Chevrolet Traverse Complaints (2010)

669 consumer complaints on file.

#10630872September 4, 2014
STEERING
THE TRAVERSE HAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING, AS IN IT DOES NOT TURN(AT ALL) AT LOW SPEEDS. THE POWER STEERING WILL NOT WORK 90% OF THE TIME WHEN TURNING AT 10MPH OR LOWER. GETTING OUT OF A PARKING PLACE IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE IF YOU ARE REQUIRED TO ONLY PULL OUT ONE WAY. THE SCARIEST INSTANCE FOR US WAS WHEN WE TRIED TO PULL INTO A TURN LANE ACROSS A FIVE LANE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR WOULDN'T TURN TO STRAIGHTEN UP IN THE TURN LANE. LUCKILY THE OTHER DRIVERS STOPPED BUT THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT HAD THEY NOT. WE HAVE TAKEN IT IN BEFORE TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND NOTHING WAS FOUND. WE ARE TAKING IT TO SOMEONE NEW NEXT WEEK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10629693August 31, 2014
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT ALL THE TIME WHEN CAR IS MOVING SLOWLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10629273August 29, 2014
STEERING
POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING FOR COUPLE OF SECONDS. IT'S STILL KEEP CONTINUING. I APPROACHED CHEVROLET AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER AND REQUESTED FOR SERVICE. THEY NEVER FOUND ANY ISSUES ON POWER STEERING AND CHARGED ME $180.00 FOR DIAGNOSING. PROBLEM STILL HAPPENING WHILE MY CAR TURNING SLOWLY, SUDDENLY POWER STEERING WILL LOOSE IT'S POWER AND VERY HARD TO TURN. IT'S REALLY DANGEROUS WHILE TURNING CAN'T TURN THE WHEELS. .DEFINITELY IT'S GOING TO HITS SOME INNOCENT PEOPLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10629409August 29, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
JULY 1ST 2014: I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING STALL AT WORK AND HEARD 3 DINGS, LOOKED AT MY DASH, SAW THE TRACTION CONTROL OFF LIGHT FLASH, AND THEN THE CAR POWERED DOWN. I COULD NOT GET IT TO RESTART AND CALLED FOR A TOW. AFTER A FEW DAYS IN THE SHOP I GOT MY CAR BACK AND ALL SEEMED FINE. THEY CLEARED SOME "CODES". AUGUST 23RD 2014: I WENT GROCERY SHOPPING - WENT TO START MY CAR AND GUESS WHAT HAPPENED AGAIN. SAME AS ABOVE, CALLED FOR A TOW. A FEW DAYS LATER I GOT MY CAR BACK. THEY CLEARED SOME MORE "CODES". AUGUST 28TH 2014: I HAD MY CAR HOME FOR LESS THAN 24 HOURS AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. AS YOU CAN PROBABLY GUESS - I GOT IT TOWED AND IT IS CURRENTLY BEING WORKED ON. I'M SO HAPPY I'M MAKING CAR PAYMENTS ON A CAR THAT I DON'T EVEN GET TO DRIVE. MY HUSBAND HAS A 1997 FORD F150 WITH OVER 215K MILES - IT STARTS EVERYDAY. MY CAR HAS 67K MILES. I GUESS THE MOST IRRITATING THING IS THAT THERE ARE TONS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE IN THE FORM OF A RECALL. THAT IS PATHETIC!! YOU ARE LOSING LOYAL CUSTOMERS. YOU ARE [XXX] THE MIDDLE CLASS FAMILIES THAT PURCHASE YOUR VEHICLES. DO YOU THINK ANY OF THE MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND CEO'S ARE DRIVING CHEVY'S??? MAYBE IF THERE BMW'S OR VOLVO'S DIDN'T START...OH WAIT GM DOESN'T MAKE THOSE, SO THEY PROBABLY WORK JUST FINE. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE FROM THIS...SOMEONE WITH A CONSCIENCE AT GM DO SOMETHING!!!!!! *TR INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10628842August 27, 2014
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHEN CAR IS MOVING SLOWLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10628133August 25, 2014
