2001 Chevrolet Tahoe
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Service brakes is the leading concern among 517 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 5th highest complaint count among 26 Tahoe model years with reports.
Of the 2001 reports, 48 involved a crash and 7 involved a fire. 48 people were injured and 8 people died.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Wheels, hubDec 17, 2007
CERTAIN FEDERAL-MOGUL REPLACEMENT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLIES WITH THE BRAND NAMES: NATIONAL, CARQUEST P/NOS. 515020, 515021, 515025, 515053, 515054, 515059, AND 515060, SHIPPED BETWEEN JANUARY 23, 2006, AND DECEMBER 20, 2007, SOLD FOR LIGHT DUTY AND MEDIUM DUTY TRUCKS. THE INBOARD RETENTION NUT USED TO MAINTAIN HUB BEARING ASSEMBLY CAN LOOSEN RESULTING IN AN ABS LIGHT INDICATION, NOISE, AND/OR WHEEL SEPARATION.
WHEEL SEPARATION CAN RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
FEDERAL-MOGUL WILL NOTIFY CUSTOMERS AND WILL REPLACE THE HUB ASSEMBLY FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 7, 2008. OWNERS CAN CONTACT FEDERAL-MOGUL TOLL-FREE AT 877-489-6659.
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Fuel system, gasolineMay 19, 2006
CERTAIN REPLACEMENT FUEL FILTERS, FRAM BRAND NAME P/N G3727, WITH DATE CODES X52911 THROUGH X60801 SEQUENTIALLY OR X600141 AND A MEXICO COUNTRY OR ORIGIN MARKING ON THE FUEL FILTER HOUSING MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 18, 2005, THROUGH MARCH 21, 2006, SOLD FOR USE ON THE VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE AND ON CERTAIN SCHOOL BUSES. (TO SEE THE SCHOOL BUS ENGINE SIZES, CLICK ON "DOCUMENT SEARCH" AND THEN "BUS APPLICATIONS"). THE CONNECTOR ON THE FUEL FILTER WAS NOT MANUFACTURED TO HONEYWELL'S SPECIFICATION. AS A RESULT, THE O-RING MAY NOT SEAT CORRECTLY ON THE FUEL LINE.
THIS CONDITION MAY CAUSE AN INADEQUATE SEAL AT THE CONNECTION, POTENTIALLY LEADING TO A FUEL LEAK. IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, A FIRE COULD OCCUR.
HONEYWELL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE FUEL FILTERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 18, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FRAM CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-890-2075 (OPTION 1).
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Exterior lightingMar 23, 2006
CERTAIN PRO-A MOTORS CORNER LAMPS, TURN SIGNALS, AND HEADLIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.
WITHOUT THE AMBER REFLECTORS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
PRO-A MOTORS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER TO REPURCHASE THE LAMPS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 3, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PRO-A MOTORS AT 323-838-2988.
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Service brakes, hydraulic, antilock/traction control/electronic limited slipAug 29, 2005
CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATION. THIS CONDITION IS MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR IN ENVIRONMENTALLY CORROSIVE AREAS. THIS RECALL WILL BE LAUNCHED 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 ONLY.
THIS CAN CAUSE INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING LOW-SPEED BRAKE APPLICATIONS, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
DEALERS ARE TO REMOVE THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND THOROUGHLY CLEAN THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR MOUNTING SURFACE ON THE BEARING, APPLY RUST INHIBITOR TO THE CLEANED SURFACE, GREASE THE MOUNTING SURFACE, REINSTALL THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR, AND CHECK THE PEAK-TO-PEAK OUTPUT VOLTAGE TO ENSURE THE WHEEL SPEED SIGNAL IS WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. THE RECALL BEGAN SEPTEMBER 22, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 OR GMC AT 1-866-996-9463.
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StructureMar 7, 2003
CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCK, VAN, AND MINI VAN CONVERSIONS EQUIPPED WITH SOUTHERN COMFORT BUILT RUNNING BOARDS THAT CONTAIN CERTAIN COURTESY LIGHTS MANUFACTURED BY AMERICAN TECHNOLOGY COMPONENTS, INC. THESE UNITS CONTAIN A COURTESY LIGHT OR LIGHTS THAT MIGHT OVERHEAT WHEN THE WIRE HARNESS IS EXPOSED TO EXCESSIVE MOISTURE AND ROAD SALT.
