1999 Chevrolet Tahoe transmission problems

POWER TRAIN

WHILE DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY IN THE CAR AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE CAR STOPPED MOVING. IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION IT WAS AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. THIS WAS TERRIFYING, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT FELT LIKE I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND AND THE CAR POPPED INTO GEAR AND SHOT FORWARD. I NOW HAVE NO REVERSE AND UNSURE WHICH GEARS MIGHT WORK, AS I IMMEDIATELY GOT IT HOME. I AM A DISABLED VETERAN ON A LIMITED INCOME AND NO AM FACING POSSIBLY HUGE EXPENSES FOR TRANSMISSION REPAIRS THAT I NOW HAVE READ HAVE BEEN COMPLAINTS ON MY CAR FOR YEARS! I CAN'T UNDERSTAND HOW GM/CHEVROLET DOESN'T SEE TRANSMISSION ISSUES AS A SAFETY PROBLEM. THIS TRANSMISSION HAS HAD WAY TOO MANY COMPLAINTS. HAVING NO WARNING AND THE INABILITY TO BE ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR IN AN INTERSECTION COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC!! ALOS WHEN CALLING A LOCAL DEALERSHIP THEY SHOULD BE BETTER INFORMED ABOUT ANY TSB'S AS TO INFORM CONSUMERS. I JUST THANK GOD MY FAMILY IS SAFE, HOWEVER AM NOW OUT OF A CAR. THANKS GENERAL MOTORS/CHEVROLET, LOOKS LIKE YOURE LOSING ANOTHER LOYAL CUSTOMER.

NHTSA complaint #11011702 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

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

NHTSA complaint #10223209 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)

DEFECTIVE TRANSFER CASING / DRIVE TRAIN CAUSING SUDDEN INABILITY TO DRIVE VEHICLE. NO ABILITY TO CHECK TRANSFER CASING OIL WITHOUT GOING UNDER VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION.

NHTSA complaint #10193426 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP, THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING. THIS OCCURRED ON A NORMAL ROAD DURING NORMAL BRAKING. THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED HOWEVER NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. UPDATED 3/17/2006 - THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED INT HE ABS RECALL. THE CONSUMER HEARD A SQUEAKING NOISE IN THE DRIVELINE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE REAR UNIVERSAL JOINT IN THE DRIVESHAFT.

NHTSA complaint #10150153 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPAIR MY TRANSMISSION IN MY '99 TAHOE. THE FIRST INCIDENT LEFT ME STRANDED AT 50K MILES. LUCKY I HAD AND EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE REPAIR SHOP HAD TO DO A FULL ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE WHICH HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH A WEAK RINGREVERSE GEAR? THIS TIME IT APPEARS THE SAME PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AGAIN, ONLY NOW I HAVE 170K MILES. I WOULD HAVE EXPECTED THE ENGINE TO GO FIRST. THE REPAIR SHOP SAID SOMETHING SIMILAR HAS HAPPENED THIS TIME AS WELL.

NHTSA complaint #10119876 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)

WHEN DRIVING TO WORK IN THE MORNING I CAME TO A STOP LIGHT A COUPLE OF BLOCKS FROM MY HOUSE AND WHEN I CAME TO A STOP THE 99 TAHOE LURCHED FORWARD A COUPLE OF TIMES AND THEN STOPPED. I HAD TO HOLD THE BRAKE DOWN HARD TO KEEP FROM HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. AFTER THAT LIGHT THE AUTOMOBLE WORKED FINE. AFTER WORK THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY HOME. THIS HAPPENS EVERY MORNING AND AFTERNOON OR WHEN THE CAR SITS FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. THE DEALER HAD A HARD TIME FINDING THE PROBLEM BUT WHAT HE CAME UP WITH WAS THAT THE WIRING HARNESS INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION HAD SHORTED OUT CAUSEING THE PCM MODUAL TO BURN UP. THEY DIDN'T SEEM TO THINK IT WAS A SAFTY HAZARD. THE CAR IS IN THE DEALER NOW GETTING THE WIRE HARNESS AND THE PCM MODUAL REPLACED AND REPROGRAMED. I CANNOT FIND ANY RECALL NOTICES FOR THIS PROBLEM. I ASKED FOR THE OLD PARTS TO BE RETURNED TO ME.I WILL PICK THE CAR UP TODAY 09/01/04 WITH THE BILL AT OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS.

