1999 Chevrolet Tahoe

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

• 12/30/2008· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  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.

• 12/30/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, CAMPAIGN 05V379000 REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. ON THIS VEHICLE THE ABS ENGAGED AT LOW SPEEDS OF 10 MPH OR LESS.*AK UPDATED 1/19/2006 - *NM

• 12/29/2006· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE IS PLAGUES WITH ACTIVATION OF THE ABS SYSTEM AT LOW SPEEDS (IE BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC OR SLOWING TO A STOP SIGN/TRAFFIC LIGHT) WHEN THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGES THEDRIVER HAS NO INPUT TO THE BRAKES AND THE STOPPING DISTANCE IS GREATLY INCREASED LEADING TO POSSIBLE AND LIKELY CRASHES. I HAPPENS INTERMITTANTLY, BUT NUMEROUS TIMES DAILY! DEALER IS AWARE OF AN EXISTING RECALL INVOLVING 1999-2002 GM VEHICLES FROM MY AREA..BUT WILL NOT COVER MY $700 FOR REPAIRS THAT SHOUL DBE COVERED BY THE RECALL (NHTSA # 05V379000 WHEEL SPEED SENSORS)

• 12/28/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN #05V379000 CONCERNING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. *AK

• 12/27/2006· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  GM RE CALL NOTICE # 05068B - FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CORROSION - MULTIPLE CHEVY, GMC VEHICLES; MY 1999 TAHOE WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RE CALL YET HAD EXHIBITED THE SAME EXACT FAILURE MECHANISM; CAR WAS UN SAFE TO DRIVE AS ABS ACTIVATION OCCURS WITHOUT REASON AND CAR WOULD NOT STOP; I REPLACED SENSORS AT MY OWN EXPENSE, BUT GM WILL NOT RECOGNIZE THE RE CALL AS BEING APPLICABLE TO MY 1999 CHEVY TAHOE. I ASKED GM SERVICE CENTER FOR COVERAGE ON THE RE CALL BUT THEY REFUSED. *JB

• 12/27/2001· STEERING

  PITMAN AND IDLE ARMS ARE STARTING TO VIBRATE AGAIN WITHIN 30,000 MILES. FIRST TIME DEALER STATED IT WAS NORMAL. CONSUMER WAS WAITING TO HEAR FROM DEALER.*AK

• 12/26/2008· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  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

• 12/26/2000· CHILD SEAT

  MY VEHICLE HAD NO FAILURE. I AM CONCERNED THAT MY 3 YEAR OLD CAN FAR TOO EASILY UNBUCKLE HIMSELF. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE AN ITEM THAT WOULD PREVENT HIM FROM DOING SO. *AK

• 12/24/2005· VISIBILITY

  INTERMITTENT INOPERATIVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. SAME AS RECALL 98V150001. HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A YEAR. I NOW KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. *JB

• 12/24/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  SMELLS OF ANTIFREEZE IN CAB. TOOK TO MECHANIC, INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET MUST BE REPLACED. THIS IS DUE TO BAD PART INSTALLED. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH GMC. *JB

• 12/21/2016· SERVICE BRAKES

  99 TAHOE - SEVERAL TIMES REPEATIDLY - HIT BRAKES- SUV STARTS STOPPING THEN BRAKES PULE & NO STOP-SEVERAL TIMES CAME SO CLOSE REAR ENDING VEHICLE IN FRONT DUE TO PULSING BRAKES NOT STOPPING !!!!!CALLED CHEVROLET ON RECALL BULLETIN - SAYS NOT MY VEHICLE !!!! I GET INTO ACCIDENT -WILL BE SUEING CHEVROLET WITH BULLETIN RECALL BUT NOTHING DONE !!!! SAY' OUT OF MY POCKET !!!!!

• 12/21/2004· AIR BAGSCrash

  THE VEHICLE'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING A FRONTAL COLLISION. *NM COUNCIL FOR THE CONSUMER STATED THAT AIR BAGS NEED TO BE TESTED AT CHEVROLET'S EXPENSE. *TC *JB

• 12/21/2001· VISIBILITY

  OVER A TWO WEEK PERIOD BOTH SIDE VIEW MIRRORS FELL OFF THE VEHICLE. GM/CHEV. WOULD LIKE ME TO PURCHASE THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY FOR $280.00 EACH TIMES 2 OR $580.00. I CHECKED WITH AUTO PARTS RECYLCLERS THEY CAN'T KEEP THEM IN STOCK. IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. THE ADHESIVE WILL NOT STAND UP TO TEMPERATURE VARIATIONS.

