2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE HE ATTEMPTED A TURN. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

I HAVE A 2009 CHEVY TRAVERSE, BOUGHT BRAND NEW. WHEN BACKING OUT AND TURNING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, MY STEERING WAS BEYOND STIFF. I HAD TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO TURN AND THERE WAS A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WHEN I DID. THIS STEERING PROBLEM OCCURRED AT LOWER SPEEDS UP TO ABOUT 20 MPH OR SO. IT OCCURRED WHETHER I WAS TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT, MOVING FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. WHEN TURNING LEFT AND/OR RIGHT, (NOT FROM A STOP SIGN) I HAD TO PULL THE WHEEL VERY HARD TO KEEP FROM GOING INTO THE ONCOMING LANE. ASSUMING THE PROBLEM WAS A LACK OF STEERING FLUID, I WENT TO A LES SCHWAB TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND FILLED, BUT THAT WASN'T THE PROBLEM. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND THE MECHANIC BELIEVES THE PROBLEM TO BE THE POWER STEERING SENSOR?? THE CAR IS THERE NOW SO I DON'T KNOW THE RESULTS YET. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AND WHEN CHANGING LANES THE STEERING STIFFENED AND RESISTED ALMOST CAUSING ME TO HIT THE MEDIAN. I HAVE HAD MANY ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE BUYING IT. ISSUES THAT WOULDN'T BE EXPECTED FROM A VEHICLE THIS NEW. *TR

DURING 15MPH TURN POWER STEERING FAILED AND IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANAGE THE TURN. I NARROWLY AVOIDED HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH WAS WAITING TO ENTER THE INTERSECTION. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER ON 11/5/13 WHO REPLACED THE WATER PUMP BECAUSE THE COOLANT LEAKING ON BELT CAUSED THE BELT TO SLIP, WHICH IS TURN CAUSED THE POWER STEERING TO FAIL. 12/27/13 BROUGHT CAR BACK TO DEALER BECAUSE INITIAL STEERING PROBLEM WAS OCCURRING AGAIN. THIS TIME WE WERE TOLD STEERING RACK AND PINION IS LEAKING FLUID AND WE WERE ADVISED TO REPLACE THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT INDICATED THE DEFECT WAS ONLY PRESENT WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

AT LOW SPEEDS, POWER STEERING FAILED RENDERING THE VEHICLE INCAPABLE OF TURNING. BACKING OUT DRIVEWAY BECAME DIFFICULT BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD REFUSE TO TURN. PARKING IN PARKING SPOTS WAS DIFFICULT. WHEN TURNING, THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION IF UNABLE TO TURN IN A TIMELY MANNER SUCH AS MAKING LEFT TURNS THROUGH ONCOMING TRAFFIC IN, WHAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES. *TR

MY 2009 TRAVERSE LT1 HAS STEERING ISSUES WHILE TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE STEERING GETS EXTREMELY STIFF, RESULTING IN HAVING TO USE INCREDIBLE STRENGTH TO COMPLETE THE TURN. I FIRST NOTICED IT WHEN THE CAR GOT OVER 40,000 MILES. TOOK IT TO CHEVY SERVICE DEALER AND THEY STATED IT WAS A SAFETY FEATURE. I KNEW THAT FALSE BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE NOTICED IT BEFORE 40,000. NOW THEY'RE TELLING ME THEY CAN'T HELP ME UNLESS THE CAR DOES IT WHILE IN THEIR CARE. BUT IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY SO THAT DOESN'T HELP, WHICH ALSO MAKES IT THAT MUCH MORE SCARIER. THIS IS A WELL-DOCUMENTED ISSUE AMONG TRAVERSE OWNERS. MOST OWNERS HAVE STATED THAT CHEVY WOULD HAVE THEM REPAIR THE PUMP OR RACK, NOT COVERED BY A WARRANTY, COSTING $1200 PLUS, TO ONLY FACE THIS ISSUE SHORTLY THEREAFTER. *TR

WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEED, THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE VEHICLE.

AT LOW SPEEDS SUCH AS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, PULLING INTO PARKING SPACES AND TURNING ONTO A STREET FROM A STOP THE POWER STEERING IN MY 2009 CHEVY TRAVERSE APPEARS TO BE FAILING MAKING THE VEHICLE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND I AM WORRIED THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN WHEN A PERSON OR ANOTHER VEHICLE IS IN MY WAY CAUSING A SEVERE INCIDENT.

NO INCIDENT OCCURRED, BUT I HAD THE AUTONATION DELRAY BEACH, FL GM DEALERSHIP SERVICE TECHNICIAN LOOK INTO WHY THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SQUEAL WHEN MAKING SLOW SPEED TURNS, WITH THE SHARPER THE TURN, THE LOUDER THE SQUEAL. READING THE OTHER POSTS, I AM GUESSING HE KNEW RIGHT AWAY WHAT THE NOISE WAS FROM WITHOUT REALLY HAVING TO INVESTIGATE. AFTER THEIR "INSPECTION", THE GM SERVICE REP GAVE ME A CALL AND INDICATED THAT THE STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING FLUID. AND THIS LEAK WOULD OVER TIME CAUSE INTERNAL PARTS TO OVERHEAT AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE A LACK IN STEERING CAPABILITIES. AFTER SAYING YES TO THE REPAIRS/REPLACEMENT, I STARTED THINKING THAT THIS MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. AS WAS THE EXPERIENCE WITH OTHER POSTERS, THE GM SERVICE REP INDICATED GM IS CURRENTLY NOT CONSIDERING THIS A WARRANTY REPAIR OR RECALL REPAIR. AS TAXPAYERS, DON'T WE STILL OWN A PART OF GM? OR MAYBE THEY WERE ABLE TO PAY US BACK USING THE COSTLY REPAIRS DOLLARS WE HAVE BEEN PAYING OUT FOR REPAIRS THAT I WOULD SAY DEFINITELY FALL UNDER THE RECALL CATEGORY? I FEEL FORTUNATE STEERING NEVER LOCKED UP ON ME, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE THESE REPAIRS TO THE STEERING COMPONENTS DON'T GUARENTEE NO FUTURE ISSUES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK AND STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,300.