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2015 Chevrolet TRAVERSE: complaints, problems and recalls

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

313 owner complaints analyzed

5 distinct recall campaigns

52,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2015 model year. Data snapshot: . 145 complaints include usable failure mileage.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Air Bags is the most frequently named component, appearing in 160 of 313 complaints (51.1%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Steering behavior299.3%
Transmission and shifting216.7%
Braking behavior175.4%
Electrical and battery issues175.4%
Engine operation61.9%
Fuel system concerns20.6%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Air Bags
160
Engine
37
Electrical System
27
Steering
26
Unknown Or Other
23
Electronic Stability Control (Esc)
22
Vehicle Speed Control
21
Power Train
20
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Air Bags160
Engine37
Electrical System27
Steering26
Unknown Or Other23
Electronic Stability Control (Esc)22
Vehicle Speed Control21
Power Train20

Air Bags: 160; Engine: 37; Electrical System: 27; Steering: 26; Unknown Or Other: 23; Electronic Stability Control (Esc): 22; Vehicle Speed Control: 21; Power Train: 20

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
32
25,000 to 49,999
37
50,000 to 74,999
40
75,000 to 99,999
17
100,000 to 149,999
15
150,000 and above
4
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,00032
25,000 to 49,99937
50,000 to 74,99940
75,000 to 99,99917
100,000 to 149,99915
150,000 and above4

Under 25,000: 32; 25,000 to 49,999: 37; 50,000 to 74,999: 40; 75,000 to 99,999: 17; 100,000 to 149,999: 15; 150,000 and above: 4

50,000 to 74,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (40). 168 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2015
12
2016
11
2017
16
2018
32
2019
39
2020
24
2021
20
2022
9
2023
83
2024
48
2025
13
2026
6
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
201512
201611
201716
201832
201939
202024
202120
20229
202383
202448
202513
20266

2015: 12; 2016: 11; 2017: 16; 2018: 32; 2019: 39; 2020: 24; 2021: 20; 2022: 9; 2023: 83; 2024: 48; 2025: 13; 2026: 6

Pattern summary

Air Bags leads the component reports. Steering behavior appears in 29 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 21 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 17 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Examples from the source records

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10694245 · 2015-03-14 (March 14, 2015)

CONDENSATION FORMING IN THE HEADLIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS PRODUCING A FOGGY APPEARANCE RESTRICTING THE ABILITY OF THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 12 miles reported. Look up ODI 10694245 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10703003 · 2015-03-31 (March 31, 2015)

WHEN MAKING A SHARP LEFT TURN IN A PARKING LOT THE CAR STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS DOWN A SLOPE. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE WAS NO LONGER RUNNING. PLACED FOOT ON BRAKE TO STOP VEHICLE FROM ROLLING BACK WARDS AND PUT TRANSMISSION INTO PARK. PUT TRANSMISSION BACK INTO DRIVE AND FOUND THAT CAR WAS DEAD. PUT INTO PARK TURNED KEY TO OFF WAITED A SECOND AND TURNED KEY TO START ENGINE AND IT RESTARTED. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 131 miles reported. Look up ODI 10703003 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10733590 · 2015-07-13 (July 13, 2015)

ONE OF THE TIRES ON MY NEW CHEVY TRAVERSE WENT FLAT AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED BECAUSE IT WASN'T A PUNCTURE HOLE. I WAS TOLD IT WAS MORE OF A TEAR AND WHEN I LOOKED AT THE TIRE THE SPLIT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS A CONTINUATION FROM THE PART OF THE TIRE THAT HAS THE TREAD LINE. I FIND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS TIRE AND EVEN THOUGH MY TIRE WAS MANUFACTURED A FEW MONTHS PAST THE RECALL DATE (13TH WEEK, 2015 YEAR), MY VEHICLE IS FROM THE SAME PLANT AND THE TIRE SIZE IS THE EXACT TIRE--GOODYEAR FORTERA P255/65R18 109S. I DO …

Owner-reported narrative. 2,400 miles reported. Look up ODI 10733590 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10746584 · 2015-08-05 (August 5, 2015)

I WAS DRIVING MY 2015 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE AT 30 MPH AT 11 PM. MY STABILITRAK LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS ENGINE LIGHT. I LOST POWER AND STOPPED IN AN UNLIT, BUSY INTERSECTION. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE. FORTUNATELY NO CARS HIT ME. I ROLLED INTO A SMALL DITCH AND STOPPED. IF I STEPPED ON THE GAS, NOTHING REALLY HAPPENED. I SHUT CAR OFF AND LOOKED IN OWNERS MANUAL WHERE IT SAID TO START CAR UP AGAIN. I DID AND THEN IT WORKED. I DROVE TO CAR DEALER NEXT DAY AND THEY KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WAS GOING ON AS I GOT OUT OF MY CAR THEY SAID THEY WOULD…

Owner-reported narrative. 13,450 miles reported. Look up ODI 10746584 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10758638 · 2015-08-23 (August 23, 2015)

WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL, WITHOUT WARNING THE LIGHTS IN THE DASH, WENT OUT. THE LIGHTS IN THE CENTER DAS CONSOLE (FOR RADIO, ETC) WNET OUT. ALL INTERIOR LIUGHT WERE OUT. THIS LASTED FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 MINUTES. I COULD NOT SIGNAL TO TURN, I DID NOT HAVE ANY WAY TO DETERMINE MY VEHICLE SPEED OR ANYTHING ABOUT THE OPERATING SYSTEM OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER ABOUT THREE MINUTES ALL LIGHT CAME BACK ON. THIS HAS HAPPENDED TWICE IN A PERIOD OF APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS SINCE I LEASED THE VEHICLE ON 07/25/2015.

Owner-reported narrative. 57 miles reported. Look up ODI 10758638 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10778251 · 2015-09-28 (September 28, 2015)

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2015 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE 2LT IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE AT THE SPEED LIMIT. THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY SHOOK SIDE TO SIDE SEVERAL TIMES, THEN SHUT OFF ENGINE POWER ABRUPTLY AND LURCHED FORWARD AND BACK 5 TIMES HARD ENOUGH TO THROW HER INTO THE SEAT BELT. ABOUT THE LURCHING, SHE SAID IT WAS LIKE THE CAR WAS TRYING TO BRAKE TO A STOP. SHE HAD A WHOLE DASHBOARD FULL OF LIGHTS, AND SHE SAW A STATUS MESSAGE IN PLACE OF THE ODOMETER THAT SAID SOMETHING ABOUT THE TRACTION CONTROL TURNING OFF. SHE WAS IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE WITHOUT ANY SHO…

Owner-reported narrative. 10,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10778251 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10787989 · 2015-11-03 (November 3, 2015)

I HAVE A 2015 CHEVY TRAVERSE WITH 13,000 MILES. I WAS IN A NEIGHBORHOOD AFTER REVERSING OUT OF THE PARKING SPOT AND DRIVING DOWN A SHORT STEEP HILL. I WANTED TO TURN AND TRIED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT IT WAS NOT IN THE PROPER LOCATION. I GLIDED, PUT IN NEUTRAL AND PRESSED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. IT WAS AT NIGHT AND I DID NOT SEE THE LOCATION OF THE BRAKE PEDAL OTHER THAN THAT IT WAS WHERE IT SHOULD BE. I PUT IN PARK AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND THE BRAKE PEDAL APPEARED TO BE IN THE CORRECT POSITION AND WORKING. I HAD …

Owner-reported narrative. 13,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10787989 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10790113 · 2015-11-13 (November 13, 2015)

IN 1 MONTH 4 INCIDENTS THAT I LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING, 3XS ON MAIN STREET, ONCE ON HIGHWAY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED FOR A MOMENT THEN SHUT OFF. DURING THE LAST 2XS VEHICLE WAS SHAKING. DURING THE 3X, STABILITRAK LIGHTS CAME ON. ALL TIMES, I PULLED OVER (THANKFULLY NO ACCIDENT), SHUT CAR OFF THEN RESTART. UPON 3X DEALERSHIP REPLACED PLUGS AND COILS, THEN HAD 4TH INCIDENT. DEALERSHIP SAYS NO CODES AND CANNOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM. CAR IS GOING BACK IN TODAY FOR ADDITIONAL DIAGNOSTICS. VEHICLE IS LEASED AND JUST GOT TO 1 YEAR AND 12K MILES (1…

Owner-reported narrative. 11,943 miles reported. Look up ODI 10790113 at NHTSA ↗

Recall history

5 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

15V044000 · Tires

Reported: 2015-01-28 (January 28, 2015)

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Buick Enclave vehicles manufactured December 9, 2014, to January 14, 2015, 2015 Chevrolet Traverse vehicles manufactured December 9, 2014, to January 20, 2015, and 2015 GMC Acadia vehicles manufactured December 9, 2014, to January 16, 2015, and all equipped with Goodyear P255/65R18 Fortera HL tires. These vehicles are equipped with tires that may experience tread cracking. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 110, "Tire Selection and Rims and Motor Home/Recreation Vehicle Trailer Load Carrying Capacity Information for Motor Vehicles with a GVWR of 4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds) or Less."

Consequence: If the tire treads crack, a loss of tire pressure and possible tire failure may result, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the tires that were manufactured within a specific date range, free of charge. The rec all began on March 9, 2015. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-521-7300 (Buick), 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), or 1-800-462-8782 (GMC). GM's number for this recall is 15025/15067. Note: This recall is for Goodyear P255/65R18 Fortera HL tires installed as original equipment. For tires that were purchased as replacement equipment, see recall 15T-002.

NHTSA campaign record ↗
21V246000 · Air Bags:Critical Fasteners

Reported: 2021-04-08 (April 8, 2021)

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2010-2015, 2017 Buick Enclave, 2010-2019 Chevrolet Traverse, and 2011-2016 GMC Acadia vehicles. The side curtain air bags may not be properly attached.

Consequence: Unsecured side curtain air bags may not perform as intended, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, realign or replace the weld nuts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 24, 2021. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N202321200.

NHTSA campaign record ↗
21V782000 · Air Bags:Frontal:Driver Side:Inflator Module | Air Bags:Frontal

Reported: 2021-10-07 (October 7, 2021)

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2008-2017 Buick Enclave and 2013-2017 Chevrolet Traverse vehicles. The driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment, due to a manufacturing defect.

Consequence: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: Dealers will replace the driver's air bag module, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters were mailed on November 3, 2021. Owner notification letters were mailed on January 10, 2022. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N212349040.

NHTSA campaign record ↗
22V246000 · Air Bags:Frontal:Driver Side:Inflator Module

Reported: 2022-04-14 (April 14, 2022)

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015 Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse and GMC Acadia vehicles. The driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment, due to a manufacturing defect.

Consequence: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: Dealers will replace the drivers air bag module, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 23, 2023. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300; Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N222366190.

NHTSA campaign record ↗
23V334000 · Air Bags:Frontal:Driver Side:Inflator Module

Reported: 2023-05-10 (May 10, 2023)

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2014-2017 Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse, and GMC Acadia vehicles. The driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment, due to a manufacturing defect.

Consequence: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: Dealers will replace the driver's air bag module, free of charge. GM began mailing final owner letters February 23, 2024 and will continue mailing through December 2025. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N232404980.

NHTSA campaign record ↗