Chevrolet Traverse Complaints (2011)

608 consumer complaints on file.

#10520885June 20, 2013
STEERING
POWER STEERING HAS ISSUES AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN TURNING. DEALER COST TO REPLACE PUMP AND GEAR IS 2,500! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10520108June 17, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,285.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10519917June 15, 2013
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS PARKING, BACKING INTO PARKING SPOT GOING MAYBE 2 TO 3 MILES AND HOUR, TRIED TO PUT CAR INTO PARK, WAS A LITTLE DIFFICULT. THEN TRIED TO TAKE KEY OUT OF IGNITION SWITCH AND KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT. THEN REALIZED WINDOWS WOULD NOT ROLL DOWN (ALL 4). I LOCKED THE KEYS IN THE CAR WITH THE LOCKING FOB. LATER IN THE DAY A PERSON CAME TO ME AND SAID MY LIGHTS AND RADIO WERE ON, DUE TO THE FACT I HAD DIFFERENT PEOPLE TRY TO GET THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION THOUGHT OUT THE NIGHT I KNOW THE RADIO WAS OFF WHILE WE TALKED ABOUT HOW TO GET THE KEYS OUT. THE NEXT MORNING I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER TO BE FIXED. I HAVE A WARRANTY AFTER MARKET ON THE CAR. THE DEALER SAID THE WARRANTY COMPANY WILL NOT COVER REPAIRS. I AM TRYING TO FIND OUT IF OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10519522June 12, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
MY WIFE HAD JUST DROPPED THE KIDS OFF AT SCHOOL AND WAS ABOUT 10 MINUTES AWAY FROM HOME. AFTER ABOUT FIVE MINUTES OF DRIVING A SERIES OF CHIMES EMITTED FROM THE CAR AND THE DASH FLASHED A LIGHT INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SYSTEM, FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER SERIES OF DINGS AND A BURNING SMELL. SHE THEN PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF THE CAR, AND WAITED APPROXIMATELY A MINUTE. UPON TURNING ON THE CAR SHE HEARD ANOTHER DING AND THE SERVICE LIGHTS REMAINED ON. SHE WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY DRIVE HOME BUT THE CAR EMITTED A "GRINDING NOISE" AND THE HEAT GAUGE WAS SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN NORMAL. UPON GETTING HOME SHE CHECKED UNDER THE CAR BUT DID NOT SEE ANY FLUIDS UNDER THE CAR. WE HAVE SCHEDULED A MECHANIC TO LOOK AT THE CAR TOMORROW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515439June 6, 2013
STEERING
TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER ON WEDNESDAY 06 / 05 / 13 SQUEAKING NOISE / WINING / IT SOUNDS LIKE COMING FROM STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT. CHEVY DEALER FURTHER INSPECTED AND FOUND NOISE TO BE COMING FROM STEERING GEAR HOUSING. RECOMMENDED PUTTING ON REVISED HOUSING TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION AND RECOMMENDED TO BE INSTALLED AND FLUSH SYSTEM TO CONVERT TO ATF. TOLD MUST PERFORM THIS PROCEDURE TO GET RID OF NOISE. GM SHOULD REPAIR KNOWING THEY HAVE THIS PROBLEMS WITH STEERING GEAR HOUSING WITH NO CHARGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514876June 3, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANTI FREEZE WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER PUMP AND SEAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514923June 3, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