THIS OVERHEATING CONDITION CAN CAUSE THE RUNNING BOARD TO MELT OR CAUSE A FIRE.
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS ON THESE RUNNING BOARDS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 7, 2003. 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 SOUTHERN COMFORT AT 1-800-745-6096.
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Seats, front assembly, head restraintSep 17, 2002
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH REARWARD FOLDING HEAD RESTRAINTS ON THE SECOND ROW SEATS, TWO POTENTIAL PINCH POINTS EXIST ON EACH OF THE FOLDING HEAD RESTRAINTS WHEN THE RESTRAINTS ARE FOLDED REARWARD AS THE SEATBACK IS FOLDED DOWN.
IF A PERSON WERE TO INSERT THEIR FINGER(S) INTO THE PINCH POINT WHEN THE HEAD RESTRAINT FOLDS, IT COULD TRAP AND PINCH THE FINGER(S) CAUSING INJURY.
DEALERS WILL INSTALL PROTECTIVE COVERS OVER THE PINCH POINTS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 8, 2002. 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, GMC AT 1-800-462-8782, OR CADILLAC AT 1-800-458-8006.
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Seat belts, front, retractorMay 17, 2001
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PICKUP AND UTILITY TRUCKS. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE AN INTERNAL COMPONENT IN THE OUTBOARD SEAT BELT RETRACTORS FOR THE 2ND AND 3RD ROW OF SEATS THAT COULD BE CRACKED. WITH REPEATED ACTUATION OF THE LOCKING MECHANISM, THE CRACK COULD SPREAD TO THE POINT SUCH THAT THE SEAT BELT WOULD NO LONGER LOCK.
IN A CRASH, INCREASED OCCUPANT INJURY COULD RESULT FROM THE NO-LOCK CONDITION.
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE OUTBOARD SEAT BELTS FOR SPECIFIC LOT NUMBERS AND REPLACE THE BELTS IF NECESSARY. GM IS ENCLOSING AN INSPECTION PROCEDURE FOR THE OWNERS TO USE OR THEY CAN HAVE THEIR DEALERS DO THE INSPECTIONS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 2, 2001. 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.
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Structure, bodyOct 25, 2000
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE LOOSE OR MISSING REAR WHEELHOUSE PLUGS. UNDER CERTAIN VEHICLE OPERATING CONDITIONS, EXHAUST GASES CAN FLOW FORWARD AND ACCUMULATE IN THE REAR WHEELHOUSE.
THESE GASES COULD FLOW INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT IF THE PLUG IS MISSING OR LOOSE AND COULD CAUSE POSSIBLE ILLNESS, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, OR DEATH.
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLE FOR LOOSE OR MISSING WHEELHOUSE PLUGS AND INSTALL NEW PLUGS IF NECESSARY.
