Antilock brake failure. Antilock brakes activate at low speed and unwanted times.
1995 Chevrolet Tahoe: brake failure
14 of the 246 complaints about the 1995 Chevrolet Tahoe describe brake failure.
- owner complaints
- 14
- of this car's complaints
- 6%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 2 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Brake failure by model year
What owners say
Vehicle has anti-lock brakes with a spongy brake pedal. Consumer replaced every part of the brakes, except the brake booster and the kelsey-hayes anti-lock brake module. Vehicle has no brake pressure. The pedal goes to the floor. *ak *sc
With the cruise control engaged the vehicle experienced sudden acceleration the foot brake failed to disengage the cruise control resulting in vehicle collision, air bags failed to deploy upon impact and the seat belt failed to restrain him causing his head to strike the passenger side windshiled knocking him unconsious. Nlm
I recently read of your investigation of tahoe battery leakage. I think the problem is bigger than power failure. My brakes failed on the highway, and when I took the vehicle in for repair I was told that acid from the battery had leaked onto the brake line and destroyed it. All the fluid was lost. The brake line, right front hose and (of course) battery were replaced. Someone should tell gm that it is not too smart to put leaky batteries over a brake line. The vehicle has been (and still is) dealer maintained and serviced.
The federal safety agency campaign#95v124000 indicated a wiring defect on the high mounted stop light for 1995 checrolet tahoe. Mine fails.I took the truck to jerry hamm chev. In jacksonville on 5/4/00 to have the anti-lock brakes fixed for the second time,and asked them to also repair the high-light. They refused,stated the recall was not in their database. I provided them with a printed copy of your campaign,and they still refused. They also made me pay for the ABS modulator repair on 02/22/99 even though it was common knowledge that tahoes were having anti-lock brake failures. I don't think the ABS modulator (heart of the ABS) system should have failed at 47,000 miles. The only thing they did was split the cost of the part after I complained and indicated I was calling chevrolet
Onseptember 25, 1998, I was driving my 1995 chevy tahoe, SUV and had a complete brake failure, which almost caused a terrible accident. This was amazing in that on august 7, of that same year only a little over a month after the brakes had been serviced they failed. It was concluded that the battery had failed and leaked acid onto the brake lines causing them to fail and leakout the vital fluid. On 1/23/00 s.d.union/tribune carried an national a..p article saying the the ntsa was investgating this very problem in tahoes/yukons & suburbans
After contacting gm about several incidents of brake failure I was told they were investigating this problem but my vehicle was out of warranty and nothing would be done by gm. No further explanation followed. The braking problem on this vehicle has resulted in one crash w/injuries and three other occurrences were a crash was narrowly averted. Contact with others across the us indicates the ABS has a problem known by gm, but gm refuses to make reparation. I received facial lacerations due to this problem and consider gm's attitude one of "[xxx] the customer...you're on your own". I firmly believe multiple people will have to die before gm with admit these vehicles have a problem with the ABS. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
The description of the ABS brake failure in the washington post article on july 22, 1999 is an exact description of the cause of an accident I had in february, 1999. I was traveling about 10 MPH and applied the brakes. I was unable to stop because no matter how hard I pushed the pedal, the vehicle continued to roll and bumped into the truck in front of me, damaging my bumper. I had the dealer replace the bumper and check the brakes. They said they didn't find anything wrong with the ABS brake system.
Power brake booster unit would not hold the vaccum pressure, resulting in partial loss of braking effort. Extreme pedal pressure beyond capibility of average of small female to stop in a reasonable distance. Chevy refused to cover repairs because vehicle was 5 days beyond warranty. *ak
When brakes are applied the pedal goes to the floor, resulting in extended stopping distance. The dealer has not been notified.
Brakes have always felt loose. Recently in a panic stop, brakes went to the floor when depressed hard. The pedal bleeds down if continual pressure is applied. Dealer claims this is standard for this vehicle.
Abs brake failure, caliper will not release, causing lockup and pedal goes to the floor, resulting in extended stopping distance.
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Related recalls
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Questions about the 1995 Chevrolet Tahoe brake failure
Is brake failure a common problem on the 1995 Chevrolet Tahoe?
14 of 246 owner complaints about the 1995 Chevrolet Tahoe (6%) mention brake failure. The model year with the most reports is 2001.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1995 Chevrolet Tahoe?
There are 0 recalls and 2 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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