2001 Chevrolet Tahoe Brakes Problems

While braking at 35 mph, your Tahoe suddenly pulled hard to the left, nearly causing you to lose control. Both the ABS and brake warning lights came on. A mechanic diagnosed that the EBCM motor relay circuit—which controls your anti-lock braking system—needed replacement.

Your Tahoe's ABS brake system has been non-functional since it had only 130 miles on the odometer, and the brakes have failed to engage properly on multiple occasions, nearly causing accidents including one near a cliff. A diagnostic at a Chevy dealer confirmed the ABS system is defective and requires $2,000 to repair. You may experience a situation where pressing the brake pedal fully causes the vehicle to accelerate rather than slow down, which is a serious safety hazard.

Your rear brake lines rusted through and failed while driving at 50 mph on the highway, causing your brake pedal to go to the floor with no braking response. You had to pump the brakes and steer to the shoulder to avoid hitting the car in front of you. Your mechanic recommended replacing all brake lines due to rust, which cost over $600 for your truck with only 41,000 miles. The repair will involve replacing the rusted steel brake lines with new ones throughout the brake system.

Your brake line connecting the ABS system to the rear brakes has corroded and started leaking fluid near the rear left wheel. In this case, the leak was discovered after the vehicle was already safely parked, but brake fluid loss can reduce your braking power or cause complete brake failure while driving. The repair will likely involve replacing the corroded steel brake line with a new one.

Your brake lines have rusted and corroded, causing them to burst without warning. One owner lost all braking power on the highway when a brake line failed, forcing them to swerve off the road to avoid a collision. The brake lines are positioned in an area of the vehicle prone to rust and corrosion. Fixing this will likely involve replacing the corroded brake lines with new ones.

Your brake pedal lost pressure and went to the floor while driving on snowy roads, leaving you with virtually no braking power even though the ABS activated. You were able to steer to safety, but the brakes failed completely during a turn at low speed. The repair will likely involve inspecting and replacing brake system components like the master cylinder or brake lines to restore full braking function.

Your emergency brake wears out on its own without being used, and when you actually need it, it doesn't work. This is a safety concern since the emergency brake may fail to hold your vehicle if needed.

Your ABS warning light is illuminated on your dashboard. When you press the brake pedal, you hear a noise and feel the pedal push back slightly under your foot. This suggests an issue with your anti-lock braking system that should be diagnosed by a mechanic who can scan the ABS system for fault codes.

Your ABS (anti-lock braking system) is activating at very low speeds—around 10 mph or less—whenever you slow down or come to a stop, causing your brakes to lock up. This makes normal stopping dangerous and unpredictable. The ABS system likely needs diagnostic testing to identify a faulty sensor or module that's triggering it inappropriately.

Your anti-lock braking system is jerking and making noise when you brake at slow speeds. This is happening intermittently and could indicate a problem with the ABS system components. You should have the anti-lock brake system inspected and likely repaired or serviced.

CORRODED/RUSTY BRAKE LINE RUPTURED CAUSING SUDDEN BRAKE LOSS IN HEAVY STOP AND GO TRAFFIC IN A WORK ZONE. USED THE PARKING BRAKE TO AVOID COLLISION.

MY DAUGHTER WAS RUNNING LESS THAN 35 MPH THROUGH TOWN WENT TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKE LINES FAILED LEADING TO ME REAR ENDING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. UPON INSPECTION BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WERE LEAKING FLUID DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION. I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED HOME AND HAVE BEEN UN ABLE TO DRIVE IT SINCE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN BY PUMPING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE ABS WARNING AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.

AT LOW SPEEDS COMING TO A STOP, MY ABS HAS BEEN ENGAGING AND NOT ALLOWING ME TO STOP WHEN APPROPRIATE. I HAVE AVOIDED SEVERAL REAR ENDING INCIDENTS, 3 TODAY. I HAVE SEEN THAT THER HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE BUT MY VIN HASNT BEEN INCLUDED. I REALLY NEED THIS ISSUE TAKEN CARE OF. I HAVE FOUR CHILDREN THAT ARE WITH ME ON NORMAL OCCASIONS. THIS HAPPENS AT NEARLY EVERY STOP, STOP SIGN, LIGHT, PARKING ECT.

WHILE DRIVING MY CHEVY TAHOE I EXPERIENCED COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITH THE USE OF THE EMERGENCY BREAK AND I DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT. I HAD NO INDICATION THAT THE BREAKS WERE GOING BAD UNTIL I LOST THEM COMPLETELY. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A SHOP THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT TWO BREAK LINES WERE BUSTED AND THAT THE REST WERE CORRODED. HE TOLD ME THAT HE HAS DONE 5 CHEVY BREAK LINE SYSTEMS IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS AN APPARENTLY THIS IS A KNOW ISSUE WITH CHEVY TRUCKS. IT SEEMS LIKE THE BREAK LINES ONLY LAST A FEW YEARS BEFORE THEY ARE CORRODED AND RUSTED AND EVENTUALLY THE BREAK WITHOUT WARNING OR NOTICE THIS IS UNSAFE AND I THINK CHEVY NEEDS TO DO A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY BREAK LINE ISSUES WITH ANY OTHER MAKE OF VEHICLE.

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 676 APPROACHING A TRAFFIC STOP I PUSHED ON THE BREAKS AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR FORCING ME TO TRY TO AVOID A COLLISION IN FRONT AS I TRIED TO TURN INTO THE MIDDLE LANE VEERING RIGHT I HIT THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR OF ANOTHER CAR. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE TAHOE TO A REPAIR SHOP WHO SAID MY BREAK LINES WERE CORRODED ANT THE BREAK FLUID CAME OUT OF THEM ILVE IN NORTHEAST PA WHERE SALT ON THE ROADS IF USED A LOT IN THE WINTER.

STARTED CAR AND BRAKE FELT SQUISHY AND UNRESPONSIVE. NO BRAKING POWER AND FOOT COMPLETELY DEPRESSED TO FLOOR IN ORDER TO EVENTUALLY STOP WHEN TRAVELING JUST WITH FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR OR LESS THAN 10MPH. WAS REAR BRAKES. SAME THING HAPPENED TO FRONT BRAKES IN APRIL 2015. VEHICLE DRIVING FINE. STOPPED TO GET GAS AND WHEN STARTED CAR UP BRAKES WERE SQUISHY AND FOOT HAD TO BE DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO STOP AND THAT WAS TRAVELING WITHOUT USING ACCELERATOR OR GOING LESS THAN 10MPH. BOTH TIMES COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF ALL HOSES AND BRAKE FLUID. DIDN'T SEEM LIKE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AT ALL. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING AT SPEED IT WOULD MOST LIKELY HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT BOTH TIMES.

I STARTED TO HAVE THE BRAKE LIGHT AND ONE OTHER LIGHT COME ON WHILE DRIVING. I DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS BUT IT WAS FOR VEHICLES IN 'SNOW-BELT STATES'. I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM CARMAX IN CHARLOTTE NC WHICH WAS NOT ON THE LIST FOR 'SNOW-BELT STATES'. I HAVE SINCE LOST MY ABS SYSTEM. I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS NOW PART OF THE RECALL AND IS MY VEHICLE STILL ELIGBLE?

A BRAKE LINE BURST FROM ABS MODULE TO RR BRAKE AND PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. LOST HALF THE FLUID AND FLUID CONTINUED TO DRAIN WHEN BRAKE WAS APPLIED TO PARK THE VEHICLE. GM CLAIM THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A DUAL BRAKE SYSTEM APPARENTLY DOES NOT PREVENT COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. WIFE WAS VERY UPSET AS THE PEDAL WAS COMPLETELY AT THE FLOOR. LUCKILY VEHICLE WAS NOT ON THRUWAY AT 65 MPH WHEN FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE IS IN MINT CONDITION INSIDE AND OUT AND WASHED FREQUENTLY. REPAIR SHOP INDICATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE BADLY RUSTED. GM SHOULD BE OBLIGATED TO NOTIFY OWNERS OF SIMILAR VEHICLES AND TRUCK OF THE DANGER OF COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. BRAKE LINES SHOULD NOT BE MADE OF MILD STEEL THAT IS SUBJECT TO RUSTING THROUGH AS THIS IS LIFE AND DEATH SAFETY ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT LIKE A SPONGE WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND CORRODED AND THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY DUE TO BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,845.

ON MAY 20, 2015 OUR 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE EXPERIENCED A HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE EXPLOSION DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT INDICATION. THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON LONG AFTER THE FACT WHEN TESTING THE BRAKES WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY.THE STEEL HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE TO THE LEFT REAR WHEEL RUPTURED TOTALLY UNEXSPECTEDLY. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY RELATED PROBLEM. GENERAL MOTORS IS AWARE AND ONLY A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN HAS BEEN ISSUED, NO RECALL. THE NHTSA MUST DEMAND THAT GM RECALL THESE VEHICLES FOR REPLACEMENT OF ALL THESE INFERIOR HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINES BEFORE DEATHS AND SERIOUS INJURIES OCCUR. I AM SUBMITTING THIS FORM TO MAKE IT PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT COULD CAUSE DEATH AND SERIOUS PROPERTY DAMAGE IF NOT ADDRESSED ON ALL THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. I AM TRULY GRATEFUL THAT MY WIFE WAS NOT INJURED OR KILLED.

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING OUR 2001 CHEVY TAHOE, THAT WE HAVE OWNED SINCE NEW, IN COLUMBUS OHIO. SHE WAS DOING 35 MPH DOWN A CITY STREET, WHEN SHE WENT TO STOP, THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. AFTER RUNNING A FEW RED LIGHTS AND ALMOST GETTING INTO 2 ACCIDENTS, SHE SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN AND INTO A PARKING SPACE. I HAD IT TOWED TO JACK MAXTON CHEVY AND THEY SAID THE BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY AND GAVE ME A QUOTE OF $5000.00 TO REPLACE EVERYTHING. I DID NOT DO THE REPAIR AND AM CURRENTLY WEIGHING MY OPTIONS. *TR

STEEL BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED. ALL OF THE UNDER BODY LINES SHOW A LOT OF RUST. REAR FEED LINE FROM ABS BLOCK RUPTURED AT REAR AXLE. I REPAIRED THAT LINE, WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO BLEED THE SYSTEM THE REAR FEED LINE AND THE IN FLOW LINE POPPED LEAKS. LUCKILY I HAD ENOUGH BRAKING TO STOP. *TR

MY WIFE WAS EXECUTING A TURN, HEADED DOWNHILL, AND STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, ONLY TO HAVE IT TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR, AND NOT STOP THE TRUCK. I HAD BEEN TOWING A TRAILER WITH SURGE BRAKES THE DAY BEFORE, WHICH WOULD NOT HAVE ACTIVATED WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM WAS A FAILED FRONT BRAKE LINE FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE ANTILOCK ACTUATOR, RESULTING IN A COMPLETE LOSS OF FRONT BRAKE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE. I HAD ALSO HAD IT INSPECTED RECENTLY AND IT PASSED SAFETY. IN LOCATING THE BURST BRAKE LINE, IT WAS ABOVE THE FRAME RAIL, IN A SPOT I WOULD NOT EXPECT TO BE VISUALLY INSPECTABLE. I AM REPLACING ALL THE LINES IN THE TRUCK WITH THE SAME MATERIAL USED BY BMW AND VOLVO NOW, AND CONSULTING WITH MY SERVICE TECH ABOUT RELOCATING THE ANTILOCK ACTUATOR TO AN ACCESSIBLE AREA UNDER THE HOOD, FOR LESS LINE EXPOSURE TO ELEMENTS. THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN GARAGED MOST OF IT'S LIFE, AND UNDERCARRIAGE WASHED AFTER EXPOSURE TO ROAD SALT. THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I HAVE A 2006 TAHOE AT WORK, GARAGED ALL IT'S LIFE AND RARELY DRIVEN IN WET WEATHER, 60,000 MILES, THAT HAD A REAR BRAKE LINE FAIL IN 2011 OR 2012. I'LL FILE A SEPARATE COMPLAINT FOR THAT, BUT AS A FLEET VEHICLE, IT'S MAINTAINED METICULOUSLY. IT'S ALSO ESSENTIALLY THE SAME VEHICLE AS MY 2001, WHICH HAD IT'S LINES LAST LONGER, BUT STILL FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. I WANT GM TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND FIX THE PROBLEM. MINE WILL BE FIXED WITH BETTER MATERIALS, SO I DON'T WANT A RECALL ON MINE, TO HAVE CHEAP COST-CUTTER PARTS INSTALLED. I WANT THEM RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE LIKE MY DAUGHTER, AN INEXPERIENCED NEW DRIVER, HAS TO DEAL WITH A LOSS OF BRAKES DURING A NORMAL LIFE AND MAINTENANCE ROUTINE OF HER VEHICLE. *TR

WHEN COMING TO A STOP ANTILOCK FIRES NOISILY THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE KEEPS ROLLING FORWARD (IN TRAFFIC- INTO BUILDINGS- INTO FENCES- ONTO CURBS) ANTILOCK BRAKES ARE FAILING AND MAKING THE SYSTEM NOT WORK PROPERLY. *TR

BRAKES FAILED DUE TO BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH. *TR

OUR SON AND A FRIEND WERE TRAVELING ON MAJOR STREET APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT CONTROLLED INTERSECTION, APPLIED THE SERVICE BRAKE TO HAVE IT PUSH TO THE FLOORBOARD. HE NARROWLY AVOIDED REAR ENDING STOPPED TRAFFIC AND SWERVED ACROSS THE YELLOW LINE ONTO A SIDE-STREET IN ATTEMPT TO STOP VEHICLE WITHOUT A CRASH, NEXT TO THE POLICE STATION. ALL THE BRAKE LINES REQUIRED REPLACING DUE TO THE HIDDEN RUST ON THE LINES AS THEY ARE MOUNTED ON TOP OF THE FRAME. OUR SON HAD JUST RETURNED FROM COLLEGE WITH THE VEHICLE, HAD THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY AT 75 MPH THIS COULD HAVE HAD TRAGIC RESULTS. THE REPAIR SHOPS WERE FAMILIAR WITH THIS ISSUE AS A NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS WITH SIMILAR GM MODELS HAVE RECENTLY EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. THIS WAS A VERY TIME CONSUMING AND EXPENSIVE REPAIR, AND WE CONSIDER OURSELVES LUCKY TO NOT HAVE A DIFFERENT CONCLUSION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT AND SEVERAL TREES. THE CONTACT SUFFERED FROM A LEFT LEG INJURY, MULTIPLE HIP ABRASIONS AND CONTUSIONS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A RUPTURED BRAKE LINE AND THE FACT THAT THERE WAS NO BRAKE FLUID IN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,597.

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP MY VEHICLE GOING ABOUT 5 MPH, THERE WAS A VIBRATION IN MY BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLE IN THE PATH WAY OF A TRACTOR TRAILER. I THOUGHT MY LIFE WAS ABOUT TO END SO I HIT THE GAS AND ENDED DRIVING UP ON THE CURB TO GET OUT OF ONGOING TRAFFIC. MY BOSS TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON OUR DEPARTMENT VEHICLES THAT WERE TAHOES BECAUSE OF AN ANTILOCKING BRAKE ISSUE. I LOOKED UP THE RECALL ON MOTORTREND AND THE RECALL EXPLAINS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO ME WHEN I ALMOST DIED. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE CHEVY DEALER AND THE GUY RAN MAN VIN NUMBER AND STATED THERE ARE NO ACTIVE RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE. I CALLED THE CHEVY DEALER AND THE FEMALE ON THE PHONE STATED THAT RECALLS ARE DONE BY VIN NUMBERS AND MAYBE MY NUMBER WAS ACCIDENTALLY SKIPPED. THIS IS OFF MOTORTREND. RECALL DATE: AUG 29, 2005 MODEL AFFECTED: 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE SUMMARY: CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATION. THIS CONDITION IS MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR IN ENVIRONMENTALLY CORROSIVE AREAS. THIS RECALL WILL BE LAUNCHED 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 ONLY. CONSEQUENCES: THIS CAN CAUSE INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING LOW-SPEED BRAKE APPLICATIONS, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. POTENTIAL UNITS AFFECTED: 1353718 NOTES: GENERAL MOTORS CORP. READ MORE: HTTP://WWW.MOTORTREND.COM/CARS/2001/CHEVROLET/TAHOE/RECALLS/#IXZZ38LPOMMDC. *TR

BRAKES FAILED DO TO RUSTED BRAKE LINES. DRIVING ON 55 MPH ROAD STOPLIGHT TURNED JUST AS I APPROACHED IT STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDDLE AND IT SLOWLY WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. I COULD NOT STOP IN TIME AND WENT THROUGH A RED LIGHT, I WAS LUCKY, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER WITH LOSS OF LIFE. I WAS TOLD ALL MY BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1500.00. *TR

THE PARKING BRAKES DO NOT WORK HAVE OWNED THE TAHOE FOR 2 YEARS AND NEVER USED THE PARKING BRAKES NOW ALL THE SUDDEN THE PARKING BRAKES MAKES A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE AND I THINK THERE IS ENOUGH COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE BRAKES TO WARRANT A RECALL BEFORE SOME ONE DOES GET KILLED OR INJURED .ALSO THEY HAD A RECALL ON THE BRAKES AND ABS BUT ONLY IN THE SO CALLED SALT BELT AND THE OWNERS THAT DON'T LIVE THERE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY TO GET THE SAME THING FIXED THAT THE RECALL SHOULD COVER IN THE FIRST PLACE NO MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE. *TR

ABS BRAKE LIGHT WOULD COME ON WHEN TRYING TO STOP THEN IT WOULD NOT STOP CORRECTLY AND ALMOST RAN OVER CURB ONTO SIDEWALK. REPLACED SENSOR TWICE BEFORE THE LIGHT AND BRAKES WORKED CORRECTLY. *TR

