2002 Chevrolet Tahoe Complaint Log

A.B.S. LIGHT COMES ON INTERMIT., WHEN TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALER, THEY JUST GO UNDER THE DASH AND "RESET" THE A.B.S. "SENSOR" AFTER SIX MONTHS, THE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF AT DIFFERENT TIMES. THEY WANT ME TO SPEND $700 . DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE? *NM

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT LOCKS UP AND TIGHTENS, RESTRICTING (ELIMINATING!)ANY PASSENGER MOVEMENT. IT IS LIKE A SNAKE AND JUST KEEPS TIGHTENING DOWN. IN ADDITION, PRESSURE BECOMES SO GREAT ON SEAT BELT RELEASE, MY WIFE AND CHILD ARE UNABLE TO RELEASE THE SEAT-BELT. THIS HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS, STANDING STILL, FORWARD OR REVERSE, ETC... DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR PROBLEM, RETRACTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED AND SAME CONDITION WAS PRESENT AFTER REPLACEMENT,THIRD RETRACTOR IS SCHEDULED FOR INSTALL. FIRMLY BELIEVE THIS IS A DESIGN FAULT AND DEALER HAS DONE ALL TO REPAIR PROBLEM AT THEIR LEVEL. IN ADDITION, THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED BY ME ON SEVERAL WORK VEHICLES BOTH TAHOE AND PICK-UP ALL 2002 YEARS. ALL OTHER RETRACTORS IN MY VEHICLE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, WORK PROPERLY.*AK *JB

VEHICLE WOULDN'T START AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR. *AK

I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON ON THE DAY IN QUESTION. ONCE THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR ON TO HEAR A WHINING/SLIPPING FEELING OUT OF THE ENGINE AREA. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 2 TIMES ON DIFFERENT DAYS.*AK

PROBLEM WITH PARKING BRAKE PREVENTS VEHICLE FROM PASSING TEXAS STATE INSPECTION. VEHICLE WILL MOVE FORWARD DURING IDLE WITH PARKING BRAKE FULLY ENGAGED. *AK

LEASED 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE FEB 2002. SERVICED FROM OCT 2003 THRU FEB 2004 AFTER A SEPT 2003 OIL CHANGE TIRE ROTATION SERVICE AND CONSERNS OF FUEL SMELL AND SUSPENSION SQUEAKS. SERVICES WERE PERFORMED CORRECTIONS WERE DONE NEW SENDING UNIT INSTALLED.OCTOBER 27,2003 THE GAS TANK ON THE TAHOE BURST WHEN FUELING AT A GAS STATION REQUIRING FIRE AND POLICE UNIT TO BE SENT. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. VEHICLE WAS IN SERVICE FOR 3 WEEKS FOR SAFETY REASONS. I DID NOT WANT THE VEHICLE BACK AND GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE GAVE ME FALSE HOPES OF A RELEASE ON THE LEASE. I DID NOT RECIEVE ANY HELP WITH THESE SITUATIONS AND STILL HAVE THE UNSAFE VEHICLE. RECENTLY I THOUGHT MY TROUBLES WOULD BE OVER. I FOUND A VEHICLE THAT I WANT TO BUY AND CAN TRADE MY LEASE IN WITH GM'S PULL AHEAD PROGRAM. BECAUSE I DID NOT PAY 2 OF THE PAYMENTS ON THE TAHOE WHEN I COULD NOT USE THE VEHICLE AND LOST MY INCOME TO PAY AT THAT TIME, MY FEB 2002 TURN IN DATE HAS CHANGED TO MAY 2005. THIS MAKES ME UNELIGIBLE FOR THE PULL AHEAD EVEN THOUGH I HAVE A EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCE. I DID NOT ASK FOR THESE PROBLEMS AND DO NOT WANT TO PAY FOR SOMETHING IM NOT GETTING. I HAVE LOST ALOT BY NOT HAVING RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION AND ALL I SEEK IS A NEW GOOD RELIABLE SUV TO BUY AND WALK AWAY FROM THIS PROBLEMED TAHOE, WITH HELP FROM SOMEONE GM AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT HELPED IN ANY WAY. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED COMPLETE LOST OF TRANSMISSION. *PH THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOST OF TRANSMISSION. THE ENGINE HAD RUN FINE, BUT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE. (THE RPM WENT UP AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT) THE CONSUMER NOTICED A PUDDLE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THAT A LOST OF FLUID WAS A RESULT OF A POORLY ATTACHED TRANSMISSION COOLER WITH FAULTY CONNECTIONS AND HOSE ASSEMBLIES. NEW COOLER LINES AND HOSE WERE INSTALLED. *SC *JB