NHTSA complaint #10088933 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

FUEL LEAKS FROM THE CENTRAL PORT INJECTIONS INTO THE ONBOARD COMPUTER. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE BECOMES INOPERATIVE. A RECALL WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK THE PCM WAS REPLACED. A MISFIRED IN THE 3 CYLINDERS AND 3 INJECTOR WERE REPLACED. *SC

NHTSA complaint #10089740 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

WINDSHIELD WIPERS, JUNK, TRANSMISSION JUNK,TRANSFER CASE JUNK AND REAR END JUNK. HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS WITH 1997 4X4 SUBURBAN, KNOW MANY PEOPLE HAVING SAME PROBLEMS NOW. THERE SHOULD BE SOME TYPE OF RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETIN. THESE PROBLEMS HAVE EXISTED FOR YEARS. MAY START BUYING FOREIGN AT LEAST THEY STAND BY WHAT THEY BUILD. MUST WE WAIT UNTIL PEOPLE ARE INJURED.

NHTSA complaint #10087060 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

VEHICLE STARTED SURGING WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD,ALSO HARD SHIFT BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEARS.ALSO HAVE WIPER PROBLEMS.

NHTSA complaint #10086866 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)

TRANSFER CASE FOR THE 4X4. THIS WAS THE MOST EXPENSIVE ITEM TO REPAIR. GM NEEDS TO GET A GRIP ON ALL PROBLEMS WRONG WITH THIS TAHOE. GRINDING NOISE WHEN ENGAGING THE 4X4 YOU THOUGHT THE BOTTOM OF THE SUV WAS TO DROP OUT. ALSO THE KNOCKING IN THE AXLE WHEN YOU START FROM A STOP.

NHTSA complaint #10086324 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

CLUNK IN REAR SUSPENSION WHEN STARTING AFTER A FULL STOP. DEALER HAS LUBRICATED DRIVESHAFT YOKE, REPLACED U-JOINTS. I LUBRICATED DRIVESHAFT YOKE MYSELF, FOUND IT WELL-LUBED, NOT THE PROBLEM. NOONE KNOWS HOW TOM FIX IT.

NHTSA complaint #10068479 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT SIX MONTH AGO ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER, SIX MONTH LATER, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. THE DEALER REBUILT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS AT THE OWNER EXPENSE. *JB THE TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY REBUILT AND HAD BEEN SERVICED PRIOR TO PURCHASE WHICH INCLUDED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH. THE VEHICLE LEAKED FLUID, FOUND FRONT PUMP LEAKING DUE TO THE BEARING FAILURE(BOTH WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED), WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD GET WARM, A LOUD RATTLING NOISE WOULD BE HEARD, THE A/C WOULD GET WARM, THE FAN WOULD STOP BLOWING(FOND TERMINAL BURNT/WIRING REPAIRED), THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED UPON ACCELERATION(FOUND THE INPUT CARRIER BEARING COMING APART AND METAL THROUGHOUT/THE TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY RECONDITIONED).

NHTSA complaint #10055290 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

TRANSMISSION ON 1999 CHEVY TAHOE I TOOK TO ELLIOTT CHEVROLET 3 DAYS AFTER I PURCHASED IT. WAS TOLD THAT THEIR WAS NOT A RECALL BUT I WAS INFORMED BY AN EMPLOYEE THAT THERE WAS ON SOME PART AND IT WAS COVERED. I COULD NOT GET THE DEALER TO COVER THIS.

NHTSA complaint #10038797 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

WHILE DRIVING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DIDN'T SHIFT FROM THE FIRST TO THE SECOND GEAR PROPERLY. *NLM

NHTSA complaint #10012514 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY

EXHAUST PIPE FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING. PIPE HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND CONTINUES TO FALL OFF. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT EXHAUST FUMES WHEN OPERATING VEHICLE. ALSO, VEHICLE WILL STALL INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING.*AKTHE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY WAS ALSO REPLACED. THE ENGINE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY. THERE IS A NOISE EMMITING FROM THE FUEL PUMP.

NHTSA complaint #8019023 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #760223 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY

DIFFERENTIAL FAILED AND BOTH AXLES CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELLING AT APPROXIMATELY 30MPH.

NHTSA complaint #758066 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT

DIFFERENTIAL FAILED AND BOTH AXLES CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELLING AT APPROXIMATELY 30MPH.

NHTSA complaint #758066 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN

WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS RELEASED THE CAR CONTINUES AT CURRENT SPEED FOR 5 TO 8 SECONDS BEFORE DECELERATING. THE TACHOMETER READING DOES NOT DROP DURING THIS TIME. THIS HAPPENS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND DRIVING AROUND TOWN SPEEDS. IT'S SCARY. IT WILL DECELERATE AND THE TACHOMETER READING DROP WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, BUT I'M NEVER SURE.

