Chevrolet Traverse Complaints (2009)

448 consumer complaints on file.

#10598693June 16, 2014
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE WINDOW REMOTE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE THAT CONTROLS THE UP AND DOWN MOVEMENT OF THE WINDOW ON THE PASS SIDE DOES NOT WORK. THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER,IT WORKED FOR A LITTLE WHILE. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FROM THE DAY I PURCHASED THE TRAVERSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598013June 13, 2014
STEERING
THERE IS A GRINDING SOUND WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL REGARDLESS OF SPEED, EVEN SITTING STILL BUT MOSTLY AT SLOWER SPEEDS. YOU CAN FEEL THE VIBRATION OF THE GRINDING IN YOUR HAND THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. SOUND AND VIBRATION GETTING WORSE. NOW AT 60,000 MILES. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598189June 13, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED MAKING THE STEERING WHEEL VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING RACK AND STEERING PUMP HAD MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597669June 11, 2014
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILURE WHILE TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS. PROBLEM IS WORSE AND OCCURS MOST WHEN TRYING TO PARK. YOU CAN BE HALFWAY THROUGH YOUR TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN POWER STEERING GOES OUT. HAVE ALMOST HIT SEVERAL PARKED CARS JUST PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE. ALSO HAPPENS WHEN MAKING LOW SPEED TURNS ON THE ROAD. VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THE POWER STEERING WILL STOP WORKING. SO FAR IT HAS NOT HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEEDS AND HOPING IT NEVER DOES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597245June 9, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I CALLED TO MAKE AN APPT. FOR AN AIR BAG RECALL WHEN IT STARTED SLIPPING OUT OF DRIVE WHILE DRIVING. I COULD NOT GET ONE FOR FIVE DAYS. I WAS TOLD NOT TO WORRY IT WOULD BE FINE. I BARELY MADE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, REVERSE WAS GONE AND I HAD TO DRIVE SLOW AND DROP IT INTO LOW, WHEN IT WOULD SLIP OUT OF GEAR I JUST PRAYED THE GUY BEHIND ME WOULD NOT REAR END ME. THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS ALSO ON RECALL AND THEY WOULD FIX IT FOR FREE. THE NEXT DAY THEY CALLED AND TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $6000.00 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION, WHEN I TOLD THEM I WASN'T PAYING ANYTHING HE SAID HE WOULD TALK TO GM AGAIN. THEN HE CALLED AND SAID IT WAS $4000.00! I TOLD HIM AGAIN I WASN'T PAYING ANYTHING AND HE SAID HE WOULD TALK TO HIS GENERAL MANAGER. THEN HE CALLED AND SAID THE GENERAL MANGER WOULD OVERRIDE GM AND ONLY CHARGE ME A $500.00 RECALL DEDUCTIBLE. THIS IS CRAZY!! THIS CAR HAS HAD NUMEROUS RECALLS, TIMING CHAIN, AIR BAGS, FAULTY SEAT BELTS, HEATED WASHER FLUID MECHANISM CAUSING FIRES, AND NOW THIS. THE LAST RECALL I TOOK IT IN FOR THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER IS LEAKING INTO THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER AND WANT $600.00 TO FIX THAT. HE TOLD ME TO DRIVE IT UNTIL THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND FIX IT THEN! THIS MODEL ALSO ROLLS IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF THE GEAR IT IS IN. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS A "FEATURE" OF THIS MODEL. I HAVE SEARCHED ON LINE AND FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS FOR OTHER 2009 TRAVERSE'S. SOME STATE THAT IT IS A "CHARACTERISTIC" OF THIS MODEL. THE TRUTH IS IT IS A FLAW. IT CAN'T BE FIXED AND THEY DON'T WANT TO RECALL THE VEHICLE. THEY GAVE ME A LOANER THAT IS A 2013 TRAVERSE AND IT DOESN'T DO IT. I HAVE TO DRIVE MINE LIKE IT IS A STRAIGHT DRIVE. I LIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND IF I STOP ON A HILL I HAVE TO LEAVE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND GIVE IT GAS BEFORE I TAKE MY FOOT OFF OR ELSE I ROLL INTO THE CAR BEHIND ME. THIS CAR IS A LEMON, SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596562June 6, 2014
STEERING
THERE IS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN MAKING SHARP TURNS SUCH AS U TURNS AND TURNING INTO PARKING SPOTS. THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEVEL HAS BEEN CHECKED AND IS FINE. PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN AUGUST 2009. IN LATE 2009/EARLY 2010 THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE STEERING COLUMN. IN THE LAST FEW YEARS THERE HAS BEEN NOISE EMITTED FROM THE COLUMN, BUT CHEVY DEALERSHIP SAID THIS WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT WOULD COST OVER $1000 TO FIX. HOWEVER, NOW IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IS GETTING WORSE. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. CHEVY SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596650June 6, 2014
STEERING
I HAVE NOTICED NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE FIRST 2 TIMES I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE THE TECH WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE THIRD TIME I TOOK IT IN, THEY HEARD THE NOISE AND DIAGNOSED A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING RACK. I WAS TOLD THE RACK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, AND THAT IF I DID NOT REPLACE THE RACK I WOULD AT SOME POINT LOSE POWER STEERING. IF THIS OCCURS, I BELIEVE THAT IT IS POSSIBLE THAT I COULD BE INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. SINCE THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED, I HAVE NOTICED A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING COLUMN THAT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. AT THIS POINT, GM IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM, ALTHOUGH IT IS SUCH A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM THAT A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT HAS BEEN FILED IN THE FLORIDA COURT SYSTEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596704June 6, 2014
STEERING
AS WE WERE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT, WHICH GAVE US NO ABILITY TO TURN. THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE IN THIS CONDITION. WE BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE POWER STEERING AND SHOULD BE PART OF A RECALL. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND A RECALL SHOULD BE MADE BEFORE PEOPLE ARE INJURED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595999June 4, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE 2013. THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596065June 4, 2014
STEERING
POWER STEERING WHINING WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED AT 48,000 MILES AND NOW AT 70,000 MILES THE POWER STEERING IS FAILING AGAIN. HAVING IT LOCK UP ON ME AT SLOW SPEEDS AND CAUSING ME LOSE ABILITY TO CONTROL DIRECTION. VERY UNSAFE CONDITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595814June 3, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE FLUSHED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO NEITHER DUPLICATE NOR 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 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595544June 2, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC LOCKING SYSTEM FAILED CAUSING AND A PASSENGER BECAME LOCKED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS 106,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594846May 29, 2014
STEERING
I OWN A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE LTZ.. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING STEERING PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN PARKING IN PARKING SLOTS AND WHEN TURNING AT INTERSECTIONS. WHEN TURNING OR PARKING THE POWER STEERING WILL NOT WORK AND THE VEHICLE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. I HAVE CHECK THE POWER STEERING FLUID AND THE FLUID LEVELS ARE FINE. I HAVE SPENT OVER $1,200.00 ON TRYING TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM AND THE VEHICLE IS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS STEERING. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR THIS VEHICLE. MY WIFE IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF THIS VEHICLE AND I AM AFRAID IF THE STEERING LOCKS UP WHAT MAY HAPPEN TO HER WHILE SHE IS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I AM TO A POINT THAT I WANT TO SELL OR TRADE THE VEHICLE BUT I DO NOT WANT TO PUT THE BURDEN OF THIS VEHICLE ON ANYONE ELSE. I HOPE THAT GM HAS A RECALL SOON ON THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE I AM AFRAID WHAT MAY HAPPEN IF THIS PROBLEM IS NOT ADDRESSED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594851May 29, 2014
STEERING
WHILE AT SLOW SPEEDS, TURNING CAN BECOME EXTREMELY HARD. ACTS LIKE THE POWER STEERING HAS QUIT, BUT THEN A FEW SECONDS LATER IT IS FINE. POWER STEERING FLUID IS AT THE APPROPRIATE LEVELS. SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN WHEN YOU ARE DOING FREQUENT TURNING AT SLOWER SPEEDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594877May 29, 2014
STEERING
VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT ISSUES WITH STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS. WHILE TRYING TO PARK, PULL INTO TRAFFIC OR MAKE LOW SPEED TURNS, THE STEERING WILL SEIZE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594024May 26, 2014
STEERING
WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO TURN ONTO A BUSY STREET WITH MY WIFE'S 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND I NEARLY BROADSIDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO STOP BEFORE A COLLISION OCCURRED. WHEN I GOT HOME I CHECKED THE POWER STEERING FLUID AND IT WAS JUST UNDER THE MAX LEVEL. MY WIFE SAID SHE HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE OR JUST TURNING AT SLOWER SPEEDS BUT IT HASN'T BEEN CONSISTENT. NOW IN THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME CONSISTENT. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH NOT ONLY THE TRAVERSE BUT WITH GMC ACADIA'S AND BUICK ENCLAVES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593946May 25, 2014
STEERING
WHEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE AT SLOW SPEEDS (I.E. BACKING INTO PARKING SPACES, TAKING SHARP CURVES), THE VEHICLE'S POWER STEERING WILL FAIL , MAKING IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593921May 24, 2014
STEERING
SINCE BACK IN APRIL 2014 I STARTED TO NOTICE THAT AT TIME THE WHEEL WOULD BE HARD TO TURN WHEN PARKING. I CONTACT THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT POWER STEERING WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE TRAVERSE. JUST RECENTLY IT GOT SO BAD THAT I CAN'T TURN THE WHEEL SAFELY. WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN THE WHEEL LOCKED AND I ROLLED INTO THE CURVE. WHEN PULLING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT I HAD TO GIVE IT SOME GAS TO GET THE WHEEL TO TRY TO TURN AND ALMOST HIT A PERSON. WHEN TO TRYING TO BACK THE CAR BECAUSE THE WHEEL IS SO TIGHT I ALMOST HIT SOMEONE AGAIN. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD OFFER ME COST ASSISTANCE TO GET IT FIX. THE DEALER SAID THEY PUT ALL MY INFORMATION IN SOME CALCULATION SYSTEM AND IT CAME BACK AS THE ONLY COST ASSISTANCE I QUALIFIED FOR IS 100% PARTICIPATION ON MY PART. I HAVE TO COST ASSISTANT TO HELP MYSELF PAY THE BILL. I DON'T WANT TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR HITTING A PERSON OR ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE MY WHEEL IS LOCKING BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING GEAR IS LEAKING AND NEED TO BE REPLACE AND NOW THE POWER STEERING PUMP IS BAD. AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND EVERYONE HAS TO PAY FOR GM ERROR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593505May 22, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AS THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593161May 21, 2014
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING WILL CUT OUT. THE VEHICLE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HAS ALMOST RESULTED IN MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS WHEN NAVIGATING PARKING LOTS OR OTHER AREAS AT SLOW SPEEDS AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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