Chevrolet Traverse Complaints (2011)

608 consumer complaints on file.

#11076922March 8, 2018
ENGINE
MY TRAVERSE STARTED AT THE BEGINNING OF WINTER RANDOMLY HAVING THE ENGINE LIGHT COME ON THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD DING AND I WOULD GET A MESSAGE OF "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" THEN "SERVICE STABILITRACK" AND THEN IT WOULD DING AGAIN AND I WOULD GET THE MESSAGE "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" AFTER A COUPLE MONTHS THIS HAPPENED EVERY TIME I STARTED THE CAR AND WAS FINALLY ABLE TO TAKE IT IN TO HAVE THE CODE READ. TURNS OUT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS SHOT. GM REPLACED THIS UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. WELL UPON PICKING MY VECHEL UP I WAS TOLD THE REAR O2 SENSOR WAS SHOT, THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME $250 TO REPLACE IT, I OPTED OUT AND MY HUSBAND, AN ON THE SIDE MECHANIC, FIXED IT FOR A TOTAL OF $30. SERVICE LIGHT STILL ON AFTER NEW O2 SENSOR. MY VEHICLE WAS ALSO MAKING A WEIRD SOUND AT THIS TIME WHICH I DESCRIBED TO MY HUSBAND AS A GRINDING. THEY HOOKED IT UP TO THE COMPUTER AGAIN AND SAID THAT THEY GAVE ME THE WRONG INFO LAST TIME THAT IT WAS THE FRONT O2 SENSOR THAT WAS BAD BUT THAT WAS THE ONLY CODE. SO I ORDERED ANOTHER O2 SENSOR FOR MY HUSBAND TO FIX... 2 DAYS LATER MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AT ME. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND SHUT MY VEHICLE OFF. I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO AGAIN ASK IF ANOTHER CODE WAS THROWN, WAS TOLD NO... DROVE MY VEHICLE HOME AND MY HUSBAND DROVE IT. HE KNEW IT WAS THE TIMING CHAIN. HE CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP ONCE MORE AND THEY QUOTED US AT $2500 TO REPLACE AS THE ENTIRE MOTOR HAS TO COME OUT. HE CALLED TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP 40 MILES AWAY AND IT WAS $1900 TO FIX. I GOT ON THE PHONE WITH GM AND WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE WAS ANY RECALLS AS THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND AT THIS TIME THERE ARE NOT SO THEY DIDN'T COVER ANY OF THE COST!!! I HAVE A COUSIN WHO ALSO HAS A 2011 TRAVERSE AND IT IS CURRENTLY SITTING AT THE SHOP WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, HOWEVER HERS ALSO NEEDS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11075761March 1, 2018
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR IS JUST DIED AND EVERYTHING LOCKED UP AND ALMOST RAIN INTO A CURB WITH KIDS IN THE CAR. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND HAD THE CODE P008 AND CAR DIAGONOSED WITH TIMING CHAIN ISSUES AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11066251February 13, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FAILED TIMING CHAINS. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS RECALL, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11072262February 12, 2018
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY, SEAT BELTS
MY PROBLEM IS THAT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT THESE RECALLS ON MY FAMILY VEHICLE AND ALMOST EVER DAY HAVE THREE KIDS IN THE CAR THAT ARE IN HARMS WAY. AND STILL PAYING FOR THIS PIECE OF JUNK!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11072346February 12, 2018
STEERING
LOSING POWER STEERING FLUID AT THE RACK AND PINION , HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE TRAVERSE AND BUICK ENCLAVE. I THINK GM SHOULD REPAIR OR PAY FOR REPAIR OF THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11067097February 5, 2018
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE MISFIRED AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL WINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER (LEGACY CHEVROLET, 13307 US HWY 25E, CORBIN, KY 40701) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN AND VALVES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 8-3858409715. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11065637January 29, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I STARTED MY SUV AND PUT IT IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. UPON TRYING TO TURN, NOTICED MY STEERING WHEEL WAS COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. TRIED BRAKING SO I WOULDN'T ROLL INTO THE STREET WITH MY CHILDREN. BRAKES WERE EXTREMELY RESISTANT AND HARD TO PRESS DOWN. I THEN PUT IT INTO DRIVE TO TRY TO GET OUT OF THE STREET AND MY GAS PEDAL WAS NOT WORKING. I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE FORWARD, UNABLE TO STEER, AND BARELY ABLE TO BRAKE. TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. TRIED AGAIN 2 MINUTES LATER, SAME PROBLEM PERSISTED. TURNED OFF VEHICLE AND EXITED WHILE CAR WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD STREET. 15 MINUTES LATER THE ISSUES SEEMED TO NO LONGER BE A PROBLEM AND I WAS ABLE TO MOVE MY VEHICLE BACK TO THE DRIVEWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11064709January 24, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CODES ARE AS FOLLOWED: P0008, P0496, P0221 , P0017, C0242, C00561
