2002 Chevrolet Tahoe SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO RESPOND. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS OF 5 MPH OR LESS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000. UPDATED 04/13/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES FUNCTIONED PROPERLY WHEN THE ABS WAS DISCONNECTED. UPDATED 04/20/16

2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE BRAKE LINE CORROSION. *SMD THE CONSUMER LOST BRAKING WITHOUT WARNING. HE WAS ABLE TO AVOID A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT ONE OF THE REAR BRAKE LINES HAD RUPTURED DUE TO BRAKE LINE CORROSION, WHICH CAUSED A LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT BRAKE LINES EXHIBITED THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB

I JUST WAS TOLD BY THE GM DEALER THAT MY BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED OUT AND NEED TO BE REPLACED AS THEY WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL. I HAVE ONLY 160,500 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE CHEVROLET DEALER SAID THAT GM WILL NOT COVER COSTS OF $1,200. NEVER HAD ANY PRIOR CHEVY TAHOE'S THAT I OWNED HAVE ANY ISSUES LIKE THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE SERVICE, HE WAS ADVISED THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED NOR WAS THE MANUFACTURER CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 200,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI- LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD ENGAGE WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSE OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTI-LOCK). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,500 UPDATED 12/28/11*LJ UPDATED 03/01/12 *JB

2002 TAHOE BRAKES,CALIPERS ALL LINES RUSTED OUT. BRAKES TO FLOOR ALMOST HAD ACCIDENT. FLUID ALL LEAKED OUT OF SYSTEM WHEN LINES FAILED. *TR

I HAD A COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE ON MY 2002 TAHOE AFTER DRIVING AT HWY SPEEDS, NO WARNING LIGHTS, NOTHING, COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC, AND OR DEADLY. BRAKE LINES COMPLETELY RUSTED UNDER DRIVERS DOOR ALONG FRAME..LIKE HUNDREDS, AND THOUSANDS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS OF SAME EXACT PROBLEM, SAME LOCATION. TO REPLACE ALL OF MY BRAKE LINES EXCEPT THE REAR LINES, WHICH WERE REPLACED 2 YEARS AGO FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, IT COST ME $800. RECALL NEEDED BEFORE SOMEBODY IS SERIOUSLY INJURED, OR KILLED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE ROLLED TO A STOP AND THE CONTACT NOTICED BRAKE FLUID WAS SPILLING UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LINES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH WHEN THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. HE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON AND THE LIGHT WENT OUT. HE STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY AND THE FAILURE WOULD ONLY OCCUR WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE FAILURE HAD BEEN ONGOING SINCE AUGUST 2010. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTI LOCK). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000 AND THE CURRENT 117,000.

I WAS TRAVELING ON A PARKWAY, AND HAD TO BRAKE WHEN TRAFFIC AHEAD STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. THE TRUCK STARTED TO SLOW DOWN, BUT WHILE I WAS STILL TRAVELING APPROX. 35-40MPH (WAS ORIG. DRIVING 55.... NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN I STARTED TO BRAKE) WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND I LOST ALL BRAKING. THE ONLY REASON I DIDN'T REAR END THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WAS BECAUSE THERE WAS NO CAR IN THE LANE TO MY RIGHT AT THE TIME. I ROLLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD (LUCKILY NEAR AN EXIT), AND AFTER TURNING ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS, MY FRIEND WHO WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND WITNESSED THE ENTIRE THING, AND I GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK. HE OPENED THE HOOD, AND I GOT DOWN ON THE GROUND AND LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK. IT WAS OBVIOUS WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS, AS THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID LEAKING DOWN FROM ABOVE THE AREA OF THE CENTER (GEAR HOUSING) OF THE REAR AXLE. I SLOWLY DROVE (WALKING SPEED) THE TRUCK FROM THE SHOULDER TO THE EXIT AND INTO A GAS STATION A FEW BLOCKS AWAY. THE OWNER WAS CLOSING UP, BUT WAS NICE ENOUGH TO TAKE MY TRUCK AND PROMISED TO WORK ON IT THE NEXT MORNING. I GOT A LOCAL HOTEL ROOM FOR THE NIGHT, AS WE WERE NO WHERE NEAR HOME. THE NEXT MORNING, THE MECHANIC SAID MY TRUCK WAS DONE. HE REPLACED BOTH BRAKE LINES IN THE REAR OF MY TRUCK AND BLED THE SYSTEM. HE RECOMMENDED I DRIVE CAUTIOUSLY STRAIGHT HOME (WHICH I DID UNEVENTFULLY), BUT EVERY BRAKE LINE IN THE TRUCK (AND FUEL LINE) WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO RUST. MY TRUCK IS IN MY DRIVEWAY AWAITING A ROBERT CHEVROLET (NY) APPT. IN 3 DAYS. BTW, THIS BOUGHT NEW BY ME TRUCK HAS LOW MILEAGE, AND I HAVE RECEIPTS PILED 1/2" HIGH FOR BETWEEN $3,000-$4,000 (OUT OF POCKET) WORTH OF BRAKE RELATED BRAKE REPAIRS ON THIS TRUCK, AND IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET TO REALIZE THIS IS NOT A ISOLATED CASE. PLEASE LOOK IN TO THIS BECAUSE SOMEONE'S GOING TO GET KILLED. HOPEFULLY NOT ALREADY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLES ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO ACTIVATE WHEN ENGAGED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED ONTO THE BACK ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A RESULT OF A FAULTY SPEED SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE K1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKES. SHE WAS ABLE TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED THAT SHE REPLACE THE BRAKE LINES. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000. UPDATED 06/21/11*LJ UPDATED 06/24/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH WHEN THE BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK) AND THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE HE WAS ADVISED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED HAVING A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

