2000 Chevrolet Tahoe Brakes Problems

Your ABS and traction control wheel speed sensors have corroded, causing the ABS to engage unexpectedly at low speeds and making it difficult to stop your vehicle. This is the same problem that prompted a recall for other Tahoes, though that recall only covered vehicles in rust-prone states. As your vehicle has aged, corrosion is now appearing in other regions, suggesting this issue may be more widespread than the original recall addressed.

Your brake system failed to stop the vehicle when your daughter pressed the brake pedal while driving downhill, resulting in a collision with a cyclist who was hospitalized with fractures. After the crash, you noticed the brake lines were corroded and brake fluid was leaking onto the ground. The brakes need immediate inspection and likely replacement of the corroded brake lines and a complete brake fluid system flush.

When you pressed the brake pedal at a traffic light, it sank all the way to the floor and your Tahoe took much longer than normal to stop. You discovered the brake fluid reservoir was nearly empty, and found that the brake lines were severely rusted—with the rear brake line actually rusted through, allowing fluid to leak out. A mechanic will need to replace the rusted brake lines and refill the brake fluid system.

Your brake pedal lost all resistance and went to the floor without stopping power, even at low speed (4 mph). This brake failure caused you to rear-end another vehicle. The incident resulted in damage to both vehicles.

Your brakes failed while you were trying to stop at a stop sign, requiring you to press the brake pedal with excessive force to bring the vehicle to a stop. The brakes failed several more times after the initial incident, and you eventually crashed into a pole. The vehicle has not been diagnosed or repaired to address the brake failure.

Your brake pedal failed when you tried to stop because the rear left steel brake line rusted completely through. Your mechanic found two additional brake lines with rust damage and is replacing all of your brake lines to ensure safety, which will cost at least $1,200. The repair involves removing and replacing all the steel brake lines in your vehicle's braking system.

Your ABS (anti-lock braking system) is activating on its own when you're driving slowly, which is causing your vehicle to take longer to stop. You'll notice the ABS warning light turning on when this happens. The exact cause hasn't been identified yet. This issue will likely require diagnostic testing at a dealership to pinpoint the problem in your ABS system and may involve replacing a faulty ABS sensor or control module.

Your ABS and brake warning lights came on in 2011, and the dealership quoted you a high repair cost. You discovered that a 2005 recall was issued for vehicles in salt-belt states, but GMC says the recall only applied to certain VIN numbers even though your truck was manufactured in a salt-belt state and the original owner lived there. You're concerned about why this wasn't covered under the recall and why similar issues in other GMC vehicles haven't been addressed.

Your ABS (anti-lock brake) warning light turns on when you're parking or turning. This happened at around 150,000 miles. The vehicle wasn't part of any recall campaigns for brake issues, and the problem hasn't been diagnosed or repaired yet.

Your ABS system is activating unexpectedly when you brake at low speeds (between 3.7 and 10 mph), which could extend your stopping distance and increase crash risk in emergency situations. This matches a known GM recall condition caused by corrosion between the front wheel hub/bearing assembly and the wheel speed sensor, though your VIN isn't listed in the recall. You've confirmed the problem by using a scan tool to detect the unwanted ABS activation and verified it stops when you remove the ABS fuse. Fixing this likely involves replacing the wheel speed sensors and addressing any corrosion on the hub/bearing assembly.

Your ABS (anti-lock braking system) is activating on its own when you're driving at low speeds, even though you're not in an emergency braking situation. The dealer found the problem was likely caused by dirty or corroded brake components and wheel speed sensors, and cleaned the brake calipers, rotors, hubs, and sensor mounts to fix it. If the problem returns, the wheel speed sensors or ABS module may need to be replaced or reprogrammed.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT AND THE REAR BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 183,000.

DRIVING TO GAS STATION PRIOR TO GOING ON VACATION, APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS ON TO INDICATE FAILURE OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM. I FOUND BRAKE TUBING FAILURE ON REAR DRIVERS SIDE. THE TUBING IS SO RUSTED THAT IT CAN NOT BE REPAIRED AND MUST BE REPLACED AT A DEALER THE COST IS AROUND $3000.00 FOR ALL NEW BRAKE TUBING, PROBABLY WHY GM HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM IT'S A BIG MONEY MAKER. *TR

TRIED TO STOP AND BRAKES FAILED DUE TO RUSTED THRU REAR LEFT STEEL BRAKE LINE. NOW HAVE 2 OTHERS RUSTED THRU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE REAR BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE STOPPING DISTANCE TO INCREASE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED A PUNCTURE IN THE BRAKE LINE DUE TO THE BRAKE LINE MAKING CONTACT WITH THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000.

IT WASN'T AN ACCIDENT, I WAS DRIVING MY TAHOE AND STOPPED AND GOT OUT WHEN I GOT BACK IN AND STARTED DRIVING I PUT MY FOOT ON BRAKE AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR, AT THE TIME I DID NOT KNOW MY BRAKE LINE HAD BUSTED. IT WAS VERY SCARY FOR ME. NO WARNING LIGHT WENT ON TILL I WAS ALMOST HOME.. WE TOOK IT TO A SHOP TO HEAR THE BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH. I SENDING THIS COMPLAINT DO THE FACT I HEARD ON THE NEWS THAT THIS HAS BECOME A PROBLEM WITH THIS TAHOE. WE WERE PLANNING ON LEAVING THAT EVENING WITH OUR CAMPER. ITS A GOOD THING IT HAPPENED BEFORE WE LEFT OTHERWISE THERE COULD OF BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT PULLING THE CAMPER AND NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. *TR

AS I STOPPED MY TAHOE AT MY APARTMENT, MY FRONT BRAKE LINE BURST DUE TO CORROSION. I LOST ALL BRAKE POWER, AND BRAKE FLUID IS LEAKING OUT FROM THE BURST LINE. *TR

DRIVING AT LOW SPEED AND TRIED TO STOP AT STOP SIGN BUT BRAKE LINE BURST AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AT ALL. AS A RESULT CAR WENT THRU STOP SIGN BUT LUCKY NO OTHER CAR WAS PRESENT. CAR EVENTUALLY ROLLED TO A STOP. MECHANIC SAID BRAKE LINE RUSTED THRU AND REPLACED IT AND SEVERAL OTHER LINES THAT HAD SEVER RUST GOING ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE PERFORATED DUE TO RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000. UPDATED 05/12/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE HARD STEEL BRAKE LINE TO THE REAR BRAKES COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH, CAUSING THE LINE TO BURST. UPDATED 05/15/14

