2010 Chevrolet Traverse complaints

LOSS OF POWER STEERING AT SLOW SPEEDS ON HARD TURNS. *TR

I HAVE A 2010 TRAVERSE. WITH IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS THE STEERING HAS BECOME A DAILY PROBLEM. WHEN MAKING TURNS FROM 25MPH OR LESS YOU LOOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. THE STEERING WILL FREEZE UP WHEN IT CHOOSES. SOMETIMES IT WILL HAPPEN AT THE START OF A TURN SENDING YOU STRAIGHT TOWARD ON COMING TRAFFIC!! WE HAD IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE (MAY 2014) AND ASKED THE DEALER TO CHECK THE STEERING. DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG AND THE VEHICLE IS FINE. IT STILL CONTINUES TO OCCURRENCE ON A DAILY BASIS. WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO BRING IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE PUMP REPLACED. I'M LOOKING FOR OTHER OPTIONS ON HOW TO REPAIR/REPLACE IT THE MOST ECONOMICAL WAY? UNTIL I HAVE THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED IT WILL MOSTLY BE JUST AN AROUND THE TOWN VEHICLE DO TO THE FEAR OF IT MAY HAPPEN WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. I CANT BELIEVE WITH THIS MANY COMPLAINTS GM HASN'T DONE ANYTHING TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. ITS TIME FOR A RECALL. *TR

ON THE 405 FREEWAY AT ABOUT 3:30 PM ,RUSH TRAFFIC DOING ABOUT 65 HAD A CAR PULL IN MY LANE RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME AND DEAD STOPPED.I HAD TO SLAM MY BRAKES TO KEEP FROM HITTING THEM ,I HAD NO ABS DASH LIGHT THE BRAKE PEDAL LOCKED IN ENGAGE POSITION AND WOULD NOT RELEASE TO ALLOW MOVEMENT HAD TO TURN VEHICLE OFF AND IN PARK IN THE MIDDLE OF FREEWAY TO GET IT TO RELEASE AND GO AGAIN.I WAS ON VACATION WITH WIFE TO SEE GRANDSONS.WHEN THIS HAPPEN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHO STATED THE RACK AND PINION AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED. THERE HAS BEEN REPEATED GRINDING AND STEERING ISSUES OVER THE ENSUING 4,000 MILES (6 MO) SINCE THE REPLACEMENT. IT SEEMS THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS AT 40 - 60K MILES, PAST THE LIFETIME OF THE WARRANTY (3 YR / 36,000 MILES). *TR

AS THE MILEAGE ON THIS VEHICLE REACHED AROUND 80,000 AT TIMES IT BECAME MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT TO STEER AT SLOW SPEEDS SUCH AS IN PARKING LOTS. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAD BEEN THE TIRES BUT AFTER HAVING ALL TIRES REPLACED AND ALIGNED THIS STEERING ISSUE CONTINUES. THE PROBLEM IS STEADILY BECOMING WORSE. I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED ANY STEERING PROBLEMS AT SPEEDS OF 55+ BUT I SEE FROM THE OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT IT MAY BE AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF HIS VEHICLE AND AS A RESULT OF THE IMPACT HIS VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THE VEHICLE IN THE REAR CRASHED INTO THE TRUCK NEXT TO IT, CAUSING IT TO CRASH INTO THE CONTACTS FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUFFERED MULTIPLE INJURIES AND WAS HOSPITALIZED. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V118000 (AIR BAGS).THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I AM HAVING TROUBLE TURNING THE WHEEL WHEN TRYING TO MAKE U TURNS OR ENTERING PARKING SPACES. DON'T NOTICE IT UNTIL I'M SLOWING DOWN AND MAKING A TURN. IT FEELS LIKE IT IS CATCHING AND MY WHEELS ARE GOING TO LOCK UP. AFRAID TO DRIVE WITH MY 3 KIDS IN THE CAR. IT HAPPENS EVERYDAY. *TR

COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 20 MPH. MY WIFE COULDN'T TURN THE WHEEL. CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED. COST OF $641.84. *TR

HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM EVERYONE ELSE IS HAVING WITH STEERING. WHEN GOING SLOW & TURNING OR BACKING UP IT SEEMS LIKE POWER STEERING KICKS OFF & THEN COMES BACK ON. STARTED HAPPENING AFTER IT REACHED 70,000. *TR

WHILE DRIVING FROM DURANGO TO SILVERTON CO. THROUGH ALL THE TURNS, I COMPLETELY LOST THE ABILITY TO TURN. I HAD TO BRAKE HARD IN ORDER TO NOT GO OFF THE ROAD. VEHICLE CAME TO AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AGAIN BUT NOW IT HAPPENS REPETITIVELY. *JS

WHEN I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE, SHORTLY AFTER I HAD IT, I BEGAN NOTICING A STIFFNESS WHENEVER I WOULD TURN CORNERS AT INTERSECTIONS, OR INTO PARKING SPACES, ETC. THIS ISSUE IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE FREQUENT AND HAS PUT ME IN SOME VERY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS WHEN TURNING INTO TRAFFIC. OFTEN TIMES I HAVE HAD TO BACK UP AND START OVER WHEN TURNING AS I WOULD NEVER MAKE IT TO WHERE I AM GOING SAFELY. AT INTERSECTIONS THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES THAT I WOULD ALMOST END UP IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN CORRECTLY FOR ME. WHEN I BROUGHT THIS UP TO THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME THAT BECAUSE IT WAS AN ALL-WHEEL DRIVE THAT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. NOW AFTER THEY FIXED SOMETHING ELSE ON MY CAR AND I HAD THEM LOOK AT THIS ISSUE, THEY DETERMINED THAT IS WAS IN FACT MY POWER STEERING PUMP AND THE BOX THAT GOES WITH IT, WHICH IS GOING TO COST ME AN ADDITIONAL $2400 TO REPAIR. I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS NOW (1 MONTH OF THIS TIME THEY HAD IT TO REPAIR MY ENGINE) SO I FEEL THAT I AM GETTING RIPPED OFF WITH THIS VEHICLE. SAD THING IS THAT I REALLY LOVED THIS CAR BUT AM AGAINST PUTTING THIS MUCH MONEY INTO SOMETHING THAT SEEMS TO BE A HUGE ISSUE WITH GM. I HAVE READ THE COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SAME MAKE/MODEL/YEAR VEHICLE AS ME AND ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INTO AN ACCIDENT. *TR

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FOR PASSENGER AIR BAG CAME ON. WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER. THEY COMPLETED THE REQUIRED REPAIR FOR UNDER THE RECALL BUT THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. DEALER ADVISED OF ADDITIONAL FEES TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. WE CONTACTED GM AND RECEIVED AUTHORIZATION FOR THE DEALER TO CONDUCT A DIAGNOSIS OF THE PROBLEM. THE RESULT CONCLUDED THE "SDM" HAD FAILED. THE DEALER COULD NOT TELL US IF THE RECALLED CONNECTOR COULD HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. WE WERE REQUIRED TOP PAY $300 TO FIX THIS SAFETY ISSUE THAT WE FEEL SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. ESSENTIALLY, TO MAKE THE VEHICLE SAFE TO OPERATE AND CORRECT A PROBLEM IDENTIFIED BY RECALL IT COST US $300. *TR

STEERING HAS BECOME DIFFICULT. RECENTLY BECOMING HARDER TO TURN. VEHICLE IS GARAGE KEPT AND NOTICED A PINK PUDDLE OF FLUID. THIS TURNED OUT TO BE THE POWER STEERING FLUID. WE TOOK TO A MECHANIC FRIEND WHO PUT VEHICLE UP ON A RACK. HE ADVISED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEED TO BE REPLACED. I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE NOW. HE SAYS IT WILL COST $1200 TO FIX. WE DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY. CHEVY NEEDS TO PUT A RECALL ON THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. I LOVE LOVE MY TRAVERSE BUT AM AFRAID TO DRIVE WITH MY CHILDREN OR ANYONE FOR THAT MATTER. PLEASE INSIST ON A RECALL. *TR