AROUND MAY 11, 2012, ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE, ACCELERATING TO 65 MPH, MY CAR BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD REPETITIVE NOISE UNDER THE HOOD. AFTER A FEW MILES, A BATTERY SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR BEGAN TO OVERHEAT AND BECOME DIFFICULT TO STEER. AS I REACHED A PULLOVER, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND EVERYTHING ELSE QUIT WORKING (RADIO, LIGHTS, ETC.) I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND COULD NOT TURN IT BACK ON. WHEN THE CAR WAS TOWED, WE FOUND THE BELT WAS SHREDDED AND DRAGGED BEHIND THE CAR. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE WATER PUMP. THE CAR WAS ABOUT 11 MOS OLD AND HAD ABOUT 11,000 MILES ON IT. ON JUNE 2, 2013, DEJA VU. AS I LEFT A STORE AND ACCELERATED TO 45 MPH, MY CAR BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD REPETITIVE NOISE UNDER THE HOOD. AS I ACCELERATED, THE NOISES WERE LOUDER AND FASTER. I DROVE ABOUT 5 MILES TO WALMART, THE NOISES CONTINUED, SO I DROVE HOME, ABOUT 5 MILES. IN THE MORNING, I DROVE THE CAR VERY SLOWLY BECAUSE I THOUGHT THE BELT WAS SHREDDING AGAIN, AND AS I DROVE MORE SLOWLY, THE NOISE (FROM THE PIECES OF THE BELT SLAPPING AROUND THE ENGINE) BECAME LESS AND I HOPED I COULD MAKE THE BELT LAST UNTIL I GOT TO THE DEALER. THE SERVICE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN I TURNED LEFT AT AN INTERSECTION NEAR THE DEALERSHIP, THE CAR WAS VERY HARD TO STEER AND I COULD BARELY TURN INTO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DRIVER FOLLOWING ME SAID HE COULD SEE THE SHREDDED BELT DRAGGING. I LEARNED THERE HAD BEEN OTHER CARS ON WHICH THE BELT HAD SHREDDED AND THAT THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN TO PUT A LINING IN TO PROTECT THE BELT FROM DAMAGE, NOT SURE IF THIS HAD BEEN DONE ON MY CAR I LEARNED THERE IS ALSO A RECALL RELATED TO THE WATER PUMP. IN BOTH CASES, I WAS FORTUNATE NOT TO BE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, NEAR TRUCKS, OR PASSING ON A COUNTRY ROAD. THIS SEEMS VERY DANGEROUS TO ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514932June 3, 2013
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
THE HEAT WAS NOT WORKING. BLOWING ONLY COLD AIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511567May 12, 2013
STEERING
HIGH PITCHED SQUEAL/SQUEAKY NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURNING EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT AT ALL FORWARD SPEEDS, REVERSE AND STATIONARY. MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW SAYS THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE "RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY" AND HAS BEEN A RECALL ITEM ON 2009 & 2010 TRAVERSES, BUT NOT ON THE 2011-2013. THEY EXAMINED THE VEHICLE (FOR A COST OF $39.95) AND SAID THEY COULD REPAIR IT FOR $435.54, BUT SAID IT WOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM TO DRIVE IT AS IS UNTIL IT GETS WORSE OF AFFECTS THE STEERING OPERATION. THEY HAVE DONE 2 SUCH REPAIRS ON 2011 MODELS. I BELIEVE THAT AS THIS IS HAPPENING AT 29 MONTHS (SINCE NEWLY PURCHASED BY MYSELF) AND AT SUCH A LOW MILEAGE TO HAVE STEERING ISSUES, I WOULD THINK THIS MUST BE A PERSISTENT DESIGN/ENGINEERING DEFECT. I HOPE THE NHTSA AND SAFERAR.GOV WOULD INITIATE A RECALL. MY WIFE DRIVES 140 MILE TRIPS OFTEN TO VISIT OUR DAUGHTER'S FAMILY AND OUR GRANDCHILDREN OFTEN RIDE WITH HER IN THE TRAVERSE AND WE HAVE DRIVEN THE TRAVERSE TO MYRTLE BEACH, KITTY HAWK, NC, PENNSYLVANIA AND MISSISSIPPI AND I AM CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY. CHEVROLET USA SHOULD STEP UP TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AT THEIR COST. I HAVE NOTED ONE OTHER REPORT OF THIS STEERING PROBLEM ON THIS WEBSITE AND THOSE WHO MY DEALERSHIP SAID PAID FOR THE FIX ON THEIR TRAVERSES. THERE ARE CERTAIN TO BE MANY MORE WHO HAVEN'T REPORTED THE ISSUE TO YOU AND I URGE YOU TO INITIATE THE RECALL. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511435May 10, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WAS AT TARGET ONE EVENING AND NOTICED A SWEET UNUSUAL SMELL COMING FROM THE TRAVERSE. I TOOK A LOOK UNDERNEATH THE CAR AND NOTICED PINK SUBSTANCE DRIPPING FROM THE ENGINE. UPON LEAVING TARGET I NOTICED THAT THE ARM ON THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS HIGHER THAN NORMAL. I DROVE 40MPH FOR A MILE AND THE GAUGE SHOT UP TO THE TOP. I WAS 25 MINUTES FROM HOME. I HAD TO STOP 6 TIMES TO LET THE ENGINE COOL DOWN IN ORDER TO MAKE IT HOME AND I HAD ALL FOUR OF MY KIDS IN THE CAR WITH ME AS WELL. IT TOTALLY FREAKED THEM OUT. I HAD TO RENT A CAR FOR THE WEEKEND AS I NEEDED TRANSPORTATION TO GET AROUND. I HAD A COMPANY THAT WILL COME TO YOUR HOME TO FIX YOUR CAR. FOUND OUT IT WAS MY FUEL PUMP. AFTER 4 HOURS OF LABOR AND $400.00 LATER IT WAS FIXED. FOUR MONTHS LATER, TODAY MAY 10, 2013 AS I'M DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, THE CAR BEGINS TO BEEP AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND SERVICE STABILITRAK SYSTEM AND TRACTION CONTROL OFF DISPLAYS IN THE DISPLAY WINDOW. IT SEEMED AS IF IT WAS HARD TO ACCELERATE AS WELL. THIS IS THE 2ND THING THAT IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE FAIRLY EXPENSIVE TO FIX THAT HAS HAPPENED TO THIS CAR. IT IS THE WEEKEND AND NOW HAVE TO TRY AND FIND A PLACE TO TAKE MY CAR AND HAVE IT SERVICED. SEEING NOW THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS WITH THIS SPECIFIC COMPONENT ON THE CAR, CHEVROLET NEEDS TO RECALL THIS CAR AND FIX THIS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I THINK IT'S RIDICULOUS TO HAVE TO CONTINUE TO PAY FOR THINGS THAT CONTINUE TO BREAK DOWN ON THIS VEHICLE. I AM A SINGLE PARENT AND CANNOT CONTINUE TO FINANCIALLY BE ABLE TO DO THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510518May 3, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LOW AND THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE BRAKE CALIPER WAS LEAKING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE HOSE GASKET, ADDED BRAKE FLUID, AND REPLACED THE BRAKE CALIPER ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE DEALER ALSO NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD WORN TIE-RODS AND REPLACED THEM BOTH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE REPAIR, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SQUEAK WHEN BEING TURNED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING HOUSING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,823.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510173April 30, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY, SERVICE BRAKES
SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING BRAND NEW CAR WE NOTICED SMALL RUST-COLORED SPECKS ALL OVER THE VEHICLE, MOSTLY ON THE REAR OF THE CAR. AFTER SEVERAL INSPECTIONS, MUZI FORD IN NEEDHAM, MA DIAGNOSED THIS AS "BRAKE DUST" FROM THE TYPE OF BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE. THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE TO PREVENT THE SPECKS, BUT THAT THE ONLY FIX WAS EXPENSIVE BUFFING/WET SANDING TREATMENTS BY THEIR BODY SHOP THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE DONE 1-2 TIMES PER YEAR, AND THEY ALSO SAID WE SHOULD WASH OUR CAR WEEKLY. OUR VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. EACH BUFF COSTS APPROX $400. WE BELIEVE THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD COVER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10500975March 1, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WHILE STOPPED AND POSITIONED FACING UPHILL, THE VEHICLE, WHEN PLACED IN DRIVE, WILL ROLL DOWNHILL UNLESS THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED. WHILE STOPPED AND POSITIONED FACING DOWNHILL, THE VEHICLE, WHEN PLACED IN REVERSE, WILL ROLL DOWNHILL UNLESS THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED. THE ROLLING IS NOT LIMITED TO INCHES OR A COUPLE OF FEET. THE ROLLING WAS STOPPED BY APPLYING THE BRAKE AFTER ROLLING OVER 10 FEET. THE 2011 TRAVERSE IS AN ALL WHEEL DRIVE WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10500607February 27, 2013
