2002 Chevrolet Tahoe Complaint Log

HIT A TREE ON ENTIRE PASS SIDE AND NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *TR

2002 TAHOE LT WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON TWO LANE ROAD WHEN RIGHT FRONT TIRE HIT SOFT SHOULDER. CAR LEFT ROAD AND TRAVELED ABOUT 200 FEET BEFORE HITTING A POWER POLE. CAR STRUCK POLE JUST BEHIND LEFT FRONT TIRE. IMPACT SHEARED THE POLE OFF AND THE CAR ROLLED ONTO DRIVER'S SIDE, THEN SLID ABOUT ANOTHER THIRTY TO FIFTY FEET. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER STRUCK FACE ON STEERING WHEEL, CUTTING FOREHEAD AND RECEIVED OTHER FACIAL INJURIES. LEFT LEG WAS BROKEN IN FOUR PLACES AND DRIVER WAS PINNED IN CAR FOR ONE AN ONE HALF HOURS. THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. AND CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT'S HEAD STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL AND HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SPINAL CORD AND NECK INJURIES. THE DOCTOR X-RAYED THE CONTACT AND DIAGNOSED HIM WITH BURNING PARESTHEGIC, HYPER-ESTHESIA, AND CENTRAL CORD SYNDROME. THE CONTACT WAS RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL TWO DAYS AFTER THE CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 285,000.

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE WANDERS LEFT AND RIGHT AND ABS LIGHT APPEARS. CODES ARE "ERRATIC WHEEL SPEED" MECHANIC DIAGNOSED FRONT WHEEL HUBS WORN AND MUST BE REPLACED UNKNOWN IF COVERED BY POSSIBLE RECALL DUE TO UNABLE TO FIND PART NUMBER. ALSO WHILE TURNING LEFT AND RIGHT A "KNOCKING CLUNKING" NOISE IS HEARD FROM FRONT SUSPENSIONS. MECHANIC DIAGNOSED WORN IDLER ARMS AFTER BEING REPLACED WITH OEM. THIS CAN LEAD TO LOSS OF STEERING CAUSING ACCIDENT OR INJURY. ALSO PREMATURE WEAR OF REAR BRAKES COMPARED TO FRONT BRAKES. MECHANIC CANNOT DIAGNOSE AND DEALER CANNOT DIAGNOSE. *TR

HEADING HOME FROM FIREWORKS SHOW WITH 3 CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. APPLIED THE BRAKES IN OUR DRIVEWAY... NOTHING, STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I HAVE DELIVERED MAIL SINCE 2000 (NOT IN THIS VEHICLE ), I HAVE HAD MY SHARE OF BRAKE PROBLEMS. THIS COMPLETE FAILURE OF BRAKES WAS THE WORST I HAD EVER EXPERIENCED. IF IT WERE NOT FOR QUICK THINKING AND MY HUSBAND'S ACTIONS, WE WOULD HAVE PLOWED HEAD ON INTO OUR HOME. I HATE TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF WE COULD NOT STOP AT THE 5 INTERSECTIONS ON THE WAY HOME. BOTH BRAKE LINES BLEW, RUST, CORROSION AND NOW UNTOLD AMOUNTS OF STORIES JUST LIKE OURS. I HAVE ALWAYS DRIVEN CHEVROLET VEHICLES. NOT ANYMORE! IF I HAVE TO TOW THIS BEAST TO THE DEALERSHIP TO UNLOAD IT, I WILL. I WILL GO TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND BUY A TOYOTA. THEY CAN HAVE THIS MESS THAT THEY CREATED. 5 LIVES WERE AT RISK LAST NIGHT. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

I WAS DELIVERING AN SOME WENT WRONG WITH MY WHEEL ON MY TRUCK.. MY TIRE CAME OFF.AN MY TRUCK LOCK UP.AN MY TRUCK ROLL 6 TIMES....MY TIRE ON THE BACK DRIVER SIDE WAS GONE ... *TR

