2016 Chevrolet Trax electrical system problems
21 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2016 Chevrolet Trax — 18% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The vehicle lost communication to the transmission causing the check engine light to come on when the vehicle key was turned off the vehicle would not restart. There was no warning signs of this happening. The vehicle only had 70,000 miles on the odometer when this occured.”
filed Apr 24, 2026
“This site is useless. There are so many complaints about the 2016 Chevrolet Trax on here, but yet nobody is doing anything about it! I believe it is a severe safety hazard for all vehicles on the highway when a vehicle loses power without warning , whether it is on the interstate, or a residential…”
filed Nov 10, 2025
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Affected radios may fail to provide an audible warning chime when the driver fails to…Campaign 16V422000 · Jun 10, 2016
- Affected radios may fail to provide an audible warning chime when the driver, after…Campaign 16V257000 · Apr 28, 2016
Electrical System problems in other Trax years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Trax | 30 | 38% |
| 2024 Trax | 61 | 37% |
| 2021 Trax | 8 | 35% |
| 2020 Trax | 25 | 27% |
| 2019 Trax | 25 | 19% |
| 2018 Trax | 18 | 18% |
| 2017 Trax | 24 | 22% |
| 2015 Trax | 21 | 22% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2016 Chevrolet Trax
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.