AT VERY SLOW SPEEDS, STEERING WHEEL SEEMS TO LOCK OR BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. NOW OCCURS OCCASIONALLY WHEN BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACES. ON 6/6/14, I FELT A LOSS OF POWER STEERING GOING AROUND A CORNER AT 25 MPH. I CHECKED SEVERAL WEBSITE AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE. I FEEL THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND IT SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO FACE THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS LEAKING AND THAT THERE WAS METAL CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I BOUGHT THIS TRAVERSE IN MAY OF 2013. WE HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING OFF AND ON FOR OVER A YEAR. THE SUV ONLY HAD 58000 MILES ON IT WHEN WE BOUGHT IT. WE JUST DEALT WITH IT, BECAUSE WE EITHER DON'T HAVE THE TIME OR THE MONEY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THAT WAS UNTIL RECENTLY, I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND ALMOST RAN OFF THE ROAD, BECAUSE THE STEERING LOCKED UP ON ME. I CONSIDER THIS A HAZARD AND ONE I DON'T WANT TO LOSE MY LIFE FOR. THERE IS NO REASON TO HAVE TO REPLACE A LIFETIME PART LIKE THIS. I HAVE HAD OTHER CARS THAT I HAVE YET TO REPLACE THIS ITEM ON, ONE IS 11 YRS OLD AND HAS 200000 MILES ON IT. *TR

OCCASIONAL HARD STEERING/LOSS OF POWER STEERING DURING LOW SPEEDS WHEN MANEUVERING. IN 01/2011 GM REPLACED STEERING GEARBOX DUE TO LEAKING SEALS AS A WARRANTY ITEM. NOW THIS ISSUE HAS COME UP AND THEIR ANSWER IS TO REPLACE THE GEARBOX AGAIN, AND THEY EXPECT ME TO PAY FOR IT NOW THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. HAD AN INDEPENDENT ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC CHECK THIS OUT AND HE SAID HE'S SEEN THE SAME ISSUE 3 TIMES AT HIS SHOP. THEY'VE BEEN REPLACING THE POWER STEERING PUMP. CONTACTED GM CORPORATE CUSTOMER CASE AND NOW IS GOING THRU DISTRICT LEVEL REVIEW. *TR

WHEN DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE MAKES A TERRIBLE WHINING NOISE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN MARCH 2014 AND WAS TOLD THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND RACK NEED TO BE REPLACED WHICH WOULD COST ME CLOSE TO $3000 OUT-OF-POCKET, WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD. UPON RESEARCHING, I SAW NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE TRAVERSE THAT HAVE RESULTED IN POWER STEERING FAILURE. I ALSO SEE THAT GM RECALLED CHEVY MALIBUS AND COBALTS IN MARCH 2014 FOR THE SAME ISSUE, HOWEVER, A RECALL WAS NOT ISSUED FOR THE TRAVERSE. I FEEL THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN THAT GM SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR. DOES THERE HAVE TO BE FATALITY BEFORE THEY ARE HELD ACCOUNTABLE?!?! *TR

BOUGHT A 2010 TRAVERSE 2 WEEKS AGO. ONLY 14,145 MILES, HAD THE STEERING PUMP AND RACK AND PINION CHANGED ALREADY. STILL MAKING WEIRD NOISE. SURELY THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL, IS GM WAITING FOR FATALITIES FIRST? *TR

