Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet traverse. While driving 55 MPH, the vehicle independently decelerated to 25 MPH. The stabilitrac warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 72,000. The VIN was not available.
2011 Chevrolet Traverse transmission complaints
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December 2015 drove the 2011 traverse to the grocery store. After parking the cooling fan was on after engine turned off. Very loud fan noise had me concerned. After driving home I notice no fan noise so I felt it was an isolated incident considering it is cool winter weather outside. Next a.m. We went to church approx 7 mile trip and fan was running when we turned off car again and saw puff of steam or smoke coming out from front of hood. Reasoned it was morning fog? Or evaporating water! On the way to do errands 2 days later engine was running about 260* on gauge on dash. Fan came on when I parked and ran very loudly. I went straight to dealership which is across the street and met chevy service rep. He said it was just the car reacting to run the defrost mode on the AC system and sent me on my way. Before I reached our home the temp gauge was at 260* or higher because it was on the highest point on gauge. Returned the next day to dealership as car had now overheated again, no fan coming on at all, and service writer said turn it off before it does damage. Wow! Left car and was called the next a.m, with diagnosis as bad water pump covered by recall. Work was done and then I was informed the rack amd pinion assembly was leaking and needs to be replaced and the engine mount is broken. I am sure the leak on the rack and pinion is due to overheating and extra pressure on the gaskets. No leaks ever noticed before this visit during multipoint inspection performed by dealer on 9/10/15. Area of fluid is fresh on rack area. Estimate at $1745.00. I'm sure this recall will be happening soon. I just received the november 2015 recall on faulty throttle position sensor repair. I can only hope the recall for the steering system leak and failures will come soon. . Fyi we have owned 30 chevrolet cars and we have never had anything like this happen or the amount of recalls occur
Timing belt issues and power steering pump leak and issues needing replaced.
The car just completely stopped. No warning no lights no oil light no service engine. Just quit going down the road at 60mph with my children in the car. Now I am being told it is the motor. I have serviced the car I should have and treated it very well. There is not one reason a 2011 should just quit. I also had a issues with traction control in the dead of winter the car would flash traction control off engine will lose speed service stablitrack and the car would drop from 65mph right to 25mph in 5 seconds flat which was extremely dangerous any time of year not just winter. Get those 2011 chevrolet traverses off the road.
I just recently purchased this 2011 chevy traverse last night from the dealer. My first time buying a used vehicle. Within 3 months, my heat stopped working in my vehicle. I purchased the vehicle at 40,000 miles. Brought it to the dealer, and asked if there was anything they can do as I just purchased this vehicle not too long ago, and they stated there wasnt any recall. I would have to pay out of pocket to have this fixed. Just recently this month I have been having an issue with a whining noise when I am driving, and when I am turning the wheel. I took my vehicle to a mechanic and they filed all of my fluids, including power steering which was low. Found out that I have a leak. I started doing some research on this, and found out that all of the 2011 chevy traverse vehicles had this same issue. I am going to contact the dealer today to see what they can do, as I didnt purchase an extended warranty with this vehicle. Should this not be something that is covered under chevrolet if the majority of these vehicles are having this same issue?
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet traverse. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer because of a grinding noise emerging from the engine every time a turn was made. The technician diagnosed that the power steering unit was faulty and needed replacement. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 36,300. Updated 09/18/15
Engine overheated, reduced engine power came on and car shut down. Had to have it towed. Water pump had to be replaced, car is only 4 years old. Doesn't make sense.
Car became very sluggish speed dropped down to 40mph the check engine light came on followed by two messages "traction control off" and "service stabilitrak" car barely moved after that. I pulled onto the shoulder of the road turned the car off, attempted to turn it back on the car wouldn't start after 3 mins the car started and I was able to make it home however the check engine light is still on and the error messages are still being displayed. I googled the problem apparently it's very common and a recall need to be issued.
I was driving to work and luckily had already gotten off the freeway, driving aprox. 35mph the vehicle started to loose speed, a couple of msgs were popping up "stabilitrac off" "service stability control" "reduced engine power". The speed dropped down to about 5 MPH, I had to pull over in order for the vehicles behind me to pass me. I put the vehicle on park and while idling, it started vibrating. I turned it off and then turn it back on. After this it seemed to be doing good. , enough for me to get to work
Tl*the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet traverse. The contact stated that while driving at 60 MPH, the alarm activated independently. In addition, the service traction and the power reduced warning lights illuminated. The failure occurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 50,000.