VEHICLE PULLED TO RIGHT WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT ANY SPEED. WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN AT 30 MPH IT FELT LIKE THE BACK OF VEHICLE SWUNG OUT TO THE RIGHT. WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT AND TAKING HANDS OFF THE STEERING WHEEL VEHICLE DROVE STRAIGHT. VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN CHECKED BY DEALER. *AK

FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILED AT 43000 MILES. *LA

PROBLEMS WITH SUSPENSION, BRAKES, AND GAS GAUGE GIVING OUT AN IMPROPER READING. *MR FEW DAYS AFTER VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED, CONSUMER NOTICED A FUEL SMELL COMING FROM VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHICH THEY FOUND OUT THAT THE GAS CAP WASN'T TIGHT. ALSO, WHICLE PUTTING FUEL, GAS TANK BURST SPILLING FUEL TO THE CONSUMER. IN ADDITION, CONSUMER EXPERIENCED STALLING, SUSPENSION SQUEAKS, AND FUEL RELATED PROBLEMS. *LA

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED TROUBLE WITH REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO CORRECT IT. (NAR) *PH *CB

POPPING NOISE IN STEERING COLUMN. RETURNED TO DEALER AS IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THEY CONCLUDED THAT IT WOULD BE A ONE TIME REPAIR TO RE-LUBE THE STEERING COLUMN.I WAS LED TO BELIEVE THEY HAD A SPECIAL LUBE THAT WOULD CURE THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE DID FINE FOR ABOUT 15000 MILES AND THE NOISE HAS RETURNED. HAVE HAD THE FRONT END ALIGNED SINCE THE ORIGINAL TIRES (FIRESTONE) WORE OUT PREMATURELY. CAN'T SEEM TO KEEP IT ALIGNED.

I HAVE A 2002 TAHOE THAT JUST TURNED 41K MILES. I EXPERIENCED ON A FEW OCCASIONS WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THAT THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO LOSE ACCELERATION FOR A SECOND OR SO BEFORE RE-ENGAGING AND RESUMING NORMAL ACCELERATION. PROBLEM WAS DEFINITELY TRANSMISSION RELATED. THIS SAME INCIDENT HAPPENED TO ME BUT THIS TIME THE ENGINE REVVED, ACCELERATION DIMINISHED, AND LOUD BANGING TUMBLING METAL NOISE WAS HEARD. ENDS UP THE TRANSMISSION MECHANISM THAT CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT FAILED AND BROKE APART BREAKING OTHER INTERNAL COMPONENTS. TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REBUILT. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS HELPFUL BUT STILL HAVE TO PAY FOR 50% OF REPAIR COST FOR REBUILT TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAS A TOW PACKAGE AND HAS NEVER TOWED A THING YET. OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM THIS GRAND IN A VEHICLE DID NOT HAPPEN OVERNIGHT AND IT APPEARS THIS PROBLEM IS SIMILAR TO OTHER TRANSMISSION COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME VEHICLE. THIS SHOULD REALLY BE LOOKED AT BY THOSE THAT KNOW. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 80 MPH, WITHOUT WARNING THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW CAUSING THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. MANUFACTURER OF THE TIRE HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *PH

TRANSMISSION FAILED. PART HAS BEEN REPAIRED THREE TIMES; HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

I HAVE A BUMPING NOISE IN MY STEERING COLUMN. I HAVE A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE WITH AROUND 70,000 MILES. THE NOISE WAS EVIDENT WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WITH 12,000 MILES. I DO NOT KNOW IF IT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM THEY ARE NOT ANY RECALLS LISTED. I HAVE 3 FRIENDS WITH THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE SIMILAR VEHICLE. *NM

