2000 Chevrolet Tahoe Complaint Log

See attached document for complaint

The ABS caught on fire. Lost brakes and all brake fluid, no police reports because it was in my alley way as soon as I started moving, when it happened the ABS and brake lights both came on at the same time. No prior warning.

ABS/Traction Control wheel speed sensors corroded, causing the ABS to activate at low speeds and making it impossible to stop the car. This is the same issue as has been reported for other VIN numbers of the same vehicle; see Safety Recall 05068 Front Wheel Speed Sensor Corrosion, https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2005/RCRIT-05V379-8709.pdf. However, that recall was limited to vehicles registered in the "Rust Belt" states; it appears that as this vintage of vehicle has aged, vehicles outside the Rust Belt now are experiencing the same problem, suggesting that the recall should be broadened.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HIS DAUGHTER DROVE DOWN HILL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED, THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED TO ENGAGE CAUSING THE DRIVER TO HIT A PERSON THAT WAS DRIVING A BICYCLE. THE VEHICLE WENT UP A HILL AND THE DRIVER PROCEEDED ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE BUT IT WENT UP A HILL, ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO BUSHES, AND CRASHED INTO A TREE WHERE IT CAME TO A STOP. THE POLICE WAS PRESENT AND A REPORT WAS FILED; THE POLICE REPORT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE PERSON ON THE BICYCLE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND SUFFERED UNKNOWN FRACTURES TO THE BODY. THE DRIVER DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS FATHER RESIDENCE AND HE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND BRAKE FLUID WAS ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED HOWEVER THERE WAS A LONG WAIT TIME AND A REPRESENTATIVE WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO ANSWER THE CALL PROMPTLY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 166,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING 40 MPH, HE CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE THAT RAN A RED LIGHT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT'S SON SUSTAINED CHEST, LOWER BACK, AND NECK PAINS THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT'S SON WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM TWO SEPARATE TIMES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR FINALIZED INFORMATION FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY TO DETERMINE IF THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

OPENED TAILGATE GLASS WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND IT SHIFTED TO LEFT AND THEN THE WHOLE TOP CAME LOOSE. AND THIS COULD INJURY SOMEONE. THE METAL HINGES THE ATTACH THE GLASS TO THE VEHICLE ARE ATTACHED WITH A PLASTIC OR GLUE OF SOME TYPE THAT DEGENERATES. IF THIS OCCURS WHILE DIVING THE GLASS COULD DETACH AND POSE A SAFETY ISSUE. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IN 2005 GM REDESIGNED THE GLASS WITH BOLTS ATTACHING IT. MANY OWNERS ON GM FORUM HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND IT IS DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE TO SAFELY FIX IT. I CONTACTED GM SUPPORT AND THEY STATED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE TO A GM DEALER AND HAVE FIXED AT MY COST. I FEEL IT SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL DUE TO POOR DESIGN.

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WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE , I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT , AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR . THE TAHOE FINALLY STOPPED AFTER A MUCH LONGER THAN NORMAL DISTANCE . AFTER INSPECTING THE MASTER CYLINDER , THERE WAS HARDLY ANY BRAKE FLUID REMAINING . I FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE VERY RUSTED , AND THAT THE LINE GOING TO THE REAR BRAKES WAS RUSTED THROUGH . THIS RUSTING OF THE BRAKE LINES SHOULD NEVER OCCUR !

The contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact stated that while driving at slow speeds, the ABS would erroneously activate. During the failure, the stopping distance was increased and the ABS warning light was activated. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 05V379000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic). The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PARK OR MAKING A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND 00V345000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

WENT TO STOP AT STOP SIGN AT APPROXIMATELY 4MPH AND NO BRAKES. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT ANY RESISTANCE OR HESITATION. AS A RESULT OF THE BRAKE MALFUNCTION I REAR ENDED AN ELDERLY COUPLE IN A LEXUS. RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THEIR REAR BUMPER PLASTIC COVER AND MORE DAMAGE WAS DONE TO MY FRONT END OF THE DEFECTIVE 200 CHEVROLET TAHOE Z71 I WAS DRIVING

