1996 Chevrolet Tahoe brakes problems

Filed May 3, 2016 · Brakes · 170,000 miles · IL · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 1996 chevrolet tahoe. While driving approximately 5 MPH and pushing another vehicle, the brakes failed when the brake pedal was depressed. As a result, both vehicles crashed into a wall. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was not filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 170,000.

Filed Oct 7, 2011 · Brakes · 130,000 miles · OH

Unwanted antilock brake activation at low speed started intermittent now consistent in unwanted activation resulting in increased stopping distance. There is a current campaign for 1999-2002 that should be expanded to include 1996 vehicles. Campaign no. 05v379000.

Filed Dec 16, 2010 · Brakes · 53,000 miles · MD

Tl*the contact owns a 1996 chevrolet tahoe. While driving approximately 25 MPH the brakes were applied and the pedal extended to the floor. The vehicle was taken to his residence and the contact could see brake fluid leaking from the brake lines. The failure was not diagnosed and the vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 53,000.

Filed Apr 13, 2010 · Brakes · 105,721 miles · FL

My '96 chevrolet tahoe 2-door suffered complete brake system loss when a brake line burst while in-service. The tahoe, used primarily in illinois in the winter, suffered the failure in may of 2008 with about 102,000 miles accumulated and with no with no prior indications of a problem prior to the complete failure. The brake line simplyburst/ failed completely when the line (mounted to the firewall below the radiator) completely failed, leaving blown out gap about an inchlong in the line. The truck was slowing to a stop sign when then line failed and the brake pedal went down to the floor, so there was no collateral damage. The vehicle was towed immediately to a repair shop for estimation and repairs (not a chevy garage). These repairs required complete vehicle brake line replacement (except to the front ant-lock unit) and complete system component replacement (except for the master cylinder). I thought the failure was random until I recently saw an article on the topic in print by jerry hirsch, staff writerfor the los angeles times, business section where other similar failures on similar models were noted. The repairs cost close to $2,000 and, if there are other campaigns on this model, I would like to research them to determine if poor design by general motors/chevrolet division is responsible for these repairs and how to go about adding my vehicle to that campaign. I have kept the vehicle registered in my name and currently own a 2004 chevrolet, so my contact information would have been on-file with gm such that proper notifications could have been made. I had no idea that this type of failure was part of gms faulty design history or that any campaign was underway pertaining to brake line failures until I saw the article printed by mrjerry hirsch as note d above.

Filed Sep 22, 2005 · Brakes · 119,000 miles · NY

Anti-lock brakes are coming on frequently.

Filed Jun 27, 2005 · Brakes · 102,744 miles · CA · crash · 2 injuries

A leak in the vaccuum booster caused the brakes to fail which resulted in a collision.

Filed Mar 3, 2005 · Brakes · IL · crash

While driving. The brakes failed, and a collision occurred. Consumer's vehicle hit the back of another vehicle. . Upon hitting the brakes they pulsated.

Filed Mar 2, 2005 · Airbags, Brakes · MD

Consumer was having trouble with electrical system. The exterior and interior lights inadvertently fail and cease working. Consumer took the vehicle to a dealer to determine the cause; however, the dealer was unable to locate the problem. The consumer is still experiencing unexpected failure with the lighting system. Also, check engine light was on. Dealer could not determine why the light was on. Fuel pump had to be replaced twice within the past year.*ak the blinker and turn signals have to be replaced frequently. Coolant leaked into the engine and it had to be replaced. Air bag warning light illuminated. Starter was replaced. The steering wheel shook. The dealer replaced the idler arm and drag link. Water pump leaked. Power steering pump leaked. Brake cable broke. Pinion seal leaked. Master cylinder leaked.

Filed Feb 19, 2004 · Brakes · 120,000 miles · IL

The front disc brake rotors separated from the mounting bracket, and the brakes failed to stop the vehicle immediately when the pad was depressed. This resulted in extended stopping distance. *ak (the right side front disc brake rotor)

Filed Apr 23, 2002 · Brakes · 84,700 miles · NC

At a speed of 50 MPH I applied brakes on the approach of a stop light. The brake pedal went down about two inches and then catapulted up vary quickly. At this point the pedal was very hard. Which if the vacuum booster failed it should have left me with hydraulic manual brakes, and it did not. I had to stop the truck with the emergency brake after rolling through a red light at about 30 to 40 MPH. I replaced the vacuum booster and it fixed the problem. Chevy customer service dept. Was called and a case was opened #c06749958. This is unacceptable like it failed, this could have been a loss of life issue. There are a number of complaints of brake problems with this vehicle and at this point nothing being done about it. *ts ***dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12-12-02 cut over to artemis***761073