Chevrolet Traverse Complaints (2011)

608 consumer complaints on file.

#11297493January 6, 2020
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A FUEL STATION, HE NOTICED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LAMP ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ARMEN CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 125 E LANCASTER AVE, ARDMORE, PA 19003, (610) 228-4178) WAS CONTACTED AND MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.
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0
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#11291944December 29, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SPEAKERS WILL QUIT WORKING WHEN IT IS EITHER WET OR COLD OUTSIDE. ASIDE FROM THE STEREO NOT WORKING THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS ALL WARNINGS DO NOT SOUND AS THEY COME THROUGH THE SPEAKERS. WARNINGS INCLUDE BACKUP SENSOR SEAT BELT AND MUCH MORE.
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No
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No
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0
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0
#11291470December 27, 2019
ENGINE
A MECHANIC TOLD ME MY POWER TRAIN CHAIN IS LOOSE AND THAT THIS IS COMMON IN 2011 6 ENGINES AND TO REPORT IT CAUSE IT SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. MY CAR WILL BARELY MAKE IT UP A HILL AND THE FUEL MILEAGE HAS GONE DOWN.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11290229December 20, 2019
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEAT BELTS
MY SERVICE AIRBAGS FRONT DRIVER WIRE HARNESS AND CONNECTOR NO RADIO NO BLUE TOOTH
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11289957December 18, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 75 MPH, THE MOTOR SIEZED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE MOTOR LOCKED AND THE TECHNICIAN SAID THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HE COMMENTED SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ENGINEERING OF THE ENGINE SPECIFIC TO OIL. HE IS CONCERN THAT CHANGING THE ENGINE MAY RESULT IN THE SAME SITUATION GIVEN THE MOTOR'S DESIGN.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11288516December 11, 2019
ENGINE
I DROVE DOWN TO MY DAUGHTERS ON SUNDAY DECEMBER 1ST 2019 WHICH IS IN FREASTERVILLE PA AND WE LIVE IN MECHANICSBURG PA. SO I DRIVE THE TURNPIKE AND I HAVE DONE THIS TRIP A LOT, HAVING NO ISSUES AT ALL WITH MY TRAVERSE 2011. ON MONDAY WE BOTH GOT INTO MY CAR AS ND DROVE BACK TO MECHANICSBURG BECAUSE SHE HAD TO PICK UP HER VEHICLE FOR WORK THE NEXT DAY, WE GET HOME MONDAY NIGHT 12/2/2019 NO PROBLEMS STILL PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND EVERYTHING IS GOOD . NEXT MORNING 12/3/2019 I GO TO TAKE HER TO GET HER WORK CAR WE GET IN MY SUV STILL IN MY DRIVEWAY AND IT MADE THIS GOD AWFUL NOISE AND I TURNED IT OFF IMMEDIATELY AND YELLED TO MY HUSBAND SOMETHING IS WRONG. HE GOES TO TRY IT AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THE CAR WANTS TO START AND NOTHING IT WON'T. WE HAVE IT FLAT BEDDED TO CRALLS GARAGE IN HARRISBURG AND HE CALLED SAID THAT WE NEED A NEW ENGINE HE SAID IT WAS MAKING A NOISE IN THE LOWER BACK END OF MOTOR AND WE NEED A NEW MOTOR. WE OWE 13000.00 ON THIS CAR AND I LOVE IT HIW CAN THIS HAPPEN. HE SAID IT WILL COST 5000.00 FOR A NEW MOTOR AND I CAN NOT AFFORD IT. .I HAVE READ SO MANY REVIEWS THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO 2011 TRAVERSES HOW CAN THE MANUFACTURER NOT FIX THIS . I HAD NO WARNINGS AT ALL NO ENGINE LIGHTS NOTHING. PLEASE HELP
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11287960December 9, 2019
ENGINE
BAD TIMING CHAIN AND HAD TO GET IT REPAIRED AT JUST OVER 100,000 WHEN WARANTEE EXPIRED
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279395November 11, 2019
ENGINE, STEERING, SUSPENSION
