2009 Chevrolet Traverse Complaint Log

WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED TOTAL STEERING FAILURE. COULD NOT TURN CAR AT ALL. REQUIRED COMPLETE SYTEM REPLACEMENT OF POWER STEERING PUMP AND STEERING RACK. APPEARS TO BE VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED MOVING WITHOUT ANY RESPONSE FROM THE WHEELS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A SNOW BANK. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT DETACHED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFERED ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,500. *TR

MY 2009 TRAVERSE LT1 HAS STEERING ISSUES WHILE TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE STEERING GETS EXTREMELY STIFF, RESULTING IN HAVING TO USE INCREDIBLE STRENGTH TO COMPLETE THE TURN. I FIRST NOTICED IT WHEN THE CAR GOT OVER 40,000 MILES. TOOK IT TO CHEVY SERVICE DEALER AND THEY STATED IT WAS A SAFETY FEATURE. I KNEW THAT FALSE BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE NOTICED IT BEFORE 40,000. NOW THEY'RE TELLING ME THEY CAN'T HELP ME UNLESS THE CAR DOES IT WHILE IN THEIR CARE. BUT IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY SO THAT DOESN'T HELP, WHICH ALSO MAKES IT THAT MUCH MORE SCARIER. THIS IS A WELL-DOCUMENTED ISSUE AMONG TRAVERSE OWNERS. MOST OWNERS HAVE STATED THAT CHEVY WOULD HAVE THEM REPAIR THE PUMP OR RACK, NOT COVERED BY A WARRANTY, COSTING $1200 PLUS, TO ONLY FACE THIS ISSUE SHORTLY THEREAFTER. *TR

I JUST PURCHASED MY 2009 TRAVERSE IN MARCH AND WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF OWNING IT I NOTICED IT WAS HARD TO PARK, UNFORTUNATELY THERE WAS NOT A WARRANTY ON THE CAR. NOW ITS BEEN ALMOST 3 MONTHS SINCE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE AND IT IS GETTING WORSE BY THE DAY. I NOT ONLY HAVE PROBLEMS PARKING BUT ALSO WHEN I MAKE TURNS. I HAVE TAKEN TO BE LOOKED AT AND THEY SAID IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. MY CONCERN IS IF IT IS SO COMMON WHY HAS IT NOT BEEN RECALLED. IT IS OBVIOUSLY A DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD TO STOP MY CAR IN ORDER TO GET IT TO TURN SO THAT I COULD FIHISH PARKING. ALSO HAVE NOTICED A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN THE AC IS ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE POWER STEERING FLUID HOWEVER, AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE RACK AND PINION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

GOING AROUND A CORNER ON A HIGHWAY AT APPROX 55 MILES PER HOUR THE HANDLING OF THE CAR BECAM ERRATIC AND DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND UNCONTROLLABLY SHIFTED INTO THE LEFT LANE. I FORCED IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DETERMINED WE LOST POWER STEERING. HAD TO MANHANDLE IT TO OUR REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND BLED THE SYSTEM. STILL WAS NOT RIGHT. REPLACED THE PUMP AGAIN AND RE-BLED SYSTEM. STILL NO BETTER. RESEARCHED PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT WE HAVE TO REPALCE THE RACK AS WELL. SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PUT THIS KIND OF MONEY INTO A VEHICLE WITH 46,860 MILES ON IT. GM WILL DO NOTHING. THERE IS NO WAY THAT MY WIFE OR MY DAUGHTERS COULD HAVE SAFELY GOT THAT CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEY BOTH DRIVE THE CAR. HAVE NO DECIDED TO REPAIR VEHICLE YET. WILL BE CONTACTING THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU. AMAZING NO ONE HAVE HAD A SERIOUS OR FATAL ACCIDENT YET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, CRASHED INTO A HIGHWAY BARRIER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO AVOID CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE POLICE REPORTED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE FOR TREATMENT OF INJURIES TO THE BACK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEED, THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE VEHICLE.

