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2015 Chevrolet Traverse complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2015 record →

Unknown or Other
Filed Jan 17, 202035,000 milesSC

WHEN MY VEHICLE IS IN IDLE OR PARK THE FAN MAKES A TICKING NOISE. I TURN AC OR HEAT UP OR DOWN AND THE NOISE CONTINUES AT TIMES THE NOISE IS LOUDER. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER RIGHT AFTER I BOUGHT IT USED AND THEY TOLD ME I THINK IT WAS THE EVAPORATOR WAS EMPTY SO THEY REFILLED IT AFTER I PAID MY DEDUCTIBLE FOR WARRANTY. ABOUT A YA LATER I HEARD IT AGAIN I WENT TO A FRIENDS SHOP THEY TOLD ME THE SAME THING HE FILLED IT AND IT'S BEEN ABOUT ANOTHER YEAR AND IT'S MAKING THE NOISE AGAIN AND IT'S THE SAME ISSUE. THIS HAPPENS MOSTLY WHILE DRIVING BUT YOU DO HEAR IT WHILE IT IS IN MOTION. I LOOKED THIS ISSUE UP AND IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY BIG ISSUE WITH THIS. MY WARRANTY IS NO LONGER VALID NOW AND I FEEL THIS ISSUE IS SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND A RECALL SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. WHAT OTHER ISSUES IS THIS CAUSING TO MY VEHICLE.

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed Jan 13, 202039,700 milesAR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT AT 5-10 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY ACCELERATED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A BUILDING. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO ENGAGED PROPERLY. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS CONTACTED AND TOOK VITALS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY NATIONWIDE TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE COSMETIC REPAIRS WERE BEING PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE WARE OF THE FAILURE. THE DAMAGE WAS TO THE BUILDING AND FRONT BUMPER. NO DEALER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,700.

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jan 10, 202060,000 milesNC

CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, AND I ACCELERATED THE CAR UP AN ENTRANCE RAMP ON TO A 65 MPH HIGHWAY (INTERSTATE 40, DURHAM, NC) TO MERGE INTO MODERATE TRAFFIC HEADING WEST. THE CAR THEN BEGAN ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN DESPITE TAKING MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL, AND PROBABLY REACHED 70 MPH. I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHICH SLOWED THE CAR IN A SHUDDERING MANNER, BUT DID NOT DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL, WHICH CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE. BECAUSE OF THE DANGER OF HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF US, I BRAKED AGAIN, WITH A SIMILAR RESULT. TURNING OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL BY PUSHING THE BUTTON ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT HAVE ANY EFFECT. THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY, SO I BRAKED AGAIN AND HELD THEM HARD, WHICH SLOWED THE VEHICLE. ON THIS THIRD TRY, THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED, AND I WAS ABLE TO TURN IT OFF. IT'S NOT BEEN USED SINCE, SO ITS STATUS IS UNKNOWN. NO ACCIDENT AROSE FROM THIS INCIDENT.

Steering
Filed Jan 4, 202081,422 milesMD

12/23/19 WHILE DRIVING MY CAR IT BEGAN MAKING SLIGHT WHINE NOISES WHICH INCREASED DURING TURNING, TIRES SEEMED A BIT LOOSE WITH DRIVING, THEN WHEN PARKING IT WAS AS IF NO POWER STEERING AT ALL- CHECKED PS FLUID TINY BIT LOW, ADDED SMALL AMOUNT. 12/24/19 SAME PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING ONLY EXTREMELY MORE DIFFICULT TO TURN, 12/26/19 HAD CAR CHECKED BY MECHANIC OUR POWER STEERING PUMP HAS GONE OUT AT 81K MILES AND IN ALL PROBABILITY OUR RACK AND PINION, THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR TRAVERSES, THERE HAS BEEN A SPECIAL SERVICE COVERAGE EXTENSION ( HTTPS://STATIC.NHTSA.GOV/ODI/TSBS/2014/SB-10056459-3388.PDF) THRU 100K MIKES FOR TRAVERSES 2009-2011, THOUGH WHEN I SPOKE TO REPRESENTATIVE SHE SAID 2007 - 2011 YEARS, AND THE PARTS THAT NEED REPLACING ARE THE EXACT SAME PART NUMBERS THRU 2015 TRAVERSES. THE 'REASON' I WAS GIVEN IS BECAUSE 'IT IS FOR VEHICLES PRODUCED IN 'SPECIFIC- UNDISCLOSABLE LOCATIONS' WHICH ARE IN 'SPECIFIC YEARS AND VIN NUMBERS' AND YET THE PART IS THE EXACT SAME PART THAT IS BEING UTILIZED IN THE ENTIRE SPAN OF AT LEAST THE YEARS '2009-2015'. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AS WELL SINCE IT CAUSES PROBLEMS WITH YOUR STEERING AS WELL AS TIRE FUNCTIONALITY. WHY ARE THE YEARS PAST 2011 BEING DISMISSED? I WAS INFORMED BY BOTH OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THE ONLINE CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR GM THAT OUR VIN IS NOT INCLUDED. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED EVENT. HOW CAN THIS SPECIAL COVERAGE BE EXTENDED TO COVER ADDITIONAL YEARS SINCE ALL OF THE PARTS REQUIRED TO BE REPLACED ARE EXACT ONES UT

