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2014 Chevrolet Traverse problems, recalls and owner complaints
What the 2014 Chevrolet Traverse has been recalled for and what owners report, from official government data. Updated October 25, 2026.
- 7safety recalls
- 548owner complaints
- 8crash reports
- 1fire report
- 15injuries reported
The most complained-about Chevrolet Traverse year on file: 548 complaints, against an average of 230 for the other 14 model years.
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What goes wrong with the 2014 Chevrolet Traverse?
The components named most often in the 548 owner complaints. One complaint can name several, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What symptoms do 2014 Chevrolet Traverse owners describe?
Found by reading the text of all 548 owner complaints. Tap a symptom for the answer, a real owner quote and any related recall.
- Why does my 2014 Chevrolet Traverse stall, lose power or shut off while driving?72 owners · 13.1%
- Why is the airbag light on in my 2014 Chevrolet Traverse?67 owners · 12.2% · Recall 23V334000
- Why is the check engine light on in my 2014 Chevrolet Traverse?66 owners · 12%
- Why are the ABS and stability control lights on in my 2014 Chevrolet Traverse?54 owners · 9.9%
Has the 2014 Chevrolet Traverse been recalled?
7 U.S. safety recalls. Repairs are free at a franchised dealer; some are done over the air.
Air Bags: Frontal: Driver Side: Inflator Module General 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.
Risk: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: Dealers will replace the driver's air bag module, free of charge. GM began mailing final owner letters February 23, 2024 and will continue mailing through December 2025. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N232404980.
Air Bags: Frontal General 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.
Risk: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: Dealers will replace the driver's air bag module, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters were mailed on November 3, 2021. Owner notification letters were mailed on January 10, 2022. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N212349040.
Air Bags: Critical Fasteners General 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.
Risk: Unsecured side curtain air bags may not perform as intended, increasing the risk of injury.
Fix: GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, realign or replace the weld nuts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 24, 2021. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N202321200.
Electrical System General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Cadillac CTS, Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Yukon, and Yukon XL, and 2014 Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Express, Impala, Silverado HD, Traverse, GMC Acadia, Savana, and Sierra HD vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the chassis electronic module may be internally contaminated, resulting in an electrical short.
Risk: If the module experiences an electrical short, the vehicle could stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the chassis electronic module, free of charge. The recall began on December 26, 2014. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-521-7300 (Buick), 1-800-458-006 (Cadillac), 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), and 1-800-462-8782 (GMC). GM s number for this recall is 14515.
Seat Belts General Motors is recalling certain model year 2009-2014 Buick Enclave vehicles manufactured April 14, 2008, through May 14, 2014, Chevrolet Traverse vehicles manufactured June 6, 2008, through May 14, 2014, and GMC Acadia vehicles manufactured April 9, 2008, through May 14, 2014, and 2009-2010 Saturn Outlook vehicles manufactured April 14, 2008, through March 18, 2010. In the affected vehicles, the flexible steel cable that connects the seatbelt to the front outboard seating positions may fatigue and separate over time.
Risk: If the steel cable becomes fatigued and separates, the seatbelt may not properly restrain the seat occupant increasing the risk of an injury in a crash.
Fix: General Motors will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, repair and replace the lap pretensioner, free of charge. Parts are not currently available. An interim notice will be mailed to owners in July 2014. A second notice will be mailed to owners once parts become available. The recall for the 2009-2010 model years began on July 11, 2014. The interim letter for the 2011-2014 model years were distributed on July 11, 2014. Owners may contact General Motors at 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), 1-800-521-7300 (Buick), 1-800-462-8782 (GMC), 1-800-553-6000 (Saturn). General Motors recall number for this campaign is 14187.
Electrical System: Instrument Cluster/Panel General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014 Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse, and GMC Acadia vehicles manufactured March 26, 2013, through August 15, 2013. In the affected vehicles, the engine control module (ECM) software may cause the fuel gauge to read inaccurately.
Risk: An inaccurate fuel gauge may result in the vehicle unexpectedly running out of fuel and stalling, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: GM will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the ECM to correct the fuel gauge reading, free of charge. The recall began on June 27, 2014. Owners may contact General Motors at 1-800-521-7300 (Buick), 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), and 1-800-462-8782 (GMC). GM's number for this recall is 14007.
