2014 CHEVROLET TAHOE

What owners reported to NHTSA, ranked by how often and how seriously.

This is complaint data, not a random sample.

It only includes owners who chose to file a federal complaint, so it over-represents dramatic and safety-related problems and under-represents minor issues an owner just had fixed without reporting. Read this as what NHTSA complainants report most, not as this vehicle's true failure rate. Full methodology.

Component ranking

  1. #1

    interior trim

    19 unsafe, 5 broken, 5 annoyance

    29
    incidents

    Commonly reported, insufficient mileage data - n=21, median 65,000 mi, no reliable range below 25 reports.

    • "DASHBOARD IS CRACKED AND OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD."~30,000 mi, complaint #1402970
    • "MY 2014 CHEVROLET TAHOE HAS A 2 INCH CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE TTHAT STARTS AT THE TOP LEFT CORNER OF THE RECTANGULAR "CUT OUT" TO THE EDGE OF THAT PIECE OF THE DASHBOARD. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE AIR BAG IF THE CAR IS I…"~53,000 mi, complaint #1681412
    • "DASHBOARD SEVERELY CRACKED ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT."~65,000 mi, complaint #1464163
    • "MY DASHBOARD IS CRACKED IN TWO DIFFERENT AREAS. I SEE THAT MANY DASHBOARD BETWEEN 2013 AND 2017 CHEVY TAHOES HAVE CRACK. ONE OF THE CRACKS LEADS INTO THE COMPARTMENT THAT HOLDS THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG. THESE CRACKS ARE NOT FROM NEGLECT AND THESE CRABS ARE N…"~89,000 mi, complaint #1697417
    • "WHILE SITTING AT A STOP SIGN ON A ROUGHLY 40 DEGREE DAY THE DASH OF MY VEHICLE CRACKED."~127,300 mi, complaint #1629489
  2. #2

    airbag system

    8 unsafe, 1 annoyance

    9
    incidents

    Mileage: suppressed (fewer than 10 mileage-bearing reports; n=7)

    • "THERE IS A DASHBOARD CRACK NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD AIRBAG COVER. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL VEHICLE."~30,000 mi, complaint #1638557
    • "DASHBOARD CRACKED BY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND DRIVER SIDE INSTRUMENT PANEL"~34,000 mi, complaint #1442069
    • "TAKATA RECALL CRACKING DASH BY THE PASSENGER AIR BAG VEHICLE ONLY HAS 39,000 MILES"~39,000 mi, complaint #1393589
    • "DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, MY DASHBOARD CRACKED ON THE CORNER OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE DASHBOARD WAS NOT STRUCK IN ANYWAY OR THE CAR DID NOT HIT A BUMP. I'M AFRAID OF THE CRACK BEING THERE BECAUSE IT IS SO CLOSE TO THE AIRBAG HOUSING."~46,300 mi, complaint #1371167
    • "THE DASH SURROUNDING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG HAS DEVELOPED MULTIPLE CRACKS. THIS CREATES CONCERN WITH THE INTEGRITY OF THE PLASTIC IF THE AIRBAG WERE TO DEPLOY. THIS VEHICLE IS GARAGE KEPT AND ONLY USED ON THE WEEKENDS DUE TO THE USE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE FO…"~60,000 mi, complaint #1359095
  3. #3

    other

    4 unsafe, 4 annoyance

    8
    incidents

    Mileage: suppressed (fewer than 10 mileage-bearing reports; n=1)

    • "YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING HOME, MY DASHBOARD EXPLODED OPEN. I GUESS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS WHICH SHOULD BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM TO THE MANUFACTURER. AFTER SAFELY PULLING OVER I WAS ABLE TO SEE THAT I NOW HAVE A LARGE CRACK IN MY DASHBOARD. PARTS S…"~117,000 mi, complaint #1691014
  4. #4

    wiring harness

    1 stranded, 3 unsafe, 1 annoyance

    5
    incidents

    Mileage: suppressed (fewer than 10 mileage-bearing reports; n=3)

