Chevrolet Traverse Complaints (2011)

608 consumer complaints on file.

#11110725July 11, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND STABILITRACK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. OUR VEHICLE IS A FAMILY VEHICLE AND WHEN WE HIT A STOP AND TRY TO ACCELERATE AGAIN THE VEHICLE LUNGES. LOSS OF SPEED DOWN TO 10-15 MPH IMMEDIATLY. WE HAVE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY EVERYDAY AND THIS IS SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11109502July 4, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I GOT MY CAR 6 MONTHS AGO, SO FAR THE BRAKES WENT OUT, ROTORS WENT OUT, ALL STRUTS HAD TO BE REOLACED, HEATER BROKE, AIR CONDITIONER LEAKES, AND NOW TIMING CHAINS NEED TO BE REPLAVED. I FOUND AN INSPECTION COMPLETED 2 WEEKS BEFORE I BOUGHT MY CAR DONE AT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. THE LIST OF ISSUES IS SCARY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11104309June 27, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE AIR CONDITION SYSTEM WON'T STAY COLD HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS THE EVAPORATOR POSSIBLY MORE BUT ITS GONNA COST 1000. TO 2500.00 TO GET FIXED. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND APPARENTLY THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH TRAVERSE 'S ARE OR HAD THE SAME ISSUES. I THINK IT'S TIME FOR A RECALL TO BE DONE. MY DAUGHTER HAD 4 CHILDREN AGES 2YRS 8YRS AND TWO 10YR OLDS AND 7 AND A HALF MONTHS PREGNANT DRIVING 90 MILES ROUND TRIP TO WORK AND HOME CHILDREN RIDE TO THE TOWN SHE WORKS IN FOR DAYCARE SO THEY ARE IN THIS HOT VEHICLE A WELL. SHE IS STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THIS VEHICLE. WE HAVE PUT FREON AFTER FREON IN TRYING TO KEEP IT MIGHT LAST 5 MINUTES TO AN HOUR IF THEY LONG. .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11104442June 27, 2018
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE I ATTEMPTED TO PASS A VEHICLE AT 70 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET TO THE RIGHT LANE SO I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO PULL OFF TO THE LEFT WHERE I WAS BEING PASSED BY VEHICLES GOING 70 PLUS MPH NEXT TO A CEMENT BARRIER. THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T RESTART OR GIVE ANY INDICATION OF DOING SO. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED TO THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT THE TIMING CHAIN BUSTED AND SEIZED UP THE ENGINE. I CONTACTED CHEVY AND THEY STATED SINCE THE VEHICLE HAS 129400 MOLES ON IT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THEY STATED THEY HAD NO COMPLAINTS OF THIS BEING A PROBLEM BUT THAT CONTRADICTS WHAT MULTIPLE CHEVY DEALERS HAVE TOLD ME. THE ENGINE IN THE 2011 CHEVY TRAVERSE IS APPARENTLY KNOWN TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM SO THE ENGINES ARE HARD TO FIND. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH I FOUND MULTIPLE SITES WHERE CUSTOMERS HAVE ALSO STATED THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE SEATS 7 PASSENGERS. WHILE I WAS ALONE ON THIS PARTICULAR DATE IT IS NOT ALWAYS THE CASE. I COULD HAVE HAD MY FAMILY WITH AND MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PULL TO SAFETY (AS SCARRY AS IT WAS BEING STRANDED ON A FOUR LANE INTERSTATE). CHEVY FAILS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS NOT ONLY A MECHANICAL ISSUE BUT ALSO A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. THIS IS NOT A TWO SEATER ECONOMY VEHICLE BUT A 7 SEATER FAMILY VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11104444June 27, 2018
STEERING
