Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints (2002)

449 consumer complaints on file.

#10048875November 30, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT LOCKS UP AND TIGHTENS, RESTRICTING (ELIMINATING!)ANY PASSENGER MOVEMENT. IT IS LIKE A SNAKE AND JUST KEEPS TIGHTENING DOWN. IN ADDITION, PRESSURE BECOMES SO GREAT ON SEAT BELT RELEASE, MY WIFE AND CHILD ARE UNABLE TO RELEASE THE SEAT-BELT. THIS HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS, STANDING STILL, FORWARD OR REVERSE, ETC... DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR PROBLEM, RETRACTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED AND SAME CONDITION WAS PRESENT AFTER REPLACEMENT,THIRD RETRACTOR IS SCHEDULED FOR INSTALL. FIRMLY BELIEVE THIS IS A DESIGN FAULT AND DEALER HAS DONE ALL TO REPAIR PROBLEM AT THEIR LEVEL. IN ADDITION, THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED BY ME ON SEVERAL WORK VEHICLES BOTH TAHOE AND PICK-UP ALL 2002 YEARS. ALL OTHER RETRACTORS IN MY VEHICLE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, WORK PROPERLY.*AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048575November 24, 2003
SEAT BELTS
THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKED WHILE OCCUPIED. THE CAUSE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048136November 18, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE WOULDN'T START AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046268November 4, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
WHILE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND IT ROLLED OVER. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE BY THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT LOWER CONTROL ARM SNAPPED IN TWO. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044793October 27, 2003
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE PULLED TO RIGHT WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT ANY SPEED. WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN AT 30 MPH IT FELT LIKE THE BACK OF VEHICLE SWUNG OUT TO THE RIGHT. WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT AND TAKING HANDS OFF THE STEERING WHEEL VEHICLE DROVE STRAIGHT. VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN CHECKED BY DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044574October 22, 2003
SEAT BELTS
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER CONCERNING SEAT BELTS WHICH SPECIFIED THAT REPAIRS SHOULD TAKE ONLY 15 MINUTES; HOWEVER, HE HAD TO LEAVE VEHICLE FOR A PERIOD OF FOUR HOURS. CONSUMER WAS NOT PERMITTED TO WAIT FOR VEHICLE, AND A LOANER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041651October 12, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY
WATER LEAK INTERIOR PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD. WHEN IT RAINS OR VEHICLE IS PUT THROUGH A CAR WASH WATER ENTERS IN BEHIND DASH AND FLOWS DOWN ONTO PASSENGER SIDE OF FLOORBOARD. APPROXIMATELY 8 TRIPS TO DEALER AND 2 CARPET REPLACEMENTS HAVE YET TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER CANNOT SEEM TO FIND PROBLEM. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041311October 6, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILED AT 43000 MILES. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040122September 17, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL OUT. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP TWICE BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039067September 17, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2002 TAHOE THAT JUST TURNED 41K MILES. I EXPERIENCED ON A FEW OCCASIONS WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THAT THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO LOSE ACCELERATION FOR A SECOND OR SO BEFORE RE-ENGAGING AND RESUMING NORMAL ACCELERATION. PROBLEM WAS DEFINITELY TRANSMISSION RELATED. THIS SAME INCIDENT HAPPENED TO ME BUT THIS TIME THE ENGINE REVVED, ACCELERATION DIMINISHED, AND LOUD BANGING TUMBLING METAL NOISE WAS HEARD. ENDS UP THE TRANSMISSION MECHANISM THAT CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT FAILED AND BROKE APART BREAKING OTHER INTERNAL COMPONENTS. TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REBUILT. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS HELPFUL BUT STILL HAVE TO PAY FOR 50% OF REPAIR COST FOR REBUILT TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAS A TOW PACKAGE AND HAS NEVER TOWED A THING YET. OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM THIS GRAND IN A VEHICLE DID NOT HAPPEN OVERNIGHT AND IT APPEARS THIS PROBLEM IS SIMILAR TO OTHER TRANSMISSION COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME VEHICLE. THIS SHOULD REALLY BE LOOKED AT BY THOSE THAT KNOW. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039857September 12, 2003
