1997 Chevrolet Tahoe

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/29/2003· SUSPENSION

  WHEN DRIVING AROUND CURVES STEERING WHEEL JERKED, FORCING THE VEHICLE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *AK

• 12/27/2002· STEERING

  WHEN MAKING A SLIGHT RIGHT TURN IN A CURVE OR A LANE CHANGE YOU EXPERIENCE A TEMPORARY LOSS OF STEERING FOLLOWED BY A RELEASE CAUSING A OVERSTEER CONDITION A VERY HAZZARDOUS SITUATION. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND ASKED ABOUT A RECALL ON THIS. THE PERSON IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID IT WAS ONLY A PROBLEM WITH THE 1997 MODELS. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE CHECKED OUT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH REPLY TS

• 12/25/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH RPM WENT UP TO 3000 AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN,PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD YOU COULD SMELL SOMETHING THAT WAS BURNT I MADE IT TO A GARAGE HAD IT CHECKED OUT I WAS TOLD THAT THE CONVERTER WAS BURNT IT GOT HOT AND BLEW TRANS FLUID OUT THE OVERFLOW AND THAT AT THE LEAST THE CONVERTER WOULD NEED REPLACED. *AK

• 12/24/1998· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMCrashFire

  ON 3/24/98 MY 1997 CHEVROLET TAHOU WAS 10 MONTHS OLD WITH 5400 MILES ON IT WHEN THE TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE DASH WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND WAS TOTALLY DISTROYED. WHEN THE FIRE STARTED IT WAS LATE ON MY WAY HOME FROM A MOVIE WITH MY WIFE . WE SMELLED SMOKE AND I STOPPED BUT COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. WE HAD GONE A LITTLE DISTANCE WHEN FIRE STARTED FALLING AT MY FEET, I RAN OFF THE ROAD AND HIT SOME SMALL TREES TO TRY TO STOP THE TRUCK THEN TRUNED ACROSS THE ROAD AND FINILLY HIT A TREE BIG ENOUGH TO STOP THE TRUCH. WHERE I GOT OUT AND HAD TO PULL MY WIFE OUT AND CALLED 911 ON MY CEL PHONE. MY WIFE HAD HIT HER HEAD AND WAS A LITTLLE OUT OF IT AND PASSED OUT ON THE GROUND. SHE PASSED OUT AGAIN JUST BEFORE THE MEDICS GOT THERE. THE TRUCK CONTENUIED TO BURN UNTILL THE FIRE DEPT. GOT THERE TO PUT IT OUT. GM CLAIMS THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY OTHER CLAIMS OF CHEVROLET TRUCKS CATCHING FIRE FROM THE DASH IN '97 OR ANY OTHER LATER YEAR TRUCKS AND WOULD NOT TAKE ANY RESPONCEALILITY FOR THE FIRE. IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD ANY THING LIKE THIS PLEASE LET ME KNOW. R.W. PARKER

• 12/22/1997· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,SEATS

  THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK BENDS TO THE RIGHT, CAUSING THE SEAT TO BE IN A COCKED POSITION. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE SEAT TWICE PRIOR TO THIS. ALSO REPLACED LEAKING MASTER CYLINDER/LEAKING POWER STEERING PUMP. *AK

• 12/21/1998· STEERING

  THE PLAY IN THE STEERING INCREASES AND BECOMES LOOSE WITH HIGH SPEEDS. THE VES SYSTEM IS WORKING THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT IT IS SUPPOSE TO DO. TRUCK WILL BE CHECKED BY THE DEALERSHIP ON JAN.25-1999. *AK.ET.

• 12/20/2000· STEERING

  STEERING JERKS LEFT OR RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING -INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. SEEMS TO BE WORSE GOING AROUND CORNERS,BUT CAN HAPPEN GOING STRAIGHT. *AK

• 12/20/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES PARTIALLY TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING . DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

• 12/18/2000· STEERING

  WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY CONSUMER NOTICED THAT STEERING WHEEL WAS MOVING ALL OVER THE PLACE. *AK

• 12/17/1998· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  HAD COME TO A STOP, WAS MAKING LEFT TURN, STEERING FAILED TO OPERATE & COULD NOT MAKE TURN. VEHICLE COULD GO STRAIGHT. BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE TOWED TO MECHANIC. NOTICED TENSIONER BELT HAD BROKEN. HAD NO WARNING THAT IT BROKE. *AK

