2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE Steering Problems

I bought the car in August of last year and drove it for about 3 days before it started giving me problems. First incident I was driving my children home from the hairdresser and the car completely went out us on the highway, after repeated attempts for a half hour or so I was able to start it and drive it back home very slowly..this happened twice I went to get it diagnosed and codes came up for crank shaft sensor and o2 sensor, before I could even get that fixed more problems came up, the steering wheel began to become stiff and almost impossible to turn, while picking my son up from school I was trying to pull away from the curb in the drop off spot and almost hit another car and a child because the steering wheel stiffened up on me!!! I was told I would need an entire steering rack!!! ...also the key has gotten stuck in the ignition and wouldn't start and I had to have it towed to a mechanic for that as well. Driving up hill one day I lost power that made it seem like it was stuck in low, then we lost reverse altogether as well as the ability to climb hills. I got the transmission repaired, barely made it home before it started doing the exact same thing, no reverse and won't go up hills, so I had to get it towed back to the shop to fix it once again, now I find out that the computer went bad as well and was causing the car to perform in neutral. This car has given me nothing but problems since I bought it! It is very dangerous to be on the road! I don't understand how they're even still in circulation!! This is by far the worst experience I've ever had with a vehicle! Upon doing research online I seen that there were HUNDREDS of people with these cars experiencing the same problems. Something has to be done!! I had the car almost a year and only got about a week's worth of use!!

A year a go the steering at low speed would act like the power steering just stop working, very hard to turn. but not all the time, but now it more often. when a kid ran out between two parked cars I went to turn and hit the brakes the steering went out. Luckily he stop in time, but after that I needed it repaired. Went to GM web site and was amazed of all the people with this, called chevy dealer about repairs and was told its my problem and it would be $ 2100.00 to replace a faulty power steering pump, how is this not a safety problem. Try turning in a parking space and the wheel locks up its hard not to hit the car beside you. WITH NO WARNING

VEHICLE IS HARD TO TURN AT LOW SPEEDS. (POWER STEERING) HIGHER SPEEDS IT STEERS NORMALLY. THEY APPARENTLY KNOW ABOUT THE ISSUE.

WAS DRIVING FINE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN WITH NO WARNING CAR WOULD NOT GO FASTER THAN 15 MPH. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THEN TRACTION CONTROL WENT OFF. ACROSS THE DASH IT SAID "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, SERVICE STABILITRACK AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER" THE CAR STARTED SHIFTING BETWEEN 2 DIFFERENT GEARS MAKING IT EXTREMELY SCARY TO TRY DRIVING TO A SAFE SPOT WITH 3 YOUNG KIDS.

Mileage: 163,000

MY WIFE AND I OWN A 09 CHEVY TRAVERSE AND HAVE HAD FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS. WHEN WE FIRST BOUGHT IT IT DROVE LIKE BRAND NEW BUT OVER THE PERIOD OF A YEAR OR SO WE STARTED TO FEEL A SIDE TO SIDE SWAYING (SUCH AS ROCKING IN A BOAT) WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH. SINCE WE'VE GOT 4 KIDS AND MY WIFE USES IT AS A DAY TO DAY VEHICLE I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD THEM TELL ME IT WAS STRUTS (WHICH I HAD REPLACED) AND AFTER BEING REPLACED IT STILL HAD THE SIDE TO SIDE MOVEMENT. IT HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT I DON'T ALLOW HER TO DRIVE HER NOR THE KIDS BECAUSE OF THE DANGERS. I'VE HAD THE RACK N STEERING, FRONT UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS, STABILIZER BAR BUSHINGS ALONG WITH NUMEROUS OTHER BUSHINGS AND ALL 4 BRAND NEW TIRES. THE DEALERSHIP NOR OTHER INDEPENDENT SHOP KNOWS WHAT ELSE TO REPLACE.

Mileage: 170,000

POWER STEERING HAS FAILED AGAIN. POWER STEERING WAS FIXED UNDER A PREVIOUS RECALL, BUT THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAS FAILED AGAIN MAY 2020.

Mileage: 100,000

WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER STEERING. AT FIRST THIS ONLY HAPPENED OCCASIONALLY AND NOT IT IS HAPPENING MORE. IT ALSO GETS WORSE IF VEHICLES HAS BEEN DROVE ALONG THAT DAY. CHECK POWER STEERING FLUID AND IT IS FULL. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME I TURN BUT RANDOMLY WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEED. TURNING ONTO A ROAD, AT STOPLIGHT OR INTO AND OUT OF PARKING SPOTS. HAPPENS WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 5-20 MPH

Mileage: 230,000

MY 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE WON'T GO INTO REVERSE AND ALSO WON'T SWITCH GEARS ON TIME WHILE DRIVING WITH THE STEERING SO STIFF

Mileage: 163,096

I HAVE BEEN BATTLING MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALL 2018 AND NOW 2019. NOT TO MENTION THE STABILIZTRAK AND HARD TO TURN STEERING WHEEL. I HAVE BEEN GETTING A MISFIRE IN ALL MY COILS. THIS ISSUE HAS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STUTTER, DRINK HIGH VOLUMES OF GAS AND ALMOST SENT ME BROKE. I HAVE CHANGED EVERY COIL, EVERY PLUG, CHANGED THE STABILIZER, TENTIONER, BEARINGS, SWAYBAR LINKS AND MUCH MORE. I AM COMPLETELY DONE WITH CHEVY. THEY KNOW THIS MAKE AND MIDEL IS HORRIBLE AND WE AS CUSTOMERS NEED TO DO A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. THIS VEHICLE SOUNDS LIKE A TIN CAN WHEN IT STARTS. IT RATTLES AND STUTTERS WHILE DRIVING AND IT SHAKES WHEN STATIONARY.

Mileage: 130,690

IT'S VERY HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL. WHEN TRYING TO TURN IN OR BACK UP IT'S EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN.

Mileage: 100,023

UNSAFE CAR TO DRIVE IN WITH MY KIDS. I HAVE NO TRACTION CONTROL AND VERY SPORADIC POWER LOSS! I WAS DRIVING WITH MY KIDS GOING ABOUT 30MPH AND SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AROUND A CURVE WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR. THANK THE LORD NO ONE WAS HURT AND NEITHER WAS THE VEHICLE. I TRY TO TAKE OFF FROM A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN AND IT'LL EITHER TAKE OFF SUPER FAST AND ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, OR TAKE OFF SLOW WITH NO POWER AND ALMOST GET REAR ENDED. I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED 6 MONTHS AGO AND THE LAST 3 MONTHS HAVE BEEN VERY FRUSTRATING WITH ISSUES OF THIS VEHICLE. I'VE ALREADY PUT $300 INTO IT AND NOW IT'S SAYING TO CHANGE THE CAT CONVERTER. I CALLED THE #1 LOCAL SHOP TO GET A QUOTE AND HE ACTUALLY SAID HIS NUMBER ONE SUPPLIER HAS STOPPED ISSUING THIS PART TO CHEVY TRAVERSE BECAUSE OF ALL THE RECALLS! SO WHAT DO I DO NOW????? I AM A MEDICAL COURIER AND THIS TRAVERSE IS MY SOURCE OF INCOME. I'VE ALWAYS LOVED CHEVYS AND DON'T BUY ANY OTHER BRAND, BUT C'MON. I DON'T HAVE $3000 TO FIX ELECTRICAL ISSUES!! ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFAULT AND MISTAKE!! VERY UNSATISFIED :(

Mileage: 185,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, THE STEERING LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BERGER CHEVROLET (616-949-5200, LOCATED AT 2525 28TH ST SE, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49512) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WARRANTY DID NOT COVER THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THEY WOULD CONTACT THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 126,000.

Mileage: 126,000

POWER STEERING BECOMES HARD TO TURN WHEN TURNING A CORNER OR TRYING TO PARK IN A PARKING SPOT.NOT MAKING ANY NOISE BUT STEERING GETS REALLY STIFF

Mileage: 136,000

POWER STEERING FAILING WHILE TURNING AND IS DIFFICULT TO TURN.

Mileage: 200,000

WHEN I TURN FROM A STOP IT'S LIKE I DON'T HAVE ANY POWER STEERING AND IT'S DIFFICULT TO TURN THE WHEELS. IT'S HAPPENED OFTEN BUT GETTING WORSE

Mileage: 75,000

POWER STEERING IS VERY HARD TO TURN AT SLOW SPEEDS I HAVE CHECKED POWER STEERING FLUID AND IT'S FULL I'M VERY AFRAID THIS MAY CAUSE ME TO LOSE CONTROL IF IT WOULD HAPPEN GOING DOWN THE HWY PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT CAN I DO.

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER IN BOTH DIRECTIONS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT FOUND NOT VISIBLE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED GERRY LANE BUICK GMC (6615 FLORIDA BLVD, BATON ROUGE, LA 70806, (225) 341-5413). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED, BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,500.

Mileage: 168,500

POWER STEERING MAKES ODD, HIGH-PITCHED SQUEAKING NOISES, SOMETIMES CHATTERS AND HAS COMPLETELY FAILED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE WE PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2011 WITH ONLY ABOUT 12,000 MILES. I HAVE ASKED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS EVERY TIME THE CAR WAS SERVICED AND WAS TOLD THIS IS NORMAL. I DON'T SEE HOW IT'S NORMAL TO BE DRIVING A CAR AND SUDDENLY HAVE NO STEERING. I AM HONESTLY SCARED EVERY TIME I LEAVE MY DRIVEWAY THAT THIS WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND INJURE SOMEONE. NOW, THE DEALER FINALLY ADMITS THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG - NEEDS POWER STEERING PUMP AND RACK & PINION. BUT IT NOW HAS 94,000 MILES, SO THEY WON'T REPAIR IT.

TRAVERSE STOPPED AT A CITY INTERSECTION AND FAILED TO MOVE OR START AFTER THAT. TIMING CHAIN BROKE AT 158,000 CAUSING DAMAGE TO CATALYTIC CONVERTERS. FAILURE OF POWER STEERING WAS AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR MONTHS THAT CAUSED WHEELS TO LOCK UP DURING TURNS AND THEN SUDDENLY RELEASE CAUSING MUCH OVER CORRECTION BECAUSE OF HAVING TO PULL SO HARD ON THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN IT WOULD GO OUT.

Mileage: 158,000

STABILITRAK/TRACTION CONTROL PROBLEMS I AM THE OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE THAT HAS 165,000+ MILES ON IT. WE HAVE REPAIRED/REPLACED ABOUT $6900: IN 2017 EVAP PURGE VALVE, IN 2017 UPPER COOLANT HOSE, 2016 WATER PUMP GASKET, TIMING CHAIN, 2014 CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND GASKETS, 2014 WATER PUMP AND FRONT MOTOR MOUNT, IN 2009 REVERSE CLUTCH PLATE. NOW THE STABILITY TRAC AND TRACTION LIGHTS BOTH CAME ON STATING TO SERVICE THE BRAKE SYSTEM WHEN YOU ARE IN MOTION AND COME TO A STOP. PLUS TODAY, THE AC DOES NOT COME NOW. ONE VEHICLE WITH ONE OWNER SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS MANY PROBLEMS. CHEVY HAS GOT TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS 2009 MODEL. CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE.

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NO SPECIFIC FAILURES OTHER THAN FAILING AN INSPECTION. THE CONTACT CALLED A DEALER (LANNAN CHEVROLET, 40 WINN ST, WOBURN, MA 01801, (781) 897-0508) TO INSPECT AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT SEND A NOTIFICATION OF ANY EXTENDED WARRANTY CAMPAIGNS; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A WATER PUMP SEAL LEAK, POWER STEERING, TRANSMISSION, AND ADDITIONAL SERVICE CAMPAIGNS. AFTER THE DEALER'S REPAIRS, THE VEHICLE WAS RODE ROUGHLY AND THE ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED TWO DAYS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR LONGER THAN TWO WEEKS WITH NO RESOLUTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO PROVIDE A REMEDY FOR THE SEVERAL EXTENDED WARRANTY CAMPAIGNS, OF WHICH SOME WERE NOT COMPLETED, BUT THE DEALER SPECIFIED ON THE INVOICE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

Mileage: 113,000

POWER STEERING JUST WENT OUT AS I WAS DRIVING. POWER STEERING FLUID FULL

Mileage: 120,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET I CAME TO A STOP. AS I BEGAN TO GO I TRIED TO TURN RIGHT AND I COULDN'T TURN THE WHEEL IT WAS SO HARD. REMINDED ME OF MY FIRST CAR I HAD WHEN I HAD A LEAK WITH MY STEERING FLUID. SO AT THAT POINT I TRY TO BRAKE AND MY BRAKES FAILED. I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED I BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS AND THE FIRST THING I THOUGHT OF WAS TO PUSH DOWN AS HARD AS I COULD AND SLAMMED IT INTO PARK. WHILE ALL THIS WAS GOING ON NOT ONE SINGLE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON OR BRAKE LIGHT NOTHING. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING. I TURNED THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON AND IT WAS AS IF NOTHING HAD HAPPENED. LUCKILY IT WAS ON A VERY QUITE AND NON-BUSY STREET AND MY KIDS WEREN'T WITH ME.

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITHIN THE PAST YEAR, THE POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT IN MY 2009 CHEVY TRAVERSE WHILE I AM DRIVING. ON TWO OCCASIONS, IT WAS RAINING AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AS I WAS TURNING - BOTH INSTANCES ON A CITY STREET. THE THIRD INSTANCE WAS ON A CITY STREET (IN A NEIGHBORHOOD) AND THE POWER STEERING AGAIN WENT OUT AS I WAS GOING AROUND A TURN. THERE WAS A SMALL AMOUNT OF WATER ON THE ROAD BUT IT WAS NOT RAINING AT THE TIME. IN ALL THREE INSTANCES, THE VEHICLES WAS IN MOTION, TURNING, AND ON A CITY STREET. IT IS UNKNOWN TO ME WHAT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS, BUT QUITE SCARY WHEN THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. THE LAST TWO INCIDENTS WERE CLOSE TOGETHER AND WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS (DURING JULY 2017).

Mileage: 175,000

THERE IS LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST WHEN TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS. IT IS UNSAFE AS THE VEHICLE BECOMES HARD TO STEER WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT. THIS ISSUE IS KNOWN TO THE AUTO-MAKER AND THEY ONLY WANT TO REPLACE POWER STEERING PUMP AND FLUID. THE POWER STEERING GEAR IS LEAKING AND GM SHOULD RECALL THIS UNSAFE PART. THE STEERING FUNCTION OF AN AUTOMOBILE IS CRITICAL AS HUMAN LIVES ARE AT THE MERCY OF THIS COMPONENT OF THE VEHICLE TO OPERATE AS DESIGNED.

Mileage: 65,000

2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE STEERING "LOCKS UP" ALMOST LIKE LOSING POWER STEERING WHEN TURNING (OFTEN AT LOW SPEEDS LIKE AROUND ROUNDABOUTS) AND NEED TO USE ALL MY STRENGTH TO MAKE SUCCESSFUL TURN WITHOUT HITTING VEHICLES AROUND ME THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT "GIVES" AND IS OK AND OVERCORRECTING OCCURS BECAUSE I AM USING ALL MY STRENGTH TO MAKE THE TURN .... VERY SIMILAR TO MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT I'VE READ ONLINE ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE IN THE SAME MAKE/MODEL/YEAR VEHICLE

Mileage: 99,000

GOOD AFTERNOON. I HAVE A 2009 CHEVY TRAVERSE LS. I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY POWER STEERING AND RECEIVED THE SPECIAL COVERAGE NOTICE NUMBER 14329 TO HAVE THE REPAIRS DONE. ACCORDING TO NOTICE, THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FLUSHED, THE STEERING PUMP REPLACED AND A NEW STEERING GEAR INSTALLED. I RECENTLY WENT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AT THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP IN LOWELL AND CAME ACROSS SOME ISSUES WITH THE STEERING. THERE WAS FLUID LEAKING FROM THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND GEAR. IT HASN'T BEEN A YEAR AND IF THESE WERE REPLACED LAST JULY THIS PROBLEM SHOULD NOT BE OCCURRING AGAIN. HOW DO I GO ABOUT HAVING THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED? THANK YOU

LOSS OF STEERING DUE TO LEAKING STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY.

Mileage: 74,218

POWER STEERING COMPLETELY FAILS WHEN MAKING LOW SPEED TURNS (EX. INTO A PARKING SPACE, AT AN INTERSECTION...ETC.). STEERING GETS VERY STIFF THAT AT TIMES I CANNOT COMPLETE THE TURN. HAVE TO STOP AND REVERSE TO STRAIGHTEN OUT. BEEN VERY CLOSE TO HITTING VEHICLES BECAUSE OF IT. FROM WHAT I AM RESEARCHING, I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS WHY THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL TO FIX IT. I GUESS THE INDUSTRY DOESN'T SEE IT AS BIG ISSUE SINCE THEY AREN'T THE ONES DRIVING THESE CARS AND PUTTING THEIR OWN LIVES, FAMILY'S LIVES AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD AT RISK. IT'S EASY FOR THEM TO SAY "FIX IT ON YOUR OWN" OR "JUST BUY ANOTHER CAR". BUT FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T AND DEPEND ON THEIR VEHICLE DAY IN AND DAY OUT, IT'S A BIG PROBLEM. I WOULD UNDERSTAND IF IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR OR IF NO ONE ELSE WAS HAVING THESE PROBLEMS, BUT ITS NOT. IT'S A BIG PROBLEM ALL OVER THE U.S. FIX IT PLEASE !!!

Mileage: 80,000

AT LOW SPEEDS IT GET HARD TO STEER. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER NOT SURE WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT.

Mileage: 90,000

A PERIODIC FAILURE OF THE POWER STEERING HAD OCCURRED FROM WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NEW. SOMETIMES 2 TO 3 TIMES A MONTH BUT SOMETIMES NOT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. DEALER "UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. BRING IT IN WHEN IT IS DOING IT". ONLY LASTED THROUGH 1 TO 2 TURNS AND THEN IT WAS FINE. IT HAS DONE THIS SENSE NEW. A MONTH AGO IT STARTED DOING THIS ALL THE TIME. 8 OUT OF 10 TURNS YOU WOULD LOOSE STEERING. MY WIFE RAN OFF INTO THE GUTTER SEVERAL TIMES. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL TRUSTED REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THERE HAVE BEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS SAME PROBLEM AND G.M HAS NOT ADDRESSED IT. REPAIR COST $900.00 . I LOOKED ON-LINE AND IT WAS TRUE. THERE IS EVEN A CLASS ACTION SUIT FILED DUE TO THIS ISSUE. (MAINLY AT LOW SPEED TURNS BUT NOT ALWAYS).

Mileage: 84,500

WHEN DECELERATING OR MOVING SLOWLY, THE CAR INTERMITTENTLY EXPERIENCES A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. MY WIFE IS BARELY ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL.

Mileage: 90,000

SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED LOSS OF POWER STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS. TURNING THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEEDS SUDDENLY BECOMES VERY, VERY DIFFICULT AS VEHICLE'S POWER STEERING ASSIST STOPS WORKING WITH NO WARNING.

Mileage: 95,000

TAKATA RECALL...WHEN IM DRIVING MY STEERING WHEEL SEEMS TO LOCK UP ...AND IT ALSO CAUSE A BAD SHAKING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE STEERING WHEEL REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE. WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

2009 CHEVY TRAVERSE WITH 98XXX MILES ON IT. WE HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES FOR THE PAST 40,XXX+ MILES THAT WE'VE HAD IT. THE STEERING WILL INTERMITTENTLY SEIZE UP WHILE DRIVING, MAKING IT NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE A TURN. IT TAKES MY ENTIRE BODY WEIGHT TO TURN THE WHEEL AND AT TIMES IT LETS LOOSE ALMOST CAUSING ME TO OVERCORRECT. I WILL SOMETIMES HAVE TO MAKE SEVERAL CORRECTIONS BEFORE GETTING INTO A PARKING SPOT. IT IS A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION THAT GM NEEDS TO CORRECT AS IT IS SEEMINGLY A UNIVERSAL ISSUE.

Mileage: 98,000

2009 CHEVY TRAVERSE WITH 68000 MILES. VEHICLE HAS HAD STEERING PROBLEMS WHICH I BROUGHT TO DEALER WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. WAS TOLD THAT SOUND (SQUEEL/REV) WAS NORMAL. NOW CAR NOT UNDER WARRANTY. NOISE GETTING LOUDER. TAKE TO DEALER. SAYS I NEED NEW POWER STEERING PUMP, AND RACK AND PINION. I NOTICE THERE IS A SPECIAL COVERAGE 14329 WHICH COVERS POWER STEERING ISSUES (PUMP ETC.). PRICE QUOTED TO FIX EVERYTHING WAS $2500. I ASKED FOR PRICE RELIEF GIVEN THE HISTORY OF THE POWER STEERING PROBLEMS, I HAD RAISED THE ISSUE WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, AND THE SPECIAL COVERAGE. DEALER AND GM REFUSE TO OFFER ANY REIMBURSEMENT. NOT EVEN FOR THE PUMP WHICH IS COVERED UNDER SPECIAL COVERAGE 14329. I AM NOW OUT $2500. THIS STEERING SYSTEM WAS A LEMON FROM THE GET GO. STEERING IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED FRO ALL VEHICLES IN THE 2009-11 RANGE FOR TRAVERSE/ACADIA/ENCLAVE. IT IS NOT ONLY IRRESPONSIBLE, BUT GROSS NEGLIGENCE NOT TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM AND PASS THE PROBLEM TO THE CUSTOMER.

Mileage: 68,000

STEERING WHINE, SOME LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. CALLED DEALER FIRST SAID RACK COVERED ON DAY OF APPOINTMENT, RACK NOT COVERED. CALLED GM, WON'T COVER. CASE 8-2095354928.

Mileage: 134,000

I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW REGARDING THE STEERING. THE PROBLEM IS NOW OCCURRING MORE OFTEN. AT TIMES THE STEERING BECOMES STIFF MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO TURN. BASICALLY THE POWER STEERING CEASES TO FUNCTION MID-TURN WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE GOES INTO MANUAL STEERING AND IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE WHEEL. I HAVE HAD THIS OCCUR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PULL IN OR OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, TURN IN A PARKING GARAGE, TURN IN A STORE PARKING LOT, MAKING A TURN AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, ETC. I HAVE MENTIONED THIS ISSUE TO THE DEALER BUT SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. I HAD THE RACK AND PINION REPLACED TWO YEARS AGO BUT IT WAS NOT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WAS MAKING OTHERS REPAIRS AND NOTED THAT RACK AND PINION NEEDED REPLACEMENT. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THIS ISSUE. I NOTICED THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE STEERING. WHY IS THIS PROBLEM NOT A RECALL? THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE IT CAUSES A FATALITY. THE STEERING PROBLEM CONCERNS ME AND I AM CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE.

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE TURNING RIGHT AT 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE TURNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE RACK AND PINION TO FAIL. THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPAIRED UNDER A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN, BUT THE RACK AND PINION WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

HAD MY STEERING PUMP REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP ON A RECALL TOLD ME TO WATCH MY STEERING THE RACK AND PINION DID NOT GET REPLACED ON FEBRUARY 19TH 2016 PICKING UP MY BOYS FRONT AND START SHAKING CHECK POWER STEERING FLUID IT'S ON THE LOW SIDE BEEN TOLD IT'S MY RACK AND PINION. ALSO MY TIRE MONITORING SYSTEM LIKE YOU CAN I COMING ON AND OFF HAS BEEN CHECK CODES ARE NOT SAVING WHEN OFF SAME THING WHEN I HAD MY TRANSMISSION REDONE CODES ARE NOT SAVING ON THE COMPUTER.

Mileage: 11,900

THE STEERING WHEEL CATCHES AND I CANT TURN. I GOT THE PUMP REPLACED AND I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. SOME PEOPLE HAVE HAD RECALL SENT TO THEM FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANYTHING.

Mileage: 90,000

I'VE BEEN READING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE STEERING PROBLEM WITH THE 2009 CHEVY TRAVERSE AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY GM HAS YET TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THE STEERING ISSUES. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN I TRY TO TURN EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT WHERE THE STEERING STARTS TO STIFFEN UP MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO TURN. OR IF I'M PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, TRYING TO TURN IS AN ISSUE. THIS IS A SERIOUS FATALITY WAITING TO HAPPEN. ARE THEY GOING TO WAIT UNTIL THE LAWSUITS START COMING IN BEFORE THEY DO SOMETHING?

WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND U TURN THE POWER STEERING QUIT, NEARLY CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT

Mileage: 78,000

MY POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PUMP, BUT SAID IT STOPPED WORKING BECASUE THE RACK AND PINION STEERING WAS LEAKING. THE RACK AND PINION STEERING REPLACEMENT COST IS $2100, WHICH I NEED TO PAY. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE RACK AND PINION STEERING IS NOT PART OF THIS SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT, WHEN IT IS THE CAUSE OF THE PART REPLACED AS A RESULT OF THE SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT. I AM ALSO CONCERNED THAT THIS IS NOT A RECALL. WHEN THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING, IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. IF THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN ACCIDENT OR DEATH AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM, THERE SOON WLILL BE, IN THE PAST YEAR I HAVEE SPENT $6,000 ON REPAIRS FOR THIS CAR, WHICH HAS 82,000 MILES. I HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE LINE FOR $1500, $2000 FOR REPLACEMENT OF 3 IGNITION COILS AND 3 SPARK PLUGS AND A GASKET. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE A SPARK PLUG. NOW, I HAVE BEEN ASKED TO SPEND $2100 TO REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION STEERING. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH, I AM TRADING IN THIS CAR BEFORE ANOTHER VERY EXPENSIVE PROBLEM DEVELOPS. THE LABOR COST FOR REPAIRS IS VERY EXPENSIVE BECAUSE THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REMOVED TO REACH THE SECTION THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THAT THESE PROBLEMS HAPPEN AS CARS GET OLDER, BUT THE NUMBER OF PROBLEMS THE TRAVERSE HAS VERSUS THE NUMBER OF PROBLEMS CARS OF SIMILR MILEAGR HAS SEEMS TO BE LOPSIDED. THIS EXPERIENCE HAS SOURED ME ON EVER PURCHASING A CHEVROLET AGAIN.

Mileage: 82,000

THE WIFE COMPLAINED ABOUT BRAKES SOUNDING ODD, A WEEK AFTER HAVING NEW BRAKES INSTALLED. TOOK IT IN, THEY SAID THEY LOOKED FINE. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN HER ANTI-LOCK BREAK LIGHT AND STABILITRAK LIGHT GO OFF WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON A MAJOR SURFACE STREET (50MPH). TAKE IT IN TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT, THEY FIND A SENSOR IN THE BRAKE CYLINDER IS BAD, AND THE CYLINDER IS GUSHING BRAKE FLUID. $800+ TO FIX. PLUS OUR POWER STEERING IS GOING BAD. THERE IS AN INTERNAL LEAK IN SOME BOOTS THAT ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. $1200 TO FIX. IT'S LIKE THEY HAD A BUNCH OF PARTS LYING AROUND, AND THEY SLAPPED THEM TOGETHER TO BUILD A VEHICLE, EVEN THOUGH NONE OF THE PARTS WORK TOGETHER. THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD NEVER HAVE WASTED THE MONEY TO PROP UP A HORRIBLY INEFFICIENT COMPANY.

Mileage: 92,000

WE HAD A POWER STEERING NOISE. TOOK TO OUR CHEVY DEALERSHIP. RECOMMENDED POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACEMENT UNDER SPECIAL COVERAGE 14329(BULLETIN/EXTENDED WARRANTY) THEY FOUND FLUID LEAKING OUT OF THE FRONT RACK POWER STEERING BOOTS. RECOMMENDED REPLACING RACK & PINION & PROFORMING A FRONT END ALIGNMENT AT A COST OF $1119.05 TO ME. WE FEEL THAT THIS REPAIR SHOULD BE COVERED BY GM SINCE IT IS ALSO ALL PART OF THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM. WE DISCOVERED THRU THE INTERNET THAT THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ON THE 2009 TRAVERSE STEERING SYSTEM.

Mileage: 58,900

TOOK MY CAR INTO DEALERSHIP MARTIN CHEVROLET BECAUSE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SINCE MY CAR WAS NEW IN 2009 MY STEERING ON MY CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN HARD TO TURN. I ASKED THEM WITHIN A YEAR OF GETTING CAR BUT SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. WELL THE POWER STEERING WATER PUMP AND STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY WAS LEAKING. ALSO MY TIMING CHAIN WAS DEFECTED. THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE TIMING CHAIN AND PUMP BUT NOT THE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY. MY CAR HAS LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON IT. CHEVY KNOWS THAT THE STEERING HAS BEEN DEFECTED BUT WOULD NOT COVER THE GEAR ASSEMBLY SO IT COST ME $934.19 TO FIX. CHEVY SHOULD COVER THE COST FOR EVERYTHING!!

Mileage: 49,780

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED STEERING BECOMES DIFFICULT. IT SQUEALED OFTEN WHEN TURNING CORNERS AND WAS VERY HARD TO TURN. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR AND GM COVERED THE WATER PUMP BUT NEEDED A NEW STEERING RACK WHICH IS UNUSUAL AT 40K MILES. HAD TO PAY ABOUT $1400 OUT OF POCKET TO COVER THE REPAIR SO I COULD SAFELY DRIVE THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 42,697

GOOD MORNING, I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY STEERING WHEN IT COMES TO MAKING TURNS, ONE TIME I NEARLY HIT THE CURB TRYING TO PULL INTO MY DRIVEWAY. THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS RECENTLY FILLED BUT THE PROBLEM STILL REMAINS. I'VE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND NOTICED THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED WITH OTHER CONSUMERS. I KNOW THERE WAS A SAFETY BAG AND SEAT BELT RECALL A FEW MONTHS BACK WHICH WAS TAKEN CARE OF AND NOW I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE TO ISSUE THE POWER STEERING RECALL. GM HAS HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS, AND IT'S TIME FOR THEM TO STEP UP CORRECT THEIR ERRORS. IT'S A RELIABLE CAR, AND I LOVE IT, BUT WITH SAFETY ISSUES LIKE THIS SOMETHING HAS TO CHANGE.

ON SATURDAY AUGUST 1, 2015 AROUND 7 PM I WAS DRIVING BACK FROM A FAMILY THEME PARK WITH MY 5 CHILDREN. I HAD TO DRIVE 2 HOURS TO GET BACK HOME. I COULDN'T EVEN GET OUT OF THE PARKING LOT BECAUSE I COULDN'T TURN THE WHEEL IT WAS VERY HARD BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT. I GOT SCARED BECAUSE I AM PREGNANT AND I WANTED TO GET BACK HOME SAFELY. I MANAGE TO GET OUT BUT ON OUR WAY HOME EVERY TIME I STOPPED AND HAD TO MAKE A TURN IT GOT REALLY HARD AND HAD TO PUT MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON BECAUSE I HAD TO MAKE SLOWER AND WIDE TURNS AND SOMETIMES BACK UP AND TRY AGAIN TO TURN. I MANAGE TO GET HOME AROUND 10 PM. THIS IS MY ONLY CAR, I JUST BOUGHT IT 8 MONTHS AGO AND STILL HAVE 3 MORE YEARS TO PAY IT OFF. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT DOES THIS. WHEN I FIRST GOT IT OUT OF THE DEALER I TOOK IT BACK THE NEXT DAY BECAUSE IT WAS DOING THE SAME PROBLEM BUT ONLY WHEN TURNING TO ONE SIDE NOT BOTH. THEY FIXED IT BUT IT IS NOT EVEN A YEAR AND I HAVE THE PROBLEM AGAIN BUT WORST BECAUSE I CANT' TURN EITHER WAY. IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING WHEEL WHY HAVEN'T YOU RECALL IT? IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE LIKE THIS. I JUST FIXED A FEW MONTHS AGO SOME TRANSMISSION PARTS BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION BROKE. I KNOW THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS A ISSUE IN THIS CAR ALSO. THESE ARE SERIOUSLY SAFETY ISSUES. PLEASE HELP ME OUT.

Mileage: 120,510

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE REVERSING, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 11/18/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER FOUND THAT BOTH OF THE FRONT STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND HAVE THE VEHICLE ALIGNMENT DONE. THE TRAVERSE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN AFTER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FAILED POWER STEERING PUMP. UPDATED 2/3/2016 *JS *CN

Mileage: 120,000

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN AT LOW SPEEDS THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILS AND VEHICLE CROSSES INTO TRAFFIC.

Mileage: 120,000

STEERING MADE NOISE WITHIN FIRST YEAR OF PURCHASE. WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH VEHICLE AFTER EACH SCHEDULED SERVICE. STEERING BECAME STIFFER AND NOISIER OVER TIME. PAID $1,100 TO REPLACE THE STEERING HOUSING AND OTHER RELATED PARTS IN JULY, 2015.

Mileage: 4,000

BACK IN SEPTEMBER 2014, GM SENT A LETTER REGARDING A DEFECT IN THE STEERING COLUMN THAT CAUSES STEERING TO BE VERY DIFFICULT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MANEUVER THE CAR AT LOW SPEEDS. THE LETTER STATES THAT GM WOULD COVER THIS MALFUNCTION WITHOUT CHARGE. WHEN MY CAR STARTED HAVING THE IDENTICAL SYMPTOMS THAT ARE LISTED IN THE LETTER, WE CALLED GM AND TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. PER THE DEALERSHIP AND GM ALTHOUGH THE SYMPTOMS ARE IDENTICAL THE ORIGIN OF THE PROBLEM IS DIFFERENT; THEREFORE, THEY REFUSED TO COVER THE $1,200 REPAIR. IT IS UNCLEAR WHAT THE DIFFERENCE IS AND WE HAVE APPROACH GM AND THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES CONSIDERING THE REPAIR. I DO STILL HAVE THE LETTER.

FOR SEVERAL YEARS I HAVE BEEN HAVING ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING ON MY TRAVERSE. I HAVE SEEN COUNTLESS OTHER SIMILAR CLAIMS ON CHEVY FORUMS. I HAVE HAD DEALER REPLACE PARTS, BUT PROBLEMS RETURN. CHEVY OFFERED SOME OWNERS A REPAIR FOR VEHICLES UNDER 150000 MILES OR 10 YEARS, BUT NOW I HAVE GONE PAST THAT THEY REFUSE TO COVER REPAIR. THIS LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL IS UNSAFE AND A MORE PERMANENT REMEDY SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF ON THIS MATERIAL DEFECT FROM GM.

AT LOW SPEEDS, ESPECIALLY WHILE BRAKING, THE POWER STEERING FAILS. THIS HAS CAUSED SEVERAL CLOSE ACCIDENTS. THE LOSS OF STEERING ONLY OCCURS AT LOW SPEEDS; FOR EXAMPLE WHILE TURNING INTO A DRIVEWAY, DRIVING A STORE PARKING LOT, OR MAKING A TURN AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT.

Mileage: 75,000

STEERING IS LOUD. HARD TO TURN. APRIL 09, 2015 DEALERSHIP STATED MY STEERING GEARS WERE LEAKING AND NEEDED RACK AND PINION REPLACED. QUOTED $1785. IT'S DIFFICULT TO STEER, LOCKS UP AND IS QUITE UNSAFE. CHEVY SHOULD REPAIR THIS ISSUE AT NO COST DUE TO THE SAFETY CONCERNS AND THE THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS.

Mileage: 66,000

DURING THE WINTER SEASON, I PERIODICALLY STARTED HEARING A CLUNKING SOUND AS I WAS MAKING DIRECTIONAL TURNS IN MY VEHICLE (A 2009 CHEVY TRAVERSE). THEREFORE, DURING MY PREVIOUS OIL CHANGE, I ASKED MY MECHANIC TO TAKE IT FOR A TEST DRIVE, BUT HE DID NOT HEAR ANYTHING AT THAT TIME. YESTERDAY, I WAS IN FOR ANOTHER OIL CHANGE AND AGAIN I ASKED MY MECHANIC TO TEST DRIVE IT, BUT THIS TIME HE DID HEAR THE CLUNKING SOUND AND ULTIMATELY FOUND THAT THE RACK & PINION STEERING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. BOTH PROFESSIONALLY AND ON COMPUTER "ON-LINE" WEB SITES, THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF EARLY FAILURES OF THE RACK & PINION STEERING, ON THE GMC ACADIA, BUICK ENCLAVE AND CHEVY TRAVERSE, SUV TYPE VEHICLES. I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL VEHICLES OVER THE LAST 30 YEARS AND NEVER HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE RACK & PINION STEERING UNIT ON A VEHICLE THAT WAS LESS THAN TEN YEARS OLD (ONLY SIX, IN THIS INSTANCE) AND HAD SUCH LOW MILEAGE (RECENTLY PASSED 60,000 MILES). OBVIOUSLY, THERE IS A FLAW IN THE DESIGN OR IN THE PRODUCTION OF THIS STEERING MECHANISM. THERE ARE TOO MANY PREMATURE FAILURES ON THESE SERIES OF VEHICLES. GM SHOULD OWN UP TO THEIR MISTAKES, BUT AS WITH THEIR IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS, THEY WOULD RATHER IGNORE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL GM VEHICLES AND HAVE MOSTLY BEEN SATISFIED WITH THEIR PRODUCTS. IF I HAVE TO SPEND ALMOST $2000 TO FIX THEIR MISTAKE, THIS WILL BE THE LAST NEW (OR USED) GM CAR I PURCHASE. MY PREVIOUS SUV WAS A 2002 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. I PURCHASED IT "NEW" AND KEPT IT FOR OVER TEN YEARS AND DROVE OVER 100,000 MILES ON IT. OTHER THAN WEAR AND TEAR ITEMS (BRAKES, TIRES, BATTERY, ETC.), I DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY "ABNORMAL" FAILURES, IN ANY OF THE VEHICLES MAJOR COMPONENTS.

