Leaking exhaust noise at start up began around 7/14/25. Noise became louder over the following week. Check engine light came on morning of 7/25. Immediately took it to local GM dealership for inspection. Dealership first said it was a cracked front exhaust pipe but then they also determined that the check engine light was from the catalytic converter. Dealership said both the exhaust pipe and catalytic converter require replacement. Through research, we discovered there are already recalls and special coverage for the same issue on the 2019, 2021 and 2022 year models of this vehicle.

- Gainesville, GA, USA

Exhaust system developed a hole due to poor weld, Bulletin # PIP5681A. Updated 10-5-20 to include 2020 Traverse. Fumes are getting into the cabin.

- Wampum, PA, USA

The car started making a weird sound, thought it was transmission because it only happened when i accelerated. Took it to the dealership abd they wanted to charge me $1000 plus labor. I said no, this is a deffect and it should be covefed by the warranty, the said it wasnt. So i took it to a exhaust shop and they welded it but it cracked again and after a while, it actually tore a little hole into the muffler. So i let it be, maybe make the repair when i had the money to spare. But money being the issue, i went to a muffler shop and had it re soldered, it worked for a while, but now its back. It sucks thay gm put out the recall for specific vehicles knowing that it is a very general thing. Plase help me.

- Mesa, AZ, USA

It just started showing a error message to SHIFT TO PARK when the car is already in Park. I took it to Register Chevrolet in Brooksville, Fl on May 14, 2025 and they said it needed a whole new shifter that it is defective. This is a major safety issue. I can currently still turn the car off but alarms start going off and was told I may not be able to turn the vehicle off or not lock the doors and could drain the battery. This is absolutely ridiculous there has not been a recall on the safety issue. I have seen that hundreds of others have had the same issue and there has been class action lawsuits. The dealership said it would be around $800 to fix the defective part. Also, I purchased the vehicle in Ohio but moved to Florida in Sep.2021.

- Spring Hill, FL, USA

The car violently shudders when it attempts to shift from 1st to 2nd gear. This happens every time I drive the car and I'm unsure what's wrong with it. I am unable to accelerate quickly when attempting to drive on the highway or when making a turn and am afraid of being hit because it won't accelerate shift gears as it should. I've taken it to the Chevy dealership twice, and the issue was not addressed as requested so, I researched online and learned that this is a common issue in Chevy Traverses, and it doesn't seem to be fixed, even after dealership intervention. I'm wondering if this is why the dealership is hesitant to address the issue. I am concerned for my family's safety.

- Oklahoma City, OK, USA

Mounting bracket on front exhaust pipe separated from the exhaust pipe while driving.

- Maricopa, AZ, USA

Broken exhaust pipe brackets

- West Columbia, SC, USA

Front exhaust pipe broken causing check engine light and vehicle to sound rough. It is an emissions issue. This has been confirmed with a dealership. The issue started around middle of March 2025 when check engine light came on.

- Piedmont, OK, USA

The vehicle start stop feature is malfunctioning (I have a video).When stopping or coming to a stop after driving through the city, at random times sometimes back to back when being stopped it goes down to 1 rpm then the auto stop feature kicks on and when it's time to depress the break to move again it malfunctions then sounds like a circular saw slicing through metal. At times you have put car in park hit engine ignition button to make it stop then wait a few seconds then start it back up. There's also a smell of strong fuel vapors coming in through the vents including defrost. Navigation stopped working ( turn by turn ) feature, also sounds as if the front end is knocking around going over speed bumps, the front right wheel has an odd rub sound that increases when accelerating. The gas also with a full tank depletes nearly within a day, and ait being a V6 should not guzzle $50 in fuel of 87 grade petrol. This thing is a rolling safety hazard. I have a wife and 6 children I transport daily. If something happens and we are injured I will sue your entire company General Motors.

- Huntsville, AL, USA

My backup camera only works about 3% of the time. If the temp are too cold or too hot then the screen goes black with a red triangle. Frequently, this occurs when I'm in the process of backing up and I lose all visibility. I almost struck a pedestrian this morning. I've already had the cable repaired at the dealership once but it immediately began not working about 2 weeks later. I had taken it back to the dealership but they were unable to repair because the representative could not reproduce the error when he attempted to back up. I have videos of what is occurring.