UN-EXPECTANT FAILURE OF CORRODED BRAKE LINE WIFE WAS OPERATING A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE ON A 4 LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. WHEN APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION, THE LIGHT TURNED RED AND WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL ??WENT TO THE FLOOR?? AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STOPPED BEFORE ENTERING THE INTERSECTION. WIFE KEPT PRESSURE ON THE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE FINALLY CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP APPROXIMATELY 50 YARDS BEYOND THE INTERSECTION. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING LOT A SHORT DISTANCE LATER. FIGURING THE VEHICLE TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS FROM FIRST APPLYING THE BRAKES UNTIL THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. UPON INSPECTION, DETERMINED THAT ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES RUPTURED JUST BELOW THE DRIVER??S SIDE DOOR. THE LINE THAT RUPTURED WAS VERY CORRODED IN THE VICINITY OF THE RUPTURE. ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES IN THE VICINITY OF THE RUPTURE ALSO APPEAR TO BE VERY CORRODED. PLANS ARE TO REPLACE ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES. HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX WHERE ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES FAILED UN-EXPECTANTLY DUE TO CORROSION. ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES ON THE GRAND PRIX WERE ALSO REPLACED AT THE TIME OF REPAIR. BOTH VEHICLES ARE/WERE WELL MAINTAINED AND GARAGED. *TR

I WAS OUT OF TOWN TO VISIT FAMILY AND AS I WAS TURNING INTO A STREET AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY BRAKES WENT SOFT AND I HAD DIFFICULTY STOPPING. AT FIRST I THOUGHT WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS THING BUT AS I GOT CLOSER TO A FRIENDS HOUSE THE BRAKES NO LONGER WORKED I HAD TO PUSH IT TO FLOOR TO SLOW DOWN. I WAS SO PETRIFIED I PULLED OVER AND WAITS FOR SOME FRIENDS TO PICK ME UP. I HAD TO STAY AN EXTRA DAY TO WAIT TO A SHOP TO OPEN. THE MECHANICS STATED I LOSS 2 BRAKE LINES AND 2 CALIBERS ALMOST 700 I HAD TO PAY WITH NO CHOICE SINCE I HAD TO GO HOME AND WORK THE SAME DAY. THIS WAS VERY UPSETTING AND COST ME TONS OF MONEY I DON'T EVEN HAVE. THIS PROBLEM CAME WITH NO WARNING WHAT SO EVER. *TR

THE BRAKE LINE ON MY 2002 CHEVY TAHOE BUSTED WHILE STOPPED AT A BUSY INTERSECTION JUNE 2014. THE BRAKE PEDDLE WAS DEPRESSED AFTER A NORMAL STOP WHEN ALL PRESSURE WENT AWAY AND I BEGAN ROLLING FORWARD INTO THE INTERSECTION BEFORE PUSHING THE BRAKE FIRMLY TO THE FLOOR TO HALT THE VEHICLE. UPON PULLING OVER I DISCOVERED A LEAK IN THE LINE MID-BODY OF THE VEHICLE AND A EMPTY BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I DISCOVERED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM GM REFUSES TO FIX. THE SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED ON FEBRUARY 14TH 2015 WHEN STOPPING AT ANOTHER INTERSECTION WHICH I ALMOST WENT THROUGH. I AGAIN DISCOVERED A BREAK IN THE LINE AT ROUGHLY IN THE SAME SPOT. THE SHOP TOLD ME THE ABS HAD RUSTED THROUGH. *TR

THE BRAKE LINES ON THIS TRUCK (AND EVERY OTHER GM TRUCK THIS ERA) ARE RUSTED BEYOND BELIEF!!! I FIX THEM AND FIX THEM AND FIX THEM - I'M TRYING TO DO THEM ALL BUT I DO NOT HAVE THE FUNDS...THIS TIME THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE GROUND AND THE TRUCK KEPT GOING. HAD A CHOICE, HIT A STOPPED SCHOOL BUS OR HIT A TREE. I CHOSE THE TREE. NOT MUCH DAMAGE, BUT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE!!! I'VE SEEN MANY MANY POSTS ONLINE WITH PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS ISSUE - I GO TO THE PARTS STORE AND THEY STOCK THE BULK LINE AND FITTINGS AND KNOW THE SIZE FOR GM TRUCKS BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS SO COMMON - ITS CRAZY THAT GM PUT SUCH FERROUS METAL IN THESE TRUCK BRAKE LINES. I OWN CARS MUCH OLDER AND WITH MANY MORE MILES AND THERE ARE NO ISSUES. SAME GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION, SAME ROADS, SAME PARKING - DIFFERENT RESULTS. HMMMM....ITS OBVIOUS THEY USED CHEAP INFERIOR CRAPPY LINES THAT HAVE NOT STOOD THE TEST OF TIME. THE PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR IS ABSURD! NO FAILSAFES? AND THE ANTILOCK BRAKE MECHANISM (VALVES/ELECTRONICS) ARE LOCATED IN A SPOT ON THE FRAME THAT WAS INSTALLED BEFORE THE BODY WAS MATED TO THE CHASSIS! GREAT!!! HOW THE HECK DO YOU FIX IT? IM THINKING OF CUTTING A HOLE IN THE FLOOR ABOVE IT AND WELDING IT BACK IN! THIS IS CRAZY...A RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN PLACE YEARS AGO. *TR

