2001 Chevrolet Tahoe Complaint Log

I OWN A 2001 CHEVY TAHOE. ON OCTOBER 5TH, 2005 I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. WHEN I PARKED MY CAR AND PULLED A FILE FOLDER OFF THE SEAT, IT WAS SINGED AND THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SEAT. THERE WAS ALSO A BROWN BURN MARK AND THE LEATHER SEAT WAS MELTED. I WENT TO AN APPOINTMENT, MAKING SURE THERE WERE NO INDICATOR LIGHTS ON. TWO HOURS LATER I STARTED THE CAR AND THE SMOKE BEGAN AGAIN, THIS TIME MUCH WORSE. I WENT TO SANDBERG CADILLAC; THEY WERE GOING TO CHARGE ME $110 TO DISCONNECT THE SEAT. THE SERVICE MANAGER HAD GOTTEN INTO THE CAR TO MOVE IT AND SAID THE SEAT WAS STILL SMOLDERING. THEY TORE THE SEAT OUT OF THE CAR AND THERE WAS A FIRE UNDER THE LEATHER. AT THAT TIME THE $110 DISCUSSION WAS DROPPED. I MADE A COMMENT TO THE 5 GENTLEMAN THAT THIS IS UNDER WARRANTY, BUT ISN'T THIS SAFETY ISSUE ALL AGREED. STEVE AND I WENT BACK INSIDE AND HE ARRANGED FOR A LOANER CAR, THROUGH ENTERPRISE. SERGIO SAID THAT HE WOULD BE PUTTING A CALL INTO HIS GM REP AND THAT HE WOULD TALK TO THEM ABOUT COVERING THE EXPENSE OF THE SEAT AND GETTING MY CAR BACK TO THE ORIGINAL CONDITION OF BEFORE THE FIRE. THERE WAS CHEMICAL SMOKE DAMAGE ON THE INTERIOR WHICH DAN; THE TECHNICIAN ASSURED ME THEY HAD A MACHINE THAT WOULD BE ABLE TO GET RID OF THAT SMELL. OCTOBER 6TH, I SPEAK WITH SERGIO AND AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE GM REP HE IS NOT WILLING TO COVER THE DAMAGE AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL COVER THE HARDWARE, BUT NOT THE ACTUAL SEAT CUSHION OR COVER. AT THIS TIME WE ARE LOOKING AT $1000 WORTH OF DAMAGE NOT INCLUDING THE ANY RENTAL CAR EXPENSE. I AT THAT TIME REQUESTED A CORPORATE NUMBER AND REACHED A BRUCE MITCHELL. I GAVE HIM THE DETAILS OF THE INCIDENT AND HE ASSURED ME THAT SOMEONE WOULD BE IN CONTACT WITH ME BETWEEN 24 AND 48 HOURS. I AM NOW AT THE 48 HOUR MARK AND HAVE HEARD NOTHING. *JB

BOTH SIDE-VIEW MIRROR CASINGS (NOT THE GLASS) BROKE WITHIN A MONTH OF ONE ANOTHER. MUST BE A DEFECT. IT IS DANGEROUS SINCE THEY CAN FALL OFF AT ANYTIME AND IF THAT OCCURS I AM UNABLE TO SEE MY SURROUNDINGS AS NEEDED TO PROVIDE A SAFE DRIVING ENVIRONMENT FOR MYSELF, MY PASSENGERS, AND OTHER SURROUNDING VEHICLES OR PEDESTRIANS. THE FIRST MIRROR BROKE IN SEPTEMBER 2005 THE SECOND ON OCTOBER 5, 2005. *NM

CONSUMER 2001 CHEVY TAHOE PASSENGER SEAT WAS BURNING . *TS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION THE CONSUMER SMELLED BURNING. THERE WAS A BLOWN BURN MARK IN THE LEATHER SEAT WHERE THERE WAS MELTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY SIMPLY DISCONNECTED THE SEAT WARMER. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT THE VEHICLE BE PLACED BACK IN IT'S ORIGINAL CONDITION AND BE REIMBURSED FOR THE CAR RENTAL. *SC

