Chevrolet Traverse Complaints (2010)

669 consumer complaints on file.

#10819693January 12, 2016
STEERING
AT SLOW SPEEDS IT BECOMES HARD TO STEER , AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10819772January 12, 2016
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
MY TRAVERSE JUST PULLED A P0008 AND P0017 ENGINE CODE. AFTER BRINGING IT TO THE MECHANIC, I HAD AN OIL FLUSH AND INDUCTION SYSTEM CLEANING. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE P0008 CODE WHEN OFF AGAIN. THIS IS SPECIFIC FOR THE TIMING CHAIN AND CYLINDER HEADS. APPARENTLY THERE WAS A RECALL AND WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR 08-09 CHEVY TRAVERSES HOWEVER THAT HAS NOT TRANSFERRED OVER TO MY PARTICULAR MODEL YEAR. MY VEHICLE IS 1 YEAR OUT OF WARRANTY WITH ONLY 63,000 MILES ON IT. MY REPAIRS ARE TO BE AN ESTIMATED $4,000 - $6,300 BUT AM BEING OFFERED A 50/50 SPLIT THAT I FEEL IS STILL UNACCEPTABLE ON A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 63,000 MILES.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10817605January 4, 2016
STEERING
I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE GM DEALERSHIP FOR AN UNRELATED PROBLEM AND THE TECHNICIAN "DISCOVERED" A FAULTY/LEAKING STEERING GEAR BOX....TOTALLY REPLACED AT A COST OF $1386. NOW, FOLLOWING ONLINE RESEARCH, I REALIZE THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND GM WOULD APPEAR TO BE CIRCUMVENTING REPORTING AND A RECALL BY HAVING INDIVIDUALS "PAY FOR THE FIX".....I WANT TO DOCUMENT THIS COMPLAINT AND MY PERSONAL ENCUMBERANCE OF THE REPAIR COSTS....THE DISCUSSION ONLINE POINTS TO A COMMON AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT WE HAD NOT "YET" EXPERIENCED, BUT ACCORDING TO THE TECHNICIAN, MAY HAVE HAD A DANGEROUS ENCOUNTER AT ANY TIME!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10816188December 24, 2015
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH; VEHICLE WAS SLUGGISH. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DEALERSHIP, BURLINGTON CHEVROLET, RAN A DIAGNOSTIC AND THERE WERE SOME FAILED CODES (P0011 AND P008), ALL RELATED TO THE CAMSHAFT AND TIMING CHAINS. TO REPAIR, IT WOULD COST ABOUT $2,700 SINCE I WAS SIX MONTHS OVER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. THEY CONTACTED GM AND THEY STATED THAT IT WOULD COST ME $681 PLUS TAX. I AGREED TO HAVE THE REPAIRS COMPLETED WHICH ALSO INCLUDED REPLACING THE WATERPUMP WHICH WAS LEAKING. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT TIMING CHAIN PROBLEMS ON HAVE OCCURRED MORE FREQUENTLY ON 2007-2010 CHEVY TRAVERSE, SATURN OUTLOOK, GMC ACADIA, AND BUICK ENCLAVE. ALL OF THESE SUV'S HAVE THE 3.6 LITER V6 ENGINE WITH DUAL OVERHEAD CAMS. WHAT IS HAPPENING ON THESE VEHICLES IS THAT THE TIMING CHAINS ARE STRETCHING WHICH LEADS TO CORRELATION ERRORS WITH THE CAM SENSORS AND ACTUATORS. AFTER 2010, GENERAL MOTORS HAS SEEMED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH UPDATED CHAINS AND ECM CALIBRATIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10810947December 17, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE INSPECTED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V118000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,999.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10810157December 14, 2015
ENGINE, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DETAILS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,827.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10809188December 9, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON THE HIGHWAY DOING AROUND 65 MPH, ALARM CHIMES WENT OFF, DISPLAY CENTER SHOWED "SERVICE STABILITRAK", "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL", "ENGINE POWER REDUCED". THE CAR QUICKLY DECELERATED TO 10 MPH AND WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER. HAD TO PULL OVER AND SHUT DOWN. THIS WAS ONLY ONE OF THE MANY TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF. IT HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE SERVICE CENTER, DIAGNOSED WITH 4 OR 5 DIFFERENT ISSUES, REPAIRED 2 OR 3 COMPONENTS ALL WITH THE SAME OUTCOME: THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED ISSUE COMES BACK. THE DEALER TELLS ME IT'S A "NEW ISSUE" EVERY TIME SO AT THIS POINT I HAVE NO