10 of the 390 complaints about the 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe are about the throttle and cruise control — 3% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 111,000 miles.
10
Complaints
1
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE STOP SHUT DOWN COMPLETE WITH JERKING BEFORE SHUTTING DOWN STOP PULLING AND LOST ALL POWER NOW SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT IS ON AND WANT SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR AS IF SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH TRANSMISSION.
NHTSA complaint #10552736 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAD A 1996 TAHOE THAT OCCASIONALLY SPED UP WHILE ON CRUISE CONTROL. I SOL THIS VEHICLE ABOUT FOUR Y EARS AGO.
NHTSA complaint #10315617 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
THE WIRING HARNESS THAT CONECTS TO THE TURN SIGNAL MODUAL, THE WIRES BECOME BRITTLE AND ARE BREAKING. THE FIRST WIRE TO CAUSE ME A PROBLEM WAS THE WIRE FOR THE HEADLIGHTS, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FLICKER ON AND OFF UNTILL THE WIRE FINALY BROKE AND THEN THERE WERE NO LIGHTS AT ALL. THE NEXT WIRE THAT BROKE IS THE WIRE FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL BROKE. AND NOW THERE IS NO CRUISE CONTROL. THE HEADLIGHTS I WAS ABLE TO REROUTE THE WIRE AND RECONECT TO THE LIGHT SWITCH TO POWERUP THE RELAY WITH THE SWITCH. NOT THE RIGHT WAY TOO DO IT BUT IT WORKS. ALSO MY VEHICLE HAS TILT STEERING WHEEL.
NHTSA complaint #10067681 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. TO GAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE DRIVER PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, AND APPLIED EXTREME PRESSURE TO ACCELERATOR PEDAL.VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 96V057000 DUE TO VIN.
NHTSA complaint #880075 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
ROUGH IDLE.
NHTSA complaint #605490 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
THE ENGINE BEGAN ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN, IT CONTINUED TO GET FASTER AND FASTER, TECHOMETER RED LINED. HAD TO RAM THE GEAR INTO PARK IN ORDER TO STOP THE CAR.
NHTSA complaint #828264 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
RECALL 96V05700, MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 96-C-26; VEHICLE WOULD NOT CRANK AFTER DEALER HAD JUST REPAIRED CAR. JUMP STARTED THE CAR, ENGINE STARTED RACING AS FAST AS IT COULD GO, SPARKS CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD, TAPPING ON THE GAS TO GET THE ENGINE TO STOP RACING, PRESSED ON THE BRAKES AND THE CAR KEPT GOING. SLAMMED INTO PARK, DRIVER WAS INJURED IN INCIDENT. OPENED THE HOOD AND WHITE SMOKE APPEARED. DEALER CONTACTED, AND WILL NOT RESPOND TO CALLS. STATED THEY CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #828175 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:SPRINGS
UPON ACCELERATING IN THE PASSING LANE THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AND DID NOT RETURN TO IDLE DUE TO A FRAYED CABLE NEAR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CABLE BALLED UP AND WOULD NOT SLIDE BACK INTO CABLE SLEEVE.
NHTSA complaint #538801 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHEN CONSUMER LET OFF GAS PEDAL DURING DRIVING AT 40 MPH OR MORE,THE VEHICLE WILL SLOW DOWN. ALSO WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE IT STARTED AT 1500 RMP. AFTER SVERAL SECONDS THE ENGINE WILL DIE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. ON EACH OCCASION THE PROBLEN REOCCURRED. DEALER NOTIFIED.
NHTSA complaint #823177 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TRUCK WAS HIT FROM BEHIND AND KNOCKED INTO ANOTHER CAR, THEN THE TRUCK ACCELERATED WHILE DRIVER HAD FOOT ON BRAKE HITTING SAME VEHICLE AGAIN. THAT VEHICLE WAS PUSHED TO THE SERVICE LANE, AND TRUCK HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT OF IT. THE TRUCK IS BEING REPAIRED.
NHTSA complaint #821590 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.