We found the following complaints for CHEVROLET TAHOE (1995)
Read complaints for CHEVROLET TAHOE (1995)
Air bag light was on for no apparent reason, and consumer had it looked at.was told that the air bagcoil was open and it had to be replaced. Dealer was contacted.
Defective abs system resulted in an accident and drivers side air bag failed to deploy.
Horn would sound while driving or when the vehicle is vibrated (example: door is shut, hood popped open, adjustment of steering column).had this problem 2 time previously,a gm authorized dealership look at situation and could not find a problem without going into a detail diagnostic.pulling the fuse for the horn would not stop the horn for sounding.finally had to pull the horn relay located in the fuse box under the hood to stop horn from sounding.finally had a detailed diagnostic was performed and the only thing that the dealership could find was a problem with the airbag.supposedly the airbag expands when it the area around it heats up, which in turn applies pressure on the horn ring, ergo the horn goes off even when the fuse was removed.dealership could not find an electrical problem during their 2 hours of diagnotics.recommended soultion replace airbag / horn ring$638.00 (parts only).supposedly new airbag has a new design to prevent this from occurring again.
Air bag did not inflate while vehicle was involved in an accident.
With the cruise control engaged the vehicle experienced sudden acceleration the foot brake failed to disengage the cruise control resulting in vehicle collision, air bags failed to deploy upon impact and the seat belt failed to restrain him causing his head to strike the passenger side windshiled knocking him unconsious.nlm
No summary listed for above vehicle.
No deployment of air bag during vehicle collision resulted in chest, ribs and sterum injuries from hitting the steering wheel.
Re: incident ae00013 - the airbag light came on intermitantly, took it to dealer, they couldn't find problem with it.about a mont later the tahoe started intermitantly losing power when trying to accelerate, causing several near crashes.took it again to the dealer that then determined the battery was leaking acid on to the airbag sensor.had to replace the airbag sensor and battery.they charged over $700 to do so, including $89 labor just to install a new battery!about a week or so after that similar loss of power was occurring.took tahoe to a different chev dealer who the found alternator was now bad, which i suspect may be related to the ongoing bad battery problems.
Consumer was involved ina 30 mph frontal collision. Upon impact, driver's air bag did not deploy.please give any further details.
While driving the truck the driver went into an tree which caused the truck to flip over. The driver states that she was going 45mph. The tree struck the passenger's side. Driver's and passenger's air bags failed to deploy.
While driving onroad traveling about 35 to 45mph came to an intersection, had the right of way when another vehicle traveling west failed tostop at a stop sign, and pulled out in front of consumer' vehicle.consumer hitfront left of the othercar. Upon impact,neither airbag deployed.contacted dealer and manufacturer. Would sent a representative to inspect the vehicle.
On 3/13/2001 was involved in an mvc when another vehicle pulled out in front of the vehicle i struck off road.i was traveling aprox. 40-45mph when i applied the brakes immediately and slid aprox. 75 feet on road and continued to slide off road for another 50 feet when i collided with the other vehicle. Abs system never kicked in,and the vehicle slid uncontrolled until collision with injuries to myself when the seat belt did not hold my body and allowed me to travel forward striking the steering wheel with the air bag not deploying with a frontal impact and sudden deceleration.(tiresize: 245/75r16)
No deployment of driver's air bag in accident, resulting in an injury.
During side impact to driver's front tire 45mph, upon impact at approx. 35mph hit a bunch of trees 10:00 to 2:00 front bumper, airbag failed to deploy.tt
Steering coil failed.airbag light came on. Cost to fix aproximately $350 to fix this safety problem.
Vehicle was in a front-end accident, air bag did not deploy and seat belt did not hold driver. Please describe.
Vehicle was in a front-end accident, air bag did not deploy and seat belt did not hold driver. Please describe.
During side impact to driver's front tire 45mph, upon impact at approx. 35mph hit a bunch of trees 10:00 to 2:00 front bumper, airbag failed to deploy.tt
The light indicating that the airbag has been deployed is on constantly and could cause the air bag to deploy at any time. Manufacturer has been notified about problem. Manufacturer said that they would inspect the vehicle to find out cause of problem, but could make no promisesas to the repair of the vehicle because warranty is over.
The rear driver side window became inoperable, followed by the entire door (it won't open at all). Then, the rear passenger side door wouldn't open from the inside, followed by the driver door and recently the passenger door. The driver door, front and rear passenger doors can only be opened by rolling the window down and opening the door from the outside handle. We noticed that around the same time the doors went out, so did the back brake light panels (replacing the bulbs and housing units don't make a difference). The back brake light panels are intermittent and seem to work on occasion(if we hit a bump or something). This is a severe safety issue and i'm afraid we will have to junk our truck due to it. Are there any other tahoe owners with similar issues? any recalls related to these issues? this doesn't sound like normal wear and tear related issues to me...
The contact owns a 1995 chevrolet tahoe. While driving 55 mph, the vehicle decelerated and stalled. The vehicle restarted and resumed normal operation. The failure occurred several times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician stated that the sensor needed to be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was unknown.
There is an electrical short causing breaker to overheat and locks and seats to be inoperative.*yd
There is an electrical short causing breaker to overheat and locks and seats to be inoperative.*yd
No summary listed for this vehicle.
My battery failure was same as power failure that newspaper said nhtsa was investigating. I still have battery which will show why vehicle loses power. I also know of one more exact same failure with a suburban which probably has'nt been reported. The cargo door hinges are another failure that gmc refuses to address and blames it on poor maintinence by the owner.
Battery leaks has been replaced several times. But batterystill leaks.
Ac delco battery failure resulted in complete and sudden failure of the electrical system.nlm
Noticed a spot on ground.investigating, i found the original delco batery leaking acid on the inner right fender, brake parts, and wiring.
2 batteries have leaked, brakes have become "squeaky" shortly thereafter goth times. I saw an announcement in the ny times and felt i should give you yhis information
Onseptember 25, 1998, i was driving my 1995 chevy tahoe, suv and had a complete brake failure, which almost caused a terrible accident. This was amazing in that on august 7, of that same year only a little over a month after the brakes had been serviced they failed. It was concluded that the battery had failed and leaked acid onto the brake lines causing them to fail and leakout the vital fluid. On 1/23/00 s.d.union/tribune carried an national a..p article saying the the ntsa was investgating this very problem in tahoes/yukons & suburbans
Recently learnd that this has happend with other tahoes. No safety defect listed in summary.
Battery leaks acid and caused corrosion of several electrical components, brake lines, metal, paint off engine compartment, all damaged
Reported problem of leaky battery to dealer not covered by warrenty.
Original mfg's battery side terminals leaked with pressure and spewed acid out and down on other components of the engine compartment, including the rt sir deployment sensor, electrical wiring, brake lines, transmission cooling lines, and other items, with resultant corrosion. Dealer refused to fix, owner cleaned up best possible.
Ea 00 013 battery leaks acid:vehicle experiencing five battery ( 4 interstate and 1 delco ) replacement due to acid leakages from postive post. Please provide further details.
