2003 Chevrolet Tahoe Seat belts Problems
- Complaints
- 10about this part
- Share
- 2%of 507 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 81,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 10 complaints about the seat belts of the 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe, 2% of the 507 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 81,500 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
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.
“My control panel lights and heat and air control knobs are going out. My back seat seatbelt sometimes want latch and my 3rd row seating will not latch to the bracket. My stearing is bad it will not line up and thats just the begining of the problems that should not happen. My grandkids ride in this vehicle.”
NHTSA complaint #11207580, filed 2019-05, 83,000 miles“Well my air bag light stay on never goes over and my driver seat belt does not even lock at all. Then I keep hear this popping noise that come from hub and shocks and nothing on my dash works 1st it started off by I couldnt see what gear I was in. My driver seat u push the button to go forward it moves the seat back. My heat blower has something wrong with and it has something to do with this purple wire on the floor bored. Now my truck cant get on the free way because every thime I get on the freeway and on the free way four more then 10-15 min my truck just shuts off. …”
NHTSA complaint #11397239, filed 2021-02, 148,964 miles“I had put my 6 year old son in the rear seat behind the driver, and when I went to fasten his seat belt around his booster seat the assembly that holds the seat belt in came completely off, it is a 4-5 inch bolt that screws into a mount at the bottom of the seat. It does not go back in, and the seat is now useless as there is no operable seatbelt.”
NHTSA complaint #10127404, filed 2005-07, 14,335 miles“My wife and 3 sons and 2 other kids were on their way to a baseball tournament. She was stopped while a driver in front of her was making a u turn. She was hit by another driver in the rear mostly on the drivers side corner of our Tahoe. That car went under our Tahoe and knocked our truck sideways. The other vehicle that hit her was traveling at approx. 50mph. My 11 year old son was seat belted in the third row seat on the drivers side where the impact was located. Upon impact his seat belt came unfastened causing him to hit the seat in front of him.”
NHTSA complaint #10504484, filed 2013-03, 137,000 miles“The rear seatbelt in my 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe allows me to insert the metal buckle between parts of the buckle and the actual receiving end wich it belongs leading me to believe my children are safely buckled in. I had to stop suddenly and my four year-old child was thrown out of his car seat because the buckle was improperly fastened. Because my child is in a booster seat it nearly impossible to reach over and visibly see whihc hole the metal buckle was inserted into. Fortunately my son just experienced minor bruising, but it could have been much worse.”
NHTSA complaint #10066281, filed 2004-04, 27,500 milesRelated recalls
- 05V163000Apr 22, 2005On certain crew cab pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles, the 2nd row center occupant seat belt routing may make it difficult to position the lap portion…Covers: Chevrolet Tahoe 2003–2005, Silverado 2003–2005, GMC Yukon 2003–2005 +5 more
Seat belts: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 2% |
| 2024 | 1 | 1% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0% |
| 2022 | 2 | 1% |
| 2021 | 13 | 3% |
| 2019 | 3 | 3% |
| 2018 | 1 | 1% |
| 2017 | 2 | 1% |
| 2016 | 4 | 2% |
| 2015 | 15 | 2% |
| 2014 | 2 | 2% |
| 2011 | 3 | 1% |
| 2010 | 1 | 0% |
| 2009 | 1 | 0% |
| 2008 | 7 | 1% |
| 2007 | 14 | 1% |
| 2006 | 2 | 2% |
| 2005 | 5 | 2% |
| 2004 | 2 | 0% |
| 2003 | 10 | 2% |
| 2002 | 15 | 3% |
| 2001 | 29 | 6% |
| 2000 | 5 | 2% |
| 1999 | 12 | 2% |
| 1998 | 3 | 1% |
| 1997 | 7 | 2% |
| 1996 | 4 | 1% |
| 1995 | 13 | 5% |
| 1993 | 1 | 13% |
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 Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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