Air Bags
Filed Dec 12, 201965,000 milesFL

AIRBAG LIGHT ON AND OFF, CONNECTIONS ALL FEEL TIGHT UNDER PASSENGER SEAT BUT LIGHT WARNING CAME ON 3 TIMES IN 2 DAYS.

Steering
Filed Dec 10, 201978,000 milesMI

POWER STEERING PUMP AND RACK AND PINION NEED TO BE REPLACED. $1500. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AS MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS COMPLAINT.

Air Bags
Filed Nov 21, 20198,000 milesNC

SINCE AUGUST( AROUND 08/25/19), I'VE BEEN HAVING A SERVICE AIR BAG NOTIFCATION WHICH I'VE TOOK TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP SERVICES. I WAS TOLD THERE WERE A SENOR TO BE REPLACED AND PAYED FOR THE REPLACEMENT. SEPTEMBER ( AROUND 09/18/2019), THE SERVICE AIR BAG CAME ON AGAIN LESS THAN A MONTH WITH THE SAME NOTIFICATION. I WAS TOLD THEN THERE WAS A SECOND SENOR THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HERE I AM NOW IN NOVEMBER (11/20/19) WITH THE SERVICE AIR BAG NOTIFCATION ON MY DASH BOARD AGAIN FOR THE THIRD TIME. I'M IN THE PROCESS OF CONTACTING CHEVROLET ONCE MORE ABOUT THIS. I RESERACH THE RECALL BUT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE. I'M UNSURE IF ANYONE ELSE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. THE LIGHT EITHER POP UP AT THE START OF TURNING ON THE VEHICLE OR DURING THE DRIVE. NORMALLY ON THE FIRST DAY OF NOTIFICATION IT WILL GO OFF AFTER SECOND CRANK BUT WITHIN 3 DAYS WILL RETURN AND WILL NOT TURN OFF. THIS PART IS NOT A CHEAP PART PLUS ADDING DEALERSHIP FEES.

Power Train
Filed Oct 24, 2019CA

TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS AT 30-50 MPH. SLIPPING AND SHAKING VIOLENTLY

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Oct 21, 201964,000 milesNE

WE HAVE 2 ISSUES. 1ST WAS IN JULY 2019, OUR POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT WITH ON 60,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND WE WERE TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE TRAVERSES. 2ND CONCERN IS IN SEPTEMBER 2019 OUR VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION CAPABILITIES ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE DISPLAY SAID HAVE STABILITY CONTROL SERVICED. WE HAD TROUBLE MAKING IT HOME AND AFTER I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF FOR A FEW HOURS IT THEN RAN FINE. IT WAS LIKE A COMPUTER GLITCH ON THE HIGHWAY WHICH OCCURRED FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND WAS VERY UNSAFE. WE WERE DRIVING STRAIGHT 50 MPH ON A CLEAR NICE AFTERNOON AND SLOWED TO 25 WHEN IT HAPPENED AND IT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE PROPERLY.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Oct 10, 201924,351 milesNY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS AND REAR EXTERIOR LIGHTING RETAINED WATER EACH TIME IT RAINED BETWEEN THE BODY AND BULBS. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE WATER INSIDE THE LIGHT BULBS COULD CAUSE A SHORT CIRCUIT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BELLAVIA CHEVROLET BUICK (199 NJ-17, EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ 07073, (201) 355-2885) WHERE THE LIGHT BULBS WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED BEFORE THE CONTACT ARRIVED HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED BECAUSE THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 24,351.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Sep 26, 201980,000 milesIN

