Chevrolet Traverse Complaints (2010)

669 consumer complaints on file.

#10520135June 17, 2013
STEERING
AT SPEEDS BELOW 20 MPH THE STEERING LOCKS UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10519731June 13, 2013
STEERING, POWER TRAIN
LOUD WHINING NOISE WHILE TURNING, AND OCCASIONAL DIFFICULT TURNING PERIOD. CONTATCED CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY QUOTED $1000, REPAIR WHEN I EXPLAINED THE ISSUE. TOOK TO MECHANIC WHO FLUSHED THE POWER STEERING FLUID BUT THE ISSUE PERSISTED. I'VE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON LINE , IT HAS TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOULY HURT OR KILLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10519737June 13, 2013
STEERING
OUR 2010 CHEVY TRAVERSE HAS RECENTLY STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH POWER STEERING IN LOW SPEED CONDITIONS. IT HAS NEARLY CAUSED US TO WRECK ON MULTIPLE CONDITIONS. AT SPEEDS ABOVE 10-15 MILES PER HOUR WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS. I STARTED DOING SOME RESEARCH (HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2010/CHEVROLET/TRAVERSE/STEERING/PROBLEM.ASPX), FOR EXAMPLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME ISSUE AND GM DOESN'T SEEM TO RECOGNIZE IT AS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS RECALLED. IT HAS COST ANYWHERE FROM $500-$1200 TO REPAIR DEPENDING UPON GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION AND THE SEVERITY OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PASS THIS INFO ALONG TO THE PROPER AUTHORITIES TO LOOK INTO A NATION WIDE RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10519442June 12, 2013
SEAT BELTS
SECOND ROW SEAT BELT LATCHES MAKE IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO INSTALL CHILD SEAT IN CENTER OF SECOND ROW. TRIED TWO DIFFERENT CAR SEATS, NEITHER ONE FIT BETWEEN THE BUCKLES IN THE CENTER POSITION. IN ORDER TO GET THE SEAT INSTALLED, I WAS REQUIRED TO ROLL UP A SMALL BLANKET OR TOWEL TO FIT BETWEEN THE LATCHES IN ORDER TO GET THE CHILD SEAT UP ABOVE THE TOP OF THE LATCHES. THIS DISALLOWED ME TO USE THE ACTUAL SEAT BELT TO SECURE THE CHILD SEAT AND I WAS FORCED TO USE THE ADJACENT "LATCH" ANCHORS ON THE OUTER TWO SEATS, WHICH I KNOW IS NOT RECOMMENDED. NO OTHER CHOICE THOUGH FOR A CENTER CHILD SEAT POSITION. THE STIFF BUCKLES ALSO CAUSE VERY DIFFICULT SEATING FOR EVEN THE SMALLEST ADULTS AND CAUSE THE PASSENGER TO NEED TO SIT SIDEWAYS IN ORDER TO NOT GET BRUISED BY THE STIFF BUCKLES WHILE GOING OVER EVEN THE SMALLEST BUMP. VERY POOR DESIGN THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WITH MORE FLEXIBLE BUCKLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10516250June 11, 2013
STEERING
INTERMITTENTLY THE CAR'S POWER STEERING WILL NOT RESPOND. IT IS USUALLY AT SLOW SPEEDS IN PARKING LOTS BUT AT TIMES AT SLOWER SPEEDS IN TRAFFIC. MY WIFE AND YOUNG DAUGHTER (16) CAN BARELY STEER THE CAR WHEN THIS FAILURE OCCURS AND HAVE HAD SOME CLOSE CALLS TRYING TO STEER THE CAR IN CLOSE TRAFFIC. WE CALLED THE DEALER (WINCHESTER, VA) AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN ACTED LIKE HE WAS OBLIVIOUS TO THIS PROBLEM AND WANTED US TO BRING IT IN. THIS IS HAPPENING TO THOUSANDS OF GM CARS AND THEY ALONG WITH NHTSA NEED TO DO THE RIGHT THING, A RECALL, REGARDLESS OF THE GOVERNMENTS STAKE IN GM. TOYOTA WOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECALLED. PLEASE DO NOT WAIT FOR A DEATH TOLL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515686June 7, 2013
STEERING, ENGINE
FOR MONTHS AND MONTHS I HEARD A NOISE FROM THE STEERING SECTION...LIKE IT NEEDED OIL. WE CHECKED THE FLUID AND NOTICED IT WAS LOW. WE HAVE TO REPEAT THE FLUID EVERY MONTH OR SO. I WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY STEERING BECAME STUCK. NOW I NEED $1000+ REPAIRS FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD W/ 40,000 MILES. THIS IS UNFAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515735June 7, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514319May 30, 2013
