vehicle stalls at 40mph when slowing down and you have no power steering or any other engine running support. This is very dangerous it is hard to steer and stop, you coast till you you hopefully can find a safe area to stop and restart vehicle and drives normal until the next time you are above 40mph. no codes or mil lights. repeatable every time. Everyone in the vehicles safety is at risk and so is anyone else driving in our area, can't stop or steer fast with no engine support. has not been diagnosed by dealer yet. we are trying to get it in for diagnosis.
2011 Chevrolet Traverse engine complaints
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The contact owns a 2011 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was a loud banging sound coming from the front of the vehicle. The front of the vehicle started shaking and vibrating before the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the engine was damaged and needed to be replaced, due to a faulty oil pump seal which caused the engine rod to malfunction. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer and dealer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 139,000.
At 90,000 miles I was driving and the vehicle just shut down. Loss of power steering, brakes locked up, engine died. Brought it home replaced battery and serpentine belt. Attempted to start, and took several tries. Once running there was a horrific loud knock coming from the engine. Towed to a mechanic who reported the engine would "throw a rod any time now" and that having looked the vehicle over it was no fault of my own. Fluids were all fresh and full, no debris in oil, no reason for failure. I'm now stuck with a loan on a car that failed way before industry standards. Do your job gm and help out your customers! I have heard of many other traverse models in this year range having the same issue!
The whole vehicle shakes while driving it seems like the battery is going dead or it doesn't want o to go anywhere. Timing change the gas guage not reading right it horrible gas mileage
It has happened a few times where the stabilitrack goes haywire while driving and locks the vehicle up allowing to only travel a few miles per hour super unsafe when on highway. Have had a chevy dealership replace the throttle body snd less than 10,000 miles later same problem. In researching online seems this is a very common problem on all chevys that is extremely unsafe when it happens and your driving.
Engine began to make loud noise knocking noise while driving. Checked all fluids and they were all in good condition. Had a mechanic check, they said engine was shot and that they have seen a lot of the traverse vehicles have engine failure.
I was on the highway driving home from work and the car started making loud noises from the engine compartment. Had three different mechanic diagnosed the issue. All pointing towards the timing chain or possible engine replacement. The car has had maintenance regularly and well taken care of. Mechanic said that the traverse has a lot of issues regarding the timing chain on a huge scale. I am at a loss road as to what can be done. I hooe that theteis a recall for this issue cause after reading so many people issues with their cars, it is wrong to just leave people stranded and hopeless to get back on the raod. Step up to the plate gm.
We were driving about 70mph on the highway when the engine started to make a knocking sound and losing power. We pulled over to see what was wrong and the car wouldn't start. We got a jump and had to buy a new battery due to it being drained. Got a new battery and pulled up the code for the knock sensor. We replaced it and new codes pulled up. The engine thru a rod with no warning of anything being wrong with the traverse. It was well maintained with only 140,000 miles. The new battery we bought was drained almost immediately and needs to be charged for the traverse to even start when the mechanic looked at it.
My engine went out on my 2011 chevy traverse and this is part of of the recall the dealer didn't do nothing about it and now I am without a car
I purchased this car a month ago, didn't see any check engine light, but I now it is and it is a code related to the timing belts, it seems the car still work ok but sometimes starts shaking a litle. So I see there is a lot of complains about the same problem, I hope chevrolet has a recall to solve this issue, becouse this is a very high cost repair.
Purchased the vehicle at the end of july and a couple of weeks after started noticing power fluctuation while driving and a knocking on the top part of the engine while driving, specially on the highway and decided to park it and wait for our shop to take a look at it. Apparently the timing chain needs replaced again despite of "issues already being corrected by the manufacturer'. This vehicle is around 98k-99k miles range and it might need the hole engine block replaced due to a sloppy recall repair. Spending 5k on a new engine that doesn't have even 100k seems ridiculous, but having people driving with the chance of malfunction a high speeds is very concerning.
