2010 Chevrolet Traverse complaints

CAR MAKING LOUD NOISE WHILE TURNING AND ITS VERY HARD TO STEER. TOOK IT TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THERE IS A LEAK IN POWER STEERING RACK AND IT COST AROUND $1500.00 TO GET IT FIXED. I SEE IM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL. *TR

MY CAR, A 2010 CHEVY TRAVERSE LTZ, HAD BEEN MAKING A LOUD SOUND UPON STARTING. IF THE CAR WAS NOT ALLOWED TO WARM UP, IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. WE TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC, THINKING IT MIGHT JUST BE LOW ON POWER STEERING FLUID. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT OUR STEERING COLUMN WAS SHREDDED, AND THAT THERE WERE METAL SHAVING IN THE POWER STEERING FLUID. IT COSTS $2400 TO FIX. WE HAVE ALSO HAD THE AIR CONDITIONING GO OUT TWICE THIS SUMMER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING PUMP AND POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

MY WIFE DROVE HER VEHICLE (THIS VEHICLE) HOME, AND NOTICED ONCE SHE SLOWED DOWN IN OUR SUBDIVISION THAT SHE VIRTUALLY LOST ALL ABILITY TO CONTROL THE STEERING OF HER CAR. SHE WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT IN TO OUR GARAGE AT GREAT EFFORT ON HER END! LATER THAT DAY, WE ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE IT AGAIN AND SIMPLY COULD NOT BUDGE OR WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY THE STEERING WHEEL. IT BEGUN TO SNOW THAT AFTERNOON AND SO WE DID NOT PERSIST GETTING ON THE ROAD. WE DID A FEW DAYS LATER AND NOTICED THAT AT SLIGHTLY HIGHER SPEEDS THE HANDLING OF THE VEHICLE IMPROVED, BUT AT LOWER SPEEDS WE AGAIN WE UNABLE TO STEER THE CAR. RESEARCH ONLINE REVEALED MANY OTHER OWNERS WITH SIMILAR EXPERIENCE. THERE IS NO RECALL. REPAIR BLOGS ON THIS VEHICLE HAVE HAD OWNERS REPLACE THEIR RACK AND PINION, POWER STEERING PUMP, AND POWER STEERING GEAR. OUR DEALER INFORMED US THE PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED AND RECOMMENDED WE REPLACE THE GEAR, WE COULD NOT AFFORD THIS. WE HAVE NOT YET DRIVEN THE NOW "REPAIRED" VEHICLE. GM ADVISED US TO CONTACT NHTSA! *TR

JUST DAYS AFTER PURCHASING A USED 2010 CHEVY TRAVERSE WITH ABOUT 52,000 MILES, THE STEERING LOCKED WHILE SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET THE STEERING WHEEL TO WORK. THEN IN NOVEMBER THE CAR BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE. IT OCCURRED DURING IDLING AS WELL AS DURING ACCELERATION. TURNING BECAME MORE DIFFICULT AND THE NOISE CORRESPONDED TO ACCELERATING, TURNING AND SLOWING DOWN. IT WENT TO THE CHEVY SERVICE STATION ON 12/20/13. THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP. I PICKED THE CAR UP ON 12/24/13 AND IT SOUNDED THE SAME. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD GET BETTER IN A FEW DAYS AFTER THE AIR LEFT THE NEW PUMP. THE CAR DID NOT GET BETTER AND CONTINUED TO SOUND TERRIBLE. IT WAS ALSO SHAKING AND WAS SCARY TO DRIVE IN. IT WENT BACK TO THE SHOP ON 12/30/13. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE POWER STEERING RACK, PIN AND HOSE SO FAR. AS OF 1/8/13 THEY CAN NOT FIX THE CAR. THE MECHANICS SAY THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE GM HOTLINE AND ARE AT A LOSS AS TO WHY IT WON'T STOP MAKING THE NOISE OR DRIVING CORRECTLY. *TR

THIS VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CHAMPION CHEVROLET FOR A RECALL FOR A FAILING WATER PUMP SEAL. DURING THAT ANALYSIS, THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND RACK ASSEMBLY WAS FOUND TO BE LOW ON OIL AND WITH METAL SHAVINGS IN THE PINION RACK WAS NEAR FAILURE. THE FAILURE MODE ON THIS MODEL AND ALL TRAVERSES, ENCLAVES, AND ACADIAS IS THE ULTIMATELY STEERING LOCK AND A PROBABLY CRASH. THIS IS A DEFINITE RECALL ITEM THAT SHOULD BE FINALLY DETERMINED BY NHTSA FOR ALL YEARS OF THIS VEHICLE. THE REPAIR ESTIMATE IS OVER $2600 AS THE ENTIRE FRONT ENGINE ASSEMBLY HAS TO BE REMOVED. OTHER OWNER EXPERIENCES INDICATE THAT THIS REPAIR IS WIDESPREAD IN THESE GM MODELS AND IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

SINCE OCTOBER OF 2013 I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY POWER STEERING LOCKING UP OR BECOMING SO TIGHT WHILE TRYING TO TURN AT SLOW SPEEDS THAT I HAVE TO FORCE A TURN. I HAVE TAKE IT TO MY DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AFTER READING THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME ISSUES. I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD NEED A NEW PUMP AND RACK PINION STEERING, WHICH WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST ME $1300 AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWER TERRAIN!!!! I WAS ALSO TOLD THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE POWER STEERING MAKING NOISES, IN WHICH CHEVROLET REPLACED THE POWER STEERING IN THE 2012 AND NEWER MODELS AND WHICH RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THERE ARE VIRTUALLY NO COMPLAINTS IN THE 2012 MODELS. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN ACCIDENTS BECAUSE THE STEERING WOULD LIKE UP WHILE TURNING IN INTERSECTIONS! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING AND ON ONE OCCASION, THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO CRASH INTO A MAIL BOX IN AN ATTEMPT TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000. . ..UPDATED 01-10-14 *BF THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW RACK AND PINION AND STEERING PUMP. UPDATED 01/13/14

I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE AT LEGAL SPEED LIMIT (65 MPH) WHEN SUDDENLY I STARTED LOOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE....VEHICLE SPEED REDUCED TO LESS THAN 20 MPH, THEN TO 5 MILES LESS THAN A MINUTE, I WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE TO MOVE THE TRUCK OUT OF HARMS WAY FROM ON COMING TRAFFIC A WARNING SOUND WAS ACTIVATED, IT STATED "ENGINE FAILURE" ENGINE REDUCED POWER" SERVICE STABILITY CONTROL" THIS VEHICLE HAS ONLY 62K MILES, ITS IMPOSSIBLE TO EXPECT TO HAVE A PROBLEM LIKE. AFTER VISITING THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT BECK CHEVROLET AND SPEAKING TO SEVERAL PARTIES AT GENERAL MOTORS, I WAS BASICALLY TOLD TO GO [XXX] MYSELF IT'S NOT THEIR PROBLEM! I AM (7) SEVEN MONTHS PREGNANT, THANK GOD ANOTHER CAR DIDN'T CRASH INTO ME AND MY FAMILY!!!!!!!!!!! THANK GM, I PLAN TO REACH OUT THE NEW CEO AND EXPLAIN THE CUSTOMER SERVICE I RECEIVED!!! *TR *DL PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD ONLY BE REMOVED FROM PARK IN COLDER WEATHER. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE PROBLEM RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF TWO YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

I BEGAN TO NOTICE NOISE WHILE STEERING AND THEN DIFFICULTY STEERING, AS THOUGH THE POWER STEERING WASN'T WORKING. I HAD SOME PREVIOUS UNDIAGNOSED LEAKS ON THE VEHICLE WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THOSE WERE NEVER RESOLVED. WHEN I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN TO HAVE THE STEERING CHECKED, I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A REPAIR THAT WOULD COST $2000, AND OF COURSE, IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I WENT TO ANOTHER AUTO SHOP WHO ESTIMATED A LOWER COST FOR THE REPAIR, THE REPAIR WAS MADE, AND THE DIFFICULTY STEERING BEGAN AGAIN. 24 HOURS AFTER THE SUPPOSED "FIX", THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTER MY HUSBAND PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE. IT WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

