2012 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE Steering Problems

It sways left to right really bad.. but when it rains or even even the car detected that it's going to rain.. as soon as the car senses it is going to rain u can't even drive it.. it like hydro plains even before it starts to officially rain.. very dangerous plus I had to replace the two back tires because they seemed like they were being forced and drug that all u seen was wires coming out of the tread

White smoke was coming out the car and my car eventually sat on fire. I had to call the fire department.. fire department stated that it was a electrical issue

I was driving down the freeway at about 67 MPH when the message "Traction Control Disabled" came on my display & the car immediately went into "limp mode"! By some miracle I was able to muscle the car out of the slow lane, onto the shoulder as I lost my power steering once in limp mode. I waited a few minutes, car started up just fine, so I shrugged it off. Fast forward 1 week later & the same thing happened to me on my way home on a curvy mountain road. The power steering was again non-existent & luckily, there was no one behind me, nor did anyone come around the corner & hit my disabled car. Once again, it started up, no problem; however, this is when the harsh forward thrust started happening, & the transmission seemed to be slipping gears. The RPM's would rev to the 6000 range & immediately fall down to 1500. I took it to the dealer & sadly paid $3,400 for a new tranny on a 5-year-old car. (No warranty, of course). I started having the same issues about 2 years later, only this time the driver was not so lucky as they were mid-curve on the mountain road. Right as the roadway came out of the bend, the car went into limp mode, power steering lost & wheels stuck in a right turn position, car went off the roadway & into a telephone pole, broke that in half due to the angle of the pole in the mountainside & down the steep embankment about 40-50 feet. All airbags deployed & driver was able to walk away (hike away) but the car was a total loss. Driver was traveling 40-45 mph. There was no indication, no warning, just from travel to nothing.

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The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the power steering assist failed and the vehicle became difficult to steer. The contact stated that the power steering pump was leaking. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with the power steering pump and the rack and pinion needing to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 127,305.

Mileage: 127,305

Power steering intermittently fails at low speed we have had near collisions and as a result my wife cannot drive the car she’s not strong enough to turn the wheel at low speeds I’m afraid somebody’s gonna get in a wreck with this or another car like it I’ve heard other complaints from traverse owners about the same thing

KNOCKING ENGINE, RUNNING LIKE A OLD TRACTOR. ENGINE STALLED!! HAD TO REPLACE MOTOR. NO POWER FOUND TRANNY WENT BAD ON THE MIDDLE OF BUSY INTERSECTION. HAD TO REPLACE TRANNY. NOW POWER STEERING PUMP WENT COULDN'T TURN THE WHEELS ON THE HIGHWAY. HAD TO REPLACE. ALL REPAIRS PAID OUT OF MY POCKET. WHERES THE RECALLS?? SO MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME YEAR VEHICLE SAME PROBLEMS. ALL OF THESE HAVE COSTED ME SEVERAL THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OUT OF MY POCKET. ALSO HAD TO PAY DEALERSHIP FOR THE BRAKES THAT WERE BAD. 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 & 2020 ALL THE YEARS HAPPENED. WIPERS WERE THE 1ST TO FALL OFF GOT REPLACED.

Mileage: 80,000

POWER STEERING DOES NOT WORK AT LOW SPEEDS 90% OF THE TIME, MY WIFE CAN'T DRIVE THE CAR ( VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION ). PARKING HAS NO POWER STEERING AT ALL, AT 10 MPH STEERING CONTROL COMES BACK.

Mileage: 60,454

I PURCHASED THIS TRAVERSE BACK IN OCTOBER OF 2019. I HAD IT 2 MONTHS AND IT STARTED WINDING AND THE POWER STEERING WAS MAKING AN AWFUL NOISE I CALLED THE DEALER I PURCHASED IT FROM CASH FOR CARS I'M GRAHAM, NORTH CAROLINA AND THEY TOLD ME THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO. ALSO THE REAR SEAT BELTS IN THE BACK SEAT FELL APART WITHIN A WEEK OF HAVING IT. I PAID 13,000 DOLLARS FOR THE SUV AND I JUST WANT IT SAFE FOR MY CHILDREN.

Mileage: 75,000

THE RACK AND PINION SEALS ARE LEAKING BADLY. THE COST TO TEPAIR IS VERY EXPENSIVE. MY MECHANIC SAYS IT SHOULD BE A RECALL.

Mileage: 160,000

WHILE DRIVING ABS LIGHT,TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT,AND SERVICE STABITRACK CAME BRAKES STARTED ACTING FUNNY AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PUTTERED AND FINALLY SETTLED OUT SHUT OFF AT HOUSE AND THE TRUCK STARTED UP AND DID THE SAME THING

