2002 Chevrolet Tahoe air bags problems
31 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 31 6% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 84,000 miles 22 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 26 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 32 and 4
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 5 |
What the data shows
Of the 22 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 84,000 miles, and 27% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 26 crashes, 1 fire, 32 injuries, 4 deaths.
What owners wrote
Tl* the contact owns 2002 chevrolet tahoe. The contact stated that while driving 45 MPH, another vehicle crashed into the contact's vehicle causing the vehcle to spin and become uncontrollable. In addition, another vehicle crashed into the vehicle causing it to roll over several times before crashing into a guard rail. The air bags failed to deploy. The driver sustained critical injuries and the front passenger sustained fatal injuries. Both the contact and front passenger required medical attention.
On my wife's way home form work she was involved in an accident, were she rear ended another vehicle, the crash was at about 35 to 45 miles per hour and it affected the front driver side of our 2002 chevy tahoe. The impact was so significant that the frame of the tahoe was bent. The crash pretty much mimicked the same off center front crash that the insurance institute for highway safety conducts on their testing.
Other problems reported for the 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe
- Brakes 195 complaints
- Steering 42 complaints
- Tires 38 complaints
- Electrical system 31 complaints
- Transmission 28 complaints
- Fuel system 27 complaints
- Engine 22 complaints
- Suspension 21 complaints