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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 →

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Aug 22, 201853,000 milesMD

WHILE DRIVING AT PRETTY MUCH ANY SPEED AT RANDOM, THE CAR STARTS SHAKING AND THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND SERVICE STABILITRAK LIGHTS START FLASHING. SOMETIMES IT GOES AWAY RIGHT AWAY, OTHER TIMES THE CAR NEEDS TO BE TURNED OFF AND WILL GO AWAY AFTER A FEW MINUTES. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND THE DEALER STATES THEY CANNOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Aug 16, 201871,926 milesFL

WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ALL OF A SUDDEN CAR STARTS SHAKING AND SLOWS DOWN PUSH ON GAS CAN BARELY GO OVER 35 SERVICE LIGHT COME ON FOR STABILITY TRAX SERVICE STABILITY TRAK GET TO A SAFE PLACE OF THE HIGHWAY AND TURNS CAR OFF TURN CAR BACK ON STILL SAYS STABILITY TRAX ENGINE ALMOST SEEMS LIKE IT WILL CUT OFF PRESSING ON GAS WITH FULL TANK AND CAR BARELY MOVING CAR SLOWED DOWN DRAMATICALLY WHEN IT FIRST HAPPEN COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WENT HOME READ TO TURN CAR OFF WAIT A WHILE AND SEE IF LSERVICE LIGHT WOULD COME ON WENT AWAY TOOK TO A MECHANIC EVEN THOUGH IT DOESN'T SAY FIX THE SERVICE STABILITY TRAX HAD A FRIEND RUN CODES BY DOING AN DIAGNOSTIC TEST CAME UP THRU DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO TAKE TO DEALER AND HAVE THEM FIX IT. BUT DOESN'T FLASH ANYMORE ABOUT STABILITY TRAC RIGHT WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL UP PASSENGER WINDOW.

Air Bags
Filed Aug 9, 201891,000 milesVA

I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR ON JULY 17 2018, 4 DAYS LATER I GOT THE "SERVICE AIR BAG" LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON MY CAR'S DASHBOARD, I HAVE NO CLUE IF THIS IS SOMETHING SERIOUS AND NEED TO BE FIXED IMMEDIATELY OR I HAVE TO WAIT SO IT MIGHT GO OFF! NOT SURE WHAT WOULD BE THE COST IF I DECIDE TO FIX IT!

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Aug 4, 201887,693 milesPA

VEHICLE STOPPED WORKING AS I WAS DRIVING REDUCED POWER SPEED SERVICE STABILITY TRACK TRASH CONTROL SERVICE THAT'S WHAT POPPED UP

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Aug 2, 2018109,000 milesAZ

THE VEHICLE WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN GO INTO LOW ENGINE POWER MODE, TRACTION STABILITY TURNS ON AND IT LIMPS - DEALERSHIP STATES THEY CAN NOT RECREATE ISSUE SO CAN NOT FIX. SEVERAL TIMES TO DEALERSHIP EACH TIME THEY CAN NOT FIX AND IT IS RUNNING FINE. ALL OF THE INTERNET SAME PROBLEM WITH SAME VEHICLE. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUES AS IT HAS OCCURED ON THE HIGHWAY AND AN INTERSECTION BEFORE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE VEHILCE IS NOT OPERATABLE DURING THE EPOSIDE. YOU STOP THE VEHILE LET IT SIT FOR A BRIEF MINUTE AND IT WILL START UP AND DRIVE NORMAL. WHEN IT HAPPEN THIS MORNING ON THE FREEWAY IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS AS IT CAUSE A STOPAGE ON THE FREEWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND LIMPING TO THE SIDE AT 5MPH IS SCARRY CROSSING LANES. THIS IS A KNOW ISSUE AND THE COMPANY IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. PLEASE HELP!!!!!!

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Jul 20, 201851,000 milesTN

RADIO GOING CRAZY, HORN HONK FOR NO REASON WHEN YOU GET OUT OF IT,LOW BATTERY BLINK THEN GO OFF, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GO ON , THEN GO OFF AFTER FEW MINUTES, SPEEDOMETER ACT LIKE ITS STICKING WHEN ACCELERATION OR DECELERATION, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COME ON THEN GO OFF, CRUISE CONTROL ON AND IT REDUCE SPEED, TACHOMETER GO UP AS IF YOUR SPEEDING UP WHEN ITS SITTING STILL, CAR IS NOT SHIFTING SMOOTH LIKE IT USE TO, BURNT PLASTIC SMELL, WEIRD GEAR OIL SMELL, BUT NO SIGNS OF LEAK, AND LOCKS UNLOCKING HOURS AFTER YOU LOCK IT AND ALARM IS ON, IT JUST TAKES TURNS DOING DIFFERENT THINGS, STARTED COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, SO FAR, THEY HAVE NOT FIGURED OUT WHAT'S GOING ON YET, BEEN IN SHOP SINCE TUESDAY AND IT STILL HAS WARRANTY FOR PRE CERTIFIED CARS, ALL THESE PROBLEMS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING IT ON THE HIGHWAY, IT START WITH OCCASIONAL INCIDENT AND NOW ITS DAILY, I AM CONCERNED THE NEXT TIME INSTEAD OF SLOWING THE CAR DOWN THAT IT WILL JUST SHUT OFF LIKE SOME OF THE OTHERS HAVE DONE

Service Brakes
Filed Jul 17, 2018WV

GENERAL MOTORS IS AWARE OF A BRAKE PEDAL RUBBING NOISE ISSUE, HOWEVER THEY DO NOT INFORM OWNERS ABOUT A REMEDY. THE SQUEAKY/RUBBING BRAKE PEDAL NOISE IS A KNOWN ISSUE AS I HAVE BEEN TOLD FOR THIS MODEL AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHERS ON THE GM LINEUP. I AM ASKING GM TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY BY DOCUMENTING MY CONCERN AS WELL AS ISSUING A RECALL SO IT MAY BE ADDRESSED BEFORE IT CAUSES SOMETHING TO GO WRONG AND POSSIBLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

Service Brakes
Filed Jul 9, 201853,000 milesCA

HIGHWAY SPEED, HIT MODERATE POTHOLE AND RECEIVED MULTIPLE ERROR MESSAGES IN THE DISPLAY "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" "SERVICE STABILITRAK" "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL". ENGINE BARELY RUNNING/RUNNING ROUGH. BRAKES HAVE NO POWER ASSIST. VEHICLE STRUGGLING TO MAINTAIN 20MPH AND HARD TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY. APPEARED TO BE COMPLETE ECU MALFUNCTION. HAD TO ABANDON CAR IN A PUBLIC PARKING LOT AND HAVE SOMEONE PICK US UP. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND YET THEY CAN FIND NO FAULT CODES, THUS RELEASING THE CAR WITH NO WORK PERFORMED. THIS PHENOMENON HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED ON YOUTUBE HERE: [XXX] NOTE: THIS IS NOT MY VIDEO, BUT IS THE EXACT SCENARIO I ENCOUNTERED. SIMILAR VIDEO DOCUMENTED HERE: [XXX] MANY OTHER INSTANCES DOCUMENTED ON THE INTERNET IN VARIOUS VEHICLE FORUMS AND ACROSS OTHER GM PLATFORMS. THIS IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION THAT SHOULD BE A BETTER INVESTIGATED ISSUE BY CHEVROLET. 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

Electrical System
Filed Jun 30, 201838,200 milesTX

WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC AT A RED LIGHT, I FELT THE CAR SHUDDER, AND THE ENGINE DIED. IT STARTED RIGHT UP. DROVE IT HOME. IT PRODUCED A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. MY MECHANIC CHECKED IT WITH HIS ANALYZER, AND HE TOLD ME THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE IGNITION SOMEWHERE. I GOOGLED RECALLS FOR MY MODEL YEAR AND RECALL 14515B POPPED UP. NOBODY AT GM (TOLL FREENUMBER) OR THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR WILL ACKNOWLEDGE THIS MEMO EXISTS. IT DESCRIBES PERFECTLY WHAT HAPPENED WITH MY VEHICLE

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Jun 27, 2018114,000 milesNC

RECALL (14007) REPAIR WAS SUPPOSEDLY DONE MAY 2014 AT JEFF GORDON CHEVROLET IN WILMINGTON, NC. CAR WAS PUT IN THE SHOP OCTOBER 2017 AT SAME PLACE FOR SAME PROBLEM THAT PROMPTED A RECALL, INACCURATE FUEL GAUGE READING. EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERED REPAIR THIS TIME. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS REPLACED AND PROBLEM FIXED, ACCORDING TO JEFF GORDON CHEVROLET. JUNE 27, 2018 - WE RAN COMPLETELY OUT OF GAS EVEN THOUGH FUEL GAUGE SHOWED A QUARTER OF TANK REMAINED. CAR SHUT OFF. THANKFULLY WE WERE NOT IN MOTION. WE WERE SITTING IN A CUSTOMER'S DRIVEWAY. JEFF GORDON CHEVROLET WILL NOT COVER REPAIR, WE HAVE BEEN TOLD WE ARE FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE. HOW CAN AN OBVIOUS ISSUE THAT WAS PART OF A RECALL NOT CONTINUE TO BE COVERED?

Service Brakes
Filed Jun 24, 2018MD

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, IT MAKES A SOUND LIKE WATER AND HAS BEEN DOING THAT SINCE PURCHASE 09/17, AND WHEN ACCELERATING THERE'S A JERKING LIKE THE ENGINE IS TRYING TO ENGAGE????? ALL IN MOTION

Air Bags
Filed Jun 21, 201842,000 milesCO

IN 8/2017 I TOOK MY 2014 CHEVY TRAVERSE WITH 42K MILES TO SHOP FOR SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT THAT CAME ON. SINCE THAT TIME, IN THE PAST 10MONTHS I HAVE HAD AT DEALER 6 TIMES FOR THE SAME THING. I CURRENTLY AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND CANNOT GET CHEVROLET TO CALL ME BACK TO FIX AIRBAG ISSUE ONCE AND FOR ALL. I HAVE LEFT SEVERAL MESSAGE AND NO REPLY FROM CHEVY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT IS PUTTING MY FAMILIES SAFETY AT RISK. I AM NOT VERY HAPPY THAT IT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED PROPERLY IN THE 6 TIMES IT HAS BEEN AT A GM DEALER NOR THE FACT CHEVY DOES NOT CARE AND WILL NOT CALL ME BACK. THEY SHOULD HAVE TO BUY BACK THIS CAR IF THEY CANNOT FIX IT CORRECTLY.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Jun 21, 201875,000 milesOK

I WAS GOING THROUGH A DRIVE-THRU, AND LEFT THE PARKING LOT. WHEN I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN I HEARD A CHIME, AND A ' TRACTION CONTROL OFF, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, AND SERVICE STABILITRAK' LIGHTS CAME ACROSS THE SCREEN ON THE DASHBOARD AS WELL AS THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT. SO I DROVE BACK TOWARD MY JOB, AND ABOUT 3 MILES DOWN THE ROAD, MY CAR STARTED TO SHAKE AND THE RPMS STARTED TO GO UP!, SO I STARTED TO DRIVE TO THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM 3 MONTHS AGO, AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY APPOINTMENTS FOR TODAY, SO I LEFT AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR TOMORROW. AS I WAS DRIVING BACK TO WORK, THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE AND DECLINE IN SPEED, THIS LASTED ABOUT 2 MINUETS AND THEN WENT BACK TO NORMAL, I PARKED MY CAR AT WORK, AND WENT BACK IN FOR 4 HOURS. WHEN I CAME BACK OUT, ALL THE LIGHTS WERE OFF, AND IT DROVE FINE HOME. HOPING THAT THE DEALERSHIP CAN FIX IT, I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CHILDREN IN THIS VEHICLE ANY LONGER! I COULD HAVE BEEN IN A WRECK TODAY! I HAVE READ THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE TRAVERSE! I HAVE ALSO READ THAT IT HAS YET TO BE FIXED, I HAVE TWO YOUNG CHILDREN, I BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR SAFETY FOR THEM, AND NOW IT COULD HURT THEM! THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, THIS IS THE LONGEST IT HAS LASTED. IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 3-5 OTHER TIMES, JUST A SHORT 5-10 SECONDS AND THEN BACK TO NORMAL!

Steering
Filed Jun 18, 201840,000 milesNY

POWER STEERING IS GOING - OK ON HIGHWAY - ISSUES TURNING/PARKING/BACKING DUE TO POWER STEERING - THIS VEHICLE NO LONGER HAS A GOOD TURN RADIUS AND BECOMES DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER - AT APPROX 40,000 MI

Service Brakes
Filed Jun 12, 2018WV

THE STEERING HAS A WHINING NOISE AND THE BRAKE HAS A SQUEAKY NOISE THAT BOTH FEEL UNSAFE TO DRIVE. MANY OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THESE ISSUE ON BUICK ENCLAVE, SATURN OUTLOOK, CHEVY TRAVERSE AND GMC ACADIA AS WELL AS OTHERS. NO SOLUTION HAS BEEN ISSUED BY GM AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO REMEDY THESE ISSUES.

Air Bags
Filed Jun 3, 201832,805 milesFL

SERVICE AIR BAG FLASHES INTERMITTENTLY. THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM ALL OVER THE INTERNET, BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MY VEHICLE, EVEN THOUGH RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR OTHER CHEVY TRAVERSE.

Air Bags
Filed May 29, 201883,000 milesMI

AIR BAG WARNING FOR FRONT PASSENGER SEAT COMES ON SOMETIMES, AND MAY GO AWAY WHEN A PASSENGER SITS, OR ADJUSTS THE SEAT, HOWEVER, IT DOES NOT ALWAYS GO OFF WHEN THE PASSENGER TRIES TO ADJUST HIS POSITION, OR THE POSITION OF THE SEAT. IT HAPPENS SOMETIMES WHEN IN MOTION, OR SITTING STILL, WITH OR WITHOUT SOMEONE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. DRIVEWAY, CITY STREET, HIGHWAY, EXPRESSWAY, MAKES NO DIFFERENCE. WHO KNOWS, MAY BE A LOOSE WIRE, PRESSURE SENSOR, OR SOMETHING ELSE UNKNOWN. DEALER WANTS $105.00 JUST TO CHECK IT OUT. OTHER GM VEHICLES EVER HAVE AN AIR BAG PROBLEM WITH PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG SUBJECT TO RECALL?

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed May 17, 201875,000 milesLA

SERVICE STABILITRACK/ TRACTION CONTROL OFF DISPLAY ON DASHBOARD WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION. CAR WILL JERK WHILE ACCELERATING AND CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK. IT WILL RESET AND WORK PROPERLY AFTER TURNING CAR OFF FOR 1-3 MIN AND RESTARTING. IT HAPPENS PERIODICALLY ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AT VARIOUS TIMES AND ON TRIPS OF VARIOUS LENGTHS. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO PATTERN OR PRECURSOR FOR THE MALFUNCTION.

Electrical System
Filed May 16, 201875,000 milesLA

HOUSING CASES CRACK FROM THE INSIDE AND WATER GETS IN. SHORTS OUT THE FUSE. CONSTANT CHANGING ON BULBS ON HEADLAMPS AND STOP LAMPS. HOUSING CASES FOR LIGHTS COST MORE THAN CAR NOTE. ONSTAR NOT ALERTED BY PROBLEM AND I DON'T KNOW UNTIL I'M DRIVING AND SOMEONE ELSE FLAGS ME DOWN. MULTIPLE PEOPLE HAVE ALMOST REAR-ENDED ME.

Engine
Filed May 9, 201837,000 milesIL

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH THE TRACTION CONTROL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE POWER OF THE ENGINE REDUCED FROM 60 TO 30 MPH, WHITE SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE. THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE 37000. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN A MONTH THAT THIS HAPPENS. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS DONE SOME REPAIRS BUT THE PROBLEMS CONTINUES. I'M CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed May 3, 201867,000 milesMO

LAST WEEK WHEN MY CAR WAS PARKED, IT DIED. WHEN I GOT BACK IN, I REALIZED IT HAD DIED, AND TRIED TO START IT. WHEN I STARTED IT, ALL OF THESE ERRORS STARTED POPPING UP: "ENGINE POWER REDUCED", "TRACTION CONTROL IS OFF", "SERVICE STABILITRAK". THE POWER WAS DEFINITELY REDUCED, AND I COULD BARELY CREEP ALONG. THE CAR EVEN SHOOK LIKE IT WAS ABOUT TO DIE. THEN WHEN I WAS TRYING TO STOP THE ABS BREAKS CAME ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES. I PARKED AND TURNED IT OFF THEN TURNED IT BACK ON AFTER A MINUTE. IT WAS BACK TO NORMAL EXCEPT THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD THEM CHECK IT OUT. THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING TO FIX AND SAID TO CALL AGAIN IF ANYTHING HAPPENED AGAIN (THEY DID CHARGE THE BATTERY). I WENT AND PICKED IT UP AND DROVE IT 10 MILES. I PARKED AND SHUT IT OFF. WHEN I CAME BACK OUT TO START IT ABOUT 30 MINUTES LATER, THIS TIME THERE WAS AN ERROR ABOUT THE GUIDELINES ON THE CAMERA SYSTEM NOT WORKING AND THE SAME STABILITRAK ERROR. SO I SHUT IT OFF AND STARTED IT BACK UP. IT SEEMED TO BE FUNCTIONAL AFTER RESTARTING IT. IT WAS OKAY FOR A FEW DAYS UNTIL THE MAJOR ERRORS HAPPENED AGAIN THIS MORNING. I WAS TRYING TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPOT AND IT DID THE SAME THING WITH THE SAME ERRORS THAT I FIRST HAD. IT ACTUALLY WENT TO A TOTAL STOP AND WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD AT ALL. I WAS THANKFUL THAT I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND NOT ON THE HIGHWAY MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR WITH ME. IT WAS SO SUDDEN, THAT IF WE HAD BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY, I AM SURE I WOULD HAVE BEEN

Air Bags
Filed May 1, 201869,000 milesNC

AIR BAG LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATES WHILE STATIONARY AND IN MOTION ON ANY TYPE OF ROAD. DEALER SAYS IT IS AN ISSUE WITH A SEAT BEAT RETRACTOR. AIR BAG LIGHT ON = AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY N THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. THE QUOTE WAS OVER $500 TO FIX THIS ISSUE.

Air Bags
Filed Apr 16, 201854,000 milesMN

MY AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. I'M THINKING THIS SHOULD BE A MANUFACTURER WARRANTY? THIS IS A VERY BIG ISSUE AS IT INVOLVES THE SAFETY OF ALL PASSENGERS IN THE CHEVY TRAVERSE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS IMMEDIATELY!!

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Apr 10, 2018100,000 milesNE

LOSES POWER ON HIGH WAY. BOUGHT CAR BRAND NEW IN 2014. BEEN HAPPENING SINCE 2014 AND 20 THOUSAND MILES. BIG SAFETY CONSERN WHEN POWER IS LOST LOSE ABOUT 20 MPH AND THE

Air Bags
Filed Apr 5, 201853,250 milesNY

"SERVICE AIR BAG" MESSAGE DISPLAYED AND AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON IN THE CAR'S INFORMATION CENTER. THE MESSAGE JUST CAME ON WHEN I STARTED MY CAR IN THE MORNING. I'VE HAD THIS CAR FOR 10 MONTHS AND IT HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN NO ACCIDENTS.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Apr 5, 201842,000 milesIL

CAR STARTS BRAKING AND WARNING ON DASH TRACTION CONTROL OFF, STABIL TRACK KEEP FLASHING AND CAR KEEPS BRAKING AND RELEASING BACK TO SPEED ,KEEPS GOING TILL YOU TURN IT OFF AND IT RESETS ITSELF . IT HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED AND ANY WEATHER CITY STREET AND HIGHWAY THAT REALY IS SCARY BECUSE YOU CAN GET REAR ENDED.BY THE CAR BEHIND YOU.HOPE YOU CAN HELP.ITHAS HAPENED AT LEAST 5 TIMES IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS

Electrical System
Filed Apr 3, 2018120,000 milesIL

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY HEADLIGHTS EVERY MONTH OR TWO. EVERYTIME I USE MY REMOTE START, IT BLOWS A HEADLIGHT.

Steering
Filed Mar 29, 201840,485 milesMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WHENEVER THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WALDORF CHEVROLET AND CADILLAC (2298 CRAIN HWY, WALDORF, MD 20601) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,485.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Mar 27, 2018111,500 milesFL

ON MAJOR HIGHWAY, THEN ON CITY STREET BOTH TIMES ENGINE LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT FLASH ALONG WITH THE VEHICLE HESITATING, NOT WANTING TO ACCELERATE/SHAKING

Engine
Filed Mar 19, 201868,000 milesIL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE AND ESC WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. AFTER WAITING APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES, THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE ACCELERATION AGAIN AND WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE NEXT DAY, THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO APPLE CHEVROLET IN TINLEY PARK, ILLINOIS WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE PEDAL ACCELERATOR SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED IN FEBRUARY OF 2017 AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE SAME DEALER AT THAT TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Mar 19, 201850,199 milesIN

ON MORE THAT ONE OCCASION BUT MOST RECENTLY ON 03/16/2018 I HAVE DRIVING MY VEHICLE AND I GET THE FIRST MESSAGE OF, "SERVICE STABILITRACT". THE NEXT MESSAGE IS, "TRACTION CONTROL OFF". IT IS THEN FOLLOWING BY, "ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED" AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THE VEHICLE THEN DECELERATES TO 10-20 MPH. THIS HAS OCCURRED TO ME TWICE WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELLING IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.(NOT WHILE ACCELERATING). THIS HAS OCCURRED WHILE ACCELERATING FROM 0 MPH, 30+ MPH, 60+ PMH AND DECELERATING FROM 60+MPH, 30+MPH AND FROM 0 TO 30 MPH. IT HAS OCCURRED WHILE TURNING A CORNER, DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN AFTER AN INCIDENT WITHOUT TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT EVER HAVING TO STOP AND TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. THE POWER STEERING IS ALMOST NON-EXISTENT AFTER REDUCED ENGINE POWER OCCURS. IT FEELS LIKE IT IS RUNNING ON THREE OF THE SIX CYLINDERS AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. I ALMOST HIT A SCHOOL BUS ONCE. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN FOR IT'S SECOND WEEK OF DIAGNOSTICS.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Mar 11, 201877,000 milesPA

WHILE DRIVING THE REDUCE ENGINE SPEED, TRACTION CONTROL, STABILI-TRAC, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES. THE ENGINE SPEED WAS REDUCED TO A CRAWL. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES NOW AND THE SPEED DOESN'T SEEM TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE 30MPH - 65MPH. WHILE WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND GET IT TO DRIVE HOME AFTER 5 MINS, IT IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Mar 6, 201868,000 milesCA

THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE IN MOTION, DRIVING IN THICK TRAFFIC. ENGINE JUST DIED, STABILITRAK WARNING ON DASH. UNABLE TO START CAR.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Feb 25, 201891,000 milesNJ

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE TRACTION CONTROL, STABILITRAK WARNING INDICATOR COMES ON AND THEN IMMEDIATELY REDUCES POWER TO THE VEHICLE. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. YOU COULD BE DRIVING NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 70 MPH AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE GOES INTO THIS TRACTION CONTROL, STABILITRAK MODE AND BASICALLY SHUTS THE CAR DOWN. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES TO ME AND WILL ONLY CLEAR THIS MODE IF THE VEHICLE IS TURN OFF AND SITS FOR A WHILE AND THEN RESTARTED.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Feb 1, 201891,000 milesTX

BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE WITH STABILITAK AND SENSORS. MY CAR STARTS SHAKING ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED TO 10-15 MPH. TAKEN IT TO DEALESHIP 6 DIFFERENT TIMES AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT THAT THEY CAN FIGURE OUT. ALMOST GOT HIT ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY CAR ABRUPTLY WENT DOWN TO 15MPH WITHOUT ANY WARNING. CAR BEHIND ME HAD TO SWERVE TO THE SIDE TO AVOID IMPACT. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHETHER I'M DRIVING OR SLOWING DOWN FOR A RED LIGHT IT HAPPENS AT ALL DIFFERENT TIMES.

Engine
Filed Jan 23, 201836,691 milesIN

WHILE DRIVING DOWN AN EXIT RAMP ON A HIGHWAY, SUDDENLY A WARNING LIGHT CHIMED AND THE SERVICE STABIL-TRAK/SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL/REDUCED ENGINE POWER MESSAGES COME UP. THE CAR STARTS TO REDUCE SPEED UNTIL IT GETS TO 10-15 MPH. IT ALSO STARTS RUNNING AND IDLING REALLY ROUGH. I WAS ABLE TO LIMP ALONG TO A PARKING LOT. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE CAR WILL NOT DRIVE ANYWHERE. IT HAS TO BE TOWED. THEN SOMEHOW WHEN IT HAS BEEN TURNED OFF FOR A WHILE, IT SUDDENL RUNS FINE AND THE PROBLEM CAN'T BE DUPLICATED. JUST GOT IT BACK FROM THE DEALER AFTER HAVING FOR A WEEK. THE CAR ONLY HAS ABOUT 36,000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS THE 5TH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Jan 8, 2018110,000 milesTX

TODAY 1/08/2018 AROUND 08:30 I WAS DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY 287 WHEN THE CAR STARTED CHECKING, REDUCING POWER UP TO A COMPLETE STOP. WHEN I LOOK UP, THE STABILITYTRAK/ SERVICE TRACCION CONTROL OFF WAS SHOWING IN THE DASHBOARD. I TRIED TO TURN ON THE CAR, BUT IT WON'T UNTIL UP TO 1 HOUR BY CHANCE WHEN IT STARTED AGAIN WITH ENGINE REDUCED POWER. THIS ISSUE HAVE BEEN THERE EVEN THOUGH I WENT TO THE MECHANIC TWICE, WHERE THEY CLEANED THE THROTLE BODY WHICH APPARENTLY FIXED THE ISSUE BEFORE.

Engine
Filed Jan 6, 201836,300 milesIN

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 +MPH, THE CAR SUDDENLY DINGS AND SERVICE STABIL TRAK, REDUCED ENGINE POWER, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL SUDDENLY COME ON. CAR DRIVES PERFECTLY FINE BEFORE. THE CAR SUDDENLY SHAKES AND IDLES REALLY ROUGH. THE CAR SHAKES WHILE IDLING AND ALL HEAT IS LOST. THE INSIDE WINDOWS OF THE CAR BECOME IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE OUT OF DUE TO FOGGY WINDOWS. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME IN ABOUT A MONTH THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH THIS CAR. THE FIRST TIME, AN IGNITION RELAY WAS FIXED. THREE DAYS LATER AFTER GETTING THE CAR BACK, THE CAR DID IT AGAIN. THE SECOND TIME, A CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE THIRD TIME WAS AGAIN ABOUT 2-3 DAYS AFTER GETTING IT BACK FROM BEING REPAIRED. THE THIRD TIME, THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED AS WELL AS A REMOTE STARTER REMOVED. SOME WIRING WAS REPAIRED. THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER IN THE AFTERNOON FOR THE 4TH TIME. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE DAY. THE CAR IS UNABLE TO DRIVE AND HAS TO BE TOWED TO REPAIR SHOW/DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR.

Service Brakes
Filed Jan 5, 201840,985 milesFL

I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED WITH 39,400 MILES ON IT 4 MTHS AGO. WHILE PRESSING ON THE BRAKE IT MAKES A VERY LOUD AND ANNOYING SQEAKING SOUND. I RETURNED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE LOOKED AT AND THEY STATED IT IS IN FACT THE MASTER CYLINDER AFFECTING THE BRAKE, AND IT IS A KNOWN CHEVY TRAVERSE PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Dec 24, 201790,000 milesTX

STABILITY/TRACCION CONTROL ERRORS. THIS ERROR MAKE THE ENGINE TO LOSE POWER AND EVEN TO PUT THE CAR AT COMPLETE STOP. IT IS DANGEROUS BECVAUSE IT CAN HAPPEN ANY TIME EVEN IN THE HIGHWAY.

Engine
Filed Dec 20, 201735,000 milesIN

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, I HAD SLOWED DOWN BEHIND A BUS AND AS I STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND CAR SUDDENLY SHUTS DOWN. THE ENGINE LIGHT, STABIL TRAK, TRACTION CONTROL OFF, REDUCED ENGINE POWER MESSAGES COME ON. THE CAR SUDDENLY SLOWS DOWN LEAVING 1-2 MINUTES TO GET OVER. ONCE THIS MESSAGE COMES ON, THE CAR SUDDENLY STARTS TO SHAKE HARD ALL OVER AND IDLES REALLY ROUGH. IF I TRY TO SHIFT IT INTO ANY GEAR, IT COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF. THE CAR IS INOPERABLE AND HAS TO BE TOWED. MILEAGE ESTIMATED AT 35,000.

Engine
Filed Dec 20, 201735,600 milesIN

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH ON MY MORNING COMMUTE TO WORK, I WAS ABOUT 15 MILES INTO MY DRIVE WHEN SUDDENLY THE WARNING LIGHTS CHIME AND THE STABIL TRAK/REDUCED ENGINE POWER, AND TRACTION CONTROL OFF WARNING MESSAGES COME ON. THE CAR SUDDENLY REDUCES POWER AND TAKES ABOUT 1-2 MINUTES BEFORE ALL POWER GOES OFF AND CAR WILL NOT DRIVE ANY MORE. ONCE I TRY TO PUT CAR IN ANY KIND OF GEAR AFTERWARDS, CAR SHUTS OFF AND WILL NOT TURN BACK ON. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED. DEALERSHIP FIXED A CAMSHAFT/CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. DID NOT WORK.

Engine
Filed Dec 20, 201736,200 milesIN

WHILE DRIVING IN THE MORNING COMMUTE TO WORK, THE CAR WARNING LIGHTS SUDDENLY CHIME WITH SERVICE STABIL-TRAK, REDUCED ENGINE POWER, TRACTION CONTROL OFF. THE CAR SUDDENLY STARTS TO SLOW DOWN. I HAVE ABOUT 1-2 MINUTES BEFORE THE CAR WILL COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. ONCE IT COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN, IT STARTS TO ROUGH IDLE AND THE WHOLE CAR SHAKES. IF I TRY TO SHIFT IT INTO ANY GEAR, IT SHUTS DOWN AUTOMATICALLY. CAR BECOMES UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND HAS TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. TYPICALLY ONCE THE REPAIR HAS BEEN MADE, IT IS ABOUT 3 DAYS UNTIL THE ISSUE HAPPENS AGAIN. I HAVE BEEN LEFT STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD 3 SEPARATE TIMES NOW. I HAVE MISSED WORK, BEEN LATE TO WORK, AND HAD TO ASK COWORKERS TO GIVE ME RIDES HOME WHEN IT IS COMPLETELY OUT OF THE WAY. CAR ONLY HAS ABOUT 36,200 MILES ON IT.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Dec 7, 201767,000 milesCA

VEHICLE HAS 67,000 MILES AND IS 3 YEARS OLD. WHILE DRIVING IN RESIDENTIAL AREA THE CAR LOST ITS TRACTION CONTROL AND REDUCED SPEED TO 20MPH. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS INCLUDING BEING REAR ENDED.

Engine
Filed Nov 22, 2017CA

WHEN I AM DRIVING THE CAR WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN JERK LIKE IT LOOSES POWER AND THEN PULLS REALLY BAD. TAKEN IT IN SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY SAY THAT THEY DONT KNOW WHAT IT COULD BE. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND NOTHING.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Nov 1, 201788,000 milesMD

WHILE DRIVING MY 2014 CHEVY TRAVERSE MY STABILITY TRACK LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON LOSS OF POWER THE CAR JERKS CANNOT CONTROL IT CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE THIS IS NOVEMBER 1, 2017 THAT HAPPENED OR FIVE TIMES ALREADY CALL TODAY TO COMPLAIN TO CHEVY MY CAR IS NOW THE DEALERSHIP TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT

Service Brakes
Filed Oct 23, 201770,367 milesTX

I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED, AND SHORTLY AFTER NOTICED THERE WAS A SQUEAKING SOUND WHENEVER YOU DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY DEDUCED IT WAS THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THEY SAID THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE TRAVERSE BUT IT HAD NOT BEEN RECALLED YET. I SPENT OVER $400 GETTING THIS FIXED.

Service Brakes
Filed Oct 22, 201741,000 milesCO

41K MILES AND TRANSMISSION SOMETIMES WON'T SHIFT. I EVEN HAD TO PULL OVER TODAY AND SHUT OFF THE CAR AFTER IT WOULDN'T UPSHIFT UP A RESIDENTIAL HILL. 41K MILES AND HAD TO REPLACE FRONT BRAKE PADS ALREADY. THEY HAD PLENTY OF BRAKE LEFT, BUT THEY WERE CRACKED.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Oct 13, 201797,400 milesTX

ON OCTOBER 13, 2017 I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 50 MPH. WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR DE-ACCELERATED ITS VELOCITY AT 15 TO 20 MPH. THEN NOTICE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAYING TRACTION CONTROL ON AND CYCLING TO OFF. IT ALSO DISPLAYED STABILIZER CONTROL SERVICE WITH A FLASHING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. IT WAS VERY FRIGHTENED WHEN VEHICLES BEHIND ME HAD TO COME TO A REDUCE SPEED ALMOST RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT WITH THE RISK OF GETTING HIT ON THE BACK OR TAIL OF THE VEHICLE. HAD TO PULL OVER CHANGING FROM ONE OF THE TWO MIDDLE LANES AT SLOW VELOCITY WHICH WAS A DANGEROUS MANEUVER TO MAKE IT TO THE SHOULDER. I'VE READ THIS SAME ISSUE ON LINE WITH OTHER OWNERS ON THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. THEREFORE A RECALL OR AN INVESTIGATION WITH THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE DONE.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Oct 9, 201766,700 milesNY

SERVICE STABILITRAK, REDUCED ENGINE POWER, TRACTION CONTROL OFF WARNINGS ALL CAME ON WITH NO WARNING OR REASON. VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND WOULDN'T MOVE. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH MANY CHEVY MODELS AND YEARS.

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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

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