2011 Chevrolet Traverse Complaint Log

DRIVING AT 65 MILES PER HOUR , THE TRUCK FEELS LIKE IT IS LOSING POWER , THE MORE GAS I GIVE IT DOES NOT MATTER. THE CONSOLE SAY THE STABILITY CONTROL IS OFF. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT. IT WENT FOR ABOUT 3 MILES AND CAME BACK ON AGAIN . IN RESEARCHING THIS SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT AS THIS DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE UNCOMMON. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I AM GLAD I WAS DRIVING AND NOT MY (XXX) YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. THE DEALER WANTS $600 TO FIX A THROTTLE CABLE. *TR PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

WHILE TRAVELING ON LOCAL ROAD IN MY TOWN, I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST POWER WITH SPEED BEING REDUCED. THANKFULLY, NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME SO I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL WHERE I WOULD STOP THE VEHICLE. I RETURNED TO MY HOUSE AND WENT ON LINE TO SEE WHAT THIS PROBLEM WAS AND SAW NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER TRAVERSE OWNERS WITH REGARDS TO THE SAME INCIDENT OCCURRING. FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN READING, CHEVROLET IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT DOESN'T SEEM TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS WHERE THE SPEED WAS MUCH GREATER THAN MINE AND THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS KILLED. CAR WILL BE GOING IN NEXT TUESDAY TO DEALER FOR HOPEFULLY CORRECTION OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE WAS MAKING AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE BATTERY FRACTURED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK BEHIND THE GLOVE DEPARTMENT THAT LEAKED ONTO THE FUSE, WHICH CAUSED A WIRE SHORTAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FAILED TO CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,540. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. DJR

TAKATA RECALL, AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON WHEN ITS COLD OUTSIDE, RECALL NUMBER 14V266, FUEL GAUGE STOPS WORKING WHEN ITS COLD OUTSIDE, PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW DOES NOT ROLE UP WITH THE DRIVER SIDE CONTROLS.

I WAS ON MY WAY THE CHEVY DEALER TO HAVE THE SAFETY BELT AND AIRBAG RECALL REPAIRS COMPLETED ON MY 2011 TRAVERSE. I HAD FOUR CHILDREN AGES (XXX) AND UNDER IN THE CAR WITH ME. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AT AN INTERSECTION I MADE A LEFT HAND TURN INTO THE INSIDE TRAFFIC LANE ON A BUSY 5 LANE ROAD AND BEGAN ACCELERATE TO THE SPEED OF TRAFFIC. AS SOON AS I REACHED 40 MPH, MY SPEED QUICKLY DROPPED TO BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH AND THE FOLLOWING WARNING MESSAGES SHOWED UP ON MY DASH: REDUCED ENGINE POWER, SERVICE STABILITRAC AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO MERGE BACK OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE AND THEN COMPLETELY PULL OFF THE ROAD INTO A PARKING LOT WITHOUT GETTING REAR-ENDED BY THE CARS BEHIND ME THAT WERE TRAVELING AT THE SPEED LIMIT. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, THEN BACK ON, AND ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE. THE MAXIMUM RATE OF SPEED MY CAR WOULD REACH WAS 20 MPH, BUT I MANAGED TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER TAKING BACK ROADS AND SUBDIVISION ROADS. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THIS IS A WELL-KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE GM VEHICLES AND A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK. AFTER TWO DAYS IN THE SHOP THEY COMPLETED THE TWO RECALL RELATED REPAIRS WITHOUT CHARGE, BUT MY COST TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY AND AND RESET THE IDLE WAS $513.00. I TOLD THE DEALER THAT I WAS AWARE THAT THIS IS A WELL-KNOWN AND WELL-DOCUMENTED ISSUE SO I DID NOT FEEL THAT I SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS, BUT THEY REFUSED TO COVER ANY OF THE COST BECAUSE NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND GM SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL. I AM A FREQUENT HIGHWAY DRIVER AND IF I HAD BEEN MERGING ONTO THE INTERSTATE THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE ENDED IN TRAGEDY. *TRPARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

USE REMOTE STARTER. AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF WARMING UP UNLOCKED AND ENTERED VEHICLE. ONCE KEY TURNED TO ON DOORS STARTED TO LOCK AND UNLOCK. PUT CAR IN REVERSE BARELY MOVED. TRIED DRIVE AND WOULD NOT MOVE? CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, STABILITY TRACK LIGHTS ARE ON. NOT GOOD WHEN YOU NEED TO GET TO WORK. *JS

