Repeated rotor and pad warping and premature wear. Every 3-4,000 miles.
1997 Chevrolet Tahoe brakes complaints
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My tahoe has warped the front rotors under normal use(no towing) under warranty 6 times and twice more out of warranty with only 38k miles total. Cheverolt dealer claims there are no technical bullitens on this problem even though I've learned the suburban has a similar issue requiring a proportioning valve replacement. On average this tahoe has warped the front rotors every 4000 miles. What can be done to resolve this issue?
Abs engages intermittently, dealer repaired vehicle at consumer's cost and also informed consumer that the vehicle was not covered under manufacturer's recall, front hubs and sensor were replaced.
Consumer took vehicle to dealer for a brake job, and the attendant replaced brakes.
Power brake booster is leaking vaccum causing the brake pedal to be hard, replaced the power brake booster.
While driving about 65 MPH down the mountain when applying brake pedal vehicle did not stop. Consumer had to place vehicle low gear to reduce speed, then it stopped.
Vehicle will not stop had 2 rear-end collisions within 3 months
Brake pedal goes to floor when braking hard, vehicle does not stop. Complained to two different dealers but they say that the brakes are ok
Abs braking system is defective. But, regular brakes do work. But when traveling in snow or ice ABS braking system takes longer to stop. Dealership is aware of the problem.
While driving could switch lanes with oversensitive power steering, consumer believed that powering steering pump and brakes booster faile d at 43000 miles.
The turn signals quit working at the dealer and they never did pin-point it. The 4wd system engaged on it's own at 75 MPH and the trans, cut out resulting in no power and then it returned but the 4wd system was gone. The barkes failed and then started working ok. The parking brake was in need of adjustment every 2000 miles. The ABS would kick in for no reason.
The ABS system would kick in for no reason and didn't matter what the road surface was. The vehicle would pull excesively to the crown of the road, if you took your hands off the sterring wheel, you would end up in a ditch in less than two seconds. The cruise control would work when it wanted to, same as the horn. The brakes would pulsate. It went through one of the front pads every ten thousand miles; the other three padshad over 50% left. The transmission would shift way to early from first to second; causing the vehicle to alomost quit accelerating because of the lack of power.
Abs brake systems does not work, when applied the brakes at 30-40mpg the brakes will not stop vehicle, experience accidents over a 2 year period. Hit two cars due to failure.
No summary listed for above vehicle.
Another vehicle cut in quickly in front of consumer's vehicle. Consumer applied brakes (ABS) & heard hissing noises, like releasing of air, before vehicle stopped. Took vehicle to dealer & mechanic indicated power assist module's rubber diaphragm was badly damaged. It needed to be replaced.
Ongoing problem with excessive wear of brake pads. Replacement needed every two -three months. Dealer notified, and informed consumer that brake rotors also needed replacement, and it would only be done at consumer's expense because parts were not under a manufacturer's recall. Feel free to provide further details.
4-wheel drive: on dry conditions and at slow speeds, ABS braking system activated, causing extended stopping distance which may result in a crash. Dealer said the problem was due to the front hubs wearing out which caused the ABS brakes to malfunction.
Rear brake wheel cylinder was totally defective. Brake fluid was coming out of the deteriorated caps on wheel cylinder, damaging the rear axle seals. Consumer wants reimbursement for the rear brake work done. *ak
No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak( dot number: tire size: 265/75/r16 )
Caliper slides froze due to tolerance/corossion, causing vehicle to effectively utilize one brake pad for braking. Dealer noted that this is a common problem and offered to charge me for filing (service bulletin # 99-05-24-001) down the caliper slide to be within tolerance (not covered under "bumper to bumper" warranty - chevrolet customer service file #000014560). According to napa brake installation istructions for applicable pads (gm part numbers 7024a or 7081a), there is a posssibility of this condition breaking contact between the pad friction material and the metal backing, which would severely hamper or remove all braking power from that wheel. I have a brother with a chevy astro van of similar year, and an uncle with a full size chevy truck of similar year, both of whom have experienced front brake excessive/uneven wear. Thier vehicles were out of the warranty period at the time it was noticed. I feel that chevy has denied me a warranty claim, because this is an inherent problem with thier brake design, and would be too costly to recall. I also feel that because it involves the front brakes (which provide most of braking power) of many large vehicles, that many use for towing, this should be considered for a safety recall, or at least covered under warrany, if discovered under warranty period. Thank you for your time.
I have been involved / responsible for 2 rear end collisions that have occurred as a result of my ABS system not stopping my vehicle. The first time this happened I felt that the brakes did not operate correctly, but continued to operate the vehicle. Just last week I was involved in an accident at low speed with more than sufficient stopping distance and the vehicle slid into the rear of other. I have not had any accidents in over 20 years with multiple vehicles and to have two similiar accidents within a year of each other for the same cause leads me to suspect something is wrong. Have there been other compliants regarding the ABS capability in chevy trucks?
Abs system failed at 55097 miles,it should be under warranty.
Intermittently when the brakes are applied the pedal goes partially to the floor, resulting in extended stopping . Dealer has been notified.
3rd set of brakes in 29,000 miles. Total brake failure, close call to hitting car in front of me. Could not stop, brake pedal all the way to the floor. Gm & dealership have been no assistance in getting problem resolved.
At 13000 miles poor braking and noise in front end. Dealer checks brakes finds that specs are met.29000 mi. Brakes are shot and replaced at my expense. Gm says dealer must have misdiagnosed take it up with them even though historical data shows problem reported at 13000 miles.it isn't right that serious injury or death is the wake call that one of the USA's largest corporations needs to step-up to accepting responsibility for a product they engineered,designed, and marketed. I would expect that from china.
Chev steadfastly has found no problem; vehicle, however, sails on...
Poor design of rubber cover on the brake pedal came off causing driver's foot to slip to the floor resulting in a rear end collision.
When the brakes are applied pedal goes partially to the floor and the vehicle vibrates. The dealer has inspected the vehicle several times, and the and the problem still exists. Manufacturer has been notified.
Front brake components and u-joints failed at less than 50,000 miles
Front disc brakes do not function properly. I bought this vehicle in may 1997. Approximately 6 months after driving this vehicle I started noticing front disc brake problems. The vehicle was taken to gunderson chevrolet were they "grinded" and lubed front "knuckles?" . Problem continued and consisits of "jerky" and "clunky" front brakes. Vehicle has been taken to a private repair shop were front disc pads were replaced and front rotor were turned due to warping. Vehicle continues to exhibit a "jerky" braking motion which is annoying and could possibly cause an accident due to improper braking. I believe that this front brake system is very poorly designed and would expect that gmac should repair this $35,000 vehicle which should have a reliable and smooth front braking system.( dot number: tire size: 235/75/15 )
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