Chevrolet Traverse Complaints (2010)

669 consumer complaints on file.

#10980008April 23, 2017
STEERING
OUR 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE WILL LOSE POWER STEERING WHEN MAKING HARD TURNS AND/OR TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN MOTION NEARLY EVERY TIME WHEN THIS HAPPENS. WE HAVE LOST ALL POWER STEERING WHEN TURNING EVEN ON FIVE LANE HIGHWAYS, CROSSING VERY BUSY HIGHWAYS. WE HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS WITH A VEHICLE BEFORE THIS ONE. WE ARE REPORTING IT TODAY, BUT WE HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING SEVERAL TIMES WITH OUR TRAVERSE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND GENERAL MOTORS NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10979875April 21, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED TODAY 04/21/2017 AND I NOTICED THAT IT IS ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING ITSELF. WHEN I TOLD THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME THAT SINCE I DROVE IT JUST 3 HOURS IT IS MY OWN PROBLEM TO OWN. NOW AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AS IT MAY GO OVER THE UNCONTROLLABLE SPEED OR STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY CAUSING DISASTERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10979634April 20, 2017
ENGINE
TIMING CHAIN IS BAD IN 2010 TRAVERSE WITH APPROXIMATELY 99000 MILES. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS YEA. GM ISSUES A RECALL FOR.2009 BUT NONE.FOR.2010. SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE IS DANGEROUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10978524April 14, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE IGNITION SWITCH WILL NOT TURN OFF OR REMOVE DUE TO LACK OF SIGNAL FROM TRANSMISSION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971249April 8, 2017
STEERING
STEERING IS STIFF AND VERY HARD TO TURN AT LOW SPEED OR STOPPED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971208April 7, 2017
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 07/12/17*LJ *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10969296March 29, 2017
ENGINE
I HAVE 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THIS CAR GOT A PROBLEM WITH ENGINE. TIMING CHAIN IS STRETCHED OUT AND ENGINE RUNS ROUGH WITH MULTIPLE MISFIRES AND NOISE. I TOOK THIS CAR TO DIAGNOSTIC AND DEALER DIAGNOSED AND CONFIRM EXISTING PROBLEM WITH TIMING CHAIN. AFTER SOME INVESTIGATION AND RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THAT GMC EXTENDED A WARRANTY TILL 10 YEARS/120000 MI FOR 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. BUT THEY SAID THAT MY CAR DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THIS RECALL BECAUSE IT'S BEEN MADE FROM DIFFERENT PARTS. THIS IS NOT FAIR AND NOT RIGHT. IT DOESN'T MATTER FROM WHAT PARTS WAS MADE ENGINE IN MY CAR. THE FACT IS THAT MY CAR HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS 2009 CHEVY TRAVERSE WHAT QUALIFY FOR EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE ISSUE WITH TIMING CHAIN WAS NEVER FIXED ON 2010 MODEL YEAR AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I KNOW THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO GOT THIS KIND OF SITUATION. I'D LIKE TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM BEFORE IT WILL GO TO THE COURT. GMC REPRESENTATIVE PLEASE CONTACT WITH ME TO RESOLVE IT. THANKS, [XXX] *DL INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10968349March 24, 2017
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE AND STABILITRAC SENSOR INDICATORS SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED AND THE SPEED REDUCED TO APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE HAD BECOME DAMAGED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000. UPDATED 06/07/17*LJ UPDATED 08/08/2017*JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10968259March 24, 2017
STEERING, SUSPENSION
I WAS INFORMED THAT MY STEERING SYSTEM IS FAILING IN MULTIPLE PARTS. THIS WAS NO SURPRISE TO THE MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN THESE VEHICLES. NOT ONLY IS THIS A COSTLY REPAIR BUT IT CAN ALSO BECOME A HAZARDOUS CONDITION DUE TO LOSS OF POWER STEERING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10967719March 22, 2017
STEERING
THERE IS A STEERING WARRANTY ON THIS VEHICLE FOR DEFAULT IN STEERING UP TO 150,000 MILES. I'VE OWNED MY CAR LITTLE OVER A YEAR AND IT WASN'T UNTIL IT BROKE AND I WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS OF GETTING IT FIXED THAT I BECAME AWARE OF THE WARRANTY. I'M NOW 6000 MILES OVER AND HAVE NO VEHICLE. I REALIZE I'M OVER THE MILEAGE A LITTLE BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS WASN'T A FULL RECALL FOR SAFETY REASONS IN THE FIRST PLACE!HOWEVER I FEEL CHEVROLET SHOULD HELP COVER A DECENT PORTION OF THE REPAIR. IS THERE ANYTHING THING YOU CAN DO TO HELP. IT'S A VERY EXPENSIVE PROCESS. AND VERY DANGEROUS FOR EVERYONE ON THE ROAD. IT ABOUT SLUNG ME INTO A DUMP TRUCK WHILE TAKING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL ONE MORNING AND THEN WOULD HARDLY TURN AT ALL EVEN IN A SLIGHT CURVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10967518March 21, 2017
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS FASTENING THE SEAT BELT, THE LOWER ANCHOR CABLE DETACHED FROM THE SEAT WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10966717March 18, 2017
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT INTERMEDIATELY WHILE DRIVING ON TURNS. THE POWER STEERING HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE I PURCHASED THE VECHILE BUT PUT TODAY'S DATE AS THE DATE OF ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10958496March 3, 2017
ENGINE
TIMING CHAIN IS OUT OF SYNC. MECHANIC STATES THAT ERROR CODES ARE CAUSING THE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE THAT ARE BASED AROUND SKIPPING/SLIPPING TIMING CHAIN. STATES THAT TIMING CHAIN MUST BE REPAIRED. IF TIMING CHAIN FAILS TO WORK CORRECTLY, ENGINE COULD SEIZE CAUSE THE VEHICLE FAIL UNEXPECTEDLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10957359February 27, 2017
ENGINE
ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DIVING AT CITY SPEEDS, TOOK IT TO STEWART CHEVROLET AND THE SAID IT WAS THE P0008 AND P0017 TIMING CHAIN AND CRANK CAMSHAFT. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THAT THIS IS OCCURRING . 1ST WAS AT 60,929K AND SECOND WAS AT 81,781K THEY WANT BETWEEN $3,000 TO $9,000 TO REPAIR AND NO GUARANTEE THAT IT WON'T OCCUR AT NEXT 20K, GM ARE NOT STANDING BY THERE PRODUCT NOR IS STEWARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10956698February 24, 2017
ENGINE
I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR MOTOR LIGHT AND OIL CHANGE. I WAS ADVISED THAT MY TIMING CHAIN WAS SOME WEAR AND NEEDS CHANGING. I WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT THESE CARS HAVE THIS PROBLEM ALL THE TIME AND A RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN ISSUED ON THEM. IT WAS FOR THE 2009, BUT A LOT OF THE 2010 HAD THE SAME CHAIN AND ISSUE AS THE 2009. OF COURSE THE DEALER IS NOT GONG TO AGREE TO ANYTHING. THEY ARE TELLING ME ITS 2800, JUST TO CHANGE THE BELT AS PRECAUTION. THIS IS PRICE GOUGING WHEN THEY KNOW IT'S AN ISSUE. I NEED HELP...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10956344February 22, 2017
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE MAKING A TURN AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED AND INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 169,325.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10956366February 22, 2017
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 169,539.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10954945February 15, 2017
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SEVERAL MALFUNCTION INDICATOR WARNING LIGHTS AND MESSAGES CONTINUE TO APPEAR ON THE DRIVER CONSOLE UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS. THEY WARN "SERVICE STABILITRAK" ; "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" ; AND, "ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED" THESE MALFUNCTION ALERT ARE ACCOMPANIED BY A SEVERE DECELERATION OF THE VEHICLE AND NO RESPONSE OR VERY MODEST RESPONSE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED. THIS ISSUE HAS PRESENTED ITSELF FOUR (4) SEPARATE TIMES IN 2016 AND 2017 WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ON HIGHWAYS (3 TIMES AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH) AND ALWAYS WHEN THE TEMPERATURE HAS BEEN NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING (32 DEGREES). GM HAS NOTIFIED ME OF THIS ISSUE IMPACTING CARS OF THE SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE ON BOARD COMPUTER (OBC) CLEARS AFTER THE 3RD RESTART (ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP) AND PROOF OF THE ERROR VIA THE OBC IS WIPED OUT (ONLY LEAVING ME WITH VIDEO AND PICTURES, WHICH GMC WILL NOT HONOR IN ITS REPAIR PROTOCOL). AS STATED, THIS REOCCURRING ISSUE IS BEING EXPERIENCED AT HIGH SPEEDS ON BUSY HIGHWAYS AND THE CAR WILL QUICKLY THROTTLE DOWN TO SPEEDS OF 30-40 MPH -- WHICH IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IN A HIGHWAY ENVIRONMENT (LIKE THE 495 BELTWAY IN WASHINGTON, DC). I TRULY FEAR FOR MY SAFETY IN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AND GMC IS COMPLACENT IN HAVING ME PROVE THROUGH THE OBC THAT THIS IS HAPPENING, AND THEN HAVING A DEALERSHIP RECREATE THE ISSUE. THERE A HUNDREDS OF REFERENCES TO THIS ISSUE AS I SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR ANSWERS LONG BEFORE GMC REACHED OUT TO ME. GMC IS PLAYING GAMES WITH CONSUMERS AND ADVISING THAT THIS ISSUE DOWS NOT POSE TO SAFETY HAZARD. MY EXPERIENCES IN THIS VEHICLE ARE PROOF THAT THEIR CLAIMS ARE FALSE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE --- CONTACT ME --- GM'S PROTOCOL IS GETTING IN THE WAY OF ADDRESSING DANGEROUS VEHICLE ISSUES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10954292February 13, 2017
POWER TRAIN
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. WHEN BROUGHT TO THE DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT THE CODE WAS INDICATING THAT THE TIMING CHAIN WAS STRETCHED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 80,000 MILES AND HAS HAD EXCELLENT MAINTENANCE. THIS PROBLEM ALSO OCCURRED WITH 2009 TRAVERSES AND GM EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THOSE MODELS TO 120,000MILES/10 YEARS AND PAID FOR THE REPAIR. WHEN CALLING GM ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM IN THE 2010, WE WERE TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY WOULD DO. THE DEALER TOLD US IT WOULD COST US 3,200 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED ON VARIOUS SITES BY THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. WE WERE TOLD IF THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED IT COULD CAUSE EXTREME ENGINE DAMAGE WHEN IT BREAKS. GM SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECT BEFORE SOMEONE HAS A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AS A RESULT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10946430January 19, 2017
ENGINE
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT AROUND 82,000 MILES. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE TELLING US THE TIMING CHAIN IS STRETCHED AND NEEDS REPLACED. $2,200.00 TO REPAIR. I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND THIS VERY ISSUE WAS FIXED UNDER WARRANTY FOR THE 2007-2009 MODEL YEARS. FOR SOME REASON GM IS NOT WARRANTING BEYOND THAT. WHILE RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE I FOUND INSTANCES WHERE THE CHAIN CATASTROPHICALLY FAILED CAUSING THE DRIVE SYSTEM TO LOCK UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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