I HAVE A RECURRING KNOCKING IN MY CHEVY TAHOE 2001 STEERING COLUMN THAT HAS TO BE SERVICED EVERY 8-10 MOS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN INVESTIGATED AS A PROBLEM/CONCERN OF OTHER CONSUMERS. THE DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THE KNOCKING IS CAUSED BY SOME TYPE OF CALCIUM BUILD UP AROUND THE STEERING COLUMN AT A COST OF $200-300 EACH TIME THIS PROBLEM IS REPAIRED. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2001. I DO NOT FEEL THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I SHOULD BE CONTINUALLY PAYING FOR ANNUALLY. THIS IS NOT A RARE OCCURRENCE. IS THERE SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE ON GMAC'S END TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT ANY MONETARY LOSS OF THE CONSUMER? *NM

POST ON OUR BATTERY - MELTED/FELL OFF -2001 CHEVY TAHOE 4X4. *JB

LOW SPEED ANTI LOCKING BRAKES ACTIVATE AND VEHICLE DOESN'T STOP. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED TO CORRECT PROBLEM, BUT I'VE ALREADY HAD THAT DONE ONCE, AND AM HAVING THE PROBLEM AGAIN!!!! I DON'T BELIEVE THE RECALL FIX ISSUED BY GM WILL CORRECT THE PROBLEM,, JUST PROLONG IT, CAUSING ADDITIONAL ACCIDENTS. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ASSIST BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED IN 2005. IN ADDITION, THE ABS MODULE WAS REPLACED AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,818 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 03/24/11*LJ UPDATED 1/4/11 *CN

MY COMPLAINT HAS TO DO WITH THE RUNNING LIGHTS AND THE BRAKE SYSTEM FOR THE 2001 CHEVY TAHOE. I HAVE HAD MY RUNNING LIGHTS REPLACE NUMEROUS TIMES AND THERE IS AN APPARENT SHORT IN THE WIRING CONNECTION THAT WILL HAVE TO BE FIXED. MY PARKING AND ABS BRAKE LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKING SYSTEM HAS BEEN REPLACED AND THE LINES HAVE BEEN FLUSHED. THESE LIGHTS GO OFF ONCE THE CAR IS RESTARTED, BUT SOMETIMES COME BACK ON. THIS WILL BE MY SECOND TRIP TO THE MECHANIC TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WITH MY BRAKES IS. I THINK THIS IS RIDICULOUS BECAUSE I HAVE ALREADY SPENT SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS THAT I DIDN'T HAVE, IN ORDER TO ENSURE MY CHILDREN'S SAFETY. NOW AFTER READING ABOUT THE PARKING BRAKE, WHO KNOWS HOW MUCH MORE I WILL HAVE TO SPEND TO HAVE IT CHECKED TO SEE IF THAT IS THE PROBLEM? SINCE THERE ARE PARKING BRAKE ISSUES, THE VEHICLES SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED AT THE COST OF THE COMPANY, NOT THE CONSUMER. *NM

UNWANTED ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATION ON A 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE. IN REVIEWING THE DETAILS ON AN EXISTING RECALL (GM RECALL NO. 05068) MY TAHOE IS EXHIBITING THE CHARACTERISTICS DESCRIBED, WHERE UPON DECELERATION AT LOW SPEED BRAKE APPLICATIONS INTERMITTENTLY ACTIVATES THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. UNFORTUNATELY, I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY A LOCAL DEALER AS WELL AS CHEVROLET VIA THEIR RECALL HOTLINE THAT THE RECALL IS NOT APPLICABLE IN MY STATE. I BELIEVE THIS OMISSION OF DE FROM THE RECALL WHEN SEVERAL ADJACENT STATES ARE INCLUDED IS ARBITRARY AND DOES NOT ADEQUATELY RESOLVE THIS POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE FOR ALL OF THOSE IMPACTED, INCLUDING MYSELF. ACCORDING TO THE EXISTING RECALL, THE CONDITION IS MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR IN ENVIRONMENTALLY CORROSIVE AREAS AND HAS RESULTED IN THE RECALL BEING LAUNCHED IN THE "SALT BELT" STATES WHICH FOR SOME REASON DOES NOT INCLUDE DE. I CAN SAY WITH THE UTMOST CERTAINTY THAT DE DOES RECEIVE SNOW, AND THAT THE DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION USES SALT DURING SNOW FIGHTING OPERATIONS EVERY WINTER, POTENTIALLY CONTRIBUTING TO THE PROBLEM EXPERIENCED WITH MY TAHOE. FURTHERMORE, THE PREVIOUS OWNER OF THE VEHICLE RESIDED IN PA, WHICH IS INCLUDED IN THE LIST OF RECALL STATES. TO DATE, NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AS I DON'T FEEL THE REPAIRS SHOULD BE MADE OUT-OF-POCKET.*JB

