2002 Chevrolet Tahoe Complaint Log

DT: 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SYSTEM. IT HAPPENED THREE TIMES. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED ON APRIL 15, 2005 CAROLINE WAS COMING OFF RAMP AT 10 MPH THERE WAS WATER DRAINING OFF SIDE, THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN, AND THE CAR DID NOT STOP. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON APRIL 18,2005, AND THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ABS SYSTEM. *AK DRIVER'S FRONT DOOR SEEMS TO FILL WITH WATER. NO WATER FOUND IN DOOR. DOOR IS DESIGNED TO ALLOW WATER TO GO IN DOOR AND DRAIN OUT BOTTOM. IDLE IS ROUGH. DEALER LET VEHICLE IDLE IN STALL FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES WITH NO ROUGH IDLE NOTED. *TT

DT: THE 2002 TAHOE ABS DEFECT IN THEM. CALLED GM THEY ARE NOT GOING TO WARRANTY THE VEHICLES IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER. THERE IS NO RECALL IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, BECAUSE THEY ARE RECALL THE ONES CANADA. THE BRAKES AT A SLOW SPEED ARE ACTIVATING, AND TOOK TO A GM DEALER AND GM WILL NOT REIMBURSE. TESTING AND FOUND THE ABS SENSORS CORRODED AND GAP SPREAD, PER GM TECH AT DEALERSHIP. THE CONSUMER HAS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM AT OWN EXPENSE AND WANTS REIMBURSMENT!! *NM

MY WIFE AND I OWN A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. ON APRIL 9, 2005 MY WIFE AND YOUNG DAUGHTER WERE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN IN NORTH KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE. MY WIFE APPLIED THE BRAKES AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 10 -15 MPH. INITIALLY, SHE FELT PRESSURE IN THE BRAKE PEDAL THEN THE PEDAL COMPLETELY DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR, ABSENT OF ALL PRESSURE. AS A RESULT OF THE BRAKE FAILURE SHE REAR-ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER WHICH IN TURN ROLLED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF THEM (A TOTAL OF 3 VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED). THE POLICE OFFICER THAT WORKED THE ACCIDENT CHECKED THE BRAKES AND IMMEDIATELY HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED DUE TO INOPERABLE BRAKES. AS A RESULT MY WIFE WAS NOT CITED IN THE ACCIDENT. DAMAGE WAS MINIMUM TO THE OTHER 2 CARS, HOWEVER REPAIR COSTS TO OUR TAHOE WAS APPROXIMATELY $4300. ONE OF THE OTHER DRIVERS COMPLAINED OF A HURT KNEE/LEG AND ANOTHER DRIVER COMPLAINED OF AN INJURED BACK. MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER EXPERIENCED NO INJURIES. THE EXTENT OF THE OTHER TWO INJURIES ARE UNKNOWN. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE BRAKES AND INDICATED THAT THEY WERE IN ACCEPTABLE CONDITION AND REPORTED THERE WERE NO REPAIRS NECESSARY. I HAVE DRIVEN THE VEHICLE THE PAST 2 WEEKS AND THEY DO APPEAR TO BE OPERATING PROPERLY. HOWEVER, I HAVE SCHEDULED TO HAVE THE BRAKE SYSTEM INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT DEALER THIS WEEK. I READ A STORY ON FOX NEWS INDICATING GM WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR BRAKE FAILURES AT LOW SPEEDS AND I WANTED TO SUBMIT MY CLAIM FOR CONSIDERATION AS OUR SITUATION APPEARS TO BE SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS INCIDENTS.

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT WHEN MAKING TURNS. RESULTS SHOWED THAT THE CROSS MEMBER THAT HOLDS THE ENGINE FROM FRAME TO FRAME NEED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT, WHICH WAS MAKING THE STEERING LOOSE, AND UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE.*AK

DT: THE ABS LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. COULD HEAR CLICKING IN THE BRAKES. CONTACTED THE DEALER, THEY SAID TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY FIXED THE VEHICLE, BUT HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. TOOK THE VEHICLE IN ON MARCH 30, 2005. THEY REPLACED THE NUMBER TWO INJECTOR. *AK

BRAKES FADED AND PULSATED, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, DID NOT OCCUR EVERYTIME, MAINLY SLOWER SPEEDS. BRAKES STEADILY GOT WORSE. FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED HAD TO TURN TO AVOID STRIKING CAR IN FRONT. FRONT WHEEL HUBS AND BEARINGS ALONG WITH RUSTED BRAKE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED. BRAKE PADS ONLY MAKING CONTACT WITH LESS THAN ONE INCH OF ROTOR

FRONT DIFFERENTIAL IS MAKING NOISE. MECHANIC STATES THAT IT MAY LOCK UP UNEXPECTEDLY AND CAUSE A CRASH. DEALER STATES THEY HAVE HAD 4 SIMILAR VEHICLES IN FOR THIS PROBLEM AND STATES IT IS DUE TO FACTORY ERROR.*AK

THE ABS ACTIVATES AT SLOW SPEEDS(ANYTHING BELOW 10 MPH) WHETHER YOU ARE GOING FORWARD OR REVERSE. IT CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO TRAVEL LONGER DISTANCES IN ORDER TO STOP, NOT MENTIONING SCAREING THE DEVIL OUT OF THE DRIVER. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKE PADS REPLACED AND IT SEEMS TO DO IT MORE OFTEN.

CHEVROLET TAHOE 2002, TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *BF THE CONSUMER PURCHASED A VEHICLE THAT ONCE HAD A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM HAD BEEN FULLY CORRECTED. THE CONSUMER THEN FOUND OUT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS NEVER FIXED AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES. NOT ONLY WAS THE VEHICLE SLIPPING, SLOW TO SHIFT AND EXHIBITING A NOISE WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE, THERE WERE OTHER PROBLEMS SUCH AS NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE SEAT WARMED LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BUTTON WAS PUSHED, THE SPEAKERS WERE CRACKING LOUDLY, THE A/C LIGHT CAME ON BY ITSELF, THE MOON ROOF RATTLED AND WAS LEAKING, THE CARGO POWER SWITCH DID LOCK THE DOORS WITHIN 5 SECONDS OF THE CARGO DOOR BEING CLOSED, THE HANDLE ON THE THIRD ROW SEAT FELL OFF, THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER WAS MISSING, AND THE RUBBER STRIPPING ON THE CARGO DOOR WAS LOOSE. *JB

THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT STAYS ON . CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. *AK

DT: CONSUMER SAYS THAT ABS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIES THE BRAKES, HE SAYS THAT THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. CONSUMER WENT TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT IF HE CONTINUES TO DRIVE VEHICLE, IT WILL EVENTUALLY LOCK UP. CONSUMER ASKED ABOUT A RECALL AND DEALER SAID THAT THERE IS SOME KIND OF RECALL IN THE NORTH PART OF THE NATION, BUT HIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. CONSUMER WANTS HIS VEHICLE TO BE INCLUDE IN THE RECALL TO GET IT FIXED. CONSUMER WANTS TO REIMBURSED IN FULL FOR COSTS OF FIXING PROBLEM.*AK *JB

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH UP A HILL THE PLANETARY GEAR FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE PRODUCED A LOUD POP AND GRINDING NOISE FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONSUMER STATES THE GEAR WILL NO LONGER ENGAGE INTO REVERSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO OFFERED A GMC LOYALTY CERTIFICATE IN THE AMOUNT 0FF $1000.00 TOWARDS A NEW VEHICLE PURCHASE. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HER TRANSMISSION WAS REMOVED 6 TIMES AND REPLACED 3 TIMES. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. GM WAS UNCOOPERATIVE TO RESOLVING THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *TC

