2002 Chevrolet Tahoe Complaint Log

TRAFFIC STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME UNEXPECTEDLY, I SWERVED TO AVOID CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND HIT CONCRETE WALL. AIR BAGS DID NOT WORK. MY FACE HIT STEERING WHEEL, CAUSING INJURY TO NOSE AND MOUTH. *TR

MY 02 TAHOE FUEL GAUGE BEGAN TO READ EMPTY JUST AFTER FILLING THE TANK UP. SINCE THEN THE GAUGE HAD READ EMPTY. *TR

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

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

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

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND WENT TO STOP AND HAD LOST BRAKE POWER. ONE OF THE LINES RUNNING TO THE REAR BRAKES HAD RUPTURED DUE TO RUST/CORROSION. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT ALL OF MY BRAKE LINES AND FUEL LINES HAD RUSTED/CORRODED SO BAD THEY COULD NOT REPAIR JUST THE ONE BUT WOULD NEED TO REPLACE ALL OF THE LINES! *TR

REAR BRAKE LIKE RUSTED OUT LOCATED ON TOP OF THE FRAME RAIL ABOVE THE GAS TANK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. ALL OTHER BRAKE LINES ARE VERY RUSTY. *TR

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

MY MECHANIC WAS PUTTING AIR IN THE SPARE TIRE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND THE CABLE BROKE AND THE TIRE FELL ON HIM. LUCKILY, HE WAS NOT INJURED BADLY. *TR

BRAKES STOPPED WORKING WITH NO WARNING!!! UNBELIEVABLE, THANK GOD I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND ABLE TO VERY GENTLY COME TO A STOP BY MASHING ON THE BRAKES AND HITTING A PARKING CURB. AFTER A LITTLE RESEARCH ONLINE IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S A CASE YOU HAVE OPENED FOR THE SAME ISSUE. WHEN WILL THERE BE A RECALL? DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE? HAS SOMEONE DIED FROM THIS? WE'LL PROBABLY NEVER KNOW BECAUSE WHO WOULD THINK THE BRAKE LINES WOULD JUST GO LIKE THAT. AGAIN, NO WARNING, NO LIGHTS, STILL NO INDICATOR LIGHT ON!!! I APOLOGIZE FOR MY EXCITEMENT BUT I'M JUST SHOCKED THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND IT HASN'T BEEN ADDRESSED. I CONSIDER HITTING THE CURB TO STOP MY VEHICLE A "CRASH". I KNOW IT DOESN'T COMPARE TO REAL CRASHES BUT GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES. . . *TR

THE EXHAUST BOLTS ARE BREAKING CAUSING THE EXHAUST TO LEAK. THE RELATED PROBLEMS WILL LIKELY BE POOR FUEL ECONOMY, INCREASED EMISSIONS AND POTENTIALLY FAILED EMISSIONS TEST. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS ALREADY REPLACED ON THE SAME SIDE AS THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WITH THE BROKEN BOLTS. PROBLEM WAS NOT NOTICED UNTIL THE SECOND BOLT BROKE THUS NOT SURE WHEN THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM OCCURRED. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO EFFECTING NUMEROUS OTHER VEHICLES THUS A POTENTIAL LARGE GLOBAL IMPACT. *TR

BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN. NO WARNING AT ALL. HAD JUST APPLIED THE BRAKES A FEW MINUTES EARLIER WITH NO PROBLEM. I WAS ABLE TO JUST GET THE TRUCK HOME THE FEW MILES FROM THE HIGHWAY. I CHECKED THE TRUCK OVER THINKING THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER HAD FAILED BUT DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINE RUNNING ALONG THE FRAME TO THE REAR OF THE TRUCK HAD RUSTED, WAS RUPTURED, AND LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. THE TRUCK IS WELL MAINTAINED. I WAS LUCKY THAT THERE WAS NO OTHER VEHICLES NEAR ME WHEN IT HAPPENED. *TR

WHEN STOPPING FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT, BRAKE PEDAL PUSHED TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE STOPPED BUT NOTICED BRAKE FLUID UNDER CAR AND DETERMINED THAT BRAKE LINE RUPTURED DUE TO BEING RUSTED. *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE LT, EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE WILDERNESS LE TIRES, LINE SIZE P265/70R/16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,539.

CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE WHILE GOING DOWNHILL TO AN INTERSECTION WITH A STOP SIGN. IN MID-AFTERNOON, WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN WHILE HEADING DOWNHILL AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. PUMPING THE BRAKE PEDAL DID NOT HELP. THERE WAS NO WARNING OF THE FAILURE AND NO WARNING LIGHT. I TRIED TO APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE BUT IT DID NOT SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. FORTUNATELY, NO VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT THE STOP SIGN AND THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC ON THE CROSS ROAD I WAS ENTERING. I MANAGED TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND SLOW DOWN ENOUGH TO ROLL THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND ONTO THE RIGHT BERM OF THE CROSS ROAD WHERE I WAITED FOR A TOW TRUCK. MY MECHANIC SAID THAT THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID IN THE SYSTEM, BUT THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND HAD FAILED, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. I'M VERY LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. $1,201.81 LATER, I'M BACK ON THE ROAD. *TR

I WAS COMING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND WHEN I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN MY BRAKES FAILED. I TRAVEL SLOWLY TO THE END OF MY ROAD MADE A RIGHT TURN AND CONTINUED UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO MAKE A U TURN AND GET BACK HOME. ONCE I REACHED HOME AGAIN USING A COMBINATION OF EMERGENCY BRAKES AND EVENTUALLY PLACING THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK (ONCE STOPPED) I WAS ABLE TO STOP. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC OBSERVED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND HAD FAILED. ALL BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED TO RESTORE MY TRUCK TO SERVICE. INCIDENTALLY I HAVE A FRIEND THAT HAD ALSO BOUGHT A CHEVY TAHOE IN 2002. THE WEEK BEFORE MY BRAKE LINE FAILED HIS BRAKE LINE FAILED - ALSO RUSTED OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 10 MPH, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM FALSELY ENGAGED, CAUSING A DECREASE IN BRAKING POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER OF THE VEHICLE HAD REPAIRS PERFORMED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK) BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 153,000.

TRAVELING AT 35 MPH I WENT TO STOP FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT. MY BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I CONTINUED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND DRIFTED TO A STOP. THE LINE BURST AT THE FRAME RAIL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. A CLOSE INSPECTION SHOWS THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES ARE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. THE RUST ON THE LINES, AS WELL AS THE FRAME, ARE UNREAL. I HAVE NEVER MY VEHICLE LOOKS LIKE IT HAS BEEN SITTING IN A RIVER. I HAVE WORKED ON AND RESTORED CARS FOR THE LAST 25 YEARS, BUT I HAVE NEVER SEEN A VEHICLE THIS NEW RUST SO FAST. THE BODY LOOKS GREAT. THE ONLY BLESSING WAS THE LINE BLEW OUT THE EVENING BEFORE I TOOK MY FAMILY ON A 300 MILE TRIP TO THE BEACH. I COULD SEE US ALL DEAD ON INTERSTATE 95 BECAUSE OF A BRAKE FAILURE. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY 2002 TAHOE ON MAJOR HIGHWAY AT RUSH HOUR, BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN SHE STEPPED ON THE BRAKE THE SECOND OR THIRD TIME IT WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR WITH 90% OF BRAKING ABILITY GONE. WAS ABLE TO AVOID COLLISION BY PULLING TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY AND SLOWLY STOPPING. BRAKE FAILURE CAUSED BY RUSTED OUT REAR BRAKE LINE AND HAD TO HAVE ALL FOUR LINES REPLACED DUE TO RUST. *TR

CLUNKING NOISE. WHEN YOU GO FORWARD OR REVERSE. SOUND IS COMING FROM STEERING OR FRONT END. SOMETIMES WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF BRAKE AND GO. NO ONE CAN FIGURE WHAT IT IS. *TR

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

THE VEHICLE HAD FIVE PASSENGERS AND WAS LOADED FOR A WEEK AT THE BEACH. A BRAKE LINE RUPTURED AND THE PEDDLE WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. ZERO PRIOR WARNING, NO SPONGY PEDDLE, NO WARNING LIGHT, JUST CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE. WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE AVOIDED A REAL TRAGEDY. *TR

THE FIRST COMPLAINT NUMBER 10465492; ADDRESSES THE FACT THAT MY BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT AND THE FLUID LEAKED OUT LEAVING ME WITH LITTLE BRAKE POWER. . TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY AFTER THEY REPLACED MY BRAKE LINES I WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT BLEED THEM SO I NEEDED A NEW MANIFOLD. IT COST $350 WHICH BRINGS THE TOTAL FROM 813 TO $1350. I'M SO FRUSTRATED. MECHANICS SAID THAT THE CURRENT RECALL WOULD NOT HAVE SOLVED THE PROBLEM BUT I SHOULD CALL GM AND SEE IF THEY WOULD REIMBURSE SOME OF THE COST SINCE THE PROBLEM IS PREVALENT IN MANY 2002 TAHOES. *TR

I HAD A BRAKE FAILURE ON MY 2002 TAHOE AFTER DRIVING AT HWY SPEEDS THEN COMING OFF THE EXIT TO STOP; THE, SERVICE BRAKES LIGHT CAME ON. I THEN ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO BRAKE.. , COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC, AND OR DEADLY; I DROVE HOME 2 MILES AWAY, VERY SLOWLY; I HAD VERY LITTLE BRAKE CONTROL.(TWO INFANTS IN THE CAR AT THE TIME) TWO OUT OF FOUR BRAKE LINES COMPLETELY RUSTED WITH A HOLE; BRAKE FLUID LEAKED OUT QUICKLY AT TIME OF INCIDENT ..LIKE HUNDREDS, AND THOUSANDS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS OF SAME EXACT PROBLEM. THE BRAKES THEMSELVES ARE FINE., . TO REPLACE ALL FOUR OF MY BRAKE LINES , IT COST ME $858($813 W/COUPON). RECALL ID # 05V379000 - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK MAY ADDRESS THE PROBLEM IF YOU GET TO IT DONE BEFORE THE LINES COMPLETELY FAIL. APPLYING RUST INHIBITOR TO YOUR BRAKE LINES MAY ALSO HELP. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY AVOIDED SINCE MANY HAVE COMPLAINED. THE MECHANIC DID NOT MENTION A RECALL WHEN FIXING THE BRAKE LINES. *TR

THE INTEGRITY OF THE BRAKE LINES GAVE CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THIS CAUSED A SEVERE NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE TRUCKS STOPPING ABILITY. ALL FRONT BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED INCLUDING THE CALIPERS. TOTAL $640.00. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT SHOULD TAKE THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER WHERE IT WAS MISDIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE DETAILS OF THE REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN AND RIGHT SIDE SWAYBAR SNAPPED OFF AT REAR HOUSING. I NEVER CARRIED A HEAVY LOAD OR TOWED ANYTHING WITH THIS TRUCK SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT. *JS

I WAS DRIVING ALONG CAME TO THE TRAFFIC LIGHT NO BRAKES WHEN I PUSH THE PEDDLE ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR THEN THE TRUCK STOP WHEN I HAD THE BRAKES CHECK THE PERSON SAID ALL MY BRAKE LINES IS RUSTED AND THE REASON I HAVE NO BRAKES ONE HAS A LEAK I COULD HAVE GOT KILL OR I COULD HAVE KILL SOMEONE THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE FIX I HAD NO WARNING THIS THING WAS GOING TO BRAKE OR RUST OUT LIKE THAT . *TR

TAKATA RECALL

I JUST WAS TOLD BY THE GM DEALER THAT MY BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED OUT AND NEED TO BE REPLACED AS THEY WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL. I HAVE ONLY 160,500 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE CHEVROLET DEALER SAID THAT GM WILL NOT COVER COSTS OF $1,200. NEVER HAD ANY PRIOR CHEVY TAHOE'S THAT I OWNED HAVE ANY ISSUES LIKE THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE SERVICE, HE WAS ADVISED THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED NOR WAS THE MANUFACTURER CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 200,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

REAR ENDED A VEHICLE GOING APPROX. 70 MPH AND HAD EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE HOWEVER THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER HIT HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL AND PASSENGER SUFFERED SEVER HEAD INJURY. *JS

THE REAR BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH AND THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT LOSS IN BRAKE POWER. THIS HAPPENED WHEN I STOPPED AT A STORE. *TR

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.

