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.
2010 Chevrolet Traverse engine complaints
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Engin burning oil. Also says cat under performance bay 1 I had a mechanic fir it twice due to misfire on 2 cylinders. Lift gate electrical only works sometimes and others it goes up the starts to close half way up. Iv been hit in the head a few times. Passenger window won't roll up or down from driver side. All issues I was informed were due to faulty manufacturing issues.
Traction control and stablizer light goes on and off. Radio comes on and off.
Me and my wife own a 2010 traverse and 2 days ago the engine just shut off while driving down the highway and she was almost hit several times in the few seconds it took to turn the hazzard lights on, im not understanding why all these complaints about engine issues are being submitted but no actions ive been a life long gm owner and this is a turning me towards looking elsewhere my wife could have been killed or my 3 children had they been in the car at the time this needs to be addressed before someone dies due to poor craftsmanship by a good car manufacturer please investigate this
I am contacting you regarding a 2010 chevrolet traverse lt I purchased from carvana. The vehicle was delivered on sunday, october 13, 2020. The vehicle was re-scheduled several times before it was delivered. I was contacted via phone on the delivery date via carvana customer advocate to instruct me the vehicle driver side-view mirror, driver door latch was damaged in route to the carvana hub located in birmingham, alabama. The advocate advised me they can re-scheduled the delivery to have it repaired. I informed the advocate I was in desperate need of a vehicle and could not afford for it to be re-scheduled again. She assured me that I can take the vehicle to a certified service center and have a service advisor to give them a call to cover the labor and repairs and they will cover it. Unfortunately, I had been without a vehicle from october 2019 to march 2020 after receiving this vehicle it has been issue after issue. The repairs that was done is listed below. 'windows (safelite) 'window molding 'car mats 'passenger heated seat 'tires 'rack and pinion 'oil pan, gasket and oil filter 'water pump and gasket 'ball joints 'upper and lower control arms 'front right and left stabilizer bars 'front brakes 'rear brakes 'rotors turned 'front struts 'air condition hoses and freon, I had to pay the warranty was up 'driver handles driver, passenger, and back handle 'exhaust leak and manifold cat back 'mufflers (4) 'cadillac converter (4) 'exhaust 'keys (2) fob (2)
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet traverse. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 10 MPH, flames were present coming from under the hood of the vehicle. Moments after exiting the vehicle an explosion occurred under the hood. The fire department was called to the scene and extinguished the flames. A fire report and police report were taken at the scene. The manufacturer was notified of the incident. The local dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 140,000.
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.
Vehicle with 110,000 miles with regular maintenance. Has codes p0017 and p0008 requiring a new timing chain. Timing chains are supposed to last the life of the motor. When do motors only last 100k miles? This known issue from 2009 has not been fixed and needs to be recalled.
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.
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??
Sometimes when trying to turn the steering wheel locks up and makes it really hard to turn sometimes when doing so it loosens up all of a sudden causing it to jerk/ turn to fast which could cause and accident. A lot of times when taking off the traverse does not want to shift then having to pull over on the side of road to put in park and put back in gear then go and also sometimes when driving the car shifts really hard jerking the vehicle when shifting!! The 2nd row heat/ air controls get really hot even when not in use.
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.
The timing chain needed to be replaced. It's the same chain that was recalled on the 2009 traverse. The engine takes a while to accelerate.
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.
The biggest issue is intermittently going into "low engine" mode, warning blinks for only a second then the car will not go more than 10 miles an hour. This is quite dangerous to me, my family, and other drivers- imagine this happening on the freeway? Does this issue need to result in a death before it is looked into by the company? The car will not shift out of gears- happens intermittently with no warning signs whatsoever. The issue happens when I go above 40 MPH, the the rpms goes to 9+off the charts and I cannot go into the next gear. Since it happens only randomly mechanics have a hard time finding issue since it does not always do this for them. Our last visit suggested to replace the transmission, but at a price that is more than the value of the car, that is hard to stomach. Lots of complaints of this issue and considering the 2009 recall, my two cents is the 2010 model most obviously has similar manufacturing issues and a deeper investigation needs to take place. Other issues, car lurches/jerks when put into drive from park. Please back your company and in good faith take care of your customers as some of us work hard for our money, this should not be the result of something anyone takes pride in!
