Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints (2002)

449 consumer complaints on file.

#10588350May 14, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINE BURST FROM BEING SO RUSTY, UNABLE TO STOP IN TIME, WAS ABLE TO VEER OFF TO SIDE TO AVOID COLLISION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587855May 12, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE COULD NOT BE STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL PERTAINING TO THE IGNITION SWITCH, HOWEVER HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 205,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10586443May 4, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I TOOK MY CAR IN TO GET IT SERVICED AS WELL AS HAVE THE DEALERSHIP CHEEK THE BRAKES. I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL STATING THAT ALONG WITH THE REAR BRAKES ON THE CAR, THE PARKING/EMERGENCY BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL BECAUSE THEY WERE HAVING METAL ON METAL CONTACT. I THOUGHT IT WAS ODD THAT THE PARKING BRAKES NEED TO BE FIXED CONSIDERING I HAVE NEVER USED THEM BEFORE. THE DEALERSHIP FINISHED UP WITH THE CAR AND WHEN I GOT IT BACK, I BEGAN TO NOTICE SOME TUGGING GOING ON WHEN I WOULD BE DRIVING THROUGH TOWN OR ANYWHERE REALLY. IT FELT AS IF I WAS PULLING A TRAILER OR BOAT WHEN I WAS NOT. AFTER A FEW DAYS I NOTICED THAT THE TUGGING SENSATION HAD BEGAN TO DIE DOWN. IT WAS THEN THAT I READ THE PARKING BRAKES FOR THIS MODEL WERE SOMEHOW RECEIVING SOME TYPE OF CONTACT THAT CAUSED THEM TO WEAR DOWN VERY RAPIDLY. I PROCEEDED TO FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE MANUAL ON HOW TO SET THE PARKING BRAKE, CONSIDERING I HAD NEVER USED IT, AND WHEN I FINISHED ALL THE STEPS REQUIRED, MY CAR PROCEEDED TO ROLL BACKWARDS DOWN THE VERY SLIGHT INCLINE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND BROUGHT THE CAR BACK IN FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT. TURNS OUT, I NEED NEW HUBS ALONG WITH A NEW SET OF PARKING BRAKE PADS AND A FEW OTHER THINGS IN ORDER FOR THE PROBLEM TO BE CORRECTED. IT ANGERS ME THAT GM HAS NOT ISSUED ANY SORT OF STATEMENT TO OWNERS INFORMING THEM ABOUT THE ISSUE. NOR HAVE THEY ISSUED ANY SORT OF RECALL ON THE MATTER. MY PARENTS BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW BACK IN 2002 AND DROVE IT BEFORE I DID. THEY NEVER USED THE PARKING BRAKE EITHER. MY BROTHER WHO DRIVES A SILVERADO OF THE SAME YEAR ALSO HAS HAD ISSUES WITH THE PARKING BRAKE NOT WORKING. THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF THE PARKING BRAKE FAILING AT 25,000 MILES FOR SOME INDIVIDUALS. THERE IS NO TELLING WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE FIRST WENT OUT ON MY CAR, BUT IT HAS BEEN NOT FUNCTIONING FOR A WHILE FROM WHAT I CAN GATHER FROM THE DEALERSHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584725April 24, 2014
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I RAN OUT OF GAS ON THE FREEWAY GOING 65 MPH WITH MY 5 YEAR OLD SON IN THE CAR. APPARENTLY WHEN A CHEVY TAHOE RUNS OUT OF GAS IT SHUTS DOWN THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM INCLUDING POWER STEERING AS WELL. I'M UNSURE OF THIS ------> BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THE BRAKES ARE AFFECTED TOO. I HAD A VERY DIFFICULT TIME MERGING OVER TO THE RIGHT HAND SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY (I HAD TO CROSS THREE LANES AND MERGE WITH ON-RAMP TRAFFIC), GIVEN THAT I HAD VERY LITTLE STEERING CONTROL AND HAD TO USE AS MUCH MOMENTUM AS I ALREADY HAD TO GET OFF THE ROAD TO SAFETY, WITHOUT BEING HIT BY SOMEONE TRAVELING OVER 50MPH. PLUS OTHER CARS WERE NOT LETTING ME OVER. I CAN SEE THIS BECOMING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. GM JUST RECALLED A BUNCH OF TAHOE YEARS FOR THIS ISSUE BUT NOT MY YEAR (2002). I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM ADDRESS THIS ISSUE IN MY VEHICLE, BUT RIGHT NOW THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THERE ARE "CURRENTLY NO RECALLS ON [MY] VEHICLE" AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO DIAGNOSE/FIX THIS PROBLEM. ALSO WHEN I FIRST GOT MY CAR IN 2009 I WAS WAITING IN LINE TO BOARD A FERRY BOAT IN WASHINGTON STATE, AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, HAD THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, I THOUGHT I WOULD "COAST" DOWN THE RAMP, THIS IS WHEN I FIRST LEARNED THAT THIS MAKE/MODEL DOES NOT STEER OR BRAKE PROPERLY WHEN THE ENGINE IS OFF/DEAD. THERE WAS NO INCIDENT AT THIS TIME BECAUSE I WAS ONLY GOING 5 MPH BUT I DEFINITELY FELT THAT I DID NOT HAVE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584409April 23, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS CROSSING TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC TO TAKE AN EXIT RAMP WHEN THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I PRESSED THE BRAKES ON MY TAHOE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN, HOWEVER, WHEN I WENT OVER A ROUGH AREA IN THE ROAD THE BRAKES RELEASED DESPITE ME PUSHING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. I ENDED UP REAR ENDING THE STOPPED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME DUE TO THE BRAKES RELEASING ON THE ROUGH PART OF THE ROAD. I HAVE ENCOUNTERED THIS NUMEROUS TIMES WHEN I TRY TO APPLY THE BRAKES ON A ROUGH PORTION OF ROAD. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10583907April 21, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS FAULTY AND MALFUNCTIONED. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583507April 18, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