• 12/15/1998· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  BATTERY FAILED DUE TO POSITIVE POST SEPARATING FROM CASE. THIS CAUSED BATTERY ACID TO LEAK ONTO FRONT BRAKE LINE CAUSING BRAKES TO FAIL. CHEVROLET CONTACTED AND NOTIFIED BUT NOT CONCERNED WITH POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM. HAD SPEED BEEN INCREASED, THE POSSIBILITY OF DEATH/SERIOUS INJURY WAS IMMINENT. SEVERAL MECHANICS IN LOCAL AREA STATED THAT ACDELCO BATTERIES HAVE A HISTORY OF THIS TYPE FAILURE.

• 12/11/2006· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  I PURCHASED A USED 1997 CHEVROLET TAHOE AND SINCE THAT TIME THE FUEL PUMP HAS GONE OUT 5 TIMES, ONCE IN APRIL, JUNE, SEPTEMBER, TWICE IN OCTOBER AND IN NOVEMBER. THE LATEST INCIDENT WAS ON 12/06/06. I HAVE YET TO FIND A MECHANIC WHO CAN TELL ME THE PROBLEM THAT I'M EXPERIENCING. THE WIRING SEEMS TO FAULTY IS ALL I HEAR. PLEASE HELP!!!! *JB

• 12/10/2003· VISIBILITY

  THE WINDOW WASHING/WIPING FUNCTION ON THE TURN INDICATOR WILL ONLY WORK SOME OF THE TIME. WHEN I CAN GET THE WIPERS TURNED ON, THEY WON'T SHUT OFF & THEY INSTEAD GO ANOTHER 5-10 TIMES. WHEN IT DOESN'T WORK I CAN HEAR THE MOTOR GROANING AS IF IT IS TRYING TO FUNCTION. (WINTER IS HERE!! AND SO IS THE RAIN!). *LA

• 12/10/1999· STEERING

  ERRATIC POWER STEERING ASSIST WHILE DRIVING - THIS IS ALREADY BEING INVESTIGATED BY YOU. *AK

• 12/07/2018· SERVICE BRAKES

  BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO BRAKE LINE CORROSION. FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION AT EXPRESSWAY SPEED, PANIC STOP, BRAKES FAILED AND NEARLY CAUSED COLLISION. BRAKES DO NOT WORK

• 12/07/2005· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR- INTERMITTENT FAILURE. THERE WAS A RECALL OF THIS FOR THIS DEFECT BUT CERTAIN VIN'S WERE NOT RECALLED. MORE VEHICLES WERE EFFECTED THEN MANUFACTURER ADMITS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION, MINE FAILED DURING A HEAVY DOWNPOUR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH PED'S, LUCKILY NO INJURIES! *NM

• 12/07/2004· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  ONE AFTERNOON WE RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE AFTER DOING SOME SHOPPING TO FIND BOTH DOORS COMPLETELY AJAR. WE KNEW THAT WE HAD CLOSED THEM BEFORE LEAVING SO WE THOUGHT IT WAS VERY STRANGE. WE GOT IN THE CAR AND ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE DOORS AND THEY KEPT SWINGING OPEN. NEITHER DOOR WOULD CLOSE. WE HAD TO DRIVE HOME HOLDING THE DOORS CLOSED. ONCE HOME WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE DOORS TO SEE WHAT MIGHT BE CAUSING IT. THE DRIVER DOOR TURNED OUT TO BE FIXABLE, FOR THE TIME BEING, THE THING THAT LATCHES THE DOOR WAS STUCK IN THE CLOSED POSITION SO WE JUST OPENED IT AND IT WAS FINE. THE PASSENGER DOOR, WE COULDN'T FIGURE OUT AT ALL. ABOUT A WEEK LATER THE DRIVER DOOR STOPPED CLOSING ALL TOGETHER AS WELL. WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET THE DOORS FIXED BECAUSE WE ARE NOT SURE WHAT HAS HAPPENED AND WE CAN'T AFFORD TO JUST TAKE IT IN AND HAVE IT DONE BY THE DEALERSHIP.*AK

