2015 Chevrolet Traverse problems
NHTSA has received 422 complaints about the 2015 Chevrolet Traverse, and 39% of them involve air bags. Next are engine (9%) and electrical system (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 422 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 39% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 15 and 7
- Injuries and deaths
- 15 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 50,000 miles 218 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 | 49 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 31 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 50 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 48 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 15 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 12 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 6 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 5 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 218 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 50,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 69,000 miles (38 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 15 complaints mention a crash; 7 complaints mention a fire; 15 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2015 ranks 11th most-complained-about out of 18 model years of the Chevrolet Traverse with enough data (214 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 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.
My vehicle was in motion going 40 MPH on the I-17 freeway and was rear ended by a vehicle going approximately 65 MPH upon impact all side curtain airbags and driver seat airbags were deployed after driver and front passengers were thrown forward during the accident upon our bodies being thrown back against the seats the seats both fell into recline positions on top of our two children in the center row bucket seats.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 chevrolet traverse. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact stated that there was an abnormal electrical smoke odor. The contact stated that the check engine warning lights and other warning lights were illuminated. The contact became nauseous but no medical attention was required.
Car wreck damage impact by other driver hit head front of vehicle, caused drivers and passenger side doors to not open, airbags did not deploy!
AC started blowing hot air at 36k miles. Was sitting still in park when I noticed. My girls were crying and I got out and checked the rear vents. Sure enough, hot air. Front AC blows cold, but rear blows hot air and when it's 90+ degrees out and my 3 daughters are in the back sweating, one a newborn, I think that's pretty hazardous. You can't leave someone in a vehicle with the air off, let alone blowing hot air in the middle of full blown summer.
While driving, the dash of the traverse will flicker on and off. When this happens, the headunit will restart and flash a couple times before staying on. The back up camera will also turn on randomly, while in motion. When the dash flickers to off, I am not able to use my blinker or see my mileage.