I RECENTLY TOOK MY 2002 CHEVY TAHOE IN TO THE DEALER FOR A LONG OVER DUE REPAIR. AFTER DESCRIBING MY PROBLEM TO THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN (A CLUNK SOUND AND FEEL THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH I HAD FIRST NOTICED AT ABOUT 20K MILES), HE TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WAS A "COMMON OCCURRENCE" IN THE YEAR/MODEL AND THAT IT WAS "DUE TO POOR LUBRICATION/DESIGN" WITH THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. HE SHAFT WOULD COST $140 PLUS ONE HOUR LABOR.... HOWEVER; IT IS ON A LONG BACK ORDER. SEEMS STRANGE THAT AN ITEM, WHICH IS A "COMMON OCCURRENCE" AND THE ITEM IS BACK ORDERED (MUST BE A LOT OF REPLACING GOING ON) WOULD NOT BE SUBJECT TO A RECALL FOR A FREE REPLACEMENT. I PAID TOP DOLLAR FOR THIS VEHICLE AND FOR SUCH A STANDARD PIECE OF EQUIPMENT TO BE NEEDED TO BE REPLACE AT THIS LOW OF MILEAGE SEEMS A BIT OUT OF THE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. AFTER REVIEWING MANY SITES ON THE INTERNET, IT SEEMS THIS OCCURANCE IS COMMON ENOUGH THAT IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. WALTER GOODALL. *AK

DURING OWNER PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE (TIRE ROTATION AND FRONT END GREASE) UPPER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT RUBBER BOOT WAS FOUND RIPPED AND PLAY WAS NOTED IN DRIVER FRONT WHEEL HUB. UPON TIRE ROTATION WITH TIRE OFF THE GROUND AUDIBLE GRINDING NOISE COULD BE HEARD FROM WHEEL BEARINGS. DURING INSPECTION OF PASSANGER FRONT WHEEL THE SAME AUDIBLE GRINDING WAS NOTED FROM THE WHEEL BEARINGS. DEALER REPLACED BOTH FRONT HUBS AND UPPERCONTROL ARM UNDER WARRANTY.

WENT TO START CAR SO I COULD PICK DAUGHTER UP FROM A BASKETBALL GAME (11:30 P.M. ON A FRIDAY NIGHT) AND THE TRUCK WOULD NOT START. IT WOULD TURN BUT GOT NO FIRE TO IT. THE FOLLOWING MORNING IT DID THE SAME THING TO INCLUDE THE MONDAY MORNING. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER, IT STARTED ON THE FIRST TRY WHEN THE TOW TRUCK LET IT DOWN. THEY CHECK IT OUT, TOLD ME IT WAS MY FUEL PUMP. CHARGED ME $645. THE FOLLOWING WEEK (SUNDAY, THE SAME THING OCCURED AGAIN AND I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALER ON MONDAY AND THEY CHECKED IT OUT, PUT IT ON THE MACHINE AND NO PROBLEM WAS NOTED BY THE MACHINE. SERVICE MANAGER SUGGESTED THAT IT COULD BE THE SENSORS BECAUSE ABOUT EVERY 300 MILES OR FULL TANK OF GAS, IT HAS STARTED DOING THIS. SUGGESTED I BRING IT IN NEXT TIME WHEN IT DOES NOT START TO SEE IF THEY CAN DETECT THE PROBLEM. CHRISTMAS DAY, IT DID NOT START AS WE WERE ON OUR WAY OUT OF TOWN FOR A FAMILY CHRISTMAS IN ANOTHER STATE. IT DID START THE NEXT DAY (SUNDAY) AND WAS FINE FOR THE WEEK UNTIL TODAY (NEW YEAR'S EVE). AGAIN, HAD IT TOWED TO THE LAST DEALER AND THEY CHECKED IT. IT DID NOT START THE FIRST TIME BUT IT DID THE SECOND TRY. ASKED IF I PUMPED THE GAS WHILE TRYING TO START IT. I DID NOT AND THEY CHECKED THE VEHICLE OUT AND AGAIN PUT IT ON THE MACHINE AND IT DID NOT DETECT ANYTHING WRONG. THEY ASKED THAT I MAKE AN APPT. FOR THURSDAY SO THEY KEEP IT OVER NIGHT AND SEE IF IT WILL START FOR THEM. ALL DEALERS WERE CHEVROLET DEALERS. NO ADDITONAL PARTS WERE PLACED ON TEH VEHICLE. HAVE STEADY OIL CHANGES, TIRE ROTATIONS AND ANY AND ALL SERVICES DONE IN A TIMELY MANNER. SINCE DEC 6 (FIRST INCIDENT) IT HAS NOT CRANKED ON ME 3 SEPARATE TIMES.*AK

