2010 Chevrolet Traverse complaints

IN 2015, OUR VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING WEIRD SOUND ON ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION. ACCELERATION WOULD RAMP SLOWLY OR STALL SPORADICALLY WHILE IN MOTION. WE TOOK IT INTO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP, WHERE WE WERE TOLD THAT THE TIMING CHAIN WAS STRETCHED. WE PAID FOR THE REPAIR. IN NOVEMBER 2017, THE SAME EVENTS OCCURRED AGAIN WHILE IN MOTION. AGAIN THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE ISSUE WAS A STRETCHED INTERNAL TIMING CHAIN.

TIMING BELT AND CENSORS/

SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT ON AT 79,000 MILES

TIMING CHAIN WAS REPLACED APR 2015 AT 60,380 MILES, TIMING CHAIN NEEDS REPLACED AGAIN OCT 2017 AT 77,689 MILES, MAJOR PART OF ENGINE SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED THIS QUICKLY, TIMING CHAIN IS DEFECTIVE? MAY HAVE CAUSED LOSS OF POWER, AT HIGH SPEEDS DURING FREEWAY DRIVING, WITH POSSIBLE DEVASTATING RESULTS, FOUND NUMEROUS ARTICLES ONLINE DESCRIBING THIS PROBLEM

TRAVELING APROX 55MPH. LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING POWER. VEHICLE ENDED UP IN A DITCH AND NOW NO LONGER RUNNING. ACCIDENT CLAIM MADE WITH GEICO.

CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO TIMING CHAIN AND CRANKSHAFT FAILURE. MY MECHANIC SUGGESTED CONTACTING GM AS IT WAS KNOWN FAILURE AND ISSUE. GM WAS UNRESPONSIVE TO PROVIDING ANY ASSISTANCE.

SOON AFTER PURCHASING MY 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE IN JANUARY OF 2017, I BROUGHT IT TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST TO HAVE IT SERVICED. THEY INDICATED THAT IT WAS ABOUT TO FAIL AND IT NEEDED MAJOR WORK. I CONTACTED A LOCAL GM DEALER TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS AND TO SEE IF I SHOULD HAVE IT SERVICED BY GM STAFF. THEY SAID THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND I SHOULD HAVE THE TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST, BUFFOMATIC TRANSMISSION SERVICE, DO THE WORK. I DID SO AND BUFFOMATIC FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAVE PLATE HAD FAILED CAUSING OTHER COMPONENTS TO ALSO FAIL COSTING ME $4860.00. I DID SOME RESEARCH, WHICH WAS CONFIRMED BY BUFFOMATIC, THAT THIS WAVE PLATE PROBLEM IS COMMON IN GM TRANSMISSIONS AND A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON OTHER GM MODELS BUT NOT THE TRAVERSE. I SENT REQUESTS TO BOTH THE DEALER AND GM DIRECTLY THAT THIS RECALL BE EXTENDED TO MY TRAVERSE. BOTH DENIED MY REQUEST. I AM THEREFORE APPEALING TO NHTSA THAT GM BE REQUIRED TO HONOR THE WAVE PLATE RECALL AND REFUND ME THE $4860.00 I PAID FOR THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRS. THANK YOU.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN CAR. CODE STATED THAT IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE. WHEN I RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE I FOUND WHERE GM RECALLED HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES TO INCLUDE CHEVY TRAVERSES DURING THE 2010 MODEL YEAR BECAUSE OF FAULTY FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULES OR (CHASSIS ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULES). GM RECALL, BULLETIN # 14515B. I SPOKE TO SEVERAL GM DEALERS IN TOWN WHO GAVE ME THE RUN AROUND ABOUT HOW THIS WAS NOT A SAFETY RECALL BECAUSE OF FAULTY PARTS BUT AN "INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN". LONG STORY SHORT I HAD TO PAY 300 DOLLARS TO GET A NEW MODULE PROGRAMMED. THE DAMAGE WOULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE IF I WOULD HAVE LET THEM RUN MORE DIAGNOSTICS PRIOR TO FIXING THE ISSUE. I COMPLAINED TO GM WHO SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY VEHICLE AND REFERRED ME TO NHTSA. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THE MODULE CAN BECOME CONTAMINATED BECAUSE OF WET CONDITIONS. ON JUNE 12, 2017 CHEYENNE WY HAD A VERY LARGE HAIL STORM THAT MY VEHICLE WAS CAUGHT IN WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY AND THE MODULE MAY HAVE GOTTEN WET CAUSING THE PROBLEM. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT GM RECALLED THIS SAME PART ON ALL THESE OTHER VEHICLES TO INCLUDE 2010 TRAVERSES BUT FOR WHAT EVER REASON MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED. I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE BECAUSE MY VEHICLE HAD THE EXACT SAME ISSUE AS TO WHY THEY RECALLED ALL THESE OTHERS. I STILL HAVE THE FAULTY MODULE IF ANYONE WANTS TO CHECK IT OUT BECAUSE IT IS THE SAME PART AND PART NUMBER WHICH WAS RECALLED. MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL AND I SHOULD BE REIMB

