7.1

pretty bad
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
8,219 miles

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problem #8

Jun 192020

Traverse 6-cyl

  • miles
Auto will not shut off when put in park. Message indicates 'put in park'. tried several times. Engine will go off, electronics stay on. Would drain battery if left on. Also, bluetooth continues to disconnect. Brakes squeak constantly, from the time it was driven off the lot. Car stutters when you attempt to accelerate. Car has been to dealer many times, supposedly 'fixed'. I was told to try higher octane gas. This should not be necessary. Electrical problems are increasing. We have purchased several Chevrolet, this is the absolute worst vehicle as far as problems which, after 2-1/2 years, have not been repaired. Why is there not a recall"?" car is currently at the dealer, again.

- West Seneca, NY, USA

problem #7

Dec 102019

Traverse 6-cyl

  • 34,000 miles
Power steering failed on vehicle while in motion. Electric power steering module failed causing extreme difficulty getting the vehicle parked. Steering rack had to be replaced and computer re-programmed. Vehicle is back at the dealer with a similar trouble code for a follow up to the original repair. It took GM over 4 months to get the replacement part making us drive our vehicle with a faulty steering rack never once providing a loaner vehicle or buyback opportunity.

- Lansing, MI, USA

problem #6

Mar 262020

Traverse 6-cyl

  • miles
When you put the car in park and go to shift it off the car doesn't senses that it's parked. Will not shut off completely and can't lock or arm car. Restarted car several times and still signals the car is not in park.

- Hyattsville, MD, USA

problem #5

Dec 262019

Traverse

  • 9,000 miles
Export version only. Country: Colombia. 1. shitf to park. When you park the vehicle ask you to put it in park and it is already. Dealer is working on that as I write this thread. Tech found a recall or bulletin from manufacturer to repair or possible replacement of some parts 2. service stabilitrack. In many and ramdom ocacions this service light comes on and 20 seconds later goes off. When stopping at a light. Dealer unable to duplicate and no fix yet 3. fuel economy system, it does not work right now, and it happened twice before. Does not turn off when you stop at a traffic light. Delaer has updated software in order to remedy this issue. 4. locking audio confirmation. When you manually lock the doors it gives you an audio or lights confirmation. It does not work any more. Dealer looking into this issue. 5. electric parking brake. The electric parking brake activated it self while driving in traffic. Heavy traffic situation 5 mph and the E. brake came on and stayed on. The vehicle did not move forward or backwards. Turn the engine off several times, put in parking, neutral etc etc. After 5 minutes of blocking traffic had to force the vehicle to the shoulder. Almost did not make it. Turn vehicle off and called the flat bed. While waiting 15-20 minutes later turn vehicle on and surprise!!! it was fixed. Magic. The E brake was off and the vehicle was free. While this was going on the E brake light (red) was on, and service parking brake light (amber) was flasing all the time. Dealer did an update to the system and not sure if it will happened again. But this is the third time this happened. Once at my house about six months ago but it took about 1 minute and it fix it self so I did not pay attention to it. The second time it happened to my wife at a shopping center but she left it in the lot and went back shopping and when it came out it was fixed.

- Old Bridge, NJ, USA

problem #4

Jul 282018

Traverse

  • 250 miles
Many issues from the day that I bought the vehicle. 1) noticed front windshield and or driver side window having lots of air noise coming in and wind can be heard as im driving. 2) the auto start does not function correctly when going turns off and about to drive off it tumbles/shakes. 3) hearing a noise on the driver side front part of the vehicle that can be heard on the inside as im driving. Sort of a knocking rattling sound.

- Gonzales, TX, USA

problem #3

Sep 012018

Traverse 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 4,000 miles
The contact owns a 2018 Chevrolet Traverse. While driving various speeds, the forward alert system became inoperable and failed to beep when a vehicle was in view. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to moran Chevrolet clinton twp (35500 gratiot ave, clinton twp, mi 48035, (866) 774-3206) who stated that the vehicle was working as designed and the feature would be activated by speed. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 4,000.

- Mount Clemens, MI, USA

problem #2

Jun 142019

Traverse

  • 9,500 miles
When I stop driving and put in park warning comes up on display "shift to park" it takes a little bit to get it to turn off, but if you dont see it you could have dead battery when get back in car.. this should be a recall, getting tired of always reshifting it every time I turn car off,

- Ottoville, OH, USA

problem #1

Mar 152018

Traverse

  • 9,000 miles
I was driving on a 45 mph road, slowly coming to a stop when the engine started to sputter, almost like a putt-putt feeling. When I came to a complete stop, & the auto stop feature clicked on, the check engine light came on. When I resumed driving & tried to get up to the posted speed limit, it was hard to accelerate. I was able to get to the posted speed limit of 55 mph, but it felt like the acclerator was resisting. I thought maybe the sensor came on by accident, so when I got home, I powered the vehicle off, waited 30 seconds, & powered it back on. The check engine light remained on. I was able to take the vehicle immediately to the dealership where they were able to diagnose that the crankshaft wiring harness sensor needed to be replaced. My car at the time of being dropped off at the dealership had approximately 9000 miles on it, & I purchased it in November 2017.

- Fuquay-Varina, NC, USA