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT OCCASIONALLY LOCKS UP DURING NORMAL DRIVING. THIS FORCES THE PASSENGER TO UNDO SEAT BELT, FULLY RETRACT THE BELT TO ITS NORMAL "UNUSED" POSITION BEFORE PUTTING IT BACK ON. OTHER TIMES, THE SAME BELT WILL NOT LOCK. FRONT PASSENGER WILL LUNGE FORWARD DURING NORMAL TO HARD BRAKING. NO PATTERN TO FAILURE, BUT ONE OR THE OTHER OCCURS AT LEAST 50% OF THE TIME THE FRONT PASSENGER BELT IS USED. *NLM

TIRE SIDEWALL SEPARATION. *NLM

CUPPING PROBLEMS ON 2002 TAHOE BEGAN AT 12K MILES, 2 TIRES REPLACED AT 30K DUE TO 2ND LAYER OF TIRE EXPOSED. TOLD BY TIRE RETAILER THAT THIS IS TYPICAL FOR THIS TIRE: FIRESTONE WILLDERNESS AT P265/70R16. *JB

VEHICLE STEERING COLUMN KEEPS FAILING AND NEEDS LUBRICATING. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. IM GOING ON THE 5TH TIME SINCE JUNE OF 03 THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL ON THIS! WHAT A CRAPPY WAY TO TREAT A GOOD CHEVY GM CUSTOMER! 2002 TAHOE LT NEED A RECALL FOR EVERYONE AFFECTED AND THERE ARE MANY MANY MANY AFFECTED BY WHAT I SEE ON THE NET! *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL LOCK AND NOT ALLOW THE PASSENGER TO MOVE. THE PROBLEM OCCURS AT REST OR IN MOTION. THE SEAT BELT RATCHET MECHANISM CONTINUES TO TIGHTEN CAUSING DISCOMFORT FOR THE PASSENGER WHO HAS TO RELEASE THE SEAT BELT. THE DEALER INSPECTED AND ASSURED THAT IT "FUNCTIONS AS DESIGNED", IF THAT IS SO WHY DOES THE DRIVER SIDE NOT "FUNCTION AS DESIGNED" IF IT DID I THINK IT MIGHT CAUSE A FATALITY. *JB

THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKED WHILE OCCUPIED. THE CAUSE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

TRANSMISSION PROBLEM ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. *NLM

THE FAN BELT MADE A NOISE. *JB

THE MIDDLE REAR SEAT FELL ON THE CONSUMER'S FIVE YEAR OLD NEPHEW WHILE THE CHILD WAS GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE MIDDLE REAR SEAT WAS PULLED UP WHEN THE BACK OF THE SEAT LANDED ON THE CHILD. *JB *TS

I HAVE A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. ONCE THE VEHICLE SETS OVERNIGHT OR A PERIOD OF SIX HOURS OR LONGER THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM OCCURS: I GO TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE ENGINE WILL DIE. NOTE THAT MY DRIVE WAY IS ON AN INCLINE. THIS CANNOT BE RECREATED IF THE DEALERSHIP ATTACHES A TECH TOOL TO THE VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM CAN BE RECREATED WITHOUT FAIL WITH NOTHING ATTACHED. I HAVE ALSO HAD ONE OCCURRENCE THAT AFTER I STARTED THE VEHICLE BACK, WHICH IT WILL ALWAYS START BACK, I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT ON A MAJOR ROAD WHEN THE VEHICLE APPEARED TO TRY AND STALL OUT. LUCKILY THE VEHICLE PICKED BACK UP AND RESPONDED NORMALLY JUST A SECOND BEFORE I WAS NEARLY STRUCK BROADSIDE BY A SEMI-TRUCK. THE DATE BELOW IS APPROXIMATELY WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTED. *JB

TAHOE STEERING SHAFT FAULTY. MAKING ALL SORTS OF NOISE FOR YEARS. SHOULD BE A RECALL. HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS COMPLAINING OF SAME ISSUE ON CHEVY TAHOES! *TR

APPROXIMATELY 10K MILES ON 2002 TAHOE, VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE, AND TRANSMISSION, FAILED, WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT ONLY PART OF TRANSMISSION NEEDED FIXED. NOW AT 40K MILES ROUGHLY 2 YEARS LATER AND OUT OF WARRANTY, SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED, WHAT WILL GM DO FOR ME???*JB

