2007 Chevrolet Tahoe Electrical Problems

Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe. The vehicle was purchased from a private seller. At the time of the purchase, the odometer was reported at 137,900. The vehicle was purchased on February 28, 2026. The vehicle was taken to O’Reilly’s for a service appointment. The contact was provided with a maintenance report, which indicated that the next maintenance service was recommended at 232,500 miles. In addition, the contact was informed that Carvana, which sold the vehicle to the previous owner, had reported the mileage at 276,985.

NHTSA ID

11722320

Incident

Feb 28, 2026

Mileage

276,985 mi

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact stated while driving at approximately 40 MPH, the power steering became soft, and the vehicle started to lose forward momentum. The contact depressed the accelerator pedal, but the engine failed to respond, and the vehicle continued to lose forward momentum. The contact stated that the check engine and several other unknown warning lights were illuminated. The contact pulled over and turned off and restarted the vehicle and the vehicle started to function normally. The contact stated the failure had been intermittent but had become a recurring failure while driving at various speeds. The contact had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic who diagnosed and determined that the failure was with the electrical system; however, there was no fix for the failure. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

NHTSA ID

11553242

Incident

Sep 9, 2022

Battery continues to die there is something continuing to pull power believed to be an ecm issue other models like mine had a similar recall but my vehicle wasn't apart of it

NHTSA ID

11494957

Incident

Aug 2, 2022

UNKNOWN: The heater-AC blower wire harness female clip and has melted three times with replacement parts. While it was on I was feeling for it and I can feel a strong pulsing so it has a lot of power. The wire harness gauge is week and small. Cheap parts the manufacturer made on a budget. I have heard many complaints and and worries from others that feel it can catch on fire and would be a dangerous distraction driving the freeway while it starts to melt it is a strong obnoxious fume and smells like it an catch fire. Also if you loose your heater on the freeway in the cold your windows fog up.

NHTSA ID

11450376

Incident

Jan 31, 2022

The first problem was the cluster , it completely went off . I took it to a mechanic he said he fixed it . It works for one day then completely shut off again, I can not see what gear I am in , any alert that I need to see for warning and saftey completely off in the cluster . . Shortly after the first issue I noticed 2 cracks on my dashboard ,on both driver and passenger side of the vehicle . I had not put a lot of thought into that as it didn’t seem like a safety concern up until I’ve read several post of others with same issue . ( I’m guessing a fire should be expected anytime because of others stories I have read off here the cracks have lead to fires ) Another issue is I have to add quart oil to my Tahoe atleast every 2 -3 weeks . I’ve taken it to have that fixed and each time was told there is no leak . I get the works done each oil change and still have to add oil 2 weeks after a new air filter oil etc .. a major issue that could have been a major wreck was While driving down a highway around 11 pm .. my car started flickering lights inside and outside of my tahoe and it started making a loud click sound saying system is shutting down ,my steering wheel locked up and all power to vehicle completely shut down .period . No power to anything at all what so ever . The battery was fairly new . Well We had it towed back to town for a mechanic to look at the next day … he replaced the alternator and checked everything . Said he couldn’t see anythjng and told me I should sale it right away He warned me of a lot of issues he keeps seeing with Tahoe . Well now my driver door will not open at all I have to crawl through the passenger side door to get in and out of my car . With all these serious issues still going on I m very scared to be in my car , not getting my alerts and being trapped inside . Please someone point me in the right direction I have 5 kids this is not safe !

NHTSA ID

11428625

Incident

Aug 11, 2021

OUR CAR DOESN'T EVEN HAVE 100K MILES AND LOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING TO THE SPEEDOMETER AS WELL AS RADIO, LIGHTS, ETC... WE EVEN TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO IS ALSO HAVING TROUBLES FIGURING IT OUT. PAID OVER $500 TO HAVE THEM CHANGE THE BCM AND IGNITION SWITCH STILL HAVING ISSUES TO THE POINT IT WILL NOT START.

