2008 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid recalls & problems

Safety recalls

Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. A recall listed here may already have been fixed on a particular car: enter its 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see open recalls.

Crash test ratings

NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings (New Car Assessment Program). Ratings are comparable only between vehicles of similar size and weight, and ratings from 2011 on use tougher tests than earlier years. Photos: NHTSA.

Fuel economy

EPA estimates from fueleconomy.gov for each engine and transmission sold. Annual cost is the EPA's estimate for 15,000 miles a year at its current fuel and electricity price assumptions. Your results will vary.

What owners report

*Median odometer reading when the problem happened, where owners gave one. One complaint can name several problem areas.

Recent owner complaints

• Air bags

  1# TAKATA INFLATORS REPLACEMENT PART IS AVAILABLE WITH NEW PART NUMBER.. THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE IT INSISTING IT'S SAFE IT'S 100F EVERY DAY HERE IN THE MOJAVE DESERT .. THEY BOOST BIG CLAIMS IT WILL NOT BE AN ISSUE..WHICH IS LAUGHABLE AT BEST IT SEEMS LIKE HIGH HEAT IS A ISSUE FOR THESE AIR BAGS BEING BAKED AT 140F FOR MOST OF THE DAY WE DEMAND A NEW AIR BAG WITH THE NEW PART NUMBER AS THEY SELL TO THE PUBLIC FOR $450 #2 INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES PEELING RAZOR LACERATION HAZARD.. SHARP PEELING OF DOOR HANDLE COATING IS SHARP (LACERATION HAZARD RESULTING FROM SHARP EDGES IN THE CHOME PLATING ON INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES) THE VEHICLE HAS THE ISSUE FOR MANY YEARS ATTACHED PHOTOS OF DOOR HANDLES GM AND…

  Jul 1, 2019 · 89,000 miles
• Electrical system

  I WAS DRIVING WHEN ONE OF THE LIFTERS COLLAPSED , I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE I SUBMITTED ANOTHER COMPLAINT A WHILE AGO AND HADN'T HEARD NOTHING , NOW MY BACK HATCH WONT OPEN MY DOORS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DON'T LOCK WITH THE BUTTON OR REMOTE I HAVE DONE NOTHING BUT PUT MONEY INTO THIS VEHICLE SINCE I GOT IT , IT HAS AN OIL ISSUE IT FOWLS OUT THE NUMBER 1 PLUG ALL THE TIME ,IVE CHANGED THE OIL SENSOR AND SENDING UNIT , THE SPIDER GEAR IN THE REAR END SHREDDED WHICH THERE KNOWN FOR HAD TO HAVE THAT REBUILT ,I HAD THE NEW VALVE COVER PUT ON , CV JOINT IS LEAKING , PAID OVER $2200 TO HAVE THE COLLAPSED LIFTER FIXED , MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN SAYING OIL GAGE,…

  Apr 1, 2019 · 155,000 miles
• Electrical system

  COLLAPSED LIFTER NUMBER 7 , REGULARLY FOWLS OUT THE NUMBER ONE PLUG, SPIDER GEAR IN THE REAR END SHREDDED HAD TO BE REBUILT , REPLACED VALVE COVER BECAUSE OF OIL ISSUE , REPLACED OIL PRESSURE SENDING UNIT , REPLACED BACK WIPER, PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCKS DONT WORK WITH BUTTON OR REMOTE , CLOCK QUIT WORKING, ENGINE LIGHT ON AGAIN

  Apr 10, 2019 · 155,450 miles
• Air bags

  THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL AND ALSO AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG.

  Feb 16, 2019 · 160,000 miles
• Service brakes

  VEHICLE SHUTS OFF RANDOMLY FROM STOP TO AUTO START TRANSITION FEATURE. MODULES HAS BEEN UPDATED TO LATEST VERSION. PROBLEM STILL ACCUMULATING HYBRID BATTERIES SOC 60% BATTERY TEMPERATURE INLET 81F OUTLET 107F 340VOLT TOTAL CHARGE IN THE EVENT OF PROBLEM ACCURED. AUX TRANS PUMP AND MODULE REPLACED NEW. HYBRID BATTERY COOLING FAN REPLACED NEW. PROBLEM STILL EXIST DEALER CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM OR THEY DONT WANT TO DEAL. IN THE EVEN OF SHUT OFF I LOOSE BRAKE POWER AND STEERING POWER WHICH I CAN NOT STOP OR STEER THE VEHICLE TO PULL OVER THIS RESULTS IN SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.

  Feb 1, 2019 · 160,000 miles
• Air bags

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TAHOE HYBRID. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER (RADLEY CHEVROLET, 3670 JEFFERSON DAVIS HWY, FREDRICKSBURG, VA 22408, 540-898-4000). THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

  Jun 15, 2016
• Electronic stability control (esc)

  MOTOR MOUNTS WERE BROKEN WHAT'S RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE LUNGING ME FORWARD WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FOR THE HYBRID BATTERY ALSO CAME ON. THE RESULT IS THE CAR SHAKING AND SHUTTING OFF MORE THAN ONCE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOPPED POSITION. ONCE WAS IN A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION. IT SHUT OFF WHEN COMING OUT OF A BANK PARKING LOT AND TURNING ON TO A BUSY STREET.

  Sep 5, 2018 · 108,156 miles
• Air bags

  TAKATA RECALL SITE SAYS RECALL IS "INCOMPLETE. REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE" HOW DO I SCHEDULE A FIX IF THE DEALER WILL NOT CONFIRM IT IS A VALID RECALL?

  Jun 11, 2018 · 120,000 miles

Owner complaints are submitted to NHTSA by the public and are not verified. Shown as filed (NHTSA removes personal details); long reports are shortened.

NHTSA defect investigations

• Pedestrian alert soundsClosedLed to recall 22V063000

  NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matter described in the petition. On June 24, 2023 and as supplemented on June 25, 2023, the petitioner notified NHTSA he was withdrawing his petition. The petitioner indicated that, based on his review…

  DP22005 · opened Jan 27, 2023 · closed Aug 7, 2023