1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 4 MPH, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND WHEEL BEARING HUBS WERE REPLACED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

THE SWAY BAR IN THE FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE OF MY 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE BROKE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE RIGHT ARM OF THE SWAY BAR TO HANG BY ITSELF WHILE THE REST OF THE SWAY BAR IS STILL CONNECTED THROUGH THE FRONT AND ACROSS TO THE LEFT FRONT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE ENGINE BUT SHORTLY AFTER, THE REPLACEMENT ENGINE ALSO FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED TO REPORT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,000. UPDATED 5/9/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES. UPDATED 05/18/11. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TRYING TO DECELERATE AT LOW SPEEDS, THE BRAKES WOULD EXHIBIT A LOUD NOISE AND THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED BY A DEALER OR MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 155,000.

BOUGHT FROM NEW 99 TAHOE. HAS HAD 2 RUNAWAY OVER SPEED EVENTS. THE 2ND WAS YESTERDAY. IT HAS BEEN HAVING ALSO, LOSS OF POWER AT TIME WHEN FIRST STARTING OFF. IT GOES AWAY QUICKLY, USUALLY IN FEW SECONDS. HEAR AT LEAST ONE EXHAUST POPPING NOISE DURING EVENT. NEVER LOOSES POWER DURING LONG HIGHWAY TRAVEL. BOTH TIMES THE RUNAWAY ACCELERATION WAS AFTER A HARD ACCELERATION. GOES INTO BAUCK ( LOSS OF POWER) & THEN INTO FULL ACCELERATION! LAST RUNAWAY REQUIRED 3 KEY OFF SHUTDOWNS TO RELIEVE. NEUTRAL CAUSED IT TO REV TO 5000 RPM. BRAKES SEEM TO CONTROL RUN AWAY A BIT AT 40MPH, BUT NOT DOWN HILL! WE NEVER USE CRUISE CONTROL & IT WAS IN OFF POSITION. HARD TO STEER OF COURSE WITH ENGINE OFF AT 40+ MPH! SUSPECT FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. WAS IN DRIVE POSITION AT OCCURRENCE. FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS ABOUT A MONTH PREVIOUS. IT WAS CONTROLLED BY FULL BRAKING STOP THEN. IT WAS THEN ONLY AT SLOW SPEED TO START. A LESS EXPERIENCED DRIVER ON THE STEEP HILL I CAME UP ON DURING RUN AWAY COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED INTO TREES ON SIDE OF HILL. EX NASA ENGR WITH ONLY CARBURETOR KNOWLEDGE! *TR

THE SEAT BELT IN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WILL NOT RETRACT OR COME OUT. IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANCHORED. I HAVE TODDLERS SO, I NEED THIS SEAT BELT. THIS LEAVES MY CHILDREN WITH NO SEAT BELT OPTION. IT'S SNOW AND ICE OUT AND MY VEHICLE IS NOW A HAZARD TO MY CHILDREN'S LIVES! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARE TIRE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WAS NOT CONNECTED AFTER CHECKING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT REALIZED THAT THE TIRE MAY HAVE SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE DUE TO A DEFECTIVE HOIST THAT HOLDS THE SPARE IN PLACE. HE HAD NO IDEA WHEN THE SPARE SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED HIS VEHICLE AND REPLACED THE HOIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 135,000. UPDATED 02/03/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SPARE TIRE WEIGHT IS 75- 100 POUNDS AT 70 MPH. THE TIRE CAN BOUNCE IRREGULARLY AFTER RELEASED FROM THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 03/18/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE WOULD ONLY REMAIN ON FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE STALLING. THE SECURITY WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD RESET INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE WOULD ONLY OCCUR IN COLDER WEATHER AND THE CONTACT STATED HE HAD EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE AT LEAST TEN TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BATTERY IN THE VEHICLE BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

ABS ACTIVATED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS ON OCTOBER 17, 2010 ON MY 1999 CHEVY TAHOE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ABS ACTIVATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHIN THE FIRST 5 MINUTES OF DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE ASSESSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.