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4.88 out of 5 stars

09 traverse in Ontario Canada

terry shoemaker, 07/26/2009
2009 Chevrolet Traverse LT2 4dr SUV (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
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I have driven my 09 Traverse for 1 month and the first thing I notice everytime I drive it is the great stable ride and the level of quietness. I have the XM satelite radio ( in the 2LT with the 10 speaker Bose sound system. Also a great feature. Acceleration is terrific, the electric T gate with this model is something I got used to immediately. Front and rear a/s and heat, cools it down fast.Tilt and telescoping steering wheel, electric lumbar, pan and seat back,customizes the sitting experience. Glass is free of distortions, reverse sensers and camera monitoring have come to good use many times. A great vehicle, and it looks great in dark blue met.

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3.38 out of 5 stars

2010 Traverse LT

Mike, 08/10/2010
2009 Chevrolet Traverse LT1 4dr SUV AWD (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
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Overall I like the vehicle however, Chev lies about MPG. I have the AWD and although I realize it won't be as good as the FWD it isn't anywhere near what it's supposed to be. Took it on a trip to NC mostly HGWY driving MPG is a paltry 17.5 a gallon - personally I think that's poor. I will be trading ASAP when financially feasible. Now I know why they are offering 0% financing for so long on this vehicle. If gas mileage is important run from this vehicle.

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2.38 out of 5 stars

Terrible vehicle, poor dealer

hangman, 08/27/2010
2009 Chevrolet Traverse LTZ 4dr SUV AWD (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
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Purchased 1-8-09, fully loaded $45K. From day one problems every few months. Four serious problems. On 2 long trips this vehicle almost left us stranded on the road. Once, it almost caught fire(bad cable connection under hood), rear lift gate left strut went bad and lift gate fell right on my head. GM & Chevy say: Well, it is fixed now and that then end of what we will do.

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5 out of 5 stars

Great Vehicle

ChevyTrav, 12/12/2008
2009 Chevrolet Traverse LS 4dr SUV (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
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Can't find too much to complain about yet with this car. It's roomy and rides well. A lot of nice features come with it standard (i.e. XM radio, OnStar, built in phone). Gas mileage has been as advertised so far. I guess there are two things that are slightly bothersome about it and both have already been mentioned by the editors. It tends to be a bit slow to downshift and there is a fair amount of plastic in the car. However, these two minor imperfections really haven't bothered me that much. Overall, I feel that this is a quality car that Chevrolet has put out. I would recommend this car to the person who needs space, towing capacity, and decent gas mileage to go along with it.

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5 out of 5 stars

Wow

logandiagnostic, 01/25/2009
2009 Chevrolet Traverse LT2 4dr SUV (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
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With the current auto market conditions, we were able to buy a LT2 FWD for $8k under sticker. We got heated leather, split rear seats, XM, rear camera, power liftgate, remote start, etc. Cyber Gray. $37k crossover for $29k!

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