BRAKE LINE LOCATED BETWEEN THE BRAKE CONTROL MODULE AND THE REAR AXLE RUPTURED ABOVE THE FUEL TANK DURING A STOP FROM 45MPH FOR A STOP LIGHT CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO VEER INTO THE RIGHT HAND TURN LANE AND ULTIMATELY TURNED INTO THE CROSS TRAFFIC PATTERN. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC AT THE TIME SO THERE WAS NO CRASH. IT IS ALSO FORTUNATE THAT I WAS PULLING A TRAILER WITH BRAKES TO AID IN MY STOPPING OR IT MAY HAVE BEEN WORSE. *TR

BRAKE LINE BURST FROM BEING SO RUSTY, UNABLE TO STOP IN TIME, WAS ABLE TO VEER OFF TO SIDE TO AVOID COLLISION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS FAULTY AND MALFUNCTIONED. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

I TOOK MY CAR IN TO GET IT SERVICED AS WELL AS HAVE THE DEALERSHIP CHEEK THE BRAKES. I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL STATING THAT ALONG WITH THE REAR BRAKES ON THE CAR, THE PARKING/EMERGENCY BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL BECAUSE THEY WERE HAVING METAL ON METAL CONTACT. I THOUGHT IT WAS ODD THAT THE PARKING BRAKES NEED TO BE FIXED CONSIDERING I HAVE NEVER USED THEM BEFORE. THE DEALERSHIP FINISHED UP WITH THE CAR AND WHEN I GOT IT BACK, I BEGAN TO NOTICE SOME TUGGING GOING ON WHEN I WOULD BE DRIVING THROUGH TOWN OR ANYWHERE REALLY. IT FELT AS IF I WAS PULLING A TRAILER OR BOAT WHEN I WAS NOT. AFTER A FEW DAYS I NOTICED THAT THE TUGGING SENSATION HAD BEGAN TO DIE DOWN. IT WAS THEN THAT I READ THE PARKING BRAKES FOR THIS MODEL WERE SOMEHOW RECEIVING SOME TYPE OF CONTACT THAT CAUSED THEM TO WEAR DOWN VERY RAPIDLY. I PROCEEDED TO FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE MANUAL ON HOW TO SET THE PARKING BRAKE, CONSIDERING I HAD NEVER USED IT, AND WHEN I FINISHED ALL THE STEPS REQUIRED, MY CAR PROCEEDED TO ROLL BACKWARDS DOWN THE VERY SLIGHT INCLINE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND BROUGHT THE CAR BACK IN FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT. TURNS OUT, I NEED NEW HUBS ALONG WITH A NEW SET OF PARKING BRAKE PADS AND A FEW OTHER THINGS IN ORDER FOR THE PROBLEM TO BE CORRECTED. IT ANGERS ME THAT GM HAS NOT ISSUED ANY SORT OF STATEMENT TO OWNERS INFORMING THEM ABOUT THE ISSUE. NOR HAVE THEY ISSUED ANY SORT OF RECALL ON THE MATTER. MY PARENTS BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW BACK IN 2002 AND DROVE IT BEFORE I DID. THEY NEVER USED THE PARKING BRAKE EITHER. MY BROTHER WHO DRIVES A SILVERADO OF THE SAME YEAR ALSO HAS HAD ISSUES WITH THE PARKING BRAKE NOT WORKING. THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF THE PARKING BRAKE FAILING AT 25,000 MILES FOR SOME INDIVIDUALS. THERE IS NO TELLING WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE FIRST WENT OUT ON MY CAR, BUT IT HAS BEEN NOT FUNCTIONING FOR A WHILE FROM WHAT I CAN GATHER FROM THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

