10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 2 / 2
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 1 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 8,336 miles
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My Traverse intermittently displays 'shift to park' message and I was not able to shut the SUV all the way off. I would have to play with the shift gear in order for it to turn off. I am under 50k miles.
- Deerfield Beach, FL, USA
When shifting into park, the vehicle does not recognize the shifter has been moved to the "park" setting. An alert will sound stating the vehicle must be shifted into park position. We then have to shift out of park and back into park...sometimes multiple times, before the vehicle recognizes that the shifter is in the Park position.
- Nutley, NJ, USA
Car won-??t turn off. Frequent shift to park messages when already in park. This appears to be common known problem and should be recalled immediately.
- Lafayette , LA, USA
The contact owns a 2019 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact stated while parking the vehicle, the gear shifter was shifted into park(P); however, the -??Shift to Park-?? message was displayed. The contact shifted the gear shifter back and forth and then firmly shifted into park(P) before the proper gear was recognized. The dealer was made aware of the failure; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 34,950.
- Gwinn, MI, USA
car will not lock, ignition continues to beep and displays a message saying -Shift to park
- Columbus, GA, USA
The contact owns a 2019 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact stated that upon arriving to her destination and attempting to shift the vehicle into park, the vehicle failed to shift into park. A message was displayed, alerting the driver to shift the vehicle into park, even though the instrument panel had indicated that the gear shifter was in park. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 13V001000 (Power Train), but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 86,000.
- Haughton, LA, USA
After shifting vehicle from Drive (D) or Reverse (R) into Park (P) and attempting to turn the vehicle engine off (keyless ignition) an alert pops up stating "shift to park". The engine will shuts down but the ignition remains in auxiliary mode preventing you from completely powering the vehicle down.
- De Pere, WI, USA
The shift to park error message has been appearing on my Chevy Traverse. It first started to appear 3 months ago. I've always been able to get rid of the error by moving the shifter harder and wiggling it a little. But, one day last week when I came home and started to park my car, the shift to park error once again appeared. I have tried the trick that I have done in the past numerous times, but this time around it won't work. I called my Chevy dealership and made an appointment that same day since I can't even get out of my car since it will not let me turn off the vehicle. Even though I only have 22, 500 miles on my vehicle, but since my car is a 2019, it's no longer covered by the warranty, so I had to pay $740 to get my vehicle repaired. I researched online and found out that there has been a lot of cases like mine and there has been some class action lawsuit against Chevy. Chevrolet should issue a recall on all the models that has this same problem. Apparently they've known about this problem for years. If I have known that they have this issue, I would not have purchased my car.
- Houston, TX, USA
Our Traverse shows a message -??shift to park-??. This happens after we have already shifted in park. This causes a continuous ding until we are able to trick the vehicle into park. The after concern is we leave the vehicle because we can-??t get it to shift to park and it rolls damaging property or another person. This problem has left us stranded because we can not shift it.
- Lisbon, IA, USA
Vehicle wil not shift to park and will not shut down
- Poughkeepsie, NY, USA
Vehicle does not recognize when it is in park. When i place the vehicle in park and try to turn off the vehicle there is a warning on the dash that says "shift to park" even though the vehicle is already in park. I had this same issue 2 years ago and the dealership fixed the issue. This issue has come up again and this time I had to pay almost $500 for the fix. Dealer says this may occur again and next time will be an $800 fix. This is not a normal wear and tear issue this is a manufacture defect and should be covered by the manufacturer.
- Wichita, KS, USA
Listed on a Chevy website as a recall for 2018-2019 Traverse -??shift to park-??. It isn-??t listed on your website or with the dealership. Over 170 complaints for the car not recognizing that you put it in park, which can drain the battery or worse cause your vehicle to move when it shouldn-??t. I just paid $100 (luckily I had coverage), but this should be recalled. Dealership stated the part was on back order, which means a lot of people are having the same issue. This should be recalled and money refunded to customers.
- Largo, FL, USA
After putting it in park, turn off car and it stated it-??s not in park! Sometime I can get it to shut off by messing with shifter. Sometimes just let it run until it shuts off!
- Punta Gorda, FL, USA
I'm joining all the other people that have the shift to park issue on their 2019 Chevy Traverse. When you put it in park it does not register that it's in park so you can't turn off the car. If that's not a safety issue not sure what is? GM needs to have this part recalled asap before something bad happens. I'm also scared it's not in park when it says it is because who knows what's going on.
- Delaware, OH, USA
Shift to park error message after shifting into Park. Required replacement of wire harness which dealer was aware. Seems to me that should be a recall item.
- Cincinnati, OH, USA
After one shifts the car in park and stops engine, a display warning and beeping sound starts stating "shift to park". Even though car is already in park. The beeping sound and message does not go away or quits. One cannot exit vehicle. Incorrect error and display messages and audio warnings are misleading and can lead to unknown safety concerns... The problem is repeatable and is occuring more frequently. The only way we have been able to "leave/stop" the car, is to repeatedly start car, shift into gear, shift into park and stop car engine. After 4 or 5 times, the car finally stops with no incorrect safety warning and beeping, and we can exit the car. Sometimes we have to drive a short distance to clear up this safety concern/issue.
- St Paul, MO, USA
The contact owns a 2019 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact stated that after shifting to park(P), the message "Shift to Park" was displayed, and the vehicle failed to shut off while depressing the PUSH START/STOP switch. The contact stated that the battery was drained due to the failure. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 39,000.
- Columbus, NJ, USA
Error message pops up saying shift to park. With this message on, the car will not shut off.
- Davis Junction, IL, USA
Transmission says it-??s not in park, but it is. This is an ongoing issue with GM vehicles but my vehicle is out of warranty and -??doesn-??t fit in the vin break-?? of the TSB. If this is a known issue, and it-??s a safety issue, there needs to be a recall
- Ronkonkoma, NY, USA
- Williamsburg, VA, USA