2016 Chevrolet Tahoe: misfire or rough idle

Filed Apr 28, 2021 · Transmission · 50,000 miles · NM

Tahoe feels like it wants to shift gears when it's not going above 25mph. It's happened on city streets. It happens as soon as the tahoe is put into gear. It does not happen all of the time though. It goes away after I drive it for a couple of miles. It has not happened on the highway. Other times it feels like there's no power to the engine even when its in motion. At first I thought it was the brakes because it feels like its stuttering, like its misfiring, but I've had the brakes checked and they're fine. There's also a check engine light that the mechanics I've taken it to can't decipher why its on. I can't remember the first time it happened, but it has happened several times, and I don't know what the mileage on the odometer was when it first happened. I've had the tahoe for 4 years now.

Filed Sep 26, 2020 · Transmission · 96,000 miles · MA

On september 12, 2020 vehicle had a rough idle and tried to stall at the first stop made after car sat for a few hours car did not stall completely. At the second stop at a red light, the vehicle stalled, was put into park and re started. Every time the vehicle came to an idle it stalled for the duration of the trip home. Every time the vehicle stalled it shut off very violently and jumped forward. This would have caused an accident had there been a vehicle in front of me. It felt as if I was rear ended. Vehicle sat over night and was test driven the next day and problem seemed to go away. Idle was a little rough and the vehicle also ran slightly rough while driving. At this point no check engine or dashboard lights were on and all gauges seemed normal. Car was driven almost every day as normal, approximately 60 miles a day 4 days a week with no obvious problems and only a slightly noticeable rough idle and rough drive. Today, september 26, 2020, two weeks later, the vehicle was driven 30 miles after sitting over night and sat for 8 hours. Within 2 miles of driving the vehicle after sitting for the 8 hours, the vehicle was having severe problems shifting into the appropriate gear and the RPM was all over the place. The speed of the vehicle was extremely difficult to control and easily could have caused an accident. The vehicle was able to go approximately 2 more miles. After the vehicle came to a stop at a red light, I tried to accelerate and the vehicle did not move forward. The RPM was going up, the engine was running, and the vehicle was in drive but acted like it was in neutral. I tried putting the vehicle in park and back into drive with no success. I also tried turning the vehicle off and re starting it with no success. The vehicle blocked traffic and was in an unsafe location until a tow truck came and moved the vehicle.

Filed Jul 29, 2018 · Engine, Transmission · 40,000 miles · LA

Vehicle has a rough idle and trying to die while in gear drive or reverse it is more noticeable and worse when vehicle is stopped in gear

Filed Jun 30, 2017 · Electrical, Engine · 12,000 miles · GA

I purchased a 2016 chevrolet tahoe last year from walker chevrolet. The vehicle has 16,000 miles. Issues I have with the vehicle. Current dealership is jim ellis chevrolet. 1. Transmission jerks when shifting. 2. Transmission will shift into first gear when hill assist is activated. 3. Navigation goes blank. 4. Volume button quits working and volume turns all the way up. 5. Tahoe squeaks from v8 to v4. 6. Loud metal popping noise when taking sharp left turns. 7. Navigation assistant will not mute. 8. Navigation will not shut off when the car is off and doors are locked. 9. Suspension makes awful noises when going over speed bumps and flexing. 10. Tahoe has a very rough idle in first gear. My primary concern is the safety of the vehicle. My wife almost wrecked the tahoe after the volume would not turn down from being stuck at the highest volume level. A tractor trailer almost rear-ended us after the hill assist activated and the gear went into to first. I went to jim ellis and told them specifically about these problems and I was told there was nothing wrong with the transmission because they can't reproduce the issue. I do not want my family's life in danger just because the issue cannot be reproduced with the transmission. I was also told the suspension and steering was fixed, but I immediately noticed the issue pulling out of the dealership.this is another safety concern. I was told the navigation was fixed, but the navigation and volume problems are happening more often the longer I drive the vehicle. Yet another safety concern. I called gm customer support and contacted the dealership.

Filed May 11, 2017 · Engine · 13,000 miles · AL

The vehicle has rough idle or shake when stopped at a stop sign or red light in drive. However sometimes you can feel it when parked.

Filed Oct 26, 2016 · Fuel system · 2,000 miles · FL

My brand new 2016 chevy tahoe shakes while at idle in "drive". This issue has been taken up with the dealership who acknowledges the rough idle but says "it's within acceptable limits". It is not acceptable to feel like you have gerbals running under your seat while stopped at a red light. It is constant and extremely annoying. If they are going to make a car that shakes, not tell the customer about the problem and then charge over $50,000 for the vehicle, shame on them. This will be the last gm vehicle that I purchase. I will also gladly discourage anyone looking for an SUV to purchase a gm vehicle.