2004 Chevrolet Tahoe Complaint Log

WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH SON IN CAR WENT TO HIT THE BRAKES DOING ABOUT 40 MPH AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. LUCKILY SHE HAD ROOM TO SWERVE OUT OF THE WAY OF THE STOPPED CAR WHILE CONTINUING TO PUMP BRAKES COMING TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION. THANK GOD NO HARM WAS DONE TO HER OR MY CHILD. 2 BRAKE LINES HAS BEEN RUPTURED ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF VEHICLE AND WAS SPEWING BRAKE FLUID EVERYWHERE. ALL OF THE LINES CONNECTED TO THE ABS PUMP WERE SEVERELY CORRODED AND ALL HAVE TO BE REPLACED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS USING TOO MUCH ANTIFREEZE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAST TECH HEADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY LEAKED ANTIFREEZE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

A CAR CUT IN FRONT OF ME AND I HAD TO SLAM THE BRAKES, WHEN I DID THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO SWERVE INTO ANOTHER LANE AND AVOID THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME BUT AFTER PULLING OVER I OBSERVED BRAKE FLUID GUSHING OUT A RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINE WHEN THE PEDAL WAS PUSHED. VERY UNSAFE. I LIVE IN CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA AND THIS TYPE OF CORROSION ON THE BRAKE LINES IS TOTALLY UNSAFE. *TR

AS I WAS PULLING INTO THE DRIVE-THRU AT MY LOCAL BANK I PUSHED ON MY BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP AT THE WINDOW & THE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. THERE WAS SOMEONE AT THE ATM & I IMMEDIATELY PUSHED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP BEFORE I RAN OVER THEM. TOOK IT TO A LOCAL SHOP & THEY TOLD ME BEFORE THEY PUT IT ON THE LIFT WHAT WAS PROBABLY WRONG WITH IT. RUSTED BRAKE LINE(S). I SAID SURELY NOT ON A 10 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. THEY SAID OH YEAH WE SEE THIS ALL THE TIME. IT'S A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR THESE VEHICLES. I HAVE A LOT OLDER VEHICLES AT HOME THAT DOESN'T HAVE THIS PROBLEM. SOUNDS TO ME LIKE INFERIOR MATERIALS. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE LOSES THEIR LIFE TO SAVE A BUCK FOR THE COMPANY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSED ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE OVERHEATED BECAUSE THE COOLANT RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY. THE CONTACT DISPENSED COOLANT INTO THE RESERVOIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK AND THE CYLINDER HEAD WERE IMPROPERLY DESIGNED AND CONTRIBUTED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY HUSBAND AND I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WE WERE HIT AT 55 MPH

DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH APPLIED BRAKES SUDDENLY... NEXT TIME APPLIED BRAKE ,BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WAS ABLE TO STOP BUT BARELY... AND ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME...BRAKES LINES RUSTED OUT ....THIS IS A KNOWN GM PROBLEM....PLEASE SOMEONE HELP.... SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED..... *TR

REAR BRAKE LINES (HARD LINES) RUPTURED ABOVE REAR AXLE. 1000 MILES LATER BOTH BRAKE HARD LINES FROM MASTER CYLINDER TO PROPORTIONING VALVE ALSO FAILED DUE TO INTERNAL CORROSION. *TR

WHILE BRAKING HARD FOR STOPPED VEHICLES ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY MY 2004 TAHOE BRAKES FAILED. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT MY REAR CROSSOVER BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH. *JS

CAME OUT OF THE MY DRIVEWAY AND NOTICED I HAD TO PUT MY FOOT TO THE FLOOR TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I LEFT A TRAIL OF BRAKE FLUID DOWN THE STREET. WAS TOLD BY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED AND COMPLETELY DETERIORATED. THIS IS AN INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE. I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH AND HAD TO STOP WITH MY FAMILY IN THE CAR. I EXPECT TO PAY SOME $600 TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LINE WHICH SHOULD CERTAINLY LAST FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD WARRANT A RECALL/REIMBURSEMENT FOR OWNERS. I HAVE TO HAVE THIS FIXED, AND CAN'T WAIT FOR A RECALL -- THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVEN IN ANYTHING APPROACHING A SAFE MANNER. *TR

DRIVING ALONG ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE SPEEDOMETER STARTS GOING CRAZY SAYS I AM GOING 120MPH IT STILL DOING IT AUTO NATION IN ROSWELL GA WANTS $ 600 THEIR IS A RECALL BUT SAYS MY TRUCK IS TOO OLD BUT HAS THE RIGHT MILEAGE . *TR

