There are 3 owner-reported brakes complaints for the 2009 Chevrolet Traversein NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
MASTER CYLINDER / BRAKE BOOSTER LEAKING- WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON "TRACTION CONTROL OFF/ STABILITRACK OFF - SERVICE BRAKE SOON. BRAKE FLUID LEAKED FROM MASTER CYLINDER INTO BRAKE BOOSTER. $1,135 FIX. THIS WOULD HAPPEN BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MILES AFTER DRIVING.
WATER PUMP WENT OUT (WASNT NOTIFIED IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY) HAD IT REPLACED. WATER PUMP WENT OUT AGAIN, DEALER REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. STEERING BEGAN WHINING AGAIN AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THATS NORMAL NOTHING MORE THEY CAN DO. ATTEMPTED TO GET RE-IMBURSEMENT FROM GM FOR WATER PUMP, NEVER HEARD A PEEP BACK FROM CORPORATE REGARDING MY REIMBURSEMENT FORM I MAILED IN. BASED ON LACK OF SERVICE FROM DEALERS/GM, WHEN CAR BEGAN REVING AT HIGH RPMS AND SHIFTING HARD, NON GM MECHANIC INDICATED WAVE PLATE FAILED AND TRASHED TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT AND THEN BEGAN THROWING TRACTION CONTROL & BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS. IRONICALLY, WHEN I FOUND THIS FORUM THIS WEEK, I NOTICED GM WAS COVERING THE WAVE PLATE ISSUE, YET THEY NEVER INFORMED US VIA MAIL OR PHONE. I PAID OUT OF POCKET. UPON CONTACTING GM, THEY GRACIOUSLY WAIVED THE 105.00 DIAGNOSTIC FEE AND INFORMED ME I NEEDED A NEW MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER . CORPORATE HOWEVER, APPRECIATED MY 30 YEARS OF LOYALTY BUT WAS UNABLE TO COVER THE COST (385.00) TO REPLACE THE CYLINDER. THEY WOULD CONSIDER GIVING ME A COUPON TOWARDS THE PURCHASE OF A FUTURE GM VEHICLE. FINALLY, AFTER HAVING MY MECHANIC REPLACE THE CYLINDER (SAVING ME $$) THE TRAVERSE THREW CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND AS A STOP SIGN WAS APPROACHED, THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE. HAD WE NOT DRIVEN OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID THE CAR STOPPED IN FRONT OF US, WE WOULD HAVE REAR ENDED THEM. LUCKILY THIS DIDNT HAPPEN TO MY WIFE WHEN SHE HAD THE KIDS WITH HER. WE LIMPED THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE MECHANIC WHO HAS FOUND THE BOOSTER IS FULL OF OIL AND HE IS STILL RESEARCHING THE CAUSE. HOWEVER, HE HAS INDICATED BASED ON THE BRAKE FAILURE HE WOULD NOT RECOMMEND MY WIFE AND KIDS GET BACK IN IT.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATE. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CHECKED AND REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE SHOES AND ROTORS. THE REPAIR WAS COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE FIRST FAILURE HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS AGO AND RECURRED ON DECEMBER 9, 2010. THE CONTACT REFUSED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AGAIN. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED A SECOND TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 25, 2026