2017 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE Complaints

I HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR ONLY TWO YEARS. I DO MAINLY HIGHWAY DRIVING AND A LITTLE RESIDENTIAL STREET DRIVING. MY STEERING RACK AND FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER CONTROL ARM MOUNT BRUSHING FAILED. I HAD TO HAVE THEM BOTH REPLACE AT COST OF $2,495. I ASKED THE CHEVY DEALER IF THIS SOMETHING THAT THEY TYPICALLY SEE AND I WAS TOLD THAT MY ISSUE APPEARED TO BE DEFECT, BUT SINCE MY VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE AN ACTIVE RECALL AND I AM JUST WENT OVER THE $36K BUMPER TO BUMPER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2017 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH IN THE SNOW, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE VENTS INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE ONTO THE ROAD SHOULDER, OPENED THE DRIVER'S DOOR, AND FOUND SMOKE RISING FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT MOVED AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE AND, MOMENTS LATER, IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS PRESENT AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. ON FEBRUARY 19, 2019, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RHINELANDER GM AUTO CENTER (1935 NORTH STEVEN STREET, RHINELANDER, WI 54501, (715) 365-8100) FOR INSPECTION BECAUSE THE CONTACT NOTICED A SMOKE ODOR. THE DEALER SMELLED SMOKE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT UNDER THE HOOD, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE ODOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 9-5089683949. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

TAKATA RECALL - I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE MY AIRBAG WARNING SENSORS LIT UP ON MY DASHBOARD. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT ABOUT $1100, AND IT WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY AS THERE WAS NO RECALL ON IT. THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 1.5 YEARS OLD AND HAS NEVER HAD ANY ACCIDENTS/AIRBAG ISSUES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 25-30 MPH ON ITS OWN. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE, STABILITY, AND TRACTION CONTROL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PRIDE CHEVROLET (715 LYNNWAY, LYNN, MA 01905, (781) 995-4424) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REWIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT DECLINED THE REPAIRS AND REQUESTED A BUY BACK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: [XXX]. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,543. PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER DOES NOT DEFROST 1/2 OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE. ICE/SNOW REMAIN COMPLETELY INTACT. IT HAS TO BE COMPLETELY SCRAPED AND WILL FINALLY START TO CLEAR WHEN I CONTINUE TO USE WASHER FLUID/WIPERS AND INSIDE OF VEHICLE WARMS. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMP DROPS AND ALL WINDOW INTERIORS FOG/FROST. THIS DOES NOT CLEAR UNTIL INTERIOR WARMS COMPLETELY. THIS COULD TAKE 1/2 HR. INTERIOR FROST HAS TO BE SCRAPED THAT LEAVES FOG BEHIND. I'VE HAD TO DRIVE ALL THE WAY TO WORK WITH WINDSHIELD NOT CLEAR. DEALER HAS CHECKED MULTIPLE TIMES. TECH DETECTED THAT THERE IS NO DEFROSTER AIR FLOW TO THAT SIDE. UNABLE TO CORRECT. WAS TOLD ENTIRE DASH WOULD HAVE TO BE REMOVED AND THAT REPAIR IS BEING DENIED UNDER WARRANTY. PICS SHOW BOTH SIDES AFTER DEFROSTING FOR 20 MIN.

NOTICED A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA WHEN I ACCELERATED AND TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS HAPPENED IN THE CITY AND ON THE HIGHWAY. I TOOK IT TO TWO MECHANICS WHO BOTH DIAGNOSED IT WITH A LEAK IN THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THEY SAID THERE IS A HOLE. THIS CAR IS LESS THAN TWO YEARS OLD AND THIS IS NOT NORMAL. ALSO, MY CAR CONTINUES TO DIE WHEN NOT IN MOTION. ALTHOUGH MY CAR SAYS THE BATTERY IS CHARGED, WHEN I GO TO START MY CAR IT WON'T START. I ALWAYS MAKE SURE NOTHING IS LEFT ON IN HER CAR. IT STARTED DOING THIS TWO WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT IT AND IT HAS CONTINUED SINCE NICE THEN. THIS IS DEFINITELY NOT NORMAL EITHER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN ROOF EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER (AUTONATION CHEVROLET NORTHPOINT, 2175 MANSELL RD, ALPHARETTA, GA 30009, (770) 383-1536) PROVIDED A COST ESTIMATE FOR THE SUN ROOF GLASS REPLACEMENT AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE ENVIRONMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT FACILITY TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT CONSUMER STATED WARRANTY PERIOD IS OVER AND THE REPAIR WAS REFUSED. *JB

MY ENGINE, WHILE THE CAR WAS STATIONARY, MADE A LOUD CRANKING NOISE. IT SOUNDED LIKE LARGE METAL PIECES GRINDING TOGETHER. THE ENTIRE CAR WOULD THEN RUMBLE AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. AFTER SITTING FOR A WHILE IT WOULD STOP. THE RUMBLING WOULD HAPPEN ALMOST EVERY TIME MY VEHICLE IS AT A STANDSTILL. IT WOULD ALSO DO A JERKING MOTION WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD. THE GM REPAIR MECHANICS SAID IT WAS A SMALL VALVE. THEY REPLACED IT BUT THE SAME THING CONTINUED TO HAPPEN. MY CAR WAS BRAND NEW WHEN I PURCHASED IT IN 2017.

THE METAL TRACKS FOR THE REAR CAPTAIN PASSENGER SEATS HAS RUSTED BADLY AND NO LONGER LOCKS IN!! WHEN I APPLY BRAKES, THE SEATS SLIDE ALL THE WAY UP TO OUR FRONT SEATS. IT ALSO APPEARS THAT SEVERAL OTHER METAL INTERIOR SURFACES HAS RUSTED ALSO. THESE INCLUDE THE DOOR HINGES, INSIDE THE SEATBELTS AND ALL THE METAL FRAME OF THE REAR SEATS. DYER CHEVROLET IN VERO BEACH, FL HAS THE VEHICLE TODAY FOR THE FIRST ATTEMPT AT GIVING US A SAFE VEHICLE. THIS CONDITION WAS FIRST REPORTED TO OUR DEALER ON 8-20-18, AND WE WERE JUST CALLED BACK IN THIS WEEK AND WERE TOLD THAT SOME PARTS CAME IN BUT MY SERVICE TECH COULD NOT TELL ME WHAT PARTS OR WHAT THEY INTENDED TO DO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHEN THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO BUCKLE THE SEAT BELT, THE RELEASE BUTTON FELL OUT OF THE BUCKLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (ZEIGLER CHEVROLET, 1230 E GOLF RD, SCHAUMBURG, ILLINOIS, (847) 882-2200) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BUCKLE FELL APART AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT; HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.