Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints (2002)

449 consumer complaints on file.

#10249744November 24, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 60 MPH, THE BRAKES MADE A LOUD DRAGGING SOUND WHEN THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS NOT SURE IF THEY PERTAINED TO HIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 131,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248700November 13, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR/TONE RING
MY TAHOE WAS RECALLED FOR A BRAKE SENSOR ISSUE. (RECALL # 05V379000) TOM GILL CHEVROLET IN FLORENCE SAID THEY COULD NOT FIX IT BECAUSE I LIVED IN KENTUCKY AND NOT OHIO. IN THE MEANTIME THEY REPLACED A POWER STEERING PUMP FOR $700. THEY LATER CALLED ME AND SAID I NEEDED ALL NEW BRAKES, AND IF I LET THEM DO THAT (FOR $600 MORE) THAT THEY WOULD FIX MY SENSORS FOR FREE. I DECLINED AND TOOK MY CAR TO CARX. THEY LOOKED AT MY BRAKES AND SAID THEY WERE FINE. THEN I WENT TO PEP BOYS AND THEY ALSO SAID MY BRAKES WERE FINE, ONLY THE (RECALLED) SENSOR WAS BAD. I CALLED GENERAL MOTORS, AND THEY SAID BECAUSE I LIVE IN KENTUCKY AND NOT 5 MILES AWAY IN OHIO OR 10 MILES WEST IN INDIANA, THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT. THIS CAR GETS DRIVEN IN AS MUCH SNOW AND ICE AS ANY IN OHIO IF NOT MORE. I TRAVEL FOR BUSINESS. I DO NOT TRUST THE BRAKES AS THE STOPPING DISTANCE VARIES IN LOW SPEED. IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR A LONG TIME BUT IS GETTING MUCH WORSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246838October 27, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 4 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. AFTER DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR SEVERAL TIMES, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. RECENTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 184,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245560October 15, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE 5.3L ENGINE-FUEL GAUGE LEVEL ERRATIC. DEALER FUEL LEVEL SENSOR IN TANK IS THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER THIS IS A "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR" REPLACEMENT ITEM AT 62,000 MILES COMBINED WITH HIGH SULFUR IN AK FUELS CAUSES IT. HOWEVER, 2001 VW PASSAT HAD SAME ISSUE WITH SULFUR AND SENSOR WHICH DID WARRANT A RECALL ACTION AT NO COST TO OWNER. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SULFUR IN FUEL INTERACTS WITH CERTAIN ADDITIVES FOUND IN WIDELY AVAILABLE GASOLINE CAUSING SULFUR TO BECOME DEPOSITED ON THE CONTACT POINTS OF FUEL SENDING UNITS MOUNTED INSIDE THE FUEL TANK. THIS COULD CAUSE THE FUEL GAUGE TO READ FULL WHILE THE FUEL TANK MAY NOT IN FACT BE FULL OR COULD BE EMPTY. CONSEQUENCE: RUNNING OUT OF FUEL WITHOUT WARNING WHILE THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATES THAT THERE IS SUFFICIENT FUEL IN THE TANK LEAD TO SAFETY PROBLEMS NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 01V157000. PLEASE LOOK INTO 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE 5.3L FUEL LEVEL SENSOR ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241033September 5, 2008
PARKING BRAKE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
NOTICED A GROVE IN BOTH REAR ROTORS, UPON INSPECTION OF THE BRAKES IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE SHOES SLIPPED DOWN FROM IT'S MOUNTING AND SCORED THE ROTORS. I WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE ROTORS ON BOTH SIDES, WITHOUT DAMAGING THEM. I HAD TO USE A PULLER TO REMOVE THEM. BOTH PARKING BRAKE SHOES WERE WORN OUT AND THE BRAKING PLATES WERE RUSTED OUT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN 90,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238211August 12, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
