Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints

10,175 consumer complaints on file.

#11642161February 12, 2025
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING
My truck Keeps Shutting off and steering locks up
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11641998February 11, 2025
STEERING
The contact owns a 2018 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact stated that after parking the vehicle in a parking lot and returning to start the vehicle, the “Power Steering Assist Fault” message was displayed, and the vehicle was difficult to turn to the right or the left. The contact left the vehicle in the parking lot and after returning to the vehicle later and starting the vehicle, the vehicle had regained power steering assist functionality. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the 12-Volt battery needed to be replaced. The contact was advised by the mechanic that due to the weak battery, the power steering assist failed to operate as designed. The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that several weeks later the power steering assist failure recurred. The contact stated that the "Power Steering Assist Fault" message was displayed. The vehicle was taken to another independent mechanic. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The contact researched online and related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V455000 (Steering); however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 84,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11641889February 11, 2025
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
Engine failed while driving down the road. There was not prior warning signs to this issue. Vehicle was unable to accelerate. The safety of myself and husband were put a risk as we were traveling on an Interstate 12 in Baton Rouge, LA. The vehicle was inspected by Pine Belt Chevy and the cause identified as Camshaft and lifters failed in the engine causing a sudden deacceleration.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11641747February 10, 2025
SERVICE BRAKES
On a few occasions the emergency / parking brake auto releases when parked on a slight incline while the engine is running and transmission is in park.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11641595February 9, 2025
POWER TRAIN
My car had only 110,000 and the transmission went out. Maintenance has always been done on my car transmissions should not be going out at 110,000 miles. Gave me no warning at all just stopped in the middle of the road and wouldn’t go.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11641260February 7, 2025
AIR BAGS
The contact owned a 2010 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact received notifications and cards of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V053000 (Air Bags) and would like to be removed from the recall distribution list because the vehicle was totaled. The dealer was contacted. The manufacturer was not contacted.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11641168February 6, 2025
POWER TRAIN
I was traveling through New York pulling my 21 foot RV and and the transmission on my Chevy truck (83,000 miles) heated up, the engine light came on, the transmission message occurred, and stopped working. We were stuck on the side of the road. The mechanic said these 6 speed transmissions often fail and it cost me $11,000 to rebuild it. He said the torque converter broke into pieces and traveled through my transmission lines. Online I learned this wasa very common problems with these kind of trucks and suvs.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11641074February 6, 2025
ENGINE
Driving on interstate (I55 - traveling South bound, Bridge over water) traveling at 70 MPH engine started to make loud noise and car was shuttering. We were able to take the immediate next exit. After taking the exit, within minute or two, the car/engine shut off with no way of restarting or steering. The engine did start to smoke when the hood was popped to inspect. Tow truck was called to transport us to the local Chevy dealer in Hammond LA - Ross Downing Chevrolet. Since it was a Saturday, we had to wait for the dealership to reopen on Monday. On Monday, I was called and told that there was indeed complete engine failure, and later in the day it was determined that it was due to a rod bearing issue. GM was contacted since I was 3,000 miles outside of my warranty, and the agreed to cover roughly $17,000 of the repair to completely replace the engine. I was out of pocket $3,227.56. All oil changes and maintenance were on time and kept up with. Just had an oil change roughly a week earlier before the engine failure. There were no lights that came on the dashboard even after the vehicle completely failed.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11641073February 6, 2025
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
7 weeks after purchase of my new 2024 Tahoe the check engine light came on, showing safety restraint system compromised and then I lost all sound and entertainment features. 4 months later and my car is still sitting in parts at the dealership because wiring harness is on back order.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11640917February 5, 2025
Chest Clip, Buckle, Harness
My car seat has failed the safety test on recall and they refuse to warranty it. It loosens significantly when pulled.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11640759February 4, 2025
ENGINE
