2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE Engine Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD RANDOMLY SHAKE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE HAD MISFIRED. THE DEALER ALSO CHECKED FOR LEAKS, BUT THE CONTACT WAS NOT AWARE IF ANY LEAKS WERE FOUND. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT SHOULD NOT LET THE VEHICLE SIT TOO LONG WITH OUT DRIVING IT TO PREVENT THE SHAKING ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,700. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANTI FREEZE WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER PUMP AND SEAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,000. *TR

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 DRIVING. THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE OR FUNCTION NORMALLY ONCE THIS HAPPENS. CHEVY HAS YET TO BE ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

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 SYSTEM 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...