2017 Chevrolet Tahoe
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Power train is the leading concern among 173 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 19th highest complaint count among 26 Tahoe model years with reports.
Of the 2017 reports, 3 involved a crash and 1 involved a fire. 5 people were injured.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Power train, transfer case (4-wheel drive)Do not drive until repairedMay 7, 2026
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2026 Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Silverado 1500, Suburban, and Tahoe, and GMC Sierra 1500, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles with four-wheel (4WD) or all-wheel drive (AWD), and certain 2015-2020 Suburban, Escalade, Escalade ESV, Yukon, Yukon XL, and Tahoe vehicles. A component missing from the drivetrain transfer case may cause the front and/or rear wheels to lock up without warning to the driver.
Front or rear wheel lockup increases the risk of a crash.
Owners are advised not to drive their vehicle until the remedy is completed. Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the transfer case assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 18, 2026. Owners may contact GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or Cadillac customer service at 1-800-333-4223. GM's number for this recall is N262557620. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on May 7, 2026.
Campaign 26V289000 on NHTSA.gov
Service brakes, hydraulic, antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip, wheel speed sensor/tone ringOct 24, 2019
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2020 Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, and GMC Yukon, and 2014-2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles equipped with a 5.3-liter engine, a 3.08-ratio rear axle and four-wheel drive. If a wheel-speed sensor fails, while the vehicle is traveling between 41 and 60 mph in four-wheel or automatic mode, the Electronic-Brake Control Module (EBCM) software may activate the driveline-protection system.
Unintended activation of the driveline-protection system will cause unintended braking on the wheel on the opposite side of the failed sensor, causing the vehicle to pull to one side unexpectedly, increasing the risk of a crash.
GM will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the EBCM, free of charge. The recall began December 11, 2019. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-630-2438 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N192261050.
Campaign 19V761000 on NHTSA.gov
Service brakes, hydraulic, power assist, vacuumSep 6, 2019
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Cadillac Escalade, 2014-2018 Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra, 2015-2018 Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Yukon vehicles. The amount of vacuum created by the vacuum pump may decrease over time.
As the vacuum level drops, the brake assist decreases, increasing braking effort, extending the distance required to stop the vehicle, thereby increasing the risk of a crash.
GM will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the Electronic Brake Control Module, free of charge. The recall began October 8, 2019. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-630-2438, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N192268490.
Campaign 19V645000 on NHTSA.gov
Air bags, frontalSep 8, 2016
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD, 3500 HD, Tahoe, Suburban, GMC Sierra 2500 HD and 3500 HD, GMC Yukon, GMC Yukon XL, Cadillac Escalade and Cadillac Escalade ESV vehicles and 2014-2017 Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500, Trax, Caprice Police Pursuit Vehicle, GMC Sierra 1500, Buick Encore, and 2014-2016 Buick Lacrosse, Chevrolet Spark EV and SS vehicles. In the affected vehicles, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) software to activate a diagnostic test. During this test, deployment of the frontal air bags and the seat belt pretensioners would not occur in the event of a crash.
A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.
GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on October 13, 2016. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 16007.
Campaign 16V651000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints
173 reports, newest first.
Power train, Forward collision avoidance, Dec 4, 2021
My Tahoe had been making bad noises for several days, no check engine light on. Was driving with my children and went to pull out onto US-127 and the car wouldn't go in drive. Then to get out of the road I couldn't even go in reverse putting me and my three children in danger. My Tahoe has 82,000 miles and is only 4 years old. The transmission has been confirmed by multiple Shops that is always the problem with these Tahoe's.
Power train, Dec 1, 2021
Vehicle was driving fine when parked. 12 hours later, I went to move it from my front driveway to the carport. It started fine and when I put it in drive and pressed the accellerater it wouldn’t move. I pressed it again and the vehicle jerked forward into my lawn causing me to brake hard. I put it in reverse and it backed up fine. Again, I put it in drive but it wouldnt go forward. It acted as if it was in neutral. I turned it off and tried again receiving the same results. Had it towed to dealership. Transmission flush performed but didn’t remedy the problem. Needs a total new transmission at 66,000 miles.
Service brakes, Nov 8, 2021
The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact stated while the vehicle was at a standstill at a traffic light while depressing on the brake pedal, the vehicle began to shake. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact stated she continued driving and experienced the failure three times. The contact stated on the last incident she was able to park on the side of the road. The contact had another person drive the vehicle and experience the failure while parking the vehicle. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing the vacuum pump to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V761000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic, Service Brakes, Electronic Stability Control) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 63,000.
