2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE Steering Problems

No power steering at low speed . Makes it dangerous to turn sharp corners. Almost impossible to park in a parking spot if there’s other vehicles.so I park way out away from vehicles . I have had two power steering pumps and lines replaced . And still have the same issue. .

I have now been told that my rack and pinion is leaking by 3-4 different mechanics. In doing a google search, I see that through various years of the chevy traverse, the rack and pinion leaking and needing to be replaced at a high cost (and also being a big safety risk to not replace) is a very common issue in the traverse.

Power steering is going out. Will only turn when rmps are up. Just bought car a few months ago

This vehicle is dangerous. Looks great on the outside but horrible on the inside under the hood! Since my son bought one for me it’s had problems with engine revving and not shifting gears, and air conditioner continually going out even after repairs, and power steering leaks. I kept taking it to repair and oddly no technician anywhere could help! Read the reviews and watch the youtubes! This vehicle (all years) should be stripped from the market and considered under lemon law no matter the age! The culmination of my problems happened when leaving town, entering highway and accelerating and clicking cruise control! Immediately the car revved past 7 rpms and out of control! I had all I could do to stop it - then it died completely! The tow truck driver was also in an unsafe situation with many cars passing at high speed when he had to put special lifts on the back wheels! Scary! Towed to local Chevy dealer and without giving us the computer codes and no actual written estimate for repairs, they bluntly said metal shavings in engine and possibly a bearing and $11,500. And it’s typical for transmission problems and steering so up to $18,500! Really?! And if no one could ever detect and fix it before, how can they now? All this with the added comment, we can’t guarantee once we get into it that it will run properly and not need more repairs! LEMON! This is a very unsafe vehicle with notorious problems all in the face of competing with looks of other competitor cars! I praise God I was alone when this happened and no other passengers. If you love your life, family, and others, definitely join me in this recall / removal from market effort. Don’t take my opinion, read the huge number of complaints by many other owners and past owners of any and every chevy traverse! Horrifying! Thank you for reading and acting! God Bless you!

Two items: Item 1. Transmission switched to neutral by itself traveling at 65 mph. At about 5-6 seconds after the incident, transmission resumed with no further problem. This has happened 3 times. First time was mid 2022. Second and third times happened in late 2022. Appeared to be an intermittent problem. Took to dealership. It happened to a mechanic who drove the vehicle. Dealership thought they fixed the problem. A dealership mechanic, while addressing item number 2 below in 3rd week of April 2023, experienced the motor going into neutral. They had replaced the ignition switch to possibly fix item #2, and were test driving the car, when during the test drives, the motor went into neutral by itself two separate test drives. Item 2. While driving at highway speeds on a freeway in mid February 2023, the engine stopped (speedometer and RPM gauges went to zero). The whole dashboard went black. Power steering was lost. Was lucky to be able to pull over to side of road and stop. Turning ignition key off and on did not restart the car. Took ignition key out, replaced the ignition key, and the car started right up and we were able to continue our journey. This has happened 3 times total so far since February 2023. It has happened at random times. The dealership has not seen any computer feedback to indicate what is wrong for item 1 or item 2 here. So now, there is a new ignition switch, and we are hoping item 2 will not happen on a freeway, or on a crowded road, or anywhere!. I feel fortunate we had a way to pull off to the side of the road. If I was in a middle lane, I don’t know what could have happened. It could have been a pileup accident.

I was driving at approximately 30mph on a road the traction control/stability track light came on and my car lost almost all power. it went from 30 to about 5mph. thankfully i was on a slower road and close to my house so I was able to get home. If I would have been on a highway I could have been killed. i quick google search showed thousands of other complaints with the same problem, my question is why is nothing being done. are they waiting for a certain number of deaths??

The steering on vehicle is intermittently nearly impossible to turn. GM has a service bulletin that addresses problem and extends warranty. My vehicle is beyond the warranty time but still under the mileage. I called GM and the will not offer any assistance of warranty or cost share. This should be a recall as it’s a serious safety issue!! There’s likely been injuries and deaths because of this very problem. You never know when it may act up and when it does it’s extremely dangerous. GM customer service reference # 9-6768504646. Let me know if there’s something you can do to help and/or if not. Thanks

MY HATCH/LIFTGATE DOESN'T STAY OPEN IT SHUTS AS SOON AS YOU LET GO. EVEN WHEN YOU USE THE AUTO LIFTGATE BUTTON IT DOES THE SAME THING IT OPENS AND THEN JUST SHUTS NOW THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAVE TWO LITTLE BOYS. ALSO MY POWER STEERING PUMP IS NOT RUNNING.

I GOT A BRAND NEW POWER STEERING PUMP FOR THE MECHANIC TO CHANGE HE TOLD ME HE WOULD CHANGE IT AND STOP THE LEAK BECAUSE MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED ON ME. HOWEVER I WAS CALLED THE FIRST TIME AND WAS TOLD THE PART WAS DISINFECTING THEN MADE ME RETURN THE PART FOR A NEW PART BECAUSE HE SAID IT WAS STILL LEAKING. I WENT TO BUYWISE GOT THE NEW PART HE SAID HE'LL CALL WHEN MY CAR IS READY. HE CALLED ME TOLD ME MY CAR WAS READY NOMORE LEAKING , LITERALLY THE NEXT DAY MY CAR STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP ON THE HIGHWAY IN DANGER OF MY LIFE. AS I CALL THE MECHANIC AND TELL HIM I'M BRINGING MY CAR BACK BECAUSE HE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING HE TELLS ME HE'LL LOOK AT IT I GET THERE HE'S TELLING ME IT'S A LEAK. SO YOU LET ME LEAVE YOUR SHOP KNOWING IT WAS A LEAK BECAUSE HE JUST SENT ME FOR A NEW PART BECAUSE OF THE LEAK SO HE TRIES TO TELL ME HE GONNA HAVE TO CHARGE ME AGAIN AFTER I ALREADY PAID HIM FOR THE JOB AND HE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING I STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM I ALMOST GOT INTO A ACCIDENT BECAUSE HE TOLD ME MY CAR WAS READY TO GO AND IT WASN'T. INSTEAD OF CHECKING THE PROBLEM HE WANTS TO CHARGE ME MORE AFTER HE ALREADY GOT OVER 500$ AND HE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO THE CAR. THE PLACE IS CALLED RELIABLE AUTO CENTER LOCATION 789 SANFORD AVE NEWARK NJ 07106. I REALLY WANT MY REFUND FOR MY MONEY BECAUSE I GAVE HIM OVER 500$ CASH AND HE LITERALLY DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO MY CAR AND LIED AND SAID MY CAR WAS READY AND ALMOST GOT ME INTO A ACCIDENT.

DIFFICULT TO TURN AT SLOW SPEEDS. WHILE I HAD IT AT DEALER FOR OTHER RECALL ISSUES I WAS TOLD THE RACK AND PINION SYSTEM WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT MY COST AS IT WAS NOT A RECALL.I WAS TOLD THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING SITUATION. I ASKED IF THAT WERE THE CASE WHY GM DOESN'T HAVE A RECALL FOR IT.A CAR THAT WAS ONLY 3 YRS. OLD AND UNDER 60,000MI. SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM.I GOOGLED WHAT WOULD CAUSE THIS TO GO OUT IN SUCH A SHORT TIME FRAME AND READ THAT MOST LIKELY IT WAS NOT GREASED OR ASSEMBLED PROPERLY! A FRIEND WHO HAD THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL HAD TO REPLACE HERS AT HER COST. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE AS IT IS A DANGEROUS DRIVING PROBLEM. AS FAR AS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHILE DRIVING THE BACK SEAT HEAT CONTROL WILL SOMETIMES JUST RANDOMLY TURN ON. GM SHOULD BACK THEIR WORK ON THIS RACK AND PINION STEERING DEFECT!

Mileage: 60,000

WHEN GOING AT LOW SPEEDS AND/OR DLE THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY GOES OUT. THIS MAKES TURNS AND PARKING VERY DANGEROUS. THE FLUID IS FULL AND THERE IS NO NOISE FROM THE POWER STEERING ITSELF. AT HIGHER SPEEDS IT OPERATES NORMALLY. WHEN I FIRST NOTICED IT WE WERE ON VACATION HAD BEEN DRIVING APPROX 6 HOURS AT ABOUT 70MPH. WHEN COMING OUT OF THE MOUNTAINS I SLOWED DOWN DRAMATICALLY FOR A TIGHT RIGHT CURVE AND FOUND THAT I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO POWER STEERING. WE STOPPED IMMEDIATELY AND CHECKED THE FLUID. FLUID WAS FULL. PROBLEM PERSISTED AT LOW SPEED, TURNS AND PARKING. HAVEN'T NOTICED ANY NOISE OR OTHER PROBLEMS. I SEE THERE IS A EXTENDED SERVICE FOR SOME 2010 TRAVERSE FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT APPARENTLY MINE IS NOT INCLUDED. IF THIS IS SUCH A BIG PROBLEM I BELIEVE THE EXTENDED COVERAGE NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED. THIS COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 130,000

RACK AND PINION IS LOOSE AND WORE OUT. POWER STEERING DOES GOOD TURNING TO THE RIGHT WAY BUT IT IS VERY HARD TO TURN TO THE LEFT. ACTS LIKE IT GRABS TURNING TO THE LEFT, IT DOES THIS EVERY TIME I DRIVE OR A MECHANIC DRIVES THE CAR, 2010 CHEVY TRANSVERSE.

Mileage: 138,000

THE STEERING TO SO HARD IN TO CAR WHEN TRYING TO TURN. LIKE CAR CHOOSES WHEN TO LOOSEN UP OR NOT

Mileage: 150,000

SOMETIMES WHEN TRYING TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND MAKES IT REALLY HARD TO TURN SOMETIMES WHEN DOING SO IT LOOSENS UP ALL OF A SUDDEN CAUSING IT TO JERK/ TURN TO FAST WHICH COULD CAUSE AND ACCIDENT. A LOT OF TIMES WHEN TAKING OFF THE TRAVERSE DOES NOT WANT TO SHIFT THEN HAVING TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF ROAD TO PUT IN PARK AND PUT BACK IN GEAR THEN GO AND ALSO SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING THE CAR SHIFTS REALLY HARD JERKING THE VEHICLE WHEN SHIFTING!! THE 2ND ROW HEAT/ AIR CONTROLS GET REALLY HOT EVEN WHEN NOT IN USE.

AFTER SOME MAJOR MAINTENANCE WORK SUMMER OF 2018, CAR BEGAN TO SHOW MORE WORK NEEDED. SUMMER OF 2019 WHILE DRIVING ON FLAT CITY ROAD, POWER STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN & CONTROL CURVES AND, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. PARKED THE CAR UNTIL ABLE TO REPAIR. MECHANIC REPAIRED POWER STEERING MODULE CAR SEEMED OK. AFTER ABOUT 2-3 WEEKS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT & POWER STEERING PROBLEMS AGAIN , NOW ENGINE POWER REDUCED WHILE DRIVING W/STABILITRAK WARNING & BACK UP CAM SOMETIMES WORKS. WHLE DRIVING , HARD TO TURN ON CURVES, CORNERS AND AT APPROPRIATE POSTED SPEEDS BC ENGINE SLOWS ON ITS OWN AND WONT GIVE ENOUGH POWER FOR FLATS OR HILLS. HEATING TAKES MUCH LONGER TO WARM CABIN AND WINDOW BUTTON SOMETIMES WONT WORK.

Mileage: 78,000

STABILITRAK CONTINUES TO POP UP AFFECTING SED ETC I HAVE ALREADY SPENT OVER $2000 REPLACING PARTS AND IT CONTINUES

POWER STEERING STOP WORKING WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. AFTER IT STARTED HAPPENING I READ ONLINE THAT ALOT OF CUSTOMERS BEEN HAVING SAME IASUE.

Mileage: 122,970

TRIED TO CALL NHTSA NUMBER FOR ASSISTANCE. IT IS DISCONNECTED. NEED TO UPDATE COMPLAINT NUMBER 11205680. DATE OCCURRED IS INACCURATE AND WANT IT TO BE ACCURATE IF QUESTIONED BY REPRESENTATIVE. ACCIDENTALLY PUT APRIL 19TH AS TIMING CHAIN PROBLEM DATE. IT WAS ACTUALLY APRIL 25TH. PLEASE UPDATE.

2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE 130K MILES(TOLD IT IS IN KIL.) 2ND OWNER. ALL OIL CHANGES AND SERVICES DONE. 2 MAJOR ISSUES. SUV MADE LOUD NOISE AND LOST ALL CONTROL OF STEERING AND OTHER FUNCTIONS AND CAR SHUT DOWN WHILE ON A FREEWAY, GOING HIGH SPEEDS, WHILE TRAVELING WITH 3 CHILDREN. ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND BY 2 CARS. WAS TOLD BY GM SERVICE CENTER THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FELL OFF/MECHANICAL FAILURE DUE TO SKIPPING. OTHER COMPONENTS DAMAGED AND ALL NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. DOES NOT SEEM RIGHT FOR THE TIMING CHAIN TO FALL OFF. SEEMS TO BE A MECHANICAL DEFECT, NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. CALLED GM CS SEVERAL TIMES TO EXPLAIN RECENT ISSUES AND WORRY OF SAFETY AND RELIABILITY DUE TO MULTIPLE REPEATED TIMING CHAIN FAILURES ON SAME VEHICALS WITH SAME OWNERS ON 2010 AND NEWER TRAVERSE. TOLD BY CS NO WARRANTY NO RECALL SO CAN'T HELP. SERVICE MANAGER REQUESTED ASSISTANCE FROM GM FOR REPAIRS AND IT WAS DENIED. I CALLED GM AGAIN, WAS TOLD THEY WOULD COMMUNICATE WITH SERVICE CENTER AND CALL ME BACK LATER THIS WEEK. PRIOR THE POWER STEERING FAILED TWICE WITHIN MONTHS. REPAIRED POWER STEERING TWICE AS WELL AS POWER STEERING RACK. FIRST FAILURE WE ALMOST CRASHED WHILE ON A CIRCULAR ICY ON RAMP TO FREEWAY WITH 3 CHILDREN BECAUSE OF SUDDEN LOSS OF CONTROL. CALLED GM ABOUT POSSIBLE DEFECT AND CONCERNS FOR SAFETY. TOLD NO WARRANT NO RECALL. RECENTLY FOUND OUT THERE IS A SPECIAL PAYOUT FOR ISSUES. WAS TOLD WE COULD BE REIMBURSED. POSSIBLE UNDERLAYING UNDETECTED DEFECTS TO TIMING CHAIN AND POWER STEERING NEED TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE FATAL CRASHES OCCUR.

Mileage: 130,000

JUST BOUGHT 2010 TRAVERSE W/204XXX MILES. POWER STEERING PUMP STARTED LEAKING AT 205XXX. VEHICLE WAS OPERATING FINE. NO LEAKS, NO NOISES OR VIBRATIONS OR ANYTHING. DRIVE 15 MILES FROM HOME 1 DAY AND AFTER EXITING HIGHWAY, I NOTICED STIFF STEERING AND WHINING/GROANING WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL. PROBLEM CAME ON SO QUICKLY. VEHICLE DIDN'T WANT TO TURN AND ALMOST WENT INTO THE DITCH WHILE I WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN. I QUICKLY PULLED OVER AND CHECKED UNDER HOOD AND UNDER VEHICLE AND NOTICED I WAS SUDDENLY LEAKING STEERING FLUID VERY QUICKLY FROM PUMP. TOOK TO LOCAL MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD I HAVE A BAD STEERING PUMP. THEY RECOMMENDED I REPORT THIS ISSUE AS THEY NOTICED THAT THIS PUMP HAD BEEN REPLACED BEFORE AND THERE HAVE BEEN MANY ISSUES RELATING TO MY MODEL YEAR AND SIMILAR MODELS REGARDING FAULTY STEERING SYSTEMS. UPON MY RESEARCH, I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS BLOGS AND POSTS FROM OTHER OWNERS VERIFYING THIS ISSUE. MILEAGE ON OTHER MODELS WAS 8XXX AND UP. WITH KIDS IN MY VEHICLE ALL THE TIME, THIS MAKES ME VERY NERVOUS ABOUT CURRENT SAFETY REGULATIONS AND RECALLS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND I SEEM TO BE AMONG NUMEROUS OWNERS HAVING THIS ISSUE REGARDLESS OF VEHICLE MILEAGE

Mileage: 205,400

I HAVE ANTIFREEZE IN THE ENGINE IT HAS BEEN LEAKING FLUID. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THE ANTIFREEZE IS IN THE ENGINE AND I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. I ALSO PUT A POWER STEERING PUMP IN BECAUSE THE CAR WAS HAVING ISSUES TURNING TWO YEARS INTO ME HAVING THE SUV. I BOUGHT THE SUV IN 2015. IT HAS BEEN INE ISSUE AFTER ANOTHER.

Mileage: 100,000

VEHICLE WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I GOT OFF THE EXIT THE CAR STARTED MAKING A WEIRD NOISE . I TRIED MAKING A RIGHT AND THE CAR JERKED AND ALMOST FLIPPED OVER IT'S THE THIRD TIME IT DOES THIS . THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. I TRIED FIXING THE ISSUE ALL THREE TIMES AND IT KEEPS HAPPENING .

Mileage: 165

DRIVERS SIDE 2ND ROW SEAT BELT DOES NOT ALWAYS STAY LATCHED. AT 100,000 MI POWER STEERING PUMP WENT, MONTH LATER LOST CONTROL OF STEERING, WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE THE RACK. 15 MONTHS LATER THE SEALS IN THE RACK HAVE BLOWN OUT AGAIN. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE SAFETY ISSUE! THE DEALER DID NOT SEE AN ISSUE AS HE LISTED 3 OTHER MAKES THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. AT $1400 PER REPAIR THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL TO KEEP MY FAMILY SAFE! ALSO INFORMED ONE FRONT STRUT HAS NO OIL AND THE OTHER IS LEAKING. MY CHEVROLET TRAVERSE IS A MONEY PIT. IT IS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION THAT ON AN INCLINE WILL CONTINUE TO COAST BACKWARDS UNTIL YOU EITHER BREAK OR GIVE IT GAS, THIS IS FROM DATE OF PURCHASE.

Mileage: 100,000

LOSS OF POWER STEERING HAPPENS ON TWO OCCASIONS. 1. WHEN AT A STOP AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN. 2. WHEN DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN.

Mileage: 120,000

WHEN YOU TURN A CORNER, PARK IN A PARKING SPOT, BACK UP THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. ANYTIME YOU TURN THE WHEEL THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. IT WILL COST OVER $2,000.00 TO FIX THIS ISSUE. I HAVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE LOSE POWER STEERING WHEN YOU TURN THE WHEEL. I DO NOT BELIEVE MY VEHICLE IS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT.

Mileage: 120,000

POWER STEERING FAILURE AT LOW SPEEDS,AROUND CORNERS,WHILE PARKING,INTERMITENT.

Mileage: 70,000

CHEVROLET TRAVERSE ASSISTED POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY I WILL LOSE POWER STEERING WHILE MAKING LOW SPEED TURNS. EVEN THOUGH A 2010 TRAVERSE IS ON THE 14329A RECALL, MY VIN ISN'T ON THE RECALL.

Mileage: 95,000

STEERING AND SUSPENSION TIGHTENS SO THAT IT IS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN VEHICLE. CAUSED A NEAR CRASH OF VEHICLE

Mileage: 70,000

STEERING BECOMES DIFFICULT FROM TIME TO TIME. MORE OFTEN WHEN REVERSING OR PARALLEL PARKING

Mileage: 78,000

2010 CHEVY TRAVERSE LOST POWER STEERING WHILE BEING DRIVEN BY SON. INITIAL FAILURE OCCURRED AT STREET SPEEDS. THE CAR COULD BE STEERED WITHOUT POWER BUT IT WAS DIFFICULT AT LOW SPEEDS. DEALER WAS INFORMED OF SOUNDS WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 100,000 MILES BUT NOTHING WAS DONE. THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS 133,000 MILES (2-3 YEARS AFTER SOUNDS REPORTED TO DEALER).

Mileage: 133,000

THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY THINGS WRONG WITH CAR SINCE WE BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN 2010 FROM THE COMPLETE FUEL SYSTEM REPLACED TO 3 ENTIRE BRAKES REPLACED, TO TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, TO TRACKTION STILBILITY CONTROL LIGHTS FAILING, TO POWER STEERING PUMP , TO FAULTY CONTROL BOX ISSUES, REPLACEMENT OF WINDOW SHIELD WIPER MOTOR, AIR CONDITIONING/HEATING MODULE. MOST OF THIS UNDER WARRANITY OR NOT COVERED STILL AT ALL IN FIRST 4 YEARS OF OWNING THIS CAR. ITS LITERALLY A PILE OF JUNK. SO MANY SAFETY ISSUES THAT GM WONT LIST AS A RECALL. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED BUT STILL FAIL DO ANYTHING. THE DEALER SHIP HERE IN WALDORF MD, TO CONCEAL WHAT THEY DID LATELY TO MY CAR IN DAMAGING THE FRONT SHOCKS AND STRUTS WOULDNT EVEN GET ON THE PHONE WITH A CONFERENCE CALL WITH ME INSTEAD REFUSED TO TALK TO ME AND ALSO BAN ME FROM THE DEALERSHIP WHICH LEADS TO MORE SUSPICION THAT THEY ARE HIDING THE TRUTH THAT THEY DID SOMETHING TO DAMAGE MY CAR. THIS IS THE ONLY DEALER IN TOWN TOO. THIS ISN'T THE FIRST COMPLAINT. DONT BUY THIS CAR. NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS, A LEMON.

Mileage: 87,045

I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEARLER IN WALDORF MARYLAND WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP MY CAR I NOTICED THE FRONT END WAS DOWN, I DROVE LIKE I WAS ON A TRACTOR. IT WAS NOT THIS WAY WHEN I DROPPED IT OFF. I HAVE 3 DIFFERENT PEOPLE THAT CAN VOUCH FOR THIS. THE DEALER SHIP NOR GM WILL GIVE ME AN ANSWER. THE ASST SER MGT SAID IF THE MECHANIC FAILED TO SAY SOMETHING HE APOLOGIZED . WHEN ON THE PHONE WITH GM THE DEALER SHIP WOULD NOT TALK TO ME ON THE PHONE FOR AN EXPLAINTION BUT SAID WE DID NOTHING TO YOUR CAR BUT WOULD NOT RALK ON THE PHONE ONLY PROVING TO BE HIDING SOMETHING OF THE TRUTH.