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Representative owner complaints: service brakes
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Service brakes, Nov 16, 2014
MY WIFE WAS EXECUTING A TURN, HEADED DOWNHILL, AND STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, ONLY TO HAVE IT TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR, AND NOT STOP THE TRUCK. I HAD BEEN TOWING A TRAILER WITH SURGE BRAKES THE DAY BEFORE, WHICH WOULD NOT HAVE ACTIVATED WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM WAS A FAILED FRONT BRAKE LINE FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE ANTILOCK ACTUATOR, RESULTING IN A COMPLETE LOSS OF FRONT BRAKE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE. I HAD ALSO HAD IT INSPECTED RECENTLY AND IT PASSED SAFETY. IN LOCATING THE BURST BRAKE LINE, IT WAS ABOVE THE FRAME RAIL, IN A SPOT I WOULD NOT EXPECT TO BE VISUALLY INSPECTABLE. I AM REPLACING ALL THE LINES IN THE TRUCK WITH THE SAME MATERIAL USED BY BMW AND VOLVO NOW, AND CONSULTING WITH MY SERVICE TECH ABOUT RELOCATING THE ANTILOCK ACTUATOR TO AN ACCESSIBLE AREA UNDER THE HOOD, FOR LESS LINE EXPOSURE TO ELEMENTS. THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN GARAGED MOST OF IT'S LIFE, AND UNDERCARRIAGE WASHED AFTER EXPOSURE TO ROAD SALT. THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I HAVE A 2006 TAHOE AT WORK, GARAGED ALL IT'S LIFE AND RARELY DRIVEN IN WET WEATHER, 60,000 MILES, THAT HAD A REAR BRAKE LINE FAIL IN 2011 OR 2012. I'LL FILE A SEPARATE COMPLAINT FOR THAT, BUT AS A FLEET VEHICLE, IT'S MAINTAINED METICULOUSLY. IT'S ALSO ESSENTIALLY THE SAME VEHICLE AS MY 2001, WHICH HAD IT'S LINES LAST LONGER, BUT STILL FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. I WANT GM TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND FIX THE PROBLEM. MINE WILL BE FIXED WITH BETTER MATERIALS, SO I DON'T WANT A RECALL ON MINE, TO HAVE CHEAP COST-CUTTER PARTS INSTALLED. I WANT THEM RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE LIKE MY DAUGHTER, AN INEXPERIENCED NEW DRIVER, HAS TO DEAL WITH A LOSS OF BRAKES DURING A NORMAL LIFE AND MAINTENANCE ROUTINE OF HER VEHICLE. *TR
Service brakes, Aug 28, 2014
WHEN COMING TO A STOP ANTILOCK FIRES NOISILY THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE KEEPS ROLLING FORWARD (IN TRAFFIC- INTO BUILDINGS- INTO FENCES- ONTO CURBS) ANTILOCK BRAKES ARE FAILING AND MAKING THE SYSTEM NOT WORK PROPERLY. *TR
Service brakes, Aug 17, 2014
BRAKES FAILED DUE TO BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH. *TR
Service brakes, Jul 25, 2014
OUR SON AND A FRIEND WERE TRAVELING ON MAJOR STREET APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT CONTROLLED INTERSECTION, APPLIED THE SERVICE BRAKE TO HAVE IT PUSH TO THE FLOORBOARD. HE NARROWLY AVOIDED REAR ENDING STOPPED TRAFFIC AND SWERVED ACROSS THE YELLOW LINE ONTO A SIDE-STREET IN ATTEMPT TO STOP VEHICLE WITHOUT A CRASH, NEXT TO THE POLICE STATION. ALL THE BRAKE LINES REQUIRED REPLACING DUE TO THE HIDDEN RUST ON THE LINES AS THEY ARE MOUNTED ON TOP OF THE FRAME. OUR SON HAD JUST RETURNED FROM COLLEGE WITH THE VEHICLE, HAD THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY AT 75 MPH THIS COULD HAVE HAD TRAGIC RESULTS. THE REPAIR SHOPS WERE FAMILIAR WITH THIS ISSUE AS A NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS WITH SIMILAR GM MODELS HAVE RECENTLY EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. THIS WAS A VERY TIME CONSUMING AND EXPENSIVE REPAIR, AND WE CONSIDER OURSELVES LUCKY TO NOT HAVE A DIFFERENT CONCLUSION. *TR
Service brakes, Jul 24, 2014, crash
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT AND SEVERAL TREES. THE CONTACT SUFFERED FROM A LEFT LEG INJURY, MULTIPLE HIP ABRASIONS AND CONTUSIONS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A RUPTURED BRAKE LINE AND THE FACT THAT THERE WAS NO BRAKE FLUID IN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,597.
