2000 Chevrolet Suburban SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

2000 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR RECALL CLAIM DENIED. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD THE HUB ASSEMBLIES AND SENSORS REPLACED BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC DUE TO THE SPEED SENSORS BEING RUSTED. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD THEM REPLACED, FOR MUCH LESS THAN THE DEALER WOULD HAVE CHARGED.

BRAKE LINE BLEW. FRONT RIGHT. OTHER LINES LOOKED CORRODED. SUBSEQUENT LINE BLEW 11/13/11. THIS LINE WAS FROM MASTER CYLINDER AND RENDERED BRAKES UNUSABLE IMMEDIATELY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD MOMENTARILY BEFORE STOPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKE LINES RUPTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 126,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY 2000 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN AT LOW SPEEDS (AROUND 10 MILES PER HOUR)THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM WILL ENGAGE FOR NO REASON. THIS ACTION EXTENDS MY STOPPING DISTANCE AND ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS ALMOST CAUSES AN ACCIDENTS. I'M TOLD IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SPEED SENSORS ON THE FRONT WHEELS. *TR

HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH ANTI LOCK BRAKES ON 2000 CHEVY SUBURBAN. TWICE HAVE HAD IT IN FOR SERVICE FOR LOW SPEED ANTILOCK BRAKE FAILURE. 10/27/2010 BRAKES FAILED AT 50 MPH AND RESULTED IN CRASH. INVESTIGATION THUS FAR SHOWS NO FAULTS ON SYSTEM COMPUTER AND MECHANIC HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE INCIDENT. WEATHER AT TIME OF INCIDENT WAS LIGHT MIST AND ROAD WAS NOT SLIPPERY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED HE NOTICED AN UNKNOWN FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGERS SIDE BRAKE LINES. THE DEALER ADVISED THE BRAKE LINES WERE LEAKING DUE TO CORROSION. THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER AND THERE WERE NO ADDITIONAL FAILURES. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE TO BE DIRECTLY RELATED TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE10010 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: POWER ASSIST: HYDRAULIC: HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR AN IDENTICAL FAILURE, BUT THEY COULD NOT LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULSATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR AN IDENTICAL FAILURE, BUT THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS IN WET OR SLIPPERY CONDITIONS, THE BRAKES LOCKED. WHILE DRIVING AROUND A CURVE, ALL FOUR WHEELS LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE SLID FOR 20 OR 30 YARDS. THE SURFACE WAS WET AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE STRUCK A CURB, WHICH STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE RIM WAS CRACKED. THE WHEELS UNLOCKED AFTER THREE TO FIVE SECONDS. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE WHEELS USUALLY LOCK WHEN THE PAVEMENT IS WET. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES: HYDRAULIC, ANTILOCK). THE REPAIR WOULD COST $900. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 134,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000. UPDATED 04/23/08. *LJ

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH ON DRY ROADS, THE ABS ON THE VEHICLE ACTIVATED WITHOUT WARNING WHICH NEARLY CAUSED A COLLISION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ABS SENSORS ON BOTH FRONT BRAKES WERE CORRODED. THE SENSORS WERE CLEANED AND REPAIRED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL # 05V379000. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DUST SHIELD TO THE REAR BRAKES RUSTED AND FRACTURED. THIS WAS NOTICED DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION BY THE DEALER. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE RUST WAS DUE TO CLIMATE CONDITIONS AND ROAD SALT. UPDATED 5/11/2006 - AS A RESULT OF THE RUSTING DUST SHIELD, THE INBOARD BRAKE PAD DOES NOT CONTACT THE DISC RESULTING IN A RUSTED DISC ON THE INBOARD SIDE. *NM

RECALL ON THE ABS ACTIVATION WHEEL SENSORS WAS PERFORMED AND I STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME MORE TO WORK ON THE CAR. I FEEL THAT THEY NEVER FIX THE PROBLEM WITH THE SYSTEM AND THE CAR IS STILL HAVING BRAKE PROBLEM AT LOW SPEED AND IN PARKING LOTS AND WE ARE AFRAID THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A CRASH IN THE CAR. I WOULD LIKE THEM TO LOOK AT IT AGAIN AND FIX THE ABS SYSTEM THEY SHOULD WORK TO STOP THE CAR. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH OR LESS THE ABS ACTIVATED. THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THE ABS SENSOR AND HUB NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE ABS. THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 03/17/06 *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 CONCERNING ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE.*AK

