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2024 Chevrolet Trax electrical system problems

The 2024 Chevrolet Trax has 60 electrical system complaints filed with NHTSA — 28% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

60

Electrical System complaints

28%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

1

Related recalls

Electrical System complaints by year

Trax electrical system complaints by model year60 complaints2015: 24 complaints2016: 28 complaints2017: 31 complaints2018: 22 complaints2019: 30 complaints2020: 25 complaints2021: 9 complaints2022: 1 complaints2024: 60 complaints2025: 30 complaints2026: 1 complaints
Trax electrical system complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

23V744000Electrical SystemNovember 6, 2023 · 60,154 units

Defect

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2024 Buick Encore GX, Envista, and Chevrolet Trax vehicles. The software in the Virtual Cockpit Unit Module (VCU) may cause the instrument panel display to intermittently go blank at vehicle startup or while driving.

Consequence

A blank instrument panel will not show critical information, such as vehicle speed and warning lights, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

The VCU software will be updated by a dealer or through an over-the-air (OTA) update, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 4, 2023. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is A232424320.

What owners report

On Tues 11/19/24, my son left home about 10 mins prior headed back to school in our 2024 Chevy Trax purchased in 5/2023. On his way to school, he and his friend heard a loud pop sound, followed by all the lights on the instrument panel flickering like crazy, smoke coming from under the hood, and…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Electrical System · November 19, 2024 · fire

Common questions

How many electrical system complaints does the 2024 Chevrolet Trax have?

NHTSA has 60 complaints about the 2024 Chevrolet Trax electrical system — 28% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2024 Chevrolet Trax electrical system?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the electrical system: 23V744000.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.