Mileage: 138,000

THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE ONCE WITH OUR KIDS IN THE CAR ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE AIRPORT AND ONCE TO MY WIFE ON HER WAY HOME FROM WORK. BOTH ON THE FREEWAY AT 65+ MPH. DRIVING FINE THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN VIOLENT SHAKING, AND LOSS OF POWER. CANNOT STEER AT 65 MPH THAT IS LITERALLY DEADLY. SERVICE STABILITRAK LIGHT COMES ON, TRACTION CONTROL OFF LIGHT COMES ON, AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHT COMES ON. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND HAD A 6,4,AND 2 YEAR OLD IN THE VEHICLE. THE FACT THAT THIS HASN'T BEEN ADDRESSED AS A RECALL IS ABSOLUTELY ABSURD. I WENT THROUGH 16 PAGES OF COMPLAINTS ON A CHEVROLET FORUM ABOUT THIS ISSUE. HOW MANY DOES IT TAKE BEFORE THE PROBLEM IS ADDRESSED? DOES SOMEONE NEED TO DIE? FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND IT MAY NOT BE WORTH TAKING INTO A MECHANIC AS THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO NAIL DOWN THE ISSUE AND I DON'T HAVE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO POUR INTO A PROBLEM THAT DOESNT HAVE A SURE CURE. ABAOLUTELY RIDICULOUS TO BE DOING FREEWAY SPEEDS AND THEN NOT BE ABLE TO STEER. DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS.

Mileage: 130,000

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. A HIGH PITCHED SQUEALING NOISE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD WHEN TURNING. THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAD THE PROPER AMOUNT OF FLUID AND THE THE NOISE GOT LOUDER. THE RACK AND PINION HAD TOTAL FAILURE WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MILES PER HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY AT AROUND 70,000 MILES. WE HAD THE PUMP REPLACED ONCE BEFORE AT AROUND 40,000 MILES. ON THE 2ND REPLACEMENT, THE DEALER CHANGED THE PUMP NUMBER TO THE 'UPGRADED PART' THEY ALSO SAID, 'GM KNOWS ABOUT THE FAULTY PUMPS AND ARE REPLACING THEM WITH THIS NEWER PART.' THE DEALER REPORTED TO US THAT THE PUMP NEEDED REPLACED BECAUSE IF IT WASN'T, THE PUMP WOULD GO OUT DUE TO THE DAMAGE IT SUSTAINED. SO, WE DID THAT WITH THE RECOMMENDATION FROM GM AS WELL IN A PHONE CALL.

Mileage: 70,000

I WAS DRIVING ON A FLAT ROAD IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON, SHORTLY AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENED. I PULLED OVER, SHUT THE CAR OFF, WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND THEN RESTARTED. NO LIGHTS. WHEN I BRAKE CAR, SEEMS TO TAKE LONGER AND THEN JERKS TO ENGAGE BRAKES. SHOP RAN CODES AND NOTHING CAME BACK.

Mileage: 3

POWER STEERING HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES (NOW MAY HAVE TO BE A FOURTH), ONCE PRIOR TO MY OWNERSHIP (WAS DEEMED CERTIFIED BY A CHEVY DEALER AT TIME OF PURCHASE HOWEVER I BELIEVE THIS WAS FRAUDULENT). MECHANIC SAID (AT FIRST REPLACEMENT) POWER STEERING FROM MY PURCHASE WAS AFTER MANUFACTURERED PARTS. THIS MEANS WHEN I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WITH 27,000 MILES IN 2012, POWER STEERING PUMP HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED. POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT ON I-70 ONCE GO 75 MPH. THE VEHICLE MAKES NOISES WHEN TURNING. NOW AGAIN, LEAKING STEERING FLUID AND ENGINE FLUID. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL, ETC... I CALLED GM AND THEY CLAIM THEY HAVEN'T HAD ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE STEERING HOWEVER IT'S ALL OVER THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS YEAR AND MODEL HAVING POWER STEERING PUMP, RACK AND PINION COMPLAINTS. I HAD ALSO BEEN TOLD BY A LEXUS DEALER/SERVICE IN 2014 THAT IT NEEDED A RACK AND PINION OR POWER STEERING PUMP. GM DEALERSHIP LATER DETERMINED IT WAS POWER STEERING PUMP. HOW MANY POWER STEERING PUMPS DO I HAVE TO PUT ON THIS CAR? I CONTACTED GM, THEY CLAIM NO RESPONSIBILITY DESPITE OTHER VINS/YEARS HAVING THESE EXACT ISSUES. CLEARLY, THERE IS SOMETHING DEFECTIVE IN THESE SUBS THAT WOULD CAUSE SO MANY POWER STEERING PUMPS TO FAIL. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE ANYONE TAKES THIS SAFETY ISSUE AND DEFECTIVE CAR SERIOUS?

Mileage: 120,000

WHILE BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS DURING A TURN, I EXPERIENCE A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING THAT IS REGAINED WITHIN MOMENTS. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES WITHIN THE LAST TWO WEEKS. NO ACCIDENT HAS OCCURRED AS OF YET. IN MAY OF 2017 I HAD MY POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED DUE TO AN ISSUE WITH INCONSISTENT POWER STEERING PRESSURE DURING TURNS. THIS WAS A SIMILAR, YET SEPERATE, ISSUE THAN WHAT IS CURRENTLY BEING EXPERIENCED NOW.

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 88,000.

Mileage: 88,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS AND FAILED TO RESPOND. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO MOVE LEFT OR RIGHT AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A BUS TERMINAL WALL. ADDITIONALLY, THE KEY FAILED TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT, PASSENGER, AND REAR PASSENGER OCCUPANT SUSTAINED CHEST INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. **TR *TR

Mileage: 92,000

I HAVE A 2012 CHEVY TRAVERSE THAT I PURCHASED USED IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR. A FEW MONTHS AFTER THE PURCHASE IT STARTED TO DEVELOP A WHINING NOISE AND THE STEERING WAS HARD TO TURN AT LOW SPEEDS. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS TIMES WHERE I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE WHEN TRYING TO PARK DUE TO THE STEERING SEIZING UP. I'VE ALSO HAD A FEW TIMES THAT I WAS VERY CLOSE TO GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT WHILE MAKING A U-TURN DUE TO THE STEERING BEING NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN AND HAVING TO PRESS HEAVILY ON THE ACCELERATOR IN ORDER FOR THE STEERING PUMP TO PROVIDE ENOUGH POWER TO COMPLETE THE TURN. I HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR THAT WAS THIS UNSAFE BEFORE. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A FEW DIFFERENT MECHANICS FOR AN INSPECTION AND THEY ALL TOLD ME THE SAME THING, THE STEERING WAS DEFECTIVE AND EVERYTHING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MY QUOTES WERE ANYWHERE FROM $2550 TO $3200. SO I BROUGHT IT TO THE CHEVY DEALER TO HAVE THE REPAIR DONE HOPING THAT THEY WOULD COVER SOME OF THE CHARGES TO REPLACE THE STEERING MECHANISM. THEY COMPLETED THE WORK, BUT GM REFUSED TO COVER ANY OF THE NEARLY $2700 IN CHARGES.

Mileage: 96,723

MY TRAVERSE SUDDENLY STARTED HAVING ISSUES WHILE I WAS DRIVING. TURNING AT INTERSECTIONS AND AT STOP SIGNS MAKES ME SO NERVOUS. MY TRAVERSE HESITATES WHEN TURNING CAUSING THE CAR TO MOVE SLOWER. IT IS ALSO MAKING NOISES OUT OF NOWHERE. I MAINTAIN MY VEHICLE AND HAVE HAD NO ISSUES WITH IT UNTIL NOW. WHEN I DROPPED MY CHILDREN OFF AT DAYCARE AND CAME BACK OUT TO THE CAR I NOTICED THAT MY CAR WAS LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID. THIS WAS VERY UNEXPECTED AND SO DANGEROUS! I HAVE TWO YOUNG CHILDREN AND THEY SHOULD NOT BE IN A VEHICLE THAT HAS ANY MAJOR ISSUES ESPECIALLY THIS. I'M DISAPPOINTED TO SEE THAT A RECALL FOR POWER STEERING DOES NOT INCLUDE MY YEAR! THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE AND THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS FROM OTHERS FOR MY YEAR FOR THIS. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL. THIS IS UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS!

Mileage: 60,000

POWER STEERING FLUID STARTED LEAKING

Mileage: 82,000

MY STEERING LOCKS UP WHEN TRYING TO TURN RIGHT FOR THE FIRST TIME AFTER GETTING IN THE CAR. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE, AND BOTH TIMES IT WAS RAINING. IT HAPPENS OUT OF NOWHERE. NO WARNINGS/LIGHTS COME ON. IT'S SCARY TO BE DRIVING WITH MY KIDS AND SLIDE PAST MY TURN BECAUSE MY STEERING WHEN WON'T TURN.

Mileage: 50,000

POWER STEERING DOES NOT WORK AT LOW RPM. IT IS VERY HARD TO PARK CAR IN PARKING SPACES, AND ALSO VERY HARD TO MAKE TIGHT TURNS AT LOW SPEEDS. IT SEEMS AS IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THIS HAS BEEN A CONSTANT PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.

Mileage: 122,000

A 2012 TRAVERSE IN PRISTINE CONDITION THAT HAS UP TO DATE MAINTENANCE THROUGH THE DEALER WITH ONLY 41,000 MILES, NOW NEEDS REPLACEMENT OF STEERING RACK AND PINION AS WELL AS PRESSURE HOSE.

MY STEERING LOCKS UP GOING AT SLOWER SPEEDS AND TURNING. MY VEHICLE HAS THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE STEERING AS THE OTHER 2009-2013 CHEVY TRAVERSE STEERING . IT'S THE SAME PART, ISSUE AND VEHICLE AS THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED TO FIX THE STEERING UP TO 10 YEARS AND 150,000 MILES AND I AM BEING TOLD YOU HAVE NOT INCLUDED MY VIN # UNDER THIS WARENTY AND I NEED A VALID EXPLANATION WHY MY VIN ISN'T COVERED. IT'S THE SAME ISSUE, THE SAME PART AND THE CORRECT YEAR.

