2002 Chevrolet Tahoe transmission problems

Filed Jan 18, 2014 · Transmission · 115,789 miles · CA

I was driving home & while accelerating I noticed my truck begin to rev & no longer accelerate,my check engine light came on. I took my foot off the accelerator & put it back on it, I was in an 50 MPH area, & my truck just continued to rev. I started to lose speed. I repeated to put my foot on the accelerator then I picked up speed but on to about 35 MPH. My truck wouldn't shift to 3rd gear. I made it home. The next day I had it towed to the repair shop. I order a new transmission off ebay, had it installed & got my truck back in about 3wks. In june 2012 the exact same thing happened, my truck wouldn't shift into 3rd gear & my check engine light came on. I had the transmission replaced with another new transmission & in july 2013 the exact same thing happened again. This time I did not go get another new transmission. I started asking around & found that others have been having the same problem with their tahoe transmissions. I then tried putting lucas stop slip & that did nothing to help the problem. My truck has been sitting for months because I have put too much money into new factory built transmissions & the transmission does not seem to be the problem.

Filed Apr 5, 2013 · Steering, Transmission · 110,123 miles · CA

Clunking noise. When you go forward or reverse. Sound is coming from steering or front end. Sometimes when you take your foot off brake and go. No one can figure what it is.

Filed Nov 29, 2011 · Transmission · 151,000 miles · NM

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet tahoe. The contact stated that the vehicle transfer case had a pin hole in it. The vehicle was taken to a local shop who diagnosed that the chain in the transfer cause the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileage was 151,000.

Filed Apr 4, 2011 · Transmission · 94,182 miles · NC

Transmission failure on 2002 tahoe.first failure around 17,000 miles. Fixed under warranty. Second failure little over a year later. Fixed under warranty. Third failure little over a year later. Dealer fixed, but said they paid for it. Fourth failure little over 2 years later. I have read about defective sun gear in transmission and that they were never taken out of service. Gm would not replace the transmission and would only rebuild I have had 4 failure's in about 75,000 miles. I don't think this is normal service.

Filed Feb 19, 2011 · Transmission, Visibility · IN

4 wheel drive has been fixed 2 or 3 times driver and passenger window motors had to be fixed driver side window is broken again sunroof opened fine and now it's stuck and will not close several trips to the dealer, several expensive repairs, I feel like this vehicle is a money pit!

Filed Jul 17, 2008 · Engine, Transmission · 132,599 miles · MI

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.

Filed Oct 31, 2007 · Transmission · 64,000 miles · NY

1) no events leading to trans failure 2) no reverse, no 3rd or 4th gear 3) rebuild transmission.

Filed Oct 17, 2007 · Transmission · 55,300 miles · IN

I have had my chevy tahoe for just over 2-1/2 years. During this time, my transmission has failed twice. The same part also broke prior to my owning the vehicle. Three times the same part has failed yet my vehicle has little over 55,000 miles on it. It had approximately 40,000 the last time it was repaired. I have sought assistance from gm to get the transmission fixed but was flat denied any type of support. I feel this is a problem with their transmission that should be addressed by gm, not the unsuspecting owner.

Filed May 1, 2007 · Transmission · NY

There is a lot of noise (clunking) coming from front driveshaft when my vehicle is engaged in 4 wheel drive especially when turning and there is some smell of burning coming ...no problem or no noise when driving in 2 wheel drive. I'm afraid that something will break one day and I will have an accident. Dealer tried to fix it twice but was unable. There are no recalls but it is highly unusual to hear this "scary noise".

Filed Aug 23, 2006 · Transmission · 93,000 miles · CA

I had a maintenance service performed on my 2002 chevy tahoe at the carl chevrolet dealership in san jose, ca. A minor transmission service was included with this service. They replaced the filter, performed a visual inspection of the transmission and replaced 4.5 quarts of transmission fluid that was removed for filter replacement. I picked-up my SUV and drove it home. There was a slight delay in shifting, but this was only noticeable intermittently. The next day, I was leaving on a family camping trip and my transmission went out approximately 1/4 of a mile from home. We were making a right turn and I heard a loud "clunk" which was followed by a spinning or high RPM winding sound. Since we were about to start down a steep hill, I tried to turn around. As I was in the process of making a y-turn, I put the car into reverse. I had lost my reverse gear, so I was unable to complete the turn. This left my car stranded in the lane of oncoming traffic. Fearing for my families safety,I put the car into neutral and pushed the car forward into a driveway to prevent blocking the lane. I had my tahoe towed back to the carl chevrolet dealership. The transmission tech stated that the sun shell gear had worn out and caused the transmission to fail. He also stated that there was no connection between the previous day's service and the transmission failure the following day. The service manager stated that this is a common problem with the 4l60e transmissions that are standard equipment in the tahoes. The transmission tech also stated that the chevrolet distributed a technical bulletin within the company advising the mechanics that the sun shell gear was faulty due to a lack of proper heat treating. Chevy has been aware of this problem since the year 2000. I asked chevy customer service for financial assistance and they offered to pay 10% of the bill. My family was put at risk due to this known part defect in the transmission.