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Chevrolet Traverse 2011

Safety complaints filed by owners in the first three years, per 1,000 sold.

0.61 per 1,000

1.6 times this nameplate’s own median · from 65 complaints filed in the first three years, of 608 ever. 95% lower bound 0.46.

Against its own model years

The model year carries far more information than the badge, so this is the comparison that matters.

Model year	Per 1,000	Complaints
2009	0.34	31
2010	0.35	35
2011	0.61	65
2012	0.33	32
2013	0.33	30
2014	0.71	71
2015	0.33	37
2016	0.41	49
2017	0.38	45
2018	1.03	139
2019	0.51	75
2020	0.24	33
2021	0.19	23
2022	0.41	44
2023	0.54	60

What owners describe

Phrases over-represented in these complaints compared with the same component on every other vehicle. Counts are complaints containing the phrase.

Engine 204 complaints

timing	63	31%
chain	49	24%
traction	46	23%
traction control	45	22%
chevy	41	20%
power reduced	21	10%

Steering 165 complaints

pump	57	35%
steering pump	37	23%
chevy	29	18%
leak	23	14%
leaking	23	14%
steering fluid	19	12%

Electronic Stability Control (Esc) 103 complaints

traction control	69	67%
engine power	46	45%
reduced	45	44%
control off	29	28%
power reduced	28	27%
throttle body	24	24%

When it breaks

15% of reported failures happened before 30,000 miles (median 70,700 miles, from 497 complaints that recorded one).

Failures arrive late and spread out, which looks like wear. Service history matters more than model year here.

What NHTSA did

2 investigations covering this model year, 1 of which list a recall campaign.

Outboard Front Seat Belt Anchor Cable Failure

What owners and forums say

Not built yet. This panel is meant to carry community sentiment beside the filed-complaint data, so the two can be compared. Showing something weaker here would defeat its purpose.

Check this yourself

Example records behind this page:

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Limits of this figure. It counts safety complaints filed with the federal government, which is a floor on failures and not a census: problems that only cost money are under-reported. Complaint rates also reflect how likely a brand’s owners are to file, which cannot be separated from how often the car fails. Sales are calendar-year and the denominator for this nameplate is automated checks only, not verified against an external source.