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2012 Chevrolet Traverse wipers, windshield & visibility problems

18 complaints about wipers, windshield & visibility have been filed for the 2012 Chevrolet Traverse, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
18 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
94,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 2012 Chevrolet Traverse Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 94,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 0 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 3 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 94,000 miles
Based on 13 complaints that include mileage. 23% 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 miles0
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles3
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 13 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 94,000 miles, and 23% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the wipers, windshield & visibility complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

2012 chevrolet traverse. Consumer states several issues with vehicle to include windows and seat issues *tgw the consumer stated if the middle row passenger windows were partially rolled down, they would vibrate and make a horrible noise ash she accelerated and exceeded 30 MPH. The panel between each of the side and rear windows was extremely large and provided a major blind spot on both sides of the vehicle particularly when backing up or changing lanes.

January 2012

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet traverse. On several occasions, while driving in inclement weather, the windshield wipers failed to operate as intended. The contact stated that the wiper arm nut loosened and prevented the windshield wipers from operating normally. The contact was able to tighten the wiper arm nut, but the failure recurred several times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 12v151000 (visibility).

Reported at 58,000 miles, April 2017

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