2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE EMERGENCY BRAKE WORE OUT PRE-MATURELY AT 18,000 MILES OF FREEWAY DRIVING. ALWAYS PARKED ON LEVEL GROUND AND KEPT IN A GARAGE. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID BRAKES WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. THEY WANTED OVER $300.00 TO REPLACE THE BRAKE SHOES IN THE SEPARATE EMERGENCY BRAKE DRUMS. THIS IS MORE THAN A COMPLETE BRAKE JOB ON THAT CAR TYPICALLY COSTS. *NM

ANTI LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED DURING NORMAL STOPPING CONDITIONS. TRUCK DOES NOT STOP AS QUICKLY SINCE BRAKES ARE NOT APPLIED AS NORMALLY THEY WOULD BE. DRY CONDITIONS, NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. LEADS TO LONGER DISTANCES TO STOP SINCE ANTI-LOCK IS BEING APPLIED WHEN IT IS NOT NECESSARY AND SHOULD NOT BE. CAN SEEM LIKE TRUCK IS NOT GOING TO STOP SINCE THE STOPPING DISTANCE IS LONGER THAN WHAT THE DRIVER IS ACCUSTOMED TO. *NM

FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSORS FAIL AND SO DO THE BRAKES...VERY HARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE. TWO FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PUSH LIKE HELL. *NM

A PROBLEM WITH CORROSION ON THE FRONT WHEEL ANTI-LOCK SENSORS. MAKING YOU FEEL LIKE THE BRAKES ARE FAILING AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN STOPPING. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS IS ALREADY A "RECALL" ISSUE IN CANADA. MY DEALER IN A SMALL TOWN NOTED HE HAS FIXED 8 OF THESE ALREADY THIS MONTH ALONE. *NM

DT: CONSUMER FILE A COMPLIANT REGARDING A PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS AND SPOKE WITH TIFFANY. CALLED 800-222-1820. GENERAL MOTORS CALLED THE SERVICE CENTER FOR THIS ISSUE. SPOKEN TO THE SERVICE MANAGER ,AND HIS RESPONSE WAS TO GIVEN\ THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE, WHICH WAS 80,000 MILES. EXPECTED THE BRAKE PADS TO WEAR DOWN OR BE REPLACED. WHEN ENGAGING THE PARKING BRAKE THE VEHICLE WENT IN A ROLL ING MOTION. THE BRAKE PADS SHOULD STILL BE IN GOOD BECAUSE CONSUMER DID NOT USE THE PARKING BRAKE. *AK

THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON MY 2001 CHEVY TAHOE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING WORN COMPLETELY DOWN TO THE METAL. I WAS UNAWARE OF THIS SITUATION SINCE I RARELY NEED TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE. I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THIS ITEM AT A COST OF APPROX. $275. I UNDERSTAND THAT SEVERAL OTHER 2001 TAHOES HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. I WILL HOLD ONTO THE OLD PART FOR AWHILE ONCE THE REPAIR IS COMPLETED.

THE PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT PREVENT VEHICLE FROM ROLLING. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW. DEALER HEARD OUR COMPLAINTS SEVERAL TIMES AND HAS "SERVICED" THE BRAKE. INDEPENDENT SERVICE STATION AFFIRMED THAT THE BRAKE CAN NOT BE REPARIED TO THE POINT THAT IT WILL PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING. WITH THE PARKING BRAKE PEDAL APPLIED TO THE FLOOR, THE VEHICLE FREELY ROLLS ON EVEN GENTLE SLOPES. THE ONLY THING THAT KEEPS THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING WHEN IT IS PARKED IS HAVING THE GEARBOX IN THE 'PARK' POSITION. THIS IS NOT ONLY HARMFUL TO THE TRANSMISSION BUT WE ARE REMINDED DAILY THAT THE CAR HAS NO MECHANICAL MEANS OF STOPPING IF WE LOSE OUR HYDRAULIC BRAKES.

