NHTSA Owner Complaint Log
This page lists owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA for the 2014 Chevrolet Traverse. Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA and do not by themselves prove a defect or defect rate.
1ST THE A/C WOULD FLASH AND QUIT WORKING, 2ND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, 3RD THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE QUIT WORK, 4TH THE ENGINE FAN KEEPS RUNNING AFTER TAKING THE KEY OUT. 5TH SOMETIME THE RADIO CONTROLS WILL NOT WORK. AND AND THE OUTSIDE MIRRORS WILL QUIT WORKING BOTH IN MOTION AND NOT. I TOOK INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND REPLACED THE ECM CONNECTOR AND IT IMMEDIATELY DID THE SAME THING.
THE ENGINE IN MY 2014 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE DIED. I HAD ONLY HAD 53K MILES ON THE ENGINE. THIS AVERAGES TO AROUND 10K MILES PER YEAR, WHICH IS BELOW AVERAGE USE. I MAINTAINED THE CAR ACCORDING TO THE CAR OPERATING MANUAL WITH PROPER MAINTENANCE AND FULL SYNTHETIC OIL CHANGES PER SCHEDULE ALL AT THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. LEADING UP TO MY ENGINE DYING, THE ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE SOME CLINKING NOISE, BUT NO LIGHTS CAME ONE. WHEN THE DASHBOARD PANEL STATED TO CHANGE THE OIL, I WENT WITHIN DAYS TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A FULL SYNTHETIC OIL CHANGE. NO LOW OIL OR ENGINE LIGHTS EVER CAME ON. ACCORDING TO THE OPERATING MANUAL, I HAVE 600 MILES TO CHANGE OIL ONCE THE "CHANGE OIL" MESSAGE APPEARS. I PROBABLY DROVE 60 MILES. AFTER THE MECHANIC CHANGED THE OIL TO FULL SYNTHETIC, AS REQUIRED, THE ENGINE DIED/LOCKED. AT NO POINT, DID THE CAR DRIVE OR ENGINE START WITH NO OIL. I HAVE VIDEO PROOF FROM THE MECHANIC OF A CORRECT OIL CHANGE. I STILL HAVE A CERTIFIED PREOWNED LIMITED POWERTRAIN WARRANTY, WHICH COVERS THE ENGINE. THE DEALERSHIP IS REFUSING TO HONOR MY WARRANTY. THE DEALERSHIP BLAMES THE MECHANIC FOR RUNNING THE ENGINE WITH NO OIL. I HAVE VIDEO PROOF TO THE CONTRARY, AND THE ENGINE NEVER INDICATED LOW OIL, AS THE CAR MONITORS FOR THIS. I CONTACTED GM 5 WEEKS AGO, AND THEY ALSO REFUSE TO HONOR MY WARRANTY.
WHILE DRIVING AT 45MPH THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF, THE GAUGE CLUSTER WENT CRAZY STATING "STABILYTRACK" "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" CHECK ENGINE CAME ON AND NOTICES TEMP.GUAGE ALSO WENT UP FROM 210 TO 215 SLIGHTY WHEN I PUT IN PARK AND RESTARTED VEHICLE RESTARTED WITH NO PROBLEM I DROVE TO MECHANIC SHOP WITH NO ISSUE 4 MILES AWAY AND WHEN I ARRIVED TO SHOP I TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND WHEN MECHANIC RETURNED TO CHECK ENGINE ERROR NONE WAS FOUND OR RECORDED THIS IS THE SECON TIME IT HAPPENS?
WHILE DRIVING MY TRAVERSE IT STALLED GOING 50 MPH. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE WAS AT LOW POWER AND WOULD ONLY GO 20 MILES PER HOUR. THE DASH READ LOW ENGINE POWER, STABILITRAK AND TRACTION CONTROL ISSUES. DROVE THE VEHICLE AT 20 MPH IN A 55 MPH ZONE FOR ABOUT 5 MILES WITH THE FLASHERS ON. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TODD WENZEL IN DAVISON MICHIGAN. UPON RESTARTING TO GO TO THE DEALERSHIP THE VEHICLE DROVE AS NORMAL WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT ON. THE DEALERSHIP CODED IT.( SEE ATTACHED) WE DID DO THE WORK THE DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDED. THIS WAS THE FOURTH TIME WE HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES. THE PAST THREE TIMES JUST THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH NO STALLING OR SPEED ISSUES AND THE CODE WAS IGNITION SWITCH FUSE. WE HAD THE FUSE REPLACED EACH TIME. ALL WITHIN 8-9 MONTHS. ENGINE ISSUES CAME UP AS POSSIBLE RECALL BUT NOT WITH MY VIN #.
