2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE Complaints

DRIVING IN THE FAST LANE ON THE FREEWAY, HAD A SUDDEN STOP IN TRAFFIC, MY BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND SKIPPED TO A STOP. BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR THEREAFTER HAVING TO COAST TO A STOP. BRAKE LINE HAD RUST CORROSION AND CRACKED. THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN OCTOBER 2010. MY SON WAS DRIVING US TO HIS DRIVER'S EDUCATION CLASS AND THE BRAKES WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR HAVING TO COAST TO A STOP. THANKFULLY, NO ONE WAS HURT. ANOTHER LINE HAD RUST CORROSION AND SPLIT IN TWO.

DRIVING HOME FROM CHURCH 20 MILE TRIP, ABOUT MIDWAY PRESSED ON BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING. MANAGED TO MAKE IT THROUGH TWO RED LIGHTS WITH HORN AND HAZARD LIGHTS BEFORE COMING TO A STOP WITH USE OF PARKING BRAKE. IMMEDIATELY I POPPED THE HOOD TO CHECK FOR BRAKE FLUID AND RESERVOIR WAS STILL HALF FULL. HAD THE WIFE CYCLE THE BRAKES SO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE MASTER CYLINDER OR BOOSTER. ALL LOOKED GOOD, WALKING AROUND THE CAR I FOUND A LARGE PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID INSIDE DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL. LIMPED CAR HOME, AND NOTICED THE REAR BRAKE LINE WHICH SITS ABOVE THE FRAME RAIL WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. I CAN NOT REPLACE THIS LINE MYSELF SO I WILL BE RETURNING VEHICLE FOR SERVICE TO CHEVROLET DEALER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH IN REVERSE THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGED INVOLUNTARILY. ONCE THE VEHICLE REACHED A COMPLETE STOP HE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE BEGAN TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY SO HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 111,092.

MY 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE SPARE TIRE CABLE(S) BROKE ON SUNDAY, SEPT 12. I WAS TRAVELING LESS THAN 40MPH COMING ONTO AN EXIT, LOOKED IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR AND SUDDENLY SAW A TIRE THAT WAS NOT THERE SECONDS AGO. I PULLED TO THE SIDE, BACKED UP AND REALIZE MY TIRE WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY BELONGED TO ME. THANK GOD, THE PERSON DRIVING THE CAR BEHIND ME WAS ABLE TO MISS HITTING IT. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, I CALLED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE. I ASKED IF THERE WERE SIMILAR REPORTS OF SPARE TIRES COMING OFF FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLES? I WAS TOLD BY JOVI NO. 'THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF SPARE TIRES COMING OFF (I FIND THAT DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE WHEN I SEE THE MANY STORIES ONLINE). MY VEHICLE IS 10 YEARS OLD, (I'VE OWNED FOR 8) IT IS IN GREAT CONDITION, BODY LOOKS GOOD AND RUNS WELL, AT THAT TIME IT HAD 208K MILES. JOVI ADVISED THAT I TAKE TO DEALERSHIP, HAVE THEM INSPECT AND BASED ON THEIR FINDINGS, CHEVROLET WILL HAVE TO DECIDE IF THEY WILL ASSIST W/ HAVING IT REPAIRED. SHE GAVE ME A "HEADS UP" THAT IT MAY BE DUE TO THE AGE, AND MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE AND IF SO, CHEVROLET WILL NEED TO MAKE DECISION. ROYAL CHEVROLET SERVICE PERSONNEL INFORMED ME "THE CABLES BROKE". THEY WERE UNABLE TO TELL ME THE REASON WHY. JOVI CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP TO KNOW THEIR FINDINGS SHE INFORMED ME ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, SHE WAS TOLD THE TIRE COMING OFF "COULD" BE DUE TO AGE, MILEAGE AND WEAR AND TEAR, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN GOOD CONDITION AND WELL MAINTAINED PER THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. JOVI SAID CHEVROLET WILL BE UNABLE TO ASSIST W/ HAVING IT REPAIRED (COST APPRX $238 ' ON MONDAY, I VOLUNTEERED TO PAY UP TO 1.5 HOURS OF LABOR FEES). I WAS NOT HAPPY W/ THEIR DECISION AND REQUESTED SHE RECEIVE A "DEFINITE ANSWER". HER SAYING 'COULD BE' WAS NOT A DEFINITIVE OF THE PROBLEM THEREFORE, IN MY OPINION, I FELT CHEVROLET SHOULD ASSIST IN THE REPAIR COST. JOVI, CALLED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AGAIN AND WHAT DO YOU KNOW? THIS TIME, THEY CAN SAY FOR CERTAIN IT WAS DUE TO AGE, MILEAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS SYSTEM WAS FAILING AND WHEN DRIVING AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED, THE BRAKES WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE CONTACT'S PERSONAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS WITHIN THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND THAT THE CONTACT SHOULD HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IN 2003 UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD BE REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS WERE FRACTURED; TWO ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AND ONE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE MECHANIC STATED THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE PULLED FROM THE VEHICLE TO PERFORM REPAIRS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN HE WOULD OPEN THE HOOD, SMOKE WOULD EMIT FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS ABLE TO LOCATE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL PERTAINING TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 300,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER MADE REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK) AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. IN ADDITION, THE ABS WOULD ABRUPTLY ENGAGE AFTER REPEATED PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR ADDITIONAL REPAIRS OR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT A SPEED OF 35 MPH, THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATION. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF, THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD CONTINUE TO RUN. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT THE ONLY WAY TO DEACTIVATE THE ABS SYSTEM WAS TO REMOVE THE FUSE AND THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE TO BE DIRECTLY RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK). THE DEALER ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THE RECALL WOULD ONLY APPLY TO THE SALT BELT STATES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 133,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

I OWN A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE. I BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE STOPPING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE ABS SYSTEM IS ENGAGING WHEN I DROP BELOW APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP AT LOW SPEEDS. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, I ALMOST DROVE OFF A CLIFF ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD BECAUSE I COULDN'T STOP THE TRUCK. THE CLIFF IS APPROXIMATELY 1,500 FEET DOWN - WE ARE VERY LUCKY WE AREN'T DEAD BECAUSE WE ONLY STOPPED A FEW FEET FROM THE EDGE. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, I FOUND A NHTSA RECALL (CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000), WHICH STATED THAT CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATION. THE CONDITION WAS MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR IN ENVIRONMENTALLY CORROSIVE AREAS. THE RECALL WAS LAUNCHED ONLY IN THE "SALT BELT" STATES. THE CHEVY TAHOE I OWN WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED IN WISCONSIN AND DRIVEN THERE FOR 5 YEARS BEFORE I PURCHASED IT AND MOVED TO COLORADO. I CALLED THE MANUFACTURER (GM/CHEVY) TO INFORM THEM OF THE ABS ISSUE, AND THEY STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE MILEAGE IS 222,400. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKE PEDAL AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN IT RAINS, SHE NOTICED THAT THE ABS BRAKE CONTROL ACTIVATED AND DISABLED THE BRAKES WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUALLY MOVE FORWARD. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN DURING VERY COLD TEMPERATURES THAT THE BRAKING DISTANCE WOULD INCREASE GREATLY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,588 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS AT 70,000.