Battery leaked acid onto pavement and air conditioning hose, dealer replaced battery.
Battery leaked, causing acid to destroy pan and bolt that holds battery in place and destroy wiring and finish below battery .
Delco battery is leaking acid onto brake line and electrical wiring harness which controls abs system and airbag. This defect could cause an accident.
Re: incident ae00013 - the airbag light came on intermitantly, took it to dealer, they couldn't find problem with it.about a mont later the tahoe started intermitantly losing power when trying to accelerate, causing several near crashes.took it again to the dealer that then determined the battery was leaking acid on to the airbag sensor.had to replace the airbag sensor and battery.they charged over $700 to do so, including $89 labor just to install a new battery!about a week or so after that similar loss of power was occurring.took tahoe to a different chev dealer who the found alternator was now bad, which i suspect may be related to the ongoing bad battery problems.
During routine maintainance i noticed positive terminal on the battery was leaking.notified dealership and was told it was not covered.i replaced it with a sears battery and cleaned up to be best of my ability the leakage that occurred (which i was concerned could affect the braking, anti-lock system, and other components.)i was not happy with the response from the dealership, but i was not going to buy another battery that would leak, from the dealership.i noticed the article in the newspaper regarding this situation, recently, which has prompted my report.thank you.
Battery leaked acid onto thebrakes, resulting in poor brake performance.also leaked acid onto the air bag sensors.the dealer has repaired the vehicle. Manufacturer has been notified. *ml
Leaking battery dripped onto inner right front fender, brake lines and hoses.*mjs
Consumernoticed white dust on driveway.looked under hood and battery was leaking. Also,paint wa spealing off vehicle. Please provide further informaton.
The battery leaked battery acid. The positive battery cable was corrodded by the acid and had to be replaced. Acid also leaked onto the inner fender and the brake line. The acid removed the paint from the fender which began to rust. The brake line appears corrodded but has not failed yet.
I recently read of your investigation of tahoe battery leakage.i think the problem is bigger than power failure.my brakes failed on the highway, and when i took the vehicle in for repair i was told that acid from the battery had leaked onto the brake line and destroyed it.all the fluid was lost.the brake line, right front hose and (of course) battery were replaced.someone should tell gm that it is not too smart to put leaky batteries over a brake line.the vehicle has been (and still is) dealer maintained and serviced.
In nov 1998, the same instance occured in as the battery + cables cracked the side mount battery cable attachment. This causes acid leakage (undetected) to leech into both cables, with eventual cable failure, possible total power loss. In my 1st report (odi # 724340) i paid $405.95 to the dealer + towing charges to have this repaired. This time i purchased a new battery with both side and top mount posts, 2 new cable assy's, and attached the starter + cable to the side mt, and the power control + cable to the top mount to eliminate the weight/pressure on the small side mt 3/8" bolt. The weight of both cables on a single side mt post is excessive, and with vehicle vibration during driving this incident will continue to occur. I have hopefully eliminated this issue by splitting the cable mt locations. Hopefully chevrolet will recall this issue because it is a major problem costing consumers allot of cash. And the kicker, it is not covered under a standard or extended warranty due to battery failure, with resultant cable failure is not covered. Feedback requested if possible.
Original battery leaked corrosive fluid on holding tray and wheel well, resulting in aproximately $375.00 worth of damage, plus the replacement costs of $150.00 for a new battery.
On two occasions the vehicle experienced sudden loss of electrical power while driving when both the ac delco batteries leaked acid into their attached power cables also damaging the alternators.nlm
While driving would experience hesitation. Took to dealer & mechanic indicated that acid had corroded several of battery's cable wires which caused the problem.battery was replaced with an ac delco.problem with the original battery, corroded cable wires, happened with the delco battery. Had to getdelco battery replaced.
Horn failure, very hard to blow the horn .
Horn would sound while driving or when the vehicle is vibrated (example: door is shut, hood popped open, adjustment of steering column).had this problem 2 time previously,a gm authorized dealership look at situation and could not find a problem without going into a detail diagnostic.pulling the fuse for the horn would not stop the horn for sounding.finally had to pull the horn relay located in the fuse box under the hood to stop horn from sounding.finally had a detailed diagnostic was performed and the only thing that the dealership could find was a problem with the airbag.supposedly the airbag expands when it the area around it heats up, which in turn applies pressure on the horn ring, ergo the horn goes off even when the fuse was removed.dealership could not find an electrical problem during their 2 hours of diagnotics.recommended soultion replace airbag / horn ring$638.00 (parts only).supposedly new airbag has a new design to prevent this from occurring again.
Ignition coil failed causing vehicle to lunge while at idle.
Electrical short of the power wiring in the door failed resulting in vehicle fire.
While driving 65 mph a fire started under the hood. Consumer managed to pull over.
Tail light fuse blew 6 times.
Electrical wiring harness under dash failed resulting in vehicle fire.
Passenger side floorboard reaches high temperatures directly over exhaust pipe and catalytic convertor.right side floorboard temperature inside cabin measures 120 degrees under normal driving and has been measured at 146 degrees while towing approximately 3000 lbs on a vehicle with 5500 lbs rated towing capacity. 146 degree temperature was recorded during optimal towing conditions, level driving, night, low wind and 50 degrees air temperature.clear indications that temperature exceeded 146 degrees during previous usage. (towed same trailer and load many times in the past without temperature spikes.) this problem was reported to the dealer and chevrolet who have refused to admit a problem exist and these temperatures are what they call "normal operations".engine and transmission temperatures were well within norms.dealer service representative suggested i buy a fire extinguisher!
This vehicle is kept in meticulous condition, always garaged and maintained regularly.after numerous no-starts and general poor running condition i have had to replace both fuel injectors, the map sensor as well as having a major tune-up.
We have complained several times about the driver's side seat not feeling as if it is "locked" in position and were told that it is normal.it felt as if the seat were "rocking" a bit.now the seat has broken all the way and can "rock" as if you are in a rocking chair.this took effect on the freeway.very dangerous!!! .....in connection with the egr valve i am currently in need of having it replaced for the 3rd time.my "service engine soon" light has come on all three times.the vehicle has not run the same since the first egr valve has been replaced.to my understanding, it is not a part that should wear out so frequently.none of the times has the egr valve been covered under warranty.
No summary listed for abov evehicle.
The roof rack makes a whining noise over 35 mph. *dsh
The rear driver side window became inoperable, followed by the entire door (it won't open at all). Then, the rear passenger side door wouldn't open from the inside, followed by the driver door and recently the passenger door. The driver door, front and rear passenger doors can only be opened by rolling the window down and opening the door from the outside handle. We noticed that around the same time the doors went out, so did the back brake light panels (replacing the bulbs and housing units don't make a difference). The back brake light panels are intermittent and seem to work on occasion(if we hit a bump or something). This is a severe safety issue and i'm afraid we will have to junk our truck due to it. Are there any other tahoe owners with similar issues? any recalls related to these issues? this doesn't sound like normal wear and tear related issues to me...
Nhtsa campaign#95v124000 indicated a wiring defect on the high mounted stop light for 1995 checrolet tahoe. Mine fails.i took the truck to jerry hamm chev. In jacksonville on 5/4/00 to have the anti-lock brakes fixed for the second time,and asked them to also repair the high-light. They refused,stated the recall was not in their database. I provided them with a printed copy of your campaign,and they still refused. They also made me pay forthe abs modulator repair on 02/22/99 even though it was common knowledge that tahoes were having anti-lock brake failures. I don't think the abs modulator (heart of the abs) system should have failed at 47,000 miles. The only thing they did was split the cost of the part after i complained and indicated i was calling chevrolet
While driving down the road with the cruise control off vehicle began to accelerate on its own.hitting the brakes would not stop the engine from revving. Lifting up on acclerator pedal would not slow vehicle.had to turn engine off and restart, this allowed the vechicle to resume normal operation.this first occured on a sharp curve and could have caused an accident.a call to my dealer showed there were no recalls that were outstanding for this vehicle.this is a dangerous problem and i have read about other complaints.i'm sure nothing will ever be done as it is probably not cost effective for chevy to fix it.
Electronic diesel fuel injection pump failed causing intermittent stalling problems, consumer had to pay for replacement because the vehicle was 704 miles out of warranty, consumer request reimbursement.nlm
This vehicle is kept in meticulous condition, always garaged and maintained regularly.after numerous no-starts and general poor running condition i have had to replace both fuel injectors, the map sensor as well as having a major tune-up.
Fuel injector pump failed.
Fuel injector pump failed.
The contact owns a 1995 chevrolet tahoe. The contact noticed that the fuel tank exhibited a small hole due to a damaged plastic fuel tank cover. The contact was a certified mechanic who placed a patch on the fuel tank himself. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failuremileage was 264,349.
Dashboard light fuse blew 6 times.
The rear passenger door lock failed to open from the inside or outside.
Consumer was driving under normal operation and the hood flew up due to failure of the saftey latch. The saftey latch did not catch.
Hood latch broke while driving, causing hood to fly up, blocking driver's vision.
The contact owns a 1995 chevrolet tahoe.the contact stated that the transmission failed on the vehicle.the transmission was replaced with a rebuilt transmission.within a year and a half, the transmission failed again.the mechanic stated that it seemed as if the transmission fluid was not being cooled for some reason.the contact stated that just before the transmission failed, he could smell burning transmission fluid each time.the transmission was replaced again with another rebuilt transmission.within nine years, the transmission was replaced a total of five times every year and a half.the contact had the transmission rebuilt at the cost of $1,700.there were no recalls for the failure.the failure and current mileages were less than 21,838.updated 05/15/09updated 05/18/09.
1st thing noticed is orange indicator showing what gear vehicle is in was not working, when truck was in forward motion ran very rough not much power.next day before truck was brought to dealership driver noticed dashboard readings were not working.vehicle brought to dealership.they replaced vehicle speed sensor , problems cont., but before they could futher test truck was operating normally.told to bring vehicle back if happened again.happened again 6/7/99.vehicle back at dealership,.
Clunking noise when coming to a full stop
No summary listed for abov evehicle.
Instant critical failure of transmission - no warning signs
Continuous problem with drive train - all components, begaan @40k w/4wd clutch continued since.dealer keeps making excuses and not fixing properly.dealer is ourisman cheverolet, marlow heights not sheehy ford.
No safety defect listed for above vehicle.
Unable to repair without replacing whole axle due to factory defect.
Axle oil is leaking into the rear brakes drums. The axle seals have been replaced (6) times and the condition still exists. The truck will be going to the dealer for the (7th)time for the same problem.
This is the third replacement of the seal in four years.
This is the third replacement of the seal in four years.
Clutch failed five times. *dh
No safety defect listed for above vehicle.
Continuous problem with drive train - all components, begaan @40k w/4wd clutch continued since.dealer keeps making excuses and not fixing properly.dealer is ourisman cheverolet, marlow heights not sheehy ford.
Dealer said noise sounded like transmission - they do not do transmission.aamco says all components of transfer case need replaced.chevy will not assist.
Rear center restraints stitching separated,causing the entire belt to become separated from the seat. The dealer will replace the seat belts.
Consumer states that the front passenger side automatic lap/ shoulder belts are inoperable.
With the cruise control engaged the vehicle experienced sudden acceleration the foot brake failed to disengage the cruise control resulting in vehicle collision, air bags failed to deploy upon impact and the seat belt failed to restrain him causing his head to strike the passenger side windshiled knocking him unconsious.nlm
The rear passenger's side seat belt buckle fell apart while this seat belt was around a css.please describe details.
Seat belt stuck in retractor. *sd
Passenger's side lap restraint is jammed.belt will not pull out of the retractor so that it can be used.dealer has been contacted.
Seat belts alwyas gets caught. Replaced once by the dealer refuse to admit design flaw. Will not repalce the damaged seatbelts. The seat belt integrity is being compromised.
On 3/13/2001 was involved in an mvc when another vehicle pulled out in front of the vehicle i struck off road.i was traveling aprox. 40-45mph when i applied the brakes immediately and slid aprox. 75 feet on road and continued to slide off road for another 50 feet when i collided with the other vehicle. Abs system never kicked in,and the vehicle slid uncontrolled until collision with injuries to myself when the seat belt did not hold my body and allowed me to travel forward striking the steering wheel with the air bag not deploying with a frontal impact and sudden deceleration.(tiresize: 245/75r16)
The passenger front seat belt failed, it was unable to extend from the retractor.
Driver's seat belt does does release from the retracting mechanism,causing the seat belt to become inoperable.please give any further details.
Shoulder harness on driver's side failed to restrain driver. Please describe.tt
The rear seat belt joint made of plastic has broken in half, causing the seat belt not to be useable. Dealer has not been contacted.
Rear seat center seat belt comes apart when used with child seat. *dsh
The design of the seat mounting is unsafe.the seat is mounted to a weak cross brace instead of the main seat frame rails.this design is doomed to repeated failures and is unsafe.if the seat was mounted by the main frame rails there would be no problems.chevrolet should redesign the slide bracket to mount to the proper mounting points.
Drivers side seat bolt broke lose,causingdrivers seat to be unstable, and rock back and forth.dealer has been contacted. Please provide any further information.
Driver's seat failure on a 1995 chevrolet tahoe.the design of the seat places the front left seat fastener on a thin piece of sheet metal rather than on the re-enforced corner of the seat frame.it appears to be some kind of design error.the thin piece of sheet metal split apart, allowing the fastener to come free, and the seat then rocked back, almost touching the rear seat behind it;the driver was left looking up at a 60 degree angle at the inside roof of the vehicle, and holding onto the steering wheel for support.this failure occurred in the driveway as the driver was backing up.i shudder to think what would have happened had my wife and two children been in the car and in traffic when this occurred.gm should be forced to fix this, as it is clearly a safety hazard to the occupants of the vehicle as well as to other vehicles on the road.in my case, a call to the local dealer generated a "never heard of that" response;i ultimately disassembled the seat and had my local welding shop stitch in a 1/8 inch piece of steel across the entire front of the seat frame structure so that the re-enforced corners are connected by more than the flimsy piece of sheet steel (this is what gm should have done with the original design of this seat). *nlm
Front left corner of drivers seat broke loose and started rocking back and forth. I was sitting parked and reaching in the back seat for item.
