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2010 Chevrolet Traverse air bags problems

Owners reported air bags problems in 30 complaints for the 2010 Chevrolet Traverse, 3% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
30 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
72,000 miles 22 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
9 and 0
Injuries and deaths
8 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2010 Chevrolet Traverse Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 72,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 7 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 3 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 72,000 miles
Based on 22 complaints that include mileage. 32% 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 miles2
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles7
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles3
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 22 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 72,000 miles, and 32% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 9 crashes, 8 injuries.

What owners wrote

1. Stopped at red light in 2010 chevrolet traverse SUV and rear ended by a nissan frontier pick up truck traveling at a high rate of speed. Driver's seat belt on but driver's head thrown against windshield and then driver's body slammed against the back of the driver's seat which was forced back to a reclining position. Airbag did not deploy. 2. Seat belt failed to prevent driver's head from hitting windshield if it is supposed to in this type of collision. Did the seat back act properly in such a collision?

Reported at 3,600 miles, February 2010 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet traverse. The contact stated that the air bag sensor illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer. The technician cleared the code but the failure recurred. Also, the contact indicated that while traveling approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer who indicated that the engine may need to be replaced. The technician stated that further diagnosis was required. The manufacturer was notified of the failure.

Reported at 54,000 miles, September 2013

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