2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE Complaints

CONSUMER STATES THAT POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING AFFECTING CONTROL OF VEHICLE. DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT TWICE IN THE PAST YEAR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SHOES AND LININGS HAVE DISINTEGRATED RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO VEHICLE'S REAR BRAKES. THE VEHICLE'S REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. INCIDENTS OCCURRED ON 10/24/01 AND 11/15/02 RESPECTIVELY. TS

PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WHEN USED FOR AN LARGE SIZED ADULT RACHETS IF THE PASSENGER LEANS FORWARD. THE PASSENGER WOULD THEN HAVE TO TAKE THE SEAT BELT OFF AND REFASTEN THE BELT TO GET IT FIT PROPERLY. THE DEALERSHIP HAS PUT A SEAT BELT EXTENDER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE TO ACCOMADATE THE EXTRA LENGTH NEEDED. THE OWNER STILL FEELS THIS IS NOT A PROPER FIX FOR THE SEAT BELT. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS TS

EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILS TO HOLD WILL NOT PERMIT VEHICLE TO ROLL BACK BUT WILL PERMIT VEHICLE TO ROLL FORWARD ESP ON HILLS. DT

DEALERSHIP WAS NOT NOTIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER ON HOW TO FIX RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE HEAD REST RESTRAINT PER CONSUMER. TS

THE THIRD ROW SEATBELT WILL NOT RETRACT AT ALL THE TOP OF THE SEATBELT WILL GET STUCK. PLEASE FURNISH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MR

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE BEING APPLIED, THE PEDAL WOULD TRAVEL FURTHER THAN NORMAL. MR ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED, THE DEALER STATED THAT IF THE ABS LIGHT DID NOT NOT ILLUMINATE, THEN THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM. *JG *JB

WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, THE RPM'S WHINED OUT AND THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED ROUGHLY WHICH ALSO CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SURGE.TS *JB

THE CONSUMER WAS CHECKING TIRES FOR INSPECTION WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE LEFT FRONT TIRE SIDE WALL WAS CRACKED ON THE OUTSIDE. (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS LE P26570R16). THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *TS *NLM

CONSUMER STATED THAT STONES GET CAUGHT UP BETWEEN THE REAR RIMS AND THE DISC BRAKE WHICH CAUSED THE REAR TIRES TO LOCK UP. TS *TT