CHEVROLET TRAVERSE 2017

Complete listing of complaints and recalls for this vehicle

403
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4
Recalls

Complaints & Recalls

403 Complaints 4 Recalls

Official Safety Recalls - Important!

4 Recalls

These are official manufacturer recalls ordered by NHTSA for safety defects. If you own this vehicle, contact your dealer immediately for free repairs.

General Motors, Llc
NHTSA Campaign: 23V334000 SAFETY RECALL
995.1K Vehicles Affected
Recall Date: May 10, 2023
Safety Issue:

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.

Potential Risk:
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
FREE Recall Solution:
Dealers will replace the driver's air bag module, free of charge. GM began mailing final owner letters February 23, 2024 and will continue mailing through December 2025. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N232404980.
Additional Details:

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

Action Required: Contact your local CHEVROLET dealer to schedule your FREE recall repair.
Manufacturer: CHEVROLET
Mfg Campaign: N232404980
Notice Date: Feb 23, 2024
Recall Date: May 10, 2023
General Motors, Llc
NHTSA Campaign: 21V782000 SAFETY RECALL
555 Vehicles Affected
Recall Date: Oct 7, 2021
Safety Issue:

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.

Potential Risk:
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
FREE Recall Solution:
Dealers will replace the driver's air bag module, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters were mailed on November 3, 2021. Owner notification letters were mailed on January 10, 2022. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N212349040.
Additional Details:

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

Action Required: Contact your local CHEVROLET dealer to schedule your FREE recall repair.
Manufacturer: CHEVROLET
Mfg Campaign: N212349040
Notice Date: Jan 10, 2022
Recall Date: Oct 7, 2021
General Motors, Llc
NHTSA Campaign: 21V246000 SAFETY RECALL
108 Vehicles Affected
Recall Date: Apr 8, 2021
Safety Issue:

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.

Potential Risk:
Unsecured side curtain air bags may not perform as intended, increasing the risk of injury.
FREE Recall Solution:
GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, realign or replace the weld nuts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 24, 2021. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N202321200.
Additional Details:

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Action Required: Contact your local CHEVROLET dealer to schedule your FREE recall repair.
Manufacturer: CHEVROLET
Mfg Campaign: N202321200
Notice Date: May 24, 2021
Recall Date: Apr 8, 2021

Consumer Complaints

403 Complaints
General Motors, Llc
Campaign: 11010915 Other
Jul 27, 2017
Defect Description:

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

Potential Consequences:

FIRST PROBLEM IS THAT THE FUEL GUAGE FLUCTUATES. SECOND AND MOST FRIGHTENING, WHILE I WAS DRINKING ON WED. THE 19TH OF JULY WITH MY SON, MY TRAVERSE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THAT NIGHT, GOT IT BACK THE FOLLOWING MONDAY AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM COULDN'T BE DUPLICATED. I'M GUESSING THIS IS THE STANDARD ANSWER TO THESE PROBLEMS. IT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE TO ME I THAT I KNOW THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PREVIOUS ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. I AM ALSO FRIGHTENINGLY AWARE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN DEATHS CAUSED BY THIS. I AM STILL DRIVING THE VEHICLE TRUSTING THAT GM STAND BEHIND THEIR VEHICLES AS WELL AS THEY TECHNICIANS. PLEASE, PLEASE FIX THIS PROBLEM!! I AM AWARE OF THE PREVIOUS RECALLS ON EARLIER TRAVERSES AND I WANT IT TO BE KNOWN THAT THIS ISSUE IS IN FACT STILL AN ISSUE. A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE!!!

Corrective Action:

FIRST PROBLEM IS THAT THE FUEL GUAGE FLUCTUATES. SECOND AND MOST FRIGHTENING, WHILE I WAS DRINKING ON WED. THE 19TH OF JULY WITH MY SON, MY TRAVERSE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THAT NIGHT, GOT IT BACK THE FOLLOWING MONDAY AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM COULDN'T BE DUPLICATED. I'M GUESSING THIS IS THE STANDARD ANSWER TO THESE PROBLEMS. IT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE TO ME I THAT I KNOW THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PREVIOUS ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. I AM ALSO FRIGHTENINGLY AWARE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN DEATHS CAUSED BY THIS. I AM STILL DRIVING THE VEHICLE TRUSTING THAT GM STAND BEHIND THEIR VEHICLES AS WELL AS THEY TECHNICIANS. PLEASE, PLEASE FIX THIS PROBLEM!! I AM AWARE OF THE PREVIOUS RECALLS ON EARLIER TRAVERSES AND I WANT IT TO BE KNOWN THAT THIS ISSUE IS IN FACT STILL AN ISSUE. A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE!!!

Additional Notes:

FIRST PROBLEM IS THAT THE FUEL GUAGE FLUCTUATES. SECOND AND MOST FRIGHTENING, WHILE I WAS DRINKING ON WED. THE 19TH OF JULY WITH MY SON, MY TRAVERSE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THAT NIGHT, GOT IT BACK THE FOLLOWING MONDAY AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM COULDN'T BE DUPLICATED. I'M GUESSING THIS IS THE STANDARD ANSWER TO THESE PROBLEMS. IT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE TO ME I THAT I KNOW THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PREVIOUS ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. I AM ALSO FRIGHTENINGLY AWARE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN DEATHS CAUSED BY THIS. I AM STILL DRIVING THE VEHICLE TRUSTING THAT GM STAND BEHIND THEIR VEHICLES AS WELL AS THEY TECHNICIANS. PLEASE, PLEASE FIX THIS PROBLEM!! I AM AWARE OF THE PREVIOUS RECALLS ON EARLIER TRAVERSES AND I WANT IT TO BE KNOWN THAT THIS ISSUE IS IN FACT STILL AN ISSUE. A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE!!!

Manufacturer: CHEVROLET
Mfg Campaign: 11010915
Notice Date: Jul 27, 2017
Recall Date: Jul 27, 2017
General Motors, Llc
Campaign: 10984516 Other
May 9, 2017
Defect Description:

POWER TRAIN

Potential Consequences:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. AFTER THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO PARK AND EXITED THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED OUT OF PARK AND ROLLED AWAY APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE LATER. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 999. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

Corrective Action:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. AFTER THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO PARK AND EXITED THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED OUT OF PARK AND ROLLED AWAY APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE LATER. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 999. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

Additional Notes:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. AFTER THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO PARK AND EXITED THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED OUT OF PARK AND ROLLED AWAY APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE LATER. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 999. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

Manufacturer: CHEVROLET
Mfg Campaign: 10984516
Notice Date: May 9, 2017
Recall Date: May 9, 2017
General Motors, Llc
Campaign: 10972049 Other
Apr 12, 2017
Defect Description:

STEERING

Potential Consequences:

AS I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET THE STEERING BECAME VERY HARD AND DIFFICULT.

Corrective Action:

AS I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET THE STEERING BECAME VERY HARD AND DIFFICULT.

Additional Notes:

AS I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET THE STEERING BECAME VERY HARD AND DIFFICULT.

Manufacturer: CHEVROLET
Mfg Campaign: 10972049
Notice Date: Apr 12, 2017
Recall Date: Apr 12, 2017

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