Chevrolet Tahoe Engine And Engine Cooling Problems
- 60
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 11
- Years with records
- 1999–2011
- Stored years
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 60 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 5 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- engine power · 6 records
- light illuminated · 6 records
- engine light · 6 records
- light came · 6 records
- reduced engine · 4 records
- needed replaced · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 18 |
| 60–100k mi | 14 |
| 100–150k mi | 8 |
| 30–60k mi | 4 |
| 150–400k mi | 2 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Engine And Engine Cooling
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet tahoe. While the vehicle was idling at a traffic light, there was a strong odor of coolant coming from the vehicle. The contact also noticed white smoke coming through the air vents, which resulted in a burning odor. Upon inspecting the vehicle, the contact noticed water in the oil when checking the dipstick. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic for…
Fire reported
ODI 11181444
Engine · Engine And Engine Cooling
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet tahoe. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v868000 (engine and engine cooling); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. An unknown dealer was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer…
ODI 11015430
Engine And Engine Cooling
Was driving to work when my truck read "reduced engine power", luckily i was pulling into the parking lot of my job! Today i'm in a whole other city and it just happened again so i'm stranded! *tr
ODI 10702486
Engine And Engine Cooling
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet tahoe. The contact stated that the oil pressure on the vehicle was extremely low. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the lifters needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure persisted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 104,000.
ODI 10676737
Engine And Engine Cooling · Service Brakes · Steering
I ran out of gas on the freeway going 65 mph with my 5 year old son in the car. Apparently when a chevy tahoe runs out of gas it shuts down the entire electrical system including power steering as well. I'm unsure of this ------> but it seems like the brakes are affected too. I had a very difficult time merging over to the right hand shoulder of the highway (i had to cross three lanes and merge with on-ramp…
ODI 10584725
Engine And Engine Cooling
I took my 2003 chevy tahoe into the dealership because of performance and gas issues and was told i had 2 broken exhaust manifold bolts. The repair was estimated to over $1000. I know that this is a major issue with gmc and chevy engines with many complaints. The manufacturer should stand by their product and fix this issue instead of making their customers pay for a defect that exists with their product. I was told…
ODI 10515917
Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling
While driving 72 mph on highway stabilitrak light, traction control light and flashing engine light came on and engine bogged down with no power. After almost getting hit by 2 semis i got the truck off the road.. I have read up on this issue and chevy needs a recall on this.. Someone is gonna get killed. *tr
ODI 10499891
Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling
While i was driving the air conditioner blower quit blowing and today when i went to a dealer for help he told me how to diagnose the fan relay, but it performed correctly. He also told me that he has seen before on the tahoes the a/c fan harness has melted before on this type of vehicle. *tr
ODI 10468991