2000 Chevrolet TAHOE problems and owner complaints
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
282 owner complaints analyzed
6 distinct recall campaigns
80,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2000 model year. Data snapshot: . 149 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Most common problems
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip is the most frequently named component, appearing in 49 of 282 complaints (17.4%). A complaint can name multiple components.
| Topic | Matching reports | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Braking behavior | 146 | 51.8% |
| Steering behavior | 15 | 5.3% |
| Fuel system concerns | 10 | 3.5% |
| Electrical and battery issues | 8 | 2.8% |
| Transmission and shifting | 6 | 2.1% |
| Engine operation | 3 | 1.1% |
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | 49 |
| Service Brakes | 30 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 19 |
| Tires | 14 |
| Parking Brake | 10 |
| Air Bags | 9 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 9 |
| Visibility:Power Window Devices And Controls | 9 |
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip: 49; Service Brakes: 30; Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 19; Tires: 14; Parking Brake: 10; Air Bags: 9; Vehicle Speed Control: 9; Visibility:Power Window Devices And Controls: 9
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | 6 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 23 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 34 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 25 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 33 |
| 150,000 and above | 28 |
Under 25,000: 6; 25,000 to 49,999: 23; 50,000 to 74,999: 34; 75,000 to 99,999: 25; 100,000 to 149,999: 33; 150,000 and above: 28
50,000 to 74,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (34). 133 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 30 |
| 2001 | 35 |
| 2002 | 24 |
| 2003 | 30 |
| 2004 | 28 |
| 2005 | 41 |
| 2006 | 14 |
| 2007 | 5 |
| 2008 | 7 |
| 2009 | 7 |
| 2010 | 9 |
| 2011 | 8 |
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2013 | 8 |
| 2014 | 12 |
| 2015 | 9 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 |
2000: 30; 2001: 35; 2002: 24; 2003: 30; 2004: 28; 2005: 41; 2006: 14; 2007: 5; 2008: 7; 2009: 7; 2010: 9; 2011: 8; 2012: 5; 2013: 8; 2014: 12; 2015: 9; 2016: 1; 2017: 3; 2019: 2; 2022: 1; 2023: 2; 2025: 1
Pattern summary
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 146 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 15 complaint narratives. Fuel system concerns appears in 10 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Complaint evidence
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
Owner report 10000243 · 2002-12-19 (December 19, 2002)
DEAR SIRS, I OWN A 2000 CHEVY TAHOE, THAT I BOUGHT NEW. OCACIONALLY THE ENGINE ( 5.3 L), WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. USUALLY WHEN BRAKING BUT JUST BEFORE A COMPLETE STOP.IT ALWAYS HAPPENED WHEN THE ENGINE WAS AT OPERATING TEMP.I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE, AT IDLE, WOULD DIP DOWN TO 200- 300 RPM'S, WITH THE A/C OR DEFROSTER ON, AND THE ENGINE WOULD STUMBLE AND SHAKE THE VEHICLE. IF I TAP THE GAS PEDDLE A LITTLE, IT PRODUCES THE SAME RESULTS.I TOOK THE TRUCK TO HARBOR CHEVERLET, MICHIGAN CITY ON 2-25-02 FOR SERVICE AFTER IT HAD STALLED ON M…
Owner-reported narrative. 32,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10000243 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10001871 · 2003-01-02 (January 2, 2003)
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEM WITH UPPER REAR BRAKE BULB LIGHT, WHICH BURNED OUT. TO REPLACE PART WILL COST $145.00 DOLLARS. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. TS *TT
Owner-reported narrative. 38,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10001871 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10002305 · 2003-01-08 (January 8, 2003)
INTERMITTENTLY STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP IN THE DIRECTION IT'S BEING TURNED, DRIVER HAS TO APPLY BRAKES TO UNLOCK IT. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT BECAUSE THE STEERING COLUMN HAS BUSHINGS INSTEAD OF BEARING, THE BUSHING WEAR OUT, WHICH CAUSE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS
Owner-reported narrative. 35,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10002305 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10018619 · 2003-05-13 (May 13, 2003)
WHILST DRIVING HOME FROM UPSTATE NY TO MY HOME IN NJ, THE FUEL PUMP ON MY CHEVROLET TAHOE FAILED SUDDENLY AND CATASTROPHICALLY. I WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH AT THE TIME AND WITH THE FAILURE OF THE PUMP, I LOST ALL POWER, INCLUDING STEERING AND BRAKES. I VERY NARROWLY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT AND OTHER TRAFFIC. THIS WAS VERY SCARY AND TRYING TO STEER AND BRAKE WITHOUT POWER IS NOT EASY. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THAT A FUEL PUMP HAS FAILED ON A TAHOE OWNED BY MYSELF, ALTHOUGH THE OTHER 2 TIMES THE FAILURE WAS WHILE PARKED AND NOT AT HIGH SPEED. MY CURRENT CAR…