At 35,000 miles, my 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe started to misfire. When I pressed the accelerator, the truck started hesitating and the check engine light started flashing. I was able to get the truck to the dealer I purchased it at. The technician "claimed" it was a bad fuel injector. The dealer replaced the spark plug and injector. The vehicle was never test driven. I picked up the truck and drove it on the road. Within 1 mile, the truck started to misfire again with the check engine light started flashing. The dealer claimed that the lifter or lifters in one engine bank were bad. The dealer replaced the lifters on the one side of the engine.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11640742February 4, 2025
ENGINE
Engine knocking while accelerating. Told by Chevy dealership that a thruster is broken. Car is only 4 years old with 60k miles. Unfortunately, not under warranty. Quoted $5,000 for fix. No errors on dash or visuals of the problem.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11640310February 3, 2025
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
The audio system changes radio stations on its on. It also attaches or disconnects Bluetooth devices on its on. This has affected the video player and it no longer works.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11640537February 3, 2025
ENGINE
6.2l engine catastrophic engine failure with appt 17,000 miles on odometer. Kendall Chevrolet of marysville Washington has new engine on back order.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11640447February 3, 2025
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2022 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact stated while driving at approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle was losing motive power. The contact stated that the "Service Transmission" message was displayed. The contact stated that the transmission temperature gauge was showing that the transmission was almost 200 degrees. The contact was able to drive the vehicle to the residence. The contact made several attempts to reset the transmission by turning the vehicle off and on and then attempted to reset the Transmission Control Module by disconnecting the battery. The contact was able to drive the vehicle to a local dealer. The dealer diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the transmission valve body had failed and needed to be replaced. The contact was advised by the dealer that the parts needed to repair the vehicle were on a national backorder. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 38,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11640416February 3, 2025
ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES
1st incident- Engine had a bad lifter and cam shaft with 46,000miles. When this happened I was going through a railroad crossing, if the failure was bad enough and locked the engine up I would have been stuck on the tracks with my family. This issue could cause the motor to lock up if the lifter or cam shaft had a more serious failure. Dealer confirmed the lifter and cam shaft were bad and replaced. the engine had a vibration 2 weeks before the failure but the dealership could not identify or duplicate the issue. Vehicle was in the shop for 35 days to repair. 2nd incident- Parking brake and brake system locked up and would not release until the vehicle was reset. Scheduled vehicle to be towed in and the brakes locked up again while loading the vehicle to tow. Dealer is still troubleshooting the issue after 5 days. Errors on screen "Forward Collision System unavailable, Brake system failure 43mph top speed, Service steering column lock, service traction control, Service ESC, Service Brake Pad Monitor" If this happened while on the highway it had the chance to cause a serious wreck.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11640241February 2, 2025
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
On 2 occasions the dash lights and gauges do not turn on when the vehicle is on. The first time this happened I was driving and was no longer able to see my speed or any other details provided by the gauges. We changed the fuse and it seemed to work for 1 day. The next day I turned the vehicle on, was able to drive but none of the dash features were functioning again. Will be taking to dealership when available scheduling to have it evaluated.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11640178February 2, 2025
ENGINE
With 63,000 miles the vehicle experienced catastrophic engine failure on a freeway. This resulted in loss of power with no ability to get the vehicle to a safe location. It was determined that the #7 crankshaft bearing was the cause of failure and the compete engine was replaced as a result.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11640103February 1, 2025
ENGINE
We are concerned that the transmission recall should be including ALL 2020 Tahoe’s. We were driving at 55 MPH and our RPM suddenly excelled and the vehicle felt like it was in neutral. This happened several times in a short distance. When we arrived home and tried to put in reverse it hesitated to move and then finally engaged. Getting it into dealership this week.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11640037February 1, 2025
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Traveling on the interstate late at night in the winter with my family, which includes small children, a clicking noise began but then went away. No diagnostic lamps came on, everything seemed fine, vehicle responded appropriately. Moments later, on a remote stretch of interstate, we lost power and the engine shut down. The vehicle would not turn back on. We were stranded in the dark on a freezing night.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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