2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE Engine Problems

Components related to timing chain failed, and vehicle is currently available with plans to sell to a salvage yard by 10/25/24. My 9 year old and I were at risk of collision when the vehicle failed. I was driving approximately 70-75 mph when we started to lose power. At 65 mph, I managed to cross 2 lanes of highway traffic and stopped on the shoulder. I turned off my vehicle and waited several minutes, hoping it would help reset or cool off a component or something. I had to try a couple of times before it started, and I attempted to drive as safely as I could, made it to 60 mph before it stopped running completely. I had to pull hard on the steering wheel to get to the shoulder again, only this time, the shoulder was pinched off in front of us and around a small blind spot behind us. I had my daughter move to the side closer to the cement barrier while waiting for a tow truck. She became very nervous about how close some of the other vehicles got. Afterwards, the error codes indicated several components pointing to a timing chain problem. I had the timing chain repaired around April or May of 2023 by a certified mechanic. I watched the oil life percentage and oil temperature gauge consistently. Everything indicated as normal, but I had difficulty pulling out the dipstick to check the oil level. Since it was hard to get a good reading, I tried to add some oil and recheck. The oil cap was nearly impossible to open, so I decided to wait for an oil tech to do it. Around 40-50% oil life, I had planned to have the oil changed. In spite of my efforts to maintain proper oil quality, the oil cap had to be opened with a wrench. Smoke rose out and dried out oil residue lined the inner walls. It was about a quart low. I don’t drive hard on it and it had only been around 3,000 miles between oil changes. It had been one year since the timing chain was replaced. Error codes remain and the vehicle runs rough if it stays on long enough after much effort to start it.

My timing and my energy is going bad..I don’t know the problem.Im new on having my own car..And when I got it everything was great at first but Two trips going too Chicago it started going bad

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The contact owns a 2011 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact stated that while his wife was driving approximately 45 MPH, the RPM became elevated, and the check engine warning light illuminated before the vehicle lost motive power and stalled. The vehicle could not be restarted. The vehicle was towed to the local mechanic. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 125,000.

Mileage: 125,000

12/24/2022 while driving the car made a popping sound then started to slow down while I was driving. I went to make a left turn and the car stalled in mid turn. No warning or anything. Had it towed to a shop and was told that the motor had no oil in it. Which wasn’t true, when they pulled the dip stick it read that it was full. However when they opened the motor up, it appeared to be bone dry.

Engine failed at 182,000 miles. No warning. No indicator lights. Speed was 45+ miles per hour on 2-lane highway. Loss of engine power resulted in loss of steering control. Very hard to maneuver as vehicle coasted to stop at side of road. Put all occupants in a dangerous situation due to significantly reduced vehicle control. Vehicle would not re-start (or attempt to turn over) after failure. Towed to local shop. Local, trusted auto service center reported engine had “locked up” potentially due to low oil pressure. Again, no indication lights and routine, full oil service completed just 2500 miles prior. Engine was replaced after cost-benefit analysis of current car market prices and availability and the well-maintained condition of the vehicle overall. Concerns: Loss of control. Disappointments: One of many reliability issues with this vehicle that was purchased new in January 2011.

The contact owns a 2011 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, there was an abnormally loud sound coming from the front of the vehicle. The contact noticed that the air conditioning system was blowing warm air. The vehicle was taken to AutoZone for diagnostic testing. The contact was informed that the timing chain was out of position. The vehicle was not repaired. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 145,000.

Mileage: 145,000

2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE FAILURE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURE BUT, WAS CONCERNED OF THE POSSIBILLTY DUE TO MILEAGE. THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 100,000 MILES.

The contact's wife owns a 2011 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact stated that while driving 25 MPH, an abnormal knocking noise would emit from the vehicle without warning. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic where they replaced the idler pulley however, the vehicle was not repaired, and the vehicle would not start. The contact called his son and towed the vehicle to his home. The contact then called the dealer where he arranged to have the vehicle towed to a local dealer. The dealer informed him that the failure was due to a defective timing chain; however, while repairing the vehicle, the dealer informed him that the engine needed to be replaced. The contact also mentioned that the middle rear seat belt would become stuck and would not unlatch as needed. The manufacturer was notified of the failures and informed him that there were no recalls on the vehicle. The contact was referred to NHTSA for further assistance. The contact replaced the engine himself. The failure mileage was approximately 131,000

Mileage: 131,000

Vehicle stalls due to transmission issue at 40 mph, yes it is available for inspection. When vehicle stalls at 40 mph at that point you have no steering support and the vehicle is just coasting until you can stop. You could crash with no steering support at 40 mph into stationary object, another vehicle or pedestrians. I have had it inspected by GM dealership No warning lamps or messages or other symptoms and it is repeatable started to appear on June 9, 2021

vehicle stalls at 40mph when slowing down and you have no power steering or any other engine running support. This is very dangerous it is hard to steer and stop, you coast till you you hopefully can find a safe area to stop and restart vehicle and drives normal until the next time you are above 40mph. no codes or mil lights. repeatable every time. Everyone in the vehicles safety is at risk and so is anyone else driving in our area, can't stop or steer fast with no engine support. has not been diagnosed by dealer yet. we are trying to get it in for diagnosis.

The contact owns a 2011 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was a loud banging sound coming from the front of the vehicle. The front of the vehicle started shaking and vibrating before the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the engine was damaged and needed to be replaced, due to a faulty oil pump seal which caused the engine rod to malfunction. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer and dealer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 139,000.

Mileage: 139,000

AT 90,000 MILES I WAS DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE JUST SHUT DOWN. LOSS OF POWER STEERING, BRAKES LOCKED UP, ENGINE DIED. BROUGHT IT HOME REPLACED BATTERY AND SERPENTINE BELT. ATTEMPTED TO START, AND TOOK SEVERAL TRIES. ONCE RUNNING THERE WAS A HORRIFIC LOUD KNOCK COMING FROM THE ENGINE. TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO REPORTED THE ENGINE WOULD "THROW A ROD ANY TIME NOW" AND THAT HAVING LOOKED THE VEHICLE OVER IT WAS NO FAULT OF MY OWN. FLUIDS WERE ALL FRESH AND FULL, NO DEBRIS IN OIL, NO REASON FOR FAILURE. I'M NOW STUCK WITH A LOAN ON A CAR THAT FAILED WAY BEFORE INDUSTRY STANDARDS. DO YOUR JOB GM AND HELP OUT YOUR CUSTOMERS! I HAVE HEARD OF MANY OTHER TRAVERSE MODELS IN THIS YEAR RANGE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE!

Mileage: 90,000

THE WHOLE VEHICLE SHAKES WHILE DRIVING IT SEEMS LIKE THE BATTERY IS GOING DEAD OR IT DOESN'T WANT O TO GO ANYWHERE. TIMING CHANGE THE GAS GUAGE NOT READING RIGHT IT HORRIBLE GAS MILEAGE

IT HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES WHERE THE STABILITRACK GOES HAYWIRE WHILE DRIVING AND LOCKS THE VEHICLE UP ALLOWING TO ONLY TRAVEL A FEW MILES PER HOUR SUPER UNSAFE WHEN ON HIGHWAY. HAVE HAD A CHEVY DEALERSHIP REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY SND LESS THAN 10,000 MILES LATER SAME PROBLEM. IN RESEARCHING ONLINE SEEMS THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON ALL CHEVYS THAT IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE WHEN IT HAPPENS AND YOUR DRIVING.

Mileage: 110,000

ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE LOUD NOISE KNOCKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. CHECKED ALL FLUIDS AND THEY WERE ALL IN GOOD CONDITION. HAD A MECHANIC CHECK, THEY SAID ENGINE WAS SHOT AND THAT THEY HAVE SEEN A LOT OF THE TRAVERSE VEHICLES HAVE ENGINE FAILURE.

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND THE CAR STARTED MAKING LOUD NOISES FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. HAD THREE DIFFERENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE. ALL POINTING TOWARDS THE TIMING CHAIN OR POSSIBLE ENGINE REPLACEMENT. THE CAR HAS HAD MAINTENANCE REGULARLY AND WELL TAKEN CARE OF. MECHANIC SAID THAT THE TRAVERSE HAS A LOT OF ISSUES REGARDING THE TIMING CHAIN ON A HUGE SCALE. I AM AT A LOSS ROAD AS TO WHAT CAN BE DONE. I HOOE THAT THETEIS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE CAUSE AFTER READING SO MANY PEOPLE ISSUES WITH THEIR CARS, IT IS WRONG TO JUST LEAVE PEOPLE STRANDED AND HOPELESS TO GET BACK ON THE RAOD. STEP UP TO THE PLATE GM.

Mileage: 150,000

WE WERE DRIVING ABOUT 70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE A KNOCKING SOUND AND LOSING POWER. WE PULLED OVER TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG AND THE CAR WOULDN'T START. WE GOT A JUMP AND HAD TO BUY A NEW BATTERY DUE TO IT BEING DRAINED. GOT A NEW BATTERY AND PULLED UP THE CODE FOR THE KNOCK SENSOR. WE REPLACED IT AND NEW CODES PULLED UP. THE ENGINE THRU A ROD WITH NO WARNING OF ANYTHING BEING WRONG WITH THE TRAVERSE. IT WAS WELL MAINTAINED WITH ONLY 140,000 MILES. THE NEW BATTERY WE BOUGHT WAS DRAINED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AND NEEDS TO BE CHARGED FOR THE TRAVERSE TO EVEN START WHEN THE MECHANIC LOOKED AT IT.

Mileage: 140,000

MY ENGINE WENT OUT ON MY 2011 CHEVY TRAVERSE AND THIS IS PART OF OF THE RECALL THE DEALER DIDN'T DO NOTHING ABOUT IT AND NOW I AM WITHOUT A CAR

I PURCHASED THIS CAR A MONTH AGO, DIDN'T SEE ANY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, BUT I NOW IT IS AND IT IS A CODE RELATED TO THE TIMING BELTS, IT SEEMS THE CAR STILL WORK OK BUT SOMETIMES STARTS SHAKING A LITLE. SO I SEE THERE IS A LOT OF COMPLAINS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM, I HOPE CHEVROLET HAS A RECALL TO SOLVE THIS ISSUE, BECOUSE THIS IS A VERY HIGH COST REPAIR.

PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AT THE END OF JULY AND A COUPLE OF WEEKS AFTER STARTED NOTICING POWER FLUCTUATION WHILE DRIVING AND A KNOCKING ON THE TOP PART OF THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING, SPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY AND DECIDED TO PARK IT AND WAIT FOR OUR SHOP TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT. APPARENTLY THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDS REPLACED AGAIN DESPITE OF "ISSUES ALREADY BEING CORRECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER'. THIS VEHICLE IS AROUND 98K-99K MILES RANGE AND IT MIGHT NEED THE HOLE ENGINE BLOCK REPLACED DUE TO A SLOPPY RECALL REPAIR. SPENDING 5K ON A NEW ENGINE THAT DOESN'T HAVE EVEN 100K SEEMS RIDICULOUS, BUT HAVING PEOPLE DRIVING WITH THE CHANCE OF MALFUNCTION A HIGH SPEEDS IS VERY CONCERNING.

I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED WITH 80,000 MILES ON IT. A WEEK AFTER PURCHASING IT I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO A BURNING OIL SMELL AND WAS TOLD IT WAS "NORMAL TRAVERSE SMELL". THE SMELL KEPT GETTING WORSE BUT EVERYWHERE I TOOK IT THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL. I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR TWO YEARS NOW AND AFTER TAKING IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, NOT A GM OR CHEVY MECHANIC, WE WERE TOLD IT NEEDS THE TIMING BELT REPLACED SO WE HAD THAT DONE. THE BURNING OIL SMELL NEVER WENT AWAY SO I TOOK IT BACK AND HE FOUND THAT THE TIMING BELT NEEDS REPLACED AFTER TWO MONTHS BECAUSE A BRASS RING THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE REPLACED WASN'T. THIS BRASS RING WAS NEVER ON THE RECALL LIST SO THE PREVIOUS OWNERS KNEW NOTHING ABOUT IT. CHEVY KNOWS THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE BUT THEY WON'T REPLACE THEM. I AM NOT STUCK WITH A PILE OF JUNK THAT NEEDS A NEW ENGINE ALL BECAUSE CHEVY WON'T OWN UP TO THEIR FAILURE. WHY NOT RECALL THE BRASS RING INSTEAD OF EXPECTING PEOPLE TO FORK OUT $6,000 FOR A NEW ENGINE?

Mileage: 116,000

TIMING CHAIN CAN COME OFF AT RANDOM AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO LAST YEARS, BUT DON'T.

Mileage: 211,434

DRIVING THE VEHICLE DOWN THE ROAD IT STARTS MAKING A NOISE. I PULL THE VEHICLE OVER OFF THE STREET. THERE IS NO POWER, THE VEHICLE STILL STARTS BUT DOES NOTHING BUT MAKES A LOUD NOISE. THE TIMING CHAIN IS THE ISSUE. I HAVE SAW MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TIMING CHAINS IN THESE VEHICLES BEING DEFECTED. PLEASE MAKE THIS RIGHT!

Mileage: 11,500

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING HORRIBLE NOISES, OVERHEATING LOSING POWER AND BUCKING. ONCE IT WAS TOWED HOME, LEARNED THE ENGINE JUMPED TIME AND THE CAR WOULDN'T RUN AND BARELY STARTS. BOUGHT A TIMING CHAIN KIT AS WELL AS PREVIOUSLY CHANGING THE CAM SENSORS TO NO AVAIL. NEED A WHOLE NEW MOTOR NOW. I CANT AFFORD TO CHANGE IT AND NOW HAVE AN EXPENSIVE YARD ORNAMENT I'M STILL PAYING ON. CHEVROLET KNEW OF THESE ISSUES AND HAS DONE NOTHING TO RECOUP THOSE OF US WHO HAVE LOST OUT ON A VEHICLE WE PURCHASED ANDCANNOT DRIVE. CHEVROLET SHOULD HAVE DONE A MASSIVE RECALL TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AND SAVING ALL OF US THIS FINANCIAL BURDEN.

Mileage: 114,078

VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AND ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING. WE WERE ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT GETTING HIT. VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING AND WOULD NOT START. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

AT JUST OVER 100,000 MILES I HAD TO CHANGE THE TIMING CHAINS COST ME 3500 DOLLARS.AND 3 WEEKS LATER THE MOTOR SEIZED UP . I THINK THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AS I WAS TOLD IT IS A BAD DESIGN ON THESE ENGINES. PAY FOR A CAR THAT JUST SITS THERE AS I CANT AFFORD ANOTHER ENGINE FOR IT

Mileage: 105,000

SO FAR I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT ISSUES WITH MY SUV, BOUGHT A 2009 FOR 6,000 AND HAD TO PT 7,200 IN IT TO GET IT RUNNING RIGHT. I TRADED IT IN AT THE DEALERSHIP IT WAS BEING DIAGNOSED AT THANKFULLY. NOW I HAVE A 2011 AND STARTING TO HAVE MANY ISSUES UNFORTUNATELY. FIRST IT STARTED 3700 MILES AFTER I GOT MY 2011 BY LEAVING ME WITH NO POWER STEERING WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A TURN AND ALMOST WRECKED 3 TIMES GOING TO THE HOSPITAL. I WAS ABLE TO PUT POWER STEERING FLUID IN AND GOT MY POWER STEERING BACK BUT IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID IF I CAME IN AT 3500 MILES THEY WOULD HAVE REPLACED THE PUMP AND WHOLE RACK UNDER WARRENTY, BUT THEY DIDNT. SO I GOTTA TOP IT OFF EVERY FEW MONTHS, NO BIG DEAL. SUSPENSION HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, ROUGH IDLE, TUNED UP 3 TIMES IN 42,373 MILES. A/C ONLY BLOWS COLD ON DRIVER SIDE NOW, IT MAKES A DIFFERENT NOISE EVERY DAY AND THE DEALERSHIP SAYS I NEED TO HAVE THE ENGINE DROPPED AND TIMING CHAIN REPLACED. I CANT DROP 2400 BUCKS ON SOMETHING THAT DOESNT FIX THE PROBLEM! WAY TOO MANY NEGATIVE OUTCOMES THAT I'VE READ ON THE TIMING CHAIN ISSUE. PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED HAD BETTER LUCK THAN A REBUILD. THIS IS ABSURD BECAUSE IT'S A GREAT FAMILY VEHICLE BUT WITH THESE ISSUES I REALLY DONT WANT TO BUY AMERICAN MADE CARS ANYMORE.

Mileage: 77,000

COMING HOME IN DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE JUST DIED. LOCAL MECHANIC THOUGHT IT WAS A CAM SHAFT SENSOR, BUT AFTER LOOKING FURTHER IT'S THE TIMING CHAIN & I NEED A NEW ENGINE ON 2011 TRAVERSE WITH 93,000 MILES. CHEVY CORP SAID CHEVY NEEDS TO DIAGNOSE AT $100 AN HOUR. THEY WOULD HAVE TO DO A COMPLETE ENGINE TEAR DOWN WHICH COULD BE 10 HOURS PLUS THE COST OF A NEW ENGINE & THEY WON'T GUARANTEE COST ASSISTANCE. THE WORK HAS TO BE DONE BY CHEVY. THE VEHICLE IS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY SINCE MARCH 2019. I'D LIKE FOR CHEVY TO OWN UP TO THIS PROBLEM & FIX MY VEHICLE AT NO COST

Mileage: 93,000

MY AUTO MECHANIC TOLD ME MY POWER CHAIN IS LOOSE & THAT IT'S COMMON IN MY CAR & I SHOULD REPORT IT. MY CAR FEELS LIKE IT'S DRAGGING WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE.