Service brakes, Oct 19, 2021
Brake assist warning after brakes began to fail. Had trouble stopping in line at drive through. Strange sensation in break peddle and pressure changed from loose to real tight. Looked up recall, but said there are 0 recall services needed. Scary
Power train, Oct 16, 2021
I was driving this vehicle in rush hour traffic and the check engine light came on and it suddenly lost power and wouldn't shift gears. I pulled off the road and placed the vehicle in park. At that moment I received an email from Chevy OnStar stating my transmission had a problem and to take it to the dealership. I had it towed to the dealer and was informed that the torque converted had failed and there were metal bits in the transmission fluid. The transmission had to be completely replaced to the tune of $6450.00. This vehicle has under 67K miles. There were no warnings prior to this incidence. This vehicle has been maintained at the prescribed GM service intervals.
Service brakes, Oct 4, 2021
At low speeds mainly backing up the abs will kick in on dry blacktop. Sometimes slowing down for a stop sign i can feel the brake pedal pulsing which leads me to believe its the abs kicking it when its not supposed to be. The tahoe has newer brakes and new tires.
Power train, Service brakes, Sep 28, 2021
Brakes fixed as part of recall. Transmission is recent problem and has since been fixed. Code p0741tcc pump , metal in pan, torque converter coming apart, valve stuff off. Our transmission failed and had to be replaced. When reviewing with staff, no surprises. They were aware that this transmission can be problematic.
Carry handle, Shell, Base, Aug 22, 2021
Plastic shell has come unattached. It cannot be put back together manually.
Service brakes, Aug 5, 2021
1) "Service Brake Assist" sometimes appears on the dashboard when I start my vehicle. When this occurs, the brake pedal is extremely difficult to push, and increasing stopping distance is required because the vaccuum level drops. 2) Since the Electronic Brake Control Module resets within the vehicle's computer when the vehicle is turned off/back on again, the dealership cannot duplicate the problem; as it does not happen all the time. 3) There is an active recall no. 19V645000; Recall date: September 6, 2019; on the make and model year of my vehicle - 2017 Chevy Tahoe - for this exact issue; however, my specific VIN does not have any recalls tied to it. If you can please add my VIN to the same issue happening with recall no. 19V645000, I would appreciate it. 4) I contacted GM, and all they kept telling me is my vehicle does not have a recall tied to my specific VIN; however, my 2017 Chevy Tahoe is exihibiting the exact same symptoms as that which is listed in recall no. 19V645000. The solution is for the dealership to reset the Electronic Brake Control Module; however, they will not do so because they cannot replicate the issue and my VIN is not coming up on the recall list for my vehicle. 5) In the recall notice, it states that GM "has not yet provided a notification schedule", so if you can possibly let me know if my vehicle will be recalled for this issue, I would appreciate it since not having acceptable brakes to the vaccuum level drop is a safety issue. Thanks for your time! Please feel free to contact me with any questions.
Wheels, Jul 2, 2021
2017 Tahoe Premier 4WD with 53,000 miles. Originally had a tire going low so I took it to a Discount Tire to find leak. Upon inspection, they found significant corrosion on the inside of the wheel. After finding this out, I found that NHTSA along with GM issued a Service Bulletin for this problem. (Bulletin No: 08-03-10-006G). I called GM corporate and put together a case number then took it to a GM dealer for verification. Upon inspection, it was found that all four wheels were severely corroded and needed replacing. I was informed that GM is only giving a 20% assistance on the replacements with $3,800 out of my pocket. I do not agree. This should not just apply to a 3yr/36,000 mile warranty. This is a known defective product from GM and should be replaced with no out of pocket expense to me. This should not be considered normal wear and tear. Furthermore, with the possibility of tire pressure loss, this could cause an accident that could harm my family and potentially others.
Power train, Engine, Fuel/propulsion system, Jun 14, 2021
I have a 2017 Chevy Tahoe with 77,000 miles on it. I will have it 4 years Labor Day Weekend. I get all the regular service and oil changes on it in a timely fashion. Last week I was driving my daughter to a friends house and there was a tapping sound. The car did not sound right. Suddenly the engine light illuminated and was blinking. The car smelled of gas. Thankfully I wasn't too far from home. I had to drive on a highway to get back to my house. I could only go about 30 mph. It was very dangerous. I had my hazards on but people were still beeping at me since I was causing a safety hazard for myself and others. I managed to get home safely and called the dealership. I dropped my car off the next morning since it is not drive-able. The service rep said it was going in as an emergency. After 5 days they finally looked at it. They did not give me a loaner. If I wanted a loaner I was required to pay $46/day. The rep said the repairs to my 3 year old car wont be covered and it will cost over $5,000 to fix the engine. It is a known engine issue to Chevy corporate bulletin 15-06-01-002H Engine Misfire/tick noise, malfunction Indicator Lamp Illuminated. It is common in 20-15-2019 Tahoe and Suburban. I had to borrow a 12 year old car to drive around my 4 children because my 3 year old car has a bad engine. Ethically how can Chevy require their customers to cover a cost of an engine that they know is faulty. There was nothing that I did to cause this issue. I will never purchase another chevy. SHAME ON PARAMUS CHEVROLET.
