5.1

fairly significant
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
19,564 miles

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problem #13

Sep 012022

Trax

  • miles
My 2015 blue Chevy Trax is under 38k miles and the paint is peeling off the tailgate under the window. After finding out that many of my same car, same color are having the exact same issue in the same spot. I can provide pictures of when the peeling started happening and in a short amount of time how much has come off. My safety has not been put at risk. It has been taken to an authorized Chevy dealership and was told that there was nothing they could do, I showed all the other cars of my same model and color having the same issue and they said because there was no recall there was nothing they could do. This seems to be a factory defect with the car, but it is being ignored by Chevy because it is out of warrently timeline.

- Saginaw, MI, USA

problem #12

Oct 302020

Trax

  • 115,000 miles
My key will not come out of the ignition when put in park and trying to exit the vehicle.

- Moore, SC, USA

problem #11

Nov 092020

Trax

  • 5 miles
The car is spuddering when I drive and, its really unsafe. When I try to drive it basically skips when I try to drive.

- Princeton, TX, USA

problem #10

Aug 022019

Trax

  • 70,328 miles
I was driving my 2015 chev Trax and all of a sudden the vehicle started idling very rough and I was not able to accelarate. When I would push on the accelarator it would go down but the car would not speed up. I took the vehicle home and the next day I took it to an auto repair place where the mechanic said that there were multiple miscodes firing and that the check engine light was flashing. They advised that I immediately take it to the dealership and on the way there the check engine light came on and the vehicle died. I sat for a minute and restarted and drove it into the dealership. The service person said I should have turned it off and had it towed but I was close to the dealership. Onstar sent me 3 messages: Two were regarding the traction control system and one was for the exhaust emissions system. As nothing had changed from the previous days this may be a Trax issue. I did fill up my gas task a week before but nothing happened during the majority of that week as I drove then veh approx 150 miles after that. Vehicle is currently at jake sweeney chev in tri-county

- West Chester, OH, USA

problem #9

May 062019

Trax

  • miles
The airbag sensor for the passenger seat is not working properly. When passenger is seated the light "passenger airbag off" is shown as if no one is seated. Airbag isn't turned to the on position. This happens as soon as the passenger seats down, while the car is stationary or moving. The sensor is defective. I have been driving like this for few years now. When brought up the issue I have been told by an employe at the dealership it was because the passenger might not be seated properly. I finally insisted on having it check and turned out that the dealer found the sensor for the airbag passenger seat was in fact defective/failing. The dealer charged me the cost of the repair (as I now own the car) even though at the time when the problem started the car was still under the warranty. This problem did occur 1 year after I started leasing the car and I know now that my passenger was at risk the whole time, during and after their warranty expired. I have looked into some forum and realized other people had the same issues and were told the same thing at first (that the passenger wasn't seating right or light weight etc..) when in fact their sensor was/is defective.

- West Hollywood, CA, USA

problem #8

Jun 012018

Trax

  • 2,200 miles
The radio does not display the outside temp. The buttons on the stearing wheel does not work to change the channel

- Glendale Heights, IL, USA

problem #7

Jan 152018

Trax

  • 39,000 miles
Even after removing the key from the ignition, the car will chime like the key is still in it. After the allotted 10 mins, the radio will not automatically turn off which in turn is killing the battery. The key fobs will no longer work due to the car thinking the key is still in the ignition.

- Bald Knob, AR, USA

problem #6

Nov 012015

Trax

  • 19,000 miles
Nov 2015 radio continues to play after I exited and walked away, this happen 2-4 additional times. Nov. 2015 after a heavy rain there would be static in the radio, the inside door panel would be wet. 11/21/15 the inside windshield had condensation and frost, the videos provided will show 2 additional times the condensation inside was present. March 2016, check engine light came on and remained on for a few days. The following events all happened between Jan 2016- present, dashboard display would flicker, and go dem both daytime and night (while in motion). The back up camera would go black when it reappeared it would have red and yellow streaks. The display would go black, I could hear the radio playing but screen would be black( while in motion). The start up display would freeze as well as the back up camera freezes and I don't know that is anything or anyone behind me, check engine light came on again (while in motion). Most recently the dashboard display is not always present only a black screen, and the headlights are intermittently going completely out when put in park and after about 10-15 seconds comes back on. All other issues the vehicle was stationary. When filling up the gas tank I use to get approximately 370 miles until empty, however intermittently I now get 290-386. The file of all the receipts I've receive from billion when I would take the vehicle in, is to large to attach. Which are videos that show the condensation and the check engine light on.

- Coraville, IA, USA

problem #5

Dec 272016

Trax

  • 7,800 miles
My 2015 Chevrolet Trax has 7900 miles on it and I have had a problem with smelling gas in the cab for over a year. I smell it most in the winter when the heater is on and when I start the vehicle. The smell only last for a minute or so but it is very strong. We have taken to the dealership several times and they have not been able to replicate the problem. We called GM and they talked to the dealership and told us since the dealership could not replicate the problem then there was nothing else they could do. I know that it does not happen every time I start the vehicle. I notice it more when I have driven it a little and then stopped to go in the store and when I come back out and start it the fumes are really bad. I told the dealership this and they tried driving it and stopping and turning it back on, but they have never smelled it. I did a google search for Chevrolet tax gas smell in car and found a Chevy Trax forum where other people are having the same problem and there dealerships are telling them the same thing. They can replicate the problem so there is nothing they can do. I am just worried that with the fumes being so strong that if there was a spark or if my phone would ring could this cause an explosion, or could it cause health problems from breathing the fumes.

- Flat Rock, IL, USA

problem #4

Sep 102016

Trax

  • 1,000 miles
When driving with the windows down, the air flow inside the vehicle wobbles creating a bothersome ear discomfort. At faster speeds, it even creates a noise. This effect is distracting and causes a diversion from driving concentration. I believe it is a design error.

- Ellwood City, PA, USA

problem #3

Jan 222016

Trax

  • miles
( first complaint)when in gear on a hill the vehicle starts rolling back ward for no reason I now have to drive with two feet (second complaint) my rear view camera you can only see 3/4 of the pictuer the part is blacked out. (third complaint) the oil thins very fast had htree oil changes less than sixmonths. This vehicle has been back to the deal 4 times the fourth time they told me it was the (incline brake) and the only way it could be fixed is I would have to get a new vehicle because it was built in and no way they can fix it. The camera issue they said it met GM an Chevrolet specs so nothing was going to be done abour it. There are serious issues with all my complaint I am not trying to be a stastic of a recall vehicle. I am send attatchments of the dealerships demials of the problems existing. Please see attatchments I was wondering if I should get the news media involved because I see complaints and no investigations done on any of theses matters. [xxx]. 'information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'

- Washington, DC, USA

problem #2

Jan 112016

Trax

  • miles
I notice a burning oil odor from inside my SUV after the car warms up or in warm weather. I googled the symptom & found that GM is recalling some 2015 Trax for this problem. I called dealer & they found nothing in their data base. I took my Trax in any way. They had it for a day & couldn't confirm any strange odor. I'm concerned this might be another ignition key senereo.

- Livonia, MI, USA

problem #1

Aug 162015

Trax

  • miles
The air conditioning continually cycles off and on and does not blow out cold. Happens in all phases of driving

- Hampton, GA, USA