2001 Chevrolet Tahoe Complaint Log

2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE, WENT TO HAVE IT INSPECTED AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKES FAILED. I NEVER USED THEM SO HOW CAN THEY BE WORN OUT? ALSO, WHEN I WENT TO ADJUST THE CABLE, IT WAS ALREADY ADJUSTED ALL THE WAY THAT IT COULD GO. IT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED OUT ALL THE WAY. THIS CAME LIKE THIS FROM THE FACTORY AND I BOUGHT IT NEW. NOW THE GARAGE WANT $300 TO REPLACE THE EMERGENCY BRAKES WHICH ARE DIFFERENT THAN THE DISC PAD BRAKES. THEY EVEN SAID THAT THE ROTOR MIGHT BE WORN OUT ALSO. THIS IS RIDICULOUS! THAT'S ANOTHER $300 PLUS LABOR. *TR

FAILURE OF EMERGENCY BAKE SYSTEM. BOTH REAR ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED WITH ONLY 54,828 MILES ON VEHICLE BECAUSE EMMERGENCY BRAKE PAD HAD WORN ALL PAD MATERIAL OFF AND WAS RUBBING METAL TO METAL CUTTING INTO THE SURFACE OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PART OF THE ROTOR. *JB

BRAKE FAILURE. COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKE FUNCTION WITHOUT WARNING. MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED, BUT DID NOT CORRECT. HAD TO REPLACE 2 BRAKE LINES. BOTH HAD RUSTED THOURGH (BESIDE THE FRAME UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT). THE 2 FAILED BRAKE LINES EACH HAD AT LEAST 10 RUST BLISTERS THAT COULD EASILY RUPTURE. VEHICLE WAS NOT FROM THE NORTH EAST OR NEAR THE OCEAN.

I HAVE A 2001 TAHOE THAT HAS BEEN RELATIVELY PROBLEM-FREE. RECENTLY, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON IT WITHOUT WARNING. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, HEARD A POP THAT SOUNDED LIKE A FLAT TIRE. SHE PULLED OFF TO INSPECT THE CAR, BUT DID NOT SEE ANYTHING VISIBLY WRONG. TURNS OUT, SHE HAD NO REVERSE, AND COULD BARELY REACH 50 MPH, SO I AM GUESSING SHE WAS MISSING SOME GEARS. SHE WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO GET IF OFF OF THE HIGHWAY, AND FROM THERE I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. "SOMETHING EXPLODED IN MY TRANSMISSION" WERE THE MECHANICS WORDS. I WONDERED HOW SOMETHING COULD JUST "EXPLODE" IN THE TRANSMISSION WITHOUT WARNING, SO I WENT SEARCHING THE INTERNET. TURNS OUT ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE SEEN THIS RELATED TO SUN-SHELL FAILURE. TSB 00822B/00822C, NHTSA ITEM NUMBER 10005474. *TR

PARKING BRAKE FRICTION PAD PREMATURE WEAR AND FAILURE. IT CREATES A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN PARKING ON A STEEP SLOPE WHEN TOWING A HEAVY LOAD IF THE TRANSMISSION LOCKUP MECHANISM SHOULD FAIL. OPERATOR MANUALS STATE TO SET THE PARKING BRAKE WHEN PARKING A TRAVEL TRAILER. REPAIR INCLUDES REPLACING THE BRAKE SHOES AN DRUMS IF NECESSARY. *TR

A VEHICLE PULLED IN FRONT OF US AND OUR VEHICLE T BONED THAT VEHICLE. NONE OF ARE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. WE WERE INJURED. THAT PERSON'S INSURANCE COMPANY CONTACTED US THE DAY AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND QUESTIONED WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT COME OUT? WE WANTED TO KNOW WHY ALSO. *TR

BOUGHT THIS TRUCK USED IN 2007. SINCE DAY 1 THE FUEL GAUGE HAS NOT WORKED. IT SHOWS EMPTY WHEN IT'S FULL AND FULL WHEN IT'S EMPTY. I HAVE HAD TO KEEP TRACK OF MILEAGE TO KNOW WHEN TO FILL UP. MECHANIC SAYS THAT IT IS VERY COSTLY TO FIX. *TR