WHILE PULLING INTO MY NEIGHBORHOOD OFF OF THE MAIN STREET MY POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. I NEARLY COLLIDED WITH A CAR PULLING OUT OF MY SUBDIVISION AS I COULD BARELY TURN MY CAR, IT TOOK ALL OF MY STRENGTH TO GET IT TO TURN. IF MY WIFE HAD BEEN DRIVING THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT SHE WOULD'VE HIT THE CAR PULLING OUT. I GOT THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND HE FOUND A FAULTY POWER STEERING PUMP AND RACK AND PINION.NOT WHAT I EXPECT FOR A VEHICLE WITH 52,000 MILES ON IT. OVER $1,000 AND THREE DAYS LATER I HAVE MY VEHICLE BACK. FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN READING ON THE INTERNET THIS SEEMS LIKE A PRETTY COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES. I THINK A RECALL IS IN ORDER BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED OR KILLED. THIS IS MY FIRST AND POSSIBLY MY LAST CHEVROLET DEPENDING ON HOW THINGS GO FROM HERE. I REALIZE THINGS GO WRONG ON VEHICLES FROM TIME TO TIME BUT THIS SEEMS TO BE A PRETTY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. PLEASE DO THE RIGHT THING AND RECALL THESE VEHICLE'S AS THIS ISN'T AN ISOLATED ISSUE. IT'S NOT LIKE YOUR CUSTOMERS HAVE A THOUSAND PLUS DOLLARS LYING AROUND TO FIX SOMETHING THAT IS CLEARLY FAULTY. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE TURNING LEFT ONTO A SIDE STREET FROM A STOP, NEARLY A TRAFFIC CRASH WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. FOLLOWING THE INITIAL INCIDENT, THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AT LOWER SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 30 MPH WHILE COASTING, FOOT OFF GAS, AROUND CORNERS AND CURVES. PROBLEM PERSISTENT, ABSOLUTELY NO POWER ASSISTED STEERING IN PARKING LOTS AT LOW SPEEDS AND TRYING TO PARK. PROBLEM CORRECTED ITSELF WHILE ACCELERATING, OR BY RAISING ENGINE RPM'S. UPON CHECKING, POWER STEERING PUMP RESERVOIR, IT WAS FOUND TO BE DRY. UPON FILLING PUMP, THERE WAS NO CHANGE TO THE PROBLEM. TAKEN TO DEALER, DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A PUMP BEARING FAILURE. APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH PRIOR, 75,000 MILE SERVICE PERFORMED BY DEALER, POWER STEERING FLUID CHECKED BY DEALER, FOUND TO BE FULL AT THAT TIME. POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED, SYSTEM FLUSHED, NO LEAKS FOUND. DEALER ADVISED OF AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH POWER STEERING PUMP FAILURE TO THIS MAKE AND MODEL, BUT NO RECALL BY GM. REPAIR COST BETWEEN $750, FOR PUMP AND FLUSH, AND $1200 WITH OTHER SYSTEM PROBLEMS. DUE TO DISABILITIES, UNABLE TO STEER VEHICLE, HAD TO TURN DRIVING OVER TO ANOTHER PERSON IN THE VEHICLE. DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE! *TR

THE TRAVERSE WILL NOT TURN AT CERTAIN SPEEDS WITHOUT EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO THE STEERING WHEEL. I CAN'T PARK IN TIGHT SPACES, MAKING TURNS GREATER THAN 20 DEGREES ARE INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT. RANDOM TURNS ARE ALSO DIFFICULT, LIKE CHANGING LANES ON THE FREEWAY ETC. THE PRESSURE NEEDED TO MAKE THESE TURNS ON THE STEERING WHEEL CAN BE OVERWHELMING TO THE AVERAGE DRIVER. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. GM REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM, AND SAYS THAT IT IS ELECTRICAL AND MUST BE FIXED AT MY EXPENSE EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THIS SEEMS LIKE A POWER STEERING PROBLEM, YET GM SAYS THE STEERING IS ELECTRICAL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE WITH HAND-CONTROLLED MOBILITY EQUIPMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS HESITANT TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND ALSO TO THE MOBILITY EQUIPMENT MECHANIC. NEITHER TECHNICIAN WAS ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. *TR

DRIVING VEHICLE AT SLOW SPEEDS AND TURNING IS NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. POWER STEERING FAILS. THIS IS A SAFTEY ISSUE, AND WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT IF WE NEEDED TO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE HE ATTEMPTED A TURN. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

THE STEERING IS HARD TO TURN WHEN DRIVING IN LAW SPEED FOR EXAMPLE MAKING A U-TURN, WHILE ENTERING A PARKING SPOT, WHILE PERFORMING A PARALLEL PARKING, WHEN EXITING THE HIGH WAY INTO A STREET. *TR

WHILE DRIVING CAR STARTED TO SPIT AND SPUTTER LIKE NOT GETTING ENOUGH FUEL. THEN WHILE TURNING THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT COME AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED NEVER STAYED SOLID. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THEN QUIT FLASHING BUT THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS STILL ON. THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT STAYED ON UNTIL I TURNED THE CAR OFF, I THEN TURNED IT BACK ON AND THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT WAS NOT ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED MAKING THE STEERING WHEEL VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING RACK AND STEERING PUMP HAD MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

POWER STEERING WHINING WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED AT 48,000 MILES AND NOW AT 70,000 MILES THE POWER STEERING IS FAILING AGAIN. HAVING IT LOCK UP ON ME AT SLOW SPEEDS AND CAUSING ME LOSE ABILITY TO CONTROL DIRECTION. VERY UNSAFE CONDITION. *TR

THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING WHEN GOING AT SLOW SPEEDS. DIAGNOSED BY DEALERSHIP AS POWER STEERING PUMP AND GEAR LEAKING. IT BECOMES NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN PARKING OR AT TIMES TURNING ONTO ROADS. OUR NEIGHBORS JUST TOOK THEIRS IN FOR THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. *TR

WAS TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, FELT A SLIGHT THUMP IN THE STEERING WHEEL. WHEN I TRIED TO TURN TO SWITCH LANES, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR BUT IT TOOK ALL OF MY STRENGTH TO OPERATE THE STEERING. I AM A 50 YEAR OLD PHYSICALLY ABLE MALE, IF IT WERE MY WIFE OR DAUGHTER DRIVING, IT COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, SHE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE IN ORDER TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY HOWEVER, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD AS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE SHE HAD TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES AND SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THREE TIMES. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER THE SERVICE WARRANTY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

WHEN MAKING TURNS AT SLOW RATES OF SPEED, AROUND 30 MPH. STEERING BECOMES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN, MAKING IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. DOES NOT HAPPEN REGULARLY BUT IS HAPPENING MORE OFTEN. POWER STEERING FLUID CHECKS OKAY. DURING SOME INSTANCES STEERING WILL MAKE POPPING NOISES, THIS HAPPENS WHEN TURNING EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT. *TR

POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING AT LOWER SPEEDS AT TIMES. *TR

I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHEN I FINALLY GOT THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOOSEN AND MOVE BACK INTO PLACE I HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND. THEN MY CAR ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DROPPED TO THE GROUND DUE TO THE FRONT TIRE AXLE BRAKING WHICH CAUSED ME TO HIT THE BACK OF A PARK VEHICLE. THE BRAKE OF THE AXLE APPEARED TO CLEAN AS THOUGH THE AXLE WAS NEVER APART OF MY CAR. THE INCIDENT SCARED ME A LOT AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED ON 3 YEAR OLD CAR AND I DID NOT HAVE ANY REAL WARNING SIGNS PRIOR TO THIS. I WOULD LIKE TO GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED AS I AM NOW WITHOUT MY CAR AND I HAVE TO FACE REPAIRING SOMEONE ELSE'S VEHICLE. *TR

INTERMITTENT STEERING FAILURE IN 2009 CHEVY TRAVERSE. SPEED IS NOT A FACTOR SINCE THE STEERING JUST STOPS WORKING AT NO MATTER WHAT MY SPEED IS. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOUR TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT. IT STARTED OUT JUST HAPPENING ON OCCASION NOT VERY FREQUENTLY. NOW IT IS HAPPENING ALL THE TIME. I HAVE HAD THE STEERING JUST STOP WORKING TO THE POINT THAT YOU CANNOT STEER AT ALL LIKE IT JUST LOCKS UP, NOT EVEN MANUAL STEERING IS AVAILABLE. I HAVE HAD THE STEERING STOP WORKING WHILE TRYING TO TURN A CORNER AND HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE STEERING TO COME BACK BEFORE I CAN FINISH THE TURN. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW SECONDS FOR IT TO COME BACK AND I HAVE NOT GOTTEN INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF IT YET BUT MY FEAR IS THAT IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WITH THIS ISSUE. THIS HAS HAPPENED DOING 70 MPH DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY. THIS IS MY WIFE'S CAR AND I HAVE GREAT CONCERN WITH HER DRIVING THIS CAR. I HAVE READ SEVERAL STEERING ISSUES ON THE INTERNET DEALING WITH THE SAME ISSUE THAT I AM HAVING HOWEVER GM HAS NOT RECALLED THIS PROBLEM YET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING UNDER 30 MPH MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING MAKING THE STEERING WHEEL VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

