2017 Chevrolet Traverse: owner complaints and recalls

Complaints about the 2017 Chevrolet Traverse include 3 reports of a fatality, alongside 13 crashes and 2 fires across 358 filings.

358
Complaints
3
Recalls
13
Crash reports
2
Fire reports
11
Injuries
76.0
Severity index

Severity index 76.0 - Medium. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 76.0p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2017 Chevrolet Traverse sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

Among the 136 2017 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2017 Chevrolet Traverse ranks 56 of 136 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 59% of its model-year peers. See the full 2017 ranking.

What actually fails

Air BagsAir Bags: 262 complaints (73.2%)262 73%EngineEngine: 25 complaints (7.0%)25 7%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 22 complaints (6.1%)22 6%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 18 complaints (5.0%)18 5%Power TrainPower Train: 17 complaints (4.7%)17 5%Service BrakesService Brakes: 12 complaints (3.4%)12 3%Seat BeltsSeat Belts: 11 complaints (3.1%)11 3%SteeringSteering: 11 complaints (3.1%)11 3%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
AIR BAGS26273.2%
ENGINE257.0%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM226.1%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER185.0%
POWER TRAIN174.7%
SERVICE BRAKES123.4%
SEAT BELTS113.1%
STEERING113.1%

Complaints filed per year

0801602017: 92018: 202019: 162020: 112021: 62022: 112023: 1012024: 1532025: 172026: 14 (partial year)17181920212223241532526
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20179
201820
201916
202011
20216
202211
2023101
2024153
202517
2026 (year to date)14
Complaint volume is rising - the last three years carry 9.7x the filings of the three before them, which usually signals a wear-related defect surfacing with age.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
21V78200007/10/2021AIR BAGS:FRONTALGeneral 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.
21V24600008/04/2021AIR BAGS:CRITICAL FASTENERSGeneral 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.
23V33400010/05/2023AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULEGeneral 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.
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.