2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE Complaints

I PURCHASED A 'CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED' 2002 TAHOE 8/2004 THAT HAD 26,000 MILES. I TOOK IT THROUGH STATE INSPECTION 8/2005 AND FAILED BECAUSE I HAD NO EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE INSPECTOR SAID HE HAS ENCOUNTERED THIS PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES. I WENT TO MATHIS TIRE AND THEY SAID MY BRAKE PADS WERE TO THE ROTORS AND IT WOULD COST $350. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND ASKED THEM HOW IT PASSED THEIR 150 POINT INSPECTION WITH A WORN EMERGENCY BRAKE. THEY TRIED TO EXPLAIN THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS NOT PART OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THEY INITIALLY WANTED TO CHARGE ME OVER $350 UNTIL I ASKED TO SPEAK TO THE OWNER. I ENDED UP PAYING $184 TO FIX IT. I TOOK MY TRUCK THROUGH INSPECTION 7/11/08 AND FAILED BECAUSE OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF AN EMERGENCY BRAKE WEARING AWAY MORE THAN ONCE BUT TO HAVE IT HAPPEN TWICE. AND, NO I DO NOT RIDE WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED. *TR

PAINT PEELING AND DELAMINATION ON PASSENGER SIDE BACK DOOR OF 2002 CHEVY TAHOE. *TR

I JUST BOUGHT A TRUCK FROM A USED CAR DEALER, WHO SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE HEATING AND COOLING. WHEN I TURN OFF THE A/C IT STILL BLOWS AIR OUT OF THE VENTS, AND THE TRUCK NEEDS U JOINTS. *TR

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

TIRE VALVE STEM FAILURE. ALL FOUR OF MY VALVE STEMS FAILED FROM WHAT APPEARS TO BE DRY ROT WITHIN A FOUR WEEK PERIOD. I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH WHEN MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VALVE STEM HAD ROTTED OFF. AFTER PUTTING ON MY SPARE TIRE, I PROCEEDED TO MY DESTINATION. TWO DAYS LATER, I HAD A FLAT IN THE PARKING LOT AT WORK. THE VALVE STEM HAD ROTTED. I CHECK MY OTHER TIRES, AND THE VALVE STEMS ON THEM WERE ROTTED ALSO. THESE TIRES ONLY HAVE ABOUT 20,000 MILES ON THEM. THE VALVE STEMS ARE THAT OLD AS THIS IS THE THIRD SET OF TIRES/STEMS I HAVE PUT ON MY TAHOE. THE ALLSTATE SERVICE TRUCK HELPED CHANGE THE TIRE ON THE SIDE OF ROAD. I WAS TRAVELING ON THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE, ABOUT 30 MILES NORTH OF FT. PIERCE FLORIDA WHEN THE EVENT OCCURRED. A FRIEND HAS GIVEN ME A PAPER THAT SAYS THERE WAS A MAJOR LAWSUIT AGAINST THIS VALVE STEM MANUFACTURE AND THAT DEATHS HAVE OCCURRED. I DO NOT KNOW WHY MY TAHOE DID NOT FLIP, BUT IT JERKED TO ONE SIDE, AND WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO STOP. THE TIRE WAS RUINED. I AM THANKFUL THAT I AM STILL ALIVE. *TR

2002 TAHOE SHUTS DOWN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. SIT FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES STARTS BACK UP. ONLY HAPPENS IN 90+ DEGREE DAYS. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT. I'VE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS IN THE COMPLAINT DBASE. *TR

THE SEAT LATCH(FRONT) TO SECURE THE THIRD ROW SEAT TO THE FLOOR SNAPPED APART. THE SEATS REMAIN IN THE VEHICLE AND HAVE NOT BEEN EXPOSED TO WATER OR OUTSIDE ELEMENTS. THE INTEGRITY OF THE SEAT BEING SECURELY LATCHED TO THE FLOOR IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION IS NOW COMPROMISED. *TR

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

THE AUTOMATIC LOCKING RETRACTOR WITH CHILD SAFETY SEAT IN CHEVROLET/TAHOE 2002 DOES NOT REMAIN LOCKED, THEREFORE THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT DOES NOT GET SECURED. IT STARTED ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO INTERMITTENTLY BUT NOW COMPLETELY DOES NOT LOCK AT ALL. THIS DEFECT IS ON THE SECOND ROW SEAT PASSENGER SIDE. THE OTHER ONE IT DOES LOCK. *TR

THE FLUTTERING/GRINDING NOISE ACTUALLY BEGAN AROUND AUGUST '06. I HAD TO DRIVE WITHOUT AC WITH WINDOWS DOWN TO SURVIVE THE HEAT. I ASKED A LOCAL AUTO REPAIR STATION ABOUT THE NOISE, SINCE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND HE SAID HE HAD WORKED ON SEVERAL TAHOES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HE SAID THAT THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY INSTANTLY TOLD HIM WHAT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THEY TOLD HIM THE AVERAGE REPAIR BILL FOR THIS ISSUE WOULD BE APPROX $1500 AT THE DEALERSHIP. SINCE THEN I HAVE HEARD OTHER TAHOES WITH THE SAME NOISE , ESPECIALLY AT STOPLIGHTS WHEN THEY ACCELERATE. NOT EVERYONE CAN AFFORD THAT KIND OF REPAIR, AND IF CHEVORLET KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE, WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL. THIS IS NOT THE TYPICAL AND ROUTINE WEAR LIKE OIL CHANGES AND TIRES. *TR