APPROACHING INTERSECTION ATTEMPTED TO STOP FOR RED LIGHT, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WITH VERY DIMINISHED BRAKING. FORTUNATELY IT WAS A SATURDAY EVENING AND THERE WAS NO CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND NONE COMING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. INSPECTION SHOWED REAR BRAKE LINE SPLIT AFTER ABS DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST. TWO DAYS LATER AND WE WOULD HAVE BEEN ON VACATION DRIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE DAY AND TIME IS THE ONLY REASON THE OCCUPANTS WALKED AWAY. THERE WAS NO BRAKE IDIOT LIGHT OR MESSAGE CENTER MESSAGE TO INDICATE A PROBLEM. THE BRAKE IDIOT LIGHT DOES WORK WHEN THE KEY IS TURNED ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE ABS SENSOR WOULD ENGAGE INDEPENDENTLY AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK), WHICH WAS REPAIRED IN 2006. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,663 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000. UPDATED 03/10/11 *BF UPDATED 03/14/11

2002 CHEVY TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN FOR A RED LIGHT AND DRIFTED THROUGH IT JUST MISSED GETTING HIT BY A TRACTOR TRAILER. GOT THE TRUCKED STOPPED AND HAD FOUND THE BRAKE LINES AT THE ANTILOCK BRAKE CONTROLLER ARE CORRODED AND LEAKING. *TR

I WAS EN ROUTE TO THE LOCAL GAS STATION TO FUEL UP MY VEHICLE TO RETURN HOME FROM A ROAD TRIP. AS I APPROACHED THE STOP SIGN AND APPLIED MY BRAKES, MY VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND I TRAVELED RIGHT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND DROVE OFF THE ROAD INTO THE DITCH IN ORDER TO STOP. IT APPEARS THAT THE BRAKE LINE HAS ACTUALLY CORRODED THROUGH JUST UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR, AS I LEFT A TRAIL OF FLUID BEHIND. I THANK GOD I WASN'T ALREADY ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY FAMILY, OR THIS MAY HAVE BEEN TRAGIC. WE DIDN'T MAKE OUR TRIP, BUT ARE HAPPY TO BE ALIVE. A FRIEND HELPED MOVE MY VEHICLE TO THE GARAGE WHERE IT STILL SITS WAITING TO BE REPAIRED. *TR

ABS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON NEW BRAKES WERE PURCHASED AND VEHICLE IS NOT STOPPING IN LOW MPH EX 10 MILES PER HOUR VEHICLE STILL PROCEEDS AND BRAKE PEDAL IS PUSHED TO THE FLOOR ? *TR