• 12/21/1999· SUSPENSION

  VEHICLE HANDLING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IS UNSTABLE, IT FLOATS ALL OVER THE ROAD. *AK

• 12/21/1999· POWER TRAIN

  LOUD CLANKING NOISE COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE WHEN DRIVESHAFT IS ENGAGING DURING ACCELERATION. I HAVE CHANGED FLUID IN DIFFERENTIAL, BUT PROBLEM PERSISTS. *AK

• 12/21/1999· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TURN SIGNAL FASTER ON ONE SIDE THAN THE OTHER. MJS

• 12/20/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN #05V379000 CONCERNING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN AND THE MODEL YEAR. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE.*AK

• 12/18/2011· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BOUGHT VEHICLE USED FROM GM DEALER JAN 2003. IN SEPT 2007, THIS GM DEALER REPLACED LEFT FRONT HUB ASSY DUE TO ABS STOPPING PROBLEMS UNDER 10 MPH CHARGING ME $605 (VEHICLE HAD 95,000 MILES). IN DEC 2011, AT 151,000 MILES THE VEHICLE AGAIN HAD ABS STOPPED PROBLEMS UNDER 10 MPH. THIS TIME REPAIRS REQUIRED FROM ANOTHER GM DEALER WERE REPLACEMENT OF TWO NEW FRONT ABS SENSORS CHARGING ME $340. BOTH DEALERS STATED NOT COVERED UNDER NHTSA 05V379000. *TR

• 12/17/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,TIRES

  YOU NEED TO PUMP THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO FEEL RESPONSIVE/ I'M TOLD I'TS NORMAL /UNIROYAL FACTORY TIRES ARE ALL READY BREAKING DOWN AT SIDEWALLS AT 5,000 MILES/TOLD IT IS NORMAL/AIR CONSTANTLY COMES THROUGH CENTER LOWER VENT WHEN SYSTEM IS SHUT DOWN, TOLD THIS IS ALSO NORMAL... I DISAGREE THANK-YOU( DOT NUMBER: 00000000 TIRE SIZE: 16 )

• 12/16/2005· VISIBILITYFire

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR DEVELOPED A SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE ELECTRIC REARVIEW MIRROR SWITCH AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. HE WAS ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH THE WATER HOSE. THE MANUFACTURER SENT AN INSPECTOR TO ESTIMATE THE DAMAGE, AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED.*AK UPDATED 1/11/2006 - RECALL 03V093000 WAS INITIATED BUT IT ONLY COVERED THE 1997 AND 1998 MODELS. *NM

• 12/15/2010· EQUIPMENT

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARE TIRE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WAS NOT CONNECTED AFTER CHECKING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT REALIZED THAT THE TIRE MAY HAVE SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE DUE TO A DEFECTIVE HOIST THAT HOLDS THE SPARE IN PLACE. HE HAD NO IDEA WHEN THE SPARE SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED HIS VEHICLE AND REPLACED THE HOIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 135,000. UPDATED 02/03/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SPARE TIRE WEIGHT IS 75- 100 POUNDS AT 70 MPH. THE TIRE CAN BOUNCE IRREGULARLY AFTER RELEASED FROM THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 03/18/11

• 12/15/2003· SEATSFire

  DRIVER'S SEAT HEATER CAUGHT ON FIRE.*AK

• 12/14/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 CONCERNING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL BEFORE IT WAS SOLD, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE AND WANTED REIMBURSEMENT. *AK

• 12/14/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  FIRE IN DRIVERS SIDR DOOR AREA-DEFECTIVE CIRCUITS NOT FUSED. *NM

• 12/13/2004· SUSPENSION

  WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH RIGHT FRONT WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE AXLE LOOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. COMSUMER INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE WHEEL BEARING SEIZED UP AND SNAPPED.*AK

• 12/11/2002· POWER TRAINCrash

  THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND WAS NOT RUNNING AT THE TIME. THE DAUGHTER ACCIDENTAL KNOCK THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPED OFF INTO THE CONSUMER HOUSE. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MR

• 12/10/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  PROBLEM: BATTERY ACID IS LEAKING FROM THE POSITIVE TERMINAL. THE ACID RELEASED FALLS ON PRESSURIZED A/C LINES AND THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE LINES AND FITTING CONNECTING THE BRAKE HOSE. THIS IS THE SECOND BATTERY TO BE REPLACED IN MY VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM WAS FOUND IN WHEN DISCONNECTING THE FIRST BATTERY (3/2001) FOR CHARGING. ACID RELEASED FROM THE ORGINAL BATTERY WAS CONTAINED AND NEUTRALIZED IMMEDIATELY. THIS SECOND INSTANCE WAS NOT FOUND UNTIL, ACID WAS FOUND ON THE GARAGE FLOOR. EXTENSIVE CORROSION HAS OCCURED ON ALL METAL PARTS BELOW THE BATTERY. DEALERS HAS STATED THIS PROBLEM IS PRELAVENT IN ALL 1999 CHEVROLET WITH CONTINUOUS HEAD LIGHT OPERATION. TWO GM DEALERS HAVE STATED THEY ARE SEEING LEAKING BATTERIES IN ONE OR TWO VEHICLES PER DAY. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT HALLOWELL CHEVROLET IN CLOVIS, CA, STATED THAT GM HAS BEEN WORKING ON A NEW BATTERY DESIGN TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM FOR 8 TO 10 MONTHS. THE UNCONTROLLED RELEASE TOXIC SUBSTANCES POSES BOTH AN ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY HAZARD. ONE FAILED BATTERY MAY BE AN EXPECTED PROBABILITY, ALTHOUGH THE PREVALENCE OF THE NUMBERS SCENE AT TWO DEALERS AND TWO INSTANCES IN MY VEHICLE, WARRANT AND REQUIRE GOVERNMENTAL ACTION AND OVERSIGHT. THE LEAKING ACID IS AFFECTING THE INTEGRITY OF THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM (NOT A SEAFETY PROBLEM, ULNESS THE ESCAPING R-134/

• 12/09/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  I PURCHASED MY 1999 CHEVY TAHOE IN 2004 WITH 87,000 MILES FROM ORIGINAL OWNER. I RECEIVED ALL MAINTENANCE RECORDS FROM ORIGINAL OWNER, AS WELL AS ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP PRICE/OPTION STICKER. I NOTICED ONCE OVER 100,000 MILES THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION OR PROBLEM, LIKE A POWER SURGE ANYTIME THE POWER WINDOW BUTTONS ARE DEPRESSED AND WHEN I ACCELERATE, THERE IS A SURGE AND WHEN TRUCK SLOWS DOWN OR IS IN PARK, THERE IS N SURGE. THERE IS SUDDEN ENERGY! THERE IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE DASHBOARD/RADIO AND SWITCH BUTTONS BELOW LIGHTS WORKING. THEY HAVE FAILED! ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS CAN CAUSE FIRES AND I HAVE NOTICED IT IS NOT MY TAHOE ONLY WITH THE SAME EXISTING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, AS I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR A SECOND VEHICLE, AS I HAVE MY KIDS BOTH OF DRIVING AGE AND MY 1999 TAHOE LS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE. I FEEL SAFE ON THE ROAD IN MY TAHOE. I LOVE THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE OPTION, AS I LIVE IN MINNESOTA AND I COULD NOT LIVE WITHOUT IT OVER THE WINTER MONTHS! I AM ALSO VERY PROUD TO POINT OUT, MY TAHOE HAS 343,000+ MILES ON IT AND STILL GOING STRONG!!!! I CAN NOT AFFORD A NEW TAHOE, AS I AM ON A FIXED DISABILITY INCOME NOW, SO I AM SHOPPING FOR A 1999 OR NEWER AT A REASONABLE PRICE. I AM SATISFIED WITH ALL THE YEARS I HAVE DRIVEN MINE AND HOPE TO GET MANY MORE YEARS OUT OF IT. PEOPLE ARE AMAZED WHEN I TELL THEM HOW MANY MILES ARE ACTUAL MILES ON MY TAHOE. I AM AMAZED, AS WELL. :) [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 12/09/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 CONCERNING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO V AND MODEL YEAR.*AK

• 12/09/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN #05V379000 CONCERNING ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN AND THE MODEL OF THE VEHICLE. *AK UPDATED 01/04/06. *JB

• 12/08/2019· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  CONTROL OF VEHICLE

• 12/08/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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

• 12/08/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS SYSTEM IS THE PROBLEM, IT ACTIVATES ON DRY PAVEMENT, NOT STOPPING IN TIME. DT

