1999 Chevrolet Tahoe SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

The contact's wife owns a 1999 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact stated while driving at a low rate of speed, an abnormal, grinding noise began to emit from the brake pedal upon depression without warning. The contact had to pump the brake pedal as the pedal depressed to the floorboard before coming to a complete stop. The contact then took the vehicle to an independent mechanic who informed him that the failure was a known issue with this model vehicle. The mechanic informed him that the vehicle might be under recall. The contact then called a local dealer where he was informed that there were no recalls on the vehicle. The manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 275,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT WAS APPROACHING A TRAFFIC STOP AT 5 MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. A LOUD NOISE THEN EMITTED AS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LUNGE FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED, INCLUDING THE ROTORS. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WAS ALSO DISABLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 08/20/13*LJ

THE METAL BRAKE LINE THAT RUNS ALONG THE FRAME. WHERE IT GOES UP AND OVER THE REAR AXLE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. IT RUSTED OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I WAS TURNING INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. LUCKILY MY DRIVE GOES UP A SMALL INCLINE SO I COASTED IT UP THE HILL BY BARELY GIVING IT ANY GAS AND STOPPED IT BY MY HOUSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHILE DECELERATING, THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL SHUTTERING NOISE, CAUSING AN INCREASE IN STOPPING TIME AND DISTANCE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTI-LOCK). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 217,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 220,000. UPDATED03/15/12 *BF UPDATED 05/11/12

BRAKE LINES RUSTED, LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID, BRAKE FAILURE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC...VERIFIED BY WASTLERS AUTO IN MD. *TR

BOUGHT VEHICLE USED FROM GM DEALER JAN 2003. IN SEPT 2007, THIS GM DEALER REPLACED LEFT FRONT HUB ASSY DUE TO ABS STOPPING PROBLEMS UNDER 10 MPH CHARGING ME $605 (VEHICLE HAD 95,000 MILES). IN DEC 2011, AT 151,000 MILES THE VEHICLE AGAIN HAD ABS STOPPED PROBLEMS UNDER 10 MPH. THIS TIME REPAIRS REQUIRED FROM ANOTHER GM DEALER WERE REPLACEMENT OF TWO NEW FRONT ABS SENSORS CHARGING ME $340. BOTH DEALERS STATED NOT COVERED UNDER NHTSA 05V379000. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 4 MPH, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND WHEEL BEARING HUBS WERE REPLACED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TRYING TO DECELERATE AT LOW SPEEDS, THE BRAKES WOULD EXHIBIT A LOUD NOISE AND THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED BY A DEALER OR MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 155,000.

I HAVE CHEVY TAHOE 1999,WHILE TRAVELING IN LOW SPEED ABOUT 20 MILES PER HOUR,I NEEDED TO STOP BEHIND CARS STOPPING IN FRONT OF ME FOR RED SIGNAL. I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT FELT SOFT, BRAKING POWER WAS WEEK AND EVENTUALLY I HID THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. FORTUNATELY NO INJURY. I HAD MY SUV CHECKED AND TO MY SURPRISE, I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT MY TAHOE HAS RUPTURED BREAK LINE DU TO COMPLETE RUST IN ALL THE BREAK LINES. TO ME THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY MATTER,AND AS I HEAR IT IS VERY COMMON WITH GM TRUCKS . CONSIDERING THE SIZE AND MASS OF MY SUV I COULD BE INVOLVE IN FATAL ACCIDENT COMPROMISING LIFE OF MANY PEOPLES. *TR

ABS ACTIVATED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS ON OCTOBER 17, 2010 ON MY 1999 CHEVY TAHOE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ABS ACTIVATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHIN THE FIRST 5 MINUTES OF DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE ASSESSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

BRAKE LINE TO REAR AXLE CORRODED AND RUPTURED ON 1999 CHEVY TAHOE. RUPTURE OCCURRED WHERE THE BRAKE LINE PASSES BELOW THE FUEL TANK SUPPORT STRAP ATTACHMENT POINT. MY SON WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND GET HOME SAFELY WITH NO REAR BRAKES, BUT WAS SCARED AS A RESULT. I HAVE JUST FINISHED REPLACING THE BRAKE LINE FROM THE ABS MODULE ALL THE WAY TO THE REAR AXLE AS A RESULT OF WIDE SPREAD CORROSION AND STRUCTURAL WEAKNESS IN THE LINE. I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE TWO FUEL LINES THAT PASS THROUGH THE SAME AREA AS THE BRAKE LINE FOR EXCESSIVE CORROSION AS WELL. I HAVE THE OLD PARTS. *TR

EXPERIENCE UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS THIS CAN CAUSE INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING LOW-SPEED BRAKE APPLICATIONS, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. *TR

WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED AT SPEEDS OF 5MPH OR LESS THE ABS ACTIVATES CAUSING TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR ANTICIPATED STOPPING DISTANCE. *TR

WENT BACK OUT TO MY 1999 TAHOE TO LEAVE A CVS...BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND HAD NO BRAKES. BRAKE LINE FEEDING THE REAR WAS RUSTED AND BROKE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED AND ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE RESPONDED AS IF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WAS ENGAGED. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SPEED SENSOR ON THE WHEELS MAY HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FAILURE WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE SERVICE BRAKE RECALL FOR THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ON THE 2000-2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE UNDER CAMPAIGN NUMBER 05V379000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