- Clemmons, NC, USA

I was driving to work at 0530 on 11/10/24. I was on the highway driving the speed limit. A light came on that read "service ESC". Within 2 minutes of this light coming on, I heard a loud noise and the tail end of my car started to spin out. My power steering went out, my brakes did not work and I hit the guard rail very hard. The "electronic stability control" system in my car, turned off on me with only a minute warning, and almost killed me. My car was totaled and deemed a complete loss. Any advice would be appreciated.

- De Pere, WI, USA

On 10/12/24, I received an error code that my charging system needed serviced. I was about an hour from my house when I saw the error. I immediately turned on the voltage display and it said the voltage was 11.8. As I was driving home I had an additional error message that said entering battery saver mode. Luckily, I made it home before I was left stranded on the side of the road in the middle of the night. With only 57,323 miles on my car, I had NO idea it would be the alternator. I took my car to Auto Zone to have the battery tested and they said it was fine. I had my mechanic check on Monday 10/14/24, and it turns out the alternator was indeed bad. S

- Wellsville, PA, USA

Special coverage for 2019 and 2021 model traverses for front exhaust pipe - but not for 2020 models and it-??s the exact same issue.

- Sellersburg, IN, USA

I have a 2020 Traverse and it randomly got a hole in the manifold. It was repaired and then not even a year later i have another hole. It makes this god awful loud noise, when we took it to the body shop they said that this is a common problem in these Traverses. We are going to have to pay almost $2,000 on top of what we paid last time to get it repaired, but this time they have to replace the entire thing. I think that this should be looked into and possible reimbursement for people having to replace an entire manifold on their car.

- Shelbyville, KY, USA

When putting my Traverse in park, the car will intermittently say "shift to park", causing me to have to put it back ion reverse, put it back in park and hope it works. The car will not shut off if it says it's in park, causing you to be stuck in there. Also could cause it to not start if the vehicle thinks it's not in park. To note as well, there is already a recall out for 2018-2019 chevy traverse models, along with others. This needs to be extended to newer models as well.

- Surprise, AZ, USA

The car has started to show a "Shift to Park" message on the dashboard when turning off the car. The car won't shut off until you give it a couple minutes and try again. This seems to be a consistent error with chevrolet models with a few years older and newer getting the recall.

- White Oak, TX, USA

The vehicle is in park and then turned off but I get the "shift to park" notice that is persistent. While it's doing this, the dash display clearly shows a "P" for park so it is in the correct gear but not recognizing it.

- Little Elm, TX, USA

The backup camera in my Chevy Traverse stopped working a few months after purchasing the vehicle new. Whenever the car is put in reverse a black screen appears with an exclamation point inside of a triangle. This seems to be an extremely common issue with 2020 Chevy Traverses as there is numerous postings on online message boards about the same issue of the backup camera dying shortly after purchase with no resolution. Today while backing up I struck another vehicle that was also backing up that I would have been able to see if the backup camera was working. It also appeared the audible object warning did not activate. Luckily there was only minimal damage to the vehicles. It is extremely difficult to backup the vehicle without the backup camera due to the length of the vehicle as well as blind spots in the rear windows. This issue seems to be ongoing with this model and is costing consumers significant amounts of money and time in shop because Chevy does not seem to be able to resolve the issue with their Traverse backup cameras.

- Antioch, IL, USA

According to General Motors, the new GM Special Coverage (N222385510) is only applicable the 2021 model year of the Chevy Traverse. The condition described includes the separation of the front mounting bracket from the front exhaust pipe. This happened to prior year models and are covered under a recall too. All years I searched as well as my mechanic. My vehicle is a 2020 and the same issue is present but has not been covered under a recall.

- Sellersburg, IN, USA

Rear view camera does not work most of the time. This in turn shuts down Surround Vision system. Cannot see behind the vehicle when this occurs. Has been an issue since new, fix was attempted by dealer several times but has never been resolved.

- Grinnell, IA, USA