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY GOING 70 MILES AN HOUR AND MY CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN WENT INTO SAFE MODE AND DROPPED TO 10 MILES AN HOUR IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. I CAME VERY CLOSE TO BEING REAR ENDED BY THE CAR BEHIND ME AND I HAD TO SWERVE OFF THE ROAD INTO LOOSE GRAVEL AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR. I TOOK THE CAR TO HANK GRAFF CHEVROLET WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND THEY SAID THE THROTTLE BODY HAD WENT OUT ALONG WITH THE RACK AND PINION. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $2500.00. I CALLED THE DETROIT ZONE OFFICE AND [XXX] TOLD ME THAT EVERYTHING WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY EXCEPT FOR THE ALIGNMENT. I THEN RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE SERVICE WRITER A FEW DAYS LATER AND WAS TOLD THAT GM WOULD NOT COVER IT. I TALKED TO THE ZONE OFFICE AGAIN AND ASKED WHY WOULDN'T THIS BE COVERED, IT IS A SAFETY ITEM AND OTHER TRAVERSES HAVE HAD RECALLS FOR THE THROTTLE BODY. I WAS TOLD SORRY MINE WAS NOT ONE OF THEM AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY. I FEEL THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS AS IT CAN CAUSE SOME MAJOR ACCIDENTS OR EVEN DEATHS IF THIS HAPPENS TO SOMEONE ELSE. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT THIS DID NOT RESULT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. MY CAR HAS ONLY 69000 MILES ON IT, WHY WOULD THESE PARTS FAIL AT SUCH A LOW MILEAGE. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS AND THERE HAS NEVER BEEN ANY PREVIOUS REPAIRS DONE ON THIS VEHICLE. THANK YOU INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2011 CHEVY TRAVERSE IS HAVING FUEL GAUGE ISSUES. GM HAS A RECALL OUT ON 2014 MODELS, HOWEVER MY 2011 IS EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM BUT NO RECALL FOR THAT YEAR. PER GM THIS CAN RESULT IN THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY RUNNING OUT OF FUEL AND STALLING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. *TR

THE PAINT ON THE HOOD IS BUBBLED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 YEARS AGO AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD PAY HALF OF THE COST TO REPAINT. I DID NOT HAVE IT DONE. I HAVE RECENTLY FOUND OUT IT IS A PROBLEM FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THAT YEAR TRAVERSE.

STEERING WHEEL JERKED HARD TO THE RIGHT AT 60 MPH NEARLY COLLIDED WITH A BRIDGE IN HEAVY ONCOMING TRAFFIC ON TWO LANE ROAD. STEERING WHEEL JERKED SO HARD IT WAS ALL I COULD DO TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF MY CAR. I AM A LARGE MAN AND I ESTIMATE THE PULL ON THE STEERING WHEEL AT APPROXIMATELY 30 POUNDS AND IT TOOK BOTH OF MY HANDS TO CORRECT THE STEERING. EVENT LASTED LESS THAN ONE SECOND, I DID NOT NOTICE ANY WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH INDICATING THE ACTIVATION OF STABILITY CONTROL OR TRACTION CONTROL. AFTER THIS EVENT MY WIFE TOLD ME THAT SHE HAD DROPPED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PREVIOUS DAYS AND JUST THOUGHT SHE WAS NOT USED TO THE WAY THIS NEW TO US VEHICLE DROVE, WE PURCHASED THIS CAR ON NOVEMBER 26, 2014. I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT A INEXPERIENCED WOULD HAVE HAD A SERIOUS IF NOT FATAL ACCIDENT IN THIS SITUATION. ROAD CONDITIONS: NIGHT, DRY ASPHALT ROAD SURFACE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING FROM HAGERSTOWN MD. WHEN MY TRAVERSE WENT FROM ME DRIVING 70MPH. TO 35 MILES PH. IT PUT MY TRAVERSE IN LIMP MODE IT SHUT DOWN RIGHTWHEN IAM GETTING READY TO PASS I BARELY GOT OFF OF 81 SOUTH I DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO EVEN PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR SHUT DOWN TURNED OFF THE TRACTION CONTROL SLOWED THE ENGINE DOWN TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING, I RECEIVED THREE MESSAGES ON MY VEHICLE: SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, SERVICE STABILITRAK AND ENGINE RUNNING AT REDUCED POWER. TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND THEY FLUSHED OUT SOMETHING (I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT EXACTLY). IT RAN FINE FOR A FEW WEEKS THEN AS I WAS ON THE FREEWAY THE SAME MESSAGES APPEARED AND AS I WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE UP A SLIGHT INCLINE, THE CAR'S SPEED WAS DECREASING EVEN THOUGH I WAS PUSHING ON THE GAS. LUCKILY I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE AND THERE WAS LIGHT TRAFFIC OR THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR ACCIDENT AS I COULD NOT INCREASE SPEED. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO SAYS I NEED THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED AND IT WILL COST $600. AFTER LOOKING AT THIS SITE, I SEE THERE ARE MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A SAFETY RECALL! *TR

