Chevrolet Traverse Complaints (2009)

448 consumer complaints on file.

#10837280February 20, 2016
STEERING
HAD MY STEERING PUMP REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP ON A RECALL TOLD ME TO WATCH MY STEERING THE RACK AND PINION DID NOT GET REPLACED ON FEBRUARY 19TH 2016 PICKING UP MY BOYS FRONT AND START SHAKING CHECK POWER STEERING FLUID IT'S ON THE LOW SIDE BEEN TOLD IT'S MY RACK AND PINION. ALSO MY TIRE MONITORING SYSTEM LIKE YOU CAN I COMING ON AND OFF HAS BEEN CHECK CODES ARE NOT SAVING WHEN OFF SAME THING WHEN I HAD MY TRANSMISSION REDONE CODES ARE NOT SAVING ON THE COMPUTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10826150February 15, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
MASTER CYLINDER / BRAKE BOOSTER LEAKING- WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON "TRACTION CONTROL OFF/ STABILITRACK OFF - SERVICE BRAKE SOON. BRAKE FLUID LEAKED FROM MASTER CYLINDER INTO BRAKE BOOSTER. $1,135 FIX. THIS WOULD HAPPEN BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MILES AFTER DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10824988February 8, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
NUMEROUS AC ISSUES, DEALER HAS NEVER BEEN ABLE TO REPAIR.NOW WE RECEIVE ENGINE CODE STATING THE #4 CYLINDER MISFIREING. BEFORE WE CAN HAVE IT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE JUST QUIT. NO POWER FROM ENGINE, NO BRAKES, ALL KINDS OF ELECTRICAL SENSORS ARE GIVING ALERTS AND CAR JUST TURNS OFF. SEEMS TO ALSO BE AFFECTING COOLING FAN AND STEERING. ALSO EVER SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE HAS MADE A WIERD NOISE IN THE FRONT END. DEALER CLAIMS IT WAS NOTHING AND AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED WE TOOK IT IN FOR AC AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THE FRONT STRUTS WERE NEEDING TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH ALL KINDS OF AC PARTS. HOW COME THIS WAS NEVER MENTIONED UNTIL WARRANTY EXPIRED? I AM SO TIRED OF GETTING RIPPED OFF WITH VEHICLES. HAD ISSUES WITH FORD, DODGE AND NOW GM. GUESS ITS TIME TO TRY AN IMPORT?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821172January 20, 2016
STEERING
THE STEERING WHEEL CATCHES AND I CANT TURN. I GOT THE PUMP REPLACED AND I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. SOME PEOPLE HAVE HAD RECALL SENT TO THEM FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANYTHING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10818136January 5, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), POWER TRAIN
THIS IS THE 13TH ISSUE WE HAVE HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE. SOME COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, SOME AS RECALL, SOME AT OUR COST. DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, ALARMS WENT OFF, MESSAGES APPEARED THAT STABILITRAK WAS OFF. TOLD US TO SERVICE BRAKING SYSTEM. AS PER MANUAL WE TURNED THE CAR OFF TO LET SYSTEM RESET. OK FOR ABOUT 1/2 HOUR DRIVING TIME, DID IT AGAIN. TURNED OFF, RESET. DID IT AGAIN BUT THIS TIME THE STABILITRAK WILL NOT COME BACK ON. GOING TO DEALERSHIP ON THURSDAY TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. WE ALSO HAVE A BULLETIN ABOUT TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHERE WE CAN LOSE 3RD, 5TH & REVERSE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WHICH GM WILL NOT ADDRESS UNTIL THERE IS A PROBLEM. AFTER 30 LOYAL YEARS WE ARE FINISHED WITH GM. WE ARE TRADING IN THIS VEHICLE AFTER REPAIR & BUYING ANOTHER BRAND. WE FEEL THAT NO ONE CARES ABOUT THE CONSUMER UNTIL DEATHS HAPPENED. AT THIS POINT OUR $35000 VEHICLE IS UNRELIABLE & UNSAFE! THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10811064December 18, 2015
STEERING
I'VE BEEN READING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE STEERING PROBLEM WITH THE 2009 CHEVY TRAVERSE AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY GM HAS YET TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THE STEERING ISSUES. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN I TRY TO TURN EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT WHERE THE STEERING STARTS TO STIFFEN UP MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO TURN. OR IF I'M PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, TRYING TO TURN IS AN ISSUE. THIS IS A SERIOUS FATALITY WAITING TO HAPPEN. ARE THEY GOING TO WAIT UNTIL THE LAWSUITS START COMING IN BEFORE THEY DO SOMETHING?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10809941December 14, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE ACTIVATED BUT FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V240000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10809708December 11, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE LIFTGATE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10795058November 20, 2015
