Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe has 44 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
44
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES | At first it started with my brakes. I was at DQ and all of a sudden the brake peddle was hard and wo... |
| Nov 2, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | At 155,000 miles transmission shudders and slips gears. Torque, converter went out and started slipp... |
| Oct 29, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 40 M... |
| Sep 2, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | Gear slip and shutter when accelerating loss power from taking off |
| May 8, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | Shuttering started with transmission which ultimately lead to the transmission failing at 140,900 mi... |
| Apr 11, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | Engine failure - lifters and cam shaft . Also, transmission had previously failed and had to be rep... |
| Feb 1, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | The vehicle shudders and shakes going down the road causing a safety hazard when failing. The trans... |
| Jan 13, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH, the vehicle hesita... |
| Dec 11, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES | I bought my Tahoe from Dan Vaden Chevrolet in Savannah, GA with approx 58k miles. At around 88k mile... |
| Jun 24, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | Transmission fell to metal shavings being found in the pan and oil filter when checked |
| Jun 14, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | I was driving to drop 3 out of my 4 children off at school when the transmission failed and started ... |
| May 15, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | Vehicle: 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe Mileage at failure: 96,700 miles Component: Powertrain – Transmission ... |
| Jan 22, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | Feeling of significant shudder and shake, especially at highway speeds. This is caused by a defectiv... |
| Jan 3, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | Vehicle purchased new from Chevy dealer October 2016. Recurring vibration/shuddering in drive train ... |
| Dec 27, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 2016 Tahoe Fuel problems/ transmission jerking mostly going up an incline/hill. Warning ️ lights/ ch... |
| Dec 1, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50-55 M... |
| Sep 8, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | WHILE DRIVING ONE EVENING I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHI... |
| Aug 31, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Fuel started leaking from top side of fuel tank. Seems to only leak while vehicle is running. My wif... |
| Aug 14, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | I noticed out of the blue that the Tahoe was down-shifting hard and making a slight whining noise. ... |
| May 27, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | Vehicle is not even 10 years old and has only 105,000 miles and the transmission failed while I was ... |