2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED MOVING WITHOUT ANY RESPONSE FROM THE WHEELS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A SNOW BANK. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT DETACHED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFERED ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,500. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, CRASHED INTO A HIGHWAY BARRIER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO AVOID CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE POLICE REPORTED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE FOR TREATMENT OF INJURIES TO THE BACK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

WHILE PULLING INTO MY NEIGHBORHOOD OFF OF THE MAIN STREET MY POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. I NEARLY COLLIDED WITH A CAR PULLING OUT OF MY SUBDIVISION AS I COULD BARELY TURN MY CAR, IT TOOK ALL OF MY STRENGTH TO GET IT TO TURN. IF MY WIFE HAD BEEN DRIVING THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT SHE WOULD'VE HIT THE CAR PULLING OUT. I GOT THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND HE FOUND A FAULTY POWER STEERING PUMP AND RACK AND PINION.NOT WHAT I EXPECT FOR A VEHICLE WITH 52,000 MILES ON IT. OVER $1,000 AND THREE DAYS LATER I HAVE MY VEHICLE BACK. FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN READING ON THE INTERNET THIS SEEMS LIKE A PRETTY COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES. I THINK A RECALL IS IN ORDER BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED OR KILLED. THIS IS MY FIRST AND POSSIBLY MY LAST CHEVROLET DEPENDING ON HOW THINGS GO FROM HERE. I REALIZE THINGS GO WRONG ON VEHICLES FROM TIME TO TIME BUT THIS SEEMS TO BE A PRETTY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. PLEASE DO THE RIGHT THING AND RECALL THESE VEHICLE'S AS THIS ISN'T AN ISOLATED ISSUE. IT'S NOT LIKE YOUR CUSTOMERS HAVE A THOUSAND PLUS DOLLARS LYING AROUND TO FIX SOMETHING THAT IS CLEARLY FAULTY. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE TURNING LEFT ONTO A SIDE STREET FROM A STOP, NEARLY A TRAFFIC CRASH WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. FOLLOWING THE INITIAL INCIDENT, THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AT LOWER SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 30 MPH WHILE COASTING, FOOT OFF GAS, AROUND CORNERS AND CURVES. PROBLEM PERSISTENT, ABSOLUTELY NO POWER ASSISTED STEERING IN PARKING LOTS AT LOW SPEEDS AND TRYING TO PARK. PROBLEM CORRECTED ITSELF WHILE ACCELERATING, OR BY RAISING ENGINE RPM'S. UPON CHECKING, POWER STEERING PUMP RESERVOIR, IT WAS FOUND TO BE DRY. UPON FILLING PUMP, THERE WAS NO CHANGE TO THE PROBLEM. TAKEN TO DEALER, DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A PUMP BEARING FAILURE. APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH PRIOR, 75,000 MILE SERVICE PERFORMED BY DEALER, POWER STEERING FLUID CHECKED BY DEALER, FOUND TO BE FULL AT THAT TIME. POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED, SYSTEM FLUSHED, NO LEAKS FOUND. DEALER ADVISED OF AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH POWER STEERING PUMP FAILURE TO THIS MAKE AND MODEL, BUT NO RECALL BY GM. REPAIR COST BETWEEN $750, FOR PUMP AND FLUSH, AND $1200 WITH OTHER SYSTEM PROBLEMS. DUE TO DISABILITIES, UNABLE TO STEER VEHICLE, HAD TO TURN DRIVING OVER TO ANOTHER PERSON IN THE VEHICLE. DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE! *TR

THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING WHEN GOING AT SLOW SPEEDS. DIAGNOSED BY DEALERSHIP AS POWER STEERING PUMP AND GEAR LEAKING. IT BECOMES NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN PARKING OR AT TIMES TURNING ONTO ROADS. OUR NEIGHBORS JUST TOOK THEIRS IN FOR THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. *TR

AS WE WERE DRIVING ALONG AN ON RAMP TO A HIGHWAY AS WE REACHED 55MPH THE VEHICLE WAS SLUGGISH AND WOULD "PULL" CONSTANTLY AS WE TRIED TO ACCELERATE ALL THE WAY UNTIL WE REACHED 65-70 MPH. THIS STARTED HAPPENING MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY EVEN WHILE DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS ON CITY STREETS. AGAIN GETTING THAT "PULLING" OR "BUCKING" SENSATION AS WE TRIED TO ACCELERATE. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY RETURNED IT STATING THEY FOUND NO ERROR CODES AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AFTER ANOTHER MONTH OF THE SAME THING HAPPENING ALMOST DAILY ON EVERY COMMUTE WE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN AGAIN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS TIME THEY WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE "ISSUE" AND SAID THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM WAS THE MOTOR MOUNTS WHICH THEY REPLACED. THIS MADE ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE AND SURE ENOUGH THE VEHICLE STILL HAS THE SAME ISSUE TO THIS VERY DAY. 2ND ISSUE IS THE STEERING GOING COMPLETELY OUT AS YOU MAKE TURNS GOING AT SLOWER SPEEDS SUCH AS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN OR TURNING IN TO A PARKING SPACE. AS I STARTED MAKING A TURN IN TO A PARKING SPACE I HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR NEXT TO THE EMPTY SPACE I WAS TRYING TO GO INTO BECAUSE IT FELT LIKE THE "POWER STEERING" WENT OUT AND COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL AT ALL. WE HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND POWER STEERING FLUID AND PUMP ARE WORKING "FINE" ACCORDING TO MECHANICS. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE SINCE MANY TRAVERSE OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WHICH IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN ESPECIALLY WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT NOT BEING ABLE TO CONTROL A VEHICLE GOING AROUND 25-30 MPH IN A PARKING LOT OR MAKING TURNS IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC (LEFT TURNS). PLEASE HELP WITH THESE ISSUES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING CAR STARTED TO SPIT AND SPUTTER LIKE NOT GETTING ENOUGH FUEL. THEN WHILE TURNING THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT COME AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED NEVER STAYED SOLID. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THEN QUIT FLASHING BUT THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS STILL ON. THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT STAYED ON UNTIL I TURNED THE CAR OFF, I THEN TURNED IT BACK ON AND THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT WAS NOT ON. *TR

WHEN MAKING TURNS AT SLOW RATES OF SPEED, AROUND 30 MPH. STEERING BECOMES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN, MAKING IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. DOES NOT HAPPEN REGULARLY BUT IS HAPPENING MORE OFTEN. POWER STEERING FLUID CHECKS OKAY. DURING SOME INSTANCES STEERING WILL MAKE POPPING NOISES, THIS HAPPENS WHEN TURNING EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT. *TR

WAS TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, FELT A SLIGHT THUMP IN THE STEERING WHEEL. WHEN I TRIED TO TURN TO SWITCH LANES, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR BUT IT TOOK ALL OF MY STRENGTH TO OPERATE THE STEERING. I AM A 50 YEAR OLD PHYSICALLY ABLE MALE, IF IT WERE MY WIFE OR DAUGHTER DRIVING, IT COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. *TR