2002 Chevrolet Tahoe
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Service brakes is the leading concern among 462 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 7th highest complaint count among 26 Tahoe model years with reports.
Of the 2002 reports, 44 involved a crash and 8 involved a fire. 46 people were injured and 4 people died.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Wheels, hubDec 17, 2007
CERTAIN FEDERAL-MOGUL REPLACEMENT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLIES WITH THE BRAND NAMES: NATIONAL, CARQUEST P/NOS. 515020, 515021, 515025, 515053, 515054, 515059, AND 515060, SHIPPED BETWEEN JANUARY 23, 2006, AND DECEMBER 20, 2007, SOLD FOR LIGHT DUTY AND MEDIUM DUTY TRUCKS. THE INBOARD RETENTION NUT USED TO MAINTAIN HUB BEARING ASSEMBLY CAN LOOSEN RESULTING IN AN ABS LIGHT INDICATION, NOISE, AND/OR WHEEL SEPARATION.
WHEEL SEPARATION CAN RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
FEDERAL-MOGUL WILL NOTIFY CUSTOMERS AND WILL REPLACE THE HUB ASSEMBLY FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 7, 2008. OWNERS CAN CONTACT FEDERAL-MOGUL TOLL-FREE AT 877-489-6659.
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Fuel system, gasolineMay 19, 2006
CERTAIN REPLACEMENT FUEL FILTERS, FRAM BRAND NAME P/N G3727, WITH DATE CODES X52911 THROUGH X60801 SEQUENTIALLY OR X600141 AND A MEXICO COUNTRY OR ORIGIN MARKING ON THE FUEL FILTER HOUSING MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 18, 2005, THROUGH MARCH 21, 2006, SOLD FOR USE ON THE VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE AND ON CERTAIN SCHOOL BUSES. (TO SEE THE SCHOOL BUS ENGINE SIZES, CLICK ON "DOCUMENT SEARCH" AND THEN "BUS APPLICATIONS"). THE CONNECTOR ON THE FUEL FILTER WAS NOT MANUFACTURED TO HONEYWELL'S SPECIFICATION. AS A RESULT, THE O-RING MAY NOT SEAT CORRECTLY ON THE FUEL LINE.
THIS CONDITION MAY CAUSE AN INADEQUATE SEAL AT THE CONNECTION, POTENTIALLY LEADING TO A FUEL LEAK. IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, A FIRE COULD OCCUR.
HONEYWELL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE FUEL FILTERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 18, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FRAM CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-890-2075 (OPTION 1).
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Exterior lightingMar 23, 2006
CERTAIN PRO-A MOTORS CORNER LAMPS, TURN SIGNALS, AND HEADLIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.
WITHOUT THE AMBER REFLECTORS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
PRO-A MOTORS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER TO REPURCHASE THE LAMPS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 3, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PRO-A MOTORS AT 323-838-2988.
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Service brakes, hydraulic, antilock/traction control/electronic limited slipAug 29, 2005
CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATION. THIS CONDITION IS MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR IN ENVIRONMENTALLY CORROSIVE AREAS. THIS RECALL WILL BE LAUNCHED IN THE "SALT BELT" STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MAINE, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ONLY.
THIS CAN CAUSE INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING LOW-SPEED BRAKE APPLICATIONS, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
DEALERS ARE TO REMOVE THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND THOROUGHLY CLEAN THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR MOUNTING SURFACE ON THE BEARING, APPLY RUST INHIBITOR TO THE CLEANED SURFACE, GREASE THE MOUNTING SURFACE, REINSTALL THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR, AND CHECK THE PEAK-TO-PEAK OUTPUT VOLTAGE TO ENSURE THE WHEEL SPEED SIGNAL IS WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. THE RECALL BEGAN SEPTEMBER 22, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 OR GMC AT 1-866-996-9463.