ALMOST CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE MEDIUM. HAD TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND THEN A RIGHT WHEN THE POWER SPEEDING GAVE OUT FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS. THIS HAPPENED WHEN SLOWING DOWN WHILE TURNING. IT HAS HAPPENED BEFORE BUT TODAY WAS THE LONGEST. I AM AFRAID TO MAKE RIGHT TURNS ONTO 2 WAY ROADS BECAUSE I MAY END UP ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE. MY POWERING STEERING FLUID LEVEL IS GOOD AND THERE IS NO NOISE OR OTHER UNUSUAL SOUND WHEN THIS HAPPENS. *TR

WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN STEERING LOCKS UP OCCASIONALLY . IF YOU MAKE A SHARP LEFT OR RIGHT TURN ITS AS IF YOU HAVE NO POWER STEERING. POWER STEERING RESERVOIR FLUID IS AT APPROPRIATE LEVEL. IN MY RESEARCH OF THIS PROBLEM, ITS WIDE SPREAD. INTERNET FORUMS HAVE MUCH DISCUSSION ON THIS PROBLEM. ITS A SAFETY ISSUE, WHEN THE STEERING LOCKS UP AND IS TOO HARD TO TURN THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT IS GREAT. *TR

STEERING PUMP NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, HARD TO STEER AT LOW SPEEDS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME I NEED A NEW ONE. WHY IS THIS HAPPENING? THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM. MILEAGE IS NOT HIGH ENOUGH FOR SUCH AN IMPORTANT ITEM TO GIVE OUT. OCCURRED AFTER A 5 HOUR TRIP. *TR

I FIRST NOTICED AN OCCASIONAL HARD STEERING INTO PARKING SPACES OR TURNING CORNERS. THE PROBLEM NOW OCCURS EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. POWER STEERING FLUID LEVELS HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND NOTED TO BE ADEQUATE. NO LEAKS FROM UNDER THE HOOD EXIST. THE DIFFICULT STEERING, AND I MEAN ABSOLUTE LOSS OF CONTROL OF MY STEERING HAPPENS AT LOW SPEEDS, FROM A COMPLETE STOP TO LESS THAN 20 MPH, AS WHEN PULLING INTO PARKING SPACES OR MANEUVERING AROUND STREET CORNERS, CURBS, OR MEDIANS. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THE LOSS OF CONTROL WHEN DECELERATING AROUND HIGHWAY ON/OFF-RAMPS WHEN MY SPEED NEARS 30 OR LESS MPH. THE STEERING BECOMES WORSE THAN "MANUAL" STEERING AND REQUIRES ABSOLUTE FORCE/MAN-HANDLING OF THE STEERING WHEEL TO COMPLETE THE INTENDED TASK, THEN AS RAPIDLY AS THE STEERING WENT OUT, IT COMES BACK AGAIN WHEN I LEAST EXPECT IT, CAUSING OVER-STEERING THROUGH MY MANEUVER. MY HUSBAND ALSO HAS DIFFICULTY MANEUVERING THE VEHICLE WHEN IT CONVERTS TO "MANUAL" STEERING. THE PROBLEM IS SO INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS. I HAVE RAN INTO CURBS AND MEDIANS, THANKFULLY NOT A PEDESTRIAN OR FELLOW DRIVER'S CAR. MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUES, EVEN AFTER COSTLY REPLACEMENT/REPAIRS OF POWER STEERING PUMPS AND STEERING RACK AND PINIONS, LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THERE IS A SERIOUS DEFECT WITH MY STEERING SYSTEM AND GM NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE AND CORRECT THE PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY! IT IS A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE FATALITIES BEGIN TO OCCUR FROM THIS PROBLEM. *TR

MY 2010 CHEVY TRAVERSE LT LOSES STEERING POWER IN SITUATIONS WHEN I AM SLOWING DOWN AND INITIATING A TURN OR WHEN MANEUVERING IN A DRIVEWAY OR PARKING LOT WHERE SHORT TURNS ARE REQUIRED. THE WHEEL BECOMES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. I AM CONCERNED THAT IT WILL PUT ME IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION SINCE THERE IS NO TELLING WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME I DRIVE, BUT IT HAS BECOME PROGRESSIVELY MORE COMMON. STEERING FLUID IS FULL AND THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF LEAKS. GIVEN GM'S RECENT HISTORY IN STONEWALLING NECESSARY RECALLS, I HOPE THEY MAKE THIS RIGHT OR A RECALL IS REQUIRED BEFORE ANYBODY IS INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

