2019 Chevrolet TRAVERSE - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

The 2019 Chevrolet Traverse SUV AWD received an impressive overall safety rating of 5 out of 5 according to the data provided. This vehicle excelled in various crash tests, with high ratings in front and side crash scenarios as well as in side pole crash and rollover ratings. Additionally, it comes equipped with electronic stability control as a standard feature, providing extra assurance on the road. The option for forward collision warning and lane departure warning systems is available for added safety measures.

On the downside, there have been 201 complaints reported for this model, which is relatively high, and it has had 3 recalls issued. It is important for potential buyers to consider these factors alongside the strong safety ratings when evaluating the overall safety and reliability of the 2019 Chevrolet Traverse SUV AWD.

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Complaint Count

201

Recall Count

3

Investigation Count

0

Safety Rating

5/5

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Safety Features

2019 Chevrolet Traverse SUV AWD Safety Features

Here are the safety features that come as standard on the 2019 Chevrolet Traverse SUV AWD

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

2019 Chevrolet Traverse SUV AWD Safety Ratings

Here we have the crash and rollover ratings for the 2019 Chevrolet Traverse SUV AWD 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 2019 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 2019 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 2019 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 2019 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:
"the contact owns a 2019 chevrolet traverse. the contact stated while parking the vehicle, the gear shifter was shifted into park(p); however, the “shift to park” message was displayed. the contact shifted the gear shifter back and forth and then firmly shifted into park(p) before the proper gear was recognized. the dealer was made aware of the failure; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to file a complaint with the nhtsa hotline. the failure mileage was approximately 34,950."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2023-01-12
Complaint:
"the contact owns a 2019 chevrolet traverse. the contact stated that upon arriving to her destination and attempting to shift the vehicle into park, the vehicle failed to shift into park. a message was displayed, alerting the driver to shift the vehicle into park, even though the instrument panel had indicated that the gear shifter was in park. no warning lights were illuminated. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. the vehicle was not repaired. after investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to nhtsa campaign number: 13v001000 (power train), but the vin was not included. the manufacturer was notified of the failure but referred the contact to the nhtsa hotline for assistance. the failure mileage was 86,000."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2024-12-10
Complaint:
"the shift to park error message has been appearing on my chevy traverse. it first started to appear 3 months ago. i've always been able to get rid of the error by moving the shifter harder and wiggling it a little. but, one day last week when i came home and started to park my car, the shift to park error once again appeared. i have tried the trick that i have done in the past numerous times, but this time around it won't work. i called my chevy dealership and made an appointment that same day since i can't even get out of my car since it will not let me turn off the vehicle. even though i only have 22, 500 miles on my vehicle, but since my car is a 2019, it's no longer covered by the warranty, so i had to pay $740.00 to get my vehicle repaired. i researched online and found out that there has been a lot of cases like mine and there has been some class action lawsuit against chevy. chevrolet should issue a recall on all the models that has this same problem. apparently they've known about this problem for years. if i have known that they have this issue, i would not have purchased my car."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2023-06-10
Complaint:
"vehicle does not recognize when it is in park. when i place the vehicle in park and try to turn off the vehicle there is a warning on the dash that says "shift to park" even though the vehicle is already in park. i had this same issue 2 years ago and the dealership fixed the issue. this issue has come up again and this time i had to pay almost $500 for the fix. dealer says this may occur again and next time will be an $800 fix. this is not a normal wear and tear issue this is a manufacture defect and should be covered by the manufacturer."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2023-01-09
Complaint:
"after putting it in park, turn off car and it stated it’s not in park! sometime i can get it to shut off by messing with shifter. sometimes just let it run until it shuts off!"
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2024-08-05
Complaint:
"i'm joining all the other people that have the shift to park issue on their 2019 chevy traverse. when you put it in park it does not register that it's in park so you can't turn off the car. if that's not a safety issue not sure what is? gm needs to have this part recalled asap before something bad happens. i'm also scared it's not in park when it says it is because who knows what's going on."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2023-08-09
Complaint:
"shift to park error message after shifting into park. required replacement of wire harness which dealer was aware. seems to me that should be a recall item."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2023-03-04
Complaint:
"the contact owns a 2019 chevrolet traverse. the contact stated that after shifting to park(p), the message "shift to park" was displayed, and the vehicle failed to shut off while depressing the push start/stop switch. the contact stated that the battery was drained due to the failure. the cause of the failure was not yet determined. the local dealer was notified of the failure. the manufacturer was not contacted. the approximate failure mileage was 39,000."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2023-01-08
Complaint:
"error message pops up saying shift to park. with this message on, the car will not shut off."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2025-01-07
Complaint:
"transmission says it’s not in park, but it is. this is an ongoing issue with gm vehicles but my vehicle is out of warranty and “doesn’t fit in the vin break” of the tsb. if this is a known issue, and it’s a safety issue, there needs to be a recall"
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2025-03-07

Recalls for the 2019 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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