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2003 Chevrolet Tahoe engine problems

The 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe has 29 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 5% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

29

Engine complaints

5%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Tahoe engine complaints by model year167 complaints1993: 1 complaints1994: 3 complaints1995: 3 complaints1996: 27 complaints1997: 14 complaints1998: 23 complaints1999: 29 complaints2000: 12 complaints2001: 19 complaints2002: 26 complaints2003: 29 complaints2004: 48 complaints2005: 20 complaints2006: 4 complaints2007: 79 complaints2008: 29 complaints2009: 15 complaints2010: 11 complaints2011: 12 complaints2012: 9 complaints2013: 13 complaints2014: 2 complaints2015: 48 complaints2016: 18 complaints2017: 24 complaints2018: 21 complaints2019: 28 complaints2020: 10 complaints2021: 167 complaints2022: 73 complaints2023: 119 complaints2024: 28 complaints2025: 18 complaints2026: 11 complaints
Tahoe engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“LTR ON BEHALF OF, WHO SUFFERED BURNS WHEN THEIR 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING; THEY DID NOT REC'D RESPONSE TO 3/23/10 LTR FWD TO NHTSA; REPLY ATTN KEITH NELSON/ROSEVILLE OFC; ES HAVE NO REC OF PREV CORRESPOND *TGW THE FAN MOTOR DID NOT SHUT OFF EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · January 1, 1901 · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe have?

NHTSA has 29 complaints about the 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe engine — 5% 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.