Jun 16, 2026Electrical systemAirbagsBrakesCrashFire1 injury2 deaths
The driver door main window control panel and steering wheel, where the airbags seem to deploy from, have both had to be repaired/recalled parts installed on multiple occasions however the main window control panel still does not work and it started shorting out my battery ultimately locking my keys in the ignition, leaving OnStar as well as my key fob panic alarm unable to be used. After getting the steering wheel recalled airbag part installed at Penske Chevy, I received yet another recall notice saying that despite that install they still feared for my safety driving it, and that they would let me know when a new part was available. However now my battery is completely dead, I have not been m able to work and have been evicted from my home forced to live in my sweltering 2017 Traverse with no AC, No OnStar emergency services, not even a panic alarm to rely on. On top of that I cannot roll the windows all the way up which is a major safety concern considering I'm a single, disabled, [XXX] female living on the streets in my vehicle alone. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
NHTSA ODI 11744489
Feb 28, 2020AirbagsCrash2 injuries
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2017 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED UPON ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, ANOTHER VEHICLE T-BONED THE DRIVER SIDE OF HIS VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED HE AND HIS PASSENGER WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION, BROKEN RIBS AND BRUISING AS WELL HIS PASSENGER SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW LOT AND DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALER FOR DIAGNOSES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 22,000.
NHTSA ODI 11312132
Aug 29, 2019AirbagsCrash1 injury1 death
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND GOT HIT T-BONES ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY AND ANOTHER CAR CAME FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF THE HIGHWAY AND HIT HER T-BONE AND THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. MY WIFE HIT HER HEAD, CHEST AND NECK ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND SHE'S HAVING CONCUSSION.
NHTSA ODI 11252153
May 1, 2018AirbagsCrash3 injuries
IN EARLY FEBRUARY 2018 I WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WHERE I WAS TRAVELING OVER 30 MILES AN HOUR AND THE VEHICLE THAT HIT ME HEAD ON WAS TRAVELING IN THE OVER 50 MILES AN HOUR. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MY VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.
NHTSA ODI 11091152
Mar 8, 2018AirbagsSpeed controlCrash1 injury
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED OR IF SHE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED; HOWEVER, UNKNOWN INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED TO AN INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS TRAPPED INSIDE THE BUILDING DUE TO THE CRASH. THE INDIVIDUAL REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,800. THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES WERE FIRMLY APPLIED WHEN THE MOTOR REVVED UP AND WENT INTO THE BUILDING. *JS *JS
NHTSA ODI 11076924