2010 Chevrolet Traverse: check engine light

Filed Aug 6, 2022 · Electrical, Engine · FL

It happened 2 yrs ago in May. My kids and I were waiting in the vehicle and it cut off all of a sudden. My boyfriend checked it out and wasn’t sure what the problem was. The vehicle got towed. Mechanic said it was a bad ECM. Whomever sold me the vehicle had an Arcadia ECM. The mechanic from the dealership I took it to said it’s on back order. 6 months later he said there’s nothing they can do for my vehicle. So it stayed in my yard for so long. We bought a used ECM from a used auto part. Today my boyfriend had to go on YouTube just to figure out what’s wrong. He was under the hood almost the whole day and now it’s fixed. The only problem is the check engine light is on.

Filed Jun 1, 2022 · Engine · VA

Vehicle started having a rattling noise when it was started, coming from the passenger side of the motor at just under 86k miles on the odometer. I have been advised by a Certified Mechanic that the timing chain has stretched, receiving a stored code of P0008 with no Check Engine Light being active. The entire timing chain assembly now has to be replaced.

Filed Sep 22, 2021 · Engine · PA

My check engine light started coming on and found out from mechanic there was an issue with the stretching of the timing chain (P0008) . Car started making clanging noises and now needing a $3000 repair . After researching the problem, I have found out that there was an ongoing problem with belts and had recalls for 2009 , which was covered. Gm knowing there was a faulty design tried to reprogram the oil life monitor as a corrective action for the population of vehicles meaning THEY recognized the sensitivity of system. It wasn’t effective enough because now people are having issues at higher mileage and outside their warranty. GM knew this would happen and are now pushing the cost onto their loyal customers. GM needs to show loyalty to their customers and own up to the poor design. My traverse is now drivable and with all the financial difficulties of the pandemic , I can’t afford the repair.

Filed Feb 9, 2021 · Engine · IL

A few months ago my check engine light came on. I had my mechanic test it and it came back for timing chain. He said he knew right away when he saw the code because he's seen a lot of traverse's with timing chain problems. I had less than 90,000 miles on my car! I called gm but they said there is no recall for my vehicle. Last month I found out my cousin just had her timing chain replaced on her traverse just before 100,000 miles. There are also a ton of forum posts about traverse timing chain issues. It's absurd such a crucial part is fault in so many of these cars. A recall needs to be issued.

Filed Jan 20, 2021 · Engine · 135,000 miles · OH

As I was driving the engine cut off in the middle of the road and the car wouldn't start. This happened without warning. No engine lights, temperature gauge, etc. I was traveling at about 35 MPH and had just let off the accelerator to make a turn when I noticed the powering steering was out and realized the engine had cut off unexpectedly. Thank god I had just got off the expressway. This is very dangerous and after searching the internet saw a lot of other people have had the same issue. This should be of grave concern and a safety recall should be issued.

Filed Jun 9, 2020 · Engine · 170,000 miles · MA

Recently bought this traverse 2010 ltz from a private owner after 200 miles on the road the check engine light triggered a few codes p0008-p0017-p0420, upon extensive diagnostics at four different places. From high end authorized chevy dealers to local auto repair shops it has been determined the timing chain needs replacement. These same issues were recalled and investigated for the previous year 2009 on these models and obviously it has not been solve for the 2010. Why there is no recall for this car yet, how many complaints does it take to take action. We are in the middle of an emergency and financial crisis with big car companies being bail out. Private owners like me don't have the funds to cover a repair for over $3500. This was definitely my mistake but I was coming from a long ownerships line of chevy cars from cruze to malibu and now the traverse . But this issue is just too much . The life time of chain it is designed to go along with the engine lifetime. Obviously that isn't happening for the traverse 2010. Please take action we need a solution this is definitely a safety hazard on this vehicles.

Filed Apr 27, 2020 · Engine · 120,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet traverse. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the check engine warning light had suddenly illuminated before the engine stalled. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the engine timing chain needed to be replaced. The timing chain was replaced but approximately 30,000 miles later the failure had reoccurred. The vehicle was then towed to the local dealer patriot chevrolet located at 40 auto park blvd, limerick pa, who diagnosed that the failure was due to a faulty timing chain. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 120,000.

Filed Apr 7, 2020 · Engine · 140,000 miles · IL

While driving the car down the highway the check engine light came on. When pulling to the side if the road the car just shut of and went dead. Tried restarting the car it wouldn't start. Had it towed to the shop and I now have a $8,900 bill because the engine seized up due to the timing chain. So I now have a big blue permanent yard fixture because who can afford to fix this car in the pandemic. I've have researched this and there has been alot of people with this issue. Why has there not been a recall to fix this known issue? This is very dangerous. Why is chevy not fixing this problem with these vehicles??

Filed Feb 27, 2020 · Engine · 178,000 miles · TX

The car shut off while driving on the road multiple times. It would then start back up while still rolling on the highway. At lights it shutoff and I then had tobrestart it it did this all the way home. The engine light came on. Scanner says p0019 states it's the correlation n timing chain and cam sensor. Upon researching there are multiple cases of this happening with this in particular motor. Doing this while on the road is incredible unsafe and could have cause me to be in an accident.

Filed Jan 15, 2020 · Engine · WA

My traverse currently has 75k miles and is already having problems with the timing chain. I took it to chevy but. Was going to be around 3k to get fixed. This car is almost brand new and we've taken care of it and upper maintenance. Its still running but the check engine light is on and I cant afford it. I thought chevy would stick to their word and keeping great quality cars. Ive always bought chevy and currently my 3rd chevy car but its obsurd how cheaper and more problematic theyre getting and ive looked into it online and a lot of people on various sites have complaints about the timing chain at around 80k miles and once it gets fixed it has the constant problem over and over. All I ask is chevy to make it right and keep their word and sell good cars and put a recall on it and fix the problem. I know chevy makes great money and they can make it right and give people what they pay for. My car still have a lot of life and im just so disappointed in this, its so stressful. Please help. What ive uploaded is only from that website but their is many!! And bad word going around because of it. Please make it right and help us.

Filed Dec 26, 2019 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 78,000 miles · WA

After some major maintenance work summer of 2018, car began to show more work needed. Summer of 2019 while driving on flat city road, power steering became difficult to turn & control curves and, check engine light came on. Parked the car until able to repair. Mechanic repaired power steering module car seemed ok. After about 2-3 weeks, check engine light & power steering problems again , now engine power reduced while driving w/stabilitrak warning & back up cam sometimes works. Whle driving , hard to turn on curves, corners and at appropriate posted speeds bc engine slows on its own and wont give enough power for flats or hills. Heating takes much longer to warm cabin and window button sometimes wont work.

Filed Oct 7, 2019 · Engine · 112,000 miles · NJ

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet traverse. The contact stated that the check engine indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to mall chevrolet (75 haddonfield rd, cherry hill, nj 08002, (856) 254-2370) where it was diagnosed that the timing chain needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the timing belt needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was contacted and provided [xxx], but did not assist. The failure mileage was 112,000. *tp '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).'