GAS GAUGE HAD BEEN BROKEN FOR SEVERAL YEARS TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH THIS HAPPENING BUT NO RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED AFTER SEVERAL YEARS MY BROTHER BOUGHT A NEW FUEL PUMP AND FILTER AND FIXED THE PROBLEM OR AT LEAST I HOPE IT IS FIXED. ABS/ BRAKE LIGHT HAS ALSO BEEN COMING ON AND OFF I HAVE ALSO TAKEN IT TO DEALERSHIP FOR THIS PROBLEM ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND WAS TOLD THAT IT IS JUST THE SENSOR NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT BRAKES WILL BE FINE OR I COULD ALWAYS TAKE OUT THE FUSE SO LIGHT WILL STAY OFF WHICH I HAVE NOT DONE, SO FAR LUCKY AND NO FAILURE WITH BRAKES WORKING. *TR

TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING IN MY 2001 TAHOE. THIS WAS PRECEDED BY A CLUNKING NOISE THAT COULD BE HEARD UNDER THE HOOD AND FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. FORTUNATELY, THE LOSS OF STEERING HAPPENED AT A LOW SPEED AND NO ACCIDENT RESULTED. IN MY OWNER'S MANUAL, IT STATES THAT IN THE EVENT OF POWER ASSIST LOSS ON THE STEERING, YOU CAN STILL DRIVE THE VEHICLE, IT WILL JUST BE MORE DIFFICULT TO STEER. THIS IS NOT THE CASE. THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE SAFELY DRIVEN AT ANY SPEED DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF STRENGTH REQUIRED TO TURN THE WHEEL. THIS IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT IN THE STEERING MECHANISM. *TR

2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE ABS MODULE FAILED AT 40000 MILES. REPLACED THE PART, THEN IT FAILED AGAIN AT 80000 MILES. TWO FAILURES OF THE EXACT SAME SAFETY RELATED COMPONENT IN 80000 MILES SEEMS EXCESSIVE. *JB

WENT TO HAVE A VIRGINIA STATE INSPECTION DONE ON THE 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE AND IT FAILED BECAUSE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE /ARKING BRAKE WAS STICKING, AND THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SHOES WERE METAL TO METAL. THEY STATED THAT THEY HAD NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE. SO TO MAKE IT INSPECTION WORTHY I HAD TO PAY $250.00 TO REPLACE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SHOES!! I HAVE READ THIS IN MANY INSTANCES ON THE INTERNET. *AK

EXPERIENCED UNWANTED ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATION TWICE WITH 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE OWNED IN ALABAMA. ACTIVATIONS OCCURRED IN 2004 AND 2007. CRASH CAN OCCUR DUE TO INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING LOW SPEED BRAKE APPLICATIONS. ABS MODULE REPLACED TWICE BY CERTIFIED AUTO MECHANICS. *JB

ABS SENSOR IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. ABS "DUMMY" LIGHTS GOES OFF AND ON INTERMITTENTLY. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH OR ATTEMPTING TO COME TO A STOP, THE ABS ENGAGE AUTOMATICALLY AND CAUSE DIFFICULTY STOPPING. THE CONTACT MUST APPLY A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS, BUT HAS RECENTLY BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000, NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE05020 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE RECALL SHOULD APPLY TO HIS VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

I OWN A 2001 CHEVY TAHOE THAT HAS THE BRAKE / ABS LIGHTS COMING ON WHILE DRIVING. AFTER LEARNING ABOUT EARLIER RECALL I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO A DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE LIGHTS DID NOT COME ON FOR AWHILE BUT STARTED TO LIGHT UP AGAIN. I FEEL THE DEALERSHIP DID A 'QUICK-FIX'. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY I WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THIS RECALL WHEN I HAVE BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN BEFORE WITH A PREVIOUS RECALL. *TR