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StructureMar 7, 2003
CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCK, VAN, AND MINI VAN CONVERSIONS EQUIPPED WITH SOUTHERN COMFORT BUILT RUNNING BOARDS THAT CONTAIN CERTAIN COURTESY LIGHTS MANUFACTURED BY AMERICAN TECHNOLOGY COMPONENTS, INC. THESE UNITS CONTAIN A COURTESY LIGHT OR LIGHTS THAT MIGHT OVERHEAT WHEN THE WIRE HARNESS IS EXPOSED TO EXCESSIVE MOISTURE AND ROAD SALT.
THIS OVERHEATING CONDITION CAN CAUSE THE RUNNING BOARD TO MELT OR CAUSE A FIRE.
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS ON THESE RUNNING BOARDS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 7, 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT SOUTHERN COMFORT AT 1-800-745-6096.
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Seats, front assembly, head restraintSep 17, 2002
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH REARWARD FOLDING HEAD RESTRAINTS ON THE SECOND ROW SEATS, TWO POTENTIAL PINCH POINTS EXIST ON EACH OF THE FOLDING HEAD RESTRAINTS WHEN THE RESTRAINTS ARE FOLDED REARWARD AS THE SEATBACK IS FOLDED DOWN.
IF A PERSON WERE TO INSERT THEIR FINGER(S) INTO THE PINCH POINT WHEN THE HEAD RESTRAINT FOLDS, IT COULD TRAP AND PINCH THE FINGER(S) CAUSING INJURY.
DEALERS WILL INSTALL PROTECTIVE COVERS OVER THE PINCH POINTS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 8, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020, GMC AT 1-800-462-8782, OR CADILLAC AT 1-800-458-8006.
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Representative owner complaints: service brakes
163 reports, newest first. Show all
Service brakes, Nov 15, 2014
BRAKE LINE FAILURE - WAS PULLING OUT OF PARKING LOT AND LUCKILY THERE WERE NO CARS IN AREA . ROLLED DOWN BLOCK UNTIL VEHICLE STOPPED. *TR
Service brakes, Oct 20, 2014, crash
BRAKE FAILURE RESULTED IN A CRASH. THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND MECHANIC VERIFIED BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKE LINES BURST FROM CORROSION. *TR
Steering, Suspension, Service brakes, Oct 11, 2014
WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE WANDERS LEFT AND RIGHT AND ABS LIGHT APPEARS. CODES ARE "ERRATIC WHEEL SPEED" MECHANIC DIAGNOSED FRONT WHEEL HUBS WORN AND MUST BE REPLACED UNKNOWN IF COVERED BY POSSIBLE RECALL DUE TO UNABLE TO FIND PART NUMBER. ALSO WHILE TURNING LEFT AND RIGHT A "KNOCKING CLUNKING" NOISE IS HEARD FROM FRONT SUSPENSIONS. MECHANIC DIAGNOSED WORN IDLER ARMS AFTER BEING REPLACED WITH OEM. THIS CAN LEAD TO LOSS OF STEERING CAUSING ACCIDENT OR INJURY. ALSO PREMATURE WEAR OF REAR BRAKES COMPARED TO FRONT BRAKES. MECHANIC CANNOT DIAGNOSE AND DEALER CANNOT DIAGNOSE. *TR
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Service brakes, Sep 29, 2014
THE ABS KICKS IN AT SLOW SPEEDS WHILE STOPPING IN NORMAL CONDITIONS. HAD ALL NEW BRAKES PUT ON AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. CHECKED RECALL STATUS ON MY VEHICLE AND THE YEAR AND SYMPTOMS OF RECALL WERE FOUND AT NHTSA ID#05V379000 / GM RECALL #05068. CALLED CHEVY AND THEY SAID MY VEHICLE DIDN'T QUALIFY FOR RECALL DUE TO IT'S VIN. VERY UPSET BECAUSE MY VEHICLE FITS EXACTLY WHAT IS ON RECALL AND GM WONT FIX IT. *TR
Service brakes, Sep 23, 2014
TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE WILL ALL MY CHILDREN IN CAR!!!!! LUCKILY NOBODY WAS HURT FILING COMPLAINT WITH GM!!!!! EXTREMELY LUCK IT WAS NOT A FATAL DAY FOR ALL OF US!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR
Service brakes, Sep 21, 2014
ANTILOCK BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND WANT GO OFF. BRAKES WORKS FINE. *TR
Service brakes, Sep 10, 2014
I WAS ABOUT TO PUT THE TRUCK INTO DRIVE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT "SOFT".. I KEPT STEADY PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK.. EXITED THE TRUCK AND SAW BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. I LOOKED AND SAW THE BRAKE LINE WAS TOTALLY CORRODED AND BURST, CAUSING THE BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK OUT. I THEN CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AND SAW THE FLUID WAS VERY LOW IN THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR..BUT ALSO.. THE BRAKE LINES UNDER THE HOOD EXHIBITED SIGNS OF EXCESSIVE CORROSION. MY LOCAL GM DEALER IS QUOTING OVER $2,000 TO REPAIR THE BRAKE LINES... AND OTHER LOCAL REPAIR SHOPS HAVE INFORMED ME THAT THEY ARE REPLACING A LOT OF BRAKES LINES ON NUMEROUS GM MODELS.............. *TR
Service brakes, Sep 4, 2014
BRAKE LINE RUPTURE DUE TO CORROSION AND RUST. CREATED UNSAFE STOPPING DISTANCES. VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO COME TO COMPLETE STOP USING JUST THE NORMAL HYDRAULIC BRAKES. *TR
Service brakes, Aug 26, 2014
BRAKE LINES ROTTED OUT AT ABS SYSTEM. *TR
Service brakes, Aug 21, 2014
TRAVELING AT 15MPH ON FLAT SIDESTREET, APPLIED BRAKES TO SLOW VEHICLE. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. VEHICLE NARROWLY AVOIDED REAR END IMPACT WITH ANOTHER CAR BY STEERING INTO CURB TO STOP MY VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, STEEL BRAKE LINES CORRODED AND FAILED UNDER VEHICLE ON DRIVERS SIDE BELOW DRIVERS SEAT. BRAKE FLUID SQUIRTING UNDERNEATH VEHICLE AND NO BRAKING ABILITY. *TR
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Aug 12, 2014
2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE BRAKE LINE CORROSION. *SMD THE CONSUMER LOST BRAKING WITHOUT WARNING. HE WAS ABLE TO AVOID A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT ONE OF THE REAR BRAKE LINES HAD RUPTURED DUE TO BRAKE LINE CORROSION, WHICH CAUSED A LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT BRAKE LINES EXHIBITED THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB
Service brakes, Aug 3, 2014
DRIVING VEHICLE DOWN HIGHWAY AT 45 MPH WHEN APPLIED BRAKES. THE PEDAL FELL TO THE FLOOR. NO BRAKES. HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR 30 MIN. THE MAIN STEEL LINE GOING TO THE REAR BRAKES HAS A RUSTED HOLE IN LINE. WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED FLUID SQUIRTS OUT. *TR
Service brakes, Jul 5, 2014
HEADING HOME FROM FIREWORKS SHOW WITH 3 CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. APPLIED THE BRAKES IN OUR DRIVEWAY... NOTHING, STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I HAVE DELIVERED MAIL SINCE 2000 (NOT IN THIS VEHICLE ), I HAVE HAD MY SHARE OF BRAKE PROBLEMS. THIS COMPLETE FAILURE OF BRAKES WAS THE WORST I HAD EVER EXPERIENCED. IF IT WERE NOT FOR QUICK THINKING AND MY HUSBAND'S ACTIONS, WE WOULD HAVE PLOWED HEAD ON INTO OUR HOME. I HATE TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF WE COULD NOT STOP AT THE 5 INTERSECTIONS ON THE WAY HOME. BOTH BRAKE LINES BLEW, RUST, CORROSION AND NOW UNTOLD AMOUNTS OF STORIES JUST LIKE OURS. I HAVE ALWAYS DRIVEN CHEVROLET VEHICLES. NOT ANYMORE! IF I HAVE TO TOW THIS BEAST TO THE DEALERSHIP TO UNLOAD IT, I WILL. I WILL GO TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND BUY A TOYOTA. THEY CAN HAVE THIS MESS THAT THEY CREATED. 5 LIVES WERE AT RISK LAST NIGHT. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. *TR