Service brakes, Jul 23, 2014
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP MY VEHICLE GOING ABOUT 5 MPH, THERE WAS A VIBRATION IN MY BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLE IN THE PATH WAY OF A TRACTOR TRAILER. I THOUGHT MY LIFE WAS ABOUT TO END SO I HIT THE GAS AND ENDED DRIVING UP ON THE CURB TO GET OUT OF ONGOING TRAFFIC. MY BOSS TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON OUR DEPARTMENT VEHICLES THAT WERE TAHOES BECAUSE OF AN ANTILOCKING BRAKE ISSUE. I LOOKED UP THE RECALL ON MOTORTREND AND THE RECALL EXPLAINS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO ME WHEN I ALMOST DIED. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE CHEVY DEALER AND THE GUY RAN MAN VIN NUMBER AND STATED THERE ARE NO ACTIVE RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE. I CALLED THE CHEVY DEALER AND THE FEMALE ON THE PHONE STATED THAT RECALLS ARE DONE BY VIN NUMBERS AND MAYBE MY NUMBER WAS ACCIDENTALLY SKIPPED. THIS IS OFF MOTORTREND. RECALL DATE: AUG 29, 2005 MODEL AFFECTED: 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE SUMMARY: CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATION. THIS CONDITION IS MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR IN ENVIRONMENTALLY CORROSIVE AREAS. THIS RECALL WILL BE LAUNCHED 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 ONLY. CONSEQUENCES: THIS CAN CAUSE INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING LOW-SPEED BRAKE APPLICATIONS, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. POTENTIAL UNITS AFFECTED: 1353718 NOTES: GENERAL MOTORS CORP. READ MORE: HTTP://WWW.MOTORTREND.COM/CARS/2001/CHEVROLET/TAHOE/RECALLS/#IXZZ38LPOMMDC. *TR
Service brakes, Jul 9, 2014
BRAKES FAILED DO TO RUSTED BRAKE LINES. DRIVING ON 55 MPH ROAD STOPLIGHT TURNED JUST AS I APPROACHED IT STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDDLE AND IT SLOWLY WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. I COULD NOT STOP IN TIME AND WENT THROUGH A RED LIGHT, I WAS LUCKY, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER WITH LOSS OF LIFE. I WAS TOLD ALL MY BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1500.00. *TR
Service brakes, Jul 4, 2014
THE PARKING BRAKES DO NOT WORK HAVE OWNED THE TAHOE FOR 2 YEARS AND NEVER USED THE PARKING BRAKES NOW ALL THE SUDDEN THE PARKING BRAKES MAKES A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE AND I THINK THERE IS ENOUGH COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE BRAKES TO WARRANT A RECALL BEFORE SOME ONE DOES GET KILLED OR INJURED .ALSO THEY HAD A RECALL ON THE BRAKES AND ABS BUT ONLY IN THE SO CALLED SALT BELT AND THE OWNERS THAT DON'T LIVE THERE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY TO GET THE SAME THING FIXED THAT THE RECALL SHOULD COVER IN THE FIRST PLACE NO MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE. *TR
Service brakes, Jun 30, 2014
ABS BRAKE LIGHT WOULD COME ON WHEN TRYING TO STOP THEN IT WOULD NOT STOP CORRECTLY AND ALMOST RAN OVER CURB ONTO SIDEWALK. REPLACED SENSOR TWICE BEFORE THE LIGHT AND BRAKES WORKED CORRECTLY. *TR
Service brakes, Jun 18, 2014
DRIVING HOME AND PRESSED ON BRAKES AT A STOP LIGHT AND PETAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. PUMPED BRAKES AND JUST BARELY STOPPED BEFORE HITTING ANOTHER CAR. TAHOE BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED TO NOTHING. THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM!! MANY PEOPLE DON'T LOOK AT THEIR BRAKE LINES UNTIL THEY CRASH. PLEASE GET GM TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE MORE CUSTOMERS ARE HURT. *TR
Service brakes, Apr 21, 2014
