Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints (2000)

282 consumer complaints on file.

#10650331October 27, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10640855October 2, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
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.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10627571August 22, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
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. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10625801August 17, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
TRIED TO STOP AND BRAKES FAILED DUE TO RUSTED THRU REAR LEFT STEEL BRAKE LINE. NOW HAVE 2 OTHERS RUSTED THRU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610292July 14, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609163July 9, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
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. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597269June 9, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
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. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577544April 5, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
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. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565581February 24, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563481February 8, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
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. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559488January 12, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
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. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10554410December 2, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10553803November 26, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
MY 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE WAS UP ON A RAMP AND I WAS CHECKING THE BRAKE PEDAL ON MY TRUCK. THE COLUMN SHIFTER WAS ON P POSITION AND THE KEYS WERE OFF THE IGNITION. MY LOWER BODY WAS OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND AS I WAS CHECKING INSIDE THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING BACK ON ITS OWN OFF THE RAMP. THE DRIVER DOOR PULLED DOWN THE POLE FROM THE BACK PORCH AS IT WAS BACKING UP AND SHUT BACK HITTING MY KNEE AND INJURED IT. I HAVE A BRUISED LEFT SHOULDER AND BACK PAIN. MY KNEE IS BADLY SWOLLEN. I WAS ABLE TO LIMIT THE DAMAGE BY PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL OTHERWISE THE DOOR WOULD HAVE HIT THE SECOND POLE HOLDING THE BACK PORCH AND IT WOULD HAVE COLLAPSED ALTOGETHER. I INCURRED DAMAGE ON MY BACK PORCH; MY VEHICLE. AFTER THAT INCIDENT I FOUND OUT THAT THE ATC FUSE SOMEHOW BLEW WHEN I WAS UNDERNEATH: THE 4WD INDICATOR WAS NOT LIT UP AT ALL, WHILE IT WAS SET IN 2HI THE WHOLE TIME. IT HAD SOMEHOW SWITCHED TO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN WHEN THE FUSE BLEW. WHEN I REPLACED THE FUSE THE LIGHT WENT BACK TO THE 2HI POSITION. THE COLUMN SHIFTER WAS ON P THE WHOLE TIME EVEN AFTER IT ROLLED. THIS INCIDENT IS EXTREMELY SERIOUS AND REQUIRES A RECALL BECAUSE THIS PROBLEM COULD CAUSE EXTENSIVE INJURY OR DEATH IN CASE THIS FUSE FAILS IN OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES. I WOULD LIKE TO BE CONTACTED BY GM TO FIX THE ISSUE AND COMPENSATE FOR ALL THE DAMAGES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10547139October 7, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, STRUCTURE:BODY
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. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544830September 22, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10538658September 3, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
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! *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10526455July 23, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
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. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522804July 2, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AUTOMATICALLY. THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE INCREASED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, POWERED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,978. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10501922March 7, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
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!!!!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10480840October 17, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
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???? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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