Owner-reported complaints naming the transmission system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 19 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
ABS MODULE, TRANSMISSION, PARKING BRAKE, THROTTLE BODY, WINDOWS, REAR A/C, STEERING SUSPENSION. SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WE HAVE HAD TO SPEND OVER $4000.00 ON REPAIRS THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED DUE TO SAFETY. *JB
I HAVE A 2001 TAHOE THAT HAS BEEN RELATIVELY PROBLEM-FREE. RECENTLY, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON IT WITHOUT WARNING. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, HEARD A POP THAT SOUNDED LIKE A FLAT TIRE. SHE PULLED OFF TO INSPECT THE CAR, BUT DID NOT SEE ANYTHING VISIBLY WRONG. TURNS OUT, SHE HAD NO REVERSE, AND COULD BARELY REACH 50 MPH, SO I AM GUESSING SHE WAS MISSING SOME GEARS. SHE WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO GET IF OFF OF THE HIGHWAY, AND FROM THERE I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. "SOMETHING EXPLODED IN MY TRANSMISSION" WERE THE MECHANICS WORDS. I WONDERED HOW SOMETHING COULD JUST "EXPLODE" IN THE TRANSMISSION WITHOUT WARNING, SO I WENT SEARCHING THE INTERNET. TURNS OUT ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE SEEN THIS RELATED TO SUN-SHELL FAILURE. TSB 00822B/00822C, NHTSA ITEM NUMBER 10005474. *TR
THE SHIFT LEVER ARM ON THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAD RUSTED SUFFICIENTLY THAT THE SHIFT CABLE CONNECTION SLIPPED OFF THE NIPPLE ON THE SHIFT LEVER ARM. IT APPEARS TO BE A SNAP FIT WITHOUT ANY POSITIVE RETENTION. IT WAS THEN NOT POSSIBLE TO SHIFT GEARS OR RE-START THE ENGINE. LUCKILY THIS HAPPENED IN MY OWN DRIVEWAY JUST AFTER I HAD DRIVEN HOME ON THE FREEWAY. THE REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE LEVER ARM AND THE COMPLETE CABLE ASSEMBLY. I HAVE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS. *JB
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE SLIPPED BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. THE NEXT DAY UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE, NONE OF THE FORWARD GEARS WORKED. THE VEHICLE WAS REVERSED OUT OF THE PARKING LOT AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THE FRONT PLANETARY DRIVE SNAPPED BECAUSE A BEARING BROKE LOOSE. THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REBUILT.
I WAS TRAVELING OUT OF TOWN IN MY 2001 CHEVEROLET TAHOE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED "SLIPPING" IT WOULD NOT CHG PAST 2ND GEAR. I HAD LESS THAN 55,000 MILES. IT COST ME $500 BEC I WANTED ANOTHER GM TRANSMISSION AND NOT THE TRANSMISSION THE WARRANTY WAS OFFERING WITH ONLY 12000 MILES
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. VHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE AND REQUIRED TOWING TO REPAIR FACILITY. TRANSMISSION REQUIRED REPLACEMENT.*AK
POWER TRAIN:TRANSMISSION, WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE, HAVE TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. THIS WAS WITHOUT ANY NOISE OR FAILURE PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING. THANKFUL I WAS NOT DRIVING WITH MY KIDS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. I HAD JUST HAD THIS SERVICED IN MARCH OF 2004. WITHOUT ANY WARNING THIS HAPPEND, AND NOW I AM FACED WITH A 2000.00 REPAIR BILL.*AK
MILEAGE-60813. 1. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COME ON, ENGINE HAS LACK OF POWER ON TAKE OFF. TOOK VEHICLE TO NORTH JACKSON CHEVROLET FOR SERVICE, DEALER REPORTS RODENTS HAVE EATEN THROUGH WIRES GOING TO TRANSMISSION, TRANSMISSION NOT RECIEVING SIGINAL, REPAIRED WIRES FROM FUSE BOX, REPLACE INIGTION SWITCH COST $634.00. AFTER 600 MILES SAME PROBLEMS REOCCURES 6/16/2003, UNABLE TO GET TO VECHICLE. WILL CARRY VEHICLE BACK TODAY FOR FOR ADDITIONAL REPAIR. *JB
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STOPPED SHIFTING WHILE DRIVING. DEALER DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED. *AK
WHEN THE VEHICLE SHIFTS FROM 1ST TO 2ND, THERE IS A SHUDDERING NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. *LA
CONSUMER STATED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING FROM 2ND GEAR TO THE 3RD GEAR. DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED AND WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION .*JB
WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, THE RPM'S WHINED OUT AND THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED ROUGHLY WHICH ALSO CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SURGE.TS *JB
THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO 3RD AND BACK AGAIN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. ALSO, THE TRASMISSION CLUNKS WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE AND THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND DOWN WHILE SHIFTING. *YH
WHILE DRIVING IN DRY WEATHER VEHICLE TRIES TO ENGAGE INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE. VEHICLE STARTS TO SHUTTER. TOOK TO DEALER ,AND DEALER GREASED YOKE IN TRANSFER CASE, CHANGED OIL, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. CANNOT FIND CAUSE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING DUE TO INSUFFICIENT FLUID/PAINT THIN PRIMER SHOWING THROUGH. *AK
TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING DUE TO INSUFFICIENT FLUID/PAINT THIN PRIMER SHOWING THROUGH. *AK
VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP FOR JERKING BETWEEN 10-20MPH... I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD INTERNAL PROBLEMS AND IT WAS COMMON FOR THE CHEVROLET TRUCKS FROM 1996-2001 I HAVE FOUND WELL OVER 50 COMPLAINTS OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON THE INTERNET IN A MATTER OF HOURS. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT GENERAL MOTORS NEEDS TO ADDRESS.*AK
VERY POOR WET ROAD TRACTION, SPINNING WHEELS STARTING FROM STOPS. SLIDING TO STOPS ON WET ROADS WITH ONLY MODERATE APPLICATION OF BRAKES.*AK (TIRESIZE: P265-70-16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265-70-16 )
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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