2010 Chevrolet Traverse complaints

THE REAR CLIMATE CONTROL KNOBS ARE TO HOT TO TOUCH AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE ON. *TR

THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS FOR THE FRONT AND REAR TIRES ARE REVERSED. FOR EXAMPLE, THE WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN TELLING ME FOR A WEEK THAT THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE PRESSURE IS LOW (PSI 15 OR LESS). I HAVE PUT AIR IN THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE MULTIPLE TIMES TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM IDENTIFIED BY THE WARNING LIGHT, AND THE TIRE GAUGE WOULD READ ABOVE 35. I THOUGHT THE SENSOR WAS READING INCORRECTLY UNTIL I NOTICED THE REAR RIGHT TIRE WAS LOW. ONCE I PUT AIR IN THE REAR RIGHT TIRE, THE READING FOR THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE WENT FROM 9 PSI TO 36 PSI. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ACTIVATED WHEN SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING, THE AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOR THE SECOND TIME AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT DEALER WHO SUGGESTED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAILURE, THAT THE ENGINE BE TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED TO RESET THE AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A REMEDY FOR THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 10/18/11*LJ UPDATED 11/04/11

WHILE IN THE DRIVE POSITION ON A STEEP HILL AT A STOP SIGN, I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACK ALMOST HITTING THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME. IT STARTLED ME. IN ORDER TO PROCEED SAFELY I HAD TO USE MY LEFT FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND MY RIGHT FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. IN THE SECOND INCIDENT, MY WIFE WAS PULLING INTO OUR DRIVEWAY WHICH HAS A SLIGHT INCLINE. SHE REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACK ALMOST HITTING OUR YOUNGEST DAUGHTER WHO WAS RIDING HER BICYCLE. MY WIFE WAS SCARED. WE FURTHER TESTED THE VEHICLE ON VARIOUS HILLS/INCLINES BOTH IN DRIVE AND REVERSE AND IT CONTINUED TO ROLL IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF THE ENGAGED GEAR. APPARENTLY, THIS IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON THIS VEHICLE. IT DOES NOT HAVE "HILL-HOLD" OR "HILL ASSIST".

I EXPERIENCED A FLAT TIRE ON MY 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE LT. AFTER SAFELY PULLING OFF THE ROAD AND GETTING THE JACK AND SUCH READY I LOWERED THE SPARE TIRE. AFTER 3 HOURS AND 3 PEOPLE ATTEMPTING TO RELEASE THE SPARE TIRE I DECIDED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR. THE RELEASE LEVER WOULD NOT LET THE TIRE FREE. GETTING MY SPARE TIRE DOWN SHOULD NOT BE THAT HARD. *TR

THE 2ND AND 3RD ROW SEAT BELTS ARE POORLY DESIGNED. IN ORDER FOR AN ADULT TO SIT IN THE BACK SEATS, THEY MUST SIT SIDEWAYS OR THE SEAT BELT WILL DIG RIGHT INTO THEIR HIPS. IT IS SO PAINFUL THAT PUTTING ON THE SEAT BELT AT ALL ONLY MAKES THE PROBLEM WORSE. ALSO, IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO INSTALL A CARSEAT IN THE BACK ROWS AS WELL. ADDITIONALLY, CHILDREN HAVE A VERY DIFFICULT TIME TRYING TO FASTEN THEIR SEAT BELTS IF THEY ARE IN BOOSTER SEATS. THE BOOSTER SITS RIGHT UP AGAINST THE SEAT BELTS AND MAKE A CLICKING NOISE SO THAT YOU THINK THE BELT HAS BEEN FASTENED BUT THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME IT IS NOT.