WHEN I WAS TURNING INTO THE GAS STATION MY WHEELS LOCKED UP MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND I COULD NOT TURN MY STEERING WHEEL AT ALL TO THE LEFT OR TO THE RIGHT . I PUT MY CAR IN PARK WENT AROUND THE CAR TO LOOK AND SEE IF ANYTHING WAS WRONG AROUND THE TIRES NOTHING LOOKED UNUSUAL GOT BACK IN MY CAR PUT IT IN DRIVE AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ABLE TO UNLOCK VERY SCARY NOT HAVING CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE . WHEN THIS OCCURRED MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION DRIVING INTO THE GAS STATION COMING TOWARD THE PUMP WHEN THE STEERING LOCKED UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11104126June 26, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
WITHOUT WARNING, I GET AN ALERT ON MY INFORMATION PANEL THAT STABILITRAK IS OFF AND TRACTION CONTROL NEEDS SERVICING. AT THE SAME TIME, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTS HARD AND RAPIDLY DECELERATES. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED COMING ON AT RANDOM TIMES RESULTING IN AN EMISSION ERROR CODE. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. A MONTH LATER, SAME ERROR CODE. THIS CURRENT PROBLEM HAPPENS FREQUENTLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WHILE IN MOTION ONLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11103749June 25, 2018
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND STALLED. ALSO, THE LOW POWER MODE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS REFERRED TO THE DEALER. THE LOCAL DEALER (MACMULKIN CHEVROLET, 3 MARMON DR., NASHUA, NH 03060, (603) 821-0370) STATED THAT THEY THERE WERE UNAWARE OF A FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11103358June 22, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE, SUSPENSION
MY VEHICLE HAS TIE ROD LOOSE, LEAKY MOTOR RACK, REAR VALVE COVER LEAK, BRAKES AND ROTORS LOOSE, CONTROL ARM LOOSE, ALL WHEELS CORRODED, FRONT STRUT LEAKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11094025May 15, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH FREON REMAINING IN MY CAR. IT HAS BEEN FLUSHED AND TESTED SEVERAL TIMES FOR INCONSISTENCIES AND THERE SEEMS TO BE NONE.PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11093491May 12, 2018
ENGINE
PURCHASED NEW AND AT 63,500 MILES THE ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED. STARTED MISSING/HESITATING ON HIGHWAY HEADING 2 HOURS AWAY FOR A WEDDING. DEALER WANTS OVER $7K TO REPAIR CRACKED PISTON/VALVE IN CYLINDER 4. ACCORDING TO CHEVY/GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE (OPENED CASE #8-4134087852), DEALER TOLD THEM IT HAD LOW OIL, WHICH IS INCORRECT BECAUSE MY HUSBAND ALWAYS CHECKS THE OIL, EVEN AT THE GAS STATION WHILE FILLING UP AND IS METICULOUS WITH MAINTENANCE. WE HAVE THE RECEIPTS AND MAINTENANCE LOG TO PROVE IT. ALSO, LOW OIL WOULD CAUSE BEARING PROBLEMS, WHICH WE DON'T HAVE. GM OFFERING SOME SORT OF GOOFY ASSISTANCE THAT IS BACKWARDS AND WILL COST US EVEN MORE. THOROUGHLY DISGUSTED WITH MY TRAVERSE, WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO EVENTUALLY REPLACE MY 2000 GMC SAFARI VAN, WHICH IS VERY MUCH ALIVE WITH ORIGINAL TRANS AND ENGINE AT OVER 165K MILES. I SEE LOTS OF INTERNAL DAMAGE/ENGINE ISSUES - WHY NO RECALL? I WONDER WHO THEY PAID OFF TO AVOID THIS FINANCIAL NIGHTMARE...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11091388May 2, 2018
SUSPENSION
TRACTION CONTROL OF SIGNAL ON ALONG WITH THE TRAK SERVICE LIGHT ON. RATTLING COMING FROM THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT WHEEL AREA. VEHICLE SHUTS OFF ABRUPTLY, WITH NO WARNING AT ALL. VEHICLE HAS 109K MILES ON IT. THIS HAPPENS AT AROUND TH 65MPH SPEED. UPON RESEARCH, THIS IS AN ON GOING ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR MAKE & MODEL & NEEDS TO BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY BY GM, BEFORE THERE IS A TRAGEDY BECAUSE OF IT!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11090464April 27, 2018