FAITH IN THEIR "FIXES", I FEEL THAT WHEN MY WIFE, KIDS, OR ME ARE IN THE CAR I WILL EVENTUALLY BE IN A HORRIFIC ACCIDENT WHERE WE ALL DIE AND HOPE THAT AT LEAST THIS MESSAGE WILL COME OUT THEN. GM HAS BEEN SORT OF HELPFUL BUT FROM MY RESEARCH/DEALINGS WITH THIS ISSUE (30+ HOURS), IT SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT MODEL GM AUTOMOBILES. I AM AT A LOSS. I HAVEN'T FIXED THE MOST RECENT ISSUE ($700, TRANSMISSION INTERNAL MODE SWITCH) IN HOPES THAT, USING MY OWN RESEARCH/TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, I CAN FIND THE REAL ISSUE BEHIND THESE FAILURES AND NOT JUST WHAT THE "COMPUTER ERROR CODES" ARE POINTING TOO. THE IRONY IN THIS "FEATURE" IS THAT, FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, IT GOES INTO THIS ENGINE POWER REDUCED MODE FOR SAFETY REASONS SO THAT YOU WON'T LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR OR OTHER PROBLEM. YET REDUCING THE ENGINE POWER ON A BUSY HIGHWAY OR THE PA TURNPIKE WHERE THERE IS NOWHERE TO SAFELY PULL OVER IS THE MOST DANGEROUS PROBLEM OF ALL. NOTES FOR OTHER CONSUMERS: SO FAR THE MECHANIC HAS FLUSHED THE THROTTLE BODY (CLEANED IT), AND REPLACED THE TIMING BELT . TAKING TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC FOR A 2ND OPINION ON THE MOST RECENT INTERNAL MODE SWITCH DIAGNOSIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10808097December 2, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY GOING 70MPH. TRACTION CONTROL/STABILITRAK OFF CAME ON DASH ALONG WITH PARK ASSIST OFF. I FELT THE ENGINE LOSE POWER AND SPEED DROPPED TO 25MPH. I HAS TO SWERVE AND MISS SEVERAL CARS FROM HITTING ME DUE TO THIS REDUCE SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY. PRESSED ON THE PEDDLE TO SPEED UP AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT GO PAST 1ST GEAR ( WELL AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT IT FELT LIKE) I HAD THE CAR TOWED HOME. TO AFRAID TO DRIVE. TOOK IT TO OUR SHOP AND NOTHING WAS REGISTERED ON THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE. CAR SEEMS FINE NOW, JUST AFRAID TO DRIVE. IS THERE A RECALL FOR THIS?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10807398November 30, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
STABILITRAK/TRACTION CONTROL/REDUCE ENGINE POWER. WHILE DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 75 NORTH IN TN ON NOVEMBER 28, 2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30PM WITH MY HUSBAND, 6 YEAR OLD, AND 3 YEAR OLD; MY 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE SUDDENLY DINGED AND THEN THE FLASHED THE FOLLOWING MESSAGES ON MY DISPLAY: STABILITRAK, TRACTION CONTROL, REDUCE ENGINE POWER. THIS RESULTED IN A RAPID DECELERATION FROM ABOUT 75MPH TO ABOUT 25MPH. WE NARROWLY AVOIDED BEING HIT BY A SEMI-TRUCK BEHIND US, AS THE CAR RAPIDLY SLOWS WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS NOTIFYING OTHER DRIVERS. THANKFULLY, THE SEMI WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY SWERVE INTO THE LEFT LANE TO AVOID HITTING US. WE PULLED OVER AND SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. WHEN WE TURNED IT BACK ON, THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE OFF AND THE CAR RAN NORMALLY. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION, WHICH APPEARS TO BE QUITE COMMON IN NUMEROUS GM VEHICLES. I'M ALARMED THAT NHTSA HASN'T REQUIRED A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE, WHICH LOOKS TO BE RELATED TO A THROTTLE-BODY PROBLEM. I WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A SERVICE ALERT FROM GM FOR THIS ISSUE, SO IT APPEARS THAT THEY ARE VERY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10807167November 27, 2015
ENGINE, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM AND THE ENGINE COILS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10789463November 10, 2015
ENGINE
