2010 Chevrolet Traverse complaints

TDC P008 IS TRIPPED IN VEHICLE. IT SAYS SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE TIMING. IT JUST HAPPENS THAT THIS CODE SHOWED UP THE DAY AFTER I HAD RECALL WORK ON THE VEHICLE FOR SEAT BELTS AND AIRBAGS. THEY ALSO CHECKED THE WATER PUMP FOR LEAKS. THE DEALER SAID THAT IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WORK THEY DID THE DAY BEFORE. *TR

THE POWER STEERING ISN'T WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN TURNING CORNERS AND INTO PARKING SPOTS THE POWER STEERING SOMETIMES CUTS OUT AND YOU HAVE TO WRESTLE WITH THE STEERING WHEEL TO GET THE VEHICLE TO TURN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000. UPDATED 04/06/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED 2010 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE SPECIAL BULLETIN #11340. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. UPDATED 11/3/2015 *JS

2010 TRAVERSE. DISPLAYED SHOWED TRACTION CONTROL OFF, SERVICE STABILITRAC, ENGINE POWER REDUCED. THE CAR SUDDENLY DROPPED TO 25MPH. I SEE THESE PROBLEMS ALL OVER AND IT SEEMS AS IF MY VIN ISN'T COVERED. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS HARM TO MY FAMILY AND OTHERS. HAD CAR IN THE SHOP TWO MONTHS EARLIER BECAUSE THE DRIVE TRAIN HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

I PURCHASED OUR 2010 TRAVERSE NEW IN SEPTEMBER OF 2009. WE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE POWER STEERING FAILURE AND REPLACEMENT 3 TIMES. THE POWER STEERING GEAR WAS REPLACED AT 9500 MILES, AT 35,000 MILES, AND NOW IT IS OUT AGAIN AT 48,000 MILES. I HAVE A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THAT WON'T GO OFF, NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME MY TIMING CHAIN NEEDS REPLACED BASED ON THE CODES DETECTED FROM THE COMPUTER. I HAVE TRIED TO GET GM, AND OR A LOCAL DEALER TO WORK WITH ME ON THESE ON GOING ISSUES, AND THEY COULD CARE LESS. *TR

2010 CHEVY TRAVERSE LT AWD HAS DEVELOPED A CONSISTENT WHINING NOISE WHILE RUNNING. CHEVY DEALER INVESTIGATED AND SAYS THE STEERING RACK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT'S LEAKING. CAR MAKES UNUSUAL NOISE WHEN TURNING AND IS SOMETIMES HARD TO STEER AROUND CORNERS. NO MENTION OF PUMP BEING INVOLVED. COST ESTIMATE OF $1500 TO REPLACE STEERING RACK. INTERNET SEARCH REVEALED SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH MANY OTHER 2010 TRAVERSE VEHICLES. STILL LOOKING FOR ADDITIONAL INFO. HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICE FROM GM AND DEALER SAYS NOT COVERED. REPAIRS NOT DONE YET, INVESTIGATING OPTIONS. *TR

WIFE WAS DRIVING THE KIDS TO SCHOOL THIS MORNING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE DISPLAYED SHOWED TRACTION CONTROL OFF, SERVICE STABILITRAC, ENGINE POWER REDUCED. THE CAR SUDDENLY DROPPED TO 25MPH. I SEE THESE PROBLEMS ALL OVER AND IT SEEMS AS IF MY VIN ISN'T COVERED. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS HARM TO MY FAMILY AND OTHERS. THIS IS NOT THE ONLY ISSUE, I ALSO HAVE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE STEERING PROBLEMS. *TR

THE DATE ON THIS COMPLAINT IS THE DATE THAT THINGS GOT WORSE, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS. I WAS DRIVING ON THE BACKROADS AND SLOWED TO PULL INTO A NEIGHBORHOOD AND AS I TURNED THE WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND GROANED VERY LOUD. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 6 OR 7 TIMES WITHIN A 4 HOUR PERIOD BUT HAS SINCE WENT BACK TO THE MOANING WHEN TURNING. FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS, WHENEVER I SLOW TO TURN, MY WHEEL MOANS/WHINES AS IF MY POWER STEERING IF FAILING. I HEARD OF A RECALL AND TALK TO MY LOCAL DEALER. THEY SAID GM WOULD NOT REPLACE THE PART UNLESS IT ACTUALLY FAILS. THIS IS RIDICULOUS, ALL I CAN SAY IS IF MY STEERING FAILS AND SOMEONE IN MY FAMILY GETS HURT FROM LOSS OF POWER STEERING, GM WILL BE FIRST ON MY LIST TO SUE. *TR

MY 2010 TRAVERSE EXPERIENCED A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE THIS MORNING. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE SPEED WAS IMMEDIATELY REDUCED TO APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH. THIS OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING AND IN HEAVY FREEWAY TRAFFIC NEARLY CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO BE REAR ENDED BY SEVERAL OTHER CARS. I TURNED ON MY HAZARD SIGNAL AND MANAGED TO REACH THE ROAD SHOULDER AFTER TRAFFIC HAD CLEARED. AFTER STOPPING FOR 10 MINUTES I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE IN AN ATTEMPT TO DRIVE TO THE CLOSEST DEALER FOR SERVICE. AFTER COVERING ABOUT 6 MILES THE SAME WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED AND THE VEHICLE SPEED WAS REDUCED AGAIN, BUT I MANAGE TO REACH THE DEALERSHIP. AT THE CHEVROLET DEALER THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY HAD FAILED & NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THIS WAS NOT A WARRANTY ITEM. I PAID THE SIGNIFICANT COST FOR THE REPAIR MYSELF AND CONTACTED BOTH GM & CHEVROLET DIVISION TO NOTIFY THEM OF THE FAILURE AND ASK FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR WHAT IS CLEARLY A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. FURTHER RESEARCH INDICATES THAT A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF TRAVERSE OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM AND SERVICE REPS AT BOTH CHEVROLET & GM SAID THEY WERE FAMILIAR WITH THE ISSUE BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM THEM. MY CASE FOR COST REIMBURSEMENT IS STILL PENDING. *TR

CHEVY TRAVERSE 2010 WITH 74K MILES. DRIVING VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY DURING MORNING TRAFFIC. VEHICLE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, SERVICE STABILITRAK WARNING, TRACTION CONTROL OFF WARNING, AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER WARNING. VEHICLE SUDDENLY REDUCED ENGINE POWER FROM 65MPH TO 25MPH. PULLED VEHICLE OVER AND SHUT DOWN ENGINE. TURNED VEHICLE BACK ON AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO PAST 25MPH. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT. CODES WERE P0221, P0121, AND P2176. REPAIRS DONE AT DEALERSHIP FOR FAULTY THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. PARTS $270.82, LABOR $322.50, AFTER TAXES TOTAL WAS $614.99, PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT IT HAD OCCURED ON TWO OTHER OCCASSIONS; HOWEVER THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM UNTIL THIS INCIDENT OCCURED GIVING THEM THE CODES FOR THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. AFTER READING POST ONLINE IT APPEARS THAT MY VEHICLE ISN'T THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS HAD THIS ISSUE. STRONGLY RECOMMEND A RECALL BE ISSUED DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS SINCE REDUCTION OF POWER ENGINE CAN POTENTIALLY RESULT IN A VEHICLE GETTING REAR ENDED /HIT FROM BEHIND DUE TO THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. *JS

TOOK VEHICLE IN TO GET CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ISSUE LOOKED AT (TIMING BELT ISSUE, NOT A RECALL, BUT COVERED BY CHEVY). WHILE THEY HAD THE ENGINE TORE DOWN, THEY INFORMED US THAT THERE WAS A FLUID LEAK WITH THE POWER STEERING GEAR AND WAS GOING TO COST $1,400 TO FIX AS IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS WAS HARD TO BELIEVE GIVEN THAT THE CAR ONLY HAS 34,000 MILES. CHEVY SUBSEQUENTLY REDUCED THE COST TO $900. WE WERE ALSO TOLD THAT CHEVY HAD COVERED THE REPAIR COST FOR SOME VINS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE; BUT OUR VIN WAS NOT COVERED. LOOKING AT POSTS ON THE INTERNET; THIS ISSUE CAN LEAD TO A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE MOVING, VERY CONCERNING AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. FORTUNATELY, THIS ISSUE WAS IDENTIFIED IN THE SHOP AND NOT WHILE WE WERE DRIVING. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE STEERING PUMP OR THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

