Brake Hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings problems of the 2000 Chevrolet Tahoe

Tl-the contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact stated that when the driver drove down hill and the brake pedal was enaged the brake system failed to engage. Causing the driver to hit a person that was driving a bicycle. The proceeded attempting to stop the vehicle the vehicle rolled backwards into bushes the vehicle came to a stop when it hit a tree. The montgomery country police was present, a police reprt was filed, the police report number was not available. The person on the bicycle was taken to the hosptital the person suffered a broken hip and fractures. The vehicle was towed to the contact home and the contact noticed that the brake lines were corroded and brake fluid was on the ground. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 166,000. Li.

Tried to stop and brakes failed due to rusted thru rear left steel brake line. Now have 2 others rusted thru. Car is at mechanic shop now mechanic is replacing all brake lines because he would not touch it other wise . Hesaid I can expect at least a $1200. 00 dollar bill or more.

Tl-the contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 5 mph, the brake pedal was depressed and failed to respond. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic where it was diagnosed that the front and the rear brake lines needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 120,000. The VIN was unavailable. Djr.

The contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Tahoe. While driving approximately 45 mph, the rear brakes malfunctioned when the brake pedal was depressed. The failure caused the stopping distance to increase. The contact discovered a puncture in the brake line due to the brake line making contact with the frame of the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 148,000.

It wasn't an accident, I was driving my Tahoe and stopped and got out when I got back in and started driving I put my foot on brake and it went to the floor, at the time I did not know my brake line had busted. It was very scary for me. No warning light went on till I was almost home. . We took it to a shop to hear the brake line had rusted through. I sending this complaint do the fact I heard on the news that this has become a problem with this Tahoe. We were planning on leaving that evening with our camper. Its a good thing it happened before we left otherwise there could of been a serious accident pulling the camper and not being able to stop. Please look into this matter.

The contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact stated that upon inspection, it was found that the brake lines were perforated due to rust. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure was confirmed. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 114,000. Updated 05/12/lj the consumer stated the hard steel brake line to the rear brakes completely rusted through, causing the line to burst. Updated 05/15/14.

I was driving at roughly 45 mph on a public road when I was cutoff by another vehicle who also nearly came to a stop. I quickly braked and while the brakes did momentarily work the pedal then became very soft and fell to the floorboard. The offending vehicle then made its turn or I would have hit them. I limped the vehicle home where I found a busted brake line due to bad rust. This is a very dangerous situation.

Tried to stop and brakes failed due to rusted thru rear left steel brake line. Now have 2 others rusted thru.

The contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact stated that the brake pedal abnormally traveled to the floorboard. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection where they stated that the brake lines were corroded and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 204,419.

While coming to a stop in traffic my brake pedal suddenly dropped to the floor. I tried to pump the pedal to gain some sort of pressure and stopping power but the pedal was not responding. Luckily I was already slowed down to a speed that did not cause injury to myself, my passengers or the vehicle that I had hit in the rear bumper. When I exited my vehicle I noticed brake fluid coming from the area were the fender and the door come together and also towards the back of the door were it meets the rear door jam. Under inspection it appears I had 2 failures at the same time. The front brake line failed and so did the rear. The corrosion is horrible and has also consumed the fuel lines. I believe they are the next to go. I don't understand how a company will spend the money to install a stainless exhaust system that will survive almost forever but they will not invest the money on the brake and fuel lines to be made out of stainless steel. I am very fortunate that I was not traveling at a high rate of speed, the outcome would have been much worse for everybody involved.

I took my Tahoe in for a state inspection and as the mechanic pulled the car into the bay, the brake line failed. He could not stop the car. I have spoken with two different auto shops who told me this is a known problem with gm. Sure enough. I did some research online and found complaint after complaint about this same exact issue. Some were even involved in crashes. I am grateful that this did not happen while I was driving with my kids in the car. $800 later, I have my Tahoe back. Why is gm not doing anything about this? this is a rust and corrosion problem with the brake lines being open and exposed underneath the car. (model years 1999-2003) is gm waiting for a few fatalities to finally do something????.

A few days before the complete failure we noticed that the brakes had started to feel "mushy". On 9/29/12 my husband hit the brakes hard and that is when the brake line blew out in the front and the rear. The brake line is completely rusted from front to rear.

Brake line failure due to corrosion around clamps.

I have a 2000 Tahoe I busted a brake line thankfully I did it while pulling out of my garage after I came back from leave. Now my brake pedal depresses all the way to they floor and takes longer to stop. (real dangerous) I didn't think much of it b/c its a third vehicle until I looked online and read so much about rusted brake lines. When I looked at mine they were all rusted. Scared to see what the damage will be to fix all the lines. Funny thing is the underbelly of my 2000 Tahoe looks worse than that of my 82 c10.

In 2011 at a traffic light intersection brakes failed on my 2000 chevy Tahoe (60k miles). Brake pedal fully depressed slowed the vehicle enough to swerve and avoid a collision. Repair revealed extensive corrosion on brake line that caused it to rupture. The repair is extremely costly since these lines are difficult to access, and they must be custom bent and fitted. To replace all lines would have cost $1500-$2000 to repair. As a result, like many people affected by this defect, we opted to only repair the damaged lines. In hindsight this wasn't the best choice, but the vehicle was undriveable and we didn't have the money to repair it fully. Predictably this failure happened again about a year later in a similar situation. Luckily again it was on a residential street and we were able to avoid yet another collision. I can only imagine if it was on the highway, on a mountain road or while trailering a boat etc. Subsequent to the latest failure we sold this vehicle. Gm has been negligent in addressing this issue. The dealership offered nothing, stating that we live in the "salt belt, and this can happen". This statement is only a half truth since millions of other vehicles also in the salt belt don't have their brake lines fail during their useful life. Gm is hoping that by delaying this they will avoid the enormous expense of recalling and repairing these vehicles. This is shameful because this type of safety issue is very dangerous and sneaky. It can come up at any time, anywhere.

Driving in the fast lane on the freeway, had a sudden stop in traffic, my brakes went to the floor, and skipped to a stop. Brakes went to the floor thereafter having to coast to a stop. Brake line had rust corrosion and cracked. The same thing happened again October 2010. My son was driving us to his driver's education class and the brakes went completely to the floor having to coast to a stop. Thankfully, no one was hurt. Another line had rust corrosion and split in two.

Consumer states brake pedal goes to floor. Brake lines to rear rusted through. Replaced 4 lines from front to rear. While braking the vehicle's brake line ruptured causing extended stopping distance. During repair of the brake lines the dealer advised the consumer that the antilock brake system self activates and will need new hubs to correct the problem. Within days the consumer obtained a copy of the recall and contacted the manufacturer. The consumer was told by the representative that the recall was only applicable in canada.