NHTSA ID

11407296

Incident

Mar 1, 2021

Mileage

85,000 mi

IT DIES ON A NIGHTLY BASIS AND I SEE FORUMS WHERE THIS IS A IN GOING PROBLEM WHERE THE COMPUTER NEEDS UPDATED AND THE RADIO CONTINUESLY RUNS AND THATS NOT THE ONLY DRAIN

NHTSA ID

11400075

Incident

May 17, 2019

THE DASH CRACKED ON PASSENGER SIDE 80 K.THIS VEHICLE IS VERY WELL-MAINTAINED IT LOOKS LIKE IT ROLLED OFF THE SHOWROOM FLOOR. TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL WHAT A JOKE. SO YOU RECALL THE VEHICLE BUT YOU DON'T HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX IT. THE VEHICLE HAS A DEFECT IN THE FUEL SYSTEM, I STARTED NOTICING IT WHEN I WOULD FILL UP WITH FUEL. IT HAS TO BUILD THE PRESSURE UP BEFORE IT'LL START. MANY MECHANICS TOLD ME THIS IS A DEFECT. KAT FRIDAY NIGHT I RAN AN ERRAND. PULLED IN THE DRIVEWAY EXITED THE VEHICLE HIT THE KEY FOB TO LOCK THE VEHICLE. I GO OUT THE NEXT MORNING AND I CAN SMELL BURNT WIRES. THE WINDOW/POWER LOCKS/MIRRORS MODULE ON DRIVERS SIDE DOOR CAUGHT ON FIRE. LUCKILY IT SHORTED OUT THE MODULE, BUT IT BURNT UP AND MELTED ONE OF THE CONNECTORS. THIS JUST HAPPENED SO I HAVE NOT HAD TIME TO FIGURE THE CAUSE. BURNS 2 QUARTS OF OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. GENERAL MOTORS THREW ME UNDER THE BUS IN 1988 ON A BRAND NEW PICK UP TRUCK WITH THE DEXCOOL ANTIFREEZE THAT ATE EVERY GASKET OUT OF THE ENGINE AND THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE IT I REPLACED IT AT MY COST WITH NO HELP FROM GENERAL MOTORS. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH THESE PEOPLE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF ALL THESE PROBLEMS THEY GOT TOP DOLLAR FOR THESE VEHICLES. ALL OF THESE OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING STILL. THE DOOR HANDLE ON PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HAVE CUT SEVERAL PEOPLE. IT'S LIKE A RAZOR. A BRAND NEW VEHICLE HAS HAD A PIECE OF TAPE WRAPPED AROUND THE DOOR HANDLE HOW EMBARRASSING.

NHTSA ID

11398615

Incident

Feb 19, 2021

Mileage

80,000 mi

VEHICLE RESETS ITS SELF DOOR LOCKS LOCK AND UNLOCK WHEN DRIVING RADIO CUTS OFF AND ABS LIGHT FLASHES OFF AND ON STABILITY TRACK FLASHES OFF AND WHEN I TURN THE TRUCK OFF AND START IT BACK UP IT STOPS.

NHTSA ID

11388667

Incident

Jan 1, 2021

Mileage

173,945 mi

I HAVE AN AIRBAG FAILURE ON MY DASHBOARD, THE AIRBAGS ARE NOT WORKING. ON SATURDAY 11/21/2020 THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR KEPT SAYING DOOR WAS OPEN WHEN IT WAS ENTIRELY CLOSED. LATER ON THAT MORNING, THE PASSENGER SEAT HAD COLD AC WHILE THE REST OF THE CAR WAS THROWING HOT AIR ON IT'S OWN. BECAUSE THE CAR KEPT SAYING THE PASSENGER DOOR WAS OPEN, INSIDE LIGHTS DID NOT TURNED ON. REPLACED THE DOOR MODULE AND ISSUE NOT FIXED. BATTERY DRAINS AT LEAST TWICE A DAY. HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE SENSOR MULTIPLE TIMES AND IT STILL GOES OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING AND FIX ITSELF. THIS CAR IT'S USED ONLY TO DRIVE LESS THAN 10 MILES PER WEEK. IT IS SO ANNOYING WIHT THIS ISSUE JUST TO GET IT OUT AND BACK HOME. I REPLACED THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, OIL PRESSURE SENSOR, PASANGER DOOR SENSOR, AC FILTERS ALL THIS IN LESS THAN 1 YEAR AND IT'S ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER. VERY DISAPPOINTED.

