2020 Chevrolet Traverse Electrical System

The alternator failed randomly while driving down the road. The vehicle only has 26500 miles. There was no lights on prior to the car stalling. When it failed my whole car started to flash every warning at the screen to me. My car then stopped working and I barely was able to coast into a parking lot. Luckily I was not on the highway and no one was behind me when the car stopped working. The problem was confirmed by the dealer it was the alternator. What sucks though is that the alternator killed the battery. The battery is not covered by warranty so it is $507 to replace a battery.

The contact owns a 2020 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact stated that while his wife was driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle inadvertently lost motive power in the middle of the roadway. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed a failure with the starter. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 105,000. The VIN was not available.

The contact owns a 2020 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact stated that the "Shift to Park" message was displayed on the instrument panel while attempting to park the vehicle. The contact also stated that the ESC (Electronic Stability Control) warning light was displayed while at a complete stop, and an audible chime was heard during the failure. In addition, the START/STOP function failed after removing the foot from the brake pedal while at a stop light. The vehicle shut off without warning as the contact attempted to depress the accelerator pedal. The contact stated that a motorist assisted with pushing the vehicle to the side of the road. The contact called for Roadside Assistance and a Police Officer assisted with jumpstarting the vehicle. The Police Officer then escorted the contact to a nearby gas station where the contact purchased a new battery. Initially after the battery replacement, the contact experienced no failures with the vehicle; however, the shift to park failure had recently returned. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 135,000.

Car battery drained after it sat unattended for 3 days. A jump-start started the car normally and it functioned normally until turned off. Once turned off, the hazard lights would randomly turn off/on, the door locks would randomly lock/unlock, and the parking lights would randomly come on. Replacing the primary battery had no effect. Outcome: Due to seemingly poor design, a drain pipe passes over the BCM (Body Control Module) and drips water directly into it. The mechanic indicated that this is a known issue to Chevrolet, but I do not see any information in the NHTSA about it. Hefty replacement part/labor cost.

When the vehicle is shifted into "Park" the information system reports an error code "shift into park" and prevents the vehicle from being turned off. On the opposite side of the spectrum, there are times when the vehicle fails to start with error code displayed "shift into park" even though the vehicle is infact in park. The error code is sometimes resolved when the shifter levers forward facing button is actuated multiple times. This false error code is a grave safety concern as it build complacency within the operators. This could potentially lead to an operator ignoring a true "shit into park" error code as a false one and exiting the vehicle while it is actually in gear or neutral and cause death or injury to an innocent bystander or the operator! Please investigate this error as it has apparently existed and been well documented in the Chevrolet Traverse since at least 2018. Yet Chevrolet still fails to acknowledge or resolve it!

On 02/24/2023 in the middle of a storm our Headlights suddenly going out for a few hours while driving the car when the knob is on AUTO. Had to turn them on manually. Then the next day we turned the car on they worked just fine. A couple hours later they went out again. Today 02/26/2023 they’re working again. This is a safety issue.

There is an electrical short that keeps shutting down the stereo. I bought my car new Dec 2020. In the summer of 2022 I was driving my car and the stereo and dashboard suddenly shut off. I pulled over and it came back on after a few seconds. I was told by Chevrolet first that the stereo was faulty and then that there was an electrical problem affecting the stereo. On Dec 24, 2022 I was driving my car and again the stereo suddenly shut off and started power cycling, turning off and turning on several times. I took it in to be inspected on Dec 26, 2022 and was told that there was an electrical issue affecting the stereo and they would have to get approval from the warranty company to have it replaced again. It was finally replaced yesterday 02/17/2023. Now I’m wondering if there’s an electrical problem what’s going to be affected next or how long til it causes problems again. I don’t feel safe driving my children in the car if it’s having an electrical problem.

The contact owns a 2020 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact stated while driving approximately 45 MPH, the check engine warning light illuminated. The parking brake symbol also displayed on the instrument panel. Additionally, the instrument panel then went blank. The contact drove the vehicle to his residence and parked the vehicle. The contact then noticed that after turning the vehicle off, the radio remained on and the contact was unable to manually turn off the radio. The contact attempted to start the vehicle the following day and the battery was drained. The contact had the vehicle jump-started and drove the vehicle to a dealer who attempted to diagnose the vehicle however, all the data had been erased. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 29,700.

All 4 doors do not lock or unlock, keyfob only works to open liftgate.

HAVE BROKEN DOWN AND BEEN TOWED 4 TIMES NOW. COME TO STOP ON ROAD- AUTO-ENGINE SHUT OFF ENGAGES- CAR DIES CAN NOT RESTART. FUSE BLOWS-- FIRST OCCASION WAS TOLD BAD FUSE- REPLACED, NEXT OCCURRENCE SAME FUSE BLOWS- WAS TOLD FAULTY STARTER DRAWING TOO MUCH POWER AND BLOWING FUSE UPON RESTART- STARTER REPLACED WAS TOLD THAT WILL FIX PROBLEM. NEXT OCCURRENCE- CAR WOULD NOT START FROM PARKED POSITION- WAS TOLD WHOEVER REPLACED STARTER ( BUZZ CHEW CHECY- SOUTHAMPTON NY) DID NOT BOLT DOWN STARTER- LOOSE CONNECTIONS-- WAS TOLD PROBLEM FIXED. LAST OCCURENCE SAME AS FIRST 2- CAR STOPPED IN TRAFFIC- AUTO SHUT OFF ENGAGES- DOES NOT START /CAR DIES. UNFORTUNATELY 2 OF THESE BREAKDOWNS WERE ON HIGHWAYS DURING RUSH HOUR-- WITH YOUR KIDS IN CAR. LAST OCCASION ALMOST REAR ENDED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AS NIGHTTIME, STUCK IN MIDDLE LANE ON MAJOR TURNPIKE.... 10 YR OLD WILL NOT GET BACK IN CAR- HAS FEAR OF GOD. WAS TOLD BY CHEVY BUZZ CHEW IN SOUTHAMPTON, NESSENGER CHEVY 112 PROBLEM WAS FIXED. DO NOT WANT TO ENDANGER MY FAMILY ANYMORE.

REAR CAMERA STOPPED WORKING AIDE SENORS STOPPED WORKING. AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS OF TRYING TO FIX THIS THEY FINALLY MIGHT HAVE THIS ON THE RECALL LIST FOR SOME CABLE KIT, WHICH THEY DID NOT TOTALLY PUT ON MINE BECUASE DUE TO COVID THEY ARE BACKED UP ON MANUFACTURING, I DO NOT RELY ON BACK UP CAMERA BUT IT IS NICE TO DOUBLE CHECK.HAVE HAD IT IN 4 DIFFERENT TIME TO BE FIXED ALSO RAIDE CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS. BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES.