1999 Chevrolet Tahoe Electrical Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PLASTIC UNDER THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS MELTING WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE WIRES BEGAN TO MELT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH ASSEMBLY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 218,000.

NHTSA ID

10870317

Incident

May 22, 2016

Mileage

218,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE SECURITY WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE PASS KEY THAT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

NHTSA ID

10748267

Incident

Aug 10, 2015

Mileage

200,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. IN ADDITION, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE PASS CODE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED EVERY TWO YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 187,000.

NHTSA ID

10693531

Incident

Mar 11, 2015

Mileage

187,000 mi

SUSPECTED DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH AND/OR IGNITION SWITCH PASSLOCK SECURITY ON OR ABOUT JAN 17 2014 I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED WITH LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. I WAS ABLE TO STOP WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER 10-15 MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE AS NORMAL. FOR SEVERAL YEARS AFTER DRIVING THE IGNITION KEY WAS WARM OR HOT WHEN REMOVED FROM THE SWITCH. IN EARLY 2013 THE ENGINE WOULD OCCASIONALLY STALL IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING BUT WOULD RESTART AFTER WAITING 5 TO 10 MINUTES. ON JAN 14 WHEN AT A GAS STATION THE ENGINE STALLED BUT I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR TO THE CURB. AFTER 10-15 MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND DRIVE NORMAL. * PASSLOCK IGNITION SECURITY FEATURE IS WIDELY REPORTED TO BE A CAUSE OF THESE SYMPTOMS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10583740

Incident

Jan 17, 2014

Mileage

116,000 mi

I PURCHASED MY 1999 CHEVY TAHOE IN 2004 WITH 87,000 MILES FROM ORIGINAL OWNER. I RECEIVED ALL MAINTENANCE RECORDS FROM ORIGINAL OWNER, AS WELL AS ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP PRICE/OPTION STICKER. I NOTICED ONCE OVER 100,000 MILES THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION OR PROBLEM, LIKE A POWER SURGE ANYTIME THE POWER WINDOW BUTTONS ARE DEPRESSED AND WHEN I ACCELERATE, THERE IS A SURGE AND WHEN TRUCK SLOWS DOWN OR IS IN PARK, THERE IS N SURGE. THERE IS SUDDEN ENERGY! THERE IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE DASHBOARD/RADIO AND SWITCH BUTTONS BELOW LIGHTS WORKING. THEY HAVE FAILED! ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS CAN CAUSE FIRES AND I HAVE NOTICED IT IS NOT MY TAHOE ONLY WITH THE SAME EXISTING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, AS I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR A SECOND VEHICLE, AS I HAVE MY KIDS BOTH OF DRIVING AGE AND MY 1999 TAHOE LS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE. I FEEL SAFE ON THE ROAD IN MY TAHOE. I LOVE THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE OPTION, AS I LIVE IN MINNESOTA AND I COULD NOT LIVE WITHOUT IT OVER THE WINTER MONTHS! I AM ALSO VERY PROUD TO POINT OUT, MY TAHOE HAS 343,000+ MILES ON IT AND STILL GOING STRONG!!!! I CAN NOT AFFORD A NEW TAHOE, AS I AM ON A FIXED DISABILITY INCOME NOW, SO I AM SHOPPING FOR A 1999 OR NEWER AT A REASONABLE PRICE. I AM SATISFIED WITH ALL THE YEARS I HAVE DRIVEN MINE AND HOPE TO GET MANY MORE YEARS OUT OF IT. PEOPLE ARE AMAZED WHEN I TELL THEM HOW MANY MILES ARE ACTUAL MILES ON MY TAHOE. I AM AMAZED, AS WELL. :) [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10555393

Incident

Aug 1, 2009

Mileage

140,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE WOULD ONLY REMAIN ON FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE STALLING. THE SECURITY WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD RESET INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE WOULD ONLY OCCUR IN COLDER WEATHER AND THE CONTACT STATED HE HAD EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE AT LEAST TEN TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BATTERY IN THE VEHICLE BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