I GOT AN ENGINE LIGHT ABOUT BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER CODE WAS P0430, DEFINITION IS "CATALYST SYSTEM EFFICIENCY BANK 2", THIS COULD BE CAUSED BY HIGH ENGINE OIL OR COOLANT USAGE. KNOWING THIS I CHECK MY TAHOE FOR COOLANT LEAKS, NO VISIBLE LEAKS AT ALL, I TAKE THE COVER OFF THE CYLINDER HEAD AND I FIND A LOT OF SLUDGE, NOW I KNOW WHERE THE ANTIFREEZE IS GOING. MY TAHOE IS STILL RUNNING BUT WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT ON AND WITH A MISFIRE DUE TO THE POROUS CYLINDER HEAD, DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH MORE IS GOING TO LAST AND CAN'T REALLY STOP THE TAHOE BECAUSE IT'S A DAILY DRIVER. *TR

1. WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROX. 55-65 MPS, MY 2004 CHEVY TAHOE SHUT DOWN ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAS HAPPEN TO ME SEVERAL TIME UNTIL I FOUND OUT THE MILEAGE, FUEL AND THE HOLE SYSTEM WASN'T TELL THE CORRECT READING. 2. ALSO THE AIR STOPS BLOWING ON THE PASSING SIDE WHEN THE AS IS ON. WHEN THE AC IS OFF IT STILL BLOWS HEAT ONLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. 3. WHEN YOUR DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND STOPS AT A RED LIGHT THEN GET BACK ON THE GAS TO PULL OFF IT ACTS LIKE IT DON'T WANT TO PULL UNTIL I GET OFF THE GAS THEN GET BACK ON IT LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. SO I HAD THE STRAINER, FILTER AND GASKET CHANGE ON THE TRANSMISSION AND IT STILL DOES IT. 4. WHEN I GET READY TO PARK THE TRUCK DOES PUT-PUT SOUND LIKE IT WANTS TO SHUT OFF THEN IT PICKS BACK UP. *TR

DRIVING SLOW DOWN A BLOCK AND SMELLED ELECTRICAL FIRE SMOKE. THE SMOKE GOT WORSE AND DARKER AND IT WAS COMING UP FROM UNDER MY LEGS (I WAS DRIVING). I PULLED OVER, PUT MY EMERGENCY BLINKERS ON AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. HAD A HARD TIME GETTING MY SEAT BELT UNBUCKLED, BUT FINALLY GOT IT OFF AND JUMPED OUT OF THE CAR. THE SMOKE GOT REALLY BAD AND VERY RAPIDLY THE DRIVER SEAT CAUGHT ON FIRE. MY BROTHER WAS WITH ME, HE WAS OUT OF THE CAR AS WELL, AND HE CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE CAR WAS TOWED. IF I HADN'T GOTTEN OUT OF THE CAR AS FAST AS I DID I WOULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE AS WELL. *TR

VEHICLE REGISTERED "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER, ONLINE RESEARCH SHOWED NUMEROUS INCIDENTS INVOLVING THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR AND THE WIRES CRIMPING, THERE WAS SOMETHING ABOUT THE WIRING HARNESS BEING COVERED BY GM BUT IT DOES NOT APPEAR ON A RECALL LIST. *TR

RETURNING HOME FROM TRIP. AS I PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY BRAKES FAILED. TOOK IT TO SHOP AND WAS TOLD ALL BRAKE LINES WERE BADLY CORODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

SMELLED GAS COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR (ON EXTERIOR) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE METAL RING MOLDED INTO THE PLASTIC TANK WHERE THE SENDING UNIT MOUNTS TO THE TANK HAD RUSTED OUT AND GAS WAS ACCUMULATING IN THE "BOWL" THAT THE CONNECTION IS IN. RUSTING IS A RESULT OF WATER ACCUMULATING IN THE "BOWL" WHERE THE UNIT MOUNTS AND NOT BEING ABLE TO DRAIN OUT. DID SOME ONLINE RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT A NUMBER OF TAHOE OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT CHEVROLET DETERMINED THIS WAS AN ISSUE AND CHANGED THE DESIGN OF THE TANK IN FUTURE MODELS TO REMOVE THE METAL RING THAT THE SENDING UNIT MOUNTED TO. COST TO REPAIR AT CHEVROLET AND INDEPENDENT GARAGE $2,000 OR MORE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE SPEED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE SPEEDOMETER INDICATED 30 MPH, BUT THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING SLOWER. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED 10 MPH. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD ILLUMINATE, BUT THE FUEL GAUGE, SPEEDOMETER, OIL PRESSURE GAUGE, AND RPM GAUGE WOULD MALFUNCTION. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 206,530.