NHTSA ID

11376976

Incident

Nov 21, 2020

Mileage

213,000 mi

THE O2 SENSOR CAN LOSE FROM ITS HOUSING. I HAD NEVER DONE ANY REPAIRS TO THIS O2 SENSOR. WHICH IT IS LOCATED AT POSITION BANK 1 SENSOR 2. THE SENSOR CONNECTION CAME LOSE FROM WHERE IT IS HELD ON TO THE FRAME. IT CAUSED THE WIRING TO GET SLACK AND WRAP AROUND THE DRIVE SHAFT. THIS HAPPENED AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. I STARTED TO HEAR A NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. AS I LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE SUV I SEEN THE O2 SENSOR WAS CAUGHT ON THE SHAFT. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A ONCE TIME INCIDENT THAT HAD OCCURRED TO ME. BUT AS I WENT TO THE SALVAGE YARD TO GET A HARNESS. THEY TOLD ME THIS WAS A COMMON ISSUE ON THESE MODEL TRUCKS.

NHTSA ID

11374609

Incident

Nov 6, 2020

Mileage

208,750 mi

WOW. I AM SEEING ALL MY SAME ISSUES SO THOUGHT I BETTER ENTER MY INFO AS WELL. FIRST THE HORN WAS ALL OF A SUDDEN BLARING WITHOUT ANYONE BEING IN IT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT 2.5 YEARS AGO AND NOW I DO NOT HAVE A HORN, AND NONE OF THE CONTROLS WORK ON THE STEERING WHEEL INCLUDING THE RADIO AND CRUISE CONTROL (I QUESTION IF THE AIR BAG IS ACTIVE ON THE DRIVER SIDE BECAUSE OF THIS). THEN, THE REAR LIFT GATE ALL OF A SUDDEN WILL NOT OPEN (MAYBE LAST WINTER). 6 MONTHS AGO, THE INDICATORS ON THE DASH ARE OUT SO I CAN'T SEE MY ODOMETER OR ANYTHING ELSE YOU CAN ACCESS ON THE DASH. RECENTLY THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW JUST RANDOMLY FELL OFF THE TRACK. RECENTLY, EVERYTHING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR DOES NOT WORK ELECTRICALLY: POWER DOOR LOCK, AND POWER WINDOW. AND I FIND THAT GM WILL NOT ADDRESS AT A MINIMUM THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES? NOT GOOD.

NHTSA ID

11351626

Incident

Aug 27, 2020

WELL THERE'S A COUPLE OF RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AND I NEVER RECEIVED ANYTHING TELLING ME WHEN CAN I GO GET IT FIXED

NHTSA ID

11350464

Incident

May 26, 2009

ON JUNE 4, 2020 I HAD NY FRONT WINDOW BROKEN I TOOK IT TO CHANGE THE FRONT GLASS AND THE CUT OF THE VIPER ALARM I HAD ON THE CAR SO THE ALARM WAS JUST TURNING ON AND ON I TRY TO TURN IT ON TO SEE IF IT WOULD STOP AND IT DIDN'T SO I DECIDED TO TAKE OFF THE POSITIVE CABLE FROM THE BATTERY TO SEE IF TAKING IT OFF IT WOULD STOP AND IT DIDN'T SO I PUT BACK ON AND TRY TO START THE CAR AND IT DIDN'T NOTHING DEAD JUST THE LIGHTS OF THE CHECK ENGINE STABILITRAK AND TRACTION AND UNTIL THIS DATE CAN FIND WHAT TO DO WITH IT I CHANGE THE FUSE BOX AND STILL DON'T TURN ON. *TR

