2016 CHEVROLET TRAX Engine Problems
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I have replaced five catalytic converters since I have owned this vehicle. Please advise.
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 street! But I guess the manufacturer does not think it's a safety hazard, but apparently if your vehicle doesn't remind you to take your key out of the car when you turn it off, or to put your seatbelt on ,Now, that's what they consider to be a REAL SAFTEY HAZARD!!! Forget the bells and buzzers, if that's the most important thing, you shouldn't be driving anyway. This vehicle has been a problem since we purchased it 2yrs ago and now it is sitting in the driveway and will not start at all. We had to purchase another vehicle.The manufacturer knew there was problems with the 2016 Trax and instead of fixing the problem, the continued to sale them, now we are stuck with the problem. I guess the Lawsuit concerning this situation didn't teach this site anything . Good Luck Consumers
The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Trax. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the accelerator pedal was depressed; however the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the accelerator pedal was depressed to the floorboard. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, and an oil change was performed; however, the failure reoccurred. The contact stated that a diagnostic test was performed, and the vehicle was diagnosed with turbocharger failure. The contact was informed that the turbocharger needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact researched and discovered an unknown recall with a similar failure; however, the VIN was not under recall. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 87,000.
Mileage: 87,000
We have had problems with this vehicle since we purchased it 2yrs ago. It started with loosing power once in awhile, then the AC quit working, both sets of keys have lost the buttons on the keypad, we have to manually lock and unlock the doors and the auto start is unusable, and now it stalls out at a speed above 30mph and starts smoking severely. It is not drivable. I have to pull over every 2 to 3 miles, because it overheats. We had it towed to a mechanic 2 weeks ago and he did what he could for what we could afford, but we didn't get 10 miles before it started again. The mechanic said this vehicle had a lot of problems. We are [XXX] and we always have our grandchildren [XXX] and [XXX] with us. You can imagine how frightening it is when this happens and we pull over and get everyone out. People pull off and try to help, but we worry about the wrong person stopping for the wrong reason. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Trax. The contact stated that while her niece was driving 40 MPH, she became aware there was coolant leaking from the engine. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle was drivable until arriving at the residence. The contact added coolant to the coolant reservoir and became aware there was coolant leaking on the driveway. A dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, and informed the contact there were no recalls associated with the VIN, and that the vehicle was out of warranty. The contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 87,000.
Mileage: 87,000
My 2016 chevy Trax has had 4 replacement of the the thermostat housing assembly with sensor. It causes the engine light to come on and can make the car idle rough, die at a red light, can cause the car to suddenly just go to 5 miles an hour. I have 79,900 miles on this chevy trax and this is the 4th replacement in less then 2 or 3 month.
The air bag light randomly came on about two yeatago and never went off. The engine(turbo) has been having problems for two years now. I’ve been to the dealership several times over the year. I was almost hit by another vehicle because of slow take off
2016 Chevrolet Trax experienced turbocharger failure in June 2024. Initial minor acceleration inconsistencies progressed to dangerous turbulence and power loss during acceleration at both high and low speeds, with check engine light temporarily illuminating. Initial Firestone diagnostic (June 7) documented 'TURBULENCE AS ACCELERATES - CEL BLINKED.' After diagnosis, completed repair June 11. Searched for recalls at time of failure but found none listed. Given 50-minute highway commute and unsafe acceleration issues, immediate repair was necessary. Due to expected dealer costs and wait times, repair was completed at Firestone Complete Auto Care for $3,036.81. Double-checked for recalls after repair with no results. On February 3, 2025, while organizing digital records, discovered original GM Special Coverage Program notice from November 2021 covering turbocharger wastegate actuator linkage issues. Program promises coverage for 10 years/120,000 miles. At 68,283 miles, vehicle is well within coverage period. On February 3, 2025 at 4:19pm, called GM customer service (case #[XXX], 29 minute call). Rep Takesha spoke with supervisor Britney but refused transfer. Put on hold 4 times totaling over 6 minutes. When requesting Special Coverage Program information, rep repeatedly stated 'it was not done at a dealership' over 15 times as blanket response. Initially cited expired bumper-to-bumper warranty from 2019 (irrelevant to Special Coverage). When pressed, shifted to claiming 'no active recalls' for VIN. Stated 'the decision has already been made, and a supervisor will tell you the same decision,' refusing escalation or document review. All attempts to discuss Program terms met with same non-dealer repair response. Refused to provide submission process information or contacts. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Turbo has gone out and vehicle won't accelerate
11/12/2023 Loss of power when driving up a hill.- felt some backwards drift. 11/13-14/2023 Shuttering vibration and engine revving during acceleration but no forward movement. 11/15/2023 Total power loss when attempting to merge with traffic.
My 2016 Chevrolet Trax experienced loss of power while driving on the highway. I experienced moments where it would not accelerate. This put myself and other drivers at risk due to the random loss of power. There was no warning there was any issue with the vehicle prior to this event. In addition, I have experienced A/C failure. I have had this inspected and multiple components replaced by a service shop, but it still is not working.The vehicle is available for inspection upon request.
Mileage: 126,912
The air in the car started blowing warm in 2021. I took it to the dealership and they said maybe a leak. They did a leak test and put something I. It to make it cold for a couple days. I’ve been having g the same complaint since. After looking online, I saw that it is a compressor issue. I had an oil change done last week and asked them to look at it. They said it was my compressor. The car is only 7 years old with 77k miles. The cost to replace is too high for a manufacturer’s issue.
My trax turbo went out at like 60K and caused my car to shake and stall whenever I was breaking. This would happen at lights and stop me from being able to start my car and placing me and other drivers in a dangerous situation. I have seen online this is a common issue and also a safety violation that should be fixed.
While driving on the highway at 80mph engine light came on and the car began to lose speed and would not accelerate. I had the code checked and the code P0299 OBD-II Trouble code: Turbo Supercharger Underboost Condition. My vehicle has just 51K miles. There have also been issues with the passenger seat airbag not working. A year ago, the majority of the pipes in the undercarriage of my car had to be replaced because they had corroded.
the turbo leaked into the converter causing the engine to catch fire
This vehicle has turbo problems which can lead to a fire and potentially explosion, there should be a recall in place for this issue.. I have spoke with several people with the same care having the same problem
After having the car for 3 years with only 45000 miles, purchased in 2019 with 7000 miles on it, my car keeps jerking like there is an emission issue. Car takes forever to get up to speed properly when merging onto the interstate. I see there's not s recall for the turbo and the emissions purge valve but I have the notices for special coverages?? When I go to the dealership they say there's nothing they can do without a recall??
The turbocharger in my Chevrolt Trax suffered a stuck wastegate actuator on an interstate while coming up to speed, which caused dramatic loss of power and an inability to safely merge onto the road (top speed was now 35; I-49 has a 70 mph limit. This is the second time the actuator stuck while coming onto a highway. I have had the part replaced twice now, and yet it still sticks. It is a danger to me and to others on the road and should be a mandated recall.
I purchased the 2016 Chevy Trax used. The car has 68,000 miles on it. I've had issues with this car since I purchased it. The check engine light came on once again with same code as always P0420. I brought it to a Chevy dealer and they finally replace the catalytic converters. Today I get a letter from Chevrolet stating my cars engine 1.4L may have a condition that could cause the turbocharger to fail due to sticking wastegate actuator linkage. Shouldn't this be a recall? No right now it says to keep this letter safe and if anything happens to engine within the 10 years after car was made or 120,000 miles then they will pay for repair. I would think it would be cheaper to fix the part now then replace everything that gets damaged after the fact no?
Delayed sensor response for ignition coil failure causing a breakdown in a freeway
I Brought This Car As Is Bical Auto Mall. (The Dealership), I Took The Car To Get Checked Out The First Time And It Had A Weak Battery And I Had To Constantly Get A Boost To Drive My Car 2 Weeks Later I Was Advised To Go To A Gm Dealer Because My Engine Light Was On, The Mechanic Explained Something Was Wrong With The Valve And It Was A Leakage. A Few Day Later My Engine Light Turned On Again And I Had The Same Problem But Only This Time The Car Started Surging And Stalling Out Every Time I Stopped. I Returned To The Gm Dealer Again & The Problem Is Still Ongoing.
VEHICLE OVERHEATED NOT SETTING OFF ANY SENSORS, EMERGENCY LIGHTS OR NOTIFICATIONS, ONLY NOTIFICATION WAS WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING FROM THE HOOD WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. LOW COOLANT AND "HOT" LIGHT ARE POSSIBLY FAULTY FROM FACTORY PER CERTIFIED GM SERVICE CENTER. CONTACTED GM THEY REFUSED TO COVER COST OF REPAIRS WHICH WERE EXTREMELY COSTLY DUE TO A POSSIBLE FAULT FROM THE FACTORY ON THIS VEHICLE, VEHICLE WAS IN THE SHOP 2 TIMES FOR SAME ISSUE.
