2002 Chevrolet Tahoe Steering Problems

FEELS LIKE I'M DRIVING A BOAT. DELAYED ACTION WHEN STEERING . VEHICLE IS USED INTERMITTENTLY

NHTSA ID

11339195

Incident

Feb 15, 2010

I WAS COMING HOME ON MY ROAD GOING 30 MILES AN HOUR GOING AROUND THE CURVE 25 IF THAT MY STEERING DID NOT WORK I WENT ON THE ROAD STARTED ROLLING IN TWICE AND LANDED UPSIDE DOWN NOT ONE OF MY AIRBAGS WENT OFF I WENT TO THE HOSPITAL THE AMBULANCE HAD TO COME AND GET ME

NHTSA ID

11299080

Incident

Oct 10, 2018

POWER STEERING CONSISTENTLY CUTS OUT WHEN TURNING *RIGHT* AND ENGINE IS COLD. ALSO EXPERIENCED SAME ISSUE WHEN ENGINE IS WARM BUT DE-ACCELERATING (SLOWING DOWN) AND TURNING RIGHT. THIS FORCES VEHICLE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE BECAUSE IT WILL NOT TURN. HAPPENS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS IN ALL TYPES OF TRAFFIC. THIS SITUATION HAS BEEN PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE. LOCAL DEALER SAYS THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS FITTING THIS DESCRIPTION. HOWEVER, MULTIPLE CHEVY BLOGS ARE FULL OF SIMILAR REPORTS AND ALL STATE CHEVY IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY. (??)

NHTSA ID

10816269

Incident

Dec 26, 2015

Mileage

120,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT SHOULD TAKE THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER WHERE IT WAS MISDIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE DETAILS OF THE REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

NHTSA ID

10701409

Incident

Jul 2, 2012

Mileage

55,000 mi

THE POWER STEERING HAS COMPLETELY FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED 2-3 TIMES. MY NEXT STEP IS THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT OR THE GEARBOX BUT I HAVE TO SPEND $90 TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTICS TEST RUN TO DETERMINE WHAT THE EXACT ISSUE IS. I READ SOME BLOGS ONLINE THAT SAID CHEVY HAD A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE BUT THE DEALER I CALLED TOLD ME THAT THERE WERE NOT ANY RECALLS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10694284

Incident

Mar 13, 2015

Mileage

166,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10644001

Incident

Jul 7, 2014

Mileage

180,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING DOWN HWY 308 IN BELLE ROSE LA AND THE TRUCK STALLED OUT WHEN I PUT MY BRIGHT LIGHTS ON ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD CAME ON AND THEN THE TRUCK JUST SHUT OFF!! MY STEERING WHEEL DON'T LOCK I HAVE TO TURN THE WHEEL AND HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL AT THE SAME TIME TO START THE TRUCK AND SOME TIMES IT DON'T EVEN START. *TR

NHTSA ID

10627382

Incident

Oct 23, 2013

Mileage

100,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10584725

Incident

Feb 19, 2014

Mileage

118,000 mi

CLUNKING NOISE. WHEN YOU GO FORWARD OR REVERSE. SOUND IS COMING FROM STEERING OR FRONT END. SOMETIMES WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF BRAKE AND GO. NO ONE CAN FIGURE WHAT IT IS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10507289

Incident

Jul 19, 2012

Mileage

110,123 mi

2002 CHEVY TAHOE LT 4WD, CURRENT MILEAGE IS 85K. FOR THE LAST 25K MILES THIS VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED A NOISY SHUDDERING SOUND WITH A SLIGHT VIBRATION FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT. BALL JOINTS, TIE RODS AND ALIGNMENT CHECK OUT OK. PROBLEM CAN BE TEMPORARILY (FOR SEVERAL DAYS) RESOLVED BY DEALER WHEN FRONT AXLE ASSEMBLY IS LUBED DURING GENERAL SERVICE. HAD FRONT AXLE SEALS REPLACED AT 80K, NOISY VIBRATION WAS TEMPORARILY SUPPRESSED, RETURNED A WEEK LATER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10415363

