2003 Chevrolet Tahoe Brakes Problems

While descending a hill and approaching an intersection, your brake pedal sank nearly to the floor because the rear brake line had severely rusted through. The brake line is routed above the left frame rail in a hard-to-reach area that makes inspection and maintenance difficult for owners. Fixing this will require replacing the corroded brake line, which may involve removing components to access the routing above the frame rail.

While exiting the expressway downhill toward a red light, your brake pedal went all the way to the floor with no stopping power, causing you to rear-end another vehicle. This complete brake failure resulted in a crash and indicates a serious problem with your braking system. The issue likely involves brake fluid loss, a failed master cylinder, or brake line damage that needs immediate inspection and repair.

While driving down a hill at about 10 mph, your brakes stopped responding and the vehicle unexpectedly accelerated to about 30 mph before coming to a stop on its own on a flat stretch of road. Your brake pads, rotors, and master cylinder had been replaced about a year earlier by an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired after this incident.

WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKES TOTALLY FAILED. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO BRAKES AT ALL. VEHICLE HAD TO RUN OFF THE ROAD AND STOP USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. AS SOON AS THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUSHED IT WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THEN WARNINGS LIGHT TO SERVICE ABS STARTED FLASHING AND BEEPING. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE FAILURE OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED WE FOUND THAT THERE WAS NO BRAKE FLUID AND A LARGE RUPTURE WAS FOUND IN THE BRAKE LINE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER THE DRIVEWAY. THE CONTACT INSPECTED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS CORRODED AND LEAKING FLUID. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

I HAVE AN 03 TAHOE Z71 200000 MILE AND BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED OUT, NOW I HAVE READ OVER SEVERAL HUNDRED COMPLAINTS ON THIS VEHICLE RANGING FROM 40000 MILE ALL THE WAY UP TO 280000 MILE, EVEN COMPLAINTS BACK TO WHERE THIS TRUCK WAS A FEW YEARS OLD, WHY ARE YOU STILL ALLOWING GM TO MASS PRODUCE THESE VEHICLES WITH NO PUNISHMENT WITH FAULTY BRAKE LINES. THERE WHERE 2015 MODEL SILVERADO'S, AND TAHOE WITH THIS ISSUE. DEMAND A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE PLEASE.

WHILE BRAKING A LITTLE HARDER THAN NORMAL TO AVOID HITTING A DEER, THE BRAKE LINE JUST BELOW THE DRIVERS AREA BLEW AND THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE SERVICE ALARMS WENT OFF ON THE DASH. I WAS GOING DOWN HILL AT THE TIME BUT STILL HAD ENOUGH BRAKE TO STOP. I WAS GOING ABOUT 35 MPH AT THE TIME OF FAILURE.

FRONT BRAKE LINE BLEW OUT JUST AS I WAS PULLING IN MY DRIVEWAY.I BOUGHT THE TRUCK USED IN JULY OF 2015 THE BRAKE LINES RUSTED AND PEELING

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I HAD TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES AND THE PEDAL JUST WENT TO THE FLOOR I HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL. I WAS FORCED TO STEER INTO THE DITCH TO AVOID A COLLISION. AFTER HAVING THE TRUCK TOWED HOME I DISCOVERED A BRAKE LINE HAD POPPED DUE TO RUST. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER, THE BRAKES WERE ABRUPTLY APPLIED TO AVOID A COLLISION. THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND AND THE CONTACT SWERVED TO AVOID CRASHING INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

METAL BRAKE LINE UNDER TRUCK BURST . LOOKS LIKE IT RUSTED THROUGH. ALL OTHER LINES RUSTED ALSO. VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY.

DRIVING ON ICY ROAD ANTI LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED AND BRAKE LINE RUPTURED, ADN WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE TOWING A 6000 POUND TRAILER AND DESCENDING DOWN A HILL AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP OR SLOW DOWN WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE INTO A FIELD TO EVENTUALLY STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

HARD METAL BRAKE LINE FAILURE DURING EMERGENCY, HIGH PEDAL PRESSURE, STOP. NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO AVOID ENTERING AN INTERSECTION, AS THE LEAD CAR. BRAKING WAS FIRM, BEFORE PEDAL DESCENDED STEADILY TOWARD THE FLOOR. PUMPING PROVIDED SOME FRICTION, BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESTORE A MINORITY OF THE SYSTEM'S CAPACITY. THE FAILURE WAS A HOLE DEVELOPED IN THE LINE, ALONG ITS PATH TO THE PASSENGER FRONT BRAKE CALIPER. THE BRAKE LINES SHOWED ALARMING CORROSION LEVELS, WHICH WHILE POTENTIALLY UNDERSTANDABLE FOR A 13 YEAR OLD NORTHEAST OUTDOOR WINTER TRUCK, WAS A SYMPTOM OF CATASTROPHIC POTENTIAL. *JS

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2003 CHEVY TAHOE TO THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE WITHOUT ANY WARNING BRAKES TOTALLY WENT OUT, GOD MUST HAVE BEEN WATCH OVER HER BECAUSE THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY, THANK GOD FOR EMERGENCY BRAKES. GM STATE THAT THE VEHICLE WILL STOP WHEN THE BRAKE LINE GIVE AWAY WILL THAT BULL [XXX]! THIS IS THE SECOND VEHICLE THAT WE HAVE HAD BRAKES LINE GO OUT ON FIRST MY 2002 CHEVY SILVERADO WITH 41000 MILES ON IT AND NOW OUR 2003 CHEVY TAHOE WITH APPROXIMATELY 90'000 BOTH WITHIN A WEEK OF ONE OTHER. ALSO MY STEPSON HAS A 2006 CHEVY SILVERADO THAT THE BRAKES WENT OUT ON TWO WEEKS AGO IS A HOSPITAL PARKING LOT THAT WAS ALMOST DEVASTATING. *TR INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED 9/05/2014. SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED 09/06/2015. FIRST INCIDENT BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED AND FLUID POOLED UNDER TRUCK. BRAKE LINE BROKE IN DRIVEWAY. SECOND INCIDENT THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED AND THE TRUCK WAS DRIVING 20MPH WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR ON A BUSY STREET. THERE WERE NO BRAKES TO BE USED.

RUSTED BRAKE LINES RESULTING IN FAILURE OF BRAKING SYSTEM. BRAKE LINES SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN THE SERVICE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. HENCE NO BRAKE LINES SHOULD EVER BE MADE OUT OF STEEL. ESPECIALLY ON ON A SYSTEM AS CRITICAL AS THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE COSTED ME MY FAMILY. THE THE ETHICAL THING FOR ANY COMPANY TO DO. IS RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. I REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS WOULD BE AN ISSUE. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON A VEHICLE THAT BY ITSELF WEIGHS 5,000 POUNDS. WITHOUT A TRAILER OR ANY PAYLOAD ATTACHED TO IT.MANY OF PEOPLE HAVE NOT BEEN AS FORTUNATE AS MYSELF. THE VEHICLE IS. OTHERWISE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. TO THIS DAY.IF FAULTY IGNITION SWITCHES GET RECALLED IT'S COMMON SENSE TO RECALL A BRAKE ISSUE. ESPECIALLY SINCE THE BRAKES TOTALLY FAIL WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I HAVE BEEN BUILDING CARS SINCE I WAS A KID.AND THIS IS A FIRST. TO SEE A BRAKE LINE BURST. BECAUSE OF THE CORROSION. IF GM DOESN'T WANT TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES. THE AT LEAST LET THE OWNERS BUY THE PARTS AND GM INSTALL THEM. AND FOR GM TO STATE THAT THIS A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME ANYBODY THOUGHT TO CHECK FOR RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINES WHEN. THEY WERE CHANGING THE OIL OR DOING A TUNE UP .OR CHANGING BRAKE PADS OR TIRES. THOSE ARE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR OWNER MAINTENANCE ISSUES. MY 2004 FORD F350 HAS 220 THOUSAND MILES. RUNS GREAT TO BUT THE BRAKE LINES AREN'T ROTTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE. WHAT GM IS CLAIMING IS A EXTREMELY WEAK ARGUMENT. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.

