Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| PI-0269A | 05/01/2011 | 10038684 | Ready | 06/27/2011 | |
| PI-0269A | 05/01/2011 | 10038684 | Gm: check engine light is on with a stored trouble code. *rm | 06/27/2011 | |
| PI-0090B | 03/01/2011 | 10038345 | Ready | 06/15/2011 | |
| PI-0090B | 03/01/2011 | 10038345 | Gm: there may be an intermittent engine hesitation or flutter. the camshaft sensor terminals likely have poor connections. *rm | 06/15/2011 | |
| PI-0220 | 09/01/2010 | 10036490 | Buick/chevrolet/gmc: malfunction indicator lamp (mil) on; dtc p0300, p0303, p0306, p062b, p0698, p0532, p0335, p0222 or p0122 set, engine harness chaffing. concern may be caused by engine wiring harness making contact with back of bank 2 c | 03/21/2011 | |
| PIT-5028 | 09/01/2010 | 10036324 | Pontiac/saturn/buick/gmc/chevrolet/cadillac/hummer: vehicle start and stalls after theft deterrent module replacement. model years 2006-2011. does not apply to vehicles with keyless access system. *pe | 03/14/2011 | |
| SB-10222 | 07/01/2010 | 10033984 | Buick/chevrolet/gmc: service update for inventory and customer vehicles; increased rpm during certain shifts-expires with base warranty. provides a service procedure to reprogram the transmission control module on certain vehicles equippe | 10/06/2010 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE | |||
| 05/11/2012 | 50000 | ||
| The chevy traverse has been in the dealership 5 times since may of 2012 for sudden traction control and stabilitrak error messages . once these messages pop up ont he car they are always followed by a reduced power message which immediately shuts off the car while drving. the car will not accelerate or function normally once this happens. chevy has yet to be able to fix the problem. | |||
| 02/09/2013 | 45000 | ||
| 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 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. 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 3 months nhtsa has received a complaint about this issue. | |||
| 05/11/2012 | 50000 | ||
| The chevy traverse has been in the dealership 5 times since may of 2012 for sudden traction control and stabilitrak error messages . once these messages pop up ont he car they are always followed by a reduced power message which immediately shuts off the car while drving. the car will not accelerate or function normally once this happens. chevy has yet to be able to fix the problem. | |||
| 02/09/2013 | 45000 | ||
| 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 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. 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 3 months nhtsa has received a complaint about this issue. | |||
| 05/11/2012 | 50000 | ||
| The chevy traverse has been in the dealership 5 times since may of 2012 for sudden traction control and stabilitrak error messages . once these messages pop up ont he car they are always followed by a reduced power message which immediately shuts off the car while drving. the car will not accelerate or function normally once this happens. chevy has yet to be able to fix the problem. | |||
| 02/09/2013 | 45000 | ||
| 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 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. 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 3 months nhtsa has received a complaint about this issue. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 11/01/2011 | 11000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet traverse. the contact stated that the vehicle experienced difficulty starting. the contact also stated that the vehicle lost power and stalled intermittently. the failure was experienced numerous times. the vehicle was taken to the dealer several times for the failure. the dealer performed a diagnostic test that was unable to locate a failure code. the vehicle was then test driven and the failure was duplicated. the dealer replaced the ground wires and the computer module, but the failure was not corrected. the vehicle was not repaired. the vin information was not available. the failure mileage was 11,000 and the current mileage was 16,000. sm. | |||
| 11/01/2011 | 11000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2011 chevrolet traverse. the contact stated the engine does not start up, and the when engine does start up, the vehicle lose power, and stalled. the failure was experienced numerous times. the vehicle was taken to the dealer several times for the failure. the dealer performed a diagnostic that was unable to locate a failure code. the vehicle was test driven and the failure duplicated the dealer replaced the ground wires, and the computer module, but the failure was not corrected. the vehicle engine does not start and stall . the vehicle was not repaired. the vin information was not available. the failure mileage was 11,000 and the current mileage was 16,000. li | |||
| 01/10/2012 | 15000 | ||
| The heating and cooling lines going to the rear heating and cooling of vehicle are in direct line of anything kicked up from the from right wheel. should these lines be crushed or broken open, a complete coolant loss will occur. these coolant should be shielded from road debris. | |||
| 03/15/2011 | 2000 | ||
| The vehicle always roll backs when you are stopped on a slope. this happens to me at all times when i am picking up kids from school and have a stop sign at a slope. the slope is not very steep and other car i have does not have this problem. just bizzare that you really have to accelerate your way out, even then the car rolls back....almost hit another vehicle behind me. | |||
| 12/02/2011 | 11000 | ||
| Call vibrates and suddenly came to a halt. was able to move the car to shoulder. prior to this i noticed the car was showing me a rpm indicator on 2 and 3 even when in parked condition, scary. managed to get the car to dealership. dealership advised that cylinder are misfiring, about 3 to 4 of them. surprised that this can happen in less than 9 months of buying the car... | |||
| 12/02/2011 | 11000 | ||
| Car shakes and vibrates when stopped at stop signs and lights. car suddenly came to a completely halt. was able to get help and move it to shoulder. was able to start the car later in the day and drive to the dealer. dealer mentioned that 4 cylinders are misfiring. surprised that a car only 9 months old and with 11k miles would do that. | |||
| 03/15/2011 | 2000 | ||
| The vehicle always roll backs when you are stopped on a slope. this happens to me at all times when i am picking up kids from school and have a stop sign at a slope. the slope is not very steep and other car i have does not have this problem. just bizzare that you really have to accelerate your way out, even then the car rolls back....almost hit another vehicle behind me. | |||
| 12/02/2011 | 11000 | ||
| Call vibrates and suddenly came to a halt. was able to move the car to shoulder. prior to this i noticed the car was showing me a rpm indicator on 2 and 3 even when in parked condition, scary. managed to get the car to dealership. dealership advised that cylinder are misfiring, about 3 to 4 of them. surprised that this can happen in less than 9 months of buying the car... | |||
| 12/02/2011 | 11000 | ||
| Car shakes and vibrates when stopped at stop signs and lights. car suddenly came to a completely halt. was able to get help and move it to shoulder. was able to start the car later in the day and drive to the dealer. dealer mentioned that 4 cylinders are misfiring. surprised that a car only 9 months old and with 11k miles would do that. | |||
| 03/15/2011 | 2000 | ||
| The vehicle always roll backs when you are stopped on a slope. this happens to me at all times when i am picking up kids from school and have a stop sign at a slope. the slope is not very steep and other car i have does not have this problem. just bizzare that you really have to accelerate your way out, even then the car rolls back....almost hit another vehicle behind me. | |||
| 12/02/2011 | 11000 | ||
| Call vibrates and suddenly came to a halt. was able to move the car to shoulder. prior to this i noticed the car was showing me a rpm indicator on 2 and 3 even when in parked condition, scary. managed to get the car to dealership. dealership advised that cylinder are misfiring, about 3 to 4 of them. surprised that this can happen in less than 9 months of buying the car... | |||
| 12/02/2011 | 11000 | ||
| Car shakes and vibrates when stopped at stop signs and lights. car suddenly came to a completely halt. was able to get help and move it to shoulder. was able to start the car later in the day and drive to the dealer. dealer mentioned that 4 cylinders are misfiring. surprised that a car only 9 months old and with 11k miles would do that. | |||