2016 Chevrolet Trax complaints

ABOUT 3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THIS BRAND NEW CAR, THE BRAKES STARTED SQUEALING WHEN STOPPING. I TOKE IN TO LAWRENCE HALL CHEVROLET ABILENE, TEXAS, THEY COULDN'T RECREATE THE NOISE. SO I MADE SEVERAL VIDEOS OF THIS AND SHOWED AND EMAILED TO LHC. THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND PROBLEMS. 4 SERVICE CALLS LATER , THEY SAID THEY WILL REGREASE THE BRAKES. THAT HELPED A LITTLE. NOW IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS DOWN TO THE METAL WHEN I STOP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET TRAX. ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, THE REAR DRIVER'S AND MIDDLE SEAT SEAT BELTS FAILED TO LATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (PUENTE HILLS CHEVROLET, 17300 GALE AVE, CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA, 91748) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REAR DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WAS REPLACED AS A COURTESY, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MIDDLE SEAT SEAT BELT ALSO FAILED. THE SAME DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THIS INVOLVES THE DRIVERS BOTTOM SEAT ASSY. WITHIN 10,000 OF DRIVING THIS VEHICLE, NOTICED THE FOAM PADDING WAS BREAKING DOWN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SEAT CUSHION. WHEN THIS OCCURS, YOU END UP SITTING ON A ROUND STEEL TUBE WHICH IS PART OF THE SEAT FRAME. I WAS ABLE TO HAVE THE GM DEALER REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY, WITHIN APPROX. 10,00 MILES AGAIN THE SEAT CUSHION HAS DEGRADED TO THE POINT OF SITTING ON METAL. I THEN CONTACTED CHEVROLET SERVICE, SEE SERVICE REQUEST NUMBER: 8-3426353686. AFTER DESCRIBING THE ISSUE, WAS CONTACTED BY THE DEALER, TOLD THEM WAS A DESIGN FLAW, TOLD CHEVROLET THIS, WAS THEN TOLD TO REPLACE WOULD COST MONEY. I WOULD HAVE NO ISSUE WITH THIS EXCEPT THE SEAT IS POORLY DESIGNED AND NEEDS TO BE REDESIGNED.

ON AUGUST 30, 2017 I RECIEVED AN ALERT FROM ONSTAR (VIA EMAIL) STATING MY 2016 CHEVROLET TRAX (WITH 14,000 MILES ON IT) WAS HAVING NUMEROUS SAFETY ISSUES. THAT SAME DAY, I DROVE MY TRAX ON THE HIGHWAY ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK AND IT STALLED OUT TWICE WHILE GOING 70 MPH ALMOST TO A COMPLETE STOP IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. IT CONTINUED TO SPUTTER THE ENTIRE DRIVE HOME, AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS FLASHING. I GOT IT HOME, THEN THE NEXT DAY DROVE IT TO A DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. WHILE DRIVING IT THERE, THE VEHICLE WAS STRUGGLING TO OPERATE, AND BARELY PUSHING 1000 RPM. IT FELT AS THOUGH IT WOULD STALL AGAIN IF I ACCELERATED TOO QUICKLY.

VEHICLE RECEIVED SIDE IMPACT ON DRIVERS SIDE, AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED AND DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL WAS RIPPED OFF FROM VEHICLE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET TRAX. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NESGER CHEVROLET IN MEDFORD, NEW YORK. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN AND REPROGRAMMED THE POWER STEERING, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000. UPDATED 08/22/17*LJ *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET TRAX. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NESGER CHEVROLET IN MEDFORD, NEW YORK. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN AND REPROGRAMMED THE POWER STEERING, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,900.

MY MOM PURCHASED A 2016 CHEVY TRAX FOR ME AT CHEVROLET OF HOMEWOOD, 18033 S. HALSTED, HOMEWOOD, IL ON 6/13/16 UNDER HER NAME. WITHIN THE 1ST WEEK OF PURCHASE THE BRAKES BEGAN SQUEAKING WHILE IN MOTION. AFTER THE 2ND WEEK THE BRAKES BEGAN SQUEAKING LOUDLY AS ONLOOKERS RESPONDED TO THE NOISE THEY SAY WERE COMING FROM THE BACK BRAKES. I TOOK THE CAR TO CHEVROLET OF HOMEWOOD ON JULY 7, 2016 FOR BRAKE INSPECTION. SERVICE TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, HEARD THE NOISE FROM BRAKES BUT SAID IT WAS NORMAL. ON 7/10/16, THE BRAKES WERE SQUEAKING SO BADLY I TOOK MY CAR TO FIRESTONE ON ELSTON & ADDISON IN CHICAGO, FOR A VEHICLE INSPECTION. FIRESTONE NOTED THE BRAKES WERE SQUEAKING & TOLD ME TO TAKE THE TRAX BACK TO THE DEALER AS THE BRAKES WERE SQUEAKING ALL THE TIME. I EMAILED CEO MARY BARRA ON 7/22/16 TO COMPLAIN & SHE SET ME UP WITH ANTOINETTE BAKER UNDER CASE# 8-2249264993, WHO WORKED WITH ME UNTIL 7/27/16, & WITHOUT NOTICE TURNED ME ON TO GM'S LEGAL NICOLE RODELLA. ON 10/27/16 @ 11:03AM NICOLE RODELLA, CALLED TO INFORM ME THAT GM WAS GATHERING INFORMATION FROM DEALER TO DETERMINE MY CLAIM & SHE WOULD CALL ME IN A FEW DAYS. ON 11/15/16, NICOLE CALLED TELLING ME SHE NEEDED AN AFFIDAVIT FROM MY MOM TO FURTHER DISCUSS MY COMPLAINT. I ASKED TO SPEAK TO HER SUPERVISOR. GM'S MS. BARBER (SUPV.) TOLD ME MY MOM NEEDED TO SIGN AN AFFIDAVIT FOR THEM TO DEAL WITH ME RE: THE COMPLAINT, ALTHOUGH BOTH NAMES ARE ON GM'S PAPERWORK. I SENT BARBER DEALER PAPERWORK WITH BOTH NAMES OF ME AND MOM, & BARBARA SAID

THE KEY WAS BARELY BUMPED WHILE IN THE IGNITION AND DRIVING ON A HIGH SPEED ROAD TWICE AND THE KEY TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION SO MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP TO THE POINT I CAN BARELY GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO SAFELY PUT THE CAR IN PARK TO RESTART IT. HAVING A BABY IN THE BACKSEAT TOO BOTH TIMES MADE IT A VERY SCARY SITUATION

VISIBILITY DROPS DRAMATICALLY TO LOW BEAM , IT IS TERRIBLE AT NIGHT IN RAIN.I HAVE TO BRAKE WHEN ONCOMING CARS APPROACH,ALMOST TO A STOP.HIGH BEAMS VERY BRIGHT GLARE FROM ROAD SIGNS.IT TAKES A FEW SECONDS TO ADJUST FROM HIGH BEAM TO LOW BEAM,VERY DANGEROUS .THIS HAPPENS WHEN NIGHT DRIVING ON ALL ROADS.HAPPENS IN ALL RAIN CONDITIONS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET TRAX. WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, IT OPERATED NORMALLY UNTIL THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE ISSUE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS OPENED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,000.

I DECLINED PREFERRED TIRE CARE PLUS (2012) 60 MONTHS $11.78/ MO. 7/7/2016 NEVER IN MY NEW CAR PURCHASE DID GM EVER PROPOSE SUCH AS PLANN. THEY HAVE GREATER WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF TIRE MANUFACTURES THAN THE PUBLIC DOSE, SO I HOLD THEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR BUSINESS PRACTICES. SAFETY HAS BEEN CASTED A SIDE FOR PROFIT. THE MANUFACTURE CONTINENTAL WILL NOT WARRANTY THEIR TIRES WITH THE PURCHASER. MY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED 7/7/2016 NOW AT 10,200 MILES IN 10 MONTHS WITH A TIRE BLOWOUT 4/12/2017. ROAD CONDITIONS, CLEAR DAY TEMPERATURE 60'S 6:50AM ON A MAJOR HWY 141 IN EARTH CITY MO. THE TRAFFIC LIGHT, CLEAN HIGHWAY NO REASON NOT TO SEE DEBURI ON THE ROAD. VEHICLE HAS TIRE SENSOR CAPABILITIES, NEVER INDICATED LOW TIRE PRESSURE. INDICATION NEVER HAPPEN UNTIL AFTER THE TIRE BLEW. I NOTICED ROAD NOISE, SO I CHANGED LANES, IT DID NOT GO AWAY, BUT NOW THE TIE SENSOR ON THE DASH SHOW THE TIE INDICATOR. I DROVE OFF THE HWY TO CHANGE THE TIRE. IT WAS OBVIOUS THE TIRE BLEW OUT AS A DEFECTIVE TIRE. HOW COULD I CAUSE THE INSIDE WALL BURSTING. ELCO DEALER SHIP WOULD NOT WARRANTY THE TIRE BASED ON THEIR DENIAL OF A EXTENDED WARRANTY I HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW TIRE WHICH I NOW HAVE NO FAITH OF BEING SAFE FOR $136.00. WITH ONLY 10,200 MILE AND 10 MONTHS OLD I CAN NOT FEEL SAFE WITH THIS TYPE OF PERFORMANCE. I COULD HAVE LOST CONTROL AND KILLED OTHERS NOT TO MENTION MY SELF. HOW CAN BOTH COMPANIES DENY KNOWLEDGE OF SUCH A PRODUCT DEFECT WHEN THEY PROPOSE YOU BUY A EXTENDED WARRANTY. SOUNDS LIKE THEY HAVE