BRAKE FAILURE CAUSED BY CORRODED BRAKE LINES. INCIDENT OCCURRED AT BOAT RAMP, COULD HAVE EASILY LOST TRUCK IN WATER. MASTER CYLINDER NEARLY EMPTY AND NO INDICATION OF ISSUE PRIOR TO FAILURE. THE TRUCK GIVES WARNING WITH LOW WASHER FLUID BUT NOT BRAKE FLUID? MECHANIC REPAIRING BROKEN LINES, BUT HOW SOON UNTIL ANOTHER HAS ISSUE?

BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT AND LEAKED FLUID RESULTING IN BRAKE FAILURE

WAS BACKING UP TO PARK AND BRAKE LINE RUPTURED SENDING BRAKE PEDAL COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PARK THE CAR. WHEN I CHECKED ON IT LATER THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID BY THE BACK DRIVER SIDE TIRE. UPON EXAMINING THE BRAKE LINES A VISIBLE RUPTURE COULD BE SEEN BEHIND THE BACK DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE BRAKES LINES HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. THANK GOODNESS I WAS ALREADY GOING SLOW DON'T WANT TO IMAGINE IF I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND NEEDED TO STOP. *TR

STOPPED AT MAILBOX TO COLLECT MAIL. BRAKED, PUT VEHICLE IN PARK. STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL TO PLACE VEHICLE IN DRIVE, FELT 'POP' SENSATION IN THE PEDAL. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. UPON VISUAL INSPECTION, AT LEAST ONE LINE HAS RUPTURED. *TR

1) 12/23/2014 - SITTING IN PHARMACY RX DRIVE-THRU WITH FOOT ON BRAKE. WITHOUT WARNING, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. ASSESSED PROBLEM AND DETERMINED BRAKE LINE FEEDING REAR BRAKES BURST FROM CORROSION. FIXED BRAKE LINE NEXT DAY. 2) 1/27/2015 - IRONICALLY, SITTING IN FAST-FOOD DRIVE-THRU. EXACT SAME AS ABOVE OCCURRED. DETERMINED ALL 4 BRAKE LINES LEADING TO THE FRONT OF VEHICLE WERE SPLIT AND CORRODED CAUSING LOSS OF FLUID AND FULL BRAKING CAPABILITY. I WAS FORTUNATE (AND LUCKY) THAT I WAS AT A STAND STILL EACH TIME THIS HAPPENED. COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED. ESPECIALLY WITH THE SIZE AND WEIGHT OF THIS VEHICLE. *TR

THIS IS THE FIRST OF THREE (3) OCCASIONS THAT A METAL BRAKE LINE ON THIS VEHICLE HAS RUPTURED. THE RESULTS WERE AN IMMEDIATE AND COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. I HAVE TO LET THE VEHICLE COAST TO A STOP WHILE USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO ASSIST. I LIVE IN A RURAL AREA SO IN ALL THREE TIMES I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT WERE LIGHT OR NO TRAFFIC. *TR

DRIVING DOWN A RESIDENTIAL ROAD APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN AND BRAKES FAILED, I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN ENOUGH(DOWNSHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION) TO MAKE A TURN BUT NOT ABLE TO STOP AND NARROWLY AVOIDED ANOTHER CAR. *TR

LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY BRAKES FELT SOFT. PARKED AND PUMPED BRAKES TWICE AND LINE THAT WAS RUSTED FAILED. MULTIPLE LINES THAT ARE RUSTED BADLY. NO BRAKE PEDAL WHAT SO EVER. *TR

MY 2003 CHEVY TAHOE, DUE TO PREMATURE CORROSION MY BRAKE LINES FAILED SUDDENLY CAUSING COMPLETE BREAK FAILURE. THANKFULLY I WASN'T TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED SO I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE SAFELY AND LUCKILY MY CHILD AND FIANC WEREN'T IN THE VEHICLE. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY FATAL ACCIDENT IF I WAS AT HIGH SPEEDS. LET'S GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF AND MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE SAFE. *TR

I BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND I STARTED DOWN THE STREET. I GOT TO THE FIRST STOP SIGN IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD HOOD AND WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE I LOST ALL PRESSURE AND MY FOOT WENT TO THE FLOOR. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION,RITE BEHIND THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE WHERE THE BRAKE LINE IS ATTACHED TO A CLIP IS WHERE THE LINE HAS A HOLE IN IT. THE CLIP HAD WORN A HOLE IN IT. THE CLIP THAT HOLDS IT, HAS 2 PIECES THAT ARE BEND DOWN THAT HOLD IT DOWN,AND THAT'S WHERE THE HOLE WAS WORN INTO MY LINE. *TR

APPLIED BRAKES TO PLACE VEHICLE IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF PARKING SPOT. BRAKE FAILURE MESSAGE APPEARED ON INSTRUMENT PANEL MESSAGE DISPLAY. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING. NO BRAKE PRESSURE WAS AVAILABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. HAD TO UTILIZE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP VEHICLE MOTION. *TR

BRAKES FAILED AT STOP SIGN DUE TO BRAKE LINE FAILURE CORROSION. ALL BRAKE LINES AND PARTS OF FUEL LINES VERY RUSTY!! THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL!!!! *TR

DRIVING AT 35MPH WENT TO APPLY BRAKES AND LOST ALL BRAKES,THIS INCIDENT ALSO HAPPENED IN JUNE 2013. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT SINCE THE EARLY 2000. GM REFUSES TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES IN THE NORTHEAST CLAIMING ITS OWNER RESPONSIBILITY.SINCE JUNE 2013 I INVESTED OVER $1000.00 IN REPAIRS. HAD I BEEN GOING A FASTER SPEED I COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND SERIOUSLY INJURED MYSELF AND OTHERS. *TR

I WAS TOWING MY RV (TRAVEL TRAILER) TO A CAMPGROUND FOR LABOR DAY WEEKEND FESTIVITIES UTILIZING THE HEAVY DUTY TOW PACKAGE THAT GM INSTALLED ON THESE VEHICLES. I ARRIVED AT THE CAMPGROUND AND WAS DRIVING TO MY CAMPSITE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR FOLLOWED BY A LOUD CHIMING AND A WARNING LIGHT. I WAS GOING DOWN A HILL AND THE 2 TON TRAVEL TRAILER WAS PUSHING MY TAHOE AS I TRIED TO STOP. I BARELY HAD ANY FRONT BRAKES AND NO BACK BRAKES AT ALL. I HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKES AND USE THE GEAR SELECTOR ON LOW TO TRY TO STOP, WHICH IT FINALLY DID AFTER MUCH EFFORT. IT WAS LABOR DAY WEEKEND SO THERE WERE LOTS OF PEOPLE CAMPING. THERE WAS A CROWD OF KIDS RIDING THEIR BIKES ON THE CAMP ROAD IN THE DRIVE PATH OF MY TAHOE HOWEVER THE KIDS MOVED OUT OF THE WAY ONLY WHEN I SCREAMED OUT OF MY WINDOW THAT I COULD NOT STOP MY TRUCK. THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE CAUSED DEATH OR MAJOR INJURY. LUCKILY IT DID NOT OTHERWISE I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO LIVE WITH MYSELF. I NOW HAVE MY TAHOE AT A LOCAL MECHANIC THAT I TRUST. HE IS STATING THAT HE HAS TO REPLACE ALL OF THE STEEL BRAKE LINES BECAUSE THEY ARE ALL IN BAD SHAPE AND WILL EVENTUALLY GO. I AM WAITING TO HEAR FROM HIM ABOUT HOW MUCH THIS WILL COST ME. I AM A SINGLE FATHER AND DO NOT HAVE EXTRA MONEY TO SPEND. MY NERVES ARE SHOT AND THAT INCIDENT RUINED OUR FAMILY CAMPING WEEKEND. I HAVE NIGHTMARES THAT THE KIDS ON THE BIKES DID NOT MOVE AND I RAN THEM ALL OVER. I AM DEFINITELY SCARRED FOR LIFE. *TR

I WAS LETTING MY MOTHER BORROW MY VEHICLE AND THANKFULLY SHE WAS ON A SIDE STREET ON HER WAY HOME FROM WORK. SHE WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND SHE LOST ALL BRAKE POWER. HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND THEY SAID ALL MY LINES ARE RUSTED THREW AND WOULD LIKE $1400 TO REPLACE THEM ALL. UNFORTUNATELY THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED AND I THINK SHOULD BE CLOSER LOOKED AT BY GM AS WE WERE LUCKY BOTH TIMES THAT WE WERE NOT AT HIGH SPEEDS WERE AN ACCIDENT COULD HAVE OCCURRED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WHEN IT WAS APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND CONFIRMED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE ROTTEN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 263,000.

