2010 Chevrolet Traverse complaints

AT SPEEDS BELOW 20 MPH THE STEERING LOCKS UP. *TR

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

THERE WAS A SMALL AMOUNT OF LEAKAGE ON GARAGE FLOOR. THEN THE STEARING AT SLOW SPEEDS HAD BECOME VERY HARD TO TURN. *TR

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 P

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 AN

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

STEERING MAKES A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND STEERING GEAR FAILURE. DELAY AND BINDING UP WHEN TRYING TO TURN AT LOW SPEEDS. DEALER CONFIRMED REPAIR BULLETIN EXISTS BUT GENERAL MOTORS DENIED WARRANTY REPAIR. FOUND 40+ NTSB/NHTSA ISSUES WITH CHEVROLET TRAVERSE STEERING. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AFFECTING THE STEERING ABILITY OF THE VEHICLE. NEW STEERING GEAR, HOUSING, HOSES, AND FLUID CHANGE TO DEXRON IS REQUIRED. I NEED HELP PLEASE! *TR

THE STEERING CONSOLE SOUNDS LIKE IT IS RUBBING OR CATCHING. DOESN'T FEEL LIKE THE POWER STEERING IS GOING OUT BUT DEFINITELY RUBBING SOUND. *TR

2010 CHEVY TRAVERSE WITH APPROX 53KMILES. DRIVING ON DRY PAVEMENT OF THE FREEWAY I TRIED TO PUT CRUISE CONTROL ON AND IT WOULD NOT WORK THEN I GOT "TRACTION CONTROL DISABLED, SERVICE STABIL-TRACK" THEN MY VEHICLE STARTED TO SLIP AND LOOSE SPEED. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND EVENTUALLY I GOT HOME. LUCKILY MY CHILDREN WERE NOT IN THE CAR. I TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO THESE MODELS AND IT MAY BE ELECTRICAL? I HAVE RESEARCHED SOME FORUMS AND THIS IS A DEFECT IN THESE MODELS. I LOVE MY TRAVERSE BUT THIS ISSUE IS A HUGE CONCERN. *TR

AT SLOW SPEEDS, YOU LOSE POWER STEERING WHEN TRYING TO PARK IN PARKING SPOTS, TURNING CURVES, AND TURNING OFF ONTO OTHER STREETS. VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING WHEN YOU ARE EXPECTING TO TURN AND CAN'T TURN BECAUSE OF THE POWER STEERING FAILURE. THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO BEFORE SOMEONE IN INJURIED OR EVEN KILLED. THIS DOES NOT OCCUR ALL THE TIME, BUT OCCURS TOO OFTEN WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT. I'VE JUST PURCHASED VEHICLE AND DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM UNTIL AFTER I HAD THE VEHICLE ABOUT A WEEK. *TR

AT LOW SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILS. WHEN TURNING INTO PARKING SPOTS OR TRYING TO MAKE TURNS ONTO OTHER STREETS OR ROADS, YOU LOSE ALL POWER STEERING MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO TURN. I JUST RECENTLY BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AND DIDN'T NOTICE THE PROBLEM UNTIL ABOUT A WEEK LATER. IT DOES NOT OCCUR ALL THE TIME, BUT TOO OFTEN WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT. *TR

NOTED POWER STEERING FLUID IN DRIVEWAY. HAD IT DIAGNOSED AT THE DEALERSHIP AS A LEAK FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. WAS TOLD THE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A $1300 CHARGE. I'VE RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND FOUND MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO READ COMPLAINTS THAT VARIOUS REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE TO SOLVE THE STEERING PROBLEMS WITH OTHER TRAVERSES, BUT STILL PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING SYSTEM OCCUR. I'M CONCERNED MY STEERING MAY GO OUT ENTIRELY DURING TRAVEL AND END UP IN A FATALITY. A RECALL SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO RECTIFY THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