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

AT LOW SPEEDS SUCH AS DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT OR CITY TRAFFIC, UPON ACTIVATION OF THE VEHICLE BRAKES, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE UNEXPECTEDLY ON DRY PAVEMENT THEREBY EXTENDING THE STOPPING DISTANCE. NO CRASH HAS OCCURRED YET SOME NEAR MISSES HAVE HAPPENED. THIS OCCURS AT ALMOST EVERY LOW-SPEED STOP. I CALLED CHEVROLET AS THIS EXACT CONDITION IS DESCRIBED UNDER AN EXISTING BROAD RECALL FOR VEHICLES IN MY CATEGORY BUT THEY INSIST NO SUCH RECALL IS ACTIVE FOR MY VEHICLE. THEY FURTHER STRONGLY AND REPEATEDLY REQUESTED "FOR THEIR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES" THAT I, AT MY COST, TAKE MY VEHICLE TO A CHEVROLET DEALER FOR SERVICING. IF THEY LATER DETERMINED THE CAUSE TO BE DEFECTIVE PARTS THEY WOULD DISCUSS REIMBURSEMENT OPTIONS. I AM A GOOD MECHANIC AND REGULARLY MAINTAIN MY OWN VEHICLES. RATHER THAN PAY FOR DEALER SERVICE ON A DEFECTIVE DESIGN THAT IS WELL KNOWN WITH A PUBLISHED RESOLUTION I WILL MAKE THE REPAIRS MYSELF. I WANT NHTSA TO BE AWARE OF CHEVROLET'S STRONG ARM TACTICS TO INDUCE CUSTOMERS TO PAY FOR DIAGNOSTIC SERVICE THEY SHOULD BE COVERING AND THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FULLY RESOLVED BY EXISTING RECALLS. THEY HAVE MANY VEHICLES ON THE ROAD SUSCEPTIBLE TO THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION. IF PROVIDED A COMPLAINT OR TRACKING NUMBER I WILL FOLLOW-UP WITH YOU ON THE RESULTS OF MY DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR WORK. *TR

ALL AREAS OF MY PAINT IS PEELING, CRACKING AND DE LAMINATING AS OF LAST YEAR. THE CAR PRETTY MUCH SAT FOR 10 YEARS WITH ONLY 20000 MILES AND WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. I BOUGHT IT IN 2012 AND I'VE DRIVEN IT DAILY FOR 4 YEARS AND IT NOW HAS 64000 MILES. I JUST GOOGLED AND FOUND A RECALL ON THE CHEVY PAINT PROBLEM BUT CHEVROLET SAID THERE WAS NO RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE AND THAT I HAD NO RECOURSE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS NOT RETRACTING ON THE THIRD ROW. THE CONTACT HAD TO CUT THE SEAT BELT TO REMOVE A PASSENGER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

THE VEHICLE HAS SHOWN SIGNIFICANT SIGNS OF RUST UNDER THE RUBBER STRIPPING AND ROOF RACK. DUE TO RUST BEING HIDDEN UNDER THE ROOF RACK OR BEHIND THE WEATHERSTRIPPING, PROBLEM WAS NOT DISCOVERED UNTIL AFTER END OF WARRANTY PERIOD. CONTACTED MANUFACTURE AND WAS INFORMED VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THUS NO CLAIM COULD BE FILED. IT APPEARS THE INSERTS IN THE ROOF CONTRIBUTED TO THE RUST PROBLEM AS THE ROOF RUSTED THROUGH AND THE RACK CAME OFF THE VEHICLE. *TR

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.

I WAS EN ROUTE TO THE LOCAL GAS STATION TO FUEL UP MY VEHICLE TO RETURN HOME FROM A ROAD TRIP. AS I APPROACHED THE STOP SIGN AND APPLIED MY BRAKES, MY VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND I TRAVELED RIGHT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND DROVE OFF THE ROAD INTO THE DITCH IN ORDER TO STOP. IT APPEARS THAT THE BRAKE LINE HAS ACTUALLY CORRODED THROUGH JUST UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR, AS I LEFT A TRAIL OF FLUID BEHIND. I THANK GOD I WASN'T ALREADY ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY FAMILY, OR THIS MAY HAVE BEEN TRAGIC. WE DIDN'T MAKE OUR TRIP, BUT ARE HAPPY TO BE ALIVE. A FRIEND HELPED MOVE MY VEHICLE TO THE GARAGE WHERE IT STILL SITS WAITING TO BE REPAIRED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE TRANSFER CASE HAD A PIN HOLE IN IT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL SHOP WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CHAIN IN THE TRANSFER CAUSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 151,000.