I bought this car used with 80,000 miles on it. A week after purchasing it I took it back to the dealership due to a burning oil smell and was told it was "normal traverse smell". The smell kept getting worse but everywhere I took it they said it was normal. I have had the car for two years now and after taking it to a local mechanic, not a gm or chevy mechanic, we were told it needs the timing belt replaced so we had that done. The burning oil smell never went away so I took it back and he found that the timing belt needs replaced after two months because a brass ring that was supposed to be replaced wasn't. This brass ring was never on the recall list so the previous owners knew nothing about it. Chevy knows they have a problem with this engine but they won't replace them. I am not stuck with a pile of junk that needs a new engine all because chevy won't own up to their failure. Why not recall the brass ring instead of expecting people to fork out $6,000 for a new engine?
Timing chain can come off at random and cause an accident. They are supposed to last years, but don't.
Driving the vehicle down the road it starts making a noise. I pull the vehicle over off the street. There is no power, the vehicle still starts but does nothing but makes a loud noise. The timing chain is the issue. I have saw multiple complaints about the timing chains in these vehicles being defected. Please make this right!
Driving down the highway and the engine started making horrible noises, overheating losing power and bucking. Once it was towed home, learned the engine jumped time and the car wouldn't run and barely starts. Bought a timing chain kit as well as previously changing the cam sensors to no avail. Need a whole new motor now. I cant afford to change it and now have an expensive yard ornament I'm still paying on. Chevrolet knew of these issues and has done nothing to recoup those of us who have lost out on a vehicle we purchased andcannot drive. Chevrolet should have done a massive recall to address this issue and saving all of us this financial burden.
Vehicle lost power while driving on a city street and engine started knocking. We were able to get off the road without getting hit. Vehicle stopped running and would not start.
At just over 100,000 miles I had to change the timing chains cost me 3500 dollars.and 3 weeks later the motor seized up . I think this should be a recall as I was told it is a bad design on these engines. Pay for a car that just sits there as I cant afford another engine for it
So far I have had nothing but issues with my SUV, bought a 2009 for 6,000 and had to pt 7,200 in it to get it running right. I traded it in at the dealership it was being diagnosed at thankfully. Now I have a 2011 and starting to have many issues unfortunately. First it started 3700 miles after I got my 2011 by leaving me with no power steering while trying to make a turn and almost wrecked 3 times going to the hospital. I was able to put power steering fluid in and got my power steering back but immediately took it back to the dealer. They said if I came in at 3500 miles they would have replaced the pump and whole rack under warrenty, but they didnt. So I gotta top it off every few months, no big deal. Suspension has been replaced twice, rough idle, tuned up 3 times in 42,373 miles. A/c only blows cold on driver side now, it makes a different noise every day and the dealership says I need to have the engine dropped and timing chain replaced. I cant drop 2400 bucks on something that doesnt fix the problem! Way too many negative outcomes that I've read on the timing chain issue. People that have had the engine replaced had better luck than a rebuild. This is absurd because it's a great family vehicle but with these issues I really dont want to buy american made cars anymore.
Coming home in driveway, the vehicle just died. Local mechanic thought it was a cam shaft sensor, but after looking further it's the timing chain & I need a new engine on 2011 traverse with 93,000 miles. Chevy corp said chevy needs to diagnose at $100 an hour. They would have to do a complete engine tear down which could be 10 hours plus the cost of a new engine & they won't guarantee cost assistance. The work has to be done by chevy. The vehicle is sitting in my driveway since march 2019. I'd like for chevy to own up to this problem & fix my vehicle at no cost
My mechanic said my timing chain is loose & there should be a recall. Also my radio goes real low in a high pitch tone & I can't hear it so that means my turn singnals are low & everything else that makes a sound is very low. Also my window controls are all starting to not work one by one. I only have 89000 miles on my car. My mechanic is telling me I should get rid of my car but I always thought chevy was a good car.
My auto mechanic told me my power chain is loose & that it's common in my car & I should report it. My car feels like it's dragging when I try to accelerate.
A mechanic told me my power train chain is loose and that this is common in 2011 6 engines and to report it cause it should be a recall issue. This is a common problem and needs to be addressed. My car will barely make it up a hill and the fuel mileage has gone down.
