2008 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid problems
Owners have filed 83 complaints with NHTSA about the 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid. Electrical system is the most reported problem area, at 16% of complaints. Next are air bags (13%) and engine (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 83 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 16% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 108,000 miles 69 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 10 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 10 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 13 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 7 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 9 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 9 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 69 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 108,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 50,000 miles (11 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 2 complaints mention a crash. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 94% of model years in our database.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet tahoe hybrid. The contact stated that the rear hatch door failed to unlock. The failure recurred on several occasions. On a separate occasion, while driving at approximately 20 MPH, the vehicle stalled causing another vehicle to crash into the rear of the contact's vehicle. A police report was filed and there were no injuries reported. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 117,475.
Complete vehicle failure - GM has admitted that they are at a loss as to how to fix the many errors (22) that show up on diagnostics. It was towed 3 times in 5 days & has now been at the dealership for 2 weeks & is still not functional.
When I start my 2008 LTZ tahoe the service suspension system light comes on. This happens everytime I start my vehicle. Is there a recall on this problem?
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet tahoe hybrid. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 MPH, the vehicle stalled after depressing the brake pedal. After the failure occurred, the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle could be operated after the failure using the vehicle manual control feature. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the entire electronic brake control module needed to be replaced.
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