Chevrolet Traverse Complaints (2009)

448 consumer complaints on file.

#10428090September 30, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
APPROXIMATELY A WEEK AFTER TAKING IT TO DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC CHECK ON STEERING PROBLEMS, MY TRUCK STARTED MAKING NOISE. I TOOK IT TO SEVERAL MECHANICS AND THEY ALL SEEM TO THINK IT WAS RELATED TO THE TIMING CHAIN. AS TIME PROGRESSED THE NOISE GOT EXCEEDINGLY WORSE AND USED AN EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF GAS. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY NOT OPERATING AND IT HAS APPROXIMATELY 120K MILES. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY STATED THE PROBLEM OCCURRED DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF USAGE. AFTER CHECKING THE WEBSITE WWW.CHEVYTRAVERSEFORUM.COM I DISCOVERED THAT MANY OTHER CONSUMERS EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM; HOWEVER, THEIR USAGE WAS MUCH LOWER, I.E. 19K POSTED BY COTTON-SMITH, 20K HEATHER AND MARK, 21K JUDIH, TO NAME A FEW. SENSOR CODE WAS P0017 I CONTACTED THE GM CONSUMER LINE LISTED ON THEIR WEBSITE TO NO AVAIL. REQUESTING AN INVESTIGATION BE CONDUCTED ON THE ISSUES RELATING TO TIMING CHAINS/ENGINE PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428099September 30, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE ENTIRE ENGINE FAILED,SEIZED. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY REPORTED THAT IT WAS DO TO NO OIL IN THE ENGINE. THE CHANGE OIL LIGHT WAS ON BUT NOT A LOW OIL LIGHT, THERE WAS NO OIL LEAKAGE OR SMELL NOTED. THE CAR HAD BEEN ACTING "ODD" FOR 10 DAYS OR SO, LOSING POWER AND MAKING A DIESEL ENGINE SOUND WHILE RUNNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426984September 23, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
AS I WAS DRIVING GOING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE PARK ASSIST MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THEN THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER. THE GAUGES WENT TO 0 AND THE RADIO AND AIR CONDITIONING WENT OFF. IT THEN SUDDENLY POPPED BACK ON AND 4 DIFFERENT WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASH (CHECK ENGINE, TIRE PRESSURE, A DECAL WITH A LOCK AND THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT) AND THEN OFF AGAIN. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR AGAIN IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER. I ATTEMPTED 2 TIMES AND ON THE 3RD TIME THE ENGINE TURNED OVER AND THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE OFF. THE FOLLOWING CODES CAME UP WHEN A COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC TOOL WAS PLUGGED IN APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES AFTER THE ISSUE OCCURRED. B2AAA, B2A00, P0008, PO202 AND U25E5. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10423612August 31, 2011
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VEHICLE SEEMS TO HESITATE ALSO STALLING WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEED TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO PASS (FEELS LIKE A MISS IN THE ENGINE) RPM DROP ABOUT 500 - 700 RPMS WHEN THIS HAPPENS. IT ALSO FEELS LIKE THE TORQUE CONVERTER LOCKUP IS ENGAGING AND DISENGAGING NOT SURE IF THE NEW TRANSMISSIONS HAVE THAT ANYMORE. HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY PROBLEMS. THE DEALERSHIP LAST MONTH REPROGRAMMED THE TRANSMISSION TO ELIMINATE THE HARD SHIFTING PROBLEM WITH A BULLETIN ISSUED FROM CHEVROLET .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422249August 25, 2011
STEERING
WHEN MY VEHICLE WAS 2 YEARS OLD AND HAD APPROXIMATELY 35,900 MILES, I STARTED HEARING A LOW WHINING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHENEVER THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED. THE INTERMITTENT NOISE CONTINUED, SO I HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED ON 2/18/11 WITH MILEAGE OF 36,379. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE NOISE. THE NOISE CONTINUED GETTING WORSE; BECAME LOUDER AND CONSTANT. I HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED ON 8/24/11 WITH MILEAGE OF 44,248. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE STEERING GEAR WAS FAILING AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, I HAD TO PAY $1212.80. IT'S VERY DISHEARTENING TO HAVE A REPAIR OF THIS MAGNITUDE ON A 2 YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH LOW MILEAGE. I PURCHASED THIS TRAVERSE BRAND NEW TO AVOID THE COSTLY REPAIRS OF OLDER VEHICLES. APPARENTLY, I MADE A BAD DECISION. THIS VEHICLE HAS ALREADY HAD 3 SAFETY RECALLS AND THE STEERING GEAR SHOULD BE MADE THE 4TH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10412206July 13, 2011
STEERING
