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

2018 Chevrolet Traverse

Typical pattern

8.4% of complaints about the 2018 Chevrolet Traverse came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2018 vehicle — around the middle of the 182 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 5.1 yr in service. The most-reported system is power train (192 complaints), typically at 5.3 yr or about 32,500 miles.

Complaints
680
Median age at failure
5.1 yr
Median mileage
25,000 n=270
Crash / fire / tow
4.3% of reports
Safety recalls
2

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

System
0y2y4y6y8y10y12y14y
Power train
192 reports · 32,500 mi
5.3 yr
2.1%
Other
104 reports · 15,438 mi
5.9 yr
3.8%
Electrical system
101 reports · 21,700 mi
5.2 yr
5%
Engine
84 reports · 18,835 mi
4.8 yr
6%
Service brakes
37 reports · 39,000 mi
3.6 yr
8.1%
Fuel / propulsion
29 reports · 18,991 mi
5.5 yr
0%
Engine cooling
17 reports · 80,000 mi
6.3 yr
0%

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

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.

20V668000 2020-10-29
Power train:automatic transmission

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Chevrolet Cruze and Buick LaCrosse, 2018-2020 Chevrolet Equinox, Chevrolet Traverse and GMC Terrain, 2018 Chevrolet Malibu, 2019-2020 Buick Encore, Buick Enclave, Cadillac XT4, Chevrolet Blazer and GMC Acadia, and 2020 Cadillac XT6 vehicles. The start/stop accumulator endcap may have missing bolts.

Missing bolts on the start-stop accumulator endcap could result in a transmission oil leak and may progress to a loss of propulsion, increasing the risk of a crash. A transmission fluid leak in the presence of an ignition source may increase the risk of fire.

In owners’ own words

Engine 7,256 mi 7 mo in service
AT 7,256 MILES, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DALE WILLEY AUTOMOTIVE REPLACED THE ENGINE COOLANT FAN MOTOR & ASSEMBLY, AS IT WAS INTERMITTENTLY TURNING ON & OFF, CAUSING A CODE TO BE FIRED FOR THE ENGINE LIGHT. THE RADIATOR ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A LEAK. ALSO, A FUSE HAD TO BE REPLACED THAT WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY BY THE FACTORY WITH A PLASTIC COATING COVERING THE METAL CONTACT OF THE FUSE WHICH WAS CAUSING INTERMITTENT POWER .
Engine 2,990 mi 11 mo in service
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD 35 MPH, CAR DIED ENGINE SHUT OFF ALL LIGHTS SHUT OFF. WOULD NOT RESTART, HAZARD LIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK!!!!!. WAS GOING UP HILL DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO GET TO SIDE OF THE ROAD. ON STAR WOULD NOT WORK, KEY FOB WOULD NOT UNLOCK THE DOORS. ALL ELECTRICAL DEAD. WAS VERY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND ALMOST GOT HIT TRYING TO SAVE PEOPLE AROUND. DEALERSHIP GOT US A LOANER AND A TOW. THEY SAY ITS THE BRAIN BOX
Engine 3,205 mi 10 mo in service
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO A COLLEGE INTERVIEW FROM RIO GRANDE CITY TX TO AUSTIN TX; WHILE SHE WAS PASSING BY PLEASANTOWN TX, THE SUV REDUCED THE SPEED BY ITSELF AND SHE COULD NOT GET IT UP PASSING 25 MILES PER HOUR. IT SEEMED LIKE A TRANSMISSION ISSUE. SHE WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST CHEVROLET DEALER AND IS STILL THERE.
Other 3,300 mi 7 mo in service crash / fire / tow
MY WIFE HIT A TELEPHONE POLE HEAD ON, VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. VEHICLE HAD 3000 MILES ON IT. MY WIFE HAD A SEAT BELT ON BUT WAS STILL INJURED. . ALSO ON STAR NEVER CAME ON. AN INVESTIGATOR FROM GM WAS HERE TODAY,AND SAID I SHOULD GET A COPY OF HIS REPORT.

Other Traverse model years

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