2009 Chevrolet Traverse: brake failure

Filed Sep 3, 2017 · Brakes, Steering · TX

I was driving down the street I came to a stop. As I began to go I tried to turn right and I couldn't turn the wheel it was so hard. Reminded me of my first car I had when I had a leak with my steering fluid. So at that point I try to brake and my brakes failed. I don't know what happened I began to roll backwards and the first thing I thought of was to push down as hard as I could and slammed it into park. While all this was going on not one single engine light came on or brake light nothing. There was absolutely no warning. I turned the car off then back on and it was as if nothing had happened. Luckily it was on a very quite and non-busy street and my kids weren't with me.

Filed Feb 8, 2016 · Driver assistance, Engine · 121,000 miles · TX

Numerous AC issues, dealer has never been able to repair.now we receive engine code stating the #4 cylinder misfireing. Before we can have it repaired the vehicle just quit. No power from engine, no brakes, all kinds of electrical sensors are giving alerts and car just turns off. Seems to also be affecting cooling fan and steering. Also ever since we purchased the vehicle has made a wierd noise in the front end. Dealer claims it was nothing and after warranty expired we took it in for AC again and was told the front struts were needing to be replaced along with all kinds of AC parts. How come this was never mentioned until warranty expired? I am so tired of getting ripped off with vehicles. Had issues with ford, dodge and now gm. Guess its time to try an import?

Filed Jul 11, 2015 · Brakes · 73,000 miles · OH

Water pump went out (wasnt notified it was under warranty) had it replaced. Water pump went out again, dealer replaced under warranty. Steering began whining again and have been told thats normal nothing more they can do. Attempted to get re-imbursement from gm for water pump, never heard a peep back from corporate regarding my reimbursement form I mailed in. Based on lack of service from dealers/gm, when car began reving at high rpms and shifting hard, non gm mechanic indicated wave plate failed and trashed transmission. Transmission was rebuilt and then began throwing traction control & brake system warning lights. Ironically, when I found this forum this week, I noticed gm was covering the wave plate issue, yet they never informed us via mail or phone. I paid out of pocket. Upon contacting gm, they graciously waived the 105.00 diagnostic fee and informed me I needed a new master brake cylinder . Corporate however, appreciated my 30 years of loyalty but was unable to cover the cost (385.00) to replace the cylinder. They would consider giving me a coupon towards the purchase of a future gm vehicle. Finally, after having my mechanic replace the cylinder (saving me $$) the traverse threw check engine light and as a stop sign was approached, the brakes failed to engage. Had we not driven off the road to avoid the car stopped in front of us, we would have rear ended them. Luckily this didnt happen to my wife when she had the kids with her. We limped the vehicle back to the mechanic who has found the booster is full of oil and he is still researching the cause. However, he has indicated based on the brake failure he would not recommend my wife and kids get back in it.

Filed Jun 30, 2014 · Brakes, Suspension · 138,000 miles · OK · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet traverse. The contact was driving 65 MPH when the front driver side tire and axle detached from the vehicle. Additionally, the suspension and brakes failed. The contact crashed the vehicle into a median and sustained injuries to the left side of her body. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed from the scene and was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 138,000.

Filed Mar 13, 2011 · Engine · 32,600 miles · OH

2009 traverse purchased 4/30/2009. From the start it had a check engine light on but no symptoms of failure. We took it to dealer 1 on 9/02/2010, with 22,753 miles. They replaced wiring under engine plenum to #1 ignition coils. A couple of days later, the check engine light came back on. At this time the car started to lose power on the freeway sometimes. We took it to dealer 2 on 10/11/2010, they had to get parts and did a temporary fix. We brought it back on 11/1/2010, with 24,656 miles on it and they supposedly fixed it. They replaced connectors in the junction box, saying it was an electrical problem. The light was back on within a few days, and the car was still losing power. We took it to dealer 3 on 2/09/2011, with 30,287 miles for check engine light, and loss of power. They replaced ECM and all 6 coils. The day we left the shop, the light was back on and within a day the car was losing power again. Back to the shop on 2/17/11. This time they replaced the catalytic converter. The day after we left the shop the light was back on. They told us it needed a small adjustment and to bring it back on 3/05/11. We went to the shop and the mechanic did not know how to fix it. After being there for a few hours and calling chevy 800 #, they told us to come back next week. On 3/06/11, the car was losing power so bad that we wanted to take it back to the shop, but they were closed. On 3/07/11 the traverse started losing power, and then died. It lost all power and the brakes failed as a result. We had to slam on the emergency brake to not have an accident, and were lucky to not be rear ended. The car has been at the shop the week of 3/07/11-3/11/11. They told us the car is misfiring on all cylinders and dumping raw gas into the exhaust. On 3/11/11 they called to state that they are replacing the catalytic converter (again) and the module and returning the vehicle on 3/14/11.