ChevroletTahoe1999
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  3. 1999
  4. Wiring

1999 Chevrolet Tahoe Wiring Problems

7
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 7 stored complaint records:

  • 0 indicate a crash
  • 0 indicate injury
  • 2 indicate fire

What owners report

  • fuel pump · 6 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
60–100k mi3
100–150k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • December 8, 2005 · 97,000 miles

    Wiring

    Fire in drivers sidr door area-defective circuits not fused. *nm

    Fire reported

    ODI 10145230

  • June 1, 2005 · 90,000 miles

    Electrical System · Fuel Pump · Wiring

    Fuel pump went out on 1999 tahoe. Took to dealer to service under extended warranty. I was told that there is a service bulletin about the wiring harness with a warning that they can be faulty and short out the fuel pump, in which case the new fuel pump would not be covered under warranty unless the wiring harness was replaced. I was also told that there is a recall coming out on this very problem but only for…

    ODI 10123863

  • July 19, 2004

    Wiring

    Fuse in fuel pump circuit blew, shutting down engine. Problem caused by internal wiring to fuel pump in fuel tank shorting together. Fuel pump replaced and old pump discarded. Recently read in washington post that this may be a common problem in gm products. *jb

    ODI 10093077

  • February 7, 2004 · 122,000 miles

    Wiring

    My 1999 tahoe caught on fire at the remote mirror switch in the driver door, burned all around the mirror switch, i was able to use a fire extinguisher and get the fire out. I noticed there was a recall for a specific problem with a mirror switch, but not with tahoes, just chevrolet trucks, suburbans. Gm refuses to accept any blame for this faulty switch, and insist it happened due to high miles. They want to pass…

    Fire reported

    ODI 10058920

  • April 21, 2003 · 78,951 miles

    Wiring

    The brake lights on the vehicle failed because a wire in the system burned out. There is no current recall for this harness but the replacement part is of heavier gauge wire. The circuit is fused but the fuse was stronger than the circuit it is supposed to protect. I think that in some cases this could be a fire hazard and in any case the loss of brake lights is certainly dangerous. *jb

    ODI 10017065

  • April 9, 2001

    Wiring

    Failure of the electrical wiring in the door caused a fire in the passenger compartment, claim 05-4614-070. *slc

    ODI 6901250

  • April 9, 2001

    Wiring

    Failure of the electrical wiring in the door caused a fire in the passenger compartment, claim 05-4614-070. *slc

    ODI 6900717