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2013 Chevrolet Tahoe — Problems & Complaints

NHTSA has 233 owner complaints on file for this vehicle. Every report below was filed by a real owner with the US government's road-safety agency.

233

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

2019 Chevrolet Tahoe

107 complaints

2020 Chevrolet Tahoe

57 complaints

Problem Areas

What Owners Complain About Most

Unknown Or Other 122 reports

Structure 56 reports

Air Bags 51 reports

Electrical System 17 reports

Engine 13 reports

Power Train 9 reports

Electronic Stability Control (esc) 8 reports

Vehicle Speed Control 7 reports

In Their Own Words

Recent Owner Reports

Unknown Or Other ODI 10937662 12/27/2016

CRACKED DASH ABOVE INSTRUMENT PANEL. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. STATS IN A GARAGE.

Unknown Or Other ODI 11056062 12/22/2017

MY DASHBORD CRACKED AS I WAS SITTING IN IT PROGRAMMING MY BLUETOOTH TO MY PHONE. MY TAHOE IS ALWAY GARAGED KEPT AND IT ONLY HAS 26,000 MILES. IN NO WAY HAS IT BEEN EXPOSED TO EXTRAME HEAT OR SUNLIGHT. IT CRACKED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ABOVE THE AIRBAG. I ALSO HAVE A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO THAT THE DASH IS CRACKED ON IT TOO. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, I FOUND THAT THIS IS…

Unknown Or Other ODI 10936500 12/20/2016

PLASTIC DASH IN FRONT HAS THREE CRACKS. ONE CRACK AT LEFT SIDE OF AIRBAG ON PASSENGER SIDE ATOP LOCATION OF GLOVE BOX. OTHER TWO CRACKS ON DRIVER SIDE ATOP LOCATION OF SPEED AND FUEL INDICATORS. ALL THREE ARE ON THE PLASTIC DASH WHERE SEAM NEAR FRONT WINDOW PLASTIC AND DASH PLASTIC MEET AND MAKE A SEAM. THE WEATHER HAS BEEN 13 DEGREES AND 14 DEGREES THE PAST TWO MORNINGS DECEM…

Air Bags ODI 11161852 12/16/2018

CRACKING IN THE DASHBOARD THAT HAS CARRIED INTO THE AIRBAG SECTION OF THE DASH THAT PREVENTED DEPLOYMENT IN AN ACCIDENT ON BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDES OF DASH

Structure ODI 11053929 12/11/2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD HAD PREMATURE EXTENSIVE CRACKS THAT COULD AFFECT THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE AIR BAG COMPONENTS. THE CRACKS EXTENDED ON BOTH SIDES, BUT PRIMARILY NEAR THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE DEALER (PINKERTON CHEVROLET, 925 N ELECTRIC RD, SALEM, VA 24153, (800) 813-5960) INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DIAG…

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Recalls & Crash Tests

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Questions

FAQ

Is the 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe reliable?

Owners have filed 233 safety complaints with NHTSA for the 2013 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.