Problems with 2000 Chevrolet Tahoe SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

Rear brake rotors are comming apart, sections of the rotors are missing. *ak

Brake failure 2000 chevro tahoe. originally believed to be premature engagement of abs system. found due to "rusted and pitted" rotors that tore apart all four brake pads. previously (3x) advised dealership of brake problems and told that "everything was o.k.". service manager advises this is a continious and ongoing complaint and problem with the gm vehicles (premature rusting and pitting of rotors. *ak

Dt: while driving on dry pavent at 45 mph, another car cut consumer's vehicle off, as he attempted to brake, unreasonable stopping was needed. narrowly avoided collision with the other vehcile. no warning prior to failure. this occurred under emergency braking conditions. front anti lock b rake system was replaced by the dealership. the brake pedal responded by depressing almost to the floor, but vehicle was not responding.*ak

Dt: the contact stated when applying brake pressure the abs activated followed by a vibration, allowing the pedal to go to the floor. he took the vehicle to a dealer, and they could not duplicate the problem. no repairs were made. there was nhtsa recall 05v379000 involving the anti lock brakes. the contact's vehicle manifested the same symptoms as indicated in the recall . however, this vehicle was not included in the recall due to vin. *ak

Had to get on my brakes very hard when the abs kicked in then the brake pedal went all the way to floor and the brakes failed causing me to hit another vehicle. it has happened a few times to me, just one accident from it so far.

Dt: the contact stated when the vehicle was being inspected he was informed that the rear rotors were flaking and chipping along the insides. he took the vehicle to a local repair shop. the mechanic replaced the rear rotors. also, he experienced a problem with the front rotors along with the abs intermittently failing. he received anhtsa recall 05v379000 on the abs. recall repairs was performed. there have been no further problems since the repair. *ak updated11/29/05. *jb

While braking consumer heard a loud noise coming from the brakes. dealership informed consumer that the problem pertained to cracks on all four rotors. the problem was not resolved.

Dt: the contact stated while driving abs activated at low speeds without warning. this occurred on normal road conditions under normal braking, and this problem occurred repeatable. the wheel sensors were replaced. there was nhtsa recall campaign 05v379000 concerning the antilock brake system, but the state of virginia was not included. he contacted the dealership, and the manufacturer ,and they indicated more states were going to be added to the recall list. *ak

My sunroof leaks, my brakes do not work well, my rear windshield wiper went crazy, wouldn't stop ,now is broken; my two back power window motors have stopped. i cannot roll one down, the other one was replaced while under warranty. my parking brake does not work. my 2000 tahoe also leaks underneath the steering column somehow causing my driver's side floorboard to get soaked and there are pieces rusting underneath due to this. my car smells of mildew because of these leaks, my leather seats are ruined and the floor boards are ruined. *jb

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.

Problems with vehicle's anti-lock brakes every time the consumer went to drive the anti-lock brakes will cut on. while driving the abs brakes engaged and would not disengage although the ignition switch was turned off and the key was removed. the dealer diagnosed the problem as an abs module failure. *mr *cb *nlm

While driving, the anti-lock brakes engaged without incident and failed to disengage, even when the ignition was turned off and the key was removed, the module continued to run. dealer diagnosed the abs module had failed.*ak *ts *jb

My friend deputy sgt. perkins of the garfield county sheriff's office drives a 2000chevy tahoe. as his "office" for up to 18 hours a day. he has had nothing but trouble with it since the county purchased it and assigned it to him. the brake system has failed 4 times since this january alone. chevy refuses to see the danger with this. deputy perkins' wife has filed complaints as has danny himself.\ with all of us getting the same "it's too old and you are the only ones to say anything about it. *ak

The abs brakes activate at very low speeds (1 - 5 mph) on dry surfaces causing the breaking distance to significantly increase. *ak

Dealership is trying to charge me $900.00 to replace rear pads, emergency pad and new rotors. the vehicle was in for inspection at 74504 miles and reported to me that the pads had 50% usage. now 9 weeks later they tell me that the rotors have a problem of flaking and that caused the unusuall wear to the pads. they mentioned that they have seen this occurence in as little as 11,000 miles. if this is true, there are many vehicles out there that could suffer braking problems without due notice. i wanted to check if this is in fact a problem with these vehicles, or if it is just a "scam" by the dealership to get me to buy new rotors, or if i was misinformed at my last inspection and they are trying to cover up their error.*ak

