2007 Chevrolet Tahoe
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Air bags is the leading concern among 1,177 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the highest complaint count among 26 Tahoe model years with reports.
Of the 2007 reports, 26 involved a crash and 27 involved a fire. 75 people were injured.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Air bags, frontal, passenger side, inflator moduleFeb 5, 2021
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2009 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Sierra 2500, Sierra 3500, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia or "Zone B." Additionally, GM is recalling certain 2007-2008 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, and Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming or "Zone C." These vehicles are equipped with non-desiccated passenger frontal inflators containing phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) propellant. These inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate one, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on February 23, 2021. Second notification letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owner notification letters were mailed on September 20, 2021. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N212328780.
Campaign 21V052000 on NHTSA.gov
Air bags, frontal, passenger side, inflator moduleFeb 5, 2021
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2007-2011 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Yukon, Yukon XL, and 2009-2011 Chevrolet Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, GMC Sierra 2500 and Sierra 3500 vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands or "Zone A." Additionally, GM is recalling certain 2007-2008 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Yukon, Yukon XL vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia or "Zone B." These vehicles are equipped with non-desiccated passenger frontal inflators containing phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) propellant. These inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate one, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on February 22, 2021. Second notification letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owner notification letters were mailed on March 1, 2021. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020; Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006; and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N212328760.
Campaign 21V050000 on NHTSA.gov
Electrical systemJun 4, 2010
GM IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006-2009 BUICK, LUCERNE; CADILLAC DTS; HUMMER H2; MODEL YEAR 2008-2009 BUICK ENCLAVE; CADILLAC CTS; MODEL YEAR 2007-2009 CADILLAC ESCALADE, ESCALADE ESV, ESCALADE EXT; CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, SILVERADO, SUBURBAN, TAHOE; GMC ACADIA, SIERRA, YUKON, YUKON XL; SATURN OUTLOOK; AND MODEL YEAR 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A HEATED WASHER FLUID SYSTEM (HWFS). A RECALL WAS IMPLEMENTED IN 2008 TO ADD A FUSE TO THE CONTROL CIRCUIT HARNESS TO ADDRESS THE POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES OF A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD (PCB) ELECTRICAL SHORT. HOWEVER, THERE HAVE BEEN NEW REPORTS OF THERMAL INCIDENTS ON HWFS MODULES AFTER THIS IMPROVEMENT WAS INSTALLED. THESE INCIDENTS RESULTED FROM A NEW FAILURE MODE ATTRIBUTED TO THE DEVICE'S THERMAL PROTECTION FEATURE. THE SIGNIFICANCE VARIES FROM MINOR DISTORTION TO CONSIDERABLE MELTING OF THE PLASTIC AROUND THE HWFS FLUID CHAMBER.
IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE HEATED WASHER MODULE TO IGNITE AND A FIRE MAY OCCUR.
DEALERS WILL PERMANENTLY DISABLE AND REMOVE THE HEATED WASHER FLUID MODULE. AN UPDATED PAGE FOR THE OWNER MANUAL WILL BE PROVIDED AND INSERTED IN THE OWNER MANUAL TO DOCUMENT THAT THE FEATURE HAS BEEN PERMANENTLY DISABLED AND REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 11, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080, CADILLAC AT 1-866-982-2339, CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, SATURN AT 1-800-972-8876, GMC AT 1-866-996-9463 AND HUMMER AT 1-800-732-5493 OR AT THE OWNER CENTER AT WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.
Campaign 10V240000 on NHTSA.gov
Electrical systemAug 28, 2008
GM IS RECALLING 857,735 MY 2006-2008 BUICK LUCERNE; CADILLAC DTS; HUMMER H2; MY 2007-2008 CADILLAC ESCALADE, ESCALADE ESV, ESCALADE EXT; CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, SILVERADO, SUBURBAN, TAHOE; GMC ACADIA, SIERRA, YUKON, YUKON XL, SATURN OUTLOOK; AND MY 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A HEATED WIPER WASHER FLUID SYSTEM. A SHORT CIRCUIT ON THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD FOR THE WASHER FLUID HEATER MAY OVERHEAT THE CONTROL-CIRCUIT GROUND WIRE.
THIS MAY CAUSE OTHER ELECTRICAL FEATURES TO MALFUNCTION, CREATE AN ODOR, OR CAUSE SMOKE INCREASING THE RISK OF A FIRE.
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A WIRE HARNESS WITH AN IN-LINE FUSE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080; CADILLAC AT 1-800-982-2339 OR HTTP://WWW.CADILLAC.COM; CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438; SATURN AT 1-800-972-8876 OR HTTP://WWW.SATURN.COM, GMC AT 1-866-996-9436; OR HUMMER AT 1-800-732-5493; OR THROUGH THEIR WEBSITE AT <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM>HTTP://WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM</A> .
Campaign 08V441000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints: air bags
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Air bags, Other or unspecified, Sep 9, 2015
THE VEHICLES DASH BOARD CRACKED NEAR THE AIR BAG. THERE IS SHARP PLASTIC AROUND THE AIR BAG THAT MAY CREATE A SAFETY ISSUE.
Air bags, Structure, Other or unspecified, Aug 5, 2015
CRACKS APPEARED ON THE DASH AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND ABOVE THE DRIVER SIDE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER.
Air bags, Jun 29, 2015
THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG HAS A BIG CRACK IN THE DASH RIGHT ABOVE THE AIR BAG. THIS CONCERNS ME AS I HAVE 4 CHILDREN AND AM SCARED THAT THIS MAY DEPLOY WHILE ONE OF THEM IS IN THE FRONT SEAT. I SEE THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME ISSUE. I ALSO HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE ASB LIGHT AND STABILITRAK LIGHTS WHERE THEY ARE BOTH ON IN THE DRIVER DISPLAY DASH. EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE THEY WILL RESET, BUT THEN IN A DAY OR SO THESE ERROR MESSAGES COME BACK ON. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE AS WELL. PLEASE GM DO A RECALL ON THESE ISSUES!!
Air bags, May 27, 2015
ALL SIDE AIRBAGS CURTAINS DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON.THE DASH BOARD HAS A LONG CRACK NEARLY THE ENTIRE LENGTH.
Air bags, May 21, 2015
DASH CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES. THIS IS A VERY COMMON DEFECT IN GM SILVERADOS, TAHOES, SUBURBANS, YUKONS AND AVALANCHES. AT THIS POINT THE MAIN CONCERN IS THE FACT THAT THE HIGH MAJORITY OF CRACKS ON ALL AFFECTED DASHES ARE AGAINST/NEXT TO PASSANGER AIR BAG. IF DEPLOYED DASH FRAGMENTS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES. AS TIMES GOES ON SEVERAL OTHER CRACKS HAVE APPEARED AND AT THIS TIME GM HAS REFUSED TO ADDRESS
Air bags, Other or unspecified, May 12, 2015
DASH CRACKED AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND NUMEROUS OTHER PLACES. PLASTIC PIECES CRACKING AND FALLING OFF WHERE IT USED TO BE ATTACHED.
