2010 Chevrolet Traverse complaints

THE TRAVERSE HAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING, AS IN IT DOES NOT TURN(AT ALL) AT LOW SPEEDS. THE POWER STEERING WILL NOT WORK 90% OF THE TIME WHEN TURNING AT 10MPH OR LOWER. GETTING OUT OF A PARKING PLACE IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE IF YOU ARE REQUIRED TO ONLY PULL OUT ONE WAY. THE SCARIEST INSTANCE FOR US WAS WHEN WE TRIED TO PULL INTO A TURN LANE ACROSS A FIVE LANE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR WOULDN'T TURN TO STRAIGHTEN UP IN THE TURN LANE. LUCKILY THE OTHER DRIVERS STOPPED BUT THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT HAD THEY NOT. WE HAVE TAKEN IT IN BEFORE TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND NOTHING WAS FOUND. WE ARE TAKING IT TO SOMEONE NEW NEXT WEEK. *TR

THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT ALL THE TIME WHEN CAR IS MOVING SLOWLY. *TR

POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING FOR COUPLE OF SECONDS. IT'S STILL KEEP CONTINUING. I APPROACHED CHEVROLET AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER AND REQUESTED FOR SERVICE. THEY NEVER FOUND ANY ISSUES ON POWER STEERING AND CHARGED ME $180.00 FOR DIAGNOSING. PROBLEM STILL HAPPENING WHILE MY CAR TURNING SLOWLY, SUDDENLY POWER STEERING WILL LOOSE IT'S POWER AND VERY HARD TO TURN. IT'S REALLY DANGEROUS WHILE TURNING CAN'T TURN THE WHEELS. .DEFINITELY IT'S GOING TO HITS SOME INNOCENT PEOPLE. *TR

JULY 1ST 2014: I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING STALL AT WORK AND HEARD 3 DINGS, LOOKED AT MY DASH, SAW THE TRACTION CONTROL OFF LIGHT FLASH, AND THEN THE CAR POWERED DOWN. I COULD NOT GET IT TO RESTART AND CALLED FOR A TOW. AFTER A FEW DAYS IN THE SHOP I GOT MY CAR BACK AND ALL SEEMED FINE. THEY CLEARED SOME "CODES". AUGUST 23RD 2014: I WENT GROCERY SHOPPING - WENT TO START MY CAR AND GUESS WHAT HAPPENED AGAIN. SAME AS ABOVE, CALLED FOR A TOW. A FEW DAYS LATER I GOT MY CAR BACK. THEY CLEARED SOME MORE "CODES". AUGUST 28TH 2014: I HAD MY CAR HOME FOR LESS THAN 24 HOURS AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. AS YOU CAN PROBABLY GUESS - I GOT IT TOWED AND IT IS CURRENTLY BEING WORKED ON. I'M SO HAPPY I'M MAKING CAR PAYMENTS ON A CAR THAT I DON'T EVEN GET TO DRIVE. MY HUSBAND HAS A 1997 FORD F150 WITH OVER 215K MILES - IT STARTS EVERYDAY. MY CAR HAS 67K MILES. I GUESS THE MOST IRRITATING THING IS THAT THERE ARE TONS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE IN THE FORM OF A RECALL. THAT IS PATHETIC!! YOU ARE LOSING LOYAL CUSTOMERS. YOU ARE [XXX] THE MIDDLE CLASS FAMILIES THAT PURCHASE YOUR VEHICLES. DO YOU THINK ANY OF THE MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND CEO'S ARE DRIVING CHEVY'S??? MAYBE IF THERE BMW'S OR VOLVO'S DIDN'T START...OH WAIT GM DOESN'T MAKE THOSE, SO THEY PROBABLY WORK JUST FINE. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE FROM THIS...SOMEONE WITH A CONSCIENCE AT GM DO SOMETHING!!!!!! *TR INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(

THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHEN CAR IS MOVING SLOWLY. *TR

THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND GOING INTO TURNS. THE ISSUE IS MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN TURNING INTO PARKING SPACES, BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACES. IT OCCURS WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ON. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS THE AC COMPRESSOR AND CHARGED US $1200 TO CHANGE IT. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE I START TO TURN INTO SOMEWHERE AND THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO TURN THE WHEEL. AVOIDING AN ACCIDENT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE AS THE CAR STEERING IS NOT RESPONSIVE. SEEMS TO OCCUR MORE ON HOT DAYS OR AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR A WHILE. DEALERSHIP HAS OF YET BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE ISSUE. CHECKING FORUMS FOR THE TRAVERSE THIS SEEMS TO BE A CAR DEFECT THAT DEALERSHIPS ARE HAVING A HARD TIME FIXING. *TR

POWER STEERING DOES NOT WORK AT LOW RPM'S. *TR

AT LOW SPEED WHILE PARKING THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING. *TR

THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED IN LATE MAY. WHEN TURNING A CORNER THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN, AND WAS EVEN MORE DIFFICULT TO RETURN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER IN JUNE. THEY HAD THE CAR FOR ELEVEN HOURS THAT DAY AND PERFORMED SOME ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, BUT WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. AS WE CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE ISSUE BECAME MORE DANGEROUS. THE STEERING WAS BECOMING MUCH MORE DIFFICULT TO RETURN TO THE STRAIGHT POSITION. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AUG 13. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS FAILING UNDER LOAD, AND REPLACED IT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING TO THE STORE, THE STABILITRAK/TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN CLEARED THE CODE BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. ALSO, THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT FURTHER DIAGNOSIS WAS REQUIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

WHENEVER I PULL IN OR OUT OF A PARKING LOT MY STEERING IS JUST LIKE IT HAS NO POWER STEERING FLUID THIS HAPPENS AT A LOW SPEEDS ALSO TURNING A CORNER SO THAT'S WHY IT IS NOTICEABLE WHEN I'M PARKING OR AT A CORNER. *TR

THIS CAR STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MAKING TURNS AT SLOW SPEEDS ABOUT A YEAR AGO. HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE, DESPITE ADDING POWER STEERING FLUID. FLUID NOT LEAKING. HAVE FOUND MANY REPORTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FROM OTHERS ONLINE. HAVE ALSO FOUND A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT THAT HAS BEEN STARTED APPX 1 YEAR AGO. I NOTICED THAT GM HAS RECALLED THE CHEVY MALIBU FOR POWER STEERING PROBLEMS, BUT NOT THE TRAVERSE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I MUST HAVE IT FIXED, BUT DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO DO IT. SHOULD BE COVERED BY GM. IS A DEFECT WITH THE DESIGN. *TR

WE HAVE OWNED OUR 2010 TRAVERSE FOR A FEW YEARS NOW. THE STEERING PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN HORRIBLE FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS. WE NOW LIVE IN SPAIN AND AS A MILITARY MEMBER I CAN'T JUST GO OUT AND BUY A BRAND NEW CAR. CHEVROLET OWNERS AND BOARD MEMBERS NEED TO COME TOGETHER AND GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED. I THINK IT WILL HAVE TO TAKE A PERSON TO DIE IN A CAR ACCIDENT FOR THEM TO EVER GIVE A [XXX] ABOUT THIS ISSUE THAT THEY HAVE WITH ONE OF THEIR TOP SELLING CARS. I LOVE MY TRAVERSE BUT I HAVE TIRED OF POURING MONEY INTO THIS COMMON PROBLEM I AM STARTING TO NOTICE THAT EVERYONE HAS. I STARTED TO DO RESEARCH AND ON EVERY ONLINE SITE PEOPLE ARE HAVING HORRIBLE PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING. I REALLY NEED SOMEONE TO TAKE A DEEP LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM AND THEIR CEO'S AND BOARD MEMBERS NEED TO DO A MAJOR RECALL ON THE TRAVERSE PLATFORM AND HAVE THIS PROBLEM LOOKED AT. *TR INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE SWITCHING LANES, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY BECAME HARD TO USE. IT WAS SCARY BUT LUCKILY IT REENGAGED A SHORT TIME LATER. IT'S HAPPENED MANY TIMES SINCE THEN AND IT DOESN'T SEEM TO FOLLOW A SET A PATTERN. I'M AFRAID IT WILL FAIL WHEN I REALLY NEED IT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM FLORIDA BACK TO INDIANA WHEN I PULLED OFF THE INTERSTATE TO REALIZE MY POWER STEERING WAS NOT WORKING. THE STEERING WAS SO DIFFICULT I DIDN'T THINK I COULD MAKE THE TURN. MY FAMILY OF FIVE HAD A VERY SCARY RIDE HOME. WE PAID A BIG PRICE FOR THIS CHEVY AND DIDN'T EXPECT MAJOR PROBLEMS AT ONLY 60,000 MILES. THIS MAY BE OUR LAST CHEVY PURCHASE. *TR

