Watch this first before buying a Chevrolet Tahoe 2015-2020
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2 жыл бұрынIf you are wanting a GMT K2xx Chevrolet Tahoe form 2015-2020, this video should be handy. I discuss the issues that owners have addressed to better educate you about your potential purchase.
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@s10forlife350 2 ай бұрын
Yepp watched it before i bought mine, 2017 LT with 97k. 1 month later... absolutely love mine!
@alejandrovazquez3432 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your input, I am reconsidering buying it.
@jarrettbakersr 5 ай бұрын
I bought a 2017 in 2020. I LOVE the design, ride, and many of the features, but I did recently have to replace my transmission and got my A/C fixed about what years in. Thankfully it was still under warranty but still. Great video.
@tmoncr1e 5 ай бұрын
I have a 2016 Tahoe LTZ. I absolutely love my truck! I also had to replace my transmission.
@TeddyT6 9 ай бұрын
I have a 2015 Chevy Tahoe. It's a 5.3 Liter V-8. I had the condenser crack, but like you said GM replaced it before 60,000 miles. Since then I have replaced the fuel line, I replaced two AC Lines,(since I have front and rear air) and just had the transmission rebuilt for 3K. I have 194,000 miles on it at the time of the rebuild. I also noticed that I burn more oil lately. I just put a quart in and two days later, I got an oil level low warning. My mechanic said the truck just burns oil, but I don't want to get rid of the truck because overall I like the truck. I had a 2005 Tahoe, and all I replaced was the Water Pump, and had to have a fuel leak fixed.
@ronnieh1671 Жыл бұрын
I had a 2017 LT Tahoe. My transmission failed at 115,000 miles. The dealership said it would be 6k-8k to replace it. A transmission shop said 4,500 to rebuild it,but advised me to go to the dealership because I would have a better warranty. That was a red flag. I didn’t want to risk fixing the transmission just for it to go out again. I was devastated so I got rid of it😢. I wouldn’t advise anyone to get one. I had a 2001 Yukon with over 200,000 miles on it. The transmission was replaced but it was at over 200,000 miles. The person that bought it has about 300,000 miles on it now. I plan on getting an older truck again, I don’t trust the new ones, but they are beautiful.
@GMC229 10 ай бұрын
Get a car shield they paid for mine I pay monthly insurance
@bandmarc141 6 ай бұрын
2015 LTZ failed 153k miles. I'm in the same boat with mine. Absolutely love my Tahoe. Not sure what to get next as I really like the full size suv.
@bandmarc141 6 ай бұрын
@@GMC229Thays great covered.all the costs? I'll look into them on my next purchase. I was not sure how legit they were.
@ChristianinChicago 6 ай бұрын
Had my 2017 go out at slightly over 100k, granted it’s the ppv version and I got it at 60k, who knows bad the pd drove it before I got it. Went to aamco, got a reman one with 3yr/50k warranty for about 4500$. Rides smooth as hell now, but will get rid of it soon, just getting some of my $’s worth before passing it on. Great truck, I will likely upgrade to the next gen, next year.
@greenfatman 5 ай бұрын
Do you recall what transmission was it? The 6 speed or 8 speed?
@Mike_44 Жыл бұрын
Very good video. Thanks for all the heads up!
@marenothecarguy8361 Жыл бұрын
I have a 2015 Chevy Tahoe with 170,000 miles on it. I love it and has been pretty trouble free. I think it's great you highlighted most of the issue. What I would like to add is most of the issues can be easily mitigated by some fairly easy DIY preventative steps. The AFM, transmission, exhaust leak at the manifold, over cooling and others are easily preventable issues with very easy, affordable preventative steps. I don't know of a make or model of a car that doesn't have issues, so just knowing what issues your car are prone to have and doing preventive steps to reduce or eliminate your risk is just smart car ownership.
@motocabinus Жыл бұрын
What did you do about afm?
@qjbaby1099 7 ай бұрын
Yes my friend what did you do ?
@Islamrulzzz 5 ай бұрын
170 k without replacing transmission?
