2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE HEARD WHENEVER COMPLETING A TURN. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO DEFECT WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO THEN ADVISED THAT THE STEERING RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER DID NOT PROPERLY DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE UNTIL AFTER THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DECLINED TO PROVIDE FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140.

YOU GUYS NEED TO CHECK OUT THIS WEBSITE, I'M HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS AS MANY LISTED HERE, AND MANY WHO DON'T EVEN LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE!!! SOMETHING HAS TO BE WRONG WITH THE TRAVERSE, AND GM IS PICKING OUT 1 AT A TIME, AND OFFERING TO FIX THE ISSUES AT A LESSER CHARGE (OUT OF WARRANTY). PLEASE GET SOMEONE TO LOOK INTO THIS. OUR STEERING HAS BEEN AN ISSUE, ALONG WITH THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE HAVING BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES!! WIRING HARNESS REPLACED, LEAKING POWER STEERING, AND STRUTS/MOUNTS. AFTER DOING MUCH RESEARCH, I FIND SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUES!!! THERE HAS TO BE A PROBLEM SOMEWHERE, AND MANY PEOPLE UNKNOWINGLY ARE PAYING FULL PRICE FOR THIS UNLESS THEY COMPLAIN!!! I ENDED UP PAYING $950 FOR A $4000 BILL AT THE DEALER AFTER NEGOTIATING WITH GM. SOMETHING IS WRONG HERE FOLKS!! [XXX] THERE ARE MANY OTHER FORUMS IF YOU GOOGLE THIS ISSUE OF OTHER CONSUMERS WITH THESE ISSUES!! WITH SOME LOSING POWER AND DROPPING FROM 65MPH ON INTERSTATE TO 20 MPH WITHIN A MATTER OF SECONDS!! I DON'T WANT THIS TO HAPPEN TO MY FAMILY!!!! *TR PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

ON SUNDAY I NOTICED A REDDISH FLUID UNDER THE FRONT RIGHT CORNER OF THE VEHICLE THAT HAD LEAKED OUT ONTO THE GARAGE FLOOR. ON THURSDAY I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND HAVE THE WATER PUMP RECALL TAKEN CARE OF AND HAD MENTIONED TO THE SERVICE TECH ABOUT THE FLUID I HAD NOTICED. THE SERVICE TECH CALLED ME LATER THAT DAY TO INFORM ME THAT THE MECHANIC HAD FOUND THAT THE FLUID WAS COMING FROM THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND THAT THE RACK AND PINION HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1400.00. THE VEHICLE IS JUST OVER 4 YEARS OLD AND TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM IS UNACCEPTABLE. IN DOING RESEARCH INTO POWER STEERING FAILURE ON THIS PARTICULAR CHEVROLET VEHICLE, THERE ARE NUMEROUS CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE RELATED TO THE POWER STEERING COMPONENTS. THE SERVICE TECH SAID THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IF THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM, A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED TO HAVE GM REPLACE THE POWER STEERING COMPONENTS BEFORE THERE ARE MAJOR ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS. AS OF THIS WRITING, I'M WAITING ON A DECISION FROM THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THEY WOULD REPLACE THE POWER STEERING UNIT AT GM'S COST. AGAIN, THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK IN OPEN THROTTLE POSITION. THE CONTACT PUMPED THE BRAKES REPEATEDLY AND HAD TO REACH DOWN TO MANUALLY RELEASE THE PEDAL WITH HER HANDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

POWER STEERING LOCKS UP WHEN TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS OR PARKING. VERY DANGEROUS. SEE NUMEROUS PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME COMPLAINT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE POWER REDUCE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PASS (AT A NORMAL SPEED & SITUATION) ACCELERATOR STICKS & CONTINUES SPEEDING UP UNTIL I SLAMMED ON BRAKES(WHICH DIDN'T STOP ME) & PULLED THE ACCELERATOR UP AT THE SAME TIME, THIS HAS NOW OCCURRED 5 TIMES OVER THE LAST 7 MONTHS, IT IS TERRIFYING WHEN IT HAPPENS, I HAVE 3 KIDS IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME MOST OF THE TIME, THEN TODAY WHEN IT HAPPENED RIGHT AFTER IT STARTED WORKING PROPERLY I LOST POWER STEERING WHEN I APPLY MY BRAKES!! NOT IMPRESSED WITH THIS VEHICLE RIGHT NOW! *TR

FROM A STOP, MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN ON A BUSY STREET. POWER STEERING HAS LOCKED UP MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE PURCHASING ON DECEMBER 23, 2013. GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR

OUR 2010 CHEVY TRAVERSE HAD ABOUT 60,000 MILES ON IT WHEN IT WOULD BE VERY, VERY HARD TO STEER AT SLOW SPEEDS WHILE PARKING AND TURNING. *TR

WHINING NOISE WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL. HAS BEEN IN SHOP 4 TIMES. WITH SAME PROBLEM. *TR