1999 Chevrolet Tahoe Engine Problems

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

CONTINUOUSLY HAVING TO FILL WITH COOLANT DUE TO LEAK. NO LEAK FROM HOSES ETC. THE PROBLEM COMES FROM A DEFECT IN HEADS THAT ARE PRODUCED BY CASTECH. WENT ON LINE TO RESEARCH THIS AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND GM/CHEVROLET WILL NOT FIX. EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANIES WILL NOT FIX BECAUSE IT IS A DEFECTIVE PART. DEALERSHIPS WILL NOT TALK ABOUT IT BUT IF YOU TALK TO AN MECHANIC AT A DEALERSHIP AND DESCRIBE THE PROBLEM THEY ARE QUICK TO TELL YOU EXACTLY WHAT IT IS AND THAT IT IS A DEFECT. THE COOLANT SEEPS THROUGH THE POORLY MANUFACTURED CASTECH HEADS. CALLED SOME OF THE LOCAL MECHANICS AND THEY ARE SAYING THE SAME THING-DEFECTIVE PART. NOW LIKE I SAID I HAVE CHECKED ON LINE AND HUNDREDS OR MORE PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND ARE HAVING TO HAVE THE HEADS REPLACED AND ENGINES AT OUT OF POCKET. I DID NOT SEE WHERE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ON THIS SITE BECAUSE LIKE ME THEY DID NOT KNOW WHERE TO GO. I FOUND OUT FROM A LAWYER WHO ALSO HAD THIS PROBLEM TO COMPLAIN ON THIS SITE. HE JUST SIMPLY GOT RID OF HIS TAHOE. ONE SAID THEY WERE STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE WITH YOUNG KIDS AND NO PHONE AND NO WAY OF AFFORDING TO GETTING HOME FROM OUT OF TOWN. NOW THAT IS BAD. *TR

NHTSA ID

10402376

Incident

Mar 1, 2010

Mileage

100,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE ENGINE BUT SHORTLY AFTER, THE REPLACEMENT ENGINE ALSO FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED TO REPORT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,000. UPDATED 5/9/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES. UPDATED 05/18/11. *JB

NHTSA ID

10393060

Incident

Jan 25, 2011

Mileage

141,000 mi

1999 TAHOE ENGINE FAILED. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ANY KIND THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. *JB

NHTSA ID

10176441

Incident

Dec 1, 2006

I BROUGHT MY 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE TO ALEXANDRIA BUICK-PONTIAC-GMC IN ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA ON DECEMBER 14, 2005 BECAUSE THE ABS LIGHT KEPT COMING ON IN THE DASHBOARD. MECHANIC DIAGNOSIS WAS SPEED SENSORS WERE MISSING. HE REPLACED THE HUB ASSEMBLIES AND SPEED SENSORS. TOTAL REPAIR WAS $1064.54. I THEN FOUND OUT THAT A RECALL ON THE PROBLEM I HAD JUST REPAIRED WAS GOING ON IN THE "RUST BELT" STATES AND CANADA. THE RECALL WAS FOR THE WHOLE NORTHEAST PART OF THE COUNTRY DOWN TO AND INCLUDING WASHINGTON DC. I WORK IN WASHINGTON AND LIVE ABOUT 5 MILES FROM THE CITY. I WROTE THE GM CLAIMS DEPARTMENT WITH COPIES OF EVERY RECEIPT AND A COPY OF THE RECALL LETTER. THEY CONTACTED ME AND TOLD ME THE REPAIR WAS INDEED ONE INCLUDED WITHIN THE RECALL, BUT THEY WERE DENYING THE CLAIM BECAUSE I LIVE IN VIRGINIA AND THE RECALL IS ONLY VALID IN "SALT BELT" STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MAINE, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. I WANT THE RECALL TO BE OPENED BACK UP AND TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL STATES. I SPEND EVERY SINGLE DAY IN WASHINGTON, WHAT MAKES MY CLAIM ANY DIFFERENT FROM THE PERSON THAT LIVES 5 MILES AWAY FROM ME, BUT HAPPENS TO LIVE ACROSS THE STATE BORDER? WHAT IS DIFFERENT FROM SOMEONE WHO LIVES IN WASHINGTON AND WORKS IN VIRGINIA? SINCE MY HOME ADDRESS WAS VIRGINIA, MY CLAIM WAS DENIED. THE RECALL CAMPAIGN # IS 05V379000. *NM THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS REPALCED. THE WATER PUMP WAS LEAKING ABD THE PINION SEAL WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 02/09/06. *JB

