Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | When in drive the car will not go into 3rd gear. It slips from. 2nd and back passes 3rd gear completely and goes into … |
| 2022-04-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I bought my 2003 Chevy Tahoe used and as is at a dealership for $10,000. Yes, I've been robbed. The truck is in great L… |
| 2021-06-03 | SEATS | No | 0 | The cable on the rear passenger seat is broken and can't get seat down to escape in an emergency. |
| 2020-12-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WELL MY AIR BAG LIGHT STAY ON NEVER GOES OVER AND MY DRIVER SEAT BELT DOES NOT EVEN LOCK AT ALL. THEN I KEEP HEAR THIS … |
| 2020-06-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 1 | WHILE DRIVING THE TAHOE CLOSE TO HOME I STARTED TO SMELL OF BURNING AND I COULD SEE SMOKE COMING UP FROM THE DASH. I PU… |
| 2020-06-04 | SEATS | No | 0 | CABLES FOR SEAT FOLDING MECHANISM BREAKING, PREVENTING THE SECOND ROW 60/40 SEATS FROM FOLDING TO ALLOW ACCESS TO THIRD… |
| 2019-08-09 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | DESCENDING A GRADE APPROACHING A T INTERSECTION BRAKE PEDDLE WENT NEARLY TO FLOOR. CAUSE WAS A SEVERELY RUSTED REAR BRA… |
| 2019-05-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL, TODAY, MAY 31, 2019, I DROVE MY TRUCK TO A MEETING AT 1:30 IN THE AFTERNOON AND PARKED MY VEHICLE IN … |
| 2017-12-19 | WHEELS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER THE TIRE BLEW THEY MOVED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE … |
| 2017-12-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAMARA RECALLS |
| 2017-10-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STOPPED WORKING PULLED OVER UNPLUGGED BATTERY STARTED WORKING BUT BEEN HAPPENING A … |
| 2017-10-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING DOWN AN INCLINE AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED … |
| 2017-09-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I BROUGHT IN MY 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE TO CUTTER CHEVROLET IN HONOLULU, HAWAII TO REPORT AN "ENGINE LIGHT ON" CONCERN. S… |
| 2017-08-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL IS NECESSARY MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON UPON STARTING VEHICLE ALONG WITH SERVICE AIRBAG WARNING. I AM AFRAID T… |
| 2017-07-27 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | EXITING FROM THE EXPRESSWAY WITH TRAFFIC LIGHT ABOUT 20 YARDS AWAY, CARS WERE STOPED DUE TO RED LIGHT AND I AM COMING … |
| 2017-04-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY TAHOE CAUGHT FIRE INSIDE THE DRIVER SIDE DASH. IT WAS PARKED, NO ONE HAD DRIVEN IT THAT DAY. I PUT IN A CLAIM WITH G… |
| 2017-03-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN VEHICLE LOSES POWER STEERING. DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME COMES AND GOES. IF YOU GIVE VEHICLE … |
| 2017-02-26 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS INOPERABLE. THE ABS AND THE… |
| 2017-01-24 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKES TOTALLY FAILED. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO BRAKES AT ALL. VEHICLE HAD TO RUN OFF THE RO… |
| 2017-01-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR. THE C… |
| 2017-01-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE "SERVICE AIRBAG" WARNING LIGHT AND "SERVICE AIRBAG" DISPLAY COMES ON WHEN I START THE VEHICLE--AND STAYS ON. EVERY… |
| 2017-01-09 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I HAVE AN 03 TAHOE Z71 200000 MILE AND BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED OUT, NOW I HAVE READ OVER SEVERAL HUNDRED COMPLAINTS ON T… |
| 2016-10-27 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE BRAKING A LITTLE HARDER THAN NORMAL TO AVOID HITTING A DEER, THE BRAKE LINE JUST BELOW THE DRIVERS AREA BLEW AND … |
| 2016-06-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | FRONT BRAKE LINE BLEW OUT JUST AS I WAS PULLING IN MY DRIVEWAY.I BOUGHT THE TRUCK USED IN JULY OF 2015 THE BRAKE LINES … |
| 2016-05-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY AIR BAG LIGHTS ARE ALWAYS AND 4WD LIGHTS ARE I TOOK MY TRUCK TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST THEY REPLACE THE TRANSFER… |