    • "THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILS, CAUSING THE ENTIRE CAR TO STOP OPERATING. GM SAYS THAT THEY WILL NOT FIX, EVEN THOUGH THEY PUT OUT A GM RECALL BULLETIN 14515B. GM SAYS MY VIN# IS NOT INCLUDED. IT IS A 2014 WITH THE SAME ISSUE AS IN BULLETIN? INTERIOR LIGHTS BLINK…"~52,000 mi, complaint #1348984
    • "ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHEN ACCELERATING, HIGHWAY AND SUBDIVISION STREETS, THE VEHICLES TRAILER BRAKE WOULD ENGAGE AND THE CAR WOULD BECOME UNSAFE TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE'S RADIO WOULD ALSO RANDOMLY RESTART, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD FLICKER ON AND O…"~56,000 mi, complaint #1373272
  5. #5

    engine stall or no start

    1 stranded, 2 unsafe

    3
    incidents

    Mileage: suppressed (fewer than 10 mileage-bearing reports; n=7)

    • "SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. WHEN RUNNING THE DOOR LOCKS OPEN AND CLOSE RAPIDLY, THE SERVICE TRAILER BRAKE WARNING COMES ON, THE LOW BATTERY WARNING COMES ON THEN GOES OFF, THE AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SERGES, AND STA…"~67,500 mi, complaint #1555929
    • "CHASI ELECTRICAL COMPONENT RECALL , TRAILER BREAKING SYSTEM , CAR DEAD WON'T START 3 YEARS OF THIS , BATTERY REPLACED EVERY YEAR , SPARK PLUGS ETC I HAVE BEEN TO CLASSIC CHEVERLOT VERY YEAR AND THEY JUST SIT THERE AND DIE THE SAME THING AND PULL RECORDS SAYIN…"~74,000 mi, complaint #1529520
  6. #6

    instrument cluster

    2 unsafe, 1 annoyance

    3
    incidents

    Mileage: suppressed (fewer than 10 mileage-bearing reports; n=3)

    • "MY TAHOE HAS TWO MAJOR CRACKS ABODE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND BY THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND GM REFUSES TO ADMIT THAT THEY HAVE A ONGOING AND SERIOUS ISSUE THAT IF THE AIRBAG WAS TO DEPLOY WOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE"~53,000 mi, complaint #1357207
    • "DASH CRACKED ABOVE AIRBAG ON PASSENGER SIDE AND CRACKED ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ON DRIVERS SIDE!"~56,000 mi, complaint #1650733
    • "MY DASH HAS CRACKED IN TWO AREAS; BY THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND BY THE AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I NOW HAVE A CONSTANT CHIRPING NOISE WHEN DRIVING."~150,413 mi, complaint #1591519
  7. #7

    stability and traction control

    3 unsafe

    3
    incidents

    Mileage: suppressed (fewer than 10 mileage-bearing reports; n=3)

    • "THIS VEHICLE ENDURED AND ACCIDENT IN 2017. STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANY AND OTHER INSURANCE COMPANIES HAS RATED THIS VEHICLE AS HIGH RISK. THE SELLER, LAFONTAINE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP DIDN'T DISCLOSE THIS INFORMATION AND IT WAS MISSING ON THE CARFAX. THIS IS A M…"~90,000 mi, complaint #1673231
  8. #8

    control module

    1 unsafe, 1 annoyance

    2
    incidents

    Mileage: suppressed (fewer than 10 mileage-bearing reports; n=1)

    • "WAS GETTING 20 TO [REDACTED ADDRESS] THEN IT SUDDENLY DROPPED TO WHERE I WOULD ONLY BE GETTING 15 TO 16 MPG. I HAVE ALSO GONE OUT AND GOTTEN GAS THE NIGHT BEFORE AND AFTER RESETING THE AVERAGE MPG I WOULD BE BACK UP TO GETTING 19 TO 20 ON CITY STREETS AND GO O…"~69,662 mi, complaint #1664998
  9. #9

    steering rack mechanical

    2 unsafe

    2
    incidents

    Mileage: suppressed (fewer than 10 mileage-bearing reports; n=6)

