2009 Chevrolet Traverse steering problems
231 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the steering on the 2009 Chevrolet Traverse — 52% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I bought the car in August of last year and drove it for about 3 days before it started giving me problems. First incident I was driving my children home from the hairdresser and the car completely went out us on the highway, after repeated attempts for a half hour or so I was able to start it and…”
filed Apr 24, 2023
“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
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Steering problems in other Traverse years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Traverse | 1 | 5% |
| 2025 Traverse | 4 | 2% |
| 2024 Traverse | 4 | 3% |
| 2023 Traverse | 2 | 2% |
| 2022 Traverse | 2 | 2% |
| 2021 Traverse | 4 | 5% |
| 2020 Traverse | 7 | 3% |
| 2019 Traverse | 16 | 4% |
| 2018 Traverse | 14 | 3% |
| 2017 Traverse | 11 | 3% |
| 2016 Traverse | 24 | 8% |
| 2015 Traverse | 27 | 9% |
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.