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2014 Chevrolet Traverse complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2014 record →

Electrical System
Filed Jun 14, 2019124,000 milesSC

MY TRUCK STARTED SHAKING, AFTER PULLING OVER AND TURNING IT OFF, IT CRANKED AND RAN NORMAL (SEVERAL TIMES). THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE READING WAS A STARTER RELAY FUSE (SIMILAR TO AN ICE CUBE) THAT WAS REPLACED. THEN IT STARTED SHAKING, LOOSING POWER AND NOT STARTING (ROLLING OVER BUT NOT CATCHING). CODE READ THROTTLE BODY WHICH WAS CLEANED. THE VERY NEXT MORNING EXITING THE INTERSTATE IT LOST POWER, WOULD NOT START, AGAIN TURNING OVER BUT NOT CATCHING. TOWED TO THE DEALER AND DIAGNOSED: FUEL HARNESS WIRING. #3 IGNITION COIL, SPARK PLUGS AND FUEL SYSTEM CLEANING. ALL DONE EXCEPT FUEL SYSTEM CLEANING. DROVE TO WORK, ATTEMPTED TO LEAVE WORK AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT CRANK, TURNING OVER BUT NOT CRANKING. EVENTUALLY CRANKED AND 2 DAYS LATER STARTED JERKING. CAME TO A STOP SIGN, MAKING A LEFT TURN IT JERKED AND LOST POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. TOWED TO DEALER AGAIN REPLACING THE ENTIRE FUSE BOX. FUSE BOX IS ON BACK ORDER, PENDING RESULTS.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Jun 9, 201910,000 milesCA

MY CAR KEEPS DYING FOR NO REASON. IT HAS A READING OF LOW ENGINE LOWER AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM NEEDING SERVICE. THEY CAR JUST SHUTS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. MY VEHICLE WENT FROM 70 TO 30 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Jun 3, 2019110,000 milesWI

WHILE EXITING THE FREEWAY 6/1/2019, ON THE OFF RAMP LUCKILY, MY 2014 CHEVY TRAVERSE'S LIGHTS START COMING ON: SERVICE STABILITRAK, TRACTION CONTROL OFF, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, POWER ENGINE REDUCED AND THE CAR SLOWS DOWN AND STARTS JERKING. I GET STOPPED AT THE END OF THE RAMP AND CAN'T GET THE VEHICLE TO START MOVING AGAIN. TURNED ON MY HAZARDS AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND TURNED IT ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES. FINALLY, ALL THE LIGHTS GO OFF AND MY VEHICLE STARTED MOVING NORMALLY AGAIN BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND STAYED ON. AFTER SEVERAL HOURS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF. TAKING INTO MY MECHANIC TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS COMMON ON THE 2014 AND MAY NOT HAVE A SOLUTION. THIS IS REALLY FRUSTRATING ESPECIALLY AFTER ONLY HAVING THIS VEHICLE FOR 8 1/2 MONTHS! SHOULD HAVE SOME KIND OF RECALL OUT THERE.

Engine
Filed May 28, 201953,600 milesCT

WHEN I HAD THE OIL CHANGED THIS WEEK I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A SLIGHT LEAK BEGINNING IN THE FRONT COVER. THE CAR HAS ONLY 53,600 MILES. WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN RECALLED?

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed May 16, 2019143,000 milesAL

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR STARTED LOSING POWER! AS I HIT THE GAS PETAL IT WOULD PUTT PUTT AS IF IT WASN'T GETTING ANY GAS. I LOST COMPLETE POWER AT RED LIGHT, HAD TO TURN THE SWITCH ALL THE WAY DOWN THEN BACK UP THEN THE CAR SLOWLY WINDED UP AS IF IT DIDN'T WANT TO START SO I HAD TO GIVE IT A LITTLE GAS THEN IT CRANKED UP ON THE DASH BOARD YOU CAN SEE THE RPM GOING UP AND DOWN AS IF IT WANTING TO SHUT OFF!

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed May 7, 201961,000 milesTX

OUT OF THE BLUE, WHILE DRIVING MY 2014 CHEVY TRAVERSE, IT STARTED ACTING SLUGGISH, "TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON, "SERVICE STABILITRACK ERROR CAME UP ON DASH, CRUISE CONTROL WOULDN'T WORK. I WAS ON A FREEWAY AND SCARED TO DEATH. IT WOULDN'T SPEED UP AND KEPT JERKING TO NOT GO FASTER. ONSTAR REGISTERED THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH TRACTION CONTROL. IF MANY ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE WITH THIS SUV, WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL? THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS. I DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WOULD MAKE IT HOME.