HELLO I AM EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SYMPTOMS DESCRIBED IN GM RECALL 05068C "THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE A CONDITION PERMITTING CORROSION TO OCCUR BETWEEN THE FRONT HUB/BEARING ASSEMBLY AND THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. IF THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF GREATER THAN 6 KM/H (3.7 MPH) BUT LESS THAN 16 KM/H (10 MPH), THE CORROSION MAY CAUSE AN UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATION. IF THIS CONDITION OCCURRED WHERE STOPPING DISTANCE IS LIMITED, A CRASH COULD OCCUR. " HOWEVER, MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE BREAKPOINTS, EVEN THOUGH I HAVE A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE. I CAN DEMONSTRATE THAT THIS IS THE PROBLEM IN TWO WAYS, FIRST BY REPRODUCING WITH A SCAN TOOL THAT SHOWS UNEXPECTED ABS ACTIVATION DURING STOPPING AT THIS LOW SPEED, AND SECOND AFTER PULLING THE ABS FUSE THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT HAPPEN. THIS CLEARLY POINTS TO THE ABS ISSUE MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. I HAVE CONTACTED TWO LOCAL DEALERSHIPS, AND AFTER I ASKED ABOUT RECALLS THEY SAID MY VIN WAS INVALID. THEN I CONTACTED THE CHEVY CONTACT CENTER AND THEY SAID THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE. SO NOW WHAT - SHOULD I JUST REPLACE THE ABS SENSORS AND MOVE ON, OR IS THERE ANY CHANCE OF GETTING THIS ACKNOWLEDGED BY GM AS PART OF THE RECALL?

THIS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE LAST WEEK. WHILE ACCELERATING THE GAS PEDAL HAS GOTTEN STUCK AND THE VEHICLE INCREASES WITH SPEED. IN A PANIC I SHIFTED THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL; THE ENGINE KEPT REVVING. AS I CONTINUED TO ATTEMPT TO UN-STICK THE GAS PEDAL I NOTICED IT WAS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. AFTER ABOUT 20 SECONDS IT FINALLY UN-STUCK WHEN I STOMPED ON IT SEVERAL TIMES. THIS HAPPENED FIRST ON A PUBLIC STREET AND LAST WHILE ENTERING THE HIGHWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A POLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 256,345.

TRIED TO STOP AND BRAKES FAILED DUE TO RUSTED THRU REAR LEFT STEEL BRAKE LINE. NOW HAVE 2 OTHERS RUSTED THRU. CAR IS AT MECHANIC SHOP NOW MECHANIC IS REPLACING ALL BRAKE LINES BECAUSE HE WOULD NOT TOUCH IT OTHER WISE .HESAID I CAN EXPECT AT LEAST A $1200.00 DOLLAR BILL OR MORE. *TR

THE DASH BOARD ON MY TAHOE 2000 WITH 1999 BODY STYLE IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. THE PROBLEM IS IT IS IN SHARDS AND CONTINUES TO FALL APART. IT IS EFFECTING MY DASHBOARD, THE FRONT PANEL WITH GAGES, MY AIR CONDITIONER, HEATER, RADIO. I HAVE CALLED THE COMPANY AND HAVE BEEN GIVEN A LIST OF COMPANIES TO CALL BUT NO HAS THE DASH. I NOLONGER ALLOW MY GRANDCHILDREN. ELDERLY PARENTS OR ANYONE TO RIDE WITH ME. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT THE SHARDS WOULD PROBABLY DISFIGURE OR KILL SOMEONE. I NEED A DASHBOARD. THE AREA OVER THE STEERING WHEEL IS IN WORST CONDITION AND THE PASSENGER SIDE IS CRACKED. PLEASE HELP ME REMAIN SAFE ON THE ROAD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE ABS ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION. THE DEALER CLEANED THE GROUNDS, CALIPERS, AND ROTORS, LUBED THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR MOUNTS, AND CHECKED AND CLEANED THE HUBS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,250. UPDATED 03/17/15*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT AND THE REAR BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

DRIVING TO GAS STATION PRIOR TO GOING ON VACATION, APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS ON TO INDICATE FAILURE OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM. I FOUND BRAKE TUBING FAILURE ON REAR DRIVERS SIDE. THE TUBING IS SO RUSTED THAT IT CAN NOT BE REPAIRED AND MUST BE REPLACED AT A DEALER THE COST IS AROUND $3000.00 FOR ALL NEW BRAKE TUBING, PROBABLY WHY GM HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM IT'S A BIG MONEY MAKER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 183,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE REAR BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE STOPPING DISTANCE TO INCREASE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED A PUNCTURE IN THE BRAKE LINE DUE TO THE BRAKE LINE MAKING CONTACT WITH THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000.