RECENTLY I NOTED A GRINDING NOISE IN THE REAR END OF MY TAHOE. A REPAIR SHOP SHOWED ME THE "BACK PLATES" ON THE REAR WHEELS. THEY WERE COMPLETELY CORRODED TO THE POINT THAT PIECES WERE FALLING OFF THE PLATES. I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WOULD NOT AFFECT MY BRAKING BUT COULD LEAD TO THE INABILITY TO USE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE MANAGER SAID HE HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING THIS BAD. A TECHNICIAN NEARBY SPOKE UP AND SIAD HE SAW A SET ON A CHEVY TRUCK RECENTLY. I AM SUBMITTING THIS MATERIAL FOR ONLY ONE PURPOSE. I SUSPECT THERE MAY BE USE OF SUBSTANDARD, FAULTY MATERIAL THAT IS NOT RESISTANT TO CORROSION BEING USED IN AT LEAST THE CHEVROLET LINE OF TRUCKS. THIS COULD RESULT IN FAILIRUE OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND POTENTIAL LOSS OF LIFE. I INTEND TO GET MINE REPAIRED BUT HOW MANY COULD BE OUT THERE UNDIAGNOSED? *AK

WHEN MAKING TURNS FROM 5 MPH OR MORE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERE VIBRATION, AND IT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO JERK AND THUMP INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO SEPARATE DEALERS. FIRST DEALER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM, AND THE SECOND DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE SHAFT HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED BECAUSE IT IS ON BACK ORDER. *TC

VEHICLE TRACTION SEEMS TO BE SLIPPING WHEN TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT. *AK

EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED. EMERGENCY BRAKE IS SELDOM USED BUT WAS IN WORKING ORDER. ATTEMPTED TO HAVE VEHICLE INSPECTED AND WAS INFORMED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED TO HOLD CAR. THIS SAME VEHICLE PASSED INSPECTION THE PRIOR YEAR. THERE WAS A COST OF OVER $400.00 TO REPAIR THIS. I WAS INFORMED BY THE REPAIR FACILITY THAT THIS WAS COMMON IN THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE.*AK

BATTERY DIED, REPLACED. BATTERY LIGHTS COMING ON WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, UNABLE TO START VEHICLE, VEHICLE STALLING. UNABLE TO OPERATE VEHICLE DUE TO LOSS OF POWER. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH IN THE RAIN. BARELY ABLE TO PULL VEHICLE OFF ROADWAY. NO POWER AT ALL INCLUDING LIGHTS AND HAZARD LIGHTS. TOOK TO CHEVROLET DEALER - FOUND NO PROBLEM, NOTHING DONE TO CORRECT. WAS TOLD THAT AFTER MARKET ALARM SYSTEM (INSTALLED AT CHEVROLET DEALER) COULD BE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. TOOK TO AUDIO INSTALLER AND HAD ALARM REMOVED. WAS TOLD BY DIFFERENT CHEVY DEALER THAT THEY HAD THE SAME PROBLEM RIGHT NOW WITH A TAHOE IN THEIR SHOP. THEY REMOVED ALARM AND HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS SINCE (2 DAYS). WOULD NEED TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE TO SEE IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE AS IT COULD EASILY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE ONCOMING VEHICLES CAN NOT SEE YOU WITHOUT HAZARD LIGHTS. OLD PART IS AVAILABLE. I HAVE KEPT THE ALARM SYSTEM IF NEEDED TO REVIEW.*AK

FUEL PUMP FAILURE ON 2002 TAHOE VEHICLE. *BF THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER AT ANY SPEED WITH NO WARNING. *SC

I HAVE THE SAME ISSUE LISTED CAMPAIGN ID 05V155000 ON A 2002 TAHOE. I SPOKE WITH CHRIS LASH, SAFETY DEFECTS ENGINEER WITH YOU LAST YEAR IN NOVEMBER. TODAY, I SEE GM HAS RECALLED SEVERAL VEHICLES ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT I AM NOT INCLUDED ON THIS LIST ALTHOUGH I HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME ISSUE WITH THE FUEL PUMP FAILURE. MY VIN IS [XXX]. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT I CAN DO TO ASSIST IN THIS EFFORT. GM IS NON-RESPONSIVE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *NM UPDATED 07/19/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

