2000 Chevrolet Tahoe SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

CONTACT STATES: HER SON WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC AT 30-35 MPH WHEN VEHICLE IN FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE , AND CONTACTS SON HIT THE BRAKES BUT DID NOT STOP AND THE TRUCK JUST KEPT GOING.*AK

ABS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ENGAGE ITSELF DURING NORMAL BRAKING. THIS CONDITION CAUSED LOSS OF BRAKING OR EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK

HAD TO GET ON MY BRAKES VERY HARD WHEN THE ABS KICKED IN THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR AND THE BRAKES FAILED CAUSING ME TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. IT HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES TO ME, JUST ONE ACCIDENT FROM IT SO FAR.

THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES SEEMED TO LOSE GRIPPING POWER WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, WHEN THE CONSUMER HIT A POT HOLE THE BRAKE WOULD RELEASE UNDER MEDIUM SPEED. WEATHER CONDITION HAS NO AFFECT ON THE BRAKES. *JB

UPON STOPPING ON SLICK ROADS, THE ANTILOCK SYSTEM ACTIVATED AND THE MOTOR CONTINUES TO RUN ALL DAY, EVEN AFTER SHUTTING ENGINE OFF. HAD TO REMOVE THE MAXI FUSE TO SHUT IT OFF. I KNOW OF TWO OTHER GM TRUCKS OF THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT A COINCIDENCE. THIS IS A SMALL TOWN AND 3 VEHICLES WITH THE SAME SAFETY PROBLEMS IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY A RECALL. *NM

REAR BRAKE ROTORS ARE COMMING APART, SECTIONS OF THE ROTORS ARE MISSING. *AK

WHILE BRAKING CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM PERTAINED TO CRACKS ON ALL FOUR ROTORS. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED.

BRAKE FAILURE 2000 CHEVRO TAHOE. ORIGINALLY BELIEVED TO BE PREMATURE ENGAGEMENT OF ABS SYSTEM. FOUND DUE TO "RUSTED AND PITTED" ROTORS THAT TORE APART ALL FOUR BRAKE PADS. PREVIOUSLY (3X) ADVISED DEALERSHIP OF BRAKE PROBLEMS AND TOLD THAT "EVERYTHING WAS O.K.". SERVICE MANAGER ADVISES THIS IS A CONTINIOUS AND ONGOING COMPLAINT AND PROBLEM WITH THE GM VEHICLES (PREMATURE RUSTING AND PITTING OF ROTORS. *AK

THE ABS BRAKES ACTIVATE AT VERY LOW SPEEDS (1 - 5 MPH) ON DRY SURFACES CAUSING THE BREAKING DISTANCE TO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE. *AK

MY FRIEND DEPUTY SGT. PERKINS OF THE GARFIELD COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE DRIVES A 2000CHEVY TAHOE. AS HIS "OFFICE" FOR UP TO 18 HOURS A DAY. HE HAS HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH IT SINCE THE COUNTY PURCHASED IT AND ASSIGNED IT TO HIM. THE BRAKE SYSTEM HAS FAILED 4 TIMES SINCE THIS JANUARY ALONE. CHEVY REFUSES TO SEE THE DANGER WITH THIS. DEPUTY PERKINS' WIFE HAS FILED COMPLAINTS AS HAS DANNY HIMSELF.\ WITH ALL OF US GETTING THE SAME "IT'S TOO OLD AND YOU ARE THE ONLY ONES TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND FAILED TO DISENGAGE, EVEN WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND THE KEY WAS REMOVED, THE MODULE CONTINUED TO RUN. DEALER DIAGNOSED THE ABS MODULE HAD FAILED.*AK *TS *JB

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S ANTI-LOCK BRAKES EVERY TIME THE CONSUMER WENT TO DRIVE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WILL CUT ON. WHILE DRIVING THE ABS BRAKES ENGAGED AND WOULD NOT DISENGAGE ALTHOUGH THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS TURNED OFF AND THE KEY WAS REMOVED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS AN ABS MODULE FAILURE. *MR *CB *NLM

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON A SIDE ROAD VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND ABRUPTLY PULLEDTO THE RIGHT. VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING.BRAKE CALIPER HAD FROZE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.AK