@marenothecarguy8361 5 ай бұрын
@@Islamrulzzzyes, with the original transmission.
@marenothecarguy8361 5 ай бұрын
@@qjbaby1099I actually have KZfaq videos of me doing those preventative maintenance items under Mareno The Car Guy.
@theaterlightman89 Жыл бұрын
Cool video, I'm looking at one and the car fax shows all these issues as fixed already
@realbhopwood Жыл бұрын
I have an 2019 Tahoe @80K. I had a fluid and drivetrain drain and fill, my transmission pump failed shortly after 51K mi. Warranty fix upgraded to steel pump from aluminum. Use Royal Purple.
@realbhopwood 11 ай бұрын
@elraider4151 L83
@theniceones1613 Жыл бұрын
*I heard the 18s and up 6.2L are solid. I see there EVERYWHERE here in the DC Metro area*
@michaelgodown Жыл бұрын
I should have bought a Sequoia. I have 2018 Tahoe and has been nothing but trouble, in 3 years it's been in the shop SIX TIMES, twice a year fml. My neighbor have a 2016 Sequoia with 90k more miles and has never been in the shop. Last GM vehicle ill ever buy
@claudiacanales2662 Жыл бұрын
Always go Toyota!
@kiankooros225 7 ай бұрын
I have a 2011 @130K and has been solid. Fn love the thing. Serviced right it will easily go over 300K. Plus, you have the option to slap a magnuson supercharger on that and get that horsepower and torque up to 550 with keeping the same MPG as stock. Not cheap, but it’s probably way less of a bill than a GM truck staying in the shop would be
@ramaswamynarayanaswamy4806 26 күн бұрын
How are your gas costs?
@davidchurchill1651 3 ай бұрын
Well which trim level has hands free “kick” to open lift-gate?
@krisonsalley Жыл бұрын
Are there any good years for this body style??
@user-fo4ge5ro9i Жыл бұрын
Getting my dads 2019 Tahoe as my first car, should be picking it up in a few days
@ImExcalibastard 4 ай бұрын
"You dont buy a V8 to save gas" I was saying that exact same thing while reading about the numerous complaints about the AFM.
@AmishHitman73.Archive Жыл бұрын
reading about this and watching your video are two different things. i dismissed the reading as no big deal and your video brought me back to reality and the things i already knew but ignored because i like the freaking trim on this one SHAME ON ME!
@harrjd514 10 ай бұрын
2014 GM trucks had the same issue, I had to replace mine.
@stward0264 Жыл бұрын
What are you think about 2017 suburban?
@offhandwinner2259 2 ай бұрын
So would a better option be an infiniti qx60?
@larryerving4141 10 ай бұрын
I have a 2017 Tahoe with 109,000 miles. I've replaced the radio display, A/C condenser, and now dealing with a rattle inside the muffler and AFM shudder. Overall not a terrible vehicle but I liked my 2006 Yukon more.
@AutoMotivate 10 ай бұрын
They sell AFM disables that just plug into the OBD2 port. Longer you use the AFM, higher chance of the car burning oil.
@jeremym311 5 ай бұрын
The shudder while in afm is the torque converter slipping. Mine was doing it too. Gm allows the torque converter to slip up to 150 rpm while in lockup, re-flashed my transmission tune with hp-tuners and disabled the torque converter slip. It wears the torque converter out.
@Soso-db5gh 2 ай бұрын
Make sure you enable the trans cooler mod. Transmission Temps at 190 is pretty high.
@Tiffshouse Жыл бұрын
Just replaced my transmission 2016 88k.. it’s still in the shop. If I didn’t owe money on it i would give that thing away. GM doesn’t care. They’re disgusting. They know their transmissions fail and don’t care and Continue to get away with it because they have so much money. Why I didn’t know about this before buying is also frustrating. I asked many people about their tahoes/suburbans, they all said they love it 🤷🏼♀️
@TheBluuHouse Жыл бұрын
I just bought a 2018 with 87k miles. It's in the shop for motor mounts and both front struts. I'm hoping for smooth sailing full here on out.