VEHICLE STALLING IN TRAFFIC AND IN REVERESE

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 CONCERNING ANTILOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED.*AK UPDATED 1/4/2006 - *NM

SEAT BELT MALFUNCTION!! SINCE THE PURCHASE OF MY 2001 TAHOE...(NEW) THE BACK RIGHT PASSENGER SEATBELT CONTINUES TO LOCK UP. IT HAS BEEN REPLACED AND "REPAIRED" SEVERAL TIMES TO NO AVAIL. I BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFECT SOMEWHERE! I ALSO HAVE 2 FRIENDS WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM! SAME SEAT BELT. I HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN AND THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS. IS GM WAITING FOR AN ACCIDENT TO HAPPEN?

CHEVROLET TAHOE 2001 NOTICE OF GM FAILURE TO ADDRESS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** *MR THE CARGO DOORS WOULD OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE LATCH ON THE CARGO DOORS HAD RUSTED AND FAILED TO LATCH CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD. *SC *JB

2001 CHEVY TAHOE LT 4WD, 5.3L ABS BRAKES ACTIVATE WITHOUT WARNING (INTERMITTENTLY) AND WHEN THEY SHOULD NOT BE ACTIVATING, UNDER 10 MPH WHEN COMING TO STOP, INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE. ABS LIGHT WORKS BUT DOES NOT COME ON. 96000 MILES ON VEHICLE. NO CORRECTIVE ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN AT THIS TIME, AS I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING POSSIBLE CAUSES OF THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE JUST LEARNED THAT GM HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM IN CANADA.

STEERING SHAFT - CLUNKING NOISE AND CAN FEEL VIBRATIONS IN THE STEERING WHEEL. HAVE TO KEEP PAYING FOR MECHANICS TO PACK WITH GREASE RATHER THEN FIX THE PROBLEM. HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IS WILL EVENTUALLY GO COMPLETELY OUT AND WILL HAVE TO BE TOTALLY REPLACED. I HAVE A 2001 TAHOE AND A 2003 GMC SIERRA. PROBLEM ON BOTH VEHICLES. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND MANUFACTURER SHOULD REPLACE AND FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

PARKING BRAKE FAILED INSPECTION AND HAS NEVER WORKED RIGHT SINCE THE TIME OF PURCHASE. PARKING BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND WILL NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE, NEUTRAL, OR REVERSE. ESTIMATED COST FOR REPAIR IS 400.00. REPAIRS HAVE NOT BEEN MADE YET. IT MAKES ME VERY ANGRY TO READ ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE PARKING BRAKE AND ALL OF THE MONEY PEOPLE ARE HAVING TO PAY TO FIX IT TEMPORARILY. WHAT MAKES ME EVEN MORE ANGRY IS THAT GENERAL MOTORS/CHEVROLETT SEEMS TO BE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND IS NOT TAKING THE RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX IT. DOES THERE HAVE TO BE A DEATH FIRST?

ABS EBCM SHORTED CAUSING ABS FAILURE, ABS DUMMY LIGHT TO COME ON, AND ABS PUMP TO RUN INCESSANTLY. HAD TO PULL FUSE ON ABS TO PREVENT ABS PUMP WEAR/FAILURE, WHICH CAUSED BRAKE DUMMY LIGHT TO COME ON - COULD NOT TELL AT THE TIME IF THIS WAS DUE TO REMOVED FUSE OR ACTUAL BRAKE PROBLEM. DEALER COST TO REPLACE IS $1100 ALTHOUGH THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS UNIT (ON MANY VEHICLES) - AM HAVING PART REPAIRED BY 3RD PARTY INSTEAD FOR $150 - HOPEFULLY WILL NOT CAUSE OTHER BRAKE PROBLEMS.

