Suspension Problems of Chevrolet Tahoe - part 1

Continue to have suspension issues and continued control issues on my 2017 chevy Tahoe and with having two transmissions fail on this same truck!.

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I have a 2015 chevy Tahoe ltz I bought used 10/12/2024 with 100,000 miles on it. I purchased it from a family member that took great care of it. Always garaged and kept up with all the maintenance's regularly. In March of 2025, we noticed how uncomfortable and terribly bumpy it was riding. I looked it up and discovered that many people with this "magnetic ride control" installed on many other vehicles had to replace them. I thought for sure this would have a recall. And to my disappointment, it was not a recall. I had to pay over $3000 dollars to repair this, which I don't have. Can you please look into this and make the manufacture or someone accountable for such a terrible design. Thank you bumpy it was riding. I looked it up and discovered that many people with this magnetic ride control installed on many other vehicles had to replace them. I thought for sure this would have a recall. And to my disappointment, it was not a recall. I had to pay over $3000 dollars to repair this, which I don't have. Can you please look into this and make the manufacture or someone accountable for such a terrible design. Thank you.

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4100 miles - asked service dept. At dealership to check for noise coming from underside of vehicle. No service was completed. 4800 miles - asked service dept. At dealership to check again for noise on suspension. Service indicated it was a parking brake cable that was rubbing. 9800 miles - asked service dept. At dealership to check fluttering noise coming from engine. No service was completed. 15,000 miles - asked service dept. At dealership to check again for rattling noise coming from engine. Service indicated fluttering heard was exhaust pulsing through the manifold. No service was completed. 21,000 miles- service dept at dealership provided multi point inspection and given clear inspection. No service was completed even though I stated there was still engine noises. 24,000- asked service dept. At dealership to check hard shifting from transmission and poor performance. In addition, mentioned the noises again. No service was completed, service stated it was due to colder temperatures. 25,000- asked service dept. At dealership to check hard shifting from transmission and poor performance. In addition, mentioned the noises again. Engine cooler lines were replaced. Scanned and verified clutch learn values all normal. Activated tcc and disabled tcc and found normal operation. No service completed. Now, after warranty has expired, service at dealership is telling me my camshaft and lifters need to be replaced, struts are leaking, transmission needs attention and should be flushed, and that I should not be driving my vehicle due to safety concerns. Although, I had taken the vehicle in multiple times during warranty period with complaints about these very items, no service was ever completed to correct them. Since then, I have read multiple articles documenting gm issues with l87 6. 2l engines and transmissions. I'm filing a formal complaint with gm, as these issues should have been communicated to consumers or fixed through recalls.

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Transmission down shifts into gears,causing vehicle to stall out in traffic.

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My truck suspension is working smoothly, and every time a hit a small bump in the road. It feels like the wheel is going to feel off. . I have this truck since March .

The vehicle experienced a catastrophic control arm failure at low speed while turn left onto a residential street. The brake line severed, the wheel began to roll under the drivers side of the vehichle.

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All driver assist functions failing.

I’ve had my struts repaired and they still squeak and the truck bounced all over the road. There is a defect with the struts.

While barely moving, (about 2 mph), in a parking lot & preparing to make a sharp left turn, knuckle of driver's side wheel assembly suddenly broke, causing the wheel assembly to collapse, wheel top tilted inward and bottom tilted outward, causing major damage to upper and lower control arms, tie rod and significant body damage to two body parts at the wheel opening. Mechanic reported that there had been very excessive ‘play’ before the collapse at 86,000 miles, this is a very low-mileage for this degree of wear and complete failure, on a full-size, ppv SUV, with many heavy-duty features, designed to tolerate high stress usage. Fortuately, the car was barely rolling. If this had happened 5 minutes later, I would have been driving 65 mph and this would have caused a catastrophic wreck, could have involved several other cars, and could have injured or even killed many people. I am now very concerned about the condition of the knuckle on the passenger side. It could be developing microscopic cracks that would only be observable with x-ray. Especially with this defect being on a very popular police model, highway patrol ppv vehicle, more failures will endanger many people.

