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Electrical System
01/21/2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
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Service Brakes
02/10/2004
EXCESSIVE CORROSION ON POORLY COATED/TREATED BRAKE LINES LED TO A FAILURE TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN AND ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO COAST INTO TRAFFIC AT AN INTERSECTION ON A BUSY MAJOR HIGHWAY. USE OF DOWNSHIFTING, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND SHIFTING INTO 4WD WAS THE ONLY WAY A MAJOR ACCIDENT WAS AVOIDED. THE REAR DRUM BRAKES WERE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO COMPENSATE FOR THE COMPROMISED LINE IN THE FRONT. *TR
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Fuel/propulsion System
02/15/2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK EXHIBITED A SMALL HOLE DUE TO A DAMAGED PLASTIC FUEL TANK COVER. THE CONTACT WAS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO PLACED A PATCH ON THE FUEL TANK HIMSELF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 264,349.
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Seats
09/17/2009
MY DRIVER'S SEAT BRACKET IS BROKEN AND UNSAFE. *KB
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Service Brakes, Hydraulic
02/14/2009
THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ON MY 1995 CHEVY TAHOE ARE ACTIVATING SPURIOUSLY AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN BRAKING. THIS TYPICALLY HAPPENS AS I APPROACH A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR STOP SIGN OR WHEN PARKING IN A LOT. THIS ACTIVATION CAUSES AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. IT HAS NOT RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT AT THIS TIME, BUT I COULD SEE HOW IT COULD. FROM SOME ONLINE RESEARCH IT APPEARS THAT IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH RUSTING OF THE SPEED SENSORS. IT WOULD SEEM TO ME THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM FOR WHICH A RECALL SHOULD BE INITIATED TO FIX. *TR
