General Motors introduced a refresh for the full-size Chevy Traverse crossover in conjunction with the launch of the 2022 model year. Among the updates was new exterior styling and lighting bits, all of which was carried over for the 2023 model year as well. Now, GM Authority is taking a closer look at the lighting on the 2022 and 2023 Chevy Traverse in the following exclusive video.
Hosted by GM Authority Executive Editor Alex Luft, the video is a little over five minutes long, and covers all the big ticket items with regard to lighting on the 2022 and 2023 Chevy Traverse.
First and foremost, the 2022 and 2023 Chevy Traverse feature a dual-tiered lighting setup that places the daytime running lights high in the corners of the fascia, while the primary forward-facing lights are mounted lower in the bumper. It’s a similar setup seen elsewhere in the Chevy lineup, including models like the refreshed 2023 Chevy Blazer and refreshed 2024 Chevy Trailblazer, and it will be continued with the refreshed 2024 Chevy Tahoe and refreshed 2024 Chevy Suburban as well, per a GM Authority exclusive.
Notably, the top-mounted daytime running lights on the 2022 and 2023 Chevy Traverse serve double duty as turn signals as well, glowing orange when indicating. The sideview mirrors are also equipped with turn indicators.
In the rear, we find a pair of wraparound taillights that incorporate a two-tiered inner graphic. The housing wraps from the rear quarter panel into the rear hatch, creating a nice cohesive look with the front end. The rear turn signals are provided by a thin lighting element that’s located between the two inner graphics. The brakes also illuminate the same thin lighting element. Higher on the hatch, we find the Center High-Mounted Stop Lamp, of CHMSL, which includes LEDs integrated with the outer edge of the roof spoiler.
Indeed, there are several interesting details to pick through when it comes to lighting details for the 2022 and 2023 Chevy Traverse, so hit play to see them for yourself.
As a reminder, the 2022 and 2023 Chevy Traverse both feature naturally aspirated 3.6L V6 LFY gasoline engine as the only powertrain offered. The GM C1 platform provides the underpinnings, while production takes place at the GM Lansing Delta Township plant in Michigan. Looking ahead, the 2024 model year will usher in an all-new generation for the Chevy Traverse.
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Comments
The Traverse doesn’t get much attention, but I think it looks pretty nice. Clean and chiseled. I find the Telluride to look lumpy and cartoonish in comparison. If only they did as well on the interior, which while functional and intuitive, looks about 8 years out of date.
I like the headlights being down low. That allows them to be brighter without blinding oncoming drivers. My F-150 is the opposite, terribly dim headlights that also blind oncoming drivers because they are so poorly designed.
Wish they at least had a mounting section for fog lights. Installing those is going to take some creativity. Maybe they’ll design something for the Z71 I can use.
Also wish they included Under Hood light as well as under dash lights.
The interior lighting is just embarrassing. Not only does it not provide light for any purpose, if you drop something in the floor expect to wait for morning to look for it. Hopefully it’s not something you’ll need at night like a vampire stake.
I am the owner of a 2022 Traverse and I am here to tell you these new fangled LED projector headlights are absolute crap! I have been driving for over 40 years and this is the absolute worst headlighting system I have ever encountered. So bad, I filed a NHTSA complaint. Consumer Reports raved about the LED headlight makeover for this vehicle, so it was not something I ever really considered in purchasing a vehicle and I was looking forward to an even better nightime driving experience. Sadly, I never considered a night-time test drive and never would have purchased the vehicle had I know just how bad the lighting is.
With the headlights so low to the ground (when I bought the car, I thought they were fog lights), the highly focused projector beam the literally produces a crisp night and day line ahead in the distance. There is not any light scatter to illuminate street and highway signs at night, as well as reflectors on cars parked on the side. The low projection angle makes it extremely difficult to see dark colored cars parked on the side of the road in the neighborhood. Also, I have found the road ahead of me completely disappears in darkness while driving downhill on dark nights.
The “daytime running lights” positioned where the headlights used to be, are more decorative than functional in producing light needed for nightime driving. Oddly enough, I have found the yellow turn signals do a better job of lighting up street signs than the decorative daytime running lights. In the video, at 0:57, you will notice how much more intense the turn signal light is than the DRT.
Yeah, driving with the high-beams on all the time would alleviate this, but its not practical.
I would love to get rid of this car as I feel this is a real danger, but sadly the wife loves this car too much to let it go. Like the commenter mentioned above, I wish there was a place for fog lights. I have been looking for an after market solution to no avail.
As a side note, I bought a 2023 Equinox with LED headlights and let me tell you the Engineering team hit a home run on this car – the head lighting on this car is phenomenal! And I should mention I rarely have to turn the high-beams on as the low-beam lighting is quite adequate.
The most stupid part of these LOW mounted headlights is that any road debris or impact in a parking lot damages them and I got a price for my passenger side. A dealer replacement part is $1300 for the headlight assembly and $35 for the chrome trim along the bottom.
Insurance rates are about to go way up for these once the Insurance company gets wind of that!!
Not that GM cares.
Of course the daytime running lights located where the headlights USED to be didn’t get a scratch.