@hhoutdoors5782 Жыл бұрын
@@shayjohnson5830 don’t been there done that people talk up them up so much and there horrible these tahoes are not like this I know of 6 of them in my family including me with up to 200k on them and not one issue
@Dadnatron Жыл бұрын
My transmission is failing, fuel injector just went out, and the ride is horrible now. I would never buy another Tahoe.
@mr.ridin26s59 9 ай бұрын
I just had my transmission replaced on my 16 77k and before that the fuel injectors.
@marcell5055 8 ай бұрын
My 2006 z71 has been damn near perfect. I do preventive maintenance to ensure reliability.
@svongsa 11 ай бұрын
I bought a used leased 2015 Tahoe LTZ from a dealership in 2018 with 35,000 on it. I replaced the 2 front magnetic ride struts because they were leaking at about 67,000 miles. So far that is the only major repairs. What advice would you give me to keep my vehicle in top shape? I love my Tahoe! 🤞
@AutoMotivate 11 ай бұрын
The best advice I can give you is to keep up with all the maintenance and avoid potholes.
@svongsa 11 ай бұрын
Thank you, my vehicle is currently at 67,000 as of July 2023.
@AutoMotivate 11 ай бұрын
@@svongsa I don’t see why it won’t last another 100k at least 🙏 I have a 2008 with over 200k miles. The vitals of these trucks are built to last a long time.
@alvinwilliams9764 Жыл бұрын
I just bought a 2018 Tahoe 50,000 miles on it' Im staying under a extended warranty 😊
@CJR-se4dg 10 ай бұрын
I bought one last week replaced the ac because it's a chevy. Trans is great. I am ripping engine down next week to get rid of that crazy 4cyl option new top end. Lumpy cam. Don't plug in a delete it voids warranty. Ordered a header back exhaust. A Trans to rebuild is about 2100 diy. But stop changing your fluid unless you had it from new never change fluid.
@esthelaperez9331 2 ай бұрын
So the only option is to get a new motor?
@sergiomarinizer9556 2 жыл бұрын
You are right. V4 mode cruise control I got the weird noise vibration feeling. Kinda weird. When It goes back to v8 no vibration So I bought range technology afm disabler. And it works. No more vibration 2014 Tahoe ppv
@TheBluuHouse Жыл бұрын
I'm thinking about getting that for mine. I'm still reading up on it. Some people are getting engine lights when updates are pushed to car.
@sergiomarinizer9556 Жыл бұрын
@@TheBluuHouse I’ll recommend you to get it bro last week I got the check engine but it went away 👍
@TheBluuHouse Жыл бұрын
@@sergiomarinizer9556 Thanks. I think I'm going bite the bullet and order it. Some say install with battery disconnected and others say with car off is fine. Which did you do?
@sergiomarinizer9556 Жыл бұрын
@@TheBluuHouse when the truck is not running, I just plug it in and I’ll just leave it like that doesn’t run out of power or anything brother and I also I’m getting like 17 1/2 to 19 miles per gallon. Usually it’s city driving. Oh and a little bit of Highway bro.
@sergiomarinizer9556 Жыл бұрын
Let me know if you get iy
@valeshkafayad3347 Жыл бұрын
You forgot to mention the paint defect on hood and roof. I had my 2017 serviced for under $2,000 and Chevy failed to pick up the bill knowing the clear coat and paint has defects 😔 Word to the wise of you have this issue, ensure you repair at GM dealership. My hope is Chevy will reimburse me in the event they recall the paint 👍🏽
@ramirezjorge863 Жыл бұрын
Same thing i have 2017 chevy tahoe premier and my hood and roof faded.
@d.c.williams787 Жыл бұрын
Mane I was wondering WTF was going on. Smh
@Ray_Ray 5 ай бұрын
I’ve noticed that too on those 2015-2020’s mainly 2015-2017 and it’s always the black Absorbs too much heat in the summer months especially since most people don’t park it in a garage
@jdnices 9 ай бұрын
My 2016 just transmission just died at 152k. No warning or engine light.
@MegaHowtoMan Жыл бұрын
Which transmission is more reliable? 6 speed 6l80e or 8L90?