BOUGHT THIS 2009 CHEVY TRAVERSE USED IN 2011 W 17,000MI. IN 2012 AT APPROX 40,000 MI, OUT OF WARRANTY (OF COURSE) I NOTICE THAT IN A SLOW OR STOPPED POSITION AND TRYING TO TURN THE WHEEL (IE BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY IN REVERSE AT SLIGHT ANGLE, PUT INTO DRIVE TO FINISH TURN TO DRIVE AWAY, THE POWER STEERING ACTS LIKE IT IS GONE AND IS NOW MANUAL STEERING. THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERY TIME BUT IS VERY INTERMITTENT. NEXT TIME INTO DEALER ON TRANSMISSION SEAL RECALL, I MENTIONED THIS AS IT CONTINUED FOR ABOUT A YEAR, HAPPENING EVERY DAY FOR A WEEK, NOTHING FOR TWO WEEKS, AGAIN FOR A WEEK, ETC. WHEN THEY DID THE RECALL WORK ON THE SEAL, IT ALSO STOPPED THE RANDOM FAILURE OF THE POWER STEERING. ALWAYS AT LOW SPEED OR STOPPED, EITHER DIRECTION. NOW AT 72,000 MI, IT IS STILL DOING IT MORE OFTEN. GAVE UP ON DEALER AND HAD A SHOP POWER FLUSH THE STEERING SYSTEM. DID NOT FIX THE FAILURE. HAD A REAL BATTLE TURNING THE WHEEL WHEN ADJUSTING MY PARKING INTO A STALL IN A PARKING GARAGE. VERY FRUSTRATING. I SEE OTHER GM VEHICLES GETTING RECALLED FOR POWER STEERING ISSUES. HOPING MINE IS NEXT. WAS TOLD NEXT WOULD BE TO EITHER REPLACE THE POWER STEERING PUMP AT APPROX $800 OR THE RACK AND PINION AT APPROX $1800. NOT EXCITED ABOUT EITHER BUT IF CONTINUES TO WORSEN, WON'T HAVE MUCH CHOICE. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS VEHICLE AND POOR SERVICE AT THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT. WILL NOT GO BACK FOR SERVICE OR TO BUY, PERIOD. I SEE OTHERS MENTIONING WHAT READS LIKE THE SAME EXACT ISSUE IN THIS FORUM. I TOO AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT FAMILY MEMBERS DRIVING IT AS WELL AS MYSELF IF IT OCCURS AT HIGHER SPEED AND MOTION. NO LEAKS AND SHOP SAID PWR STEERING FLUID LEVEL WAS FINE BEFORE FLUSH. SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW BUT I SAID TRY THE FLUSH WHICH WAS THE LESS EXPENSIVE OPTION, THINKING SOMETHING WAS FLOWING AND BLOCKING THE PUMP ACTION. WHAT IS THE STORY GM? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED AND ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE, A PIECE OF METAL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE STABILIZER LINK BRACKET WAS HANGING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER HOWEVER NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BRACKET HAD NOT BEEN WELDED PROPERLY. THE BRACKET WAS WELDED AGAIN TO THE STRAP AND REPLACED BY A NEW STABILIZER LINK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

