1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE Complaints

THIS 1999 TAHOE IS ABOUT TO UNDRGO THE FIFTH BRAKE JOB. THE FIRST FOR WAPRED ROTORS OCCURRED AT 1300 MILES, THE SECOND AT 18000 MILES, THE THIRD AT 23000 MILES, THE FOURTH AT 26000 MILES AND NOW, THE FIFTH AT 36500 MILES. EACH TIME I HAVE HD TO FIGHT WITH DEALERSHIP TO GET ANYTHING DONE. CHEVROLET INSIST NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THESE VEHICLES. A VEHICLE THIS EXPENSIVE SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THIS MANY PROBLEMS. "NORMAL DRIVING" DOES NOT CAUSE THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT HAD THESE PROBLEMS WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED. CHEVROLET NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECTIVE BRAKING SYSTEM. I HAVE LOST DAYS FROM WORK HAVING THIS FIXED AGAIN AND AGAIN. I WILL CERTAINLY THINK CAREFULLY BEFORE BUYING ANOTHER CHEVROLET.*AK

FAILURE OF THE ELECTRICAL WIRING IN THE DOOR CAUSED A FIRE IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, CLAIM 05-4614-070. *SLC

FAILURE OF THE ELECTRICAL WIRING IN THE DOOR CAUSED A FIRE IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, CLAIM 05-4614-070. *SLC

WHILE MERGING AND ACELERATING VEHICLE LOSES STEERING CONTROL, FORCING VEHICLE INTO A GUARDRAIL. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER. *AK

DRIVING 70 ON FREEWAY AND TIRE TREAD SEPARATED CAUSING BLOWOUT, TAHOE DID TWO 360'S HIT GUARDRAIL AND ANOTHER REAR TIRE STARTED TO SEPARATE AS WELL.*AK (TIRESIZE: 245/75/R16)

AT 14 MILES THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED EXCESSIVE VIBRATION ON STOPPING AT SPEEDS OVER 4-=50 MPH. DEALER RESURFACED ROTORS(FRONT)CLEANED CAILPERS(WARRANTY). AT 27,500 DEALER AGAIN TURNED ROTORS, REPISCED FRONT PADS, CLEANED AND ADJUSTED REAR BRAKES.

POWER BOOSTER FAILED, CAUSING BRAKE PEDAL TO HIT FLOOR.ALSO, DEALER ADVISED THAT BRAKE PADS WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD REPLACEMENT. *AK

EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THIS AUTO I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT A FRONT END PROBLEM. THE AUTO DEALER KEPT TELLING ME IT WAS NOTHING. SENSING IT WAS A MALE/FEMALE PROBLEM I TOOK MY SON IN ONE DAY AND THEY FINALLY LOOKED AND SAID IT WAS BECAUSE I HAD "GLAZED BRAKES". THE SIUTATION DID NOT IMPROVE AFTER THE SO CALLED FIXED IT. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, I NOTICED SOMETHING VERY FUNNY ABOUT THE TIRE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF MY VEHICLE. I HAD ALREADY HAD THE TIRES ROTATED SO THERE WOULD BE NOT REASON FOR EXCESSIVE WEAR AND BUBBLING ON ONE TIRE ONLY. I THEN TOOK THE AUTO A FRONT END ALIGNMENT SHOP. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT END WAS OUT OVER 3/4" AND COULD NOT BE ALIGNED WITHOUT PROPER MANUFACTURER ADJUSTMENT OF THE HOLES. THEY REFUSED. CHEVY HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THIS PROBLEM BY MANUFACTURING THE ELONGATED HOLE ON THE 2000 MODEL. PLEASE BE AWARE THAT NEITHER CHEVY OR MY DEALERSHIP WOULD ASSIST US. I WAS ABLE TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR AND HAVE IT DONE BEFORE I HAD A MAJOR FRONT END BLOW OUT. PLEASE, PLEASE MAKE THIS INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC BEFORE WE START READING ABOUT TAHOES AS WELL AS FORDS.*AK

TRUCK WAS TAKEN IN REPEATEDLY FOR BRAKES, TRANSMISSION, AIR CONDITIONER AND HEADLIGHTS PRIOR TO WARRANTY EXPIRATION AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM OR IT WAS UNDER "CHEV SPECS" OR WE WERE EXPERIENCING ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. WATER PUMP BEGAN LEAKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED 2200 MILES OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM, LINES-CALIPERS, EVERYTHING HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE "FOREIGN FLUID CORRODED" THE SYSTEM. NO ONE HAS TOUCHED THE BRAKES BUT THE DEALER. WE REPEATEDLY COMPLAINED ABOUT THE BRAKES TAKING TOO LONG TO STOP THE VEHICLE, HAVING A SPONGY FEEL AND ABSOLUTELY NO CONFIDENCE THAT THEY WOULD STOP IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. OVERALL, THE BRAKES JUST DID NOT FEEL SAFE AND WE REPORTED THIS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. INTAKE MANIFOLD IS LEAKING AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. BATTERY EXPLODED AND LEAKED BATTERY ACID EVERYWHERE DAMAGING OTHER ENGINE PARTS. TRANSMISSION IS IN NEED OF AN OVERHAUL/REPLACEMENT EITHER AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE BATTERY EXPLODING OR MERE COINCIDENCE CONSIDERING WE HAVE ALWAYS COMPLAINED THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND YOU COULD PUSH THE TRUCK WHILE IN PARK A FULL FOOT. THE AIR CONDITIONER HAS ALWAYS LEAKED AFTER DRIVING APPROX. 2 HR AS WELL AS THE DRIVER'S SIDE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHT ALWAYS HAS WATER IN IT. DETAILED COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERALS OF AZ AND FL, AS WELL AS COPIES SENT TO THE DEALER, MANUFACTURER AND LEASING COMPANY INVOLVED. CHEVROLET SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THE SHODDY PRODUCT THAT ROLLED OFF THEIR ASSEMBLY LINE AND THE MANNER IN WHICH THEY CONDUCT BUSINESS SURROUNDING CONSUMER COMPLAINTS GENERATED AS A DIRECT RESULT FROM POOR WORKMANSHIP AT ONE OF THEIR FACTORIES. THERE IS A LONG LIST OF "COSMETIC" DEFECTS AS WELL. FOR INSTANCE, THE CUSTOM LEATHER SEATS THAT WE PAID EXTRA FOR ARE WEARING HOLES IN THEM; THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE IS CRACKED, DRINK HOLDERS ARE RUSTING, AND THE LIST GOES ON AND ON.

THE RIGHT REAR UNIROLYAL TIGER PAW TIRE BLEWOUT WHILE DRIVING (TIRE SIZE P235/75R15).