1997 Chevrolet Tahoe Powertrain (other) Problems

ABS SYSTEM COMES ON AT LOW SPEEDS WITHOUT BRAKE PRESSED-VEHICLE THEN IS HARD TO STOP AND PULLS TO THE RIGHT. I HAVE REPLACED ALL PADS AND CALIPERS.MACHINE BLED SYSTEM AND REPLACED LEFT FRT SPEED SENSOR. TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FRONT HUBS ARE EXPOSED AND MOST OF THE TIME TEAR APART AND CLEANING SOLVES. AM UPSET THE DEALER CHARGED A DIAGNOSTIC FEE FOR SOMETHING HE COULD HAVE TOLD ME ON THE PHONE!*AK

NHTSA ID

10082875

Incident

Apr 20, 1999

Mileage

51,000 mi

TRANSMISSION: I BELIEVE THE PART IS CALLED THE REVERSE DRUM IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR WOULD NOT REVERSE AND HAD A DIFFICULT TIME SHIFTING FROM 1RST TO 2ND. THE FIRST TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 32,700 MILES AND REPLACED BY GM (UNDER WARRANTY) WITH REBUILT TRANSMISSION FROM FACTORY PER GM, FOR SAME PROBLEM, SHIFTING AND REVERSE. SINCE CAR MANUFACTURED IN 1997 THIS IS IT'S THIRD TRANSMISSION AND IT HAS LESS THAN 66K MILES ON IT AND IS USED 99% OF THE TIME FOR OPEN ROAD TRIPS ONLY. WHEN I HAD THIS PROBLEM AGAIN I WAS DRIVING ON AN OPEN HIGHWAY (ROAD TRIP). PER REPAIR SHOP MECHANIC: REVERSE DRUM WAS DEFECTIVE, CHEAPLY BUILT AND CONSTRUCTED TO FAIL. ALSO, MY VEHICLE TRANSMISSION WAS THE MECHANIC'S 16TH CHEVROLET TRANSMISSION REPAIR FOR THE SAME PROBLEM ON CHEVROLET VEHICLES IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. HE KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS WHEN I EXPLAINED WHAT HAD HAPPENED RE: NOISES, AND HOW IT DROVE, REVERSE ETC... AND HE VERIFIED SAME BY THE TRANSMISSION CHECK AND WORK PERFORMED. HE SAVED THE PART FOR ME, WHICH I HAVE IN MY POSSESSION. GM WOULD NOT PARTICIPATE IN ANY OF THE COST OF REPAIRS SINCE I DECIDED NOT TO LET THEM TEAR THE TRANSMISSION DOWN @ $300.00 COST TO ME TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM, AND , IF I DECIDED I WANTED SOMEONE ELSE TO DO THE WORK, THEY WOULD HAVE TO COME PICK THE BROKEN DOWN TRANSMISSION AND HAUL IT AWAY TO WORK ON IT. IN THE EVENT I WOULD HAVE THE DEALER DO THE WORK, THEN IT WOULD HAVE COST ME APPROX. $3,000.00 WORST CASE SCENARIO, AND MAYBE GM WOULD ASSIST BUT NOT SURE IF THEY WOULD HELP OR NOT OR AT WHAT LEVEL. SINCE THEY REPAIRED THE FIRST TRANSMISSION AND IT WENT OUT AT APPROX. 32K MILES AFTER THAT, I DID NOT HAVE A COMFORT LEVEL THAT THEY WOULD DO A GOOD JOB OR THAT IT WOULD BE REPAIRED. I WAS STUCK ON A ROAD IN THE EARLY EVENING WITH MY ELDERLY MOTHER AND MY SISTER IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME UPON OUR RETURN FROM A DAY AND EVENING TRIP TO RUIDOSO NM, LOCATED APPROX. 2.5 HOURS FROM MY RESIDENCE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT.

NHTSA ID

10070809

Incident

Aug 15, 2003

Mileage

65,900 mi

TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SHIFT REAL HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND 2ND TO 3RD GEARS AFTER DRIVING ON HIGHWAY FOR 30 MINUTES. DROVE THIS WAY FOR 3 YEARS. HAD TRANS REBUILT JUNE 2003 AT 68K MILES AND WENT ON ROAD TRIP 900 MILES AND PROBLEMS STARTED WHILE ON MY VACATION TRIP. HAD TO HAVE THE VALVEBODY REPLACED AT THE COST OF $400 WHILE ON VACATION. I WAS TOLD THAT WAS WHY MY TRANSMISSION BURNED UP TIME. BRAKES STARTED WHEN THE DEALER REPLACED A LEAKING MASTER CYLINDER. I BROUGHT IT BACK FOR A SPONGY / LOW PEDAL AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG AND THERE WAS NOTHING GM WOULD DO ABOUT IT. STILL STUCK WITH SPONGY / LOW PEDAL

