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1997 Chevrolet Tahoe brakes problems

The 1997 Chevrolet Tahoe has 129 brakes complaints filed with NHTSA — 25% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

129

Brakes complaints

25%

Share of year

12

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 IN MOTION SEAT BELT WOULD COME UNDONE OR WOULDN'T UNLOCK FROM LOCK IN ORDER TO USE. BRAKES WOULD SLIP. MY BOYFRIEND WAS KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONED WHICH THEN CAUSED THE AIRBAGS TO MALFUNCTION AND THE BRAKES STUCK SO HE WASN'T ABLE TO SLOW DOWN SUFFICIENTLY.”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Brakes · September 2, 2020 · crash

Common questions

How many brakes complaints does the 1997 Chevrolet Tahoe have?

NHTSA has 129 complaints about the 1997 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.