2014 Chevrolet Traverse problems
NHTSA has received 884 complaints about the 2014 Chevrolet Traverse, and 29% of them involve air bags. Next are electrical system (14%) and engine (14%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 884 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 29% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 11 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 22 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 67,000 miles 509 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 78 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 48 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 71 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 116 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 96 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 44 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 21 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 23 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 5 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 6 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 509 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 67,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 68,000 miles (71 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 11 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 22 injuries reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 93% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2014 ranks 3rd most-complained-about out of 18 model years of the Chevrolet Traverse with enough data (442 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 7 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 chevrolet traverse. While driving 45 MPH, the contact crashed into the rear passenger quarter panel of a honda accord. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The air bags did not deploy. The contact sustained neck and back injuries, which did not require medical attention. The two occupants of the honda sustained unknown injuries, which required medical attention at the scene. A police report was filed.
The contact owned a 2014 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact stated that while driving at 55 MPH, an 18-wheeler driving at 65 MPH crashed into the front-end driver's side. The vehicles came to a stop upon impact.There was no property damage. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact vehicle was towed to a tow yard. No warning lights were illuminated. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact seated in the driver's seat, and her grandson, seated in the rear passenger seat, were both injured.
I was driving the chevy traverse on a 1 way street at about 35 MPH..when suddenly without warning the car lerched to the left..driver had 0 control over the steering of the vehicle...the car drove us head on into an oak tree..the only reason we were not killed is that the airbags deployed or I would not be typing this now...while researching this I found many other traverses that were also built in virginia and had the same problem..I also know GM was class actioned sued for this issue in 2012...need to be sued…
I have been driving and my driver side headlight will randomly shut off and sometimes come back on. My driver side control for the passenger side window has stopped working, the passenger side can only be rolled down by the passenger side control. Front passenger side tire keeps deflating with for no reason there is nothing in the tire to make a hole but the tire keeps losing pressure. For the tire it is anytime if the car is moving or if it is stopped.
The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact stated that while driving at 30 MPH, the warning message " Service Air Bag" illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the front passenger’s seat wiring connector had failed and needed to be bypassed. The dealer advised the contact that he would be responsible for half of the cost of the repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 109,760.