2009 Chevrolet Traverse air bags problems
26 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2009 Chevrolet Traverse — 6% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“A year a go the steering at low speed would act like the power steering just stop working, very hard to turn. but not all the time, but now it more often. when a kid ran out between two parked cars I went to turn and hit the brakes the steering went out. Luckily he stop in time, but after that I…”
filed Jun 22, 2021
“We were driving about 50 miles and a trailer hit us from behind and the air safety bags were never activated had an impact in from and back and the seat belts didn't work either”
filed Nov 23, 2019
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- In the affected vehicles, increased resistance in the driver and passenger seat mounted…Campaign 14V118000 · Mar 17, 2014
Air Bags problems in other Traverse years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Traverse | 1 | 5% |
| 2025 Traverse | 2 | 1% |
| 2023 Traverse | 2 | 2% |
| 2022 Traverse | 2 | 2% |
| 2021 Traverse | 3 | 3% |
| 2020 Traverse | 6 | 3% |
| 2019 Traverse | 9 | 2% |
| 2018 Traverse | 5 | 1% |
| 2017 Traverse | 262 | 73% |
| 2016 Traverse | 163 | 56% |
| 2015 Traverse | 162 | 52% |
| 2014 Traverse | 258 | 47% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2009 Chevrolet Traverse
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.