RUSTED BRAKE LINES FAILED. LOST BRAKES AT HIGHWAY SPEED. *TR

ON AN EXIT RAMP GETTING READY TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC AND THE ENGINE CUTS OFF. I WAS ABLE TO STOP. TURNED THE KEY REPEATEDLY, AND THOUGH THE RADIO AND DASH LIGHTS CAME ON THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER. I HAD THE TAHOE IN "PARK" MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. NOTHING. SHIFTED IT TO NEUTRAL AND TRIED: NOTHING. MOVD THE COLUMN UP AND DOWN: NOTHING. POUNDED ON THE COLUMN: AMEN IT STARTED. DROVE TO MECHANIC: COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. NO DATA IN COMPUTER INDICATING ANY PROBLEM. 6 WEEKS GO BY AND TAHOE WILL NOT START IN MY DRIVEWAY. GO THOUGH THE SAME LITANY AGAIN. FINALLY STARTED. MY WIFE TAKES MY TAHOE TO LOWE'S IN JANUARY CAR WILL NOT START. SHE TRIED SO MANY TIMES SHE DRAINED THE BATTERY. I HOOKED UP THE JUMPER CABLES AND IT STARTED IMMEDIATELY. I TAKE IT TO MECHANIC AND HE "THINKS" IT'S PART OF THE IGNITION MODULE, BUT DOESN'T KNOW FOR SURE. THE PART ALONE IS $250. I DECLINE TO SPEND MONEY ON A MAYBE. THEN FOR 4 MONTHS NO PROBLEMS. MAY 31ST 2015, TAHOE WILL NOT START. IT STARTED FINE MAY 29TH. NOT ONLY WOULD IT NOT START, BUT THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. RADIO WAS OUT OF SEQUENCE BY 8 HOURS. CHARGED THE BATTERY AND TAHOE STILL WOULD NOT START. HAD A FRIEND WHO IS A MECHANIC COME OVER TO LOOK AT IT AND HERE'S THE PART THE REALLY TICKS ME OFF. I GET IN AND WITHOUT ANY FUSS THE DARN THING STARTED, TURNED IT OFF AND IT STARTED, DID THIS 20 TIMES, IT STARTED EVERY TIME. I WOULD CONCLUDE THAT IT WAS THE STARTER, EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT TWO TIMES IT SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. WE OWN THREE TAHOE'S. 2002, 2003, AND 2004. I DON'T HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 2002, AND 2003 TAHOE'S. IS THIS AN IGNITION PROBLEM OTHER'S HAVE EXPERIENCED. DOES IT HAVE ANY CONNECTION TO THE OTHER CHEVROLET IGNITION PROBLEMS. I HAVE TWO YOUNG SON'S AND WILL NOT DRIVE THIS TAHOE, WITH THEM IN IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING AN UNRELATED REPAIR, IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS ENTIRELY RUSTED AND THAT THE BRAKE PAD WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000.

TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN THIS WAS NUMBER 5 NOT THATS CORRECT 5 (FIVE) TRANSMISSIONS IN THIS CAR AT 130K MILES.

I HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES HARD TO AVOID A PERSON THAT RAN A STOP SIGN. I DROVE OFF, DOWN A HILL AND UPON REACHING THE STOP SIGN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL, I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD VERY LIMITED BRAKING AND STOPPED 3/4 OF THE WAY INTO THE INTERSECTION. THANK GOODNESS THERE WASN'T ANY CROSS TRAFFIC. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT ONE OF THE METAL LINES HAD RUPTURED AND THAT ALL THE LINES WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. DEALER WANTS $2,800.00 TO REPLACE THESE BIO-DEGRADABLE BRAKE LINES. ONE WOULD WONDER WHY THE MUFFLER IS STILL ORIGINAL AND IN GOOD SHAPE, BUT THE BRAKE LINES CORRODED TO THE POINT OF CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO ASSIST IN THE COST DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE INVESTIGATION THAT IS ON-GOING NEEDS TO INCLUDE MORE MODEL YEARS THAN WHAT IS BEING INVESTIGATED. IT MAY THEN SHED LIGHT ON HOW WIDE SPREAD THIS PROBLEM REALLY IS. I AM UNDER THE UNDERSTANDING THAT METAL BRAKE LINES SHOULD LAST A LOT LONGER THEN A MUFFLER. GM IS TAKING THE STANCE THAT THE PROBLEM ONLY OCCURS IN "SALT STATES". IF I AM NOT MISTAKEN, DON'T THEY SELL THESE VEHICLES IN "SALT STATES?" THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL, BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. THIS IS SERIOUS. UPDATED 09/24/14. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE BRAKE SERVICE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LINE WAS CORRODED AND LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

