NHTSA Complaint #11104807 — 2012 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE

2012 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE - IN SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS THE I WILL SMELL A STRANGE CHEMICAL ODER, THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND BLACK SMOKE WILL COME FROM THE EXHAUST. THEN THE TRAVERSE WILL DRAMATICALLY REDUCE SPEED. THIS SEEM TO OCCUR ON HUMID OR DAYS WITH WET WEATHER. I WILL PULL OVER AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES, WHEN I START IT UP AGAIN IT RESETS BUT THEIR IS SMOKE OR STEAM COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. UPON LOOKING IT APPEARS TO BE COMING FROM WIRE HARNESS. MY SHOP CAN NOT EXPLAIN WHY THIS IS HAPPENING, BUT I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN DUE TO THE QUICK DROP IN SPEED WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. I'VE READ A LOT OF BLOGS ON THIS AND IT APPEARS TO BE A SIMILAR ISSUE AT EARLY MODELS THAT HAVE HAD RECALLS