Engine/drivetrain > engine power reduced at 70 MPH miltstipek 01:12 pm 09-05-2017 I want to report a very dangerous and safety hazard that we recently experienced with our 2013 ltz traverse. On july 23,2017 my wife and I were driving on interstate 80. Driving in the middle lane going 70 MPH. All of the sudden bells were ringing and dashboard alerts lit up. (traction control off, service stabilitrak,engine power reduced) our speed went from 70 MPH to 10 MPH in seconds. The traffic behind us were swerving all around us to avoid a serious accident. We were lucky no one was killed. We were finally able to get off the road into a truck weigh station. Our traverse was towed to the nearest chevy dealer in frankfort,il. Low and behold there wasn't anything wrong with the traction control or the stabilitrak. We were told that the codes were for the high pressure fuel pump and sensor. The ECM should not have these three problems routed together. There should be some sort of alert for the high pressure fuel pump before it it a problem and the engine speed dropped. The ECM should be reprogrammed so that it does not drop the speed down that fast. Please get this fixed before there are major fatalities! Gm you have been warned! (this is another person with countless others with this experience - fix it or you will have their blood on your hands) do the honorable thing please!
2013 Chevrolet Traverse fuel system complaints
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While driving on freeway traction control off light came on the engine speed reduced came on and car immediately went from 60 MPH to 15-20 causing me to spin out and lose control on freeway and eventually slammed into side of road, (managed to drive home going about 15 MPH at 1:00 in the morning)bending my axle and the next day on the news it was reported cars with onstar were hacked. Next morning no light was on in the car and able to drive with bent axle. Repairs completed and my insurance rates were increased. One year later light came on again traction control off then engine speed reduced and car went from 40 to 15 (luckily I just got off freeway going to work) on surface street and managed to make it to work. Called chevrolet dealer and was told many different things. Was told that particular light comes on when anything goes wrong with the car to prevent further damage to "the car" but put lives at risk. Checked the chevrolet forum and this happens quite often and people say get rid of it as soon as possible and don't use it as a family car because it can stall on the highway. This feature should be removed from all vehicles. I was told there was a private recall on the 2011 equinox throttle body, shame on chevrolet, shame on onstar!
Service stabilitrac, traction control off, engine power is reduced, service traction control. The vehicle will not driver more than 30 miles per hour. Dealer and other service shops have not been able to find any codes. If you turn the vehicle off and back on it will work fine and it can be weeks or even months before it happens again. In searching the internet there are many reports of the same issue in different blogs, this is a safety concern as you can lose power when driving in a highway at 70 MPH. See this youtube video which shows the issue. [xxx] parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
While exiting a store parking lot onto a city street, at night, going approx. 40mph , I had my 3 young children in the vehicle and my SUV suddenly loss power. It shut down completely, in the middle of traffic, with out warning. Luckily the car behind me seen what was going on and did not rear end me. I tried to start the vehicle up and it wanted to turn over but couldn't. The engine light came on and it started to smell of gasoline. The people in the car behind me, helped me by pushing my car out of the way of traffic into a parking lot. I called roadside assistance and had them tow my truck to my house since the dealship was already closed. The next morning, they towed it to the nearest chevy dealership. The following day the dealer diagnosed it with a fuel pump flow control failure, and told me it would be $ 965.00 to repair. I have only owned this vehicle for 6 months, and it only has, 70,000 miles, with a manufacture powertrain warranty still. So I called gm, and come to find out there was a recall on the same year make and model as my SUV, for the same problem/part, but because the recall is VIN specific, gm will not pay for the repair. I put in a service request and have spoken to 7 different people, with 1 supervisor advising me that they were going to contact the dealership and see what they could do to help get it fixed. That was 4 days ago, never heard back from anyone. I called today and the lady I spoke with, said there was no notes indicating that anyone was working on a solution, or of anything they promised to do. The only thing she said was my vehicle wasnt covered under the warranty and there was nothing they could do. So now I am very upset, I haven't been able to get to work because this was my only source of transportation and I wasn't provided a loaner, I do not have the money to fix it. Can someone please help??
The fuel gauge started fluctuating at first after going from drive to park. The fuel gauge reading would be off anywhere from 1/8 to 1/4 of a tank. The first problems were the gauge undercompensating for the actual fuel in the tank, then overcompensating, now it goes back and forth. Now the problem is no longer limited to when the car is in park, I never know how much fuel I have while I am driving. This is a very serious and potentially dangerous situation. It is an ongoing daily problem
Fuel gauge shows 3/8 of a tank and computer shows 175 miles to empty and it runs out of gas.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 chevrolet traverse. While driving 25 MPH, the low fuel indicator illuminated and the vehicle stalled. The fuel gauge displayed the incorrect amount of fuel. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 25,000.
Fuel gauge registered fuel but vehicle stalled out due to lack of fuel.
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