NHTSA ID

10069896

Incident

Mar 15, 2000

Mileage

38,000 mi

WHILE PUTTING VEHICLE IN PARK REAR END FELL APART. GEARS BROKE AND AXLE RELEASED. VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARD AND COULD NOT BE STOPPED. DEALER CONTACTED. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

NHTSA ID

8004769

Incident

Feb 13, 2002

REAR DIFFERENTIAL/SPIDER GEARS CAME APART DURING NORMAL DRIVING, PARTS SHOT OUT OF TRANSMISSION CASE, MAJOR RUPTURE, HAS HAPPENNED ON NUMEROUS OTHER TAHOES, ASTRO VANS, S10S, ETC, THAT ALL HAVE THE SAME REAR END

NHTSA ID

739451

Incident

Nov 11, 2000

CONSUMER HAD SEEN VEHICLE LEAKING OIL. TOOK VEHICLE FOR REPAIRS AND TECHNICIAN FOUND OUT THAT OIL LEAKAGE WAS COMING FROM REAR AXLE, AND COULD NOT BE SEALED. *AK

NHTSA ID

877942

Incident

Dec 20, 2000

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

738748

Incident

Jan 3, 2001

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH SLIP YOKE SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, GM CLAIMS COMMON CHARACTERISTIC BUT HAS NO MEANS OF REPAIR AT CURRENT TIME(3 YRS NOW) CLAIMS THAT IT IS SAFE. TODAY, THE REAR AXLE WENT OUT LUCKILY I HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF THE FREEWAY, AND ONLY GOING ABOUT 5 MPH.PLEADE ADVISE ON ANY OTHER CASES.

NHTSA ID

731438

Incident

Sep 14, 2000

THE TURN SIGNALS QUIT WORKING AT THE DEALER AND THEY NEVER DID PIN-POINT IT. THE 4WD SYSTEM ENGAGED ON IT'S OWN AT 75 MPH AND THE TRANS, CUT OUT RESULTING IN NO POWER AND THEN IT RETURNED BUT THE 4WD SYSTEM WAS GONE. THE BARKES FAILED AND THEN STARTED WORKING OK. THE PARKING BRAKE WAS IN NEED OF ADJUSTMENT EVERY 2000 MILES. THE ABS WOULD KICK IN FOR NO REASON.

NHTSA ID

728754

Incident

Dec 27, 1998

4-WHEEL DRIVE: ON DRY CONDITIONS AND AT SLOW SPEEDS, ABS BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER SAID THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE FRONT HUBS WEARING OUT WHICH CAUSED THE ABS BRAKES TO MALFUNCTION. *AK

NHTSA ID

861147

Incident

Nov 1, 1999

FRONT BRAKE COMPONENTS AND U-JOINTS FAILED AT LESS THAN 50,000 MILES

NHTSA ID

711923

Incident

Mar 16, 1999

DIFFERENTIAL MADE GRINDING NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP.

NHTSA ID

609638

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS STEERING WHEEL WILL TURN TO THE LEFT, SHARP AND FAST. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE SLIP YOLK WENT DRY, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD AFTER STOPPING. *SLC

NHTSA ID

841443

U JOINTS BREAK, CAUSING THE MUFFLER TO CRACK AND BREAK WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL. DEALER REPLACED 2 SETS OF U JOINTS AND 4 EXHAUSTS. DLR CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.

NHTSA ID

837310

Incident

Jun 1, 1997

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING NOISE IN DRIVESHAFT, NOT ABLE TO BE RECTIFIED. *YC

NHTSA ID

607907

ABS BRAKES LOCK UP WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN. ALSO REPLACED RING AND PINION GEAR AND FRONT DRIVE AXLE.

NHTSA ID

538434

REAR WHEELS SHAKE AND SHIMMY. DEALER HAS REPLACED DRIVESHAFT TWICE WHICH DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM. ALSO, DEALER PACKED DRIVESHAFT WITH GREASE WHICH ALSO DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

825149

AIR CONDITION SURGES.

NHTSA ID

522720

Incident

Apr 9, 1997

WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK AND COME TO A STOP SIGN THE TRUCK WOULDN'T STOP, GOT OUT TO CHECK THE TRUCK AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR AXLE FLUIDS WERE LEAKING ON THE BRAKES, AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A MECHANIC. *AK

NHTSA ID

816709

Incident

Sep 11, 1997

PINION GEAR SEAL FAILED, CAUSING OIL LEAK.

NHTSA ID

520607

Incident

Jul 4, 1997