WHEN I WAS PULL A TRAILER DOWN TO A RED LIGHTS MY BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR AND HAD SWERVE TO NOT HIT THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME I GOT IT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROOD THEN THE BRAKE LIGHT CAM ON IT SCARED THE HELL OUT OF ME MY DAUGHTER WAS NOT WITH ME SHE IS TWO IF SOME THING HAPPENED IT WOULD HAVE DEVASTATED ME OR HURT SOME ONE I WAS PULLING A TRAILER THAT 1000 TRACTOR. *TR

I RAN OUT OF GAS ON THE FREEWAY GOING 65 MPH WITH MY 5 YEAR OLD SON IN THE CAR. APPARENTLY WHEN A CHEVY TAHOE RUNS OUT OF GAS IT SHUTS DOWN THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM INCLUDING POWER STEERING AS WELL. I'M UNSURE OF THIS ------> BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THE BRAKES ARE AFFECTED TOO. I HAD A VERY DIFFICULT TIME MERGING OVER TO THE RIGHT HAND SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY (I HAD TO CROSS THREE LANES AND MERGE WITH ON-RAMP TRAFFIC), GIVEN THAT I HAD VERY LITTLE STEERING CONTROL AND HAD TO USE AS MUCH MOMENTUM AS I ALREADY HAD TO GET OFF THE ROAD TO SAFETY, WITHOUT BEING HIT BY SOMEONE TRAVELING OVER 50MPH. PLUS OTHER CARS WERE NOT LETTING ME OVER. I CAN SEE THIS BECOMING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. GM JUST RECALLED A BUNCH OF TAHOE YEARS FOR THIS ISSUE BUT NOT MY YEAR (2002). I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM ADDRESS THIS ISSUE IN MY VEHICLE, BUT RIGHT NOW THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THERE ARE "CURRENTLY NO RECALLS ON [MY] VEHICLE" AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO DIAGNOSE/FIX THIS PROBLEM. ALSO WHEN I FIRST GOT MY CAR IN 2009 I WAS WAITING IN LINE TO BOARD A FERRY BOAT IN WASHINGTON STATE, AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, HAD THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, I THOUGHT I WOULD "COAST" DOWN THE RAMP, THIS IS WHEN I FIRST LEARNED THAT THIS MAKE/MODEL DOES NOT STEER OR BRAKE PROPERLY WHEN THE ENGINE IS OFF/DEAD. THERE WAS NO INCIDENT AT THIS TIME BECAUSE I WAS ONLY GOING 5 MPH BUT I DEFINITELY FELT THAT I DID NOT HAVE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

AT LOW SPEED THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ARE ACTIVATING FOR NO REASON. THIS VEHICLE WAS PART OF THE RECALL PERFORMED IN 2006. THE ISSUES HAVE RETURNED AND THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT SUPPORT ANY REPAIRS UNLESS I PAY FOR THEM. THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED AT 36,000 MILES THE VEHICLE HAS 95,000 ON IT NOW. *TR

EA11001 BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY WENT TO THE FLOOR DURING BRAKING, HIT POLE. REPAIR CENTER SHOWED ME A BATCH OF RUSTED BRAKE LINES ENTERING THE ABS BOX UNDERNEATH THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. THERE WAS FLUID LEAKING FROM THAT GROUP OF LINES, FOUR OF THEM TOGETHER. SEARCHING THE INTERNET, I HAVE FOUND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS AND NEWS SHOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND YET, YOU HAVE DONE LITTLE. WHY ? I HAVE TWO OF THESE VEHICLES GREY [XXX] AND GREEN [XXX] AND THEY BOTH HAVE THIS ISSUE! - WTF ? AND THEY DO NOT WORK WITH 1/2 THE SYSTEM AS STATED IN EA11001 - THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR! THIS IS SEVERELY DANGEROUS! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