I HAD JUST COME OFF THE HIGHWAY AND FORTUNATELY WAS COMPLETING A PARALLEL PARK WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL COULD BE PRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE CAR DID NOT STOP. I ESSENTIALLY ROLLED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME TO STOP. A LARGE AMOUNT OF BRAKE FLUID WAS ON THE GROUND NEAR THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL. WHEN THE CAR WAS STOPPED I OPENED THE DOOR AND LOOKED BACK AS I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. I SAW COLORED FLUID SPRAYING OUT SIDEWAYS FROM THE REAR. SUBSEQUENTLY HAD BRAKE LINE REPAIRED. *TR
Service brakes, Mar 29, 2014
I HAD TO REPLACE 2 BRAKE LINES THAT FAILED ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS .THE BRAKE LINES ARE COVERED IN RUST, THE ABS SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK AND IS NOW DISCONNECTED.THE DEALER STATED ABS PROBLEM WAS FRONT WHEEL SENSORS, AFTER THEY REPLACED BOTH SENSORS THEY THAN DETERMINED IT WAS MY ABS COMPUTER.I TOLD THEM TO LEARN HOW TO TROUBLESHOOT ON SOMEONES ELSE'S VEHICLE AND REMOVED IT. THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF THIS VEHICLE HAD BEEN COATED WITH A LITE UNDERCOATING FROM THE FACTORY, AS THE COATING FALLS YOU CAN SEE EXTENSIVE RUST ON THE EXPOSED METAL SURFACES. IN MY OPINION THE METAL WAS NOT PREPARED CORRECTLY BEFORE IT WAS COATED, FOR THIS TO HAPPEN.THE SERVICE MANAGER FROM THE DEALER STATED, THE RUST CONDITION SHOULD BE A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT.I HAVE PURCHASE NO CORROSIVE BRAKE LINE AND WILL CHANGE LINES AS NEEDED. *TR
Electrical system, Service brakes, Mar 14, 2014
ABS BRAKE LIGHT ON DASH STAYS ON. I HAD ALL THE SENSORS TESTED AND THEY ARE OK. I HAD THE COMPUTER TESTED AND IT SHOWS A FAULT. BUT THE ABS SEEMS TO BE WORKING FINE. IT APPEARS THAT IN ORDER TO GET THIS ERROR LIGHT TO GO OFF I HAVE TO SPEND A $1000 FOR A COMPUTER, EVEN THOUGHT HE SYSTEM APPEARS TO BE WORKING PROPERLY. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE PURCHASE. *TR
Service brakes, Feb 24, 2014
BRAKE LINE FAILURE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKE CONTROL. BRAKE LINE CORRODED. *TR
Service brakes, Feb 14, 2014
IN PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BECAUSE, AS I FOUND OUT LATER, ALL OF THE BRAKE FLUID HAD LEAKED OUT DUE TO BRAKE LINE RUST AND CORROSION. NO WARNING AT ALL (E.G. SOFT PEDAL) AND THIS VEHICLE DOESN'T HAVE A SPECK OF RUST ON IT. I REPLACED ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES AT A COST OF NEARLY $1400.00. *TR
Service brakes, Sep 2, 2013
BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR BEFORE HOLDING - NO HYDRAULICS. BRAKE LINE FAILURE/RUPTURE WITH HEAVY LEAK OF BRAKE FLUID UNDER DRIVER SEAT AREA. SUSPECTED CORROSION. *JS
Service brakes, Aug 22, 2013
MY BRAKE LINES KEEP BURSTING. I WASN'T EVEN DRIVING, I WAS IN PARK, APPLIED THE BRAKES TO PUT IT GEAR AND THE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME, I JUST SPENT $400 TO HAVE THE REARS REPLACED WHILE ON THE ROAD. I WAS STUCK OUT OF STATE. NOW IT HAPPENED AGAIN. PLEASE HELP, I CAN'T AFFORD A REPAIR RIGHT NOW. *TR
Service brakes, Aug 20, 2013
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ALONG THE FREEWAY WHEN SUDDENLY SHE HAD TO BRAKE AND THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR, THE TRUCK NOT STOPPING. SHE GOT IN THE SLOW LANE AND HAD TO GO VERY SLOW TO HER DESTINATION. THANK GOD SHE'S A GOOD DRIVER OR SHE COULD'VE KILLED HERSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE. I MET HER AT HER DESTINATION TO CHECK OUT MY TRUCK AND FOUND THAT WHEN YOU STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, BRAKE FLUID POURED OUT FROM UNDER THE CHASSIS OF THE TRUCK IN THE AREA OF THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR.SO I LOOKED AT THE REST OF MY BRAKE LINES AND THEY ARE FULL OF RUST. *TR