Mileage: 89,000

MY MECHANIC SAID MY TIMING CHAIN IS LOOSE & THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. ALSO MY RADIO GOES REAL LOW IN A HIGH PITCH TONE & I CAN'T HEAR IT SO THAT MEANS MY TURN SINGNALS ARE LOW & EVERYTHING ELSE THAT MAKES A SOUND IS VERY LOW. ALSO MY WINDOW CONTROLS ARE ALL STARTING TO NOT WORK ONE BY ONE. I ONLY HAVE 89000 MILES ON MY CAR. MY MECHANIC IS TELLING ME I SHOULD GET RID OF MY CAR BUT I ALWAYS THOUGHT CHEVY WAS A GOOD CAR.

Mileage: 85,000

A MECHANIC TOLD ME MY POWER TRAIN CHAIN IS LOOSE AND THAT THIS IS COMMON IN 2011 6 ENGINES AND TO REPORT IT CAUSE IT SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. MY CAR WILL BARELY MAKE IT UP A HILL AND THE FUEL MILEAGE HAS GONE DOWN.

Mileage: 125,000

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 75 MPH, THE MOTOR SIEZED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE MOTOR LOCKED AND THE TECHNICIAN SAID THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HE COMMENTED SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ENGINEERING OF THE ENGINE SPECIFIC TO OIL. HE IS CONCERN THAT CHANGING THE ENGINE MAY RESULT IN THE SAME SITUATION GIVEN THE MOTOR'S DESIGN.

Mileage: 100,800

I DROVE DOWN TO MY DAUGHTERS ON SUNDAY DECEMBER 1ST 2019 WHICH IS IN FREASTERVILLE PA AND WE LIVE IN MECHANICSBURG PA. SO I DRIVE THE TURNPIKE AND I HAVE DONE THIS TRIP A LOT, HAVING NO ISSUES AT ALL WITH MY TRAVERSE 2011. ON MONDAY WE BOTH GOT INTO MY CAR AS ND DROVE BACK TO MECHANICSBURG BECAUSE SHE HAD TO PICK UP HER VEHICLE FOR WORK THE NEXT DAY, WE GET HOME MONDAY NIGHT 12/2/2019 NO PROBLEMS STILL PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND EVERYTHING IS GOOD . NEXT MORNING 12/3/2019 I GO TO TAKE HER TO GET HER WORK CAR WE GET IN MY SUV STILL IN MY DRIVEWAY AND IT MADE THIS GOD AWFUL NOISE AND I TURNED IT OFF IMMEDIATELY AND YELLED TO MY HUSBAND SOMETHING IS WRONG. HE GOES TO TRY IT AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THE CAR WANTS TO START AND NOTHING IT WON'T. WE HAVE IT FLAT BEDDED TO CRALLS GARAGE IN HARRISBURG AND HE CALLED SAID THAT WE NEED A NEW ENGINE HE SAID IT WAS MAKING A NOISE IN THE LOWER BACK END OF MOTOR AND WE NEED A NEW MOTOR. WE OWE 13000.00 ON THIS CAR AND I LOVE IT HIW CAN THIS HAPPEN. HE SAID IT WILL COST 5000.00 FOR A NEW MOTOR AND I CAN NOT AFFORD IT. .I HAVE READ SO MANY REVIEWS THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO 2011 TRAVERSES HOW CAN THE MANUFACTURER NOT FIX THIS . I HAD NO WARNINGS AT ALL NO ENGINE LIGHTS NOTHING. PLEASE HELP

BAD TIMING CHAIN AND HAD TO GET IT REPAIRED AT JUST OVER 100,000 WHEN WARANTEE EXPIRED

Mileage: 100,000

CAR WAS POWERING DOWN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. NOW NEEDS TIMING CHAINS REPLACED. ALSO STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH THE STEERING NOT WORKING AND THE STEERING RACK IS BAD AND NEEDS REPLACES. SUSPENSION IS NO GOOD AND ALL HAS TO BE REDONE. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 70,000 MILES ON IT FOR BEING A 2011.

Mileage: 70,000

2011 CHEVY TRAVERSE IN GREAT CONDITION. ENGINE STARED MISSING AND ROUGHLY IDLING OCCASIONALLY.CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON JUST SHORT OF 119000 MILES. AUTO PARTS STORE REPORTED DIAGNOSTIC CODE: P008. GOOGLED P008 AND MESSAGE BOARDS STATED GM HAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY PROGRAM FOR THIS PROBLEM. WENT TO THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER, ASKED ABOUT THE COVERAGE UP TO 120,000 MILES SINCE I WAS ALMOST UP TO 120,000 MILES. PROVIDED THE VIN & THE DEALER SAID THAT MY VEHICLE DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS UNDER THE PROGRAM & RECOMMENDED SCHEDULING SERVICE TO HAVE IT FIXED AT MY EXPENSE. ANOTHER OPTION WAS TO TAKE MY CHANCES. HE ADVISED KEEPING OIL LEVEL HIGH & CLEAN TO EXTEND POSSIBLE LIFE OF THE ENGINE & TIMING CHAIN. SERVICE REP SAID THAT HE SEES THIS PROBLEM ON A FAIRLY-REGULAR BASIS, ABOUT 2-4 TIMES PER MONTH. A CRITICAL FAILURE RATE OF THAT FOR JUST ONE DEALER IS WAY TOO HIGH! GM SHOULD EXTEND THE COVERAGE, ESPECIALLY WHEN THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE! DAYS LATER I DECIDED I DIDN'T WANT TO RE-EXPERIENCE MY 2001 SATURN TIMING CHAIN FAILED AT 67,000 MILES WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY. HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE WITH A RE-MANUFACTURED ENGINE FOR APPROXIMATELY $3,000.00. DUE TO FATALITIES RESULTING FROM THE TIMING CHAIN FAILURES, SATURN/GM FINALLY DECIDED TO RECALL THE AFFECTED VEHICLES OR REIMBURSE FOR REPLACEMENT ENGINES. I HAD REPLACED THE ENGINE AT MY OWN EXPENSE, SO I WAS LATER REIMBURSED ~$2,500.00 BY SATURN (GM). WITH THIS IN MIND, I SCHEDULED SERVICE FOR MY 2011 TRAVERSE ABOUT A WEEK LATER AT THE GM DEALER. IT REQUIRED PULLING THE ENGINE, METAL SHAVINGS CLEANED OUT OF ENGINE, GUIDES, TENSIONERS, AND TIMING CHAIN REPLACED. COST 2 DAYS LABOR AND PARTS $2924.87. GM SHOULD EXTEND COVERING DIAGNOSED P008 FAULT REPAIRS, OR AT THE VERY LEAST, OFFER AN AFTER-FAILURE REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS/REPLACEMENT DUE TO FAULTY/STRETCHED TIMING CHAINS ON THEIR ENGINES.

Mileage: 119,397

THE ENGINE TIME CHAIN IS BAD. IF THE TIME CHAIN FINISHES BRAKING IT WILL KILL OFF ALL THE ENGINE MAKING THE REPAIR OVER $5,000 IT SEEMS LIKE IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON THESE CARS WITH THE 3.6 VVT V6 ENGINE, AS I HAVE SEEN PEOPLE GO THRU THIS ALSO ONLINE MANY PEOPLE WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW UNRELAIBLE THESE CARS ARE ON THAT WAY. I HAVE DIFFERENT QUOTES FROM DIFFERENT MECHANIC SHOPS THE LOWEST BEEN $2,500.

Mileage: 109,000

SITTING IN THE PARKING LOT WAITING FOR MY DAUGHTER TO GET OUT OF SCHOOL ALL OF A SUDDEN IT SMELLS HOT THEN START TO DRIVE OFF AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS AND ABS GO WILD THEN I PULL OVER TURN OFF THE ENGINE OPEN THE HOOD AND THERE'S SMOKE LETTING IT COOL THE KEY WON'T REVERSE OUT OF THE IGNITION AND THERE'S NO POWER AT ALL

Mileage: 167,000

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS GOING ON AND OFF FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO LOSE SOME POWER WHILE DRIVING. TOOK TO MECHANIC TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED. CODE P0008 APPEARS TO BE WORN TIMING CHAINING. I HAVE SPOKEN TO TWO INDEPENDENT MECHANICS AS WELL AS A CHEVY DEALERSHIP - ALL HAVE TOLD ME THAT THE TIMING CHAIN SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. A GOOGLE SEARCH INFORMED ME THAT THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE CHEVY TRAVERSE. IN FACT, EARLY MODELS RECEIVED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS ISSUE. THIS WARRANTY NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED TO OTHER YEARS AS WELL.

Mileage: 117,000

IN JAN 2017 TIMING CHAIN HAD TO BE REPLACED, SOME WORK COVERED BY WARRANTY BUT STILL COST ME 4000 ON JUNE 24 WHILE DRIVING HOME NOTICED A KNOCKING TYPE SOUND COMING FROM ENGINE, PARKED IT, NEXT DAY TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC, SOUND WAS VERY LOUD NOW, AND TOLD THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, ROD BROKE, CAN NOT AFFORD TO FIX, AND IS NOW A PAPER WEIGHT IN MY DRIVEWAY, JUST FINISHED PAYING IT OFF, CHEVY DEALER HERE WAS USELESS

Mileage: 111,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING BECAME INOPERABLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 9-5438770343. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. *TT*JB

Mileage: 150,000

2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE: WHILE DRIVING ALL THE LIGHTS START FLASHING AND THE VEHICLE TURNS OFF AND ON, NOT LETTING YOU ACCELERATE AND SLOWING THE CAR DOWN RAPIDLY. THEN THE TRACTION CONTROL TURNS OFF AND VEHICLE IDOLS ROUGH. IF I STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR THERE IS NO REPOSE FROM THE VEHICLE. WE DO NOT TREAT THE VEHICLE HASH OR DRIVE WILD. I DONT HAVE THE MONEY FOR A LOT OF REPAIRS. I CHANGE THE OIL WHEN IT'S TIME AND MAKE SURE ITS RUNNING SMOOTHLY. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AND HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE AND GM HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY FOR SOMEONE DRIVING AT A HIGH SPEED. DEATH IS A MAJOR POSSIBILITY IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN IN FRONT OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE TODAY.

Mileage: 86,000

DRIVING 75 ON FREEWAY WITH CRUISE ON. CAR ACTED LIKE GAS PEDAL WAS FLOORED SHUT CRUISE OFF SEEMED FINE 10 MILES LATER HEAR A FLAPPING AND ENGINE DIES. THIS WAS VERY SCARY AND COULD HAVE CAUSED MAJOR ACCIDENT BUT MY HUSBAND MANAGED TO STEER US TO SHOULDER. HAD CAR TOWED HOME AS WOULD NOT START. HAD MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND NEED NEW ENGINE $6,300 DOLLARS TO FIX ONLY 114,000 MILES ON IT AND STILL OWE.

Mileage: 114,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC PROVIDED FAILURE CODES P0017 AND P0008. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE CODES WERE RELATED TO THE CRANKSHAFT AND THE EXHAUST SYSTEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

Mileage: 88,000

TAKATA RECALL, I WAS DRIVING MY CAR DOWN AN INTERSTATE AND THE COOLANT HAD LEAKED OUT AND OVERHEATED MY CAR I HAVE DONE HAD EACH HOSE AND HOUSING AND THE THERMOSTAT AND THE RESERVOIR TAKE REPLACED IN IT ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. IT'S IS NOW DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN IT STARTED AGAIN WHILE I WAS ON A HIGHWAY.

Mileage: 160,000

ENGINE BEARING FAILURE CAUSING ENGINE TO SEIZE. WHILE DRIVING ON BUSY HIGHWAY VEHICLE STALLED CAUSING UNEXPECTED STOPPING WITH NO WARNING FROM VEHICLE.

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SEIZED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED BY AAA TO BAIERL CHEVROLET (10430 PERRY HWY, WEXFORD, PA 15090, (877) 217-0160) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN BELT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 81,331.

Mileage: 81,331

THE WATER PUMP LEAKING- ONLY 68,0000 MILES

SERVICE STABILITRAK/TRACTION CONTROL OFF LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON WHEN DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED

Mileage: 124,000

THE TIMING CHAIN WHEN OUT ON MY 2011 CHEVY TRAVERSE. THERE ARE KNOWN ISSUES WITH THESE VEHICLES NOT MUCH OLDER THAN MINE AND I AM HEARING ABOUT A LOT OF ISSUES WITH THE 2011 MODELS AS WELL. I THINK THAT THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. THE TIMING CHAIN WENT OUT WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY FAMILY AND THAT COULD HAVE TURNED INTO A DEADLY SITUATION. MY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED BUT HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. WITH JUST OVER 100K MILES AND KNOWN ISSUES WITH THE TIMING CHAINS IN THESE VEHICLES I REALLY THINK THAT IT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO.

Mileage: 107,000

2ND OWNER. AT 91K MILES WHOLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BLEW OUT. COST $600 TO FIX. AT $111K MILES ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WENT TO DEALERSHIP AND TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PARKED THE VEHICLE AS DEALERSHIP SAID IT KEEPS HAPPENING FOR 2011 TRAVERSE AND THEY ARE WAITING FOR RECALL. 6 MONTHS LATER DECIDED TO TAKE CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP TO GET FIXED QUOTED $3800. ON WAY TO DEALERSHIP (20 MINUTES AWAY) GOING 40 MILES AN HOUR CAR STARTED MAKING MACHINE GUNS NOISES AND SLOWING DOWN. PULLED INTO A NEIGHBORHOOD AND PARKED CAR. CALLED A TOW COMPANY AND HAD THEM TOW IT BACK TO THE HOUSE. LUCKILY, OUR NEIGHBOR WORKS AT A MECHANIC SHOP AND CAME OVER. HE TURNED THE CAR ON AND IT SHUT RIGHT OFF. AFTER HIS EXAMINATION HE SAID MY ENGINE HAD SEIZED AND WOULD NEED TO REPLACE IT. ALREADY HAVING TO RESET THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM NOW I NEED TO REPLACE A TIMING CHAIN AND REPLACE AN ENGINE?? SEEMS AFTER READING ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS THE 2011 TRAVERSE HAS MAJOR ISSUES AND THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED!

Mileage: 6

I HAVE THE CEL ON READING CODE P0017. THE SUV IS STARTING TO IDLE A BIT ROUGHER AND I HAVE GARAGED THE VEHICLE UNTIL I CAN HAVE IT SERVICED. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP REGARDING THE SERVICE BULLETIN 11340 AND REFERENCING BULLETIN 12-06-01-009D FOR TIMING CHAIN AND TENSIONER FAILURE AND REPLACEMENT THE SERVICE TECH STATED THAT ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE ISSUES REGARDING THIS ENGINE, THE YEAR OF MY TRAVERSE DIDN'T QUALIFY. I THEN CONTACTED GM. THE BEST THEY COULD PROVIDE IS A CASE # REGARDING MY COMPLAINT AND OFFERED TO GET ME THE PHONE # TO MY NEAREST DEALERSHIP. I WILL HAVE TO KEEP ON PRESSING THE ISSUE UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS RESOLVED (CONSIDERING THE CHEVY HAS 89,000 MILES).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND IT WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO PHILLIPS CHEVROLET (1400 LOCKE DR, BOURBONNAIS, IL 60914) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE SAME DEALER APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AGO FOR ENGINE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

Mileage: 103,000

I HAD TO REPLACE AN ENGINE AT 30K MILES DUE TO 'METAL IN OIL". NEVER ONCE MISSED AN OIL CHANGE AND NO WARNING OF ANY ISSUE UNTIL CAR DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY ROAD WHILE TRYING TO TURN RIGHT ONTO SIDE STREET.. AFTER REPLACING ENGINE HAD TO GET NEW WHEEL SENORS AS THEY WENT BAD 2 WEEKS LATER. ONE AND A HALF YEARS LATER HERE WE ARE DASH FLASHING SAYING 'SERVICE STABILITRACK, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, ENGIRE POWER REDUCES". CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO ON. MECHANIC SAYS I WILL NEED A NEW ACCELORATOR PEDAL ALONG WITH THROTTLE BODY. THE CAR ITSELF AT THIS POINT IS UNDER 50K MILES. ALSO PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW DOES NOT GO UP OR DOWN WITH DRIVE SIDE DOOR LEVERS.

Mileage: 40

**TIMING BELT RECALL** I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE LOCAL PARKWAY AND IT LOST POWER WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT THEN STARTED RIDING ROUGH AS IF THE TIRES WERE WOBBLING THEN I WENT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND IT STARTED MAKING A REEVING NOISE DURING THE TURN. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE AUTO SHOP AND I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO OIL LEAKS BUT THE OIL WAS LOW AND ALSO I HAD TO REPLACE THE TIMING CHAIN ON MY VEHICLE.