ENGINE
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT A MONTH LATER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN. 3 CYLINDERS WERE CHECKED AND HAD LOW COMPRESSION AND WAS TOLD IT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE MOTOR TO STALL WHILE DRIVING AND TO NOT DRIVE IT ANY MORE DUE TO THE DANGEROUS CONDITION THIS COULD CAUSE. NEVER RECEIVED ANY INDICATION THERE WAS A CATASTROPHIC ISSUE WITH THE MOTOR, NEVER RECEIVED LOW OIL OR HIGH TEMP NOTHING?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11090228April 26, 2018
STEERING
IT WAS A RAINY DAY AND HEADING DOWN A LOCAL STREET AT ABOUT 40 MPH AND THE STEERING LOCKED UP WITHOUT WARNING FOR A PERIOD OF 5 SECONDS. I'M 190 LB MALE, AND I COULDN'T BUDGE THE WHEEL HEADING FOR A TREE. I WAS ABLE TO AVOID THE COLLISION BUT I CAN GUARANTEE THAT IF MY WIFE WAS DRIVING, SHOULD WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL. IT HAPPENED TO ME TWO MORE TIMES THAT DAY BUT FOR SMALLER INTERVALS OF TIME. LUCKILY MY KIDS WERE NOT IN THE CAR BUT I AM NOW FEAR THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING. I WON'T LET MY WIFE DRIVE IT, AND I HAVE TO KEEP BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL READY TO USE ALL MY STRENGTH. THIS CARE CAN NOT BE CASUALLY DRIVEN. THIS HAS SERIOUS LIFE SAFETY CONCERNS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11089731April 23, 2018
SUSPENSION, WHEELS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS AGO AFTER HITTING A VERY SMALL POT HOLE I NOTICED A LOUD NOISE WHEN I WOULD TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT ONLY 3 DAYS AFTER THAT IT'S STILL TO RIGHT AND NEVER TO THE LEFT BUT DOES MAKE SOME NOISE STRAIGHT. CALLED OUR DEALER FOR AN APPOINTMENT BUT IT'S GOING TO BE A WHILE 5-15 AND THEY CHECKED AND NO RECALLS ARE ON OUR CAR BUT I'VE READ NUMEROUS SAFETY ISSUES ABOUT THESE VEHICLES. LAST WEEK WHILE IT WAS RAINING I NOTICED MY CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS SLIDING OR SKATING ONCE AGAIN CALLED DEALER WAS TOLD STILL CAN'T HELP ANY SOONER. NOW TODAY WHILE WINDY AND RAINING IT WAS AWFUL LITERALLY A FIGHT TO KEEP IT IN THE ROAD IT WAS SWAYING AND MOST DEFINITELY DID NOT FEEL SAFE. MYSELF AND MY HUSBAND HAVE 3 SONS AND HE WORKS FOR THE STATE OF KY FORESTRY DEPT. FIGHTING WILDFIRES AND WORKS A LOT AND IS SOMETIMES OUT OF STATE FOR 21-40 DAYS STRAIGHT SO HE'S NOT HERE MUCH TO CHECK THINGS OUT. OUR BOYS ARE ALL INTO SPORTS AND OTHER AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS YEAR ROUND WITH LOTS OF TRAVELING INVOLVED. MY CONCERN IS FROM ALL THE SUSPENSION ISSUES I'VE READ THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY CAR BUT SAYS 0 WHICH DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT. I WANNA BE SURE THAT MY FAMILY WILL BE SAFE WHEN IN THIS VEHICLE AND AS IF RIGHT NOW IT SURE DOESN'T FEEL LIKE IT. PLEASE HELP ME FIND MORE INFO BECAUSE HITTING A POT HOLE (VERY SMALL BUMP ZERO DAMAGE) SHOULDN'T CAUSE ALL THESE PROBLEMS REQUIRING MY FAMILY TO HAVE TO SPEND A TON OF MONEY TO FIX. THIS ISN'T GOOD BUSINESS AND I WOULD HOPE CHEVROLET WOULD CARE IF THE SAFETY OF A WHOLE FAMILY WOULD BE IN JEPORADY OVER SOMETHING THAT SHOULDN'T BE WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE THAT BY THE WAY ONLY HAS 79000 MILES ON IT. HOPE SOMEONE GETS IN CONTACT WITH ME THANKS HAVE A GREAT DAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11081194March 26, 2018
POWER TRAIN