Mileage: 87,045

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DISPLAYS THEN ENGINE POWER REDUCED WARNING COMES ON, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLOW AT ANY TIME (VERY DANGEROUS WHEN ON THE FREEWAY). THE THROTTLE NEEDLE AND CAR SHAKES AND CAR WILL CUT OFF AND STALL TO TURN ON AGAIN.

Mileage: 488,881

POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING WHILE PARKING AT LOW SPEED. TOOK THE CAR TO A CHEVY DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING DIAGNOSTICALLY WRONG WITH IT. VERY DISCONCERTING.

Mileage: 177,000

POWER STEERING AND TIMING CHAIN FAILED IN VEHICLE AT 74K MILES. THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME ISSUES FROM OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE. GENERAL MOTORS HAS NOT ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE WHICH HAS BEEN WIDELY REPORTED. WHILE IN MOTION ON NOVEMBER 4, 2017, OUR VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER EVENTUALLY SHUTTING OFF. UPON TRYING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WE HEARD A GRINDING SOUND. WE IMMEDIATELY PUSHED THE VEHICLE TO A NEAR BY REPUTABLE REPAIR SHOP. UPON THEIR EVALUATION IT WAS DETERMINED THE TIMING CHAIN WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WE CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS TO INFORM THEM OF THE ISSUE, THEY RESPONDED BY HAVING US TO TOW OUR VEHICLE TO DON BROWN CHEVROLET IN SAINT LOUIS MISSOURI. GENERAL MOTORS ASKED US TO AUTHORIZE DON BROWN TO "BREAK DOWN" THE VEHICLE IN WHICH WE AGREED. WE WERE THEN INFORMED BECAUSE OF A COST ANALYSIS BEING PERFORMED BY GENERAL MOTORS AND DON BROWN, A BREAK DOWN OF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT NECESSARY AND NOTHING WOULD BE DONE BY THE MANUFACTURER TO REPAIR THE POWER STEERING OR TIMING CHAIN. IT IS WIDELY REPORTED OLD TIMING CHAINS WERE INSTALLED IN 2009-2011 CHEVY TRAVERSE WHICH HAS LED TO SEVERAL ENGINE FAILURES AND INOPERABLE VEHICLES OF CONSUMERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IT IS IRRESPONSIBLE FOR GENERAL MOTORS TO HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES WITH TIMING CHAINS THAT STRETCH AND CAUSE ENGINE DAMAGE. GENERAL MOTORS HAS PLACED A HARDSHIP ON FAMILIES WHEN THEY REFUSE TO COVER THE VERY EXPENSIVE COST OF THESE REPAIRS. WE PURCHASED OUR VEHICLE LESS THAN 2 YEARS AGO FROM A CHEVY DEALER AND TO HAVE IT TO BECOME IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER AND SHUT OFF IN TRAFFIC IS VERY DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. GENERAL MOTORS HAS NOT OFFERED ANY RELIEF WITH AN ISSUE KNOWN TO THEM.BEING OUT OF WARRANTY AND NOT PURCHASING AN EXTENDED WARRANTY SHOULD EXCLUDE DEFECTS AS IN THE ONES STATED IN THIS COMPLAINT.

Mileage: 74,000

EVERYTIME WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED, IT MAKES A GRINDING NOISE. IT KEEPS GETTING WORSE. EVEN WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS BARELY TURNED.

TRAVELING APROX 55MPH. LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING POWER. VEHICLE ENDED UP IN A DITCH AND NOW NO LONGER RUNNING. ACCIDENT CLAIM MADE WITH GEICO.

Mileage: 125,000

AFTER TAKING MY VEHICLE IN TO HAVE MY OIL REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP, AS I WAS LEAVING I BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE TROUBLE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. WENT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP TO HAVE MY VEHICLE LOOKED AT IN ROUTE HOME, AND WAS TOLD THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND THE WHEEL (PULLEY) MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED BUT TO WAIT BECAUSE THEY HAVE OVER 80 2010 TRAVERSE OWNERS WITH THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM AND GM IS AWARE OF THIS SO LETS HOPE SOON THIS WILL BE RECALLED TO HAVE FIXED AT NO COST TO ME. IT'S BEEN OVER TWO WEEKS AND I HAVE YET TO READ OR HEAR ABOUT THIS ISSUE BEING RECALLED FOR SERVICE REPAIRS. I CAN'T TURN LEFT OR RIGHT AT SLOW SPEEDS OR WHEN PARKING WITHOUT PLACING A HARD STRAIN ON MY BACK TRYING TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. PLEASE GM DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS SERIOUS VEHICLE SAFETY ISSUE SOON!! I CAN'T EVEN DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY OF FEAR THIS WILL CAUSE ME TO CRASH AND IT IS MY ONLY RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION.

Mileage: 190,000

THE STEERING RACK ON THIS VEHICLE WENT MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. THIS HAS BEEN THE CASE IN MANY OF THESE VEHICLES OF THIS YEAR. PRIOR YEARS OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME ISSUE BUT AS OF YET THE 2010 HAS NOT. THEY REPLACED MY STEERING PUMP AND TOLD ME THE RACK WAS GONE AND WOULD BE 1700 TO REPLACE. THE CAR CANNOT BE DRIVEN AS IT IS UNSAFE. THE TIMING CHAIN IS ALSO GONE WHICH IS ANOTHER ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL THAT CHEVROLET IS NOT DEALING WITH. ALTHOUGH THIS DOES NOT RENDER THE VEHICLE UNSAFE IT IS OVERALL A VERY BADLY DESIGNED VEHICLE. MY MAJOR ISSUE IS THE SAFETY AND READ MANY MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL. I CAN NO LONGER USE THE VEHICLE AS IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND A SERIOUS FINANCIAL HARDSHIP. I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN GOOD FAITH ACCORDING TO THE SAFETY RATING TO TRANSPORT MY GRANDCHILDREN AND FRIENDS AND IT IS NOW UNSAFE AND UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. I AM HOPING FOR A RECALL OF THIS VEHICLE AS I HAVE READ THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE DEALING WITH THIS SITUATION. THANK YOU. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB

Mileage: 100,000

AT LOW SPEEDS TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT THE STEERING LOCKS UP AND IS DIFFICULT TO TURN. CANNOT ALWAYS MAKE A TURN AS EXPECTED AND MUST MAKE WIDE TURN INTO ON-COMING TRAFFIC BUT USUALLY ABLE TO STOP IN TIME. HAPPENS RANDOMLY. HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR @ 1 YEAR.

Mileage: 170,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PHILLIPS CHEVROLET (9700 W LINCOLN HWY, FRANKFORT, IL 60423 (815) 469-2323) FOR A ROUTINE SERVICE CHECK. THE TECHNICIAN DID NOT LOCATE ANY DIAGNOSTIC CODES AND THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. ...UPDATED 11/15/17 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. *JS

Mileage: 68,000

POWER STEERING FAILS WITHOUT WARNING WHEN MAKING TURNS, PARTICULARLY AT LOW SPEEDS. THEN AS QUICKLY AS IT FAILS, IT WILL RETURN AGAIN. THE CAR NOW HAS 120,000 MILES ON IT, BUT THIS ISSUE STARTED WHEN IT ONLY HAD 50,000 MILES ON IT, AND WAS JUST OUT OF WARRANTEE. 3 DIFFERENT MECHANICS INCLUDING THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE SAID THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AS THE POWER STEERING PUMP IS WORKING PROPERLY AND THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR IS PROPERLY FILLED. THE DEALER ACTUALLY TOLD US 'IT'S JUST TIME FOR A NEW CAR GUYS.' WE HAVE SPOKEN IN PERSON TO TWO OTHER OWNERS OF TRAVERSES AND THEY DESCRIBE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM.

Mileage: 105,000

HAVING PROBLEM WITH MY STEERING WHEEL ON MY 2010 TRAVERSE. EVERY TIME I TURN ESPECIALLY WHEN I'M TRYING TO PARK THE STEERING WHEEL IS VERY HARD TO TURN LIKE IF THE VEHICLE HAD NO STEERING FLUID. IT'S PROBLEM THAT LOTS OF OWNER WITH THE SAME MODEL HAVE AND I THINK GM SHOULD MAKE THIS A RECALL.

Mileage: 89,000

THE PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE IS LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHEN DRIVING AT LOW TO SPEED ESPECIALY WHEN TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION. I STARTED HAVING THIS PROBLEM AT AROUND 80 K MILES AND ITS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. NOW IT DOES THIS WHEN NOT DRIVING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHACED THIS VEHICLE., JBA CHEVROLET IN GLEN BURNIE , MD. I WAS TOLD THAT CHEVROLET WAS NOT COVEING THE COST OF THE POWER STEERING PUMP OR THE RACK AND PINION EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF TRAVESE OWNERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM . THIS IS TRUELY A SAFETY ISSUE , NOT KNOWING WHEN YOU COULD LOSE THE ABILITY TO STEER .!!!! AND IN MY CASE AT ANY SPEED.

POWER STEERING STIFFENS WHEN PARKING OR GOING AROUND CURBS AT LOW SPEEDS. ALMOST HIT VEHICLES IN A PARKING GARAGE CAUSED BY THIS ISSUE. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE THE TRAVERSE HAD 52K MILES.

Mileage: 52,350

AT SLOW SPEED ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE STEERING GET SO STIFF YOU NEED TWO HAND TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. MOST TIME NOTICE THE PROBLEM AT 5-10 MPH. TURNING BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT INTO A PARKING SPACE OR FROM A STOP TO TURN ONTO A STREET.

Mileage: 83,000

CAR STEERING FAILURE AT STOPPED OR LOW SPEED (10 MPH) TURNS. NO ISSUE WITH TURN WHILE AT HIGH OR CRUISING SPEEDS. OCCURS ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS.

Mileage: 140,000

UNDER 35MPH, THE STEERING GETS VERY DIFFICULT, MAKING THE CAR VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. IT HAPPENS FREQUENTLY, IN PARKING LOTS, EXITING AND ENTERING LOTS. AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN, UNTIL YOU ARE MID-TURN, CAUSING YOU TO USE EXTREME EFFORT TO MANEUVER. IT MADE ME VERY FEARFUL AND A BIT PANICKED THAT I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT, IF ONE WERE PENDING. IT HAS BEEN INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT AND MORE FREQUENT SINCE THE DATE LISTED BELOW

Mileage: 69,500

TL* THE CONTACT'S MOTHER OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE THE CONTACT'S MOTHER WAS DRIVING 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY LOOSE AND THE VEHICLE MADE A SQUEALING SOUND. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEEDS NOTICED WHINING NOISE AND HARD TO TURN. AFTER INSPECTION BY AUTO SHOP THEY STATED THE SUV HAD A LEAK IN THE POWER STEERING RACK AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE HAS LESS THEN 55,000 MILES WITH NO OTHER ISSUES.

Mileage: 55,000

OUR 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE WILL LOSE POWER STEERING WHEN MAKING HARD TURNS AND/OR TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN MOTION NEARLY EVERY TIME WHEN THIS HAPPENS. WE HAVE LOST ALL POWER STEERING WHEN TURNING EVEN ON FIVE LANE HIGHWAYS, CROSSING VERY BUSY HIGHWAYS. WE HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS WITH A VEHICLE BEFORE THIS ONE. WE ARE REPORTING IT TODAY, BUT WE HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING SEVERAL TIMES WITH OUR TRAVERSE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND GENERAL MOTORS NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

Mileage: 95,000

STEERING IS STIFF AND VERY HARD TO TURN AT LOW SPEED OR STOPPED.

I WAS INFORMED THAT MY STEERING SYSTEM IS FAILING IN MULTIPLE PARTS. THIS WAS NO SURPRISE TO THE MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN THESE VEHICLES. NOT ONLY IS THIS A COSTLY REPAIR BUT IT CAN ALSO BECOME A HAZARDOUS CONDITION DUE TO LOSS OF POWER STEERING.

Mileage: 70,500

THERE IS A STEERING WARRANTY ON THIS VEHICLE FOR DEFAULT IN STEERING UP TO 150,000 MILES. I'VE OWNED MY CAR LITTLE OVER A YEAR AND IT WASN'T UNTIL IT BROKE AND I WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS OF GETTING IT FIXED THAT I BECAME AWARE OF THE WARRANTY. I'M NOW 6000 MILES OVER AND HAVE NO VEHICLE. I REALIZE I'M OVER THE MILEAGE A LITTLE BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS WASN'T A FULL RECALL FOR SAFETY REASONS IN THE FIRST PLACE!HOWEVER I FEEL CHEVROLET SHOULD HELP COVER A DECENT PORTION OF THE REPAIR. IS THERE ANYTHING THING YOU CAN DO TO HELP. IT'S A VERY EXPENSIVE PROCESS. AND VERY DANGEROUS FOR EVERYONE ON THE ROAD. IT ABOUT SLUNG ME INTO A DUMP TRUCK WHILE TAKING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL ONE MORNING AND THEN WOULD HARDLY TURN AT ALL EVEN IN A SLIGHT CURVE.

Mileage: 156,109

THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT INTERMEDIATELY WHILE DRIVING ON TURNS. THE POWER STEERING HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE I PURCHASED THE VECHILE BUT PUT TODAY'S DATE AS THE DATE OF ISSUE.

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE MAKING A TURN AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED AND INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 169,325.

Mileage: 169,325

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 169,539.

Mileage: 169,539

POWER STEERING GIVES OUT WHEN GOING SLOW AND TURNING. LIKE TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE, OR TURNING CORNERS. DEAL SAYS THE POWER STEERING RACK IS LEAKING ON BOTH SIDES. THE CAR HAS 79000 MILES

EPS SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE NO POWER STEERING AT LOW SPEED OR WHEN ENGINE IS IDLING CANNOT TURN CAR AT LOW SPEED MAKES WHINING NOISE AT HIGH SPEED.

Mileage: 1

POWER STEERING FAILS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN AT SLOW SPEEDS (PARKING ETC).

Mileage: 140,000

WHEN TURNING LEFT OF RIGHT AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED THE POWER STEERING FAILS FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE NOT NEGOTIATING THE TURN CORRECTLY. JUST LAST WEEK I WAS TURNING LEFT AT A STOP LIGHT TRYING TO STEER INTO THE INSIDE LANE; HOWEVER, THE STEERING WILL WOULD NOT TURN AS REQUIRED - RESULTING IN MY CAR TRAVELING INTO THE OUTSIDE LANE. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE THAT COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. I NOTICED THAT SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR ISSUES AND WOULD LIKE IT TO BE INVESTIGATED FURTHER.

Mileage: 107,000

POWER STEERING SUDDENLY GOES OUT AT LOW SPEEDS, WHEN COASTING, VERY HARD TO TURN FROM A STOPPED POSITION UNTIL YOU START GOING, SLOWING DOWN FOR CURVES OR TURNS IT GOES OUT AS WELL, ALL ON NORMAL PAVED ROADS. IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH WHEN GOING 45 MPH AND YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE GAS TO COAST AROUND A CURVE, THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES SO STIFF I VEARED INTO THE OTHER LANE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC JUST FIGHTING THE STEERING WHEEL. HITTING THE BRAKES MADE IT EVEN WORSE. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!!

Mileage: 136,740

STEERING WHEEL IS GETTING VERY HARD TO TURN AT TIMES BECOMES STUCK AND WILL NOT MOVE AND CONTINUES TO HAPPEN

Mileage: 83,000

AT LOW SPEEDS 5-20 MPH POWER STEERING IS NOT WORKING/VERY HARD TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT! VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ANYONE WHO OWNS A TRAVERSE!!!!

Mileage: 93,000

WHEN DRIVING AT SLOWER RATES OF SPEED I KEEP LOOSING POWER STEERING. ESPECIALLY WHEN STOPPED TRYING TO MAKE A TURN OR TRYING TO PARK IN PARKING LOTS. VERY FRUSTRATING.

SLOW SPEEDS THE STEERING BECOMES CHOPPY AND UNRESPONSIVE

Mileage: 55,000

STEERING GOES IN AND OUT AT LOW SPEEDS. INTERMITTENTLY BECOMES VERY HARD/ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. IT IS MOST PRONOUNCED WHEN TURNING INTO OR OUT OF A PARKING SPACE BUT WILL ALSO SOMETIMES OCCUR WHEN PULLING OUT FROM A STOP SIGN INTO TRAFFIC AND WHEN TURNING ONTO OTHER STREETS.

Mileage: 88,000

POWER STEERING HAS BECOME DIFFICULT TO STEER WHEN TRYING TO PARK OR LEAVE PARKING LOT. THE CAR IS IN THE SHOP NOW FOR A > $1500 REPAIR. REPLACE BOTH RACK & PINION AND POWER STEERING PUMP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,046.

Mileage: 124,046

WHILE DRIVING AT A LOWER SPEED AND USUALLY WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE, MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND DOES NOT TURN. THIS HAPPENS WHILE TURNING BOTH DIRECTIONS, LEFT AND RIGHT. I LITERALLY HAVE TO PLAN MY TRIP TO MY DESTINATION ACCORDING TO MY STEERING WHEEL. I CAN NOT PARK BETWEEN CARS IN A PARKING LOT. I NO LONGER ALLOW TO MY DAUGHTER TO DRIVE ME CAR DUE TO THE STEERING PROBLEM. I THEN BEGAN READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A CHEVROLET CUSTOMER, ALONG WITH MY PARENTS. CHEVROLET SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL MONTHS AGO ACCORDING TO ALL DOCUMENTED PROBLEMS. I ALSO READ THERE IS A COURT CASE ON THIS ISSUE. I WILL NEED TO GET MY STEERING FIXED AS I NO LONGER TRUST MY CAR DRIVING AND PARKING. I WAS HOPING THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS STEERING ISSUE.

Mileage: 98,000

STEERING BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS PARKING MERGING INTO TRAFFIC OR NAVIGATING A TURN THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OCCURRENCE THAT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS AND BODILY HARM AS WELL AS SERIOUS PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON MANY OCCASIONS TAKING TURNS WHILE IN TRAFFIC AT LOW SPEED ENTERING A PARKING SPACE. I LOVE THE VEHICLE ITSELF AND I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED AFTER SEEING THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS POSTED THAT CHEVY HAS NOT STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE . THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN! THE DEALERS DON'T EVEN KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE ISSUE IS. THEY ARE GOING FROM RECOMMENDING REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION TO RACK TO STEERING PUMPS ETC. LET'S NOT WAIT UNTIL LIVES ARE LOST OVER THIS AS WE HAVE SEEN IN THE PAST! SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE IMMEDIATELY TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM. IF MULTIPLE SERVICE BULLETINS HAVE BEEN ISSUED THEN YOU ARE AWARE THERE IS A PROBLEM. SOMEONE PLEASE DO THE RIGHT THING!

Mileage: 109,000

STEERING BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS PARKING MERGING INTO TRAFFIC OR NAVIGATING A TURN THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OCCURRENCE THAT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS AND BODILY HARM AS WELL AS SERIOUS PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON MANY OCCASIONS TAKING TURNS WHILE IN TRAFFIC AT LOW SPEED ENTERING A PARKING SPACE AND HAS ALSO OCCURRED WHILE MY YOUNGEST, A FAIRLY NEW DRIVER WAS AT THE WHEEL . I LOVE THE VEHICLE ITSELF AND I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED AFTER SEEING THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS POSTED THAT CHEVY HAS NOT STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE . THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN! THE DEALERS DON'T EVEN KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE ISSUE IS. THEY ARE GOING FROM RECOMMENDING REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION TO RACK TO STEERING PUMPS ETC. LET'S NOT WAIT UNTIL LIVES ARE LOST OVER THIS AS WE HAVE SEEN IN THE PAST! SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE IMMEDIATELY TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM. IF MULTIPLE SERVICE BULLETINS HAVE BEEN ISSUED THEN YOU ARE AWARE THERE IS A PROBLEM. SOMEONE PLEASE DO THE RIGHT THING!

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,000.

Mileage: 152,000

MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH POWER STEERING. 9/30/2010 BROUGHT VEHICLE IN FOR GRINDING NOISE & VIBRATION, GEAR BOX ASSEMBLY INDICATED AS PROBLEM, REPLACED STEERING GEAR. 10/12/11- NOISE WHEN TURNING: REPLACED SPRING & RACK, 10/18/11 VIBRATION WHEN TURNING, POWER STEERING PUMP DETERMINED AS CULPRIT , REPLACED PUMP; 5/17/12 STEERING MAKING GRINDING NOISE, NO FLUID... REPLACED POWER STEERING FLUID; 5/19/2012 GRINDING NOISE WHEN TURNING WHEEL, AGAIN NO FLUID, INLET CLAMP LOOSE, RESECURED & ADDED FLUID AGAIN, 6/22/2016, INTERMITTENTLY WHEN GO TO TURN POWER STEERING LIKE A MANUAL STEERING, NO POWER STEERING FLUID, CHECKED, POWERING STEERING PUMP & STEERING GEAR DETERMINED TO BE CAUSE, $ 464 FOR REPAIRS! IF MY YOUNGER DRIVING AGE CHILDREN WERE DRIVING, WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 50,085

JUNE 2016, APPROX. 114,000 MI - FELT A LURCH IN STOP & GO TRAFFIC; FLASHED "SERVICE STABILITRAK," "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL," "BACKUP ALERTS = OFF". THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED. A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD WHEN TRAFFIC SPED UP, I REALIZED I ONLY HAD ONE GEAR AND COULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 60MPH. A SERIOUS PROBLEM ON THE INTERSTATE! SEVERAL HOURS LATER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON, BUT THE CAR DROVE NORMALLY -- STRAIGHT TO THE REPAIR SHOP, WHERE IT WAS DEEMED TO NEED $2400 IN TRANSMISSION REPAIR DUE TO THE FOLLOWING FAULT CODES: P182E & C0561. THEY WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION MODE SHIFT SENSOR AND THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. THE MECHANIC ALSO INFORMED US THAT WE WILL EVENTUALLY NEED A $700 REPAIR FOR THE CONTROL ARMS IN THE REAR SUSPENSION -- GE HAS CORRECTED A KNOWN FAULT IN THE PARTS. ALL THIS IS ON TOP OF A $3000 REPAIR DONE IN APRIL 2015 AT 92,500 MI. FOR KNOWN STEERING DEFECTS. IN THAT CASE, AS THE TRAVERSE WARMED UP, THE POWER STEERING GOT HARD TO TURN. GM REPAIRED PART OF THE PROBLEM AT NO COST, REPLACING POWER STEERING PUMP AND GEAR HOUSING. ANOTHER MECHANIC COMPLETED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY THAT WAS ALSO PART OF THE PROBLEM. THESE ARE BOTH SUBSTANTIAL DEFECTS AND REPAIRS NEEDED IN A VEHICLE THAT WAS EXPECTED TO LAST MUCH LONGER BEFORE NEEDING MORE THAN ROUTINE MAINTENANCE.