Mileage: 55,000

POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONS AT LOW TO MODERATE SPEEDS OF 5 TO 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE GOES INTO MANUAL STEERING AND IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE WHEEL IN ORDER TO GO IN TO A TURN. THIS HAS BEGUN HAPPENING WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 45 TO 55MPH AS WELL. I NOTICED THE PROBLEM WHEN I FIRST BROUGHT MY VEHICLE AND REPORTED IT TO THE DEALER. THE SAID THERE WAS NO ISSUE. NOW THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. I MUST REMAIN IN MY LANE AND NOT ATTEMPT TO MAKE ANY QUICK TURNS. OR THE STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCKUP ON ME. I AM AFRAID THAT I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL MY VEHICLE AND DO INJURY TO OTHERS AS WELL AS, MYSELF,

Mileage: 45,000

POWER STEERING CEASES TO FUNCTION AT LOW SPEEDS, AS IN NO POWER STEERING AT ALL. HAS CAUSED NEAR COLLISION SEVERAL TIMES DURING SLOW SPEED TURNS AS POWER STEERING CEASES TO FUNCTION MID-TURN WITHOUT WARNING. THIS CAUSES MANUAL STEERING MODE ON A LARGE CAR IN A TIGHT SPACE. HAS ALSO HAPPENED AT MODERATE SPEEDS. MANUAL STEERING ON THIS CAR IS DIFFICULT FOR AN ADULT MALE. NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR MY LADY DRIVERS. AGAIN, SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD AS IT OCCURS WITH NO WARNING.

Mileage: 135,000

I WAS DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE STARTING LOSING POWER THEN IT WOULDN'T START. AFTER A WHILE OF SITTING IT STARTED THEN LOST POWER AGAIN NOW IT WON'T STAY STARTED. *TR

Mileage: 156,000

I NOTICED WHEN I WENT FROM PARK TO DRIVE LEAVING A SPOT AND TURNED BY STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT IT WAS A LITTLE TIGHT. AS TIME HAS GONE, IT HAS GOTTEN EXTREMELY WORSE. ON APRIL 26, 2015, I WAS LEAVING A DRIVEWAY AND TRIED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT AND COULD HARDLY TURN IT. THIS IS HAPPENING EVERY DAY NOW WHEN I START OFF AND IT HAPPENS MORE WHEN I TURN LEFT THAN WHEN I TURN RIGHT. I AM AFRAID THAT IF I AM AT A CROSSOVER ON A MULTI-LANE HIGHWAY, I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TURN MY STEERING WHEEL IN TIME TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF ON-COMING TRAFFIC. WHAT IS BEING DONE ABOUT THIS. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR 5 RECALLS ALREADY. THIS WAS A LEMON FROM GET GO. *TR

Mileage: 78,900

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

Mileage: 74,000

THE STEERING GEAR IN MY 2009 CHEVY TRAVERSE HAS FAILED PREMATURELY FOR A SECOND TIME. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE ORIGINAL STEERING GEAR WAS REPLACED AT 46,000 MILES IN 2011 AND MY VEHICLE REQUIRES A NEW UNIT APPROXIMATELY 43,000 MILES LATER. FAILURE TO REPLACE THE COMPONANT WILL RESULT IN STEERING DIFFICULTY THAT CAN LEAD TO A CRASH. TO PUT THIS IN PERSPECTIVE, I AM REPLACING THE STEERING GEAR AT THE SAME FREQUENCY ONE WOULD NORMALLY BUY NEW TIRES FOR VEHICLE. THERE ARE SEVERAL INDICATIONS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH GENERAL MOTORS' LAMDA PLATFORM. VIA A 2012 SERVICE BULLETIN, GM MODIFIED THE STEERING GEAR PART NUMBER AND MADE CHANGES TO THE REPLACEMENT PROCESS TO PREVENT STEERING GEAR SEAL FAILURES. SECONDLY, A SERVICE MANAGER AT AN INDEPENDANT CHEVY DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THAT HE HAS SEEN A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN STEERING GEAR FAILURES AT HIS FACILILTY. LASTLY, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF DOCUMENTED COMPLAINTS ON THE NHTSA SITE AND CHEVY INTERNET FORUMS DESCRIBING THIS EXACT PROBLEM. DESPITE THE EVIDENCE ABOVE, GM WILL NOT REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR AND COVER THE COST 100%. THE CORPORATION IS NOT STANDING BEHIND THEIR CHEVY PRODUCT BUT, MORE IMPORTANTLY, I BELIEVE THEIR COMPLAINT RESOLUTION PROCESSES ARE MASKING A CLEAR QUALITY AND SAFETY ISSUE. I HOPE THE NHTSA CAN EFFECT SOME CHANGE. *TR

Mileage: 89,512

WHEN DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS AND THEN MAKING A TURN THE WHEEL LOCKS UP. IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND HARD TO KEEP FROM TURNING INTO THE CARS IN THE OTHER LANE. IT HAPPENS AT SPONTANEOUS TIMES. THE PROBLEM IS HAPPENING MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY AS TIME GOES ON. I LOOKED IT UP TO SEE IF OTHER CHEVY TRAVERSE 2009 OWNERS WHERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND THERE ARE SEVERAL WITH THE EXACT SAME COMPLAINT ON WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT AND IF IT IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM I SHOULDN'T HAVE TOO. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHEVROLET AND WILL SPREAD THE WORD VIA FACEBOOK AND BY WORD OF MOUTH IF CHEVROLET REFUSES TO ADMIT THAT THIS IS A RECALL AND HAVE IT REPAIRED. *TR

Mileage: 107,000

BROUGHT VEHICLE IN FOR OIL CHANGE, TECH NOTED STEERING GEAR WAS LEAKING FLUID AND QUOTED $2000 TO REPLACE. AFTER READING THE TSB, SEVERAL FORUMS ONLINE AND THESE COMPLAINTS IT HAS BECOME APPARENT THAT RACK FAILURE IS COMMON PLACE ON THESE VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 76,324

MY POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED AND THE RACK AND PINION SYSTEM IS LEAKING ON MY 2009 CHEVY TRAVERSE. AFTER SOME RESEARCH THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE THE GM IS NOT ADDRESSING PROPERLY. THEY WILL REPLACE THE PUMP BUT THE COST OF REPLACING THE RACK AND PINION WILL NOT BE COVERED. THERE HAVE BEEN NO RECALLS AND THIS ISSUE. THIS CAN OCCUR WHILE DRIVING AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND EVEN DEATH. GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS SITUATION BEFORE THAT HAPPENS. *TR

Mileage: 88,268

CHEVY TRAVERSE HAS HAD A FUNNY NOISE WHEN MAKING SHARP TURNS SINCE PURCHASE. TOOK BACK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID POWER STEERING FLUID LOW. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOR 5 YEARS. FINALLY WHEN OUT OF MANUFACTURER WARRANTY I AM TOLD IT NEEDS NEW POWER STEERING PUMP. I FOUND RECALL TO GET IT PAID FOR, BUT POWER STEERING FLUID STILL LEAKING. THEY NOW SAY I NEED NEW RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY. COST OF AT LEAST $1200 FOR SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. WHY WILL CHEVROLET FIX PART OF THE PROBLEM, BUT NOT ALL OF IT. WHAT HAPPENS IF I WAIT TO FIX AND POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND SOMEONE GETS HURT? SOUNDS LIKE A QUICK LAWSUIT FOR CHEVROLET. I THINK ITS TIME TO PAY FOR YOUR MISTAKE!!!! *TR

Mileage: 5,000

TURNING CORNERS AT LOW RATE OF SPEED, STEERING LOCKS UP AND THEN CAN FINALLY TURN THE WHEEL, BUT WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY. HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. *JS

Mileage: 108,000

I ORIGINALLY TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO REPLACE THE TIMING CHAIN. WHEN I GOT THE VEHICLE BACK THE POWER STEERING WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE. THE DEALER SAID THE POWER STEERING WAS FINE. APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS LATER I TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR RECALLS AND LEAKING COOLANT. POWER STEERING STILL LOUD. TECH FOUND LEAK FROM RACK AND PINION. I AM GLAD THAT MY STEERING DID NOT FAIL LIKE OTHER COMPLAINTS. I WAS LUCKY THAT MY VEHICLE HAD A COOLANT LEAK AND THE TECH FOUND THE LEAKING RACK AND PINION WHILE FIXING THE COOLANT LEAK. MY WIFE DRIVES THIS VEHICLE EACH DAY WITH MY 3 KIDS AND HAVING THE STEERING FAIL WHILE IN TRAFFIC COULD HAVE BEEN HORRIBLE. IT IS OBVIOUS THIS IS AN ISSUE IN THE 2009 TRAVERSE AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

MY 2009 TRAVERSE LOST ITS POWER STEERING WHILE WE WERE DRIVING IT. WE DIDN'T GET INTO AN ACCIDENT BUT ALMOST DID. THAT SAME DAY I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM STATING THAT MY 2009 TRAVERSE MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE POWERSTEERING ISSUES. AFTER BRINGING IT TO THE DEALER THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE RACK AND PINION WAS ALSO LEAKING AND THE COST OF THE FIX WAS 900 BUCKS WITH TAX. WHY WAS THE RACK AND PINION NOT COVERED, IT SEEMS LIKE IT THE CAUSE OF THE POWERSTEERING ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 62,200

THE RACK PINION ON THIS VEHICLE IS BROKEN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT HE HAS HAD TO REPLACE THE RACK PINION ON SEVERAL CHEVROLET TRAVERSE AND GMC ACADIA. I HAVE BEEN READING FORUMS ONLINE AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM THAT GM REFUSES TO ADMIT. THE RACK PINION IS VITAL TO THE VEHICLES STEERING AND THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

I JUST PURCHASED MY 0 9 TRAVERSE AND I HAVE STARTED HEARING A SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING AS WELL AS A SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT GM HAS NOT ISSUED A FIX FOR THAT PROBLEM AND THAT IT IS COMMON FOR THE TRAVERSES. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY JUST SAYS THAT THERE IS NO FIX FOR IT. I HAVE SEEN ON LINE THAT THEY HAVE CHANGED SOME PARTS IN THE NEWER VEHICLES DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THEY SAY THAT IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT PEOPLE ARE LOSING POWER STEERING AND I DON'T WANT TO ONE DAY NOT HAVE ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND FIXED!! *TR

Mileage: 92,300

POWER STEERING LOSS AT LOW SPEEDS. WHILE TURNING CORNERS AT LOW SPEED, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST CUTS OUT UNEXPECTEDLY. WHEN THIS HAPPENS UNEXPECTEDLY, TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IS VERY DIFFICULT AND THE TURN IS NOT AS TIGHT AS NEEDED. ON MANY OCCASIONS I HAVE ALMOST COLLIDED INTO OTHER VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 69,500

POWER STEERING LOSS AT LOW SPEEDS. WHILE TURNING CORNERS AT LOW SPEED, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST CUTS OUT UNEXPECTEDLY. WHEN THIS HAPPENS UNEXPECTEDLY, TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IS VERY DIFFICULT AND THE TURN IS NOT AS TIGHT AS NEEDED. ON MANY OCCASIONS I HAVE ALMOST COLLIDED INTO OTHER VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

AT LOW SPEED STEERING WHEEL IS VERY,VERY HARD TO TURN,,,,, *TR

Mileage: 80,000

2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE STEERING WILL LOCK UP AT LOW SPEEDS ESPECIALLY IN PARKING LOTS AND TURNING IN TOWN. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND SAID IT WOULD NEED A POWER STEERING PUMP AT A COST OF 1200.00. SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE AND I THINK GM SHOULD PAY FOR SOME OF THIS REPAIR. NOT VERY IMPRESSED WITH HOW THEY ARE AVOIDING NOT TO SHARE IN SOME OF THE COST OF THIS COSTLY REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

WE HAVE BEEN LIVING WITH INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING FAILURE IN OUR 2009 CHEVY TRAVERSE FOR OVER TWO YEARS. WE BROUGHT IT IN TO BE LOOKED AT WHEN IT FIRST BECAME AN ISSUE. THE VEHICLE HAD 60K MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. THE DEALER CHARGED US A FEE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, BUT WASN'T ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE EVERY DAY SINCE. WE'VE HAD IT LOOKED AT BY A NUMBER OF REPAIR CENTERS, INCLUDING THE CHEVY DEALER AGAIN AND IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE THE POWER STEERING GEAR THAT HAS FAILED OR ALSO KNOWN AS THE POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION. WE HAVE AN ESTIMATE OF $1200 TO REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR AND PUMP THAT HAS ALSO NOW FAILED AS A RESULT OF THE GEAR FAILURE. WE FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT CHEVROLET SHOULD BE ADDRESSING A RECALL, ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY HAD ALREADY IDENTIFIED THIS ISSUE WITH PUBLISHED WARRANTY SERVICE BULLETIN. SINCE THEY CONSIDER POWER STEERING AN OPTIONAL ITEM, IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. HAVING YOUR POWER STEERING FAIL WITHOUT WARNING WHILE ON A HIGHWAY CLOVERLEAF EXIT RAMP IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED WITHOUT COST TO THE CONSUMER WHO SPENT THOUSANDS ON A VEHICLE NHTSA HAS GIVEN A HIGH SAFETY RATING. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

WHILE TURNING TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT THE STEERING SEEMS TO LOCKUP LIKE THE POWER STEERING IS NOT WORKING AND YOU HAVE TO TRY TO MUSCLE THE STEERING WHEEL TO MAKE THE TURN. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT I BELIEVE THE TRAVERSE 2009 MODEL IS A SAFETY RISK. OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS MY POWER STEERING HAS COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING AT LOW SPEEDS. IT SEEMS THAT AT LOW SPEEDS - I.E PARKING OR CHANGING DIRECTION AT SLOW SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILS AND BECOMES ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE WHEELS TO CHANGE DIRECTION - I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALER IT IS A STEERING PUMP FAULT THAT NEEDS REPLACING AND IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS CAN POTENTIALLY BE VERY DANGEROUS IF I NEEDED TO CHANGE DIRECTION QUICKLY - I.E MOVING OUT OF THE WAY OF CARS OR CHILDREN. PLEASE RAISE THIS AS A MAJOR CONCERN. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

POWER STEERING LOCKED UP WHEN TURNING RIGHT INTO A PARKING SPACE MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THEN IT FREED UP ALMOST CAUSING ME TO HIT THE CAR NEXT TO ME. STEERING SEEMS A LITTLE JERKY NOW. DOES NOT FEEL SAFE AT ALL AND WAS VERY SCARY. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME IT HAS DONE THIS AND IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. *TR

Mileage: 141,000

A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING STARTED ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF AGO IN WHICH THE POWER STEERING WOULD STOP WORKING. AT FIRST IT WAS INFREQUENT, BUT NOW THE POWER STEERING QUITS ON EVERY SIGNIFICANT TURN. SO FAR IT HAS NOT HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEEDS ON LANE CHANGES AND THE LIKE. TOOK IT TO THE GM DEALER WHO STATED THE GEAR BOX NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT JUST UNDER $1200. I ASKED THEM TO CHECK IF GM WOULD ASSIST WITH (NOT FULLY COVER) THE COST OF THE REPAIRS SINCE IT BEGAN AT UNDER 100,000 MILES. GM STATED THEY WOULD NOT HELP. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH A LOT OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 99,100

AT LOW SPEEDS, IN BOTH DRIVE MODE @ 20 MPH OR LESS AND IN REVERSE, STEERING LOSES POWER. THE FIRST SIGN OF TROUBLE CAME @60K MILES WHEN TRYING TO TURN LEFT AND GRADUALLY AFFECTED TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION. IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO NAVIGATE THE CAR IN A PARKING LOT AND DON'T EVEN TRY TO PARALLEL PARK. IT IS SO HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL I BREAK OUT IN A SWEAT FROM HAVING TO CRANK IT SO HARD. IT HAS NOW BEEN GOING ON FOR 10 MONTHS. MY DAUGHTER WOULD LIKE TO TAKE HER DRIVING TEST BUT CAN'T BECAUSE OF THE STEERING ISSUE. I HAVE TO RENT A CAR SO SHE CAN GET HER LICENSE. REPORTED IT TO MY LOCAL CHEVY TECHNICIAN BACK IN DECEMBER 2013 WHEN I WAS IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE. CAR PORT SAID HE NOTICED IT AS WELL WHEN BRINGING CAR AROUND FRONT AFTER MY APPOINTMENT. HAVE HAD THREE SEPARATE TECHNICIANS LOOK AT THE ISSUE, OVER THE LAST 6 MONTHS, TWO DIFFERENT CHEVY DEALERSHIPS AND NTB, AND THEY HAD ONLY GUESSES AS TO WHAT MIGHT BE CAUSING THE PROBLEM OR HOW TO FIX IT. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

IN OCTOBER 2013 I NOTICED THAT I WAS LOSING POWER STEERING WHENEVER I MADE A LEFT HAND TURN. IT WAS INTERMITTENT AND DID NOT OCCUR WHEN I TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP TO BE CHECKED. IT CONTINUES WHEN TURNING LEFT AND NOW ALSO OCCURS WHEN TURNING RIGHT FROM A STOP. IN ADDITION WHEN I AM TRYING TO BACK OUT, IT LOCKS UP COMPLETELY THEN RELEASES ONCE I START MOVING. I HAVE ONLY EXPERIENCED THIS AT LOW SPEED 20-30 MPH AND HOPE I NEVER HAVE TO FIND OUT THAT IT HAPPENS AT HIGH SPEED TOO. *TR