POWER STEERING GIVES OUT, AND THE VEHICLE IS HARD TO TURN AND STEER. MAKES IT HARD TO PARK OR DRIVE AT SLOW SPEEDS. *TR

WHEN I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF, RADIO STAYS ON. I KEEP OPENING AND SHUTTING THE DOOR WITH NO SUCCESS. HAVE TO START IT AND TURN IT OFF TO EVENTUALLY GET IT TO TURN OFF. BACK UP ALARM SOMETIMES KEEPS BEEPING, EVEN AFTER I TAKE IT OUT OF REVERSE. HAVE TO TURN VEHICLE OFF THAN BACK ON TO STOP IT. *TR

DURING SLOW SPEED TURNS (~20 MPH), AS WHEN TURNING IN A PARKING LOT TO PARK THE VEHICLE OR TURN INTO A DRIVEWAY, THERE IS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTINUE TURNING THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED HAPPENING MONTHS AGO IT WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM FOR PART OF THE TURN AND ONLY WHEN YOU TURNED TO THE LEFT. NOW IT IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY AND FOR LONGER DURATIONS OF TIME AS WELL AS WHEN YOU TURN TO THE RIGHT. HAD TO STOP, BACKUP AND RETRY PARKING THE VEHICLE A FEW TIMES. POWER STEERING FLUID LEVEL IS FINE. NO FLUID LEAKAGE THAT I'VE NOTICED. EXTREMELY CONCERNED THIS MAY START HAPPENING AT HIGHER SPEEDS / HIGHWAY / EXPRESSWAY DRIVING. LACK OF CONFIDENCE IN THIS VEHICLE NOW FOR LONG TRIPS. *TR

I PURCHASED MY GM VEHICLE FROM A DEALERSHIP IN SOUTH BURLINGTON, VERMONT, IN SEPTEMBER 2010. I HAVE DRIVEN IT FOR JUST THREE AND A HALF YEARS WITH JUST 55,000 MILES ON IT, AND NOW AFTER A ROUTINE SERVICE VISIT (LUBE OIL AND FILTER, TRANSMISSION FLUID, AIR FILTER, AND WINTER TIRE CHANGE) I AM NOW BEING TOLD THAT THE STEERING RACK AND FRONT STRUTS ARE LEAKING AND WILL COST $2,262 TO REPAIR. ABSURD. I WAS TOLD THAT IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE AND MUST BE DONE BECAUSE MY CAR WILL NOW NOT PASS INSPECTION. I HAVE NEVER HAD TO SPEND THAT MUCH MONEY ON A CAR REPAIR, MUCH LESS A CAR THAT IS RELATIVELY NEW WITH SO FEW MILES ON IT. IN ADDITION, ON A SIDE NOTE, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS NOW ON AFTER THE DEALERSHIP COMPLETED THE AIR BAG RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. BECAUSE MY HUSBAND AND I WERE SO SHOCKED AT THE STEERING RACK AND STRUT QUOTE, I DECIDED TO DO SOME RESEARCH AND HAVE NOW DISCOVERED IT'S A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN THESE VEHICLES, AND THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT OUT OF CALIFORNIA. GENERAL MOTORS HAS ALLEGEDLY BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND CONTINUES TO SELL THE VEHICLE. I HAVE FOUR CHILDREN IN MY CAR, AND ALTHOUGH THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THAT MY CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL I NEED IT INSPECTED IN AUGUST, AFTER ALL I HAVE RESEARCHED, I AM AFRAID MY STEERING WILL GIVE OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. I TRULY HOPE THAT SOMETHING WILL BE DONE TO ADDRESS THIS APPARENTLY WIDESPREAD SAFETY DEFECT IN THESE CARS. *TR

