Brake Disc Pads problems of the 1999 Chevrolet Tahoe

The contact owns a 1999 Chevrolet Tahoe. While driving approximately 15 mph, the brake pedal was engaged and the abs prematurely activated. The failure occurred only at low speeds. The vehicle was taken an independent mechanic where both front and rear brake pads were replaced. The problem persisted after the repair was performed. There was a recall under nhsta campaign id number 05v379000 (service brakes, hydraulic:antilock). The manufacturer was notified and they informed the VIN was ineligible under the recall. The vehicle had not been repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 85,000.

Original owner of 1999 Tahoe. Since purchase, I have felt that the truck was not stopping well, even at low speeds. I returned to dealer and they continued to say nothing was wrong. Since that time, I have had four different dealers in three states and two private mechanics look at it. All have said it "performs as intended". The brakes were worked on seven times that I have records for. At 17k miles, 32k miles, rear brakes were cleaned and adjusted. At 36k, front rotors were resurfaced, rear brakes cleaned/adjusted. At 47k, front rotors were replaced and rear drums were turned. Replaced pads. Rears adjusted at 59k. At 72k, replaced front brakes and machined rotors. Cleaned/adjusted rears. This continues on every 20k miles or so and still the truck does not stop under normal conditions even at low speeds. The rear brake adjustments only last about two weeks, then back to the same thing. Luckily, I have not had an accident yet but have had to pull to the side to avoid hitting car in front of me.

Original owner of 1999 Tahoe. Since purchase, I have felt that the truck was not stopping well, even at low speeds. I returned to dealer and they continued to say nothing was wrong. Since that time, I have had four different dealers in three states and two private mechanics look at it. All have said it "performs as intended". The brakes were worked on seven times that I have records for. At 17k miles, 32k miles, rear brakes were cleaned and adjusted. At 36k, front rotors were resurfaced, rear brakes cleaned/adjusted. At 47k, front rotors were replaced and rear drums were turned. Replaced pads. Rears adjusted at 59k. At 72k, replaced front brakes and machined rotors. Cleaned/adjusted rears. This continues on every 20k miles or so and still the truck does not stop under normal conditions even at low speeds. The rear brake adjustments only last about two weeks, then back to the same thing. Luckily, I have not had an accident yet but have had to pull to the side to avoid hitting car in front of me.

The brakes had many repairs. Had them readjusted, bled, and replaced the brake pads. The problem happened multiple times, the most recent was on September 19, 2005. There have been no accidents as of yet. The brakes were not holding, and they went all the way to the floor. When consumer took vehicle to dealer for repairs they tell her that nothing was wrong. Nhtsa recall 05v379000 was issued. But when the consumer contacted the manufacturer they told her that this vehicle was not included in the recall due to VIN.

The abs activated when braking increasing the vehicle's stopping distance. The abs brakes made noise when they were activated and now it activates on dry payment. In cold weather, the abs brakes would activate on the very first stop in the morning. The front brake pads were wearing uneven from left to right.

My 1999 Chevrolet Tahoe has had an ongoing brake problem from the day I bought it. The brakes seem to apply themselves during normal driving. I have had to replace two sets of tires and two sets of front brake pads in less than 50000 miles. Sometimes when I smell something getting hot while driving I will stop and feel the front wheels. They will be so hot that I cannot touch them. Then the other day I had to make a panic stop and the anti lock system did not work and the whole car shuddered and shook and I thought for sure I would hit the car in front of me. I have not taken it to the Chevrolet dealer as I am on limited income and cannot afford a large expense. I have been following the problems with these cars for years hoping that gm would finally issue a recall. The tire dealer that installed the last set of tires told me that the tires failed because of the front wheels getting so hot. Because of this I have put very few miles on the car and do not drive it over 50 mph. I still have the tires from the rear but threw away the ones from the front because of the damage to them.

Chevy Tahoe 1999, we have owned this vehicle for four years and put 40,000 + miles on it, it now has 102,000 miles. In that time frame we have had to replace the front roters and pads four times. In January of 2002 I had an accident at slow speed in slushy road conditions where the vehicle did not stop over a travel distance of 100'+/- it was blamed on driver error and poor road conditions, since that time we had a complete failure of the front brakes with no accident and fortunately no injury. A third incident resulted in no property damage or accident.

Power booster failed, causing brake pedal to hit floor. Also, dealer advised that brake pads will have to be replaced. This will be the third replacement.

Was driving & starting to apply the brakes. Felt a pulsating motion in the pedal. Took vehicle to dealer & was informed the pads had worn unevenly, and that rotors were warped. Also that the shoes needed replacing due to being worn out. Entire front abs brake system needed replacing.

Excessive wearing of brake pads, brake shoes due to the intermittent engagement of the power booster while driving. Took vehicle when it first had this problem to two different Chevrolet dealerships and was told that because I could not prove the booster's premature triggering that it would not be covered under warranty, in other words they told me if we don't see it as being broken we aren't fixing it. . They did not acknowledge the existance of a safety bulleting saying in fact that the power booster was prone to failure. Since then I have had to change out the brake pads twice at my own expense. I replaced all parts with gmac factory parts and replaced the power booster with a gm rebuilt power booster.

Truck pulls to one side, brakes shoes found to be cracked, master cylinder leaks.