2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE Complaints

THE PARKING BRAKE IS A MECHANICALLY OPERATED DRUM AND SHOE BRAKE INDEPENDENT OF THE HYDRAULIC CALIPER. THE DESIGN IS DEFECTIVE IN THAT THE SHOE ASSEMBLY IS HELD IN PLACE ONLY BY FRICTION OF THE ACTUATOR SURFACE AND A CLIP. UNDER VIBRATION, THE SHOE FALLS AND RIDES ON THE DRUM WEARING IN TO THE DRUM. ON MY VEHICLE, THE TOP OF THE SHOE BRAKE SURFACE WAS NOT WORN BUT THE BOTTOM WAS DOWN TO THE METAL AND THE DRUM HAD WORN 0.100 INTO THE RADIUS. AS A RESULT, THERE WAS NO PARKING BRAKE. THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT GM WAS WORKING FOR A FIX IN THE 2003 MODELS AND THAT THEY REPLACED MANY DRUMS AND SHOE ASSEMBLIES AT AN ESTIMATED COST TO THE OWNER (OR NEW VEHICLE WARRANTY) OF $1000. DISCUSSION WITH A LOCAL TX STATED INSPECTION STATION INDICATED THAT THEY REJECT MANY 2000 AND NEWER GM VEHICLES DUE TO PARKING BRAKE FAILURES. *JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****762856

MASTER CYLINDER IS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID, DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD SOME TREAD SEPARATION WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, 24OOO MILES, WILDERNESS AT P265/75R16, MOUNTED ON A CHEVROLET, TAHOE, 2000.*AK THE TREAD SEPARATION WAS DISCOVERED AFTER THE TIRES WERE ROTATED AND BALANCED. THE TIRES WERE ROTATED BECAUSE OF VEHICLE PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND THE LEFT. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE HEATER NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. *JG

FUEL TANK LEAKS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY. HAD FUEL TANK REPLACED 4 TIMES,AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

WHEN BACKING UP OR DRIVING AT VERY SLOW SPEEDS AND TURNING, THE POWER STEERING WILL NOT WORK, DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM.*AK. CONSUMER STATED PROBLEM USUALLY OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SITTING STILL AND TRYING TO TURN FOR A PARKING SPACE, THERE WOULD BE NO POWER ASSIST AT THAT TIME.*JB

CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR HITS ON MIRROR FRAME WHEN FOLDED IN, AND CRACKED MIRROR GLASS, CONSUMER BELIEVES THE DESIGN OF THE MIRROR MOUTING IS FLAWED.*YD

WHILE DRIVING 40MPH, DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, ONLY SLIGHTLY SLOWED DOWN. WAS INFORMED BY DEALER, AFTER TAKING VEHICLE THERE, THAT PROBLEM WAS DUE TO AIR GETTING INTO BRAKE LINES AND CAUSING A LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID. DEALER BLED BRAKE LINES TO RELEASE THE AIR.*AK DEALER FOUND MASTER CYLINDER LOW DUE TO PAD WEAR, REPLACED FRONT PADS, CLEANED AND ADJUSTED REAR BRAKES AS WELL, CONSUMER ALSO ADDED THAT BRAKE WARNING LIGHT LAMP DID NOT ILLUMINATE. *TT

BRAKE SQUEL AND THUMPING/VIBRATION, VIBRATION/THUMPING WORSE WHEN TOWING SMALL JETSKI. LATEST DEALER VIST 1/08/02 STATES THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. FEEL IS AS THOUGH THE ANTI-LOCK MECHANISM IS DEPLOYING PREMATURLY. NO COMPUTER CODES OR ABS LIGHTS DURING THUMPING.*AK

HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT SOFT BRAKES SINCE THE ODOMETER READ 18000. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED AND I HAVE PAID FOR NEW FRONT BRAKES TWICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE NEW BRAKING SYSTEMS DID NOT LAST AS LONG. DEALER TOLD ME THAT IS JUST THE WAY THE NEW CARS ARE. I HAVE TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT BRAKE SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THE CAR LOOKS LIKE IT HAS 70000+ MILES ON IT WHEN IT IS LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD AND HAS 33000 MILES ON IT. IT NEEDS A COMPLETE BRAKE OVERHAUL AND IS DEEMED UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE TOTAL COST OF THE REPAIR WILL BE 1112.96

THE TIRES WERE CHECKED AND INFLATED TO 39 PSI BEFORE LEAVING HOME FOR THE 112 MILE TRIP. ON THE RETURN TRIP AFTER APPROX. A ONE HOUR STOP THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW AFTER ABOUT 50 MILES. THE TIRE HAS AN L SHAPED SPLIT ABOUT 12" LONG 3/4" DOWN FROM THE EDGE OF THE TREAD THEN A 90 DEGREE TURN AND AN OPENING ALL THE WAY TO THE BEAD. THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE BELOW THE 12" SPLIT HAS THE CORD BOBY OF THE TIRE ATACHED TO IT. THE CORD HAS SEPARATED FROM THE TREAD PORTION AND IS HANGING DOWN INSIDE THE TIRE. THE TREAD TO BEAD SPLIT IS COMPLETELY OPEN BOTH PLIES OF CORD SPLIT AT THE SAME PLACE. I NO LONGER BELIEVE THAT THESE TIRES ARE SAFE. MY GM DEALER HAD TWO REPORTED FAILURES OF THIS TYPE OF TIRE ON THE SAME DAY THE OTHER PERSON SAID HIS TIRE FAILED IN THE SAME MANNER AT 18,000 MILES. GM IS WILLING TO REPLACE THE TIRE WITH ANOTHER FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT, BUT I WOULD LIKE THEM TO REPLACE THE TIRES WITH ANOTHER BRAND.*AK (DOT NUMBER: W273 TIRESIZE: P265/75R16)