2002 Chevrolet Tahoe Brakes

I HAVE AN 02 TAHOE Z71 THAT RECENTLY I'VE BEEN HAVING BRAKE PROBLEMS AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN TRYING TO STOP LIKE THE ABS IS TRYING TO KICK IN RANDOMLY BETWEEN ABOUT 5 TO 15 MPH WHEN SLOWING FOR RED-LIGHTS OR STOP SIGNS THERE'S TIMES I HAVE TO LET OFF AND REAPPLY BRAKE 2 TO 3 TIMES AT LEAST BEFORE IT WILL ACTUALLY STOP WITHOUT THE ABS KICKING IN. I READ ABOUT SOME RECALLS ON THIS ON 02 TAHOES BUT MY VIN SAID I HAD 0 UNFIXED RECALLS

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN ON AFTER TAHOE IS CRANKED AND DRIVEN.

BRAKE LINES HAVE RUSTED THROUGH AND CAUSED AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE SITUATION. WHILE ON A FAMILY VACATION TO THE OUTER BANKS THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. WE WERE ABLE TO FIND A REPAIR SHOP TO LOOK OVER THE BRAKE SYSTEM AFTER REFILLING THE MASTER CYLINDER WITH BRAKE FLUID. THE REPAIR SHOP FOUND NO ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES AND SAID SOMEONE PROBABLY FORGOT TO BLEED THE BRAKES AFTER SERVICING THEM. SINCE IT WAS A RECENTLY PURCHASED VEHICLE AND WE DIDN'T KNOW THE HISTORY OF WORK PERFORMED WE THOUGHT THIS WAS POSSIBLY THE ISSUE. AFTER DRIVING ANOTHER 50 MILES OR SO THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN FOR THE SECOND TIME. THIS TIME MY FAMILY AND I WERE ON THE WAY TO THE STATE FAIR. I CRAWLED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND FOUND ONE LINE TO BE COMPLETELY RUPTURED AND ALL OTHERS TO BE SEVERELY RUSTED. I NOW PLAN TO REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES BEFORE THE VEHICLE IS USED AGAIN. I OWN MUCH OLDER VEHICLES WITH BRAKE LINES IN PERFECT SHAPE. AFTER DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH I FOUND THAT CHEVROLET BRAKE LINES USED IN THIS MODEL AND YEAR HAVE HAD ABNORMALLY HIGH BRAKE LINE CORROSION AND FAILURE COMPARED TO OTHER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED DURING THE SAME TIME PERIOD. I AM WONDERING WHY THIS ISSUE HASN'T BEEN BROUGHT TO THE PUBLICS ATTENTION AND WHY NO RECALL? THE BRAKE LINES WERE OBVIOUSLY MANUFACTURED WITH INFERIOR MATERIALS OR WORKMANSHIP OR BOTH. THANKS

WIFE CAME HOME AND SAID THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP. WITH ENGINE RUNNING, BRAKE FLUID IS SEEN PUMPING OUT OF RIGHT FRONT BRAKE LINE. MECHANIC REPORTS LINE BURST AND ALL OTHER LINES ARE SEVERELY RUSTED AND MUST BE REPLACED. $1500 REPAIR ESTIMATE.

STEEL BRAKE LINES - CORROSION - LOST BRAKING POWER DUE TO CORROSION OF BRAKE LINES.

THE BRAKES ON MY TRUCK ARE ENGAGING THE ABS AT LOW SPEED STOPS. THIS IS CAUSING A LOSS OF BREAKING AT THE CRITICAL LAST FEW FEET OF STOPPING. THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURRING ON SMOOTH DRY PAVEMENT. YOUR 2008 ACTION NUMBER PE05020 WAS A RECALL SPECIFIC TO MY PROBLEM. CHECKING FOR A RECALL ON MY TRUCK SHOWED NO SPECIFIC RECALL FOR MY VIN. BOTH MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THE GM REPRESENTATIVE AT 800-222-1020 TELL ME THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY REPAIRS OUT OF MY OWN POCKET BECAUSE THERE IS NO "RECALL" ON MY VEHICLE. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY EVERY TIME WE DRIVE THE VEHICLE. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED?

MY ABS ACTIVATES UNDER 5MPH ON DRY ROADS. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT MY TRUCK DOESN'T QUALIFY. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THEY CAN "WALK AWAY" SAYING MY VIN IS NOT AFFECTED. BUNCH OF GARBAGE - I'VE BEEN A CHEVY GUY FOR EVER AND WORKED AT A CHEVY DEALERSHIP - THIS CAUSES ME TO LOOSE SOME FAITH. DEALERSHIPS HAVE THE ABILITY TO HELP BUT THERE HANDS ARE TIED BY GM. SAD!!

MY TRUCK IS HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS NOTED IN RECALL #05068, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000, BUT THEY STATE MY VIN NUMBER IS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THIS CAR WAS OPERATED IN MICHIGAN. AT LOW SPEED, COMING UP TO AN INTERSECTION UNDER 5 MPH, FOR EXAMPLE, THE ABS KICKS ON AND LURCHES THE CAR FORWARD. I READ THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING AND GETTING WORSE FOR THE PAST YEAR. *TR

COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. AVOIDED ANY COLLISION. COST TO REPAIR $1,025.56. OCCURED ON A BUSY ROUNDABOUT. NEEDED TO BE TOWED TO DEALER FOR REPAIR.

THE ABS KEEPS ENGAGING DURING LOW SPEED STOPPING AND PARKING MANEUVERS, DRY CONDITIONS. THIS IS INCREASING BRAKING DISTANCE WHEN APPROACHING SLOWING TRAFFIC AND IS VERY ALARMING. WE NEARLY HAD AN ACCIDENT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I CALLED A LOCAL DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT "RECALL WORK" HAD BEEN PERFORMED FOR THIS ISSUE IN 2005, AND I WAS ON MY OWN FOR THE REPAIR. I THINK THIS IS A MAJOR DESIGN FLAW AND GM SHOULD COVER THE REPAIR INDEFINITELY UNLESS A DESIGN IMPROVEMENT WAS CREATED. A CAR SHOULD STOP WHEN YOU NEED IT TOO, NOT CONTINUE ON ITS COURSE AND SPEED IGNORING MY INPUT. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THEY REPLACED PARTS OF A BAD DESIGN WITH PARTS OF THE SAME DESIGN THEN THERE WAS NO DESIGN IMPROVEMENT TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE WHEN THE "RECALL WORK" WAS PERFORMED. I THINK THIS IS A MAJOR FLAW IN THE RECALL PROCESS. WHAT RECOURSE TO I HAVE NOW? I KNOW SEVERAL OWNERS OF MID-2000'S CHEVY TRUCKS WITH THIS ISSUE, AND IT KEEPS COMING BACK IF YOU OWN THE TRUCK LONG ENOUGH. WHAT IS BEING DONE? I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO KEEP PAYING FOR REPAIRS.

BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE AT SPEED ON A HIGHWAY COMING TO A STOP LIGHT. NO BRAKES. NO DASH LIGHT UNTIL COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE ENTIRE SYSTEM. SPLIT SYSTEM FAILED. NO BRAKES. COLLISION WITH TELEPHONE POLE. INJURY TO OCCUPANTS. FLUID LEAKING FROM RUSTED BRAKE LINES NEAR ABS PUMP UNDER DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THIS IS THE SECOND 2002 TAHOE THAT WE HAVE OWNED WITH THIS EXACT SAME FAILURE. BOTH FAILED COMPLETELY WITHOUT WARNING. NEITHER SYSTEM INDICATED ANY ANOMALY BEFORE TOTAL FAILURE. SPLIT SYSTEM DID NOT WORK. BOTH FAILED IN THE SAME PLACE. THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS ARE EVERYWHERE! - WHERE IS THE NHTSA ?????? WTF IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE ?? THIS HAS CAUSED INJURY TO MANY AND NO RECALL?

TRIED TO STOP WHEN I WENT TO USE THE BRAKES I WASN'T ABLE TO PRESS THEM ALL OF THE WAY DOWN. THE BRAKES LOCKED AND THERE WAS AN EXTREME VIBRATION. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AND TRIED TO APPLY BRAKES AND THEY WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. SHE HAD NO BRAKES AND SHE COASTED INTO A PARKING LOT AND PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK. VERY LUCKY NO ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT UNDER THE VEHICLE AN HAD NO WARNING OR LIGHTS TO SHOW PROBLEMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL PUMPED BACK AND MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SLOW DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 136,000. MA 9/22 UPDATED 11/16/2017*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE ABS AND THE SERVICE BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 208,000.