Mileage: 114,000

MY VEHICLE IS JUST OVER 60,000 MILES. IT NEEDS A NEW POWER STEERING PUMP (RECALLED) AND NOW A NEW STEERING RACK. THE VEHICLE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN PARKING LOTS AND ON THE ROADS. I THOUGHT IT JUST NEEDED A POWER STEERING FLUSH AND SO THAT WAS COMPLETED AT 50,000 MILES. THAT WAS AFTER I HAD REPAIRED A 700 ENGINE COOLANT HOSE.

Mileage: 50,000

THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING, ESPECIALLY AT LOWER SPEEDS. WHEN MAKING A TURN, THE STEERING STIFFENS UP AND MAKE IT VERY HARD TO TURN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS SEVERAL TIMES I HAVE HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO AVOID GOING INTO THE OTHER LANE. THEN THE STEERING RECENTLY GAVE OUT COMPLETELY ON MY WAY TO WORK.

Mileage: 87,598

WE HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR 2 YEARS AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR STEERING RELATED ISSUES 4 TIMES. AT LOW SPEEDS THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING, MAKING IT HARD TO MAKE THE SLIGHTEST TURN. MORE THAN ONCE WE HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC AT THE END OF OUR DRIVEWAY BECAUSE WE COULDN'T TURN SHARP ENOUGH. AT FIRST THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS PART OF A RECALL, BUT AFTER FIXING IT 3 TIMES THEY DECIDED THE PROBLEM WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL AND CHARGED US $1400. ONE WEEK LATER AND THE CAR WAS DOING THE SAME THING. WE ARE TAKING THE VEHICLE IN AGAIN. I HAVE FILED AN OFFICIAL COMPLAINT WITH CHEVY, WE'LL SEE IF THAT DOES ANY GOOD.

Mileage: 45,000

2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING THE THE VEHICLE ITS NOT CHANGING GEARS AT TIMES AND IT SLIPS. AT TIMES WHEN IT DOES NOT SLIPS, IT STARTS TO MAKE A LOUD MUFFLER SOUND WHILE DRIVING AND MY FOOT IS ON THE GAS AND ITS LIKE FORCING THE VEHICLE TO MOVE. IN ORDER TO STOP THE SOUND AND SLIP, I SOMETIME HAVE TO PLACE CAR ON PARK AND THEN PUT ON DRIVE TO RE ADJUST. SOMETIMES IT WORKS AND SOMETIME IT DOES NOT. TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND STATE THAT THERE WERE ALOT OF CODES FOR THE TRANSMISSION WHICH IS UNUSUAL FOR A TRANSMISSION THAT NEW(FOR A 2010). I THEN CONTACTED A CHEVY DEALER WHO STATE THAT THERE IS NO COMPLAINT REGARDING TRANSMISSION. I BELIEVE THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. PLEASE HELP AS I HAVE TWO YOUNG CHILDREN THAT IS ON THE VEHICLE WITH ME ON A DAILY BASIS. THIS ISSUE SOMETIMES HAPPEN AND SOME TIME IT DOES NOT. THE STEERING WHEEL OF THE VEHICLE ALSO MAKES A SOUND WHEN TURNING. THE AC BLOWS, BUT THE FROM VENT ONLY BLOW AIR FROM THE BOTTOM AND NOT THROUGH THE VENTS. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS PART OF THE ISSUE OR A DIFFERENT ISSUE.

AT SLOW SPEEDS IT BECOMES HARD TO STEER , AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS.

I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE GM DEALERSHIP FOR AN UNRELATED PROBLEM AND THE TECHNICIAN "DISCOVERED" A FAULTY/LEAKING STEERING GEAR BOX....TOTALLY REPLACED AT A COST OF $1386. NOW, FOLLOWING ONLINE RESEARCH, I REALIZE THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND GM WOULD APPEAR TO BE CIRCUMVENTING REPORTING AND A RECALL BY HAVING INDIVIDUALS "PAY FOR THE FIX".....I WANT TO DOCUMENT THIS COMPLAINT AND MY PERSONAL ENCUMBERANCE OF THE REPAIR COSTS....THE DISCUSSION ONLINE POINTS TO A COMMON AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT WE HAD NOT "YET" EXPERIENCED, BUT ACCORDING TO THE TECHNICIAN, MAY HAVE HAD A DANGEROUS ENCOUNTER AT ANY TIME!

Mileage: 75,915

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DETAILS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,827.

Mileage: 75,827

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM AND THE ENGINE COILS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 65,000

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STEER/TURN AT LOW LEVEL OF SPEEDS USUALLY LESS THAN 5MPH THE STEERING IS VERY STIFF AND REQUIRES A LOT OF EFFORT TO TURN THE VEHICLE. I ALSO RECENTLY FELT MY STEERING LOCK UP WHILE MERGING ONTO THE FREEWAY GOING AT A RATE OF 50-60 MPH.

Mileage: 95,000

STARTED WITH A WHINING NOISE AT LOW SPEED APPROX 3 YEARS AGO AND THEN SLOWLEY STARTED TIGHTENING AT LOW SPEED THEN ULTIMATLY GIVING OUT COMPLETELY. THE TIGHTENING WAS A FRIGHTENING THING AS YOU NEVER KNEW WHEN IT WAS GOING TO DO IT AND YOU HAD TO BE PREPARED FOR IT TO OTHER WISE YOU WOULD HAVE HIT ANOTHER CAR OR PERSON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,664.

Mileage: 35,664

WHEN MAKING LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS THE STEERING WHEEL WILL STIFFEN MAKING COMPLETING TURNS VERY DIFFICULT. A COUPLE OF TIMES I HAD TO MAKE COMPLETE STOPS TO AVOID HITTING VEHICLES OR GOING INTO A DITCH. I ALSO NOTICED THE STEERING STIFFENING WHILE MAKING SLIGHT TURNS WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED. THIS IS SERIOUSLY PUTTING MY FAMILY IN DANGER.

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND BECOME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WHEN MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURNED. THE FAILURE RECURRED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

Mileage: 102,000

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES LOSS OF POWER STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS. CHEVROLET ISSUED A SPECIAL WARRANTY FOR THE POWER STEERING PUMP, HOWEVER WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THE VEHICLE ALSO HAD A CRACKED STEERING RACK. A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH SHOWED THAT HUNDREDS OF OTHER DRIVERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. CHEVROLET IS ONLY OFFERING TO FIX ONE COMPONENT OF A FAULTY STEERING SYSTEM, LEAVING DRIVERS TO FOOT THE BILL FOR THE OTHER FAULTY PARTS.

Mileage: 80,000

THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN MAKING A HIGH PITCHED SQUEAKING NOISE FOR ABOUT A WEEK BUT ONLY WHEN I SLOWED TO A STOP AND BEGAN TO SPEED UP. TODAY AS I SLOWED TO MAKE A TURN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. BECAUSE I WAS ABOUT THIRTY MILES FROM HOME I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE IT HOME. WHEN I WAS ON MAIN ROADS GOING ABOUT 55MPH, THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE GOING AWAY, BUT EACH TIME I SLOWED TO MAKE A TURN, THE VEHICLE'S POWER STEERING WOULD GO OUT. I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THIS WAS A COMMON COMPLAINT FOR CHEVY TRAVERSE OWNERS AND THAT THEY ALL SEEM TO BE OCCURRING AROUND 70,000 MILES. WITH ALL THE CONTROVERSY OVER THE MILLIONS OF GM VEHICLES RECALLED FOR POWER STEERING PROBLEMS RESULTING IN ACCIDENTS I AM VERY UPSET THAT THESE VEHICLES WERE NOT AMONG THEM.

Mileage: 69,460

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING PLACE WHEN THE CAR JUST WOULD NOT TURN. THE POWER STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT. I ALMOST HIT THE CAR ALREADY PARKED AND THE GENTLEMAN GETTING OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. I PROFUSELY APOLOGIZED AND BACKED THE CAR OUT OF THE GENERAL AREA. I THEN MOVED TO THE BACK OF THE PARKING LOT TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAD HAPPENED. WHEN THE CAR OPERATED AT NORMAL SPEED, THERE WAS NO ISSUE WITH THE STEERING. WHEN THE CAR OPERATED AT THE SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT. WHEN I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET, I SAW THE MANY PEOPLE WHO WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME HAZARD. I AM EXTREMELY HAPPY THAT MY WIFE WAS NOT DRIVING OUR FOUR CHILDREN IN THE CAR. AT THE TIME, I WAS DRIVING WITH THREE OF THE CHILDREN AND I WAS EXTREMELY SHAKEN BY THE ENTIRE SITUATION. I AM HOPING THAT SOMEONE CAN EXPLAIN WHY A DEFECT SUCH AS THIS WAS NOT RECALLED OR, AT THE LEAST, PLACED ON A PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE BANK. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE. I SERIOUSLY THINK THE PUBLIC SHOULD HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF THIS COMING FROM THE ACTUAL DEALERSHIP WITH, AT THE LEAST, A PHONE CALL OR LETTER INFORMING OF THE HAZARD....UPDATED 09/22/15 *BF UPDATED 12/05/2017*CN

Mileage: 116,100

I BROUGHT MY 2010 CHEVY TRAVERSE IN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR WORK. I PREVIOUSLY HAD RECEIVED A SERVICE BULLETIN 14329A WHICH WAS FOR A DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING PUMP. DURING THE COURSE OF THE SERVICE, THE DEALER LET ME KNOW THAT DUE TO THE POWER STEERING PUMP BEING DEFECTIVE, THE STEERING RACK PUMP WAS ALSO NEEDING REPAIR. GM TOOK CARE OF THE POWER STEERING PUMP BUT NOT THE RACK PUMP AS THE RACK PUMP DID NOT HAVE A FORMAL SERVICE BULLETIN OUT YET. IT IS DISAPPOINTING TO ME THAT THIS WOULD NOT BE TAKEN CARE OF BY GM AS THE POWER STEERING PUMP BEING DEFECTIVE CAUSED THE RACK PUMP TO ALSO BE. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A SERVICE BULLETIN COME OUT ON THE STEERING RACK PUMP AS MANY, MANY OTHERS ARE IN THE SAME SITUATION AS MYSELF.

Mileage: 65,000

IN SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR OUR 2010 CHEVY TRAVERSE STARTED GETTING HARD TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT AND I HAVE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND I CAN NOT AFFORD 1200.00 DOLLARS TO FIX THE PROBLEM WHICH SEEMS LIKE IT IS THE POWER STEERING PUMP. AT THIS POINT WE HAVE NO POWER STEERING ABOUT 90 % OF THE TIME. IT IS GETTING DANGEROUS AT THIS POINT AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE WILL DO THIS WINTER IF WE START TO SLIDE WE WOULD BE UNABLE TO STEER FAST ENOUGH TO KEEP FROM WRECKING. WE NEED THIS CAR. OTHER THAN THE STEERING, I LOVE THIS CAR.

Mileage: 65,000

WHILE TURNING THE POWER STEERING FEELS VERY HEAVY AND DIFFICULT TO TURN AND MAKES A NOISE

Mileage: 57,500

CHEVY RECALLED TWO PARTS IN THE TRAVERSE LINE, A POWER STEERING PUMP AND ANOTHER PART RELATED TO THE STEERING. RECALL NUMBER 14329. WHEN THESE PARTS FAIL THEY CAN CAUSE THE RACK AND PINION TO ALSO FAIL. I HAVE MENTIONED THIS TO NUMEROUS TECHNICIANS AND THEY ALL BACK THIS CLAIM UP. OUR POWER STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED AND CHEVY REPLACED THE PARTS BUT THIS FAILURE CAUSED THE RACK AND PINION TO FAIL WHICH CHEVY IS TAKING NO RESPONSIBILITY TO REPLACE.

Mileage: 51,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE MAKING LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

THE INITIAL PROBLEM STARTED IN DEC. 2014 WHILE TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS WHILE PARKING ESPECIALLY WHEN IT WAS VERY COLD OUT. THE POWER STEERING SEEMS TO GO OUT AND IT IS REALLY HARD TO TURN. THIS HAPPENED EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. I TOOK IT TO A CHEVY DEALER BECAUSE I RECEIVED A TSB IN THE MAIL. THE CHEVY DEALER SAID THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE BULLETIN BECAUSE MY STEERING GEAR IS LEAKING WHICH IS NOT PART OF THE TSB. MY POWER STEERING FLUID IS STILL FULL. COST TO REPAIR WOULD BE $1701.09. MY VEHICLE IS EXHIBITING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS TWO TSB BUT THE DEALER STILL SAYS IT IS NOT COVERED. NOW IN APRIL 2015 THE PROBLEM IS HAPPENING ALL THE TIME EVEN WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING AT NORMAL SPEEDS. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY CHEVY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE IS NOT COVERED! *TR

Mileage: 77,000

DURING SLOW TURNS(E.G.) SLOW TURNS AND WHEN PARKING THE POWER STEERING TEMPORARILY QUITS MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE TURNS. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

ON THE DAY OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, ONLY SECONDS AFTER SIGNING THE CONTRACT, I WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN BECAUSE OF SAFETY RECALLS. HAD TO WAIT THREE WEEKS BEFORE GETTING THE VEHICLE I PURCHASED, VERY NERVOUS AFTER THAT SITUATION. THEN AFTER ONLY HAVING THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 8 MONTHS THE POWER STEERING PUMP, WATER PUMP, AND LEAKING HOSES WENT OUT WITH OVER $1,500 IN REPAIRS. THREE DAYS AFTER THE SECOND INCIDENT THEY CALLED, AFTER I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR MORE BUSINESS TO GET AN OIL CHANGE, TIRES ROTATED AND A SAFETY CHECK, AND THEY TOLD ME THE TIRES WERE UNSAFE AND THEY WOULD NOT ROTATE THE TIRES. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE TIRES FOR APPROXIMATELY $800. I AM NOW ON THE FIFTH (5TH) DAY WITHOUT THE FAMILY VEHICLE AND VERY STRESSED. A 20 YEAR VETERAN RETIRED FROM THE UNITED STATES MARINES IS ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE TO MAKE A BAD DEAL RIGHT. HERE IS MY STATEMENT ON THE LAST 9 MONTHS WITH DEALING WITH PRINCE CHEVROLET OF ALBANY, 2701 LEDO ROAD, ALBANY, GA 31707 AND MY BREAKING DOWN LEMON AND VEHICLE. I AM OUTRAGED THAT THIS IS THE TYPE OF CUSTOMER SERVICE I AM RECEIVING FROM CHEVY AND I WANT OUT OF THE CONTRACT. I NO LONGER WANT ANYTHING TO DO WITH CHEVY OR GMC. I HOPE TO HEAR BACK FROM SOMEONE OTHER THAN THE LOCAL PRINCE OF ALBANY STAFF, THEY ARE OBVIOUSLY GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND. THANK YOU PRINCE CHEVROLET FOR NOT SUPPORTING YOUR VETERANS AND CUSTOMERS OF GEORGIA WITH THE RIGHT SERVICE. A GREAT WAY TO SHOW THE EXAMPLE OF THE RICH STEALING FROM THE POOR. I AM NOT RICH ENOUGH OR POWERFUL ENOUGH TO HOLD PRINCE CHEVROLET OF ALBANY, 2701 LEDO ROAD, ALBANY, GA 31707 ACCOUNTABLE BUT ASK THAT SOMEONE ASSIST ME SO I CAN JUST GET BACK TO A NORMAL LIFE AND TRANSPORT MY FAMILY AROUND SAFELY. *TR

Mileage: 78,340

PURCHASED CAR USED 47011, A LITTLE OVER 2 WKS "CHECK ENGINE"=FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE , NEXT WAS SEAT ASSEMBLY. & ALTERNATOR...WHINING. ENGINE NOISE REPORTED, NOTHING DONE...NO PROBLEMS DETECTED AT TIME DUE TO PROBLEM BEING "INTERMITTENT"! CONTACTED GM EXEC OFFICE REPORTED ISSUES, GOT FILE NUMBER--NO RESOLUTION! RECEIVED SPECIAL COVERAGE LETTER FROM CHEVROLET DATED SEPT 2014 'RE: #14329 @ POWER STEERING PUMP WITH EXTENSION OF WARRANTY COVERAGE. TOOK VEHICLE TO CHEV DEALERSHIP FOR TWO RECALLS (14030 & 14187) AND CHECK POWER STEERING...RECALLS HANDLED, POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED AND INSTALLED NEW GEAR HOUSING KIT. ONE MONTH LATER TOOK BACK FOR STATE INSPECTION, FAILED BECAUSE NOW POWER STEERING RACK LEAKING ON BOTH SIDES!!?! AFTER READING SEVERAL OTHER SIMILAR ACCOUNTS, I AM CONVINCED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND RACK ISSUES ARE CONTINGENT ON THE OTHER...ALSO HEFTY AMOUNT FOR REPAIR $1500-1900; WHICH I AM ALSO VERY CONCERNED MAY JUST BE A TEMPORARY FIX!! WE DESPERATELY NEED HELP CORRECTING THIS INJUSTICE IN LIEU OF SAFETY CONCERNS AND BEING DUPED WHILE INVESTING IN AMERICAN-MADE PRODUCTS...PLEASE ADVISE, RESEARCH, AND HELP US!! FAMILIES AND LIVES DEPEND ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 47,521

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

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

Mileage: 9,500

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

Mileage: 57,000

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

Mileage: 75,000

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

Mileage: 34,000

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

Mileage: 97,000

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

Mileage: 70,689

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

Mileage: 53,000

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

Mileage: 95,000

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

Mileage: 85,000

AT VERY LOW SPEEDS (WHEN PARKING IN A PARKING STALL OR PARALLEL PARKING) OUR POWER STEERING STARTS TO SEIZE UP AND THE WHEEL BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN...IN FACT IT TAKES EVERY OUNCE OF MY PETITE BODY TO GET IT TO TURN. UPON BRINGING IT IN WE HAVE LEARNED THAT THERE IS A WARRANTY EXTENSION OUT ON THIS VERY ISSUE AND ALSO RECEIVED A LETTER INDICATING THAT. UNFORTUNATELY THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE THEREFORE THE FIX WAS NOT COMPLETED. I WOULD THINK THAT ANY TYPE OF STEERING FAILURE THAT COMES WITHOUT AN INDICATOR WARNING LIGHT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A "SAFETY ITEM". WE HAVE ALSO HAD A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND GETS WORSE WHEN IT'S COLD OUT. ALSO WE NOW HAVE A POWER STEERING WHEEL GEAR LEAK AND THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED TO US THAT THEY ALSO THOUGHT THAT THE LEAK MIGHT BE A PART OF THE PROBLEM WHICH IS ALSO ALARMING FOR AGAIN THE FACT THAT I AM LOSING POWER STEERING WITH NO WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR. I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS TO BE THE ROOT OF OUR ISSUE BECAUSE IF IT WAS A FLUID LEVEL ISSUE IT WOULD BE MORE CONSISTENT RATHER THAN AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE. I FIND IT KIND OF STRANGE THAT ALL OF THE SUDDEN WE HAVE ALL THESE POWER STEERING ISSUES ALL AT ONCE AND YET OTHER GM MODELS ARE BEING OFFERED LIFE TIME WARRANTIES ON SOME OF THESE SAME ISSUES. I HAVE OPENED A CASE WITH GM ABOUT THE FAILURE WHEN IT COMES TO TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT IT HAS YET TO BE RESOLVED AND GM HAS ALREADY RECOGNIZED THE ISSUE IN THE WARRANTY EXTENSION AND HAS AN OBLIGATION TO FIX IT. WE FIRST NOTICED THIS ISSUE SINCE THE MIDDLE OF SUMMER 2014. WE WILL SOON HAVE A CHILD TAKING DRIVING LESSONS WITH THIS VEHICLE AND WE ARE ALMOST AFRAID THAT WE WILL LOSE 100% POWER STEERING BECAUSE OF THESE ISSUES WHILE HE IS DRIVING AND HE WILL HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO DO WHICH IS A SCARY THOUGHT! *TR

