Traveling at 70 MPH, suddenely traction control light came on, then engine powered down, I find that this is a common problem with this car, why isn't something being done. This has happened 4 times since march 5, 2014. At shop now will cost me over $500.00 to replace the throttle control. This needs to be a recall.
2011 Chevrolet Traverse engine complaints
Page 8 of 8: complaints 191 to 213 of 213, newest first, as owners wrote them.
Loud whining sound coming from front end. When turning steering wheel slowly you can hear a loud scratching noise. Bought the car brand new and only have 17k miles in 3 years. Entire steering column had to be replaced. Power steering fluid leaking.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet traverse. The contact stated that while driving approximately 20 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was not taken to dealer for diagnostic testing or repairs. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure and current mileage was 79,000.
I was driving at 65 MPH, and hit a small bump where a bridge ends and the pavement resumes. The check engine light came on as well as service stabiltrak and reduced engine power indicators. I was able to limp the vehicle to the local dealership for repairs, but at a very reduced speed. The dealer found that the "throttle position sensor" to be faulty, and after replacing that item the vehicle ran normally. This was not covered under warranty. The repair cost was $540. I am told that these are a common problem both by the dealer as well as by an independent shop. I am surprised that: 1. A part such as this is failing in a vehicle with so few miles 2. That this was not covered under any type of warranty.
While traveling on the highway heading to the airport, we were going approximately 60mph.the engine light came on and truck began to power down. The traction control/stabili track light also came on and we were losing speed and could not accelerate. With other vehicles around us were going 60mph or more we had to try and get off highway to side of road before our truck lost power all together. We then shut off the truck let it sit for few minutes and then turned truck back on. We were then able to pull back on to highway at full speed. It happened a two more times before we were able to reach our destination. Three days later we were back in our truck leaving the airport heading home and within 5 minutes of being on the road our truck began to power down again, check engine light came on and stabili track light also came on. We had to again pull over but this time at least 5 times before we were able to make it home. It was a very dangerous and scary ordeal. We contacted atlantic chevy about the problem and we brought truck in a week later due to the fact that they said they did not have a loaner vehicle available for us. We were told that it was the throttle body and we were not covered since we were past our 3yr/36,000 miles warranty. After much research, we have found that we are one of many other gm customers who have had the same situation with their vehicle powering down in the middle of driving. This is not just a random problem with our vehicle but appears to be a defective problem with the part. Customers are being expected to pay for this to be fixed when in fact it should be a recall on the part or it should be covered under the federal emissions warranty. I hope by us filing this complaint that it will be looked into further and that it will be handled in the way that satisfies all general motor customers who have had to deal with this problem. Thank you.
Traveling at 45 MPH or greater, warning message comes across dash "traction control off"' with in 2 minutes warning message changes to "service stabilitrak system" within 2 minutes warning message changes to "reduced engine power". Within 2 minutes of this message the engine loses most of its power immediately and car lurches to less than 5 MPH.
Multiple times without warning, traction control off light turns on followed by service stabilization system and engine power reduced to 10 %. This happened while going 60 MPH on a highway with a tractor trailer behind me, I suddenly went down to 20mph and had to swerve off the road. I was nearly hit by the truck as it passed me. Very dangerous situation that multiple traverse owners have complained about. When will this be a recall? Only after someone is killed or seriously hurt! Dealer replaced the throttle body at a cost of nearly $500, a 3 year old car should not be having these issues, gm should be paying for the fix!
This vehicle at random times tells you that you need to service you stailitrak and traction control and reduces power which is dangerous because of the fact it loses power and when you want to pass your not able to. Even if your climbing a small little hill it will barely climb which puts others at risk of crashing especially in icy or dangerous conditions, or maybe even worse. This is a good family hauler, but not when it reduces power and puts others at risk.
Driving on the highway and all of a sudden there was an alert on the dashboard saying that "traction control off" then immediately after another alert came on stating that "engine power has been reduced". I was unable to accelerate fully. I turned the car off and back on and it reset it but the same alerts came back on minutes later. The next day I took it to the dealership and they said the throttle body had to be replaced. This seems to be a common occurrence for these vehicles and after researching online I have found hundreds of others that have had the same problem. This is extremely dangerous and chevy/gm should seriously consider recalling this part.
I was driving on a state highway with nowhere to pull safely off the road when the throttle body failed. This failure caused the engine control computer to set the engine to "reduced power mode" where I could not drive the car past 20 MPH with the engine barely running. I had to drive the vehicle for about 1/2 mile in this condition before I could get the car off the road. This happened on a dark winding stretch of road where traffic normally moves at around 45 MPH so there was a significant potential for a rear end collision with a car speeding up behind me.
My wife was driving home from a department store with my three children in the vehicle when a light came on in the dashboard and said engine hot. She pulled over and called me. I told her to check the coolant tank. She sent me a picture from her phone. It was full but the vehicle was overheating. She had to stop 3 times on the way home and we live no more than 12 minutes from the department store. When she got home she looked under the vehicle and said there was a small puddle. She has an appointment in a few days at the dealership to get it checked out. I am just not sure we can even drive the traverse to the dealership safely.
Engine pistons started knocking, motor failed/seized. Dellenbach chevrolet claims it was from oil filter being 1/2 turn loose. There was no oil on my driveway, work, or under vehicle when engine failed.