MY 2010 TRAVERSE HAD A POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK IN JULY, 2014. TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALER WHO REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP AT MY COST OF $800. AFTERWARDS, I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM STATING THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THEY WOULD REIMBURSE FOR ANY REPAIRS. I CONTINUE TO HAVE POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. REPLACEMENT OF THE PUMP WAS ONLY A PARTIAL FIX. THIS HAS CREATED A SAFETY ISSUE. TODAY I WAS TOLD THE POWER STEERING GEAR NEEDS REPLACING AT MY COST OF $1,200. BASED ON GM'S CONFESSION THAT THERE ARE KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED POWER STEERING ISSUES, ALL PARTS OF MY POWER STEERING SYSTEM SHOULD BE PAID FOR AND REPAIRED BY GM. *TR

TRANSMISSION SLIPPED THEN VEHICLE SURGED AHEAD. SOON AFTER WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH AN ALARM SOUNDED WITH THE MESSAGE "TRACTION CONTROL OFF" AND "SERVICE STABILITRAC / ENGINE POWER REDUCED" AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED RAPIDLY. *TR

DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, SUDDENLY SEVERAL DINGS GO OFF AND A SERVICE STABILITRACK LIGHT GO OFF, WITH LIGHTS NOTING THE MALFUNCTION LIGHT IS OFF AND THAT THE STABILITRACK IS OFF. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY A REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHT, THEN A SLOW REDUCTION IN ENGINE POWER TO WHERE I COULD NOT GO OVER 35 MPH, UNTIL I PULLED OVER AND REPEATEDLY TURNED THE CAR ON AND OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR+ BUT BY THE TIME I MADE IT BACK HOME THE ISSUE WAS FINE. UNTIL THE PAST 2 WEEKS. IT SEEMS TO BE OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY, INCLUDING TODAY WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD ( I DRIVE A LOT FOR WORK). TODAY IT HAPPEN A TOTAL OF 6 TIMES. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO MY MECHANIC SEVERAL WEEKS AGO AND THEY CHECKED THE SENSORS, CLEANED THEM AND THOUGHT WE COULD SEE IF THAT WOULD WORK. IT DID NOT, HE SAID THE NEXT STEP IS A PRICEY REPLACEMENT OF THE THROTTLE BODY. I SEE THAT THIS IS NOT INCLUDED ON THE LIST OF RECALL ITEMS FOR THE 2010 CHEVY TRAVERSE. I HAVE ALREADY HAD 2 THIS YEAR. THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE, I WAS LUCKY TO NOT BE HIT BY THE SUDDEN DECREASE IN ENGINE POWER, EACH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE WITH THE TRAVERSE AND I AM WONDERING WHY THIS IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ITEMS, AS THE SEAT BELT ISSUE WAS. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE HAVE BEEN ANY DEATHS FROM THIS ISSUE, BUT HONESTLY IF THERE HASN'T BEEN IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME. DRIVING A VEHICLE THAT SUDDEN LOSES POWER ON I-80, WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 70 MPH, WITH MANY SEMI TRUCKS,

I HAVE A 2010 CHEVY TRAVERSE WHICH HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING COMPONENTS. CHEVROLET HAS ISSUED A RECALL ON THE CHEAP PART, THE POWER STEERING PUMP BUT DOES NOT COVER THE EXPENSIVE PART OF THE DEFECT WHICH IS THE RACK AND PINION/STEERING GEAR. WHY, BECAUSE THEY DON'T CARE IF PEOPLE CRASH AND THEY MAKE MORE MONEY WITH THE STEERING GEAR IN REPAIR WORK. IF YOU OWN A TRAVERSE AND HEAR THE WHINING NOISE FROM THE STEERING WHEEL DON'T LET THE DEALER TELL YOU ITS NO BIG DEAL. MAKE THEM CHANGE THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND THE RACK AND PINION BEFORE YOU LOSE STEERING CONTROL LIKE EVERYONE ELSE WITH A TRAVERSE. EVEN BETTER, DON'T BUY A CHEVY. NOW THAT I AM AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND KNOW THAT BASICALLY IT CANT BE FIXED WITH THE TRAVERSE AND THEY AREN'T BEING FORCED TO FIX IT, I WILL NOT HAVE MY WIFE DRIVE THIS CAR WITH KIDS IN IT EVEN THOUGH I JUST PAID $1400 TO HAVE A REPAIR THAT WILL NOT LAST. *TR

STABILITRAK LIGHT COMES ON/OFF, MESSAGE SHOWS THAT STABILITRAK/PARK ASSIST ARE OFF RANDOMLY. NUMEROUS COMPLAINS FOR CHEVROLET STABILITRAK ISSUES. TRAVERSEFORUM.NET, EDMONDS.COM. STABILITY CONTROL IS A FEDERALLY MANDATED FEATURE, THE NHTSA SHOULD BE VIGOROUSLY RESEARCHING THESE COMPLAINTS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING LOST ALL POWER STEERING. DEALER SAID THE PUMP WAS TO BE RECALLED BUT THE PUMP CASED THE RACK AND PINION TO FAIL WHY IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY WITH A COST OF ROUGHLY $1200. *TR

2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A RECALL IN WHICH THEY HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY RESULTS. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE REPAIR SHOP REFUSED TO OWN UP TO THE MISTAKES THEY MADE ON THE AIR CONDITION VENTS. *JB

TRANSMISSION SEEMS LIKE IT SLIPS WHEN GOING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED INDEPENDENTLY. THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,161.

WHILE TRYING TO TURN ONTO A STREET, STEERING WAS VERY HARD TO TURN AND MADE IT DIFFICULT TO COMPLETE THE TURN. THIS HAPPENED SPORADICALLY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS UNTIL WE TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT FIXED. IT COST $2K TO FIX THE STEERING PUMP. *TR

AT VERY LOW SPEEDS (WHEN PARKING IN A PARKING STALL OR PARALLEL PARKING) OUR POWER STEERING STARTS TO SEIZE UP AND THE WHEEL BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN...IN FACT IT TAKES EVERY OUNCE OF MY PETITE BODY TO GET IT TO TURN. UPON BRINGING IT IN WE HAVE LEARNED THAT THERE IS A WARRANTY EXTENSION OUT ON THIS VERY ISSUE AND ALSO RECEIVED A LETTER INDICATING THAT. UNFORTUNATELY THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE THEREFORE THE FIX WAS NOT COMPLETED. I WOULD THINK THAT ANY TYPE OF STEERING FAILURE THAT COMES WITHOUT AN INDICATOR WARNING LIGHT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A "SAFETY ITEM". WE HAVE ALSO HAD A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND GETS WORSE WHEN IT'S COLD OUT. ALSO WE NOW HAVE A POWER STEERING WHEEL GEAR LEAK AND THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED TO US THAT THEY ALSO THOUGHT THAT THE LEAK MIGHT BE A PART OF THE PROBLEM WHICH IS ALSO ALARMING FOR AGAIN THE FACT THAT I AM LOSING POWER STEERING WITH NO WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR. I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS TO BE THE ROOT OF OUR ISSUE BECAUSE IF IT WAS A FLUID LEVEL ISSUE IT WOULD BE MORE CONSISTENT RATHER THAN AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE. I FIND IT KIND OF STRANGE THAT ALL OF THE SUDDEN WE HAVE ALL THESE POWER STEERING ISSUES ALL AT ONCE AND YET OTHER GM MODELS ARE BEING OFFERED LIFE TIME WARRANTIES ON SOME OF THESE SAME ISSUES. I HAVE OPENED A CASE WITH GM ABOUT THE FAILURE WHEN IT COMES TO TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT IT HAS YET TO BE RESOLVED AND GM HAS ALREADY RECOGNIZED THE ISSUE I

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO POWER SAFE MODE AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS CLEANED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DECIDED TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL, ENGINE SPEED REDUCE, AND THE STABILITRAK WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 20 MPH INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE IT WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE CODES WERE RESET. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,500.

IF AUTO IS IN DRIVE AND STOPPED ON AN INCLINE,WHEN FOOT IS RELEASED FROM BRAKE,AUTO WILL ROLL DOWNHILL UNTIL YOU PUSH ON ACCELERATOR HARD ENOUGH TO STOP THE ROLL AND MOVE FORWARD.IF AUTO IS STOPPED ON HILL AND PUT IN PARK CAR WILL ROLL APPROX.1 FOOT BEFORE IT CATCHES. WE WERE LAUNCHING A CANOE AT A BOAT RAMP FACING DOWNHILL. AFTER PUTTING THE CAR IN REVERSE, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND ALMOST ROLLED INTO THE WATER. I WAS ABLE TO PUSH ON THE ACCELERATOR TO OVERCOME THE MOMENTUM. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS WITHIN SPECS.