I WAS DRIVING AT ROUGHLY 45 MPH ON A PUBLIC ROAD WHEN I WAS CUTOFF BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHO ALSO NEARLY CAME TO A STOP. I QUICKLY BRAKE AND WHILE THE BRAKES DID MOMENTARILY WORK THE PEDAL THEN BECAME VERY SOFT AND FELL TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE OFFENDING VEHICLE THEN MADE ITS TURN OR I WOULD HAVE HIT THEM. I LIMPED THE VEHICLE HOME WHERE I FOUND A BUSTED BRAKE LINE DUE TO BAD RUST. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND BRAKE INCIDENT I HAVE HAD WITH OUR TAHOE WITHIN THE PAST YEAR. IN OCTOBER 2012, I WAS DRIVING THE TAHOE TO AN AUTO SHOP FOR THE YEARLY INSPECTION. UPON ARRIVAL, ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES BLEW. AT THAT TIME, WE HAD ALL OF THE SOFT BRAKE LINES REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. WE WERE LIVING IN THE NORTHEAST AT THAT TIME. THAT REPAIR WAS $800. ON JANUARY 6, 2014, I WENT TO DO SOME ERRANDS. AS I ARRIVED HOME AND PULLED INTO MY GARAGE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR MADE A HISSING SOUND FROM THE BACK. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THERE WAS FLUID LEAKING FROM BEHIND THE DRIVER'S REAR TIRE. UNBELIEVABLE! WE HAD THE TAHOE TOWED THE NEXT DAY TO AN AUTO SHOP AND WERE TOLD THAT THE "HARD" LINE IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS RUSTED AND CORRODED. WE WERE QUOTED BETWEEN $1500-2000. WE ALSO CALLED THE DEALER FOR AN ESTIMATE AND WERE QUOTED $3000+. THIS IS RIDICULOUS! I'VE HAD MORE THAN ONE MECHANIC TELL ME THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE TAHOES AND THE RUST. BOTH OF THESE INCIDENTS WE WERE VERY LUCKY NOT TO HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT. WHY THEY ARE NOT DOING ON A RECALL ON THIS IS BEYOND ME. HOW MANY CARS DOES IT TAKE TO HAVE THIS FAILURE BEFORE THEY DO??? OR GOD FORBID, THEY ARE WAITING FOR A CERTAIN NUMBER OF INJURIES OR DEATHS BEFORE THAT SPARKS A RECALL. I AM TIRED OF SHELLING OUT MONEY FOR THIS MATTER OVER AND OVER. WE HAVEN'T DECIDED ON WHETHER IT'S WORTH REPAIRING BUT IF WE DECIDE TO BUY, IT WON'T BE CHEVY. THEY OBVIOUSLY DON'T CARE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 204,419.

IN 2011 AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT INTERSECTION BRAKES FAILED ON MY 2000 CHEVY TAHOE (60K MILES). BRAKE PEDAL FULLY DEPRESSED SLOWED THE VEHICLE ENOUGH TO SWERVE AND AVOID A COLLISION. REPAIR REVEALED EXTENSIVE CORROSION ON BRAKE LINE THAT CAUSED IT TO RUPTURE. THE REPAIR IS EXTREMELY COSTLY SINCE THESE LINES ARE DIFFICULT TO ACCESS, AND THEY MUST BE CUSTOM BENT AND FITTED. TO REPLACE ALL LINES WOULD HAVE COST $1500-$2000 TO REPAIR. AS A RESULT, LIKE MANY PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THIS DEFECT, WE OPTED TO ONLY REPAIR THE DAMAGED LINES. IN HINDSIGHT THIS WASN'T THE BEST CHOICE, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS UNDRIVEABLE AND WE DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY TO REPAIR IT FULLY. PREDICTABLY THIS FAILURE HAPPENED AGAIN ABOUT A YEAR LATER IN A SIMILAR SITUATION. LUCKILY AGAIN IT WAS ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET AND WE WERE ABLE TO AVOID YET ANOTHER COLLISION. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE IF IT WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD OR WHILE TRAILERING A BOAT ETC. SUBSEQUENT TO THE LATEST FAILURE WE SOLD THIS VEHICLE. GM HAS BEEN NEGLIGENT IN ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP OFFERED NOTHING, STATING THAT WE LIVE IN THE "SALT BELT, AND THIS CAN HAPPEN". THIS STATEMENT IS ONLY A HALF TRUTH SINCE MILLIONS OF OTHER VEHICLES ALSO IN THE SALT BELT DON'T HAVE THEIR BRAKE LINES FAIL DURING THEIR USEFUL LIFE. GM IS HOPING THAT BY DELAYING THIS THEY WILL AVOID THE ENORMOUS EXPENSE OF RECALLING AND REPAIRING THESE VEHICLES. THIS IS SHAMEFUL BECAUSE THIS TYPE OF SAFETY ISSUE IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SNEAKY. IT CAN COME UP AT ANY TIME, ANYWHERE.

I ON 8/30/2013 NOTICED A VERY SOFT BRAKE PEDAL AND DROVE HOME CAREFULLY. I DID NOT DRIVE THE CAR THE NEXT DAY OUT OF CONCERN FOR THE BRAKES. I TESTED THE BRAKES ON SUNDAY AND FOUND I HAD NO BRAKES. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY ON 9/2/2013. INSPECTION OF THE SYSTEM SHOWS ALL BRAKE LINES NEED REPLACEMENT. THREE HAVE FAILED AND THE OTHERS WHEN MOVED TO ALLOW REPLACEMENT OF THE BAD LINES WILL FAIL. THE BLEEDER VALVE IS RUSTED AND NEW CALIPERS MAY BE NEEDED. ESTIMATED TOTAL COST APPROX. $2000.00 PLUS. I HAVE OWNED MANY CARS AND NEVER ENCOUNTERED THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. I SUSPECT INFERIOR MATERIALS ARE BEING USED FOR BRAKE LINES. I AM TOLD THIS IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE. I AM LUCKY THAT THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT CAUSED BY MY BRAKE FAILURE. I AM SURE MANY OTHERS ARE NOT SO LUCKY. THE PROBLEM SEEMS VERY COMMON AMONG CARS BUILT BY THE BIG THREE AND LESS SO AMONG EUROPEAN AUTO MAKERS. I SUSPECT BEAN COUNTERS ARE SAVING A FEW DOLLARS PER CAR AND TO HELL WITH SAFETY! *JB

