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2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 1276462 · 2016-04-19

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
TAHOE
Year
2002
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
220,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

PURCHASED THE TRUCK BRAND NEW IN 2002 AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT HELL FROM IT. WE'VE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES, SEVERAL BREAKDOWNS AND STRANDED MOMENTS ON THE HIGHWAY DUE TO SOMETHING MALFUNCTIONED IN THE FUEL SYSTEM THAT EVEN CHEVY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT. IT'S BEEN UNRELIABLE AND GIVEN US HELL THE ENTIRE TIME WE'VE OWNED IT. WE'VE DUMPED THOUSANDS $$ INTO REPAIRS IN THE LAST 15 YEARS. MOST RECENTLY A NEW TRANSMISSION AFTER IT WENT OUT ON US TOWING A SMALL TRAILER WITH A TOW PACKAGE THAT COULDN'T TOW. WE'VE DUMPED ENOUGH MONEY INTO THIS TRUCK TO HAVE PURCHASED ANOTHER TRUCK BRAND NEW. ON 3/28/16 THE TRUCK SPONTANIOUSLY CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED DOWN WHILE UNOCCUPIED AND PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY. TO ADD TO THE HARDSHIP WE HAD JUST REDUCED THE INSURANCE TO LIABILITY AFTER CARRYING FULL COVERAGE FOR THE PAST 15 YRS. THE TRUCK IS A TOTAL LOSS AND NOW WE ARE WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION!! WHAT HAPPENED CHEVY?

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10860225
Machine
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