This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
The rear differential failed for the second time. Vehicle has 83000 miles. The last repair used after market parts. The parts company will not warrant claiming improper installation. Dealer claims design defect. This problem has been very frustrating. Same thing happened to my 1997 Tahoe at 70K miles.
We purchased the vechicle used from the dealer listed. Vehicle has been in for brake problems when wheels are wet they shutter and lock up. The battery cracked and leaked all over the battery tray and brake lines and other frame componets. The rear door dome light switch shorted out. The front end has been aligned several times for the wheels pulling to the left. The A/C air barly comes out of the front dash vents. The rear end is positive traction and when making a turn it makes a popiing noise.
The planetary gears failed in the transmission while driving in normal conditions with no load. The vehicle had been reported to the manufactures dealer while under warranty as having a violent hard shift after kickdown to pass another vehcile. The solution offered by the dealer was to disconnect the battery and reset the computer. This removed the initial problem for some time and then the shifting of the transmission from 1st to 2nd was very hard and jerky. The dealer would do nothing about it. Tricounty transmission showed me numerous parts from other Suburban and Tahoe which have the same original manufacturer failure. GM will not accept responsibilty for this as they never do. They have a latent defect in the hardiness of the gear inside the transmission which causes teeth failure of the planetary gears. This could cause an accident if I had been driving in atlanta I-285 and the gears had failed in traffic. The transmission shop said this same problems applies to all 1998 thru 2002 transmissions for the Chevy Suburban and Tahoe. Can you provide me with information on this matter. Thanks.
While towing a trailer at 55mph, black smoke came out from the rearend and oil blew out all over the back of my car and the trailer. This was the first of four occurrences.
Driving on the highway 30mph towing a trailer. Rear differential was leaking oil and smoking from the rear end.this happened three times in one week. Consumer contacted dealer and manufacturer.
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- Salt Lake City, UT, USA