2011 Chevrolet Traverse Complaint Log

POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AT LOW RPM OR IN NEUTRAL RIDICULOUS AT THIS MILEAGE CAR IS SUPPOSED TO BE UPPER CLASS WITH UPPER CLASS MECHANICAL FAILURES?? *TR

THE SEAT FRAME THAT SECURES THE THIRD ROW PASSENGER SEAT AND BOLTS THE SEAT TO THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE HAS BEGUN TO RUST. *TR

I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR THE SEAT BELT RECALL. THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, LEAVING QUESTIONS. HOW DOES REMOVING THE SLEEVE ON THE SEAT BELT AND REPLACING IT WITH SHRINK WRAP PLASTIC MAKE THIS SAFER? THERE IS NOW NOTHING TO PREVENT THE SEAT BELT CABLE FROM RUBBING ON THE SIDES OF THE NOW HOLE WHERE THE SLEEVE WAS. NOT TO MENTION THIS LEAVES THIS AREA LOOKING TERRIBLE AND UNFINISHED. *TR

2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ISSUES WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL FEATURES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN DECREASING ACCELERATION, APPROACHING A CURVE OR STOP SIGN, THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO AN UNCONTROLLABLE SKID WITH THE FRONT WHEELS ACTUALLY LOCKING UP. ALSO, WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKE, WHEN HE APPROACHED A CURVE OR STOP SIGN, THE ABS OVER-REACTED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO A SKID. BOTH INCIDENTS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON SNOW COVERED ROADS. WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED, HE WENT THOUGH THE STOP SIN AND ENDED UP IN A DITCH WHEN GOING AROUND TWO MODERATE CURVES AT SLOW SPEED. THE CONSUMER READ THE OWNER'S MANUAL AND DISCOVERED THE TRACTION CONTROL COULD BE TURNED OFF BY FLIPPING A SWITCH. AFTER DOING SO, THE VEHICLE PERFORMED FLAWLESSLY WITH SLIPPERY CONDITIONS AND CONTINUED TO DO SO AS LONG AS THE TRACTION CONTROL WAS TURNED OFF. THE PROBLEM WAS AMPLIFIED BY THE FACT, THE TRACTION CONTROL WAS AUTOMATICALLY ON WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED.

ON FRIDAY, JULY 25, 2014, MY 2011 CHEVY TRAVERSE STALLED/SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING. I PULLED OUT OF A LOCAL GAS STATION AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. ALMOST SIMULTANEOUSLY THE CAR BEGAN TO STALL/SHUTDOWN. I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER (FORTUNATELY THERE WAS ONE). I TURNED THE AC UNIT AND RADIO OFF. I STARTED THE CAR WITHOUT ANY NOISE. I DROVE APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE, TURNED THE AC BACK ON AND THE CAR STALLED/SHUTDOWN ONCE AGAIN, THIS TIME AS THE CAR WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. TO SAY THE LEAST, I WAS EXTREMELY DISTRAUGHT AS THE CAR LOST POWER AND STEERING. FORTUNATELY, (FOR MY FAMILY AND CHEVY), THERE WERE NO CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO THE AC UNIT AND WANTS TO CHARGE ME ALMOST $2,000 TO FIX! THE AC UNIT WAS "FIXED" BACK IN JUNE 2013 WHILE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. IT IS NO LONGER COVERED BY WARRANTY. MY ISSUE IS THAT THE CAR STALLED/SHUT DOWN. A CAR SHUTTING DOWN AT ANY SPEED IS A CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER. TRAVELING AT 35 MPH CREATES AN EVEN MORE DANGEROUS SITUATION. IF THE AC UNIT CAN STALL A VEHICLE THEN THIS HAS TO BE AN INHERENT DESIGN/PRODUCTION ISSUE. THERE IS NO ACCEPTABLE WAY THAT AN AC UNIT CAN FAIL AND THUS CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN PUTTING PEOPLE'S LIVES IN DANGER. HOPEFULLY, MY INCIDENT REPORT WILL PREVENT ANY FUTURE PROBLEMS LIKE THIS FROM OCCURRING, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, PROTECT PEOPLE'S LIVES. *TR

WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A STOP, STEERING ASSIST WAS LOST. ASSIST RETURNED AFTER SHUTTING OFF VEHICLE AND RESTARTING. THE FIRST DAY, IT HAPPENED ON TWO OCCASIONS BUT DURING SUBSEQUENT DAYS, FREQUENCY OF LOSS OF ASSIST INCREASED UNTIL IT HAPPENS ON NEARLY EVERY STOP. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, STEERING EFFORT INCREASES MAKING VEHICLE CONTROL DIFFICULT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE FLEXIBLE STEEL CABLE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V266000 (SEAT BELTS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REMEDY THE RECALL WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED TO THE DRIVE POSITION AND ROLLED AWAY APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 50 FEET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE WAITING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR END AND PUSHED THE VEHICLE INTO AN INTERSECTION. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN HER. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE CHEST, KNEE AND A FRACTURED HAND. THE POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED THREE TIMES PRIOR TO THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND AS A TEMPORARY REMEDY RESET THE LIGHT. THE CONTACT ALSO LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V118000 (AIR BAG). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE WAS 45,000.

