Chevrolet Traverse Power Train Problems
- 300
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 10
- Years with records
- 2009–2018
- Stored years
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 300 stored complaint records:
- 9 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- Automatic Transmission · 2 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 86 |
| 1–30k mi | 66 |
| 30–60k mi | 56 |
| 100–150k mi | 54 |
| 150–400k mi | 5 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Electrical System · Power Train · Unknown Or Other
3 rd time repair sunroof -leaking issue 3rd time repair transmission- telling me to put car in drive when the vehicle is in drive. Turned vehicle off restarted -accelerated on its on when vehicle in drive. Electrical passenger window starting not to go down must hit button several times. This is happening daily now. Right front making a awful sound 2nd time brought in for repair. Radio-and xm not working- bluetooth…
ODI 11306745
Engine · Power Train
The timing chain needs to be replaced and is a known problem with chevrolet even though they have not done a recall. Eats oil, ticks and my check engine light is on. My mechanic looked at it and said it was the timing chain. I don't have 3k to fix my car.
ODI 11306405
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet traverse. The contact stated the while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning. The stall lasted for a few seconds before the vehicle resumed normal operation. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the contact was informed that the stall was due to an electrical issue. The contact then took the vehicle to another independent mechanic who…
ODI 11308167
Electronic Stability Control · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Was bringing my children home from school and engine light and traction control light came on, reduced my speed and i couldn't keep up with traffic so quickly got off the road. Looked at the dash and saw it said engine power reduced. Turned off the car few seconds and i was able to drive home luckily i wasn't to far.
ODI 11302401
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet traverse. The contact stated that while driving at 20 mph, making a right turned the vehicle gear failed to shift to third without warning. The contact managed to veer to the shoulder of the road, turn the vehicle off and back on however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was towed by progress to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the transmission failed and…
ODI 11300184
Electrical System · Power Train
First issue is, when you stop driving the traverse, place it in park and hit the button to turn off the engine, it will shut off the engine but not the electronics. The car displays "action required shift to park" even though it is already in park with the red p lit up. You cannot turn off the vehicle until you repeatedly start the vehicle, place it in drive then back to park. Eventually it will work correctly.…
ODI 11296720
Power Train
We were traveling on vacation and were 2.5 hrs away from home at this time. We stopped to put gas. When we exit the gas station to enter enter the street (before entering the fwy), there was a loud grinding noise and we lost control of the vehicle. We were able to steer to the side of the road without being able to apply any gear change. The car was still on, but we were not able to accelerate the car. None of the…
ODI 11296787
Power Train
Transmission slipping through first and fourth gears, car slow respond, jerking, shudder. Afraid to drive car- because safety issue vehicle-will say put car in drive. When the vehicle is in drive. Vehicle will not go in auto stopped mode. Vehicle roars -to the right when driving right front bad. The dealer told me there is an internal recall on the transmission-they are aware of the issues. They are not making it…
ODI 11297562