BRAKE LINES CORRODED LEADING TO COMPLETE BRAKING FAILURE. *TR

WHEN I BRAKE MY BRAKES PUMP AND IT'S LIKE THE ABS IS TRYING TO KICK IN SOMETIMES I HAVE TO PUSH PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO STOP WITH OUT AN INCIDENT. HAD NEW BRAKES INSTALLED AND STILL THE PROBLEM IS THERE. *TR

THE BRAKE LINE ON MY 2002 CHEVY TAHOE BUSTED WHILE STOPPED AT A BUSY INTERSECTION JUNE 2014. THE BRAKE PEDDLE WAS DEPRESSED AFTER A NORMAL STOP WHEN ALL PRESSURE WENT AWAY AND I BEGAN ROLLING FORWARD INTO THE INTERSECTION BEFORE PUSHING THE BRAKE FIRMLY TO THE FLOOR TO HALT THE VEHICLE. UPON PULLING OVER I DISCOVERED A LEAK IN THE LINE MID-BODY OF THE VEHICLE AND A EMPTY BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I DISCOVERED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM GM REFUSES TO FIX. THE SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED ON FEBRUARY 14TH 2015 WHEN STOPPING AT ANOTHER INTERSECTION WHICH I ALMOST WENT THROUGH. I AGAIN DISCOVERED A BREAK IN THE LINE AT ROUGHLY IN THE SAME SPOT. THE SHOP TOLD ME THE ABS HAD RUSTED THROUGH. *TR

PREPARED TO LEAVE THE HOUSE, STEPPED ON THE BRAKES TO PUT IN GEAR AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. HAD TOWED TO DEALER WHERE WAS INFORMED ALL BRAKE LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION FAILURE. THERE WAS NO WARNING, NO FLUID ON THE GROUND, JUST SUDDEN CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. COST $2300.00 DUE TO BODY HAVING TO BE LIFTED FROM FRAME. NOW, A FEW MONTHS LATER FUEL LINES HAVE SUDDENLY FAILED FOR THE SAME REASON, I.E.: LOW GRADE CHEAPLY MADE STEEL USED IN HIGH CORROSION AREA. AGAIN THE BODY LIFT REQUIRED, ESTIMATED COST $2300.00. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE COMING TO A STOP, THE ABS ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENSOR AND THE WHEEL BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

BRAKE LINE FAILURE - WAS PULLING OUT OF PARKING LOT AND LUCKILY THERE WERE NO CARS IN AREA . ROLLED DOWN BLOCK UNTIL VEHICLE STOPPED. *TR

WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AT A "T" INTERSECTION ON A LOCAL SET OF RESIDENTIAL ROADS, THE BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED ON MY TAHOE. I DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH PEDAL TO STOP FOR THE STOP SIGN AND BLEW THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, THANKFULLY WITHOUT STRIKING ANY CARS. UPON INSPECTION I FOUND BRAKE FLUID STREAMING FROM THE BRAKE LINE WHERE IT WAS MOUNTED TO THE FRAME AT THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WELL. I WAS ABLE TO PUMP UP THE BRAKES ENOUGH TO LIMP THE 3 MILES AT ABOUT 20 MPH BACK TO MY HOUSE FOR A REPAIR. I WAS QUITE DISMAYED TO LEARN OF ALL THE PROBLEMS THAT EXIST WITH RUSTED GM TRUCK BRAKE LINES. I PLAN TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE SET THIS SPRING WITH A SET OF STAINLESS STEEL ONES BUT REALLY WOULD PREFER THAT GM DO IT, SINCE THEY ARE THE ONES WHO MADE THE BRAKE LINES OUT OF SUBSTANDARD MATERIALS TO BEGIN WITH. *TR

BRAKE FAILURE RESULTED IN A CRASH. THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND MECHANIC VERIFIED BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKE LINES BURST FROM CORROSION. *TR

I WAS ABOUT TO PUT THE TRUCK INTO DRIVE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT "SOFT".. I KEPT STEADY PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK.. EXITED THE TRUCK AND SAW BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. I LOOKED AND SAW THE BRAKE LINE WAS TOTALLY CORRODED AND BURST, CAUSING THE BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK OUT. I THEN CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AND SAW THE FLUID WAS VERY LOW IN THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR..BUT ALSO.. THE BRAKE LINES UNDER THE HOOD EXHIBITED SIGNS OF EXCESSIVE CORROSION. MY LOCAL GM DEALER IS QUOTING OVER $2,000 TO REPAIR THE BRAKE LINES... AND OTHER LOCAL REPAIR SHOPS HAVE INFORMED ME THAT THEY ARE REPLACING A LOT OF BRAKES LINES ON NUMEROUS GM MODELS.............. *TR