5.7

fairly significant
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
15,275 miles

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problem #7

May 152008

Tahoe

  • 72,928 miles
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.

- Little Rock, AR, USA

problem #6

Apr 052007

Tahoe 8-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Chevrolet is discontinuing on star emergency call signals from all 2002 vehicles without any option to renew. We depend on the 911 auto call feature.

- St. Petersburg, FL, USA

problem #5

Jul 272006

(reported on)

Tahoe

  • miles
Consumer requests information about General Motors vehicles. Consumer would like to know if these vehicle are more likely to catch on fire in a crash. A friend of the consumer has a 2002 Tahoe which caught on fire minutes after a slight front end collision caused the gas line to rupture. The consuemr also owns a 2002 Tahoe.

- Unknown, DC, USA

problem #4

Dec 022005

Tahoe 4WD 8-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 34,000 miles
Upon returning from a 2000 mile trip my wife left her place of work and upon exiting the lot heard a loud thup she looked in the mirror and noticed that the entire spare tire assembly was lying in the roadway. A fellow employee ran over and collected the tire and the additional partsthat use to hold the tire up.we are taking the vehicle to the dealer. My warrenty just went off in September. I feel that this is defenitly a safety issue that we should not be charged for along with the fact that some one could have been seriously hurt or killed as a result of a fully inflated tire hitting the roadway I will let you know the results I also climbed under neath the Tahoe and noticed the the cable is very small in diameter I have a suspicion the cable is rusting out near the crimped end. This really needs to be looked into by general mtrs.

- Kingston, NY, USA

problem #3

Sep 022003

(reported on)

Tahoe 8-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
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. The hooks fell out of the ceilings anchor ports and allowed the bar and clothes to fall which was located above the rear seats.

- Tucson, AZ, USA

problem #2

Sep 272002

Tahoe

  • miles
For the battery, the positive post (side post battery) came completely out of the battery. When I tried to replace the battery, the positive terminal sparked which could have casued a fire. The washer container is under the battery, when the battery leaked battery acid, it started to corrode the container.

- Deatsville, AL, USA

problem #1

May 152002

Tahoe

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Vehicle was going 35mph when chimes/ reduced speed light, and engine light indicator illuminated. Vehicle slowed down while accelerator pedal was still pressed down. Vehicle was losing power, and not responding to speed up. Eventually, vehicle rolled to a stop and stalled. Vehicle experienced the same problem on 3rd of June, but had progressed. Dealer was contacted, and throttle was determined the cause of the problem. Pleae provide more information.

- Garden Grove, CA, USA