I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR BEEPED AND WENT INTO LOW ENGINE POWER AND DIED. I WAS ABLE TO STEER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUT HAD NO POWER. THIS HAS HAPPENED 10 TIMES. THE FIRST FEW TIMES I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN AND IT WAS FINE. 3 TIMES AGO, THE CAR DIED AND WOULDN'T NOT TURN OVER. A WRECKER WAS CALLED. WE HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE IN THE SHOP 8 TIMES IN 2019 FOR THIS ISSUE.
TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF THE OWNER OF A 2014 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING THE CONTACT WAS ALMOST LEFT STRANDED THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60-65 MPH, WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE RESIDENCE AT A REDUCED SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JIM ELLIS CHEVROLET, 5900 PEACHTREE BLVD, ATLANTA, GA 30341, (770) 457-8211, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS MOISTURE IN THE FUSE BOX WHICH CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. THE DRIVER WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUSE BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V614000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED LIT AT ALL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FERMAN CHEVROLET OF TAMPA (813-623-2411, LOCATED AT 9751 E ADAMO DR, TAMPA, FL 33619) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,000.
ENGINE POWER COMES UP LOW POWER AND I JUST BROUGHT A NEW BATTERY WHICH I KNOW THAT NOT IT. THE CAR WILL THROTTLE AND THEN I CAN ONLY GO UP TO 20 MILES PER AN HOUR AND IT'S HARD TO STEER. I WILL HAVE TO STOP THE CAR FOR TWENTY MINUTES AND IT WILL START BACK UP WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT ON. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS TO TAKE ON THE HIGHWAY OR EVEN DRIVE ESPECIALLY I HAVE KIDS IN MY CAR. WHAT CAN I DO???
MI AUTO SE APAGA TANTO EN CARRETERA COMO EN LA CIUDAD ESTO EMPEZ HACE UN MES, DESPUS DE APAGARSE SE ILUMINA LA SEAL DE ANTIBLOQUEO Y LA LUZ DEL MOTOR, BAJA LA POTENCIA Y TENGO QUE APARCAR Y ESPERAR PARA VOLVERLO A PRENDER SE TEXTEA Y SALE UN CODIGO GENERICO DE CHEVROLET P1682 , ESTO ESTA PASANDO SEGUIDAMENTE PONIENDO EN RIESGO LA VIDA DE MI FAMILIA Y LA MA PROPIA.
WHILE DRIVING MY 2014 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE LS AT NIGHT MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT THE NEXT DAY HAD BOTH HEADLIGHT BULBS CHANGED DROVE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS LIGHTS WENT OFF AGAIN NEXT MORNING HAD DRL BUT NO HIGH BEAM UNLESS I CONTINUALLY HOLD THE LEVER C
I'LL BE ACCELERATING AND MY CAR WILL JUST JERK INTO GEAR AS IF IT'S HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING. THE VEHICLE WILL ALSO STALL OUT WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OR IN TOWN, LOSE POWER AND DING AND THE 'SERVICE STABILITRACK' ALERT COMES ON THE DASH. I HAVE DRIVEN IT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THE VEHICLE DOESN'T THROW A CODE AND THEY CAN NEVER DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I'VE LEARNED THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM AND IT BEEN GOING ON FOR SOME TIME. THIS IS MY FIRST CHEVY AND I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER. I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS VEHICLE EXCEPT FOR THE ISSUES I'VE HAD NOT BEING RESOLVED. I WILL GO BACK TO TOYOTA AFTER THIS. VERY DISAPPOINTING. I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR 4 YEARS AND THIS ERROR HAS OCCURRED OVER 30 TIMES. UNBELIEVABLE. THE CAR WILL ALSO JERK INTO GEAR WHEN THE VEHICLE SLOWS FOR A CURVE OR A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME IS SLOWING AND WHEN I ACCELERATE AFTER PASSING THE CAR JERKS INTO GEAR.
INTERMITTENT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REDUCED POWER, STABILITRAC FAILURE, AND TRACTION CONTROL FAILURE EVEN AT HIGH SPEEDS OR WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION IN CITY AND ON HIGHWAY CAUSING ENGINE TO STALL OUT LOSING POWER-STEERING AND POWER. ONCE VEHICLE IS STOPPED AND KEY IS REMOVED FROM IGNITION, ENGINE RESTARTS NORMALLY WITH NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION BUT PROBLEM IS RECURRING -- POTENTIAL DANGER FOR ACCIDENT AND INJURY HIGH.
POSSIBLE TAMARA RECALL ON AUGUST 5TH, 2019, AFTER ONLY OWNING MY 2014 TRAVERSE FOR A MONTH, MY SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. MY 2014 TRAVERSE IS STILL UNDER THE MANUFACTURER WARRANTY(100,000 MILES OR LESS) PLEASE HELP ME KNOW WHAT TO DO AS I HAVE 4 CHILDREN, AGES 8 MONTHS, 5 YEARS, 12 YEARS, AND 17 YEARS, AND VERY CONCERNED.
A LIFE AND SAFETY ISSUE! WITH NO WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF YOU'RE MOVING ON THE FREEWAY OR PARKED, IT IS VERY INTERMITTENT AND ONLY HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN THE LAST 6 TO 8 WEEKS. TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS SAID ERROR IT'S CODE P1682 IS THE FAULT BUT IT WILL NOT DUPLICATE THE SYMPTOMS. I CONTACTED CHEVY CORPORATE AND THEY KNOWLEDGE OTHER VEHICLES THIS YEAR HAVE A RECALL BUT CLAIM MICE VIN NUMBER IS NOT AFFECTED AND WILL DO NOTHING. HEY FUEL VEHICLE IS IN SAFE AND DO NOT WANT MY FAMILY IN IT UNTIL I AM CERTAIN IT WILL NOT SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WHILE THEY ARE IN MOTION.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE AND STABILITRAK WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CONTACT WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE RESULTS. GOLDEN MOTORS (15101 LA-3235, CUT OFF, LA 70345, (985) 807-1375) WAS CONTACTED AND A SECOND DIAGNOSTIC WAS SCHEDULED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED TO ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR COST IF THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST DETECTED A FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON AND OFF. CAR MISFIRED AND STALLED WHILE IDLING (PARKED). TOOK TO MECHANIC AND CHECK ENGINE CODE NOTED TO BEVP1682. CHEVY RECALL 14187 AND CHEVY RECALL 14007 ARE SIMILAR TO THESE SYMPTOMS BUT CURRENTLY OUR VIN IN NOT INCLUDED DESPITE A SIMILAR SITUATION. FUEL GUAGE ALSO READS INACCURATELY.
BOUGHT CAR FROM FORD DEALERSHIP IN APRIL AND ALL THE SUDDEN THE CHECK AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED COMING ON WHILE DRIVING.
REAR A/C EVAPORATOR CORE & BLOWER MOTOR FAILURE AT APPROXIMATELY 62,000
POWER STEERING PUMP IS LEAKING THERE ARE RECALLS ON TRAVERSE BUT NOT OUR YEAR
IN THE COURSE OF THE LAST YEAR MY CHEVY TRAVERSE HAS LOST POWER ON THE FREEWAY. OUR TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT HAS COME ON SEVERAL TIMES POWERING DOWN THE ENGINE AND PLACING US, ME & MY FAMILY IN A VERY HARMFUL SITUATION. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO OUR MECHANICS THEY HAVE DIAGNOSED IT AND REPLACED SEVERAL RELAYS. THAT DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM PLACING ME ON THE FREEWAY ONCE AGAIN DOWN IN LAX WITH MY CHILD IN THE CAR POWERING DOWN & TRACTION LIGHT COMING ON AND PULLING OVER AND PLACING US IN YET ANOTHER DANGEROUS SITUATION. I HAVE READ THE MOTOR VEHICLE CODE FOR CALIFORNIA TITLE 49 SECTION 301. THIS MALFUNCTION DEFINITELY POSES AN UNREASONABLE RISK TO THE PUBLIC. ALSO, NOTED ON NHTSA, NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ADMINISTRATION WEBSITE NOTES THERE IS A RECALL ON ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS REPORTED.
