Gmc Tahoe problems
The Chevrolet Tahoe, and its badge-engineered GMC Yukon counterpart, are full-size SUVs and other trucks from General Motors, offered since 1994 and 1991, respectively. Since 1982, Chevrolet and GMC sold two different-sized SUVs under their "Blazer" and "Jimmy" nameplates, by introducing the smaller S-10 Blazer and GMC S-15 Jimmy for the 1983 model year, below the full-size Blazer and Jimmy models. This situation lasted into the early 1990s. GMC first rebadged the full-size Jimmy as the "Yukon" in 1991. Chevrolet however waited until 1994, when they rebadged the redesigned mid-size S-10 Blazer the "new Blazer," while renaming the full-size Blazer as the "Tahoe." The name Tahoe refers to the rugged and scenic area surrounding Lake Tahoe in the western United States, and was originally used as a trim level on S-10 models. The name Yukon refers to the Yukon territory of northern Canada.
For the 1995 model year, the Tahoe and Yukon gained a new, longer four-door model, slotting in size between the two-door models and the longer-wheelbase Chevrolet/GMC Suburbans.
The Tahoe is sold in North America, parts of Asia such as the Philippines, and the Middle East, plus other countries including Bolivia, Chile, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, and Angola as a left-hand-drive vehicle. The Yukon is only sold in North America and the Middle East.
The Chevrolet Tahoe and GMC Yukon are part of General Motors' full-size SUV family and are differentiated from the similar Chevrolet Suburban and GMC Yukon XL primarily by the length of the passenger and cargo area behind the C-pillar. An upscale trim GMC Denali sub-model joined the Yukon lineup as the top-of-the-line trim for the 1999 model year; the Cadillac Escalade is a closely related upscale version sharing the same platform. The Denali is available on both standard and XL versions.
The Tahoe has regularly been the best-selling full-size SUV in the United States, frequently outselling its competition by two to one.
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Common Gmc Tahoe problems
Based on complaints from owners of the Chevrolet Tahoe, several common problems have been reported:
- Four-Wheel-Drive Transfer Case Position Sensor/Selector Switch Failure:
- This issue has been reported by over 480 owners across multiple model years from 1995 to 2016.
- Symptoms include a "Service 4WD" message on the gauge display, indicating fault codes from the transfer case control module.
- Typically occurs after around 138,000 miles, especially in warm climates.
- The recommended fix is to visit a repair shop for diagnostics and potentially replace the faulty sensor/switch.
- Upper Dash Cracking:
- Reported by 450 owners of various model years from 1994 to 2014.
- This problem manifests as cracks on the upper dashboard.
- Owners facing this issue may need to replace the upper instrument repair panel to address the cracking.
- Heating and A/C Temperature and Air Delivery Mode Door Actuator Failure:
- Over 420 owners of model years from 1995 to 2017 have reported this problem.
- When the HVAC system fails to deliver the expected temperature or air, the mode door actuator could be the culprit.
- Typically occurs after about 148,000 miles and can trigger fault codes in the A/C system, necessitating a visit to a repair shop for resolution.
These common problems with the Chevrolet Tahoe highlight issues related to the vehicle's 4WD system, dashboard durability, and HVAC functionality. Owners experiencing these issues should seek professional assistance to diagnose and address the specific problem affecting their vehicle.
Percentage distribution of complaints by Gmc Tahoe years
We have researched Gmc problems and analysed all the complaints filed against Gmc Tahoe cars and compiled the top 5 most problematic Gmc Tahoe model years:
Below you can see the percentage distribution of known problems by Gmc Tahoe model years.
Distribution of the number of complaints by Gmc Tahoe years
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Gmc Tahoe car problems categorized by type of issue
After analysing all complaints related to Gmc Tahoe , it was concluded that the most common issues with these cars are:
- Service brakes problems
- Hydraulic problems
- Electrical system problems
- Equipment problems
- Fuel system problems
The graph below shows statistics for all Gmc Tahoe vehicle components and the number of complaints received.
Distribution of the number of complaints where the accident occurred by Tahoe model years
A total of 3 complaints were registered in which the accident occurred. In the graph you can see the distribution of the number of complaints by model year.
Distribution of the number of complaints with injuries by Tahoe model years
There were a total of 1 complaints that resulted in a injuries. In the graph you can see the distribution of the number of complaints by model year.
The NHTSA has received 23 complaints about various vehicle components related to the Gmc Tahoe . Below are the 25 most recent complaints reported for Gmc Tahoe vehicles.
List of Gmc Tahoe complaints
Gmc Tahoe 2000
- Date Of Incident: 2016-02-13
- Date Complaint: 2016-02-17
- Crash: 1
- VIN: 1GNEK13T8YJ
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES
- Summary: WAS DRIVING 15 MPH WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN THERE WAS A VAN MAKING A STOP WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES THERE WAS NOTHING PEDDLE FELT HARD DID NOT EVEN MOVE I USED BOTH OF MY FEET PUSHED AS HARD AS I COULD DID NOT EVEN SLOW DOWN AS THE VAN STARTED TO DRIVE OFF I RAN IN TO TO IT . VAN HAD NO DAMAGE TO IT ONLY MY VEHICLE HAD DAMAGE TO IT
Gmc Tahoe 2000
- Date Of Incident: 2000-03-01
- Date Complaint: 2014-06-17
- Components: STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
- Summary: THE LAST GMC RECALL FOR VEHICLES THAT SHUT OFF WHEN DRIVEN OVER A BUMP, RAILROAD TRACKS, ETC. DID NOT INCLUDE 2000 TAHOE. I COMPLAINED CONSTANTLY FROM 2000 TO ~2012 OF THE PROBLEM. I WAS ALWAYS TOLD THAT SINCE THEY COULD NOT RECONSTRUCT THE COMPLAINT BY DRIVING A COUPLE OF BLOCKS, THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. ESSENTIALLY, THEY WERE TELLING ME THAT A PROBLEM DID NOT EXIST EVEN AFTER I FIGURED OUT THAT IT WAS HAPPENING NUMEROUS TIMES WHEN GOING OVER THE SAME SMALL BUMP ON A MAJOR ROADWAY, ~3 FEET FROM A MAJOR INTERSECTION. THE CAR AND MY HEART WOULD COMPLETELY SHUT OFF FOR NUMEROUS SECONDS LEAVING ME WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO STEER OR STOP. WE WERE JUST FORTUNATE THAT WE WERE NEVER HIT FROM BEHIND AS MANY TIMES THAT IT HAPPENED. THE DEALERSHIP STILL CONTINUED TO TELL ME THAT A PROBLEM DID NOT EXIST. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I WAS SO HAPPY TO FINALLY GET RID OF THAT VEHICLE. *TR
Gmc Tahoe 1999
- Date Of Incident: 2008-10-22
- Date Complaint: 2008-10-22
- VIN: 1GNEK13R0XJ
- Components: POWER TRAIN
- Summary: 1999 CHEVY TAHOE HAS ALWAYS HAD TRANSMISSION NOISE AND THUMPING. NOW WONT GO INTO REVERSE AT 80K MILES. CHAT LINES INDICATE SHELL/GEAR PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A COMMON KNOWN PROBLEM TO GM YET NO RECALL OR ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIR COSTS. PROBLEM IS KNOWN TO GM AS SHELL/GEAR WAS IMPROVED IN 2002. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED IN MODELS WITH LESS THAN 100K AT GM EXPENSE. COSTS ABOUT 2500$ TO CONSUMER FOR REPAIRS. *TR
Gmc Tahoe 2003
- Date Of Incident: 2007-11-06
- Date Complaint: 2007-11-10
- Components: EQUIPMENT,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Summary: 2003 GMC TAHOE. SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR
Gmc Tahoe 2003
- Date Of Incident: 2006-09-20
- Date Complaint: 2006-12-21
- VIN: 1GNEK13Z33R
- Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
- Summary: TL* - THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE REGISTERS 1/8 OF A TANK OF GAS WHEN TANK IS EMPTY. THERE ARE NO WARNINGS GIVEN TO INDICATE THAT THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF GAS. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE LEVEL SENSOR TWICE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN IN PARK WHEN IT IS DISCOVERED THAT THE TANK IS EMPTY. THE CONTACT STATES ONCE HE PUTS GAS IN THE VEHICLE IT STARTS RIGHT UP. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP 6 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM.
Gmc Tahoe 2003
- Date Of Incident: 2006-12-06
- Date Complaint: 2006-12-06
- VIN: 1GNEC13V33R
- Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Summary: MY 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SPEEDOMETER. WHEN IT IS COLD, AND I START THE CAR UP IN THE MORNING, THE SPEEDOMETER JUMPS UP, AND SAYS THE SPEED IS ABOUT 10 MPH. ONCE I START DRIVING, IT QUICKLY JUMPS UP IN EXCESS OF 120 MPH, AND OFF THE CHARTS. THEN WHEN COMING BACK DOWN TO IDLE, IT SITS ANYWHERE FROM 60 MPH - 90 MPH. TO CLEAR THIS BACK TO ZERO, AND GET IT TO SEEM LIKE IT IS WORKING PROPERLY, I HAVE TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE, TURN IT BACK ON AGAIN, AND THEN IT JUMPS DOWN 10 MPH EACH TIME IT TURNS BACK ON. SO I HAVE TO DO THIS SEVERAL TIMES TO GET IT BACK TO NORMAL. THIS HAPPENED ON THANKSGIVING, AND THEN AGAIN TODAY. THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AMON GM VEHICLE OWNERS, WITH TAHOES, YUKON'S, AVALANCES, AND OTHER CHEVROLET/GMC TRUCKS/SUV'S. THE CHEVROLET DEALERS SAY THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS TO BE REPLACED, AND PARTS AND LABOR FOR THIS, SEEMS TO BE ANYWHERE FROM $350 - $700+. WITH SUCH A WIDESPREAD REPORT OF THIS PROBLEM, GM NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS, AND STOP MAKING PEOPLE PAY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *JB
Gmc Tahoe 2002
- Date Of Incident: 2006-03-20
- Date Complaint: 2006-05-15
- VIN: 1GKEK13Z92R
- Components: SEAT BELTS
- Summary: DRIVER'S SHOULDER HARNESS RETRACTOR MAKES A SQUEAKING SOUND WITH NORMAL CAR OR DRIVER MOVEMENTS. BROUGHT TO DEALER FOR REPAIR AND WAS TOLD IT WAS DUE TO WEAR ON SEAT BELT RETRACTOR RATCHET AND THAT THE ONLY SOLUTION WAS A REPLACEMENT OF THE RETRACTOR AND REUPHOLSTERED OF SEAT AT A COST OF $350. FAILURE TO MAKE THE REPAIR MIGHT RESULT IN THE FAILURE OF THE SEAT BELT TO LOCK IN AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR IS 4 YEARS OLD AND HAS 40,OOO MILES ON IT. THIS APEARS TO BE A SAFETY DEFECT. *JB
Gmc Tahoe 1999
- Date Of Incident: 2006-03-15
- Date Complaint: 2006-03-16
- VIN: 1GNEK13R1XJ
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,EQUIPMENT
- Summary: 1999 CHEVY TAHOE ABS FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CORROSION CHEVROLET/GMC HAS INDICATED THAT THE 1999 CHEVY TAHOE THAT I OWN IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED SAFETY RECALL 05068. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO INDICATED THE FOLLOWING: "...FOUND THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS WITH RUST CORROSION, CAUSING UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING LOW SPEED BRAKE APPLICATIONS. RECOMMEND REPLACING BOTH WHEEL SPEED SENSORS TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION." THE VEHICLE ALSO LIVED GEOGRAPHICALLY WITHIN FOR 137,000 MILES IN THE "RUST BELT STATES" COVERED UNDER RECALL 05068, HOWEVER GM HAS INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE 1999 CHEVY TAHOE IS NOT CONSIDERED PART OF THE RECALL. *NM
Gmc Tahoe 2000
- Date Of Incident: 2005-06-24
- Date Complaint: 2005-09-28
- VIN: 1GKEK13T5YJ
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- Summary: GMC YUKON 2000 VIN #[XXX] PURCHASED & RESIDENCE [XXX] ABS SENSOR FAILURE RECENT REPAIR FOR UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS. [XXX] ABS DIAGNOSIS FOUND THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR IS DROPPING VOLTAGE-REPLACED THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL ABS SPEED SENSOR. ADVISED THAT RIGHT FRONT MAY OR MAY NOT FAIL. REPAIR DONE AT GMC DEALERSHIP: JOHN PAUL'S GREENFIELD PONTIAC-BUICK-GMC, MILWAUKEE, WI 414-545-7000 COST: $299.15. *JB UPDATED 07/18/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Gmc Tahoe 2000
