2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WHEN IT WAS APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND CONFIRMED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE ROTTEN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 263,000.

AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY I HIT THE BRAKES AND THE TRUCK DIDN'T STOP CAUSING ME TO HIT MY NEIGHBORS TREE. .. THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED WITH NO WARNING OR SIGNAL LIGHT OR A SOUND. AS I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER THE STREET. I CALLED A BUDDY MECHANIC OF MINE AND STATED MY BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED OUT. *TR

I SAW FLUID ON THE DRIVEWAY SO I CHECKED THE TRUCK AND DISCOVERED THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND LEAKING. *TR

WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY ON A SUNNY SATURDAY AFTERNOON (JUNE 4, 2011), I APPLIED THE BRAKES WHEN APPROACHING SIDEWALK AND STREET. MY 2003 CHEVY TAHOE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH MINIMUM RESISTANCE. THE TAHOE ROLLED PAST THE SIDEWALK, OUT INTO THE STREET, AND UP THE NEIGHBORS DRIVEWAY BEFORE COMING TO REST. FORTUNATELY THE VEHICLE DID NOT STRIKE ANYTHING. I WOULD ESTIMATE THE BRAKING CAPACITY OF THE VEHICLE AT 5%, AS I DROVE IT TO THE SERVICE STATION AT 5MPH IN LOW GEAR ABOUT 1/2 MILE AWAY. TIM LALLY CHEVROLET IN BEDFORD, OH DETERMINED BRAKE FAILURE CAUSED BY CORROSION OF THE BRAKE LINES. ALL BRAKE AND FUEL LINES WERE REPLACED IN A FRAME OFF RESTORATION COSTING ABOUT $4,000.00 USD. *TR

WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. IT WAS A SHORT DRIVE TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THE BRAKES WORKED POORLY WITH A MUCH LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE. I KEPT THE VEHICLE IN FIRST GEAR AND DROVE SLOWLY. THE REPAIR SHOP SAID THE BRAKE LINE FAILED. I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL VEHICLES WITH MANY MORE MILES AND MANY YEARS OLDER AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED BRAKE LINES RUSTING OUT LIKE THIS. *TR

DRIVING WEST ON I-78 IN NJ. WENT TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY AND THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE DID NOT SUFFICIENTLY SLOW DOWN TO ALLOW ME TO ENTER THE EXIT RAMP. USED THE TRANSMISSION TO HELP SLOW THE VEHICLE AND LEFT THE HIGHWAY AT THE NEXT EXIT. THE REPAIR SHOP REPLACED A RUSTED BRAKE LINE. I DROVE A 1978 SUBURBAN FOR OVER 20 YEARS WITH 250,000 MILES AND NEVER HAD A BRAKE LINE FAIL. *TR

I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT YET, BUT THE BRAKE LINES ON THIS VEHICLE ARE BADLY RUSTED. SINCE IT IS USED TO TOW A BOAT, IT COULD BECOME UNSAFE TO DRIVE IF THE LINES SHOULD RUST ENOUGH TO FAIL. A BRAKING ACCIDENT WHILE TOWING A 3000 LB. BOAT COULD BE PARTICULARLY NASTY. THE BRAKE LINES ON THIS VEHICLE HAVE CORRODED FAR MORE THAN OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME APPROXIMATE AGE. *JS

I HAVE NOTICED THAT MY REAR GLASS WINDOW HINGE HAS POPPED OUT OF ITS PLASTIC HOUSING IN WHICH IT IS MOUNTED TO VEHICLE CAUSING IT TO GET TWISTED AROUND BIT LIKE IT IS GOING TO FALL OFF. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR I WENT TO APPLY BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO TURN MY TRUCK INTO A SIDE STREET AND SLOWLY COME TO A STOP. WHEN I GOT OUT I NOTICED BRAKE FLUID EVERYWHERE. I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND THE BRAKE LINES ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS I SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND SHAME ON GM FOR NOT NOTIFYING PEOPLE OF THIS SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AND ENDANGERING MY CHILDREN'S LIFE!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE GAUGES FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL GAGE AND IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 08/12/14*LJ GM INFORMED THE CONSUMER, SINCE HE WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER, THEY WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 08/14/14