NHTSA Complaint #10476978 — 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10476978
Vehicle	2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	September 24, 2012
Date Filed	September 25, 2012
Mileage	128,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

THE EXHAUST BOLTS ARE BREAKING CAUSING THE EXHAUST TO LEAK. THE RELATED PROBLEMS WILL LIKELY BE POOR FUEL ECONOMY, INCREASED EMISSIONS AND POTENTIALLY FAILED EMISSIONS TEST. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS ALREADY REPLACED ON THE SAME SIDE AS THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WITH THE BROKEN BOLTS. PROBLEM WAS NOT NOTICED UNTIL THE SECOND BOLT BROKE THUS NOT SURE WHEN THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM OCCURRED. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO EFFECTING NUMEROUS OTHER VEHICLES THUS A POTENTIAL LARGE GLOBAL IMPACT. *TR

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