Owner-reported narrative. 72,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10018619 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10033353 · 2003-08-23 (August 23, 2003)
AFTER FUELING VEHICLE AND DRIVING SHORT DISTANCE, THEN PARKING ON FRONT-END-DOWN SLOPE, A LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL (APX 1 GALLON) BEGAN DRIPPING ON GROUND FROM TOP OF FUEL TANK. I TURNED VEHICLE AROUND SO FRONT OF TANK WAS HIGHER THAN REAR OF TANK AND DRIPPING SLOWED AND STOPPED. MECHANIC SAID FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY ON TOP OF FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING. MECHANIC NOW IN PROCESS OF REPLACING FUEL PUMP, AND WILL GIVE ME OLD PUMP. MEHCANIC SAID POSSIBLE CAUSE THAT HE HAS SEEN BEFORE IS DUE TO CORROSION, HOWEVER, VEHICLE HAS BEEN OPERATED AT ALL TIMES IN ARI…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10033353 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10005433 · 2003-02-06 (February 6, 2003)
VEHICLE DOES NOT START. IT HAS PLENTY OF BATTERY POWER. ENGINE STUMBLES FOR A SECOND THEN STARTER JUST SPINS WITH NO IGNITION. HAD CHEVY ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE P/U VEHICLE AND IT DID NOT START FOR DRIVER. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RK CHEVROLET VINELAND NJ WHERE VEHICLE SAT FOR A DAY AND A HALF BEFORE IT WAS EVEN LOOKED AT, AND THEN GUESS WHAT, IT STARTED. VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO ME AS NO TROUBLE FOUND. NOW I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL IT STRANDS ME AGAIN AND HOPE IT CAN BE LOOKED AT IN A MORE TIMELY FASHION IN HOPES THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO FIGURE IT OUT. LOOKIN…
Owner-reported narrative. 32,300 miles reported. Look up ODI 10005433 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10016324 · 2003-04-22 (April 22, 2003)
CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK AFTER 3 DIFFERENT MODULES WERE REPLACED BY DEALER. WORKS INITIALLY BUT AFTER FEW DAYS STOPS FUNCTIONING. MAYBE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM SHORTING OUT CRUISE MODULE. CHEVROLET NOT QUESTIONING 3 MODULES REPLACEMENTS IN 1 YEAR'S TIME. *NLM
Owner-reported narrative. 10,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10016324 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10037437 · 2003-09-08 (September 8, 2003)
ALTHOUGH THE DASH SAYS "APPLY BRAKE TO SHIFT FROM PARK", MY 3 YEAR OLD SON WAS ABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO START ROLLING BACKWARD DOWN A HILL. WHAT I DISCOVERED WAS THAT HE HAD TURNED THE KEY HALFWAY BETWEEN THE OFF POSITION AND THE ACCESSORY POSITION AND IN THIS INTERMEDIATE POSITION THE VEHICLE FREELY SHIFTS OUT OF PARK WITHOUT PRESSING THE BRAKE AT ALL. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND HE INDICATED IT IS THE BRAKE SHIFT LOCKOUT SWITCH THAT CONTROLS THAT SAFETY FEATURE. CLEARLY IF MY 3 YEAR OLD SON CAN GET AROUND THAT SAFETY…
Owner-reported narrative. 53,540 miles reported. Look up ODI 10037437 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10054466 · 2004-01-19 (January 19, 2004)
I OWN A 2000 CHEVY TAHOE. IT WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO SHIFT OUT OF 4WD. I HAVE RESEARCHED SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND MANY. THERE SEEMS TO BE A CORRELATION BETWEEN THE COLD WEATHER AND THE PROPER OPERATION OF THAT FUNCTION. IN A COLD WEATHER STATE SUCH AS MICHIGAN, THIS COULD BE A PROBLEM ALL WINTER LONG. AS A RECURRING CONDITION IT CAN BE EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. JUST TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM IS AT LEAST $100 AT MOST DEALERSHIPS. *CB
Owner-reported narrative. 50,382 miles reported. Look up ODI 10054466 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10141504 · 2005-11-02 (November 2, 2005)
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED, AND THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. WHILE SITTING AT A STOP SIGN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THIS HAPPENED ONLY ONCE. THE FUEL GAGE HAD NOT BEEN WORKING PROPERLY FOR ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN# 05V155000 CONCERNING FUEL PUMP FAILURE WAS ISSUED. THE AFOREMENTIONED SYMPTOMS WERE TYPICAL FOR FAULTY FUEL PUMP WIRING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE CONSUMER MADE CONTACT BY PHONE WITH BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER IN AN ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN RECALL REPAIRS.…
Owner-reported narrative. 114,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10141504 at NHTSA ↗