2002 Chevrolet Tahoe SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. DURING A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE THE DEALER COMPLETED THE REPAIRS REFERENCED IN RECALL# 05V379000(SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). AFTER THE REPAIRS THE BRAKES LOCKED. HE NOTIFIED THE DEALER, AND A TECHNICIAN REPAIRED THE RECALL A SECOND TIME PER THE REMEDY. HE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER AND MADE THEM AWARE THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED. A REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT BECAUSE OF HIGH MILEAGE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. THE CURRENT WAS 123,000. UPDATED 10/27/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN STOPPING AT LOW SPEEDS THE BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATED AND MADE A RUMBLING SOUND. AT TIMES, IT WOULD TAKE LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE ABS WHEEL SPEED SENSORS WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 10/29/09.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN 2001. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND ENGAGING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP; HOWEVER, AFTER APPLYING EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, HE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THE BRAKE LINE HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING $600 TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LINE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 36,000. UPDATED 10/29/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED TO REPLACED ALL THE BRAKE LINES WILL COST$ 2,500. UPDATED 10/29/09.*JB

FAILURE OF ABS SPEED SENSORS CAUSES UNEXPECTED INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. SAME SYMPTOMS AS NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000. OCCURS NEARLY EVERY TIME YOU ATTEMPT TO STOP AT A SLOW SPEED. COULD BE A BIGGER PROBLEM IN SLIPPERY (I.E. SNOW/ICE) CONDITIONS. ABS SAFETY COMPONENT IS TO MAKE BRAKING SAFER, A FAILURE OF AN ABS COMPONENT SHOULD NOT MAKE THINGS WORSE. THE ABS COMPONENT SHOULD BE "FAIL-SAFE." *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON FOUR OCCASIONS. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE ABS ACTIVATES UNEXPECTEDLY. THE RISK OF A SERIOUS CRASH OR INJURY WAS INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED TWICE ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTI LOCK). IN ADDITION, THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WAS REPLACED. ALL OF THE REMEDIES HAVE BEEN INSUFFICIENT TO DATE. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 60 MPH, THE BRAKES MADE A LOUD DRAGGING SOUND WHEN THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS NOT SURE IF THEY PERTAINED TO HIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 131,000.

MY TAHOE WAS RECALLED FOR A BRAKE SENSOR ISSUE. (RECALL # 05V379000) TOM GILL CHEVROLET IN FLORENCE SAID THEY COULD NOT FIX IT BECAUSE I LIVED IN KENTUCKY AND NOT OHIO. IN THE MEANTIME THEY REPLACED A POWER STEERING PUMP FOR $700. THEY LATER CALLED ME AND SAID I NEEDED ALL NEW BRAKES, AND IF I LET THEM DO THAT (FOR $600 MORE) THAT THEY WOULD FIX MY SENSORS FOR FREE. I DECLINED AND TOOK MY CAR TO CARX. THEY LOOKED AT MY BRAKES AND SAID THEY WERE FINE. THEN I WENT TO PEP BOYS AND THEY ALSO SAID MY BRAKES WERE FINE, ONLY THE (RECALLED) SENSOR WAS BAD. I CALLED GENERAL MOTORS, AND THEY SAID BECAUSE I LIVE IN KENTUCKY AND NOT 5 MILES AWAY IN OHIO OR 10 MILES WEST IN INDIANA, THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT. THIS CAR GETS DRIVEN IN AS MUCH SNOW AND ICE AS ANY IN OHIO IF NOT MORE. I TRAVEL FOR BUSINESS. I DO NOT TRUST THE BRAKES AS THE STOPPING DISTANCE VARIES IN LOW SPEED. IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR A LONG TIME BUT IS GETTING MUCH WORSE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 4 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. AFTER DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR SEVERAL TIMES, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. RECENTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 184,000.

2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE BROKEN BRAKE LINE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALER STATED THE BRAKE LINE BROKE DUE TO RUST. CONSUMER WAS ALSO TOLD IT BROKE DUE TO HYDRAULIC PRESSURE. VEHICLE WAS AT DEALER THE DAY BEFORE WITH NOT PROBLEMS. *KB

2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE WITH DEFECTIVE BRAKE ROTORS. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BRAKES BARELY STOPPED THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION MECHANIC DETERMINED THE PADS WERE FINE AND FOUND THE ROTORS RUSTED AND FELL APART ON THE INSIDE. *KB

