2000 Chevrolet Tahoe problems
NHTSA has received 341 complaints about the 2000 Chevrolet Tahoe, and 44% of them involve brakes. Next are tires (7%) and wipers, windshield & visibility (6%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 341 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 44% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 28 and 8
- Injuries and deaths
- 37 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 79,000 miles 167 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 | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 17 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 29 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 35 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 17 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 22 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 10 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 13 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 4 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 5 |
| 200k+ miles | 12 |
What the data shows
Of the 167 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 79,000 miles. For brakes specifically, the median reported mileage is about 99,000 miles (96 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 28 complaints mention a crash; 8 complaints mention a fire; 37 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2000 ranks 16th most-complained-about out of 32 model years of the Chevrolet Tahoe with enough data (212 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 6 safety recall campaigns.
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.
Consumer was in two accidents. One in novemer of 2000 and the other in september of 2002. The air bags did not deploy in either incident. Consumer described the incidents to a representative of general motors. Consumer was informed that the air bags should not have deployed, in the first accident there was one injury, in the second accident, there were two injuries.
Head on collision, impact on front right side, hit and sheared in half a wooden utility pole, no air bag deployment on either side, bumper is curled under front end of vehicle.
I was recently in an accident and my 2 children were in the vehicle with me. I was in a 5 car wreck in which my vehicle, and the one in front of me were totaled. Upon impact on the front of my truck, my air bags didn't deploy nor did my seat belts lock. My 11 yr old hit his head on the dash, requiring immediate medical attention for a severe laceration which required stitches. I learned from GMC there was a recall on my truck for air bag malfunctions and I was never notified.
Consumer states that the turn signals are inoperative. Currently, this problem is being resolved by a recall from the manufacturer. However, this vehicle is not included due to VIN although this vehicle is experiencing the same problem that is described in the recall. Also, the brake lights are inoperative.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet tahoe. While driving between 3-6 MPH, the brake pedal pulsated when it was depressed. The contact stated that the sensors failed. The dealer stated that the VIN was excluded from NHTSA campaign id number 05v379000 (service brakes, hydraulic:antilock), although the failures were identical. The contact would have to pay $705 to repair the vehicle. The state where he resides is included in the recall.