2023 Chevrolet Traverse: engine and transmission complaints
HIGH COMPLAINT SIGNAL
59%
47 of 79 relevant owner complaints are about the engine, transmission or fuel system
59% of relevant owner complaints filed with NHTSA on the 2023 Chevrolet Traverse are about the engine, transmission or fuel system. That is a model-level pattern, not bad luck.
Worse than 79% of the 1,230 model years we track (2010–2023).
Excludes 8 airbag, lighting and seat-belt recall complaints that would otherwise mask the signal (unadjusted: 54%).
The percentage is each model year's drivetrain complaint share. No elevated signal describes the model year, not any one car; a well-kept example of a flagged model can still be the right buy, and any of these still needs an inspection.
What owners reported
POWER TRAIN07/08/2025CRASH2 INJURED
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…
I HAD 2 MILE HR FRONT SIDE INPACK IN A PARKING LOT WHITCH PUSHED ME INTO ANTHER PARKED CAR .THEN AT THAT POINT MY CAR WENT INTO AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED .I HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BREAK NO HELP .I PROCEEDED TO HIT OTHER CARS AFTER THE 3RD AND 4RD CAR IT FINALLY QUIT .THIS WAS AT A SMALL AIRPORT THANK GOT NO ONE WAS COMING …
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING04/07/20251 INJURED
The contact owns a 2023 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact stated that while his wife was driving at an undisclosed speed, exhaust fumes entered the vehicle, causing her to have headaches. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who determined that the exhaust pipe had corroded and cracked, leaking fumes through the muffler …
Three of 47 drivetrain complaints. The full report shows more, with quotes about the engine in the car you are looking at first.
Recall campaigns on this model year (2)
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2023 Chevrolet Blazer and Traverse vehicles. The left-side half-shaft assemblies may be missing a retaining ring.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2023 Cadillac XT6, GMC Acadia, Chevrolet Blazer, Traverse, and 2022-2023 Cadillac XT5 vehicles. The transmission may have b…
This does not say whether a particular car has an open, unrepaired recall. That depends on the VIN.
Before you buy a 2023 Chevrolet Traverse
Ask the seller whether the transmission has ever been repaired or replaced, and whether the car has shown shuddering, slipping, delayed or harsh shifts, or a whine at speed.
Drive it from a cold start and long enough to warm up. Many transmission faults hide once the car is warm.
Get an independent pre-purchase inspection from a mechanic you choose, and tell them to focus on the transmission.
2 recall campaigns on this model year. Whether a specific car still has one open depends on the VIN; the report checks that.
Ask for service records. A transmission already replaced under warranty is a different car from one that was not.
Have the VIN?Paste it and get the full report for that car. First report free, then a 30-day pass covers a whole car search.
Experimental model-level information. This is not a vehicle inspection, vehicle-history
report, financial advice or purchase recommendation. It describes patterns across a model year, not the condition
of any individual vehicle.
