2007 Chevrolet Tahoe Problems and Recalls (1,167 Complaints)

The most-reported problem on the 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe is Airbags (34% of 1,167 owner reports). There are 4 safety recalls. Check the VIN and inspect Airbags — this is the NHTSA file, not a score.

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-10-16 1,167 complaints · 4 recalls

What problems show up on the 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe?

395 of 1,167 filings named Airbags (34% of the file). That is what owners wrote, not a shop diagnosis of the vehicle in the driveway.

Second is Body / frame (243 reports).

There are 4 official safety recalls on this year. They were filed about Airbags. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov — a campaign on this page can still be open on a specific truck.

The 2006 has 110 reports on file; this year has 1,167. Older years collect more reports just by being on the road longer. If you need a fairer comparison, use the equal-time view.

What to check before you buy a 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe

A useful visit to this page takes five minutes. YearTell does not score years and cannot see the vehicle in front of you.

  1. Look up the VIN for open recalls at nhtsa.gov. This year has 4 campaigns on file below.
  2. Airbags. Confirm the airbag light behaves normally and that open airbag recalls are closed.
  3. Body / frame. Look for rust, collision repair and body gaps that do not match a clean truck.
  4. Electrical. Have a shop scan for stored codes and check battery, charging and any warning lights that stay on.
  5. Skim a few owner reports below for Airbags. Look for the same symptom repeating.
  6. Take that list to a mechanic. Do not turn the complaint total into a score.

What owners reported

System named most often: Airbags 395 complaints · 33.9% of the file
Crashes, fires, injuries and deaths in those filings:
  • Crashes 26
  • Fires 27
  • Injuries 75
  • Deaths 0
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Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.

Which systems owners named

Share of owner complaints filed against each vehicle system. These shares are not adjusted for how many vehicles were sold.

Which systems owners named Airbags (AIR BAGS) appears in 395 of 1,167 owner complaints (33.9%) in this vehicle snapshot. Airbags (AIR BAGS): 395 complaints, 33.9% of reports Airbags (AIR BAGS) 16 crash reports 395 · 33.9% Body / frame (STRUCTURE): 243 complaints, 20.8% of reports Body / frame (STRUCTURE) 2 crash reports 243 · 20.8% Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM): 90 complaints, 7.7% of reports Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) 2 crash reports 17 fire reports 90 · 7.7% Engine (ENGINE): 48 complaints, 4.1% of reports Engine (ENGINE) 1 crash reports 6 fire reports 48 · 4.1% Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN): 39 complaints, 3.3% of reports Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN) 1 crash reports 39 · 3.3% Fuel system (FUEL SYSTEM): 35 complaints, 3.0% of reports Fuel system (FUEL SYSTEM) 1 fire reports 35 · 3.0% Cruise / speed control (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL): 17 complaints, 1.5% of reports Cruise / speed control (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) 1 crash reports 17 · 1.5% Seat belts (SEAT BELTS): 12 complaints, 1.0% of reports Seat belts (SEAT BELTS) 1 crash reports 12 · 1.0% Lights (EXTERIOR LIGHTING): 10 complaints, 0.9% of reports Lights (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) 1 fire reports 10 · 0.9% Unclassified NHTSA leftover: 452 complaints, 38.7% of reports Unclassified NHTSA leftover 2 crash reports 4 fire reports 452 · 38.7% 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

“Unclassified NHTSA leftover” is not a car part. It is a filing bucket and always sits last.

View component data as a table
System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
Airbags (AIR BAGS) 395 33.9% 16 crashes · 0 fires
Body / frame (STRUCTURE) 243 20.8% 2 crashes · 0 fires
Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) 90 7.7% 2 crashes · 17 fires
Engine (ENGINE) 48 4.1% 1 crashes · 6 fires
Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN) 39 3.3% 1 crashes · 0 fires
Fuel system (FUEL SYSTEM) 35 3.0% 0 crashes · 1 fires
Cruise / speed control (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) 17 1.5% 1 crashes · 0 fires
Seat belts (SEAT BELTS) 12 1.0% 1 crashes · 0 fires
Lights (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) 10 0.9% 0 crashes · 1 fires
Unclassified NHTSA leftover 452 38.7% 2 crashes · 4 fires
NHTSA Consumer Complaints, NHTSA Safety Recalls, and NHTSA Defect Investigations Snapshot 2026-10-16 Open source record

Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.