AT SLOW SPEEDS AND USUALLY UNDER DAMP CONDITIONS, THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ON MY 2002 TAHOE TAKE HOLD WHEN I AM STOPPING AND ALLOW THE CAR TO CONTINUE AT LEAST 10 FEET AHEAD INTO THE ROADWAY WITH NO STOPPING THE VEHICLE. CONDITION CAN EASILY CAUSE ACCIDENTS AS I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS CLOSE CALLS. NO CODES APPEAR ON AUTO COMPUTER WHEN I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. THERE IS A RECALL #05V379000 THAT EXACTLY EXPLAINS THE SITUATION BUT SINCE MY VIN# DOES NOT SEEM TO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, CHEVROLET WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT THE SITUATION WHICH HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE MARCH OF 2004. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN MANY TIMES AND JUST DISCOVERED ON MY OWN THAT SEPT 22, 2005 THIS RECALL CAME OUT. I HAD THE VEHICLE TO SIGEL CHEVROLET FOR THE THIRD TIME ON SEPT 14, 2005 AND WAS ONCE AGAIN TOLD THAT THE BRAKES WERE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE SITUATION SO IT MUST NOT BE HAPPENING. WHEN I NEARLY HIT OUR GARAGE DOOR ON 11/16/2007 WITH MY HUSBAND AS A PASSENGER IN THE CAR, I WENT LOOKING FOR ANY RECALL INFORMATION AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS ONE OUT THERE BUT THE DEALER TOLD ME IT DID NOT APPLY TO ME AND SO DID CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE WHO HAS A FILE ON THIS NOW (#71-578554426) BUT THEY STILL DENIED THERE IS ANYTHING THEY SHOULD BE DOING. ON 11/30/07 I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN AGAIN FOR A DIAGNOSIS AS SUGGESTED BY CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE AND AGAIN THEY FOUND NOTHING BUT I REQUESTED THE DEALER PERFORM THE REMEDY THAT IS EXPLAINED ON THE RECALL NOTICE AND I PAID FOR THAT SERVICE TO BE DONE. *TR

A.B.S. LIGHT COMES ON INTERMIT., WHEN TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALER, THEY JUST GO UNDER THE DASH AND "RESET" THE A.B.S. "SENSOR" AFTER SIX MONTHS, THE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF AT DIFFERENT TIMES. THEY WANT ME TO SPEND $700 . DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE? *NM

I HAVE A 2002 CHEVY TAHOE AND BECAUSE I LIVE IN CA, I AM NOT COVERED UNDER THE HUB BEARING RECALL. I HEAR NOISES WHEN I BREAK AND SOMETIMES MY CAR JERKS FORWARD WHEN I'M STOPPING. I HAVE HAD NO ACCIDENTS YET BUT I'M UPSET THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR A PROBLEM THAT IS AN APPARENT ISSUE. *JB

DT: THE 2002 TAHOE ABS DEFECT IN THEM. CALLED GM THEY ARE NOT GOING TO WARRANTY THE VEHICLES IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER. THERE IS NO RECALL IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, BECAUSE THEY ARE RECALL THE ONES CANADA. THE BRAKES AT A SLOW SPEED ARE ACTIVATING, AND TOOK TO A GM DEALER AND GM WILL NOT REIMBURSE. TESTING AND FOUND THE ABS SENSORS CORRODED AND GAP SPREAD, PER GM TECH AT DEALERSHIP. THE CONSUMER HAS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM AT OWN EXPENSE AND WANTS REIMBURSMENT!! *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED ABS BRAKE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HIS STATE OF RESIDENCE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL 05V379000 CONCERNING ANTI LOCK BRAKES. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE ABS WOULD ENGAGE WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 11/29/05. *JB

UNWANTED ACTIVATION OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. I NOTICED THAT THERE IS A PRODUCT RECALL FOR THIS VERY ISSUE AND WANT SOMETHING DONE ABOUT IT. *JB

DT: THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS HAS CAUSED A COUPLE OF NEAR MISSES BECAUSE OF THE ABS KICKING IN. THIS IS HAPPENING AROUND 90 % OF THE TIME. THE CONSUMER HAS JUST HAD THE BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED , AND THIS HAS NOT HELPED THE SITUATION. THE CONSUMER WILL CALL GM TODAY, AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATING. THE CONSUMER WAS UPSET THAT SHE SAW THE TBS FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND SHE THOUGHT THAT GM SHOULD HAVE CORRECTED THIS PROBLEM LONG BEFORE NOW. THE SPEED IS 20 OR BELOW.*AK

DT: CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT ABS BRAKE FAILURE. . AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THEY FAILED. THERE WAS PULSATION WITHIN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THIS RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. THERE HAVE BEEN NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATING AND INDICATING THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITHIN THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM. A LOCAL SERVICE TECHNICIAN CLEANED THE ABS SENSOR. THIS DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THEY WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE ABS SENSOR AND REPLACE THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. CONSUMER DISCONNECTED THE ABS FUSE. CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR ABS BRAKES IN CANADA. *AK

THE CONSUMER'S 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE HAS ANTI LOCK BRAKE ISSUES. WHEN TRYING TO APPLY THE BRAKES VEHICLE DID NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. SAW RECALL 05068 T ON NHTSA'S WEBSITE. THE DEALER WILL NOT COMMIT TO DO A RECALL REMEDY. AND GM DID FEEL IT HAS TO DO A RECALL. THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. MY WIFE DROVE INTO A INTERSECTION AND FORTUNATELY NOBODY GOT HURT.*AK THE SENSORS WOULD PULSATE AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE NOT TO STOP. *NM

THE ABS ACTIVATES AT SLOW SPEEDS(ANYTHING BELOW 10 MPH) WHETHER YOU ARE GOING FORWARD OR REVERSE. IT CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO TRAVEL LONGER DISTANCES IN ORDER TO STOP, NOT MENTIONING SCAREING THE DEVIL OUT OF THE DRIVER. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKE PADS REPLACED AND IT SEEMS TO DO IT MORE OFTEN.

BRAKES FADED AND PULSATED, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, DID NOT OCCUR EVERYTIME, MAINLY SLOWER SPEEDS. BRAKES STEADILY GOT WORSE. FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED HAD TO TURN TO AVOID STRIKING CAR IN FRONT. FRONT WHEEL HUBS AND BEARINGS ALONG WITH RUSTED BRAKE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED. BRAKE PADS ONLY MAKING CONTACT WITH LESS THAN ONE INCH OF ROTOR

(1)I'VE RECENTLY EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ON MY 2002 CHEVY TAHOE. I CONSULTED WITH MY MECHANIC AND UNDERSTAND THAT IF I LIVED IN SEVERAL STATES IN THE "SALT BELT" OR CANADA, THIS ISSUE WOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY CONCERN AND COVERED WITH A RECALL. HOWEVER, SINCE I LIVE IN MINNESOTA (WHERE WE HAVE SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND ICE EACH WINTER, AND SALT IS HEAVILY USED ON THE ROADS) THE RECALL DOES NOT APPLY. TO ME, THIS INDICATES THAT MY SAFETY IS NOT AS IMPORTANT AS THOSE IN OTHER STATES WHO HAVE PERCEIVED WORSE WINTER CONDITIONS? (2) I AM GOING TO HAVE TO GET THIS ISSUE REPAIRED, AND WOULD PREFER IT TO BE COVERED. I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE (GM CERTIFIED USED) IN FEBRUARY AND WOULD HAVE HOPED IT WOULD BE IN GREAT CONDITION. IF I DO NOT GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT ACCIDENTS COULD RESULT FROM MALFUNCTIONING BRAKES. (3) I HAVE CONTACTED GM IN AN EFFORT TO GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF, SO WE'LL SEE IF THEY COME THROUGH. HOWEVER, MY RESEARCH DOESN'T GIVE ME GREAT CONFIDENCE. I WANTED TO FILE A COMPLAINT HERE IN HOPES THAT OTHERS FROM MN (OR WI, FOR THAT MATTER) WITH THE SAME ISSUE WOULDN'T HAVE THE SAME FRUSTRATING EXPERIENCE. *JB

WE HAVE A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE, TRAVELING AT A SLOW SPEED, LESS THAN 5MPH, THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES HAD SIGNIFICANT VIBRATION AND COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. ENDED UP HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US BUT NO DAMAGE WAS INCURRED.

VEHICLE TRACTION SEEMS TO BE SLIPPING WHEN TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT STOPPING PROBLEMS. . A NUMBER OF TIMES SHE TRIED TO COME TO A STOP, AND VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO REPAIR SHOP SEVERAL TIMES, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ABS BRAKES WERE DIRTY , AND CLEANED THEM. BUT THAT DID NOT HELP. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH ABS BRAKES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, APPLIED BRAKES AND WITHOUT WARNING ALL FOUR WHEELS LOCKED UP, RESULTING IN VEHICLE SKIDDING OUT OF CONTROL, THIS MALFUNCTION WAS NOT SERVICED BY DEALER. *AK THE DEALER REFUSED TO SERVICE VEHICLE. THEY TOOK THE WHEELS OFF AND TOOK PICTURES OF THE BRAKES, THE CHASSIS, UNDER CARRIAGE AND THE SPEEDOMETER. THE PICTURES WERE SENT TO THE FACTORY FOR EVALUATION. THEY STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKING ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS DRIVEN BY DIFFERENT PEOPLE. GM REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON THIS VEHICLE. *JG