2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE EXPERIENCING UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEED. A RECALL FOR THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS HAS BEEN ISSUED. I CALLED CHEVROLET AT THE NUMBER STATED IN THE RECALL AND WAS TOLD IT DOES NOT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE THUS CHEVROLET WILL NOT REPAIR THE DEFECT ON MY VEHICLE. I FIND IT AN UNIMAGINABLE COINCIDENCE THAT I HAVE THE VERY SAME YEAR/MODEL VEHICLE EXHIBITING THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS AS STATED IN THE RECALL YET CHEVROLET STATES THAT IT DOES NOT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE AND WILL NOT PERFORM THE REPAIRS UNDER THE RECALL. THE GM RECALL # IS 05068, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # IS 05V379000 AND THE NHTSA ACTION # IS PE0502. MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE REPAIRED UNDER THIS RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE. WHEN THE CONTACT WOULD ATTEMPT TO STOP, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE AUTOMATICALLY. SHE ALSO NOTICED A BUZZING NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON AND OFF, WHICH SHE STATED WOULD DRAIN THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE CONTROL MODULE AT HER EXPENSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT OVER THE COUORSE OF TWO YEARS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,528.

MY 2002 CHEVY TAHOE ANTILOCK BRAKES HAVE MALFUNCTIONED AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP AT THE STOP SIGN BECAUSE MY VEHICLE KEPT GOING. I WAS GOING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED AND THERE WAS A SCRUBBING SOUND. MY VEHICLE WENT THROUGH THE STOP SIGN AND I CAM TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. I CONTACTED MY MECHANIC AND HE STATED THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE THE ANTILOCK BRAKES AND SAID THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL. I LOOKED IT UP ONLINE AND FOUND THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL. I CONTACTED GM AND WAS TOLD THAT MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL NHTSA #05V379000 BECAUSE MY VIN NUMBER WASN'T LISTED. MY MECHANIC SAID THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME HE'S HEARD OF THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ABS WOULD NOT ACTIVATE TO STOP THE VEHICLE; THE VEHICLE WOULD SKID WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE DEALER STATED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH UNDER SNOWY CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTI-LOCK). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 60,000. UPDATED 10/28/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN GRADUALLY AND EVENTUALLY DID STOP, BUT AT A AR GREATER DISTANCE THAN NORMAL. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT THE COMPUTER DETECTED SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS AND ACTIVATED THE ANTI-LOCK INSTEAD OF THE NORMAL SYSTEM. HOWEVER, THE ABS DID NOT WORK PROPERLY WHICH LEFT LITTLE BRAKING CAPABILITY. THE CONSUMER STATED THE REPAIR COST $ 758.68. UPDATED 11/01/10

BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION OF BRAKE LINES, 2002 CHEVY TAHOE: A COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE BRAKES DUE TO A LEAK IN THE BRAKE LINES DUE TO EXTENSIVE CORROSION OF THE BRAKE LINES. AN INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE LINES REVEALED A LEAK (DEVELOPED SUDDENLY) AND THE ENTIRE SET OF BRAKE LINES ARE HEAVILY CORRODED ALONG THEIR ENTIRE LENGTH. THE ONLY REASON THIS DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WAS THE LEAK DEVELOPED SUDDENLY BEFORE THE TRUCK WAS STARTED. *TR

MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE COME ON EVERY TIME I TRY TO STOP WHILE TURNING. IT STARTED ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO WHEN I SLID ON THE ICE AND CONTINUES TO DO IT EVERY TIME I BRAKE WHILE TURNING NOW. WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT YESTERDAY WHEN IT DID IT WHILE TRYING TO STOP WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT WAS NOT TURNING AND NOW IT IS MAKING A VERY WEIRD NOISE JUST DRIVING SOUNDS LIKE POPPING AND SQUEALING AND CLUNKING CALLED CHEVROLET REGARDING THE RECALL WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE WASN'T IN THE RECALL AFTER ARGUING ABOUT THE RECALL AREA AND EXPLAINING PROBLEM IN MORE DEPTH WAS PLACED ON HOLD TO INVESTIGATE MORE IN DEPTH AND THEN ALISA SMITH CAME BACK ON THE LINE AND TOLD ME MY VEHICLE WAS IN THE RECALL AND WAS ALREADY FIXED. WELL APPARENTLY IT WASN'T FIXED OR IT WOULDN'T STILL BE DOING WHAT IT WAS RECALLED FOR IN THE FIRST PLACE. I JUST BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN OCTOBER 2008 AND AM VERY UPSET ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP IN THIS ISSUE. *TR