2002 Chevrolet Tahoe Air Bags Problems
- 20
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 20 stored complaint records:
- 17 indicate a crash
- 13 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
- 4 indicate a death
What owners report
- failed deploy · 9 records
- police report · 7 records
- report filed · 6 records
- guard rail · 5 records
- steering wheel · 5 records
- front passenger · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 150–400k mi | 6 |
| 60–100k mi | 6 |
| 100–150k mi | 2 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
| 1–30k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owned a 2002 chevrolet tahoe. While the driver was making a left turn, another vehicle drove through a red light and crashed into the front passenger side of the contact's vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The driver sustained a fractured clavicle, sternum, vertebrae, left hand, eleven fractured ribs, and a major laceration across the face that required medical…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10943898
Air Bags · Seat Belts
Tl* the contact owned a 2002 chevrolet tahoe. While driving approximately 35 mph, the contact crashed into another vehicle and the air bags failed to deploy. In addition, the contact stated that the seat belt restraint failed to operate. The contact sustained a fractured rib and contusion to the sternum that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10695126
Air Bags
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…
Crash reported · 1 injury · 1 death
ODI 10668043
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet tahoe. While driving approximately 40 mph, the contact lost control of the vehicle while proceeding around another vehicle. The contact crashed the front passenger side of the vehicle into a ditch. The vehicle flipped over multiple times and landed upside down. The radio was ejected from the vehicle and the steering wheel fractured. The contact was pulled out of the vehicle by…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10628023
Air Bags
Hit a tree on entire pass side and no airbags deployed. *tr
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 10649251
Air Bags
2002 tahoe lt was traveling south on two lane road when right front tire hit soft shoulder. Car left road and traveled about 200 feet before hitting a power pole. Car struck pole just behind left front tire. Impact sheared the pole off and the car rolled onto driver's side, then slid about another thirty to fifty feet. No airbags deployed. Driver struck face on steering wheel, cutting forehead and received other…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10621178
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet tahoe. While driving 45 mph, the contact's vehicle was rear ended by another vehicle. And crashed into a guard rail. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed and the vehicle was destroyed. The contact's head struck the steering wheel and he was transported to the hospital by ambulance. The contact sustained spinal cord and neck injuries. The doctor x-rayed the…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10615602
Air Bags
Traffic stopped in front of me unexpectedly, i swerved to avoid car in front of me and hit concrete wall. Air bags did not work. My face hit steering wheel, causing injury to nose and mouth. *tr
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10498415
Air Bags
TAKATA RECALL
Crash reported
ODI 10959170
Air Bags
Rear ended a vehicle going approx. 70 mph and had extensive front end damage however the air bags failed to deploy. Driver hit head on steering wheel and passenger suffered sever head injury. *js
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 10458444
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owned a 2002 chevrolet tahoe. While driving at approximately 45 mph, the contact crashed into a guard rail. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. The contact sustained a fractured collar bone, several broken ribs, head trauma, brain bleeding, and strokes. The contact was placed into a medically induced coma and on a respiratory machine, but later died. The vehicle was towed to a…
Crash reported · 1 injury · 1 death
ODI 10746088
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet tahoe. The contact stated that the driver crashed into a guard rail and the air bags failed to deploy. The driver sustained massive head trauma, broken ribs and bleeding from the brain, resulting in a fatality. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact was unaware if the vehicle was diagnosed of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure.…
Crash reported · 1 death
ODI 10667110
Air Bags
Tl - the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet tahoe. The contact stated that while the driver was driving at 45 mph and attempted to avoid a crash with another vehicle. As a result, the driver crashed into a guardrail and the air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The contact was taken to a hospital and sustained injuries to the ribs, the collar bones, a brain trauma and a collapsed lung. The driver suffered…
Crash reported · 1 death
ODI 10641399
Air Bags · Electrical System
In 2009 my ignition switch would not work.i would try 3 or 4 times to start the car and it would finally start. It occurred driving for about 1 hour over bumpy roads. I had weseloh chevrolet diagnose it but they couldn't identify the problem. Finally they installed a new ignition switch and charged me 425.oo and it still shuts off. Now i fin d out they knew about this in 2003.my car is unsafe.they installe another…
ODI 10576743
Air Bags
My daughter was driving my 2002 chevy tahoe when it was side swiped by another car. The car went out of control and rolled three times landing on it's hood. The front or side airbags did not deploy. *tr
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 10200142
Air Bags · Equipment
On march 20. 2007 i recieved a letter from onstar telling me that a safety feature that i purchased new with my 2002 chevrolet tahoe will not be operable after december 31, 2007. I will no longer have the onstar system to call 911 automatically in case air bag deployment. I understand that there about 2 million owners of gm cars that will have the same problem. *ak
ODI 10185655
Air Bags
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 55 mph, the front driver side tire had a blow out, causing the vehicle to hit both guard rails with the front end. The airbags did not deploy. Although the seatbelt was worn, the contact sustained a concussion. There was a police report taken at the scene. The vehicle was towed to an auto body shop, where it was deemed a total loss by the insurance company.
ODI 10152394
Air Bags
On januray 23. 2004, i was rear-ended on the freeway. I was going about 65-70 mph. A person hit me from the rear, he was travelling around 100-110 mph. I lost control of my tahoe, i went sideways, then i shot forward and hit the center divider( on the center right side of my car) at about 65 mph or faster, i was shot backwards into a guard rail and came off of that and then the tahoe rolled on to its side, skid for…
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 10057036
Air Bags · Seat Belts
12-09-02 front/.side impact. No airbags deployed. 05-24-03 side impact preceeding rollover. No airbags deployed. Seat belt did not restrain driver. Onstar was not notified of accident for safety. Major injuries incurred.*ak
Crash reported · 3 injuries
ODI 10097929
Air Bags
The truck hit a wall head on between 33-35 mph. The air bags failed to deploy upon impact allowing the driver to hit the windshield with his head shattering it. General motors sent someone to diagnose the trucks' condition which the consumer was told "exceptible standards". Please describe details ts
Crash reported
ODI 8022842