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2002 Chevrolet Explorer Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jan 26, 2004
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
1
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Jul 22, 2002

What this page shows

Our database holds 7 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2002 Chevrolet Explorer. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–7 of 7

Transmission
Filed Jan 26, 2004

THE VEHICLES AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STICKS IN THE GEAR IT'S CURRENTLY IN OR HESITATES WHEN CHANGING GEAR. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED PARTS IN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

NHTSA ID
10055809
Mileage
30,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Aug 14, 2003

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING ABS BRAKING LIGHT APPEARS ON THE DASHBOARD. *AK

NHTSA ID
10033981
Incident
Aug 14, 2003
Steering
Filed Apr 9, 2003

THE VEHICLE PULLED VIOLENTLY TO THE RIGHT AND THE RIGHT WHEEL SPINDLE DROPPED OFF WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT. *NLM

NHTSA ID
10015496
Body & structure
Filed Feb 21, 2003

THE INSIDE DOOR PAD HAD FALLEN OUT THE PLASTIC MATERIAL. *JB

NHTSA ID
10009051
Incident
Feb 21, 2003
Tires & wheels
Filed Jan 8, 2003

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 55MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION. TS

NHTSA ID
10002306
Airbags
Filed Oct 17, 2002
Crash reported

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN HIT IN THE FRONT CENTER OF THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

NHTSA ID
8021022
Incident
Oct 10, 2002
Airbags
Filed Jul 22, 2002

WHILE DRIVING AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON , AND CAN BE USELESS IN EVENT OF A CRASH. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

NHTSA ID
8014437

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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