2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE Complaints

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, MY 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AND HAD TO PULL OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND A MESSAGE ON THE DISPLAY READ SERVICE STABILITRAK. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES SINCE THE ORIGINAL INCIDENT. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING ONLINE AND THIS APPEARS TO BE A PRETTY COMMON PROBLEM AMONG OTHER CHEVROLET TRAVERSE OWNERS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED WITH GM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE PUTTING ITEMS IN THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE, AN UNUSUALLY LOUD DROPPING NOISE EMITTED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THE FRONT AND PASSENGER SIDE STRUTS DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

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

6/9/2015 MY CAR WAS SERVICED AT THE CHEVY DEALERS REPAIR SHOP TO PREPARE FOR A LONG DISTANCE TRIP. THEY REPORTED I NEEDED 4 NEW TIRES. I ONLY AGREED TO REPLACE 2 REAR TIRES. I RECEIVED MY CAR 6/10/2015. 6/15/2015 ONLY 4 DAYS LATER ONE OF THE NEW TIRES BLEW OUT INTO 3 PCS (JUST MISSING SERIOUS OR FATAL INJURY). ONCE AAA INSTALLED THE SPARE TIRE I CALLED THE MANAGER OF THE CHEVY REPAIR SHOP IN NJ TO REPORT THE BLOW OUT & TO REQUEST THEY PAY FOR PENDING REPAIRS. HE STATED HE DID NOT HAVE A WAY TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. HE ADVISED ME TO PAY FOR THE TIRE REPAIRS A REIMBURSEMENT. 6/15/2015 I WAS ADVISED THAT THE TIRE SENSOR WAS DESTROYED IN THE BLOW OUT. I ONLY REPLACED THE TIRE TO GET HOME (FORCED TO PURCHASE A TIRE @ $193.77). WHEN MY CAR RETURNED HOME. I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTOR (GM). A GM REP SAID THAT GM WOULD SPEAK TO THE CHEVY GARAGE ON MY BEHALF. GM CALLED AND REQUESTED I TAKE MY CAR TO A GOODYEAR REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION, POSS REPAIRS AND POSS REFUND. FURIOUS AT SHOP & GM FOR PLACED DEFECTIVE TIRES ON MY CAR AND FOR A LACKED OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND A LACK OF OVER SITE FOR SUCH A DANGEROUS ACT. ONLINE I DISCOVERED THAT THE TIRES PLACED ON MY CAR ON JUNE 10, 2015 WERE RECALLED BY GOODYEAR BETWEEN DECEMBER 2014 AND FEBRUARY 2015. MY TIRES:TYPE: GOODYEAR HL EDITION FORTEGRA; SIZE: MTS P255/65R18; DOT# 4BXM ARDR 4614 & DOT# 4BXM ARDR 0515. I FOUND AN ONLINE LETTER FROM GOODYEAR TO ALL DEALERS MANDATING THEM TO RETURN ALL RECALLS. I SHELLED OUT $777.31 TO HAVE MY CAR READY FOR TRAVEL. DURING THE BLOW OUT I PUT OUT $193.77 TO GET MY CAR SAFELY BACK HOME. I PAID OUT $1,051.21 TO REPLACE 4 NEW TIRES. I THEN HAD TO COUGH UP $380.60 TO GET BRAKES AND ROTORS WHICH STOPPED WHEEL VIBRATION. THE GRAND COST WAS MORE THAN $2,402.89 WHICH DDI NOT COVER TIRE REMOVAL AND DONUT INSTALLATION. STILL MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN TOTALLY REPAIRED OR INSPECTED FROM THE BLOW OUT.

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

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

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

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

I RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL "ADVISING" ME THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS A "KNOWN" ISSUE WITH CRACKING TRANSMISSION PLATES - BUT - THEY WEREN'T GOING TO RECALL THE VEHICLES; JUST OFFER A 1 YEAR EXTENSION ON THE WARRANTY. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO ASK WHAT THE WARNING SIGNS WOULD BE THEY THEY ANSWERED PERFECTLY. THEY SAID "YOU WON'T GET ANY WARNING SIGNS. YOUR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THE VEHICLE WILL BE UNRESPONSIVE." NOW HOW ABOUT THAT TO MAKE THE CONSUMER FEEL SAFE. YOU SEE, I GREW UP IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY AND I ALSO KNOW THAT WITH THE ISO STANDARDS PROVIDED TO THE MANUFACTURERS; THE BIG MONEY MAKERS KNOW "EXACTLY" WHICH VEHICLE THESE FAULTY PLATES ARE IN. WHAT I'M SEEING IS THE "EXTREME COST IT WILL TAKE TO REMOVE THE TRANSMISSION FROM EACH AND EVERY CONCERNED VEHICLE IS "JUST TOO MUCH FOR THEM TO ENCOMPASS. SO IF THE CONSUMER IS IN ATLANTA, GA IN 6 LANES OF TRAFFIC AND THE 3RD OR 5TH GEAR DECIDE THAT "TODAY IS THE DAY TO MAKE BELIEVERS OUT OF THE DRIVER" THEN FATALITIES CAN AND WILL OCCUR. HOW DARE GM TO TRY TO PLAY CHARADES WITH THE CONSUMER THAT HAS PLACED OUR TRUST IN THEM TO HANDLE THESE ISSUES AND NOT TRY TO PACIFY US WITH A SONG AND DANCE TO "APPEASE" US. WELL, LET ME ADVISE GM THAT I HAVE ALWAYS TRIED TO STAND BY THE "BUY AMERICAN DREAM." SO NOW I WILL HAVE NO PROBLEM "ADVISING" ANYONE THAT WILL LISTEN THAT THESE VEHICLES ARE JUST ASSEMBLED HERE. EVERY PART I'VE SEEN UNDER THE HOOD HAS "MADE IN CHINA OR KOREA" WRITTEN ON IT. AMERICAN DREAM MY ASS. I'M TRADING FOR EITHER A JAPANESE OR GERMAN ENGINE. I "MIGHT GET LUCKY" AND GET UNDER THEIR HOODS AND FIND THAT THEY WERE CREATED IN THEIR OWN COUNTRIES. SHAME ON GM FOR PLAYING THE CONSUMER FOR SCHUMCKS. I WON'T SUPPORT THEM ANYMORE.