Owner-reported complaints naming the powertrain system, filed with NHTSA
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Powertrain reports that are not specifically the engine or transmission — driveshafts, axles, transfer cases and differentials. 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. 13 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
MY 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS ABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE FROM PARK INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARD INTO THE STREET. NO ACCIDENT OR INJURIES OCCURRED AS MY FATHER WAS ABLE TO REACH OVER AND HIT THE BRAKES. *NM
MY PROBLEM IS WITH THE TRANSMISSION,I HAVE HAD TWO TRANSMISSION INSTALLED IN MY CHEVY TAHOE.I HAVE A NUMBER OF FRIENDS THAT EITHER HAVE THE CHEVY TAHOE ,OR THE SUBURBAN . WE ALL HAD THE SAME PROBLEM(TRANSMISSION).I SPOKE WITH ONE OF THE SERVICE ADVISOR AT ONE OF THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALERS AND HE SPOKE OF MANY PROBLEMS THAT THEY HAD WITH THE 60O SERIES. THANKS AND PLEASE HELP ME AND MY FREINDS.
ENGINE FAILURE-SHIMS UNDER BEARINGS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
PART REPLACED: AIR CONDITIONER COMPERSSOR, ORFICE, TENSIONER, BELT, SWITCH, AXLE/DIFFERENTIAL, SEAL,SHOE KIT, GASKET
BOTH AXLES HAVE FAILED IN THIS VEHICLE. BRAKE FAILURE ON FIRST OCCURANCE. REAR AXLES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED 5 TIMES! CHEVY ACKNOWLEDGES ENGINEERING DEFECT BUT STATES THAT WARRANTY COVERS MANUFACTURING OR MATERIALS DEFECTS ONLY. UNSUSPECTING OWNERS COULD EXPERIENCE BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO AXLE FLUID CONTAMINATION OF BRAKE PADS.
UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A NORMAL OR GRAUDAL STOP CONSUMER NOTICED A VERY HARD JERK IN THE VEHICLE. CONSUME CONTACTED THE DEALER. DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM MAY BE LINKED TO THE UNIVERSAL JOINTS. PROBELM STILL OCCURS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
NO SUMMARY
THE UNIVERSAL JOINT FAILED 3 TIMES. NOISE WAS BEING HEARD PRIOR TO FAILURE. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 35 MPH WHEN THE UNIVERSAL JOINT DROPPED OUT. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY DEALER THAT THE DRIVESHAFT WAS DEFECTIVE. *YC.
SOMETHING WITHIN THE DRIVE AXLE IS LOOSE AND READY TO FALL OFF.
THE LOCATION OF THE BRAKE LINE HAS CAUSED A HOLE TO RUB IN THE GAS TANK. ) WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS THE HEADLIGHTS GO OFF AND EVENTUALLY THEY COME BACK ON AFTER THE SWITCH COOLS OFF. (3)WHILE DRIVING THE TAHOE A LOUD CLUNKING COMES FROM THE MIDDLE OR THE REAR OF VEHICLE, WHICH SOUNDS AS THOUGH THE REAR AXLE OR DRIVESHAFT IS LOOSE AND GOING TO FALL OFF. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. DEALER NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEMS. *AK
VEHICLE MAKES NOISE WHILE TURNING DUE TO FAILURE OF THE BODY MOUNTS.
BOLTS FELL OUT FROM DIFFERENTIAL WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE GIVE DETAILS. *AK
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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