WE BOUGHT OUR 2010 CHEVY TRAVERSE LT WITH APPROX. 62,000 MILES. AT APPROX. 67,000 MILES WE EXPERIENCED A ZIPPER TYPE SOUND WITH THE STEERING, THIS SOUND CAN BE INTERMITTENT AND AT ALL SPEEDS. AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME WE EXPERIENCED THAT THE STEERING TO BE VERY HARD AND ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 5 AND 35 MPH. THE STEERING IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN WHEN PULLING INTO AND OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. THE STEERING IS JUST AS IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN WHEN HAVING TO QUICKLY TURN AT SPEEDS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN CHANGING LANES OR ONTO ANOTHER ROAD. ANOTHER TIME THAT THE STEERING BECOMES UNSAFE IS WHEN STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND TRYING TO TURN FROM A STOPPED POSITION. THIS HAS PUT MY FAMILY AT RISK AT NUMEROUS TIMES. WE LOVE THE TRAVERSE AND WERE IMPRESSED WITH THE STEERING RESPONSE WHEN WE FIRST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN AS IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN, AND RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS NOT A ISOLATED TO OUR VEHICLE. WE HAVE TALKED TO OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME GM PLATFORM, AND WEB FORUMS ALSO, SHOW THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WIDER SPREAD THEN JUST A FEW VEHICLES. THERE SHOULD BE NO REASON THE STEERING FAILS IN A QUALITY MADE VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY AT BELOW 100,000 MILES. *TR

WHILE TURNING THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE THE STEERING WHEEL WAS BEING TURNED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID NEEDED TO BE FLUSHED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON WHEN WE HEARD DING DING DING ....SERVICE STABILITRAC SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL..TRACTION CONTROL OFF.... WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE CRUISE CONTROL NO LONGER WOULD WORK.....THIS KEEPS HAPPENING EVER SO OFTEN...MY CAR BARELY HAS OVER 50,000 MILES ON IT...AND NATURALLY THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED /OR IT DOESN'T COVER IT....THIS COULD BE A REAL SAFETY HAZARD IF THERE IS A SEMI TRUCK BEHIND ME WHEN IT SHUTS DOWN.. AT 50,000 MILES A CAR THAT U PAY 27,000$ FOR SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THESE KIND OF ISSUES..NOT TO MENTION ALL THE OTHER RECALLS WE HAVE HAD THIS YEAR ON THIS CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. THE FAILURE MADE IT DIFFICULT TO PARK THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS HAD A RUBBING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. I HAVE COMPLAINED MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE 4 YEARS THAT I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS MADE MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO THE BASE OF THE COLUMN AND ALSO CHANGED THE STEERING GEAR. THE PROBLEM HAS COME BACK WITH INCREASING EFFORT TO STEER THE CAR. NOW THE DEALERSHIP STATES THE CAR IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND 12 MONTHS HAVE ELAPSED SINCE THE REPLACEMENT. *TR

STRAYED HEARING A HUMMING NOISE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN THAT CHANGED AS ACCELERATION CHANGED, THEN STARTED HAVING TROUBLE STEERING IN A TURN AT SLOW SPEEDS, COULD FEEL A TIGHTNESS IN THE STEERING COLUMN. TOOK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED IT IS A LEAK IN THE RACK & PINION APPARATUS AND WILL COST $1900 TO REPAIR. THEY REPORTED THAT IT IS COMMONLY NEEDED AT 60-80,000 MILES (MY VEHICLE HAS 70,000). I AM HOPING THIS WILL FIX THE PROBLEM BUT AFTER READING OTHERS COMPLAINTS, I AM WORRIED IT WILL STILL BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I DO FEEL GM SHOULD RESPOND TO THESE COMMON ISSUES AND REPAIR THEIR FAULTY VEHICLES BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

