2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE Complaints

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER CONCERNING SEAT BELTS WHICH SPECIFIED THAT REPAIRS SHOULD TAKE ONLY 15 MINUTES; HOWEVER, HE HAD TO LEAVE VEHICLE FOR A PERIOD OF FOUR HOURS. CONSUMER WAS NOT PERMITTED TO WAIT FOR VEHICLE, AND A LOANER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *AK

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

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL OUT. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP TWICE BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *NLM

I HAVE A 2002 TAHOE THAT JUST TURNED 41K MILES. I EXPERIENCED ON A FEW OCCASIONS WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THAT THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO LOSE ACCELERATION FOR A SECOND OR SO BEFORE RE-ENGAGING AND RESUMING NORMAL ACCELERATION. PROBLEM WAS DEFINITELY TRANSMISSION RELATED. THIS SAME INCIDENT HAPPENED TO ME BUT THIS TIME THE ENGINE REVVED, ACCELERATION DIMINISHED, AND LOUD BANGING TUMBLING METAL NOISE WAS HEARD. ENDS UP THE TRANSMISSION MECHANISM THAT CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT FAILED AND BROKE APART BREAKING OTHER INTERNAL COMPONENTS. TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REBUILT. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS HELPFUL BUT STILL HAVE TO PAY FOR 50% OF REPAIR COST FOR REBUILT TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAS A TOW PACKAGE AND HAS NEVER TOWED A THING YET. OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM THIS GRAND IN A VEHICLE DID NOT HAPPEN OVERNIGHT AND IT APPEARS THIS PROBLEM IS SIMILAR TO OTHER TRANSMISSION COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME VEHICLE. THIS SHOULD REALLY BE LOOKED AT BY THOSE THAT KNOW. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 80 MPH, WITHOUT WARNING THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW CAUSING THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. MANUFACTURER OF THE TIRE HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *PH

TRANSMISSION FAILED. PART HAS BEEN REPAIRED THREE TIMES; HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

CONSUMER BOUGHT A BAR TO HANG CLOTHES ON FROM THE DEALER. WHEN ADDING WEIGHT TO THE BAR, THE HOOK CAME OUT AND CAUSED THE BAR TO FALL. *AK THE HOOKS FELL OUT OF THE CEILINGS ANCHOR PORTS AND ALLOWED THE BAR AND CLOTHES TO FALL WHICH WAS LOCATED ABOVE THE REAR SEATS. *SCC *JB

STEERING FEELS UNSTABLE OVER 50MPH. TAHOE WANDERS REQUIRING YOU TO CORRECT ALOT. SEEMS UNSAFE, WIFE WON'T DRIVE TAHOE ANYMORE.*AK

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT OCCASIONALLY LOCKS UP DURING NORMAL DRIVING. THIS FORCES THE PASSENGER TO UNDO SEAT BELT, FULLY RETRACT THE BELT TO ITS NORMAL "UNUSED" POSITION BEFORE PUTTING IT BACK ON. OTHER TIMES, THE SAME BELT WILL NOT LOCK. FRONT PASSENGER WILL LUNGE FORWARD DURING NORMAL TO HARD BRAKING. NO PATTERN TO FAILURE, BUT ONE OR THE OTHER OCCURS AT LEAST 50% OF THE TIME THE FRONT PASSENGER BELT IS USED. *NLM

CUPPING PROBLEMS ON 2002 TAHOE BEGAN AT 12K MILES, 2 TIRES REPLACED AT 30K DUE TO 2ND LAYER OF TIRE EXPOSED. TOLD BY TIRE RETAILER THAT THIS IS TYPICAL FOR THIS TIRE: FIRESTONE WILLDERNESS AT P265/70R16. *JB