AFTER TAKING MY VEHICLE IN TO HAVE MY OIL REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP, AS I WAS LEAVING I BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE TROUBLE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. WENT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP TO HAVE MY VEHICLE LOOKED AT IN ROUTE HOME, AND WAS TOLD THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND THE WHEEL (PULLEY) MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED BUT TO WAIT BECAUSE THEY HAVE OVER 80 2010 TRAVERSE OWNERS WITH THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM AND GM IS AWARE OF THIS SO LETS HOPE SOON THIS WILL BE RECALLED TO HAVE FIXED AT NO COST TO ME. IT'S BEEN OVER TWO WEEKS AND I HAVE YET TO READ OR HEAR ABOUT THIS ISSUE BEING RECALLED FOR SERVICE REPAIRS. I CAN'T TURN LEFT OR RIGHT AT SLOW SPEEDS OR WHEN PARKING WITHOUT PLACING A HARD STRAIN ON MY BACK TRYING TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. PLEASE GM DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS SERIOUS VEHICLE SAFETY ISSUE SOON!! I CAN'T EVEN DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY OF FEAR THIS WILL CAUSE ME TO CRASH AND IT IS MY ONLY RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION.

THE STEERING RACK ON THIS VEHICLE WENT MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. THIS HAS BEEN THE CASE IN MANY OF THESE VEHICLES OF THIS YEAR. PRIOR YEARS OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME ISSUE BUT AS OF YET THE 2010 HAS NOT. THEY REPLACED MY STEERING PUMP AND TOLD ME THE RACK WAS GONE AND WOULD BE 1700 TO REPLACE. THE CAR CANNOT BE DRIVEN AS IT IS UNSAFE. THE TIMING CHAIN IS ALSO GONE WHICH IS ANOTHER ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL THAT CHEVROLET IS NOT DEALING WITH. ALTHOUGH THIS DOES NOT RENDER THE VEHICLE UNSAFE IT IS OVERALL A VERY BADLY DESIGNED VEHICLE. MY MAJOR ISSUE IS THE SAFETY AND READ MANY MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL. I CAN NO LONGER USE THE VEHICLE AS IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND A SERIOUS FINANCIAL HARDSHIP. I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN GOOD FAITH ACCORDING TO THE SAFETY RATING TO TRANSPORT MY GRANDCHILDREN AND FRIENDS AND IT IS NOW UNSAFE AND UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. I AM HOPING FOR A RECALL OF THIS VEHICLE AS I HAVE READ THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE DEALING WITH THIS SITUATION. THANK YOU. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED THIS EVENING IN MY 2010 TRAVERSE AS WELL AS SERVICE STABILITRACK AND TRACTION CONTROL. AS I ACCELERATED MY FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR WENT DOWN AND WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES IT WOULD SHOOT UP TO FULL. I AM ONE OF MANY TO DEAL WITH THE ISSUE WITH SPECIFICALLY A CHEVY TRAVERSE.

STABILITY TRAK, ABS, TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY. AFTER REPLACING BRAKES AND ROUTERS TWO WEEKS LATER STILL COMING WITH A STRANGE "FEEL" TO BRAKE PEDAL.

COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE OF MY 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE AT 111,556 MILES. NEW ENGINE INSTALLED BY THE DEALER AT COST OF $7560.00. NO FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BY GM DESPITE REPEATED REQUESTS.

RECEIVED ENGINE CODE P0008 WITHIN 24 HOURS OF PURCHASING USED FROM RUSS DARROW DEALERSHIP

THE TIMING CHAIN AND THE CRANK SENSOR

AT LOW SPEEDS TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT THE STEERING LOCKS UP AND IS DIFFICULT TO TURN. CANNOT ALWAYS MAKE A TURN AS EXPECTED AND MUST MAKE WIDE TURN INTO ON-COMING TRAFFIC BUT USUALLY ABLE TO STOP IN TIME. HAPPENS RANDOMLY. HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR @ 1 YEAR.

RANDOMLY TRANSMISSION GETS STUCK IN GEAR AND WILL NOT SHIFT. STOP THE CAR, TURN OFF AND THEN START AND PROBLEM USUALLY CLEARS AND TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT NORMALLY. PROBLEM MAY CLEAR FOR A WEEK , A COUPLE OF DAYS OR MAY HAPPEN AGAIN ON RE-START. DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A PATTERN TO FAILURE. CAN HAPPEN AT START-UP OR AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR AWHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. APPEARS TO BE STUCK IN A LOWER GEAR SINCE THIS HAPPENS @ 20 MPH. CAN HAPPEN ON HIGHWAY WHEN SLOWING DOWN FOR CONSTRUCTION AND THEN TRY TO SPEED UP BUT CAN NOT - MUST PULL OVER AND RE-START CAR.

TRANSMISSION GETS STUCK AFTER ABOUT 3RD GEAR AND DOES NOT WANT TO SHIFT CAUSING VEHICLE TO JERK VIOLENTLY AND DRIVER IS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME, HAPPENS ONCE IN A WHILE OUT THE BLUE WHEN DRIVING ON CITY STREETS OR HIGHWAYS. ALSO HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING ON OTHER VEHICLES SAME MAKE AND MODEL. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS FOR FUTURE PROBLEMS WITH THIS COMPANY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PHILLIPS CHEVROLET (9700 W LINCOLN HWY, FRANKFORT, IL 60423 (815) 469-2323) FOR A ROUTINE SERVICE CHECK. THE TECHNICIAN DID NOT LOCATE ANY DIAGNOSTIC CODES AND THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. ...UPDATED 11/15/17 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN WAS FAULTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,508.

MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WON'T SHIFT TO HIGHER GEARS WHEN I ACCELERATE. I HAVE TO PULL OVER, COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, SHIFT THE CAR INTO PARK AND THEN BACK TO DRIVE. THAT SOMEHOW "RESETS" THE TRANSMISSION AND THE ENGINE BEHAVES NORMALLY AFTER THAT. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST DAILY. FRUSTRATING THING IS THAT MECHANICS HAVE ONLY BEEN ABLE TO MAKE IT HAPPEN ONCE. THEY SAY THEY ARE UNABLE TO ID WHAT'S WRONG. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT AT ALL. I'M TELLING THEM EXACTLY WHAT'S HAPPENING AND THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE TO START. AND THE CAR'S COMPUTER DOESN'T KICK OUT AN ERROR MESSAGE. THIS HAPPENS ON ALL KINDS OF ROADS. MY CAR WON'T SHIFT OUT OF 1ST GEAR. IF I DON'T PULL OVER TO "RESET" THE ENGINE, I GET A HOT METAL SMELL FROM THE ENGINE. VERY FRUSTRATING....THE MECHANICS HAVE NO CLUE WHERE TO START LOOKING. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR MONTHS. I'VE GONE TO MULTIPLE MECHANICS AND THEY'RE ALL GRASPING AT STRAWS.

THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK IT TO A SHOP, WHERE THEY TOLD ME THE CODES INDICATE THAT YOUR TIMING CHAIN IS STRETCHED. THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE BUT DOES NOT COVER THE 2010 MODEL. I WAS TOLD THAT THE ISSUE HAD BEEN CORRECTED WITH BETTER PARTS, BUT IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE THE 2007,2008, AND 2009 MODEL YEARS.