THE SHIFT LEVER ARM ON THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAD RUSTED SUFFICIENTLY THAT THE SHIFT CABLE CONNECTION SLIPPED OFF THE NIPPLE ON THE SHIFT LEVER ARM. IT APPEARS TO BE A SNAP FIT WITHOUT ANY POSITIVE RETENTION. IT WAS THEN NOT POSSIBLE TO SHIFT GEARS OR RE-START THE ENGINE. LUCKILY THIS HAPPENED IN MY OWN DRIVEWAY JUST AFTER I HAD DRIVEN HOME ON THE FREEWAY. THE REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE LEVER ARM AND THE COMPLETE CABLE ASSEMBLY. I HAVE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS. *JB

TL* - THE VEHICLE OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. THE SEAT BELT FAILED ON THE PASSENGER'S REAR SIDE SEAT BELT. THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY FAILED TO SECURE THE PASSENGER DURING THE IMPACT. THE PASSENGER WAS FORCED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE CONTACT HAS A POLICE REPORT. THE SEAT BELT WAS REPLACED, AND THE CONTACT ALSO HAS THE OLD SEAT BELT.*AK UPDATED 02/21/07. *JB

MY VEHICLE EXHIBITS THE SAME PROBLEM AS NHTSA RECALL #05V379000 . I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW IN PORTLAND MAINE AND OPERATED IT THERE FOR 1 YEAR. I AM ACTIVE DUTY NAVY AND HENCE WAS NOT A RESIDENCE OF MAINE. I DID NOT TITLE THE VEHICLE IN MAINE. GM WILL NOT HONOR THE RECALL SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER TITLED IN ONE OF THE TARGET STATES. *JB

THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WENT DOWN BY ITSELF, AND NOW IS INOPERABLE FROM EITHER THE DRIVERS ELECTRIC WINDOW SWITCH OR REAR PASSENGER SWITCH, SO IT IS STUCK DOWN. ALL OTHER WINDOWS WORK FINE. I HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM YET. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED CAUSING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES TO MALFUNCTION. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THE ELECTRONIC BRAKING CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT THIS WAS A DEFECT.

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY TAHOE & A 2003 GMC SIERRA. BOTH VEHICLES MAKE A CLUNKING NOISE WITH LOTS AND LOTS OF VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END WHEN TURNING CORNERS OR MOVING SLOWLY OVER BUMPY AREAS. I WAS TOLD THAT THE STEERING SHAFTS ARE BAD. THE GMC HAS ALREADY HAD THE STEERING SHAFT REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM IS BACK. THE TAHOE I PURCHASED USED AND THE PREVIOUS OWNER TOLD ME ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND SAID HE HAS TAKEN IT IN FOR SERVICE AND THEY PACK THE STEERING SHAFT WITH GREASE. MY FATHER IN LAW HAS A CHEVY TRUCK AND IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WITH SUCH A HUGE PROBLEM ON A VARIETY OF YEARS THAT THIS IS NOT RECALLED. IF YOU CAN CHECK INTO THIS PROBLEM AND IF THERE IS ANY SOLUTION OTHER THAN CONTINUALLY RE-GREASING THE STEERING SHAFT WHICH IS A VERY EXPENSIVE AND TIME CONSUMING JOB. TALKING WITH OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, I HAVE HEARD THAT THE STEERING SHAFT WILL EVENTUALLY WEAR OUT AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS AS FAR AS CAUSING AN ACCIDENT IF SOMETHING HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE TWO YOUNG CHILDREN THAT I DRIVE AROUND CONSTANTLY AND I AM SOMEWHAT WORRIED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION IN THIS MATTER. *JB

ROUTINE CHECK ON BRAKES FOR MY 2001 CHEVY TAHOE FOUND AT MEINEKE CAR CARE CENTER THAT MY ALUMINUM CALIPERS ON REAR OF BRAKE SYSTEM WERE LOCKED IN PLACE WEARING THE REAR BRAKES OUT. THE FRONT BRAKES WERE 40% USED. INFORMED BY LEE, MANAGER, THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE CALIPER, UNEVEN WEAR AND LOCKING UP. JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ACTIVATED AT 10 MPH. A NHTSA RECALL, #05V379000 WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE IN AUGUST 2004 CONCERNING THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK, HOWEVER THE RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT OFFER A SECOND REPAIR UNDER THE RECALL. UPDATED 10/17/2006 - *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE PARKING BRAKE RUBBED DOWN THE BRAKE PADS AND SHOES CAUSING THE PADS AND SHOES TO BE REPLACED PREMATURELY EVERY TWO YEARS. THE PARKING BRAKE WAS RARELY USED AND DOES NOT HOLD. THE DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THERE WAS A SPECIAL SPRING THAT NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED TO KEEP THE BRAKE FROM RUBBING AGAINST THE PADS AND SHOES.

ANTI-LOCK BRAKING EBCM FAILURE, THIS MODULE WAS REPLACED IN MAY OF 06 AND HAS NOW FAILED AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER 06. ONE DAY THE ANTI-LOCK WARNING LIGHT COMES ON ALONG WITH THE TRACTION LOCK LIGHT. THE COST TO REPLACE IS IN EXCESS OF $1000. *JB

OUR TAHOE FAILED THE STATE INSPECTION DUE TO THE PARKING BRAKE NOT HOLDING. BOTH PARKING BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED AND THEN 2 YEARS LATER WE FAILED THE STATE INSPECTION AGAIN DUE TO THE SAME PARKING BRAKE ISSUE. THIS TIME ONE OF THE ROTORS WAS DESTROYED WITH ABOUT A 1/4" GROOVE IN IT WHICH MADE THE REPAIR EVEN MORE COSTLY. OUR REGION IS TOTALLY FLAT, SO WE DON'T EVEN USE THE PARKING BRAKE! THERE IS NO REASON WHY THERE SHOULD BE ANY WEAR ON THE PARKING BRAKE WHAT-SO-EVER. ESPECIALLY TWICE IN THE 5 YRS WE'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE. AFTER ASKING AROUND AND RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, IT APPEARS THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS RECURRING ISSUE WITH THIS BRAKE DESIGN AND UP TO THIS POINT IT HAS ALL BEEN AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. OLD BRAKE DISCS ARE NOT AVAILABLE BUT DESTROYED ROTOR IS. *NM

2001 PARKING BRAKE WORN DOWN TO METAL TO METAL AT 25,000 FREEWAY MILES. PARKING BRAKE WAS ONLY USED WHEN CAR WAS IN THE GARAGE AT NIGHT ON LEVEL GROUND. LOCAL DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL TO WEAR OUT IN THAT MILEAGE. *NM

WE WERE DRIVING THROUGH THE DESERT AT 74 MILES PER HOUR IN 115 DEGREE TEMPERATURE WHEN OUR GOODYEAR WRANGLER RT/S P265/70R16/111S HAD A COMPLETE BLOW OUT ON THE FREEWAY. OUR TIRES ARE ONLY A COUPLE MONTHS OLD AND WE HAD A COMPLETE SAFETY CHECK INCLUDING TIRE PRESSURE BEFORE LEAVING ON OUR TRIP. THE TIRE SIDE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED ON THE EXTERIOR WALL OF THE TIRE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY AND STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR BRAKE SERVICE AND WAS INFORMED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO THE RECALL. HE RECENTLY NOTICED THE ISSUE RESURFACING AND THE DEALER REFERRED HIM TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THE RECALL REPAIR HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 118,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000. UPDATED 05/06/09 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED GM PROVIDED A TEMPORARY FIX 2 YEARS AND NEVER REALLY FIXED THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 05/08/09.*JB

STEERING BECOMES DIFFICULT WHEN TURNING INTO A PARKING PLACE OR TURNING LEFT AT SLOW SPEEDS. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS SAME ISSUE FOR MY MAKE OF VEHICLE (TAHOE) BUT NOT FOR THE YEAR (2001). IT IS ID 04V045000. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE. *NM

