1998 CHEVROLET TAHOE Complaints

CONTACT STATES; ABS SYSTEM. AT LOW SPEEDS THE ABS THE PUMP OR SOMETHING ENGAGES CREATING A SOFT SENSATION IN THE PEDAL, AND IT DOESN'T STOP CORRECTLY. IT WAS INTERMITTENT AT FIRST, BUT IS NOW ALMOST ALL OF THE TIME.*AK

I SEEM TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY ABS BRAKES. I BELIEVE IT WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IN 1 ACCIDENT. RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO 2 TRUCKS. IT WAS REPAIRED BUT THE BODYSHOP, ASSOCIATED WITH A GM DEALER, FAILED TO REPAIR AND OR INDENTIFY THE BRAKE PROBLEM.

COMPLAINT REGARDING FRONT BRAKE ROTOR SEPARATION ON 1998 CHEVROLET TAHOE.*MR THE ROTORS SEPARATED UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHO INDICATED THAT THE SEPARATION OCCURED DUE TO AGE AND/OR WEAR. THE ROTOR SEPARATED AT THE STEEL HUB SECTION ATTACHED TO THE CAST IRON SECTION AND BLEW APART. *NM

WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ROAD DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED BY CONSUMER.*AK *NM

ENGINE QUIT DURING HEAVY RAIN,AT 40 MPH, BRAKES LOCKED UP, RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING AND CONTROL. VEHICLE RAN OFF ROAD AND HIT A TREE. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES, BUT MAJOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *NM

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THE TIRES TREAD CAME OFF. B.F. GOODRICH, RADIAL, LONG TRAIL T/A, P245/75R16. THEY REPLACED TIRE WITH A SPARE TIRE. ABOUT 10 MILES DOWN THE ROAD THE SAME THING HAPPENED WITH THE SPARE TIRE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING CONSUMER SMELLED A BURNT ODOR COMING FROM INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. NO INJURIES REPORTED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED, AND TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK

WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS OPEN AND THE KEYS WERE LEFT IN THE IGNITION, THE AUDIBLE WARNING WILL WORK INTERMITTENTLY, OR NOT AT ALL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN SOMEONE LOCKING OR LEAVING THEIR KEYS INSIDE THE CAR. *JB

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON AND GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONSUMER NOTICED WHEN THE WEATHER WAS DRY, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON. THE DRIVER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

INTERMITTENTLY,WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE ENGAGED THEY WILL SOMETIMES NOT WORK. THERE IS A RECALL ON EARLIER MODELS OF THIS VEHICLE. THE RECALL IS CONCERNING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. *LA THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH HAVING A BAD CIRCUIT BOARD. *SC