Engine complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2009 Chevrolet Traverse has 33 NHTSA engine complaints and 0 engine-related recalls.
33
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 2022 | ENGINE | I bought my car and not even a month later I was driving off the interstate and it shut down on me. ... |
| Apr 1, 2021 | ENGINE | Both catalytic converters are bad and the vehicle only has 89k miles |
| Nov 8, 2019 | ENGINE | HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY TRAVERSE HAD IT ABOUT A YEAR AND SINCE I HAVE IT REPLACED THE STARTER. COOLA... |
| Jul 25, 2019 | ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT APPL... |
| May 16, 2019 | ENGINE | I WAS DRIVING AND MY CAR QUIT RUNNING. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND IT WAS THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE. I HA... |
| Jan 19, 2019 | ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. THE VEHIC... |
| Jul 1, 2018 | ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ENGINE SEIZED AND THE CHEC... |
| Dec 4, 2017 | ENGINE | THE TIMING CHAIN HAS BEEN AN ISSUE NOW TWICE ON THIS CAR. I PURCHASED THE CAR AT 51,000 MILES. IN JA... |
| Nov 8, 2017 | ENGINE | MERGING ONTO HIGHWAY. ENGINE MISFIRING RESULTING IN VIOLENT SHAKING OF VEHICLE AND LOSS OF POWER IN ... |
| Oct 20, 2017 | ENGINE | OUR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND OUR VEHICLE STARTED MISFIRING AFTER WE TOOK IT TO DEALER AND TH... |
| Sep 1, 2017 | ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE ... |
| Mar 15, 2017 | ENGINE | THIS IS IN REFERENCE TO THE GM TIMING CHAIN PROBLEM SPECIAL WARRANTY COVERAGE # 11340. I BROUGHT MY... |
| Feb 13, 2017 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND A WARNI... |
| Dec 21, 2016 | ENGINE | TWICE IN THE PAST 11 MONTHS I HAVE HAD CYLINDER COIL FAILURES WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS A... |
| Nov 23, 2016 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN | 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION AFTER RECALL INSPEC... |
| Oct 17, 2016 | ENGINE | WELL MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON FREEWAY WITH OUR KIDS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN TH... |
| May 3, 2016 | ENGINE | UNEXPLAINED/EXCESSIVE OIL USAGE, VEHICLE IS NOT LEAKING OR BURNING OIL. |
| Mar 2, 2015 | ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHUTTERED WHILE ... |
| Mar 2, 2015 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 2/12/2014:CAR WOULD NOT START IN DRIVEWAY -TOWED TO JPCHEVROLET: CONTROL MODULE FUSE BLOWN;REPLACED ... |
| Feb 18, 2015 | ENGINE | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 62 MPH, THE ... |