2013 Chevrolet Tahoe problems
NHTSA has received 310 complaints about the 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe, and 18% of them involve body & structure. Next are air bags (16%) and electrical system (5%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 310 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Body & structure 18% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 6 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 6 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 63,000 miles 218 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 | 16 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 24 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 60 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 56 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 29 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 15 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 11 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 4 |
What the data shows
Of the 218 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 62,000 miles. For body & structure specifically, the median reported mileage is about 70,000 miles (41 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 6 complaints mention a crash; 6 injuries reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 92% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2013 ranks 15th most-complained-about out of 32 model years of the Chevrolet Tahoe with enough data (215 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 chevrolet tahoe. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, another vehicle crashed into the front passenger side of the contact's vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The driver and the four passengers in the vehicle sustained whiplash that did not require medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed, but the body damages were repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was not available.
The contact owned a 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V054000 (Air Bags). The contact stated that while driving at 75 MPH, the Air Bag warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that while parked at a rest stop for approximately five minutes, the vehicle was turned on, and the driver's curtain air bag and the passenger side air bags were deployed inadvertently. The contact sustained lower head and scalp injuries and was knocked unconscious.
Vehicle placed in park with engine running, approximately 5 to 10 minutes passed vehicle began to roll forward hitting side of building causing damage to front driver side bumper.
The dashboard is cracking right above the steering wheel. I do not know it the crack starting while in motion or stationary. I know it happened in may 2018. It is cracking more everyday. This is my dream car and I think it's a shame to pay this kind ot money for such a expensive car and it starts falling apart. My husband and I are nothing but chevy buyers we have owned a number of blazers and tahoe and have never had this problem . My husband's tahoe is a 2004 . Looks great.
My dash is cracked in 3 places as of the last 2 weeks. In googling the issue, it appears there was a law suit against GM about this defective part in the vehicle. [link removed] I would like help with rectifying the replacement or repair of the defective part.