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.
1999 Chevrolet Tahoe transmission complaints
Page 2 of 3: complaints 11 to 40 of 45, newest first, as owners wrote them.
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).
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.
While driving the automatic transmission didn't shift from the first to the second gear properly.
The vehicle was in park and was not running at the time. The daughter accidental knock the gear into neutral. Causing the vehicle to sped off into the consumer house. Please fill in additional information dealer is aware of the problem. Mr
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.
No summary listed for above vehicle.
Differential failed and both axles came out from under the vehicle while travelling at approximately 30mph.
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.
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.
I have been trying to get the truck repaired by numerous dealers since the day we bought it. The truck had 823 miles on it when we bought it "new" later on found out it was a "demo". Arbitration did nothing. We still have the shaking truck. Out of despiration from the vehicle shaking violently, causing me to pass bloody stools, I decided to replace the differential myself. It seems to have cured the problem. Now that the differential is out, I can see that it is bent and the axles crystalizing due to the violent shaking. Chevrolet dealers now say that I have "voided" my 3 yr 36,000 mile warranty. Several chevrolet service consultants rude and threatening to hang up on me. I did have a very good service consultant whom I have spoken to lately who was shocked at my ordeal and agrees with me that this is a safety issue. I am now trying to get reimbursed for my out-of-pocket expenses on my "warrantied" vehicle. I do not wish to be reimbursed for my time, diagnosing and repairing this truck, but perhaps the problem should be aknowledged by chevrolet and somehow reimbursed by them. If I had not changed the differential myself, I feel that it surely would have caused a major accident and deaths due to the failure of chevrolet not taking care of this. I feel that before we bought this truck, someone really romped it through the desert. It had really large tires on it that we had the dealer change to what was reccomended on the door panel. We asked a mechanic who works on trucks all the time how the axle and differential could have gotten bent like that. His response was, "they probably drove it off a cliff". There are numerous complaints to chevrolet regarding this truck. They have a complete history of our complaints after we bought it. There were no records before we bought it. Perhaps they repaired the vehicle themselves and didn't have to report what had happened to it. If you would like to discuss the truck in depth, please call me at the number I listed before.
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.
While driving about 30 MPH transmission went out, no prior warning, mileage at the time was 27000.
When taking off or stopping theres a squealing noise coming from rear. Took vehicle to dealer, and they said driveshaft needed to be lubed.
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
The transmission failed while driving. Nlm
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.
The vehicles drivetrain causes vibration. Nlm
The 10/22/00 defect was taken to a chevrolet dealer in michigan. It was fixed and we got the vehicle back on 10/27/00. On our trip back to indiana on 10/30/00, the differential fluid was flying out and it started the high pitch humming again. That was basically twice it went out in one week! As of this date, 11/2/00, it is back to a dealer in bloomington, indiana.
All of the gearings had to be replaced two times. First replacement was at 10000 miles. Dealership has advised that problem existed because weight limit was exceeded. Consumer was not exceeding weight limit. *ak right rear axle seal and another seal on drive shaft failed.
While towing a travel trailer well within the tahoe limits, the tahoe broke down at 13,800 miles on 5/10/99 with rear end problems, it was repaired. Broke down again at 14,531 miles on 5/14/99 it was in the shop until 5/21/99 with rear end problems, then repaired. Then it broke down again at 15,319 miles on 5/29/00 repaired by the dealer each time. We were told it would not happen again. We went on vacation this year and got back home. We heard a noise from the back area. We took it in and they said it was the rear end , we were at 33,915 miles on 8/17/00, they however would not repair it even though we are still under warranty (3 years or 36,000 miles). We had to authorize and pay for the repair to be completed, and under protest we did. We had to go have the trailer and tahoe weighed and get a certificate to show we were not overweight. We did and were within towing requirements. We have all the required and proper weight distrubution hitch assembly. We have all our work orders if needed for futher inspection. This problem could have or may result in a serious accident in the future.
Consumer attempted to put vehicle in reverse, the vehicle strongly resisted any movement, consumer realized that some how the 2 wheel drive and 4 wheel drive were engaged and at no time were either turned on, vehicle was towed to dealer and no problem was found, these failures could possibly be due to a faulty transmission control module.
Vehicle is pulling, feels like cruise control is on. When at 35mph vehicle goes a mile before it kicks into another gear. Will make an appointment at the dealer.
While driving between 55 and 75 MPH and when vehicle is shifting into overdrive entire vehicle severely vibrates, cause unknown. Dealer replaced the transmission and the driveshaft along with other parts which did not correct the problem. Please give any furthr details.
No summary listed for above vehicle.
Vehicle when accelerating from a stop sign or from a redlight vehicle makes noise due to driveshaft being loose . The remedy remedy is to go in and put grease on splines of the output shaft to take out the slack of the connection.
Pinion bearing failed at less than 2000 miles. Drivers side door mis-aligned. Bad seals at connections for tranmission coolin glines. Clunk when accel. From stop and shifting hard. Reoccurring noise in passenger side dashboard. Reoccurring fan type noise under hood. Reoccurring failure of exhaust gaskets.
Loud clanking noise coming from rear of vehicle when driveshaft is engaging during acceleration. I have changed fluid in differential, but problem persists.
Loud bang/clunk noise when stopping or starting to move
Whenever shifting from drive or park into reverse, the light would indicate it's in reverse, but actually it was not in reverse. Took vehicle to dealer to check. Dealer was able to dupliate problems, but no corrective action was identified to date.
VIN decoder
See the problems and recalls for an exact car
Buying a used 1999 Chevrolet Tahoe?
Check the exact car before you pay: accidents, salvage or flood titles, odometer readings and previous owners.
Check its history