2017 Chevrolet Traverse: engine stalls while driving

Filed Apr 21, 2025 · Fuel system · MI

I believe my vehicle should be part of the recent GM recall for defective fuel pumps. I have been experiencing issues with my vehicle surging during acceleration, and stalling during idle. This has happened at stop lights and is a safety concern.

Filed Jul 23, 2024 · Engine · OH

The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact stated that while reversing into a parking space, the vehicle vibrated and made an abnormal sound. Additionally, the vehicle jerked and stalled while driving. The "Check Monitoring System” message was displayed, and the check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle. The transmission was shifted to drive (D), but the vehicle failed to respond immediately. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic; however, the vehicle was not yet diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Oct 5, 2023 · Engine, Transmission · 130,000 miles · SD

The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact stated that while driving between the 1500 - 2000 RPMs the engine would begin to feel as if it were misfiring. The vehicle would seem to hesitate and jerk whenever accelerating as if there was a delayed throttle response. The vehicle had been taken to the dealer twice at which time the spark plugs and boots had been replaced. Sometime after doing so, while driving approximately 35 MPH there was suddenly grinding noise coming from the front-end. After slowing down to approximately 20 MPH, in response to the grinding noise, the vehicle suddenly jerked then stalled. There were no warning lights. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who diagnosed that the transmission had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000.

Filed Sep 20, 2023 · Engine, Transmission · 12,000 miles · MD

The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact stated while driving the vehicle failed to exceed 60 MPH, with the check engine warning light illuminated before the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to the local mechanic who diagnosed that the transmission was faulty and needed to be replaced. Additionally, the engine oil pan was faulty causing engine oil to leak from the vehicle. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The approximate failure mileage was 12,000.

Filed Mar 18, 2023 · Driver assistance · WI

gm issued a warranty extension/ service bulletin for the rear blind spot modules for water intrusion which can cause the airbag light to illuminate as well as shut off other features of the vehicle on the gmc acadia and other models while excluding the traverse, which is essentially the same vehicle as the traverse. the vehicle listed above is currently experiencing the blind spot module failure, which in turn is causing thee vehicle to stall unexpectedly, blinkers do not function intermittently, remote start does not function intermittently, door locks do not function unless locked from inside the vehicle intermittently and will not start intermittently. all of these concerns are alleviated by replacing the blind spot modules.

Filed Oct 31, 2019 · Engine, Steering · 20,000 miles · TX

I have a 2017 traverse, bought it with just a few thousand miles on it back in 2017. I started having problems the day after I bought it. The car would die almost every day. Finally got that issue fixed. A few months later the washer fluid stopped working. I took it in to have it looked at and they said it had a hole in it. I had it replaced. A few months later my engine starts making a really loud noise when accelerating and my steering wheel would get so tight when I turned it, that I couldn't turn. I took it to be looked at and was told it had a hole in the steering pump and a pin needed to be replaced as well as the pump. I had that replaced. A few weeks later I'm getting gas and try to start my car and it stalls. I try to start it again and it starts, but it acts like it wants to die. The fuel gauge needle stays on e, even though I just filled my tank up. This same issue has happened 3 times now after getting gas. My steering has starting making a squeaking noise when I turn it. My engine is so loud when I'm driving, it's definitely not a normal sound. When my car sits in park with the engine in you can hear the engine whistling and revving up on its own, and then it acts as though it wants to die.

Filed Jul 1, 2019 · Electrical · 40,000 miles · NJ

Thia vehicle regularly stalls or will not start due to frequency congestion with the ignition. I have started the vehicle several times and started to back up and the vehicle has stalled. This could be dangerous for obvious reasons. The dealer: bennett chevrolet in egg harbor township was notified me and stated there was no fix for this issue. They gave me a printout of all cars that experience this type of interference, but I believe it to be more dangerous to the operation of the vehicle than it is being treated. Please advise. This vehicle has stalled or not started for several minutes throughout the country, but main use is in atlantic county. The video of the problem could not be uploaded, but I do have one from january 7,2019.

Filed Nov 8, 2017 · Electrical, Engine · 15,000 miles · IN

While driving my 2017 chevrolet traverse at interstate speeds, the vehicle, without warning, shut down. When I say shut down, I mean shut off completely. This was a complete loss of all power to the car. The engine shut off, the lights (internal and external) shut off, there was no power steering, the brakes where difficult to push down, etc. As I am now coasting down the interstate with no power to the car I put it in neutral and turned on my flashers. With no power steering and brakes that are stiff, I somehow was able to slowly force the car to the side of the interstate and get it to stop. I tried to restart the vehicle and it would not start. I put it in park and sat there for a few minutes before trying again. Once I tried, the vehicle started and I was able to drive home without further incident. The morning after this incident, I started up my traverse and noticed that the fuel gauge is showing empty, but the car had a half of a tank when I got home last night. There is something serious going on with this traverse and chevrolet vehicles in general. This is the 2nd different vehicle that I have owned that has shut down while driving down the road. The 1st car was a 2016 chevrolet impala.