Hello I am experiencing the exact symptoms described in gm recall 05068c "these vehicles may have a condition permitting corrosion to occur between the front hub/bearing assembly and the wheel speed sensor. If the brakes are applied while the vehicle is traveling at a speed of greater than 6 km/h (3.7 MPH) but less than 16 km/h (10 MPH), the corrosion may cause an unwanted antilock brake system (ABS) activation. If this condition occurred where stopping distance is limited, a crash could occur. " however, my VIN is not included in the breakpoints, even though I have a 2000 chevrolet tahoe. I can demonstrate that this is the problem in two ways, first by reproducing with a scan tool that shows unexpected ABS activation during stopping at this low speed, and second after pulling the ABS fuse this problem does not happen. This clearly points to the ABS issue mentioned in the recall. I have contacted two local dealerships, and after I asked about recalls they said my VIN was invalid. Then I contacted the chevy contact center and they said there are no recalls for my vehicle. So now what - should I just replace the ABS sensors and move on, or is there any chance of getting this acknowledged by gm as part of the recall?
2000 Chevrolet Tahoe brakes complaints
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Tried to stop and brakes failed due to rusted thru rear left steel brake line. Now have 2 others rusted thru. Car is at mechanic shop now mechanic is replacing all brake lines because he would not touch it other wise .hesaid I can expect at least a $1200.00 dollar bill or more.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet tahoe. The contact stated that while driving at low speeds, the ABS activated independently. The dealer stated that the vehicle had unwanted ABS activation. The dealer cleaned the grounds, calipers, and rotors, lubed the wheel speed sensor mounts, and checked and cleaned the hubs. The vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 05v379000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 148,250. Updated 03/17/15
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet tahoe. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 5 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed and failed to respond. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic where it was diagnosed that the front and the rear brake lines needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 120,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet tahoe. While driving 10 MPH, the vehicle failed to respond when the brake pedal was depressed. The contact crashed into a parked vehicle. A police report was filed and no injuries were reported. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 183,000.
Driving to gas station prior to going on vacation, applied brakes and peddle went to the floor with no warning lights on to indicate failure of the brake system. I found brake tubing failure on rear drivers side. The tubing is so rusted that it can not be repaired and must be replaced at a dealer the cost is around $3000.00 for all new brake tubing, probably why gm has not fixed the problem it's a big money maker.
Tried to stop and brakes failed due to rusted thru rear left steel brake line. Now have 2 others rusted thru.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet tahoe. While driving approximately 45 MPH, the rear brakes malfunctioned when the brake pedal was depressed. The failure caused the stopping distance to increase. The contact discovered a puncture in the brake line due to the brake line making contact with the frame of the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 148,000.
It wasn't an accident, I was driving my tahoe and stopped and got out when I got back in and started driving I put my foot on brake and it went to the floor, at the time I did not know my brake line had busted. It was very scary for me. No warning light went on till I was almost home.. We took it to a shop to hear the brake line had rusted through. I sending this complaint do the fact I heard on the news that this has become a problem with this tahoe. We were planning on leaving that evening with our camper. Its a good thing it happened before we left otherwise there could of been a serious accident pulling the camper and not being able to stop. Please look into this matter.
As I stopped my tahoe at my apartment, my front brake line burst due to corrosion. I lost all brake power, and brake fluid is leaking out from the burst line.
Driving at low speed and tried to stop at stop sign but brake line burst and vehicle would not stop at all. As a result car went thru stop sign but lucky no other car was present. Car eventually rolled to a stop. Mechanic said brake line rusted thru and replaced it and several other lines that had sever rust going on.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet tahoe. The contact stated that upon inspection, it was found that the brake lines were perforated due to rust. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure was confirmed. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 114,000. Updated 05/12/14*lj the consumer stated the hard steel brake line to the rear brakes completely rusted through, causing the line to burst. Updated 05/15/14
I was driving at roughly 45 MPH on a public road when I was cutoff by another vehicle who also nearly came to a stop. I quickly brake and while the brakes did momentarily work the pedal then became very soft and fell to the floorboard. The offending vehicle then made its turn or I would have hit them. I limped the vehicle home where I found a busted brake line due to bad rust. This is a very dangerous situation.
