2003 Chevrolet Tahoe Equipment Problems
- Complaints
- 12about this part
- Share
- 2%of 507 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 69,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 12 complaints about the equipment of the 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe, 2% of the 507 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 69,500 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“In the period of 4 weeks I experienced two high speed tire failures while traveling on interstate 95 in virginia. In each case I was barely able to maintain vehicle control and pull off the road. In each case the tires were completely destroyed and off the rim. After the second case I chose to have all four tire replaced and prior to actual removal I checked the tire stem on one of the 2 remaining (not new tires) and discovered the valve stem had a split. The same was discovered on the other tire still on the vehicle. …”
NHTSA complaint #10231710, filed 2008-06, 75,000 miles“My Tahoe has 59,000 miles we have replaced the radio 3 times the air conditioning pump once and now the fuel pump all lumped to about $2200.00 cash out of pocket .thanks chevy!”
NHTSA complaint #10213173, filed 2007-12, 59,000 miles“Recently purchased (3 days ago) a 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe and both my wife and I noticed erratic behavior from speedometer. After much research and another family member with the same problem on a 2004 Tahoe, we realized that this was a serious safety issue that an extreme amount of other people were having. The speedometer sticks at different points while accelerating or decelerating, I wish to get this issue resolved as soon as possible via recall. Gm is well aware of this problem and it should issue a full recall on the instrument cluster to fix the problem. …”
NHTSA complaint #10262007, filed 2009-03, 72,300 miles“I own a 2003 chevy Tahoe. I noticed in the fall of 2004 that my speedometer was beginning to be wrong - I would be running at 1,900 RPM, which for my vehicle is about 65 MPH, but the speedometer would only be showing 40 MPH. I took the Tahoe into my dealers service dept where they told me that the speedometer cluster was bad and would have to be replaced. I had an extended warranty, so this was not a problem. A new cluster was replaced on 12/6/04 when the Tahoe had 40,000. I now have over 108,000 miles on it and the replacement speedometer is now doing the same things the old one did. …”
NHTSA complaint #10222897, filed 2008-03, 108,100 miles“Air conditioner, compressor, clutch and belt tensionor on Chevrolet Tahoe. Belt tensionor breaks locking up causing compressor clutch to sieze then causing compressor to disentergrate internally shooting internal components thru accumalator and inside vehicle climate control system. Serpentine belt tenstsionor could cause belt to break which drives the entire system to include power steering. This is a common problem for Chevrolet models, however it may only begin having the problem at 3-4 years of ownership therefore appearing to be a normal breakdown of components. …”
NHTSA complaint #10415420, filed 2011-07, 37,000 milesRelated service bulletins
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- 10240793Jul 18, 2023This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an unusual noise and is difficult to identify, isolate or pinpoint…
- 10232287Feb 21, 2023This warranty administration bulletin provides information regarding the field action courtesy transportation policy.
- 10232156Feb 15, 2023This service bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on OnStar Module 2G Sunset Information.
- 10232811Feb 10, 2023This Preliminary information communicates information that will need to be provided to TAC to aid in diagnosing if a vehicle comes in with misfire and DTC Codes P0300 - P0308…
- 10230605Jan 6, 2023This service bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on OnStar Module 2G Sunset Information.
Equipment: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 1% |
| 2019 | 1 | 1% |
| 2017 | 1 | 1% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0% |
| 2015 | 7 | 1% |
| 2012 | 1 | 1% |
| 2011 | 2 | 0% |
| 2009 | 2 | 1% |
| 2008 | 2 | 0% |
| 2007 | 8 | 1% |
| 2005 | 2 | 1% |
| 2004 | 5 | 1% |
| 2003 | 12 | 2% |
| 2002 | 9 | 2% |
| 2001 | 6 | 1% |
| 2000 | 5 | 2% |
| 1999 | 8 | 1% |
| 1998 | 5 | 2% |
| 1997 | 6 | 1% |
| 1996 | 7 | 2% |
| 1995 | 2 | 1% |
| 1992 | 1 | 17% |
Other parts of the 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe
193 complaintsBrakes
113 complaintsSteering
52 complaintsFuel system
36 complaintsVehicle speed control
27 complaintsEngine cooling
20 complaintsAir bags
19 complaintsSeats
19 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
19 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
18 complaintsSuspension
14 complaintsTires
14 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology