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2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1071723 · 2014-06-03

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
TAHOE
Year
2002
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
165,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

THE BRAKE LINES ON THIS TRUCK (AND EVERY OTHER GM TRUCK THIS ERA) ARE RUSTED BEYOND BELIEF!!! I FIX THEM AND FIX THEM AND FIX THEM - I'M TRYING TO DO THEM ALL BUT I DO NOT HAVE THE FUNDS...THIS TIME THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE GROUND AND THE TRUCK KEPT GOING. HAD A CHOICE, HIT A STOPPED SCHOOL BUS OR HIT A TREE. I CHOSE THE TREE. NOT MUCH DAMAGE, BUT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE!!! I'VE SEEN MANY MANY POSTS ONLINE WITH PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS ISSUE - I GO TO THE PARTS STORE AND THEY STOCK THE BULK LINE AND FITTINGS AND KNOW THE SIZE FOR GM TRUCKS BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS SO COMMON - ITS CRAZY THAT GM PUT SUCH FERROUS METAL IN THESE TRUCK BRAKE LINES. I OWN CARS MUCH OLDER AND WITH MANY MORE MILES AND THERE ARE NO ISSUES. SAME GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION, SAME ROADS, SAME PARKING - DIFFERENT RESULTS. HMMMM....ITS OBVIOUS THEY USED CHEAP INFERIOR CRAPPY LINES THAT HAVE NOT STOOD THE TEST OF TIME. THE PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR IS ABSURD! NO FAILSAFES? AND THE ANTILOCK BRAKE MECHANISM (VALVES/ELECTRONICS) ARE LOCATED IN A SPOT ON THE FRAME THAT WAS INSTALLED BEFORE THE BODY WAS MATED TO THE CHASSIS! GREAT!!! HOW THE HECK DO YOU FIX IT? IM THINKING OF CUTTING A HOLE IN THE FLOOR ABOVE IT AND WELDING IT BACK IN! THIS IS CRAZY...A RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN PLACE YEARS AGO. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10595925
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