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS MY 2011 CHEVY TRAVERSE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE PEGGED ALL THE WAY UP TO 260 DEGREES. I CHECKED THE COOLANT TANK AND COULD SEE THAT IT WAS SLIGHTLY LOW BUT NOTHING TO CAUSE AN OVERHEAT. I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE TO GET TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE TO GET COOLANT. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE COOLANT AND ADDED THE COOLANT AND ALLOWED THE CAR TO COOL BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO START AGAIN. AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES HAD PASSED I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS DOWN TO 211 DEGREES. I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE AGAIN AND A MESSAGE CAME UP ON MY DIC, IT READ ENGINE OVERHEAT IDLE ENGINE, THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED AND I WAS ONLY ABLE TO GO ABOUT 40MPH. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TO NO AVAIL IN THE END HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. AFTER $745.00, THE WATER PUMP AND THERMOSTAT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN INDICATED THAT THE WATER PUMP HAD BEEN LEAKING. I NEVER SAW ANY LEAKING IN MY DRIVEWAY OR WHEN I CHANGED THE OIL. *TR

PURCHASED A USED CHEVY TRAVERSE THAT NOW HAS 57,000 MILES. DURING A SERVICE APPOINTMENT THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE STEERING GEAR. THE REPAIR WAS ESTIMATED AT $1,600 USD. THE REPAIR IS NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN THE VEHICLE IN A SAFE WORKING ORDER BUT IM DISAPPOINTED THAT IM HAVING TO PAY FOR A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR ON A RELATIVELY NEW VEHICLE. NUMEROUS CONSUMERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE, I WOULD HOPE THAT CHEVY WOULD INVESTIGATE THE SITUATION IN MORE DETAIL AND OFFER TO COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIRS. I DID NOTICE A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE ISSUE (SERVICE BULLETIN 361329, ACTION NUMBER: 10052379), BUT THE EXISTENCE OF THE SERVICE BULLETIN STILL RESULTED IN ME HAVING TO PAY THE FULL COST OF THE REPAIR AT THE DEALERSHIP. I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM THAT CHEVY NEEDS TO TAKE OWNERSHIP FOR THE SITUATION. MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THE POSSIBILITY OF EXPERIENCED STEERING FAILURE WHILE DRIVING 55+ MILE PER HOUR WITH NO WARNING. I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN AND WE LIVE IN A VERY BUSY COMMUTING AREA. STEERING FAILURE COULD BE TRAGIC FOR US. PLEASE HELP *TR

LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN RIBBLE ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE ( ATTN: KERRY NIEMCEK). *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND RACK AND PINION MALFUNCTIONED DURING OPERATION. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

STOPPED AT A SHARP CARVE HAD TO MANUALLY TURN THE WHEEL. DONE THIS 3 TIMES BEFORE I MADE IT HOME. DOES NOT HAVE A PROBLEM IN AVERAGE CURVES JUST WHEN MAKING A SHARP TURN. PARKING WAS A MAJOR ISSUE. *TR

THE POWER STEERING IN MY 2011 CHEVY TRAVERSE FAILS FREQUENTLY WHEN TURNING INTO STREETS, PARKING LOTS OR DRIVEWAYS. THE STEERING LOCKS UP AND IS HARD TO NAVIGATE TURNS ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENTS. I HAVE SAFETY CONCERNS WHICH PUTS MY ENTIRE FAMILY AT RISK. I TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY CLAIMED THAT IT WAS THE RACK AND PINION THAT WAS WORN PER THE REPAIR ORDER WHICH I PAID $1600 TO FIX. ONCE I TOOK THE VEHICLE HOME, THE SAME PROBLEM WAS STILL OCCURRING. VERY FRUSTRATED THAT THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE NOW THEY TOLD ME THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW POWER STEERING PUMP. IT WAS REPLACED AND BILLED TO GM AS A "GOODWILL" REPAIR ORDER OF $700. THERE IS CLEARLY A DEFECT IN THE STEERING AND HOPE THAT GM EXTENDS AND ISSUES A RECALL FOR THE 2011 TRAVERSE BEFORE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OCCURS. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE EVEN AFTER THE REPAIR. *TR

2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THE SIDE IMPACT AIRBAG WIRING HARNESS CONNECTORS RECALL NOTICE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND IT WOULD BE ORDERED. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT HEARD ANYTHING FROM THE DEALER, SINCE JUNE. *JB

THE REAR VIEW MIRROR THAT CONTAINS A BACKUP CAMERA LOOKS VERY CLOUDY/FOGGY AND IS VISIBLE HARD TO USE. ALSO THE SECOND ROW SEATS (DRIVER AND PASSENGER) SEAT BELTS ARE NO LONGER BUCKLING PROPERLY. MY 11 YEAR OLD SEATS BACK THERE AND EVERYTIME WE HIT A BUMP THE SEATBELT POPS OUT OF ITS BUCKLE.