POWER STEERING FAILS WITHOUT WARNING WHEN MAKING TURNS, PARTICULARLY AT LOW SPEEDS. THEN AS QUICKLY AS IT FAILS, IT WILL RETURN AGAIN. THE CAR NOW HAS 120,000 MILES ON IT, BUT THIS ISSUE STARTED WHEN IT ONLY HAD 50,000 MILES ON IT, AND WAS JUST OUT OF WARRANTEE. 3 DIFFERENT MECHANICS INCLUDING THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE SAID THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AS THE POWER STEERING PUMP IS WORKING PROPERLY AND THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR IS PROPERLY FILLED. THE DEALER ACTUALLY TOLD US 'IT'S JUST TIME FOR A NEW CAR GUYS.' WE HAVE SPOKEN IN PERSON TO TWO OTHER OWNERS OF TRAVERSES AND THEY DESCRIBE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM.

SINCE MAY 2017 I HAVE HAD ISSUES WHERE THIS CAR WILL RUN PERFECT ALL DAY AND WHEN I SHUT IT OFF AND GO TO GET BACK IN IT IT WILL NOT START. IT IS LIKE IT IS DISABLED. BEEN IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 4 MONTHS THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN MONTHLY AND WHEN VEHICLE IS STATIONARY. THIS LAST TIME I WAS GETTING TRANSMISSION FLUSHED AND THE MECHANIC HAD FINISHED FIRST PART AND ASKED ME TO START IT AND GOT NOTHING. ALL THE LIGHTS COME ON IT WILL NOT START TRIED SEVERAL TIMES HAD TO BE PUSHED OUT OF GARAGE AND CALL A TOW TRUCK AGAIN. DEALER CAN'T FIND ANYTHING. IN JULY WE REPLACED THE STARTER AND A BATTERY CABLE AND AS SOON AS I GOT HOME AND PARKED IT DID THE EXACT SAME THING.

AT 68,000 MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER WHO SAID IT WAS A TIMING CHAIN PROBLEM. THEY SAID THAT IT WOULD COST ABOUT $3200 TO FIX. DOING SOME RESEARCH (OBD2 CODES P0008 AND P0009) THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE, SPANNING MANY MODELS AND MODEL YEARS.

MY 2010 CHEVY TRAVERSE WAS BUILT IN SPRING HILL TENNESSEE FACILITY IN 2009. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE AT THE END OF FEBRUARY 2010. MY VEHICLE WAS MAINTAINED PER MANUFACTURER INSTRUCTIONS, OIL WAS ALWAYS CHANGED, USUALLY AROUND WHIT 40% OF OIL REMAINING AND ALWAYS BEFORE THE OIL LIFE WAS EXHAUSTED. AT ~91000 MILES CAR DISPLAYED INTERMITTENT CHECK ENGINE SIGN WHICH BECOME PERMANENT AROUND ~94,000 MILES. I TOOK THE CAR TO MECHANIC WHICH SHOWED MULTIPLE ERRORS, AFTER FIXING CAMSHAFT SENSOR THE CHECK ENGINE SIGN REMAINED AND MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT I HAVE DRIVE CHAIN ERROR. THE ENGINE STARTED LOSING POWER, FAILED TO ACCELERATE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER I BOUGHT FROM, WAS TOLD CAR HAD MULTIPLE ISSUES INCLUDING CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND STARTER, RUSTED LEAKING Y-TIES BUT MOST EXPENSIVE WAS TIMING CHAIN AT ABOVE $2300. BOTH I AND DEALER CONTACTED GENERAL MOTOR CUSTOMER CARE SERVICE. AFTER TAKING MY INITIAL CALL, GM ASSIGNED CASE TO A SERVICE ADVISER WHO NEVER RETURNED MY CALL. SHE APPARENTLY RETURNED DEALER SERVICE MANAGER'S CALL AND ADVISED HIM TO OFFER ME $1000 DISCOUNT AT DEALER'S EXPENSE WHO ADVISED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT GM, AS MANUFACTURER OF DEFECTIVE PART SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. GM REFUSED ANY HELP WITH THE REPAIR OF VEHICLE ALTHOUGH THE TIMING CHAIN IS CLEARLY DEFECTIVE..

