1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE Complaints

ON FOUR OCASSIONS I HAVE HAD COLD AIR BLOW OUT OF MY HEATER AFTER THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS OVER 100 DEGREES. AFTER CONTIUOUSLY MOVING THE CONTROL KNOB ON AND OFF, EVENTUALLY, SOMETIMES AN HOUR LATER THE HEAT COMES ON. THIS JUST STARTED TO OCCUR THIS YEAR. BY THE TIME I WAS ABLE TO GET TO A DEALER THERE WAS HEAT COMING OUT AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. WHEN THERE IS COLD AIR COMING OUT, YOU CAN DEPRESS THE "FLOW THRU AIR AND AIR CONDITIONING" BUTTONS AND THE LIGHT ON THESE BUTTONS DO NOT ILLUMINATE. WHEN THE HEAT COMES BACK ON, THE LIGHTS ON THESE BUTTONS ILLUMINATE. I HAVE TOLD THIS TO THE DEALER BUT THEIR "DIAGNOSTIC" CHECK, AGAIN, SHOWS NO PROBLEM. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THIS COULD BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM OR A BAD SWITCH. JUST THE OTHER DAY, TWO DAYS AGO, WHEN THIS LAST HAPPENED, I HAD THE RADIO ON AM AND WHEN I MOVED THE HEAT SWITCH FROM "OFF" TO "ON" THIS CREATED STATIC ON MY RADIO. *AK

MY 1999 TAHOE CAUGHT ON FIRE AT THE REMOTE MIRROR SWITCH IN THE DRIVER DOOR, BURNED ALL AROUND THE MIRROR SWITCH, I WAS ABLE TO USE A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND GET THE FIRE OUT. I NOTICED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR A SPECIFIC PROBLEM WITH A MIRROR SWITCH, BUT NOT WITH TAHOES, JUST CHEVROLET TRUCKS, SUBURBANS. GM REFUSES TO ACCEPT ANY BLAME FOR THIS FAULTY SWITCH, AND INSIST IT HAPPENED DUE TO HIGH MILES. THEY WANT TO PASS THE BUCK; HOWEVER, I DON'T BUY IT. MY TAHOE WAS MANUFACTURED IN SEPT. 1998 AND THE OTHER VEHICLES WERE 1997 - 1998 MODELS. I THINK IT COULD BE POSSIBLE THAT MY TAHOE RECEIVED ONE OF THE FAULTY MIRROR SWITCHES. I WOULD LIKE FOR IT TO BE CHECKED OUT MORE THOROUGHLY. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD A PROBLEM OF THIS NATURE.*AK

THE HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYTEM DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY IS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THE STEERING WHEEL "SLIPS" AT HIGH SPEED CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE SUDDENLY WHILE GOING AROUND CORNERS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM REPAIRED, BUT AFTER $1,000.00 OF REPAIRS, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT SIX MONTH AGO ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER, SIX MONTH LATER, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. THE DEALER REBUILT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS AT THE OWNER EXPENSE. *JB THE TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY REBUILT AND HAD BEEN SERVICED PRIOR TO PURCHASE WHICH INCLUDED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH. THE VEHICLE LEAKED FLUID, FOUND FRONT PUMP LEAKING DUE TO THE BEARING FAILURE(BOTH WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED), WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD GET WARM, A LOUD RATTLING NOISE WOULD BE HEARD, THE A/C WOULD GET WARM, THE FAN WOULD STOP BLOWING(FOND TERMINAL BURNT/WIRING REPAIRED), THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED UPON ACCELERATION(FOUND THE INPUT CARRIER BEARING COMING APART AND METAL THROUGHOUT/THE TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY RECONDITIONED). *SC

WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED AND RESULTED IN POOR VISIBILITY. THE CONSUMER HAD TOO OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP. *AK THE DEALER REPLACED THE WIPER MODULE. *NM

STEERING FEELS LIKE IT IS SLIPPING OR OVERPOWERED RT TURNS. THE CENTER POSITION IS GONE WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN. YOU NEED TO TURN THE WHEEL BACK TO CENTER WHICH CAN REQUIRE MULTIPLE ADJUSTMENTS OF THE WHEEL CAUSING SWERVING. PROBLEM I AM TOLD BE CHEVY DEALER IS COMMON AND CAUSED BY EVO SENSOR.*AK

1999 CHEVROLET 4X4 2 DOOR TAHOE, CORROSION AND SHORTING OF PIN CONNECTIONS IN HIGH/LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT DIMMER SWITCH. ON GOING PROBLEM FOR 3 MO. OF HEADLIGHT FAILURE WHEN OPERATING AT NIGHT. FOUND SWITCH ON STEERING ASSEMBLY TO HAVE CORROSION AND INDICATION OF WIRES OVERHEATING DUE TO EXCESS HEAT. TURNED ON HEADLIGHTS AND MOVE CONNECTOR WIRES AT SWITCH, HEADLIGHTS FAILED. HEADLIGHTS ALSO FAIL WHEN STEERING COLUMN IS TILTED. PROBLEM IS DUE TO POOR CONTACT OF PIN CONNECTIONS AT SWITCH DUE TO CORROTION IN CONNECTION POSSIBLE POOR CONSTRUCTION OF CONNECTOR. ARCING CAN BE HEARD WHEN CONNECTION ON SWITCH IS MOVED. THIS IS A VERY WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE DRIVEN BY MY WIFE. I AM A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE WITH 30 YEARS EXPERINCE IN AUTOMOTIVE AND EQUIPMENT INSPECTION, REPAIR AND REBUILD WITH EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE IN DIOGNOSTICS AND USE OF TMDE. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE SUDDENLY STOPPED, THEN BECOME INTERMITTENT, THEN MAY WORK FINE FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN STOP AGAIN. ACTS LIKE THERE IS AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE WITH THE CIRCUIT BOARD FOR THE WIPERS. VERY DANGEROUS TO HAPPEN WHEN I WAS DRIVING IN HARD RAINSTORM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE CONSUMER SMELLED SMOKE AND NOTICED SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE LEFT DOOR THE PANEL,THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND HEAVY SMOKE ENTERED THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE DOOR PANEL MELTED. THE CONSUMER INDICATED THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE SAME PROBLEM, NHTSA RECALL 03V093000, PICKUP TRUCKS MAY DEVELOP A SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE ELECTRIC OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR SWITCH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB *SC

WHEN VEHICLE IS MOVING POWER STEERING BECOMES INVOLUNTARILY ASSISTED WHICH IS CAPABLE OF FLIPPING VEHICLE ON ITS SIDE.