Service brakes, Aug 8, 2013
2001 TAHOE BRAKES FAILED...LINE RUPTURE, CAUSING MY WIFE TO PLOW THROUGH A RED LIGHT AT AN INTERSECTION AND NARROWLY AVOID A CRASH. THIS IS MY THIRD GM BRAKELINE FAILURE. THE OTHER TWO OCCURRED ON A 1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE, AGAIN WITH INSTANT, NO WARNING, LOSS OF BRAKE POWER. FORTUNATELY, THOSE EVENTS WERE IN PARKING LOTS AT VERY LOW SPEED. YES, THERE IS SOME, MAYBE 30% OF BRAKE POWER LEFT ON THE TAHOE, BUT THE STOPPING DISTANCE IS MAGNIFIED GREATLY ONCE SPEED IS ABOVE 15 MPH. I CAN CITE AT LEAST SIX OTHER ACQUAINTANCES WITH SIMIALR BRAKE LINE FAILURES ON GM VEHICLES FROM THE Y2000 ERA DESIGN. SOMETHING IS GROSSLY WRONG WITH GM, AND PERHAPS OTHERS, BRAKE LINE COMPONENTS. JUST VISUALLY EXAMINE THE BRAKELINES AND THEY APPEAR READY TO CRUMBLE AT MANY PLACES DUE TO SUBSTANTIAL EXTERIOR CORROSION. NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM ON THE MANY VEHICLES OWNED OVER THE YEARS. MAKE THEM FIX IT AT THEIR COST, PLEASE. I CAN'T THINK OF A SINGLE MORE CRITICAL SYSTEM FOR DRIVER SAFETY ON A VEHICLE THAN THE BRAKE SYSTEM. IT HAS TO BE PHYSICALLY RELIABLE FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR. *TR
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Service brakes, Jul 29, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO DECELERATE BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO RESPOND. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000. UPDATED 08/27/13*LJ
Structure, Service brakes, Jul 26, 2013
OPERATING ON THE REAR ACCESS ROAD TO A MALL AND NOTICED BRAKE PEDAL ALMOST WENT TO THE FLOOR AND IT TOOK A STRONG EFFORT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. TRIED PUMPING BRAKES TO SEE IF PEDAL WOULD RISE, IT DID NOT. CHECKED BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR AND IT WAS SLIGHTLY DOWN. LOOKED UNDER TRUCK AND NO LEAK AT ALL FOUR WHEELS OR ON INSIDE MASTER CYLINDER COWL. DROVE SLOWLY TO NEARBY MECHANIC AND THIS TIME NOTICED DRIPPING UNDER DRIVER SIDE FLOOR. MECHANIC SAID I NEEDED BRAKE LINE REPLACEMENT AND AM AWAITING REPAIR. VEHICLE IS WELL MAINTAINED, ALWAYS PARKED ON PAVED DRIVEWAY, AND WAXED ALONG WITH UNDERCARRAIGE CAR WASHES DURING THE WINTER MONTHS. PURCHASED USED FROM CHEVY DEALER AND FOUND LEFT REAR BACKING PLATE HAD ALMOST ROTTED OFF EXPOSING REAR AXLE SEALS WHICH DEALER REPLACED WITHIN WEEK OF MY PURCHASE. *TR
Service brakes, Jul 6, 2013
MY SON WAS DRIVING ON I-95 INTO BALTIMORE WHEN HE HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE 2001 TAHOE IMMEDIATELY LOST BRAKING POWER. HE WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER ONTO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM BUT THE BRAKES WERE NO LONGER OPERATING PROPERLY. THERE WAS NO LONGER ANY RESISTANCE IN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND MINIMAL STOPPING POWER. `HE WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING GARAGE BY DRIVING SLOWLY AND IN LOW GEAR. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED HOME AND EXAMINED IT AND DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY AND THAT IT HAD LEAKED OUT OF A CORRODED AND BROKEN BRAKE LINE AT THE MIDPOINT OF THE CHASSIS. ALL OF THE METAL BRAKE LINES ARE CORRODED AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS NO ADVANCE WARNING OF ANY IMPENDING BRAKE LINE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REGISTERED IN MARYLAND SINCE PURCHASED NEW AND THERE IS RELATIVELY LITTLE SNOW THAT FALLS IN THE WINTER AND AS A RESULT THERE IS ALMOST NO OTHER CORROSION ON THIS VEHICLE SO SEEING THE BRAKE LINES CORRODED LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT AN INFERIOR GRADE OF STEEL WAS USED ON THIS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT COMPONENT. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE THE BRAKE LINE IN THE AREA OF THE FAILURE IS LOCATED ABOVE THE FRAME AND IS NOT VISIBLE FROM BELOW AND THEREFORE CANNOT BE INSPECTED FOR CORROSION. WHEN THE OIL IS CHANGED AND WHEN THE BRAKES ARE REPLACED THE BRAKE LINES ARE CHECKED BUT IN THE AREA OF THE FAILURE AS STATED THEY CANNOT BE INSPECTED. I BELIEVE GM SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO RECALL ALL VEHICLES WITH THIS TYPE OF METAL BRAKE LINE AND BE REQUIRED TO REPLACE THEM WITH A BETTER GRADE OF STAINLESS STEEL AS IT IS REASONABLY FORESEEABLE THAT FATALITIES WILL BE THE LOGICAL CONSEQUENCE OF THIS TYPE OF FAILURE IN A SIGNIFICANT PERCENTAGE OF THESE INCIDENTS. *TR
Service brakes, Apr 26, 2013
I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 CHEVY TAHOE AT MODERATE SPEED WHEN THE ABS AND PARKING INDICATOR LIGHT COME ON. IN ADDITION THERE WAS PULSING WHICH I BELIEVE IS FROM THE ABS SYSTEM WHEN I TRIED SLOWING DOWN FROM 25 MPH. I DID RESEARCH ON TSB AND DID FIND THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THIS KIND OF PROBLEM AFFECTING GM SUV FROM 2000-2006 REGARDING SPEED SENSOR AND CORROSION OF BRAKE LINES . I INFORMED THE CHEVY DEALER OF THIS TSB AND THEY REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS ISSUE AND WANTED ME TO PAY IN EXCESS OF $1200 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL THE DEALER REPRESENTING GM IS NOT ACTING IN GOOD FAITH. AS I TOLD THEM THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NOT ASKING FOR ANYTHING UNREASONABLE CONSIDERING THE ASSISTANCE FROM TAX PAYER. I APPRECIATE YOUR ASSISTANCE. REGARDS. *TR
Service brakes, Fuel/propulsion system, Apr 7, 2013
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD DOING ONLY 25 MILES A HOUR AND HAD MY KIDS IN THE CAR I WENT TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. WHEN HAD IT LOOKED AT THEY SAID ALL BRAKE LINES ROTTED. WITH A TRUCK THAT ONLY HAS 50,000 ON IT THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. MY HUSBAND KEEPS MY TRUCK MINT IF HAD TO RATE IT ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 10 I WOULD SAY IT IS A 9.5 LOOKS BRAN NEW. *TR
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Service brakes, Mar 8, 2013
I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON RT 67 IN SOUTHBURY CT. WHEN A DEER CROSSED THE STREET IN FRONT OF ME. I APPLIED THE BRAKES FIRMLY AND AT FIRST THEY FELT FINE, THEN THEY JUST WENT TO THE FLOOR. FORTUNATELY THE CAR SLOWED FROM THE FIRST APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES SINCE I NO BRAKES AFTER THAT POINT. USING THE E-BRAKE I INCHED MY WAY TO A SAFE SPOT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT A REPAIR SHOP AND I AM WAITING FOR AN ESTIMATE. THIS INCIDENT APPEARS TO MATCH MANY OTHERS RELATED TO EA11001. AS YOU KNOW, THIS MIGHT HAVE TURNED OUT DIFFERENTLY UNDER OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES. FORTUNATELY IN MY CASE, THE DEER JUMPED OUT AT THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME. IF THE DEER DID NOT JUMP OUT AND THE BRAKES FAILED LATER IN MY TRIP I MIGHT HAVE BEEN ON A HILL OR AT A BUSY INTERSECTION WHERE INJURY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE WOULD HAVE BEEN A CERTAINTY. I FIND IT REMARKABLE THAT EA11001 IS TAKING SO LONG TO RESOLVE GIVEN THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS ISSUE. PLEASE PROVIDE ME WITH ANY UPDATED INFORMATION. THANK YOU. *TR