EA11001 BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY WENT TO THE FLOOR DURING BRAKING, HIT POLE. REPAIR CENTER SHOWED ME A BATCH OF RUSTED BRAKE LINES ENTERING THE ABS BOX UNDERNEATH THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. THERE WAS FLUID LEAKING FROM THAT GROUP OF LINES, FOUR OF THEM TOGETHER. SEARCHING THE INTERNET, I HAVE FOUND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS AND NEWS SHOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND YET, YOU HAVE DONE LITTLE. WHY ? I HAVE TWO OF THESE VEHICLES GREY [XXX] AND GREEN [XXX] AND THEY BOTH HAVE THIS ISSUE! - WTF ? AND THEY DO NOT WORK WITH 1/2 THE SYSTEM AS STATED IN EA11001 - THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR! THIS IS SEVERELY DANGEROUS! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WAS DRIVING IN THE BUSINESS DISTRICT WHEN PUMP FAILED. ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHICH ALSO SHUT DOWN POWER BRAKES AND STEERING. GAS GUAGE SHOWED EMPTY ALTHOUGH TANK WAS HALF FULL. HAD TO HAVE THE UNIT TOWED INTO DEALERSHIP WHERE PUMP WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $1203.84. THIS WAS THE SECOND FAILURE OF THE GAS TANK PUMP. FIRST REPLACEMENT WAS I BELIEVE IN THE FALL OF 2005 SHORTLY AFTER THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AT A COST OF SLIGHTLY LESS THAN $1000.00. MILEAGE WOULD HAVE BEEN BETWEEN 35 & 40,000. DON"T HAVE THE TICKET FOR THIS BUT I BELIEVE I CAN GET IT. HAVE TALKED WITH OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. IF YOU HAVE PICKUP CAN BE CHANGED CHEAPER AS THEY REMOVE THE PICKUP BOX. IN BOTH INSTANCES I WAS TRAVELING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED SO THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES WAS NOT CATISTROPHIC. *TR

COMING TO A STOP THE BRAKES KIND OF SLIPPED AND CAR WOULD NOT STOP AS IT SHOULD. ABS LIGHT ALSO CAME ON. AND ALSO MADE A GRINDING NOISE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,273.

WHILE COMING TO A STOP SIGN, I BEGAN TO PRESS ON THE BRAKE AS I WAS STOPPING MY BRAKE PEDAL STARTED TO VIBRATE. CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO SKID JUST PAST THE STOP SIGN. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON IF MY ABS LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD IS OFF, MY BRAKING IS OK. BUT WHEN THE ABS WARNING LIGHT IS NOT ON I GET THAT VIVRATIING FEELING ON MY BRAKE PEDAL JUST WHEN I'M ABOUT TO COME TO A FULL STOP, KINDA LIKE PULSATING. I BEEN SEARCHING IN THE INTERNET ABOUT CASES LIKE THIS AND THERE ARE RECALLS, I NEED TO KNOW HOW CAN I INCLUDE MY VEHICLE IN THE RECALL. THE AREA THAT I LIVE IN IS REALLY CLOSE TO THE OCEAN. *TR

TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 187,000. RK UPDATED 04/17/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. UPDATED 05/20/14

I WAS DRIVING DOWN MY STREET DOING 20 MPH WHEN I CAME TO A RED LIGHT AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR ENABLING ME TO STOP. AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKES I REALIZED THAT I COULDN'T SLOW DOWN THIS IS WHEN I USED MY EMERGENCY BRAKES. AFTER MAKING A U-TURN TO COME BACK TO MY HOME, I LOOKED UNDER THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE AND SEEN THAT THE LINE WAS LEAKING AND IT WAS ALL RUSTEED. I WAS TERRIFIED BECAUSE I HAD MY 7 WEEK OLD DAUGHTER IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME. THEN I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT I WAS NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TESTING THE PARKING BRAKE AT 6000 RPMS OR HIGHER, THE BRAKE WOULD NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE IN PLACE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IF HE NEEDED TO APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH OR HIGHER, THE BRAKES WOULD FAIL. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN TO THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 176,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN HWY 308 IN BELLE ROSE LA AND THE TRUCK STALLED OUT WHEN I PUT MY BRIGHT LIGHTS ON ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD CAME ON AND THEN THE TRUCK JUST SHUT OFF!! MY STEERING WHEEL DON'T LOCK I HAVE TO TURN THE WHEEL AND HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL AT THE SAME TIME TO START THE TRUCK AND SOME TIMES IT DON'T EVEN START. *TR

IT STARTED ON OCT. 15, 2013, I WENT OUTSIDE O START MY TRUCK AND IT WOULD NOT START I HAD TO GET A JUMP FOR IT TO TURN OVER. IT HAPPENS EVERYDAY. I REPLACED THE BATTERY AS WELL AS THE STARTER RECENTLY. I HAVE TO PUT IT ON CHARGE EVERY OTHER NIGHT SINCE SOMETHING IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS CAUSING IT TO DRAIN. I HAVE YET TO FIND OUT WHAT. THERE IS NOTHING LEFT ON AT NIGHT OR WHEN I PARK IT DURING THE DAY. I AM TRYING TO FIND OUT IF THERE IS A POSSIBLE WIRING ISSUE THAT IS CAUSING SOMETHING TO KICK BACK ON & RUN WHEN IT IS NOT STARTED. I HAVE HEARD OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE FOR THE SAME YEAR TAHOE THAT I HAVE; BUT THERE SEEMS TO BE NO ONE ADDRESSING IT. *TR

PREPARED TO LEAVE THE HOUSE, STEPPED ON THE BRAKES TO PUT IN GEAR AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. HAD TOWED TO DEALER WHERE WAS INFORMED ALL BRAKE LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION FAILURE. THERE WAS NO WARNING, NO FLUID ON THE GROUND, JUST SUDDEN CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. COST $2300.00 DUE TO BODY HAVING TO BE LIFTED FROM FRAME. NOW, A FEW MONTHS LATER FUEL LINES HAVE SUDDENLY FAILED FOR THE SAME REASON, I.E.: LOW GRADE CHEAPLY MADE STEEL USED IN HIGH CORROSION AREA. AGAIN THE BODY LIFT REQUIRED, ESTIMATED COST $2300.00. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, HE APPLIED THE BRAKE AND THE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DECELERATE AND THERE WAS AN EXTREME INCREASE IN STOPPING TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES SUFFERED FROM SEVERE CORROSION AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 134,000. ..UPDATED 10-22-13*BF

WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEED AND COMING TO A STOP THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND THE BRAKES SLIP AND GRIND WHERE IT TAKES TWICE AS LONG TO STOP THE CAR. I HAVE HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT AND WAS TOLD ALL PADS AND ROTORS ARE FINE ALSO TOLD IT COULD POSSIBLY BE A PROBLEM WITH THE THE ABS SYSTEM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A 2 LANE ROAD IN MILLERSVILLE MARYLAND, I HIT MY BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD NO BRAKES. I WAS ABLE TO AVOID OTHER VEHICLES AND MADE A TURN ONTO ANOTHER ROAD THAT HAD AN INCLINE. THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED. I LOOKED AROUND THE VEHICLE AND SAW THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT A DRIVER'S SIDE REAR BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND LEAKED BRAKE FLUID . I WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY NOT TO HAVE CRASHED MYSELF OR INJURED OTHER DRIVERS. VERY, VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

I WAS TOWING A 4200 LBS TRAVEL TRAILER LEAVING FOR A VACATION TRIP. WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A HILL THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. NEAR TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. I APPLIED THE EMERGENCY TRAILER BRAKE AND USED LOW GEAR TO STOP. I JUST AVOIDED HITTING A STOPPED CAR IN THE INTERSECTION IN FRONT OF ME DUE TO THE TRAFFIC LIGHT BEING RED. I BROUGHT MY 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE LS TO MAVIS TIRE. THEY SHOWED ME THE BRAKE LINES UNDER THE TRUCK. ALL FOUR LINES WERE ROTTED OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR A COST OF AROUND $1300.00 IF THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH 1998-2004 GM FULL SIZE SUV'S AND PICK-UP'S, OTHER OWNERS BETTER BEWARE! *TR

IN THE PAST MONTH I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE LINES ON MY 2002 CHEVY TAHOE. THE VEHICLE IS ORIGINALLY FROM MICHIGAN AND I KNOW THINGS RUST THERE, BUT THIS IS RIDICULOUS! DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND NO WARNING OR WARNING LIGHT. THE PEDAL JUST GOES DOWN TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT ANY RESISTANCE AND WHEN THE FLUID IS OUT THEN ON ONLY THEN DOES THE BRAKE LIGHT WARNING COME ON. THIS PAST TIME I ENDED UP PUTTING IT IN A DITCH TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE! FROM ALL THE POSTS ON THE INTERNET I SEE THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM AND A DEFINITELY SAFETY ISSUE!!! FORTUNATELY I HAVE TAKEN DEFENSIVE DRIVING COURSES THROUGH LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING AND HAD A BIT MORE SAVVY AS TO HOW TO HANDLE THIS TYPE OF SITUATION. HOW ABOUT THE LITTLE OLD LADY THAT HAS NO IDEA WHAT TO DO??? NOW, AGAIN FOR THE THIRD TIME IT HAS TO GO INTO THE SHOP TO REPLACE FAULTY AND CORRODED BRAKE LINES!!! SHOULDN'T SOMETHING BE DONE IF THIS IS SUCH A RE-CURRING PROBLEM WITH GM AND THE CHEVY TRUCKS? *TR

BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED ON THIS VEHICLE AND MY WIFE ALMOST CRASHED BECAUSE OF THE COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING FROM ROTTEN TUBING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE BRAKES BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE COULD NOT BE STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL PERTAINING TO THE IGNITION SWITCH, HOWEVER HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 205,000.

TRAVELING AT 65MPH, WET PAVEMENT, BRAKE TO EXIT PARKWAY, BRAKES FAILED, ALMOST CRASHED, SKIDDED OFF EXIT. BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. TOOK CAR TO SHOP, BRAKE LINE RUPTURED FROM RUST, NO WARNING. *TR

NOTICED WET SPOT IN DRIVEWAY AND CHECKED TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. TURNED OUT IT WAS MAJOR LEAK FROM CORRODED BRAKE LINE; NO WARNING LIGHTS EVER CAME ON BUT BRAKE FLUID WAS ALMOST EMPTY BY THE TIME WE GOT IT TO THE MECHANIC THE NEXT MORNING. THANK GOODNESS MY HUSBAND WAS DILIGENT ENOUGH TO NOTICE THE LEAK AS WE WERE GETTING READY TO DRIVE THE 8 HOURS BACK HOME THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS AND A BRAKE FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. WE HAD THE BRAKE LINE REPAIRED AND NOW 4 WEEKS LATER, ANOTHER LEAK HAS OCCURRED AND AGAIN, NO WARNING LIGHTS HAVE COME ON. I COULD ALMOST TOLERATE THE ISSUE OF THE CORRODED LINES IF THE SENSORS ADEQUATELY TOLD ME THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT OPERATING CORRECTLY. BUT, THE FACT THAT I NOW FEEL LIKE I AM DRIVING A VEHICLE THAT MAY OR MAY NOT STOP WHEN I NEED IT TO AND HAVE NO INDICATION OF THE FAILURE BEFORE HAND IS VERY SCARY. I HAVE READ THROUGH THE COMPLAINTS, AND I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS EXPERIENCED THIS. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS HAS BEEN AN OPEN INVESTIGATION FOR 2 YEARS AND NOTHING YET HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT THIS. *TR

WHILE DFRIVING MY 2002 TAHOE I WAS NEARING THE TRAFFIC INTERSECTION AND BEGAN APPLYING THE BRAKE. THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND I COULDNT STOP THE VEHICLE. I PANICKED AS AN 18 WHEELER WAS MAKING A TURN AND I WAS GOING TO HIT IT. I HIT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND NOTHING HAPPENED I SAW AN AREA WITH ALOT OF GRAVEL AND DID MY BEST TO AIM THE CAR AT THE GRAVEL. THANK GOODNESS THE 18 WHEELER SPED UP AND I BARELY SLIPPED BEHIND IT AND PUT IT IN PARK NOTHING HAPPENED BUT A GRINDING SOUND AT THAT POINT I JUST SHUT THE CAR OFF AND IT SLOWLY STOPPED. I GOT IT TOWED AND WHEN THEY JACKED IT UP THEY SAID THE BRAKE LINES WHERE COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND THE REASON WHY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DIDNT WORK WAS IT WAS RUSTED AND SNAPPED. GM NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS AS I AND MY CHILD COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THERE ARE TONS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND GM NEEDS TO STEP UP BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED! *TR

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON AN ASPHALT SURFACED FREEWAY, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD A CATASTROPHIC SIDE-WALL FAILURE AND BLEW OUT. THE FAILURE LED TO A TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BEFORE SPEED WAS REDUCED AND CONTROL WAS REGAINED. AMBIENT TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 75 DEGREES AND THE TIRE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8 MONTHS OLD WITH APPROXIMATELY 5,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

