Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe has 8 recalls, 521 complaints.
8
Recalls
521
Complaints
N/A
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
06E026000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
CERTAIN PRO-A MOTORS CORNER LAMPS, TURN SIGNALS, AND HEADLIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME CO...
06E043000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CERTAIN REPLACEMENT FUEL FILTERS, FRAM BRAND NAME P/N G3727, WITH DATE CODES X52911 THROUGH X60801 SEQUENTIALLY OR X600141 AND A MEXICO COUNTRY OR ORI...
07E106000
WHEELS:HUB
CERTAIN FEDERAL-MOGUL REPLACEMENT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLIES WITH THE BRAND NAMES: NATIONAL, CARQUEST P/NOS. 515020, 515021, 515025, 515053, 515054, 515059,...
00V343000
STRUCTURE:BODY
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE LOOSE OR MISSING REAR WHEELHOUSE PLUGS. UNDE...
05V379000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATION. THIS CONDITION IS MORE LIKELY TO OCC...
01V159000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PICKUP AND UTILITY TRUCKS. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE AN INTERNAL COMPONENT IN THE OUTBOARD SEAT BELT RETRACTORS FOR THE 2ND A...
02V253000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH REARWARD FOLDING HEAD RESTRAINTS ON THE SECOND ROW SEATS, TWO POTENTIAL PINCH POINTS EXIST ON EACH OF ...
03V094000
STRUCTURE
CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCK, VAN, AND MINI VAN CONVERSIONS EQUIPPED WITH SOUTHERN COMFORT BUILT RUNNING BOARDS THAT CONTAIN CERTAIN COURTESY LIGHTS MANUFACTU...
Overall
Not Rated
Front Crash
Not Rated
Side Crash
Not Rated
Rollover
★★★★★
Rating for: 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe 4-DR. w/SAB
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Passenger side rear air conditioning blower motor caught on fire and burned vehicle out completely. ... |
| Jul 17, 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | My 2001 Chevy Tahoe has been stolen an I been trying to get it back but I can’t bc I left the title ... |
| Aug 9, 2022 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact stated that while driving 35 MPH, the brake ped... |
| Jun 17, 2022 | TIRES | I bought Achilles desert hawk uhp 285/50/R20 tires in late 2019 from Walmart . and had them mounted ... |
| May 12, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | Bad transmission there's reverse but no forward gears |
| May 11, 2020 | SERVICE BRAKES | EMERGENCY BRAKE WEARS ITSELF WITHOUT BEING ENGAGED TO THE POINT WHEN YOU NEED IT, IT DOES NOT WORK. ... |
| Sep 11, 2018 | SUSPENSION,WHEELS | WAS DRIVING TAKING KIDS TO SCHOOL IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBOR HOOD . WHEN I MADE A TURN ONTO A STREET ... |
| Apr 22, 2018 | SERVICE BRAKES | REAR STEEL BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 50 MILES PER HOUR AND THE B... |
| Apr 11, 2018 | STRUCTURE,SERVICE BRAKES | TWO RUSTED BRAKE LINES FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO MASTER DISTRIBUTION BLOCK UNDER THE TRUCK CAUSED ... |
| Dec 16, 2017 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEAT BELTS,SEATS | MY PASSENGER SEAT COT ON FIRE. MY TRUCK WAS PARKED IN THE MALL PARKING LOT AS MY SELF HUSBAND AND TW... |
| Dec 1, 2017 | SERVICE BRAKES | MY ABS LIGHT IN ON AND WHEN I PUSH DOWN ON IT MAKES NOISE PLUS IT PUSH BACK A LITTLE |
| Oct 15, 2017 | SERVICE BRAKES | THE STEEL BRAKE LINE FROM THE ABS UNIT TO THE REAR BRAKES HAS CORRODED AND IS LEAKING FROM ABOVE THE... |
| Jul 7, 2017 | SERVICE BRAKES | METAL BRAKE LINES RUSTED AND CORRODED. LINES PLACED IN AN AREA OF THE VEHICLE WHERE THEY WILL RUST A... |
| Jul 1, 2017 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | ERROR MESSAGE POP UPS C01960. MY ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT POPS UP WHILE I'M DRIVING ALMOST DAILY NO... |
| Mar 8, 2017 | SERVICE BRAKES | ANTI LOCK BRAKES ARE JERKING AND MAKE A NOISE AT SLOW SPEEDS. |
| Feb 17, 2017 | SERVICE BRAKES | ABS LOW SPEED ACTIVATION. ANY TIME COMING TO A STOP OR SLOWING THE ABS WILL ACTIVATE AT LOW SPEEDS ... |
| Nov 22, 2016 | SERVICE BRAKES | LIVE IN MINNEAPOLIS, AND JUST LOST THE BRAKES ON MY 2001 CHEV TAHOE LT THIS WEEK. HAD BEEN GOING DOW... |
| Aug 2, 2016 | SERVICE BRAKES | CORRODED/RUSTY BRAKE LINE RUPTURED CAUSING SUDDEN BRAKE LOSS IN HEAVY STOP AND GO TRAFFIC IN A WORK... |
| Jun 19, 2016 | SERVICE BRAKES,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | MY DAUGHTER WAS RUNNING LESS THAN 35 MPH THROUGH TOWN WENT TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT, BRAKE PEDAL WENT ... |
| Mar 12, 2016 | SERVICE BRAKES | AT LOW SPEEDS COMING TO A STOP, MY ABS HAS BEEN ENGAGING AND NOT ALLOWING ME TO STOP WHEN APPROPRIAT... |