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE SAFELY TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

Mileage: 82,000

MY CAR DOESN'T EVEN HAVE 120000 MILES AND THE CRANKSHAFT IS OUT OF IT. I GET REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND MAINTAIN MY CAR. AS I WAS DRIVING MY CHEEK EVERYONE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY ENGINE MADE A LOUD NOISE

Mileage: 116,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2011 CHEVY TRAVERSE LT ON HIGHWAY WITH 130,000 MILES ON IT WHEN MY TRAVERSE LOST ACCELERATION AND STALLED OUT WITH CARS FLYING UP ON ME AT 65-70 MPH,I FINALLY COSTED OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE, HAD IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND TECHS COULDN'T FIGURE THIS OUT , AFTER A WEEK OF SERVICE TECHS COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM, I WAS FINALLY NOTIFIED BY DEALERSHIP THAT THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH MOTOR AND ELECTRICAL AND IT'S NOT WORTH FIXING. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT I CAN DO WITH THIS .

Mileage: 130,000

WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN A I HEARD A BANG NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. ENGINE COMPLETELY DIED, NO WARNING SIGNS NOTHING. MECHANIC LOOKED AT IT, THE ENGINE LOCKED AND TOLD ME IT WAS THE TIMING BELT AND IT GAVE OUT, AND I NEED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE COMPLETELY. LOOKED ONLINE THERE HAS BEEN SIMILAR CASES AND GM IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT. NOW I'M LOOKING AT $7,880 TO GET THE CAR RUNNING. THE VALUE OF THE CAR IS OVER 8K MECHANIC SAID ITS A TOTAL LOST BECAUSE ITS ABOUT WHAT THE CAR IS VALUED. VERY DISAPPOINTING, HAVE HAD A LOT OF TROUBLE WITH THIS CAR.

Mileage: 6

REDUCED POWER ON VECHILE WITH DASH LIGHTS INDICATING CHECK STABILE TRACK. SEE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS. HAPPENED 3 TIMES FINALLY HAD TO REPLACE THROTTLE BODY AND HARNESS FOR $550. NO RECALLS? 110,000 MILES. VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE CAR SLOW DOWN ON HIGHWAY DURING WINTER CONDITIONS.

Mileage: 110,000

WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY OR BEING DRIVEN THE TRACTION CONTROL TURNS OFF, THE STABILIZER GOES OUT, AND THE ENGINE POWER REDUCES. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND I LOST POWER GOING FROM 65 MPH DOWN TO 25-30 MPH. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND SHUT OFF THE CAR, WAITED FOR 15 MINUTES AND STARTED DRIVING AGAIN. I HADN'T GONE FAR AND ALL THE WARNINGS CAME UP AGAIN AND POWER WAS REDUCED. WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN THE SAME THING HAPPENS AND I CAN BE GOING 25 MPH AND THE POWER GOES DOWN TO 10 MPH. WARNING LIGHTS SAY TRACTION 'CONTROL OFF, STABILIZER OFF, ENGINE POWER REDUCED. ALL OF THIS HAPPENS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY OR BEING DRIVEN!!!

Mileage: 100,000

'TIMING CHAIN'. RECENTLY ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS ON AND GOES OFF WHILE DRIVING MY 2011 CHEVY TRAVERSE LT 3.6L WITH ALMOST 113,000 MILES. I USED MY SCANNER AND CODES P0008 AND P0017 APPEARED. AFTER DOING MY RESEARCH I DISCOVERED THAT, 1. THE CODES ARE FOR THE ENGINE TIMING CHAIN. 2. TONS OF CUSTOMERS THAT OWN THE SAME MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR AS MINE ALONG WITH MANY DIFFERENT GM MODEL VEHICLES THAT HAVE THE 3.6 L ENGINE, ARE HAVING THE SAME CODE AND ENGINE PROBLEM. 3. GM KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE SINCE THEY HAVE EXTENDED THE WARRANTY UP TO 120,000 MILES ON SOME OF THE 2011 CHEVY TRAVERSE'S AND OTHER GM MAKES AND MODELS. GM ADVISED ME THAT MY VIN IS NOT COVERED AND I SHOULD BRING MY VEHICLE TO THE CLOSEST GM DEALER TO HAVE THEM DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO ADAMS CHEVROLET LOCATED IN HAVRE DE GRACE, MARYLAND ON 01/10/19. ADAMS CHEVROLET TECH STATS: FOUND CODES P0008 AND 0017. FOUND TIMING IS NOT IN SYNC DUE TO FAULTY TIMING CHAINS. STATED CUSTOMER DECLINED REPAIRS AT THIS TIME. CUSTOMER WOULD NEED TO REPLACE TIMING CHAINS AND ACTUATORS. I CONTACTED GM A SECOND TIME A FEW DAYS AFTER I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO ADAMS CHEVROLET, THE GM EMPLOYEE STATED THAT SHE WILL NOTE EVERYTHING AND HAS MY CURRENT ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER ON FILE IF THEY NEED TO GET AHOLD OF ME. SHE STATED AGAIN MY VIN IS NOT COVERED AND THAT I SHOULD KEEP IN TOUCH WITH A CUSTOMER SERVICE EMPLOYEE FROM A GM DEALERSHIP AND SEE IF THEY WILL WORK WITH ME ON A PRICE AT MY EXPENSE. I HAVE HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING IN 2018 AND ADAMS CHEVROLET RECENTLY ADVISED ME THAT THERE IS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE POWER STEERING AS WELL BUT TIMING CHAIN IS NOT COVERED ON MY VIN. MY 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE TIMING CHAIN AND /OR ISSUES RELATED TO THAT PROBLEM NEEDS RPLACED FOR FREE OR I WILL GRACEFULLY ACCEPT A NEW VEHICLE FROM GM FOR FREE AND YOU CAN HAVE MY TRAVERSE BACK. RESPECTFULLY,DYLAN

Mileage: 110,000

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FOR THROTTLE BOTTLE SENSOR WHICH CAUSES THE GAS PEDAL TO STICK WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. SERVICE STABILITY TRACK AND TRACTION CONTROL OFF WHICH CAUSES THE CAR TO LOSE ENGINE POWER WHILE DRIVING

Mileage: 109,100

AT 116,000 MILES THE TIMING CHAIN IS BREAKING/STRETCHING WHICH WILL CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STOP OPERATING WHILE IN MOTION.

Mileage: 116,000

DRIVING, SMELLED COOLANT AND HEARD FAN RUNNING. TEMP GAUGE WAS SLIGHTLY ELEVATED, NOT IN THE RED. TOPPED OFF COOLANT AND TOOK TO MECHANIC. HE SAID I COULDN'T HAVE CHECKED RADIATOR BECAUSE IT HAS A COVER OVER THE ENGLINE.WATER PUMP AND BLOWN HEAD GASKET, ESTIMATE $3600-$5000. IT'S BEEN SITTING 3 MONTHS BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT. I HAVE 3 DISABLED CHILDREN, AND CAN'T GET THEM TO DR APPTS BECAUSE MY OTHER CAR IS 18 YEARS OLD AND TOO SMALL.

Mileage: 93,000

DRIVING THE TRAVERSE STARTED TO SMELL WIRES BURNING IN THE CABIN DASHLIGHTS STARTED GOING CRAZY AND DINGING . WAS ABOUT A MILE TO WHERE I COULD PULL OVER SAFELY .. STARTED TO PULL OFF THE BREAKS AND STEERING SEEMED TO STOP WORKING AND THE VEHICLE DIED.. I NEARLY HIT BRIDGE PILLAR NOT BEING ABLE TO STEER OR STOP.. THE CAR WAS FULL WITH MYSELF 4 CHILDREN AND A NEWBORN.. I AM TOLD THE MOTOR IS RUINED AND NO ONE CAN PINPOINT THE OTHER PROBLEMS.. THE REPAIR COSTS ARE AROUND 6000$ WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN DONE BECAUSE HONESTLY I'M SCARED FOR MY LIFE TO FIX THIS VEHICLE AND DRIVE IT..

Mileage: 170,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WITHOUT WARNING, THE TIMING CHAIN FRACTURED AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER (GARBER BUICK GMC, 5255 US-1, FORT PIERCE, FL 34982, (772) 467-0835) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL OR DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE TO PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE TIMING CHAIN EXTENDED WARRANTY CAMPAIGN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

Mileage: 93,000

STABILITRACK NEEDS SERVICED , ABS LIGHT ON , TRACTION CONTROL FAILURE . POWER LOSS . JUST DRIVING THROUGH TOWN APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND ALL ERRORS STARTED FLASHING . THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN . I HAVE READ MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME ISSUE WITH NO RESULTS

Mileage: 109,000

I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR SHUT OFF ON ME TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE ENGINE IS LOCK BECAUSE OF NO OIL AND CHECK THE OIL AND I DO OIL CHANGE EVERY 3000 MILES THE WAS NO OIL ON THE GROUND AND NO LOW OIL WARNING ON THE DASH BOARD

Mileage: 54,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT 70 MPH. LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES OUT OF NO WHERE WHICH IS WHEN I NOTICED THE RPMS WAS AT 0. AFTER WE, BY THE GRACE OF GOD, MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY, WE HAD IT TOWED TO A GARAGE WHERE THE SAID THE TIMING CHAIN CAME OFF AND RUINED THE ENGINE AND THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND COULD BE FIXED FOR AROUND $5600. THE VEHICLE HAS 65K MILES AND BLEW UP? ITS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR A VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF ON THE HIGHWAY AND I WASN'T WARNED THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS THIS KIND OF HISTORY AND GM DON'T RECOGNIZE THIS IS A PROBLEM!

Mileage: 65,000

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS CROSSING A THE I-395 BRIDGE INTO WASHINGTON DC AT 45 MPH, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY FAILED TAKING OUT THE POWER STEERING WITH A JERK TO THE LEFT. THIS FAILURE WAS NOT PRECIPITATED BY AN ENGINE WARNING LIGHT OR A CHANGE TO THE RIDE AND FEEL OF THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 107,000

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AND MY CAR LOST POWER, IT SHOWED "TRACTION CONTROL OFF" AND THEN "SERVICE STABILATRACK" I WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND IT WILL NOT RESTART. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAITING TO HESR FROM THEM.

Mileage: 146,000

ANOTHER 2011 TRAVERSE WITH A TIMING CHAIN FAILURE AT 82K MILES. DRIVING HO E FROM WORK ON A BUSY ROUTE AND WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING HORRENDOUS NOISES AND LOST POWER ALMOST CAUSING US TO BE REAR ENDED. HAD CAR TOWED TO LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED IT WAS THE TIMING CHAIN. HAVE OPEN CASE WITH GM (8-4399513745) BUT TOO DATE NOTHING BUT RUN AROUND. VIN IS NOT IN PARAMETERS FOR EXTENDED WARRANTY. HOW MANY TRAVERSES NEED TO FAIL BEFORE GM TAKES OWNERSHIP OF THEIR GROSS MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND MAKES THEIR CUSTOMERS WHOLE AGAIN - THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND A CLASS ACTION SUIT FILED. THIS HAPPENED 2 MONTHS AFTER REPLACING WATER PUMP, ALTERNATOR , BATTERY AND CRANK SHAFT SENSOR AFTER SUDDEN POWER LOSS. SOMEONE NEEDS TO HOLD GM RESPONSIBLE. THEY ARE BLAMING THE CONSUMER IN EVERY CASE AND REFUSE TO CORRECT THEIR MISTAKE. HOW MANY MORE WILL IT TAKE BEFORE SOMEONE STEPS IN AND MAKES GM DO THE RIGHT THING? IN THE MEANTIME ANOTHER CHEVY CUSTOMER LEAVING THE RANKS. I WILL LET EVERYONE WHO'S ANYONE KNOW THE TRUE GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND COMMITMENT OR SHOULD I SAY LACK THERE OF.

Mileage: 82,000

I GOT MY CAR 6 MONTHS AGO, SO FAR THE BRAKES WENT OUT, ROTORS WENT OUT, ALL STRUTS HAD TO BE REOLACED, HEATER BROKE, AIR CONDITIONER LEAKES, AND NOW TIMING CHAINS NEED TO BE REPLAVED. I FOUND AN INSPECTION COMPLETED 2 WEEKS BEFORE I BOUGHT MY CAR DONE AT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. THE LIST OF ISSUES IS SCARY.

Mileage: 65,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE I ATTEMPTED TO PASS A VEHICLE AT 70 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET TO THE RIGHT LANE SO I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO PULL OFF TO THE LEFT WHERE I WAS BEING PASSED BY VEHICLES GOING 70 PLUS MPH NEXT TO A CEMENT BARRIER. THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T RESTART OR GIVE ANY INDICATION OF DOING SO. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED TO THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT THE TIMING CHAIN BUSTED AND SEIZED UP THE ENGINE. I CONTACTED CHEVY AND THEY STATED SINCE THE VEHICLE HAS 129400 MOLES ON IT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THEY STATED THEY HAD NO COMPLAINTS OF THIS BEING A PROBLEM BUT THAT CONTRADICTS WHAT MULTIPLE CHEVY DEALERS HAVE TOLD ME. THE ENGINE IN THE 2011 CHEVY TRAVERSE IS APPARENTLY KNOWN TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM SO THE ENGINES ARE HARD TO FIND. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH I FOUND MULTIPLE SITES WHERE CUSTOMERS HAVE ALSO STATED THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE SEATS 7 PASSENGERS. WHILE I WAS ALONE ON THIS PARTICULAR DATE IT IS NOT ALWAYS THE CASE. I COULD HAVE HAD MY FAMILY WITH AND MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PULL TO SAFETY (AS SCARRY AS IT WAS BEING STRANDED ON A FOUR LANE INTERSTATE). CHEVY FAILS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS NOT ONLY A MECHANICAL ISSUE BUT ALSO A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. THIS IS NOT A TWO SEATER ECONOMY VEHICLE BUT A 7 SEATER FAMILY VEHICLE.

Mileage: 129,403

WITHOUT WARNING, I GET AN ALERT ON MY INFORMATION PANEL THAT STABILITRAK IS OFF AND TRACTION CONTROL NEEDS SERVICING. AT THE SAME TIME, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTS HARD AND RAPIDLY DECELERATES. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED COMING ON AT RANDOM TIMES RESULTING IN AN EMISSION ERROR CODE. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. A MONTH LATER, SAME ERROR CODE. THIS CURRENT PROBLEM HAPPENS FREQUENTLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WHILE IN MOTION ONLY.

Mileage: 128,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND STALLED. ALSO, THE LOW POWER MODE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS REFERRED TO THE DEALER. THE LOCAL DEALER (MACMULKIN CHEVROLET, 3 MARMON DR., NASHUA, NH 03060, (603) 821-0370) STATED THAT THEY THERE WERE UNAWARE OF A FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

MY VEHICLE HAS TIE ROD LOOSE, LEAKY MOTOR RACK, REAR VALVE COVER LEAK, BRAKES AND ROTORS LOOSE, CONTROL ARM LOOSE, ALL WHEELS CORRODED, FRONT STRUT LEAKS.

Mileage: 68,000

PURCHASED NEW AND AT 63,500 MILES THE ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED. STARTED MISSING/HESITATING ON HIGHWAY HEADING 2 HOURS AWAY FOR A WEDDING. DEALER WANTS OVER $7K TO REPAIR CRACKED PISTON/VALVE IN CYLINDER 4. ACCORDING TO CHEVY/GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE (OPENED CASE #8-4134087852), DEALER TOLD THEM IT HAD LOW OIL, WHICH IS INCORRECT BECAUSE MY HUSBAND ALWAYS CHECKS THE OIL, EVEN AT THE GAS STATION WHILE FILLING UP AND IS METICULOUS WITH MAINTENANCE. WE HAVE THE RECEIPTS AND MAINTENANCE LOG TO PROVE IT. ALSO, LOW OIL WOULD CAUSE BEARING PROBLEMS, WHICH WE DON'T HAVE. GM OFFERING SOME SORT OF GOOFY ASSISTANCE THAT IS BACKWARDS AND WILL COST US EVEN MORE. THOROUGHLY DISGUSTED WITH MY TRAVERSE, WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO EVENTUALLY REPLACE MY 2000 GMC SAFARI VAN, WHICH IS VERY MUCH ALIVE WITH ORIGINAL TRANS AND ENGINE AT OVER 165K MILES. I SEE LOTS OF INTERNAL DAMAGE/ENGINE ISSUES - WHY NO RECALL? I WONDER WHO THEY PAID OFF TO AVOID THIS FINANCIAL NIGHTMARE...

Mileage: 63,200

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT A MONTH LATER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN. 3 CYLINDERS WERE CHECKED AND HAD LOW COMPRESSION AND WAS TOLD IT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE MOTOR TO STALL WHILE DRIVING AND TO NOT DRIVE IT ANY MORE DUE TO THE DANGEROUS CONDITION THIS COULD CAUSE. NEVER RECEIVED ANY INDICATION THERE WAS A CATASTROPHIC ISSUE WITH THE MOTOR, NEVER RECEIVED LOW OIL OR HIGH TEMP NOTHING?