ABS ENGAGES ON MY CHEVROLET TAHOE AS I COME TO A STOP, PREVENTING ME TO STOP IN A REASONABLY EXPECTED DISTANCE. I HAVE A 1999 TAHOE THAT SEEMS TO HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM ADDRESSED BY NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 05V37900, GM RECALL NUMBER 05068. THE PROBLEM OCCURS EVERY TIME I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. AS THE VEHICLE SLOWS TO 1 OR 2 MPH THE ABS ENGAGES AND INCREASES THE STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND REGISTERED AND USED IN NEW YORK FROM NEW TILL PRESENT. NEW YORK IS ONE OF THE SALT BELT STATES THAT IS COVERED IN THE RECALL LISTED ABOVE. I HAVE CONTACTED GM AND THEY TOLD ME THE RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO MY PARTICULAR TAHOE. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN 1998 . THE REP AT GM COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL..THE VEHICLE WAS LOOKED AT BY A GM MECHANIC. HE SAID THE SENSORS WOULD HAVE TO BE REMOVED, CLEANED, ANTI-RUST MATERIAL APPLIED, AND REPLACED. THE WORK HAS NOT BEEN DONE YET. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH IN REVERSE, THE BRAKES FAILED. SHE HAD TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL GEAR AND APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ADDED BRAKE FLUID TO THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, IT CONTINUED TO LEAK OUT OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO CORROSION IN THE BRAKE LINE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 52,600.

MY 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE HAS HAD AN ONGOING BRAKE PROBLEM FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT IT. THE BRAKES SEEM TO APPLY THEMSELVES DURING NORMAL DRIVING. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE TWO SETS OF TIRES AND TWO SETS OF FRONT BRAKE PADS IN LESS THAN 50000 MILES. SOMETIMES WHEN I SMELL SOMETHING GETTING HOT WHILE DRIVING I WILL STOP AND FEEL THE FRONT WHEELS. THEY WILL BE SO HOT THAT I CANNOT TOUCH THEM. THEN THE OTHER DAY I HAD TO MAKE A PANIC STOP AND THE ANTI LOCK SYSTEM DID NOT WORK AND THE WHOLE CAR SHUDDERED AND SHOOK AND I THOUGHT FOR SURE I WOULD HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER AS I AM ON LIMITED INCOME AND CANNOT AFFORD A LARGE EXPENSE. I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THE PROBLEMS WITH THESE CARS FOR YEARS HOPING THAT GM WOULD FINALLY ISSUE A RECALL. THE TIRE DEALER THAT INSTALLED THE LAST SET OF TIRES TOLD ME THAT THE TIRES FAILED BECAUSE OF THE FRONT WHEELS GETTING SO HOT. BECAUSE OF THIS I HAVE PUT VERY FEW MILES ON THE CAR AND DO NOT DRIVE IT OVER 50 MPH. I STILL HAVE THE TIRES FROM THE REAR BUT THREW AWAY THE ONES FROM THE FRONT BECAUSE OF THE DAMAGE TO THEM. *TR

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE ACTIVATION UNDER 5 MILES PER HOUR. CALL CHEVROLET, SAID VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL 05V379000 DUE TO BEING ONE MODEL YEAR PRIOR TO THE RECALL. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM ON MY MODEL YEAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WAS ACTIVATING UNEXPECTEDLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN HE INCREASED THE STOPPING DISTANCE DURING LOW-SPEED BRAKE APPLICATIONS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK); THEREFORE, HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,758. UPDATED 3/5/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT LOW SPEED APPLICATIONS AND CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. UPDATED 03/10/09. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. IN AN ATTEMPT TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES AT 10 MPH, THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES NORMALLY, WHICH RESULTED IN LESS BRAKING DISTANCE. WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS IN A PARKING LOT, THE ABS REMAINED ACTIVATED AND MADE A GRINDING SOUND. A LOCAL MECHANIC DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK); HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 166,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 168,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 10-15 MPH, THE ABS ENGAGES AUTOMATICALLY WHENEVER THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE FAILS TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP UNLESS THE DRIVER SLAMS ON THE BRAKES. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. HE THEN FOUND AN INVESTIGATION (ACTION NUMBER PE05020) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO NUMEROUS PLACES. SOME REPAIR SHOPS WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY FAILURES INITIALLY; HOWEVER, WHEN HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE, THE DIAGNOSTIC REVEALED THAT THE WHEEL HUB SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER SAFETY DEFECT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 200,000. UPDATED 2/209 *CN UPDATED 02/04/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ENGAGE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON DRY PAVEMENT AND CAUSED THE BRAKES TO FAIL. THROUGH RESEARCH, HE DISCOVERED A RECALL ON THE 2000 MODELS (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE RECALL WAS EXTENDED TO SOME 1999 MODELS; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED, EVEN THOUGH HE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 166,000. UPDATED 07/08/08. *BF

AT SLOW SPEEDS, THE ABS ACTIVATES ON DRY PAVEMENT AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *TR