Hatchback/liftgate Support Device Problems of Chevrolet Traverse

The trunk liftgate closes on people and can crush someone if you aren't strong enough to force the door open. It also will not stay open.

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This is not to report an incident but more of a concern with the roof structure of my 2018 Chevrolet Traverse premium. On multiple occasions while washing the roof of my SUV I noticed the sheet metal flexing across the center midline of the roof from the liftgate all the way to the windshield. Luckily, I do not have a sunroof on my vehicle. The amount of pressure I exert while scrubbing the roof of the car is less that 20 lbs per square inch. I tried capturing this on camera but the images keep coming up blurry.

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Liftgate makes a loud clunking noise then falls down very quickly with alot of force.

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Liftgate closed on its own after opening only three quarter's the way.

The liftgate is closing autonomously, without any of the buttons on the liftgate, key fob, or console being pushed. It has done this several times now, starting this morning, Feb 14, 2018. Twice it almost hit someone on the head when placing items into or removing items from the rear storage area. The vehicle is parked and stationary.

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The contact owns a 2011 Chevrolet Traverse. When opening the liftgate, the power liftgate gas struts suddenly failed and caused the liftgate to drop suddenly. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or diagnosed as part of NHTSA campaign number: 15v415000 (structure). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 114,000.

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The rear lift gate when open is suddenly falling. It has already hit me and multiple family members in the back and head because it falls without warning and is very dangerous. This is very similar to the problem with the power lift gate that has already been recalled. To quote the power lift gate recall web page: "these struts may prematurely wear and the open liftgate may suddenly fall. It may strike a person, increasing their risk of injury. ".

The rear liftgate support arms failed. This is not a power actutated unit it is a manual unit and the rear lift gate will not stay up.

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Tl- the contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact stated that while driving over a speed bump at approximately 40 mph, the liftgate opened without activation. In addition, the failure recurred constantly. The contact received a notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v415000(structure) however, the recall part was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 72,000. Jo.

Tl-the contact owns a 2011 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact stated that the liftgate on the vehicle operated very slow. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v415000 (structure). However the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was aware of the issue. The failure mileage was unknown. Ec.