WHILE DRIVING, MY REVERSE CAMERA CAME ON, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL TURNED OFF, ALERTS FOR PARKING ASSIST OFF, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, SERVICE STABILITRAX. LOSS ENGINE POWER AND WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE OVER 10MPH WHILE FLOORING THE GAS. THIS HAPPENED ON A LOW TRAFFIC ROAD THANKFULLY OR ONE OF MY CHILDREN COULD HAVE DIED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE ALERTS BEGAN WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL, THE ENGINE LOSS WAS NOTED WHEN I TURNED. APPARENTLY THERE ARE PAGES AND PAGES OF FORUMS REGARDING THIS EXACT ISSUE WITH THE TRAVERSE. HOW IS THERE NOT A RECALL? HOW MANY PEOPLE MUST DIE IN ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY ENGINE POWER LOSS BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING?!

Air Bags
Filed Sep 26, 201930 milesNY

AIR BAG SIGNAL AND HIGHWAYS PUSH ME TO RIGHT SIDE

Service Brakes
Filed Sep 12, 201942,000 milesOH

I NOTICED THERE WAS A RECALL ON SIMILAR YEAR MAKES/MODELS IN REGARDS TO BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURES. MY 2015 CHEVY TRAVERSE FREQUENTLY HAS BRAKING ISSUES RELATED TO THE RECALL. IT OFTEN ALWAYS HAS NOISE FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN DEPRESSED THAT SOUNDS LIKE AIR BEING EXPELLED FROM THE LINE. THIS HAPPENS AT MULTIPLE RATES OF SPEEDS IN MULTIPLE DRIVING CONDITIONS; INCLUDING SLOW CITY DRIVING, HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS, IN RAIN AND IN SNOW AS WELL AS DRY DAYS. THIS HAS OCCURRED FROM THE DAY I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN AUGUST 2016. IS THE 2015 CHEVY TRAVERSE BEING INVESTIGATED AS WELL OR WILL IT BE? THANK YOU!

Engine
Filed Sep 7, 2019MI

THE TRANSMISSION OR SOMETHING IN THE CAR IS JOKING AS YOU DRIVE

Air Bags
Filed Sep 7, 201968,000 milesWV

AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON EVEN AFTER TAKING IT TO DEALERSHIP TO GET THE RECALL FIXED. DEALERSHIP TEAM SAYS IT IS FIXED BUT LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON. I'M NOT SURE IF THE MAINTENANCE TEAM HAS REALLY FIXED THE RECALL OR THEY ARE JUST RESETTING THE ALERT.

Electrical System
Filed Aug 21, 201961,900 milesMD

WHILE DRIVING, THE DASH OF THE TRAVERSE WILL FLICKER ON AND OFF. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE HEADUNIT WILL RESTART AND FLASH A COUPLE TIMES BEFORE STAYING ON. THE BACK UP CAMERA WILL ALSO TURN ON RANDOMLY, WHILE IN MOTION. WHEN THE DASH FLICKERS TO OFF, I AM NOT ABLE TO USE MY BLINKER OR SEE MY MILEAGE.

Air Bags
Filed Aug 20, 201975,000 milesOR

THE FIRST TIME MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON FOR SEVERAL WEEKS AND THEN ONE DAY WAS NOT ON. JUST RECENTLY ON 5/15/19 MY SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AT ALL. MY WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID WILL NOT DISPERSE AS WELL WIPER ARM HAND WAS REPLACED LINES WERE CHECKED AND FLUID IN THE RESERVOIR AND STILL NO FLUID AVAILABLE WHICH AFFECTS VISIBILITY WHEN ANYTHING SPLASHING ON THE WINDSHIELD. THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON SUDDENLY ONE DAY WHEN I STARTED UP MY CAR.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Aug 8, 2019102,000 milesIN

THE LOW BEAM/DRIVING LIGHTS STOP WORKING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. THIS OCCURS ALTERNATELY AND INTERMITTENTLY. THIS ISSUE CAUSES PROBLEMS WITH VISIBILITY FOR DRIVER AND OTHERS.

Air BagsCrash2 injured
Filed Jul 13, 201975,000 milesTX

CAR WRECK DAMAGE IMPACT BY OTHER DRIVER HIT HEAD FRONT OF VEHICLE, CAUSED DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS TO NOT OPEN, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY!

Air BagsCrash
Filed Jul 3, 2019PA

I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT TODAY WITH 2 OF MY 5 CHILDREN NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED! AND WITH HOW HARD WE GOT HIT THEY SHOULD HAVE. WE WERE STOPPED GETTING READY TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ON A CITY STREET

Unknown or Other
Filed May 28, 201936,200 milesFL

AC STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR AT 36K MILES. WAS SITTING STILL IN PARK WHEN I NOTICED. MY GIRLS WERE CRYING AND I GOT OUT AND CHECKED THE REAR VENTS. SURE ENOUGH, HOT AIR. FRONT AC BLOWS COLD, BUT REAR BLOWS HOT AIR AND WHEN IT'S 90+ DEGREES OUT AND MY 3 DAUGHTERS ARE IN THE BACK SWEATING, ONE A NEWBORN, I THINK THAT'S PRETTY HAZARDOUS. YOU CAN'T LEAVE SOMEONE IN A VEHICLE WITH THE AIR OFF, LET ALONE BLOWING HOT AIR IN THE MIDDLE OF FULL BLOWN SUMMER. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, "THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE, BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL, AND THEREFORE CHEVROLET, NOR GM WILL HAVE NO PART IN HELPING WITH REPAIRS AND/OR REPLACEMENTS". I'M DISGUSTED, AS, I HAVE ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE UNDER 4 MONTHS. MY WIFE AND I ARE LITERALLY HEARTBROKEN. WE POUR OUR LIVES INTO OUR JOBS, AND SPENDING IT ON A NEWER VEHICLE THAT HAS NO AC FOR OUR GIRLS. THIS WAS PART OF WHY WE GOT A CHEVROLET, BECAUSE OF THE RENOWNED NAME. BUT DANG, HAD I KNOWN THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN, PLUS THE ISSUES I HAD AFTER I GOT THE VEHICLE HOME... I WOULD HAVE WENT ELSEWHERE, PUT IT THAT WAY

Air Bags
Filed May 18, 201970,000 milesTX

MY SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON PERIODICALLY. AND STAYS ON FOR DAYS THEN STAYS OFF FOR DAYS.

Wheels
Filed May 9, 2019PA

ALL 4 TIRES SLOWLY LEAK AND HAVE TO BE FILLED BACK UP VERY OFTEN. WHEN I FIRST GOT IT THE TIRES WERE BRAND NEW AND I HAD TO FILL THEM EVERY MONTH NOW I HAVE TO FILL THEM EVERY 2 WEEKS OR SOONER.

Unknown or Other
Filed Apr 30, 201926,951 milesNY

A YEAR AGO, I WENT TO PERFORM THE YEARLY INSPECTION FOR THIS CAR AND IT FAILED THE READINESS TEST. THIS YEAR WAS THE SAME (REF. NYVIP2 RECORD NUMBER [XXX]- FACILITY-APPLE AUTO & TRUCK -#7098325-PHONE [XXX]. IT WAS SUGGESTED BY THE TECHNICIAN TO RUN THE VEHICLE FOR 70 MILES AT OVER 50 MILES AN HOUR STEADILY. I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE A MORE EFFICIENT WAY TO CORRECT THIS SITUATION WITHOUT DOING THIS. FOR SAFETY REASONS, DOING THIS IN NEW YORK IS NOT AN EASY TASK. I NEED YOUR HELP. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TT

Air Bags
Filed Apr 26, 201981,500 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG HARNESS WIRE BECAME LOOSE, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. ALSO, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COLEMAN CHEVROLET (510 ADDISON ST, NEW BOSTON, TX 75570, (903) 628-6553) WHERE THE MECHANICS REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,500. *DT DESCRIPTION IS INCORRECT AND HAS BEEN CORRECTED.*JB

Air Bags › Sensor › Occupant Classification › Front Passenger
Filed Apr 19, 201940,000 milesNY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MALOUF CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 2060 US-130, DAYTON, NJ 08810, (732) 940-0400) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FLEMINGTON CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 211 US-202, FLEMINGTON, NJ 08822, (908) 782-3331) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FIRST MECHANIC FAILED TO PROPERLY INSTALL THE WIRING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Engine
Filed Apr 19, 2019123,000 milesLA

