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2010 Chevrolet Tahoe — Problems & Complaints

NHTSA has 319 owner complaints on file for this vehicle. Every report below was filed by a real owner with the US government's road-safety agency.

319

Complaints

filed with NHTSA

Involved a Crash

owner-reported

Involved Fire

owner-reported

Injuries

across all reports

Years to Avoid

Chevrolet Tahoe — Complaints by Model Year

Years flagged AVOID have at least twice this model's average complaint count — the strongest public-data signal of a bad year.

2010 Chevrolet Tahoe

319 complaints

2011 Chevrolet Tahoe

457 complaints

2012 Chevrolet Tahoe

180 complaints

2013 Chevrolet Tahoe

233 complaints

2014 Chevrolet Tahoe

93 complaints

2015 Chevrolet Tahoe AVOID

662 complaints

2016 Chevrolet Tahoe

257 complaints

2017 Chevrolet Tahoe

174 complaints

Problem Areas

What Owners Complain About Most

Unknown Or Other 142 reports

Air Bags 118 reports

Structure 90 reports

Electrical System 16 reports

Engine 11 reports

Power Train 6 reports

Electronic Stability Control (esc) 6 reports

Vehicle Speed Control 5 reports

In Their Own Words

Recent Owner Reports

Unknown Or Other ODI 10938854 12/30/2016

DASHBOARD CRACKING.

Structure ODI 11057497 12/29/2017

DASH BOARD CRACKED FOR 3RD TIME ON DRIVERS SIDE. GM WILL NOT COVER NOW AS ITS OUT OF WARRANTY. DRIVERS SIDE MOTOR MOUNT BROKEN. KNOWN ISSUE

Structure ODI 10938471 12/29/2016

THE DASH BOARD IN THE VEHICLE HAS 2 CRACKS IN IT. COULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD INVOLVING THE AIRBAGS. ONE CRACK IS LOCATED AT THE CURVE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ON THE GEAR SELECTOR SIDE AND THE OTHER IS LOCATED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I RECENTLY PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THE CRACKS WERE ALREADY THERE. I KNOW THAT THIS IS A POPULAR PROBLEM AND I BELIEVE THAT GM HAS PROFITED GREAT…

Air Bags ODI 11056865 12/27/2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (ROSNER CHEVROLET, 800 S. HARBOR CITY BLVD, MELBOURNE, FL 32901) AND WAS…

Electrical System ODI 11291029 12/24/2019

WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN OR HIGHWAY , DOOR LOCKS BEGAN POPPING UP AND DOWN, DASH GAUGES WERE GOING CRAZY AND CAR BEGAN TO BE LOSE TOTAL ELECTRICAL POWER. ENGINE CUT OUT AND DIED AND ALMOST REAR ENDED BY SEMI-TRUCK. THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED 20 PLUS TIMES OVER THE PAST 6 MONTHS AND SEVERAL TIMES TIMES THIS WEEK DRIVING IN TOWN AND ALSO ON INTERSTATE 44 IN MISSOURI. THE GM SERVICE TE…

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Recalls & Crash Tests

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Questions

FAQ

Is the 2010 Chevrolet Tahoe reliable?

Owners have filed 319 safety complaints with NHTSA for the 2010 Chevrolet Tahoe, most often about unknown or other. Compare the complaint counts across model years above — a year with far more complaints than the model's average is the strongest 'avoid' signal in public data.

Which Chevrolet Tahoe years should I avoid?

The rule of thumb used by analysts: a model year whose complaint count is well above the model's own average (we flag 2× or more) usually had a real manufacturing or design problem — not just noisy reporting. Use the year-by-year strip on this page.

Where do these complaints come from?

Directly from NHTSA, the US government road-safety agency. Any owner can file a Vehicle Owner Questionnaire; NHTSA publishes them as public domain data. We cache each lookup for up to 7 days.

Do complaints mean a recall is coming?

Sometimes. NHTSA opens defect investigations when complaint patterns emerge, and investigations can end in recalls. Check the recalls page for this vehicle to see what has already been recalled.