STEERING
WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND U TURN THE POWER STEERING QUIT, NEARLY CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10787916November 3, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE, STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V415000 (STRUCTURE) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE DUE TO PROLONGED HOLD TIMES. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE AND HAD TO DISCONNECT THE LIFTGATE ACTUATOR BECAUSE IT HAD FRACTURED. THE LIFTGATE REMAINED INOPERATIVE. THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL SINCE JUNE 23, 2015. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. ...UPDATED 02/04/16 *BF *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10785804October 24, 2015
STEERING
MY POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PUMP, BUT SAID IT STOPPED WORKING BECASUE THE RACK AND PINION STEERING WAS LEAKING. THE RACK AND PINION STEERING REPLACEMENT COST IS $2100, WHICH I NEED TO PAY. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE RACK AND PINION STEERING IS NOT PART OF THIS SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT, WHEN IT IS THE CAUSE OF THE PART REPLACED AS A RESULT OF THE SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT. I AM ALSO CONCERNED THAT THIS IS NOT A RECALL. WHEN THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING, IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. IF THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN ACCIDENT OR DEATH AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM, THERE SOON WLILL BE, IN THE PAST YEAR I HAVEE SPENT $6,000 ON REPAIRS FOR THIS CAR, WHICH HAS 82,000 MILES. I HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE LINE FOR $1500, $2000 FOR REPLACEMENT OF 3 IGNITION COILS AND 3 SPARK PLUGS AND A GASKET. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE A SPARK PLUG. NOW, I HAVE BEEN ASKED TO SPEND $2100 TO REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION STEERING. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH, I AM TRADING IN THIS CAR BEFORE ANOTHER VERY EXPENSIVE PROBLEM DEVELOPS. THE LABOR COST FOR REPAIRS IS VERY EXPENSIVE BECAUSE THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REMOVED TO REACH THE SECTION THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THAT THESE PROBLEMS HAPPEN AS CARS GET OLDER, BUT THE NUMBER OF PROBLEMS THE TRAVERSE HAS VERSUS THE NUMBER OF PROBLEMS CARS OF SIMILR MILEAGR HAS SEEMS TO BE LOPSIDED. THIS EXPERIENCE HAS SOURED ME ON EVER PURCHASING A CHEVROLET AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783281October 19, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
THE WIFE COMPLAINED ABOUT BRAKES SOUNDING ODD, A WEEK AFTER HAVING NEW BRAKES INSTALLED. TOOK IT IN, THEY SAID THEY LOOKED FINE. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN HER ANTI-LOCK BREAK LIGHT AND STABILITRAK LIGHT GO OFF WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON A MAJOR SURFACE STREET (50MPH). TAKE IT IN TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT, THEY FIND A SENSOR IN THE BRAKE CYLINDER IS BAD, AND THE CYLINDER IS GUSHING BRAKE FLUID. $800+ TO FIX. PLUS OUR POWER STEERING IS GOING BAD. THERE IS AN INTERNAL LEAK IN SOME BOOTS THAT ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. $1200 TO FIX. IT'S LIKE THEY HAD A BUNCH OF PARTS LYING AROUND, AND THEY SLAPPED THEM TOGETHER TO BUILD A VEHICLE, EVEN THOUGH NONE OF THE PARTS WORK TOGETHER. THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD NEVER HAVE WASTED THE MONEY TO PROP UP A HORRIBLY INEFFICIENT COMPANY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783304October 19, 2015
STEERING
WE HAD A POWER STEERING NOISE. TOOK TO OUR CHEVY DEALERSHIP. RECOMMENDED POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACEMENT UNDER SPECIAL COVERAGE 14329(BULLETIN/EXTENDED WARRANTY) THEY FOUND FLUID LEAKING OUT OF THE FRONT RACK POWER STEERING BOOTS. RECOMMENDED REPLACING RACK & PINION & PROFORMING A FRONT END ALIGNMENT AT A COST OF $1119.05 TO ME. WE FEEL THAT THIS REPAIR SHOULD BE COVERED BY GM SINCE IT IS ALSO ALL PART OF THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM. WE DISCOVERED THRU THE INTERNET THAT THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ON THE 2009 TRAVERSE STEERING SYSTEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10780597October 7, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHEN THE POWER LIFTGATE WAS OPENED, IT JERKED AND SLAMMED BACK DOWN AND ALMOST STRUCK THE CONTACT'S HEAD. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V415000 (STRUCTURE); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10780009October 6, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR WAS PARKED ON A VERY MINOR GRADE, TRANSMISSION WAS IN PARK, KEYS REMOVED AND THE CAR WAS LOCKED. THE CAR THEN BEGIN ROLLING BACKWARDS UNTIL IT WAS STOPPED BY ANOTHER CAR IN THE PARKING LOT. THIS OCCURRED IN A CHURCH PARKING LOT AND SEVERAL PEOPLE OBSERVED AFTERWARDS THAT THE CAR WAS INDEED LOCKED AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN PARK. NO ONE WAS IN EITHER VEHICLE. I DON'T HAVE ANY PHOTOS OR A POLICE REPORT, ONLY WITNESSES.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10778161September 28, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH THE 09 CHEVY TRAVERSE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO WE RAN TEST ON IT. THE TEST CAME BACK THAT THERE WERE 4 SENSORS THAT WENT OUT. WE WENT AND PURCHASED THOSE 4 SENSORS AND RESET THE COMPUTER AND WITHIN AN HOUR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS BACK ON FOR THOSE SENSORS. WE THEN WENT AND REPLACED THE SENSORS ONCE AGAIN AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THE NEXT THING THAT HAPPENED WAS THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. CHANGED BOTH HEADLIGHTS AND A MONTH LATER THEY WENT OUT AGAIN. ONLY WAY TO HELP THIS ISSUE WAS TO TURN OFF DAYTIME LIGHTS. ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO THE AC UNIT JUST STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THOUGHT THE AC MIGHT NEED RECHARGED SO WE RECHARGED IT AND IT WORKED AGAIN FOR ABOUT AN HOUR. NOW IT WILL NOT EVEN ALLOW YOU TO TURN THE AC ON AT ALL. JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED AND THE CAR STATED CHECK ENGINE SOON THEN THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR READ THAT STABILITRAK WAS OFF. ALL OF THESE ISSUES HAVE OCCURRED OVER THE LAST YEAR AND I HAVE ONLY OWNED THIS CAR FOR 2 YEARS AND IT ONLY HAS ABOUT 128000 MILES ON IT. I COULD EXPECT THESES ISSUES IF THE CAR WAS A LOT OLDER BUT I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR BECAUSE OF ALL THE ISSUES THAT KEEP OCCURRING. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE TRAVERSE BECAUSE I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THESE ISSUES BUT THERE IS NOTHING THAT THE DEALERSHIPS WILL DO TO HELP EXCEPT CHARGE ME A LOT TO FIX THE ISSUES AGAIN ONLY FOR THEM TO KEEP MESSING UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10777695September 25, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING OVER A SPEED BUMP AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE LIFTGATE OPENED WITHOUT ACTIVATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONSTANTLY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V415000 (STRUCTURE) HOWEVER, THE RECALL PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10763942September 15, 2015
STEERING
TOOK MY CAR INTO DEALERSHIP MARTIN CHEVROLET BECAUSE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SINCE MY CAR WAS NEW IN 2009 MY STEERING ON MY CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN HARD TO TURN. I ASKED THEM WITHIN A YEAR OF GETTING CAR BUT SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. WELL THE POWER STEERING WATER PUMP AND STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY WAS LEAKING. ALSO MY TIMING CHAIN WAS DEFECTED. THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE TIMING CHAIN AND PUMP BUT NOT THE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY. MY CAR HAS LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON IT. CHEVY KNOWS THAT THE STEERING HAS BEEN DEFECTED BUT WOULD NOT COVER THE GEAR ASSEMBLY SO IT COST ME $934.19 TO FIX. CHEVY SHOULD COVER THE COST FOR EVERYTHING!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10763704September 14, 2015
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED STEERING BECOMES DIFFICULT. IT SQUEALED OFTEN WHEN TURNING CORNERS AND WAS VERY HARD TO TURN. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR AND GM COVERED THE WATER PUMP BUT NEEDED A NEW STEERING RACK WHICH IS UNUSUAL AT 40K MILES. HAD TO PAY ABOUT $1400 OUT OF POCKET TO COVER THE REPAIR SO I COULD SAFELY DRIVE THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10763215September 11, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WARNING MESSAGES FOR TRACTION CONTROL OFF, SERVICE STABLETRAK AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER FLASHED. SUDDENLY THE CAR SLOWED TO 20 MPH AND WOULD NOT GO FASTER. I FELT LUCKY TO GET THE CAR OUT OF THE HEAVY TRAFFIC SAFELY. THE MAXIMUM SPEED REDUCED TO ABOUT 5 MPH. AFTER A COUPLE OF HOURS I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT NORMALLY TO BE SERVICED. THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT SEEMS NORMAL NOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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