GMC TahoeYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 23 owner complaints and 0 safety recalls on record for the GMC Tahoe.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints23Top: Service brakes, hydraulic Safety recalls01998–2003 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

GMC Tahoe years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Tahoe median. Tap a year for its full report.

2 4 6 3 4 4

'98'99'00'01'02'03

Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
Not rated

2003Not rated–/1004 complaints · 0 recalls 2002Not rated–/1004 complaints · 0 recalls 2001Not rated–/1003 complaints · 0 recalls 2000Not rated–/1006 complaints · 0 recalls 1999Not rated–/1004 complaints · 0 recalls 1998Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common GMC Tahoe problems

All model years combined: 23 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

7Service brakes, hydraulic1 crash/fire/injury

4Electrical system

2Equipment

2Power train

2Vehicle speed control

2Fuel system, gasoline

2Steering

1Seat belts

1Electronic stability control (ESC)

33 other systems2 crash/fire/injury

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Service brakes, hydraulic	7	1
Electrical system	4	0
Equipment	2	0
Power train	2	0
Vehicle speed control	2	0
Fuel system, gasoline	2	0
Steering	2	0
Seat belts	1	0
Electronic stability control (ESC)	1	0
3 other systems	3	2

0 recalls

GMC Tahoe recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

7 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Tahoe

Mar 30, 2010
Brake line corrosion failurePE10010 · 1999–2003 · closed Jan 5, 2011
No recall
Dec 20, 2005
PARKING BRAKE FAILUREDP05009 · 2000–2003 · closed May 31, 2006
No recall
Apr 28, 2005
UNWANTED LOW-SPEED ABS ACTIVATIONPE05020 · 1999–2002 · closed Sep 13, 2005
Led to recall 05V-379
Apr 9, 2004
PARKING BRAKE FAILUREEA04011 · 2003 · closed May 10, 2005
Led to recall 05V-161
Feb 11, 2002
THROTTLE STICKINGPE02021 · 1999–2001 · closed Aug 1, 2002
No recall
Dec 20, 2001
SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE SEPARATIONEA01018 · 1998–1999 · closed Dec 9, 2002
No recall
Mar 6, 2001
FIRE BY THE REAR AUXILIARY HEATPE01005 · 2001 · closed May 11, 2001
No recall