Service brakes, Jul 3, 2014
UN-EXPECTANT FAILURE OF CORRODED BRAKE LINE WIFE WAS OPERATING A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE ON A 4 LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. WHEN APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION, THE LIGHT TURNED RED AND WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL ??WENT TO THE FLOOR?? AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STOPPED BEFORE ENTERING THE INTERSECTION. WIFE KEPT PRESSURE ON THE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE FINALLY CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP APPROXIMATELY 50 YARDS BEYOND THE INTERSECTION. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING LOT A SHORT DISTANCE LATER. FIGURING THE VEHICLE TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS FROM FIRST APPLYING THE BRAKES UNTIL THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. UPON INSPECTION, DETERMINED THAT ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES RUPTURED JUST BELOW THE DRIVER??S SIDE DOOR. THE LINE THAT RUPTURED WAS VERY CORRODED IN THE VICINITY OF THE RUPTURE. ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES IN THE VICINITY OF THE RUPTURE ALSO APPEAR TO BE VERY CORRODED. PLANS ARE TO REPLACE ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES. HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX WHERE ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES FAILED UN-EXPECTANTLY DUE TO CORROSION. ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES ON THE GRAND PRIX WERE ALSO REPLACED AT THE TIME OF REPAIR. BOTH VEHICLES ARE/WERE WELL MAINTAINED AND GARAGED. *TR
Service brakes, Jun 23, 2014
I WAS OUT OF TOWN TO VISIT FAMILY AND AS I WAS TURNING INTO A STREET AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY BRAKES WENT SOFT AND I HAD DIFFICULTY STOPPING. AT FIRST I THOUGHT WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS THING BUT AS I GOT CLOSER TO A FRIENDS HOUSE THE BRAKES NO LONGER WORKED I HAD TO PUSH IT TO FLOOR TO SLOW DOWN. I WAS SO PETRIFIED I PULLED OVER AND WAITS FOR SOME FRIENDS TO PICK ME UP. I HAD TO STAY AN EXTRA DAY TO WAIT TO A SHOP TO OPEN. THE MECHANICS STATED I LOSS 2 BRAKE LINES AND 2 CALIBERS ALMOST 700 I HAD TO PAY WITH NO CHOICE SINCE I HAD TO GO HOME AND WORK THE SAME DAY. THIS WAS VERY UPSETTING AND COST ME TONS OF MONEY I DON'T EVEN HAVE. THIS PROBLEM CAME WITH NO WARNING WHAT SO EVER. *TR
Service brakes, Jun 19, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE HE DISCOVERED THAT BRAKE FLUID WOULD LEAK FROM THE VEHICLE WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,419.
Service brakes, Jun 16, 2014
WHILE COMING TO A STOP SIGN, I BEGAN TO PRESS ON THE BRAKE AS I WAS STOPPING MY BRAKE PEDAL STARTED TO VIBRATE. CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO SKID JUST PAST THE STOP SIGN. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON IF MY ABS LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD IS OFF, MY BRAKING IS OK. BUT WHEN THE ABS WARNING LIGHT IS NOT ON I GET THAT VIVRATIING FEELING ON MY BRAKE PEDAL JUST WHEN I'M ABOUT TO COME TO A FULL STOP, KINDA LIKE PULSATING. I BEEN SEARCHING IN THE INTERNET ABOUT CASES LIKE THIS AND THERE ARE RECALLS, I NEED TO KNOW HOW CAN I INCLUDE MY VEHICLE IN THE RECALL. THE AREA THAT I LIVE IN IS REALLY CLOSE TO THE OCEAN. *TR
Service brakes, Jun 3, 2014, crash
