2001 Chevrolet Tahoe SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact stated that while driving 35 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed, and the vehicle pulled to the left very hard, almost causing the contact to lose control of the vehicle. The ABS and brake warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the EBCM motor relay circuit needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 91,632.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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 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.

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

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.

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

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.