10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
3 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 0
Average Mileage:
1,286 miles

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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

problem #44

Jan 222024

Traverse

  • miles
I shift my car to park and turn off my vehicle and it keeps giving me an alert of -??shift to park.-??

- Brady, TX, USA

problem #43

Nov 192023

Traverse

  • miles
car will not lock, ignition continues to beep and displays a message saying -Shift to park

- Columbus, GA, USA

problem #42

Oct 242023

Traverse

  • miles
-??Battery Charging System-?? (alternator/battery issue) We-??ve owned this car for almost 3 years and are on our 4th new alternator and 6th new battery. After further research this seems to be a constant issue with Chevy Traverses. Each time this light has come on, our car has fully shut off in the middle of the road on the way to a mechanic shop. Power steering, lights, locks, doors. Nothing works, putting us in danger of getting stranded or hit. Workers from Oreily, advanced auto parts, a previous mechanic and currant mechanic have all looked at the car and can-??t figure out what draining the power. The only warning is the -??battery charging system-?? light coming on shortly before the car fully shuts off. When the light comes on, we flip down to the battery voltage a s can see it drop.

- Hannibal , MO, USA

problem #41

Sep 182023

Traverse

  • miles
1. Orange check engine light will not go off on my dash, When scanned by the mechanic it is showing an emissions Evap leak. 2. I'm having problem when I turn my Traverse off it beeps at me and I get a message that says shift to park. I wiggle the gear shift until it stops. This has been going on for quite a while now.

- Lexington , KY, USA

problem #40

Sep 272023

Traverse

  • miles
-??shift to park-?? alert on the dash constantly comes on when you are actually parked. You then must re-start the car and put it into park again. You must do this up to TEN times to park without this signal going on. Within the last week, this has happened each and every time I have had my vehicle out. Over the last few months it has happened intermittently. Dealer says they are seeing a lot of this on my make and model when I took my car in this morning. This seems to be a VERY common problem in internet forums as to my make and model. THIS SHOULD BE A CLEAR RECALL. I can attach the invoice once the repairs are made today.

- Clarkston, MI, USA

problem #39

Sep 192023

Traverse

  • miles
SUV refuses to turn off when in park and ignition is pushed off. It gives message to place in park but the vehicle is in park.

- Canton, OH, USA

problem #38

Sep 022022

Traverse

  • miles
I'm having problem when I turn my Traverse off it beeps at me and i get a message that says shift to park. I wiggle the gear shift until it stops. This has been going on for quite a while now.

- Leavenworth, KS, USA

problem #37

Sep 082023

Traverse

  • miles
There are apparently 2 holes in my exhaust from the front exhaust pipe issue. The mounting bracket on the front exhaust pipe separated from the pipe, a hole developed because of this. This is a 2019 traverse, 54,000 miles. Should not have exhaust pipe issues. I took it in the dealer, they said they can fix part of this under warranty but the other part of this fix cost $1,600. I've had this car 1 year and again it's a 2019. Curious why GM would only cover part of this fix and make us pay for the other part. This was ALL caused by the same issue, confirmed by the dealer. GM is looking to see if they can assist in paying for this but I would like to still report this because people should not have to pay out of pocket for a terrible design flaw. And is this going to happen again" will it be covered"

- Delaware, OH, USA

problem #36

Aug 062023

Traverse

  • miles
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

problem #35

Jul 032023

Traverse

  • miles
When putting car in park it does not recognize it is in park. The car has to be reversed, pulled forward and turned off & if that doesn't work then out into neutral & turn off. This has to be done numerous times before it recognizes it is in park. It happens often.

- Beaufort, SC, USA

problem #34

Jun 012023

Traverse

  • miles
Shift to park problem. When the car is in park there is an error message stating -??shift to park.-?? I am unable to get out of my car, the car does not turn off or lock and I am trapped in my car in Florida heat with a car beeping or honking if I leave

- Milton, FL, USA

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