2011 CHEVY TRAVERSE 54000 MILES- VEHICLE WHINING AT LOW SPEEDS, BECOMING DIFFICULT TO TURN AND AT TIMES LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM INDICATING A POWERSTEERING PUMP WOULD BE REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE ONLY IF I WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS, THIS WAS NOT A RECALL NOTIFICATION. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE PUMP REPLACED. I WAS LATER CONTACTED BY THE DEALER TO BE INFORMED THAT MY POWER STEERING GEAR IS LEAKING AND I NEED A WHOLE NEW POWERSTEERING RACK AT THE COST OF $1400. I HAVE READ SEVERAL SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, AND IF GM HAS IDENTIFIED A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING PUMP, THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING RACK SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A RECALL. *TR

WHEN IN REVERSE THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY TIGHT. IT WAS MAKING A SCREECHING NOISE AS THE WHEEL TURNED. IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO REVERSE OUT OF DRIVEWAY. ON ANOTHER INCIDENT, I WAS REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEM. CALLING DEALERSHIP TOMORROW, SCARED TO DRIVE WITH MY FAMILY. *TR

ON AUGUST 6, 2014 WE HAD OUR VEHICLE SERVICED BY THE DEALER DUE TO AN AIRBAG RECALL AND AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE HAD 38,000 MILES. SHORTLY THERE AFTER WE NOTICED A GRINDING NOISE WHEN WE MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN. AT FIRST IT HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY BUT EVENTUALLY IT BECAME NOTICEABLE AT LOW RATES OF SPEED (5 - 10 MPH). TODAY WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE THIRD RECALL THIS BEING THE POWER STEERING PUMP. WE WERE INFORMED THAT THIS WAS COVERED BY GM BUT WE ALSO HAD A LEAK IN OUR RACK AND PINION AND IT WOULD COST $1200 TO REPAIR. WE INTEND TO FIGHT THIS SINCE IT APPEARS IT MAY BE LINKED TO THE STEERING RECALL. WE ALSO HAVE NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT HAS CUT A GROOVE INTO THE PLASTIC SEATBELT COVER NEAR THE SHOULDER HARNESS. WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS WAS NOT RELATED TO THE EARLIER SEAT BELT RECALL WHICH HAD BEEN SERVICED. THIS COULD EFFECT THE INTEGRITY OF THE SEAT BELT SYSTEM IF THE BELT GETS SNAGGED BY THE PLASTIC GROOVE WHICH HAS APPEARED. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN WITH A CAR THAT IS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD. *TR

I WAS ENTERING ONTO THE FREEWAY WHEN MY STABILITRACK TURNED OFF BY ITSELF AND MY ENGINE POWER WAS REDUCED. I WAS VERY NEARLY REAR-ENDED AS MY CAR COULDN'T SAFELY ACCELERATE (ACCELERATE AT ALL REALLY) AS I WAS COMING ONTO THE FREEWAY. A SEARCH ON PROBLEMS SIMILAR TO THIS APPEARS VERY PREVALENT WITHIN THE CHEVY LINE OF VEHICLES, ESPECIALLY THE TRAVERSE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE AND WAS VERY UNSAFE WHERE IT OCCURRED. IT ALMOST CAUSED. IT'S VERY DISAPPOINTING TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME ISSUE AND CHEVY HASN'T ISSUED ANY KIND OF RECALL TO TRY AND FIX IT. *JS

WHILE DRIVING 2011 TRAVERSE THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THE SERVICE THE STABILITRAK LIGHT CAME ON. WHILE CONTINUING TO DRIVE THE CAR COMPLETELY LOST ENGINE POWER. I WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE. HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAIT 2-3 MINUTES. RESTARTED THE CAR. DROVE A FEW MORE MILES DOWN THE ROAD AND HAPPENED AGAIN. NO POWER AT ALL IN THE ENGINE. COULD NOT ACCELERATE. PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED. WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE DEALER. WAS TOLD IT WAS A THROTTLE BODY CONTROL SYSTEM THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED. WHILE RESEARCHING ONLINE APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM AT GM DATING BACK TO THEIR 2004 MODELS. NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED BUT THE PROBLEMS CONTINUE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CARS DINGS AND STARTS FLASHING SERVICE STABILITRAK, ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED, TRACTION CONTROL OFF, AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL. IT WAS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE CAR DROPPED FROM 65 MPH TO 20 MPH WITH NO WARNING! IT WAS INSTANT!!! I PUSHED THE ON-STAR BUTTON (AFTER PULLING OFF THE ROAD AN COLLECTING MYSELF BECAUSE I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED) AND ASKED THEM TO RUN DIAGNOSTICS. THEY TOLD ME THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. I NEEDED TO TURN IT OFF FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND IT WOULD RESET IT'S SELF. SO I DID AND IT DID! THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WITHIN 4 DAYS. I DID THAT! THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THE LIGHTS WERE GONE! THEY STATED IT WAS PROBABLY A GLITCH. SO I WENT ON MY WAY AFTER A FEW CHOICE WORDS (THIS WAS DANGEROUS!!!!!) IT HAS HAPPENED 8 MORE TIMES SINCE THEN! NOW TODAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON! I WILL TAKE THE CAR IN FIRST THING TOMORROW MORNING. I JUST CANNOT BELIEVE THERE HAS BEEN SO MANY ISSUES AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WITHOUT WARNING. THE NOISE GREW LOUDER AND THE SPEED INCREASED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN IT RAINED THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE FAILURES RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE SPEED REDUCED TO APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE PART NOT BEING AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