Engine
Filed May 6, 2019NM

TAKATA RECALL. ENGINE LIGHTS COME IN REGULARLY SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. CAR JERKS WHEN GAS IS PRESSED GOING UPHILL ALSO HAS BEEN OCCURRING OCCASIONALLY FROM PURCHASE OF VEHICLE. POWER STEERING JUST WENT OUT.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Apr 29, 201970,000 milesPA

FUSE BOX-! WITH NO WARNING, A SYSTEM WAS TRIGGERED TO DROP ENGINE POWER DRAMATICALLY PLUNGING FROM 65 TO BELOW 20. THIS HAPPENED TO ME 2 TIMES ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY SURROUNDED BY TRUCKS ENDANGERING MY FAMILY AS I COULD NOT CLIMB ABOVE 20MPH AND HAD TO SCRAMBLE TO GET OVER AND NOT BE A HAZARD. WHILE THE DEALER INITIALLY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM- CHEVY MECHANICS TOLD THEM TO CHECK FOR A SPECIFIC TRIPPED FUSE- THAT RUINS THE WHOLE BOX. THE PROBLEM IS SO PREVALENT- THE PART IS INDEFINITELY ON BACK ORDER. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DEADLY SITUATION.

Engine
Filed Apr 29, 201959,000 milesOH

MY CAR DECIDED RECENTLY TO START ACTING WEIRD AND THE ENGINE POWER WENT LOW AND TRACTION CONTROL WENT OFF AND THEN MY CAR WOULD BARELY RUN. IT SAYS IT COULD BE THE THROTTLE BODY. IT HAD DONE IT TWICE SINCE SATURDAY AND STARTS RUNNING OK AFTERWARDS BUT WANT TO SEE WHAT'S WRONG AND WHY IT JUST STARTED DOING THIS. NEVER HAD ANY TROUBLE TILL THEN.

Engine
Filed Apr 25, 201948,000 milesCO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE TRACTION CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY EMICH CHEVROLET (2033 S WADSWORTH BLVD, LAKEWOOD, CO 80227, (303) 647-5376), BUT A FAILURE WAS NOT FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Apr 13, 2019145,000 milesTN

DRIVING ON A MAIN RD ONLY GOING ABOUT 40MPH AND THE CARS START BEEPING AND STABILITY TRACTION LIGHT COMES ON AND ENGINE POWER SOURCE REDUCED POPS UP. THE CAR STARTS JERKING AND SHAKING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO SHUT OFF OUT OF NO WHERE

Engine
Filed Apr 10, 201976,000 milesTX

WHILE DRIVING THE STABILITY CONTROL TURNS OFF REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND THE VEHICLE TURNS OFF LEAVING YOU NO WAY TO STREAM THE VEHICLE . THIS HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS AND IN PARK. ENGINE CODE P1682. BEEN HAPPENING SINCE APRIL 2018. TWO TIME ENGINE TURN OFF AS I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY

Air Bags
Filed Apr 9, 201970,250 milesNC

ON DASH SAID CHECK AIR BAGS, JUST STARTED UP AND THIS CAME UP NEVER WENT OFF

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Mar 18, 2019140,000 milesTX

C0242,P1682. WHILE DRIVING THE STABILITY CONTROL TURNS OFF REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND THE VEHICLE TURNS OFF LEAVING YOU NO WAY TO STREAM THE VEHICLE . THIS HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS AND IN PARK. THIS HAPPENS EVERYONE THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Mar 15, 201985,000 milesIN

I RECENTLY HAD MY 2014 CHEVY TRAVERSE IN TO MY MECHANIC FOR MAINTENANCE, AS I DO WHEN NEEDED. AFTER MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED, I PICKED MY VEHICLE UP AND IT DROVE JUST FINE FOR FIVE MAYBE TEN MILES, NO ISSUES. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLY THE "SERVICE STABILITRAK", "TRACTION CONTROL OFF", AND "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" MESSAGES BEGAN FLASHING. IMMEDIATELY AFTER, MY VEHICLE BEGAN JERKING PROFUSELY AS I WAS DRIVING - IT SLOWED THE SPEED, AND EVENTUALLY QUIT. THE MESSAGES WERE STILL THERE. A FEW MORE MILES DOWN THE ROAD, IT BEGAN JERKING AGAIN. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON WITH IT BUT I TOOK IT BACK TO MY MECHANIC AND HE'S HAD IT SINCE THEN (THIS WAS DAYS AGO) AND HE'S HAVING A HARD TIME PINPOINTING THE ISSUE. HOWEVER, I SEE MANY OTHER TRAVERSE OWNERS WHOM ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME DANGEROUS ISSUE, WITH NO RESOLVE. MY VEHICLE HAS UP TO THIS POINT BEEN RELIABLE AND I THOUGHT SAFE, HOWEVER, THIS ISSUE IS NOT SAFE. I HAVE A JOB THAT I NEED TO GET BACK AND FORTH FROM AND TWO SMALL CHILDREN THAT I NEED TO TRANSPORT SAFELY. THIS ISSUE WITH MY TRAVERSE IS BEYOND DANGEROUS. MY TRAVERSE HAS 85,000 MILES ON IT. REALLY DISAPPOINTED.

