2012 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE Complaints

VEHICLE SHUTS OFF, CAN'T START ACCERLERATION DROPS. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN THIS OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY AND ON THE STREET.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITHOUT A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. IN ADDITION, AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

OVER THE PAST COUPLE YEARS THE VEHICLE "CHECK AIR BAG" LIGHT HAS COME ON MULTIPLE TIMES AND A WARNING INDICATOR ON THE DASH INDICATING SOMEONE HAS NOT BUCKLED THEIR SEAT BELT. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 5 OR SIX TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. MOST RECENT REPAIR ATTEMPT WAS 1/4/16 AND I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT SCHEDULED FOR 2/1/16. I HAVE REACHED OUT TO THE SERVICE MANAGER, CUSTOMER RELATIONS REP AND MOST RECENTLY CORPORATE (CASE# 8-1796822227). WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW BUT HAVE NOT FELT SAFE IN IT SINCE THIS FIRST STARTED HAPPENING. WE TRY TO MINIMISE USE BUT HAVE 5 GRAND CHILDREN THAT WE REGULARLY HAUL AROUND. WE DON'T REALLY RECALL WHEN THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED. AGAIN WE DO NOT FEEL THIS VEHICLE IS SAFE AND BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE REPORTED AND LOOKED INTO.

2012 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE, MILEAGE 57,993. WHILE DRIVING DURING A SNOW STORM I WENT TO TURN THE FRONT WIPERS ON. THE WIPERS ACTIVATED, BUT IMMEDIATELY STOPPED HALF WAY UP THE WINDOW. THE FRONT WIPERS BECAME TOTALLY INOPERABLE AT THIS TIME AND NOW NO LONGER FUNCTION. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ITS PLACE OF PURCHASE AND MECHANIC STATED BOTH THE FRONT WIPER MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACEMENT. I TRIED TO REFERENCE THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM NUTS RECALL DATED APRIL 9, 2012: NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V151000, GM SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 12036, BUT NEITHER THE DEALERSHIP NOR GM'S CUSTOMER RELATIONS CENTER ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS RECALL APPLIED TO MY 2012 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THIS RECALL SOUNDS LIKE THE EXACT PROBLEM THAT LED TO THE FAILURE OF MY WIPER SYSTEM.

WHILE TRAVELING AT 70MPH ON INTERSTATE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SUDDENLY WENT ON AND I IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER TO 5MPH WITH ENGINE RUNNING ROUGHLY. I LIMPED INTO CHEVROLET DEALER WHO REPLACED MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR AND THROTTLE BODY. CHEVROLET CLAIMS THERE IS NO RECALL BUT A FRIEND WHO HAS 2001 TRAVERSE WAS SENT LETTER INDICTING A POSSIBLE PROBLEM COULD OCCUR INDICATING SAME CIRCUMSTANCE-"THE ENGINE TO RUN ROUGH , CAUSE THE MALFUNCTION-INDICATOR LAMP/AND OR REDUCED POWER MESSAGE TO ILLUMINATE,AND REDUCE THE ENGINES POWER. THIS CONDITION IS VERY SERIOUS AND COULD HAVE BEE CATASTROPHIC.

AS I WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK STARTED FLASHING SEVERAL WARNINGS AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR WOULD ALSO NOT ACCELERATE HIGHER THAN ABOUT 20MPH. THE ERRORS MENTIONED STABILITRACK NEEDS SERVICE, ENGINE POWER REDUCED, TRACTION CONTROL OFF AND OTHERS. I TOOK IT TO O'REILLY AND RECEIVED ERROR CODE P2138. HAD TO PAY OVER 400 TO GET SENSOR REPLACED AT DEALER BUT UPON FURTHER RESEARCH MANY OTHERS HAVE ENCOUNTERED THIS SAME ISSUE AND THE ISSUE KEEPS RECURRING. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IF DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND SUDDENLY YOUR CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE.

SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS AN I HAVE CALLED DEALERSHIP AN GM COMPLAINT PLACE THEY DID A DIAGNOSTICS AN SAID IT WAS A PROBLEM AN WOULD COST ME 400$ THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT I KEEP MANITENAINCE ON IT . IT HAS ALSO BEEN IN FOR SEATBELT SAFETY PROBLEMS. THE PAINT IS PEELING OFF THE DOOR IN THE BACK THAT LIFTS UP . THE SAFETY LIGHT GOES OFF IF I CHOOSE CHECK SYSTEM BUT COMES BACK ON ON THE READ OUT IT SAID SOME KINDA CONNECTOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED

MY WIFE LEFT FOR WORK ACOUPLE OF MORNINGS AND CALLS ME TO TELL ME THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE STABILITRAC LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE HAD TROUBLE DRIVING WHEN SHE WOULD PRESS ON THE GAS.

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.