NHTSA ID

10147898

Incident

Dec 14, 2005

Mileage

106,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE ABS ACTIVATED, CAUSING THE CONTACT' TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES TWICE BEFORE THE VEHICLE STOPPED. AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT THERE WAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AT LOW SPEEDS. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THERE WAS CORROSION ON THE ABS SENSORS. THE ABS SENSORS WERE CLEANED IN DECEMBER OF 2004. THE ABS PROBLEM RECURRED, AND OUTDOOR TEMPERATURES DECREASED. *AK THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 01/19/06. *JB

NHTSA ID

10146969

Incident

Dec 31, 2005

Mileage

28,000 mi

INTAKE MANIFOLD COOLING SYSTEM LEAK. *JB

NHTSA ID

10146669

Incident

Jan 1, 2006

Mileage

139,000 mi

SMELLS OF ANTIFREEZE IN CAB. TOOK TO MECHANIC, INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET MUST BE REPLACED. THIS IS DUE TO BAD PART INSTALLED. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH GMC. *JB

NHTSA ID

10146033

Incident

Dec 23, 2005

Mileage

6,800 mi

INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKED AT GASKET AND AT STUB OUT FOR HEATER HOSE. COOLANT LEAKED OUT OF INTAKE MANIFOLD. INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD TO BE REPLACED

NHTSA ID

10134018

Incident

Jun 16, 2005

Mileage

127,117 mi

WHILE TURNING ON THE DEFOGGER WATER WAS LEAKING FROM THE VENTS. ALSO, DRIVER NOTICED THAT VEHICLE WAS RUNNING HOT. DRIVE TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE HEATER CORE AND HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10111252

Incident

Feb 9, 2005

THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO ROLL UP THE REAR POWERED WINDOWS. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB

NHTSA ID

10109768

Incident

Oct 27, 2004

Mileage

200,000 mi

THE AIR CONDITIONER LINES ON MY 1999 CHEVY TAHOE STARTED TO LEAK AND GM HAS TOLD ME THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER THAT THE PART NEEDED (PART #15010337) IS ON BACKORDER. THIS HAS BEEN A HOT SUMMER, AND WITH YOUNG CHILDREN AND AGING ADULTS, THIS IS NOT JUST UNACCEPATBLE, BUT DANGEROUS.*AK

NHTSA ID

10088797

Incident

Aug 28, 2003

MY HUSBAND AND I WERE IN ROUTE ONE EVENING WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. FOLLOWING THE MANUAL'S INSTRUCTIONS: CHECK THE COOLANT GAGES, IT HAD A READING OF NEARLY 260. WE PULLED OVER AT THE NEXT EXIT, INTO THE PARKING LOT OF A GAS STATION. WE CHECKED THE COOLANT RECOVERY TANK, IT WAS EMPTY. INSPECTED THE ENGINE FAN, IT WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. WAITED 1 1/2 HRS TO LET ENGINE COOL DOWN. REMOVED RADIATOR CAP. RADIATOR WAS DRY. I ASKED THE GAS STATION FOR THE RECOMMENDED BRAND 'DEX-COOL'. FORTUNATELY, THEY DIDN'T CARRY THAT BRAND. (THE REPORTS I'VE READ TODAY, INDICATE BRAND DEX-COOL COOLANT IS THE #1 CAUSE IN GASKET CORROSIONS, IT EATS PLASTIC. ADDED A 50/50 COOLANT AND ARRIVED HOME WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE FOLLOWING MORNING I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A REPUTABLE MECHANIC. AFTER GIVING HIM A VERY BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF WHAT WE'D EXPERIENCED THE EVENING PRIOR, HE IMMEDIATELY STOPPED ME IN MID-SENTENCE AND SAID "VICKIE, YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO FINISH TELLING ME. I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. IT'S COMMON FOR THIS ENGINE IN CHEVY'S FROM 1996 - 1999 TO LEAK COOLANT FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD NEAR THE REAR FIREWALL" HE WENT ON TO SAY, THAT THEIR SERVICE CENTER HAS HAD MANY CUSTOMERS COME IN WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT FREQUENTLY. HE ESTIMATED THE COST TO REPLACE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IS BETWEEN $250 - $300. IF THIS IS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM, THEN GM SHOULD NOT ONLY BE REQUIRED TO NOTIFY THE OWNERS, BUT SHOULD ASSIST IN THE COST TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE GASKETS. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED, IF THE FLUID ENTERS THE ENGINE, WHICH COULD VERY WELL HAPPEN, THEN THE ENGINE WOULD LOCK-UP. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND CAN EASILY BE PREVENTED. NEED THERE BE A FATALITY BEFORE GM VOLUNTARILY NOTIFIES THE OWNERS AND RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM? I DEMAND THAT GM INFORM CURRENT OWNERS OF THIS PROBLEM, REIMBURSE OWNERS WHO'VE ALREADY PAID TO HAVE THEIR VEHICLES REPAIRED, AND FINALLY, STOP RECOMMENDING THE USE OF DEX-COOL BRAND COOLANT IN THE OWNERS MANUAL!!! *AK

