2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE Complaints

STARTING IN JUNE OF LAST YEAR, THE POWER STEERING IN MY CAR GOES OUT SUDDENLY WHEN MAKING TURNS AT SLOWER SPEEDS. IT HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY LAST SUMMER, DIDN'T HAPPEN MUCH OVER THE COLDER MONTHS AND NOW HAPPENS JUST ABOUT EVERY TIME I MAKE A TURN. USED TO ONLY HAPPEN WHEN TURNING INTO PARKING SPOTS, HAS NOW HAPPENED A FEW TIMES WHEN TURNING ON TO SIDE STREETS. A FEW TIMES I ENDED UP ON THE BERM OR GRASS BECAUSE THE WHEEL WAS SO HARD TO TURN. THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING. I'M AFRAID IT MAY HAPPEN WHEN GOING AT HIGHER SPEEDS AND I'LL END UP IN A BAD ACCIDENT. I'VE HEARD THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST GM FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM, BUT HAVEN'T HEARD IF IT'S BEEN RECTIFIED. IT'S RIDICULOUS THAT THESE CARS HAVE NOT YET BEEN RECALLED! GM IS PUTTING MILLIONS OF LIVES IN DANGER. *TR

THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AS WE WERE PARKING CAR. IT WAS STILL ON DRIVE. TOOK IT TO DEALER. NO RECALL ON THIS EVEN THOUGH I'VE RESEARCHED A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE STEERING ON THIS CAR 2009 TRAVERSE. IT MAKES ME FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING THIS CAR ESPECIALLY IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN AS I AM DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. *TR

2009 CHEVY TRAVERSE LOST STEERING CONTROL ON THE FREEWAY ALMOST MAKING THE VEHICLE UNCONTROLLABLE AS EXITING THE OFF RAMP. HAD CARE BEEN DRIVEN BY MY WIFE, SHE WOULD NOT HAVE HAD THE STRENGTH TO GET THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL AND LIKELY WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION ON THE INTERNET REVEALED THAT HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME MALFUNCTION. THE SUV JUST BARELY TURNED 5 YEARS OLD AND HAS ONLY BEEN USED IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS COMPONENT DEFECT THAT WILL ULTIMATELY COST LIVES, IF NOT ALREADY. PLEASE CROSS REFERENCE ALL OF THE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FOR ALL OF THE GM LAMDA PLATFORM VEHICLES WHICH ARE VIRTUALLY THE SAME VEHICLE, SAME COMPONENTS, BUT ARE REBADGED WITH DIFFERENT BODIES AND INTERIOR FOR EACH GM BRAND. THIS WOULD INCLUDE SATURN OUTLOOK, GMC ACADIA, CHEVROLET TRAVERSE, AND BUICK ENCLAVE....ALL WITH THE SAME STEERING COMPONENTS. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR COIL SPRING BROKE. THIS HAPPENED WHILE SITTING STILL IN TRAFFIC, I HEARD AN LOUD NOISE --- LIKE A FASTENER BREAKING AND THEN VEHICLE ROCKED. I PULLED OVER VERY SHORTLY AND CHECKED TO SEE IF A LUG NUTS OR TIRE BLEW AND DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING UNUSUAL. I JUST HAD MY TIRES ROTATED (4-2-14 ) AT LOCAL SHOP AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE INCIDENT AND THEY FOUND THE TOP PART OF COIL SPRING -- APPROX. 3 TO 4 INCHES HAD BROKEN OFF. I GOT AN EST TO REPAIR AND WAS TOLD THAT THEIR PARTS SUPPLIER HAD OVER 150 UNITS OF THESE SPRINGS IN STOCK.( VERY UNUSUAL TO HAVE THIS MANY PCS IN STOCK UNLESS THERE ARE PROBLEMS W/ IT ) I ALSO THEN WENT HOME AND CHECKED ON INTERNET AND THERE ARE LOTS OF GMC & CHEVY VEH'S OF THIS TYPE THAT ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS / ISSUES W/ THE COIL SPRING BREAKING. I CHECKED TO SEE IF ANY RECALL OR ADVISORY WAS LISTED -- NOTHING. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING -- I DRIVE MAY ROAD MILES AND THERE CERTAINLY IS NO ABUSE TO THIS VEH. I NOW MAY BE STUCK W/ A $ 300.00 PLUS REPAIR BILL WHICH IS NOT SOMETHING I'M LOOKING TO DO BECAUSE IT'S RECOMMENDED THAT BOTH COIL SPRINGS BE REPLACED BECAUSE WITH ONLY PUTTING ON 1 IT WILL BE STIFFER THAN THE ONE ON DRIVERS SIDE AND MOST LIKELY IT WILL BREAK ALSO BECAUSE OF THE SHIFT IN WEIGHT FROM THE NEW ONE. MY NEXT CONCERN -- IF DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE OR ANY ROAD FOR THAT MATTER AND THE COIL SPRING BREAKS AND IT CAUSES MY TIRE TO BE DAMAGED IT COULD BE THE CAUSE OF AN ACCIDENT OR MAYBE IT HAS ALREADY BEEN THE CAUSE AND NOT YET DISCOVERED !!!!! *TR

I BOUGHT MY TRAVERSE NEW IN 2009 AND ABSOLUTELY LOVE MY CROSSOVER, HOWEVER ABOUT TWO YEARS AFTER PURCHASE I STARTED HAVING LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER ON MORE THEN ONE OCCASIONS TO NO AVAIL THEY TELL ME THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I'VE LOOKED ONLINE AND I SEE NUMEROUS OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I'VE LOSS POWER STEERING WHILE PARKING, BACKING UP, MAKING LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS I FEEL LIKE A HOSTAGE WITH THIS AUTOMOBILE SINCE THERE SEEMS TO BE NO KNOWN SOLUTION. I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM A MECHANIC WHO'S AWARE OF MY PROBLEM AND HE INFORMED ME THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) HOWEVER I DON'T SEE MY MODEL VEHICLE LISTED. I NEED HELP AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT TO DO NOW THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE STEERING BUT IT DOESN'T INCLUDE MY VEHICLE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR THE POWER STEERING ABRUBTLY STOPPED WORKING. I WAS COMING UP TO A STOP SIGN AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN. IT TURNED OUT THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAD FAILED. LUCKILY I WAS ON A RURAL ROAD WITH NO TRAFFIC AROUND ME. I TOOK IT TO THE CHEVY DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE PUMP AT A COST OF $650. MY CONCERN IS WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I WAS IN BUSY TRAFFIC AND THE POWER STEERING UNEXPECTEDLY STOPPED WORKING? THE OUTCOME MAY HAVE BEEN A LOT DIFFERENT.I HAVE BEEN ON SEVERAL CHEVY TRAVERSE FORUMS AND I AM AMAZED AT HOW MANY OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR VEHICLES. I WOULD CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT GM SHOULD ADDRESS ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT RECALL THEY HAVE ISSUED RECENTLY ON OTHER MODELS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.

INTERMITTENT STEERING FAILURE IN 2009 CHEVY TRAVERSE. SPEED IS NOT A FACTOR SINCE THE STEERING JUST STOPS WORKING AT NO MATTER WHAT MY SPEED IS. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOUR TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT. IT STARTED OUT JUST HAPPENING ON OCCASION NOT VERY FREQUENTLY. NOW IT IS HAPPENING ALL THE TIME. I HAVE HAD THE STEERING JUST STOP WORKING TO THE POINT THAT YOU CANNOT STEER AT ALL LIKE IT JUST LOCKS UP, NOT EVEN MANUAL STEERING IS AVAILABLE. I HAVE HAD THE STEERING STOP WORKING WHILE TRYING TO TURN A CORNER AND HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE STEERING TO COME BACK BEFORE I CAN FINISH THE TURN. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW SECONDS FOR IT TO COME BACK AND I HAVE NOT GOTTEN INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF IT YET BUT MY FEAR IS THAT IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WITH THIS ISSUE. THIS HAS HAPPENED DOING 70 MPH DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY. THIS IS MY WIFE'S CAR AND I HAVE GREAT CONCERN WITH HER DRIVING THIS CAR. I HAVE READ SEVERAL STEERING ISSUES ON THE INTERNET DEALING WITH THE SAME ISSUE THAT I AM HAVING HOWEVER GM HAS NOT RECALLED THIS PROBLEM YET. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A WINDING ROAD SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER-STEERING MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER. POWER-STEERING THEN RETURNED AS SUDDENLY AS IT WENT AWAY. PROBLEM HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY AND ESPECIALLY AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN TURNING MAKING STEERING OF THE TRAVERSE VERY DIFFICULT. I BELIEVE THE GM RECALL FOR POWER-STEERING FAILURE NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED TO INCLUDE CHEVY TRAVERSE MODELS BEFORE DRIVERS ARE INJURED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING STOP WORKING AND A RESULT, HE CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING AND RACK AND PINION MIGHT BE DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS ROUGH WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO MAKE LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS AT LOW SPEEDS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72000. UPDATED 5/27/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED GM PAID $1100 OF THE $1900. UPDATED 08/07/14