2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE Complaints

ORIGINAL OWNER; STARTING AT APPROXIMATELY 39,000MILES ON ODOMETER, DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, AT OR BELOW 40MPH POWER STEERING INOPERABLE. VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER WHEN POWER STEERING GOES OUT. *TR

WHEN TURNING LEFT AT STOP LIGHT OR PARKING LOT AT LOW SPEED THE STEERING WHEEL IS VERY HARD TO TURN. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

WHEN I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE, I NOTICED STEERING WAS MORE DIFFICULT THAN MY 2001 NISSAN ALTIMA. IT IS A HEAVIER VEHICLE SO I AT FIRST ATTRIBUTED THE ISSUE TO THAT. AS TIME HAS PASSED, THE STEERING HAS BECOME MORE DIFFICULT AND ACTUALLY REQUIRES FORCE AT SLOW SPEEDS OR IN PARKING LOTS TO TURN THE VEHICLE. I NOTICED THIS HAS BECOME HAZARDOUS WHEN PULLING OUT OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND BEING UNABLE TO FULLY COMPLETE THE TURN AS THE STEERING HAD COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. I HAVE A 2 YEAR OLD AND A BABY DUE IN OCTOBER. I PURCHASED THE CAR BECAUSE I NEEDED A SAFER VEHICLE AND AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT I FEEL NO SAFER THAN I DID IN MY NISSAN ALTIMA. I HAVE SEEN THE NUMBER OF COMMENTS ON THIS ISSUE AND AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED CHEVY HASN'T DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER. *TR

AT 15 MPH OR LOWER STEERING GETS SO HARD TO STEER ALMOST FEELS LIKE IT IS LOCKING UP. I SEE OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A HAZARD TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS AND OTHERS CARS! *TR

WHEN TURNING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT AND THE RACK AND PINION WAS MAKING A ROARING SOUND. SALES AUTO CHERV DEALER FIX THE PROBLEM. I AM CONCERN THAT THE RACK AND PINION MIGHT START LEAKING AND CAUSE ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. THIS SHOULD BE A MAJOR CONCERN OF GENERAL MOTORS. AFTER READING THE INCIDENT REPORTS, THIS MUST BE HAPPENING TO ALL OF THE TRAVERSES. SOME OWNERS HAVE NO CLUE. AFTER THREE MONTHS BEING THE CHEVROLET TRAVERSE OWNER THIS HAPPEN AND I HAVE HAD TO HAVE IT CHECKED EACH TIME I GO FOR SERVICE. PLEASE HAVE GENERAL MOTORS TO LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE REGARDING THE STEERING OF THE FRONT RACK AND PINION. CHEVROLET OWNER *TR

AT LOW SPEEDS, LOSS OF POWER STEERING. REQUIRES EXTRA FORCE TO TURN STEERING WHEEL. TOOK TO DEALER AND DEALER REPLACED RACK AND PINION, AND DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. CHARGED 1200.00. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT WHEN WE FIRST NOTICED THE STEERING GOING OUT. IT WAS MINIMAL AT FIRST, AND MY HUSBAND CHECKED THE POWER STEERING FLUID. HE SAW NOTHING WRONG WITH THE LEVELS. AS THE MONTHS HAVE CONTINUED THE STEERING HAS GOTTEN WORSE, ALMOST TO THE POINT WHERE I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE IT. THERE ARE MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE LATEST IS TODAY, WHERE I WAS GOING ON THE OFF RAMP TO MY EXIT AND IT WENT OUT AS I WAS ROUNDING THE CORNER. I HAVE TO KEEP A TIGHT GRIP ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO CONTROL THE TURN. IT CAME BACK IN QUICKLY AND I WAS ABOUT 2 INCHES FROM HITTING THE BARRIER WALL AND CRASHING. I ALSO HAD MY TWO TODDLERS IN THE CAR WITH ME. WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS WHY HASN'T SOMETHING BEEN DONE? LIKE A RECALL? I HAVE CONTACTED MY COUSIN WHO WORKS FOR GM TO SEE IF THERE IS ANYTHING THAT CAN DONE AND HAVE REFERRED HIM TO THIS SITE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST WITHOUT WARNING. THE STEERING WHEEL REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE IN ORDER FOR THE CONTACT TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

AT SLOW SPEEDS THE POWER STEERING FAILS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT USUALLY OCCURS IN PARKING LOTS. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL SINCE THIS IS A COMMON AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM??? *TR

THE AFFECTED PARTS WERE NOT ON THE LIST ABOVE SO I PUT OTHER. I NOTICED A GREEN FLUID LEAKING FROM MY CAR. I AUTOMATICALLY THOUGHT IT WAS ANTIFREEZE. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A DYE IN THE "PINK" COOLANT TO DETERMINE IF THERE WAS EVER A LEAK. I TOOK IT CRISWELL CHEVY FOR SERVICE AND CHECK THE LEAK. THE DID THE OIL CHANGE AND SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE. THE LEAK PERSISTED AND I IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO THE DEALER FIND OUT LEAKS. TODAY FINDING OUT THE ISSUE IS A LEAK IN THE HOSE AND TUBE AC LINE. AS PER THE SERVICE MANAGER THE PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDERED FROM GM. IT TOOK 2 WEEKS TO REPLACE THE HOSE ( PART # 22757062 ) TO FINE ANOTHER LEAK IN THE TUBE (PART # 22875372). IT HAS BEEN A 1 1/2 WEEKS WITHOUT A/C IN 90+ WEATHER CAUSE THEY CAN'T GET THE PARTS. SINCE GM CAN NOT PRODUCE THE PARTS QUICK ENOUGH TO KEEP UP WITH THE HIGH DEMAND REPAIR, PROVES THERE IS A MAJOR ISSUE.TIME FOR A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE PASSES OUT DRIVING A HOT CAR IN HIGH HEAT ( AS I ALMOST DID TODAY). *TR