Driving at highway speed of 75 MPH, the motor siezed without any warning. The motor locked and the technician said the engine needs to be replaced. He commented something wrong with the engineering of the engine specific to oil. He is concern that changing the engine may result in the same situation given the motor's design.
I drove down to my daughters on sunday december 1st 2019 which is in freasterville pa and we live in mechanicsburg pa. So I drive the turnpike and I have done this trip a lot, having no issues at all with my traverse 2011. On monday we both got into my car as nd drove back to mechanicsburg because she had to pick up her vehicle for work the next day, we get home monday night 12/2/2019 no problems still parked in my driveway and everything is good . Next morning 12/3/2019 I go to take her to get her work car we get in my SUV still in my driveway and it made this god awful noise and I turned it off immediately and yelled to my husband something is wrong. He goes to try it and it sounds like the car wants to start and nothing it won't. We have it flat bedded to cralls garage in harrisburg and he called said that we need a new engine he said it was making a noise in the lower back end of motor and we need a new motor. We owe 13000.00 on this car and I love it hiw can this happen. He said it will cost 5000.00 for a new motor and I can not afford it. .I have read so many reviews that this is happening to 2011 traverses how can the manufacturer not fix this . I had no warnings at all no engine lights nothing. Please help
Bad timing chain and had to get it repaired at just over 100,000 when warantee expired
Car was powering down at highway speeds and check engine light came on. Now needs timing chains replaced. Also started having issues with the steering not working and the steering rack is bad and needs replaces. Suspension is no good and all has to be redone. Vehicle only has 70,000 miles on it for being a 2011.
The engine time chain is bad. If the time chain finishes braking it will kill off all the engine making the repair over $5,000 it seems like is a very common problem on these cars with the 3.6 vvt v6 engine, as I have seen people go thru this also online many people were talking about how unrelaible these cars are on that way. I have different quotes from different mechanic shops the lowest been $2,500.
2011 chevy traverse in great condition. Engine stared missing and roughly idling occasionally.check engine light came on just short of 119000 miles. Auto parts store reported diagnostic code: p008. Googled p008 and message boards stated gm has an extended warranty program for this problem. Went to the local chevy dealer, asked about the coverage up to 120,000 miles since I was almost up to 120,000 miles. Provided the VIN & the dealer said that my vehicle does not qualify for repairs under the program & recommended scheduling service to have it fixed at my expense. Another option was to take my chances. He advised keeping oil level high & clean to extend possible life of the engine & timing chain. Service rep said that he sees this problem on a fairly-regular basis, about 2-4 times per month. A critical failure rate of that for just one dealer is way too high! Gm should extend the coverage, especially when this is a known issue! Days later I decided I didn't want to re-experience my 2001 saturn timing chain failed at 67,000 miles while driving 70 MPH, nearly caused an accident on the freeway. Had to replace the engine with a re-manufactured engine for approximately $3,000.00. Due to fatalities resulting from the timing chain failures, saturn/gm finally decided to recall the affected vehicles or reimburse for replacement engines. I had replaced the engine at my own expense, so I was later reimbursed ~$2,500.00 by saturn (gm). With this in mind, I scheduled service for my 2011 traverse about a week later at the gm dealer. It required pulling the engine, metal shavings cleaned out of engine, guides, tensioners, and timing chain replaced. Cost 2 days labor and parts $2924.87. Gm should extend covering diagnosed p008 fault repairs, or at the very least, offer an after-failure reimbursement for repairs/replacement due to faulty/stretched timing chains on their engines.
Sitting in the parking lot waiting for my daughter to get out of school all of a sudden it smells hot then start to drive off and traction control lights and ABS go wild then I pull over turn off the engine open the hood and there's smoke letting it cool the key won't reverse out of the ignition and there's no power at all
The check engine light was going on and off for several weeks. Sometimes the vehicle seemed to lose some power while driving. Took to mechanic to have it diagnosed. Code p0008 appears to be worn timing chaining. I have spoken to two independent mechanics as well as a chevy dealership - all have told me that the timing chain should last the life of the vehicle. A google search informed me that this appears to be a common issue with the chevy traverse. In fact, early models received an extended warranty for this issue. This warranty needs to be extended to other years as well.
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