2010 Chevrolet Traverse: won't start

Filed Mar 14, 2022 · MO

Battery Saver Active light comes on while driving, turns alot off like radio/AC etc to save battery. Voltage goes down. When turned off, it will not start again until I charge the battery. I have replaced the battery 3x, had the alternator tested and vehicle tested 2x by chevy dealership and they cannot figure out what the issue is. There are MULTIPLE traverse owners with same issue except they have replaced their alternators and a few other things as well. This needs to be recalled, figured out as I cannot drive my car, even after a dealership attempts to fix the issue and has no idea what is wrong. Look up battery saving light traverse and you will see how many people have this issue.

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 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 Oct 8, 2019 · Transmission · 130,000 miles · MN

Pulled into the driveway and put vehicle into park and turned vehicle off removed key and when I took my foot off the break the vehicle started rolling backwards. After getting to flat ground where it would not roll I tried to restart it and it would not start. I could not move the shift lever at all either. Had a mechanic friend look at it and he manually pulled the linkage forward to click it into park so I could restart it and move the vehicle. Everytime I stop and put it in park now it has to be pulled into park manually from under the hood. Have not heard yet what the problem actually is. Heard 2009 vehicles had same issue and recall was issued for it. This is definately not a good situation. Potentially could have been very dangerous.

Filed Feb 14, 2019 · Engine, Fuel system · 48,000 miles · WI

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

Filed Aug 15, 2017 · 113,000 miles · IN

Since may 2017 I have had issues where this car will run perfect all day and when I shut it off and go to get back in it it will not start. It is like it is disabled. Been in the shop 4 times in the last 4 months this seems to happen monthly and when vehicle is stationary. This last time I was getting transmission flushed and the mechanic had finished first part and asked me to start it and got nothing. All the lights come on it will not start tried several times had to be pushed out of garage and call a tow truck again. Dealer can't find anything. In july we replaced the starter and a battery cable and as soon as I got home and parked it did the exact same thing.

Filed Jul 31, 2015 · Electrical · 67,712 miles · MD

I was driving and all of a sudden air conditioner stopped blowing cold air, traction light came othe stability limessage came on as well saying offn, check engine light came on, battery gauge went way down, water gauge showed no water level, gas gauge showed no gas, I stopped to get gas and then car would not start, kept trying to start it, finally turned on but all gauges were crazy. Took the car right to waldorf chevrolet on 2298 crain hwy in waldorf, md. The dealer couldn't even get the car started again after I turned the car off. Never happened before they checked out the car and called me around 12:00 pm and said you computer board needs to be replaced is completely shot. After reading several chevy traverses have the same issue. This needs to be a recall too many with the same issue. Its an expensive issue at that . I truly believe this model of car is a waste of money. I guess I should of bought a toyota 5 years ago...

Filed Apr 20, 2015 · Acceleration, Engine · 125,000 miles · AZ

Truck was being driven on the freeway, driver accelerated to pass another vehicle and it acted as though it had run out of gas. It was pushed to the gas station and filled up with gas, then it wouldn't start and eventually the battery died. It was jump started and drove a few miles to the house with a knocking sound. Independent mechanic evaluated it and said the engine is blown. It had regular maintenance, without missing an oil change, all maintenance has always been done on this vehicle since it was bought brand new in june of 2010. There were three safety recalls, one including a gas tank issue, and although several messages were left on the "recall hotline", no return call was ever received. Mechanic says there is metal in the oil but the engine oil is not low.this vehicle is too new to have a blown engine. Help!

Filed Aug 29, 2014 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 65,000 miles · WI

July 1st 2014: I was backing out of a parking stall at work and heard 3 dings, looked at my dash, saw the traction control off light flash, and then the car powered down. I could not get it to restart and called for a tow. After a few days in the shop I got my car back and all seemed fine. They cleared some "codes". August 23rd 2014: I went grocery shopping - went to start my car and guess what happened again. Same as above, called for a tow. A few days later I got my car back. They cleared some more "codes". August 28th 2014: I had my car home for less than 24 hours and it happened again. As you can probably guess - I got it towed and it is currently being worked on. I'm so happy I'm making car payments on a car that I don't even get to drive. My husband has a 1997 ford f150 with over 215k miles - it starts everyday. My car has 67k miles. I guess the most irritating thing is that there are tons of complaints about this and nothing is being done in the form of a recall. That is pathetic!! You are losing loyal customers. You are [xxx] the middle class families that purchase your vehicles. Do you think any of the major shareholders and ceo's are driving chevy's??? Maybe if there bmw's or volvo's didn't start...oh wait gm doesn't make those, so they probably work just fine. This is a huge safety issue. Someone is going to die from this...someone with a conscience at gm do something!!!!!! *tr information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).