DRIVING HOME AND PRESSED ON BRAKES AT A STOP LIGHT AND PETAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. PUMPED BRAKES AND JUST BARELY STOPPED BEFORE HITTING ANOTHER CAR. TAHOE BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED TO NOTHING. THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM!! MANY PEOPLE DON'T LOOK AT THEIR BRAKE LINES UNTIL THEY CRASH. PLEASE GET GM TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE MORE CUSTOMERS ARE HURT. *TR

I HAD JUST COME OFF THE HIGHWAY AND FORTUNATELY WAS COMPLETING A PARALLEL PARK WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL COULD BE PRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE CAR DID NOT STOP. I ESSENTIALLY ROLLED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME TO STOP. A LARGE AMOUNT OF BRAKE FLUID WAS ON THE GROUND NEAR THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL. WHEN THE CAR WAS STOPPED I OPENED THE DOOR AND LOOKED BACK AS I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. I SAW COLORED FLUID SPRAYING OUT SIDEWAYS FROM THE REAR. SUBSEQUENTLY HAD BRAKE LINE REPAIRED. *TR

I HAD TO REPLACE 2 BRAKE LINES THAT FAILED ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS .THE BRAKE LINES ARE COVERED IN RUST, THE ABS SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK AND IS NOW DISCONNECTED.THE DEALER STATED ABS PROBLEM WAS FRONT WHEEL SENSORS, AFTER THEY REPLACED BOTH SENSORS THEY THAN DETERMINED IT WAS MY ABS COMPUTER.I TOLD THEM TO LEARN HOW TO TROUBLESHOOT ON SOMEONES ELSE'S VEHICLE AND REMOVED IT. THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF THIS VEHICLE HAD BEEN COATED WITH A LITE UNDERCOATING FROM THE FACTORY, AS THE COATING FALLS YOU CAN SEE EXTENSIVE RUST ON THE EXPOSED METAL SURFACES. IN MY OPINION THE METAL WAS NOT PREPARED CORRECTLY BEFORE IT WAS COATED, FOR THIS TO HAPPEN.THE SERVICE MANAGER FROM THE DEALER STATED, THE RUST CONDITION SHOULD BE A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT.I HAVE PURCHASE NO CORROSIVE BRAKE LINE AND WILL CHANGE LINES AS NEEDED. *TR

BRAKE LINE FAILURE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKE CONTROL. BRAKE LINE CORRODED. *TR

IN PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BECAUSE, AS I FOUND OUT LATER, ALL OF THE BRAKE FLUID HAD LEAKED OUT DUE TO BRAKE LINE RUST AND CORROSION. NO WARNING AT ALL (E.G. SOFT PEDAL) AND THIS VEHICLE DOESN'T HAVE A SPECK OF RUST ON IT. I REPLACED ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES AT A COST OF NEARLY $1400.00. *TR

BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR BEFORE HOLDING - NO HYDRAULICS. BRAKE LINE FAILURE/RUPTURE WITH HEAVY LEAK OF BRAKE FLUID UNDER DRIVER SEAT AREA. SUSPECTED CORROSION. *JS

MY BRAKE LINES KEEP BURSTING. I WASN'T EVEN DRIVING, I WAS IN PARK, APPLIED THE BRAKES TO PUT IT GEAR AND THE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME, I JUST SPENT $400 TO HAVE THE REARS REPLACED WHILE ON THE ROAD. I WAS STUCK OUT OF STATE. NOW IT HAPPENED AGAIN. PLEASE HELP, I CAN'T AFFORD A REPAIR RIGHT NOW. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ALONG THE FREEWAY WHEN SUDDENLY SHE HAD TO BRAKE AND THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR, THE TRUCK NOT STOPPING. SHE GOT IN THE SLOW LANE AND HAD TO GO VERY SLOW TO HER DESTINATION. THANK GOD SHE'S A GOOD DRIVER OR SHE COULD'VE KILLED HERSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE. I MET HER AT HER DESTINATION TO CHECK OUT MY TRUCK AND FOUND THAT WHEN YOU STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, BRAKE FLUID POURED OUT FROM UNDER THE CHASSIS OF THE TRUCK IN THE AREA OF THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR.SO I LOOKED AT THE REST OF MY BRAKE LINES AND THEY ARE FULL OF RUST. *TR

2001 TAHOE BRAKES FAILED...LINE RUPTURE, CAUSING MY WIFE TO PLOW THROUGH A RED LIGHT AT AN INTERSECTION AND NARROWLY AVOID A CRASH. THIS IS MY THIRD GM BRAKELINE FAILURE. THE OTHER TWO OCCURRED ON A 1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE, AGAIN WITH INSTANT, NO WARNING, LOSS OF BRAKE POWER. FORTUNATELY, THOSE EVENTS WERE IN PARKING LOTS AT VERY LOW SPEED. YES, THERE IS SOME, MAYBE 30% OF BRAKE POWER LEFT ON THE TAHOE, BUT THE STOPPING DISTANCE IS MAGNIFIED GREATLY ONCE SPEED IS ABOVE 15 MPH. I CAN CITE AT LEAST SIX OTHER ACQUAINTANCES WITH SIMIALR BRAKE LINE FAILURES ON GM VEHICLES FROM THE Y2000 ERA DESIGN. SOMETHING IS GROSSLY WRONG WITH GM, AND PERHAPS OTHERS, BRAKE LINE COMPONENTS. JUST VISUALLY EXAMINE THE BRAKELINES AND THEY APPEAR READY TO CRUMBLE AT MANY PLACES DUE TO SUBSTANTIAL EXTERIOR CORROSION. NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM ON THE MANY VEHICLES OWNED OVER THE YEARS. MAKE THEM FIX IT AT THEIR COST, PLEASE. I CAN'T THINK OF A SINGLE MORE CRITICAL SYSTEM FOR DRIVER SAFETY ON A VEHICLE THAN THE BRAKE SYSTEM. IT HAS TO BE PHYSICALLY RELIABLE FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO DECELERATE BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO RESPOND. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000. UPDATED 08/27/13*LJ

MY SON WAS DRIVING ON I-95 INTO BALTIMORE WHEN HE HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE 2001 TAHOE IMMEDIATELY LOST BRAKING POWER. HE WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER ONTO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM BUT THE BRAKES WERE NO LONGER OPERATING PROPERLY. THERE WAS NO LONGER ANY RESISTANCE IN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND MINIMAL STOPPING POWER. `HE WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING GARAGE BY DRIVING SLOWLY AND IN LOW GEAR. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED HOME AND EXAMINED IT AND DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY AND THAT IT HAD LEAKED OUT OF A CORRODED AND BROKEN BRAKE LINE AT THE MIDPOINT OF THE CHASSIS. ALL OF THE METAL BRAKE LINES ARE CORRODED AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS NO ADVANCE WARNING OF ANY IMPENDING BRAKE LINE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REGISTERED IN MARYLAND SINCE PURCHASED NEW AND THERE IS RELATIVELY LITTLE SNOW THAT FALLS IN THE WINTER AND AS A RESULT THERE IS ALMOST NO OTHER CORROSION ON THIS VEHICLE SO SEEING THE BRAKE LINES CORRODED LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT AN INFERIOR GRADE OF STEEL WAS USED ON THIS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT COMPONENT. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE THE BRAKE LINE IN THE AREA OF THE FAILURE IS LOCATED ABOVE THE FRAME AND IS NOT VISIBLE FROM BELOW AND THEREFORE CANNOT BE INSPECTED FOR CORROSION. WHEN THE OIL IS CHANGED AND WHEN THE BRAKES ARE REPLACED THE BRAKE LINES ARE CHECKED BUT IN THE AREA OF THE FAILURE AS STATED THEY CANNOT BE INSPECTED. I BELIEVE GM SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO RECALL ALL VEHICLES WITH THIS TYPE OF METAL BRAKE LINE AND BE REQUIRED TO REPLACE THEM WITH A BETTER GRADE OF STAINLESS STEEL AS IT IS REASONABLY FORESEEABLE THAT FATALITIES WILL BE THE LOGICAL CONSEQUENCE OF THIS TYPE OF FAILURE IN A SIGNIFICANT PERCENTAGE OF THESE INCIDENTS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 CHEVY TAHOE AT MODERATE SPEED WHEN THE ABS AND PARKING INDICATOR LIGHT COME ON. IN ADDITION THERE WAS PULSING WHICH I BELIEVE IS FROM THE ABS SYSTEM WHEN I TRIED SLOWING DOWN FROM 25 MPH. I DID RESEARCH ON TSB AND DID FIND THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THIS KIND OF PROBLEM AFFECTING GM SUV FROM 2000-2006 REGARDING SPEED SENSOR AND CORROSION OF BRAKE LINES . I INFORMED THE CHEVY DEALER OF THIS TSB AND THEY REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS ISSUE AND WANTED ME TO PAY IN EXCESS OF $1200 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL THE DEALER REPRESENTING GM IS NOT ACTING IN GOOD FAITH. AS I TOLD THEM THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NOT ASKING FOR ANYTHING UNREASONABLE CONSIDERING THE ASSISTANCE FROM TAX PAYER. I APPRECIATE YOUR ASSISTANCE. REGARDS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD DOING ONLY 25 MILES A HOUR AND HAD MY KIDS IN THE CAR I WENT TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. WHEN HAD IT LOOKED AT THEY SAID ALL BRAKE LINES ROTTED. WITH A TRUCK THAT ONLY HAS 50,000 ON IT THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. MY HUSBAND KEEPS MY TRUCK MINT IF HAD TO RATE IT ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 10 I WOULD SAY IT IS A 9.5 LOOKS BRAN NEW. *TR

I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON RT 67 IN SOUTHBURY CT. WHEN A DEER CROSSED THE STREET IN FRONT OF ME. I APPLIED THE BRAKES FIRMLY AND AT FIRST THEY FELT FINE, THEN THEY JUST WENT TO THE FLOOR. FORTUNATELY THE CAR SLOWED FROM THE FIRST APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES SINCE I NO BRAKES AFTER THAT POINT. USING THE E-BRAKE I INCHED MY WAY TO A SAFE SPOT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT A REPAIR SHOP AND I AM WAITING FOR AN ESTIMATE. THIS INCIDENT APPEARS TO MATCH MANY OTHERS RELATED TO EA11001. AS YOU KNOW, THIS MIGHT HAVE TURNED OUT DIFFERENTLY UNDER OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES. FORTUNATELY IN MY CASE, THE DEER JUMPED OUT AT THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME. IF THE DEER DID NOT JUMP OUT AND THE BRAKES FAILED LATER IN MY TRIP I MIGHT HAVE BEEN ON A HILL OR AT A BUSY INTERSECTION WHERE INJURY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE WOULD HAVE BEEN A CERTAINTY. I FIND IT REMARKABLE THAT EA11001 IS TAKING SO LONG TO RESOLVE GIVEN THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS ISSUE. PLEASE PROVIDE ME WITH ANY UPDATED INFORMATION. THANK YOU. *TR

WAS COMING TO A STOP AT INTERSECTION. AND COULD NOT STOP, BRAKES FAILED.. MECHANIC SAYS ALL LINES ARE COMPLETELY CORRODED.. EXTREMELY DISSATISFIED, SEEMS MANY OTHER GM OWNERS HAVE SAME ISSUES, SHOULD BE RECALLED HUGE SAFETY ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES. *TR

TRUCK BRAKES LINES JUST ROTTED OUT COMPLETELY HAD TO REPLACE ENTIRE LINES. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE PA TURNPIKE. LIGHTLY APPLIED MY BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKE LINES ARE CORRODED AND BLEW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 AND APPLIED THE BRAKES TO TO AVOID CRASHING INTO A DEER. THE BRAKES SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND ROLLED OVER MULTIPLE TIMES. ALSO, THE FRONT AND SIDE AIR BAGS ON THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AND SEVERAL LACERATIONS. PRIOR TO THE CRASH THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER FOR A SECOND OPINION WHO WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY FAILURE CODES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

WE WERE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKES STOPPED WORKING. WE DISCOVERED THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED . RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET SHOWED THAT NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH CHEVROLET VEHICLES BUILT AT THIS TIME. THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL BY CHEVROLET AT THIS TIME. *TR

THE REAR STEEL HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH AND RENDERED THE BRAKES INOPERABLE. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT DID NOT COME ON IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAILURE. ALL HYDRAULIC FLUID WAS LOST TO THE REAR BRAKES. *TR

LOW SPEED ABS FAILURE (BRAKES PULSATE) WHEN STOPPING OR TURNING BETWEEN 3-10 MPH. ISSUE APPEARS TO BE COORODED FRONT WHEEL SENSORS. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES SEEMED TO FAIL WHENEVER THEY TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE ON A BUMPY SURFACE. THE CONTACT STATED THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED WHEN THE ROAD WAS NOT EVEN. RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICES BRAKES: HYDRAULIC ANTI-LOCK) REPAIR WAS PERFORMED IN 2005, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED, BUT STATED THE STOPPING DISTANCE AND LACK OF BRAKE RESPONSE WAS THE SAME AS IT WAS WHEN THE ORIGINAL RECALL WAS PERFORMED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 157,000. UPDATED 05/31/12*LJ

WAS DRIVING A RURAL TWO LANE ROAD WHEN THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME SLOWED TO TURN LEFT. I TRIED TO BRAKE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WET TO THE FLOOR, NO BRAKES AT ALL. I VEERED OF F TO THE SHOULDER AND WAS ABLE TO AVOID COLLISION AND SLOW THE CAR USING THE PARKING BRAKE. I CALLED MY HUSBAND AND HE HAD ME CHECK MY BRAKE FLUID WHICH WAS ALMOST EMPTY. HE BROUGHT SOME,WE REFILLED AND SAW A LARGE PUDDLE START TO FORM UNDER CAR NEAR THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. UPON GETTING THE VEHICLE HOME ,WE FOUND A TWO FOOT SECTION OF HARD LINE SO CORRODED IT WAS LEAKING IN THREE PLACES . TO FIND THE LEAK IT WAS NECESSARY TO REMOVE THE GASOLINE TANK TO SEE IT . AND REPLACE THAT SECTION OF LINE . WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING ALL THE LINES A THERE ARE MANY SECTIONS THAT ARE CORRODED (RUSTED ) VERY BADLY . I SEE NO OTHER WAY TO FEED SECURE IN THIS VEHICLE AND DEALER COST ARE SAID TO BE $1200 TO $1500 . THE AREA AROUND THE BRAKE LINE WAS CLEAN AND WE SAW NO CAUSE FOR THIS CORROSION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND THE FUEL LINES WERE CORRODED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 154,000.

OUR 2001 TAHOE HAD BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO A CORRODED BRAKE LINE. WE WERE TOLD ALL FIVE WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WE HAVE LIVED IN BOTH NY AND NJ AND ARE THE ONLY OWNERS OF THE TRUCK. WE FOUND OUT THAT GMC 1999-2003 TRUCKS ARE IN YOUR ENGINEERING INVESTIGATION FOR BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO CORRODED BRAKE LINES IN THE SALT BELT STATES WHICH WE LIVE IN. I WANTED TO ADD THIS COMPLAINT WITH THE HOPES THAT OTHERS WILL AS WELL AND IF A RECALL IS ISSUED WE CAN GET COMPENSATED FOR THE VERY HEFTY REPAIR BILL. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE FRACTURED AND LEAKING BRAKE FLUID UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS SAFELY DRIVEN HOME AND PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, BUT REPAIRS WERE NOT PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

I EXPERIENCED BRAKE LINE FAILURE ON MY 2001 TAHOE DUE TO RUST. I WAS HAULING A TRAILER LAST WEEK IN SOUTHERN UTAH AND TRAVELED OVER SOME HIGH PASSES. IN ESCALENTE, I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. SCARY TO THINK WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED AN HOUR EARLIER WHEN I WAS DRIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE BRAKE LINE RUNNING OVER THE GAS TANK HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. ALL THE BRAKE AND FUEL LINES WERE SEVERELY RUSTED. FORTUNATELY, THE ONLY SHOP IN TOWN WAS ABLE TO MAKE UP A REPLACEMENT LINE AND THAT GOT ME HOME. I'M IN THE PROCESS NOW OF REPLACING ALL THE BRAKE AND FUEL LINES. THIS IS NOT DUE TO NEGLECT. I WASH AND CLEAN THE UNDERCARRIAGE OFTEN DURING THE WINTER TO REMOVE SALT AND SAND. I FIRST NOTICED RUST WITHIN A YEAR OF PURCHASING THE CAR IN DECEMBER 2000. ABOUT 5 YEARS AGO, I HAD MY MECHANIC INSTALL A "COUNTERACT GSL-2-LC CORROSION CONTROL SYSTEM". THE RUST CONTINUED TO WORSEN THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC! I'M GETTING MY LINES REPLACED BUT WHAT ABOUT ALL THE OTHER TAHOES EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM? *TT

BRAKE LINE RUPTURED AND THE FLUID LEAKED OUT RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *TR

BRAKES FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY RETRACTED TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKING POWER WAS NEARLY LOST. THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WAS ALMOST EMPTY. UPON INVESTIGATION IT WAS CLEAR THAT FLUID WAS LEAKING THROUGH A RUSTED STEEL LINE ON THE LEFT REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE LINE SHOWED SIGNIFICANT RUST PARTICULARLY WITHIN SEVERAL INCHES WHERE IT CONNECTS ABOVE THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. THE RIGHT REAR LINE WAS ALSO VERY RUSTED IN THE SAME LOCATION BUT NOT YET LEAKING --- BOTH LINES WHERE REPLACE AT OWNERS EXPENSE. THE STEEL LINE THAT LEADS UP TO THE MASTER CYLINDER IS ALSO VERY RUSTY. *KB

