What 131 owners told NHTSA about the 2019 Chevrolet Trax

Front top strut mounts completely broken loss of turning and grinding metal on metal clunking noise when you turn 22,000 miles alignment is way off factory issue bad parts

NHTSA ODI 11438690

The contact owns a 2019 Chevrolet Trax. The contact stated that the front and rear passenger’s side tires continued to experience loss of air pressure. After replacing the tires, the failure continued to occur. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The failure mileage was 39,000.

NHTSA ODI 11435502

We purchased the vehicle June 1, 2021. We started hearing a popping noise when being driven. Sometimes it was often and sometimes every now and then. The trax is in the shop as of now. We were told there was a crack in the frame. They said they would weld the area, but it would take time. Car had to be taken apart piece by piece. I asked them what would cause the problem. I was told it was when the car was turned sharply. I have talked to several people and I was told that did not sound right. A sharp turn should not make the frame crack. I wanted the frame changed. They said they would weld it and it supposedly be good as new. I do not feel comfortable driving a vehicle with a welded frame. I think it is a safety risk for me or anyone else to drive it. This our only car we have. They weren't even going to give me a loaner car to use until I made some calls and finally got one. They car is a 2019 and has less than 20,000 miles on it. I don't think this problem should have happened on a car this new.

NHTSA ODI 11427196

The contact owns a 2019 Chevrolet Trax. The contact stated that the brakes failed. When the contact drove at 30 mph, the vehicle in front of the contact made a sudden stop for a vehicle that was making a left turn. The contact engaged the brake pedal and the brake pedal failed to move down to slow the vehicle down, and to bring the vehicle to a complete stop. The contact proceeded and came to a stop when it crashed into the vehicle in the front rear and airbags did not deploy. Seat belts did not lock up. The vehicle was taken to an unknown mechanic. However, the mechanic did not provide the contact a diagnostic for the brake system failure. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 8,200.

NHTSA ODI 11419641

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 CHEVROLET TRAX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PIN IN THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT FRACTURED AND WAS UNABLE TO SECURE AN OCCUPANT WHILE SEATED. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED CAMP CHEVROLET CADILLAC (101 E MONTGOMERY AVE, SPOKANE, WA 99207, (509) 456-7890) HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,389. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ODI 11414926

FOR OVER A YEAR NOW, I HAVE HAVE ISSUES WITH ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. BLUETOOTH RINGING, SCREENS BLACKING OUT, LOCKS UNLOCKING AND LOCKING ALONG WITH CAR STALLING

NHTSA ODI 11404677

MY CAR SMELLS LIKE A STRONG FUME THAT IS WANTING TO KNOCK ME OUT. I PHARMACY SOMETHING IN THE CAR THAT WAS WRAPPED IN FOIL AND THE FOIL STARTED CRACKLING. SINCE THEN IT LOOKS LIKE MY CAR IS PULLING APART, AND THE SUSPENSIONS SHOCKS HAVE GONE OUT. WHEN MAKING TURN IT COMES OFF AS IF THE CAR IS GOING TO BUCKLE UNDER ME.

NHTSA ODI 11404745

ITS SHUT OFF ON ME TWICE. NOW THE RADIO HAS SHUT DOWN BLANK SCREEN. CAME BACK UP AFTER HOUR DRIVING AND SHUT THE CAR DOWN IT CAME BACK UP BUT ITS NOT CLEAR.

NHTSA ODI 11397500

I HAVE LESS THAN 24;000 MILES AND MY FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE IS ALMOST BARE AND PASSENGER FRONT IS NOT MUCH BETTER. I WENT TO SEE ABOUT WARRANTY AND YOU ONLY WARRANTY IT FOR 7500 MILES NOW THE TIRES THAT ARE ON IT ARE DISCONTINUED AND CAN'T GET NOW WHAT'S!? CAN'T AFFORD 4 NEW TIRES. I THINK CHEVY SHOULD HELP ME WITH REPLACING MY TIRES ON MY WONDERFUL TEAS. PLEASE HELP GET THIS GOING. THE TIRES ARE NOT SAFE TO REALLY DRIVE AND BE ON THE ROAD. I BOUGHT A NEW CAR SO I WOULD BE SAFE.

NHTSA ODI 11396382

VEHICLE MAKES A CHIRPING NOISE AT IDLE SPEED NOT MOVING. ONLY HAS 9,000 MILES.

NHTSA ODI 11389538

MY 2019 CHEVY TRAX BOTH STRUT MOUNTS ARE BROKEN ON THE FRONT, THE CAR IS THREE YEARS OLD THIS IS TO YOUNG OF A CAR TO ALREADY HAVE THOSE ISSUES. AND BOTH SIDES.

