2014 Chevrolet Traverse Problems: Airbags (543 Complaints)
The most-reported problem on the 2014 Chevrolet Traverse is Airbags (40% of 543 owner reports). There are 7 safety recalls. Check the VIN and inspect Airbags — this is the NHTSA file, not a score.
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-09-07 543 complaints · 7 recalls
What problems show up on the 2014 Chevrolet Traverse?
215 of 543 filings named Airbags (40% of the file). That is what owners wrote, not a shop diagnosis of the vehicle in the driveway.
Second is Engine (70 reports).
There are 7 official safety recalls on this year. They were filed about Transmission / driveline, Electrical, and Airbags. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov — a campaign on this page can still be open on a specific truck.
The 2013 has 162 reports on file; this year has 543. Older years collect more reports just by being on the road longer. If you need a fairer comparison, use the equal-time view.
What owners reported
System named most often: Airbags 215 complaints · 39.6% of the file
Crashes, fires, injuries and deaths in those filings:
- Crashes 8
- Fires 1
- Injuries 15
- Deaths 0
NHTSA Consumer Complaints Snapshot 2026-09-07 Open source record Read our complete data methodology →
Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.
Which systems owners named
Share of owner complaints filed against each vehicle system. These shares are not adjusted for how many vehicles were sold.
“Unclassified NHTSA leftover” is not a car part. It is a filing bucket and always sits last.
View component data as a table
| System / Component | Complaints | Share of Reports | Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airbags (AIR BAGS) | 215 | 39.6% | 4 crashes · 0 fires |
| Engine (ENGINE) | 70 | 12.9% | 1 crashes · 0 fires |
| Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) | 40 | 7.4% | 0 crashes · 0 fires |
| Cruise / speed control (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) | 37 | 6.8% | 2 crashes · 0 fires |
| Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN) | 25 | 4.6% | 0 crashes · 0 fires |
| Steering (STEERING) | 23 | 4.2% | 1 crashes · 0 fires |
| Fuel system (FUEL SYSTEM) | 17 | 3.1% | 0 crashes · 0 fires |
| Seat belts (SEAT BELTS) | 17 | 3.1% | 0 crashes · 0 fires |
| Lights (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) | 9 | 1.7% | 0 crashes · 0 fires |
| Unclassified NHTSA leftover | 83 | 15.3% | 0 crashes · 1 fires |
NHTSA Consumer Complaints, NHTSA Safety Recalls, and NHTSA Defect Investigations Snapshot 2026-09-07 Open source record
Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.
When reports and recalls showed up
When owners filed reports, and when recall campaigns showed up.
- Campaign 14V223000 was reported 186 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
- Campaign 21V246000 was reported 2,334 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
- Campaign 21V782000 was reported 2,516 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
- Campaign 23V334000 was reported 3,096 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
View timeline records as a table
| Date | Record type | Count | Record identifier |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-Q4 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2014-Q1 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| 2014-Q2 | Owner reports | 7 | |
| 2014-Q3 | Owner reports | 6 | |
| 2014-Q4 | Owner reports | 7 | |
| 2015-Q1 | Owner reports | 3 | |
| 2015-Q2 | Owner reports | 4 | |
| 2015-Q3 | Owner reports | 4 | |
| 2015-Q4 | Owner reports | 7 | |
| 2016-Q1 | Owner reports | 4 | |
| 2016-Q2 | Owner reports | 6 | |
| 2016-Q3 | Owner reports | 10 | |
| 2016-Q4 | Owner reports | 9 | |
| 2017-Q1 | Owner reports | 6 | |
| 2017-Q2 | Owner reports | 7 | |
| 2017-Q3 | Owner reports | 14 | |
| 2017-Q4 | Owner reports | 11 | |
| 2018-Q1 | Owner reports | 12 | |
| 2018-Q2 | Owner reports | 19 | |
| 2018-Q3 | Owner reports | 18 | |
| 2018-Q4 | Owner reports | 12 | |
| 2019-Q1 | Owner reports | 15 | |
| 2019-Q2 | Owner reports | 17 | |
| 2019-Q3 | Owner reports | 24 | |
| 2019-Q4 | Owner reports | 17 | |
| 2020-Q1 | Owner reports | 16 | |
| 2020-Q2 | Owner reports | 6 | |
| 2020-Q3 | Owner reports | 14 | |
| 2020-Q4 | Owner reports | 7 | |
| 2021-Q1 | Owner reports | 7 | |
| 2021-Q2 | Owner reports | 5 | |
| 2021-Q3 | Owner reports | 8 | |
| 2021-Q4 | Owner reports | 7 | |
| 2022-Q1 | Owner reports | 3 | |
| 2022-Q2 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2022-Q3 | Owner reports | 9 | |
| 2023-Q1 | Owner reports | 4 | |
| 2023-Q2 | Owner reports | 9 | |
| 2023-Q3 | Owner reports | 32 | |
| 2023-Q4 | Owner reports | 41 | |
| 2024-Q1 | Owner reports | 37 | |
| 2024-Q2 | Owner reports | 32 | |
| 2024-Q3 | Owner reports | 29 | |
| 2024-Q4 | Owner reports | 8 | |
| 2025-Q1 | Owner reports | 7 | |
| 2025-Q2 | Owner reports | 6 | |
| 2025-Q3 | Owner reports | 3 | |
| 2025-Q4 | Owner reports | 6 | |
| 2026-Q1 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2026-Q2 | Owner reports | 1 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 14V092000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 14V223000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 14V266000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 14V614000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 21V246000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 21V782000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 23V334000 | |
| Defect investigation | 1 | RQ19003 | |
| Defect investigation | 1 | EA20002 |
Safety Recalls (7)
Official campaigns. Each one says what could go wrong and what the dealer was told to fix.