STEERING
STEERING RACK BINDING AND NOT ALLOWING VEHICLE TO TURN. SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENTS WHEN TURNING ONTO STREETS OR INTO PARKING LOTS NEAR OTHER CARS AS THE CAR WILL BE STUCK ON A PATH UNLESS DRIVING PHYSICALLY IS CAPABLE OF PULLING STEERING WHEEL THROUGH THE BIND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514014May 29, 2013
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
WATER PUMP REPLACED IN MARCH 2013, COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. HVAC ACTUATOR ALSO REPLACED AT THIS TIME. 2000 MILE TRIP MADE AFTER REPAIR AND UPON RETURN ENGINE SUFFERED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE ON APRIL 2, 2013. DIAGNOSIS CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE 3RD CYLINDER. CAUSE UNKNOWN. OCCURRED DURING MORNING COMMUTE ON HEAVILY TRAFFICKED HIGHWAY. CHILDREN WERE IN CAR WHEN IT STALLED. HAD TO BE PUSHED FROM CENTER LANE OF TRAFFIC AND THEN TOWED TO DEALER. ONE WEEK AFTER CAR RETURNED FROM ENGINE REPLACEMENT, LEAK APPEARED IN HVAC. LEAK REPAIRED AND CAR RETRIEVED APRIL 29, 2013. A WEEK TO THE DAY OF THE CAR BEING REPAIRED, SERVICE STABILITRAK SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON. POWER STEERING SEEMED NON EXISTENT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED. THIS PROBLEM REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF INTERNAL MODE SWITCH, REPROGRAMMING OF ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE AND TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. CAR RETRIEVED MAY 7, 2013. CAR RETURNED BUT STEERING WHEEL STILL DIFFICULT TO TURN AND SQUEAKS WHEN IN USE. PROBLEM SEEMS TO WORSEN WITH INCREASING TEMPERATURES. ADDITIONALLY, RADIO WILL NOT ALWAYS SHUT OFF AFTER DRIVER DOOR OPENED. SERVICE STATED THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE PROBLEM BUT HAPPENS FREQUENTLY TO DRIVER. 4 SERIOUS SERVICE REQUIREMENTS IN TWO MONTHS FOR A 2.5 YEAR OLD CAR WITH UNDER 60K MILES. CHEVROLET CERTAINLY DOESN'T MAKE A VEHICLE TO LAST AND THIS VEHICLE IS CERTAINLY NOT A CAR TO CALL SAFE OR RELIABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514122May 29, 2013
STEERING
THERE WAS A SMALL AMOUNT OF LEAKAGE ON GARAGE FLOOR. THEN THE STEARING AT SLOW SPEEDS HAD BECOME VERY HARD TO TURN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513929May 28, 2013
ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING THROUGH TOWN BACK IN FEBRUARY AND MY "SERVICE STABILITETRAK" "TRACTION CONTROL OFF" AND "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" LIGHTS COME ONE. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP AND PAID $99 TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. THEY SAID I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. THE LIGHTS ALL WENT OFF ON MY WAY HOME SO I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A FLUKE THING. WELL IT JUST HAPPENED AGAIN 3 MONTHS LATER. I WAS GOING UP A HILL THAT HAS A IMMEDIATE CURVE AFTER IT (WE LIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS) AND ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED BECAUSE THE CAR WENT FROM 55 TO 25 AS WE WERE GOING UP THE HILL AND IT WOULDN'T PICK SPEED BACK UP, THE RPM'S WOULD JUST SHOOT UP. THIS PART IS FAULTY PART ON MANY CHEVROLET TRAVERSE'S AND MANY OTHER GM MODEL'S. ON EDMUNDS.COM THERE ARE TONS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THEIR THROTTLE BODY'S BEING BAD AND BEING DANGEROUS. MY FOUR CHILDREN ALL UNDER THE AGE OF 5 COULD HAVE BEEN VERY BADLY INJURED OR KILLED IF THAT TRUCK BEHIND US DIDN'T HAVE GOOD BRAKES. WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT WE HAD A CLOSE CALL. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY REFERRED ME TO A DISTRICT SPECIALIST, BUT THAT PERSON WAS SUPPOSE TO CALL ME BACK TODAY BETWEEN 1-3 AND NOW IT'S 6:43 AND THEY LEAVE AT 6:45, SO I'M SURE I WON'T HEAR FROM HER TODAY. I CALLED TO COMPLAIN THAT SHE DIDN'T CALL ME DURING THE TIME SHE WAS SUPPOSE TO CALL, SO NOW SHE HAS ANOTHER 24 HOURS TO CALL ME AND I DOUBT THAT WILL HAPPEN EITHER. AFTER THIS EXPERIENCE I DON'T THINK I'M EVER GOING TO BUY ANOTHER GM VEHICLE AGAIN, THEY'RE NOT ISSUING RECALLS ON THE PARTS THAT NEED TO BE AND IT'S PUTTING PEOPLE'S LIVES AT RISK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512095May 15, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TEMPERATURE ADJUSTMENT WAS DISTRACTING BECAUSE INSTEAD OF THERE BEING TURNING KNOBS TO ADJUST THE TEMPERATURE, THERE WERE DIGITAL BUTTONS INSTEAD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511979May 14, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, WHEELS, STEERING
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AS A GM CERTIFIED USED VEHICLE IN LATE DECEMBER 2010. NOV26'11 @ 37,395 MILES THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED AND THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE RESURFACED. IN MAY 2012, I WAS REAR ENDED AT STOP LIGHT AND A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER, I STARTED EXPERIENCING SHAKING WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A MAINTENANCE ISSUE WHEN TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR. JUN15'12 THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE REPLACED. NOV30'12 VEHICLE TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE ONCE MORE WITH SAME COMPLAINT OF SHAKING WHEN APPLYING BRAKES OR WHEN COASTING - FRONT DISC BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED AND FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE RESURFACED. IT IS NOW MAY'13 (52K MI) AND I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES ONCE MORE, HOWEVER THE SHAKING IS MUCH WORSE TO THE POINT IT FEELS AS IF THE FRONT WHEELS WILL COME OFF WHILE BRAKING. I CONTACTED DEALER TO GET SERVICE HISTORY, AND FOUND THAT THIS ISSUE WAS PRESENT BEFORE I PURCHASED THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511633May 13, 2013
ENGINE
RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM THAT MY CAR MIGHT HAVE A LEAKING WATER PUMP SEAL. (IT DOES BECAUSE I HAVE HAD TO ADD COOLANT) . THE LETTER STATES THAT FOR THE NEXT 2 YEARS CHEVY WILL ADD COOLANT AS NEEDED. WHY NOT RECALL THE CAR AND REPLACE THE WATER PUMP. IT IS NOT GOING TO MAGICALLY STOP LEAKING IN 2 YEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511555May 12, 2013
STEERING
AT LOW SPEED I WAS UNABLE TO STEER CLEAR OF AN OBSTACLE BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN, ALMOST TO THE POINT OF LOCKING. I HAD TO FORCE THE STEERING WHEEL WITH BOTH HANDS TO HAVE IT MOVE AT ALL. THE LOCKUP CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING AND I STRUCK ANOTHER OBJECT. THE PROBLEM COMES AND GOES AND NOW IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE PREVALENT. DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANY CONSISTENT PATTERN, HOT, COLD, SHORT DRIVE, LONG DRIVE, ETC. PROBLEM OCCURS WHILE TURNING IN BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT DIRECTION. AT TIMES I GET THE FEELING THAT IT HAPPENS WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510285May 1, 2013
STEERING
WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR DOING MANEUVERS AT SLOW SPEEDS THE POWER STEERING IMPEDES STEERING. IT FEELS LIKE IT IS ACTUALLY FIGHTING YOU. IT IS A HAZARDOUS PROBLEM AND MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. DOING A Y-TURN IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO THE STEERING ISSUE. WE ARE TAKING OURS TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510151April 30, 2013
STEERING