WE HAVE ONLY HAD OUR TRAVERSE SINCE JANUARY, BUT HAVE NOTICED NUMEROUS TIMES THAT THE BRAKES GRIND (AT TIMES) WHEN APPLYING THEM. THE CAR ONLY HAD 24,000 MILES ON IT WHEN WE BOUGHT IT, IT SHOULDN'T HAVE NEEDED BRAKES ALREADY. FINALLY HAD MONEY FOR THE BRAKES TO BE CHECKED AND WE NEED PADS AND ROTORS ON ALL THE WHEELS. IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH A LOT OF THE TRAVERSES. ALSO, WE HAVE THE PROBLEM WHICH I HAVE READ ABOUT ON HERE THAT WHEN SITTING AT INCLINE THE CAR LIKE TO ROLL BACK. IT HAS CAUSED ME TO HIT SOMEONE WHEN ON A HILL. OF COURSE THERE ISN'T A RECALL ON THAT EITHER. I DON'T FEEL THAT THESE CARS ARE SAFE FOR YOUNGER DRIVERS. I HAVE TWO SONS THAT I WON'T LET DRIVE MY CAR DO TO THE ISSUES WITH IT. I THINK SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED BY ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS. I HAVE TRIED TO GET ALL OF THE RECALL NOTICES TAKEN CARE OF, BUT DEALERSHIP WE BOUGHT THE CARE FROM NEVER HAS THE PARTS. *TR

MY 2011 CHEVY TRAVERSE FUEL GAUGE IS NOT READING CORRECTLY. I FILL THE GAS TANK UP ... IT GOES UP TO FULL AND THEN INSTANTLY GOES BACK DOWN. THERE IS A RECALL ON 2014 MODELS ... WHY NOT THIS MODEL? BEING ABLE TO SEE THE CORRECT READING OF MY FUEL AMOUNT IS PRETTY IMPORTANT TO ME! *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT NO FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO POWER STEERING ISSUES. *SMD THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE FLUID WAS LOW, BECAUSE THE STEERING GEAR WAS LEAKING. *JB

WE CAME TO A BRIEF STOP AT A DRIVE THROUGH LANE (APPROX. 5-10 SECONDS), HARD CRANK OF THE WHEEL LEFT, MILD ACCELERATION, TRAVELED ABOUT 15 FEET, CRANK TO RIGHT, PULL INTO A PARKING SPOT. IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE COMING TO A STOP, I NOTICED THICK WHITE SMOKE EMANATING FROM THE EDGES OF THE HOOD, AND WHEN THE CAR CAME TO A STOP I ORDERED EVERYONE TO GET OUT. BLACK SMOKE STARTED AS WE EXITED THE VEHICLE. I HAD THE FIRE OUT QUICKLY, ESTIMATE 45-60 SECONDS FROM SEEING SMOKE UNTIL THE FIRE WAS COMPLETELY EXTINGUISHED WITH A CHEMICAL EXTINGUISHER. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FIRE WAS OUT, WHEN I WAS CHECKING THE UNDERCARRIAGE, I NOTICED A TRAIL OF OIL LEADING UP A COUPLE OF FEET FROM THE FINAL RESTING PLACE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS OBSCURED BY ADDITIONAL OIL LEAKING, SHORTLY THEREAFTER. *JS

IN LATE APRIL OF THIS YEAR, DRIVER AND FRONT SEAT PASSENGER IN 2011 TRAVERSE WERE HIT HEAD ON BY ANOTHER DRIVER. THE FRONT IMPACT WAS DISTRIBUTED RELATIVELY EVENLY TO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE, WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE SUSTAINING SLIGHTLY GREATER DAMAGE. BOTH FRONT-SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. ALTHOUGH TWO INDIVIDUALS WERE INJURED IN THE CRASH, THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANTLY MORE INJURES, WAS LIFE FLIGHTED TO HOSPITAL WHERE SHE ULTIMATELY HAD TO HAVE HER SPEEN REMOVED, AMONG SUSTAINING OTHER INJURIES. I SUSPECT THIS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAG SENSOR, MECHANISM OF AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT, OR OTHER CURRENTLY UNKNOWN DEFECT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE REDUCE ENGINE SPEED WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,780.

I PURCHASED MY 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE AWD IN APRIL 2014 AND WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK I NOTICED A SLIGHT SHUDDERING IN MY STEERING AS I WOULD MAKE A TURN TO EITHER MY RIGHT OR LEFT. IT FEELS LIKE WHEN YOU HAVE A WARPED ROTOR EXCEPT THAT WHEN THIS SHUDDERING OCCURS I AM NOT APPLYING THE BRAKES. ALSO, I HAVE BEEN NOTICING A WHINING NOISE AS I AM MAKING TURNS IN EITHER DIRECTION. THIS IS DEFINITELY COMING FROM THE POWER STEERING PUMP. I CHECKED AND ADDED STEERING FLUID AND THE NEXT DAY THIS STILL CONTINUED. VEHICLE IS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY FOR THE IN-SERVICE DATE BUT NOT FOR THE 30,000 MILE BUMPER. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO ALSO IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE WITH HIS CHEVROLET TRAVERSE AND WISH THAT GM WOULD DO A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE SYSTEM BEFORE AN ACCIDENT OCCURS. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, THERE HAS BEEN FAR TOO MANY COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER CONSUMERS CONCERNING THIS SAME POWER STEERING ISSUE. *TR

