4.2

definitely annoying
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
27,693 miles

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problem #13

Aug 172001

Tahoe 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
No summary listed for above vehicle.

- Water Mill, NY, USA

problem #12

Jun 042001

Tahoe 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
No summary listed for above vehicles.

- St. Charles, MO, USA

problem #11

Jul 212000

Tahoe

  • miles
While driving transmission began to slip and engine check light came on vehicle slowed down in highway traffic had to coast to nearest service station and had vehicle towed to dealership was told that transmission needed to be replaced. Also, fuel pump had failed simultaneously since incident fuel pump has been replaced 3 times and counting.

- Chicago, IL, USA

problem #10

Nov 012000

Tahoe

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Consumer slowed down at a light, and when trying to go vehicle started to jolt/ and made a loud noise. Contacted dealer, and dealer wanted to replace transmission.

- Victoria, TX, USA

problem #9

Jan 012001

Tahoe

  • miles
Suddendly and without warning driver heard a loud "bang, after driving a few hundred more feet the vehicle would not shift into second gear or into reverse, vehicle towed to dealership for transmission failure.

- Saint Jame, NY, USA

problem #8

Jan 012001

Tahoe 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Failure of sunshell and 2-4 band assembly.

- St. James, NY, USA

problem #7

Jan 011999

Tahoe 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
No summary listed for above vehicle.

- Sanger, TX, USA

problem #6

Oct 202000

Tahoe

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Transmission failure, no foward or reverse, with no previous warning.

- Middletown, NJ, USA

problem #5

May 171997

Tahoe

  • miles
The ABS system would kick in for no reason and didn't matter what the road surface was. The vehicle would pull excesively to the crown of the road, if you took your hands off the sterring wheel, you would end up in a ditch in less than two seconds. The cruise control would work when it wanted to, same as the horn. The brakes would pulsate. It went through one of the front pads every ten thousand miles; the other three padshad over 50% left. The transmission would shift way to early from first to second; causing the vehicle to alomost quit accelerating because of the lack of power.

- Farmington Hills, MI, USA

problem #4

Jul 052000

(reported on)

Tahoe

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
While traveling notice vehicle shifting hard with noise. Dealer has repair three times, but problem returns.

- Center Morihes, NY, USA

problem #3

Jun 011999

Tahoe 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Reported clunking noises for the past year, on our 2nd transmission is 2 1/2 mos.

- Sa, MI, USA

problem #2

Nov 181998

Tahoe

  • miles
Transmission--replaced.

- Long Beach, CA, USA

problem #1

Jan 131999

Tahoe

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
When putting vehicle into neutral the vehicle will be in drive, and when putting it in reverse it will be in neutral. When putting the vehicle in park, the vehicle will be in drive.the RPM meter works, and the consumer can see when shifting while driving.

- Roselle, IL, USA