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The air ride control module under the spare tire in the rear of the vehicle has deteriorated and the connections melted so I had to disconnect the module I noticed smoke from underneath the rear of my vehicle I believe if I did not disconnect the module there would have been a fire I have the module that I can send pictures to you of the plug the connection and the deteriorating module these vehicles are supposed to be made to be used in the upstate weather and to leave a important piece of electrical equipment out like that is nonsense and to replace the module is approximately 500 without me going to the dealership.

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At 34, 716 right front strut needed to be replaced. At 40,719 both rear air shocks needed to be replaced. Suspension was loose and made steering difficult on surfaces that were not flat and smooth.

Hello, I purchased my truck last year in December and I told them the problems I was having with the truck when I got. They act like they fixed it but it’s still doing the same thing. I’ve put struts on it and control arms 3 times and it still is giving me problems. My suspension and driver assist warnings always pop up. When I get up to 85 mph, they truck shakes really bad and the speed won’t go over 85 mph. When I got brakes, the trucks pulls to the left and right which I know that could mean a line up but even after I line it up, it still does the same thing. I feel like it’s a defect with the suspension and driver assist systems with those model trucks. I love my truck and really don’t want to get rid of it. I’ve taken my truck to my dealership several times and I don’t want my warranty to run out before I can get my truck fixed. Can you help at all???.

Front shocks failed 2 years ago. Rear shocks just failed last week. Both of these failures affect the vehicle handling. The vehicle was inspected and failures confirmed by an independent service center. Both front and rear shocks had to be replaced. The complexity of the parts and system make these repairs costly. It cost thousands of dollars for each repair. It is a $70k vehicle and was manufactured in 2015. These should not be failing so quickly. And the repair shop said this is a know issue with the Tahoe of those model years but there is not an active recall. Someone needs to investigate how many of these Tahoes have had to have the shocks replaced.

The contact owns a 2020 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact stated that while driving upwards of 80 mph, the vehicle would violently shake without warning. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 20,000.

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My magna ride suspension has completely gone out. The front and rear are sagging with no suspension travel at all. According to google, every Chevrolet and GMC with this suspension has the same issue. Cost $3000 to repair.

The 2015 Tahoe lz is experiencing harsh ride due to the failure of the factory air ride system. This may have been a good idea, but it will not stand up under normal road conditions. There is no recall for this problem. Shocks leak or are bound up (frozen in place) causing bumps to be transmitted to the vehicle body. I have changed tires and the problem is still there. I have driven gm vehicles all my life (70+years) and this is the most trouble I have ever experienced with suspension components of all the gm vehicles I've owned, starting with a 1955 vehicle. A local dealer priced the repair at around $5000. 00. I drove a 1983 suburban for over 300,000 miles and never had any suspension problems, (except for normal brake wear). There seems to be a lot of owners of this vintage vehicle that have experienced this problem. Whether this is a computer problem or poor workmanship, general motors needs to repair their self-inflected problem. I worked as a line mechanic for a gm dealership in the early 80's. We never had this kind of problems before computers started to be installed on vehicles.

Air ride suspension going out, shocks leaking. Do not have stability of car.

Vehicle randomly throws stabilitrak, traction control and abs codes. Engine derates to limp mode. Transmission goes to full line pressure shifts. A cycle of the ignition system will reset the system a majority of the time. There is no "recall" but the general consensus in the mechanical world is two things cause this issue. Throttle body is bad and/or the steering position sensor fails causing the stabilitrak system to be disabled (which in a 2013 Tahoe, stabilitrak cannot be turned off) I have replaced the throttle body with an oem part and the problem still occurs with our vehicle. It is a big enough of a parts failure/equipment failure that most of my mechanic buddies I've talked to knew exactly what I was talking about and said I replaced these two parts and the problem was solved. May not be enough for a recall but a TSB really should be issued because I've found a lot of information online that a lot of people are having this same issue. Between this website's complaint section and other chevy/gm forums, I'm estimating 5000-10000 people have had similar issues with the stabilitrak being disabled somehow while driving. Manufacturers need to be held accountable for parts failures like this, as when recalls do finally happen, it is next to impossible to get the vehicle in and repaired in a timely matter (takata air bag inflator issue is a great example, our local dealer cannot give me an estimated date they can get the vehicle in for repairs because its a mass parts recall and the replacement parts are unavailable) incident has happened over a dozen times in the past 6 months but the additional details will not let me select multiple dates.

