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What 312 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Chevrolet Traverse

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (312)Crash / fire / injury (14)Airbags (162)Engine (37)Electrical system (28)Steering (27)Electronic Stability Control (esc) (22)Speed control (22)Transmission & drivetrain (22)Fuel system (12)Body & structure (9)Seat belts (9)

28 of 312 complaints match · Electrical system · clear filters · page 2 of 2

Jan 8, 2016Electrical systemBody & structureEngineFire

DROVE MY BRAND NEW 2015 CHEVY TRAVERSE TO WORK FOR 2.1 MILES, PARKED, WITHIN 15 MINS MY CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. TOTALED. FIRE DEPT HAD TO PUT FIRE OUT. TYSONS CORNER, VA PARKED AT 8281 GREENSBORO DRIVE, TYSONS, VA 22102

NHTSA ODI 10819005

Dec 1, 2015Electrical system

VEHICLE HAS INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL AND IGNITION SWITCH ISSUES. IT FREQUENTLY WILL NOT START FOLLOWING MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS AT TURNING THE IGNITION KEY, AND HAS ACTUALLY STALLED IN MOVING TRAFFIC WHILE MY WIFE AND CHILD WERE DRIVING, A CLEAR SAFETY ISSUE. DEALERSHIP HAS TWICE HAD VEHICLE FOR 4-5 DAYS AND INDICATED NO TROUBLE FOUND BOTH TIMES. DEALERSHIP HAS PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE IN CONTACTING GM (JOE LUNGHAMER CHEVROLET, WATERFORD MI). WE HAVE VIDEO OF PARKED VEHICLE NOT TURNING OVER IN GARAGE FOLLOWING MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS AT TURNING THE IGNITION, WHICH WOULD APPEAR TO BE AN IGNITION SWITCH OR ELECTRICAL DEFECT. VEHICLE HAS ON OCCASION IT HAS STALLED SHORTLY AFTER GETTING UNDERWAY, ALSO A SAFETY CONCERN IF PULLING OUT INTO MOVING TRAFFIC. DEALERSHIP HAS RETURNED VEHICLE TO US WITHOUT REPAIR

NHTSA ODI 10807817

Aug 23, 2015Electrical systemLights

WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL, WITHOUT WARNING THE LIGHTS IN THE DASH, WENT OUT. THE LIGHTS IN THE CENTER DAS CONSOLE (FOR RADIO, ETC) WNET OUT. ALL INTERIOR LIUGHT WERE OUT. THIS LASTED FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 MINUTES. I COULD NOT SIGNAL TO TURN, I DID NOT HAVE ANY WAY TO DETERMINE MY VEHICLE SPEED OR ANYTHING ABOUT THE OPERATING SYSTEM OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER ABOUT THREE MINUTES ALL LIGHT CAME BACK ON. THIS HAS HAPPENDED TWICE IN A PERIOD OF APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS SINCE I LEASED THE VEHICLE ON 07/25/2015.

NHTSA ODI 10758638

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How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2015 Chevrolet Traverse verdict →