2008 Chevrolet Tahoe problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Air Bags (191) · Latches/Locks/Linkages (49) · Structure:body (38)
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🛣️ Complaints by mileage
294 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (3)
Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module 2021-02-05 · campaign 21V050000 · 2,641,272 vehicles
Defect: General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2007-2011 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Yukon, Yukon XL, and 2009-2011 Chevrolet Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, GMC Sierra 2500 and Sierra 3500 vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands
Risk: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate one, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on February 22, 2021. Second notification letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owner notification letters were mailed on March 1, 2021. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020; Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006; and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. G
Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module 2021-02-05 · campaign 21V052000 · 557,023 vehicles
Defect: General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2009 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Sierra 2500, Sierra 3500, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylv
Risk: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate one, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on February 23, 2021. Second notification letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owner notification letters were mailed on September 20, 2021. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-878
Electrical System 2010-06-04 · campaign 10V240000 · 1,365,070 vehicles
Defect: GM IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006-2009 BUICK, LUCERNE; CADILLAC DTS; HUMMER H2; MODEL YEAR 2008-2009 BUICK ENCLAVE; CADILLAC CTS; MODEL YEAR 2007-2009 CADILLAC ESCALADE, ESCALADE ESV, ESCALADE EXT; CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, SILVERADO, SUBURBAN, TAHOE; GMC ACADIA, SIERRA, YUKON, YUKON XL; SATURN OUTLOOK; AND MODEL YEAR 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A HEATED WASHER FLUID SYSTEM (HWFS). A RECALL WAS IMPLEMENTED IN 2008 TO ADD A FUSE TO THE CONTROL CIRCUIT HARNESS TO ADDRESS THE P
Risk: IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE HEATED WASHER MODULE TO IGNITE AND A FIRE MAY OCCUR.
Fix: DEALERS WILL PERMANENTLY DISABLE AND REMOVE THE HEATED WASHER FLUID MODULE. AN UPDATED PAGE FOR THE OWNER MANUAL WILL BE PROVIDED AND INSERTED IN THE OWNER MANUAL TO DOCUMENT THAT THE FEATURE HAS BEEN PERMANENTLY DISABLED AND REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 11, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080, CADILLAC AT 1-866-982-2339, CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, SATURN AT 1-800-972-8876, GMC AT 1-866-996-9463 AND HUMMER AT 1-800-732-5493 OR AT THE OWNER CENTER AT
Service bulletins (1,381)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Unknown Or Other 2025-09-09 · 13598 · Other
new vehicle monitoring programs section in ivh
Unknown Or Other 2025-08-07 · PIC5650M · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an intermittent no crank, no start, or start stall concern with the security light coming on. technician may find diagnostic trouble codes b3055, b3060, b3935, c0750, c0755, c0760, c0765, and/o
Unknown Or Other 2025-07-18 · PIP5601C · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this pi communicates the requirement to provide a pico file to receive diagnostic assistance from tac.
Unknown Or Other 2025-05-30 · PIT5074R · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about the use of j-35616-64b and mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads.
Unknown Or Other 2025-05-30 · PIT5074R · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about the use of j-35616-64b and mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads.
Unknown Or Other 2025-05-30 · PIT5074R · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about the use of j-35616-64b and mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads.
Showing the 6 most recent of 1,381 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2026-04-19 · Electrical System · 🔥 fire“the battery energy control module gm part # 84442220 located inside the hv battery assembly caught fire. the harness that was most affected was the battery cell voltage sense wires. the way the battery voltage sense circuit is manufactured seems dangerous as there is no fusible link between the battery cell and the module. if a short circuit occu…”
2026-02-09 · Unknown Or Other · 134,000 mi · 🔥 fire“the contact owned a 2008 chevrolet tahoe. the contact stated that while stopped by the school to pick up one of his children, the vehicle was parked. the contact then noticed smoke emanating from the driver's front seat. the contact safely removed his occupant, who was his autistic child, seated in the front passenger seat. the vehicle was engulfed…”
2025-11-30 · Vehicle Speed Control“we were sitting in a parking lot with the engine running and heard an explosion in the vehicle. later we discovered that the left rear, side curtain air bag had deployed. horn has been inoperable for months cruise control hasn't worked in years steering wheel radio controls don't work. no appointment reason for any of it. pass air bag off warning l…”
2025-11-19 · Service Brakes“was delivered. took for a test drive. stalled at stop sign. restarted went down the road stalled and slammed into park. contacted company was told to take to local gmc/chevy, (said they did a bunch of research and this part should work) basically guessing had my vehicle for 9 months replaced some sensor. had my boyfriend drove to red light, not eve…”
2025-09-27 · Engine“i had bought the 08 tahoe hybrid. the day it was delivered, it stalled i called the dealership out of minnesota and was told oh it could be this it could be that went to two local shops and a private shop all had different specifications as to what was wrong with the car due to so many codes being thrown out. you would try to take off from a stop …”
2024-11-09 · Tires“cooper discoverer all-terrain lt265/70r17 123s all-terrain tire. just purchased from walmart oct 31, 2024. this is the email i sent to walmart claims service, inc. first of all, the tires were installed in the wrong manner. the tire pressure sensor monitor (tpms) was installed on all four tires. i was fraudulently told that the car battery was b…”
2024-06-02 · Structure:body“a few thing is on my car i have got new battery, right hub barrier and to get left repaired! light on in care say contraction something has to do by power steering…”
2024-05-10 · Service Brakes“vehicle was fine until the front calipers, pads, rotors were replaced. then randomly started loosing braking power. brakes are fine , new. randomly when using brakes brakes will work , then loose pressure. no stopping power, petal goes to the floor and all the warning li come 9n. have to reset code to get brakes again. then at random they…”
2023-08-19 · Vehicle Speed Control · 💥 crash“i was involved in an accident last year where i took out a gaurd rail next to a building. my air bags never deployed and now my car will not run.…”
2023-04-21 · Suspension“the air ride control module under the spare tire in the rear of the vehicle has deteriorated and the connections melted so i had to disconnect the module i noticed smoke from underneath the rear of my vehicle i believe if i did not disconnect the module there would have been a fire i have the module that i can send pictures to you of the plug the c…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.