DRIVING DOWN A TWO LANE HIGHWAY. NEEDED TO PASS CAR IN FRONT OF US DOING 40MPH IN A 60. SIGNALED OVER INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE, PASSED OVER, SPED UP, AND SIGNALED TO TRANSFER BACK INTO ORIGINAL LANE. DURING TRANSFER, POWER STEERING STOPPED, FORCING ME TO PULL HARDER THAN NORMAL TO MOVE THE VEHICLE OVER. ONCE THE MANEUVER WAS ALMOST COMPLETE, POWER STEERING RETURNED, CAUSING ME TO OVER CORRECT RIGHT, THEN NEEDING TO CORRECT BACK LEFT. THE QUICK MANEUVER CAUSED MY PASSENGER TO HIT THEIR HEAD ON THEIR WINDOW. FROM THAT MOMENT ON, POWER STEERING ONLY WORKS WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS BEING DEPRESSED. WHEN YOU ARE IDLE, COASTING, ETC., POWER STEERING IS NOT PRESENT AND REQUIRES EXCESSIVE FORCE TO STEER CAR. CALLED DEALERSHIP TODAY TO GET IT LOOKED AT. I ASSUME IT MIGHT BE RELATED TO SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT #14329, BUT NOT SURE. *TR

HARD TO STEER AT LOW SPEEDS; THUMPING SOUND. ON NOV 8, 2014 , I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BURLINGTON CHEVROLET, HOWEVER THEY STATED IT WASN'T THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THEY SAID IT WAS THE STEERING GEAR RACK WHICH WILL COST ME ABOUT $1,600 PLUS TAX (ALSO INCLUDES FLUSHING THE LINE AND WHEEL ALIGNMENT). THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I'VE READ SIMILAR COMMON PROBLEMS. THIS HAS TO BE RELATED TO THE RECENT POWER STEERING PUMP ISSUE LETTER THAT GM RECENTLY MAILED (14329). I'M FRUSTRATED! *TR

HEATER AND A/C WASN'T WORKING CORRECTLY AS HOT AND COLD AIR WEREN'T CONSISTENTLY BLOWING THROUGH THE VENTS. DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM WITH THE HEATER AND A/C IS DUE TO A BAD TEMPERATURE ACTUATOR WHICH WILL COST ABOUT $350 PLUS TAX. THEY REPLACED THE MODE DOOR ACTUATOR SYSTEM IN DEC 2013 BECAUSE NO AIR WAS BLOWING THROUGH THE DEFROST VENTS, WHICH COST $415. ELECTRONICS KEEP FAILING AND ARE EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR/REPLACE. *TR

JULY 2014 MY TRAVERSE HAD AROUND 67,000 MILES ON IT, AND IT HAD STARTED OVERHEATING. WE TOOK IT TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND HAD THE ISSUE TAKEN CARE OF. WE HAD ALSO ASKED THEM TO ADDRESS THE RECALLS THAT WE HAD RECEIVED NOTICE ON.ONE ISSUE WAS FIXED, AND ON THE INVOICE THEY HAD MADE NOTE THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT US WHEN THE OTHER RECALL PARTS WERE IN. FOR 2 MONTHS, NO PHONE CALL FROM THEM.WE HAD RECEIVED NO CALL THAT THE PARTS WERE IN.THEN THE END OF SEPTEMBER WHILE DRIVING BACK FROM THE COAST, I HEARD A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE A CAP BEING CLICKED BY A TEEN. BLAMED MY NIECE, BUT AFTER READING THE LEGAL DOCUMENTS ON THE LAWSUIT, IT HAD TO HAVE BEEN THE SAME THING. THE NEXT ISSUE THAT WOULD BE WHAT I CONSIDER THE LAST STRAW WITH THIS VEHICLE.IN THE NEXT DAY OR SO, IT BECAME HARD TO TURN AT LOW SPEEDS.WE CHECKED STEERING FLUID, AND IT WAS LOW BUT NO WHERE NEAR EMPTY.WE ADDED ADDITIONAL FLUID AND THOUGHT THAT WAS THE FIX.THE STEERING ISSUE CONTINUED TO WORSEN.DRIVING INTO WORK I NEEDED TO TURN OFF THE MAIN HWY ONTO A ST., DURING THE MORNING RUSH HOUR.I WAS BARELY ABLE TO MAKE THE TURN. IT TOOK ALL I COULD DO TO TURN. WAS VERY SCARY, AND I WAS THANKFUL THAT OUR CHILDREN WERE NOT IN THE CAR.WHEN I ARRIVED TO WORK, I WAS UNABLE TO PULL INTO THE PARKING LOT OF THE OFFICE. I ENDED UP HAVING TO PARK ON THE ST DUE TO BEING UNABLE TO EFFECTIVELY TURN.WE TOOK THE TRAVERSE TO A DIFFERENT CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT THAT THE PUMP, RACK AND PINION, STRUT AND CV BOOT WERE FAILING. FOUND

