Chevrolet Traverse Complaints (2025)

172 consumer complaints on file.

#11686815September 12, 2025
SERVICE BRAKES
The ABS break service warning appeared in the info screen. I have less than 3000 miles on it. The dealer said the car should not be driven. They had to order the parts, Master Cylinder, reservoir kit, etc. They also said there was a GM Bulletin on this issue.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11686171September 10, 2025
STRUCTURE:BODY
The antenna cover (shark fin) on the roof of the vehicle detached while driving and flew off. Looking at the piece that flew off, the clips that are made to clip in and keep it attached to the roof broke off somehow and seemed to be very weak where some were still attached. The safety of other vehicles are put at risk by it being unexpected flying debris and could potentially hit a vehicle/motorcycle following behind or debris is the roadway. My dealer specifically has not seen many, but when researching online, it’s is a very common issue with the 2024 and 2025 Chevrolet Traverse. My vehicle was brought to my dealership and a person from the body shop will attempt to attach it back for a temporary fix until the issue can be resolved and not have to pay hundreds of dollars for something that the vehicle owner had no control over breaking. There was no warning of this attachment breaking off, nor should it be something that a vehicle owner should have to worry about replacing six months in of purchasing a brand new vehicle.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11686031September 9, 2025
SERVICE BRAKES, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
Master cylinder needing replaced confirmed by dealer. ABS. Traction control forward emergency braking system service lights appear on dash and the systems are disabled saying service soon. Adaptive cruise control disabled super cruise disabled.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11685937September 9, 2025
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES
Master cylinder went out with only 5400 miles
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11684792September 3, 2025
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
The contact owns a 2025 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 45 MPH through a green light, another vehicle failed to yield at 50 MPH for a red light due to being impaired, causing a collision in which the contact’s vehicle was T-boned. No warning lights were illuminated before the crash. The front and side curtain air bags failed to deploy. The contact reported that no injuries were immediately sustained, and no medical attention was provided at the scene. However, the contact was later transported to a local emergency facility and diagnosed with a back injury. A police report was filed.. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the air bags, service brakes, and battery of the vehicle had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, and a case was opened. The failure mileage was approximately 13,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11684618September 2, 2025
SERVICE BRAKES
Went out for lunch and the following warning lights popped up on my dash, "Brake", the ABS light was lit up, service brake assist and service ESC all popped up. Had my truck towed to lexington park chevy because it said it was not safe to drive
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11684481September 2, 2025
SERVICE BRAKES
Normal evening running errands and brake pedal went to the floor, unable to stop and starting rolling into oncoming traffic. Put transmission in Park, then reverse to get out the main highway and back to the service road, car would continue to roll. Service ESC, Service Brake Assist, Engine light and more popped up on dash. Vehicle had to get towed. This could have been a very dangerous situation. Being told the Master Cylinder needs to be replaced. Part is ordered with no delivery date.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11683319August 27, 2025
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
The roof-mounted antenna (shark fin style) detached from my 2025 Chevrolet Traverse (approx mileage:7,500) during normal use. This should not occur on a new vehicle, and I have seen multiple other owners of the same model year reporting the same issue. If the antenna were to detach while driving, it could create a safety hazard to other vehicles on the road. My vehicle is scheduled for dealer inspection, but I believe this should be documented as a potential defect.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11683053August 26, 2025
STRUCTURE:BODY
While driving with the front windows all the way up and the back windows all the way down at 60mph or higher the door panels vibrate real bad like they want pop off from the frame of the car, which is unacceptable. You should be able to drive with windows how you want to in you vehicle without your door vibrating like they want to pop off.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11683011August 25, 2025
SERVICE BRAKES
When putting my vehicle in park it jumps forward about 1 foot. This happen about 70% of the time when I shift into park. Also, my vehicle will brake randomly while driving. This happened one time on the freeway where my car came to a complete stop, luckily there was no one driving close behind me. More often this occurs while backing out of my driveway. My vehicle is available for inspection at any time. These problems are concerning because if my car jumps forward after being placed in park, I could potentially hit a vehicle parked in front of me or a person walking by. The braking while driving is very scary, especially since I was on the freeway and it could've possibly resulted in a serious accident. I took my vehicle to the dealership, and they had it for several days. When I picked it up, I was told that they were unable to recreate the issue of the car jumping forward. Regarding the braking while driving I was told that "a bulletin had been issued for this problem but since there is currently no fix, we advise the safety features be turned off." The mechanic then went on to say, "I'm unable to turn these features off because it would be a liability, but I can show you how." I spoke to the head of the service department the next day because I am scared to drive my young children around in this vehicle and was told that the braking sensors are just sensitive. At this point I'm not driving the car for safety reasons. No messages come on when the vehicle jumps forward after parking. When the vehicle brakes completely while driving I've seen the message saying once "obstacle detected" but other times I've been so startled I don't look at the dash, I'm more worried about getting hit in that moment. I did notice my seat vibrate every time this has happened. This all began shortly after buying my vehicle in February 2025.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11682875August 25, 2025
SERVICE BRAKES, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
Suddenly with just over 8300 miles on the vehicle, lights for ABS, traction control, forward collision and parking brake all came on. The brake pedal started to feel spongy on the way to the dealership. The dealership replaced the master cylinder under warranty.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11682788August 25, 2025
SERVICE BRAKES, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
Car had Service brake assist warning along with 3 or lights on dadhboard. I was told master brake cylinder needs replacing
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11682746August 24, 2025
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
We purchased this 2025 Chevy Traverse on 6-13-2025. The dash goes dark/blank thus not allowing me to know the speed, amount of gas nor any information on the driving including driver assist measurements. I have taken the car in twice with no satisfaction. I received it back on Friday - 8/22/2025 and within 3 miles the screen was blank again. This makes the vehicle unsafe and dangerous.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11682587August 23, 2025
SERVICE BRAKES
Took my Traverse through a car wash and when putting the vehicle from Neutral to Drive, a slew of lights turned on (ABS, traction control, check engine light). Car will be evaluated this coming week but all signs are pointing to the brake module and master cylinder as seen all over the internet and Reddit. This is a serious, common issue with GM vehicles and something needs to be done asap about this.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11682183August 21, 2025
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I purchased a 2025 Chevy Traverse in April 2025. The car had under 1056 miles on it. I was in another state 325 miles away from home when lights came on in the car. The PARK brake came on, the ABS light came on and a few others. The alert said, Service ESC, and service Brake Assist. What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? We did research online and there were 33 other complaints from people with similar complaints. They reported that it was a master cylinder part and the dealers don’t have the part in stock. It could take up to two weeks for the part. How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? My safety and my husband’s safety were at risk because we had to drive the car home. Our lives were at risk if the brakes failed. We took it to Key Motors a Chevy dealership in S. Burlington, VT. He said they would have to diagnose it themselves and the part could take two weeks or more. We cut our vacation short and could not stay in VT that long. We are elderly and did not have enough medicine, not to mention the cost of hotels. The VT dealer said without the computer, the car defaults to the driver like a 1980’s car. We took our chances and drove it home. Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? No, but many people online have complained of the same problem. Has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? We had it towed to our local dealership, Bob Johnson Chevrolet. They just sent us a bill for $214 for certified multi point vehicle inspection. I still don’t know what problem. Onstar diagnosed it as ABS braking and stability diagnostic code; an issue has been detected in the Antilock Braking System. Were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear? No other warnings or symptoms before messages appeared.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11682014August 20, 2025
SERVICE BRAKES, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
Four weeks after purchasing the vehicle the anti-lock brakes light, traction control and forward collision lights all came on. I took it to the dealership and was told this is a known issue with the master cylinder. My car was there for 13 weeks.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11681821August 20, 2025
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
This vehicle had 19500miles on it when we picked it up at the airport rental agency. It was 2WD model. We used it for 2200 miles on a family vacation and 95% of this was interstate highways. Smooth road surfaces. The travel conditions were sunny hot, dry. There were 6 passengers and a decent amount of luggage. Rear cargo area still had foot or more of space though so it was not stuffed like for a beach trip. At one point after getting on the highway from on ramp, there was a horrible sound. It got louder and louder quickly and caused us to panic. My husband looked in all the mirrors. He said it sounded like a Peterbilt semi was barreling down on our ass. But there was none in the mirrors. He quickly let off the gas pedal during this and the sound went away. As we sped up again though, it did the same thing and this time even louder. Starting around 72mph. Something was resonating in the body or powertrain of the car and it seemed like it was about to come apart! We did a check quickly, all of the windows were completely up, the AC was on. The radio was off. He slowed back down, the sound went away. But for 3rd time of trying to reach 75mph, the whomping sound came back and was so intense, it was debilitating and he almost could not hear me talking. We didn't know what to do. He braked immediately to pull off to the side. On a busy highway. After we stopped he got out to look at the tires but we did not a have tire pressure gage. They seemed perfectly normal. He looked under car, in wheel wells, opened the hood with the engine running, shook the car from side to side. Nothing was found loose or hanging down. After this, we could hear the same type of sound at 54mph, 60mph, and between 72-77mph , it all came down to what RPM and gear the transmission was in. This seems like a total design flaw in the chassis or power train. We told the rental agency that no one should be using or buying this car until the issue was fixed.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11681631August 19, 2025
SERVICE BRAKES
We have. 2025 Chevy Traverse that we bought 10 days ago and it has 597 miles. I stopped at a location turned off the car. When I got back in to leave and turned it on, The brake light came on, and brake light, collision light, service ESC and service brakes light. Apparently there are 4 or more GM cars in the dealership service department for over a month waiting for the part to fix this issue. The car is currently in the service department of the dealership we bought it from 10 days ago with no known date of fixing due to the national back order on parts.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11681565August 19, 2025
SERVICE BRAKES
On 8/11/2025 the brakes failed and the brake petal went all the way down. The check engine light came on as well as the ABS, traction control, front collision lights. The service ESC and service brake assist came on as well. It’s in the shop and needs a new brake master cylinder.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11681520August 19, 2025
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
8/4/25 Vehicle was pulling from side road to main highway when lights and warnings came on dash cluster. brakes were very soft and not very responsive, car was slowed down on its own. Was able to pull into a driveway and take photos of some of the messages. One said service traction control, one said service ASC, and one said ‘brake assist fail, press hard to brake, speed reduced. After restarting car all was normal. 8/11/25. Sitting in some morning traffic and all the same messages came up and brakes were soft again. Was able to keep some distance between myself and other cars until I could get off the road. Immediately made an appointment for dealership service. After restarting car, all was normal again. Took car to dealership at appointed time and they kept it for a week and only did test drives to try and recreate problem. When they couldn’t they returned the vehicle to me with nothing done but clearing codes and checking for updates. This is unacceptable. I am hauling my precious grandchildren in a brand new vehicle that could have a braking failure at any time. Obviously braking failures can cost lives. There is a GM service bulletin for this exact problem in December 2024 (N242482170) requesting the master cylinder should be replaced. This service bulletin doesn’t extend to the 2025 Traverse model and it should as the problems are exactly the same. I hope this can be resolved. I’m very uneasy driving now and just keep wondering when this will happen again and how bad it could be.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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