Total Complaints
8 filings
CHEVROLET TAHOE · model year
8 NHTSA complaints for this specific cohort.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 1992CHEVROLETTAHOE carries 8 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 1992 TAHOE is service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip with 3 filings, followed by power train:automatic transmission:torque converter (1) and equipment:appliance:air conditioner (1). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability.
NHTSA currently has 57 investigation files overlapping the 1992 TAHOE, and 2 remain open. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page, a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.
Total Complaints
8 filings
Crashes Reported
0 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 3 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | 1 |
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN EMERGENCY STOPPING, PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, NEARLY RESULTING IN A COLLISION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHEN ROAD IS WET OR DAMP BRAKES LOCK UP WHEN PRESSED EVEN SLIGHTLY. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE CONSUMER TRIED TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP. PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOORBOARD, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL. CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
BRAKES FAILED AND HAVE BEEN REPLACED FIVE TIMES SINCE OWNERSHIP.
FAILURE OF THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL MODULE MALFUNCITONED, CAUSING FAILURE ON THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM. *AK
WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED MALFUNCTION IN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION/TORQUE CONVERTER; ALSO, FRONT AND REAR SEALS BLEW OUT, SPEWING OIL ALL OVER VEHICLE AND ROADWAY AND AIR CONDITIONER MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED MALFUNCTION IN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION/TORQUE CONVERTER; ALSO, FRONT AND REAR SEALS BLEW OUT, SPEWING OIL ALL OVER VEHICLE AND ROADWAY AND AIR CONDITIONER MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED MALFUNCTION IN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION/TORQUE CONVERTER; ALSO, FRONT AND REAR SEALS BLEW OUT, SPEWING OIL ALL OVER VEHICLE AND ROADWAY AND AIR CONDITIONER MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
Loss of motive power due to engine failure
Loss of Motive Power due to the Battery Energy Control Module
Electric Vehicle Battery Fires
Outboard Front Seat Belt Anchor Cable Failure
Fuel Line Leak
Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.