NHTSA complaint #757644 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL

VEHICLE SHUDDERS WHEN BRAKING FROM HIGH SPEEDS, AND PULLS TO THE SIDE WHEN BRAKING FROM LOW SPEEDS, VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT HUB LEAKED GREASE ON THE PAD AND BRAKE DRUM RENDERING THE BRAKES USELESS, THE CAUSE WAS A SEAL LEAKING, FOUR MONTHS LATER CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS AGAIN, MECHANIC FOUND THAT BOTH REAR AXLE SEALS HAD LEAKED GREASE/OIL ON BOTH REAR BRAKES RENDERING THEN USELESS AND CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE FRONT BRAKES, CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT THE REAR AXLE BE REPLACED ENTIRELY WHICH WOULD PROBABLY ELIMINATE THE BRAKE FAILURE, HOWEVER DEALER STATED THAT THEY ONLY REPLACED THE AXLE SEALS.

NHTSA complaint #562083 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

TRUCK WAS TAKEN IN REPEATEDLY FOR BRAKES, TRANSMISSION, AIR CONDITIONER AND HEADLIGHTS PRIOR TO WARRANTY EXPIRATION AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM OR IT WAS UNDER "CHEV SPECS" OR WE WERE EXPERIENCING ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. WATER PUMP BEGAN LEAKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED 2200 MILES OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM, LINES-CALIPERS, EVERYTHING HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE "FOREIGN FLUID CORRODED" THE SYSTEM. NO ONE HAS TOUCHED THE BRAKES BUT THE DEALER. WE REPEATEDLY COMPLAINED ABOUT THE BRAKES TAKING TOO LONG TO STOP THE VEHICLE, HAVING A SPONGY FEEL AND ABSOLUTELY NO CONFIDENCE THAT THEY WOULD STOP IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. OVERALL, THE BRAKES JUST DID NOT FEEL SAFE AND WE REPORTED THIS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. INTAKE MANIFOLD IS LEAKING AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. BATTERY EXPLODED AND LEAKED BATTERY ACID EVERYWHERE DAMAGING OTHER ENGINE PARTS. TRANSMISSION IS IN NEED OF AN OVERHAUL/REPLACEMENT EITHER AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE BATTERY EXPLODING OR MERE COINCIDENCE CONSIDERING WE HAVE ALWAYS COMPLAINED THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND YOU COULD PUSH THE TRUCK WHILE IN PARK A FULL FOOT. THE AIR CONDITIONER HAS ALWAYS LEAKED AFTER DRIVING APPROX. 2 HR AS WELL AS THE DRIVER'S SIDE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHT ALWAYS HAS WATER IN IT. DETAILED COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERALS OF AZ AND FL, AS WELL AS COPIES SENT TO THE DEALER, MANUFACTURER AND LEASING COMPANY INVOLVED. CHEVROLET SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THE SHODDY PRODUCT THAT ROLLED OFF THEIR ASSEMBLY LINE AND THE MANNER IN WHICH THEY CONDUCT BUSINESS SURROUNDING CONSUMER COMPLAINTS GENERATED AS A DIRECT RESULT FROM POOR WORKMANSHIP AT ONE OF THEIR FACTORIES. THERE IS A LONG LIST OF "COSMETIC" DEFECTS AS WELL. FOR INSTANCE, THE CUSTOM LEATHER SEATS THAT WE PAID EXTRA FOR ARE WEARING HOLES IN THEM; THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE IS CRACKED, DRINK HOLDERS ARE RUSTING, AND THE LIST GOES ON AND ON.

NHTSA complaint #750538 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, NO PRIOR WARNING, MILEAGE AT THE TIME WAS 27000.

NHTSA complaint #889759 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT

THE FLOATING DRIVESHAFT WAS INADEQUATELY LUBED CAUSING A POPPING NOISE AT THE DRIVESHAFT YOKE, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS PROBLEM CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION. NLM

NHTSA complaint #560722 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE

THE DIFFERENTIAL COVER GASKET WAS LEAKING. NLM

NHTSA complaint #560722 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT

WHEN TAKING OFF OR STOPPING THERES A SQUEALING NOISE COMING FROM REAR. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID DRIVESHAFT NEEDED TO BE LUBED.

NHTSA complaint #888293 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING. NLM

NHTSA complaint #560506 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

THE VEHICLES DRIVETRAIN CAUSES VIBRATION. NLM

NHTSA complaint #785000 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH

TRANSMISSION STUCK IN 3RD GEAR. UPON DEALER DIAGNOSIS THEY FOUND TRANSMISSION HARNESS CHAFED WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION HOUSING. THIS COMPONENT IS NOT EXPOSED TO OUTSIDE ELEMENTS. BECAUSE IT IS WIRING WITH NO EXPOSURE, THE INSULATION ON THE WIRE SHOULD NOT DETERIORATE UNLESS SUBJECTED TO EXTREME HIGH TEMPERATURES OR RUBBING.

NHTSA complaint #740362 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.