Mileage: 68,000

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

Mileage: 78,000

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

Mileage: 83,550

JULY 2014 MY TRAVERSE HAD AROUND 67,000 MILES ON IT, AND IT HAD STARTED OVERHEATING. WE TOOK IT TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND HAD THE ISSUE TAKEN CARE OF. WE HAD ALSO ASKED THEM TO ADDRESS THE RECALLS THAT WE HAD RECEIVED NOTICE ON.ONE ISSUE WAS FIXED, AND ON THE INVOICE THEY HAD MADE NOTE THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT US WHEN THE OTHER RECALL PARTS WERE IN. FOR 2 MONTHS, NO PHONE CALL FROM THEM.WE HAD RECEIVED NO CALL THAT THE PARTS WERE IN.THEN THE END OF SEPTEMBER WHILE DRIVING BACK FROM THE COAST, I HEARD A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE A CAP BEING CLICKED BY A TEEN. BLAMED MY NIECE, BUT AFTER READING THE LEGAL DOCUMENTS ON THE LAWSUIT, IT HAD TO HAVE BEEN THE SAME THING. THE NEXT ISSUE THAT WOULD BE WHAT I CONSIDER THE LAST STRAW WITH THIS VEHICLE.IN THE NEXT DAY OR SO, IT BECAME HARD TO TURN AT LOW SPEEDS.WE CHECKED STEERING FLUID, AND IT WAS LOW BUT NO WHERE NEAR EMPTY.WE ADDED ADDITIONAL FLUID AND THOUGHT THAT WAS THE FIX.THE STEERING ISSUE CONTINUED TO WORSEN.DRIVING INTO WORK I NEEDED TO TURN OFF THE MAIN HWY ONTO A ST., DURING THE MORNING RUSH HOUR.I WAS BARELY ABLE TO MAKE THE TURN. IT TOOK ALL I COULD DO TO TURN. WAS VERY SCARY, AND I WAS THANKFUL THAT OUR CHILDREN WERE NOT IN THE CAR.WHEN I ARRIVED TO WORK, I WAS UNABLE TO PULL INTO THE PARKING LOT OF THE OFFICE. I ENDED UP HAVING TO PARK ON THE ST DUE TO BEING UNABLE TO EFFECTIVELY TURN.WE TOOK THE TRAVERSE TO A DIFFERENT CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT THAT THE PUMP, RACK AND PINION, STRUT AND CV BOOT WERE FAILING. FOUND THIS TO BE VERY ODD, MOST OFTEN A CV BOOT WEARS OUT ON A VEHICLE WITH HIGHER MILES THAN THE 70,000MILES.COST TO REPAIR IS AT $2500.00, DUE TO CHEVROLET FOR THE NEGLECT. NOW WE ARE LOOKING FOR A DIFFERENT VEHICLE AND THEY ONLY WANT TO OFFER 14,000 TRADE IN?A $40,000 VEHICLE WORTH NEAR 1/4 OF WHAT WE HAVE PAID FOR IT IN ONLY 4 YEARS.IT IS NOW WORTH NOTHING, BUT I'M UPSIDE DOWN ON AN LOAN! *TR

Mileage: 67,000

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

Mileage: 51,192

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

Mileage: 75,000

THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO UNDER STEER INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A MOUNTAIN PASS DURING A FRIDAY EVENING. WHILE DRIVING THROUGH CURVES THE CAR HAD TO BE SLOWED CONSIDERABLY BELOW THE SPEED LIMIT TO NEGOTIATE THE TURNS. ONCE NEAR OUR DESTINATION APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES AFTER FIRST NOTICING THE PROBLEM, FOUND TURNING THE VEHICLE AT LOWER SPEEDS (IN PARKING LOT) NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND IMPROBABLE AFTER NARROWLY MISSING A DITCH INSTEAD OF A DRIVEWAY OF THE HOTEL. THE FOLLOWING MORNING MADE APPT. WITH GM DEALER TO EVALUATE, WHILE EN ROUTE (APPROX. 4 MILES) THE STEERING BECAME MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT TO TURN, WHEN WE APPROACHED THE DEALERSHIP, THE STEERING WHEEL NEEDED TO BE TURNED SEVERAL TIMES UNDER EXTREME DURESS (AS IF THERE WAS HARDLY ANY MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING RACK ITSELF) ONLY TO SLIGHTLY TURN THE VEHICLE ENOUGH TO GET IN THE DRIVEWAY AND INTO THE PARKING LOT. ONCE THE DEALERSHIP WAS ABLE TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE, WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING UNIT HAD FAILED (NOT UNDER WARRANTY) AND THAT BECAUSE IT FAILED IT DID NOT LUBRICATE THE STEERING RACK PROPERLY THEREFORE RUINING AND RENDERING THE STEERING SYSTEM INOPERABLE. THE REPAIR HAS BEEN QUOTED AT $2600 WITH PARTS AND 12 1/2 HOURS OF LABOR. THE STEERING SYSTEM IS AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT TO ANY VEHICLE, THEREFORE WE ARE GREATLY CONCERNED FOR OUR SAFETY AND OTHERS DUE TO THE NATURE OF THIS FAILURE CONSIDERING THE VULNERABILITY EXHIBITED BY THE STEERING RACK IN THE EVENT OF A POWER STEERING UNIT FAILURE. I AM ABSOLUTELY BEFUDDLED THAT A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD, WITH LESS THAN 70,000 MILES CAN HAVE SUCH A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. HAD I NOT HAD THE STRENGTH NEEDED TO FIGHT THE STEERING THE VEHICLE COULD HAVE EASILY FAILED TO MAKE A TURN AND CERTAINLY HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 69,500

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

Mileage: 78,000

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

Mileage: 82,000

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

Mileage: 50,000

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

Mileage: 90,000

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

Mileage: 27,053

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

Mileage: 80,000

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

Mileage: 70,000

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

Mileage: 90,000

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

Mileage: 75,000

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

Mileage: 78,000

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

Mileage: 78,890

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

Mileage: 70,000

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

Mileage: 30,000

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

Mileage: 46,000

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

Mileage: 62,000

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

Mileage: 41,000

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

Mileage: 50,000

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

Mileage: 97,233

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

Mileage: 55,000

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

Mileage: 60,000

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

Mileage: 40,000

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

Mileage: 69,233

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

Mileage: 62,000

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

Mileage: 60,000

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

Mileage: 67,000

WHILE TURNING THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING.

Mileage: 81,000

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

Mileage: 40,000

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

Mileage: 77,000

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

Mileage: 10,000

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

Mileage: 69,000

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

Mileage: 56,400

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

Mileage: 45,000

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

Mileage: 110,000

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

Mileage: 74,095

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

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

Mileage: 70,000

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

Mileage: 37,500

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

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

Mileage: 60,000

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

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

Mileage: 60,000

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

Mileage: 54,000

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

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

Mileage: 36,000

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

Mileage: 72,500

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

Mileage: 96,000

THE ISSUE WAS FIRST OBSERVED WHEN INITIATING A 90 DEGREE RIGHT HAND TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE AT APPROXIMATELY 10MPH. THE WHEEL DID NOT RESPOND TO THE TURN AND FELT AS IF IT WAS BEING GRABBED OR PINCHED, THE ONLY DRIVER OPTION WAS TO IMMEDIATELY APPLY THE BRAKES. THE WHEEL THEN HAD TO BE MUSCLED IN ORDER TO TURN THE VEHICLE. SINCE THAT INSTANCE, THIS ISSUE HAS INCREASED IN FREQUENCY AND HAS BECOME A DAILY OCCURRENCE. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN OBSERVED BY ALL THREE REGULAR DRIVERS OF THE VEHICLE. MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, THE VEHICLE MUST BE REVERSED TO RE-INITIATE THE TURN SO AS NOT TO HIT OTHER VEHICLES OR PEDESTRIANS. ADDITIONALLY, IT WAS INDEPENDENTLY OBSERVED BY OUR MECHANIC WHEN TAKING THE VEHICLE FOR A TEST DRIVE AFTER PERFORMING UNRELATED WORK ON THE VEHICLE. A RELATED ISSUE OBSERVED INCLUDES A SENSATION OF PINCHING OR BINDING OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN INITIATING A TURN AT LOW SPEED; AFTER EXPERIENCING THIS BRIEF SENSATION THE WHEEL THEN TURNS WITHOUT ISSUE. THE DANGEROUS ASPECT OF THIS ISSUE IS THAT THE DRIVER IS NOT CERTAIN THAT THE WHEEL IS ACTUALLY GOING TO TURN. HOWEVER THE DRIVER CANNOT JUST APPLY THE BRAKES AS THAT MAY RESULT IN GETTING REAR ENDED AND AT THE SAME TIME IS APPREHENSIVE ABOUT MUSCLING THE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS JUST BROUGHT IN FOR INSPECTION OF THE STEERING ISSUES BY OUR CERTIFIED CHEVROLET SERVICE CENTER. THEIR DIAGNOSIS INDICATED THAT THE STEERING RACK REQUIRES REPLACEMENT AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $1600 AND NEEDS TWO (2) DAYS IN THE SHOP. THEY INDICATED IT WAS NOT A DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY ITEM. CURRENT MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE IS APPROXIMATELY 80,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 77,500

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

Mileage: 86,000

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

Mileage: 59,000

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

Mileage: 60,000

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

Mileage: 60,000

LOSS OF POWER STEERING AT SLOW SPEEDS ON HARD TURNS. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

I HAVE A 2010 TRAVERSE. WITH IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS THE STEERING HAS BECOME A DAILY PROBLEM. WHEN MAKING TURNS FROM 25MPH OR LESS YOU LOOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. THE STEERING WILL FREEZE UP WHEN IT CHOOSES. SOMETIMES IT WILL HAPPEN AT THE START OF A TURN SENDING YOU STRAIGHT TOWARD ON COMING TRAFFIC!! WE HAD IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE (MAY 2014) AND ASKED THE DEALER TO CHECK THE STEERING. DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG AND THE VEHICLE IS FINE. IT STILL CONTINUES TO OCCURRENCE ON A DAILY BASIS. WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO BRING IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE PUMP REPLACED. I'M LOOKING FOR OTHER OPTIONS ON HOW TO REPAIR/REPLACE IT THE MOST ECONOMICAL WAY? UNTIL I HAVE THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED IT WILL MOSTLY BE JUST AN AROUND THE TOWN VEHICLE DO TO THE FEAR OF IT MAY HAPPEN WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. I CANT BELIEVE WITH THIS MANY COMPLAINTS GM HASN'T DONE ANYTHING TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. ITS TIME FOR A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHO STATED THE RACK AND PINION AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHO STATED THE RACK AND PINION AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

Mileage: 65,000

THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED. THERE HAS BEEN REPEATED GRINDING AND STEERING ISSUES OVER THE ENSUING 4,000 MILES (6 MO) SINCE THE REPLACEMENT. IT SEEMS THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS AT 40 - 60K MILES, PAST THE LIFETIME OF THE WARRANTY (3 YR / 36,000 MILES). *TR

Mileage: 60,000

AS THE MILEAGE ON THIS VEHICLE REACHED AROUND 80,000 AT TIMES IT BECAME MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT TO STEER AT SLOW SPEEDS SUCH AS IN PARKING LOTS. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAD BEEN THE TIRES BUT AFTER HAVING ALL TIRES REPLACED AND ALIGNED THIS STEERING ISSUE CONTINUES. THE PROBLEM IS STEADILY BECOMING WORSE. I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED ANY STEERING PROBLEMS AT SPEEDS OF 55+ BUT I SEE FROM THE OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT IT MAY BE AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

I AM HAVING TROUBLE TURNING THE WHEEL WHEN TRYING TO MAKE U TURNS OR ENTERING PARKING SPACES. DON'T NOTICE IT UNTIL I'M SLOWING DOWN AND MAKING A TURN. IT FEELS LIKE IT IS CATCHING AND MY WHEELS ARE GOING TO LOCK UP. AFRAID TO DRIVE WITH MY 3 KIDS IN THE CAR. IT HAPPENS EVERYDAY. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 20 MPH. MY WIFE COULDN'T TURN THE WHEEL. CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED. COST OF $641.84. *TR

Mileage: 91,725

HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM EVERYONE ELSE IS HAVING WITH STEERING. WHEN GOING SLOW & TURNING OR BACKING UP IT SEEMS LIKE POWER STEERING KICKS OFF & THEN COMES BACK ON. STARTED HAPPENING AFTER IT REACHED 70,000. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

WHILE DRIVING FROM DURANGO TO SILVERTON CO. THROUGH ALL THE TURNS, I COMPLETELY LOST THE ABILITY TO TURN. I HAD TO BRAKE HARD IN ORDER TO NOT GO OFF THE ROAD. VEHICLE CAME TO AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AGAIN BUT NOW IT HAPPENS REPETITIVELY. *JS

Mileage: 79,459

WHEN I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE, SHORTLY AFTER I HAD IT, I BEGAN NOTICING A STIFFNESS WHENEVER I WOULD TURN CORNERS AT INTERSECTIONS, OR INTO PARKING SPACES, ETC. THIS ISSUE IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE FREQUENT AND HAS PUT ME IN SOME VERY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS WHEN TURNING INTO TRAFFIC. OFTEN TIMES I HAVE HAD TO BACK UP AND START OVER WHEN TURNING AS I WOULD NEVER MAKE IT TO WHERE I AM GOING SAFELY. AT INTERSECTIONS THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES THAT I WOULD ALMOST END UP IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN CORRECTLY FOR ME. WHEN I BROUGHT THIS UP TO THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME THAT BECAUSE IT WAS AN ALL-WHEEL DRIVE THAT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. NOW AFTER THEY FIXED SOMETHING ELSE ON MY CAR AND I HAD THEM LOOK AT THIS ISSUE, THEY DETERMINED THAT IS WAS IN FACT MY POWER STEERING PUMP AND THE BOX THAT GOES WITH IT, WHICH IS GOING TO COST ME AN ADDITIONAL $2400 TO REPAIR. I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS NOW (1 MONTH OF THIS TIME THEY HAD IT TO REPAIR MY ENGINE) SO I FEEL THAT I AM GETTING RIPPED OFF WITH THIS VEHICLE. SAD THING IS THAT I REALLY LOVED THIS CAR BUT AM AGAINST PUTTING THIS MUCH MONEY INTO SOMETHING THAT SEEMS TO BE A HUGE ISSUE WITH GM. I HAVE READ THE COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SAME MAKE/MODEL/YEAR VEHICLE AS ME AND ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INTO AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

STEERING HAS BECOME DIFFICULT. RECENTLY BECOMING HARDER TO TURN. VEHICLE IS GARAGE KEPT AND NOTICED A PINK PUDDLE OF FLUID. THIS TURNED OUT TO BE THE POWER STEERING FLUID. WE TOOK TO A MECHANIC FRIEND WHO PUT VEHICLE UP ON A RACK. HE ADVISED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEED TO BE REPLACED. I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE NOW. HE SAYS IT WILL COST $1200 TO FIX. WE DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY. CHEVY NEEDS TO PUT A RECALL ON THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. I LOVE LOVE MY TRAVERSE BUT AM AFRAID TO DRIVE WITH MY CHILDREN OR ANYONE FOR THAT MATTER. PLEASE INSIST ON A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 45,166

AT VERY SLOW SPEEDS, STEERING WHEEL SEEMS TO LOCK OR BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. NOW OCCURS OCCASIONALLY WHEN BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACES. ON 6/6/14, I FELT A LOSS OF POWER STEERING GOING AROUND A CORNER AT 25 MPH. I CHECKED SEVERAL WEBSITE AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE. I FEEL THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND IT SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW. *TR

Mileage: 91,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO FACE THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS LEAKING AND THAT THERE WAS METAL CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 68,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO FACE THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS LEAKING AND THAT THERE WAS METAL CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 68,000

I BOUGHT THIS TRAVERSE IN MAY OF 2013. WE HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING OFF AND ON FOR OVER A YEAR. THE SUV ONLY HAD 58000 MILES ON IT WHEN WE BOUGHT IT. WE JUST DEALT WITH IT, BECAUSE WE EITHER DON'T HAVE THE TIME OR THE MONEY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THAT WAS UNTIL RECENTLY, I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND ALMOST RAN OFF THE ROAD, BECAUSE THE STEERING LOCKED UP ON ME. I CONSIDER THIS A HAZARD AND ONE I DON'T WANT TO LOSE MY LIFE FOR. THERE IS NO REASON TO HAVE TO REPLACE A LIFETIME PART LIKE THIS. I HAVE HAD OTHER CARS THAT I HAVE YET TO REPLACE THIS ITEM ON, ONE IS 11 YRS OLD AND HAS 200000 MILES ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

OCCASIONAL HARD STEERING/LOSS OF POWER STEERING DURING LOW SPEEDS WHEN MANEUVERING. IN 01/2011 GM REPLACED STEERING GEARBOX DUE TO LEAKING SEALS AS A WARRANTY ITEM. NOW THIS ISSUE HAS COME UP AND THEIR ANSWER IS TO REPLACE THE GEARBOX AGAIN, AND THEY EXPECT ME TO PAY FOR IT NOW THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. HAD AN INDEPENDENT ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC CHECK THIS OUT AND HE SAID HE'S SEEN THE SAME ISSUE 3 TIMES AT HIS SHOP. THEY'VE BEEN REPLACING THE POWER STEERING PUMP. CONTACTED GM CORPORATE CUSTOMER CASE AND NOW IS GOING THRU DISTRICT LEVEL REVIEW. *TR

Mileage: 79,804

WHEN DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE MAKES A TERRIBLE WHINING NOISE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN MARCH 2014 AND WAS TOLD THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND RACK NEED TO BE REPLACED WHICH WOULD COST ME CLOSE TO $3000 OUT-OF-POCKET, WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD. UPON RESEARCHING, I SAW NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE TRAVERSE THAT HAVE RESULTED IN POWER STEERING FAILURE. I ALSO SEE THAT GM RECALLED CHEVY MALIBUS AND COBALTS IN MARCH 2014 FOR THE SAME ISSUE, HOWEVER, A RECALL WAS NOT ISSUED FOR THE TRAVERSE. I FEEL THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN THAT GM SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR. DOES THERE HAVE TO BE FATALITY BEFORE THEY ARE HELD ACCOUNTABLE?!?! *TR

Mileage: 48,200

BOUGHT A 2010 TRAVERSE 2 WEEKS AGO. ONLY 14,145 MILES, HAD THE STEERING PUMP AND RACK AND PINION CHANGED ALREADY. STILL MAKING WEIRD NOISE. SURELY THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL, IS GM WAITING FOR FATALITIES FIRST? *TR

Mileage: 14,200

ALMOST CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE MEDIUM. HAD TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND THEN A RIGHT WHEN THE POWER SPEEDING GAVE OUT FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS. THIS HAPPENED WHEN SLOWING DOWN WHILE TURNING. IT HAS HAPPENED BEFORE BUT TODAY WAS THE LONGEST. I AM AFRAID TO MAKE RIGHT TURNS ONTO 2 WAY ROADS BECAUSE I MAY END UP ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE. MY POWERING STEERING FLUID LEVEL IS GOOD AND THERE IS NO NOISE OR OTHER UNUSUAL SOUND WHEN THIS HAPPENS. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN STEERING LOCKS UP OCCASIONALLY . IF YOU MAKE A SHARP LEFT OR RIGHT TURN ITS AS IF YOU HAVE NO POWER STEERING. POWER STEERING RESERVOIR FLUID IS AT APPROPRIATE LEVEL. IN MY RESEARCH OF THIS PROBLEM, ITS WIDE SPREAD. INTERNET FORUMS HAVE MUCH DISCUSSION ON THIS PROBLEM. ITS A SAFETY ISSUE, WHEN THE STEERING LOCKS UP AND IS TOO HARD TO TURN THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT IS GREAT. *TR

Mileage: 79,832

STEERING PUMP NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, HARD TO STEER AT LOW SPEEDS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME I NEED A NEW ONE. WHY IS THIS HAPPENING? THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM. MILEAGE IS NOT HIGH ENOUGH FOR SUCH AN IMPORTANT ITEM TO GIVE OUT. OCCURRED AFTER A 5 HOUR TRIP. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

I FIRST NOTICED AN OCCASIONAL HARD STEERING INTO PARKING SPACES OR TURNING CORNERS. THE PROBLEM NOW OCCURS EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. POWER STEERING FLUID LEVELS HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND NOTED TO BE ADEQUATE. NO LEAKS FROM UNDER THE HOOD EXIST. THE DIFFICULT STEERING, AND I MEAN ABSOLUTE LOSS OF CONTROL OF MY STEERING HAPPENS AT LOW SPEEDS, FROM A COMPLETE STOP TO LESS THAN 20 MPH, AS WHEN PULLING INTO PARKING SPACES OR MANEUVERING AROUND STREET CORNERS, CURBS, OR MEDIANS. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THE LOSS OF CONTROL WHEN DECELERATING AROUND HIGHWAY ON/OFF-RAMPS WHEN MY SPEED NEARS 30 OR LESS MPH. THE STEERING BECOMES WORSE THAN "MANUAL" STEERING AND REQUIRES ABSOLUTE FORCE/MAN-HANDLING OF THE STEERING WHEEL TO COMPLETE THE INTENDED TASK, THEN AS RAPIDLY AS THE STEERING WENT OUT, IT COMES BACK AGAIN WHEN I LEAST EXPECT IT, CAUSING OVER-STEERING THROUGH MY MANEUVER. MY HUSBAND ALSO HAS DIFFICULTY MANEUVERING THE VEHICLE WHEN IT CONVERTS TO "MANUAL" STEERING. THE PROBLEM IS SO INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS. I HAVE RAN INTO CURBS AND MEDIANS, THANKFULLY NOT A PEDESTRIAN OR FELLOW DRIVER'S CAR. MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUES, EVEN AFTER COSTLY REPLACEMENT/REPAIRS OF POWER STEERING PUMPS AND STEERING RACK AND PINIONS, LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THERE IS A SERIOUS DEFECT WITH MY STEERING SYSTEM AND GM NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE AND CORRECT THE PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY! IT IS A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE FATALITIES BEGIN TO OCCUR FROM THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

MY 2010 CHEVY TRAVERSE LT LOSES STEERING POWER IN SITUATIONS WHEN I AM SLOWING DOWN AND INITIATING A TURN OR WHEN MANEUVERING IN A DRIVEWAY OR PARKING LOT WHERE SHORT TURNS ARE REQUIRED. THE WHEEL BECOMES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. I AM CONCERNED THAT IT WILL PUT ME IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION SINCE THERE IS NO TELLING WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME I DRIVE, BUT IT HAS BECOME PROGRESSIVELY MORE COMMON. STEERING FLUID IS FULL AND THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF LEAKS. GIVEN GM'S RECENT HISTORY IN STONEWALLING NECESSARY RECALLS, I HOPE THEY MAKE THIS RIGHT OR A RECALL IS REQUIRED BEFORE ANYBODY IS INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 88,678

DURING SLOW SPEED TURNS (~20 MPH), AS WHEN TURNING IN A PARKING LOT TO PARK THE VEHICLE OR TURN INTO A DRIVEWAY, THERE IS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTINUE TURNING THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED HAPPENING MONTHS AGO IT WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM FOR PART OF THE TURN AND ONLY WHEN YOU TURNED TO THE LEFT. NOW IT IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY AND FOR LONGER DURATIONS OF TIME AS WELL AS WHEN YOU TURN TO THE RIGHT. HAD TO STOP, BACKUP AND RETRY PARKING THE VEHICLE A FEW TIMES. POWER STEERING FLUID LEVEL IS FINE. NO FLUID LEAKAGE THAT I'VE NOTICED. EXTREMELY CONCERNED THIS MAY START HAPPENING AT HIGHER SPEEDS / HIGHWAY / EXPRESSWAY DRIVING. LACK OF CONFIDENCE IN THIS VEHICLE NOW FOR LONG TRIPS. *TR

