Power Train Problems of Chevrolet Traverse - part 2

Vehicle has 4k miles, sudden loss of power at highway speed, rolled to right lane and fortunately had an exit close by. Engine runs and revs fine, could not engage gear (neither d or r), stuck in p. Vehicle had to be towed. Repair took almost 3 weeks, dealer reported trans fluid leak and multiple trans pump bolts loose.

The contact owns a 2019 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle shuddered with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the powertrain had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was taken to another independent mechanic, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 68,000.

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The contact owns a 2022 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact stated that occasionally, after shifting into park(p), the message to "shift to park" was displayed on the instrument panel. There were no warning lights illuminated. During the failure, the contact was unable to turn off the vehicle. The local dealer was contacted; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact was informed that the VIN was not under recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact referenced technical service bulletin number: 19-na-206; as a possible cause for failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 85,000.

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Upon shifting to park, an error message prompts us to "shift to park". The shifter is in park position, however the vehicle says it is not. The chevy dealer recreated the issue and advised to repair because it will lead to not being able to turn off the engine, or not being able to start the engine, or it will drain the battery. Any of the above could lead to a safety issue depending on where the failure could occur. I had the veicle repaired at the expense of $501. 29.

Car will shift into park and dash will say park but it keeps saying shift to park and car will not turn off.

Purchased the vehicle in 2024, the vehicle recently has been notifying “shift to park” when vehicle is on park and ignition is turned off, the notification stays on and alerting, so I am unable to leave the vehicle. I must turn the vehicle on and off again, while moving the shifting lever back and forth from drive to park, this must be done a minimum of four times before it reads the lever in park position. It’s a safety hazard because, the vehicle cannot be left on shift to park and possibly roll away or drive/excel on its own. Vehicle has not been inspected at this time, when purchasing the vehicle in 2024, car fax report did not indicate any issue with power train. Would also like vehicle to be inspected for missing airbags, when driving 65mph or more, you can hear and feel air coming in and out of side front left passenger side of the vehicle.

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The shifter control assembly keeps malfunctioning 3 times in the last 4 years on our 2019 chevy Traverse. When my wife puts the shifter in park and proceeds to shut down the vehicle, the Traverse will not recognizes that she is in park already, and will not let her shut off the vehicle. She must then reverse and forward the care several times until the sensor or solenoid engages and recognizes it is in park. This creates a dangerous and frustrating situaiton. The dealership has confirmed this is an ongoing inssue with the Traverse, and chevy customer service also confirmed on the phone that this is a weel known issue and she was not sure why they did not recall or take care of this issue already. Official problem is "internal failure to shifter/solenoid assembly". This has caused issues 3 times and our vehicle is not even at 90k miles. This is not a wear ant tear part, but a core functional item that should not go bad repeatedly in such a short period of time on a newer vehicle. Chevy customer care has encouraged me to file this complaint and get this on record and have the NHTSA begin to work with the manufacturer.

When putting the vehicle in park I have to keep moving the shift handle back and forth to put it in park and the ac keep leaking freon under the dash board a bad smell come into the vehicle make me dizzy.

The transmission system on my 2025 Chevrolet Traverse began showing signs of failure approximately 2–3 months after purchase. Symptoms include erratic shifting, gear hesitation, and sporadic power loss while driving. Although the issue was promptly reported to Chevrolet headquarters, I was unable to bring the vehicle to the dealer earlier due to the lack of available loaner vehicles. The car is now at the dealership and has been there for nearly three weeks without any updates or contact from the service team. The transmission is available for inspection, and documentation of the issue exists. The malfunction has created safety risks during normal driving, including delayed acceleration when merging into traffic and unexpected gear disengagement at speed. These conditions compromise vehicle control and increase the likelihood of a collision. Additionally, the vehicle produces a persistent squeaky noise from the accelerator pedal during operation, which could indicate underlying mechanical stress or a deeper linkage issue. The sound is both distracting and concerning, especially during highway driving or sudden acceleration attempts.

Shift to park error code where vehicle does not turn off and vehicle does not appear to be in park. Gm vehicles had this issue in the past and still appear to have this same issue.

The contact's husband leases a 2023 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact stated that after the vehicle had been parked for approximately 10 minutes, the contact who was occupying the front passenger's side seat turned off the vehicle while the driver's seat was unoccupied. The contact stated that the vehicle started rolling backwards and crashed into a tree that was 100 ft. Away. The contact husband, who attempted to stop the vehicle from outside, sustained a partial tear of his hamstring and calf muscle on the right leg and received assistance from an orthopedic. The contact sustained a contusion on the left hand but did not seek medical assistance. The contact and her husband were able to drive away from the scene and pulled into a parking lot, where the failure was reproduced. The vehicle was then driven to the residence and parked in the garage. The dealer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the manufacturer for assistance. The contact stated that the manufacturer was notified of the failure and sent a field investigator, who inspected the vehicle but failed to inspect the transmission. The manufacturer later informed the contact that no assistance would be provided. The contact was not provided information on the field inspector assessment. The contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 23v172000(power train); however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 14,000.