THE BELOW TYPE OF INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED TO ME AT LEAST 12 TIMES. WHEN DRIVING ANYWHERE FROM 25-40 MILES PER DURING EACH OF THE INCIDENTS, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WOULD ACTIVATE ON THE DASH, CHIMES WOULD ACTIVATE, AND THE DISPLAY INDICATED "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" AND "SERVICE STABILITRAK". THE MESSAGE AND THE LIGHT REMAIN ON UNTIL THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND TURNED ON AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED 9 TIMES WHEN HITTING A MODERATE SIZED BUMP IN THE ROAD, 1 TIME WHEN DRIVING THROUGH A HEAVY RAIN STORM WITH PONDING ON THE HIGHWAY, AND 2 TIMES WITH NO TRIGGERING CONDITION. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE LIGHT GOES OUT AND THE DISPLAY RESETS AFTER THE CAR IS TURNED OFF SO IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO RECREATE THIS ISSUE FOR A DEALER TO DIAGNOSE. WHEN I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO BE SERVICED, THE MECHANICS CANNOT RECREATE THE CONDITION AND IT ULTIMATELY GETS IGNORED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS AND GOING TO TURN CORNER, INTO A PARKING SPOT, OR TURNING VEHICLE IN GENERAL, STEERING GETS VERY HARD AS IF POWER STEERING WENT OUT. POWER STEERING FLUID CHECKED ROUTINELY BECAUSE IF THIS. HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO STAY IN CORRECT LANE WHILE TURNING WITH MULTIPLE TURN LANES. THANKFULLY OTHER DRIVERS WERE ALERT THAT I WAS NOT STAYING IN MY LANE. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT BUT BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. *TR

WE HAVE BEEN LIVING WITH INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING FAILURE IN OUR 2009 CHEVY TRAVERSE FOR OVER TWO YEARS. WE BROUGHT IT IN TO BE LOOKED AT WHEN IT FIRST BECAME AN ISSUE. THE VEHICLE HAD 60K MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. THE DEALER CHARGED US A FEE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, BUT WASN'T ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE EVERY DAY SINCE. WE'VE HAD IT LOOKED AT BY A NUMBER OF REPAIR CENTERS, INCLUDING THE CHEVY DEALER AGAIN AND IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE THE POWER STEERING GEAR THAT HAS FAILED OR ALSO KNOWN AS THE POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION. WE HAVE AN ESTIMATE OF $1200 TO REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR AND PUMP THAT HAS ALSO NOW FAILED AS A RESULT OF THE GEAR FAILURE. WE FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT CHEVROLET SHOULD BE ADDRESSING A RECALL, ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY HAD ALREADY IDENTIFIED THIS ISSUE WITH PUBLISHED WARRANTY SERVICE BULLETIN. SINCE THEY CONSIDER POWER STEERING AN OPTIONAL ITEM, IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. HAVING YOUR POWER STEERING FAIL WITHOUT WARNING WHILE ON A HIGHWAY CLOVERLEAF EXIT RAMP IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED WITHOUT COST TO THE CONSUMER WHO SPENT THOUSANDS ON A VEHICLE NHTSA HAS GIVEN A HIGH SAFETY RATING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THE GAUGE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO DISPLAY THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE ALSO DISPLAYED THAT THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED; HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT RUNNING HOT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,622.

THE HEAD RESTRAINTS REQUIRED BY FMVSS202 ARE CAUSING EXCESSIVE NECK PAIN AFTER MORE THAN 30 MINUTES IN THE VEHICLE. AS ALL CARS MUST NOW HAVE SEVERE ANGLES ON HEAD RESTRAINTS, I CAN'T FIND A VEHICLE THAT ALLOWS ME TO SIT UP STRAIGHT WITHOUT BENDING MY NECK FORWARD.THIS HORRIBLE REGULATION HAS FORCED ME TO MODIFY THE RESTRAINT IN ORDER TO USE THE VEHICLE. THE NECK PAIN IS AN URGENT SAFETY PROBLEM. *TT

TURNING LEFT AGAINST TRAFFIC STEERING WHEEL LOCKED IN PLACE FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN RELEASED QUICKLY CAUSING A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION OF TURNING HARD WITH NOTHING AND THEN ALMOST U-TURNING WITH TOO MUCH TURNING STRENGTH. THERE IS NO WARNING OF STEERING STOPPAGE. IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND DEALER SUGGESTED CHANGING FLUID AS IT WAS OVER 100K MILES. TOOK TO INDEPENDENT SHOP AND WAS TOLD I NEED A RACK AND PINION. R & P WAS REPLACED AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. OEM R & P REPLACED AND PROBLEM STILL THERE. THERE IS A STEERING SOLENOID THAT WAS REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS FULL OF DIRTY STEERING FLUID. THAT DID NOT REPAIR IT EITHER. THERE IS A PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE IN THE POWER STEERING PUMP THAT FAILED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE WHOLE PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT APPEARS THE TRAVERSE IS HAVING A LOT OF "STEERING ISSUES". THIS TRAVERSE HAS A LOT OF HIGHWAY MILES AND THE PROBLEM TOOK A WHILE TO DEVELOP. I HAVE BEEN TALKING TO CHEVROLET ABOUT THIS AND THEY DO NOT WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE A "PROBLEM". I SPENT $1200 HAVING THIS ISSUE RESOLVED. WHEN THE STEERING FIRST REACTED THIS WAY, I FELT IN DANGER WITH THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC, AND THE STEERING WENT VIOLENT WHEN IT RELEASED CAUSING ANOTHER DANGEROUS SITUATION OF TURNING TOO FAR INTO MORE TRAFFIC. AS I LOOK AT STEERING PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND IF MILEAGE PILES UP A DANGEROUS CONDITION WILL OCCUR AND POSSIBLE WRECKS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WIRES FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT WERE CROSSED AND NEEDED TO BE UNTANGLED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

