What Owners Report NHTSA ODI · 2,175,102 complaints · MY1998–2026

2014 Chevrolet Traverse

Typical pattern

3.6% of complaints about the 2014 Chevrolet Traverse came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2014 vehicle — around the middle of the 195 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 6.3 yr in service. The most-reported system is air bags (259 complaints), typically at 9.7 yr or about 68,000 miles.

Complaints
881
Median age at failure
6.3 yr
Median mileage
67,000 n=509
Crash / fire / tow
2.7% of reports
Safety recalls
7

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

System
0y2y4y6y8y10y12y14y
Air bags
259 reports · 68,000 mi
9.7 yr
2.3%
Electrical system
126 reports · 75,000 mi
6.3 yr
3.2%
Engine
117 reports · 67,770 mi
5.9 yr
4.3%
Electronic stability control (esc)
117 reports · 74,500 mi
5.0 yr
0.9%
Speed control
48 reports · 77,000 mi
5.8 yr
4.2%
Other
44 reports · 62,000 mi
7.0 yr
2.3%
Power train
36 reports · 54,125 mi
5.5 yr
2.8%
Steering
27 reports · 50,199 mi
5.4 yr
7.4%
Service brakes
22 reports · 41,000 mi
4.8 yr
0%
Fuel / propulsion
20 reports · 60,253 mi
4.9 yr
0%
Seat belts
19 reports · 68,000 mi
6.3 yr
5.3%

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

23V334000 2023-05-10
Air bags:frontal:driver side:inflator module

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2014-2017 Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse, and GMC Acadia vehicles. The driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment, due to a manufacturing defect.

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.

21V782000 2021-10-07
Air bags:frontal

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2008-2017 Buick Enclave and 2013-2017 Chevrolet Traverse vehicles. The driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment, due to a manufacturing defect.

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.

21V246000 2021-04-08
Air bags:critical fasteners

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2010-2015, 2017 Buick Enclave, 2010-2019 Chevrolet Traverse, and 2011-2016 GMC Acadia vehicles. The side curtain air bags may not be properly attached.

Unsecured side curtain air bags may not perform as intended, increasing the risk of injury.

14V614000 2014-10-01
Electrical system

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Cadillac CTS, Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Yukon, and Yukon XL, and 2014 Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Express, Impala, Silverado HD, Traverse, GMC Acadia, Savana, and Sierra HD vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the chassis electronic module may be internally contaminated, resulting in an electrical short.

If the module experiences an electrical short, the vehicle could stall, increasing the risk of a crash.

14V266000 2014-05-20
Seat belts

General Motors is recalling certain model year 2009-2014 Buick Enclave vehicles manufactured April 14, 2008, through May 14, 2014, Chevrolet Traverse vehicles manufactured June 6, 2008, through May 14, 2014, and GMC Acadia vehicles manufactured April 9, 2008, through May 14, 2014, and 2009-2010 Saturn Outlook vehicles manufactured April 14, 2008, through March 18, 2010. In the affected vehicles, the flexible steel cable that connects the seatbelt to the front outboard seating positions may fatigue and separate over time.

If the steel cable becomes fatigued and separates, the seatbelt may not properly restrain the seat occupant increasing the risk of an injury in a crash.

14V223000 2014-04-30
Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014 Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse, and GMC Acadia vehicles manufactured March 26, 2013, through August 15, 2013. In the affected vehicles, the engine control module (ECM) software may cause the fuel gauge to read inaccurately.

An inaccurate fuel gauge may result in the vehicle unexpectedly running out of fuel and stalling, increasing the risk of a crash.

14V092000 2014-02-21
Power train:automatic transmission

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014 Buick Regal, LaCrosse, Verano, and Enclave, and Chevrolet Impala, Malibu, Cruze, and Traverse, and GMC Acadia vehicles equipped with automatic transmissions. In the affected vehicles, the transmission shift cable adjuster may disengage from the transmission shift lever. As such, these vehicles do not conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 102, "Transmission Shift Lever Sequence, Starter Interlock, and Transmission Braking Effect." They also fail to conform to FMVSS number 114, "Theft Protection and Rollawa

If a vehicle's shift cable disengages from the transmission shift lever, a driver may be unable to shift gear positions and the indicated shift position may not represent the gear position the vehicle is in. Should a disengagement occur while the vehicle is being driven, when the driver goes to stop and park the vehicle, the driver may be able to shift the lever to the "PARK" position, but the ve

In owners’ own words

Electrical system 300 mi 1 mo in service
SERVICE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD : SERVICE ALL WHEEL DRIVE. I TOOK MY NEW CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A COMPUTER "GLITCH" THAT GM APPARENTLY "WAS AWARE OF". THIS COULD BE BIGGER THAN IT SEEMS AND WARRANTS FURTHER INVESTIGATION. *TR
Electrical system 850 mi 6 mo in service
RADIO WILL GO TO A BLANK SCREEN CAUSING LOSS OF BLUETOOTH FUNCTIONS AND FORCING THE DRIVER TO USE HIS OR HER CELL PHONE WHICH IS NOT EASILY ACCESSIBLE, DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM AND THERE IS NO WAY TO TURN THE SYSTEM BACK ON UNTIL IT DECIDES TO DO IT ON ITS OWN. *TR
Electrical system 2,500 mi 1.2 yr in service
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FOB FAILED TO UNLOCK AND LOCK ALL THE DOORS. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED THE INACCURATE FUEL LEVELS. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT, IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD FAIL. THE FAILURES RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURES PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,500.
Engine 583 mi 1 mo in service
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 583. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 656.

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