2017 Chevrolet TAHOE

Problems, Recalls & Reliability Report

Avoid This Year

Quick Summary

The 2017 Chevrolet TAHOE has 223 owner complaints filed with NHTSA — that's 2.8x the segment average of 80. The most common issue is transmission problems (23% of all complaints), specifically: shake/shudder while driving straight on highway at 72 mph up to at least 90 mph. steering wheel, center counsle, and seats shake. goes away when not accelerating. balanced tires and did not fix. dealer then balanced tires and alignment was completed. this also did not fix. dealer kept my car f. ⚠️ 1 fire report filed.

1 fire report 3 crash reports 6 injuries

223

Total Complaints

Recalls Issued

—/5

Safety Stars

2.8x

vs Segment Avg

Known Problems

TRANSMISSION

51 complaints

23%

• SHAKE/SHUDDER WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT ON HIGHWAY AT 72 MPH UP TO AT LEAST 90 MPH. STEERING WHEEL, CENTER COUNSLE, AND SEATS SHAKE. GOES AWAY WHEN NOT ACCELERATING. BALANCED TIRES AND DID NOT FIX. DEALER THEN BALANCED TIRES AND ALIGNMENT WAS COMPLETED. THIS ALSO DID NOT FIX. DEALER KEPT MY CAR F
• *TAKATA RECALL* I HAVE BEEN NOTICING A LOT OF DIFFERENT ISSUES WITH MY 2017 TAHOE PREMIER. THE ENGINE BLOCK IS A DEEP RUST COLOR. ENGINE IS EXTREMELY HOT EVEN HOURS LATER AFTER PARKING. THERE IS A THICK BLACK SLUDGE THAT IS ON NEARLY EVERY PART UNDER THE TRUCK. I STARTED HEARING A TICKING NOISE T
• I WAS DRIVING INTO TOWN FROM HOME ONE MORNING AND NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS ACTING FUNNY LIKE IT WASN'T SHIFTING GEARS. I CALLED MY HUSBAND AND THANKFULLY I WAS CLOSE TO OUR LOCAL CHEVEROLET DEALER AND BY THE TIME I PULLED IN WHICH WAS ONLY A COUPLE OF MILES THE TRANSMISSION TEMP WAS VERY HIGH AND WAS

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500

“SHAKE/SHUDDER WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT ON HIGHWAY AT 72 MPH UP TO AT LEAST 90 MPH. STEERING WHEEL, CENTER COUNSLE, AND SEATS SHAKE. GOES AWAY WHEN NOT ACCELERATING. BALANCED TIRES AND DID NOT FIX. DEALER THEN BALANCED TIRES AND ALIGNMENT WAS COMPLETED. THIS ALSO DID NOT FIX. DEALER KEPT MY CAR F”

— NHTSA complaint filing

BRAKES

46 complaints

21%

• HARD BRAKE PEDAL RESULTING IN LITTLE OR NO STOPPING POWER WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT LOW SPEED. TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP, YOU MUST STOMP ON THE PEDAL AS HARD AS YOU CAN. THE SITUATION TYPICALLY OCCURS WHEN PARKING. THE BRAKE APPLICATION OR TWO ARE FINE, BUT AFTER THAT THE BRAKES FAIL. THIS SA
• DRIVING IN TRAFFIC SLOW SPEED, BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR, LOST POWER BRAKES, POSSIBLY VACUUM PRESSURE. VERY HARD TO STOP VEHICLE. BRAKES WORKED AFTER DRIVING AT A HIGHER SPEED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE ROAD. THIS IS A BRAKE BOOSTER/VACUUM LOSS ISSUE IN MY OPINION. THIS IS A 1 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. THIS SH
• DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, FAILED TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. WHILE AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD SINK TO THE FLOOR, AND THERE WOULD BE NO STOPPING POWER. THIS OCCURRED 3 TIMES IN A SINGLE DAY. WE ROLLED THROUGH THE END OF SEVERAL DRIVEWAYS, DIRECTLY INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET.

