2009 Chevrolet Tahoe Engine Problems
- 11
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 11 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 8 |
| 1–30k mi | 1 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Suspension
Have owned since 2010. Have had the vehicle lose power while driving a couple of years ago. The throttle body was replaced. The vehicle idles rough (you can feel it idle but not all of the time). Dealership said they could not detect a rough idle issue. Later, another issue with the throttle body causing the check engine light and misfires in cylinder (have paperwork inside vehicle) replaced a sensor related to the…
ODI 11076239
Engine · Power Train · Unknown Or Other
Warning light, turn off the engine. And the vehicle tugged forward. This vehicle has turned off on occasion and has had other engine warning lights. The engine warning light, now, remains lit.
ODI 10948834
Engine
Engine oil consumption, when you fill up with gas you fill up with oil
ODI 10947945
Air Bags · Engine · Power Train
Drive train vibration since taking dealer delivery nov/december 2015 @ 2830 miles air bag notice not to ride in front passenger seat 10/27/2016 1st occurence of unintended acceleration oct 27, 2015 @ 8680 miles
ODI 10919717
Engine
Started with a #4 misfire and no engine power and dealer said truck was fine. Finally after 4 cylinder misfiring, dealer agreed truck had an issue and is now saying i need a valve job done for # 1800.00 but it looks like i should tell them that its the lifters.. 74,000 on my 2007 tahoe for a 25,000.00 truck not only that but they are saying if that don't fix it then i need to pay 3500.00 for a cam shaft. Its running…
Crash reported
ODI 10850201
Engine
Check engine light came on and i pulled over and there was no oil. It has been using oilever since i bought the vehicle, it will use anywhere from a 1 1/2 to 2 quarts of oil in between oil changes
ODI 10721594
Engine
Confused why this would happen.. Left motor mount broken, right side stressed and cracked. Replaced motor and trans mission mounts. *tr
ODI 10684057
Engine
I was driving my 2009 chevy tahoe and the engine quit . So i coasted and of course their was no brakes or steering ... I could have been killed in this vehicle. I was scared to death. What if i was driving at 65 on interstate? Something is def wrong. *tr
ODI 10633576
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving truck east on imperial hwy, at around 40 mph, when the truck had a sudden loss of power, could not accelerate, truck was towed to the dealer, on 9/30/14 i picked up truck from the dealer, 5 minutes after driving it from the dealer, at around 35 mph, it stalled again, truck was taken back to dealer. *tr
ODI 10617818
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Engine
We have had nothing but problems out of this tahoe. When driving the dash lights flash, door locks move up and down, speedometer will go to zero then back up to speed an so forth, the tahoe will start gearing down on its own, the air will go off, and the radio will flash on and off. The vehicle has even shut completely off before when going down the interstate. We have replaced the negative ground wires and the 175…
ODI 10525405
Engine · Unknown Or Other
Cracks in dash could cause serious injury in crash. Dash cracking started around 80k. Engine uses oil,several qts. Between oil changes. It has used oil since around 45k miles
ODI 10994942