POWER STEERING FAILURE. *TR

STEERING BECOMES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AT LOW SPEEDS. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS THE RACK AND PINION STEERING AND IT ISN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ONE EVENING. I JUST CAME OFF OF THE HIGHWAY, THEN THERE WAS CHIMES COMING FROM THE 2011 CHEVY TRAVERSE. THEN ON THE DASH READ TRACTION CONTROL OFF STABILITY CONTROL OFF SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL SERVICE STABILITY CONTROL ENGINE POWER REDUCED. I WENT FORM 40 MPH TO 20MPH IN LESS THAN A SECOND. CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WAS TOLD TO STOP DRIVING IMMEDIATELY AND HAVE IT TOWED TO THEM. I GET A CALL THE NEXT MORNING REGARDING THE TRAVERSE AND AN ESTIMATE OF $230.00 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND CLEANING THE THROTTLE. NOT EVEN A MONTH LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN RIGHT BEFORE I WAS ABOUT TO ENTER A HIGHWAY, I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND THEY TOLD ME TO HAVE IT TOWED AND THEY WILL PERFORM ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC AND GIVE ME ANOTHER ESTIMATE FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THEY CALLED BACK LATER THAT DAY WITH ANOTHER ESTIMATE OF OVER $500.00. I TOLD THEM I WAS NOT PAYING ANOTHER CENT TO REPAIR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM THAT I BROUGHT THE TRUCK IN FOR THE FIRST TIME. HE GAVE ME SOME STORY ABOUT IT COULD BE 1001 PROBLEMS THAT CAUSES THIS PROBLEM AND I TOLD HIM THAT IS THE PURPOSE OF A DIAGNOSTIC TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS THE FIRST TIME. LONG STORY SHORT I DID NOT PAY THE $500.00 TO FIX MY TRAVERSE A SECOND TIME FOR A REPEAT PROBLEM. THE WORKER MADE IT SEEM LIKE HE DID ME A FAVOR FOR NOT CHARGING ME. THANK GOD I WAS NOT ONB A HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED OR THAT I DID NOT HAVE MY CHILDREN WITH ME. CHEVY NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM ASAP BEFORE A VERY BAD ACCIDENT HAPPENS AND THEY WILL BE SUED. *JS

I BOUGHT A 2011 TRAVERSE LAST WINTER. I WAS SO EXCITED ABOUT MY NEW FAMILY CAR. WEDNESDAY, THE SERVICE STABILITRAK, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND REDUCED ENGINE SPEED CAME ON WITH NO NOTICE. LUCKILY, I WAS ON A NEIGHBORHOOD SIDE STREET TAKING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL. I CALLED TO SETUP AN APPT TO HAVE A CHEVY DEALER LOOK AT IT BUT AFTER TURNING IT OFF WHILE FILLING THE TIRES UP THE LIGHTS ALL WENT OFF. CALLED BACK TO SEE IF THEY STILL WANTED TO SEE IT AND THEY SAID NO BECAUSE IT MUST HAVE JUST BEEN A SENSOR... APPT CANCELED. THURSDAY DROVE WITH NO PROBLEMS. NOW TODAY, FRIDAY, I HOP ON THE EXPRESSWAY IN CHICAGO TRAFFIC AND BAM RIGHT AS I AM MERGING, DING DING AND MY CAR JUST REVS AND WON'T GET UP PAST 40 MPH, ALL THE SAME SERVICE LIGHTS CAME ON. SO SCARY! I HAVE MY LITTLE KIDS IN THE BACKSEAT AND TERRIFIED TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE EISENHOWER, SLOWLY GET TO THE NEXT EXIT AS I PRAY WE WON'T GET REAR ENDED. CALL AS SOON AS I MAKE IT HOME FOR ANOTHER APPT AND THE FIRST TIME ANY CHEVY DEALER NEAR ME HAS OPEN IS 4 DAYS FROM NOW. LOOKS LIKE WE WILL BE PARKED AT HOME FOR THE NEXT 4 DAYS. IT REALLY FRUSTRATES ME THAT WE BOUGHT THIS "RELIABLE FAMILY VEHICLE" THAT I AM NOW SCARED TO DRIVE MY FAMILY IN. IT'S EVEN WORSE NOW GOOGLING THIS ISSUE AND SEEING MANY OTHER HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUES AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE FOR US. *TR