Other or unspecified, May 12, 2021
RADIO MY LINK SWITCHES AND CAUSES YOUR DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING. THE SCREEN SWITCHED NAVIGATION, RADIO, PHONE LINKS AND CAUSES MAJOR DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND HAS CAUSED ME TO BE STARTLED AND DISTRACTED. IT HAPPENS WHILE MOVING AND STATIONARY. IT HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY SOME DAYS THEN CONSTANT OTHER DAYS AND REQUIRES YOU TO POWER-DOWN THE MY LINK TO NOT BE DISTRACTED. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE.
Power train, Apr 27, 2021
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE THROUGH BIRMINGHAM, AL AND MY 2017 CHEVY TAHOE LT LOST POWER. THE TRANSMISSION HAD ONE INSTANCE OF A HARD SHIFT DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING, THEN JUST FAILED. SHE WAS LUCKILY ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE SAFELY, TRIED TO SHIFT IT INTO DRIVE AND THE CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS. HAD IT TOWED TO HENDRICKS CHEVY AND THEY FOUND BURNT TRANNY FLUID AND INDICATED THE PLANETARY GEAR APPEARED DAMAGED. THIS TRUCK IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD WITH ONLY HIGHWAY MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION NOW NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. CHEVROLET SHOULD BE REPLACING THESE AT NO CHARGE AS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THEIR 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION. THERE WERE MULTIPLE TAHOES IN THE SAME SHOP FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN A CHEVY FAN ALL OF MY LIFE BUT NOW RETHINKING THAT AS THEY DO NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. THE CODE YOU NEED TO WATCH OUT FOR IS THE P0796 CODE, WHICH IS A FLUID PRESSURE FAILURE. IF YOU RECEIVE THIS CODE, YOU ARE LIKELY GOING TO HAVE TO PAT 4-6K FOR A TRANSMISSION. STEP UP TO THE PLATE CHEVY AND TAKE CARE OF YOUR CUSTOMERS.
Air bags, Apr 24, 2021, crash
SEVERE BURNS TO ARMS , HANDS, FOREARMS, WRISTS UPON AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT . THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING STRIGHT ON A 2 LANE HIWAY WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CROSSED OVER INTO THE ONCOMING LANE AND STRUCK THE TAHOE
Power train, Apr 23, 2021
AT APPROXIMATELY 90 THOUSAND MILES THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2017 TAHOE PREMIER WENT OUT AND WE HAD TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION INSTALLED. I WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY AND WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TAHOE TO LURCH TO THE SLOW LANE AND OFF OF THE ROAD. TRACTOR TRAILERS WERE HAVING TO SWITCH TO THE SLOW LANE AND BACK TO THE FAST LANE TO GET AROUND US AND BACK INTO THE PROPER LANE BECAUSE THE HIGHWAY HAD THE RIGHT SLOW LANE SHUT DOWN. NO SERVICE LIGHTS CAME ON AND I DID NOT NOTICE ANY HARD SHIFTING OR OTHER TRANSMISSION ISSUES BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. THE COST FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND LABOR WAS AROUND $4,500.
Fuel/propulsion system, Mar 31, 2021
VEHICLE IS MISFIRING AND STALLING DUE TO A FUEL INJECTOR PROBLEM SIMILAR TO THE BULLETIN N182198000. THIS BULLETIN SHOULD BE VALID FOR ANY STATE. GM IS HAVING MAJOR ISSUES WITH FUEL INJECTORS. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THIS VEHICLE MISFIRED WHICH FELT LIKE A JUMP AND I CAUSE ME TO HIT THE BRAKE THINKING IT WAS SOMETHING ELSE AND IT MISFIRED AGAIN WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE SLOW DOWN FASTER AND ALMOST CAUSE A WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY
Engine, Mar 29, 2021
JANUARY 25, 2020, I PURCHASED A 2017 CHEVROLET TAHOE AND THE A/C CONDENSER HAS A LEAK AND MUST BE REPLACED. THE DEALER CHARGED ME $148.50 FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND QUOTED THE REPAIR COST $1095.12.
