2025 Chevrolet Traverse Electrical system Problems
- Complaints
- 48about this part
- Share
- 26%of 185 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 13,000miles
- Trend
- Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.
NHTSA recorded 48 complaints about the electrical system of the 2025 Chevrolet Traverse, 26% of the 185 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 13,000 miles. 1 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.
“I go to turn on the car on a Friday night and it won’t turn on. I got multiple failures and it said fatal errors take to dealer immediately. I brought the car to the dealer and they said the control panel needs to be replaced and they’re estimating at least a month. I’m one of four cars on a lot that need work for the same exact issue.”
NHTSA complaint #11741646, filed 2026-06“I star failed and I could not use any of my lane assist. All features quit working that were to help me with other cars approaching failed. Radio quit work it working. Battery in car needed to be replaced and car needed to be jumped started. Curse control did not work. Had less than 2000 miles on car. Safety features in car quit working.”
NHTSA complaint #11692014, filed 2025-10“A car approached my blind spot and the blind spot detection did not alert. I tried to change lanes assuming the system was functioning and nearly ran someone off the road. Shortly after this the “service blind spot detection light” came on. Following this failure the vehicle telematics went out rendering the paid on star safety system useless. Parts to remedy the issue on indefinite back order per GM on 12/8/25.”
NHTSA complaint #11704126, filed 2025-12“Driving home - what looked like warning indicators on the dashboard, came on. Lost the ability to brake. Had to push the pedal all the way to the floor to get some braking to happen. A message came on the dashboard “Brake Assist failure. Press hard to brake. Speed Limited”. Once we were able to stop. We turned the car off. then turned it back on. We saw a message on the dashboard to “open the drivers door” and then “roll down the drivers window”. We did that and the car seemed to be normal again”
NHTSA complaint #11708979, filed 2026-01“My car randomly started alerting me of “ECS service” & “Brake assist service”. The dealership essentially did nothing even though there is an active recall on the 2024 models.”
NHTSA complaint #11736611, filed 2026-05Related service bulletins
- 11025974Nov 7, 2025This technical bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of DTC C1171 C1172 C1173 C1174 Tire Pressure Monitor Sensor Unable to Relearn Ethernet Cable…
- 11026043Jun 7, 2025This technical bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of Radio Software Update W23E-178.1.2-M174-SQBR6-93.3.
- 11026032Jun 5, 2025This technical bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of Park Assist False Alerts on Z71 Traverse.
- 11020422May 1, 2025This technical bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of DTC C1171 C1172 C1173 C1174 Tire Pressure Monitor Sensor Unable to Relearn Ethernet Cable…
- 11019745Apr 30, 2025This bulletin provides a procedure to program the PCM to latest software to correct a condition of cold start rough idle w/DTC P050D.
- 11019545Apr 24, 2025This warranty administration bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on System Reset and Connector Reconnect Labor Code Numbers.
- 11019459Apr 18, 2025This technical bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of Turn Signal Over Cancelling.
- 11019379Apr 18, 2025This technical bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of Steering Wheel Oscillation while in Super Cruise Mode.
- 11019017Apr 10, 2025This bulletin provides a procedure on how to check for a battery drain utilizing the Picoscope and how to measure the load on the system that may be causing a drain.
Electrical system: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 27% |
| 2025 | 48 | 26% |
| 2024 | 27 | 19% |
| 2023 | 21 | 22% |
| 2022 | 18 | 18% |
| 2021 | 22 | 24% |
| 2020 | 28 | 12% |
| 2019 | 114 | 28% |
| 2018 | 102 | 22% |
| 2017 | 22 | 6% |
| 2016 | 26 | 9% |
| 2015 | 28 | 9% |
| 2014 | 127 | 23% |
| 2013 | 53 | 33% |
| 2012 | 48 | 14% |
| 2011 | 67 | 11% |
| 2010 | 60 | 9% |
| 2009 | 36 | 8% |
Other parts of the 2025 Chevrolet Traverse
118 complaintsForward collision avoidance
62 complaintsOther or unknown
16 complaintsEngine
14 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
13 complaintsBody and structure
9 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
8 complaintsVehicle speed control
7 complaintsExterior lighting
4 complaintsSteering
4 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
4 complaintsLane departure
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2025 Chevrolet Traverse
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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