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2009 Chevrolet Traverse engine problems

62 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2009 Chevrolet Traverse, which is 11% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
62 11% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
103,000 miles 50 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 1
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2009 Chevrolet Traverse Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 103,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 4 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 5 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 10 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 11 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 8 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 4 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 3 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 3 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 103,000 miles
Based on 50 complaints that include mileage. 20% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles1
20k to 40k miles4
40k to 60k miles5
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles10
100k to 120k miles11
120k to 140k miles8
140k to 160k miles4
160k to 180k miles3
180k to 200k miles3
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 50 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 103,000 miles, and 20% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 fire, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owned a 2009 chevrolet traverse. The contact stated that various warning indicators illuminated. In addition, the warning indicators for the air bags, service engine, and low beam headlights shorted several times. The contact smelled a burning odor near the front of the vehicle several times. The vehicle was repaired several times by the dealer, but the failure recurred. While driving at an unknown speed, a deer crossed the vehicle's path and crashed into the front of the vehicle.

November 2016 CrashFireInjury

My LTZ started shuddering at about 25-30MPH @ around 130,000 miles. Check engine line is on sporadically. If you push the gas harder, it picks up and moves on. This seems to be the problem with many '09 models. There needs to be a recall/fix for this issue. We use this car only for family trips or big grocery trips. I'd hate to get rid of it. Paying $45,000 for a vehicle means it should last for a very long time!

Reported at 130,000 miles, January 2019

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