Chevrolet Tahoe
2009 only
73,254 sold in the US for 2009.
per 10,000 sold
2009 Chevrolet Tahoe have 387 classified complaints on record for that year specifically, plus 4 recalls. The most common issue in this year is Doors, windows, latches, seats and trim, typically surfacing around 77,216 miles.
Computed directly from stored federal records for 2009 model years only — not blended with the rest of this vehicle's production run. See the full Chevrolet Tahoe report for every year combined.
Where this year fits
What breaks, and when — 2009 only
Median onset: 77,216 miles. 5.1% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
More common in older model years.
Median onset: 90,000 miles.
More common in older model years.
Median onset: 75,500 miles. 2.1% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
Median onset: 85,000 miles.
More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 37,500 miles. 14.3% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues. · More common in newer model years.
Which other vehicles have automatic transmission problems? →Median onset: 111,000 miles.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues. · More common in older model years.
Median onset: 77,511 miles.
Which other vehicles have driver-assist problems? →Median onset: 113,532 miles.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues. · More common in newer model years.
From owner-filed complaints to NHTSA, not independently verified. Federal mileage reporting on recent complaints is sparse — see how it works.
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Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — complaints and recalls, scoped to 2009 model year. See the full Chevrolet Tahoe report for every year and full specs/safety data.