| 2016-04-14 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT L… |
| 2016-04-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I HAD TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES AND THE PEDAL JUST WENT TO THE FLOOR I HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL. I WAS… |
| 2016-03-31 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER, THE BRAKES WERE ABRUPTLY APPLIED TO… |
| 2016-02-26 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | METAL BRAKE LINE UNDER TRUCK BURST . LOOKS LIKE IT RUSTED THROUGH. ALL OTHER LINES RUSTED ALSO. VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN D… |
| 2016-01-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | DRIVING ON ICY ROAD ANTI LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED AND BRAKE LINE RUPTURED, ADN WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP. |
| 2016-01-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | THE PIECE BROKE OFF THE BOTTEM LATCH TO THE FRAME ON THE SEAT FOR THE 3RD ROW SEATING AND SOMETIMES THE SEATBELT WANT L… |
| 2015-12-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | HARD METAL BRAKE LINE FAILURE DURING EMERGENCY, HIGH PEDAL PRESSURE, STOP. NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO AVO… |
| 2015-12-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING GOES OUT WHEN BRAKING AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN OR WHEN TRYING TO MANEUVER INTO A PARKING PLACE , TO HARD TO TU… |
| 2015-11-25 | SEATS | No | 0 | THE CABLE SYSTEM TO LAY DOWN THE REAR 60/40 SPLIT BENCH REAR SEAT IS ALL MESSED UP. SEVERAL OF THE CABLES HAVE STRETCHE… |
| 2015-11-09 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE TOWING A 6000 POUND TRAILER AND DESCENDING DOWN A HILL AT APPROXIMA… |
| 2015-11-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ON NOVEMBER 5, 2015, I TOOK MY 2003 TAHOE IN DUE TO THE FACT THAT AN EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT HAD SHEARED OFF DURING THE N… |
| 2015-09-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2003 CHEVY TAHOE TO THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE WITHOUT ANY WARNING BRAKES TOTALLY WENT OUT, GOD MUST H… |
| 2015-07-09 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE FRONT DASHB… |
| 2015-07-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REST… |
| 2015-06-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I AM ONE OF MILLIONS OF 1999-2007 CHEVROLET V8 TRUCK ENGINE OWNERS, WHO IS TOLD BY THEIR GM MECHANIC THAT THE EXHAUST M… |
| 2015-06-06 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE FAILURE CAUSED BY CORRODED BRAKE LINES. INCIDENT OCCURRED AT BOAT RAMP, COULD HAVE EASILY LOST TRUCK IN WATER. … |
| 2015-05-30 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED DELAYED ACCELERATION AND … |
| 2015-05-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT AND LEAKED FLUID RESULTING IN BRAKE FAILURE |
| 2015-05-15 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH THE CAR SWITCHED TO REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND REDUCED SPEED IMMEDIATELY TO 25 … |
| 2015-04-25 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WAS BACKING UP TO PARK AND BRAKE LINE RUPTURED SENDING BRAKE PEDAL COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PARK T… |
| 2015-02-25 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | STOPPED AT MAILBOX TO COLLECT MAIL. BRAKED, PUT VEHICLE IN PARK. STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL TO PLACE VEHICLE IN DRIVE, FELT… |
| 2015-02-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE SEVERELY AND THE CH… |
| 2015-01-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | ONE DAY THIS WINTER I WENT OUT IN THE GARAGE AND STARTED MY TAHOE. OUT OF THE BLUE MY SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. TO… |
| 2015-01-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | DRIVING DOWN A RESIDENTIAL ROAD APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN AND BRAKES FAILED, I WAS ABLE TO SL… |
| 2015-01-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | MY PAINT IS POPPING OFF IN LARGE AND SMALL AREAS. |