2004 Chevrolet Tahoe

ON SEPTEMBER 3 2016 WHILE PULLING INTO A BANK PARKING LOT THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. FORTUNATELY I WAS GOING SLOW ENOUGH TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITH THE PARKING BRAKE. BRAKE FLUID WAS ON THE GROUND BEHIND THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL. IT APPEARS A BRAKE LINE RUPTURED CAUSING INSTANT CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO JIM PRICE CHEVROLET IN CHARLOTTESVILLE FOR DIAGNOSIS. TOTAL MILEAGE IS ABOUT 213000. BEING A HOLIDAY WEEKEND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT BE CHECKED UNTIL TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 6. IF I HADN'T PULLED INTO THE BANK I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN AN 8 LANE INTERSECTION WITH RIO RD AND RT 29 AND PROBABLE NOT HERE TO SEND THIS REPORT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO IMMEDIATELY STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED IN A PARKING LOT AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO STOP AFTER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 129,000.

TRYING TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP COMING DOWN A HILL APPROACHING STOPPED VEHICLES AHEAD WHEN THE THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR I FORTUNATELY WAS ABLE STOP BEFORE HITTING ANYTHING OR ANYONE INCLUDING MYSELF AND MY PETS....USED EMERGENCY BREAK AND PUT IN PARK CONDUCTED INVESTIGATION..1ST CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID AND EVEN THOUGH IT WAS JUST TOPPED OFF IT WAS DOWN TO THE MINIMUM LEVELS I NEXT LOOKED UNDER THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND SAW FLUID LEAKING UNDERNEATH. SINCE HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT BY A MECHANIC AND SAID MY BREAKLINE BLEW AND POSSIBLY THE OTHERS BECAUSE OF CORROSION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLETTAHOE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,498.

WHILE DRIVING I HAD A REAL BAD CLUNKING NOISE IN MY STEERING WHEEL.I TOOK IT TO THE VICTORY LAYNE CHEVY DEALER AND SPENT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT TO PAY FOR A DEFECTIVE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT AND COLUMN BEARING REPLACED BECAUSE I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING IT. NOW MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FUEL GUAGE IS DEFECTIVE,THE ABS LIGHT& PARKING BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T COME ON WITH THE KEY ON OR AT ALL AND THERE ARE NO CODES FROM THE DEALER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED A "LOW POWER MODE" MESSAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT STEAM WAS EMITTING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND LIFTED THE HOOD FOR THE VEHICLE TO COOL OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CYLINDER HEAD CRACKED AROUND THE OIL DRAIN HOLES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. UPDATED 09/29/16*LJ UPDATED 06/15/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE USED EXCESSIVE ANTI FREEZE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A DEFECTIVE CASTECH HEAD THAT LEAKED COOLANT. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CASTECH HEADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 88,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.