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vehicle
2009 / chevrolet / traverse
known issues
6 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-20)
complaints
448 on file (2009-02-27 → 2026-01-18)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
39 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
Transmission wave-plate failure and gear slippagePOWER TRAIN26 complaints2015-03 → 2023-08traverse-2009-transmission-wave-plate-failure
10920101 WHILE DRIVING OUR 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE, LT, BACK FROM VACATION, WE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN HIGH RPM RATE WHILE NOTICING A DECREASE IN ACCELERATION. TOOK VEHICLE TO A TRANSMISSION REPAIR CENTER
10704855 VEHICLE BEGAN SHIFTING ROUGH. WOULD NOT SHIFT HIGHER THAN 4TH GEAR ON OPEN ROAD. VEHICLE HAS BAD HESITATION IN REVERSE. RECEIVED COPY OF GM'S SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THE WAVE PLATE FAILURE IN THESE VEHICLES ON APRIL 9, 2015
11310633 2009 TRAVERSE FWD AT 75000MI, TRANSMISSION WAVE PLATE FAILURE. UPON DIAGNOSIS, FOUND PRESSURE PLATE BUTTONS DETERIORATED, AND WAVE PLATE BROKEN
Power liftgate failing to stay openSTRUCTURE9 complaints2015-09 → 2018-01traverse-2009-power-liftgate-failure
10809708 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE LIFTGATE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000
10780597 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHEN THE POWER LIFTGATE WAS OPENED, IT JERKED AND SLAMMED BACK DOWN AND ALMOST STRUCK THE CONTACT'S HEAD. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS
10762281 AFTER OPENING THE LIFT GATE MY WIFE WAS HIT IN THE HEAD WHEN THE LIFT GATE CAME DOWN AND HIT HER . I ORDERED NEW STRUTS THINKING THIS WAS THE PROBLEM . AFTER REPLACING THE STRUTS , THE LIFT GATE STILL FALLS WITHOUT WARNING
Power steering loss during low-speed turnsSTEERING63 complaints2015-03 → 2023-04traverse-2009-power-steering-loss-low-speed
10876901 SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED LOSS OF POWER STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS. TURNING THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEEDS SUDDENLY BECOMES VERY, VERY DIFFICULT AS VEHICLE'S POWER STEERING ASSIST STOPS WORKING WITH NO WARNING
10906006 POWER STEERING COMPLETELY FAILS WHEN MAKING LOW SPEED TURNS (EX. INTO A PARKING SPACE, AT AN INTERSECTION...ETC.). STEERING GETS VERY STIFF THAT AT TIMES I CANNOT COMPLETE THE TURN
11006058 THERE IS LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST WHEN TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS. IT IS UNSAFE AS THE VEHICLE BECOMES HARD TO STEER WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT
11065874 THE TIMING CHAIN HAS BEEN AN ISSUE NOW TWICE ON THIS CAR. I PURCHASED THE CAR AT 51,000 MILES. IN JANUARY OF 2015 I GOT THE TIMING CHAIN REPLACED. IN DECEMBER OF 2017 AS I WAS DRIVING THE CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN WHILE ON A BUSY ROAD AND SHUT DOWN
11217537 I WAS DRIVING AND MY CAR QUIT RUNNING. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND IT WAS THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE. I HAVEN'T HAD THIS CAR A YEAR YET AND THIS HAPPENS. IT'S NOT RIGHT IT SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE ENGINES
10967358 THIS IS IN REFERENCE TO THE GM TIMING CHAIN PROBLEM SPECIAL WARRANTY COVERAGE # 11340. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE INTO THE SHOP AND THEY SAID IT'S OVER ON MILEAGE TO GET IT FIXED UNDER THE COVERAGE
Stabilitrak fault with sudden loss of engine powerVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)17 complaints2015-06 → 2026-01traverse-2009-stabilitrak-power-loss
11012439 IN MOTION ON HIGHWAY UPHILL THE STABILITY TRACK, REDUCE ENGINE POWER WENT ON. SUDDENLY LOST POWER FROM 70MPH TO BARELY 40 MPH. IMMEDIATELY HAD TO PULL OVER ON HIGHWAY EMERGENCY LANE
10760159 WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, MY 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AND HAD TO PULL OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND A MESSAGE ON THE DISPLAY READ SERVICE STABILITRAK
11209025 LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING.. TRACTION CONTROL OFF WARNING INDICATOR. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN THIS HAPPENS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU GO FROM 70 MPH TO 30 MPH AND ALMOST GET REAR ENDED BY OTHER VEHICLES
Service air bag warning light illuminationAIR BAGS11 complaints2015-07 → 2021-11traverse-2009-air-bag-warning-light
10958301 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING AND STRUCK THE CONTACT. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A LIGHT POLE
11441133 Airbag “Service Airbag” light appears on dash intermittently
11281977 WE WERE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MILES AND A TRAILER HIT US FROM BEHIND AND THE AIR SAFETY BAGS WERE NEVER ACTIVATED HAD AN IMPACT IN FROM AND BACK AND THE SEAT BELTS DIDN'T WORK EITHER
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2009 Chevrolet Traverse vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2009/chevrolet/traverse
@misc{wrenchpro_2009_chevrolet_traverse_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2009 Chevrolet Traverse},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2009/chevrolet/traverse}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
