NHTSA data · free2019 Chevrolet TahoeProblems: Top Complaints, Recalls & Failures (NHTSA)
Every owner complaint and safety recall the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has on file for the 2019 Chevrolet Tahoe, ranked by the component that failed most.
Complaints on file
105
Recalls issued
2
Crashes reported
8
Fires reported
0
What breaks most
- Power Train38 complaints · 36.2%
- Engine29 complaints · 27.6%
- Fuel/Propulsion System25 complaints · 23.8%
- Electrical System16 complaints · 15.2%
- Steering8 complaints · 7.6%
Recalls on this model year
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Wheel Speed Sensor/Tone Ring
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2020 Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, and GMC Yukon, and 2014-2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles equipped with a 5.3-liter engine, a 3.08-ratio rear axle and four-wheel drive. If a wheel-speed sensor fails, while the vehicle is tra
Campaign 19V761000 · reported 24/10/2019 · recall work is free at any franchised dealer
- Do not drivePower Train › Transfer Case (4-Wheel Drive)
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2026 Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Silverado 1500, Suburban, and Tahoe, and GMC Sierra 1500, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles with four-wheel (4WD) or all-wheel drive (AWD), and certain 2015-2020 Suburban, Escalade, Escalade ESV, Yukon, Yukon
Campaign 26V289000 · reported 07/05/2026 · recall work is free at any franchised dealer
What owners report
Power Train
- My transmission completely went out at 130,000 miles. We had to buy a whole new transmission. It has had regular maintenance on it. Rpm would skyrocket the car wouldn’t move. Then it would finally
- I recieved this message after bringing my 2019 Chevy Tahoe to the dealership today for regular maintenanceand to check out a slight noise coming from under my hood: Rotational noise in your engine com
- While driving, the engine started to shutter and run rough. Pulled over to check and see if everything was ok. When restarting engine it developed a ticking noise which got worse and worse. We then ma
Engine
- The contact owns a 2019 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was a misfire coming from the engine and the vehicle lost motive power and was violently s
- Engine lifter failure and bent push rod
- While driving, the engine started to shutter and run rough. Pulled over to check and see if everything was ok. When restarting engine it developed a ticking noise which got worse and worse. We then ma
Fuel/Propulsion System
- While driving, the engine started to shutter and run rough. Pulled over to check and see if everything was ok. When restarting engine it developed a ticking noise which got worse and worse. We then ma
- What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? Complete engine failure. 2nd time this engine failed cylinder 4 bent rod. Cylinder 7 and camshaft.
- Active Fuel Management for the automobile variable displacement technology was the issue. 6.2L V8 L87 engine has created the following issues- Cylinder deactivation issues transmission issues Multip
Electrical System
- Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2019 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy after the purchase of the vehicle. The vehicle was an independent dealer sale.
- This is the date I first took the vehicle to a dealership. The Transmission has performed poorly and the wiper would not work at all and it was not a fuse problem. Transmission finally failed and had
- The contact owns a 2019 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact stated that the infotainment center lighting and instrument panel lighting was flickering. The instrument panel display switched from the mileage a
Steering
- When driving, the vehicle will randomly pull to one side cause the vehicle to severely swerve and almost cause a collision.
- Vehicle lost power steering while driving. Steering became difficult and unsafe while family was in vehicle.
- The power steering failed while driving and we had our baby in the car. We had to make quick adjustment to our driving. We made it home bit very difficultly. I believe there is a problem with the cont
Excerpts are anonymized owner complaints as filed with NHTSA, trimmed to 200 characters.
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