IT WASN'T AN ACCIDENT, I WAS DRIVING MY TAHOE AND STOPPED AND GOT OUT WHEN I GOT BACK IN AND STARTED DRIVING I PUT MY FOOT ON BRAKE AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR, AT THE TIME I DID NOT KNOW MY BRAKE LINE HAD BUSTED. IT WAS VERY SCARY FOR ME. NO WARNING LIGHT WENT ON TILL I WAS ALMOST HOME.. WE TOOK IT TO A SHOP TO HEAR THE BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH. I SENDING THIS COMPLAINT DO THE FACT I HEARD ON THE NEWS THAT THIS HAS BECOME A PROBLEM WITH THIS TAHOE. WE WERE PLANNING ON LEAVING THAT EVENING WITH OUR CAMPER. ITS A GOOD THING IT HAPPENED BEFORE WE LEFT OTHERWISE THERE COULD OF BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT PULLING THE CAMPER AND NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. *TR

AS I STOPPED MY TAHOE AT MY APARTMENT, MY FRONT BRAKE LINE BURST DUE TO CORROSION. I LOST ALL BRAKE POWER, AND BRAKE FLUID IS LEAKING OUT FROM THE BURST LINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE PERFORATED DUE TO RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000. UPDATED 05/12/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE HARD STEEL BRAKE LINE TO THE REAR BRAKES COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH, CAUSING THE LINE TO BURST. UPDATED 05/15/14

DRIVING AT LOW SPEED AND TRIED TO STOP AT STOP SIGN BUT BRAKE LINE BURST AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AT ALL. AS A RESULT CAR WENT THRU STOP SIGN BUT LUCKY NO OTHER CAR WAS PRESENT. CAR EVENTUALLY ROLLED TO A STOP. MECHANIC SAID BRAKE LINE RUSTED THRU AND REPLACED IT AND SEVERAL OTHER LINES THAT HAD SEVER RUST GOING ON. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT ROUGHLY 45 MPH ON A PUBLIC ROAD WHEN I WAS CUTOFF BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHO ALSO NEARLY CAME TO A STOP. I QUICKLY BRAKE AND WHILE THE BRAKES DID MOMENTARILY WORK THE PEDAL THEN BECAME VERY SOFT AND FELL TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE OFFENDING VEHICLE THEN MADE ITS TURN OR I WOULD HAVE HIT THEM. I LIMPED THE VEHICLE HOME WHERE I FOUND A BUSTED BRAKE LINE DUE TO BAD RUST. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND BRAKE INCIDENT I HAVE HAD WITH OUR TAHOE WITHIN THE PAST YEAR. IN OCTOBER 2012, I WAS DRIVING THE TAHOE TO AN AUTO SHOP FOR THE YEARLY INSPECTION. UPON ARRIVAL, ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES BLEW. AT THAT TIME, WE HAD ALL OF THE SOFT BRAKE LINES REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. WE WERE LIVING IN THE NORTHEAST AT THAT TIME. THAT REPAIR WAS $800. ON JANUARY 6, 2014, I WENT TO DO SOME ERRANDS. AS I ARRIVED HOME AND PULLED INTO MY GARAGE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR MADE A HISSING SOUND FROM THE BACK. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THERE WAS FLUID LEAKING FROM BEHIND THE DRIVER'S REAR TIRE. UNBELIEVABLE! WE HAD THE TAHOE TOWED THE NEXT DAY TO AN AUTO SHOP AND WERE TOLD THAT THE "HARD" LINE IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS RUSTED AND CORRODED. WE WERE QUOTED BETWEEN $1500-2000. WE ALSO CALLED THE DEALER FOR AN ESTIMATE AND WERE QUOTED $3000+. THIS IS RIDICULOUS! I'VE HAD MORE THAN ONE MECHANIC TELL ME THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE TAHOES AND THE RUST. BOTH OF THESE INCIDENTS WE WERE VERY LUCKY NOT TO HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT. WHY THEY ARE NOT DOING ON A RECALL ON THIS IS BEYOND ME. HOW MANY CARS DOES IT TAKE TO HAVE THIS FAILURE BEFORE THEY DO??? OR GOD FORBID, THEY ARE WAITING FOR A CERTAIN NUMBER OF INJURIES OR DEATHS BEFORE THAT SPARKS A RECALL. I AM TIRED OF SHELLING OUT MONEY FOR THIS MATTER OVER AND OVER. WE HAVEN'T DECIDED ON WHETHER IT'S WORTH REPAIRING BUT IF WE DECIDE TO BUY, IT WON'T BE CHEVY. THEY OBVIOUSLY DON'T CARE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CONSUMED AN ABNORMAL AMOUNT OF ENGINE OIL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TRIED TO STOP AND BRAKES FAILED DUE TO RUSTED THRU REAR LEFT STEEL BRAKE LINE. NOW HAVE 2 OTHERS RUSTED THRU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 204,419.