RECALL FOR 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE ON THE TENSION PULLEY. CONSUMER WANTS INFORMATION ABOUT RECALLS. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE TENSION PULLEY BEARINGS CAUSES THE BELTS TO BECOME EXTREMELY HOT.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236563July 31, 2008
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, PARKING BRAKE
THE AIR CONDITIONER BELT AND TENSIONOR HAVE FAILED AS A RESULT OF THE AIR COMPRESSOR. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE IS HIGH COMPRESSION IN THE REVALVE AND INTERMITTENT IN THE COMPRESSOR. THE FAILURE HAS CAUSED THE BELT TO SHRED. ALSO, ABOUT A YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED THE TAHOE BRAND NEW, THE EMERGENCY/PARKING BREAK STARTED LOSING IT'S TENSION. NOW, IT WILL NOT PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10235858July 26, 2008
TIRES
TIRE EXPLOTION ON THE FREWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10235865July 26, 2008
TIRES
TIRES HAVE SPLIT IN NUMEROUS AREAS ON ALL 4 TIRES. TIRES LEAK, NEEDING AIR ABOUT ONCE A WEEK. TIRED HAVE DEVELOPED BUBBLES OR CREATURES IN BETWEEN THE TREAD. TIRES ONLY HAVE ABOUT 8,000 MILES ON THEM AND TREAD LOOKS ALMOST NEW STILL. WHEN AREA OF LEAK WAS ATTEMPTED TO BE PLUGGED SECOND LATER A NEW LEAK APPEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10235457July 23, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT MY ABS CONTROL MODULE HAS FAILED ON MY TRUCK. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS COVERED BY THE VEHICLE WARRANTY. THE SECOND TIME IT IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. THE FIRST AND SECOND TIME FOR FAILURE HAS OCCURRED WITHIN APPROX 4 YEARS OF EACH OTHER. I HAVE RECEIVED A QUOTE OF APPROX. $1,800.00 "JUST" FOR THE PART ALONE TO FIX THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10235305July 22, 2008
PARKING BRAKE
I PURCHASED A 'CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED' 2002 TAHOE 8/2004 THAT HAD 26,000 MILES. I TOOK IT THROUGH STATE INSPECTION 8/2005 AND FAILED BECAUSE I HAD NO EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE INSPECTOR SAID HE HAS ENCOUNTERED THIS PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES. I WENT TO MATHIS TIRE AND THEY SAID MY BRAKE PADS WERE TO THE ROTORS AND IT WOULD COST $350. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND ASKED THEM HOW IT PASSED THEIR 150 POINT INSPECTION WITH A WORN EMERGENCY BRAKE. THEY TRIED TO EXPLAIN THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS NOT PART OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THEY INITIALLY WANTED TO CHARGE ME OVER $350 UNTIL I ASKED TO SPEAK TO THE OWNER. I ENDED UP PAYING $184 TO FIX IT. I TOOK MY TRUCK THROUGH INSPECTION 7/11/08 AND FAILED BECAUSE OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF AN EMERGENCY BRAKE WEARING AWAY MORE THAN ONCE BUT TO HAVE IT HAPPEN TWICE. AND, NO I DO NOT RIDE WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234654July 17, 2008
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
I JUST BOUGHT A TRUCK FROM A USED CAR DEALER, WHO SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE HEATING AND COOLING. WHEN I TURN OFF THE A/C IT STILL BLOWS AIR OUT OF THE VENTS, AND THE TRUCK NEEDS U JOINTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234678July 17, 2008
STRUCTURE
PAINT PEELING AND DELAMINATION ON PASSENGER SIDE BACK DOOR OF 2002 CHEVY TAHOE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232325June 25, 2008
STEERING
TAHOE STEERING SHAFT FAULTY. MAKING ALL SORTS OF NOISE FOR YEARS. SHOULD BE A RECALL. HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS COMPLAINING OF SAME ISSUE ON CHEVY TAHOES! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231569June 19, 2008
TIRES, TIRES:VALVE
