Tires
Filed Feb 21, 2008189,985 milesOR
HERCULES SNOW TIRES, STUDS PUNCHING THROUGH TIRES, I HAVE ONE TIRE WITH 9 PATCHES AND A NEW LEAK FROM ANOTHER OR MORE STUDS COMING THROUGH. *TR
1993 Chevrolet Tahoe
Routine
Owners filed 8 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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tires | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsEngine and Engine Cooling
Filed Aug 18, 2005129,505 milesWV
DT: THE CALLER BOUGHT A VEHICLE 2 WEEKS AGO AND HAS HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE, INCLUDING RADIATOR LEAKING/TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT ON HILLS/TORSION BAR MOUNT ON LEFT WAS BAD, AND WIPERS DO NOT WORK. DEALER SAID THEY WERE FILING BANKRUPTCY AND THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP HER. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED BECAUSE SHE BOUGHT IT USED AND OF ITS AGE. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 9, 2002SC
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. ABS BRAKE LIGHT SHOWED UP ON DASH PANEL. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 23, 2001IL
WHILE ON EXPRESSWAY DURING BAD WEATHER CONSUMER HEARD A BIG ROAR COMING FROM REAR. BRAKES LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE WAS SWERVING ALL OVER ROAD OUT OF CONTROL. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON DRY LAND ALSO. TOOK VEHICKE TO DEALER, AND VEHICLE REMAINED THERE. *AK
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Apr 15, 1999FL
WHEN VEHICLE IS PUT INTO DRIVE AND PARKING BRAKE IS NOT ON, AND DRIVER'S FOOT IS NOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WILL TAKE OFF AT 25MPH. DEALER HAS VEHICLE NOW. *AK
Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Jun 1, 1998TX
BOLTS TO THE SEAT BELT BREAK EASILY.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 22, 1997CA
ABS FAILURE AND UNEVEN WEAR OF FRONT PADS.
Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Oct 7, 1996IL
CONSUMER STATES THAT TOP TWO BRACKETS THAT HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL TOGETHER BROKE, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO COME APART. *AK
8 of 8 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 — this page | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1991 | 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.