NOTICED FLUID SPOT ON CONCRETE BELOW DRIVERS SIDE FRONT DOOR. INVESTIGATED FURTHER AND NOTICED FRAME WAS DAMP. JACKED UP VEHICLE AND HAD BRAKES APPLIED. FLUID NOW SPEWED FROM BRAKE LINE WHERE IT IS SUPPORTED TO FRAME RAIL. CONTRARY TO GM'S RESPONSE TO NHTSA ACTION EA 11001 THE BRAKE PETAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR SO MY ESTIMATION IS I HAD NO BRAKES NOT IMPAIRED BRAKES AS GM ASSESSED WOULD OCCUR. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. LONG TIME CHEVY OWNER, THEY HAVE CHEAPENED THE PARTS TO A POINT WHERE THEY HAVE JEOPARDIZED DRIVER AND PASSENGER SAFETY. MY ASSESSMENT IS THE RUSTING BRAKE LINE PROBLEM ON "ALL" GM VEHICLES 10 PLUS YEARS OLD THAT HAVE EVEN GOT CLOSE TO SOME FORM OF SALT IN THEIR LIFETIME ARE TICKING TIME BOMBS. MY VEHICLE RESIDES IN GEORGIA. SALT MAYBE ONCE EVERY COUPLE OF YEARS. *TR

AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY I HIT THE BRAKES AND THE TRUCK DIDN'T STOP CAUSING ME TO HIT MY NEIGHBORS TREE. .. THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED WITH NO WARNING OR SIGNAL LIGHT OR A SOUND. AS I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER THE STREET. I CALLED A BUDDY MECHANIC OF MINE AND STATED MY BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED OUT. *TR

I SAW FLUID ON THE DRIVEWAY SO I CHECKED THE TRUCK AND DISCOVERED THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND LEAKING. *TR

WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY ON A SUNNY SATURDAY AFTERNOON (JUNE 4, 2011), I APPLIED THE BRAKES WHEN APPROACHING SIDEWALK AND STREET. MY 2003 CHEVY TAHOE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH MINIMUM RESISTANCE. THE TAHOE ROLLED PAST THE SIDEWALK, OUT INTO THE STREET, AND UP THE NEIGHBORS DRIVEWAY BEFORE COMING TO REST. FORTUNATELY THE VEHICLE DID NOT STRIKE ANYTHING. I WOULD ESTIMATE THE BRAKING CAPACITY OF THE VEHICLE AT 5%, AS I DROVE IT TO THE SERVICE STATION AT 5MPH IN LOW GEAR ABOUT 1/2 MILE AWAY. TIM LALLY CHEVROLET IN BEDFORD, OH DETERMINED BRAKE FAILURE CAUSED BY CORROSION OF THE BRAKE LINES. ALL BRAKE AND FUEL LINES WERE REPLACED IN A FRAME OFF RESTORATION COSTING ABOUT $4,000.00 USD. *TR

DRIVING WEST ON I-78 IN NJ. WENT TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY AND THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE DID NOT SUFFICIENTLY SLOW DOWN TO ALLOW ME TO ENTER THE EXIT RAMP. USED THE TRANSMISSION TO HELP SLOW THE VEHICLE AND LEFT THE HIGHWAY AT THE NEXT EXIT. THE REPAIR SHOP REPLACED A RUSTED BRAKE LINE. I DROVE A 1978 SUBURBAN FOR OVER 20 YEARS WITH 250,000 MILES AND NEVER HAD A BRAKE LINE FAIL. *TR

WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. IT WAS A SHORT DRIVE TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THE BRAKES WORKED POORLY WITH A MUCH LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE. I KEPT THE VEHICLE IN FIRST GEAR AND DROVE SLOWLY. THE REPAIR SHOP SAID THE BRAKE LINE FAILED. I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL VEHICLES WITH MANY MORE MILES AND MANY YEARS OLDER AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED BRAKE LINES RUSTING OUT LIKE THIS. *TR

I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT YET, BUT THE BRAKE LINES ON THIS VEHICLE ARE BADLY RUSTED. SINCE IT IS USED TO TOW A BOAT, IT COULD BECOME UNSAFE TO DRIVE IF THE LINES SHOULD RUST ENOUGH TO FAIL. A BRAKING ACCIDENT WHILE TOWING A 3000 LB. BOAT COULD BE PARTICULARLY NASTY. THE BRAKE LINES ON THIS VEHICLE HAVE CORRODED FAR MORE THAN OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME APPROXIMATE AGE. *JS

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR I WENT TO APPLY BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO TURN MY TRUCK INTO A SIDE STREET AND SLOWLY COME TO A STOP. WHEN I GOT OUT I NOTICED BRAKE FLUID EVERYWHERE. I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND THE BRAKE LINES ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS I SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND SHAME ON GM FOR NOT NOTIFYING PEOPLE OF THIS SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AND ENDANGERING MY CHILDREN'S LIFE!! *TR

GETTING ON AN INTERSTATE RAMP I APPLIED MY BRAKES TO REDUCE MY SPEED. AS I APPLIED MY BRAKES IN A NORMAL MANNER TO SLOW DOWN, MY BRAKE PEDAL SANK ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THE TRUCK WOULDN'T SLOW DOWN OR STOP. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO A STOP MY DROPPING DOWN IN GEAR AND APPLYING THE PARKING BRAKE. I PULLED THE TRUCK OVER TO THE LEFT SHOULDER (ONLY SHOULDER AVAILABLE ON THIS RAMP) AND STOPPED. I OPENED THE HOOD AND LOOKED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND CHECKED MY BRAKE FLUID. DIDN'T SEE ANY PROBLEMS FROM THAT ANGLE. I CHECKED AROUND THE TRUCK AND NOTICED LEAKAGE OF WHAT APPEARED TO BE BRAKE FLUID COMING OUT FROM THE FRONT, PASSENGER SIDE. I CALLED FOR A TOW TO MY PREFERRED SERVICE SHOP. AFTER A DAY MY MECHANIC CALLED AND SAID THAT ONE OF MY BRAKE LINES WAS FULLY RUSTED, HAD BUSTED AND WAS LEAKING. HE SAID THAT UPON INSPECTION OF THE REST OF MY BRAKE LINES, THEY WERE ALL VERY RUSTED AND IN DANGER OF ALSO BUSTING OPEN. HE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT OF ALL BRAKE LINES AT A COST OF MORE THAN $2,200.00. THIS VEHICLE IS LESS THAN 11 YEARS OLD. IN ALL MY YEARS OF DRIVING, NEARLY 40 YEARS, I'VE NEVER SEEN A VEHICLE WITH RUSTED THROUGH BRAKE LINES AT THE 11 YEAR MARK. I BELIEVE THE DESIGN IS FLAWED AND THAT USING STEEL (CORROSIVE) VERSUS A NON-CORROSIVE MATERIAL SUCH AS STAINLESS STEEL IS A "CUTTING CORNERS" TECHNIQUE WHICH PUT DRIVERS AT RISK AND INTO LIFE THREATENING SITUATIONS TO THEMSELVES ON ONTO OTHERS. I'D LIKE TO REQUEST THAT GM BE REQUIRED TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE AND THAT OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES ARE EITHER OFFERED A NO COST REPAIR FOR THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM OR FULL REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS MADE TO THEIR VEHICLES TO CORRECT THIS CLEARLY DANGEROUS FLAW. *JS

AS I APPROACHED A TRAFFIC LIGHT IN TOWN AND PREPARED TO STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, WENT TO THE FLOOR. I MANAGED TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITHIN INCHES OF THE CAR STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME. THE WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH ILLUMINATED INDICATING A BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. IT HAD NEVER COME ON BEFORE. ONE OF THE STEEL BRAKE LINES RUNNING ALONG THE FRAME, APPROXIMATELY UNDER THE DRIVERS DOOR, HAS RUSTED THROUGH AND BURST. IT WAS A MIRACLE THIS DID NOT RESULT IN A CRASH. HAD THIS HAPPENED AT A HIGHER SPEED OR EXITING A FREEWAY RAMP, I FEAR THE OUTCOME WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY BAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE BRAKE LINE BROKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THERE WAS EROSION ON THE BRAKE LINES AND THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 143,050.