Mileage: 102,310

THE POWER STEERING FAILED ON OUR 2009 TRAVERSE AT LOW SPEEDS WHILE PULLING OUT OF A MEDIAN INTO TRAFFIC. THIS TYPE OF POWER STEERING FAILURE HAS HAPPENED BEFORE.THE CHEVROLET DEALER SHIP SAID WE COULD HAVE THE RACK AND PINION REPLACED BUT COULD NOT SAY IT WOULD FIX IT AND IF YOU READ THE OTHER COMPLAINT ON HERE IT DIDN'T EVEN FIX THE PROBLEM SO I DIDN'T HAVE $1500 TO THROW AWAY. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT BY TURNING THE VEHICLE. YOUR ONLY OPTIONS ARE TO STOP AND "MAN HANDLE" THE TRAVERSE INTO POSITION. AN ELDERLY PERSON OR A SMALLER PERSON WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AT ALL. GM HAS RE-DESIGNED THE NEWER TRAVERSE/ENCORE/ACADIA STEERING SYSTEMS, SO THEY KNOW A PROBLEM EXISTS. ONE DAY SOMEONE WILL GET KILLED FROM THIS STEERING PROBLEM AND EVERYONE WILL WONDER WHY A RECALL WASN'T ISSUED. SOME TYPE OF ACTION NEEDS TO TAKE PLACE WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 75,212

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PERFORM A LEFT HAND TURN AFTER RECEIVING A GREEN LIGHT, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY STIFF. CONTINUES TO BE A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH A WHINING NOISE COMING FROM STEERING WHEEL. TOOK TO CHEVY DEALER AND THEY SAID RACK "BEGINNING TO SEEP." QUOTED ME $1300 TO FIX BUT I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS ISSUE SINCE SO MANY OTHER TRAVERSE OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 99,000

AT FIRST WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS ONLY IF WOULD MAKE A FUNNY NOISE, THEN GOING AROUND A CURVE IT FELT LIKE THE TRAVERSE WAS TRYING TO DIE, WARRANTY CONVENIENTLY RAN OUT IN MAY 2014 I WILL HAVE THIS VEHICLE 1 YEAR END OF OCTOBER. DID NOT GET EXTENDED WARRANTY DUE TO NOTE WAS ALREADY HIGH, TOOK MY TRAVERSE TO MECHANIC WAS TOLD I NEEDED A RACK AND PINION AND A STEERING PUMP DUE TO LEAKING, WHICH WOULD END UP COSTING ANYWHERE FROM DIFFERENT PLACES $1600 TO $2100.00 YOU WOULD THINK WITH GM GOING INTO DEBT SO MUCH THEY WOULD MAKE THINGS RIGHT TO KEEP FROM LOSING BUSINESS!!! SOOOOO WISH I WOULD HAVE DONE MORE INVESTIGATING WHEN I NEED A BIGGER VEHICLE FOR MY 3 SMALL CHILDREN!!! *TR

Mileage: 53,089

DRIVING ON COUNTRY ROAD WHEN A DEER RAN ONTO THE ROAD, TRIED TO STEER AROUND IT AND WAS UNABLE TO STEER, THUS STRIKING DEER ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR MISSES IN PARKING LOTS BECAUSE OF LOSS OF POWER STEERING. HAVE CHECKED POWER STEERING FLUID LEVELS AND THAT IS NOT THE PROBLEM AS IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN AT THE RECOMMENDED LEVEL. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

POWER STEERING CUT OUT AT LOW SPEEDS -- INTERMITTENT. WORKED SOME DAYS AND OTHER TIMES IT WOULDN'T HAD PUMP REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 123,000

THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2009 CHEVY TRAVERSE DOES NOT WORK AT LOW SPEEDS (15 MPH OR LESS). PULLING INTO PARKING SPACES IS A MAJOR ISSUE AS IT REVERTS TO MANUAL STEERING OR NO STEERING. IT BECAME AN ISSUE IN JANUARY, BUT WAS NOT AS REPRODUCIBLE. NOW ANY TIME AT LOW SPEEDS THERE IS NO POWER STEERING. GM WANT TO CHARGE 1300 TO FIX, BUT BASED ON OTHER COMPLAINTS, THE WORK THEY WANT DOES NOT SOLVE THEIR ISSUE. WITH GM'S TRACK RECORD OF HIDING THE TRUTH AND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE REPORTING THE SAME ISSUE, THIS SHOULD BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY. I UNDERSTAND GM'S STANCE THAT IT IS ONLY AN INCONVENIENCE WHEN PARKING, BUT I WOULD LIKE ASSURANCES THAT IT WON'T START TO FAIL AT 20MPH OR HIGHER. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

NOTICED A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO HARD TIME TURNING THE WHEEL WHEN TURNING INTO PARKING SPOTS. HAS GOTTEN WORSE OVER TIME NOW IT'S HARD TO TURN WHEN MAKING A U TURN. EVEN ONCE TURNING AT A LIGHT IT WENT OUT. ALSO WHEN BACKING INTO OUR DRIVEWAY IT GETS STIFF BUT AS SOON AS I PUT THE CAR IN PARK THE WHEEL TURNS FINE.. I HAVE SEEN THERE ARE LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, BETWEEN 15 - 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND BECOMES DIFFICULT TO ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR MISSES WHILE ENTERING TRAFFIC. THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND WE NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL OCCUR. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY BELIEVE IT TO BE THE RACK AND PINION STEERING, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

THE STEERING MY 2009 CHEVY TRAVERSE HAS BECOME DIFFICULT TO HANDLE WHEN SLOWING DOWN, WHILE MAKING LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS. THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES VERY STIFF, AND CAUSES MY TURNS TO BE WIDER THAN EXPECTED. I HAVE HAD SITUATIONS WHERE I HAVE HAD "NEAR MISSES", BECAUSE THE LACK OF RESPONSE OF THE POWER STEERING. WHEN THE CAR IS MOVING AT SPEEDS OF THE LESS THE APPROXIMATELY 10MPH, THE STEERING BECOMES ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO HANDLE. WHEN THE CAR IS IDLE, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT TURN WITH CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT EFFORT. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR FOR SERVICE, THE RACK AND PINION WERE REPLACED/FIXED. I AM STILL EXPERIENCING THE ISSUE, AND HAVE CONCERNS OVER POTENTIAL ACCIDENTS IF THIS IS IMPROVED. *JS

Mileage: 37,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE AT 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

I NOTICED WHILE TRYING TO MAKE RIGHT TURNS THE POWER STEERING BEGINS TO GO OUT. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST THAT ONE TIME, BUT THEN FELT IT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I DRIVE WITH MY DAUGHTER A LOT AND WANT TO MAKE LONG DISTANCE DRIVES BUT I'M VERY HESITANT BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. LIKE THE OTHER CUSTOMER STATED THE DEALERS ARE SAYING THERE ARE NO RECALLS OUT ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

ON THE LISTED DATE, I WAS DRIVING THE LISTED VEHICLE. I WAS BEING ACCOMPANIED BY MY WIFE AND OUR THREE CHILDREN. AS I ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN ONTO A STREET, MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT, AND I NEARLY STRUCK A VEHICLE. I THOUGHT I LOST POWER, BUT THEN MY POWER STEERING KICKED IN AND I WAS ABLE TO CORRECT MY LANE OF TRAVEL. THIS OCCURRED HALF A DOZEN TIMES. MY WIFE EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING RIGHT BEFORE I DROVE, AND I WANTED TO SEE FIRST HAND WHAT SHE WAS REFERRING TO. WHEN I DROVE ON THE HIGHWAY (60MPH), I COULD FEEL THE POWER STEERING WANTING TO GO OUT. I FELT THE STEERING WHEEL GET HARD JUST FOR A SPLIT SECOND, BUT IT NEVER WHEN OUT. I CALLED GMC, AND THEY ADVISED THEY HAVEN'T RECALLED ANY POWER STEERING PARTS. MY CONCERN IS THAT MY FAMILY COULD HAVE SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURY OR COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. *TR

Mileage: 97,650

WHEN PARKING IT FEELS LIKE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. IT IS VERY HARD TO TURN IN OR OUT OF THE PARKING STALL. THIS USUALLY ONLY HAPPENED TO MY WIFE AND I WHEN WE ARE PARKING OR ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A U-TURN AFTER A SHORT TIME IT SEEMS TO START WORKING. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING WHEN IT REDUCED SPEED TO TURN ON TO HIGHWAY ON RAMP. STOPPED AT THE EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY TO CHECK POWER STEERING FLUID. TOPPED OFF FLUID BUT CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEM WITH RANDOM LOSS OF POWER STEERING. PROBLEM OCCURS NOW ANYTIME THAT VEHICLE IS NOT ACCELERATING. *TR

Mileage: 100,400

MY WIFE DRIVES THIS VEHICLE MORE THAN I DO. SHE FIRST MENTIONED THE ISSUE AND I WAS THINKING SHE WAS OVER REACTING. WHEN I DROVE THE TRAVERSE, I WENT TO BACK IT INTO THE GARAGE AND THE WHEEL NEARLY FROZE UP. I HAD TO CRANK THE WHEEL TO GET IT TO TURN AND THERE WAS A VEHICLE COMING UP ON ME. I FINALLY GOT IT STRAIGHT AND BACKED INTO THE GARAGE. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME WE PARK NOW OR NAVIGATING PARKING LOTS AT SLOW SPEEDS. I BEGAN RESEARCHING ONLINE IN FORUMS AND FOUND MANY OTHERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THEY HAVE BEEN PAYING SO MUCH TO HAVE PARTS REPLACED AND NOT BE THE ISSUE THAT I AM HESITANT TO TAKE MY VEHICLE INTO A DEALER. IF CHEVROLET KNOWS ABOUT THIS SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. I CAN'T AFFORD $3000 OR MORE TO FIX THIS VEHICLE THAT IS BREAKING WAY BEFORE IT SHOULD BE. *TR

Mileage: 69,200

TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IS SOMETIMES VERY STIFF AND DIFFICULT. FEAR OF AN ACCIDENT OCCURRING DUE TO THIS ISSUE. HAD A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP LOOK AT THE VEHICLE DURING AN AIRBAG RECALL FIX. NO APPARENT PROBLEMS COULD BE DETECTED BY TECHNICIANS. SEARCHED INTERNET AND FOUND THIS TO BE A POPULAR PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

WHILE TAKING CORNERS AT LOW SPEEDS THE POWER STEERING WILL SUDDENLY CUT OUT. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. I HAVE HAD MECHANICS INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND THEY CANNOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE DEALT WITH IMMEDIATELY. I HAVE CALLED CHEVROLET'S HELP LINE ONLY TO TELL ME THAT EACH CASE IS DIFFERENT AND I NEED TO PAY TO HAVE THEIR MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AGAIN. WHILE ON HOLD WITH CHEVROLET, A MESSAGE WAS TOLD TO ME THAT LETTERS HAVE BEEN PLACED IN THE MAIL REGARDING THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING! I ASKED THE REPRESENTATIVE AND THAT RECALL DOES NOT INVOLVE THE TRAVERSE. MY MECHANIC SAID THIS HAS BEEN A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

THE POWER STEERING FAILED ON OUR 2009 TRAVERSE AT LOW SPEEDS WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE. THIS TYPE OF POWER STEERING FAILURE HAS HAPPENED BEFORE. WE HAD THE RACK AND PINION REPLACED (6 MONTHS AGO) AND THE POWER STEERING FLUID UPGRADED WITH LIMITED SUCCESS. THE TRAVERSE FEELS LIKE IT HAS NO POWER STEERING AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO TURN. WE HAVE HAD THE TRAVERSE CHECKED AT THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES AND FINALLY PAID A LOT OF $$$ TO HAVE THE RACK AND PINION REPLACED. IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT BY TURNING THE VEHICLE. YOUR ONLY OPTIONS ARE TO STOP AND "MAN HANDLE" THE TRAVERSE INTO POSITION. AN ELDERLY PERSON OR A SMALLER PERSON WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AT ALL. I AM TAKING THE TRAVERSE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS IS AN ON-GOING ISSUE FOR THE PAST 3-4 YEARS. THERE ARE A LOT OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE. GM HAS RE-DESIGNED THE NEWER TRAVERSE/ENCORE/ACADIA STEERING SYSTEMS, SO THEY KNOW A PROBLEM EXISTS. ONE DAY SOMEONE WILL GET KILLED FROM THIS STEERING PROBLEM AND EVERYONE WILL WONDER WHY A RECALL WASN'T ISSUED. SOME TYPE OF ACTION NEEDS TO TAKE PLACE WITH THIS PROBLEM. I CAN AFFORD (BARELY) TO KEEP SHELLING OUT THOUSANDS FOR REPAIRS, BUT WHAT ABOUT THOSE PEOPLE WHO CAN'S? THEY BOUGHT A $35-$45,000 VEHICLE FROM GM AND IT IS NOT SAFE. NOW THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO SELL/TRADE IT AND THEY MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO FIX IT. ACTION NEEDS TO BE TAKEN TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.

Mileage: 82,000

POWER STEERING FAILS RANDOMLY AND FOR NO REASON MULTIPLE TIMES. CALLED GM AND THEY HAD NO RESPONSE, SAID THAT THERE WAS NO INFORMATION THAT THEY COULD PROVIDE ME OTHER TO SAY THAT THERE IS NOT AN OPEN RECALL ON MY VIN FOR THIS, AND BASICALLY REFUSED TO EVEN MAKE A RECORD OR NOTE OF THE CONCERNS SO THAT IT COULD BE TRACKED TO CONFIRM THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE FOR THIS VEHICLE. *TR

POWER STEERING GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY AT LOW SPEEDS - SHARP TURNS PULLING INTO PARKING SPOTS, PULLING OUT OF PARKING SPOTS INTO TRAFFIC, ETC.. THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS ON THE CHEVY TRAVERSE FORUM INDICATING THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THAT CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE 2014 MODEL. DANGEROUS IF FAILING WHILE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. *TR

Mileage: 99,500

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE POWER STEERING HAS FAILED ON THE CAR. IT HAS HAPPENED MORE NOTICEABLY DURING RAIN BUT AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AFTER ALL OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME, THE DEALER SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE SECOND TIME DEALER STATED THAT THE BELT GOT WET. THE THIRD TIME WE GOT IRATE WITH THE DEALER BECAUSE THIS IS AN ONGOING SAFETY ISSUE WITH OUR FAMILY CAR. THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED BY THE 3RD OCCASION, BUT DEALER FINALLY (AFTER 2 DAYS OF ARGUING WITH THEM) REPLACED THE STEERING PUMP, BELTS AND PULLEY TO CORRECT ISSUE. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE MADE A RECALL ISSUE BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL YEAR. ACCORDING TO [XXX] , VICE PRESIDENT OF GLOBAL VEHICLE SAFETY AT GM "WITH THESE SAFETY RECALLS AND LIFETIME WARRANTIES, WE ARE GOING AFTER EVERY CAR THAT MIGHT HAVE THIS PROBLEM, AND WE ARE GOING TO MAKE IT RIGHT??. OUR ISSUE IS THAT THE DEALERS NOR THE CUSTOMER SERVICE AT GM SEEM TO WANT TO MAKE IT RIGHT IF THE CAR IS NOT ON THE LIST OF CURRENT RECALLS. I GUESS THEY DON'T CARE UNTIL THERE ARE ENOUGH DEATHS INVOLVED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 98,000

MY 2009 CHEVY TRAVERSE WITH APPROX. 68000 MILES HAS BEGUN TO SHOW A LACK OF POWER STEERING AT VERY LOW SPEEDS. AS THE RPM'S ARE INCREASED THE NORMAL FUNCTION RETURNS. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT COMPLETELY; POSSIBLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

WHILE SLOWING TO MAKE A TURN, THE POWER STEER STOPPED WORKING. IT HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY EVER SINCE, EVEN WHEN TRYING TO PARK THE VEHICLE...07/02/14 *BF

Mileage: 72,000

LOSS OF STEERING WHILE DRIVING. VERY SCARY. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. *TR

Mileage: 89,700

TOWARDS THE END OF 2013 MY WIFE AND I STARTED NOTICING THE STEERING BEING REALLY DIFFICULT AND LOCKING UP ON SOME OCCASIONS PULLING INTO PARKING SPACES AND PARALLEL PARKING. WE EXPERIENCED SOME NEAR MISSES WHERE THE STEERING LOCKED AND FELT LIKE WE WERE GOING TO COLLIDE WITH THE VEHICLE IN THE NEXT PARKING SPACE. WE TOOK OUR CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP IN JUNE 2014 TO HAVE THE AIR BAG RECALL DONE AND A STATE INSPECTION. WE ALSO TOLD THE DEALER THAT THE COOLANT LEVEL WAS CONSISTENTLY STAYING LOW AND THE STEERING ALMOST LOCKS UP AT TIMES. THE DEALER SAID THE STEERING GEAR (OR RACK AND PINION) WAS BAD. THE DEALER WOULD NOT PASS THE INSPECTION. STATE INSPECTIONS ARE PERFORMED TO ENSURE SAFE VEHICLE CONDITIONS. IF A GM DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO PERFORM A STATE INSPECTION THEY ARE ADMITTING THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE DEALER PERFORMED THE AIR BAG FIX, AND REPLACED THE WATER PUMP (FROM THE COOLANT LEVEL COMPLAINT, PRIOR TSB). THEY SAID THE STEERING GEAR FIX WOULD HAVE TO BE SCHEDULED THE FOLLOWING WEEK. AFTER TWO DAYS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON (C1100 AND P00008). WE SCHEDULED THE APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE STEERING GEAR REPLACED BECAUSE WE WERE UNSURE IF THE STEERING WOULD LOCK UP ON A NORMAL TURN WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER SAID THE C1100 WAS A LOOSE CABLE AT THE CONTROL BOARD AND THE P00008 WAS A BAD TIMING CHAIN (REPLACED UNDER A PRIOR TSB). THE STEERING GEAR WAS REPLACED AND THE COST WAS $1,552. AFTER READING SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS OF CHEVY TRAVERSE VEHICLES THIS IS A SYSTEMIC ISSUE DUE TO A POOR DESIGN STEERING GEAR. GM SHOULD MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION AND STAND BEHIND THEIR QUALITY IN A PROACTIVE WAY AND ISSUE A RECALL TO HAVE THESE STEERING GEARS REPLACED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED. *TR

Mileage: 71,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING OVER A SPEED BUMP, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000. UPDATED 08/19/14*LJ UPDATED 08/21/14

Mileage: 82,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE POWER STEERING RESET INDEPENDENTLY WITHIN MOMENTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE POWER STEERING PUMP, POWER STEERING SHAFT AND RACK AND PINION WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