@javiermorales9555 Жыл бұрын
6l80e is more reliable from a owner that switched from 6l60e to a 6l80e
@davidgomez5116 11 ай бұрын
Everyone talking about warranty work getting done and then redone or something else going wrong but do they know this is where mechanic go to first learn how to fix cars. Youd think youd get an experienced tech but nope they are all coming in hot from UTI tech school at the cheapest prices possible as they have an internship deal with them. Even porshe and freightliner as well. Almost every dealership here in the good old USA. Itd be better to bring your vehicle to a local shop with much more experience. The techs at dealers are already getting screwed over working for pennies as warranty work doesnt pay anything and is why i chose a different career.
@Ken-bp5rk Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video just purchased a 2020 Tahoe $40k 12k miles on it
@Bob-Loblaw13 Жыл бұрын
Holy shit, that’s a steal.
@Ken-bp5rk Жыл бұрын
@@Bob-Loblaw13 right bro! I still can’t believe it!
@KrisKYL Жыл бұрын
Proof or I say BS
@Ken-bp5rk Жыл бұрын
@@KrisKYL if I knew how to upload a pic I would!
@Wattsforless Жыл бұрын
Probably an LS
@FUNNYVIDEOSFORYOU-iq5do 5 ай бұрын
The AFM doesn’t accept 2019 5.3 model Why
@solog32 2 ай бұрын
The funny thing is every truck on the market has the same issues from Ford to gmc to Chevy. I've watched videos on them all and they all have the same issues. Transmission, electrical, and engine issues. And miscellaneous problems like fuel injectors and cylinder issues
@allendean9755 Ай бұрын
We bought a 2018 with 40k miles and had to replace the condenser at 88k miles.
@kantoboy8447 Жыл бұрын
Also have a 2022 Chevy Tahoe AT4 no issues at all, both my Chevy gos in the dealership every 3months for service….
@TheOriginalFrankMatthews Жыл бұрын
I have a 2032 model and it runs good too!
@infinity3jif 2 жыл бұрын
I kinda lost respect for GM Trucks/Suv after 2007, my neighbor just lost her transmission in her 2018 Yukon
@desertsoldier41 2 жыл бұрын
Almost every one of our Pursuit Tahoes will have transmission failure by 100,000 miles. Sometimes even faster because of the added weight. We regularly see transmission temps in excess of 300 degrees during medium to heavy acceleration. A change in the shift algorithms and a better cooling system would do well in reducing the failure rate.
@usemymalekarenvideo4983 Жыл бұрын
In my Ram 2014 the engine ticks loudly.The transmission is also going out. As you can see it's not the only brand. Don't get me started on ford and Toyota also
@infinity3jif Жыл бұрын
@@usemymalekarenvideo4983 they cut corners and cheap out, I'm never getting rid of my 2004 Expedition, I just had the transmission rebuilt at 240k, its ready for another 240k
@guerosolis5794 Жыл бұрын
EPA forced GM to run a 180 degree thermostat in transmissions. Buy the $46 Sure Cool part #STL010 thermostat delete.
@dude3277 Жыл бұрын
Wow
@bigaskewurbanrestaurantcri412 Жыл бұрын
Listen y’all I had a 2015 Silverado about 60 percent of things he mention I had to fix power steering, fuel Injectors, stability control and then it leaked from the antenna after almost a year of owning the transmission stopped with no warning just stopped and I had a auto mechanic try to change it we found the the bolts were in there! And dang it wasn’t the original transmission that means This is the third transmission going in this truck @135000 miles.. I have a 2002 Ford Explorer with 340000 and still rolling with original transmission.. I gave the truck back to the dealership before the transmission I had put 4500.00 in repairs and the quote was 6400 for the transmission/ I took a repossession on my credit but that came off 8 months later because they sold the truck for the same amount I owe on it. So I got out on that!
@user-gg6oh1su1z 9 ай бұрын
not all 15-19 Tahoes have electric steering. I have a 19 with hydraulic power steering.