    • "DURING OFFICER TRAINING LEFT AND RIGHT STEER HUBS FAILED COMING OFF, SAME TRAINING SINCE 2012 USING TAHOE'S AND SAME AS PURSUIT DRIVING PPV TAHOE. *TR"~1,278 mi, complaint #1149482
    • "DURING OFFICER TRAINING LEFT STEER HUB CAME APART. SAME TRAINING SINCE 2012 AND NO DIFFERENT THEN PURSUIT DRIVING. PPV TAHOE. WE HAVE ANOTHER UNIT AND FILING SEPARATE CASE WITH SAME ISSUE BUT BOTH STEER HUBS FAILED. *TR"~5,313 mi, complaint #1149478
  10. #10

    wiper and washer

    2 unsafe

    2
    incidents

    Mileage: suppressed (fewer than 10 mileage-bearing reports; n=2)

    • "I HAVE A 2014 CHEVY SONIC AND SINCE THE FIRST SET OF NEW WIPERS THEYHAVE BEEN AN ISSUE. THE DRIVER SIDE ONE IS THE ISSUE. THEY FLY OFF WITH THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. IN TOTAL I HAVE HAD SEVEN WIPER BLADES FLY OFF ON ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING. LAST FRIDAY WE HAD M…"~80,000 mi, complaint #1540812
    • "TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING IN A RAINSTORM, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SEIZED AND BECAME INOPERABLE. THE DRIVER COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAITED UNTIL THE RAIN STOPPED TO RESUME DRIVING. THE CONTACT WAS A CERTIFIED MECH…"~100,000 mi, complaint #1609844
  11. #11

    adas blind spot

    1 unsafe

    1
    incident

    Mileage: suppressed (fewer than 10 mileage-bearing reports; n=0)

    • "2014 CHEVROLET TAHOE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SIDE BLIND ZONE ALERT SYSTEM FAILURE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE SIDE BLIND ZONE ALERT DID NOT PROVIDE SAFETY OR SECURITY DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE SYSTEM FAILED TO OPERATE ON THREE SEPARATE…"complaint #1233125
  12. #12

    adas collision warning

    1 unsafe

    1
    incident

    Mileage: suppressed (fewer than 10 mileage-bearing reports; n=3)

    • "DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE (I-90 MT), ON CRUISE CONTROL, BRAKING FOR A CAR IN FRONT GOING SLOWER, FOUND THAT NO BRAKING OCCURRED, SUDDEN ACCELERATION TO 90 MPH, TRIED TO CHANGE GEARS, TURN OFF ENGINE, PUMP BRAKES WITHOUT RESULTS, THEN GLANCING BLOW TO VEHICLE…"~18,514 mi, complaint #1320618
  13. #13

    battery and charging

    1 unsafe

    1
    incident

    Mileage: suppressed (fewer than 10 mileage-bearing reports; n=1)

    • "TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE TRAILER BRAKE CONTROL MODULE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CLASSIC CHEVROLET (1909 HIGHWAY 377, EAST GRANBURY, TX 76049, [REDACTED PH…"~74,000 mi, complaint #1529550
  14. #14

    brake booster

    1 unsafe

    1
    incident

    Mileage: suppressed (fewer than 10 mileage-bearing reports; n=0)

    • "Brake pedal hard to push and stop vehicle when braking, could possibly be defected brake vacuum pump."complaint #1785953
  15. #15

    brake hydraulics

    1 unsafe

    1
    incident

    Mileage: suppressed (fewer than 10 mileage-bearing reports; n=0)

    • "MY TAHOE HAS ONLY 40,000 MI. WHEN BRAKING THE VEHICLE SHAKES AND SHIVERS ESPECIALLY WHEN BRAKING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I REPLACED MY TIRES EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE ONLY HALF WORN TO SEE IF THAT WAS THE PROBLEM BUT IT DIDN'T CHARGE ANYTHING. #2 COMPLAINT IS MY REAR D…"complaint #1517966
  16. #16

    door latch and hinge

    1 unsafe

    1
    incident

    Mileage: suppressed (fewer than 10 mileage-bearing reports; n=1)

    • "The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact stated that the front driver’s side door failed to open as needed without warning. The contact had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic and had the door repaired. Recently, the contact stated that wh…"~50,000 mi, complaint #1769439
  17. #17

    engine cooling

    1 unsafe

    1
    incident

    Mileage: suppressed (fewer than 10 mileage-bearing reports; n=3)

    • "THE VEHICLE WAS ON MOTION SMOKE JUST STARTED COMING FROM EVERYWHERE. ALSO THE VEHICLE STATRED TO OVER HEAT. THE POLICE CAME AND HELP ME TO A SAFE AREA I WAS CRYING DONT NO WHATS WRONG. I DID SERVICE THE CAR TWO DAYS AGO, BUT THE DASH SAYS SERVICE ENGINE OIL.…"~100,000 mi, complaint #1530703
  18. #18

    engine internal

    1 broken

    1
    incident

    Mileage: suppressed (fewer than 10 mileage-bearing reports; n=0)

    • "2014 CHEVROLET TAHOE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO LIFTER AND CAM REPLACEMENT. *LD *JS"complaint #1710165
  19. #19

    glass and windshield

    1 unsafe

    1
    incident

    Mileage: suppressed (fewer than 10 mileage-bearing reports; n=0)

    • "I purchased a 2014 Chevrolet Tahoe LTZ around July 10th, 2021 from an individual in Georgia. The vehicle has been immaculately maintained with no damages on it at all. I had researched any recalls on the vehicle before I even looked at it. I found that there w…"complaint #1767877
  20. #20

    lighting exterior

    1 unsafe

    1
    incident

    Mileage: suppressed (fewer than 10 mileage-bearing reports; n=0)

    • "The low beam bulb on both sides of the vehicle keep going out. I have replaced each bulb at least 3 times. There is no moisture in the headlight and I don't see any electrical shorting on the harness. Malfunctioning headlights are a huge safety concern for…"complaint #1860867
  21. #21

    seatbelt and pretensioner

    1 unsafe

    1
    incident

    Mileage: suppressed (fewer than 10 mileage-bearing reports; n=0)

    • "WHILE PARKED, THE DRIVER'S FEMALE SEAT BELT BUCKLE END (PART #19121538) FREQUENTLY DOES NOT LATCH. IT USUALLY TAKES MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO LATCH. I VISITED A DEALER ON 11/5/20, TO SEE WHAT THEY WOULD DO. THEY CONTACTED GM, WHO REFUSED TO MAKE ANY REMEDY, STATING…"complaint #1705955
  22. #22

    software or update

    1 unsafe

    1
    incident

    Mileage: suppressed (fewer than 10 mileage-bearing reports; n=1)

    • "VEHICLE 4WD SELECTOR SET TO AUTO. STARTED VEHICLE. VEHICLE 'SERVICE 4WD' WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE BECAME STUCK IN 4WD MODE. VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO STEER OR DRIVE, AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE TO NORMAL ROAD SPEED CREATING SAFETY ISSUE. REPEATED SHUTDOWN AND R…"~500 mi, complaint #1123465
  23. #23

    sunroof

    1 unsafe

    1
    incident

    Mileage: suppressed (fewer than 10 mileage-bearing reports; n=1)

    • "TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE SUN ROOF ABRUPTLY SHATTERED INTO PIECES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGN…"~43,000 mi, complaint #1439836
  24. #24

    throttle and pedal

    1 unsafe

    1
    incident

    Mileage: suppressed (fewer than 10 mileage-bearing reports; n=2)

    • "WAS ACCELERATING ON THE INTERSTATE ON-RAMP. ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND WHEN I RELEASED FOOT OFF PEDAL, IT STAYED IN ITS POSITION CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE. I STOMPED ON PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES TO GET IT TO RELEASE. IT FINALLY RELEAS…"~5,200 mi, complaint #1078187
  25. #25

    tire failure

    1 unsafe

    1
    incident

    Mileage: suppressed (fewer than 10 mileage-bearing reports; n=0)

    • "P265/65R18 Michelin Tires: I bought the vehicle last Fall and it had these tires. I am not sure when they were purchased, but they seem to be in good condition with plenty of tread left. However, these tires are dangerous in winter conditions. They do not grip…"complaint #1939710
  26. #26

    transmission automatic

    1 unsafe

    1
    incident

    Mileage: suppressed (fewer than 10 mileage-bearing reports; n=1)

    • "The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact stated while attempting to start the vehicle, the contact noticed a failure with the gear shifter. The contact stated that the gear shifter remained in neutral and failed to shift to any other gear. The cont…"~127,666 mi, complaint #1997661

NHTSA investigations

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