2004 Chevrolet Tahoe brakes problems

Filed Sep 16, 2026 · Brakes, Electrical · TX

My brakes locked up with steering wheel and cause me to go off the road it’s very unsafe and there should be recall immediately

Filed Apr 24, 2023 · Brakes · 190,000 miles · TN

The contact's spouse owns a 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed and remained extended to the floorboard. The contact engaged the parking brake to bring the vehicle to a complete stop. The vehicle was driven to the residence and parked. Additionally, the contact stated that while parked, the brake pedal was depressed, and brake fluid was squirting onto the ground from underneath the front of the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 190,000.

Filed Sep 2, 2022 · Brakes · 150,000 miles · IN

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the brakes failed to stop the vehicle immediately while the brake pedal was being depressed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the failure was related to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 04V045000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to file a complaint with the federal safety agency Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.

Filed Mar 31, 2022 · Brakes · 183,500 miles · NY

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact stated that while inspecting the coils under the hood, he noticed that the master cylinder brake lines were leaking. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the master cylinder brake lines needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 183,500. The VIN was unavailable.

Filed Jun 5, 2020 · Acceleration, Brakes · 230,000 miles · CA

This is in reference to complaint # 11327456 the address and the MPH are incorrect. Please see form attached to this complaint # affected parts: steering, brakes, electrical, elec, stability control and speed control this site wouldn't let me check more than 3.

Filed Jun 5, 2020 · Brakes, Electrical · 230,000 miles · CA

There is a recall #04004. "brake hydro-boost relief valve" but my VIN# is not on the list. Over 64,000 vehicles were affected and there is a "#1" on the mounting surface. All of the units detected a machining error in the relief bore cavity for modules produced from a machine identified as "fadal #1" this can and has caused my 2004 chevrolet tahoe to have no power assist with my steering and no power brakes. I have found myself holding two feet on the brake pedal at a red light. And can not operate in small spaces such as parking garages and certain parking stalls. I wanted to know if there is something more that I can do in regards to this particular recall and find out if there is some mistake as far as my VIN# not being recognized but yet experiencing the same problems. My vehicle has become inoperable for that it is unsafe to drive with the no power assist and could cause a major accident...I want to see about receiving some aid in all this. This has been a issue since august of 2019. It has caused me to lose work for a lack of transportation. My credit has fallen behind because of not being able to make it to work and spending my savings on trying to guess at what is wrong with it. For it is my only vehicle. Now that the covid-19 is here is a double whamy! In dire straits - cali lovin my 4x4 - [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Mar 27, 2020 · Brakes · 230,000 miles · TX · crash

Brakes not working when pressed caused an accident

Filed Dec 31, 2018 · Brakes · 115,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet tahoe. The contact stated that the brake pedal traveled to the floorboard when it was depressed. Also, "stability system disabled- service brake system" flashed on the instrument panel. The contact had to apply force to the brake pedal to maneuver the vehicle out of a drive-thru area of a business establishment. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle. The vehicle was parked at the contact's residence due to the failure. The vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 04v045000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 115,000.

Filed Oct 19, 2018 · Brakes · 127,617 miles · IL

Driving down the road around 25 to 30 MPH and a kid ran out between two cars and I slammed on the brakes and they partially failed. The truck eventually stopped, but immediately got a brake failure warning and I had to hold the peddle to the wall to stop the remaining mile or so home. I get home and look under the drivers door to investigate a puddle and I see smoke where the ruptured brake line had been spraying brake fluid on the catalytic converter. Thought for sure the truck was going to catch on fire. The brakes were just serviced, pads and rotors a year or so ago, so I had no clue the lines were bad. Just got home to search on this and see that the federal safety agency has been investigating this, but not much has happened with this since 2014. Very distressing. Seems the only thing that has been done is gm is offering the replacement lines for sale, but no mention that the dealers want $2,000 or more to install them?? I am very thankful that this kid is still alive and we both did not have to endure a death due to the close call. However, I'm extremely disturbed that this is a known issue with millions of these trucks on the road and nothing is being done with this ticking time bomb. Every single such affected truck will eventually run into the same issue, and people are going to get killed. Gm is clearly not addressing this or even warning people of the hidden problem. Why won't you guys do anything about this big problem? You've know about this for 4 years and nothings been done? I'm shocked, that gm has been able to avoid all responsibility due to a mfrs defect by using cheap and inferior products that do not hold up in the northern climates. Coated brake lines should be mandated!!! Just came back from the next page to qualify: no crash - by about 1 foot. No fire - very lucky. No injury/fatality - this very close! I would like a call back.

Filed Aug 1, 2018 · Brakes · OH

Complete brake failure pedal straight to the floor main brake line midway of the truck completely blew apart my son just drove 2 hours pulled in the driveway I went to move his car thank goodness put the brake pedal to the floor and fluid was everywhere I have read that this problem is a 1 + 1,000 on chevy trucks however I have purchased a chevy 2005 tahoe 1 year difference and this weekend the same exact thing happened traveling back from a weekend away and complete brake line failure brake line completely busted halfway down and fluid everywhere so I guess I am too in 2000 seems a little coincidental I am in ohio and I have read about the salt brine and everything however I have one of the cleanest trucks around we are detail freaks every one of our cars is taken care of something is definitely wrong with these years of tahoes and it's going to kill somebody once again we were on a two-hour trip home stop to use the bathroom the next time we hit the brakes they were totally gone had to use emergency brake to stop and pull over we feel the divine intervention on both incidences and are blessed that someone was looking out for us and it sure wasn't chevy