THE REAR BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH AND THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT LOSS IN BRAKE POWER. THIS HAPPENED WHEN I STOPPED AT A STORE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577623April 5, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WAS DRIVING IN THE BUSINESS DISTRICT WHEN PUMP FAILED. ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHICH ALSO SHUT DOWN POWER BRAKES AND STEERING. GAS GUAGE SHOWED EMPTY ALTHOUGH TANK WAS HALF FULL. HAD TO HAVE THE UNIT TOWED INTO DEALERSHIP WHERE PUMP WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $1203.84. THIS WAS THE SECOND FAILURE OF THE GAS TANK PUMP. FIRST REPLACEMENT WAS I BELIEVE IN THE FALL OF 2005 SHORTLY AFTER THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AT A COST OF SLIGHTLY LESS THAN $1000.00. MILEAGE WOULD HAVE BEEN BETWEEN 35 & 40,000. DON"T HAVE THE TICKET FOR THIS BUT I BELIEVE I CAN GET IT. HAVE TALKED WITH OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. IF YOU HAVE PICKUP CAN BE CHANGED CHEAPER AS THEY REMOVE THE PICKUP BOX. IN BOTH INSTANCES I WAS TRAVELING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED SO THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES WAS NOT CATISTROPHIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576743April 2, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
IN 2009 MY IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NOT WORK.I WOULD TRY 3 OR 4 TIMES TO START THE CAR AND IT WOULD FINALLY START. IT OCCURRED DRIVING FOR ABOUT 1 HOUR OVER BUMPY ROADS. I HAD WESELOH CHEVROLET DIAGNOSE IT BUT THEY COULDN'T IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. FINALLY THEY INSTALLED A NEW IGNITION SWITCH AND CHARGED ME 425.OO AND IT STILL SHUTS OFF. NOW I FIN D OUT THEY KNEW ABOUT THIS IN 2003.MY CAR IS UNSAFE.THEY INSTALLE ANOTHER DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH. THE DEALERSHIP IS IN CARLSBAD CALIFORNIA.THEIR PHONE NUMBER IS[XXX] PLEASE HELP. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575835March 31, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567083March 4, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
REPLACED BRAKES ON REAR OF TAHOE GO TO BLEED THEM A HARD BRAKE LINE BUSTED. LOOKED AT LEAKING AREA NOTHING BUT RUST CAKED BRAKE LINES.COULD HAVE BEEN BAD IF I WAS DRIVING WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566239February 27, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
WHEN I WAS PULL A TRAILER DOWN TO A RED LIGHTS MY BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR AND HAD SWERVE TO NOT HIT THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME I GOT IT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROOD THEN THE BRAKE LIGHT CAM ON IT SCARED THE HELL OUT OF ME MY DAUGHTER WAS NOT WITH ME SHE IS TWO IF SOME THING HAPPENED IT WOULD HAVE DEVASTATED ME OR HURT SOME ONE I WAS PULLING A TRAILER THAT 1000 TRACTOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565962February 26, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 187,000. RK UPDATED 04/17/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. UPDATED 05/20/14
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564326February 14, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
AT LOW SPEED THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ARE ACTIVATING FOR NO REASON. THIS VEHICLE WAS PART OF THE RECALL PERFORMED IN 2006. THE ISSUES HAVE RETURNED AND THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT SUPPORT ANY REPAIRS UNLESS I PAY FOR THEM. THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED AT 36,000 MILES THE VEHICLE HAS 95,000 ON IT NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563810February 11, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AT A "T" INTERSECTION ON A LOCAL SET OF RESIDENTIAL ROADS, THE BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED ON MY TAHOE. I DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH PEDAL TO STOP FOR THE STOP SIGN AND BLEW THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, THANKFULLY WITHOUT STRIKING ANY CARS. UPON INSPECTION I FOUND BRAKE FLUID STREAMING FROM THE BRAKE LINE WHERE IT WAS MOUNTED TO THE FRAME AT THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WELL. I WAS ABLE TO PUMP UP THE BRAKES ENOUGH TO LIMP THE 3 MILES AT ABOUT 20 MPH BACK TO MY HOUSE FOR A REPAIR. I WAS QUITE DISMAYED TO LEARN OF ALL THE PROBLEMS THAT EXIST WITH RUSTED GM TRUCK BRAKE LINES. I PLAN TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE SET THIS SPRING WITH A SET OF STAINLESS STEEL ONES BUT REALLY WOULD PREFER THAT GM DO IT, SINCE THEY ARE THE ONES WHO MADE THE BRAKE LINES OUT OF SUBSTANDARD MATERIALS TO BEGIN WITH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563576February 9, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I HAVE AN 02 CHEVY TAHOE WITH ONLY 70,000 MILES ON IT GARAGE KEPT WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ONE DAY AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR ALMOST CRASHED BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER THE FLOOR WE LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS TOTAL RUST AND CORRODED I CALLED THE DEALER TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL THEY SAID THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND I SAID THAT IT SHOULD BE A RECALL I ALMOST GOT KILLED WE TAKE CARE OF OUR VEHICLES VERY WELL AND GARAGE KEPT I CAN'T AFFORD THE PRICE OF THE BRAKE LINES OR THE LABOR I THINK THAT THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY I HAVE READ ALL THE TESTIMONIALS I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT IS THE HOLD UP ON THE RECALL IT SHOULD BE DONE IMMEDIATELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563361February 7, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SERVICE BRAKES
EA11001 BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY WENT TO THE FLOOR DURING BRAKING, HIT POLE. REPAIR CENTER SHOWED ME A BATCH OF RUSTED BRAKE LINES ENTERING THE ABS BOX UNDERNEATH THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. THERE WAS FLUID LEAKING FROM THAT GROUP OF LINES, FOUR OF THEM TOGETHER. SEARCHING THE INTERNET, I HAVE FOUND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS AND NEWS SHOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND YET, YOU HAVE DONE LITTLE. WHY ? I HAVE TWO OF THESE VEHICLES GREY [XXX] AND GREEN [XXX] AND THEY BOTH HAVE THIS ISSUE! - WTF ? AND THEY DO NOT WORK WITH 1/2 THE SYSTEM AS STATED IN EA11001 - THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR! THIS IS SEVERELY DANGEROUS! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563362February 7, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
EA11001 BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY WENT TO THE FLOOR DURING BRAKING, HIT POLE. REPAIR CENTER SHOWED ME A BATCH OF RUSTED BRAKE LINES ENTERING THE ABS BOX UNDERNEATH THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. THERE WAS FLUID LEAKING FROM THAT GROUP OF LINES, FOUR OF THEM TOGETHER. SEARCHING THE INTERNET, I HAVE FOUND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS AND NEWS SHOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND YET, YOU HAVE DONE LITTLE. WHY ? I HAVE TWO OF THESE VEHICLES GREY [XXX] AND GREEN [XXX] AND THEY BOTH HAVE THIS ISSUE! - WTF ? AND THEY DO NOT WORK WITH 1/2 THE SYSTEM AS STATED IN EA11001 - THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR! THIS IS SEVERELY DANGEROUS! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10561867January 28, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,273.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560506January 18, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING HOME & WHILE ACCELERATING I NOTICED MY TRUCK BEGIN TO REV & NO LONGER ACCELERATE,MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR & PUT IT BACK ON IT, I WAS IN AN 50 MPH AREA, & MY TRUCK JUST CONTINUED TO REV. I STARTED TO LOSE SPEED. I REPEATED TO PUT MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR THEN I PICKED UP SPEED BUT ON TO ABOUT 35 MPH. MY TRUCK WOULDN'T SHIFT TO 3RD GEAR. I MADE IT HOME. THE NEXT DAY I HAD IT TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP. I ORDER A NEW TRANSMISSION OFF EBAY, HAD IT INSTALLED & GOT MY TRUCK BACK IN ABOUT 3WKS. IN JUNE 2012 THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED, MY TRUCK WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR & MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED WITH ANOTHER NEW TRANSMISSION & IN JULY 2013 THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME I DID NOT GO GET ANOTHER NEW TRANSMISSION. I STARTED ASKING AROUND & FOUND THAT OTHERS HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR TAHOE TRANSMISSIONS. I THEN TRIED PUTTING LUCAS STOP SLIP & THAT DID NOTHING TO HELP THE PROBLEM. MY TRUCK HAS BEEN SITTING FOR MONTHS BECAUSE I HAVE PUT TOO MUCH MONEY INTO NEW FACTORY BUILT TRANSMISSIONS & THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SEEM TO BE THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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