I BEGAN NOTICING THAT MY STEERING WHEEL WOULD MAKE A CLICKING NOISE. THEN A WHILE LATER, I BEGAN TO NOTICE IT WAS INCREASINGLY HARDER TO MAKE SHARP LEFT/RIGHT TURNS INTO PARKING SPACES. I TOOK IN MY VEHICLE AT 53,000 MILES AND THEY SAID THE STEERING GEAR HAD FAILED. IT TOOK 2 DAYS TO REPAIR AND ALMOST $1400. THEN I'M DRIVING THE CAR LESS THAN A DAY AND CAN'T AGAIN TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE. I CRANKED THE WHEEL WITH ALL MY MIGHT TO GET IT PARKED. I TOOK MY CAR BACK AND THEY NOW SAY IT'S A POWER STEERING FAILURE! WHY DOES A 2 1/2 YR OLD CAR HAVE FAILING PARTS?! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10404220June 2, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY 2009 TRAVERSE ACCELERATES WHEN IT WANTS TO. THE RPM ARE GOING NUTS BUT THE TRUCK IS SLOWING DOWN WHEN YOU GIVE IT GAS IT DOES NOTHING FOR ONE OR TWO SECONDS. EXTRA PASSENGERS AND THERE WEIGHT MAKE IT EVEN WORSE . CHEVY DEALER IS BAFFLED. PROBLEM STILL UNSOLVED. I THINK THAT IF I KEEP DRIVING IT THIS WAY IT'S GOING TO LEAD TO BIGGER PROBLEMS. CHEVY SHOULD JUST RECALL ALL TRAVERSES WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393665March 29, 2011
STEERING
LOUD THUMPING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING FELL OUT OF THE FRONT END OF THE CAR. CAR DEALERSHIP REPLACED RACK AND PINION AND BLED POWER STEERING AND SET TOE. FOUND NOISE TRACED TO INTERNAL RACK FAILURE WHICH CAUSED CLUNK WHEN TURNED BACK AND FORTH. REPAIRED 3/2011
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10389972March 13, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2009 TRAVERSE PURCHASED 4/30/2009. FROM THE START IT HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON BUT NO SYMPTOMS OF FAILURE. WE TOOK IT TO DEALER 1 ON 9/02/2010, WITH 22,753 MILES. THEY REPLACED WIRING UNDER ENGINE PLENUM TO #1 IGNITION COILS. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. AT THIS TIME THE CAR STARTED TO LOSE POWER ON THE FREEWAY SOMETIMES. WE TOOK IT TO DEALER 2 ON 10/11/2010, THEY HAD TO GET PARTS AND DID A TEMPORARY FIX. WE BROUGHT IT BACK ON 11/1/2010, WITH 24,656 MILES ON IT AND THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED IT. THEY REPLACED CONNECTORS IN THE JUNCTION BOX, SAYING IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THE LIGHT WAS BACK ON WITHIN A FEW DAYS, AND THE CAR WAS STILL LOSING POWER. WE TOOK IT TO DEALER 3 ON 2/09/2011, WITH 30,287 MILES FOR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND LOSS OF POWER. THEY REPLACED ECM AND ALL 6 COILS. THE DAY WE LEFT THE SHOP, THE LIGHT WAS BACK ON AND WITHIN A DAY THE CAR WAS LOSING POWER AGAIN. BACK TO THE SHOP ON 2/17/11. THIS TIME THEY REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE DAY AFTER WE LEFT THE SHOP THE LIGHT WAS BACK ON. THEY TOLD US IT NEEDED A SMALL ADJUSTMENT AND TO BRING IT BACK ON 3/05/11. WE WENT TO THE SHOP AND THE MECHANIC DID NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. AFTER BEING THERE FOR A FEW HOURS AND CALLING CHEVY 800 #, THEY TOLD US TO COME BACK NEXT WEEK. ON 3/06/11, THE CAR WAS LOSING POWER SO BAD THAT WE WANTED TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE SHOP, BUT THEY WERE CLOSED. ON 3/07/11 THE TRAVERSE STARTED LOSING POWER, AND THEN DIED. IT LOST ALL POWER AND THE BRAKES FAILED AS A RESULT. WE HAD TO SLAM ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT, AND WERE LUCKY TO NOT BE REAR ENDED. THE CAR HAS BEEN AT THE SHOP THE WEEK OF 3/07/11-3/11/11. THEY TOLD US THE CAR IS MISFIRING ON ALL CYLINDERS AND DUMPING RAW GAS INTO THE EXHAUST. ON 3/11/11 THEY CALLED TO STATE THAT THEY ARE REPLACING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER (AGAIN) AND THE MODULE AND RETURNING THE VEHICLE ON 3/14/11. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384189February 23, 2011
STEERING
VEHICLE MAKES NOISE WHEN TURNING SOMETIMES VIBRATES. DEALER SAYS ITS THE STEERING RACK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383902February 21, 2011
SEAT BELTS
WE HAVE A 2009 CHEVY TRAVERSE 8 PASSENGER VEHICLE - THE CENTER ROW SEAT BELTS ARE THE MOST POOR DESIGN IMAGINABLE. THEY PUT THE CENTER SEAT BELT BUCKLE AS A RIGID OUTLET IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CENTER SEAT. WE HAVE TWO CAR SEATS IN OUR CAR & DUE TO FOSTER CARE NEED TO BE ABLE TO PUT IN A BOOSTER SEAT IN THE MIDDLE - THE CAR WILL NOT ACCEPT A BOOSTER SEAT BECAUSE OF THE POOR DESIGN. IT IS SHOCKING THAT CHEVY DID NOT PUT IN A BELT BASED SEAT BELT HERE INSTEAD! I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS & IT REALLY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY CHEVY! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381407February 10, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATE. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CHECKED AND REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE SHOES AND ROTORS. THE REPAIR WAS COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE FIRST FAILURE HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS AGO AND RECURRED ON DECEMBER 9, 2010. THE CONTACT REFUSED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AGAIN. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED A SECOND TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376724January 14, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT HEAD LIGHT AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS CONTINUE TO MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT STATED THE HEAD LIGHTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND THE BRAKE LIGHT HAVE BEEN REPLACED SIX TIMES. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THE MANUFACTURER IS CURRENTLY TRYING TO PUT THE CONTACT IN ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DEALER CAN NOT REMEDY THIS ISSUE WITH THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS. THE CONTACT STATED IF THE THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS MALFUNCTION WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT IT CAN CAUSE A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375125January 7, 2011
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND THE VEHICLE CRASH INTO THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED A FRACTURED STERNUM BY HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK DURING THE CRASH. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WILL PERFORM AN INVESTIGATION REGARDING THE SEAT BELT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10366830November 19, 2010
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVY TRAVERSE. THE TIRE BRAND WAS GOODYEAR AND THE TIRE SIZE WAS P255/65/R18. THE DOT WAS 4BXMARDR. THE CONTACT HEARD A CHOPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE TIRE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE FOUR TIMES TO VARIOUS DEALERS AND HAD ALSO CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE TECHNICIANS DID NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE CONTACT NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TIRES IF SHE WAS NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THE SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,781.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339888June 24, 2010
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL WHINING NOISE WHEN TURNING. PULSATING AND A STIFF TURNING IN A PARKING LOT OR WHEN GOING SLOW. DEALER IS NOW GOING TO REPLACE THE STEERING RACK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339885June 24, 2010
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL WHINING NOISE WHEN TURNING. PULSATING AND A STIFF TURNING IN A PARKING LOT OR WHEN GOING SLOW. DEALER REPLACED SIC COIL, FIXED TEMPORARY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335121June 7, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I OWN A 2009 TRAVERSE THAT WAS TAKEN TO THE GARAGE FOR WHAT APPEARS TO BE A HESITATION IN ACCELERATION. ENGINE SORT OF SPUTTERS. IN A STRAIGHT ACCELERATION AND WHEN IN TURNS. THE GARAGE SAID THAT THIS IS A COMMON "TRAIT" IN THE TRAVERSES COMPUTER BUT THAT IT IS NOT AN ISSUE OR DEFECT. THEY SAY THAT THEY CAN "REFRESH THE COMPUTER" BUT THAT I WOULD "LOSE 2MPG" WHEN THEY DO IT. ONE TECH EVEN SAID "THIS IS SORT OF LIKE THE TOYOTA ISSUE". TO ME (A COMPUTER SYSTEMS ENGINEER) IT SOUNDS LIKE THE COMPUTER HAS A BUG IN IT AND NEEDS FIXED OR REPLACED. THE THOUGHT OF LOSING 2MPG IN A SUV IS NOT VERY DESIRABLE BUT I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THIS ENGINE HESITATION IS NOT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE ITSELF. HOW IS THIS NOT A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE IF I AM TRYING TO AVOID A VEHICLE? MY CHEVY DEALER SAID THAT THEY WOULD CALL CORPORATE BUT THAT "IT WOULD TAKE SEVERAL DAYS". I NOTICE THAT YOU ALREADY HAVE ONE COMPLAINT RE: A 2010 CHEVY TRAVERSE. THIS IS CLEARLY A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317586April 19, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CONSUMERS 2009 CHEVY TRAVERSE DASH LIGHTS DIM PERIODICALLY. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THIS CAN BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND VEHICLE CAN CATCH FIRE. *TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320807March 18, 2010
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL MAKES STRANGE NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. PULSATING AND A LITTLE STIFFER TURNING IN A PARKING LOT OR GOING SLOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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