FOUR TIMES TODAY AS I WAS DRIVING MY CHEVY TRAVERSE THE TRACTION CONTROL WENT OFF, THE STABILITY CONTROL WENT OFF, AND A MESSAGE FLASHED THAT I COULD EXPERIENCE A REDUCTION IN POWER, WHICH HAPPENED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE NOTIFICATION. THE CAR BARELY HAD ENOUGH POWER TO MAKE IT SAFELY OUT OF TRAFFIC. THIS HAPPENED ONE OTHER TIME LAST YEAR BUT WHEN WE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND THE ENGINE REDUCING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

WIFE WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE STABILITRAK TURNED OFF AND THE ENGINE WENT INTO A SAFE MODE DROPPING HER SPEED INSTANTLY. LUCKILY, SHE WAS IN TRAFFIC AND NOT GOING FULL HIGHWAY SPEED OR ELSE SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR ACCIDENT HURTING MANY PEOPLE INVOLVED. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2010 TRAVERSE FOR THIS SAME ISSUE, AND EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE PLENTY OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON THE 2011 (HTTP://FORUMS.EDMUNDS.COM/DISCUSSION/14979/CHEVROLET/TRAVERSE/CHEVY-TRAVERSE-STABILITRAK-TRACTION-CONTROL-PROBLEMS), NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED. DO THERE HAVE TO BE DEATHS INVOLVED WITH THIS ISSUE BEFORE CHEVY DECIDES FIX THIS ISSUE? THE COMPLAINTS ALSO INCLUDE THE DEALERSHIP ATTEMPTING A BUNCH OF ATTEMPTED FIXES, WITH SOME OF THEM CORRECTING THE PROBLEM AND SOME NOT (THROTTLE BODY BEING ONE). IN THIS STATE, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE, AND ITS NOT DUE TO CUSTOMER ABUSE OR HIGH MILEAGE PARTS. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY CHEVY AND CORRECTED ASAP. WE HAVE ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE SEAT BELT FIXED UNDER RECALL, THE A/C UNIT UNDER WARRANTY, AND RECENTLY RECEIVED A NOTICE THAT THE POWER STEERING UNIT HAS A RECALL BUT NOT TO BRING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP UNTIL IT FAILS. I EXPECT A CALL FROM CHEVY IN ORDER TO GET THIS ISSUES FIXED AT THEIR COST. I WILL CONTINUE TO POST ON ALL FORUMS, BLOGS, SOCIAL MEDIA, ETC UNTIL THIS IS GIVEN THE PROPER ATTENTION. *TR

THE HEAT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS STOPPED WORKING. THE AIR CONTINUES TO BLOW WITHOUT RAISING THE TEMPERATURE TO THE DEGREE SHOWN ON THE DASH. *TR

I WENT TO TURN ON MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAUSE IT WAS RAINING AND THE ONLY SPEED THAT WOULD WORK WAS THE FASTEST SPEED. NOTHING ELSE WORKS EXCEPT WHEN YOU TURN THEM ON ALL THE WAY. *TR

STABILITRAK CONTROL, ANTI LOCK BRAKES AND ENGINE SPEED REDUCED. WIFE'S CAR WHILE ON HER WAY TO WORK. THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF CONSUMERS WITH THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE WITH VARIOUS MAKES/MODELS OF GM VEHICLES. ONCE THE THROTTLE BODY / THROTTLE POSITIONS SENSOR BECOMES DIRTY, IT SETS OFF A SERIES OF FAILURES CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO REDUCE POWER TO THE POINT WHERE IT CAN ONLY TRAVEL AT ABOUT 35 MPH. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO PLACE DRIVERS IN. I CALLED MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER TO INQUIRE ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THIS WAS COVERED UNDER THE 5 YEAR 100,000 MILE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS. WHEN THE DEALER VERIFIED THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY, THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD COST ME ABOUT 500 DOLLARS AND THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. THIS IS A VITAL ENGINE COMPONENT. HOW CAN IT NOT BE CONSIDERED TO BE PART OF THE POWER TRAIN? *TR

WAS GOING ON AN EXIT RAMP AND POWER STEERING GAVE OUT CAUSING VEHICLE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. CAR THEN CUT OFF. ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON LINE ABOUT THIS. . ARE YOU SERIOUS? I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHEVY. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. VEHICLE IS AT THE SHOP NOW. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT EVEN AFTER REPAIRED. *TR

PASENGER AIRBAG KEEPS TURNING ON AND OFF, BRING IN TO GET FIXED AND KEEP GETTING THE RUN AROUND....HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 32000 MILES OVER A YEAR AND STILL NOT FIXED!!!! NOT HAPPY

AT A STOP AND ENGINE STARTED TO REV PAST 2K RPMS AND WOULD ACCELERATE WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL. *TR