STEERING, EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND GOING INTO TURNS. THE ISSUE IS MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN TURNING INTO PARKING SPACES, BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACES. IT OCCURS WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ON. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS THE AC COMPRESSOR AND CHARGED US $1200 TO CHANGE IT. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE I START TO TURN INTO SOMEWHERE AND THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO TURN THE WHEEL. AVOIDING AN ACCIDENT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE AS THE CAR STEERING IS NOT RESPONSIVE. SEEMS TO OCCUR MORE ON HOT DAYS OR AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR A WHILE. DEALERSHIP HAS OF YET BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE ISSUE. CHECKING FORUMS FOR THE TRAVERSE THIS SEEMS TO BE A CAR DEFECT THAT DEALERSHIPS ARE HAVING A HARD TIME FIXING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10628286August 25, 2014
STEERING
POWER STEERING DOES NOT WORK AT LOW RPM'S. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10627878August 24, 2014
STEERING
AT LOW SPEED WHILE PARKING THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10627664August 23, 2014
STEERING
THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED IN LATE MAY. WHEN TURNING A CORNER THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN, AND WAS EVEN MORE DIFFICULT TO RETURN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER IN JUNE. THEY HAD THE CAR FOR ELEVEN HOURS THAT DAY AND PERFORMED SOME ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, BUT WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. AS WE CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE ISSUE BECAME MORE DANGEROUS. THE STEERING WAS BECOMING MUCH MORE DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO THE STRAIGHT POSITION. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AUG 13. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS FAILING UNDER LOAD, AND REPLACED IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10627301August 21, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WHILE DRIVING TO THE STORE, THE STABILITRAK/TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626654August 20, 2014
AIR BAGS, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN CLEARED THE CODE BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. ALSO, THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT FURTHER DIAGNOSIS WAS REQUIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626835August 20, 2014
STEERING
WHENEVER I PULL IN OR OUT OF A PARKING LOT MY STEERING IS JUST LIKE IT HAS NO POWER STEERING FLUID THIS HAPPENS AT A LOW SPEEDS ALSO TURNING A CORNER SO THAT'S WHY IT IS NOTICEABLE WHEN I'M PARKING OR AT A CORNER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626351August 19, 2014
STEERING
THIS CAR STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MAKING TURNS AT SLOW SPEEDS ABOUT A YEAR AGO. HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE, DESPITE ADDING POWER STEERING FLUID. FLUID NOT LEAKING. HAVE FOUND MANY REPORTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FROM OTHERS ONLINE. HAVE ALSO FOUND A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT THAT HAS BEEN STARTED APPX 1 YEAR AGO. I NOTICED THAT GM HAS RECALLED THE CHEVY MALIBU FOR POWER STEERING PROBLEMS, BUT NOT THE TRAVERSE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I MUST HAVE IT FIXED, BUT DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO DO IT. SHOULD BE COVERED BY GM. IS A DEFECT WITH THE DESIGN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10622228August 14, 2014
STEERING
WE HAVE OWNED OUR 2010 TRAVERSE FOR A FEW YEARS NOW. THE STEERING PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN HORRIBLE FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS. WE NOW LIVE IN SPAIN AND AS A MILITARY MEMBER I CAN'T JUST GO OUT AND BUY A BRAND NEW CAR. CHEVROLET OWNERS AND BOARD MEMBERS NEED TO COME TOGETHER AND GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED. I THINK IT WILL HAVE TO TAKE A PERSON TO DIE IN A CAR ACCIDENT FOR THEM TO EVER GIVE A [XXX] ABOUT THIS ISSUE THAT THEY HAVE WITH ONE OF THEIR TOP SELLING CARS. I LOVE MY TRAVERSE BUT I HAVE TIRED OF POURING MONEY INTO THIS COMMON PROBLEM I AM STARTING TO NOTICE THAT EVERYONE HAS. I STARTED TO DO RESEARCH AND ON EVERY ONLINE SITE PEOPLE ARE HAVING HORRIBLE PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING. I REALLY NEED SOMEONE TO TAKE A DEEP LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM AND THEIR CEO'S AND BOARD MEMBERS NEED TO DO A MAJOR RECALL ON THE TRAVERSE PLATFORM AND HAVE THIS PROBLEM LOOKED AT. *TR INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10622108August 13, 2014