MY 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE WAS UP ON A RAMP AND I WAS CHECKING THE BRAKE PEDAL ON MY TRUCK. THE COLUMN SHIFTER WAS ON P POSITION AND THE KEYS WERE OFF THE IGNITION. MY LOWER BODY WAS OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND AS I WAS CHECKING INSIDE THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING BACK ON ITS OWN OFF THE RAMP. THE DRIVER DOOR PULLED DOWN THE POLE FROM THE BACK PORCH AS IT WAS BACKING UP AND SHUT BACK HITTING MY KNEE AND INJURED IT. I HAVE A BRUISED LEFT SHOULDER AND BACK PAIN. MY KNEE IS BADLY SWOLLEN. I WAS ABLE TO LIMIT THE DAMAGE BY PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL OTHERWISE THE DOOR WOULD HAVE HIT THE SECOND POLE HOLDING THE BACK PORCH AND IT WOULD HAVE COLLAPSED ALTOGETHER. I INCURRED DAMAGE ON MY BACK PORCH; MY VEHICLE. AFTER THAT INCIDENT I FOUND OUT THAT THE ATC FUSE SOMEHOW BLEW WHEN I WAS UNDERNEATH: THE 4WD INDICATOR WAS NOT LIT UP AT ALL, WHILE IT WAS SET IN 2HI THE WHOLE TIME. IT HAD SOMEHOW SWITCHED TO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN WHEN THE FUSE BLEW. WHEN I REPLACED THE FUSE THE LIGHT WENT BACK TO THE 2HI POSITION. THE COLUMN SHIFTER WAS ON P THE WHOLE TIME EVEN AFTER IT ROLLED. THIS INCIDENT IS EXTREMELY SERIOUS AND REQUIRES A RECALL BECAUSE THIS PROBLEM COULD CAUSE EXTENSIVE INJURY OR DEATH IN CASE THIS FUSE FAILS IN OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES. I WOULD LIKE TO BE CONTACTED BY GM TO FIX THE ISSUE AND COMPENSATE FOR ALL THE DAMAGES. *TR

WHILE COMING TO A STOP IN TRAFFIC MY BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY DROPPED TO THE FLOOR. I TRIED TO PUMP THE PEDAL TO GAIN SOME SORT OF PRESSURE AND STOPPING POWER BUT THE PEDAL WAS NOT RESPONDING. LUCKILY I WAS ALREADY SLOWED DOWN TO A SPEED THAT DID NOT CAUSE INJURY TO MYSELF, MY PASSENGERS OR THE VEHICLE THAT I HAD HIT IN THE REAR BUMPER. WHEN I EXITED MY VEHICLE I NOTICED BRAKE FLUID COMING FROM THE AREA WERE THE FENDER AND THE DOOR COME TOGETHER AND ALSO TOWARDS THE BACK OF THE DOOR WERE IT MEETS THE REAR DOOR JAM. UNDER INSPECTION IT APPEARS I HAD 2 FAILURES AT THE SAME TIME. THE FRONT BRAKE LINE FAILED AND SO DID THE REAR. THE CORROSION IS HORRIBLE AND HAS ALSO CONSUMED THE FUEL LINES. I BELIEVE THEY ARE THE NEXT TO GO. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW A COMPANY WILL SPEND THE MONEY TO INSTALL A STAINLESS EXHAUST SYSTEM THAT WILL SURVIVE ALMOST FOREVER BUT THEY WILL NOT INVEST THE MONEY ON THE BRAKE AND FUEL LINES TO BE MADE OUT OF STAINLESS STEEL. I AM VERY FORTUNATE THAT I WAS NOT TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, THE OUTCOME WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE FOR EVERYBODY INVOLVED. *TR

