Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / TAHOE / 2001

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005030208 Incident Date: May, 09 2005
Consumer's City: ORTONVILLE Consumer's State: MI
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: TAHOE Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 24 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 07 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 1) 2001 chevy tahoe - antilock brakes engage any time brakes are applied at low vehicle speed (under about 5 mph). multiple events in stop-and-go traffic lead to loss in brake pressure. 2) typical consequence is annoyance and increased stopping distance at low speeds, worst event was loss of brake pressure during stop-and-go traffic leading to "bump" of vehicle ahead, no damage, no injuries. system requires manual pumping of brake pedal to restore pressure after 2 or 3 braking events in a short time span (2-5 minutes). 3) problem still exists, as gm has no recall for this problem in us, only canada.