I HAVE A 2010 CHEVY TRAVERSE WITH 67,000 MILES ON IT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND DETECTS TIMING CHAINS. TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND $3200 LATER HAD NEW TIMING CHAINS PUT ON. THERE IS NO WAY WITH THAT AMOUNT OF MILEAGE THAT THIS SHOULD HAVE TO BE REPAIRED YET. WHEN IS THIS RECALL GOING TO TAKE EFFECT!!!! ON TOP OF THAT THE WARRANTY EXPIRED IN MARCH, SO NO HELP WHAT SO EVER..... GM NEEDS TO STEP UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10788331November 4, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE STABILITRAC AND MOTOR POWER REDUCED INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF, RESTARTED, AND RETURNED TO NORMAL FOR A FEW MILES BEFORE THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT IT COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10786225October 27, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY CAR COULD HAVE GOTTEN ME KILLED. I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK,STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND WHEN I MASHED THE GAS TO GO IT SAID STABILITY TRACK OFF ,MOTOR REDUCED. MY CAR LITERALLY WAS IN THE ROAD WITH TRAFFIC COMING. THERE WAS NO WAY TO TURN IT OFF . ANOTHER DAY I HAD TO PULL OVER ON A FOUR LANE BECAUSE IT DONE THE SAME AND WOULDN'T GO. THIS IS SO DANGEROUS TO ANYONE WHO HAS THESE CHEVY TRAVERSE.I HAVE LOOKED AT MANY REVIEWS AND THIS IS A BIG COMPLAINT OUT OF HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ON THE SAME ISSUE. IT'S A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. IT'S NOT SAFE FOR AN INDIVIDUAL MUCH LESS A FAMILY,BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO SHUT DOWN. NO SHOP CAN FIX THIS PROBLEM. I'VE HAD NEW TIRES,SENSOR,AND RESET AND IT DOESN'T WORK. PLEASE CONSIDER LOOKING AT ALL THE REVIEWS ON THESE CARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10785937October 26, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL GAGE STARTED READING HALF FULL NO MATTER IF. TANK FULL OR EMPTY. DIGITAL MILES LEFT TO TRAVEL MATCH A HALF FULL TANK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783616October 20, 2015
ENGINE
TIMING CHAIN IS STRETCHED AFTER 102,000 MILES; REPAIR IS $2500; GM EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR THIS PROBLEM ON 2007 TO 2009; THE SAME PROBLEM EXISTS FOR 2010 BUT GM HAS NOT EXTENDED THE WARRANTY; OIL WAS CHANGED REGULARLY; TIMING CHAIN SHOULD NOT GO AFTER 5 YRS, 100K MILES. GM MUST EXTEND WARRANTY FOR THIS MODEL YEAR DUE TO THIS ONGOING DESIGN FLAW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783520October 19, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PASSENGER SIDE ONLY BLOWS COLD AIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783084October 17, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
STARTER FAILED; DIFFICULTY STARTING; INITIALLY THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY. HAD TO REPLACE THE STARTER; POSSIBLE RECALL. COST $482.68
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10781841October 13, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. 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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10779728October 5, 2015
STEERING
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STEER/TURN AT LOW LEVEL OF SPEEDS USUALLY LESS THAN 5MPH THE STEERING IS VERY STIFF AND REQUIRES A LOT OF EFFORT TO TURN THE VEHICLE. I ALSO RECENTLY FELT MY STEERING LOCK UP WHILE MERGING ONTO THE FREEWAY GOING AT A RATE OF 50-60 MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10778335September 29, 2015
ENGINE
MY TRAVERSE JUST PULLED A P0008 AND P0017 ENGINE CODE. AFTER BRINGING IT TO THE MECHANIC, I HAD AN OIL FLUSH AND INDUCTION SYSTEM CLEANING. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE P0008 CODE WHEN OFF AGAIN. THIS IS SPECIFIC FOR THE TIMING CHAIN WHICH IS DIRECTLY AFFECTING THE CAM AND CRANK POSITIONING (CREATING SLUGGISH PERFORMANCE AND POOR FUEL ECONOMY) APPARENTLY THERE WAS A RECALL AND WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR 08-09 CHEVY TRAVERSES HOWEVER THAT HAS NOT TRANSFERRED OVER TO MY PARTICULAR MODEL YEAR, WHICH WAS BUILT IN 09 BUT SOLD AS AN 2010. THE VEHICLE IS 8 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY WITH ONLY 66,000 MILES ON IT. -(PLEASE NOTE SERVICE BULLETIN 10287C DATE OF ISSUE APRIL 13, 2012) (ALSO NOTE THE LETTER SENT TO OWNERS ABOUT THE ECM REPROGRAMMING, DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM AND WARRANTY EXTENSION WOULD BE PROVIDED FOR 10 YEARS 120,000 MILES)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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