MY 2010 TRAVERSE HAS ABOUT 56,000 MILES ON IT BUT FOR ABOUT THE LAST 300-500 A HUMMING NOISE HAS BEEN COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. IT HAS GRADUALLY BEEN GETTING WORSE AND I HAD STARTED NOTICING WHAT I WOULD DESCRIBE AS VARYING DEGREES OF PRESSURE NEEDED TO STEER IT. IT WOULD ALSO OCCASIONALLY HAVE WHAT I DESCRIBE AS A HICCUP FEEL WHEN I TURN IT ONCE IN AWHILE. TOOK INTO DEALER TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED AND WAS TOLD THAT NEW PUMP IS NEEDED. ALSO THERE WERE A COUPLE OF LEAKS COMING FROM THE VARIOUS LOCATIONS OF THE STEERING SYSTEM. QUOTED A REPLACEMENT COST OF $1653. CHEVROLET, PLEASE FIX THIS SITUATION! *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEED, OUR CHEVY TRAVERSE'S POWER STEERING FAILS TO WORK AND THE VEHICLE BECOMES DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE AND IS ALMOST ALWAYS NOTICEABLE WHEN PARKING AND BACKING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THE VEHICLE NEEDED THE POWER STEERING FLUID CHANGED. ON THE WAY HOME AFTER THE FLUID SERVICE, THE POWER STEERING BRIEFLY FAILED AS I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN FROM BEING STOPPED. I HAD TO SLOW IN FRONT OF ON COMING TRAFFIC TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE SO I COULD SAFELY COMPLETE THE TURN. I NOW FEEL THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE FOR MY FAMILY TO RIDE IN AND POSES A RISK TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. *TR

WHEN DRIVING AT SLOW RATES OF SPEED IN A PARKING LOT OR AFTER A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION, THE STEERING BECOMES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. I HAVE TO USE EXTREME STRENGTH TO STEER. PRIOR TO THIS I COULD HEAR KNOCKING EVERY SO OFTEN ON THE RIGHT SIDE. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THE IN AND OUT LOSSES OF POWER STEERING CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN 2011. I DIDN'T THINK I SHOULD BE HAVING THIS PROBLEM SO SOON. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICES FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V266000 (SEAT BELTS), 14V118000 (AIR BAGS), AND 10V375000 (SEAT BELTS). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I WAS DRIVING AND I HEARD THE CHECK ENGINE ALERT (3 DINGS). THE WARNING SAID SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL SERVICE STABILITRAK. AFTER THAT, THE CAR WOULD TAKE LONGER AND I HAD TO PRESS A LOT HARDER ON THE GAS TO ACCELERATE. THERE ARE ABOUT 3 FORUMS WHICH ALL INCLUDE COMPLAINTS LIKE THIS HOWEVER THE DEALER IS SAYING THEY WILL NOT RECALL THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH IS THE PART THAT THEY ARE REPLACING. THE THROTTLE BODY IS ALSO IN SEVERAL OTHER GMC VEHICLES SUCH AS THE ACADIA *TR

2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO POWER STEERING PUMP MALFUNCTION. *SMD ALSO, THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER DECIDED TO GET A SECOND OPINION, AND WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE SENSORS, THE ISSUE WAS THE VEHICLE. *JB

AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 AM, WE WERE DRIVING EAST ON I-270 OUTSIDE OF COLUMBUS, OHIO. I NEEDED TO PASS SOMEONE IN A FAIRLY TIGHT SITUATION AND I DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR FULLY TO THE FLOOR. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD NOT RETURN OR IN OTHER WORDS, WAS STUCK AT WIDE OPEN THROTTLE. WHILE THIS OCCURRED, I GLANCED TO THE ACCELERATOR TO SEE IF ANYTHING WAS OBSTRUCTING IT. THERE WAS NOTHING OBSTRUCTING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I PUT THE CAR QUICKLY IN NEUTRAL AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, WITH A PLAN TO GLIDE TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY TO RESTART. LUCKILY, WHILE THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL AND THE IGNITION OFF, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT AND CONTINUE ON MY JOURNEY. UPDATED 05/19/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 6/19/14. MADE APPOINTMENT FOR 6/24/14 TO HAVE CHECKED AND ALSO OIL CHANGE. DEALER STATED THERE IS A $40 CHARGE FOR PUTTING ON THE TESTER FOR THE ENGINE LIGHT. USED BLUE ONSTAR AND WAS TOLD IT HAD TO DO WITH THE EMISSION AND WOULD AFFECT FUEL GETTING TO ENGINE AND RECOMMENDED REPAIRS WITHIN 7 DAYS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF ON THE WAY TO DEALER. HOWEVER DEALER CHECKED AND SAID EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT OK AND DID NOT CHARGE. LIGHT CAME ON NEXT DAY. RETURNED TO DEALER FOR LIGHT WHICH HAD COME ON AGAIN AND OFF AGAIN AND ONE OF TWO RECALLS WHICH I HAD NEVER BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT. I AM STILL WAITING ON THE PARTS WHICH HAD TO BE ORDERED FOR ONE OF THE RECALLS WHICH IS NOT YET REPAIRED. WAS LAST THERE ON 7/15 AND NOW I AM TOLD THAT IT IS AN EMISSION PROBLEM AND WILL AFFECT MY FUEL MILEAGE AND NEEDS REPAIRED AND REPAIRS COST APPROX $380.00 AND OF COURSE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR EMISSION RAN OUT AT 80,000 MILES. . I ALSO AN ISSUE PROBABLY WHEN VEHICLE WAS 2 YEARS OLD WHERE MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. THIS WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW POWER STEERING PUMP. I WAS FORTUNATELY ON A TWO LANE RESIDENTIAL ROAD AN COASTED TO A RELATIVELY SAFE PLACE AND HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED. THANK GOD FOR TRIPLE AAA. THIS WAS COVERED UNDER MY FOX EXTENDED WARRANTY AND ONLY COST WAS TIME AGGRAVATION AND LOSS OF VEHICLE WHILE REPAIRS. I ALSO HAVE A OFF AND ON RUBBING SQUEAKING SOUND IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN MAKING TURNS. I AM ABOUT READY TO TRADE VEHICLES AND AM NOT FINANCIAL

WHEN MY 2010 CHEVY TRAVERSE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS OLD, BECAME INCREASING DIFFICULT TO STEER. TOOK TO CHEVY DEALER WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS KNOWN ISSUE AND THAT CHEVY SAID TO REPLACE POWER STEERING FLUID. AFTER THAT WAS COMPLETED, IT WAS STILL HARD TO STEER, DEALER SAID TO WAIT A FEW WEEKS TO WORK IT IN! BECAME WORSE AND WORSE. POWER STEERING JUST NOT WORKING. DIFFICULT TO PARK VEHICLE AND DANGEROUS AS IF YOU NEED TO QUICKLY TURN COULD BE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. CHEVY DEALER SAID NEEDS NEW POWER STEERING PUMP, OVER $2000 REPAIR. FINALLY GOT VEHICLE REPAIRED IN 2013 ELSEWHERE AT A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR APPROXIMATELY $1300. CHEVY NEEDS TO MAN UP AND RECALL THIS BEFORE DISASTER STRIKES AND ALSO REIMBURSE THOSE OF US WHO SHELLED OUT BIG BUCKS FOR REPAIRS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AS THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRACTURED VALVE SPRING AND THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,300 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,330.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKES MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT AND VACUUM BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,470.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

HAVING HARD STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS! HAVE READ MANY THREADS ABOUT THIS! ALSO HAVE HAD OIL BEING SUCKED UP INTO ENGINE INTAKE AND BURNED INTO ENGINE CAUSING PREMATURE CONVERTER AND O2 SENSOR FAILURE! ALSO HAVE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FOR P0008 DUE TO CRANKSHAFT RELUCTOR MOVING? *TR

