Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints (2002)

449 consumer complaints on file.

#10560113January 15, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
COMING TO A STOP THE BRAKES KIND OF SLIPPED AND CAR WOULD NOT STOP AS IT SHOULD. ABS LIGHT ALSO CAME ON. AND ALSO MADE A GRINDING NOISE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559207January 9, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE BRAKES BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557871December 30, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
HAD VEHICLE INSPECTED. MECHANIC, WHO IS VERY GOOD, TOLD ME BRAKE LINES STARTING TO RUST. THIS LATEST INSPECTION SHOWED ISSUE GETTING WORSE. WAS TOLD EVENTUALLY WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACES. EXPENSIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557482December 27, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IT STARTED ON OCT. 15, 2013, I WENT OUTSIDE O START MY TRUCK AND IT WOULD NOT START I HAD TO GET A JUMP FOR IT TO TURN OVER. IT HAPPENS EVERYDAY. I REPLACED THE BATTERY AS WELL AS THE STARTER RECENTLY. I HAVE TO PUT IT ON CHARGE EVERY OTHER NIGHT SINCE SOMETHING IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS CAUSING IT TO DRAIN. I HAVE YET TO FIND OUT WHAT. THERE IS NOTHING LEFT ON AT NIGHT OR WHEN I PARK IT DURING THE DAY. I AM TRYING TO FIND OUT IF THERE IS A POSSIBLE WIRING ISSUE THAT IS CAUSING SOMETHING TO KICK BACK ON & RUN WHEN IT IS NOT STARTED. I HAVE HEARD OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE FOR THE SAME YEAR TAHOE THAT I HAVE; BUT THERE SEEMS TO BE NO ONE ADDRESSING IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557121December 23, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, WHEELS
WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEED AND COMING TO A STOP THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND THE BRAKES SLIP AND GRIND WHERE IT TAKES TWICE AS LONG TO STOP THE CAR. I HAVE HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT AND WAS TOLD ALL PADS AND ROTORS ARE FINE ALSO TOLD IT COULD POSSIBLY BE A PROBLEM WITH THE THE ABS SYSTEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10555938December 13, 2013
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW COOLANT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE CYLINDER HEADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10554264December 1, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
I CAME OUT OF MY HOUSE, STARTED MY TRUCK TO WARM IT UP . THEN I DROVE TO THE CORNER OF MY BLOCK, AND MY BRAKES SUDDENLY WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I PROCEEDED TO ADD BRAKE FLUID NOT SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS . THERE WAS NO RESPONSE AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKES MULTIPLE TIMES, MY VEHICLE IS AN 02 CHEVY TAHOE . SO I DROVE THE CAR VERY SLOWLY AND CAUTIOUSLY BACK TO THE HOUSE. I LOOKED UP THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET . WHEN I FOUND THAT THEIR WERE PROBLEMS SURROUNDING THE SPEED SENSOR AND BREAKING OF THIS VEHICLE. I COULD HAVE BEEN GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS OCCURRED ON THANKSGIVING DAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10551741November 11, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS DRIVING DOWN MY STREET DOING 20 MPH WHEN I CAME TO A RED LIGHT AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR ENABLING ME TO STOP. AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKES I REALIZED THAT I COULDN'T SLOW DOWN THIS IS WHEN I USED MY EMERGENCY BRAKES. AFTER MAKING A U-TURN TO COME BACK TO MY HOME, I LOOKED UNDER THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE AND SEEN THAT THE LINE WAS LEAKING AND IT WAS ALL RUSTEED. I WAS TERRIFIED BECAUSE I HAD MY 7 WEEK OLD DAUGHTER IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME. THEN I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT I WAS NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10550330October 31, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TESTING THE PARKING BRAKE AT 6000 RPMS OR HIGHER, THE BRAKE WOULD NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE IN PLACE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IF HE NEEDED TO APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH OR HIGHER, THE BRAKES WOULD FAIL. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN TO THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 176,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10549372October 24, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED AN ABNORMAL TICKING. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED A BROKEN HEAD ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS. THE CONTACT STATED THE EXHAUST FUMES WERE NOT ESCAPING FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE BUT REMAINING IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544205September 18, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, HE APPLIED THE BRAKE AND THE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DECELERATE AND THERE WAS AN EXTREME INCREASE IN STOPPING TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES SUFFERED FROM SEVERE CORROSION AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 134,000. ..UPDATED 10-22-13*BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537456August 27, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS DRIVING ON A 2 LANE ROAD IN MILLERSVILLE MARYLAND, I HIT MY BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD NO BRAKES. I WAS ABLE TO AVOID OTHER VEHICLES AND MADE A TURN ONTO ANOTHER ROAD THAT HAD AN INCLINE. THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED. I LOOKED AROUND THE VEHICLE AND SAW THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT A DRIVER'S SIDE REAR BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND LEAKED BRAKE FLUID . I WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY NOT TO HAVE CRASHED MYSELF OR INJURED OTHER DRIVERS. VERY, VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537468August 27, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP UNEXPECTEDLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY A DEFECT WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. 05V103000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) BUT THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER TO CONFIRM IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536341August 20, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS TOWING A 4200 LBS TRAVEL TRAILER LEAVING FOR A VACATION TRIP. WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A HILL THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. NEAR TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. I APPLIED THE EMERGENCY TRAILER BRAKE AND USED LOW GEAR TO STOP. I JUST AVOIDED HITTING A STOPPED CAR IN THE INTERSECTION IN FRONT OF ME DUE TO THE TRAFFIC LIGHT BEING RED. I BROUGHT MY 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE LS TO MAVIS TIRE. THEY SHOWED ME THE BRAKE LINES UNDER THE TRUCK. ALL FOUR LINES WERE ROTTED OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR A COST OF AROUND $1300.00 IF THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH 1998-2004 GM FULL SIZE SUV'S AND PICK-UP'S, OTHER OWNERS BETTER BEWARE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534666August 10, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
IN THE PAST MONTH I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE LINES ON MY 2002 CHEVY TAHOE. THE VEHICLE IS ORIGINALLY FROM MICHIGAN AND I KNOW THINGS RUST THERE, BUT THIS IS RIDICULOUS! DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND NO WARNING OR WARNING LIGHT. THE PEDAL JUST GOES DOWN TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT ANY RESISTANCE AND WHEN THE FLUID IS OUT THEN ON ONLY THEN DOES THE BRAKE LIGHT WARNING COME ON. THIS PAST TIME I ENDED UP PUTTING IT IN A DITCH TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE! FROM ALL THE POSTS ON THE INTERNET I SEE THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM AND A DEFINITELY SAFETY ISSUE!!! FORTUNATELY I HAVE TAKEN DEFENSIVE DRIVING COURSES THROUGH LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING AND HAD A BIT MORE SAVVY AS TO HOW TO HANDLE THIS TYPE OF SITUATION. HOW ABOUT THE LITTLE OLD LADY THAT HAS NO IDEA WHAT TO DO??? NOW, AGAIN FOR THE THIRD TIME IT HAS TO GO INTO THE SHOP TO REPLACE FAULTY AND CORRODED BRAKE LINES!!! SHOULDN'T SOMETHING BE DONE IF THIS IS SUCH A RE-CURRING PROBLEM WITH GM AND THE CHEVY TRUCKS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533872August 6, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED ON THIS VEHICLE AND MY WIFE ALMOST CRASHED BECAUSE OF THE COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING FROM ROTTEN TUBING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532487July 29, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