GAS GAUGE HAD BEEN BROKEN FOR SEVERAL YEARS TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH THIS HAPPENING BUT NO RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED AFTER SEVERAL YEARS MY BROTHER BOUGHT A NEW FUEL PUMP AND FILTER AND FIXED THE PROBLEM OR AT LEAST I HOPE IT IS FIXED. ABS/ BRAKE LIGHT HAS ALSO BEEN COMING ON AND OFF I HAVE ALSO TAKEN IT TO DEALERSHIP FOR THIS PROBLEM ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND WAS TOLD THAT IT IS JUST THE SENSOR NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT BRAKES WILL BE FINE OR I COULD ALWAYS TAKE OUT THE FUSE SO LIGHT WILL STAY OFF WHICH I HAVE NOT DONE, SO FAR LUCKY AND NO FAILURE WITH BRAKES WORKING. *TR

ON APPROX. SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2011. MY ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ON MY TAHOE STARTED TO ENGAGE AT LOW SPEEDS, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS DRY PAVEMENT. WHEN YOU PULL UP TO A STOP LIGHT OR INTO A PARKING SPACE, AT LOW SPEED, THE ABS SYSTEM KICKS IN AND DOES NOT ALLOW YOU TO STOP PROPERLY. ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY REGULAR MECHANIC AND HE INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. I CALLED CHEVROLET IN IL AND SPOKE TO SERVICE ADVISOR. HE ASKED ME THE VIN NUMBER OF THE VEHICLE AND THEN LOOKED IT UP AND TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS DONE IN 2005, BUT THERE IS A LIFETIME WARRANTY DUE TO THE SAFETY RECALL AND IT BEING THE SAME PROBLEM. I SET UP AN APPOINTMENT FOR SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2011 AT 10:00AM. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO THEM AND AGAIN WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS COVERED UNDER THE SAFETY RECALL AND HAS A LIFETIME WARRANTY. AFTER A FEW HOURS, THEY CALLED ME BACK AND NOW TOLD ME IT WAS NOT COVERED AND THAT I NOW OWED THEM AN INSPECTION FEE ON MY VEHICLE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE ANTILOCK SYSTEM ACTIVATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. PREVIOUSLY THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,126.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND APPROACHING A TRAFFIC STOP SIGNAL WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED WITH A DELAYED RESPONSE IN THE ACTIVATION OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, THE PARKING BRAKE AND ABS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED WHENEVER THE ENGINE WAS IN OPERATION AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK). THE RECALL WAS OFFERED IN THE SALT BELT STATES WHICH EXCLUDED THE VEHICLE FROM BEING ELIGIBLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 09/28/2011 *LN *TR

THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON MY 2001 CHEVY TAHOE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING BAD PARKING BRAKE / E BRAKE. I WAS UNAWARE OF THIS SITUATION SINCE I RARELY NEED TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE. I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THIS ITEM AT A COST OF APPROX. $575. MANY OTHER 2001 TAHOES HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM.. I HAVE REPLACED THE PARKING E BRAKES TWICE SINCE I PURCHASED THE TAHOE AND NOW THEY HAVE FAILED A THIRD TIME. I NEVER USE THE PARKING BRAKE!! VIRGINIA SAFETY INSPECTION HAS FAILED AND I HAVE ALREADY BEEN PULLED OVER FOR NOT HAVING A SAFETY STICKER FOR THE PARKING E BRAKE. THERE IS ALSO A STRONG BURNING SMELL FROM THE REAR TIRE / BRAKE AREA, I AM SURE THE VEHICLE WILL CATCH FIRE FROM THE FRICTION THE BAD DESIGN HAS CAUSED. PARKING BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND WILL NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE, NEUTRAL, OR REVERSE. ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE PARKING E BRAKE ACTUATOR LEVER IS MISSING AND THE PARKING E BRAKE CABLE IS NOT CONNECTED TO THE PASSENGER SIDE, THIS SAME LEVER IS REPORTED ONLINE AS MYSTERIOUSLY MISSING FROM OTHER CHEVY TRUCKS AS WELL, IT IS BAD WHEN THE SAME PART ON VARIOUS VEHICLES IS MISSING ON THE SAME SIDE, COINCIDENCE OR BAD ASSEMBLY LINE PROCESS, MAYBE DEFECTIVE PART THAT BREAKS. REPAIR IS OVER 1000 DOLLARS. PARKING E BRAKE FAILS TO HOLD THE VEHICLE SAFELY AND IS ENDANGERING LIVES. VIRGINIA LAW AND SAFETY INSPECTIONS ARE NOT BEING MET DUE TO A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW OF MISSING PARTS AND A SAFETY DEVICE NOT WORKING PROPERLY ON A VEHICLE. MISSING SAFETY PARTS FROM THE ASSEMBLY IS HAZARDOUS, IF PARTS WERE NOT MISSING, THEN THEY FELL OFF AND IS STILL DANGEROUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES FOR THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AS THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. A LOCAL MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE FRONT BRAKES WERE RUSTED AND LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. THE SAME BRAKE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE REAR BRAKES PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 153,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE GOT HIS VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT LOW SPEEDS THE ABS ACTIVATED, WHICH MADE THE STOPPING DISTANCE FOR THE VEHICLE MUCH LONGER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IN 2006 AND IDENTICAL FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY BRAKES SUDDENLY FAILED AS I WAS APPROACHING A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT. WHEN I PUSHED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND PRODUCED NO DECELERATION OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO NARROWLY AVOID AN ACCIDENT, BUT THE SITUATION COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY IF TRAFFIC HAD BEEN DIFFERENT. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED AS A RUSTED BRAKE LINE. I FOUND A REPORT OF AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION OF RUSTED BRAKE LINES THAT COVERS MY VEHICLE MAKE/MODEL/YEAR, AND I WANT TO ADD MY EVENT TO YOUR DATABASE. *TR

2001 CHEVY TAHOE BRAKE FAILURE. VERY SUDDEN. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. THERE IS CORROSION ON THE BRAKE LINES AND IS REPORTEDLY OCCURRING ON OTHER CHEVY MAKES FROM 1999-2003. WE NEED TO REPLACE ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES PER DEALERSHIP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ASSIST BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED IN 2005. IN ADDITION, THE ABS MODULE WAS REPLACED AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,818 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 03/24/11*LJ UPDATED 1/4/11 *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATION. THE CONDITION WAS LIKELY TO OCCUR IN ENVIRONMENTALLY CORROSIVE AREAS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). SIX YEARS AFTER THE REPAIR THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE ACTIVATION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ABS SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT WILLING TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL AGAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REMEDY REPAIR DID NOT FIX THE FAILURE AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD EXTEND THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

PARKING BRAKE ON 2001 TAHOE FAILS TO HOLD VEHICLE. IT WILL NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION UNTIL FIXED. I HAVE NEVER USED THE BRAKE AND IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS DEFECT IN 2001 TAHOE THAT WAS NEVER RECALLED. CHEVY NEEDS TO RECALL AND FIX THE DEFECTED PARKING BRAKE IN ALL MODELS. *TR

ON NOVEMBER 23, 2010 WE WERE TRAVELING ON I-95 JUST OUTSIDE OF WASHINGTON DC WHEN WE WERE IN SOME HEAVY TRAFFIC. WE NEEDED TO STOP QUICKLY & THE BRAKE PEDAL ON OUR 2001 CHEVY TAHOE LT WENT TO THE FLOOR. WE WERE ABLE TO STOP BUT WHEN WE WERE ABLE TO GET OFF TO GET GAS & CHECK ON THE BRAKES WE NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE REAR OF THE TAHOE. WAS ABLE TO GET TO A BRAKE SHOP WHEN WE FOUND OUT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE SHOP FIGURED SOMETHING MUST HAVE HIT THE BRAKE LINE WHILE WE WERE DRIVING & SINCE THEY WERE RUSTING IT RUPTURED THE LINE. WE ENDED UP HAVING TO SPEND THE NIGHT IN FREDRICKSBURG, VA & PAYING $1,500 TO JUST GET THE REAR LINES FIXED SO WE COULD CONTINUE OUR TRIP TO MYRTLE BEACH. WE STILL NEED TO GET THE FRONT LINES CHANGED BUT WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO GET THEM FIXED AT THIS TIME. SO THE TAHOE SITS IN OUR DRIVEWAY UNTIL WE CAN AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS SYSTEM WOULD INDEPENDENTLY ENGAGE WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, INCREASING BRAKE STOPPING DISTANCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS SPORADIC OVER A PERIOD OF SIX MONTHS. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000. UPDATED 1/19/2010 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED HE PURCHASED A COMPLETE BEARING ASSEMBLY WHICH CAME WITH A WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. HE ALSO HAD TO PURCHASE AN AXLE SOCKET TO GET THE HUB OFF. THE CONSUMER MADE THE REPAIR HIMSELF AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RETURNED. UPDATED 03/31/11

THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE LINE CRACKED AND FAILED, CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE 3 TIMES IN 18 MONTHS. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS REPAIRED AT THE DEALER. THE SECOND TIME IT WAS REPLACED AT THE DEALER. THE THIRD AND MOST RECENT, IT WAS REPAIRED AT A TRUCKSTOP IN THE NEW MEXICO DESERT. *TR

2001 CHEVY TAHOE - EMERGENCY/PARKING BRAKE NOT FUNCTIONING. HAS NOT BEEN FUNCTIONING FOR YEARS. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW AND I NEVER USED IT, BUT WHEN I WAS PARKED ON A HILL RECENTLY, I TRIED TO USE IT BUT IT DID NOT WORK. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. IF IT IS A DESIGN DEFECT THAT DOES NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO SAFELY PARK WITHOUT POSSIBLY HURTING INNOCENT PEOPLE OR DAMAGING PROPERTY, SHOULD THE MANUFACTURER BE RESPONSIBLE? *TR

BRAKE LINES (ALL) ARE RUSTING TO THE POINT OF FAILURE. MUST BE REPLACED BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. GM SHOULD MAKE GOOD FOR REPAIRS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT A SLOW SPEED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE THE ABS ENGAGED EXTREME PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKES, EXTENDING THE STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE WERE FAMILIAR WITH THE FAILURE. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000, SERVICE BRAKES HYDRAULIC, ANTILOCK WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE; YET, GM INFORMED HIM HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 103,000.

ABS PUMP MOTOR IS STAYING ON CONTINUOUSLY AFTER THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, FOUND THAT AN INTERNAL RELAY IN THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE IS SHORTING AND CAUSING THE ABS PUMP MOTOR TO CONTINUE TO RUN WHILE OPERATED AND EVEN AFTER VEHICLE AND IGNITION IS TURNED OFF. WITHOUT DISCONNECTING PLUG TO MOTOR OR ABS FUSE, EITHER FAILURE OF ABS PUMP MOTOR WILL OCCUR, FAILURE OF EBCM WILL OCCUR AND EVEN POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARDS DUE TO OVERHEATING ABS PUMP MOTOR. SINCE I WAS ABLE TO READ ONLINE THAT MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, IT SEEMS THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND PREVENT FUTURE FAILURES OF ABS EQUIPMENT, POSSIBLE CAR FIRES DUE TO CONTINUOUS ABS PUMP MOTOR ACTIVATION EVEN WITH VEHICLE TURNED OFF, RESULTING IN POSSIBLE INJURIES AND EVEN DEATH TO THE PUBLIC. *TR

I OWN A 2001 CHEVY TAHOE THAT HAS THE BRAKE / ABS LIGHTS COMING ON WHILE DRIVING. AFTER LEARNING ABOUT EARLIER RECALL I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO A DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE LIGHTS DID NOT COME ON FOR AWHILE BUT STARTED TO LIGHT UP AGAIN. I FEEL THE DEALERSHIP DID A 'QUICK-FIX'. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY I WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THIS RECALL WHEN I HAVE BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN BEFORE WITH A PREVIOUS RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE TRAVELLING AT 2 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE BRAKE LINE WAS REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000.

I'VE HAD TWO ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MODULES REPLACED, 1 AT 40K MILES & AGAIN AT 130K MILES. THEY WENT BAD FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE COST ON THE FIRST ONE WAS $900, AND THE LAST WAS OVER $1400. I SAVED THE LAST ONE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN RECALL 05V379000, ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER 5 YEARS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT'S FAILURE IS DIRECTLY RELATED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 55000. UPDATED 9/23/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE ABS ACTIVATES AND IT MAKES THE BRAKE PEDAL PUSH BACK TOWARD THE HIM CAUSING GREATER STOPPING DISTANCE. THE ABS LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN IT HAPPENS. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL AND THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED ON OCT 25, 2005, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. UPDATED 09/28/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS FAILED. WHENEVER HE APPROACHES A SLOW STOP AT 5 MPH, THE ABS MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS DISABLED. THE CONTACT HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000. UPDATED 8/24/09 *CN UPDATED 08/26/09. *JB

05V379000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK. RECALL DATE 8/29/05 MY 2001 CHEVY TAHOE IS ACTIVATING MY ANTILOCK BRAKES WHILE TRYING TO STOP. I HAVE COME CLOSE TO SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. I BOUGHT IT USED IN FEBRUARY OF 2006. I CALLED GM AND THEY WILL NOT HONOR THEIR RECALL AND FIX MY TAHOE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT AND I HAVE A SMALL CHILD. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT I CAN DO TO HAVE MY TAHOE FIXED. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY FOR IT TO BE FIXED. GM SHOULD HONOR THEIR RECALLS AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. WHAT CAN I DO? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY AND STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR BRAKE SERVICE AND WAS INFORMED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO THE RECALL. HE RECENTLY NOTICED THE ISSUE RESURFACING AND THE DEALER REFERRED HIM TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THE RECALL REPAIR HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 118,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000. UPDATED 05/06/09 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED GM PROVIDED A TEMPORARY FIX 2 YEARS AND NEVER REALLY FIXED THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 05/08/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH OR ATTEMPTING TO COME TO A STOP, THE ABS ENGAGE AUTOMATICALLY AND CAUSE DIFFICULTY STOPPING. THE CONTACT MUST APPLY A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS, BUT HAS RECENTLY BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000, NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE05020 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE RECALL SHOULD APPLY TO HIS VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

THE ABS IS MALFUNCTIONING ON MY 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE. DURING AN INTERNET SEARCH I DISCOVERED THAT THE PROBLEM MATCHES THAT FOUND IN CAMPAIGN #05V379000, HOWEVER, MY VEHICLE'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL. I BELIEVE THAT MY VEHICLE, AND POSSIBLY MANY OTHERS, SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE FOR TWO DAYS, IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. A MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY THE BRAKE RELAY SYSTEM. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 62,000.

THE DEALER RECOMMENDED THAT I REPLACE MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) BECAUSE MY LIGHT WOULD COME ON FOR NO REASON. THEY WANTED $2300 BUT GOODYEAR DID IT FOR $2,086.19. AFTER RESEARCHING, THIS HAS BEEN AN ON-GOING PROBLEM FOR TAHOE'S. I WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSE. REPAIRS: 1 E.B.C.M (ABS CONTROL MODULE) LABOR & PARTS $163.40 1 88964302-HYD VALVE ASSY $710.88 1 ABS PRESSURE MODULATOR ASSY/88982287 $970.40 1 BRAKE FLUID EXCHANGE-DOT 3 $ 66.46 PARTS: $1697.10 LABOR 214.04 SHOP FEE 25.00 7.75% TAX 150.05 $2,086.19 *TR

DRIVING AT UNDER 10MPH GOING TO BRAKE, ANTI-LOCK BRAKES KICK IN WHEN UNNECESSARY WHICH CAUSED ME TO BE UNABLE TO BRAKE PROPERLY AND CRASH INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE ANTILOCK BRAKES WOULD ENGAGE DURING DECELERATION AND WHILE DRIVING ON DRY PAVEMENT. OCCASIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AT THE APPROPRIATE TIMES WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 1-15 MPH. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK) WAS REFERENCED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 115,000.