THE 1ST TIME IT HAPPENED, WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THE ENTIRE FAMILY IN THE CAR. 2 ADULTS & 3 CHILDREN. THE STEERING LOCKS UP WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION. IT GETS WORSE WHEN YOU STEP ON THE BRAKE. THERE IS NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM PRIOR, I.E. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, NOISE, ETC. WE TOOK IT TO A LOCAL DEALER & LUCKILY MADE IT JUST BEFORE THE WARRANTY WORE OFF. THE STEERING GEAR WAS REPLACED. ON NOVEMBER 26 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND ONCE AGAIN WHILE IN MOTION THE STEERING WHEEL FROZE, AND GOT WORSE WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKE, NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM PRIOR. SHE WAS JUST BARELY ABLE TO PULL IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE MOST FRIGHTENING THING WAS AN HOUR BEFORE SHE WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR DURING RUSH HOUR. ONCE AGAIN TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALER & THIS TIME THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED. IT WAS CRACKED. I THINK THE CAR IS A DANGER TO THOSE IN IT & THOSE SHARING THE ROAD WITH IT. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF STEERING FAILING IN A CAR. I SEE OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE TRAVERSE AND AM SHOCKED THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. *TR

FIRST HAPPENED WHEN I WAS TURNING INTO MY DRIVEWAY. GOT HALFWAY THROUGH MY TURN WHEN I SUDDENLY COULDN'T TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. STOPPED JUST SHORT OF HITTING A CAR PARKED ON THE STREET. BACKED THE CAR UP AND IT COULD STEER AGAIN. DID IT TWO MORE TIMES SINCE. ONCE WHEN MY WIFE WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING STALL AT THE MALL AND AGAIN MAKING A TURN ON A SIDE STREET. WAS TOLD WOULD HAVE REPLACE SEVERAL STEERING COMPONENTS. WOULD BE REPLACED WITH THE EXACT SAME KIND OF PARTS AS BEFORE. HAVEN'T DRIVEN THE VEHICLE SINCE. *TR

I NOTICED MY STEERING WHEEL STIFFENING DURING TURNS. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP & WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR AND POWER STEERING PUMP. THESE REPAIRS ARE NOT COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY & WILL COST $1,876.31 TO REPAIR! THE SERVICE ADVISOR COULD NOT EXPLAIN TO ME HOW THE COMPLETE STEERING GEAR GOES OUT ON A VEHICLE W/52,000 MILES ON IT! I AM BEYOND ANGRY, NOT TO MENTION, I ALSO FEEL VIOLATED. I HAVE RESEARCHED TO SEE IF OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUES! THESE ARE NOT A COINCIDENCES! THESE PARTS ARE FAULTY & SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED AT NO COST! *TR

I WAS TRAVELING 60MPH ON AN EXPRESSWAY WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON. I STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR TO PASS A CAR AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE SUDDENLY. I TRIED TO LIFT THE PEDAL WITH MY FOOT AND USE THE BRAKES BUT NEITHER WORKED TO SLOW IT DOWN. I ESTIMATE THE CAR GOT UP TO 75MPH BEFORE I PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO GO OFF THE ROAD SAFELY. WE TAKEN THE TRAVERSE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED IT COMPLAINING OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE VEHICLE WAS OK. *TR

THE POWER STEERING GETS STUCK. I CAN'T TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE STEERING WHEEL HAS GOTTEN STUCK WHILE TURNING AT A LIGHT. *TR

MY TRUCK KEPT MAKING CLICKING NOISES AND THE POWER STEERING KEPT FEELING STIFF. IT CONTINUOUSLY MADE NOISE WHEN TURNING THE WHEELS. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN OCTOBER 2012. AFTER DRIVING FOR A WHILE I NOTICED A FUNNY SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. I TOOK IT TO FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS INFORMED MY POWER STEERING WAS LEAKING. I CALLED THE DEALER AND INFORMED THEM OF THE ISSUE. DUE TO HAVING THE VEHICLE OVER 30 DAYS THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR IT THEY STATED I COULD USE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY I PURCHASED. I WAS NOT HAPPY WITH THE DECISION AND THEY PAID HALF OF THE DEDUCTIBLE. SO SOME MONTHS LATER I STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH TURNING CORNERS AND INTO MY PARKING LOT. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK UP AND I HAD TO USE EVERYTHING IN ME TO TURN THE WHEEL. THIS IS VERY CONCERNING AND SCARY. IT IS ALMOST A YEAR AND I HAVE HAD 2 RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE. THE HEADLIGHT HAS BLOWN OUT. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS HAVE STOPPED WORKING AND I AM NOT HAPPY WITH THIS CHEVY TRAVERSE. I CALLED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY SAID BEFORE I TALK WITH SOMEONE I HAVE TO TAKE THE TRUCK TO A DEALER AND HAVE THEM DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSIS. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THERE IS NO WARRANTY AT THIS TIME FOR THE POWER STEERING ONLY FOR THE 2 RECALLS. I THINK WE SHOULD FILE A CLASS ACTION AGAINST CHEVROLET. THIS IS RIDICULOUS THAT WE ARE ALL HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AND THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL YET. LIVES ARE AT RISK WITH THESE TYPES OF PROBLEMS. *TR

