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2009 Chevrolet Traverse consumer reviews

$29,215–$31,215 MSRP range
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(70 reviews)
67% of drivers recommend this car
Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 4.5
  • Interior 4.4
  • Performance 4.0
  • Value 3.9
  • Exterior 4.5
  • Reliability 3.7
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2009 traverse

Drives good. Really comfortable. Cold air and hot heat. Awesome stereo system. Also OnStar. Wish it would of had heated leather seats.. beautiful outside color

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Used for Transporting family
  • Does recommend this car
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Bad make

I fix one thing 2 more go wrong it's ridiculous my parking brake does not work half the of back seat belts don't work and the seat belt latch covers are a pain literally they came apart I've sank more money in this car than its worth,and I know it was used but I bought it with only 95,000 miles on it and it was already giving all these troubles. It's not worth it

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 4.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 3.0
  • Value 3.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 2.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Used for Commuting
  • Does not recommend this car
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Stay away. FAR away!

Purchase this car and in one year, the engine completely died. In that one year, the vehicle was constantly in and out of the dealership for repairs until it finally gave out at 100,500 miles! I purchased it Certified Pre-Owned. And wouldn't ya know, even at just over the PT warranty, Chevy would do nothing about it despite numerous visits to the shop for every issue under the sun. So the car sat at the dealership/shop for months while we faithfully paid on our loan and tried to save up money for a new engine or down payment for a car. We were stuck! We ended up having to roll the rest of this loan into a new Chevy Traverse just so we could get a car. We’re paying way too much for this new one but we couldn’t rationalize paying $6-7k for a new engine that would be the same 2009 hunk of junk already in there giving us problems. Once I can get rid of the one I’m in, I’m done with Chevy. The one we have now is nothing but problems too. We’ve never had this many issues! Most of our cars last us 300k+ miles easy (my husband’s Ford truck is running good at 294k right now). FTR if you google the 2009 Chevy, you’ll see the engine shutting down at just over 100k is a common problem. Steer clear because Chevy has no plans of recalling or helping you out when it happens.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 3.0
  • Performance 1.0
  • Value 1.0
  • Exterior 3.0
  • Reliability 1.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Used for Commuting
  • Does not recommend this car
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Practical, reliable, comfortable, seats 8.

Looks great. Met all of our needs, hauled a family of eight across the country, very reliable, very comfortable for long trips, great handling (a surprise for a car this large). Avg. mpg 18-20 in regular use.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 4.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a New car
  • Used for Transporting family
  • Does recommend this car
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Glad I bought this!

Really nice, very comfortable, great power. EXCELLENT utility, tons of interior room. Gas mileage is about normal for a vehicle this size. VERY happy to own this!

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 4.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Used for Commuting
  • Does recommend this car
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Great suv. 3rd row seating. Good fuel economy

Great car. Needed the bigger suv as family is getting bigger. I did not want anything with v8 cause fuel economy not so great. Ive done a tune up and a few other things to it, parts are affordable.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 4.0
  • Interior 4.0
  • Performance 4.0
  • Value 4.0
  • Exterior 4.0
  • Reliability 4.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Used for Transporting family
  • Does recommend this car
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The 09 Chevrolet traverse ls is a piece of crap

You get comfort you get style and you also get a crappy transmission and an engine that wont give you nothing but trouble .style and comfort not worth the money you will have to spend on this car.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 4.0
  • Interior 4.0
  • Performance 1.0
  • Value 1.0
  • Exterior 4.0
  • Reliability 1.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Used for Transporting family
  • Does not recommend this car
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Very exquisite style

The glide was smooth around corners and felt like a home inside a car. Very nice feel and could definitely see myself owning this vehicle

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 4.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 3.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Does recommend this car
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Had problems with the car since i first got it a

It is a bad viechle nothing but headaches and problems since I bought the viechle. I have been taking the car for repairs in and out... it has just been a taking my money and the dealer has not helped with the problems...

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 3.0
  • Interior 3.0
  • Performance 1.0
  • Value 1.0
  • Exterior 3.0
  • Reliability 1.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Used for Commuting
  • Does not recommend this car
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Good safe car

It's a good safe car. She's happy with it and the kids can get in and out easy. Lots of room. Good power when you need it.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 4.0
  • Interior 4.0
  • Performance 4.0
  • Value 4.0
  • Exterior 4.0
  • Reliability 4.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Used for Transporting family
  • Does recommend this car
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