WAS IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT. I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. OTHER DRIVER ACCELERATED TO UNKNOWN SPEED AND STRUCK MY VEHICLE IN THE DRIVER DOOR. DOOR WAS CRUSHED TO THE POINT THAT IT WAS UP AGAINST MY THIGH. NEITHER OF THE SIDE AIRBAGS WENT OFF. VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY $10,600 IN DAMAGE AND I AM RECOVERING FROM A FRACTURE IN MY LOWER BACK. CURIOUS WITH THIS KIND OF DAMAGE AND INJURY WHY THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

STEERING WHEEL WILL BECOME VERY STIFF OR FREEZE UP WHEN MAKING A TURN. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY, MANY TIMES CREATING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM SHOULD NOT OCCUR THIS QUICKLY, IF EVER. *TR

AT SLOW SPEEDS THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING. THIS HAPPENS REGULARLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,355.

VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED IN GARAGE WHEN WE NOTICED PINK FLUID UNDER CAR. TOOK IT TO LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE POWER STEERING GEAR VALVE SOLENOID IS LEAKING. HAVE TO TAKE IT TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. DEALER HAS ALREADY REPLACED STEERING GEAR INPUT HOUSING (10-29-12) AND SAID THEY HAD 4 TRAVERSES IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THAT WEEK. *TR

THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS, HAVE HAD TO THE SERVICE SHOP MANY TIMES WITH "NOTHING FOUND" WILL SIT NOT MOVING AND THE DOOR LOCKS WITH START GOING UP AND DOWN, LACK OF POWER, DRIVERS DOOR MUST BE UNLOCKED MANUALLY, RADIO WILL NOT TURN OFF EVEN WHEN CAR IS OFF AND DRIVER DOOR IS OPEN, CAR WILL NOT TURN OFF EVEN AFTER THE KEY IS OUT OF THE IGNITION SOMETIMES WILL LAST AS LONG AS 20 MINUTES BEFORE IT WILL SHUT OFF. *TR

OUR 2010 CHEVY TRAVERSE REQUIRED AN ENTIRELY NEW POWER STEERING SYSTEM AFTER 65K MILES AND 3 YEARS. IT REQUIRED $2500 WORTH OF REPAIR; A PUMP, GEAR, HOSE, CLAMP, AND FLUID. OUR CAR WAS ONE OF 4 TRAVERSES AND 2 ACADIA'S AT CENTURY CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP REQUIRING THE EXACT SAME REPAIR AT THE SAME TIME. ALSO, CONTACTING OTHER MECHANIC'S IN THE AREA IN AN ATTEMPT TO PRICE COMPARE, WE WERE TOLD THIS IS A KNOWN DESIGN FLAW IN THESE VEHICLES WITHIN THE AUTO REPAIR INDUSTRY WHICH GM HAS YET TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT. THE INTERNET IS RAMPANT WITH A MULTITUDE OF RELATED STORIES OF POWER STEERING ISSUES IN THESE VEHICLES. A RECALL SHOULD BE REQUIRED OF GM TO RECTIFY THIS ISSUE. *TR

CAR AT SLOW SPEEDS FEELS LIKE POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT,HARD TO CONTROL GOING AROUND CORNERS...HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON SAME THING BUT LOOKS LIKE CHEVY DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO....CHEVY VEHICLES ARE CRAP AND WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER ONE...GET IT FIXED CHEVY BEFORE SOMEONE KILLS THEMSELVES. *TR

2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. CONSUMER STATES STEERING GEAR HOUSING HAD TO BE REPLACED *TGW

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH AND MERGED RIGHT TO TAKE AN OFF RAMP TO A SIDE STREET WHEN BOTH SIDE AIR BAG CURTAINS DEPLOYED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THERE WERE FOUR PEOPLE IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT AND MY WIFE SUFFERED SERIOUS CHEST BRUISING FROM THE SEATBELT LOCKING UP. THE SEATBELT LOCKING MECHANISM FRONT PASSENGER AND FRONT DRIVER SIDE WILL NOT RETRACT. AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT I WAS CLEARLY THE ONLY THING ON THE ROAD WITH NO OBSTRUCTIONS. THIS COMPLAINT SHOULD BE TAKEN VERY SERIOUSLY AND CHECKED INTO BY GENERAL MOTORS FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND OTHERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR CONDITION PRESSURE HOSE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN MAKING A TURN AT LOW SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING MADE A LOUD NOISE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

VEHICLE LOSES POWER STEERING ASSIST AT LOW VEHICLE AND ENGINE SPEED, SUCH AS PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE OR DRIVEWAY. OCCURS INFREQUENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. LOCAL DEALER LOOKED AT IT AND CANNOT REPLICATE PROBLEM. IS SAFETY ISSUE AS AN UNSUSPECTING DRIVER COULD LOSE CONTROL AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE OR PERSON. *TT

VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN BACK HOME AFTER A 20 MIN JOURNEY. SWITCHED VEHICLE OFF, REMOVED KEYS, I CAME BACK TO REMOVE LAST BAG FROM VEHICLE - WHITE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER HOOD. TRIED TO PUT OUT WITH A SMALL FIRE EXTINGUISHER. FLAMES NOW COMING FROM HOOD AND OUT OF FRONT GRILLE. CALLED 911. WITHIN 20 MINS CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS, WITH DAMAGE TO ADJACENT HOME. INFORMED INSURER AND GM CUSTOMER CARE. GM CLAIMS DEPT HAVE INVESTIGATED AND NO GM FAULT DETERMINED. 18 MONTH OLD VEHICLE MUST NOT CATCH FIRE BY ITSELF, MORE ACTION REQUIRED. VEHICLE IS NOW IN THE HANDS OF OUR INSURER. PLEASE NOTE WE ARE IN CANADA - WE ALSO HAVE INFORMED TRANSPORT - BUT WE FEEL THE US AUTHORITIES SHOULD BE AWARE. SEABRIGHT, NOVA SCOTIA, B3Z 3A3. *TR

I HAVE HAD TROUBLE FROM THE BEGINNING AND HAVE HAD IT CHECKED WITH NO ANSWERS FOUND. THE CAR HAS LOCKED BY ITSELF (WITH AND WITHOUT KEYS IN IGNITION), SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL "DING/ALARM" WHEN THE DOOR IS OPEN AND KEYS ARE IN IGNITION AND SOMETIMES IT WON'T, WINDOWS HAVE ROLLED DOWN BY THEMSELVES, WINDOWS WON'T MOVE WHEN LEVER IS PUSHED (ONLY HAPPENED A COUPLE TIMES), BACK UP "BEEP" SOUND (FOR BACK UP CAMERA) KEEPS BEEPING EVEN AFTER CAR IS PUT INTO DRIVE, THE BATTERY DIED AND HAD TO BE TOWED AND BATTERY REPLACED (LESS THAN A YEAR), THE HAZARD LIGHTS CAME ON ONCE WHILE DRIVING, AND ONCE THE LIGHTS CAME ON WITHOUT BEING TOUCHED. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR CENTER SEAT BELT RETRACTOR MALFUNCTIONED AND AS A RESULT, THE SEAT BELT COULD NOT BE UTILIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE BELT BEING TWISTED, WHICH WOULD NEED TO BE REALIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,000.

2010 CHEVY TRAVERSE LT GAS GAUGE IS ALL OVER THE PLACE,WAS ON THE EMPTY MARK WITH ABOUT 1/8 TANK GAS LEFT BUT GAUGE READ FULL OR MY GAUGE TO NOT READ CORRECTLY; AFTER FILLING, THE GAUGE WOULD NOT MOVE THE OPPOSITE WOULD OCCUR ALSO; THE GAUGE WOULD SHOW THE TANK WITH MORE GAS THAN WHAT I ACTUALLY HAD. HEY REPLACED THE FLOAT AND STILL NOT WORKING IN FACT IT'S WORSE. *TR

2010 TRAVERSE IS DANGEROUS TO OPERATE, TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT WORK, CAN NOT CONTROL AIR OR HEAT HAVE TO STOP CAR TURN MOTOR OFF AND BACK ON . WILL WORK FOR A WHILE DEALER AND GM DO NOT KNOW WHATS WRONG, MARCH 26/2012 STILL NOT WORKING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, SHE NOTICED THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. AFTER CONTACTING ONSTAR, THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE WARNING WAS AN INDICATION THAT HER AIRBAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY IF A CRASH WAS TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY WERE PENDING AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 37,500.

ON JANUARY 13, 2012 AT NOON MY WIFE WENT TO A PARKING LOT WITH MY TWO KIDS. SHE TURN OFF THE IGNITION, REMOVE THE KEY AND BRING IT WITH HER, OPEN DRIVER DOOR TO OPEN REAR DOOR AND REMOVE KIDS FROM THEIR CAR SEATS. ONCE KIDS ARE FREE SHE CLOSE REAR DOOR AND THEY MOVE TO CARGO AREA WITH MY WIFE TO EAT HOT DOGS, SHE HAD OPENED BACK DOOR. BEING THERE MY BOY WALK TO THE DRIVER AREA, MY WIFE CALLS HIM BUT SHE FOUND HIM EXTRANGULATED AT THE DRIVER SEAT WITH THE WINDOW. SHE AND OTHER PERSONS RUN TO REMOVE HIM BUT TOOK A WHILE UNTIL THEY FOUND THE KEY AT THE CARGO AREA. MY SON WASN'T BREATHING AND THERE WAS NO PULSE, ONE GUY GAVE HIM CPR AND OTHER PERSON SAW AN AMBULANCE CLOSE TO THEM AND CALL THEM. AMBULANCE PERSONNEL REVIVE HIM WITH CPR AND PLACE A TUBE TO HIS LUNGS AND TRANSPORT HIM TO CLOSEST HOSPITAL. HE SPENT ONE DAY AT ICU AND THREE DAYS AT REGULAR ROOM. BASICALLY HE DIED FOR AROUND 5 MINUTES. I WILL LIKE CHEVROLET INVESTIGATE THIS, HOW A WINDOW GOES UP AFTER KEY IS REMOVED FROM IGNITION AND DOORS ARE OPENED. IT DIDN'T HAPPENS TO US BUT SOMEBODY CAN BE KILLED OR HURT IF THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG ON THE ELECTRIC OR WINDOW SYSTEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WINDOW WIPERS WERE EXTREMELY SLOW AND WOULD NOT PROPERLY CLEAR THE REAR WINDOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST THE CONTACT BECAUSE THEY WERE UNABLE TO ALTER THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS FOUND TO BE PERFORMING TO STANDARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000. UPDATED 02/06/12*BF UPDATED 02/10/12

VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND GAS PEDAL STUCK AT ABOUT 65 MILES PER HOUR. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND BEGIN TRYING TO BRAKE THE VEHICLE. AT THE FIRST AVAILABLE OPPORTUNITY, I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE EXPRESSWAY. WHILE KEEPING BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE, I PLACED THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO REV RPMS AT THE EQUIVALENT OF ABOUT 65 MILES PER HOUR. I USED MY RIGHT HAND TO PULL THE ACCELERATOR UP AND THE ENGINE RETURNED TO A NORMAL IDLE. I NOTICED NO EVIDENCE OF THE FLOOR MAT BEING ON THE ACCELERATOR OR IN A POSITION TO CAUSE THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION OR THE CONTINUED ENGINE RAPID RPMS. THE SAME DAY, THE ACCELERATOR STUCK A SECOND TIME AND REQUIRED ME TO PULL THE GAS PEDAL UP IN ORDER TO GET THE ENGINE TO RETURN TO NORMAL RPMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHILE SITTING IDLE AT A TRAFFIC STOP. THE SEAT BELTS SEIZED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT SPORADICALLY, WHEN ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND THEN SUDDENLY ACCELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING THE RESULTS OF DIAGNOSTIC TESTING FROM THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.