Air Bags
Filed Mar 13, 2019KY

MESSAGE POPPED UP STATING SERVICE AIRBAG AND PICTURE RED. NO WARNING BEFOREHAND. NO PRIOR ACCIDENT OR EJECTION OF AIRBAG.

EngineFire
Filed Mar 11, 2019130,000 milesMN

ON FEBRUARY 14 2019, I WENT OUTSIDE TO WARM UP MY CAR. 10 MINUTES LATER WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL PARKED THE WHOLE ENGINE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. NO RECENT WORK HAD BEEN DONE TO THE VEHICLE. THE ONLY WORK EVER DONE IN THE 4 YEARS I OWNED IT WERE, NEW TIRES, NEW BATTERY (IN THE BACK SEAT) AND OIL CHANGES.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Mar 4, 201978,000 milesTX

THIS PAST FRIDAY, I WAS TRAVELING IN THE HIGHWAY AT 60MPH THEN THE CAR STARTS BEEPING, WITH IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER WITHIN SECONDS, DOWN TO 20MPH. ERROR MESSAGES START FLASHING, THE CAR STARTS SHAKING. ALMOST GOT HIT BY THE PERSON BEHIND ME AS I WASN'T BRAKING, SO THEY, NOR MYSELF, HAD NO INDICATION MY CAR WAS ABOUT COME DOWN TO A CRAWL. I PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF THE CAR, GAVE IT A MINUTE, RESTARTED, AND THE CAR WAS BACK TO NORMAL AND I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME. THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED, BUT IT WENT AWAY BEFORE I COULD GET IT TO THE DEALER (WITHIN 3 MILES), DEALER IS AROUND 8 MILES AWAY. THIS IS THE 4TH INCIDENT WITH THIS SIMILAR ISSUE. ONCE WE WERE WAITING ON A TURNING LANE, THE CAR STARTED BEEPING, SHAKING, DISPLAYING ERRORS ON THE DASHBOARD, LOSS OF POWER AGAIN TO A CRAWL. WE PULLED OVER TO THE FIRST PARKING LOT IN THE INTERSECTION. TURNED OF THE CAR, RESTARTED AND IT WAS FINE AGAIN. THEN AGAIN RIGHT AFTER PUTTING GAS. GOT INTO THE CAR TO LEAVE THE GAS STATION, CAR WAS BEEPING, SHAKING, DISPLAYING ERROR MESSAGES ON THE DASH. TURNED IT OFF, RESTARTED AND IT WAS FINE. ANOTHER TIME, I WAS APPROACHING A LIGHT TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE ENGINE STALLED RIGHT BEFORE I WAS TO TURN. I HAD TO PUT IT ON PART TO RESTART THE CAR, ONCE IT STARTED, IT RAN FINE. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR IN THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE A 45 MINUTE COMMUTE TO WORK EVERYDAY. I ALWAYS HAVE TO KEEP TO THE RIGHT LANE IN CASE THE CAR ACTS UP. THE ERROR MESSAGES THAT DISPLAY ARE "SERVICE STABILITY TRACT, ENGINE POWER REDUC

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Mar 4, 201950,000 milesVA

SERVICE STABILITRAK AND TRACTION CONTROL OFF LIGHT COMES ON WHEN DRIVING AND CAR SPEED DECREASES AND THE CAR JERKS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO GET FIXED SEVERAL TIMES AND SHORTLY AFTER EACH TIME THE SAME THING HAPPENS AGAIN. BEEN HAPPENING SINCE AUG 2018