NOTICED WET SPOT IN DRIVEWAY AND CHECKED TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. TURNED OUT IT WAS MAJOR LEAK FROM CORRODED BRAKE LINE; NO WARNING LIGHTS EVER CAME ON BUT BRAKE FLUID WAS ALMOST EMPTY BY THE TIME WE GOT IT TO THE MECHANIC THE NEXT MORNING. THANK GOODNESS MY HUSBAND WAS DILIGENT ENOUGH TO NOTICE THE LEAK AS WE WERE GETTING READY TO DRIVE THE 8 HOURS BACK HOME THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS AND A BRAKE FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. WE HAD THE BRAKE LINE REPAIRED AND NOW 4 WEEKS LATER, ANOTHER LEAK HAS OCCURRED AND AGAIN, NO WARNING LIGHTS HAVE COME ON. I COULD ALMOST TOLERATE THE ISSUE OF THE CORRODED LINES IF THE SENSORS ADEQUATELY TOLD ME THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT OPERATING CORRECTLY. BUT, THE FACT THAT I NOW FEEL LIKE I AM DRIVING A VEHICLE THAT MAY OR MAY NOT STOP WHEN I NEED IT TO AND HAVE NO INDICATION OF THE FAILURE BEFORE HAND IS VERY SCARY. I HAVE READ THROUGH THE COMPLAINTS, AND I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS EXPERIENCED THIS. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS HAS BEEN AN OPEN INVESTIGATION FOR 2 YEARS AND NOTHING YET HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524812July 15, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
TRAVELING AT 65MPH, WET PAVEMENT, BRAKE TO EXIT PARKWAY, BRAKES FAILED, ALMOST CRASHED, SKIDDED OFF EXIT. BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. TOOK CAR TO SHOP, BRAKE LINE RUPTURED FROM RUST, NO WARNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524357July 11, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY ON THE OFF RAMP FROM 60 MILES AN HOUR, I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE FOR EXIT BY BRAKING. UPON DOING SO, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND WITHOUT SLOWING THE VEHICLE. THE EXIT RAMP HAS A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT ITS END AND FORTUNATELY IT WAS GREEN WITH OUT VEHICLES IN MY PATH. I CONTINUED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND WAS ABLE TO COAST, WITH THE SPEED DIMINISHING INTO A PARKING LOT AND SLOWLY APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE. HORRIFYING EXPERIENCE. THIS FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED IN JULY 2012 AND COST $600 TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKE LINES THAT HAD RUSTED THROUGH AT 96K MILES. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED TODAY, ALMOST A YEAR AND 10,000 MILES LATER. SAME ISSUE, PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, NO WARNING AND NO BRAKES. ONCE AGAIN LUCK WAS ON MY SIDE, AS THIS HAPPENED IN A PARKING LOT AT A SLOW SPEED. THIS REPAIR WILL BE $2000 FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE BRAKE LINES THAT HAVE RUSTED THROUGH. AFTER READING ALL OF THE SAME, NEAR IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS, OF THESE VEHICLES LEAVING THEIR OWNERS WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR BRAKES, GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD BE SUED BY CLASS ACTION FOR TAKING NO ACTION AND THIS GOVERNMENT SAFETY DEPARTMENT BROUGHT TO DO THEIR JOB AND ISSUE A RECALL!!!!!!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524084July 10, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL GAUGE WILL READ THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL UNTIL IT IS ABOUT 3/4 TO 1/2 A TANK THEN START BOUNCING UP AND DOWN THEN IT WILL GO ALL THE WAY TO EMPTY AND THE FUEL LIGHT COMES ON EVEN THOUGH IT HAS PLENTY OF FUEL. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR AND RAN OUT OF GAS EVEN THOUGH IT REGISTERS FUEL ABOVE THE RED MARK AND NO LOW FUEL LIGHT ON. I KNOW HAVE RAN OUT OF GAS SEVERAL TIMES AND FEAR IT MIGHT PUT MYSELF OR MY FAMILY IN A BAD SITUATION. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS HAPPENING AND WISH SOMEONE (GM) WOULD HELP THEIR LOYAL CUSTOMER BASE. AS IT APPEARS WITH MORE RESEARCH I DO THIS IS A SERIOUS ONGOING PROBLEM THAT SPANS DIFFERENT MODELS AND YEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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