I ON 8/30/2013 NOTICED A VERY SOFT BRAKE PEDAL AND DROVE HOME CAREFULLY. I DID NOT DRIVE THE CAR THE NEXT DAY OUT OF CONCERN FOR THE BRAKES. I TESTED THE BRAKES ON SUNDAY AND FOUND I HAD NO BRAKES. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY ON 9/2/2013. INSPECTION OF THE SYSTEM SHOWS ALL BRAKE LINES NEED REPLACEMENT. THREE HAVE FAILED AND THE OTHERS WHEN MOVED TO ALLOW REPLACEMENT OF THE BAD LINES WILL FAIL. THE BLEEDER VALVE IS RUSTED AND NEW CALIPERS MAY BE NEEDED. ESTIMATED TOTAL COST APPROX. $2000.00 PLUS. I HAVE OWNED MANY CARS AND NEVER ENCOUNTERED THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. I SUSPECT INFERIOR MATERIALS ARE BEING USED FOR BRAKE LINES. I AM TOLD THIS IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE. I AM LUCKY THAT THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT CAUSED BY MY BRAKE FAILURE. I AM SURE MANY OTHERS ARE NOT SO LUCKY. THE PROBLEM SEEMS VERY COMMON AMONG CARS BUILT BY THE BIG THREE AND LESS SO AMONG EUROPEAN AUTO MAKERS. I SUSPECT BEAN COUNTERS ARE SAVING A FEW DOLLARS PER CAR AND TO HELL WITH SAFETY! *JB

WHILE DRIVING ON THE NJ GARDEN STATE PARKWAY VEHICLE WAS CUTOFF BY ANOTHER WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED A LOUD HISSING WAS HEARD BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR COULD NOT STOP SUV. BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. HAD TO SWERVE OUT OF THE WAY OF ANOTHER CAR. UPON INSPECTION OF BRAKES THE STEEL LINE TO THE BACK BRAKES RIGHT ABOVE THE GAS TANK WHERE YOU COULD NOT SEE IT WAS RUSTED OUT AND BURST ALL OF THE BRAKE FLUID EMPTIED OUT OF IT COVERING THE BOTTOM OF TAHOE. ALL METAL BRAKE LINES WERE HEAVILY RUSTED AND CORRODED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AUTOMATICALLY. THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE INCREASED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, POWERED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,978. *TR

TOTAL BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. FORTUNATELY HAPPENED DRIVING IN NEIGHBORHOOD AND NOT ON HIGHWAY OR ANOTHER HIGHER SPEED ROAD. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT OR INDICATION OF ANY SORT. JUST HIT THE BRAKES AND THEY WERE NOT THERE. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT ANYTHING OVER 20-25 MPH!!!!!!! *TR

I TOOK MY TAHOE IN FOR A STATE INSPECTION AND AS THE MECHANIC PULLED THE CAR INTO THE BAY, THE BRAKE LINE FAILED. HE COULD NOT STOP THE CAR. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH TWO DIFFERENT AUTO SHOPS WHO TOLD ME THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH GM. SURE ENOUGH. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND COMPLAINT AFTER COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE. SOME WERE EVEN INVOLVED IN CRASHES. I AM GRATEFUL THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR. $800 LATER, I HAVE MY TAHOE BACK. WHY IS GM NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS? THIS IS A RUST AND CORROSION PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE LINES BEING OPEN AND EXPOSED UNDERNEATH THE CAR. (MODEL YEARS 1999-2003) IS GM WAITING FOR A FEW FATALITIES TO FINALLY DO SOMETHING???? *TR

A FEW DAYS BEFORE THE COMPLETE FAILURE WE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES HAD STARTED TO FEEL "MUSHY". ON 9/29/12 MY HUSBAND HIT THE BRAKES HARD AND THAT IS WHEN THE BRAKE LINE BLEW OUT IN THE FRONT AND THE REAR. THE BRAKE LINE IS COMPLETELY RUSTED FROM FRONT TO REAR.

BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION AROUND CLAMPS. *TR

MY 2000 TAHOE CAUGHT A FIRE - IT STARTED CRANKING BY ITSELF W/O THE KEYS IN IT AND THEN FLAMES STARTED SHOOTING OUT OF THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE SUV AND BURNT THAT SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD AND BUSTED THE WINDSHIELD. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH 2 FIRE EXT. AND A WATER HOSE. I HAD TO JERK THE CABLES FROM THE BATTERY TO GET IT TO QUIT CRANKING. AND IF YOU CONNECT THEM BACK IT WILL START CRANKING AGAIN W/O THE KEYS. I WAS NOT HAVING ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT AND I DON'T KNOW HOW IT COULD START BY ITSELF W/O KEYS OR ANYONE IN THE SUV. I ASKED GM TO ASSIST ME AND THEY STATED THAT THE STATUTE OF REPOSE IN KY IS EIGHT YEARS FROM THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE AND THEY WILL NOT ASSIST ME. I COULD UNDERSTAND THAT BUT NOT SOMETHING LIKE THIS WHEN A VEHICLE STARTS ON ITS OWN AND BURNS - PLEASE HELP ME. THANKS *TR

I HAVE A 2000 TAHOE I BUSTED A BRAKE LINE THANKFULLY I DID IT WHILE PULLING OUT OF MY GARAGE AFTER I CAME BACK FROM LEAVE. NOW MY BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSES ALL THE WAY TO THEY FLOOR AND TAKES LONGER TO STOP. (REAL DANGEROUS) I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT B/C ITS A THIRD VEHICLE UNTIL I LOOKED ONLINE AND READ SO MUCH ABOUT RUSTED BRAKE LINES. WHEN I LOOKED AT MINE THEY WERE ALL RUSTED. SCARED TO SEE WHAT THE DAMAGE WILL BE TO FIX ALL THE LINES. FUNNY THING IS THE UNDERBELLY OF MY 2000 TAHOE LOOKS WORSE THAN THAT OF MY 82 C10. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 8 MPH, THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 84,000.

BRAKE LINE CORROSION!! (ALL LINES!), ONE RUPTURED, LOST BRAKES, FORCED OFF ROAD TO STOP, EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE, ALMOST CRASHED. DRIVING HOME FROM AIRPORT AT 1AM, GETTING OFF HIGHWAY, BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR.... BRAKES KICKED IN APPROX. 90-95% OF THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, BUT TOOK FOREVER TO STOP. ANOTHER CAR WAS AT TRAFFIC LIGHT OFF THE HIGHWAY, AND I WAS FORCED INTO THE GRASS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE CAR CAME TO FULL STOP. TOWED HOME - I REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER THINKING THAT'S WHERE THE FAILURE WAS, BUT THEN I COULDN'T BLEED REAR BRAKES AND NOTICED THE PUDDLE UNDER THE TRUCK AND CRAWLED UNDER TO DISCOVER THERE WAS A BRAKE LINE THAT WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. THIS HAPPENED AT THE ABS MODULE, WHERE 5 BRAKE LINES CONNECT, AND ALL THE LINES SHOW DANGEROUS CORROSION LEVELS AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. IT ALSO AFFECTED A FUEL LINE RIGHT THERE TOO, (FUEL FILTER IS RIGHT THERE).... I HAVE OWNED THE TRUCK SINCE NEW, AND THERE IS 1 LINE THAT LOOKS BRAND NEW (NEVER REPLACED), AND ALL OTHER LINES IN THAT AREA ARE DANGEROUSLY CORRODED. VERY ODD THAT ONE LINE LOOKS GOOD, AND ALL THE OTHER LINES ARE BAD. I HAVE PICTURES OF ALL LINES AND CORROSION AVAILABLE. *TR

