2013 Chevrolet Tahoe
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Structure is the leading concern among 232 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 15th highest complaint count among 26 Tahoe model years with reports.
Of the 2013 reports, 4 involved a crash. 6 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 2014 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 2500, Sierra 3500, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of AL, CA, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, SC, TX, PR, AS, GU, the MP, and VI or "Zone A." Additionally GM is recalling certain 2011-2014 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 2500, Sierra 3500, Yukon, Yukon XL and 2011-2013 Cadillac Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of AZ, AR, DE, DC, IL, IN, KS, KY, MD, MO, NE, NV, NJ, NM, NC, OH, OK, PA, TN, VA, and WV or "Zone B." Additionally, GM is recalling certain 2010-2014 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 2500, Sierra 3500, Yukon, and Yukon XL and 2010-2013 Cadillac Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of AK, CO, CT, ID, IA, ME, MA, MI, MN, MT, NH, NY, ND, OR, RI, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI, and WY 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 25, 2021. Second notification letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owner notification letters were mailed to 40 VIN owners on May 11, 2021. A second owner notification letter was mailed to all other owners on January 24, 2022. 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 N212328800.
Campaign 21V054000 on NHTSA.gov
Air bags, frontal, passenger side, inflator moduleFeb 5, 2021
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2013 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, and Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Silverado 2500/3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Sierra 2500/3500, Yukon, and Yukon XL 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 2010 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, and Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Silverado 2500/3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Sierra 2500/3500, 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 2009 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, and Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Silverado 2500/3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Sierra 2500/3500, 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."
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 24, 2021. Second notification letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 11, 2021. Owners may contact Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006; Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020; and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N212328790.
Campaign 21V053000 on NHTSA.gov
Electrical systemOct 1, 2014
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Cadillac CTS, Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Yukon, and Yukon XL, and 2014 Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Express, Impala, Silverado HD, Traverse, GMC Acadia, Savana, and Sierra HD vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the chassis electronic module may be internally contaminated, resulting in an electrical short.
If the module experiences an electrical short, the vehicle could stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the chassis electronic module, free of charge. The recall began on December 26, 2014. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-521-7300 (Buick), 1-800-458-006 (Cadillac), 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), and 1-800-462-8782 (GMC). GMs number for this recall is 14515.
Campaign 14V614000 on NHTSA.gov
Steering, column locking, anti-theft deviceJan 2, 2013
General Motors (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, and Escalade EXT; Chevrolet Avalanche, Express, Silverado HD, Silverado LD, Suburban, and Tahoe; and GMC Savana, Sierra HD, Sierra LD, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles, manufactured between November 7, 2012, through December 18, 2012, for failing to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 102, "Transmission Shift Lever Sequence, Starter Interlock, and Transmission Braking Effect", and FMVSS No. 114, "Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention." The vehicles may have been built with a fractured park lock cable or a malformed steering column lock actuator gear in the lock module assembly.
As a result, the vehicle may shift from Park with the ignition key removed or the ignition key in the OFF position. The vehicle may also shift out of Park without application of the brake pedal while the key is off. Either of these scenarios may cause the vehicle to roll away after the driver has exited the vehicle, resulting in a possible vehicle crash and/or injury.
GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the affected vehicles and replace the steering column as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on January 21, 2013. Chevrolet owners may call 1-800-630-2438. Cadillac owners may call 1-866-982-2339. GMC owners may call 1-866-996-9463.
Campaign 13V001000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints: other or unspecified
122 reports, newest first. Show all
Air bags, Other or unspecified, Sep 5, 2017
CRACKING OF DASH
Other or unspecified, Aug 31, 2017
THERE IS A CRACK IN THE DARK NEAR THE AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. CRACK IS IN THE FRONT DASH,LOCATED NEXT TO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT AREA.
Other or unspecified, Aug 29, 2017
CRACKED DASH
Air bags, Other or unspecified, Aug 22, 2017
CRACKED DASHBOARD BOUGHT MY 2013 CHEVY TAHOE LTZ. HAS ONLY 98000 MILES ON IT. JUST NOTICED A CRACK AT THE TOP LEFT CORNER OF THE DASHBOARD, RIGHT AT THE EDGE OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. TWO WEEKS LATER, ANOTHER CRACKED APPEARED ON THE DRIVER SIDE, FROM THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE DASHBOARD AND CONTINUED UP AND OVER THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HUMP. BOTH CRACKS APPEARED WHILE STATIONARY. THIS VEHICLE IS PRIMARILY GARAGED AND HAS A WINDSHIELD COVER. VERY DISAPPOINTED, SINCE THE NEW RETAIL OF THIS VEHICLE IS CLOSE $50,000 BRAND NEW AND COSTS OVER $1000 TO REPLACE AT THE DEALER. NOT TO MENTION, THIS IS OUR PRIMARY FAMILY VEHICLE, WHICH MY WIFE, 7 YO, 4 YO AND 6 MONTH OLD RIDE IN ON A DAILY BASIS.
