IllustrationMY AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR HAD A DEFECTIVE SEAL AND THE COMPRESSOR WAS UN REPAIRABLE.THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY HAD LESS THAN 22,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER.I DIDN'T HAVE WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR THIS.THE SEAL SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED SO EARLY.MY CAR WAS UP ON A LIFT IN AUTO REPAIR SHOP WHEN THIS WAS DISCOVERED.
2017 Chevrolet Trax
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2017 Chevrolet Trax do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 94.
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
250–25K
1425–50K
750–75K
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2100–150K
0150K+
52 reports with mileage · 59 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Engine. Review the 41 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 24 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Steering. Review the 19 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
10 crash reports3 fire reports5 injury reports
Unknown Or Other complaints
22 reportsI PURCHASED A NEW 2017 TRAX ON JULY 15, 2017. SINCE I GOT THE CAR I HEARD A SQUEAK FROM THE REAR BRAKES. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT IS A NEW CAR AND THE SQUEAL WILL GO AWAY. IT DID NOT GO AWAY. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER 5 TIMES AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME THE REAR BRAKES ARE OK. I WANT THE DEAL…
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I PURCHASED A NEW 2017 TRAX ON JULY 15, 2017. SINCE I GOT THE CAR I HEARD A SQUEAK FROM THE REAR BRAKES. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT IS A NEW CAR AND THE SQUEAL WILL GO AWAY. IT DID NOT GO AWAY. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER 5 TIMES AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME THE REAR BRAKES ARE OK. I WANT THE DEALER TO INSPECT THE REAR BREAKS AND FIX IT. ALSO I WANT THE LEFT- AND RIGHT-FRONT LOWER-CONTROL ARMS, INSPECT AND REPLACING THEM AS NECESSARY TO PREVENT A FATAL ACCIDENT. MY CAR ONLY HAS 29, 600 MILES. SINCE I BOUGHT IT, I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. ALL RECORDS FOR MY CAR ARE IN THE DEALER.
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE GOING 75 MPH MY DOORS KEEP LOCKING AND UNLOCKING AS WELL AS THE THEFT ALARM GOING OFF. THE THEFT ALARM IS GOING OFF EVERY 5 MINUTES. WE HAVE TRIED UNHOOKING THE BATTERY TO RESET BUT THIS DID NOT WORK.
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, NORMAL SPEED AND THE CAR WAS STALLING ( LIKE A PUTT PUTT). I TOOK THE CAR IN TO CHEVY, THEY HAD IT FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND STATED THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. I PICKED THE CAR UP AND ABOUT 15 MILES OUT, I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND IT CUT OFF. I THEN PUT THE CAR IN PARK, IT CU…
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I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, NORMAL SPEED AND THE CAR WAS STALLING ( LIKE A PUTT PUTT). I TOOK THE CAR IN TO CHEVY, THEY HAD IT FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND STATED THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. I PICKED THE CAR UP AND ABOUT 15 MILES OUT, I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND IT CUT OFF. I THEN PUT THE CAR IN PARK, IT CUT OFF, I DID THAT ABOUT 5 TIMES. I CALLED TO HAVE THEM TOW IT. THE DEALERSHIP STATED IT CUT OFF ON THEM THE NEXT DAY BUT AFTER 65 DAYS AND LESS THAN 200 MILES LATER THEY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. THEY RETURNED THE CAR TO ME AND A WEEK LATER 10/15/2019 ITS BACK TO THE PUTT PUTT.
DO TO, LOWER CONTROL ARM WELD BEING DEFECTIVE, NOTICED THAT UNEVEN WEAR OF BOTH FRIEND TIRES NOTICED. THE CONTROL ARM WAS REPLACED ON 9/19/2019. WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WEAR OF THE TIRES. NEED NEW TIRES. I MENTIONED THE WEAR TO THE ADVISER AND I WAS TOLD TO CONTACT THE COMPANY.
I WAS SITTING IN THE VEHICLE PARKED WAITING FOR THE RAIN TO PASS. FRONT WINDOW WAS CRACKED. WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG. TURNED AROUND THE BACK WINDOW ON THE DRIVER SIDE HAD SHATTERED. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME ONE OF MY WINDOWS ON THIS CAR HAS JUST SHATTERED. NOTHING WAS THROWN INTO THE CAR NO VEHICLES HAD DRIVEN BY.
THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, I WAS ENTERING THE HIGHWAY, TRYING TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC. AS I ACCELERATED, MY ENGINE REVVED, BUT DID NOT SHIFT GEARS (AS I WAS MERGING WITH TRAFFIC WHO WERE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH AND HIGHER), LURCHED AND DROPPED DOWN TO 20 MPH (SOMEHOW DIDN'T GET REAR-ENDED). IN A 6 MONTH SPAN, THIS HAS HAP…
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THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, I WAS ENTERING THE HIGHWAY, TRYING TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC. AS I ACCELERATED, MY ENGINE REVVED, BUT DID NOT SHIFT GEARS (AS I WAS MERGING WITH TRAFFIC WHO WERE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH AND HIGHER), LURCHED AND DROPPED DOWN TO 20 MPH (SOMEHOW DIDN'T GET REAR-ENDED). IN A 6 MONTH SPAN, THIS HAS HAPPENED 3X. THE 3RD TIME WAS ON A STRETCH OF ROAD WHERE I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MPH COMING UP ON A CAR IN THE LEFT-HAND LANE (ON A 2 LANE STREET) MAKING A LEFT-HAND TURN. NEEDED TO SWITCH LANES TO GO AROUND. INCREASED SPEED, CAR HESITATED, REVVED, LURCHED, AND NEVER REALLY SWITCHED GEARS. SOMEHOW MADE IT WITHOUT GETTING REAR-ENDED. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP SAID COMPUTER IN CAR DIDN'T REGISTER ANY OF THOSE INCIDENTS, SO IN ESSENCE THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. I FEEL LIKE I'M DRIVING A TICKING TIME BOMB. WAITING FOR IT TO JUST STOP OR DECELERATE WHILE ENTERING THE HIGHWAY AND GET ME KILLED. HOPING THAT MY CHILDREN AREN'T IN THE CAR SHOULD THAT EVER HAPPEN.
I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TWICE WITH MY VEHICLE AND I NOTIFIED THE DEALER OF THIS AND NOTHING WAS DONE. TWICE NOW I HAVE BEEN DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY GOING AT A SPEED NO MORE THAN 60 BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AND HAD THE RPM SHOOT UP TO 8 AND THE MPH SHOOT DOWN TO ALMOST ZERO. I DO A SLIGHT ACCELERATION AND THE CAR COMES ALMOST TO A COMPLET…
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I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TWICE WITH MY VEHICLE AND I NOTIFIED THE DEALER OF THIS AND NOTHING WAS DONE. TWICE NOW I HAVE BEEN DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY GOING AT A SPEED NO MORE THAN 60 BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AND HAD THE RPM SHOOT UP TO 8 AND THE MPH SHOOT DOWN TO ALMOST ZERO. I DO A SLIGHT ACCELERATION AND THE CAR COMES ALMOST TO A COMPLETE STOP LIKE THE ENGINE CUT OUT. THE FIRST TIME I DIDN'T REALLY WORRY ABOUT IT BUT IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW AND COULD CAUSE A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE CAR ALSO BEGINS TO SHAKE AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES OF BEING ON THIS HAPPENS WHEN I'M DRIVING AND WHILE SITTING IN THE CAR WHILE IT'S IN PARK.
THIS CAR IS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS SINCE MONTHS OF ME BUYING IT FRUSTRATED JUST BEACAUSE HAVE TO BE ALOT IN THE DEALER AND LONG HOURS WAITING
THEY DESIGNED A PRESSURE VALVE UNDERNEATH THE REAR BUMPER FASCIA WITH A HOLE LARGE ENOUGH FOR RODENTS AND SMALL ANIMALS TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE CABIN OF THE CAR WITHOUT DESTROYING ANY PART OF THE CAR TO GAIN ACCESS. IT IS ESSENTIALLY AN OPEN DOOR FOR SQUIRRELS, MICE, RATS TO USE THEN NEST IN THE CAR UNBEKNOWNST TO THE OWNER. IT CO…
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THEY DESIGNED A PRESSURE VALVE UNDERNEATH THE REAR BUMPER FASCIA WITH A HOLE LARGE ENOUGH FOR RODENTS AND SMALL ANIMALS TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE CABIN OF THE CAR WITHOUT DESTROYING ANY PART OF THE CAR TO GAIN ACCESS. IT IS ESSENTIALLY AN OPEN DOOR FOR SQUIRRELS, MICE, RATS TO USE THEN NEST IN THE CAR UNBEKNOWNST TO THE OWNER. IT COMES WITH THE DANGER OF A RODENT POPPING OUT WHILE DRIVING OR SPREADING DIEASE THROUGHOUT THE CABIN OF THE CAR VIA THE AIR DUCTS. I FEEL THE CABIN OF THE CAR SHOULD BE A SEALED UNIT. THE ONLY WAY I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE DEEMED AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE IS IN THE CASE OF AN ANIMAL DESTROYING A PART IN ORDER TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE CABIN OF THE CAR. IN THIS INSTANCE THERE IS NO DAMAGE IN ORDER TO GAIN ACCESS THE CABIN AND IT IS THE SAME AS LEAVING A CAR DOOR OPEN 24/7 HOPING NOTHING BAD HAPPENS. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO GENERAL MOTORS AND NO ONE SEEMS TO UNDERSTAND THE FRUSTRATION I AM HAVING.
