6 complaints reported

2011 Chevrolet Tahoe Electrical System

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
6
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Dec 2024

Stability trac, ABS, traction control, passenger air bag, locks are locking and unlocking, voltage to high, car will lose power while driving then shut off after alternator replaced, truck is worse also back trailer brake sensor appears to, no engine lights on went to two mechanics and unable to find the problem, very dangerous my car will randomly turn off while driving and cars in back slamming on their brakes to avoid hitting me

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2024
May 2023

I was sold a vehicle by a small car dealer who claims to have a dealers license. He advertised the car as having 125,000 miles and that is what the odometer says. After receiving the title and looking it up on car fax I found that the vehicle actually has 255,000 miles on it. Dealer states it was a cash deal and not his problem

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Mar 2023
Dec 2020

VEHICLE INSTRUMENT PANEL TURNS ON AND OFF UPON START UP AND WHILE DRIVING CAUSING DRIVER TO NOT KNOW HOW FAST ONE IS GOING, IT THEY HAVE GAS, ETC. THIS IS A COMMON KNOWN ISSUE WHICH AFFECT MANY GM OWNERS AS WELL AS THE GM BRAND.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Dec 2020
Mar 2017

CAR IS SHUTTING OFF WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT TO RADICALLY THE LIGHTS WILL TURN OFF ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF DOOR LOCKS WON'T ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE HAS HAPPENED TWICE AT 70 MILES AN HOUR ALMOST HAD ACCIDENTS. HAND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CHECK BATTERY ALTERNATOR BY GM CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND ALL CHECKED OUT FINE. I AM CONCERNED THIS VEHICLE HAS A BAD IGNITION SWITCH WHICH HAS BEEN RECALLED ON OTHER MODELS OF VEHICLES AND I DO UNDERSTAND SOME CHEVROLET SUVS HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THOSE RECALLS THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Oct 2017
Aug 2015

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V827000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. UPDATED 5/19/15*CN

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: May 2015
May 2015

OUR TAHOE ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN 3 OR 4 TIMES AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. IN EACH SITUATION PUTTING ON THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. I WAS FORCED TO ENTER HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC AND GET INTO A CENTER TURN LANE JUST MISSING AN ACCIDENT. I PUT THE CHEVY TAHOE IN NEUTRAL WHICH ALLOWED THE ENGINE TO RACE TO A POINT IT COULD/WOULD HAVE BLOWN. I WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION BUT WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. MY WIFE WILL NOT DRIVE THE CAR AND WILL TRADE IT FOR ANOTHER BRAND. EACH OF THE TIMES THIS HAPPENED IT WAS AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS & THE SPEED CONTROL WAS NOT ON. TURNING OFF THE CHEVY TAHOE ALLOWED IT TO RESTART EACH TIME SO WE COULD GET HOME. GM LIKE ALL CAR COMPANIES DIAGNOSTIC SOFTWARE IS NOT DESIGNED TO SIGNAL THE CAUSES OF THESE INTERMITTENT TYPES OF PROBLEMS THUS THEY CAN GO ON FOR YEARS BEFORE GETTING FIXED. THIS IS THE FOURTH GM VEHICLE OVER 20 YEARS & ALL HAVE HAD ELECTRICAL ISSUES AND UNLESS MULTIPLE PEOPLE ARE KILLED GM KEEPS DOING THE SAME POOR JOB.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: May 2015

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The 2011 Chevrolet Tahoe has 6 Electrical System complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.