2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE Engine Problems

THE TIMING CHAINS OF THE ENGINE STRETCHED PREMATURELY CAUSE ENGINE SERVICE CHECK LIGHT TO ACTIVATE. CHAINS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TO ENSURE PROPER FUNCTIONING AND PREVENT ENGINE FAILURE.

TRUCK WAS BEING DRIVEN ON THE FREEWAY, DRIVER ACCELERATED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE AND IT ACTED AS THOUGH IT HAD RUN OUT OF GAS. IT WAS PUSHED TO THE GAS STATION AND FILLED UP WITH GAS, THEN IT WOULDN'T START AND EVENTUALLY THE BATTERY DIED. IT WAS JUMP STARTED AND DROVE A FEW MILES TO THE HOUSE WITH A KNOCKING SOUND. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC EVALUATED IT AND SAID THE ENGINE IS BLOWN. IT HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE, WITHOUT MISSING AN OIL CHANGE, ALL MAINTENANCE HAS ALWAYS BEEN DONE ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN JUNE OF 2010. THERE WERE THREE SAFETY RECALLS, ONE INCLUDING A GAS TANK ISSUE, AND ALTHOUGH SEVERAL MESSAGES WERE LEFT ON THE "RECALL HOTLINE", NO RETURN CALL WAS EVER RECEIVED. MECHANIC SAYS THERE IS METAL IN THE OIL BUT THE ENGINE OIL IS NOT LOW.THIS VEHICLE IS TOO NEW TO HAVE A BLOWN ENGINE....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

WHILE DRIVING AROUND 40 MPH SEVERAL DTC CODES APPEARED ON THE DIC INCLUDING STABILITY SERVICE AND ENGINE POWER REDUCED. VEHICLE SPEED REDUCED SIGNIFICANTLY (20-30MPH) WHILE IN MOVING TRAFFIC AND EXTREMELY BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO REPORTED CODES OF P0008 (TIMING CHAIN STRETCHED), P2610 (ECM FAULTS) AND P2101 OR P1122 (NOT SURE BUT DEALER STATED THROTTLE BODY CONTROL ERROR). VEHICLE IS UNDER 5 YEARS OLD (PURCHASED IN AUG 2010) AND UNDER 100,000 MILES TO TIMING CHAIN AND ECM WERE COVERED IN FULL UNDER GM WARRANTY. THROTTLE BODY COVERAGE WAS REMOVED IN 2009 (PER WHAT I'VE READ ON THE INTERNET) AND WAS NOT COVERED. DEALER AGREED TO SPLIT COST (THEY COVERED LABOR, I PAID FOR PARTS AT DEALER COST). GOOD DEAL ON THE WARRANTY AND DEALERSHIP'S HONORABLE EFFORT TO FIX MY 2010 CHEVY TRAVERSE BUT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TIMING CHAIN AND THROTTLE BODY AND LOST...

ON THE DAY OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, ONLY SECONDS AFTER SIGNING THE CONTRACT, I WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN BECAUSE OF SAFETY RECALLS. HAD TO WAIT THREE WEEKS BEFORE GETTING THE VEHICLE I PURCHASED, VERY NERVOUS AFTER THAT SITUATION. THEN AFTER ONLY HAVING THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 8 MONTHS THE POWER STEERING PUMP, WATER PUMP, AND LEAKING HOSES WENT OUT WITH OVER $1,500 IN REPAIRS. THREE DAYS AFTER THE SECOND INCIDENT THEY CALLED, AFTER I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR MORE BUSINESS TO GET AN OIL CHANGE, TIRES ROTATED AND A SAFETY CHECK, AND THEY TOLD ME THE TIRES WERE UNSAFE AND THEY WOULD NOT ROTATE THE TIRES. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE TIRES FOR APPROXIMATELY $800. I AM NOW ON THE FIFTH (5TH) DAY WITHOUT THE FAMILY VEHICLE AND VERY STRESSED. A 20 YEAR VETERAN RETIRED FROM THE UNITED STATES MARINES IS ASKING FOR...