WHILE TRAVELING TO NJ WE FOUND THE ABS PUMP WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THIS OCCURRED ON 06-07-06. WE CONTACTED A MECHANIC WHO ADVISED US TO PULL THE FUSE FOR THE ABS BRAKES. I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL GM VEHICLES. I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY TAHOE. THE CONTROL MODULE IS BAD AND WILL COST OVER $800. BOTH THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS NOW STAY ON. IF THERE IS A FURTHER PROBLEM WITH MY BRAKES I HAVE NO WAY TO BE WARNED. KELSY HAYES IS THE MANUFACTURER AND SHOULD BE MADE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *NM

WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE FROM NEW JERSEY, THE ABS LIGHT ACTIVATED ON MY VEHICLE. I WAS INFORMED BY A MECHANIC TO PULL THE FUSE TO PREVENT THE ABS PUMP FROM BEING RUINED. UPON DOING SO, THE BRAKE FAILURE LIGHT ACTIVATED. MY CONCERN WAS THAT IF AN ADDITIONAL PROBLEM AROUSE WE WOULD NOT HAVE ANY WARNING. RESEARCHING I FOUND GM HAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM IN APPROXIMATELY TWENTY STATES, BUT NOT IN SC. I FEEL THIS IS AN ACROSS THE BOARD SAFETY PROBLEM THAT SHOULD WARRANT A RECALL OF ALL VEHICLES ON THE RECALL. THIS REPAIR IS VERY EXPENSIVE, AND GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR REGARDLESS OF THE LOCATION OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL THAT RESEARCH SHOWS THESE FAULTY ABS SYSTEMS ARE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, NOT JUST IN SALT BELT STATES. *NM

LOOSE STEERING AND LOOSE CLUNKING COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN. COMING OUT OF TURN I HEAR A NOISE NOT NORMAL AFTER TURNING AND THE STEERING FEELS LOOSE/FLOATY. I HAVE HAD THE NOISE FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS BUT NEVER THOUGHT ANYTHING OF IT. HAD THE FRONT END CHECKED OUT AND THE STEERING LOOKED AT ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND IT ALL CHECKED OUT OK. I STILL HAD THE CLUNKING AND LOOSENESS. I RECENTLY HAD A STEERING FLUID FLUSH AND CHECK AND ALL TURNED OUT WELL BUT THE NOISE IS STILL THERE. IT FEELS AS IF THE STEERING SHAFT IS FLOATING AND SNAPS BACK INTO PLACE AFTER THE TURN. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE SLIPPED BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. THE NEXT DAY UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE, NONE OF THE FORWARD GEARS WORKED. THE VEHICLE WAS REVERSED OUT OF THE PARKING LOT AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THE FRONT PLANETARY DRIVE SNAPPED BECAUSE A BEARING BROKE LOOSE. THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REBUILT.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SERVICE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES WERE ENGAGED. THIS HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL # 05V379000 CONCERNING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES FOR WHICH THE VEHICLES VIN IS NOT INCLUDED. UPDATED 5/16/2006 - *NM

ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND MOTOR WOULD NOT STOP RUNNING, EVEN WITH ENGINE TURNED OFF. HAD TO HAVE EBCM FOR INTERNAL GROUND FAULT MODULE REPLACED AT CHARGE OF $1132.48. TAHOE ONLY HAS 54,891 MILES ON IT. *JB

I TOOK MY VEHICLE FOR A 90,000 MILE SERVICE CALL. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT MAKE THE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS WHICH ARE ON RECALL THEN, OR ON A SUBSEQUENT SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT. MAKE / MODELS : MODEL/BUILD YEARS: CHEVROLET / SUBURBAN 2000-2001 CHEVROLET / TAHOE 2000-2001 GMC / YUKON 2000-2001 GMC / YUKON XL 2000-2001 TYPE: TRUCK RECALL NUMBER: 00V343000 SUMMARY: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE LOOSE OR MISSING REAR WHEEL HOUSE PLUGS. UNDER CERTAIN VEHICLE OPERATING CONDITIONS, EXHAUST GASES CAN FLOW FORWARD AND ACCUMULATE IN THE REAR WHEELHOUSE. CONSEQUENCE: THESE GASES COULD FLOW INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT IF THE PLUG IS MISSING OR LOOSE AND COULD CAUSE POSSIBLE ILLNESS, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, OR DEATH. REMEDY: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLE FOR LOOSE OR MISSING WHEELHOUSE PLUGS AND INSTALL NEW PLUGS IF NECESSARY. NOTES: OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 16, 2000. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020 OR GMC AT 1-800-462-8782. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236). *JB

