My Chevrolet Traverse was purchased in July 2019. At that time, the vehicle had 58667 miles. As I drove the vehicle over the next year and half or so, approaching 80000 miles the vehicle would shudder/shake/jerk as I accelerated and shifted gears. At first it was very random and not predictable. The first two times I had my mechanic try to diagnose the issue, they were not able to feel the car doing what I was describing. The issue got worse and more frequent. I took the car to a transmission repair shop in August 2021 at approximately 120000. At this point, the jerk/shake occurred almost every time I shifted gears when traveling at speeds less than 50mph. I was told that a transmission flush/service would help with the issue temporarily but that many Chevrolet/GM models are known to have faulty transmissions and it would eventually need to be replaced. I've parked this vehicle for a majority of the past two years. A combination of COVID and the option to telecommute along with having a spare vehicle in the family, I was able to only drive the Traverse when absolutely necessary. I'm not the only one who has experienced this same shudder/jerk for a 6-cyclinder transmission. There are class action lawsuits out there for other GM models with a similar problem. I'm bringing this to your attention now because it has become as safety issue for me and my family. The last three times I've driven my Traverse, I was unable to accelerate efficiently in traffic which created driving hazards for myself and those traveling around me. The transmission put in this vehicle is faulty and should have been recalled along with the many others over the last couple years. I want this on record and other GM 6-cylinder transmissions reviewed for the same safety concerns.
2017 Chevrolet Traverse transmission complaints
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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.
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.
2017 Chevy Traverse is having shifting issues. It appears to be the torque converter or something to do with the transmission. 70K miles & has shifting issues in all gears even after a GM dealership transmission flush. While merging on the freeway I pressed the gas to speed up & the RPM went up high, but the traverse did not speed up...I was able to avoid a very bad accident.
My traverse lt stutters at 20-40 MPH range..shifting of rpms varies..whole truck "shutters" at these speeds. Mechanic cannot find any codes to find out cause. Its getting worse.
Driving on hwy with cruise control set to 72. I think I went to up cruise control to 75 when car sped up to almost 90mph despite me turning off cruise control and standing on brake. After of couple minutes the car slowed down. But I had no control over my vehicle's braking o the acceleration for at least 2 minutes.
Sometimes when taking off from a start there is a shudder from the transfer case area or the rear end like the gears aren't matching up and are grinding before they fully engage. This also happens sometimes after the car shifts from1st to 2nd and sometimes when you are coming to a stop and the light goes green and you give it some gas to start through the light or you make a turn and give it gas to get up to speed after your turn. The car is all wheel drive. We had it at the dealership for a good month, they replaced rear end and clutch parts on the transfer area and other things. They didn't know what it was they also reprogrammed the transmission because it didn't take all the information it should have. Any problems like this you know off what do we do? This has happened a year ago and is happening now
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 chevrolet traverse. After the contact shifted into park and exited the vehicle, the vehicle independently shifted out of park and rolled away approximately one minute later. As a result, the vehicle was involved in a rear end collision. The vehicle was towed to a dealer. A police report was not filed and there were no injuries. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 999. The VIN was not provided.
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