I HAD A 2002 CHEVY TAHOE. ABOUT 1 YEAR INTO OWNING THE VEHICLE, STRANGE BRAKE NOISES OCCURED INTERMITTENLY. IT ALSO WAS GETTING VERY POOR GAS MILEAGE, DOWN ABOUT 2-3 MILES PER GALLON. I BROUGHT IT IN SEVERAL TIMES TO BROWN AND BROWN AT SUPERSTITION SPRINGS AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE BRAKES, WHICH THEY NEVER DID. FINALLY, AFTER ABOUT 6-8 MONTHS OF THIS PROBLEM, THE ISSUE WAS IDENTIFIED AFTER MY FAMILY AND I WERE DRIVING HOME ONE NIGHT AND WE SMELLED BRAKES BURNING. I TOOK THE TAHOE BACK TO BROWN AND BROWN THE NEXT DAY. THEY FOUND THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD BEEN STUCK ON THE BRAKES FOR MONTHS, AND FINALLY BURNED UP. THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED, UNDER WARRANTY, BUT WITH NO APOLOGIES FROM CHEVY. UNFORTUNEATELY, I HAD ALREADY RECEIVED COMPENSATION FROM CHEVY FOR OTHER ISSUES RELATING TO THIS TAHOE. SO I COULD NOT FILE A LEMON LAW SUIT AGAIN. I ENDED UP TRADING THE VEHICLE IN FOR ANOTHER, DUE TO ALL THE ISSUES. THE VEHICLE WAS JUST CONSTANTLY IN THE SHOP.*AK

12-09-02 FRONT/.SIDE IMPACT. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. 05-24-03 SIDE IMPACT PRECEEDING ROLLOVER. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER. ONSTAR WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF ACCIDENT FOR SAFETY. MAJOR INJURIES INCURRED.*AK

I AM A PARAMEDIC IN ST. CHARLES COUNTY MISSOURI, A SUBURB OF ST. LOUIS. IN THE MONTHS OF NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER 2002 I RESPONDED TO THREE CRASHES INVOLVING FULL SIZE GM TRUCKS. ALL THE VEHICLES CAUGHT FIRE IN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AFTER A MODERATE TO HIGH SPEED IMPACT. THE VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED IN DRIVER SIDE OFF SET IMPACTS THAT LEAD TO INTRUSION INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLES WERE A 2002 4X4 AVALANCHE, 2001 EXT. CAB 4X4 SILVERADO, AND A 2002 4X4 TAHOE. THE FIRE STARTED NEAR THE BATTERY AND THE FUEL LINES THAT RUN ALONG THE FRAM ON THAT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THEY ALSO, ALL HAD THE 5.3L V-8. I WAS NOT ABLE TO LOOK CLOSELY AT THE AVALANCHE OR SILVERADO DUE TO TAKING CARE OF THE INJURED OCCUPANTS. I DID LOOK AT THE TAHOE ENGINE AND IT APPERED THAT THE BATTERY CABLE HAD BEEN SEVERED IN THE CRASH. ALL VICTIMS WERE NOT TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLES AND THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS QUICKLY.I AM VERY CONCERNED DUE TO HAVING THREE FIRES IN SUCH A SHORT TIME FRAM. I RUN PROBALLY 500 VEHICLE CRASHES A YEAR AND VERY FEW RESULT IN FIRES EVEN WHEN THE FUEL SYSTEM HAS OBVIOUS LEAKS. I AM VERY CONCERNED DUE TO HAVING THREE IN ABOUT A 2 MONTH TIME FRAME. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU NEED MORE INFO.

PERIODICALLY, WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED FROM A STOPPED POSITION, THE ENGINE WILL REV AND THE CAR DOES NOT GO. SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING IN TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. HAVE TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY CANNOT LOCATE A PROBLEM.

TIRE BLEW AFTER BEING ON THE ROAD FOR 2 HOURS. SWANT GRABER MOTORS (715)537-3247 WHO REPLACED THE TIRE SAID THE BLOWOUT WAS DUE TO ROAD HAZZARD I'M NOT BUY THAT. THEY SHOWED ME A PUNCTURE IN THE SIDEWALL. HOW CAN A PUNCTURE OCCURE GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 75 MPH. ON THE SIDEWALL? THE OPPISITE SIDEWALL COMPLETELY DISCINIGRADED. DT

