2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE Complaints

ABS INTERMITTENTLY CAME ON WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES. AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS OF THIS HAPPENING THE BRAKES BECAME VERY MUSHY. CHANGED BOTH FRONT WHEEL SENSORS BUT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. TOOK TO REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SAID THE BRAKE MODULATOR WAS BAD - $1200 TO REPAIR. WE DISCONNECTED THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM AT THIS POINT. BRAKES WORK FINE WITHOUT IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT FOUND NHTSA 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 WILL BE LAUNCHED ONLY IN THE "SALT BELT" STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MAINE, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

AIR BAG LIGHT IS ACTIVATED. I HAVE HAD MY 2000 TAHOE LS IN FOR SERVICE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM ONCE ALREADY, BUT AFTER ABOUT 2 MONTHS THE LIGHT IS BACK ON. I FELT I NEEDED TO FILE THIS REPORT BECAUSE OF SEVERAL ARTICLES I HAVE READ ON THIS SUBJECT. I HAVE READ EVERYTHING FROM AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY, TO AIR BAGS WILL DEPLOY FOR NO REASON AT ALL,BOTH OF WHICH SHOULD BE CONSIDERED UNACCEPTABLE AND DANGEROUS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 3-6 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATED WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SENSORS FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY $705 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE STATE WHERE HE RESIDES IS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STILL DRIVES THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL OR TURNS OFF THE VEHICLE WHEN NEEDING TO BRAKE, IN ORDER TO AVOID CRASHING INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE RECALL INDICATES THAT THE FAILURE OCCURS IN CORROSIVE AREAS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

A CO-WORKER AND I WENT TO A CHRISTIAN BOOK STORE DURING LUNCH ON THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2009, WE LEFT OUR OFFICE AT 12:30 PM. WE ARRIVED AT THE STORE APPROXIMATELY 12:50 PM. WE WENT INTO THE STORE, WE WEREN'T IN THE STORE 10 MINUTES AND MY ALARM WAS GOING OFF ON MY 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE. I TRIED TO UNLOCK & RELOCK THE TRUCK BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A FLUKE. I LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW OF THE STORE AND SAW A LITTLE SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD (NEAR THE WINDSHIELD). I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS OVERHEATING (WE NEVER HAD ANY TROUBLE WITH OVERHEATING IN THE PAST), FIRE NEVER ENTERED MY MIND FOR A SECOND. I RAN OUTSIDE AND OPENED THE DOOR. WHEN I OPENED THE DOOR THERE WAS A BUNCH OF SMOKE AND FIRE UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE DASH. THEN THE FIRE WENT CRAZY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID IT TOOK ALL THE WATER THEY HAD TO PUT IT OUT (500 GALLONS). THEY ARE PRETTY SURE IT WAS ELECTRICAL. WE HAVE NEVER HAD ANY TROUBLE WITH THIS TAHOE. WE DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING MECHANICALLY DONE TO IT. IT LITERALLY CAUGHT FIRE SITTING IN THE PARKING LOT. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHEN I WAS STILL DRIVING MY FRIEND AND I WOULDN'T BE ALIVE. THIS HAS BEEN A VERY TRAUMATIC EVENT IN MY LIFE, DON'T KNOW WHAT THE INSURANCE IS GOING TO DO IF ANYTHING AND CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER VEHICLE PAYMENT. PLUS THE TAHOE WAS ONLY 4 PAYMENTS FROM BEING PAID OFF. CALLED CHEVROLET ON FRIDAY, MARCH 20TH , TALKED TO OSCAR ROBINS AND HE WAS SUPPOSE TO TALK TO MY HUSBAND, INSTEAD HE HAD HIS REPRESENTATIVE CALL HIM AND ASK HIM USELESS QUESTIONS (LIKE MY HEIGHT??). MY HUSBAND SAID THAT REPRESENTATIVE WAS GOING TO CALL ME WITH SOME MORE QUESTIONS. THEY NEVER DID. *TR

ON DEC 24TH 2008 UPON PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY AT ABOUT 5-7 MPH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED FOR NO APPARENT REASON CAUSING ME TO COLLIDE WITH MY HOUSE AFTER APPLYING BRAKES FOR OVER 20 FEET. *TR

MY SON WAS DRIVING ON I-74 NORTH OF INDIANAPOLIS AT THE POSTED HIGHWAY SPEED OF 70 MPH WHEN THE RIGHT REAR TIRE ON OUR CHEVY TAHOE DEFLATED. THE TIRE WAS A KELLY SAFARI - 265/75/16. THERE WAS NO APPARENT REASON WHY THE TIRE SUDDENLY WENT FLAT, SUCH AS A ROAD HAZARD OR A NAIL IN THE TIRE. GOODYEAR CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS UNRESPONSIVE WHEN I CALLED THEM. MY TIRE DEALER, TIRE DISCOUNTERS, GAVE ME $60 CREDIT TOWARD THE PURCHASE OF FOUR NEW TIRES SINCE I WAS UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE REMAINING THREE TIRES. THE KELLY SUFARI TIRE HAD APPROXIMATELY 30 THOUSAND MILES (OVER ONE HALF THE ORIGINAL TREADWEAR WAS REMAINING AT THE TIME OF THE DEFLATION). THE TIRE WAS A LITTLE OVER 3 YEARS OLD AND THE OTHER THREE WERE STILL IN GOOD CONDITION. MY SON WAS ABLE TO CONTROL OUR TAHOE AND PULL TO THE SIDE OF I-74 WITHOUT LOSING CONTROL. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER GOODYEAR TIRE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THE LACK OF CONCERN EXHIBITED BY GOODYEAR'S CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. I HOPE THIS DEFLATION PROBLEM GETS RECORDED AND THE NHTSA FOLLOWS UP WITH GOODYEAR. I SEE I WAS NOT THE FIRST TO HAVE A BLOW-OUT DEFLATION PROBLEM WITH A KELLY SAFARI TIRE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A LAMP POST THAT WAS SURROUNDED BY CEMENT. THE FRONT END WAS PUSHED IN, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SHIFT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS BACK AND NECK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER FILED A CASE AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD BE IN TOUCH WITH THEIR DECISION. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 144,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND DECELERATING FROM 20 MPH, THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) UNEXPECTEDLY ACTIVATES. THE FAILURE INCREASED THE STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO SERVICE CENTER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT WHEEL SENSORS FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK). THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000. UPDATED 04/25/08 *BF

ABS ACTIVATES AT SPEEDS BELOW 7MPH WHILE BRAKING. HAVE ALMOST RUN INTO A VEHICLE AND PERSON DUE TO THIS FAILURE. THE TAHOE WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED IN TEXAS BUT HAS BEEN IN PA. FOR 3+ YEARS. MY VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BUT I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT, DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. *TR