2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, SHE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE IN ORDER TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY HOWEVER, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD AS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE SHE HAD TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES AND SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS AND GOING TO TURN CORNER, INTO A PARKING SPOT, OR TURNING VEHICLE IN GENERAL, STEERING GETS VERY HARD AS IF POWER STEERING WENT OUT. POWER STEERING FLUID CHECKED ROUTINELY BECAUSE IF THIS. HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO STAY IN CORRECT LANE WHILE TURNING WITH MULTIPLE TURN LANES. THANKFULLY OTHER DRIVERS WERE ALERT THAT I WAS NOT STAYING IN MY LANE. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT BUT BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. *TR

I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHEN I FINALLY GOT THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOOSEN AND MOVE BACK INTO PLACE I HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND. THEN MY CAR ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DROPPED TO THE GROUND DUE TO THE FRONT TIRE AXLE BRAKING WHICH CAUSED ME TO HIT THE BACK OF A PARK VEHICLE. THE BRAKE OF THE AXLE APPEARED TO CLEAN AS THOUGH THE AXLE WAS NEVER APART OF MY CAR. THE INCIDENT SCARED ME A LOT AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED ON 3 YEAR OLD CAR AND I DID NOT HAVE ANY REAL WARNING SIGNS PRIOR TO THIS. I WOULD LIKE TO GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED AS I AM NOW WITHOUT MY CAR AND I HAVE TO FACE REPAIRING SOMEONE ELSE'S VEHICLE. *TR

THE FIRST PROBLEM IS THAT THE SECOND ROW, MIDDLE SEAT BELT GETS STUCK AFTER PUTTING THE ROW DOWN FLAT. YOU HAVE TO PUT THE ROW UP AND DOWN A FEW TIMES FOR IT TO START WORKING. SOMETIMES THAT WORKS, SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. I READ ABOUT RECALLS ON THE MODEL OF MY VEHICLE AND THIS ISSUE IS LISTED AS ONE OF THE RECALLS. CHEVROLET AND GM INSIST THAT MY "VIN#" IS NOT LISTED UNDER THE RECALLS, SO IT HAS TO BE DIAGNOSED AND DEALT WITH AS A NORMAL PROBLEM. THIS IS LISTED AS A SAFETY HAZARD WITH THE RECALL BECAUSE IT MAY NOT RESTRAIN AS IT SHOULD, GOD FORBID, DURING AN ACCIDENT. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS THERE IS A LEAK IN THE CARGO HOLD. WHENEVER IT RAINS, (A LITTLE OR A LOT, IT DOESN'T MATTER) WATER POOLS IN THE CARGO HOLD. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE NOW THE VEHICLE SMELLS OF MOLD. THERE ARE MANY OTHER PROBLEMS AS WELL. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH ONE OF THE TIRE SENSORS, THE CAR SHAKES AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SEIZE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER FOR THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME LOOSE. THE FAILURE RECURRED AS THE CONTACT MADE SHARP TURNS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALER OR A REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TURNING LEFT AGAINST TRAFFIC STEERING WHEEL LOCKED IN PLACE FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN RELEASED QUICKLY CAUSING A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION OF TURNING HARD WITH NOTHING AND THEN ALMOST U-TURNING WITH TOO MUCH TURNING STRENGTH. THERE IS NO WARNING OF STEERING STOPPAGE. IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND DEALER SUGGESTED CHANGING FLUID AS IT WAS OVER 100K MILES. TOOK TO INDEPENDENT SHOP AND WAS TOLD I NEED A RACK AND PINION. R & P WAS REPLACED AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. OEM R & P REPLACED AND PROBLEM STILL THERE. THERE IS A STEERING SOLENOID THAT WAS REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS FULL OF DIRTY STEERING FLUID. THAT DID NOT REPAIR IT EITHER. THERE IS A PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE IN THE POWER STEERING PUMP THAT FAILED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE WHOLE PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT APPEARS THE TRAVERSE IS HAVING A LOT OF "STEERING ISSUES". THIS TRAVERSE HAS A LOT OF HIGHWAY MILES AND THE PROBLEM TOOK A WHILE TO DEVELOP. I HAVE BEEN TALKING TO CHEVROLET ABOUT THIS AND THEY DO NOT WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE A "PROBLEM". I SPENT $1200 HAVING THIS ISSUE RESOLVED. WHEN THE STEERING FIRST REACTED THIS WAY, I FELT IN DANGER WITH THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC, AND THE STEERING WENT VIOLENT WHEN IT RELEASED CAUSING ANOTHER DANGEROUS SITUATION OF TURNING TOO FAR INTO MORE TRAFFIC. AS I LOOK AT STEERING PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND IF MILEAGE PILES UP A DANGEROUS CONDITION WILL OCCUR AND POSSIBLE WRECKS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED AND ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE, A PIECE OF METAL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE STABILIZER LINK BRACKET WAS HANGING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER HOWEVER NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BRACKET HAD NOT BEEN WELDED PROPERLY. THE BRACKET WAS WELDED AGAIN TO THE STRAP AND REPLACED BY A NEW STABILIZER LINK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN THE NO PASSENGER LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DESPITE THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BEING OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SENSOR FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

MY DAUGHTER HAD TO BE RUSHED TO HOSPITAL IN AN AMBULANCE. MY OTHER DAUGHTER AND MYSELF GOT IN OUR 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE AND WENT TO FOLLOW IT. I TURNED ON THE CAR AND HAD BOTH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAIL. SO THERE WE WERE FOLLOWING THE AMBULANCE HOLDING THE HIGHBEAM SWITCH ON SO THAT WE COULD FOLLOW IT AND BLINDING EVERYONE IN OUR PATH. I BROUGHT IT IN TO BARTON BIRKS CHEVROLET IN NEWBURGH NY AND THEY SAID BOTH BULBS BURNED OUT AT THE EXACT SAME TIME. STRANGE AND DID NOT THINK ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNTIL I READ ABOUT THE RECALL ON GMC ACADIA'S AND SATURN OUTLOOKS. AS BOTH OF THESE SHARE MANY OF THE SAME PARTS AS MY TRAVERSE I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT WANT TO LOOK INTO THIS AS WELL. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THE GAUGE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO DISPLAY THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE ALSO DISPLAYED THAT THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED; HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT RUNNING HOT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,622.