NHTSA ID

10369533

Incident

Nov 15, 2010

Mileage

147,000 mi

WENT TO VISIT INLAWS IN CANADA FOR CHRISMAS, ARRIVED LATE AT NITE. GOT UP IN THE MORNING TRUCK WILL NOT START, LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED IT AS THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM,{ PASSLOCK } HE GOT IT RUNNING AND SAID I NEED TO GO TO THE NEAREST DEALER TO GET IT REPROGRAMMED BE FORE IT HAPPENS AGAIN. NEXT MORNING WAS GOING TO DEALER IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN. THREE DAYS LATTER IT FINALLY STARTED. DEALER CHARGED $330 TO REPROGRAM {PASSLOCK} TWO DAYS LATTER WHEN I WAS GOING HOME IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN. I HAVEN'T GOT IT RUNNING YET. WAS SUPPOSED TO BE BACK TO WORK IN TEXAS THREE DAYS LATTER. I GOT FIRED , AND I'M STILL STUCK IN CANADA AND BROKE NOW. THANK YOU CHEVROLET!! *TR

NHTSA ID

10257759

Incident

Dec 14, 2008

Mileage

94,550 mi

1999 CHEVY TAHOE A/C BLOWER MOTOR INOPERATIVE. MECHANIC TRACED RELATED ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS. PINPOINT IMMEDIATE PROBLEM TO FAULTY A/C CONTROL HEAD AND BURNT CONNECTOR. THIS PROBLEM WAS A FIRE HAZARD AND HAD TO RESOLVED OR COMPLETELY DISABLED TO ELIMINATE THE POSSIBILITY OF FIRE. LABOR AND PARTS COST $700.00. *TR

NHTSA ID

10251034

Incident

Dec 3, 2008

Mileage

125,842 mi

SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING MOST OF THE TIME, IT STICKS AT 30 MPH WHEN TRAVELING 70 MPH AND FLUCTUATES SOMETIMES IT WORKS AND SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT, I HAVE SPOKE TO SEVERAL MECHANICS ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND NO ONE KNOWS FOR SURE WHAT IT COULD BE WITH OUT A HIGH DOLLAR FEE. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10223330

Incident

Aug 1, 2007

FIRE IN DRIVERS SIDR DOOR AREA-DEFECTIVE CIRCUITS NOT FUSED. *NM

NHTSA ID

10145230

Incident

Dec 8, 2005

Mileage

97,000 mi

FUEL PUMP WENT OUT ON 1999 TAHOE. TOOK TO DEALER TO SERVICE UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THE WIRING HARNESS WITH A WARNING THAT THEY CAN BE FAULTY AND SHORT OUT THE FUEL PUMP, IN WHICH CASE THE NEW FUEL PUMP WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY UNLESS THE WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THERE IS A RECALL COMING OUT ON THIS VERY PROBLEM BUT ONLY FOR 2000-2003 (OR 2004?) TAHOES. MY CONCERN IS THAT IF THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM THAT HAPPEN TO THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF 1999 TAHOES WHY AREN'T THE 1999 TAHOES BEING INCLUDED IN THE RECALL THAT IS SOON TO BE RELEASED? I WAS TOLD THIS BY MY DEALER.

NHTSA ID

10123863

Incident

Jun 1, 2005

Mileage

90,000 mi

AC DELCO BATTERY LEAKAGAE. SECOND TIME

NHTSA ID

10120980

Incident

May 15, 2005

Mileage

57,740 mi

AC DELCO BATTERY LEAKAGE TWICE IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. BOTH AS A RESULT OF ACID LEAK FROM THE POSITIVE TERMINAL.

NHTSA ID

10120978

Incident

Jun 17, 2004

Mileage

37,037 mi

EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS DURING RIGHT HAND TURNS WHERE A COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING FEEDBACK OCCURRED. *BF (SPEED SENSITIVE STEERING) THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THE UPPER LAMP SHORTED, BATTERY FAILED LOAD TEST, LEFT FRONT SPEAKER WAS INOPERATIVE, THE MIRROR SWITCH WAS HOT TO TOUCH, DOME LIGHT STAYED ON AND THE RADIO BUTTON WERE HOT TO TOUCH. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *SC

NHTSA ID

10099915

Incident

Nov 1, 2004

Mileage

3,244 mi

CORRECTED STEERING PROBLEM. CONCERNED THAT THE DESIGN AND FUNCTION OF SPEED SENSITIVE STEERING ON THIS VEHICLE COULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD. *BF THE VEHICLE STEERING BECAME LOOSE WHILE MAKING RIGHT HAND TURNS, 3244 MILES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SPEED SENSOR THAT CONTROLS THE SPEED SENSITIVE STEERING. THE UPPER BRAKE LAMP SHORTED AT 15311 MILES. THE BATTERY FAILED LOAD TEST AT 22085 MILES. THE LEFT FRONT SPEAKER WAS INOPERATIVE AT 30715 MILES. THE MIRROR SWITCH WAS HOT TO THE TOUCH AT 32291 MILES. *NM