CAR ENGINE SAYS CHECK ENGINE TURN OFF OIL PRESSURE IS LOW. IT ALSO READS SENSOR P011. WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. LOOK LIKE CHEVY ENGINES ARE NOT BUILT TO LAST POOR ENGINE. 2011 CHEVY TAHOE HAVE THE EXACT SAME THING... LOTS OF MECHANIC DON'T WANT TO MESS WITH THESE ENGINES BECAUSE IT'S DESIGNS ARE BAD AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. BAD MAKE WITH CHEVY COMPANY PERIOD...

Steering
Filed Apr 10, 201947,000 milesMI

I HEARD A WHINE NOISE WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS HARD TO FIND BUT THE POWER STEERING HOSE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 47000 MILES. THE NOISE ACTUALLY STARTED AROUND 37000 MILES BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS JUST MY IMAGINATION THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. NOW I DO SOME RESEARCH AND FIND IT'S A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH TRAVERSES AND THE DEALER STILL ACTS LIKE THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN IT HAPPEN BEFORE. JUST NEED TO GET IT ON RECORD IN CASE THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT ALL TOGETHER LIKE SOME OTHERS HAVE. A KNOWN PROBLEM I WOULD SAY.

Unknown or Other
Filed Apr 8, 201960,000 milesMI

EVERYTIME I PUT FUEL IN MY 2015 TRAVERSE.. THE VEHICLE HESITATES TO START. IT'S A SCARY FEELING WHEN MY 3 CHILDREN ARE IN THE CAR, SO I NEVER PUMP FUEL WITH MY KIDS JUST INCASE I HAVE TO WALK HOME.

Steering
Filed Apr 4, 201965,000 milesMA

EXCESSIVE LEAKS IN POWER STEERING LINES. CAR IS 3 YRS/8 MONTHS WITH 65,000 MILES.

Steering
Filed Apr 1, 201942,000 milesTX

POWER STEERING PUMP - VEHICLE IS 4 YEARS OLD AND HAS ONLY 42,000+ MILES AND THE PUMP DROPPED FLUID AND QUIT WORKING. I WAS IN TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY DURING FAILURE AND IT POSED A DEFINITE SAFETY RISK AS IT MADE IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE, IT IS APPARENT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THESE VEHICLES AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED.

Power Train
Filed Mar 23, 201948,000 milesMO

TURNING CAR TO RIGHT AND FELT CAR STEERING SEIZE AT 48,000 MILES TOOK TO DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME RACK AND PINION $2900 PART THAT SHOULD NOT OCCUR ON CAR THIS AGE.

Air Bags
Filed Mar 23, 201974,090 milesOR

THE WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID MECHANISM ON TOP OF THE HOOD ALONG WITH THE FUSE IS FAULTY. FUSE AS WELL AS MECHANISM MOTOR HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND STILL NO WATER WILL COME OUT TO CLEAN THE WINDSHIELD. THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS NOW ON ALL OF A SUDDEN STATING TO SERVICE AIRBAGS.

Engine
Filed Mar 12, 2019CA

2015 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE STALLING WHILE DRIVING. *LD *TR

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Mar 10, 201934,368 milesFL

THE CAR JERKS AND SURGES AND THE SERVICE STABILLITRAC WARNING LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING COMES ON...CURRENT MILEAGE 34368 WE WERE ON A CITY STREET CRUISING ABOUT 45 MPH WITH NO STRAIN ON THE CAR. THE INITIAL ISSUE STARTED 1 14 16 WITH 3743 MILES. WE HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER, ROGER DEAN CHEVROLET, CAPE CORAL FL, FIVE TIMES.. EACH TIME ROGER DEAN SAYS IT IS FIXED, BUT IT HAPPENS AGAIN..?? HAPPENED AGAIN LAST NIGHT. VERY SEVERE SHAKING AND SURGING AND WE'VE HAD COUPLES IN THE CAR WITH US WHEN IT HAPPENS.. . CONCERN IS THAT IT WILL COMPLETELY STOP IN TRAFFIC OR ON THE MANY BRIDGES WE CROSS... THIS MAKES THE CAR TOTALLY UNRELIABLE AND SCARY TO DRIVE, AS WELL AS DANGEROUS..