Mileage: 75,000

WHEN TURNING ONTO A ROAD, FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLES STEERING COMPLETELY LOCKED, REQUIRING IMMEDIATE REVERSE TO AVOID COLLISION OR NOT END UP OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IF A VEHICLE WAS BEHIND US PREVENTING REVERSE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 66,000

"TAKATA RECALL" I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR A FEW YEARS AND EVERY YEAR I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR AND OR BATTERY. THIS MORNING I WAS DRIVING MY SON TO DAYCARE AND MY SON TO WORK THE CHECK BATTERY SYSTEMS LIGHT CAME ON. I KNOW FROM PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE THAT THE CAR IS ABOUT TO COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. AS EXPECTED A FEW MILES UP THE ROAD THE TRACTION LIGHT, ABS LIGHT AND OTHER LIGHTS APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CAR SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY, THE HAZARD LIGHTS WILL NOT EVEN TURN ON. AS I STATED BEFORE THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT I HAVE AS THIS PROBLEM IN THE SAME AMOUNT OF YEARS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER TO BE CHECKED BUT THE ARE NOT SURE WHAT TO LOOK FOR DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE IS NOT A RECALL. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. THESE CARS ARE BUILT TO HOLD FAMILIES. THE CAR SHUTTING DOWN FOR NO REASON AND WITHOUT MUCH WARNING IS PUTTING LIVES AT RISK. THE CHEVY TRAVERSE IS A POPULAR CAR FOR FAMILIES BECAUSE OF THE SPACE. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER FAMILIES HAVING THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM. PLEASE DON'T WAIT UNTIL IT BECOMES DEADLY TO TAKE ACTION.

Mileage: 106,000

OUR 2012 TRAVERSE WITH ~57,000 MILES ON IT HAD A POWER STEERING PUMP AND RACK AND PINION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE BECAME HARD TO TURN AND THE TWO COMPONENTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I AM TOLD THERE IS A RECALL ON SOME OF THE MODEL/YEARS FOR THIS ISSUE BUT NOT OURS. I WOULD LIKE GM TO INVESTIGATE AND INCLUDE OUR YEAR/MODEL IN THE RECALL AS WELL.

Mileage: 56,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE BEING OPERATED AT A LOW SPEED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FREEMONT CHEVROLET DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK AND PUMP WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 79,000...... .UPDATED 11/16/17 *BF *JS

Mileage: 79,000

I TOOK MY 2012 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE IN FOR A STANDARD OIL CHANGE TODAY AND THEY TELL ME THAT I HAVE A STEERING GEAR LEAK AT 34,000 MILES. I AM READING THAT MANY OTHERS ALSO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THE COST TO FIX IS $1,375. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND GM SHOULD BE DOING A RECALL AND PAYING FOR THE REPAIR. I WAS GOING TO GO ON A FAMILY VACATION AND NOW NEED TO GET THIS FIXED FIRST.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (JOSEPH CHEVROLET IN CINCINNATI, OHIO) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LEAK WAS DUE TO A FAULTY POWER STEERING PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000. UPDATED 08/31/17*LJ *CN

Mileage: 43,000

WHILE DRIVING THRU A PARKING LOT THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE IN THE FRONT END FOLLOWED BY THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING UP. I HAD TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON TO BE ABLE TO GET THE STEERING WHEEL TO MOVE.

Mileage: 56,000

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING APX 25 MPH AND SLOWING FOR A RIGHT TURN. CAR DIED IN BUSY TRAFFIC AT INTERSECTION ON A CITY STREET. NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO OIL LIGHT AND NO ENGINE LIGHT. RESTARTED VEHICLE AND IT SOUNDED HORRIBLE AND HAD NO POWER. TOOK IT INTO A SHOP TO FIND THE ENGINE HAD FAILED DUE TO IMPROPER OIL PRESSURE. SPUN ROD BEARING, AND TIMING CHAIN FAILURE. CAR RAN PERFECT BEFORE THIS INCIDENT AND I ADHERED TO OIL CHANGE SCHEDULE . I STILL OWE $20,000 ON IT! GM AND CHEVY WILL NOT HELP, EVEN THO I BOUGHT FROM A CHEVY DEALERSHIP. ALSO HAD TO REPLACE POWER STEERING PUMP TWICE IN A YEAR. BLOWER MOTOR QUIT WORKING AND WIPER MOTOR. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, I FIND TO THESE TO BE EXTREMELY COMMON ISSUES. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR TIMING CHAIN AND ENGINE FAILURE IN 2009 TO 2011, THEN AGAIN IN 2013 BUT NOT 2012? WHY CHEVY?! COST TO FIX: $9,926. ALMOST HALF OF WHAT I OWE ON A VEHICLE IVE HAD A YEAR.

Mileage: 138,000

TAKATA RECALL MY STEERING WHEEL MAKES NOISES WHEN I TURN RIGHT OR LEFT. IT'S REALLY BAD WHEN I'M PARKING MY CAR IN A PARKING LOT AND NEED TO TURN TO GET IN THE SPOT OR BACK OUT. IT'S ALSO LEAKING FLUID UNDER MY CAR, POSSIBLY THE STEERING WHEEL FLUID.

Mileage: 1

MY CHEVY TRAVERSE STARTED MAKING RUBBING NOISES WHEN MAKING HARD TURNS JUST AFTER IT HIT 60,000 MILES (AND HAD ITS BIG MAINTENANCE WHICH FLUSHED THE POWER STEERING FLUID). WHEN I TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP I WAS TOLD THAT ALL OF THE STEERING COMPONENTS NEEDED REPLACED (POWER STEERING PUMP AND RACK, GEAR, NEW FLUID) AND THEN THE CAR WOULD NEED AN ALIGNMENT (ALSO JUST HAD ONE WITH THE LAST SERVICE). WITH A "DISCOUNT" AT THE DEALERSHIP, THIS COST ME $2,428!!! I READ THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE, BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN RECALLED, SO IT COMES OUT OF MY POCKET TO REPLACE FAULTY PARTS THAT WERE USED IN MY VEHICLE. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY OFFERED ME TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THE PARTS (USED THE SAME FAULTY PARTS?) THAT WITH MY MILEAGE WILL LAST MAYBE THREE YEARS.

