Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 25 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
DRIVER POWER SEAT WILL NOT OPERATE . I HAVE READ SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB ABOUT THE FAILURE OF SEAT WORKING PROPERLY AND HAS THERE BEEN A RECALL? I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE NEW AND THE ONLY DRIVER. I ONLY WEIGHT 90LBS. *TR
DRIVER DOOR LATCH FAILURE. *JB
THE WIRING HARNESS THAT CONECTS TO THE TURN SIGNAL MODUAL, THE WIRES BECOME BRITTLE AND ARE BREAKING. THE FIRST WIRE TO CAUSE ME A PROBLEM WAS THE WIRE FOR THE HEADLIGHTS, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FLICKER ON AND OFF UNTILL THE WIRE FINALY BROKE AND THEN THERE WERE NO LIGHTS AT ALL. THE NEXT WIRE THAT BROKE IS THE WIRE FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL BROKE. AND NOW THERE IS NO CRUISE CONTROL. THE HEADLIGHTS I WAS ABLE TO REROUTE THE WIRE AND RECONECT TO THE LIGHT SWITCH TO POWERUP THE RELAY WITH THE SWITCH. NOT THE RIGHT WAY TOO DO IT BUT IT WORKS. ALSO MY VEHICLE HAS TILT STEERING WHEEL.*AK
SEAT BACKS BROKE DURING REAR END COLLISION
VEHICLE HAS NO INSIDE REAR PANEL DOOR LATCH. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH THE FRONT HOOD OPENED ON ITS OWN AND WAS PUSHED AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD COMPLETELY OBSTRUCTING VISION. VEHICLE DID NOT HIT A BUMP, NOR HAD THE HOOD BEEN OPENED RECENTLY.*AK
TAILGATE RUSTED THROUGH FROM THE INSIDE OUT WHERE THE LATCH/RELEASE MECHANISM IS WELDED INSIDE THE TAILGATE.*AK
HOOD LATCH RELEASED WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 70 MPH. HOOD WRAPPED OVER WINDSHIELD AND OBSCURED FORWARD VISION COMPLETELY.*AK
I HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE OF FAILURES IN THE POWER SEAT RISER ASSEMBLY IN 95-96 CHEVY TAHOES, CAUSING THE SEAT ASSEMBLY TO FIRST BECOME LOOSE, AND EVENTUALLY FAIL. THE OUTCOME OF THE FAILURE RESULTS IN THE DRIVER FALING BACKWARDS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE SEAT IS NO LONGER INTACT WITH THE REST OF THE ASSEMBLY. THE FIRST INDICATION OF A PROBLEM IS A "ROCKING" TYPE MOVEMENT IN THE SEAT MECHANISM WHEN UNDER ACCELERATION/DECELERATION, WHICH BECOMES OBVIOUS OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. MY TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THIS COMPLAINT WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY, AND OF COURSE THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. IT HAS SINCE GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING THE COST FOR A CONSUMER TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE COMPONENT TO PREVENT A FAILURE IS IN EXCESS OF $300. I AM NOT AWARE OF ANY CRASHES AS A RESULT OF THE SEAT FAILURE, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN SOME CLOSE CALLS. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING MOST OF THE FAILURES OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE DRIVER WAS SEATED AND MAKING A MOVEMENT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN MOTION.
I ENTERED MY VEHICLE AND WHEN I SAT IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT THE FRONT LEFT FRAME BRACKET ON THE SEAT SNAPPED. THE WELDING APPARENTLY BROKE. THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN OFF-ROAD AND I AM NOT OBESE. NOW, WHEN I SIT IN THE SEAT, IT LEANS BACK IN AN UNCOMFORTABLE AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, DANGEROUS POSITION. THE SEAT MOVES BACK AND FORTH EVERYTIME THE ACCELERATOR AND/OR BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. I TRIED TO HAVE GM FIX THIS, BECAUSE IT IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT, AS WELDING SHOULD NOT COME UNDONE UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS. GM WOULD NOT ACCEPT THE RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THIS DEFECT. *AK
THE DRIVER'S DOOR LATCH FAILED. NLM
PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT LATCH BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT NOT TO LOCK INTO PLACE AFTER IT HAS BEEN LIFTED UP. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
ON THE DRIVER SIDE, BACK UP AND DOWN BUTTON ON POWER SEAT MECHANISM IS BROKEN, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO POSITION THE SEAT UP AND DOWN PROPERLY. *AK
THE DEFECTIVE DRIVER'S SEAT ANCHORS TO FLOOR COME LOOSE, CAUSING THE DRIVER SEAT TO MOVE FORWARD AND BACKWARD, LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *AK
DRIVERS SEAT BRACKET FAILED.
DRIVER'S DOOR LOCK FAILED.
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK FAILED.
EASY ENTRY SEAT RECALL REPAIR DELAYED DUE TO INEFFECTIVE REPAIR PER DEALER.
SEAT TRACK FAILED.
HEAD LAMP FAILED.
THE FRONT MIDDLE SEAT DOESN'T LOCK IN PLACE. *AK
THE DRIVER'S SEAT BOLT BRACKET BROKE WHILE GETTING IN. *AK *SLC
COMPUTER SHUTS DOWN ENGINE WHEN VEHICLE REACHES 100MPH.
ESTIMATED SPEED BETWEEN 20 TO 40 MPH HOOD RELEASE,D LIFTING/BLOCKING DRIVERS VISION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT ROCKS BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. TT
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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