2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 204,419.

MY 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE WAS UP ON A RAMP AND I WAS CHECKING THE BRAKE PEDAL ON MY TRUCK. THE COLUMN SHIFTER WAS ON P POSITION AND THE KEYS WERE OFF THE IGNITION. MY LOWER BODY WAS OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND AS I WAS CHECKING INSIDE THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING BACK ON ITS OWN OFF THE RAMP. THE DRIVER DOOR PULLED DOWN THE POLE FROM THE BACK PORCH AS IT WAS BACKING UP AND SHUT BACK HITTING MY KNEE AND INJURED IT. I HAVE A BRUISED LEFT SHOULDER AND BACK PAIN. MY KNEE IS BADLY SWOLLEN. I WAS ABLE TO LIMIT THE DAMAGE BY PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL OTHERWISE THE DOOR WOULD HAVE HIT THE SECOND POLE HOLDING THE BACK PORCH AND IT WOULD HAVE COLLAPSED ALTOGETHER. I INCURRED DAMAGE ON MY BACK PORCH; MY VEHICLE. AFTER THAT INCIDENT I FOUND OUT THAT THE ATC FUSE SOMEHOW BLEW WHEN I WAS UNDERNEATH: THE 4WD INDICATOR WAS NOT LIT UP AT ALL, WHILE IT WAS SET IN 2HI THE WHOLE TIME. IT HAD SOMEHOW SWITCHED TO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN WHEN THE FUSE BLEW. WHEN I REPLACED THE FUSE THE LIGHT WENT BACK TO THE 2HI POSITION. THE COLUMN SHIFTER WAS ON P THE WHOLE TIME EVEN AFTER IT ROLLED. THIS INCIDENT IS EXTREMELY SERIOUS AND REQUIRES A RECALL BECAUSE THIS PROBLEM COULD CAUSE EXTENSIVE INJURY OR DEATH IN CASE THIS FUSE FAILS IN OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES. I WOULD LIKE TO BE CONTACTED BY GM TO FIX THE ISSUE AND COMPENSATE FOR ALL THE DAMAGES. *TR

WHILE COMING TO A STOP IN TRAFFIC MY BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY DROPPED TO THE FLOOR. I TRIED TO PUMP THE PEDAL TO GAIN SOME SORT OF PRESSURE AND STOPPING POWER BUT THE PEDAL WAS NOT RESPONDING. LUCKILY I WAS ALREADY SLOWED DOWN TO A SPEED THAT DID NOT CAUSE INJURY TO MYSELF, MY PASSENGERS OR THE VEHICLE THAT I HAD HIT IN THE REAR BUMPER. WHEN I EXITED MY VEHICLE I NOTICED BRAKE FLUID COMING FROM THE AREA WERE THE FENDER AND THE DOOR COME TOGETHER AND ALSO TOWARDS THE BACK OF THE DOOR WERE IT MEETS THE REAR DOOR JAM. UNDER INSPECTION IT APPEARS I HAD 2 FAILURES AT THE SAME TIME. THE FRONT BRAKE LINE FAILED AND SO DID THE REAR. THE CORROSION IS HORRIBLE AND HAS ALSO CONSUMED THE FUEL LINES. I BELIEVE THEY ARE THE NEXT TO GO. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW A COMPANY WILL SPEND THE MONEY TO INSTALL A STAINLESS EXHAUST SYSTEM THAT WILL SURVIVE ALMOST FOREVER BUT THEY WILL NOT INVEST THE MONEY ON THE BRAKE AND FUEL LINES TO BE MADE OUT OF STAINLESS STEEL. I AM VERY FORTUNATE THAT I WAS NOT TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, THE OUTCOME WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE FOR EVERYBODY INVOLVED. *TR

IN 2011 AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT INTERSECTION BRAKES FAILED ON MY 2000 CHEVY TAHOE (60K MILES). BRAKE PEDAL FULLY DEPRESSED SLOWED THE VEHICLE ENOUGH TO SWERVE AND AVOID A COLLISION. REPAIR REVEALED EXTENSIVE CORROSION ON BRAKE LINE THAT CAUSED IT TO RUPTURE. THE REPAIR IS EXTREMELY COSTLY SINCE THESE LINES ARE DIFFICULT TO ACCESS, AND THEY MUST BE CUSTOM BENT AND FITTED. TO REPLACE ALL LINES WOULD HAVE COST $1500-$2000 TO REPAIR. AS A RESULT, LIKE MANY PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THIS DEFECT, WE OPTED TO ONLY REPAIR THE DAMAGED LINES. IN HINDSIGHT THIS WASN'T THE BEST CHOICE, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS UNDRIVEABLE AND WE DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY TO REPAIR IT FULLY. PREDICTABLY THIS FAILURE HAPPENED AGAIN ABOUT A YEAR LATER IN A SIMILAR SITUATION. LUCKILY AGAIN IT WAS ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET AND WE WERE ABLE TO AVOID YET ANOTHER COLLISION. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE IF IT WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD OR WHILE TRAILERING A BOAT ETC. SUBSEQUENT TO THE LATEST FAILURE WE SOLD THIS VEHICLE. GM HAS BEEN NEGLIGENT IN ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP OFFERED NOTHING, STATING THAT WE LIVE IN THE "SALT BELT, AND THIS CAN HAPPEN". THIS STATEMENT IS ONLY A HALF TRUTH SINCE MILLIONS OF OTHER VEHICLES ALSO IN THE SALT BELT DON'T HAVE THEIR BRAKE LINES FAIL DURING THEIR USEFUL LIFE. GM IS HOPING THAT BY DELAYING THIS THEY WILL AVOID THE ENORMOUS EXPENSE OF RECALLING AND REPAIRING THESE VEHICLES. THIS IS SHAMEFUL BECAUSE THIS TYPE OF SAFETY ISSUE IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SNEAKY. IT CAN COME UP AT ANY TIME, ANYWHERE.