HAVE HAD TWO INCIDENTS WHERE THE STABILITY TRACK HAS COME ON AND HAD TO PULL OVER AND TURN VEHICLE OFF WAIT 10 MINUTES AND RESTART AND FINALLY IT GOES OFF. THE LAST INCIDENT WAS I WAS DRIVING THE LIGHT COMES ON SAYING ENGINE POWER REDUCING AND IT DROPS SPEED DOWN TO WHERE I HAVE TO PULL OVER NOT TO GET HIT. I PULL OVER TURN THE TRUCK OFF AND IT STARTS BUT REDUCES POWER AGAIN AND TURNS ITSELF OFF THIS HAPPENS ABOUT THREE TIMES BEFORE I GIVE UP. I THEN HAVE TO CALL A TOW TRUCK WHEN THEY ARRIVE AND TRIES TO START IT DOES START NOW. I HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS VEHICLE FOR 6 MONTHS. *TR

CAR WAS STEERING HARD AND LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID. REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP AT LOCAL DEALERSHIP AT MY EXPENSIVE. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE NOT MECHANICAL FAILURE DUE TO POOR MAINTAINENCE BY OWNER, WHICH WAS NOT THE CASE. LAWYERS OR DEATH BEFORE RECALLS. NOW AIRBAG DANGER. HAVE HAD THREE OTHER RECALLS. *TR

THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, I WAS DRIVING A HILLY BACK ROAD FROM SCHOOL THE SERVICE STABILITRAC AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON THEN THE ENGINE POWER IS BEING REDUCED WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY SLOWED TO A CRAWL WITH VERY LITTLE STEERING CONTROL. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT ON THE SHOULDER TO MY MECHANIC AT NO MORE THAN 20 MPH AND HE SAID THAT 4 OF THE 6 COILS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A $700 REPAIR. SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED (12/3/14) I WAS DRIVING ON I-95 DOING 65 AND ALL THE SAME LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN BUT THIS TIME THE CAR INSTANTLY REDUCED THE SPEED AND I WAS CRAWLING AT 10MPH. I HAD SEVERAL NEAR MISSES WITH OTHER CARS AS WE WERE ALL TRAVELING AT THE POSTED SPEED IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I STRUGGLED TO GET THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER. I STOPPED THE CAR AND RESTARTED AND EVERYTHING RESET AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE FOR ABOUT A MILE OR TWO AND IT RECURRED. I HAPPENED 8 TIMES BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO THE CHEVY DEALER. THE DEALER TOOK 3 DAYS TO TRY AND DIAGNOSE IT AND SAID IT WAS PROBABLY THE THROTTLE CONTROL. THEY REPLACED IT $493! AND TOLD ME THEY DID NOT KNOW IF IT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM - IT MAY LAST 1,000 MILES OR 20,000 MILES. IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN I WILL HAVE TO BRING IT BACK AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO TAKE APART THE ENGINE WHICH WOULD COST ME $5000!!! THIS CAR IS UNSAFE! I/MY FAMILY COULD BE INJURED OR KILLED IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN! RECALL IT! CODES SHOWN IN DIAGNOSTIC WERE P0300, P0305, P0221, P0121. *TR

WHILE BACKING UP AT A VERY LOW SPEED THE VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, I THEN REALIZED THE ENGINE HAD SHUT OFF. I NOTED THE KEY WAS STILL IN THE ON POSITION AND THE BACK UP CAMERA WAS STILL ON. RESTARTED VEHICLE AND NO FURTHER PROBLEMS WERE NOTICED. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DUPLICATE THIS ISSUE THE ONLY TIME I COULD GET THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP WAS IF THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. ALSO BACK UP CAMERA WOULD ONLY STAY ON IF THE CAR WAS RUNNING AND IN REVERSE SO IT IS UNCLEAR WHY THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WITH THE KEY IN THE ON POSITION. THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IF IT HAPPENED UNDER DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, AN ABNORMAL SOUND EMITTED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 44,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN: 14V118000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.

TRACTION CONTROL TURNED OFF, STABILITRAK TRAK TURNED OFF AND THEN IT SAID THEY NEEDED SERVICE, IMMEDIATELY AFTER IT THEN STARTED DOWN SHIFTING AND QUICKLY SLOWING ITSELF DOWN. IT IS A REAL HAZARD ON ICY ROADS AND ON THE INTERSTATE IN TRAFFIC WHEN THE VEHICLE QUICKLY SLOWS ITSELF DOWN. MANY POSTS ON THE INTERNET WITH THIS PROBLEM REPEATEDLY OCCURRING WITH MULTIPLE REPAIR ATTEMPTS AT DEALERSHIPS. I'M STARTING ON MY 2ND TRIP TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE WHEN THE CAR TAKES CONTROL AND SLOWS ITSELF DOWN. BY SHUTTING OFF THE CAR IT WILL RESET THE SYSTEM AND THEN IT WILL WORK PROPERLY FOR A WHILE. BUT THIS PROBLEM KEEPS RECURRING AFTER IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR A WHILE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK ON THE MAIN STREET WHEN THE TRUCK JUST TURNED OFF, EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN EVEN THE RADIO...CHECKED THE IGNITION AND THE KEY WAS STILL ON, LUCKILY WHEN THE CAR STOPPED THE CARS BEHIND ME STOPPED.I WAS THEN ABLE TO TURN THE KEY AGAIN, AND THE TRUCK TURNED ON...THIS HAS HAPPENED ONE OTHER TIME BUT DON'T REMEMBER THE DATE EXACTLY... I ALSO HAD THE WATER PUMP REPLACED AFTER BEING TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT IT WAS OK...I AM LOOKING TO GET REFUNDED FOR THAT REPAIR...BULLETIN NO. 13079. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILED. STARTED WITH STRONG VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL A FEW HOURS BEFORE THE FAILURE. CAR WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL SAFELY AT ANY SPEED. DEALER IS LOOKING AT A SIGNIFICANT LEAK IN THE STEERING FLUID BECAUSE IT WAS BELOW THE MINIMUM LEVEL. NO VISIBLE EVIDENCE OF A LEAK FROM WHERE I PARK THE CAR. *TR

