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2011 Chevrolet Tahoe — Problems & Complaints

NHTSA has 457 owner complaints on file for this vehicle. Every report below was filed by a real owner with the US government's road-safety agency.

457

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

2018 Chevrolet Tahoe

105 complaints

Problem Areas

What Owners Complain About Most

Unknown Or Other 214 reports

Air Bags 186 reports

Structure 85 reports

Electrical System 18 reports

Electronic Stability Control (esc) 15 reports

Engine 13 reports

Fuel/propulsion System 8 reports

Vehicle Speed Control 7 reports

In Their Own Words

Recent Owner Reports

Air Bags ODI 11057707 12/30/2017

TAKATA RECALL. AUTONATION CHEVROLET WILL NOT FIX MY AIRBAGS. THEY KEEP TELLING ME THAT THE PARTS ARE NOT IN. IT'S BEEN GOING ON BETWEEN 1-2 YRS NOW.

Unknown Or Other ODI 10938702 12/30/2016

DASH CRACKING AND FALLING APART. IN FOUR SEPARATE LOCATIONS. THEY JUST GETTING BIGGER.

Unknown Or Other ODI 11291874 12/29/2019

DASHBOARD CRACKED NEXT TO THE CORNER OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG COVER. NOTICED WHEN I GOT IN TAHOE WHICH IS GARAGE KEPT IN THE NORTHEAST.

Unknown Or Other ODI 11057352 12/29/2017

THERE ARE MULTIPLE CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD MAKING IT A SAFETY HAZARD IN THE EVENT OF AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT THERE COULD BE HAZARDOUS DEBRIS. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION THE DASH RATTLES AND CAN BE VERY LOUD. SECONDARILY THERE IS ALSO AN ISSUE WITH THE FUEL TANK. THE PUMP CONSTANTLY STOPS ITSELF NOT ALLOWING YOU TO PUT GAS IN THE VEHICLE. WE HAVE TRIED DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS TO…

Structure ODI 10938395 12/29/2016

DASHBOARD CRACKING AT PASSENGER AIR BAG AND DRIVER'S SIDE

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Recalls & Crash Tests

Complaints are one half of the picture — see the official recalls and NHTSA crash-test stars for the 2011 Chevrolet Tahoe, or check your exact car by VIN with the free VIN lookup.

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Questions

FAQ

Is the 2011 Chevrolet Tahoe reliable?

Owners have filed 457 safety complaints with NHTSA for the 2011 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.