2001 Chevrolet Suburban 1500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO REDUCE SPEED. THE VEHICLE UNCONTROLLABLY CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY; HOWEVER THERE WERE EXTERIOR DAMAGES TO THE BUILDING. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FOUR BRAKE LINES AND GEAR SHIFTER CABLE WERE REPLACED. ALSO, THE ABS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK). THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE ABS HAD BEEN REPLACED A TOTAL OF SEVEN TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 SUBURBAN AND WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. NO WARNING OR BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO LIMP THE TRUCK HOME AND I SAW THE REAR AXLE WAS WET WITH BRAKEFLUID. THE LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE HAD ROTTED AND BROKE. THE TRUCK IS VERY WELL KEPT UP AND I ALWAYS PRESSURE WASH THE UNDERCARRIAGE AFTER THE SNOW & WINTER. *KB

AFTER ENTERING THE PARKING LOT OF THE LOCAL SHOPPING CENTER I APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO PARK IN THE MARKED SPACE BUT THE TRUCK DID NOT STOP, THE PEDAL TRAVEL ALL THE WAY DOWN BUT NO BREAKING EFFECT AT ALL, FORTUNATELY THAT SECTION OF THE LOT WAS MOSTLY EMPTY AND I LET THE TRUCK ROLL TO ALMOST A STOP, PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN AND DID NOT STOP SO ENDED UP USING THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP THE TRUCK. NO WARNING LIGHT EVER CAME ON SO I WENT TO CHECK THE RUBBER HOSES AND BRAKE LINES UNDER THE TRUCK FINDING A BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING FROM THE AREA UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT, CLOSE TO A BIG RUBBER " DOUGHNUT " ( CHASSIS MOUNT ). I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND FLUID SPRAYED AGAIN FROM THAT AREA. THERE ARE SEVERAL BRAKE PIPES RUNNING TO AND FROM A SENSOR OR EQUALIZING VALVE MOUNTED ON THE CHASSIS IN THAT AREA. AFTER TOWING THE TRUCK HOME I WENT UNDER IT AND FOLLOW THE TUBING LEAVING FROM THAT AREA TO THE FRONT AND THE REAR OF THE TRUCK, AND IT IS ALL RUSTED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE FLEXIBLE HOSES GOING TO THE CALIPERS. I OWN TWO OTHER CARS ( NOT CHEVY'S) THAT ARE OLDER AND USED UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS AS THE SUBURBAN AND THE BRAKE PIPING LOOKS LIKE NEW ON THOSE, SO I'M INCLINED TO THINK THIS CONDITION IS PARTICULAR TO SUBURBANS OR CHEVROLET IN GENERAL. WOULD THIS INCIDENT HAD NOT OCCURRED IN A PARKING LOT IT WOULD HAVE ENDED IN AN ACCIDENT OR A FATALITY. I'M CALLING THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP MONDAY TO CHECK FOR ANY OUTSTANDING RECALL FOR MY TRUCK BUT NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. THIS TRUCK WAS BOUGHT NEW AND HAVE ALWAYS BEEN USED IN MARYLAND, THE WINTERS ARE NOT EXTREME HERE AND MY ONLY THEORY FOR THE EXCESSIVE RUSTING IS THAT THE BRAKE LINES ARE TOO CHEAP. TRUCK WILL BE PARKED INDEFINITELY AND AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION IF REQUESTED. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT THE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD UNTIL CRASHING INTO A MEDIAN. AS A RESULT, THE MEDIAN MOVED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE BRAKES LINES WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 110,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN K1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED DUE TO RUST AND A LEAK. WHILE STOPPING AT SLOW SPEEDS, THE BRAKES DO NOT STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE ABS CONTROL MODULE; REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER, THE FRONT HUBS AND THE BEARINGS ON BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT FRONT WHEELS FOR $2,000. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH WHEN THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR, THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO STOP. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTI LOCK). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,650 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,821.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SENSOR WOULD INDEPENDENTLY ENGAGE WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 10 MPH. WHEN THE ABS WOULD ACTIVATE IT WOULD CAUSE AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTI-LOCK) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OVER 100,000 MILES, THEY WOULD NOT MAKE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION ON LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE. I VERIFIED THE CORROSION BY CLIMBING UNDER THE TRUCK TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED. THIS FAILURE IS NOT DUE TO AN ACCIDENT WITH THE TRUCK NOR HAS THE BRAKE LINE BEEN CRUSHED DUE TO RUNNING OVER A LARGE OBSTRUCTION. THE BRAKE LINE IS LOCATED ABOVE THE VEHICLE FRAME RAIL. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED DUE TO THIS FAILURE AS IT HAPPENED WHILE EXITING MY DRIVEWAY. I MANAGED TO STOP THE TRUCK USING MY EMERGENCY BRAKE. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A CURRENT INVESTIGATION CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM ON CHEVY AND GM TRUCKS AND SUVS. I WENT TO MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT BUT WAS INFORMED THAT AS THERE IS NO RECALL THE EXPENSE WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY GM. *TR