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Fuel systemPart report

2013 Chevrolet Traverse Fuel system Problems

Complaints
18about this part
Share
11%of 162 total for the year
Median mileage
46,500miles
Trend
RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 18 complaints about the fuel system of the 2013 Chevrolet Traverse, 11% of the 162 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 46,500 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“My vehicle is ailling up and down. Its use excessive gas and when it ail up and down the lights get dem and back to normal. It stalls if I stay in park a period of time and even when im waiting in the drive through for food. The amplifier just completely stop working for some reason. I think it's an electrical reason or the ECM fuel gage need to be reset. I know this has been on recall with other vihicles like mine.”

NHTSA complaint #11230590, filed 2019-07, 110,000 miles

“Takata recall, my airbag light comes on and goes off whenever it wants. Sometimes it with come on and stay on for days to months at a time, I took it back to the chevy dealership where I purchased it from. I paid for the diagnostic and for them to fix it and it stood off for a few weeks and came back on and when I called and told them that my airbag light came back on they to me to make an appointment to get a 3rd diagnostic and for me to paid again I refused and I am just dealing with the light coming and going off on its own. …”

NHTSA complaint #11173420, filed 2019-01, 30,000 miles

“I was driving to work like any other day. As I was about ten minutes away from my work. My Traverse suddenly started to shake. And then the check engine light came on and engine power reduce, service stabilitrak, traction control off popped up on my dash board. I went from 70 MPH to under 20 MPH with in seconds. Thank god it was not so much traffic because I probably would not be here typing up my complaint about my car. There is even a chevy forum that I found, where multiple people have had the same exact issue. …”

NHTSA complaint #11111094, filed 2018-07, 59,000 miles

“While driving on freeway traction control off light came on the engine speed reduced came on and car immediately went from 60 MPH to 15-20 causing me to spin out and lose control on freeway and eventually slammed into side of road, (managed to drive home going about 15 MPH at 1:00 in the morning)bending my axle and the next day on the news it was reported cars with onstar were hacked. Next morning no light was on in the car and able to drive with bent axle. Repairs completed and my insurance rates were increased. …”

NHTSA complaint #11030629, filed 2017-09, 60,000 miles

“My vehicle has been doing this since it was purchased. The acceleration and deceleration are jerky sometimes. It feels occasionally like I have been rear-ended. I feel like it tries to accelerate while I am applying the breaks. When I am trying to apply the gas sometimes it has no power and I have to push the pedal down harder which leads it to jerk forward. Hard gear shifting lots of shaking and lurching. It is exactly like what the class action lawsuit against GM describes but my vehicle isn't one involved in that yet, but I believe it should be.”

NHTSA complaint #11204271, filed 2019-04, 2,000 miles

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Fuel system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202521%
202453%
202366%
202233%
202133%
2020198%
2019266%
2018388%
201792%
201693%
2015124%
2014255%
20131811%
2012165%
2011264%
2010152%
2009102%

Other parts of the 2013 Chevrolet Traverse

Electrical system
53 complaints
Engine
45 complaints
Electronic stability control
43 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
28 complaints
Air bags
27 complaints
Other or unknown
19 complaints
Vehicle speed control
19 complaints
Steering
18 complaints
Brakes
5 complaints
Seat belts
4 complaints
Exterior lighting
2 complaints
Lane departure
2 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2013 Chevrolet Traverse

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology