2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE Complaints

THE REAR BRAKES HAD A TENDENCY TO WEAR OUT EVERY 18000 MILES. DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE TWICE, AND CLAIMED THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE WEARING OUT NORMALLY. CONSUMER FELT THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE WEARING OUT EXCESSIVELY.*AK

I HAVE A 2001 TAHOE WITH AN ABS PROBLEM. AFTER I TURN THE VEHICLE OFF I HEAR A MOTOR SOUND UNDER THE TRUCK, AND TE ABS LIGHT STAYS ON. I POPPED OUT THAT 60 AMP ABS FUSE AND THE NOISE STOPPED, SO I GUESS ITS POSSIBLY A STUCK RELAY SWITCH.*AK

PARK BRAKE FAILURE, PREMATURE WEAR-OUT. PARK BRAKE SHOES DROP AND RUB ON INSIDE OF DRUM. LOOKING AT THE SHOES, CLIPS AND THE WEAR ON THE SHOE SURFACE IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE DESIGN OF THE SHOE RETENTION SYSTEM IS NOT ADEQUATE FOR THE DUTY THESE BRAKES SEE. NORMAL DRIVING HEATS THE REAR BRAKE DISC REPEATEDLY. AFTER SEVERAL HUNDRED HEAT CYCLES THE SPRING CLIPS HOLDING THE PARK BRAKE SHOES RELAXES, ALLOWING THE SHOES TO DROP (BY GRAVITY) FROM THEIR INTENDED DESIGN POSITION, AND THE LOWER BRAKE SHOE RESTS ON THE NORMALLY ROTATING BRAKE DRUM. WITH A BRAKE SHOE RESTING ON THE ROTATING DRUM THE RESULT IS LOWER SHOE PREMATURE WEAR-OUT AND LEAVES THE UPPER SHOE WITHOUT WEAR. THIS WILL HAPPEN EVEN IF THE PARK BRAKE IS NEVER USED. HAVING WORKED FOR GM MYSELF, IN CPC-ADVANCED SUSPENSION DESIGN GROUP, I UNDERSTAND THE COMPLEXITIES OF BRAKE SYSTEM DESIGN. DURING MY EMPLOYMENT WITH GM, I WORKED WITH DELCO BRAKE ENGINEERS AND I AM SURE THIS FAILURE INFORMATION HAS BEEN REPORTED BACK TO THEM AND THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENT. I WILL BE REQUESTING TO SEE A 2004 TAHOE SYSTEM TO SEE IF THE DESIGN HAS BEEN IMPROVED. IF IT HAS CHANGED IT INDICATES THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND THAT GM ADDRESSED IT BY IMPLEMENTING A CHANGE. SINCE MANY GM CUSTOMERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM AT $200 PER FIX, AT 200,000 VEHICLES THATS $40,000,000.00  MIGHT BE A CLASS ACTION.

2001 TAHOE ABS MODULE WENT OUT AFTER DOING RESEARCH REALIZED THERE IS HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH SAME PROBLEM AFTER PAYING 30,000 FOR A TAHOE YOU SHOULDNT HAVE THIS PROBLEM SO SOON AND IT BE SO EXPENSIVE TO FIX. *AK

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THEY WOULD MAKE A NOISE. WHEN APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON AN INCLINE IT DID NOT HOLD. *AK *JB

PARKING BRAKE, STARTS TO MALFUNCTIONING EVERY 15K, EVEN WHEN IS RARELY USE, COST 130.00 TO GET IT ADJUSTED EVERY TIME. *JB

GAS PEDLE STUCK OR LINKAGE IN COLD WEATHER. DID NOT DROP OUR OF PAQSSING GEAR BUT HELD IN PASSING GEAR FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS. PRESSING BREAK COULD NOT OVERCOME THE ENGINE REVING.

A LOUD EMBARRASSING AND ANNOYING INTERNAL ENGINE KNOCK. DEFECTIVE DUE TO DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING QUALITY CONSISTENCY PROBLEMS. HIGHER THAN NORMAL LEVELS OF WEAR RELATED MATERIALS IN OIL ANALYSIS. VERTICAL PISTON AND CYLINDER WALL SCUFFING/SCRATCHING OR SCORING ON THE HAMMERING (NOISY) CYLINDERS UPON VISUAL INSPECTION. REDUCED COMBUSTION CHAMBER COMPRESSION ON THE HAMMERING (NOISY) CYLINDERS. INCREASED OIL CONSUMPTION. INCREASED EXHAUST EMISSIONS. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT BETWEEN 0 TO 10 MPH STEERING WHEEL FELT LOOSE, AND MADE A LOUD NOISE. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

I PUSHED THE OVERRIDE BUTTON ON THE DASH LOOKING FOR THE FOG LIGHTS IN LUTHER, MICHIGAN AT 5:00 AM. ALL THE LIGHTS WENT OUT - I PANICKED AND PUSHED THE BUTTON REPEATEDLY UNTIL THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED.*AK