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 80 MPH, WITHOUT WARNING THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW CAUSING THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. MANUFACTURER OF THE TIRE HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039318September 10, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED. PART HAS BEEN REPAIRED THREE TIMES; HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032254September 2, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CONSUMER BOUGHT A BAR TO HANG CLOTHES ON FROM THE DEALER. WHEN ADDING WEIGHT TO THE BAR, THE HOOK CAME OUT AND CAUSED THE BAR TO FALL. *AK THE HOOKS FELL OUT OF THE CEILINGS ANCHOR PORTS AND ALLOWED THE BAR AND CLOTHES TO FALL WHICH WAS LOCATED ABOVE THE REAR SEATS. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032810August 14, 2003
SUSPENSION
STEERING FEELS UNSTABLE OVER 50MPH. TAHOE WANDERS REQUIRING YOU TO CORRECT ALOT. SEEMS UNSAFE, WIFE WON'T DRIVE TAHOE ANYMORE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032531August 10, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT OCCASIONALLY LOCKS UP DURING NORMAL DRIVING. THIS FORCES THE PASSENGER TO UNDO SEAT BELT, FULLY RETRACT THE BELT TO ITS NORMAL "UNUSED" POSITION BEFORE PUTTING IT BACK ON. OTHER TIMES, THE SAME BELT WILL NOT LOCK. FRONT PASSENGER WILL LUNGE FORWARD DURING NORMAL TO HARD BRAKING. NO PATTERN TO FAILURE, BUT ONE OR THE OTHER OCCURS AT LEAST 50% OF THE TIME THE FRONT PASSENGER BELT IS USED. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10023214June 17, 2003
TIRES
CUPPING PROBLEMS ON 2002 TAHOE BEGAN AT 12K MILES, 2 TIRES REPLACED AT 30K DUE TO 2ND LAYER OF TIRE EXPOSED. TOLD BY TIRE RETAILER THAT THIS IS TYPICAL FOR THIS TIRE: FIRESTONE WILLDERNESS AT P265/70R16. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023074June 14, 2003
TIRES:SIDEWALL
TIRE SIDEWALL SEPARATION. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021439June 11, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. ONCE THE VEHICLE SETS OVERNIGHT OR A PERIOD OF SIX HOURS OR LONGER THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM OCCURS: I GO TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE ENGINE WILL DIE. NOTE THAT MY DRIVE WAY IS ON AN INCLINE. THIS CANNOT BE RECREATED IF THE DEALERSHIP ATTACHES A TECH TOOL TO THE VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM CAN BE RECREATED WITHOUT FAIL WITH NOTHING ATTACHED. I HAVE ALSO HAD ONE OCCURRENCE THAT AFTER I STARTED THE VEHICLE BACK, WHICH IT WILL ALWAYS START BACK, I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT ON A MAJOR ROAD WHEN THE VEHICLE APPEARED TO TRY AND STALL OUT. LUCKILY THE VEHICLE PICKED BACK UP AND RESPONDED NORMALLY JUST A SECOND BEFORE I WAS NEARLY STRUCK BROADSIDE BY A SEMI-TRUCK. THE DATE BELOW IS APPROXIMATELY WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018827May 17, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT OCT-02 @ 21,000 MILES, WOULD ONLY REPLACE 1 PART, TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN MAY 13,2003 @ 31,000 MILES, THIS TIME I WAS TOLD ALL PARTS IN TRANSMISSION WERE DESTROYED AND DEALER WANTED TO FIX BROKEN PARTS AND PUT BACK IN. IT GOT VERY FRUSTRATING AT THIS POINT....CALLED TOLL FREE NUMBER AT CHEVROLET AND GOT NO WHERE, THEY THINK I'M STUPID, I PAY MORE THAN $40,000 FOR A BRAND NEW VEHICLE AND HAVE THIS HAPPEN TWICE IN 5 MONTHS....I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUE HERE FOR MY FAMILY AND MYSELF. I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN I WAS DOOMED WHEN I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE, IT TOOK ALMOST 6 WEEKS TO GET AND THEY KEPT GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND ABOUT WHERE IT WAS, THEY KEPT TELLING IT HAD LEFT THE FACTORY AND WAS ON ITS WAY, BUT ALWAYS FOUND AN EXCUSE, THEN THEY SAID IT GOT PULLED OFF THE LINE FOR INSPECTION...WHAT'S WRONG HERE? THEY TOLD ME AT LEAST 5 DIFFERENT TIMES IT HAD LEFT THE FACTORY AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT'S ON THE LINE...IT NEVER LEFT THE FACTORY....I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THEN....*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016946May 3, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL LOCK AND NOT ALLOW THE PASSENGER TO MOVE. THE PROBLEM OCCURS AT REST OR IN MOTION. THE SEAT BELT RATCHET MECHANISM CONTINUES TO TIGHTEN CAUSING DISCOMFORT FOR THE PASSENGER WHO HAS TO RELEASE THE SEAT BELT. THE DEALER INSPECTED AND ASSURED THAT IT "FUNCTIONS AS DESIGNED", IF THAT IS SO WHY DOES THE DRIVER SIDE NOT "FUNCTION AS DESIGNED" IF IT DID I THINK IT MIGHT CAUSE A FATALITY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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