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CarComplaints.com Notes: There are a fair-number of power steering related complaints which is a continuation of problems from the previous model year. Considering the problem tends to happen beyond the standard warranty (73k+) it's best to avoid this vehicle or at least be prepared for the $1,300+ repair.

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
3 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
79,116 miles

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2011 Chevrolet Traverse Owner Comments (Page 2 of 6)

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problem #83

Aug 202018

Traverse

  • 112,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

I have had the 2001 Chevy Traverse for 1 year now. Bought it used from a Chevy dealership. The traction control/ stabilitrak warning has come on numerous times over the year, but has come on every single day this past week while driving. There is no loss of power like others have reported, but it does knock out the cruise control when the warning message comes on. This sounds like a manufacturer problem and should be handled by them at no cost to the consumer. I have ready tons of complaints about this. There should be a recall.

- Canton, MS, USA

problem #82

Jul 102018

Traverse

  • 75,000 miles
The service traction control and stabilitrack light keeps coming on. Our vehicle is a family vehicle and when we hit a stop and try to accelerate again the vehicle lunges. Loss of speed down to 10-15 mph immediatly. We have to drive this vehicle on the highway everyday and this is seriously dangerous.

- Streator, IL, USA

problem #81

Jun 212018

Traverse

  • 128,000 miles
Without warning, I get an alert on my information panel that stabilitrak is off and traction control needs servicing. At the same time, the vehicle downshifts hard and rapidly decelerates. Several months ago, the check engine light started coming on at random times resulting in an emission error code. The catalytic converter was replaced. A month later, same error code. This current problem happens frequently at various speeds while in motion only.

- Rockford, AR, USA

problem #80

Feb 212018

Traverse

  • 120,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

While driving at least 45 mph my car was running fine when all of a sudden my locks started locking and unlocked and the car shifted so hard I am surprised I did not wreck my vehicle with my son and infant daughter. The vehicle continued to do the lock switching and numerous lights were flashing on my dash. I was scared to death nonetheless. I have had more sensors, water pump etc. That you can even begin to imagine on this vehicle. It is by far the worst vehicle I have ever owned. I will never again by a Chevrolet Traverse. Just had my car services two days ago and now the check engine light has come back on. I am not even shocked at this point. I am scared to even drive my vehicle with my kids in the car because of the terrifying experience that we encountered. I had the so called issue fixed which was a sensor.

- Cynthiana, KY, USA

problem #79

Dec 282017

Traverse

  • 99,000 miles
Electronic stability control recall I was driving along at 60 mph the interstate when my engine light turned on, the first warning said 'traction control turned off', immediately followed by 'service traction control', then immediately followed by another warning light "service stabilitrack", then immediately followed by another warning "reduced engine power". the vehicle went from 60 mph immediately down to 20 mph. Remind you that we were on the interstate, in rush hour traffic. This immediately turned into a very serious situation. We are very fortunate that we were not rear ended, and cause huge pile up. We managed to make it over to the shoulder, we are still not out of danger as semi trucks, cars, are driving by us at very high speeds in low light conditions. Our car was being blown side to side from the wind force from these vehicles. My 2 year old son was in the back seat and we are very lucky we were not involved in a serious accident. We took our vehicle in to get it looked at, the mechanic could not determine the issue as the problem is only sporadic. Now a month later the vehicle gives us these warnings and has these same issues daily. We can not find a resolution. Please recall this vehicle before someone gets killed and so we drive in comfort that we will make it to our destination and safely.

- Indianapolis, IN, USA

problem #78

Dec 212017

Traverse

  • 115,000 miles
While driving my Traverse my traction control will turn off, service stabilitrak will come on and it will say engine power reduced and will slowly start to slow down. If you come to a complete stop and try to hit the gas again it will shake and kind of studder. This has happened both on a city street and on the highway. The city street was on a curvy road and the highway was a straightaway. This has only happened while in motion. In order for it to stop we would have to turn the car off for 10-15 seconds and restart in which sometimes it would stop for a while and others it would only stop for a mile or less. This is the second year it has done it and both years it has done it in the cold. Last year we cleaned the wheel sensors and it stopped but this year we have tried multiple things and nothing is working. A 3 and half hour drive home for the holidays took 7 hours in the sleet with my 3 year old at 3 in the morning. That's not okay. I'm not willing to have that happen again. Something needs to change.

- Warrensburg, MO, USA

problem #77

Dec 302017

Traverse

  • 118,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

I purchased this 2011 Traverse used in 2013 with approximately 28,000 miles on it in Aurora, co. It now has about 118,000 miles. I have had warning lights on the ABS and stability control systems come on, along with error messages indicating stability control and AWD are deactivated for about a week that do not reset upon restarting the car. Today, I experienced numerous losses of engine power, as though the car had dropped into neutral, while driving surface streets at approximately 30-35mph. Despite pressing the accelerator, the vehicle immediately dropped down to 10-15mph for several seconds. Research online in the Chevrolet forums indicates a throttle body issue, but shows no corporate investigation or recall into this, though many people report similar losses of power on highways at 60+mph, suddenly dropping to 10mph. I am concerned about safety in traffic if such a loss of power occurs again.

- Aurora, CO, USA

problem #76

Dec 172017

Traverse

  • 179,000 miles
The car will go into reduced engine power and slow your speed with little warning while saying traction control service and stabitrac service

- Holton, KS, USA

problem #75

Nov 142017

Traverse

  • 11,525 miles
While driving the sensor comes on and says the stability control is off. Then turning the stability control back on by the button it resets. Then driving it again it goes back off. Some times it resets by it self by turning the car off and restarting it. Then the senor doesn't go off. Yet then the next time it is restarted it goes back off. Driving down any road no water or ice on road at all completely dry.