Stabilitrak warning light engine losing power down to 20 MPH.went online this is an on going problem with many gm cars and should be fixed at the cost of the manufacturer.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet traverse. The contact stated that while driving at 30 MPH, the vehicle lost power. In addition, the accelerator pedal was depressed, but the vehicle failed to accelerate. The traction control warning light illuminated and stability track off, service stability track, traction control off, service traction control, engine power is reduced was displayed across the message board. The vehicle was towed to a dealer. The technician was unable to duplicate the failure or repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was not notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 65,057.
Tl*the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet traverse. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 35 MPH, the accelerator pedal was depressed but the vehicle failed to accelerate. In addition, the traction control off and the engine power reduced warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 69,000.
Daughter was driving, with kids in car. 6:45 pm 1/25/2015. Traction control warning light came on and acceleration dropped instantly. She pulled over and turned off vehicle. Restarted and still could not get past 45 MPH. Pulled over again and turned off for five minutes. When pulled back onto highway was able to proceed normally, edmunds forum and chevytraverse forums stated this has happened repeatedly.
I was driving down the expressway going 70 miles an hour and my car all of a sudden went into safe mode and dropped to 10 miles an hour in a matter of seconds. I came very close to being rear ended by the car behind me and I had to swerve off the road into loose gravel and almost lost control of my car. I took the car to hank graff chevrolet where I purchased it and they said the throttle body had went out along with the rack and pinion. I was told that it was not covered under warranty and I would have to pay $2500.00. I called the detroit zone office and [xxx] told me that everything would be covered under warranty except for the alignment. I then received a call from the service writer a few days later and was told that gm would not cover it. I talked to the zone office again and asked why wouldn't this be covered, it is a safety item and other traverses have had recalls for the throttle body. I was told sorry mine was not one of them and I would have to pay. I feel that you need to know about this as it can cause some major accidents or even deaths if this happens to someone else. I was very lucky that this did not result in a serious accident. My car has only 69000 miles on it, why would these parts fail at such a low mileage. The car has never been in any accidents and there has never been any previous repairs done on this vehicle. Thank you information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
It has to do with power to the engine being reduced. It has happened to me three times. Each time, I received three error messages ("traction control off", "service traction control", "service stabilitrak"), each time power reduced to my engine, and each time I paid substantial sums to the dealer to have it fixed, but each time it happened again. The first time I paid dealer #1 about $150 (if I recall correctly) to have them clean carbon from a sensor on the throttle body (which, coincidentally, I've had several problems caused by "carbon", according to the dealer #1). The second time, same thing, but paid only about $45 (to dealer #2 because I was out of town). The third time, I paid $600 for a completely new throttle body, including all of such sensors, from dealer #1. I am not confident that it is any safer now than it was before, since the track record is so poor (neither of the prior fixes solved the problem). Two of the three times (time #1 in january 2014, and just now for #3 in january 2015), I was on the highway at a high rate of speed, and fortunately the cars behind me were able to swerve and avoid rear-ending me at the last minute.
Tl-the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet traverse. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 70 MPH, the speed decreased independently to approximately 40 MPH as the check engine warning light illuminated. The failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing. The mechanic stated that the throttle body sensor needed to be cleaned. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The vehicle was then taken to an independent mechanic, who performed a tune up and informed that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 25,000. Djr
I was driving home from work one evening. I just came off of the highway, then there was chimes coming from the 2011 chevy traverse. Then on the dash read traction control off stability control off service traction control service stability control engine power reduced. I went form 40 MPH to 20mph in less than a second. Contacted the dealership was told to stop driving immediately and have it towed to them. I get a call the next morning regarding the traverse and an estimate of $230.00 for a diagnostic and cleaning the throttle. Not even a month later it happened again right before I was about to enter a highway, I called the dealership again and they told me to have it towed and they will perform another diagnostic and give me another estimate for the exact same problem. They called back later that day with another estimate of over $500.00. I told them I was not paying another cent to repair the exact same problem that I brought the truck in for the first time. He gave me some story about it could be 1001 problems that causes this problem and I told him that is the purpose of a diagnostic to find out what the problem is the first time. Long story short I did not pay the $500.00 to fix my traverse a second time for a repeat problem. The worker made it seem like he did me a favor for not charging me. Thank god I was not onb a highway when this happened or that I did not have my children with me. Chevy needs to fix this problem asap before a very bad accident happens and they will be sued.
