Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints (2002)

449 consumer complaints on file.

#10383354February 19, 2011
POWER TRAIN, VISIBILITY
4 WHEEL DRIVE HAS BEEN FIXED 2 OR 3 TIMES DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOW MOTORS HAD TO BE FIXED DRIVER SIDE WINDOW IS BROKEN AGAIN SUNROOF OPENED FINE AND NOW IT'S STUCK AND WILL NOT CLOSE SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE DEALER, SEVERAL EXPENSIVE REPAIRS, I FEEL LIKE THIS VEHICLE IS A MONEY PIT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382883February 16, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE ABS SENSOR WOULD ENGAGE INDEPENDENTLY AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK), WHICH WAS REPAIRED IN 2006. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,663 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000. UPDATED 03/10/11 *BF UPDATED 03/14/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371311December 12, 2010
VISIBILITY
IN 2006, MY DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR WAS LEAKING A BLACK GEL-LIKE SUBSTANCE. AFTER THIS STARTED TO HAPPEN, I NOTICED A CIRCULAR "OILY RESIDUE-LOOK" IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MIRROR. IT LOOKS LIKE OIL WAS RUBBED IN THE CENTER OF THE MIRROR. NOW ALL IMAGES IN THE MIRROR HAVE A "DOUBLE-VISION, BLURRY" EFFECT... AND THE MIRROR HAS LOST THE "DIMMING EFFECT" FOR THE HEADLIGHTS OF THE CARS BEHIND ME.. A LOT GLARE IS PRESENT AT NIGHTTIME. DEALERS RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT.. AT MY EXPENSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369639December 8, 2010
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR WAS NON-REFLECTIVE AND DISCOLORED AND IS OBSCURING HIS VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER; HOWVER, THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THAT COMPONENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. UPDATED 03/11/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368177November 29, 2010
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUNROOF LEAKED WHENEVER IT RAINED AND HE COULD HEAR AIR BLOWING THROUGH THE SUNROOF WHEN HE DROVE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE (RECALL INFORMATION UNAVAILABLE) BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE SERIAL NUMBER DID NOT MATCH ONES AFFECTED BY THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 58,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365458November 12, 2010
SEATS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE DRIVERS SEAT HEATER SHOCKING DRIVER AND BURNING HOLES THROUGH THE SEAT AND LEATHER. THIS OCCURS WHETHER THE HEATER IS TURNED OFF OR ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363435October 31, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
MY VEHICLES ABS LIGHT JUST CAME ON FOR NO REASON AND IT TAKES LONGER TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKES. ALSO, AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF, IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING UNDER THE HOOD IS STILL RUNNING AND THE BATTERY IS DRAINED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362948October 29, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE EXPERIENCING UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEED. A RECALL FOR THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS HAS BEEN ISSUED. I CALLED CHEVROLET AT THE NUMBER STATED IN THE RECALL AND WAS TOLD IT DOES NOT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE THUS CHEVROLET WILL NOT REPAIR THE DEFECT ON MY VEHICLE. I FIND IT AN UNIMAGINABLE COINCIDENCE THAT I HAVE THE VERY SAME YEAR/MODEL VEHICLE EXHIBITING THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS AS STATED IN THE RECALL YET CHEVROLET STATES THAT IT DOES NOT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE AND WILL NOT PERFORM THE REPAIRS UNDER THE RECALL. THE GM RECALL # IS 05068, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # IS 05V379000 AND THE NHTSA ACTION # IS PE0502. MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE REPAIRED UNDER THIS RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362585October 27, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE. WHEN THE CONTACT WOULD ATTEMPT TO STOP, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE AUTOMATICALLY. SHE ALSO NOTICED A BUZZING NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON AND OFF, WHICH SHE STATED WOULD DRAIN THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE CONTROL MODULE AT HER EXPENSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT OVER THE COUORSE OF TWO YEARS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,528.