2009 Chevrolet Traverse

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2014· STEERING

  TURNING CORNERS AT LOW RATE OF SPEED, STEERING LOCKS UP AND THEN CAN FINALLY TURN THE WHEEL, BUT WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY. HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. *JS

• 12/31/2013· STEERING

  I HAVE A 2009 CHEVY TRAVERSE, BOUGHT BRAND NEW. WHEN BACKING OUT AND TURNING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, MY STEERING WAS BEYOND STIFF. I HAD TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO TURN AND THERE WAS A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WHEN I DID. THIS STEERING PROBLEM OCCURRED AT LOWER SPEEDS UP TO ABOUT 20 MPH OR SO. IT OCCURRED WHETHER I WAS TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT, MOVING FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. WHEN TURNING LEFT AND/OR RIGHT, (NOT FROM A STOP SIGN) I HAD TO PULL THE WHEEL VERY HARD TO KEEP FROM GOING INTO THE ONCOMING LANE. ASSUMING THE PROBLEM WAS A LACK OF STEERING FLUID, I WENT TO A LES SCHWAB TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND FILLED, BUT THAT WASN'T THE PROBLEM. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND THE MECHANIC BELIEVES THE PROBLEM TO BE THE POWER STEERING SENSOR?? THE CAR IS THERE NOW SO I DON'T KNOW THE RESULTS YET. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AND WHEN CHANGING LANES THE STEERING STIFFENED AND RESISTED ALMOST CAUSING ME TO HIT THE MEDIAN. I HAVE HAD MANY ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE BUYING IT. ISSUES THAT WOULDN'T BE EXPECTED FROM A VEHICLE THIS NEW. *TR

• 12/29/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,AIR BAGS,ENGINECrashFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VARIOUS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE WARNING INDICATORS FOR THE AIR BAGS, SERVICE ENGINE, AND LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS SHORTED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR NEAR THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES BY THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, A DEER CROSSED THE VEHICLE'S PATH AND CRASHED INTO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR BRUISING, BUT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL TREATMENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED NO SOLUTION AND THE VEHICLE WAS TRADED IN FOR A 2013 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/28/2013· STEERING

  DURING 15MPH TURN POWER STEERING FAILED AND IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANAGE THE TURN. I NARROWLY AVOIDED HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH WAS WAITING TO ENTER THE INTERSECTION. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER ON 11/5/13 WHO REPLACED THE WATER PUMP BECAUSE THE COOLANT LEAKING ON BELT CAUSED THE BELT TO SLIP, WHICH IS TURN CAUSED THE POWER STEERING TO FAIL. 12/27/13 BROUGHT CAR BACK TO DEALER BECAUSE INITIAL STEERING PROBLEM WAS OCCURRING AGAIN. THIS TIME WE WERE TOLD STEERING RACK AND PINION IS LEAKING FLUID AND WE WERE ADVISED TO REPLACE THIS. *TR

• 12/27/2016· POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

  THE VEHICLE BEGAN SPUTTERING WHEN TRAVELING FROM 20-25 MILES PER HOUR & WHEN DRIVING UP AN INCLINE. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ONSTAR SAID THERE WERE 7 FAULT CODES. THE PRIMARY CODE WAS P0300, INDICATING AN EMISSIONS ISSUE. ISSUE STARTED DAYS AFTER TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. *TR

• 12/26/2017· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE SERVICE AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED LIT. TEAM CHEVROLET IN VALPARAISO, IN (219- 210-4755) WAS CALLED AND RECOMMENDED DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 132,000.

• 12/20/2018· SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES

  WHEN DRIVING TRUCK SEEMS TO ACCELERATE NORMAL; THEN IT START TO GET A LITTLE SLUGGISH AND START TO KICK FROM THE BACK LIKE ITS TRYING TO CATCH UP WITH THE FRONT. AND ALSO WHEN I PUT IT IN PARK IT JERKS FORWARD OR ROLLS BACK.. ALL THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY

• 12/19/2013· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT INDICATED THE DEFECT WAS ONLY PRESENT WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

• 12/18/2015· STEERING

  I'VE BEEN READING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE STEERING PROBLEM WITH THE 2009 CHEVY TRAVERSE AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY GM HAS YET TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THE STEERING ISSUES. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN I TRY TO TURN EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT WHERE THE STEERING STARTS TO STIFFEN UP MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO TURN. OR IF I'M PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, TRYING TO TURN IS AN ISSUE. THIS IS A SERIOUS FATALITY WAITING TO HAPPEN. ARE THEY GOING TO WAIT UNTIL THE LAWSUITS START COMING IN BEFORE THEY DO SOMETHING?

• 12/18/2012· AIR BAGS,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING CAR STARTED TO SPIT AND SPUTTER LIKE NOT GETTING ENOUGH FUEL. THEN WHILE TURNING THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT COME AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED NEVER STAYED SOLID. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THEN QUIT FLASHING BUT THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS STILL ON. THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT STAYED ON UNTIL I TURNED THE CAR OFF, I THEN TURNED IT BACK ON AND THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT WAS NOT ON. *TR

• 12/18/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  1ST. MY WIFE WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AND HAD TO STOP QUICKLY, THEN WHEN SHE PROCEEDED TO LEAVE AGAIN BY LETTING OFF THE BRAKE - THE CAR ROLLED FORWARD ON A SLIGHT INCLINE AND HIT THE CAR PARKED NEXT TO HER. WHEN SHE REMOVED HER FOOT TO THE GAS - NOTHING SHE COULD DO TO PREVENT THIS INCIDENT. 2ND. WHILE IN THE DRIVE POSITION ON A HILL AT A STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC SIGNAL, I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACK ALMOST HITTING THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME. WE FURTHER TESTED THE VEHICLE ON VARIOUS HILLS/INCLINES BOTH IN DRIVE AND REVERSE AND IT CONTINUED TO ROLL IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF THE ENGAGED GEAR. APPARENTLY, THIS IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON THIS VEHICLE, THE SERVICE CONSULTANT AT COURTESY CHEVROLET OF ORLANDO, SAID THIS IS A FLAW IN THE POWER TRAIN AND THEIRS NO KNOWN FIX. HE ADVISED US NOT TO DRIVE IT TO THE MOUNTAINS IF IT WERE HIM. SINCE OUR SUV IS FOR MY VACATIONS AND PRIMARY USE, WE ARE VERY CONCERNED FOR OUR SAFETY. WE CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER VEHICLE SINCE WE HAD SAVED UP FOR THE DOWN PAYMENT FOR THIS CAR. I SAW THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINS OF THE SAME CASE, IT WAS MENTIONED UNTIL SOMEONE DIES AND/OR THE FAMILY FILES A LAWSUIT - NO RECALL OR ACTION WILL BE DONE TO FIX THIS! PLEASE HELP IN ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. I SET UP A FACEBOOK PAGE TO ADDRESS THIS CONCERN: HTTP://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/CHEVYTRAVERSEDEATHTRAP. *TR

• 12/16/2014· SEAT BELTS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED TO LATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT LATCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

• 12/16/2011· STEERING

  STEERING WAS MAKING A WHINING SOUND WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL. THIS HAPPENED WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. SINCE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY, CHEVY "FIXED" THE PROBLEM. 2 YEARS LATER AFTER THE "FIX" THE STEERING IS AGAIN MAKING THE WHINING SOUND WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. WE HAVEN'T YET HAD CHEVY LOOK AT THE PROBLEM AGAIN, BUT JUDGING BY THE OTHER COMPLAINTS IN THE NHTSA DATABASE, WE WILL LIKELY HAVE TO SHELL OUT OVER $1000 TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED AGAIN. *TR

• 12/15/2018· STEERING

  IT'S VERY HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL. WHEN TRYING TO TURN IN OR BACK UP IT'S EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN.

• 12/15/2017· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THE HYDRALICS ON THE LIFTGATE ARE FAILING

• 12/14/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY/WIPER

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE ACTIVATED BUT FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V240000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,000.