I WAS PULLING INTO A LOCAL GAS STATION AND THE ABS CAUSE ME TO NOT STOP IN TIME.. I ENDED UP HITTING THE BUILDING... CRACKING THE BRICK WORK... THE NIGHT BEFORE U NOTICE THE SAME THING... HOPPING WHEN I WAS AT A SLOW SPEED TRYING TO STOP BUT THIS WAS VERY BRIEF AND I STOPPED... I LOOKED ON LINE AND SAW THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR.. THIS DEFECT CAUSE INCREASE STOPPING DISTANCE... I THEN CALLED CHEVROLET TO SEE IF THE RECALL AFFECT MY VEHICLE, BUT THE ONLY OPEN RECALL WAS A HEAD RESTRAINT.. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL CHEVY DEALER TO GET IT FIXED, AS I WAS DRIVING THERE THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON.. THE CODE THE PULLED WAS FOR THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. THEY DID HAVE THE PART AVAILABLE DUE TO THE RECALL WHICH FIT MY VEHICLE, BUT YET MINE WAS NOT RECALLED... *TR

I STARTED TO NOTICE "MUSHINESS" IN MY BRAKE PEDAL, ESPECIALLY WHEN I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. THE VEHICLE WANTED TO PUSH OR DRIFT. I NOTICED SPOTTING ON MY CARPORT FLOOR. I EXAMINED MY BRAKE LINES AND THEY ARE VERY CORRODED, AND CONSIDERING THEY ARE STAINLESS, THEY ARE NOT HOLDING UP AND ARE FAILING PREMATURELY. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 69000 MILES ON IT. I CHECKED MY BRAKE FLUID AND IT WAS VERY LOW. ON MY WAY TO PURCHASE BRAKE FLUID, MY WARNING LIGHT FINALLY ALERTED ME TO THE LOW FLUID CONDITION. IT REQUIRED AN ENTIRE BOTTLE TO FULL THE RESERVOIR. *TR

FIRST RECALL AS: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 05V379000 I HAVE EXPERIENCED UNWANTED ANTI-LOCK BRAKE ACTIVATION DURING LOW SPEED BRAKING. THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR (2012-2013), WHICH WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH WITHOUT EVASIVE MANEUVERS AND LUCK. I HAVE CALLED CHEVROLET SEVERAL TIMES TO ASK ABOUT THE ORIGINAL RECALL, WHICH MY VEHICLE WAS A PART IN. MY VEHICLE WAS SERVICED IN THE FIRST RECALL, WHICH REQUIRES THE TECHNICIANS TO INSPECT AND CLEAN THE SPEED SENSORS. WELL I GUESS THE SENSORS HAVE BECOME DIRTY AGAIN AND SYMPTOMS ARE RECURRING (VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE "SALT BELT" AREA ITS ENTIRE LIFE). CHEVROLET WILL NOT SERVICE VEHICLE UNDER CURRENT RECALL. I STILL SEE MANY OF THESE POPULAR VEHICLES ON THE ROAD AND THINK THAT THEIR SENSORS MAY TOO BECOME DIRTY AGAIN CAUSING ACCIDENTS. I THINK THAT IT IS DUE DILIGENCE FOR CHEVROLET TO CONTINUE TO "CLEAN" THESE SENSORS SINCE THEY HAVE ISSUED A PREVIOUS RECALL AND THE ONLY FIX WAS TO "CLEAN" THE SENSOR AND SURFACE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP UNEXPECTEDLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY A DEFECT WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. 05V103000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) BUT THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER TO CONFIRM IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO TURN TO START THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE PASS LOCK FAILED TO WORK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,167.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED AN ABNORMAL TICKING. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED A BROKEN HEAD ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS. THE CONTACT STATED THE EXHAUST FUMES WERE NOT ESCAPING FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE BUT REMAINING IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

THIS DEFECT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN DEATH IF IT HAD NOT HAPPEN IN A PARKING LOT AT SLOW SPEED. NO WARNING LIGHTS OR OTHER INDICATORS, BRAKE LINES TO THE FRONT OF ABS UNIT BURST WHICH RESULTED IN TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING. *TR

DEALER INSPECTION OF BRAKE TUBES (LINES) INDICATE MASSIVE CORROSION. DEALER RECOMMENDS COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF ALL BRAKE LINES AND POSSIBLY CALIPERS DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE HE DISCOVERED THAT BRAKE FLUID WOULD LEAK FROM THE VEHICLE WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,419.