BRAKE LINES ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT, AND FUEL LINES, WHOLE UNDERCARRIAGE IS BAD, BRAKE LINES FAIL WITH NO WARNING, BRAKE PAD GOES TO FLOOR. *TR

I WAS SITTING AT A DRIVE THROUGH WAITING FOR FOOD. SUDDENLY WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT STARTED GETTING A MUSHY FEELING AND THE PEDAL SANK TO THE FLOOR. WHEN I GOT IT HOME, I FOUND THERE WAS A LEAK IN ONE OF THE FRONT BRAKE LINES WHICH WERE RUSTED PRETTY BADLY. THE NEXT MORNING, I TOOK THE TRUCK IN TO GET THE FRONT BRAKE LINES REPLACED FOR JUST OVER $300. THE REAR ARE RUSTED PRETTY BAD BUT MY AUTOMOTIVE SHOP SAID THEY USUALLY DON'T REPLACE THEM IF THEY AREN'T LEAKING. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE TO NOT BE DEAD OR INJURED (ALONG WITH ANYONE ELSE) AS I WAS ON THE HIGH WAY EARLIER THAT NIGHT AND DRIVING AROUND QUITE A BIT. I HEARD THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION ON THIS ISSUE, SO I WANTED TO OFFER MY EXPERIENCE AND INQUIRE ON WHY THE INVESTIGATION IS STILL OPEN AND NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED? IT SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING SO CRUCIAL TO SAFETY SHOULD BE EITHER MORE PROTECTED OR BE LESS PRONE TO RUST, EVEN IN THE SNOW BELT WITH ALL THE CORROSIVE SALT ON THE ROADS. THIS IS SOMETHING THE CAR MANUFACTURERS MUST ACCOUNT FOR. *TR

THE 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE WAS DRIVEN ON U.S. HIGHWAY 10, IN MINNESOTA, FOR APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN MINUTES ON THE INCIDENT DATE. THE TAHOE WAS TAKEN HOME AND, AS IT WAS PARKED, THE BRAKE LINE TO THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT BRAKE ASSEMBLY RUPTURED. IT'S INTERESTING THAT THE TAHOE BODY AND DRIVETRAIN IS IN GOOD CONDITION, NOT MUCH BODY RUST FOR IT'S AGE, BUT ON FURTHER INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT EVERY BRAKE LINE HAS HEAVY RUST ON IT. I DON'T KNOW THAT I WILL BE ABLE TO AFFORD THE REPAIR OF THIS TAHOE. IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT CHEVROLET USED INFERIOR MATERIALS IN THE PRODUCTION OF THE TAHOE'S BRAKE SYSTEM...THE MOST IMPORTANT SAFETY SYSTEM ON THE VEHICLE. BUT, ALSO, IT'S A SHAME THAT NHTSA HAS TAKEN SIX YEARS TO "STUDY" THIS PROBLEM AND HAS NOT DRAWN A CONCLUSION OR FORCED GM TO DO A RECALL? IT'S GOVERNMENT BUREAUCRACY AT ITS BEST...WHAT A SHAM. *TR

VEHICLE PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY, ATTEMPTED TO PULL OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND HAD NO BRAKING ABILITY (7/12/12) ALL FRONT BRAKE LINES REPLACED DUE TO RUST. THEN ON 2/11/14, HAD LEFT UM HOSPITAL WITH WIFE, NOTED SOMETHING WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY WITH BRAKES BUT CONTINUED TO A RESTAURANT. WHEN I GOT OUT OF RESTAURANT, ATTEMPTED TO PULL OUT FROM CURB AND HAD NO BRAKES. ALL REAR BRAKE LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO RUST. BOTH OCCASIONS REQUIRED A FLATBED TOW TRUCK FROM AAA. TOTAL COST FOR REPAIRS WAS $2050.74. *TR

NOT SURE WHAT IS HAPPENING TO MY CAR BUT IT IS VERY SCARY WHEN IT HAPPENS. SHORTLY AFTER I START MY CAR AND IT IS WARMED UP, WHEN I AM DRIVING IT AND I PUT THE BRAKES ON TO SLOW DOWN ON A CORNER OR AT A INTERSECTION, MY CAR WILL SHUT OFF. I CAN'T STEER AND THE BRAKES ARE HARD TO PUSH. PLEASE HELP, DON'T WANT TO KILL MYSELF OR MY FAMILY. *TR

WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES AS I BACKED OUT OF A PARKING SPOT IN MY 2003 TAHOE I HEARD A POPPING NOISE AND WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES A SECOND TIME MY BREAK PEDAL WENT DOWN TO FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO CRAWL HOME AS I WASN'T FAR. TOOK A LOOK UNDER CAR AND ALL MY BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED AND ONE FOR SURE IS LEAKING. MY TAHOE IS AS I TYPE AT A SHOP WAITING ON PRICING FOR PARTS THAT CAN ONLY BE PURCHASED THRU CHEVROLET. I'M PRAYING THAT IT IS NOT TO EXPENSIVE BUT THE BALLPARK FIGURE I WAS GIVEN IS ABOUT $1000 TO REPLACE ALL FOUR LINES. DEBATING OF JUST HAVING THE ONE REPLACED AND HOPEFULLY GM WILL COME TO THEIR SENSES AND RECALL THESE PROBLEMATIC BRAKE LINES. THANK GOODNESS I WASN'T GOING ANY FASTER AS MY DAUGHTER WAS IN TAHOE WITH ME. *TR

UPON STARTING VEHICLE WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A GENTLE DOWNWARD SLOPE, I STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL. BRAKE WENT TO FLOOR WITHOUT RESISTANCE, RED DASH ALERTS LIT UP. UPON INVESTIGATION, BRAKE FLUID WAS SEEN LEAKING OUT FROM A RUSTED BRAKE LINE LOCATED ALONG THE CAR FRAME IN THE VICINITY OF THE DRIVER DOOR AREA. NO SIGN OF OTHER DAMAGE WAS APPARENT AT THE TIME. DIGITAL PHOTOS OF THE LEAK AREA WERE OBTAINED. *TR

BRAKES LINE BURST DUE TO EXCESS AMOUNT OF RUST UNDER VEHICLE. CALLED DEALER WHERE IT HAS BEEN SERVICED FOR LAST 8 YEARS. SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE WAS WELL AWARE OF PROBLEM AND THAT REPLACEMENT LINES...NOT REVISED ONE BUT OEM ONES WHICH WILL DO THE SAME AGAIN WE'RE BACK ORDERED DUE TO DEMAND. HE SAID A LOT OF CLIENTS WERE HAVING THEIR VEHICLES RESOLVED AND THAT REPLACEMENT PART COULD POSSIBLY BE MONTHS TO OBTAIN.. IDIOTS AND WHEN IS CHEVY GOING TO DO SOMETHING BEFORE MORE PEOPLE GET HURT OR WORSE? CLASSICTUBE.COM HAS A STAINLESS KIT FOR $450. REPLACES EVERY PART BRAKE FLUID RUNS THROUGH. WE'LL WORTH IT FOR PEACE OF MIND. HATE GM FOR DENYING CLAIM. HOPE A LOT OF THEM DRIVE SAME VEHICLES AND LEARNS ABOUT THE LIFE THREATENING ISSUE FIRST HAND OR HAS FAMILY AFFECTED... ANGRY FATHER, HUSBAND AND OWNER. *TR

BRAKES LINES RUSTED OUT. BRAKE FLUID EXPELLED. *TR

VEHICLE HAS LIVED IN THE GARAGE FOR THE LAST 5 YEARS ONLY DRIVING ABOUT 1200 MILES PER YEAR. TOOK IT OUT YESTERDAY TO GET IT INSPECTED AND THE BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY AT THE STOP SIGN A FEW DOORS DOWN. THERE WAS NO STOPPING POWER AND I GOT IT STOPPED WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE BRAKE LINES LOOK AWFUL, COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE REST OF THE TRUCK LOOKS LIKE IT DID THE DAY I BOUGHT IT NEW, PERFECT. I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS HAPPENED. THIS VEHICLE SAW HIGH MILEAGE THE FIRST 3-4 YEARS BUT HAS BEEN STORED INSIDE SINCE THAT. IT LOOKS NEW. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED AND COULD HAVE COST LIVES. THIS VEHICLE HAS NO STOPPING POWER WHAT SO EVER. I SEE NOW THAT THERE HAS BEEN AN ACTIVE INVESTIGATION ON THIS ISSUE BUT NO RECALL. ARE YOU KIDDING ME, TWO AND A HALF TON VEHICLES WITH NO BRAKES AUGHT TO CONCERN YOU. *TR