WHILE DRIVING ON THE NJ GARDEN STATE PARKWAY VEHICLE WAS CUTOFF BY ANOTHER WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED A LOUD HISSING WAS HEARD BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR COULD NOT STOP SUV. BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. HAD TO SWERVE OUT OF THE WAY OF ANOTHER CAR. UPON INSPECTION OF BRAKES THE STEEL LINE TO THE BACK BRAKES RIGHT ABOVE THE GAS TANK WHERE YOU COULD NOT SEE IT WAS RUSTED OUT AND BURST ALL OF THE BRAKE FLUID EMPTIED OUT OF IT COVERING THE BOTTOM OF TAHOE. ALL METAL BRAKE LINES WERE HEAVILY RUSTED AND CORRODED. *TR

TOTAL BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. FORTUNATELY HAPPENED DRIVING IN NEIGHBORHOOD AND NOT ON HIGHWAY OR ANOTHER HIGHER SPEED ROAD. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT OR INDICATION OF ANY SORT. JUST HIT THE BRAKES AND THEY WERE NOT THERE. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT ANYTHING OVER 20-25 MPH!!!!!!! *TR

I TOOK MY TAHOE IN FOR A STATE INSPECTION AND AS THE MECHANIC PULLED THE CAR INTO THE BAY, THE BRAKE LINE FAILED. HE COULD NOT STOP THE CAR. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH TWO DIFFERENT AUTO SHOPS WHO TOLD ME THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH GM. SURE ENOUGH. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND COMPLAINT AFTER COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE. SOME WERE EVEN INVOLVED IN CRASHES. I AM GRATEFUL THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR. $800 LATER, I HAVE MY TAHOE BACK. WHY IS GM NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS? THIS IS A RUST AND CORROSION PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE LINES BEING OPEN AND EXPOSED UNDERNEATH THE CAR. (MODEL YEARS 1999-2003) IS GM WAITING FOR A FEW FATALITIES TO FINALLY DO SOMETHING???? *TR

A FEW DAYS BEFORE THE COMPLETE FAILURE WE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES HAD STARTED TO FEEL "MUSHY". ON 9/29/12 MY HUSBAND HIT THE BRAKES HARD AND THAT IS WHEN THE BRAKE LINE BLEW OUT IN THE FRONT AND THE REAR. THE BRAKE LINE IS COMPLETELY RUSTED FROM FRONT TO REAR.

BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION AROUND CLAMPS. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 TAHOE I BUSTED A BRAKE LINE THANKFULLY I DID IT WHILE PULLING OUT OF MY GARAGE AFTER I CAME BACK FROM LEAVE. NOW MY BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSES ALL THE WAY TO THEY FLOOR AND TAKES LONGER TO STOP. (REAL DANGEROUS) I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT B/C ITS A THIRD VEHICLE UNTIL I LOOKED ONLINE AND READ SO MUCH ABOUT RUSTED BRAKE LINES. WHEN I LOOKED AT MINE THEY WERE ALL RUSTED. SCARED TO SEE WHAT THE DAMAGE WILL BE TO FIX ALL THE LINES. FUNNY THING IS THE UNDERBELLY OF MY 2000 TAHOE LOOKS WORSE THAN THAT OF MY 82 C10. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 8 MPH, THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 84,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING 35 MPH OR LESS, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD BECOME SOFT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE AND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE WHERE THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE AND THE ROTORS SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

BRAKE LINE CORROSION!! (ALL LINES!), ONE RUPTURED, LOST BRAKES, FORCED OFF ROAD TO STOP, EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE, ALMOST CRASHED. DRIVING HOME FROM AIRPORT AT 1AM, GETTING OFF HIGHWAY, BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR.... BRAKES KICKED IN APPROX. 90-95% OF THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, BUT TOOK FOREVER TO STOP. ANOTHER CAR WAS AT TRAFFIC LIGHT OFF THE HIGHWAY, AND I WAS FORCED INTO THE GRASS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE CAR CAME TO FULL STOP. TOWED HOME - I REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER THINKING THAT'S WHERE THE FAILURE WAS, BUT THEN I COULDN'T BLEED REAR BRAKES AND NOTICED THE PUDDLE UNDER THE TRUCK AND CRAWLED UNDER TO DISCOVER THERE WAS A BRAKE LINE THAT WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. THIS HAPPENED AT THE ABS MODULE, WHERE 5 BRAKE LINES CONNECT, AND ALL THE LINES SHOW DANGEROUS CORROSION LEVELS AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. IT ALSO AFFECTED A FUEL LINE RIGHT THERE TOO, (FUEL FILTER IS RIGHT THERE).... I HAVE OWNED THE TRUCK SINCE NEW, AND THERE IS 1 LINE THAT LOOKS BRAND NEW (NEVER REPLACED), AND ALL OTHER LINES IN THAT AREA ARE DANGEROUSLY CORRODED. VERY ODD THAT ONE LINE LOOKS GOOD, AND ALL THE OTHER LINES ARE BAD. I HAVE PICTURES OF ALL LINES AND CORROSION AVAILABLE. *TR

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT LOW SPEEDS THE ABS KICKS IN MAKING THE VEHICLE SHUTTER TO A STOP WHICH MAKES THE VEHICLE UNABLE TO STOP RIGHT AWAY.

I WAS PULLING INTO AN ANGLE PARKING PLACE AND THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM SUDDENLY ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD STRIKING A DUMPSTER. LATER IT HAPPENED WHILE SLOWING FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT, ALMOST CAUSING ME TO REAREND ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND GM HAVE TOLD ME THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM ONCE UNDER A RECALL AND WILL NOT COVER IT AGAIN.

DRIVING IN THE FAST LANE ON THE FREEWAY, HAD A SUDDEN STOP IN TRAFFIC, MY BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND SKIPPED TO A STOP. BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR THEREAFTER HAVING TO COAST TO A STOP. BRAKE LINE HAD RUST CORROSION AND CRACKED. THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN OCTOBER 2010. MY SON WAS DRIVING US TO HIS DRIVER'S EDUCATION CLASS AND THE BRAKES WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR HAVING TO COAST TO A STOP. THANKFULLY, NO ONE WAS HURT. ANOTHER LINE HAD RUST CORROSION AND SPLIT IN TWO.

DRIVING HOME FROM CHURCH 20 MILE TRIP, ABOUT MIDWAY PRESSED ON BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING. MANAGED TO MAKE IT THROUGH TWO RED LIGHTS WITH HORN AND HAZARD LIGHTS BEFORE COMING TO A STOP WITH USE OF PARKING BRAKE. IMMEDIATELY I POPPED THE HOOD TO CHECK FOR BRAKE FLUID AND RESERVOIR WAS STILL HALF FULL. HAD THE WIFE CYCLE THE BRAKES SO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE MASTER CYLINDER OR BOOSTER. ALL LOOKED GOOD, WALKING AROUND THE CAR I FOUND A LARGE PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID INSIDE DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL. LIMPED CAR HOME, AND NOTICED THE REAR BRAKE LINE WHICH SITS ABOVE THE FRAME RAIL WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. I CAN NOT REPLACE THIS LINE MYSELF SO I WILL BE RETURNING VEHICLE FOR SERVICE TO CHEVROLET DEALER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH IN REVERSE THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGED INVOLUNTARILY. ONCE THE VEHICLE REACHED A COMPLETE STOP HE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE BEGAN TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY SO HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 111,092.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS SYSTEM WAS FAILING AND WHEN DRIVING AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED, THE BRAKES WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE CONTACT'S PERSONAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS WITHIN THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND THAT THE CONTACT SHOULD HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IN 2003 UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD BE REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER MADE REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK) AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. IN ADDITION, THE ABS WOULD ABRUPTLY ENGAGE AFTER REPEATED PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR ADDITIONAL REPAIRS OR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT A SPEED OF 35 MPH, THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATION. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF, THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD CONTINUE TO RUN. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT THE ONLY WAY TO DEACTIVATE THE ABS SYSTEM WAS TO REMOVE THE FUSE AND THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE TO BE DIRECTLY RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK). THE DEALER ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THE RECALL WOULD ONLY APPLY TO THE SALT BELT STATES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 133,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

I OWN A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE. I BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE STOPPING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE ABS SYSTEM IS ENGAGING WHEN I DROP BELOW APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP AT LOW SPEEDS. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, I ALMOST DROVE OFF A CLIFF ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD BECAUSE I COULDN'T STOP THE TRUCK. THE CLIFF IS APPROXIMATELY 1,500 FEET DOWN - WE ARE VERY LUCKY WE AREN'T DEAD BECAUSE WE ONLY STOPPED A FEW FEET FROM THE EDGE. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, I FOUND A NHTSA RECALL (CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000), WHICH STATED THAT CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATION. THE CONDITION WAS MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR IN ENVIRONMENTALLY CORROSIVE AREAS. THE RECALL WAS LAUNCHED ONLY IN THE "SALT BELT" STATES. THE CHEVY TAHOE I OWN WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED IN WISCONSIN AND DRIVEN THERE FOR 5 YEARS BEFORE I PURCHASED IT AND MOVED TO COLORADO. I CALLED THE MANUFACTURER (GM/CHEVY) TO INFORM THEM OF THE ABS ISSUE, AND THEY STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE MILEAGE IS 222,400. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKE PEDAL AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN IT RAINS, SHE NOTICED THAT THE ABS BRAKE CONTROL ACTIVATED AND DISABLED THE BRAKES WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUALLY MOVE FORWARD. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN DURING VERY COLD TEMPERATURES THAT THE BRAKING DISTANCE WOULD INCREASE GREATLY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,588 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS AT 70,000.

ABS INTERMITTENTLY CAME ON WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES. AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS OF THIS HAPPENING THE BRAKES BECAME VERY MUSHY. CHANGED BOTH FRONT WHEEL SENSORS BUT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. TOOK TO REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SAID THE BRAKE MODULATOR WAS BAD - $1200 TO REPAIR. WE DISCONNECTED THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM AT THIS POINT. BRAKES WORK FINE WITHOUT IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000, WHICH STATED THAT CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATION. THE CONDITION WAS MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR IN ENVIRONMENTALLY CORROSIVE AREAS. THE RECALL WILL BE LAUNCHED ONLY IN THE "SALT BELT" STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MAINE, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 3-6 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATED WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SENSORS FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY $705 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE STATE WHERE HE RESIDES IS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STILL DRIVES THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL OR TURNS OFF THE VEHICLE WHEN NEEDING TO BRAKE, IN ORDER TO AVOID CRASHING INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE RECALL INDICATES THAT THE FAILURE OCCURS IN CORROSIVE AREAS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

ON DEC 24TH 2008 UPON PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY AT ABOUT 5-7 MPH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED FOR NO APPARENT REASON CAUSING ME TO COLLIDE WITH MY HOUSE AFTER APPLYING BRAKES FOR OVER 20 FEET. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND DECELERATING FROM 20 MPH, THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) UNEXPECTEDLY ACTIVATES. THE FAILURE INCREASED THE STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO SERVICE CENTER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT WHEEL SENSORS FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK). THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000. UPDATED 04/25/08 *BF

ABS ACTIVATES AT SPEEDS BELOW 7MPH WHILE BRAKING. HAVE ALMOST RUN INTO A VEHICLE AND PERSON DUE TO THIS FAILURE. THE TAHOE WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED IN TEXAS BUT HAS BEEN IN PA. FOR 3+ YEARS. MY VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BUT I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT, DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE. IN AN ATTEMPT TO PARK THE VEHICLE AT 5 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE BRAKES HAD TO BE APPLIED AGAIN IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK), WHICH RELATES EXACTLY TO THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. UPDATED 03-04-08 *BF

ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON RANDOMLY. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 TAHOE AND AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. GM IS TELLING ME IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE OF THE MANUFACTURING LOCATION OF MY VEHICLE. THIS IS ABSURD. I LIVE IN AN AREA WHERE ROAD SALT IS USED AND WINTER CORROSION IS POSSIBLE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE AND SHOULD INCLUDE ALL VEHICLES REGARDLESS OF WHERE THEY WERE MANUFACTURED. HOW DOES GM KNOW WHERE THE VEHICLE WENT AFTER IT WAS PURCHASED, THEY DON'T. I ALMOST HIT A PEDESTRIAN IN THE CROSSWALK A FEW DAYS BECAUSE THE ABS CAME ON WHILE I WAS GOING VERY SLOW. *TR

VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AT INTERSECTION WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE ABS SOUNDED AS IF IT HAD ENGAGED BUT MY WHEELS DID NOT STOP. I HAD MY 2 CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE AND FORTUNATELY NOTHING WAS COMING AND THEREFORE NO ONE WAS HURT OR KILLED. I REVIEWED THE NHTSA WEBSITE TO INVESTIGATE AND FOUND THAT CAMPAIGN NUMBER 05V379000 COVERS THIS PROBLEM AND THAT A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED TO REMOVE CORROSION FROM THE SPEED SENSORS AND APPLY RUST INHIBITOR. I CONTACTED APPLE CHEVROLET IN YORK, PA AND ON 2/28/07, THEY FOUND THE THAT MY WHEEL SPEED SENSORS HAD EXCESSIVE RUST BUILD UP. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. I WAS CHARGED $241.65 FOR THESE REPAIRS AND I FEEL THAT I SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. HOW CAN OER 1.3 MILLION VEHICLES MADE BETWEEN 1999 AND 2002 BE RECALLED FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM AND MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED? *JB

THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 CONCERNING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. DEALERS HAVE BEEN TELLING ME THAT THIS RECALL DOES NOT COVER 2000 TAHOE WITH THE OLD BODY STYLE (IE. AS INDICATED BY THE VIN). *NM

NO BRAKES AT LOW SPEED ON MY TAHOE. THE TRUCK WAS RECALLED IN 2006 FOR ANTI-LOCK BRAKE ISSUES. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER HAVING A RECALL PERFORMED IN OCTOBER 2005, THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUED TO STAY ILLUMINATED. THE FRONT END SHOOK VERY BADLY. WHEN THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED, THE PEDAL PULSATED. THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE NUMEROUS TIMES AND COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THE RECALL WAS CAMPAIGN ID #05V379000, REGARDING SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK.

2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION MECHANIC DETERMINED REAR BRAKE SHIELD WAS RUSTED ALL THE WAY OUT. *KB THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED A RECALL ON INTERNET, HOWEVER HE WAS TOLD HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB

GENERAL MOTORS AND DEALER REFUSE TO RECALL AND FIX HYDRAULIC ANTI-LOCK BRAKE PROBLEM ON MY 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE. RECALL DATE WAS AUG 29, 2005. *JB

I OWN A 2000 CHEVY TAHOE. FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS, I EXPERIENCED OCCASIONAL PROBLEMS STOPPING UNDER 10 MPH DUE TO THE FAULTY ACTIVATION OF THE ABS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I BARELY AVOIDED A DANGEROUS CRASH. I CALLED ART MOEHN CHEVROLET IN JACKSON, MICHIGAN ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD I COULD MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE PROBLEM REPAIRED. NO MENTION WAS MADE OF THE POSSIBLE RECALL. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ART MOEHN CHEVROLET IN JACKSON, MICHIGAN ON APRIL 7, 2006. THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED AT A COST TO ME OF $241.60. I DID RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THE ABS PROBLEM AND LOCATED A RECALL FOR 1999-2002 GM TRUCKS (SEE NHSTA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 05V37900). I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN # WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE BRAKE WORK DONE ON MY 2000 TAHOE IS THE EXACT REPAIR SENT TO CHEVY DEALERS BY GM FOR THE RECALLED VEHICLES (SEE GM BULLETIN # 05068B). I AM SEEKING FULL REIMBURSEMENT OF MY COSTS FOR REPAIR UNDER THE RECALL NOTICE. THANK YOU. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ACTIVATES AT LOW SPEEDS OR WHEN THE ROADS ARE ICY OR WET. THIS CAUSED THE CONTACT TO REAR END 2 VEHICLES. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO EITHER OF THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 02/27/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED THE ABS ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEEDS. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ABS ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEEDS WITHOUT WARNING. THIS OCCURRED ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS UNDER NORMAL BRAKING, AND THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED REPEATABLE. THE WHEEL SENSORS WERE REPLACED. THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 CONCERNING THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM, BUT THE STATE OF VIRGINIA WAS NOT INCLUDED. HE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE MANUFACTURER ,AND THEY INDICATED MORE STATES WERE GOING TO BE ADDED TO THE RECALL LIST. *AK

PARKING BRAKE IS JUNK ON MY 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE. ISSUE A RECALL PLEASE - I ALREADY HAD IT REPLACED ONCE. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 CONCERNING ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 CONCERNING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

ANTI- LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE WHEN I AM BELOW 10 MPH CAUSING NEAR REAR END COLLISIONS DUE TO EXCESSIVE STOPPING DISTANCES. *JB

DT: CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL 05V379000 REGARDING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE MANIFESTS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE THE ABS ACTIVATED FOLLOWED BY A VIBRATION, ALLOWING THE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER, AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL 05V379000 INVOLVING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE MANIFESTED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL . HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

