10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
3 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 0
Average Mileage:
1,065 miles

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problem #64

Nov 022024

Traverse

  • miles
Once shifting the car in park the car won-??t shut off. It keeps stating -??Shift to Park-?? the car has already been shifted to park. I have to shift my car over and over again to get it to cut off. Also when driving it keeps stating something about the track system.

- Chicago, IL, USA

problem #63

Dec 092024

Traverse

  • miles
I took my truck to the dealer back in 2022 for the specific reasons that the truck is being recalled now but my vehicle doesn-??t qualify for the recalls. My vehicle has been having the same issues as the 2019 Chevy traverse recalls and I just saw that my truck is also leaking transmission oil which is linked to the 2019 recall but my truck doesn-??t qualify. It started smelling like it was burning during the freeway drive today and when I got home, I noticed the oil leak I drive around 15 to 20 miles a day driving six children in my truck for safety and my truck is no longer safe to drive. I want to know why when I took my car in 2022 for the specific issues. They told me that it was pretty much all in my head that my truck was running fine and now I come to find out there are these recalls in effect, but my truck doesn-??t qualify when the check engine light is on in my car for the specific reasons. I did contact the dealer where I took my truck in 2022 and they do have the paperwork to prove that I took my car and they told me someone would call me back to see what was going on. This was four days ago and nothing has happened and they also didn-??t email me the paperwork like they told me they would.

- Los Angeles, CA, USA

problem #62

Sep 162024

Traverse

  • miles
When putting car in park, it continues to show a shift to park error message and will not power down all the way. I have to restart the car and shift in and out of park several times before the car will shut off. Often times when stopping at lights/stop signs the car will shift super hard and jerk into gear when trying to start moving again. This occasionally happens when it should be shifting going up hills as well.

- Hurricane, WV, USA

problem #61

Sep 162024

Traverse

  • miles
When shifting to Park error, the car will not turn off and on. This should be a recall! It affects many models and is well documented. They start with the sensor and eventually replace the whole transmission to try to fix the issue. This should not be on the customer! This is a Defect!

- Phoenix, AZ, USA

problem #60

Jul 082024

Traverse

  • miles
Shift to park message when turning car off.

- Blanchester, OH, USA

problem #59

Sep 042024

Traverse

  • miles
When trying to shut off vehicle, the car says -?? Shift to park-?? Even though the car is already in park and battery won-??t shut down.

- Franklin, CT, USA

problem #58

Sep 092024

Traverse

  • miles
Shift to park message

- Perris, CA, USA

problem #57

Sep 042024

Traverse

  • miles
When putting my car in park, I constantly get the alarm started and I have an error message that says -??shift car to park-??. I then need to restart and shift several times before the error message ends.

- Florence , KY, USA

problem #56

Jul 292024

Traverse

  • miles
I go to shift my vehicle into park and it stays on. I have to hit it for it to turn off. After two weeks of this it gets a little tiring. Help

- Newtown, CT, USA

problem #55

May 252024

Traverse

  • miles
First time occurrence, while driving on highway when all of a sudden the vehicle begin to forcefully jerk then immediately after we heard loud thump. The -??D-?? gear that-??s seen in dash begin to flash and the car lost acceleration. Took truck to Chevy dealer, obviously not repaired. Second occurrence, driving on highway and all of a sudden again, the vehicle jerks, the -??D-?? gear seen in dash begin to blink and truck lost acceleration. Warning lights appear at random times include park brake, then says park brake release, power steering reduced message, check engine light illuminates. We had to park the truck and pay for a rental car, as we didn-??t feel safe to drive for 6 hours to our planned family vacation in Orlando. For this to happen and then happen again after extensive work at the Chevy dealer definitely put my family and I at severe risk each times because the car would not move while on a busy highway, dangerous to say the least. We have multiple service records and mentioned the initial occurrence that we thought was fixed but apparently there is a major issue. Disappointing that I don-??t feel safe putting myself or my children in my own truck, for the fear of it happening again. Please help!

- Hephzibah, GA, USA

problem #54

Jun 012024

Traverse

  • miles
I have repeatedly had to deal with the shift to park sensor not allowing me to shut my vehicle off. I am clearly in park but the alert of -??shift to park-?? begins when I try to power my traverse off. It is coming particularly worse and at times will not allow my to power off.

