2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE Complaints

WHEN MAKING TURNS INTO PARKING SPACES, A DRIVEWAY, SHARP OR WIDE TURNS IT SEEMS THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. I CAN HARDLY TURN THE CAR AND HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. BASED ON THE COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND ON THIS SITE IT APPEARS TO COST SEVERAL HUNDRED TO THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR. TO ME THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

MY WIFE IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF OUR 2009 TRAVERSE. I WAS DRIVING IT ABOUT A WEEK AGO AND NOTICED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WHINING. WE HAD AN APPOINTMENT FOR SERVICE ON THE 26TH AND I REPORTED IT TO THEM. BASICALLY AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN TURNING YOU COULD HERE THE MOTOR WHINING. THEY STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE RACK DUE TO LEAKING (WHICH WE HADN'T NOTICED PREVIOUSLY). THE REPAIR IS ESTIMATED AT $1800. I HAVE READ WHERE PEOPLE HAVE LOST THEIR POWER STEERING RIDING DOWN THE ROAD, THAT HASN'T HAPPENED TO US, YET.. *TR

I TOOK IT IN BECAUSE THE A/C STOP WORKING AND THEY FOUNDED THE LEAKED. ALSO MENTIONED A RECALLED BUT DIDN'T LIST ON MY RECEIPT. MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS BURNED OUT TOO. I THINK THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM BUT THE DEALER WON'T ADMIT. CLAIMED REPAIRS ARE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I WISH THEY HAD TOLD ME THIS BEFORE I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW. *TR

AT SLOW SPEEDS SUCH AS ENTERING A PARKING SPACE OR MAKING A TURN ONTO A SIDE STREET THE STEERING SIMPLY LOCKS UP. MORE DIFFICULT THAN SIMPLY DRIVING A CAR WITHOUT POWER STEERING. NO ACCIDENT YET BUT MY WIFE DRIVES IT DAILY AND I'M AFRAID ITS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SHE GETS HIT DUE TO LACK OF ABILITY TO REACT QUICKLY. I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF TRAVERSE OWNERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE SAME VEHICLE AT THE SAME MILEAGE. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY GM. A RECALL NEEDS PUT INTO EFFECT AS REPAIRS ARE COSTLY. I'VE SEEN FROM$850 TO OVER A THOUSAND. THIS IS TOO COSTLY AND IMPORTANT A REPAIR FOR AN AUTOMOBILE WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE. FLUID LEVELS WERE FOUND TO BE LOW ONCE. FLUID WAS TOPPED OFF BUT ISSUE REMAINS. ABSOLUTELY NO SIGNS OF LEAK UNDER VEHICLE. IT IS SPOTLESS. *TR

I HAVE A 2009 TRAVERSE LT. AFTER OWNING THE CAR 3 MONTHS WE STARTED EXPERIENCING A "BUCKING ISSUE" WHEN TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS AND COMING OFF HIGHWAYS ON CURVES.VERY DANGEROUS!, THE STEERING WHEEL PULLS IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION YOU ARE STEERING IN A RHYTHMIC PATTERN. CHEVY REPLACED THE ENTIRE RACK & PINION SYSTEM - STILL HAD THE SAME ISSUE. THE CAR HAS BEEN BACK MANY TIMES AND BLEED OVER 24 HOUR PERIOD. STILL THE SAME ISSUE. CHEVY INSISTS THERE ARE NO RECALLS OR ALERTS ON THIS PROBLEM BUT CLEARLY FROM POSTS ON THE INTERNET THERE ARE PROBLEMS. THE CAR IS NOW 4 YEARS OLD WITH 45,000 MILES ON IT - MOSTLY LOCAL DRIVING. STILL VERY CONCERNED THAT WITH MY WIFE AND KIDS USING THE CAR MOSTLY THE BUCKING MAY PULL THE CAR IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION WHEN EXITING AN OFF RAMP. I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL CHEVY OWNER SINCE I WAS 16 BUT THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPEN TO SO MANY PEOPLE I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY CANNOT IDENTIFY AND FIX THE PROBLEM. I FEAR THAT IT WILL TAKE A MAJOR INCIDENT TO BRING THIS ISSUE TO LIGHT. *TR

CAR IN REPAIR SHOP GETTING NEW INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT, MECHANIC STATED THAT RACK& PINION WAS SEEPING OIL ON BOTH SIDES.WILL NEED REPLACED SOON, VEHICLE HAS 51000 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD TO SHUT OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

DRIVING VEHICLE AT SLOW SPEEDS AND TURNING IS NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. POWER STEERING FAILS. THIS IS A SAFTEY ISSUE, AND WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT IF WE NEEDED TO. *TR

GOING AROUND A CORNER ON A HIGHWAY AT APPROX 55 MILES PER HOUR THE HANDLING OF THE CAR BECAM ERRATIC AND DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND UNCONTROLLABLY SHIFTED INTO THE LEFT LANE. I FORCED IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DETERMINED WE LOST POWER STEERING. HAD TO MANHANDLE IT TO OUR REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND BLED THE SYSTEM. STILL WAS NOT RIGHT. REPLACED THE PUMP AGAIN AND RE-BLED SYSTEM. STILL NO BETTER. RESEARCHED PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT WE HAVE TO REPALCE THE RACK AS WELL. SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PUT THIS KIND OF MONEY INTO A VEHICLE WITH 46,860 MILES ON IT. GM WILL DO NOTHING. THERE IS NO WAY THAT MY WIFE OR MY DAUGHTERS COULD HAVE SAFELY GOT THAT CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEY BOTH DRIVE THE CAR. HAVE NO DECIDED TO REPAIR VEHICLE YET. WILL BE CONTACTING THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU. AMAZING NO ONE HAVE HAD A SERIOUS OR FATAL ACCIDENT YET. *TR

WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED TOTAL STEERING FAILURE. COULD NOT TURN CAR AT ALL. REQUIRED COMPLETE SYTEM REPLACEMENT OF POWER STEERING PUMP AND STEERING RACK. APPEARS TO BE VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH CAR. *TR