IN 2011 AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT INTERSECTION BRAKES FAILED ON MY 2000 CHEVY TAHOE (60K MILES). BRAKE PEDAL FULLY DEPRESSED SLOWED THE VEHICLE ENOUGH TO SWERVE AND AVOID A COLLISION. REPAIR REVEALED EXTENSIVE CORROSION ON BRAKE LINE THAT CAUSED IT TO RUPTURE. THE REPAIR IS EXTREMELY COSTLY SINCE THESE LINES ARE DIFFICULT TO ACCESS, AND THEY MUST BE CUSTOM BENT AND FITTED. TO REPLACE ALL LINES WOULD HAVE COST $1500-$2000 TO REPAIR. AS A RESULT, LIKE MANY PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THIS DEFECT, WE OPTED TO ONLY REPAIR THE DAMAGED LINES. IN HINDSIGHT THIS WASN'T THE BEST CHOICE, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS UNDRIVEABLE AND WE DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY TO REPAIR IT FULLY. PREDICTABLY THIS FAILURE HAPPENED AGAIN ABOUT A YEAR LATER IN A SIMILAR SITUATION. LUCKILY AGAIN IT WAS ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET AND WE WERE ABLE TO AVOID YET ANOTHER COLLISION. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE IF IT WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD OR WHILE TRAILERING A BOAT ETC. SUBSEQUENT TO THE LATEST FAILURE WE SOLD THIS VEHICLE. GM HAS BEEN NEGLIGENT IN ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP OFFERED NOTHING, STATING THAT WE LIVE IN THE "SALT BELT, AND THIS CAN HAPPEN". THIS STATEMENT IS ONLY A HALF TRUTH SINCE MILLIONS OF OTHER VEHICLES ALSO IN THE SALT BELT DON'T HAVE THEIR BRAKE LINES FAIL DURING THEIR USEFUL LIFE. GM IS HOPING THAT BY DELAYING THIS THEY WILL AVOID THE ENORMOUS EXPENSE OF RECALLING AND REPAIRING THESE VEHICLES. THIS IS SHAMEFUL BECAUSE THIS TYPE OF SAFETY ISSUE IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SNEAKY. IT CAN COME UP AT ANY TIME, ANYWHERE.

I WAS PULLING INTO AN ANGLE PARKING PLACE AND THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM SUDDENLY ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD STRIKING A DUMPSTER. LATER IT HAPPENED WHILE SLOWING FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT, ALMOST CAUSING ME TO REAREND ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND GM HAVE TOLD ME THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM ONCE UNDER A RECALL AND WILL NOT COVER IT AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH IN REVERSE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER ATTEMPTING A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS DRAINED AND REPLACED BUT THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS NOT REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I GOT ON HWY 26 AT THE WHITE ROCK BALLENTINE EXIT. I WAS TRAVELING ON 26 WHEN I SAW A MAURICE BARBEQUE TRUCK COME ONTO THE HIGHWAY SO I MOVED OVER ONE LANE. AS THE TRUCK WAS COMING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, AT AN EXTREMELY FAST SPEED, AT THE LAKE MURRAY ENTRANCE I SAW SOMETHING FLY OUT OF HIS TRUCK. IT HAD TO HAVE FLOWN OUT HIS WINDOW AND IT HIT MY WINDSHIELD AND MADE A CRACK IN IT. I IMMEDIATELY TRIED TO HONK MY HORN TO GET HIM TO PULL OVER. HE GAVE ME THE FINGER. SO I SLOWED DOWN WENT BEHIND HIM TOOK HIS PLATE NUMBER DOWN AND CALLED MAURICE'S BBQ NUMBER RIGHT AWAY. I UNFORTUNATELY DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO FOLLOW HIM BECAUSE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF TAKING MY KIDS TO AN EMERGENCY DOCTORS APPOINTMENT. I FELT I TOOK ALL THE RIGHT STEPS TO MAKE SURE I REPORTED THIS PROPERLY. I CONTINUED TO CALL MAURICES 3 TIMES A DAY AND LEFT MESSAGES AND NO ONE RESPONDED FINALLY 3 DAYS LATER A WOMAN CALLED ME AND TOLD ME SHE SENT IT TO THE INSURANCE BUT THEY WEREN'T GONNA PAY FOR IT. THE INSURANCE COMPANY CALLED ME AND SAID THE DRIVER SAID HE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG AND BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T FOLLOW HIM WE WONT PAY FOR IT. THIS IS SO UNFAIR TO ME AS I DIDN'T EVEN GET A CHANCE TO STATE MY CASE... I AM APPALLED AND DISGUSTED BY HOW MAURICES BBQ HANDLED THE SITUATION ... PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS ANYTHING I CAN DO. *TR

IN 2011 MY ABS/BRAKE LIGHT STARTING COMING ON TOOK TO DEALERSHIP WAS TOLD HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST TO REPAIR. IN SEARCHING ONLINE HOW TO FIX, I SEE A RECALL WAS GIVEN TO SALT BELT STATES IN 2005. I OWN TRUCK SINCE 2002. TOLD BY GMC TODAY THE RECALL ALTHOUGH IT STATES SALT BELT STATES RECALL ONLY AFFECTED CERTAIN VIN #'S IS THIS CORRECT? FIRST OWNER LIVED IN SALT BELT STATE AND TRUCK MANUFACTURED IN SALT BELT. I SEE THERE ARE ADDITIONAL GMC PRODUCTS WITH SAME PROBLEM. WHY DON'T THEY REPAIR?

