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2025 Chevrolet Traverse problems, recalls and owner complaints
What the 2025 Chevrolet Traverse has been recalled for and what owners report, from official government data. Updated October 25, 2026.
- 0safety recalls
- 185owner complaints
- 4crash reports
- 0fire reports
- 7injuries reported
185 complaints, against an average of 256 for the other 14 Chevrolet Traverse model years.
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What goes wrong with the 2025 Chevrolet Traverse?
The components named most often in the 185 owner complaints. One complaint can name several, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What symptoms do 2025 Chevrolet Traverse owners describe?
Found by reading the text of all 185 owner complaints. Tap a symptom for the answer, a real owner quote and any related recall.
Has the 2025 Chevrolet Traverse been recalled?
NHTSA lists no safety recalls for the 2025 Chevrolet Traverse as of October 25, 2026. Recalls can be issued at any time, so check your VIN before you rely on this.
What do 2025 Chevrolet Traverse owners report?
12 of the 185 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.
The contact owns a 2025 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact stated that while driving, approaching a traffic light, the Electronic Stability Control (ESC), rear collision warning, service assist, front collision warning, check engine light, and multiple brake warning lights illuminated. The emergency brake failed to function. The vehicle was towed to a local dealer, where the master cylinder failure was diagnosed, and the part was replaced. However, while driving after the repair, a complete brake failure occurred alongside the same warning lights. The contact lost control of the vehicle and…
While I was pulling into an intersection, my brakes and break system failed. The brake pedal went straight to the floor without any resistance. I had no ability to put on an emergency break. I was able to navigate into a parking lot where i still could not get my vehicle to come to a complete stop but I was able to put it into park. The warning on my car read "Break assist failure. Press hard to break. Speed limited." I was already driving in traffic while I received this warning.
Vehicle: 2025 Chevrolet Traverse LT FWD VIN: [XXX] Purchase Date: XXX Incident Date: XXX Mileage: 35,975 INCIDENT DESCRIPTION: On Fr XXX, just seven days after purchasing this vehicle from Enterprise Car Sales, I started my 2025 Chevrolet Traverse and was immediately presented with multiple serious braking and vehicle safety-system warnings. The primary warning stated: "BRAKE ASSIST FAILURE. PRESS HARD TO BRAKE. SPEED LIMITED." Additional warnings included: - Service ESC (Electronic Stability Control) - ABS warning light illuminated - Traction/stability control warning - Forward Collision…
Driver side windshield wiper does not clear window, blades have been replaced and still not fixed. Appears to be a wiper arm issue. Rear camera blips out, goes black or shows half a screen during use. Happens almost daily and has caused me to nearly hit cars and or people. Front tire sensor will not recalibrate. Brakes make horrible squeaking noises- Dealer advised this is a known issue with the type of brakes installed on these cars and nothing can be done. Taking car in for service for all these issues.
The contact owns a 2025 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact stated that while driving at 25 MPH, the vehicle unexpectedly came to a complete stop. The failure was a recurring failure. The dealer was contacted and disabled the safety feature, but the failure persisted. The manufacturer was contacted by phone and made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 2,080.
The contact owns a 2025 Chevrolet Traverse. While the contact’s wife was driving approximately 5 MPH, the brakes independently activated while the accelerator pedal was depressed. The ABS, traction control, check engine, collision avoidance, and other unknown warning lights illuminated. An audible alert chimed erroneously without a pedestrian nearby. Due to the failure, the contact’s chest struck the steering wheel. A passenger seated in the front passenger’s side seat experienced mental distress. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed, and DTC: P053D, C055F, P25A2…
The contact owns a 2025 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact stated that while driving 40 MPH, the semi-truck in front of the vehicle started slowing down and the contact depressed the brake pedal and the brakes failed. When the brake pedal was first depressed the brake pedal was extremely firm. While forcefully depressing the brake pedal the brake pedal went to the floorboard and the braking distance became extended. The Brake Assist Failure, Warning Brake, Park, ABS, Starter Control, Crash, and ESC warning lights were illuminated. Additionally, the parking brake was inoperable, and the vehicle…
The contact owns a 2025 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the Forward Collision Avoidance system activated, and the vehicle abruptly stopped. The Forward Collision Avoidance message was displayed. The contact stated that there were no vehicles nearby during the failure. The contact sustained back pain, right and left shoulders and neck pain due to the abrupt stop. The failure was persistent. The contact deactivated the Forward Collision Avoidance feature and then reactivated the feature. The contact stated that while restarting the vehicle the Forward Collision…
The car starts it self and then shuts off all by it self. It has done this twice that we know of. Its impossible to do this even if your keys are in your pocket as you have to hit 3 different buttons to do this. I am not the only one having this issue as there are people complaining on FB that their car does the same thing.