CAR WAS POWERING DOWN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. NOW NEEDS TIMING CHAINS REPLACED. ALSO STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH THE STEERING NOT WORKING AND THE STEERING RACK IS BAD AND NEEDS REPLACES. SUSPENSION IS NO GOOD AND ALL HAS TO BE REDONE. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 70,000 MILES ON IT FOR BEING A 2011.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11278890November 8, 2019
ENGINE
2011 CHEVY TRAVERSE IN GREAT CONDITION. ENGINE STARED MISSING AND ROUGHLY IDLING OCCASIONALLY.CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON JUST SHORT OF 119000 MILES. AUTO PARTS STORE REPORTED DIAGNOSTIC CODE: P008. GOOGLED P008 AND MESSAGE BOARDS STATED GM HAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY PROGRAM FOR THIS PROBLEM. WENT TO THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER, ASKED ABOUT THE COVERAGE UP TO 120,000 MILES SINCE I WAS ALMOST UP TO 120,000 MILES. PROVIDED THE VIN & THE DEALER SAID THAT MY VEHICLE DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS UNDER THE PROGRAM & RECOMMENDED SCHEDULING SERVICE TO HAVE IT FIXED AT MY EXPENSE. ANOTHER OPTION WAS TO TAKE MY CHANCES. HE ADVISED KEEPING OIL LEVEL HIGH & CLEAN TO EXTEND POSSIBLE LIFE OF THE ENGINE & TIMING CHAIN. SERVICE REP SAID THAT HE SEES THIS PROBLEM ON A FAIRLY-REGULAR BASIS, ABOUT 2-4 TIMES PER MONTH. A CRITICAL FAILURE RATE OF THAT FOR JUST ONE DEALER IS WAY TOO HIGH! GM SHOULD EXTEND THE COVERAGE, ESPECIALLY WHEN THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE! DAYS LATER I DECIDED I DIDN'T WANT TO RE-EXPERIENCE MY 2001 SATURN TIMING CHAIN FAILED AT 67,000 MILES WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY. HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE WITH A RE-MANUFACTURED ENGINE FOR APPROXIMATELY $3,000.00. DUE TO FATALITIES RESULTING FROM THE TIMING CHAIN FAILURES, SATURN/GM FINALLY DECIDED TO RECALL THE AFFECTED VEHICLES OR REIMBURSE FOR REPLACEMENT ENGINES. I HAD REPLACED THE ENGINE AT MY OWN EXPENSE, SO I WAS LATER REIMBURSED ~$2,500.00 BY SATURN (GM). WITH THIS IN MIND, I SCHEDULED SERVICE FOR MY 2011 TRAVERSE ABOUT A WEEK LATER AT THE GM DEALER. IT REQUIRED PULLING THE ENGINE, METAL SHAVINGS CLEANED OUT OF ENGINE, GUIDES, TENSIONERS, AND TIMING CHAIN REPLACED. COST 2 DAYS LABOR AND PARTS $2924.87. GM SHOULD EXTEND COVERING DIAGNOSED P008 FAULT REPAIRS, OR AT THE VERY LEAST, OFFER AN AFTER-FAILURE REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS/REPLACEMENT DUE TO FAULTY/STRETCHED TIMING CHAINS ON THEIR ENGINES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279076November 8, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
THE ENGINE TIME CHAIN IS BAD. IF THE TIME CHAIN FINISHES BRAKING IT WILL KILL OFF ALL THE ENGINE MAKING THE REPAIR OVER $5,000 IT SEEMS LIKE IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON THESE CARS WITH THE 3.6 VVT V6 ENGINE, AS I HAVE SEEN PEOPLE GO THRU THIS ALSO ONLINE MANY PEOPLE WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW UNRELAIBLE THESE CARS ARE ON THAT WAY. I HAVE DIFFERENT QUOTES FROM DIFFERENT MECHANIC SHOPS THE LOWEST BEEN $2,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11278457November 6, 2019
STEERING
THE STEERING ON MY TRAVERSE INTERMITTENTLY STOPS WORKING, THERE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE ANY PATTERN AND WHEN IT STOPS WORKING THE CAR IS PRACTICALLY UNDRIVEABLE AND I'VE ALMOST GOTTEN INTO ACCIDENTS THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. MOST OF THE TIME IT HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING, HOWEVER, WHEN STOPPED IT HAPPENS AS WELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11278521November 6, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
SITTING IN THE PARKING LOT WAITING FOR MY DAUGHTER TO GET OUT OF SCHOOL ALL OF A SUDDEN IT SMELLS HOT THEN START TO DRIVE OFF AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS AND ABS GO WILD THEN I PULL OVER TURN OFF THE ENGINE OPEN THE HOOD AND THERE'S SMOKE LETTING IT COOL THE KEY WON'T REVERSE OUT OF THE IGNITION AND THERE'S NO POWER AT ALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11277624November 1, 2019
STEERING
POWER STEERING SEEMS TO FAIL AT LOW SPEEDS AFFECTING TURNING, AS INTO PARKING SPOTS, GARAGE, ETC. WHEEL ALMOST SEEMS TO FREEZE IN PLACE BECOMING ALL BUT IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. NOT NOTICABLE AT DRIVING SPEEDS. HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON AND OFF FOR OVER A YEAR. MY LOCAL MECHANIC MENTIONED A RECALL BUT MY VIN NUMBER DID NOT COME UP ON THE LIST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11277090October 30, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF. THE CODE IS P0008 FOR TIMING CHAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11276928October 29, 2019
ENGINE
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS GOING ON AND OFF FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO LOSE SOME POWER WHILE DRIVING. TOOK TO MECHANIC TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED. CODE P0008 APPEARS TO BE WORN TIMING CHAINING. I HAVE SPOKEN TO TWO INDEPENDENT MECHANICS AS WELL AS A CHEVY DEALERSHIP - ALL HAVE TOLD ME THAT THE TIMING CHAIN SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. A GOOGLE SEARCH INFORMED ME THAT THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE CHEVY TRAVERSE. IN FACT, EARLY MODELS RECEIVED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS ISSUE. THIS WARRANTY NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED TO OTHER YEARS AS WELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11271627October 28, 2019
STEERING
ON REPEATED OCCASIONS FOR SEVERAL YEARS, WHEN TRAVELING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED, DURING A TURN, THE STEERING WILL FREEZE. VEHICLE WILL BECOME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND CAR EMITS HIGH LOUD SOUNDS. IF CAR IS STOPPED AND ENGINE TURNED OFF, WHEN RESTARTED IT WILL OFTEN CONTINUE TO EMIT THE SOUND AND CONTINUE TO BE NON-RESPONSIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11265538October 2, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
TIMES 2- AGAIN I GET THE STABILITRAK WARNING. CRUISE WILL NOT WORK, POWERS DOWN TRYING TO EXCELERATE. THE DEALERSHIP CAN NOT FIX THIS SENSE THERE IS NO CODE COMING UP FOR IT EVEN THOUGH THE WARNING LIGHT IS ON AND FLASHING ON MY DASH. TRYING TO ACCELERATE IT WILL POWER DOWN AT LIGHTS, ON INTERSTATE ETC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11255917September 16, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY TRUCK SEEMS TO ALWAYS BRAKE DOWN FROM THE AC THERE IS ALWASY THIS HISSING NIOSE AND I HAVE READY A LOT OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE AC ALSO NOT WORKING THE FREON DOES NOT LAST VERY LONG AND I TAKE IT WITH A SPECIALIST AND THEY TELL ME THERE ARE NO LEAKS. I AN VERY FRUATRATED ALREADY BECAUSE I HAVE 5 KIDS AND MY KIDS ARE ALWAYS COMPLAINING OF HOW HOT ITA GETS IN THE BACK SEATS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11252759September 2, 2019
ENGINE
IN JAN 2017 TIMING CHAIN HAD TO BE REPLACED, SOME WORK COVERED BY WARRANTY BUT STILL COST ME 4000 ON JUNE 24 WHILE DRIVING HOME NOTICED A KNOCKING TYPE SOUND COMING FROM ENGINE, PARKED IT, NEXT DAY TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC, SOUND WAS VERY LOUD NOW, AND TOLD THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, ROD BROKE, CAN NOT AFFORD TO FIX, AND IS NOW A PAPER WEIGHT IN MY DRIVEWAY, JUST FINISHED PAYING IT OFF, CHEVY DEALER HERE WAS USELESS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11245275August 20, 2019
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING BECAME INOPERABLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 9-5438770343. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. *TT*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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