2018 Chevrolet Tahoe: owner complaints and recalls

Complaints about the 2018 Chevrolet Tahoe include 1 report of a fatality, alongside 6 crashes and 0 fires across 99 filings.

99
Complaints
3
Recalls
6
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
5
Injuries
105.1
Severity index

Severity index 105.1 - High. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 105.1p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2018 Chevrolet Tahoe sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

Among the 121 2018 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2018 Chevrolet Tahoe ranks 20 of 121 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 83% of its model-year peers. See the full 2018 ranking.

What actually fails

Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 24 complaints (24.2%)24 24%Service BrakesService Brakes: 19 complaints (19.2%)19 19%Power TrainPower Train: 18 complaints (18.2%)18 18%EngineEngine: 18 complaints (18.2%)18 18%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 12 complaints (12.1%)12 12%SteeringSteering: 11 complaints (11.1%)11 11%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 7 complaints (7.1%)7 7%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 4 complaints (4.0%)4 4%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
UNKNOWN OR OTHER2424.2%
SERVICE BRAKES1919.2%
POWER TRAIN1818.2%
ENGINE1818.2%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1212.1%
STEERING1111.1%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM77.1%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE44.0%

Complaints filed per year

07142017: 12018: 72019: 62020: 142021: 42022: 142023: 132024: 122025: 142026: 14 (partial year)1718192014212223242526
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20171
20187
20196
202014
20214
202214
202313
202412
202514
2026 (year to date)14
Complaint volume is broadly steady year over year.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
20V60300001/10/2020SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUMGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2018 Cadillac Escalade, Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500 and Yukon vehicles equipped with either a 5.3L or 6.2L V8 engine. The output of the mechanical vacuum pump can decrease over time, decreasing the amount of va
19V64500006/09/2019SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUMGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Cadillac Escalade, 2014-2018 Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra, 2015-2018 Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Yukon vehicles. The amount of vacuum created by the vacuum pump may decrease over time.
19V76100024/10/2019SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR/TONE RINGGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2020 Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, and GMC Yukon, and 2014-2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles equipped with a 5.3-liter engine, a 3.08-ratio rear axle and four-wheel drive. If a wheel-speed sensor fails, whil
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.