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#BS-2015-CHETRA-430A2015 Chevrolet Traverse
Based on reports from 416 owners and 5 recalls for this exact model.
Preliminary Verdict
Red Flag
Based on 416 complaints, 15 crashes, 7 fires, and 5 recalls.
Top reported problems
ac compressor melted
6 complaints • Severity 7.3/10
ac stopped working
4 complaints • Severity 8.5/10
accelerator sticks
1 complaints • Severity 10/10
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Mechanic Inspection Checklist
160 owners reported airbags issues — failures commonly reported around 49K miles.
Failure Timeline by Mileage
Peak failure range: 30–60K miles (68 reports) • Median: 49K miles
30,000-Mile Cost Projection
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Worst Case
Top cost driver: Airbags (160 reports).
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Owner Intelligence
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Where the complaints fall
2015 Chevrolet Traverse: Known Issues & Problem Areas
Airbags Issues
Airbags complaints account for 38% of all reports filed for the 2015 Chevrolet Traverse, with 160 owners filing complaints with NHTSA. The median mileage at time of complaint is 49,000 miles, suggesting issues tend to surface around the 49K-mile mark.
Engine Issues
Engine complaints account for 9% of all reports filed for the 2015 Chevrolet Traverse, with 37 owners filing complaints with NHTSA. Owners should pay attention to engine-related symptoms during test drives and pre-purchase inspections.
Electrical Issues
Electrical complaints account for 6% of all reports filed for the 2015 Chevrolet Traverse, with 27 owners filing complaints with NHTSA. Owners should pay attention to electrical-related symptoms during test drives and pre-purchase inspections.
Steering Issues
Steering complaints account for 6% of all reports filed for the 2015 Chevrolet Traverse, with 25 owners filing complaints with NHTSA. Owners should pay attention to steering-related symptoms during test drives and pre-purchase inspections.
Data sourced from NHTSA owner complaints and community reports. The full report analyzes severity, repair costs, and failure patterns for each category.
Complaint trend by year
Complaints filed with NHTSA by year for the 2015 Chevrolet Traverse. Recent trend: decreasing.
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Recall History (5 recalls)
TIRES
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Buick Enclave vehicles manufactured December 9, 2014, to January 14, 2015, 2015 Chevrolet Traverse vehicles manufactured December 9, 2014, to January 20, 2015, and 2015 GMC Acadia vehicles manufactured December 9, 2014, to January 16, 2015, and all equipped with Goodyear P255/65R18 Fortera HL tires. These vehicles are equipped with tires that may experience tread cracking. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 110, "Tire Selection and Rims and Motor Home/Recreation Vehicle Trailer Load Carrying Capacity Information for Motor Vehicles with a GVWR of 4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds) or Less."
AIR BAGS:CRITICAL FASTENERS
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2010-2015, 2017 Buick Enclave, 2010-2019 Chevrolet Traverse, and 2011-2016 GMC Acadia vehicles. The side curtain air bags may not be properly attached.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2008-2017 Buick Enclave and 2013-2017 Chevrolet Traverse vehicles. The driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment, due to a manufacturing defect.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015 Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse and GMC Acadia vehicles. The driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment, due to a manufacturing defect.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2014-2017 Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse, and GMC Acadia vehicles. The driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment, due to a manufacturing defect.
Recall severity analysis & seller scripts
The full report rates each recall's severity and gives you scripts for asking the seller about recall completion.
The worst model year for the Chevrolet Traverse is the 2011 — worth knowing if you're cross-shopping years. The biggest problem area is engine.
2015 Chevrolet Traverse vs. Class Average (Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD)
This vehicle
416
Class avg
419
Complaint volume is roughly in line with other standard sport utility vehicle 2wd vehicles from 2015.
Complaint counts correlate with sales volume — popular vehicles naturally generate more reports. The full report normalizes for this.
About this data
NHTSA Complaints
Federal database of owner-filed safety complaints. 416 records for this vehicle.
NHTSA Recalls
Manufacturer-issued safety recalls. 5 recalls found for this vehicle.
Repair Cost Data
Real-world repair costs from owner reports and independent databases.
Other Chevrolet Traverse Model Years
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