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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
The decode above is what this vehicle is. For what it's been through — accidents, title brands, odometer, theft/total-loss and previous owners — pull a full history report.
NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
1GNEVGKW5JJ••••••2018 Chevrolet TRAVERSE
That is about average for the 2018 Chevrolet TRAVERSE — 4 complaints per build across 102 builds.
5on this build
443on the model
102builds in total
Most reportedPower Train 4Electrical System 2Fuel/propulsion System 1Engine 1
What owners of this build wrote
Power TrainOct 2025
Shift to park errors over multiple years, shutter when accelerating. Now pressure control solenoid code vehicle will not go in reverse or shift out of first gear. Transmission needs replacement. This is my family vehicle, i have 3 small children and it has turned off at stop…
Fuel/propulsion SystemMar 2018
The gist of this complaint is that there is no way to lock the gas filler door, so anyone at any time can open the gas filler door and potentially access and/or contaminate the fuel. This is a safety and environmental hazard. There is no gas cap, either. Its is a "capless"…
Power TrainAug 2025
The contact owns a 2018 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact stated that while attempting to park the vehicle, the gear shift selector was shifted to park(P), and the message "Shift to Park" was displayed, and the contact was unable to turn off the vehicle. The contact stated that…
Power TrainSep 2023
N222385510, the exhaust system separated from the car. There are current recalls from GM for 2019-Current Traverse models with the exact same issue. Our 2018 has the exact same problem and our local GM dealer verified it, but they will not cover this expense. We were quoted…
Power TrainAug 2019
Vehicle starts intermittently and once started it will run for a while, then engine will turn off, all power steering, brakes etc will not work. Tried jumping the vehicle and would not power cycle
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1GNEVGKW5JJ249835 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.