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2016 Tahoe with 57,000 miles. All 4 of the shocks are locked up. The truck bumps very hard with no give making control at high speeds dangerous. This problem is known to Chevrolet if you look at the reviews but nothing is done to recall or fix. Instead they expect the customer to discover it and pay $4,000 to replace. I discovered because of bad situation on the highway. Are they going to wait until someone is killed? Chevrolet should not only replace them in recall but should pay all customer back for their costs.

2015 Tahoe with a very stiff ride. Ase certified mechanic who uses oem parts says front struts and rear shocks are frozen and have to be replaced. Cost is $3600 and he says all parts are on backorder as this is a common failure. The ride is so firm that the car leaves the ground when riding over bumpy roads.

While driving on a residential street during daylight hours, on a clear day at approximately 20 miles per hour the right wheel on my car dislodged.  this caused me to lose control of steering the vehicle and strike a parked car.  there were people walking about on the sidewalk at the time and other cars traveling.  when I exited the car I saw that the passenger side was completely on the ground and there were broken pieces and liquid coming from underneath the car.  the axel was broken with a clean break.  the car was then towed to the dealership where I was informed it could not stay.  my insurance company then towed it to their repair shop where upon assessing the damage they could tell that this was not caused by a collision.  general motors along with our independent investigator examined the parts and vehicle. Leaving me without a vehicle for 4 months.  our insurance investigator determined this was a defect in manufacturing and gm did not agree.  general motors will not communicate with us any further on this matter.  some of the repairs that were made was the left front and cv axel, also the left front aluminum steering knuckle was missing.  this should be investigated for metallurgical discrepancies by an independent lab.  while the car was being inspected there was a recall to the power steering that may apply to the vehicle.  I would like for the NHTSA to investigate this issue.  the car has been repaired and is in my possession and my insurance company has all of the reports, documents, and parts regarding the investigation.  I also have pictures immediately following and a witness to the incident. Had a been traveling on a highway at a higher rate of speed this could have been fatal.  your assistance in this matter would be greatly appreciated.

I’ve been dealing with an alignment issue since last June when I took in my 2021 Tahoe z71 with air ride suspension. It’s chewed up the stock tires at just 25,000 miles. It’s came out of alignment 3-4 times since then and Chevrolet is doing nothing about it. I’ve spoke with others that have the same vehicle and the same problem. I just purchased tires for $1,100 just over a month ago and I checked the alignment last week and it was out again after city Chevrolet fixed it on January 17th of 23.

This vehicle is less than 5 years old, has less than 63k miles, and the front struts are blown and leaking oil and rear shock is locked up. This makes the vehicle dangerous to drive and difficult to control on bumpy roads.

The contact owns a 2019 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact took the vehicle to a tire shop for regular maintenance, and was informed that the passenger’s side strut was leaking and had seized. Additionally, the driver’s side strut was also leaking. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that air bag suspensions were corroded and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The vehicle was next taken to classic kia (902 walton dr, texarkana, TX 75503, (903) 793-4623) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the driver’s and passenger’s side struts needed to be replaced. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 63,000.

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Front and rear shocks had to be completely replaced. 2 weeks later the transmission completely went out and have to be replaced. This vehicle has only 80,000 miles. ## #vpic# 1 - check digit (9th position) does not calculate properly #vpic#.

Just purchased truck it has not been 30 days and the service suspension system light came on and when I drive the car will accelerate faster on its own. Which was very scary with kids in the car now my engine light is on plus traction control and it sometimes won't go over 70 mph. I feel like I was told truck was in great condition but it's not and scared it might accelerate on its on with kids in car. I was on highway when this happened I work from home so I haven't really had chance to drive truck but I feel un safe driving it berger Chevrolet should be shamed I have called multiple managers with no call back.