Official recalls
319V652000 · Suspension:front:control Arm:lower Ball Joint
Sep 12, 2019
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Chevrolet Trax vehicles. A joint in one or both of the front lower control arms may have been improperly welded. An improperly welded joint may break, resulting in the partial separation of the lower control arm from the vehicle.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: A partial separation of the lower-control arm from the vehicle could cause the attached front wheel to toe outward, impacting the vehicle's handling and steering and increasing the risk of crash.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the left and right front lower-control arms, replacing them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began November 6, 2019. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is A192261870.
19V312000 · Suspension:front:control Arm:lower Ball Joint
Apr 18, 2019
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Chevrolet Trax vehicles. A joint in one or both of the front lower-control arms may have been improperly welded. An improperly welded joint may break, resulting in the partial separation of the lower-control arm from the vehicle.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: A partial separation of the lower-control arm from the vehicle could cause the attached front wheel to toe outward, impacting the vehicle's handling and steering and increasing the risk of crash.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the left and right front lower-control arms, replacing them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began June 14, 2019. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is A182202370.
16V651000 · Air Bags:frontal; Air Bags:frontal:sensor/control MODULE-INACTIVE ; Seat Belts:pretensioner
Sep 8, 2016
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD, 3500 HD, Tahoe, Suburban, GMC Sierra 2500 HD and 3500 HD, GMC Yukon, GMC Yukon XL, Cadillac Escalade and Cadillac Escalade ESV vehicles and 2014-2017 Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500, Trax, Caprice Police Pursuit Vehicle, GMC Sierra 1500, Buick Encore, and 2014-2016 Buick Lacrosse, Chevrolet Spark EV and SS vehicles. In the affected vehicles, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) software to activate a diagnostic test. During this test, deployment of the frontal air bags and the seat belt pretensioners would not occur in the event of a crash.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on October 13, 2016. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 16007.
Additional source detail variants (3)
Seat Belts:pretensioner
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD, 3500 HD, Tahoe, Suburban, GMC Sierra 2500 HD and 3500 HD, GMC Yukon, GMC Yukon XL, Cadillac Escalade and Cadillac Escalade ESV vehicles and 2014-2017 Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500, Trax, Caprice Police Pursuit Vehicle, GMC Sierra 1500, Buick Encore, and 2014-2016 Buick Lacrosse, Chevrolet Spark EV and SS vehicles. In the affected vehicles, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) software to activate a diagnostic test. During this test, deployment of the frontal air bags and the seat belt pretensioners would not occur in the event of a crash.
Consequence: A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on October 13, 2016. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 16007.
Air Bags:frontal:sensor/control MODULE-INACTIVE
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD, 3500 HD, Tahoe, Suburban, GMC Sierra 2500 HD and 3500 HD, GMC Yukon, GMC Yukon XL, Cadillac Escalade and Cadillac Escalade ESV vehicles and 2014-2017 Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500, Trax, Caprice Police Pursuit Vehicle, GMC Sierra 1500, Buick Encore, and 2014-2016 Buick Lacrosse, Chevrolet Spark EV and SS vehicles. In the affected vehicles, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) software to activate a diagnostic test. During this test, deployment of the frontal air bags and the seat belt pretensioners would not occur in the event of a crash.
Consequence: A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on October 13, 2016. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 16007.
Air Bags:frontal
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD, 3500 HD, Tahoe, Suburban, GMC Sierra 2500 HD and 3500 HD, GMC Yukon, GMC Yukon XL, Cadillac Escalade and Cadillac Escalade ESV vehicles and 2014-2017 Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500, Trax, Caprice Police Pursuit Vehicle, GMC Sierra 1500, Buick Encore, and 2014-2016 Buick Lacrosse, Chevrolet Spark EV and SS vehicles. In the affected vehicles, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) software to activate a diagnostic test. During this test, deployment of the frontal air bags and the seat belt pretensioners would not occur in the event of a crash.
Consequence: A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on October 13, 2016. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 16007.
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NHTSA investigations
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