Air Bags
Filed Feb 21, 201948,705 milesAR

RECENTLY THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING CAME ON AND STAYS ON , I THINK I WAS JUST SITTING STILL WHEN IT HAPPENED,

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Feb 11, 201958,150 milesTN

ACCELERATING UP A SMALL HILL GOING 45 MPH, VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND SLOW TO ABOUT 25 MPH, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS FLASHING, CHECK STABILITRAK SYSTEM MESSAGE SHOWED AS WELL AS "TRACTION CONTROL OFF". I PUSHED THE TRACTION CONTROL BUTTON UNTIL IT CAME BACK ON BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL FLASHING. AFTER A FEW MINUTES EVERYTHING WAS FINE AGAIN. COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS IF IT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE. AFTER SOME RESEARCH IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE TRAVERSE!

Air Bags
Filed Jan 16, 201943,000 milesCA

WHEN PULLING INTO A GAS STATION DOING APPROXIMATELY 5MPH, THE DRIVER AND BOTH DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY. THE DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT ALSO LOCKED UP AND CAN NO LONGER BE USED. NOTHING WAS HIT IN ORDER TO CAUSE THIS TO HAPPEN.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Jan 11, 201990,000 milesMN

PURCHASED A 2015 CHEVY TRAVERSE THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND IT'S LEAKING. THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY 3.5YRS OLD THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING! IT'S EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN YOU HAVE TWO CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE!! THE NOISE WAS GRINDING AND WHINING, YOU COULD NOT TURN THE VEHICLE IF YOU WERE REVERSING. AND TRYING TO DRIVE FORWARD AND TURNING ONTO ANOTHER ROAD WAS VERY HARD. THIS IS NOT NORMAL AND THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL!!

Air Bags
Filed Jan 10, 201941,000 milesCA

AS I WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN WENT AWAY AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS. JUST RECENTLY THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AFTER A LITTLE OVER A MONTH.

Steering
Filed Jan 7, 201931,000 milesMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS FAULTY AND THE STEERING WHEEL LEAKED AND MADE AN ABNORMAL SOUND WHEN TURNED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED AUTONATION OF TIMONIUM (60 E PADONIA RD, LUTHERVILLE-TIMONIUM, MD 21093, (443) 578-4917), BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.

Air BagsCrash
Filed Jan 5, 201955,000 milesFL

I WAS SLOWLY BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY 2015 TRAVERSE ACCELERATED TO 40-50 MILES PER HOUR TO MY HORROR. I FELT LIKE I WAS IN THE INDY 500. THE CAR BACKED INTO A TREE IN MY FRONT YARD, THEN AT THE SAME HIGH SPEED LIFTED OFF THE GROUND AND RACED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO 2 PARKED CARS IN MY BACK YARD. HAD THE 2 PARKED CARS NOT STOPPED ME MY NEIGHBORS FEEL I WOULD HAVE GONE INTO THE LAKE IN MY BACK YARD. MY AIR BAG DID NOT GO OFF, YET THE ONE IN THE EMPTY PARKED CAR DID GO OFF. ALL 3 VEHICLES WERE A TOTAL LOSS.

Steering
Filed Jan 2, 201940,000 milesNJ

THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILED WITH LEAKS IN THE RACK AND PINION BOX, THE PUMP AND THE HIGH PRESSURE HOSE. THE CAR IS ONLY 3.5 YEARS OLD AND HAS 40,000 MILES.

Seat Belts
Filed Dec 31, 201849,000 milesPA

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, I NOTICED MY SEATBELT SUDDENLY FELT LOOSE ON THE LAP PORTION. I REACHED DOWN TO ADJUST AND THE PORTION THAT CONNECTS TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT WAS SPLIT IN HALF.