MY WIFE BOUGHT A NEW 2011 CHEVY TRAVERSE WHICH NOW HAS 78,572 MILES ON IT. THE POWER STERLING JUST FAILED ON IT YESTERDAY. I CHECKED THE FLUID LEVEL AND IT WAS OK. THE PUMP GROWLS WHEN TURNING AND IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN WHEN THE CAR IS IDLING. I DROVE IT TO CHURCH THIS MORNING AND ALMOST HIT A PARKED VEHICLE WHILE TRYING TO TURN INTO A PARKING SPOT. MY WIFE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE IF SHE WERE DRIVING. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE PUMP FAILS WITH NO WARNING. I KNOW THIS WON'T BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT IS THERE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM YET? *JS

THIS VEHICLE AND MANY OTHER GENERAL MOTORS CARS LIKE IT HAVE BEEN ON MANY POST AND FORUMS ON THE INTERNET AT LEAST IN THE HUNDREDS. I HAVE PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE USED AND THEREFORE THE DATE OF THE INCIDENTS ARE RECENT. I WOULD DESCRIBE THIS A DESIGN PROBLEM. IF THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE AND THE TRANSMISSION IS IN DRIVE AND YOU THEN TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO PROCEED (AS YOU WOULD DO WHEN STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT), THE CAR WILL ROLL BACKWARDS UNTIL THE GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED ENOUGH TO OVERCOME THE INCLINE. THIS COULD BE A DANGER IF A PEDESTRIAN IS WALKING BEHIND YOUR VEHICLE OR YOU COULD ROLL BACK INTO A VEHICLE BEHIND YOU. IF YOU ARE ON AN INCLINE (FACING DOWNHILL) IN REVERSE GEAR, THE CAR WILL ROLL FORWARD UNTIL THE GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED ENOUGH TO OVERCOME THE INCLINE. THIS REQUIRES THE DRIVER TO STEP ON THE BRAKE SO AS NOT TO ROLL WITH ONE FOOT AND DEPRESS THE GAS PEDAL WITH THE OTHER SO AS NOT TO ROLL. THE CHEVROLET DEALER SHIP DESCRIBES THIS AS NORMAL AND IS DUE TO THE 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION AND THE STANDARDS FOR FUEL ECONOMY. I WAS TOLD THEIR IS NO CURE FOR THIS SUCH AS RAISING THE IDLE SPEED FOR THE ENGINE, REPROGRAMMING THE ECM (CONTROL MODULE OR OTHER FIX. GENERAL MOTORS DOES OFFER A FEATURE ON SOME MODELS WHICH IS A HILL HOLD ASSIST SO IT MUST BE A CONCERN TO MANY CUSTOMERS. I FEEL THIS COULD BE A POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM AND IS WIDELY KNOWN ALTHOUGH I AM NOT SURE HOW MANY COMPLAINTS NHTSA HAS RECEIVED. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE. *TR

2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE LT WAS FIRST TOLD AROUND APRIL 2014 FOLLOWING AN OIL CHANGE AT MY LOCAL GM CERTIFIED DEALER THAT THERE WAS A LEAK AROUND THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM (I CANNOT REMEMBER THE EXACT TERM USED). ANYWAY, THE SERVICE TECH SAID THAT IT WAS CLEARLY A SLOW LEAK AND NOT CAUSING ANY URGENT PROBLEMS, BUT THAT I SHOULD PAY ATTENTION TO IT SHOULD THINGS CHANGE. THE NEXT 2 OR 3 OIL CHANGES, THE SAME ISSUE WAS NOTED. DURING A ROUTINE OIL CAHNGE MAY 2105, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A SEAL LEAK TO THE ENGINE OF SOME SORT BUT IT WAS 'WARRANTIED'. SO, I AUTHORIZED THE REPAIR, OF A LEAK THAT I NEVER NOTICED/HAD ISSUE WITH. FAST FORWARD TO JULY 2015 (68,000 +/- MILES) AND MY POWER STEERING IS LEAKING PUDDLES, THE RESIVOIR REMAINS FULL, AND SUDDENLY LOSE ALL POWER STEERING CAPABILITIES. CALL SAME GM DEALER I ALWAYS USE, AS I NOTICE ON THE UNRELATED REPAIR IN MAY, THE POWER STEERING COMPONENTS WERE MESSED WITH, FLUSHED, ETC. TO ALLOW FOR PROPER REPAIR OF OTHER ISSUE. I WAS TOLD ABOUT A 'WARRANTY EXTENSTION' FOR THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND TO BRING IT IN, IT SHOULD BE A COVERED REPAIR BASED ON THE NOTES THE SERVICE TECH COULD READ PERTAINING TO MY VEHICLE. CALL BACK TODAY (8/3) AND AM TOLD THAT WHILE THE PUMP IS COVERED, NOTHING ELSE IS (DESPITE FROM MY RESEARCH THE PUMP FAILURE IS LIKELY CAUSING THE OTHER NOTED ISSUES) AND THE REPAIR FOR THE RACK/GEAR BOX + ALIGNMENT + FLUSHING + WHATEVER ELSE HE RATTLED OFF TO ME, WOULD BE AT MY EXPENSE, WITH A QUOTE OF $2100+/- FROM EVERYTHING I HAVE READ AND RESEARCHED, THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON ISSUE THAT GM REFUSES TO ADDRESS IN ORDER TO PROPERLY REPAIR AT THEIR EXPENSE VS. THE EXPENSE OF VEHICLE OWNER. CLEARLY THIS IS A MASSIVE AND WIDESPREAD GM ISSUE WITH VEHICLES IN THIS CLASS .. UPDATED 09/30/15*BF *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, SHE TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT AND HEARD A WHINING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 09/16/14*LJ