HAVING PROBLEM WITH MY STEERING WHEEL ON MY 2010 TRAVERSE. EVERY TIME I TURN ESPECIALLY WHEN I'M TRYING TO PARK THE STEERING WHEEL IS VERY HARD TO TURN LIKE IF THE VEHICLE HAD NO STEERING FLUID. IT'S PROBLEM THAT LOTS OF OWNER WITH THE SAME MODEL HAVE AND I THINK GM SHOULD MAKE THIS A RECALL.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT ABOUT 78,000 MILES. DEALER INDICATED IT WAS THE DRIVE CHAIN NEEDED REPAIR ($2000-2500). THIS PROBLEM WAS COVERED BY SPECIAL POLICY #11340B ' SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT ' TIMING CHAIN WEAR " IN 2009 CHEVY TRAVERSE MODELS. MY VEHICLE HAS HAD EXCELLENT MAINTENANCE AND CARE, USUALLY BY THE DEALER. THIS SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE AT ONLY 78,000 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL AND STABILITY CONTROL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

ENGINE LIGHT IS ON/OFF LATELY, CODES P0017 CAMSHAFT POSITION CORRELATION BANK 1 & P0008 ENGINE POSITION SYSTEM PERFORMANCE BANK 1.

THE PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE IS LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHEN DRIVING AT LOW TO SPEED ESPECIALY WHEN TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION. I STARTED HAVING THIS PROBLEM AT AROUND 80 K MILES AND ITS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. NOW IT DOES THIS WHEN NOT DRIVING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHACED THIS VEHICLE., JBA CHEVROLET IN GLEN BURNIE , MD. I WAS TOLD THAT CHEVROLET WAS NOT COVEING THE COST OF THE POWER STEERING PUMP OR THE RACK AND PINION EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF TRAVESE OWNERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM . THIS IS TRUELY A SAFETY ISSUE , NOT KNOWING WHEN YOU COULD LOSE THE ABILITY TO STEER .!!!! AND IN MY CASE AT ANY SPEED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATED THEY WERE ALERTED BY ANOTHER DRIVER THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,196.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH IN AN ABOVE GROUND PARKING FACILITY, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEIZED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CRASHED THROUGH THE GATE OF THE PARKING FACILITY AND ALSO CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS CITED FOR RECKLESS DRIVING AND FAILING TO OPERATE A VEHICLE IN A SAFE MANNER. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST TOWED TO CALIBRE COLLISION AND THEN TO JOHN ELWAY CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 5200 S. BROADWAY, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80113, TEL: (303)761-0333) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT IT WOULD TAKE SEVERAL WEEKS BEFORE THE INVESTIGATION WOULD BE FINALIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 861039. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,994. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE AIR CONDITIONING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (CANDLE CHEVROLET, EUGENE, OREGON) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT AN AIR CONDITIONING HOSE WAS NEEDED; HOWEVER, THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER (CHEVROLET CADILLAC, BEND, OREGON) WHO ALSO STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 93,000.

THE AC SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK. WE HAVE RECHARGED IT AND NOW IT IS GOING INTO THE MECHANIC NEXT WEEK FOR WORK. IT STARTED OUT WITH A HISSING NOISE, THEN WENT TO WHERE ONE SIDE BLEW HOT AIR AND THE OTHER COOL NOT COLD AIR, GOT THAT FIXED AND AC RECHARGED WORKED ALL LAST SUMMER AND NOW THIS SUMMER NOTHING NO AC HAD IT RECHARGED AND WITHIN 5 DAYS IT STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. FROM ALL OF THE RESEARCH WE HAVE DONE IT APPEARS THERE ARE A LOT OF ISSUES WITH THE AC SYSTEM IN THE TRAVERSE AMONG OTHER CROSSOVER SUV AND IT IS A VERY COSTLY REPAIR. WE PURCHASED THE TRAVERSE IN MAY 2015 AC WORKED, 2016 RECHARGED IT AND FIXED THE BLOWER MOTOR AND NOW 2017 NO AC.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER (CHEVROLET CADILLAC OF GOLDSBORO) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 8/3034264137. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO CALL NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITHTRACTION CONTROL. CODE FOR CHECK ENGINE WAS P0008.