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).'
P10017 and p0018- timing chains gone bad
2010 chevrolet traverse. Consumer writes in regards to multiple recalls on vehicle. *ld
Timing chain is loose. Loosing fuel and power.
Tried to call the federal safety agency number for assistance. It is disconnected. Need to update complaint number 11205680. Date occurred is inaccurate and want it to be accurate if questioned by representative. Accidentally put april 19th as timing chain problem date. It was actually april 25th. Please update.
2010 chevrolet traverse 130k miles(told it is in kil.) 2nd owner. All oil changes and services done. 2 major issues. Suv made loud noise and lost all control of steering and other functions and car shut down while on a freeway, going high speeds, while traveling with 3 children. Almost hit from behind by 2 cars. Was told by gm service center that the timing chain fell off/mechanical failure due to skipping. Other components damaged and all needs to be replaced. Does not seem right for the timing chain to fall off. Seems to be a mechanical defect, not normal wear and tear. Called gm cs several times to explain recent issues and worry of safety and reliability due to multiple repeated timing chain failures on same vehicals with same owners on 2010 and newer traverse. Told by cs no warranty no recall so can't help. Service manager requested assistance from gm for repairs and it was denied. I called gm again, was told they would communicate with service center and call me back later this week. Prior the power steering failed twice within months. Repaired power steering twice as well as power steering rack. First failure we almost crashed while on a circular icy on ramp to freeway with 3 children because of sudden loss of control. Called gm about possible defect and concerns for safety. Told no warrant no recall. Recently found out there is a special payout for issues. Was told we could be reimbursed. Possible underlaying undetected defects to timing chain and power steering need to be addressed before fatal crashes occur.
Loss of power while driving though intersection. P0008 set. Timing chain needs to be replaced. Vehicle has 93000mi. Gm customer satisfaction #10287 for 10 years / 120k mi applies only for 2009 model year but has same llt engine.
Check engine is on. Took to a mechanic and was told timing chain problem and that this has been happening quite often with the traverse. Time for a recall
Timing change replaced 06/26/2017 cost me 2505.34 dollars only had 72896 miles all I got from gm was sorry things do ware out case number #[xxx] light came on when driving on the highway information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
My timing chain is going bad with only 104,000 miles. To fix will require a new engine.
My vehicle has the check engine light on and is throwing dtc code p0008 which is caused by premature wear of the timing chain(s). This seems to be a well known issue and in fact the same engine has a "special warranty" on the 2009 traverse and several other lambda platform vehicles prior to 2010. This is the same engine. The special warranty currently in place on the older models is 11340-c. This condition could lead to a catastrophic failure of the engine and strand the vehicle - possibly in a dangerous place without the ability to move it.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet traverse. While driving 40 MPH, the vehicle seized without warning. The vehicle was towed to chevrolet of naperville (1515 w ogden ave, naperville, il 60540, (630) 324-0750), but the cause of the failure was unable to be diagnosed. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for additional diagnostic testing, but the cause of the failure still could not be determined. The independent mechanic replaced the spark plugs and informed the contact that a new engine was needed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the warranties on the vehicle were expired. The failure mileage was 125,000.
I have antifreeze in the engine it has been leaking fluid. I took it to a shop and they told me the antifreeze is in the engine and I needed a new engine. I also put a power steering pump in because the car was having issues turning two years into me having the SUV. I bought the SUV in 2015. It has been ine issue after another.
Timing chain as well as catalytic converter completely destroyed after the timing chain was installed by a chevrolet dealership less than 1 year go. Check engine light came on vehicle went into safety mode and now will not start. Chevrolet will not help cover the cost of repairs since it is out of warranty. The car only has 48000 miles
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet traverse. The contact stated that the check engine indicator illuminated and the engine power was reduced. Chuck fairbanks chevrolet (629 n interstate 35 e, desoto, tx 75115, (972) 468-0463) diagnosed that the timing chain needed to be replaced. The manufacturer excluded the vehicle from an extended warranty campaign and recommended having a dealer diagnose the vehicle. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.
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