general problems of the 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe

The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact stated that while driving 35 mph, the brake pedal was depressed, and the vehicle pulled to the left very hard, almost causing the contact to lose control of the vehicle. The abs and brake warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the ebcm motor relay circuit needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 91,632.

Emergency brake wears itself without being engaged to the point when you need it, it does not work.

Anti lock brakes are jerking and make a noise at slow speeds.

Abs low speed activation. Any time coming to a stop or slowing the abs will activate at low speeds around and under 10mph. Very unsafe and dangerous to have your brakes locking up when simply trying to come to a stop.

Live in minneapolis, and just lost the brakes on my 2001 chev Tahoe lt this week. Had been going down I-494 at 65 mph minutes before this. Four blocks from my house driving on a main road, snowy and icy, made a left hand turn to my side street, and the car kept going straight. Hit the brakes, the abs activated, and the brake pedal went all the way to the floor. Virtually no brakes, but I managed to complete the turn without hitting anything, and limp it home. In the garage now getting fixed, estimated $500 - $1,000. With some googling and talking to 4 garages, it seems to be a pretty common problem. Amazing to me that gm has not been forced into a recall over this. This could be fatal, if it hasn't been already.

At low speeds coming to a stop, my abs has been engaging and not allowing me to stop when appropriate. I have avoided several rear ending incidents, 3 today. I have seen that ther has been a recall on this issue but my VIN hasnt been included. I really need this issue taken care of. I have four children that are with me on normal occasions. This happens at nearly every stop, stop sign, light, parking ect.

While driving on interstate 676 approaching a traffic stop I pushed on the breaks and the pedal went to the floor forcing me to try to avoid a collision in front as I tried to turn into the middle lane veering right I hit the drivers side door of another car. I immediately took the Tahoe to a repair shop who said my break lines were corroded ant the break fluid came out of them ilve in northeast PA where salt on the roads if used a lot in the winter.

When attempting to stop my vehicle going about 5 mph, there was a vibration in my brake pedal and the vehicle continued to role in the path way of a tractor trailer. I thought my life was about to end so I hit the gas and ended driving up on the curb to get out of ongoing traffic. My boss told me that there was a recall on our department vehicles that were Tahoes because of an antilocking brake issue. I looked up the recall on motortrend and the recall explains exactly what happened to me when I almost died. I took my vehicle to the chevy dealer and the guy ran man VIN number and stated there are no active recalls on my vehicle. I called the chevy dealer and the female on the phone stated that recalls are done by VIN numbers and maybe my number was accidently skipped. This is off motortrend. Recall date: Aug 29, 2005 model affected: 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe summary: certain pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles may experience unwanted antilock brake system (abs) activation. This condition is more likely to occur in environmentally corrosive areas. This recall will be launched in the "salt belt" states of connecticut, delaware, illinois, indiana, iowa, maryland, massachusetts, maine, michigan, minnesota, missouri, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, rhode island, vermont, west virginia, wisconsin and the district of columbia only. Consequences: this can cause increased stopping distances during low-speed brake applications, which could result in a crash. Potential units affected: 1353718 notes: general motors corp. . Read more...

The parking brakes do not work have owned the Tahoe for 2 years and never used the parking brakes now all the sudden the parking brakes makes a loud squealing noise and I think there is enough complaints about the brakes to warrant a recall before some one does get killed or injured . Also they had a recall on the brakes and abs but only in the so called salt belt and the owners that don't live there shouldn't have to pay to get the same thing fixed that the recall should cover in the first place no matter where you live.

Started car and brake felt squishy and unresponsive. No braking power and foot completely depressed to floor in order to eventually stop when traveling just with foot off accelerator or less than 10mph. Was rear brakes. Same thing happened to front brakes in April 2015. Vehicle driving fine. Stopped to get gas and when started car up brakes were squishy and foot had to be depressed all the way to the floor in order to stop and that was traveling without using accelerator or going less than 10mph. Both times complete replacement of all hoses and brake fluid. Didn't seem like normal wear and tear at all. If I had been driving at speed it would most likely have resulted in an accident both times.

I was driving down the road doing only 25 miles a hour and had my kids in the car I went to stop at a stop sign and break pedal went right to the floor. When had it looked at they said all break lines rotted. With a truck that only has 50. 000 on it this should not happen. My husband keeps my truck mint if had to rate it on a scale of 1 to 10 I would say it is a 9. 5 looks bran new.

Truck brakes lines just rotted out completely had to replace entire lines.

On approx. September 8th, 2011. My anti lock brake system on my Tahoe started to engage at low speeds, even though it was dry pavement. When you pull up to a stop light or into a parking space, at low speed, the abs system kicks in and does not allow you to stop properly. Almost causing an accident. I took the vehicle to my regular mechanic and he informed me that there was a safety recall on this vehicle for this problem. I called ken nelson Chevrolet in dixon, IL and spoke to dan a service advisor. He asked me the VIN number of the vehicle and then looked it up and told me that this was done in 2005, but there is a lifetime warranty due to the safety recall and it being the same problem. I set up an appointment for September 15th, 2011 at 10:00am. I took my vehicle in to them and again was told that it was covered under the safety recall and has a lifetime warranty. After a few hours, they called me back and now told me it was not covered and that I now owed them an inspection fee on my vehicle.

The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact stated when the brakes were applied the antilock system activated and the vehicle would not come to a complete stop. Previously the vehicle was taken to the dealer and repaired under NHTSA recall campaign id number: 05v379000, service brakes, hydraulic: antilock; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 100,126.