Power Train: Automatic Transmission General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014 Buick Regal, LaCrosse, Verano, and Enclave, and Chevrolet Impala, Malibu, Cruze, and Traverse, and GMC Acadia vehicles equipped with automatic transmissions. In the affected vehicles, the transmission shift cable adjuster may disengage from the transmission shift lever. As such, these vehicles do not conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 102, "Transmission Shift Lever Sequence, Starter Interlock, and Transmission Braking Effect." They also fail to conform to FMVSS number 114, "Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention."
Risk: If a vehicle's shift cable disengages from the transmission shift lever, a driver may be unable to shift gear positions and the indicated shift position may not represent the gear position the vehicle is in. Should a disengagement occur while the vehicle is being driven, when the driver goes to stop and park the vehicle, the driver may be able to shift the lever to the "PARK" position, but the vehicle transmission may not be in the "PARK" gear position. If the vehicle is not in the "PARK" position there is a risk the vehicle will roll away as the driver and other occupants exit the vehicle or anytime thereafter. A vehicle rollaway increases the risk of injury to exiting occupants and bystanders.
Fix: General Motors will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace any affected transmission shift cable adjusters, free of charge. The recall began on April 10, 2014. Chevrolet owners may contact General Motors at 1-800-222-1020, Buick owners at 1-800-521-7300, and GMC owners at 1-800-462-8782. General Motors' number associated with this recall is 14048.
What do 2014 Chevrolet Traverse owners report?
12 of the 548 complaints, the most recent for the most-reported components, as the owners wrote them. NHTSA removes names and VINs; long reports are trimmed. CarHooq has not verified individual claims.
I am having the exact same issue as recall NHTSAID 14V614000, Manufacturer Campaign 14515. The car only gives me one warning, "Service stability track system" before the car completely stalls out. The car stalled out and completely shut off while I was on the freeway. I coasted to the shoulder of the freeway with a stalled car a no power steering. It has done that countless times. My code reader returned codes: P0606-PCM Processor Fault, P0685: ECM/PCM Power Relay Sense Circuit, P0689: EMC/PCM Power Relay Control Circuit, P0615: Starter Relay Control Circuit
I was involved in a car accident on 4/30/26 but my airbags did not deploy.
Odometer Fraud. The contact was in the process of purchasing a 2014 Chevrolet Traverse. It was discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy. The vehicle was a private sale. Before the vehicle was purchased, the mileage was 118,000. At the time of registration, it was discovered that the mileage was 227,937.
Had the whole ECM replaced as well as all wire harnesses inspected. Fuse box inspection and retighned. All fuses and relays checked. Ignition switch replacement as well. The code for P1682 went away months but has now returned. Also have replaced battery and few other minor items. The car will go into limp mode randomly on freeway or roads. Almost caused an accident since the power steering stops working as well.
The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost motive power. The message "Engine Power Reduced" was displayed. After waiting 20 minutes, the contact was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was diagnosed by the contact's friend, and it was determined that the clock spring had failed and needed to be replaced; however, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V614000 (Electrical System), but the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the…
fuel pump issue that is cause engines to stall while driving or not start after placing gas in the vehicle. It is having the battery run low and car die or stall and stop while driving. It will turn your check engine light on.
While driving my traction control turns off and reduces power to the vehicle often stalling it making it hard to safely move to the side of the road.. has been happening since I got the vehicle from a dealership
The vehicle stalls while driving at any speed. It has left me on the highway or the middle of an intersection with myself & my kids in danger. The check engine light comes on before the vehicle shuts off completely & loses power & steering. The traction control & stability warning also come on. The vehicle has rolled backwards while in park numerous times so I have to use the parking brake on a regular basis as a safety precaution. The power steering is also an issue. The driver seat belt & air bags make this car a rolling death TRAP. There are past recalls or safety concerns for the traverse…
Traction control light comes on and then my vehicle keeps jerking as I drive and a stabilizer track notification light comes on
The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was able to restart after waiting a few minutes. The check engine warning light was illuminated intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that brake booster system needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure reoccurred approximately seven months later. The vehicle was taken back to the same dealer, where the failure could not be replicated. The vehicle was also taken to an independent mechanic, where it…
I WAS GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND THE STABILITRAK, TRACTION CONTROL, CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ALL CAME ON. ENGINE REDUCED POWER LIGHT CAME ON I LOST ALL POWER OF THE VEHICLE, I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND FORCED OFF OF THE ROAD BECAUSE MY ENGINE DIED. I WENT FROM DOING 70 MPH DOWN TO 10 MPH AND CAME VERY CLOSE TO GETTING REAR ENDED BY A SEMI TRUCK AND TRAILER. WHEN I GOT TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD I WASN'T ABLE TO GET MY VEHICLE STARTED BACK AND HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. I HAVE SEEN WHERE THIS IS A PROBLEM IN THIS YEAR MODEL OF THIS VEHICLE AND WONDERING WHY…
FIRST THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT COME ON THEN THE SEAT BELT LIGHT GOES OFF THEN TRACTION LIGHT/STABILITAK COMES ON LOSE POWER ON HIGHWAY NOW A RUBBING SOUND ON DRIVER SIDE
2014 Chevrolet Traverse: questions owners ask
Is the 2014 Chevrolet Traverse reliable?