ON 9-11-14 THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP & I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A POWER STEERING SOLENOID. 10-23-14 POWER STEERING GOES OUT AGAIN WHILE DRIVING SO BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP I GO. THIS TIME I WAS TOLD THAT GM HAS ISSUED A BULLETIN ON THE PROBLEM AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. 11-10-14 POWER STEERING GOES OUT AGAIN. GO BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ECBTM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND IT WAS NOT PART OF THE BULLETIN? MY ISSUE IS THAT I DO NOT FEEL GM WENT DEEP ENOUGH TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I KNOW 3 PEOPLE IN MY AREA THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN YOUR DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND YOUR HAVE NO POWER STEERING IT CREATES A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS AND OPPOSING DRIVERS. YOU WOULD THINK GM WOULD STEP UP AND FIX THE PROBLEM THE FIRST TIME. I HAVE SPOKEN TO CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASST 2 TIMES WITH ZERO RESPONSE ABOUT FIXING THE PROBLEM. THE LAST TIME BEING WITH TIFFANY. MY CASE # IS 71-151168370

THIS IS REGARDING THE HANDLING OF THE SAFETY RECALLS THAT CHEVY HAS ISSUED. WE WERE ADVISED TO BRING OUR VEHICLE IN FOR NO CHARGE REPLACEMENT ON PARTS. AFTER BRINGING THE SUV IN AND WAITING OVER AN HOUR I WAS ADVISED THE PARTS HAD TO BE ORDERED AND WOULD RECEIVE A CALL AS SOON AS THEY WERE IN. 5 WEEKS LATER, STILL NO CALL. I CALLED AND WAS ADVISED THE PARTS WERE IN. THERE WAS NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY WE DIDN'T RECEIVE A CALL AS SOON AS THE PARTS WERE IN, AS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND WE HAVE A 1 YEAR OLD WHO RIDES IN THIS VEHICLE. BROUGHT THE SUV IN TO BE REPAIRED, WAS ADVISED 3 HOURS. AFTER 9HOURS WITH NO CALL, WE CALLED. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE PARTS THAT CAME IN WERE DEFECTIVE AND THEY NEEDED TO ORDER NEW PARTS. IT SHOULD BE KNOWN AND INVESTIGATED AS TO WHAT SERVICE CHEVY IS DOING ON RECALLS THAT ARE A SAFETY ISSUE, THE NEW PARTS ARE DEFECTIVE ALSO! I CALLED CHEVY AND FILED A COMPLAINT REGARDING THIS DEALERSHIP AND SERVICE. *TR

2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE- I BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN 2013 CERTIFIED, PRE-OWNED FOR ROUGHLY $35K ALL IN FROM ROBERT CHEVROLET. HAVE HAD SEVERAL ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH IT OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS. WINDOWS HAVE STOPPED WORKING NUMEROUS TIMES, MIRRORS AS WELL. LEFT TAIL LIGHT HAS GONE OUT 3 TIMES, HEADLIGHTS HAVE HAD ISSUES AS WELL. MOST RECENTLY MY PASSENGER SIDE STEP RAIL SNAPPED OFF AS MY 13 YEAR OLD 115 LB DAUGHTER STEPPED ON IT. I HAVE 4 CHILDREN, MY YOUNGEST IS ONE AND A HALF YEARS OLD AND ONE CONCERN I HAVE IS THAT THE OTHER SIDE RAIL SNAPS OFF AND AS MY WIFE IS PUTTING MY SON IN CAR THEY FALL ON CONCRETE IF THAT RAIL SHOULD SNAP AS WELL. IN GENERAL, I DO NOT TRUST THIS CAR OR FEEL SAFE IN IT AT ALL. THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SCARE ME THE MOST, GOD FORBID THERE SHOULD BE SOME KIND OF SHORT AND STEERING OR SOMETHING WORSE GOES OUT AND MY WIFE CRASHES WITH ONE OR ALL OF MY 4 CHILDREN IN THE CAR.. MY SALES REP AT ROBERT CHEVROLET HAS BEEN CONTACTED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, FOR A YEAR HAS BEEN TELLING US TO COME IN AFTER SEVERAL COMPLAINTS. FINALLY I TOOK OFF OF WORK AND TOLD HIM HE NEEDED TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS UNSAFE VEHICLE AND IT NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED. THEY ASSURED ME THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT, EVEN SUGGESTED HE WOULD TAKE ME OUT OF THE CAR AND EAT THE BULK OF THE LOSS. NEEDLESS TO SAY THEY DID NONE OF THAT, INDICATED EVERYTHING THAT'S WRONG WITH THE CAR IS WEAR AND TEAR. I BOUGHT AN EXTENDED POLICY ON THE VEHICLE AS WELL, BASICALLY NOTHING IS COVERED. AND TO BOOT, THEY SUGGESTED I PAY 1200-1500 TO FIX THE VEHICLE. AGAIN I STRESS, THE MONEY ISN'T THE BIGGEST ISSUE, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE.

