2004 Chevrolet Tahoe Brakes

A CAR CUT IN FRONT OF ME AND I HAD TO SLAM THE BRAKES, WHEN I DID THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO SWERVE INTO ANOTHER LANE AND AVOID THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME BUT AFTER PULLING OVER I OBSERVED BRAKE FLUID GUSHING OUT A RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINE WHEN THE PEDAL WAS PUSHED. VERY UNSAFE. I LIVE IN CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA AND THIS TYPE OF CORROSION ON THE BRAKE LINES IS TOTALLY UNSAFE. *TR

REAR BRAKE LINES (HARD LINES) RUPTURED ABOVE REAR AXLE. 1000 MILES LATER BOTH BRAKE HARD LINES FROM MASTER CYLINDER TO PROPORTIONING VALVE ALSO FAILED DUE TO INTERNAL CORROSION. *TR

AS I WAS PULLING INTO THE DRIVE-THRU AT MY LOCAL BANK I PUSHED ON MY BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP AT THE WINDOW & THE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. THERE WAS SOMEONE AT THE ATM & I IMMEDIATELY PUSHED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP BEFORE I RAN OVER THEM. TOOK IT TO A LOCAL SHOP & THEY TOLD ME BEFORE THEY PUT IT ON THE LIFT WHAT WAS PROBABLY WRONG WITH IT. RUSTED BRAKE LINE(S). I SAID SURELY NOT ON A 10 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. THEY SAID OH YEAH WE SEE THIS ALL THE TIME. IT'S A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR THESE VEHICLES. I HAVE A LOT OLDER VEHICLES AT HOME THAT DOESN'T HAVE THIS PROBLEM. SOUNDS TO ME LIKE INFERIOR MATERIALS. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE LOSES THEIR LIFE TO SAVE A BUCK FOR THE COMPANY. *TR

DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH APPLIED BRAKES SUDDENLY... NEXT TIME APPLIED BRAKE ,BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WAS ABLE TO STOP BUT BARELY... AND ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME...BRAKES LINES RUSTED OUT ....THIS IS A KNOWN GM PROBLEM....PLEASE SOMEONE HELP.... SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED..... *TR

WHILE BRAKING HARD FOR STOPPED VEHICLES ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY MY 2004 TAHOE BRAKES FAILED. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT MY REAR CROSSOVER BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH. *JS

CAME OUT OF THE MY DRIVEWAY AND NOTICED I HAD TO PUT MY FOOT TO THE FLOOR TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I LEFT A TRAIL OF BRAKE FLUID DOWN THE STREET. WAS TOLD BY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED AND COMPLETELY DETERIORATED. THIS IS AN INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE. I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH AND HAD TO STOP WITH MY FAMILY IN THE CAR. I EXPECT TO PAY SOME $600 TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LINE WHICH SHOULD CERTAINLY LAST FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD WARRANT A RECALL/REIMBURSEMENT FOR OWNERS. I HAVE TO HAVE THIS FIXED, AND CAN'T WAIT FOR A RECALL -- THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVEN IN ANYTHING APPROACHING A SAFE MANNER. *TR

IT SAT ON THE SIDE OF THE DRIVEWAY FOR ABOUT THREE MONTHS, THEN WHEN I BACKED IT OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, I LOST ALL OF MY BRAKES. I RAN INTO A TREE WITH THE REAR BUMPER. THERE WAS JUST A SMALL DENT IN THE REAR QUARTER PANEL. I HAD TO HAVE THREE BRAKE LINES REPLACED. *TR

RETURNING HOME FROM TRIP. AS I PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY BRAKES FAILED. TOOK IT TO SHOP AND WAS TOLD ALL BRAKE LINES WERE BADLY CORODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKES FAILED AND WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V045000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

TRIED TO STOP, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. BRAKE LINES AT THE FRAME UNDER DRIVER'S SIDE RUSTED THROUGH. TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED, AND ALL BRAKE LINES REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE BRAKE SERVICE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LINE WAS CORRODED AND LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

RUSTED BRAKE LINES FAILED. LOST BRAKES AT HIGHWAY SPEED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING AN UNRELATED REPAIR, IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS ENTIRELY RUSTED AND THAT THE BRAKE PAD WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000.

I WAS LAUNCHING MY BOAT ON A BOAT RAMP TO A LAKE.WHEN BACKING UP TO THE WATER I PRESSED MY BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE TRUCK IN THE FORWARD GEAR TO GET OUT OF THE WATER. THE BREAK LINE WAS LEAKING. I LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND ALL THE LINES WHERE RUSTED OUT. I WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKE LINE HAD FAILED BECAUSE IT WAS RUSTED OUT. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THERE SHOULD BE SOME TYPE OF WARNING TO OTHER TAHOE OWNERS AND A RECALL. *TR

GOT INTO PARKED TRUCK AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CAN NOT EVEN STOP TRUCK AT IDLE SPEED. BRAKE LINE LEAK BETWEEN PROPORTIONING VALVE AND ABS MODULE NEAR BEND ABOVE FRAME. CAN'T EVEN TAKE IT IN FOR REPAIR WITHOUT TOWING IT. REAR BRAKE LINES IN BAD SHAPE, BUT NOT LEAKING YET. *JS