• 12/05/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DEAR NHTSA: I AM A SENIOR MECHANICAL ENGINEER AND OWNER OF A 1997 CHEVY TAHOE 4WD VEHICLE. I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE MID-2001. A FEW MONTHS AGO I STARTED TO NOTICE THAT PERIODICALLY, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK PROPERLY WHEN PULLING TO A STOP. I CAN HEAR AND FEEL THE ABS SYSTEM PULSING THE BRAKES RAPIDLY, BUT IT PROVIDES EXTREMELY POOR STOPPING ABILITY. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS WITH CARS IN FRONT OF ME, NOT TO MENTION PEDESTRIANS IN CROSSWALKS. THIS IS NOT CORRECT. I AM A FORMER ENGINE DESIGNER AND HAVE WORKED FOR FORD MOTOR COMPANY. I UNDERSTAND MECHANICAL SYSTEMS AND CAN TELL YOU THIS ISN'T GOOD...OR SAFE. I NOTICED IN THE PAPER THAT THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE REGARDING GM TRUCK ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEMS. ADDITIONAL INTERNET RESEARCH CONFIRMED THIS. I AM LOGGING THIS COMPLAINT SO THAT NHTSA IS AWARE OF MY PROBLEM IN THE HOPES THAT GM WILL FIX THE PROBLEM FOR ME. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR YET, AS I WAS RESEARCHING TO SEE WHAT COULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. IS NHTSA AWARE OF THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION? I LIVE IN MADISON, WISCONSIN...LAND OF A LOT OF SALT AND METAL CORROSION. PLEASE LET ME KNOW. SINCERELY, TIM HIGGINS. *NM

• 12/05/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS ENGAGES INTERMITTENTLY, DEALER REPAIRED VEHICLE AT CONSUMER'S COST AND ALSO INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL, FRONT HUBS AND SENSOR WERE REPLACED. *SLC

• 12/05/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN SLOWING DOWN THE BRAKES WILL NOT ENGAGE. WHEN BRAKES DO ENGAGE THEY LOCK UP. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

• 12/02/2003· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER AN EMBANKMENT. IT FLIPPED DOWN A HILL, AND ROLLED OVER 6 TIMES, AND LANDED IN A DITCH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

• 12/01/2004· POWER TRAIN

  NOTICED A HUMMING VIBRATION UNDER ACCELERATION. HAD TRANSMISSION SERVICED BUT PROBLEM PERSISTED. THEN WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (70) WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND RPMS JUMPED WAY UP. VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION CASES WAS CRACKED. THE CRACK OCCURED DUE TO THE U-JOINT BREAKING. THE U-JOINT COULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED FOR UNDER $100 BUT NOW TO FIX THE TRUCK WILL COST $1700. BAD DESIGN IN MY OPINION.*AK

• 12/01/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  3RD SET OF BRAKES IN 29,000 MILES. TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE, CLOSE CALL TO HITTING CAR IN FRONT OF ME. COULD NOT STOP, BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. GM & DEALERSHIP HAVE BEEN NO ASSISTANCE IN GETTING PROBLEM RESOLVED.

• 11/30/1999· SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  AT 13000 MILES POOR BRAKING AND NOISE IN FRONT END. DEALER CHECKS BRAKES FINDS THAT SPECS ARE MET.29000 MI. BRAKES ARE SHOT AND REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. GM SAYS DEALER MUST HAVE MISDIAGNOSED TAKE IT UP WITH THEM EVEN THOUGH HISTORICAL DATA SHOWS PROBLEM REPORTED AT 13000 MILES.IT ISN'T RIGHT THAT SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH IS THE WAKE CALL THAT ONE OF THE USA'S LARGEST CORPORATIONS NEEDS TO STEP-UP TO ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY FOR A PRODUCT THEY ENGINEERED,DESIGNED, AND MARKETED. I WOULD EXPECT THAT FROM CHINA. *AK

• 11/29/2000· STEERING

  ERRATIC POWER STEERING OPERATION. BECOMES EXTREMELY LOOSE WHILE DRIVING.SHUTTING OFF THE TRUCK AND RESTARTING WILL RESOLVE THE PROBLEM FOR A SHORT PERIOD. FEELS LIKE THE SLIGHTEST TOUCH TO THE STEERING WHEEL COULD TURN THE VEHICLE OVER. ALSO HAS BEGUN AN ERRATIC "TWITCH".*AK

