2016 Chevrolet Tahoe Reviews

I loved my 2016 Tahoe and never had ANY problems until this week. My transmission died. Replacement cost of $6,000. 6 months past warranty. Research has noted that this is a common problem in this 2016 Tahoe. Even my Chevy serviceman states this. He stated that he has changed many even if they were perfectly and professionally maintained on a regular basis. This is pretty disappointing for a very expensive vehicle. There appears to be a class action suit against GM stating that GM knows this is occurring and has not properly helped customers. We will never buy this vehicle again.

I am very pleased with my vehicle. It has all the features that I want it in a vehicle. It is completely loaded with all the features. The best feature of all is the handless opening of the back gate. It also has a lot of other safety features that I love. The sensors on this vehicle is amazing. It senses when someone’s in front of me and I am not breaking fast enough. It also has side sensors that sensor vehicles beside me. I also love that there’s clear protectors in the front of the vehicle that Agnes bug shields and there’s also clear protectors on the door handles to protect the paint from rings that you wear. This vehicle also notifies me of any road hazards that are in my path. All the safety features make traveling with my family less stressful. It also has many other features like leather seats, hidden compartments, and a TV that my kids love.

The ltz model is fully loaded with leather interior and wood accents with chrome details throughout. My particular vehicle has a media screen for the backseat. The media screen is also connected to the navigation screen in the front seat, but will only play media when the vehicle is in 'park.' Overall, I am happy with the performance of this vehicle. My favorite feature is probably the indicators on the side mirrors when there is an object in the driver's blind spot. My least favorite feature would have to be the rubber molding around the inside of the doors (for insulation.) It has come loose on the vehicle more than once and ended up needing to be replaced.

Mechanically the car is good. The GPS dusty is terrible. The mapping is incorrect to many times. Does not show basic info like the speed limit of the road being driven. Most of the extra options on the car are subscription based. Attention to detail is still not Chevys strong suit. Several trim items have had to be reattached. The lane deviation system cannot be counted on. The hands free rear hatch opener does not work. Yet it will close on you when you are loading the car. I will not buy another Chevy.

I love the comfort, ride, size, safety features, and amenities of my Tahoe. It sits up high so I can easily see the roadway & traffic. It is roomy enough for my family and seats are easily accessible & comfortable. My vehicle has an ac/dc outlet and multiple USB ports in the front and back, allowing multiple people to charge their electronics. The safety features (backup camera, side mirror alerts detecting blind spot vehicles, lane indicators, and visuals indication distance from other vehicles/objects) are very helpful.

Although this is my favorite car I have ever driven, its cost of ownership is higher than any of my previous cars. Within months of my purchasing (pre-owned), I had to replace the ac system. As well there was a serious safety recall with the braking system. Additionally, it is regular maintenance service is more expensive than our Lexus. Nevertheless, I absolutely love driving this car. Despite its size, it is incredibly responsive and easily maneuverable.

I was a previous owner of a Tahoe that we traded in and upgraded to a newer year after we loved the new body style. We love the look size comfort and many amenities that come with it. As far as improvements you cannot set the temperature too hot on the heater when remote starting is not that the point. There have been glitches with the back up camera sensor going off saying we're going to hit something when we're not. Also USB skips when going over bumps.

Hi, first of all, I am not a Chevy person at all. I lemoned a 2004 Tahoe when the engineers at GM decided to change the firing order of the engine which ended up causing huge vibrations at idle in traffic to the point my kids were holding their ears from the pain. GM had bought back over 500 at the time I did my research so I gave up on them. As the 2014 models showed up, I starting reading reviews but like any newly introduced model, I wait a year or two to let them work out the bugs. I drive part-time Uber with my 2016 Tahoe LT with captain chairs. This is truly an awesome SUV. I have 92,000 miles on it and it runs, handles and drives like the day I bought it. !st the good stuff. Great power from the 5.3ltr engine. Fantastic handling at all speeds. Smooth, perect shifts and a killer Bose stereo. I am 56 years old and always maintain my own cars except for warrantee issues. I would not hestitte to buy a well maintain used one. Now for the bad and there are a few issues and mne are not listed in any particu;ar order. #1-The original motor mounts broke often and caused engine vibrations. Mine were replaced twice and then just recently in 2020 a third time with a new design so hopefully it wont happen again. Make sure the motor mounts are the new style ones and if not, have them replaced. #2-The god aweful engine at idle squeak!!!! This noise is not heard on all of the 2016 Tahoes but I did a you tube video and had over 1200 hits so its common. One of the squeeks turned out to be the V4 mode flapper valve located in the exhaust pipe towards the back of the vehicle. If you climb under it and look, you will find a weird valve sticking through the exhaust piping. Obviously dont touch it hot!!!! You can rotate the exposed spring and cap and you will hear a squeek. Some guy on youtube figured a way out to fix it with a rigged wire. I found a better way just using a cooter pin. Look it up on youtube and just an FYI, this seems to happen more on Siverados then Tahoes. This was not the cause of the very very anoying squeek when you have the car running in park and can hear it from 50 feet awaty or when you go through a drive-thru with the window down. It is a constant speed chirping noise. I have had it at the dealer 4 times and one time they replaced the flex plate in the tranny and said it was fixed. Thats a no go. I heard it the moment they drove it up. I have researched this noise to no avail. I used a mechanics stethoscope and you definetly can hear the noise in the bellhousing, yet, it also radiates into the exhaust cross over under the engine. I can hear it through theplastic valve cover cover on the passenger side of the vehicle. Some dealers have replaced canshafts, lifters, springs and nothing works. I honestly beleive GM knows what the problem is but very typicle of them, they blow it off and in my case, they dont care. I am not sure if the newer ones have it but this year they come out with the new 2020 design, If you were going to buy one, I would let the car idle for several minutes until it is wared up or take it for a drive, put it in park and listen for it. If you hear nothing, you are good to go. If you hear it, RUN!!!! I have vowed to my youtube followers that I will find the cause of this chirp/squeak!!! #3 Captains Chairs equiped models. Those arm bars have a plastic cap on them. Thy constantly break of and cost $25 each at the dealer. I founda pair of them for $10 on Amazon but, they will still break. My solution was to uses a hot glue gun and fill it with glue to hold it on. They last a lot longer but it has to be fixed ever 6 month or so, especially if you have kids. Another wierd issue with the captain chairs is that they both develop a small crack on the outside of the bottom plastic cover below the leather. I first thought it was physically damaged but when both sides deveoped the cracks, It turns out to be an inherent flaw. I have seen others with it. Doest effect anything but looks cosmetically defected. #4 Front console USB ports. If used often, they wear out.Since it wasnt covered under my PLATINUM CHEVY WARRANTEE, I paid $100 for a new one and installed it myself. Turns out you can buy the same exact one on amazon or ebay for under $20.00. #5- cigerette light holder in the front- if you use a phone mount on it, it will wear out after 40,000 mies. Dont buy one from chevy. 10X cheaper on the internet. #6-Factory tires. Junk!!!! Most drivers get 20-30,000 miles out of those junk Uniroyals. I got 40,000 and only because I used 303 protecterant on it, rotated them ever 5,000 miles and kept the air pressure up. I replaced them with Michelin LTX for under a grands and if you follow the instruction of the 303 product (good for leather, vinyl, belts, rubber, b;ack plastic and available on zorro for about $40 a gallon (well worth it), I know have 50,000 miles on my LTXs and sohelp me god, they do not look used or worn. Rotate, keep air pressure up and apply 303 at every rotation on the outside and your good to go. #6- Thaat freaking tailgate.Once in awhile, you will walk behind the SUV and it will just open up. If you have anything jammed in there, out it comes s I always open the window first and make sure htere is nothing against the tailgate then pop it open. #7 (last one)- I live in South Florida. Its hot and the sun does lots of damage to outside plastic. That 303 stuff I mention only helps out so much. I started noticed a steam buildup on the outside windshield in the center after a car wash or heavy rain. It took my 3 months to figure out that the front valance/panel under the wipers had a seal that warped. The dealer wants $160 for the part plus 1 hour labor. I bought it at a net price of $100 and installed it myself in about an hour. Search youtube vieos for my advice-no, my videos arre amatuer but will save you from having headaches! On that note depsite my complaints, I love this truck. I love it and it has been one of the most reliable SUVs I have ever bought. I have ridden in Ubers in NY in 2014 and up Suburbans and Tahoes pushing 300,000 miles with basic maintenance. My one suggestion is to ignore factory maintaince intervals. Change oil with Valvoline synthetic Dexos 2 oil and either a mobil 1, K/N or Purolator Boss oil filter. Also replaced the air filter with a K/N. Change plus ($300 at the dealer or do it yourself and good luck) at 50,000 miles. Also perform transmission maintenance at 50,000 miles and you wont siffer the transmission failures at 150,000-180,000 miles. Keep ypu engined clean with regular degreasing and water while its running to keep the eingine running cool. Blow out and excess water with compressed air, especially in any electrical connections. The water does not hurt the engine or componants if you degrease it after a quick warm up and then spray off the entire engine and underneath it as well. Also have the rear axle gear oil replace at 50,000 miles and flush and replace the coolant at 100,000 miles or 5 years no matter. Hope that helps the true mechanic and car buff. If there are any mispellings, oh well, fat fingers!!!

