Vehicle
Chevrolet Traverse
GM's large three-row crossover, and it is the same vehicle underneath as the GMC Acadia and Buick Enclave — Lambda platform to 2017, C1XX after — so a fault found on one applies to all three and their information is worth reading together. The 3.6 V6 is effectively the only engine, and its timing chain stretch is the fault the platform is known for: the chains wear, cam timing drifts, and the correlation codes arrive long before any noise does. Oil change interval is the variable that decides whether it happens. The other recurring item is the transmission, a six-speed to 2017 and a nine-speed after, where wave-plate and torque-converter faults are more common than the engine's reputation suggests.
Generations
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First generation (Lambda) 2009–2017
Lambda platform shared with the Acadia and Enclave; the 3.6 V6's timing chain stretch shows up as cam correlation codes before it makes any noise.
- Body styles
- SUV
- Platform
- GM Lambda
- Engines
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- 3.6 V6 — petrol · 210 kW (282 hp) · LLT and LFX
- Transmissions
- 6-speed 6T75 automatic
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
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Second generation (C1XX) 2018–2023
C1XX with the nine-speed automatic; the 2.0 turbo four was offered briefly alongside the V6.
- Body styles
- SUV
- Platform
- GM C1XX
- Engines
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- 3.6 V6 — petrol · 234 kW (314 hp) · 360 Nm (266 lb-ft) · LFY
- 2.0 turbo four-cylinder — petrol · 192 kW (257 hp) · 400 Nm (295 lb-ft) · LSY, RS only
- Transmissions
- 9-speed 9T65 automatic
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
Service information
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