MY WIFE AN I WERE TRAVELING HOME FROM SHOPPING AS WE APPROACHED A TRAFFIC LIGHT I WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I SWERVED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN A LOWER GEAR. PASSING THREE OTHER VEHICLES IN OUR LANE AND GOING THROUGH A TRAFFIC LIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD TO A STOP. INSPECTION UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR SHOWED THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED THROUGH. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED HOME. THE INSPECTION THERE REVEALED THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED TO THE POINT YOU COULD COLLAPSE THEM WITH YOUR HAND. WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THE CHEVY DEALER STATED HE HAD NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A PROBLEM AND SAID IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT AVOIDED A COLLISION BY DRIVING ON A GRASSY AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,945. ...UPDATED 11-12-13 *BF UPDATED 11/18/2013 *JS

IN NOV. 2011, WITH 79,800 MILES, WHILE IN MY DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKE PEDAL COLLAPSED TO THE FLOOR. TWO FRONT BRAKE LINES BURST WITH NO WARNING. THERE WAS ALMOST NO REAR BRAKING POWER AT ALL. I HAD TO PUSH THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, BEFORE THE REAR BRAKES ENGAGED AND BARELY STOPPED THE TAHOE IN MY DRIVEWAY AT 5 MPH. MY 03 TAHOE AND MY DAD'S 06 TAHOE HAVE THE WEAKEST BRAKES, OF ANY VEHICLE WE'VE EVER OWNED. LOVE THE TAHOE-HATE THE BRAKES. I HAD THE LINES REPLACE AND HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT CALIPERS AS WELL. THE AFTERMARKET CALIPERS HELPED THE WEAK BRAKING PROBLEM A LITTLE, BUT THERE IS STILL A DESIGN FLAW SOMEWHERE. NOW IN AUG. 2013, WITH 90,200 MILES, TWO MORE BRAKE LINES BURST WITH NO WARNING, WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, AGAIN WITH ALMOST NO REAR BRAKE POWER TO STOP. I BARELY MISSED CRASHING THE TRUCK. IT'S IN THE REPAIR SHOP NOW AND THE TAHOE NEEDS SEVERAL LINES REPLACED, 2 THAT BURST AND OTHERS THAT ARE EXTREMELY RUSTED, OBVIOUSLY ABOUT TO BURST. THE NHTSA NEEDS TO LOOK AT, NOT ONLY THE RUSTING BRAKE LINES, BUT ALSO INTO THE WEAK BREAKING SYSTEM ON THESE TRUCKS, INCLUDING WHY THE REAR BRAKES ARE SO WEAK. SEEMS THAT ABOUT 90-95% OF THE BRAKING POWER IS THE FRONT BRAKES. THIS PROBLEM IS DISCUSSED ALL OVER THE INTERNET. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM ON THE TAHOE, FROM 2000-2006, AND THIS ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM SHOULD EXAMINED AND EVEN RECALLED, IT'S WEAK, DANGEROUS AND UNRELIABLE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE BRAKES BECAME SOFT, BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I TRIED TO STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WITH NO STOPPING POWER. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND COME TO A STOP WITHOUT COLLISION OR INJURY. BRAKE FLUID WAS DRIPPING ALL OVER. TAKING VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, BUT APPEARS THAT BRAKE LINE HAS RUSTED THROUGH AND WILL NEED REPLACEMENT. FOUND INFORMATION ON-LINE THAT BRAKE LINE RUST THROUGH IS UNDER INVESTIGATION ON THESE VEHICLES AS IT IS OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY. *TR

I STARTED THE VEHICLE ON 2/27/13 TO GO TO AN AFTERNOON WEDDING. BRAKE LIGHT WARNING AND SOUND ALARM WENT OFF - NO BRAKES. BRAKE FLUID HAD LEAKED ALL OVER DRIVEWAY. THANK GOODNESS THE BRAKES HAD NOT FAILED ON THE PREVIOUS DAY WHEN MY WIFE HAD GONE TO A LUNCHEON. VEHICLE WAS TOWED ON MONDAY (7/29/13) TO CHEVY DEALERSHIP. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT ALL BRAKE LINES PLUS RUSTED FRONT ROTORS AND BACK PLATES NEEDED REPLACEMENT. CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED AT A COST OF OVER $3500.00. RUSTED REAR ROTORS WERE REPLACED A FEW YEARS AGO. AS A LONG TIME CHEVY OWNER, I NEVER, EVER HAD A PROBLEM, SUCH AS THIS, WITH BRAKE LINES AND COMPONENTS. THIS IS A LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE, FOR ITS AGE, AND NEVER DRIVEN IN THE SNOW OR ON SALTY ROADWAYS. I AM VERY SKEPTICAL OF PURCHASING ANOTHER GM PRODUCT IF THEY INSIST ON USING INFERIOR PARTS. *TR

BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO A RUPTURE IN THE BRAKE LINES CAUSED BY RUST. THE FAILURE WAS IN THE LEFT FRONT STEEL BRAKE LINE. *TR

I HAD DRIVEN TO A DOCTORS OFFICE AND PARKED IN THE LOT. I CAME OUT, STARTED THE TRUCK AND WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE BRAKE LINE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE RUSTED THROUGH AND FAILED. I HAD THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SIDE LINE REPLACED. ON JUNE 24TH 2013, I HAD ANOTHER BRAKE LINE FAILURE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. I WAS GOING 40 MILES PER HOUR, CAME TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT THAT TURNED YELLOW, APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I WENT THROUGH THE LIGHT AND MANAGED TO STOP USING THE LOWER TRANSMISSION GEARS AND FINALLY THE PARKING BRAKE. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. I HAD THE LINE REPAIRED AT A LOCAL GARAGE. THE LINE RUSTED THROUGH NEAR THE ABS UNIT. THE TRUCK HAD JUST OVER FIFTY THOUSAND MILES AT THIS TIME. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON A 4 LANE US HIGHWAY, TRAFFIC CONDITIONS REQUIRED A RAPID DECELERATION FROM 55MPH TO APPROXIMATELY 10MPH. THE VEHICLE SLOWED NORMALLY, BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED MUCH FURTHER THAN USUAL. WITH THE ASSUMPTION THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL WAS DUE TO THE ABS ACTIVATION, THE TRIP WAS CONTINUED. APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES LATER A DOWNHILL SLOPING EXIT WAS TAKEN AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, AND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE PEDAL WENT FULL TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR, A RED 'BRAKES' LIGHT ON THE ANNUNCIATOR PANEL ILLUMINATED, THE DRIVER MESSAGE CENTER READ 'SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM' AND AN AUDIBLE CHIME SOUNDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SLOWING RAPIDLY ENOUGH FOR THE SPACE REMAINING SO THE PARKING / EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS APPLIED. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE OFF-RAMP, BUT FORTUNATELY, THE TRAFFIC CONDITIONS ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE PAST THE STOP POINT INTO AN ADJOINING ROAD WITHOUT CAUSING AN UNSAFE SITUATION FOR OTHER DRIVERS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE OWNER'S RESIDENCE, UPON INSPECTION A STEEL BRAKE LINE WAS FOUND TO BE RUSTED THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 12 INCHES FORWARD OF THE ABS VALVE BODY. COINCIDENTALLY, THREE OTHER LINES IN THE SAME AREA WERE IN SIMILAR CONDITIONS AND WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED IN AN ATTEMPT TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN IT FELT SPONGY AND STOCKED TO THE FLOOR BOARD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO AVOID A NEAR CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION.THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED IN THE BRAKE LINES WHICH WERE CORRODED WITH HOLES THAT CAUSED THE BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE STEEL BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,349. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,500.