- Date Of Incident: 2005-06-24
- Date Complaint: 2005-09-28
- VIN: 1GKEK13T5YJ
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- Summary: GMC YUKON 2000 VIN #[XXX] PURCHASED & RESIDENCE [XXX]. ABS SENSOR FAILURE. RECENT REPAIR FOR UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS. [XXX] ABS DIAGNOSIS FOUND THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR IS DROPPING VOLTAGE-REPLACED THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL ABS SPEED SENSOR. ADVISED THAT RIGHT FRONT MAY OR MAY NOT FAIL. REPAIR DONE AT GMC DEALERSHIP: JOHN PAUL'S GREENFIELD PONTIAC-BUICK-GMC, MILWAUKEE, WI 414-545-7000 COST: $299.15. *JB UPDATED 07/18/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Gmc Tahoe 1999
- Date Of Incident: 2005-04-01
- Date Complaint: 2005-06-08
- VIN: 1GNEK13R6XJ
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- Summary: CONSUMER STATED WHILE BRAKING AT SLOW SPEEDS THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. *JB AT SLOW SPEEDS (UNDER 10 MPH) THE VEHICLE'S ABS MAKES A WHINNING NOISE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL CRUNCHED TOWARDS THE FLOOR BOARD. THE VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD AND DOESN'T STOP AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE MECHANIC NOTED THAT THE ENTIRE ABS SYSTEM LOOKED CORRODED. THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND LEFT FRONT WHEEL HUB WERE REPLACED, HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *TT CONSUMER WOULD LIKE FOR NHTSA TO LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM AS SOMETHING MECHANICALLY WRONG WITH THE SYSTEM.*SB
Gmc Tahoe 2000
- Date Of Incident: 2004-11-02
- Date Complaint: 2005-05-24
- Crash: 1
- VIN: 1GNEK13T9YJ
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- Summary: DT: HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES AT LOW SPEEDS. THE PROBLEM IS BEING INVESTIGATED ON GMC VEHICLES. SPORADICALLY THE BRAKES MAKE A NOISE, AND DRIVER HAS TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO GET VEHICLE TO STOP. WHILE IN A PARKING LOT HIT ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE OF THE MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
Gmc Tahoe 1999
- Date Of Incident: 2005-01-01
- Date Complaint: 2005-05-13
- VIN: 1GNEK13R3XJ
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- Summary: DT; THE CONSUMER STATED OVER THE PAST 4-5 MONTHS HE HAS EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *JB
Gmc Tahoe 2001
- Date Of Incident: 2005-03-21
- Date Complaint: 2005-03-21
- Components: POWER TRAIN
- Summary: CONSUMER CAME TO A STOP. WHEN PROCEEDING TO PULL OFF A LOUD ACCELERATION NOISE CAME FROM ENGINE. VEHICLE HESITATED TO SWITCH GEARS. THE CAUSE OF THIS WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK
Gmc Tahoe 2003
- Date Of Incident: 2004-11-06
- Date Complaint: 2004-12-25
- VIN: 1GNEK13T13J
- Components: STEERING
- Summary: WHEN DRIVING AROUND CORNERS,MILD TO SEVERE,VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A CLICKING NOISE THEY STATED IT WAS IN THE STEERING SHAFT WOULD ORDER NEW PART .4TO6WEEKS TO RECIEVE WAS NOT A SAFTY ISSUE OK TO DRIVE.THIS VEHICLE HAS BECOME MORE DIFFICULT TO DRIVE BY THE DAY.A WIND GUST TOSSES IT ALL OVER THE ROAD. STILL NOT FIXED.STATED GM CANNOT MAKE THE REPLACEMENT PARTS FAST ENOUGH. *AK
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