- Ames, IA, USA

problem #74

Oct 111956

Traverse

  • 80,000 miles
My stabilitrak has been going in and out for years with no issues. I had it checked but told it was ok. Now it has started stalling on me. And I was slightly rear ended last night on vacation. I called the Chevrolet 1 800 # and told no recall on this. However on line is hundreds of issues with this model. So over the last 2 weeks it has been going frequently. The steering is just making noises and crunching sounds when turning

- Albuquerque, NM, USA

problem #73

Aug 142017

Traverse

  • 109,239 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

As I was driving my traction comtrol went out and is telling me to service stabilitrack..I just replace the throttle not even 2 years ago

- Lynwood, IL, USA

problem #72

Jan 172016

Traverse

  • 148,000 miles
In January 2016, my vehicle started having stability track issues. It got so bad I had the car sit up for a month then called a mechanic out to diagnosis the car. They sent me to the Chevy dealership and they fixed something within the steering, but that did not stop my stabilitrak from malfunctioning. While driving the stabilitrak light turns on and says it needs servicing. Then it makes the engine slow down and it starts stalling so we have to pull over and turn the car off and turn it back on for it to do the same thing again within minutes. If the cruise control is on it turns it off starts to stall and puts my family and I in danger, I just thank god we've been able to alleviate major accidents. It's been one minor accident but because we were already going slow it didn't affect either car, so we let it go especially because our vehicle was at fault not the people behind us.

- San Antonio, TX, USA

problem #71

Jun 242017

Traverse

  • 112,000 miles
June 24, 2017 driving at 70mph on 2 lane highway with outside temperature around 85 degrees and suddenly lost power, speed dropped quickly, engine light came on and stopped car on side of road. Narrowly avoided accident from sudden deceleration. Turned off engine and waited about 15 seconds and restarted engine. Drove ok after that. Had similar loss of power with warning lights of "power reduced" and engine light came on February 2017 in grocery store parking lot. Left engine off for about one hour and then restarted ok but acceleration sluggish. Took car to auto mechanic and they could find nothing wrong.

- Mcgregor, TX, USA

problem #70

Mar 172017

Traverse

  • 137,000 miles
To whom it may concern, I own a 2011 Chevy Traverse and the timing chain broke on my wife last weekend. This was very scary for her and my kids as they were on a mountain going into a curve. She lost all control of steering and brakes. I was wondering if there are any recalls and or help from GM on getting this car repaired. To make a long story short, I am just glad my wife and kids were fine. The outcome could of been different as they described it to me. Please get back with me asap on this matter. I would appreciate it, by towing this back to my house and to the shop it has been a nightmare. I think it caused the motor to mess up as well. So, I am looking for help in this matter. Looks like the design of this is questionable on how this care was made and causes serious problems when a timing chain goes out. The vehicle was in motion.

- Young Harris, GA, USA

problem #69

Jan 012017

Traverse

  • 5 miles
It has happened several times normally when there is snow on the roads, I will be driving the speed limit when suddenly the traction stabilizer control/ABS lights come on the dashboard and the car started decelerating quickly coming to a halt. Even though I press the gas pedal no acceleration happens. I have to turn off the engine and restart. The remainder of my drive the traction stablizer control/ABS stay on until I come to my destination. This is not safe. The Chevy dealership says there is no recall on this. This is a problem and needs to have a recall out on this issue. This has happened multiple times, thankfully this car is driven just to and from work for short distances. Please notify me once a recall has been put in place.

- Colorado Springs, CO, USA

problem #68

Feb 102017

Traverse

  • 74,950 miles
Traction control comes on stating traction control is off and engine power reduces to 20 mph and will not accelerate pass 20mph I was on [xxx] traveling about 70 mph when the traction light came on and reduced power to 20mph no throttle. This occurred 4 times within an hour. The third time the check engine light came on and wouldnt go off. Each time it happened I pulled to the shoulder of the roadway turned the truck off and turned it back on. This seemed to reset it but then it happened again. Very unsafe for this to happen at highway speeds. 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)

- Clark, NJ, USA

problem #67

Feb 092017

Traverse

  • 104,000 miles
The contact owns a 2011 Chevrolet Traverse. While driving approximately 25 mph uphill, the vehicle lost traction control and acceleration. The service stabilitrack and engine power reduced warning indicators illuminated. The contact drove the vehicle home. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 104,000.

- Sothwick, MA, USA

problem #66

Jan 272017

Traverse

  • 110,000 miles
A beep occurs and an error - no traction control off - service stabilitrack - engine power reduced; the vehicle has 110K miles and this have never happend before. These errors have accured when the vehicle is in motion and also right as you start it up. Dealership has offed to "try to fix" the issue for the tune of $5000 however they do not know if it will actully fix the issue. So Chevy what are you going to do about this?

- Brunswick, ME, USA

problem #65

Dec 112016

Traverse

  • 113,000 miles
Traction control comes on stating traction control is off and engine power reduces to 20 mph and will not accelerate pass 20mph I was on the expressway traveling about 50 mph when the traction light came on and reduced power to 20mph no throttle.

- Smyrna, DE, USA

problem #64

Dec 152016

Traverse

  • 106,000 miles
While driving in town (no more than 30 mph), a beep occurs and an error - no traction control - service stabilitrack - engine power reduced. I am then unable to go over 10 mph. The check engine light also comes on at the end of this. I have to pull over, stop my car and restart in order to assume regular speed, however, it did happen twice in a drive that was only 10 miles long.

- Verona, WI, USA

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