2002 Chevrolet Tahoe Engine cooling Problems

“I just bought a truck from a used car dealer, who said nothing was wrong with the vehicle. There is a problem with the heating and cooling. When I turn off the A/C it still blows air out of the vents, and the truck needs u joints.”

“I ran out of gas on the freeway going 65 MPH with my 5 year old son in the car. Apparently when a chevy Tahoe runs out of gas it shuts down the entire electrical system including power steering as well. I'm unsure of this ------> but it seems like the brakes are affected too. I had a very difficult time merging over to the right hand shoulder of the highway (I had to cross three lanes and merge with on-ramp traffic), given that I had very little steering control and had to use as much momentum as I already had to get off the road to safety, without being hit by someone traveling over 50mph. …”

“2002 chevy Tahoe with 105, 000 miles. Changed spark plugs and found a severed exhaust manifold bolt on the engine. The bolt is from the driver's side end of manifold. The bolt is worn and rusty on 90% of it and the other 10% is shiny (like a new break). Called dublin, ca chevy and went in after they said they have had many complaints. The offered to fix it for 10% off the $1000 bill. I told them that it was their defect and they should pay. I called gmac and they told me to goto another chevy dealer in san leandro, ca for a diagnosis since the 1st dealership never looked under the hood. …”

“About 2 years ago I noticed engine coolant on my garage floor. After investigating I found that the leak was coming from the storage reservoir rather than the radiator. I also noticed that my windshield washer fluid was also leaking onto the garage floor. I took my Tahoe into a dealer. I explained the problems, they conducted their evaluations and I was then told that it would cost approximately $450.00 to repair both problems. I could only afford to fix one problem so I chose the coolant leak. They fixed the leak...for about $250.00. The coolant reservoir leak reappeared several months later. …”

“I have a 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe. Once the vehicle sets overnight or a period of six hours or longer the following problem occurs: I go to back out of my driveway in reverse the vehicle engine will die. Note that my drive way is on an incline. This cannot be recreated if the dealership attaches a tech tool to the vehicle. This problem can be recreated without fail with nothing attached. I have also had one occurrence that after I started the vehicle back, which it will always start back, I was attempting to pull out on a major road when the vehicle appeared to try and stall out. …”