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CHEVY TRAVERSE HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES SINCE MAY OF 2012 FOR SUDDEN TRACTION CONTROL AND STABILITRAK ERROR MESSAGES . ONCE THESE MESSAGES POP UP ONT HE CAR THEY ARE ALWAYS FOLLOWED BY A REDUCED POWER MESSAGE WHICH IMMEDIATELY SHUTS OFF THE CAR WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE OR FUNCTION NORMALLY ONCE THIS HAPPENS. CHEVY HAS YET TO BE ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10500170February 26, 2013
ENGINE, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WE WERE MOVING FROM SOUTH CAROLINA TO WISCONSIN WHICH IS A 1,000 MILE TRIP. ON THE MORNING OF FEBRUARY 9TH, 2013 WE WERE ABOUT TO ENTER CINCINNATI ON THE SECOND LEG OF OUR TRIP WHEN ALL THE SUDDEN THE DASH DISPLAYED A MESSAGE THAT SAID TRAK SYSTEM FAILED, SOON FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER MESSAGE INDICATING THE ENGINE POWER HAD BEEN REDUCED. THE VEHICLE WENT FROM 60 MPH TO APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SHUDDER WITH A FEELING OF LOSS OF FIRING CYLINDERS, AND LOSS OF VEHICLE STEERING CONTROL. SO WE PULLED OVER, READ THE BOOK, AND SHUT THE CAR OFF LIKE IT SAID, WAITED 15 SECONDS AND THEN TURNED THE CAR BACK ON. THE CAR WAS FINE AND WE FINISHED THAT LEG OF THE TRIP HOPING NOTHING ELSE WOULD HAPPEN. IT HAPPENED ON A VERY BUSY STRETCH OF I-75N NEAR COVINGTON, KY AND IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. MY ENTIRE FAMILY WAS IN THE CAR. SO I CALLED AND SPOKE TO A GM TECHNICIAN AT TIRE DISCOUNTERS IN CINCINNATI WHO STATED IT PROBABLY IS YOUR THROTTLE BODY AS HE HAD JUST REPAIRED THE SAME ISSUE ON ANOTHER GM CAR. BEING THAT IT WAS SATURDAY, THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO AND WE HAD TO STILL TRAVEL AN ADDITIONAL 300 MILES TO WISCONSIN. THE CAR ONLY HAD 45,000 MILES ON IT THE DAY OF INCIDENT. THE NEXT DAY FEBRUARY 10 2013 WE CONTINUED OUR TRIP AND RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF INDIANA THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED AND AGAIN WE TOOK THE SAME ACTION. AGAIN IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BUT WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER. ON TUESDAY FEBRUARY 19, 2013 I TOOK THE CAR IN TO BE LOOKED AT BY ANDREW CHEVROLET IN GLENDALE, WI AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THE SAME. THE THROTTLE BODY HAD GONE BAD AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPAIRED FOR $519.00. THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THEY TOO HAD CHANGED THEM ON MULTIPLE CARS. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THE 2011 TRAVERSE AND REPAIR THIS PART BEFORE SOMEONE GETS IN AN ACCIDENT AND GETS KILLED. I ALSO NOTICED THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN THREE MONTHS NHTSA HAS RECEIVED A COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *TR UDPATED 03/14/13
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499928February 25, 2013
STEERING
I FIRST TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO JIM BALL PONTIAC A GM CERTIFIED DEALER IN ORCHARD PARK, NY BECAUSE OF A WHINING NOISE BY ENGINE. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A LEAK IN POWER STEERING BOX AND SERVICED IT. THE. EXT DAY AFTER I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE I WAS DRIVING UP TO AN INTERSECTION TO MAKE A LEFT AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN WHINING REALLY LOUD. MY STEERING LOCKED UP DURING MY LEFT HAND TURN CAUSE ME TO DRIVE HEAD ON WITH 2 OTHER VEHICLES THAT WERE TRAVELING ABOUT 50 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO AVOID ACCIDENT AND AFTER I PULLED OVER THE STEERING WAS NORMAL IN ABOUT 20 SECONDS. THE VEHICLE WAS RELOOKED AT JIM BALL AND THEY BLAMED IT ON A BUBBLE IN THE LINE. I OPENED A CASE WITH GM REGARDING THIS AND I'M NOT GETTING MUCH HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10489225December 19, 2012
