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2002 Chevrolet S UTILITY: complaints, problems and recalls

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

3 owner complaints analyzed

0 distinct recall campaigns

33,500 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2002 model year. Data snapshot: . 2 complaints include usable failure mileage.

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Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Parking Brake is the most frequently named component, appearing in 1 of 3 complaints (33.3%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Transmission and shifting133.3%
Braking behavior133.3%
Steering behavior133.3%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Parking Brake
1
Power Train:Automatic Transmission
1
Steering:Gear Box:Shaft Sector
1
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Parking Brake1
Power Train:Automatic Transmission1
Steering:Gear Box:Shaft Sector1

Parking Brake: 1; Power Train:Automatic Transmission: 1; Steering:Gear Box:Shaft Sector: 1

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
0
25,000 to 49,999
2
50,000 to 74,999
0
75,000 to 99,999
0
100,000 to 149,999
0
150,000 and above
0
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,0000
25,000 to 49,9992
50,000 to 74,9990
75,000 to 99,9990
100,000 to 149,9990
150,000 and above0

Under 25,000: 0; 25,000 to 49,999: 2; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0

25,000 to 49,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (2). 1 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2005
2
2007
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20052
20071

2005: 2; 2007: 1

Pattern summary

Parking Brake leads the component reports. Transmission and shifting appears in 1 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 1 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 1 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Examples from the source records

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10105872 · 2005-01-06 (January 6, 2005)

CLANGING (NOISE) IN FRONT END/STEERING COLUMN. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS ON BACK ORDER AND THAT AT THIS THERE THERE ARE ALMOST 200,000 (STEERING SHAFTS) ON BACK ORDER ACROSS THE COUNTRY, WITH NO WAY OF KNOWING WHERE THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10105872 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10136551 · 2005-09-15 (September 15, 2005)

2002 TAHOE. PURCHASED 9/04. 1 WEEK LATER ENGINE LIGHT AND TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP HAD 34000 MILES AND THEY SAID IT WAS A SENSOR AND CLAIM TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM. SINCE THAT TIME HAVE NOTICED THAT TRANSMISSION MISSES AT 40 MPH AND SLOW ACCELERATION FROM A STOP OR NOT FULL POWER WHEN TRYING TO GET ONTO INTERSTATE ETC THAT A V8 ENGINE SHOULD HAVE. 9/05 TRIED TO DRIVE TO WORK AND GOT TO STOP LIGHT AND ENGINE WOULD ON REV AND NO POWER. HAD TOWED TO DEALERSHIP THEY ADVISED NEED NEW TRANSMISSION OR REBUILD EXISTING ONE. 50,…

Owner-reported narrative. 34,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10136551 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10186034 · 2007-03-23 (March 23, 2007)

I OWN A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE, AND THE PARKING/EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED TO HOLD THE VEHICLE IN PLACE ON ANY TYPE OF INCLINE. THIS PROBLEM GOT PERSISTENTLY WORSE OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS THAT I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE, ALTHOUGH I RARELY USED THE BRAKE.*AK

Owner-reported narrative. 33,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10186034 at NHTSA ↗

Recall history

0 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

No recall campaigns are recorded in this snapshot.