2003 Chevrolet Tahoe Other or unknown Problems
- Complaints
- 10about this part
- Share
- 2%of 507 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 91,250miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 10 complaints about the other or unknown of the 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe, 2% of the 507 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 91,250 miles. 1 a fire, according to the filers.
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.
“I own a 2003 chevy Tahoe! My speedometer just stop working one day when driving. It will stick on a 120 or 35 or sometimes it wont move at all. I do have a picture of being parked and Tahoe shut off and its showing 120. Something needs to be done..people can't afford tickets for going over and under snd I also have the tow pkg and own a pop up and really scared to travel with it. Cant afford the 600 they it will cost..cant get into a non chevy. This is my first chevy I bought and think it will be my last. .GM step up and get this recalled.”
NHTSA complaint #10583117, filed 2014-04, 97,500 miles“Driving along the highway at the posted speed of 65 MPH the speedometer suddenly dropped to 0 and the needle ceased to move. Upon stopping at the next rest stop and checking for circuit breakers I realized that the problem was probably within the instrument itself and continued. Returning to the freeway I noticed the speedometer was once again functioning but cars were passing me at an excessive speed. I estimated, by traveling with the flow of traffic, our speedometer was reading 15-20 MPH fast. …”
NHTSA complaint #10383794, filed 2011-02, 85,000 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“Speedometer sticks and can get caught can go all the way up to 120 MPH when not moving. The only way to get the speedometer back to zero is to start the car and stop the car and the speedometer will drop by 5 MPH each time. I have asked several people who drive tahoes and denali and they have the same issue. I have a 2003 chevy Tahoe 5.3 v8. Brought the car to dealer and it is always back to zero by the time I get to the dealer and they cannot reproduce the issue. Unable to rely on speedometer for accurate speed always questioning if it is reading properly.”
NHTSA complaint #10144984, filed 2005-12, 30,000 miles“My air bag lights are always and 4wd lights are I took my truck to a transmission specialist they replace the transfer case for the 4wd but light remain on and I stiil feel the shift from 2-4 I took it back to the specialist again and again still the same problem”
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Other or unknown: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 14% |
| 2025 | 5 | 10% |
| 2024 | 8 | 12% |
| 2023 | 17 | 7% |
| 2022 | 24 | 12% |
| 2021 | 41 | 9% |
| 2020 | 6 | 11% |
| 2019 | 10 | 9% |
| 2018 | 28 | 27% |
| 2017 | 24 | 14% |
| 2016 | 46 | 18% |
| 2015 | 94 | 14% |
| 2014 | 37 | 41% |
| 2013 | 122 | 52% |
| 2012 | 100 | 56% |
| 2011 | 212 | 47% |
| 2010 | 139 | 44% |
| 2009 | 95 | 33% |
| 2008 | 93 | 18% |
| 2007 | 201 | 17% |
| 2006 | 5 | 4% |
| 2005 | 9 | 3% |
| 2004 | 7 | 2% |
| 2003 | 10 | 2% |
| 2002 | 8 | 2% |
| 2001 | 4 | 1% |
| 2000 | 2 | 1% |
| 1999 | 10 | 2% |
| 1998 | 6 | 2% |
| 1997 | 9 | 2% |
| 1996 | 5 | 2% |
| 1995 | 6 | 2% |
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.
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