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Worst car ever Don’t buy!
Emily Funk, 09/11/2018
2009 Chevrolet Traverse LT2 4dr SUV (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
7 of 9 people found this review helpful
Bought this car a year ago, and it has had issues since we left the lot. The catalytic converters, spark plugs, O2 sensors, air conditioning, the heater, suspension. All of these things have gone wrong some more then once, and now it’s in the chevy dealers service department and can’t figure out what is wrong with it. Chevrolet should have recalled all 2009 traverses, they are lemons! Nothing but a money pit. DO NOT BUY!!!!! I will never buy another Chevy again. For the money we have put into fixing this car all the time I could be driving a luxury SUV.
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total lemon
Tim, 10/23/2018
updated 10/23/2020
2009 Chevrolet Traverse LT1 4dr SUV AWD (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
I bought the 2009 Chevy Traverse in 2012 used with 23,000 miles. It was okay for the first 2 years. Since then, the timing chain has been replaced 3 time, coils have failed, numerous emission-related problems, numerous interior electric problems, and numerous miscellaneous problems that cost us over $12,000 in 4 years. I had it appraised at CarMax last weekend for $2,000... laughable resale value. I have driven Chevys for 19 years but 2019 is the year we switch brands. This car is total junk. Chevrolet should be embarrased by the Traverse model.
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Pass Lock Engages
Chevy H8r, 05/29/2016
2009 Chevrolet Traverse LS 4dr SUV AWD (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
The First time this happened My key Broke in the ignition. after a week the PassLock system engaged. I towed my car to Huntington Chevrolet because I was Only allowed 25 miles or so. They Charged me $750 to replace the Lock Cylinder and my remote start didn't work anymore. they said they didn't cover the remote start and Robert Chevrolet was responsible for that only if they put it in. in which they did. yet they still weren't responsible that Huntington was because they played with the ignition. that was last year. now my car is Locked Out and I can't start it once again. have no Idea how to start it. i'm probably going to have to tow it to a dealer so they can reset it. and figure out how to by pass the pass lock wich voids warrantee but I won't have to pay the dealer a couple hundred every year to reset the lock system. I get 14mpg. constantly carrying tools so its sluggish going up hill. electric mirrors, blue tooth and all my electronics either don't work or don't function properly all the time. and the AC only takes in outside air. so if I'm behind a school bus in the rain. and need the defroster on my car smells like diesel exhaust and I have a baby in the car and I have to go through a dirty wheel well to change the blinker from under the car. it because of this car that I HATE CHEVY.
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Eats coil packs like a fatty eats donuts
Allan Elder, 10/26/2010
2009 Chevrolet Traverse LT2 4dr SUV (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
11 of 16 people found this review helpful
I loved this car initially; the best interior layout in its class bar none. Captain's chairs in the back, leather, DVD with Bose 5.1 surround. After 9000 miles we took it back to the dealer for a hesitation issue; they investigated and found nothing up. The Hesitation issue became worse and worse; on the third visit @ 18K miles they replaced the coil pack on cylinder #1. At 32K miles, they just replaced it again for the same issue.
2009 Traverse Horrible Transmission Problems
Julian, 08/09/2017
2009 Chevrolet Traverse LT2 4dr SUV AWD (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
5 of 7 people found this review helpful
Do not buy this SUV or any traverse for that matter unless you want to be spending 2-3k a year on different problems that most other better quality cars have way above 150k miles. Had transmission problems at 60k and it was covered under recall by gm. Of course now at 105k miles the transition went bad again and for the local dealer just to find out what it was they charged me $750. So they called me to let me know that I need a new transmission that will cost $4900 plus tax. Horrendous quality product by gm. They have been making cars for over 100 years but still don't know how to make a transmission that lasts. No support from gm or dealership. Next car will not be an American car.
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