• 12/07/2012· SERVICE BRAKES

  I WAS COMING TO A STOP ON DRY PAVEMENT. THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ENGAGED AT LESS THAN 10 MPH AND ABOUT 3 MPH BEFORE CAUSING A FAILURE TO STOP IN TIME FOR STOP SIGN. ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BY NOT STOPPING TO AVOID COLLISION. NO ANTILOCK LIGHT OR FAULT CODE APPEARED. THIS A HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES WHEN DRIVING FORWARD OR IN REVERSE. . I ALSO EXPERIENCE LOW BRAKE PEDAL OCCASIONALLY. HAD ALL BRAKES PARTS REPLACED NEW OR REBUILT. BRAKE SYSTEM HAS BE FLUSHED AND BLED AT LEAST 3 TIMES WITHOUT A CHANGE IN FAILURE OF ANTILOCK. *TR

• 12/07/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE WOULD ONLY REMAIN ON FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE STALLING. THE SECURITY WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD RESET INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE WOULD ONLY OCCUR IN COLDER WEATHER AND THE CONTACT STATED HE HAD EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE AT LEAST TEN TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BATTERY IN THE VEHICLE BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

• 12/07/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE RECALL THAT CHEVY HAS FOR THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ONLY GOES BACK TO 2000. MINE HAD THE SAME ISSUE AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE HUB ASSEMBLY ON EACH SIDE BECAUSE IT GOT SO BAD THAT THEY WERE ACTIVATING ALL THE TIME. I DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS, BUT I GOT IT REPAIRED AT A SERVICE GARAGE AND HAVE THE RECEIPT. *NM

• 12/07/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  I HAVE A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU LS. THIS IS THE WORST CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED. SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 60,000+ MILES ON IT AND IT WON'T BE PAID OFF UNTIL 2007 I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE A MANIFOLD GASKET, BATTERY, WATER PUMP, I HAVE HAD TO PUT A USED TRANSMISSION IN. YOU CAN NOT CHECK THE TRANSMISSION FLUID BECAUSE THERE IS NO DIP STICK YOU HAVE TO TAKE IT TO A PROFESSIONAL TO HAVE THAT DONE. THE AIR CONDITIONER COMES ON OFF WHENEVER, WHEN YOU PUT GAS IN THE CAR YOU HAVE TO GIVE IT GAS BEFORE IT WILL STAY RUNNING. I HAVE HAD BEARINGS REPLACED IN BOTH FRONT WHEELS, TIRES KEEP GOING BAD AS DO THE THE BRAKES. OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE VERY SAME COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE CARS AND NOT ONE RECALL HAS BEEN MADE. I WILL NEVER NEVER BUY A CHEVROLET AGAIN LET ALONE A MALIBU. MY NEXT CAR WILL BE A HONDA. I AM STILL TAKING THE CAR BACK FOR THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THIS WILL BE THE 4TH TIME IN LESS THAN A WEEK. NOT ONLY IS IT STILL LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID BUT NOW I CONVEINTLY HAVE A COOLANT LEAK THAT I DID NOT HAVE UNTIL THE 3RD TIME OF TAKING IT BACK TO THE CHEVY GARAGE TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK FIXED. THIS CAR SUCKS.*AK

• 12/07/2001· SUSPENSION

  SUSPENSION LIFT ON UPPER CONTROL ARM BOLTED TO FRAME IS TORN ON BOTH SIDES. VEHICLE ISN'T A FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. THIS IS AN AFTER MARKET PRODUCT . DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

• 12/06/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT TODAY. THE REASON FOR THE ACCIDENT IS THAT MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGED AT LESS THAN 15 MPH THEREFORE NOT ALLOWING ME TO STOP IN TIME. THE BRAKE ACTUALLY FELT AS IF THEY WERE NOT WORKING AT ALL. I WAS INFORMED THAT NEWER MODELS WERE INCLUDED IN A RECALL IN THE SALT BELT, BUT NOT IN MN. WHAT CAN WE DO TO FIX THE PROBLEM? IT HAPPENED IN MN AND IN A 1999 TAHOE. THANKS, JOAN GODFREY. *NM

• 12/06/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM. THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000. THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEEDS, LESS THAN 5 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN CONTACTED. THEY TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, AND SINCE THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT REGULARLY SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP, THEY WILL NOT CONSIDER ASSISTING HIM. THE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE VEHICLE AT CONTACT'S EXPENSE. *AK