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP (CANNOT TURN) WHILE DRIVING.

I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2016 CHEVY TRAX ON 10/31/16. ONE WEEK LATER, I WENT INTO THE GARAGE, GOT INTO MY NEW CAR WHICH STATED RIGHT AWAY BUT I HAD NO DASHBOARD LIGHTS SO I HAD NO IDEA WHAT SPEED I WAS TRAVELING. I HAD NO RADIO OR REAR CAMERA BACK UP. I HAD NO ONSTAR SERVICE OR TELEPHONE SERVICE. THE ONLY THING THAT WORKED WAS MY HEATER. WHEN I TURNED MY TURN SIGNAL ON TO MAKE A TURN I COULDN'T HEAR IT CLICKING BUT COULD SEE THE REFLECTION OF THE FLASHING FRONT TURN SIGNAL LIGHT ON THE BUMPER IN FRONT OF ME AS WELL AS MY HEADLIGHTS SHINING ON THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. EVERYTHING ON THE INSIDE WAS DARK EXCEPT THE LIGHTS ON THE HEATER/AC UNIT AND THE HEATER WORKED FINE. SINCE THEN, I HAVE GONE INTO MY GARAGE ON THREE MORE OCCASIONS TO DRIVE MY NEW 2016 CHEVY TRAX ONLY TO FIND THE SAME PROBLEM - NO ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED, WAS 11/20/16, 2 WEEKS AFTER THE FIRST TIME. I DROVE TO AND FROM MY HOUSE TO A LOCAL RESTAURANT ABOUT 5 MILES AWAY FOR DINNER WITH NO DASHBOARD LIGHTS, ONSTAR SERVICE, BACK UP CAMERA, RADIO OR PHONE SERVICE. AFTER WE GOT HOME THAT EVENING I KEPT CHECKING MY CAR TO SEE IF IT WAS WORKING YET AND SEVERAL HOURS LATER THE LIGHTS FINALLY CAME ON WHEN I OPENED THE DRIVER'S DOOR. THE 3RD TIME WAS ON 12./10/16 AND MY FRIEND WHO I DROVE FROM MY HOUSE ABOUT 3 MILES TO PICK UP RECORDED ME DRIVING THE TRAX WITHOUT THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS, ETC WORKING. WE MADE A RIGHT TURN AT THE END OF HIS STREET AND EVERYTHING LIT UP AND STARTED WORKING AGAIN. THE 4TH TIME WA

WE HAD AN SINGLE CAR CRASH. THE CAR WENT OVER A CURB AND DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND [XXX] NEAR TOOK OUT A WOODEN WALK WAY WITH PEOPLE NEAR BY ON THE WALKWAY IT ENDED UP TOTALING ($20,000 IN DAMAGE ) OUR BRAND NEW CHEVY TRAX 2016. AND WHEN ALL 11.......... AIRBAGS RIGHT 11 AIRBAGS AND NOT ONE WHEN OFF AND WE BOTH HAD SEAT BELT ON BUT I STILL MANAGED TO HIT MY HEAD SO HARD I HAD AN SMALL INDENT IN MY HEAD AND U WOULD THINK BRAND NEW CAR AND 11 AIR BAGS U THINK YOU WOULD B SAVE ....?? BUT NOT IN A CHEVY!!!! ALL CUZ OF THE AIRBAGS AND BRAKES WERE AFFECTED AS WELL. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TRAX HAS SQUEAKY AND SQUEALING BRAKES EVERY TIME BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THIS NOISE STARTED OFF EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, NOW IS A CONSISTENT HEADACHE. TOOK TO DEALER SERICE AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, OK SQUEALING BRAKES AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG... ALL THEY COULD COME UP WITH IS THAT ALL VEHICLES DO THAT IF IT SITS FOR LONG PERIODS. THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN EVERY DAY. CHEVROLET MUST REALLY THINK IT'S CUSTOMERS ARE REALLY STUPID. I HAVE OWNED LOTS OF VEHICLE'S IN MY LIFE AND HAVE NOT ONCE RAN INTO THIS PROBLEM. I AM A FIRST TIME CHEVROLET PURCHASE CUSTOMER, IF AND WHEN THIS PROBLEM GETS RESOLVED I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHEVROLET PRODUCT AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET TRAX. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST BRAKE FUNCTIONALITY AND WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,500. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

WE HAD A PROBLEM SHIFTING GEARS. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED WHILE IN MOVING AT VERY SLOW SPEED (0-3MPH) IN A PARKING SPOT (IN A LOT), MOVING FORWARD AND BACK WHILE DEMONSTRATING THE USE OF THE CAR, WITH A RENTED CHEVY TRAX 2016 MODEL WHICH HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY RENTED BY THE TIME WE ACQUIRED IT. FIRST, WE WERE ABLE TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE AND MOVE THE CAR IN REVERSE. NEXT WE SHIFTED INTO DRIVE BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO MOVE IN REVERSE. WHILE THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN, WE TRIED NUMEROUS TIMES TO SHIFT AND RE-SHIFT INTO DRIVE BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO MOVE IN REVERSE. FINALLY, WE PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, RESTARTED, AGGRESSIVELY SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR FORWARD. WE DID NOT DRIVE THE CAR ON OPEN ROAD UNTIL IT WAS TIME TO RETURN THE RENTAL. WE PAID FOR A RENTAL WE DID NOT WANT TO USE. *TR

TAKATA RECALL [PURCHASED A 2016 CHEVY TRAX AT CHEVROLET OF HOMEWOOD 18033 S. HALSTED, HOMEWOOD, ILLINOIS ON JUNE 13, 2016 FOR MY DAUGHTER. WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK OF PURCHASE THE BRAKES BEGAN SQUEAKING. AFTER ABOUT THE SECOND WEEK THE BRAKES BEGAN SQUEAKING LOUD. SOME ONLOOKERS NOTED THAT THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE BACK BRAKES. MY DAUGHTER TOOK THE CAR BACK TO CHEVROLET OF HOMEWOOD ON JULY 7, 2016 FOR BRAKE INSPECTION. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TEST DROVE THE VEHICLES HEARD THE BRAKE NOISE BUT SAID THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM. ON 7/10/16, THE BRAKES WERE SQUEAKING SO LOUD UNTIL MY DAUGHTER TOOK THE CHEVY TRAX TO FIRESTONE ON ELSTON & ADDISON IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS FOR A COMPLETE VEHICLE INSPECTION. FIRESTONE NOTED THE BRAKES WERE SQUEAKING AND SUGGESTED MY DAUGHTER TAKE THE CHEVY TRAX BACK TO THE DEALER. THE SOUND IS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND WHEN COMING TO A STOP.

WHILE SETTING OR CHANGING THE SPEED USING THE CRUISE CONTROL PANEL STEERING WHEEL, THE CURRENT SPEED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL IS SET TO DOES NOT DISPLAY ANYWHERE. THIS LEADS TO UNWANTED OR UNKNOWN SPEED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS LEADS TO UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. PROPER ANNUNCIATION OF SET SPEED IS NECESSARY FOR SAFE OPERATION. THE DRIVERS MANUAL FOR THIS VECHICLE DOES STATE THAT IT SHOULD DISPLAY THE SET SPEED (PAGE 221) MULTIPLE VEHICLES AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP WERE TESTED AND NO VEHICLE DISPLAYED THE SET CRUISE SPEED. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE OTHER CHEVROLET VECHICLE (2014 CRUZE AND VOLT) THAT DO MOMENTARILY DISPLAY THE SET SPEED TO THE DRIVER