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2013 Chevrolet Traverse engine problems

46 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2013 Chevrolet Traverse, which is 16% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
46 16% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
89,000 miles 39 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 1
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2013 Chevrolet Traverse Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 89,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 4 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 6 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 10 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 10 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 3 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 89,000 miles
Based on 39 complaints that include mileage. 26% 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 miles4
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles6
80k to 100k miles10
100k to 120k miles10
120k to 140k miles3
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 39 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 89,000 miles, and 26% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 fire.

What owners wrote

I was parking in front of a restaurant- my foot was on the brake and as I came to a stop the engine revved up and the car surged forwarded about 5 feet - The car pushed a pole and blew out the front door and the door frame- all this time my foot was on the brake. If someone was walking in to the restaurant they surly would have been killed. NO warning lamps or lights-I have not taken it to the dealer yet the body shop still has it. There was no police report the accident was on private property.

March 2023 Crash

I purchased this vehicle, 2013 chevy traverse ls on 5/6/2030, a couple weeks after purchasing the vehicle I noticed the transmission slipping, I brought it back three times to sun used cars, all within my warranty period and they could not duplicate the issue, so now they will no longer fix the vehicle, and I am still having issues with it slipping. I think it may be electrical because when it won't shift and you turn it off and back on again it will shift gears.

Reported at 90,000 miles, May 2020

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