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2013 Chevrolet Tahoe Police Pursuit Recalls & Complaints

The 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe Police Pursuit has 1 NHTSA recall campaign and 1 owner complaint on file as of November 3, 2026. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Chevrolet dealer.

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe Police Pursuit. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.

2013 Chevrolet Tahoe Police Pursuit owner complaints

Owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA about the 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe Police Pursuit, describing incidents dated February 15, 2017.

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Electrical System 1 complaint

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ODI #10955300 · Filed February 17, 2017
THE VEHICLE HAD AN APPARENT POWER FAILURE WHILE DRIVING AND THE LIGHTS WERE FLASHING ON AND OFF, THE LOCKS WERE GOING UP & DOWN AND THE ENGINE WAS DYING AND LURCHING PRETTY VIOLENTLY. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION ON THE HIGHWAY. I GOT OFF THE ROAD AND SHUT IT OFF. THEN IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD (EXCEPT FOR…

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Cooling Fan Corrosion may cause Electrical Short

NHTSA #16V868000 · Engine and Engine Cooling — Cooling System — Fan · NHTSA notice

Reported December 2, 2016 · General Motors LLC

Potentially affected: 49,927 vehicles

Repair completion: 70.19% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated November 3, 2026)

Manufacturer campaign 16145 · Owners notified September 7, 2017 · Vehicles built August 24, 2009 – December 1, 2013 (per NHTSA)

Defect description

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2010-2014 Chevrolet Tahoe Police Pursuit vehicles manufactured August 24, 2009, to December 1, 2013. The affected vehicles, equipped with special equipment options for police or government service, may experience corrosion of the under-hood cooling fan assembly due to fluid intrusion, which may result in an electrical short circuit.

Safety consequence

A short circuit increases the risk of a fire.

Manufacturer remedy

GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fan motor and shroud, extend the wiring and re-orient the fan motor to reduce the risk of corrosion, free of charge. The recall began on September 7, 2017. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 16145.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

try.vin has no NCAP crash-test rating on file for the 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe Police Pursuit. NHTSA rates some vehicles by body style — pickups by cab, vans by roof height — so check nhtsa.gov/ratings.

1 owner complaint has been filed with NHTSA for the 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe Police Pursuit.

Electrical System

ODI #10955300

Incident: February 15, 2017 · Filed: February 17, 2017

THE VEHICLE HAD AN APPARENT POWER FAILURE WHILE DRIVING AND THE LIGHTS WERE FLASHING ON AND OFF, THE LOCKS WERE GOING UP & DOWN AND THE ENGINE WAS DYING AND LURCHING PRETTY VIOLENTLY. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION ON THE HIGHWAY. I GOT OFF THE ROAD AND SHUT IT OFF. THEN IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD (EXCEPT FOR A CLICKING IN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR). COULDN'T GET ANYTHING TO COME ON. THEN (FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON) I MOVED THE POWER SEAT SWITCH, AND EVERYTHING CAME ON. THEN IT STARTED FINE AND RAN ALL THE WAY HOME. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP THE NEXT DAY AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT (OF COURSE). THEY SAID IF THEY CAN'T RECREATE THE PROBLEM THEY CAN'T FIX IT. I CHECKED CABLES AND PULLED ON THINGS, I COULDN'T GET IT TO HAPPEN AGAIN EITHER. A COUPLE WEEKS LATER, I TRIED TO LOCK IT WITH MY REMOTE ONE DAY AND IT WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING (DEAD AGAIN) EXCEPT FOR THE CLICKING SOUND IN THE DOOR AGAIN. I MOVED THE SEAT BUTTON AND IT CAME BACK TO LIFE... WHAT IS GOING ON? I'VE SEEN POSTINGS ABOUT THIS AS FAR BACK AS 2007, BUT NO-ONE HAS DEFINITE FIX.THIS IS SCARY! NOW THIS IS THE INTERESTING PART.. I DID A CARFAX ON IT, AND I SAW WHERE THIS VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN IN TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES (IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME) AND THE SERVICE WAS LISTED AS A "DRIVABILITY TEST". I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT, AND THE GUY SAID "YEAH I REMEMBER THAT VEHICLE". AND HE TOLD ME THEY HAD REPLACED SEVERAL MODULES, THE BATTERY, BATTERY CABLES ETC, BUT APPARENTLY IT KEPT ON DOING IT, SO THEY JUST SOLD IT. SO IF THIS PROBLEM WAS PRESENT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN WARRANTY, SHOULDN'T THEY STILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING IT?

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