POWER STEERING ASSIST WENT OUT AND WONT RETURN NOW TRUCK HAS 80000 + MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN ENGAGING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL BECAME STUCK WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT IN ORDER TO RELEASE THE PEDAL, SHE PARKED THE VEHICLE AND DEPRESSED THE PEDAL CONTINUOUSLY. THE PROBLEM RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS THE POWER STEERING FLUID SEEMS TO BE GETTING TO HOT AND BREAKING DOWN CAUSING THE POWER BOOST TO GO OUT, MAKING IT VERY HARD TO STEER. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING AROUND A CURVE, TURNING TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT ONTO ANOTHER STREET, TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT OR TRYING TO PARK IN A PARKING SPACE, THE STEERING WHEEL IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. AT TIMES, IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. I HAVE CONTACTED MY GM DEALERSHIP WHO TELLS ME THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THAT MY POWER-STEERING PUMP NEEDS REPLACEMENT. I AM HIGHLY DOUBTFUL OF THAT AS THIS SEEMS TO BE ALOT OF 2010 CHEVY TRANSVERSE OWNERS COMPLAINTS. GM NEEDS TO STEP UP AND INITIATE A RECALL. *TR

THE PAST FEW DAYS THE STEERING ON MY 2010 TRAVERSE HAS BEEN LOCKING UP AT SLOW SPEEDS. THIS LOCKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY AND MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. IT OCCURS WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO MAKE A TURN AT SLOW SPEEDS. WHILE TRYING TO TURN AT INTERSECTIONS OR INTO PARKING SPACES YOU HAVE TO POWER THE WHEEL TO TURN AND MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. YOU CAN ALSO HEAR THE STEERING GEAR BOX WINDING VERY LOUDLY. *TR

OUR TRAVERSE HAS A GROANING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AT SLOW SPEEDS. I HAD THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THEY CAME BACK TELLING ME IT NEEDED A NEW STEERING RACK BECAUSE IT WILL GET WORSE AND POSSIBLY I WILL LOOSE MY POWER STEERING ENTIRELY WITHOUT WARNING. IN DOING SOME RESEARCH AND VISITING WITH REPAIR SHOPS IT IS EVIDENT THAT THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED BY GM WITH A SAFETY RECALL. GM HAS SINCE REDESIGNED THE DEFECT FOR NEWER MODEL CARS. I CAN ONLY HOPE THIS GETS RESOLVED SOON BEFORE THERE IS SERIOUS INJURY. *JS

AT SLOW SPEEDS (UNDER 25 MPH) POWER STEERING FAILS MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. NO ACCIDENTS YET, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS CLOSE CALLS ENTERING DRIVEWAYS OR MAKING TURNS AT INTERSECTIONS WHERE I COULD NOT STEER TIGHTLY WHEN THE POWER ASSISTS GOES OUT - BARELY MISSING OTHER VEHICLES AND PEDESTRIANS. REPAIR SHOP STATED THAT FLUID LEVELS ARE FINE, THE PUMP IS WORKING, AND THERE ARE NO LEAKS IN THE SYSTEM. DEALER SERVICE STATED THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS. NOW THAT I HAVE OVER 100,000 MILES I AM BEING TOLD I WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL REPAIR COSTS. *JS

THE ISSUE WAS FIRST OBSERVED WHEN INITIATING A 90 DEGREE RIGHT HAND TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE AT APPROXIMATELY 10MPH. THE WHEEL DID NOT RESPOND TO THE TURN AND FELT AS IF IT WAS BEING GRABBED OR PINCHED, THE ONLY DRIVER OPTION WAS TO IMMEDIATELY APPLY THE BRAKES. THE WHEEL THEN HAD TO BE MUSCLED IN ORDER TO TURN THE VEHICLE. SINCE THAT INSTANCE, THIS ISSUE HAS INCREASED IN FREQUENCY AND HAS BECOME A DAILY OCCURRENCE. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN OBSERVED BY ALL THREE REGULAR DRIVERS OF THE VEHICLE. MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, THE VEHICLE MUST BE REVERSED TO RE-INITIATE THE TURN SO AS NOT TO HIT OTHER VEHICLES OR PEDESTRIANS. ADDITIONALLY, IT WAS INDEPENDENTLY OBSERVED BY OUR MECHANIC WHEN TAKING THE VEHICLE FOR A TEST DRIVE AFTER PERFORMING UNRELATED WORK ON THE VEHICLE. A RELATED ISSUE OBSERVED INCLUDES A SENSATION OF PINCHING OR BINDING OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN INITIATING A TURN AT LOW SPEED; AFTER EXPERIENCING THIS BRIEF SENSATION THE WHEEL THEN TURNS WITHOUT ISSUE. THE DANGEROUS ASPECT OF THIS ISSUE IS THAT THE DRIVER IS NOT CERTAIN THAT THE WHEEL IS ACTUALLY GOING TO TURN. HOWEVER THE DRIVER CANNOT JUST APPLY THE BRAKES AS THAT MAY RESULT IN GETTING REAR ENDED AND AT THE SAME TIME IS APPREHENSIVE ABOUT MUSCLING THE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS JUST BROUGHT IN FOR INSPECTION OF THE STEERING ISSUES BY OUR CERTIFIED CHEVROLET SERVICE CENTER. THEIR DIAGNOSIS INDICATED THAT THE STEERING RACK REQUIRES REPLACEMENT AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $1600 AND NEEDS TWO (2) DAYS IN THE SHOP. THEY INDICATED IT W