Mileage: 62,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE POWER STEERING RESET INDEPENDENTLY WITHIN MOMENTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE POWER STEERING PUMP, POWER STEERING SHAFT AND RACK AND PINION WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

Mileage: 62,000

INTERMITTENT STEERING PROBLEMS UNDER 20-25 MPH. FIRST ISSUE WAS INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING WHEN TRYING TO TURN IN TO MY DRIVEWAY OR PARKING SPOT. NOW HAS GOTTEN WORSE TO NOW STEERING WHEEL GETS REALLY HARD TO TURN WHEN MAKING SLIGHT TURN ON TO OFF RAMP OR SIDE STREET. I HAVE TO MANHANDLE THE STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP FROM RUNNING OFF THE RAMP OR RUN INTO OTHER VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 63,768

THERE IS A GRINDING SOUND WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL REGARDLESS OF SPEED, EVEN SITTING STILL BUT MOSTLY AT SLOWER SPEEDS. YOU CAN FEEL THE VIBRATION OF THE GRINDING IN YOUR HAND THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. SOUND AND VIBRATION GETTING WORSE. NOW AT 60,000 MILES. *JS

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED MAKING THE STEERING WHEEL VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING RACK AND STEERING PUMP HAD MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

POWER STEERING FAILURE WHILE TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS. PROBLEM IS WORSE AND OCCURS MOST WHEN TRYING TO PARK. YOU CAN BE HALFWAY THROUGH YOUR TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN POWER STEERING GOES OUT. HAVE ALMOST HIT SEVERAL PARKED CARS JUST PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE. ALSO HAPPENS WHEN MAKING LOW SPEED TURNS ON THE ROAD. VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THE POWER STEERING WILL STOP WORKING. SO FAR IT HAS NOT HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEEDS AND HOPING IT NEVER DOES. *TR

Mileage: 66,000

THERE IS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN MAKING SHARP TURNS SUCH AS U TURNS AND TURNING INTO PARKING SPOTS. THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEVEL HAS BEEN CHECKED AND IS FINE. PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN AUGUST 2009. IN LATE 2009/EARLY 2010 THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE STEERING COLUMN. IN THE LAST FEW YEARS THERE HAS BEEN NOISE EMITTED FROM THE COLUMN, BUT CHEVY DEALERSHIP SAID THIS WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT WOULD COST OVER $1000 TO FIX. HOWEVER, NOW IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IS GETTING WORSE. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. CHEVY SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

I HAVE NOTICED NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE FIRST 2 TIMES I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE THE TECH WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE THIRD TIME I TOOK IT IN, THEY HEARD THE NOISE AND DIAGNOSED A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING RACK. I WAS TOLD THE RACK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, AND THAT IF I DID NOT REPLACE THE RACK I WOULD AT SOME POINT LOSE POWER STEERING. IF THIS OCCURS, I BELIEVE THAT IT IS POSSIBLE THAT I COULD BE INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. SINCE THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED, I HAVE NOTICED A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING COLUMN THAT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. AT THIS POINT, GM IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM, ALTHOUGH IT IS SUCH A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM THAT A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT HAS BEEN FILED IN THE FLORIDA COURT SYSTEM. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

AS WE WERE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT, WHICH GAVE US NO ABILITY TO TURN. THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE IN THIS CONDITION. WE BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE POWER STEERING AND SHOULD BE PART OF A RECALL. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND A RECALL SHOULD BE MADE BEFORE PEOPLE ARE INJURED. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE 2013. THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

Mileage: 65,000

POWER STEERING WHINING WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED AT 48,000 MILES AND NOW AT 70,000 MILES THE POWER STEERING IS FAILING AGAIN. HAVING IT LOCK UP ON ME AT SLOW SPEEDS AND CAUSING ME LOSE ABILITY TO CONTROL DIRECTION. VERY UNSAFE CONDITION. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE FLUSHED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO NEITHER DUPLICATE NOR 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 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

I OWN A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE LTZ.. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING STEERING PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN PARKING IN PARKING SLOTS AND WHEN TURNING AT INTERSECTIONS. WHEN TURNING OR PARKING THE POWER STEERING WILL NOT WORK AND THE VEHICLE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. I HAVE CHECK THE POWER STEERING FLUID AND THE FLUID LEVELS ARE FINE. I HAVE SPENT OVER $1,200.00 ON TRYING TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM AND THE VEHICLE IS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS STEERING. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR THIS VEHICLE. MY WIFE IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF THIS VEHICLE AND I AM AFRAID IF THE STEERING LOCKS UP WHAT MAY HAPPEN TO HER WHILE SHE IS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I AM TO A POINT THAT I WANT TO SELL OR TRADE THE VEHICLE BUT I DO NOT WANT TO PUT THE BURDEN OF THIS VEHICLE ON ANYONE ELSE. I HOPE THAT GM HAS A RECALL SOON ON THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE I AM AFRAID WHAT MAY HAPPEN IF THIS PROBLEM IS NOT ADDRESSED. *TR

Mileage: 122,500

WHILE AT SLOW SPEEDS, TURNING CAN BECOME EXTREMELY HARD. ACTS LIKE THE POWER STEERING HAS QUIT, BUT THEN A FEW SECONDS LATER IT IS FINE. POWER STEERING FLUID IS AT THE APPROPRIATE LEVELS. SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN WHEN YOU ARE DOING FREQUENT TURNING AT SLOWER SPEEDS. *TR

Mileage: 77,789

VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT ISSUES WITH STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS. WHILE TRYING TO PARK, PULL INTO TRAFFIC OR MAKE LOW SPEED TURNS, THE STEERING WILL SEIZE. *TR

Mileage: 99,000

WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO TURN ONTO A BUSY STREET WITH MY WIFE'S 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND I NEARLY BROADSIDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO STOP BEFORE A COLLISION OCCURRED. WHEN I GOT HOME I CHECKED THE POWER STEERING FLUID AND IT WAS JUST UNDER THE MAX LEVEL. MY WIFE SAID SHE HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE OR JUST TURNING AT SLOWER SPEEDS BUT IT HASN'T BEEN CONSISTENT. NOW IN THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME CONSISTENT. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH NOT ONLY THE TRAVERSE BUT WITH GMC ACADIA'S AND BUICK ENCLAVES. *TR

Mileage: 71,000

WHEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE AT SLOW SPEEDS (I.E. BACKING INTO PARKING SPACES, TAKING SHARP CURVES), THE VEHICLE'S POWER STEERING WILL FAIL , MAKING IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 47,200

SINCE BACK IN APRIL 2014 I STARTED TO NOTICE THAT AT TIME THE WHEEL WOULD BE HARD TO TURN WHEN PARKING. I CONTACT THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT POWER STEERING WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE TRAVERSE. JUST RECENTLY IT GOT SO BAD THAT I CAN'T TURN THE WHEEL SAFELY. WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN THE WHEEL LOCKED AND I ROLLED INTO THE CURVE. WHEN PULLING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT I HAD TO GIVE IT SOME GAS TO GET THE WHEEL TO TRY TO TURN AND ALMOST HIT A PERSON. WHEN TO TRYING TO BACK THE CAR BECAUSE THE WHEEL IS SO TIGHT I ALMOST HIT SOMEONE AGAIN. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD OFFER ME COST ASSISTANCE TO GET IT FIX. THE DEALER SAID THEY PUT ALL MY INFORMATION IN SOME CALCULATION SYSTEM AND IT CAME BACK AS THE ONLY COST ASSISTANCE I QUALIFIED FOR IS 100% PARTICIPATION ON MY PART. I HAVE TO COST ASSISTANT TO HELP MYSELF PAY THE BILL. I DON'T WANT TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR HITTING A PERSON OR ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE MY WHEEL IS LOCKING BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING GEAR IS LEAKING AND NEED TO BE REPLACE AND NOW THE POWER STEERING PUMP IS BAD. AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND EVERYONE HAS TO PAY FOR GM ERROR. *TR

Mileage: 96,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AS THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

Mileage: 95,000

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING WILL CUT OUT. THE VEHICLE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HAS ALMOST RESULTED IN MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS WHEN NAVIGATING PARKING LOTS OR OTHER AREAS AT SLOW SPEEDS AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 82,187

I PURCHASED A 2009 CHEVY TRAVERSE NEW IN MARCH OF 2009. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROX 125,000 MILES ON IT & IS OUT OF WARRANTY. RECENTLY THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER ASSIST IN STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS MAKING IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE A TURN. I HAVE BEEN CLOSE TO STRIKING OTHER VEHICLES AND OBJECTS AS I HAVE TRIED TO TURN. THIS IS INTERMITTENT & I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. THIS IS A VERY, VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE & NEEDS TO BE DEALT WITH AS THERE ARE SEVERAL OWNERS OF THIS OR SIMILAR GM VEHICLES THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, AS INDICATED BY THE MANY INTERNET FORUMS RELATED TO THIS MATTER. PLEASE, PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE PEOPLE ARE INJURED OR KILLED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, THEY SAY IT NEEDS A STEERING GEAR & PUMP AT A COST OF $1,629.58, HOWEVER, AFTER READING SOME POSTS FROM OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD THE REPAIRS COMPLETED, IT DOES NOT APPEAR THIS FIXES THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 122,050

IT IS DIFFICULT TO STEER AND MAKES A NOISE WHEN STEERING. HAD THE CAR IN TO THE SHOP AND HE SAID POWER STEERING FLUID IS GOOD AND TO CONTACT THE DEALER BECAUSE THERE ARE 1,000'S OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS SAME VERY DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE. CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY CLAIM TO HAVE NOT HEARD OF THIS ISSUE. THIS CAR HAS HAD 6 RECALLS AND NOW THIS VERY DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT HAD NOT BEEN RECALLED. GM NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THIS. I AM AFRAID TO EVEN DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS. NOR DO I FEEL THAT THE CONSUMER SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIRS WHEN THIS IS HAPPENING IN 1000'S OF VEHICLES. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THERE IS YET ANOTHER FOUND PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN GM THAT THEY ARE NOT TAKING THESE COMPLAINTS SERIOUS AND FIXING THE VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

BOUGHT THIS 2009 CHEVY TRAVERSE USED IN 2011 W 17,000MI. IN 2012 AT APPROX 40,000 MI, OUT OF WARRANTY (OF COURSE) I NOTICE THAT IN A SLOW OR STOPPED POSITION AND TRYING TO TURN THE WHEEL (IE BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY IN REVERSE AT SLIGHT ANGLE, PUT INTO DRIVE TO FINISH TURN TO DRIVE AWAY, THE POWER STEERING ACTS LIKE IT IS GONE AND IS NOW MANUAL STEERING. THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERY TIME BUT IS VERY INTERMITTENT. NEXT TIME INTO DEALER ON TRANSMISSION SEAL RECALL, I MENTIONED THIS AS IT CONTINUED FOR ABOUT A YEAR, HAPPENING EVERY DAY FOR A WEEK, NOTHING FOR TWO WEEKS, AGAIN FOR A WEEK, ETC. WHEN THEY DID THE RECALL WORK ON THE SEAL, IT ALSO STOPPED THE RANDOM FAILURE OF THE POWER STEERING. ALWAYS AT LOW SPEED OR STOPPED, EITHER DIRECTION. NOW AT 72,000 MI, IT IS STILL DOING IT MORE OFTEN. GAVE UP ON DEALER AND HAD A SHOP POWER FLUSH THE STEERING SYSTEM. DID NOT FIX THE FAILURE. HAD A REAL BATTLE TURNING THE WHEEL WHEN ADJUSTING MY PARKING INTO A STALL IN A PARKING GARAGE. VERY FRUSTRATING. I SEE OTHER GM VEHICLES GETTING RECALLED FOR POWER STEERING ISSUES. HOPING MINE IS NEXT. WAS TOLD NEXT WOULD BE TO EITHER REPLACE THE POWER STEERING PUMP AT APPROX $800 OR THE RACK AND PINION AT APPROX $1800. NOT EXCITED ABOUT EITHER BUT IF CONTINUES TO WORSEN, WON'T HAVE MUCH CHOICE. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS VEHICLE AND POOR SERVICE AT THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT. WILL NOT GO BACK FOR SERVICE OR TO BUY, PERIOD. I SEE OTHERS MENTIONING WHAT READS LIKE THE SAME EXACT ISSUE IN THIS FORUM. I TOO AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT FAMILY MEMBERS DRIVING IT AS WELL AS MYSELF IF IT OCCURS AT HIGHER SPEED AND MOTION. NO LEAKS AND SHOP SAID PWR STEERING FLUID LEVEL WAS FINE BEFORE FLUSH. SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW BUT I SAID TRY THE FLUSH WHICH WAS THE LESS EXPENSIVE OPTION, THINKING SOMETHING WAS FLOWING AND BLOCKING THE PUMP ACTION. WHAT IS THE STORY GM? *TR

Mileage: 40,000

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, THE STEERING COLUMN COMPLETELY LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO TURN THE WHEEL. I THEN ATTEMPTED TO PULL FORWARD AT WHICH TIME THE BRAKES LOCKED IN PLACE. ALTHOUGH THERE WERE NO INJURIES, I CAN'T HELP TO WONDER WHAT COULD'VE HAPPENED AND WHAT MY RESPONSE WOULD HAVE BEEN SHOULD THIS HAD HAPPENED IN TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY. I HAD MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR AND I AM STILL NERVOUS ABOUT DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

FIRST NOTICED THE POWER STEERING WOULD GO OUT IN LOW SPEEDS. ESPECIALLY IN PARKING LOTS. WE HAVE HAD THE DEALER LOOK AT IT BUT THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. NEEDLESS TO SAY IT IS STILL HAPPENING AND IS GETTING WORSE. IT IS NOW TO THE POINT IT IS DIFFICULT TO MAKE LOW SPEED TURNS ON THE STREETS AND CREATES AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IT CAUSES AN ACCIDENT. LOOKING ONLINE IT IS CLEAR THERE IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THESE MODELS AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR OTHER GM CARS. I THINK THE DEALER JUST PUT US OFF SO WE WILL HAVE TO PAY A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY ONCE OUR WARRANTY IS OVER INSTEAD OF MAKING REPAIRS WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. GM NEEDS TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND INCLUDE THIS IN A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE DIES IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

STEERING WHEEL HAS LOCKED UP ON MY WIFE MULTIPLE TIMES WILL DRIVING. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE CHEVY DEALER 3 TIMES AND NO PROBLEM DETECTED DROPPED IT OFF TODAY AT ANOTHER DEALER FOR THEM TO LOOK AT. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE. THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED AND THE STEERING GEAR TOE WAS ADJUSTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,186.

Mileage: 93,186

TURNING DOWN A STREET WHEN STEERING LOCKED ON ME. ALMOST HIT A CAR AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL. I HAD TO STOP AND TRY TO NOT GO UP OVER THE CURB ALL THE WHILE ANOTHER CAR WAS COMING AS I WAS CROSSING. IT CONTINUES TO DO THIS LOCKING WHILE STEERING INTO PARKING PLACES AS WELL. VERY SCARY THAT THIS HAPPENED WHILE MY CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN LOOKING INTO THIS. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

I AM HAVING ISSUES WITH THE POWER STEERING FAILING ON MY TRAVERSE. AT LOW SPEEDS THE POWER STEERING SEEMS TO GIVE OUT OCCASIONALLY. THIS PROBLEM COMES AND GOES, AND IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE WHEEL WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND AM AFRAID OF SERIOUS INJURY IF INVOLVED IN A CRASH BECAUSE OF THIS. CHEVROLET SEEMS TO KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS BUT WILL NOT COVER IT UNDER ANY WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 89,200

THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WITH NO WARNING WHILE GOING AT SLOWER SPEEDS. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TO STEER AT SLOW SPEEDS, ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING A CORNER OR INTO A PARKING SPACE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE LAST 3-4 MONTHS BUT HAS BEEN MORE FREQUENT LATELY. MY DAUGHTER WILL BE GETTING HER LICENSE SOON AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT HER DRIVING ALONE AND PANICKING IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN TO HER. *TR

AROUND THE BEGINNING OF MARCH MY 2009 CHEVY TRAVERSE DEVELOPED A WINDING SOUND WHEN STEERING AT A STOP OR LOW SPEED. AT THIS TIME THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE PROBLEM HAS PROGRESS AND NOW THE VENICE HAS LITTLE TO NO ASSISTB. I SAW THAT GM RECENTLY RELEASED A RECALL ON SEVERAL OF ITS MODELS WITH SIMILAR STEERING SYSTEMS. I FEEL THAT THE 2009-2012 CHEVY TRAVERSE LT SHOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED.6 *TR

Mileage: 81,000

WHILE TRAVELING AT SLOW SPEEDS THERE IS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND NEARLY HIT PEDESTRIANS BECAUSE SHE LOST POWER STEERING, IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER AT LOW SPEEDS, LIKE PARKING AND TURNING CORNERS. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

POWER STEERING OCCASIONALLY STOPS RESPONDING. TYPICALLY OCCURS AT LOW SPEEDS AND PARKING LOT SITUATIONS. THE ISSUE IS RANDOM, BUT OCCURRING ON A MUCH MORE FREQUENT BASIS. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED AS MY SON IS JUST BEGINNING TO DRIVE. IF A FAILURE WERE TO OCCUR WITH HIM IT VERY WELL COULD BE CATASTROPHIC. *JS

Mileage: 63,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING UNDER 30 MPH MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING MAKING THE STEERING WHEEL VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

Mileage: 80,000

STARTING IN JUNE OF LAST YEAR, THE POWER STEERING IN MY CAR GOES OUT SUDDENLY WHEN MAKING TURNS AT SLOWER SPEEDS. IT HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY LAST SUMMER, DIDN'T HAPPEN MUCH OVER THE COLDER MONTHS AND NOW HAPPENS JUST ABOUT EVERY TIME I MAKE A TURN. USED TO ONLY HAPPEN WHEN TURNING INTO PARKING SPOTS, HAS NOW HAPPENED A FEW TIMES WHEN TURNING ON TO SIDE STREETS. A FEW TIMES I ENDED UP ON THE BERM OR GRASS BECAUSE THE WHEEL WAS SO HARD TO TURN. THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING. I'M AFRAID IT MAY HAPPEN WHEN GOING AT HIGHER SPEEDS AND I'LL END UP IN A BAD ACCIDENT. I'VE HEARD THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST GM FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM, BUT HAVEN'T HEARD IF IT'S BEEN RECTIFIED. IT'S RIDICULOUS THAT THESE CARS HAVE NOT YET BEEN RECALLED! GM IS PUTTING MILLIONS OF LIVES IN DANGER. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

2009 CHEVY TRAVERSE LOST STEERING CONTROL ON THE FREEWAY ALMOST MAKING THE VEHICLE UNCONTROLLABLE AS EXITING THE OFF RAMP. HAD CARE BEEN DRIVEN BY MY WIFE, SHE WOULD NOT HAVE HAD THE STRENGTH TO GET THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL AND LIKELY WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION ON THE INTERNET REVEALED THAT HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME MALFUNCTION. THE SUV JUST BARELY TURNED 5 YEARS OLD AND HAS ONLY BEEN USED IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS COMPONENT DEFECT THAT WILL ULTIMATELY COST LIVES, IF NOT ALREADY. PLEASE CROSS REFERENCE ALL OF THE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FOR ALL OF THE GM LAMDA PLATFORM VEHICLES WHICH ARE VIRTUALLY THE SAME VEHICLE, SAME COMPONENTS, BUT ARE REBADGED WITH DIFFERENT BODIES AND INTERIOR FOR EACH GM BRAND. THIS WOULD INCLUDE SATURN OUTLOOK, GMC ACADIA, CHEVROLET TRAVERSE, AND BUICK ENCLAVE....ALL WITH THE SAME STEERING COMPONENTS. *TR

Mileage: 71,004

THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AS WE WERE PARKING CAR. IT WAS STILL ON DRIVE. TOOK IT TO DEALER. NO RECALL ON THIS EVEN THOUGH I'VE RESEARCHED A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE STEERING ON THIS CAR 2009 TRAVERSE. IT MAKES ME FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING THIS CAR ESPECIALLY IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN AS I AM DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR THE POWER STEERING ABRUBTLY STOPPED WORKING. I WAS COMING UP TO A STOP SIGN AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN. IT TURNED OUT THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAD FAILED. LUCKILY I WAS ON A RURAL ROAD WITH NO TRAFFIC AROUND ME. I TOOK IT TO THE CHEVY DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE PUMP AT A COST OF $650. MY CONCERN IS WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I WAS IN BUSY TRAFFIC AND THE POWER STEERING UNEXPECTEDLY STOPPED WORKING? THE OUTCOME MAY HAVE BEEN A LOT DIFFERENT.I HAVE BEEN ON SEVERAL CHEVY TRAVERSE FORUMS AND I AM AMAZED AT HOW MANY OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR VEHICLES. I WOULD CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT GM SHOULD ADDRESS ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT RECALL THEY HAVE ISSUED RECENTLY ON OTHER MODELS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.