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500💥 1 crashes

“HARD BRAKE PEDAL RESULTING IN LITTLE OR NO STOPPING POWER WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT LOW SPEED. TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP, YOU MUST STOMP ON THE PEDAL AS HARD AS YOU CAN. THE SITUATION TYPICALLY OCCURS WHEN PARKING. THE BRAKE APPLICATION OR TWO ARE FINE, BUT AFTER THAT THE BRAKES FAIL. THIS SA”

— NHTSA complaint filing

ENGINE

24 complaints

11%

• ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 2017, I SIGNED A LEASE FOR A BRAND-NEW 2017 CHEVROLET TAHOE LS AT ED BOZARTH CHEVROLET IN LAS VEGAS NV. THREE DAYS LATER AS I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE MAIN STREETS MY VEHICLE KEPT HESITATING AND JUMPING AS I WOULD HAVE TO STOP IN TRAFFIC THEN MOVE AGAIN WHEN I PRESSED
• 2017 CHEVY TAHOE ENGINE VIBRATION WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN IDLE OR BELOW 500 RPMS. THE VECHICLE FEELS LIKE IS GOING TO SHUTOFF AND IT STRUGLES TO TURN ON FROM A COLD START. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE VECHILE IS STATIONARY.
• *TAKATA RECALL* I HAVE BEEN NOTICING A LOT OF DIFFERENT ISSUES WITH MY 2017 TAHOE PREMIER. THE ENGINE BLOCK IS A DEEP RUST COLOR. ENGINE IS EXTREMELY HOT EVEN HOURS LATER AFTER PARKING. THERE IS A THICK BLACK SLUDGE THAT IS ON NEARLY EVERY PART UNDER THE TRUCK. I STARTED HEARING A TICKING NOISE T

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500

“ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 2017, I SIGNED A LEASE FOR A BRAND-NEW 2017 CHEVROLET TAHOE LS AT ED BOZARTH CHEVROLET IN LAS VEGAS NV. THREE DAYS LATER AS I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE MAIN STREETS MY VEHICLE KEPT HESITATING AND JUMPING AS I WOULD HAVE TO STOP IN TRAFFIC THEN MOVE AGAIN WHEN I PRESSED ”

— NHTSA complaint filing

OTHER

24 complaints

11%

• *TAKATA RECALL* I HAVE BEEN NOTICING A LOT OF DIFFERENT ISSUES WITH MY 2017 TAHOE PREMIER. THE ENGINE BLOCK IS A DEEP RUST COLOR. ENGINE IS EXTREMELY HOT EVEN HOURS LATER AFTER PARKING. THERE IS A THICK BLACK SLUDGE THAT IS ON NEARLY EVERY PART UNDER THE TRUCK. I STARTED HEARING A TICKING NOISE T
• MY SON AND I WERE TRAVELING ON HAMPTON RD IN DALLAS TOWARDS CAMPWISDON RD IN DALLAS TEXAS. AFTER MAKING A RIGHT ONTO CAMPWISDOM ANOTHER DRIVER WAVED ME DOWN . I LET MY WINDOW DOWN WHILE IN MOTION AND SHE INFORMED ME THAT MY TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS ON MY DASHBOARD, NOR DID SEE SMOKE
• WINDOW ACTUATOR ALREADY REPLACED IN DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCKS DON'T WORK

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500🔥 1 fire reports

“*TAKATA RECALL* I HAVE BEEN NOTICING A LOT OF DIFFERENT ISSUES WITH MY 2017 TAHOE PREMIER. THE ENGINE BLOCK IS A DEEP RUST COLOR. ENGINE IS EXTREMELY HOT EVEN HOURS LATER AFTER PARKING. THERE IS A THICK BLACK SLUDGE THAT IS ON NEARLY EVERY PART UNDER THE TRUCK. I STARTED HEARING A TICKING NOISE T”

— NHTSA complaint filing

ELECTRICAL

19 complaints

• THE DASH COMPUTER COMES AND GOES INTERMITTENTLY. UNABLE TO VIEW MILEAGE OR FUEL GAUGE. IT HAPPENS WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE AND REMAINS OFF FOR THE DURATION UNTIL THE CAR IS SHUT OFF. THE FREQUENCY OF IT COMPLETELY GOING BLACK IS RANDOM.
• AUTO (ELECTRIC) DOOR LOCK SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLY FAILS TO FUNCTION; WHEN DOORS ARE LOCKED, UNLOCK BUTTON IS FAILING TO UNLOCK THE DOORS. THIS HAS OCCURRED BOTH WHILE STATIONARY AND WHILE MOVING ON A CITY. (THIS VEHICLE IS A POLICE CANINE VEHICLE).
• WHEN PLACED INTO REVERSE THE BACKUP CAMERA AUTOMATICALLY TURNS ON AT MAXIMUM BRIGHTNESS AND CANNOT BE DIMMED OR OVER RIDDEN. THIS CAUSES BLINDING AND INABILITY TO SEE OUT OF THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT. THE BRIGHTNESS IS SUCH THAT YOU CANNOT SEE OUT OF ANY WINDOWS FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. TO SEE OUTSIDE YO

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500

“THE DASH COMPUTER COMES AND GOES INTERMITTENTLY. UNABLE TO VIEW MILEAGE OR FUEL GAUGE. IT HAPPENS WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE AND REMAINS OFF FOR THE DURATION UNTIL THE CAR IS SHUT OFF. THE FREQUENCY OF IT COMPLETELY GOING BLACK IS RANDOM.”

— NHTSA complaint filing

Estimated Repair Costs

TRANSMISSION(~50K mi)

$500

BRAKES(~50K mi)

$500

ENGINE(~50K mi)

$500

OTHER(~50K mi)

$500

ELECTRICAL(~50K mi)

$500

Estimates based on average reported repair costs. Actual costs vary by location, shop, and severity.

🔍 Pre-Purchase Inspection Checklist

Based on 223 owner complaints for this specific year, here's what to check or ask about:

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TRANSMISSION: SHAKE/SHUDDER WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT ON HIGHWAY AT 72 MPH UP TO AT LEAST 90 MPH. STEERING WHEEL, CENTER COUNSLE, AND SEATS SHAKE. GOES AWAY WHEN NOT ACCELERATING. BALANCED TIRES AND DID NOT FIX. DEALER THEN BALANCED TIRES AND ALIGNMENT WAS COMPLETED. THIS ALSO DID NOT FIX. DEALER KEPT MY CAR F
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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BRAKES: HARD BRAKE PEDAL RESULTING IN LITTLE OR NO STOPPING POWER WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT LOW SPEED. TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP, YOU MUST STOMP ON THE PEDAL AS HARD AS YOU CAN. THE SITUATION TYPICALLY OCCURS WHEN PARKING. THE BRAKE APPLICATION OR TWO ARE FINE, BUT AFTER THAT THE BRAKES FAIL. THIS SA
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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ENGINE: ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 2017, I SIGNED A LEASE FOR A BRAND-NEW 2017 CHEVROLET TAHOE LS AT ED BOZARTH CHEVROLET IN LAS VEGAS NV. THREE DAYS LATER AS I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE MAIN STREETS MY VEHICLE KEPT HESITATING AND JUMPING AS I WOULD HAVE TO STOP IN TRAFFIC THEN MOVE AGAIN WHEN I PRESSED
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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OTHER: *TAKATA RECALL* I HAVE BEEN NOTICING A LOT OF DIFFERENT ISSUES WITH MY 2017 TAHOE PREMIER. THE ENGINE BLOCK IS A DEEP RUST COLOR. ENGINE IS EXTREMELY HOT EVEN HOURS LATER AFTER PARKING. THERE IS A THICK BLACK SLUDGE THAT IS ON NEARLY EVERY PART UNDER THE TRUCK. I STARTED HEARING A TICKING NOISE T
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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General: Get a pre-purchase inspection from an independent mechanic ($100-$200)