DEALERSHIP IS TRYING TO CHARGE ME $900.00 TO REPLACE REAR PADS, EMERGENCY PAD AND NEW ROTORS. THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR INSPECTION AT 74504 MILES AND REPORTED TO ME THAT THE PADS HAD 50% USAGE. NOW 9 WEEKS LATER THEY TELL ME THAT THE ROTORS HAVE A PROBLEM OF FLAKING AND THAT CAUSED THE UNUSUALL WEAR TO THE PADS. THEY MENTIONED THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THIS OCCURENCE IN AS LITTLE AS 11,000 MILES. IF THIS IS TRUE, THERE ARE MANY VEHICLES OUT THERE THAT COULD SUFFER BRAKING PROBLEMS WITHOUT DUE NOTICE. I WANTED TO CHECK IF THIS IS IN FACT A PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES, OR IF IT IS JUST A "SCAM" BY THE DEALERSHIP TO GET ME TO BUY NEW ROTORS, OR IF I WAS MISINFORMED AT MY LAST INSPECTION AND THEY ARE TRYING TO COVER UP THEIR ERROR.*AK

PEBBLES GOT INTO BRAKES DRUMS, CAUSING THE ROTORS TO STRIP ,RESULTING IN LOST OF BRAKES POWER.*AK

MASTER CYLINDER IS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID, DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 40MPH, DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, ONLY SLIGHTLY SLOWED DOWN. WAS INFORMED BY DEALER, AFTER TAKING VEHICLE THERE, THAT PROBLEM WAS DUE TO AIR GETTING INTO BRAKE LINES AND CAUSING A LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID. DEALER BLED BRAKE LINES TO RELEASE THE AIR.*AK DEALER FOUND MASTER CYLINDER LOW DUE TO PAD WEAR, REPLACED FRONT PADS, CLEANED AND ADJUSTED REAR BRAKES AS WELL, CONSUMER ALSO ADDED THAT BRAKE WARNING LIGHT LAMP DID NOT ILLUMINATE. *TT

BRAKE SQUEL AND THUMPING/VIBRATION, VIBRATION/THUMPING WORSE WHEN TOWING SMALL JETSKI. LATEST DEALER VIST 1/08/02 STATES THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. FEEL IS AS THOUGH THE ANTI-LOCK MECHANISM IS DEPLOYING PREMATURLY. NO COMPUTER CODES OR ABS LIGHTS DURING THUMPING.*AK

HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT SOFT BRAKES SINCE THE ODOMETER READ 18000. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED AND I HAVE PAID FOR NEW FRONT BRAKES TWICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE NEW BRAKING SYSTEMS DID NOT LAST AS LONG. DEALER TOLD ME THAT IS JUST THE WAY THE NEW CARS ARE. I HAVE TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT BRAKE SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THE CAR LOOKS LIKE IT HAS 70000+ MILES ON IT WHEN IT IS LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD AND HAS 33000 MILES ON IT. IT NEEDS A COMPLETE BRAKE OVERHAUL AND IS DEEMED UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE TOTAL COST OF THE REPAIR WILL BE 1112.96

WHEN MAKING 1 OUT OF 50 TO 100 NORMAL BRAKE APPLICATIONS VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. CONSUMER WILL PRESS HARDER WHICH WILL ACTIVATE ABS. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER 3 TIMES . DEALER REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER, BUT DEFECT HAS REOCCURRED . TSB HAD BEEN ISSUED WHICH STATED DEFECT WAS NORMAL.*AK THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A DELAY IN BRAKE REACTION ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE PROBLEM OCCURS AT SPEEDS OF 25-35 MPH CAUSE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AT TIMES DUE TO INTERNAL FAILURE. *YH

BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, WARPED FRONT ROTORS CONTINUOUSLY. *AK

THE SERVICE DEPARTMENTS INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAD REPLACED APPROXIMATELY 6 OTHER CHEVROLET SPORTS/UTILITY VEHICLES (IE TAHOE OR TRUCK) ABS MODULES, AND BELIEVED THAT THE MODULES SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. THIS IS A FAIRLY SMALL DEALERSHIP. CHEVROLET DISMISSED MY REPORT BECAUSE THE TRUCK AND TAHOE WERE DIFFERENT MODELS. HOWEVER, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THE TAHOE/SUBURBAN AND TRUCKS ARE THE SAME BASIC VEHICLE, EXCEPT FOR THE CHASIS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING BRAKES STARTED MAKING NOISE. HAD NOT CONTACT DEALER. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR.THE ABS SYSTEM APPEARED TO BE IN OPERATION.THE ACCIDENT STOPPED VEHICLE.*AK