MY PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT WORK, ALTHOUGH I HAVE NEVER USED IT. I TRIED TO GET MY CAR INSPECTED, BUT THEY WOULD NOT PASS IT DUE TO THE BRAKE. THEY SAID GM IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A HILL, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RELEASE THE HAND BRAKE THREE TIMES. THE HAND BRAKE LOOSENED AND A PIECE OF METAL WITH CABLE ATTACHED TO IT DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL AND NEARLY STRUCK AN OLDER COUPLE. GM ADVISED HIM TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSIS, BUT HE HAS NOT DONE SO AT THIS TIME. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 49,600. UPDATE 04-02-08 *BF

(ABS)ABS MOTOR WENT BAD TWO YEARS .(WHY?) HAD IT REPLACED THREE YEARS AGO ,WENT BAD AGAIN A YEAR LATER. BEEN RIDING WITH A BAD (ABS)SYSTEM FOR ANOTHER YEAR WITH THE (ABS)AND TRACTION LIGHT ON BECAUSE THAT SHOULD NOT HAPPEN THAT SOON. I MAD E QUICK STOP AND THE (ABS)MOTOR STARTED RUNNING AND THE (ABS AND TRACTION CAME ON. REPLACEMENT TOO SOON. *TR

THE LEFT FRONT AND REAR CALIPER ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY ON MY 2001 TAHOE. THE LEFT REAR IS SHOT, AND THE PAD HAS WORN CLEAR TO THE RIVETS WITCH ATE UP THE ROTOR. THE COOLING SHIELD HAS ROTTEN AWAY. I HAVEN'T CHECKED THE RIGHT REAR YET. THE BRAKES SOUND LIKE THEY ARE GRINDING. THE TRUCK IS NOW AT MY MECHANIC SHOP TO BE FIXED. *TR

ABS SYSTEM WILL NOT SHUT OFF, MADE NOISE WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF AFTER IGNITION TURNED OFF. ABS SYSTEM DID SHUT OFF AFTER PULLING THE 60AMP BREAKER. *TR

PARKING BRAKE FRICTION PAD PREMATURE WEAR AND FAILURE. IT CREATES A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN PARKING ON A STEEP SLOPE WHEN TOWING A HEAVY LOAD IF THE TRANSMISSION LOCKUP MECHANISM SHOULD FAIL. OPERATOR MANUALS STATE TO SET THE PARKING BRAKE WHEN PARKING A TRAVEL TRAILER. REPAIR INCLUDES REPLACING THE BRAKE SHOES AN DRUMS IF NECESSARY. *TR

2001 CHEVY TAHOE. ABS PUMP RUNNING ALL THE TIME EVEN IF THE IGNITION IS TUNED OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE ON THE SAME VEHICLE. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, WE REPLACED THE ABS CONTROL MODULE. IT HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY. UNSAFE DRIVING AND COSTLY REPAIR. *TR

BRAKE PADS WEAR UNEVENLY. INNER PAD WEARS WELL BEFORE OUTER PAD WEARS. NO WEAR SENSOR ON INNER PAD. ONLY INDICATION IS METAL TO METAL GRINDING, BY THAT TIME THE ROTORS ARE DESTROYED. 11-22-2006 HAD FRONT PADS REPLACED, FOUND ROTORS DAMAGED. 11-28-2007, REAR ROTOR GRINDING, INNER PAD GONE, OUTER PAD INTACT. HEARD OF SIMILAR TROUBLES ON FULL SIZE SUV AND PICKUPS MANUFACTURED BY GM 1994-2004. *TR

2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE, WENT TO HAVE IT INSPECTED AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKES FAILED. I NEVER USED THEM SO HOW CAN THEY BE WORN OUT? ALSO, WHEN I WENT TO ADJUST THE CABLE, IT WAS ALREADY ADJUSTED ALL THE WAY THAT IT COULD GO. IT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED OUT ALL THE WAY. THIS CAME LIKE THIS FROM THE FACTORY AND I BOUGHT IT NEW. NOW THE GARAGE WANT $300 TO REPLACE THE EMERGENCY BRAKES WHICH ARE DIFFERENT THAN THE DISC PAD BRAKES. THEY EVEN SAID THAT THE ROTOR MIGHT BE WORN OUT ALSO. THIS IS RIDICULOUS! THAT'S ANOTHER $300 PLUS LABOR. *TR

BRAKE FAILURE. COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKE FUNCTION WITHOUT WARNING. MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED, BUT DID NOT CORRECT. HAD TO REPLACE 2 BRAKE LINES. BOTH HAD RUSTED THOURGH (BESIDE THE FRAME UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT). THE 2 FAILED BRAKE LINES EACH HAD AT LEAST 10 RUST BLISTERS THAT COULD EASILY RUPTURE. VEHICLE WAS NOT FROM THE NORTH EAST OR NEAR THE OCEAN.

FAILURE OF EMERGENCY BAKE SYSTEM. BOTH REAR ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED WITH ONLY 54,828 MILES ON VEHICLE BECAUSE EMMERGENCY BRAKE PAD HAD WORN ALL PAD MATERIAL OFF AND WAS RUBBING METAL TO METAL CUTTING INTO THE SURFACE OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PART OF THE ROTOR. *JB

2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE ABS MODULE FAILED AT 40000 MILES. REPLACED THE PART, THEN IT FAILED AGAIN AT 80000 MILES. TWO FAILURES OF THE EXACT SAME SAFETY RELATED COMPONENT IN 80000 MILES SEEMS EXCESSIVE. *JB

WENT TO HAVE A VIRGINIA STATE INSPECTION DONE ON THE 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE AND IT FAILED BECAUSE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE /ARKING BRAKE WAS STICKING, AND THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SHOES WERE METAL TO METAL. THEY STATED THAT THEY HAD NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE. SO TO MAKE IT INSPECTION WORTHY I HAD TO PAY $250.00 TO REPLACE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SHOES!! I HAVE READ THIS IN MANY INSTANCES ON THE INTERNET. *AK

EXPERIENCED UNWANTED ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATION TWICE WITH 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE OWNED IN ALABAMA. ACTIVATIONS OCCURRED IN 2004 AND 2007. CRASH CAN OCCUR DUE TO INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING LOW SPEED BRAKE APPLICATIONS. ABS MODULE REPLACED TWICE BY CERTIFIED AUTO MECHANICS. *JB

ABS SENSOR IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. ABS "DUMMY" LIGHTS GOES OFF AND ON INTERMITTENTLY. *JB

MY VEHICLE EXHIBITS THE SAME PROBLEM AS NHTSA RECALL #05V379000 . I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW IN PORTLAND MAINE AND OPERATED IT THERE FOR 1 YEAR. I AM ACTIVE DUTY NAVY AND HENCE WAS NOT A RESIDENCE OF MAINE. I DID NOT TITLE THE VEHICLE IN MAINE. GM WILL NOT HONOR THE RECALL SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER TITLED IN ONE OF THE TARGET STATES. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED CAUSING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES TO MALFUNCTION. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THE ELECTRONIC BRAKING CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT THIS WAS A DEFECT.

ROUTINE CHECK ON BRAKES FOR MY 2001 CHEVY TAHOE FOUND AT MEINEKE CAR CARE CENTER THAT MY ALUMINUM CALIPERS ON REAR OF BRAKE SYSTEM WERE LOCKED IN PLACE WEARING THE REAR BRAKES OUT. THE FRONT BRAKES WERE 40% USED. INFORMED BY LEE, MANAGER, THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE CALIPER, UNEVEN WEAR AND LOCKING UP. JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ACTIVATED AT 10 MPH. A NHTSA RECALL, #05V379000 WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE IN AUGUST 2004 CONCERNING THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK, HOWEVER THE RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT OFFER A SECOND REPAIR UNDER THE RECALL. UPDATED 10/17/2006 - *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE PARKING BRAKE RUBBED DOWN THE BRAKE PADS AND SHOES CAUSING THE PADS AND SHOES TO BE REPLACED PREMATURELY EVERY TWO YEARS. THE PARKING BRAKE WAS RARELY USED AND DOES NOT HOLD. THE DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THERE WAS A SPECIAL SPRING THAT NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED TO KEEP THE BRAKE FROM RUBBING AGAINST THE PADS AND SHOES.

ANTI-LOCK BRAKING EBCM FAILURE, THIS MODULE WAS REPLACED IN MAY OF 06 AND HAS NOW FAILED AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER 06. ONE DAY THE ANTI-LOCK WARNING LIGHT COMES ON ALONG WITH THE TRACTION LOCK LIGHT. THE COST TO REPLACE IS IN EXCESS OF $1000. *JB

OUR TAHOE FAILED THE STATE INSPECTION DUE TO THE PARKING BRAKE NOT HOLDING. BOTH PARKING BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED AND THEN 2 YEARS LATER WE FAILED THE STATE INSPECTION AGAIN DUE TO THE SAME PARKING BRAKE ISSUE. THIS TIME ONE OF THE ROTORS WAS DESTROYED WITH ABOUT A 1/4" GROOVE IN IT WHICH MADE THE REPAIR EVEN MORE COSTLY. OUR REGION IS TOTALLY FLAT, SO WE DON'T EVEN USE THE PARKING BRAKE! THERE IS NO REASON WHY THERE SHOULD BE ANY WEAR ON THE PARKING BRAKE WHAT-SO-EVER. ESPECIALLY TWICE IN THE 5 YRS WE'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE. AFTER ASKING AROUND AND RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, IT APPEARS THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS RECURRING ISSUE WITH THIS BRAKE DESIGN AND UP TO THIS POINT IT HAS ALL BEEN AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. OLD BRAKE DISCS ARE NOT AVAILABLE BUT DESTROYED ROTOR IS. *NM

2001 PARKING BRAKE WORN DOWN TO METAL TO METAL AT 25,000 FREEWAY MILES. PARKING BRAKE WAS ONLY USED WHEN CAR WAS IN THE GARAGE AT NIGHT ON LEVEL GROUND. LOCAL DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL TO WEAR OUT IN THAT MILEAGE. *NM

WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE FROM NEW JERSEY, THE ABS LIGHT ACTIVATED ON MY VEHICLE. I WAS INFORMED BY A MECHANIC TO PULL THE FUSE TO PREVENT THE ABS PUMP FROM BEING RUINED. UPON DOING SO, THE BRAKE FAILURE LIGHT ACTIVATED. MY CONCERN WAS THAT IF AN ADDITIONAL PROBLEM AROUSE WE WOULD NOT HAVE ANY WARNING. RESEARCHING I FOUND GM HAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM IN APPROXIMATELY TWENTY STATES, BUT NOT IN SC. I FEEL THIS IS AN ACROSS THE BOARD SAFETY PROBLEM THAT SHOULD WARRANT A RECALL OF ALL VEHICLES ON THE RECALL. THIS REPAIR IS VERY EXPENSIVE, AND GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR REGARDLESS OF THE LOCATION OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL THAT RESEARCH SHOWS THESE FAULTY ABS SYSTEMS ARE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, NOT JUST IN SALT BELT STATES. *NM

THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE WHEN THEY ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO. 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE / 4 WHEEL DRIVE. THEY ACTIVATE ON MODERATE BRAKING ON DRY PAVEMENT. THIS INCREASES STOPPING DISTANCE. I HAD A MINOR ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM. INCIDENT DATE IS AN ESTIMATE. I NOTICED THAT GM HAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM - BUT IT DOES NOT COVER MY VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS NOT REGISTERED IN A STATE THAT SALTS THEIR ROADS. MY VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT AND OPERATED IN MAINE (RECALL STATE), BUT I HAD IT REGISTERED IN SOUTH DAKOTA - I AM ACTIVE DUTY NAVY. *JB

STEERING BECOMES DIFFICULT WHEN TURNING INTO A PARKING PLACE OR TURNING LEFT AT SLOW SPEEDS. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS SAME ISSUE FOR MY MAKE OF VEHICLE (TAHOE) BUT NOT FOR THE YEAR (2001). IT IS ID 04V045000. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE. *NM

WHILE TRAVELING TO NJ WE FOUND THE ABS PUMP WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THIS OCCURRED ON 06-07-06. WE CONTACTED A MECHANIC WHO ADVISED US TO PULL THE FUSE FOR THE ABS BRAKES. I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL GM VEHICLES. I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY TAHOE. THE CONTROL MODULE IS BAD AND WILL COST OVER $800. BOTH THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS NOW STAY ON. IF THERE IS A FURTHER PROBLEM WITH MY BRAKES I HAVE NO WAY TO BE WARNED. KELSY HAYES IS THE MANUFACTURER AND SHOULD BE MADE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *NM

BOUGHT A USED 2001 TAHOE A YEAR AGO. RECENTLY, THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND STAY ON. AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THE MATTER, THE DEALER DIAGNOSED IT AS EBCM FAILURE. REPAIRS WOULD BE $1200+. IT'S AN OBVIOUS DEFECT WITH THIS MODEL AND A RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE AND REPAIRS MADE FOR FREE. *JB

PARKING BRAKE DOESN'T WORK. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SERVICE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES WERE ENGAGED. THIS HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL # 05V379000 CONCERNING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES FOR WHICH THE VEHICLES VIN IS NOT INCLUDED. UPDATED 5/16/2006 - *NM

ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND MOTOR WOULD NOT STOP RUNNING, EVEN WITH ENGINE TURNED OFF. HAD TO HAVE EBCM FOR INTERNAL GROUND FAULT MODULE REPLACED AT CHARGE OF $1132.48. TAHOE ONLY HAS 54,891 MILES ON IT. *JB

MY CAR WS NOT SERVICED TO CORRECT THE DEFECTS WHICH WERE PRESENT AT PURCHASED. THIS GREATLY INHIBITS MY ABILITY TO DRIVE SAFELY AND RESPONSIBLY.CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V379000 DATE: 2005-AUG-29 COMPONENT: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTI-LOCK DEFECT SUMMARY: CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE UNWANTED ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATION. THIS CONDITION IS MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR IN ENVIRONMENTALLY CORROSIVE AREAS. THIS RECALL WILL BE LAUNCHED 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 ONLY. CONSEQUENCE SUMMARY: THIS CAN CAUSE INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING LOW-SPEED BRAKE APPLICATIONS, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. CORRECTIVE SUMMARY: DEALERS ARE TO REMOVE THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND THOROUGHLY CLEAN THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR MOUNTING SURFACE ON THE BEARING, APPLY RUST INHIBITOR TO THE CLEANED SURFACE, GREASE THE MOUNTING SURFACE, REINSTALL THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR, AND CHECK THE PEAK-TO-PEAK OUTPUT VOLTAGE TO ENSURE THE WHEEL SPEED SIGNAL IS WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. THE RECALL BEGAN SEPTEMBER 22, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 OR GMC AT 1-866-996-9463. *JB

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY TAHOE. THE PARKING BRAKE HAS ALWAYS BARELY WORKED BUT I NEVER HAD IT REPAIRED BECAUSE I DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS A DEFECTIVE. I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS A CRUMMY BRAKE. AFTER READING SOME WEB SITES I NOW REALIZE IT IS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS REPAIR. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM BUT THAT PEOPLE JUST DON'T REALIZE IT IS NOT WORKING. THE ONLY THING THAT HOLDS MY CAR FROM ROLLING DOWN THE HILL AND KILLING SOMEONE IS THE TRANSMISSION. YOU REALLY SHOULD MAKE GM DO A RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR END, UPON INSPECTION THE CONTACT FOUND THE PARKING BRAKE WAS COMPLETELY WORN. THIS OCCURRED WITHOUT THE PARKING BRAKE BEING USED. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE PARKING BRAKE AND THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED.

APPLIED PARKING BRAKE WHILE ASSISTING ANOTHER MOTORIST WITH A DEAD BATTERY. AFTER REENTERING MY VEHICLE I STARTED TO BACK UP AND NOTICED THAT MY PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT HOLDING. I TESTED THE BRAKE AS DESCRIBED IN OWNERS HANDBOOK. THE PARKING BRAKE DID NOT HOLD. I FEEL LUCKY THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE WHILE I WAS ASSISTING THE MOTORIST WITH THE DEAD BATTERY. HAD THE VEHICLE MOVED FORWARD I WOULD HAVE BEEN TRAPPED/CRUSHED BETWEEN THE TWO VEHICLES. I ALSO OWN A 2001 CHEVY TRUCK AND IT HAD A RECALL ON THE PARKING BRAKE. WHY HAS GENERAL MOTORS NOT RECALLED THE PARKING BRAKE ON THE 2001 TAHOE. I GUEST IT WILL TAKE A DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY BEFORE THEY WILL FIX THIS PROBLEM AT THEIR COST NOT MINE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT APPLIED THE PARKING BRAKE AND DISCOVERED THE PARKING BRAKE WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE PARKING BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PARKING BRAKE SHOES WHICH REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PARKING BRAKE STILL DOESN'T HOLD, MORE WORK IS NEEDED. UPDATED 02/27/06. *JB

I PREVIOUSLY FILED A COMPLAINT FOR THE REAR SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONING BUT THIS VEHICLE HAS SEVERAL DANGEROUS ISSUES..THE THROTTLE STICKS AND HAPPENED WITH MY 2 CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE DRIVING 55 MPH..NOT FUN! THE OUTCOME COULD HAVE BEEN DETRIMENTAL. THE PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT WORK AND HAS BEEN "FIXED" 2 TIMES..IT STILL DOES NOT WORK AND WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION...THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ENGAGE FOR SHORT STOPS AND THE VEHICLE SLIDES!! THIS IS JUST UNBELIEVABLE TO ME. GM MUST HAVE MANY LAWSUITS IN THE WORKS AND MANY TO COME. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR A SQUEAKING NOISE WHILE BRAKING, THE REPAIRMAN DETERMINED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE SERVICE BRAKES BUT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULD NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY. THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP REFERRED THE CONTACT TO A DEALER. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULD NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY. ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT DID NOT USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE NOR DID THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DISPLAY ANY NOTICEABLE PROBLEMS. WHILE DRIVING THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED. THE DEALER PERFORMED A VEHICLE HISTORY REPORT BASED ON THE VIN AND NOTED THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD SEVERAL SERVICE RECORDS CONCERNING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. *AK

WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION. MAN TOLD ME 3 OUT OF 5 TAHOES DO NOT PASS BECAUSE PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT WORK. *JB

GM RECALL FOR HUB BEARING AREAS AND ABS ACTIVATION. I WENT TO THE CHEVY DEALER IN FLORIDA BOB TAYLOR AND SERVICE ADVISED US THE REPAIRS WERE NOT NECESSARY IN FLORIDA. THEY DID NOT INQUIRE WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS LOCATED ETC. WE HAD TO INSIST THE RECALL REPAIR BE DONE. THEY DID NOT EVEN WANT TO INSPECT. WITH OUR INSISTENCE IT WAS DONE. HOW MANY VEHICLES HAVE BEEN TURNED AWAY WITHOUT INSPECTION BY THIS DEALER. IT IS NOT UP TO THE DRIVER TO DECIDE ON A RECALLS NECESSITY. WE COMPLIED BUT WITH DEALER INDIFFERENCE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO WOULD NOT HAVE THE LEGAL BACKGROUND TO INSIST. THEY WILL BE TOLD THEY DID NOT COMPLY WHEN THEY DID. NO RECORD WOULD BE KEPT OF THE DEALER DISCOURAGING THE SERVICE AND THE DEFENSE IF THIS IS LINKED TO AN ACCIDENT IS THAT THEY DID NOT GET THE REPAIR/INSPECTION. THIS MAY NOT BE THE SPOT TO NOTICE BUT I AM CONCERNED TO HAVE THIS OCCUR. *NM

ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE. PUMP ON ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM CONTINUES TO RUN CAUSING PUMP FAILURE UNLESS CUSTOMER DISCONNECT FUSE AT PANEL. UPON DISCONNECTING FUSE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM IS USELESS AS IS THE TRACTION CONTROL FEATURE. ALL LIGHTS, ABS, TRACTION ASSIST, BRAKE BECOME ILLUMINATED ON DASH BOARD. I FEEL THIS IS A HAZARDOUS CONDITION DUE TO THE DRIVER NOT HAVING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES OR TRACTION ASSIST. I'VE TALKED WITH NUMEROUS OWNERS OF THE SAME TYPE VEHICLE AND THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINTS. THE ONLY REPAIR IS TO REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE (EBCM) THAT IS MOUNTED TO THE TOP OF THE ABS PUMP. GM IS CHARGING IN THE BALLPARK OF $700-$900 FOR THIS PART AND THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *JB

ABS BRAKES ACTIVATE AT LOW SPEEDS CAUSING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES. ALSO HUMMING NOSIE FROM ABS SYSTEM. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 CONCERNING ANTILOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED.*AK UPDATED 1/4/2006 - *NM

MY CHEVY 2001 TAHOES SUFFERED AN ABS MALFUNCTION AT LOW SPEEDS IN THE SUMMER OF 2004. IT WAS REPAIRED AT A DEALER. IN AUGUST OF 2005 I HEARD OF THE RECALL OF 2001 TAHOES IN 14 NORTHERN STATES FOR THE EXACT PROBLEM MY TAHOE WAS IN THE SHOP FOR, THE REMEDY FOR THE RECALL IS EXACTLY WHAT THE DEALER PERFORMED ON MY CAR IN JULY 2004. MY TAHOE WILL BE GOING BACK TO THE DEALER 11-25-05 FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN, GM HAS TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO SINCE I AM NOT IN ONE OF THE RECALL STATES. GM HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS MALFUNCTION CAN CAUSE ACCIDENTS SINCE IT INCREASES BRAKING DISTANCES. I HAVE ALREADY SPENT 300 DOLLARS ON THE FIRST REPAIR AND AM LOOKING AT SPENDING THE SAME AMOUNT AGAIN. *JB

I BROUGHT MY TRUCK TO HAWTHORNE CHEVY FOR AN UNRELATED REPAIR. THEY ASKED ME IF I WANTED THEM TO DO THE ABS RECALL WHILE IT WAS THERE AT NO CHARGE. I AGREED. THE BRAKES WERE WORKING FINE WHEN IT WENT IN, BUT WHEN I GOT IT BACK THE ABS KICKS IN EVERY TIME I BRAKE. THEN THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED NEW HUBS BECAUSE THE PROCEDURE RUINED THEM AND IT WILL COST $700.00! THIS REPAIR IS NOT COVERED, THEY SAY, UNDER THE RECALL. I TOLD THEM THAT I AM UNPREPARED FOR SUCH AN EMERGENCY REPAIR SO THEY SHOWED ME THE FUSE TO PULL SO THE ABS WOULD STOP. NOW IT DOES NOT FUNCTION AND I AM UNPROTECTED BY THIS FEATURE. NICE GOIN' GUYS! ONCE AGAIN YOU ONLY WENT HALF WAY AND FUMBLED THE BALL! I'M SO GLAD THAT A GOV'T. AGENCY IS LOOKING OUT FOR MY SAFETY. NICE FIX. NOW IT DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. I WILL TELL ANYONE WHO HAS A TRUCK LIKE MINE NOT TO HAVE THE RECALL DONE. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL CONCERNING THE BRAKES. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR E RECALL REPAIR, AND THE RECALL SERVICE WAS PERFORMED ACCORDINGLY. AFTER COMPLETION OF THE RECALL REPAIRS SHE DISCOVERED THAT WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT SPEEDS OF 3 MPH OR LESS THE ABS WILL ACTIVATE FOLLOWED BY A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE STOPS BUT AT EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. SHE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY COULD NOT OFFER ANY EXPLANATION. THE REGIONAL OFFICE WAS CONTACTED REGARDING THIS SITUATION AND SHE WAS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. NO FURTHER REPAIRS OR CORRECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE. *AK. THE CONTACT STATED THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OFF. *AK

UNWANTED ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATION ON A 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE. IN REVIEWING THE DETAILS ON AN EXISTING RECALL (GM RECALL NO. 05068) MY TAHOE IS EXHIBITING THE CHARACTERISTICS DESCRIBED, WHERE UPON DECELERATION AT LOW SPEED BRAKE APPLICATIONS INTERMITTENTLY ACTIVATES THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. UNFORTUNATELY, I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY A LOCAL DEALER AS WELL AS CHEVROLET VIA THEIR RECALL HOTLINE THAT THE RECALL IS NOT APPLICABLE IN MY STATE. I BELIEVE THIS OMISSION OF DE FROM THE RECALL WHEN SEVERAL ADJACENT STATES ARE INCLUDED IS ARBITRARY AND DOES NOT ADEQUATELY RESOLVE THIS POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE FOR ALL OF THOSE IMPACTED, INCLUDING MYSELF. ACCORDING TO THE EXISTING RECALL, THE CONDITION IS MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR IN ENVIRONMENTALLY CORROSIVE AREAS AND HAS RESULTED IN THE RECALL BEING LAUNCHED IN THE "SALT BELT" STATES WHICH FOR SOME REASON DOES NOT INCLUDE DE. I CAN SAY WITH THE UTMOST CERTAINTY THAT DE DOES RECEIVE SNOW, AND THAT THE DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION USES SALT DURING SNOW FIGHTING OPERATIONS EVERY WINTER, POTENTIALLY CONTRIBUTING TO THE PROBLEM EXPERIENCED WITH MY TAHOE. FURTHERMORE, THE PREVIOUS OWNER OF THE VEHICLE RESIDED IN PA, WHICH IS INCLUDED IN THE LIST OF RECALL STATES. TO DATE, NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AS I DON'T FEEL THE REPAIRS SHOULD BE MADE OUT-OF-POCKET.*JB

CONSUMER 2001 TAHOE BRAKE DID NOT CATCH, TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ROTORS WERE DAMAGED AND BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TS ***NAR RECEIVED 10-18-05*** THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD A CLIP THAT WAS USED TO HOLD THE PADS WAS NOT VERY STURDY WHICH CAUSED THE PADS TO SHAKE AND WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULD NOT GRAB EVEN THOUGH THE CONSUMER HAD NEVER USED IT BEFORE. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE REASON WHY THE ROTORS WERE DAMAGED WAS BECAUSE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NEVER USED AND IT WAS CONSIDERED A WEAR AND TEAR ITEM. CUSTOMER SERVICE INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE MUST BE USED PERIODICALLY SO THAT IT WOULD CENTER THE PADS AND KEEP THEM LASTING LONGER. *JB

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY TAHOE I COULD NOT GET MY CAR INSPECTED BECAUSE THE PARKING BRAKE WOULD NOT WORK .I TOOK IT TO MY REPAIR SHOP AND FOUND THE FACTORY PARKING BRAKE CLIPS THAT HOLD THE BRAKE SHOE IN ALIGNMENT WERE NOT DESIGNED PROPERLY. THEY NOW HAVE AN UPGRADE CLIP AFTER THE FACT. THE BRAKE SHOE CAUSES $200 OR MORE IN DAMAGE TO THE ROTOR AND PADS AND MORE CONCERNING THAN THAT IS YOU DON'T KNOW YOU HAVE A PROBLEM UNTIL THE PARKING BRAKE DOESN'T WORK! GENERAL MOTORS DOES NOT TAKE THIS SERIOUS ENOUGH TO HAVE A RECALL OR WARRANTY THE REPAIR THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU DAVID. *NM

I OWN A 2001 TAHOE, PURCHASED FROM ED BOZARTH CHEVROLET IN GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO. DURING LATE JULY OR EARLY AUGUST, I HEARD A TV NEWS STORY SAYING THAT TAHOES INCLUDING MY YEAR AND TYPE HAD BEEN RECALLED DUE TO A CORROSION PROBLEM AFFECTING THE ANTI- LOCK BRAKING OF THE VEHICLE. AT THAT TIME I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL HE/THEY KNEW OF AND THEREFORE NO PROBLEM. ON OCTOBER 4, 2005, I PULLED UP YOUR WEBSITE AND FOUND A SERVICE BULLETIN ADVISORY # 05068 REGARDING THE ABOVE SITUATION. I THEN CLICKED ON THE GET SUMMARY BUTTON AND SAW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS SITUATION. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND WAS AGAIN ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY TRUCK BY THE SERVICE MANAGER. HE ALSO STATED THAT THEY WOULD FIND OUT RIGHT AFTER A MEDIA ANNOUNCEMENT WHICH IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE FIRST CONVERSATION I HAD WITH HIM (AT THAT TIME HE INDICATED THAT THE MEDIA ALWAYS"JUMPED THE GUN). SO THE QUESTION IS, IS THERE A RECALL OR NOT AND HOW DO I GET MY TRUCK FIXED IF NECESSARY?*JB

LOW SPEED ANTI LOCKING BRAKES ACTIVATE AND VEHICLE DOESN'T STOP. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED TO CORRECT PROBLEM, BUT I'VE ALREADY HAD THAT DONE ONCE, AND AM HAVING THE PROBLEM AGAIN!!!! I DON'T BELIEVE THE RECALL FIX ISSUED BY GM WILL CORRECT THE PROBLEM,, JUST PROLONG IT, CAUSING ADDITIONAL ACCIDENTS. *JB

MY COMPLAINT HAS TO DO WITH THE RUNNING LIGHTS AND THE BRAKE SYSTEM FOR THE 2001 CHEVY TAHOE. I HAVE HAD MY RUNNING LIGHTS REPLACE NUMEROUS TIMES AND THERE IS AN APPARENT SHORT IN THE WIRING CONNECTION THAT WILL HAVE TO BE FIXED. MY PARKING AND ABS BRAKE LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKING SYSTEM HAS BEEN REPLACED AND THE LINES HAVE BEEN FLUSHED. THESE LIGHTS GO OFF ONCE THE CAR IS RESTARTED, BUT SOMETIMES COME BACK ON. THIS WILL BE MY SECOND TRIP TO THE MECHANIC TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WITH MY BRAKES IS. I THINK THIS IS RIDICULOUS BECAUSE I HAVE ALREADY SPENT SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS THAT I DIDN'T HAVE, IN ORDER TO ENSURE MY CHILDREN'S SAFETY. NOW AFTER READING ABOUT THE PARKING BRAKE, WHO KNOWS HOW MUCH MORE I WILL HAVE TO SPEND TO HAVE IT CHECKED TO SEE IF THAT IS THE PROBLEM? SINCE THERE ARE PARKING BRAKE ISSUES, THE VEHICLES SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED AT THE COST OF THE COMPANY, NOT THE CONSUMER. *NM

AT LOW SPEEDS, ANTI- LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE. THIS CAUSES BRAKE FAILURE AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES. BECAUSE OF MANY NEAR ACCIDENTS, WE HAVE SINCE PULLED OUT THE ANTI- LOCK BRAKE FUSE. THIS WAY THE BRAKES WILL AT LEAST STOP THE VEHICLE. *JB

I OWN A 2001 CHEV TAHOE, WHEN BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS THE CAR WILL NOT STOP. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WE HAVE NEARLY HIT OTHER CARS ESPECIALLY WHEN PULLING INTO PARKING SPOTS. ONCE PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY AT HOME AND HIT WIFE'S CAR. NOT MUCH DAMAGE WAS DONE BUT ONE OF THESE TIMES I FELT LIKE SOMETHING WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP THE SAID IT WAS A FAULTY RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SENSOR. REPLACED BEARING/HUB ASSEMBLY WITH LABOR $429.00 . NOW THREE MONTHS LATER IT IS DOING IT AGAIN ALTHOUGH NOT NEAR AS OFTEN. THINKING ITS THE OTHER SIDE??? DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING VEHICLE. PLEASE HELP. *NM

2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE EMERGENCY BRAKE WORE OUT PRE-MATURELY AT 18,000 MILES OF FREEWAY DRIVING. ALWAYS PARKED ON LEVEL GROUND AND KEPT IN A GARAGE. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID BRAKES WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. THEY WANTED OVER $300.00 TO REPLACE THE BRAKE SHOES IN THE SEPARATE EMERGENCY BRAKE DRUMS. THIS IS MORE THAN A COMPLETE BRAKE JOB ON THAT CAR TYPICALLY COSTS. *NM

ANTI LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED DURING NORMAL STOPPING CONDITIONS. TRUCK DOES NOT STOP AS QUICKLY SINCE BRAKES ARE NOT APPLIED AS NORMALLY THEY WOULD BE. DRY CONDITIONS, NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. LEADS TO LONGER DISTANCES TO STOP SINCE ANTI-LOCK IS BEING APPLIED WHEN IT IS NOT NECESSARY AND SHOULD NOT BE. CAN SEEM LIKE TRUCK IS NOT GOING TO STOP SINCE THE STOPPING DISTANCE IS LONGER THAN WHAT THE DRIVER IS ACCUSTOMED TO. *NM

FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSORS FAIL AND SO DO THE BRAKES...VERY HARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE. TWO FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PUSH LIKE HELL. *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT ABS BRAKE PROBLEM. AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE BRAKES STUCK AS IF ACTIVATED. THIS RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER CALLED DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED THAT WHEEL SPEED SENSORS WERE CORRODED DUE TO ROAD SALT. CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED CHEVROLET/GM. DEALER WOULD NOT PERFORM REPAIRS BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL. *AK

ABS ACTIVATES WHEN COMING TO COMPLETE STOP ON SMOOTH, DRY ROAD SURFACES. OCCURS AT SPEEDS FROM APPROX 10 MPH TO 0 AND WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY, NOW PERHAPS 15% OF STOPS. RESULTS IN SLIGHTLY INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES. *NM

A PROBLEM WITH CORROSION ON THE FRONT WHEEL ANTI-LOCK SENSORS. MAKING YOU FEEL LIKE THE BRAKES ARE FAILING AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN STOPPING. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS IS ALREADY A "RECALL" ISSUE IN CANADA. MY DEALER IN A SMALL TOWN NOTED HE HAS FIXED 8 OF THESE ALREADY THIS MONTH ALONE. *NM

DT: CONSUMER FILE A COMPLIANT REGARDING A PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS AND SPOKE WITH TIFFANY. CALLED 800-222-1820. GENERAL MOTORS CALLED THE SERVICE CENTER FOR THIS ISSUE. SPOKEN TO THE SERVICE MANAGER ,AND HIS RESPONSE WAS TO GIVEN\ THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE, WHICH WAS 80,000 MILES. EXPECTED THE BRAKE PADS TO WEAR DOWN OR BE REPLACED. WHEN ENGAGING THE PARKING BRAKE THE VEHICLE WENT IN A ROLL ING MOTION. THE BRAKE PADS SHOULD STILL BE IN GOOD BECAUSE CONSUMER DID NOT USE THE PARKING BRAKE. *AK

ABS SENSOR BAD, CAUSING IMPROPER BRAKING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO NOT STOP AT SLOW SPEEDS. HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT SLOW SPEEDS. REMOVING THE ABS FUSE IS THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE MALFUNCTION SHORT OF AN OVERLY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. LIFE SAFETY ISSUE WITHOUT WORKING BRAKES. *NM

ABS BRAKES ENGAGE AT ANY SPEED UNDER 10 MPH. I AM AWARE OF THE CANADIAN RECALL ON THIS MODEL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND DON'T THINK THAT I SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING TO FIX A MANUFACTURER DEFECT MYSELF. I HAVE PULLED THE ABS FUSE AND COMPLETELY DISABLED ABS BRAKING. *NM

1) 2001 CHEVY TAHOE - ANTILOCK BRAKES ENGAGE ANY TIME BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT LOW VEHICLE SPEED (UNDER ABOUT 5 MPH). MULTIPLE EVENTS IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC LEAD TO LOSS IN BRAKE PRESSURE. 2) TYPICAL CONSEQUENCE IS ANNOYANCE AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE AT LOW SPEEDS, WORST EVENT WAS LOSS OF BRAKE PRESSURE DURING STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC LEADING TO "BUMP" OF VEHICLE AHEAD, NO DAMAGE, NO INJURIES. SYSTEM REQUIRES MANUAL PUMPING OF BRAKE PEDAL TO RESTORE PRESSURE AFTER 2 OR 3 BRAKING EVENTS IN A SHORT TIME SPAN (2-5 MINUTES). 3) PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, AS GM HAS NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM IN US, ONLY CANADA.

2001 CHEVY TAHOE LT 4WD, 5.3L ABS BRAKES ACTIVATE WITHOUT WARNING (INTERMITTENTLY) AND WHEN THEY SHOULD NOT BE ACTIVATING, UNDER 10 MPH WHEN COMING TO STOP, INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE. ABS LIGHT WORKS BUT DOES NOT COME ON. 96000 MILES ON VEHICLE. NO CORRECTIVE ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN AT THIS TIME, AS I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING POSSIBLE CAUSES OF THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE JUST LEARNED THAT GM HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM IN CANADA.

THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON MY 2001 CHEVY TAHOE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING WORN COMPLETELY DOWN TO THE METAL. I WAS UNAWARE OF THIS SITUATION SINCE I RARELY NEED TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE. I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THIS ITEM AT A COST OF APPROX. $275. I UNDERSTAND THAT SEVERAL OTHER 2001 TAHOES HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. I WILL HOLD ONTO THE OLD PART FOR AWHILE ONCE THE REPAIR IS COMPLETED.

2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE PARKING BRAKE DEFECT: EACH YEAR NOW FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE PARKING BRAKE SHOES ON MY 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE DUE TO THE POOR DESIGN OF THE PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM. THE CURRENT DESIGN ALLOWS THE BRAKE SHOE (1 PIECE) TO SHIFT POSITION WITHIN THE DRUM CYLINDER RESULTING IN PREMATURE WEAR AND EVENTUALLY BRAKE PAD FAILURE. I UNDERSTAND THAT GM IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO TAKE STEPS TO CORRECT THE DEFECT. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND CORRECTED IMMEDIATELY. MY VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS THE ANNUAL VEHICLE SAFECTY INSPECTION AT THIS TIME DUE TO THE FAULTY PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM. IT COSTS ME ABOUT $350 ANNUALLY TO HAVE THE PARKING BRAKE PADS REPLACED. PLEASE HAVE THIS SAFETY PROBLEM FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOULY INJURED OR KILLED. I DO HAVE THE PREVIOUS WORN PADS IF NEEDED FOR REVIEW.

