2024 Chevrolet Trax

Engine connecting rod failure. GM has photos of the damage. Engine had a catastrophic failure on the highway while traveling at approximately 60 mph. All engine power was lost. Debris and oil from the engine was all over the road. Defect was confirmed by dealer. Engine was inspected and replaced by dealer. No warnings or diagnostic trouble codes prior to catastrophic engine failure. There was an intermittent misfire like symptom prior to the event.

NHTSA ID

11776465

Incident

Oct 3, 2026

While driving, the entire digital display, including the speedometer, gages and information center blacked out. This made the vehicle operate without the critical controls required for safe operation. The episode lasted about 1 minute and the display returned without recurrence on the trip. This is the second experience of this in this vehicle

NHTSA ID

11776403

Incident

Nov 6, 2026

The contact owns a 2024 Chevrolet Trax. The contact stated that while driving at 35 MPH, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where DTC: P146B (Evaporative Emission (EVAP) System Purge Pump) was retrieved. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was notified of the failure by phone, and a case was filed. The failure mileage was approximately 11,000.

NHTSA ID

11775578

Incident

Nov 1, 2026

Mileage

11,000 mi

today i put my baby into my car as i usually do with my joie mint latch seat. i heard both sides click into place and saw the green indicators on the seat which is supposed to mean the seat has properly latched onto my car's anchors. however, i noticed that the seat didn't look straight and was angled towards the right a bit so i started tilting it towards me (the left side) and the entire left "leg" on the joie seat came out from my car's seat, yet the indicator was still green. the seat malfunctioned and was indicating that it what latched into my car's lower anchor when it had not. it even made the clicking sound, because i always listen for both clicks when i install her seat. i had to use the lever on the back of the seat to remove it for the indicator to reset to red. this is a critical safety issue because if i hadn't noticed her seat was slightly slanted then i would have driven off with her seat not properly installed.

NHTSA ID

11775302

Incident

Nov 2, 2026

As I turned on the car and the dashboard display and the cockpit display went out. It came back on. A couple days later when the auto stop began and went to go the car hesitated to start and cockpit display and dashboard display went out and back on multiple times, but then stayed on. And then I went to start the vehicle next and it would not start, the both displays flashed, and engine tried to turn over and didn’t.

NHTSA ID

11772014

Incident

Oct 19, 2026

While driving this summer, I had an alert pop up on dash “reduce engine power.” Car almost completely stopped on highway, almost causing a wreck. Took to dealership where they had my 2024 Trax for almost 2 months. Finally, the replaced the Turbo. Barely 2 months later, this part week, I was driving and my car started stalling out, wouldn’t drive… almost got in 3 wrecks with my kids in car - very unsafe to drive. Found out my transmission failed - the point of failure being the transmission cooler. For a not that old car, 2 huge issues in 2 months is ridiculous, and extremely unsafe. It was terrifying driving with my children recently and having my car just completely lose power- we almost got t-boned when it just stopped driving while crossing a very busy street, almost rear ended several times when it just wouldn’t drive. It is now at Chevy dealership not drivable.

NHTSA ID

11771594

Incident

Oct 9, 2026

I own a 2024 Chevrolet Trax purchased new in XXX. On XXX, the vehicle displayed a "Service Power Steering — Drive With Care" warning. I experienced difficulty steering, and later that evening the vehicle would not start. The instrument cluster also displayed abnormal behavior, which was recorded on video. On XXX, an authorized Chevrolet dealership in [XXX], diagnosed a failed battery and replaced it under warranty. On XXX, while traveling on the highway with my family, the vehicle displayed "Engine Power Is Reduced" and struggled to accelerate. I sought assistance at an authorized Chevrolet dealership in [XXX]. The warning was cleared but returned shortly afterward. I have photographs, videos, repair documentation, and call records supporting these events. I am reporting these incidents because of the potential danger posed by sudden steering-system problems and loss of engine power during travel. I request that these safety concerns be reviewed for possible defects affecting this model. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA ID

11770276

Incident

Oct 9, 2026

The contact owns a 2024 Chevrolet Trax. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 MPH there was a popping sound coming from the engine compartment and the message to shut off the vehicle was displayed. The vehicle was immediately parked, and there was smoke coming from under the hood. The contact opened the hood of the vehicle and discovered flames coming from the engine. The fire department was called to the scene and the fire was extinguished. A Police report was filed at the scene. The vehicle was deemed destroyed and was towed to a nearby storage facility. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer was contact about the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

NHTSA ID

11769669

Incident

Oct 6, 2026

Mileage

100,000 mi

This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an intermittent no crank, no start, or start stall concern with the security light coming on. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Codes B3055, B3

PI provides information on how to obtain a restricted radio

PI created to guide technicians through radio restriction process

This Preliminary information communicates to dealers a procedure to reset the radio.

This preliminary information is for technicians that may see DTCs that are history and should not perform any part replacements. They should follow the notes mentioned prior to anything being replaced.

This PI provides Diagnostics tips on how the LIN bus works and how to diagnosis it.