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Chevrolet Tahoe problems reported in California

1,495 of the 12,903 complaints filed about the Chevrolet Tahoe came from California, most often about the electrical system.

Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.

1,495

Complaints from California

61

Crashes

20

Fires

2007

Worst model year

What failed

Electrical System 216 14.4%
Brakes 195 13.0%
Airbags 192 12.8%
Body & Structure 106 7.1%
Engine & Cooling 106 7.1%
Steering 80 5.4%
Suspension 33 2.2%

By model year

1991 Tahoe 4 0.3%
1993 Tahoe 2 0.1%
1994 Tahoe 1 0.1%
1995 Tahoe 34 2.3%
1996 Tahoe 78 5.2%
1997 Tahoe 70 4.7%
1998 Tahoe 61 4.1%
1999 Tahoe 64 4.3%
2000 Tahoe 31 2.1%
2001 Tahoe 72 4.8%
2002 Tahoe 81 5.4%
2003 Tahoe 70 4.7%
2004 Tahoe 62 4.1%
2005 Tahoe 46 3.1%
2006 Tahoe 38 2.5%
2007 Tahoe 238 15.9%
2008 Tahoe 93 6.2%
2009 Tahoe 38 2.5%
2010 Tahoe 33 2.2%
2011 Tahoe 64 4.3%
2012 Tahoe 9 0.6%
2013 Tahoe 23 1.5%
2014 Tahoe 3 0.2%
2015 Tahoe 76 5.1%
2016 Tahoe 38 2.5%
2017 Tahoe 27 1.8%
2018 Tahoe 10 0.7%
2019 Tahoe 12 0.8%
2020 Tahoe 5 0.3%
2021 Tahoe 39 2.6%
2022 Tahoe 29 1.9%
2023 Tahoe 24 1.6%
2024 Tahoe 5 0.3%
2025 Tahoe 12 0.8%
2026 Tahoe 3 0.2%

Cities reporting most

LOS Angeles 60 21.4%
SAN Diego 44 15.7%
SAN Jose 36 12.8%
Bakersfield 19 6.8%
Long Beach 19 6.8%
Sacramento 19 6.8%
Santa Rosa 16 5.7%
Corona 15 5.3%
Huntington Beach 14 5.0%
Rancho Cucamonga 14 5.0%
SAN Leandro 13 4.6%
Fontana 12 4.3%

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