2009 Chevrolet Traverse: jerking or lurching

Filed Nov 18, 2020 · 10 miles · IL

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.

Filed Dec 20, 2018 · Brakes, Suspension · NC

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

Filed May 9, 2018 · Airbags, Electrical · 120,000 miles · CA

Air bags light keeps turning on , my front suspension keeps rattling keep fixing it and can't find the problem , my seat belts keep breaking, we have a elictrical problem sometimes things work and sometimes it don't , and tail gate jerks sometimes when closing.

Filed Feb 23, 2018 · Engine · 140,000 miles · TN

Our check engine light came on and our vehicle started misfiring after we took it to dealer and they fixed the airbag codes so the air bag warning would go off. They said they had to change the wiring in the engine too not just between seats. We replaced all six plugs and 3 coils that the codes said were misfiring. Got it back and drove to georgia bout a 2 1/2 hour drive. Before we got there it misfired check engine light came on. We made it back on sunday but car started losing power and check engine light kept flashing. I barley made it to exit and had to stop at gas station across from the one her ride was at. Our friends got it pulled into a spot but it made weird popping noises and had burning smell with no power then at very end power kicked in and he had to slam brakes. I left car there and forgot to lock it so we drove back to see if my husband could get it back to shop. My husband was accelerating up on ramp and car jerked and died completely. He had to fight it over to emergency lane at top of ramp. Vehicle wouldn't start. Costed 150 to have it towed to shop. Shop replaced catalytic converters after about a week cause had to fig out what hap. Drove car couple weeks it messed up again. Shop redid the wiring in engine that dealership messed up and we bought gm plugs and 3 coils. Car worked a little bit messed up again. Tried to get it 75 miles to dealership and pulled over to have it towed 150 again because it was about to die completely again. Converters had to be replaced again. Car is messed up again. Husband researched it bad timing (which makes engine skip time and it had been jerking and lurching so probably is what broke motor mount) makes the coils send too much gas and insides of converters melt and block up. If engine dies completely at 70mph on freeway a bad wreck can happen this is unsafe and chevrolet should replace these engines.

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 Oct 7, 2015 · Body · 75,000 miles · OR

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet traverse. When the power liftgate was opened, it jerked and slammed back down and almost struck the contact's head. The failure recurred on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v415000 (structure); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 75,000.

Filed Mar 17, 2015 · Transmission · 53,700 miles · TX

Driving 2009 chevy traverse front wheel drive and noticed that the transmission was not shifting correctly. While taking off from a stop the car moved slowly the shifted hard into gear causing the car to lurch forward violently. I almost hit another car in from of me and was almost rear ended by the car behind me when I slammed on the brake. The problem is the 3 5 r waveplate, which is a common problem with this vehicle and all gm lambda platform vehicles. Got no help from the dealership or gm in fixing the vehicle.will cost $2500 to $3500 to repair.

Filed Sep 5, 2014 · Steering · 141,000 miles · KY

Power steering locked up when turning right into a parking space making it very difficult to turn then it freed up almost causing me to hit the car next to me. Steering seems a little jerky now. Does not feel safe at all and was very scary. This is not the first time it has done this and it seems to be getting worse.

Filed Dec 14, 2009 · Acceleration · 4,000 miles · VT

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.