r/ChevyTrax

I just got a marina blue metallic 26 Trax activ and I’m wondering what the best way/place to charge my phone is.

I didn’t get the wireless charging because of all the issues I read about, and I like the little slot between the cup holders to set my phone in, but I can’t imagine charging it there without a cord interfering with the shifter knob.

Has anyone come up with a genius solution they can share?

...which trim option do you have? i have seen a recent trend at my dealership where our a/c department has been getting a ton of traxs, although they usually get one every week or week and a half. i noticed that last wednesday it started with 1 activ, this monday with 2 activs, an activ yesterday, and today 2 more activs- all randomly 2024s through 2026s. no other trim options since that first activ last wednesday. whats funny is its actually quite rare to see activs on the road around here, usually ls or 1rs.

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Hi so this is my first and only car (2018 Chevy Trax) since getting my license and I honestly don’t know much about cars except for how to check oil, Coolant, tire pressure, and how to change a tire in the event of an emergency. This was my parents car before being given to me when my mom upgraded two and a half years ago. When I got it, it had 89k miles on it and as of today it has 137,001 miles. Since being given the car, I’ve had to replace the purge valve, the water pump, and coil pack, and now as of Saturday, the radiator cap. My parents bought this car with only 500 miles on it total (I was there and helped pick it out) back in 2019. Now currently, I am having an overheating issue with the car, a ticking noise coming from the right side of the engine bay (unidentified currently), poor acceleration, my RPM when I first start the car is between 1 and 2 before going down to 1 when last year when I would start the car, it would automatically go down to 1 upon start, and if it is left idling for more than 5 minutes, the rpm will drop down to the half way mark between 1 and 0 as if it was going to die, for about two or three seconds, then go back to normal. Has anyone else had these issues before? Is this normal? Please help a girl out 😭

Edit to add; Everytime I mention an issue with the car to my dad, he gets mad and tries to convince me that it’s in my head, and he just doesn’t believe me because he hasn’t seen the issues first hand. When I first got the car and I had mentioned it acting funny, he said that I was being paranoid and then not even a week later I ended up stranded on the side of the road in the middle of 100 degree weather during the summertime because the ignition coil went out.

If so have you done any repairs yet? Just wondering how they hold up after certain miles.

I bought a 2026 1rs and I am excited to have my new purchase today. I took mine fishing for my day 1 ownership.

Has anybody done their own replacement of the ambient light sensor? Headlights keep blinking and was pulled over by a cop thinking we were flashing cars to tell them they were there. Not too keen on taking it to the dealer to do it as they are charging an arm and a leg to do it.

I know Chevy issued a bulletin on it but as of right now it’s not a recall.

Where could I put a phone holder in the trax? Im thinking of doing Uber for extra income. And plus a phone holder would be way easier in general. But I dont wanna rest it on the screens. Probably couldn't anyway. Is the only reliable place on the center vents? I have a 2025 LT with both screens on the dash

Hi everyone- I'm planning on buying a brand new 2026 Trax 2RS. Long story short, I'm very worried about everything I've been seeing on here regarding engine issues. Granted, most of those are the 2024 model. For those that have a 2026, how has it been for you?

For reference, I'm moving to California where I'll have a 20-45 min highway commute, not much other driving other than errands. I've been car shopping for a while, and want a cheaper SUV to build my credit on before I transition to something nicer. Also, I plan on getting the service plan and only servicing at the dealership.

Is the dealer the only place to get the oem engine filter. Or is there another “better” one. I usually use O’Reilly’s auto parts, they have wix is the oe on there. Wasn’t sure if that was the oe or was ac delco, like engine oil filter, cabin air filter. The wix that’s in there right now isn’t the best from my point of view. Could be wrong though.

I have a 25 LT

I think my backup camera is not working as it should be, but I was driving another Chevy product for a few weeks and am wondering if I'm getting the backup cameras confused.

When I am in reverse, I remember my backup camera showing a red line to alert me when to stop because of something behind me (curb, car, post, etc). But the last few days I have not seen this red line when I am in reverse. We had some crazy bad rain recently, so I checked the camera to make sure there was nothing on it that might be impacting how it worked, but it looked fine.

If you have a 2024 Trax, does your backup camera show this red line?

Anyone else so happy to be driving a 3 banger gas economic car with these gas prices? I sure am! I went from a mini van to my Trax and am so happy to not have to fill up a huge tank here in Seattle for 6 bucks a gallon currently. GRATEFUL!