NHTSA ID

10099679

Incident

Sep 3, 2004

Mileage

88,677 mi

FUSE IN FUEL PUMP CIRCUIT BLEW, SHUTTING DOWN ENGINE. PROBLEM CAUSED BY INTERNAL WIRING TO FUEL PUMP IN FUEL TANK SHORTING TOGETHER. FUEL PUMP REPLACED AND OLD PUMP DISCARDED. RECENTLY READ IN WASHINGTON POST THAT THIS MAY BE A COMMON PROBLEM IN GM PRODUCTS. *JB

NHTSA ID

10093077

Incident

Jul 19, 2004

CONSUMER STATED THAT IGNITION ANTI-THEFT CONTROLLER WAS DEFECTIVE. WHEN STARTING IT WILL NOT CRANK, AND CONSUMER NEEDED TO WAIT AT LEAST 20 OR 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION WILL WORK. CONSUMERTOWED VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AT LEAST 5 TIMES. WHILE AT DEALERSTHE MODULATOR WAS CHANGED, AND THE PROBLEM WILL BE CORRECTED, BUT ONLY TEMPORARILY. CURRENTLY, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10091668

Incident

Sep 8, 2004

Mileage

50,000 mi

SECOND TIME THE POSITIVE TERMINAL FROM AN DELCO BATTERY HAS LEAKED CAUSING THE BATTERY CABLES TO MELT. ACID LEAKS HAVE CAUSED RUSTING ON THE FRAME AND NEAR BRAKE AND A/C LINES

NHTSA ID

10090553

Incident

Sep 7, 2004

MY 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE INTERMITTENTLY FAILS TO START. THE ENGINE CRANKS AND THEN DIES. IT WILL DO THIS, THEN I WILL LET IT SIT FOR A WHILE (45 MIN. TO SEVERAL HOURS) AND I'LL GO BACK OUT AND IT WILL START RIGHT UP. MECHANICS HAVE TOLD ME THERE'S NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE UNTIL IT DOES IT CONSISTENTLY. ON 8/19/04, I TRIED TO START IT @ 7:45 A.M. IT TOOK ME UNTIL 8:25 A.M. TO START IT, AFTER WHICH I DROVE TO WORK (LATE). I WENT BACK OUT TO LEAVE THE OFFICE @ 10:30 A.M. - NO START. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP - STARTED RIGHT UP. ACCORDING TO THE BCM, A CODE OF DTC1626 SHOWED UP, WHICH INDICATES SOMETHING LIKE THE THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM IS PREVENTING THE FUEL ENABLE SIGNAL FROM BEING RECEIVED. THE DEALERSHIP SOLDERED THE WIRING CONNECTIONS ON THE THEFT DETERRENT HARNESS (PREVIOUSLY, CONNECTIONS WERE CRIMPED), WHICH THEY SAID HAD HELPED SEVERAL OTHER TAHOE OWNERS. TWO DAYS LATER, MY HUSBAND WAS STRANDED WITH MY NON-STARTING TAHOE AND MY RECEIPT FOR $161.84 FOR "FIXING" THE PROBLEM. THERE HAS TO BE A FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM!! THERE ARE AT LEAST 6 OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE AS WELL AS 4 SERVICE BULLETINS, BUT NO ONE SEEMS TO HAVE A CLUE AS TO WHY THIS IS HAPPENING OR HOW TO PREVENT IT! I'VE OWNED 2 SILVERADOS AND 1 YUKON SINCE 1984 AND HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY HAPPY WITH GM'S PRODUCTS, BUT THIS TAHOE TAKES THE CAKE! IF IT HADN'T BEEN AN ANNIVERSARY GIFT FROM MY HUSBAND, I WOULD HAVE SOLD IT BY NOW! *AK