While traveling about 35mph on a side road vehicle suddenly and abruptly pulledto the right. vehicle started vibrating.brake caliper had froze. dealership is aware of the problem.ak

Pebbles got into brakes drums, causing the rotors to strip ,resulting in lost of brakes power.*ak

Master cylinder is leaking brake fluid, dealer notified. feel free to provide any further information.*ak

While driving 40mph, driver applied the brakes and pedal went to the floor. vehicle did not stop, only slightly slowed down. was informed by dealer, after taking vehicle there, that problem was due to air getting into brake lines and causing a loss of brake fluid. dealer bled brake lines to release the air.*ak dealer found master cylinder low due to pad wear, replaced front pads, cleaned and adjusted rear brakes as well, consumer also added that brake warning light lamp did not illuminate. *tt

I have had the ps pump, steering gear box, fuel pump, 4wd switch, and all rotors/ brakes replaced. my sunroof rubber seal had to be replaced. all my work has been done by a gm dealership from north carolina, mo & wa. my vehicle has never been off road, it is more for looks. but i am not pleased with this $38,000 maintenance trap. i have all documented work and services.*ak

Have been complaining about soft brakes since the odometer read 18000. the master cylinder was replaced and i have paid for new front brakes twice and was told that the new braking systems did not last as long. dealer told me that is just the way the new cars are. i have taken to an independent brake shop and they told me the car looks like it has 70000+ miles on it when it is less than 2 years old and has 33000 miles on it. it needs a complete brake overhaul and is deemed unsafe to drive. the total cost of the repair will be 1112.96

The service departments informed me that they had replaced approximately 6 other chevrolet sports/utility vehicles (ie tahoe or truck) abs modules, and believed that the modules should have been recalled. this is a fairly small dealership. chevrolet dismissed my report because the truck and tahoe were different models. however, from what i understand the tahoe/suburban and trucks are the same basic vehicle, except for the chasis.*ak

The consumer stated the brakes seemed to lose gripping power when brakes were applied, when the consumer hit a pot hole the brake would release under medium speed. weather condition has no affect on the brakes. *jb

Brake system failure, warped front rotors continuously. *ak

While driving brakes started making noise. had not contact dealer. *ak

The vehicle continued to move with the brake pedal to the floor.the abs system appeared to be in operation.the accident stopped vehicle.*ak

Dealership does not have parts available to repair recalls 00v345000 and 00v343000. *ak *slc

Severe vibration while driving at 50 or more mph. on one occasion it almost caused vehicle to tip over. vehicle been in dealer shop on 2 occasions, and unable to locate problem. *ak prior to the vibration proble, air bag sensor, both rear window motores and peeling das-board had been replaced. the dealer replaced brake sensors as a possible cause of vibration but the problem was not solved. *yh

From the time of ownership there were concerns with the braking system,when pedal is mashed it would go almost to the floor, master cylinder was replaced,but still did not solve problem there was still no pedal, was advised by mechanic that this is the way new vehicles are being made, second occurrence unable to brake, the vehicle he made an awful noise and had run completley off the and hit the dirt bfore stopping.*jb

Brake squel and thumping/vibration, vibration/thumping worse when towing small jetski. latest dealer vist 1/08/02 states that they are unable to duplicate. feel is as though the anti-lock mechanism is deploying prematurly. no computer codes or abs lights during thumping.*ak

While pressing on brakes vehicle surges forward.*ak

Incident occurred on concrete city street. brakes appeared to fail while braking on uneven road surface. *ak

I have had this vehicle back a three different dealerships. two of them informed me that these conditions are normal for this vehicle and there is nothing that the can do. wallace lundgren at least kept the vehicle for a week and apparently tried to duplicate the symptoms. these problems are occuring intermittantly and me being an automotive technician know how hard intermitant problems are but because of the safety of my family i believe that a vehicle that intermitantly has no brakes should be taken seriously. also i would like to note that lundgren chevrolet gave me a 2000 suburban as aloner and guess what no brakes intermittantly. also my service manager fred scharnberg has had the same problems with his new 2000 suburban. i believe g.m is about to have a very big problem when these vehicles start killing people because the can't stop. *ak