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS TRAILERING A BOAT ON TANDEM AXLE TRAILER WITHIN THE TRAILERING RATING FOR THE TRAVERSE, BUT NEAR THE NIGH END. IT WAS RAINING AND WE HYDROPLANED BUT THE HYDROPLANING STOPPED AFTER A SECOND AND WE CONTINUED. THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND WE SLOWED DOWN AND IT DIDN'T HAPPEN ANY FURTHER. I'VE TRAILERED WITH MY 2004 SILVERADO MANY TIMES AND DON'T BELIEVE THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED WITH IT. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME USING THE TRAVERSE AND I THOUGHT IT WAS WORKING OKAY, EXCEPT FOR THE HYDROPLANING. I THINK WHAT MAY HAVE HAPPENED IS THAT THE TRAILER WAS PUSHING DOWN ON THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE LIFTING UP ON THE FRONT AND THUS REDUCING TRACTION WITH THE FRONT WHEELS. I DON'T THINK THE TONGUE WEIGHT WAS TOO HIGH OR EXCESSIVE. AT ANY RATE, I DON'T KNOW IF I WAS JUST BEING UNSAFE BY TRAVELING THAT SPEED WITH THE RAIN, OR IF THE RATING FOR THE TRAVERSE'S TRAILERING TONGUE WEIGHT SHOULD BE REDUCED OR IF SOMEONE SHOULD HAVE TO INITIAL A SAFETY DOCUMENT ANYTIME THEY PUT A HITCH ON THEIR VEHICLE STATING THEY UNDERSTAND THE EXTRA HYDROPLANING POSSIBILITIES WHILE TRAILERING OR WHAT. BUT I WANTED TO REPORT WHAT HAPPENED IN CASE IT IS HAPPENING TO OTHERS AS WELL. I ALSO HAD TROUBLE PULLING MY BOAT OUT OF THE WATER WITH ONLY 2WD. I HAD TO GET AN ASSIST FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE. IF IT WAS ONLY FOR THE HYDROPLANING ISSUE, I WOULD TRAILER WITH THIS VEHICLE AGAIN. HOWEVER, WITHOUT 4WD TO PULL THE BOAT OUT OF THE WATER, THERE IS NO WAY I WILL USE IT AGAIN. (AND THAT ALSO SPEAKS TO THE TRACTION BEING LESS WHEN THE TONGUE HAS SOME WEIGHT ON IT.) THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD HAVE ADVISED ME TO GET 4WD SINCE THEY KNEW I WOULD BE TRAILERING A BOAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10489279December 19, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE RADIO UNIT EMITS A VERY HIGH FREQUENCY NOISE WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING OR NOT. THIS CAUSES HEADACHES ON A REGULAR BASIS. GM IS APPARENTLY AWARE OF THIS ISSUE BUT IS STATING THAT IT IS NORMAL OPERATION AND NOT OFFERING ANY OPTIONS TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE OFFENDING UNIT CAUSING THE HIGH FREQUENCY NOISE. MANY PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM ACROSS DIFFERENT MODELS IN MULTIPLE FORUMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10488693December 13, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, VISIBILITY/WIPER, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION POWER, AS WELL AS TRACTION CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED DUE TO COLD WEATHER TEMPERATURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 47,450 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,950. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DASH DISPLAYED A MESSAGE THAT SAID TRAK SYS FAILED, SOON FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER MESSAGE INDICATING THE ENGINE POWER HAD BEEN REDUCED. THE VEHICLE WENT FROM 60 MPH TO APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SHUDDER WITH A FEELING OF LOSS OF FIRING CYLINDERS, AND LOSS OF VEHICLE STEERING CONTROL. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE RENAL CAR COMPANY, AND HE WAS ADVISED TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF, WAIT 15 SECONDS AND RESTART IT. OVER THE NEXT TWO MILES THE CONSUMER COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE TO GO OVER 15 MPH AND THE TRAK CAME BACK ON WITH THE SHUDDERING OF THE ENGINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10481455October 22, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK AND ACCELERATED TO 85 MPH. THE BRAKES WERE DISABLED FOR APPROX 5-7 SECONDS. AFTER 5-7 SECONDS PASSED, THE BRAKE SYSTEM BEGAN TO WORK AGAIN AND I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND EVENTUALLY STOP THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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