2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE Complaints

ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO I NOTICED ENGINE COOLANT ON MY GARAGE FLOOR. AFTER INVESTIGATING I FOUND THAT THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM THE STORAGE RESERVOIR RATHER THAN THE RADIATOR. I ALSO NOTICED THAT MY WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID WAS ALSO LEAKING ONTO THE GARAGE FLOOR. I TOOK MY TAHOE INTO A DEALER. I EXPLAINED THE PROBLEMS, THEY CONDUCTED THEIR EVALUATIONS AND I WAS THEN TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $450.00 TO REPAIR BOTH PROBLEMS. I COULD ONLY AFFORD TO FIX ONE PROBLEM SO I CHOSE THE COOLANT LEAK. THEY "FIXED" THE LEAK...FOR ABOUT $250.00. THE COOLANT RESERVOIR LEAK REAPPEARED SEVERAL MONTHS LATER. THE TAHOE WAS THEN OUT OF WARRANTY AND APPARENTLY TO FIX THESE ISSUES IT TAKES LOTS OF TIME AND EXPERTISE. THESE PROBLEMS ARE BECOMING EXPENSIVE AND CONTINUE TO BE ANNOYING. I AM BEING TOLD NOW THAT THE PROBLEMS ARISE FROM THE FLUID CONTAINERS RUBBING AGAINST THEIR MOUNTING BOXES WHICH IS CREATING HOLES IN THE CONTAINERS. ANY SUGGESTIONS? STEVE MULLIS *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 60 MPH, THE BRAKES MADE A LOUD DRAGGING SOUND WHEN THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS NOT SURE IF THEY PERTAINED TO HIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 131,000.

MY TAHOE WAS RECALLED FOR A BRAKE SENSOR ISSUE. (RECALL # 05V379000) TOM GILL CHEVROLET IN FLORENCE SAID THEY COULD NOT FIX IT BECAUSE I LIVED IN KENTUCKY AND NOT OHIO. IN THE MEANTIME THEY REPLACED A POWER STEERING PUMP FOR $700. THEY LATER CALLED ME AND SAID I NEEDED ALL NEW BRAKES, AND IF I LET THEM DO THAT (FOR $600 MORE) THAT THEY WOULD FIX MY SENSORS FOR FREE. I DECLINED AND TOOK MY CAR TO CARX. THEY LOOKED AT MY BRAKES AND SAID THEY WERE FINE. THEN I WENT TO PEP BOYS AND THEY ALSO SAID MY BRAKES WERE FINE, ONLY THE (RECALLED) SENSOR WAS BAD. I CALLED GENERAL MOTORS, AND THEY SAID BECAUSE I LIVE IN KENTUCKY AND NOT 5 MILES AWAY IN OHIO OR 10 MILES WEST IN INDIANA, THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT. THIS CAR GETS DRIVEN IN AS MUCH SNOW AND ICE AS ANY IN OHIO IF NOT MORE. I TRAVEL FOR BUSINESS. I DO NOT TRUST THE BRAKES AS THE STOPPING DISTANCE VARIES IN LOW SPEED. IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR A LONG TIME BUT IS GETTING MUCH WORSE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 4 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. AFTER DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR SEVERAL TIMES, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. RECENTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 184,000.

2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE 5.3L ENGINE-FUEL GAUGE LEVEL ERRATIC. DEALER FUEL LEVEL SENSOR IN TANK IS THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER THIS IS A "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR" REPLACEMENT ITEM AT 62,000 MILES COMBINED WITH HIGH SULFUR IN AK FUELS CAUSES IT. HOWEVER, 2001 VW PASSAT HAD SAME ISSUE WITH SULFUR AND SENSOR WHICH DID WARRANT A RECALL ACTION AT NO COST TO OWNER. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SULFUR IN FUEL INTERACTS WITH CERTAIN ADDITIVES FOUND IN WIDELY AVAILABLE GASOLINE CAUSING SULFUR TO BECOME DEPOSITED ON THE CONTACT POINTS OF FUEL SENDING UNITS MOUNTED INSIDE THE FUEL TANK. THIS COULD CAUSE THE FUEL GAUGE TO READ FULL WHILE THE FUEL TANK MAY NOT IN FACT BE FULL OR COULD BE EMPTY. CONSEQUENCE: RUNNING OUT OF FUEL WITHOUT WARNING WHILE THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATES THAT THERE IS SUFFICIENT FUEL IN THE TANK LEAD TO SAFETY PROBLEMS NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 01V157000. PLEASE LOOK INTO 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE 5.3L FUEL LEVEL SENSOR ISSUES. *TR

NOTICED A GROVE IN BOTH REAR ROTORS, UPON INSPECTION OF THE BRAKES IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE SHOES SLIPPED DOWN FROM IT'S MOUNTING AND SCORED THE ROTORS. I WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE ROTORS ON BOTH SIDES, WITHOUT DAMAGING THEM. I HAD TO USE A PULLER TO REMOVE THEM. BOTH PARKING BRAKE SHOES WERE WORN OUT AND THE BRAKING PLATES WERE RUSTED OUT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN 90,000 MILES. *TR

RECALL FOR 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE ON THE TENSION PULLEY. CONSUMER WANTS INFORMATION ABOUT RECALLS. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE TENSION PULLEY BEARINGS CAUSES THE BELTS TO BECOME EXTREMELY HOT.*JB

THE AIR CONDITIONER BELT AND TENSIONOR HAVE FAILED AS A RESULT OF THE AIR COMPRESSOR. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE IS HIGH COMPRESSION IN THE REVALVE AND INTERMITTENT IN THE COMPRESSOR. THE FAILURE HAS CAUSED THE BELT TO SHRED. ALSO, ABOUT A YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED THE TAHOE BRAND NEW, THE EMERGENCY/PARKING BREAK STARTED LOSING IT'S TENSION. NOW, IT WILL NOT PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING. *TR

TIRES HAVE SPLIT IN NUMEROUS AREAS ON ALL 4 TIRES. TIRES LEAK, NEEDING AIR ABOUT ONCE A WEEK. TIRED HAVE DEVELOPED BUBBLES OR CREATURES IN BETWEEN THE TREAD. TIRES ONLY HAVE ABOUT 8,000 MILES ON THEM AND TREAD LOOKS ALMOST NEW STILL. WHEN AREA OF LEAK WAS ATTEMPTED TO BE PLUGGED SECOND LATER A NEW LEAK APPEARS. *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT MY ABS CONTROL MODULE HAS FAILED ON MY TRUCK. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS COVERED BY THE VEHICLE WARRANTY. THE SECOND TIME IT IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. THE FIRST AND SECOND TIME FOR FAILURE HAS OCCURRED WITHIN APPROX 4 YEARS OF EACH OTHER. I HAVE RECEIVED A QUOTE OF APPROX. $1,800.00 "JUST" FOR THE PART ALONE TO FIX THIS. *TR