Tl* the contact owns a 1998 chevrolet tahoe. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 10 MPH, the brake pedal was engaged but the vehicle hesitated to respond without warning. The contact was able to avoid an accident. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the ABS brake system failed and the front driver and the passenger side hub bearing assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact mentioned that the failure recurred several times. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 170,000.
1998 Chevrolet Tahoe: hesitation when accelerating
5 of the 263 complaints about the 1998 Chevrolet Tahoe describe hesitation when accelerating.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 9 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Hesitation when accelerating by model year
What owners say
Windshield wipers hesitate and starts moving when not on. Also, it won't turn off and stop halfway up with windshield - this is an every week occurrence.
The windshield wipers hesitate and intermittently fail to operate causing poor visibility during inclement weather. Please provide further details.
The windshield wipers on my 1998 tahoe sometimes stop working. This started about a month ago, at first they would at times hesitate. Last week during a heavy rain they stopped in mid cycle. I pulled to the side of the road and ,as I slowed down they began to work. They did not stop again but they did hesitate 3 or 4 times over the next 15 minutes. I was told by local chevrolet dealer that there was a recall on the 1997 tahoe for failure of the windshield wiper module. My tahoe was an early 98 production. Do I have a windshield wiper module that should have been recalled?
I purchased my vehicle with 42,093 miles with the dealers additional coverage of 3,000 miles bringing the total coverage to 45.093 miles on 06/25/2001 at 47,297 miles my vehicle started hesitating on the start after being stopped it was taken to the repair dealer meissner chevrolet at 70th essington ave phila pa where it was found to have code 1870 internal transmission failure it has to be replaced I'm very dissapointed about this I always wanted a chevy trunk and now I sincerely regret it. *ak
Service bulletins that may apply
- Four wheel drive inoperative and the 4WD service light will illuminate
- 4WD inoperative and diagnostic trouble code (DTC) U1026 atc fuse open
- 4WD models with noise, vibration on dry pavement
- 4L60E, 4L65E forward and low reverse waved steel clutch plate appearance change
- Poor performance from a stop in 2WD, auto or 4WD hi
- Slips in 4-WHEEL drive, noise, vibration, leaks, hot odor
- Diagnostic information for intermittent transmission downshift, slip, busy/cycling tcc or noisy cooling fan
- Some vehicles will not move when 4-WHEEL drive is requested, noise, shudder, poor performance,...
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1998 Chevrolet Tahoe hesitation
Is hesitation when accelerating a common problem on the 1998 Chevrolet Tahoe?
5 of 263 owner complaints about the 1998 Chevrolet Tahoe (2%) mention hesitation when accelerating. The model year with the most reports is 2021.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1998 Chevrolet Tahoe?
There are 0 recalls and 9 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1998 Chevrolet Tahoe
Wipers 46ABS 29Brake failure 8Fuel pump 8Pulling 8Jerking 7Power steering loss 6No deployment 5Fire or smoke 5Fuel leak 5
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