1997 Chevrolet Tahoe Power Train Problems
Owners have filed 58 complaints with NHTSA about power train problems on the 1997 Chevrolet Tahoe, 14% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 80,450 miles.
- 58power train complaints
- 80,450median miles at failure
- 1mention a crash
- 1mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 30%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
At what mileage do power train problems happen?
Based on 12 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 58 complaints, 1 mention a crash, 1 an injury.
Chevrolet Tahoe power train complaints by model year
| Model year | Power Train complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Tahoe | 3 | 11% | — |
| 2025 Tahoe | 5 | 10% | — |
| 2024 Tahoe | 7 | 10% | 17,565 |
| 2023 Tahoe | 47 | 21% | 39,000 |
| 2022 Tahoe | 39 | 20% | 39,000 |
| 2021 Tahoe | 90 | 20% | 62,000 |
| 2020 Tahoe | 14 | 25% | 20,000 |
| 2019 Tahoe | 38 | 36% | 52,250 |
| 2018 Tahoe | 20 | 19% | 54,000 |
| 2017 Tahoe | 53 | 30% | 100,300 |
| 2016 Tahoe | 47 | 18% | 55,000 |
| 2015 Tahoe | 55 | 8% | 73,500 |
| 2014 Tahoe | 5 | 6% | 71,831 |
| 2013 Tahoe | 9 | 4% | 38,000 |
| 2012 Tahoe | 7 | 4% | 54,991 |
| 2011 Tahoe | 5 | 1% | 38,760 |
| 2010 Tahoe | 6 | 2% | 61,255 |
| 2009 Tahoe | 12 | 4% | 57,000 |
| 2008 Tahoe | 9 | 2% | 60,164 |
| 2007 Tahoe | 50 | 4% | 60,341 |
| 2006 Tahoe | 8 | 7% | 46,570 |
| 2005 Tahoe | 24 | 8% | 94,250 |
| 2004 Tahoe | 26 | 6% | 37,849 |
| 2003 Tahoe | 19 | 4% | 13,150 |
| 2002 Tahoe | 37 | 8% | 40,172 |
| 2001 Tahoe | 27 | 5% | 51,000 |
| 2000 Tahoe | 12 | 4% | 60,000 |
| 1999 Tahoe | 45 | 8% | 85,000 |
| 1998 Tahoe | 21 | 8% | 72,899 |
| 1997 Tahoe | 58 | 14% | 80,450 |
| 1996 Tahoe | 37 | 13% | 100,194 |
| 1995 Tahoe | 13 | 5% | 21,838 |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists power train for the 1997 Chevrolet Tahoe. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
Have a 1997 tahoe two door 4x4 with 126,000 miles... Transmission housing cracked yesterday. Upon investigation i see that chevrolet has known about this problem for over ten years and have yet to correct the problem. I am very disappointed with chevy. And their quality of workmanship. I hope…
Automatic transmission failure. Extremely common to my 97 chevy tahoe. Required complete rebuild and lots of money. I called probably a dozen transmission repair facilities and almost all said i was lucky i made it to so many miles before this happened as it is very common in this transmission. All…
Normal driving conditions: light traffic, non-towing, non-four-wheel drive
Frequently asked questions
Do all 1997 Chevrolet Tahoes have power train problems?
No. NHTSA has 58 owner complaints about power train for the 1997 Chevrolet Tahoe (14% of the 410 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 1997 Chevrolet Tahoe power train?
No recall currently lists power train for this vehicle.
At what mileage do power train problems start?
The median reported mileage is 80,450 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
Other 1997 Chevrolet Tahoe problems
See all 1997 Chevrolet Tahoe problems or power train problems across all Tahoe years.