MY ISSUE STARTED WHEN I WAS MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS IT WOULD SOUND LIKE THE ENGINE WOULD MAKE A LOUD NOISE WITH SOME GRINDING NOISE. THEN IT STARTED HAPPENING WITH RIGHT HAND TURNS AS WELL. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY AND THEY BELIEVE THAT IT IS THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I FOUND ALOT OF SIMILAR ISSUES. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY GM. I AM CURIOUS TO SEE HOW THIS IS HANDLED BY GM AND THE DEALERSHIP. BASICALLY IT SHOULD BE A NO BRAINER, THE VEHICLE IS 4 YEARS OLD, TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT GO OUT THAT FAST. ALREADY FILED A COMPLAINT AND CONTACTING GM THIS AFTERNOON AS WELL. I HAVE A FEELING THIS IS GOING TO BE A FIGHT. BELOW ARE OTHER ISSUES REPORTED TO NHTSA, I STOPPED LOOKING AFTER PAGE 3 TOOK CAR IN FOR ODD NOISE IN STEERING. WAS TOLD PUMP WAS BAD AND SEAL WAS BAD. APPEARS THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE AND NO RECALL HAS BEEN MADE. ITS NOT JUST ONE OR TWO CARS, AFTER RESEARCH IS HUNDREDS OF CARS. NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10567931 LOUD WHINING SOUND COMING FROM FRONT END. WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL SLOWLY YOU CAN HEAR A LOUD SCRATCHING NOISE. BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW AND ONLY HAVE 17K MILES IN 3 YEARS. ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN HAD TO BE REPLACED. POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING. NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10566861 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE POWER STEERING FLUID AND PUMP WERE REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10555889 POWER STEERING HAS ISSUES AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN TURNING. DEALER COST TO REPLACE PUMP AND GEAR IS 2,500! NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10520885. *TR

CONDENSER AND ALL BELTS HAD MAJOR LEAKS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. LOST ALL REFRIGERANT IN LESS THAT 24 HOURS. *TR

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2014. ON FRIDAY MORNING, WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, MY CAR ACCELERATED AND THEN SLOWED DOWN; GOING FROM APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH TO 15 MPH. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY CALLED ME BACK AND SAID THE THROTTLE BODY HAD GONE BAD AND HAD TO BE REPLACE. I WAS TOLD BY SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE THAT A THROTTLE BODY SHOULD NOT BE GOING BAD THIS EARLY IN A CAR; AS A MATTER IF FACT I HAVE DRIVE SEVERAL CARS WELL OVER 100,000 MILES AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BECAUSE THIS IS A FAMILY VEHICLE AND MANY PEOPLE ARE TRANSPORTING PRECIOUS FAMILY CARGO. A CAR SHOULD NOT FORCIBLY BE DECREASING FROM 70 TO 15 MPH. HAVING A BAD CRASH IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT. ALSO THE AIR CONDITIONING HAS ALREADY HAD TO BE CHECKED. THIS VEHICLE IS PUTTING A BAD TASTE IN MY MOUTH. ANYMORE PROBLEMS AND IT WILL GET TRADED IN. I WILL NOT GET ANOTHER CHEVROLET FOR SURE. *TR

EXITING THE HIGHWAY ONTO THE OFF RAMP OF A REST AREA, THE CAR HAD COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AS I DECELERATED. IT FELT LIKE THE CAR POWERED OFF, BUT I REALIZED IT WAS STILL RUNNING ONCE I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A STOP. HAD TO TURN OFF CAR AND RE-START TO REGAIN POWER STEERING. *TR

VEHICLE WAS 2011 CHEVY TRAVERSE W/ AWD WITH HISTORY (FOUR INSTANCES) OF ENGINE OIL LEAKS/REQUIRING ENGINE REMOVAL AND REINSTALL. VEHICLE WAS ON INTERSTATE WHEN AWD/VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHTS WENT ON. DIC INDICATED 'SERVICE STABILTRACK', 'SERVICE AWD' AND 'AWD DISABLED'. AT THAT TIME, VEHICLE WAS 'CHUGGING' BUT SHORTLY AFTER CHUGGING GOT MUCH WORSE TO THE EXTENT THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT ACCELERATE OR MAINTAIN SPEED AT CRUISE, OR WITHOUT CRUISE UP NORMAL HILLS ON AN INTERSTATE. WHEN GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED FURTHER, RPM/SPEED WOULD INCREASE BUT THEN DROP SHARPLY (500-1000RPM) MULTIPLE TIMES AND NO FURTHER POWER COULD BE APPLIED. VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 50MPH AT THE TOP OF A HILL. HAPPENED FOR THE NEXT 15-20 MILES UNTIL IT COULD BE PULLED OVER. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN ONCE RIGHT AFTER ORIGINAL OCCURRENCE, ALL THREE LIGHTS HAD GONE OFF AT POINT AND VEHICLE DROVE NORMALLY AFTER THAT. SERVICE CENTER INDICATED A WHEEL CENSOR (FRONT RIGHT) WAS READING DEFECTIVE INFORMATION. THEY CLEANED 'DUST' FROM THE SENSOR. HAPPENED AGAIN ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER, SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES/RESULTS. SERVICE CENTER INDICATED WHEEL SENSOR WAS BAD, THEY REPLACED (AT MY COST) AND HAD NO FURTHER INSTANCES FOR ABOUT FOUR MONTHS. SIMILAR SITUATION HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY (7/19/2014, CONDITIONS AND RESULTS). HOWEVER, THE ENGINE CHUGGING WAS MUCH WORSE AND VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN SAFELY ON THE INTERSTATE, WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OR MAINTAIN SAFE INTERSTATE SPEED. *TR