This is the second brake incident I have had with our tahoe within the past year. In october 2012, I was driving the tahoe to an auto shop for the yearly inspection. Upon arrival, one of the brake lines blew. At that time, we had all of the soft brake lines replaced due to corrosion. We were living in the northeast at that time. That repair was $800. On january 6, 2014, I went to do some errands. As I arrived home and pulled into my garage, the brake pedal went to the floor and the car made a hissing sound from the back. I turned the car off and there was fluid leaking from behind the driver's rear tire. Unbelievable! We had the tahoe towed the next day to an auto shop and were told that the "hard" line in the braking system is rusted and corroded. We were quoted between $1500-2000. We also called the dealer for an estimate and were quoted $3000+. This is ridiculous! I've had more than one mechanic tell me that this is a known problem with the tahoes and the rust. Both of these incidents we were very lucky not to have had an accident. Why they are not doing on a recall on this is beyond me. How many cars does it take to have this failure before they do??? Or god forbid, they are waiting for a certain number of injuries or deaths before that sparks a recall. I am tired of shelling out money for this matter over and over. We haven't decided on whether it's worth repairing but if we decide to buy, it won't be chevy. They obviously don't care.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet tahoe. The contact stated that the brake pedal abnormally traveled to the floorboard. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection where they stated that the brake lines were corroded and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 204,419.
While coming to a stop in traffic my brake pedal suddenly dropped to the floor. I tried to pump the pedal to gain some sort of pressure and stopping power but the pedal was not responding. Luckily I was already slowed down to a speed that did not cause injury to myself, my passengers or the vehicle that I had hit in the rear bumper. When I exited my vehicle I noticed brake fluid coming from the area were the fender and the door come together and also towards the back of the door were it meets the rear door jam. Under inspection it appears I had 2 failures at the same time. The front brake line failed and so did the rear. The corrosion is horrible and has also consumed the fuel lines. I believe they are the next to go. I don't understand how a company will spend the money to install a stainless exhaust system that will survive almost forever but they will not invest the money on the brake and fuel lines to be made out of stainless steel. I am very fortunate that I was not traveling at a high rate of speed, the outcome would have been much worse for everybody involved.
In 2011 at a traffic light intersection brakes failed on my 2000 chevy tahoe (60k miles). Brake pedal fully depressed slowed the vehicle enough to swerve and avoid a collision. Repair revealed extensive corrosion on brake line that caused it to rupture. The repair is extremely costly since these lines are difficult to access, and they must be custom bent and fitted. To replace all lines would have cost $1500-$2000 to repair. As a result, like many people affected by this defect, we opted to only repair the damaged lines. In hindsight this wasn't the best choice, but the vehicle was undriveable and we didn't have the money to repair it fully. Predictably this failure happened again about a year later in a similar situation. Luckily again it was on a residential street and we were able to avoid yet another collision. I can only imagine if it was on the highway, on a mountain road or while trailering a boat etc. Subsequent to the latest failure we sold this vehicle. Gm has been negligent in addressing this issue. The dealership offered nothing, stating that we live in the "salt belt, and this can happen". This statement is only a half truth since millions of other vehicles also in the salt belt don't have their brake lines fail during their useful life. Gm is hoping that by delaying this they will avoid the enormous expense of recalling and repairing these vehicles. This is shameful because this type of safety issue is very dangerous and sneaky. It can come up at any time, anywhere.
I on 8/30/2013 noticed a very soft brake pedal and drove home carefully. I did not drive the car the next day out of concern for the brakes. I tested the brakes on sunday and found I had no brakes. The truck was towed to a repair facility on 9/2/2013. Inspection of the system shows all brake lines need replacement. Three have failed and the others when moved to allow replacement of the bad lines will fail. The bleeder valve is rusted and new calipers may be needed. Estimated total cost approx. $2000.00 plus. I have owned many cars and never encountered this problem before. I suspect inferior materials are being used for brake lines. I am told this is a very common occurrence. I am lucky that there was no accident caused by my brake failure. I am sure many others are not so lucky. The problem seems very common among cars built by the big three and less so among european auto makers. I suspect bean counters are saving a few dollars per car and to hell with safety!