Incident

Jan 1, 2011

Mileage

50,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS WHEN MAKING TURNS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT AND GEAR BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. FORM RETURNED NO CHANGE *TR

NHTSA ID

10413392

Incident

Jun 14, 2011

Mileage

90,000 mi

STEERING TURNS TO LEFT FINE,BUT CAN NOT TURN TO RIGHT AT IDLE OR LOW SPEED. WHEN TRYING TO MAKE RIGHT TURN AT SLOW SPEED YOU MAY HAVE TO BACK UP AND TRY AGAIN. VERY HARD TO PARK IN PARKING SPACE,VEHICLE WILL NOT TURN TO RIGHT. IT IS AS IS THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF REPORTS ABOUT SAME PROBLEM ON INTERNET SITES. SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH STEERING GEAR BOX,BUT GM HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM SINCE VEHICLES ARE OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10326517

Incident

Jun 1, 2009

Mileage

74,237 mi

I OWN A 2002 CHEVY TAHOE, THE POWER STEERING HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. AT ALL TIMES AND INSTANCES YOU CAN NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT, AT ANY TIME YOU CAN TURN THE STEERING TO THE LEFT, TRY PARKING, OR TURNING RIGHT AND IT IS NOT A TASK A LARGE MAN CAN DO EASILY, AND I AM A WOMAN, THERE IS NO POWER STEERING TURNING TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BABIED FROM DAY ONE, NO EXCESSIVE USE OR WEAR, THE CAR IS A 2002 AND ONLY HAS 53,000 MILES ON IT, SO I WOULD GATHER THE CAR IS NOT ABUSED. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY BEEN DRIVEN ON PAVED ROADS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO NIMNICHT CHEVROLET IN JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA TO HAVE THEM DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE, AND THE STEERING GEAR IS BAD AT 53,000 MILES AND OF COURSE THE UPPER INTERMEDIATE SHAFT IS RATTLING,AND THE PARKING BRAKE WONT HOLD THE VEHICLE. I CONTACTED CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND SINCE I WAS THE SECOND OWNER AND THE VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIRS. MIND YOU THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 53,000 MILES. I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL VEHICLES AND DRIVEN THEM TO WELL OVER 100,000 MILES AND IN EVERY VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED, NISSAN, DATSUN, 2 VOLKSWAGENS, NEVER HAS THE STEERING GONE BAD. EVEN WITH OVER 100,000 MILES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IS COMMON FOR CHEVY, RECORDS INDICATE CHEVY HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS SINCE 1999 WITH NUMEROUS COMPONENTS ON ALL OF THEIR VEHICLES, ESPECIALLY STEERING AND BRAKES FOR THIS VEHICLE ALONE THEIR ARE OVER 190 SERVICE BULLETINS PERTAINING TO DEFECTS IN THIS VEHICLE ALONE, SAME VEHICLE 2003 HAS OVER 300 SERVICE RELATED REPAIR BULLETINS. I AM SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE THIS IS MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION. I WOULD HATE TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF DEFECTS CHEVY IS AWARE OF AND IS RELYING ON A BEAN COUNTER FOR REPAIR RECALL THIS IS NOT NORMAL FOR A VEHICLE TO BE BROKEN AT 53,000 MILES. BRAKES, TIRES, BATTERY, BELTS THAT IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD REPAIR THESE DEFECTS FREE OF CHARGE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10258453

Incident

Feb 11, 2009

Mileage

50,000 mi

STEERING GEAR BOX FAILURE. FAILURE OF THIS COMPONENT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT WHEN BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACES. I HAVE CHECKED THE INTERNET AND THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THESE VEHICLES AND CHEVROLET ACCEPTS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURES OF THESE PARTS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10254093