DT: CONSUMER OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON HWY 21 IN DESOTO WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 55 MPH. CONSUMER COASTED TO THE SHOULDER THEN GOT OUT TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE, HE FOUND THAT THE POSITIVE POST ON THE BATTERY HAD FALLEN COMPLETELY OUT OF THE BATTERY. THE BATTERY IS A SIDE MOUNT, DELCO, CONSUMER HAS NUMBER 1-351183480 OFF OF BATTERY. THIS HAPPENED ON JULY 24, 2005 AT ABOUT 12:30 PM. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE GUY WHO SOLD HIM THE NEW BATTERY THAT THIS HAD HAPPENED BEFORE. CONSUMER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS, HE HAS NEVER HAD ANY BATTERY RELATED PROBLEM BEFORE. HE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED. *JB

ABS ACTIVATES WHEN COMING TO COMPLETE STOP ON SMOOTH, DRY ROAD SURFACES. OCCURS AT SPEEDS FROM APPROX 10 MPH TO 0 AND WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY, NOW PERHAPS 15% OF STOPS. RESULTS IN SLIGHTLY INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES. *NM

WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROTE 17M IN MONROE NY TWO OF THE PASSENGERS COMPLAINED THAT THEIR SEAT BELTS LOCKED UP ON THE AGAIN. THESE THE 2 FEMALES NOW IN THE 2ND ROW SEATS WHO WERE INJURED BY THE SEAT BELT FAILURE IN THE 3RD ROW SEATS JUST ONE WEEK PRIOR. BOTH GIRLS HAD THE FACTORY ADJUST ON SO THE SEAT BELT SAT PROPERLY ON THEIR SHOULDERS. THE SEAT BELT ONLY LOOSENED UP AFTER BEING RELEASED FROM THE BUCKLE. CHEVY REFUSES TO REPAIR/REPLACE THE SEAT BELTS/TAHOE. AT THIS POINT THIS HAVE MADE FAILURES OF ALL 6 SEAT BELTS WITH SHOULDER STRAPS. THIS TIME THE GIRLS WERE SITTING ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE TAHOE AS COMPARED TO THE 6/12/2005 INCIDENT AND WERE LUCKY NOT TO HAVE RECEIVED BRUISING ON THE OPPOSITE SHOULDERS AS LAST TIME

MY CHEVY TAHOE WAS BEING DRIVEN BACK FROM WATCHING THE NASCAR RACE IN THE POCONOS PA WHEN DRIVING ALONG INTERSTATE 84 TWO OF THE THIRD ROW PASSENGERS COMPLAINED THAT THEIR SHOULDERS HURT FROM THE SEAT BELTS NOT MOVING. THE SEAT BELTS LOCKED IN PLACE AND ONLY WOULD LOOSEN UP WHEN THE SEAT BELT WAS RELEASED FROM THE CLIP. BEFORE PASSENGER FEMALE GIRLS AGES 12 & 11 USED THE ADJUSTMENT STRAPS IN THE VEHICLE SO THE BELT WOULD SIT PROPERLY ON THEIR SHOULDERS. AFTER STOPPING TO EAT. THE 11 YEAR OLD WAS UNABLE TO STRAP IN AGAIN SINCE THE BELT WOULD NOT EXTEND THE 6 INCHES MORE TO GET IT TO LOCK INTO PLACE. BOTH GIRLS DID RECEIVE BRUISING TO THERE SHOULDER. GM SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE SEA BELTS IN THE TAHOE AND REFUSES TO FIX OR REPLACE THE TAHOE/SEAT BELTS.

DT: CONTACT STATED THAT ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. HE NOTICED THAT OTHER VEHICLES HAD THIS PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP DISCONNECTED THE ABS. ALSO, WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT OR TO THE RIGHT CONSUMER WILL HEAR A CLICKING NOISE USUALLY WHILE REVERSING.*AK

I WAS TRAVELING OUT OF TOWN IN MY 2001 CHEVEROLET TAHOE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED "SLIPPING" IT WOULD NOT CHG PAST 2ND GEAR. I HAD LESS THAN 55,000 MILES. IT COST ME $500 BEC I WANTED ANOTHER GM TRANSMISSION AND NOT THE TRANSMISSION THE WARRANTY WAS OFFERING WITH ONLY 12000 MILES

DT: CONSUMER'S WIFE PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY WHICH HAD A SMALL INCLINE AND APPLIED BRAKES TO PARK, AND THIS PARTICULAR STYLE OF EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED. FELT IT WAS WORN OUT. HAD TO BE REPLACED BY OWNER. NO PROBLEMS SINCE THE REPLACEMENT, BUT FELT IT WAS POORLY DESIGNED BY GM. *AK

GAS PEDAL STICKS WHEN THE TRUCK IS TAKING OFF FROM A STOP OR PARK POSITION, WHEN DRIVING IT IS FINE.