While driving on the nj garden state parkway vehicle was cutoff by another when brakes were applied a loud hissing was heard brake pedal went to the floor could not stop SUV. Brake light came on and check engine light. Had to swerve out of the way of another car. Upon inspection of brakes the steel line to the back brakes right above the gas tank where you could not see it was rusted out and burst all of the brake fluid emptied out of it covering the bottom of tahoe. All metal brake lines were heavily rusted and corroded.
Total brake system failure. Fortunately happened driving in neighborhood and not on highway or another higher speed road. There was no warning light or indication of any sort. Just hit the brakes and they were not there. This could have been a serious accident at anything over 20-25 MPH!!!!!!!
I took my tahoe in for a state inspection and as the mechanic pulled the car into the bay, the brake line failed. He could not stop the car. I have spoken with two different auto shops who told me this is a known problem with gm. Sure enough. I did some research online and found complaint after complaint about this same exact issue. Some were even involved in crashes. I am grateful that this did not happen while I was driving with my kids in the car. $800 later, I have my tahoe back. Why is gm not doing anything about this? This is a rust and corrosion problem with the brake lines being open and exposed underneath the car. (model years 1999-2003) is gm waiting for a few fatalities to finally do something????
A few days before the complete failure we noticed that the brakes had started to feel "mushy". On 9/29/12 my husband hit the brakes hard and that is when the brake line blew out in the front and the rear. The brake line is completely rusted from front to rear.
Brake line failure due to corrosion around clamps.
I have a 2000 tahoe I busted a brake line thankfully I did it while pulling out of my garage after I came back from leave. Now my brake pedal depresses all the way to they floor and takes longer to stop. (real dangerous) I didn't think much of it b/c its a third vehicle until I looked online and read so much about rusted brake lines. When I looked at mine they were all rusted. Scared to see what the damage will be to fix all the lines. Funny thing is the underbelly of my 2000 tahoe looks worse than that of my 82 c10.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet tahoe. The contact stated that while driving 8 MPH, the anti lock brake system engaged without warning. The vehicle was not taken to dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, but offered no assistance because the vehicle was not included in any recalls. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 84,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet tahoe. The contact stated that when driving 35 MPH or less, the vehicle would exhibit a loud grinding noise. In addition, the brake pedal would become soft when applying the brakes, increasing stopping distance and time. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times for the failure where the dealer replaced the brake and the rotors several times but the failure persisted. The failure mileage was 58,000 and the current mileage was 84,000.
Brake line corrosion!! (all lines!), one ruptured, lost brakes, forced off road to stop, extended braking distance, almost crashed. Driving home from airport at 1am, getting off highway, brake pedal went all the way to floor.... Brakes kicked in approx. 90-95% of the way to the floor, but took forever to stop. Another car was at traffic light off the highway, and I was forced into the grass on the side of the road before car came to full stop. Towed home - I replaced master cylinder thinking that's where the failure was, but then I couldn't bleed rear brakes and noticed the puddle under the truck and crawled under to discover there was a brake line that was completely rusted through. This happened at the ABS module, where 5 brake lines connect, and all the lines show dangerous corrosion levels and need to be replaced. It also affected a fuel line right there too, (fuel filter is right there).... I have owned the truck since new, and there is 1 line that looks brand new (never replaced), and all other lines in that area are dangerously corroded. Very odd that one line looks good, and all the other lines are bad. I have pictures of all lines and corrosion available.
When applying the brakes at low speeds the ABS kicks in making the vehicle shutter to a stop which makes the vehicle unable to stop right away.
I was pulling into an angle parking place and the ABS brake system suddenly engaged, the vehicle surged forward striking a dumpster. Later it happened while slowing for a traffic light, almost causing me to rearend another vehicle. The dealer and gm have told me they fixed the problem once under a recall and will not cover it again.
Driving in the fast lane on the freeway, had a sudden stop in traffic, my brakes went to the floor, and skipped to a stop. Brakes went to the floor thereafter having to coast to a stop. Brake line had rust corrosion and cracked. The same thing happened again october 2010. My son was driving us to his driver's education class and the brakes went completely to the floor having to coast to a stop. Thankfully, no one was hurt. Another line had rust corrosion and split in two.
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