ON MARCH 8, 2014, (2011 CHEVY TRAVERSE) I WAS TURNING RIGHT INTO A RESTAURANT WHEN MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. IT TOOK ALL OF MY STRENGTH AND MY 20 YR OLD SON (PASSENGER) TO TURN THE WHEEL TO GET OFF THE ROAD. WE ALMOST WENT INTO THE GUARDRAIL AND COULD HAVE VERY WELL BEEN PLOWED INTO FROM THE CAR BEHIND US. IN PARKING LOT WE CHECKED STEERING FLUID & ADDED SOME. ON WAY TO OUR HOUSE ABOUT 2 HOURS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN WHEN I MADE A LEFT TURN. THIS TIME I WENT OFF THE ROAD A BIT, INCHES AWAY FROM HEDGES & SOMEONE'S LAWN. VERY DANGEROUS. TOOK IT TO CHEVY DEALERSHIP WHO WANTED OVER $1,800.00 TO FIX THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND RACK & PINION. OF COURSE IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY!!! I ENDED UP TAKING IT TO A PRIVATE SHOP AND PAID $1,470. I AGREE THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AND WE SHOULD GET OUR MONEY BACK. IF YOU RESEARCH THIS LIKE I HAVE DONE...THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HOPE ALL OF YOU FILE A COMPLIANT TO FORCE A RECALL !!!! *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND ATTEMPTING TO TURN ONTO A BUSY STREET. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND I ALMOST WAS HIT BY A CAR GOING 35 MILES BECAUSE I WASN'T ABLE TO TURN INTO THE RIGHT HAND LANE. BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL BARELY MOVED, I TURNED INTO THE LEFT LANE OF THE STREET. THIS HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES BEFORE I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE SHOP. IT SEEMS THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURRING IN MANY CHEVROLET TRAVERSES (AS SEEN BY THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, AGUILAR V. GENERAL MOTORS). I HAD TO PAY THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX MY CAR AND PAY FOR A RENTAL CAR WHILE IT WAS GETTING FIXED. I AM WORRIED THIS PROBLEM WILL CONTINUE AS IT HAS IN MULTIPLE CHEVROLET TRAVERSES MANUFACTURED IN THE SAME YEAR. I BELIEVE MY CAR IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE FOR MY FAMILY TO BE IN AND BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO FULLY FIX THIS POWER STEERING ISSUE. *TR

TRAVELING AT 70 MPH, SUDDENELY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON, THEN ENGINE POWERED DOWN, I FIND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR, WHY ISN'T SOMETHING BEING DONE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES SINCE MARCH 5, 2014. AT SHOP NOW WILL COST ME OVER $500.00 TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE CONTROL. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT HIGH RATES OF SPEEDS, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE DASHBOARD DISPLAY LIGHTS UP WITH ALL KINDS OF MESSAGES. IT SAYS TO CHECK TRACTION CONTROL AND REDUCING ENGINE POWER. THE ENGINE REDUCES POWER AND WHEN YOU STEP ON THE GAS IT DOESN'T GO ANYWHERE. THIS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES. AT FIRST I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS ICE BUILDUP BUT AFTER IT HAPPENED A FEW MORE TIMES I LOOKED ONLINE WHERE I CAME ACROSS A FORUM AND FOUND OUT THERE WERE HUNDREDS OF OTHER CHEVY TRAVERSE OWNERS WHO HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. IT HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND I ALMOST GOT SMASHED FROM BEHIND BY PEOPLE GOING OVER 70MPH. THE CAR WOULD BARELY MOVE. THE TRAVERSE WAS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALER THEY STATED IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I BELIEVE IT SHOULD'VE BEEN SINCE THE THROTTLE BODY IS PART OF THE ENGINE. HOW CAN A VEHICLE 2-3YEARS OLD AND HAVE A 100,000 MILE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY NOT BE COVERED. AFTER TALKING TO A FEW CHEVY PEOPLE I FOUND OUT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER TYPES OF GM VEHICLES TOO. THEY STATED THERE HAS BEEN BULLETINS PUT OUT ON EARLIER MODELS BUT NEVER A ACTUAL RECALL. I CALLED GM CORPORATE BUT THEY DIDN'T WANT TO HEAR IT. VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