Sudden slamming on the brake automatically when in reverse and there is nothing around the car to cause this. Has happened many times The car will alert that something is too close when turning right by there is nothing there. It is intermittent. When you start the car it the motor reves up very high and will stay there until you push the gas and then it quiets down. This is usually the first start of the day. High and rough idle Super hard intermittent transmission shift or down shifting while normal driving. It jerks really hard and sometime it’s so hard it throws you forward like the brake…
Approx 5/19/26 Forward Collision Detection check light randomly came on when driving home and showed notifications showing "Service ESC" "Service Traction Control" then started showing notifications for the collision sensors unavailable and continuously flickering them across the dash. The Fwd collision symbol would come on and off randomly. Finally was able to take it to the dealership on 6/8/26. Dealership found 6 codes and updated the image processing module. The Fwd Collision symbol is back on and off, notifications are flickering across the dash more frequently and now the check engine…
The shark fin antenna cover became loose. The antenna then fell off at some point while driving. This coming off while driving poses a risk to others on the road as it may have fallen off and hit someone else. The only “warning” it gave was stating the emergency call system failure. When googling I found out what the problem may be from. After looking further there are multiple Chevy traverse owners with the same issue after going through a car wash.
2025 Chevrolet Traverse: questions owners ask
Is the 2025 Chevrolet Traverse reliable?
NHTSA data alone cannot rate reliability, but it shows what owners reported. Owners filed 185 complaints with NHTSA about the 2025 Chevrolet Traverse; the most common categories were service brakes (118, 63.8%), forward collision avoidance (62, 33.5%), electrical system (48, 25.9%). There are no safety recalls listed for this model year. 4 complaints mention a crash, 7 injuries were reported.
What are the most common problems with the 2025 Chevrolet Traverse?
Across 185 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the categories mentioned most often are service brakes (63.8% of complaints), forward collision avoidance (33.5% of complaints), electrical system (25.9% of complaints), engine (7.6% of complaints), power train (7% of complaints). One complaint can name several components.
Does the 2025 Chevrolet Traverse have any recalls?
As of October 2026, NHTSA lists no safety recalls for the 2025 Chevrolet Traverse. Recalls can be issued at any time, so check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Why are the ABS and stability control lights on in my 2025 Chevrolet Traverse?
46 of the 185 owner complaints NHTSA has on file for the 2025 Chevrolet Traverse (24.9%) describe ABS, traction or stability control warnings or faults. One owner wrote: "Wife had car sitting over night from doing a EMS shift. Went out to car in morning to start to return home and when car started ABS light, ECS light, Brake Light, and Collision light came on. This has resulted in no ABS or safety features." (NHTSA complaint 11752038, July 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 do the brakes feel soft, fail or make noise on my 2025 Chevrolet Traverse?
24 of the 185 owner complaints NHTSA has on file for the 2025 Chevrolet Traverse (13%) describe brakes feeling soft, failing, grinding or squealing. One owner wrote: "While I was pulling into an intersection, my brakes and break system failed. The brake pedal went straight to the floor without any resistance. I had no ability to put on an emergency break." (NHTSA complaint 11771313, 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 check engine light on in my 2025 Chevrolet Traverse?
16 of the 185 owner complaints NHTSA has on file for the 2025 Chevrolet Traverse (8.6%) describe the check engine light coming on. One owner wrote: "Check engine light came on with limited acceleration vehicle, then proceeded to overheat several times having to pull over to the side of the road in very dangerous locations vehicle was brought to dealership and it was determined it was a coolant pump." (NHTSA complaint 11724286, March 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.
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 2025 only.