35 complaints reported

1999 Chevrolet Tahoe Power Train

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
35
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries
1

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Sep 2000

ALL OF THE GEARINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED TWO TIMES. FIRST REPLACEMENT WAS AT 10000 MILES. DEALERSHIP HAS ADVISED THAT PROBLEM EXISTED BECAUSE WEIGHT LIMIT WAS EXCEEDED. CONSUMER WAS NOT EXCEEDING WEIGHT LIMIT. *AK RIGHT REAR AXLE SEAL AND ANOTHER SEAL ON DRIVE SHAFT FAILED. *YH

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Mar 1999
May 2000

VEHICLE IS PULLING, FEELS LIKE CRUISE CONTROL IS ON. WHEN AT 35MPH VEHICLE GOES A MILE BEFORE IT KICKS INTO ANOTHER GEAR. WILL MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALER. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Aug 2000
Mar 2000

VEHICLE WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN OR FROM A REDLIGHT VEHICLE MAKES NOISE DUE TO DRIVESHAFT BEING LOOSE . THE REMEDY REMEDY IS TO GO IN AND PUT GREASE ON SPLINES OF THE OUTPUT SHAFT TO TAKE OUT THE SLACK OF THE CONNECTION. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Mar 2000
Feb 2000

THE 10/22/00 DEFECT WAS TAKEN TO A CHEVROLET DEALER IN MICHIGAN. IT WAS FIXED AND WE GOT THE VEHICLE BACK ON 10/27/00. ON OUR TRIP BACK TO INDIANA ON 10/30/00, THE DIFFERENTIAL FLUID WAS FLYING OUT AND IT STARTED THE HIGH PITCH HUMMING AGAIN. THAT WAS BASICALLY TWICE IT WENT OUT IN ONE WEEK! AS OF THIS DATE, 11/2/00, IT IS BACK TO A DEALER IN BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Oct 2000
Dec 1999

LOUD CLANKING NOISE COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE WHEN DRIVESHAFT IS ENGAGING DURING ACCELERATION. I HAVE CHANGED FLUID IN DIFFERENTIAL, BUT PROBLEM PERSISTS. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Nov 1999
Sep 1999

LOUD BANG/CLUNK NOISE WHEN STOPPING OR STARTING TO MOVE

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 1999
Aug 1999

WHENEVER SHIFTING FROM DRIVE OR PARK INTO REVERSE, THE LIGHT WOULD INDICATE IT'S IN REVERSE, BUT ACTUALLY IT WAS NOT IN REVERSE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO CHECK. DEALER WAS ABLE TO DUPLIATE PROBLEMS, BUT NO CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS IDENTIFIED TO DATE. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Mar 1999

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND COMING TO A STOP, THEIR IS A BANGING NOISE AND TOO MUCH PLAY WITHIN THE TRANSFER CASE, AND WITHIN THE SLIP YOKE OF THE TRANSFER CASE, IT BINDS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Mar 1999
Mar 1999

CAR HAS CLUNKING SOUND WHENEVER YOU ACCELERATE FROM STOP

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Dec 1998
Oct 1998

VEHICLE CLUNKS IN THE REAR WHEN STARTING FROM STOP. DEALER LUBED THE SLIP YOKE AND REPLACED THE DRIVE SHAFT, WHICH DID NOT SOLVED THE CLUNKING NOISE. DEALER BELIEVES MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM BUT HAS NOT RELEASED A REMEDY.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jul 1998

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Quick Summary

The 1999 Chevrolet Tahoe has 35 Power Train complaints on file. 1 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.