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2014 Chevrolet Tahoe: engine and transmission complaints

NO ELEVATED SIGNAL
14%
11 of 77 relevant owner complaints are about the engine, transmission or fuel system

No elevated drivetrain complaint concentration in the available NHTSA records for the 2014 Chevrolet Tahoe. Engine, transmission and fuel system account for 14% of relevant complaints.

Better than 94% of the 1,230 model years we track (2010–2023).

Excludes 16 airbag, lighting and seat-belt recall complaints that would otherwise mask the signal (unadjusted: 12%).

NHTSA data checked September 13, 2026
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Drivetrain complaints
11
engine, transmission, fuel
Total complaints
93
this model year
Fires reported
0
owner-reported
Recall campaigns
3
3 crashes · 2 injuries

Complaints by component

UNKNOWN OR OTHER38 · 41%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM15 · 16%
AIR BAGS13 · 14%
STRUCTURE11 · 12%
SERVICE BRAKES6 · 6%
POWER TRAIN5 · 5%

The years either side

2010
8%
16 of 319
2011
9%
25 of 456
2012
13%
15 of 180
2013
13%
24 of 233
2014
14%
11 of 93
2015
23%
136 of 662
2016
29%
70 of 257
2017
45%
73 of 173
2018
40%
39 of 103
2019
64%
61 of 105
2020
51%
26 of 55
2021
75%
296 of 445
2022
63%
111 of 184
2023
78%
158 of 212

Manufacturers fix things mid-generation. A bad year next to a clean one is common; the fix usually arrived in between.

What owners reported

POWER TRAIN06/07/2024
The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact stated while attempting to start the vehicle, the contact noticed a failure with the gear shifter. The contact stated that the gear shifter remained in neutral and failed to shift to any other gear. The contact attempted to restart the vehicle, but the failure persis…
ENGINE12/01/2020
2014 CHEVROLET TAHOE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO LIFTER AND CAM REPLACEMENT. *LD *JS
POWER TRAIN05/25/2020
WAS GETTING 20 TO 22 MPG ON THE HIGHWAY THEN IT SUDDENLY DROPPED TO WHERE I WOULD ONLY BE GETTING 15 TO 16 MPG. I HAVE ALSO GONE OUT AND GOTTEN GAS THE NIGHT BEFORE AND AFTER RESETING THE AVERAGE MPG I WOULD BE BACK UP TO GETTING 19 TO 20 ON CITY STREETS AND GO OUT THE FOLLOWING MORNING AND ON THE FIRST START UP AND IT…

Three of 11 drivetrain complaints. The full report shows more, with quotes about the engine in the car you are looking at first.

Recall campaigns on this model year (3)

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
General Motors is recalling certain model year 2014 Chevrolet Suburban vehicles manufactured July 9, 2013, through July 22, 2013; and 2014 Chevrolet Tahoe vehicles manufa…
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Cadillac CTS, Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Yukon, and Yukon XL, and 2014 Buick…
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2014 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 2500, Sierra 350…

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