THE BRAKE LINES ON THIS TRUCK (AND EVERY OTHER GM TRUCK THIS ERA) ARE RUSTED BEYOND BELIEF!!! I FIX THEM AND FIX THEM AND FIX THEM - I'M TRYING TO DO THEM ALL BUT I DO NOT HAVE THE FUNDS...THIS TIME THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE GROUND AND THE TRUCK KEPT GOING. HAD A CHOICE, HIT A STOPPED SCHOOL BUS OR HIT A TREE. I CHOSE THE TREE. NOT MUCH DAMAGE, BUT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE!!! I'VE SEEN MANY MANY POSTS ONLINE WITH PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS ISSUE - I GO TO THE PARTS STORE AND THEY STOCK THE BULK LINE AND FITTINGS AND KNOW THE SIZE FOR GM TRUCKS BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS SO COMMON - ITS CRAZY THAT GM PUT SUCH FERROUS METAL IN THESE TRUCK BRAKE LINES. I OWN CARS MUCH OLDER AND WITH MANY MORE MILES AND THERE ARE NO ISSUES. SAME GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION, SAME ROADS, SAME PARKING - DIFFERENT RESULTS. HMMMM....ITS OBVIOUS THEY USED CHEAP INFERIOR CRAPPY LINES THAT HAVE NOT STOOD THE TEST OF TIME. THE PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR IS ABSURD! NO FAILSAFES? AND THE ANTILOCK BRAKE MECHANISM (VALVES/ELECTRONICS) ARE LOCATED IN A SPOT ON THE FRAME THAT WAS INSTALLED BEFORE THE BODY WAS MATED TO THE CHASSIS! GREAT!!! HOW THE HECK DO YOU FIX IT? IM THINKING OF CUTTING A HOLE IN THE FLOOR ABOVE IT AND WELDING IT BACK IN! THIS IS CRAZY...A RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN PLACE YEARS AGO. *TR
Service brakes, May 23, 2014
BRAKE LINE LOCATED BETWEEN THE BRAKE CONTROL MODULE AND THE REAR AXLE RUPTURED ABOVE THE FUEL TANK DURING A STOP FROM 45MPH FOR A STOP LIGHT CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO VEER INTO THE RIGHT HAND TURN LANE AND ULTIMATELY TURNED INTO THE CROSS TRAFFIC PATTERN. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC AT THE TIME SO THERE WAS NO CRASH. IT IS ALSO FORTUNATE THAT I WAS PULLING A TRAILER WITH BRAKES TO AID IN MY STOPPING OR IT MAY HAVE BEEN WORSE. *TR
Service brakes, May 14, 2014
BRAKE LINE BURST FROM BEING SO RUSTY, UNABLE TO STOP IN TIME, WAS ABLE TO VEER OFF TO SIDE TO AVOID COLLISION. *TR
Service brakes, May 4, 2014
I TOOK MY CAR IN TO GET IT SERVICED AS WELL AS HAVE THE DEALERSHIP CHEEK THE BRAKES. I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL STATING THAT ALONG WITH THE REAR BRAKES ON THE CAR, THE PARKING/EMERGENCY BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL BECAUSE THEY WERE HAVING METAL ON METAL CONTACT. I THOUGHT IT WAS ODD THAT THE PARKING BRAKES NEED TO BE FIXED CONSIDERING I HAVE NEVER USED THEM BEFORE. THE DEALERSHIP FINISHED UP WITH THE CAR AND WHEN I GOT IT BACK, I BEGAN TO NOTICE SOME TUGGING GOING ON WHEN I WOULD BE DRIVING THROUGH TOWN OR ANYWHERE REALLY. IT FELT AS IF I WAS PULLING A TRAILER OR BOAT WHEN I WAS NOT. AFTER A FEW DAYS I NOTICED THAT THE TUGGING SENSATION HAD BEGAN TO DIE DOWN. IT WAS THEN THAT I READ THE PARKING BRAKES FOR THIS MODEL WERE SOMEHOW RECEIVING SOME TYPE OF CONTACT THAT CAUSED THEM TO WEAR DOWN VERY RAPIDLY. I PROCEEDED TO FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE MANUAL ON HOW TO SET THE PARKING BRAKE, CONSIDERING I HAD NEVER USED IT, AND WHEN I FINISHED ALL THE STEPS REQUIRED, MY CAR PROCEEDED TO ROLL BACKWARDS DOWN THE VERY SLIGHT INCLINE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND BROUGHT THE CAR BACK IN FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT. TURNS OUT, I NEED NEW HUBS ALONG WITH A NEW SET OF PARKING BRAKE PADS AND A FEW OTHER THINGS IN ORDER