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK,I START HEARING DINGS. I LOOK AT THE DASH AND IT TELLS ME THAT MY TRACTION IS OFF, TO CHECK MY STABILITRACK, AND ALSO THE BRAKE WAS ON. THEN ALL OF THE LIGHTS TURNED BACK OFF EXCEPT THE TRACTION LIGHT. NOW IT FEELS AS THOUGH MY VEHICLE IS BEING PULLED BACKWARDS AS I TRY TO DRIVE. DEFINITELY A LOSS OF POWER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (SEIDLE CHEVROLET LOCATED AT 1141 E MAIN ST CLARION, PA 16214 814-226-8300) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

AT 88,000 MILE I HAVE RECIEVED A P0008 CODE - TIMING CHAINS. THIS IS ODD TO HAVE STRETCHED TIMING CHAINS AT THIS MILEAGE. REVIEWING SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET, THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 3.6 L ENGINES MADE BEFORE 2011. I CONTACT GM WITH NO AVAIL. BEING SUCH A COMMON COMPLAINT BY MANY WHY ISN'T GM STANDING BEHIND THIS PROBLEM?

POWER STEERING STIFFENS WHEN PARKING OR GOING AROUND CURBS AT LOW SPEEDS. ALMOST HIT VEHICLES IN A PARKING GARAGE CAUSED BY THIS ISSUE. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE THE TRAVERSE HAD 52K MILES.

2010 CHEVY TRAVERSE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CODE P0017. DEALER IS STATING IT IS A TIMING CHAIN, COST AROUND $2700. TRAVERSE ONLY HAS 101,000 MILES ON IT. MY CHEVY TRAVERSE SHOULD NOT BE NEEDING A TIMING CHAIN REPLACED AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. GM IS NOT BEING COOPERATIVE WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM ONLINE. THERE ARE SPECIFIC AREAS IN THE COUNTRY WHERE GM IS PAYING FOR THIS REPAIR BUT IT IS VIN SPECIFIC. GM IS STATING THAT IF MANUFACTURED IN CERTAIN PLANTS, TIMING CHAIN IS A PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME ENGINE! I HAVE HAD MORE RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE THAN ANY OTHER VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED. I ONCE LOVED THIS VEHICLE AND THOUGHT GM WOULD TAKE CARE OF KNOWN PROBLEMS, NOW I KNOW THAT I AM WRONG. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER GM VEHICLE.

I BOUGHT THIS TRAVERSE USED WITH ONLY 7,000 MILES. AFTER ABOUT A YEAR, THE RADIO AND SCREEN WOULD NOT TURN OFF AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND OPENING THE DOOR. IT WOULD REMAIN ON EVEN AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION ON AND OFF OR OPENING THE DRIVERS DOOR SEVERAL TIMES. THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW DOES NOT GO DOWN USING THE DRIVER SIDE CONTROLS, DESPITE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO FIX IT. I HAVE LEARNED TO LIVE WITH THE ISSUES WHEN RECENTLY ADDITION PROBLEMS HAVE APPEARED. FOR SOME REASON IT FEELS LIKE I AM DRIVING WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED OR PULLING A HEAVY TRAILER. MOST OF THE TIME I HAVE TO PRESS HARDER ON THE GAS JUST TO MAKE THE VEHICLE GO. AS A RESULT, THE GAS MILEAGE HAS DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY. ALSO, SUDDENLY THE AIR CONDITIONER FOR THE DRIVER BLOWS ONLY WARM AIR WHILE ALL THE OTHER VENTS BLOW COLD. THERE IS A CONSTANT CLICKING SOUND BEHIND THE DASH AND I AM ABOUT TO REPLACE A SECOND ACTUATOR. FINALLY, THERE IS A LOUD NOISE FROM THE ENGINE LIKE IT IS STILL RUNNING AFTER IT IS TURNED OFF AND THE KEY IS OUT OF THE IGNITION. I HAVE TO TURN THE IGNITION ON AND OFF AGAIN FOR IT TO STOP. EVEN THEN, THE ENGINE FAN REMAINS ON, WHICH IT NEVER DID BEFORE. ALL THESE STARTED JUST AS IT WAS ABOUT TO HIT 80,000 MILES.

