Four problems related to wiring have been reported for the 1998 Chevrolet Tahoe. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Driver side window switch caught fire shortly after use (several hours). A light rain storm came while the windows were down. Some rain entered the inside of the vehicle, some water likely got into the switch assembly. This all happened while vehicle was parked on the curb and ignition was off. I toweled off the interior and switch assembly off, it didn't appear much water entered the switch. The vehicle was parked and "off" this whole time. I turned ignition on to roll windows back up, and promptly turned the ignition back off. Some hours later, the switch assembly caught fire and the vehicle was a total loss. This fire wasn't discovered until the next day as it self-extinguished. The battery was not discharged after the fire, so it was not a dead short in the wiring. I believe the auto-down circuit board or the electric mirror switch was the cause. After the fire, the pass side mirror was fully extended away, at some point the contacts were closed causing the mirror to move, despite the ignition being "off". This happened either during the fire, or the switch was the cause of the fire. The ignition was only "on" for about 30 seconds that whole day prior to the fire, just long enough to roll up the windows.
1998 chevy Tahoe wiring harness from brake pedal. Brake wiring harness moves with brake pedal motion (I. E. When brakes are activated). Over time, this motion causes wires to break resulting in brake light failure.
Consumer had stopped for gas and was starting to get out of vehicle when he noticed smoke coming out of the drivers side door, flames were coming out of the button around the side view mirror, claim 14-1248-364.
Consumer had stopped for gas and was starting to get out of vehicle when he noticed smoke coming out of the drivers side door, flames were coming out of the button around the side view mirror, claim 14-1248-364.