1) 2001 CHEVY TAHOE - ANTILOCK BRAKES ENGAGE ANY TIME BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT LOW VEHICLE SPEED (UNDER ABOUT 5 MPH). MULTIPLE EVENTS IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC LEAD TO LOSS IN BRAKE PRESSURE. 2) TYPICAL CONSEQUENCE IS ANNOYANCE AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE AT LOW SPEEDS, WORST EVENT WAS LOSS OF BRAKE PRESSURE DURING STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC LEADING TO "BUMP" OF VEHICLE AHEAD, NO DAMAGE, NO INJURIES. SYSTEM REQUIRES MANUAL PUMPING OF BRAKE PEDAL TO RESTORE PRESSURE AFTER 2 OR 3 BRAKING EVENTS IN A SHORT TIME SPAN (2-5 MINUTES). 3) PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, AS GM HAS NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM IN US, ONLY CANADA.

(ABS)ABS MOTOR WENT BAD TWO YEARS .(WHY?) HAD IT REPLACED THREE YEARS AGO ,WENT BAD AGAIN A YEAR LATER. BEEN RIDING WITH A BAD (ABS)SYSTEM FOR ANOTHER YEAR WITH THE (ABS)AND TRACTION LIGHT ON BECAUSE THAT SHOULD NOT HAPPEN THAT SOON. I MAD E QUICK STOP AND THE (ABS)MOTOR STARTED RUNNING AND THE (ABS AND TRACTION CAME ON. REPLACEMENT TOO SOON. *TR

DT: THE TREAD CAME OFF OF THE TIRE, CONTACT STATES THAT IT WAS IN TREAD SHREDDED. *AK *TT *SB

ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS WHEN STOPPING THE VEHICLE AT A LOW-SPEED, TYPICALLY PULLING UP TO A STOP SIGN, A VIBRATION CAN BE FELT IN THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT SLOW DOWN. UNDER ADDITIONAL PRESSURE, THE BRAKE PEDAL THEN SLIPS DOWN A BIT AND THE BRAKES THEN ENGAGE. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP YET AS THE PROBLEM OCCURS INFREQUENTLY. SO FAR, OTHER THAN AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, THERE ARE NOT BEEN ANY ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT 07-MAY-2005.

JUST BEFORE I REACHED 36000 MILES WITH MY 2001 TAHOE, THE ANTILOCK BRAKES STARTED TO CONSTANTLY ENGAGE. THE SERVICE DEPT. CHANGED THE SENSOR ON ONE SIDE AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY FOR A LITTLE WHILE. IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND THE SERVICE DEPT. CLEANED THE SENSORS, SAID THERE WAS CORROSION OR DEBRIS ON THEM. I LEFT THE GARAGE AND IT WAS OK BUT STARTED AGAIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE SERVICE DEPT AGAIN AND THEY TEST DROVE IT FOR 32 MILES, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. AFTER ABOUT 100 OR SO INCIDENTS, I CALLED THE GARAGE AGAIN AND TOLD THEM I ALMOST HAD 2 ACCIDENTS BECAUSE THE ANTILOCK BRAKES KEPT ENGAGING ON THEIR OWN. I JUST TOOK IT IN AGAIN, AND THEY SAID THAT GM'S TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT SAID THE ONLY THING THEY COULD DO WAS REPLACE THE BRAKE HUB ON ONE SIDE AND CLEAN THE SENSOR AGAIN, AT A COST OF GM'S DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT OF $100.00. THEY SAID NOTHING ELSE COULD BE DONE UNLESS GM ISSUES A RECALL ON THE TRUCK. I TOLD THEM THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND WHAT WOULD I DO IF THEY FAIL AGAIN AND I GET IN AN ACCIDENT? THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE THIS UP WITH GM. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN MY VEHICLE.

