10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 2
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
7,016 miles

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problem #33

Feb 112023

Traverse

  • miles
1.Shift to park issue, button on shifter has to be flicked a coupe time for sensor to realize it-??s in park. 2. Speeds at 25mph then accelerating, transmission kicks. Transmission also whistles when cold.

- London, OH, USA

problem #32

Feb 082023

Traverse

  • miles
Bought car 3 days ago. Everything was fine. Parked in parking spot at grocery store today and dash said -??shift to park-?? even though shifter was in park. Jiggled it, warning went out. Got to work an hour later and it happened 3-4 times. This is very concerning ! I have two small children and when this happens I cannot lock my car or leave it.

- Fredericksburg , VA, USA

problem #31

Dec 012022

Traverse

  • miles
Vehicle was in driveway at slight incline. Vehicle was able to be shut off while in drive and rolled backwards. No warning to shift to park

- San Clemente , CA, USA

problem #30

Sep 192022

Traverse

  • miles
When the car is idling and you place the car from drive to park, it gives you an error message "shift in park" and and will allow you to kill the engine but the alarm goes off. You don't know if the car is still in drive or still in park. There are two service bulletins on this. 19-NA-206 is one. GM knows there is a safety defect and should issue a recall for a car that can't tell you safely if it's in park or drive. my car is being worked on for this at Hendrick Chevrolet in Cary nc. happens multiple times a day.

- Cary, NC, USA

problem #29

Aug 012022

Traverse

  • miles
When placing into park, message coming displays place in park, after many attempts it shifts into park, but has rolled into roadway while in park.

- Albuquerque, NM, USA

problem #28

Sep 012022

Traverse

  • miles
When shifted to park and trying to turn off car light comes on saying vehicle needs to be in park. Additionally when stopped at a light when letting off of break and pushing on gas transmission will not in gauge for several seconds than goes and causes tires to peel out.

- Lonsdale, MN, USA

problem #27

May 152022

Traverse

  • miles
2019 Chevrolet Traverse having "shift to park" error when shifted into park and it will not turn off. I am not able to shut down my vehicle occurs, which is at random but with more frequency lately. I often have to turn car on, put into reverse and repeat the process, or jiggle the gear shifter to get it to turn off. I have read this is a common issue and GM is being sued in a class action lawsuit because of it. My dealership isn't acknowledging it and wants me to pay to have it completely replaced. I have also read it gets worse in most cases and in some cases causes the vehicle to shift into gear accidentally or drains the battery completely because it thinks the car is in drive and stays on. Possibly related, the vehicle is starting to "buck" when in slow acceleration/shifting automatic gears.

- Glenview, IL, USA

problem #26

Aug 152022

Traverse

  • miles
I get -??shift to park-?? warning even when car is in park. I have to jiggle the gear shift In order for it to recognize it is in park.

- Sulphur Springs, TX, USA

problem #25

Jul 192022

Traverse

  • miles
I was driving to take my daughter to school and my truck made a loud click noise and it sounded accelerated and it won-??t go more then 10 miles per hour which almost made a car crash me. Also the pass anger seat belt does nit work properly

- Los Angeles , CA, USA

problem #24

Apr 122022

Traverse

  • miles
When shifting into park after coming to a stop in a parking space the -??SHIFT INTO PARK-?? warning appeared on the dash. It took driving back and forth between reverse and drive to finally get the car to go into park without the warning indicator.

- Van Wert, OH, USA

problem #23

Aug 022021

Traverse

  • miles
When shifting into Park the -??Shift to Park-?? message comes on even though the vehicle is in Park. This problem started about 6 months ago and now happens almost every time we drive it. It is a safety issue because we don-??t want to get stranded or not be able to lock the vehicle.

- Oro Valley, AZ, USA

problem #22

Mar 162022

Traverse

  • miles
Upon shifting vehicle into park and shutting off vehicle, "SHIFT TO PARK" is displayed on the vehicle information center. Recent purchase of vehicle, owned by me less then 2 weeks and this has occurred multiple times already.

- North Tonawanda, NY, USA

problem #21

Mar 012022

Traverse

  • miles
After shifting to Park and turning the vehicle off a message of "Shift to Park" appears on the information screen behind the steering wheel despite the car already being in park.

- Hewitt, TX, USA

problem #20

Feb 222022

Traverse

  • miles
The transmission is shifted into park mechanism does not work. Can-??t turn off the engine.

- Granada Hills, CA, USA

problem #19

Feb 132022

Traverse

  • miles
The transmission is shifted into park mechanism does not work and is available for inspection. The Shift Into Park notice in the Driver Information Center lights and chimes as long as the system does not believe the transmission is not in park. This will cause the battery to go dead, or in some instances you can't turn off the engine nor leave the vehicle until this error is cleared. It has been confirmed by a dealer (Henna) whose service contact said they had the same problem on their 2019 Traverse plus many, many comments about this problem for this and other GM models which have been posted on the Internet. The vehicle nor the component have been inspected by others, but another dealer will be attempting to fix the problem under one of serveral TSBs created by GM. No other warnings nor symptoms happened before this started.

- Austin, TX, USA

problem #18

Feb 012022

Traverse

  • miles
Intermittently after I put the Trans. in park and shut off the engine I get a message to shift trans. to park. I repeat the process of starting and stopping engine and shifting in and out of park several more times. I can't leave the vehicle until the message stops appearing. If I get out and shut the door the radio keeps playing and doors will not automatically lock. I'm concerned that I have an electrical short and might catch fire. I park in a garage at home and could lose my home or life if it caught fire I have an appointment with my dealer 2/7/2022. As of this date I have not reported the issue to anyone. The problem started just before Christmas and stopped for several weeks and now it's back again. There are no pre-warnings before the issue occurs.

- Spring Grove, PA, USA

problem #17

Nov 282021

Traverse

  • 19,000 miles
The contact owns a 2019 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle a strong burning odor was present coming from the air vents inside the cabin of the vehicle. Later it was discovered that oil leaked from the vehicle onto the floor of the garage. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer was not yet contacted. The failure mileage was 19,000.

- Geneva, IL, USA

problem #16

Sep 302021

Traverse

  • miles
My 2019 Chevrolet Traverse LT with ~28,600 miles on it within the past month has been providing me with a 'Shift to Park' error on the Driver Information Center (DIC) when I have already shifted it to Park and shut the car off (engine no longer running). The shifter assembly is not recognizing that I in fact do not have it in gear and the car is in Park. The error does not go away until I re-start the car, put it in gear, shift back to park, wait a few seconds, and then shut the car off again.

- Upper St Clair, PA, USA

problem #15

Sep 012021

Traverse

  • miles
Intermittent "Action Required" alert on the display to "Shift to Park" after already shifting into park and turning off the car. Sometimes after jiggling the gearshift it will stop. Sometimes have to turn the car back on and shift into reverse and park again. Sometimes have to do this several times. Appears, after research online, this is a known issue under TSB 19-NA-206, September 2019. I have scheduled to take to the dealership for inspection. But it also sounds like the recommended repair is only a band-aid that will require a further repair.

- Phoenix, AZ, USA

problem #14

Aug 022021

Traverse

  • miles
When car is put into park and I turn off the car with the push button, I get a message of -??shift to park-??. The car is in park but the car doesn-??t think it-??s in park and won-??t fully shut down. Warning chimes continue. Tapping the shifter control forward to the radio seems to kick it back in and the car shuts down with no more warning chimes. Looked this up online and there are numerous people complaining about this and it happening to them. Sounds like the whole shifter assembly needs replacing. It doesn-??t matter if I-??m close to home or a thousand miles away, what happens when I can-??t tap the shifter to get it to shut down completely? Safety and mechanical issue that has to be addressed and fixed. Thank you.

- Farmington , MI, USA

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