2025 Chevrolet Trax Electrical Problems

Which parts fail

• Cybersecurity
  2
• Instrument cluster/panel
  1

Components named in complaints (battery, alternator, wiring, ignition, instrument cluster, infotainment).

Mileage when the problem started

Owner reports

Selected complaints filed with NHTSA by 2025 Chevrolet Trax owners, lightly cleaned up (personal details are redacted by NHTSA).

On August 20, 2026, at approximately 7:54 AM during the daytime, I was driving approximately 5-9 mph up a dimly lit parking garage ramp, turning left into my usual parking spot for work on the ramp. My car's front end had already cleared a cement column on my right, so I was pleasantly parking. Suddenly, the front-end collision assist malfunctioned, activating when it shouldn't have, and violently pushed my right front tire into the cement column, whipping the steering wheel around immediately fracturing the radius bone in my dominant right forearm. The impact was so sudden and forceful that I initially thought another vehicle had struck me from behind, but no vehicle was there and my rear bumper was undamaged. At the slow speed I was traveling while decelerating up a ramp and turned left, this wreck should've never happened and was unnecessarily severe. …

The contact owns a 2025 Chevrolet Trax. The contact stated that on two separate occasions while driving at highway speeds during sunset, the Forward Collision Avoidance feature engaged unintendedly. Due to the failure, the vehicle independently came to an abrupt stop with a RED light flashing on the windshield. The vehicle was taken to a dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the diagnostic test indicated two lost connections, and the electrical system was reset. After the system reset the message "Service Side Detection System" was displayed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 22,000.

On October 22, 2025 I drove 10 miles from my home. I turned off and parked the vehicle at approx. 8:58 AM. Within 2 minutes I notices quite a bit of smoke coming from under the hood. I called the fire department and within 10 minutes the entire front of the car was on fire. The vehicle from front bumper through the dashboard was completely destroyed. There were no warning lights on. I purchased the vehicle on June 5th 2024. My INsurance co. did the appraisal and deemed it a total loss of course. The Dealership AND General Motors refuse to do anything to investigate. I have documentation of all calls. General Motors told me they do not put anything in writing.

I purchased this vehicle in the summer of 2024. Only after a few months of driving it, I began to have a weird issue with my phone being connected via Bluetooth. This was only an issue when playing media from my phone, it is not an issue when listening to the regular radio. It would not happen all the time, just sporadically and without any correlation I could identify. The issue would present as a weird crackling noise through the speakers, as if there was an issue with a connection. After a while of this happening sporadically, the cracking noise would be accompanied by my back-up camera looking like a fish bowl. The dealership wasn't able to get me in for an appointment until January 3, 2025. It's important to note that this issue did not come with a dash light coming on. …

I've had my 2025 Chevy tracks for less than a year at first having issues in January 2025. I was driving back from my son's birthday party and the entire dash just went black. I could not see the mile per hour I was going and I could not see my radio my entire front dash just blacked out for almost a minute. I was driving at the speed of 70 miles an hour when this occurred putting myself and others at risk I was able to pull over on the side of the highway to see the issue going on with my vehicle. I turned off my vehicle and turned it back on thank you. Maybe that would resolve the issue, but it clearly didn't. I contact GM. I contact the dealership Dutch Miller and explain to them the issue that did did occur. I took it into a shop. The dealership looked at it. They updated it the system in my car. …

I am reporting a safety concern involving my 2025 Chevrolet Trax 2RS (VIN: [redacted] ). After a service visit at AutoNation Chevrolet Spokane Valley concerning all the following issues on October 31, 2025 (Repair Order #[redacted]), the Lane Keep Assist system stopped functioning entirely after that being the main concern I was going into the dealership to get resolved once it tried to automatically steer me into the other lane at 60mph almost causing a life threatening collision. Prior to the visit, the system worked but was malfunctioning- the dashboard displayed the green lane symbol, and the activation button engaged the feature. After service, the symbol no longer appears, and the button lights up but does not activate the system. This change was not authorized, not documented in the repair order, and was never disclosed to me. …

The first problem began at approximately 5,000 miles. After refueling, the vehicle's transmission would slip severely. The slipping continued to occur intermittently after that point. I brought the vehicle to a dealership Initially, I was told that nothing was wrong with the vehicle. After further testing, the dealership identified a transmission issue related to Technical Service Bulletin 25-NA-211 and stated that the repair was completed. At approximately 8,000 miles, an additional issue occurred where the check engine light illuminated and a warning appeared indicating that the brakes had stopped working. This was extremely concerning and created a serious safety risk. Following the transmission repair, a new and more dangerous issue developed. The vehicle now fails to accelerate properly from a complete stop. …

Was traveling to head towards the beach and all of a sudden the whole dash starts glitching then goes out for about 10-25 seconds then cuts back on like the car is powering back on. I thought maybe it had something to do with my daughter touching the radio. Well I continue to travel get down the road about another 45mins and it does it again. So I decide to turn the radio off, turn off the A/C, call the dealership and turn around and go home. Dealership checks the car, states it may have been the radio. But how when the car seem to lag/ lose power for a few seconds. That's a safety issue. Car can cut off and cause catastrophic damages. I only drive 3 miles to my job daily so I don't know if it'll happen again until this weekend when I travel to Florida. I've had Dealership to replace the antenna when I first got the vehicle because radio wasn't working. …

I just purchased this vehicle. I found that the fuel filler neck has a leak which is a fire risk. I was initially promised that the part would be replaced in a week, but recently found that the part is back ordered because this is a prevalent issue with 2025 models. At the dealer I was mislead into thinking this isn't a big issue when it is, I was told I could continue to drive the vehicle with minimal risk but gas has been leaking in my grass and causing it to change colors as well as paying more for gas despite being sold on great gas mileage. To make matters worse worse the vehicle is starting to sputter and has less than 2K miles. I feel that this should be a national recall before someone gets hurt. Chevy Trax are affordable for tons of people if all of us are in combustible vehicles the environment is bound to take a hit. Please help.

The contact owns a 2025 Chevrolet Trax. The contact stated while driving 75 MPH, the instrument panel and cluster became inoperable. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the failure could not be duplicated; however, the failure recurred, and the navigation system and other infotainment system functions engaged independently. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, where an unknown wiring cable was replaced; however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, where the contact was informed that an unknown wiring cable needed to be replaced, and the part was ordered. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer denied vehicle rental assistance. The contact stated that the failure had been recurring intermittently. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

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