Air bags, Jan 28, 2015, crash
2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE. AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT FAILURE DURING AN ACCIDENT. *TA
Air bags, Structure, Nov 29, 2014
ABOUT COUPLE MONTHS AGO WE NOTICE ABOUT AN 8 INCH LONG CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD ABOVE THE CLUSTER DRIVER SIDE. AND I FIRST THOUGHT IT HAD TO BE SUN DAMAGE. SO PRETTY BUM ABOUT IT. THEN RECENTLY ABOUT A WEEK AGO WATCHING THE LOCAL NEWS ON TV. THERE WAS A SIMILAR ISSUE ABOUT CRACK DASHBOARDS. AND THEN CHECKING ON THIS WEBSITE THERE'S MULTIPLE VERY IDENTICAL ISSUES. SO NOW IN HOPE THERE'S A RECALL COMING SOON. AND ALSO NOTICE THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES THE CHROME IS COMING APART LEAVING REALLY SHARP EDGES. SO I NOTICE THERE'S SIMILAR COMPLAINTS IN REGARDS TO THIS DOOR HANDLES. *TR
Air bags, Structure, Nov 25, 2014
DASHBOARD CRACKED AT LEFT CORNER OF AIRBAG AS WELL AS CRACKING ABOVE THE LEFT SIDE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CRACK OVER THE AIRBAG IS WHAT CONCERNS ME IN THAT MY AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY CORRECTLY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT OR MAY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT HARM FROM CHARDS OF PLASTIC BEING SENT AT ME... *TR
Air bags, Structure, Nov 13, 2014
THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AROUND THE AIR BAG HAS CRACKED SIGNIFICANTLY AND THE AREA ON EITHER SIDE OF THE AIR BAG COVER ARE BOWING UP. IT APPEARS THAT WHERE IS A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF THE DASHBOARD FRAGMENTING IF THE AIR BAG WERE TO BE DEPLOYED. *TR
Air bags, Structure, Nov 11, 2014
MY 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE HAS MULTIPLE CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND AIRBAG. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH PIECES BRAKING OFF IF THE AIRBAGS WERE TO GO OFF IN A ACCIDENT. *TR
Air bags, Structure, Oct 27, 2014
NOTICED CRACKS IN DASHBOARD. 1. ABOVE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER APPROX.6 " VERTICAL TO DRIVER , 2ND IS AT THE UPPER LEFT CORNER OF PASSENGER AIR BAG. SAFETY CONCERN IS FLYING PROJECTILE (S) OF DASH PLASTIC TO DRIVER AND OR PASSENGERS IF AIR BAG(S) ARE DEPLOYED. *TR
Air bags, Structure, Oct 24, 2014
I HAVE TWO CRACKS IN MY DASHBOARD. ONE IS HUGE OVER THE DRIVERS SIDE CONTROL CLUSTER AND THE SECOND, I BELIEVE, POSES A BIG SAFETY CONCERN. THE SECOND CRACK IS AT THE CORNER OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. I'M CONCERNED THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY WITH THIS DEFECT AND IF IT DOES THE SHARP EDGES/SHARDS OF THE DASH WILL EITHER INJURE THE PASSENGER AND/OR OTHERS IN THE CAR, OR RIP THE AIRBAG MAKING IT USELESS. AIRBAGS ARE A LEGAL REQUIREMENT. I HAVE BEEN ON MANY FORUMS AND PAGES REGARDING THE CHEVY TAHOE AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM. I REALLY BELIEVE GM/CHEVY SHOULD ORDER A RECALL. I ALSO HAVE A MINOR CLAIM ABOUT THE RUBBER ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE PAINT ON THE STEREO/CLIMATE CONTROL BUTTONS. ALL OF WHICH IS PEELING OFF. I HAVE ALSO SEE HUNDREDS OF WRITINGS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. WE HAVE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THE STEERING WHEEL AND STEREO/CLIMATE CONTROL. AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTED ON THE NEW ITEMS. I PAID WAY TO MUCH FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE DOING THIS. I ALSO HAVE NO INTENTIONS OF GETTING A NEW CAR; HOWEVER, AS THEY PROBLEM PERSIST, ESPECIALLY THE SAFETY ISSUES. I JUST MAY BE FORCED TO . *TR