• 12/14/2009· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  SINCE I BOUGHT MY CAR, I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION BE VERY ERRATIC. IT SEEMS TO SHIFT DOWN AND UP AT THE WRONG TIMES. IT'S VERY INCONSISTENT AS I TRAVEL THE SAME ROUTE EACH DAY TO WORK, I NEVER KNOW WHAT IT'S GOING TO DO. SOMETIMES IT LURCHES AHEAD AND THE RPM'S ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE, AND DOWNSHIFTS WHEN IT REALLY SHOULDN'T. I'VE TAKEN IT IN FOR REPAIR, THEY PUT THE LATEST COMPUTER CHIP IN IT, WHICH MAYBE HELPED A LITTLE. STILL FOR THE MOST PART IT'S THE WORST CAR I'VE EVER DRIVEN-AS A PASSENGER IT FEELS LIKE THE DRIVER IS EITHER USING THE ACCELERATOR OR BRAKE WAY TOO OFTEN, WHEN IN FACT, THE DRIVER IS JUST TRYING TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH ACCELERATION OR BRAKING, BUT THE CAR HAS A MIND OF IT'S OWN. *TR

• 12/12/2014· ENGINE

  MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART, VEHICAL WAS TOWED TO DEALER WHO STATED CATHLITIC CONVERTER HAD FAILED AND WOULD BE REPLACED. FOLLOWING REPLACEMENT DEALER STATED ENGINE BACKFIRED DURING TEST DRIVE INVESTIGATION REVEALED ENGINE FAILURE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED LUCKLY INSURANCE COVERED THIS REPAIR, FOLLOWING ENGINE REPAIR CAR WAS STARTED BUT STILL BACKFIRED INVESTIGATION REVEALED IGNITION COIL WAS DEFECTIVE.. RESHEARCH BY ME ON THE INTERNET SHOWED PROBLEMS WITH IGNITION COIL CAUSING ENGINE AND CATHLITIC CONVERTER PROBLEM, THIS PROBLEM COULD BE A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN IF DRIVING AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS THEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURES. *TR

• 12/11/2015· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE LIFTGATE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

• 12/09/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE 2009 CHEVY TRAVERSE, WHILE MY WIFE AND SON WERE DRIVING AT NIGHT, BOTH HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING AT THE SAME TIME. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALER, DUE TO DESIGN- UNABLE TO REPLACE BULB YOURSELF, DEALER- DRIVERS VILLAGE REPLACED BOTH BULBS. ON 11/17/14 THE LEFT HEADLIGHT BULB STOPPED WORKING. TOOK TO JACK MCNERNEY CHEVY AND REPLACED BULB. TWO DAYS LATER LEFT BULB STOPPED WORKING AGAIN, TOOK BACK TO DEALER AND REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. ON 12/4/14 THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT STOPPED WORKING AND TOOK VEHICLE TO DRIVERS VILLAGE AND THEY REPLACED THE BULB. THERE IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT/ DESIGN FLAW IN THE HEAD LAMP SYSTEM OF THIS VEHICLE. $300.00 DOLLARS SPENT TO REPLACE HEADLAMPS. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM, I SEE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS. THANK YOU. *TR

• 12/08/2014· ENGINE

  DRIVING DOWN I30 AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN TO 20 MPH WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SOON AFTER OR MAYBE AS THE SPEED DROPPED. SHOOK ME UP LUCKILY THERE WAS VERY LITTLE TRAFFIC AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SHAKING OR SHOWED NO SIGN OF DAMAGE OTHER THAN IT NOT WANTING TO GO PAST 20 MPH. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED ONE EXIT AWAY FROM THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I GET THE VEHICLE SERVICED AND DECIDED TO DRIVE IT THERE. I AM BEING TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FELL APART AND DAMAGED ENGINE CYLINDERS 3 AND 5 SO I WILL BE NEEDING THE ENGINE REPLACED. DO NOT KNOW IF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER THAT FAILED WAS THE ONE THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED IN APRIL 2014. *TR

• 12/04/2018· UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  THE REAR HATCH WOULD OPEN AND SHUT ON YOU. I OPENED IT AND HAD IT COME DOWN ON ME AND IT CLOSED ON MY LEGS. THE RECALL # 257343 WAS DONE FOR THIS BUT WAS DOING IT AGAIN. I WOULD THINK SINCE IT'S DOING THE SAME THING IT WOULD BE COVERED AGAIN....IT WASN'T. I PAID TO HAVE FIXED.