NHTSA ID

11327870

Incident

Jun 4, 2020

MY 07 TAHOE HAS BEEN HAVING STABILITRAK AND TRACTION CONTROL ON FOR MONTHS I'VE THROWN SEVERAL DIFFERENT PARTS AT MY TAHOE IT'LL WORK GREAT FOR A DAY OR TWO THEN THE CODES POP RIGHT BACK ON MY DASHBOARD CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP AND THE TRUCK TO LOSE ENGINE POWER AND JERK AROUND WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE I'VE HAD TO BE TOWED HOME , CHANGE SEVERAL PARTS AND CAN GET NO ANSWERS AS TO WHY IT KEEPS COMING UP. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE RECALL IT FOR THIS ISSUE I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING FOR THE STABILITRAK AND TRACTION CONTROL TO KEEP COMING ON AND NOT KNOWING WHY PLEASE GM YALL ARE THE BEST AND NEED TO FIX IT!!!!!!! VERY TIRED OF THROWING MONEY AWAY!! *TR

NHTSA ID

11326808

Incident

Feb 19, 2020

MY 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE WILL SPORADICALLY DISPLAY TWO M.I.L. 'S - SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND SERVICE STABILITRAK. I HAVE SPENT CLOSE TO $4,000 ON DIFFERENT PARTS, AS WELL AS HAVING THE HEADS COMPLETELY REBUILT ABOUT 5 MONTHS AGO. THE ONLY TROUBLE CODES IT SHOWS WHEN HOOKED TO A SCANNER ARE A P0300 (GENERIC MISFIRE DETECTED) P0301 (MISFIRE CYLINDER 1) AND 0443 (EVAP EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM VALVE CIRCUIT). AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS OF RESEARCH ONLINE, IT IS BLATANTLY OBVIOUS THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL THOUSAND PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME ISSUES. IT APPEARS THERE IS NO DIRECT SUREFIRE RESOLUTION. BUT RATHER A COMMON OCCURRENCE THAT IS SOMETIMES VERY LABOR INTENSIVE AND EXTREMELY INVASIVE TO TRACK DOWN THE SPECIFIC PROBLEM. I HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHT CONTROL SWITCH, ADDED A SECONDARY BACKUP BATTERY AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE CABLES, REPLACE THE PLUGS, PLUG WIRES AND IGNITION COIL PACKS. IT SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING ISSUE AND AT THIS POINT I HAVE AS MUCH MONEY INVESTED IN REPAIRING THE VEHICLE AS I HAVE SPENT PURCHASING IT. I AM NOT THE TYPE OF PERSON TO SELL THIS TRUCK AND LET'S HAVE THE MISFORTUNE OF DEALING WITH SUCH ISSUES BUT AFTER SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS SPENT AND DISCOVERING THAT IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AMONGST CHEVROLET / GM SUVS AND TRUCKS, PARTICULARLY WITH THE 5.3 L ENGINE, I FEEL GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD AT LEAST COVER THE EXPENSE OF REPAIRING IT OR LET ME TRADE IT IN TOWARDS A NEWER MODEL WITH A SUFFICIENT CREDIT APPLIED. THE ISSUES I'M EXPERIENCING SEEM TO HAPPEN WHEN I AM STOPPING OR ACCELERATING ABOVE 40 MILES PER HOUR. IF I AM SIMPLY CRUISING ALONG AT 25 MILES PER HOUR STEADILY AND NOT ACCELERATING OR BREAKING, IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE AS PREVALENT. BUT AS PREVIOUSLY STATED, IT IS SPORADIC AND CONTINUES TO REOCCUR INCESSANTLY.

NHTSA ID

11291732

Incident

Apr 30, 2019

Mileage

142,000 mi

I HAVE A RECALL ON MY AIR BAG AND I WANT IT FIXED BEFORE IT BECOMES A PROBLEM

NHTSA ID

11242141

Incident

Aug 6, 2019

ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS RESULTING FROM BURNED WASHER FLUID HEATER

NHTSA ID

11216987

Incident

May 20, 2019

Mileage

152,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 CHEV TAHOE TODAY, WHILE IN MOTION, THE STABILITRAK WARNING CAME UP ON MY DASH ALONG WITH TRACTION CONTROL WARNING. THEN THE ENGINE STARTED STRUGGLING. I GOOGLED THESE PROBLEMS AND IT APPEARS GM RECALLED MODELS FROM 2014 AND 2015 WITH THE SAME ISSUES. THEY NEED TO RECALL ALL IMPACTED MODELS. IF THIS CAUSES THE ENGINE TO LOSE POWER, IT COULD CAUSE A DANGEROUS SITUATION.

NHTSA ID

11154116

Incident

Nov 26, 2018

Mileage

138,000 mi

RECALLS ON NUMEROUS GM VEHICLES FOR CATCHING FIRE: THE VEHICLE WAS SETTING IN DRIVEWAY FOR OVER 7 HOURS AND NEIGHBORS WERE AWAKEN BY LOUD EXPLOSION AND LOOKED OUT AND SAW FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD. THEY WOKE MYSELF AND MY DAUGHTER UP OUT OF DEEP SLEEP AND CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. FROM FRONT BUMPER TO BACK CARGO AREA TOTAL LOSS. FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME BUT COULDN'T SALVAGE THE CAR. THE GARAGE DOOR, GARAGE ENTRY DOOR AND DOWNSTAIRS BASEMENT WERE DAMAGED AD POSSIBLE REPLACEMENT ON THEM. THERE HAS NEVER BEEN ANY SIGNS OF OVER HEATING, OR SMOKING, AND ANY TYPE OF BURNING SMELLS.

NHTSA ID

11112513

Incident

Jul 15, 2018

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MALFUNCTION. NOT SHOWING THE ODOMETER OR DRIVE TREE (PRND321) SPEED GAUGE IS STILL WORKING. SEEING MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH PEOPLE SODERING ON THE BOARDS OF CLUSTER TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

11111109

Incident

Jul 8, 2018

Mileage

109,000 mi

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, THERE WAS A CRACK ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD NEAR THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG. THE DEALER WAS NOT CALLED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF NETS CAMPAIGN NUMBER: (AIR BAGS) AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE CONTACT CALLED SAX MOTOR CO. AT (701) 483-4411 (LOCATED AT 52 ST E, DICKINSON, ND 58601). THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

11103769

Incident

Jun 11, 2018

Mileage

98,000 mi

NO POWER ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR (WINDOW, MIRROR, AND LOCK)

NHTSA ID

11091646

Incident

May 3, 2018

TAILLIGHT/HEADLIGHT MALFUNCTION

NHTSA ID

11088690

Incident

Apr 1, 2018

Mileage

130,000 mi

MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR 7 WEEKS. I'VE SPENT $6,000 HAVING THE ENGINE REBUILT AS THERE WAS CYLINDER 7 MISFIRE. HOWEVER, AFTER ALL THIS I'M STILL GETTING THE SAME ERROR CODES AND THEY NOW BELIEVE ITS ELECTRICAL AND THE WHOLE CAR NEEDS TO BE RE-WIRED. WHEN IT BROKE DOWN ORIGINALLY, IT WAS IN NEUTRAL IN A CAR WASH...

NHTSA ID

11084646

Incident

Feb 25, 2018

Mileage

149,000 mi