NHTSA Owner Complaint Log
This page lists owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA for the 2017 Chevrolet Traverse. Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA and do not by themselves prove a defect or defect rate.
Data synced from NHTSA on May 4, 2026
The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V334000 (Air Bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V334000 (Air Bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V334000 (Air Bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was contacted. The manufacturer was contacted; however, the contact was unable to speak with a representative. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
Been waiting 9 months for this recall to be repaired. I think that's long enough, I don't think GM intends to make this repair. Why can't this government agency do something about it?
The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V334000 (Air Bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was contacted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
There is still no remedy for the airbag putting me and my family at serious risk. This needs to be handled in a better timely manner
My car has an airbag recall from May of 2023, which has no remedy. This has not been resolved in a timely manner.
It is taking a long time to get new air bag from the recall. I have safety concerns.
Chevrolet did not properly repair the vehicle and left it with persistent airbag issues; every time I start the car, a defective airbag indicator appears.
The steering pump is faulty and the car only has 56,00o miles on it. I have read other people’s same issue on the internet. It is extremely dangerous because you cannot control the steering on the car and you could possibly injure yourself or someone else. 04/08/2023
The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact stated that while driving between the 1500 - 2000 RPMs the engine would begin to feel as if it were misfiring. The vehicle would seem to hesitate and jerk whenever accelerating as if there was a delayed throttle response. The vehicle had been taken to the dealer twice at which time the spark plugs and boots had been replaced. Sometime after doing so, while driving approximately 35 MPH there was suddenly grinding noise coming from the front-end. After slowing down to approximately 20 MPH, in response to the grinding noise, the vehicle suddenly jerked then stalled. There were no warning lights. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who diagnosed that the transmission had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000.
Takata Recall. The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V334000 (Air Bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
gm issued a warranty extension/ service bulletin for the rear blind spot modules for water intrusion which can cause the airbag light to illuminate as well as shut off other features of the vehicle on the gmc acadia and other models while excluding the traverse, which is essentially the same vehicle as the traverse. the vehicle listed above is currently experiencing the blind spot module failure, which in turn is causing thee vehicle to stall unexpectedly, blinkers do not function intermittently, remote start does not function intermittently, door locks do not function unless locked from inside the vehicle intermittently and will not start intermittently. all of these concerns are alleviated by replacing the blind spot modules.
I’m pregnant and am not even able to trade my vehicle in for a bigger one because of this recall. I’ve been trying to get it fixed for a year. DO SOMETHING !!!!!!!!
The center row passenger side Seat belt buckle plug cover fell off. No accident took place. We tried to plug in the buckle and the cover fell off which made the plug ineffective. Could have been harmful had it disassembled during an accident
The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V334000 (Air Bags). The contact stated that while driving at 35 MPH, the air bag warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer on three occasions where it was diagnosed that the air bag needed to be replaced due to a short in the wiring. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 21,978.
The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V334000 (Air Bags). The contact stated that the air bag and check engine warning lights were illuminated. Additionally, the contact stated that the "Service Air Bag" message was displayed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was unknown.
I have owned GM vehicles approximately 50 years and have never had brake issues on a vehicle in any of those years. I have always purchased new vehicles and the vehicle was/is a one person ownership. The current vehicle of concern and consideration is a 2017 Chevrolet Traverse with approximately 21,000 miles. Currently the 6 year old vehicle required all brakes and rotors to be replaced as well as a rear driver side caliper. The garage owner had never realized such an early required brake replacement($967.10) as was required, especially with driving habits less than 3500 miles annually. I did contact General Motors Customer Care and their recommendation was to send this incident report to NHTSA for research and consideration. I am in possession of a receipt indicating service performed on my vehicle 1/6/2023 by a professional mechanic and auto service garage in Sodus, New York. I am deeply concerned about the safety and disappointed with the untimely short “wear” of the braking system. Further consideration and recommendation will be appreciated. Thank you for the immediate attention to my issue and I look forward to hearing from someone. Respectfully submitted
For over two months now I have been dealing with GM as well as different dealerships and auto mechanics to try and repair a safety feature on my 2017 Chev Traverse. I have been told by all of them the same issue or needing items replaced yet there are NO parts. They have been on back order for 1+ years with no ETA in sight. This is now causing the computer in the vehicle to malfunction to cause more damage that also cannot yet be repaired. New issue while driving my vehicle - the entire dash cluster goes black (all still tied to the same issue). Speedometer and all gauges drop to 0 (zero) as if the car was not running or turned on. After a few minutes it came back on with every single service/ error light on the dash. This happened 4 times in the span of half an hour drive. GM's aware and not backing their product or helping get parts to repair, yet I am out the money of the car and a car payment for a vehicle that is unsafe. What options do I have as a consumer? How are these safety features helping when they cannot be fixed, ordered, or repaired. Who's liable for this? Why can't this be recalled and corrected? There are many articles as well as service bulletins from GM about this known issue involving not only my year, make and model but also the Chevy Cruze, Impala, Acadia (N172097060 - Special Coverage - Side Blind Zone Alert Module Water Intrusion) and I would like to know how to file a claim, have this be investigated, and get the problem solved not out of my pocket so that I have a vehicle with features to keep me as well as other individuals safe on the road that I pay for. Why is it that GM is allowed to continue using these parts they know are faulty, and need a shield protector to protect against this exact problem but wont cover there own vehicle and product?