TIRE VALVE STEM FAILURE. ALL FOUR OF MY VALVE STEMS FAILED FROM WHAT APPEARS TO BE DRY ROT WITHIN A FOUR WEEK PERIOD. I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH WHEN MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VALVE STEM HAD ROTTED OFF. AFTER PUTTING ON MY SPARE TIRE, I PROCEEDED TO MY DESTINATION. TWO DAYS LATER, I HAD A FLAT IN THE PARKING LOT AT WORK. THE VALVE STEM HAD ROTTED. I CHECK MY OTHER TIRES, AND THE VALVE STEMS ON THEM WERE ROTTED ALSO. THESE TIRES ONLY HAVE ABOUT 20,000 MILES ON THEM. THE VALVE STEMS ARE THAT OLD AS THIS IS THE THIRD SET OF TIRES/STEMS I HAVE PUT ON MY TAHOE. THE ALLSTATE SERVICE TRUCK HELPED CHANGE THE TIRE ON THE SIDE OF ROAD. I WAS TRAVELING ON THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE, ABOUT 30 MILES NORTH OF FT. PIERCE FLORIDA WHEN THE EVENT OCCURRED. A FRIEND HAS GIVEN ME A PAPER THAT SAYS THERE WAS A MAJOR LAWSUIT AGAINST THIS VALVE STEM MANUFACTURE AND THAT DEATHS HAVE OCCURRED. I DO NOT KNOW WHY MY TAHOE DID NOT FLIP, BUT IT JERKED TO ONE SIDE, AND WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO STOP. THE TIRE WAS RUINED. I AM THANKFUL THAT I AM STILL ALIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230506June 10, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2002 TAHOE SHUTS DOWN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. SIT FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES STARTS BACK UP. ONLY HAPPENS IN 90+ DEGREE DAYS. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT. I'VE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS IN THE COMPLAINT DBASE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230388June 9, 2008
SEATS
THE SEAT LATCH(FRONT) TO SECURE THE THIRD ROW SEAT TO THE FLOOR SNAPPED APART. THE SEATS REMAIN IN THE VEHICLE AND HAVE NOT BEEN EXPOSED TO WATER OR OUTSIDE ELEMENTS. THE INTEGRITY OF THE SEAT BEING SECURELY LATCHED TO THE FLOOR IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION IS NOW COMPROMISED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228349May 20, 2008
STEERING
2002 CHEVY TAHOE LT: INTERMEDIATE DRIVE SHAFT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE DEALER HAS YET TO MAKE A RECALL. IT APPEARS TO BE VERY COMMON IN THIS VEHICLE AS WELL AS MY OTHER GM VEHICLE(PONTIAC GRAND PRIX WHICH WAS UNDER RECALL). CLUNKING, LOOSENESS IN STEERING WHEEL COLUMN WHEN DRIVING, MOSTLY HEARD WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS. JUST PURCHASED, WAITING TO SEE IF DEALER WILL REPLACE AT NO COST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227658May 13, 2008
SEAT BELTS
THE AUTOMATIC LOCKING RETRACTOR WITH CHILD SAFETY SEAT IN CHEVROLET/TAHOE 2002 DOES NOT REMAIN LOCKED, THEREFORE THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT DOES NOT GET SECURED. IT STARTED ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO INTERMITTENTLY BUT NOW COMPLETELY DOES NOT LOCK AT ALL. THIS DEFECT IS ON THE SECOND ROW SEAT PASSENGER SIDE. THE OTHER ONE IT DOES LOCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227082May 8, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
THE FLUTTERING/GRINDING NOISE ACTUALLY BEGAN AROUND AUGUST '06. I HAD TO DRIVE WITHOUT AC WITH WINDOWS DOWN TO SURVIVE THE HEAT. I ASKED A LOCAL AUTO REPAIR STATION ABOUT THE NOISE, SINCE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND HE SAID HE HAD WORKED ON SEVERAL TAHOES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HE SAID THAT THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY INSTANTLY TOLD HIM WHAT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THEY TOLD HIM THE AVERAGE REPAIR BILL FOR THIS ISSUE WOULD BE APPROX $1500 AT THE DEALERSHIP. SINCE THEN I HAVE HEARD OTHER TAHOES WITH THE SAME NOISE , ESPECIALLY AT STOPLIGHTS WHEN THEY ACCELERATE. NOT EVERYONE CAN AFFORD THAT KIND OF REPAIR, AND IF CHEVORLET KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE, WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL. THIS IS NOT THE TYPICAL AND ROUTINE WEAR LIKE OIL CHANGES AND TIRES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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