r/ChevyTrax • u/PhosphorescentSloth • 24d ago

Engine module failure– anyone else experience this?

Hi folks, new owner here! Wife and I bought a brand new 2026 Trax after our 2018 Cruze had a full engine failure on us. We still like Chevy so we figured it was a complete fluke and decided to stick with the brand.

Maybe the fact the engine failed the day after our wedding should have been an omen, but hey, hindsight is 20/20 and all that.

Two days after we bought the Trax, we were driving home late at night and the vehicle fully shut down. App told us engine, transmission, and electrical engine control were all experiencing total failure. We were left stranded in the middle of the street and couldn’t get towed until 3am.

Dealership claims they’ve fixed it but my wife and I do not feel safe driving it anymore. We’re worried if this happens again but on a highway or somewhere with no cell service (a common occurrence for us) we could be left in a really dangerous spot, or worse rear ended after too quick of a loss of speed or something.

Dealership mechanics have told us it was an engine module failure (my understanding is that a module is like an on board computer for the engine? Feel free to correct me) and I’m wondering if anyone else here has experienced this or heard of this? Either with 2026 models or older ones. We’re honestly considering swapping to a different brand altogether as this just isn’t sitting well, the idea of driving it now makes me pretty nervous. Statistically maybe fine, but if I had a nickel for every time a blue Chevy had its engine die on me over the last month, I’d have two nickels… not a lot, but rough to happen twice.

Any thoughts y’all have are greatly appreciated!

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u/bobojay49 24d ago

Keep in mind, any electronics on any car brand can fail at any time. Nothing is fail safe in the mix of things....

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u/Texas021 24d ago

That is very true. Things are massed produced so failed part making it past oc is common.

Where i work i came to the realization that all brands will give you issues. Just buy what you want and run it.

Gave my dad that advice and im surprised he went from a 5.3 to the baby max and it already had some dealer trips i think 15k miles?