2001 Chevrolet Tahoe Service Brakes Problems
- 53
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 53 stored complaint records:
- 4 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- brake lines · 25 records
- brake pedal · 20 records
- brake line · 13 records
- went floor · 12 records
- pedal went · 10 records
- brake fluid · 7 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 21 |
| 150–400k mi | 14 |
| 60–100k mi | 8 |
| 30–60k mi | 3 |
| 1–30k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Service Brakes
Rear steel brake lines rusted out. I was driving on the highway at about 50 miles per hour and the brake pedal went to floor & had to pump brakes. Had to turn off to berm of road to keep from hitting car in front of me. Had to have rear brake lines replaced and the mechanic suggested all brake lines be replaced because of the rust. I had all the brake lines replaced for over $600 dollars. The tahoe has only 41000…
ODI 11092124
Body · Service Brakes
Two rusted brake lines from the master cylinder to master distribution block under the truck caused the brake pedal to go to the floor at 50 mph and ran thru a 4 way stop intersection in a rural area, thank you jesus i'm alive, lot's of rust on the lower rockers etc. On both sides
ODI 11084874
Service Brakes
My abs light in on and when i push down on it makes noise plus it push back a little
ODI 11056006
Service Brakes
The steel brake line from the abs unit to the rear brakes has corroded and is leaking from above the steel frame forward from the left rear tire. Fortunately this occurred as i pulled into my garage after driving over 150 miles round trip at highway speeds and in city traffic. This could have been disasterious, causing serious injuries, death, and/or property damage if the line would have failed during the trip!…
ODI 11033882
Service Brakes
Metal brake lines rusted and corroded. Lines placed in an area of the vehicle where they will rust and corrode then causing them to burst at very un-opportune moments. Causing wreckage. My vehicle lost its brakes on a highway when the vehicle in front of me came to a stop to turn off the highway, waiting for another vehicle to clear. I started braking and lost my brakes, so i took the side of the road to avoid an…
ODI 11003703
Service Brakes
Anti lock brakes are jerking and make a noise at slow speeds.
ODI 10980202
Service Brakes
Abs low speed activation. Any time coming to a stop or slowing the abs will activate at low speeds around and under 10mph. Very unsafe and dangerous to have your brakes locking up when simply trying to come to a stop.
ODI 10955492
Service Brakes
Live in minneapolis, and just lost the brakes on my 2001 chev tahoe lt this week. Had been going down i-494 at 65 mph minutes before this. Four blocks from my house driving on a main road, snowy and icy, made a left hand turn to my side street, and the car kept going straight. Hit the brakes, the abs activated, and the brake pedal went all the way to the floor. Virtually no brakes, but i managed to complete the turn…
ODI 10927831
Service Brakes
Corroded/rusty brake line ruptured causing sudden brake loss in heavy stop and go traffic in a work zone. Used the parking brake to avoid collision.
ODI 10892447
Fuel/Propulsion System · Service Brakes
My daughter was running less than 35 mph through town went to stop at a red light, brake pedal went to the floor and both front and rear brake lines failed leading to me rear ending the car in front of me. Upon inspection both front and rear brakes were leaking fluid due to rust and corrosion. I had to have my car towed home and have been un able to drive it since.
Crash reported
ODI 10889279
Service Brakes
At low speeds coming to a stop, my abs has been engaging and not allowing me to stop when appropriate. I have avoided several rear ending incidents, 3 today. I have seen that ther has been a recall on this issue but my vin hasnt been included. I really need this issue taken care of. I have four children that are with me on normal occasions. This happens at nearly every stop, stop sign, light, parking ect.
ODI 10846266
Service Brakes
While driving my chevy tahoe i experienced complete brake failure luckily i was able to stop the vehicle with the use of the emergency break and i did not have an accident. I had no indication that the breaks were going bad until i lost them completely. I had the vehicle towed to a shop the mechanic told me that two break lines were busted and that the rest were corroded. He told me that he has done 5 chevy break…
ODI 10820772
Service Brakes
While driving on interstate 676 approaching a traffic stop i pushed on the breaks and the pedal went to the floor forcing me to try to avoid a collision in front as i tried to turn into the middle lane veering right i hit the drivers side door of another car. I immediately took the tahoe to a repair shop who said my break lines were corroded ant the break fluid came out of them ilve in northeast pa where salt on the…
Crash reported
ODI 10763676
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet tahoe. The contact stated that the brake pedal felt like a sponge when it was depressed. The contact discovered that the brake lines were rusted and corroded and the brake fluid reservoir was empty due to brake fluid leaking from the vehicle. The cause of the failure was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 81,845.