THE PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT PREVENT VEHICLE FROM ROLLING. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW. DEALER HEARD OUR COMPLAINTS SEVERAL TIMES AND HAS "SERVICED" THE BRAKE. INDEPENDENT SERVICE STATION AFFIRMED THAT THE BRAKE CAN NOT BE REPARIED TO THE POINT THAT IT WILL PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING. WITH THE PARKING BRAKE PEDAL APPLIED TO THE FLOOR, THE VEHICLE FREELY ROLLS ON EVEN GENTLE SLOPES. THE ONLY THING THAT KEEPS THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING WHEN IT IS PARKED IS HAVING THE GEARBOX IN THE 'PARK' POSITION. THIS IS NOT ONLY HARMFUL TO THE TRANSMISSION BUT WE ARE REMINDED DAILY THAT THE CAR HAS NO MECHANICAL MEANS OF STOPPING IF WE LOSE OUR HYDRAULIC BRAKES.

ABS EBCM SHORTED CAUSING ABS FAILURE, ABS DUMMY LIGHT TO COME ON, AND ABS PUMP TO RUN INCESSANTLY. HAD TO PULL FUSE ON ABS TO PREVENT ABS PUMP WEAR/FAILURE, WHICH CAUSED BRAKE DUMMY LIGHT TO COME ON - COULD NOT TELL AT THE TIME IF THIS WAS DUE TO REMOVED FUSE OR ACTUAL BRAKE PROBLEM. DEALER COST TO REPLACE IS $1100 ALTHOUGH THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS UNIT (ON MANY VEHICLES) - AM HAVING PART REPAIRED BY 3RD PARTY INSTEAD FOR $150 - HOPEFULLY WILL NOT CAUSE OTHER BRAKE PROBLEMS.

PARKING BRAKE FAILED INSPECTION AND HAS NEVER WORKED RIGHT SINCE THE TIME OF PURCHASE. PARKING BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND WILL NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE, NEUTRAL, OR REVERSE. ESTIMATED COST FOR REPAIR IS 400.00. REPAIRS HAVE NOT BEEN MADE YET. IT MAKES ME VERY ANGRY TO READ ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE PARKING BRAKE AND ALL OF THE MONEY PEOPLE ARE HAVING TO PAY TO FIX IT TEMPORARILY. WHAT MAKES ME EVEN MORE ANGRY IS THAT GENERAL MOTORS/CHEVROLETT SEEMS TO BE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND IS NOT TAKING THE RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX IT. DOES THERE HAVE TO BE A DEATH FIRST?

DT: 2001, CHEVROLET TAHOE. HAVING SEVERE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE PROBLEMS AT LOW SPEED, 3-5 MPH. THIS HAPPENS ON DRY PAVEMENT. WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE PEDAL STARTS TO PULSATE VIOLENTLY AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. THIS OCCURS WHEN IT IS IN TWO WHEEL DRIVE. THE TAHOE IS A 4-WHEEL ANTI LOCK. THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. HOWEVER,THEY REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ABS SYSTEM.*AK SECOND DEALER WHICH WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM REPLACED THE FRONT WHEEL ROTATION SENSORS. THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY FURTHER PROBLEMS.*SB *NM

DT: CONSUMER'S WIFE PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY WHICH HAD A SMALL INCLINE AND APPLIED BRAKES TO PARK, AND THIS PARTICULAR STYLE OF EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED. FELT IT WAS WORN OUT. HAD TO BE REPLACED BY OWNER. NO PROBLEMS SINCE THE REPLACEMENT, BUT FELT IT WAS POORLY DESIGNED BY GM. *AK

(UNWANTED ACTIVATION OF ABS SYSTEM WHEN BRAKING AT LOW SPEED) I FIRST TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO MCKLUSKEY CHEVROLET IN CINCINNATI, OH., TO DIAGNOSE AND ADVISE A METHOD OF REPAIR ON 06-07-08. THEY RESPONDED THAT I NEEDED NEW WHEEL HUBS ON BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT FRONT WHEELS, AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $780.00. I ADVISED THEM THAT THERE IS A GM SERVICE BULLETIN #03-05-25-007A ISSUED THAT GIVES INSTRUCTION ON HOW TO CLEAN THE SENSORS, ETC. THEY ADVISED THAT THEY HAD TRIED THIS APPROXIMATELY 10 TIMES ON OTHER VEHICLES AND THAT THE PROCEDURE NEVER WORKED. I CONTACTED MR. BOB MCKINNEY, LOCAL GM SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE, WHO CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND INSTRUCTED THEM TO PERFORM THIS PROCEDURE AT NO CHARGE. I DROPPED THE VEHICLE OFF TODAY, 06-14-05 AT 8:00 A.M., AND THEIR SERVICE ADVISOR CALLED ME BACK AT 9:30 A.M. AND LEFT A MESSAGE STATING THAT THEY TRIED THE SERVICE BULLETIN PROCEDURE, BUT IT DID NOT WORK. I QUESTION HOW THEY WERE ABLE TO COMPLETE ALL ASPECTS OF THE BULLETIN AND RETEST THE VEHICLE IN LESS THAN 90 MINUTES. REGARDLESS, I HAVE ALSO BEEN IN CONTACT WITH TWO DIFFERENT GM CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES WHO HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO ASSIST ME IN ANY MANNER. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION, AND BECAUSE THERE IS A RECALL IN CANADA, AND A SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED, I FEEL AS IF GM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CORRECTING THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, I FIND MYSELF SITUATED BETWEEN THE DEALERSHIP AND GM, WITH NO ONE WORKING ON MY SIDE. MY VIN # IS [XXX]. PLEASE HELP! *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

DT: CONTACT STATED THAT ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. HE NOTICED THAT OTHER VEHICLES HAD THIS PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP DISCONNECTED THE ABS. ALSO, WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT OR TO THE RIGHT CONSUMER WILL HEAR A CLICKING NOISE USUALLY WHILE REVERSING.*AK

VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD WHEN BRAKE WERE APPLIED AT LOW CITY SPEED BUT WOULD NOT STOP VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED SEVERAL TIMES. *AK *SB *NM

DRIVING ON 93S IN SOMERVILLE MA IN AM RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE VAN IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED AND I APPLIED MY BRAKES, THEY NEVER WORKED. I WAS TRAVELLING APPROX. 10-12 MPH AND NEVER STOPPED, THEREFORE CRASHING INTO THE VAN IN FRONT OF ME AND PUSHING HIM INTO ANOTHER CAR.

MY 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE LT 4WD WOULD HAVE ITS ABS BRAKES ENGAGE AT SPEEDS OF 3 TO 7 MPH. THI HAPPENED HUNDREDS OF TIMES AND CAUSE IT TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE AT TIMES. THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED BY REPLACING THE ABS SPEED SENSORS. I AM AWARE THAT GM HAS A RECALL FOR CANADIAN TRUCKS REGARDING THIS SAME PROBLEM, HOWEVER I WAS REQUIRED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS OUT OF MY OWN POCKET.

JUST BEFORE I REACHED 36000 MILES WITH MY 2001 TAHOE, THE ANTILOCK BRAKES STARTED TO CONSTANTLY ENGAGE. THE SERVICE DEPT. CHANGED THE SENSOR ON ONE SIDE AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY FOR A LITTLE WHILE. IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND THE SERVICE DEPT. CLEANED THE SENSORS, SAID THERE WAS CORROSION OR DEBRIS ON THEM. I LEFT THE GARAGE AND IT WAS OK BUT STARTED AGAIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE SERVICE DEPT AGAIN AND THEY TEST DROVE IT FOR 32 MILES, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. AFTER ABOUT 100 OR SO INCIDENTS, I CALLED THE GARAGE AGAIN AND TOLD THEM I ALMOST HAD 2 ACCIDENTS BECAUSE THE ANTILOCK BRAKES KEPT ENGAGING ON THEIR OWN. I JUST TOOK IT IN AGAIN, AND THEY SAID THAT GM'S TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT SAID THE ONLY THING THEY COULD DO WAS REPLACE THE BRAKE HUB ON ONE SIDE AND CLEAN THE SENSOR AGAIN, AT A COST OF GM'S DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT OF $100.00. THEY SAID NOTHING ELSE COULD BE DONE UNLESS GM ISSUES A RECALL ON THE TRUCK. I TOLD THEM THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND WHAT WOULD I DO IF THEY FAIL AGAIN AND I GET IN AN ACCIDENT? THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE THIS UP WITH GM. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN MY VEHICLE.

ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS WHEN STOPPING THE VEHICLE AT A LOW-SPEED, TYPICALLY PULLING UP TO A STOP SIGN, A VIBRATION CAN BE FELT IN THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT SLOW DOWN. UNDER ADDITIONAL PRESSURE, THE BRAKE PEDAL THEN SLIPS DOWN A BIT AND THE BRAKES THEN ENGAGE. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP YET AS THE PROBLEM OCCURS INFREQUENTLY. SO FAR, OTHER THAN AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, THERE ARE NOT BEEN ANY ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT 07-MAY-2005.

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2001 CHEVY TAHOE LT 4X4 AND JUST HAD MY BRAKES FIXED BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN RELATED TO THE ANTI-LOCK SENSORS. FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS I'VE BEEN HAVING PROBLEM WHEN COMING TO A SLOW STOP THE ANTI LOCKING BRAKES ACTIVATE, THEN HAVING TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO GET THE SUV TO STOP. WHEN I HAD THE SYSTEM REVIEWED, THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS IN THE VARIOUS ONBOARD COMPUTERS THAT THERE WERE ANY ABS ERRORS, SO IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT THE BRAKES WILL NEED TO BE DONE. I SPENT OVER $1000.00 REPLACING BRAKE PARTS AND THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED. THE NEXT REVIEW OF THE PROBLEM, THE WARRANTY COMPANY SUGGESTED THAT IT COULD BE THE WHEEL BEARINGS, BUT TO FIRST TRY AND CLEAN THE SENSORS FIRST. SINCE THE WHEEL BEARINGS ARE OVER $350.00 EACH, WE HAD THE SENSORS CLEANED. MY LOCAL MECHANIC CLEANED THE SENSORS AND AT THIS POINT I'VE NOT HAD ANY MORE PROBLEMS. BUT THEY TOLD ME I WILL AGAIN BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE. THE REPAIR SHOP THAT FIXED MY CAR IS LOCATED IN SO. BURLINGTON, VERMONT "AUTOWORKS".

DT: PARKING BRAKE WAS DEFECTIVE. NOTHING HAPPENED BEFORE FAILURE. EMERGENCY BRAKE DID NOT HOLD. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE A PROBLEM. HAS TO HAVE BRAKE PADS REPLACED BEFORE IT CAN BE INSPECTED.*AK

DURING THE PAST 2 WEEKS, MY ABS HAS ACTIVATED WHEN STOPPING AT SPEEDS UNDER 10 MILES PER HOUR. THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROX 6 TIMES, AND IS INTERMITTENT.

ANTI LOCK BRAKES DID NOT HOLD AT LOW SPEED. VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TRUCK. *AK

ABS BRAKE MODULE. LOW TRACTION LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING, AND DRAINS THE BATTERY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE . COST COVERED THE FIRST TIME AND GM PAID HALF FOR LAST REPAIR.*AK

SAW YOUR RECENT ARTICLE RE DEFECTIVE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. I HAVE HAD, ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS, INCIDENTS WHERE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED AND CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO ROLL MUCH FURTHER THAN NORMAL. THESE INCIDENTS SEEM TO HAPPEN IF I AM APPLYING BRAKES AND EITHER HIT A POTHOLE OR BUMP IN THE ROADWAY WHILE BRAKING.

PARKING BRAKE ON 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE HAS FAILED, AND DEALER IS UNABLE TO REPAIR IT. DEALER IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS COMMON TO THIS VEHICLE, BUT STATED THAT GM HAS NOT DEVELOPED A FIX. WE HAVE SPENT SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS TO REPAIR THE BRAKE OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS WITHOUT SUCCESS. UNFORTUNATELY, NOW WE HAVE TO RELY ON THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TO HOLD THE VEHICLE IN PLACE WHEN PARKED ON HILLS. I ALWAYS USE THE PARKING BRAKE WITH MY OTHER VEHICLES AND HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED ANY PROBLEMS LIKE THIS. PARKING BRAKE CERTAINLY WOULD BE UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY IF THE PRIMARY BRAKES FAILED. I CERTAINLY BELIEVE THAT GM SHOULD MAKE IT A PRIORITY TO FIND A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM AND RECALL THE EFFECTED VEHICLES. *AK

THE PARKING BRAKE GOES TO THE FLOOR WHEN CONSUMER PRESSES IT DOWN. THIS COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO ROLL BACK ON A HILL. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY CONSUMER.*AK

THE TAHOE BRAKE ROTORS WERE BADLY GROVED, AND THE VEHICLE BRAKES WERE LIKE NEW. DEALER SAID THE VEHICLE STOPPED OKAY, BUT WHEN I HAD THE ROTORS AND BRAKES REPLACED, THERE WAS A WORLD OF DIFFRENCE AS HOW THE VEHICLE STOPPED.I KEPT THE BRAKES AND ROTORS FOR PROOF. VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION.*AK

FAULTY EMERGENCY BRAKE. *AK

ABS MOTOR FAILED ON MY VEHICLE. REPLACEMENT MOTOR WAS ESTIMATED TO COST ROUGHLY $1,000. I HAVE HEARD THIS WAS COMMON WITH CHEVRILE, TAHOE VEHICLES.*AK

2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE: DURING TEXAS REQUIRED SAFETY TESTING THE PARKING BRAKE HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE NON-FUNCTIONAL DUE TO ABNORMAL WEAR FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THREE YEARS. THIS REQUIRES HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIRS EACH TIME.*AK

HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM VEHICLE. CONSUMER CALLED NEAREST CERTIFIED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE ABS MODULE.*AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A PARKING BRAKE PROBLEM. THE PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT HOLD. OWNER HAS TO TAKE THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER FOR AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE PARKING BRAKE EVERY 5,000 MILES. OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER, AND OWNER WAS TOLD THAT THE PARKING BRAKE HAS BEEN REDESIGNED, AND TO BRING IT IN FOR AN EVALUATION. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ABS COMPUTER MODULE CAUSES THE PUMP TO CONTINUOUSLY RUN THE ABS LIGHT TO TURN ON. IT SEAMS THAT MANY 2001 TAHOES HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, AS PER THE PARTS DEPARTMENT ATTENDANT AT MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER. AFTER DISCOVERING THAT THE PART WAS ABOUT $800.00 AT THE DEALER, I CONTACTED MANY SALVAGE YARDS AND THEY ALL HAD MEANY TAHOES, BUT THEY SAID THAT THE ABS MODULE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST PARTS TO SALE. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, AND FOUND THAT MEANY PEOPLE WERE IN THE SAME SITUATION. I BELIVE THAT THERE SHUDE BE A RECALL TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. *AK

A LOUD AIR BLOWER SOUND COULD/CAN BE HEARD FROM THE CAR. TOOK THE CAR TO TWO MECHANICS WHO BOTH TOLD ME THE ABS SYSTEM HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE TURNED OFF IN ORDER TO NOT DRAIN THE BATTERY. THE ONLY CORRECTIVE ACTION IS TO PURCHASE $1,200 PART + LABOR FROM THE SAME MANUFACTURER WITH NO GUARUNTEE THE PART WILL WORK. WAS TOLD BY MECHANICS THEY SEE THE ABS FAILURES IN CHEVY PRODUCTS DAILY. IN NOVEMBER I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE ABS SYSTEM HAD BEEN DISENGAGED DUE TO FAILURE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR AND WILL SELL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *AK

THE ABS BRAKES DO NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THE SENSOR, THE ROTORS, AND BEARINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *NM THE DEALER FOUND A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN REGARDING THE PROBLEM. *TT

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE WITH AN ABS BRAKE MODULE FAILURE. THE MOTOR/PUMP THAT CONTROLS THE ABS BRAKES WON'T TURN OFF. IT KEEPS RUNNING EVEN WHEN THE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF. MY ABS LIGHT TURNS ON AND ABS BRAKES ARE NOW NOT OPERATIVE. I READ MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE ON 2001 MODEL CHEVY/GMC FULL SIZE SUV/PICKUPS. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS DUE TO ABS BRAKE FAILURES.*AK

SCRAPING NOISE FROM THE REAR OF VEHICLE DETERMINED TO BE PARK BRAKE SHOE CONTACTING DRUM WHEN PARKING BRAKE NOT APPLIED. WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY WITH RE-DESIGNED PARTS, BUT FAILED AGAIN. PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD. *JB

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED WITH 21000 MILES. PARKING BRAKE WAS'NT OPERABLE AND WAS REPAIRED BY DEALER TO CLOSE SALE. PARKING BRAKE INOPERABLE 30000 MILES LATER. NEEDS LEFT REAR HUB REPLACED, RIGHT REAR WAS SALVAGEABLE. DEALER STATED IT WAS NOT REPAIRABLE UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. DURING REPAIRS I SEARCHED WEB AND FOUND IT WAS NOT JUST MY VEHICLE. *AK

ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE FAILURE. REQUIRED RELACEMENT OF MODULE AND BATTERY THAT FAILED AS A RESULT OF CONTINUOUS BRAKE MODULE OPERATION. TOTAL REPAIR COST $939.01.*AK