MAKING SLOW SPEED LEFT HAND TURN STEERING WOULD STIFFEN AND START BUCKING, WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY AND NOW ON A REGULAR BASIS; TOOK VEH TO DEALER AND WAS ADVISED BEARING ISSUE WOULD COST AROUND $900 FOR PART AND WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE FROM THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM IF RESPONSIBILITY IS NOT ACCEPTED AND ISSUE CORRECTED. WOULD BE CHEAPER TO ACCEPT THAN FACE ALL THE WRONGFUL DEATH/INJURY LAWSUITS; *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR FORTERA HL TIRES, SIZE: P255/65R18 109S. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNING INDICATOR FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIRE HAD DRY ROTTED AND HAD CRACKS. THE TECHNICIAN FILLED THE TIRE WITH AIR; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WITH ALL FOUR TIRES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15T002000 (TIRES); HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.

THE 2009 CHEVY TRAVERSE, WHILE MY WIFE AND SON WERE DRIVING AT NIGHT, BOTH HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING AT THE SAME TIME. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALER, DUE TO DESIGN- UNABLE TO REPLACE BULB YOURSELF, DEALER- DRIVERS VILLAGE REPLACED BOTH BULBS. ON 11/17/14 THE LEFT HEADLIGHT BULB STOPPED WORKING. TOOK TO JACK MCNERNEY CHEVY AND REPLACED BULB. TWO DAYS LATER LEFT BULB STOPPED WORKING AGAIN, TOOK BACK TO DEALER AND REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. ON 12/4/14 THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT STOPPED WORKING AND TOOK VEHICLE TO DRIVERS VILLAGE AND THEY REPLACED THE BULB. THERE IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT/ DESIGN FLAW IN THE HEAD LAMP SYSTEM OF THIS VEHICLE. $300.00 DOLLARS SPENT TO REPLACE HEADLAMPS. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM, I SEE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE DIFFERENT TIMES FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE CONTACT WAS NOT AWARE OF THE REPAIR THAT WAS PERFORMED. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIANGOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND THE POWER STEERING STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SEIZE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER FOR THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME LOOSE. THE FAILURE RECURRED AS THE CONTACT MADE SHARP TURNS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALER OR A REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED A USED 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE FROM THE LOCAL GLENN FORD DEALERSHIP AROUND 02/2012. AT THE TIME OF OUR PURCHASE, GLENN FORD "REPAIRED" THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM. THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN A FEW DAYS AFTER WE BOUGHT THE TRUCK. SINCE THEN AND UP UNTIL NOW, WE HAVE REPLACED A SENSOR AND HAD THE SENSORS RELEARNED AND REPROGRAMMED AT LEAST 8 TIMES. THE LIGHT IS STILL ON, DESPITE NUMEROUS DEALERSHIP TECHNICIANS TELLING US THAT THE SENSORS ARE ALL FUNCTIONAL. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE TWO BABIES SO I AM VERY CONCERNED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN THE NO PASSENGER LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DESPITE THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BEING OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SENSOR FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