BRAKE LINE FAILURE ON 2003 TAHOE NEAR THE SPARE TIRE. COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKE LINE PRESSURE. VEHICLE ONLY HAS ~ 84,000 MILES. VEHICLE OPERATED IN OHIO AND MASSACHUSETTS. REFERENCE EXISTING NHTSA ACTION NUMBER (EA11001) ON CHEVROLET VEHICLES. *TR

JUST HOOKED UP MY BOAT AND TRAILER AND PROCEEDED TO HEAD OUT MY LANE, WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR AND A MESSAGE CAME ON DASH TO SERVICE BRAKES. I GOT MY WIFE TO PRESS ON BRAKES WHILE I LOOKED UNDER VEHICLE, BRAKE FLUID WAS POURING DOWN ON GROUND. WHEN I SAW THE STEEL LINE WAS RUSTED AND BURST I WONDERED IF THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM SO I LOOKED FOR A NOTICE OR RECALL. I FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM WAS INVESTIGATED SEVERAL TIME BUT NO NOTICE OR RECALL SENT OUT IF THIS HAD HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEED IT COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. I HAVE HAD OTHER GM VEHICLES THAT HAD SEVERE RUST PROBLEMS. MY AVALANCHE WAS RECALLED AFTER I HAD PUT ALL NEW ROTORS AND BRAKE PARTS ON FROM RUST. AFTER READING OF SEVERAL OTHER FAILURES I CANT BELIEVE GM DIDN'T EVEN SEND NOTICES OUT. *TR

REAR BRAKE LINE BURST... FLUID LEAKING AND NO BRAKES!!! THIS IS DANGEROUS... LUCKY I WAS GOING SLOW WHEN THIS LINE BURST... BRAKE LINES COMPLETELY RUSTED.. THIS TRUCK IS ONLY 10 YEARS OLD, BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED... GM NEEDS TO USE BETTER STEEL... *TR

I STARTED MY 2003 TAHOE UP TO DRIVE TO YORK AND WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. WE TOOK IT DOWN THE ROAD BY USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO OUR LOCAL SHOP. THEY SAID ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND ALL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

I OWN A 2003 CHEVY TAHOE. I FIRST BEGIN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE ABS SYSTEM IN 2010. THE BRAKES WOULD FLUTTER BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. WHILE TRAVELING OUT OF STATE THE BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED AND WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS STUCK IN TRAFFIC IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA WITH PASSENGERS IN MY CAR. THE PARKING EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULD NOT WORK SO I HAD TO CAREFULLY DRIFT INTO A PARKING SPOT USING THE CURB AS A BRACE. I ENDED UP HAVING TO REPLACE ALL THE BRAKES LINES WHICH WERE COMPLETELY CORRODED. I WAS JUST TOLD BY MY MECHANIC TODAY THAT THE PADS, ROTORS, BACKING PLATE, PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM, ETC. IS ALL CORRODED AND HAS TO BE REPLACED COSTING ME WELL OVER $1000.00 DOLLARS. I LIKE MY VEHICLE AND OTHER THAN THE ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES IT RUNS FINE. BUT FOR SUCH AN EXPENSIVE LUXURY VEHICLE TO HAVE THIS TYPE OF SAFETY ISSUE IS COMPLETELY UNSATISFACTORY TO THE CUSTOMER. TO MANY MANUFACTURERS ARE CUTTING COST AT THE EXPENSE OF CUSTOMER SAFETY AND VEHICLE RELIABILITY. THIS MATTER HAS TO BE ADDRESSED QUICKLY AND A RECALL AND/OR HELP WITH COST IS GREATLY NEEDED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE BACKED UP AND APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE CONSUMER NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE.

REAR BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH AND LOST BRAKES. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR LOSING 95% OF BRAKING ABILITY. I WASN'T IN THE CAR, WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH MY CHILDREN. IF THIS HAD BEEN AT A HIGHER SPEED OR GOING DOWN A HILL I SHUTTER AT WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED. MECHANIC REPLACED 90% OF THE BRAKE LINES AS HE SAID THEY WERE IN BAD SHAPE. THOUSAND DOLLAR JOB. MY WIFE'S HIGHLANDER (OTHER VEHICLE) HAS 175K ON IT, SAME YEAR AND WE DON'T HAVE THIS PROBLEM, I WILL DOUBLE CHECK THEM THOUGH. I ASKED THE MECHANIC IF HE SEES A LOT OF TOYOTA'S IN HERE FOR BRAKE LINES, NOPE. THEY USE BETTER STUFF WITH A SPECIAL COATING. MOSTLY CHEVY, DODGE, FORD COME THROUGH. YOU WOULD THINK THESE MANUFACTURERS WOULD KNOW BETTER WITH SOME STATES BEING IN THE "SALT" BELT. *TR

MY WIFE WENT TO START THE VEHICLE BY PLACING FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. AT START-UP THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND SHE REALIZED SHE HAD NO BRAKING POWER. I CRAWLED UNDER THE VEHICLE TO NOTICE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM VERY CORRODED BRAKE LINES. LUCKILY, WE WERE TWO BLOCKS FROM A REPAIR SHOP. ONCE AT THE REPAIR SHOP THEY ADVISED THAT NOT ONLY WERE THE FRONT BRAKE LINES LEAKING BUT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED REPLACED IMMEDIATELY. THIS REPAIR COST ME OVER $815.00 ON A 9 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. I'VE NEVER HAD BRAKE LINES GO BAD ON ANY VEHICLE I'VE OWNED. *TR

MY BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY AS I WAS DRIVING HOME I WAS ONLY ABLE TO STOP BY GOING UP HILL. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT DID NOT GO ON UNTIL THE BRAKES WERE FAILING. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO OUR SERVICE STATION AND HAD TO REPLACE THE COMPLETE BRAKE SYSTEM. *TR

I WAS ADVISED BY A GM TECHNICIAN DURING VISIT TO DEALER FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE TO REPLACE CORRODED BRAKE LINES IF I INTENDED TO KEEP THE VEHICLE. COST WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $2,000 TO $2,500 AND THAT I SHOULDN'T WAIT TOO LONG TO DO SO FOR OBVIOUS SAFETY REASONS. SERVICE MANAGER AT THIS GM DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THEY HAVE REPLACED A "TON" OF THEM AT OWNERS' EXPENSE. MY VEHICLE IS NEVER DRIVEN IN SNOW OR ICE AND I HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE LINES ON ANY VEHICLE THAT I HAVE OWNED OVER THE PAST 50+ YEARS - VERY DISHEARTENING. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, AND A TRUCK CUT ME OFF. I APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO AVOID CRASHING BY PUMPING THE BRAKES. I PULLED OFF THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, AND SAW BRAKE FLUID UNDER THE TRUCK. AS I WAS ONLY A FEW MILES FROM HOME, I CRAWLED HOME USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES ,FROM FRONT TO BACK, WERE RUSTED AND ROTTED. I PAID A MECHANIC SHOP TO REPLACE ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WITH STAINLESS STEEL LINES. IN ALL OF MY YEARS OF DRIVING, I HAVE NEVER SEEN BRAKE LINES ROT OUT AFTER ONLY NINE YEARS AND 40,000 MILES. I WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED BY CHEVY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE BRAKE LINES. A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT COULD HAVE OCCURRED. AND TO THINK THAT JUST A FEW DAYS BEFORE, I WAS DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY IN THE TRUCK! *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AT 10 MPH AND THEN WENT FOR MY BRAKES AND THE BUT THEY WERE GONE . PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND BELLS STARTED RINGING AND MY WARNING SYSTEM INDICATED (CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM) BAD BRAKE LINES. *TR

ON SEPTEMBER 3RD, 2012 I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 CHEVY TAHOE AND I HAD JUST PULLED INTO A SHOPPING CENTER AND AS I WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN I APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I WENT STRAIGHT THROUGH THE STOP SIGN, BUT, LUCKILY THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES AT THE INTERSECTION. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO 1ST GEAR AND GUIDE IT INTO A PARKING SPOT AWAY FROM OTHER VEHICLES. WHEN I EXITED THE VEHICLE AND LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK, I COULD SEE ALL OF THE BRAKE LINE FLUID POURING OUT OF THE BRAKE LINES. THE TAHOE WAS TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. DURING THE REPAIR, THE MECHANIC SHOWED ME ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES AND THEY WERE ALL SEVERELY CORRODED. EVERY BRAKE LINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS NO OTHER CORROSION ON THE VEHICLE. *TR