Mileage: 82,090

I BOUGHT MY TRAVERSE NEW IN 2009 AND ABSOLUTELY LOVE MY CROSSOVER, HOWEVER ABOUT TWO YEARS AFTER PURCHASE I STARTED HAVING LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER ON MORE THEN ONE OCCASIONS TO NO AVAIL THEY TELL ME THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I'VE LOOKED ONLINE AND I SEE NUMEROUS OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I'VE LOSS POWER STEERING WHILE PARKING, BACKING UP, MAKING LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS I FEEL LIKE A HOSTAGE WITH THIS AUTOMOBILE SINCE THERE SEEMS TO BE NO KNOWN SOLUTION. I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM A MECHANIC WHO'S AWARE OF MY PROBLEM AND HE INFORMED ME THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) HOWEVER I DON'T SEE MY MODEL VEHICLE LISTED. I NEED HELP AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT TO DO NOW THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE STEERING BUT IT DOESN'T INCLUDE MY VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 20,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS ROUGH WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO MAKE LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS AT LOW SPEEDS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72000. UPDATED 5/27/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED GM PAID $1100 OF THE $1900. UPDATED 08/07/14

Mileage: 72,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING STOP WORKING AND A RESULT, HE CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING AND RACK AND PINION MIGHT BE DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 60,000

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A WINDING ROAD SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER-STEERING MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER. POWER-STEERING THEN RETURNED AS SUDDENLY AS IT WENT AWAY. PROBLEM HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY AND ESPECIALLY AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN TURNING MAKING STEERING OF THE TRAVERSE VERY DIFFICULT. I BELIEVE THE GM RECALL FOR POWER-STEERING FAILURE NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED TO INCLUDE CHEVY TRAVERSE MODELS BEFORE DRIVERS ARE INJURED. *TR

INTERMITTENT STEERING FAILURE IN 2009 CHEVY TRAVERSE. SPEED IS NOT A FACTOR SINCE THE STEERING JUST STOPS WORKING AT NO MATTER WHAT MY SPEED IS. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOUR TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT. IT STARTED OUT JUST HAPPENING ON OCCASION NOT VERY FREQUENTLY. NOW IT IS HAPPENING ALL THE TIME. I HAVE HAD THE STEERING JUST STOP WORKING TO THE POINT THAT YOU CANNOT STEER AT ALL LIKE IT JUST LOCKS UP, NOT EVEN MANUAL STEERING IS AVAILABLE. I HAVE HAD THE STEERING STOP WORKING WHILE TRYING TO TURN A CORNER AND HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE STEERING TO COME BACK BEFORE I CAN FINISH THE TURN. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW SECONDS FOR IT TO COME BACK AND I HAVE NOT GOTTEN INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF IT YET BUT MY FEAR IS THAT IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WITH THIS ISSUE. THIS HAS HAPPENED DOING 70 MPH DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY. THIS IS MY WIFE'S CAR AND I HAVE GREAT CONCERN WITH HER DRIVING THIS CAR. I HAVE READ SEVERAL STEERING ISSUES ON THE INTERNET DEALING WITH THE SAME ISSUE THAT I AM HAVING HOWEVER GM HAS NOT RECALLED THIS PROBLEM YET. *TR

AFTER CAR WARMS UP, NO POWER STEERING AT SPEEDS UNDER 20 MPH. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING AT LOWER SPEEDS AT TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

I HAVE BEEN HAVING THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS: STEERING WHEEL WHINING AND GRINDING STEERING FROZE/STUCK WHILE TURNING STEERING WHEEL SHAKING THIS IS SCARY CONSIDERING I'M DRIVING THIS VEHICLE EVERYDAY WITH 3 SMALL KIDS IN THE CAR. AFTER DOING AN ONLINE SEARCH IT'S NOT HARD TO FIND THAT EVERYONE WITH THE SAME VEHICLE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TURNING IN DEALER LOT AND STEERING BECAME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN VEHICLE IN DESIRED DIRECTION. ALMOST HIT A NEW CAR ON LOT AS THERE WAS NO WARNING POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE. SEEMS LIKE AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I DOUBT MY WIFE WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HANDLE THE VEHICLE IN THIS INCIDENT. GM DEALER IN CARLSBAD CA. DOES NOT ADMIT TO ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROBLEM BUT GOGGLE HAS HUNDREDS OF INCIDENTS. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

THE STEERING IS SOMETIMES VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN AT LOW SPEEDS ESPECIALLY WHEN PARKING, MAKING A TURN INTO DRIVEWAYS OR AT INTERSECTIONS. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT BUT ANNOYING AND CONCERNING ENOUGH THAT MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR ANYONE ELSE IN THE FAMILY TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. I AM A STRONG INDIVIDUAL AND IT IS EMBARRASSING WHEN YOU TRY TO PULL INTO OR OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AND ALMOST SWIPE A VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE STEERING DIFFICULTY. I HAVE SIPHONED AND REPLACED THE FLUID MULTIPLE TIMES AND IT SEEMS TO HELP A BIT BUT NOT ENOUGH TO WARRANT A PIECE OF MIND. I HAVE TALKED WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INDICATED THE POSSIBLE OPTIONS FOR THE FIX MAY BE IN THE $1000 TO $1400 RANGE. I WAS PLANNING TO HAVE IT FIXED; HOWEVER, BASED ON SOME OF THE POSTS, I AM HESITATING TO HAVE ANYTHING DONE IF THE ISSUE SEEMS TO COME BACK SHORTLY AFTER AS SOME INDICATED. I AM NOT SURE WHY GM HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT OR THE GOVERNMENT HAS NOT FORCED A RECALL ON THE ISSUE. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND UNLESS THERE ARE NUMEROUS DEATH ABOUT THE PROBLEM, NO ONE WANTS TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND OWN UP TO THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. I WOULD NOT HAVE KNOWN THAT THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD IF IT WAS NOT FOR THE CHOKING AND HIGH REPAIR COST WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT FIX THE ISSUE ACCORDING TO OTHER POSTS. IS THIS ISSUE UNIQUE TO THE 2009 CHEVY TRAVERSE? OR DOES IT INCLUDE OTHER MODELS IN THE SUV FAMILY (BUICK, GMC) AND NEWER MODELS? IS THERE ANY CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST GM ABOUT THIS? *TR

Mileage: 96,432

AT LOW SPEEDS THE POWER STEERING WILL STOP WORKING. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND WITH OUT WARNING. WHILE DRIVING THE OPERATORS MUST BE EXTREMELY CAUTIOUS SO THAT THEY DO NOT WRECK THE VEHICLE WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

WHEN DRIVING UNDER 40MPH THE VEHICLE IS HESITATE TO TURN, SEEMS TO BE A POWER STEERING ISSUE. TOOK THE CAR IN FOR 100,000 MILE INSPECTION, TOLD THE DEALERSHIP THE ISSUE AND WAS TOLD "WE COULD NOT DETECT A PROBLEM". WHEN I TURN INTO A DRIVEWAY, PARKING SPOT, ETC IT HESITATES AND BECOMES DIFFICULT TO TURN TO THE POINT THAT I THINK IT ISN'T GOING TO TURN AT ALL. ONE ODD THING I HAVE NOTICED IS THIS OCCURS MOST OFTEN DURING WARM WEATHER, LAST WINTER I HARDLY NOTICED THE PROBLEM BUT AS THE OUTDOOR TEMP ROSE UPWARD OF 60 THE ISSUE BEGAN OCCURRING AGAIN-NO CLUE WHY THE TEMP WOULD MATTER JUST STATING MY EXPERIENCE. CHEVY REALLY NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

WHILE TRYING TO TURN INTO A DRIVEWAY THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES- TOO MANY TO COUNT ACTUALLY. GM SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS AND FIX THE STEERING ISSUES WITH THESE VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE LTZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING INTO THE PARKING GARAGE, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND BECAME INOPERABLE TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

Mileage: 96,000

I HAVE REPLACED MY POWER STEERING TWICE. THE FIRST TIME I HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE HOSES TO THE POWER STEERING. NOW THIS TIME I AM HAVING TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING SYSTEM AT A COST OF $1,500.00. I HAVE A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. IT WAS BOUGHT WITH 30,000 MILES NOW HAS 90,000 MILES. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN GM REGARDING THIS. EVERYONE IS HAVING SAME ISSUES AND I FEEL GM SHOULD OWN UP TO THIS. ALL ATHENS CHEVROLET KEEPS SAYING IS "WE KNOW WE HAVE A PROBLEM BUT IT WOULD COST WAY TO MUCH MONEY TO RECALL THIS". *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE HE ATTEMPTED A TURN. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

Mileage: 35,000

I HAVE A 2009 CHEVY TRAVERSE, BOUGHT BRAND NEW. WHEN BACKING OUT AND TURNING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, MY STEERING WAS BEYOND STIFF. I HAD TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO TURN AND THERE WAS A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WHEN I DID. THIS STEERING PROBLEM OCCURRED AT LOWER SPEEDS UP TO ABOUT 20 MPH OR SO. IT OCCURRED WHETHER I WAS TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT, MOVING FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. WHEN TURNING LEFT AND/OR RIGHT, (NOT FROM A STOP SIGN) I HAD TO PULL THE WHEEL VERY HARD TO KEEP FROM GOING INTO THE ONCOMING LANE. ASSUMING THE PROBLEM WAS A LACK OF STEERING FLUID, I WENT TO A LES SCHWAB TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND FILLED, BUT THAT WASN'T THE PROBLEM. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND THE MECHANIC BELIEVES THE PROBLEM TO BE THE POWER STEERING SENSOR?? THE CAR IS THERE NOW SO I DON'T KNOW THE RESULTS YET. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AND WHEN CHANGING LANES THE STEERING STIFFENED AND RESISTED ALMOST CAUSING ME TO HIT THE MEDIAN. I HAVE HAD MANY ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE BUYING IT. ISSUES THAT WOULDN'T BE EXPECTED FROM A VEHICLE THIS NEW. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

DURING 15MPH TURN POWER STEERING FAILED AND IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANAGE THE TURN. I NARROWLY AVOIDED HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH WAS WAITING TO ENTER THE INTERSECTION. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER ON 11/5/13 WHO REPLACED THE WATER PUMP BECAUSE THE COOLANT LEAKING ON BELT CAUSED THE BELT TO SLIP, WHICH IS TURN CAUSED THE POWER STEERING TO FAIL. 12/27/13 BROUGHT CAR BACK TO DEALER BECAUSE INITIAL STEERING PROBLEM WAS OCCURRING AGAIN. THIS TIME WE WERE TOLD STEERING RACK AND PINION IS LEAKING FLUID AND WE WERE ADVISED TO REPLACE THIS. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT INDICATED THE DEFECT WAS ONLY PRESENT WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

AT LOW SPEEDS, POWER STEERING FAILED RENDERING THE VEHICLE INCAPABLE OF TURNING. BACKING OUT DRIVEWAY BECAME DIFFICULT BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD REFUSE TO TURN. PARKING IN PARKING SPOTS WAS DIFFICULT. WHEN TURNING, THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION IF UNABLE TO TURN IN A TIMELY MANNER SUCH AS MAKING LEFT TURNS THROUGH ONCOMING TRAFFIC IN, WHAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

MY 2009 TRAVERSE LT1 HAS STEERING ISSUES WHILE TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE STEERING GETS EXTREMELY STIFF, RESULTING IN HAVING TO USE INCREDIBLE STRENGTH TO COMPLETE THE TURN. I FIRST NOTICED IT WHEN THE CAR GOT OVER 40,000 MILES. TOOK IT TO CHEVY SERVICE DEALER AND THEY STATED IT WAS A SAFETY FEATURE. I KNEW THAT FALSE BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE NOTICED IT BEFORE 40,000. NOW THEY'RE TELLING ME THEY CAN'T HELP ME UNLESS THE CAR DOES IT WHILE IN THEIR CARE. BUT IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY SO THAT DOESN'T HELP, WHICH ALSO MAKES IT THAT MUCH MORE SCARIER. THIS IS A WELL-DOCUMENTED ISSUE AMONG TRAVERSE OWNERS. MOST OWNERS HAVE STATED THAT CHEVY WOULD HAVE THEM REPAIR THE PUMP OR RACK, NOT COVERED BY A WARRANTY, COSTING $1200 PLUS, TO ONLY FACE THIS ISSUE SHORTLY THEREAFTER. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

AT LOW SPEEDS SUCH AS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, PULLING INTO PARKING SPACES AND TURNING ONTO A STREET FROM A STOP THE POWER STEERING IN MY 2009 CHEVY TRAVERSE APPEARS TO BE FAILING MAKING THE VEHICLE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND I AM WORRIED THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN WHEN A PERSON OR ANOTHER VEHICLE IS IN MY WAY CAUSING A SEVERE INCIDENT.

Mileage: 70,000

WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEED, THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 74,000

NO INCIDENT OCCURRED, BUT I HAD THE AUTONATION DELRAY BEACH, FL GM DEALERSHIP SERVICE TECHNICIAN LOOK INTO WHY THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SQUEAL WHEN MAKING SLOW SPEED TURNS, WITH THE SHARPER THE TURN, THE LOUDER THE SQUEAL. READING THE OTHER POSTS, I AM GUESSING HE KNEW RIGHT AWAY WHAT THE NOISE WAS FROM WITHOUT REALLY HAVING TO INVESTIGATE. AFTER THEIR "INSPECTION", THE GM SERVICE REP GAVE ME A CALL AND INDICATED THAT THE STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING FLUID. AND THIS LEAK WOULD OVER TIME CAUSE INTERNAL PARTS TO OVERHEAT AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE A LACK IN STEERING CAPABILITIES. AFTER SAYING YES TO THE REPAIRS/REPLACEMENT, I STARTED THINKING THAT THIS MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. AS WAS THE EXPERIENCE WITH OTHER POSTERS, THE GM SERVICE REP INDICATED GM IS CURRENTLY NOT CONSIDERING THIS A WARRANTY REPAIR OR RECALL REPAIR. AS TAXPAYERS, DON'T WE STILL OWN A PART OF GM? OR MAYBE THEY WERE ABLE TO PAY US BACK USING THE COSTLY REPAIRS DOLLARS WE HAVE BEEN PAYING OUT FOR REPAIRS THAT I WOULD SAY DEFINITELY FALL UNDER THE RECALL CATEGORY? I FEEL FORTUNATE STEERING NEVER LOCKED UP ON ME, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE THESE REPAIRS TO THE STEERING COMPONENTS DON'T GUARENTEE NO FUTURE ISSUES.

Mileage: 89,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK AND STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,300.

Mileage: 92,000

THE 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE HAS KNOWN STEERING PROBLEMS, POWER STEERING PUMP, GEARS, ETC. IN TALKING TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, CHEVY KNOWS OF THIS ISSUE BUT CONTINUES TO OFFER NO ASSISTANCE IN A SOLUTION. ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN, THE PROBLEM IS BASED ON A POOR DESIGN IN THE PUMP HOUSING AND GEAR ASSEMBLY WITH THE POWER STEERING, AS HE STATES..."THE PUMP IS TOO SMALL". THE PROBLEM IS IN TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS, TURNING INTO PARKING SPACES, DRIVEWAYS, OR SECONDARY ROADS. THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES OR FEELS LIKE A LOSS IN POWER, AND THE STEERING WHEEL IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. THE DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THE COST TO REPLACE THE PUMP AND GEAR IS AN ESTIMATED 1200.00. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED BY CHEVY, NOT THE CONSUMER. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

I HAVE A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE LTZ AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING STEERING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD WORK DONE ON THE VEHICLE TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM AND I AM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH STEERING THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEEDS. MY WIFE USUALLY DRIVES THE VEHICLE AND I AM CONCERNED FOR HER SAFETY BECAUSE OF THE STEERING PROBLEMS. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND I HAVE SPENT OVER $1,000 ON THIS VEHICLE AND I AM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS A SOLUTION AND IF GM HAS A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES FOR THIS PROBLEMS. I AM AFRAID THAT THE STEERING WILL FAIL AND MY WIFE MAY HAVE A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. *JS

Mileage: 102,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THREE TIMES. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER THE SERVICE WARRANTY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

Mileage: 38,000

STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON RURAL TWO-LANE HIGHWAY. I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION. I WAS ABLE TO EDGE THE VEHICLE OFF THE HIGHWAY AND AVOID A COLLISION WITH OTHER VEHICLES WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY. VEHICLE TOWED TO CHEVROLET DEALER AND WAS ADVISED POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED. PUMP WAS REPLACED ON 16. AUGUST 2013. ON 20. AUGUST 2013 STEERING AGAIN BECAME DIFFICULT AT LOW SPEEDS. VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO DEALER AND WAS ADVISED BOTH REPLACEMENT PUMP AND STEERING RACK NEED TO REPLACED. THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE MINOR HESITATIONS IN THE STEERING, UNTIL AUGUST 20, 2013 WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF STEERING ASSIST AT LOW RPM'S. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE ORIGINAL DEALER, WHERE HE WAS INFORMED POWER STEERING FLUID WAS CONTAMINATED. THE SECOND DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE WRONG FLUID WAS PUT IN THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 10/31/13

Mileage: 61,223

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, A WHINING NOISE WAS HEARD AS STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP, RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 25,000

FROM READING ALL THE POST I DON'T SEE WHY CHEVY HAVEN'T RECALLED THIS TRAVERSE. MY WIFE HAS A 2009 CHEVY TRAVERSE, SHE COMPLAINED SHE WAS HAVING A HARD TIME TURNING THE WHEEL. THEN SHE SAYS IT GOT TO THE POINT WHERE THE WHEEL WOULD LOCK UP MID TURN. I DROVE IT AND EVERY NOW AND THEN I FELT IT GET A LITTLE STIFF. BUT ONE DAY ON THE WAY HOME FROM STORE I'M DRIVING, AT A LIGHT TURNING RED I TURN, THE CAR IN ON COMING TRAFFIC DECIDE NOT TO STOP. I HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO TURN AND GET OUT HIS WAY (SO I THOUGHT) MID TURN THE WHEEL LOCKED. I HAD TO HIT THE GAS TO GET OUT OF THE WAY, INSTEAD OF MAKING THE LEFT TURN I ENDED UP MAKING A U-TURN AND WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED. TOOK CAR TO DEALER, THEY TELL ME THE RACK IS GONE AND IT WILL COST $1400, WELL I JUST PAID MY GIRLS COLLEGE TUITION AND I'M A LITTLE SHORT OF $1400 ABOUT $1399. SO I HAD TO HAVE MY WIFE PARK THE CAR UNTIL WE CAN GET THE MONEY TO GET IT FIXED, BUT IF THEY KNOW OF THE PROBLEM WHY DON'T THEY DO THE RIGHT THING. I'M JUST GLAD I WAS DRIVING WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND NOT MY WIFE OR MY DAUGHTERS. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

AT LOW SPEEDS THE VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY HARD TO STEER. PARKING LOT MANEUVERS, TURNING AT A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT, AND OTHER SLOW SPEED TURNS ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO MAKE FOR ME AND ESPECIALLY MY WIFE WHO IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER. I'M NO BODY BUILDER BUT I DO WORKOUT BUT IT IS STILL VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO CONTROL THE DIRECTION OF THE VEHICLE'S TRAVEL AT LOW SPEEDS. THROUGH TRAVERSEFORUM.COM I HAVE LEARNED THAT OTHER TRAVERSE LT AND LTZ DRIVERS HAVE EXPERIENCED OR ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE LS MODELS DO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM AS THEY HAVE NO STEERING GEAR VALVE SOLENOID WHICH THE LT AND LTZ MODELS DO HAVE. I HAVE CHECKED THE POWER STEERING FLUID RESERVOIR AND IT IS AT THE PROPER LEVEL. GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE WRECKS OR CAUSES A WRECK BECAUSE OF THIS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT STEERING PROBLEM. LUCKILY IT IS ONLY OCCURRING AT LOW SPEEDS. I HAVE ORDERED THIS SOLENOID WHICH IS ON BACKORDER WHICH IMPLIES TO ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. WE ARE HAPPY WITH THIS VEHICLE AND CHEVROLET/GM, HOWEVER, THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY GM AS A SAFETY RECALL IN MY OPINION. *TR

Mileage: 75,450

THE POWER STEERING DOES NOT WORK I HAVE SEEN ONLINE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, IA LOWER SPEEDS THE POWERING STEERING CUTS OUT NOT I HAVE THE STRENGTH TO TURN THE CAR WITH MUCH EFFORT BUT A WOMAN WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TURN THE CAR AND IF THEY ARE FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE HURT THE STEERING ON THE TRAVERSE NEED TO BE FIXED A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR SAFETY REASONS. *TR

Mileage: 42,999

WHILE BACKING INTO A PARKING STALL, I COULD HEAR LOUD BANGING COMING FROM THE STEERING COMPONENT (BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE WHILE TURNING STEERING WHEEL) BROUGHT VEHICLE IN TO GMC DEALER IN MERCED, CA AND SERVICE ADVISOR STATED IT WAS THE RACK AND PINION STEERING THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. STATED THE REPAIR WAS $1400.00. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL ON WATER PUMP FOUND OUT THE ENGINE WAS LEAKING OIL ON THE LEFT SIDE (THAT WILL BE COVERED UNDER POWER TRAIN WARRANTY) WATER PUMP COVERED BY RECALL THAT WILL BE COVERED. DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINT OF THE SAME COMPONENT FAILURE. WHEN IS THE GOVERNMENT GOING TO MAKE GMC LLC REAL ON THIS ISSUE!!!!! PS THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AT APPROX 50,000 MILES AND COMPLAINED TO NHTSA AND GMC LLC ON THAT ISSUE ALSO. GOING TO USE THE 1400 BUCK TO BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE. JUST HOPE THE NEXT PERSON GETTING THIS VEHICLE DOESN'T GET INJURED. *TR

Mileage: 69,577

MAKING SLOW SPEED LEFT HAND TURN STEERING WOULD STIFFEN AND START BUCKING, WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY AND NOW ON A REGULAR BASIS; TOOK VEH TO DEALER AND WAS ADVISED BEARING ISSUE WOULD COST AROUND $900 FOR PART AND WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE FROM THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM IF RESPONSIBILITY IS NOT ACCEPTED AND ISSUE CORRECTED. WOULD BE CHEAPER TO ACCEPT THAN FACE ALL THE WRONGFUL DEATH/INJURY LAWSUITS; *TR

Mileage: 90,000

STEERING STARTED TO VERY SLUGGISH WHEN MAKING A SLOW TURN (PARKING, TURN TO DRIVEWAY ETC.) SOME LOW NOISE DEVELOPED AND A LOUD SQUEAKING IN THE STEERING COLUMN FOLLOWED. LOUD ENOUGH TO MAKE PASSENGERS ASK ABOUT IT. WENT TO DEALER AND ASKED IF THEY HAD A FIX. WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE THE OIL IN THE POWER STEERING REMOVED AND UNIT CLEANED, AND NEW OIL ADDED...........PRICE QUOTE WAS +-$ 230.00. ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL AS THIS SEEMED A LITTLE STRANGE, WAS TOLD NO ! SO I ASKED IF THIS WAS A FIX FOR THE PROBLEM? WAS TOLD NO! THAT THIS PROBLEM WOULD RETURN ALMOST AT ONCE. ASKED IF THIS WAS IN ANYWAY DANGEROUS? GOT A NO COMMENT. AM NOW WAITING A CALL FROM DEALER AFTER TELLING SERVICE MG. THAT I HAD MIS-GIVINGS ABOUT LETTING MY WIFE DRIVE AS HE HAD MENTIONED THE POSSIBLE FAILURE OF THE UNIT. TO SAY NOTHING OF THE POSSIBLE LOSS OF ANY RESALE VALUE. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

SINCE MID-'10, OUR '09 TRAVERSE HAS HAD ISSUES WITH THE POWER STEERING. WHEN THE PROBLEM FIRST SURFACED, IT WAS PRIMARILY LIMITED TO SHARP TURNS INTO PARKING SPACES. THE STEERING WOULD SEIZE AND IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO TURN INTO THE SPOT. WE TOOK THE TRAVERSE TO THE DEALER IN 10/10 WHEN THE MILEAGE WAS 21,129. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS AN "INTERNAL STEERING GEAR FAILURE (BINDING). THE POWER STEERING GEAR WAS REPLACED AND THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM BLED. THE PROBLEM SEEMED BETTER. THE SEIZING OCCURRED MUCH LESS. HOWEVER, IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS WE NOTICED A RAPID DECLINE. NOW THE PROBLEM HAS SURFACED WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND TRYING TO MAKE A TURN (LEFT OR RIGHT) ONTO ANOTHER ROAD/DRIVEWAY/ETC. THE WHEEL SEIZES SO MUCH THAT MY HUSBAND IS ALMOST INCAPABLE OF TURNING THE WHEEL. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. WE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER ON 5/22/13 WHEN THE MILEAGE WAS 61,287. THIS TIME THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS "STEERING GEAR LEAKING". THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WAS NOT PROPERLY ADDRESSED BACK IN OCTOBER 2010 (WHEN IT WAS COVERED), THEY WOULD DO US A FAVOR AND COVER IT AT A PRO-RATED AMOUNT. THE REPAIR (REPLACING THE POWER STEERING GEAR FOR A SECOND TIME AND BLEEDING THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM) ONLY COST US $456 OUT OF POCKET. TWO DAYS LATER THE PROBLEM RESURFACED, AND EVEN WORSE THAN BEFORE. I WILL NOT DRIVE THE CAR ANYMORE, OUT OF FEAR THAT I AM NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO TURN THE WHEEL IF THE PROBLEM OCCURS. I FEAR FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY WHEN WE ARE RIDING IN IT. WE HAVE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS FRIDAY. HOPEFULLY THIS TIME IT WILL BE REPAIRED. I AM NOT OPTIMISTIC. IT IS INEXCUSABLE THAT THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE YET. THIS WEBSITE, AND SEVERAL OTHERS, REVEAL THAT HUNDREDS -- IF NOT THOUSANDS -- OF VEHICLE OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 21,129

I WAS TOLD AT THE ANNUAL INSPECTION THAT THE RACK AND PINION WAS SLIGHTLY LEAKING AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED IN THE FUTURE. IT ALSO KNOCKS WHEN EVER I TURN AT SLOW SPEED. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

AT SLOWER SPEEDS, DRIVER PERIODICALLY UNABLE TO TURN STEERING WHEEL. NEVER HAPPENED ABOVE 40 MPH, BUT GOT MORE AND MORE FREQUENT OVER ONE MONTH PERIOD OF TIME. WAS MOST FREQUENT WHEN TURNING INTO PARKING SPOTS OR WHEN MAKING SHARPER TURN AT SLOW SPEEDS. THIS WAS NOT A CASE OF OVERSTEERING. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

THE RACK AND PINION ON MY TRAVERSE IS LEAKING. THE MECHANIC SAID THEY HAD THE SAME THING ON A COUPLE OTHER 2009 TRAVERSES THAT HAVE COME THROUGH THEIR SHOP. THIS IS A $1,000-$1,200 REPAIR THAT IS COMMON FOR THESE VEHICLES AT THIS MILEAGE. THIS WILL ALSO MAKE THE POWER STEERING PUMP GO OUT AND NOT BE ABLE TO TURN. WHY HASN'T THIS BEEN RECALLED YET? THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO BY THE GOVERNMENT/GM AS TO HOW MANY OF THESE SIMILAR ISSUES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED BY DEALERS. THIS NEEDS TO BE A COVERED RECALL. OBVIOUS WEAK WORKMANSHIP OF THIS PART. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

2009 TRAVERSE THAT WILL NOT TURN!! NO NOISE FROM THE POWER STEERING PUMP, JUST DRIVING ALONG AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR WILL NOT TURN!! THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED!! THIS IS RIDICULOUS CHEVY WON'T COVER THIS PROBLEM! RESEARCHED ONLINE AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF CUSTOMERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM! *TR

Mileage: 48,000

THE STEERING IS HARD TO TURN WHEN DRIVING IN LAW SPEED FOR EXAMPLE MAKING A U-TURN, WHILE ENTERING A PARKING SPOT, WHILE PERFORMING A PARALLEL PARKING, WHEN EXITING THE HIGH WAY INTO A STREET. *TR

Mileage: 107,000

WHILE PARKING THE CAR, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN. IT WAS AS IF THE POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THE VEHICLE IS BECOMING HARDER TO TURN WHILE IN MOTION. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE 2009 TRAVERSE, I FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. I WOULD NOT BE REPORTING THIS EXCEPT THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT THE POWER STEERING AND THE RACK AND PINION SHOULD BE RECALLED ASAP FOR THIS SAFETY CONCERN. WE DON'T NEED ANYONE'S STEERING TO GO COMPLETELY OUT AND NOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE WITH HAS ALSO HAPPENED ACCORDING TO MY RESEARCH CAUSING ACCIDENTS. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

THE TRAVERSE WILL NOT TURN AT CERTAIN SPEEDS WITHOUT EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO THE STEERING WHEEL. I CAN'T PARK IN TIGHT SPACES, MAKING TURNS GREATER THAN 20 DEGREES ARE INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT. RANDOM TURNS ARE ALSO DIFFICULT, LIKE CHANGING LANES ON THE FREEWAY ETC. THE PRESSURE NEEDED TO MAKE THESE TURNS ON THE STEERING WHEEL CAN BE OVERWHELMING TO THE AVERAGE DRIVER. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. GM REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM, AND SAYS THAT IT IS ELECTRICAL AND MUST BE FIXED AT MY EXPENSE EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THIS SEEMS LIKE A POWER STEERING PROBLEM, YET GM SAYS THE STEERING IS ELECTRICAL. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

I JUST PURCHASED MY 2009 TRAVERSE IN MARCH AND WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF OWNING IT I NOTICED IT WAS HARD TO PARK, UNFORTUNATELY THERE WAS NOT A WARRANTY ON THE CAR. NOW ITS BEEN ALMOST 3 MONTHS SINCE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE AND IT IS GETTING WORSE BY THE DAY. I NOT ONLY HAVE PROBLEMS PARKING BUT ALSO WHEN I MAKE TURNS. I HAVE TAKEN TO BE LOOKED AT AND THEY SAID IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. MY CONCERN IS IF IT IS SO COMMON WHY HAS IT NOT BEEN RECALLED. IT IS OBVIOUSLY A DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD TO STOP MY CAR IN ORDER TO GET IT TO TURN SO THAT I COULD FIHISH PARKING. ALSO HAVE NOTICED A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN THE AC IS ON. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

ON MY WAY TO AN APPT TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MPH. HEARD A LOUD WHINING SOUND, SO I DECREASED MY ACCELERATION. NOISE WENT AWAY. THERE WERE NO SENSORS/LIGHTS SIGNALING THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG NOR DID THE CAR PERFORM ANY DIFFERENT THAN BEFORE THE NOISE OCCURRED. I NOTICED THAT SOMETHING WASN'T RIGHT WHEN I TRIED MAKE A TURN THAT LEAD TO MY DESTINATION. IT WAS MUCH HARDER TO TURN MY WHEEL. I CONTINUED TO MY APPT BUT WHEN I TRIED TO PARK, I REALLY HAD ISSUES BECAUSE MY STEERING WHEEL WOULD BARELY TURN IN ANY DIRECTION. AFTER MY APPT, TOOK MY CAR TO PEP BOYS FOR THEM TO CHECK THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEVELS. THE EMPLOYEE SHOWED ME THAT THE LEVELS WERE FINE & THAT I SHOULD CONTACT MY DEALERSHIP. I DROVE HOME BUT I HAD A VERY HARD TIME ESPECIALLY WHEN I WAS TRAVELING AT SPEEDS LOWER THAN 25 MPH. I DIDN'T ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL MONDAY MORNING WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM. I TOLD THEM WHAT IT WAS DOING & ASKED THAT THEY LOOK AT IT. THEY CALLED ME AT WORK AND SAID THAT I NEEDED A NEW POWER STEERING PUMP AND A RACK & PINION STEERING GEAR PLUS AN ALIGNMENT. ALL TOTAL I WOULD BE SHELLING OUT $1100 FOR AN ISSUE THAT I SHOULDN'T HAVE WITH A 3-YR-OLD CAR WITH ONLY 41K MILES ON IT!! I CALLED GENERAL MOTORS TO FILE A FORMAL COMPLAINT BECAUSE NONE OF THIS WAS UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY ON THE CAR. I ALSO WANTED TO FILE A COMPLAINT BECAUSE I NOTICED THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AFTER I RESEARCHED IT ON THE INTERNET. THEY TOOK MY COMPLAINT BUT TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO SINCE THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE CAR FOR THIS ISSUE. I AM MAKING THIS COMPLAINT HERE BECAUSE SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE IF THIS ISSUE DOESN'T GET FIXED THROUGH A RECALL. AND IT'S A SHAME THAT HARD-WORKING PEOPLE HAVE TO MAKE A COSTLY REPAIR SUCH AS THIS ON A CAR THAT'S NOT EVEN 5 YEARS OLD & WITH MINIMAL MILEAGE. PLEASE MAKE GM RECALL THIS!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 41,180

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE POWER STEERING FLUID HOWEVER, AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE RACK AND PINION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

WHEN MAKING TURNS INTO PARKING SPACES, A DRIVEWAY, SHARP OR WIDE TURNS IT SEEMS THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. I CAN HARDLY TURN THE CAR AND HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. BASED ON THE COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND ON THIS SITE IT APPEARS TO COST SEVERAL HUNDRED TO THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR. TO ME THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

MY WIFE IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF OUR 2009 TRAVERSE. I WAS DRIVING IT ABOUT A WEEK AGO AND NOTICED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WHINING. WE HAD AN APPOINTMENT FOR SERVICE ON THE 26TH AND I REPORTED IT TO THEM. BASICALLY AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN TURNING YOU COULD HERE THE MOTOR WHINING. THEY STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE RACK DUE TO LEAKING (WHICH WE HADN'T NOTICED PREVIOUSLY). THE REPAIR IS ESTIMATED AT $1800. I HAVE READ WHERE PEOPLE HAVE LOST THEIR POWER STEERING RIDING DOWN THE ROAD, THAT HASN'T HAPPENED TO US, YET.. *TR

Mileage: 47,500

I TOOK IT IN BECAUSE THE A/C STOP WORKING AND THEY FOUNDED THE LEAKED. ALSO MENTIONED A RECALLED BUT DIDN'T LIST ON MY RECEIPT. MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS BURNED OUT TOO. I THINK THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM BUT THE DEALER WON'T ADMIT. CLAIMED REPAIRS ARE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I WISH THEY HAD TOLD ME THIS BEFORE I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW. *TR

Mileage: 69,248

AT SLOW SPEEDS SUCH AS ENTERING A PARKING SPACE OR MAKING A TURN ONTO A SIDE STREET THE STEERING SIMPLY LOCKS UP. MORE DIFFICULT THAN SIMPLY DRIVING A CAR WITHOUT POWER STEERING. NO ACCIDENT YET BUT MY WIFE DRIVES IT DAILY AND I'M AFRAID ITS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SHE GETS HIT DUE TO LACK OF ABILITY TO REACT QUICKLY. I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF TRAVERSE OWNERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE SAME VEHICLE AT THE SAME MILEAGE. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY GM. A RECALL NEEDS PUT INTO EFFECT AS REPAIRS ARE COSTLY. I'VE SEEN FROM$850 TO OVER A THOUSAND. THIS IS TOO COSTLY AND IMPORTANT A REPAIR FOR AN AUTOMOBILE WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE. FLUID LEVELS WERE FOUND TO BE LOW ONCE. FLUID WAS TOPPED OFF BUT ISSUE REMAINS. ABSOLUTELY NO SIGNS OF LEAK UNDER VEHICLE. IT IS SPOTLESS. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

I HAVE A 2009 TRAVERSE LT. AFTER OWNING THE CAR 3 MONTHS WE STARTED EXPERIENCING A "BUCKING ISSUE" WHEN TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS AND COMING OFF HIGHWAYS ON CURVES.VERY DANGEROUS!, THE STEERING WHEEL PULLS IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION YOU ARE STEERING IN A RHYTHMIC PATTERN. CHEVY REPLACED THE ENTIRE RACK & PINION SYSTEM - STILL HAD THE SAME ISSUE. THE CAR HAS BEEN BACK MANY TIMES AND BLEED OVER 24 HOUR PERIOD. STILL THE SAME ISSUE. CHEVY INSISTS THERE ARE NO RECALLS OR ALERTS ON THIS PROBLEM BUT CLEARLY FROM POSTS ON THE INTERNET THERE ARE PROBLEMS. THE CAR IS NOW 4 YEARS OLD WITH 45,000 MILES ON IT - MOSTLY LOCAL DRIVING. STILL VERY CONCERNED THAT WITH MY WIFE AND KIDS USING THE CAR MOSTLY THE BUCKING MAY PULL THE CAR IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION WHEN EXITING AN OFF RAMP. I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL CHEVY OWNER SINCE I WAS 16 BUT THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPEN TO SO MANY PEOPLE I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY CANNOT IDENTIFY AND FIX THE PROBLEM. I FEAR THAT IT WILL TAKE A MAJOR INCIDENT TO BRING THIS ISSUE TO LIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 4,000

CAR IN REPAIR SHOP GETTING NEW INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT, MECHANIC STATED THAT RACK& PINION WAS SEEPING OIL ON BOTH SIDES.WILL NEED REPLACED SOON, VEHICLE HAS 51000 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD TO SHUT OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

DRIVING VEHICLE AT SLOW SPEEDS AND TURNING IS NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. POWER STEERING FAILS. THIS IS A SAFTEY ISSUE, AND WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT IF WE NEEDED TO. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

GOING AROUND A CORNER ON A HIGHWAY AT APPROX 55 MILES PER HOUR THE HANDLING OF THE CAR BECAM ERRATIC AND DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND UNCONTROLLABLY SHIFTED INTO THE LEFT LANE. I FORCED IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DETERMINED WE LOST POWER STEERING. HAD TO MANHANDLE IT TO OUR REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND BLED THE SYSTEM. STILL WAS NOT RIGHT. REPLACED THE PUMP AGAIN AND RE-BLED SYSTEM. STILL NO BETTER. RESEARCHED PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT WE HAVE TO REPALCE THE RACK AS WELL. SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PUT THIS KIND OF MONEY INTO A VEHICLE WITH 46,860 MILES ON IT. GM WILL DO NOTHING. THERE IS NO WAY THAT MY WIFE OR MY DAUGHTERS COULD HAVE SAFELY GOT THAT CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEY BOTH DRIVE THE CAR. HAVE NO DECIDED TO REPAIR VEHICLE YET. WILL BE CONTACTING THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU. AMAZING NO ONE HAVE HAD A SERIOUS OR FATAL ACCIDENT YET. *TR

Mileage: 46,860

WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED TOTAL STEERING FAILURE. COULD NOT TURN CAR AT ALL. REQUIRED COMPLETE SYTEM REPLACEMENT OF POWER STEERING PUMP AND STEERING RACK. APPEARS TO BE VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH CAR. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED MOVING WITHOUT ANY RESPONSE FROM THE WHEELS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A SNOW BANK. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT DETACHED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFERED ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,500. *TR

Mileage: 50,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

WHILE PULLING INTO MY NEIGHBORHOOD OFF OF THE MAIN STREET MY POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. I NEARLY COLLIDED WITH A CAR PULLING OUT OF MY SUBDIVISION AS I COULD BARELY TURN MY CAR, IT TOOK ALL OF MY STRENGTH TO GET IT TO TURN. IF MY WIFE HAD BEEN DRIVING THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT SHE WOULD'VE HIT THE CAR PULLING OUT. I GOT THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND HE FOUND A FAULTY POWER STEERING PUMP AND RACK AND PINION.NOT WHAT I EXPECT FOR A VEHICLE WITH 52,000 MILES ON IT. OVER $1,000 AND THREE DAYS LATER I HAVE MY VEHICLE BACK. FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN READING ON THE INTERNET THIS SEEMS LIKE A PRETTY COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES. I THINK A RECALL IS IN ORDER BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED OR KILLED. THIS IS MY FIRST AND POSSIBLY MY LAST CHEVROLET DEPENDING ON HOW THINGS GO FROM HERE. I REALIZE THINGS GO WRONG ON VEHICLES FROM TIME TO TIME BUT THIS SEEMS TO BE A PRETTY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. PLEASE DO THE RIGHT THING AND RECALL THESE VEHICLE'S AS THIS ISN'T AN ISOLATED ISSUE. IT'S NOT LIKE YOUR CUSTOMERS HAVE A THOUSAND PLUS DOLLARS LYING AROUND TO FIX SOMETHING THAT IS CLEARLY FAULTY. *TR

Mileage: 52,221

POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE TURNING LEFT ONTO A SIDE STREET FROM A STOP, NEARLY A TRAFFIC CRASH WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. FOLLOWING THE INITIAL INCIDENT, THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AT LOWER SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 30 MPH WHILE COASTING, FOOT OFF GAS, AROUND CORNERS AND CURVES. PROBLEM PERSISTENT, ABSOLUTELY NO POWER ASSISTED STEERING IN PARKING LOTS AT LOW SPEEDS AND TRYING TO PARK. PROBLEM CORRECTED ITSELF WHILE ACCELERATING, OR BY RAISING ENGINE RPM'S. UPON CHECKING, POWER STEERING PUMP RESERVOIR, IT WAS FOUND TO BE DRY. UPON FILLING PUMP, THERE WAS NO CHANGE TO THE PROBLEM. TAKEN TO DEALER, DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A PUMP BEARING FAILURE. APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH PRIOR, 75,000 MILE SERVICE PERFORMED BY DEALER, POWER STEERING FLUID CHECKED BY DEALER, FOUND TO BE FULL AT THAT TIME. POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED, SYSTEM FLUSHED, NO LEAKS FOUND. DEALER ADVISED OF AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH POWER STEERING PUMP FAILURE TO THIS MAKE AND MODEL, BUT NO RECALL BY GM. REPAIR COST BETWEEN $750, FOR PUMP AND FLUSH, AND $1200 WITH OTHER SYSTEM PROBLEMS. DUE TO DISABILITIES, UNABLE TO STEER VEHICLE, HAD TO TURN DRIVING OVER TO ANOTHER PERSON IN THE VEHICLE. DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE! *TR

Mileage: 80,700

THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING WHEN GOING AT SLOW SPEEDS. DIAGNOSED BY DEALERSHIP AS POWER STEERING PUMP AND GEAR LEAKING. IT BECOMES NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN PARKING OR AT TIMES TURNING ONTO ROADS. OUR NEIGHBORS JUST TOOK THEIRS IN FOR THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

AS WE WERE DRIVING ALONG AN ON RAMP TO A HIGHWAY AS WE REACHED 55MPH THE VEHICLE WAS SLUGGISH AND WOULD "PULL" CONSTANTLY AS WE TRIED TO ACCELERATE ALL THE WAY UNTIL WE REACHED 65-70 MPH. THIS STARTED HAPPENING MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY EVEN WHILE DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS ON CITY STREETS. AGAIN GETTING THAT "PULLING" OR "BUCKING" SENSATION AS WE TRIED TO ACCELERATE. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY RETURNED IT STATING THEY FOUND NO ERROR CODES AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AFTER ANOTHER MONTH OF THE SAME THING HAPPENING ALMOST DAILY ON EVERY COMMUTE WE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN AGAIN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS TIME THEY WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE "ISSUE" AND SAID THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM WAS THE MOTOR MOUNTS WHICH THEY REPLACED. THIS MADE ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE AND SURE ENOUGH THE VEHICLE STILL HAS THE SAME ISSUE TO THIS VERY DAY. 2ND ISSUE IS THE STEERING GOING COMPLETELY OUT AS YOU MAKE TURNS GOING AT SLOWER SPEEDS SUCH AS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN OR TURNING IN TO A PARKING SPACE. AS I STARTED MAKING A TURN IN TO A PARKING SPACE I HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR NEXT TO THE EMPTY SPACE I WAS TRYING TO GO INTO BECAUSE IT FELT LIKE THE "POWER STEERING" WENT OUT AND COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL AT ALL. WE HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND POWER STEERING FLUID AND PUMP ARE WORKING "FINE" ACCORDING TO MECHANICS. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE SINCE MANY TRAVERSE OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WHICH IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN ESPECIALLY WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT NOT BEING ABLE TO CONTROL A VEHICLE GOING AROUND 25-30 MPH IN A PARKING LOT OR MAKING TURNS IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC (LEFT TURNS). PLEASE HELP WITH THESE ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 26,000

WHEN MAKING TURNS AT SLOW RATES OF SPEED, AROUND 30 MPH. STEERING BECOMES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN, MAKING IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. DOES NOT HAPPEN REGULARLY BUT IS HAPPENING MORE OFTEN. POWER STEERING FLUID CHECKS OKAY. DURING SOME INSTANCES STEERING WILL MAKE POPPING NOISES, THIS HAPPENS WHEN TURNING EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

WAS TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, FELT A SLIGHT THUMP IN THE STEERING WHEEL. WHEN I TRIED TO TURN TO SWITCH LANES, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR BUT IT TOOK ALL OF MY STRENGTH TO OPERATE THE STEERING. I AM A 50 YEAR OLD PHYSICALLY ABLE MALE, IF IT WERE MY WIFE OR DAUGHTER DRIVING, IT COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. *TR

Mileage: 58,500

WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS AND GOING TO TURN CORNER, INTO A PARKING SPOT, OR TURNING VEHICLE IN GENERAL, STEERING GETS VERY HARD AS IF POWER STEERING WENT OUT. POWER STEERING FLUID CHECKED ROUTINELY BECAUSE IF THIS. HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO STAY IN CORRECT LANE WHILE TURNING WITH MULTIPLE TURN LANES. THANKFULLY OTHER DRIVERS WERE ALERT THAT I WAS NOT STAYING IN MY LANE. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT BUT BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHEN I FINALLY GOT THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOOSEN AND MOVE BACK INTO PLACE I HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND. THEN MY CAR ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DROPPED TO THE GROUND DUE TO THE FRONT TIRE AXLE BRAKING WHICH CAUSED ME TO HIT THE BACK OF A PARK VEHICLE. THE BRAKE OF THE AXLE APPEARED TO CLEAN AS THOUGH THE AXLE WAS NEVER APART OF MY CAR. THE INCIDENT SCARED ME A LOT AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED ON 3 YEAR OLD CAR AND I DID NOT HAVE ANY REAL WARNING SIGNS PRIOR TO THIS. I WOULD LIKE TO GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED AS I AM NOW WITHOUT MY CAR AND I HAVE TO FACE REPAIRING SOMEONE ELSE'S VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 41,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SEIZE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER FOR THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME LOOSE. THE FAILURE RECURRED AS THE CONTACT MADE SHARP TURNS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALER OR A REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

Mileage: 75,000

TURNING LEFT AGAINST TRAFFIC STEERING WHEEL LOCKED IN PLACE FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN RELEASED QUICKLY CAUSING A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION OF TURNING HARD WITH NOTHING AND THEN ALMOST U-TURNING WITH TOO MUCH TURNING STRENGTH. THERE IS NO WARNING OF STEERING STOPPAGE. IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND DEALER SUGGESTED CHANGING FLUID AS IT WAS OVER 100K MILES. TOOK TO INDEPENDENT SHOP AND WAS TOLD I NEED A RACK AND PINION. R & P WAS REPLACED AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. OEM R & P REPLACED AND PROBLEM STILL THERE. THERE IS A STEERING SOLENOID THAT WAS REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS FULL OF DIRTY STEERING FLUID. THAT DID NOT REPAIR IT EITHER. THERE IS A PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE IN THE POWER STEERING PUMP THAT FAILED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE WHOLE PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT APPEARS THE TRAVERSE IS HAVING A LOT OF "STEERING ISSUES". THIS TRAVERSE HAS A LOT OF HIGHWAY MILES AND THE PROBLEM TOOK A WHILE TO DEVELOP. I HAVE BEEN TALKING TO CHEVROLET ABOUT THIS AND THEY DO NOT WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE A "PROBLEM". I SPENT $1200 HAVING THIS ISSUE RESOLVED. WHEN THE STEERING FIRST REACTED THIS WAY, I FELT IN DANGER WITH THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC, AND THE STEERING WENT VIOLENT WHEN IT RELEASED CAUSING ANOTHER DANGEROUS SITUATION OF TURNING TOO FAR INTO MORE TRAFFIC. AS I LOOK AT STEERING PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND IF MILEAGE PILES UP A DANGEROUS CONDITION WILL OCCUR AND POSSIBLE WRECKS. *TR

Mileage: 118,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND THE POWER STEERING STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

Mileage: 51,000

STEERING WAS MAKING A WHINING SOUND WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL. THIS HAPPENED WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. SINCE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY, CHEVY "FIXED" THE PROBLEM. 2 YEARS LATER AFTER THE "FIX" THE STEERING IS AGAIN MAKING THE WHINING SOUND WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. WE HAVEN'T YET HAD CHEVY LOOK AT THE PROBLEM AGAIN, BUT JUDGING BY THE OTHER COMPLAINTS IN THE NHTSA DATABASE, WE WILL LIKELY HAVE TO SHELL OUT OVER $1000 TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

WHEN IT GETS WET UNDERNEATH THE STEERING STOPS AND FREEZES UP UNTIL I CAN THE WHEELS STRAIGHT AND IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME TURNING EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT THE DEALER CHECKED STEERING BELT AND FOUND IT WASN'T THAT. IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WHEN THERE IS PUDDLES ON THE ROADS. DEALER TOLD ME TO BRING IT BACK WHEN IT DOES IT AGAIN. I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL IT RAINS. *TR

WHEN MY VEHICLE WAS 2 YEARS OLD AND HAD APPROXIMATELY 35,900 MILES, I STARTED HEARING A LOW WHINING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHENEVER THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED. THE INTERMITTENT NOISE CONTINUED, SO I HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED ON 2/18/11 WITH MILEAGE OF 36,379. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE NOISE. THE NOISE CONTINUED GETTING WORSE; BECAME LOUDER AND CONSTANT. I HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED ON 8/24/11 WITH MILEAGE OF 44,248. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE STEERING GEAR WAS FAILING AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, I HAD TO PAY $1212.80. IT'S VERY DISHEARTENING TO HAVE A REPAIR OF THIS MAGNITUDE ON A 2 YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH LOW MILEAGE. I PURCHASED THIS TRAVERSE BRAND NEW TO AVOID THE COSTLY REPAIRS OF OLDER VEHICLES. APPARENTLY, I MADE A BAD DECISION. THIS VEHICLE HAS ALREADY HAD 3 SAFETY RECALLS AND THE STEERING GEAR SHOULD BE MADE THE 4TH.

Mileage: 35,900

I BEGAN NOTICING THAT MY STEERING WHEEL WOULD MAKE A CLICKING NOISE. THEN A WHILE LATER, I BEGAN TO NOTICE IT WAS INCREASINGLY HARDER TO MAKE SHARP LEFT/RIGHT TURNS INTO PARKING SPACES. I TOOK IN MY VEHICLE AT 53,000 MILES AND THEY SAID THE STEERING GEAR HAD FAILED. IT TOOK 2 DAYS TO REPAIR AND ALMOST $1400. THEN I'M DRIVING THE CAR LESS THAN A DAY AND CAN'T AGAIN TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE. I CRANKED THE WHEEL WITH ALL MY MIGHT TO GET IT PARKED. I TOOK MY CAR BACK AND THEY NOW SAY IT'S A POWER STEERING FAILURE! WHY DOES A 2 1/2 YR OLD CAR HAVE FAILING PARTS?! *TR

Mileage: 53,000

LOUD THUMPING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING FELL OUT OF THE FRONT END OF THE CAR. CAR DEALERSHIP REPLACED RACK AND PINION AND BLED POWER STEERING AND SET TOE. FOUND NOISE TRACED TO INTERNAL RACK FAILURE WHICH CAUSED CLUNK WHEN TURNED BACK AND FORTH. REPAIRED 3/2011

Mileage: 40,000

VEHICLE MAKES NOISE WHEN TURNING SOMETIMES VIBRATES. DEALER SAYS ITS THE STEERING RACK. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

STEERING WHEEL WHINING NOISE WHEN TURNING. PULSATING AND A STIFF TURNING IN A PARKING LOT OR WHEN GOING SLOW. DEALER IS NOW GOING TO REPLACE THE STEERING RACK. *TR

Mileage: 17,587

STEERING WHEEL WHINING NOISE WHEN TURNING. PULSATING AND A STIFF TURNING IN A PARKING LOT OR WHEN GOING SLOW. DEALER REPLACED SIC COIL, FIXED TEMPORARY. *TR

Mileage: 11,768

STEERING WHEEL MAKES STRANGE NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. PULSATING AND A LITTLE STIFFER TURNING IN A PARKING LOT OR GOING SLOW. *TR

Mileage: 12,800

STEERING WHEEL PULSATING AND MAKING STRANGE NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

Mileage: 10,000