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2011 Chevrolet Traverse electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 67 complaints for the 2011 Chevrolet Traverse, 7% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
67 7% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
77,000 miles 55 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 2
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2011 Chevrolet Traverse Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 77,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 9 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 8 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 9 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 7 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 5 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 11 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 3 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 77,000 miles
Based on 55 complaints that include mileage. 35% 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 miles9
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles8
60k to 80k miles9
80k to 100k miles7
100k to 120k miles5
120k to 140k miles11
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles3
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 55 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 77,000 miles, and 35% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 fires, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

My wife returned from the dealership after receiving an oil change and tire rotation. She parked the car in the driveway at the house and exited the vehicle. After about 10 minutes my family got in the vehicle. I smelled a burning odor while walking to the vehicle. My wife cranked the vehicle and immediately there was white smoke coming from under the hood. I opened the hood and there was a fire burning in the engine compartment. We got the family out of the car and I grabbed a water hose and put the flames out.

Reported at 22,170 miles, June 2013 Fire

Wipers stop working when the left signal turn was activated, wipers would restart when left signal was turn off and in the neutral position. When driving wipers would periodically stop working and would return to functioning when left wiper was partially activated and not pushed down completely. Vehicle was in motion.

Reported at 140,000 miles, April 2017

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