Mileage: 71,175

I PURCHASED MY GM VEHICLE FROM A DEALERSHIP IN SOUTH BURLINGTON, VERMONT, IN SEPTEMBER 2010. I HAVE DRIVEN IT FOR JUST THREE AND A HALF YEARS WITH JUST 55,000 MILES ON IT, AND NOW AFTER A ROUTINE SERVICE VISIT (LUBE OIL AND FILTER, TRANSMISSION FLUID, AIR FILTER, AND WINTER TIRE CHANGE) I AM NOW BEING TOLD THAT THE STEERING RACK AND FRONT STRUTS ARE LEAKING AND WILL COST $2,262 TO REPAIR. ABSURD. I WAS TOLD THAT IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE AND MUST BE DONE BECAUSE MY CAR WILL NOW NOT PASS INSPECTION. I HAVE NEVER HAD TO SPEND THAT MUCH MONEY ON A CAR REPAIR, MUCH LESS A CAR THAT IS RELATIVELY NEW WITH SO FEW MILES ON IT. IN ADDITION, ON A SIDE NOTE, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS NOW ON AFTER THE DEALERSHIP COMPLETED THE AIR BAG RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. BECAUSE MY HUSBAND AND I WERE SO SHOCKED AT THE STEERING RACK AND STRUT QUOTE, I DECIDED TO DO SOME RESEARCH AND HAVE NOW DISCOVERED IT'S A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN THESE VEHICLES, AND THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT OUT OF CALIFORNIA. GENERAL MOTORS HAS ALLEGEDLY BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND CONTINUES TO SELL THE VEHICLE. I HAVE FOUR CHILDREN IN MY CAR, AND ALTHOUGH THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THAT MY CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL I NEED IT INSPECTED IN AUGUST, AFTER ALL I HAVE RESEARCHED, I AM AFRAID MY STEERING WILL GIVE OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. I TRULY HOPE THAT SOMETHING WILL BE DONE TO ADDRESS THIS APPARENTLY WIDESPREAD SAFETY DEFECT IN THESE CARS. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

CURRENTLY AT LOW SPEEDS TRYING TO MANUEVER IN TRAFFIC, PARKING, ETC., THERE IS COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. STEERING IS NOT RETURNED WITH INCREASED ENGINE RPM. BECAUSE OF THE CONECTION OF RACK AND PINION AND ACTUAL MANUAL STEERING IT IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. GENERAL MOTORS DECLINES TO RECOGNIZE THERE IS AN ISSUE. DEALER SHIP DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF A PROBLEM BUT A MECHANIC TOLD THE CS REP THAT SOME PEOPLE WERE HAVING SUCCESS WITH INCREASED ENGINE RPM. HMMMM STRANGE IF THEY NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM BEFORE. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO BE INJURED OR KILLED? I READ ON THE INTERNET OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM MANY PEOPLE. IT WAS SUGGESTED THER COULD BE LOW POWER STEERING FLUID. THIS WAS NOT TRUE BUT FLUID WAS TOPPED OFF. *TR

Mileage: 116,000

THE POWER STEERING BEGAN FAILING AT LOW SPEEDS AND FOLLOWING STOPS. THE WHEEL REQUIRES EXTRAORDINARY EFFORT TO COMPLETE A TURN, POWER STEERING RETURNS AFTER THE VEHICLE SPEED INCREASES. AS WITH THE OTHER 2010 TRAVERSES REPORTING ON THIS SITE( NOW AT WELL OVER 100) WE WOULD LIKE SOME ACCOUNTABILITY ON THE PART OF THE MANUFACTURER. SO FAR THERE HAS BEEN NO CONSENSUS ON WHAT IS CAUSING THIS FAILURE IN THE POWER SEARING SYSTEM. THE IGNORANCE OF PROBLEMS LIKE THIS HAS CAUSED DAMAGE, INJURY, AND COST LIVES. TO REPEAT, WHERE IS THE ACCOUNTABILITY ? *TR

Mileage: 38,000

WE HAVE A 2010 TRAVERSE AND LIKE MANY OWNERS THE POWER STEERING HAS QUIT WORKING AT SLOW SPEEDS AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE AT SLOW SPEEDS TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. IT IS VERY BAD WHEN TRYING TO PARK THE CAR OR EVEN TURN AT RED LIGHTS. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NUMEROUS OWNERS HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH AND IS A FAULTY SYSTEM. IT STARTED WITH A SMALL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL THEN PROGRESSED TO EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE NOT TURNING TO NOW NEVER WORKING AT SLOW SPEEDS. IF THIS WAS NOT A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS THEN I WOULD SEND IT TO MECHANIC TO GET FIXED BUT SINCE THERE ARE MANY CARS EFFECTED AND EVEN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT OVER THIS ISSUE IT DOES NOT SEEM RIGHT TO PAY SO MUCH MONEY FOR A CAR THAT IS SUCH A SAFETY HAZARD. PLEASE FOR ALL THE ADULTS AND KIDS RIDING IN THESE CARS CHECK INTO THIS ISSUE AND GET GM TO FIX ALL THEIR SAFETY ISSUES AND NOT JUST A FEW SELECT MODELS. THIS SYSTEM FROM MY UNDERSTANDING USES SOME OF THE SAME TECHNOLOGY THAT THE SAFETY RECALL IN PLACE ON CERTAIN MODELS. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR CHEVROLET TRAVERSE IN A PARKING LOT. WHEN SHE TRIED TO TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT AND SHE WAS BARELY ABLE TO AVOID HITTING A PARKED CAR. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPEATED OVER THE WEEKEND DURING A TRIP TO TENNESSEE WHERE I HAD TO FORCE THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN IN A GAS STATION LOT. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE WIDESPREAD BASED ON MY LIMITED RESEARCH. *TR

Mileage: 114,000

WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEEDS (UNDER 25 MPH) THE STEERING SUDDENLY LOCKS UP AND BECOMES VERY HARD TO TURN. INITIALLY, THE PROBLEM WAS SOMEWHAT INTERMITTENT, CAUSING OVER-COMPENSATION IN MID-TURN. HOWEVER, IT HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY MORE OF A PROBLEM, CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. WHILE GOOGLING THIS ISSUE ONLINE, IT APPEARS THERE ARE NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 95,500

NEARLY RAN INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AS THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS BEING TURNED AT LOW SPEEDS. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHETHER YOU ARE TRAVELING FORWARD OR IN REVERSE. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR OVER 3 MONTHS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY BY GM AS A RECALL SITUATION. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

AT LOW SPEEDS THE STEERING BECOMES UNRESPONSIVE AS IN LOCKS UP AND WILL BE VERY HARD TO TURN IF AT ALL FOR A MANY SECONDS, WHICH CAN SEEM LIKE AN ETERNITY WHEN YOU ARE TURNING FROM AN OFF RAMP OR ACROSS TRAFFIC. SHIFTING THE CARD TO NEUTRAL AND INCREASING THE RPM'S HAS NOT EFFECT, KEEPING THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE THE PROBLEM WILL EVENTUALLY FADE AND THE POWER STEERING WILL COME BACK TO NORMAL. IT DOESN'T DO IT EVERY TIME, BUT SEEMS MORE LIKELY TO HAPPY WHEN COMING DOWN FROM SPEEDS ABOVE 30MPH AND THEN SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A SHARP TURN INTO A DRIVE WAY OR RAMP. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

THE 2010 TRAVERSE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING CROSS COUNTRY. THE STEERING WENT OUT. YOU COULD NOT TURN WITH OUT BRUTE FORCE. IT WAS TAKEN TO A CHEVROLET DEALER SHIP AND AN NEW POWER STEERING PUMP WAS PUT ON. ONCE BACK TO OUR HOME TOWN SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED. TOOK TO OUR LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER THEY REPLACED SAME POWER STEERING PUMP (DEALERSHIP DIDN'T CHARGE FOR PREVIOUS CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS WORK). THIRD INCIDENT WE ALMOST HIT A PARKED CAR AND A BUILDING BECAUSE THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT TURN. TOOK BACK TO OUR LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THE REPLACED MORE PARTS AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP AGAIN. AND NOT TO SOUND LIKE A BROKEN RECORDED BUT ITS BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR ANOTHER POWER STEERING PUMP. THERE IS NO MORE TRUST IN THIS VEHICLE. SOMEONE'S GOING TO GET HURT IF THEY DON'T DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

POWER STEERING GOES WITHOUT WARNING. USUALLY AT LOWER SPEEDS. HIT A CURB WHILE TRYING TO TURN INTO A PARKING SPOT. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

AT LOW SPEED OR WHILE TRY TO PARK VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER STEERING IN VEHICLE. CHANGED THE POWER STEERING FLUID PROBLEM REMAINED. HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE GM DEALER TOLD THE STEERING GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 49,157

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,300.

Mileage: 100,300

MY WIFE STOPPED AT STOP SIGN AND TRY TO TURN TO THE STREET BUT THE STEERING BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN AND THE COMPLETELY LOST OF POWER. SHE OFF/ON RIGHT AWAY BUT IT WAS ABLE TO MOVE. SECOND TIME OFF/ON AFTER WAITING FOR A MINUTES WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR. I HAVE CONTACTED DEALERSHIP AND GM (866-790-5700) ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

NOTHING HAS HAPPENED THANK GOD. BUT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH MY TRAVERSE SINCE I PURCHASE IT FROM THE LOOKOUT FORD DEALERSHIP IN MOREHEAD, NORTH CAROLINA..IT WAS OVER 6 MONTHS WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER IN MOREHAD CITY NORTH CAROLINA. WHEN I TOOK IT FOR ITS OIL CHANGE ALSO IT HAD A RECALL IN ITS WATER PUMP THAT IT HAS NOT BEEN FIX.. WHEN THEY INSPECTED THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY STEERING AND I TOLD HIM NO THAT'S HOW IT DRIVES.. HE SAID I GOT A COUPLE HERE GO TEST ONE BUT I DID NOT HAVE THE TIME TO DO SO.. TILL TODAY THE STEERING ON IT BEEN GETTING HARDER IM JUST AFRAID I MIGHT CRASH PLEASE HELP ME I CANT AFFORD THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. IM SURE THIS IS A BAD PART. REASON I BOUT THIS VEHICLE WAS TO FIT MY KIDS AND NOW I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS AROUND. *TR

Mileage: 550,000

NOTCHY FEEL TO STEERING AT LOWER SPEEDS...1-40MPH. DEALER STATES THAT CAR NEEDS NEW POWER STEERING PUMP. LOOKING AT THE COMPLAINTS ALREADY LOGGED THIS IS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

AT LOW SPEEDS, POWER STEERING GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. DANGEROUS AT INTERSECTIONS, EXIT RAMPS AND STOP SIGNS WHEN SHARP TURNS ARE NEEDED. *JS

Mileage: 56,000

I CONTACTED GM AND THEY ARE CONTACTING THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED MY 2010 TRAVERSE. HAVING THE CAR ONLY 6 MONTHS AND FOUND THE STEERING WAS LOCKING UP CALLED DEALER AND THEY CHECKED OUT THE CAR, NEEDS POWER STEERING FLUID BECAUSE ITS LEAKING AND THE STEERING GEAR BOX NEEDS REPLACED. 1,310 JUST TO FIX THE CAR. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL?? I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN AND WE BOUGHT THIS FOR A FAMILY VEHICLE. NOW I SHOULDN'T EVEN BE DRIVING IT AND HOW WILL I GET TO WORK? SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. ATLEAST TOYOTA FIXES THERE VEHICLES AT NO COST TO THE CUSTOMER. GM CANT EVEN DO ANYTHING FOR THERE'S JUST TAKE THERE MONEY. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

UPON TRYING TO PARK THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. CONTINUES TO DO THIS WHEN EITHER PARKING OR TURNING. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

WHEN TRAVELING AT SLOW SPEEDS(PARKING LOTS, TURNING IN/OUT OF STREETS) THE STEERING WILL BECOME VERY HARD TO TURN OR LOCK UP AND THEN COMES BACK. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE WHEN TRYING TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC OR TURN ACROSS TRAFFIC. I HAVE TEENAGE DRIVERS AND THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE! *TR

Mileage: 103,000

WHILE DRIVING/TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS (20-30 MPH) OR IN PARKING LOTS THE POWER STEERING QUITS. THERE IS NO WARNING AND THEN IT STARTS WORKING AGAIN. SO OFF AND ON WOULD BEST DESCRIBE IT. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS TERRIFYING BECAUSE I WAS DRIVING IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS GOING AROUND HAIR-PIN CURVES AND THE STEERING WENT OUT, BUT THEN CAME BACK. MY WHOLE FAMILY WAS IN THE VEHICLE! WHAT IF I COULD NOT MAKE THE TURN AND WE DROVE OFF THE MOUNTAIN SIDE? THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM! I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID MAYBE IT WAS THE FLUID AND ADDED MORE AND THAT THERE IS NO RECALL. THE PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED. I AM NOT A HAPPY CHEVROLET OWNER RIGHT NOW. PLEASE FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM AND HAVE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

POWER STEERING FAILURE AT LOW SPEEDS. HAPPENS WHEN TURNING FROM A STOP AT INTERSECTIONS AND MAKING LOW SPEED TURNS. VERY SCARY SITUATION. MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES, SPOKE WITH SHOP AND WAS TOLD THESE VEHICLES HAVE A LOT OF POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. VERY EXPENSIVE FIX. *TR

Mileage: 72,400

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DECELERATING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE. THE DEALER STATED BOTH TIMES THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BOTH TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT I HEARD HIGH PITCHED SQUEALING FROM STEERING. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I COULD NOT TURN TO LEFT OR RIGHT. LUCKILY PARKING LOT WAS NOT TO CROWDED AND I WAS ABLE TO PARK. ONCE IN PARK I TRIED TO SHUT OFF VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION. AFTER MINUTES OF MESSING WITH IT I FINALLY GOT THE KEY OUT. SINCE THEN I STILL HEAR SQUEALING AND STEERING IS DIFFERENT. I NOTICED MY CAR WAS LEAKING SOMETHING AND TOLD MY HUSBAND WHO TOOK MY CAR TO DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID I NEED A NEW GEAR BOX. I DON'T EVEN HAVE 27000 MILES ON MY TRAVERSE AND HAVE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THE O2 SENSORS NOW THIS. I REALLY LIKED THIS CAR BUT I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO BE PAYING FOR THIS LEMON!!! I WENT ONLINE AND IN SEVERAL OTHER STATES THERE ARE CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE HELP OR DIRECT ME IN WHAT I SHOULD DO. THANKS *TT

Mileage: 25,500

I BOUGHT THIS CAR AS A USED VEHICLE IN 2010 WITH APPROXIMATELY 29,000 MILES ON IT. I FIRST BEGIN NOTICING STEERING WAS AN ISSUE JUNE OF 2013 WHEN DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED AND TURNING INTO THE DRIVEWAY OR PARKING LOTS. I THOUGHT IT WAS MY ALIGNMENT AND WENT AND HAD THE TIRES ROTATED AND ALIGNED AND IT STILL CONTINUED TO BE HARD TO STEER. IT HAS GONE FROM GRADUAL TO DANGEROUS!!!! DECEMBER OF 2013 WENT TO NC AND HAD TO DRIVE ON SOME VERY STEEP HILLS WITH VERY SHARP CURVES AND SEVERAL TIMES IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO NEGOTIATE THE TURNS. WENT AND HAD THE POWER STEERING FLUID CHECKED AND IT WAS FINE. JANUARY OF 2014 HAD THE POWER STEERING FLUID CHECKED AGAIN AND WAS STILL FINE. THE STEERING STILL CONTINUED TO GET WORSE WITH FASTER AND SLOWER MPH RATES. MARCH OF 2014 (I HAD MY 10 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WITH ME) WHILE NEGOTIATING A CURVE AT APPROX. 30 MPH I COULD NOT GET THE WHEEL TO TURN TO THE LEFT AND ALMOST WENT THROUGH THE GUARDRAIL ON THE RIGHT AND INTO A CREEK. I HAD A SEMI TRUCK BEHIND ME THAT ALMOST HIT ME AS WELL. I FINALLY GOT IT TURNED IN THE NICK OF TIME. IT REALLY SCARED MYSELF AND MY DAUGHTER. GOD WAS WITH US THAT DAY. ON APRIL 12, 2014 WHILE HAVING PLENTY OF TIME TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN FROM A MAIN ROAD ONTO A SECONDARY ROAD THE STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN AND IN THE MEANTIME A CAR WAS COMING FROM THE OPPOSITE WAY AND ALMOST T-BONED THE VEHICLE WITH MY DAUGHTER IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS STEERING ISSUE IS A DAILY CONTINUING THING REGARDLESS OF WHICH WAY I TURN OR THE SPEED. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE REGARDING THIS BEFORE ACCIDENTS RESULTS IN FATALITIES. MY TIRES ON MY VEHICLE ARE ONLY 14 MONTHS OLD AND WORN OUT IN THE FRONT FROM WHERE IT IS SO HARD TO TURN (AND THE TIRES ON THIS TYPE OF CAR ARE NOT CHEAP) *JS

Mileage: 90,000

VEHICLE LOOSES POWER STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS WHILE TURNING ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. IF TURNING INTO PARKING SPOT, INTO TRAFFIC, OR PERFORMING A U-TURN STEERING GETS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT NEARLY CAUSING MULTIPLE INCIDENTS WITH NO WARNING. AFRAID TO LET MY WIFE DRIVE THIS VEHICLE MUCH LONGER SINCE IT'S DESIGNED FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN. UNACCEPTABLE WHEN LOOKING ONLINE AND FINDING MULTIPLE CUSTOMERS HAVING SAME ISSUE. *JS

Mileage: 65,000

MY 2010 TRAVERSE POWER STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT. STILL NOT WORKING. MY TRUCK TENDS TO ROLL SOME AFTER BEING IN PARK ON THE BRAKES. MY WINDOWS POWER DOESN'T WORK THRU DRIVER DOOR. MY AC STOP BLOWING THRU FRONT VENTS. MY SEATBELTS DOESNT WORK PROPERLY. MY SECOND ROW POPS UP AND GLIDE WHILE SITTING IN THE SEAT. THIS TRUCK HAS MANY PROBLEMS. *JS

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING PUMP AND RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

Mileage: 33,000

I PURCHASED A USED 2010 CHEVY TRAVERSE IN JANUARY 2013 AND 6 MONTHS LATER HEARD A WHINING NOISE IN THE VEHICLE. HAD A LOCAL CHEVY DEALER CHECK THE ISSUE AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE RACK AND PINION. COST TO FIX WAS $1,600 AND THERE WAS NOTHING THE DEALER WOULD DO TO ASSIST WITH COSTS BECAUSE THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. I COULD NOT SPEND THAT KIND OF MONEY AT THAT TIME AND CONSIDERING I JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED 6 MONTHS PRIOR IT MADE ME ANGRY. I HAVE YET TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND HAD IT EVALUATED AGAIN BY A DIFFERENT SHOP...SAME COST $1,600. VERY FRUSTRATING!!! WAS THIS A RECALL IN 2011? ANY IDEAS ON WHAT TO DO? I AM LOOKING FOR ASSISTANCE TO CONTACT GM FOR COVERING THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 28,000

POWER STEERING GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY AT LOW RATES OF SPEED, WHILE TRYING TO MAKE TURNS, CAN NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN IT DOES THIS, I HAVE TAKEN MY TRAVERSE TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES BUT BECAUSE IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY THEY WANT ME TO PAY $1000 FOR PARTS PLUS LABOR CHARGES TO HAVE THE RACK & PINION AS WELL AS THE POWER STEERING PUMP FIXED. I CALLED GM DIRECTLY 800-222-1020 AND ASKED WHY SO MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN MADE BUT THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL ISSUE & THEY SAID THAT PEOPLE AREN'T REPORTING THIS ISSUE THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP, SO I SUGGEST THAT IF YOU HAVE A TRAVERSE WITH THESE PROBLEMS YOU CONTACT YOUR LOCAL GM DEALER ASAP!!!!! HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET SOME ASSISTANCE WITH THE PRICES OF THIS! *TR

Mileage: 80,000

THE STEERING LOCKS UP WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT AT VERY LOW SPEEDS SUCH AS WHEN TURNING A CORNER OR PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE. I WOULD HAVE HOPED BY NOW GM WOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL GIVEN THE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IMPLICATIONS OF NOT BEING ABLE TO STEER YOUR CAR. CLEARLY, THIS IS A KNOWN AND GROWING ISSUE. HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2010/CHEVROLET/TRAVERSE/STEERING/PROBLEM.ASPX. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

LOSES POWER STEERING AT VERY LOW SPEEDS SUCH AS TURNING INTO PARKING SPACES. ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN STEERING WHEEL. POWER RESUMES WHEN YOU ACCELERATE. *TR

Mileage: 75,900

STEERING INTERMITTENTLY LOOSES POWER CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO JERK AND MAKING STEERING DIFFICULT. VEHICLE THEN BEGINS TO VEER OUT OF LANE. POWER STEERING PUMP CONSTANTLY "WHINES". MANUFACTURER CONTACTED STATED NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. THROUGH INTERNET RESEARCH THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE TRAVERSE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

THIS IS AN UPDATE TO MY EARLIER COMPLAINT OF INTERMITTENT SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING MAKING TURNS AT LOW SPEEDS. I WAS ABLE TO RELIABLY RECREATE THE LOSS OF POWER ASSIST FOLLOWING THIS PROCEDURE: FINDING AN EMPTY LOT, TURN VEHICLE AND HOLD AT SLOW SPEED (UNDER 10MPH) AND CONTINUE IN COMPLETE CIRCLES. EVENTUALLY, POWER ASSIST WILL KICK OFF AND MAKING ANY TURNS WILL REQUIRE SIGNIFICANT EFFORT. BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO HIGHER SPEEDS (25-35 MPH) APPEARS TO RESET. MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN SHOP FOR REPLACEMENT OF POWER STEERING PUMP AS THIS WAS THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT'S DIAGNOSIS EVEN THOUGH I INFORMED THEM OF THE ABILITY TO INDUCE VEHICLE AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. I WILL UPDATE THIS COMPLAINT IF POWER STEERING REPLACEMENT DOES NOT CORRECT ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

WHEN YOU TRY TO STEER THE AUTOMOBILE IT BECOMES NO POWER STEERING.........IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE WHEEL AT ALL........YOU MUST STOP & KEEP TRYING TO TURN IT......& SOMETIMES YOU CANNOT TURN WHEN YOUR MOVING....I AM SCARED WHEN IT STOPS THAT I WILL HIT SOMEONE HEAD ON.....VERY DANGEROUS......MY DEALERSHIP IS TRYING TO CHARGE ME $1700 TO REPAIR WHAT IS GMC'S FAULTY EQUIPMENT....THIS IS A DETRIMENT TO ANYONE DRIVING THIS CHEVY TRAVERSE....I HAVE TOLD THEM & THEY ARE STALLING THE REPAIR...........WAITING FOR A RECALL THAT YOU "GMC" ARE PUTTING OFF..........I HAVE REVISED MY WILL TO STATE THAT IF I AM KILLED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT TO LOOK TO THE MAKER GMC OF THIS CAR................IT'S TIME TO FESS UP TO THE REPAIRS THAT NEED TO BE DONE FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY OF THIS CHEVY TRAVERSE.................I AM 71 YEARS OLD & YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR PRODUCT........................................