ABS WOULD IMPROPERLY ENGAGE WHEN APPLY BRAKES AT SPEEDS OF 5-7 MPH CAUSING LONGER BRAKING DISTANCES. *JB

2000 CHEVY SUBURBAN. ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATING UNDER DRY NORMAL CONDITIONS CAUSING LONGER STOPPING DISTANCES. INVESTIGATED NHTSA WEBSITE AND FOUND FUTURE RECALL NOTICE RELATING TO THIS CONDITION. PRESENTED VEHICLE TO DEALER TO FIX PROBLEM. DEALER PERFORMED RECOMMENDED FIX, BUT THIS DID NOT REMEDY CONDITION, IN FACT IT MAY HAVE EXACERBATED THE PROBLEM. DEALERS ONLY RECOMMENDED SOLUTION WAS TO REPLACE THE FRONT WHEEL HUBS CONTAINING THE ANTI-LOCK SENSORS AT A COST OF $850. DEALER INDICATED THAT IT HAS HAD TO REPLACED NUMEROUS HUBS FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM ON THESES VEHICLES AND THAT CHEVY HAS NOT TAKEN RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY OF THESE SERVICES UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL STATUS. *JB

I TOOK MY 2000 SUBURBAN TO THE GARAGE BEFORE LEAVING ON VACATION IN JUNE OF 2004 BOTH BACK ROTORS NEEDED REPLACED. BOTH WERE SO RUSTED THEY COULDN'T BE MACHINED. THEY HAD TO BE REPLACED. THEN IN JULY OF 2005 BEFORE GOING ON VACATION BOTH FRONT ROTORS WERE RUSTED. THEY MUST BE REPLACED ALSO. BECAUSE OF THE ROTORS BEING SO RUSTED IT CAUSED THE BACK BRAKES TO BECOME WORN OUT AND NOW THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED ALSO. YOU SPEND OVER $35,000 DOLLARS ON A VEHICLE SO YOU CAN BE SAFE AND HAVE A SAFE VACATION AND BEFORE YOU LEAVE IT COSTS YOU HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS. YOU WOULD THINK THAT FOR THE PRICE YOU SPEND ON THESE VEHICLES, THAT THE COMPANY COULD AT LEAST USE METAL THAT WOULD NOT RUST AND FALL APART WITHIN 50,000 MILES.*AK

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THE ABS DID WORK. ON FRIDAY 7-15-05 THREE DEER RAN OUT IN FRONT OF HER AND SHE SLAMMED ON HER BRAKES AND THE CAR SKIDDED. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST. THE ABS KICKS IN WHEN SHE COMES TO A STOP. NO LIGHTS COME ONE. SHE DID TAKE IT TO A DEALER AND NO CODES DISPLAYED. THE CONSUMER SAW ON T.V. ABOUT A POSSIBLE RECALL ON THE ABS. SHE NOTICED PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS WHEN SHE BOUGHT THE CAR BUT IT HAS BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT SPEED SHE IS GOING, IT HAS HAPPENED WHEN SHE WAS GOING 55, 35, 15 AND OTHER SPEEDS. IT OCCURS DURING NORMAL BRAKING AND EMERGENCY BRAKING. THE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. *JB

2000 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN EMERGENCY BRAKE SHOES HAD RUINED THE ROTORS.*MR *NM

DT: ABOUT ON 4/1/05 THERE WAS A PROBLEM WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, BRAKES MADE A GROWLING SOUND, AND DIDN'T GRAB. EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE IS REQUIRED. BRAKES HAVE BEEN INSPECTED TWICE BY FIRESTONE AND ONCE BY DEALER. ALL TESTS SHOWED NO REASON FOR PROBLEM. UPON REPORTING THE PROBLEM TO DEALER, THEY REPORTED THEY WEREN'T AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) TRACTION CONTROL MODULE FAILURE.*AK

ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) TRACTION CONTROL MODULE FAILURE.*AK

HARD STOPPING ON MY 2000 SUBURBAN 2500 4X4, FELT LIKE YOU WERE NOT GOING TO GET STOPPED, THERE WAS A VERY SOFT BRAKE PEDAL AND NORMAL STOPPING DISTANCE WAS INCREASED DRAMATICALLY. INSPECTING THE BRAKES & ROTORS REVEALED EXTREME RUST ON INSIDE OF ROTOR AND ONLY A FRACTION OF THE BRAKE PAD WAS CONTACTING THE ROTOR. I REPLACED ALL 4 ROTORS & BRAKE PADS WHICH CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. I STILL HAVE ALL OF THE DEFECTIVE PARTS. *JB

RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED. WHEN STOPPING AND APPROACHING 5-10 MPH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING ACTIVATES AND CAUSES A "SKID" EVEN ON DRY PAVEMENT.

WITHIN 55,000 MILES THE REAR BRAKE PADS HAVE WORN OUT TWICE. THE FRONT PADS, WHICH SHOULD WEAR MORE QUICKLY, SHOW LITTLE WEAR AND ARE STILL THE FACTORY ORIGINAL. THIS CAUSES REDUCED BRAKING.*AK