Chevrolet Tahoe / 2002
2002 Chevrolet Tahoe problems
Owners have filed 543 complaints about the 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe with NHTSA. Service brakes account for 16.6% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of service brakes, hydraulic at 13.6%.
Complaints543
Crashes53
Fires13
Injuries57
Deaths4
What owners report breaking
Service brakes 16.6% · 90
Service brakes, hydraulic 13.6% · 74
Steering 7.7% · 42
Tires 7.0% · 38
Power train 6.8% · 37
Electrical system 5.7% · 31
Air bags 5.7% · 31
Parking brake 4.4% · 24
Severity
Of those complaints, 53 describe a crash, 13 describe a fire, 57 report an injury and 4 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 28 model years of the Chevrolet Tahoe in this data, 2002 sits 10th by complaint volume. 2007 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 4 in the last three years against 11 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 84,000 miles.
In owners' own words
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 . Service brakes · reported at 139,000 miles
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. Service brakes · reported at 137,000 miles
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. Service brakes · reported at 97,680 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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