2019 Chevrolet Traverse engine problems
67 of the 407 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the 2019 Chevrolet Traverse name the engine (NHTSA’s “Engine” heading — the engine and its cooling system). Filed under the same heading: 206 manufacturer bulletins. Every figure below is a document in a federal file, linked; none is a failure rate, and none is a verdict on any one car.
What owners filed about the engine
Source: NHTSA complaint database0 of the 67 reports a crash · 2 a fire · 2 injuries. Self-reported, unverified.
Filed per year: 2019: 5 · 2020: 3 · 2021: 10 · 2022: 4 · 2023: 11 · 2024: 11 · 2025: 14 · 2026: 9
Half of the 22 owners who gave an odometer reading reported the engine problem between 13,000 and 74,000 miles. A median of reports, not the life of a part.
407 complaints in all about the 2019 Chevrolet Traverse, 9 filed in 2026. The whole picture, every system →
Counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many of these were sold; nothing here is a rate. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so “Engine” means the same area of the vehicle, not one fault.
Across model years: Chevrolet Traverse engine problems, every year on file →
In owners’ own words
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseFiled with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, about the engine. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed; unverified reports — what was said, not a finding that it was true.
My6 vehicle is taking 6 or 7 times to shut off when in park. It keeps saying "put vehicle in park" and it also says advisory problem. I called cioica Chevrolet in princeton nj on april 5, 2021, and they said I have to wait for an appointment because they are all booked up and it will be a very long wait, I ask if o could drop it off and…
Engine warning light came on along with traction control needs serviced. This happened when I started the Traverse and remained on. When I had a diagnostic test done the code read a code of 300. Dealer stated that code is for cylinder misfire not sure how many.
My vehicle is at 30,738 miles and recently I began smelling what I thought to be exhaust fumes inside the cabin of the vehicle. I also smelled it after the car was parked outside the vehicle, near the the hood of the car near the engine.
2019 Traverse was traveling down road about one mile from starting location car shut off and all dashboard lights came on than noticed smoke from the engine compartment., flames shorty after. Fd was called and arrived and put out fire. A fluid trail was noticed behind car leading to our house (1 mile away).
Check engine light came on. Diagnostics stated catalytic converter was the issue and needed to be replaced.. Vehicle with less than 15k miles and owned for about 14 months
What is on file about the engine
Source: NHTSA recalls, investigations and manufacturer communications206 manufacturer bulletins filed under this heading
The 0 newest are listed; every one is on the model year’s page. Quote the document number at a service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
Trouble codes named on this system
P0300 P0747 B3055 B3060 B3935 P0308 P0442 P0455
Codes a bulletin or an owner’s complaint about the 2019 Chevrolet Traverse names on this model year; a code with a record of its own links it.
Other systems with a record on the 2019 Chevrolet Traverse
Source: the same files- transmission and drivetrain problems 170 complaints
- electrical problems 111 complaints
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint database, recalls and manufacturer communicationsAre engine problems common on the 2019 Chevrolet Traverse?
They are documented: NHTSA holds 67 owner complaints naming the engine on this model year (16% of everything owners filed about it), and 206 manufacturer bulletins are filed under the same heading. Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count, and a count says nothing about how many were sold.
Is there a recall for the engine on the 2019 Chevrolet Traverse?
No recall campaign is filed under this heading for this model year (there are 3 filed under other headings). A bulletin is not a recall: it carries no federal duty to repair for free.
When do engine problems show up on the 2019 Chevrolet Traverse?
Owners who gave an odometer reading reported it at a median of 19,000 miles; half of them between 13,000 and 74,000. That is when reports cluster, not the life of a part.
What does NHTSA's "Engine" heading cover?
The engine and its cooling system. Owners choose the heading when they file, so it says which area of the vehicle the complaint is about, not which part failed.