EXITING FREEWAY BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT A SLOW SPEED , BRAKE PEDAL PUSHED BACK ON MY FOOT AND VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AS IF I DIDN'T HAVE ANY BRAKES. HAD TO TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND PUMP THEM. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE THAT THERE WAS NO ONE (CAR OR PERSON) AHEAD OF ME. THESE WERE ABS BRAKES AND AT SLOW SPEEDS THEY FAIL. ACCORDING TO A NEW MEDIA THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY VEHICLE (2000 TAHOE) BECAUSE WE DO NOT LIVE IN RUST OR SALT BELT. OUR AREA DOES HAVE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF RAIN AND SNOW AND USE OF SALT ON THE ROADS TO CAUSE PROBLEMS WITH THESE BRAKES. IT IS INTERESTING THAT WHEN THIS HAPPENS IN OTHER STATES, THERE IS A RECALL BUT IN WI THERE IS NOT. APPARRENTLY LIFE AND LIMB ARE NOT AS IMPORTANT AS IN OTHER STATES. I WILL BE AWAITING YOUR IMMEDIATE REPLY BY PHONE, LETTER, EMAIL OR FAX. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE. FLOYD J. MICHAELS. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR ROTORS WERE FLAKING AND CHIPPING ALONG THE INSIDES. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE REAR ROTORS. ALSO, HE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT ROTORS ALONG WITH THE ABS INTERMITTENTLY FAILING. HE RECEIVED ANHTSA RECALL 05V379000 ON THE ABS. RECALL REPAIRS WAS PERFORMED. THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER PROBLEMS SINCE THE REPAIR. *AK UPDATED11/29/05. *JB

I HEARD OF A RECALL ON CNN, AND INVESTIGATED IT FURTHER ON YOUR WEBSITE, CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000, DATED 8/29/05. WHEN I CALLED CHEVROLET TO GET THIS FIXED ON MY VEHICLE, BECAUSE I WAS HAVING THE SAME TROUBLE WITH THE ANTILOCK BRAKES, THEY INFORMED ME THIS RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE THE STATE OF UTAH. MY ANTILOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE QUITE OFTEN AT LOW SPEEDS AND CAUSE ME TO SKID, WHICH COULD VERY EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, BUT HAS NOT YET TO DATE. WHERE THE RECALL IS KNOWN, I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS COULD NOT INCLUDE MY VEHICLE WHEN I AM EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF TIMES IN THE LAST FEW YEARS. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE BACK PLATE FAILED ON THE REAR BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON AND THE BRAKE FAILED. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THE BACKER PLATE RUSTED OUT, RESULTING IN THE BRAKE FAILURE. THE PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM WAS A COMBINATION OF BOTH DISC AND DRUM BRAKES. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE BACK PLATE. THE BACK PLATE HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED AT THIS TIME. EARLIER THERE WAS A FAILURE OF THE ENTIRE VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEM. ALL FOUR BRAKE ROTORS RUSTED, RESULTING IN TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. THE WHEEL CYLINDER SEPARATED FROM THE CALIPERS. THE ONLY WARNING LIGHT CAME AFTER THE COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE LEFT ROTOR. THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED AND THE CALIPERS WERE REBUILT. THE BRAKE PADS HAD LESS THAN 50 % WEAR BUT THEY WERE REPLACED AS WELL. *AK

CONSUMER STATES BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR. BRAKE LINES TO REAR RUSTED THROUGH. REPLACED 4 LINES FROM FRONT TO REAR. *BF WHILE BRAKING THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE LINE RUPTURED CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DURING REPAIR OF THE BRAKE LINES THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONSUMER THAT THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM SELF ACTIVATES AND WILL NEED NEW HUBS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. WITHIN DAYS THE CONSUMER OBTAINED A COPY OF THE RECALL AND CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE REPRESENTATIVE THAT THE RECALL WAS ONLY APPLICABLE IN CANADA. *NM

GM RECALL; 05068 STATES "CERTAIN ...VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE UNWANTED ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATION. THIS CONDITION TO MORE LIKELY OCCUR IN ENVIRONMENTALLY CORROSIVE AREAS. THIS RECALL WILL BE LAUNCHED IN THE "SALT BELT" STATES OF..." AND EXCLUDES MN AND WI. THIS IS DUE TO FEWER COMPLAINTS. THIS IS IRRELEVANT SINCE THE SAFETY CONSEQUENCE IS"THIS CAN CAUSE INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE DURING LOW-SPEED BRAKING APPLICATIONS, WHICH COULD RESULT IN CRASH." THE ROOT CAUSE SEEMS TO BE SALT CORROSION AND THAT SHOULD DETERMINE THE LOCATION, NOT "COMPLAINTS, ACCIDENTS OR FATALITIES" AS I WAS INFORMED BY MY CALL TO GM. I HAVE NOT BEEN GIVEN A VALID REASON WHY I AM SAFE FROM THIS ISSUE BECAUSE I LIVE IN MINNESOTA AND USE MORE SALT THAN 50% OF THE OTHER STATES ON THE LIST.

DT: THE VEHICLE WILL STOP, BUT THERE WAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. MANUFACTURER'S RECALL # 05060 WAS ISSUED. THE CONSUMER COULD HEAR THE ABS KICK IN WITH EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. STARTED NOTICING THIS PROBLEM ON AUGUST 15, 2005. THIS USUALLY HAPPENED ON DRY PAVEMENT. CONTACTED THE DEALER, THEY SAID THIS ONLY APPLIED TO THE RUST BELT STATES. *AK *JB

MINNESOTA IS A "SALT" STATE. THE BEARING/ABS SENSOR ASSEMBLY HAS BECOME "BAD" ON MY 2000 TAHOE CAUSING UNWANTED AND UNSAFE ABS ACTIVATION AT SLOW SPEEDS PARKING OR JUST BEFORE COMING TO A FULL STOP. THE RECALL SHOULD COVER MINNESOTA AS A STATE WITH CORROSION IMPACTS. A $35,000 VEHICLE 5 YEARS OLD, TRUCK CLASS SHOULD NOT REQUIRE CONSUMERS TO PAY $578 PER WHEEL TO CORRECT AN OBVIOUS AND UNSAFE DESIGN FLAW.*JB

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE THAT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THIS HAPPENS AT LOW SPEEDS. IT SOMETIMES FEELS AS THOUGH IT MAY NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER FOUND RECALL 05V379000 ABOUT THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT BECAUSE THE CONSUMER DID NOT LIVE IN THE STATE IN WHICH WAS AFFECTED, BUT HE FELT HE WAS HAVING THE SAME SAFETY PROBLEM AS NOTED IN THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED GM AT THIS TIME. NO REPAIRS OR CORRECTIONS AT THIS TIME HAVE BEEN PERFORMED AT THE DEALERSHIP. *AK

DT: CHEVROLET TAHOE V71. THE ABS BRAKES ACTIVATED AT 5 MPH. THIS OCCURRED ONLY ONE TIME. *AK *NM

ABS ACTIVATES AT SPEEDS UNDER 10 MPH. INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCES HAS CAUSED MANY NEAR MISS COLLISIONS.

