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Blown Rear Seal after 6 months
B Stewart, 02/07/2019
2018 Chevrolet Trax Premier 4dr SUV (1.4L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
10 of 10 people found this review helpful
I have looked to see if others have the same problem I am experiencing right now and have found that this problem has been found with the older equinox. I have had the car for about 7 months now and the car has 11,000 miles on it. Bought it with just under 3,000 so i have put on about 8,000 miles. Drove the car to work as usual and noticed a burning smell. When I left work, the same smell....no warning lights came on so was not sure what the smell was from. When I got home I found a large pile of oil bigger than the size of a tire. I called the dealership and had to have the car towed. They blamed the problem on the polar vortex, however, I do not believe them. There was another Trax there with the same problem which makes me think something is not right. They informed me the rear seal blew and needed to be replaced. As I am under contract there will be no cost to me. This care is mainly brand new and blows a seal. I am not satisfied with their reasoning and will be looking into further. Not a happy camper and will most certainly not purchase the car once my lease is up...now I am worried about what kind of engine problems I will be having from here on out.
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THE WORST PURCHASE I HAVE MADE
Sheri Kottke, 12/26/2019
2018 Chevrolet Trax Premier 4dr SUV AWD (1.4L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
35 of 39 people found this review helpful
I purchased a 2018 Trax in August, 2019. Within the 1st week of owning it I stated having problems. The TAC and fuel gauge have never worked. Since this issue, in the last year I have had the turbo replaced, the radio/dash replaced twice and the radio and dash will still go black when driving the car, they have installed a cold weather package because the car would not heat, this past Winter, I started my car to let it warm up and came out to it smoking like it was on fire and it had no power, supposedly there was a ball of ice in the turbo, how does that happen, it was never explained to me, the brakes have failed and for it being an AWD, I feel like a feather in front on a fan!! The first few times with the trouble I was offered by Chevrolet an extended warranty on a car that I DO NOT WANT nor Trust, now they are telling me that if I want to do a buy-back, I have to have the car in for the same issue 3 or more times. For the love of God, this is a new car and I should not have to have problems like this nor have to feel unsafe driving the car wondering what is going to happen next!!
Great Car
Farook Golam, 01/06/2019
2018 Chevrolet Trax LT 4dr SUV AWD (1.4L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
26 of 30 people found this review helpful
I bought the Trax in last October , 4000 miles added already, getting 27.5 miles city/highway combined.. so far great performance.
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A great Little SUV thats fun to drive.
Manfred Kroninger, 03/05/2019
2018 Chevrolet Trax LT 4dr SUV (1.4L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
14 of 16 people found this review helpful
I purchased my 2018 Trax at Simpson Chevrolet in Irvine ,California with 2 miles .What a fun little car, its comfortable to my 6,4 ' frame. Being from Germany I like a car with some pep. The gentleman from Edmunds stated the Trax is sluggish, I suggest he learn to drive. True the 1.4 liter engine has 140HP cupelled with a turbo charger and a 6speed transmission, which can be manual or automatic. The Turbo has a small delay, but then comes on like gangbusters. My friend has an Audi A4 and I upset him when I drove Away from him in City traffic and the again an the freeway. the Trax is very agile and if you keep a little RPM up the drive becomes an Fahr Vergnugen.(Pleasure to drive) Also I'm getting 21 in the city and 32on the HWY. Well even my wife loves the car.
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Best Value for the $
LordSandwich71, 02/23/2020
2018 Chevrolet Trax LS 4dr SUV (1.4L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
I agree with whoever wrote the "Just bought and will update as time goes on" review. Those that poo-poo the car either haven't been one for very long or are just out-there (I'm looking at YOU Edmunds so-called experts). I have the base model FWD and it will chirp the tires from a standing start. I don't know where they get this underpowered idea, I have been able to zip through traffic with ease and it has enough to pass semis on two-lane roads without blinking. If you actually do some research and analyse the options presented, the LT and Premium trim levels do not really add that much to the vehicle. It is a small SUV, for cryin out loud, if you want to haul bricks, ladders, half the grocery store or have a big family, get a USS Nimitz class Suburban or something of that ilk. The interior is a bit quirky, but does make use of the space nicely. It does have 4 cup holders in between the front seats. I like that because I can have more than one cup/bottle of whatever for long drives! I have had it for 42k miles or so and have had no issues. It has been avergaing 31.1 MPG (the dash says so). I wish those "experts" would actually drive the vehicle for more than half a second and when they do compare them, use the same type of vehicle to compare them to.
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