AT SLOW SPEED ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE STEERING GET SO STIFF YOU NEED TWO HAND TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. MOST TIME NOTICE THE PROBLEM AT 5-10 MPH. TURNING BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT INTO A PARKING SPACE OR FROM A STOP TO TURN ONTO A STREET.

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY DIM HEAD LIGHTS 3 TIMES IN A YEAR AND A HALF. FIRST THE PASSENGER SIDE GOES THEN WITHIN A FEW DAYS THE DRIVERS SIDE BLOWS. I ONLY NOTICE WHEN IT HAPPENS AT NIGHT SO NOT SURE EXACTLY WHEN THEY BURN OUT BUT ALWAYS ONE AND THEN THE OTHER LESS THAN A WEEK APART. I BUY PREMIUM BULBS SO I KNOW IT IS NOT AN ISSUE WITH THE BULB MANUFACTURER..

CAR STEERING FAILURE AT STOPPED OR LOW SPEED (10 MPH) TURNS. NO ISSUE WITH TURN WHILE AT HIGH OR CRUISING SPEEDS. OCCURS ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS.

UNDER 35MPH, THE STEERING GETS VERY DIFFICULT, MAKING THE CAR VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. IT HAPPENS FREQUENTLY, IN PARKING LOTS, EXITING AND ENTERING LOTS. AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN, UNTIL YOU ARE MID-TURN, CAUSING YOU TO USE EXTREME EFFORT TO MANEUVER. IT MADE ME VERY FEARFUL AND A BIT PANICKED THAT I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT, IF ONE WERE PENDING. IT HAS BEEN INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT AND MORE FREQUENT SINCE THE DATE LISTED BELOW

TL* THE CONTACT'S MOTHER OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE THE CONTACT'S MOTHER WAS DRIVING 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY LOOSE AND THE VEHICLE MADE A SQUEALING SOUND. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEEDS NOTICED WHINING NOISE AND HARD TO TURN. AFTER INSPECTION BY AUTO SHOP THEY STATED THE SUV HAD A LEAK IN THE POWER STEERING RACK AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE HAS LESS THEN 55,000 MILES WITH NO OTHER ISSUES.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN MY 2010 CHEVY TRAVERSE. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THE TIMING CHAIN HAD STRETCHED AND IF LEFT UNREPAIRED COULD LEAD TO CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE ENGINE. THE REPAIR COST IS $3500. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 67000 MILES ON IT, AND HAS ALWAYS HAD ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND OIL CHANGES CONDUCTED. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT 2007-2009 MODELS OF THE SAME ENGINE ON SIMILAR MODELS HAD THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. ADDITIONALLY, A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH REVEALS MANY FORUMS THAT HAVE COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUE ON THEIR 2010 MODELS. IT APPEARS THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT CORRECTED IN THE 2010 MODEL YEAR, OR AT LEAST NOT IN CERTAIN RUN OF THE ENGINE. WHETHER THE SAME BAD CHAIN WAS USED IN 2010 ENGINES OR THE PROBLEM THAT WAS DISCOVERED IN THE 2007-2009 MODEL YEARS, WAS NOT DISCOVERED UNTIL AFTER THE 2010 MODELS WERE BUILT, AND THEY WERE JUST NOT INCLUDED IN THE SERVICE BULLETIN IS THE QUESTION. BECAUSE A WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE WITH ONLY 67000 MILES TO HAVE A BAD TIMING CHAIN IS RARE, AS MANY DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOPS HAVE CONFIRMED. THOSE SAME SHOPS ALSO CONFIRMED THEY HAVE SEEN MANY OF THE TRAVERSE. ACADIA, AND ENCLAVE MODELS WITH THE SAME TIMING CHAIN ISSUE.