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360698October 15, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I WALKED INTO MY GARAGE AT NIGHT TO SEE IT FILLED WITH SMOKE, PLASTIC SMELLING AND COMING FROM UNDERNEATH WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE 2002 TAHOE I SAW A RED GLOWING BALL AND A LOT OF SMOKE COMING FROM ABS BOX BY THE FUEL FILTER. I BACKED IT OUT OF THE GARAGE AND FAR AWAY FROM MY HOUSE WHEN I STOPPED AND LOOKED UNDER AND THERE WAS A BURNED BLACK SMUGE BOX . IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS TAHOE? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360174October 12, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ABS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON NEW BRAKES WERE PURCHASED AND VEHICLE IS NOT STOPPING IN LOW MPH EX 10 MILES PER HOUR VEHICLE STILL PROCEEDS AND BRAKE PEDAL IS PUSHED TO THE FLOOR ? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359519October 7, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ABS WOULD NOT ACTIVATE TO STOP THE VEHICLE; THE VEHICLE WOULD SKID WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE DEALER STATED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10357282September 23, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
2002 CHEVY TAHOE WITH 105, 000 MILES. CHANGED SPARK PLUGS AND FOUND A SEVERED EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT ON THE ENGINE. THE BOLT IS FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE END OF MANIFOLD. THE BOLT IS WORN AND RUSTY ON 90% OF IT AND THE OTHER 10% IS SHINY (LIKE A NEW BREAK). CALLED DUBLIN, CA CHEVY AND WENT IN AFTER THEY SAID THEY HAVE HAD MANY COMPLAINTS. THE OFFERED TO FIX IT FOR 10% OFF THE $1000 BILL. I TOLD THEM THAT IT WAS THEIR DEFECT AND THEY SHOULD PAY. I CALLED GMAC AND THEY TOLD ME TO GOTO ANOTHER CHEVY DEALER IN SAN LEANDRO, CA FOR A DIAGNOSIS SINCE THE 1ST DEALERSHIP NEVER LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD. THAT DEALER LOOKED AT THE TRUCK AND TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REMOVE THE MANIFOLD AND IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY, $500, BUT IT COULD RUN MORE IF THERE WERE MORE BOLTS THAT BREAK OFF DURING THE REPAIR. I HAVE THREE YOUNG CHILDREN AND I HAVE TAKEN IMMACULATE CARE OF THIS TRUCK. I DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A REPAIR WHEN IT IS OBVIOUS BY LOOKING AT THE BOLT THAT THE BOLT WAS OVER TORQUED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BUILT. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS OF THIS EXACT PROBLEM. THEY NEED TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND FIX THEM. IF I LET THIS CONTINUE WITHOUT FIXING THE PROBLEM, I WILL HAVE A HUGE PROBLEM ON MY HANDS AND IT WILL BE A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355478September 14, 2010
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45-50 MPH, THE CONTACT OBSERVED MULTIPLE IMAGES OF A CIRCLE REFLECTED INTO THE DRIVERS SIDE VIEW MIRROR AND A LEAKAGE OF FLUID. THE IMAGES PROJECTED WITHIN THE SIDE VIEW MIRROR WERE DISTORTING THE VISIBILITY OF THE CONTACT, WHICH WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY RECOMMENDED THE DRIVERS SIDE VIEW MIRROR BE REPLACED AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353935September 5, 2010
SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 CHEVY TAHOE, A GENTLEMAN RAN A STOP SIGN, I HIT HIM AT 39 MPH, HEAD ON IN MY TAHOE, T-BONED HIS TRUCK. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, NOR DID MY SEATBELT KEEP ME FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL AND MY HEAD KNOCKING ME OUT. GM SENT SOMEONE TO LOOK AT MY CAR WHICH HAS BEEN DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. I HAVE YET TO HEAR BACK FROM GM ON THIS INCIDENT. I PURCHASED THIS CAR BRAND NEW THINKING IT WAS SAFE. THE ONE TIME I NEEDED MY SEATBELT TO WORK, IT FAILED. THE COMPUTER IN MY CAR SHOWED BOTH SEATBELTS WERE ON AND IN WORKING ORDER, IT SHOWED THE CRASH WAS AT 39 MPH YET THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THEY WERE IN PROPER WORKING ORDER. WHATEVER ANSWER GM GIVES ME WILL NOT BE GOOD ENOUGH UNLESS THEY ADMIT TO FAULTINESS IN THEIR EQUIPMENT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10349627August 16, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY 2002 