NHTSA data alone cannot rate reliability, but it shows what owners reported. Owners filed 548 complaints with NHTSA about the 2014 Chevrolet Traverse; the most common categories were air bags (258, 47.1%), electrical system (127, 23.2%), engine (118, 21.5%). There are 7 safety recalls. 8 complaints mention a crash, 1 mentions a fire, 15 injuries were reported.
What are the most common problems with the 2014 Chevrolet Traverse?
Across 548 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the categories mentioned most often are air bags (47.1% of complaints), electrical system (23.2% of complaints), engine (21.5% of complaints), electronic stability control (esc) (21.4% of complaints), vehicle speed control (8.8% of complaints). One complaint can name several components.
Does the 2014 Chevrolet Traverse have any recalls?
Yes. NHTSA lists 7 recalls for the 2014 Chevrolet Traverse; the most recent (campaign 23V334000, 2023-05-10) concerns Air Bags: Frontal: Driver Side: Inflator Module. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer; check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Why does my 2014 Chevrolet Traverse stall, lose power or shut off while driving?
72 of the 548 owner complaints NHTSA has on file for the 2014 Chevrolet Traverse (13.1%) describe the engine stalling, losing power or shutting off while driving. One owner wrote: "I am having the exact same issue as recall NHTSAID 14V614000, Manufacturer Campaign 14515. The car only gives me one warning, "Service stability track system" before the car completely stalls out." (NHTSA complaint 11769837, October 2026). If it happens to your car, check your VIN for open recalls at nhtsa.gov/recalls and report the problem to NHTSA; complaints are what trigger investigations.
Why is the airbag light on in my 2014 Chevrolet Traverse?
67 of the 548 owner complaints NHTSA has on file for the 2014 Chevrolet Traverse (12.2%) describe airbag warning lights or airbag faults. 3 related recalls exist: campaign 23V334000 (air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module). The fix: Dealers will replace the driver's air bag module, free of charge. One owner wrote: "My airbag warning light came on and the system reported a seatbelt issue. There was a recall for my vehicle in 2014 that wasn’t repaired. Over time my vehicle has had insurmountable electrical issues as well." (NHTSA complaint 11596077, June 2024). Recall repairs are free at a dealer; check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Why is the check engine light on in my 2014 Chevrolet Traverse?
66 of the 548 owner complaints NHTSA has on file for the 2014 Chevrolet Traverse (12%) describe the check engine light coming on. One owner wrote: "fuel pump issue that is cause engines to stall while driving or not start after placing gas in the vehicle. It is having the battery run low and car die or stall and stop while driving. It will turn your check engine light on." (NHTSA complaint 11694000, October 2025). If it happens to your car, check your VIN for open recalls at nhtsa.gov/recalls and report the problem to NHTSA; complaints are what trigger investigations.
Why are the ABS and stability control lights on in my 2014 Chevrolet Traverse?
54 of the 548 owner complaints NHTSA has on file for the 2014 Chevrolet Traverse (9.9%) describe ABS, traction or stability control warnings or faults. One owner wrote: "Vehicle constantly has p1682 code and will turn off while driving. Also may just go into low power mode, turn off traction control and have stabile track service needed lights. Vehicle may shake violently as well." (NHTSA complaint 11697856, November 2025). If it happens to your car, check your VIN for open recalls at nhtsa.gov/recalls and report the problem to NHTSA; complaints are what trigger investigations.
Check your own Traverse
Counts are a starting point, not a verdict: popular models collect more complaints because more of them are on the road, and NHTSA does not verify individual reports. To see whether a recall is still open on your car, enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls (U.S.) or your registration at check-vehicle-recalls.service.gov.uk (UK). Had a safety problem? Report it to NHTSA; complaints are what trigger investigations and recalls.
Data: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall and complaint databases (public domain), retrieved October 25, 2026. Model year 2014 only.