2002 Chevrolet Tahoe brakes problems
195 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe, which is 36% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 195 36% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 107,000 miles 170 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 14 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When brakes problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 11 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 21 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 16 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 28 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 15 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 23 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 15 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 16 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 14 |
| 200k+ miles | 6 |
What the data shows
Of the 170 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 107,000 miles, and 22% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 14 crashes, 1 fire, 5 injuries.
What owners wrote
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).
I have an 02 chevy tahoe with only 70,000 miles on it garage kept was driving down the road one day and brake pedal went right to the floor almost crashed brake fluid all over the floor we looked under the vehicle and it was total rust and corroded I called the dealer to see if there was a recall they said that this is a known problem and I said that it should be a recall I almost got killed we take care of our vehicles very well and garage kept I can't afford the price of the brake lines or the labor I think that…
Other problems reported for the 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe
- Steering 42 complaints
- Tires 38 complaints
- Air bags 31 complaints
- Electrical system 31 complaints
- Transmission 28 complaints
- Fuel system 27 complaints
- Engine 22 complaints
- Suspension 21 complaints