DT: THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THUMPING AND TORSION WITHIN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REMEDIED THIS CONDITION BY LUBRICATION. THE PROBLEM SOON RETURNED, AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN. HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY STATED THEY WOULD NOT ACCEPT ANY FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY NOW OR IN THE FUTURE. THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER REPAIRS AT THIS TIME. *AK UPDATED 11/16/05. *JB

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC REPAIRED THE FUEL PUMP. *AK

THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. *JB

WE PURCHASED A 2002 CHEV TAHOE NEW IN MARCH 2002. THIS VEHICLE JUST ROLLED OVER THE 30,000 MILE MARK. WITHIN THE 30 MONTHS THAT WE HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE, THE FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED 3 TIMES, THE FIRST ONE BEING REPLACED AT 12,000 MILES. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL GAUGE SENSOR AND THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY 6 WEEKS AGO, WHILE ON VACATION, THE TAHOE DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. WE WERE 3 HOURS FROM HOME, SO WE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP AND RENT AN AUTOMOBILE TO CONTINUE ON OUR TRIP. THE NEXT DAY WE HAD TO GO BACK TO THIS DEALERSHIP TO PICK UP THE TAHOE. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE FUEL PUMP CONNECTOR WIRES HAD WORKED LOOSE. LAST WEEKEND, WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, IT DIED AGAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. WE HAD IT TOWED TO OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE YET ANOTHER FUEL PUMP. EVERY TIME THE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT, THE TAHOE WAS BEING DRIVEN IN TRAFFIC. TO HAVE A VEHICLE DIE SUDDENLY AT 55 MPH IN TRAFFIC IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WE CONTACTED GM BACK IN MAY AFTER PUTTING OUR VEHICLE IN THE SHOP FOR A NEW AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR. AFTER MANY LENGTHY DISCUSSIONS WITH A GM CUSTOMER REP, WE WERE GIVEN AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. WHILE WE APPRECIATE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. APPARENTLY THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH OUR VEHICLE AND/OR THE FUEL PUMPS THEMSELVES THAT ARE CAUSING THIS REPEATED FAILURE. IT HAS BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE. NOW WE FEEL THAT WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO GET RID OF OUR VEHICLE. HOWEVER, BY TRADING IT IN, ALL WE'RE DOING IS PASSING THE PROBLEM ON TO THE NEXT UNLUCKY SOUL. WE CAN'T, IN GOOD CONSCIENCE, SELL THE CAR TO SOMEONE WITHOUT TELLING THEM ALL THE PROBLEMS WE'VE EXPERIENCED. ONLY A FOOL WOULD BUY IT FROM US. SO, WHAT WE'RE LEFT WITH IS AN UNSELLABLE $635 PER MONTH POTENTIAL DEATH TRAP. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT HAS 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. NOTICED A FUTTER/RATTLING COMPRESSOR LIKE SOUND WHEN ACCELERATING. APPEARS TO BE FROM AIR CONDITIONING (A/C) COMPRESSOR AIR VENTS IN THE BACK OF THE TAHOE ARE NOT COOLING OFF AS WELL AS THE FRONT. WITH A/C OFF IT WILL NOT MAKE THIS NOISE. CALLER TALKED TO SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. HAD SEVERAL THINGS DONE TO THE VEHICLE TO KEEP THIS PROBLEM FROM HAPPENING AGAIN, AND NOTHING SEEMED TO HELP.*AK

THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DID NOT KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE SET THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD STILL MOVE. IT WAS REPLACED LESS THAN ONE YEAR AGO, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE WORK WAS PERFORMED BY THE LOCAL MECHANIC. *AK ONCE THE BRAKE WAS SET AND WAS STRESSED, THE SHOE WOULD FAIL. *SC *JB

THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE CARGO DOOR WINDOW HATCH CAME OFF. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, HOWEVER THEY HAD SEEN THE SAME THING HAPPEN ON SAME MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLES. THE DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT EVENTUALLY THE ENTIRE WINDOW WOULD COME OFF. THE MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE WINDOW AT THEIR COST. *LA

AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE AND WALKING AWAY THE REAR GLASS SHATTERED. THERE WAS NO ONE NEAR THE VEHICLE THAT COULD HAVE BROKEN THE GLASS. *AK *SC *JB

2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. ONE OWNER VEHICLE, BOUGHT NEW. FLUTTER/RATTLING SOUND WHEN ACCELERATING WITH AIR CONDITIONER ON. DOES NOT RATTLE WHEN COMPRESSOR IS OFF. REAR AIR STOPPED BLOWING COLD. MECHANIC STATES SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. REPLACED TENSIONER PULLEY. BELTS. STILL RATTLING/ LOUD. NOW STATES COMPRESSOR/CONDENSER NEED REPLACING BEFORE SEIZES UP. MECHANIC STATES THIS IS A KNOW DEFECT OF THIS MODEL, BUT NOT AWARE OF RECALLS. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED SINCE IT SEEMS TO BE A MECHANICAL DEFECT. *TR

DRIVING APPROXIMATELY. 70-75 MPH, DRY ROAD, 79 DEGREES ON I-10. PASSING A SEMI-TRUCK, LOUD NOISE, VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING. REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT, VERY LITTLE TREAD LEFT ON TIRE. VEHICLE WAS IN SHOP THE WEEK PRIOR FOR REG. MAINTENANCE TIRES WERE CHECKED, AIR OKAY, REPLACED MISSING CAPS, TREAD DEPTH WAS 10/32. 2002 CHEVY TAHOE HAS 30,000 MILES. APPROXIMATELY. $1400 DAMAGE TO VEHICLE PLUS A NEW TIRE. *LA

CONSUMER STATED TRANSMISSION FAILED THREE TIMES. . FIRST YEAR THAT CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE HE HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. THEN, EXACTLY ONE YEAR LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED. CURRENTLY, TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN. WHEN CONSUMER STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT VEHICLE MOVED A LITTLE AND STARTED TO SHAKE. FINALLY, IT STOPPED DOING ANYTHING. CONSUMER FELT HE PURCHASED A LEMON. *AK

2002 TAHOE WON'T BACK UP IN 4 WD AND HAS GRINDING NOISE WHEN IN 4 WD. DEALER ADVISED THAT BEARING IN FRONT DIFFERENTIAL BAD. REPLACEMENT OF DIFFERENTIAL ADVISED. DEALER CHARGED ONLY FOR LABOR, APPARENTLY THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM. COST TO REPAIR $447, MILEAGE 39500. *NM

TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED FROM ENGINE WHILE DRIVING. ON SEVERAL OTHER OCCASSIONS THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE UPON DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR, AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND TAKE OFF.*AK

AT SLOW SPEEDS AND USUALLY UNDER DAMP CONDITIONS, THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ON MY 2002 TAHOE TAKE HOLD WHEN I AM STOPPING AND ALLOW THE CAR TO CONTINUE AT LEAST 10 FEET AHEAD INTO THE ROADWAY WITH NO STOPPING THE VEHICLE. CONDITION CAN EASILY CAUSE ACCIDENTS AS I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS CLOSE CALLS. NO CODES APPEAR ON AUTO COMPUTER WHEN I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. THERE IS A RECALL #05V379000 THAT EXACTLY EXPLAINS THE SITUATION BUT SINCE MY VIN# DOES NOT SEEM TO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, CHEVROLET WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT THE SITUATION WHICH HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE MARCH OF 2004. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN MANY TIMES AND JUST DISCOVERED ON MY OWN THAT SEPT 22, 2005 THIS RECALL CAME OUT. I HAD THE VEHICLE TO SIGEL CHEVROLET FOR THE THIRD TIME ON SEPT 14, 2005 AND WAS ONCE AGAIN TOLD THAT THE BRAKES WERE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE SITUATION SO IT MUST NOT BE HAPPENING. WHEN I NEARLY HIT OUR GARAGE DOOR ON 11/16/2007 WITH MY HUSBAND AS A PASSENGER IN THE CAR, I WENT LOOKING FOR ANY RECALL INFORMATION AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS ONE OUT THERE BUT THE DEALER TOLD ME IT DID NOT APPLY TO ME AND SO DID CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE WHO HAS A FILE ON THIS NOW (#71-578554426) BUT THEY STILL DENIED THERE IS ANYTHING THEY SHOULD BE DOING. ON 11/30/07 I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN AGAIN FOR A DIAGNOSIS AS SUGGESTED BY CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE AND AGAIN THEY FOUND NOTHING BUT I REQUESTED THE DEALER PERFORM THE REMEDY THAT IS EXPLAINED ON THE RECALL NOTICE AND I PAID FOR THAT SERVICE TO BE DONE. *TR