OUR 2011 TRAVERSE HAS EXPERIENCED NO POWER STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS WHICH HAS NOW RESULTED IN NO POWER STEERING AT ALL.. MY WIFE DRIVES THIS VEHICLE EVERY DAY WITH OUR CHILDREN, SHE HAS HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS DUE TO THE FACT OF NO POWER STEERING. WHILE CHECKING INTO THE ISSUE, I NOTICED THAT THERE ARE ALOT OF INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT A CONVENIENCE ISSUE THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE!!! I CAN NOT BELIEVE NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT THIS YET, I HAVE PURCHASED SEVERAL CHEVROLET/GM PRODUCTS AND CURRENTLY OWN 4 DIFFERENT VEHICLE MADE BY THIS COMPANY, I KNOW THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE SAME BOAT AS I AM. THERE IS NO NEED FOR AN ACCIDENT OR SOMETHING WORSE TO HAPPEN BEFORE THIS GETS RESOLVED. *TR

THERE HAS BEEN A LEAK IN MY CHEVY TRAVERSE 2011 FOR A LONG TIME BUT WE HAD NO IDEA BECAUSE IT WAS UNDER THE FOAM IN THE CARPETS. WE FOUND WATER IN OUR BATTERY COMPARTMENT BEHIND THE SEAT. WE HAD TO REMOVE THE SEATS IN THE CAR AND FOUND BLACK MOLD UNDER THE CARPETS. WE HAVE BEEN SO SICK FOR AWHILE(DAUGHTER DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM) CHEVY/GM WANTS TO CHARGE US 1400+ TO FIX THE PROBLEM THAT HAS PROBABLY BEEN GOING ON SINCE WE PURCHASED THE CAR BRAND NEW IN 2011. I AM SO SADDENED THAT OUR FAMILIES SAFETY IS NOT CHEVY'S PRIORITY. IT HAS 48000 MILES ON IT SO IT IS OUT OF THE WARRANTY WINDOW. NO HELP FROM CHEVY TO TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THIS ISSUE. HAVE I MENTIONED THEY HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR OVER A WEEK AND STILL CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHERE THE WATER IS COMING FROM??? OH AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE A LONER FOR US EITHER..... *TR

RECEIVED SERVICE STABILITRAK AND TRACTION CONTROL OFF ERRORS 4 TIMES SINCE FEB 2014. DEALER HAS "FIXED" 3 TIMES. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY HEADING TO THE AIRPORT, WE WERE GOING APPROXIMATELY 60MPH.THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND TRUCK BEGAN TO POWER DOWN. THE TRACTION CONTROL/STABILI TRACK LIGHT ALSO CAME ON AND WE WERE LOSING SPEED AND COULD NOT ACCELERATE. WITH OTHER VEHICLES AROUND US WERE GOING 60MPH OR MORE WE HAD TO TRY AND GET OFF HIGHWAY TO SIDE OF ROAD BEFORE OUR TRUCK LOST POWER ALL TOGETHER. WE THEN SHUT OFF THE TRUCK LET IT SIT FOR FEW MINUTES AND THEN TURNED TRUCK BACK ON. WE WERE THEN ABLE TO PULL BACK ON TO HIGHWAY AT FULL SPEED. IT HAPPENED A TWO MORE TIMES BEFORE WE WERE ABLE TO REACH OUR DESTINATION. THREE DAYS LATER WE WERE BACK IN OUR TRUCK LEAVING THE AIRPORT HEADING HOME AND WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF BEING ON THE ROAD OUR TRUCK BEGAN TO POWER DOWN AGAIN, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STABILI TRACK LIGHT ALSO CAME ON. WE HAD TO AGAIN PULL OVER BUT THIS TIME AT LEAST 5 TIMES BEFORE WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME. IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY ORDEAL. WE CONTACTED ATLANTIC CHEVY ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND WE BROUGHT TRUCK IN A WEEK LATER DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEY SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE A LOANER VEHICLE AVAILABLE FOR US. WE WERE TOLD THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND WE WERE NOT COVERED SINCE WE WERE PAST OUR 3YR/36,000 MILES WARRANTY. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH, WE HAVE FOUND THAT WE ARE ONE OF MANY OTHER GM CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME SITUATION WITH THEIR VEHICLE POWERING DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. THIS IS NOT JUST A RANDOM PROBLEM WITH OUR VEHICLE BUT APPEARS TO BE A DEFECTIVE PROBLEM WITH THE PART. CUSTOMERS ARE BEING EXPECTED TO PAY FOR THIS TO BE FIXED WHEN IN FACT IT SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE PART OR IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE FEDERAL EMISSIONS WARRANTY. I HOPE BY US FILING THIS COMPLAINT THAT IT WILL BE LOOKED INTO FURTHER AND THAT IT WILL BE HANDLED IN THE WAY THAT SATISFIES ALL GENERAL MOTOR CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH, AND HIT A SMALL BUMP WHERE A BRIDGE ENDS AND THE PAVEMENT RESUMES. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS SERVICE STABILTRAK AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER INDICATORS. I WAS ABLE TO LIMP THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS, BUT AT A VERY REDUCED SPEED. THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE "THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR" TO BE FAULTY, AND AFTER REPLACING THAT ITEM THE VEHICLE RAN NORMALLY. THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE REPAIR COST WAS $540. I AM TOLD THAT THESE ARE A COMMON PROBLEM BOTH BY THE DEALER AS WELL AS BY AN INDEPENDENT SHOP. I AM SURPRISED THAT: 1. A PART SUCH AS THIS IS FAILING IN A VEHICLE WITH SO FEW MILES 2. THAT THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY TYPE OF WARRANTY. *TR