DT: PARKING BRAKE WAS DEFECTIVE. NOTHING HAPPENED BEFORE FAILURE. EMERGENCY BRAKE DID NOT HOLD. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE A PROBLEM. HAS TO HAVE BRAKE PADS REPLACED BEFORE IT CAN BE INSPECTED.*AK

DRIVING ON 93S IN SOMERVILLE MA IN AM RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE VAN IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED AND I APPLIED MY BRAKES, THEY NEVER WORKED. I WAS TRAVELLING APPROX. 10-12 MPH AND NEVER STOPPED, THEREFORE CRASHING INTO THE VAN IN FRONT OF ME AND PUSHING HIM INTO ANOTHER CAR.

PARKING BRAKE ON 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE HAS FAILED, AND DEALER IS UNABLE TO REPAIR IT. DEALER IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS COMMON TO THIS VEHICLE, BUT STATED THAT GM HAS NOT DEVELOPED A FIX. WE HAVE SPENT SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS TO REPAIR THE BRAKE OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS WITHOUT SUCCESS. UNFORTUNATELY, NOW WE HAVE TO RELY ON THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TO HOLD THE VEHICLE IN PLACE WHEN PARKED ON HILLS. I ALWAYS USE THE PARKING BRAKE WITH MY OTHER VEHICLES AND HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED ANY PROBLEMS LIKE THIS. PARKING BRAKE CERTAINLY WOULD BE UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY IF THE PRIMARY BRAKES FAILED. I CERTAINLY BELIEVE THAT GM SHOULD MAKE IT A PRIORITY TO FIND A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM AND RECALL THE EFFECTED VEHICLES. *AK

SAW YOUR RECENT ARTICLE RE DEFECTIVE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. I HAVE HAD, ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS, INCIDENTS WHERE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED AND CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO ROLL MUCH FURTHER THAN NORMAL. THESE INCIDENTS SEEM TO HAPPEN IF I AM APPLYING BRAKES AND EITHER HIT A POTHOLE OR BUMP IN THE ROADWAY WHILE BRAKING.

(UNWANTED ACTIVATION OF ABS SYSTEM WHEN BRAKING AT LOW SPEED) I FIRST TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO MCKLUSKEY CHEVROLET IN CINCINNATI, OH., TO DIAGNOSE AND ADVISE A METHOD OF REPAIR ON 06-07-08. THEY RESPONDED THAT I NEEDED NEW WHEEL HUBS ON BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT FRONT WHEELS, AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $780.00. I ADVISED THEM THAT THERE IS A GM SERVICE BULLETIN #03-05-25-007A ISSUED THAT GIVES INSTRUCTION ON HOW TO CLEAN THE SENSORS, ETC. THEY ADVISED THAT THEY HAD TRIED THIS APPROXIMATELY 10 TIMES ON OTHER VEHICLES AND THAT THE PROCEDURE NEVER WORKED. I CONTACTED MR. BOB MCKINNEY, LOCAL GM SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE, WHO CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND INSTRUCTED THEM TO PERFORM THIS PROCEDURE AT NO CHARGE. I DROPPED THE VEHICLE OFF TODAY, 06-14-05 AT 8:00 A.M., AND THEIR SERVICE ADVISOR CALLED ME BACK AT 9:30 A.M. AND LEFT A MESSAGE STATING THAT THEY TRIED THE SERVICE BULLETIN PROCEDURE, BUT IT DID NOT WORK. I QUESTION HOW THEY WERE ABLE TO COMPLETE ALL ASPECTS OF THE BULLETIN AND RETEST THE VEHICLE IN LESS THAN 90 MINUTES. REGARDLESS, I HAVE ALSO BEEN IN CONTACT WITH TWO DIFFERENT GM CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES WHO HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO ASSIST ME IN ANY MANNER. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION, AND BECAUSE THERE IS A RECALL IN CANADA, AND A SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED, I FEEL AS IF GM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CORRECTING THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, I FIND MYSELF SITUATED BETWEEN THE DEALERSHIP AND GM, WITH NO ONE WORKING ON MY SIDE. MY VIN # IS [XXX]. PLEASE HELP! *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

