Chevrolet Traverse Complaints (2010)

669 consumer complaints on file.

#10653546November 7, 2014
ENGINE, STEERING, SUSPENSION
JULY 2014 MY TRAVERSE HAD AROUND 67,000 MILES ON IT, AND IT HAD STARTED OVERHEATING. WE TOOK IT TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND HAD THE ISSUE TAKEN CARE OF. WE HAD ALSO ASKED THEM TO ADDRESS THE RECALLS THAT WE HAD RECEIVED NOTICE ON.ONE ISSUE WAS FIXED, AND ON THE INVOICE THEY HAD MADE NOTE THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT US WHEN THE OTHER RECALL PARTS WERE IN. FOR 2 MONTHS, NO PHONE CALL FROM THEM.WE HAD RECEIVED NO CALL THAT THE PARTS WERE IN.THEN THE END OF SEPTEMBER WHILE DRIVING BACK FROM THE COAST, I HEARD A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE A CAP BEING CLICKED BY A TEEN. BLAMED MY NIECE, BUT AFTER READING THE LEGAL DOCUMENTS ON THE LAWSUIT, IT HAD TO HAVE BEEN THE SAME THING. THE NEXT ISSUE THAT WOULD BE WHAT I CONSIDER THE LAST STRAW WITH THIS VEHICLE.IN THE NEXT DAY OR SO, IT BECAME HARD TO TURN AT LOW SPEEDS.WE CHECKED STEERING FLUID, AND IT WAS LOW BUT NO WHERE NEAR EMPTY.WE ADDED ADDITIONAL FLUID AND THOUGHT THAT WAS THE FIX.THE STEERING ISSUE CONTINUED TO WORSEN.DRIVING INTO WORK I NEEDED TO TURN OFF THE MAIN HWY ONTO A ST., DURING THE MORNING RUSH HOUR.I WAS BARELY ABLE TO MAKE THE TURN. IT TOOK ALL I COULD DO TO TURN. WAS VERY SCARY, AND I WAS THANKFUL THAT OUR CHILDREN WERE NOT IN THE CAR.WHEN I ARRIVED TO WORK, I WAS UNABLE TO PULL INTO THE PARKING LOT OF THE OFFICE. I ENDED UP HAVING TO PARK ON THE ST DUE TO BEING UNABLE TO EFFECTIVELY TURN.WE TOOK THE TRAVERSE TO A DIFFERENT CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT THAT THE PUMP, RACK AND PINION, STRUT AND CV BOOT WERE FAILING. FOUND THIS TO BE VERY ODD, MOST OFTEN A CV BOOT WEARS OUT ON A VEHICLE WITH HIGHER MILES THAN THE 70,000MILES.COST TO REPAIR IS AT $2500.00, DUE TO CHEVROLET FOR THE NEGLECT. NOW WE ARE LOOKING FOR A DIFFERENT VEHICLE AND THEY ONLY WANT TO OFFER 14,000 TRADE IN?A $40,000 VEHICLE WORTH NEAR 1/4 OF WHAT WE HAVE PAID FOR IT IN ONLY 4 YEARS.IT IS NOW WORTH NOTHING, BUT I'M UPSIDE DOWN ON AN LOAN! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10652335November 4, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING ON AN INCLINE, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE INDEPENDENTLY. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES AND EACH TIME, THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO ADDITIONAL MECHANICS. HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIANS WERE ALSO UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10652342November 4, 2014
STEERING
INCREASING NOISE IN STEERING COLUMN ASSOCIATED WITH TURNING THE CAR. CHEVY SERVICE MAN SAID I NEEDED A NEW STEERING GEAR AND PUMP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10650844October 28, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10649263October 22, 2014
STEERING
THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO UNDER STEER INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A MOUNTAIN PASS DURING A FRIDAY EVENING. WHILE DRIVING THROUGH CURVES THE CAR HAD TO BE SLOWED CONSIDERABLY BELOW THE SPEED LIMIT TO NEGOTIATE THE TURNS. ONCE NEAR OUR DESTINATION APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES AFTER FIRST NOTICING THE PROBLEM, FOUND TURNING THE VEHICLE AT LOWER SPEEDS (IN PARKING LOT) NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND IMPROBABLE AFTER NARROWLY MISSING A DITCH INSTEAD OF A DRIVEWAY OF THE HOTEL. THE FOLLOWING MORNING MADE APPT. WITH GM DEALER TO EVALUATE, WHILE EN ROUTE (APPROX. 4 MILES) THE STEERING BECAME MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT TO TURN, WHEN WE APPROACHED THE DEALERSHIP, THE STEERING WHEEL NEEDED TO BE TURNED SEVERAL TIMES UNDER EXTREME DURESS (AS IF THERE WAS HARDLY ANY MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING RACK ITSELF) ONLY TO SLIGHTLY TURN THE VEHICLE ENOUGH TO GET IN THE DRIVEWAY AND INTO THE PARKING LOT. ONCE THE DEALERSHIP WAS ABLE TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE, WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING UNIT HAD FAILED (NOT UNDER WARRANTY) AND THAT BECAUSE IT FAILED IT DID NOT LUBRICATE THE STEERING RACK PROPERLY THEREFORE RUINING AND RENDERING THE STEERING SYSTEM INOPERABLE. THE REPAIR HAS BEEN QUOTED AT $2600 WITH PARTS AND 12 1/2 HOURS OF LABOR. THE STEERING SYSTEM IS AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT TO ANY VEHICLE, THEREFORE WE ARE GREATLY CONCERNED FOR OUR SAFETY AND OTHERS DUE TO THE NATURE OF THIS FAILURE CONSIDERING THE VULNERABILITY EXHIBITED BY THE STEERING RACK IN THE EVENT OF A POWER STEERING UNIT FAILURE. I AM ABSOLUTELY BEFUDDLED THAT A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD, WITH LESS THAN 70,000 MILES CAN HAVE SUCH A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. HAD I NOT HAD THE STRENGTH NEEDED TO FIGHT THE STEERING THE VEHICLE COULD HAVE EASILY FAILED TO MAKE A TURN AND CERTAINLY HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10645069October 16, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DASH LAMP BACKLIGHTING GOES DIM INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE. NO REPAIR PERFORMED. ALSO COMPLAINED ABOUT A ONE-TIME INCIDENT WHERE, WHEN ENTERING A DARK GARAGE FROM SUNLIGHT, HEADLIGHTS DID NOT COME ON. NO ACTION TAKEN. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A SCRAPPING NOISE THAT APPEARED TO BE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE STEERING GEAR FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE TRANSMISSION HAD A LEAK AND WAS REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAD VARIOUS ELECTRICAL FAILURES, INCLUDING THE DASHBOARD LIGHTING BEING TOO DIM. *JS *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10644214October 13, 2014
STEERING
I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN 2012 AND THE STEERING COLUMN HAS ALWAYS MADE A WEIRD NOISE. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2014 WHILE DRIVING WITH MY 1 AND 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTERS IN THE VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ALTOGETHER. I GOT THE POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED THE FOLLOWING DAY. HOWEVER, THIS WAS JUST A SHORT, TEMPORARY FIX (ABOUT A WEEK). THE STEERING COLUMN MAKES EVEN A LOUDER AND GREATER NOISE BUT THE POWER STEERING COMES AND GOES. IT IS VERY STIFF ALL OF THE TIME. MAKES DRIVING A REAL CHORE, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU LIVE WAY OUT OF TIME ON CURVY BACK ROADS. IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE AN ACCIDENT OCCURS BECAUSE THE STEERING WILL BE FINE FOR A MINUTE THEN YOU GO TO TURN AND IT VANISHES AND YOU HAVE TO PULL ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO GET IT TO TURN. THIS IS NOT SAFE FOR MYSELF, FAMILY, OR OTHERS ON THE ROAD. I SEE MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES. I DO NOT LIKE THE FACT THAT I HAVE TO WORRY EVERY TIME I GET BEHIND THE WHEEL BY MYSELF OR WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR IF I AM GOING TO MAKE IT SOMEWHERE SAFELY. PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10644199October 12, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE AT A STOP SIGN OUR 2010 TRAVERSE SHUT OFF. IT POWERED DOWN EVERYTHING, IT WOULD START UP AGAIN BUT WOULD SHUT DOWN SEVERAL TIMES AGAIN. MY SON WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND NOTICED WHEN HE PRESSED DOWN ON A CERTAIN SPOT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR THE CAR SHUT OFF. WE HAVE OUR CAR AT THE CHEVROLET PLACE NOW AND THEY WERE VERY SKEPTICAL UNTIL MY SON PLACED HIS FOOT ON THE SPOT AND THE CAR SHUT DOWN RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEM. THEY WILL BE LOOKING AT THE CAR MONDAY 10/13/14 TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THIS CAR IN NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, I WOULD THINK THIS IS CHEVROLET PROBLEM WITH THE TRAVERSE. (?) *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10643965October 10, 2014
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10640994October 9, 2014
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, STEERING, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, SEATS
2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIR CONDITIONER AND POWER STEERING FAILURE. *SMD THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE POWER WINDOW AND DRIVER SIDE SEAT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10643058October 7, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY FAILED WHILE MAKING A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10639275September 26, 2014
STEERING
LOST POWER STEERING, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIR BUT TO THIS DAY IT IS STILL OCCURRING THIS PROBLEM IS SO DANGEROUS THAT I CAN'T SEE HOW GM WOULDN'T RECALL TO REPAIR SO I'VE BEEN WAITING BECAUSE OF THE EXPENSE ASSOCIATED. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED FROM THIS NATIONWIDE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10638225September 22, 2014
STEERING
WHEN TRAVELING AT LOW SPEED AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN I LOSE ALL POWER STEERING. VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE CAR. PROBLEM LASTS FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS BUT VERY UNNERVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10637484September 19, 2014
AIR BAGS
WAS GETTING READY TO PARK ON THE STREET WHEN A CAR HIT ME,I HIT A CAR IN FRONT OF ME,MY CAR WAS THROWN ON THE SIDE WALK,I WAS PASS OUT FOR A FEW SECONDS,BUMP MY HEAD,MY CAR WAS TOTAL, FRONT AND REAR,SURPRISINGLY MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY TO HELP PROTECT ME FROM MY INJURIES I GOT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10632647September 12, 2014
STEERING
FOR THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS THE POWER STEERING HAS BEEN GOING OUT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS. IT IS DANGEROUS AND SCARY. WE FINALLY HAD TO GET THE POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED YESTERDAY. THIS SEEMS TO HAVE CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10632556September 11, 2014
STEERING
WE HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS. ALMOST RAN INTO ANOTHER CAR HEAD ON BECAUSE THE CAR WOULDN'T TURN. ASK OUR DEALER SERVICE CENTER AND OF COURSE THEY SAID THEY NEVER HEARD OF ANYONE HAVING PROBLEM. THAT WE NEED A NEW POWER STEERING RACK AT $1400.00. FUNNY THAT THIS WEB SITE HAS TONS. IN TODAY'S WORLD - WHERE CUSTOMER SERVICE SHOULD BE TOP OF THE LINE IT IS AT THE BOTTOM. NO WONDER PEOPLE BUY FOREIGN CARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10632131September 10, 2014
STEERING
THE STEERING GETS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN ON OCCASIONS. POTENTIAL FOR DANGEROUS ACCIDENTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10632291September 10, 2014
STEERING
POWER STEERING GIVES OUT AT LOW SPEEDS. TOOK TO CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. THIS OCCURS FREQUENTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10631800September 9, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V118000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10631183September 5, 2014
STEERING
WHILE TRAVELING AT LOW SPEED STEERING QUITS WORKING CAUSING CAR NOT TO TURN. AT ONE POINT MY WIFE ALMOST HIT A RETAINING WALL WITH OUR KIDS. SOMETIMES IT MAKES IT HARD TO PARK AND HARD TO TURN IN A PARKING LOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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