ODI 10723114
Service Brakes
On may 20, 2015 our 2001 chevrolet tahoe experienced a hydraulic brake line explosion due to excessive corrosion almost causing an accident. There was no warning light indication. The warning light came on long after the fact when testing the brakes while the vehicle was stationary.the steel hydraulic brake line to the left rear wheel ruptured totally unexspectedly. This is a serious safety related problem. General…
ODI 10717891
Service Brakes
A brake line burst from abs module to rr brake and pedal went all the way to the floor. Lost half the fluid and fluid continued to drain when brake was applied to park the vehicle. Gm claim that the vehicle has a dual brake system apparently does not prevent complete brake failure. Wife was very upset as the pedal was completely at the floor. Luckily vehicle was not on thruway at 65 mph when failure occurred. The…
ODI 10734759
Service Brakes
My daughter was driving our 2001 chevy tahoe, that we have owned since new, in columbus ohio. She was doing 35 mph down a city street, when she went to stop, the brakes went to the floor. After running a few red lights and almost getting into 2 accidents, she slowed the vehicle down and into a parking space. I had it towed to jack maxton chevy and they said the brake lines were completely rusted away and gave me a…
ODI 10682697
Service Brakes
Steel brake lines are rusted. All of the under body lines show a lot of rust. Rear feed line from abs block ruptured at rear axle. I repaired that line, when i attempted to bleed the system the rear feed line and the in flow line popped leaks. Luckily i had enough braking to stop. *tr
ODI 10660132
Service Brakes
My wife was executing a turn, headed downhill, and stepped on the brake pedal, only to have it travel to the floor, and not stop the truck. I had been towing a trailer with surge brakes the day before, which would not have activated without being able to slow the vehicle. The problem was a failed front brake line from the master cylinder to the antilock actuator, resulting in a complete loss of front brake hydraulic…
ODI 10655315
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet tahoe. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 mph and attempting to stop, the brakes malfunctioned and caused the driver to lose control of the vehicle. The contact crashed into an embankment and several trees. The contact suffered from a left leg injury, multiple hip abrasions and contusions. A police report was filed at the scene. The vehicle was taken to an…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10615903
Service Brakes
When attempting to stop my vehicle going about 5 mph, there was a vibration in my brake pedal and the vehicle continued to role in the path way of a tractor trailer. I thought my life was about to end so i hit the gas and ended driving up on the curb to get out of ongoing traffic. My boss told me that there was a recall on our department vehicles that were tahoes because of an antilocking brake issue. I looked up…
ODI 10615853
Service Brakes
Our son and a friend were traveling on major street approaching a stop light controlled intersection, applied the service brake to have it push to the floorboard. He narrowly avoided rear ending stopped traffic and swerved across the yellow line onto a side-street in attempt to stop vehicle without a crash, next to the police station. All the brake lines required replacing due to the hidden rust on the lines as they…
ODI 10616223
Service Brakes
Brakes failed do to rusted brake lines. Driving on [redacted] stoplight turned just as i approached it stepped on the brake peddle and it slowly went to the floorboard. I could not stop in time and went through a red light, i was lucky, this could have been a disaster with loss of life. I was told all my brake lines were rusted and needed to be replaced at a cost of $1500.00. *tr
ODI 10609319
Service Brakes
The parking brakes do not work have owned the tahoe for 2 years and never used the parking brakes now all the sudden the parking brakes makes a loud squealing noise and i think there is enough complaints about the brakes to warrant a recall before some one does get killed or injured .also they had a recall on the brakes and abs but only in the so called salt belt and the owners that don't live there shouldn't have…
ODI 10608229
Service Brakes
Driving home and pressed on brakes at a stop light and petal went to the floor. Pumped brakes and just barely stopped before hitting another car. Tahoe brake lines were completely rusted to nothing. This is a big problem!! Many people don't look at their brake lines until they crash. Please get gm to fix this problem before more customers are hurt. *tr
ODI 10599214
Catalog parts for this system
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