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2003 Chevrolet Tahoe seats problems

19 complaints about seats have been filed for the 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
19 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
83,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 2
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When seats problems show up

Seats complaints by mileage, 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 83,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 4 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 1 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 83,000 miles
Based on 13 complaints that include mileage. 38% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles4
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles1
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 13 seats complaints that report mileage, the median is about 83,000 miles, and 38% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 fires, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet tahoe. The contact stated that while traveling approximately 35 MPH, the front driver's side seat warmer was activated and an unexpected high amount of heat penetrated through the back of the seat. The contact sustained a heat rash to her back. There was also a small burn mark on the seat back. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 174,000.

Reported at 174,000 miles, January 2014 FireInjury

I have a 2003 tahoe z71 with leather seats. My wife noticed a smell and thought it was exhaust. I drove the vehicle and it did not smell that way all the time. We finally found the problem by my wife getting burnt. Her seat heater was getting way too hot and produced a burning smell. It got so hot that it left a burnt mark on the leather seat and burnt her back and that's when we figured out that it was what was causing the smell. Be careful when you turn on those front seat heaters. Will report to chevrolet.

Reported at 121,000 miles, February 2008 Injury

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