general problems of the 2019 Chevrolet Traverse - part 2

When I shift the car to park and press button to turn car off, I am alerted "shift to park". The shift lever or gear control is not recognizing that I have already put the car in park. I have to repeatedly push on the gear shifter until the alert clears and the car engages in park. This issue happens quite often and is an inconvenience.

Received a warning on my dashboard when trying to turn off vehicle that vehicle was not in park. The vehicle however was in park. Vehicle would not turn completely off. Had to keep turning vehicle on and messing with shifting, turning it back off until it finally recognize it was in park. Have not taken it to a shop yet.

The contact owns a 2019 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact stated that occasionally while shifting to park(p), the vehicle failed to recognize that that the transmission was in park(p). During the failure the contact was unable to turn off the vehicle. The contact stated that the "shift to park" message was displayed; however, there was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where the vehicle was diagnosed, and the contact was advised that the switch on the shift mechanism and wiring harness were faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 48,000.

The contact owns a 2019 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact stated that while his wife was attempting to turn off the vehicle, the vehicle failed to turn off. The message "shift to park" was displayed on the screen. The vehicle was left running for thirty minutes before the contact's wife was able to turn off the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 65,000.

When turning off the vehicle, a message appears on the console 'shift to park' even though the vehicle is already in park. This happens many times over and restarting and shifting again doesn't seem to help alleviate the issue. An increase in the frequency of these events has caused concern. According to research, it's happened to many people who own our make and model.

Car is constantly getting the shirt to park error message when the car is in park. The car’s lights and other electrical panels on the inside will not shut off because of this issue.

The contact owns a 2019 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact stated that the stabili-trak warning light was previously intermittently illuminated. Additionally, the contact stated that upon coming to a stop, the vehicle jolted back and forth. The contact stated that upon shifting to reverse(r), the vehicle failed to respond. The contact stated that upon shifting to drive(d), the vehicle jerked while responding. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where the contact was advised that there was an oil leak, but the source of the leak was undetermined. Additionally, the mechanic informed the contact that the failure was related to the transmission. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the contact was informed that there would be a charge for the transmission disassembly and replacement. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 20v668000 (power train); however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 115,000.

The contact owns a 2019 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle and shifting to reverse(r), the vehicle made an abnormal, loud clunking sound. The contact stated that while driving at 15 mph, the vehicle failed to shift out of first gear, and the engine was revving. The vehicle was towed to t&t automotive, where it was diagnosed that the transmission had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact related the failure to an unknown recall. Additionally, the contact stated that upon shifting to park(p) and attempting to turn off the vehicle, the message "shift to park" was displayed. The vehicle was taken back to the mechanic, where the failure was related to an unknown TSB. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 111,000.

2019 Chevrolet Traverse shows a message saying it's not in park even when the shifter is in the park position and the truck won't shut off. Shift to park issue.

Frequently receive warning message “shift to park” while the car is already at a complete parked state. You have to engage brake and wiggle the shifter to allow car to shut off. Another issue, the car display comes on and the car alarm beeps regarding the stabilitrak. This happens on colder days usually below 40 degrees. Dealership wants $200+ to evaluate but states common concern they receive.

The power train on 2019 chevy Traverses are horrible! there was a recall back in 2023 that caused me to get a replacement transmission. It hasn’t even been a full 2 years and the transmission is out again! even with recent safety issues for the emissions purge valve and transmission defects on these cars, no one has initiated another recall for the power train system. This is frustrating, inconveniencing, and infuriating. I hope gm makes this right!.

When I shift into park and try to turn car off, I get a warning message saying shift into park. It takes several retry attempts to get car computer to register it is in park. I can't leave car until it stops this for fear of it rolling or running battery down. There are recalls for this for years before/after 2019, but not 2019. Wondering why this is. Was at dealer before for this and they couldn't find problem. Going in again next week.

Transmission issues vehicle drives forward when in reverse vehicle will no go into reverse vehicle will not drive or go into reverse.

