| Issue ID | 1018512 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10549027 |
| Manufacurer | General Motors LLC |
| Brand | CHEVROLET |
| Model | TAHOE |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 22/10/13 |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I bought a 2004 chevy tahoe august 2013- i maybe drove it twice a week for maybe 3 weeks. Do to the screw up with the dealership and insurance company i was canceled in september up until october 22 the truck sat in my drive way. Finally was able to drive it. Drove it one day, i was driving back after filling my tank. I'm coming up to a red light with a motorcycle in front of me. I began applying the brakes and i'm approaching the motorcycle in front of me. When i try to apply the brakes, i'm pushing them all the way to the floor and i'm not stopping. I know at this point i don't have brakes. I swerve to avoid rear ending the motorcycle. I almost hit on coming cars. Then i'm able to apply what was left of the brakes to get the car to stop. When i put the tahoe it to park that's when the brake light comes on. I get out and i see nothing but brake fluid pouring out of the front driver side. I look underneath the truck(suv) and the entire brake lines where rotted and the entire underneath the truck was rusted. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 43961 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | BROWNS MILLS , NJ |
| VIN pattern | 1GNEK13T24JXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 06/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 8 |
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| Vehicle speed | 25 |
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