2009 Chevrolet Traverse

Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2009-05-06 09V153000 PARKING BRAKE 15,393 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2026-01-18 ENGINE No 0 Limp mode. It doesn't have speed only goes about 10-20 mph, doesn't give any gas it'll stall act as if it wants to shut…
2023-09-06 ENGINE No 0 I just bought the car from sb auto . The car I had for 4 days wasn't making funny nosies nothing. The timing went when…
2023-08-15 POWER TRAIN No 0 The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact stated that when she started her vehicle and shifted into drive…
2022-09-03 POWER TRAIN No 0 I bought the car in August of last year and drove it for about 3 days before it started giving me problems. First incid…
2022-07-11 ENGINE No 0 I bought my car and not even a month later I was driving off the interstate and it shut down on me. I had it towed to m…
2022-04-01 AIR BAGS No 0 Wiring failing, abs won't work, track control not working, reverse camera, stable track,
2021-11-23 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 The car appeared to have lost power, not while entering the freeway. I pressed on the gas, but it made a loud sound and…
2021-11-19 AIR BAGS No 0 Airbag “Service Airbag” light appears on dash intermittently.
2021-07-01 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 I bought a used car and maybe it’s just wear and tear but I’ve seen it in lots of forums on the internet also. My back …
2021-04-01 ENGINE No 0 Both catalytic converters are bad and the vehicle only has 89k miles
2021-03-12 STEERING No 0 VEHICLE IS HARD TO TURN AT LOW SPEEDS. (POWER STEERING) HIGHER SPEEDS IT STEERS NORMALLY. THEY APPARENTLY KNOW ABOUT TH…
2021-02-18 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 WAS DRIVING FINE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN WITH NO WARNING CAR WOULD NOT GO FASTER THAN 15 MPH. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TH…
2021-02-03 STEERING No 0 A year a go the steering at low speed would act like the power steering just stop working, very hard to turn. but not a…
2021-01-28 POWER TRAIN No 0 I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY IN REVERSE AND CONTROL OF THE CAR WAS LOST. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I JUST BOUGHT TH…
2020-12-10 AIR BAGS No 0 AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON
2020-06-26 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 COUPLE MONTHS AGO I WAS OUT WITH MY FAMILY AND NOTICED THAT THE CAR WAS ALMOST STUTTERING WHEN I PLACED IT IN REVERSE. …
2020-06-11 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 MY 2009 CHEVY TRAVERSE HAS A LOT OF RECALLS ON IT. FROM THE AIR BAG, SEAT BELTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2020-05-30 STEERING No 0 WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER STEERING. AT FIRST THIS ONLY HAPPENED OCCASIONALLY AND NOT IT IS HAP…
2020-05-15 STEERING No 0 POWER STEERING HAS FAILED AGAIN. POWER STEERING WAS FIXED UNDER A PREVIOUS RECALL, BUT THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAS FAI…
2020-03-31 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 WARNING CHIMES / SPEAKERS NOT WORKING DUE TO WATER SHORTING THE PLUGS FOR THE DOOR ATTACHMENTS. BACKUP SAFETY CHIMES AN…
2020-01-03 POWER TRAIN No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, MAKING A RIGHT TURNED …
2019-11-08 ENGINE No 0 HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY TRAVERSE HAD IT ABOUT A YEAR AND SINCE I HAVE IT REPLACED THE STARTER. COOLANT SOMEHOW WENT INT…
2019-11-01 ENGINE No 0 MY CAR HAS A RECALL FOR THE TIMING CHAIN, I NEVER KNEW ABOUT IT, AS I AM NOT THE FIRST OWNER OF THE CAR, AND I NEVER RE…
2019-10-17 VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE SUN ROOF EXPLODED AND CAUSED GL…
2019-09-17 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE AND SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING INDI…
2019-09-13 POWER TRAIN No 0 GEARS LACKING TO GO TO NEXT.