Unknown. Vehicle started shuddering while driving. No accident occurred. I was able to keep it under control.

Periodically over the last 2 weeks my 2019 Chevrolet Traverse awd has shown the "shift to park" message on the display. I took it to my local chevy dealer about a week ago, after I was in the walmart parking lot and it happened again. The dealer scheduled an appointment to check the part number yesterday. When I went to leave my car at the dealer's lot on new year's day for the scheduled appointment, I couldn't get the vehicle to shut down at all. I tried driving around the building and lot for about 10 minutes and tried to park in different level spots. I finally gave up and left it in a position that I figured they would be able to charge the vehicle, because a warning buzzer goes off as long as the "shift to park" message displays. I worried leaving the vehicle in the dealer's lot, not knowing for sure if the car would roll away into their new cars, because it might not be in park. There are numerous similar complaints on your website about the "shift to park" problem. Not sure why no one thinks this problem is bad enough for a recall. (of course, my vehicle is under 36,000 miles, but over the 3 year warranty. ) I am a 72 year-old woman and our area is in the midst of a frigid winter storm. . . Not the time that I want to worry about whether my battery has been drained or whether I can safely park my vehicle, when I go to the grocery store.

In 2020 or 2021 my car started annoying not recording that is was shifted into park. I got it fixed in spring, TX. Recently, my vehicle has started saying it needs to be shifted into park every single time I try to park. This really should be covered under power train warranty. Actually it should be recalled because it is all over the message boards.

Once shifting the car in park the car won’t shut off. It keeps stating “shift to park” the car has already been shifted to park. I have to shift my car over and over again to get it to cut off. Also when driving it keeps stating something about the track system.

To the national highway traffic safety administration, I am submitting this letter as a **formal safety complaint** regarding repeated transmission failure in my **2019 Chevrolet Traverse**, which poses a potential risk to vehicle safety. In **December 2024**, while the vehicle was still covered under general motors’ factory powertrain warranty, an authorized gm dealership diagnosed a serious transmission defect. Due to parts being on national backorder, the repair was delayed. When the repair was eventually performed, only partial components (torque converter and valve body) were replaced rather than the full transmission. Despite this repair, the transmission **failed again less than one year later**. In **November 2025**, a second authorized gm dealership confirmed that the transmission now requires **full replacement** and that the prior repair did not correct the underlying defect. The transmission failure has resulted in **slipping, hesitation, and loss of proper power delivery**, which creates a **potential safety hazard**, particularly during acceleration, merging, and highway driving. A loss of propulsion or delayed response in traffic significantly increases the risk of an accident. This issue was identified while the vehicle was under warranty and was not properly resolved. The repeat failure suggests a **systemic defect** rather than normal wear. General motors has declined further assistance. I am requesting that NHTSA review this complaint as part of its monitoring of potential **powertrain defects** affecting vehicle safety. Vehicle information: * make/model: 2019 Chevrolet Traverse * manufacturer: general motors * component: transmission / powertrain thank you for your attention.

The contact owns a 2019 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact stated that while shifted to park(p), the vehicle failed to turn off with an error message displayed "shift to park" on the instrument panel. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired due to the cost. The vehicle was later taken to an independent mechanic for a second opinion where it was determined that the transmission control module and shifter harness needed to be replaced. Additionally, an inline shifter wiring harness jumper needed to be added. The contact was advised by the independent mechanic that the failure could be related to TSB: 19-na-206; however, the vehicle was not included. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

While on a vacation across the nation out torque converter went out around 100k miles. Hard shifting allowed speeds or accelerating and changing gears 1-3. When serviced terrible experience 3 weeks, and it had 102k and warranty ended.

Vehicle automated message stating to shift to park. While the vehicle is in park the message does not go away, trouble exiting the vehicle due to the shift to park problem.

The contact owns a 2019 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact stated that after arriving at her destination and shifting the vehicle into park, the message "please shift to park" was displayed. The park warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the park shifter switch. The vehicle was repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to technical service bulletin: 19-na-206. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 42,000.

When my 2019 Traverse high country is put in park it displays a "shift to park" message and a ringing in the vehicle. Have tried to restart the car, shift into gear and back into park to get issue to stop but takes minutes to get car to finally go into park and able to get out and lock.

The 2018- 2023(at least) Chevrolet Traverses have a recurring issue with the shift system: https://static. Nhtsa. Gov/odi/tsbs/2018/mc-10154985-9999. Pdf the vehicle will operate as normal with this warning message leading to users ignoring the warning and potentially not actually shifting the vehicle to park before exiting the vehicle.

The contact owns a 2019 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact stated that on several occasions when the vehicle was started, the gear shifter was not recognized to be in park(p). The contact stated that the "shift to park" message was displayed and the gear shifter was shifted from reverse to park several times before the vehicle recognized park(p) was selected. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the harness assembly and shifter switch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 66,000.

Shift to park alert comes on every time I put my car in park. Vehicle has no issues.

Open service bulletin no. : 19-na-206 for gm cars where gear shift connector/harness doesnt engage and car believes its not parked. Car has tried to roll away due to this. Gm sent out alert but wont pay to replace unless under warranty. Bulletin states this is for multiple models from 2016-2019.

The transmission shutters and malfunctions at various times during driving. This puts not only the driver and passengers at risk but other vehicles and drivers on the road because it’s an abrupt malfunction. At one point it failed in the middle of traffic and we couldn’t move. I have had the issue diagnosed by a transmission shop. They diagnosed it as a failing transmission, which is common. They told us with these nine speed transmissions, and chevy Traverse. They also advised that it the cost is $10-$15,000 to repair. And they say they have a lot of experience with these failing. Which is why we believe it should qualify for a recall. My vehicle is available for inspection at any time. I was told over the phone by a chevy dealership that that was the likely caused by just hearing the symptoms over the phone because they’ve had experience with so many failures like this. During the failure in traffic my check engine light showed up and there was an error shown but it disappeared when I restarted the vehicle and failed to take note of what it was.

Vehicle when placed in reverse and then shift to park states vehicle is not in park when it actually is. I looked up this problem and there are numerous people reporting the same issue with 2018-2023 chevy Traverse.

Shuttering 9 speed transmission at low speeds and stop and go traffic. Whining noise when accelerating.

Transmission shudder.

The contact owns a 2019 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact stated that on several occasions while attempting to park the vehicle, the contact selected park(p) however, the gear selector failed to recognize the selection. The contact stated that park(p) was continuously and forcibly selected, and the vehicle was placed in park(p). Additionally, the contact stated that the message “shift to park” was frequently displayed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 28,000.

When the vehicle was turned off, a message appeared: shift to park. The red light on park also remained on. I had to shut down the vehicle multiple times before the message disappeared. One time I just "jiggled" the shifter and the messaged disappeared. The message did not appear whenever I turned off the vehicle, only sometimes. However, it appeared more often than not. It did appear when the service representative at the dealer moved the vehicle and turned it off. The remedy was to replace an sl-n-switch (04054-CT) and a n-harness (02480-CT). The cost to remove the shifter and installed these parts was $360. 26. The service representative advised me that this problem could run down the battery. It is a safety issue since the battery could run down if the car was exited and the message stayed on. I found a technical bulletin from gm ([xxx], September 2019, entitled "intermittent shift to park message displayed while vehicle in park for a 2018 Traverse and another technical bulletin with the same reference for may, 2021. I believe that the 2019 and 2018 Traverse share the same drive train. I also found a forum online: [xxx] that describes what other customers have found with their vehicles. More sites: [xxx] [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

The contact owns a 2019 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact stated that while driving 40 mph and various other speeds, the vehicle jerked and shuddered. The contact stated that the failure occurred increasingly while driving and turning. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the transmission fluid was replaced by both herself and her husband; however, the failure persisted. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 56,000.

Car won’t turn off. Frequent shift to park messages when already in park. This appears to be common known problem and should be recalled immediately.