MY CAR WS NOT SERVICED TO CORRECT THE DEFECTS WHICH WERE PRESENT AT PURCHASED. THIS GREATLY INHIBITS MY ABILITY TO DRIVE SAFELY AND RESPONSIBLY.CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V379000 DATE: 2005-AUG-29 COMPONENT: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTI-LOCK DEFECT SUMMARY: CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE UNWANTED ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATION. THIS CONDITION IS MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR IN ENVIRONMENTALLY CORROSIVE AREAS. THIS RECALL WILL BE LAUNCHED IN THE "SALT BELT" STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MAINE, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ONLY. CONSEQUENCE SUMMARY: THIS CAN CAUSE INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING LOW-SPEED BRAKE APPLICATIONS, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. CORRECTIVE SUMMARY: DEALERS ARE TO REMOVE THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND THOROUGHLY CLEAN THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR MOUNTING SURFACE ON THE BEARING, APPLY RUST INHIBITOR TO THE CLEANED SURFACE, GREASE THE MOUNTING SURFACE, REINSTALL THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR, AND CHECK THE PEAK-TO-PEAK OUTPUT VOLTAGE TO ENSURE THE WHEEL SPEED SIGNAL IS WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. THE RECALL BEGAN SEPTEMBER 22, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 OR GMC AT 1-866-996-9463. *JB

CAR SHUT-OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY ON SUNDAY, APRIL 16TH, 2006 WITH NO FOREWARNING. OTHER CARS IN THE LAND COULD HAVE VERY WELL COLLIDED WITH MY VEHICLE. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE VALLEY STREAM, NY DEALERSHIP FOR THE 90,000 MILE SERVICE CHECK-UP THE NEXT DAY. THE TOLD ME THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THE FOLLOWING MORNING MY CAR WOULD NOT START. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR PART CAUSING THE PROBLEM. GM INFORMED ME THAT IT DID NOT PERTAIN TO MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE BECAUSE THE VIN # WAS NOT LISTED CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V155000 DATE: 2005-APR-14 COMPONENT: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP DEFECT SUMMARY: CERTAIN TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH FUEL MODULE RESERVOIR ASSEMBLIES THAT CONTAIN FUEL PUMP WIRES CONNECTORS MAY OVERHEAT UNDER CERTAIN OPERATING CONDITIONS. CONSEQUENCE SUMMARY: IF THE IGNITION CIRCUIT WIRE IS EXPOSED, THE FUEL PUMP FUSE WILL BLOW, DISABLING THE FUEL PUMP AND CAUSING AN ENGINE STALL OR NO-START CONDITION. IF SUFFICIENT HEAT IS CONDUCTED TO THE PASS-THROUGH CONNECTOR, A HOLE IN THE CONNECTOR MAY RESULT, WHICH MAY CAUSE A 'SERVICE ENGINE SOON' LIGHT TO BE ILLUMINATED DURING THE EMISSION SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC ROUTINE. FUEL VAPOR AND IN SOME CASES LIQUID FUEL MAY LEAK OUT OF THE FUEL TANK THROUGH THE HOLE IN THE CONNECTOR BODY. FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. ALSO IF THE IGNITION CIRCUIT OR GROUND WIRE IS EXPOSED AND SHORTS TO THE FUEL LEVEL SENDER CARD WIRES, INACCURATE FUEL LEVEL READINGS MAY RESULT. CORRECTIVE SUMMARY: DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE FUEL TANK, AND REMOVE THE MODULE RESERVOIR ASSEMBLIES FROM THE TANK, AND INSTALL A NEW SERVICE KIT FREE OF CHARGE. AN INTERIM LETTER TO OWNERS WAS MAILED ON MAY 25, 2005. THE OWNERS WERE RE-NOTIFIED ON OCTOBER 19, 2005, SINCE PARTS ARE NOW AVAILABLE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 AND GMC AT 1-866-996-9463. *JB

BOUGHT A USED 2001 TAHOE A YEAR AGO. RECENTLY, THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND STAY ON. AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THE MATTER, THE DEALER DIAGNOSED IT AS EBCM FAILURE. REPAIRS WOULD BE $1200+. IT'S AN OBVIOUS DEFECT WITH THIS MODEL AND A RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE AND REPAIRS MADE FOR FREE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR END, UPON INSPECTION THE CONTACT FOUND THE PARKING BRAKE WAS COMPLETELY WORN. THIS OCCURRED WITHOUT THE PARKING BRAKE BEING USED. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE PARKING BRAKE AND THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED.

APPLIED PARKING BRAKE WHILE ASSISTING ANOTHER MOTORIST WITH A DEAD BATTERY. AFTER REENTERING MY VEHICLE I STARTED TO BACK UP AND NOTICED THAT MY PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT HOLDING. I TESTED THE BRAKE AS DESCRIBED IN OWNERS HANDBOOK. THE PARKING BRAKE DID NOT HOLD. I FEEL LUCKY THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE WHILE I WAS ASSISTING THE MOTORIST WITH THE DEAD BATTERY. HAD THE VEHICLE MOVED FORWARD I WOULD HAVE BEEN TRAPPED/CRUSHED BETWEEN THE TWO VEHICLES. I ALSO OWN A 2001 CHEVY TRUCK AND IT HAD A RECALL ON THE PARKING BRAKE. WHY HAS GENERAL MOTORS NOT RECALLED THE PARKING BRAKE ON THE 2001 TAHOE. I GUEST IT WILL TAKE A DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY BEFORE THEY WILL FIX THIS PROBLEM AT THEIR COST NOT MINE. *NM

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL ONLY WORK ON HIGH. WHEN THE WIPERS ARE TURNED OFF THEY WILL NOT RETURN TO THEIR APPROPRIATE PLACE OF REST. THIS CREATES A DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING. I WILL TAKE TO A GM DEALER FOR REPAIR. I HOPED TO FIND RECALL INFORMATION ON THIS WEB SITE, BUT I COULD NOT. I SUPPOSE THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED, BUT FROM HEARSAY SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR A SQUEAKING NOISE WHILE BRAKING, THE REPAIRMAN DETERMINED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE SERVICE BRAKES BUT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULD NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY. THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP REFERRED THE CONTACT TO A DEALER. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULD NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY. ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT DID NOT USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE NOR DID THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DISPLAY ANY NOTICEABLE PROBLEMS. WHILE DRIVING THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED. THE DEALER PERFORMED A VEHICLE HISTORY REPORT BASED ON THE VIN AND NOTED THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD SEVERAL SERVICE RECORDS CONCERNING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. *AK

WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION. MAN TOLD ME 3 OUT OF 5 TAHOES DO NOT PASS BECAUSE PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT WORK. *JB

GM RECALL FOR HUB BEARING AREAS AND ABS ACTIVATION. I WENT TO THE CHEVY DEALER IN FLORIDA BOB TAYLOR AND SERVICE ADVISED US THE REPAIRS WERE NOT NECESSARY IN FLORIDA. THEY DID NOT INQUIRE WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS LOCATED ETC. WE HAD TO INSIST THE RECALL REPAIR BE DONE. THEY DID NOT EVEN WANT TO INSPECT. WITH OUR INSISTENCE IT WAS DONE. HOW MANY VEHICLES HAVE BEEN TURNED AWAY WITHOUT INSPECTION BY THIS DEALER. IT IS NOT UP TO THE DRIVER TO DECIDE ON A RECALLS NECESSITY. WE COMPLIED BUT WITH DEALER INDIFFERENCE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO WOULD NOT HAVE THE LEGAL BACKGROUND TO INSIST. THEY WILL BE TOLD THEY DID NOT COMPLY WHEN THEY DID. NO RECORD WOULD BE KEPT OF THE DEALER DISCOURAGING THE SERVICE AND THE DEFENSE IF THIS IS LINKED TO AN ACCIDENT IS THAT THEY DID NOT GET THE REPAIR/INSPECTION. THIS MAY NOT BE THE SPOT TO NOTICE BUT I AM CONCERNED TO HAVE THIS OCCUR. *NM

ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE. PUMP ON ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM CONTINUES TO RUN CAUSING PUMP FAILURE UNLESS CUSTOMER DISCONNECT FUSE AT PANEL. UPON DISCONNECTING FUSE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM IS USELESS AS IS THE TRACTION CONTROL FEATURE. ALL LIGHTS, ABS, TRACTION ASSIST, BRAKE BECOME ILLUMINATED ON DASH BOARD. I FEEL THIS IS A HAZARDOUS CONDITION DUE TO THE DRIVER NOT HAVING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES OR TRACTION ASSIST. I'VE TALKED WITH NUMEROUS OWNERS OF THE SAME TYPE VEHICLE AND THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINTS. THE ONLY REPAIR IS TO REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE (EBCM) THAT IS MOUNTED TO THE TOP OF THE ABS PUMP. GM IS CHARGING IN THE BALLPARK OF $700-$900 FOR THIS PART AND THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *JB

I PREVIOUSLY FILED A COMPLAINT FOR THE REAR SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONING BUT THIS VEHICLE HAS SEVERAL DANGEROUS ISSUES..THE THROTTLE STICKS AND HAPPENED WITH MY 2 CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE DRIVING 55 MPH..NOT FUN! THE OUTCOME COULD HAVE BEEN DETRIMENTAL. THE PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT WORK AND HAS BEEN "FIXED" 2 TIMES..IT STILL DOES NOT WORK AND WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION...THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ENGAGE FOR SHORT STOPS AND THE VEHICLE SLIDES!! THIS IS JUST UNBELIEVABLE TO ME. GM MUST HAVE MANY LAWSUITS IN THE WORKS AND MANY TO COME. *NM

I BROUGHT MY TRUCK TO HAWTHORNE CHEVY FOR AN UNRELATED REPAIR. THEY ASKED ME IF I WANTED THEM TO DO THE ABS RECALL WHILE IT WAS THERE AT NO CHARGE. I AGREED. THE BRAKES WERE WORKING FINE WHEN IT WENT IN, BUT WHEN I GOT IT BACK THE ABS KICKS IN EVERY TIME I BRAKE. THEN THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED NEW HUBS BECAUSE THE PROCEDURE RUINED THEM AND IT WILL COST $700.00! THIS REPAIR IS NOT COVERED, THEY SAY, UNDER THE RECALL. I TOLD THEM THAT I AM UNPREPARED FOR SUCH AN EMERGENCY REPAIR SO THEY SHOWED ME THE FUSE TO PULL SO THE ABS WOULD STOP. NOW IT DOES NOT FUNCTION AND I AM UNPROTECTED BY THIS FEATURE. NICE GOIN' GUYS! ONCE AGAIN YOU ONLY WENT HALF WAY AND FUMBLED THE BALL! I'M SO GLAD THAT A GOV'T. AGENCY IS LOOKING OUT FOR MY SAFETY. NICE FIX. NOW IT DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. I WILL TELL ANYONE WHO HAS A TRUCK LIKE MINE NOT TO HAVE THE RECALL DONE. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL CONCERNING THE BRAKES. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR E RECALL REPAIR, AND THE RECALL SERVICE WAS PERFORMED ACCORDINGLY. AFTER COMPLETION OF THE RECALL REPAIRS SHE DISCOVERED THAT WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT SPEEDS OF 3 MPH OR LESS THE ABS WILL ACTIVATE FOLLOWED BY A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE STOPS BUT AT EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. SHE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY COULD NOT OFFER ANY EXPLANATION. THE REGIONAL OFFICE WAS CONTACTED REGARDING THIS SITUATION AND SHE WAS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. NO FURTHER REPAIRS OR CORRECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE. *AK. THE CONTACT STATED THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OFF. *AK