Mileage: 100,000

2011 TRAVERSE ONLY 67000 MILES ON IT BUT EXPERIENCE ENGINE ERROR CODE P0008 AND P0017 WHICH INDICATES SOMETHING WRONG WITH TIMING CHAIN. 2009 MODEL OF TRAVERSE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AND IS COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY BY GM. BUT 2011 MODEL IS NOT COVERED, AND WILL COST $3000 TO FIX AND REPAIRE

Mileage: 67,000

MY TRAVERSE STARTED AT THE BEGINNING OF WINTER RANDOMLY HAVING THE ENGINE LIGHT COME ON THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD DING AND I WOULD GET A MESSAGE OF "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" THEN "SERVICE STABILITRACK" AND THEN IT WOULD DING AGAIN AND I WOULD GET THE MESSAGE "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" AFTER A COUPLE MONTHS THIS HAPPENED EVERY TIME I STARTED THE CAR AND WAS FINALLY ABLE TO TAKE IT IN TO HAVE THE CODE READ. TURNS OUT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS SHOT. GM REPLACED THIS UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. WELL UPON PICKING MY VECHEL UP I WAS TOLD THE REAR O2 SENSOR WAS SHOT, THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME $250 TO REPLACE IT, I OPTED OUT AND MY HUSBAND, AN ON THE SIDE MECHANIC, FIXED IT FOR A TOTAL OF $30. SERVICE LIGHT STILL ON AFTER NEW O2 SENSOR. MY VEHICLE WAS ALSO MAKING A WEIRD SOUND AT THIS TIME WHICH I DESCRIBED TO MY HUSBAND AS A GRINDING. THEY HOOKED IT UP TO THE COMPUTER AGAIN AND SAID THAT THEY GAVE ME THE WRONG INFO LAST TIME THAT IT WAS THE FRONT O2 SENSOR THAT WAS BAD BUT THAT WAS THE ONLY CODE. SO I ORDERED ANOTHER O2 SENSOR FOR MY HUSBAND TO FIX... 2 DAYS LATER MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AT ME. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND SHUT MY VEHICLE OFF. I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO AGAIN ASK IF ANOTHER CODE WAS THROWN, WAS TOLD NO... DROVE MY VEHICLE HOME AND MY HUSBAND DROVE IT. HE KNEW IT WAS THE TIMING CHAIN. HE CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP ONCE MORE AND THEY QUOTED US AT $2500 TO REPLACE AS THE ENTIRE MOTOR HAS TO COME OUT. HE CALLED TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP 40 MILES AWAY AND IT WAS $1900 TO FIX. I GOT ON THE PHONE WITH GM AND WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE WAS ANY RECALLS AS THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND AT THIS TIME THERE ARE NOT SO THEY DIDN'T COVER ANY OF THE COST!!! I HAVE A COUSIN WHO ALSO HAS A 2011 TRAVERSE AND IT IS CURRENTLY SITTING AT THE SHOP WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, HOWEVER HERS ALSO NEEDS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED!!

Mileage: 115,000

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR IS JUST DIED AND EVERYTHING LOCKED UP AND ALMOST RAIN INTO A CURB WITH KIDS IN THE CAR. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND HAD THE CODE P008 AND CAR DIAGONOSED WITH TIMING CHAIN ISSUES AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

Mileage: 92,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE MISFIRED AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL WINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER (LEGACY CHEVROLET, 13307 US HWY 25E, CORBIN, KY 40701) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN AND VALVES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 8-3858409715. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

CODES ARE AS FOLLOWED: P0008, P0496, P0221 , P0017, C0242, C00561

TIMING CHAIN WENT OUT AT 86000 MILES

Mileage: 86,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ONE WEEK AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING BELT WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

Mileage: 117,000

I KEEP GETTING CODES FOR EMISSION AND TIMINGS CHAIN. MY BACK UP SAFETY SENSOR AND WHEEL SENSOR DOESN'T WORK.

THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 113,000 MILES. THIS WAS A KNOW FLAW BY GM AS PROBLEMS OCCURRED IN THE 2009 AND 2010 TRAVERSE ENGINE THAT RESULTED IN REIMBURSEMENTS FOR REPAIRS. THE 2011 TRAVERSE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE COST TO REPAIR IS ABOUT $4,500. GM SHOULD REIMBURSE FOR THIS ISSUE AS THE FLAW HAS NOT BEEN FIXED IN 2011 MODEL.

Mileage: 113,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS AND ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING TURNED OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE BACK HOME ONLY WITH THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (RYDELL CHEVROLET, 18600 DEVONSHIRE ST, NORTHRIDGE, CA 91324) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING ON A RAINY DAY AT 15 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF AND ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS TURNED OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SAME DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES EVEN AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SAME DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC (ULTIMATE CONNECTIONS, 9517 1/2 SEPULVEDA BLVD, NORTH HILLS, CA 91343) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT, OIL PUMP, AND ENGINE MOUNTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 800-222-1020 AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DID NOT HEAR BACK. CASE NUMBER: 8-3184289974 WAS PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

Mileage: 44,000

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM DINNER WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED REVVING ON IT'S OWN AND THE CAR BEGAN JERKING. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE KILLED. I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTED THAT THE BATTERY WAS SUPPLING ENOUGH POWER AND THE TEMPERATURE GAGE WAS NORMAL. AT THIS TIME, THE LIGHTS STARTED TO FLICKER, THE RPMS WERE GOING UP AND DOWN FAIRLY QUICKLY AND THE WINDOWS AND LOCKS WERE CLICKING. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE HOME (5 MILES), BUT THE PROBLEMS PERSISTED THE ENTIRE DRIVE. THE SECOND I WOULD LET ME FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL, THE ENGINE WOULD KILL. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND HE SAID WHEN HE HOOKED IT UP TO THE MACHINE TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, THERE WAS SO MUCH WRONG HE COULDN'T ACTUALLY TELL WHAT WAS CAUSING WHAT. THE COMPUTER AND ENGINE BOTH WERE RECOMMENDED TO BE REPLACED. I LET HIM KNOW AS WELL IT HAD BECOME MORE DIFFICULT IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS TO TURN THE WHEEL WHEN GOING AT A SLOW SPEED AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO PARK. HE STATED IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR. THE STEERING, THE COMPUTER AND THE ENGINE HE HAS SEEN MULTIPLE CUSTOMERS HAVE PROBLEMS WITH.

Mileage: 133,000

VEHICLE HAD HAD BEEN SHUDDERING AND MISFIRING ON AND OFF FOR QUITE SOME TIME, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK TO SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS. SHOP STATED CODES WERE RELATED TO STRETCHED TIMING CHAINS. I THEN TOOK TO DEALER, GOT SAME DIAGNOSIS AND A $2,000 ESTIMATE. HAD REPAIRS DONE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS NOT COME BACK ON SINCE. CAR WOULD HESITATE AND LOOSE POWER ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE WHEN TAKING OFF IN TRAFFIC. FELT UNSAFE DRIVING, AS I NEVER KNEW WHEN CAR WAS GOING ACCELERATE OR NOT.

Mileage: 146,000

WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ENGINE MADE A TICKING SOUND THEN KNOCKED A LITTLE UPON ACCELERATION, NO LIGHTS CAME ON AND I WAS WITHIN A 1/2 MILE TO MY HOME SO I KEPT DRIVING. CAR DIED AS I PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY, HAD I BEEN ON THE STREET I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PULL OVER AS THERE WAS NO WARNING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO SAID THE TIMING BELT WENT OUT AND RUINED THE ENGINE, TOTAL COST FOR NEW ENGINE $7250 AND DESPITE OTHER YEARS AND VIN NUMBERS BEING RECALLED THEY REFUSED TO COVER MY VEHICLE THAT ONLY HAS 52,000 MILES. MECHANIC ALL BUT ADMITTED IT WAS A FLAW AND TOLD ME TO SAVE MY RECEIPT. I ASKED HIM IF THE ONLY WAY CHEVY WILL COVER IT IS IF SOMEONE GETS KILLED, OR IF ENOUGH PEOPLE COMPLAIN AND HE SAID YES. WHY NOT BE HONEST ABOUT IT AND STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT? NOW I'M SCARED EVEN WITH A NEW ENGINE IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN, ONLY I MIGHT NOT BE LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE IN MY DRIVEWAY.

Mileage: 53,000

WENT FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THEN NOTICED MY COOLANT RESERVOIR COMPLETELY. I CONTACTED OIL COMPANY AND TOPPED COOLANT OFF. NEXT DAY WENT TO WORK AND OIL COMPANY CAME TO INSPECT THE CAR AND COOLANT EMPTY AGAIN. WENT TO OIL COMPANY AFTER WORK AND WAS ADVISED TO GO TO DEALERSHIP AS IT APPEARS TO BE A WATER PUMP LEAK. NEXT MORNING WENT TO SHAHEEN CHEVROLET AND PAID $101.86 AND THE ADVISED IT WAS MY WATER PUMP LEAKING AT SHAFT WEEP HOLE. I RESEARCH3RD AND FOUND RECALL 13079 AND CONTACTED GM AT 18002221020 AND S/W ANNA AND WAS ADVISED ITS NOT A RECALL BUT A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM. AND THAT I HAD THE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION ON 4/19/2014 AND IT ONLY CARRIED A 12 MONTH WARRANTY. HOWEVER SINCE THIS SEEMS RELATED THEY WILL ASSIGN MY CASE TO A SENIOR ADVISOR ...CASE 8-3280633041

WE WERE DOING NORMAL DRIVING AROUND TOWN WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE STARTED RUNNING VERY ROUGH. WE WERE ABLE TO DRIVE SLOWLY AND GET THE VEHICLE HOME. THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND. WE TOOK THE CAR TO A CHEVROLET DEALER TO BE LOOKED AT. THE DEALER SAID THE TIMING CHAIN AND PISTONS WERE OUT AND THEY RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE MOTOR. THEY SAID THEY HAD SEEN THIS BEFORE ON THE TRAVERSE AND WOULDN'T KNOW FOR SURE UNTIL THEY TOOK THE ENGINE APART BUT THAT WAS WHAT THE DIAGNOSTICS WERE SHOWING. WE TOWED THE CAR TO ANOTHER SHOP TO GET A SECOND OPINION. THEY ALSO STATED THE PISTONS AND BEARINGS WERE BAD, THE TIMING BELT WAS BAD AND THEY WOULD KNOW MORE IF THEY TOOK IT APART. THEY ALSO RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE MOTOR BECAUSE OF THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE. WE REPLACED THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAD 108,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE ENGINE FAILURE.

Mileage: 108,900

A NUMBER OF MONTHS AGO, WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ALL LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WENT ON AN A MESSAGE DISPLAYING "REDUCED POWER ENGINE" WAS DISPLAYED. AT THE SAME TIME, THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED., THE ENGINE POWER WAS REDUCED FOR FEW SECONDS AND THEN EVERYTHING WENT BACK TO NORMAL. MONTHS BEFORE THE DESCRIBED INCIDENT, I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CHEVROLET DESCRIBING THIS ISSUE AND STATING ABOUT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO COVER THIS ISSUE. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I WAS I WILL BE CHARGED ROUGHLY $150.00 TO DETECT THE ISSUE AND, IF AND ONLY IF, CERTAIN CODES WERE DISPLAYED ON THE SCAN, IT WILL BE COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. SINCE IT WAS EXPENSIVE I DECIDED TO GO TO ANOTHER PLACE AND THE SCAN FOR FREE AND OBTAIN THE CODES. NO CODES WERE DISPLAYED. SINCE 4 MONTHS AGO THE ENGINE SHUTOFF WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING, TO START THE ENGINE IS REQUIRED TO STOP BY ANY POSSIBLE WAY, AND RESTART THE ENGINE. ONCE AGAIN, ALL LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD TURN AND THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTOFF. THIS HAD HAPPENED AT LEAST SIX TIMES IN THE LAST 4 MONTHS. IN ALL OF THIS INCIDENTS I CAN NOT TELL IF THE "REDUCED POWER ENGINE" MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED SINCE THE PRIORITY IS TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE COUPLE WEEKS AGO TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I WAS CHARGED ABOUT $150.00 TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE FEEDBACK FROM CHEVROLET WAS THAT NOTHING WAS WITH IN THE VEHICLE. IT IS INCONCEIVABLE THAT I WAS CHARGED THAT MUCH BY CHEVROLET TO COME BACK WITH A RESPONSE THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. CHEVROLET IS WELL AWARE (THE LETTER RECEIVED IN THE PAST) THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. FURTHERMORE, THE INTERNET IS PLENTY OF PEOPLE DESCRIBING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE TRAVERSE. I DO NOT KNOW THE PARAMETERS OF NHTSA TO CALL WHEN SHOULD BE A RECALL , BUT BASED ON THE LETTER THAT CHEVROLET SENT, AND THE MULTIPLE COMPLAINS SUGGESTS IT MIGHT BE.

Mileage: 67,600

MY ENGINE KEEPS USING OIL BUT NOT LEAKING ANYWHERE BETWEEN OIL CHANGES

IN JANUARY 2016, MY VEHICLE STARTED HAVING STABILITY TRACK ISSUES. IT GOT SO BAD I HAD THE CAR SIT UP FOR A MONTH THEN CALLED A MECHANIC OUT TO DIAGNOSIS THE CAR. THEY SENT ME TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY FIXED SOMETHING WITHIN THE STEERING, BUT THAT DID NOT STOP MY STABILITRAK FROM MALFUNCTIONING. WHILE DRIVING THE STABILITRAK LIGHT TURNS ON AND SAYS IT NEEDS SERVICING. THEN IT MAKES THE ENGINE SLOW DOWN AND IT STARTS STALLING SO WE HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON FOR IT TO DO THE SAME THING AGAIN WITHIN MINUTES. IF THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ON IT TURNS IT OFF STARTS TO STALL AND PUTS MY FAMILY AND I IN DANGER, I JUST THANK GOD WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ALLEVIATE MAJOR ACCIDENTS. IT'S BEEN ONE MINOR ACCIDENT BUT BECAUSE WE WERE ALREADY GOING SLOW IT DIDN'T AFFECT EITHER CAR, SO WE LET IT GO ESPECIALLY BECAUSE OUR VEHICLE WAS AT FAULT NOT THE PEOPLE BEHIND US.

Mileage: 148,000

TIMING CHANGE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. AFTER PERFORMING A ROUTINE TUNE UP ON THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (RAINBOW CHEVROLET IN LAPLACE, LOUISIANA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN MALFUNCTIONED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

Mileage: 104,000

ENGINE FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY ON THE BUSY I10 FREEWAY AT 50 MPH. IT WAS VERY FORTUNATE THAT A PILE-UP DID NOT OCCUR. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN INJURY OR DEATH. DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM TO A CLOGGED CATALYTIC CONVERTER THAT STARTED TO DISINTEGRATE AND BLOW ABRASIVE CERAMIC DUST BACK INTO THE ENGINE. EVENTUALLY CAUSING IT'S COMPLETE FAILURE.

Mileage: 96,000

JUNE 24, 2017 DRIVING AT 70MPH ON 2 LANE HIGHWAY WITH OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE AROUND 85 DEGREES AND SUDDENLY LOST POWER, SPEED DROPPED QUICKLY, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STOPPED CAR ON SIDE OF ROAD. NARROWLY AVOIDED ACCIDENT FROM SUDDEN DECELERATION. TURNED OFF ENGINE AND WAITED ABOUT 15 SECONDS AND RESTARTED ENGINE. DROVE OK AFTER THAT. HAD SIMILAR LOSS OF POWER WITH WARNING LIGHTS OF "POWER REDUCED" AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FEBRUARY 2017 IN GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT. LEFT ENGINE OFF FOR ABOUT ONE HOUR AND THEN RESTARTED OK BUT ACCELERATION SLUGGISH. TOOK CAR TO AUTO MECHANIC AND THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG.

Mileage: 112,000

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH CODE P008, TOOK TO DEALER & FOUND 3 TIMING CHAINS NEEDED REPLACED WHICH MEANS THE ENGINE MUST COME OUT AND AN OPEN ESTIMATE OF AT LEAST $2350.00. FOUND ON CARTRUCKINFO.COM AND NHTSA.GOV THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT AND NEEDS CORRECTED BY GENERAL MOTORS AND CHEVROLET. UNACCEPTABLE FOR A 2011 VEHICLE WITH 64,000 MILES.

Mileage: 64,472

CODE P0008 AND P0017 WAS PULLED. LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND THIS - HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2010/CHEVROLET/TRAVERSE/ENGINE/PROBLEM.ASPX. LOOKS LIKE THIS IS A MAJOR COMMON ISSUE. LOOKS LIKE CHEVY HAS HAD IT SINCE 2008 ON THAT SAME MODEL AND THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON 2008-2009 MODELS BUT NOTHING SINCE, JUST THE ISSUE STILL REMAINS. IT IS A TIMING CHAIN ISSUE THAT HAS OCCURRED IN MANY MANY CASES. HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2010/CHEVROLET/TRAVERSE/ENGINE/PROBLEM.ASPX HTTP://WWW.CARTRUCKINFO.COM/MECHANIC/TRAVERSE-TIMING-CHAINS/

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AND THE RPMS INCREASED AND DECREASED RAPIDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,411.

Mileage: 96,411

TIMING CHAINS WORN OUT

Mileage: 91,050

TIMING CHAIN, HEADS, VALVES QUIT RUNNING THE TIMING CHAIR JUMPED AND MY CAR WON'T RUN NOW. THE CHEV DEALER SAID THAT IT IS A REOCCURRING ISSUE IN 2011 CHEV TRAVERSE.

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH UPHILL, THE VEHICLE LOST TRACTION CONTROL AND ACCELERATION. THE SERVICE STABILITRACK AND ENGINE POWER REDUCED WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

Mileage: 104,000

A BEEP OCCURS AND AN ERROR - NO TRACTION CONTROL OFF - SERVICE STABILITRACK - ENGINE POWER REDUCED; THE VEHICLE HAS 110K MILES AND THIS HAVE NEVER HAPPEND BEFORE. THESE ERRORS HAVE ACCURED WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND ALSO RIGHT AS YOU START IT UP. DEALERSHIP HAS OFFED TO "TRY TO FIX" THE ISSUE FOR THE TUNE OF $5000 HOWEVER THEY DO NOT KNOW IF IT WILL ACTULLY FIX THE ISSUE. SO CHEVY WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT THIS?

Mileage: 110,000

THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED DEC 2015. DRIVING OUT OF TOWN ON THE HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE SHUT COMPLETELY OFF BARLEY MISSED AND ONCOMING 18 WHEELER. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY INFORMED ME THAT CHEVROLET IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THEY PATCHED THE PROBLEM. TODAY 1/27/2017 A YEAR LATER THE SAME PROBLEM. DRIVING TO WORK AND THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. CALLED THE CHEVROLET CORPORATE NUMBER WHEN I WAS TELLING THEM WHAT ABOUT THE VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF. CHEVROLET CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICES MALE WAS TELLING ME WHAT THE PROBLEM MAY BE THE ENGINE AND TELLING WHAT THE VEHICLE WAS DOING WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF, HOW THE POWERTRAN LOCK. BUT THEY REFUSE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE TELLING ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. WHY, SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET WHEN CHEVROLET IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THE DEALERSHIP ALSO INFORMED ME THAT CHEVROLET IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM PUT DOES NOT WANT TO DO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. I WAS EXPLAINING THE CHEVROLET CORPORATE THAT EACH TIME THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A FATAL CAR ACCIDENT. BUT CHEVROLET RESPONSE WAS SORRY TO HEAR BUT HERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN DRIVING ON A CITY STREET GOING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. THE NEXT DAY THE TEMP GAGE SPIKE TO 260 IN SAME CONDITIONS AND AS SOON AS PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY COOLANT SPILLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY. THE FAN CONTINUED TO RUN EVEN AFTER VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. ADDED COOLANT TO GET TO DEALERSHIP THAT IS 4 MILES A WAY. HALFWAY THERE ENGINE STARTED SMOKING, PULLED OVER & COOLANT LEAKED EVERYWHERE AGAIN. NEEDS A NEW WATER PUMP, THERMOSTAT, COOLANT FLUID EXCHANGE DUE TO LEAK, & TRANSMISSION FLUID EXCHANGE. *TR

Mileage: 41,632

I HAD CONTACTED CHEVY CORPORATE ON THE STEERING ISSUE ON MY CAR WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. NEEDLESS TO SAY THERE WERE NO HELP. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES BECAUSE OF THE STEERING ALONE. SINCE THEN I HAVE OTHER ISSUES WITH MY 2011 TRAVERSE. NOW THE CAR SHUTS WHILE DRIVING. IT SOUNDS LIKE A LOT OF GM OWNERS OF DIFFERENT VEHICLES ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I GUESS THERE WILL NOT BE A RECALL UNTIL SOMEONE DIES OVER THIS. SOME OF THE ISSUES INCLUDED ALL 4 STRUTS WERE BAD UNDER 100,000 MILES, RACK AND PINION GOING UP, STEERING ISSUES, LEAKING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN, 3 TIMES THE AC ACTUATOR HAS GONE UP, ISSUES WITH THE LIFT GATE FAILING, LIFE GATE ONE TIME INJURED MY FATHER-IN-LAW, TIMING CHAIN FAILING PREMATURELY, AND NOW THE STABILITRAK AND TRACTION CONTROL IS GOING OFF. THE VEHICLE SHUTS UP WHILE DRIVING! MY WIFE GOT STUCK ON A BRIDGE AND WAS PUT IN DANGER DUE TO THIS. NOW THE TRAVERSE SITS IN THE DRIVEWAY. MY WIFE SAID A WARNING WAS DISPLAYED ABOUT REDUCING ENGINE POWER. THE TRAVERSE WENT DOWN TO 20MPG AND THEN SHUT OFF ON A BRIDGE. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED.

Mileage: 115,000

MY CAR HAD STARTED MAKING A NOISE IN THE FRONT BEFORE I COULD GET IT TO THE SHOP THAT I TAKE IT TO I WAS GOING TO GET MY DAUGHTER HAD MY SON NEICE AND NEPHEW WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE DASH FLASHED LOW ENGINE POWER LOST THE BREAKS AND COULD NOT STEER THE CAR. I LATER FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS THE TIMING CHAINS. AFTER RESEARCH AND TALKING WITH CHEVY THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ALTHOUGH THERE HAS BEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS PUTTING PEOPLE IN DANGER AND THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING. THEY SAID WITH ME GOING TO A 3RD PARTY TO HAVE THE CAR WORKED ON THAT THEY WOULDN'T TOUCH MINE. MY CAR HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED I HAD JUST HAD THIS CAR OVER A YEAR WHEN IT STARTED THIS. I OWE 17K STILL ON THIS CAR AND NOT ABLE TO DRIVE IT. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM IN SEVERAL MODELS AND CHEVY IS NOT WANTING TO PAY FOR THEIR MISTAKE, I HAVE ALSO HAD THIS LOOKED AT BY CHEVY THEY TRIED SAYING THAT THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE CAR BUT IT WAS CHANGED AND HAD BEEN SITTING FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS. A SINGLE MOM PAYING 400 A MONTH ON A VEHICLE THAT IS NOT MY FAULT THAT IT IS MESSED UP. I WILL NEVER HAVE ANOTHER CHEVY AGAIN.

Mileage: 108

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

TAKATA RECALL I HAVE A 2011 CHEVY TRAVERSE LTZ WITH JUST UNDER 75K MILES. I HAD THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED IN OCTOBER 2014 BEFORE THERE WAS A RECALL. TODAY, I GOT OUT OF CLASS, PICKED UP MY CHILDREN FROM SCHOOL AND WENT TO THE GROCERY STORE. THIS IS A 2 MILE TRIP ROUND-TRIP. I WAS DRIVING PAST THE KIDS SCHOOL STRAIGHT AHEAD ON CITY STREETS DOING ABOUT 15 MPH, JUST A FEW BLOCKS FROM OUR HOUSE, THE WARNING LIGHTS BEGAN TO BEEP AND THE DIC HAD SEVERAL MESSAGES. "ENGINE HOT A/C OFF" "ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED" AND "ENGINE OVERHEATED IDLE ENGINE". IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO HANDLE THE TRUCK. THE HIGH IN CHICAGO TODAY WAS 60 DEGREES AND I ONLY MADE THE ONE TRIP MENTIONED ABOVE. I PLAN ON TAKING IT TO THE DEALER TOMORROW BUT I WANT TO KNOW IF THIS IS A PROBLEM PEOPLE ARE HAVING. *TR

Mileage: 74,875

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, "ENGINE POWER LOW" ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS AND WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING LINK ON THE INSIDE OF THE MOTOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. ..UPDATED 10/26/16 *BF *TR

Mileage: 108,000

2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE RACK AND PINION LEAK AND TIMING BELT LIGHT CAME ON. CAR IS WELL MAINTAINED, DRIVEN EASY AND HAS ONLY 93000 MILES ON IT. GM SAYS IT IS NOT COVERED...

Mileage: 93,000

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT 95000 MILES CODE POOO8. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT NEEDED TRIMMING CHAINS. MY GUYS TOLD ME IT MIGHT BE COVERED BUT AFTER CHECKING MY BIN IT WAS NOT COVERED. HE TOLD ME IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH WITH THESE MOTORS BUT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND IT WOULD BE 2500 DOLLARS TO FIX A FOUR YEAR OLD CAR. GM WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP ME.

Mileage: 95,000

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND HAD (3) DIFFERENT CODES AS SENSORS THAT HAS GONE BAD. TOOK TO DEALER WERE THEY SAID IT WAS MY TIMING CHAIN HAS STRETCH AFTER 90,000 MILES. IF THEIR CHAINS ARE STRETCHING AT 90,000 MILES IS AN ISSUE. I'M LUCKING THE VEHICLE WAS IDLE AND THE CHAINS DID NOT SNAP.

MY 2011 CHEVY TRAVERSE HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GO ON AT JUST UNDER 40,000 MILES ON ERROR P0017. A CAM SHAFT SENSOR WAS REPLACED ONLY TO HAVE THE LIGHT EMIT AGAIN 2 WEEKS LATER. NOW THE CAR IS READING 2 CODES. ONE IS STILL THE P0017 AND NOW A P0008. THE TIMING CHAIN IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS ENGINE AND GM STILL HASN'T ISSUED A RECALL. THERE ARE PEOPLE WITH COMPLAINTS THAT ARE OVER 2 YEARS OLD. THE CARS RUN EXTREMELY ROUGH WHILE DRIVING, USE EXCESSIVE GAS AND HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED ON THESE ENGINES.

Mileage: 39,500

MY SUV SIMPLY CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I HEARD A LOUD NOISE, THEN IT CUT OFF. IT HAD TO BE PUSHED OFF THE STREET AND TOWED. HAD THIS HAPPENED 1 HOUR EARLIER WHEN I WAS ON I 85 GOING ABOUT 75 MPH, IT IS VERY POSSIBLE THAT I WOULD NOT BE HERE RIGHT NOW.

Mileage: 115,000

I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR A WEEK AGO AND NOW THE SERVICE AIR BAGS LIGHT CAME ON. ALSO THE TIMING CHAIN IS MAKING A WEIRD NOISE. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND SURE ENOUGH THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH AIR BAGS AND TIMING CHAIN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

Mileage: 88,000

I PURCHASED THIS 2011 CHEVY TRAVERSE IN FEB. OF 2015, SO I BELIEVED IT TO BE A FAIRLY NEW CAR IN GOOD SHAPE. NOT EVEN A MONTH LATER THE GAS HAND BECOMES FAULTY AND IS NOT SHOWING THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF GAS, AND STARTS FLUCTUATING. NEXT I'M RIDING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE TRUCK IMMEDIATELY STARTS SLOWING DOWN AND READS LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND SHUTS OFF RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY. NOW I AM FREAKING OUT WITH ME AND MY KIDS IN THE CAR AND OTHERS FLYING AROUND ME DOING 75 TO 80 MPH TO MY DECREASING SPEED. I WAS SCARED FOR MY LIFE AND MY CHILDREN'S LIVES AS CARS AND TRUCKS ARE SPEEDING AROUND AND HONKING AT ME. THE TRUCK DIES AND I BARELY MANAGE TO GET TO THE SIDE SO THAT I WOULD NOT BE HIT. I THEN GET THE CAR TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHO THEN SAYS THAT THE TRUCK NEEDS A WATER PUMP WHICH TURNS OUT TO BE UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. THEY ALSO RESET MY FUEL SENSOR BECAUSE THEY SAY THEY TESTED IT AND IT WAS STILL GOOD. SO IT ONLY COST ME $100.00. I PICK MY TRUCK UP AND IT WORKS FINE FOR LESS THAN A MONTH AND STARTS UP AGAIN. I RUN OUT OF GAS ON A BUSY STREET AND GET ANOTHER TOW. BACK TO THE CHEVROLET HOUSE IT GOES. THIS TIME THEY RESET THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND SAYS ITS STILL NOT THE FUEL PUMP, SENSOR, OR ANYTHING BECAUSE THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING AT ALL. I GO PICK IT UP ONCE AGAIN AND ON MY WAY HOME RAN OUT OF GAS, WHILE THE GAS LEVEL IS READING RIGHT AT HALF A TANK. I KNOW THERE WAS GAS IN THE TANK WHEN I RAN OUT AND WHEN THE TRUCK WAS TOWED. THE DEALERSHIP KEPT MY VEHICLE FOR A WHOLE WEEK AND ALL THEY DID WAS GOT THE TRUCK ON LEVEL GROUND, OBVIOUSLY, AND THE TRUCK RAN ALL THE GAS OUT WHILE PARKED AND THEY WERE 'TRYING TO FIND THE PROBLEM'. SO NOW THE GAS HAND IS NOT WORKING AT ALL AND I'M ALWAYS PUTTING GAS IN IT AND TAKING A CHANCE BECAUSE NOBODY KNOWS WHATS WRONG. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A HEADACHE AND THIS PROBLEM NEEDS RECALLING BEFORE ONE DIES.

Mileage: 96,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE ENGINE TURNED OFF AS THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

Mileage: 94,000

TAKATA RECALL I KEEP GETTING THIS CODE P0017 I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A CRARKSHRT VALUE COST ME 395.00 TO GET IT FIX THE ENGINE WAS ON AND THE DEALER SAID THIS WOULD FIX IT AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL GO OFF I SAID OK .I GET MY CAR BACK LEAVE THE DEALER GET TO THE CORNER AND THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES BACK ON I GO BACK TO THE DEALER AND TELL HIM THE ENGINE LIGHT IS BACK ON AND HE TAKES ANOTHER LOOK AT MY TRUCK AND SAY U NEED A TIMING CHIAN AND TO REPLACE IT WILL BE 3000 I WAS LIKE O MY GOD I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY THIS IS JUST NOT FAIR I GOT THIS TRUCK USED IN 2014 AND NOW I NEED A TIMING CHAIN I NEED SOME HELP .

Mileage: 13,100

MY CAR HAS 52,000 AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TELL ME THE TIMING CHAINS NEED TO BE REPLACED. REASON IS BECAUSE OF YOUR OIL CHANGE INDICATOR CAUSES YOU TO BURN TO MUCH OIL AND YOUR RUNNING YOU CAR ON LOW OIL LEVELS. EVEN THOUGH THE CAR LETS YOU GO 5,000 MILES BEFORE AN OIL CHANGE, YOU STILL SHOULD CHECK YOUR OIL LEVELS ONCE A MONTH BECAUSE YOU ARE BURNING OIL. HOW ARE WE SUPPOSE TO KNOW THAT. BECAUSE I FOLLOW THE OIL LIFE INDICATOR I NOW AM STUCK WITH A $3200 REPAIR BILL. CHEVY EVEN HAS A SPECIAL TECHNICAL BULLETIN ASSOCIATED WITH MY ENGINE FOR THE PROBLEM THAT EXTENDS WARRANTY COVERAGE TO 10 YEARS / 120,000 MILES BUT MY VIN NUMBER DOESN'T QUALIFY.

Mileage: 52,000

I KEEP GETTING THIS CODE P0017 TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND GOT THE CAMSHAFT POSITION CORRELATION BANK 1 SENSOR B FIXED AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON TIMING CHAIN IS NOT OUT THE TRUCK IS STILL WORKING .THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS.CAN U HELP ME .

Mileage: 131,827

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE 'ENGINE POWER REDUCE' WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLES SPEED REDUCED TO APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON ONE OTHER OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

Mileage: 61,000

SAME AS EVERYONE ELSE... 2011 CHEVY TRAVERSE WITH INTERMITTENT AND SPORADIC EPISODES OF "TRACTION CONTROL OFF, SERVICE STABILITRAK, AND ENGINE POWER REDUCED" BETWEEN 60,000 AND 110,000 MILES. I COULD BE DEAD MANY TIMES OVER THE PAST 3.5 YEARS DURING WORK COMMUTE ON 70MPH, 4 LANE HIGHWAY. PROBLEM RESOLVES FOR UNKNOWN AND UNRELIABLE AMTS OF TIME... EVEN AFTER RECOMMENDED FIXES. GM MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE BEFORE MORE PEOPLE DIE! I HAVE MADE SURE TO KEEP ALL DOCUMENTAION AND NAMES, FILE #S AND COMPLAINTS, SO THAT IF/WHEN A DISASTER HAPPENS TO MY FAMILY OR OTHERS, THERE WILL BE NO QUESTION AS TO FAULT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR AND BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE ENGINE STALLED WITH OUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

DECEMBER 2015 DROVE THE 2011 TRAVERSE TO THE GROCERY STORE. AFTER PARKING THE COOLING FAN WAS ON AFTER ENGINE TURNED OFF. VERY LOUD FAN NOISE HAD ME CONCERNED. AFTER DRIVING HOME I NOTICE NO FAN NOISE SO I FELT IT WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT CONSIDERING IT IS COOL WINTER WEATHER OUTSIDE. NEXT A.M. WE WENT TO CHURCH APPROX 7 MILE TRIP AND FAN WAS RUNNING WHEN WE TURNED OFF CAR AGAIN AND SAW PUFF OF STEAM OR SMOKE COMING OUT FROM FRONT OF HOOD. REASONED IT WAS MORNING FOG? OR EVAPORATING WATER! ON THE WAY TO DO ERRANDS 2 DAYS LATER ENGINE WAS RUNNING ABOUT 260* ON GAUGE ON DASH. FAN CAME ON WHEN I PARKED AND RAN VERY LOUDLY. I WENT STRAIGHT TO DEALERSHIP WHICH IS ACROSS THE STREET AND MET CHEVY SERVICE REP. HE SAID IT WAS JUST THE CAR REACTING TO RUN THE DEFROST MODE ON THE AC SYSTEM AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. BEFORE I REACHED OUR HOME THE TEMP GAUGE WAS AT 260* OR HIGHER BECAUSE IT WAS ON THE HIGHEST POINT ON GAUGE. RETURNED THE NEXT DAY TO DEALERSHIP AS CAR HAD NOW OVERHEATED AGAIN, NO FAN COMING ON AT ALL, AND SERVICE WRITER SAID TURN IT OFF BEFORE IT DOES DAMAGE. WOW! LEFT CAR AND WAS CALLED THE NEXT A.M, WITH DIAGNOSIS AS BAD WATER PUMP COVERED BY RECALL. WORK WAS DONE AND THEN I WAS INFORMED THE RACK AMD PINION ASSEMBLY WAS LEAKING AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND THE ENGINE MOUNT IS BROKEN. I AM SURE THE LEAK ON THE RACK AND PINION IS DUE TO OVERHEATING AND EXTRA PRESSURE ON THE GASKETS. NO LEAKS EVER NOTICED BEFORE THIS VISIT DURING MULTIPOINT INSPECTION PERFORMED BY DEALER ON 9/10/15. AREA OF FLUID IS FRESH ON RACK AREA. ESTIMATE AT $1745.00. I'M SURE THIS RECALL WILL BE HAPPENING SOON. I JUST RECEIVED THE NOVEMBER 2015 RECALL ON FAULTY THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR REPAIR. I CAN ONLY HOPE THE RECALL FOR THE STEERING SYSTEM LEAK AND FAILURES WILL COME SOON. . FYI WE HAVE OWNED 30 CHEVROLET CARS AND WE HAVE NEVER HAD ANYTHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN OR THE AMOUNT OF RECALLS OCCUR

Mileage: 10

MY CAR IS OVERHEATING, HAVE ALREADY CHANGED THE THERMOSTAT AND FLUSHED THE RADIATOR, THE CAR STILL GETTING OVERHEATED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED TO THE DRIVE POSITION AND ROLLED AWAY APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 50 FEET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

Mileage: 24,000

MY WIFE AND CHILDREN WERE DRIVING OUR 2011 TRAVERSE, WHEN THE TRACTION CONTROL STARTED TO TURN OFF AND ON, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON, DISPLAYS STARTED TO ROLL THROUGH A NUMBER OF WARNINGS, AND ENGINE POWER WAS REDUCED AND THE CAR SLOWED TO ROUGHLY 25 MPH. THIS ALL OCCURRED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THE CONCERN IS THAT THE SPORADIC LOSE OF ENGINE POWER DROPPING A CAR FROM 60 MPH TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 68,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE 95 AND SUDDENLY MY CAR WAS FLASHING REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT POPPED ON. OUR SPEED DROPPED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 20 FROM 65. I HAVE SEVEN CHILDREN WHO DRIVING IN THE CAR WITH ME AND WERE HORRIFIED AT ALL THE TRAFFIC AROUND US WHILE WE TRIED TO COAST TO THE SIDE. THANK GOD NO ONE HIT US! THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON AND WE HAVE REPLACED THE TROTTLE BODY, FUEL PUMP, AND A FEW OTHER THING THAT POPPED UP ON THE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. 16 CODES POPPED UP ALL AT THE SAME TIME. WAY TOO EXPENSIVE TO FIX EVERYTHING AND PAY PAYMENTS OR THE CAR STILL. PLEASE HELP.

Mileage: 97,374

THE CAR JUST COMPLETELY STOPPED. NO WARNING NO LIGHTS NO OIL LIGHT NO SERVICE ENGINE. JUST QUIT GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT 60MPH WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. NOW I AM BEING TOLD IT IS THE MOTOR. I HAVE SERVICED THE CAR I SHOULD HAVE AND TREATED IT VERY WELL. THERE IS NOT ONE REASON A 2011 SHOULD JUST QUIT. I ALSO HAD A ISSUES WITH TRACTION CONTROL IN THE DEAD OF WINTER THE CAR WOULD FLASH TRACTION CONTROL OFF ENGINE WILL LOSE SPEED SERVICE STABLITRACK AND THE CAR WOULD DROP FROM 65MPH RIGHT TO 25MPH IN 5 SECONDS FLAT WHICH WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ANY TIME OF YEAR NOT JUST WINTER. GET THOSE 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSES OFF THE ROAD.

Mileage: 104,000

ENGINE POWER WAS SUDDENLY REDUCED WHILE DRIVING WITH THE MESSAGES: TRACTION CONTROL OFF, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, SERVICE STABILITRACK, ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED. DEALER FOUND CODE P2135 WAS GENERATED (FAULTY THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR). THROTTLE BODY UNIT WAS REPLACED. THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED 2 YEARS LATER ON 6/12/2015. AGAIN THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACE. BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE THE THROTTLE BODY UNIT DESIGN IS SYSTEMICALLY BAD AND HAS CAUSED TWO SAFETY RELATED INCIDENTS.

Mileage: 25,678

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM MY MOTHER'S HOUSE, MY 2011 CHEVY TRAVERSE SUDDENLY, AND WITHOUT WARNING LOST POWER. THE WARNING "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" CAME UP. THIS MADE MY CAR GO FROM 45MPH TO 25 MPH AT AN EXTREMELY ALARMING RATE WHILE ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST INSTANCE OF THIS HAPPENING WITH THIS PARTICULAR YEAR MODEL. I HAVE READ MANY FORUMS TODAY, ALL FILLED WITH PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. APPARENTLY GM IS DOING NOTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IT SEEMS THEY ARE WAITING FOR MULTIPLE INJURIES OR GOD FORBID DEATHS BEFORE THEY REACT. I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR 2 MONTHS AGO, AND HAVE PUT A LITTLE OVER 10,000 MILES ON IT. HAVE HAD THE OIL CHANGED, AND YET, JUST FROM READING SOME OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS LISTED ON THE FORUMS I HAVE READ I FEEL LIKE I MAY BE AT A LOSS ON THIS VEHICLE. I IMPLORE YOU TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. TOO MANY HARD WORKING PEOPLE HAVE SPENT TOO MUCH MONEY ON THESE VEHICLES TO ALLOW GM TO GET AWAY WITH THIS. I FEEL I MAY BE STUCK MAKING PAYMENTS FOR A CAR THAT CAN'T BE DRIVEN. SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *JB

Mileage: 10,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH, MY CAR STARTED LOSING POWER AND SLOWING DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY! I HAVE GOOGLED THIS PROBLEM AND OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE THIS ISSUE AS WELL. I WAS ADVISED THAT THIS MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE. THIS COULD HAVE KILLED ME AND MY CHILDREN! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE SERVICE STABILITRAC, TRACTION CONTROL OFF, AND ENGINE POWER REDUCED MESSAGES SUDDENLY DISPLAYED AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE DEALER REPLACED A COMPUTER AND THROTTLE BODY, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. ...UPDATED 06/09/15 *BF THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED FLUIDS WERE LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 06/25/15*JB

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY TRACTION CONTROL AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

Mileage: 68,000

I WAS ON MY WAY THE CHEVY DEALER TO HAVE THE SAFETY BELT AND AIRBAG RECALL REPAIRS COMPLETED ON MY 2011 TRAVERSE. I HAD FOUR CHILDREN AGES (XXX) AND UNDER IN THE CAR WITH ME. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AT AN INTERSECTION I MADE A LEFT HAND TURN INTO THE INSIDE TRAFFIC LANE ON A BUSY 5 LANE ROAD AND BEGAN ACCELERATE TO THE SPEED OF TRAFFIC. AS SOON AS I REACHED 40 MPH, MY SPEED QUICKLY DROPPED TO BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH AND THE FOLLOWING WARNING MESSAGES SHOWED UP ON MY DASH: REDUCED ENGINE POWER, SERVICE STABILITRAC AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO MERGE BACK OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE AND THEN COMPLETELY PULL OFF THE ROAD INTO A PARKING LOT WITHOUT GETTING REAR-ENDED BY THE CARS BEHIND ME THAT WERE TRAVELING AT THE SPEED LIMIT. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, THEN BACK ON, AND ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE. THE MAXIMUM RATE OF SPEED MY CAR WOULD REACH WAS 20 MPH, BUT I MANAGED TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER TAKING BACK ROADS AND SUBDIVISION ROADS. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THIS IS A WELL-KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE GM VEHICLES AND A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK. AFTER TWO DAYS IN THE SHOP THEY COMPLETED THE TWO RECALL RELATED REPAIRS WITHOUT CHARGE, BUT MY COST TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY AND AND RESET THE IDLE WAS $513.00. I TOLD THE DEALER THAT I WAS AWARE THAT THIS IS A WELL-KNOWN AND WELL-DOCUMENTED ISSUE SO I DID NOT FEEL THAT I SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS, BUT THEY REFUSED TO COVER ANY OF THE COST BECAUSE NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND GM SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL. I AM A FREQUENT HIGHWAY DRIVER AND IF I HAD BEEN MERGING ONTO THE INTERSTATE THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE ENDED IN TRAGEDY. *TRPARTS 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: 96,000

ENGINE OVERHEATED, REDUCED ENGINE POWER CAME ON AND CAR SHUT DOWN. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. WATER PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED, CAR IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD. DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. *TR

Mileage: 50,208

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ON A HIGHWAY, THE SERVICE STABILITRAK AND THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR AND THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE CONTACT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 93,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH. REDUCE POWER LIGHT AND STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. TRAVERSE SLOWED DOWN TO 20 MPH. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED ON THE HIGHWAY. BROUGHT THE TRAVERSE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. TIME FOR A RECALL.

Mileage: 75,785

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN NH IN TRAFFIC WHEN STABILITRAC/REDUCED POWER/TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR SLOWED DOWN TO 15 MPH ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. BARELY MADE IT OFF THE NEXT EXIT AS CAR WOULDN'T GO OVER 10 MPH. LUCKILY THE CARS BEHIND ME DID NOT SLAM INTO ME AS IT WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. A RECALL IS NEEDED IS IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. IN ADDITION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STABILITY TRACK OFF, SERVICE STABILITY TRACK, TRACTION CONTROL OFF, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,057.

Mileage: 65,057

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STABILITRAK LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,046...UPDATED 06-11-15 *BF UPDATED 11/23/2015*JS

Mileage: 72,046

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A SPARK PLUG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I WAS DRIVING AND THE TRACTION INDICATOR LIGHT APPEARED. A WARNING SHOWING LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WAS DISPLAYED AND THE CAR SLOWED TO ABOUT 15 MPH. I HAD TO PULL OVER. I TURNED THE TRAVERSE OFF, AND RESTARTED IT. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. THE NEXT DAY, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR, I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME. FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN READING, THIS IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE FOR THIS VEHICLE. IT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED. *JS

Mileage: 86,000

ON 2/3/15 DRIVING 60MPH ON THE 1-87 MY STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIBRATE ON AND OFF. THEN DROVE ABOUT 5 MILES FURTHER THEN MY STABILITRACK AND TRACTION CONTROL FAILED WITH ITS INDICATION ON THE DASH BOARD THEN THE VEHICLE SKID SYMBOL LIT UP AND THE DASHBOARD STATED ENGINE LOSS OF POWER AND THE VEHICLE SLOWING BEGAN TO DECELERATE TO ABOUT 40MPH AND I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SHOULDER AND HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO CHEVY DEALER. I WAS TOLD IT WAS MY THROTTLE BODY. WHICH I SEE SEEMS A BIG PROBLEM FOR A LOT OF 2011 TRAVERSE OWNERS. THE REPAIR WILL COST ME NEARLY $700 AFTER I REPLACED A BURNED OUT WIREHARNESS FOR $658 JUST 2 WEEKS AGO!!!! *TR

Mileage: 101,540

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE WAS MAKING AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE BATTERY FRACTURED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK BEHIND THE GLOVE DEPARTMENT THAT LEAKED ONTO THE FUSE, WHICH CAUSED A WIRE SHORTAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

Mileage: 85,000

WHEN I PULLED OUT OF A DRIVEWAY AND BEGAN TO DRIVE DOWN THE STREET, MY TRAVERSE MESSAGE BOARD READ, TRACTION CONTROL OFF, ENGINE POWER REDUCED, SERVICE STABLITRAC. I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE PAST 40 MPH. MY CAR WAS UNSTEADY AND SHAKY. I CALLED GM AND THEY STATED THAT I HAVE RECALLS ISSUED ON THE CAR BUT NONE OF THEM HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH MY CURRENT ISSUE. IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT GM IS NOT ADDRESSING CONCERNING A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. I AM VERY FRIGHTEN TO DRIVE ESPECIALLY OF HIGHWAY AND WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE I BELIEVED IT WOULD BE SAFE FOR MY FAMILY. *TR

Mileage: 59,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND THE ENGINE REDUCING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

Mileage: 76,000

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HWY AT 65 MPH I GOT A MESSAGE ON THE DASH THAT READ "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" THEN "SERVICE STABILITRACK" THEN "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" ALL SIMULTANEOUSLY. THEN I LOST POWER AND WENT DRASTICALLY FROM 65 MPH DOWN TO ABOUT 40 MPH. I ALMOST GOT RAN OVER BY A SEMI TRUCK!! I PULLED VEHICLE TO THE SIDE AND SLOWLY MADE MY WAY TO THE NEAREST EXIT. ONCE I GOT OFF THE HWY I TRIED TO MAKE MY WAY BACK HOME, BUT THE POWER WAS REDUCED TO A CRAWL, SO I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND ENDED UP HAVING TO GET IT TOWED TO THE SHOP. THEY DIAGNOSED THE CAR AND FOUND NO MECHANICAL ISSUES, ONLY WHAT SEEMED TO BE A "GLITCH" IN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. SUGGESTED THAT I MAY NEED TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. I PICKED UP MY CAR AND IT DROVE FINE FOR 5 DAYS THEN IT DID THE SAME THING AGAIN, LUCKILY I WAS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. DROVE IT HOME AND PARKED IT. THE NEXT MORNING IT DROVE JUST FINE, NO ISSUES, AND TODAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I HAVE SPENT THE LAST FEW HOURS READING HUNDREDS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS DESCRIBING THE EXACT SAME SCENARIO, AND FOUND THAT THEY ARE TAKING THEIR VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER AND GETTING PARTS REPLACED ONLY TO HAVE IT HAPPEN AGAIN AND THEN MORE PARTS REPLACED AND IT CONTINUES IN THIS CYCLE... THIS FROM ONLY ONE FORUM AND THERE ARE A NUMBER OF OTHERS A LIKE! *TR

Mileage: 86,000

ON SIX SEPARATE OCCASIONS IN 7 DAYS, MY VEHICLE HAS DISPLAYED THE FOLLOWING MESSAGES, TRACTION CONTROL OFF, CHECK STABILITRAK, AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER THEN SUDDENLY REDUCES SPEED SIGNIFICANTLY UNWILLING TO ACCELERATE. I HAVE TO PULL OVER, TURN OFF THE CAR AND WAIT SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE I CAN TURN THE CAR BACK ON FOR IT TO DRIVE CORRECTLY. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND I KNOW IT IS A RECURRING ISSUE FOR MANY GM 2010-2012 VEHICLES AND NO RECALL OR SOLUTION HAS BEEN MADE YET. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, TRACTION CONTROL AND THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY REDUCED POWER. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS TURN OFF AND RESTARTED HOWEVER, THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS MADE CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

Mileage: 82,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHOWED ALERTS READING TRACTION CONTROL OFF, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, SERVICE STABILITRAK, AND ENGINE POWER REDUCED. AT THIS TIME THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY SLOWED DOWN TO 20MPH. THANKFULLY MY TODDLERS WERE NOT IN THE CAR AND I DID NOT HAVE TRAFFIC BEHIND ME SO THAT I COULD SAFELY PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER. I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE FOR A FEW MINUTES AND RESTARTED AGAIN, AT WHICH TIME THE SAME ERRORS RETURNED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ENGINE POWER REDUCED, SO THAT I COULD AT LEAST MAKE IT HOME. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED MY CHEVY DEALER WHO COMPLETES ALL SERVICE ON MY VEHICLE, AND I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY IN THE COLD TEMPERATURES AS OIL TENDS TO ACCUMULATE IN THE THROTTLE BODY AND FREEZE UP, MAKING THE SENSOR GO HAYWIRE, LEAVING THE THROTTLE UNABLE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE CHANGES, AND THE WARNINGS TO OCCUR. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY AND THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT IT WASN'T A BIG DEAL AND IT SHOULD BE FINE WHEN IT WARMS UP. I GUESS WE DIFFER IN OUR OPINION OF WHETHER A CAR SHUTTING DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY OR WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR IS A BIG DEAL. I GUESS WE ALSO DIFFER IN OUR OPINIONS ABOUT WHETHER A $40K VEHICLE SHOULD FUNCTION IN FREEZING TEMPERATURES THAT OCCUR FOR FOUR MONTHS OF THE YEAR IN THE NORTHEAST. CHEVROLET HAS ISSUED RECALLS FOR THIS VERY ISSUE WITH MANY OTHER VEHICLES AND SOME YEARS OF TRAVERSES BUT NOT ALL. CHEVROLET, YOU NEED TO STAND BEHIND YOUR VEHICLES...TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE $100 PART THAT CAN VERY EASILY BE FIXED IN 15 MINUTES TIME INSTEAD OF FORCING CUSTOMERS TO DRIVE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE OR SHELL OUT UPWARDS OF $600 TO MAKE THE REPAIR. I LOVE THIS CAR, PROBABLY MY FAVORITE VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED, BUT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 50 MPH WHEN THE "STABILITRACK SYSTEM" "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" "SERVICE STABILTRACK" ERRORS WENT OFF WHICH REDUCED MY SPEED SUDDENLY TO 20 MPH AND I HAD TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT HAD I BEEN ON A HIGHWAY, THANKFULLY I WAS NOT. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHEVY TRAVERSE'S AND GM SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS PART. I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE SENSOR AND BODY AND GM WILL NOT REIMBURSE ME. IT'S ALSO NOT COVERED BY THEIR POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 62,683

I WAS DRIVING ALONG AT 60 MPH WHEN MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT TURNED OFF, FOLLOWED BY "SERVICE STABILITRACK", FOLLOWED BY "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" AND MY VEHICLE WENT FROM 60 MPH IMMEDIATELY DOWN TO 15 MPH. IF I WERE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC OR HAD ANY VEHICLES FOLLOWING ME, THIS WOULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT AND POTENTIALLY SERIOUS INJURIES, TO ME, MY (XXX) YEAR OLD SON AND WHOEVER WAS BEHIND ME!!! *TRPARTS 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: 53,235

IT HAS TO DO WITH POWER TO THE ENGINE BEING REDUCED. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME THREE TIMES. EACH TIME, I RECEIVED THREE ERROR MESSAGES ("TRACTION CONTROL OFF", "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL", "SERVICE STABILITRAK"), EACH TIME POWER REDUCED TO MY ENGINE, AND EACH TIME I PAID SUBSTANTIAL SUMS TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT FIXED, BUT EACH TIME IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE FIRST TIME I PAID DEALER #1 ABOUT $150 (IF I RECALL CORRECTLY) TO HAVE THEM CLEAN CARBON FROM A SENSOR ON THE THROTTLE BODY (WHICH, COINCIDENTALLY, I'VE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS CAUSED BY "CARBON", ACCORDING TO THE DEALER #1). THE SECOND TIME, SAME THING, BUT PAID ONLY ABOUT $45 (TO DEALER #2 BECAUSE I WAS OUT OF TOWN). THE THIRD TIME, I PAID $600 FOR A COMPLETELY NEW THROTTLE BODY, INCLUDING ALL OF SUCH SENSORS, FROM DEALER #1. I AM NOT CONFIDENT THAT IT IS ANY SAFER NOW THAN IT WAS BEFORE, SINCE THE TRACK RECORD IS SO POOR (NEITHER OF THE PRIOR FIXES SOLVED THE PROBLEM). TWO OF THE THREE TIMES (TIME #1 IN JANUARY 2014, AND JUST NOW FOR #3 IN JANUARY 2015), I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, AND FORTUNATELY THE CARS BEHIND ME WERE ABLE TO SWERVE AND AVOID REAR-ENDING ME AT THE LAST MINUTE. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO REDUCE TO 15 MPH AND STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000. DJR

Mileage: 39,000

WHILE TRAVELING ON LOCAL ROAD IN MY TOWN, I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST POWER WITH SPEED BEING REDUCED. THANKFULLY, NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME SO I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL WHERE I WOULD STOP THE VEHICLE. I RETURNED TO MY HOUSE AND WENT ON LINE TO SEE WHAT THIS PROBLEM WAS AND SAW NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER TRAVERSE OWNERS WITH REGARDS TO THE SAME INCIDENT OCCURRING. FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN READING, CHEVROLET IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT DOESN'T SEEM TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS WHERE THE SPEED WAS MUCH GREATER THAN MINE AND THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS KILLED. CAR WILL BE GOING IN NEXT TUESDAY TO DEALER FOR HOPEFULLY CORRECTION OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

USE REMOTE STARTER. AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF WARMING UP UNLOCKED AND ENTERED VEHICLE. ONCE KEY TURNED TO ON DOORS STARTED TO LOCK AND UNLOCK. PUT CAR IN REVERSE BARELY MOVED. TRIED DRIVE AND WOULD NOT MOVE? CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, STABILITY TRACK LIGHTS ARE ON. NOT GOOD WHEN YOU NEED TO GET TO WORK. *JS

Mileage: 60,000

2011 CHEVY TRAVERSE IS HAVING FUEL GAUGE ISSUES. GM HAS A RECALL OUT ON 2014 MODELS, HOWEVER MY 2011 IS EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM BUT NO RECALL FOR THAT YEAR. PER GM THIS CAN RESULT IN THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY RUNNING OUT OF FUEL AND STALLING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

I WAS DRIVING FROM HAGERSTOWN MD. WHEN MY TRAVERSE WENT FROM ME DRIVING 70MPH. TO 35 MILES PH. IT PUT MY TRAVERSE IN LIMP MODE IT SHUT DOWN RIGHTWHEN IAM GETTING READY TO PASS I BARELY GOT OFF OF 81 SOUTH I DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO EVEN PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR SHUT DOWN TURNED OFF THE TRACTION CONTROL SLOWED THE ENGINE DOWN TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE SPEED REDUCED TO APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE PART NOT BEING AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 70,000

TRACTION CONTROL TURNED OFF, STABILITRAK TRAK TURNED OFF AND THEN IT SAID THEY NEEDED SERVICE, IMMEDIATELY AFTER IT THEN STARTED DOWN SHIFTING AND QUICKLY SLOWING ITSELF DOWN. IT IS A REAL HAZARD ON ICY ROADS AND ON THE INTERSTATE IN TRAFFIC WHEN THE VEHICLE QUICKLY SLOWS ITSELF DOWN. MANY POSTS ON THE INTERNET WITH THIS PROBLEM REPEATEDLY OCCURRING WITH MULTIPLE REPAIR ATTEMPTS AT DEALERSHIPS. I'M STARTING ON MY 2ND TRIP TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE WHEN THE CAR TAKES CONTROL AND SLOWS ITSELF DOWN. BY SHUTTING OFF THE CAR IT WILL RESET THE SYSTEM AND THEN IT WILL WORK PROPERLY FOR A WHILE. BUT THIS PROBLEM KEEPS RECURRING AFTER IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR A WHILE. *TR

Mileage: 74,300

I BOUGHT A 2011 TRAVERSE LAST WINTER. I WAS SO EXCITED ABOUT MY NEW FAMILY CAR. WEDNESDAY, THE SERVICE STABILITRAK, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND REDUCED ENGINE SPEED CAME ON WITH NO NOTICE. LUCKILY, I WAS ON A NEIGHBORHOOD SIDE STREET TAKING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL. I CALLED TO SETUP AN APPT TO HAVE A CHEVY DEALER LOOK AT IT BUT AFTER TURNING IT OFF WHILE FILLING THE TIRES UP THE LIGHTS ALL WENT OFF. CALLED BACK TO SEE IF THEY STILL WANTED TO SEE IT AND THEY SAID NO BECAUSE IT MUST HAVE JUST BEEN A SENSOR... APPT CANCELED. THURSDAY DROVE WITH NO PROBLEMS. NOW TODAY, FRIDAY, I HOP ON THE EXPRESSWAY IN CHICAGO TRAFFIC AND BAM RIGHT AS I AM MERGING, DING DING AND MY CAR JUST REVS AND WON'T GET UP PAST 40 MPH, ALL THE SAME SERVICE LIGHTS CAME ON. SO SCARY! I HAVE MY LITTLE KIDS IN THE BACKSEAT AND TERRIFIED TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE EISENHOWER, SLOWLY GET TO THE NEXT EXIT AS I PRAY WE WON'T GET REAR ENDED. CALL AS SOON AS I MAKE IT HOME FOR ANOTHER APPT AND THE FIRST TIME ANY CHEVY DEALER NEAR ME HAS OPEN IS 4 DAYS FROM NOW. LOOKS LIKE WE WILL BE PARKED AT HOME FOR THE NEXT 4 DAYS. IT REALLY FRUSTRATES ME THAT WE BOUGHT THIS "RELIABLE FAMILY VEHICLE" THAT I AM NOW SCARED TO DRIVE MY FAMILY IN. IT'S EVEN WORSE NOW GOOGLING THIS ISSUE AND SEEING MANY OTHER HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUES AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE FOR US. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

FOUR TIMES TODAY AS I WAS DRIVING MY CHEVY TRAVERSE THE TRACTION CONTROL WENT OFF, THE STABILITY CONTROL WENT OFF, AND A MESSAGE FLASHED THAT I COULD EXPERIENCE A REDUCTION IN POWER, WHICH HAPPENED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE NOTIFICATION. THE CAR BARELY HAD ENOUGH POWER TO MAKE IT SAFELY OUT OF TRAFFIC. THIS HAPPENED ONE OTHER TIME LAST YEAR BUT WHEN WE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

STABILITRAK CONTROL, ANTI LOCK BRAKES AND ENGINE SPEED REDUCED. WIFE'S CAR WHILE ON HER WAY TO WORK. THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF CONSUMERS WITH THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE WITH VARIOUS MAKES/MODELS OF GM VEHICLES. ONCE THE THROTTLE BODY / THROTTLE POSITIONS SENSOR BECOMES DIRTY, IT SETS OFF A SERIES OF FAILURES CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO REDUCE POWER TO THE POINT WHERE IT CAN ONLY TRAVEL AT ABOUT 35 MPH. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO PLACE DRIVERS IN. I CALLED MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER TO INQUIRE ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THIS WAS COVERED UNDER THE 5 YEAR 100,000 MILE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS. WHEN THE DEALER VERIFIED THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY, THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD COST ME ABOUT 500 DOLLARS AND THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. THIS IS A VITAL ENGINE COMPONENT. HOW CAN IT NOT BE CONSIDERED TO BE PART OF THE POWER TRAIN? *TR

Mileage: 67,000

I WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK ON THE MAIN STREET WHEN THE TRUCK JUST TURNED OFF, EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN EVEN THE RADIO...CHECKED THE IGNITION AND THE KEY WAS STILL ON, LUCKILY WHEN THE CAR STOPPED THE CARS BEHIND ME STOPPED.I WAS THEN ABLE TO TURN THE KEY AGAIN, AND THE TRUCK TURNED ON...THIS HAS HAPPENED ONE OTHER TIME BUT DON'T REMEMBER THE DATE EXACTLY... I ALSO HAD THE WATER PUMP REPLACED AFTER BEING TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT IT WAS OK...I AM LOOKING TO GET REFUNDED FOR THAT REPAIR...BULLETIN NO. 13079. *TR

Mileage: 81,251

AT A STOP AND ENGINE STARTED TO REV PAST 2K RPMS AND WOULD ACCELERATE WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

HAVE HAD TWO INCIDENTS WHERE THE STABILITY TRACK HAS COME ON AND HAD TO PULL OVER AND TURN VEHICLE OFF WAIT 10 MINUTES AND RESTART AND FINALLY IT GOES OFF. THE LAST INCIDENT WAS I WAS DRIVING THE LIGHT COMES ON SAYING ENGINE POWER REDUCING AND IT DROPS SPEED DOWN TO WHERE I HAVE TO PULL OVER NOT TO GET HIT. I PULL OVER TURN THE TRUCK OFF AND IT STARTS BUT REDUCES POWER AGAIN AND TURNS ITSELF OFF THIS HAPPENS ABOUT THREE TIMES BEFORE I GIVE UP. I THEN HAVE TO CALL A TOW TRUCK WHEN THEY ARRIVE AND TRIES TO START IT DOES START NOW. I HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS VEHICLE FOR 6 MONTHS. *TR

Mileage: 32,000

WHILE BACKING UP AT A VERY LOW SPEED THE VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, I THEN REALIZED THE ENGINE HAD SHUT OFF. I NOTED THE KEY WAS STILL IN THE ON POSITION AND THE BACK UP CAMERA WAS STILL ON. RESTARTED VEHICLE AND NO FURTHER PROBLEMS WERE NOTICED. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DUPLICATE THIS ISSUE THE ONLY TIME I COULD GET THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP WAS IF THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. ALSO BACK UP CAMERA WOULD ONLY STAY ON IF THE CAR WAS RUNNING AND IN REVERSE SO IT IS UNCLEAR WHY THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WITH THE KEY IN THE ON POSITION. THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IF IT HAPPENED UNDER DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

RECEIVED SERVICE STABILITRAK AND TRACTION CONTROL OFF ERRORS 4 TIMES SINCE FEB 2014. DEALER HAS "FIXED" 3 TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 34,000

SERPENTINE BELT SHREDDED, WATER PUMP, BATTERY AND POWER STEERING FAILED TWICE, ONCE IN 2012 AND ONCE IN 2013. SERPENTINE BELT REPLACED AGAIN IN 2013 BECAUSE IT WAS DAMAGED BY A STONE. *TR CURRENTLY HAVE LAWSUIT AGAINST GM TO REPLACE THE CAR FOR SAFETY REASONS. THEY ARE DRAGGING THEIR FEET. LAWSUIT GOING ON OVER A YEAR.

Mileage: 11,500

VEHICLE WAS 2011 CHEVY TRAVERSE W/ AWD WITH HISTORY (FOUR INSTANCES) OF ENGINE OIL LEAKS/REQUIRING ENGINE REMOVAL AND REINSTALL. VEHICLE WAS ON INTERSTATE WHEN AWD/VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHTS WENT ON. DIC INDICATED 'SERVICE STABILTRACK', 'SERVICE AWD' AND 'AWD DISABLED'. AT THAT TIME, VEHICLE WAS 'CHUGGING' BUT SHORTLY AFTER CHUGGING GOT MUCH WORSE TO THE EXTENT THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT ACCELERATE OR MAINTAIN SPEED AT CRUISE, OR WITHOUT CRUISE UP NORMAL HILLS ON AN INTERSTATE. WHEN GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED FURTHER, RPM/SPEED WOULD INCREASE BUT THEN DROP SHARPLY (500-1000RPM) MULTIPLE TIMES AND NO FURTHER POWER COULD BE APPLIED. VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 50MPH AT THE TOP OF A HILL. HAPPENED FOR THE NEXT 15-20 MILES UNTIL IT COULD BE PULLED OVER. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN ONCE RIGHT AFTER ORIGINAL OCCURRENCE, ALL THREE LIGHTS HAD GONE OFF AT POINT AND VEHICLE DROVE NORMALLY AFTER THAT. SERVICE CENTER INDICATED A WHEEL CENSOR (FRONT RIGHT) WAS READING DEFECTIVE INFORMATION. THEY CLEANED 'DUST' FROM THE SENSOR. HAPPENED AGAIN ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER, SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES/RESULTS. SERVICE CENTER INDICATED WHEEL SENSOR WAS BAD, THEY REPLACED (AT MY COST) AND HAD NO FURTHER INSTANCES FOR ABOUT FOUR MONTHS. SIMILAR SITUATION HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY (7/19/2014, CONDITIONS AND RESULTS). HOWEVER, THE ENGINE CHUGGING WAS MUCH WORSE AND VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN SAFELY ON THE INTERSTATE, WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OR MAINTAIN SAFE INTERSTATE SPEED. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT HIGH RATES OF SPEEDS, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE DASHBOARD DISPLAY LIGHTS UP WITH ALL KINDS OF MESSAGES. IT SAYS TO CHECK TRACTION CONTROL AND REDUCING ENGINE POWER. THE ENGINE REDUCES POWER AND WHEN YOU STEP ON THE GAS IT DOESN'T GO ANYWHERE. THIS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES. AT FIRST I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS ICE BUILDUP BUT AFTER IT HAPPENED A FEW MORE TIMES I LOOKED ONLINE WHERE I CAME ACROSS A FORUM AND FOUND OUT THERE WERE HUNDREDS OF OTHER CHEVY TRAVERSE OWNERS WHO HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. IT HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND I ALMOST GOT SMASHED FROM BEHIND BY PEOPLE GOING OVER 70MPH. THE CAR WOULD BARELY MOVE. THE TRAVERSE WAS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALER THEY STATED IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I BELIEVE IT SHOULD'VE BEEN SINCE THE THROTTLE BODY IS PART OF THE ENGINE. HOW CAN A VEHICLE 2-3YEARS OLD AND HAVE A 100,000 MILE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY NOT BE COVERED. AFTER TALKING TO A FEW CHEVY PEOPLE I FOUND OUT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER TYPES OF GM VEHICLES TOO. THEY STATED THERE HAS BEEN BULLETINS PUT OUT ON EARLIER MODELS BUT NEVER A ACTUAL RECALL. I CALLED GM CORPORATE BUT THEY DIDN'T WANT TO HEAR IT. VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

HESITATION UPON ACCELERATION .INCIDENT REPORTED TO COX CHEVY 08/23/11,MAHER CHEVY 11/02/12,04/16/14 AND AN ACCIDENT 06/07/14 WITH BODILY INJURY HITTING A CONCRETE WALL. *TR

Mileage: 4,007

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS MY 2011 CHEVY TRAVERSE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE PEGGED ALL THE WAY UP TO 260 DEGREES. I CHECKED THE COOLANT TANK AND COULD SEE THAT IT WAS SLIGHTLY LOW BUT NOTHING TO CAUSE AN OVERHEAT. I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE TO GET TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE TO GET COOLANT. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE COOLANT AND ADDED THE COOLANT AND ALLOWED THE CAR TO COOL BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO START AGAIN. AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES HAD PASSED I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS DOWN TO 211 DEGREES. I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE AGAIN AND A MESSAGE CAME UP ON MY DIC, IT READ ENGINE OVERHEAT IDLE ENGINE, THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED AND I WAS ONLY ABLE TO GO ABOUT 40MPH. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TO NO AVAIL IN THE END HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. AFTER $745.00, THE WATER PUMP AND THERMOSTAT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN INDICATED THAT THE WATER PUMP HAD BEEN LEAKING. I NEVER SAW ANY LEAKING IN MY DRIVEWAY OR WHEN I CHANGED THE OIL. *TR

Mileage: 61,000

WE CAME TO A BRIEF STOP AT A DRIVE THROUGH LANE (APPROX. 5-10 SECONDS), HARD CRANK OF THE WHEEL LEFT, MILD ACCELERATION, TRAVELED ABOUT 15 FEET, CRANK TO RIGHT, PULL INTO A PARKING SPOT. IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE COMING TO A STOP, I NOTICED THICK WHITE SMOKE EMANATING FROM THE EDGES OF THE HOOD, AND WHEN THE CAR CAME TO A STOP I ORDERED EVERYONE TO GET OUT. BLACK SMOKE STARTED AS WE EXITED THE VEHICLE. I HAD THE FIRE OUT QUICKLY, ESTIMATE 45-60 SECONDS FROM SEEING SMOKE UNTIL THE FIRE WAS COMPLETELY EXTINGUISHED WITH A CHEMICAL EXTINGUISHER. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FIRE WAS OUT, WHEN I WAS CHECKING THE UNDERCARRIAGE, I NOTICED A TRAIL OF OIL LEADING UP A COUPLE OF FEET FROM THE FINAL RESTING PLACE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS OBSCURED BY ADDITIONAL OIL LEAKING, SHORTLY THEREAFTER. *JS

Mileage: 50,500

CONDENSER AND ALL BELTS HAD MAJOR LEAKS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. LOST ALL REFRIGERANT IN LESS THAT 24 HOURS. *TR

Mileage: 59,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, MULTIPLE WARNINGS AND LIGHTS CAME ON AND SPEED WAS REDUCED BY THE ENGINE TO 20 MPH FROM 65MPH. IF THERE HAD BEEN ANOTHER VEHICLE BEHIND US AT THE TIME WE WOULD HAVE EASILY BEEN HIT BECAUSE OF THE RAPID DECELERATION. THE FIX WAS TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY ON THE ENGINE. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE IN CHEVROLET VEHICLES, AND BECAUSE OF THE MANNER OF THE VEHICLE SLOWING DOWN SO RAPIDLY I FEAR THAT THERE HAVE PROBABLY ALREADY BEEN ACCIDENTS RELATED TO THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

MY ISSUE STARTED WHEN I WAS MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS IT WOULD SOUND LIKE THE ENGINE WOULD MAKE A LOUD NOISE WITH SOME GRINDING NOISE. THEN IT STARTED HAPPENING WITH RIGHT HAND TURNS AS WELL. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY AND THEY BELIEVE THAT IT IS THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I FOUND ALOT OF SIMILAR ISSUES. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY GM. I AM CURIOUS TO SEE HOW THIS IS HANDLED BY GM AND THE DEALERSHIP. BASICALLY IT SHOULD BE A NO BRAINER, THE VEHICLE IS 4 YEARS OLD, TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT GO OUT THAT FAST. ALREADY FILED A COMPLAINT AND CONTACTING GM THIS AFTERNOON AS WELL. I HAVE A FEELING THIS IS GOING TO BE A FIGHT. BELOW ARE OTHER ISSUES REPORTED TO NHTSA, I STOPPED LOOKING AFTER PAGE 3 TOOK CAR IN FOR ODD NOISE IN STEERING. WAS TOLD PUMP WAS BAD AND SEAL WAS BAD. APPEARS THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE AND NO RECALL HAS BEEN MADE. ITS NOT JUST ONE OR TWO CARS, AFTER RESEARCH IS HUNDREDS OF CARS. NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10567931 LOUD WHINING SOUND COMING FROM FRONT END. WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL SLOWLY YOU CAN HEAR A LOUD SCRATCHING NOISE. BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW AND ONLY HAVE 17K MILES IN 3 YEARS. ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN HAD TO BE REPLACED. POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING. NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10566861 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE POWER STEERING FLUID AND PUMP WERE REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10555889 POWER STEERING HAS ISSUES AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN TURNING. DEALER COST TO REPLACE PUMP AND GEAR IS 2,500! NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10520885. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

TRAVELING AT 70 MPH, SUDDENELY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON, THEN ENGINE POWERED DOWN, I FIND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR, WHY ISN'T SOMETHING BEING DONE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES SINCE MARCH 5, 2014. AT SHOP NOW WILL COST ME OVER $500.00 TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE CONTROL. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 71,000

LOUD WHINING SOUND COMING FROM FRONT END. WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL SLOWLY YOU CAN HEAR A LOUD SCRATCHING NOISE. BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW AND ONLY HAVE 17K MILES IN 3 YEARS. ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN HAD TO BE REPLACED. POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING. *TR

Mileage: 15,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

Mileage: 79,000

I WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH, AND HIT A SMALL BUMP WHERE A BRIDGE ENDS AND THE PAVEMENT RESUMES. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS SERVICE STABILTRAK AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER INDICATORS. I WAS ABLE TO LIMP THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS, BUT AT A VERY REDUCED SPEED. THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE "THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR" TO BE FAULTY, AND AFTER REPLACING THAT ITEM THE VEHICLE RAN NORMALLY. THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE REPAIR COST WAS $540. I AM TOLD THAT THESE ARE A COMMON PROBLEM BOTH BY THE DEALER AS WELL AS BY AN INDEPENDENT SHOP. I AM SURPRISED THAT: 1. A PART SUCH AS THIS IS FAILING IN A VEHICLE WITH SO FEW MILES 2. THAT THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY TYPE OF WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 43,094

TRAVELING AT 45 MPH OR GREATER, WARNING MESSAGE COMES ACROSS DASH "TRACTION CONTROL OFF"' WITH IN 2 MINUTES WARNING MESSAGE CHANGES TO "SERVICE STABILITRAK SYSTEM" WITHIN 2 MINUTES WARNING MESSAGE CHANGES TO "REDUCED ENGINE POWER". WITHIN 2 MINUTES OF THIS MESSAGE THE ENGINE LOSES MOST OF ITS POWER IMMEDIATELY AND CAR LURCHES TO LESS THAN 5 MPH. *TR

Mileage: 68,900

MULTIPLE TIMES WITHOUT WARNING, TRACTION CONTROL OFF LIGHT TURNS ON FOLLOWED BY SERVICE STABILIZATION SYSTEM AND ENGINE POWER REDUCED TO 10 %. THIS HAPPENED WHILE GOING 60 MPH ON A HIGHWAY WITH A TRACTOR TRAILER BEHIND ME, I SUDDENLY WENT DOWN TO 20MPH AND HAD TO SWERVE OFF THE ROAD. I WAS NEARLY HIT BY THE TRUCK AS IT PASSED ME. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT MULTIPLE TRAVERSE OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT. WHEN WILL THIS BE A RECALL? ONLY AFTER SOMEONE IS KILLED OR SERIOUSLY HURT! DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AT A COST OF NEARLY $500, A 3 YEAR OLD CAR SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THESE ISSUES, GM SHOULD BE PAYING FOR THE FIX! *TR

Mileage: 66,000

THIS VEHICLE AT RANDOM TIMES TELLS YOU THAT YOU NEED TO SERVICE YOU STAILITRAK AND TRACTION CONTROL AND REDUCES POWER WHICH IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF THE FACT IT LOSES POWER AND WHEN YOU WANT TO PASS YOUR NOT ABLE TO. EVEN IF YOUR CLIMBING A SMALL LITTLE HILL IT WILL BARELY CLIMB WHICH PUTS OTHERS AT RISK OF CRASHING ESPECIALLY IN ICY OR DANGEROUS CONDITIONS, OR MAYBE EVEN WORSE. THIS IS A GOOD FAMILY HAULER, BUT NOT WHEN IT REDUCES POWER AND PUTS OTHERS AT RISK. *TR

Mileage: 74,050

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS AN ALERT ON THE DASHBOARD SAYING THAT "TRACTION CONTROL OFF" THEN IMMEDIATELY AFTER ANOTHER ALERT CAME ON STATING THAT "ENGINE POWER HAS BEEN REDUCED". I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE FULLY. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND IT RESET IT BUT THE SAME ALERTS CAME BACK ON MINUTES LATER. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE THROTTLE BODY HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE FOR THESE VEHICLES AND AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF OTHERS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND CHEVY/GM SHOULD SERIOUSLY CONSIDER RECALLING THIS PART. *TR

Mileage: 61,900

I WAS DRIVING ON A STATE HIGHWAY WITH NOWHERE TO PULL SAFELY OFF THE ROAD WHEN THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED. THIS FAILURE CAUSED THE ENGINE CONTROL COMPUTER TO SET THE ENGINE TO "REDUCED POWER MODE" WHERE I COULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR PAST 20 MPH WITH THE ENGINE BARELY RUNNING. I HAD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 1/2 MILE IN THIS CONDITION BEFORE I COULD GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD. THIS HAPPENED ON A DARK WINDING STRETCH OF ROAD WHERE TRAFFIC NORMALLY MOVES AT AROUND 45 MPH SO THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT POTENTIAL FOR A REAR END COLLISION WITH A CAR SPEEDING UP BEHIND ME. *TR

Mileage: 61,334

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM A DEPARTMENT STORE WITH MY THREE CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE WHEN A LIGHT CAME ON IN THE DASHBOARD AND SAID ENGINE HOT. SHE PULLED OVER AND CALLED ME. I TOLD HER TO CHECK THE COOLANT TANK. SHE SENT ME A PICTURE FROM HER PHONE. IT WAS FULL BUT THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. SHE HAD TO STOP 3 TIMES ON THE WAY HOME AND WE LIVE NO MORE THAN 12 MINUTES FROM THE DEPARTMENT STORE. WHEN SHE GOT HOME SHE LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND SAID THERE WAS A SMALL PUDDLE. SHE HAS AN APPOINTMENT IN A FEW DAYS AT THE DEALERSHIP TO GET IT CHECKED OUT. I AM JUST NOT SURE WE CAN EVEN DRIVE THE TRAVERSE TO THE DEALERSHIP SAFELY. *TR

Mileage: 57,159

ENGINE PISTONS STARTED KNOCKING, MOTOR FAILED/SEIZED. DELLENBACH CHEVROLET CLAIMS IT WAS FROM OIL FILTER BEING 1/2 TURN LOOSE. THERE WAS NO OIL ON MY DRIVEWAY, WORK, OR UNDER VEHICLE WHEN ENGINE FAILED. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

MY WIFE RETURNED FROM THE DEALERSHIP AFTER RECEIVING AN OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION. SHE PARKED THE CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY AT THE HOUSE AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES MY FAMILY GOT IN THE VEHICLE. I SMELLED A BURNING ODOR WHILE WALKING TO THE VEHICLE. MY WIFE CRANKED THE VEHICLE AND IMMEDIATELY THERE WAS WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I OPENED THE HOOD AND THERE WAS A FIRE BURNING IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WE GOT THE FAMILY OUT OF THE CAR AND I GRABBED A WATER HOSE AND PUT THE FLAMES OUT. AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES I NOTICED THAT SMOKE WAS AGAIN COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I DISCONNECTED THE CABLE FROM THE POSITIVE TERMINAL IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE SMOKED STOPPED. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE BATTERY CABLE CAUGHT FIRE BECAUSE IT WAS NOT SUFFICIENT ENOUGH TO HANDLE THE ELECTRICAL LOAD OF THE VEHICLE AND THAT THE REPLACEMENT CABLE WAS MUCH THICKER AND MORE INSULATED. THESE CABLES NEED TO BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THERE IS A LOSS OF LIFE. *TR

Mileage: 22,170

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD RANDOMLY SHAKE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE HAD MISFIRED. THE DEALER ALSO CHECKED FOR LEAKS, BUT THE CONTACT WAS NOT AWARE IF ANY LEAKS WERE FOUND. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT SHOULD NOT LET THE VEHICLE SIT TOO LONG WITH OUT DRIVING IT TO PREVENT THE SHAKING ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,700. *TR

Mileage: 2,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANTI FREEZE WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER PUMP AND SEAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,000. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

THE CHEVY TRAVERSE HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES SINCE MAY OF 2012 FOR SUDDEN TRACTION CONTROL AND STABILITRAK ERROR MESSAGES . ONCE THESE MESSAGES POP UP ONT HE CAR THEY ARE ALWAYS FOLLOWED BY A REDUCED POWER MESSAGE WHICH IMMEDIATELY SHUTS OFF THE CAR WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE OR FUNCTION NORMALLY ONCE THIS HAPPENS. CHEVY HAS YET TO BE ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

WE WERE MOVING FROM SOUTH CAROLINA TO WISCONSIN WHICH IS A 1,000 MILE TRIP. ON THE MORNING OF FEBRUARY 9TH, 2013 WE WERE ABOUT TO ENTER CINCINNATI ON THE SECOND LEG OF OUR TRIP WHEN ALL THE SUDDEN THE DASH DISPLAYED A MESSAGE THAT SAID TRAK SYSTEM FAILED, SOON FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER MESSAGE INDICATING THE ENGINE POWER HAD BEEN REDUCED. THE VEHICLE WENT FROM 60 MPH TO APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SHUDDER WITH A FEELING OF LOSS OF FIRING CYLINDERS, AND LOSS OF VEHICLE STEERING CONTROL. SO WE PULLED OVER, READ THE BOOK, AND SHUT THE CAR OFF LIKE IT SAID, WAITED 15 SECONDS AND THEN TURNED THE CAR BACK ON. THE CAR WAS FINE AND WE FINISHED THAT LEG OF THE TRIP HOPING NOTHING ELSE WOULD HAPPEN. IT HAPPENED ON A VERY BUSY STRETCH OF I-75N NEAR COVINGTON, KY AND IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. MY ENTIRE FAMILY WAS IN THE CAR. SO I CALLED AND SPOKE TO A GM TECHNICIAN AT TIRE DISCOUNTERS IN CINCINNATI WHO STATED IT PROBABLY IS YOUR THROTTLE BODY AS HE HAD JUST REPAIRED THE SAME ISSUE ON ANOTHER GM CAR. BEING THAT IT WAS SATURDAY, THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO AND WE HAD TO STILL TRAVEL AN ADDITIONAL 300 MILES TO WISCONSIN. THE CAR ONLY HAD 45,000 MILES ON IT THE DAY OF INCIDENT. THE NEXT DAY FEBRUARY 10 2013 WE CONTINUED OUR TRIP AND RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF INDIANA THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED AND AGAIN WE TOOK THE SAME ACTION. AGAIN IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BUT WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER. ON TUESDAY FEBRUARY 19, 2013 I TOOK THE CAR IN TO BE LOOKED AT BY ANDREW CHEVROLET IN GLENDALE, WI AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THE SAME. THE THROTTLE BODY HAD GONE BAD AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPAIRED FOR $519.00. THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THEY TOO HAD CHANGED THEM ON MULTIPLE CARS. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THE 2011 TRAVERSE AND REPAIR THIS PART BEFORE SOMEONE GETS IN AN ACCIDENT AND GETS KILLED. I ALSO NOTICED THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN THREE MONTHS NHTSA HAS RECEIVED A COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *TR UDPATED 03/14/13

Mileage: 45,000