2009 Chevrolet Traverse Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 2009 Chevrolet Traverse covers the crossover in its first model year, when the whole range ran a single powerplant: a naturally aspirated 3.6L DOHC V6 of 217 cubic inches. The body is one four-door sport utility, and the equipment splits three ways across LS, LT and LTZ. Because there is only one engine to account for, the fuel, ignition and cooling specifications apply to every vehicle built that year, and the wiring diagrams differentiate by trim rather than by drivetrain.

Engines covered

• 3.6L V6 (217 cu in) — DOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 4-door sport utility

Trims covered

• LS
• LT
• LTZ

Known issues on the 2009 Traverse. Eight recalls sit on the federal record for this model year. In one, a safety belt's steel cable can fatigue and separate, leaving the occupant unrestrained in a crash. In another, a raised liftgate can drop without warning onto whoever stands beneath it. A third involves a park brake cable connector built out of specification that can fracture when the pedal is pressed, letting the vehicle roll away on a slope. Owners logged 448 complaints, 231 of them on steering, then 46 on the power train and 25 on the electrical system — all systems this manual diagnoses.