CURRENTLY AT LOW SPEEDS TRYING TO MANUEVER IN TRAFFIC, PARKING, ETC., THERE IS COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. STEERING IS NOT RETURNED WITH INCREASED ENGINE RPM. BECAUSE OF THE CONECTION OF RACK AND PINION AND ACTUAL MANUAL STEERING IT IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. GENERAL MOTORS DECLINES TO RECOGNIZE THERE IS AN ISSUE. DEALER SHIP DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF A PROBLEM BUT A MECHANIC TOLD THE CS REP THAT SOME PEOPLE WERE HAVING SUCCESS WITH INCREASED ENGINE RPM. HMMMM STRANGE IF THEY NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM BEFORE. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO BE INJURED OR KILLED? I READ ON THE INTERNET OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM MANY PEOPLE. IT WAS SUGGESTED THER COULD BE LOW POWER STEERING FLUID. THIS WAS NOT TRUE BUT FLUID WAS TOPPED OFF. *TR

THE POWER STEERING BEGAN FAILING AT LOW SPEEDS AND FOLLOWING STOPS. THE WHEEL REQUIRES EXTRAORDINARY EFFORT TO COMPLETE A TURN, POWER STEERING RETURNS AFTER THE VEHICLE SPEED INCREASES. AS WITH THE OTHER 2010 TRAVERSES REPORTING ON THIS SITE( NOW AT WELL OVER 100) WE WOULD LIKE SOME ACCOUNTABILITY ON THE PART OF THE MANUFACTURER. SO FAR THERE HAS BEEN NO CONSENSUS ON WHAT IS CAUSING THIS FAILURE IN THE POWER SEARING SYSTEM. THE IGNORANCE OF PROBLEMS LIKE THIS HAS CAUSED DAMAGE, INJURY, AND COST LIVES. TO REPEAT, WHERE IS THE ACCOUNTABILITY ? *TR

WE HAVE A 2010 TRAVERSE AND LIKE MANY OWNERS THE POWER STEERING HAS QUIT WORKING AT SLOW SPEEDS AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE AT SLOW SPEEDS TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. IT IS VERY BAD WHEN TRYING TO PARK THE CAR OR EVEN TURN AT RED LIGHTS. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NUMEROUS OWNERS HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH AND IS A FAULTY SYSTEM. IT STARTED WITH A SMALL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL THEN PROGRESSED TO EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE NOT TURNING TO NOW NEVER WORKING AT SLOW SPEEDS. IF THIS WAS NOT A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS THEN I WOULD SEND IT TO MECHANIC TO GET FIXED BUT SINCE THERE ARE MANY CARS EFFECTED AND EVEN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT OVER THIS ISSUE IT DOES NOT SEEM RIGHT TO PAY SO MUCH MONEY FOR A CAR THAT IS SUCH A SAFETY HAZARD. PLEASE FOR ALL THE ADULTS AND KIDS RIDING IN THESE CARS CHECK INTO THIS ISSUE AND GET GM TO FIX ALL THEIR SAFETY ISSUES AND NOT JUST A FEW SELECT MODELS. THIS SYSTEM FROM MY UNDERSTANDING USES SOME OF THE SAME TECHNOLOGY THAT THE SAFETY RECALL IN PLACE ON CERTAIN MODELS. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR CHEVROLET TRAVERSE IN A PARKING LOT. WHEN SHE TRIED TO TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT AND SHE WAS BARELY ABLE TO AVOID HITTING A PARKED CAR. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPEATED OVER THE WEEKEND DURING A TRIP TO TENNESSEE WHERE I HAD TO FORCE THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN IN A GAS STATION LOT. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE WIDESPREAD BASED ON MY LIMITED RESEARCH. *TR

WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEEDS (UNDER 25 MPH) THE STEERING SUDDENLY LOCKS UP AND BECOMES VERY HARD TO TURN. INITIALLY, THE PROBLEM WAS SOMEWHAT INTERMITTENT, CAUSING OVER-COMPENSATION IN MID-TURN. HOWEVER, IT HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY MORE OF A PROBLEM, CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. WHILE GOOGLING THIS ISSUE ONLINE, IT APPEARS THERE ARE NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

NEARLY RAN INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AS THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS BEING TURNED AT LOW SPEEDS. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHETHER YOU ARE TRAVELING FORWARD OR IN REVERSE. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR OVER 3 MONTHS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY BY GM AS A RECALL SITUATION. *TR

AT LOW SPEEDS THE STEERING BECOMES UNRESPONSIVE AS IN LOCKS UP AND WILL BE VERY HARD TO TURN IF AT ALL FOR A MANY SECONDS, WHICH CAN SEEM LIKE AN ETERNITY WHEN YOU ARE TURNING FROM AN OFF RAMP OR ACROSS TRAFFIC. SHIFTING THE CARD TO NEUTRAL AND INCREASING THE RPM'S HAS NOT EFFECT, KEEPING THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE THE PROBLEM WILL EVENTUALLY FADE AND THE POWER STEERING WILL COME BACK TO NORMAL. IT DOESN'T DO IT EVERY TIME, BUT SEEMS MORE LIKELY TO HAPPY WHEN COMING DOWN FROM SPEEDS ABOVE 30MPH AND THEN SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A SHARP TURN INTO A DRIVE WAY OR RAMP. *TR

THE 2010 TRAVERSE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING CROSS COUNTRY. THE STEERING WENT OUT. YOU COULD NOT TURN WITH OUT BRUTE FORCE. IT WAS TAKEN TO A CHEVROLET DEALER SHIP AND AN NEW POWER STEERING PUMP WAS PUT ON. ONCE BACK TO OUR HOME TOWN SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED. TOOK TO OUR LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER THEY REPLACED SAME POWER STEERING PUMP (DEALERSHIP DIDN'T CHARGE FOR PREVIOUS CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS WORK). THIRD INCIDENT WE ALMOST HIT A PARKED CAR AND A BUILDING BECAUSE THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT TURN. TOOK BACK TO OUR LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THE REPLACED MORE PARTS AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP AGAIN. AND NOT TO SOUND LIKE A BROKEN RECORDED BUT ITS BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR ANOTHER POWER STEERING PUMP. THERE IS NO MORE TRUST IN THIS VEHICLE. SOMEONE'S GOING TO GET HURT IF THEY DON'T DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. *TR

POWER STEERING GOES WITHOUT WARNING. USUALLY AT LOWER SPEEDS. HIT A CURB WHILE TRYING TO TURN INTO A PARKING SPOT. *TR

AT LOW SPEED OR WHILE TRY TO PARK VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER STEERING IN VEHICLE. CHANGED THE POWER STEERING FLUID PROBLEM REMAINED. HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE GM DEALER TOLD THE STEERING GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,300.

RADIO STAYS ON AFTER CAR HAS BEEN TURNED OFF, KEYS TAKEN OUT OF IGNITION, AND DRIVER DOOR HAS BEEN OPENED. SOMETIMES HAVE TO SLAM DRIVERS DOOR A FEW TIMES BEFORE IT WILL SHUT EVERYTHING OFF, HAVE TRIED TURNING ON THEN BACK OFF BUT THAT DOES NOT HELP EITHER.. *TR

MY WIFE STOPPED AT STOP SIGN AND TRY TO TURN TO THE STREET BUT THE STEERING BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN AND THE COMPLETELY LOST OF POWER. SHE OFF/ON RIGHT AWAY BUT IT WAS ABLE TO MOVE. SECOND TIME OFF/ON AFTER WAITING FOR A MINUTES WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR. I HAVE CONTACTED DEALERSHIP AND GM (866-790-5700) ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *TR

NOTHING HAS HAPPENED THANK GOD. BUT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH MY TRAVERSE SINCE I PURCHASE IT FROM THE LOOKOUT FORD DEALERSHIP IN MOREHEAD, NORTH CAROLINA..IT WAS OVER 6 MONTHS WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER IN MOREHAD CITY NORTH CAROLINA. WHEN I TOOK IT FOR ITS OIL CHANGE ALSO IT HAD A RECALL IN ITS WATER PUMP THAT IT HAS NOT BEEN FIX.. WHEN THEY INSPECTED THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY STEERING AND I TOLD HIM NO THAT'S HOW IT DRIVES.. HE SAID I GOT A COUPLE HERE GO TEST ONE BUT I DID NOT HAVE THE TIME TO DO SO.. TILL TODAY THE STEERING ON IT BEEN GETTING HARDER IM JUST AFRAID I MIGHT CRASH PLEASE HELP ME I CANT AFFORD THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. IM SURE THIS IS A BAD PART. REASON I BOUT THIS VEHICLE WAS TO FIT MY KIDS AND NOW I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS AROUND. *TR

NOTCHY FEEL TO STEERING AT LOWER SPEEDS...1-40MPH. DEALER STATES THAT CAR NEEDS NEW POWER STEERING PUMP. LOOKING AT THE COMPLAINTS ALREADY LOGGED THIS IS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM. *TR

AT LOW SPEEDS, POWER STEERING GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. DANGEROUS AT INTERSECTIONS, EXIT RAMPS AND STOP SIGNS WHEN SHARP TURNS ARE NEEDED. *JS

I CONTACTED GM AND THEY ARE CONTACTING THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED MY 2010 TRAVERSE. HAVING THE CAR ONLY 6 MONTHS AND FOUND THE STEERING WAS LOCKING UP CALLED DEALER AND THEY CHECKED OUT THE CAR, NEEDS POWER STEERING FLUID BECAUSE ITS LEAKING AND THE STEERING GEAR BOX NEEDS REPLACED. 1,310 JUST TO FIX THE CAR. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL?? I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN AND WE BOUGHT THIS FOR A FAMILY VEHICLE. NOW I SHOULDN'T EVEN BE DRIVING IT AND HOW WILL I GET TO WORK? SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. ATLEAST TOYOTA FIXES THERE VEHICLES AT NO COST TO THE CUSTOMER. GM CANT EVEN DO ANYTHING FOR THERE'S JUST TAKE THERE MONEY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

UPON TRYING TO PARK THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. CONTINUES TO DO THIS WHEN EITHER PARKING OR TURNING. *TR

WHEN TRAVELING AT SLOW SPEEDS(PARKING LOTS, TURNING IN/OUT OF STREETS) THE STEERING WILL BECOME VERY HARD TO TURN OR LOCK UP AND THEN COMES BACK. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE WHEN TRYING TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC OR TURN ACROSS TRAFFIC. I HAVE TEENAGE DRIVERS AND THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE! *TR

WHILE DRIVING/TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS (20-30 MPH) OR IN PARKING LOTS THE POWER STEERING QUITS. THERE IS NO WARNING AND THEN IT STARTS WORKING AGAIN. SO OFF AND ON WOULD BEST DESCRIBE IT. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS TERRIFYING BECAUSE I WAS DRIVING IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS GOING AROUND HAIR-PIN CURVES AND THE STEERING WENT OUT, BUT THEN CAME BACK. MY WHOLE FAMILY WAS IN THE VEHICLE! WHAT IF I COULD NOT MAKE THE TURN AND WE DROVE OFF THE MOUNTAIN SIDE? THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM! I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID MAYBE IT WAS THE FLUID AND ADDED MORE AND THAT THERE IS NO RECALL. THE PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED. I AM NOT A HAPPY CHEVROLET OWNER RIGHT NOW. PLEASE FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM AND HAVE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. *TR