Power train, Mar 25, 2021
AT AROUND 70K MILES STARTED HAVING ISSUES. WENT TO PULL OUT ON THE HIGHWAY ROLLED FWD AND IT WOULD NOT GO ALMOST LIKE IT WAS KNOCKED OUT OF GEAR. THEN AT 100300 MILES THE TRANSMISSION IS GONE. PAID 47K FOR A TAHOE AND NOW HAVING TO SPEND $4200 TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION. I'M LUCKY THAT WE DIDN'T GET HIT WHEN THE TRANSMISSION CAME OUT. GM YOU NEED TO FIX THIS BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED!!!! THERE IS TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE FOR YOU NOT TO LOOK INTO IT.
Other or unspecified, Mar 24, 2021
A/C STOPPED WORKING. FOUND ON THE INTERNET THAT THOUSANDS OF CHEVY CARS HAS THIS CONDENSER PROBLEM.
Power train, Mar 12, 2021
MY 2017 TAHOE FELT LIKE IT WAS SKIPPING LAST NIGHT(3/11/21), I WAS THINKING IT COULD BE BAD GAS; HOWEVER, THIS MORNING WHEN LEAVING FOR WORK IT DROVE GOOD FOR ABOUT 2 MILES THEN IT STARTED SKIPPING AGAIN, MAKING A FUNNY NOISE WHEN I TOOK OFF FROM A STOP SIGN, IT DOESN'T WANT TO CHANGE GEARS. RPM'S STAY THE SAME.....SOMETHING IS DEFINITELY WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND LOOKS LIKE IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO OTHERS WITH THE SAME YEAR. THESE VEHICLES COST TOO MUCH FOR THIS TO BE HAPPENING!
Power train, Service brakes, Feb 6, 2021
TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T GO INTO REVERSE, NEUTRAL BRAKES WEAR DOWN EXTREMELY FAST.
Power train, Jan 21, 2021
MY 2017 TAHOE IS JERKING, NOT GOING INTO OVERDRIVE SMOOTHLY, NOT ACCELERATING EASILY. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS YEAR MODEL HAD SEVERAL VEHICLES THAT HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR ONLY 6 MONTHS. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS AND ALSO CALLED GMC BUT WAS TOLD BY BOTH THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE. WITH THE COST OF THESE VEHICLES THERE SHOULD BE NO ISSUES ON A FAIRLY NEW MODEL AND FROM THE PREVIOUS COMMENTS I HAVE READ HERE GM NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL ON TRANSMISSIONS BEFORE A SERIOUS INJURY OCCURS.
Power train, Dec 31, 2020
MY 2017 CHEVROLET TAHOE FELT VERY STIFF WHILE ACCELERATING AND STARTED SUDDENLY JERKING AND BACKFIRING WHILE IN MOTION AS IF WE WERE REAR-ENDED. IT WOULD FEEL AS IF IT WAS STUCK OR STRUGGLING TO SHIFT GEARS AND BOTH THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON . WE TOOK IT TO THE NEAREST CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP THINKING IT WAS A MINOR ISSUE BEING STILL FAIRLY NEW BUT WAS TOLD THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS NO WAY A 3 YEAR OLD CHEVROLET TAHOE WITH LESS THAN 100K MILES THAT'S BARELY BEEN DRIVEN DUE TO COVID NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS AS THESE MECHANICAL PROBLEMS COULD CREATE UNSAFE CONDITIONS FOR OTHER OWNERS.
Power train, Dec 22, 2020
TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING ! ONLY HAS LESS THEN 70000 MI ON IT !!! WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND IT STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS! I WAITED ABOUT 10 OR 15 MINUTES THEN IT STARTED TO GO AGAIN BUT WITH A STRANGE SHUTTERING FEELING . IT SOON STOPPED AGAIN AND SAME THING WOULDNT GO FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN AGAIN IT FELT WEAK AND UNDERPOWERED
Service brakes, Forward collision avoidance, Dec 17, 2020
MY BRAKES BECOME VERY VERY HARD TO PUSH WHEN IT SENSES ANYTHING NEAR MY CAR. I NOTICED THIS WAS A RECALL ISSUES SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP (GERRY LANE CHEVY IN BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA) AND THEY TRIED FIXING IT BUT WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE SECOND ATTEMPTED 'WORKED' OR AT LEAST THEY SAID IT DID. I'M STILL HAVING ISSUES WITH IT AND HAVE SINCE THE MOMENT I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP. THEY REFUSE TO LOOK AT IT WITHOUT ME PAYING THIS TIME.