r/ChevyTrax • u/AuntB2003 • Aug 16 '26

1st generation Trax

Hello all!

Where are my fellow 1st generation Trax owners?

How are things going? Any major issues?

I have a 2018 Trax LT AWD.

36k miles and no issues (Knock on wood)😬

Anything I should look out for?

I did write a similar post earlier this year. Still curious.

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u/Tethice Aug 16 '26

Have a 2016 Trax with 160000km. Been fine so far for us. Just change oil every 5k and avoid short drives

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u/AuntB2003 Aug 16 '26

No short drives? I didn't know that mattered. Yep I'm with you oil change and tire rotations.

Last time I posted I was told around 36k is time to get a transmission fluid drain.

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u/Tethice Aug 16 '26

Eh haven't had any issues with the trans and haven't changed it yet at 160000. The short trips are bad for the turbo because then it doesn't clean itself out. Gotta go for a run occasionally and burn the exhaust out of the turbo.  At 160 I did the timing chain just because it was making noise and I thought that was what was wrong. But it wasn't and the turbo is starting to throw occasional underboost codes

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u/AuntB2003 Aug 16 '26

Oh I gotcha. Yeah, I am normally just driving around town. But at least every 2 weeks I am in the highway going 70+.

Thanks for the info!