2019-09-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 I HAVE A 2009 CHEVY TRAVERSE WITH VIBRATION PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING IN AROUND 3GEAR AND AROUND 5 GEAR. DRIVING CITY AND H…
2019-08-12 AIR BAGS No 0 "SERVICE AIR BAG" DIC MESSAGE AND DASHBOARD AIR BAG WARNING ICON CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. THEN IT CAME ON AND STAYED ON …
2019-08-09 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 THERE ARE LARGE NUMBERS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE TIMING CHAIN PREMATURELY GOING ON THESE MODELS OF THE TRAVERSE. THE…
2019-08-07 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 CATALYTIC CONVERTERS ARE CLEAN AND APPEARS IN GOOD CONDITION BUT KEEPS TURNING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. NO CHANE NOTED IN…
2019-07-25 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE…
2019-07-04 SEAT BELTS No 0 "TAKATA RECALL" WHILE DRIVING ON I70 SOUTH IN THE FAST LANE MY 2009 CHEVY TRAVERSE STARTED TO LOOSE POWER, LIGHTS START…
2019-06-17 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 I BOUGHT THIS CAR 6/21/2016. NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICE FOR THE TIMING CHAIN. THE DEALERSHIP IS REFUSING TO FIX I…
2019-06-04 AIR BAGS No 0 STATES SERVICE AIR BAGS
2019-06-02 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 WELL FIRST OF ALL THE CAR RUNS STABLE ON CRUISE CONTROL AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT STARTS SHAKING HESITATING IT SEEMS LI…
2019-05-23 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) No 0 PURCHASED FROM HONDA OF SLIDELL, LOUISIANA AROUND 1 1/2 YEAR AGO. HAS HAD ENGINE PROBLEMS, ELECTRICAL AND AC PROBLEMS…
2019-05-16 ENGINE No 0 I WAS DRIVING AND MY CAR QUIT RUNNING. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND IT WAS THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE. I HAVEN'T HAD THIS CAR …
2019-05-15 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE THE CONTACT'S BROTHER WAS DRIVING 35 MPH, ALL THE WARNING INDICAT…
2019-05-14 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) No 0 STABILITY TRAC , AND TRACTION CONTROL . SLOWING DOWN SPEED AND CAR TURNING OFF . IN MOTION ON CITY STREET , PASSING BY …
2019-05-09 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) No 0 LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING.. TRACTION CONTROL OFF WARNING INDICATOR. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN THIS HAPPENS AT HIGHWAY SPE…
2019-04-05 POWER TRAIN No 0 MY 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE WON'T GO INTO REVERSE AND ALSO WON'T SWITCH GEARS ON TIME WHILE DRIVING WITH THE STEERING SO…
2019-03-12 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) No 0 SEATBELTS AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM NEED TO GET FIXED.
2019-03-11 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TAKARA RECALL- MY VEHICLE IS LEAKING OIL TO THE ENGINE WHICH IS CAUSING IT TO GO THROUGH MY EXHAUST..I HAVE KEPT MY VEH…
2019-02-28 AIR BAGS Yes 5 WE WERE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MILES AND A TRAILER HIT US FROM BEHIND AND THE AIR SAFETY BAGS WERE NEVER ACTIVATED HAD AN IMP…
2019-02-16 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 I KEEP GETTING MULTIPLE RANDOM ENGINE MISFIRES THAT THERE SEEMS TO BE NO SOLUTION TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS B…
2019-01-19 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN …
2019-01-08 ENGINE No 0 I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT SPEED OF60MILES THE CAR JUST STOPPED RUNNING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WOULD NOT START…
2019-01-07 ENGINE No 0 MY LTZ STARTED SHUDDERING AT ABOUT 25-30MPH @ AROUND 130,000 MILES. CHECK ENGINE LINE IS ON SPORADICALLY. IF YOU PUSH …
2018-12-20 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 WHEN DRIVING TRUCK SEEMS TO ACCELERATE NORMAL; THEN IT START TO GET A LITTLE SLUGGISH AND START TO KICK FROM THE BACK L…
2018-11-28 STEERING No 0 MY WIFE AND I OWN A 09 CHEVY TRAVERSE AND HAVE HAD FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS. WHEN WE FIRST BOUGHT IT IT DROVE LIKE BRAND NEW B…