THE PARKING BRAKE WAS INOPERABLE. WHEN PARKING ON AN INCLINE AND THE PARK BRAKE WAS APPLIED, THE VEHICLE ROLLED. *JB *SC

THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS FOUND DEFECTIVE WHEN APPLIED, THE VEHICLE WOULD STILL MOVE AT WILL, EVEN WITH THE BRAKE PRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. *AK *SC

2001 CHEVY TAHOE PARKING BRAKE FAILED - WORN COMPLETELY THROUGH IN 35,000 MILES. PREMATURE WEAR ALSO DAMAGED BRAKE ROTORS. PARKING BRAKE WAS COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. SAME ISSUE OCCURRED AGAIN OCTOBER 29, 2004. NEXT SET OF COMPLETELY NEW REAR MAIN AND PARKING BRAKES WORE COMPLETELY THROUGH WITHIN 6,000 MILES. *JB

THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT VEHICLE WOULD ROLL ON ANY INCLINE WHILE THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE WAS ENGAGED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS ON AN INCLINE AND THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL, THE CONSUMER PUSHED THE PARK/EMERGENCY BRAKE TO THE FLOOR AND TOOK HIS FOOT OFF THE REGULAR BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN ROLLED AWAY. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TOOK THE DEALER HE WAS TOLD THE LEFT REAR ROTOR DRUM ASSEMBLY AND BOTH SIDE SHOES WERE WORN BEYOND LIMITS. *JB

I HAVE A 2001 TAHOE RECENTLY THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. LATER THAT DAY WHEN THE IGNITION WAS OFF, THE ABS PUMP WAS STILL RUNNING. I DISCONNECTED THE 60A FUSE THAT FEEDS THE ABS SYSTEM AND IT STOPPED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER BUT WITH 52,000 MILES IT WAS NOT COVERED, AND WANTED $1000 TO REPLACE IT. WHILE LOOKING ONLINE, I FOUND ENDLESS COMPLAINTS ON MULTIPLE WEB BOARDS CLAIMING THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE FOUND A COMPANY "CIRCUIT SOLUTIONS" THAT CAN FIX THE PROBLEM, A BAD SWITCH THAT THEY CALL AN INADEQUATE SWITCH FOR $100. THEY SAY ON THIER SITE THAT THE SWITCH IS TOO SMALL FOR THE POWERFUL ABS MOTOR. THE NEW SWITCH THEY INSTALL IS SUPPOSEDLY 30% HIGHER RATED THAN THE ONE USED.*AK

PREMATURE EMRGENCY BRAKE FAILURE ON 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE. I HAVE NOTICED A VERY LOUD "METAL TO METAL" NOISE. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE "EMERGENCY" BRAKE WAS WORN OUT. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET REVEALED OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS NATURE ON 2001 TAHOES.*AK

FOR A 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE REGARDING THE PARKING/EMERGENCY BRAKE. THIS BRAKE HAS BEEN ADJUSTED NO MORE THAN THREE TIMES SINCE IT WAS NEW, THE FIRST TIME BEING AT ABOUT 15000 MILES. IT IS NOW NON-FUNCTIONAL AND THE PEDAL PRESSES EASILY TO THE FLOOR. WE FEEL THIS PROBLEM IS A DESIGN DEFECT AS A PARKING BRAKE SHOULD NOT 'WEAR OUT' THIS QUICKLY.*AK

THE CONSUMER STATED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLES HAS FAILED COMPLETELY. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

PARKING BRAKES WORN OUT PRE-MATURELY.*AK

2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE HAS AN INOPERATIVE EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM. PROBLEM IS CURRENTLY BE INVESTIGATED AND REPAIRED.*AK

PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. I ASKED MY DEALER TO CHECK OUT MY BRAKES AND WAS TOLD THE PARKING BRAKE RUINED THE ROTORS AND NEEDED A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT COSTING $ 800. I HAVE NEVER USED THE PARKING BRAKE. I STILL COULD HEAR A SQUEAK AND RETURNED FOR INSPECTION, NOW I WAS TOLD THE BACKING PLATE IS RUSTED, THEY CUT OFF THE BOTTOM OF THE PLATE STATING IS DOESNT NEED IT? SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG WITH GM NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR AN OBVIOUS MISTAKE. *AK

PARKING BRAKE / EMERGENCY ON 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE IS INOPERABLE. PARKING BRAKE HAS NEVER BEEN USED ON THIS VEHICKE. BROWN AND BROWN ADVISED 300.00 DOLLARS TO PUT NEW BRAKE PADS ON EMERGENCY BRAKE.*AK

I JUST WATCHED THIS A.M.'S LOCAL NEWS AND SAW A LOCAL MAN EXTREMELY UPSET AND CONCERNED ABOUT HIS 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE'S PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. I, TOO, HAVE A 2001 CHEVY TAHOE AND HAVE HAD CONSISTENT PROBLEMS SINCE SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW IN FEBRUARY 2001. THE MAN CLAIMED HIS PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT SAFE AND IN FACT HAD FAILED TO THE POINT OF HIM HAVING TO PAY TO REPLACE IT BECAUSE GM WOULD NOT. (OVER $300) THIS, AFTER HE HAD DISCOVERED GM HAD SENT NOTICES TO ALL CHEVY DEALERSHIPS DUE TO THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS VERY ISSUE. THE FACT IS THAT MY PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT WORK AND I FEEL AS THE MAN IN THE NEWS REPORT SAID; THAT GM SHOULD SEND OUT A NATIONWIDE RECALL TO HAVE THIS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM FIXED! WE BOUGHT OUR VEHICLES IN GOOD FAITH AND GM SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS, PARTICULARLY WHEN SAFETY IS AN ISSUE! GM...DO THE RIGHT THING! FOR YOUR REFERENCE, THE LOCAL NEWS CHANNEL IS NBC AFFILIATE CHANNEL 12 IN PHOENIX, AZ.*AK

EVER SINCE I PURCHASED MY 2001 CHEVY TAHOE, I HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH MY PARKING BRAKE. IT NEVER HAS WORKED PROPERLY, HAVING SLIPPED ON NUMEROUS OCCATIONS. WHEN I PUSH IT DOWN, IT GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I WENT TO HAVE IT FIXED UNDER WARRANTY ON 12/7/002, BUT IT CONTINUED TO FAIL. CURRENTLY, THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ON IT THAT SAYS THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE INSPECTED, AND CHEVROLET HAS PUT NO DEMAND ON THE DEALERS TO INSPECT THEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY.*AK

MY PARKING BRAKES FAILED THE ANNUAL SAFETY INSPECTION. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH A CABLE AND THAT IF NOT FIXED COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO A ROTOR. FORTUNATELY, I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO HELP PAY THE COST. HOWEVER, IT SEEMS THE PARKING BRAKE ON THIS VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN WEAK SINCE PURCHASE. YET IT HAS PASSED THE SAFETY INSPECTION IN THE PAST.*AK

WHEN SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF T ABS MOTOR CONTINUED TO RUN. AS A RESULT, ABS SENSOR LIGHT STAYED ON. *AK

I HAVE ONLY HAD MY 2001 TAHOE FOR A MONTH OR LESS AND ONE DY WHEN STARTING MY VEHCILE THE ABS LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OUT. WHEN THE CAR IS OFF SOME TYPE OF MOTOR IS STILL RUNNING. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS THE BSCM THIS CONTROLS THE ABS SYSTEM. IT WILL COST ME $1000. TO FIX. I HAVE READ WHERE OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THERE BRAKES. I NEED HELP!*AK

PARKING BRAKE FAILED TO HOLD VEHICLE WITH ENGINE RUNNING AND IN GEAR AT IDLE. VEHICLE JUMPED CURB AND HIT SHRUBBERY BY BUILDING.*AK

AS WITH MANY OTHER TAHOE OWNERS, I HAVE THE PROBLEM OF PREMATURE PARKING BRAKE FAILURE IN MY 2001 TAHOE. I RARELY USE IT. AT 50,000 MILES IT NEEDS A SECOND REPLACEMENT. IT IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE, BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T TEST IT YOU WILL NEVER KNOW THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM UNTIL YOUR TRANSMISSION PARK FEATURE FAILS. THEN IT IS JUST A MATTER OF WHO OR WHAT IS DOWN HILL. *JB

PARKING BRAKE SHOW WEARING OUT PREMATURELY, GM HAS ISSUED A NEW RETAINING CLIP THAT ALLOWS THE SHOE TO BE CENTERED AND NOT WEAR PREMATURELY. *AK

I TOOK MY 2001 TAHOE TO GET A YEARLY INSPECTION. I WAS THEN NOTIFIED BY THE SERVICE DEPT. THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT HOLDING THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD COST APPROX. $400.00 TO REPAIR. I TOLD HIM THAT WAS CRAZY SINCE WE HAVE ONLY USED THE PARKING BRAKE A COUPLE OF TIMES AND THAT WAS THE FIRST VEHICLE THAT I HAVE EVER OWNED THAT HAD NEEDED A PARKING BRAKE REPAIRED AT JUST 40000 MILES. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH OF THE PROBLEM, I HAVE COME TO FIND OUT THAT THE 2001 TAHOE HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THIS. I CHECKED RECALLS AND WAS POSITIVE I WOULD FIND A RECALL FOR THE PARKING BRAKE, BUT TO MY MISTAKE, THERE HAS NEVER BEEN ONE FOR A FAULT PARKING BRAKE. I HAVE YET TO GET IT FIXED AS I HAVE JUST FOUND OUT, BUT I WOULD ONLY WISH THAT CHEVY WOULD TAKE A LOOK AT THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE IT RECALLED. I WOULD HATE TO FIND OUT ABOUT A VEHICLE PARKING BRAKE FAILING AND ROLLING OVER A CHILD. *NM

WHILE DRIVING A WHIZZING SOUND CAME FROM THE ABS BRAKES. SOMEHOW, THE COMPUTER FOR THE ABS BRAKES CAUSED A LOCK UP. THE COST OF REPAIRS WAS QUOTED TO THE CONSUMER AS $1,100. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHO INDICATED THAT ABS BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

I WENT TO HAVE MY 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE INSPECTED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED THE INSPECTION DUE TO THE PARKING BRAKE FAILING TO FUNCTION. I TOLD HIM THAT I HAD ONLY ENGAGED THE BRAKE NO MORE THAT 5 TIMES SINCE I HAD BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW. THE INSPECTOR TOLD ME THAT PRACTICALLY EVERY 2001 TAHOE HE INSPECTED FAILED DUE TO THE PARKING BRAKE NOT FUNCTIONING. I WENT TO ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP THAT DID INSPECTIONS AND ASKED IF THEY WERE AWARE OF ANY ISSUES RELATED TO MY 2001 TAHOE. THEY IMMEDIATELY MENTIONED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE PROBABLY DID NOT FUNCTION. I THEN SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND CAME TO THE NHTSA SITE AND FOUND ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. I TOOK MY TAHOE INTO CHAMPION CHEVROLET IN AUSTIN AND HAD THEM INSPECT THE PARKING BRAKE. THEY CALLED ME AND SAID THAT THE PARKING BRAKE SHOES WERE COMPLETELY WORN OUT AND THE PARKING BRAKE ROTOR/DRUM WAS RENDERED UNUSABLE. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE COST WOULD BE OVER $750 TO FIX. I TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT I WAS AWARE OF THE DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF THE PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM AND REQUESTED THAT THE WORK BE DONE AT NO CHARGE. THEY CALLED ME BACK AND SAID THAT CHEVEROLET WOULD COVER APPROXIMATELY 60% OF THE COST. I ENDED UP PAYING OVER $300 TO FIX THE MANFACTURERS DEFECT. I TOLD THEM THAT I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE PARKING BRAKE BECOMING DEFECTIVE AGAIN AND THEY SAID THAT THE REPLACEMENT SYSTEM HAD BEEN REDESIGNED TO FIX THE PROBLEM WITH THE ORIGINAL PARKING BRAKE. I FEEL THAT THE NHTSA SHOULD BEGIN A DEFECT INVESTIGATION AND FORCE CHEVROLET TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND FIX THE DEFECTIVE PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM.*AK

EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKES FAILED TO HOLD VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS ENGAGED DUE TO PREMATURE BRAKE PAD WEAR. DEALERSHIP INDICATED IF VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN WITHIN 10 FEET WITH THE PARKING BRAKE STILL ENGAGED THE PAD WOULD WEAR OUT. THAT WAS THE WAY THE PAD WAS DESIGNED. *AK *MR

THE REAR BRAKES HAD A TENDENCY TO WEAR OUT EVERY 18000 MILES. DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE TWICE, AND CLAIMED THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE WEARING OUT NORMALLY. CONSUMER FELT THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE WEARING OUT EXCESSIVELY.*AK

I HAVE A 2001 TAHOE WITH AN ABS PROBLEM. AFTER I TURN THE VEHICLE OFF I HEAR A MOTOR SOUND UNDER THE TRUCK, AND TE ABS LIGHT STAYS ON. I POPPED OUT THAT 60 AMP ABS FUSE AND THE NOISE STOPPED, SO I GUESS ITS POSSIBLY A STUCK RELAY SWITCH.*AK

PARK BRAKE FAILURE, PREMATURE WEAR-OUT. PARK BRAKE SHOES DROP AND RUB ON INSIDE OF DRUM. LOOKING AT THE SHOES, CLIPS AND THE WEAR ON THE SHOE SURFACE IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE DESIGN OF THE SHOE RETENTION SYSTEM IS NOT ADEQUATE FOR THE DUTY THESE BRAKES SEE. NORMAL DRIVING HEATS THE REAR BRAKE DISC REPEATEDLY. AFTER SEVERAL HUNDRED HEAT CYCLES THE SPRING CLIPS HOLDING THE PARK BRAKE SHOES RELAXES, ALLOWING THE SHOES TO DROP (BY GRAVITY) FROM THEIR INTENDED DESIGN POSITION, AND THE LOWER BRAKE SHOE RESTS ON THE NORMALLY ROTATING BRAKE DRUM. WITH A BRAKE SHOE RESTING ON THE ROTATING DRUM THE RESULT IS LOWER SHOE PREMATURE WEAR-OUT AND LEAVES THE UPPER SHOE WITHOUT WEAR. THIS WILL HAPPEN EVEN IF THE PARK BRAKE IS NEVER USED. HAVING WORKED FOR GM MYSELF, IN CPC-ADVANCED SUSPENSION DESIGN GROUP, I UNDERSTAND THE COMPLEXITIES OF BRAKE SYSTEM DESIGN. DURING MY EMPLOYMENT WITH GM, I WORKED WITH DELCO BRAKE ENGINEERS AND I AM SURE THIS FAILURE INFORMATION HAS BEEN REPORTED BACK TO THEM AND THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENT. I WILL BE REQUESTING TO SEE A 2004 TAHOE SYSTEM TO SEE IF THE DESIGN HAS BEEN IMPROVED. IF IT HAS CHANGED IT INDICATES THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND THAT GM ADDRESSED IT BY IMPLEMENTING A CHANGE. SINCE MANY GM CUSTOMERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM AT $200 PER FIX, AT 200,000 VEHICLES THATS $40,000,000.00  MIGHT BE A CLASS ACTION.

2001 TAHOE ABS MODULE WENT OUT AFTER DOING RESEARCH REALIZED THERE IS HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH SAME PROBLEM AFTER PAYING 30,000 FOR A TAHOE YOU SHOULDNT HAVE THIS PROBLEM SO SOON AND IT BE SO EXPENSIVE TO FIX. *AK

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THEY WOULD MAKE A NOISE. WHEN APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON AN INCLINE IT DID NOT HOLD. *AK *JB

PARKING BRAKE, STARTS TO MALFUNCTIONING EVERY 15K, EVEN WHEN IS RARELY USE, COST 130.00 TO GET IT ADJUSTED EVERY TIME. *JB

BOTH BRAKE LINES TO THE REAR WHEELS HAVE CRACKED, LEAVING ME WITH NO BRAKES AFTER THE FLUID LEAKED OUT. PEBBLES CONTINUALLY GET WEDGED BETWEEN THE REAR CALIPERS AND WHEEL RIMS, CAUSING WHEEL LOCKUP, AND SCOURING OF THE ALUMINUM RIMS AND ROTORS. THE RIGHT REAR TOP CALIPER BOLT FELL OUT, ALLOWING THE CALIPER TO ROTATE FORWARD AND LOCK UP THE WHEEL. I WAS TOLD THAT THESE VEHICLES WERE NOT DESIGNED TO TRAVEL ON A GRAVEL LANE, BUT WHERE WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI ARE THERE NOT GRAVEL LANES? THIS IS A VERY WIDESPREAD PROBLEM , AND DEALERS IN RANCHING COUNTRY ARE GETTING A FLOOD OF COMPLAINTS, AND HAVE EVEN DESIGNED ROCK SHIELDS FOR THE REAR DISC BRAKES. IT IS A VERY LARGE SAFETY PROBLEM, FOR IF THE BRAKES DO NOT COMPLETELY FAIL THEY ARE IMPAIRED DUE TO SCOURED ROTORS, ETCHED WHEELS, AND DETERIORATED PADS. *JB

PARKING BRAKES ARE NOT DESIGNED TO HOLD VEHICAL ON SLOPES IN EXCESS OF 11 DEGREES. CHEVROLET "CLAIMS" THAT IT IS NOT A PARKING BRAKE BUT RATHER " A PARKING ASSIST". ON A VEHICAL THAT WEIGHS ABOUT 3 TONS, WITH A 8,000 LB TOWING CAPACITY IT SEEMS TO ME THAT A PARKING BRAKE IN A REQUIREMENT.*AK

I HAD MY VEHICLE SERVICED BECAUSE I WAS HEARING A SCRAPING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND THE PARKING BRAKE NOT ENGAGING. PARKING BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED AT 39,707 MILES. I PAID $246.99 TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED. I HAVE NEVER,(NEVER) DRIVEN THE VEHICLE WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ON AND WAS SHOCKED TO FIND OUT THAT THE PADS NEEDED REPLACED. I HAVE OWNED TWO NEW VEHICLES IN THE PAST 17 YEARS AS WELL AS USED VEHICLES AND HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PARKING BRAKE ISSUES. I FEEL THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM WHICH IS CAUSING THE BRAKES TO ENGAGE ON THERE OWN.*AK

