Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints
10,175 consumer complaints on file.
- #11649239March 19, 2025AIR BAGS
I was in a rollover crash on 3/9/25. I hit the guardrail head on, then completely rolled the vehicle multiple times. The driver/steering wheel airbag did NOT deploy. Curtain airbags, and the airbag from the seat deployed but the steering wheel did NOT. My head hit the steering wheel as a result with injuries to my face. The airbag malfunction was confirmed by a mechanic.
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11648971March 18, 2025ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Lot white smoke for tail pipe, noise came in the motor, leak gas for tailpipe
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11648821March 17, 2025ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
Traveling down the highway at 65 MPH the engine/transmission started bucking and you could hear the rear wheel lock up. The vehicle then would not shift and reduced the speed to 55MPH. Check engine light came on. Chevrolet is telling me the valve body needs to be replaced but keep driving it because it is on national backorder. After doing some research GM is hiding the issue and keeps installing faulty valve bodies. The GM fix is that they programmed the transmission to reduce speed when it notices excessive wear. GM is not standing behind the issue as it has been like pulling teeth to get a loaner vehicle.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11648709March 17, 2025EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
The contact owns a 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed at night, the contact became aware that the headlamps failed to provide adequate illumination. After a visual inspection, the contact observed that the headlamps were loose within the assembly and were dramatically tilted at a downward angle. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed a failure with the headlamp adjuster. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 60,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11648704March 17, 2025ENGINE
Vehicle broke down on 12/1/2024. Had it towed to the nearest dealership. Dealership claimed that gasoline was pumped into the tank. We knew that wasn't the case. I called the store we last used for fuel and spoke to the manager. She was able to pull my wife up on surveillance and verified that she pumped diesel fuel from a "diesel fuel only" pump on 11/21/24. We also verified that the fuel in the holding tank at the store was actual diesel fuel. My wife purchased 23.45 gallons of diesel fuel. The tank size on this Tahoe is a 24 gallon tank. We had burned half of this fuel before the vehicle broke down. We also verified that no one else had complained about the fuel from the store. Dealership said it needed a new engine. We had it towed to another dealership for a second opinion, but they couldn't verify what happened because the 1st dealership had cleaned out the fuel system. I called GM but they won't help because they are going off what the 1st dealership claimed. Vehicle is still under power train warranty, but they won't fix it. This vehicle left us stranded on the side of the road. Insurance was called and a representative did go and look at the Tahoe. He called back and said that the issue does not fall within our policy.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11648435March 15, 2025TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
Bridgestone Dueler H/L P275/60R20 Alenza had a slow leak for about a year that I couldn't find. Today the sidewall completely brew out on the highway at 70 mph. There was no curb rash or noticeable physical damage anywhere on the sidewall prior to the sidewall failure.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11648490March 15, 2025ENGINE
Driving on a highway to Dallas and vehicle loss power and locked up in the middle of the highway.Was stranded on the highway for 4 hours. Vehicle would not start up and had to get towed to local dealership. Dealership diagnose the problem and stated that the engine has failed. I got the vehicle towed back home to my local dealership and they confirmed that the engine has failed. The vehicle showed no signs of engine issues. GM needs to recall this vehicle.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11648266March 14, 2025TIRES
See attached document for complaint
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11648220March 13, 2025SEATS
My vehicle is experiencing the same issue with the Third Row Headrests as outlined in a prior service bulletin (N202316750) for the same model year and make vehicle. My VIN number was not included in the bulletin, but I believe it should have been. The passenger side third row headrest will no longer stay up when the seat is engaged.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11648085March 13, 2025ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
vehicle has been doing this since February 2024 but dealer would state the recall would fix the issue. February 18 2025 vehicle claimed to have a dead battery. Took to dealer once it was jumped they kept till February 28,2025 when I picked up vehicle less than 5 mile down the road vehicle shut off and luckily I was at a red light and the vehicle behind was not following close. The vehicle had just left dealership. Once i was able to get the vehicle back on it stated I needed to service the transmission. Took vehicle back to dealership and then they kept it to check. March 4,2025 I was told to pick up vehicle I did and it seemed well drove 6 miles to destination. Parked it and went inside came back out an hour later and vehicle was dead again. Had to call tow truck to pick me up and they left vehicle at dealer and it has been there since and they are stating it is in line.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11648051March 13, 2025ENGINE
The contact owns a 2022 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact stated that while his wife was driving 35 MPH, the vehicle stalled and failed to restart. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer who diagnosed that the rod bearings had failed, causing the engine to seize. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 66,523.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11647940March 12, 2025ENGINE
The contact owns a 2022 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact stated while driving approximately 70 MPH, the vehicle lost automotive power. No warning light was illuminated. In addition, the contact stated that the vehicle was unsafe and almost jeopardized the lives of her children. The vehicle was towed to a local dealer and was diagnosed with an internal bearing failure, and the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired due to the cost. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 72,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11647938March 12, 2025FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS, ENGINE
First the front collision warning systems kept coming on and off. Then the engine died on the highway and I had to restart. I drove a little further and it died again and would not restart. I had it towed to the dealer and they are telling me the engine has seized and needs to be replaced. I have 40,000 mile and the car is 2 years old. It was very dangerous to have the car die twice while at speed on the highway.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11647680March 11, 2025ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
While driving down the highway, the vehicle suddenly experienced multiple issues. The headlights went out, the vehicle would not continue to accelerate, and all interior lights shut off. The vehicle then shifted into neutral and stalled. There were no warning signs or indicators before this happened. Our safety was at risk as we barely managed to pull the vehicle over to the shoulder, with no working emergency lights. The highway had no street lights, and we were constantly worried about being hit by other cars since our vehicle was nearly invisible without the emergency lights. The malfunction left us stranded more than two hours from home. We had to have the vehicle towed to a Chevrolet dealership for inspection, which was also over two hours away. Prior to the failure, there were no warning lamps, messages, or other symptoms—everything happened suddenly without any notice.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11647446March 10, 2025Carry Handle, Shell, Base
I removed the carrier from my vehicle to clean below it and found two parts on the base that connect the seat / carrier to the base are broken.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11647185March 8, 2025ENGINE
Without warning engine light turned on and vehicle imminently lost power. Engine locked up and could not be started again this happened January 14 2025 motor was blown. Taken into the dealer at this time. Tahoe was picked up from dealer on 3/1/2025 Tahoe was driven 36 miles and once again out of no where engine light turned on and vehicle lost all power and would not start again, engine was blown a second time. Vehicle is now at the dealer for a second time.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11647181March 8, 2025ENGINE
I’ve done some research on the Chevy Tahoe 6.2L engine failures my Tahoe experienced the same thing our Tahoe just shut off in the middle of rush hour. 2 days ago we’ve started hearing slight knocking on higher RPMs and sometimes just idling and also would have a rough idle but it would go away with no check engine lights or warnings on the dash till today we haven’t taken it to the dealership to look at do to it having 61k miles just past its warranty and us not having the finances to get the truck fixed.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11647157March 8, 2025ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Repeated issues with the infotainment system had to be replaced 3 times to date. The motor blew at 49,000 miles 3 weeks ago. The replacement motor is on back order and it is very difficult to get a loaner vehicle, not to mention having to make a payment on the vehicle that I don’t have to use.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11646801March 6, 2025FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
The contact owns a 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact stated while making a right turn, the vehicle lost automotive power. No warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the transmission was stuck in park(P). The vehicle was towed to a local independent mechanic and was diagnosed with fuel module failure. The contact was informed that the fuel module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where it was diagnosed at the owner’s expense. The vehicle was not repaired due to the cost. Upon further investigation, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V739000 (Fuel System, Gasoline); however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11646720March 6, 2025POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2023 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact stated that while driving 15 MPH up an incline, there was an abnormal bumping sound coming from underneath the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle hesitated, and the transmission was slipping. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 17,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0