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11064725January 24, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, SEAT BELTS, VISIBILITY/WIPER
THIS VEHICLE CONTINUES TO HAVE UNPREDICTED PROBLEMS. WIPER PROBLEMS BRAKE ISSUES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11063616January 18, 2018
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TIMING CHAIN WENT OUT AT 86000 MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11063283January 17, 2018
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ONE WEEK AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING BELT WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11062051January 10, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING, SUSPENSION
I ONLY MADE ONE PAYMENT ON MY CAR AND I DON'T FEEL IT'S SAFE TO DRIVE OR PUT MY KIDS IN. THE STEERING AND TIRES OR SOMETHING JUST SWAY PULL NOISE AND I FEEL I DON'T HAVE ANY CONTROL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11058577January 4, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL RECALL I WAS DRIVING ALONG AT 60 MPH THE INTERSTATE WHEN MY ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON, THE FIRST WARNING SAID 'TRACTION CONTROL TURNED OFF', IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY 'SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL', THEN IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER WARNING LIGHT "SERVICE STABILITRACK", THEN IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER WARNING "REDUCED ENGINE POWER". THE VEHICLE WENT FROM 60 MPH IMMEDIATELY DOWN TO 20 MPH. REMIND YOU THAT WE WERE ON THE INTERSTATE, IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THIS IMMEDIATELY TURNED INTO A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION. WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE THAT WE WERE NOT REAR ENDED, AND CAUSE HUGE PILE UP. WE MANAGED TO MAKE IT OVER TO THE SHOULDER, WE ARE STILL NOT OUT OF DANGER AS SEMI TRUCKS, CARS, ARE DRIVING BY US AT VERY HIGH SPEEDS IN LOW LIGHT CONDITIONS. OUR CAR WAS BEING BLOWN SIDE TO SIDE FROM THE WIND FORCE FROM THESE VEHICLES. MY 2 YEAR OLD SON WAS IN THE BACK SEAT AND WE ARE VERY LUCKY WE WERE NOT INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. WE TOOK OUR VEHICLE IN TO GET IT LOOKED AT, THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DETERMINE THE ISSUE AS THE PROBLEM IS ONLY SPORADIC. NOW A MONTH LATER THE VEHICLE GIVES US THESE WARNINGS AND HAS THESE SAME ISSUES DAILY. WE CAN NOT FIND A RESOLUTION. PLEASE RECALL THIS VEHICLE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED AND SO WE DRIVE IN COMFORT THAT WE WILL MAKE IT TO OUR DESTINATION AND SAFELY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11058159January 2, 2018
STEERING
EARLY DECEMBER I HEARD SOUND INDICATING STEERING ISSUE, SUPPORTED BY LOCAL MECHANIC WHEN GETTING OIL CHANGE. RESEARCHED CAUSES AND PRICES ONLINE AND FOUND SERVICE BULLETIN #14329A FROM GM. I ADHERED TO BULLETIN AND TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. THEY CONFIRMED SB APPLIED TO MY VEHICLE. LATER RECEIVED A CALL THAT THE STEERING GEAR WAS ALSO AT ISSUE BUT NOT COVERED BY BULLETIN TO THE TUNE OF~ $1200.00 FOR "NECESSARY" REPLACEMENT.. I TRIED TO GET LOCAL DEALER SERVICE MANAGER AND AGENTS FOR GM CARES TO EXPLAIN HOW EITHER ORIGINAL PART WAS NOT POORLY DESIGNED OR MANUFACTURED OR THE FLUID WAS NOT ADEQUATE FOR THE STEERING ASSEMBLY TO HAVE NOT CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL IN DISCUSSIONS WITH THEM. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY AN ISSUE WITH THE STEERING GM IS AVOIDING RESPONSIBILITY FOR. WHILE NOT HAPPY ABOUT BEING OUT $1200 FOR ASSOCIATED REPAIR ON A GM SERVICE BULLETIN, I AM MORE CONCERNED THAT THE STEERING ASSEMBLY OF THE VEHICLE IS FAULTY AND PLACES MY GRANDCHILDREN AT RISK. ONLY ON THE LAST DAY BEFORE DROPPING OFF AT DEALER WAS THERE ANY ISSUE WITH DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY OF THE STEERING. I REQUESTED THE STEERING GEAR THEY REMOVED AND HAVE IT IN MY POSSESSION. I HAVE AN EMAILED SUMMARY STATEMENT FROM GM CARES ON MY COMPLAINT AND A COPY OF THE INVOICE ON THE REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11057655December 30, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), POWER TRAIN
I PURCHASED THIS 2011 TRAVERSE USED IN 2013 WITH APPROXIMATELY 28,000 MILES ON IT IN AURORA, CO. IT NOW HAS ABOUT 118,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD WARNING LIGHTS ON THE ABS AND STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEMS COME ON, ALONG WITH ERROR MESSAGES INDICATING STABILITY CONTROL AND AWD ARE DEACTIVATED FOR ABOUT A WEEK THAT DO NOT RESET UPON RESTARTING THE CAR. TODAY, I EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS LOSSES OF ENGINE POWER, AS THOUGH THE CAR HAD DROPPED INTO NEUTRAL, WHILE DRIVING SURFACE STREETS AT APPROXIMATELY 30-35MPH. DESPITE PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR, THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY DROPPED DOWN TO 10-15MPH FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. RESEARCH ONLINE IN THE CHEVROLET FORUMS INDICATES A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE, BUT SHOWS NO CORPORATE INVESTIGATION OR RECALL INTO THIS, THOUGH MANY PEOPLE REPORT SIMILAR LOSSES OF POWER ON HIGHWAYS AT 60+MPH, SUDDENLY DROPPING TO 10MPH. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY IN TRAFFIC IF SUCH A LOSS OF POWER OCCURS AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11057660December 30, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING MY TRAVERSE MY TRACTION CONTROL WILL TURN OFF, SERVICE STABILITRAK WILL COME ON AND IT WILL SAY ENGINE POWER REDUCED AND WILL SLOWLY START TO SLOW DOWN. IF YOU COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND TRY TO HIT THE GAS AGAIN IT WILL SHAKE AND KIND OF STUDDER. THIS HAS HAPPENED BOTH ON A CITY STREET AND ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CITY STREET WAS ON A CURVY ROAD AND THE HIGHWAY WAS A STRAIGHTAWAY. THIS HAS ONLY HAPPENED WHILE IN MOTION. IN ORDER FOR IT TO STOP WE WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF FOR 10-15 SECONDS AND RESTART IN WHICH SOMETIMES IT WOULD STOP FOR A WHILE AND OTHERS IT WOULD ONLY STOP FOR A MILE OR LESS. THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR IT HAS DONE IT AND BOTH YEARS IT HAS DONE IT IN THE COLD. LAST YEAR WE CLEANED THE WHEEL SENSORS AND IT STOPPED BUT THIS YEAR WE HAVE TRIED MULTIPLE THINGS AND NOTHING IS WORKING. A 3 AND HALF HOUR DRIVE HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS TOOK 7 HOURS IN THE SLEET WITH MY 3 YEAR OLD AT 3 IN THE MORNING. THAT'S NOT OKAY. I'M NOT WILLING TO HAVE THAT HAPPEN AGAIN. SOMETHING NEEDS TO CHANGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11057390December 29, 2017
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SERVICE STABLETRAK ....LOSE IN ENGINE POWER WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND BACK ROADS. THE PROBLEM OCCURED MORE OFTEN WHILE DRIING SLOWER AND OR STOPPING AT LIGHTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11057148December 28, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE CAR WILL BEGIN TO MAKE A BEEPING NOISE THREE TIMES, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON THE FOLLOWING MESSAGES APPEAR: SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, SERVICE STABILITRAK, POWER ENGINE FAILURE. AT THIS TIME, THE VEHICLE WILL DROP SPEED AT AN ALARMING RATE AND WILL NOT GO OVER 10 MPH. GM/CHEVY DENIES ANY WRONG DOING AND ACT LIKE THEY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE YET ITS ALL OVER THE INTERNET! THE DEALERSHIPS GUESS AT WHAT TO FIX COSTING THE CAR OWNER OUT OF POCKET FOR IT TO CONTINUOUSLY HAPPEN. THIS VEHICLE IS A DEATH TRAP! THIS VEHICLE HAS DONE THIS NUMEROUS TIME TO ME BEGINNING IN APRIL OF 2017.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11057229December 28, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THE CAR WILL GO INTO REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND SLOW YOUR SPEED WITH LITTLE WARNING WHILE SAYING TRACTION CONTROL SERVICE AND STABITRAC SERVICE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11056576December 26, 2017
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, WHEELS
I KEEP GETTING CODES FOR EMISSION AND TIMINGS CHAIN. MY BACK UP SAFETY SENSOR AND WHEEL SENSOR DOESN'T WORK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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