CHEVY TAHOE ANTILOCK BRAKES HAVE MALFUNCTIONED AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP AT THE STOP SIGN BECAUSE MY VEHICLE KEPT GOING. I WAS GOING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED AND THERE WAS A SCRUBBING SOUND. MY VEHICLE WENT THROUGH THE STOP SIGN AND I CAM TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. I CONTACTED MY MECHANIC AND HE STATED THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE THE ANTILOCK BRAKES AND SAID THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL. I LOOKED IT UP ONLINE AND FOUND THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL. I CONTACTED GM AND WAS TOLD THAT MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL NHTSA #05V379000 BECAUSE MY VIN NUMBER WASN'T LISTED. MY MECHANIC SAID THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME HE'S HEARD OF THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347319August 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION OF BRAKE LINES, 2002 CHEVY TAHOE: A COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE BRAKES DUE TO A LEAK IN THE BRAKE LINES DUE TO EXTENSIVE CORROSION OF THE BRAKE LINES. AN INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE LINES REVEALED A LEAK (DEVELOPED SUDDENLY) AND THE ENTIRE SET OF BRAKE LINES ARE HEAVILY CORRODED ALONG THEIR ENTIRE LENGTH. THE ONLY REASON THIS DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WAS THE LEAK DEVELOPED SUDDENLY BEFORE THE TRUCK WAS STARTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344638July 22, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY 2002 TAHOE'S ABS COMES ON AT SPEEDS UNDER 10 MPH IN DRY CONDITIONS. I SEE THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR MY YEAR VEHICLE, SO I CONTACTED GM AND WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ONE OF THE RECALLED VEHICLES, BUT YET I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS LISTED IN THE RECALL. THIS MAKES NO SENSE TO ME AT ALL. WHAT CAN I DO? PLEASE HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344438July 21, 2010
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
IN 2006, I NOTICED THAT MY DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR WAS LEAKING THE GREEN "GOO" THAT DIMS HEADLIGHTS REFLECTING IN IT AT NIGHT. ONCE ALL OF IT WAS LEAKED OUT AN OVAL, THAT HAD THE APPEARANCE OF AN OIL SLICK, CAME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MIRROR. NOW, THE SILVER TOP LAYER OF THE MIRROR APPEARS TO BE SLIDING OFF. IT HAD A "FUNHOUSE MIRROR" APPEARANCE TO IT ONCE THE "GOO" STARTED LEAKING OUT OF IT, BUT NOW IT IS MUCH, MUCH WORSE. EVERYTHING IS VERY BLURRY, YOU CAN'T SEE HOW TO BACK THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT, AND IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT DURING THE DAY. I HAVE INQUIRED TWICE ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OF A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE, AND OF COURSE, CHEVROLET HAS DOWNPLAYED THIS. THE MIRROR ITSELF COSTS OVER $400 - NOT THE ENTIRE CASING. THE ENTIRE CASING IS OVER $500. THERE WAS NO INCIDENT, ACCIDENT, OR INJURY TO THE VEHICLE THAT CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. IT JUST HAPPENED. I ALSO SEE MANY TAHOES WITH THESE SAME MIRRORS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM RIDING AROUND THE TOWN WHERE I LIVE AND WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343740July 17, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), EQUIPMENT
2002 CHEVY TAHOE PURCHASED USED 11/2006 WITH 50,000 MILES. GAS GAUGE NEVER WENT TO FULL. 4/2010 FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED $1000.00, NOW IT'S 7/2010 AND GAS GAUGE FLUCTUATES WHILE DRIVING WITH FULL TANK OF GAS TO EMPTY, CAR SLOWS DOWN AND THEN SUDDENLY PICKS BACK UP WITH GAS GAUGE SHOWING FULL AGAIN. VERY UNSAFE ON FREEWAYS!! WAS TOLD BY PEPBOYS WHEN THEY REPLACED FUEL PUMP THAT SOMETHING WASN'T WORKING WITH THE COMPUTER, OH REALLY, BUT OF COURSE WE WERE TOLD THAT 9 TIMES OUT OF 10 THAT IT WAS MORE THAN LIKELY THE FUEL PUMP AND THEY DIDN'T WORK ON THE COMPUTER. COST OF REPAIR WAS PROBABLY THE DECIDING FACTOR. NOW I FEEL UNSAFE WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF THE VEHICLE IS GOING TO SUDDENLY SLOW DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY OR ANYWHERE ELSE FOR THAT MATTER. WHAT'S UP CHEVY?, WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE COMPUTER?? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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