Traction control turned off, stabilitrak trak turned off and then it said they needed service, immediately after it then started down shifting and quickly slowing itself down. It is a real hazard on icy roads and on the interstate in traffic when the vehicle quickly slows itself down. Many posts on the internet with this problem repeatedly occurring with multiple repair attempts at dealerships. I'm starting on my 2nd trip to the dealership. This is a definite safety issue when the car takes control and slows itself down. By shutting off the car it will reset the system and then it will work properly for a while. But this problem keeps recurring after it has been driven for a while.
Wife was on the highway when the stabilitrak turned off and the engine went into a safe mode dropping her speed instantly. Luckily, she was in traffic and not going full highway speed or else she would have been a major accident hurting many people involved. There was a recall on the 2010 traverse for this same issue, and even though there are plenty of complaints about this issue on the 2011 (http://forums.edmunds.com/discussion/14979/chevrolet/traverse/chevy-traverse-stabilitrak-traction-control-problems), no recalls have been issued. Do there have to be deaths involved with this issue before chevy decides fix this issue? The complaints also include the dealership attempting a bunch of attempted fixes, with some of them correcting the problem and some not (throttle body being one). In this state, this vehicle is not safe, and its not due to customer abuse or high mileage parts. This needs to be addressed by chevy and corrected asap. We have also had to have the seat belt fixed under recall, the A/C unit under warranty, and recently received a notice that the power steering unit has a recall but not to bring it to the dealership until it fails. I expect a call from chevy in order to get this issues fixed at their cost. I will continue to post on all forums, blogs, social media, etc until this is given the proper attention.
I was driving the truck on the main street when the truck just turned off, everything shut down even the radio...checked the ignition and the key was still on, luckily when the car stopped the cars behind me stopped.I was then able to turn the key again, and the truck turned on...this has happened one other time but don't remember the date exactly... I also had the water pump replaced after being told by the dealer that it was ok...I am looking to get refunded for that repair...bulletin no. 13079.
Have had two incidents where the stability track has come on and had to pull over and turn vehicle off wait 10 minutes and restart and finally it goes off. The last incident was I was driving the light comes on saying engine power reducing and it drops speed down to where I have to pull over not to get hit. I pull over turn the truck off and it starts but reduces power again and turns itself off this happens about three times before I give up. I then have to call a tow truck when they arrive and tries to start it does start now. I have been having this vehicle for 6 months.
This vehicle and many other general motors cars like it have been on many post and forums on the internet at least in the hundreds. I have purchase this vehicle used and therefore the date of the incidents are recent. I would describe this a design problem. If the vehicle is stopped on a slight incline and the transmission is in drive and you then take your foot off the brake pedal in order to proceed (as you would do when stopped at a traffic light), the car will roll backwards until the gas pedal is depressed enough to overcome the incline. This could be a danger if a pedestrian is walking behind your vehicle or you could roll back into a vehicle behind you. If you are on an incline (facing downhill) in reverse gear, the car will roll forward until the gas pedal is depressed enough to overcome the incline. This requires the driver to step on the brake so as not to roll with one foot and depress the gas pedal with the other so as not to roll. The chevrolet dealer ship describes this as normal and is due to the 6 speed transmission and the standards for fuel economy. I was told their is no cure for this such as raising the idle speed for the engine, reprogramming the ECM (control module or other fix. General motors does offer a feature on some models which is a hill hold assist so it must be a concern to many customers. I feel this could be a potential safety problem and is widely known although I am not sure how many complaints the federal safety agency has received. Thank you in advance.
