Table 1 shows one common exterior lighting related problems of the 2020 Chevrolet Traverse.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Exterior Lighting problems |
19 Sep 2025. The headlights turn off at night while driving. With the switch in the "auto" position, I turned the switch to "off" then back to "auto" and they came back on for a short period of time. They turned off again, I turned them to "on", they came back on for a brief period. I had to keep switching the headlight switch from "on" to "off" and back to "on" every 20 to 30 seconds (estimated) to keep driving. The dealership could not schedule a diagnosis until 8 oct 2025. This is a potentially fatal issue.
Sunday night 4/7/24, I was on my way to the emergency department with my 5 month old baby to be seen. 30min into my drive I came to a stop light when my truck completely shut off (blackout) no power, no lights not even my hazard would turn on, my car wouldn't go into park or allow me to press on my breaks it was like they were glued stuck. All my doors locked and I couldn't get them to open, not even manually because of the nobs that go all the way in. I couldn't put the car into park or anything just got locked in my car and I couldn't even hit the onstar because everything was off! I started to see cars coming from a distance so I started to panic because they were going to rear end us really bad, so I broke the driver window and went to warn drivers to please stop by putting myself at risk to get hit by a car because I didn't know what else to do, I had a 5month old baby in the back seat that would have died if I didn't pull her out and we got hit. I started to scream for help because it was dark and we were stuck. Two cars came inches from rear ending us, which caused an accident between the two vehicles. Thankfully a police officer was passing by and got behind my Traverse to stop traffic. But if it wasn't for the cop I don't know what the outcome would have been. This is a huge safety issue. If the car was on fire we would have burned. This needs to be recalled ASAP. Why would they design a car where you cannot get out. And why did it shut off like this. ???? I need answers please. I'm terrified to drive my car and this was a $38,000 vehical this is not ok!!!!.
My vehicle & many many more are effected with the daytime driving lights that come on when vehicle is put in gear. Great idea, but no taillights ever come on. I have almost run into multiple vehicles in foggy conditions. It also has a negative purpose in snow & rain. Can't believe this has not been brought to your attention before this.