STEERING
WHILE SWITCHING LANES, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY BECAME HARD TO USE. IT WAS SCARY BUT LUCKILY IT REENGAGED A SHORT TIME LATER. IT'S HAPPENED MANY TIMES SINCE THEN AND IT DOESN'T SEEM TO FOLLOW A SET A PATTERN. I'M AFRAID IT WILL FAIL WHEN I REALLY NEED IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10621229August 10, 2014
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM FLORIDA BACK TO INDIANA WHEN I PULLED OFF THE INTERSTATE TO REALIZE MY POWER STEERING WAS NOT WORKING. THE STEERING WAS SO DIFFICULT I DIDN'T THINK I COULD MAKE THE TURN. MY FAMILY OF FIVE HAD A VERY SCARY RIDE HOME. WE PAID A BIG PRICE FOR THIS CHEVY AND DIDN'T EXPECT MAJOR PROBLEMS AT ONLY 60,000 MILES. THIS MAY BE OUR LAST CHEVY PURCHASE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10621235August 10, 2014
STEERING
WE BOUGHT OUR 2010 CHEVY TRAVERSE LT WITH APPROX. 62,000 MILES. AT APPROX. 67,000 MILES WE EXPERIENCED A ZIPPER TYPE SOUND WITH THE STEERING, THIS SOUND CAN BE INTERMITTENT AND AT ALL SPEEDS. AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME WE EXPERIENCED THAT THE STEERING TO BE VERY HARD AND ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 5 AND 35 MPH. THE STEERING IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN WHEN PULLING INTO AND OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. THE STEERING IS JUST AS IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN WHEN HAVING TO QUICKLY TURN AT SPEEDS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN CHANGING LANES OR ONTO ANOTHER ROAD. ANOTHER TIME THAT THE STEERING BECOMES UNSAFE IS WHEN STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND TRYING TO TURN FROM A STOPPED POSITION. THIS HAS PUT MY FAMILY AT RISK AT NUMEROUS TIMES. WE LOVE THE TRAVERSE AND WERE IMPRESSED WITH THE STEERING RESPONSE WHEN WE FIRST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN AS IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN, AND RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS NOT A ISOLATED TO OUR VEHICLE. WE HAVE TALKED TO OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME GM PLATFORM, AND WEB FORUMS ALSO, SHOW THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WIDER SPREAD THEN JUST A FEW VEHICLES. THERE SHOULD BE NO REASON THE STEERING FAILS IN A QUALITY MADE VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY AT BELOW 100,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10621140August 9, 2014
STEERING
WHILE TURNING THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10620650August 7, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE THE STEERING WHEEL WAS BEING TURNED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID NEEDED TO BE FLUSHED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10620717August 7, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON WHEN WE HEARD DING DING DING ....SERVICE STABILITRAC SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL..TRACTION CONTROL OFF.... WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE CRUISE CONTROL NO LONGER WOULD WORK.....THIS KEEPS HAPPENING EVER SO OFTEN...MY CAR BARELY HAS OVER 50,000 MILES ON IT...AND NATURALLY THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED /OR IT DOESN'T COVER IT....THIS COULD BE A REAL SAFETY HAZARD IF THERE IS A SEMI TRUCK BEHIND ME WHEN IT SHUTS DOWN.. AT 50,000 MILES A CAR THAT U PAY 27,000$ FOR SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THESE KIND OF ISSUES..NOT TO MENTION ALL THE OTHER RECALLS WE HAVE HAD THIS YEAR ON THIS CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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