1999 GMC Tahoe Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1999 GMC Tahoe, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Brakes350.0%
- Driver assistance116.7%
- Other / unspecified116.7%
- Transmission116.7%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
1999 CHEVY TAHOE ABS FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CORROSION CHEVROLET/GMC HAS INDICATED THAT THE 1999 CHEVY TAHOE THAT I OWN IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED SAFETY RECALL 05068. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO INDICATED THE FOLLOWING: "...FOUND THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS WITH RUST CORROSION, CAUSING UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING LOW SPEED BRAKE APPLICATIONS. RECOMMEND REPLACING BOTH WHEEL SPEED SENSORS TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION." THE VEHICLE ALSO LIVED GEOGRAPHICALLY WITHIN FOR 137,000 MILES IN THE "RUST BELT STATES" COVERED UNDER RECALL 05068, HOWEVER GM HAS INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE 1999 CHEVY TAHOE IS NOT CONSIDERED PART OF THE RECALL. *NM
CONSUMER STATED WHILE BRAKING AT SLOW SPEEDS THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. *JB AT SLOW SPEEDS (UNDER 10 MPH) THE VEHICLE'S ABS MAKES A WHINNING NOISE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL CRUNCHED TOWARDS THE FLOOR BOARD. THE VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD AND DOESN'T STOP AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE MECHANIC NOTED THAT THE ENTIRE ABS SYSTEM LOOKED CORRODED. THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND LEFT FRONT WHEEL HUB WERE REPLACED, HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *TT CONSUMER WOULD LIKE FOR NHTSA TO LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM AS SOMETHING MECHANICALLY WRONG WITH THE SYSTEM.*SB
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Driver assistance
Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems.
From owner reports, verbatim
CONSUMER STATED WHILE BRAKING AT SLOW SPEEDS THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. *JB AT SLOW SPEEDS (UNDER 10 MPH) THE VEHICLE'S ABS MAKES A WHINNING NOISE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL CRUNCHED TOWARDS THE FLOOR BOARD. THE VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD AND DOESN'T STOP AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE MECHANIC NOTED THAT THE ENTIRE ABS SYSTEM LOOKED CORRODED. THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND LEFT FRONT WHEEL HUB WERE REPLACED, HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *TT CONSUMER WOULD LIKE FOR NHTSA TO LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM AS SOMETHING MECHANICALLY WRONG WITH THE SYSTEM.*SB
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
1999 CHEVY TAHOE ABS FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CORROSION CHEVROLET/GMC HAS INDICATED THAT THE 1999 CHEVY TAHOE THAT I OWN IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED SAFETY RECALL 05068. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO INDICATED THE FOLLOWING: "...FOUND THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS WITH RUST CORROSION, CAUSING UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING LOW SPEED BRAKE APPLICATIONS. RECOMMEND REPLACING BOTH WHEEL SPEED SENSORS TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION." THE VEHICLE ALSO LIVED GEOGRAPHICALLY WITHIN FOR 137,000 MILES IN THE "RUST BELT STATES" COVERED UNDER RECALL 05068, HOWEVER GM HAS INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE 1999 CHEVY TAHOE IS NOT CONSIDERED PART OF THE RECALL. *NM
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Transmission
Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules.
From owner reports, verbatim
1999 CHEVY TAHOE HAS ALWAYS HAD TRANSMISSION NOISE AND THUMPING. NOW WONT GO INTO REVERSE AT 80K MILES. CHAT LINES INDICATE SHELL/GEAR PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A COMMON KNOWN PROBLEM TO GM YET NO RECALL OR ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIR COSTS. PROBLEM IS KNOWN TO GM AS SHELL/GEAR WAS IMPROVED IN 2002. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED IN MODELS WITH LESS THAN 100K AT GM EXPENSE. COSTS ABOUT 2500$ TO CONSUMER FOR REPAIRS. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
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.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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