REAR BRAKES ON MY '02 TAHOE STARTED GRINDING A LITTLE WHILE AFTER BUYING THE CAR NEW IN FEB. '02. TOOK THE WHEELS OFF,PADS SEEMED TO BE FINE WITH LITTLE OR NO WEAR. TOOK THE REAR ROTORS OFF TO FIND ONE EMERGENCY BRAKE PAD ON EACH SIDE WORN TO METAL! REPLACED BOTH ROTORS AND PAD SETS WITH THE NEWLY RE-DESIGNED RETAINER CLIPS. MY WIFE DRIVES THE CAR WITH OUR FOUR CHILDREN SO I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT STARTED BUT IT SEEMS EVERY TIME SHE COMES HOME AND I'M THERE IN THE GARAGE THE REAR WHEELS ARE TOO HOT TO TOUCH. SEEMS TO ME THE SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURRING AGAIN. AFTER ALL THE BLOGS/COMPLAINTS I'VE READ, GM SHOULD HAVE A RECALL IN EFFECT! DISCUSSED THE PROBLEM WITH THE DEALER, THEIR REPLY WAS THAT THEY HADN'T HEARD OF THE PROBLEM(ALTHOUGH I HAD TO GO TO NAPA TO GET THE PARTS BECAUSE THEY WERE OUT). *TR

AFTER FUELING FUEL GAUGE REGISTERED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY AND THEN VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE TEN MINUTES LATER. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO HAD TO UPDATE THE COMPUTER TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK

FLUTTER/RATTLING COMPRESSOR LIKE SOUND WHEN ACCELERATING. APPEARS TO BE FROM A/C COMPRESSOR. FROM MY RESEARCH, OTHER OWNERS HAVE REPORTED SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. DEALER SAY THIS IS NOT A EQUIPMENT FAILURE ISSUE.*AK

WHILE CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS DRIVING REAR RIGHT TIRE BLEW OUT. THE TIRE COMPLETELY EXPLODED, SEPARATING THE SIDEWALL FROM THE TREAD. CONSUMER DID NOT HIT OR RUN OVER ANYTHING. PULLED OVER, AND CHANGED THE TIRE. THEN, TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRE WAS NOT ON RECALL. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS LE, TIRE SIZE P265/70R16. *AK

ON JANURAY 23. 2004, I WAS REAR-ENDED ON THE FREEWAY. I WAS GOING ABOUT 65-70 MPH. A PERSON HIT ME FROM THE REAR, HE WAS TRAVELLING AROUND 100-110 MPH. I LOST CONTROL OF MY TAHOE, I WENT SIDEWAYS, THEN I SHOT FORWARD AND HIT THE CENTER DIVIDER( ON THE CENTER RIGHT SIDE OF MY CAR) AT ABOUT 65 MPH OR FASTER, I WAS SHOT BACKWARDS INTO A GUARD RAIL AND CAME OFF OF THAT AND THEN THE TAHOE ROLLED ON TO ITS SIDE, SKID FOR ABOUT 30 FEET AND THEN IT FINALLY STOPPED. MY AIR BAGS(FRONT NOR SIDE) NEVER DEPOLYED. I FEEL THAT IF THEY HAD MY WIFE NOR I WOULD HAVE BEEN INJURED. I KNOW THAT THEY ARE DESIGNED TO DEPLOY WHEN YOU HIT SOMETIME LIKE A BRICK WALL AT ABOUT 10-15 MPH. WHAT DO YOU CALL HITTING A CEMENT DIVIDER AT OVER 65 MPH.*AK