WAS DRIVING MY CHEVY TRAVERSE AT AROUND 45MPH WHEN SUDDENLY RECEIVED VEHICLE NOTIFICATIONS STATING "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL SERVICE STABILITRAC AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER." IMMEDIATELY I WAS AT A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND WAS SUDDENLY REDUCED TO 15MPH NEARLY BEING REAR-ENDED. I HAD TO VEAR OFF THE ROAD, SHUT THE VEHICLE DOWN, AND THEN RESTART IT ONLY TO MAKE IT ANOTHER MILE UP THE ROAD BEFORE THE SYMPTOMS OCCURRED AGAIN. I WAS FORCED TO REPEAT THESE STEPS 5 MORE TIMES BEFORE MAKING IT TO MY DESTINATION. UPON INVESTIGATION OF THIS MECHANICAL ISSUE I'VE LEARNED OF HUNDREDS OF OTHER CONSUMERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME EXACT SYMPTOMS WITH NOT ONE PROVIDING A REPAIR SOLUTION. MANY HAVE PAID UPWARDS OF $500-$1000 IN REPAIR COSTS AND ARE STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. I HAVE DRIVEN MY VEHICLE TWICE SINCE THE FIRST OCCURRENCE AND EACH TIME EXPERIENCE THE SAME SYMPTOMS. AM I TO PAY FOR DEALER...

TDC P008 IS TRIPPED IN VEHICLE. IT SAYS SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE TIMING. IT JUST HAPPENS THAT THIS CODE SHOWED UP THE DAY AFTER I HAD RECALL WORK ON THE VEHICLE FOR SEAT BELTS AND AIRBAGS. THEY ALSO CHECKED THE WATER PUMP FOR LEAKS. THE DEALER SAID THAT IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WORK THEY DID THE DAY BEFORE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000. UPDATED 04/06/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED 2010 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE SPECIAL BULLETIN #11340. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. UPDATED 11/3/2015 *JS

I PURCHASED OUR 2010 TRAVERSE NEW IN SEPTEMBER OF 2009. WE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE POWER STEERING FAILURE AND REPLACEMENT 3 TIMES. THE POWER STEERING GEAR WAS REPLACED AT 9500 MILES, AT 35,000 MILES, AND NOW IT IS OUT AGAIN AT 48,000 MILES. I HAVE A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THAT WON'T GO OFF, NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME MY TIMING CHAIN NEEDS REPLACED BASED ON THE CODES DETECTED FROM THE COMPUTER. I HAVE TRIED TO GET GM, AND OR A LOCAL DEALER TO WORK WITH ME ON THESE ON GOING ISSUES, AND THEY COULD CARE LESS. *TR

MY 2010 TRAVERSE EXPERIENCED A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE THIS MORNING. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE SPEED WAS IMMEDIATELY REDUCED TO APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH. THIS OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING AND IN HEAVY FREEWAY TRAFFIC NEARLY CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO BE REAR ENDED BY SEVERAL OTHER CARS. I TURNED ON MY HAZARD SIGNAL AND MANAGED TO REACH THE ROAD SHOULDER AFTER TRAFFIC HAD CLEARED. AFTER STOPPING FOR 10 MINUTES I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE IN AN ATTEMPT TO DRIVE TO THE CLOSEST DEALER FOR SERVICE. AFTER COVERING ABOUT 6 MILES THE SAME WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED AND THE VEHICLE SPEED WAS REDUCED AGAIN, BUT I MANAGE TO REACH THE DEALERSHIP. AT THE CHEVROLET DEALER THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY HAD FAILED & NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THIS WAS NOT A WARRANTY ITEM. I PAID THE SIGNIFICANT COST...

TRANSMISSION SLIPPED THEN VEHICLE SURGED AHEAD. SOON AFTER WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH AN ALARM SOUNDED WITH THE MESSAGE "TRACTION CONTROL OFF" AND "SERVICE STABILITRAC / ENGINE POWER REDUCED" AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED RAPIDLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO POWER SAFE MODE AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS CLEANED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DECIDED TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

JULY 2014 MY TRAVERSE HAD AROUND 67,000 MILES ON IT, AND IT HAD STARTED OVERHEATING. WE TOOK IT TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND HAD THE ISSUE TAKEN CARE OF. WE HAD ALSO ASKED THEM TO ADDRESS THE RECALLS THAT WE HAD RECEIVED NOTICE ON.ONE ISSUE WAS FIXED, AND ON THE INVOICE THEY HAD MADE NOTE THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT US WHEN THE OTHER RECALL PARTS WERE IN. FOR 2 MONTHS, NO PHONE CALL FROM THEM.WE HAD RECEIVED NO CALL THAT THE PARTS WERE IN.THEN THE END OF SEPTEMBER WHILE DRIVING BACK FROM THE COAST, I HEARD A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE A CAP BEING CLICKED BY A TEEN. BLAMED MY NIECE, BUT AFTER READING THE LEGAL DOCUMENTS ON THE LAWSUIT, IT HAD TO HAVE BEEN THE SAME THING. THE NEXT ISSUE THAT WOULD BE WHAT I CONSIDER THE LAST STRAW WITH THIS VEHICLE.IN THE NEXT DAY OR SO, IT BECAME...

WHILE AT A STOP SIGN OUR 2010 TRAVERSE SHUT OFF. IT POWERED DOWN EVERYTHING, IT WOULD START UP AGAIN BUT WOULD SHUT DOWN SEVERAL TIMES AGAIN. MY SON WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND NOTICED WHEN HE PRESSED DOWN ON A CERTAIN SPOT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR THE CAR SHUT OFF. WE HAVE OUR CAR AT THE CHEVROLET PLACE NOW AND THEY WERE VERY SKEPTICAL UNTIL MY SON PLACED HIS FOOT ON THE SPOT AND THE CAR SHUT DOWN RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEM. THEY WILL BE LOOKING AT THE CAR MONDAY 10/13/14 TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THIS CAR IN NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, I WOULD THINK THIS IS CHEVROLET PROBLEM WITH THE TRAVERSE. (?) *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN CLEARED THE CODE BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. ALSO, THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT FURTHER DIAGNOSIS WAS REQUIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

I WAS DRIVING AND I HEARD THE CHECK ENGINE ALERT (3 DINGS). THE WARNING SAID SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL SERVICE STABILITRAK. AFTER THAT, THE CAR WOULD TAKE LONGER AND I HAD TO PRESS A LOT HARDER ON THE GAS TO ACCELERATE. THERE ARE ABOUT 3 FORUMS WHICH ALL INCLUDE COMPLAINTS LIKE THIS HOWEVER THE DEALER IS SAYING THEY WILL NOT RECALL THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH IS THE PART THAT THEY ARE REPLACING. THE THROTTLE BODY IS ALSO IN SEVERAL OTHER GMC VEHICLES SUCH AS THE ACADIA *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AS THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRACTURED VALVE SPRING AND THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,300 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,330.

HAVING HARD STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS! HAVE READ MANY THREADS ABOUT THIS! ALSO HAVE HAD OIL BEING SUCKED UP INTO ENGINE INTAKE AND BURNED INTO ENGINE CAUSING PREMATURE CONVERTER AND O2 SENSOR FAILURE! ALSO HAVE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FOR P0008 DUE TO CRANKSHAFT RELUCTOR MOVING? *TR

MY CAR ENGINE CONTINUES TO RUN WHILE THE KEY IS OUT OF THE IGNITION. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, I HAVE TO PUT THE KEY IN AND TRY TURNING THE IGNITION OFF SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE ENGINE WILL ACTUALLY SHUT DOWN, AFTER EACH INCIDENT THIS DRAINS MY BATTERY AND THEN MY CAR REQUIRES TO BE JUMPED IT ALSO HAS TAKES SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET THE CAR RUNNING AGAIN AND SOMETIMES AFTER THIS HAPPENS IT PUTS MY CAR IN "LIMP" MODE MEANING THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF SECOND GEAR WHILE DRIVING IT. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE CHEVY DEALER (BOB STEELE IN COCOA FL) EXPLAINED TO THEM THE ISSUES AND TOLD THEM I HAVE GOOGLED THE ISSUES AS WELL AND THAT LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE STILL RUNNING WHILE THE KEY IS IN THEIR HAND AND CHEVY STATED THEY NEVER HEARD...

THROTTLE BODY WENT OUT AT 66000 K MILES. WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT THE SENSOR ON THROTTLE BODY SHORTED OUT. AT THE POINT THAT IT WENT OUT. POWER TO THE ENGINE WAS REDUCED AND CAR IMMEDIATELY DECELERATED, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TR

DRIVING TO OUR WORK CHRISTMAS PARTY ON THE HWY THEN SUDDENLY 3 CHIMES AND "TRACTION CONTROL OFF, SERVICE STEADILY TRACK, ENGINE POWER REDUCED" SHOWS ON DASH BOARD. WE PULL OVER TO THE NEAREST SAFE LOCATION. TURN THE VEHICLE OFF FOR ABOUT 5 MIN. THEN START AGAIN, WE DRIVE 5 MILES THEN THE EXACT SAME THING AGAIN. WE END UP HAVING TO PULL OVER ANOTHER 4 TIMES BEFORE WE REACH OUR DESTINATION. NEXT DAYTOOK IT IN TO CHEVY DEALERSHIP, CHARGED ME 100 DIAGNOSTIC FEE. TOLD ME IT WAS THROTTLE BODY NEEDED REPLACING , AND SPARKPLUGS AND INJECTORS NEEDS CHANGED. TOTAL WAS GOING TO BE ABOUT $1200, I DECLINED BECAUSE I WAS TOLD I HAD "BUMPER TO BUMPER" EXTENDED WARRANTY. COME TO FIND OUT NONE OF THE REPAIRS WERE COVERED BY THIS "BUMPER TO BUMPER" WARRANTY. THIS IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM THAT IS FOUND ON A LOT OF CHEVY VEHICLES AND NEEDS...

I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT A SPEED OF 55MPH WHEN I HEARD A DING SOUND, MY STABILITRAK LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DASH BOARD READ "SERVICE STABILITRAK". ANOTHER DING SOUND WAS MADE AND MY DASH BOARD THEN READ "ENGINE REDUCING SPEED" AND MY SUV IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO REDUCE MY SPEED TO 25MPH.. IMMEDIATELY HAD TO GET OVER TO THE SIDE SO THAT NO OTHER CARS OR TRUCKS WOULD CRASH INTO ME.. I DROVE IT FOR ANOTHER WEEK AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE PULLING OUT OF MY PARKING LOT. TOOK TO DEALER AND BEHOLD THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY THE SAME THAT OTHERS ONLINE WERE TOLD. AND YES JUST AS OTHERS HAVE MENTIONED ONLINE, ITS NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY ALTHOUGH IT REDUCES YOUR ENGINE POWER. MANY HAVE HAD THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPEN AGAIN A...

THIS VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CHAMPION CHEVROLET FOR A RECALL FOR A FAILING WATER PUMP SEAL. DURING THAT ANALYSIS, THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND RACK ASSEMBLY WAS FOUND TO BE LOW ON OIL AND WITH METAL SHAVINGS IN THE PINION RACK WAS NEAR FAILURE. THE FAILURE MODE ON THIS MODEL AND ALL TRAVERSES, ENCLAVES, AND ACADIAS IS THE ULTIMATELY STEERING LOCK AND A PROBABLY CRASH. THIS IS A DEFINITE RECALL ITEM THAT SHOULD BE FINALLY DETERMINED BY NHTSA FOR ALL YEARS OF THIS VEHICLE. THE REPAIR ESTIMATE IS OVER $2600 AS THE ENTIRE FRONT ENGINE ASSEMBLY HAS TO BE REMOVED. OTHER OWNER EXPERIENCES INDICATE THAT THIS REPAIR IS WIDESPREAD IN THESE GM MODELS AND IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

FOR MONTHS AND MONTHS I HEARD A NOISE FROM THE STEERING SECTION...LIKE IT NEEDED OIL. WE CHECKED THE FLUID AND NOTICED IT WAS LOW. WE HAVE TO REPEAT THE FLUID EVERY MONTH OR SO. I WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY STEERING BECAME STUCK. NOW I NEED $1000+ REPAIRS FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD W/ 40,000 MILES. THIS IS UNFAIR. *TR