I love the comfort features in my Tahoe. I feel like I purchased a luxury SUV at a discount. I live in Texas and still use my seat heaters almost every time I drive somewhere because it's so relaxing. Speaking of Texas heat, the remote start feature is so great when I've been shopping and head to the parking lot where my car has been baking, and it's especially nice to have this feature with small kids. I can get the car started and cooling off while I get them into car seats, and they aren't super hot while I get packages and strollers put away. I've been really happy with the reliability of this vehicle. I've put a lot of miles on it traveling and it stills performs like the day I purchased it. The only thing I am disappointed in is the gas gauge. It dings to inform you when you are low on fuel, but it doesn't give a specific mileage remaining once you get down to a certain point.

I have a 2016 Tahoe, with transmission line seeping at the crimp. My mileage was out of warranty at 40,000 but still had time 1 month left of the warranty time. I call GM to see if they would honor this because why would a crimped transmission line at the front where the radiator is seep fluid unless it was a bad crimp. After numerous calls to GM and they were claimingto see what they could do, by playing games and not calling back, and then when they did just to say it was escalated to management. A month later they are coming back stating they will not offer any assistance for item.Beware buying GM, I have owned GM all my life and have purchased several large SUV vehicles and never had this lousy customer service nor a bad transmission crimp within 40,000 miles.They want $482.00 to repair this faulty crimp that should not have gone bad.No more GM vehicles or Service!BUYER BEWARE!

The problems that I've had with my 2016 Tahoe are, a failed AC compressor ( 818.00 )and a headlight ( 256.00 ), some sort of wiring pack (545). After only two years of ownership, I was surprised to need these more expensive items. The safety sensors are well intended, but VERY sensitive and often scare me more than any event has. The seat vibrates and a right light flashes on the windshield. Also, there is constantly a message on the dash that there's an issue with the sensor which I've googled to learn that it has to do with the cleanliness of sensor on the windshield. I keep my vehicle fairly clean, so I'm not sure what else to do. Generally, the performance is good. I enjoy the space that the vehicle provides for hauling standard household items as well as the comfort for multiple passengers. I enjoy the technology included such as: App that allows you to unlock/lock the vehicle and use the auto start, touch screen media & navigation is easy to use. I also enjoy the interior lighting features.

As far as looks go, my car is gorgeous! It has a lot of bells and whistles on the inside, safety features, and a good speaker system. The seats fold down very easily, which I love. There was a recall on the brakes, which was “fixed,” but I am still experiencing issues with the brakes. Also, when it cranks it turns over a few extra times than normal, and I worry sometimes that it will not start, but thus far it has not ever given me a real problem. Lastly, it does not accelerate as quickly as my old car, which was a Chevy equinox. I do love the car, and would recommend it to any other busy mom!

I love my Tahoe. It is the perfect family vehicle, but I even enjoyed it before starting our family. It is comfortable, and the radio dashboard/screen is all sophisticated looking, but simple and easy to access and use. The transmission went out around 70,000 miles, but everything was covered under the manufacturer's warranty. Our a/c also went out. That was not covered! I would buy another Tahoe, and probably will! But I will make sure it has a bumper to bumper warranty.

My 2016 Tahoe is perfect for our growing family and king road trips. We travel many times in a year. Often the dog travels with us. This vehicle has all the room we need for luggage, kids and our family pet. The leather interior is a must with kids!! I will never own A Home without it. Some of my favorite features are deprecate climate controls for all rows. This way everyone can be comfortable and happy. Complete with Sirius XM radio for endless listening pleasure, built in Wi-Fi to power all the children's devices, we love this vehicle.