IT SAT ON THE SIDE OF THE DRIVEWAY FOR ABOUT THREE MONTHS, THEN WHEN I BACKED IT OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, I LOST ALL OF MY BRAKES. I RAN INTO A TREE WITH THE REAR BUMPER. THERE WAS JUST A SMALL DENT IN THE REAR QUARTER PANEL. I HAD TO HAVE THREE BRAKE LINES REPLACED. *TR

I WAS LAUNCHING MY BOAT ON A BOAT RAMP TO A LAKE.WHEN BACKING UP TO THE WATER I PRESSED MY BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE TRUCK IN THE FORWARD GEAR TO GET OUT OF THE WATER. THE BREAK LINE WAS LEAKING. I LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND ALL THE LINES WHERE RUSTED OUT. I WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKE LINE HAD FAILED BECAUSE IT WAS RUSTED OUT. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THERE SHOULD BE SOME TYPE OF WARNING TO OTHER TAHOE OWNERS AND A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKES FAILED AND WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V045000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP AND THOSE RELATED FUEL LINES FAILED LEADING TO A SIGNIFICANT FUEL LEAK, AND REALLY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. THIS TRUCK IS TEN YEARS OLD, FUEL SYSTEM PARTS SHOULDN'T BE RUSTING OUT LIKE THIS. NO OTHER VEHICLE I'VE EVER OWNED, NO MATTER HOW OLD, HAS HAD AN ISSUE LIKE THIS. LIFE SAFETY AND FIRE RISK! *TR

THE VOLTMETER DOES NOT READ AND NEEDLE IS STUCK BELOW THE GAUGE AND NOW THE SPEEDOMETER IS STARTING TO GO OUT, THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HOWEVER WE COULD NOT TAKE IT IN UNTIL IT SHOWED SIGNS OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE ACCORD NOW WITH 142,000 WHICH IS OVER THE 80,000 EXTENDED WARRANTY. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE AND THE BEST GM HAS OFFERED TO DO FOR ME IS TAKE $58.00 OFF A $475.00 REPAIR. I HAVE TALKED TO MY DEALERSHIP ABOUT JUST PAYING FOR THE LABOR IF THEY WOULD REPLACE THE PART BUT NOPE. I JUST MOVED TO THE AREA AND DO NOT HAVE A SERVICE RECORD WITH A DEALER HOWEVER I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE SERVICED AT ONLY GM DEALERSHIPS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM IS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS AND THE OTHER DEALERSHIP I USE TO GO TO IN MY OTHER STATE OFFERED TO BASICALLY REPLACE THE PART WITH MYSELF PAYING THE LABOR HOWEVER I LIVE OVER 700 MILES AWAY FROM THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT DONE. IF THAT CAN BE DONE THERE WHY CAN'T THE DEALERSHIP OFFER THE SAME WHERE I AM NOW? I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW IN GOOD FAITH AND ONLY HAVE PURCHASED CHEVROLET PRODUCTS MY ENTIRE LIFE. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY GM CANNOT HELP ME OUT, THEY KNOW THIS PART IS FAULTY, PLAIN AND SIMPLE. *TR

2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE BRAKES. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HIS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. HIS DAUGHTER HAD DIFFICULTY STOPPING THE VEHICLE. WHEN SHE ARRIVED HOME, HE DECIDED TO TEST DRIVE THE VEHICLE, AND SOON DISCOVERED THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND HE COULD BARELY STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER HAD TO ADD NEARLY 16 OUNCES OF BRAKE FLUID. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HIS MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND ONE LINE WAS LEAKING BADLY. THE REPAIR COST, THE CONSUMER $1,346.62.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIGNAL SOCKET AND THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06E026000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 198,000.

