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Chevrolet Tahoe problems by year

12,595 complaints across 28 model years, 1995–2023. 2007 draws the most at 1,532; 2014 the fewest at 118.

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Complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold as much as how reliable they were. A popular model year will always look worse than a rare one. Compare the dominant failure system between years rather than the raw totals.

Every model year

YearComplaintsTop reported systemCrashesFiresDeaths
1995 296 Seats (26.4%) 31 5 3
1996 390 Service brakes, hydraulic (24.1%) 31 5 3
1997 515 Service brakes, hydraulic (23.1%) 29 3 3
1998 315 Service brakes, hydraulic (24.1%) 24 7 0
1999 677 Service brakes, hydraulic (38.7%) 53 12 10
2000 341 Service brakes, hydraulic (29.9%) 28 8 0
2001 607 Service brakes, hydraulic (23.7%) 52 13 11
2002 543 Service brakes (16.6%) 53 13 4
2003 628 Electrical system (30.7%) 26 11 1
2004 548 Electrical system (39.1%) 30 10 1
2005 381 Electrical system (33.6%) 15 18 0
2006 144 Structure (18.8%) 6 4 0
2007 1,532most Air bags (32.7%) 32 34 0
2008 687 Air bags (33.9%) 11 5 0
2009 391 Air bags (24.8%) 5 0 0
2010 405 Air bags (28.4%) 3 0 0
2011 571 Air bags (32.6%) 8 3 0
2012 253 Air bags (24.1%) 15 3 0
2013 309 Structure (18.1%) 6 0 0
2014 118 Electrical system (12.7%) 5 0 1
2015 892 Service brakes (20.7%) 43 4 2
2016 352 Service brakes (24.1%) 25 1 0
2017 233 Power train (22.7%) 3 1 0
2018 141 Engine (13.5%) 9 0 1
2019 162 Power train (23.5%) 11 0 0
2021 617 Engine (24.8%) 18 5 0
2022 246 Engine (27.6%) 4 5 0
2023 301 Engine (36.2%) 8 0 0