2018 Chevrolet Traverse: stuck in gear or won't shift

Filed May 10, 2025 · Transmission · PA

The vehicle would not shift into park. We were told by the dealer park switch sticking at times.

Filed Jun 1, 2024 · Transmission · FL

The transmission will not go into reverse. While in drive, the transmission will completely stop, thus jerking the car to a stop. Prior to this, there was difficulty putting into park.

Filed Jan 29, 2023 · Fuel system, Transmission · OK

On multiple occasions the vehicle slowed to a stop but engine was still running. This happened once on the interstate at the speed limit. I got warning that power brakes and steering were not working. Other times the car shudders and stops. I then have to turn engine off and restart. I then take to dealer and they check with a computer and can find nothing wrong. I also had “shift to park”. Message and was unable to turn off engine. $300ish to get this fixed. The dealer said common in that vehicle. I want to make clear that this shuddering and limp mode problems have happened at least five times. The date above is the most recent

Filed Oct 30, 2020 · Transmission · 50,000 miles · OH

We purchased this SUV less than two years ago and at about 50k miles the transmission started shuttering while driving. Finally we were out and it was running fine then all of sudden the car would not go into gear,check engine light came on and we were stuck. Took directly to dealer after three weeks of no response from the local dealer nor chevrolet they finally said that they thought the valve body and torque converter were bad. We wish we never would have bought this vehicle. Chevrolet didn't seem to mind that their 2 year old vehicle had transmission problems. I have never owned anything other than gm vehicles and I promised them this would be my last and they didn't care. She told me well we are all entitled to make those decisions.

Filed Sep 10, 2019 · Brakes, Engine · GA

2018 chevy traverse. Consumer writes in regards to various defects with vehicle. *ld the consumer stated the autostop became inoperable, a popping sound was heard on the passenger side, parking would not release, and the low engine oil light illuminated. The consumer also stated the radio would not work properly, the rear brake calipers locked up, the gear would not shift into park, the windows inadvertently roll down while the vehicle was off and the dashboard was broken.

Filed Aug 18, 2019 · Engine · 18,450 miles · IN

I have had issues with my 2018 traverse since december. The problem started around 9,000 miles. I took my vehicle into the dealership and they could not duplicate the issue. I would put the vehicle in drive and the "d" light would blink but the car would not move. In march after several trips to the dealership they finally repaired the vehicle. They removed the transmission and replaced a sensor. The vehicle did not have any issues until july 23rd when driving on a city road the car got stuck in first gear. I was pushing the gas pedal and the car would not go over 20 MPH. I took the vehicle in and they replaced the TCM and solenoid sensor. I picked up the vehicle on 8/8 only to return on 8/15 when the car stalled and jerked while I was driving. On 8/16 I spoke with the dealership who informed me chevrolet advised them to clear the code and return the vehicle to me. This is a known issue to them and the engineering department is working on figuring out the problem. As of 8/18/2019 this vehicle has spent 47 days in the shop for repairs and has 10 repair orders.

Filed Mar 25, 2019 · Transmission · 20,160 miles · WA

While driving on flat level surface the vehicle would sporadically shift into first gear. I pulled over shut off the vehicle and it corrected itself. The next day after putting it into drive it wouldn't shift out of 1st. I tried putting it in l and manually shifting and it still wouldn't leave 1st. This is a direct safety issue as it does this while driving. It jerks the vehicle and if an inexperienced driver experiences this it will be fatal.

Filed Feb 14, 2019 · Transmission · 65,000 miles · TX

On freeway at 75mph with cruise control on, every time it goes uphill there is a constant surging feel like it wants to shift from 8th to 9th gear but it doesn't shift down and keeps surging. I suspect a transmission problem or something related to the computers and how they determine when to shift with cruise control on.