When reports and recalls showed up

When owners filed reports, and when recall campaigns showed up.

When reports and recalls showed up Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Jan 2006; the first recall shown was reported in Aug 2008. 2006-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2006-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2006-Q4: 10 owner reports 10 2007-Q1: 6 owner reports 6 2007-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 2007-Q3: 8 owner reports 8 2007-Q4: 6 owner reports 6 2008-Q1: 10 owner reports 10 2008-Q2: 7 owner reports 7 2008-Q3: 10 owner reports 10 2008-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2009-Q1: 9 owner reports 9 2009-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2009-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2009-Q4: 7 owner reports 7 2010-Q1: 9 owner reports 9 2010-Q2: 12 owner reports 12 2010-Q3: 14 owner reports 14 2010-Q4: 14 owner reports 14 2011-Q1: 15 owner reports 15 2011-Q2: 21 owner reports 21 2011-Q3: 17 owner reports 17 2011-Q4: 15 owner reports 15 2012-Q1: 14 owner reports 14 2012-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 2012-Q3: 13 owner reports 13 2012-Q4: 23 owner reports 23 2013-Q1: 13 owner reports 13 2013-Q2: 16 owner reports 16 2013-Q3: 15 owner reports 15 2013-Q4: 19 owner reports 19 2014-Q1: 23 owner reports 23 2014-Q2: 23 owner reports 23 2014-Q3: 26 owner reports 26 2014-Q4: 20 owner reports 20 2015-Q1: 19 owner reports 19 2015-Q2: 21 owner reports 21 2015-Q3: 20 owner reports 20 2015-Q4: 23 owner reports 23 2016-Q1: 40 owner reports 40 2016-Q2: 26 owner reports 26 2016-Q3: 43 owner reports 43 2016-Q4: 39 owner reports 39 2017-Q1: 33 owner reports 33 2017-Q2: 33 owner reports 33 2017-Q3: 27 owner reports 27 2017-Q4: 98 owner reports 98 2018-Q1: 28 owner reports 28 2018-Q2: 32 owner reports 32 2018-Q3: 20 owner reports 20 2018-Q4: 20 owner reports 20 2019-Q1: 25 owner reports 25 2019-Q2: 22 owner reports 22 2019-Q3: 30 owner reports 30 2019-Q4: 22 owner reports 22 2020-Q1: 11 owner reports 11 2020-Q2: 14 owner reports 14 2020-Q3: 28 owner reports 28 2020-Q4: 19 owner reports 19 2021-Q1: 16 owner reports 16 2021-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2021-Q3: 6 owner reports 6 2021-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2022-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2022-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2022-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2022-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2023-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2023-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2023-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2024-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2024-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2024-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2025-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2025-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2026-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Jan 2006 Jan 2026 Recall campaign 08V441000 ◆ Recall campaign 08V441000 Recall campaign 10V240000 ◆ Recall campaign 10V240000 Recall campaign 21V050000 ◆ Recall campaign 21V050000 Recall campaign 21V052000 ◆ Recall campaign 21V052000 Investigation PE08010 ● Investigation PE08010 Investigation EA08010 ● Investigation EA08010 Investigation PE09044 ● Investigation PE09044 Investigation EA10004 ● Investigation EA10004 Investigation EA21002 ● Investigation EA21002
  • Campaign 21V050000 was reported 4,940 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 21V052000 was reported 4,940 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
View timeline records as a table
Date Record type Count Record identifier
2006-Q1 Owner reports 1
2006-Q2 Owner reports 2
2006-Q3 Owner reports 3
2006-Q4 Owner reports 10
2007-Q1 Owner reports 6
2007-Q2 Owner reports 6
2007-Q3 Owner reports 8
2007-Q4 Owner reports 6
2008-Q1 Owner reports 10
2008-Q2 Owner reports 7
2008-Q3 Owner reports 10
2008-Q4 Owner reports 3
2009-Q1 Owner reports 9
2009-Q2 Owner reports 4
2009-Q3 Owner reports 2
2009-Q4 Owner reports 7
2010-Q1 Owner reports 9
2010-Q2 Owner reports 12
2010-Q3 Owner reports 14
2010-Q4 Owner reports 14
2011-Q1 Owner reports 15
2011-Q2 Owner reports 21
2011-Q3 Owner reports 17
2011-Q4 Owner reports 15
2012-Q1 Owner reports 14
2012-Q2 Owner reports 6
2012-Q3 Owner reports 13
2012-Q4 Owner reports 23
2013-Q1 Owner reports 13
2013-Q2 Owner reports 16
2013-Q3 Owner reports 15
2013-Q4 Owner reports 19
2014-Q1 Owner reports 23
2014-Q2 Owner reports 23
2014-Q3 Owner reports 26
2014-Q4 Owner reports 20
2015-Q1 Owner reports 19
2015-Q2 Owner reports 21
2015-Q3 Owner reports 20
2015-Q4 Owner reports 23
2016-Q1 Owner reports 40
2016-Q2 Owner reports 26
2016-Q3 Owner reports 43
2016-Q4 Owner reports 39
2017-Q1 Owner reports 33
2017-Q2 Owner reports 33
2017-Q3 Owner reports 27
2017-Q4 Owner reports 98
2018-Q1 Owner reports 28
2018-Q2 Owner reports 32
2018-Q3 Owner reports 20
2018-Q4 Owner reports 20
2019-Q1 Owner reports 25
2019-Q2 Owner reports 22
2019-Q3 Owner reports 30
2019-Q4 Owner reports 22
2020-Q1 Owner reports 11
2020-Q2 Owner reports 14
2020-Q3 Owner reports 28
2020-Q4 Owner reports 19
2021-Q1 Owner reports 16
2021-Q2 Owner reports 1
2021-Q3 Owner reports 6
2021-Q4 Owner reports 1
2022-Q1 Owner reports 4
2022-Q2 Owner reports 2
2022-Q3 Owner reports 4
2022-Q4 Owner reports 2
2023-Q2 Owner reports 2
2023-Q3 Owner reports 4
2023-Q4 Owner reports 2
2024-Q2 Owner reports 2
2024-Q3 Owner reports 1
2024-Q4 Owner reports 2
2025-Q2 Owner reports 1
2025-Q3 Owner reports 1
2026-Q1 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 08V441000
Recall campaign 1 10V240000
Recall campaign 1 21V050000
Recall campaign 1 21V052000
Defect investigation 1 PE08010
Defect investigation 1 EA08010
Defect investigation 1 PE09044
Defect investigation 1 EA10004
Defect investigation 1 EA21002
NHTSA Safety Recalls Snapshot 2026-10-16 Open source record

