Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 05/01/2005 | 1 | 05/29/2001 | |
| Antilock brake illumination on panel goes on and off for no apparent reason. brakes, rotors and drums were checked, various other problems include,water pump replaced, starter replaced, radiator replaced, heater core problems,alternator replaced, certain illumination lights on radio come on. *nm | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| 09/14/2002 | 1 | ||
| Consumer states that while driving at various speeds and without warning the vehicle will shut off consuner also states that it is hard to restart the vehicle when this occurs. dealer notified. nlm | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | |||
| 12/24/2002 | 103000 | 2 | 12/01/1998 |
| I am writing to convey my extreme disappointment in the quality of chevrolet vehicles. we own a 1999 chevrolet, tahoe which we bought new. on december 24, 2002, our transmission went out at 103000 miles. as a result, we had to have a new transmission installed at a cost of $2,646.72 plus the cost of renting a vehicle. we drive about 25,000 miles per year. we do not do any towing, we do not use four-wheel drive except in the winter, and we take good care of our vehicle. since this incident, this transmission we had replaced has failed again, fortunately about 2000 prior to its 50000 mile warranty. i am still trying to understand how this is happening. we do not abuse our vehicle and we drive like any regular person does. oh yes, poor engineering. furthermore, about a year ago, we had to replace the intake manifold gasket on our engine which cost us $700. not only that, when we took the tahoe to have the 2nd transmission fixed, i asked if our cracked door handle was the result of a break-in. the technician chuckled and said that was common. he even had the audacity to blame it on the consumer for not using the door handle properly actually showing us how you had to lift and. seems to me that this is poor engineering. i even went so far as to contact several chevrolet dealerships who unanimously agreed that a transmission on these vehicles should last at least 200,000 if not the life of the vehicle. i?m not sure what anyone else expects from their vehicles, but we do not expect a major component, like part of the engine, to blow at such low mileage. i did make my voice heard by writing a letter for the 1st transmission they put in, but all they could offer me was $1000 loyalty voucher towards the purchase of a new gmc product. if they can't make good on my first gmc vehicle, then why would i buy another? in closing, i need to make my voice heard so people don't buy gm products.*ak | |||