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN TO FREEWAY, DOING ABOUT 65-70 MPH. I WAS REAR ENDED BY A GUY GOING BETWEEN 100-110 MPH, I WAS THROWN OUT OF CONTROL. I HIT THE CENTER DIVIDER ALMOST HEAD ON AT ABOUT 70 MPH. I THEN BOUNCED OFF THE DIVIDER, CAME CLEAR AGCROSS ALL LANES AND HIT THE REAR GUARD RAIL, I BOUNDED OFF THAT AND ROLLED ON ITS SIDE. IN ALL MY AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED.*AK

VEHICLE TURNED OFF AT 15 MPH, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK, AND CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. TAKEN TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TOP BE REPLACED FOR THE THIRD TIME.*AK

THE BLOWER HAS GONE TWICE (FIRST TIME WAS JAN 2003) SINCE OWNING VEHICLE, IT SUDDENLY STOPS WORKING ESPECIALLY AT LOW TEMPERATURES (UNDER 32F). DEFOGGER SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK. DEALERSHIP HAS FIXED PROBLEM TWICE. BACK BLOWER WORKS FINE.*AK

TRANSMISSION SHIFTING HARD,ONLY 26,000 MILES. TTOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD SECOND AND THIRD GEAR WAS GONE. THEY REBUILT THOSE GEARS. PICK TAHOE UP AND WITHIN A HR IT WAS DOING THE SAME THING. RETURN TO DEALERSHIP NEXT DAY, WAS TOLD IT WAS PUMP STICKING. REPLACE THAT. PICK BACK UP AND WITHIN A HR DID THE SAME THING. RETURN VEHICLE AND THEY DECIDED TO REPLACE FOR NEW TRANSMISSION. A WEEK LATER IT HAS NOW STARTING TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STERRING. THERE APPEARS TO BE A LEAK IN THE LINES. THIS 2002 TAHOE HAS HAD PROBLEMS STARTING WITHIN MONTHS OF PURCHASE. STERRING COLUM MAKING CLUNKING NOSE, REQUIRED LUBE TWICE. HEADLIGHTS FILLING WITH WATER. NOSE IN THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE AROUND SHOCK AREA. THEY HAD DIFFERENT REPAIRS SUCH AS REPLACING SHOCKS, GREASING. AFTER OVER A YEAR THE DEALERSHIP ADDED BUSHINGS TO THE SHOCKS, SO FAR OK. HAVE REPLACE FIRESTONE TIRES AT 25,000 MILES FOR WEARING ON INSIDE OF TIRE.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE STEERING COLUMN RATTLES WHEN DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OVER A BUMP. THE DEALER GREASED AND INJECTED THE COLUMN WITH A SPECIAL GREASE AT THE COST OF $100; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. WHEN MAKING SHARP TURNS TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT, THE STEERING FAILS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH A KNOCKING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE REAR. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPLODED. THE DRIVER CHANGED THE TIRE. *NM THE RIM AND LOOKED AS IF IT HAD BEEN COMPLETELY TORE APART AT THE SEAMS. THE SALES DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAD NEVER SEEN A TIRE LOOK LIKE THAT BEFORE. *SC

HAD A FRONT END COLLISION INTO THE SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE WHOM RAN A RED LIGHT. WE ESTIMATED OUR IMPACT SPEED AT 30 MPH UPON COLLIDING TOGETHER. NEITHER FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. SUFFERED NECK AND BACK BRUISING AND MUSCLE STRAIN.*AK

EMERGENCY BRAKE ON TAHOE'S GO OUT IF YOU DO NOT USE THEM AND COST AROUND $500. TO FIX THE PROBLEM.FROM PEOPLE I HAVE TALKED TO GM KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT DOES NOT CARE AND REFUSES TO FIX.I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS PROBLEM IS ON ALL TAHOE AND SUBURBANS YEARS 2002 AND 2003.TO PASS A SAFETY TEST IN TEXAS YOU HAVEN'T TO HAVE AN EMERGENCY BRAKE THAT WORKS.I WAS TOLD THAT YOU HAVE TO USE THIS BRAKE ON IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN.I DON'T PARK ON A HILL SO I DON'T USE IT.OTHERS ARE THE SAME.