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2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE — POWER TRAIN

fire · 1233255 · 2015-10-28

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
TAHOE
Year
2000
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
60,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE ABS SYSTEM DISENGAGED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS SYSTEM WOULD RE-ENGAGE IF THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELEASED AND THEN DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WOULD BE AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD VEER TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HUB BEARING ASSEMBLY ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AND THEN TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE, A BURNING OIL ODOR WOULD COME FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, IT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS ENGINE OIL LEAKING FROM THE MAIN SEAL AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, HOWEVER THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10786832
Machine
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