The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact had detected smoke coming from the vehicle. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V334000 (Air Bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was not contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 180,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
I can't stand having to drive a car with that risk to life any longer. I have to drive with my family inside, there are two small children and I'm scared, and Chevy just tells me that they still don't have the part for the airbag. I've been dealing with this for years and I still don't have an answer. My car's price has dropped a lot because of this problem and Chevy isn't taking responsibility for the problem. I need to know what I can do.
I had my charger plugged into the charge port and for no reason smoke started pouring out of it really bad while I had my kids in the car. Also my chevy link touch screen starting going in and out. My back up camera stopped working, my safety feature of the pre collision sytem stopped working. All of these things happened all at the same time. With all of these safety issues. I do not feel safe driving this vehicle or transporting my kids in it at this point because it appears to be a hazard to mine and my kids safety
The electrical in the car is bad. I know others with Chevrolets and are having the same issue. The power windows nor doors work on my passenger side with the key or door controls. Also their is a squeaking noise when braking in my brake pedal. With new pads and rotors the car don’t stop smoothly, feel vibration in the steering wheel. The car is already having an error for the EVAP canister purge control valve. The car isn’t tht old to be needing to replace this already.
Horn has stopped working
2017 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO BRAKE FAILURE AND UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED IT CRASHED INTO AN APARTMENT BUILDING. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE DRIVER WAS NOT HURT BUT, A RESIDENT WAS INJURED.
7/5/22 it has now been over a month since we started to have our car serviced at Ourisman Chevrolet of Bowie. On 7/3/22 while driving up a hill in our neighborhood the engine shut off, the brakes gave out, and the power steering stopped working. Had we been anywhere else my children, husband, and I could be dead from being in a serious car accident. This problem was confirmed by the dealer and reported to be caused by a "defective part" being installed. When I inquired about why there wasn't a recall for this part I was informed that it is a rare defect but they the service department receives a vehicle with identical problems every 3-4 months. We received no warning lamps, messages, or other signs that this was going to happen. During the week of Memorial Day we noticed the fuel gauge misreading and the air conditioning blowing warm. This problem was repeatedly reported. The air conditioning was repaired. The fuel gauge continues to misread.
The contact's mother owns a 2017 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact stated while driving approximately 45 MPH, the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V334000 (Air Bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000.
I am getting a service side detection system alert along with service code.
The high pressure power steering lines in this vehicle are leaking due the proximity of the power steering lines to the coolant lines. Over time they rub against each other and eventually fail resulting in a loss of power steering fluid and a loss of power steering. GM has known about this since Technical Service Bulletin 13-02-32-001E was issued in December 2017, but has failed to notify the customer. This is a safety issue that GM needs to take care of.
I purchased this vehicle in June, 2021 and had noticed that it sometimes lurched forward a few feet when I applied the brakes. I made an appointment to have the vehicle’s brakes checked. While merging onto 12th Street in Rochester, MN at less than 15 mph, I had to apply brakes suddenly to avoid stopped car in front of me. The brakes worked but the car also accelerated and smashed into the stopped car in front of us, leaving a dent in that car’s rear fender, smashing our headlight shield, and making it difficult for our driver side door to open because the fender and door had to space between them. There were 6 similar complaints about 2017 Chevrolet Traverse vehicles at carcomplaints.com, where I also posted. I called the national phone line for General Motors because I was concerned about safety. GM sent an investigator to my home to take photos and electronic codes. They set up a claim for me, although I was only looking for a potential safety recall. Weeks later, they contacted me to say my claim was denied. When I asked for more details, they told me the engineers had concluded that I stepped on the gas rather than the brake. This didn’t make sense to me since both the brake and the accelerator had engaged. The gas pedal is recessed far closer to the floor than the brake pedal. While it is possible that my boot could have pressed on each of them at the same time since I reacted quickly, it's unlikely. I also wonder if the cruise control had engaged since, on this vehicle, it doesn't turn off and require you to turn it on again when you stop the engine and restart it. I requested the engineering data, which they sent me and I kept.
UPON SLOWLY PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP WHEN THE RPMs SUDDENLY WENT UP AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD STRIKING THE STONE WALL IN FRONT OF ME. THE IMPACT CAUSED BOTH MY KNEES TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE STEERING COLUMN. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE ONSTAR DID NOT ACTIVATE ALTHOUGH THE IMPACT WAS SUBSTANTIAL. I EXPLAINED THIS BOTH TO THE DEALER AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY. I WAS TOLD A GM ENGINEER WOULD NEED TO INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE. I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS OF THIS ONLINE.
Goodyear Fortera HL tires for my 2017 Chevrolet Traverse LT / Tire Size: P255/65R18 started showing considerable wear at 25K miles. Cracking side walls. Not griping road even with the smallest amount of moisture on the road. (California) Causing the SUV to slide out of control at 20 miles an hour. At 34k and less then 3 years old the tires had to be replaced.
The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V334000 (Air Bags). The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated while driving at various speeds. The contact stated that the failure mostly occurred when the front passenger's side seat was occupied. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000.
Air bag sensor issue
1) Airbag Sensor went bad. 2) My safety and my family's safety is put at risk every day because the sensor went bad and now it turned my airbags off. 3) Yes I took my car on 9/17/21to a Chevy Dealer that confirmed the airbag sensor is bad they said its code B008. 4) It was inspected by a Chevy Dealer ship. 5) Yes and I took it to the Chevy Dealer ship to look at it who confirmed the problem.
P255/65R18 DOT 4BXM ARDR0617 GOODYEAR FORTERA HL EDITION ALL FOUR TIRES ARE DRY ROTTED UNTIL A UNSAFE CONT. KEEP HAVING TIRE PRESSURE ALARMS, TOOK THE CAR TO WALMART TO CHECK FOR FLATS.
After fueling engine has trouble turning over.
2017 Chevy Traverse is having shifting issues. It appears to be the torque converter or something to do with the transmission. 70K miles & has shifting issues in all gears even after a GM dealership transmission flush. While merging on the freeway I pressed the gas to speed up & the RPM went up high, but the traverse did not speed up...I was able to avoid a very bad accident.
THE DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT IS NO LONGER WORKING AT ALL. THE LATCH DOES NOT LOCK INTO THE PIECE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT. THE RED PIECE YOU PUSH TO UNLOCK THE SEATBELT DOESN'T MOVE.
MY TRAVERSE LT STUTTERS AT 20-40 MPH RANGE..SHIFTING OF RPMS VARIES..WHOLE TRUCK "SHUTTERS" AT THESE SPEEDS. MECHANIC CANNOT FIND ANY CODES TO FIND OUT CAUSE. ITS GETTING WORSE.
ENGINE IDLE DOWN COMING OFF EXPRESSWAY POWER STEERING WAS HARD TO TURN RAN OFF THE ROAD. DROVE CAR THE REST OF THE WAY HOME STEERING WAS STILL HARD TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION, CHECK POWER STEERING FLUID AND FOUND IT TO BE OK
Since I acquired the vehicle at around 100k miles, there is a transmission shift wobble at 30mph, 40mph, 45mph, 60mph and 65mph. I drove a manual transmission for over 10yrs prior to this vehicle and when this transmission wobble happens, I just reved a bit and let the gas go so it shifts better into the next gear. I just got used to it, my worry began when the wobble would happen while on cruise control. No check engine light comes on, there’s no computer codes registering, it just shakes and wobbles like the tranny is gna give out around those speeds.
STEERING WHEEL HAS A CRACK ON THE FRONT. IT LEADS DIRECTLY INTO THE AIR BAG COMPARTMENT.
My Chevrolet Traverse was purchased in July 2019. At that time, the vehicle had 58667 miles. As I drove the vehicle over the next year and half or so, approaching 80000 miles the vehicle would shudder/shake/jerk as I accelerated and shifted gears. At first it was very random and not predictable. The first two times I had my mechanic try to diagnose the issue, they were not able to feel the car doing what I was describing. The issue got worse and more frequent. I took the car to a transmission repair shop in August 2021 at approximately 120000. At this point, the jerk/shake occurred almost every time I shifted gears when traveling at speeds less than 50mph. I was told that a transmission flush/service would help with the issue temporarily but that many Chevrolet/GM models are known to have faulty transmissions and it would eventually need to be replaced. I've parked this vehicle for a majority of the past two years. A combination of COVID and the option to telecommute along with having a spare vehicle in the family, I was able to only drive the Traverse when absolutely necessary. I'm not the only one who has experienced this same shudder/jerk for a 6-cyclinder transmission. There are class action lawsuits out there for other GM models with a similar problem. I'm bringing this to your attention now because it has become as safety issue for me and my family. The last three times I've driven my Traverse, I was unable to accelerate efficiently in traffic which created driving hazards for myself and those traveling around me. The transmission put in this vehicle is faulty and should have been recalled along with the many others over the last couple years. I want this on record and other GM 6-cylinder transmissions reviewed for the same safety concerns.
on approx 09-18-2020 I was driving from Chicago to Wisconsin Dells, when I was also there the Check Engine light come on, when i got off in Wisconsin Dells you could hear a knocking noise coming from the engine. the next day I had the vehicle towed to Don Larson Chevrolet in Baraboo, WI. they ran a check and informed my the the engine was NO GOOD, The vehicle only had 67,500 miles. GM said that they would pay 50%, but we were still stuck paying the other $4,000.00.
I WAS BACKING UP MY VEHICLE GOING NO MORE THAN FEW MPH. MY BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. LUCKILY I WAS NOT GOING ANY FASTER BECAUSE MY CHILDREN WERE IN CAR. THE CAR WAS ABLE TO ROLL TO A STOP I KEPT PUMPING BRAKES AND IT FINALLY STOPPED. AS PER SEAT BELTS. THE ADAPTER TO BUCKLE SEAT BELT BROKE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS HAPPENED WHILE TRYING TO BUCKLE MY CARSEAT THE COVER BROKE OFF.
MY 2017 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE IS DEFECTIVE. WHILE IN MOTION THE DASH WILL RANDOMLY LIGHT UP WITH "TRACTION CONTROL OFF" IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY "TRACTION CONTROL ON". A FEW MOMENTS LATER, WHILE STILL IN MOTION, "SERVICE STABILITRAX" APPEARS WHILE EVERY DIAL ON THE DASH GOES TO ZERO, THE ENGINE IS STILL RUNNING. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT, THE DIALS GO UP AND THE GAS PEDAL STOPS WORKING AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE IS NOW AT THE DEALER FOR A 3RD TIME AND THE SERVICE SHOP "CANNOT DUPLICATE CUSTOMER CONCERNS". THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AS THE CAR IS IN MOTION, IN TRAFFIC AND SUDDENLY DOES NOT ACCELERATE.
VEHICLE PERFORMANCE DETERIORATED TO THE POINT WHERE ACCELERATION BECAME AN ISSUE FOR PASSING, EXPRESSWAY ENTRANCE ETC., AND FUEL ECONOMY WAS DIMINISHED. FINALLY SET A MIL INDICATING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS PLUGGED. *TR
DRIVING ON HWY WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET TO 72. I THINK I WENT TO UP CRUISE CONTROL TO 75 WHEN CAR SPED UP TO ALMOST 90MPH DESPITE ME TURNING OFF CRUISE CONTROL AND STANDING ON BRAKE. AFTER OF COUPLE MINUTES THE CAR SLOWED DOWN. BUT I HAD NO CONTROL OVER MY VEHICLE'S BRAKING O THE ACCELERATION FOR AT LEAST 2 MINUTES. *TR
I PURCHASED A 2017 CHEVY TRAVERSE IN 2018, WITH IT'S ORIGINAL FACTORY GOODYEAR FORTERA P255/65R18 109S DOT 4RXM ARDR 2916 TIRES. ON 4/29/20 THE LOW TIRE LIGHT CAME ON AND I DISCOVERED A SCREW WAS IN THE TIRE. I WENT TO DISCOUNT TIRE TO HAVE IT FIXED AND THE GUY THERE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER WAS CRACKING AND SPLITTING FROM THE RIM. HE SAID THOSE SPECIFIC GOODYEAR TIRES ARE TO BE GOOD FOR 65,000 MILES. THE CHEVY TRAVERSE ONLY HAS 36,120 MILES ON IT, 9,000 MORE THAN WHEN WE PURCHASED IT. I NOW HAVE TO PURCHASE FOUR NEW TIRES BECAUSE THE CURRENT ONES ARE BEGINNING TO SPIT AND CRACK WHICH COULD LEAD TO A BLOW OUT. MY WIFE MAINLY DRIVES THE TRAVERSE WITH OUR 2 DAUGHTERS TO AND FROM SCHOOL AND DAYCARE. I WILL PROVIDE A PICTURE WHERE YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE THE SPLIT BELOW THE RIM.