2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE Complaints

DRIVING DOWN I30 AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN TO 20 MPH WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SOON AFTER OR MAYBE AS THE SPEED DROPPED. SHOOK ME UP LUCKILY THERE WAS VERY LITTLE TRAFFIC AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SHAKING OR SHOWED NO SIGN OF DAMAGE OTHER THAN IT NOT WANTING TO GO PAST 20 MPH. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED ONE EXIT AWAY FROM THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I GET THE VEHICLE SERVICED AND DECIDED TO DRIVE IT THERE. I AM BEING TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FELL APART AND DAMAGED ENGINE CYLINDERS 3 AND 5 SO I WILL BE NEEDING THE ENGINE REPLACED. DO NOT KNOW IF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER THAT FAILED WAS THE ONE THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED IN APRIL 2014. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF DRIVE AND BY THE TIME I GOT HOME REVERSE WAS GONE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, SUNSHINE CHEVY IN ASHEVILLE NC, AND IT WAS ONLY ONE MONTH OUT OF WARRANTY. THEY TRIED TO SELL ME A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR $6,000.00 THEN AFTER MUCH FIGHTING ONLY CHARGED A WARRANTY DEDUCTABLE (NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING) OF $500.00. IT HAS BEEN FIVE MONTHS AND THIS NEW TRANSMISSION IS NOW DOING THE SAME THING! THIS CAR IS A DEATH TRAP. IT ROLLS BACKWARDS WHEN IT IS IN DRIVE, THEY HAVE SINCE CLAIMED IT IS A DESIGN FLAW AND NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY. IT IS LIKE DRIVING A STRAIGHT DRIVE, YOU HAVE TO KEEP YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE UNTIL YOU ACCELERATE. I LIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND IT IS A HUGE PROBLEM. THERE IS ALSO AN SEAT BELT RECALL THAT THEY HAVE NOT FIXED YET. I HAVE HAD IT IN FOR A TIMING CHAIN RECALL, AND AIR BAGS, PLUS THREE OTHERS SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD WHEN I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IT HAD 10 YEARS ON THE POWER TRAIN, IS THE TRANSMISSION NOT A PART OF THAT? I HAVE OVER 25 COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND I AM GATHERING MORE. HOW DO WE GET THIS VEHICLE RECALLED?

DURING THE FIRST INCIDENT OF THIS PROBLEM THE CAR WOULD STUTTER/HESITATE/SHIFT STRANGE WHEN GOING UP A HILL AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED FOR ABOUT ONE YEAR AND THEN HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH NO SHIFT FROM 2ND GEAR TO 3RD, DIFFICULTY SHIFTING FROM 5TH TO 6TH, AND NO REVERSE. *TR

MY WIFE THE DRIVER WAS TAKING MY SON TO SCHOOL AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS MAKING A WINNING SOUND THEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THANKFULLY THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE CUSTOMER REP SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THEY SAID IT WOULD COST $4850. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED GM AND THEY SAID THAT I WAS UP BY 5 MONTHS ON WARRANTY. IT HAS A 100,000 MILE OR 5 YEAR POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. THEY WILL NOT HELP REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION OR GIVE GOOD WILL ASSISTANCE. IT REALLY MAKES ME MAD THAT THIS IS A KNOWN BULLETIN AND PROBLEM THAT GM IGNORES TO FIX. THE PROBLEM IS BULLETIN NO.: 09-07-30-012A WHICH IS A BROKEN 35R CLUTCH WAVE PLATE INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING METAL SHAVINGS IN TRANSMISSION AN A TOTAL FAILURE ON THE TRANSMISSION. IT'S A $20 DOLLAR PART THAT COMES OFF AND IT DESTROYS THE TRANSMISSION. THANKFULLY MY FAMILY IS OK. I BELIEVE THAT GM SHOULD EXTEND THIS ISSUE UNDER WARRANTY AND FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOME GETS HURT OR KILLED. I WOULD HATE TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF SHE WAS IN A METROPOLITAN AREA AND IT WENT OUT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS!!!!!! THANKS *TR

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

WHILE FOLDING UP THE SECOND ROW SEATING THE MIDDLE SEATBELT BINDS AND HAS LEAD TO BROKEN COVER. I AM WORRIED THAT IT WILL LEAD TO SEATBELT FAILURE BECAUSE OF THE POSITION OF THE BELT PLACEMENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DRAINED. ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. ALSO, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT STARTED TO ROLL AWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING UP TO STANDARDS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 1/13/15*CN UPDATED 9/6/2017*CN

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENGINE, TRACTION CONTROL, AND STABILITRAK WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DECREASED INDEPENDENTLY TO 15 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

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