Problems with 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe WHEELS

Was driving taking kids to school in a residential neighbor hood . when i made a turn onto a street the truck dropped to right side and the tire and axle rolled into another car. turning 5 mile hr

While driving at 55 mph in heavy (bumper to bumper) traffic on a 4 lane highway, i had a gut feeling to get off that main road so, i took a right onto a small country road. not even a mile down the road there was a loud thump from the back of the tahoe - sounded as though the bumper fell off and hit the road. looked through my rearview mirror and saw something shoot straight back (would have been even with a car's windshield) and the thing curved up and went oven an embankment. husband got out while i looked under the back of tahoe - the spare tire had broken loose and it was the tire that went down the embankment. the bracket holding it had broken. had i stayed on the main highway, the tire would have shot through the car's windshield behind me and chances are 100% the person would have been decapitated. took the tahoe to the dealer first thing monday morning and they fixed it. telling me they had never seen anything like this before. this tahoe had about 50,000 miles, never been off road, never towed, never abused, and never bottomed out. my tahoe is 2001 and just turned 122,000 miles - don't do a lot of driving and i keep it serviced. do take care of what i own. just in case you own a 2001 tahoe, may want to have the bracket checked. mine had just snapped - there was no rust - nothing that would cause this. than goodness no one was hurt/killed. last year the tahoe had a bent rod, front end bracket/tie rod broken, transmission would not go out of 4wd, had it in the shop - all problems have come back- i spent over 4,000.00 and i'm not spending anymore - this tahoe just turned 122,000 miles. what the heck. i take good care of all my cars and this on just keeps having problems. (i'd have to find the list from the shop - but i have no more money to fix it or buy another - and i just love this thing :( *tr

I took my vehicle for a 90,000 mile service call. the dealership did not make the recommended adjustments which are on recall then, or on a subsequent scheduled appointment. make / models : model/build years: chevrolet / suburban 2000-2001 chevrolet / tahoe 2000-2001 gmc / yukon 2000-2001 gmc / yukon xl 2000-2001 type: truck recall number: 00v343000 summary: vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles. some of these vehicles have loose or missing rear wheel house plugs. under certain vehicle operating conditions, exhaust gases can flow forward and accumulate in the rear wheelhouse. consequence: these gases could flow into the passenger compartment if the plug is missing or loose and could cause possible illness, unconsciousness, or death. remedy: dealers will inspect the vehicle for loose or missing wheelhouse plugs and install new plugs if necessary. notes: owner notification began november 16, 2000. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020 or gmc at 1-800-462-8782. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). *jb

Consumer stated that stones get caught up between the rear rims and the disc brake which caused the rear tires to lock up. ts *tt

This vehicle picks up small stones between the rear brake calipers and the wheel rims. this causes a loud grinding noise, and upon removal of the wheel the inside of the aluminum rim is found to have deep gouges in it where the stone was grinding. if enough stones rubbed here, it could cause the tire to lose pressure through the rim, or if the stone rolled up just right, it could cause an explosive crack and deflation of the tire possibly causing loss of control ot the vehicle. i contacted my dealer who said they have had several vehicles with this problem, and that gm is going to have to do something to address this problem, but at the present they have done nothing. i also contacted chevrolet, and they said contact the dealer, there is nothing they can do. my wife and children use this vehicle for a school bus, and i am very worried about their safety, and there seems to be no recourse for this engineering defect.*ak