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You better RUN, because your traverse won’t!
Doug D., 07/31/2022
2012 Chevrolet Traverse LT 4dr SUV w/1LT (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
Bought this certified preowned at 37k in spring of 2016. Have experienced a litany of problems throughout ownership including airbag failure, multiple electrical system failures, transmission replacement, burns about a quart of oil every 500 miles, washer fluid reservoir broken, coolant leaks, on and on. Gets about 14 mpg city 16 mpg highway. My young children and I joke every time we see a Traverse on the side of the road, which is often enough that the joke resonates and is always fresh in their mind. Decided to cut bait and buy a Minivan from another manufacturer. Never again!!!!!!
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Falling Apart
Z. Milán, 04/14/2019
2012 Chevrolet Traverse LS 4dr SUV AWD (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
My 2012 Traverse was my first time owning a Chevy. I have been very dissapointed with manner it has been falling apart. First it was the plastic molding around the front seats. I paid to have them replaced and 2 months later, it was falling off again. One of the air vents came out and the buttons on the radio (used to change the stations) turned from black to green. The AC keeps going out and I have to keep having to get it fixed. Luckily, I still have an extended warranty. Needless to say, I will never buy a Chevy again.
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Never Chev, 12/09/2018
2012 Chevrolet Traverse LTZ 4dr SUV AWD (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
8 of 9 people found this review helpful
First, all the negatives: Bought from a used car dealer, with 115k miles on it, and 3 months later spent $4500 replacing the transmission. Gas mileage has never been above 20 mpg on mostly hwy driving even though EPA estimates 24 mpg. Around town its closer to 14-16 mpg. We have 3 kids (2 in carseats) and the captains chairs are a pain! The bench option would have been better. Storage room is non-existent with the 3rd row up. The engine always feels like its trying too hard when you have to put your foot in it. The only thing we really like about it is how quiet it is on the road. But we will never buy another Chevy. Should have spent more and bought a Ford Explorer.
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Chevy Traverse's are unsafe at any speed.
Motso, 09/18/2016
updated 03/19/2020
2012 Chevrolet Traverse LTZ 4dr SUV AWD (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
18 of 23 people found this review helpful
This is a dangerous car, here's why. The transmission won't down shift after a stop. Here is a typical scenario, you pull up to a stop sign on a 55 mph road. You see a vehicle coming, it's 1/4 to 3/8 mile away, in most cars it's safe to pull out and accelerate smartly (don't doddle). Not in a Chevy Traverse car should you do this because the transmission never down shifted while you sat at the stop sign. Here's what will happen, the higher gear will put you out in front of traffic but you won't have torque (power) to go fast/er. You sit and wait to get splatted. What you can do with your children in the back seat or the other couple you're going out to dinner with is FLOOR IT and over-ride the computer. Now you're peeling rubber and driving like a maniac 16 YO who snuck some of Dad's beer while he tries to impress the girls on the corner. This lack of transmission down shifting scenario is a known problem that GM refuses to fix. Better to buy another brand vehicle and live. Another problem, the AC can only be run when the computer says it can. I had all my windows fog up on Rt. 95 at 65 mph with another couple in the car! I could not see to drive! The other guy quickly undid his seat belt and hand wiped the windshield in front of me so I could see out (like we used to do with 1950's & 1960's vehicles). After the excitement everyone commented on what an unsafe POS the Traverse is. Most Traverse problems including the 2 mentioned can be easily fixed "IF" GM would change the computer programming. Then again, they sell more cars if the ones already sold get destroyed in car crashes don't they? There will never be another GM car in our driveway. I don't know how many or what other GM models have similar problems. I'm going back to buying foreign cars because they are safe at every speed. Update: I have since successfully sued GM under the lemon law. I took the money and purchased a GM extended warranty. I did this because the trade in value was so horrendously low that I refused to allow GM to screw me twice. GM will now have the pleasure of paying for repairs my POS Traverse incurs :-).
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Traverse is the way to go!!
Ashley Stevenson, 03/02/2019
2012 Chevrolet Traverse LT 4dr SUV AWD w/1LT (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
5 of 6 people found this review helpful
I’m in love with my 2012 Chevy traverse suv! It’s amazing! Everything from looks, comfort and how it drives is everything I wanted for my large family.
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