Brake Hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings problems of the 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe

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 miles on it and almost caused an accident. It happens all of a sudden & it take a few seconds before you can figure out what to do, taking much longer distance to stop. They need to recall these brakes as soon as possible before more accidents happen.

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! after searching the internet, this brake line failure looks like it's a common problem!.

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 accident. I got myself home and looked under the vehicle.

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.

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 motors is aware and only a technical service bulletin has been issued, no recall. The NHTSA must demand that gm recall these vehicles for replacement of all these inferior hydraulic brake lines before deaths and serious injuries occur. I am submitting this form to make it public knowledge that this is a serious problem that could cause death and serious property damage if not addressed on all the affected vehicles. I am truly grateful that my wife was not injured or killed.

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 vehicle is in mint condition inside and out and washed frequently. Repair shop indicated that the brake lines were badly rusted. Gm should be obligated to notify owners of similar vehicles and truck of the danger of complete brake failure. Brake lines should not be made of mild steel that is subject to rusting through as this is life and death safety issue.

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 quote of $5000. 00 to replace everything. I did not do the repair and am currently weighing my options.

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.

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 independent mechanic who diagnosed that the failure was caused by a ruptured brake line and the fact that there was no brake fluid in the vehicle. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 141,597.

Brakes failed do to rusted brake lines. Driving on 55 mph road 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.

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 to the hidden rust on the lines as they are mounted on top of the frame. Our son had just returned from college with the vehicle, had this happened on the highway at 75 mph this could have had tragic results. The repair shops were familiar with this issue as a number of customers with similar gm models have recently experienced the same issue. This was a very time consuming and expensive repair, and we consider ourselves lucky to not have a different conclusion.

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.

Brake line failure, resulting in loss of brake control. Brake line corroded.

2001 Tahoe brakes failed. . . Line rupture, causing my wife to plow through a red light at an intersection and narrowly avoid a crash. This is my third gm brakeline failure. The other two occurred on a 1999 pontiac bonneville, again with instant, no warning, loss of brake power. Fortunately, those events were in parking lots at very low speed. Yes, there is some, maybe 30% of brake power left on the Tahoe, but the stopping distance is magnified greatly once speed is above 15 mph. I can cite at least six other acquaintances with simialr brake line failures on gm vehicles from the y2000 era design. Something is grossly wrong with gm, and perhaps others, brake line components. Just visually examine the brakelines and they appear ready to crumble at many places due to substantial exterior corrosion. Never had this problem on the many vehicles owned over the years. Make them fix it at their cost, please. I can't think of a single more critical system for driver safety on a vehicle than the brake system. It has to be physically reliable for the life of the car.

The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact stated that he attempted to decelerate but the accelerator pedal failed to respond. Upon inspection, it was found that the brake lines had failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 105,000.

My son was driving on I-95 into baltimore when he had to slam on the brakes to avoid hitting another vehicle and the 2001 Tahoe immediately lost braking power. He was able to maneuver onto the shoulder to avoid hitting the vehicle in front of him but the brakes were no longer operating properly. There was no longer any resistance in the brake pedal and minimal stopping power. `he was able to bring the vehicle into a parking garage by driving slowly and in low gear. I had the vehicle towed home and examined it and determined that the brake fluid reservoir was empty and that it had leaked out of a corroded and broken brake line at the midpoint of the chassis. All of the metal brake lines are corroded and will need to be replaced. There was no advance warning of any impending brake line failure. The vehicle has been registered in maryland since purchased new and there is relatively little snow that falls in the winter and as a result there is almost no other corrosion on this vehicle so seeing the brake lines corroded leads me to believe that an inferior grade of steel was used on this critically important component. To make matters worse the brake line in the area of the failure is located above the frame and is not visible from below and therefore cannot be inspected for corrosion. When the oil is changed and when the brakes are replaced the brake lines are checked but in the area of the failure as stated they cannot be inspected. I believe gm should be required to recall all vehicles with this type of metal brake line and be required to replace them with a better grade of stainless steel as it is reasonably foreseeable that fatalities will be the logical consequence of this type of failure in a significant percentage of these incidents.

I had just come off the highway and fortunately was completing a parallel park when the brake pedal could be pressed to the floor. The car did not stop. I essentially rolled into the car in front of me to stop. A large amount of brake fluid was on the ground near the rear drivers side wheel. When the car was stopped I opened the door and looked back as I pushed the brake pedal to the floor. I saw colored fluid spraying out sideways from the rear. Subsequently had brake line repaired.

My brake lines keep bursting. I wasn't even driving, I was in park, applied the brakes to put it gear and the pedal went right to the floor. This is the second time, I just spent $400 to have the rears replaced while on the road. I was stuck out of state. Now it happened again. Please help, I can't afford a repair right now.