WHEN I TRY TO MAKE A TURN MY STEERING WHEELS LOCKS UP AND IS HARD TO TURN. *TR

2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. POWER STEERING GOES IN AND OUT WHILE TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS - IT SOMETIMES WORKS/SOMETIMES NOT. PARTICULARLY NOTICEABLE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PARK, OR TURN FROM AT STOP AT AN INTERSECTION. VERY MUCH A SAFETY CONCERN DUE TO THE UNEXPECTED LOSS OF THE POWER STEERING WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A TURN - EITHER INTO A PARKING SPOT, OR WHILE TURNING THROUGH TRAFFIC AT AN INTERSECTION, AND THEN THE STRENGTH NEEDED TO TURN THE WHEEL. PROBLEM STARTED AT LESS THAN 60K MILES. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, APPEARS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE TRAVERSE AND RELATED GM VEHICLES. *TR

MY CAR ENGINE CONTINUES TO RUN WHILE THE KEY IS OUT OF THE IGNITION. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, I HAVE TO PUT THE KEY IN AND TRY TURNING THE IGNITION OFF SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE ENGINE WILL ACTUALLY SHUT DOWN, AFTER EACH INCIDENT THIS DRAINS MY BATTERY AND THEN MY CAR REQUIRES TO BE JUMPED IT ALSO HAS TAKES SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET THE CAR RUNNING AGAIN AND SOMETIMES AFTER THIS HAPPENS IT PUTS MY CAR IN "LIMP" MODE MEANING THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF SECOND GEAR WHILE DRIVING IT. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE CHEVY DEALER (BOB STEELE IN COCOA FL) EXPLAINED TO THEM THE ISSUES AND TOLD THEM I HAVE GOOGLED THE ISSUES AS WELL AND THAT LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE STILL RUNNING WHILE THE KEY IS IN THEIR HAND AND CHEVY STATED THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE. THE DEALER CALLED AND STATED THAT IT WOULD COST ME $200.00 TO REPLACE MY IGNITION IN MY CAR WHICH I DID AND THAT WOULD FIX THE ENGINE RUNNING ISSUE AND WOULD FIX THE "LIMP" MODE ISSUE. THE REPAIR LASTED A WEEK AND THEN I STOPPED TO GET GAS AND THE CAR WOULD NOT SHUT OFF AGAIN AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS OF TURNING THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION IT FINALLY SHUT DOWN, AFTER GETTING GAS IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS FOR THE CAR TO TURN BACK ON ( AT THIS TIME IT DID NOT GO INTO "LIMP" MODE) I TOOK THE CAR DIRECTLY BACK TO THE DEALER WHO HAS HAD THE CAR FOR FOUR DAYS NOW. I JUST RECIEVED A CALL FROM THE CHEVY DEALER STATING IT WOULD NOW COST ME $1200.00 TO REPAIR THE FUSE BOX AND WIRING THAT HAS SOME HOW BECOME

POWER STEERING WOULD LOCK UP FOR 5 APPROXIMATELY SECONDS WHEN MAKING A TURN AT A SLOW SPEED 25 MPH OR LESS. SEEMS TO BE DOING IT MORE FREQUENTLY 1-2 TIMES PER DAY. HAD IT LOOKED AT A CHEVY DEALER COULD FIND NO THING WRONG. HAD IT AT A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP HE CHANGED THE POWER STEERING FLUID-STATED THAT IT APPEARED REALLY DARK AND DIRTY. THIS DID NOT HELP WITH THE STEERING PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STEERING GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.