I OWN A 2000 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN WHICH I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE FOR OVER A YEAR BECAUSE OF MALFUNCTIONING ANTILOCK BRAKES. I BROUGHT IT TO BE REPAIRED LAST YEAR AND PAID OVER $800 FOR ONE SET OF BRAKES, THE OTHER SET STILL NEEDS TO BE FIXED. THE ANTILOCK BRAKES PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM STOPPING WHEN TRAVELING AT SLOW SPEEDS. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY PROBLEM. THERE HAS BEEN A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE 2002. THERE IS CURRENTLY AN INVESTIGATION OF THIS VERY PROBLEM ON SIMILAR CHEVY SUVS AND TRUCKS, BUT NOT INCLUDING THE ASTRO VAN.

DT: WHILE DRIVING ON DRY PAVENT AT 45 MPH, ANOTHER CAR CUT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE OFF, AS HE ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE, UNREASONABLE STOPPING WAS NEEDED. NARROWLY AVOIDED COLLISION WITH THE OTHER VEHCILE. NO WARNING PRIOR TO FAILURE. THIS OCCURRED UNDER EMERGENCY BRAKING CONDITIONS. FRONT ANTI LOCK B RAKE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE BRAKE PEDAL RESPONDED BY DEPRESSING ALMOST TO THE FLOOR, BUT VEHICLE WAS NOT RESPONDING.*AK

WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP, MY CHEVY TAHOE'S ANTI LOCK BRAKES RANDOMLY KICK ON AND KEEP MY VEHICLE FROM COMING TO A REGULAR STOP, MY BRAKING DISTANCE IS VARIED. MY CAR WAS EXTENDED INTO INTERSECTIONS NUMEROUS TIMES BECAUSE THE ABS KICKED ON. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS IN PARKING LOTS WITH OTHER CARS BECAUSE THEY WILL KICK ON.

ABS MOTOR WILL NOT STOP RUNNING. DEALERSHIP PULLED FUSE TO DEACTIVATE THE ABS SYSTEM. ABS LIGHT AND PARKING BRAKE LIGHT ARE NOW CONSTANTLY LIT.

I HAVE A CHEVY TAHOE 2000 NEW AND MY CAR HAS A VERY DIFFICULT TIME STOPPING AT SLOW SPEEDS. I HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW AND HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR INTO A GMC SERVICE STATION NUMEROUS TIMES. EACH TIME THEY HAVE JUST CHARGED ME FOR BREAKS AND NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM.

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

I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY TOHOE WHICH HAS MASSIVE CORROSION ON THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. WE BOUGHT AND USED THIS VEHICLE FOR COUPLE YEARS IN MINNESOTA. WE NOW RESIDE IN TEXAS. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS PROBLEM IS NOT COVERED AND IS COMMON WITH VEHICLES FROM UP NORTH. WE FIND THIS HARD TO BELIEVE. THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD.

WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP, MY CHEVY TAHOE'S ANTI LOCK BRAKES RANDOMLY KICK ON AND KEEP MY VEHICLE FROM COMING TO A REGULAR STOP, MY BRAKING DISTANCE IS VARIED.

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

ANTILOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE AT UNDER 10 MPH ON CLEAR ROAD. THIS IS ON A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE

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.

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

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

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 EMERGENCY BRAKE/PARKING WAS REPLACED THE FIRST TIME ON 10-30-2002. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION AND WAS TOLD THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD FAILED AGAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB

PARKING BRAKE HAS PREMATURELY FAILED.*AK

TOOK VEHICLE FOR YEARLY INSPECTION, AND THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE FAILED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN TWO YEARS THAT THIS HAS OCCURRED LEADING TO EXPENSIVE REAPIR WORK. WE NEVER EVEN USE THE PARKING BRAKE!*AK

THE PARKING BRAKE ON THE 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE FAILED INSPECTION BECAUSE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED BY THREE SEPARATE MECHANICS ALL OF WHOM NOTIFIED ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOES, SUBURBANS, & TRUCKS. I HAVE RARELY USED MY EMERGENCY BRAKE. THIS PROBLEM RUINED MY BRAKE DRUMS AND COST ME NEARLY $1000.00.*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.

MY SUNROOF LEAKS, MY BRAKES DO NOT WORK WELL, MY REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER WENT CRAZY, WOULDN'T STOP ,NOW IS BROKEN; MY TWO BACK POWER WINDOW MOTORS HAVE STOPPED. I CANNOT ROLL ONE DOWN, THE OTHER ONE WAS REPLACED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. MY PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT WORK. MY 2000 TAHOE ALSO LEAKS UNDERNEATH THE STEERING COLUMN SOMEHOW CAUSING MY DRIVER'S SIDE FLOORBOARD TO GET SOAKED AND THERE ARE PIECES RUSTING UNDERNEATH DUE TO THIS. MY CAR SMELLS OF MILDEW BECAUSE OF THESE LEAKS, MY LEATHER SEATS ARE RUINED AND THE FLOOR BOARDS ARE RUINED. *JB

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

THE ABS PUMP / VALVE SYSTEM COMPLETELY FAILED ON MY 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE, RENDERING MY ABS SYSTEM USELESS. MY VEHICLE HAS 56,000 MILES AND IS IN OTHER WISE VERY GOOD CONDITION. THE REPLACEMENT COST ME SLIGHTLY OVER $1000. AS THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS A SAFETY SYSTEM, SHOULDN'T THIS BE COVERED BY GM?*AK

CONSUMER STATES WHEN EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS APPLIED BRAKE CABLE SNAPPED. CABLE WAS REPLACED, AND 28,000 MILES LATER. *AK *TS

THE PARKING BRAKE ON THE 2000 OR NEWER CHEVROLET TAHOE FAILS OVER TIME EVEN IF THE BRAKE IS NOT USED. MY PARKING BRAKE HAS BEEN USED THREE TIME IN THREE YEARS. EACH TIME WAS DURING THE VECHILE INSPECTION ONLY. THIS THIRD YEAR THE BRAKE FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE INSPECTION AGENT SAYS THAT ALL 2000 OR NEWER CHEVROLET TAHOES HAVE THIS ISSUE. GM HAS NOT PROVIDED A RECALL. IN (FLAT) TEXAS THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM BUT IT WOULD BE A PROBLEM IN A MORE HILLY GEOGRAPHY.*AK

THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. *NLM CONSUMER HAD THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE ADJUSTED TWICE. AFTER THE SECOND FAILURE, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE COULDN'T BE ADJUSTED. THE DEALER GAVE HIM THE SPECS FROM GENERAL MOTORS STATING THAT HE COULDN'T PARK HIS TAHOE ON A HILL WITH OVER A THIRTY DEGREE ANGLE. THE CONSUMER HAD PURCHASE CHALK BLOCKS TO PLACE UNDER THE TIRES WHEN PARKED ON A HILL. THE CONSUMER WASN'T INFORMED OF THIS BEFORE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. *PH *JB

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

LIVING IN THE CITY LIMITS OF MEMPHIS, TN A RESIDENT IS REQUIRED TO PASS VEHICLE INSPECTION BEFORE RENEWING VEHICLE TAGS. MY 2000 TAHOE CHEVROLET FAILED INSPECTION FOR THE EMERGENCY BREAK DID NOT WORK. AFTER HAVING FIXED AND RETURN TO RE-INSPECT MY VEHICLE THE FIRST THING OUT OF THE LADIES MOUTH WHEN I PULLED IN WAS LET ME GUESS YOU FAILED B/C OF YOUR EMERGENCY BRAKE I SAID YES, HOW DID YOU KNOW. SHE PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THAT SEVERAL TAHOE/YUKONS INCLUDING 2003 HAVE FAILED THIS YEAR. WANTED TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF THIS ISSUE SO FURTHER INVESTIGATION CAN BE DONE. THANKS. *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

THE PARKING BRAKE IS A MECHANICALLY OPERATED DRUM AND SHOE BRAKE INDEPENDENT OF THE HYDRAULIC CALIPER. THE DESIGN IS DEFECTIVE IN THAT THE SHOE ASSEMBLY IS HELD IN PLACE ONLY BY FRICTION OF THE ACTUATOR SURFACE AND A CLIP. UNDER VIBRATION, THE SHOE FALLS AND RIDES ON THE DRUM WEARING IN TO THE DRUM. ON MY VEHICLE, THE TOP OF THE SHOE BRAKE SURFACE WAS NOT WORN BUT THE BOTTOM WAS DOWN TO THE METAL AND THE DRUM HAD WORN 0.100 INTO THE RADIUS. AS A RESULT, THERE WAS NO PARKING BRAKE. THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT GM WAS WORKING FOR A FIX IN THE 2003 MODELS AND THAT THEY REPLACED MANY DRUMS AND SHOE ASSEMBLIES AT AN ESTIMATED COST TO THE OWNER (OR NEW VEHICLE WARRANTY) OF $1000. DISCUSSION WITH A LOCAL TX STATED INSPECTION STATION INDICATED THAT THEY REJECT MANY 2000 AND NEWER GM VEHICLES DUE TO PARKING BRAKE FAILURES. *JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****762856

WHILE PRESSING ON BRAKES VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD.*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

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

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

THE BRAKES FAIL UNDER PANIC STOPS,. THE DEALER FOUND NOTHING WRONG, BUT THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKES WERE STILL UNSAFE. *YH

THE BRAKES FAIL UNDER PANIC STOPS,. THE DEALER FOUND NOTHING WRONG, BUT THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKES WERE STILL UNSAFE. *YH

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

DEALERSHIP DOES NOT HAVE PARTS AVAILABLE TO REPAIR RECALLS 00V345000 AND 00V343000. *AK *SLC

FROM THE TIME OF OWNERSHIP THERE WERE CONCERNS WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM,WHEN PEDAL IS MASHED IT WOULD GO ALMOST TO THE FLOOR, MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED,BUT STILL DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM THERE WAS STILL NO PEDAL, WAS ADVISED BY MECHANIC THAT THIS IS THE WAY NEW VEHICLES ARE BEING MADE, SECOND OCCURRENCE UNABLE TO BRAKE, THE VEHICLE HE MADE AN AWFUL NOISE AND HAD RUN COMPLETLEY OFF THE AND HIT THE DIRT BFORE STOPPING.*JB

THE BRAKE SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK APPROPRIATELY THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT PROPER STOPPING ABILITY WITH NOISE, THE CONSUMER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN ON FOUR OCCASIONS AND THEY SAY THE SYSTEM IS RESPONDING AS DESIGNED, CONSUMER BELIEVES THE PROBLEMS IS EITHER WITH THE ABS SYSTEM OR THE MASTER CYLINDER. *MJS

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

I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE BACK A THREE DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS. TWO OF THEM INFORMED ME THAT THESE CONDITIONS ARE NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE AND THERE IS NOTHING THAT THE CAN DO. WALLACE LUNDGREN AT LEAST KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR A WEEK AND APPARENTLY TRIED TO DUPLICATE THE SYMPTOMS. THESE PROBLEMS ARE OCCURING INTERMITTANTLY AND ME BEING AN AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN KNOW HOW HARD INTERMITANT PROBLEMS ARE BUT BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY I BELIEVE THAT A VEHICLE THAT INTERMITANTLY HAS NO BRAKES SHOULD BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY. ALSO I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT LUNDGREN CHEVROLET GAVE ME A 2000 SUBURBAN AS ALONER AND GUESS WHAT NO BRAKES INTERMITTANTLY. ALSO MY SERVICE MANAGER FRED SCHARNBERG HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH HIS NEW 2000 SUBURBAN. I BELIEVE G.M IS ABOUT TO HAVE A VERY BIG PROBLEM WHEN THESE VEHICLES START KILLING PEOPLE BECAUSE THE CAN'T STOP. *AK

INCIDENT OCCURRED ON CONCRETE CITY STREET. BRAKES APPEARED TO FAIL WHILE BRAKING ON UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE. *AK

CONSUMER'S LEFT FOOT IS INTERFERING WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DUE TO THE LOCATION AND DESIGN OF THE ELECTRICAL PANEL WHICH IS BOLTED TO THE RIGHT UNDERNEATH THE BRAKE PEDAL, NOT ALLOWING SIGNIFICANT LEG AND FOOT ROOM. *AK