STABILITRAK AND TRACTION CONTROL ISSUES. CAR REDUCES ACCELERATION DURING LOW AND HIGHER SPEEDS OF DRIVING. VERY DANGEROUS TO MY FAMILY AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD TO HAVE A REDUCTION IN ACCELERATION WHILE TRAVELING DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. I HAVE NOTICED THIS HAS BECOME AN ISSUE WITH MANY OWNERS OF GM VEHICLES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, MULTIPLE WARNINGS AND LIGHTS CAME ON AND SPEED WAS REDUCED BY THE ENGINE TO 20 MPH FROM 65MPH. IF THERE HAD BEEN ANOTHER VEHICLE BEHIND US AT THE TIME WE WOULD HAVE EASILY BEEN HIT BECAUSE OF THE RAPID DECELERATION. THE FIX WAS TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY ON THE ENGINE. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE IN CHEVROLET VEHICLES, AND BECAUSE OF THE MANNER OF THE VEHICLE SLOWING DOWN SO RAPIDLY I FEAR THAT THERE HAVE PROBABLY ALREADY BEEN ACCIDENTS RELATED TO THIS ISSUE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND ATTEMPTING TO TURN RIGHT. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND I ALMOST WAS HIT BY A CAR GOING BECAUSE I WASN'T ABLE TO TURN INTO THE RIGHT HAND LANE. BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL BARELY MOVED, THE CAR INSTEAD OF MAKING THE RIGHT, ROMPED OVER ON THE DIVIDER.THIS HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES BEFORE IT HAD TO BE TOWED. THIS HAPPENED WHEN CAR WAS LITERALLY JUST AT 37 MONTHS, ONE MONTH OUT OF THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. I ENDED UP PAYING A GREAT DEAL FOR THIS REPAIR. *TR

WHILE SITTING AT A STOP SIGN MY TRAVERSE WAS HIT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BY THE TIRE AND FENDER. THE SIDE AIR BAG OR FRONT AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE THAT HIT MY TRAVERSE HAD AIRBAGS THAT DEPLOYED. MY WIFE WAS 4 MONTHS PREGNANT AND DIDN'T HAVE PROPER PROTECTION OF THE MULTIPLE AIRBAGS THIS VEHICLE HAS. SHE INJURED HER KNEE FROM BANGING INTO THE DASH BOARD AND CAUSED GREAT CONCERN ABOUT THE HEALTH OF OUR UNBORN CHILD. THE SAD PART IS NOW WE RECEIVE A LETTER THAT OUR CAR IS PART OF THE RECENT SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG RECALL ON THE CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE REASON WHY IT DIDN'T DEPLOY IN THE ACCIDENT IS BECAUSE OF WIRE ISSUES ON THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED. *TR

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN TRACTION CONTROL/STABILITRAK LIGHTS CAME ON AND ENGINE POWER WAS REDUCED. THE TRAVERSE SPEED DROPPED FROM 60 MPH TO 20 MPH IN JUST A FEW SECONDS ON THE INTERSTATE. WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT THERE WAS NOT A LARGE VEHICLE BEHIND US THAT WOULD HAVE MOWED RIGHT OVER MY FAMILY BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO THE SHOULDER. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RECURRED.

IT HAS TO DO WITH POWER TO THE ENGINE BEING REDUCED. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME THREE TIMES. EACH TIME, I RECEIVED THREE ERROR MESSAGES ("TRACTION CONTROL OFF", "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL", "SERVICE STABILITRAK"), EACH TIME POWER REDUCED TO MY ENGINE, AND EACH TIME I PAID SUBSTANTIAL SUMS TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT FIXED, BUT EACH TIME IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE FIRST TIME I PAID DEALER #1 ABOUT $150 (IF I RECALL CORRECTLY) TO HAVE THEM CLEAN CARBON FROM A SENSOR ON THE THROTTLE BODY (WHICH, COINCIDENTALLY, I'VE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS CAUSED BY "CARBON", ACCORDING TO THE DEALER #1). THE SECOND TIME, SAME THING, BUT PAID ONLY ABOUT $45 (TO DEALER #2 BECAUSE I WAS OUT OF TOWN). THE THIRD TIME, I PAID $600 FOR A COMPLETELY NEW THROTTLE BODY, INCLUDING ALL OF SUCH SENSORS, FROM DEALER #1. I AM NOT CONFIDENT THAT IT IS ANY SAFER NOW THAN IT WAS BEFORE, SINCE THE TRACK RECORD IS SO POOR (NEITHER OF THE PRIOR FIXES SOLVED THE PROBLEM). TWO OF THE THREE TIMES (TIME #1 IN JANUARY 2014, AND JUST NOW FOR #3 IN JANUARY 2015), I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, AND FORTUNATELY THE CARS BEHIND ME WERE ABLE TO SWERVE AND AVOID REAR-ENDING ME AT THE LAST MINUTE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000.