# 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
> NHTSA complaint `1216913` · 2015-09-08 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** TRAVERSE
- **Year:** 2009
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- **Miles at failure:** 49,000
## Narrative
AFTER OPENING THE LIFT GATE MY WIFE WAS HIT IN THE HEAD WHEN THE LIFT GATE CAME DOWN AND HIT HER . I ORDERED NEW STRUTS THINKING THIS WAS THE PROBLEM .  AFTER REPLACING THE STRUTS , THE LIFT GATE STILL FALLS WITHOUT WARNING , AND HAS HIT HER AND I ON 4-6 OCCASIONS .RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM ABOUT THE PROBLEM , BUT AS OF 09-08-2015 THERE IS NO SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. HOW MANY MORE TIMES MUST WE BE HIT ? THE REAR STORAGE AREA CANNOT BE USED UNLESS SOMEONE HOLDS LIFT GATE INCASE IT FALLS.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*