The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact stated that he got his vehicle repaired under NHTSA campaign id number: 05v379000 (service brakes, hydraulic:antilock). The contact stated that at low speeds the abs activated, which made the stopping distance for the vehicle much longer. The vehicle was repaired in 2006 and identical failure recurred. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 125,000 and the current mileage was 130,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Abs pump motor is staying on continuously after the vehicle is turned off. After researching online, found that an internal relay in the electronic brake control module is shorting and causing the abs pump motor to continue to run while operated and even after vehicle and ignition is turned off. Without disconnecting plug to motor or abs fuse, either failure of abs pump motor will occur, failure of ebcm will occur and even possible fire hazards due to overheating abs pump motor. Since I was able to read online that many others are having the same problem, it seems that there should be a recall to fix the problem and prevent future failures of abs equipment, possible car fires due to continuous abs pump motor activation even with vehicle turned off, resulting in possible injuries and even death to the public.

The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact was driving approximately 10 mph and approaching a traffic stop signal when the brake pedal was depressed with a delayed response in the activation of the anti-lock brake system. In addition, the parking brake and abs warning indicators illuminated whenever the engine was in operation and remained illuminated until the engine was turned off. There was a recall associated with NHTSA campaign id number 05v379000 (service brakes, hydraulic: antilock). The recall was offered in the salt belt states which excluded the vehicle from being eligible for the recall repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 85,000.

05v379000 service brakes, hydraulic: antilock. Recall date 8/29/05 my 2001 chevy Tahoe is activating my antilock brakes while trying to stop. I have come close to several accidents. I bought it used in February of 2006. I called gm and they will not honor their recall and fix my Tahoe. I do not feel safe driving it and I have a small child. I want to know what I can do to have my Tahoe fixed. I do not have the money to pay for it to be fixed. Gm should honor their recalls and fix this problem. What can I do?.

The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe. While the vehicle was parked in the garage for two days, it caught fire. The contact extinguished the flames. A mechanic inspected the vehicle and stated that the fire was caused by the brake relay system. The current and failure mileages were 62,000.

The dealer recommended that I replace my anti-lock brake system (abs) because my light would come on for no reason. They wanted $2300 but goodyear did it for $2,086. 19. After researching, this has been an on-going problem for Tahoe's. I would like to be reimburse. Repairs: 1 e. B. C. M (abs control module) labor & parts $163. 40 1 88964302-hyd valve assy $710. 88 1 abs pressure modulator assy/88982287 $970. 40 1 brake fluid exchange-dot 3 $ 66. 46 parts: $1697. 10 labor 214. 04 shop fee 25. 00 7. 75% tax 150. 05 $2,086. 19.

I've had two anti-lock brake modules replaced, 1 at 40k miles & again at 130k miles. They went bad for no apparent reason. The cost on the first one was $900, and the last was over $1400. I saved the last one.

Driving at under 10mph going to brake, anti-lock brakes kick in when unnecessary which caused me to be unable to brake properly and crash into the vehicle in front of me.

The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe. While driving 15 mph or attempting to come to a stop, the abs engage automatically and cause difficulty stopping. The contact must apply a significant amount of pressure on the brake pedal in order to stop the vehicle. The failure has been occurring for almost two years, but has recently become progressively worse. The vehicle has not yet been taken to the dealer. The manufacturer stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign id number 05v379000, NHTSA action number pe05020 (service brakes, hydraulic:antilock), although the failures were identical. The contact believes that the recall should apply to his vehicle. The failure mileage was 90,000 and current mileage was 127,000.

Steering becomes difficult when turning into a parking place or turning left at slow speeds. There is a recall for this same issue for my make of vehicle (tahoe) but not for the year (2001). It is id 04v045000. No repairs have been done.

When traveling at low speeds, the braking system has failed. It usually occurs within the first couple of minutes of driving. It has probably happened 6 or 7 times over the course of owning the vehicle (3 years). No lights are on. When you press the brake, it goes further than normal, and then it finally works after taking several extra feet to stop. It happens irregularly, so we can't duplicate it for service.

In the past I have sent several emails to Chevrolet corporate office re the abs brake system on my Tahoe which first failed with only 130 miles on the vehicle. Vehicle almost tipped over but I recovered the braking system and stopped vehicle only inches from going off a cliff and into the ravine below. I love my Tahoe which now has 109000+ miles on it but the abs brake system has never worked and on several occasions almost wiped out myself and a passenger because brakes failed to engage. I filed several complaints with the Chevrolet dealer in austin, TX where I bought my Tahoe and also here in taos, nm where I currently live. Recently I had the Chevrolet dealer here in taos run a diagnostic on my abs brakes. Result was that the brake system was defective and would cost $2000 to repair! I feel Chevrolet should pay for the repair since my Tahoe was delivered from the factory with defective abs brakes. As it is, my Tahoe cannot be resold since the system as is could kill anyone in this vehicle if they did not know how to recover when pedal is all the way to the floor and vehicle is picking up speed rather than slowing down. Certainly even I could hit an elk standing in middle of highway because I would not be able to recover brake system in time.

Vehicle has been serviced 4 times for malfunction of the brakes. Manufacturer notified but not willing to do anything. Consumer feels vehicle is unsafe.

While driving at speeds above 50 mph the front end and the steering wheel will shake violently. At the same time the brake pedal pulsates and is very firm. Vehicle has to be brought to a complete stop to return it to help eliminate the shaking. Dealership has been notified but feels this condition is not a problem.