GOT INTO PARKED TRUCK AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CAN NOT EVEN STOP TRUCK AT IDLE SPEED. BRAKE LINE LEAK BETWEEN PROPORTIONING VALVE AND ABS MODULE NEAR BEND ABOVE FRAME. CAN'T EVEN TAKE IT IN FOR REPAIR WITHOUT TOWING IT. REAR BRAKE LINES IN BAD SHAPE, BUT NOT LEAKING YET. *JS

LOST BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. STAINLESS STEEL BRAKE LINES AND FUEL LINES SHOULD NEVER RUST !!! GENERAL MOTORS IS LIABLE FOR THIS PROBLEM AND SHOULD MAKE REPAIR IMMEDIATELY. *TR

BRAKE LINE RUPTURE CAUSING COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. I WAS SWITCHING THE CARS AROUND IN MY SINGLE WIDE DRIVE WAY WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED ON MY VEHICLE. PULLING THE VEHICLE BACK INTO THE DRIVEWAY FROM BEING STOPPED ON THE ROAD SO I BARELY ACCELERATED AND FORTUNATELY HAD VERY LITTLE SPEED WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED, THE PEDAL GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, WHILE FAILING TO SLOW/STOP THE VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO STOP BY PUTTING THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK, NO HARM DONE THOUGH NOT A GENTLE STOP. IDENTIFYING THE PROBLEM WAS NOT DIFFICULT AS THE BRAKE LINE HISSED LOUDLY WHERE IT RUPTURED WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. A GREAT DEAL OF CORROSION WAS PRESENT ON ALL OF THE LINES AS WELL AS THE FUEL LINES. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN MY 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE CAUGHT ON FIRE BURNING TO THE GROUND. THE REPORT FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAYS THAT THE FIRE STARTED DUE TO FAILURE OF EQUIPMENT OR A HEAT SOURCE AND THAT THERE WERE NO HUMAN FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE FIRE.WHILE LOOKING ON THE INTERNET I HAVE FOUND AT LEAST ONE OTHER PERSON THAT HAS ENCOUNTERED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HER 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. *TR

I WAS LEAVING WORK AND I WAS COMING TO A JUNCTION, APPLIED MY BRAKES AND NOTHING HAPPENED, I WAS SLOWLY GOING INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND A CAR WAS COMING TOWARDS ME, I HAD TO ACCELERATE TO GET IN FRONT OF HIM, TO AVOID HIM HITTING ME. I GOT TO THE MAIN JUNCTION WHICH IS ON A HILL AND I PRESSED VERY HARD ON THE BRAKES AND IT FINALLY STOPPED. I DROVE 2 MILES AN HOUR FOR ABOUT 100 FT AND TURNED INTO A GAS STATION. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND WHILE WAITING FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR. THE TOW TRUCK MAN GOT UNDER THE CAR AND SAID ALL MY BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND LEAKING. I WAS LUCKY THERE WAS NOT A LOT OF TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD. WHY ARE THE BRAKE LINES RUSTED. IS THERE A RECALL ON THESE BRAKE LINES. *TR

MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME TODAY THAT MY BRAKE LINES WERE VERY CORRODED AND IN DANGER OF A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. *TR

THE TAHOE HAS KNOWN FAULTY CASTECH CYLINDERS WHICH CAUSE COOLANT TO LEAK WITH NO EXPLANATION. OVER THE WINTER I HAVE HAD UNEXPLAINED COOLANT/ANTIFREEZE ISSUE WITH NO FOUND LEAKS (COOLANT WOULD BE BONE DRY AFTER A COUPLE WEEKS OF FILLING IT). I WAS TOLD THE ISSUE IS PROBABLY CAUSED BY THE FAULTY POROUS CYLINDER HEADS MADE BY CASTECH INSTALLED IN GM'S FROM 2001 - 2006. THIS TAHOE HAS A TOTAL OF 80,000 MILES NOW AND EXPERIENCING ISSUES DUE TO KNOWN FAULTY PARTS INSTALLED BY GM. CHEVROLET HAS TO BE AWARE OF THE DANGER THEY ARE PUTTING THEIR CUSTOMERS IN BY NOT HAVING A RECALL OF A FAULTY PART LOCATED IN THE ENGINE. HOW THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL I DO NOT UNDERSTAND. HOW CHEVROLET EXPECT THE CUSTOMER TO PAY 3-4K TO REPLACE THEIR FAULTY HEAD IS LUDICROUS. *TR

