Five problems related to automatic transmission have been reported for the 1998 Chevrolet Tahoe. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
I have never had a transmission go on a car and have driven other gm cars well over 100,000 miles. This car has gone in for dealer service every 3,000 miles. While checking on the internet about this, I find that some owners of '98 Tahoes have replaced their transmission twice by 50,000 miles. I really think something should be done about a company that puts a transmission in a vehile that they know is faulty. If you can not help me, can you direct me to a class action suit or something else I can do?.
These problems have been with this vehicle since purchase. It has been returned to the dealer for corrective action . The reply has always been "rearend wind-up" is the problem and it is not covered under warranty. We purchased a three year /36,000 mile warranty to cover these types of defects, only to have the dealer tell us that the warranty will not cover this "rearend wind-up" as it is a regular maintanence item. I have searched the owners manual for this item and have not found it as a maintanence item, according to gm. At all service intervals the only mention of the rearend is to check the fluid level. This has been carried out by the dealer for the first 45,000 miles. I have since lost faith in gm and my dealer and have purchased my last american made vehicle. No safety defec tlisted.
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While traveling, the vehicle would not shift into reverse. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where they replaced the transmission. This happened twice within the last two years.
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