In short, these campaigns were filed about Transmission / driveline, Electrical, and Airbags.
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Recall campaign 14V092000
Transmission / driveline
- Report date
- Component:
- Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN)
- Consequence:
- If a vehicle's shift cable disengages from the transmission shift lever, a driver may be unable to shift gear positions and the indicated shift position may not represent the gear position the vehicle is in. Should a disengagement occur while the vehicle is being driven, when the driver goes to stop and park the vehicle, the driver may be able to shift the lever to the "PARK" position, but the vehicle transmission may not be in the "PARK" gear position. If the vehicle is not in the "PARK" position there is a risk the vehicle will roll away as the driver and other occupants exit the vehicle or anytime thereafter. A vehicle rollaway increases the risk of injury to exiting occupants and bystanders.
- Remedy:
- General Motors will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace any affected transmission shift cable adjusters, free of charge. The recall began on April 10, 2014. Chevrolet owners may contact General Motors at 1-800-222-1020, Buick owners at 1-800-521-7300, and GMC owners at 1-800-462-8782. General Motors' number associated with this recall is 14048.
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Recall campaign 14V223000
Electrical
- Report date
- Component:
- Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM)
- Consequence:
- An inaccurate fuel gauge may result in the vehicle unexpectedly running out of fuel and stalling, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy:
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the ECM to correct the fuel gauge reading, free of charge. The recall began on June 27, 2014. Owners may contact General Motors at 1-800-521-7300 (Buick), 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), and 1-800-462-8782 (GMC). GM's number for this recall is 14007.
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Recall campaign 14V266000
Safety recall 14V266000
- Report date
- Component:
- Not available in the source record
- Consequence:
- If the steel cable becomes fatigued and separates, the seatbelt may not properly restrain the seat occupant increasing the risk of an injury in a crash.
- Remedy:
- General Motors will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, repair and replace the lap pretensioner, free of charge. Parts are not currently available. An interim notice will be mailed to owners in July 2014. A second notice will be mailed to owners once parts become available. The recall for the 2009-2010 model years began on July 11, 2014. The interim letter for the 2011-2014 model years were distributed on July 11, 2014. Owners may contact General Motors at 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), 1-800-521-7300 (Buick), 1-800-462-8782 (GMC), 1-800-553-6000 (Saturn). General Motors recall number for this campaign is 14187.
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Recall campaign 14V614000
Safety recall 14V614000
- Report date
- Component:
- Not available in the source record
- Consequence:
- If the module experiences an electrical short, the vehicle could stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy:
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the chassis electronic module, free of charge. The recall began on December 26, 2014. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-521-7300 (Buick), 1-800-458-006 (Cadillac), 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), and 1-800-462-8782 (GMC). GMs number for this recall is 14515.
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Recall campaign 21V246000
Airbags
- Report date
- Component:
- Airbags (AIR BAGS)
- Consequence:
- Unsecured side curtain air bags may not perform as intended, increasing the risk of injury.
- Remedy:
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, realign or replace the weld nuts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 24, 2021. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N202321200.
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Recall campaign 21V782000
Airbags
- Report date
- Component:
- Airbags (AIR BAGS)
- Consequence:
- An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy:
- Dealers will replace the driver's air bag module, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters were mailed on November 3, 2021. Owner notification letters were mailed on January 10, 2022. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N212349040.
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Recall campaign 23V334000
Airbags
- Report date
- Component:
- Airbags (AIR BAGS)
- Consequence:
- An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy:
- Dealers will replace the driver's air bag module, free of charge. GM began mailing final owner letters February 23, 2024 and will continue mailing through December 2025. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N232404980.
Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.
What owners actually wrote
Short excerpts from the public NHTSA file. Look for the same symptom repeating.
Data: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation · snapshot 2026-09-07
Showing 10 of 543 complaints · page 1 of 22
CrashFireInjuryDeath
I was involved in a car accident on 4/30/26 but my airbags did not deploy.
CrashFireInjuryDeath
Odometer Fraud. The contact was in the process of purchasing a 2014 Chevrolet Traverse. It was discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy. The vehicle was a private sale. Before the vehicle was purchased, the mileage was 118,000. At the time of registration, it was discovered that the mileage was 227,937.
CrashFireInjuryDeath
Had the whole ECM replaced as well as all wire harnesses inspected. Fuse box inspection and retighned. All fuses and relays checked. Ignition switch replacement as well. The code for P1682 went away months but has now returned. Also have replaced battery and few other minor items. The car will go into limp mode randomly on freeway or roads. Almost caused an accident since the power steering stops working as well.
CrashFireInjuryDeath
The contact owns a 2014 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost motive power. The message "Engine Power Reduced" was displayed. After waiting 20 minutes, the contact was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was diagnosed by the contact's friend, and it was determined that the clock spring had failed and needed to be replaced; however, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V614000 (Electrical System), but the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 195,000.
CrashFireInjuryDeath
Vehicle constantly has p1682 code and will turn off while driving. Also may just go into low power mode, turn off traction control and have stabile track service needed lights. Vehicle may shake violently as well. If code is reset the car can be driven again until the cycle reappears. Things already changed include ignition switch, ECM, o2 sensors, purge valve, mass air flow sensor.
CrashFireInjuryDeath
The airbag light is constantly on. I've dinner many replacement repairs but it's still on
CrashFireInjuryDeath
fuel pump issue that is cause engines to stall while driving or not start after placing gas in the vehicle. It is having the battery run low and car die or stall and stop while driving. It will turn your check engine light on.
CrashFireInjuryDeath
While driving my traction control turns off and reduces power to the vehicle often stalling it making it hard to safely move to the side of the road.. has been happening since I got the vehicle from a dealership
CrashFireInjuryDeath
My car has been having a problem with traction control/service stabilitrak and losing power to the engine since I purchased it. The problem was only occasionally, now it does it EVERYTIME I drive. First it pops up with traction control off message, once that happens it starts to lose power to the engine making the car(heavy car) shudder so bad I cannot drive. The transmission lags on acceleration and it also pops up with "service stabilitrak", "Power loss to engine "And the car will not move until I can pull over and turn it off. Very scary. I have 4 kids and its losing power while Im driving on the highway. Ive replaced sensors, Cleaned the throttle body and also changed spark plugs and changed fuses. It's very dangerous and I found out this is VERY common , especially for my year.
CrashFireInjuryDeath
The dealer ( P & C Auto of Vance SC) used a code reader to clear out safety codes before the car was purchased. After having a diagnostic test done, a mechanic was able to show the codes and when they were cleared. He recommended returning the car back as it was not safe to operate. I would like to have this looked at. I sent a letter to both the dealer and the finance company ( Mid Atlantic of Clearwater Florida) to be reimbursed so that I can purchase a car from elsewhere and to have this car removed from my credit report. The car has been at the mechanic since May where it was towed after being dragged across the road and stalling out. It sat overnight because it would not start. He is unable to repair. Both parties have failed to return my phone calls, emails, or written requests. I've met with an attorney and I'm ready to pursue legal actions because I could have been killed along with my children on several occasions. Please check this car out and the safety codes (P1682 and P0689)
Frequently asked questions
What are the most common problems on the 2014 Chevrolet Traverse?
Owners named Airbags most often — 215 of 543 reports (40%). That is the NHTSA file, not a diagnosis of every vehicle.
Are there recalls for the 2014 Chevrolet Traverse?
NHTSA lists 7 safety recall campaigns. They were filed about Transmission / driveline, Electrical, and Airbags. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov; a campaign on this page can still be open on a specific vehicle.
What should I inspect before buying a 2014 Chevrolet Traverse?
Look up the VIN for open recalls. Confirm the airbag light behaves normally and that open airbag recalls are closed. Then skim owner filings for the same symptom and take that list to a mechanic.
Does a high complaint count mean I should skip this year?
No. Counts are reports people chose to file and they are not adjusted for sales volume. YearTell does not publish scores or a list of years to skip. Inspect the vehicle.
Estimated Ownership Cost
EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates
Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Adjacent Model Years
Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records
Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.
Methodology & Data Integrity
Source: NHTSA ODI / recalls, snapshot 2026-09-07. YearTell is not a government agency.