Structure › BodyCrash1 injured
Filed Dec 30, 201855,000 milesFL

I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STARTED GOING ABOUT 50MPH AND HIT A TREE IN MY YARD, THEN THE FRONT END LIFTED OFF THE GROUND AND THE CAR RACED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO MY FRIEND'S CAR. THEY BOTH HIT MY PICKUP TRUCK ALSO. ALL 3 VEHICLES ARE A TOTAL LOSS. FROM THE NEIGHBORS WHO OBSERVED THIS, IT'S A MIRACLE I WASN'T BADLY INJURED. ALSO I HAVE A TEAR IN MY ACHILLES TENDON ON RIGHT FOOT SO IN NO WAY COULD I HAVE MASHED ON ACCELERATOR

Electrical System
Filed Dec 14, 201860,000 milesTX

LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE POWER STEERING AREA WHEN I ACCELERATED AND TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL . THIS HAPPENS WHEN I WANTED TO PARK MY CAR. I JUST CHANGED WATER SENSORS , AND NOW IT HAS THE EVAPE ERROR . THAT NOT REALLY GOOD FOR UNDER 60000 MILE CAR, ITS NOT NORMAL

Structure › Body1 injured
Filed Dec 10, 201868,000 milesAR

I OPENED MY POWER LIFT GATE USING MY KEY FAB. AFTER PUTTING ITEMS IN THE BACK, I PUSHED THE CLOSE BUTTON LOCATED ON THE LIFT GATE. I THOUGHT I HAD LEFT MY KEYS LAYING INSIDE WITH THE ITEMS I HAD JUST PLACED IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. KNOWING THAT THE SENSORS WOULD READ THAT MY ARM WOULD BLOCK THE DOOR FROM CLOSING, I COULD RETRIEVE MY KEYS. AS IT CONTINUED TO CLOSE, I REALIZED THAT IT WAS NOT RECOGNIZING MY ARM. AS I TRIED TO PULL MY ARM AWAY FROM THE DOOR, IT CAUGHT MY THUMB AND CRUSHED IT. IT REMAINED CLOSED IN THE BACK HATCH UNTIL HELP ARRIVED TO OPEN IT WITH THE KEYS. I WENT TO MY DR AND RECEIVED XRAYS. I FRACTURED MY THUMB AND AM CURRENTLY RECEIVING PHYSICAL THERAPY TREATMENT. I AM CONSTANTLY IN PAIN. WHEN I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS, I WAS BRUSHED OFF.

Unknown or Other
Filed Nov 6, 2018MN

THE AIR CONDITIONER BEGAN EMITTING COLD AIR ON DRIVERS SIDE, AND WARM AIR ON PASSENGER SIDE AUG 2018. DEALER SAID REAR EVAPORATOR COIL LEAKING DUE TO CORROSION. CAR ONLY 3 YEARS OLD. REPLACEMENT PARTS $1,254 AND REPLACEMENT PARTS ONLY GUARANTEED FOR 2 YEARS. GM NEEDS TO USE METAL PARTS THAT DON'T CORRODE, AS COIL IS LOCATED UNDER THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL. POOR ENGINEERING AS IT WILL GET LOTS OF CORROSIVE SPRAY WITH NO WAY TO CLEAN IT AS IT IS SURROUNDED BY A METAL PLATE WITH SMALL HOLES. THIS PART SHOULD BE ENCLOSED SOMEHOW AWAY FROM CORROSIVE ROAD SPRAY. I THINK A RECALL IS IN ORDER, AND REIMBURSEMENT FROM GM TO ME BECAUSE OF POOR ENGINEERING DESIGN.

SeatsCrash4 injured
Filed Oct 24, 201830,100 milesAZ

MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION GOING 40 MPH ON THE I-17 FREEWAY AND WAS REAR ENDED BY A VEHICLE GOING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH UPON IMPACT ALL SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS AND DRIVER SEAT AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED AFTER DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGERS WERE THROWN FORWARD DURING THE ACCIDENT UPON OUR BODIES BEING THROWN BACK AGAINST THE SEATS THE SEATS BOTH FELL INTO RECLINE POSITIONS ON TOP OF OUR TWO CHILDREN IN THE CENTER ROW BUCKET SEATS. OUR SEATS FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE IMPACT OF OUR BODIES AND KEEP US UPRIGHT PROTECTING US FROM INJURY AND NECK AND BACK WHIPLASH.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Oct 23, 201859,000 milesIN

TRACTION SERVICE / STABILITRAK SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON. ENGINE POWER REDUCED. DRIVING AROUND AT FULL SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY. IT CUTS ME BACK TO 25MPH. I DRIVE MY SIBLINGS ON THE CAR. IT'S REALLY NOT SOMETHING YOU WANT HAPPENING ON A PRETTY RECENTLY NEW CAR.

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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

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