@kantoboy8447 Жыл бұрын
I’ve owned a 2016 Chevy Tahoe LTZ with no issues at all, maybe don’t buy used Chevy Tahoes, buy a new one instead….
@guerosolis5794 Жыл бұрын
Add the Sure Cool part #STL010 transmission thermostat delete to keep your oil cooler.
@Tahoe95 Жыл бұрын
I wish they never got rid of a hybrid option.
@dennissutkowski9610 21 күн бұрын
6.2 Get the 10 SP in the later years, not the 8 SP
@Tahoe95 3 ай бұрын
This a sounds like regular wear and tear issues
@EEStopXplore 10 ай бұрын
Just sad 😢... They have been making these cars for decades and can't make them as good as Toyotas. Every time I shop for an SUV I revisit the US made cars and end up buying a Toyota or a Kia/Hyundai because they are cheaper and way more reliable
@kiankooros225 7 ай бұрын
Sequoia is the way to go. Absolute frggin beast. Plus you have the option to super charge it w a magnuson supercharger kit for $8 and get that extra 200HP
@mikimiki195 Жыл бұрын
Well thanks for great video I no longer will be looking at used 2017 Tahoe. I do not want that stupid v4 city driving engine. That’s disaster waiting to happen 👍🏻
@jamescundiff3264 Жыл бұрын
It's in every tahoe from 2009 ro 2023
@guerosolis5794 Жыл бұрын
Just buy the Diablo Sport tuner and disable the AFM/DOD system.
@Tahoe95 Жыл бұрын
2017 Tahoes have electronic steering. Not power steering
@slalomking 3 ай бұрын
No they don’t, still have a power steering pump and rack and pinion steering. Not electric
@Tahoe95 3 ай бұрын
@slalomking I have the premier model which has electronic steering.
@slalomking 3 ай бұрын
@@Tahoe95 oh snap, didn’t know that was available
@unclebilly1353 3 ай бұрын
And this is why i buy Toyota. They don't put out shit that comes back to haunt them.
@ConsensusX 4 ай бұрын
So basically every common issues you find on every other brands? 😂 I've had most of these things happen to me on different models.
@jessew9867 Ай бұрын
I have one there are pos
@Br99klynINg24_8 9 ай бұрын
They been lost quality and reliability as most newer cars
@kristanwilliams7387 Жыл бұрын
ALL VEHICLES GIVES PROBLEMS
@AutoMotivate Жыл бұрын
Thank you, you are 100% right. Each vehicle has their own unique problems that potential owners should know about!
@mattsivert2594 6 ай бұрын
Over 100 years of perfecting automobiles. How do they still break down? Oh yeah greedy profit
@Bob-Loblaw13 Жыл бұрын
Are the tahoes as big as the old suburbans? Lol
@larrana69 Жыл бұрын
No. They’re smaller.
@guerosolis5794 Жыл бұрын
20 inch difference
@FiveJiggawatts Жыл бұрын
i cant deal with this guys voice
@kurtpoq99 5 ай бұрын
Gm has never been reliable we only buy them because they have always been badass rigs
@Tahoe95 Жыл бұрын
You are cute 😍
@bigeent1615 11 ай бұрын
Most of your rates r not accurate
@claribellopez1184 Жыл бұрын
Scam
@DrPepperCooled4090 Жыл бұрын
ok lopez
@eliekhalil6464 Жыл бұрын
so EVERYTHING is fuked up in that car, and no one should buy it... okay
@AutoMotivate Жыл бұрын
Oh dang, did I say that? Did I say no one should buy it? Okay
@eliekhalil6464 Жыл бұрын
@@AutoMotivate no man u didnt, and thanks for the efforts and the video, but if it has so many issues, of course we will not
@AutoMotivate Жыл бұрын
@@eliekhalil6464 the reality is that every car has their own unique issues. Being aware of the potential issues is important in my book so potential buyers can weigh the pros and cons
@v6wells 2 ай бұрын
Sell it than buy the ugly Toyota
@jameswade9538 Жыл бұрын
I hate when people call a gas "engine" a motor. Motors are electric!
@ralphb6560 Жыл бұрын
Its hard to understand your english 😢
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