1996 Chevrolet Tahoe Transmission Problems

FATALITY AS A RESULT OF IGNITION SWITCH BEING TURNED WITHOUT A KEY AND WITHOUT THE BRAKES BEING APPLIED.*MR WHEN THE COMPLAINANTS THREE YEAR OLD GRANDSON TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION ONE NOTCH FORWARD THIS ALLOWED THE GEAR LEVER TO BE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK AND INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING PRESSED. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN A DRIVEWAY. IT UNCLEAR IF THE CHILD FELL OR JUMP OUT OF THE VEHICLE AS IT BECAME TO ROLL BUT EITHER WAY HE WAS STRUCK BY THE OPEN DOOR AS THE VEHICLE ROLLED. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE THEN ROLLED OVER THE CHILD WHICH RESULTED IN FATAL INJURIES TO HIS HEAD. *NM

NHTSA ID

10120419

Incident

Apr 12, 2005

MY 3 YEAR OLD NEPHEW WAS ABLE TO GET INTO HIS PARENTS 1996 CHEVY TAHOE AND WAS ABLE TO TURN THE KEY TO THE FIRST CLICK (BEFORE THE CLICK TO TURN ON THE RADIO AND POWER WINDOWS, ETC.). THEN WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BRAKE, THE TODDLER WAS ABLE TO PULL THE SHIFTER INTO NEUTRAL AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO MOVE. THE TODDLER EITHER WAS THROWN FROM THE VEHICLE OR WAS SCARED AND JUMPED AND WAS RUN OVER BY THE VEHICLE AND KILLED. ALL MODELS AND MAKES OF VEHICLES CAN DO THIS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF HONDA, TOYOTA AND 2001 OR NEWER DODGE VEHICLES. *JB

NHTSA ID

10118263

Incident

Apr 12, 2005

Mileage

100,000 mi

CONSUMER STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION THAT VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *TS

NHTSA ID

10040479

Incident

Sep 24, 2003

Mileage

100,388 mi

4TH TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN 4 YEARS. ON THE LAST REBUILD, I HAD THE DEALERSHIP REPAIR THE DEFECTIVE WIRE HARNESS PER THE TSB BUT APPARENTLY IT DID NOT HELP. THE DEALERSHIP AND CHEVROLET BOTH SAY IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM BUT I THINK THERE IS A DEFECT AND IT IS THEIR PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

10036849

Incident

Aug 28, 2003

Mileage

136,000 mi

TRANSMISSION FAILED 4 TIMES AT APPROXIMATELY. 80000, 98000,119000, AND 153000 MILES. ALTHOUGH TRUCK HAS HIGH MILEAGE, IT IS MOSTLY HI-WAY. LIGHT TOWING USE - 5,000LB BOAT, 5,000 HORSE TRAILER. LITTLE 4X4 USE. ALL REPLACEMENTS DONE BY GM DEALER. DID NOT WORK CORRECTLY AFTER LAST TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT - HAD TO PUT BACK IN SHOP. THEY CHANGED AN ELECTRICAL HARNESS. *JB

NHTSA ID

10010779

Incident

Feb 28, 2003

Mileage

80,000 mi

VEHICLE USING EXCESS AMOUNTS OF OIL, DEALER STATED THAT THE CONSUMER NEEDED TO CARRY EXTRA OIL AT ALL TIMES. *SLC

NHTSA ID

564084

Incident

Jun 1, 2001

THIS MODEL HAS THE MANUAL TRANSFER CASE SHIFT LEVER. ALTHOUGH THE LEVER MOVES CORRECTLY IN THE VARIOUS POSITIONS, SUCH AS 2WD., 4WD. HIGH 4WD. LOW, NEUTRAL AND MAKES THE USUAL NOISES WHEN SHIFTING, THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE IS NOT ENGAGING NOR IS THE INDICATOR LIGHT , SHOWING THE FRONT AXLE IS ENGAGED, LIGHTING UP. THIS HAS CAUSED SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS IN " ALMOST ACCIDENTS" AND ALMOST BEING STRANDED. WE LIVE IN A RURAL SETTING WHERE THERE IS A 11 MILE DISTANCE BETWEEN SOME NEIGHBORS AND VERY SPARSE CELL PHONE ACCESS. THE POINT BEING THAT WHEN WE BUY A VEHICLE WITH 4 WHEEL DRIVE , WE EXPECT IT TO WORK AND OUR LIVES DEPEND ON IT! IN THIS CASE A FRONT WHEEL DRIVE CAR WOULD PROVIDE BETTER TRACTION, HAVING THE WEIGHT OF THE ENGINE OVER THE DRIVE WHEELS, RATHER THAN HAVING THE LIGHT REAR END WHEELS TRYING TO PUSH THE HEAVY FRONT END OF A TRUCK AROUND. WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING A VEHICLE EXPECTING IT TO PERFORM AS A FOUR WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE, SUCH AS IN STEERING AND ADDED GRIP AND MANEUVERABILITY, THE UNEXPECTED SURPRISE EQUALS THAT OF A BRAKE FAILURE! YOUR HELP AND RESEARCH IN THIS MATTER IS APPRECIATED. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT A IGNORANT, LYING. AND EXPENSIVE EXPERIENCE WITH MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND HAVE HAD TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER STATE FOR ANY REPAIRS. THANKS!*AK

