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2004 Chevrolet TAHOE Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1506337
Internal NHTSA #	11141452
Manufacurer	General Motors LLC
Brand	CHEVROLET
Model	TAHOE
Model Year	2004
File date	19/10/18
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Driving down the road around 25 to 30 mph and a kid ran out between two cars and i slammed on the brakes and they partially failed. The truck eventually stopped, but immediately got a brake failure warning and i had to hold the peddle to the wall to stop the remaining mile or so home. I get home and look under the drivers door to investigate a puddle and i see smoke where the ruptured brake line had been spraying brake fluid on the catalytic converter. Thought for sure the truck was going to catch on fire. The brakes were just serviced, pads and rotors a year or so ago, so i had no clue the lines were bad. Just got home to search on this and see that the nhtsa has been investigating this, but not much has happened with this since 2014. Very distressing. Seems the only thing that has been done is gm is offering the replacement lines for sale, but no mention that the dealers want $2,000 or more to install them?? I am very thankful that this kid is still alive and we both did not have to endure a death due to the close call. However, i'm extremely disturbed that this is a known issue with millions of these trucks on the road and nothing is being done with this ticking time bomb. Every single such affected truck will eventually run into the same issue, and people are going to get killed. Gm is clearly not addressing this or even warning people of the hidden problem. Why won't you guys do anything about this big problem? You've know about this for 4 years and nothings been done? I'm shocked, that gm has been able to avoid all responsibility due to a mfrs defect by using cheap and inferior products that do not hold up in the northern climates. Coated brake lines should be mandated!!! Just came back from the next page to qualify: no crash - by about 1 foot. No fire - very lucky. No injury/fatality - this very close! I would like a call back.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	127617
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	HAWTHORN WOODS, IL
VIN pattern	1GNEK13Z84RXXXXXX
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	30
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2004 Chevrolet TAHOE Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 Chevrolet TAHOE Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

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