I OWN A 2001 CHEV TAHOE, WHEN BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS THE CAR WILL NOT STOP. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WE HAVE NEARLY HIT OTHER CARS ESPECIALLY WHEN PULLING INTO PARKING SPOTS. ONCE PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY AT HOME AND HIT WIFE'S CAR. NOT MUCH DAMAGE WAS DONE BUT ONE OF THESE TIMES I FELT LIKE SOMETHING WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP THE SAID IT WAS A FAULTY RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SENSOR. REPLACED BEARING/HUB ASSEMBLY WITH LABOR $429.00 . NOW THREE MONTHS LATER IT IS DOING IT AGAIN ALTHOUGH NOT NEAR AS OFTEN. THINKING ITS THE OTHER SIDE??? DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING VEHICLE. PLEASE HELP. *NM

DURING THE PAST 2 WEEKS, MY ABS HAS ACTIVATED WHEN STOPPING AT SPEEDS UNDER 10 MILES PER HOUR. THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROX 6 TIMES, AND IS INTERMITTENT.

2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE: DURING TEXAS REQUIRED SAFETY TESTING THE PARKING BRAKE HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE NON-FUNCTIONAL DUE TO ABNORMAL WEAR FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THREE YEARS. THIS REQUIRES HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIRS EACH TIME.*AK

THE PARKING BRAKE GOES TO THE FLOOR WHEN CONSUMER PRESSES IT DOWN. THIS COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO ROLL BACK ON A HILL. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY CONSUMER.*AK

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2001 CHEVY TAHOE LT 4X4 AND JUST HAD MY BRAKES FIXED BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN RELATED TO THE ANTI-LOCK SENSORS. FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS I'VE BEEN HAVING PROBLEM WHEN COMING TO A SLOW STOP THE ANTI LOCKING BRAKES ACTIVATE, THEN HAVING TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO GET THE SUV TO STOP. WHEN I HAD THE SYSTEM REVIEWED, THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS IN THE VARIOUS ONBOARD COMPUTERS THAT THERE WERE ANY ABS ERRORS, SO IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT THE BRAKES WILL NEED TO BE DONE. I SPENT OVER $1000.00 REPLACING BRAKE PARTS AND THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED. THE NEXT REVIEW OF THE PROBLEM, THE WARRANTY COMPANY SUGGESTED THAT IT COULD BE THE WHEEL BEARINGS, BUT TO FIRST TRY AND CLEAN THE SENSORS FIRST. SINCE THE WHEEL BEARINGS ARE OVER $350.00 EACH, WE HAD THE SENSORS CLEANED. MY LOCAL MECHANIC CLEANED THE SENSORS AND AT THIS POINT I'VE NOT HAD ANY MORE PROBLEMS. BUT THEY TOLD ME I WILL AGAIN BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE. THE REPAIR SHOP THAT FIXED MY CAR IS LOCATED IN SO. BURLINGTON, VERMONT "AUTOWORKS".

DT: 2001, CHEVROLET TAHOE. HAVING SEVERE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE PROBLEMS AT LOW SPEED, 3-5 MPH. THIS HAPPENS ON DRY PAVEMENT. WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE PEDAL STARTS TO PULSATE VIOLENTLY AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. THIS OCCURS WHEN IT IS IN TWO WHEEL DRIVE. THE TAHOE IS A 4-WHEEL ANTI LOCK. THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. HOWEVER,THEY REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ABS SYSTEM.*AK SECOND DEALER WHICH WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM REPLACED THE FRONT WHEEL ROTATION SENSORS. THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY FURTHER PROBLEMS.*SB *NM

ANTI LOCK BRAKES DID NOT HOLD AT LOW SPEED. VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TRUCK. *AK

ABS SENSOR BAD, CAUSING IMPROPER BRAKING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO NOT STOP AT SLOW SPEEDS. HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT SLOW SPEEDS. REMOVING THE ABS FUSE IS THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE MALFUNCTION SHORT OF AN OVERLY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. LIFE SAFETY ISSUE WITHOUT WORKING BRAKES. *NM