I was driving on the PA turnpike. Lightly applied my brakes and the pedal went all the way to the floor. The brake lines are corroded and blew.

Brakes failed due to brake lines rusted through.

We were driving the vehicle and the brakes stopped working. We discovered that all the brake lines were corroded . Research on the internet showed that numerous people have had the same issue with Chevrolet vehicles built at this time. There has not been a recall by Chevrolet at this time.

Was driving a rural two lane road when the car in front of me slowed to turn left. I tried to brake and the brake pedal wet to the floor, no brakes at all. I veered of f to the shoulder and was able to avoid collision and slow the car using the parking brake. I called my husband and he had me check my brake fluid which was almost empty. He brought some,we refilled and saw a large puddle start to form under car near the driver side door. Upon getting the vehicle home ,we found a two foot section of hard line so corroded it was leaking in three places . To find the leak it was necessary to remove the gasoline tank to see it . And replace that section of line . We are in the process of replacing all the lines a there are many sections that are corroded (rusted ) very badly . I see no other way to feed secure in this vehicle and dealer cost are said to be $1200 to $1500 . The area around the brake line was clean and we saw no cause for this corrosion.

Our 2001 Tahoe had brake failure due to a corroded brake line. We were told all five were corroded and needed to be replaced. We have lived in both NY and NJ and are the only owners of the truck. We found out that GMC 1999-2003 trucks are in your engineering investigation for brake line failure due to corroded brake lines in the salt belt states which we live in. I wanted to add this complaint with the hopes that others will as well and if a recall is issued we can get compensated for the very hefty repair bill.

I experienced brake line failure on my 2001 Tahoe due to rust. I was hauling a trailer last week in southern utah and traveled over some high passes. In escalente, I put my foot on the brake and it went all the way to the floor. Scary to think what might have happened an hour earlier when I was driving in the mountains. The brake line running over the gas tank had completely rusted through. All the brake and fuel lines were severely rusted. Fortunately, the only shop in town was able to make up a replacement line and that got me home. I'm in the process now of replacing all the brake and fuel lines. This is not due to neglect. I wash and clean the undercarriage often during the winter to remove salt and sand. I first noticed rust within a year of purchasing the car in December 2000. About 5 years ago, I had my mechanic install a "counteract gsl-2-lc corrosion control system". The rust continued to worsen this failure could have been catastrophic! I'm getting my lines replaced but what about all the other Tahoes experiencing the same problem?.

My brakes suddenly failed as I was approaching a red traffic light. When I pushed on the brake pedal it went all the way to the floor and produced no deceleration of the vehicle. I was able to narrowly avoid an accident, but the situation could have been deadly if traffic had been different. The cause of the failure was diagnosed as a rusted brake line. I found a report of an ongoing investigation of rusted brake lines that covers my vehicle make/model/year, and I want to add my event to your database.

The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact stated that all the brake lines were rusted and the fuel lines were corroded. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were notified. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 144,000 and the current mileage was 154,000.

The right rear brake line cracked and failed, causing brake failure 3 times in 18 months. The first time it was repaired at the dealer. The second time it was replaced at the dealer. The third and most recent, it was repaired at a truckstop in the new mexico desert.

Brake lines (all) are rusting to the point of failure. Must be replaced before someone dies. Gm should make good for repairs.

The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe. While travelling at 2 mph and applying the brakes, the contact noticed that the brake pedal extended down to the floorboard. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealership where the brake line was replaced due to corrosion. The failure mileage was approximately 98,000. The current mileage was approximately 110,000.

Brake failure. Complete loss of brake function without warning. Master cylinder replaced, but did not correct. Had to replace 2 brake lines. Both had rusted thourgh (beside the frame under the drivers seat). The 2 failed brake lines each had at least 10 rust blisters that could easily rupture. Vehicle was not from the north east or near the ocean.

Both brake lines to the rear wheels have cracked, leaving me with no brakes after the fluid leaked out. Pebbles continually get wedged between the rear calipers and wheel rims, causing wheel lockup, and scouring of the aluminum rims and rotors. The right rear top caliper bolt fell out, allowing the caliper to rotate forward and lock up the wheel. I was told that these vehicles were not designed to travel on a gravel lane, but where west of the mississippi are there not gravel lanes? this is a very widespread problem , and dealers in ranching country are getting a flood of complaints, and have even designed rock shields for the rear disc brakes. It is a very large safety problem, for if the brakes do not completely fail they are impaired due to scoured rotors, etched wheels, and deteriorated pads.

2001 chevy Tahoe brake failure. Very sudden. This is a major safety issue that could have been catastrophic. There is corrosion on the brake lines and is reportedly occurring on other chevy makes from 1999-2003. We need to replace all of the brake lines per dealership.