Owner-reported complaints naming the body or structure system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 17 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
ALL AREAS OF MY PAINT IS PEELING, CRACKING AND DE LAMINATING AS OF LAST YEAR. THE CAR PRETTY MUCH SAT FOR 10 YEARS WITH ONLY 20000 MILES AND WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. I BOUGHT IT IN 2012 AND I'VE DRIVEN IT DAILY FOR 4 YEARS AND IT NOW HAS 64000 MILES. I JUST GOOGLED AND FOUND A RECALL ON THE CHEVY PAINT PROBLEM BUT CHEVROLET SAID THERE WAS NO RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE AND THAT I HAD NO RECOURSE.
A STEEL FUEL LINE FROM THE FUEL TANK TO THE ENGINE BAY HAS STARTED WEEPING. THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY ALL NEED REPLACEMENT DUE TO CORROSION FAILURE. THE ESTIMATED COST $2300.00 BECAUSE THE BODY MUST BE LIFTED FROM THE FRAME. THIS COMES JUST A FEW MONTHS AFTER THE BRAKE LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR THE SAME REASON AND AT A COST OF $2200.00. OBVIOUSLY GM HAS INSTALLED LOW GRADE I.E. LOW COST STEEL TUBING ON THIS TRUCK. *TR
APPROXIMATE DATE ABOVE WHEN THE PAINT STARTED TO DELAMINATE ON ALL AREAS OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
MY MECHANIC WAS PUTTING AIR IN THE SPARE TIRE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND THE CABLE BROKE AND THE TIRE FELL ON HIM. LUCKILY, HE WAS NOT INJURED BADLY. *TR
THE VEHICLE HAS SHOWN SIGNIFICANT SIGNS OF RUST UNDER THE RUBBER STRIPPING AND ROOF RACK. DUE TO RUST BEING HIDDEN UNDER THE ROOF RACK OR BEHIND THE WEATHERSTRIPPING, PROBLEM WAS NOT DISCOVERED UNTIL AFTER END OF WARRANTY PERIOD. CONTACTED MANUFACTURE AND WAS INFORMED VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THUS NO CLAIM COULD BE FILED. IT APPEARS THE INSERTS IN THE ROOF CONTRIBUTED TO THE RUST PROBLEM AS THE ROOF RUSTED THROUGH AND THE RACK CAME OFF THE VEHICLE. *TR
WE HAVE NOW HAD TO REPLACE ALL FOUR OF OUR DOOR HANDLES. THE BLACK PLASTIC AND HARDWARE JUST ROTS AWAY. EVENTUALLY YOU PULL ON THE DOOR HANDLE AND THE PIECE BREAKS OFF OF THE CAR AND HANGS BY ONE REMAINING FIXTURE. MONEY PIT FOR SURE. *TR
PAINT PEELING AND DELAMINATION ON PASSENGER SIDE BACK DOOR OF 2002 CHEVY TAHOE. *TR
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I HAVE A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE LT 4X4. I RECENTLY NOTICED A POPPING SOUND EACH TIME I LIFTED THE CARGO DOOR. WE SOON REALIZED THAT THE GLASS WAS LOOSE AND WHEN WE WENT TO LIFT UP THE GLASS WHICH LIFTS SEPARATELY FROM THE DOOR, WE REALIZED THE HINGE HAD SEPARATED FROM THE GLASS. THE OTHER SIDE IS ALSO STARTING TO CRACK. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED IN MY WARRANTY THAT I HAD PURCHASED AT THE TIME I PURCHASED THE TAHOE. IT WILL COST ME 802.50 TO REPLACE THE BACK WINDOW BECAUSE IT IS ALL ONE PIECE. THIS DOES NOT EVEN COVER THE LABOR. I WAS ALSO TOLD NOT TO DRIVE ON THE FREEWAYS UNTIL I HAVE IT FIXED BECAUSE THE WINDOW COULD RIP OFF FROM FORCE OF WIND. TO ME, THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND COULD ULTIMATELY KILL SOMEONE. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND NOTICED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN OTHERS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO AS WELL. THEREFORE, I AM WONDERING IF IT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND IF THESE MODELS SHOULD BE RECALLED. *JB
REAR WINDOW HATCH FRAME BROKE AWAY FROM HINGES ON THE BODY FRAME. WHEN OPENING THE REAR HATCH WINDOW THE HATCH SEPARATED FROM THE BODY ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE LEFT SIDE BROKE/SEPARATED AS WELL ON ITS OWN. THE CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE IN THIS CONDITION AS THE WINDOW COULD NOW EASILY COMPLETELY BECOME DETACHED FROM THE CAR THUS CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GM #1355994572 WHICH IS PENDING RESOLUTION.*JB
DURING THE RECENT HIGH TEMPERATURE WEATHER WE HAD LAST WEEK, THE MOLDING OF THE REAR HATCH SEPARATED FROM THE WINDOW. THE HINGE THAT SECURES THE GLASS TO THE HATCH TORE FROM THE MOLDING WHICH IS PART OF THE GLASS. WITH THIS TEAR IN THE WINDOW MOLDING, THE WINDOW COULD SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE IT'S IN MOTION. I WOULD GUESS THAT THE TRIM/SEAL WHICH THE HINGE IS PART OF BECOMES TOO SOFT DURING EXTREME HEAT, AND MAKES IT SOFT ENOUGH TO TEAR WHEN THE WINDOW IS OPENED AND CLOSED. VIN: [XXX] GM CLAIMS THAT THIS IS CONSIDERED "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR". *NM UPDATED 07/19/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
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
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
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
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
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.
ALL DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING, DEALER REPLACED SENSOR. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY THERE IS OIL FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
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