• 11/29/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR A BRAKE JOB, AND THE ATTENDANT REPLACED BRAKES. *AK

• 11/27/1996· STEERING

  DURING VEHICLE OPERATION THE STEERING IS LOOSE, AND VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN. *AK

• 11/26/1996· STEERING

  WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN THE VEHICLE IS EASY TO TURN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN MORE DETAILS. *AK

• 11/25/2002· VISIBILITY

  CONSUMER STATED ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING, THE DEALER REPLACED THE CIRCUIT BOARD WHICH WAS CRACKED AT THE SOLDER JOINTS, THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING WIPER ISSUE, HOWEVER CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO THE VIN. TS *JB

• 11/23/1999· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 35MPH, ENGINE LOST POWER COMPLETELY. CONSUMER SAYS LUCKILY THEY WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD. WITH ENGINE GOING HAD HE BEEN IN A LOT OF TRAFFIC THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. ALSO, FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

• 11/20/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CAME TO INTERSECTION AT ABOUT 30 MPH AND BRAKES FAILED TO EVEN SLOW THE VEHICLE WHEN DEPRESSED. THE PEDAL WAS AS FIRM AS ALWAYS, BUT IT WAS AS IF THERE WERE NO DRUMS OR DISCS ON THE WHEELS. MY WIFE HAD A SIMILAR SITUATION A FEW DAYS EARLIER AND I THOUGHT SHE HAD JUST HAD THE ABS WORKING AND WASN'T USED TO IT. THERE WAS NO ABS PULSING. DT

• 11/18/2003· STEERING

  STEERING IS ERRATIC AT MEDIUM SPEEDS. YOU WILL BE GOING AROUND THE CORNER AND THEN THE WHEEL WILL GIVE AND THE TRUCK PULLS VERY QUICKLY, AS IF YOU OVERSTEERED, BUT THEN IT WILL STOP. *LA

• 11/18/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPED, CAUSING THE BRAKE PADS TO WEAR DOWN QUICKLY, AND WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE VIBRATES AND SHAKES . DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

• 11/17/2004· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL

  WHILE DRIVING AT 40-60 MPH AND WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT CONSUMER LOST CONTROL FOR A FRACTION OF A SECOND, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO STRAIGHT, THEN PULLED TO THE RIGHT. IT FELT LIKE DRIVING OVER A PATCH OF BLACK ICE.*AK

• 11/17/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. WHE APPLIED BRAKES, THEY WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. IT WAS HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO STOP VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

• 11/14/2005· VISIBILITY

  DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER MOTOR PROBLEM. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO, AND IT STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER MOTOR FOR THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. AT THE TIME OF THE LETTER IF SHE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE SHE NEEDED TO BRING IT TO DEALER FOR SERVICE. *AK

• 11/13/2000· STEERING

  WHEN MAKING A TURN POWER STEERING BOOSTS THE TURN, CAUSING THE TURN TO BE FURTHER THAT EXPECTED. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK THE CAUSE FOR POWER STEERING BOOSTING IS FOUND TO BE FAILURE IN ELECTRONIC VARIALBE ORIFICE SYSTEM (EVO). *YH

• 11/10/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  CHEV STEADFASTLY HAS FOUND NO PROBLEM; VEHICLE, HOWEVER, SAILS ON...

• 11/09/2007· VISIBILITY

  1997 CHEVROLET TAHOE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. CUSTOMER STATES THAT THEY WOULD WORK SPORADICALLY FOR ABOUT 400 MILES THEN BECOME COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. *KB THE CONSUMER BELIEVED HIS VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL 03V159000

• 11/09/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO BE RUNNING PERFECTLY,NO LEAKS OR SMELLS OR WARNING, 65MPHIN CRUISE CONTROL AND ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. I WAS TOWING A VERY LIGHT TRAILER, EMPTY. I HAD A FIRE EXTINGUISHER BUT IT WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP THE FIRE. 1997 TAHOE, 97,000 APPROX MILES, BOUGHT USED SUMMER 03. PREVIOUSLY A FEDERAL VEHICLE IN WELL MAINTAINED CONDITION AS FAR AS I COULD TELL.*AK