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When placing the Traverse in park the car will not shut off and warns that the car is not in park while other indicators show that it actually is in park. Confusing and worried that it is not in park and that the car con not be safely shut off. Flipping the shift knob and button numerous times has, so far, finally allowed the car to shut off safely.

The vehicle would not shift into park. We were told by the dealer park switch sticking at times.

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Transmission continually failing. Judders under acceleration. Metal in transmission fluid and leak in transmission.

When I stopped and ready to park the car, I put transmission to 'p' park position and press button to stop the engine. Even it is in park (p) position, the display shows 'shift to p position' message. I have to restart the engine and change the transmission and put it again 'p' position. Sometimes I had to try few times. I searched the internet and this looks like a common problem, but no recalls on this model.

Regarding the vehicle's functionality, the horn activated unexpectedly on or around may 2, 2025, sounding continuously for approximately 10-15 minutes while the vehicle was occupied. Subsequently, the horn has ceased to function. Furthermore, on or around may 10, 2025, the powertrain system indicator illuminated, leading to a diagnosis on may 18th that identified code p0455, indicating an evap system leak. Concurrently, the driver's side seat belt buckle has exhibited a tendency to detach and fall between the seat components, failing to remain in its intended position.

1. Transmission leak. Car towed to dealer on 5/1/25 still there with no resolution. 2. Transmission fluid sprayed from under car which could get on the brake rotors and exhaust system. 3. Confirmed by dealer and gm service 25-na-001 transmission fluid leak near torque converter dated 3/13/2025. Gm shows that the repair should take 13. 7 hours. 4. No only by dealer. 5. No warnings or symptoms. After a 100 mile trip we found transmission fluid leaking in our garage floor. Had the car towed to the dealer on 5/1/25.

Shift to park and warming beep saying vehicle not in park also a bad smell coming from vents when start the engine makes me dizzy and also paid over $600 for repairs to ac still not fix freon leaks .

I have 69k miles on my car and my mechanic is saying I need a new transmission.

Car was late shifting into gear. Taken to dealership and replaced tourque cpnverters for 3800. Car gets fluids checked 4,000 miles later transmition is shot fue to leak from gasket on transmition. . .

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We were driving on a street and the vehicle suddenly just stopped. We could not get it out of park. We could not get into neutral it would not shift into any gear and it said transmission needs service. That is such a dangerous thing because luckily it wasn’t a busy street because it just stopped in the middle of the street and we waited there for an hour and a half to get a truck to tow it off.

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The contact owns a 2018 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact stated that after parking the vehicle, with the gear shift lever in park(p), the message "shift to park" was displayed. The contact shifted the gear shifter back and forth and then into park(p) before the proper gear was recognized. The contact stated that the vehicle had previously been repaired for the same failure, but the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who determined that the gear shifter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 45,800.

2019 chevy Traverse. The vehicle suddenly began not shifting properly while traveling on the freeway. Check engine light came on. Took vehicle to a transmission repair shop in the area we were in. The vehicle had 57,833 miles at the time of drop off to repair shop. Upon inspection by shop, stated the transmission needed to be replaced and cannot be repaired.

The transfer case exploded causing the drive shaft to bend and the powering steering line to be damaged and all of the parts listed above need to be replaced. There was a loud explosion while driving and the vehicle no longer drove properly and I was unable to steer the vehicle. The problem was inspected and confirmed by an independent service center. No, it happened out of the blue while driving. The service center could not figure out how something like this could have happened without the car being in an accident or something hitting the transfer case which did not happen. It happened when proceeding from a stopped position while continuing after waiting at a stop light.

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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.

I had to replace the timing chain. I had to replace the torque converter. New issues: interior lights on the dash and radio have been going out while driving. Message center warning has been not working sometimes when using remote start in winter. Sometimes it just goes blank while driving.

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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.

Truck stuck in shift to park.

Brand new Traverse with 3,600 miles on it started leaking transmission fluid. Was told by dealership it was a slow leak and it was ok to drive while waiting for parts to come in. 12 hours later while wife was on highway coming home from work check engine light came on and vehicle went into low speed mode. My wife was able to drift off the highway and come to a stop. There was a puddle of red fluid under the vehicle and the undercarriage and rear of vehicle were covered in transmission fluid. It was towed to dealership on 02/14/25 and we are still awaiting status of the repair.

The car displayed a message on the board advising the following: "steering assist is reduced, drive with care" right after the message popped out my steering wheel locked and I couldn't turn, and move the car to a safe place was very hard, almost had a crash. I was able to park, and turned the engine off. When turned back on the message disappeared and turned on again. Next day, no message, the car was running fine and after 8 miles of drive did the same and it required towing.

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.

See gmbulletin #19-na-206 I am getting the "shift to park" warning which makes it difficult to turn off/safely park my vehicle. I know the NHTSA is aware of this as well as numerous lawsuits in progress against gm for significant safety issues. Will this go to recall status soon?.