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2004 Chevrolet Tahoe electrical system problems

215 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe, which is 39% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
215 39% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
68,000 miles 180 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 3
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 68,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 6 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 22 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 45 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 42 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 26 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 13 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 11 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 5 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 3 complaints 200k+ miles: 5 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 68,000 miles
Based on 180 complaints that include mileage. 41% 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 miles6
20k to 40k miles22
40k to 60k miles45
60k to 80k miles42
80k to 100k miles26
100k to 120k miles13
120k to 140k miles11
140k to 160k miles5
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles3
200k+ miles5

What the data shows

Of the 180 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 68,000 miles, and 41% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 3 fires.

What owners wrote

Dt*: the contact stated while traveling 65 MPH, smoke flowed from under the hood. The vehicle was pulled over and the hood was raised. There was a fire in the fuse box that was extinguished with water. A police report was taken. The vehicle was towed to the dealership where the entire wiring for the vehicle was replaced. Once the contact took possession of the vehicle, the warning lights illuminated and the audible warnings buzzed.

Reported at 68,000 miles, September 2006 Fire

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet tahoe. The contact set the cruise control at 60 MPH when he noticed the speedometer increased to 120 MPH. He deactivated the speed control and pulled off the road. When he turned off the vehicle, the needle remained at 120 MPH. The following day, the speedometer fluctuated from 100 to 0 and began working normally for over one year before the failure recurred.

Reported at 64,000 miles, April 2006

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