2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE Complaints

SINCE RECEIVING RECALL NOTICES ON OUR 2009 TRAVERSE, I HAVE CONTACTED A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER TO GET THE RECALLS CLEARED ON THIS VEHICLE. IN ALL INSTANCES, EXCEPT THE RECALL ON THE 2ND ROW SEAT BELT RECALL, I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS HAVE NOT BEEN ISSUED TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THE RECALL ON THE AIR BAG HARNESS IS NOW THREE MONTHS OLD AND THE DEALER IS STILL SAYING THE REPAIR PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALERSHIP IN QUESTION IS EDWARDS CHEVROLET 280, LOCATED ON HWY 280 IN INVERNESS, ALABAMA. *TR

AT FIRST WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS ONLY IF WOULD MAKE A FUNNY NOISE, THEN GOING AROUND A CURVE IT FELT LIKE THE TRAVERSE WAS TRYING TO DIE, WARRANTY CONVENIENTLY RAN OUT IN MAY 2014 I WILL HAVE THIS VEHICLE 1 YEAR END OF OCTOBER. DID NOT GET EXTENDED WARRANTY DUE TO NOTE WAS ALREADY HIGH, TOOK MY TRAVERSE TO MECHANIC WAS TOLD I NEEDED A RACK AND PINION AND A STEERING PUMP DUE TO LEAKING, WHICH WOULD END UP COSTING ANYWHERE FROM DIFFERENT PLACES $1600 TO $2100.00 YOU WOULD THINK WITH GM GOING INTO DEBT SO MUCH THEY WOULD MAKE THINGS RIGHT TO KEEP FROM LOSING BUSINESS!!! SOOOOO WISH I WOULD HAVE DONE MORE INVESTIGATING WHEN I NEED A BIGGER VEHICLE FOR MY 3 SMALL CHILDREN!!! *TR

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PERFORM A LEFT HAND TURN AFTER RECEIVING A GREEN LIGHT, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY STIFF. CONTINUES TO BE A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH A WHINING NOISE COMING FROM STEERING WHEEL. TOOK TO CHEVY DEALER AND THEY SAID RACK "BEGINNING TO SEEP." QUOTED ME $1300 TO FIX BUT I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS ISSUE SINCE SO MANY OTHER TRAVERSE OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

THE POWER STEERING FAILED ON OUR 2009 TRAVERSE AT LOW SPEEDS WHILE PULLING OUT OF A MEDIAN INTO TRAFFIC. THIS TYPE OF POWER STEERING FAILURE HAS HAPPENED BEFORE.THE CHEVROLET DEALER SHIP SAID WE COULD HAVE THE RACK AND PINION REPLACED BUT COULD NOT SAY IT WOULD FIX IT AND IF YOU READ THE OTHER COMPLAINT ON HERE IT DIDN'T EVEN FIX THE PROBLEM SO I DIDN'T HAVE $1500 TO THROW AWAY. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT BY TURNING THE VEHICLE. YOUR ONLY OPTIONS ARE TO STOP AND "MAN HANDLE" THE TRAVERSE INTO POSITION. AN ELDERLY PERSON OR A SMALLER PERSON WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AT ALL. GM HAS RE-DESIGNED THE NEWER TRAVERSE/ENCORE/ACADIA STEERING SYSTEMS, SO THEY KNOW A PROBLEM EXISTS. ONE DAY SOMEONE WILL GET KILLED FROM THIS STEERING PROBLEM AND EVERYONE WILL WONDER WHY A RECALL WASN'T ISSUED. SOME TYPE OF ACTION NEEDS TO TAKE PLACE WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

DRIVING ON COUNTRY ROAD WHEN A DEER RAN ONTO THE ROAD, TRIED TO STEER AROUND IT AND WAS UNABLE TO STEER, THUS STRIKING DEER ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR MISSES IN PARKING LOTS BECAUSE OF LOSS OF POWER STEERING. HAVE CHECKED POWER STEERING FLUID LEVELS AND THAT IS NOT THE PROBLEM AS IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN AT THE RECOMMENDED LEVEL. *TR

POWER STEERING CUT OUT AT LOW SPEEDS -- INTERMITTENT. WORKED SOME DAYS AND OTHER TIMES IT WOULDN'T HAD PUMP REPLACED. *TR

THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2009 CHEVY TRAVERSE DOES NOT WORK AT LOW SPEEDS (15 MPH OR LESS). PULLING INTO PARKING SPACES IS A MAJOR ISSUE AS IT REVERTS TO MANUAL STEERING OR NO STEERING. IT BECAME AN ISSUE IN JANUARY, BUT WAS NOT AS REPRODUCIBLE. NOW ANY TIME AT LOW SPEEDS THERE IS NO POWER STEERING. GM WANT TO CHARGE 1300 TO FIX, BUT BASED ON OTHER COMPLAINTS, THE WORK THEY WANT DOES NOT SOLVE THEIR ISSUE. WITH GM'S TRACK RECORD OF HIDING THE TRUTH AND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE REPORTING THE SAME ISSUE, THIS SHOULD BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY. I UNDERSTAND GM'S STANCE THAT IT IS ONLY AN INCONVENIENCE WHEN PARKING, BUT I WOULD LIKE ASSURANCES THAT IT WON'T START TO FAIL AT 20MPH OR HIGHER. *TR

NOTICED A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO HARD TIME TURNING THE WHEEL WHEN TURNING INTO PARKING SPOTS. HAS GOTTEN WORSE OVER TIME NOW IT'S HARD TO TURN WHEN MAKING A U TURN. EVEN ONCE TURNING AT A LIGHT IT WENT OUT. ALSO WHEN BACKING INTO OUR DRIVEWAY IT GETS STIFF BUT AS SOON AS I PUT THE CAR IN PARK THE WHEEL TURNS FINE.. I HAVE SEEN THERE ARE LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE DRIVE BUT WOULD NOT MOVE TO ANOTHER GEAR AFTER DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE BUT COULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE BUT WOULD NOT MOVE AFTER DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MOVE BUT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.