• 11/08/1999· SEAT BELTS

  BOTH FRONT RESTRAINTS WILL NOT RETRACT. CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO USE THE SEATBELTS. CONSUMER SAYS PASSENGERS FEEL VERY UNSAFE RIDING WITHOUT SEATBELTS. *AK

• 11/08/1999· STEERING

  POWER ASSIST SEEMS TO BE ERRATIC - HAPPENS OFTEN AT VARIOUS SPEEDS

• 11/07/1999· STEERING

  ERRATIC POWER STEERING ASSIST WHILE DRIVING . NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA99011. I HAVE BEEN EXPEREINCING THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH MY TAHOE. ANY SUGGESTIONS ON HOW I MAY APPROACH MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER WITH THIS PROBLEM. DO YOU KNOW IF CHEVROLET IS ADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM? ANY SUGGESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. I CAN BE CONTACTED AT BANDGMAY@HOTMAIL.COM THANK YOU!

• 11/05/2000· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  IN JULY THE FUEL FILTER WAS REPLACED IN SANTA FE, NM. IN AUGUST I WAS DRIVING ON I-25 TO CASTLE ROCK , COLORADO AND 1-1/2 MILE FROM THE EXIT TO CASTLE ROCK, THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND STOPPED RUNNING. WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER BUT IT WAS VERY SCARY. THERE WAS BARELY ROOM FOR THE CAR BETWEEN THE VERY BUSY INTERSTATE AND THE DITCH ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SHOULDER. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO CASTLE ROCK, THEY COULDN'T REPAIR IT UNTIL A PART WAS ORDERED AND RECEIVED FROM DENVER, SO I RENTED THE LAST CAR RENTAL IN CASTLE ROCK AND DROVE HOME. THEN WENT BACK TWO DAYS LATER TO PICK UP MY CAR. THIS WAS VERY COSTLY TO ME BECAUSE THE TOWING WAS COVERED BY MY INSURANCE, BUT THE OTHER COSTS WERE MY RESPONSIBILITY. IT COST $130.90 IN SANTA FE TO REPLACE THE FILTER ($91.50 LABOR) AT THE SANTA FE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. THE COST TO REPLACE THE PUMP MODULE AND STRAINER WAS $533.80 ($232.00 LABOR) AT THE SOUTH STREET AUTOMOTIVE AS NO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WAS AVAILABLE. THE RENTAL CAR COST WAS APPROXIMATELY $300.00. I CAN UNDERSTAND REPLACING A FUEL FILTER ON A THREE-YEAR CAR PERHAPS, BUT THE OTHER FAILURE (FOR WHICH THERE WAS NO WARNING) WAS NOT ONLY VERY COSTLY BUT A VERY SCARY SAFETY HAZARD.*AK

• 11/04/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED, JUST BEFORE THE VEHICLE IS ABOUT TO STOP,THE BRAKE RELEASES AND THE VEHICLE ROLLS 2-3FEET. BEFORE IT STOPS. IT HAS BEEN A GREAT EXPENSE TO MYSELF REPLACING BRAKE PARTS THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK I RECENTLY FOUND A SERVICE BULLETIN THAT DESCRIBES THIS PROBLEM. I THOUGHT IT SHOULD BE REPAIRED AT GMC EXPENSE FOR A POOR DESIGN BUT THEY DO NOT AGREE. THE VEHICLE IS A 1997 CHEVROLET TAHOE

• 11/04/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  POOR DESIGN OF RUBBER COVER ON THE BRAKE PEDAL CAME OFF CAUSING DRIVER'S FOOT TO SLIP TO THE FLOOR RESULTING IN A REAR END COLLISION. *YC

• 11/04/1999· STEERING

  THE VEHICLE'S POWER STEERING IS OVER SENSITIVE AND WILL REACT TO THE SLIGHTEST MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING WHEEL. DEALER SAYS IT NEEDED A NEW STEERING BOX. PROBLEM STILL EXIST. THE STEERING SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *YC

• 11/03/2000· EQUIPMENT

  WHILE DRIVING SPARE TIRE FELL FROM VEHICLE. DEALER HAS REMOUNTED THE TIRE.*AK

• 11/02/2000· POWER TRAIN

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 11/01/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  POWER BRAKE BOOSTER IS LEAKING VACCUM CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO BE HARD, REPLACED THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER. *SLC