My wife returned from the dealership after receiving an oil change and tire rotation. She parked the car in the driveway at the house and exited the vehicle. After about 10 minutes my family got in the vehicle. I smelled a burning odor while walking to the vehicle. My wife cranked the vehicle and immediately there was white smoke coming from under the hood. I opened the hood and there was a fire burning in the engine compartment. We got the family out of the car and I grabbed a water hose and put the flames out. After about 15 minutes I noticed that smoke was again coming from the engine compartment. I disconnected the cable from the positive terminal in the engine compartment and the smoked stopped. I was told by the dealership that the battery cable caught fire because it was not sufficient enough to handle the electrical load of the vehicle and that the replacement cable was much thicker and more insulated. These cables need to be replaced immediately before there is a loss of life.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet traverse. The contact stated that front end of the vehicle would randomly shake. The check engine light illuminated when the failure occurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who stated that the engine had misfired. The dealer also checked for leaks, but the contact was not aware if any leaks were found. The dealer stated that the contact should not let the vehicle sit too long with out driving it to prevent the shaking issue. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 2,000 and the current mileage was 25,700.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet traverse. The contact stated that anti freeze was leaking. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the water pump and seal needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 20,000 and the current mileage was 28,000.
Was at target one evening and noticed a sweet unusual smell coming from the traverse. I took a look underneath the car and noticed pink substance dripping from the engine. Upon leaving target I noticed that the arm on the temperature gauge was higher than normal. I drove 40mph for a mile and the gauge shot up to the top. I was 25 minutes from home. I had to stop 6 times to let the engine cool down in order to make it home and I had all four of my kids in the car with me as well. It totally freaked them out. I had to rent a car for the weekend as I needed transportation to get around. I had a company that will come to your home to fix your car. Found out it was my fuel pump. After 4 hours of labor and $400.00 later it was fixed. Four months later, today may 10, 2013 as I'm driving home from work, the car begins to beep and the traction control light and ABS light comes on and service stabilitrak system and traction control off displays in the display window. It seemed as if it was hard to accelerate as well. This is the 2nd thing that is probably going to be fairly expensive to fix that has happened to this car. It is the weekend and now have to try and find a place to take my car and have it serviced. Seeing now that there have been several complaints with this specific component on the car, chevrolet needs to recall this car and fix this. This is very dangerous and could cause an accident. I think it's ridiculous to have to continue to pay for things that continue to break down on this vehicle. I am a single parent and cannot continue to financially be able to do this.
The chevy traverse has been in the dealership 5 times since may of 2012 for sudden traction control and stabilitrak error messages . Once these messages pop up ont he car they are always followed by a reduced power message which immediately shuts off the car while driving. The car will not accelerate or function normally once this happens. Chevy has yet to be able to fix the problem.
We were moving from south carolina to wisconsin which is a 1,000 mile trip. On the morning of february 9th, 2013 we were about to enter cincinnati on the second leg of our trip when all the sudden the dash displayed a message that said trak system failed, soon followed by another message indicating the engine power had been reduced. The vehicle went from 60 MPH to approximately 20 MPH and the engine began to shudder with a feeling of loss of firing cylinders, and loss of vehicle steering control. So we pulled over, read the book, and shut the car off like it said, waited 15 seconds and then turned the car back on. The car was fine and we finished that leg of the trip hoping nothing else would happen. It happened on a very busy stretch of I-75n near covington, ky and it could have caused a crash. My entire family was in the car. So I called and spoke to a gm technician at tire discounters in cincinnati who stated it probably is your throttle body as he had just repaired the same issue on another gm car. Being that it was saturday, there was nothing I could do and we had to still travel an additional 300 miles to wisconsin. The car only had 45,000 miles on it the day of incident. The next day february 10 2013 we continued our trip and right in the middle of indiana the same issue happened and again we took the same action. Again it could have caused an accident but we were able to pull over. On tuesday february 19, 2013 I took the car in to be looked at by andrew chevrolet in glendale, wi and the diagnosis was the same. The throttle body had gone bad and would need to be repaired for $519.00. The service manager stated that they too had changed them on multiple cars. Gm needs to recall the 2011 traverse and repair this part before someone gets in an accident and gets killed. I also noticed this is the second time in three months the federal safety agency has received a complaint about this issue. *tr udpated 03/14/13
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet traverse. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced difficulty starting. The contact also stated that the vehicle lost power and stalled intermittently. The failure was experienced numerous times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times for the failure. The dealer performed a diagnostic test that was unable to locate a failure code. The vehicle was then test driven and the failure was duplicated. The dealer replaced the ground wires and the computer module, but the failure was not corrected. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN information was not available. The failure mileage was 11,000 and the current mileage was 16,000. .,.updated 05/15/12 * bf the consumer stated gm was taking the necessary steps to replace his vehicle. Updated 05/21/12
The heating and cooling lines going to the rear heating and cooling of vehicle are in direct line of anything kicked up from the from right wheel. Should these lines be crushed or broken open, a complete coolant loss will occur. These coolant should be shielded from road debris.
The vehicle always roll backs when you are stopped on a slope. This happens to me at all times when I am picking up kids from school and have a stop sign at a slope. The slope is not very steep and other car I have does not have this problem. Just bizzare that you really have to accelerate your way out, even then the car rolls back....almost hit another vehicle behind me.
Call vibrates and suddenly came to a halt. Was able to move the car to shoulder. Prior to this I noticed the car was showing me a RPM indicator on 2 and 3 even when in parked condition, scary. Managed to get the car to dealership. Dealership advised that cylinder are misfiring, about 3 to 4 of them. Surprised that this can happen in less than 9 months of buying the car...
Car shakes and vibrates when stopped at stop signs and lights. Car suddenly came to a completely halt. Was able to get help and move it to shoulder. Was able to start the car later in the day and drive to the dealer. Dealer mentioned that 4 cylinders are misfiring. Surprised that a car only 9 months old and with 11k miles would do that.
VIN decoder
See the problems and recalls for an exact car
Buying a used 2011 Chevrolet Traverse?
Check the exact car before you pay: accidents, salvage or flood titles, odometer readings and previous owners.
Check its history