NHTSA Complaint #11222641 — 2014 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11222641 |
| Vehicle | 2014 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE |
| Component | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 83,500 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | OK |
Consumer Description
SIX TIMES NOW , I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AND THE STABILITRACK ALERT GOES OFF AND THEN IT CUTS DOWN MY ENGINE POWER AND I COULDN'T GO OVER 20-25 MPH. TWO OF THESE TIMES I WAS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WITH MY THREE CHILDREN . ALL OTHER INCIDENTS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING DOWN CITY STREETS. I PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE FOR A FEW MINUTES , RESTARTED IT AND THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES AND STAYS ON. MY HUSBAND LOOKED IT UP ONLINE AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT AND SAW THAT IT COULD BE THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR AND REPLACED IT. OBVIOUSLY THAT DIDN'T HELP BECAUSE IT HAPPENED AGAIN SO WE TOOK IT TO GET DIAGNOSED WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON AND IT SAID THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED REPLACING. MY HUSBAND REPLACED THAT ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO . TWO DAYS AGO , I STARTED MY CAR AND IT SPUTTERED AND DIED . I TURNED IT BACK ON AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON SO WE TOOK IT BACK IN TO GET DIAGNOSED . THREW THE SAME CODE SAYING THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED REPLACING. ALL OF THIS HAS HAPPENED WITHIN THE PAST 10 MONTHS. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO KEEP THROWING ON RANDOM PARTS THAT AREN'T FIXING THE ISSUE NOR SHOULD I HAVE TO . THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL AND NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED BEFORE SOMEONE SERIOUSLY GETS HURT. I CANNOT EVEN DRIVE THE 20 MINUTES TO MY JOB WITHOUT WORRYING WHETHER OR NOT I'M GOING TO GET THERE SAFELY AND WITHOUT HAVING TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE MY VEHICLE LOSES POWER . I WAS VERY EXCITED TO PURCHASE A TRAVERSE AS I HAD WANTED ONE FOR QUITE SOME TIME BUT NOW I'M VERY FRUSTRATED AND ANGRY ABOUT IT. I'M EVEN MORE FRUSTRATED WITH GM AND THEIR LACK OF RESPONSE TO THE SEVERITY OF THIS PROBLEM.
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