The Lemon Index$6,000 middle bill · most between $4,500 and $7,000
Higher than the $4,500 middle bill owners of all 175 models reported.
2015–2021 Chevrolet Tahoe
Chevrolet Tahoe owners reported paying a median of $6,000 for a transmission replacement, with the middle half of bills between $4,500 and $7,000. That's from 13 owner reports (13 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $5000%
- $500–$1,0000%
- $1,000–$2,5000%
- $2,500–$5,00031%
- $5,000 and up69%
Share of the 13 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe1too few for a middle
- 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe1too few for a middle
- 2017 Chevrolet Tahoe5$5,000 middle bill
- 2019 Chevrolet Tahoe1too few for a middle
- 2020 Chevrolet Tahoe1too few for a middle
- 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe4$8,100 middle bill
Reports per model year, with the middle bill where there are 3 or more. YouTube amounts count for the generation the video covers.
How often owners report the failure
- 2017 Chevrolet Tahoe14 complaints name it8% of that year's complaints
- 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe13 complaints name it3% of that year's complaints
- 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe11 complaints name it4% of that year's complaints
Owner complaints to NHTSA whose own words name a transmission failure. Raw counts: popular years get more complaints. A complaint is a report, not proof of a defect.
Engines in these years
5.3 V8 (L83 / L84) · 6.2 V8 (L86 / L87)
Engines with a page of their own that this model was sold with in the years above. Owners don't always say which engine they had.
Engine codes that can lead here: P0700 P0730 P0715 P0720 P0731 P0732 P0733 P0734. A code is where a shop starts, not proof the part failed.
Keep going
- Chevrolet Tahoe reliability by year
- Transmission replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Chevrolet Tahoe owners reported
Brake repair (50) · Strut and shock replacement (10) · Lifter replacement (8) · Engine replacement (7) · Fuel pump replacement (7) · AC condenser replacement (5) · Brake booster replacement (5)
The details
How we count
Every number here is a repair bill an owner reported, never a shop's price list. Two sources: the bills owners wrote in their own complaints to the U.S. government (NHTSA), and the dollar amounts owners said out loud in YouTube repair and ownership videos. A figure counts for a repair when that repair is the part named nearest to it. Left out: purchase prices, payments, rentals, towing, warranties and deductibles, amounts under $50 or over $15,000, parts-only prices ("the part was $80 on Amazon"), bills for two different repairs named together, and money someone else paid. One number per complaint (or video) and repair: the biggest, so it's the bill, not the diagnosis fee.
The range is the middle half of the bills (the 25th to the 75th percentile), so one wild number can't swing it. Owners who complain to the government often had expensive repairs, so a typical bill can be lower. Costs vary by shop and region, by dealer vs independent shop, by parts and by miles. This is what owners reported, not a quote for your car.
Check the bills yourself
NHTSA complaint numbers (search them at nhtsa.gov): 11753041, 11714416, 11700961, 11684061, 11676158, 11673916, 11631523, 11626645, 11614984, 11569318, 11448446, 11404802 and more.
Quick answers
How much does transmission replacement cost on a Chevrolet Tahoe?
Chevrolet Tahoe owners reported a median of $6,000, and the middle half paid $4,500 to $7,000, from 13 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Chevrolet Tahoe transmission replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Chevrolet Tahoe middle bill of $6,000 is higher than the $4,500 owners of all 175 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Chevrolet Tahoe repair costs come from?
From 13 complaints to NHTSA: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Which Chevrolet Tahoe years report this failure most?
In complaints to NHTSA, owners of the 2017 (14), 2002 (13), 2016 (11) Chevrolet Tahoe named it most. Raw counts, not a failure rate.
Sources: NHTSA owner complaints and YouTube videos (amounts said out loud), sorted by The Lemon Index. Owner reports, not a price quote. Costs vary by shop and region.