NHTSA ID

756288

Incident

Dec 27, 2001

THIS IS THE 2ND TIME WITHIN A 2 YEARS THAT TRANSMISSION WENT OUT 1 YEAR 7 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS IS THE 3RD TRANSMISSION WITH A 5 YEARS PERIOD. NEVER HAULED ANYTHING, NORMAL DRIVING ON REGULAR ROADS. NEVER BEEN ON A DIRT ROAD. *AK

NHTSA ID

753076

Incident

Jul 14, 2001

COMPUTER CHIP FAILED, AND VEHICLE WILLNOT START AT ALL. DEALERSHIP REPLACED COMPUTER CHIP, AND NOTED THAT WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT WORK. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR, FUEL PUMP, FUEL FILTER, DAYTIME RUNNING LAMPS, AIRCONDITIONER, AND COMPUTER BRAIN WERE ALL REPLACED. *SLC

NHTSA ID

891062

Incident

Jun 14, 2001

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

747253

Incident

Jun 14, 2001

SINCE JULY OF 2000 CONSUMER HAS HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED 6 TIMES.*AK

NHTSA ID

880575

Incident

Jul 1, 2000

NO SUMMARY

NHTSA ID

734396

Incident

Feb 17, 2000

TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT INTO 3RD AND 4TH GEAR. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

860411

I GET NO HELP FROM THE DEALER. THEY CHARGED ME FOR A NEW WIPER MOTOR, SAYING THE RECALL WAS FOR LAST YEARS MODEL. MY TRANSMISSION WAS CHECKED BY A TRANS SHOP - THEY SAY IT WORKS FINE. THE DEALER WANTS $3000 TO FIX IT. AFTER DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AND SLOWING BACK TO NORMAL STOP AND GO DRIVING, THE VEHICLE BANGS INTO SECOND GEAR. IF I TURN THE VEHICLE OFF FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AND BACK ON AGAIN, THE BANGING STOPS AND THE TRANSMISSION WORKS FINE. *AK

NHTSA ID

721582

Incident

Jul 12, 1999

TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR 4-WD PROBLEM, AND WHEN VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP IT HAD NO POWER STEERING. DEALER CALIMS FAILURE WAS DUE TO COLD WEATHER STARTS. POWER STEERING UNITS SHOULD NOT FAIL WITH ONLY 44000 MILES . COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF IT HAD FAILED WHILE ON THE ROAD. DEALER CHARGED $350.00 TO REPAIR AND DISMISSED CONCERN THAT THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. *AK

NHTSA ID

717407

Incident

Jan 10, 2000

TRANSMISSION FAILED AS LEFT PARKING SPACE AT LOW SPEED BY MAKING A LOUD RATTLING SOUND. LOST POWER TO THE WHEELS. DEALER CONFIRMS COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND NEED TO REPLACE AT COST OF $2,000. THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT HAD HEAVY USE AND SHOULD NOT HAVE A TRANSMISSION FAILURE UNTIL AT LEAST 100,000 MILES INSTEAD OF 44,000 MILES. WARRANTY IS 36,000 AND NO EXTENDED WARRANTY PURCHASED. I HAVE CHECKED RECALL AND SERVICE BULLETIN DATABASE AND FOUND NOTHING TO HELP ME NEGOTIATE WITH MANUFACTURER. IF YOU KNOW OF RELEVANT INFORMATION, PLEASE INFORM. THANKS. *AK

NHTSA ID

713647

Incident

Oct 20, 1999

TRANSMISSION SYSTEM MALFUCNTIONED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLIP INTO GEARS WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

849394

Incident

Sep 24, 1999

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. *AK

NHTSA ID

844141

Incident

Jun 21, 1997

RANDOM OCCURANCES OF LOUD CLUNKING SOUNDS (REAR??) AND LOUD GRINDING (FRONT??) FOR 4 TO 40 SECONDS. CLUNKING SOUNDS AS THOUGH IT IS IN THE DRIVE TRAIN SOMEWHERE

NHTSA ID

709368

Incident

Jul 15, 1999

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

NHTSA ID

605458

SEQUENTIAL CENTRAL PORT FUEL INJECTORS FAILED.

NHTSA ID

605256

Incident

Feb 15, 1996

TORQUE CONVERTER AND TRANSMISSION BURNED.

NHTSA ID

603550

Incident

Oct 25, 1996

VEHICLE MAKES NOISE WHILE TURNING DUE TO FAILURE OF THE BODY MOUNTS.

NHTSA ID

525518

Incident

Aug 22, 1997

ELECTRONIC TRANSFER CASE 4-WHEEL DRIVE SWITCH LOCKED UP ALL 4 WHEELS WHEN DISENGAGING 4-WHEEL DRIVE.

NHTSA ID

509553

Incident

Sep 14, 1996