TL* THE CONTACT WAS CALLING ON BEHALF OF THE OWNER OF A 2014 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE DRIVER WAS REVERSING FROM A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE UNINTENDED ACCELERATED CRASHING INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD AND THEN REVERSED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHERE IT CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE THAT WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. THE VEHICLE THEN CRASHED INTO A POLE WHICH FELL ONTO A PARKED VEHICLE. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF ANY WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE FOUR CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. AN ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD WAS SEATED AT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AND TWO EIGHT MONTH OLD'S REAR FACING IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE ALONG WITH AN THIRTEEN-YEAR-OLD. ALL THREE REAR PASSENGERS SEAT BELTS UNLATCHED. THE TWO INFANTS SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES AND THE THIRTEEN-YEAR-OLD SUSTAINED A LEFT KNEE, RIGHT THIGH, AND FOREHEAD INJURIES. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES AS WELL. THE DRIVER DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE FRONT PASSENGER AND THE THREE REAR PASSENGERS RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THERE WERE TWO INDIVIDUALS IN THE PARKED VEHICLE THAT THE POLE FELL ON TOP WHICH SUSTAINED CONCUSSION INJURIES. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE THAT WAS CRASHED INTO FROM ONCOMING TRAFFIC SUSTAINED UNKNOWN SEVERE INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT NUMBER: [XXX] WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED OR TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: [XXX]. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. *TR *JS 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).*JB
IT HAS BEEN PROBABLY 10 TIMES OR SO THAT MY VEHICLE HAS HAD THE STABILITY TRACK ENGINE REDUCE POWER COME ON. I AM USUALLY DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THEN OUT OF THE BLUE THIS HAPPENS. I HAVE TO TRY AND GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER SO THAT I DO NOT GET RAN OVER AS I HAVE NO POWER TO KEEP GOING. I CAN USUALLY TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND THEN IT WILL START BACK UP BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND 2014 TRAVERSE WERE UNDER RECALL # 14V614000. CALLED GM AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MINE WAS NOT UNDER THIS RECALL. THE RECALL SHOULD PERTAIN TO ALL 2024 TRAVERSES AS THE RECALL STATES IT IS 2014 MODELS THAT ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE. I AM STILL PAYING FOR A VEHICLE THAT WE CANNOT EVEN DRIVE. SOMEONE NEEDS TO STEP UP AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS, BEFORE SOME IS HURT.
IT'S HAPPENED MORE TIMES THAN I CAN COUNT. DEFINITELY OVER 10. I'M DRIVING MY TRAVERSE, ON THE HIGHWAY OR IN TOWN, AND THEN MY CAR GOES CRAZY. BELLS BEGIN TO DING AND DASH LIGHTS COME ON. THE INFO CENTER TELLS ME TO SERVICE STABILTRACK AND THEN I GET A REDUCED ENGINE POWER WARNING AND I CANNOT GO OVER 25 MPH. I PULL OFF THE ROAD OR OFF THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, TURN ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND SHUT OFF MY CAR. AFTER A FEW MINUTES I TURN MY CAR BACK ON AND EVERYTHING SEEMS FINE BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. IT'S DONE THIS WITH EVERY DRIVER IN MY FAMILY. I'M ABSOLUTELY HEARTBROKEN. MY FAMILY HAS BEEN LOYAL GMAC CUSTOMERS SINCE BEFORE I WAS BORN AND I WAS PROUD TO KEEP UP THE TRADITION BUT THIS CAR HAS MADE ME LOOK AT OTHER CAR MANUFACTURERS. MY 2004 GMC ENVOY IS MORE RELIABLE THAN THIS CAR. THIS IS OUR FAMILY VEHICLE AND WE ARE CONSIDERING RENTING A CAR FOR A 800 MILE TRIP I NEED TO TAKE NEXT WEEK FOR A FUNERAL. AFTER DOING RESEARCH I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT GM IS AND HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM FOR QUITE AWHILE AND HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX IT. NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE THROWN GOOD MONEY DOWN THE DRAIN TO TRY TO FIX IT WITH NO SUCCESS. IT'S TIME FOR GM TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS OR THEY ARE ENDANGER OF LOSING PLENTY OF LOYAL CUSTOMERS AND FUTURE CUSTOMERS. SHAME ON YOU GM FOR PUTTING MONEY IN YOUR POCKETS OVER THE SAFETY AND SATISFACTION OF THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS.
MADE AN APPT. WITH A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WITH A SERVICE AIRBAG RED LIGHT ON THE DASH BOARD ON 6/28/2019. APPOINTMENT WAS CONFIRMED AND ONCE THERE, I WAS TOLD TO RETURN THE VEHICLE ON ANOTHER DAY, NO APPT. AVAILABLE. TO MY SURPRISE, THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE MY CAR. I DID RETURN ON 7/2/2019 DIAG. $158.80 AND TO FIX AN ADDITIONAL $400.00. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG CONNECTOR. I SHOULD KNOW, NOT LONG AFTER I PURCHASED MY CAR I WENT TO GET SERVICE FOR A SEAT BELT RECALL AND THE CAR WAS RETURNED WITH A SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT. I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT LET ME DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE IT'S A LIABILITY. I GUESS BECAUSE THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER THEIR WARRANTY, IT DOESN'T MATTER. THE ERROR CODE WAS B0014: DRIVER SEAT SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT LOOP RESISTANCE ABOVE THRESHOLD. TO MY UNDERSTANDING THERE IS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY UNDER THE SAFETY BULLETIN N192219480 WHICH COVERS THIS MALFUNCTION UP TO 12 YEARS OR 180,000 MILES. IF THIS IS TRUE PLEASE ADVISE.
WHEN TRANSMISSION SHIFT FROM 1ST -2ND IT WILL DRAG AND POP AND VIBRATE ALSO WHEN DECELERATION HAS OCCURRED THE TRANSMISSION WILL POP AND JERK WHEN YOU TRY TO ACCELERATE BETWEEN 20 MPH AND UP TO 35 MPH.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE STABILITY TRAC AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER AND STALLED. THE CONTACT PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE REGAINED SOME NORMAL FUNCTIONALITY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OTHER FUNCTIONS TOOK UP TO AN HOUR TO START WORKING AS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 100 TIMES. THE CONTACT HAD THE FUSE BOX REPLACED AFTER BEING ADVISED BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC THAT THE FUSE BOX SHOULD BE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FUCCILLO CHEVROLET OF GRAND ISLAND (2000 ALVIN RD, GRAND ISLAND, NY 14072, (716)773-7505) WHO REPAIRED THE BRAKE PEDAL HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE BRAKE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
WHEN DRIVING OVER 70MPH ON THE EWAY, THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND SERVICE STABILITRAK COMES ON. AFTER DRIVING LIKE THAT FOR A FEW MINUTES THE CAR STARTS JERKING AND REDUCES SPEED! I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND ALSO MIDAS AND THEY TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN SEE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING IN THE EWAY WITH MY CHILDREN.
ON A BUSY INTERSTATE, VEHICLE LOST POWER AND SERVICE STABILI TRAK INDICATOR CAME ON. THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPOENED. WAS ABLE TO CREEP TO SHOULDER AT 20 MPH. SHUT ENGINE OFF AND POWER AND ACCELERATION CAME BACK UP WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. IS THIS A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE WITH AN ACTIVE RECALL? VEHICLE HAS 89,500 MILES AND IS OUT OF WARRANTY
I WAS ENTERING THE ON-RAMP GOING EAST AND MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY STOPPED. I WAS GOING AROUND 25-30 MPH AND I HAD MY KIDS IN THE CAR. MY COMPUTER FORCED MY BRAKES AND I WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. MY SUV LITERALLY MADE A FULL STOP WHILE DRIVING AT 25-30 MPH WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR AND NO BRAKE LIGHTS IGNITED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. THEY EVENTUALLY TURNED OFF. THIS HAPPENED ONE OTHER TIME. I WAS DRIVING ON A RESIDENTAL STREET AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED AGAIN. MY HUSBAND WHOM WAS DRIVING THE CAR SAID THE CAR JUST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. HE TRIED PRESSING THE TRACTION CONTROL BUTTON BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BRAKES WERE FORCED AGAIN AND NOTHING. IMAGINE GOING 25MPH AND STOPPING ABRUPTLY WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS FOR OTHER CARS TO SEE. THIS TIME I DID RESEARCH AND I SAW THAT OTHER 2014 CHEVY TRAVERSES WERE RECALLED FOR THE CHASSIS MODULE (RECALL NUMBER 14V614000). I SAW YOUTUBE VIDEOS AND I CHECKED SEVERAL CONSUMER THE COMPLAINT WEBSITES AND I LITERALLY SAW OVER 10 OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE THIS MONTH! I ALSO PUT A READER IN MY VEHICLE AND THE TWO CODES THAT COME UP IS P16AA & P1682. ONE IS FOR THE ELECTRONIC MODULE SYSTEM IN WHICH THE CHASSIS (PERTAINING TO THE RECALL) IS LISTED UNDER). I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THE RECALL WAS ACTIVE FOR 2014 CHEVY TRAVERSES..... BUT NOT MINE! I AM COMPLETELY DISGUSTED. THESE VEHICLES WILL KILL YOU - LITERALLY AND THEY KNOW IT, AND THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT! NOW I'M PAYING A CAR NOTE AND I CAN'T EVEN DRIVE IT - FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY, OTHERS, AND MYSELF. SHAME ON THEM - AGAIN THIS IS HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE! THIS IS A URGENT REQUEST FOR HELP!
WARNING LIGHT: PASSENGER SEATSIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT LOOP CODE: B0021 CAR DEALERSHIP SAID THEY CONTANCED MANUFACTUARE AND SAID THEY WOULD NOT FIX THAT OR WHERE I SUSPECT THE CAR IS HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SINCE IT TAKES LONGER THAN IT SHOULD WHEN I ACCELERATE FROM WHERE I START DRIVING AFTER A REDLIGHT, ONCE I HIT 40 MPH AND THEN WHEN I HIT I THINK 55MPH. BOTH THINGS ARE SAFETY ISSUES. PLUS AFTER HAIL DAMAGED MY WINDSHILD THE GUY WHO REPLACED IT SAID IT WASN'T SEALED IN PROPERLY AND WOULD HAVE SMASHED IF WE GOT IN A WRECK. THIS CAR SEEMS LIKE A DEATH TRAP.
POWER STEERING PROBLEMS FROM EARLIER MODELS ARE STILL PRESENT. POWER STEERING LEAK APPEARED WITHOUT ANY OBVIOUS CAUSE
WHILE EXITING THE FREEWAY 6/1/2019, ON THE OFF RAMP LUCKILY, MY 2014 CHEVY TRAVERSE'S LIGHTS START COMING ON: SERVICE STABILITRAK, TRACTION CONTROL OFF, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, POWER ENGINE REDUCED AND THE CAR SLOWS DOWN AND STARTS JERKING. I GET STOPPED AT THE END OF THE RAMP AND CAN'T GET THE VEHICLE TO START MOVING AGAIN. TURNED ON MY HAZARDS AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND TURNED IT ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES. FINALLY, ALL THE LIGHTS GO OFF AND MY VEHICLE STARTED MOVING NORMALLY AGAIN BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND STAYED ON. AFTER SEVERAL HOURS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF. TAKING INTO MY MECHANIC TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS COMMON ON THE 2014 AND MAY NOT HAVE A SOLUTION. THIS IS REALLY FRUSTRATING ESPECIALLY AFTER ONLY HAVING THIS VEHICLE FOR 8 1/2 MONTHS! SHOULD HAVE SOME KIND OF RECALL OUT THERE.
DRIVING AND CAR IS VERY SLOW TO ACCELERATE. STABILLINK WARNING AND ABS LIGHTLY ARE ON. TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TELL ME IT'S THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SENSOR, SO I HAVE IT REPLACED, ALONG WITH A CLEANING OF MY THROTTLE BODY. CAR IS CONTINUING TO SLOWLY ACCELORATE, MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND I AM A SINGLE MOM WITH 4 KIDS AGES 11 AND UNDER, IT'S SO FRUSTRATING. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THESE CARS AND GM IS DOING NOTHING TO RECALL THEM, SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY IS THE MOST DANGEROUS, AS THE VEHICLE TAKES SO MUCH TIME TO ACCELERATE UP TO A NORMAL SPEED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY JERKED AND STALLED. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE CONTACT HEARD A REVVING SOUND COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND IT BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. AFTER PULLING OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK OFF AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES BEFORE THEY WERE ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE BACK ON WITH NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A TOTAL OF FOUR TIMES. DURING THE FOURTH FAILURE, THE SERVICE STABILITRAK INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER AN HOUR. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE PREVIOUSLY OCCURRED AND THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FAMILY AUTO MART (1900 AURORA RD, MELBOURNE, FL 32935, (321) 242-0328 )WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT AS IS AND THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL COMPUTER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.
WHEN I HAD THE OIL CHANGED THIS WEEK I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A SLIGHT LEAK BEGINNING IN THE FRONT COVER. THE CAR HAS ONLY 53,600 MILES. WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN RECALLED?
SIX TIMES NOW , I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AND THE STABILITRACK ALERT GOES OFF AND THEN IT CUTS DOWN MY ENGINE POWER AND I COULDN'T GO OVER 20-25 MPH. TWO OF THESE TIMES I WAS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WITH MY THREE CHILDREN . ALL OTHER INCIDENTS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING DOWN CITY STREETS. I PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE FOR A FEW MINUTES , RESTARTED IT AND THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES AND STAYS ON. MY HUSBAND LOOKED IT UP ONLINE AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT AND SAW THAT IT COULD BE THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR AND REPLACED IT. OBVIOUSLY THAT DIDN'T HELP BECAUSE IT HAPPENED AGAIN SO WE TOOK IT TO GET DIAGNOSED WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON AND IT SAID THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED REPLACING. MY HUSBAND REPLACED THAT ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO . TWO DAYS AGO , I STARTED MY CAR AND IT SPUTTERED AND DIED . I TURNED IT BACK ON AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON SO WE TOOK IT BACK IN TO GET DIAGNOSED . THREW THE SAME CODE SAYING THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED REPLACING. ALL OF THIS HAS HAPPENED WITHIN THE PAST 10 MONTHS. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO KEEP THROWING ON RANDOM PARTS THAT AREN'T FIXING THE ISSUE NOR SHOULD I HAVE TO . THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL AND NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED BEFORE SOMEONE SERIOUSLY GETS HURT. I CANNOT EVEN DRIVE THE 20 MINUTES TO MY JOB WITHOUT WORRYING WHETHER OR NOT I'M GOING TO GET THERE SAFELY AND WITHOUT HAVING TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE MY VEHICLE LOSES POWER . I WAS VERY EXCITED TO PURCHASE A TRAVERSE AS I HAD WANTED ONE FOR QUITE SOME TIME BUT NOW I'M VERY FRUSTRATED AND ANGRY ABOUT IT. I'M EVEN MORE FRUSTRATED WITH GM AND THEIR LACK OF RESPONSE TO THE SEVERITY OF THIS PROBLEM.
MY TRUCK STARTED SHAKING, AFTER PULLING OVER AND TURNING IT OFF, IT CRANKED AND RAN NORMAL (SEVERAL TIMES). THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE READING WAS A STARTER RELAY FUSE (SIMILAR TO AN ICE CUBE) THAT WAS REPLACED. THEN IT STARTED SHAKING, LOOSING POWER AND NOT STARTING (ROLLING OVER BUT NOT CATCHING). CODE READ THROTTLE BODY WHICH WAS CLEANED. THE VERY NEXT MORNING EXITING THE INTERSTATE IT LOST POWER, WOULD NOT START, AGAIN TURNING OVER BUT NOT CATCHING. TOWED TO THE DEALER AND DIAGNOSED: FUEL HARNESS WIRING. #3 IGNITION COIL, SPARK PLUGS AND FUEL SYSTEM CLEANING. ALL DONE EXCEPT FUEL SYSTEM CLEANING. DROVE TO WORK, ATTEMPTED TO LEAVE WORK AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT CRANK, TURNING OVER BUT NOT CRANKING. EVENTUALLY CRANKED AND 2 DAYS LATER STARTED JERKING. CAME TO A STOP SIGN, MAKING A LEFT TURN IT JERKED AND LOST POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. TOWED TO DEALER AGAIN REPLACING THE ENTIRE FUSE BOX. FUSE BOX IS ON BACK ORDER, PENDING RESULTS.
I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AND MY DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL RANDOMLY SHUT OFF AND SOMETIMES COME BACK ON. MY DRIVER SIDE CONTROL FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW HAS STOPPED WORKING, THE PASSENGER SIDE CAN ONLY BE ROLLED DOWN BY THE PASSENGER SIDE CONTROL. FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE KEEPS DEFLATING WITH FOR NO REASON THERE IS NOTHING IN THE TIRE TO MAKE A HOLE BUT THE TIRE KEEPS LOSING PRESSURE. FOR THE TIRE IT IS ANYTIME IF THE CAR IS MOVING OR IF IT IS STOPPED. THE HEADLIGHT WILL TURN OFF AND ON IF I HIT ANY BUMPS, HIT THE HEADLIGHT COVER BY HAND, AND SOMETIMES IT WILL TURN OFF AND ON WITHOUT ANY BUMPS AT ALL. THE WINDOW CONTROL JUST DOES NOT WORK AT ALL NOW AND IT HAS STARTED TO EFFECT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE AS WELL.
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR STARTED LOSING POWER! AS I HIT THE GAS PETAL IT WOULD PUTT PUTT AS IF IT WASN'T GETTING ANY GAS. I LOST COMPLETE POWER AT RED LIGHT, HAD TO TURN THE SWITCH ALL THE WAY DOWN THEN BACK UP THEN THE CAR SLOWLY WINDED UP AS IF IT DIDN'T WANT TO START SO I HAD TO GIVE IT A LITTLE GAS THEN IT CRANKED UP ON THE DASH BOARD YOU CAN SEE THE RPM GOING UP AND DOWN AS IF IT WANTING TO SHUT OFF!
OUT OF THE BLUE, WHILE DRIVING MY 2014 CHEVY TRAVERSE, IT STARTED ACTING SLUGGISH, "TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON, "SERVICE STABILITRACK ERROR CAME UP ON DASH, CRUISE CONTROL WOULDN'T WORK. I WAS ON A FREEWAY AND SCARED TO DEATH. IT WOULDN'T SPEED UP AND KEPT JERKING TO NOT GO FASTER. ONSTAR REGISTERED THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH TRACTION CONTROL. IF MANY ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE WITH THIS SUV, WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL? THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS. I DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WOULD MAKE IT HOME.
MY CAR KEEPS DYING FOR NO REASON. IT HAS A READING OF LOW ENGINE LOWER AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM NEEDING SERVICE. THEY CAR JUST SHUTS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. MY VEHICLE WENT FROM 70 TO 30 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY.
MY CAR DECIDED RECENTLY TO START ACTING WEIRD AND THE ENGINE POWER WENT LOW AND TRACTION CONTROL WENT OFF AND THEN MY CAR WOULD BARELY RUN. IT SAYS IT COULD BE THE THROTTLE BODY. IT HAD DONE IT TWICE SINCE SATURDAY AND STARTS RUNNING OK AFTERWARDS BUT WANT TO SEE WHAT'S WRONG AND WHY IT JUST STARTED DOING THIS. NEVER HAD ANY TROUBLE TILL THEN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED AND CHECK STABILITRAC MESSAGES APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUSE BOX NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOR OVER A YEAR AND A HALF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MARINE CHEVROLET (1408 WESTERN BLVD, JACKSONVILLE, NC 28546) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT NO FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: [XXX]. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000. 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).*CC
DRIVING ON A MAIN RD ONLY GOING ABOUT 40MPH AND THE CARS START BEEPING AND STABILITY TRACTION LIGHT COMES ON AND ENGINE POWER SOURCE REDUCED POPS UP. THE CAR STARTS JERKING AND SHAKING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO SHUT OFF OUT OF NO WHERE
ON DASH SAID CHECK AIR BAGS, JUST STARTED UP AND THIS CAME UP NEVER WENT OFF
WHILE DRIVING THE STABILITY CONTROL TURNS OFF REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND THE VEHICLE TURNS OFF LEAVING YOU NO WAY TO STREAM THE VEHICLE . THIS HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS AND IN PARK. ENGINE CODE P1682. BEEN HAPPENING SINCE APRIL 2018. TWO TIME ENGINE TURN OFF AS I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY
FUSE BOX-! WITH NO WARNING, A SYSTEM WAS TRIGGERED TO DROP ENGINE POWER DRAMATICALLY PLUNGING FROM 65 TO BELOW 20. THIS HAPPENED TO ME 2 TIMES ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY SURROUNDED BY TRUCKS ENDANGERING MY FAMILY AS I COULD NOT CLIMB ABOVE 20MPH AND HAD TO SCRAMBLE TO GET OVER AND NOT BE A HAZARD. WHILE THE DEALER INITIALLY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM- CHEVY MECHANICS TOLD THEM TO CHECK FOR A SPECIFIC TRIPPED FUSE- THAT RUINS THE WHOLE BOX. THE PROBLEM IS SO PREVALENT- THE PART IS INDEFINITELY ON BACK ORDER. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DEADLY SITUATION.
FRONT STRUT FAILURE AT APPROX. 60,000 MILES
MESSAGE POPPED UP STATING SERVICE AIRBAG AND PICTURE RED. NO WARNING BEFOREHAND. NO PRIOR ACCIDENT OR EJECTION OF AIRBAG.
Data synced from NHTSA on May 4, 2026