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2013 Chevrolet Tahoe Police Pursuit Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Feb 17, 2017
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe Police Pursuit, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Electrical1100.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Electrical

Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories.

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From owner reports, verbatim

THE VEHICLE HAD AN APPARENT POWER FAILURE WHILE DRIVING AND THE LIGHTS WERE FLASHING ON AND OFF, THE LOCKS WERE GOING UP & DOWN AND THE ENGINE WAS DYING AND LURCHING PRETTY VIOLENTLY. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION ON THE HIGHWAY. I GOT OFF THE ROAD AND SHUT IT OFF. THEN IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD (EXCEPT FOR A CLICKING IN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR). COULDN'T GET ANYTHING TO COME ON. THEN (FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON) I MOVED THE POWER SEAT SWITCH, AND EVERYTHING CAME ON. THEN IT STARTED FINE AND RAN ALL THE WAY HOME. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP THE NEXT DAY AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT (OF COURSE). THEY SAID IF THEY CAN'T RECREATE THE PROBLEM THEY CAN'T FIX IT. I CHECKED CABLES AND PULLED ON THINGS, I COULDN'T GET IT TO HAPPEN AGAIN EITHER. A COUPLE WEEKS LATER, I TRIED TO LOCK IT WITH MY REMOTE ONE DAY AND IT WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING (DEAD AGAIN) EXCEPT FOR THE CLICKING SOUND IN THE DOOR AGAIN. I MOVED THE SEAT BUTTON AND IT CAME BACK TO LIFE... WHAT IS GOING ON? I'VE SEEN POSTINGS ABOUT THIS AS FAR BACK AS 2007, BUT NO-ONE HAS DEFINITE FIX.THIS IS SCARY! NOW THIS IS THE INTERESTING PART.. I DID A CARFAX ON IT, AND I SAW WHERE THIS VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN IN TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES (IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME) AND THE SERVICE WAS LISTED AS A "DRIVABILITY TEST". I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT, AND THE GUY SAID "YEAH I REMEMBER THAT VEHICLE". AND HE TOLD ME THEY HAD REPLACED SEVERAL MODULES, THE BATTERY, BATTERY CABLES ETC, BUT APPARENTLY IT KEPT ON DOING IT, SO THEY JUST SOLD IT. SO IF THIS PROBLEM WAS PRESENT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN WARRANTY, SHOULDN'T THEY STILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING IT?

NHTSA ID 10955300 · filed Feb 17, 2017

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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