Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS REPLACED. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE… |
| 2023-12-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | We were sitting in car with it idling, the right-side air bag just deployed without collision. We turned the ignition o… |
| 2022-09-12 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | No | 0 | My right side wheel feels like it’s going to fall off and indicate the abs and emergency parking brake. I believe it’s … |
| 2021-02-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I HAVE AN 02 TAHOE Z71 THAT RECENTLY I'VE BEEN HAVING BRAKE PROBLEMS AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN TRYING TO STOP LIKE THE ABS IS… |
| 2020-11-17 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHIC… |
| 2020-03-06 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN ON AFTER TAHOE IS CRANKED AND DRIVEN. |
| 2019-09-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LINES HAVE RUSTED THROUGH AND CAUSED AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE SITUATION. WHILE ON A FAMILY VACATION TO THE OUTER BANKS… |
| 2019-06-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SEAT CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM WIRING UNDERNEATH. |
| 2019-04-26 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THIS VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL FROM THE ENGINE, FRONT AND BACK BRAKES WERE FAULTY, THE STARTER WAS GOING BAD, THE ELECTR… |
| 2018-10-10 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | 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 O… |
| 2018-07-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WIFE CAME HOME AND SAID THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP. WITH ENGINE RUNNING, BRAKE FLUID IS SEEN… |
| 2018-05-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | STEEL BRAKE LINES - CORROSION - LOST BRAKING POWER DUE TO CORROSION OF BRAKE LINES. |
| 2018-04-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | CABLE THAT OPERATES THE REAR SEAT MECHANISM BROKE SO REAR SEAT CANNOT BE FOLDED DOWN WHICH IMPEDES THE ABILITY TO ACCES… |
| 2018-02-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE BRAKES ON MY TRUCK ARE ENGAGING THE ABS AT LOW SPEED STOPS. THIS IS CAUSING A LOSS OF BREAKING AT THE CRITICAL LAS… |
| 2017-12-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | MY ABS ACTIVATES UNDER 5MPH ON DRY ROADS. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT MY TRUCK DOESN'T QUALIFY. THIS IS… |
| 2017-01-30 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY TRUCK IS HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS NOTED IN RECALL #05068, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000, BUT THEY STATE… |
| 2017-01-02 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE THE DRIVER WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN, ANOTHER VEHICLE DROVE THROUGH A … |
| 2016-10-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. AVOIDED ANY COLLISION. COST TO REPAIR $1,025.56. OCCURED ON A BUSY ROUNDABOUT. NEEDED TO BE T… |
| 2016-09-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DURING THE PAST SEVEN YEARS, AT RANDOM INTERVALS RANGING FROM DAYS, MONTHS AND YEARS, MY TAHOE WILL NOT START. I HAVE H… |
| 2016-09-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE ABS KEEPS ENGAGING DURING LOW SPEED STOPPING AND PARKING MANEUVERS, DRY CONDITIONS. THIS IS INCREASING BRAKING DIST… |
| 2016-03-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | PURCHASED THE TRUCK BRAND NEW IN 2002 AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT HELL FROM IT. WE'VE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES, SEVERAL BREAKD… |
| 2015-12-26 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING CONSISTENTLY CUTS OUT WHEN TURNING *RIGHT* AND ENGINE IS COLD. ALSO EXPERIENCED SAME ISSUE WHEN ENGINE … |
| 2015-12-02 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE SUNROOF… |
| 2015-10-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 2 | BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE AT SPEED ON A HIGHWAY COMING TO A STOP LIGHT. NO BRAKES. NO DASH LIGHT UNTIL COMPLE… |
| 2015-07-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT AP… |
| 2015-06-30 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT TH… |
| 2015-05-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THERE WAS… |
| 2015-03-25 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | HAVE REPLACED RUNNING LIGHTS ABOUT 30TY TIMES BOTH RT AND LT.FINELY IT BURNED OUT SO BAD THAT IT WANT LET ME REPLACE TH… |
| 2015-03-13 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE POWER STEERING HAS COMPLETELY FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED 2-3 TIMES. MY NEXT … |
| 2015-03-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LINES CORRODED LEADING TO COMPLETE BRAKING FAILURE. *TR |
| 2015-03-10 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHI… |
| 2015-03-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NO… |
| 2015-02-26 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHEN I BRAKE MY BRAKES PUMP AND IT'S LIKE THE ABS IS TRYING TO KICK IN SOMETIMES I HAVE TO PUSH PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO TH… |
| 2015-02-13 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | A STEEL FUEL LINE FROM THE FUEL TANK TO THE ENGINE BAY HAS STARTED WEEPING. THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY ALL NEED REPLACE… |
| 2015-02-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND DEPRESSING T… |
| 2015-01-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TRIED TO STOP WHEN I WENT TO USE THE BRAKES I WASN'T ABLE TO PRESS THEM ALL OF THE WAY DOWN. THE BRAKES LOCKED AND THER… |
| 2015-01-06 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY WIFE WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AND TRIED TO APPLY BRAKES AND THEY WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. SHE HAD NO BRAKES AND SHE … |
| 2014-12-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE COMING TO A STOP, THE ABS ACTIVATED INDEPEND… |
| 2014-11-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LINE FAILURE - WAS PULLING OUT OF PARKING LOT AND LUCKILY THERE WERE NO CARS IN AREA . ROLLED DOWN BLOCK UNTIL VE… |
| 2014-11-07 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO T… |
| 2014-09-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE ABS KICKS IN AT SLOW SPEEDS WHILE STOPPING IN NORMAL CONDITIONS. HAD ALL NEW BRAKES PUT ON AND THE PROBLEM CONTINU… |
| 2014-09-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE WILL ALL MY CHILDREN IN CAR!!!!! LUCKILY NOBODY WAS HURT FILING COMPLAINT WITH GM!!!!! EXTREMELY… |
| 2014-09-13 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | BRAKE FAILURE RESULTED IN A CRASH. THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND MECHANIC VERIFIED BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKE LINES B… |
| 2014-09-07 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS ABOUT TO PUT THE TRUCK INTO DRIVE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT "SOFT".. I KEPT STEADY PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, … |
| 2014-09-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LINE RUPTURE DUE TO CORROSION AND RUST. CREATED UNSAFE STOPPING DISTANCES. VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO COME TO COMPLET… |
| 2014-08-26 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LINES ROTTED OUT AT ABS SYSTEM. *TR |
| 2014-08-23 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICL… |
| 2014-08-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TRAVELING AT 15MPH ON FLAT SIDESTREET, APPLIED BRAKES TO SLOW VEHICLE. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. VEHICLE NARROWLY AV… |
| 2014-07-31 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | DRIVING VEHICLE DOWN HIGHWAY AT 45 MPH WHEN APPLIED BRAKES. THE PEDAL FELL TO THE FLOOR. NO BRAKES. HAD BEEN DRIVING FO… |
| 2014-07-26 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | HIT A TREE ON ENTIRE PASS SIDE AND NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *TR |