My husband was driving our 1996 tahoe when it just stopped! We found that the key had shut off while driving. We were in the middle of a thruway when everyone was driving 60 MPH. A very dangerous situation indeed. This has happened 3 times in the year I've owned the vehicle. We are also having a problem with the wipers working intermittently and sometimes get stuck in the middle of the windshield or jumping across the windshield pop, pop, pop.etc.
1996 Chevrolet Tahoe: engine stalls while driving
8 of the 283 complaints about the 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe describe engine stalls while driving.
- owner complaints
- 8
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 4 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Engine stalls while driving by model year
What owners say
Tl*the contact owns a 1996 chevrolet tahoe. While driving 55 MPH, the four wheel drive light illuminated and began flashing. There was smoke underneath the hood and the vehicle stalled. After opening the hood, the smoke continued to multipy; however, there was no fire present. A police report was filed. The contact provide more details after receiving a copy of the police report. The vehicle was towed to an auto repair shop. The failure and current mileage was 168,000.
Tl*the contact's mother owns a 1996 chevrolet tahoe. The windshield wipers were not operating normally. They were repaired in 2001. Recall 03v159000 component: visibility:windshield wiper/washer is related to the failure. The dealer confirmed that the VIN is not related to the recall. The dealer also wrote on the invoice that the windshield wipers are working temporarily and can fail at anytime. The corporate office of gm was also notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 147956 and current mileage was 148114. Updated 01/08/09 *bf the consumer stated the problems started when the vehicle would not start. It was determined the problem was the fuel pump. The headlights were not coming on. The consumer requested that the headlight switch be looked at. The vehicle began to shake and stall and white smoke emitted from the muffler. The check engine light also illuminated. Updated 01/09/09.
Engine stalled twice in 2 days. Prior to stall, the clock was inop and the radio went blank.
While traveling the rpms would drop to zero, causing the vehicle to stall without indications. Please provide further information.
When driving at any speed vehicle stalled/ shut down without prior warning.
When driving at any speed the vehicle stalled and shut down . Consumer had the tranmission repaired three times. But it did not solve the problem, and dealer can't determine the cause.
Computer failure causes engine to stall at 100 MPH, causing loss of power steering/brakes.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe stalling
Is engine stalls while driving a common problem on the 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe?
8 of 283 owner complaints about the 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe (3%) mention engine stalls while driving. The model year with the most reports is 2021.
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 9Door locks 6Overheating 6Power steering loss 6Engine failure 5Fire or smoke 5Transmission failure 5
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