2002 Chevrolet Tahoe service brakes problems
90 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes on the 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe — 20% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I have an 02 tahoe z71 that recently I've been having brake problems at slow speeds when trying to stop like the abs is trying to kick in randomly between about 5 to 15 mph when slowing for red-lights or stop signs there's times I have to let off and reapply brake 2 to 3 times at least before it…”
filed Mar 25, 2021
“Brake lines have rusted through and caused an extremely unsafe situation. While on a family vacation to the outer banks the brakes failed without warning. We were able to find a repair shop to look over the brake system after refilling the master cylinder with brake fluid. The repair shop found no…”
filed Oct 7, 2019
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE…Campaign 05V379000 · Aug 29, 2005
Service Brakes problems in other Tahoe years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Tahoe | 1 | 5% |
| 2025 Tahoe | 10 | 26% |
| 2024 Tahoe | 10 | 17% |
| 2023 Tahoe | 20 | 10% |
| 2022 Tahoe | 12 | 7% |
| 2021 Tahoe | 17 | 4% |
| 2020 Tahoe | 6 | 11% |
| 2019 Tahoe | 7 | 7% |
| 2018 Tahoe | 16 | 16% |
| 2017 Tahoe | 41 | 24% |
| 2016 Tahoe | 85 | 33% |
| 2015 Tahoe | 185 | 28% |
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.