Air bags, Other or unspecified, Aug 22, 2017
DASHBOARD ON THE DRIVER SIDE IS CRACKING AND EXTENDING UPWARDS TOWARDS THE DRIVER. CONSISTENTLY RATTLES WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. CRACK IS ALSO VISIBLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE LEADING TOWARDS THE AIRBAG. BOTH CRACKS WERE NOTICED WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION.
Other or unspecified, Aug 17, 2017
GM CASE # 8-316-7114203. CHEVY TAHOE LTZ DASH DASHBOARD CRACKS HAVE APPEAR ON THE LEFT SIDE OF AIRBAG AND RIGHT SIDE OF INSTRUMENT PANEL CRACKING UPWARD TOWARD THE DRIVER. GM WAS CONTACTED AND REFUSES TO HELP WITH THIS DEFECTIVE PART. IT APPEARS THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE BUT DO NOT FEEL OLBIGATED TO HELP THE CONSUMER/ THIS CAR IS TO NEW AND EXPENSIVE FOR THIS TO OCCUR.. THERE ARE MANY INTERNET LINKS AND EVEN CLASS ACTION SUITS THAT HAVE BEEN POSTED WITH THIS PROBLEM. IT SHOULD BE LOOK AS SAFETY ISSUE WHEN JUST FROM THE STAND POINT OF POTENTIALLY LOSE INTERIOR PARTS THAT COULD DISLODGE FOR ANY REASON THIS IS A LOW MILEAGE ONE OWNER CAR 33K
Other or unspecified, Aug 7, 2017
CRACKED DASHBOARDS. HAD TO HAVE ENTIRE DASHBOARD REPLACED.
Air bags, Structure, Other or unspecified, Aug 7, 2017
THE DASH OF MY 2013 TAHOE WHICH I PAID 48,000 CRACKED IN TWO PLACES SOON AS MY WARRANTY EXPIRED! ALL OF MY DOOR HANDLES ON OUTSIDE HAVE FALLEN OFF AND BEEN REPLACED ED AND THE DRIVER DOOR PANEL HAS BEEN REPLACED BECAUSE OF HANDLE BREAKING . TOO MUCH OTHER MESS TO EXPLAIN. JUST A VERY CHEAPLY MADE VEHICLE. VERY DISSATISFIED !I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A FORMAL COMPLAINT FOLLOWED UP WITH A FORMAL INVESTIGATION
Power train, Other or unspecified, Aug 7, 2017
THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN 2 DIFFERENT LOCATION MOST IMPORTANTLY AROUND THE FRAME OF THE PASSENGERS SIDE AIRBAG. ONLINE OVER 15,000 COMPLAINTS FILED, NO HELP FROM GMC. THE TRANSMISSION GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE HAD IT REPLACED AT $2900.00, AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST.
Air bags, Other or unspecified, Aug 6, 2017
I OWN A 2013 CHEVROLET TAHOE LT. I TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY VEHICLE. LAST WEEK, I NOTICED MULTIPLE CRACKS IN MY DASHBOARD IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG; THEY SEEMED TO HAVE APPEARED OUT OF NOWHERE. THERE WAS NO INCIDENT BEFOREHAND THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE DAMAGE. MY VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY FROM THE LAST TIME I HAD USED IT, TO THE NEXT TIME I ENTERED MY VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE DASHBOARD CRACKS. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO PRESTON CHEVROLET, A NEARBY GM DEALERSHIP, AND I WAS ADVISED BY THE SERVICE DEPT. MANAGER THAT THIS TYPE OF ISSUE IS NOT A COMMON OCCURRENCE, ALTHOUGH HE HAD SEEN IT IN THE PAST.. HE FURTHER ADVISED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN OR PROVIDE ANY SORT OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ME IN HAVING THE DEFECTIVE, DAMAGED DASHBOARD REPAIRED. AFTER RESEARCHING, I FOUND THAT IT IS QUITE A COMMON PROBLEM, AND WHAT'S MORE, THAT CHEVY TAHOE'S ARE THE 'COMMON DENOMINATOR.' I FEEL THAT I HAVE BEEN MISLEAD BY PRESTON CHEVROLET. I'VE SINCE CONTACTED GM AND I AM AWAITING A RESPONSE FROM A "SENIOR CASE ADVISOR." I AM PRIMARILY CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF MY PASSENGERS. IN THE EVENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION, I AM CERTAIN THAT SHARDS OF PLASTIC WOULD BE HURTLED INTO THE AIR, BECOMING DANGEROUS PROJECTILES THAT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS BODILY INJURY OR HARM, NOT TO MENTION THE POOR AESTHETIC APPEARANCE AND OVERALL DEVALUATION OF MY VEHICLE THAT THE FRACTURES HAVE CAUSED. THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. I FEEL I AM OWED REPAIR AND/OR RESTITUTION FROM GM AS A RESULT.
Other or unspecified, Jul 30, 2017
CRACKING DASHBOARD
Other or unspecified, Jul 27, 2017
DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED AND COLLAPSED ON TOP CENTER AT CORNER OF PASSENGER AIRBAG PANEL.
Other or unspecified, Jul 26, 2017
DASH CRACKED FROM CORNER OF AIRBAG TO TOP OF DASH. VEHICLE STAYS IN GARAGE OTHER THAN WHEN DRIVEN TO WORK. WAS STATIONARY WHEN CRACK WAS SEEN.
Other or unspecified, Jul 25, 2017
CRACKED DASHBOARD RIGHT ABOVE INSTRUMENT PANEL, ALSO BROKEN CLIPS ON DEFROST OVERLAY.
Other or unspecified, Jul 21, 2017
DASHBOARD CRACKING. EACH DAY IT IS IN DIFFERENT SPOTS. NOW THERE ARE CRACKS AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WHICH IS A MAJOR CONCERN AND COULD CAUSE HARM.
Air bags, Other or unspecified, Jul 17, 2017
THE INSIDE DOOR PANEL ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BROKE WHERE HANDLE IS. VERY VERY DISGUSTED AT ALL THE PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH MY VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS NEW
Air bags, Other or unspecified, Jul 17, 2017
MY DOOR HANDLE FELL OFF ON DRIVER SIDE TWICE AND MY OTHER THREE HAVE BEEN REPLACED AS WELL. VERY CHEAPLY MADE. VERY DISAPPOINTED I DID NOT GET WHAT I PAID FOR THAT'S FOR SURE. THIS HAS BEEN THE WORST VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED AND THE MOST EXPENSIVE AT 48,000!
Air bags, Other or unspecified, Jul 17, 2017
MY DASH BOARD CRACKED IN THE TWO PLACES MY AIR BAGS ARE LOCATED. IT JUST CRACKED FOR NO REASON ON BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDES
Air bags, Other or unspecified, May 29, 2017
DASHBOARD CRACKING NEXT TO AIRBAG.
Other or unspecified, May 26, 2017
WE PURCHASED A USED 2013 TAHOE ON 5/25/2017 AND THE DASH IS CRACKED. WE HEAR THAT THIS HAPPENS A LOT, SO WE WANTED YOU TO KNOW. IT MIGHT BECOME A DRIVING HAZARD, WHEN THE AIRBAG EVER DEPLOYED.
Other or unspecified, Apr 24, 2017
DASHBOARD CRACKED OVER PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THIS WAS NOT THERE YESTERDAY AND HAPPENED WHILE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. NOTICED THIS AT 7AM ARRIVING TO WORK.
Other or unspecified, Apr 10, 2017
THE REAR DEFROSTER TAB HAS POPPED OFF THE REAR WINDOW, THIS RENDERS THE REAR DEFROSTER UNUSABLE, WHICH COULD LEAD TO SOMEONE NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE OUT THE REAR WINDOW. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT IS PREVALENT IN CHEVY TAHOES AND SUBURBANS AS WELL AS GMC YUKONS. A SIMPLE SEARCH REVEALS THOUSANDS OF PAGES ON THE INTERNET COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND GM NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
Other or unspecified, Jan 21, 2017
CRACKED DASHBOARD GOING ENTIRELY UP THE FRONT OF DRIVER DASHBOARD. NOTHING TOUCHED IT, COMPLETELY UNDISTURBED, STATIONARY VEHICLE. CRACKED ON IT'S ON ACCORD, WITHOUT ANY FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE DEFECT ON GM'S PART FOR THE MANAFACTURING OF THE DASHBOARD ITSELF.
Other or unspecified, Dec 27, 2016
CRACKED DASH ABOVE INSTRUMENT PANEL. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. STATS IN A GARAGE.
Other or unspecified, Dec 20, 2016
PLASTIC DASH IN FRONT HAS THREE CRACKS. ONE CRACK AT LEFT SIDE OF AIRBAG ON PASSENGER SIDE ATOP LOCATION OF GLOVE BOX. OTHER TWO CRACKS ON DRIVER SIDE ATOP LOCATION OF SPEED AND FUEL INDICATORS. ALL THREE ARE ON THE PLASTIC DASH WHERE SEAM NEAR FRONT WINDOW PLASTIC AND DASH PLASTIC MEET AND MAKE A SEAM. THE WEATHER HAS BEEN 13 DEGREES AND 14 DEGREES THE PAST TWO MORNINGS DECEMBER 19TH AND 20TH 2016. I DO NOT THINK THIS DEGREES SHOULD MAKE THE PLASTIC DASH CRACK. MY VEHICLE IS A 2013 MODEL WITH 74,961 MILES.