1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS AND UNEXPECTEDLY, THE OPPOSING VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WHICH RESULTED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. THE POLICE AND AMBULANCE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES. THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH THE MASSIVE LEVEL OF IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERN OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,000.

MY 1999 CHEVY TAHOE WAS JUST DIAGNOSED WITH A FATAL CASE OF FRAME RUST. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW AND HAVE HAD IT MAINTAINED BY QUALIFIED AND CERTIFIED MECHANICS, AS REQUIRED. ON NOV. 23, 2009 I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR A SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE BEFORE I WENT ON A TRIP. THEY NOTIFIED ME THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE ALMOST RUSTED THROUGH AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LINES. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PUT ON THE LIFT THEY SAW THAT THE FRAME HAD SEVERE RUST THROUGHOUT. THE PLATE ON THE DIFFERENTIAL WAS SO BAD THAT THEY WERE CONCERNED THAT IT MAY RUST THROUGH. THE FINAL DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE VEHICLE MAY NOT BE SERVICEABLE IN ONE OR TWO YEARS. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 66,000 MILES AND IS ON OTHERWISE EXCELLENT CONDITION. I SAW THE RECALL ON THE SAME YEAR TACOMA TACOMA TRUCKS AND IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS THE SAME SYNDROME OF A TRUCK FRAME RUSTING OUT BEFORE IT SHOULD. I THINK THAT CHEVROLET SHOULD RECALL THESE VEHICLES THE SAME AS TOYOTA AND REMEDY THE PROBLEM. I INVESTED OVER $35,000 IN THIS VEHICLE AND I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED IT IF I THOUGHT IT WOULD RUST OUT IN ONLY 10 YEARS OF SERVICE! I FEEL DEFRAUDED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, HE EXPERIENCED UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION. AS A CONSEQUENCE, HE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE ABS SENSOR AND THE WHEEL HUB NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT AN EXPENSE OF $2000.00 . NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 128,000.

I WAS DRIVING FROM SC AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN ON THE WIPERS AND THEY DIDN'T WORK. I PULL TO THE SIDE AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND THEY JUST STARTED WORKING. I CHECK THE FUSE BUT THEY WERE GOOD. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES ON THE LAST YEAR. *TR

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE ACTIVATION UNDER 5 MILES PER HOUR. CALL CHEVROLET, SAID VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL 05V379000 DUE TO BEING ONE MODEL YEAR PRIOR TO THE RECALL. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM ON MY MODEL YEAR. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 99 TAHOE DOWN A 4 LANE ROAD, A DRUNK HAD PULLED OUT INFRONT OF ME. I HAD SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES AND SWERVED TO AVOID HIM BUT STILL HIT HIM PRETTY HARD IN HIS REAR QUARTER PANEL. AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT, I HAD SUFFERED A DOUBLE HEMATOMA TO MY BRAIN AND HAD BRAIN SURGERY TO STAY ALIVE. MY COMPLAINT WITH MY TAHOE IS 1) MY AIRBAG IN MY STEERING WHEEL DID NOT DEPLOY. I THINK IF IT DID, MY INJURY WOULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED. 2) I QUESTION THE STOPPING ABILITY IF MY ANTI DIVE FRONT BRAKES. I WAS ON THE BRAKES HARD WITH THE VEHICLE NOSING DOWN BUT I THINK MY STOPPING DISTANCE SHOULD HAVE BEEN SHORTER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HEATED SEAT CONTROL MODULE WAS ACTIVATED WHILE AN OCCUPANT WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT. THERE WAS UNEXPECTED AND EXCESSIVE HEAT PENETRATING FROM THE SEAT, WHICH CAUSED THE OCCUPANT TO SUSTAIN SECOND DEGREE BURNS ON HIS RIGHT THIGH. THE HEATED SEAT MODULE HARNESS CONNECTOR WAS DISCONNECTED DUE TO THE MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 168,000.

WENT TO VISIT INLAWS IN CANADA FOR CHRISMAS, ARRIVED LATE AT NITE. GOT UP IN THE MORNING TRUCK WILL NOT START, LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED IT AS THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM,{ PASSLOCK } HE GOT IT RUNNING AND SAID I NEED TO GO TO THE NEAREST DEALER TO GET IT REPROGRAMMED BE FORE IT HAPPENS AGAIN. NEXT MORNING WAS GOING TO DEALER IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN. THREE DAYS LATTER IT FINALLY STARTED. DEALER CHARGED $330 TO REPROGRAM {PASSLOCK} TWO DAYS LATTER WHEN I WAS GOING HOME IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN. I HAVEN'T GOT IT RUNNING YET. WAS SUPPOSED TO BE BACK TO WORK IN TEXAS THREE DAYS LATTER. I GOT FIRED , AND I'M STILL STUCK IN CANADA AND BROKE NOW. THANK YOU CHEVROLET!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WAS ACTIVATING UNEXPECTEDLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN HE INCREASED THE STOPPING DISTANCE DURING LOW-SPEED BRAKE APPLICATIONS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK); THEREFORE, HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,758. UPDATED 3/5/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT LOW SPEED APPLICATIONS AND CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. UPDATED 03/10/09. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. IN AN ATTEMPT TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES AT 10 MPH, THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES NORMALLY, WHICH RESULTED IN LESS BRAKING DISTANCE. WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS IN A PARKING LOT, THE ABS REMAINED ACTIVATED AND MADE A GRINDING SOUND. A LOCAL MECHANIC DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK); HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 166,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 168,000.