2003 Chevrolet Tahoe Service Brakes Problems
- 83
- 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 83 stored complaint records:
- 6 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- brake lines · 55 records
- brake line · 39 records
- brake pedal · 31 records
- went floor · 28 records
- pedal went · 22 records
- brake fluid · 16 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 36 |
| 60–100k mi | 20 |
| 150–400k mi | 15 |
| 30–60k mi | 10 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Service Brakes
On the evening of july 13 my wife was driving the tahoe when the check brake warning light came on. She was able to enter our driveway and stop the vehicle. The next morning i checked the vehicle and there was no resistance on the brake pedal and the pedal went to the floor. Looking under the hood i found the brake fluid reservoir was empty. The mechanic that repaired the vehicle found the rear steel brake line…
ODI 10467936
Service Brakes
Vehicle parked in my driveway, attempted to pull out of driveway and had no braking ability (7/12/12) all front brake lines replaced due to rust. Then on 2/11/14, had left um hospital with wife, noted something was not functioning properly with brakes but continued to a restaurant. When i got out of restaurant, attempted to pull out from curb and had no brakes. All rear brake lines had to be replaced due to rust.…
ODI 10584211
Service Brakes
I had driven to a doctors office and parked in the lot. I came out, started the truck and when i applied the brakes the pedal went all the way to the floor. The brake warning light never came on. I had the vehicle towed to a local dealer. The brake line on the passenger side of the vehicle rusted through and failed. I had the entire passenger side line replaced. On june 24th 2013, i had another brake line failure on…
ODI 10532444
Service Brakes
In nov. 2011, with 79,800 miles, while in my driveway, the brake pedal collapsed to the floor. Two front brake lines burst with no warning. There was almost no rear braking power at all. I had to push the pedal to the floor, before the rear brakes engaged and barely stopped the tahoe in my driveway at 5 mph. My 03 tahoe and my dad's 06 tahoe have the weakest brakes, of any vehicle we've ever owned. Love the…
ODI 10536051
Service Brakes
While backing out of the driveway on a sunny saturday afternoon (june 4, 2011), i applied the brakes when approaching sidewalk and street. My 2003 chevy tahoe brake pedal went all the way to the floor with minimum resistance. The tahoe rolled past the sidewalk, out into the street, and up the neighbors driveway before coming to rest. Fortunately the vehicle did not strike anything. I would estimate the braking…
ODI 10611309
Service Brakes
I own a 2003 chevy tahoe. I first begin having issues with the abs system in 2010. The brakes would flutter before coming to a complete stop. While traveling out of state the brakes completely failed and went to the floor. I was stuck in traffic in a residential area with passengers in my car. The parking emergency brake would not work so i had to carefully drift into a parking spot using the curb as a brace. I…
ODI 10515438
Service Brakes
Brake lines began to corrode at attachment points near all wheel wells. Of most concern is 4 brake lines mounted with steel support brackets on drivers side front wheel well. These lines are not protected from environmental conditions. The corrosion began at the support brackets in 2006 and has worked its way down the lines to the point where they need to all be replaced. This is simply bad engineering---unprotected…
ODI 10459486
Service Brakes
Brake lines are completely rusted out, and fuel lines, whole undercarriage is bad, brake lines fail with no warning, brake pad goes to floor. *tr
ODI 10592765
Catalog parts for this system
Catalog year/make/model rows for 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe.
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