My issue started when I was making left hand turns it would sound like the engine would make a loud noise with some grinding noise. Then it started happening with right hand turns as well. Took it to the dealership today and they believe that it is the transmission. After doing some research I found alot of similar issues. This needs to be fixed by gm. I am curious to see how this is handled by gm and the dealership. Basically it should be a no brainer, the vehicle is 4 years old, transmission should not go out that fast. Already filed a complaint and contacting gm this afternoon as well. I have a feeling this is going to be a fight. Below are other issues reported to the federal safety agency, I stopped looking after page 3 took car in for odd noise in steering. Was told pump was bad and seal was bad. Appears that this is a common issue with this type of vehicle and no recall has been made. Its not just one or two cars, after research is hundreds of cars. The federal safety agency id number: 10567931 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. The federal safety agency id number: 10566861 tl* the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet traverse. The contact stated that there was an abnormal vibration in the steering wheel when turning in either direction. The contact also indicated that the vehicle was stationary. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the power steering fluid and pump were replaced but the failure was not remedied. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 20,000. The federal safety agency id number: 10555889 power steering has issues at low speeds when turning. Dealer cost to replace pump and gear is 2,500! The federal safety agency id number: 10520885.
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!
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.
While stopped and positioned facing uphill, the vehicle, when placed in drive, will roll downhill unless the accelerator is pressed. While stopped and positioned facing downhill, the vehicle, when placed in reverse, will roll downhill unless the accelerator is pressed. The rolling is not limited to inches or a couple of feet. The rolling was stopped by applying the brake after rolling over 10 feet. The 2011 traverse is an all wheel drive with automatic transmission.
When stopped on any type of grade from approximately 2% or greater, with transmission in drive, the vehicle will roll backwards when moving the right foot from depressing the foot brake to the accelerator in preparation to continue in the forward direction. When the vehicle was taken to the dealership for service reference this complaint, we were advised that this is common in the newer four and six cylinder travers and malibu and that they are still functioning as designed. I feel this is a safety issue even though it may not result in reportable crashes or injuries, the number of incidents related to this issue could be in the hundreds, yet due to most damage not being of a reportable nature it could be years before enough people report this and chevrolet takes notice. Thank you for your time and consideration reference this issue. Fyi, your system did not recognize my listed VIN, but I copied it straight from my VIN plate.
The traverse was parked in the lot of the local grocery store, when started and placed in reverse it backed up just fine, however putting it in drive it broncoed up and would only go 30 miles per hour. This has happened 3 times . Now the power steering unit whines, the seats in the back do not recline well and the middle seat belt in the middle seat locks and I am unable to secure my 2 year old in his carseat. I am not pleased at all with the 2011 traverse, I should have stuck to my first thoughts and bought the suburbon that I know. The traverse is the worst vehicle I have ever owned, while it was being repaired at the dealership, they offered me another one to drive....I laughed, I went and rented a yukon. Now when I go out of town I rent a vehicle my $40,000.00 traverse sit in the driveway as a lawn ornament. Chevrolet in florida got me real good, now they state I am upside down in this vehicle and am not able to trade without a big down payment. Funny they sell me a lemon and I can't even make lemonade with it. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)
I am writing to inform you of a recent safety issue we had with our 2011 chevrolet traverse. On wednesday, april 25, 2012, I was parked in said vehicle with the keys out of the ignition, pumping gas at smokin joes on indian hill in lewiston. I had all three of my children, ages 8, 6, and 5 in the vehicle. While pumping gas, my vehicle began to roll, ripping the gas nozzle from my car, spilling gas. I began to run after my car and thankfully it stopped just before entering oncoming traffic. I thank the grace of god that my children were not injured'my husband looked at the gear shifter and he was able to pop it out of gear without the key in the ignition and his foot off the brake pedal. On thursday, april 26, 2012 I took my car into kipo. They looked at my vehicle and also confirmed our findings, that the car does, in fact, slip out of gear when the key is out of the ignition and the foot is off the brake pedal'contact with bill wirtheim, gm of paddock chevrolet, where we purchased the vehicle. Mr. Wirtheim contacted general motors, who then declared my vehicle under gm investigation. A driver from paddock came to our home to pick up our vehicle. We were contacted by justin,a representative from gm on may 3. Gm return phone call from him until monday, may 7. He just wanted a recap of what happened. That same day, my husband followed up with paddock, who claimed they believed the vehicle to have been already repaired by kipo, which it was not. This afternoon, bill wirtheim contacted my husband and told him they will fix the vehicle and we can have it back. Apparently there was a liquid that had previously spilled over the gear shifter that shorted out. We are not satisfied with this response. This wasn't just an issue of a gear shifter shorting out while parked in our driveway. Our children were in the car that was parked on an incline of a busy gas station and intersection and could have been killed.
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