• 12/05/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM MY NEPHEW ON 11/30/07. SINCE THEN, AT LEAST A DOZEN TIMES, THE BRAKES PULSATE AT VERY LOW SPEEDS. AN ONLINE SEARCH SEEMED TO INDICATE THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH RUST OR DIRT CAUSING THE ABS SENSORS TO REGISTER INCORRECTLY. ON 12/05/07, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE ABS SENSORS AND RING CLEANED. I WAS INFORMED LATER THAT 3 OF THE 4 SENSORS WERE ELECTRICALLY BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND IT WOULD COST ALMOST $800. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT HAS NOT ONCE COME ON TO INDICATE THERE WAS AN ABS PROBLEM. GM SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO RECALL ALL VEHICLES SUSPECTED TO HAVE ABS SENSOR/RING PROBLEMS AND VEHICLES IN WHICH THE ABS WARNING SYSTEM DOES NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. *TR

• 12/03/2004· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN.*AK *TC

• 12/03/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  LEAKAGE FROM REAR SEAL OF BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER, CAUSING LOSS OF FLUID FROM RESERVOIR SERVING FRONT DISC BRAKES.

• 12/01/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  1999 TAHOE ENGINE FAILED. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ANY KIND THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. *JB

• 12/01/2006· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. TWO OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WERE INJURED. THAT VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND THE OCCUPANTS WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. THERE WERE NO DETAILS ABOUT THE INJURIES SUSTAINED. THERE WAS A TOTAL OF FIVE VEHICLES INVOLVED IN THE COLLISION. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE GRILL, BUMPER AND BOTH FRONT FENDERS. THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND THE SEATBELT WAS WORN. THE THREE OTHER VEHICLES SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, ALTHOUGH NO INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF NHTSA RECALL # 05V379000 FOR THE SERVICE BRAKES: HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.

• 12/01/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE - UNWANTED ANITLOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATION GM FAILURE TO RESOLVE/RECALL DEFECTIVE 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. GM CAMPAIGN 05068 NHTSA 05V-379000 IN A LETTER DATED AUGUST 29, 2005 TO RONALD MEDFORD (NHTSA), GM REPORTS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SENSORS ON VEHICLES INCLUDING THE 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. ON THE SAME DATE, NHTSA ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT AND CONFIRMS 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE TO BE PART OF THIS RECALL AND FOR RELEASE TO THE PUBLIC. ON AUGUST 30, 2005, GM NOTIFIES DEALERS OF UPCOMING SAFETY RECALL 05068 TO INCLUDE 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2005 GM SENDS PRODUCT SAFETY RECALL NOTES TO DEALERS OMITTING 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE AND OTHER MODELS AND STATES CUSTOMER NOTIFICATIONS TO BEGIN OCTOBER 14, 2005. ON OCTOBER 04, 2005 GM REVISES FORM 573 REMOVING 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE AND OTHERS. THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT NHTSA HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THE REMOVAL OF THIS MODEL YEAR, NOR IF THIS WOULD STILL SATISFY PE05-020 / GM679 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS SAFETY RECALL AS ORIGINALLY IDENTIFIED BY GM AND ACKNOWLEDGED BY NHTSA. *NM

• 11/30/2009· STRUCTURE

  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

• 11/30/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 CONCERNING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN AND MODEL YEAR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED DUE TO EXCESSIVE COST. *AK

• 11/30/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,EQUIPMENT

  I HAVE A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE 4X4 LT. IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS EVERY 5,000 MILES. I AM NOW LOOKING TO SPEND ANOTHER $600 TO REPLACE THEM AGAIN. I HAVE HAD THEM LOOKED AT EACH TIME, AND I AM TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CALIPERS AND THEY HAVE NO REASON AS TO WHY THE ROTORS ARE BEING WARPED. THE MOST RECENT TIME I TOOK IN THE TAHOE I WAS TOLD THE ROTORS WERE BLUE DUE TO THE HEAT FROM THE PADS, BUT AGAIN THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CALIPERS OR ANYTHING ELSE. I HAVE NOT BEEN CARRYING ANY HEAVY LOADS IN THE VEHICLE, OR DRIVING HARD. MOST OF THE MILES ARE FROM DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE NEVER TAKEN IT OFF ROADING. *AK

• 11/29/2004· VISIBILITYFire

  WHILE PARKED POWER SIDE VIEW MIRROR SWITCH CAUGHT ON FIRE. AS A RESULT, THE PLASTIC ON THE DOOR WAS DAMAGED. *AK