2002 TAHOE BRAKES,CALIPERS ALL LINES RUSTED OUT. BRAKES TO FLOOR ALMOST HAD ACCIDENT. FLUID ALL LEAKED OUT OF SYSTEM WHEN LINES FAILED. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING ON A PARKWAY, AND HAD TO BRAKE WHEN TRAFFIC AHEAD STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. THE TRUCK STARTED TO SLOW DOWN, BUT WHILE I WAS STILL TRAVELING APPROX. 35-40MPH (WAS ORIG. DRIVING 55.... NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN I STARTED TO BRAKE) WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND I LOST ALL BRAKING. THE ONLY REASON I DIDN'T REAR END THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WAS BECAUSE THERE WAS NO CAR IN THE LANE TO MY RIGHT AT THE TIME. I ROLLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD (LUCKILY NEAR AN EXIT), AND AFTER TURNING ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS, MY FRIEND WHO WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND WITNESSED THE ENTIRE THING, AND I GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK. HE OPENED THE HOOD, AND I GOT DOWN ON THE GROUND AND LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK. IT WAS OBVIOUS WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS, AS THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID LEAKING DOWN FROM ABOVE THE AREA OF THE CENTER (GEAR HOUSING) OF THE REAR AXLE. I SLOWLY DROVE (WALKING SPEED) THE TRUCK FROM THE SHOULDER TO THE EXIT AND INTO A GAS STATION A FEW BLOCKS AWAY. THE OWNER WAS CLOSING UP, BUT WAS NICE ENOUGH TO TAKE MY TRUCK AND PROMISED TO WORK ON IT THE NEXT MORNING. I GOT A LOCAL HOTEL ROOM FOR THE NIGHT, AS WE WERE NO WHERE NEAR HOME. THE NEXT MORNING, THE MECHANIC SAID MY TRUCK WAS DONE. HE REPLACED BOTH BRAKE LINES IN THE REAR OF MY TRUCK AND BLED THE SYSTEM. HE RECOMMENDED I DRIVE CAUTIOUSLY STRAIGHT HOME (WHICH I DID UNEVENTFULLY), BUT EVERY BRAKE LINE IN THE TRUCK (AND FUEL LINE) WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO RUST. MY TRUCK IS IN MY DRIVEWAY AWAITING A ROBERT CHEVROLET (NY) APPT. IN 3 DAYS. BTW, THIS BOUGHT NEW BY ME TRUCK HAS LOW MILEAGE, AND I HAVE RECEIPTS PILED 1/2" HIGH FOR BETWEEN $3,000-$4,000 (OUT OF POCKET) WORTH OF BRAKE RELATED BRAKE REPAIRS ON THIS TRUCK, AND IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET TO REALIZE THIS IS NOT A ISOLATED CASE. PLEASE LOOK IN TO THIS BECAUSE SOMEONE'S GOING TO GET KILLED. HOPEFULLY NOT ALREADY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI- LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD ENGAGE WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSE OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTI-LOCK). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,500 UPDATED 12/28/11*LJ UPDATED 03/01/12 *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE WITH FIRESTONE DESTINATION LE TIRES, LINE SIZE 265/70/R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TREAD WAS BEGINNING TO SEPARATE ON ALL FOR TIRES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO WHERE THE TIRES WERE ORIGINALLY PURCHASED AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRES LOOKED AS IF THEY WERE DRY ROTTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT OLD ENOUGH TO DRY ROT AND BELIEVED THAT FAILURE WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,426. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS WHEN MAKING TURNS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT AND GEAR BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. FORM RETURNED NO CHANGE *TR

TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING AT 45 MPH AND ATTEMPTED TO AVOID A CRASH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL AND SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE RIBS, THE COLLAR BONES, A BRAIN TRAUMA AND A COLLAPSED LUNG. THE DRIVER SUFFERED FROM FATAL INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000. DR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MASSIVE HEAD TRAUMA, BROKEN RIBS AND BLEEDING FROM THE BRAIN, RESULTING IN A FATALITY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE IF THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.