WHEN MAKING A LEFT-HAND TURN INTO A SCHOOL PARKING LOT, AT NORMAL TURNING SPEEDS WITH NO EXCESSIVE ACCELERATION OR MOVEMENT, WITHOUT WARNING THE CARSEAT'S LOWER LEFT ANCHOR DISCONNECTED FROM THE METAL BAR ON THE BACK SEAT AND FELL TO THE RIGHT, WITH MY SON IN IT. I SEE NO DAMAGE OR DEFECT ON THE LATCH ITSELF; NOR DO I SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE METAL BAR INSTALLED ON THE SEAT. I HAD TROUBLE GETTING THE LOWER LEFT ANCHOR TO EXTEND WHEN I WENT TO RE-INSTALL THE SEAT. NOTE: THE CARSEAT IN QUESTION IS AN EVENFLO SYMPHONY 65, MODEL #3121881, MANUFACTURED 01/19/2009. YOU DO NOT LIST THIS MODEL ON YOUR DROPDOWN LIST FOR EVENFLO. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2009, MAKE=CHEVROLET, MODEL=TRAVERSE LT). *TR

2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AS SHE WAS DRIVING HER SON'S VEHICLE, SHE ACCELERATED TO MOVE TO THE LEFT LANE, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN SHE HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE'S SPEED. SHE ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE, BUT TO NO AVAIL. WHEN SHE GRADUALLY REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH. THE CONSUMER PUT THE HAZARDS ON AND PLACED BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE AS SHE TRIED TO HOLD DOWN THE SPEED. FINALLY, AFTER TWO MILES OF RIDING THE BRAKES, SHE WAS ABLE TO EXIT ON THE RAMP AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND THEN IN PARK WHERE THE RPM'S FINALLY WENT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND STAYED AT THE DEALER FOR THREE WEEKS. HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. *JB

WHEN IT GETS WET UNDERNEATH THE STEERING STOPS AND FREEZES UP UNTIL I CAN THE WHEELS STRAIGHT AND IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME TURNING EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT THE DEALER CHECKED STEERING BELT AND FOUND IT WASN'T THAT. IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WHEN THERE IS PUDDLES ON THE ROADS. DEALER TOLD ME TO BRING IT BACK WHEN IT DOES IT AGAIN. I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL IT RAINS. *TR

AS WE WERE DRIVING ALONG AN ON RAMP TO A HIGHWAY AS WE REACHED 55MPH THE VEHICLE WAS SLUGGISH AND WOULD "PULL" CONSTANTLY AS WE TRIED TO ACCELERATE ALL THE WAY UNTIL WE REACHED 65-70 MPH. THIS STARTED HAPPENING MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY EVEN WHILE DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS ON CITY STREETS. AGAIN GETTING THAT "PULLING" OR "BUCKING" SENSATION AS WE TRIED TO ACCELERATE. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY RETURNED IT STATING THEY FOUND NO ERROR CODES AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AFTER ANOTHER MONTH OF THE SAME THING HAPPENING ALMOST DAILY ON EVERY COMMUTE WE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN AGAIN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS TIME THEY WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE "ISSUE" AND SAID THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM WAS THE MOTOR MOUNTS WHICH THEY REPLACED. THIS MADE ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE AND SURE ENOUGH THE VEHICLE STILL HAS THE SAME ISSUE TO THIS VERY DAY. 2ND ISSUE IS THE STEERING GOING COMPLETELY OUT AS YOU MAKE TURNS GOING AT SLOWER SPEEDS SUCH AS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN OR TURNING IN TO A PARKING SPACE. AS I STARTED MAKING A TURN IN TO A PARKING SPACE I HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR NEXT TO THE EMPTY SPACE I WAS TRYING TO GO INTO BECAUSE IT FELT LIKE THE "POWER STEERING" WENT OUT AND COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL AT ALL. WE HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND POWER STEERING FLUID AND PUMP ARE WORKING "FINE" ACCORDING TO MECHANICS. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE SINCE MANY TRAVERSE OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WHICH IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN ESPECIALLY WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT NOT BEING ABLE TO CONTROL A VEHICLE GOING AROUND 25-30 MPH IN A PARKING LOT OR MAKING TURNS IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC (LEFT TURNS). PLEASE HELP WITH THESE ISSUES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAT ADJUSTER KNOBS IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BECAME EXTREMELY HOT TO THE TOUCH. THE HEATER WAS NOT ACTIVATED WHEN THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FAILURE. WHEN THE HEAT WAS ACTIVATED, THE KNOBS WOULD BECOME SCORCHING HOT. A REAR PASSENGER TOUCHED THE KNOB AND SUSTAINED BURNS TO HER HAND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED FOR THE KNOBS TO BECOME HOT BECAUSE THERE WERE BULBS INSIDE THE KNOBS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 29,800.