• 12/04/2014· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,SEAT BELTS

  WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF DRIVE AND BY THE TIME I GOT HOME REVERSE WAS GONE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, SUNSHINE CHEVY IN ASHEVILLE NC, AND IT WAS ONLY ONE MONTH OUT OF WARRANTY. THEY TRIED TO SELL ME A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR $6,000.00 THEN AFTER MUCH FIGHTING ONLY CHARGED A WARRANTY DEDUCTABLE (NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING) OF $500.00. IT HAS BEEN FIVE MONTHS AND THIS NEW TRANSMISSION IS NOW DOING THE SAME THING! THIS CAR IS A DEATH TRAP. IT ROLLS BACKWARDS WHEN IT IS IN DRIVE, THEY HAVE SINCE CLAIMED IT IS A DESIGN FLAW AND NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY. IT IS LIKE DRIVING A STRAIGHT DRIVE, YOU HAVE TO KEEP YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE UNTIL YOU ACCELERATE. I LIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND IT IS A HUGE PROBLEM. THERE IS ALSO AN SEAT BELT RECALL THAT THEY HAVE NOT FIXED YET. I HAVE HAD IT IN FOR A TIMING CHAIN RECALL, AND AIR BAGS, PLUS THREE OTHERS SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD WHEN I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IT HAD 10 YEARS ON THE POWER TRAIN, IS THE TRANSMISSION NOT A PART OF THAT? I HAVE OVER 25 COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND I AM GATHERING MORE. HOW DO WE GET THIS VEHICLE RECALLED?

• 12/04/2012· STEERING

  WHEN MAKING TURNS AT SLOW RATES OF SPEED, AROUND 30 MPH. STEERING BECOMES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN, MAKING IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. DOES NOT HAPPEN REGULARLY BUT IS HAPPENING MORE OFTEN. POWER STEERING FLUID CHECKS OKAY. DURING SOME INSTANCES STEERING WILL MAKE POPPING NOISES, THIS HAPPENS WHEN TURNING EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT. *TR

• 12/02/2017· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  I RENT MY CAR THRU HYRECAR AND RENTER DIDN'T RETURN AND NOW WE FIND AFTER BACKGROUND CHECK HYRE CAR DO IT'S USELESS RENTER USED STOLEN DATA TO RUN A BACKGROUND AND RENT A CAR IPAS WAS IN CAR I HAVE BLOCKED NOW SEEN IT PASS ELGIN TOLL AND O'HARE TOLL ELGIN HE ENTER IN NIGHT AND LEAVE ELGINE TOLL IN MORNING MEAN DESTINATION MAYBE SOMEWHERE IN ELGIN

• 11/30/2018· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  UNSAFE CAR TO DRIVE IN WITH MY KIDS. I HAVE NO TRACTION CONTROL AND VERY SPORADIC POWER LOSS! I WAS DRIVING WITH MY KIDS GOING ABOUT 30MPH AND SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AROUND A CURVE WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR. THANK THE LORD NO ONE WAS HURT AND NEITHER WAS THE VEHICLE. I TRY TO TAKE OFF FROM A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN AND IT'LL EITHER TAKE OFF SUPER FAST AND ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, OR TAKE OFF SLOW WITH NO POWER AND ALMOST GET REAR ENDED. I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED 6 MONTHS AGO AND THE LAST 3 MONTHS HAVE BEEN VERY FRUSTRATING WITH ISSUES OF THIS VEHICLE. I'VE ALREADY PUT $300 INTO IT AND NOW IT'S SAYING TO CHANGE THE CAT CONVERTER. I CALLED THE #1 LOCAL SHOP TO GET A QUOTE AND HE ACTUALLY SAID HIS NUMBER ONE SUPPLIER HAS STOPPED ISSUING THIS PART TO CHEVY TRAVERSE BECAUSE OF ALL THE RECALLS! SO WHAT DO I DO NOW????? I AM A MEDICAL COURIER AND THIS TRAVERSE IS MY SOURCE OF INCOME. I'VE ALWAYS LOVED CHEVYS AND DON'T BUY ANY OTHER BRAND, BUT C'MON. I DON'T HAVE $3000 TO FIX ELECTRICAL ISSUES!! ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFAULT AND MISTAKE!! VERY UNSATISFIED :(