THE ABS AND TRAC CONTROL LIGHTS HAVE BEEN COMING ON AND GOING OFF FOR ABOUT A MONTH. FRIDAY AUG, 29 2014, WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AROUND TOWN THE STOP LIGHT TURNED AND SHE WENT TO STOP LIKE NORMAL, THE PEDAL ACTED LIKE IT WAS SLICK, THE ABS WAS TRYING TO COME ON. WHEN IT DID THAT THE PEDAL WENT CLEAR TO THE FLOOR. THE CAR DID STOP BUT SHE IS A GOOD DRIVER SO NO ACCIDENT HAPPENED THANKFULLY. I CAN SEE HOW THIS CAN POSSIBLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I TOOK IT TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED A WHEEL SENSOR AND SAID IT WAS FIXED, $187. WE LEFT THE SHOP AND WENT ABOUT A BLOCK TO THE FIRST STOPLIGHT AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN SO WE TURNED AROUND AND WENT BACK. THEY WORKED ON IT FOR 3 MORE HOURS AND SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING AND WOULD HAVE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE UNTIL THEY COULD TALK TO GM ENGINEERS. TODAY I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THEM AND IT WAS FIXED. THE WIFE WENT TO PICK IT UP AND THE BROUGHT IT AROUND TO HER AND SAID "HERE YOU GO", SHE GOT IN AND THE ABS LIGHT WAS ON AGAIN. SHE DIDN'T EVEN LEAVE THE DEALERSHIP, WENT BACK IN AND TOLD THEM IT IS MESSING UP AGAIN, SO SHE HAD TO LEAVE IT THERE AGAIN. LUCKILY SO FAR I HAVEN'T HAD TO PAY ANYTHING MORE, BUT IT OBVIOUSLY ISN'T FIXED YET. AS MANY OTHER PROBLEMS OF THIS NATURE YOU'D THINK GM WOULD DO A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. WHAT REALLY MAKES ME MAD IS THAT WE DON'T EVEN HAVE 80000 MILES ON THIS THING. IF THEY CAN'T BUILD ANYTHING BETTER I GUESS I WILL HAVE TO SWITCH TO A FORD OR CHRYSLER OR MAYBE EVEN KIA. *TR

COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING CAUSED BY LOSS OF POWER STEERING FLUID. LOST CONTROL OF STEERING, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED-UP. FORTUNATELY TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AT THE TIME AND WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN TO STOP IN A CONTROLLED MANNER. UPON INSPECTION, FOUND SIGNIFICANT PUDDLE OF STEERING FLUID UNDER THE CAR. APPEARS TO BE A SUDDEN FAILURE, NOT A SLOW LEAK BASED ON AMOUNT OF FLUID LOSS AT THE TIME OF THE PROBLEM. RESTARTED THE CAR AND WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY MAKE IT HOME WITH NO POWER STEERING, STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. CONSIDER THIS TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY IF THIS HAPPENS AT HIGHER SPEED IN A BUSY TRAFFIC. FOUND MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS IN VARIOUS OWNER FORUMS ONLINE. WAITING FOR A DEALER APPOINTMENT TO DETERMINE WHETHER IT'S THE PUMP, GEAR OR FLUID LINES THAT CAUSED THE LOSS OF STEERING FLUID. *TR

WHILE PARKING DURING THE TURN INTO THE PARKING PLACE, THE POWER STEERING CEASED TO FUNCTION. HAPPENED AGAIN WHEN PULLING OUT OR TURNING AT LOW SPEED THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING. IT WILL COME BACK IF STOP OR SOMETIMES ON ACCELERATION. HAD IT CHECKED BY MECHANIC AND THEY COULD NOT TELL WHAT IT WAS AND JUST DID THE BLANKET YOU SHOULD TRY TO REPLACE THE WHOLE RACK AND PUMP ASSEMBLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,700.