1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 10-15 MPH, THE ABS ENGAGES AUTOMATICALLY WHENEVER THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE FAILS TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP UNLESS THE DRIVER SLAMS ON THE BRAKES. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. HE THEN FOUND AN INVESTIGATION (ACTION NUMBER PE05020) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO NUMEROUS PLACES. SOME REPAIR SHOPS WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY FAILURES INITIALLY; HOWEVER, WHEN HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE, THE DIAGNOSTIC REVEALED THAT THE WHEEL HUB SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER SAFETY DEFECT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 200,000. UPDATED 2/209 *CN UPDATED 02/04/09.*JB

1999 CHEVY TAHOE A/C BLOWER MOTOR INOPERATIVE. MECHANIC TRACED RELATED ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS. PINPOINT IMMEDIATE PROBLEM TO FAULTY A/C CONTROL HEAD AND BURNT CONNECTOR. THIS PROBLEM WAS A FIRE HAZARD AND HAD TO RESOLVED OR COMPLETELY DISABLED TO ELIMINATE THE POSSIBILITY OF FIRE. LABOR AND PARTS COST $700.00. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH OR LESS, THE CONTACT FELT A VIBRATION AND HEARD A NOISE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WERE NOT STOPPING PROPERLY AT LOW SPEEDS IN ANY TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS. ALSO, THE STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE ABS RECALL, ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS 05V379000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000. UPDATED 10/07/08. *LJ UPDATED 10/08/08. *JB

AT SLOW SPEEDS, THE ABS ACTIVATES ON DRY PAVEMENT AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *TR

THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL INCIDENTS, 2 OF WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY. THE BRAKES ON OUR 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE DON'T ALWAYS WORK PROPERLY. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE EVEN ON COMPLETELY DRY SURFACES. WE HAVE AN EXTREMELY STEEP DRIVEWAY THAT RUNS DIRECTLY OFF OF THE MAIN STREET. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP ON THE DRIVEWAY FOR A PASSING CAR WE COULD NOT, AND ONLY SPLIT SECOND TIMING WAS THE REASON WE DID NOT HIT THE PASSING AUTO. ANOTHER CLOSE CALL OCCURRED WHEN WE WERE PARKING IN A STALL IN FRONT OF A LOCAL STORE. I APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THERE WAS A DELAY BEFORE ANY BRAKING STARTED AND WE ALMOST IT THE BUILDING. IF THERE HAD BEEN A PERSON IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE I WOULD HAVE CRUSHED THEM AGAINST A BRICK WALL. THESE INCIDENTS HAVE CAUSED BOTH MY WIFE AND MYSELF TO LOOSE CONFIDENCE IN THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. BRAKES ARE THE MOST CRITICAL SAFETY FEATURE ON A VEHICLE AND MUST FUNCTION PROPERLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE CONTACT COULD FEEL THE BRAKES GRAB WHEN SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. HOWEVER, THE PEDAL RELEASED FOR A MICRO SECOND BEFORE IT GRABBED AGAIN AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE BEGAN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BUT HAS CURRENTLY BECOME MORE FREQUENT AND SEVERE. IF THE CONTACT SLAMS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE BRAKES PROPERLY AND STOPS THE VEHICLE NORMALLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000. UPDATED 6/2/08 *CN

1999 CHEVY TAHOE WITH BRAKE PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALER TESTED THE BRAKES AND REPLACED SOME PARTS. SHE STATED THEY FAILED AGAIN AND THE DEALER TESTED THEM AGAIN AND SAID THEY WERE FINE, THEN THEY FAILED A THIRD TIME. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS AND THE DEALER DISCONNECTED IT. *JB

SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING MOST OF THE TIME, IT STICKS AT 30 MPH WHEN TRAVELING 70 MPH AND FLUCTUATES SOMETIMES IT WORKS AND SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT, I HAVE SPOKE TO SEVERAL MECHANICS ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND NO ONE KNOWS FOR SURE WHAT IT COULD BE WITH OUT A HIGH DOLLAR FEE. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

JUST DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND CAR JUST STOPPED GOING AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS I GOT THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO GEAR AND DROVE TO DEALER THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING FINE AND THE WAS NO INDICATION OF PENDING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. HAVE TO PUT IN NEW TRANSMISSION THIS IS THE SECOND ONE IN THIS VEHICLE THAT HAS 119,900 ON IT. *TR

1999 SERIES CHEVROLET TAHOES (SEVERAL YEARS BEFORE AND AFTER) HAVE A SERIOUS WIRING SAFETY ISSUE. FAILURE OF THE TURN SIGNAL / EMERGENCY FLASHER SWITCH CAN RESULT IN TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKE LIGHTS UNDER ALL CONDITIONS WITH NO INDICATION FAILURE HAS OCCURRED. BRAKE LIGHTS REQUIRED TO WORK AT ALL TIMES, EVEN WHEN CAR IGNITION IS OFF. YET BECAUSE CHEVROLET HAS "LOOPED" THE BRAKE LIGHT WIRING "THROUGH" THIS SWITCH, FAILURE IN THE SWITCH FUNCTION FOR EMERGENCY FLASHERS, RESULTS IN TOTAL BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE, EVEN WITH CAR TURNED OFF, YET THE TURN SIGNALS CONTINUE TO FUNCTION AND DRIVERS ARE UNAWARE OF THE FAILURE. UNFORTUNATELY, THE LOCAL DEALER ALSO WANTS OVER $445 FOR THE SWITCH AND $175 LABOR TO CHANGE IT OUT. THIS RESULTS IN A VERY UNFAIR CHARGE TO THE CONSUMER OF OVER $600 TO FIX A MALFUNCTION THAT MUST BE REPAIRED FOR SAFETY REASONS, WHEN A SIMPLE WIRING CHANGE IN DESIGN WOULD PREVENT SUCH AN OLD "CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHT FAILURE EFFECT" COMPLETELY. GM SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL SUCH VEHICLES AND MAKE AN ALTERNATE CHANGE IN WIRING TO PROTECT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FROM SUCH FAILURE. *TR