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2002 GMC Tahoe Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints 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 May 15, 2006
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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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.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2002 GMC Tahoe, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

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

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Airbags125.0%
  • Driver assistance125.0%
  • Seat belts125.0%
  • Tires & wheels125.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Airbags

Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES.*JB

NHTSA ID 10009005 · filed Feb 21, 2003

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Driver assistance

Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

WHILE TRAVELING AT 30 MPH VEHICLE'S SPEED WAS REDUCED TO 20 MPH. THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER SIGN FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED THE TACHOMETER AT 21,834, BUT PROBLEM REPEATED. THEN, WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH, VEHICLE WAS NEARLY INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. *AK

NHTSA ID 10059579 · filed Feb 23, 2004

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Seat belts

Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

DRIVER'S SHOULDER HARNESS RETRACTOR MAKES A SQUEAKING SOUND WITH NORMAL CAR OR DRIVER MOVEMENTS. BROUGHT TO DEALER FOR REPAIR AND WAS TOLD IT WAS DUE TO WEAR ON SEAT BELT RETRACTOR RATCHET AND THAT THE ONLY SOLUTION WAS A REPLACEMENT OF THE RETRACTOR AND REUPHOLSTERED OF SEAT AT A COST OF $350. FAILURE TO MAKE THE REPAIR MIGHT RESULT IN THE FAILURE OF THE SEAT BELT TO LOCK IN AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR IS 4 YEARS OLD AND HAS 40,OOO MILES ON IT. THIS APEARS TO BE A SAFETY DEFECT. *JB

NHTSA ID 10157584 · filed May 15, 2006

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Tires & wheels

Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

WHILE DRIVING, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. GOODYEAR WRANGLER ST TIRE. *JB

NHTSA ID 10019610 · filed May 12, 2003

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

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.

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

Data on this page last refreshed .