Safety Recalls (4)

Official campaigns. Each one says what could go wrong and what the dealer was told to fix.

In short, these campaigns were filed about Airbags.

  1. Recall campaign 08V441000

    Safety recall 08V441000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    THIS MAY CAUSE OTHER ELECTRICAL FEATURES TO MALFUNCTION, CREATE AN ODOR, OR CAUSE SMOKE INCREASING THE RISK OF A FIRE.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL INSTALL A WIRE HARNESS WITH AN IN-LINE FUSE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080; CADILLAC AT 1-800-982-2339 OR HTTP://WWW.CADILLAC.COM; CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438; SATURN AT 1-800-972-8876 OR HTTP://WWW.SATURN.COM, GMC AT 1-866-996-9436; OR HUMMER AT 1-800-732-5493; OR THROUGH THEIR WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →

  2. Recall campaign 10V240000

    Safety recall 10V240000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE HEATED WASHER MODULE TO IGNITE AND A FIRE MAY OCCUR.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL PERMANENTLY DISABLE AND REMOVE THE HEATED WASHER FLUID MODULE. AN UPDATED PAGE FOR THE OWNER MANUAL WILL BE PROVIDED AND INSERTED IN THE OWNER MANUAL TO DOCUMENT THAT THE FEATURE HAS BEEN PERMANENTLY DISABLED AND REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 11, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080, CADILLAC AT 1-866-982-2339, CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, SATURN AT 1-800-972-8876, GMC AT 1-866-996-9463 AND HUMMER AT 1-800-732-5493 OR AT THE OWNER CENTER AT WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →

  3. Recall campaign 21V050000

    Airbags

    Report date
    Component:
    Airbags (AIR BAGS)
    Consequence:
    An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
    Remedy:
    GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate one, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on February 22, 2021. Second notification letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owner notification letters were mailed on March 1, 2021. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020; Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006; and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N212328760.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →

  4. Recall campaign 21V052000

    Airbags

    Report date
    Component:
    Airbags (AIR BAGS)
    Consequence:
    An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
    Remedy:
    GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate one, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on February 23, 2021. Second notification letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owner notification letters were mailed on September 20, 2021. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N212328780.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →
NHTSA Consumer Complaints Snapshot 2026-10-16 Open source record

Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.