• 11/28/2017· SEAT BELTS,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  THE COVERS FOR THE SECOND ROW SEATBELTS SEEM TO HAVE STRCHECH OUT OF IT CASEING. MAIN ISSUE THE CHECK ENGINE WHEN OFF AND HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH TRACTION CONTROL, ENGINE POWER REDUCED, MISFIRE OF DIFFERENT, OXYGEN SENSOR (AFTER GETTING IT REPLACED ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, AT CHEVY DEALER) OVER $5,000 IN DIFFERENT REPAIRS AND UPDATE AND EVERYTHING SEEMS TO STILL BE HAVING ISSUES. RECENTLY THE ABS HAS BEEN GOING OF AND WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE IT, AT LEAST 3 TIMES. MOST HAPPEN ON HIGHWAY. THE ENGINE REDUCES POWER AND THE CAR FEELS LIKE BEING PULL BACK IF THE GAS IS RELEASE THE ABS START GOING OFF.

• 11/25/2016· STEERING

  LOSS OF STEERING DUE TO LEAKING STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY.

• 11/24/2014· POWER TRAIN

  DURING THE FIRST INCIDENT OF THIS PROBLEM THE CAR WOULD STUTTER/HESITATE/SHIFT STRANGE WHEN GOING UP A HILL AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED FOR ABOUT ONE YEAR AND THEN HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH NO SHIFT FROM 2ND GEAR TO 3RD, DIFFICULTY SHIFTING FROM 5TH TO 6TH, AND NO REVERSE. *TR

• 11/23/2021· UNKNOWN OR OTHERFire

  The car appeared to have lost power, not while entering the freeway. I pressed on the gas, but it made a loud sound and barely moved. I then saw smoke, pulled over and the car cut off. The car continued to smoke. I opened the hood, and it was a fire under it. Prior to driving, the check engine light was on.

• 11/23/2019· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTSCrash

  WE WERE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MILES AND A TRAILER HIT US FROM BEHIND AND THE AIR SAFETY BAGS WERE NEVER ACTIVATED HAD AN IMPACT IN FROM AND BACK AND THE SEAT BELTS DIDN'T WORK EITHER

• 11/23/2018· UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES

  STABILITRAK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON ALONG WITH BRAKE WARNING SYSTEM, CAR POWER KEEPS CUTTING OUT, THIS WILL RESET WHEN I RESTART THE VEHICLE, WHILE VEHICLE IS MOVING

• 11/22/2019· AIR BAGS,ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE AND SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN AND CRANKSHAFT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. O'REILLY CHEVROLET (6160 E BROADWAY BLVD, TUCSON, AZ 85711, (520) 829-3876) WAS CONTACTED, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURES. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V073000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 170,000.

• 11/22/2014· POWER TRAIN

  MY WIFE THE DRIVER WAS TAKING MY SON TO SCHOOL AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS MAKING A WINNING SOUND THEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THANKFULLY THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE CUSTOMER REP SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THEY SAID IT WOULD COST $4850. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED GM AND THEY SAID THAT I WAS UP BY 5 MONTHS ON WARRANTY. IT HAS A 100,000 MILE OR 5 YEAR POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. THEY WILL NOT HELP REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION OR GIVE GOOD WILL ASSISTANCE. IT REALLY MAKES ME MAD THAT THIS IS A KNOWN BULLETIN AND PROBLEM THAT GM IGNORES TO FIX. THE PROBLEM IS BULLETIN NO.: 09-07-30-012A WHICH IS A BROKEN 35R CLUTCH WAVE PLATE INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING METAL SHAVINGS IN TRANSMISSION AN A TOTAL FAILURE ON THE TRANSMISSION. IT'S A $20 DOLLAR PART THAT COMES OFF AND IT DESTROYS THE TRANSMISSION. THANKFULLY MY FAMILY IS OK. I BELIEVE THAT GM SHOULD EXTEND THIS ISSUE UNDER WARRANTY AND FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOME GETS HURT OR KILLED. I WOULD HATE TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF SHE WAS IN A METROPOLITAN AREA AND IT WENT OUT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS!!!!!! THANKS *TR

• 11/21/2019· ENGINE

  HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY TRAVERSE HAD IT ABOUT A YEAR AND SINCE I HAVE IT REPLACED THE STARTER. COOLANT SOMEHOW WENT INTO MOTOR OIL EVERY TIME I START THE VEHICLE A BIG HUGE WHITE CLOUD APPEARED FROM THE MUFFLER.

• 11/20/2021· AIR BAGS

  Airbag “Service Airbag” light appears on dash intermittently.

• 11/20/2015· STEERING

  WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND U TURN THE POWER STEERING QUIT, NEARLY CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT

• 11/20/2014· STEERING

  I ORIGINALLY TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO REPLACE THE TIMING CHAIN. WHEN I GOT THE VEHICLE BACK THE POWER STEERING WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE. THE DEALER SAID THE POWER STEERING WAS FINE. APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS LATER I TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR RECALLS AND LEAKING COOLANT. POWER STEERING STILL LOUD. TECH FOUND LEAK FROM RACK AND PINION. I AM GLAD THAT MY STEERING DID NOT FAIL LIKE OTHER COMPLAINTS. I WAS LUCKY THAT MY VEHICLE HAD A COOLANT LEAK AND THE TECH FOUND THE LEAKING RACK AND PINION WHILE FIXING THE COOLANT LEAK. MY WIFE DRIVES THIS VEHICLE EACH DAY WITH MY 3 KIDS AND HAVING THE STEERING FAIL WHILE IN TRAFFIC COULD HAVE BEEN HORRIBLE. IT IS OBVIOUS THIS IS AN ISSUE IN THE 2009 TRAVERSE AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

• 11/20/2012· STEERING

  WAS TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, FELT A SLIGHT THUMP IN THE STEERING WHEEL. WHEN I TRIED TO TURN TO SWITCH LANES, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR BUT IT TOOK ALL OF MY STRENGTH TO OPERATE THE STEERING. I AM A 50 YEAR OLD PHYSICALLY ABLE MALE, IF IT WERE MY WIFE OR DAUGHTER DRIVING, IT COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. *TR

• 11/19/2014· SEAT BELTS

  WHILE FOLDING UP THE SECOND ROW SEATING THE MIDDLE SEATBELT BINDS AND HAS LEAD TO BROKEN COVER. I AM WORRIED THAT IT WILL LEAD TO SEATBELT FAILURE BECAUSE OF THE POSITION OF THE BELT PLACEMENT. *TR

• 11/19/2010· TIRES

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVY TRAVERSE. THE TIRE BRAND WAS GOODYEAR AND THE TIRE SIZE WAS P255/65/R18. THE DOT WAS 4BXMARDR. THE CONTACT HEARD A CHOPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE TIRE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE FOUR TIMES TO VARIOUS DEALERS AND HAD ALSO CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE TECHNICIANS DID NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE CONTACT NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TIRES IF SHE WAS NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THE SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,781.

• 11/18/2020· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  COUPLE MONTHS AGO I WAS OUT WITH MY FAMILY AND NOTICED THAT THE CAR WAS ALMOST STUTTERING WHEN I PLACED IT IN REVERSE. A LITTLE LIKE WHEN YOU DRIVE A CAR WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND YOU DEPRESS THE CLUTCH BUT DON'T GIVE THE CAR ENOUGH GAS AND IS STARTS TO JERK BACKWARDS INSTEAD OF ROLL SMOOTHLY. THEN AS I TRAVELED HOME I NOTICED A SORT OF SHUTTER WHEN THE CAR SHIFTS AT 25 MPH- I'M GUESSING AROUND 3RD GEAR. NO SHUTTERING AT A HIGHER GEAR. IT HAS BEEN IN MY GARAGE SINCE THAT DAY AND I HAVE NOT DRIVEN IT. FROM WHAT I BEEN READING & LEARNING IT HAS TO DO WITH THE WAVE PLATES ON THE INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION. PLEASE HELP.

• 11/18/2014· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DRAINED. ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. ALSO, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT STARTED TO ROLL AWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING UP TO STANDARDS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 1/13/15*CN UPDATED 9/6/2017*CN

• 11/17/2017· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE

  STABILITRAK/TRACTION CONTROL PROBLEMS I AM THE OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE THAT HAS 165,000+ MILES ON IT. WE HAVE REPAIRED/REPLACED ABOUT $6900: IN 2017 EVAP PURGE VALVE, IN 2017 UPPER COOLANT HOSE, 2016 WATER PUMP GASKET, TIMING CHAIN, 2014 CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND GASKETS, 2014 WATER PUMP AND FRONT MOTOR MOUNT, IN 2009 REVERSE CLUTCH PLATE. NOW THE STABILITY TRAC AND TRACTION LIGHTS BOTH CAME ON STATING TO SERVICE THE BRAKE SYSTEM WHEN YOU ARE IN MOTION AND COME TO A STOP. PLUS TODAY, THE AC DOES NOT COME NOW. ONE VEHICLE WITH ONE OWNER SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS MANY PROBLEMS. CHEVY HAS GOT TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS 2009 MODEL. CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE.

• 11/15/2012· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  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.

• 11/12/2011· STEERING

  WHEN IT GETS WET UNDERNEATH THE STEERING STOPS AND FREEZES UP UNTIL I CAN THE WHEELS STRAIGHT AND IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME TURNING EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT THE DEALER CHECKED STEERING BELT AND FOUND IT WASN'T THAT. IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WHEN THERE IS PUDDLES ON THE ROADS. DEALER TOLD ME TO BRING IT BACK WHEN IT DOES IT AGAIN. I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL IT RAINS. *TR

• 11/09/2017· ENGINE

  MERGING ONTO HIGHWAY. ENGINE MISFIRING RESULTING IN VIOLENT SHAKING OF VEHICLE AND LOSS OF POWER IN A HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC SITUATION. VERY DANGEROUS. SAME PROBLEM ONE YEAR AGO. BOTH TIMES CAUSE WAS FAULTY IGNITION COIL. CODES P0300.

• 11/08/2018· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, THE STEERING LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BERGER CHEVROLET (616-949-5200, LOCATED AT 2525 28TH ST SE, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49512) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WARRANTY DID NOT COVER THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THEY WOULD CONTACT THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 126,000.

• 11/08/2017· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ODOMETER FRAUD. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL WHO DELIBERATELY MISREPRESENTED THE MILEAGE. THE SELLER OFFERED TO BUY THE VEHICLE BACK, BUT NEVER RETURNED ANY PHONE CALLS. UPDATED 11/08/2017*JS

• 11/07/2014· STEERING,POWER TRAIN

  MY 2009 TRAVERSE LOST ITS POWER STEERING WHILE WE WERE DRIVING IT. WE DIDN'T GET INTO AN ACCIDENT BUT ALMOST DID. THAT SAME DAY I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM STATING THAT MY 2009 TRAVERSE MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE POWERSTEERING ISSUES. AFTER BRINGING IT TO THE DEALER THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE RACK AND PINION WAS ALSO LEAKING AND THE COST OF THE FIX WAS 900 BUCKS WITH TAX. WHY WAS THE RACK AND PINION NOT COVERED, IT SEEMS LIKE IT THE CAUSE OF THE POWERSTEERING ISSUES. *TR