| Issue ID | 1485997 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11115053 |
| Manufacurer | General Motors LLC |
| Brand | CHEVROLET |
| Model | TAHOE |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 29/07/18 |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Complete brake failure pedal straight to the floor main brake line midway of the truck completely blew apart my son just drove 2 hours pulled in the driveway i went to move his car thank goodness put the brake pedal to the floor and fluid was everywhere i have read that this problem is a 1 + 1,000 on chevy trucks however i have purchased a chevy 2005 tahoe 1 year difference and this weekend the same exact thing happened traveling back from a weekend away and complete brake line failure brake line completely busted halfway down and fluid everywhere so i guess i am too in 2000 seems a little coincidental i am in ohio and i have read about the salt brine and everything however i have one of the cleanest trucks around we are detail freaks every one of our cars is taken care of something is definitely wrong with these years of tahoes and it's going to kill somebody once again we were on a two-hour trip home stop to use the bathroom the next time we hit the brakes they were totally gone had to use emergency brake to stop and pull over we feel the divine intervention on both incidences and are blessed that someone was looking out for us and it sure wasn't chevy |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | GROVE CITY, OH |
| VIN pattern | 1GNEK13TX4RXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 06/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 5 |
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