2017 Chevrolet Tahoe: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 217 complaints
217
Total Complaints
50,000mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN
Top Issue
3
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

20,608 25th Percentile
50,000 Median Mileage
82,862 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN
48
SERVICE BRAKES
41
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
22
ENGINE
22
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
17
AIR BAGS
10
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
7
STRUCTURE:BODY
6
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
5
STEERING
4

Severity Assessment

3
Crashes
1
Fires
6
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT 500 MILES ON ODOMETER DIAGNOSED AS FUEL VENTING FROM FUEL SYSTEM INTO CABIN COMPARTMENT RESULTING IN FUEL SMELL CAUSING NAUSEA, DIZZINESS AND CAUSING DRIVER AND OCCUPANTS TO BE EXTREMELY DROWSY. THIS OCCURRED WHEN CAR WAS STARTED AND WHEN DRIVING AT ALL TIME. D..."
"SPONTANEOUS EXPLODING SUNROOF"
"ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 2017, I SIGNED A LEASE FOR A BRAND-NEW 2017 CHEVROLET TAHOE LS AT ED BOZARTH CHEVROLET IN LAS VEGAS NV. THREE DAYS LATER AS I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE MAIN STREETS MY VEHICLE KEPT HESITATING AND JUMPING AS I WOULD HAVE TO STOP IN TRAFFIC THEN MOVE AGAIN WHEN I PRESSED ..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28