- Helenwood, TN, USA

problem #53

Apr 252024

Traverse

  • miles
Recall N212356540 does not include the second flex pipe and gasket. I have spoken with several owners & dealerships who state this pipe is bad as well. My personal vehicle has a hole in the 2nd flex pipe that's not covered by the recall. The fumes inside the vehicle are suffocating.

- Manchester, MO, USA

problem #52

May 012024

Traverse

  • miles
When car is shifted into park and then push to start/stop is pressed to turn off car -?? shift to park-?? appears and shift must be wiggled for message to go away. Problem has just started in the last month (May 2024).

- Rayne, LA, USA

problem #51

May 132024

Traverse

  • miles
Shift to park issue. Vehicle again has shift to park issue after it was already been repaired. Causing vehicle to be stranded or not being able to be shut off.

- Lindenhurst, NY, USA

problem #50

May 022024

Traverse

  • miles
When you put the car in park and turn off the car, it will often give you a warning to -??put the car in park, -?? beeping incessantly. Not every time, but often enough that it is annoying. The beeping can range from a few seconds to 10 minutes. If you get out of the car, if will keep beeping until you return. This is clearly a defect, and one that is common with GM cars around that time, according to Google and to mechanics. I asked my dealer about it, and the only way to fix it is to replace the gear shaft. Cost is at least $800. Seems excessive for something that is a known defect. I did not pay to fix.

- Alexandria, VA, USA

problem #49

Dec 122023

Traverse

  • miles
After car is parked and turned off, a message comes on "shift to park" and I'm unable to get out and lock the car.

- Artesia, NM, USA

problem #48

Mar 212024

Traverse

  • miles
WHEN I PUT MY VEHICLE IN PARK I GET A BEEPING SOUND AND A MESSAGE THAT SAYS SHIFT TO PARK, WHICH I HAVE TO TRY SEVERAL TIMES. THIS MORNING 21 MARCH 2024 MY VEHICLE KEPT GIVING ME THAT MESSAGE. IT WAS LIKE MY CAR WAS STILL ON. I HAD TO KEEP DRIVING MY CAR AND PUT IT IN PARK FOR IT TO STOP. i HAVE COMPLAINED ON HERE BEFORE. THERE ARE OTHER CUSTOMERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED.

- Leavenworth, KS, USA

problem #47

Jan 012024

Traverse

  • miles
My car is displaying the -??shift to park-?? message in the dashboard.

- Allen, TX, USA

problem #46

Jan 292024

Traverse

  • miles
At 37368 miles my 2019 Traverse had a message Shift to Park. This message does not throw a code so there is no record of the message. When the Shift to Park happened, the car has a beeping sound and even though the car is showing on the shift control it is in park, the car appears to believe it isn't. The dealership repair was to replace the switch in the shift control and added the jumper harness. The cost was covered under warranty. The problem stopped. Now at 69424 miles the Shift to Park message came back on again. When I put the car in park it appears to be in park but the car is beeping reminding me to shift it to park. I started the car, put the car into Drive with the car running, put my foot on the brake and then the red parking brake light came on the dash. The car would not move forward although it was in drive and I had never put the parking brake on. I immediately put the car back in park, leaving it running I pulled the parking brake up and down on the console it did remove the parking brake red command from the dash. I put the car back in drive and it did move forward so I could pull it in garage. The next day I took the car to the dealership. The car did not show the Shift to Park message at the dealership and the mechanic could not get the car to give him the Shift to Park message (even though the day before it was consistently giving me the message on the dash including the red parking brake light.) The dealership replaced the switch harness in the transmission shift control. The replacement part is the same that was installed at 37368 miles. This part is a Genuine GM Part since I have the box and the old switch that I requested. I had to pay $209.91 for the repair that I thought was taken care of at 37368 miles. I checked and there was no recall for this vehicle regarding this issue. I drove the vehicle today 2/1/24 and no issues.

- Fenton, MI, USA

problem #45

Dec 202023

Traverse

  • miles
My vehicle is displaying Shift to Park, which does not allow me to turn off the vehicle.

- Philadelphia, PA, USA

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