What owners actually wrote

Short excerpts from the public NHTSA file. Look for the same symptom repeating.

Data: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation · snapshot 2026-10-16
Safety incident filters
Showing 10 of 1,167 complaints · page 1 of 47
2026-03-05Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM)Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 11722320
CrashFireInjuryDeath
Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe. The vehicle was purchased from a private seller. At the time of the purchase, the odometer was reported at 137,900. The vehicle was purchased on February 28, 2026. The vehicle was taken to O’Reilly’s for a service appointment. The contact was provided with a maintenance report, which indicated that the next maintenance service was recommended at 232,500 miles. In addition, the contact was informed that Carvana, which sold the vehicle to the previous owner, had reported the mileage at 276,985.
2025-08-06Airbags (AIR BAGS)
NHTSA ODI 11678754
CrashFireInjuryDeath
Bonjour j'habite en France et procède un Chevrolet Tahoe V8 5,3 de 2007. il fait partie de la liste des véhicule dont l'air bag doit être remplacé et aucun garage en France ne veut faire la réparation et prise en charge. Pouvez-vous me dire comme et vers qui me tourner pour que le remplacement de cet Air bag puisse être pris en charge et réparer? Merci d'avance Cordialement Mr Lamy
2025-05-22Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN)
NHTSA ODI 11662477
CrashFireInjuryDeath
While driving in traffic the rear wheels suddenly locked up and the tires left skid marks on the road, l was lucky l didn't get hit from behind. l was told by an auto repair shop something inside the transmission failed.
2024-11-26Cruise / speed control (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL)
NHTSA ODI 11627621
CrashFireInjuryDeath
Service Stabiltrak error and service traction control error. Reduced engine power error causes the motor to completely shut down with no warning even while driving making it impossible to get out of traffic and to safely exit to the shoulder. No acceleration when pressing gas pedal.
2024-10-19Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 11620786
CrashFireInjuryDeath
Dashboard cracking in multiple places
2024-07-01Airbags (AIR BAGS)
NHTSA ODI 11597991
CrashFireInjuryDeath
The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V050000 (Air Bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
2024-06-03Airbags (AIR BAGS)
NHTSA ODI 11592181
CrashFireInjuryDeath
I was driving down the street and all side airbags deployed out of nowhere, the seats belts that were not occupied locked, the seat belts that were occupied did not lock. The vehicle was able to drive to safety. The back latch would not open to allow me to remove my stroller.
2024-05-30Engine (ENGINE)
NHTSA ODI 11591634
CrashFireInjuryDeath
Front airbag and rollover airbag are not working.
2023-11-25Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 11556811
CrashFireInjuryDeath
Dashboard cracked in multiple areas lifting up. Seatbelt jams up
2023-11-02Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM)
NHTSA ODI 11553242
CrashFireInjuryDeath
The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact stated while driving at approximately 40 MPH, the power steering became soft, and the vehicle started to lose forward momentum. The contact depressed the accelerator pedal, but the engine failed to respond, and the vehicle continued to lose forward momentum. The contact stated that the check engine and several other unknown warning lights were illuminated. The contact pulled over and turned off and restarted the vehicle and the vehicle started to function normally. The contact stated the failure had been intermittent but had become a recurring failure while driving at various speeds. The contact had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic who diagnosed and determined that the failure was with the electrical system; however, there was no fix for the failure. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

Frequently asked questions

What are the most common problems on the 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe?

Owners named Airbags most often — 395 of 1,167 reports (34%). That is the NHTSA file, not a diagnosis of every vehicle.

Are there recalls for the 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe?

NHTSA lists 4 safety recall campaigns. They were filed about Airbags. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov; a campaign on this page can still be open on a specific vehicle.

What should I inspect before buying a 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe?

Look up the VIN for open recalls. Confirm the airbag light behaves normally and that open airbag recalls are closed. Then skim owner filings for the same symptom and take that list to a mechanic.

Does a high complaint count mean I should skip this year?

No. Counts are reports people chose to file and they are not adjusted for sales volume. YearTell does not publish scores or a list of years to skip. Inspect the vehicle.

EPA Fuel Economy Database Snapshot 2026-10-04 Open source record

Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

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Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
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NHTSA Consumer Complaints Snapshot 2026-10-16 Open source record

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