Air bags, Structure, Oct 14, 2014
THERE ARE TWO CRACKS IN MY DASHBOARD AROUND THE AIRBAG AREAS. THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN! WONDERING IF IT WILL AFFECT MY AIRBAGS FROM WORKING PROPERLY. *TR
Air bags, Structure, Oct 6, 2014
DASHBOARD CRACKED AT LEFT CORNER OF AIRBAG AS WELL AS CRACKING ABOVE THE LEFT SIDE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CRACK OVER THE AIRBAG CONCERNS ME IN THAT MY AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY CORRECTLY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT OR MAY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT HARM FROM CHARDS OF PLASTIC. *TR
Air bags, Sep 30, 2014
DASH IS CRACKED IN 3 PLACES AS OF TODAY 9/30/14 AND ONE PLACE IS NEXT TO THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. *TR
Air bags, Structure, Sep 12, 2014
MY DASHBOARD CRACKED AND I'M CONCERNED ABOUT MY AIRBAGS. I GUESS A LOT OF THE CHEVY TAHOES HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE DASHBOARD CRACKING. *TR
Air bags, Structure, Sep 3, 2014
PASSENGER SIDE DASH CRACKED ADJACENT TO AIRBAG, VERY CONCERNED ABOUT INTEGRITY OF AIRBAG SYSTEM AND POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Air bags, Structure, Aug 29, 2014
DASHBOARD IS CRACKED ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE NEAR AIRBAGS. MY FEAR IS THAT DUE TO THAT THE AIRBAGS WONT FUNCTION PROPERLY. *TR
Air bags, Structure, Aug 26, 2014
MY DASH CRACKED, ON IT'S OWN. I'M SURE THIS HAS TO EFFECT MY AIRBAG FUNCTIONALITY. I HAVE A HUGE CRACK ON MY DRIVER'S SIDE BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR
Air bags, Structure, Aug 13, 2014
DASHBOARD CRACKS WITH SHARP EDGES AROUND AIRBAG CAUSING NOISY AIRBAG AREA VIBRATION AND SEPARATION FORM DASHBOARD, IT IS SCARY THING TO HAVE WHEN MY WIFE OR ONE OF THE KIDS IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME. *TR
Air bags, Structure, Jul 31, 2014
DASH AROUND AIRBAGS IS CRACKING AND FAILING. IT'S A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND GM REFUSES TO RECTIFY. CONCEIVABLY A PIECE OF DASH COULD BREAK OFF DURING AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR
Air bags, Structure, Jul 24, 2014
I HAVE HAD THE DASH CRACK IN 4 DIFFERENT PLACES; TWO ON THE DRIVER SIDE ON EACH SIDE OF THE STEERING COLUMN AND TWO OTHER AROUND THE AIRBAG. THE TWO AROUND THE AIRBAG HAVE MADE IT SO THAT THERE IS FREE PIECE OF PLASTIC THAT IS NOT SECURED BY ANYTHING. I AM AFRAID THAT IF THE AIR BAG WAS TO DEPLOY THEN THIS PIECE WOULD CAUSE GREAT BODILY HARM TO ANYONE IN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER KNOWS OF THIS ISSUE AND IS NOT OFFERING TO REPLACE THE DASH WITHOUT SOME SORT OF COMPENSATION. *TR
Air bags, Structure, Jul 22, 2014
DASH CRACKED WHERE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS LOCATED. I FEAR THAT THE AIR BAGS WILL PUNCTURE IF DEPLOYED OR THE PASSENGER WILL BE INJURED DUE TO DASH PIECES BEING PROJECTED AT THEM. *TR
Steering, Air bags, Jul 8, 2014
MY VEHICLE HAVE SEVERAL SEVERE CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD FROM POOR QUALITY MATERIALS. THIS DEFECT IS CAUSING CONCERN ABOUT THE SAFETY DURING A COLLISION OR AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT FROM SHARP PLASTIC EXPOSED DUE TO THE CRACKS IN THE DASH CUTTING THE AIRBAG OR SHARDS OF PLASTIC BECOMING PROJECTILES POTENTIALLY CAUSING INJURY TO OCCUPANTS. *JS