Brakes complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe has 73 NHTSA brakes complaints and 2 brakes-related recalls.
73
Complaints
2
Recalls
4
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
19V645000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Cadillac Escalade, 2014-2018 Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra, 2015-2018 Chevrolet Suburban, Tah...
19V761000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR/TONE RING
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2020 Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, and GMC Yukon, and 2014-2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES | There are times that the brake assist will stop working. The bake assist light has started coming on... |
| Jun 23, 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds and... |
| Feb 23, 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES | Brake vacuum pump |
| Oct 7, 2024 | SERVICE BRAKES | I called my local Chevrolet dealership to get the recalled on my Tahoe fixed and they can’t fix the ... |
| Sep 10, 2024 | SERVICE BRAKES | Increased breaking effort, vehicle didn’t and currently doesn’t allow me to stop as quickly as neede... |
| Mar 1, 2024 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,SERVICE BRAKES, AIR,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the st... |
| Dec 26, 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES | While pulling up to the drive thru window to pick up our food, at very low speed, vehicle would not ... |
| Nov 25, 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES | While driving at low speeds, the brake pedal became very difficult to engage and the car did not sto... |
| Nov 1, 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES | Brake Assist failure at low speed making vehicle extremely hard to stop. GM recall N182202780 does ... |
| Oct 9, 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES | While driving at low speeds, the brake pedal became very difficult to engage and the car did not sto... |
| Aug 4, 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES | Purchased the car new for a local dealer in Surprise, Arizona. Over time the brake pedal has become... |
| May 10, 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES | Brakes barely stop at low speed |
| Apr 21, 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES,LANE DEPARTURE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | I was driving down highway and saw a wall of cars and brake lights in the distance, so naturally my ... |
| Feb 16, 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact stated that on numerous occasions while the bra... |
| Jan 16, 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES | I bought this 2016 Tahoe in January of 2023. I was very excited to purchase my first Tahoe and sunk ... |
| Nov 19, 2022 | SERVICE BRAKES | Brakes failed to work at low speed. Traveling in stop and go traffic on I-40 and the brake pedal bec... |
| Nov 3, 2022 | SERVICE BRAKES | Frequent vacuum brake failure. The brake pedal goes all the way to the floor. |
| Sep 1, 2022 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact stated that while driving at slow speeds, the b... |
| Aug 8, 2022 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact stated that while driving at various low speeds... |
| Jul 7, 2022 | SERVICE BRAKES | The break pedal pivot nut loosened to the point where it fell off and the break pedal became inopera... |