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I own a 2015 chevy Tahoe ltz which I bought less than a year ago and after several months I noticed that it handles bumps poorly and does a lot of bouncing. When I had new tires put on the service tech mentioned how poorly it drives and said the struts would need replacing on the front for sure and eventually on the back as well. I received my first quote at $2200 just for the front which is insane so I decided to do a little research and quickly found it this is a very common problem for this vehicle. I am very displeased with finding out this information for spending the amount of money I did on this luxury vehicle. I've price shopped around and have not found anything any cheaper. I am also worried if I let it go for too long what could potentially happen and will it lessen the life of the very expensive brand new tires I just put on. This is ridiculous and Chevrolet/gm needs to do something to make this right.

2021 Chevrolet suburban, 79 miles on odometer when driven off lot on 02/22/21. Vehicle frame and suspension parts, as well as, control, steering, and powertrain parts have significant corrosion occurring. Vehicle was manufactured and inspected 11/2020. Vehicle was visually inspected by owner. Currently in process of trying to remedy with gm. Corrosion so early in vehicle life will undoubtedly lead to failure. I reside in tacoma, washington. Vehicle was purchased in puyallup, washington. More photos available upon request. There are several more areas of corrosion than photo upload allowed for. Gm claims 2021 models have a new process when manufacturing and treating metal. It appears to have failed. The climate here is mild, and road salt is not used in the area.

2018 Tahoe w/ 60,000 miles began riding extremely rough any speed. So much bounce and jarring that the car is unsafe to drive on any rough road.

My 2015 Tahoe ltz has a very rough ride, it bounces and now there is a noise in the front end while in motion, and after having a diagnostic it has been found that my right strut has leaked fluid and has to be replaced. I find it funny that this is the most expensive vehicle I have ever purchased, and it has been in for recalls more than any other vehicle I ever owned. You pay somewhere in the sum of $63,000 for a luxury vehicle, you expect more from chevy than not to have the problems I have had. It just doesn't seem fair.

The shocks/struts began leaking and are faulty. They needed to be replaced. The cost of the repair was over $3,000 because they are a special type. The garage that did the work said he talked to other dealers/garages and those are well known for going bad on the 2015 Tahoe. A $70,000 vehicle should not need shocks/struts replaced within 5 years. And this vehicle has 15 recalls already. Can't this be classified as a lemon or something? this is ridiculous. And waste of my time and money to get all this stuff fixed. Thank you.

It's rides like a horse buggy very rough feel ever bumps in the road hadn't had it long road good when we bought it . Sometimes the brakes seen to be sluggish ,all this happen on a trip to the mountains.

Tl the contact owns 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle started to bounce and was unable to be driven safely. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to marthaler Chevrolet of worthington (1627 oxford st, worthington, mn 56187), to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the shocks needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 77,000.

I have a 2016 chevy Tahoe ltz. It has the air ride suspension. I need all new shocks and struts and a new air ride air suspension pump. Reported this issue when the vehicle had 60-66k miles on it. I was never told what was wrong until about 2 weeks ago. The grand total of replacing these issues is over 6k. I called chevy/GMC theres nothing they will do as it’s out of any warranty even though the problem has been reported/documented way before it hit 84k. Jim shorkey chevy is a joke and boby rahal has no clue what warranty they’re selling people. This makes for a very loud, very rough ride that’s hard to control going any speed. There was also a valve that would squeak when it went from the v4 to the v8. In order to fix that I needed a whole new exhaust and muffler. Chevy would not cover any of this even though there is warranty for emissions through chevy I can’t remember the year but I know the miles were 90k. I don’t have that on the car and for whatever reason an exhaust and muffler are not considered emissions even though if there was a hole or malfunction with them I wouldn’t pass the emissions here in PA. Make that make sense. All of these problem were reported within the year of buying this car back in 2020. I didn’t get a diagnosis for these problems until 2023 and 30k miles later. I did and still do have issues with the brake even though the vacuum pump was replaced back when I bought it. My antenna also leaked and I had to pay for that out of pocket. I’d love to stay with a GMC/chevy but if I’m going to constantly have to pour money into it I’ll never go back.

We own a 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe ltz and at 85,000 we had to replace both the front and rear shocks due to total failure. We paid a total of $3,200 for these repairs, as this was not covered under the power train coverage or our extended warranty. This is totally unacceptable by general motors. A technical service bulletin is not sufficient. Gm should issue a recall, as well as provide compensation to those who have had to cover this expense due to gm's very poorly designed suspension system.