BOUGHT CAR CERTIFIED USED IN 4/2014 FROM DEALER WHO PERFORMED RECALL 13079 (WATER PUMP SHAFT LEAK). WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 68 MPH, CAR LOST POWER, OVERHEATED WITH SMOKE COMING FROM HOOD. WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH KIDS IN BACK - COULD HAVE GOTTEN INTO AN ACCIDENT OR CAR COULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE. LOCAL SHOP SAYS WATER PUMP LEAKED AND FAILED CAUSING COOLANT LEAK. CALLED GM REG. DEFECTIVE RECALL WORK AND FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIR COSTS - THEY REFUSED SAYING ITS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT THE ORIGINAL WORK WASN'T A RECALL BUT A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM. I DISAGREE - CAR COULD HAVE GOTTEN INTO ACCIDENT DUE TO LOST POWER AND COULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE. GM SHOULD ISSUE RECALL AND REIMBURSE COSTS FOR DEFECTIVE WORKSMANSHIP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11080164March 19, 2018
STEERING
STEERING LOCKS UP, THERE IS POWER STEERING FLUID IN IT, BUT HAVING A MAJOR PROBLEM STEERING AND MAKING TURNS. STEERING LOCKS OR FREEZES UP AND IT WON'T MOVE WHILE DRIVING. THERE IS NOTHING LEAKING ANYWHERE. WAS THERE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11079090March 14, 2018
ENGINE
2011 TRAVERSE ONLY 67000 MILES ON IT BUT EXPERIENCE ENGINE ERROR CODE P0008 AND P0017 WHICH INDICATES SOMETHING WRONG WITH TIMING CHAIN. 2009 MODEL OF TRAVERSE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AND IS COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY BY GM. BUT 2011 MODEL IS NOT COVERED, AND WILL COST $3000 TO FIX AND REPAIRE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11079189March 14, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE LTD, I'VE ONLY OWNED THE CAR 8 MONTHS. THE TRACTION CONTROL IS CONSTANTLY COMING ON! THE MESSAGE ON THE SCREEN APPEARS: SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, SERVICE STABILITRACK. AFTER, THIS HAPPENS, ANOTHER MESSAGE APPEARS REDUCING ENGINE POWER. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE AT THIS POINT THE MORE I TRY TO ACCELERATE, THE MORE THE ENGINE GOES DOWN. THIS IS SO VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THIS COULD HAPPEN WHEN I'M NOT ABLE TO PULL OVER! THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED OR SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED! NORMALLY, 80% OF THE TIME I'M ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE WHEN THIS HAPPENS OR I'M ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11078976March 13, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELEASED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,470.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11076894March 8, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING AT LEAST 45 MPH MY CAR WAS RUNNING FINE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY LOCKS STARTED LOCKING AND UNLOCKED AND THE CAR SHIFTED SO HARD I AM SURPRISED I DID NOT WRECK MY VEHICLE WITH MY SON AND INFANT DAUGHTER. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO DO THE LOCK SWITCHING AND NUMEROUS LIGHTS WERE FLASHING ON MY DASH. I WAS SCARED TO DEATH NONETHELESS. I HAVE HAD MORE SENSORS, WATER PUMP ETC. THAT YOU CAN EVEN BEGIN TO IMAGINE ON THIS VEHICLE. IT IS BY FAR THE WORST VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED. I WILL NEVER AGAIN BY A CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. JUST HAD MY CAR SERVICES TWO DAYS AGO AND NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME BACK ON. I AM NOT EVEN SHOCKED AT THIS POINT. I AM SCARED TO EVEN DRIVE MY VEHICLE WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE THAT WE ENCOUNTERED. I HAD THE SO CALLED ISSUE FIXED WHICH WAS A SENSOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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