2009 Chevrolet Traverse: hesitation when accelerating

Filed Jul 11, 2019 · 118,000 miles · TN

Well first of all the car runs stable on cruise control and I don't know where it starts shaking hesitating it seems like there's a lot of chevy traverse the be doing the exact same thing from 2009 I've been looking it up and there's a lot of them the do the exact same thing and nobody seems to figure out what's wrong with them

Filed Apr 10, 2016 · Driver assistance · 72,000 miles · TX

I bought the car for my family and the first month there where no issues now the engine light stays on and it jerks and hesitates on a frequent basis. I bought the cat thinking it was a safe choice for my family I'm now rethinking that because even with the engine light on the problem can't be diagnosed.

Filed Mar 17, 2016 · Transmission · 98,000 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet traverse. While driving at various speeds, the vehicle hesitated to switch gears. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission failed and needed to be replaced. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic for a second opinion where it was diagnosed that the third gear, fifth gear, and reverse function were slipping while the vehicle was in use. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 98,000.

Filed Apr 10, 2015 · Transmission · 122,000 miles · VA

Vehicle began shifting rough. Would not shift higher than 4th gear on open road. Vehicle has bad hesitation in reverse. Received copy of gm's service bulletin about the wave plate failure in these vehicles on april 9, 2015. Contacted gm about this issue and was told because my vehicle has 122,000 miles on it, they will not cover repairs. Was told the max allowed mileage was 120,000. The issue is my vehicle may very well have been below the threshold when the bulletin was released. It took over a month to receive notice of the defect. If gm knows they have put defective parts in vehicles, why would they not fix the issue?

Filed Nov 24, 2014 · Transmission · 60,000 miles · GA

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.

Filed Mar 17, 2014 · Steering · 96,432 miles · MI

The steering is sometimes very difficult to turn at low speeds especially when parking, making a turn into driveways or at intersections. The problem is intermittent but annoying and concerning enough that made it difficult for anyone else in the family to drive the vehicle. I am a strong individual and it is embarrassing when you try to pull into or out of a parking spot and almost swipe a vehicle because of the steering difficulty. I have siphoned and replaced the fluid multiple times and it seems to help a bit but not enough to warrant a piece of mind. I have talked with the dealership and they indicated the possible options for the fix may be in the $1000 to $1400 range. I was planning to have it fixed; however, based on some of the posts, I am hesitating to have anything done if the issue seems to come back shortly after as some indicated. I am not sure why gm has not done anything about it or the government has not forced a recall on the issue. It is a safety hazard and unless there are numerous death about the problem, no one wants to do the right thing and own up to their responsibility. I would not have known that this problem is widespread if it was not for the choking and high repair cost which may or may not fix the issue according to other posts. Is this issue unique to the 2009 chevy traverse? Or does it include other models in the SUV family (buick, gmc) and newer models? Is there any class action lawsuit against gm about this?

Filed Mar 13, 2014 · Steering · 90,000 miles · TN

When driving under 40mph the vehicle is hesitate to turn, seems to be a power steering issue. Took the car in for 100,000 mile inspection, told the dealership the issue and was told "we could not detect a problem". When I turn into a driveway, parking spot, etc it hesitates and becomes difficult to turn to the point that I think it isn't going to turn at all. One odd thing I have noticed is this occurs most often during warm weather, last winter I hardly noticed the problem but as the outdoor temp rose upward of 60 the issue began occurring again-no clue why the temp would matter just stating my experience. Chevy really needs to address this before someone gets hurt.

Filed Aug 21, 2013 · Steering · 61,223 miles · NY

Steering failed while driving on rural two-lane highway. I was unable to turn the steering wheel in either direction. I was able to edge the vehicle off the highway and avoid a collision with other vehicles with great difficulty. Vehicle towed to chevrolet dealer and was advised power steering pump failed. Pump was replaced on 16. August 2013. On 20. August 2013 steering again became difficult at low speeds. Vehicle was returned to dealer and was advised both replacement pump and steering rack need to replaced. The consumer continued to experience minor hesitations in the steering, until august 20, 2013 when he experienced a loss of steering assist at low RPM's. The vehicle was taken to the original dealer, where he was informed power steering fluid was contaminated. The second dealer informed the consumer the wrong fluid was put in the vehicle. Updated 10/31/13

Filed Aug 31, 2011 · Engine, Transmission · 25,226 miles · PA

Vehicle seems to hesitate also stalling while at highway speed trying to accelerate to pass (feels like a miss in the engine) RPM drop about 500 - 700 rpms when this happens. It also feels like the torque converter lockup is engaging and disengaging not sure if the new transmissions have that anymore. Have taken the vehicle to the dealership and they were unable to find any problems. The dealership last month reprogrammed the transmission to eliminate the hard shifting problem with a bulletin issued from chevrolet .

Filed Jun 7, 2010 · Acceleration · 17,450 miles · NJ

I own a 2009 traverse that was taken to the garage for what appears to be a hesitation in acceleration. Engine sort of sputters. In a straight acceleration and when in turns. The garage said that this is a common "trait" in the traverses computer but that it is not an issue or defect. They say that they can "refresh the computer" but that I would "lose 2mpg" when they do it. One tech even said "this is sort of like the toyota issue". To me (a computer systems engineer) it sounds like the computer has a bug in it and needs fixed or replaced. The thought of losing 2mpg in a SUV is not very desirable but I cannot believe that this engine hesitation is not causing damage to the engine itself. How is this not a potential safety issue if I am trying to avoid a vehicle? My chevy dealer said that they would call corporate but that "it would take several days". I notice that you already have one complaint re: a 2010 chevy traverse. This is clearly a potential safety issue!!