Mileage: 98,000
CHECK ENGINE LOT CAME ON AND TRAX GOING THROUGH GAS FASTER THAN USUAL. DID A TEST GOT THE CODE P0420. MOST LIKELY THE O2 SENSOR BUT COULD POSSIBLY BE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. WANTED TO WRITE A REPORT SINCE I SEEN SOMEONE ELSE WRITE A REPORT ABOUT THE SAME CODE IN DECEMBER OF 2020.
Mileage: 50,000
WHEN I TURN LEFT, THE RIGHT SIDE MAKES A POPPING NOISE AROUND THE BALL JOINT. RESERVOIR COOLANT TANK LEAKS, AND NO TEMPATURE GUAGE.. THERE IS NO WAY TO TELL IF MY CAR OVER HEATS UNTIL THE LIGHT COMES ON AND I HAVE TO PULL OVER THEN? I HAVE NEVER SEEN A VEHICLE NOT HAVE A TEMPATURE GUAGE!! ALSO MY PASSENGER SEAT BELT WILL NOT STAY FASTENED!
Mileage: 67,589
I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR THREE YEARS AND HAVE HAD SO MANY ISSUES WITH IT THAT I COULD'VE PAID IT OFF BY NOW IF I WASN'T CONSTANTLY FIXING IT. I HAVE REPLACED THE TURBO INTERCOOLER BECAUSE IT FROZE LAST WINTER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL THE PART CAME IN BUT IT COULDN'T GO OVER 10MPH SO IT WAS UNUSABLE TO ME. I HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE ENTIRE TURBO ONCE WHEN IT BLEW UP FROM AN OIL LEAK THAT I WAS UNAWARE OF AS I AM NOT VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE WITH VEHICLES. NOW WE HAD TO REPLACE ANOTHER PART ON THE TURBO BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING OIL AGAIN AND THE MECHANIC SAID WE COULDN'T REPLACE THE WHOLE TURBO RIGHT AWAY AS WE HAD TO TRY SMALL FIXES FIRST TO BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. REPLACING THIS PART DID HELP AND THERE IS STILL OIL LEAKING FROM THE OIL CAP AND THE SMELL MAKES DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNBEARABLE ESPECIALLY WITH A FOUR YEAR OLD. WHEN WE WERE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT WE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS DARK SMOKE AND FUMES COMING OUT OF THE VENTS SO WE IMMEDIATELY WENT HOME. HOWEVER, NO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND THE CODE SAYS IT'S THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER SO I AM GOING TO HAVE TO STICK MORE MONEY INTO THE VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD SO MANY ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE AND IT'S NOT EVEN THAT OLD.
Mileage: 80,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET TRAX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE REAR WINDSHIELD CRACKED WITHOUT IMPACT. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED HOWEVER, DUE TO THE DISTANCE, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GILMAN DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP (10585 W SAM HOUSTON PKWY S, HOUSTON, TX 77099, (832) 553-0100) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MAP SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A DEFECTIVE VALVE COVER. THE VALVE COVER AND MAP SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,300. *LN CONSUMER STATED DEFECTIVES OCCURRED WITHIN A YEAR.*JB
Mileage: 68,300
MY CAR LOSES POWER AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE UP HILLS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND WAS TOLD THERE IS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE FOR THIS. LOSS OF POWER ON THE FREEWAY WHILE PASSING A SLOW MOVING TRUCK. *TR
Mileage: 47,350
MY CAR LOSES POWER AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE UP HILLS, IN THE COLD ON THE FREEWAY IN THE MORNING (6:00AM PST). CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. IT HAS BEEN TO THE SHOP 6 TIMES SINCE FEB. 2019 FOR THE SAME ISSUE OF CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, LOSS OF POWER, EMISSIONS-AIR LEAKS WHICH CAUSE LOSS OF POWER. I WILL HAVE TO UPLOAD DOCUMENTS AT A LATER DATE AS I DO NOT HAVE THEM TODAY. SENDING CAR BACK TO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP FOR ANOTHER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, LOSS OF POWER ON THE FREEWAY WHILE PASSING A SLOW MOVING TRUCK.
Mileage: 92,000
I'VE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS FROM THIS ENGINE. I BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN 2016. 2017 I HAD TO HAVE THE WHOLE RADIO SYSTEM REPLACED AS IT QUIT. 2018, I WAS DRIVING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON . TOOK TO SHOP AND TWO SPARK PLUGS AND IGINITION COIL WAS BAD AT 32,000 MILES. 2019, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN JUNE AND I LOSS POWER, ENGINE MADE HIGH SQUEAL NOISE AND IT WAS JUST SPUTTERING. TOOK TO SHOP AND THEY SAID IT WAS CAMSHAFT SEAL AND COVER SO THAT WAS REPLACED AND OF COURSE WARRANTY WAS OUT. JUST THIS MONTH, DEC 2019, IT STARTED DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN AND THIS TIME THEY SAID IT WAS THE CAMSHAFT COVER AGAIN (WHICH THEY WOULD COVER UNDER SHOP WARRANTY) AND IT WAS ALSO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND GASKET. WHICH ENDED UP COSTING ME $500. FOR A CAR THAT IS ONLY 3 YRS OLD. I'VE PAID OUT $1500 IN REPAIRS BECAUSE FOR SOME REASON IT ONLY HAPPENS AS SOON AS WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. THIS IS NOT RIGHT.
