2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE Complaints

THE RACK AND PINION ON MY TRAVERSE IS LEAKING. THE MECHANIC SAID THEY HAD THE SAME THING ON A COUPLE OTHER 2009 TRAVERSES THAT HAVE COME THROUGH THEIR SHOP. THIS IS A $1,000-$1,200 REPAIR THAT IS COMMON FOR THESE VEHICLES AT THIS MILEAGE. THIS WILL ALSO MAKE THE POWER STEERING PUMP GO OUT AND NOT BE ABLE TO TURN. WHY HASN'T THIS BEEN RECALLED YET? THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO BY THE GOVERNMENT/GM AS TO HOW MANY OF THESE SIMILAR ISSUES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED BY DEALERS. THIS NEEDS TO BE A COVERED RECALL. OBVIOUS WEAK WORKMANSHIP OF THIS PART. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO OPERATE WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR. THE RPMS BEGAN TO REDUCE AND A POPPING NOISE ALSO EMITTED FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NINE TIMES. TWO DAYS AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED THE WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,982.

THE STEERING IS HARD TO TURN WHEN DRIVING IN LAW SPEED FOR EXAMPLE MAKING A U-TURN, WHILE ENTERING A PARKING SPOT, WHILE PERFORMING A PARALLEL PARKING, WHEN EXITING THE HIGH WAY INTO A STREET. *TR

2009 TRAVERSE THAT WILL NOT TURN!! NO NOISE FROM THE POWER STEERING PUMP, JUST DRIVING ALONG AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR WILL NOT TURN!! THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED!! THIS IS RIDICULOUS CHEVY WON'T COVER THIS PROBLEM! RESEARCHED ONLINE AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF CUSTOMERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM! *TR

THE TRAVERSE WILL NOT TURN AT CERTAIN SPEEDS WITHOUT EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO THE STEERING WHEEL. I CAN'T PARK IN TIGHT SPACES, MAKING TURNS GREATER THAN 20 DEGREES ARE INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT. RANDOM TURNS ARE ALSO DIFFICULT, LIKE CHANGING LANES ON THE FREEWAY ETC. THE PRESSURE NEEDED TO MAKE THESE TURNS ON THE STEERING WHEEL CAN BE OVERWHELMING TO THE AVERAGE DRIVER. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. GM REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM, AND SAYS THAT IT IS ELECTRICAL AND MUST BE FIXED AT MY EXPENSE EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THIS SEEMS LIKE A POWER STEERING PROBLEM, YET GM SAYS THE STEERING IS ELECTRICAL. *TR

WHILE PARKING THE CAR, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN. IT WAS AS IF THE POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THE VEHICLE IS BECOMING HARDER TO TURN WHILE IN MOTION. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE 2009 TRAVERSE, I FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. I WOULD NOT BE REPORTING THIS EXCEPT THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT THE POWER STEERING AND THE RACK AND PINION SHOULD BE RECALLED ASAP FOR THIS SAFETY CONCERN. WE DON'T NEED ANYONE'S STEERING TO GO COMPLETELY OUT AND NOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE WITH HAS ALSO HAPPENED ACCORDING TO MY RESEARCH CAUSING ACCIDENTS. *TR

I JUST PURCHASED MY 2009 TRAVERSE IN MARCH AND WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF OWNING IT I NOTICED IT WAS HARD TO PARK, UNFORTUNATELY THERE WAS NOT A WARRANTY ON THE CAR. NOW ITS BEEN ALMOST 3 MONTHS SINCE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE AND IT IS GETTING WORSE BY THE DAY. I NOT ONLY HAVE PROBLEMS PARKING BUT ALSO WHEN I MAKE TURNS. I HAVE TAKEN TO BE LOOKED AT AND THEY SAID IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. MY CONCERN IS IF IT IS SO COMMON WHY HAS IT NOT BEEN RECALLED. IT IS OBVIOUSLY A DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD TO STOP MY CAR IN ORDER TO GET IT TO TURN SO THAT I COULD FIHISH PARKING. ALSO HAVE NOTICED A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN THE AC IS ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE WITH HAND-CONTROLLED MOBILITY EQUIPMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS HESITANT TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND ALSO TO THE MOBILITY EQUIPMENT MECHANIC. NEITHER TECHNICIAN WAS ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. *TR

ON MY WAY TO AN APPT TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MPH. HEARD A LOUD WHINING SOUND, SO I DECREASED MY ACCELERATION. NOISE WENT AWAY. THERE WERE NO SENSORS/LIGHTS SIGNALING THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG NOR DID THE CAR PERFORM ANY DIFFERENT THAN BEFORE THE NOISE OCCURRED. I NOTICED THAT SOMETHING WASN'T RIGHT WHEN I TRIED MAKE A TURN THAT LEAD TO MY DESTINATION. IT WAS MUCH HARDER TO TURN MY WHEEL. I CONTINUED TO MY APPT BUT WHEN I TRIED TO PARK, I REALLY HAD ISSUES BECAUSE MY STEERING WHEEL WOULD BARELY TURN IN ANY DIRECTION. AFTER MY APPT, TOOK MY CAR TO PEP BOYS FOR THEM TO CHECK THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEVELS. THE EMPLOYEE SHOWED ME THAT THE LEVELS WERE FINE & THAT I SHOULD CONTACT MY DEALERSHIP. I DROVE HOME BUT I HAD A VERY HARD TIME ESPECIALLY WHEN I WAS TRAVELING AT SPEEDS LOWER THAN 25 MPH. I DIDN'T ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL MONDAY MORNING WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM. I TOLD THEM WHAT IT WAS DOING & ASKED THAT THEY LOOK AT IT. THEY CALLED ME AT WORK AND SAID THAT I NEEDED A NEW POWER STEERING PUMP AND A RACK & PINION STEERING GEAR PLUS AN ALIGNMENT. ALL TOTAL I WOULD BE SHELLING OUT $1100 FOR AN ISSUE THAT I SHOULDN'T HAVE WITH A 3-YR-OLD CAR WITH ONLY 41K MILES ON IT!! I CALLED GENERAL MOTORS TO FILE A FORMAL COMPLAINT BECAUSE NONE OF THIS WAS UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY ON THE CAR. I ALSO WANTED TO FILE A COMPLAINT BECAUSE I NOTICED THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AFTER I RESEARCHED IT ON THE INTERNET. THEY TOOK MY COMPLAINT BUT TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO SINCE THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE CAR FOR THIS ISSUE. I AM MAKING THIS COMPLAINT HERE BECAUSE SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE IF THIS ISSUE DOESN'T GET FIXED THROUGH A RECALL. AND IT'S A SHAME THAT HARD-WORKING PEOPLE HAVE TO MAKE A COSTLY REPAIR SUCH AS THIS ON A CAR THAT'S NOT EVEN 5 YEARS OLD & WITH MINIMAL MILEAGE. PLEASE MAKE GM RECALL THIS!!!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE POWER STEERING FLUID HOWEVER, AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE RACK AND PINION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR