Model years Chevrolet Traverse
2017 Chevrolet Traverse
This year drew an ordinary 360 complaints for a Chevrolet Traverse — the model's median is 291. What they were about is the unusual part: 46.9% of them mention bags however, against 0.2% across the other years of this generation.
Last year of its generation. This Chevrolet Traverse ran from 2009 to 2017, so it had the whole run for its faults to be found and fixed. Last years are usually the most sorted of a generation.
NHTSA opened a defect investigation into this model year.
| Complaints filed | 360 |
|---|---|
| Median for this model | 291 |
| Involving a crash | 13 |
| Involving a fire | 2 |
| Recalls | 3 |
| NHTSA crash rating | 5/5 |
| EPA combined | 17.5 mpg |
What the complaints were about
- bags however — 46.9% of this year's complaints, against 0.2% across the other years of this generation (234.7×).
- confirms — 42.2% of this year's complaints, against 0.1% across the other years of this generation (211.1×).
- vin tool — 42.2% of this year's complaints, against 0.1% across the other years of this generation (211.1×).
Words owners used for the same problem are counted together, so a fault written four different ways is measured once. Grouped by which complaints they appear in, not by a list anyone wrote in advance.
What owners wrote
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 local dealer was contacted…
The contract 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 manufactur…
Verbatim from NHTSA complaint filings, with identifying details removed.
Recalls for this year
- 21V782000 AIR BAGS Fixed free of charge.
- 21V246000 AIR BAGS Fixed free of charge.
- 23V334000 AIR BAGS Fixed free of charge.
How this was worked out
Every year of the Chevrolet Traverse was compared against its own history rather than against other cars, which removes popularity and age from the answer — a common car draws more complaints at equal reliability, and an older one has had longer to accumulate them. A year is flagged when it drew at least 2.5× this model's median and at least 50 complaints.
This is a fault record, not a review. Nobody files a federal complaint to say the car was fine, so it shows what tends to go wrong — not whether owners liked it, and not whether it is a good car.
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls and investigations, retrieved . Look this vehicle up directly on NHTSA's site to check anything here.
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