The seat frame on the drivers side has broken away from the rest of the seat frame causing it to rock back and foward. The mount in the floor now has bearing that move the seat track these are worn from all the movement in the seat.
No summary listed for above vehicle.
Driver's seat framebroke, causing seat to move back and forth, excessive movement. Dealer has been notified, said they have consistent problems with this frame.*ml
Consumer stated that he was rear ended while he stopped on the traffic light and the drivers seat mountings failed.*yd
Consumer stated that he was rear ended while he stopped on the traffic light and the drivers seat mountings failed.*yd
Drivers seat frame fractured at the point where a hole was drilled for mounting purposes.due to the size of the hole compared to the size of the frame, failure was imminant.cheverolet says they are aware of this problem.
Stress fracture in driver's seat, metal frame broke, causing excessive movement, and possibly resulting in injuries in case of an accident.
The driver side seat frame broke.
My driver's seat bracket is broken and unsafe.
Seat track and bracket broken causing the seat to experience excessive movement.nlm
Seat bracket that goes into the seat tracksbroke, allowing the seat to rotate back like a rocking chair when driving. Dealer has fixed vehicle.
The seat bracket on the drivers seat has broke on one side, causing the seat to wobble. If the other breaks the seat will fall back. Dlr has seen.
While driving at 30 mph i went to get some thing out of my pocket and my seat broke lose. I pulledover and got out and looked under my seatandto my surprize saw that the seat had broke lose of the base. *mjs
This vehicule has a drivers power seat, upon pulling out onto the road the seat broke loose from its mount. I did have both hands on the steering wheel at the time and was able to keep control of the vehicule as it lifted from the front left mounting bracket. After looking at the seat i discovered that the seat mounting bracketon the left side of the seat is bolted into thin sheet metal to the seat frame and not into the seat frame rail. This appears to be a design problem since the passenger seat frame rails are bolted to the seat brackets as should be. I contacted the dealer and he said they would fix it , but that i would have to pay for the new seat frame and labor as a normal service call. Contacted the customer assistance line and filed a report and was told it would be put on file as a complaint file # c01348445, have not heard anything in a week. I will be fixing the seat my self in the near future by taking 3/16 x 1 1/2 flat bar and bolting it to the seat support brackets and bolting the seat frame to the flat bar. Will try to take pictures of the problem before it is fixed and after it is fixed, anyway the damage part will still be there as the flat bar will just give it strength. What it appears to look like is the vehicule has a full size seat installed on support brackets made for a s10 size vehicule. If my seat broke i am sure there are others that have the same problem or will have the same problem as it is just a matter of time, they may not be so lucky as i was.
My front driver seat brackets broke while driving on the highway. The seat now rocks back and forth.
Failure of the seat track and anchors, the driver seat broke twice.
Drivers seat is loose causing slight rocking motion and clunking noise when stopping / starting.this seems common in 95 - 9? full size chev / gmc suv's.i have read many nhtsa customer complaints for this same problem - some resulting in failure of the seat to remain upright and resulting in a dangerous situation.i do not believe i should have to pay to repair this defect which i hear may cost as much as $1,000 in parts and labor.this is an obvious and dangerous safety defect which requires correction by the manufacturer.
The frame on the driver's side seat broke. The seat broke away from the frame when driver was getting into the truck. The dealer is aware of the problem. Problem will be corrected.
Jury rigged front seat anchor,engineered attachment point not used,seat frame failed.
The seat on the driver's sidebroke away from the frame. When taking off from a stop the seat fell back. The dealer is aware of the problem. Seat has since been repaired.
Failure of the seat track and anchors, the driver seat broke twice.
Bracket for the drivers seat broke at front support points causing it to tip backwards when consumer put vehicle into drive.nlm
Flange and bolt attaching seat body to seat frame broke, causing bucket seat to rock back and forth.
Driver seat broke while driving. Dealer will repair at consumer's cost. Owner believes that it is a defect.*ml
Both passabger and driver seat frames/tracks have failed. Seats rock excessively and passanger seat somtimes releases and slides foward.3 friends that have chevy tahoe's have had their seat frames replaced several times (one person has had 6 new seats) i believe that this amount of failures constitutes a manufacturer defect and is unquestionably a safety hazard (passanger seat sliding foward when brakes are applied abruptly, i almost sent my girlfriend through the front window).i am only 175lbs and my seats frames have no reason to fail.please check any dealer repair history for this make and you may find an extraordinary amout of failures.
Design of drivers seat track is not stable, as the rivets disconnect easily. *dh
The driver's front seat detached from the seat frame while driving and without warning. The driver did not lose control of the vehicle,but loss of control can very well be a result of the detachment of the seat from the frame.
Driver's seat mount failed.
Vehicle taken to dealer on 23-apr-1997, dealer says that recall was canceled, and no repairs were made. Recall involved the potentially dangerous recliner mechanism--a protector cover over the recliner mechanism was supposed to have been installed.
Vehicle experiencing problem with seat anchor torn from the bracket; causing driver's seat to rock back and forth which can lead to an loss of controlif seat rocks too far back. Requesting nhtsa to look into this matter.
Driver's seat frame broke, and disengaged from the tracks. Cause unknown.please give any further details.
While accelerating from a stop seat frame ondriver's side broke, causingseat to rock back and forth. Dealership and manufacturer were contacted about the seat. Problem has not been corrected. Please provide any further information.
Drivers front seat has bracket that cracked causing the seat to rock back and forth, this is the second seat that this has happened to in the same truck, the original seat was replaced under warranty .
Flange and bolt attaching seat body to seat frame broke, causing bucket seat to rock back and forth.
Bolt connecting drivers seat to power adjustable seat track assembly tore through the sheet metal anchor plate on the seat causing the seat to tip backwards abruptly.my father owns an independent auto repair shop and is aware of this same problem on other chevrolet trucks and suv's. I contacted gm's customer service center to inquire if a recall or service bulletin had been issued to address this apparently common problem. I was advised gm had not issued a recall nor a service bulletin and did not consider this to be a common problem.*nlm****dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12-12-02 cut over to artemis****760793
The front seat bracket on the drivers side pulled through the sheet metal on the left side, causing the seat to rock back.
The contact owns a 1995 chevrolet tahoe. The contact stated that the corner of the front driver's side seat bracket had fractured, which caused the seat to rock and become unstable. The dealer (good chevrolet, 325 sw 12th st, renton, wa 98057, (425) 336-0640) stated that there was no recall on the vehicle. The manufacturer had not been contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was unavailable.
Had seat repaired twice can not repair againshould be recalled.
The bracket on my front seat has broke it is underneathseat and is very hard to get to my seat is always moving this is not safe and i should not have to pay for it and it is not safe.
Drivers seat mount failed.seat frame broke causing seat to rock back and forth.seat could break from mount during an accident or sudden stop.
The front seat is coming loose.
I had a 1995 chevrolet pick up with the exact same problem, while backing up, the driver seat bottom broke away from where it attaches to the seat track. I only weigh 160 lbs., so it isn't a weight or abuse issue. I feel chevrolet should have to pay for this the second time around. What would have happened if i were in a traffic situation?. This is definetly a safety issue, suddenly, your driving from the rear seat lying on your back!.
Upon entering vehicle i leaned over to retrieve something from the glovebox and the drivers seat broke.cost: $250.00 to repair.according to dealer the weld, at the bolt point, had broken.
Seat frame snapped at bolt connecting seat to track/seat rocks back and forth.
Driver's front seat riser fails, when bolt which attaches to frame broke, causing seat to become loose, rocking forward due to metal fatigue.
Driver's seat broke 3 times under warranty & was repaired. It has broken 2 or 3 times since and been repaired at owner's expense.dealer now says owner needs to buy a new seat.we feel general motors is responsible and should have replaced the seat back when it was under warranty.this seat continue to break under normal driving conditions.what would have happened in a collision?what will happen in a collision?the seat belt and air bags are useless if the seat breaks!the dealer says it is a piece of alloy metal on the seat brace that continues to break.we understand that several gm vehicles have had this problem, but there has been no recall.we went to the dealership in good faith while it was under warranty and were told the problem was fixed, more than once.now they want us to buy a $500 seat to fix a problem we feel they are responsible for.
Driver seatcame loose at the anchor due to a boltcoming off.dealer says consumerneeds a new seat frame.
Passenger side seat tracks and anchors arecoming unbolted.the dealer and manufacturer have been notified.
The seat frame broke when i came toa normal stop.i took the vehicle to diver chev for repair. They replaced the seat frame with the part in stock.the seat now is jammed against the console.i complained to the service manager and he told me that this was the only part available and that he had no solution.i explained that the power seat was under constant stress and it may be a safety issue is i weere invilved in an accident as it could break free as it was basicly pushed out of normal alignment.inaddition the power seat motor struggles to move the seat which will wear it out not to memtion that the seat bottom is jammed agaist the console and it will wear the leather out.i called chev owner assistance 1-800-222-1020 and they agreed that the problem should ahve never occured but after calling the dealer said ther was nothing they could do.i filed a complaint with bbb auto line and they sent me back a letter and said the vehicle was out of warranty and they would not progress the complaint.i am left paying $ 268.00 for a faulty repair which i belive has now resulted in a potential safety issue not to mention the wear issues on the leather seat and power seat motor.
Driver's bucket seat tracking system gets loose, makes popping noise.tt
When enteringvehicle and leaning back to put the seat belt on, seat broke off of the anchors.bolt that holds the seat totrack gave way, causing the seat to fall back.dealer has been contacted.
While driving the vehicle and applied gasthe front driver seat act like rocking chair, making it unsafe to drive the vehicle. Consumer states went into our web site and found several people with the same problem. Dealer said nobody has complained on this problem. Please provide further information. Ts
Fire started under driver's power seat. Vehicle was totaled.manufacturer was notified. Feel free to provide further details.
While travlingdriver was adjustingseat, andseatback went all the way back.driver stoppedvehicle, and adjusted properly and resumed traveling to destination. Has been taken to dealer. No injuries or accidents have occurred.
Vehicle parked, engine turned off, returned to vehicle and the seat was engulfed in fire. Insurance company said fire was caused by a short circuit in the control unit to theseat.
Power driver seat rocks back and forth, replace the driver seat frame, replacements loose now.tt
While traveling on the highway without prior warning the front driver seat hit the bottom.pleasefill inadditional information dealer is aware of the problem. Ph
The mounting bracket of the front power driver's seat has broken and caused the seat to tip into the reclining position. The windshield wiper motor has been replaced twice because the windshield wipers stopped intermittently, and the problem is still occurring.
Front power adjusting seat mount broke offsteel. Piece of steel insufficient/ too small / thin, and weak to hold seat properly, causing loss of protection.
While reaching in the back seat for something the driver seat frame broke at the left front bolt.
Received recall notice on seatbacks in march and the dealership still has not received the recalled part.
Broken seatback frame, causing seat to roll to the rear.
While researching info. On the web i noticed that nhtsa is investigating batteries. After my tahoe didn't start i found the oem battery was leaking from + terminal. This occured some time ago and the vehicle had been in for service one month prior so i thought the mechanics had over tightened it. I replaced the battery and + cable myself; so far so good. On to my cheif complaint; approximatly one week ago while driving i felt a snap in my seat. I wrote it off as a spring until i stopped, suddenly my drivers seat had become a rocking chair. Upon returning home i found that the seat was secured to the pedastal via less than 1/8" of metal. It seems gm in its quest to save a buck not so cleverly figured that the stress in normal operation on a power seat is not as much of that in a manual seat. My problem is i payed more for a seat that potentially puts my family and countless other people in life threatining danger. What good is a safety belt on a seat that will not stay connected to your vehicle in a crash. I am fortunate to have found this problem without the latter. I have a problem beleiving that the same people who egineered this mess can get an internal combustion motor to run. Currently i am awaiting my local gm service shop to fit me in so they can spare 1 measly minute to look at my seat; the closest appointment was a week away. In my opinion anything less than their current seats would be unacciptable. I find it hard to believe that i am the first to have seen this problem. Please investigate.
Right front passenger seat riser failure to lock in position under hard stop, dealer says its a common problem for tahoes at $450.
Lower seat riser failed on drivers seat, dealer replaced while under warranty but a few hundred miles later seat frame made noises and found frame had cracks in it.vehicle was then out of warranty and dealer would not replace seat frame.i also know of one other person who has had same problem with their tahoe.
Broken driver seat frame, causing seat to roll to rear.
While adjusting himself inside of vehicle driver pushed his back against the seatback, and it collapsed,seat support bracket broke without a prior warning.
We have complained several times about the driver's side seat not feeling as if it is "locked" in position and were told that it is normal.it felt as if the seat were "rocking" a bit.now the seat has broken all the way and can "rock" as if you are in a rocking chair.this took effect on the freeway.very dangerous!!! .....in connection with the egr valve i am currently in need of having it replaced for the 3rd time.my "service engine soon" light has come on all three times.the vehicle has not run the same since the first egr valve has been replaced.to my understanding, it is not a part that should wear out so frequently.none of the times has the egr valve been covered under warranty.
Front seat bolt pulled right through the frame which holds the seat into the anchor brace,also keeps seat from moving back and forth. Dealer notified.
Consumer noticed extra movement in seat. He took vehicle to mechanic to tighten bolts.he was told by mechanic that the weld was broken, and the seat frame was defective, part # 12387378, consumer purchased a new frame.
The bracket that holds the driver's seat is broken which causes the seat to become loose, and for the back of seat to fall backwards. Dealer replaced bracket.
Drivers seat is loose.
Seat tips all the way back when driving, causing the driver to lose control of the vehicle, dealer contacted, and cannot remedy the problem, currently no warranty on vehicle.
Excessive corrosion on poorly coated/treated brake lines led to a failure to stop at a stop sign and allowed the vehicle to coast into traffic at an intersection on a busy major highway. Use of downshifting, the emergency brake, and shifting into 4wd was the only way a major accident was avoided. The rear drum brakes were not strong enough to compensate for the compromised line in the front.
After contacting gm about several incidents of brake failure i was told they were investigating this problem but my vehicle was out of warranty and nothing would be done by gm.no further explanation followed.the braking problem on this vehicle has resulted in one crash w/injuries and three other occurrences were a crash was narrowly averted.contact with others across the us indicates the abs has a problem known by gm, but gm refuses to make reparation.i received facial lacerations due to this problem and consider gm's attitude one of "[xxx] the customer...you're on your own".i firmly believe multiple people will have to die before gm with admit these vehicles have a problem with the abs.information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
While trying to stop suddenly the antilock brakes activated on a clean surfaceextending the stopping distance and subsequently running into vehicle stopped.speed 30 miles an hour activated abs and impact at 15-25 mph.
Consumer claims while driving at approx 10 mph the brakes do not stop right away, it takes a double distance to stop. Brakes go to floor, no response. Had to pull emergency brake to stop. Dealership cannot find problem.
When brakes are applied the pedal goes to the floor, resulting in extended stopping distance.the dealer has not been notified.
Abs malfuntion.when brakes are applied there is a load groan and then the pedal pressure becomes very lose, cycling is very slow and braking effectiveness is diminished.
When brakes are applied hard the wheel lock up and the vehicle slides . The dealer has been notified. Owner will take vehicle to the dealer to the end of the week for inspection.
Onseptember 25, 1998, i was driving my 1995 chevy tahoe, suv and had a complete brake failure, which almost caused a terrible accident. This was amazing in that on august 7, of that same year only a little over a month after the brakes had been serviced they failed. It was concluded that the battery had failed and leaked acid onto the brake lines causing them to fail and leakout the vital fluid. On 1/23/00 s.d.union/tribune carried an national a..p article saying the the ntsa was investgating this very problem in tahoes/yukons & suburbans
While driving driver could step onbrake pedal to stop vehicle, and what he feels is a bumping ride. Mechanic had told consumer there was excessive wear onright front wheel.after the right front wheel sensor was replaced, the problem was corrected. *ml
Brake pedal went very stiff under driver's foot without applying the brakes, then the abs light came on and stayed.the brakes work fine but the abs light remains on.
Abs brake failure, caliper will not release, causing lockup and pedal goes to the floor, resulting inextended stopping distance.
When applying the abs brakes the pedal travels to the floor, causing extended stopping distance.
The brakes (abs & service) are wearing excessively, this happens to the front brakes so far, took to dealer at least 4times about brakes, pads were changed, dealer could not locate brake problem. Consumer states on the first visit he was informed that brakes were ok, however on the 2nd and 3rd visit he was tolt that brakes were out of adjustment, consumer has had an accident from not being able to come to a stop, rotot was replaced also.
2 batteries have leaked, brakes have become "squeaky" shortly thereafter goth times. I saw an announcement in the ny times and felt i should give you yhis information
When trying to come to stop the abs system will intermittently kick in at low speeds, causing the vehicle to collide. The dealer has been notified.
Anti-lock indicator remained illuminated; erratic braking behavior.dealer diagnosed and replaced abs modulator assembly.all repair costs were borne by the owner; determined to be a non-safety repair. (?).
When trying to come to stop the abs system will intermittently kick in at low speeds, causing the vehicle to possibly collide with other vehicles.
The anti-lock brakes on my 1995 chevy tahoe are activating spuriously at slow speeds when braking. This typically happens as i approach a traffic light or stop sign or when parking in a lot. This activation causes an increased stopping distance. It has not resulted in an accident at this time, but i could see how it could. From some online research it appears that it is a known problem with rusting of the speed sensors. It would seem to me that this is a manufacturer problem for which a recall should be initiated to fix.
Nhtsa campaign#95v124000 indicated a wiring defect on the high mounted stop light for 1995 checrolet tahoe. Mine fails.i took the truck to jerry hamm chev. In jacksonville on 5/4/00 to have the anti-lock brakes fixed for the second time,and asked them to also repair the high-light. They refused,stated the recall was not in their database. I provided them with a printed copy of your campaign,and they still refused. They also made me pay forthe abs modulator repair on 02/22/99 even though it was common knowledge that tahoes were having anti-lock brake failures. I don't think the abs modulator (heart of the abs) system should have failed at 47,000 miles. The only thing they did was split the cost of the part after i complained and indicated i was calling chevrolet
Poor performance of the abs brakes.tt
Brake booster failed which resulted in brakes reduced to a minimum, not having any potential to stop,no warning.please describe details.
The description of the abs brake failure in the washington post article on july 22, 1999 is an exact description of the cause of an accident i had in february, 1999.i was traveling about 10 mph and applied the brakes.i was unable to stop because no matter how hard i pushed the pedal, the vehicle continued to roll and bumped into the truck in front of me, damaging my bumper.i had the dealer replace the bumper and check the brakes.they said they didn't find anything wrong with the abs brake system.
Intermittently when the brakes are appliedon wet surfaces the vehicle will slow downand go into a skid.the dealer has inspected the vehicle.
Anti-lock brakes failed, resulting in loss of control.
I hope this will be included in your recall of abs chevy autos
Consumer states the brake pedalgoes to the floor when applied. Can't stop.
Defective abs system resulted in an accident and drivers side air bag failed to deploy.
Vehicle has anti-lock brakes with a spongy brake pedal. Consumer replaced every part of the brakes, except the brake booster and the kelsey-hayes anti-lock brake module. Vehicle has no brake pressure. The pedal goes to the floor. *sc
Antilock brake failure. Antilock brakes activate at low speed and unwanted times.
When driving at any speed and applying the brakes theygo straight to the floorboard, and the consumer has to pump the brake pedal hard for vehicle to slow down.
On 3/13/2001 was involved in an mvc when another vehicle pulled out in front of the vehicle i struck off road.i was traveling aprox. 40-45mph when i applied the brakes immediately and slid aprox. 75 feet on road and continued to slide off road for another 50 feet when i collided with the other vehicle. Abs system never kicked in,and the vehicle slid uncontrolled until collision with injuries to myself when the seat belt did not hold my body and allowed me to travel forward striking the steering wheel with the air bag not deploying with a frontal impact and sudden deceleration.(tiresize: 245/75r16)
Abs light kept coming on. Every time it rained & abs brakes were applied, vehicle failed to stop, causing extended stopping distance. Had taken vehicle to dealer & mechanic changed abs brake system. The problem still exists.
Passenger's side abs braking system malfunctioned, in which the right side locked up and caused diffculty in turning on the left side.this almost resulted ina crash.also,right brake pads and rotors have been replaced every 2 months.please provide further information.
Upon making a sudden stop on dry pavement, the pedal became very hard, causing extended stopping distance, making it very difficult to stop the vehicle. Consumer has not contacted the dealer.
When applying brakes (mostly in misty weather) pedal goes to floor without any braking action, causing extended stopping distance, low speeds, dealer found no problem.
Abs warning light illuminated.dealer inspected abs system, confirmed that it was completely inoperative.replaced abs modulator assembly.
I drive a 1995 chevy tahoe and almost every time i break the abs engages at about 10 mph, extending my final stop.i have read that the nhts is investigating this "feature" on 1999-2002 chevy trucks.from what i've heard from other people and experienced myself, i think this defect is very common in a much broader manufacturing time period.
I have previously corresponded with your agency (odi# 10098003) on 10/29/04.although general motors has recently issued an antilock braking system recall, it includes only certain models after 1999. Be advised earlier year models have experienced the same problem, and repair to those has not been addressed. I have incurred $200.00 in repairs caused by the problem with corrosion described in the recall. My mechanic has disabled the system by removal of the fuse to prevent the activation of the abs system for no apparent reason. I therefore have a system designed for safety which is completely and totally useless. And in need of repair. Lets get gm to address this problem in total.
While making a sudden stop vehicle continues to travel, causing the consumer to hit another vehicle. Please provide furtherinformation.
Total brake failure upon rear end collision. Non deployment of drivers side air bag.tt
Without warning you get no brakes-pedal gave way causing near accident.tt even when stopped if pressure on pedal is released and re-applied without warning 1 out of 20 times the pedal will go to the floor before braking power is achieved.
Brakes intermittently fail. *sd
While driving driver could step onbrake pedal to stop vehicle, and what he feels is a bumping ride. Mechanic had told consumer there was excessive wear onright front wheel.after the right front wheel sensor was replaced, the problem was corrected. *ml
Passenger's side abs braking system malfunctioned, in which the right side locked up and caused diffculty in turning on the left side.this almost resulted ina crash.also,right brake pads and rotors have been replaced every 2 months.please provide further information.
Abs brake failure, caliper will not release, causing lockup and pedal goes to the floor, resulting inextended stopping distance.
The brakes (abs & service) are wearing excessively, this happens to the front brakes so far, took to dealer at least 4times about brakes, pads were changed, dealer could not locate brake problem. Consumer states on the first visit he was informed that brakes were ok, however on the 2nd and 3rd visit he was tolt that brakes were out of adjustment, consumer has had an accident from not being able to come to a stop, rotot was replaced also.
Both rotors completely shattered while applying brakes.
The front left brake rotor partially separated from hub causing loss of control when applying brakes. Separated area appears to be corroded through. Parts available.
When the consumer approached a traffic jam, and applied the brakes, the rotors scattered all over the road, andmade it extremely hard to stop.the vehicle was inspected three weeks prior to incident.the consumer requested compensation from gm.*jg *scc
When brakes were applied suddenly, the inside joint of the rotor cracked making it hard to stop. The mechanic found that joint was corroded leading to the crack and that the other rotor was also corroded, and about to break. *nlm
Gentlemen, i am not sure what constitutes a safety hazard, but i am having to put on my fifth set of front brakes as the current ones are now worn thin, chatter, and squeal. This is a familiar pattern of excessive wear. I have even had the abs chatter on me when going over a rough section of pavement - both during breaking and immediatly after braking. Scary. It seems unreasonable to me that i should be going through front brakes every 18,000 miles! and they frequently make funny noises!
The brake master cylinder is leaking.
Brakes have always felt loose.recently in a panic stop, brakes went to the floor when depressed hard.the pedal bleeds down if continual pressure is applied.dealer claims this is standard for this vehicle.
Brake booster failed which resulted in brakes reduced to a minimum, not having any potential to stop,no warning.please describe details.
Power brake booster unit would not hold the vaccum pressure, resulting in partial loss of braking effort. Extreme pedal pressure beyond capibility of average of small female to stop in a reasonable distance.chevy refused to cover repairs because vehicle was 5 days beyond warranty.*ml
Loss of vehicle control while making right/left turns at low speeds, snowy weather; rear end slid to right mostly when making left turns or following road curving to left; hit snowbank according to dealer, power drive to right rear wheel caused problem.
Steering coil failed.airbag light came on. Cost to fix aproximately $350 to fix this safety problem.
Steering wheel locked and would not release. Key could not turn to release steering wheel until 4 wheel drive shift lever was put in 4-wd from 2 wd.parked on even/level ground.
The steering is exceptionally hard and the truck has power steering, especially at low speeds. Excessive steering effort is necessary.
Consumer hear a noise and within seconds experienced power steering difficulty.*phthe vehicle was towed to the dealer who determined that the power steering unit had fallen off due to metal fatigue of the housing unit.
The rear driver side window became inoperable, followed by the entire door (it won't open at all). Then, the rear passenger side door wouldn't open from the inside, followed by the driver door and recently the passenger door. The driver door, front and rear passenger doors can only be opened by rolling the window down and opening the door from the outside handle. We noticed that around the same time the doors went out, so did the back brake light panels (replacing the bulbs and housing units don't make a difference). The back brake light panels are intermittent and seem to work on occasion(if we hit a bump or something). This is a severe safety issue and i'm afraid we will have to junk our truck due to it. Are there any other tahoe owners with similar issues? any recalls related to these issues? this doesn't sound like normal wear and tear related issues to me...
Dashboard is held on by three screws that bolt onto plastic, plastic is cracked resulting in vibration.
There is a leak inrear ofinside of car.took vehicle to dealer, and they still have it.
1995 chevy tahoe-paint is peeling.
This report regards a chevrolet tahoe 4 door truck which i purchased new. During the past 16 months both interior door handles ( the left and right front doors) have snapped off rendering that door inoperable when attempting to exit the vehicle. It appears that this is a safety defect since the possiblity exists that these door handles could fail at any time in an emergency. I have been required to replace these door handles at my expense and i was informed by the chevrolet dealer ( hustedt chevrolet of floral park, n.y.) that the door handle failure is a common problem with these vehicles.
The framing on the drivers power seat has failed, causing the driver to fall away from the steering wheel without warning.
Opened door handle would not release door / after repair found to be handle broke where two pieces of metal forged inmanufacturing process
Hood rust where hood meets grille, water builds up and sits on chrome, causing sheetmetal to rust.
My battery failure was same as power failure that newspaper said nhtsa was investigating. I still have battery which will show why vehicle loses power. I also know of one more exact same failure with a suburban which probably has'nt been reported. The cargo door hinges are another failure that gmc refuses to address and blames it on poor maintinence by the owner.
No summary listed for this vehicle.
Frame member split where itattaches to the trailer hitch.