NHTSA ID

10072737

Incident

May 14, 2004

Mileage

70 mi

350 CID ENGINE THREW ROD AT 69,000 MILES. REPLACED WITH NEW MR GOODWRENCH ENGINE. NEW ENGINE STOPS MYSTERIOUSLY ON HIGHWAY AFTER ABOUT 300 MILES. RESTARTS EASILY BEFORE IT COASTS TO A STOP. ONE TIME IT HAD TO SIT NEARLY HALF AN HOUR BEFORE RESTARTING. DEALER CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

10068481

Incident

Jun 10, 2003

Mileage

70,000 mi

AIR CONDITIONING MANIFOLD HOSE IS BROKEN ON 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE - EXTENDED WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER REPLACEMENT. ACCORDING TO TWO MECHANICS CONTACTED - THEY ARE APPARENTLY A FREQUENT REPAIR MADE ON THIS VEHICLE. ONE OF THE TWO MECHANICS SPOKEN TO WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REPAIRING THE VERY SAME ITEM AT THE TIME OF THE PHONE CALL.*AK

NHTSA ID

10063691

Incident

Mar 19, 2004

THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE FUEL INJECTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10040157

COMPOSITE MANIFOLD IS LEAKING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10034185

Incident

Aug 19, 2003

THE MANIFOLD LEAKED WATER INTO THE ENGINE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PH SCC

NHTSA ID

10006441

Incident

Jan 1, 2003

Mileage

67,256 mi

THE HEATER HOSE IS ATTACHED AT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WITH A QUICK-CONNECT FITTING THAT IS MADE OF POT METAL. WHEN THIS FAILS (AND IT IS INEVITABLE DUE TO THE TYPE OF METAL USED) THE ENGINE LOSES ALL COOLANT AND LEAVES YOU STRANDED. THERE IS NO "QUICK REPAIR" FOR THIS FAILURE. OLDER ENGINES HAD A CONNECTOR INTO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD MADE OF STEEL OR BRASS WHICH WAS MORE RELIABLE AND USUALLY DID NOT BREAK OFF FLUSH WITH THE MANIFOLD. NLM

NHTSA ID

767748

Incident

Jul 15, 2002

EXHAUST PIPE FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING. PIPE HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND CONTINUES TO FALL OFF. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT EXHAUST FUMES WHEN OPERATING VEHICLE. ALSO, VEHICLE WILL STALL INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING.*AKTHE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY WAS ALSO REPLACED. THE ENGINE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY. THERE IS A NOISE EMMITING FROM THE FUEL PUMP. *JG

NHTSA ID

8019023

Incident

Sep 1, 2002

THE VEHICLE REPEATEDLY STALLS (WITHOUT WARNING) WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE REACHES 75 DEGREES OR HIGHER.*AK

NHTSA ID

761324

Incident

Jul 15, 2001

THERE IS A POPPING SOUND COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE PLASTIC FUEL TANK IS EXPANDABLE AND CAUSES THIS POPPING SOUND. NLM DEALER REMEDIED PROBLEM AND FOUND THE EXHAUST SYSTEM TO BE THE PROBLEM. *SLC

NHTSA ID

8007820

Incident

Dec 15, 2001

BAD ENGINE I WOULD LIKE GMC TO BUY IT BACK.GENERAL MOTORS EXECUTIVE GROUP. *AK

NHTSA ID

750474

Incident

Apr 21, 2001

ALL THE ENGINE OIL LEAKED OUT OF THE ENGINE IN A SPAN OF FIFTEEN MINUTES DURING A THREE MILE DRIVE. NLM

NHTSA ID

561984

Incident

Jul 19, 1999

ENGINE JUST STOPS RUNNING WITHOUT WARNING OR SYMPTOMS AS IF THE KEY WERE TURNED OFF. STARTS AGAIN WITHOUT PROBLEM.. NO WARNING LIGHTS ON DASH EXCEPT BATTERY SYMBOL AT TIME OF STALL. COULD BE FATAL IF PASSING ON 2 LANE.. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ON FREEWAY. COUNTLESS HOURS TRYING TO LOCATE PROBLEM TO NO AVAIL... I TRADED THE CAR. UNSAFE TO DRIVE.. WORRIED IT WILL BE SOLD WITHOUT BEING FIXED. *AK

NHTSA ID

744190

Incident

Apr 6, 2001