Electrical System
Filed Mar 1, 201966,000 milesDE

2014 CHEVY TRAVERSE LS, 66K MILES, PURCHASED USED IN MAY 2018. AT RANDOM, TRACTION CONTROL TURNS OFF, REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND SOMETIMES SHUTS OFF. HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 WEEKS WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, AND ONCE WHILE CAR WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY! TURN CAR OFF FOR ABOUT 5 MINS, AND IT RUNS NORMALLY, BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON, UNTIL THE NEXT DAY THEN ALL IS NORMAL AGAIN. THEN THE CYCLE REPEATS--OVER AND OVER! AFTER SOME RESEARCH, FOUND A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE (GM #14515), BUT IT DID NOT COVER ALL 2014 TRAVERSES, NOT TO MENTION THIS ISSUE AFFECTS SEVERAL GM MAKES AND MODELS AND HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE AT LEAST 2007!! THIS PROBLEM IS WELL DOCUMENTED BY HUNDREDS OF CONSUMERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING. I FIND IT EXTREMELY HARD TO BELIEVE THAT GM HAS NOT BEEN MADE TO MAKE THIS RIGHT VIA FULL FLEDGED RECALL--NOT JUST CERTAIN VEHICLES. THIS IS DANGEROUS!! MY FAMILY AND I COULD HAVE BEEN IN A FEW SERIOUS ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS "FLAW" THAT GM IS WELL AWARE OF SINCE THEY ISSUED A RECALL TO FIX IT (BUT NOT FOR ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES). CALLED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND ALTHOUGH THE PERSON WAS NICE, HE SAID NOTHING HELPFUL AT ALL (TAKE IT TO A DEALER AND PAY A $120 DIAGNOSTIC FEE FOR WHAT? GM KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT'S WRONG), AND ADVISED MY CAR WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. WHY NOT?!?!?!? IT MOST CERTAINLY HAS THE ISSUE FOR WHICH THE RECALL WAS DONE!!! THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ASAP BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED

Steering
Filed Feb 25, 201982,000 milesCA

MY POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING ABRUPTLY WITHOUT WARNING AS SOON AS I EXITED THE FREEWAY. THE FLUID LEVELS ARE WITHIN SPECS AND THERE WAS NO NOISE WARNING INDICATING A PUMP PROBLEM. I FOLLOWED THE LINES AND THE RACK AND PINON AND IT IS COMPLETELY DRY. CANT FIND ANY LEAKS. CHEVY TOLD ME THE POWER STEERING PROBLEM IS ONLY WITH TRAVERSES OF 2009-2011 AND I AM NOT INCLUDED IN THE SPECIAL WARRANTY BECAUSE I HAVE A 2014. I PURCHASED THIS TRAVERSE 3 YEARS AGO AT BOB STALL CHEVY LA MESA CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED. I EVEN PURCHASED THE EXTENDED 2 YEAR WARRANTY BUT THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED RIGHT AFTER THE COVERAGE ENDED. I HAVE 82,000 MILES.

Air Bags
Filed Feb 13, 201971,000 milesNY

"TAKATA RECALL" AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON OUT OF NO WHERE AND WONT GO OFF, COSTS OVER $100 JUST TO DIAGNOSE. NEEDS A RECALL SINCE THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Feb 12, 201998,000 milesFL

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, IT HAPPENS TO LOOSE POWER AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO WHEEL AND MOVE THE CAR . IT STOPS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL COMES UP , THEN SERVICE STABILITYTRAK AND THEN TRACTION CONTROL OFF . IT HAS TO BE TURNED OFF AND THEN WAIT AND RESTART IT AGAIN , WITH A CHECK ENGINE

Air Bags
Filed Feb 8, 2019115,000 milesNC

TAKATA RECALL AIBAG WARNING ON MY 2014 CHEVY TRAVERSE HAS BEEN ILLUMINATED FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS EVEN AFTER DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY AND TRYING TO RESET. THERE ARE NO OPEN RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE BUT ARE LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS PARTICULAR YEAR!

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Feb 1, 201985,000 milesWI

WHILE DRIVING, CAR SLOWS TO 25MPH AND DASH FLASHES BETWEEN THE FOLLOWING WARNINGS: SERVICE STABILITRAK, TRACTION CONTROL OFF, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, POWER ENGINE REDUCED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ALSO TURN ON AT THIS TIME . THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES SO FAR. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ON SIDE STREETS WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT EASILY.

Air Bags
Filed Jan 27, 20195 milesOH

DRIVING TO WORK OUT OF KNOW WHERE ALL MY LIGHTS COME ON, NOT SHIFTING RIGHT, JERK'S BACK AND FORWARD WHEN U HIT 200RPM, MY BREAKS ARE NOT WORKING RIGHT SINCE THIS HAPPEN, THERE IS A SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR END OF THE CAR, WE HAVE OWNED THE SUV FOR A YEAR, EVERY THREE TO FOR MONTHS IT GOES TO THE SHOP FOR THE OIL CHANGE AND ROUTINE CHECK

Unknown or Other
Filed Jan 15, 201994,000 milesNE

THREE MONTHS AGO, THE BACK MOON ROOF MADE A LOUD BANG AND SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES PER HOUR. THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO THE MOON ROOF OR OTHER VEHICLES IN THE AREA. WE HAD IT REPLACED AT A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER. THIS MORNING ON MY WAY TO WORK, THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THE MOON ROOF THAT HAD BEEN REPLACED. I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MILES PER HOUR WITH NO OTHER VEHICLES AROUND ME.