SPEEDOMETER IS READING ERRATICALLY. WHEN ENGINE IS TURNED OF IT DOES NOT GO TO ZERO AND WHEN DRIVING SOMETIMES IT READS FASTER THAN ACTUAL SPEED AND SOMETIMES LOWER. *TR

TRIED TO STOP, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. BRAKE LINES AT THE FRAME UNDER DRIVER'S SIDE RUSTED THROUGH. TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED, AND ALL BRAKE LINES REPLACED. *TR

HUB BEARING L/F NOISE HAVE TAKING TO SHOP WHEEL FALLING OFF.450.TO FIX.GOOD THING I COULD HAVE GOT INTO A ACCIDENT OR KILLED SOMEONE OR MYSELF. *TR

DROVE VEHICLE OUT OF TOWN ON CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY TRIP. AFTER BEING PARKED OVERNIGHT STARTING VEHICLE NEXT AM BIG CLOUD OF WHITE GRAY SMOKE UPON START. COOLANT LOW. REFILLED COOLANT AND DROVE HOME. NOW VEHICLE CONSTANTLY LEAKS COOLANT WITH NO APPARENT LEAK UNDER VEHICLE OR IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. OIL SLUDGES BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. WHITE SMOKE AFTER A 30 MIN DRIVE EVERY TIME. GM HAS BULLETIN OUT FOR BAD HEADS INSTALLED AND THE PART NUMBER AND SYMPTOMS MATCHED CRACKED HEADS ON MY VEHICLE. DEALER AWARE AND SEES OFTEN NOT ONLY IN THIS VEHICLE BUT ALL 5.3 ENGINES FROM A CERTAIN TIME SPAN. DEALER STATES WILL ONLY FIX AT COST OF CONSUMER EVEN THOUGH BULLETIN IS KNOWN. THIS COULD CAUSE AN OVERHEAT SITUATION OR ENGINE FAILURE AT A BAD TIME OR WORSE. WHY ARE THEY NOT MADE TO STAND BEHIND THIS WHEN PROBLEM IS KNOWN? A QUICK SEARCH ON GOOGLE WILL OVERWHELM A COMPUTER WITH SO MANY ACCOUNTS OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE ENGINE CYLINDER HEADS FOR THE 5.3L GM MOTORS BUILT BY CASTECH LEAK COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE CAUSING ENGINE OVERHEAT AND INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURES. GM HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL BULLETIN #060601019B TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE AND DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. GM WILL NOT OFFER CUSTOMERS ANY FINANCIAL HELP IN THE REPLACEMENT OF THE DEFECTIVE PARTS. THIS ISSUE EFFECTS THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE AND THE SAFETY OF THE PERSONS IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE FOULED ENGINE OIL CAUSES THE LIFTERS TO FAIL, THE OIL PRESSURE TO DROP AND THE ENGINE TO LOCK UP DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION BY THE FOULED OIL AND THE DRIVER HAS NO WAY OF KNOWING THIS IS HAPPENING AS THERE IS NO EXTERNAL INDICATORS. *TR

A FEW WEEKS AGO I WAS TRAVELING DOWN HWY 60 IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI AND THE "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY SLOWED TO ABOUT 4-5 MILES PER HOUR AND I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. I CRAWLED TO THE NEXT EXIT WHERE I BARELY MADE IT UP THE INCLINE AND INTO A GAS STATION. WE CHECKED THE GAS, OIL, BATTERY, ETC. I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND WHEN I STARTED IT UP AGAIN, IT SEEMED FINE. I CONTINUED HOME. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT IT ALL CHECKED OUT PERFECTLY AND THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THIS HAS HAPPENED 12-15 TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH AND EVERY TIME I TAKE IT TO THE MECHANIC, HE TELLS ME THAT THE COMPUTER IS NOT "THROWING CODES" AND THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. THIS IS NOT A FIGMENT OF MY IMAGINATION. THIS KEEPS HAPPENING. THE MOST RECENT "EPISODE" WAS LAST NIGHT. WE TOOK THE BOAT DOWN TO THE RIVER TO GO GIGGING AT NIGHT. WHEN I WENT TO PULL THE TRAILER UP THE BOAT RAMP AND PARK THE VEHICLE, THE "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" LIGHT AGAIN CAME ON AND I COULD NOT PULL UP THE HILL. EVERY TIME I ATTEMPTED IT, THE LIGHT CAME ON AND I ACTUALLY WENT BACKWARDS TOWARDS THE RIVER!! MY CHILDREN WERE IN THE VEHICLE AND I WAS SCARED WE WOULD BE TRAPPED IT SOMETHING FURTHER MALFUNCTIONED AND WE ROLLED BACK INTO THE DEEP COLD WATER!!! FROM WHAT I HAVE NOW RESEARCHED GM IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY A PROBLEM THIS POTENTIALLY DEADLY HAS NOT BEEN DEALT WITH! I AM NOT THE FIRST OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF THREE BEAUTIFUL BOYS AND I AM SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR BECAUSE OF THIS. I CANNOT PUT THEM IN A POTENTIALLY DEADLY SITUATION. SO OUR ONLY VEHICLE SITS AND WAITS IN OUR DRIVEWAY LEAVING ME STRANDED A LOT UNTIL GM CAN COME UP WITH A SOLUTION ON THEIR DIME. THIS ISN'T FAIR THAT A PROBLEM IS KNOW AND NO ONE AT GM WILL FIX IT. PLEASE HELP FIX THIS BEFORE SOMEONE DIES! *TR

