Dt*: the contact stated while pulling out from a red light at 5 MPH, a vehicle in front of the contact slammed on the brakes. When the contact went to apply the brakes, the ABS engaged and the brake pedal went to the floor and the vehicles crashed. The contact's vehicle received no damage; however, the other vehicle sustained property damage to the rear bumper. The police were called to the scene although there were no injuries. Gm stated because of the age and amount of mileage on the vehicle they would not cover any repairs, however they did pay for the inspection of the vehicle. Updated 06/30/06.
1998 Chevrolet Tahoe: brake failure
8 of the 263 complaints about the 1998 Chevrolet Tahoe describe brake failure.
- owner complaints
- 8
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall and 2 service bulletins for this area of the car. See below
Brake failure by model year
What owners say
The brake failures are well known by all tahoe owners. The failures for the windshield wiper control assembly, brake light assembly are all related to poor quality electrical components not intended for any reasonable service life. Junk by any quality standards. The service department at nelda stevenson chevrolet acknolwdged these components have high failure rates, but they get paid to correct them. The coolantconnector is an extememly poor design. Despite threading into the intake, it is made of a poor quality material that breaks off at the entry to the manifold requiring removal of the manifold to remove the broken threads resulting in a $400 bill to replace a $12.95 part. Again pathetic design and choice of materials to save a couple of dollars in manufacturing. As a design engineer, I find these choices by gm designers deplorable and will buy used bmws from now on. A bmw with 200,000 miles has more service life left in it than a brand new gm product.
When driving vehicle and applying brakes, there is a delayed time in panic situations. The first attempt by dealer in fixing problem, resulted in replacement of master cylinder booster. Two days after that brakes degraded to apoint where there were no brakes at all, and gushy feeling when pressing brake pedal. In case of need for immediate stopping , brakes are dangerous .
Serpentine belt tensioner pulley assembly failed, broke off while vehicle was coming to a stop, causing loss of brakes and power steering, which almost resulted in a crash.
Front brakes failed. Nlm
Bad master brake cylinder, causing brakes to fail. When applied the brake pedal goes to the floor. Dealer has been contacted.
Abs brake problems; when applying the brakes under normal road condition, normal braking situation, the pedal travels completely to the floor, and there is a loss of braking ability. *ak dealer stated that the brake booster was bad.
Abs brakes; when applying brakes in normal conditions and in panic stops, the pedal goes to the floor and brakes fail to stop the vehicle. Please provide further details.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: rotor
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks and multi-purpose passenger vehicles. One or both front brake rotor/hubs were built with an out-of-specification gray iron that can fail during the life of the vehicle.
- Risk
- If a driver continues to drive with a cracked rotor, the cracks could continue around the wheel mounting bolt circle and ultimately result in a wheel separation.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect the rotors for a core date of "287" and, if found, replace the rotor.
Recall number 98V033000 · Recall details
Questions about the 1998 Chevrolet Tahoe brake failure
Is brake failure a common problem on the 1998 Chevrolet Tahoe?
8 of 263 owner complaints about the 1998 Chevrolet Tahoe (3%) mention brake failure. The model year with the most reports is 2001.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1998 Chevrolet Tahoe?
There is 1 recall and 2 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1998 Chevrolet Tahoe
Wipers 46ABS 29Fuel pump 8Pulling 8Jerking 7Power steering loss 6No deployment 5Fire or smoke 5Fuel leak 5Hesitation 5
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