Air Bags
Filed Jan 10, 2019MD

AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN GOING OFF AND ON FOR 2 YRS. IVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES. IN FACT, I TOOK IT 4 TIMES BECAUSE THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT, DRIVE OFF DEALER LOT AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT GOES OFF AGAIN. FINALLY FIXED IT. 6 MONTHS LATER AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN! THE AIR BAG LIGHT GOES OFF AND ON ALL THE TIME. IT SEEMS TO BE A WIRING ISSUE OR LOOSE FITTING BUT DEALER CANT SEEM TO FIX IT PERMANENTLY. SOMETIMES THE LIGHT WILL GO ON WHEN I START THE CAR FIRST THING IN THE AM WHILE IM PARKED IN THE GARAGE OVERNIGHT. SOMETIMES IT GOES OFF WHILE DRIVING-DOESNT SEEM TO MATTER IF CAR IS IN MOTION OR NOT. IVE HAD TO PAY TO HAVE DEALER "FIX" IT BUT ITS NOT FIXED WHATEVER IS THE ISSUE. I ESTIMATE THAT AIR BAG LIGHT HAS GONE ON AT LEAST A DOZEN TIMES AND MOST RECENTLY LAST MONTH.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Dec 24, 201876,941 milesKY

ON DECEMBER 21ST COMING HOME FROM WORK MERGING ON TO THE EXPRESSWAY SIBILITY TRACTION CONTROL COMES ACROSS MY DASHBOARD THEN REDUCED POWER COMES ON VEHICLE START LOSING POWER ALMOST CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT TRYING TO MERGE ON TO THE EXPRESSWAY I HAVE NEVER WITNESSED OR EXPERIENCE A VEHICLE DO THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS A SERIOUS RECALL ON BEFORE FOR SOME ONE DIES IF IT AIN'T ALREADY HAPPEN. DECEMBER 22ND 2018 STOP AT A FOUR WAY AND THE STABILITY TRACTION CONTROL COMES ACROSS THE DASHBOARD AGAIN BUT THIS TIME THE VEHICLE SHUTS ALL THE WAY OFF I RESTARTED IT AND IT READ REDUCED POWER ITS STABILITY TRACTION CONTROL ACROSS THE DASHBOARD AND I COULD NOT PICK UP ANY POWER JUST LIKE LAST TIME PLUS I PURCHASE THE VEHICLE ON DECEMBER 1ST 2018 ONCE AGAIN THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN SIX TIMES ALREADY BUT IT STARTED HAVING THOSE PROBLEMS ON DECEMBER 2ND BUT ON DECEMBER 21ST MY LIFE WAS ON THE LINE.

Electrical System
Filed Dec 5, 2018GA

THE CAR WILL SHORT OUT DASH AND SMELLS LIKE BURNING AND WILL RETURN TO NORMAL. TOOK TO DEALER AND SUPPOSEDLY MY VIN NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. IT HAPPENS WITH CAR IN MOTION.

Air Bags
Filed Nov 10, 2018MD

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED AND WITHIN 3 MONTHS MY AIRBAG SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOLD BACK TO THE DEALER AND I WAS TOLD MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE THE AIRBAG SERVICE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURE WITH THE MASSIVE AIRBAG RECALL A FEW YEARS AGO. NOW MY CAR DASHBOARD IS GETTING VERY DIM WHILE DRIVING AND THEN BRIGHTENS AND AGAIN THE DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM AND THIS IS ALSO A SAFETY PROBLEM, WITH NO RECALL.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Nov 9, 2018102,000 milesWA

2014 CHEVY TRAVERSE ENGINE, TRACTION CONTROL, STABILITRAK: VEHICLE DASH SAYS "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" AND SHUTS THE ENGINE OFF WHILE I'M STILL DRIVING AND IN TRAFFIC. THIS OCCURRED WHILE I WAS CROSSING A BUSY SIDE STREET, ON 2 STATE ROADS, AND OTHER PLACES. AFTER TURNING OFF THE ENGINE FOR 30 SECONDS OR SO, I CAN RESTART IT THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUE UNTIL IT OCCURS AGAIN. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE. THE PCM WAS REPLACED THE FIRST TIME AFTER 3 DAYS OF KEEPING THE VEHICLE. THE SECOND TIME, IT WAS KEPT OVER A WEEK AND THE PCM WAS REPLACED AGAIN. THE SAME ISSUE OCCURED WITHIN 24 HOURS AND HAS REPEATED SEVERAL TIMES.

Electrical System
Filed Nov 8, 2018112,000 milesMS

TAKATA RECALL MY COMPUTER SYSTEM TOLD ME I HAD LOW AIR PRESSURE IN MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE. I PULLED OFF THE INTERSTATE ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK AND PUT AIR IN MY TIRE. AFTER EACH FILL I RECHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURE THROUGH THE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND IT CONTINUES TO DROP IN NUMBER. I SPENT AROUND 20 MINUTES TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY IT DIDN'T LOOK FLAT BUT MY VEHICLE WAS RECORDING IT WAS. I DECIDED IT MUST BE A COMPUTER ERROR AND PROCEEDED TO FILL MY OTHER TIRES AND VACUUM MY CAR. I PULLED OFF AND SOMETHING TOLD ME TO ASK THE GENTLEMAN GETTING GAS IF MY FRONT RIGHT TIRE LOOKED FLAT, HE SAID, 'NO, IT'S YOUR BACK RIGHT TIRE, I CAN HEAR THE AIR ESCAPING' SURE ENOUGH I COULD HEAR IT TO, AND COULD SEE A LARGE CRACK IN THE TIRE. I DECIDED TO CONTINUE HOME BUT IT GOT TO LOW AND HAD TO PULL OVER. SO MY COMPUTER SYSTEM IN MY NEW USED CAR WARNED ME ME ABOUT A PERFECTLY GOOD TIRE AND PULLED MY ATTENTION AWAY FROM A TIRE THAT HAD A HOLE IN IT. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED AND FEEL CHEVY NEEDS TO FIX THIS AND COMPENSATE ME FOR HAVING TO SIT IN A BIG LOTS PARKING LOT FOR 2 HOURS WAITING FOR ASSISTANCE WHEN I COULD HAVE BEEN HOME WAITING IN MY LIVING ROOM HAD I NOT WASTED SO MUCH PRECIOUS TIME FILLING A TIRE THAT WAS PERFECTLY FINE.

Air Bags
Filed Nov 6, 201863,591 milesIN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG MIGHT DEPLOY WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE FAILURE CODE: B001E (AIR BAG LIGHT) WAS FOUND. THE CONTACT CALLED MCGONIGAL BUICK GMC ((765) 252-0124, LOCATED AT 2828 E MARKLAND AVE, KOKOMO, IN 46901) AND SCHEDULED A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL AND DID NOT OFFER FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,591.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Nov 6, 201888,000 milesAZ

THE CAR HAS STARTED TO DO A SHIMMY AND THEN THE CAR COMPLETELY TURNS OFF AND WON'T START AGAIN. THERE IS ALWAYS GAS IN THE CAR, AND THE OIL IS CHANGED REGULARLY. THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS A SMALL ELECTRICAL CONNECTION BOX UNDER THE GAS TANK THAT WAS FILLED WITH DIRT AND GETTING POOR CONTACT. THE SMALL BOX WAS CLEANED OUT AND ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVE GEL WAS USED. THE CAR DIDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 9 DAYS AND THEN IT STARTED TO DO THE SAME THING AS BEFORE. IT HAS TURNED OFF MOSTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. THE LATEST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS 11/6/2018

Engine
Filed Oct 26, 2018MI

2014 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO MULTIPLE MALFUNCTION TO VEHICLE THAT CAUSES RANDOM DECELERATION AND ACCELERATION. *AS THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE LIGHT, STABILITY AND THE TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR REDUCED SPEED TO 20 MPH THEN TO 0MPH. *JS

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Oct 15, 201860,000 milesOH

MY WIFE HAS A 2014 CHEVY TRAVERSE WITH 60,000. THE TRACTION CONTROL AND STABILITRACK WARNINGS CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN FOUR WEEKS. ONCE THE POWER WAS REDUCED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. WE WERE ON A CITY STREET WITH LIGHT TRAFFIC AND ONCE THE CAR STOPPED COMPLETELY. THANK GOD SHE WAS IN A PARKING LOT WHEN IT HAPPENED. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER EACH TIME WE GET THE MESSAGES. THE SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND COME BACK IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. THE CHANGED A FUSE ON THE LAST VISIT. IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN AND IT IS IN THE SHOP RIGHT NOW.

