1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE Complaints

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE BRAKES, STEERING AND ROTORS. *MR THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES, STEERING, AND ROTORS SINCE PURCHASE. THERE WAS A CHATTERING SOUND IN THE FRONT BRAKES. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE RE-ALIGNED, AND THE ROTORS MACHINED. THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY FOR A SHORT PERIOD, BUT THEN RETURN AFTER 4K MILES. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THE CONSUMER PLACE HIGH END ROTORS ON THE VEHICLE. *SCC *JB

PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELD WIPER EQUIPMENT WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. *MR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE WORKING, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN STOPPED WORKING FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS, THEN HAD COME BACK ON. THERE WAS A RECALL THAT DID NOT INCLUDE THE CONSUMERS VIN. A COMPUTER CHIP WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. THE WIPERS WERE INTERMITTENT AND HESITATED IN THE RAIN FROM ONE SECOND UP TO THIRTY SECONDS AT NO PARTICULAR INTERVAL. *SCC *JB

WHEN DRIVING AROUND A CURVE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY HAD A LOT OF PLAY, . ALMOST RESULTING IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. CAUSE UNKWOWN.*AK

CONSUMER STATES WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE INOPERATIVE WHEN WET. DEALER STATES VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

FAULTY WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILURE ON 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE (NOT COVERED IN GM RECALL #98043). PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED OVER 6 MONTHS DURING INTENSE RAINY SEASON IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. I COMMUTE BETWEEN 2 MILITARY BASES MACDILL AFB IN TAMPA, AND PATRICK AFB IN COCOA BEACH WHERE WIFE AND DAUGHTER ARE STATIONED. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH ITS WINDSHIELD WIPER AS STATED IN RECALL 03 V 159 000. *AK

THERE IS MILDEW OR MOLD IN THE AIR CONDITIONING VENTS WHICH CAUSES THE PASSENGER CABIN TO SMELL. DEALER ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE PROBLEM BY CLEANING THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM, INSTALLING A DRAIN HOSE, AND PUTTING A DEODORIZER THROUGH THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK

-- FAULTY SOLDER JOINTS ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD. MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE INTERMITTENTLY QUIT WORKING WHEN THE SWITCH IS TURNED ON. THIS IS HAZARDOUS TO DRIVING MY FAMILY DURING THE RAIN, DUE TO THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING DURING HEAVY RAIN. *AK

FUEL PUMP FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP WITHOUT WARNING. MILEAGE WAS ONLY 33,100 AT THE TIME. I HAVE SEARCHED A CHEVROLET TRUCK OWNERS WEBSITE (GOOGLE ALT.TRUCKS.CHEVY - ADVANCED SEARCH: FUEL PUMP) AND FOUND MANY REPORTS OF FUEL PUMP AND/OR FUEL PUMP FUSE FAILURE IN 1996-2001 CHEVY TRUCKS. THE TYPICAL FAILURE SEEMS TO BE MELTING OF WIRES INSIDE THE PUMP, CAUSING INTERNAL SHORTING, WHICH WAS THE FAILURE IN MY VEHICLE. FAILURES WERE REPORTED TYPICALLY AT 30,000-75,000 MILES. FAILURE CAN BE INTERMITTANT AND DIFFICULT TO DIAGNOSE. AN ADDITIONAL CAUSE OF FUEL PUMP FUSE BLOWING IS SHORTING OF THE OIL PRESSURE SWITCH, WHICH IS IN THE FUEL PUMP CIRCUIT. REPAIR WAS COVERED UNDER MY GM EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE COST APPROXIMATELY $700.*AK

THE DISTRIBUTOR CAP AND THE HOUSING THAT HOLDS IT IS MADE OUT OF PLASTIC. WHEN CAP WAS TIGHTENED IT CRACKED THE HOUSING WITHOUT EXCESSIVE FORCE BEING USED.*AK