APPROX. 6 MONTHS AGO I WAS DRIVING WHEN A VEHICLE ENTERED THE INTERSECTION IN FRONT OF ME. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO CRASH BUT MY VEHICLE JUST BARELY CAME TO A STOP. TOWED THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP AND FOUND ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ON 3/28/14 I BEGAN NOTICING STRONG GAS FUMES COMING FROM MY VEHICLE. I AGAIN TOOK IT IT IN AND FOUND THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY, ALL THE FUEL HOSES, AND THE STRAPS AND BOLTS THAT HOLD THE FUEL TANK WERE RUSTED OUT. I READ THAT NHTSA WAS DOING A STUDY OF THIS ISSUE. I UNDERSTAND MY VEHICLE IS 10 YEARS OLD AND I LIVE IN THE NORTHEAST BUT I OBSERVED A LOT OF RUST UNDER MY VEHICLE. I AM A POLICE OFFICER AND A CRASH RECONSTRUCTIONIST AND THESE RUST ISSUES COULD CAUSE SERIOUS ISSUES WITH VEHICLES RESULTING IN CRASHES. I FEEL THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED BECAUSE IT EFFECTS CRUCIAL SYSTEMS LIKE THE BRAKES AND FUEL SYSTEMS. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL INJECTORS AND SPARK PLUGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

I BOUGHT A 2004 CHEVY TAHOE AUGUST 2013- I MAYBE DROVE IT TWICE A WEEK FOR MAYBE 3 WEEKS.DO TO THE SCREW UP WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND INSURANCE COMPANY I WAS CANCELED IN SEPTEMBER UP UNTIL OCTOBER 22 THE TRUCK SAT IN MY DRIVE WAY. FINALLY WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT. DROVE IT ONE DAY, I WAS DRIVING BACK AFTER FILLING MY TANK. I'M COMING UP TO A RED LIGHT WITH A MOTORCYCLE IN FRONT OF ME. I BEGAN APPLYING THE BRAKES AND I'M APPROACHING THE MOTORCYCLE IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN I TRY TO APPLY THE BRAKES, I'M PUSHING THEM ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND I'M NOT STOPPING. I KNOW AT THIS POINT I DON'T HAVE BRAKES. I SWERVE TO AVOID REAR ENDING THE MOTORCYCLE. I ALMOST HIT ON COMING CARS. THEN I'M ABLE TO APPLY WHAT WAS LEFT OF THE BRAKES TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. WHEN I PUT THE TAHOE IT TO PARK THAT'S WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON. I GET OUT AND I SEE NOTHING BUT BRAKE FLUID POURING OUT OF THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. I LOOK UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK(SUV) AND THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINES WHERE ROTTED AND THE ENTIRE UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK WAS RUSTED. *TR

MY SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING. BEFOREHAND THE OIL GAUGE QUIT WORKING. ONLY WHEN ITS HOT OUTSIDE OR I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MY VEHICLE FOR APPROX 30 MINS, THE SPEEDOMETER QUITS WORKING. I HAVE BEEN THE SOUL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE SINCE I BOUGHT IT OFF THE LOT IN 2004. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF ANY RECALLS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO TELL HOW FAST SHE WAS DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,000.