Air Bags
Filed Oct 10, 201830,000 milesVA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL REGARDING THE AIR BAGS. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MAIN AIR BAG MODULE WAS REPLACED BY TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS (RADLEY CHEVROLET, 3670 JEFFERSON DAVIS HWY, FREDERICKSBURG, VA 22408, (540) 898-4000 AND BATTLEFIELD CHEVROLET, 10411 JAMES MONROE HWY, CULPEPPER, VA 22701, (540) 317-1844). BOTH DEALERS STATED THAT DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE AIR BAG WERE MALFUNCTIONING AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE CONTACT PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WHEN SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE AIR BAGS WERE NOT COVERED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

Air Bags
Filed Oct 8, 201880,000 milesTX

AC WON'T COME ON OR JUST SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING, SOMETIMES THE SERVICE AIRBAG WARNING COMES ON, SOMETIMES IT SETS A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CODE P0119, IF THE RECIRCULATE BUTTON IS NOT ON THEN IT LIGHTS UP AND AC COMPRESSOR SHUTS OFF, PULL OVER OUT OF TRAFFIC AND SHUT THE CAR OFF AND LET EVERYTHING COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND RESTART THE CAR, SOMETIMES EVERY THING CLEARS UP BUT SOMETIMES IT TAKES SEVERAL RESTARTS TO GET CAR TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. HAPPENS DRIVING ON ROAD OR STATIONARY. CHECKED BATTERY BUT SEEMS TO BE OK, CHECKED FUSE BOX AND THE ENTIRE FUSE BOX IS LOOSE, THE HOLD DOWN SCREWS IN THE FUSE BOX APPEAR TO BE STRIPPED AND WILL NOT TIGHTEN, SHIMMED THE BOX TO THE FRAME TO PREVENT IT FROM SHAKING AROUND IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CAR WAS PURCHASED FROM LAKESIDE CHEVROLET IN ROCKWALL, TX AS A CERTIFIED USED CAR, IT HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE SERVICE AIRBAG ISSUE BUT THEY DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. HAS BEEN HAPPENING EVERY SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. KEEP LOOKING FOR RECALLS BUT NOTHING YET. THERE ARE CONSIDERABLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM OR SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THE PROBLEM WITH CARRYING THIS VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER IS THAT THEY DON'T SEEM TO KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD RECALL THIS VEHICLE AND REPAIR IT BECAUSE IT IS OBVIOUSLY FACTORY DEFECTIVE.

Air Bags
Filed Oct 1, 2018103,658 milesMO

MY [XXX] DAUGHTER (PERMIT DRIVER) DRIVING TO SCHOOL FOR EXTRA COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS (ON A SUNDAY) AND THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE AND NOT ACCELERATE, THE TRACTION CONTROL, CHECK STABILITY CONTROL FLASHING. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR A [XXX] DRIVER. WE PULLED OVER AND I TOOK THE WHEEL, SAME THING HAPPENED, WE BARELY MADE IT BACK HOME. ALSO, AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON RANDOMLY, HAD THIS SERVICED DUE TO RECALL AND THE PROBLEM HAS STARTED AGAIN. FRUSTRATED MOM. PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *AN

Unknown or Other
Filed Sep 29, 201840,000 milesOH

THE "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" MESSAGE APPEARS ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED. THE CAR LIMPS ALONG AT VERY LOW SPEED WITH NO POWER AVAILABLE. VERY DANGEROUS.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Sep 26, 201860,253 milesTX

THE GAS GAGE/SENSOR IN THE TANK IS MESSED UP. THE GAGE WILL SHOW THAT I HAVE JUST UNDER 1/2 A TANK BUT WHEN I FILL UP IT TAKES ALMOST 15 GALLONS. I BELIEVE THIS IS AN 18-20 GALLON TANK. THERE HAS BEEN INSTANCE WHEN I HAVE HAD 1/4 TANK LEFT, FILLED TANK COMPLETELY AND THE GAGE TOOK OVER 48 HOURS TO RESET. I LOOKED TO THE GAS USED/LEFT DIGITAL READ OUT AND IT SAID I HAD USED 60 GALLONS ON A 1/2 FULL TANK. DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM IS AWARE BUT MADE NO OFFERS TO REPAIR.

Air Bags
Filed Sep 25, 201860,253 milesGA

SERVICE AIR BAG ALERT AND ASSOCIATED PANEL LIGHT ARE SHOWING. TOOK VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE DRIVER'S SIDE LAP PRETENSIONER. A SEARCH ON NHTSA SITE RESULTED IN RECALL # 14V266000. PROBLEM IS MY VIN DOES NOT APPEAR ON NHTSA OR GM DATABASES AS AN AFFECTED VIN. LIGHT IS PERSISTENTLY ON AT ALL TIMES.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Sep 25, 201840,000 milesFL

MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 45,000 MILES. THE PAST FEW MONTHS, I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE MOTOR AS IT SUDDENLY LOSES POTENCY AS THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON. WHEN THE MOTOR LOSES POTENCY, IT PUTS "TRACK CONTROL ON" AND "TRACK CONTROL OFF" RIGHT AWAY, AS WELL AS A SIGN TO SERVICE "STABILITRACK". I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY DID A COMPUTERIZED SCAN WHERE IT SHOWS THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THE OXYGEN SENSOR, LOW AIR ENTRANCE, PROBLEMS WITH THE INJECTORS, LOW VOLTAGE PROBLEM, BRAKE SYSTEM OFF, ETC. IN CONCLUSION, A SERIES OF PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR WHICH ARE NOT REAL. I HAVE SEARCHED ONLINE AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS TO CLAIMS DUE TO THIS SAME PROBLEM I AM HAVING. TO THIS DATE, I HAVE NOT FOUND ANY RECALL OF THE MANUFACTURER TO FIX THIS.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Sep 21, 201864,000 milesGA

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT AROUND 70MPH AND MY TRAVERSE STARTED SHAKING LIKE THERE WAS TRASH IN MY FUEL PUMP. THEN I GET A MESSAGE THAT MY TRACTION CONTROL ISN'T WORKING. THEN MY TRAVERSE LOSES SPEED (AND WE ALMOST GET HIT) AND THE VEHICLE WILL ONLY GO 20MPH. I MADE IT OFF THE INTERSTATE AND THE DASH READ STABILITRAK, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, ENGINE POWER REDUCED. IT IS NOW AT THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP AS IT IS UNDER A CARMAX EXTENDED WARRANTY. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK CAME HE COULD NOT EVEN GET IT TO CRANK AND HE THOUGHT IT WAS OUT OF GAS (NO. 100 MILES TO E) THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 64000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN REGULARLY SERVICED. I AM THANKFUL MY CHILDREN AND I WERE NOT KILLED WHEN WE LOST POWER. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND UNACCEPTABLE.

Air BagsCrash3 injured
Filed Sep 17, 201862,000 milesNC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR PASSENGER QUARTER PANEL OF A HONDA ACCORD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES, WHICH DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE TWO OCCUPANTS OF THE HONDA SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION AT THE SCENE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Sep 12, 201840,000 milesCA

DRIVING ON FREEWAY, WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON WITH ERROR 'SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL' AND 'ENGINE POWER REDUCED'. EMERGENCY FLASHERS WOULD NOT COME ON. BARELY ABLE TO LIMP TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY WITH CARS HONKING AND SWERVING AROUND VEHICLE. TRAVERSE HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT. HAS HAD SAME ISSUE EXCEPT THIS TIME WHILE PARKED. TURN TRUCK OFF AND RESTARTS FINE. BOTH INCIDENTS WITHIN A MONTH OF BUYING VEHICLE USED. TOOK VEHICLE TO CARMAX, OXNARD, CA, 93036 WHERE WE HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE AND RETURNED VEHICLE. THIS WAS AFTER THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. IN CARMAX 8/9/2018.

Engine
Filed Sep 8, 201898,100 milesTX

VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND STARTED FLASHING THESE WARNINGS, TRACTION CONTROL SERVICE, PARK ASSIST OFF, STABILITY CONTROL SERVICE.

Engine
Filed Aug 28, 201865,646 milesVA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. AFTER WAITING A WHILE, THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED NORMALLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO KOONS TYSONS CHEVROLET BUICK GMC (2000 CHAIN BRIDGE RD, VIENNA, VA 22182, (703) 790-9800) WHERE THE IGNITION CONTROL RELAY WAS REPLACED, BUT THE DEALER WAS NOT SURE IF THAT WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,646.

Electrical System
Filed Aug 23, 201898,000 milesLA

I RECEIVED AN ALERT THAT SOME 2014 CHEVROLET TRAVERSES HAD A RECALL THAT REQUIRED A COMPUTER UPDATE; HOWEVER, RESEARCHING MY VIN # SHOWS NO RECALL. I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL ELECTRICAL TYPE ISSUES THAT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THE COMPUTER SYSTEM IS LOSING CONTACT WITH SEVERAL MODULATORS. SO FAR IT HAS BEEN MY POWER TRAIN MODULATOR, FUEL PUMP MODULATOR AND MY ON-STAR MODULATOR. I STRONGLY FEEL LIKE THIS IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT AND THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. NO ACCIDENT HAS OCCURRED AT THE TIME OF THIS COMPLAINT BUT I FEEL THAT IT WON'T BE LONG BEFORE I HAVE AN ISSUE THAT WILL RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.

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