Chevrolet Traverse Complaints (2011)

608 consumer complaints on file.

#10561957January 29, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TRAVELING AT 45 MPH OR GREATER, WARNING MESSAGE COMES ACROSS DASH "TRACTION CONTROL OFF"' WITH IN 2 MINUTES WARNING MESSAGE CHANGES TO "SERVICE STABILITRAK SYSTEM" WITHIN 2 MINUTES WARNING MESSAGE CHANGES TO "REDUCED ENGINE POWER". WITHIN 2 MINUTES OF THIS MESSAGE THE ENGINE LOSES MOST OF ITS POWER IMMEDIATELY AND CAR LURCHES TO LESS THAN 5 MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10561888January 28, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
MULTIPLE TIMES WITHOUT WARNING, TRACTION CONTROL OFF LIGHT TURNS ON FOLLOWED BY SERVICE STABILIZATION SYSTEM AND ENGINE POWER REDUCED TO 10 %. THIS HAPPENED WHILE GOING 60 MPH ON A HIGHWAY WITH A TRACTOR TRAILER BEHIND ME, I SUDDENLY WENT DOWN TO 20MPH AND HAD TO SWERVE OFF THE ROAD. I WAS NEARLY HIT BY THE TRUCK AS IT PASSED ME. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT MULTIPLE TRAVERSE OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT. WHEN WILL THIS BE A RECALL? ONLY AFTER SOMEONE IS KILLED OR SERIOUSLY HURT! DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AT A COST OF NEARLY $500, A 3 YEAR OLD CAR SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THESE ISSUES, GM SHOULD BE PAYING FOR THE FIX! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559721January 13, 2014
ENGINE, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
THIS VEHICLE AT RANDOM TIMES TELLS YOU THAT YOU NEED TO SERVICE YOU STAILITRAK AND TRACTION CONTROL AND REDUCES POWER WHICH IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF THE FACT IT LOSES POWER AND WHEN YOU WANT TO PASS YOUR NOT ABLE TO. EVEN IF YOUR CLIMBING A SMALL LITTLE HILL IT WILL BARELY CLIMB WHICH PUTS OTHERS AT RISK OF CRASHING ESPECIALLY IN ICY OR DANGEROUS CONDITIONS, OR MAYBE EVEN WORSE. THIS IS A GOOD FAMILY HAULER, BUT NOT WHEN IT REDUCES POWER AND PUTS OTHERS AT RISK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557398December 27, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED ON THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10556947December 22, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
AT 12000 MILES THE DEALER SAID I NEEDED NEW REAR BRAKES. I ASKED IF UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD NO CHARGED $700 TO FIX. NOW AT 24000 SAID FRONT BRAKES BAD AND WILL COST $550 MUST BE SOMETHING DEFECTIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10555889December 12, 2013
STEERING
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. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10555739December 11, 2013
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS AN ALERT ON THE DASHBOARD SAYING THAT "TRACTION CONTROL OFF" THEN IMMEDIATELY AFTER ANOTHER ALERT CAME ON STATING THAT "ENGINE POWER HAS BEEN REDUCED". I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE FULLY. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND IT RESET IT BUT THE SAME ALERTS CAME BACK ON MINUTES LATER. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE THROTTLE BODY HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE FOR THESE VEHICLES AND AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF OTHERS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND CHEVY/GM SHOULD SERIOUSLY CONSIDER RECALLING THIS PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10555475December 10, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10554182November 30, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING ON A STATE HIGHWAY WITH NOWHERE TO PULL SAFELY OFF THE ROAD WHEN THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED. THIS FAILURE CAUSED THE ENGINE CONTROL COMPUTER TO SET THE ENGINE TO "REDUCED POWER MODE" WHERE I COULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR PAST 20 MPH WITH THE ENGINE BARELY RUNNING. I HAD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 1/2 MILE IN THIS CONDITION BEFORE I COULD GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD. THIS HAPPENED ON A DARK WINDING STRETCH OF ROAD WHERE TRAFFIC NORMALLY MOVES AT AROUND 45 MPH SO THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT POTENTIAL FOR A REAR END COLLISION WITH A CAR SPEEDING UP BEHIND ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10552524November 16, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM SAN DIEGO TO AZ WITH MY 3 KIDS WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN ALL MY WARNING DASH LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING, THE RADIO LOST POWER AND I LOST POWER STEERING. THIS WENT ON FOR ABOUT 1 MIN AND THEN EVERYTHING WENT AWAY AND THE RADIO TURNED BACK ON AND THE CAR SEEMED TO BE FINE. FIVE MINS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED SO I EXITED THE FREEWAY IN ALPINE CA, AND DROVE TO THE ONLY MECHANIC IN THE ENTIRE TOWN. AFTER AN HOUR THE MECHANIC CAME AND TOLD ME MY KEY WAS BAD AND THAT THE COMPUTER WASN'T RESPONDING AT ALL TO IT. LUCKILY FOR ME I HAD THE SPARE AND HE TRIED THAT KEY AND IT TOO WOULDN'T START THE CAR. AT THIS POINT THE MECHANIC SAID I'D HAVE TO LEAVE THE CAR WITH HIM FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSING. I THEN RENTED A CAR AND HEADED TO AZ FOR THE WEEKEND. THE DAY AFTER THEY HAD MY CAR THEY CALLED ME AND SAID THE CAR STARTED UP WITH NO PROBLEM AND NOW THEY WERE GOING TO TRY TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM. AFTER 2 DAYS AND $438.00 THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR. I CAME AND PICKED UP MY CAR AND EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE FOR A FEW WEEKS THEN I WENT TO START IT ONE DAY AND NO POWER, THE VEHICLE WASN'T RECOGNIZING MY KEYS AT ALL. I POPPED THE TRUNK AND LOOKED AROUND THE TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT STARTED FINE. NOW A MONTH LATER I DRIVE TO GO PICK UP MY DAUGHTER AT A FRIENDS HOUSE AT NIGHT AND TURN THE CAR OFF FOR 10 MINS AND IT WON'T START AGAIN. THE CAR HAS POWER BECAUSE ALL THE DASH WARN LIGHTS ARE GOING OFF AGAIN BUT IT WON'T START. I ENDED UP LEAVING MY CAR AND WALKING HOME WITH MY 3 KIDS AGAIN AT NIGHT. I'M SURE TOMORROW IT WILL START JUST FINE BUT I NEED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT CAN'T AFFORD FOR THEM TO NOT FIX IT AGAIN AND JUST HAND ME A BILL FOR THE TIME SPENT ON IT! ANY IDEAS????? PLEASE HELP I DON'T HAVE MONEY TO THROW AWAY, THIS IS A NEW CAR BASICALLY AND THIS IS CRAZY! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10549430October 24, 2013
ENGINE
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM A DEPARTMENT STORE WITH MY THREE CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE WHEN A LIGHT CAME ON IN THE DASHBOARD AND SAID ENGINE HOT. SHE PULLED OVER AND CALLED ME. I TOLD HER TO CHECK THE COOLANT TANK. SHE SENT ME A PICTURE FROM HER PHONE. IT WAS FULL BUT THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. SHE HAD TO STOP 3 TIMES ON THE WAY HOME AND WE LIVE NO MORE THAN 12 MINUTES FROM THE DEPARTMENT STORE. WHEN SHE GOT HOME SHE LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND SAID THERE WAS A SMALL PUDDLE. SHE HAS AN APPOINTMENT IN A FEW DAYS AT THE DEALERSHIP TO GET IT CHECKED OUT. I AM JUST NOT SURE WE CAN EVEN DRIVE THE TRAVERSE TO THE DEALERSHIP SAFELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10546140September 30, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT COASTED OFF ROAD, SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PERFORM NORMALLY BUT THE FAILURE SOON RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR REPAIR WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH HAVING LEAKS IN THE POWER STEERING PUMP AS WELL AS THE RACK AND PINION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE INCIDENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,632.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10545617September 27, 2013
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544428September 19, 2013
STEERING
WHILE TURNING, MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP. ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN AT TIMES. IT HAS MADE A SQUEAKING NOISE FOR A WHILE, BUT THE "LOCKING" JUST STARTING ABOUT 6 WEEKS AGO. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL OF THE TIME AND HAPPENS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WHILE TURNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544444September 19, 2013
ENGINE
ENGINE PISTONS STARTED KNOCKING, MOTOR FAILED/SEIZED. DELLENBACH CHEVROLET CLAIMS IT WAS FROM OIL FILTER BEING 1/2 TURN LOOSE. THERE WAS NO OIL ON MY DRIVEWAY, WORK, OR UNDER VEHICLE WHEN ENGINE FAILED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536291August 20, 2013
STEERING
WHEN YOU TRY TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE CAR IS IN DRIVE TO COME OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT TURN. PERIODICALLY WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING LEFT TURNS PRIMARILY, THE POWER STEERING IS GONE. YOU HAVE TO TURN THE WHEEL VERY HARD TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. THIS HAPPENS DAILY IN ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS, BOTH DAY AND NIGHT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THIS IS NORMAL. HOWEVER, EACH DAY, IT BECOMES HARDER AND HARDER TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I CAN NOT MAKE ANY SUDDEN TURNS, BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT TURN AND I AM SCARED THAT MY CAR WILL BE HIT, BECAUSE I AM NOT ALWAYS ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533445August 3, 2013
WHEELS, SERVICE BRAKES, TIRES
TWO THINGS #1-TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 95. RIGHT REAR TIRE BLOW. THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE RIP ALL AROUND. I HAVE A PICTURE OF THE TIRE IN TWO PIECES.IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN SEEING THE PICTURE EMAIL ME AND I WILL SEND IT TO YOU. #2-ALSO EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN SEPTEMBER 2010 THE BRAKES SQUEAKS. ITS BEEN LOOKED AT MULTIPLE TIME BY TWO DEALERS. TO THIS DAY THE BRAKES STILL SQUEAK. VERY ANNOYING. THE WARRANTY IS OUT NOW BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. LOOK AT THE HISTORY OF THE BRAKE ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525443July 18, 2013
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SUDDEN LOSS OF ELECTRIC STEERING IN VEHICLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO WARNING ON THE DASHBOARD. HE STOPPED AND RE-STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE CONSUMER IMMEDIATELY DROVE TO THE DEALER. BUT, THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, THEY DID SUGGEST, IT MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A WET BELT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522488June 30, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
MY WIFE RETURNED FROM THE DEALERSHIP AFTER RECEIVING AN OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION. SHE PARKED THE CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY AT THE HOUSE AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES MY FAMILY GOT IN THE VEHICLE. I SMELLED A BURNING ODOR WHILE WALKING TO THE VEHICLE. MY WIFE CRANKED THE VEHICLE AND IMMEDIATELY THERE WAS WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I OPENED THE HOOD AND THERE WAS A FIRE BURNING IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WE GOT THE FAMILY OUT OF THE CAR AND I GRABBED A WATER HOSE AND PUT THE FLAMES OUT. AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES I NOTICED THAT SMOKE WAS AGAIN COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I DISCONNECTED THE CABLE FROM THE POSITIVE TERMINAL IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE SMOKED STOPPED. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE BATTERY CABLE CAUGHT FIRE BECAUSE IT WAS NOT SUFFICIENT ENOUGH TO HANDLE THE ELECTRICAL LOAD OF THE VEHICLE AND THAT THE REPLACEMENT CABLE WAS MUCH THICKER AND MORE INSULATED. THESE CABLES NEED TO BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THERE IS A LOSS OF LIFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522029June 27, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD RANDOMLY SHAKE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE HAD MISFIRED. THE DEALER ALSO CHECKED FOR LEAKS, BUT THE CONTACT WAS NOT AWARE IF ANY LEAKS WERE FOUND. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT SHOULD NOT LET THE VEHICLE SIT TOO LONG WITH OUT DRIVING IT TO PREVENT THE SHAKING ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,700. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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