2018 Chevrolet TRAVERSE - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

The 2018 Chevrolet Traverse SUV FWD has received an impressive overall safety rating of 5 out of 5. In specific crash tests, it scored a 4 out of 5 in the overall front crash rating and a perfect 5 out of 5 in both the overall side crash rating and side pole crash rating. Additionally, it achieved the highest score in terms of combined side barrier and pole ratings for both front and rear seats.

Furthermore, this model comes equipped with electronic stability control as a standard feature, providing an extra layer of safety and control while driving. It also offers optional forward collision warning and lane departure warning systems for added safety measures.

Despite its strong safety performance, it's important to note that there have been 262 complaints filed for this vehicle, along with 2 recalls. These numbers should be considered alongside the safety features and ratings when evaluating the overall safety of the 2018 Chevrolet Traverse SUV FWD.

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Complaint Count

262

Recall Count

2

Investigation Count

0

Safety Rating

5/5

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Safety Features

2018 Chevrolet Traverse SUV FWD Safety Features

Here are the safety features that come as standard on the 2018 Chevrolet Traverse SUV FWD

Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

ESC is an advanced safety feature in vehicles designed to help drivers maintain control during challenging driving conditions. By continuously monitoring various factors such as steering angle, vehicle speed, and individual wheel speeds, ESC can detect and reduce the risk of skidding or loss of control. It achieves this by automatically applying brakes to specific wheels to stabilize the vehicle.

Standard
Forward Collision Warning (FCW)

Forward Collision Warning (FCW) is a safety feature in vehicles that helps prevent frontal collisions by alerting the driver of an imminent collision with a vehicle or obstacle ahead. Using sensors such as radar or cameras, FCW monitors the distance and speed of vehicles in front, and if it detects a potential collision, it provides visual and/or auditory warnings to prompt the driver to take evasive action.

Optional
Lane Departure Warning (LDW)

Lane Departure Warning (LDW) is a safety feature in vehicles that alerts drivers when their vehicle unintentionally drifts out of its lane without signaling. Utilizing cameras or sensors to monitor lane markings on the road, LDW detects when the vehicle crosses these lines and triggers visual, auditory, or haptic alerts to notify the driver of potential lane departure.

Optional

2018 Chevrolet Traverse SUV FWD Safety Ratings

Here we have the crash and rollover ratings for the 2018 Chevrolet Traverse SUV FWD Where possible we've included the ratings for the oldest and latest models of this car so you can compare how the safety ratings have changed over time.

Frontal Crash Ratings

Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.

Test 2009 Score 2018 Score 2024 Score
Overall Front Crash Rating Not Rated 4 Not Rated
Front Crash Driver Side Rating 5 5 Not Rated
Front Crash Passenger Side Rating 5 4 Not Rated

Side Crash Ratings

Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.

Test 2009 Score 2018 Score 2024 Score
Overall Side Crash Rating Not Rated 5 Not Rated
Side Crash Drivers Side Rating 5 5 Not Rated
Side Crash Passenger Side Rating 5 5 Not Rated
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Front Not Rated 5 Not Rated
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Rear Not Rated 5 Not Rated
Overall Side Barrier Rating Not Rated 5 Not Rated

Rollover Ratings

The Rollover Resistance test measures the risk of rollover in a single-vehicle, loss-of-control scenario.

Test 2009 Score 2018 Score 2024 Score
Rollover Rating 4 4 Not Rated
Rollover Possibility % 0% 0% 0%
Dynamic Tip Result No Tip No Tip
Side Pole Crash Rating Not Rated 5 Not Rated

Complaints for the 2018 Chevrolet TRAVERSE

This chart show the number of complaints for each car component. A Higher number of complaints could indicate that this car might have a common fault. Something to look out for when purchasing one.

Component Complaints

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Complaint:
"my car just stopped working is related with the transmission"
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2024-08-01
Complaint:
"the car shifter doesn't detect that it's parked and keeps displaying "shift to park" message not allowing you to turn off the car completely. this problem happened before and was only fixed by replacing the shifter but it happens again after about the same time driving the original shifter."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2023-08-12
Complaint:
"taken in for transmission shudder, dealer has known service bulletin for issue. serviced and fixed issue. few months later, same issue. taken back for service, this time, no issues found. transmission still shudders."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2023-02-10
Complaint:
""shift to park” message displays despite vehicle being in ”park”. this prevents the engine from being shut off. consistently need to move vehicle gear shift back into other gears, then shove gear shift into park with force allowing me to shut off ignition. apparently there was a recall about this same common issue many others are experiencing. my vehicle report shows no outstanding recalls, despite this exact issue being a documented, previous recall."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2024-12-09
Complaint:
"vehicle had known service bulletin transmission shudder and told torque converter failure for vehicle with only 57000 miles. vehicle already had tcm and transmission control and flush services at 9,000 and 15,000 miles. gm did 50/50 split of bill since 5 year power warranty was expired. gm should be paying these entire costs to customers for a known quality issue documented in numerous service bulletins for the traverse."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2023-03-08
Complaint:
"i see that there is a recall for the exhaust leaks on the 2019 model. but there is a service alert for all chevrolet traverse from 2018-2022. why are repairs on covered on the 2019?"
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2024-10-02
Complaint:
"the contact owns a 2018 chevrolet traverse. the contact stated that the gear shifter failed to shift to park(p). the contact stated that the shift to park message was displayed. the contact stated that several manual attempts were needed before the vehicle properly shifted to park(p). the vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was provided an estimate for the repair. the vehicle remained with the dealer unrepaired. the failure mileage was approximately 36,000."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2023-01-01
Complaint:
"my 2018 chevrolet traverse says shift to park and an alarm sounds. the vehicle is in park but will not turn off."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2024-12-02
Complaint:
"transmission problems and stabilitytrack issues."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2024-11-01
Complaint:
"the contact's daughter owns a 2018 chevrolet traverse. the contact's daughter stated that when the gear shifter was shifted into park(p), the vehicle failed to respond. the contact stated that several attempts were needed before the computer recognized that the gear shifter was in park(p). the contact was then able to turn off the vehicle. two unknown warning lights were illuminated. the failure was becoming more frequent; however, after the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, the failure could not be duplicated. the contact's daughter then took the vehicle to an unknown local dealer where she was made aware that there was currently no remedy available for the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 65,000."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2022-05-08

Recalls for the 2018 Chevrolet TRAVERSE

Component Recalls

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Recall:
"general motors llc (gm) is recalling certain 2018-2019 chevrolet cruze and buick lacrosse, 2018-2020 chevrolet equinox, chevrolet traverse and gmc terrain, 2018 chevrolet malibu, 2019-2020 buick encore, buick enclave, cadillac xt4, chevrolet blazer and gmc acadia, and 2020 cadillac xt6 vehicles. the start/stop accumulator endcap may have missing bolts."
Consequence:
Missing bolts on the start-stop accumulator endcap could result in a transmission oil leak and may progress to a loss of propulsion, increasing the risk of a crash. A transmission fluid leak in the presence of an ignition source may increase the risk of fire.
Remedy:

GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the start-stop transmission accumulator and replace it if any bolts are missing, free of charge. The recall began December 15, 2020. Owners may contact GMC customer service at 1-888-988-7267, Buick Customer service at 1-866-608-8080, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is N202313440.

Component(s) Involved: POWER TRAIN > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Date of incident: 2020-10-29

CHEVROLET Overall Complaint Ranking

This table shows the ranking of car manufacturers when it comes to most complaints and recalls. The manufacturer with the most complaints is at the top. However this doesn't necassarily mean they should be avoided. Some manufacturers might just have more popular or affordable cars which a lot of people have bought. Which means there's more scope for a complaint to be made. Use the ranking table below as a part your wider research into buying a car.

CHEVROLET ranks 2 out of 44 in the complaints ranking table.

Manufacturer Complaint Count Recall Count Ranking
FORD 208,358 3,259 1
CHEVROLET 111,306 2,082 2
TOYOTA 81,019 1,852 3
HONDA 61,937 1,268 4
NISSAN 56,226 930 5
DODGE 45,756 827 6
HYUNDAI 44,150 649 7
GMC 34,441 1,410 8
KIA 29,832 501 9
CHRYSLER 27,698 254 10
TESLA 26,230 730 11
BMW 24,890 1,877 12
VOLKSWAGEN 23,125 829 13
MERCEDES-BENZ 19,066 2,925 14
SUBARU 18,513 703 15
MAZDA 10,599 364 16
PONTIAC 10,430 138 17
CADILLAC 9,434 444 18
AUDI 7,865 1,093 19
BUICK 7,851 279 20
SATURN 7,672 84 21
MERCURY 7,374 135 22
LEXUS 6,373 408 23
LINCOLN 5,897 423 24
ACURA 5,722 382 25
MINI 5,585 366 26
INFINITI 4,000 187 27
MITSUBISHI 3,912 397 28
VOLVO 3,875 727 29
PORSCHE 2,646 1,231 30
SUZUKI 2,272 123 31
FIAT 2,205 80 32
SAAB 1,536 76 33
JAGUAR 1,195 198 34
SMART 528 17 35
GENESIS 436 42 36
ISUZU 249 37 37
ALFA ROMEO 161 37 38
MASERATI 76 46 39
BENTLEY 46 159 40
POLESTAR 42 2 41
LUCID 14 6 42
CODA 4 2 43
MAYBACH 0 0 44

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