2025 Chevrolet Traverse · symptom sheet
Brakes grind, pulse or wear early
- 113owner reports
- 5,400median miles
- 3involved a crash
Newest report Sep 24, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
113 of the 179 complaints on this car describe brake wear, which makes it the most reported problem on the 2025 Traverse.
Narrower sheets: ABS light on (56 reports) · Brake pedal goes hard or the booster or vacuum pump fails (37 reports) · Brake warning light stays on (31 reports)
Tick what matches of 113 reports
Brake wear on other Traverse years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2026.
What this problem usually is
Brake reports cover a wide spread of symptoms. Grinding or squealing is common, and so is a pulsing pedal or a shake through the car when stopping. Others describe pads and rotors worn out long before they expected, a brake warning light, or a pedal that goes soft or sinks toward the floor. The most serious ones say the car didn't stop in time.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the ABS module (56 reports), the master cylinder (42 reports), the pads and rotors (3 reports) and the booster (3 reports).
Recalls and investigations
No recall on the brakes covers the 2025 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.
NHTSA investigations into the brakes on the Traverse
Electronic brake module component failure. Open.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 2,747 and 12,800 miles, from the 30 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 1 service bulletin or notice for the 2025 Chevrolet Traverse that deal with this problem. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
Certain vehicles may have a condition in which the right front brake line contacts the vehicle’s body frame rail. Dealers will inspect for 5mm brake pipe clearance to vehicle frame rail. If no clearance, create proper clearance using controlled adjustment.
What owners wrote
“Master cylinder failure at 15,000 miles on 4/13/2026 Safety risk of Potential brake system failure. Taken to dealership on 4/13/2026, as of today 4/16/2026, master cylinder has been replaced but now the vehicle is rejecting the part, per the dealership. ABS light and brake light illuminated at the time of failure. No other car symptoms noted.”
Filed Apr 16, 2026 · 15,000 miles
“My chevy has 3000 miles on it and the service the brake Assist and service the ESC Information flashes on the screen and the Brake and ABS lights are lit up.”
Filed Sep 27, 2025 · 3,000 miles
“The ABS break service warning appeared in the info screen. I have less than 3000 miles on it. The dealer said the car should not be driven. They had to order the parts, Master Cylinder, reservoir kit, etc. They also said there was a GM Bulletin on this issue.”
Filed Sep 12, 2025 · 3,000 miles
“Suddenly with just over 8300 miles on the vehicle, lights for ABS, traction control, forward collision and parking brake all came on. The brake pedal started to feel spongy on the way to the dealership. The dealership replaced the master cylinder under warranty.”
Filed Aug 25, 2025 · 8,300 miles
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 3 of 113 reports involved a crash and 1 people were hurt. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Taking it to a shop? How to describe this problem so it gets found