Incident

Jul 28, 2007

Mileage

90,000 mi

2002 CHEVY TAHOE WITH NOISE IN STEERING COLUMN FOR MONTHS..60,000 MILES....THEN WHILE DRIVING SOME CABLE BROKE AND STEERING WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN WHEEL FASTER THAN 2 MILES AND HOUR. THANK GOODNESS MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING. STILL HAS NOISE AFTER REPLACING CABLE. CRAPPY ISSUE SHOULD BE RECALL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10252150

Incident

Dec 14, 2007

Mileage

68,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10232325

Incident

Mar 1, 2003

Mileage

7,000 mi

2002 CHEVY TAHOE LT: INTERMEDIATE DRIVE SHAFT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE DEALER HAS YET TO MAKE A RECALL. IT APPEARS TO BE VERY COMMON IN THIS VEHICLE AS WELL AS MY OTHER GM VEHICLE(PONTIAC GRAND PRIX WHICH WAS UNDER RECALL). CLUNKING, LOOSENESS IN STEERING WHEEL COLUMN WHEN DRIVING, MOSTLY HEARD WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS. JUST PURCHASED, WAITING TO SEE IF DEALER WILL REPLACE AT NO COST. *TR

NHTSA ID

10228349

Incident

May 20, 2008

Mileage

44,620 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10213843

Incident

Jun 1, 2003

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE STEERING COLUMN RATTLES WHEN DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OVER A BUMP. THE DEALER GREASED AND INJECTED THE COLUMN WITH A SPECIAL GREASE AT THE COST OF $100; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. WHEN MAKING SHARP TURNS TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT, THE STEERING FAILS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

NHTSA ID

10213075

Incident

Jan 2, 2004

Mileage

30,000 mi

I OWN A 2002 TAHOE THAT I BOUGHT NEW. WITH IN 6 MONTHS IT DEVELOPED A KNOCKING IN THE FRONT END. IT SOUNDED AS IF THE FRONT END WAS ABOUT TO FALL OUT. PART OF THE STEERING SHAFT WAS REPLACED AND IT STOPPED. IT IS NOW DOING IT AGAIN. IS THERE A STEERING DANGER THAT COULD POSSIBLE CAUSE AN ACCIDENT? *NM

NHTSA ID

10178710

Incident

Jan 13, 2007

Mileage

500 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10173589

Incident

Aug 16, 2003

Mileage

12,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED LUBRICATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED.

NHTSA ID

10169495

Incident

Sep 28, 2006

Mileage

70,000 mi

2002 TAHOE ENGINE STALLED WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE. *TS THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE SHAFT TO THE POWER STEERING HAD BROKEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE MOTOR TO THE POWER STEERING. *NM

NHTSA ID

10157336

Incident

Nov 1, 2005

Mileage

35,385 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS MAKING A SHARP LEFT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND IT WAS UNABLE TO BE MANEUVERED TO ITS ORIGINAL POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE POWER STEERING PUMP FRACTURED. PREVIOUSLY BEFORE THIS FAILURE THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE STEERING WAS SHAKING HOWEVER, THE CONTACT IS UNAWARE OF WHAT PARTS WERE REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP STATES BOTH FAILURES ARE NOT RELATED.

NHTSA ID

10155941

Incident

Apr 21, 2006

Mileage

35,000 mi

I'VE TAKEN MY CHEVY TAHOE IN A NUMBER OF TIMSE FOR A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AREA. THEY WOULD LUBE IT UP AND SEND ME ON MY WAY. I THINK IT'S WRONG AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT THEY ARE AWARE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS BUT THEY EXCEPT KNOW RESPONSIBILITY. WHEN IS THERE GOING TO BE A RECALL ON THIS ,WHEN SOMEONE GET KILLED! THIS IS THE DATE ABOUT WHEN I FIRST TOOK IT IN 04/10/02 ONLY A FEW MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE TRUCK CASH. *JB

NHTSA ID

10155876

Incident

Apr 10, 2002