Mileage: 66,706

I PURCHASED A 2012 TRAVERSE IT HAS KNOWN ISSUES AND THE DEALER AND THE COMPANY'S HEADQUARTERS STATED THEY ARE KNOWN ISSUES BUT THERE ARE NOT ANY RECALLS AND WOULD NOT REPLACE OR GIVE ANY DISCOUNT IN FIXING THE DEFECTS. THE TRAVERSE DRIVER'S SEAT BRACKET AND SIDE SEAT COVER HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES, THE AIR CONDITION WIRING HARNESS IS LOCATED IN A PLACE THE RUBS AGAINST THE CHASSIS AND THE FRAME THAT CAUSE A HOLE TO RUB IN THE LINE. THE FRONT WILL NOT REMAIN IN ALIGNMENT. VEHICLES ARE VERY NOISY, WE HAVE TO TALK LOUD OR TURN THE RADIO UP TO HEAR. I HAVE TALKED TO THE HEADQUARTERS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE LOCAL DEALERS WITH NO RESOLUTION OR HELP. PLEASE HELP.

Mileage: 59,102

POWER STEERING FAILURE. LOUD WHINING FROM THE "STEERING GEAR" AND "POWER STEERING PUMP" FULL FAILURE. I WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE WAS NOT RECALLED. IT HAS APPROX 60,000 MILES ON IT. SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE WITH THAT MANY MILES UNLESS IT'S A FACTORY OEM DEFECT !!!

Mileage: 60,000

POWER STEERING IS HARD TO TURN AFTER DRIVING. GO TO PULL IN A PARKING SPOT AND THE STEERING IS HARD.IN MOTION WHILE TURNING INTO PARKING SPACE ALMOST RAN INTO PARKED CAR. *TR

Mileage: 80,800

I PURCHASED A USED 2012 CHEVY TRAVERSE WITH ONLY 34,000 MILES ON IT. AFTER OWNING THE CAR FOR A MONTH I NOTICED A STRANGE NOISE WHEN MAKING SHARP RIGHT HAND TURNS AT LOW SPEED (LESS THAN 20 MPH). UPON EXAMINING THE CAR I FOUND POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING FROM THE STEERING GEAR. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE STEERING GEAR AND FRONT STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

Mileage: 36,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

63,000 MILES POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION REPLACED AS HAD LEAK. WAS TOLD BY CHEVY DEALER THIS WOULD BE $1700 TO REPAIR. WENT TO LOCAL AUTO SHOP AND HAD REPLACED FOR $1300. 2WKS LATER THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED WHILE DRIVING WITH DIFFICULTY TO STEER. LOCAL AUTO SHOP REFERRED US TO CHEVY DEALER AS THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND SUGGESTED WE ASK FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. CONTACTED CHEVY DEALER WAS TOLD POWER STEERING UP WOULD BE $1300 TO REPAIR, REQUESTED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BEING THIS A KNOWN ISSUE. CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE FILED CLAIM, WAS ONLY ABLE TO GET 10% OFF COST OF REPLACEMENT OF POWER STEERING PUMP AT CHEVY DEALER. CHEVY DEALER DECLINED MY REQUEST TO CONTACT THE DISTRICT REP CONCERNING THIS MATTER AND ALSO CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID THIS IS ALL THEY COULD DO FOR US. CONSIDERING THE CHEVY TRAVERSE MADE 2011 ARE PART OF A STEERING RECALL, I WOULD LIKE CHEVROLET TO ADD THE 2012 MODEL TO THIS RECALL FOR SAFETY REASONS AND ALL THE COMPLAINTS OF THIS ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR MODEL NOTED ON THE INTERNET. I WAS DRIVING IN THE VEHICLE WITH MY GRANDMOTHER WHO TURNED 94 YRS OLD THAT SAME DAY. I HAVE 3 YOUNG CHILDREN UNDER 5YEARS OLD WHO HAD DRIVEN IN THIS VEHICLE. MY CONCERN IS THAT CHEVROLET IS WAITING FOR A CATASTROPHIC EVENT WITH THIS SAFETY ISSUE BEFORE THEY RECALL THE STEERING ISSUES FOR 2012 CHEVY TRAVERSE.

Mileage: 63,714

I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED IN APRIL 2016, WITHIN 72 HOURS I NOTICED IT WAS MAKING SOME HORRIBLE NOISES. MY FAMILY MECHANIC SAID THE IDLER BELT TENSIONER WAS BAD, MULTI MOTOR ISSUES, 2 FUSES WERE BLOWN, 2 BAD WINDOW MOTORS, AC WAS NOT SUPER COLD AND THE AIRBAG RECALLS WERE ALL STILL PRESENT. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER TO GET SERVICED AND ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES WRECKED IT IN SERVICE AND NO ONE TOLD ME SO I FOUND IT WHEN I GOT HOME, THEY KEPT MY CAR FOR CLOSE TO 5 WEEKS TO REPAIR IT AND THEN TAKE IT TO AN AUTOBODY SHOP SINCE THE DENT WAS BAD ENOUGH WERE THE REAR QUARTER PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NOW THAT I HAVE IT BACK, I HAVE EXPERIENCED MULTI TIMES WHERE THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT IN THE RAIN. AND TODAY THE AC STOPPED WORKING. I AM NOT SAYING THIS IS THE CASE FOR EVERYONE BUT AFTER RESEARCHING IT, IT DOES APPEAR I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH NEGATIVE COMMENTS ABOUT THESE CHEAPLY MADE "AMERICAN" SUV'S. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER AND ALTHOUGH I MAKE GOOD MONEY- I DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH SAVED UP TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS. I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN THE DEALERSHIP AND CHEVY.

Mileage: 99,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND RACK AND PINION FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

Mileage: 77,000

MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A USED 2012 TRAVERSE WITH 56,000MI ON IT LAST SUMMER. WE NOW HAVE 76,000MI ON IT, AND JUST RECENTLY WE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE POWER STEERING LOSS THAT MANY OTHER TRAVERSE OWNERS HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT ONLINE. I AM GLAD TO KNOW THAT WE ARE NOT THE ONLY PEOPLE TO EXPERIENCE THIS ISSUE - AND I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN GM THAT THERE HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH THE POWER STEERING SYSTEMS ON THESE VEHICLES AND THERE HAS NOT BEEN A SAFETY RECALL ISSUED. THIS MOST RECENTLY HAPPENED TO MY WIFE WHILE PULLING OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY ONTO A BUSY ROAD - POWER STEERING COMPLETELY WENT AWAY. UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE, SHE ENDED UP IN THE OPPOSITE LANE WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC - SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND QUICKLY PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND BACKED INTO THE FRONT YARD AND PARKED THE VEHICLE. AFTER ALL THE COMPLAINTS FOUND ONLINE WITH THIS ISSUE I AM SURPRISED NOBODY HAS GOTTEN KILLED YET BECAUSE OF THIS - OR MAYBE THEY HAVE AND THEY JUST AREN'T HERE TO TELL US WHY THEY PULLED OUT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC DUE TO THE FACT THE POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING AND THEY COULDN'T STEER THEIR VEHICLE. I HOPE GM WILL TAKE ACTION AGAINST THIS ISSUE BEFORE IT AFFECTS ME PERSONALLY. BEST REGARDS, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 76,900

"TAKATA RECALL" I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2012 CHEVROLET TAVERSE WITH 35,000 MILES FROM SUPREME CHEVROLET CADILLAC OF PLAQUEMINE ON 5/23/2016. THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR A LITTLE OVER A WEEK NOW, THE "SERVICE AIRBAG" SHOWS ON THE DASHBOARD, THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON, THE STEERING WHEEL ALIGNMENT IS OFF, THE PASSENGER WINDOW POWER BUTTON ON THE DRIVER SIDE WANT ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN AT TIMES, THEIR IS A NOISE WHEN THE AIR IS ON AND ALSO WHEN I TURN IT OFF, AND GETS WORSE WHEN I MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL.. MY CAR WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I NOTICED THE LIGHTS FOR THE AIRBAG AND ENGINE, IT WAS IN MOTION WHEN I NOTICED THE BUTTON FOR THE WINDOW, THE STEERING WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS OFF, AND THE NOISE BEING MADE. THEIR WAS A RECALL ON 2012 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE IN DECEMBER OF 2015 AND EARLIER IN 2015, IM NOT SURE HOW LONG A RECALL LAST BUT IF I AM GONNA PAY ALMOST $41,000 FOR THIS VEHICLE I WOULD LIKE FOR NOT ONLY MYSELF BUT MY 3 CHILDREN AND FIANCE TO FEEL SAFE RIDING IN IT. IF THERE IS ANYTHING ELSE I NEED TO EXPLAIN FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME..

I WENT LOCAL CHEVY DEALER FOR TRASMITION WORK AND ENDING FIXING. TRANSMITION AND MOTOR ALSO A POWER STEERING HOUSE AND NOW STARED LIKING FROM THE POWER STEERING RACK IT COST ME 2300 DOLLS AND FM DON'T WANTED REMPLACE IT AND FM REPRESENTATIVE DONT WANT TO HELP ME.

TAKATA RECALL- WHILE TURNING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED, THE STEERING WILL LOCKS UP AND YOU CAN NOT TURN. I HAVE TO PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND THEN SHUT IT OFF , THEN I RESTART IT, AND IT WILL TURN. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. MY 16 YEAR OLD, WHO JUST GOT HIS LICENSE DISCOVERED THIS. I THOUGHT HE WAS DOING SOMETHING WRONG, TIL I DROVE IT TODAY, AND IT HAPPENED TO ME. TALK ABOUT SCARY?!!! WHAT IF I WAS TURNING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, I WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT FOR SURE. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS INVOLVING THIS. WHY ARE THEY NOT FIXING THE ISSUE. ARE YOU WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO DIE? THEN YOU WILL FIX THE ISSUE? MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWAY TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

Mileage: 54,000

POWER STEERING LEAK

Mileage: 55,593

AFTER ROUTINE INSPECTION AND AN ALIGNMENT IT WAS REPORTED TO US BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE STEERING SYSTEM WAS LEAKING, SPECIFICALLY FROM A VALVE ISSUE. THIS HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED ALREADY BY GM IN A SERVICE CALL REPORTED FROM ANOTHER USER: SERVICE #14329 FROM GM. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN GM MODELS, BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN APPLIED TO TRAVERSE RECALLS. REQUEST THAT THIS IS ELEVATED AND GM ISSUES A COMPLETE RECALL/REIMBURSEMENT FOR ALL VEHICLES WITH THIS STEERING LEAK TO SPECIFICALLY INCLUDE TRAVERSE/ACADIA MODELS.

THIS CAR HAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. THE STEERING RACK IS LEAKING WHICH WILL LEAD TO AN INABILITY TO STEER THE CAR EFFECTIVELY. CHEVROLET HAS AN SPECIAL SERVICE #14329 THAT COVERS THIS FOR A NUMBER OF MODEL YEARS INCLUDING 2012 BUT FOR SOME REASON THE VIN FOR MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED BUT IT EXHIBITS THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM. I NEED GM TO EXPAND IT'S SPECIAL SERVICE TO INCLUDE ALL CARS THAT EXHIBIT THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE MULTIPLE EXAMPLES HERE THAT ILLUSTRATE THE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ASPECTS OF THIS FAILURE.

HARD TO STEER AT LOWER SPEED (WHEN PARKING OR COMING OUT OF PARKING, WHEN TURNING) IN ONE OCCASION I DID HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE WILE TURNING TO MY RIGHT, LUCKILY THERE WERE NOT SERIOUS DAMAGES AND NO INJURIES TO ANY OF THE PARTIES INVOLVED. I CAN BARELY TURN AT LOWER SPEED, I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND THE RACK AND PINION AS WELL. CANNOT AFFORD OVER $3,000.00 IN REPAIR COSTS. I DID A LITTLE BIT OF RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF CHEVY OWNERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS.

Mileage: 95,000

I HAVE A 2012 CHEVY TRAVERSE THAT MADE NOISE WITH TURNING, WAS LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID AND BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER WHILE DRIVING. POWER STEERING FLUID WOULD PUDDLE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. I ONLY HAVE A LITTLE OVER 35,000 MILES ON IT. THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY EXPIRED IN 6/15. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I CALLED CHEVY AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF AN ISSUE OF THIS NATURE WITH MY TYPE OF VEHICLE AND THAT I HAD NO OUTSTANDING RECALLS. THEY STATED I NEEDED TO HAVE IT TOWED (THEY OFFERED TO PAY) TO A DEALERSHIP TO BE ACCURATELY ASSESSED AS IF MY VERY EXPERIENCED MECHANIC WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THERE WAS AN ISSUE. I WAS TOLD THAT BASED ON MY VIN MY VEHICLE DOESN'T HAVE ANY ISSUES. I TOLD THEM THAT BASED ON MY VEHICLE THE VIN HAS PROBLEMS AND THAT THE VIN DOES NOT PREDICT WHETHER IT WILL HAVE ISSUES. THERE MIGHT NOT BE A RECALL HOWEVER THERE ARE COMPLAINTS TO THE NHTSA AND A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE TO MYSELF, OTHER VEHICLES DRIVING AROUND ME AS WELL AS PEDESTRIANS. I LIVE RIGHT BY AN ELEMETARY SCHOOL. MY STEERING MAKES A HORRIBLE SOUND AND BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER WHILE DRIVING.

Mileage: 35,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL EMITTED AN UNUSUAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

Mileage: 62,000

MY CHEVY TRAVERSE WAS HARD TO STEER, ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE. I HAD FLUID ON MY GARAGE FLOOR, LUCKILY I LIVE A MILE FROM THE DEALER. AFTER CHECKING THE VEHICLE THEY FOLLOWED THE LEAK AND STATED THAT I NEEDED A NEW RACK AND PINION, POWER STEERING PUMP AND THEN AN ALIGNMENT. TOTAL BILL $ 2,600 AND THEY WERE NOT SURE IF THIS FIX WOULD THE PROBLEM. THEY STATED THAT THEY NEVER SAW SUCH A PROBLEM IN A VEHICLE THAT HAD LESS THAN 70,000 MILES. OF COURSE THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED. THE DEALER GAVE ME THE OPTION OF JUST DOING THE RACK AND PINION AND TAKING MY CHANCES WITH THE POWER STEERING PUMP. I DECLINED ALL WORK AND HAD MY MECHANIC DO THE RACK AND PINION AND IT WAS STILL NOT CHEAP. AND I HAD TO GO TO MIDAS TO GET THE ALIGNMENT. HOWEVER THE VEHICLE STILL WHINES AND TURNS ARE STILL HARD, YOU WOULD THINK THAT A VEHICLE THAT COST OVER $30K WOULD BE BUILT BETTER....I BELIEVE I HAVE HAD 3 RECALLS AND I AM WAITING ON PARTS FOR ANOTHER ONE. A CO-WORKER TOLD ME THE SAME EXACT ISSUE WITH HIS LATE MODEL TRAVERSE AND CLASS ACTION SUITS.....HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO HAVE THIS ISSUE OR DIE BEFORE A RECALL IS MADE. I AM CONCERNED THAT I WILL BE IN A SITUATION AND NOT ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 69,000

WHILE DRIVING DURING WET CONDITIONS, THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING, NEARLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO IMPACT A CURB AND TREE. THE DEALER IS LOOKING INTO THE REASONING FOR THIS, THERE SEEM TO BE NUMEROUS COUNTS OF 2009-2013 GM CROSSOVER VEHICLES HAVING THE SAME ISSUE, WITHOUT RECALLS. I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, AS I WAS DRIVING WITH MY 4 YEAR OLD SON. *TR

Mileage: 54,500

THE POWER STEERING LOCKS AND BECOMES ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE IN WET CONDITIONS. IT APPEARS EARLIER MODEL YEARS HAVE BEEN RECALLED OR COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT NOT 2012. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

VEHICLE VERY HARD TO STEER. LOUD NOISE WHEN SHIFT OUT OF PARK. HARD TO STEER AT LOW SPEED, TOOK TO DEALERSHIP THEY KEPT MY VEHICLE REFUSED TO PROVIDE LOANER CAR UNTIL DIAGNOSED TWO DAYS LATER. DROPPED OFF ON A FRIDAY DEALER SAYS REPAIR TO STEERING WON'T BE DONE UNTIL TUESDAY. RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THIS PROBLEM ON MANY CHEVY TRAVERSE FORUMS. THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

ON 24 DEC 2014 AT AROUND 11:45AM, I WAS PULLING OFF A MAIN ROAD (WITH MY YOUNG DAUGHTER) INTO THE PARKING LOT OF MY DOCTOR'S BUSINESS, WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED COMPLETELY WHILE I WAS STILL IN MOTION. AFTER BRAKING, I WAS ABLE TO JIGGLE THE STEERING WHEEL FREE AND PULLED THE CAR INTO A PARKING SPACE. I CONTACTED MY DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY TO REPORT THE INCIDENT. AS IT WAS CHRISTMAS EVE, THEY WERE CLOSING WITHIN MINUTES AND I WAS TOLD TO BRING IN THE CAR ON FRIDAY, DEC 26TH..WHICH I DID. AFTER AN ASSESSMENT WAS COMPLETED AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT "COULD NOT DUPLICATE CUSTOMER'S COMPLAINT OF LOSS OF POWER STEERING", I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD DO FOR ME UNTIL THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN AND WITH MORE REGULARITY. THE SERVICE REPS DID SHARE THAT THERE HAS BEEN REPORTED INCIDENTS WITH THE TRAVERSE REGARDING LOSS OF POWER STEERING, BUT NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS SHARED WITH ME. UPON DRIVING OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP, I PROMPTLY CONTACTED GM WHO OPENED UP A CASE REPORT. I HAVE REQUESTED THAT GM AND THE DEALERSHIP CONDUCT A MORE THOROUGH DIAGNOSIS OF THE STEERING SYSTEM AS I DEEM THIS INCIDENT MORE THAN JUST A "RANDOM" INCIDENT. THIS IS RATHER ALARMING AND I AND MY DAUGHTER ARE EXTREMELY LUCKY THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN MINUTES BEFORE WHEN WE WERE ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE DRIVING AT A HIGHER SPEED. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I FEEL VERY UNSAFE IN MY CAR NOW AND FEEL IT NECESSARY TO REPORT THE INCIDENT TO NHTSA IN THE EVENT OTHER 2012 TRAVERSE OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME. THANK YOU. *JS

Mileage: 53,345

A WEEK AGO MY TRAVERSE STARTED MAKING A GRINDING NOISE, AND I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BRAKES SO I TOOK IT TO OUR MECHANIC WHO CHECKED ALL FOUR WHEELS AND DETERMINED THE BRAKES WERE FINE. HE SAID IT WAS POSSIBLY A ROCK OR SOMETHING CAUSING THE NOISE AND IT STOPPED FOR A FEW DAYS. THIS MORNING I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT AT WORK AND THE STEERING FROZE UP COMPLETELY AND THE BRAKES DID NOT WANT TO WORK EITHER. I ALMOST HIT THE CAR I WAS PARKING NEXT TO! I'M SO GLAD THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC OR A MAIN STREET OR IT COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE. VERY SCARY, BUT WHAT WOULD CAUSE THIS? WILL GM BE LOOKING INTO THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS REALLY HURT OR HAS A MAJOR ACCIDENT? TAKING BACK TO THE MECHANIC WEDNESDAY TO CHECK THE STEERING PUMP.... NOT HAPPY. *TR

Mileage: 61,000

DRIVER BEGAN TO FEEL AND HEAR A RUBBING NOISE COMING FROM THE WHEEL WELL. WHEN TRYING TO MAKE A LOW SPEED LEFT TURN OFF OF A PRIMARY ROAD INTO THE ENTRANCE OF A BUSINESS, THE STEERING COMPLETELY LOCKED UP AND THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO TURN AND WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OPPOSING LANE OF TRAFFIC. FORTUNATELY FOR THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS, THERE WAS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MANUALLY STEER (WITH DIFFICULTY AGAINST A LOT OF RESISTANCE FROM THE STEERING WHEEL) THE CAR BACK INTO THE CORRECT LANE AND CONTINUED ON UNTIL PULLING OVER IN A SAFE LOCATION ON THE SAME BLOCK. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,100.

Mileage: 34,100