NHTSA ODI 11382952

THE TIRES HAVE A MANUFACTURE DEFECT ON THEM CAUSING ABNORMAL WEAR, TIRES ARE NEW AND WHEN I TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALER THEY REFUSE TO CHANGE THEM. I REFUSE TO BUY ANOTHER SET DUE TO I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO ON A CAR THAT I REALLY DIDN'T WANT. THE ENGINE IS NOT POWERFUL ENOUGH TO MAINTAIN A SPEED AT 70MPH IT SURGES

NHTSA ODI 11378252

THE STEREO DISPLAY GETS HOT AND IT WANT CONNECT TO MY PHONE. MY PHONE WAS RINGING AND WHEN I PUSH ANSWER IT WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING IT KEPT RINGING LOUDER I THEN PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND OPEN THE DOOR. WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON IF CONTINUED TO DO THE THE SAME AND LOUDER. I THEN WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND TURNED IT ON AGAIN AND IT FINALLY STOPPED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES BOUGHT 3 DIFFERENT PHONES AND STILL DOING THE SAME AS NO PAIRING. THE DEALER SAID THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL GM UPDATES THE HARDWARE FOR THE VEHICLE. SO NOW I CANT USE MY BLUETOOTH ON MY VECHICLE.

NHTSA ODI 11362562

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT ANY NOTICE THE TIRE BLEW OUT. AFTER INSPECTION OF THE TIRE I NOTICED THE INNER WALL OF THE TIRE HAD EXPLODED. THERE WERE NO SHARP OBJECTS AND APPEARED TO BE A SPONTANEOUS BLOW OUT.

NHTSA ODI 11349087

I WAS DRIVING SPEED LIMIT, CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED WITHOUT ENOUGH NOTICE AND I HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITH A LOUD POP AND A CLOUD OF SMOKE POURED OUT FROM THE AIRBAG. MY LEFT FOREARM WAS BURNING AND WHEN I LOOKED AT MY ARM I WATCHED MY SKIN BLISTER WHILE THE SKIN PEELED AWAY. 2ND DEGREE BURN WAS TREATED AT LOCAL URGENT CARE. THE CAR I WAS DRIVING IS A COMPANY VEHICLE OWNED BY MY EMPLOYER.

NHTSA ODI 11338622

I NOTICED THAT MY EXHAUST SMELLED STRONGLY OF HYDROCARBONS SO I EXAMINED AND PHOTOGRAPHED THE DIP STICK AND THE CRANK CASE OIL WAS A DARK BROWN AND SMELLED OF GASOLINE. THE TRAX HAS 3245 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AND MAY HAVE HAD WASTE OIL DUMPED IN IT WHILE MY WIFE AND I WERE ASLEEP IN OUR HOME WITH A GAS PORT.. THERE ARE SIGNS ON THE LOCAL HIGHWAYS OF ENGINE FAILURE SPEWING OIL ON THE ASPHALT AND WEAKENING THE NEWLY PAVED ROADS. *TR

NHTSA ODI 11318187

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 CHEVROLET TRAX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT AN UNKNOWN HIGH RATE OF SPEED, THE BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE AS NEEDED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE DUE TO COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER RIGHT HAND AND HER SON SUFFERED A SEVERE HEADACHE AND BRUISED LEG. THE CONTACT NOR HER SON SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT STATED INHALED ON KNOWN FUMES OR SMOKE. THE OTHER DRIVER DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT COLLISION CENTER AND WAS DESTROYED. THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ODI 11317883

I WAS TRAVELING IN MY CAR ON THE FREEWAY. TRAFFIC CAME TO A DECELERATION VERY QUICKLY AND SUDDENLY. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN IN TIME TO AVOID THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, HOWEVER I WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND. THE DRIVER BEHIND ME MUST HAVE SWERVED ALSO TO TRY TO AVOID HITTING ME DIRECTLY FROM BEHIND. SHE HIT MY REAR DRIVER SIDE. THIS ACTION CAUSED MY CONTROL ARM, STRUT TOWER, ROTOR, WHEEL AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED PARTS TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE. THIS ALSO CONSEQUENTIALLY CAUSED THE BRAKE HOSE TO BE RIPPED FROM THE ASSEMBLY RESULTING IN POOR BRAKE PRESSURE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER WITH HYDRAULIC BRAKES ALONG WITH THE USE OF MY EMERGENCY BRAKE. VERY MINOR INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED FROM THIS INCIDENT, HOWEVER, THE SITUATION COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH. I HAVE NOT EXISTING RECALLS FOR THE PARTS THAT FAILED, HOWEVER, THERE IS A RECALL ON THE FRONT CONTROL ARMS ON THIS VEHICLE.