Front end misaligned will not 'track', causing vehicle to pull to the right.*sd
The vehicle rolled over when the consumer skidded off the road.tt
The vehicle rolled over when the consumer skidded off the road.tt
Intermittently when turningfront end vibrates. There's a tugging effect like ifvehicle is in 4-wheel drive.
This is the fourth time and i was told gm doesn't make this rear axle anymore.i have had four failures for the same problem,it still is not correct. Saftey is a major issue with the rear axle of such a large truck.
Rear end failed.
Goodyear tire goes out of balance, causing steering to vibrate.
This tire separated like you peeled it with a razor blade. I am the attorney and have photos and the tire if they are needed. I would like to know how to get information on these tires and other accidents if possible. 4 month old baby died and mother left with broken neck, vehicle rolled over and that is possibly due to a defect also. The mississippi highway patrol investigated but did not know this was a fatality and did not do an extensive investigation. (dot number: 70hk11395tiresize: p245/75r16) (dot number: 70hk11395tiresize: p245/75r16) (dot number: 70hk11395tiresize: p245/75r16)
Bf goodrich radial long trail t/a tire (16") experienced possible failure causing vehicle to rollover, the rollover caused 2 injuries and one fatality.
B.f.goodrich tire failed. *sd
This was manufactered at the decatur, illinois firestone plant in 1998, lt265/75 r16, dot 7bw8 pda148 n07r; explosive belt failure at 72mph shot belts into the wheelwell of truck with proper inflation and maintenance (35-40psi).(dot number: 7bw8pda148tiresize: l265/75r16)
Consumer stated that the firestone tires on the tahoe were not included in the recall because they were "16", when the ride was becoming rough, consumer took vehice to the tire store, and they found that two of the four tires had the belts separated on the inside.*yd
A tread on the passenger side rear tire separated enough to allow the steel belts to come through.there was no complete separation, more like a tear.tire pressure was completely lost.the tires were 2 yrs old with adequate tread according to the service station that checked the tire.(tiresize: p245/75r16)( dot number: tire size: p245/75r16 )
Bridgestone dueler 684 tires, lt265/75r16size, dot#: 7bw8pda148,and after market tires. At 72mphtread on the left rear tire separated frombelts, causing minor damage tovehicle. Firestone has inspected tire.
Consumer stated that the firestone tires on the tahoe were not included in the recall because they were "16", when the ride was becoming rough, consumer took vehice to the tire store, and they found that two of the four tires had the belts separated on the inside.*yd
3 bolts had broken from dash,rattling is getting worst / spoke with chevy reference # co2357402, (gmpp) reference #807001694.
Dash is vibrating.
1st thing noticed is orange indicator showing what gear vehicle is in was not working, when truck was in forward motion ran very rough not much power.next day before truck was brought to dealership driver noticed dashboard readings were not working.vehicle brought to dealership.they replaced vehicle speed sensor , problems cont., but before they could futher test truck was operating normally.told to bring vehicle back if happened again.happened again 6/7/99.vehicle back at dealership,.
I realize that i am beyond the 3/36,000 but gmc is claiming no responsibility for this. I have maintained my car and polished it faithfully.clear coat just does not peel unless there is an application fault or faulty product. No safety defect listed in summary.
While driving the driver's side mat became caught under the accelerator pedal which caused the vehicle not to stop. The driver removed the mat and was able to avoid a collision.on 1/8/2004, another driver of the same vehicle applied pressure to the brake pedal while driving downhill but the vehicle accelerated.the driver sustained knee injuries.
The owner had just started the car and it was in park the owner left the car for a minute and it started rolling backward, it was in reverse when it stopped.
With the cruise control engaged the vehicle experienced sudden acceleration the foot brake failed to disengage the cruise control resulting in vehicle collision, air bags failed to deploy upon impact and the seat belt failed to restrain him causing his head to strike the passenger side windshiled knocking him unconsious.nlm
Re: incident ae00013 - the airbag light came on intermitantly, took it to dealer, they couldn't find problem with it.about a mont later the tahoe started intermitantly losing power when trying to accelerate, causing several near crashes.took it again to the dealer that then determined the battery was leaking acid on to the airbag sensor.had to replace the airbag sensor and battery.they charged over $700 to do so, including $89 labor just to install a new battery!about a week or so after that similar loss of power was occurring.took tahoe to a different chev dealer who the found alternator was now bad, which i suspect may be related to the ongoing bad battery problems.
The owner had just started the car and it was in park the owner left the car for a minute and it started rolling backward, it was in reverse when it stopped.
1st thing noticed is orange indicator showing what gear vehicle is in was not working, when truck was in forward motion ran very rough not much power.next day before truck was brought to dealership driver noticed dashboard readings were not working.vehicle brought to dealership.they replaced vehicle speed sensor , problems cont., but before they could futher test truck was operating normally.told to bring vehicle back if happened again.happened again 6/7/99.vehicle back at dealership,.
Windshield weather stripping failed. *dh
Rear window has shattered while vehicle was sitting with no one around, for the third time.
Windshield wiper failed several times.
Front windshield wipers intermittently work. Second time in a week where the low speed, high speed, or intermittent wipers would not come on.
Windshield wipers fail causing poor visibility.
Windshield wipers:when driving the windshield wipers will automatically shut off without any warning. This is an intermittent problem, cause is unknown.
While the windshield wipers were on they cut off, causing loss of visibility. The dealer has been notified.
Windshield wipers will completely stop working in rainy weather. They will start back after about 30 seconds being off.consumer sometimes gets out of vehicle and opens the hood to hit the wiper motor, and they will start back working. No warranty.dealer contacted, and wants the consumer to duplicate the problem before considering repair of vehicle.
The mounting bracket of the front power driver's seat has broken and caused the seat to tip into the reclining position. The windshield wiper motor has been replaced twice because the windshield wipers stopped intermittently, and the problem is still occurring.
Windshield wiper malfunctioned prior to recall 98v150001, dealer replaced the motor and the module, consumer feels he should be reimbursed.
Windshield wiper motor/relay malfunctioned, causing wipers not to operate properly in inclement weather.
Windshield wiper motor failed prior to recall notice.nlm (98v-150)
Wiper failer which could result in not being able to see effectiely.
Driving the truck in rainy weather andturning on the windshield wipers, the wipers will come on, and then they will stop functioning, causing poor driving visibility for the driver.the driver has to get out of the truck, and move the wipers before they will start working again.took truck to dealer and had repaired.was told that the wiper motor was causing the wipers to not work.
Windshield wiper motor fails intermittently.
I found out after i had to replace the windshield wiper motor because the wipers would only work intermittently andthat there had been a recall.i had purchased a motor and installed it myself to save $100 over the cost of a motor from the dealer, not to mention labor.the dealer would only reimburse me $42, which it said was the cost of the circuit board.at the time i had to replace the motor, the circuit board was not available to me.i only think that i should have been reimbursed for my actual expenses which totaled about $70 for a rebuilt motor. (the dealer wanted $170 for a motor).
Windshield wiper motor failed prior to recall notice (98v-150), however owner denied reimbursement due to problem with parts involved.*mjs
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