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING ON AN INCLINE, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE INDEPENDENTLY. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES AND EACH TIME, THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO ADDITIONAL MECHANICS. HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIANS WERE ALSO UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

INCREASING NOISE IN STEERING COLUMN ASSOCIATED WITH TURNING THE CAR. CHEVY SERVICE MAN SAID I NEEDED A NEW STEERING GEAR AND PUMP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO UNDER STEER INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A MOUNTAIN PASS DURING A FRIDAY EVENING. WHILE DRIVING THROUGH CURVES THE CAR HAD TO BE SLOWED CONSIDERABLY BELOW THE SPEED LIMIT TO NEGOTIATE THE TURNS. ONCE NEAR OUR DESTINATION APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES AFTER FIRST NOTICING THE PROBLEM, FOUND TURNING THE VEHICLE AT LOWER SPEEDS (IN PARKING LOT) NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND IMPROBABLE AFTER NARROWLY MISSING A DITCH INSTEAD OF A DRIVEWAY OF THE HOTEL. THE FOLLOWING MORNING MADE APPT. WITH GM DEALER TO EVALUATE, WHILE EN ROUTE (APPROX. 4 MILES) THE STEERING BECAME MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT TO TURN, WHEN WE APPROACHED THE DEALERSHIP, THE STEERING WHEEL NEEDED TO BE TURNED SEVERAL TIMES UNDER EXTREME DURESS (AS IF THERE WAS HARDLY ANY MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING RACK ITSELF) ONLY TO SLIGHTLY TURN THE VEHICLE ENOUGH TO GET IN THE DRIVEWAY AND INTO THE PARKING LOT. ONCE THE DEALERSHIP WAS ABLE TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE, WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING UNIT HAD FAILED (NOT UNDER WARRANTY) AND THAT BECAUSE IT FAILED IT DID NOT LUBRICATE THE STEERING RACK PROPERLY THEREFORE RUINING AND RENDERING THE STEERING SYSTEM INOPERABLE. THE REPAIR HAS BEEN QUOTED AT $2600 WITH PARTS AND 12 1/2 HOURS OF LABOR. THE STEERING SYSTEM IS AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT TO ANY VEHICLE, THEREFORE WE ARE GREATLY CONCERNED FOR OUR SAFETY AND OTHERS DUE TO THE NATURE OF THIS FAILURE CONSIDERING THE VULNERABILITY EXHIBITED BY THE STEERING RACK IN THE EVENT OF A POWER STEERING UNIT FAILURE. I AM ABSOLUTE

DASH LAMP BACKLIGHTING GOES DIM INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE. NO REPAIR PERFORMED. ALSO COMPLAINED ABOUT A ONE-TIME INCIDENT WHERE, WHEN ENTERING A DARK GARAGE FROM SUNLIGHT, HEADLIGHTS DID NOT COME ON. NO ACTION TAKEN. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A SCRAPPING NOISE THAT APPEARED TO BE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE STEERING GEAR FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE TRANSMISSION HAD A LEAK AND WAS REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAD VARIOUS ELECTRICAL FAILURES, INCLUDING THE DASHBOARD LIGHTING BEING TOO DIM. *JS *JS

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN 2012 AND THE STEERING COLUMN HAS ALWAYS MADE A WEIRD NOISE. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2014 WHILE DRIVING WITH MY 1 AND 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTERS IN THE VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ALTOGETHER. I GOT THE POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED THE FOLLOWING DAY. HOWEVER, THIS WAS JUST A SHORT, TEMPORARY FIX (ABOUT A WEEK). THE STEERING COLUMN MAKES EVEN A LOUDER AND GREATER NOISE BUT THE POWER STEERING COMES AND GOES. IT IS VERY STIFF ALL OF THE TIME. MAKES DRIVING A REAL CHORE, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU LIVE WAY OUT OF TIME ON CURVY BACK ROADS. IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE AN ACCIDENT OCCURS BECAUSE THE STEERING WILL BE FINE FOR A MINUTE THEN YOU GO TO TURN AND IT VANISHES AND YOU HAVE TO PULL ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO GET IT TO TURN. THIS IS NOT SAFE FOR MYSELF, FAMILY, OR OTHERS ON THE ROAD. I SEE MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES. I DO NOT LIKE THE FACT THAT I HAVE TO WORRY EVERY TIME I GET BEHIND THE WHEEL BY MYSELF OR WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR IF I AM GOING TO MAKE IT SOMEWHERE SAFELY. PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR

WHILE AT A STOP SIGN OUR 2010 TRAVERSE SHUT OFF. IT POWERED DOWN EVERYTHING, IT WOULD START UP AGAIN BUT WOULD SHUT DOWN SEVERAL TIMES AGAIN. MY SON WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND NOTICED WHEN HE PRESSED DOWN ON A CERTAIN SPOT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR THE CAR SHUT OFF. WE HAVE OUR CAR AT THE CHEVROLET PLACE NOW AND THEY WERE VERY SKEPTICAL UNTIL MY SON PLACED HIS FOOT ON THE SPOT AND THE CAR SHUT DOWN RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEM. THEY WILL BE LOOKING AT THE CAR MONDAY 10/13/14 TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THIS CAR IN NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, I WOULD THINK THIS IS CHEVROLET PROBLEM WITH THE TRAVERSE. (?) *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIR CONDITIONER AND POWER STEERING FAILURE. *SMD THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE POWER WINDOW AND DRIVER SIDE SEAT. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY FAILED WHILE MAKING A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

LOST POWER STEERING, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIR BUT TO THIS DAY IT IS STILL OCCURRING THIS PROBLEM IS SO DANGEROUS THAT I CAN'T SEE HOW GM WOULDN'T RECALL TO REPAIR SO I'VE BEEN WAITING BECAUSE OF THE EXPENSE ASSOCIATED. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED FROM THIS NATIONWIDE PROBLEM. *TR

WHEN TRAVELING AT LOW SPEED AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN I LOSE ALL POWER STEERING. VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE CAR. PROBLEM LASTS FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS BUT VERY UNNERVING. *TR

WAS GETTING READY TO PARK ON THE STREET WHEN A CAR HIT ME,I HIT A CAR IN FRONT OF ME,MY CAR WAS THROWN ON THE SIDE WALK,I WAS PASS OUT FOR A FEW SECONDS,BUMP MY HEAD,MY CAR WAS TOTAL, FRONT AND REAR,SURPRISINGLY MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY TO HELP PROTECT ME FROM MY INJURIES I GOT. *TR

FOR THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS THE POWER STEERING HAS BEEN GOING OUT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS. IT IS DANGEROUS AND SCARY. WE FINALLY HAD TO GET THE POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED YESTERDAY. THIS SEEMS TO HAVE CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *TR

WE HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS. ALMOST RAN INTO ANOTHER CAR HEAD ON BECAUSE THE CAR WOULDN'T TURN. ASK OUR DEALER SERVICE CENTER AND OF COURSE THEY SAID THEY NEVER HEARD OF ANYONE HAVING PROBLEM. THAT WE NEED A NEW POWER STEERING RACK AT $1400.00. FUNNY THAT THIS WEB SITE HAS TONS. IN TODAY'S WORLD - WHERE CUSTOMER SERVICE SHOULD BE TOP OF THE LINE IT IS AT THE BOTTOM. NO WONDER PEOPLE BUY FOREIGN CARS. *TR

THE STEERING GETS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN ON OCCASIONS. POTENTIAL FOR DANGEROUS ACCIDENTS. *TR

POWER STEERING GIVES OUT AT LOW SPEEDS. TOOK TO CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. THIS OCCURS FREQUENTLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V118000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

WHILE TRAVELING AT LOW SPEED STEERING QUITS WORKING CAUSING CAR NOT TO TURN. AT ONE POINT MY WIFE ALMOST HIT A RETAINING WALL WITH OUR KIDS. SOMETIMES IT MAKES IT HARD TO PARK AND HARD TO TURN IN A PARKING LOT. *TR