2013 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE Complaints

MY "CHECK AIR BAG" LIGHT HAS GONE ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING FOR OVER A YEAR. IT IS NOW PERMANENTLY ILLUMINATED, AND HAS BEEN FOR THE PAST 4-5 MONTHS. MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. I AM NERVOUS THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT WORK IF I AM IN AN ACCIDENT.

2013 CHEVY TRAVERSE W/ 126K MILES: WHILE DRIVING 65MPH ON THE FREEWAY THE ENTIRE CAR SHUT OFF. EVERYTHING WENT BLACK, AND I COULDN'T DEPRESS BRAKES, OR TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO MOVE TO THE SHOULDER. WITHIN 20 SEC THE CAR STARTED BACK UP AND WENT INTO LIMP MODE AND I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO A GAS STATION. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL OFF, PARK ASSIST OFF, ENGINE POWER REDUCED AND SERVICE STABILITRAK ALL CAME ON. WHEN I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY, OR PULLED FUSES TO RESET ECM, THE CAR WOULD START JUST FINE. THOUGH IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN WITHIN ANOTHER 20 MILE OR SOMETIMES IT WOULD BE A DAY OR TWO, BUT WOULD REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD BY TWO CHEVY DEALERSHIPS THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG, BUT APPARENTLY THER IS SOMETHING WRONG AND IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND ADDRESS BEFORE DEATHS OCCUR BECAUSE OF THE ISSUE. THERE ARE MANY POSTS AND FORUMS ABOUT THIS SITUATION FROM OTHER TRAVERSE OWNERS OF THE SAME YEAR.

TAKATA RECALL- ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY SUV THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT STAY IN SOMETIMES AFTER IT CLICKS. SOME TIMES IT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL.

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE GOING 70MPH AND IT FELT LIKE MY CHEVY TRAVERSE LOST POWER WITH NO OTHER SYMPTOMS OR SOUNDS PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING. ALL MAINTENANCE WAS UP TO DATE. THE CAR WAS OFFICIALLY IN "LIMP MODE" WITH ONLY BEING ABLE TO TRAVEL AT 20-30 MPH ON A BUSY INTERSTATE. REDUCED POWER, SERVICE STABILITRAK, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ALL CAME ON FOR THE FIRST TIME. AT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT IN THE DEALERSHIP, IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP, FUEL RAIL, FRONT TIMING COVER AND ENGINE OIL PAN GASKET WERE ALL THE RECOMMENDED PARTS FOR REPLACEMENT. ALL OF WHICH WAS RELATED TO THE FAULTY FUEL PUMP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO JIM BROWNE CHEVROLET BUICK GMC DADE CITY (10741 US 301, DADE CITY, FL), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

DRIVING DOWN A VERY BUSY 4 LANE ROAD AND CAR STARTED SINGING THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH TRACTION CONTROL. CAR WOULDN'T GO AND COULD BARELY MOVE WHEEL TO GET TO TURN LANE. NO PRIOR WARNINGS OR ISSUES WITH MOTOR. WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT TIMING CHAIN WENT BAD AND WOULD HAVE TO HAVE WHOLE MOTOR REPLACED. A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH SHOW MANY OTHERS WITH THIS ISSUE, AND INCLUDING TRANSMISSION AT 100,000 MILES.

#1 = TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY APPROX. 65 CAR SHUT DOWN NO POWER , COASTED TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY , RESTARTED 10 MIN. LATER. #2 = SHUT OFF CAR IN DRIVEWAY IT KEPT RUNNING. #3 = ALL WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND RADIO WOULDN'T WORK. AFRAID TO PUT GRAND KIDS IN CAR.

THE ENGINE LOSES POWER AS YOU DRIVE A NORMAL SPEED IT JUST STOPS IT FLASHES ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED , SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, SERVICE STABILTRAK. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT MEAN BUT WHEN YOU GET IT TO THE DEALER THESE CODES DON'T COME UP THEY CAN'T FIND THESE THINGS WRONG. IN THE MEAN TIME I'VE BEEN NEARLY REAR ENDED ON THE HIGHWAY CAUSES MY CAR JUST STOPS AND I HAVE TO BE TOWED CAUSE SOMETIMES SHE STARTS AGAIN SOMETIMES SHE DON'T. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT THAT'S MY TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM THE DOCTOR BEING DISABLED. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS I'M SURE I'M NOT THE FIRST COMPLAINT. CHEVY NEEDS TO RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE DIES BECAUSE YOU'RE TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 50-55 MILES PER HOUR AND YOUR CAR JUST STOP THE CARS BEHIND YOU WILL REAR END YOU AND END UP IN YOUR BACK SEAT GAS TANK EXPLODES. YOUR FAMILY IN THE CAR. I HOPE YOU ALL SEE THE PICTURE. THIS HAPPENED 4 TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY AND A FEW TIMES ON THE LOCAL STREETS.

2013 CHEVY TRAVERSE W/ 120K MILES: WHILE DRIVING 75MPH ON THE FREEWAY THE ENTIRE CAR SHUT OFF. EVERYTHING WENT BLACK, AND I COULDN'T DEPRESS BRAKES, OR TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO MOVE TO THE SHOULDER. I PANICKED AS I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DESERT WITH MY 5 YEAR OLD. UNACCEPTABLE! WITHIN MINUTES THE CAR CAME BACK AND WENT INTO LIMP MODE AND I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO A GAS STATION. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL SERVICE, PARK ASSIST OFF, AND STABILITY CONTROL SERVICE ALL CAME ON. PULLED CODES AND THEY WERE ALL TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE CODES. WHEN I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY, THE CAR WOULD START JUST FINE BUT WOULD REPLICATE THE PROBLEM IF I DRIVE IT BEYOND A MILE. WAS TOLD THE TRANNY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ($3000). I HAD MY UNCLE, A 25+YEAR EXPERIENCED MECHANIC, LOOK AT IT AND SAID THE TRANNY WAS FINE AND BELIEVES IT IS ELECTRICAL AND ONE OF THE CONTROL MODULES MUST NOT BE COMMUNICATING PROPERLY. HIS EXACT WORDS WERE 'THIS CAR IS POSSESSED, IT IS DOING THE WEIRDEST STUFF'. IT CAN'T BE THE TRANNY BECAUSE IF IT WERE IT WOULDN'T JUST COME BACK TO LIFE ON ITS OWN WITHOUT REPAIR. THERE ARE A PLETHORA OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE CONCERNING THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE, YET NO RECALL OR INVESTIGATION WHATSOEVER. WE REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR TWICE IN 4 MONTHS AS WELL DUE TO FAILURE. VOLTAGE GAUGE IS CONSTANTLY JUMPING FROM 12V TO 16V. THE REAR CONTROLS TO THE A/C DIALS ARE EXTREMELY HOT TO THE TOUCH AS WELL. IT'S VERY STRANGE. EVERY MECHANIC FRIEND THAT HAS WORKED ON IT SAYS 'GET RID OF IT BECAUSE THEY'RE THE WORST CARS' AND THEY SEE NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. CONVENIENTLY, IT HAPPENS JUST OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD. UNFORTUNATELY WE STILL OWE 15K ON IT. SHAME ON GM FOR IGNORING THESE MAJOR ISSUES FOR THE SAKE OF DOING MAJOR REPAIRS ON SO MANY AFFECTED VEHICLES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE STABILITY CONTROL AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO JACK SCHMITT CHEVROLET OF O'FALLON (127 REGENCY PARK, O'FALLON, IL 62269, (618) 509-9727) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR FEES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: [XXX]. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. 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).