2002 Chevrolet Tahoe power train problems
37 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe — 8% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“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…”
filed Jan 18, 2014
“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. *tr”
filed Apr 5, 2013
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
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Power Train problems in other Tahoe years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Tahoe | 1 | 5% |
| 2025 Tahoe | 4 | 11% |
| 2024 Tahoe | 7 | 12% |
| 2023 Tahoe | 41 | 20% |
| 2022 Tahoe | 33 | 19% |
| 2021 Tahoe | 83 | 19% |
| 2020 Tahoe | 14 | 25% |
| 2019 Tahoe | 37 | 36% |
| 2018 Tahoe | 19 | 19% |
| 2017 Tahoe | 53 | 31% |
| 2016 Tahoe | 47 | 18% |
| 2015 Tahoe | 55 | 8% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.