OUR 2010 CHEVY TRAVERSE LTZ IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP REFERENCE HEATER/DEFROSTER NOT WORKING AND ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES THIS YEAR FOR AC PROBLEMS, FLUID LEAKS AND NUMEROUS SENSORS FAILING. THE STEERING PROBLEM WAS DISCUSSED WITH REPAIR FACILITY ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE PROBLEM ACCORDING TO THEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. WE HAD TO ASK THE DEALERSHIP PERSONAL TO PHYSICALLY SET IN THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. A NEW POWER STEERING PUMP AND RETURN HOSE WAS REPLACED TOTAL COST $658.93. AT PRESENT THIS HAS SOLVED THE PROBLEM. APPROXIMATE TOTAL COST THIS YEAR FOR REPAIRS $3100.00. AT THIS POINT WE HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN GENERAL MOTOR PRODUCTS OF ANYKIND. WE HAVE ALL DOCUMENTATION FOR THESE CLAIMS. *TR

THE POWER STEERING HAS STARTED FAILING AT LOWER SPEEDS, SUCH AS TURNING CORNERS, TURNING INTO THE DRIVEWAY, AND PULLING INTO PARKING SPACES. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SCENARIO AND IS GETTING WORSE AND WORSE. IT IS EASILY DUPLICATED. MY MECHANIC SAYS IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVY TRAVERSE AND THEY SEE IT ALL THE TIME. *TR

VEHICLE POWER STEERING FAILS COMPLETELY AND INTERMITTENTLY AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY URGENT SAFETY CONCERN AND A RECALL MUST BE ISSUED TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. *TR

COMING OUT OF HIGHWAY EXIT, THE STOP LIGHT CHANGED TO RED AND MY 7-YEAR OLD CHILD WHO I THOUGHT WAS RESTRAINED BY THE SEATBELT WAS EJECTED FORWARD. THE DRIVER SEAT STOPPED HER FROM GOING INTO THE FRONT SEAT AND CUSHIONED HER IMPACT. I ASKED IF SHE WAS OK AND TO MOVE SEATS. THE RIGHT PASSENGER SEAT BELT DOES NOT LATCH, IT MAKES THE SOUND THAT IT CLICKS BUT IT COMES OFF, WHICH CAN FOOL A CHILD, I HAVE FOUR!!! MY 7-YEAR OLD THOUGHT THE SHE WAS ALL BUCKLED-UP WHEN SHE HEARD THE "CLICK" BUT THE LATCH WAS NOT SECURE INTO THE BUCKLE AND THE SEATBELT GAVE EVERYONE A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY. SHE COULD HAVE BROKEN HER NECK IF HER HANDS DID NOT EXTEND OUT FIRST. SCARY! *TR

INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN TURNING INTO DRIVEWAY OR IN AND OUT OF PARKING SPACES. ALSO WAS ESPECIALLY BAD WHEN BACKING INTO A PARKING SPACE ON A HILL, WHEN I COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL AT ALL UNTIL I STARTED APPLYING GAS TO GET THE CAR MOVING. AT THESE TIMES THE STEERING WHEEL IS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN. I HAVE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION TWICE AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WHILE THERE. THE DEALER GETS NO ERROR CODES ON DIAGNOSTIC AND CANNOT SEE ANY LEAKS OR MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. THEY HAVE CONTACTED GM WHO SAYS THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY BULLETINS RELATED TO THIS MATTER. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY UNSETTLING AND POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS. I HOPE GM WILL INVESTIGATE AND COME UP WITH A SOLUTION. *JS

THE POWER STEERING HAS STARTED FAILING AT LOWER SPEEDS, SUCH AS TURNING CORNERS, TURNING INTO THE DRIVEWAY, AND PULLING INTO PARKING SPACES. THIS IS DANGEROUS! WHAT THE HECK IS CHEVY GOING TO DO ABOUT THIS? TWO OF MY NEIGHBORS HAD THE EXACT SAME ISSUE AND WERE TOLD BY THE DEALER TO "TRADE IT OFF". WE LOVE THE VEHICLE, BUT CAN'T KEEP PUTTING OUR FAMILY IN DANGER. REPEAT, WHAT IS CHEVY GOING TO DO ABOUT THIS? THE MORE I RESEARCH ONLINE, IT SEEMS THAT ALMOST ALL OF THE 2010 TRAVERSE'S HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. RECALL????

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

WAS PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY, AT VERY LOW SPEED(LESS THAN 5MPH) AND THE STEERING BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN. I STOPPED AND HAD TO PULL VERY HARD ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO CONTINUE INTO MY CARPORT. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THAT AND THE NEXT DAY ALSO. TODAY I HAD A DOCTORS APPOINTMENT AND IT WAS BACK TO NORMAL. MY WIFE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE IT MAY HAPPEN AGAIN. WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO? IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS? *TR

STARTED LOSING POWER STEERING SUDDENLY. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS AT LOW SPEEDS, BUT NOT ALWAYS. TOOK TO DEALER IN LOUISVILLE KY THAT WANTED ~$1300 TO FIX STATING THE PROBLEM WAS A LEAK IN THE RACK AND PINION PART OF THE STEERING MECHANISM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,791. ..UPDATED 10/30/13 *BF UPDATED 10/31/2013 *JS

WHILE TURNING RIGHT AT A CORNER THE POWER STEERING UNEXPECTEDLY STOPPED WORKING AND I HAD TO MUSCLE THE STEERING WHEEL OVER TO AVOID COLLIDING INTO A CAR THAT WAS STOPPED AT THE STOP LIGHT. I DON'T BELIEVE MY WIFE WOULD HAVE HAD THE STRENGTH TO DO THIS SINCE IT HAPPENED SO UNEXPECTEDLY. I HAD A FEW MORE SIMILAR OCCURRENCES ALL AT LOW SPEEDS AND WHEN TURNING. WHEN I BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALER I FOUND OUT THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS FAILING. THE CAR IS ONLY 3 1/2 YEARS OLD AND SINCE IT'S OVER THE WARRANTY I HAD TO PAY THE VERY EXPENSIVE COST OF REPLACING THE POWER STEERING PUMP. SINCE THEN WHEN I'VE SEARCHED THE INTERNET I'VE SEEN NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS AT AROUND THIS MILEAGE FOR THE 2010 TRAVERSE. *JB

WE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND ISSUES THAT SO MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE LISTED ON THE SITE. THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AT RANDOM TIMES WITH NO SET PATTERN, RHYME, OR REASON. HOWEVER, AS MANY OTHERS HAVE NOTED, IT SEEMS TO MOSTLY OCCUR AT LOW SPEEDS(LESS THAN 25 MPH), GOING INTO CURVES, AND PARKING LOTS. OURS BEGAN TO DO THIS ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO. THE MOST FRIGHTENING EVENT OCCURRED WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH OUR THREE YOUNG CHILDREN AND THE STEERING BECAME SO STIFF AND UNRESPONSIVE WHILE NEGOTIATING A CURVE ON THE HIGHWAY SHE NEARLY VEERED OFF THE ROAD. I TOOK THE TRAVERSE TO A CERTIFIED INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT I HAVE USED FOR 20 YEARS AND TRUST COMPLETELY, HE COULD FIND NO PROBLEMS. THE COMPUTER CODES CAME BACK SHOWING NO ISSUES AND THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS AT RECOMMENDED LEVELS. THIS IS A MAJOR HAZARD THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A FLAW SOMEWHERE WITH THE VAST NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE BEEN FILED. I NOTICED A PATTERN OF SO MANY OWNERS TAKING THE TRAVERSE TO A DEALER TO HAVE EITHER THE POWER STEERING AND/OR RACK AND PINION REPLACED, BUT TO NO AVAIL AS THE PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING STILL PERSISTING. I AM OLD ENOUGH TO HAVE DRIVEN OLDER MODEL VEHICLES AND FARM IMPLEMENTS THAT DID NOT HAVE POWER STEERING AND ON THE RANDOM, UNSUSPECTING OCCASIONS WHEN THIS PROBLEM ARISES THE DIFFICULTY OF HANDLING THIS TRAVERSE IS WELL BEYOND ATTEMPTING TO MANEUVER ONE OF THOSE MACHINES. THE STEERING VIRTUALLY

LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND INTERMITTENT LOCKING /FAILURE/ INABILITY TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AT SLOW SPEEDS. DIFFICULTY TURNING INTO PARKING SPACES - NO POWER STEERING. NEARLY MISSED MY TURN, HEADING DIRECTLY AT A ROAD SIGN TRYING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AT APPROX 15 MPH. HAD TO COMPLETELY STOP (IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD & ONCOMING TRAFFIC) TO 'UNLOCK' THE WHEEL AND COMPLETE MY TURN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE CORRECTED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT! TOOK 2010 TRAVERSE TO CHEVY DEALER - THEY SAID IT WAS A 'COMMON PROBLEM'. JUST PAID $700 TO REPLACE MY POWER STEERING PUMP & HOPING THAT FIXES THE PROBLEM. MY CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD! CHEVY SHOULD BE ASHAMED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT BOTH THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND THE RACK AND PINION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

WHEN I WAS TURNING INTO MY DRIVEWAY THE STEERING GOT VERY STIFF ALMOST TO THE POINT I FELT THE STEERING WAS LOCKING UP. I HAVE A SMALL CHILD AND FEAR THAT THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH THE TRAVERSE.

DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS WHILE TURNING IT BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. LOSE POWER STEERING. *JS

POWER STEERING ABRUPTLY FAILED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHEN MAKING TURNS AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH OR LESS CAUSING NEAR COLLISIONS OVER THE COURSE OF A COUPLE WEEKS.. FREQUENCY CONTINUED TO INCREASE SO IT HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES ON A DAILY BASIS. TOOK TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULDN'T FIND PROBLEM SO CHANGED POWER STEERING FLUID AND FLUSHED SYSTEM. LATER THAT SAME DAY THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. I AM CONCERNED TO LET MY WIFE DRIVE THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP THINKS THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. SEARCHED ONLINE AND IT APPEARS MANY TRAVERSE OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR ISSUES. IS THERE A POTENTIAL RECALL ON THIS ISSUE ? *TT

I WAS TURNING INTO MY DRIVEWAY WHEN THE POWER STEERING LOCKED. BY VERY "BRUTE FORCE" I WAS ABLE TO FORCE IT BACK THUS AVOIDING A COLLISION WITH THE RETAINING WALL. LATER IN THE WEEK I TOOK THE CAR TO A AUTO BODY REPAIR TO REMOVE A MINOR DENT. THE OWNER OF THE REPAIR SHOP EXPERIENCED THE SAME "LOCK" UP WHEN DRIVING THE CAR INTO HIS GARAGE. I THEN WHEN ON LINE GOOGLED "2010 TRAVERSE STEERING PROBLEMS" I WAS TAKEN BACK AT THE PLETHORA OF COMPLAINTS AND COMMENTS FILED. I TOOK THE CAR TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND HE & I REVIEWED THE COMPLAINTS. WE CONCLUDED IT WAS THE RACK & PINION THUS IT WAS REPLACED. NO SO. THE LOCK UP OCCURRED AGAIN LAST EVENING WHEN TURNING INTO MY DRIVEWAY. THIS MORNING I TOOK IT BACK TO THE MECHANIC. HE IS REPLACING THE RACK AND PINION HE PUT IN YESTERDAY AND PUTTING IN A NEW POWER STEERING PUMP. TRY "CHATTING" WITH A GM REPRESENTATIVE ON LINE. THEY ARE EXPERTS AT DEFLECTING QUESTIONS AND GIVING YOU THE RUN AROUND. SINCE GM OWES THE UNITED STATES$ & I AM PART OF THE US, THE NEXT STEP IS TO CONTACT MY SENATORS AND CONGRESS PERSON AND DEMAND A RECALL OF THE TRAVERSE' FROM THIS DEBTOR. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING BELOW 15 MPH THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING AND REQUIRES A STRONG EFFORT TO TURN THE WHEEL. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT GONE AWAY AND IS GETTING MORE FREQUENT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ON ON 8 AUGUST 2013 AND WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND THE RACK AND PINION (COST APPROXIMATELY $1,500). I ASKED IF THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THE SERVICE TECH SAID KNOW. NOW I HAVE FOUND OUT IS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

AT SPEEDS OF 40 MPH AND SLOWER, THE POWER STEERING IS UNRESPONSIVE AND STOPS WORKING. THIS PROBLEM IS RECURRING. MOST NOTABLY WHEN TURNING ONTO SIDE ROADS AFTER SLOWING DOWN, AND ALSO WHEN MAKING TURNS INTO PARKING LOTS AND PARKING SPACES. THIS STEERING PROBLEM IS A HAZARD TO NOT ONLY THE VEHICLE DRIVER/OCCUPANTS, BUT AS WELL AS OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. *TR

NOTIFICATION THAT WAS SENT TO CHEVORLET'S WEB SITE I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 2010 TRAVERSE. TOOK IT ON THE TYPICAL TWO MILE TEST DRIVE FOUND NO ISSUES. AFTER OWNING IT NOW FOR SEVERAL MONTHS I'M HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING FAILING. IT IS USUALLY AT LOWER SPEEDS WHEN TURNING IN DRIVEWAY OR PARKING LOTS. TODAY I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF SHARP CURVE, LOW SPEED, APPROX. 35 MPH, AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT JUST AS ANOTHER CAR WAS COMING FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. I WAS ABLE TO REACT PROPERLY AND KEEP THE VEHICLE ON THE ROADWAY. MY CONCERN IS THAT MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER WHO IS JUST LEARNING TO DRIVE WOULD NOT HAVE REACTED PROPERLY IN THAT SITUATION AND PEOPLE COULD BE SERIOUS INJURED AND/OR KILLED. MY OTHER CONCERN IS THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL, ACCORDING TO NHTSA WEB SITE AND MANY OTHER TRAVERSE OWNERS WEB FORUMS. I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THE STEERING SYSTEM AND THIS IS MY FAMILY'S PRIMARY VEHICLE. I'M LEFT WITH PUTTING MONEY OVER SAFETY. PLEASE DOCUMENT THIS COMPLAINT. *TR

ORIGINAL OWNER; STARTING AT APPROXIMATELY 39,000MILES ON ODOMETER, DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, AT OR BELOW 40MPH POWER STEERING INOPERABLE. VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER WHEN POWER STEERING GOES OUT. *TR

ORIGINAL OWNER- THE DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK, WINDSHIELD WINDOW FOGS UP BAD WHEN RAINING; VENT CONTROL ON 2LT INDICATES DEFROST MODE, BUT NO AIR FLOWING OUT VENTS ADJACENT TO WINDSHIELD AND NO BLOWN FUSES FOUND. *TR

WHEN TURNING LEFT AT STOP LIGHT OR PARKING LOT AT LOW SPEED THE STEERING WHEEL IS VERY HARD TO TURN. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

WHEN I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE, I NOTICED STEERING WAS MORE DIFFICULT THAN MY 2001 NISSAN ALTIMA. IT IS A HEAVIER VEHICLE SO I AT FIRST ATTRIBUTED THE ISSUE TO THAT. AS TIME HAS PASSED, THE STEERING HAS BECOME MORE DIFFICULT AND ACTUALLY REQUIRES FORCE AT SLOW SPEEDS OR IN PARKING LOTS TO TURN THE VEHICLE. I NOTICED THIS HAS BECOME HAZARDOUS WHEN PULLING OUT OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND BEING UNABLE TO FULLY COMPLETE THE TURN AS THE STEERING HAD COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. I HAVE A 2 YEAR OLD AND A BABY DUE IN OCTOBER. I PURCHASED THE CAR BECAUSE I NEEDED A SAFER VEHICLE AND AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT I FEEL NO SAFER THAN I DID IN MY NISSAN ALTIMA. I HAVE SEEN THE NUMBER OF COMMENTS ON THIS ISSUE AND AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED CHEVY HASN'T DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER. *TR

AT 15 MPH OR LOWER STEERING GETS SO HARD TO STEER ALMOST FEELS LIKE IT IS LOCKING UP. I SEE OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A HAZARD TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS AND OTHERS CARS! *TR

WHEN TURNING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT AND THE RACK AND PINION WAS MAKING A ROARING SOUND. SALES AUTO CHERV DEALER FIX THE PROBLEM. I AM CONCERN THAT THE RACK AND PINION MIGHT START LEAKING AND CAUSE ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. THIS SHOULD BE A MAJOR CONCERN OF GENERAL MOTORS. AFTER READING THE INCIDENT REPORTS, THIS MUST BE HAPPENING TO ALL OF THE TRAVERSES. SOME OWNERS HAVE NO CLUE. AFTER THREE MONTHS BEING THE CHEVROLET TRAVERSE OWNER THIS HAPPEN AND I HAVE HAD TO HAVE IT CHECKED EACH TIME I GO FOR SERVICE. PLEASE HAVE GENERAL MOTORS TO LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE REGARDING THE STEERING OF THE FRONT RACK AND PINION. CHEVROLET OWNER *TR

WE WERE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT WHEN WE FIRST NOTICED THE STEERING GOING OUT. IT WAS MINIMAL AT FIRST, AND MY HUSBAND CHECKED THE POWER STEERING FLUID. HE SAW NOTHING WRONG WITH THE LEVELS. AS THE MONTHS HAVE CONTINUED THE STEERING HAS GOTTEN WORSE, ALMOST TO THE POINT WHERE I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE IT. THERE ARE MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE LATEST IS TODAY, WHERE I WAS GOING ON THE OFF RAMP TO MY EXIT AND IT WENT OUT AS I WAS ROUNDING THE CORNER. I HAVE TO KEEP A TIGHT GRIP ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO CONTROL THE TURN. IT CAME BACK IN QUICKLY AND I WAS ABOUT 2 INCHES FROM HITTING THE BARRIER WALL AND CRASHING. I ALSO HAD MY TWO TODDLERS IN THE CAR WITH ME. WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS WHY HASN'T SOMETHING BEEN DONE? LIKE A RECALL? I HAVE CONTACTED MY COUSIN WHO WORKS FOR GM TO SEE IF THERE IS ANYTHING THAT CAN DONE AND HAVE REFERRED HIM TO THIS SITE. *TR

AT LOW SPEEDS, LOSS OF POWER STEERING. REQUIRES EXTRA FORCE TO TURN STEERING WHEEL. TOOK TO DEALER AND DEALER REPLACED RACK AND PINION, AND DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. CHARGED 1200.00. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST WITHOUT WARNING. THE STEERING WHEEL REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE IN ORDER FOR THE CONTACT TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

AT SLOW SPEEDS THE POWER STEERING FAILS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT USUALLY OCCURS IN PARKING LOTS. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL SINCE THIS IS A COMMON AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM??? *TR

THE AFFECTED PARTS WERE NOT ON THE LIST ABOVE SO I PUT OTHER. I NOTICED A GREEN FLUID LEAKING FROM MY CAR. I AUTOMATICALLY THOUGHT IT WAS ANTIFREEZE. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A DYE IN THE "PINK" COOLANT TO DETERMINE IF THERE WAS EVER A LEAK. I TOOK IT CRISWELL CHEVY FOR SERVICE AND CHECK THE LEAK. THE DID THE OIL CHANGE AND SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE. THE LEAK PERSISTED AND I IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO THE DEALER FIND OUT LEAKS. TODAY FINDING OUT THE ISSUE IS A LEAK IN THE HOSE AND TUBE AC LINE. AS PER THE SERVICE MANAGER THE PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDERED FROM GM. IT TOOK 2 WEEKS TO REPLACE THE HOSE ( PART # 22757062 ) TO FINE ANOTHER LEAK IN THE TUBE (PART # 22875372). IT HAS BEEN A 1 1/2 WEEKS WITHOUT A/C IN 90+ WEATHER CAUSE THEY CAN'T GET THE PARTS. SINCE GM CAN NOT PRODUCE THE PARTS QUICK ENOUGH TO KEEP UP WITH THE HIGH DEMAND REPAIR, PROVES THERE IS A MAJOR ISSUE.TIME FOR A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE PASSES OUT DRIVING A HOT CAR IN HIGH HEAT ( AS I ALMOST DID TODAY). *TR