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1996 Chevrolet Tahoe brakes problems

The 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe has 99 brakes complaints filed with NHTSA — 25% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

99

Brakes complaints

25%

Share of year

9

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Brakes complaints by year

Tahoe brakes complaints by model year294 complaints1991: 3 complaints1992: 5 complaints1993: 4 complaints1994: 10 complaints1995: 55 complaints1996: 99 complaints1997: 129 complaints1998: 83 complaints1999: 281 complaints2000: 150 complaints2001: 294 complaints2002: 195 complaints2003: 118 complaints2004: 87 complaints2005: 26 complaints2006: 13 complaints2007: 11 complaints2008: 8 complaints2009: 11 complaints2010: 1 complaints2011: 4 complaints2012: 6 complaints2013: 6 complaints2014: 6 complaints2015: 197 complaints2016: 92 complaints2017: 46 complaints2018: 19 complaints2019: 7 complaints2020: 6 complaints2021: 19 complaints2022: 12 complaints2023: 20 complaints2024: 10 complaints2025: 10 complaints2026: 1 complaints
Tahoe brakes complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IN FRONT CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP, AND CONSUMER REAR ENDED OTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM BRAKING SINCE 1998. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER IN AUGUST OF19 99, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY PROBLEMS. CONSUMER SAID THAT VEHICLE KIND OF SLUGGUSHLY STOPPED. CONSUMER…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Brakes · April 28, 2000 · crash

Common questions

How many brakes complaints does the 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe have?

NHTSA has 99 complaints about the 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe brakes — 25% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.