1996 Chevrolet Tahoe SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.
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WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE KEEPS GOING. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE AS OFF YET. *AK
BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED EVERY 5000 MILES OF WEAR AND THE BRAKES WOULD SQUEAK ALL THE TIME. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG OR DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 55 MPH ON DRY ROAD, BEGAN TO PRESS ON BRAKES THEN BRAKES STARTED TO GRAB AND LOCK UP. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
FRONT BRAKES FAILED. QCAW
BRAKES WERE MUSHY WHILE TRAVELING AT 10 MPH AND CAUSED A COLLISION.
WHEN ABS BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL TRAVELS TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHEN PUSHING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP IN TIME. THE PROBLEM CONSTANTLY OCCURS. THE HIGHWAY SPEED IS 55MPH. WEATHER CONDITIONS DO NOT MATTER. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
HORN DOESN'T WORK WHEN IT SHOULD. BRAKES STOP SO QUICKLY THAT IT CAN CAUSE A CAR TO OVERTURN. THEY SEEM TO LOCK UP.
ANTI LOCK BRAKES LOCK UP AND MASTER CYLINDER LOSES FLUID.
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, ALMOST RESULTING IN A COLLISION.
ABS BRAKES FAILED. ALSO, BRAKE DRUMS OVERHEATED/WARPED, CAUSING VIOLENT VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING A THIGHER SPEEDS. *AK
WHILE MAKING A SUDDEN STOP BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO TRAVEL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT, RES\ULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
BRAKES FAILED SEVERAL TIMES.
#EA94-038, IN SNOWY WEATHER WHEN APPLYING THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES THE BRAKES FAIL, ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT, CONSUMER SAID THE PERFORMANCE OF THE BRAKES IS POOR . *AK
BRAKE PEDAL SOFT WHEN APPLYING.
DURING HEAVY BRAKING THE TRUCK PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND THE BRAKES START TO FADE. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS . CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TRUCK HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALER 5 TIMES ABOUT THE BRAKES. *AK
DRIVING THE TRUCK ON A ICY HILL AND HAD CHAINS ON THE REAR WHEELS, PUT FOOT ON THE BRAKES, HAD NO STEERING AND THE TRUCK KEPT GOING UNTIL IT HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF THE TRUCK. *AK CONSUMER STATED HE HAD TO STOP ON AN ICY HILL BECUASE THE ROAD WAS BLOCKED, AND HE STARTED TO BACK UP SLOWLY, WHEN CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE DID NOT SEEM TO RESPOND TO BRAKING OR STEERING AND THE CHAINS WERE DIGGIN IN AND CONSUMER CAME TO STOP AFTER HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE.*JB
ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN A PANIC STOP, THE VEHICLE BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
DRIVING AT ABOUT 30 MPH WENT TO SLOW DOWN BY APPLYING BRAKES, BRAKE SYSTEM LOCKED UP,VEHICLE THEN STARTED TO SLIDE. DEALER DID . THIS DEFECT CAN RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
HYDRAULIC SEAL LEAKS.
WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY APPLED BRAKES AND DISCOVERED THAT THE PEDAL KEPT GOING DOWN, AND BY THE TIME HE REACHED SAFETY THE RESERVIOR WAS EMPTY , HE HAD NO BRAKE FLUID, HE HAD NO BRAKES . *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 20 MPH THE CONSUMER HAD PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES BECAUSE WHEN SHE TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE NOTICED A LEAK IN THE MASTER CYLINDER, AND RIGHT AFTER THAT THE POWER BRAKES FAILED WHICH LEFT THE DRIVER WITH NO BRAKES. *AK BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED. *YH
IN REFERENCE 94V-038, THE VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS WHEN APPLYING THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, AND CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER REPLACE MASTER CYLINDER AND VALVES. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
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Quick Summary
The 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe has 69 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC complaints on file. 6 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.