NHTSA ID

10088690

Incident

Aug 19, 2004

Mileage

82,650 mi

I HAVE OWNED A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE FOR A LITTLE OVER 2 YEARS. ON AT LEAST 6 OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WON'T CRANK UP. THE ENGINE DOESN'T EVEN TURN OVER AS IF TO CRANK, BUT IF YOU WAIT 1 TO 12 HOURS, IT WILL CRANK RIGHT UP. THE ENGINE DECIDES HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE TO RESET ITSELF AND ALLOW US TO CRANK IT. WE ASKED A FRIEND WHO IS A CHEVROLET MECHANIC ABOUT THE POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. HE SAID THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH TAHOES OF THAT YEAR. HE SAID THAT THE VEHICLE ALARM SYSTEM THINKS THAT IT HAS BEEN BROKEN INTO, AND TRIES TO PROTECT ITSELF FROM THEFT AND WON'T CRANK. ON NONE OF THE OCCASIONS THAT IT HAS DISABLED ITSELF HAVE WE HAD THE ALARM SYSTEM DISRUPTED. OUR MECHANIC FRIEND SAYS HE HAS SEEN IT SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE CHEVROLET COMPANY SAYS THAT THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. IT COSTS SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS TO FIX THE PROBLEM, THEREFORE I LIVE WITH IT EVERY DAY. ON A RECENT VACATION TO THE MOUNTAINS, I WAS AFRAID TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF WHEN WE GOT OUT OF IT TO TAKE PICTURES FOR FEAR THAT IT WOULDN'T START BACK UP. IS THERE ANY INFORMATION ON THIS PROBLEM? HAVE YOU HEARD IT BEFORE?*AK

NHTSA ID

10079194

Incident

Jun 10, 2004

Mileage

40,000 mi

MY 1999 TAHOE CAUGHT ON FIRE AT THE REMOTE MIRROR SWITCH IN THE DRIVER DOOR, BURNED ALL AROUND THE MIRROR SWITCH, I WAS ABLE TO USE A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND GET THE FIRE OUT. I NOTICED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR A SPECIFIC PROBLEM WITH A MIRROR SWITCH, BUT NOT WITH TAHOES, JUST CHEVROLET TRUCKS, SUBURBANS. GM REFUSES TO ACCEPT ANY BLAME FOR THIS FAULTY SWITCH, AND INSIST IT HAPPENED DUE TO HIGH MILES. THEY WANT TO PASS THE BUCK; HOWEVER, I DON'T BUY IT. MY TAHOE WAS MANUFACTURED IN SEPT. 1998 AND THE OTHER VEHICLES WERE 1997 - 1998 MODELS. I THINK IT COULD BE POSSIBLE THAT MY TAHOE RECEIVED ONE OF THE FAULTY MIRROR SWITCHES. I WOULD LIKE FOR IT TO BE CHECKED OUT MORE THOROUGHLY. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD A PROBLEM OF THIS NATURE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10058920

Incident

Feb 7, 2004

Mileage

122,000 mi

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A TICKING NOISE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER SAID THAT THE MANUFACTURER TOLD THEM NOT TO TOUCH THE VEHICLE. THE REASON IS UNKNOWN. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10048633

THE DISTRIBUTOR CAP AND THE HOUSING THAT HOLDS IT IS MADE OUT OF PLASTIC. WHEN CAP WAS TIGHTENED IT CRACKED THE HOUSING WITHOUT EXCESSIVE FORCE BEING USED.*AK

NHTSA ID

10027158

Mileage

147 mi

VEHICLE HAS A NO START CONDITION WHICH WILL PERSIST FOR 1 TO 4 HOURS.VEHICLE WILL START AND THEN IMMEDIATELY DIE. IT APPEARS TO HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH HUMIDITY OR DAMP WEATHER. SEVERAL REPAIR SHOPS HAVE RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND REVEAL A THEFT DETERRENT CODE WHICH COMES UP ON COMPUTER. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS AT LEAST 10 TIMES TO DIFFERENT SHOPS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WITH NO RESULTS. IT IS CURRENTLY AT THE SHOP AND HAS BEEN THERE FOR OVER TWO WEEKS. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 30 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 YEARS .MY TOWING INSURANCE IS RISING AND MY PATIENCE IS THIN. I AM AT WITS END, HELP PLEASE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10023796

Incident

Jun 25, 2003

Mileage

38,000 mi

VEHICLE STARTING/ IGNITION PROBLEM. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10023418

Incident

Jun 19, 2003

Mileage

37,000 mi