Federal complaint record · Chevrolet Traverse · model year 2009

2009 Chevrolet Traverse

Owners submitted 448 federal complaint reports about this model year, placing it at the 72th percentile for complaint intensity within its 2007 to 2011 midsize suv cohort. The largest reported component group is steering. Sample sizes and limitations are shown below.

Steering · 40% · group n = 232Engine · 11% · group n = 62Powertrain · 10% · group n = 59Other · 7% · group n = 41Electrical · 6% · group n = 36
448
Complaint records on file
80,000
Median mileage at the reported problem · 394 complaints reported mileage
40%
Of classified component reports name steering · group n = 232
72th
Complaint-intensity percentile in a cohort of 37 model years

Steering · 4 in ten classified complaints

Where this record concentrates

All failure files
Component group 01 · Steering40%

Steering reports

Chevrolet Traverse · model year 2009

Reports in this group232
Share of classified reports40%
Component groups on file6
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From the record · recurring narrative clusters

What recurring complaint clusters describe

How clusters are built
Steering effort · 179 reports

Reports describe steering effort or control concerns

Cluster 1 of 32009 Chevrolet Traverse
Transmission behavior · 39 reports

Reports describe harsh shifting, slipping, or shuddering

Cluster 2 of 32009 Chevrolet Traverse
Loss of propulsion · 33 reports

Reports describe reduced power or hesitation while driving

Cluster 3 of 32009 Chevrolet Traverse

Cluster summaries paraphrase recurring symptoms reported to NHTSA. They are aggregate descriptions, not individual verbatim reports.

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