NHTSA ODI 11317802

IN THE 2ND MAINTENANCE OF THE VEHICLE AT THE AUTHORIZED DEALER THEY INFORMED ME OF A RECALL ON THE FRONT TRAIN, AFTER THIS THE VEHICLE HAS PRESENTED DIFFERENT INCIDENTS, FROM DIFFERENT SOUNDS TO HIGHER FUEL CONSUMPTION, IT DOES NOT RESPOND IN THE SAME WAY WHEN ACCELERATING, THE GUIDE VIBRATES AND IT DOESN'T STOP THE SAME.THIS HAPPENS ON ANY TYPE OF PAVEMENT. CURRENTLY THE VEHICLE HAS 8,500 KILOMETERS AND THE SITUATION HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED AND IS THE THIRD VISIT TO THE WORKSHOP AFTER WHAT HAPPENED. HELP ME PLEASE I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA ODI 11311922

POWER STEERING LOCKS WHEN CAR IS PARKED AND TEMPERATURE DROPS BELOW 30 DEGREES. CAR HAS TO BE WARMED UP FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES AND THEN WHEN THE STEERING RELEASES THERE IS A VERY LOUD RUBBING NOISE.

NHTSA ODI 11311655

I HAVE HAD MY 2019 TRAX FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR NOW AND I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE RADIO THE RADIO IN MY CAR HAS STOPPED WORKING AT LEAST 8 OR 9 TIMES (WHEN I AM DRIVING AND WHEN I AM PARKED. WHEN I BRING IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAY THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT UNLESS IT DOES IT FOR THEM. IT GOES OUT WHILE I AM DRIVING ALL THE TIME FOR 5 TO 10 MINUTES AT A TIME AND TODAY WHEN I WENT TO START IT THE WHOLE DISPLAY SCREEN WAS GRAY AND THEN IT WENT TO BLACK. I COULD HEAR THE STATIONS BUT I HAD NO DISPLAY FOR AT LEAST A 1/2 AN HOUR. I AM REALLY NOT HAPPY WITH THIS PROBLEM AND BECAUSE IT DOES NOT DO IT WHEN I BRING IT TO THE DEALER IT DOES NOT HAPPENED. I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH THIS PROBLEM AND I DO NOT KNOW IF I WILL BY ANOTHER CHEVROLET AGAIN. I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVROLET DIRECT AND THEY TELL ME THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNTIL IT HAPPENS FOR THEM. BAD BUSINESS IF YOU ASK ME!

NHTSA ODI 11311164

CAR WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW AND HAD A MANUFACTURING DEFECT OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLANT LINES LEAKING, TO THE POINT THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT GO FORWARD OR BACKWARDS, THIS PROBLEM WAS FIXED UNDER WARRANTY, AND ALSO THE CAR WILL SURGE FORWARD AT OPERATING TEMPERATURE, MAKING IT HARD TO STOP AT RED LIGHTS, AND IN PANIC STOPS, LIKE MY SON HAD RECENTLY CAUSING A MINOR PARKING LOT ACCIDENT, WHILE THE CAR WAS MOVING AT A VERY LOW SPEED.

NHTSA ODI 11301855

PURCHASED 2019 CHEVROLET TRAX NEW IN JULY. HAS ONLY 5,734 MILES ON IT. IT IS DECEMBER 2 AND JUST FOUND OUT THE HEATER DOES NOT WORK. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP. DEALER SAID HEATER CASE WAS BAD AND NEEDED TWO PARTS TO FIX, BUT THE PARTS ARE ON BACK-ORDER AND SHOULD TAKE 3-4 WEEKS TO COME IN. INTERNET SEARCH REVEALED MANY BUYERS WITH SAME PROBLEM.

NHTSA ODI 11286298

I LEASED A 2019 CHEVY TRAX IN JAN ON THIS YEAR, HAD ABOUT 8,000 MILES ON IT LAST MONTH WHEN THE LOWER CONTROL ARM FAILED WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IT. THERE IS RECALL FOR PREVIOUS YEARS BUT NOT MY VEHICLE FOR THE LOWER CONTROL ARM. LONG STORY SHORT, I FILED AN INQUIRY CASE WITH GM TO WHICH THEY SAID THE ACCIDENT CAUSED THE FAILURE. IN MY OPINION, THE FAILURE CAUSED THE ACCIDENT AND THANK GOD SHE WAS JUST ACCELERATING AT 3 OR 4 MPH FROM A STOP LIGHT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. I AM ATTEMPTING TO GET THIS APPEALED BUT HAVING A HARD TIME, THEY SAID TO GET THE RESULTS OF THEIR INQUIRY I NEEDED TO GET A COURT ORDER.

NHTSA ODI 11282266

2019 CHEVROLET TRAX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TAKATA AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER HAS HAD POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE FOR 103 DAYS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THE PARTS NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. *JS

NHTSA ODI 11279034