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I CRANKED THE CAR UP. WENT TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND AT FIRST IT WAS A BAD O2 SENSOR. THAT WAS FIXED AND TWO DAYS LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS BACK ON, TOOK IT BACK IN AND NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE THE AIR INTAKE SYSTEM ON A VEHICLE WITH RIGHT AT 27,000 MILES ON IT. BOTH TIMES, I KEEP GETTING DIAGNOSTIC ALERTS FROM ONSTAR TELLING ME TO CHECK THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM AND THE STABILITRAK CONTROL SYSTEM.
Mileage: 27,000
ON 11/23/19 I'M JUST LEAVING HOME EARLY ON SATURDAY MORNING AND ON TIMAQUANA RD WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY 2016 TRAX LOCKED UP ON ME AND MY CHEVROLET TRAX MOTOR JUST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD , THIS COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL AND THANK GOD I DIDN'T GET CRUSHED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. ALL THE LIGHTS CAME ON AS IF IT WAS ELECTRIC PROBLEM
STARTED DRIVING AND IN 10 MINUTES THE CAR STARTED HESITATING AND SUDDENLY STALLED. THE ENGINE LIGHT AND THE STABILITY LIGHT ALSO WENT ON.. I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AGAIN JUST LONG ENOUGH TO PARK IT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WAITED FOR TOW WHICH WAS TAKING LONG IN 96 DEGREE WEATHER. SO I DROVE THE CAR HOME (15 MINUTES AWAY) HAD TO DRIVE VERY SLOW CAUSE FELT LIKE TURNING OFF..TOOK 45 MINUTES TO GET HOME..CALLED DEALER IN THE MORNING AND THEY GAVE ME A TOWING NUMBER. I CALLED @9:30AM, WAITED TO CALL BACK AT 12:30PM AND NO RECORD OF ANYONE SENT OUT. AGAIN THEY SAID SOME WOULD BE SENT. THEY ARRIVED AT2:50PM. PRAYING EVERYTHING TURNS OUT GOOD.
Mileage: 28,000
GOT THIS VEHICLE ON 07/23/2016, THE VEHICLE HAD MAJOR ISSUES UNTIL 09/2018. IN SEPTEMBER 2018 I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE ORIGINAL LOT TO HAVE IT INSPECTED AS WHEN SWITCHING THE FAN FOR THE A/C FROM 3 TO 4 ON THE BLOWER MOTOR SETTINGS STOPPED WORKING. MY DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ORIGINAL BLOWER MOTOR. ALONG WITH THAT I WAS HAVING THE ISSUES OF THE CENTER CONSOLE (RADIO UNIT) AND THE DASH (WHERE THE SPEED, MILEAGE, ETC... IS) WOULD GO OUT WILL DRIVING OR NOT TURN ON AT ALL AND THE BACK UP CAMERA WOULDN'T TURN ON GO. THEY RE-INSTALLED THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND UPDATED THE SYSTEM AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. IN 02/2019 I STARTED HAVING THE SAME ISSUES, BACK UP CAMERA AND CENTER CONSOLE NOT WORKING, AND DASH TURNING OFF AND NOT COMING ON. ALSO WHEN I TOOK THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND LOCKED THE DOOR AND THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING. THE RADIO WAS STILL PLAYING AND THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NO KEY IN THE IGNITION AND IT WAS NOT REMOTE STARTED. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THAT MORNING TO BRING THE CAR IN THAT NIGHT FOR SERVICE THE NEXT DAY. THEY KEPT THE TRAX FOR ROUGHLY 1 WEEK. THE INSTALLED A NEW RADIO, RE-FLASHED AND UPDATED THE COMPUTER, AND RE-INSTALLED THE BACK UP CAMERA SOFTWARE. I PICKED THE CAR UP DROVE ROUGHLY 3 MILES AND BROUGHT IT BACK SAME HOUR DUE TO IT HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. THEY KEPT IT ANOTHER 3 DAYS AND I GOT IT BACK AFTER ABOUT 2 WEEKS OF WORK AT THE DEALERSHIP. AS OF 06/11/19 I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR BACK IN FOR THE SAME ISSUES: DASH GOING OUT, RADIO GOING OUT, BACK UP CAMERA NOT WORKING, AND THE TRAX STILL RUNNING WITH NO KEY IN THE IGNITION. I CALLED ON 06/12/19 THEY STATED THE CAR WOULD NOT COMMUNICATE WITH THE DIAGNOSTICS COMPUTER AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE RADIO THEY INSTALLED 4 MONTHS AGO. PART WAS ORDERED AND OVER-NIGHTED BUT NEVER CAME IN ON 06/12/19. WAITING TO SEE IF I CAN RETURN THIS LEMON OF A CAR NOW.
