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2020 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

crash · 1998413 · 2024-06-10

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
TRAVERSE
Year
2020
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Speed
3 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

The backup camera in my Chevy Traverse stopped working a few months after purchasing the vehicle new. Whenever the car is put in reverse a black screen appears with an exclamation point inside of a triangle. This seems to be an extremely common issue with 2020 Chevy Traverses as there is numerous postings on online message boards about the same issue of the backup camera dying shortly after purchase with no resolution. Today while backing up I struck another vehicle that was also backing up that I would have been able to see if the backup camera was working. It also appeared the audible object warning did not activate. Luckily there was only minimal damage to the vehicles. It is extremely difficult to backup the vehicle without the backup camera due to the length of the vehicle as well as blind spots in the rear windows. This issue seems to be ongoing with this model and is costing consumers significant amounts of money and time in shop because Chevy does not seem to be able to resolve the issue with their Traverse backup cameras.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11593585
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown