2018 Chevrolet Traverse suspension problems
10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the suspension on the 2018 Chevrolet Traverse — 2% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“While driving going home to Deming,NM together with my daughter and son on [XXX] . I was driving over a bridge over path on [XXX] and without warning my electrical power steering gave out on the traverse I could not turn my steering wheel left or right I thought I was going to be in an accident…”
filed Mar 2, 2026
“For the past few months now my 2018 Chevy Traverse has had a weird shimmy when changing lower gears. Got it looked at and they said one of the 9 clutches are going out and needs to be replaced for a total of $6664.63. After doing my own research, this is a common problem with the 2018 Chevy…”
filed Oct 22, 2025
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Suspension problems in other Traverse years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Traverse | 1 | 1% |
| 2023 Traverse | 1 | 1% |
| 2021 Traverse | 2 | 2% |
| 2020 Traverse | 5 | 2% |
| 2019 Traverse | 14 | 4% |
| 2017 Traverse | 3 | 1% |
| 2016 Traverse | 1 | 0% |
| 2015 Traverse | 4 | 1% |
| 2014 Traverse | 4 | 1% |
| 2013 Traverse | 2 | 1% |
| 2012 Traverse | 9 | 3% |
| 2011 Traverse | 14 | 2% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2018 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.