Mileage: 59,000
CAR IDLES ROUGH AND WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE ONTO THE HIGHWAY OR UP A HILL THE VEHICLE WOULD JUMP ROUGHLY AND HAVE A LOSS OF POWER. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ENGINE MISFIRE WAS THE CODE. DEALERSHIP CLEARED THE CODE AND SAID PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE ISSUE GOT WORSE BUT NO CODE CAME BACK. DURING THE REMOVAL OF IGNITION COIL FOR REPLACEMENT THE #4 PLUG BROKE SHOWING CORROSION AND A CRACK.
Mileage: 77,000
APPEARS TO HAVE A TURBO FAILURE AND MORE OF THESE VEHICLES ARE HAVING SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR TURBO TO
I WAS DRIVING ON A SUBURBAN ROAD AND MY ENGINE LIGHT, AND STABILITRAK LIGHT CAME ON AND IT WAS SUDDENLY DRIVING AS THOUGH I WAS ON HUGE BOULDERS AND ROCK AND SHAKING AND HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME GASING. I HAD TO GET IT TOWED AND BARELY MADE IT HOME A COUPLE MILES AWAY. THE DEALOR MECHANIC SAID MY CARS DRIVESHAFT BROKE, ONLY AFTER 25K MILES. THEN LESS THAN A YEAR LATER I AM DRIVING ON A FLAT ROAD NORMAL CONDITIONS AND MY ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND ITS DRIVING ROUGH, HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME GETTING GAS IT FELT LIKE. COME TO FIND OUT THE COIL PACK WAS MISFIRING. THE COIL PACK WAS CORRODED AND BURNT OUT. THE SPARK PLUGS IN TURN WERE NO GOOD. MY CAR WAS LEAKING GAS AND WAS RUNNING ON 3 FUEL INJECTORS AS THE 4TH WAS BROKEN. THIS OCCURRED RIGHT BEFORE OR AT 40K MILES! IT HAS BEEN TO THE MECHANIC SHOP 6 TIMES IN 2 MONTHS. I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW.
Mileage: 40,000
I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL, THE ENGINE LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. LATER I LEARNED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ON THREE CYLINDERS. THE VEHICLE HAD UNDER 40,000 MILES. DIAGNOSTIC P0300 COIL PACK FAILURE CAUSING SPARK PLUG TO MISFIRE AND CAR BECAME A SAFETY ISSUE ON THE ROAD. THIS IS NOT A RECALL PART, ADDITIONALLY GMC IS CHARGING OWNERS TO REPAIR.
Mileage: 39,743
ON AUGUST 30, 2017 I RECIEVED AN ALERT FROM ONSTAR (VIA EMAIL) STATING MY 2016 CHEVROLET TRAX (WITH 14,000 MILES ON IT) WAS HAVING NUMEROUS SAFETY ISSUES. THAT SAME DAY, I DROVE MY TRAX ON THE HIGHWAY ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK AND IT STALLED OUT TWICE WHILE GOING 70 MPH ALMOST TO A COMPLETE STOP IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. IT CONTINUED TO SPUTTER THE ENTIRE DRIVE HOME, AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS FLASHING. I GOT IT HOME, THEN THE NEXT DAY DROVE IT TO A DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. WHILE DRIVING IT THERE, THE VEHICLE WAS STRUGGLING TO OPERATE, AND BARELY PUSHING 1000 RPM. IT FELT AS THOUGH IT WOULD STALL AGAIN IF I ACCELERATED TOO QUICKLY.
Mileage: 14,000
THE KEY WAS BARELY BUMPED WHILE IN THE IGNITION AND DRIVING ON A HIGH SPEED ROAD TWICE AND THE KEY TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION SO MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP TO THE POINT I CAN BARELY GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO SAFELY PUT THE CAR IN PARK TO RESTART IT. HAVING A BABY IN THE BACKSEAT TOO BOTH TIMES MADE IT A VERY SCARY SITUATION