Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery
Filed Apr 23, 2003TN
THE BATTERY FAILED AND LEAKED ACID ALL OVER ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *NLM
1991 Chevrolet Tahoe
Routine
Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic › antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Power Train › Automatic Transmission | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsPower Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Apr 18, 2002CA
UPON ACCELERATION THE TAHOE WOULD NOT SHIFT DOWN INTO A LOW ENOUGH GEAR TO GO. NLM
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 7, 2001CA
ABS BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN APPLYING BRRAKES THERE IS NO BRAKING ACTION, PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER REPLACED BRAKE PADS AND SHOES AND MASTER CYLINDER. BUT, IT DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM. ANTI LOCK SYSTEM WAS REPLACED ONCE BEFORE IN 1994. *AK
3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Across model years
Worst on record: 2007| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Do not drive |
| 2025 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2024 | 66 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2023 | 218 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Above average |
| 2022 | 186 | 4 | 3 | 0 | Routine |
| 2021 | 449 | 16 | 3 | 0 | Above average |
| 2020 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2019 | 105 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Do not drive |
| 2018 | 103 | 3 | 0 | 1 | Fatalities reported |
| 2017 | 173 | 4 | 1 | 0 | Do not drive |
| 2016 | 256 | 8 | 1 | 0 | Do not drive |
| 2015 | 658 | 14 | 2 | 1 | Do not drive |
| 2014 | 90 | 3 | 0 | 1 | Fatalities reported |
| 2013 | 232 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Above average |
| 2012 | 178 | 3 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2011 | 446 | 5 | 2 | 0 | Above average |
| 2010 | 314 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Above average |
| 2009 | 284 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Above average |
| 2008 | 528 | 4 | 5 | 0 | Above average |
| 2007 | 1,177 | 4 | 27 | 0 | High concern |
| 2006 | 114 | 4 | 4 | 0 | Routine |
| 2005 | 293 | 7 | 14 | 0 | Above average |
| 2004 | 467 | 5 | 7 | 1 | Fatalities reported |
| 2003 | 507 | 7 | 9 | 1 | Fatalities reported |
| 2002 | 449 | 6 | 8 | 4 | Fatalities reported |
| 2001 | 512 | 8 | 7 | 8 | Fatalities reported |
| 2000 | 282 | 10 | 5 | 0 | Above average |
| 1999 | 552 | 3 | 12 | 10 | Fatalities reported |
| 1998 | 263 | 4 | 7 | 0 | Above average |
| 1997 | 410 | 2 | 3 | 1 | Fatalities reported |
| 1996 | 283 | 5 | 5 | 2 | Fatalities reported |
| 1995 | 246 | 8 | 5 | 3 | Fatalities reported |
| 1994 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1993 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1991 — this page | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.