2011 Chevrolet Traverse: shudder or vibration when accelerating

Filed Mar 19, 2019 · Transmission · 178,000 miles · KY

Bad shuddering in between shifting gears at low speeds. Mechanic determined that it is 3-5-r wave plates in the transmission. In accordance to the chevrolet garage, this is an on going problem in traverses and have replaced them in numerous vehicles. If not corrected immediately, it will lead to a replacement of the transmission..

Filed Oct 10, 2017 · Engine · 146,000 miles · MI

Vehicle had had been shuddering and misfiring on and off for quite some time, check engine light came on, took to shop for diagnosis. Shop stated codes were related to stretched timing chains. I then took to dealer, got same diagnosis and a $2,000 estimate. Had repairs done. Check engine light has not come back on since. Car would hesitate and loose power attempting to accelerate when taking off in traffic. Felt unsafe driving, as I never knew when car was going accelerate or not.

Filed May 3, 2014 · Steering · 26,760 miles · PA

I purchased my 2011 chevrolet traverse awd in april 2014 and within the first week I noticed a slight shuddering in my steering as I would make a turn to either my right or left. It feels like when you have a warped rotor except that when this shuddering occurs I am not applying the brakes. Also, I have been noticing a whining noise as I am making turns in either direction. This is definitely coming from the power steering pump. I checked and added steering fluid and the next day this still continued. Vehicle is just out of warranty for the in-service date but not for the 30,000 mile bumper. I have a friend who also is experiencing the same issue with his chevrolet traverse and wish that gm would do a recall on this vehicle system before an accident occurs. From what I have read, there has been far too many complaints from other consumers concerning this same power steering issue.

Filed Feb 26, 2013 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 45,000 miles · WI

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

Filed Dec 13, 2012 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 47,450 miles · CA

Tl* the contact rented a 2011 chevrolet traverse. The contact stated that while traveling 60 MPH, the vehicle lost acceleration power, as well as traction control. The vehicle was able to be driven to the dealer where it was confirmed that the throttle body failed. The contact also stated that the windshield wipers failed due to cold weather temperatures. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 47,450 and the current mileage was 47,950. The consumer stated the dash displayed a message that said trak sys 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. The consumer called the renal car company, and he was advised to shut the vehicle off, wait 15 seconds and restart it. Over the next two miles the consumer could not get the vehicle to go over 15 MPH and the trak came back on with the shuddering of the engine.