FOR THE PROBLEM TO BE CORRECTED. IT ANGERS ME THAT GM HAS NOT ISSUED ANY SORT OF STATEMENT TO OWNERS INFORMING THEM ABOUT THE ISSUE. NOR HAVE THEY ISSUED ANY SORT OF RECALL ON THE MATTER. MY PARENTS BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW BACK IN 2002 AND DROVE IT BEFORE I DID. THEY NEVER USED THE PARKING BRAKE EITHER. MY BROTHER WHO DRIVES A SILVERADO OF THE SAME YEAR ALSO HAS HAD ISSUES WITH THE PARKING BRAKE NOT WORKING. THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF THE PARKING BRAKE FAILING AT 25,000 MILES FOR SOME INDIVIDUALS. THERE IS NO TELLING WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE FIRST WENT OUT ON MY CAR, BUT IT HAS BEEN NOT FUNCTIONING FOR A WHILE FROM WHAT I CAN GATHER FROM THE DEALERSHIP. *TR
Steering, Engine and engine cooling, Service brakes, Apr 24, 2014
I RAN OUT OF GAS ON THE FREEWAY GOING 65 MPH WITH MY 5 YEAR OLD SON IN THE CAR. APPARENTLY WHEN A CHEVY TAHOE RUNS OUT OF GAS IT SHUTS DOWN THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM INCLUDING POWER STEERING AS WELL. I'M UNSURE OF THIS ------> BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THE BRAKES ARE AFFECTED TOO. I HAD A VERY DIFFICULT TIME MERGING OVER TO THE RIGHT HAND SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY (I HAD TO CROSS THREE LANES AND MERGE WITH ON-RAMP TRAFFIC), GIVEN THAT I HAD VERY LITTLE STEERING CONTROL AND HAD TO USE AS MUCH MOMENTUM AS I ALREADY HAD TO GET OFF THE ROAD TO SAFETY, WITHOUT BEING HIT BY SOMEONE TRAVELING OVER 50MPH. PLUS OTHER CARS WERE NOT LETTING ME OVER. I CAN SEE THIS BECOMING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. GM JUST RECALLED A BUNCH OF TAHOE YEARS FOR THIS ISSUE BUT NOT MY YEAR (2002). I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM ADDRESS THIS ISSUE IN MY VEHICLE, BUT RIGHT NOW THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THERE ARE "CURRENTLY NO RECALLS ON [MY] VEHICLE" AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO DIAGNOSE/FIX THIS PROBLEM. ALSO WHEN I FIRST GOT MY CAR IN 2009 I WAS WAITING IN LINE TO BOARD A FERRY BOAT IN WASHINGTON STATE, AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, HAD THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, I THOUGHT I WOULD "COAST" DOWN THE RAMP, THIS IS WHEN I FIRST LEARNED THAT THIS MAKE/MODEL DOES NOT STEER OR BRAKE PROPERLY WHEN THE ENGINE IS OFF/DEAD. THERE WAS NO INCIDENT AT THIS TIME BECAUSE I WAS ONLY GOING 5 MPH BUT I DEFINITELY FELT THAT I DID NOT HAVE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
Service brakes, Apr 23, 2014, crash
I WAS CROSSING TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC TO TAKE AN EXIT RAMP WHEN THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I PRESSED THE BRAKES ON MY TAHOE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN, HOWEVER, WHEN I WENT OVER A ROUGH AREA IN THE ROAD THE BRAKES RELEASED DESPITE ME PUSHING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. I ENDED UP REAR ENDING THE STOPPED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME DUE TO THE BRAKES RELEASING ON THE ROUGH PART OF THE ROAD. I HAVE ENCOUNTERED THIS NUMEROUS TIMES WHEN I TRY TO APPLY THE BRAKES ON A ROUGH PORTION OF ROAD. *TR
Service brakes, Apr 18, 2014
THE REAR BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH AND THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT LOSS IN BRAKE POWER. THIS HAPPENED WHEN I STOPPED AT A STORE. *TR
Service brakes, Mar 4, 2014
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