2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE Complaints

WHEN I WAS TURNING INTO MY DRIVEWAY THE STEERING GOT VERY STIFF ALMOST TO THE POINT I FELT THE STEERING WAS LOCKING UP. I HAVE A SMALL CHILD AND FEAR THAT THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH THE TRAVERSE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT BOTH THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND THE RACK AND PINION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND INTERMITTENT LOCKING /FAILURE/ INABILITY TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AT SLOW SPEEDS. DIFFICULTY TURNING INTO PARKING SPACES - NO POWER STEERING. NEARLY MISSED MY TURN, HEADING DIRECTLY AT A ROAD SIGN TRYING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AT APPROX 15 MPH. HAD TO COMPLETELY STOP (IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD & ONCOMING TRAFFIC) TO 'UNLOCK' THE WHEEL AND COMPLETE MY TURN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE CORRECTED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT! TOOK 2010 TRAVERSE TO CHEVY DEALER - THEY SAID IT WAS A 'COMMON PROBLEM'. JUST PAID $700 TO REPLACE MY POWER STEERING PUMP & HOPING THAT FIXES THE PROBLEM. MY CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD! CHEVY SHOULD BE ASHAMED. *JB

DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS WHILE TURNING IT BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. LOSE POWER STEERING. *JS

POWER STEERING ABRUPTLY FAILED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHEN MAKING TURNS AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH OR LESS CAUSING NEAR COLLISIONS OVER THE COURSE OF A COUPLE WEEKS.. FREQUENCY CONTINUED TO INCREASE SO IT HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES ON A DAILY BASIS. TOOK TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULDN'T FIND PROBLEM SO CHANGED POWER STEERING FLUID AND FLUSHED SYSTEM. LATER THAT SAME DAY THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. I AM CONCERNED TO LET MY WIFE DRIVE THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP THINKS THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. SEARCHED ONLINE AND IT APPEARS MANY TRAVERSE OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR ISSUES. IS THERE A POTENTIAL RECALL ON THIS ISSUE ? *TT

I WAS TURNING INTO MY DRIVEWAY WHEN THE POWER STEERING LOCKED. BY VERY "BRUTE FORCE" I WAS ABLE TO FORCE IT BACK THUS AVOIDING A COLLISION WITH THE RETAINING WALL. LATER IN THE WEEK I TOOK THE CAR TO A AUTO BODY REPAIR TO REMOVE A MINOR DENT. THE OWNER OF THE REPAIR SHOP EXPERIENCED THE SAME "LOCK" UP WHEN DRIVING THE CAR INTO HIS GARAGE. I THEN WHEN ON LINE GOOGLED "2010 TRAVERSE STEERING PROBLEMS" I WAS TAKEN BACK AT THE PLETHORA OF COMPLAINTS AND COMMENTS FILED. I TOOK THE CAR TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND HE & I REVIEWED THE COMPLAINTS. WE CONCLUDED IT WAS THE RACK & PINION THUS IT WAS REPLACED. NO SO. THE LOCK UP OCCURRED AGAIN LAST EVENING WHEN TURNING INTO MY DRIVEWAY. THIS MORNING I TOOK IT BACK TO THE MECHANIC. HE IS REPLACING THE RACK AND PINION HE PUT IN YESTERDAY AND PUTTING IN A NEW POWER STEERING PUMP. TRY "CHATTING" WITH A GM REPRESENTATIVE ON LINE. THEY ARE EXPERTS AT DEFLECTING QUESTIONS AND GIVING YOU THE RUN AROUND. SINCE GM OWES THE UNITED STATES$ & I AM PART OF THE US, THE NEXT STEP IS TO CONTACT MY SENATORS AND CONGRESS PERSON AND DEMAND A RECALL OF THE TRAVERSE' FROM THIS DEBTOR. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING BELOW 15 MPH THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING AND REQUIRES A STRONG EFFORT TO TURN THE WHEEL. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT GONE AWAY AND IS GETTING MORE FREQUENT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ON ON 8 AUGUST 2013 AND WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND THE RACK AND PINION (COST APPROXIMATELY $1,500). I ASKED IF THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THE SERVICE TECH SAID KNOW. NOW I HAVE FOUND OUT IS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

AT SPEEDS OF 40 MPH AND SLOWER, THE POWER STEERING IS UNRESPONSIVE AND STOPS WORKING. THIS PROBLEM IS RECURRING. MOST NOTABLY WHEN TURNING ONTO SIDE ROADS AFTER SLOWING DOWN, AND ALSO WHEN MAKING TURNS INTO PARKING LOTS AND PARKING SPACES. THIS STEERING PROBLEM IS A HAZARD TO NOT ONLY THE VEHICLE DRIVER/OCCUPANTS, BUT AS WELL AS OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. *TR

NOTIFICATION THAT WAS SENT TO CHEVORLET'S WEB SITE I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 2010 TRAVERSE. TOOK IT ON THE TYPICAL TWO MILE TEST DRIVE FOUND NO ISSUES. AFTER OWNING IT NOW FOR SEVERAL MONTHS I'M HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING FAILING. IT IS USUALLY AT LOWER SPEEDS WHEN TURNING IN DRIVEWAY OR PARKING LOTS. TODAY I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF SHARP CURVE, LOW SPEED, APPROX. 35 MPH, AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT JUST AS ANOTHER CAR WAS COMING FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. I WAS ABLE TO REACT PROPERLY AND KEEP THE VEHICLE ON THE ROADWAY. MY CONCERN IS THAT MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER WHO IS JUST LEARNING TO DRIVE WOULD NOT HAVE REACTED PROPERLY IN THAT SITUATION AND PEOPLE COULD BE SERIOUS INJURED AND/OR KILLED. MY OTHER CONCERN IS THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL, ACCORDING TO NHTSA WEB SITE AND MANY OTHER TRAVERSE OWNERS WEB FORUMS. I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THE STEERING SYSTEM AND THIS IS MY FAMILY'S PRIMARY VEHICLE. I'M LEFT WITH PUTTING MONEY OVER SAFETY. PLEASE DOCUMENT THIS COMPLAINT. *TR

ORIGINAL OWNER- THE DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK, WINDSHIELD WINDOW FOGS UP BAD WHEN RAINING; VENT CONTROL ON 2LT INDICATES DEFROST MODE, BUT NO AIR FLOWING OUT VENTS ADJACENT TO WINDSHIELD AND NO BLOWN FUSES FOUND. *TR