Mileage: 97,207

WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS, GOING INTO AND COMING OUT OF FULL TURNS (IE TURNING INTO PARKING SPOT), TURNING STEERING WHEEL BECOMES UNACCEPTABLY DIFFICULT - SUDDEN AND UNPREDICTABLE LOSS OF POWER ASSISTED STEERING WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

POWER STEERING GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY, PRIMARILY AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE CAN NOT BE CONTROLLED FOR LOW SPEED STEERING, PUMP HAS BEEN CHECKED AND DEALER SAID IT IS ELECTRONIC BUT NOT CERTAIN. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, SHE TRIED TO TURN INTO A PARKING LOT AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. SHE HAD TO USE EXTREME FORCE AND TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO UNLOCK IT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE THAT 90% OF THE STEERING ISSUES NOTED ON THIS SITE IS FOR BUT NOT FOR THE TRAVERSE. HERE ARE THE DETAILS. WE NEED TO CALL GM OR THE SAFETY NUMBERS AND FIGHT TO GET THIS FIXED! THIS IS CLEARLY AN ISSUE. WE WERE QUOTED 1700 TO REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION. LITHIA MOTORS WAS TERRIBLE TO WORK WITH. WE BOUGHT THE CAR ON 11/21/2013 AND NOTED THE PROBLEM TO THEM IN LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER PURCHASE AND THEY TOLD US THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF US. IF I HAD KNOWN THEY WOULDN'T THEN I WOULD HAVE RETURNED THE CAR TO THEM. I WILL NEVER DEAL WITH THEM AGAIN AND DON'T RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE ELSE! REPORT RECEIPT DATE: MAR 31, 2014 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 COMPONENT(S): STEERING POTENTIAL NUMBER OF UNITS AFFECTED: 1,340,447 ALL PRODUCTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS RECALL VEHICLE MAKEMODELMODEL YEAR(S)CHEVROLETCOBALT2010CHEVROLETHHR2009-2010CHEVROLETMALIBU2004-2006,2008-2009CHEVROLETMALIBU MAXX2004-2006PONTIACG62005-2006,2008-2009SATURNAURA2008-2009SATURNION2004-2007 DETAILS GENERAL MOTORS LLC (GM) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004-2006 AND 2008-2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU, 2004-2006 MALIBU MAXX, 2009-2010 HHR (NON-TURBO), 2010 COBALT, 2008-2009 SATURN AURA AND 2004-2007 ION, AND 2005-2009 PONTIAC G6. IN THE AFFECTED VEHICLES, THERE MAY BE A SUDDEN LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) ASSIST THAT COULD OCCUR AT ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING. CONSEQUENCE: IF POWER STEERING ASSIST IS LOST, GREATER DRIVER EFFORT WOULD BE REQUIRED TO STEER THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEEDS, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. N OTES: OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

POWER STEERING FAILS IN TURNS AT LOW SPEED, OR WHEN TRYING TO PARK. CAN STILL "HORSE THE WHEEL IF SUFFICIENT STRENGTH AND REALIZE WHAT IS HAPPENING. HAS STEADILY GOTTEN WORSE (OCCURS MORE OFTEN), BUT I'M NOT FIXING IT TILL COMPLETELY FAILS. *TR

Mileage: 98,544

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE HEARD WHENEVER COMPLETING A TURN. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO DEFECT WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO THEN ADVISED THAT THE STEERING RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER DID NOT PROPERLY DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE UNTIL AFTER THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DECLINED TO PROVIDE FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140.

Mileage: 140

ON SUNDAY I NOTICED A REDDISH FLUID UNDER THE FRONT RIGHT CORNER OF THE VEHICLE THAT HAD LEAKED OUT ONTO THE GARAGE FLOOR. ON THURSDAY I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND HAVE THE WATER PUMP RECALL TAKEN CARE OF AND HAD MENTIONED TO THE SERVICE TECH ABOUT THE FLUID I HAD NOTICED. THE SERVICE TECH CALLED ME LATER THAT DAY TO INFORM ME THAT THE MECHANIC HAD FOUND THAT THE FLUID WAS COMING FROM THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND THAT THE RACK AND PINION HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1400.00. THE VEHICLE IS JUST OVER 4 YEARS OLD AND TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM IS UNACCEPTABLE. IN DOING RESEARCH INTO POWER STEERING FAILURE ON THIS PARTICULAR CHEVROLET VEHICLE, THERE ARE NUMEROUS CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE RELATED TO THE POWER STEERING COMPONENTS. THE SERVICE TECH SAID THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IF THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM, A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED TO HAVE GM REPLACE THE POWER STEERING COMPONENTS BEFORE THERE ARE MAJOR ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS. AS OF THIS WRITING, I'M WAITING ON A DECISION FROM THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THEY WOULD REPLACE THE POWER STEERING UNIT AT GM'S COST. AGAIN, THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

YOU GUYS NEED TO CHECK OUT THIS WEBSITE, I'M HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS AS MANY LISTED HERE, AND MANY WHO DON'T EVEN LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE!!! SOMETHING HAS TO BE WRONG WITH THE TRAVERSE, AND GM IS PICKING OUT 1 AT A TIME, AND OFFERING TO FIX THE ISSUES AT A LESSER CHARGE (OUT OF WARRANTY). PLEASE GET SOMEONE TO LOOK INTO THIS. OUR STEERING HAS BEEN AN ISSUE, ALONG WITH THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE HAVING BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES!! WIRING HARNESS REPLACED, LEAKING POWER STEERING, AND STRUTS/MOUNTS. AFTER DOING MUCH RESEARCH, I FIND SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUES!!! THERE HAS TO BE A PROBLEM SOMEWHERE, AND MANY PEOPLE UNKNOWINGLY ARE PAYING FULL PRICE FOR THIS UNLESS THEY COMPLAIN!!! I ENDED UP PAYING $950 FOR A $4000 BILL AT THE DEALER AFTER NEGOTIATING WITH GM. SOMETHING IS WRONG HERE FOLKS!! [XXX] THERE ARE MANY OTHER FORUMS IF YOU GOOGLE THIS ISSUE OF OTHER CONSUMERS WITH THESE ISSUES!! WITH SOME LOSING POWER AND DROPPING FROM 65MPH ON INTERSTATE TO 20 MPH WITHIN A MATTER OF SECONDS!! I DON'T WANT THIS TO HAPPEN TO MY FAMILY!!!! *TR PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

Mileage: 40,000

POWER STEERING LOCKS UP WHEN TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS OR PARKING. VERY DANGEROUS. SEE NUMEROUS PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME COMPLAINT. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

FROM A STOP, MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN ON A BUSY STREET. POWER STEERING HAS LOCKED UP MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE PURCHASING ON DECEMBER 23, 2013. GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 73,500

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PASS (AT A NORMAL SPEED & SITUATION) ACCELERATOR STICKS & CONTINUES SPEEDING UP UNTIL I SLAMMED ON BRAKES(WHICH DIDN'T STOP ME) & PULLED THE ACCELERATOR UP AT THE SAME TIME, THIS HAS NOW OCCURRED 5 TIMES OVER THE LAST 7 MONTHS, IT IS TERRIFYING WHEN IT HAPPENS, I HAVE 3 KIDS IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME MOST OF THE TIME, THEN TODAY WHEN IT HAPPENED RIGHT AFTER IT STARTED WORKING PROPERLY I LOST POWER STEERING WHEN I APPLY MY BRAKES!! NOT IMPRESSED WITH THIS VEHICLE RIGHT NOW! *TR

Mileage: 58,367

OUR 2010 CHEVY TRAVERSE HAD ABOUT 60,000 MILES ON IT WHEN IT WOULD BE VERY, VERY HARD TO STEER AT SLOW SPEEDS WHILE PARKING AND TURNING. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

POWER STEERING WOULD NOT TURN AT SLOW SPEED,RACK A PINION TOTALLY GONE. *TR

Mileage: 81,000

WHINING NOISE WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL. HAS BEEN IN SHOP 4 TIMES. WITH SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 16,135

MY TRAVERSE LOSES POWER STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS. WHEN PULLING INTO OR OUT OF A PARKING SPOT THERE IS NO POWER STEERING. ALSO OCCURS WHEN TURNING TO MAKE A U TURN WHEN AT LOW RPM. THIS STARTED IN JULY 2013 AND HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE. I HAVE TAKEN TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES WITHOUT ANY CONFIRMED DIAGNOSE. THE LACK OF POWER STEERING MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER IN PARKING LOTS OR PARKING GARAGES. THEY NOTED A SMALL LEAK ON THE RACK AND PINION BUT DO NOT BELIEVE THAT IT IS RELATED TO THE POWER STEERING PROBLEM AT LOW SPEEDS. THE STEERING WORKS GREAT AT SPEEDS HIGHER THEN 30MPH. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

WHILE DRIVING INTO PARKING LOT, SLOWING DOWN, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND I WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO STEER THE TRAVERSE, UNLESS I APPLIED POWER (ACCELERATED ON THE GAS PEDAL). I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A LEAKING POWER STEERING PUMP AND THE RACK AND PINION WAS FAULTY, BOTH WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED (AT SIGNIFICANT COST, OVER $2,000). *TR

Mileage: 63,000

I WAS DRIVING MY CHEVY TRAVERSE ON A MAIN ROAD WHEN IT STARTED MAKING A LOUD NOISE, STEERING WHEEL GOT VERY STIFF AND IT WAS HARD FOR ME TO STEER. I IMMEDIATELY TRIED MAKING A LEFT TURN IN ORDER TO PULL INTO A RESIDENTIAL BLOCK AND OUT OF HARMS WAY. IT WAS REALLY HARD FOR ME TO TRY TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE AND GET BOTH ME AND MY CHILD OUT OF HARMS WAY. THANKFULLY, I WAS ABLE TO PARK IT IN A SAFE SPOT AND OUT OF THE WAY OF ON COMING TRAFFIC. IF I WOULDN'T HAVE REACTED QUICKLY AND USED ALL OF MY STRENGTH TO TRY TO STEER THE VEHICLE IT COULD'VE TURNED INTO A TRAGIC ACCIDENT. I WAS VERY AFRAID FOR BOTH ME AND MY CHILD. GM/CHEVY SHOULD PLACE AN IMMEDIATE RECALL ON THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. NOW MY TRUCK IS IN THE SHOP AND I AM LOOKING AT A COST OF $2100 FOR A POWER STEERING PUMP. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE THINKING IT WAS A SAFE CROSSOVER FOR MY FAMILY. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

STARTED WITH INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS MAKING TIGHT TURNS. THEN NOTICED HESITANT/JERKY STEERING ON THE HIGHWAY, WITH LOUD RATTLE IN FRONT END. AS WITH ALL THE OTHERS, GOT THE RUN AROUND FROM THE LOCAL CHEVY REPAIR SHOP, AND ALSO WITH GM CUSTOMER SERVICE - WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE OR EVEN TALK ABOUT ALL THE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. I GOT GM CUSTOMER SERVICE TO GO GOOD FOR MOST OF THE REPAIR COST OF INSTALLING A NEW POWER STEERING PUMP AND STEERING GEARS. ALL AFTER 3 TRIPS TO THE REPAIR SHOP, THE FIRST TIME THEY INSISTED I JUST NEEDED A POWER STEERING FLUSH - 2ND TIME THEY PUT IN THE PUMP, 3RD TIME FINALLY "FOUND" THE LEAKY GEAR. LET'S HOPE THIS HOLDS OUT - DROVE GOOD FOR THE 40 MILE TRIP HOME. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

WHILE TURNING THE CAR GOING FORWARD OR REVERSING RIGHT OR LEFT THE STEERING WILL LOCKUP. IT FEELS LIKE THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. I CAN START THE TURN WITH NO TROUBLE AND MID WAY THROUGH IT CAN LOCK UP AND THEN RELEASE AGAIN. THIS IS NOT ALWAYS CONSISTENT THOUGH AND DOESN'T HAPPEN ON EVERY TURN. THIS HAS MANY TIMES CAUSED ME TO ALMOST NOT MAKE MY TURN. WHEN IT LOCKS UP IT TAKE BOTH HANDS AND ALL MY STRENGTH AND WEIGHT TO PULL ON THE WHEEL TO COMPLETE A TURN. AGAIN NOT CONSISTENT. SOMETIMES IT NEVER HAPPENS DURING A DRIVE. OTHER TIMES IT HAPPENS ON ALMOST EVERY TURN. THERE ARE ALSO TIMES THAT IT IS HARD TO TURN WHEN I FIRST TRY OR START A TURN. I CAN SOMETIMES RECREATE IT IF I START A TURN, NOT TURNING THE WHEEL THE FULL TURN I NEED AND THEN PULL MORE ON THE WHEEL... IT SEEMS TO LOCK UP MOST TIMES. BUT AGAIN NOT ALWAYS. THE DEALERSHIP LITHIA LOOKED AT IT FOR US ONCE AND FOUND SOME MOISTURE IN AN AREA THEY THOUGHT MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSING AN ISSUE AND REPLACED A SEAL BUT THIS WAS SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND IT DIDN'T CHANGE A THING. WE ARE TAKING IT IN AGAIN TODAY AND HOPE THAT THEY FIND SOMETHING AS I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

I SEE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT. WHILE MY CAR WAS UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY, I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE WHINNING SOUND IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED WHILE IT WAS THERE. NOW THE POWER STEERING RACK IS BEING REPLACED. I SEE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THAT IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTIES. MINE IS AND I AM SOOO VERY GRATEFUL. I HAVE A NEW HOUSE A NEW CLEAN GARAGE FLOOR. MY HUSBAND AND SON FIRST SAW THE LEAK ON THE NEW GARAGE FLOOR. WE FOUND HE PROBLEM EARLY. MY SON CRAWLED UNDER THE CAR AND TOOK A PIC OF WHERE IT WAS LEAKING AND I SENT IT TO MY SERVICE ADVISOR. HE CALLED ME BACK AND TOLD ME TO GET THE CAR IN. I WASN'T EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS YET. I WAS LUCKY. IF SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS, WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL? *TR

Mileage: 54,000

WENT TO PICK UP MY CAR FROM INSPECTION AND TECHNICIAN HAD DIFFICULTY STEERING THE CAR IN THE LOT. DIAGNOSED AS POSSIBLE ELECTRIC PUMP STEERING ISSUE. ALREADY HAVE BEEN TOLD I NEEDED TO REPLACE RACK & PINION BUT USED LEAK STOP AND SO FAR HAS BEEN HOLDING. CAR CAN'T EVEN BE STEERED TO GET OUT OF PARKING LOT. HOW MUCH MONEY WILL THIS COST NOW? I FEEL CHEVROLET HAS MANY CARS WITH SIMILAR ISSUES. IT IS TIME FOR THEM TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

Mileage: 62,500

I TOOK THE LISTED VEHICLE TO THE SHOP FOR ITS YEARLY STATE INSPECTION. THEY INFORMED ME THAT RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THAT IS WAS LEAKING FLUID. BEFORE THIS I DID NOTICE A WHINING SOUND WHEN I TURNED THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEEDS ALSO HARDER TO TURN. *TR

Mileage: 23,400

MY SPOUSE WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND TRIED TO MAKE A TURN AT AN INTERSECTION AND ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN THE ONCOMING LANE BECAUSE THE STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT. MANAGED TO DRIVE THE CAR INTO A PARKING LOT WHERE THE PROBLEM CAME AND WENT, EVENTUALLY JUST HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC. THE CAR DID NOT EXHIBIT THE PROBLEM FOR THE MECHANIC SO HE COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. NOW WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 59,000

I PURCHASED A 2010 TRAVERSE LS BRAND NEW FROM A DEALER AND AM NOW HAVING SERIOUS ISSUES WITH THE STEERING LOCKING UP. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE TRAVERSE INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, AS SHE TURNED OFF THE MAIN STREET INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD THE STEERING LOCKED AND SHE COULD NOT COME OUT OF THE TURN. SHE HAD TO ALMOST STOP THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY FOR THE STEERING TO UNLOCK SO SHE COULD CONTINUE. SHE ALMOST HIT A PARKED CAR AND WAS ALMOST STRUCK BY ANOTHER CAR AS SHE HAD TO STOP HALF WAY THROUGH HER TURN TO UNLOCK THE STEERING. THE PROBLEM ONLY CONTINUED TO WORSEN, STEERING LOCKING MORE OFTEN AND CAUSING NUMEROUS NEAR MISSES. ALMOST STRIKING CARS, BUILDINGS, FENCES AND CURBS. IT MOSTLY HAPPENS AT SLOWER SPEEDS, 35MPH OR LESS AND HAS CAUSED US TO HIT OUR GARAGE TRYING TO PULL IN OR OUT. IT HAS, HOWEVER HAPPENED A FEW TIMES AT HIGHER SPEEDS WHILE DRIVING THROUGH CURVES ON THE HIGHWAY AND CITY STREETS, 45-70 MPH. WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER IN DECEMBER 2013 AND DIAGNOSED AS RACK AND PINION ISSUE. RACK AND PINION HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE(NOT UNDER WARRANTY) AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ONLINE LINE AND THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY PEOPLE THAT OWN TRAVERSE, ACADIA, ENCLAVE AND OUTLOOKS ALL WITH THE SAME STEERING COMPONENTS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO GET GM TO RECTIFY THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE HAS TO DIE OR BE SERIOUSLY INJURED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

CAR BEGAN TO EMIT A GROAN NOISE WHILE TURNING AND ONLY GOT WORSE FROM THERE. TODAY LEAKING P/S FLUID A PLENTY. DEALERSHIP RELATES NEED FOR NEW POWER STEERING PUMP AND STEERING RACK ALONG WITH AN ALIGNMENT. TOTAL ESTIMATED COST: $1625.00. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

THE 19 OF JANUARY 2014 I WAS TURNING LEFT ON AN INTERSECTION AND MY CHEVY TRAVERSE STARTED TO MAKE A NOISE WHEN I TURN LEFT. SINCE THEN IS GETTING CONSTANT EVERY TIME I TURN LEFT. IT SOUND LIKE A STEERING GEAR. *TR

Mileage: 22,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 3-5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME STIFF. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY BOTH AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO BOTH FLUSHED THE STEERING BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEEDS (UNDER 25 MPH) THE STEERING WOULD SUDDENLY LOCK UP AND BECOME VERY HARD TO TURN. THE PROBLEM WAS SOMEWHAT INTERMITTENT CREATING A MORE DANGEROUS SITUATION AS THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BE VERY HARD TO TURN AND SUDDENLY GET EASIER AND THEN HARD AGAIN CAUSING OVER-COMPENSATION IN MID TURN. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE "STEERING RACK BINDING" AND ULTIMATELY RESULTED IN THE REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING RACK AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

MY 2010 CHEVY TRAVERSE IS VERY HARD TO TURN AND IS NOW MAKING A HORRIBLE NOISE AND IS MESSING WITH THE GAS INTAKE... IT IS VERY HAZARDOUS NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN WHEN YOU NEED TO TURN. I HAVE RESEARCHED IT ONLINE AND FOUND AN ABUNDANT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

AT ABOUT 53000 MILES MY WIFE STARTED TO NOTICE A SMALL INTERMITTENT WHINING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT END. NOW WE LOOSE STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS LIKE TURNING A CORNER( VERY DANGEROUS). IT IS GOING TO THE DEALER ON MONDAY, I AM GUESSING WE WILL NEED A NEW RACK AND PINION. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

CAR MAKING LOUD NOISE WHILE TURNING AND ITS VERY HARD TO STEER. TOOK IT TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THERE IS A LEAK IN POWER STEERING RACK AND IT COST AROUND $1500.00 TO GET IT FIXED. I SEE IM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

MY CAR, A 2010 CHEVY TRAVERSE LTZ, HAD BEEN MAKING A LOUD SOUND UPON STARTING. IF THE CAR WAS NOT ALLOWED TO WARM UP, IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. WE TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC, THINKING IT MIGHT JUST BE LOW ON POWER STEERING FLUID. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT OUR STEERING COLUMN WAS SHREDDED, AND THAT THERE WERE METAL SHAVING IN THE POWER STEERING FLUID. IT COSTS $2400 TO FIX. WE HAVE ALSO HAD THE AIR CONDITIONING GO OUT TWICE THIS SUMMER. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING PUMP AND POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

Mileage: 45,000

MY WIFE DROVE HER VEHICLE (THIS VEHICLE) HOME, AND NOTICED ONCE SHE SLOWED DOWN IN OUR SUBDIVISION THAT SHE VIRTUALLY LOST ALL ABILITY TO CONTROL THE STEERING OF HER CAR. SHE WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT IN TO OUR GARAGE AT GREAT EFFORT ON HER END! LATER THAT DAY, WE ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE IT AGAIN AND SIMPLY COULD NOT BUDGE OR WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY THE STEERING WHEEL. IT BEGUN TO SNOW THAT AFTERNOON AND SO WE DID NOT PERSIST GETTING ON THE ROAD. WE DID A FEW DAYS LATER AND NOTICED THAT AT SLIGHTLY HIGHER SPEEDS THE HANDLING OF THE VEHICLE IMPROVED, BUT AT LOWER SPEEDS WE AGAIN WE UNABLE TO STEER THE CAR. RESEARCH ONLINE REVEALED MANY OTHER OWNERS WITH SIMILAR EXPERIENCE. THERE IS NO RECALL. REPAIR BLOGS ON THIS VEHICLE HAVE HAD OWNERS REPLACE THEIR RACK AND PINION, POWER STEERING PUMP, AND POWER STEERING GEAR. OUR DEALER INFORMED US THE PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED AND RECOMMENDED WE REPLACE THE GEAR, WE COULD NOT AFFORD THIS. WE HAVE NOT YET DRIVEN THE NOW "REPAIRED" VEHICLE. GM ADVISED US TO CONTACT NHTSA! *TR

Mileage: 78,000

JUST DAYS AFTER PURCHASING A USED 2010 CHEVY TRAVERSE WITH ABOUT 52,000 MILES, THE STEERING LOCKED WHILE SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET THE STEERING WHEEL TO WORK. THEN IN NOVEMBER THE CAR BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE. IT OCCURRED DURING IDLING AS WELL AS DURING ACCELERATION. TURNING BECAME MORE DIFFICULT AND THE NOISE CORRESPONDED TO ACCELERATING, TURNING AND SLOWING DOWN. IT WENT TO THE CHEVY SERVICE STATION ON 12/20/13. THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP. I PICKED THE CAR UP ON 12/24/13 AND IT SOUNDED THE SAME. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD GET BETTER IN A FEW DAYS AFTER THE AIR LEFT THE NEW PUMP. THE CAR DID NOT GET BETTER AND CONTINUED TO SOUND TERRIBLE. IT WAS ALSO SHAKING AND WAS SCARY TO DRIVE IN. IT WENT BACK TO THE SHOP ON 12/30/13. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE POWER STEERING RACK, PIN AND HOSE SO FAR. AS OF 1/8/13 THEY CAN NOT FIX THE CAR. THE MECHANICS SAY THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE GM HOTLINE AND ARE AT A LOSS AS TO WHY IT WON'T STOP MAKING THE NOISE OR DRIVING CORRECTLY. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

THIS VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CHAMPION CHEVROLET FOR A RECALL FOR A FAILING WATER PUMP SEAL. DURING THAT ANALYSIS, THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND RACK ASSEMBLY WAS FOUND TO BE LOW ON OIL AND WITH METAL SHAVINGS IN THE PINION RACK WAS NEAR FAILURE. THE FAILURE MODE ON THIS MODEL AND ALL TRAVERSES, ENCLAVES, AND ACADIAS IS THE ULTIMATELY STEERING LOCK AND A PROBABLY CRASH. THIS IS A DEFINITE RECALL ITEM THAT SHOULD BE FINALLY DETERMINED BY NHTSA FOR ALL YEARS OF THIS VEHICLE. THE REPAIR ESTIMATE IS OVER $2600 AS THE ENTIRE FRONT ENGINE ASSEMBLY HAS TO BE REMOVED. OTHER OWNER EXPERIENCES INDICATE THAT THIS REPAIR IS WIDESPREAD IN THESE GM MODELS AND IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 44,518

SINCE OCTOBER OF 2013 I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY POWER STEERING LOCKING UP OR BECOMING SO TIGHT WHILE TRYING TO TURN AT SLOW SPEEDS THAT I HAVE TO FORCE A TURN. I HAVE TAKE IT TO MY DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AFTER READING THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME ISSUES. I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD NEED A NEW PUMP AND RACK PINION STEERING, WHICH WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST ME $1300 AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWER TERRAIN!!!! I WAS ALSO TOLD THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE POWER STEERING MAKING NOISES, IN WHICH CHEVROLET REPLACED THE POWER STEERING IN THE 2012 AND NEWER MODELS AND WHICH RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THERE ARE VIRTUALLY NO COMPLAINTS IN THE 2012 MODELS. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN ACCIDENTS BECAUSE THE STEERING WOULD LIKE UP WHILE TURNING IN INTERSECTIONS! *TR

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING AND ON ONE OCCASION, THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO CRASH INTO A MAIL BOX IN AN ATTEMPT TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000. . ..UPDATED 01-10-14 *BF THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW RACK AND PINION AND STEERING PUMP. UPDATED 01/13/14

Mileage: 86,000

I BEGAN TO NOTICE NOISE WHILE STEERING AND THEN DIFFICULTY STEERING, AS THOUGH THE POWER STEERING WASN'T WORKING. I HAD SOME PREVIOUS UNDIAGNOSED LEAKS ON THE VEHICLE WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THOSE WERE NEVER RESOLVED. WHEN I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN TO HAVE THE STEERING CHECKED, I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A REPAIR THAT WOULD COST $2000, AND OF COURSE, IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I WENT TO ANOTHER AUTO SHOP WHO ESTIMATED A LOWER COST FOR THE REPAIR, THE REPAIR WAS MADE, AND THE DIFFICULTY STEERING BEGAN AGAIN. 24 HOURS AFTER THE SUPPOSED "FIX", THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTER MY HUSBAND PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE. IT WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

THE 1ST TIME IT HAPPENED, WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THE ENTIRE FAMILY IN THE CAR. 2 ADULTS & 3 CHILDREN. THE STEERING LOCKS UP WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION. IT GETS WORSE WHEN YOU STEP ON THE BRAKE. THERE IS NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM PRIOR, I.E. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, NOISE, ETC. WE TOOK IT TO A LOCAL DEALER & LUCKILY MADE IT JUST BEFORE THE WARRANTY WORE OFF. THE STEERING GEAR WAS REPLACED. ON NOVEMBER 26 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND ONCE AGAIN WHILE IN MOTION THE STEERING WHEEL FROZE, AND GOT WORSE WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKE, NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM PRIOR. SHE WAS JUST BARELY ABLE TO PULL IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE MOST FRIGHTENING THING WAS AN HOUR BEFORE SHE WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR DURING RUSH HOUR. ONCE AGAIN TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALER & THIS TIME THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED. IT WAS CRACKED. I THINK THE CAR IS A DANGER TO THOSE IN IT & THOSE SHARING THE ROAD WITH IT. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF STEERING FAILING IN A CAR. I SEE OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE TRAVERSE AND AM SHOCKED THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

FIRST HAPPENED WHEN I WAS TURNING INTO MY DRIVEWAY. GOT HALFWAY THROUGH MY TURN WHEN I SUDDENLY COULDN'T TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. STOPPED JUST SHORT OF HITTING A CAR PARKED ON THE STREET. BACKED THE CAR UP AND IT COULD STEER AGAIN. DID IT TWO MORE TIMES SINCE. ONCE WHEN MY WIFE WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING STALL AT THE MALL AND AGAIN MAKING A TURN ON A SIDE STREET. WAS TOLD WOULD HAVE REPLACE SEVERAL STEERING COMPONENTS. WOULD BE REPLACED WITH THE EXACT SAME KIND OF PARTS AS BEFORE. HAVEN'T DRIVEN THE VEHICLE SINCE. *TR

Mileage: 46,558

I NOTICED MY STEERING WHEEL STIFFENING DURING TURNS. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP & WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR AND POWER STEERING PUMP. THESE REPAIRS ARE NOT COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY & WILL COST $1,876.31 TO REPAIR! THE SERVICE ADVISOR COULD NOT EXPLAIN TO ME HOW THE COMPLETE STEERING GEAR GOES OUT ON A VEHICLE W/52,000 MILES ON IT! I AM BEYOND ANGRY, NOT TO MENTION, I ALSO FEEL VIOLATED. I HAVE RESEARCHED TO SEE IF OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUES! THESE ARE NOT A COINCIDENCES! THESE PARTS ARE FAULTY & SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED AT NO COST! *TR

Mileage: 51,670

THE POWER STEERING GETS STUCK. I CAN'T TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE STEERING WHEEL HAS GOTTEN STUCK WHILE TURNING AT A LIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

MY TRUCK KEPT MAKING CLICKING NOISES AND THE POWER STEERING KEPT FEELING STIFF. IT CONTINUOUSLY MADE NOISE WHEN TURNING THE WHEELS. *TR

Mileage: 13,629

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN OCTOBER 2012. AFTER DRIVING FOR A WHILE I NOTICED A FUNNY SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. I TOOK IT TO FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS INFORMED MY POWER STEERING WAS LEAKING. I CALLED THE DEALER AND INFORMED THEM OF THE ISSUE. DUE TO HAVING THE VEHICLE OVER 30 DAYS THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR IT THEY STATED I COULD USE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY I PURCHASED. I WAS NOT HAPPY WITH THE DECISION AND THEY PAID HALF OF THE DEDUCTIBLE. SO SOME MONTHS LATER I STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH TURNING CORNERS AND INTO MY PARKING LOT. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK UP AND I HAD TO USE EVERYTHING IN ME TO TURN THE WHEEL. THIS IS VERY CONCERNING AND SCARY. IT IS ALMOST A YEAR AND I HAVE HAD 2 RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE. THE HEADLIGHT HAS BLOWN OUT. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS HAVE STOPPED WORKING AND I AM NOT HAPPY WITH THIS CHEVY TRAVERSE. I CALLED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY SAID BEFORE I TALK WITH SOMEONE I HAVE TO TAKE THE TRUCK TO A DEALER AND HAVE THEM DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSIS. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THERE IS NO WARRANTY AT THIS TIME FOR THE POWER STEERING ONLY FOR THE 2 RECALLS. I THINK WE SHOULD FILE A CLASS ACTION AGAINST CHEVROLET. THIS IS RIDICULOUS THAT WE ARE ALL HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AND THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL YET. LIVES ARE AT RISK WITH THESE TYPES OF PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

OUR 2010 CHEVY TRAVERSE LTZ IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP REFERENCE HEATER/DEFROSTER NOT WORKING AND ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES THIS YEAR FOR AC PROBLEMS, FLUID LEAKS AND NUMEROUS SENSORS FAILING. THE STEERING PROBLEM WAS DISCUSSED WITH REPAIR FACILITY ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE PROBLEM ACCORDING TO THEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. WE HAD TO ASK THE DEALERSHIP PERSONAL TO PHYSICALLY SET IN THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. A NEW POWER STEERING PUMP AND RETURN HOSE WAS REPLACED TOTAL COST $658.93. AT PRESENT THIS HAS SOLVED THE PROBLEM. APPROXIMATE TOTAL COST THIS YEAR FOR REPAIRS $3100.00. AT THIS POINT WE HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN GENERAL MOTOR PRODUCTS OF ANYKIND. WE HAVE ALL DOCUMENTATION FOR THESE CLAIMS. *TR

Mileage: 79,169

THE POWER STEERING HAS STARTED FAILING AT LOWER SPEEDS, SUCH AS TURNING CORNERS, TURNING INTO THE DRIVEWAY, AND PULLING INTO PARKING SPACES. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SCENARIO AND IS GETTING WORSE AND WORSE. IT IS EASILY DUPLICATED. MY MECHANIC SAYS IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVY TRAVERSE AND THEY SEE IT ALL THE TIME. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

VEHICLE POWER STEERING FAILS COMPLETELY AND INTERMITTENTLY AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY URGENT SAFETY CONCERN AND A RECALL MUST BE ISSUED TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN TURNING INTO DRIVEWAY OR IN AND OUT OF PARKING SPACES. ALSO WAS ESPECIALLY BAD WHEN BACKING INTO A PARKING SPACE ON A HILL, WHEN I COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL AT ALL UNTIL I STARTED APPLYING GAS TO GET THE CAR MOVING. AT THESE TIMES THE STEERING WHEEL IS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN. I HAVE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION TWICE AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WHILE THERE. THE DEALER GETS NO ERROR CODES ON DIAGNOSTIC AND CANNOT SEE ANY LEAKS OR MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. THEY HAVE CONTACTED GM WHO SAYS THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY BULLETINS RELATED TO THIS MATTER. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY UNSETTLING AND POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS. I HOPE GM WILL INVESTIGATE AND COME UP WITH A SOLUTION. *JS

Mileage: 49,100

THE POWER STEERING HAS STARTED FAILING AT LOWER SPEEDS, SUCH AS TURNING CORNERS, TURNING INTO THE DRIVEWAY, AND PULLING INTO PARKING SPACES. THIS IS DANGEROUS! WHAT THE HECK IS CHEVY GOING TO DO ABOUT THIS? TWO OF MY NEIGHBORS HAD THE EXACT SAME ISSUE AND WERE TOLD BY THE DEALER TO "TRADE IT OFF". WE LOVE THE VEHICLE, BUT CAN'T KEEP PUTTING OUR FAMILY IN DANGER. REPEAT, WHAT IS CHEVY GOING TO DO ABOUT THIS? THE MORE I RESEARCH ONLINE, IT SEEMS THAT ALMOST ALL OF THE 2010 TRAVERSE'S HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. RECALL????

Mileage: 48,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

Mileage: 45,000

WAS PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY, AT VERY LOW SPEED(LESS THAN 5MPH) AND THE STEERING BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN. I STOPPED AND HAD TO PULL VERY HARD ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO CONTINUE INTO MY CARPORT. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THAT AND THE NEXT DAY ALSO. TODAY I HAD A DOCTORS APPOINTMENT AND IT WAS BACK TO NORMAL. MY WIFE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE IT MAY HAPPEN AGAIN. WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO? IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS? *TR

Mileage: 70,101

STARTED LOSING POWER STEERING SUDDENLY. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS AT LOW SPEEDS, BUT NOT ALWAYS. TOOK TO DEALER IN LOUISVILLE KY THAT WANTED ~$1300 TO FIX STATING THE PROBLEM WAS A LEAK IN THE RACK AND PINION PART OF THE STEERING MECHANISM. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,791. ..UPDATED 10/30/13 *BF UPDATED 10/31/2013 *JS

Mileage: 91,791

WHILE TURNING RIGHT AT A CORNER THE POWER STEERING UNEXPECTEDLY STOPPED WORKING AND I HAD TO MUSCLE THE STEERING WHEEL OVER TO AVOID COLLIDING INTO A CAR THAT WAS STOPPED AT THE STOP LIGHT. I DON'T BELIEVE MY WIFE WOULD HAVE HAD THE STRENGTH TO DO THIS SINCE IT HAPPENED SO UNEXPECTEDLY. I HAD A FEW MORE SIMILAR OCCURRENCES ALL AT LOW SPEEDS AND WHEN TURNING. WHEN I BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALER I FOUND OUT THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS FAILING. THE CAR IS ONLY 3 1/2 YEARS OLD AND SINCE IT'S OVER THE WARRANTY I HAD TO PAY THE VERY EXPENSIVE COST OF REPLACING THE POWER STEERING PUMP. SINCE THEN WHEN I'VE SEARCHED THE INTERNET I'VE SEEN NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS AT AROUND THIS MILEAGE FOR THE 2010 TRAVERSE. *JB

Mileage: 62,436

WE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND ISSUES THAT SO MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE LISTED ON THE SITE. THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AT RANDOM TIMES WITH NO SET PATTERN, RHYME, OR REASON. HOWEVER, AS MANY OTHERS HAVE NOTED, IT SEEMS TO MOSTLY OCCUR AT LOW SPEEDS(LESS THAN 25 MPH), GOING INTO CURVES, AND PARKING LOTS. OURS BEGAN TO DO THIS ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO. THE MOST FRIGHTENING EVENT OCCURRED WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH OUR THREE YOUNG CHILDREN AND THE STEERING BECAME SO STIFF AND UNRESPONSIVE WHILE NEGOTIATING A CURVE ON THE HIGHWAY SHE NEARLY VEERED OFF THE ROAD. I TOOK THE TRAVERSE TO A CERTIFIED INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT I HAVE USED FOR 20 YEARS AND TRUST COMPLETELY, HE COULD FIND NO PROBLEMS. THE COMPUTER CODES CAME BACK SHOWING NO ISSUES AND THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS AT RECOMMENDED LEVELS. THIS IS A MAJOR HAZARD THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A FLAW SOMEWHERE WITH THE VAST NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE BEEN FILED. I NOTICED A PATTERN OF SO MANY OWNERS TAKING THE TRAVERSE TO A DEALER TO HAVE EITHER THE POWER STEERING AND/OR RACK AND PINION REPLACED, BUT TO NO AVAIL AS THE PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING STILL PERSISTING. I AM OLD ENOUGH TO HAVE DRIVEN OLDER MODEL VEHICLES AND FARM IMPLEMENTS THAT DID NOT HAVE POWER STEERING AND ON THE RANDOM, UNSUSPECTING OCCASIONS WHEN THIS PROBLEM ARISES THE DIFFICULTY OF HANDLING THIS TRAVERSE IS WELL BEYOND ATTEMPTING TO MANEUVER ONE OF THOSE MACHINES. THE STEERING VIRTUALLY LOCKS UP. MY WIFE IS 5' 110 LBS. AND I AM 6' 200 LBS. AND IT TAKES EVERYTHING I HAVE TO TURN THE WHEEL WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I AM NO LONGER COMFORTABLE WITH MY WIFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY WITH MY THREE YOUNG CHILDREN IN TOW. A SOLUTION NEEDS TO FOUND ASAP. OTHERWISE UNFORTUNATELY, MY PATRIOTIC FEELINGS WILL SUBSIDE AND I WILL GO BACK TO BUYING HONDA PRODUCTS AGAIN. *JB

Mileage: 60,000

LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND INTERMITTENT LOCKING /FAILURE/ INABILITY TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AT SLOW SPEEDS. DIFFICULTY TURNING INTO PARKING SPACES - NO POWER STEERING. NEARLY MISSED MY TURN, HEADING DIRECTLY AT A ROAD SIGN TRYING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AT APPROX 15 MPH. HAD TO COMPLETELY STOP (IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD & ONCOMING TRAFFIC) TO 'UNLOCK' THE WHEEL AND COMPLETE MY TURN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE CORRECTED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT! TOOK 2010 TRAVERSE TO CHEVY DEALER - THEY SAID IT WAS A 'COMMON PROBLEM'. JUST PAID $700 TO REPLACE MY POWER STEERING PUMP & HOPING THAT FIXES THE PROBLEM. MY CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD! CHEVY SHOULD BE ASHAMED. *JB

Mileage: 79,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT BOTH THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND THE RACK AND PINION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

Mileage: 75,000

WHEN I WAS TURNING INTO MY DRIVEWAY THE STEERING GOT VERY STIFF ALMOST TO THE POINT I FELT THE STEERING WAS LOCKING UP. I HAVE A SMALL CHILD AND FEAR THAT THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH THE TRAVERSE.

Mileage: 71,456

DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS WHILE TURNING IT BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. LOSE POWER STEERING. *JS

Mileage: 65,400

POWER STEERING ABRUPTLY FAILED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHEN MAKING TURNS AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH OR LESS CAUSING NEAR COLLISIONS OVER THE COURSE OF A COUPLE WEEKS.. FREQUENCY CONTINUED TO INCREASE SO IT HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES ON A DAILY BASIS. TOOK TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULDN'T FIND PROBLEM SO CHANGED POWER STEERING FLUID AND FLUSHED SYSTEM. LATER THAT SAME DAY THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. I AM CONCERNED TO LET MY WIFE DRIVE THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP THINKS THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. SEARCHED ONLINE AND IT APPEARS MANY TRAVERSE OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR ISSUES. IS THERE A POTENTIAL RECALL ON THIS ISSUE ? *TT

Mileage: 59,000

POWER STEERING ABRUPTLY FAILED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHEN MAKING TURNS AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH OR LESS CAUSING NEAR COLLISIONS OVER THE COURSE OF A COUPLE WEEKS.. FREQUENCY CONTINUED TO INCREASE SO IT HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES ON A DAILY BASIS. TOOK TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULDN'T FIND PROBLEM SO CHANGED POWER STEERING FLUID AND FLUSHED SYSTEM. LATER THAT SAME DAY THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. I AM CONCERNED TO LET MY WIFE DRIVE THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP THINKS THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. SEARCHED ONLINE AND IT APPEARS MANY TRAVERSE OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR ISSUES. IS THERE A POTENTIAL RECALL ON THIS ISSUE ? *TT

Mileage: 59,000

I WAS TURNING INTO MY DRIVEWAY WHEN THE POWER STEERING LOCKED. BY VERY "BRUTE FORCE" I WAS ABLE TO FORCE IT BACK THUS AVOIDING A COLLISION WITH THE RETAINING WALL. LATER IN THE WEEK I TOOK THE CAR TO A AUTO BODY REPAIR TO REMOVE A MINOR DENT. THE OWNER OF THE REPAIR SHOP EXPERIENCED THE SAME "LOCK" UP WHEN DRIVING THE CAR INTO HIS GARAGE. I THEN WHEN ON LINE GOOGLED "2010 TRAVERSE STEERING PROBLEMS" I WAS TAKEN BACK AT THE PLETHORA OF COMPLAINTS AND COMMENTS FILED. I TOOK THE CAR TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND HE & I REVIEWED THE COMPLAINTS. WE CONCLUDED IT WAS THE RACK & PINION THUS IT WAS REPLACED. NO SO. THE LOCK UP OCCURRED AGAIN LAST EVENING WHEN TURNING INTO MY DRIVEWAY. THIS MORNING I TOOK IT BACK TO THE MECHANIC. HE IS REPLACING THE RACK AND PINION HE PUT IN YESTERDAY AND PUTTING IN A NEW POWER STEERING PUMP. TRY "CHATTING" WITH A GM REPRESENTATIVE ON LINE. THEY ARE EXPERTS AT DEFLECTING QUESTIONS AND GIVING YOU THE RUN AROUND. SINCE GM OWES THE UNITED STATES$ & I AM PART OF THE US, THE NEXT STEP IS TO CONTACT MY SENATORS AND CONGRESS PERSON AND DEMAND A RECALL OF THE TRAVERSE' FROM THIS DEBTOR. *TR

Mileage: 50,450

WHILE TRAVELING BELOW 15 MPH THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING AND REQUIRES A STRONG EFFORT TO TURN THE WHEEL. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT GONE AWAY AND IS GETTING MORE FREQUENT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ON ON 8 AUGUST 2013 AND WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND THE RACK AND PINION (COST APPROXIMATELY $1,500). I ASKED IF THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THE SERVICE TECH SAID KNOW. NOW I HAVE FOUND OUT IS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

AT SPEEDS OF 40 MPH AND SLOWER, THE POWER STEERING IS UNRESPONSIVE AND STOPS WORKING. THIS PROBLEM IS RECURRING. MOST NOTABLY WHEN TURNING ONTO SIDE ROADS AFTER SLOWING DOWN, AND ALSO WHEN MAKING TURNS INTO PARKING LOTS AND PARKING SPACES. THIS STEERING PROBLEM IS A HAZARD TO NOT ONLY THE VEHICLE DRIVER/OCCUPANTS, BUT AS WELL AS OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

NOTIFICATION THAT WAS SENT TO CHEVORLET'S WEB SITE I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 2010 TRAVERSE. TOOK IT ON THE TYPICAL TWO MILE TEST DRIVE FOUND NO ISSUES. AFTER OWNING IT NOW FOR SEVERAL MONTHS I'M HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING FAILING. IT IS USUALLY AT LOWER SPEEDS WHEN TURNING IN DRIVEWAY OR PARKING LOTS. TODAY I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF SHARP CURVE, LOW SPEED, APPROX. 35 MPH, AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT JUST AS ANOTHER CAR WAS COMING FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. I WAS ABLE TO REACT PROPERLY AND KEEP THE VEHICLE ON THE ROADWAY. MY CONCERN IS THAT MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER WHO IS JUST LEARNING TO DRIVE WOULD NOT HAVE REACTED PROPERLY IN THAT SITUATION AND PEOPLE COULD BE SERIOUS INJURED AND/OR KILLED. MY OTHER CONCERN IS THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL, ACCORDING TO NHTSA WEB SITE AND MANY OTHER TRAVERSE OWNERS WEB FORUMS. I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THE STEERING SYSTEM AND THIS IS MY FAMILY'S PRIMARY VEHICLE. I'M LEFT WITH PUTTING MONEY OVER SAFETY. PLEASE DOCUMENT THIS COMPLAINT. *TR

Mileage: 90,200

ORIGINAL OWNER; STARTING AT APPROXIMATELY 39,000MILES ON ODOMETER, DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, AT OR BELOW 40MPH POWER STEERING INOPERABLE. VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER WHEN POWER STEERING GOES OUT. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

WHEN TURNING LEFT AT STOP LIGHT OR PARKING LOT AT LOW SPEED THE STEERING WHEEL IS VERY HARD TO TURN. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

WHEN I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE, I NOTICED STEERING WAS MORE DIFFICULT THAN MY 2001 NISSAN ALTIMA. IT IS A HEAVIER VEHICLE SO I AT FIRST ATTRIBUTED THE ISSUE TO THAT. AS TIME HAS PASSED, THE STEERING HAS BECOME MORE DIFFICULT AND ACTUALLY REQUIRES FORCE AT SLOW SPEEDS OR IN PARKING LOTS TO TURN THE VEHICLE. I NOTICED THIS HAS BECOME HAZARDOUS WHEN PULLING OUT OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND BEING UNABLE TO FULLY COMPLETE THE TURN AS THE STEERING HAD COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. I HAVE A 2 YEAR OLD AND A BABY DUE IN OCTOBER. I PURCHASED THE CAR BECAUSE I NEEDED A SAFER VEHICLE AND AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT I FEEL NO SAFER THAN I DID IN MY NISSAN ALTIMA. I HAVE SEEN THE NUMBER OF COMMENTS ON THIS ISSUE AND AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED CHEVY HASN'T DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

AT 15 MPH OR LOWER STEERING GETS SO HARD TO STEER ALMOST FEELS LIKE IT IS LOCKING UP. I SEE OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A HAZARD TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS AND OTHERS CARS! *TR

Mileage: 46,000

WHEN TURNING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT AND THE RACK AND PINION WAS MAKING A ROARING SOUND. SALES AUTO CHERV DEALER FIX THE PROBLEM. I AM CONCERN THAT THE RACK AND PINION MIGHT START LEAKING AND CAUSE ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. THIS SHOULD BE A MAJOR CONCERN OF GENERAL MOTORS. AFTER READING THE INCIDENT REPORTS, THIS MUST BE HAPPENING TO ALL OF THE TRAVERSES. SOME OWNERS HAVE NO CLUE. AFTER THREE MONTHS BEING THE CHEVROLET TRAVERSE OWNER THIS HAPPEN AND I HAVE HAD TO HAVE IT CHECKED EACH TIME I GO FOR SERVICE. PLEASE HAVE GENERAL MOTORS TO LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE REGARDING THE STEERING OF THE FRONT RACK AND PINION. CHEVROLET OWNER *TR

Mileage: 2,000

WE WERE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT WHEN WE FIRST NOTICED THE STEERING GOING OUT. IT WAS MINIMAL AT FIRST, AND MY HUSBAND CHECKED THE POWER STEERING FLUID. HE SAW NOTHING WRONG WITH THE LEVELS. AS THE MONTHS HAVE CONTINUED THE STEERING HAS GOTTEN WORSE, ALMOST TO THE POINT WHERE I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE IT. THERE ARE MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE LATEST IS TODAY, WHERE I WAS GOING ON THE OFF RAMP TO MY EXIT AND IT WENT OUT AS I WAS ROUNDING THE CORNER. I HAVE TO KEEP A TIGHT GRIP ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO CONTROL THE TURN. IT CAME BACK IN QUICKLY AND I WAS ABOUT 2 INCHES FROM HITTING THE BARRIER WALL AND CRASHING. I ALSO HAD MY TWO TODDLERS IN THE CAR WITH ME. WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS WHY HASN'T SOMETHING BEEN DONE? LIKE A RECALL? I HAVE CONTACTED MY COUSIN WHO WORKS FOR GM TO SEE IF THERE IS ANYTHING THAT CAN DONE AND HAVE REFERRED HIM TO THIS SITE. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

AT LOW SPEEDS, LOSS OF POWER STEERING. REQUIRES EXTRA FORCE TO TURN STEERING WHEEL. TOOK TO DEALER AND DEALER REPLACED RACK AND PINION, AND DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. CHARGED 1200.00. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST WITHOUT WARNING. THE STEERING WHEEL REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE IN ORDER FOR THE CONTACT TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

Mileage: 46,000

AT SLOW SPEEDS THE POWER STEERING FAILS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT USUALLY OCCURS IN PARKING LOTS. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL SINCE THIS IS A COMMON AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM??? *TR

Mileage: 65,000

AT SPEEDS BELOW 20 MPH THE STEERING LOCKS UP. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

LOUD WHINING NOISE WHILE TURNING, AND OCCASIONAL DIFFICULT TURNING PERIOD. CONTATCED CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY QUOTED $1000, REPAIR WHEN I EXPLAINED THE ISSUE. TOOK TO MECHANIC WHO FLUSHED THE POWER STEERING FLUID BUT THE ISSUE PERSISTED. I'VE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON LINE , IT HAS TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOULY HURT OR KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 129,765

OUR 2010 CHEVY TRAVERSE HAS RECENTLY STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH POWER STEERING IN LOW SPEED CONDITIONS. IT HAS NEARLY CAUSED US TO WRECK ON MULTIPLE CONDITIONS. AT SPEEDS ABOVE 10-15 MILES PER HOUR WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS. I STARTED DOING SOME RESEARCH (HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2010/CHEVROLET/TRAVERSE/STEERING/PROBLEM.ASPX), FOR EXAMPLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME ISSUE AND GM DOESN'T SEEM TO RECOGNIZE IT AS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS RECALLED. IT HAS COST ANYWHERE FROM $500-$1200 TO REPAIR DEPENDING UPON GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION AND THE SEVERITY OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PASS THIS INFO ALONG TO THE PROPER AUTHORITIES TO LOOK INTO A NATION WIDE RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

INTERMITTENTLY THE CAR'S POWER STEERING WILL NOT RESPOND. IT IS USUALLY AT SLOW SPEEDS IN PARKING LOTS BUT AT TIMES AT SLOWER SPEEDS IN TRAFFIC. MY WIFE AND YOUNG DAUGHTER (16) CAN BARELY STEER THE CAR WHEN THIS FAILURE OCCURS AND HAVE HAD SOME CLOSE CALLS TRYING TO STEER THE CAR IN CLOSE TRAFFIC. WE CALLED THE DEALER (WINCHESTER, VA) AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN ACTED LIKE HE WAS OBLIVIOUS TO THIS PROBLEM AND WANTED US TO BRING IT IN. THIS IS HAPPENING TO THOUSANDS OF GM CARS AND THEY ALONG WITH NHTSA NEED TO DO THE RIGHT THING, A RECALL, REGARDLESS OF THE GOVERNMENTS STAKE IN GM. TOYOTA WOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECALLED. PLEASE DO NOT WAIT FOR A DEATH TOLL. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

FOR MONTHS AND MONTHS I HEARD A NOISE FROM THE STEERING SECTION...LIKE IT NEEDED OIL. WE CHECKED THE FLUID AND NOTICED IT WAS LOW. WE HAVE TO REPEAT THE FLUID EVERY MONTH OR SO. I WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY STEERING BECAME STUCK. NOW I NEED $1000+ REPAIRS FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD W/ 40,000 MILES. THIS IS UNFAIR. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

Mileage: 68,000

STEERING RACK BINDING AND NOT ALLOWING VEHICLE TO TURN. SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENTS WHEN TURNING ONTO STREETS OR INTO PARKING LOTS NEAR OTHER CARS AS THE CAR WILL BE STUCK ON A PATH UNLESS DRIVING PHYSICALLY IS CAPABLE OF PULLING STEERING WHEEL THROUGH THE BIND. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

THERE WAS A SMALL AMOUNT OF LEAKAGE ON GARAGE FLOOR. THEN THE STEARING AT SLOW SPEEDS HAD BECOME VERY HARD TO TURN. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AS A GM CERTIFIED USED VEHICLE IN LATE DECEMBER 2010. NOV26'11 @ 37,395 MILES THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED AND THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE RESURFACED. IN MAY 2012, I WAS REAR ENDED AT STOP LIGHT AND A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER, I STARTED EXPERIENCING SHAKING WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A MAINTENANCE ISSUE WHEN TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR. JUN15'12 THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE REPLACED. NOV30'12 VEHICLE TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE ONCE MORE WITH SAME COMPLAINT OF SHAKING WHEN APPLYING BRAKES OR WHEN COASTING - FRONT DISC BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED AND FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE RESURFACED. IT IS NOW MAY'13 (52K MI) AND I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES ONCE MORE, HOWEVER THE SHAKING IS MUCH WORSE TO THE POINT IT FEELS AS IF THE FRONT WHEELS WILL COME OFF WHILE BRAKING. I CONTACTED DEALER TO GET SERVICE HISTORY, AND FOUND THAT THIS ISSUE WAS PRESENT BEFORE I PURCHASED THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 37,395

AT LOW SPEED I WAS UNABLE TO STEER CLEAR OF AN OBSTACLE BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN, ALMOST TO THE POINT OF LOCKING. I HAD TO FORCE THE STEERING WHEEL WITH BOTH HANDS TO HAVE IT MOVE AT ALL. THE LOCKUP CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING AND I STRUCK ANOTHER OBJECT. THE PROBLEM COMES AND GOES AND NOW IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE PREVALENT. DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANY CONSISTENT PATTERN, HOT, COLD, SHORT DRIVE, LONG DRIVE, ETC. PROBLEM OCCURS WHILE TURNING IN BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT DIRECTION. AT TIMES I GET THE FEELING THAT IT HAPPENS WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR DOING MANEUVERS AT SLOW SPEEDS THE POWER STEERING IMPEDES STEERING. IT FEELS LIKE IT IS ACTUALLY FIGHTING YOU. IT IS A HAZARDOUS PROBLEM AND MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. DOING A Y-TURN IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO THE STEERING ISSUE. WE ARE TAKING OURS TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

I HAVE A 2010 TRAVERSE AROUND 40,000 MILES THE STEERING STARTED LOCKING UP WHEN TUNING AT A LOW SPEED, ESPECIALLY IN PARKING LOTS, ETC. SOMETIMES I EVEN HAVE TO TRY AND BACK UP AND TURN WITH ALL MY MIGHT TO GET THE CAR TO TURN IN PARKING SPOTS. THIS STARTED OUT AS A COUPLE TIMES A DAY NOT IT IS ALMOST EVERY TURN I MAKE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HAVE A WRECK SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND THERE ARE WAY TO MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM. CHEVROLET MUST MAKE A RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. PLEASE HELP US!!! *TR

Mileage: 40,000

INTERMITTENTLY, MY 2010 TRAVERSE'S STEERING SYSTEM LOCKS UP WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS. SOMETIMES THE PROBLEM WILL NOT ALLOW THE TURN TO BE COMPLETED. MY 16 YEAR OLD CHILD, WHO IS A DRIVER'S EDUCATION STUDENT, WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE PROBLEM PRESENTED AND NEARLY HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION DUE TO THE FACT THAT SHE COULD NOT COMPLETE A LEFT HAND TURN THAT SHE WAS MAKING. IN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, I NOTICE LOTS OF POSTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME VEHICLE. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE COMPANY. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

I HAVE POWER STEERING FAILURE WITH 91000 MILES. THE DEALER TOLD ME THE TSB FOR THIS ISSSUE WOULD COST ME ABOUT 1300 DOLLARS.. SINCE THERE IS WHINE EVIDENT AND THE PITCH CHANGES WITH VEHICLE SPEED. AT IDLE, YOU NEED TO BE LIKE A GORILLA TO TURN THE WHEEL, BUT ONCE YOU GAS IT, SOME ASSIST IS PROVIDED, THIS IS NOT THE FIRST ISSUE WITH THIS CAR. A/C LINE FROM COMPRESSOR TO CONDENSOR BROKEN,,, $700.00. WATER PUMP LEAKING,,, DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY. STEERRING WHEEL SHIMMY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS SINCE ABOUT 20K MILE, " NO PROBLEM FOUND" EVEN THOUGH IT HAS BEEN IN SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY NEVER SEEM TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. .DRIVE SHAFT SEAL LEAKING. WARANTY COVERED THAT ONE.THIS IS OUR SECOND TRAVERSE.. OUR 2009 WITH 6300 MILES HAD A VERY ROUGH IDLE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON.CALLED ONSTAR FOR DIAG. THEY WERE ABLE TO SEE FAULTS, BUT COULD NOT GET SPECIFIC RESULTS FOR SOME REASON. THETY ASKED IF I NEEDE A TOW, BUT THE DEALER WAS ONLY 2 MILES FROM ME, I STARTED TO DRIVE THERE. AT THE LAST LIGHTS BEFORE TURNING INTO THE SHOP, IT APPEARRED AS THOUGH I HAD AN ENGINE FIRE AND COULD NOT EVEN SEE OUT THE WINDSHIELD. WAS TOLD THAT THE COIL FEEL OUT OF BRACKET ON FIRE WALL AND DROPPED ONTO EXHAUST.. SINCE WHEN DOES THIS CAR HAVE A COIL ON THE FIRE WALL. THEN I FOUND OUT THE REAL ISSUE. ON OF THE PISTONS WAS DISINAGRATED AND COMPLETLY GONE. CHEVY WANTED TO REPAIR THE TRAVERSE. EVERY COMPUTER COMPONENT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. THEY STARTED THE WORK AND ORDERED ALL THE PARTS . AFTER 30 DAYS WERNT BY AND THEY STILL HAD NO ENGINE FRON CHEVY, I CALLED THEM ON LEMON LAW. THEY TOOK POSSESION OF OUR 09 AND REPLACED IT WITH A 2010. WE HAD TO COME OUT OF POCKET FOR ABOUT 1100 DOLLARS AND ALSO WERE DENIED THE INTERIOR PROTECTIO PACKAGE THAT WE PURCHASED WITH OUR 09. LOSS OF 1300. I HAVE A VERY POOR OPINION OF CHEVY'S RECENT PRODUCTS AND WE HAVE BEEN A CHEVY FAMILY FOR 4 DIFFERENT . LOOSING FAITH. *TR

Mileage: 91,000

THE VEHICLE IS HARD TO TURN AT LOW SPEEDS. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEIR DIAGNOSES WAS THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED CHANGING AT A COST OVER $700.00. HAD NEW RACK AND PINION INSTALLED AT A MECHANICS SHOP FOR LESS. *TR

STEERING MAKES A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND STEERING GEAR FAILURE. DELAY AND BINDING UP WHEN TRYING TO TURN AT LOW SPEEDS. DEALER CONFIRMED REPAIR BULLETIN EXISTS BUT GENERAL MOTORS DENIED WARRANTY REPAIR. FOUND 40+ NTSB/NHTSA ISSUES WITH CHEVROLET TRAVERSE STEERING. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AFFECTING THE STEERING ABILITY OF THE VEHICLE. NEW STEERING GEAR, HOUSING, HOSES, AND FLUID CHANGE TO DEXRON IS REQUIRED. I NEED HELP PLEASE! *TR

Mileage: 93,235

THE STEERING CONSOLE SOUNDS LIKE IT IS RUBBING OR CATCHING. DOESN'T FEEL LIKE THE POWER STEERING IS GOING OUT BUT DEFINITELY RUBBING SOUND. *TR

Mileage: 25,401

AT SLOW SPEEDS, YOU LOSE POWER STEERING WHEN TRYING TO PARK IN PARKING SPOTS, TURNING CURVES, AND TURNING OFF ONTO OTHER STREETS. VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING WHEN YOU ARE EXPECTING TO TURN AND CAN'T TURN BECAUSE OF THE POWER STEERING FAILURE. THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO BEFORE SOMEONE IN INJURIED OR EVEN KILLED. THIS DOES NOT OCCUR ALL THE TIME, BUT OCCURS TOO OFTEN WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT. I'VE JUST PURCHASED VEHICLE AND DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM UNTIL AFTER I HAD THE VEHICLE ABOUT A WEEK. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

AT LOW SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILS. WHEN TURNING INTO PARKING SPOTS OR TRYING TO MAKE TURNS ONTO OTHER STREETS OR ROADS, YOU LOSE ALL POWER STEERING MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO TURN. I JUST RECENTLY BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AND DIDN'T NOTICE THE PROBLEM UNTIL ABOUT A WEEK LATER. IT DOES NOT OCCUR ALL THE TIME, BUT TOO OFTEN WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

NOTED POWER STEERING FLUID IN DRIVEWAY. HAD IT DIAGNOSED AT THE DEALERSHIP AS A LEAK FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. WAS TOLD THE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A $1300 CHARGE. I'VE RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND FOUND MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO READ COMPLAINTS THAT VARIOUS REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE TO SOLVE THE STEERING PROBLEMS WITH OTHER TRAVERSES, BUT STILL PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING SYSTEM OCCUR. I'M CONCERNED MY STEERING MAY GO OUT ENTIRELY DURING TRAVEL AND END UP IN A FATALITY. A RECALL SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO RECTIFY THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

Mileage: 93,000

STEERING WHEEL WILL BECOME VERY STIFF OR FREEZE UP WHEN MAKING A TURN. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY, MANY TIMES CREATING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM SHOULD NOT OCCUR THIS QUICKLY, IF EVER. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

AT SLOW SPEEDS THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING. THIS HAPPENS REGULARLY. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,355.

Mileage: 43,355

VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED IN GARAGE WHEN WE NOTICED PINK FLUID UNDER CAR. TOOK IT TO LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE POWER STEERING GEAR VALVE SOLENOID IS LEAKING. HAVE TO TAKE IT TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. DEALER HAS ALREADY REPLACED STEERING GEAR INPUT HOUSING (10-29-12) AND SAID THEY HAD 4 TRAVERSES IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THAT WEEK. *TR

Mileage: 20,535

OUR 2010 CHEVY TRAVERSE REQUIRED AN ENTIRELY NEW POWER STEERING SYSTEM AFTER 65K MILES AND 3 YEARS. IT REQUIRED $2500 WORTH OF REPAIR; A PUMP, GEAR, HOSE, CLAMP, AND FLUID. OUR CAR WAS ONE OF 4 TRAVERSES AND 2 ACADIA'S AT CENTURY CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP REQUIRING THE EXACT SAME REPAIR AT THE SAME TIME. ALSO, CONTACTING OTHER MECHANIC'S IN THE AREA IN AN ATTEMPT TO PRICE COMPARE, WE WERE TOLD THIS IS A KNOWN DESIGN FLAW IN THESE VEHICLES WITHIN THE AUTO REPAIR INDUSTRY WHICH GM HAS YET TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT. THE INTERNET IS RAMPANT WITH A MULTITUDE OF RELATED STORIES OF POWER STEERING ISSUES IN THESE VEHICLES. A RECALL SHOULD BE REQUIRED OF GM TO RECTIFY THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

CAR AT SLOW SPEEDS FEELS LIKE POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT,HARD TO CONTROL GOING AROUND CORNERS...HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON SAME THING BUT LOOKS LIKE CHEVY DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO....CHEVY VEHICLES ARE CRAP AND WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER ONE...GET IT FIXED CHEVY BEFORE SOMEONE KILLS THEMSELVES. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. CONSUMER STATES STEERING GEAR HOUSING HAD TO BE REPLACED *TGW

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN MAKING A TURN AT LOW SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING MADE A LOUD NOISE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

Mileage: 44,000

VEHICLE LOSES POWER STEERING ASSIST AT LOW VEHICLE AND ENGINE SPEED, SUCH AS PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE OR DRIVEWAY. OCCURS INFREQUENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. LOCAL DEALER LOOKED AT IT AND CANNOT REPLICATE PROBLEM. IS SAFETY ISSUE AS AN UNSUSPECTING DRIVER COULD LOSE CONTROL AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE OR PERSON. *TT

Mileage: 68,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO TURN. THERE WAS ALSO AN UNUSUAL GRINDING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP YET THE NOISE REMAINED IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN AND WHEEL GEAR FAILED AND WOULD ALSO NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED BY THE DEALER WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD CONFIRM WITH THE DEALER THAT THE CORRECT REPAIR WAS BEING MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,700 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4,000.

Mileage: 4,000