DRIVING HOME FROM CHURCH 20 MILE TRIP, ABOUT MIDWAY PRESSED ON BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING. MANAGED TO MAKE IT THROUGH TWO RED LIGHTS WITH HORN AND HAZARD LIGHTS BEFORE COMING TO A STOP WITH USE OF PARKING BRAKE. IMMEDIATELY I POPPED THE HOOD TO CHECK FOR BRAKE FLUID AND RESERVOIR WAS STILL HALF FULL. HAD THE WIFE CYCLE THE BRAKES SO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE MASTER CYLINDER OR BOOSTER. ALL LOOKED GOOD, WALKING AROUND THE CAR I FOUND A LARGE PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID INSIDE DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL. LIMPED CAR HOME, AND NOTICED THE REAR BRAKE LINE WHICH SITS ABOVE THE FRAME RAIL WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. I CAN NOT REPLACE THIS LINE MYSELF SO I WILL BE RETURNING VEHICLE FOR SERVICE TO CHEVROLET DEALER. *TR

MY 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE SPARE TIRE CABLE(S) BROKE ON SUNDAY, SEPT 12. I WAS TRAVELING LESS THAN 40MPH COMING ONTO AN EXIT, LOOKED IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR AND SUDDENLY SAW A TIRE THAT WAS NOT THERE SECONDS AGO. I PULLED TO THE SIDE, BACKED UP AND REALIZE MY TIRE WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY BELONGED TO ME. THANK GOD, THE PERSON DRIVING THE CAR BEHIND ME WAS ABLE TO MISS HITTING IT. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, I CALLED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE. I ASKED IF THERE WERE SIMILAR REPORTS OF SPARE TIRES COMING OFF FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLES? I WAS TOLD BY JOVI NO. 'THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF SPARE TIRES COMING OFF (I FIND THAT DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE WHEN I SEE THE MANY STORIES ONLINE). MY VEHICLE IS 10 YEARS OLD, (I'VE OWNED FOR 8) IT IS IN GREAT CONDITION, BODY LOOKS GOOD AND RUNS WELL, AT THAT TIME IT HAD 208K MILES. JOVI ADVISED THAT I TAKE TO DEALERSHIP, HAVE THEM INSPECT AND BASED ON THEIR FINDINGS, CHEVROLET WILL HAVE TO DECIDE IF THEY WILL ASSIST W/ HAVING IT REPAIRED. SHE GAVE ME A "HEADS UP" THAT IT MAY BE DUE TO THE AGE, AND MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE AND IF SO, CHEVROLET WILL NEED TO MAKE DECISION. ROYAL CHEVROLET SERVICE PERSONNEL INFORMED ME "THE CABLES BROKE". THEY WERE UNABLE TO TELL ME THE REASON WHY. JOVI CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP TO KNOW THEIR FINDINGS SHE INFORMED ME ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, SHE WAS TOLD THE TIRE COMING OFF "COULD" BE DUE TO AGE, MILEAGE AND WEAR AND TEAR, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN GOOD CONDITION AND WELL MAINTAINED PER THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. JOVI SAID CHEVROLET WILL BE UNABLE TO ASSIST W/ HAVING IT REPAIRED (COST APPRX $238 ' ON MONDAY, I VOLUNTEERED TO PAY UP TO 1.5 HOURS OF LABOR FEES). I WAS NOT HAPPY W/ THEIR DECISION AND REQUESTED SHE RECEIVE A "DEFINITE ANSWER". HER SAYING 'COULD BE' WAS NOT A DEFINITIVE OF THE PROBLEM THEREFORE, IN MY OPINION, I FELT CHEVROLET SHOULD ASSIST IN THE REPAIR COST. JOVI, CALLED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AGAIN AND WHAT DO YOU KNOW? THIS TIME, THEY CAN SAY FOR CERTAIN IT WAS DUE TO AGE, MILEAGE. *TR