SECOND ROW SEAT BELT BUCKLES ARE STIFF AND MAKE IT EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE WHERE PASSENGERS HAVE TO SIT SIDEWAYS SO THAT THE BUCKLE DOESN'T HURT THEM, LEAVING THEM PRONE TO INJURY IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. MY MOTHER BRUISED HER HIP AFTER SITTING IN THE SECOND ROW WHEN I HAD TO BRAKE HARD AFTER I WAS CUT OFF BY ANOTHER DRIVE. ALMOST EVERYONE THAT SITS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SECOND ROW REFUSES TO PUT ON THEIR SEAT BELT BECAUSE IT HURTS THEIRS HIPS. ALSO, THIS MAKES IT HARD TO BUCKLE IN A CHILD WITH A BOOSTER SEAT AS THERE IS VERY LITTLE ROOM TO CLICK IN THE SEAT BELT WITH THE SEAT IN PLACE. TWICE ALREADY I BELIEVED MY DAUGHTER WAS CLICKED IN BUT IN FACT SHE WASN'T BECAUSE THE BUCKLES HAD LITTLE TO NO GIVE AND GAVE ME THE IMPRESSION THAT SHE WAS SECURE. *TR

2010 CHEVY TRAVERSE WITH APPROX 20K MILES. 5 TIMES HAS POSTED A MESSAGE STATING "TRACTION CONTROL DISABLED, SERVICE STABIL-TRACK". THIS HAPPENED 4 TIMES WITHIN A WEEK. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. THEY CHECKED FOR COMPUTER CODES AND FOUND NONE. PROBLEM WENT AWAY FOR APPROX. 4 WEEKS THEN RETURNED AGAIN THIS MORNING. IT APPEARED TO RESET ITSELF AFTER STOPPING THE ENGINE FOR 5 MINUTES. *TR

WE OWN A 2010 CHEVY TRAVERSE WITH THE 8 PASSENGER SEATING. I AM AWARE THAT THIS PROBLEM AFFECTS ALSO THE SEVEN PASSENGER VERSIONS OF THIS VEHICLE ALSO, THROUGH CONVERSING WITH OTHER TRAVERSE OWNERS ON BLOGS. THE REAR SEATBELT ANCHORS ARE VERY PAINFUL TO PASSENGERS, AND DIG INTO THE HIPS. THIS AFFECTS THE SECOND ROW PASSENGERS, WHETHER THE CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH CAPTAINS CHAIRS OR A SECOND ROW BENCH. IT ALSO AFFECTS ALL THIRD ROW PASSENGERS. THE ANCHORS ARE ENTIRELY TOO STIFF AND STICK STRAIGHT OUT FROM THE 90 DEGREE POINT OF THE SEAT, WITH NO "GIVE" AT ALL. THE PASSENGERS HAVE TO ACTUALLY SIT A BIT SIDEWAYS TO AVOID BEING DISCOMFORTED BY THE BELTS. ALSO, SOME TRAVERSE OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED OF A GREAT DEAL OF DIFFICULTY WITH INSTALLING CAR SEATS BECAUSE OF THESE BELT ANCHORS. MY KIDS ARE OLDER NOW, SO I HAVEN'T EXPERIENCED THIS, BUT I FEEL FOR THEM. I WOULD APPRECIATE SOMEONE FROM YOUR DEPARTMENT LOOKING INTO THIS MATTER, AND POSSIBLY GETTING US DISGRUNTLED TRAVERSE OWNERS SOME SATISFACTION. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR COOPERATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 45 MPH WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ACTIVATED WHEN THE AIR BECAME HOT. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WAS 12,000. UPDATED 01/26/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED ALL THE GAUGES DROPPED TO ZERO AND THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT OPEN AFTER THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART FOR 45 MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS FIXED AFTER THE SECOND TIME. UPDATED 04/13/11

TL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERESE. THE CONTACT STATED THE HEAD REST IS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE AND IF A REAR END CRASH OCCURS A SERIOUS NECK INJURY CAN BE CAUSE BY THESE HEAD REST. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED THE HEAD REST A MANDATED BY THE HIGHT SAFETY TASK FORCE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE WITH THE MANUFACTURER HEAD REST AND NHTSA SHOULD LOOK INTO REMOVING THEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000. JO

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, SHE NOTICED A BELL RINGING INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS RISING. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHO STATED THAT THE EMISSION SYSTEM MAY HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS LOCATED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT; A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS MOSTLY LIKELY IN RELATION TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND ASKED TO RETURN THE VEHICLE; THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 150.

HEAD RESTRAINT SYSTEM IMPOSSIBLY UNCOMFORTABLE. NORMAL 6 FOOT PERSON WITH STRAIGHT POSTURE, RESTRAINT PUSHES HEAD DOWNWARD CAUSING MODERATE TO SEVERE NECK DISCOMFORT AFTER ANY EXTENDED PERIOD OF DRIVING. ONLY SOLUTION FOUND WAS TO REMOVE OR REVERSE HEAD RESTRAINT, OR TO LAY DOWN BACK OF SEAT WHILE DRIVING. UNSATISFACTORY DESIGN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADREST ON BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE PUSHED HIS HEAD FORWARD AND HE WAS ONLY ABLE TO SEE THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT HE NEEDED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO SINCE THE HEADREST WAS DESIGNED THAT WAY. CLAIM#714-849689560 WAS FILED WITH GENERAL MOTORS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 610.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE SERVICE STABILITRAK, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, PARK ASSIST OFF AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, IT FUNCTIONED NORMALLY BUT THE CHECK ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS RESET. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. WHEN THE SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A WIRE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD WHICH WAS MISSING ITS PROTECTIVE COVERING AND NEEDED TO BE RE-COATED. THE WIRE WAS RECOATED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS UNTIL THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON BOTH OCCASIONS BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,000. UPDATED 10/05/10. *LJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO TURN. THERE WAS ALSO AN UNUSUAL GRINDING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP YET THE NOISE REMAINED IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN AND WHEEL GEAR FAILED AND WOULD ALSO NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED BY THE DEALER WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD CONFIRM WITH THE DEALER THAT THE CORRECT REPAIR WAS BEING MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,700 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4,000.

WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT ON HILL OR GRADE, THE TRAVERSE ROLLS BACKWARD WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED. THE FRONT WHEEL DRIVE AUTO TRANSMISSION DOES NOT HOLD THE TRAVERSE IN PLACE. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN I-25 NEAR MONUMENT COLORADO, I BEGAN TO PASS A SEMI-TRUCK AS I'VE DONE 1000 TIMES BEFORE. I ACCELERATED SLIGHTLY TO GO AROUND THE TRUCK AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. I APPLIED THE BRAKE AND THIS DID NOT RELEASE THE ACCELERATOR. I CHECKED THE FLOOR MAT AND IT WAS NO WHERE NEAR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND CHECKED THE CRUISE CONTROL WHICH WAS NOT ENGAGED AT THE TIME. I IMMEDIATELY PUSHED MY EMERGENCY ON-STAR BUTTON AND THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND STEP ON THE BRAKE. THIS EMERGENCY PROCEDURE DID WORK THANKFULLY.

1. STOPPED AT RED LIGHT IN 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE SUV AND REAR ENDED BY A NISSAN FRONTIER PICK UP TRUCK TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. DRIVER'S SEAT BELT ON BUT DRIVER'S HEAD THROWN AGAINST WINDSHIELD AND THEN DRIVER'S BODY SLAMMED AGAINST THE BACK OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT WHICH WAS FORCED BACK TO A RECLINING POSITION. AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. 2. SEAT BELT FAILED TO PREVENT DRIVER'S HEAD FROM HITTING WINDSHIELD IF IT IS SUPPOSED TO IN THIS TYPE OF COLLISION. DID THE SEAT BACK ACT PROPERLY IN SUCH A COLLISION? WAS THE AIRBAG SUPPOSED TO DEPLOY IN THIS TYPE OF COLLISION. 3. IN BODY SHOP TO REPAIR TO PRE-ACCIDENT CONDITION.. *TR