WATER PUMP REPLACED IN MARCH 2013, COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. HVAC ACTUATOR ALSO REPLACED AT THIS TIME. 2000 MILE TRIP MADE AFTER REPAIR AND UPON RETURN ENGINE SUFFERED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE ON APRIL 2, 2013. DIAGNOSIS CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE 3RD CYLINDER. CAUSE UNKNOWN. OCCURRED DURING MORNING COMMUTE ON HEAVILY TRAFFICKED HIGHWAY. CHILDREN WERE IN CAR WHEN IT STALLED. HAD TO BE PUSHED FROM CENTER LANE OF TRAFFIC AND THEN TOWED TO DEALER. ONE WEEK AFTER CAR RETURNED FROM ENGINE REPLACEMENT, LEAK APPEARED IN HVAC. LEAK REPAIRED AND CAR RETRIEVED APRIL 29, 2013. A WEEK TO THE DAY OF THE CAR BEING REPAIRED, SERVICE STABILITRAK SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON. POWER STEERING SEEMED NON EXISTENT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED. THIS PROBLEM REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF INTERNAL MODE SWITCH, REPROGRAMMING OF ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE AND TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. CAR RETRIEVED MAY 7, 2013. CAR RETURNED BUT STEERING WHEEL STILL DIFFICULT TO TURN AND SQUEAKS...

I WAS DRIVING THROUGH TOWN BACK IN FEBRUARY AND MY "SERVICE STABILITETRAK" "TRACTION CONTROL OFF" AND "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" LIGHTS COME ONE. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP AND PAID $99 TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. THEY SAID I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. THE LIGHTS ALL WENT OFF ON MY WAY HOME SO I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A FLUKE THING. WELL IT JUST HAPPENED AGAIN 3 MONTHS LATER. I WAS GOING UP A HILL THAT HAS A IMMEDIATE CURVE AFTER IT (WE LIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS) AND ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED BECAUSE THE CAR WENT FROM 55 TO 25 AS WE WERE GOING UP THE HILL AND IT WOULDN'T PICK SPEED BACK UP, THE RPM'S WOULD JUST SHOOT UP. THIS PART IS FAULTY PART ON MANY CHEVROLET TRAVERSE'S AND MANY OTHER GM MODEL'S. ON EDMUNDS.COM THERE ARE TONS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THEIR THROTTLE...

RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM THAT MY CAR MIGHT HAVE A LEAKING WATER PUMP SEAL. (IT DOES BECAUSE I HAVE HAD TO ADD COOLANT) . THE LETTER STATES THAT FOR THE NEXT 2 YEARS CHEVY WILL ADD COOLANT AS NEEDED. WHY NOT RECALL THE CAR AND REPLACE THE WATER PUMP. IT IS NOT GOING TO MAGICALLY STOP LEAKING IN 2 YEARS. *TR

VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN BACK HOME AFTER A 20 MIN JOURNEY. SWITCHED VEHICLE OFF, REMOVED KEYS, I CAME BACK TO REMOVE LAST BAG FROM VEHICLE - WHITE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER HOOD. TRIED TO PUT OUT WITH A SMALL FIRE EXTINGUISHER. FLAMES NOW COMING FROM HOOD AND OUT OF FRONT GRILLE. CALLED 911. WITHIN 20 MINS CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS, WITH DAMAGE TO ADJACENT HOME. INFORMED INSURER AND GM CUSTOMER CARE. GM CLAIMS DEPT HAVE INVESTIGATED AND NO GM FAULT DETERMINED. 18 MONTH OLD VEHICLE MUST NOT CATCH FIRE BY ITSELF, MORE ACTION REQUIRED. VEHICLE IS NOW IN THE HANDS OF OUR INSURER. PLEASE NOTE WE ARE IN CANADA - WE ALSO HAVE INFORMED TRANSPORT - BUT WE FEEL THE US AUTHORITIES SHOULD BE AWARE. SEABRIGHT, NOVA SCOTIA, B3Z 3A3. *TR