WHEN TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE BRAKING SYSTEM HAS FAILED. IT USUALLY OCCURS WITHIN THE FIRST COUPLE OF MINUTES OF DRIVING. IT HAS PROBABLY HAPPENED 6 OR 7 TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF OWNING THE VEHICLE (3 YEARS). NO LIGHTS ARE ON. WHEN YOU PRESS THE BRAKE, IT GOES FURTHER THAN NORMAL, AND THEN IT FINALLY WORKS AFTER TAKING SEVERAL EXTRA FEET TO STOP. IT HAPPENS IRREGULARLY, SO WE CAN'T DUPLICATE IT FOR SERVICE. *LA

THE TRUCK FAILED STATE INSPECTION BECAUSE THE PARKING BRAKE WOULDN'T HOLD. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS FAILURE IS DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR OF THE BRAKE SHOES. THIS IS ALSO A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE MODEL VEHICLE. THERE'S A TSB FOR THIS ISSUE 020526002. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. . *NLM

MY ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ABS MOTOR STARTED TO RUN. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, BUT THE ABS MOTOR CONTINUED TO RUN. I HAD TO GO UNDER THE HOOD AND PULL THE FUSE TO PREVENT THE MOTOR FROM BURINING OUT AND TO PREVENT THE BATTERY FROM DRAINING. THE DEALER WANTS $1000 TO REPLAVE THE EBCM, BUT SOME COMPAINES ON THE INTERNET WHO WERE FORMED SOLELY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WILL DO IT FOR CHEAPER. THERE ARE MANY MANY PEOPLE ON THE INTENET SITES WHO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FOR ALL TYPES OF CHEVY TRUCKS FROM 1999-2003.*AK

AT 24,000 MILES THE PARKING BRAKE FAILED. THE DEALER STATES BECAUSE THEY PRODUCED A THINNER PART THE BRAKE WEARS PREMATURELY. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *PH

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH DRIVER HIT THE BRAKES SUDDENLY AND VEHICLE HIT THE CURB AND ROLLED TWICE. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PEOPLE WERE EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT,THEY DIED. *AK

2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE--ABS LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, NOISE HEARD BELOW VEHICLE. SERVICE TECH ADVISED THE ABS SENSOR MODULE HAD GONE BAD--@$1,000.00 REPAIR. SAW SIMILAR INCIDENTS ON NHTSA WEBSITE--THOUGHT IT MAY HELP TO INCLUDE THIS INCIDENT. *LA

DEFECTS: ABS LIGHT ON AT 43,600 MILES. WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF A LOUD NOISE IS HEARD BENEATH THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE MY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SAID THE ABS UNIT IS PURGING. AT 20 MILES AND REGULARLY THERE AFTER, WHEN THE FOG LIGHT POWER BUTTON IS PRESSED, THE REAR WINDOW WIPER BRIEFLY MAKES NOISE AS IF IT HAD BEEN ACTIVATED. AT 3000 MILES AND REGULARLY THERE AFTER , ALL FOUR DOORS SQUEAK AT THE HINGES AND MUST BE LUBRICATED WEEKLY. AT 10,600 MILES THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL BEGAN TO LEAK. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT SQUEAK AND DO NOT FIRMLY LOCK INTO POSITION. THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SEATS DO NOT LOCK INTO POSITION. THE PARKING BRAKE HAS NOT WORKED SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. *LA

WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES. AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP REPLACED ALL FOUR ROTORS. CONSUMER PAID $1,200.00 FOR REPAIRS. *AK

I TOOK MY CHEVY TAHOE (2001) IN TO GET THE INSPECTION DONE ON 10/1/03 -- THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE INSPECTION HAS BEEN DUE SINCE THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED. I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK USED 6 MONTHS AGO. THE INSPECTOR TOLD ME THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO FAIL MY TRUCK DUE TO A DEFECTIVE PARKING BRAKE. I WAS TOLD THAT HE HAD SEEN A LOT OF THEM RECENTLY AND THAT HE WOULD LET ME TAKE THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER TO GET IT FIXED. HE SAID THE OTHER 5-6 THAT HE HAD SEEN VERY RECENTLY HAD TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER BECAUSE IT WAS A RECALLED PART AND THEY FIXED IT FOR FREE. UNFORTUNATELY, WHEN I TOOK IT TO MY DEALER, HE INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS NOT A RECALLED PART AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED -- IN FACT, WOULD COST ME $200-$300 TO FIX. HE SAID THAT SIX MONTHS AGO, WHEN HE INSPECTED THE CAR, IT WAS FINE. SO, IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS, MY PARKING BRAKE HAD GONE BAD. I ONLY DRIVE MY TRUCK BACK AND FORTH TO WORK AND HAVE NOT USED MY PARKING BRAKE, SO IT SEEMS TO ME THAT SOMETHING ELSE MUST BE WRONG!! PLEASE HELP -- IF IT IS KNOWN BY SO MANY THAT THESE ARE FAILING, WHY WILL CHEVROLET NOT DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT? IF I USED MY PARKING BRAKE EVERYDAY, THAT MIGHT BE ONE THING, BUT I HAVE NOT USED IT AT ALL.

EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL DOWN A HILL AND COLLIDE WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. PHONE INTERVIEW UPDATE (APRIL 5, 2006): MS. ARNECKE SAID THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT ROLL AWAY; THE VEHICLE FAILED THE TEXAS STATE INSPECTION BECAUSE OF THE PARKING BRAKES.

I BELIEVE THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM IN 2001 TAHOE'S. I LEARNED OF THIS PROBLEM WHEN I WENT TO HAVE MY CAR INSPECTED IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE. WHEN I DROVE UP, THE INSPECTOR SAID, " WE MIGHT AS WELL TRY YOUR EMERGENCY BRAKES FIRST SINCE THEY WILL PROBABLY FAIL." I ASKED HER WHY AND SHE SAID THAT ALMOST ALL TAHOE'S DO FAIL. MINE DID. THE INSPECTOR TOLD ME I NEEDED TO HAVE THE BRAKES FIXED AT A DEALER. I WENT TO A CHEVROLET DEALER AND I TOLD THEM I HAD A TAHOE AND IT HAD FAILED THE INSPECTION, THE SERVICE MANAGER INTERUPTED AND SAID, "YOUR EMERGENCY BRAKES FAILED, DIDN'T THEY?" I ASKED HOW HE KNEW AND HE SAID. " THEY ALMOST ALL DO." HE SAID THAT THE VAST MAJORITY OF THEM FAIL WITHIN ONE OR TWO YEARS. HE EXPLAINED THAT WHEN YOU DO NOT USE YOUR EMERGENCY BRAKE THERE IS SOMETHING THAT MAKES THEM ACTIVATE AND RUB AGAINST THE DRUM. EVENTUALLY THEY WEAR OUT. HE STATED HE WISHED CHEVROLET WOULD RECALL THE SYSTEM. I WROTE TO CHEVROLET. THEY CLAIM MY BRAKES WORE OUT WITH REGULAR USE. TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, I HAVE NEVER USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKES ON MY CAR. IN FACT I STILL HAVE THE SAME FACTORY INSTALLED REGULAR BRAKES ON MY CAR. I BELIEVE THIS EVENTUAL EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILURE IN CARS COULD CAUSE A SERIOUSE ACCIDENT BY FAILING AT THE WRONG TIME. SO DO THE MECHANICS I SPOKE WITH AND THE CITY INSPECTORS IN MEMPHIS. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT CHEVROLET DOES NOT KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM. WHILE I DO NOT BELIEVE CHEVROLET WILL BE HONEST ABOUT THIS SITUATION, I BELIEVE ANY DEALER MECHANIC WILL. THE ONE THAT WORKED ON MY CAR VOLUNTEERED THAT IT WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND RECOMMENDED I CALL YOU.*AK

THE ABS WARNING LIGHT FLASHES ON AND STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING, WHEN THIS OCCURS IT DRAINS THE BATTERY. THIS PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY THE ABS CONTROL MODULE SHORTING OUT. *AK

THE VEHICLES ABS MODULE FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. *AK *CB *NLM

CONSUMER STATED THAT BRAKE SYSTEM HAS FAILED 3 TIMES WITHIN 1 YEAR.*AK

THE EMERGENCY BREAK WENT OUT (WHICH MADE A METAL TO METAL NOISE ALL TIMES WHEN THE SUV IS MOVING) CAUSING THE REAR BRAKE TO GO OUT. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE DEALER ON PREVIOUS OCCASIONS AND THEY STATED THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY THEREFORE IF THEY LOOK IT WILL COST ME. THE DEALER STATED I DROVE WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKE TO GO OUT, WHICH IS UNTRUE. I WENT TO A PERSONAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED AND IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. AFTER SPEAKING WITH OTHER GMC / CHEVROLET OWNERS THEY ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE E BRAKE GOING OUT, ALL HAVE HAD THE SAME RESPONSE FROM THE DEALERS.. *NLM

2001, CHEV TAHOE, 28000 MI BRAKES SQUEAL. HAVE TAKEN THE TAHOE TO THE DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES SINCE PURCHASE. FINALLY TOOK IT TO A TRUSTED MECHANIC AND HE AGREES THAT THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES MECHANICALLY EXCEPT THE LOUD SQUEAL. I AM TOLD THAT I CAN REPLACE THEM IF I WANT TO GET RID OF THE SQUEAL, BUT I DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE THE BRAKES SINCE THEY SOLD THE VEHICLE TO ME WITH A SQUEAL. THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY 5 DAYS OLD THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. *JB

EMERGENCY BRAKES - MISSING PARTS NEW FROM FACTORY. (NON FUNCTIONING) YR AND VEHICLE - 2001 TAHOE 1500 I HAVE ALL RECORDS ON THIS VEHICLE FROM NEW. THE EMERGENCY BRAKES ON THIS TRUCK, IS MISSING THE "ACTUATING PIN"(ONE PASSENGER SIDE) WHICH ALLOWS THE BRAKE EMERGENCY SHOE (INSIDE THE ROTOR) TO EXPAND WHEN THE CABLE IS PULLED. THIS CAUSED ONLY ONE REAR WHEEL TO WORK, ......WEARING OUT THE SHOE AND SCORING THE ROTOR..............(THE OTHER ROTOR AND SHOE ARE STILL NEW). SINCE THE VEHICLE HAS OVER 36,600 MILES, IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. WHAT IS MORE IMPORTANT IS HOW MANY OTHER, TAHOE, SUBURBAN ETC. ARE MISSING "ACTUATING PINS" INSIDE THE ADJUSTER, RENDERING IT USELESS. IN THE CASE OF A BRAKE FAILURE, THE E-BRAKES WOULD BE USELESS. THIS HAS BEEN THIS WAY SINCE NEW......I HAVE THE DIAGRAMS FROM GM SHOWING THE MISSING PART, AND PHOTOS OF MY BRAKES WITH THE MISSING PART (PLEASE NOTE THE PART IS INSIDE AN ENCLOSED PISTON........NOT ABLE TO GET LOST, ALSO ONE SHOE IS COMPLETELY GONE THE OTHER IS STILL NEW. *JB

BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. *AK

IMMEDIATELY AFTER APPLICATION OF THE ANTI-LOCH BRAKES AT LOW SPEEDS IN 2 WHEEL HIGH MODE, THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO "LOCK UP" THE WHEELS AS IF IT WERE IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE. WE GET SEVERE WHEEL HOP AND WHEN WE STOP THE VEHICLE, THEN RESTART IT THERE IS A VERY LOUD CLUNKING SOUND. AFTER THAT THE VEHICLE PREFORMS NORMALLY. THE PROBLEM ALSO GOES AWAY IF THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE GOES INTO 4 WHEEL AUTO, 4 WHEEL LOW AND 2 WHEEL HIGH NORMALLY AT ALL OTHER TIMES. AGAIN, THE PROBLEM ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ARE ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEEDS (NO PROBLEM FROM HIGH SPEED STOPS) AND IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE PAST 5 MINTHS.

THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON THIS CAR AND OTHER MODELS (SUBURBAN) IS FAULTY. REGARDLESS OF USE, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE NEEDS ADJUSTED EVERY 15-20K MILES.(RECOMMENDED BY THE DEALER). THE NEW EMERGENCY BRAKE DESIGN DOES NOT USE THE NORMAL REAR BRAKE PADS..IT HAS ITS OWN SEPERATE BRAKE PAD INSIDE THE WHEEL WELL. THIS "EMERGENCY" PAD BURNS OUT REGARDLESS OF USE. A CHEVROLET MECHANIC AND DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THIS IS A FAULTY SYSTEM AND THAT I WILL NEED TO RETURN EVERY 15-20 K MILES TO HAVE APPROXIMATELY $130 OF WORK DONE TO ADJUST IT...EVEN IF I DIDN'T USE IT. THIS IS A HORRIBLE DESIGN AND I WISH CHEVROLET WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR BAD ENGINEERING AND FAULTY SYSTEM.

THE PROBLEM(S) ARE AS FOLLOWED: BELT SEPARATION FROM TIRE (LOSS CONTROL), ANTI LOCK BRAKE/LOSS PEDAL, PEDAL HEIGHT AND STOPPING ABILITY. SCC

CONSUMER STATED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED TO HOLD THE VEHICLE, DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED, HOWEVER CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY.*JB

WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE WOULD BE ENGAGED, THE PEDAL WOULD GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. IF THE VEHICLE WAS ON AN INCLINE, AND IN NEUTRAL GEAR, THE PARKING BRAKE WOULD NOT HOLD. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT WAS A NORMAL POSITION FOR THE BRAKE AND THEY WERE SELF ADJUSTING. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS.*JB

VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED 4 TIMES FOR MALFUNCTION OF THE BRAKES. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED BUT NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. CONSUMER FEELS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE. *TT *JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT TWICE IN THE PAST YEAR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SHOES AND LININGS HAVE DISINTEGRATED RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO VEHICLE'S REAR BRAKES. THE VEHICLE'S REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. INCIDENTS OCCURRED ON 10/24/01 AND 11/15/02 RESPECTIVELY. TS

EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILS TO HOLD WILL NOT PERMIT VEHICLE TO ROLL BACK BUT WILL PERMIT VEHICLE TO ROLL FORWARD ESP ON HILLS. DT

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE BEING APPLIED, THE PEDAL WOULD TRAVEL FURTHER THAN NORMAL. MR ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED, THE DEALER STATED THAT IF THE ABS LIGHT DID NOT NOT ILLUMINATE, THEN THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM. *JG *JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE, EMERGENCY BRAKE WILL NOT HOLD TRUCK. VEHICLE CHECKED BY DLR WHO ADVISED THAT THE LINING ON THE REAR EMERGENCY BRAKE SHOES HAS WORN OUT. *MR

WHILE DRIVING BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. HAD HEAVY VIBRATION, AND WOULD BE HARD TO STOP. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

CUSTOMER REPORTS EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURES DETECTED AT 11,000 MILES, WITH COMPLETE IN-OPERABILITY BY 19,000 MILES. DEALER/MANUFACTURER ONLY WARRANTIES THIS SAFETY DEVICE TO 7,500 MILES, WHILE "VEHICLE WARRANTY" STATES 36,000 MILES.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER TIRE HAS NO TRACTION. VEHICLE WILL SLIDE WHILE APPLYING BRAKES. GOODYEAR, WRANGLER ,T30/5135-955. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK. CONSUMER STATES THE TIRES ARE NOT ADEQUATE FOR VEHICLE OR BRAKING SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, WHICH CAUSE THE ABS TO ENGAGE FREQUENTLY.*JG

IN COLD WEATHER WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE SWERVED LEFT INTO OTHER LANE OUT OF CONTROL WITHOUT WARNING.*AK *JG

WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN A PANIC/SUDDEN STOP DURING HIGHWAY SPEED OF 50 OR MORE IT CAUSES EXTNDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WE REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE. WE TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO MECHANIC WHO DISCOVERED THAT ABS SYTEM WAS FAILING. WE ATTENDED AN ARBITRATION WHERE OUR 2001 TAHOE WAS RULED DEFECTIVE BY THEHARBITRATOR AND CHEVROLET WAS ORDERED TO REPURCHASE IT. THE REPURCHASE DATE WAS NOV. 8. ON NOV 5, THE ABS LOST CONTROL AND MY HUSBAND ROLLED DOWN A 200 FT CLIFF. WE ARE CURRENTLY SEEKING ANY HELP WE CAN GET. *AK

VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED.PEDAL PULSATED BUT DID NOT VEHICLE RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. HAPPENED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION BUT THE LAST TIME HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. WILL SELL VEHICLE IF PROBLEM NOT CORRECTED. DEALER SAYS NO CODES PRESENT, COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM AND NEVER HAD SIMILAR COMPLAINT. *AK

BRAKES FAILED WHEN TRYING TO SLOW DOWN. CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 30-35 MPH. WHEN AT FIRST CONSUMER TAPPED THE BRAKES, AND THEN WHEN TRYING TO SLOW DOWN, VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

WHILE DRIVING WOULD STEP ON BRAKES AND SEAT BELT WILL NOT HOLD BODY LIKE OTHERS VEHICLES THAT SEAT BELT WILL HOLD. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL WOULD GO TO FLOOR AND COMMENCED TO MAKE A POPPING SOUND . VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER SHOP, AND INFORMED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

DEALER IS UNABLE TO FIX AND WE ARE SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR. THE CAR STARTS SHAKING AND FEELS LIKE IT IS GOINGTO FLIP.THE CAR GOES FROM 70 TO 50 INSTANTLY AND THE BRAKES GET EXTREMELY HOT. *AK