1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE Complaints

ABS ENGAGES ON MY CHEVROLET TAHOE AS I COME TO A STOP, PREVENTING ME TO STOP IN A REASONABLY EXPECTED DISTANCE. I HAVE A 1999 TAHOE THAT SEEMS TO HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM ADDRESSED BY NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 05V37900, GM RECALL NUMBER 05068. THE PROBLEM OCCURS EVERY TIME I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. AS THE VEHICLE SLOWS TO 1 OR 2 MPH THE ABS ENGAGES AND INCREASES THE STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND REGISTERED AND USED IN NEW YORK FROM NEW TILL PRESENT. NEW YORK IS ONE OF THE SALT BELT STATES THAT IS COVERED IN THE RECALL LISTED ABOVE. I HAVE CONTACTED GM AND THEY TOLD ME THE RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO MY PARTICULAR TAHOE. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN 1998 . THE REP AT GM COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL..THE VEHICLE WAS LOOKED AT BY A GM MECHANIC. HE SAID THE SENSORS WOULD HAVE TO BE REMOVED, CLEANED, ANTI-RUST MATERIAL APPLIED, AND REPLACED. THE WORK HAS NOT BEEN DONE YET. *TR

EXPERIENCE UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS THIS CAN CAUSE INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING LOW-SPEED BRAKE APPLICATIONS, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. *TR

DRIVING MY VEHICLE DOWN THE ROAD IN THE RAIN TRY TO TURN ON WINDSHIELD WIPER AN NOTHING HAPPENED SO I HAD TO PULL OVER UNTIL I COULD SEE GOOD ENOUGH TO GET BACK ON THE ROAD TO DRIVE AN THAT'S ALWAYS HAPPENS TO ME. *TR

WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED AT SPEEDS OF 5MPH OR LESS THE ABS ACTIVATES CAUSING TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR ANTICIPATED STOPPING DISTANCE. *TR

WENT BACK OUT TO MY 1999 TAHOE TO LEAVE A CVS...BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND HAD NO BRAKES. BRAKE LINE FEEDING THE REAR WAS RUSTED AND BROKE. *TR

I HAVE A 99 TAHOE THAT I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. I HIT A CAR WHILE DOING 40MPH THAT HAD PULLED OUT INFRONT OF ME. MY AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AND MY SAFETY BELT DIDN'T KEEP ME FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL HARD. UPON REVIEW OF MY SAFETY BELT, I NOTICED THAT IT IS ROUTED INCORRECTLY AT THE TOP HOLDER. IT BINDS ON ITSELF PREVENTING IT FROM RETRACTING. MY PASSENGER SIDE IS ROUTED CORRECTLY AND WORKS PERFECTLY. I SUFFERED A BRAIN INJURY BECAUSE OF THIS AND AM QUITE CONCERNED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED AND ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE RESPONDED AS IF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WAS ENGAGED. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SPEED SENSOR ON THE WHEELS MAY HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FAILURE WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE SERVICE BRAKE RECALL FOR THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ON THE 2000-2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE UNDER CAMPAIGN NUMBER 05V379000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH IN REVERSE, THE BRAKES FAILED. SHE HAD TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL GEAR AND APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ADDED BRAKE FLUID TO THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, IT CONTINUED TO LEAK OUT OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO CORROSION IN THE BRAKE LINE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 52,600.

MY 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE HAS HAD AN ONGOING BRAKE PROBLEM FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT IT. THE BRAKES SEEM TO APPLY THEMSELVES DURING NORMAL DRIVING. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE TWO SETS OF TIRES AND TWO SETS OF FRONT BRAKE PADS IN LESS THAN 50000 MILES. SOMETIMES WHEN I SMELL SOMETHING GETTING HOT WHILE DRIVING I WILL STOP AND FEEL THE FRONT WHEELS. THEY WILL BE SO HOT THAT I CANNOT TOUCH THEM. THEN THE OTHER DAY I HAD TO MAKE A PANIC STOP AND THE ANTI LOCK SYSTEM DID NOT WORK AND THE WHOLE CAR SHUDDERED AND SHOOK AND I THOUGHT FOR SURE I WOULD HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER AS I AM ON LIMITED INCOME AND CANNOT AFFORD A LARGE EXPENSE. I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THE PROBLEMS WITH THESE CARS FOR YEARS HOPING THAT GM WOULD FINALLY ISSUE A RECALL. THE TIRE DEALER THAT INSTALLED THE LAST SET OF TIRES TOLD ME THAT THE TIRES FAILED BECAUSE OF THE FRONT WHEELS GETTING SO HOT. BECAUSE OF THIS I HAVE PUT VERY FEW MILES ON THE CAR AND DO NOT DRIVE IT OVER 50 MPH. I STILL HAVE THE TIRES FROM THE REAR BUT THREW AWAY THE ONES FROM THE FRONT BECAUSE OF THE DAMAGE TO THEM. *TR

BRAKE LINE TO REAR AXLE CORRODED AND RUPTURED ON 1999 CHEVY TAHOE. RUPTURE OCCURRED WHERE THE BRAKE LINE PASSES BELOW THE FUEL TANK SUPPORT STRAP ATTACHMENT POINT. MY SON WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND GET HOME SAFELY WITH NO REAR BRAKES, BUT WAS SCARED AS A RESULT. I HAVE JUST FINISHED REPLACING THE BRAKE LINE FROM THE ABS MODULE ALL THE WAY TO THE REAR AXLE AS A RESULT OF WIDE SPREAD CORROSION AND STRUCTURAL WEAKNESS IN THE LINE. I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE TWO FUEL LINES THAT PASS THROUGH THE SAME AREA AS THE BRAKE LINE FOR EXCESSIVE CORROSION AS WELL. I HAVE THE OLD PARTS. *TR