2000 Chevrolet Tahoe SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

The contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact stated that while driving at slow speeds, the ABS would erroneously activate. During the failure, the stopping distance was increased and the ABS warning light was activated. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 05V379000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic). The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 150,000.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON RANDOMLY. *TR

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

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

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