Dt: 2002 chevrolet tahoe. Having problem with the ABS system. It happened three times. The last time it happened on april 15, 2005 caroline was coming off ramp at 10 MPH there was water draining off side, there was no warning light, the brake pedal went all the way down, and the car did not stop. The car was taken to the dealer on april 18,2005, and the dealer stated there was nothing wrong with the ABS system. *ak driver's front door seems to fill with water. No water found in door. Door is designed to allow water to go in door and drain out bottom. Idle is rough. Dealer let vehicle idle in stall for approximately 30 minutes with no rough idle noted.
2002 Chevrolet Tahoe brakes complaints
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The ABS activates at slow speeds(anything below 10 MPH) whether you are going forward or reverse. It causes the vehicle to travel longer distances in order to stop, not mentioning scareing the devil out of the driver. I have had the brake pads replaced and it seems to do it more often.
Brakes faded and pulsated, when the brake pedal was depressed, did not occur everytime, mainly slower speeds. Brakes steadily got worse. First time it occurred had to turn to avoid striking car in front. Front wheel hubs and bearings along with rusted brake rotors and brake pads were replaced. Brake pads only making contact with less than one inch of rotor
Dt: the emergency brake stopped working. Has been to the dealership , and the dealership said that the emergency brake system was a wear and tire problem. Contacted gmc, and they said there was no recall on this vehicle. Emergency brake had not worked for a month. The vehicle is in the repair shop right now.
Dt: the 2002 tahoe ABS defect in them. Called gm they are not going to warranty the vehicles in new hampshire, because they have not received a recall letter. There is no recall in new hampshire, because they are recall the ones canada. The brakes at a slow speed are activating, and took to a gm dealer and gm will not reimburse. Testing and found the ABS sensors corroded and gap spread, per gm tech at dealership. The consumer has corrected the problem at own expense and wants reimbursment!!
We have a 2002 chevrolet tahoe, traveling at a slow speed, less than 5mph, the anti lock brakes had significant vibration and could not stop the vehicle. Ended up hitting the vehicle in front of us but no damage was incurred.
My wife and I own a 2002 chevrolet tahoe. On april 9, 2005 my wife and young daughter were approaching a stop sign in north knoxville, tennessee. My wife applied the brakes at a speed of approximately 10 -15 MPH. Initially, she felt pressure in the brake pedal then the pedal completely depressed to the floor, absent of all pressure. As a result of the brake failure she rear-ended the car in front of her which in turn rolled into the car in front of them (a total of 3 vehicles were involved). The police officer that worked the accident checked the brakes and immediately had the vehicle towed due to inoperable brakes. As a result my wife was not cited in the accident. Damage was minimum to the other 2 cars, however repair costs to our tahoe was approximately $4300. One of the other drivers complained of a hurt knee/leg and another driver complained of an injured back. My wife and daughter experienced no injuries. The extent of the other two injuries are unknown. The dealer inspected the brakes and indicated that they were in acceptable condition and reported there were no repairs necessary. I have driven the vehicle the past 2 weeks and they do appear to be operating properly. However, I have scheduled to have the brake system inspected by an independent dealer this week. I read a story on fox news indicating gm was under investigation for brake failures at low speeds and I wanted to submit my claim for consideration as our situation appears to be similar to previous incidents.
Emergency brake failed. Emergency brake is seldom used but was in working order. Attempted to have vehicle inspected and was informed the emergency brake failed to hold car. This same vehicle passed inspection the prior year. There was a cost of over $400.00 to repair this. I was informed by the repair facility that this was common in this type of vehicle.
Vehicle traction seems to be slipping when turning right or left.
I have a 2002 chevrolet. I have never needed to use may parking brake and when I went to get it inspected, I was notified that it failed the test due to a defective parking brake. I understand this is a common problem on these model vehicles.
Parking brake didn't work properly when we purchased the vehicle. I didn't need it and didn't say anything to the dealer until months later (not sure when). They were completely worn down and I never used the brake! It is again feeling like they are worn out again and I still haven't used the brake a significant amount. I would not place the vehicle in a situation that would depend on the emergency brake working.
I had a 2002 chevy tahoe. About 1 year into owning the vehicle, strange brake noises occured intermittenly. It also was getting very poor gas mileage, down about 2-3 miles per gallon. I brought it in several times to brown and brown at superstition springs and asked them to check the brakes, which they never did. Finally, after about 6-8 months of this problem, the issue was identified after my family and I were driving home one night and we smelled brakes burning. I took the tahoe back to brown and brown the next day. They found that the emergency brake had been stuck on the brakes for months, and finally burned up. The problem was fixed, under warranty, but with no apologies from chevy. Unfortuneately, I had already received compensation from chevy for other issues relating to this tahoe. So I could not file a lemon law suit again. I ended up trading the vehicle in for another, due to all the issues. The vehicle was just constantly in the shop.
The emergency brake did not keep the vehicle from moving. The consumer was able set the emergency brake and the vehicle would still move. It was replaced less than one year ago, but the problem recurred. The work was performed by the local mechanic. *ak once the brake was set and was stressed, the shoe would fail. *sc
Problems with suspension, brakes, and gas gauge giving out an improper reading. *mr few days after vehicle was being serviced, consumer noticed a fuel smell coming from vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer which they found out that the gas cap wasn't tight. Also, whicle putting fuel, gas tank burst spilling fuel to the consumer. In addition, consumer experienced stalling, suspension squeaks, and fuel related problems.
Emergency brake on tahoe's go out if you do not use them and cost around $500. To fix the problem.from people I have talked to gm knows about the problem but does not care and refuses to fix.I understand that this problem is on all tahoe and suburbans years 2002 and 2003.to pass a safety test in texas you haven't to have an emergency brake that works.I was told that you have to use this brake on it will happen again.I don't park on a hill so I don't use it.others are the same.
Consumer stated the emergency brake did not hold. Took vehicle to a mechanic and the mechanic stated the actuator broke inside the brake drum. *ak
Consumer complained about stopping problems. . A number of times she tried to come to a stop, and vehicle did not stop. She took vehicle to repair shop several times, and mechanic determined that the ABS brakes were dirty , and cleaned them. But that did not help. Consumer took vehicle to another dealer, who stated that there was nothing wrong with ABS brakes.
Problem with parking brake prevents vehicle from passing texas state inspection. Vehicle will move forward during idle with parking brake fully engaged.
While driving and/or braking, steering wheel will pull to the left. When braking, steering pullled sharply to the left, resulting in vehicle spinning out twice.*ak dealer found caster and camber out of alignment and performed alignment.
Transmission takes 30 seconds to shift to second gear. Vehicle has been taken to dealer twice, cannot remedy the problem.*ak after the second attempt, the transmission was replaced. The vehicle still makes noises as if the transmission was not adjusted correctly. The vehicle also doesn't run the same. It feels as if the vehicle loses power. There is a scraping noise that is heard from the rear wheels. The brakes were replaced and the rotors deglazed.
While driving, applied brakes and without warning all four wheels locked up, resulting in vehicle skidding out of control, this malfunction was not serviced by dealer. *ak the dealer refused to service vehicle. They took the wheels off and took pictures of the brakes, the chassis, under carriage and the speedometer. The pictures were sent to the factory for evaluation. They stated that nothing was wrong with the vehicle. The vehicle has experienced problems with the braking on four different occasions driven by different people. Gm refuses to acknowledge that there is something wrong with the brake system on this vehicle.
Chevrolet has 3 other cases open that have not been resolved. When applying the brakes hard to stop suddenly the vehicle pulls hard to the right. The dealership has tried tires, brake pads, rotors etc.. It appears all new tahoes do this as I drove another brand new one and it does the same thing. The service manager has opened tac case # 5303279 with chevrolet. The service manager informed me that chevrolet already has 3 unresolved cases. The service manager said the problem is in the brake system as the rear passenger brake seems to activate first when brakes are applied hard for a sudden stop. This throws the rest of the vehicle to track to the right which must be abruptly corrected by the driver. The service manager informed me that chevrolet has no fix. The service manager also said they clamped the rear brake lines on my vehicle and this fixed the problem, which proves the problem is in the rear brake system. I am very concerned as I bought this vehicle to tow my boat. If I must apply the brakes suddenly (which can happen quite often when towing) I will lose control of the vehicle. The problem is not noticeable under slow/smooth braking. The problem is worse the faster you are going. Therefore, at highway speed the vehicle will easily lose control. I test drove another brand new tahoe at the dealership and it has the exact same problem. The service manager also said he tested a used one and it had the problem as well.
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