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.

- Riverton, IL, USA

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.

- Yulee, FL, USA

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 Silverado 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!

- Ocala, FL, USA

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 Tahoe 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"

- Friendswood, TX, USA