I HAVE A 2010 TRAVERSE AROUND 40,000 MILES THE STEERING STARTED LOCKING UP WHEN TUNING AT A LOW SPEED, ESPECIALLY IN PARKING LOTS, ETC. SOMETIMES I EVEN HAVE TO TRY AND BACK UP AND TURN WITH ALL MY MIGHT TO GET THE CAR TO TURN IN PARKING SPOTS. THIS STARTED OUT AS A COUPLE TIMES A DAY NOT IT IS ALMOST EVERY TURN I MAKE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HAVE A WRECK SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND THERE ARE WAY TO MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM. CHEVROLET MUST MAKE A RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. PLEASE HELP US!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510172April 30, 2013
STEERING
INTERMITTENTLY, MY 2010 TRAVERSE'S STEERING SYSTEM LOCKS UP WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS. SOMETIMES THE PROBLEM WILL NOT ALLOW THE TURN TO BE COMPLETED. MY 16 YEAR OLD CHILD, WHO IS A DRIVER'S EDUCATION STUDENT, WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE PROBLEM PRESENTED AND NEARLY HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION DUE TO THE FACT THAT SHE COULD NOT COMPLETE A LEFT HAND TURN THAT SHE WAS MAKING. IN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, I NOTICE LOTS OF POSTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME VEHICLE. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE COMPANY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509989April 29, 2013
STEERING
I HAVE POWER STEERING FAILURE WITH 91000 MILES. THE DEALER TOLD ME THE TSB FOR THIS ISSSUE WOULD COST ME ABOUT 1300 DOLLARS.. SINCE THERE IS WHINE EVIDENT AND THE PITCH CHANGES WITH VEHICLE SPEED. AT IDLE, YOU NEED TO BE LIKE A GORILLA TO TURN THE WHEEL, BUT ONCE YOU GAS IT, SOME ASSIST IS PROVIDED, THIS IS NOT THE FIRST ISSUE WITH THIS CAR. A/C LINE FROM COMPRESSOR TO CONDENSOR BROKEN,,, $700.00. WATER PUMP LEAKING,,, DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY. STEERRING WHEEL SHIMMY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS SINCE ABOUT 20K MILE, " NO PROBLEM FOUND" EVEN THOUGH IT HAS BEEN IN SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY NEVER SEEM TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. .DRIVE SHAFT SEAL LEAKING. WARANTY COVERED THAT ONE.THIS IS OUR SECOND TRAVERSE.. OUR 2009 WITH 6300 MILES HAD A VERY ROUGH IDLE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON.CALLED ONSTAR FOR DIAG. THEY WERE ABLE TO SEE FAULTS, BUT COULD NOT GET SPECIFIC RESULTS FOR SOME REASON. THETY ASKED IF I NEEDE A TOW, BUT THE DEALER WAS ONLY 2 MILES FROM ME, I STARTED TO DRIVE THERE. AT THE LAST LIGHTS BEFORE TURNING INTO THE SHOP, IT APPEARRED AS THOUGH I HAD AN ENGINE FIRE AND COULD NOT EVEN SEE OUT THE WINDSHIELD. WAS TOLD THAT THE COIL FEEL OUT OF BRACKET ON FIRE WALL AND DROPPED ONTO EXHAUST.. SINCE WHEN DOES THIS CAR HAVE A COIL ON THE FIRE WALL. THEN I FOUND OUT THE REAL ISSUE. ON OF THE PISTONS WAS DISINAGRATED AND COMPLETLY GONE. CHEVY WANTED TO REPAIR THE TRAVERSE. EVERY COMPUTER COMPONENT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. THEY STARTED THE WORK AND ORDERED ALL THE PARTS . AFTER 30 DAYS WERNT BY AND THEY STILL HAD NO ENGINE FRON CHEVY, I CALLED THEM ON LEMON LAW. THEY TOOK POSSESION OF OUR 09 AND REPLACED IT WITH A 2010. WE HAD TO COME OUT OF POCKET FOR ABOUT 1100 DOLLARS AND ALSO WERE DENIED THE INTERIOR PROTECTIO PACKAGE THAT WE PURCHASED WITH OUR 09. LOSS OF 1300. I HAVE A VERY POOR OPINION OF CHEVY'S RECENT PRODUCTS AND WE HAVE BEEN A CHEVY FAMILY FOR 4 DIFFERENT . LOOSING FAITH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509992April 29, 2013
STEERING
THE VEHICLE IS HARD TO TURN AT LOW SPEEDS. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEIR DIAGNOSES WAS THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED CHANGING AT A COST OVER $700.00. HAD NEW RACK AND PINION INSTALLED AT A MECHANICS SHOP FOR LESS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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