2016 Chevrolet Tahoe body problems

Filed Aug 28, 2026 · Body · NY

I am reporting a paint defect on my 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe. The paint on the hood and roof is peeling, flaking, and delaminating without any external damage or misuse. The failure appears to be progressive and worsening over time. The clear coat and paint layers are separating, exposing bare metal and increasing the risk of corrosion. This issue is widely reported by other owners of 2015–2020 GM full-size SUVs, including the Chevrolet Tahoe, Suburban, GMC Yukon, and Cadillac Escalade. These vehicles were manufactured at GM’s Arlington Assembly Plant and are currently the subject of an active class‑action lawsuit alleging defective factory paint application. Despite the widespread nature of this defect, General Motors has not issued a recall, service campaign, or extended warranty to address the problem. Repair costs are significant and require complete repainting of affected panels. I am requesting that the federal safety agency investigate this paint delamination issue, as it appears to be a systemic manufacturing defect affecting a large number of vehicles and may lead to corrosion-related safety concerns over time. Vehicle: 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe VIN: [XXX] Purchased: XXX Mileage at first noticing issue: 45000 INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Filed Jun 30, 2026 · Body · CA

There is delamination happening on the hood and roof of my car and is putting the integrity of the car at risk with bare metal being exposed to the elements thus causing rust and break down of the structure of the vehicle.

Filed Dec 17, 2022 · Body · CA · crash

Near collision with pedestrian in crosswalks on left turns and near collision with pedestrians crossing multi lane roads who entering from a landscaped center island. I have repeatedly experienced this situation even though I am acutely aware of the view obstruction created by the large A-pillar, air bag and drivers side mirror. It has become evident from the incidents in my neighborhood that trucks and SUV's are involved in the fatalities at crosswalks and multi lane roadways. An recent fatality occurred on December 10 2022 in Poway at the intersection of Midland and Edgmoore Rd. 35yr old women killed in crosswalk by driver making left turn. The January 24th 2022 fatality happened on Community Rd. in Poway 92064. It would appear your forms are incident focused and not geared to identify safety hazards that have not been considered. Please contact me to discus this safety issue if you have seen an unexplained increase in pedestrian traffic fatalities that involve trucks and suv's. Thank You,

Filed Dec 29, 2021 · Body, Brakes · TX

-body- hood paint defect (aluminum oxidation) -brakes- vehicles doesn't stop and brakes get hard to push, and they also feel like they are skipping. -power train- brakes and transmission shifts hard from time to time. -electronics- DVD and rear inverter 110 a/c plug power went out, and cell phone charger doesn't work. -seats- get stuck and won't go up or down at times. Forward and side collision warning - will alert when nothing is there.

Filed Nov 12, 2020 · Body · AZ

The exterior paint starting fading, clear coat not holding up

Filed Jun 7, 2020 · Body · 61,000 miles · CA

I have a 2016 tahoe that I purchased new from dealer. I had also purchased a protection plan with finishing touch that they talked us into when we bought the car on the paint and interior. 3.5 years into ownership the paint on the hood and roof faded. We contacted the protection plan and they were more than willing to take care of. They sent an adjuster out and he classified as clear coat failure. Then the run around started. I contacted chevrolet and I contacted the dealership. We took the car to the dealership and talked with the assistant manager in the service department. He brought out the manager and he confirmed that it was paint failure. So then the dealership gets involved with chevrolet. The first call comes back and says they will cover 20%. I told them that some one was going to cover the repairs and it won't be me. They sold me a protection plan through finishing touch for the paint and the interior so someone needs to cover the damage. After a few days I get a call stating that between the dealership, chevrolet and finishing touch it would be repaired at no cost. Now it gets better. We took the vehicle back to the dealership to have the hood and the roof repainted. After a week at the body shop the car is ready to be picked up. We walk up to the car and it is all shiny and looking good. But the color doesn't match. We call the service manager out and he says he can't see the issue. The tahoe is a brownstone metallic and the hood is more bronze than the rest of the vehicle. He tells me he can get the paint manager to come speak to me because he can't see the problem. This is a overcast day so it doesn't show really bright but my husband and I can see the difference. While we are waiting for the manager from the body shop to arrive we walk around the vehicle. Dealership states chevrolet will not blend the paint to match.

Filed Dec 16, 2019 · Body · MN

Very poor coating on frame. Coating peels and flakes off, even on a lightly used vehicle. After coating peels off the frame and components begins to rust.

Filed Nov 12, 2019 · Body · 25,000 miles · FL

I have a 2016 chevy tahoe with 33,000 miles on it and the paint on the hood and roof and the sides of the SUV is cracking with lines / swirl running all over the outside of the SUV I brought it to a couple body shop and inform me the truck was not painted properly. Because you could see the steel body showing through the paint

Filed Aug 11, 2018 · Body · 48,000 miles · TX

My sunroof is leaking by the driver side visor and above the driver side window when it rains and the sunroof makes a loud whistling noise when I go over 60 MPH.

Filed Apr 12, 2018 · Airbags, Body · 40,000 miles · MS · crash · 1 injury

Thursday, april 12, 2018. Heading to work one morning on the interstate, the girl in front of me put on breaks (we were in the fast lane), so I put on my breaks. I looked in the rear view mirror and saw the driver behind me not paying attention and going 50-55 MPH. I had enough time to brace myself before he hit me from behind which made me hit the person in front of me (I have video and pictures). Fortunately, my tahoe held up pretty good and didn't crumble with the type of impact it had. My concern is my airbags did deploy but actually didn't. The smoke came out from the airbags through the dash and my airbag sensor light came on my alerts on the dash. If I wouldn't have prepared and braced myself then my face would have gone in the steering wheel. I didn't see a recall but is there a reason they didn't come out? Also, I was able to drive away from the scene to take the tahoe to body shop but the seat belt was locked in it's place and could not rebuckle (I was buckled during the crash)