2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE Complaints

MY 2000 TAHOE CAUGHT A FIRE - IT STARTED CRANKING BY ITSELF W/O THE KEYS IN IT AND THEN FLAMES STARTED SHOOTING OUT OF THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE SUV AND BURNT THAT SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD AND BUSTED THE WINDSHIELD. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH 2 FIRE EXT. AND A WATER HOSE. I HAD TO JERK THE CABLES FROM THE BATTERY TO GET IT TO QUIT CRANKING. AND IF YOU CONNECT THEM BACK IT WILL START CRANKING AGAIN W/O THE KEYS. I WAS NOT HAVING ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT AND I DON'T KNOW HOW IT COULD START BY ITSELF W/O KEYS OR ANYONE IN THE SUV. I ASKED GM TO ASSIST ME AND THEY STATED THAT THE STATUTE OF REPOSE IN KY IS EIGHT YEARS FROM THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE AND THEY WILL NOT ASSIST ME. I COULD UNDERSTAND THAT BUT NOT SOMETHING LIKE THIS WHEN A VEHICLE STARTS ON ITS OWN AND BURNS - PLEASE HELP ME. THANKS *TR

I HAVE A 2000 TAHOE I BUSTED A BRAKE LINE THANKFULLY I DID IT WHILE PULLING OUT OF MY GARAGE AFTER I CAME BACK FROM LEAVE. NOW MY BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSES ALL THE WAY TO THEY FLOOR AND TAKES LONGER TO STOP. (REAL DANGEROUS) I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT B/C ITS A THIRD VEHICLE UNTIL I LOOKED ONLINE AND READ SO MUCH ABOUT RUSTED BRAKE LINES. WHEN I LOOKED AT MINE THEY WERE ALL RUSTED. SCARED TO SEE WHAT THE DAMAGE WILL BE TO FIX ALL THE LINES. FUNNY THING IS THE UNDERBELLY OF MY 2000 TAHOE LOOKS WORSE THAN THAT OF MY 82 C10. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 8 MPH, THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 84,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING 35 MPH OR LESS, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD BECOME SOFT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE AND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE WHERE THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE AND THE ROTORS SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

BRAKE LINE CORROSION!! (ALL LINES!), ONE RUPTURED, LOST BRAKES, FORCED OFF ROAD TO STOP, EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE, ALMOST CRASHED. DRIVING HOME FROM AIRPORT AT 1AM, GETTING OFF HIGHWAY, BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR.... BRAKES KICKED IN APPROX. 90-95% OF THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, BUT TOOK FOREVER TO STOP. ANOTHER CAR WAS AT TRAFFIC LIGHT OFF THE HIGHWAY, AND I WAS FORCED INTO THE GRASS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE CAR CAME TO FULL STOP. TOWED HOME - I REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER THINKING THAT'S WHERE THE FAILURE WAS, BUT THEN I COULDN'T BLEED REAR BRAKES AND NOTICED THE PUDDLE UNDER THE TRUCK AND CRAWLED UNDER TO DISCOVER THERE WAS A BRAKE LINE THAT WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. THIS HAPPENED AT THE ABS MODULE, WHERE 5 BRAKE LINES CONNECT, AND ALL THE LINES SHOW DANGEROUS CORROSION LEVELS AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. IT ALSO AFFECTED A FUEL LINE RIGHT THERE TOO, (FUEL FILTER IS RIGHT THERE).... I HAVE OWNED THE TRUCK SINCE NEW, AND THERE IS 1 LINE THAT LOOKS BRAND NEW (NEVER REPLACED), AND ALL OTHER LINES IN THAT AREA ARE DANGEROUSLY CORRODED. VERY ODD THAT ONE LINE LOOKS GOOD, AND ALL THE OTHER LINES ARE BAD. I HAVE PICTURES OF ALL LINES AND CORROSION AVAILABLE. *TR

THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE "REAR WINDOW/DOOR HINGE" OF MY TAHOE. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR 2003 MODELS WHICH USE THE IDENTICAL HINGE. MY 2000 TAHOE HAS TH ESAME FAULTY HINGE CHEVROLET/GM USED FOR THE REAR WINDOW AND IT IS BROKEN ON THE TOP RIGHT. MY REAR WINDOW IS HANGING ON ONE SIDE AND WATER COMING IN. THE ONLY THING HOLDING THE WINDOW RIGHT NOW IS THE LEFT FAULTY HINGE ! I CALLED GM MANY TIMES TO MAKE POINT THAT THE FAULTY HINGE THEY USED ON REAR WINDOWS IN 2003 IS THE SAME HINGE I GOT ON MY VEHICLE. IT IS FAULTY ALSO. SERVICE CONFIRMS IT BUT CAN'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL GM SAYS GO FIX IT. I AM DRIVING AROUND WITH A HANGING REAR WINDOW BECAUSE OF FAULTY GM HINGE. GM KNOWS THE HINGES ARE FAULTY BUT ONLY AGREEING TO FIX 2003 MODELS. I HAVE BEEN EMAILING, CALLING GM AND TALKING TO MY LOCAL SERVICE ALSO, JUST TO CHANGE THE FAULTY HINGE THEY PUT ON MY VEHICLE, I NEDD TO BUY A WHOLE REAR WINDOW COSTING $1,000. OUTRAGED !

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT LOW SPEEDS THE ABS KICKS IN MAKING THE VEHICLE SHUTTER TO A STOP WHICH MAKES THE VEHICLE UNABLE TO STOP RIGHT AWAY.

I WAS PULLING INTO AN ANGLE PARKING PLACE AND THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM SUDDENLY ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD STRIKING A DUMPSTER. LATER IT HAPPENED WHILE SLOWING FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT, ALMOST CAUSING ME TO REAREND ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND GM HAVE TOLD ME THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM ONCE UNDER A RECALL AND WILL NOT COVER IT AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH IN REVERSE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER ATTEMPTING A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS DRAINED AND REPLACED BUT THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS NOT REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I GOT ON HWY 26 AT THE WHITE ROCK BALLENTINE EXIT. I WAS TRAVELING ON 26 WHEN I SAW A MAURICE BARBEQUE TRUCK COME ONTO THE HIGHWAY SO I MOVED OVER ONE LANE. AS THE TRUCK WAS COMING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, AT AN EXTREMELY FAST SPEED, AT THE LAKE MURRAY ENTRANCE I SAW SOMETHING FLY OUT OF HIS TRUCK. IT HAD TO HAVE FLOWN OUT HIS WINDOW AND IT HIT MY WINDSHIELD AND MADE A CRACK IN IT. I IMMEDIATELY TRIED TO HONK MY HORN TO GET HIM TO PULL OVER. HE GAVE ME THE FINGER. SO I SLOWED DOWN WENT BEHIND HIM TOOK HIS PLATE NUMBER DOWN AND CALLED MAURICE'S BBQ NUMBER RIGHT AWAY. I UNFORTUNATELY DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO FOLLOW HIM BECAUSE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF TAKING MY KIDS TO AN EMERGENCY DOCTORS APPOINTMENT. I FELT I TOOK ALL THE RIGHT STEPS TO MAKE SURE I REPORTED THIS PROPERLY. I CONTINUED TO CALL MAURICES 3 TIMES A DAY AND LEFT MESSAGES AND NO ONE RESPONDED FINALLY 3 DAYS LATER A WOMAN CALLED ME AND TOLD ME SHE SENT IT TO THE INSURANCE BUT THEY WEREN'T GONNA PAY FOR IT. THE INSURANCE COMPANY CALLED ME AND SAID THE DRIVER SAID HE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG AND BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T FOLLOW HIM WE WONT PAY FOR IT. THIS IS SO UNFAIR TO ME AS I DIDN'T EVEN GET A CHANCE TO STATE MY CASE... I AM APPALLED AND DISGUSTED BY HOW MAURICES BBQ HANDLED THE SITUATION ... PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS ANYTHING I CAN DO. *TR