While driving to work I was going over a bridge on I-95 when the trucks RPM's maxed out and the truck drifted to a stop. I have replaced the head gaskets about 3 weeks prior to this happining now I am out a car. When I took it to the mechanic he said that for some reason the engine blew. I take care of my cars and check all the fluids twice a week. How can I get this fixed. The truck only has 83,698 original miles on it. This engine should have lasted another 50,000 to 60,000 miles.
1996 Chevrolet Tahoe: engine failure
5 of the 283 complaints about the 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe describe engine failure.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 4 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Engine failure by model year
What owners say
While driving at usual speed of 35 MPH,down a steep hill my wife was terrified when suddenly the engine failed, steering and braking became difficult and, in her mind, nothing was working. She missed a number of cars at the bottom of the hill and pulled into a vacant gas station. The engine started for me after she called me on her cell phone and it was difficult to understand what had happened but the same thing happened to me driving and I understood the stress that she endured. The chevy agency(chase motors in middleboro mass was nice and curtious and stated that the problem had been fixed at no coast to us. The identical thing happened again ? Time between and again the chase chevy replaced the part and stated that this had been fixed and would not happen again. It is happening again and my wife states that she will never drive the car again. In talking to a representative at gmc he stated that although that was dangerous at 40 MPH to happen they did not consider that a safety issue
Engine failure-shims under bearings
Engine failed.
Engine failure, cause unknown.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe engine failure
Is engine failure a common problem on the 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe?
5 of 283 owner complaints about the 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe (2%) mention engine failure. The model year with the most reports is 2023.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe?
There are 0 recalls and 4 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe
Wipers 35Brake failure 21ABS 16Headlights 11No deployment 9Fuel pump 9Stalling 8Door locks 6Overheating 6Power steering loss 6Fire or smoke 5Transmission failure 5
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