PROBLEM STARTED AT 21000 MILES. CAR EITHER WON'T START OR LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE HAD FIVE FUEL PUMPS SINCE THEN. NOW HAVE 53K MILES. ALSO, CAR WON'T START ON INCLINE EVEN THOUGH IT HAS 1/4 TANK AS VERIFIED BY DEALER SERVICE. EVERYTHING THAT CAN BE "FIXED" OR REPLACED HAS BEEN AND I AM STILL HAVING STARTING PROBLEMS AND HAVE TO HAVE A NEW FUEL PUMP EVER 3 MONTHS. GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE UNWILLING TO PROVIDE RELIEF. SERVICED ONLY AT DEALERS, THEY CAN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK

PARKING BRAKE DIDN'T WORK PROPERLY WHEN WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I DIDN'T NEED IT AND DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING TO THE DEALER UNTIL MONTHS LATER (NOT SURE WHEN). THEY WERE COMPLETELY WORN DOWN AND I NEVER USED THE BRAKE! IT IS AGAIN FEELING LIKE THEY ARE WORN OUT AGAIN AND I STILL HAVEN'T USED THE BRAKE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT. I WOULD NOT PLACE THE VEHICLE IN A SITUATION THAT WOULD DEPEND ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WORKING.*AK

THE CONSUMER HAD A FLAT TIRE THE LEFT FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. WHEN HE REMOVE THE SPARE TIRE IT WAS DAMAGE. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES THE VEHICLE WAS JUST SERVICED AGAIN LAST WEEK FOR A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP.*AK....FIRST REPLACEMENT WA SON 11/07/2002 AT 21170 MILES. IT WAS COVERED 100% BY WARRANTY. SECOND REPLACEMENT TOOK PLACE ON 04/28/2004 AT 50,790 MILES. PARTS WERE UNDER WARRANTY, CONSUMER PICKED UP LABOR COSTS, AND THIRD REPLACEMENT WA SON 02/04/2005 AT 67, 275 MILES. WARRANTY COVERED 50%, AND CONSUMER ASSUMED 50% 0F LABOR COST. *AK

POPPING NOISE HEARD IN STEERING SINCE THREE WEEKS OF PURCHASE. DEALER ORIGINALLY ADVISED IT WAS NORMAL ON NEW VEHICLES AND NEEDED TO "WORK OUT THE KINKS." TAKEN IN FOR REPAIRS. FIRST REPAIR ATTEMPT, DEALER FOUND EXCESSIVE PLAY IN LOWER BALL JOINTS AND REPLACED BOTH. PICKED U VEHICLE AND IMMEDIATELY HEARD POPPING NOISE AGAIN. DEALER THEN PERFORMED SECOND REPAIR ATTEMPT BY FINDING CENTER CROSS MEMBER AND RIDE HEIGHT BUSHINGS IN NEED OF LUBING. POPPING NOISE RECURRED WITHIN MONTH OF PICKING UP VEHICLE AFTER SECOND REPAIR ATTEMPT. SERVICE MGR TOOK TEST DRIVE AND HEARD POPPING NOISE. NOW STATES HE CANNOT RECREATE AND KNOWS SOMETHING IS WRONG BUT NOT SURE WHAT. *NLM

TRANSMISSION FAILS TO FUNCTION APPROPRIATELY WHEN GOING FROM A STOPPED POSITION TO FORWARD OR REVERSE. IN REVERSE POSITION, LOUD GRINDING NOISE IS HEARD. IN FORWARD, VEHICLE HESITATES BEFORE FINALLY MOVING FORWARD. THIS HAS BEEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIR 3 TIMES. FIRST REPAIR REVEALED FRONT THRUST SHIM WITH TOO MUCH END PLAY; TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY WAS REBUILT (MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REPLACE), THRUST WASHER REPLACED AND TRANSMISSION OVERHAULED. TWO RETURN VISITS FOR SAME PROBLEM AND DEALER SAYS THEY CANNOT RECREATE AND HAVE FOUND NO PROBLEMS. *NLM

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT OCT-02 @ 21,000 MILES, WOULD ONLY REPLACE 1 PART, TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN MAY 13,2003 @ 31,000 MILES, THIS TIME I WAS TOLD ALL PARTS IN TRANSMISSION WERE DESTROYED AND DEALER WANTED TO FIX BROKEN PARTS AND PUT BACK IN. IT GOT VERY FRUSTRATING AT THIS POINT....CALLED TOLL FREE NUMBER AT CHEVROLET AND GOT NO WHERE, THEY THINK I'M STUPID, I PAY MORE THAN $40,000 FOR A BRAND NEW VEHICLE AND HAVE THIS HAPPEN TWICE IN 5 MONTHS....I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUE HERE FOR MY FAMILY AND MYSELF. I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN I WAS DOOMED WHEN I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE, IT TOOK ALMOST 6 WEEKS TO GET AND THEY KEPT GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND ABOUT WHERE IT WAS, THEY KEPT TELLING IT HAD LEFT THE FACTORY AND WAS ON ITS WAY, BUT ALWAYS FOUND AN EXCUSE, THEN THEY SAID IT GOT PULLED OFF THE LINE FOR INSPECTION...WHAT'S WRONG HERE? THEY TOLD ME AT LEAST 5 DIFFERENT TIMES IT HAD LEFT THE FACTORY AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT'S ON THE LINE...IT NEVER LEFT THE FACTORY....I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THEN....*JB

STEERING FEELS UNSTABLE OVER 50MPH. TAHOE WANDERS REQUIRING YOU TO CORRECT ALOT. SEEMS UNSAFE, WIFE WON'T DRIVE TAHOE ANYMORE.*AK

I HAVE A 2002 CHEVROLET. I HAVE NEVER NEEDED TO USE MAY PARKING BRAKE AND WHEN I WENT TO GET IT INSPECTED, I WAS NOTIFIED THAT IT FAILED THE TEST DUE TO A DEFECTIVE PARKING BRAKE. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THESE MODEL VEHICLES. *AK

THE TRUCK HIT A WALL HEAD ON BETWEEN 33-35 MPH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON IMPACT ALLOWING THE DRIVER TO HIT THE WINDSHIELD WITH HIS HEAD SHATTERING IT. GENERAL MOTORS SENT SOMEONE TO DIAGNOSE THE TRUCKS' CONDITION WHICH THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD "EXCEPTIBLE STANDARDS". PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE STEERING WHEEL WILL PULL TO THE RIGHT AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

FOR THE BATTERY, THE POSITIVE POST (SIDE POST BATTERY) CAME COMPLETELY OUT OF THE BATTERY. WHEN I TRIED TO REPLACE THE BATTERY, THE POSITIVE TERMINAL SPARKED WHICH COULD HAVE CASUED A FIRE. THE WASHER CONTAINER IS UNDER THE BATTERY, WHEN THE BATTERY LEAKED BATTERY ACID, IT STARTED TO CORRODE THE CONTAINER. DT

THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS SHORTED OUT THE FUEL PUMP 3 TIMES, DEALER REPLACED FUEL PUMP AFTER EVERY INCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

TRAVELING SOUTH ON CA. HIGHWAY 99 THROUGH MACFARLAND CA. ON 11-20-2002 AT APPROX. 2215 HRS THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT. WE WHERE TRAVELING AT APPROX. 72 MPH ON STRAIGHT FLAT STRETCH OF HWY AND WERE ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION OF THE TIRE, I NOTICED THAT THE SIDEWALL HAD BLOWN OUT. THE TAHOE WAS PURCHASE ON AUG. 9TH OF 2002, AND ONLY HAD ABOUT 3842 MILES. WE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING, THE TIRE JUST FAILED.*AK

THE SEAT BELT LOCATED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE ON THE SECOND ROW BECAME JAMMED AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE CONSUMER'S CHILD WAS BUCKLED IN AND THE BELT BECAME TIGHTLY WRAPPED AROUND CHILD'S NECK. CONSUMER DROVE DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER WHO HAD TO CUT THE BELT IN ORDER TO RELEASE THE CHILD. *TS *CB *NLM

WATER LEAK INTERIOR PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD. WHEN IT RAINS OR VEHICLE IS PUT THROUGH A CAR WASH WATER ENTERS IN BEHIND DASH AND FLOWS DOWN ONTO PASSENGER SIDE OF FLOORBOARD. APPROXIMATELY 8 TRIPS TO DEALER AND 2 CARPET REPLACEMENTS HAVE YET TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER CANNOT SEEM TO FIND PROBLEM. *LA

ALL DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING, DEALER REPLACED SENSOR. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS