2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE Complaints

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2001 CHEVY TAHOE LT 4X4 AND JUST HAD MY BRAKES FIXED BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN RELATED TO THE ANTI-LOCK SENSORS. FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS I'VE BEEN HAVING PROBLEM WHEN COMING TO A SLOW STOP THE ANTI LOCKING BRAKES ACTIVATE, THEN HAVING TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO GET THE SUV TO STOP. WHEN I HAD THE SYSTEM REVIEWED, THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS IN THE VARIOUS ONBOARD COMPUTERS THAT THERE WERE ANY ABS ERRORS, SO IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT THE BRAKES WILL NEED TO BE DONE. I SPENT OVER $1000.00 REPLACING BRAKE PARTS AND THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED. THE NEXT REVIEW OF THE PROBLEM, THE WARRANTY COMPANY SUGGESTED THAT IT COULD BE THE WHEEL BEARINGS, BUT TO FIRST TRY AND CLEAN THE SENSORS FIRST. SINCE THE WHEEL BEARINGS ARE OVER $350.00 EACH, WE HAD THE SENSORS CLEANED. MY LOCAL MECHANIC CLEANED THE SENSORS AND AT THIS POINT I'VE NOT HAD ANY MORE PROBLEMS. BUT THEY TOLD ME I WILL AGAIN BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE. THE REPAIR SHOP THAT FIXED MY CAR IS LOCATED IN SO. BURLINGTON, VERMONT "AUTOWORKS".

DURING THE PAST 2 WEEKS, MY ABS HAS ACTIVATED WHEN STOPPING AT SPEEDS UNDER 10 MILES PER HOUR. THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROX 6 TIMES, AND IS INTERMITTENT.

SAW YOUR RECENT ARTICLE RE DEFECTIVE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. I HAVE HAD, ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS, INCIDENTS WHERE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED AND CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO ROLL MUCH FURTHER THAN NORMAL. THESE INCIDENTS SEEM TO HAPPEN IF I AM APPLYING BRAKES AND EITHER HIT A POTHOLE OR BUMP IN THE ROADWAY WHILE BRAKING.

ABS BRAKE MODULE. LOW TRACTION LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING, AND DRAINS THE BATTERY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE . COST COVERED THE FIRST TIME AND GM PAID HALF FOR LAST REPAIR.*AK

PARKING BRAKE ON 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE HAS FAILED, AND DEALER IS UNABLE TO REPAIR IT. DEALER IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS COMMON TO THIS VEHICLE, BUT STATED THAT GM HAS NOT DEVELOPED A FIX. WE HAVE SPENT SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS TO REPAIR THE BRAKE OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS WITHOUT SUCCESS. UNFORTUNATELY, NOW WE HAVE TO RELY ON THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TO HOLD THE VEHICLE IN PLACE WHEN PARKED ON HILLS. I ALWAYS USE THE PARKING BRAKE WITH MY OTHER VEHICLES AND HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED ANY PROBLEMS LIKE THIS. PARKING BRAKE CERTAINLY WOULD BE UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY IF THE PRIMARY BRAKES FAILED. I CERTAINLY BELIEVE THAT GM SHOULD MAKE IT A PRIORITY TO FIND A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM AND RECALL THE EFFECTED VEHICLES. *AK

THE PARKING BRAKE GOES TO THE FLOOR WHEN CONSUMER PRESSES IT DOWN. THIS COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO ROLL BACK ON A HILL. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY CONSUMER.*AK

ABS MOTOR FAILED ON MY VEHICLE. REPLACEMENT MOTOR WAS ESTIMATED TO COST ROUGHLY $1,000. I HAVE HEARD THIS WAS COMMON WITH CHEVRILE, TAHOE VEHICLES.*AK

2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE: DURING TEXAS REQUIRED SAFETY TESTING THE PARKING BRAKE HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE NON-FUNCTIONAL DUE TO ABNORMAL WEAR FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THREE YEARS. THIS REQUIRES HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIRS EACH TIME.*AK

HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM VEHICLE. CONSUMER CALLED NEAREST CERTIFIED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE ABS MODULE.*AK

THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER WINDOWS HAVE DEFECTS. THE CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING NOISE WHEN ROLLING THE WINDOW DOWN, AND THEN THE WINDOW WOULD NOT GO UP OR DOWN. THE WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS HALF WAY. THE DRIVER SIDE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. *TT