COMPLETE FAILURE OF BRAKE LINES AND CALIPERS SECONDARY TO RUST. TRUCK (A GM TAHOE) WAS INSPECTED AT THE DEALER ONE MONTH AGO AND PASSED PA INSPECTION. APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH LATER (1000 HIGHWAY MILES) MY TRUCK HAD TO RETURN TO THE DEALER TO RECTIFY SOMETHING THEY HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN FIXED, UNRELATED TO THE BRAKES. UPON PICKING UP THE TRUCK AFTER THAT REPAIR, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AFTER STARTING THE CAR TO PUT INTO GEAR AND THE ENTIRE BREAK SYSTEM BLEW. THANK GOODNESS, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN MOTION BECAUSE I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP. THE DEALER THEM PUT THE CAR UP ON THE LIFT AND I WAS TOLD THE ENTIRE SYSTEM WAS RUSTED, INCLUDING ALL THE BOLTS TO THE SYSTEM. THE ONLY WAY TO REPAIR WAS TO CUT THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE SYSTEM OFF AND REPLACE. THE REAR CALIPER COVERS ALSO BEGAN TO RUST, SO THEY ARE ALSO BEING REPLACED. I CAN PROVIDE PICTURES OF ALL AREAS PRIOR TO REPAIR. *TR

THE BRAKES FAILED APPROACHING A DOWNHILL T INTERSECTION WITH A BUSY HIGHWAY. A SEVERE COLLISION WAS NARROWLY AVOIDED. *TR

ON THE EVENING OF JULY 13 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE TAHOE WHEN THE CHECK BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. SHE WAS ABLE TO ENTER OUR DRIVEWAY AND STOP THE VEHICLE. THE NEXT MORNING I CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS NO RESISTANCE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. LOOKING UNDER THE HOOD I FOUND THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY. THE MECHANIC THAT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE FOUND THE REAR STEEL BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT. THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 11 YEARS OLD AND HAS 116,184 MILES AND I FEEL THAT IT IS A BIT PREMATURE FOR THE BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO RUST. I OWNED TWO CHEVROLET'S AND A FORD PRODUCT FOR OVER 20 YEARS EACH AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE STEEL BRAKE LINES. *TR

BRAKE LINES BEGAN TO CORRODE AT ATTACHMENT POINTS NEAR ALL WHEEL WELLS. OF MOST CONCERN IS 4 BRAKE LINES MOUNTED WITH STEEL SUPPORT BRACKETS ON DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEEL WELL. THESE LINES ARE NOT PROTECTED FROM ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS. THE CORROSION BEGAN AT THE SUPPORT BRACKETS IN 2006 AND HAS WORKED ITS WAY DOWN THE LINES TO THE POINT WHERE THEY NEED TO ALL BE REPLACED. THIS IS SIMPLY BAD ENGINEERING---UNPROTECTED STEEL PLACED IN THE MOST ENVIRONMENTALLY VULNERABLE AREA ON THE VEHICLE AND SECURED WITH CORROSION VULNERABLE STEEL CLIPS. *TT

BRAKE LINE FAILURE, LOSS OF STOPPING, EMERGENCY BRAKE USED TO STOP VEHICLE. NEAR MISS ACCIDENT. BRAKE LINES BEHIND LEFT FRONT WHEEL RUSTED AND FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

TAHOE HAS 93,000 MILES ,NOT DRIVEN THAT MUCH ,LIVE IN MARYLAND -.NOT THAT MUCH SALT.TRIED TO COME TO A STOP ,BRAKE PEDAL FAILED-USED EMERG. BRAKES TO HELP STOP. GOT IT HOME LOOK AT THE LINES COMPLETE RUST JOB. ALL LINES WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACE.THIS CAN'T BE NORMAL,HAVE 95 LINCOLN NO PROBLEM-88 FORD P/U NO PROBLEM-93 CAMARO NO PROBLEM AND A 66 PONTIAC NO PROBLEM .KNOWING THE DIFFICULTY OF REPLACING THESE LINES ,GM SHOULD HAVE USED STAINLESS STEEL LINES.TO ME A ENGINEERING BLUNDER/DEFECT AND SHOULD BE UNDER RECALL IMMEDIATELY BEFORE WE HAVE ANOTHER TOYOTA PROBLEM.ANOTHER COUPLE HUNDRED DOLLARS ON $35,000 PLUS VEHICLE TO PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS IS NOT MUCH TO ASK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE DUE TO THE LACK OF BRAKES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED DURING THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE BRAKE LINES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

BRAKE LINE RUSTED THRU TWICE NOW. I LOST MOST OF MY BRAKING POWER SUDDENLY. I WAS TOLD BY THE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP THAT THIS IS COMMON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP PROPERLY. THE CHECK BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER CONFIRMED CORROSION ON THE BRAKE LINES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 55,000.

WIFE AND 3 YEAR OLD CHILD IN VEHICLE WHEN SHE APPLIED BRAKES AND HEARD A POP, BRAKE PEDAL PRESSED COMPLETELY TO FLOOR AND VEHICLE HAD NO BRAKING POWER. VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO A PARKING LOT WHERE IT STOPPED, NO DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS ACTIVATED UNTIL VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED AND BRAKES WHERE PUMPED BY DRIVER. BRAKE LINE UNDER DRIVER SIDE OF VEHICLE BURST. SIMILAR TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA11001. *TR

BRAKE FLUID DISCOVERED DRIPPING FROM UNDER FRONT LEFT FRAME ONTO DRIVEWAY. FOUND BRAKE LINE RUSTED AND PITTED AND WET WITH FLUID. MASTER CYLINDER WAS DOWN APPROXIMATELY 10% BELOW FULL MARK. MANY ITEMS IN LEFT SIDE ENGINE COMPARTMENT RUSTED AND CORRODED. HAVE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS COMPONENT FAILURES RELATED TO RUST AND CORROSION UNDER LEFT SIDE HOOD AND CHASSIS, ... REAR BRAKE ROTORS, BRAKE CONTROL MODULE, BRAKE MODULATOR VALVE, CORRODED AND STUCK SPARE TIRE RELEASE CABLE, LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY,WIND SHIELD WIPER CONTROL MODULE REPLACED ,SPEED SENSOR REPLACED,STEERING SHAFT REPLACED.

ANTI LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATING AT LOW SPEED ON DRY PAVEMENT, REQUIRING HARDER BRAKING EFFORT. ALSO HEARING FOUR CHIMES WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE CONTACT FELT THE BRAKE PEDAL SLIGHTLY DROP. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND LATER ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL FELL TO FLOOR AGAIN WHEN HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO IT IN ORDER CHANGE GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE WHEEL CYLINDERS AND THE BRAKE LINE WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION, NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA1100A (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC FOUNDATION HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

I HAD TO HAVE THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CLEANED 1AND 1/2 YEARS AGO ON MY CHEVY TAHOE. IT RECENTLY STARTED ACTING UP AGAIN. THEN YESTERDAY DURING A HARD BRAKE TO AVOID DEBRIS IN THE ROAD THE BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY. I DO NOT KNOW YET WHAT FAILED BUT THERE IS VERY LITTLE BRAKE FLUID LEFT IN THE RESERVOIR. I SEE THAT THERE ARE MORE THAN 1 RECALL FOR TAHOES REGARDING BRAKES, BUT MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED? *TR

NO ACCIDENT YET. SMELLED GAS SO I LOOKED UNDER 2003 TAHOE FOR LEAKS AND NOTICED FILLER NECK PLUS FUEL LINES ALONG WITH BRAKE LINES WITH EXTREME RUST. I UNDERSTAND RUST FORMS ON ALL METALS. BUT THIS IS SOMETHING YOU SHOULD FIND ON TWENTY YEAR OR OLDER VEHICLES. I AM A LICENSED APR. AND RUN A QUALITY SHOP AND HAVE WORK ON VEHICLES FOR A LIVING FOR OVER THIRTY YEARS AND ONLY SEE THIS ON SUBSTANDARD OR LOW GRADE MATERIALS. SO WHY DO THESE LINES HAVE THIS PROBLEM? THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT REALLY SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. I'VE SEEN OTHER MANUFACTURERS RECALL MUCH LESS PROBLEMS WHY NOT THIS. IF YOU PRICE OUT THESE PIECES FOR REPLACEMENT YOU OR YOUR COSTUMER BETTER BE SITTING DOWN. PARTS ARE NORMALLY IN STOCK. WE ALL KNOW THEY ONLY STOCK WHAT'S SELLS REGULARLY. PLEASE AGAIN THIS IS SAFETY PROBLEM CHEVY SHOULD OWN UP TO. *TR

THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE ABS. I HAVE HAD THEM CLEANED , WHICH WORKED A SHORT TIME, BUT NOW EVERYTIME I APPLY THE BRAKES THE ABS TRIES TO TAKE OVER, LENGTHENING MY STOPPING DISTANCE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE USING THESE BRAKES AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW TO DISCONNECT THEM. THESE SENSORS MAY WORK FINE IN A CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT, BUT OUT IN THE REAL WORLD OF SNOW AND SALT , THE LIFE SPAN IS TOO SHORT. *TR

FEELS LIKE ABS BRAKES ARE TRYING TO FUNCTION AT LOW SPEEDS. TAHOE HESITATES TO STOP AT SLOW SPEEDS. *TR

IN NOV OF 2008 WE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SPEEDOMETER. TOOK IT TO OUR DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE IPC AND IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, AFTER WE GOT THE TAHOE BACK WE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL AS WELL. THE SPEEDOMETER BECOMES JERKY AND IF WE USE THE CRUISE THE TAHOE SPEEDS UP AND WE HAVE TO TURN CRUISE OFF TO STOP IT FROM SPEEDING OUT OF CONTROL. ALSO WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER BECOMES JERKY THE SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM ALARM GOES OFF AFTER IT MAKES IT HARD TO STOP. (WE HAVE ALMOST REAR ENDED SOMEONE SEVERAL TIMES.)RECENTLY 12-2009 OUR SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. WE HAVE TAKEN THE TAHOE TO OUR DEALER AND REPLACED SEVERAL PARTS AND NOTHING SEEMS TO MAKE THESE PROBLEMS GO AWAY. PLEASE HELP AS WE HAVE THREE KIDS AND ONE ON THE WAY. THE PARTS WE HAVE REPLACED ARE AS FOLLOWS: THE FRONT BRAKE SENSOR AND HUB, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER, EBC ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE AND THE FUEL FILTER. WHICH IS EVERYTHING RECOMMENDED BY OUR DEALER. I JUST WANT IT FIXED!!!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT RESISTANCE WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED, FOLLOWED BY NO POWER RESPONSE. IMMEDIATELY, THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS PLACED INTO THE "PARK" POSITION AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE BRAKE LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,808. UPDATED 02/1710 *BF UPDATED 02/19/10.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH THE FRONT ABS BEGAN PULSATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE ABS HUB NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,700.

I OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE Z71 AND RECENTLY EXPERIENCED SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS. WHEN SLOWING DOWN, BELOW 10MPH, THE ABS KICKS IN RANDOMLY. THIS HAPPENS ON CLEAN, DRY PAVEMENT. THIS IS A FRIGHTENING THING TO HAPPEN TO SOMEONE, ESPECIALLY SOMEONE WHO IS DRIVING AROUND TWO SMALL CHILDREN. I DID SOME ONLINE RESEARCH AND NOTICED THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. I ALSO NOTICED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR OLDER VEHICLES THAT THIS WAS HAPPENING TO AND I WONDER WHY THE RECALL DOESN'T PERTAIN TO 2003 AND NEWER VEHICLES. I WOULD APPRECIATE SOMEONE LOOKING INTO THIS FURTHER AND MAKE SOME TYPE OF RESOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. I DO SEE A BULLETIN POSTED BY CHEVROLET SO APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON AND DANGEROUS OCCURRENCE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH DOWNHILL AND APPROACHING A STOP, THE ANTILOCK BRAKES PUSHED BACK ON THE CONTACT'S FOOT. THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STOP AND ANOTHER VEHICLE NEARLY CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE BRAKES UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V045000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED A SECOND TIME, THE DEALER HAD A TECHNICIAN INSPECT THE VEHICLE. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $200. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000. UPDATED 10/16/08 *BF UPDATED 10/20/08. *JB

2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE PROBLEM WITH BRAKES. CUSTOMER STATED THAT HE HAD TO RUN A RED LIGHT BECAUSE THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT AFTER TAKING IT AROUND THE BLOCK. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED STOPPING DISTANCE WAS POOR AND THE PEDAL EVENTUALLY WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE CONSUMER LEARNED OF A RECALL 1 YEAR LATER, HOWEVER HE WAS TOLD HIS YEAR OF VEHICLE AND THE STATED HE RESIDED IN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT'S BOAT WAS CONNECTED TO THE TOW BAR OF THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH IN REVERSE THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACTIVATE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND IT FAILED. THERE WERE NO COLLISIONS. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHT INDICATORS PRESENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. *AK

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE AT 35 MPH AND WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP SIGN WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT THE BRAKES WERE BEING PUMPED. THE BRAKES WOULD ONLY SLOW THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT STOP IT AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ABS WAS INADVERTENTLY ACTIVATING AT A LOWER SPEED. *AK UPDATED 02/22/07. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHILE THE VEHICLE TRAVELED 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE ABS HYDRAULIC BRAKE PUMP FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED.

THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE TRUCK WHEN DEPRESSED BETWEEN 10-15 MPH UPON APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THIS RESULTED IN THE TRUCK REAR ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE. ALL THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AN HOUR BEFORE THE BRAKE FAILURE. ALSO, THERE WAS A RATTLING/THUMPING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO TOGETHER WITH INSURANCE COMPANY HAD TO INSPECT THE TRUCK TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE BRAKE FAILURE.*AK

ANTI LOCK BRAKE CONCERN: EARLY THIS SUMMER I HAD TO SUDDENLY STOP ON THE FREEWAY. IT WAS DRY PAVEMENT ON A COMPLETELY CLEAR STRAIGHTAWAY. THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES WENT INTO PLAY AND THE TAHOE WAS SOMEHOW PULLED US TO THE SIDE. MY WIFE SAID "WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT" "WHY". I FELT THE SAME WAY. HAD WE BEEN ON ICE OR A WET SURFACE THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED US TO LOOSE CONTROL COMPLETELY. IT ALMOST FELT LIKE WE WERE GOING TO LOOSE CONTROL. THERE IS NO PULLING OR CONCERNS HOWEVER DURING NORMAL BRAKING. DATE BELOW IS APPROXIMATELY. *AK

PARKING BRAKE PREMATURE WEARING RESULTS IN VEHICLE THAT CAN ROLL DOWN A HILL AND CAUSE INJURY OR ACCIDENT. WITH 28,000 MILES ON MY 2001 CHEVY TAHOE, THE PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT HOLD. AFTER PAYING THE DEALER TO LOOK AT THE PROBLEM I WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKE SHOES WERE WORN. I WAS INFORMED THAT OTHER NEWER MODEL TRUCKS HAVE THE SAME CONDITION. THE SERVICE TECH SAID, "DRIVING JUST 10 FEET WILL WEAR THEM OUT." I INFORMED I DO NOT DRIVE WITH THE BRAKE ON. ON PERHAPS 2-3 OCASSIONS DID I MOVE WITH THE BRAKE ON AND ONCE THE CHIME SOUNDED IT WAS TAKEN OFF. DRIVING 10 FEET IS HARDLY ACCEPTABLE. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET ABOUT THIS BUILT-IIN REQUIREMENT FOR SERVICE THAT MAKES THE DEALER HAPPY AND CAUSES A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO MAKE ANY "GOODWILL" GESTURES, CITING THIS WAS A WEAR ISSUE. *LA

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR, AND VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. *AK

WHILE SLOWING DOWN, CONSUMER STATES" VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ENGINE WAS RACING, WHICH RESULTED IN CONSUMER CRASHING VEHICLE INTO A CONCRETE WALL. CONSUMER STATES FOOT WAS PRESSED TO THE FLOOR ON BRAKE PEDAL, AFTER HITTING WALL ENGINE WAS STILL RACING LIKE WALL WAS STOPPING IT FROM TAKING OFF. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. TS