I ON 8/30/2013 NOTICED A VERY SOFT BRAKE PEDAL AND DROVE HOME CAREFULLY. I DID NOT DRIVE THE CAR THE NEXT DAY OUT OF CONCERN FOR THE BRAKES. I TESTED THE BRAKES ON SUNDAY AND FOUND I HAD NO BRAKES. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY ON 9/2/2013. INSPECTION OF THE SYSTEM SHOWS ALL BRAKE LINES NEED REPLACEMENT. THREE HAVE FAILED AND THE OTHERS WHEN MOVED TO ALLOW REPLACEMENT OF THE BAD LINES WILL FAIL. THE BLEEDER VALVE IS RUSTED AND NEW CALIPERS MAY BE NEEDED. ESTIMATED TOTAL COST APPROX. $2000.00 PLUS. I HAVE OWNED MANY CARS AND NEVER ENCOUNTERED THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. I SUSPECT INFERIOR MATERIALS ARE BEING USED FOR BRAKE LINES. I AM TOLD THIS IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE. I AM LUCKY THAT THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT CAUSED BY MY BRAKE FAILURE. I AM SURE MANY OTHERS ARE NOT SO LUCKY. THE PROBLEM SEEMS VERY COMMON AMONG CARS BUILT BY THE BIG THREE AND LESS SO AMONG EUROPEAN AUTO MAKERS. I SUSPECT BEAN COUNTERS ARE SAVING A FEW DOLLARS PER CAR AND TO HELL WITH SAFETY! *JB

WHILE DRIVING ON THE NJ GARDEN STATE PARKWAY VEHICLE WAS CUTOFF BY ANOTHER WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED A LOUD HISSING WAS HEARD BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR COULD NOT STOP SUV. BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. HAD TO SWERVE OUT OF THE WAY OF ANOTHER CAR. UPON INSPECTION OF BRAKES THE STEEL LINE TO THE BACK BRAKES RIGHT ABOVE THE GAS TANK WHERE YOU COULD NOT SEE IT WAS RUSTED OUT AND BURST ALL OF THE BRAKE FLUID EMPTIED OUT OF IT COVERING THE BOTTOM OF TAHOE. ALL METAL BRAKE LINES WERE HEAVILY RUSTED AND CORRODED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AUTOMATICALLY. THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE INCREASED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, POWERED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,978. *TR

TOTAL BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. FORTUNATELY HAPPENED DRIVING IN NEIGHBORHOOD AND NOT ON HIGHWAY OR ANOTHER HIGHER SPEED ROAD. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT OR INDICATION OF ANY SORT. JUST HIT THE BRAKES AND THEY WERE NOT THERE. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT ANYTHING OVER 20-25 MPH!!!!!!! *TR

I TOOK MY TAHOE IN FOR A STATE INSPECTION AND AS THE MECHANIC PULLED THE CAR INTO THE BAY, THE BRAKE LINE FAILED. HE COULD NOT STOP THE CAR. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH TWO DIFFERENT AUTO SHOPS WHO TOLD ME THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH GM. SURE ENOUGH. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND COMPLAINT AFTER COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE. SOME WERE EVEN INVOLVED IN CRASHES. I AM GRATEFUL THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR. $800 LATER, I HAVE MY TAHOE BACK. WHY IS GM NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS? THIS IS A RUST AND CORROSION PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE LINES BEING OPEN AND EXPOSED UNDERNEATH THE CAR. (MODEL YEARS 1999-2003) IS GM WAITING FOR A FEW FATALITIES TO FINALLY DO SOMETHING???? *TR

A FEW DAYS BEFORE THE COMPLETE FAILURE WE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES HAD STARTED TO FEEL "MUSHY". ON 9/29/12 MY HUSBAND HIT THE BRAKES HARD AND THAT IS WHEN THE BRAKE LINE BLEW OUT IN THE FRONT AND THE REAR. THE BRAKE LINE IS COMPLETELY RUSTED FROM FRONT TO REAR.