BRAKE LINE RUPTURE CAUSING COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. I WAS SWITCHING THE CARS AROUND IN MY SINGLE WIDE DRIVE WAY WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED ON MY VEHICLE. PULLING THE VEHICLE BACK INTO THE DRIVEWAY FROM BEING STOPPED ON THE ROAD SO I BARELY ACCELERATED AND FORTUNATELY HAD VERY LITTLE SPEED WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED, THE PEDAL GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, WHILE FAILING TO SLOW/STOP THE VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO STOP BY PUTTING THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK, NO HARM DONE THOUGH NOT A GENTLE STOP. IDENTIFYING THE PROBLEM WAS NOT DIFFICULT AS THE BRAKE LINE HISSED LOUDLY WHERE IT RUPTURED WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. A GREAT DEAL OF CORROSION WAS PRESENT ON ALL OF THE LINES AS WELL AS THE FUEL LINES. *TR

I WAS LEAVING WORK AND I WAS COMING TO A JUNCTION, APPLIED MY BRAKES AND NOTHING HAPPENED, I WAS SLOWLY GOING INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND A CAR WAS COMING TOWARDS ME, I HAD TO ACCELERATE TO GET IN FRONT OF HIM, TO AVOID HIM HITTING ME. I GOT TO THE MAIN JUNCTION WHICH IS ON A HILL AND I PRESSED VERY HARD ON THE BRAKES AND IT FINALLY STOPPED. I DROVE 2 MILES AN HOUR FOR ABOUT 100 FT AND TURNED INTO A GAS STATION. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND WHILE WAITING FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR. THE TOW TRUCK MAN GOT UNDER THE CAR AND SAID ALL MY BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND LEAKING. I WAS LUCKY THERE WAS NOT A LOT OF TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD. WHY ARE THE BRAKE LINES RUSTED. IS THERE A RECALL ON THESE BRAKE LINES. *TR

MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME TODAY THAT MY BRAKE LINES WERE VERY CORRODED AND IN DANGER OF A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. *TR

LOST BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. STAINLESS STEEL BRAKE LINES AND FUEL LINES SHOULD NEVER RUST !!! GENERAL MOTORS IS LIABLE FOR THIS PROBLEM AND SHOULD MAKE REPAIR IMMEDIATELY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL UNTIL THE BRAKES BECAME RESPONSIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE HYDRO BOOST EXHIBITED A LEAK AND WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V045000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

I BOUGHT A 2004 CHEVY TAHOE AUGUST 2013- I MAYBE DROVE IT TWICE A WEEK FOR MAYBE 3 WEEKS.DO TO THE SCREW UP WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND INSURANCE COMPANY I WAS CANCELED IN SEPTEMBER UP UNTIL OCTOBER 22 THE TRUCK SAT IN MY DRIVE WAY. FINALLY WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT. DROVE IT ONE DAY, I WAS DRIVING BACK AFTER FILLING MY TANK. I'M COMING UP TO A RED LIGHT WITH A MOTORCYCLE IN FRONT OF ME. I BEGAN APPLYING THE BRAKES AND I'M APPROACHING THE MOTORCYCLE IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN I TRY TO APPLY THE BRAKES, I'M PUSHING THEM ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND I'M NOT STOPPING. I KNOW AT THIS POINT I DON'T HAVE BRAKES. I SWERVE TO AVOID REAR ENDING THE MOTORCYCLE. I ALMOST HIT ON COMING CARS. THEN I'M ABLE TO APPLY WHAT WAS LEFT OF THE BRAKES TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. WHEN I PUT THE TAHOE IT TO PARK THAT'S WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON. I GET OUT AND I SEE NOTHING BUT BRAKE FLUID POURING OUT OF THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. I LOOK UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK(SUV) AND THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINES WHERE ROTTED AND THE ENTIRE UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK WAS RUSTED. *TR

2004 CHEVY TAHOE, Z71. ALL BRAKE AND FUEL LINES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED. APPEAR TO BE SEEPING FLUID. *TR

SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH CHECKED FOR POSSIBLE RECALLS AND FOUND (RECALL 04004) CONTACT GM DIRECTLY WHICH STATED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL AND REFERED TO SAFCAR.GOV TO FILE THE INCIDENT GM STATED THAT RECALLS ARE BASED ON INFORMATION FROM THIS WEBSITE AND NOT DIRECTLY FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

AS I APPLIED MY BRAKES TO STOP FOR TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME MY BRAKES FAILED CAUSING ME TO HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THERE HAD BEEN NO WARNING THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM HAD AN ISSUE BUT UPON INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE LINES THAT COME OUT OF THE MASTER CYLINDER IT APPEARS THAT ONE OF THESE STAINLESS STEEL LINES HAS FAILED. *TR

BRAKE PEDAL COMPLETELY DEPRESSED AND ALL BRAKE FLUID SPILLED OUT ON DRIVEWAY. I LOOKED UNDER VEHICLE AND ALL BRAKE LINE WERE VISIBLE HIGHLY CORRODED. I'VE BEEN MAINTAINING VEHICLES FOR 50 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER SEEN A FAILURE LIKE THIS. THE BRAKE LINES HAD THE APPEARANCE OF CARS 30 YEARS OLD BUT WERE HEAVILY PITTED AND CORRODED. I DON'T WANT TO HEAR A GM EXCUSE OF ROAD SALT WEAR AND TEAR ! THIS IS INEXCUSABLE! *TR