULLED OVER AT THE NEXT EXIT, INTO THE PARKING LOT OF A GAS STATION. WE CHECKED THE COOLANT RECOVERY TANK, IT WAS EMPTY. INSPECTED THE ENGINE FAN, IT WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. WAITED 1 1/2 HRS TO LET ENGINE COOL DOWN. REMOVED RADIATOR CAP. RADIATOR WAS DRY. I ASKED THE GAS STATION FOR THE RECOMMENDED BRAND 'DEX-COOL'. FORTUNATELY, THEY DIDN'T CARRY THAT BRAND. (THE REPORTS I'VE READ TODAY, INDICATE BRAND DEX-COOL COOLANT IS THE #1 CAUSE IN GASKET CORROSIONS, IT EATS PLASTIC. ADDED A 50/50 COOLANT AND ARRIVED HOME WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE FOLLOWING MORNING I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A REPUTABLE MECHANIC. AFTER GIVING HIM A VERY BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF WHAT WE'D EXPERIENCED THE EVENING PRIOR, HE IMMEDIATELY STOPPED ME IN MID-SENTENCE AND SAID "VICKIE, YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO FINISH TELLING ME. I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. IT'S COMMON FOR THIS ENGINE IN CHEVY'S FROM 1996 - 1999 TO LEAK COOLANT FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD NEAR THE REAR FIREWALL" HE WENT ON TO SAY, THAT THEIR SERVICE CENTER HAS HAD MANY CUSTOMERS COME IN WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT FREQUENTLY. HE ESTIMATED THE COST TO REPLACE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IS BETWEEN $250 - $300. IF THIS IS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM, THEN GM SHOULD NOT ONLY BE REQUIRED TO NOTIFY THE OWNERS, BUT SHOULD ASSIST IN THE COST TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE GASKETS. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED, IF THE FLUID ENTERS THE ENGINE, WHICH COULD VERY WELL HAPPEN, THEN THE ENGINE WOULD LOCK-UP. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND CAN EASILY BE PREVENTED. NEED THERE BE A FATALITY BEFORE GM VOLUNTARILY NOTIFIES THE OWNERS AND RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM? I DEMAND THAT GM INFORM CURRENT OWNERS OF THIS PROBLEM, REIMBURSE OWNERS WHO'VE ALREADY PAID TO HAVE THEIR VEHICLES REPAIRED, AND FINALLY, STOP RECOMMENDING THE USE OF DEX-COOL BRAND COOLANT IN THE OWNERS MANUAL!!! *AK

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE RAN THROUGH A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND WAS BROADSIDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. *AK THE BRAKES WERE CHECK 9 DAY PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT. *NM

350 CID ENGINE THREW ROD AT 69,000 MILES. REPLACED WITH NEW MR GOODWRENCH ENGINE. NEW ENGINE STOPS MYSTERIOUSLY ON HIGHWAY AFTER ABOUT 300 MILES. RESTARTS EASILY BEFORE IT COASTS TO A STOP. ONE TIME IT HAD TO SIT NEARLY HALF AN HOUR BEFORE RESTARTING. DEALER CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM.*AK

CLUNK IN REAR SUSPENSION WHEN STARTING AFTER A FULL STOP. DEALER HAS LUBRICATED DRIVESHAFT YOKE, REPLACED U-JOINTS. I LUBRICATED DRIVESHAFT YOKE MYSELF, FOUND IT WELL-LUBED, NOT THE PROBLEM. NOONE KNOWS HOW TOM FIX IT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE.*AK

AIR CONDITIONING MANIFOLD HOSE IS BROKEN ON 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE - EXTENDED WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER REPLACEMENT. ACCORDING TO TWO MECHANICS CONTACTED - THEY ARE APPARENTLY A FREQUENT REPAIR MADE ON THIS VEHICLE. ONE OF THE TWO MECHANICS SPOKEN TO WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REPAIRING THE VERY SAME ITEM AT THE TIME OF THE PHONE CALL.*AK

I OWN A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE THAT HAS AN ONGOING ON AND OFF PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING WHEREBY THE STEERING WHEEL WILL JERK SUDDENLY IN ONE DIRECTION OR THE OTHER (USUALLY PULLING TO THE RIGHT) WHILE I AM DRIVING. THE FEELING IS AS IF I HAVE HIT A PATCH OF ICE OR OIL. ON OCCASSION IT HAPPENS ONCE, MAYBE TWICE IN A COMMUTE. ON OTHER OCCASSIONS, SUCH AS THIS MORNING, IT IS MUCH MORE FREQUENT. IT FEELS AS IF I AM LOSING CONTROL OF THE CAR. THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON AS TO WHEN IT HAPPENS - IT HAPPENS IN DRY WEATHER, WET WEATHER (WHEN IT IS PARTICULARLY SCARY), WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS WARM AND WHEN IT IS COLD.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T ALWAYS WORK. SOMETIMES THEY WILL TURN ON BUT NOT TURN OFF. DELAY FUNCTION ALMOST NEVER WORKS. SEVERAL TIMES THEY HAVE FAILED TO WORK AT ALL.*AK