2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE Steering Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT AN UNKNOWN PART OF THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,020.

I WAS PURCHASING THE VEHICLE AND TOLD THAT I COULD NOT PICK IT UP DUE TO A FAULTY RACK AND PINION THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE. NOW 30,000 MILES LATER THE RACK AND PINION HAS FAILED AGAIN AND HAS TO BE REPLACED MAKING THIS THE 3RD RACK IN PINION IN THIS CAR WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THEY ARE ALSO STATING FRONT STRUTS ARE NOW LEAKING. THEY FOUND THIS FAULTY RACK AND PINION WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR LOW COOLANT LEVELS AND THE WATER PUMP NEEDING REPLACED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WATCH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A SPARK PLUG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHEN DRIVING MY TRAVERSE AT LOW SPEEDS AROUND 5 MPH WHILE TRYING TO PARK, MY STEERING GETS VERY TIGHT AND IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MAKE THE TURN INTO A PARKING SPOT. IN ADDITION THE VEHICLE IS MAKING A WHINING NOISE. WE CHECKED THE POWER STEERING FLUID AND IT IS AT THE CORRECT LEVELS. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL REPAIR MAN AND THEY STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I THEN CONTACTED MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THIS WAS COVERED UNDER MY MANUFACTURES WARRANTY AND HE STATED THAT IT WAS NO LONGER COVERED AND THE WARRANTY RAN OUT AT 3 YEARS OR 36,000 MILES WHICH EVER COME FIRST. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, WHEN I SPOKE WITH THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS NEVER INFORMED ABOUT THE SERVICE BULLETIN RELEASED IN DECEMBER 2014. I WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT IT WOULD COST...

HAVE NOTICED STEERING BEING STIFF A LOW SPEEDS FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS, AND ONCE HAD IT GO STIFF WHILE DRIVING AROUND 55 MPH WHICH WAS STARTLING TO SAY THE LEAST. THIS MORNING HEARD A WHINE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER WHO SAID THAT FLUID HAD LEAKED OUT FROM THE RACK AND CAUSED THE POWER ASSIST PUMP TO RUN DRY AND GO BAD. DEALER SAYS BOTH THE RACK AND THE PUMP NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $2,200, AND SAID THAT THE PUMP IS NOT COVERED UNDER GM'S STEERING SERVICE BULLETIN 377272. GM HAS HAD PLENTY OF COMPLAINTS OVER THESE FAULTY PARTS AND FLUID, AND MUST TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR PUTTING PEOPLE'S LIVES AT RISK WITH A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THERE WAS A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEARBOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHEN IN REVERSE THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY TIGHT. IT WAS MAKING A SCREECHING NOISE AS THE WHEEL TURNED. IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO REVERSE OUT OF DRIVEWAY. ON ANOTHER INCIDENT, I WAS REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEM. CALLING DEALERSHIP TOMORROW, SCARED TO DRIVE WITH MY FAMILY. *TR

STEERING WHEEL JERKED HARD TO THE RIGHT AT 60 MPH NEARLY COLLIDED WITH A BRIDGE IN HEAVY ONCOMING TRAFFIC ON TWO LANE ROAD. STEERING WHEEL JERKED SO HARD IT WAS ALL I COULD DO TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF MY CAR. I AM A LARGE MAN AND I ESTIMATE THE PULL ON THE STEERING WHEEL AT APPROXIMATELY 30 POUNDS AND IT TOOK BOTH OF MY HANDS TO CORRECT THE STEERING. EVENT LASTED LESS THAN ONE SECOND, I DID NOT NOTICE ANY WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH INDICATING THE ACTIVATION OF STABILITY CONTROL OR TRACTION CONTROL. AFTER THIS EVENT MY WIFE TOLD ME THAT SHE HAD DROPPED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PREVIOUS DAYS AND JUST THOUGHT SHE WAS NOT USED TO THE WAY THIS NEW TO US VEHICLE DROVE, WE PURCHASED THIS CAR ON NOVEMBER 26, 2014. I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT A INEXPERIENCED...

2011 CHEVY TRAVERSE 54000 MILES- VEHICLE WHINING AT LOW SPEEDS, BECOMING DIFFICULT TO TURN AND AT TIMES LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM INDICATING A POWERSTEERING PUMP WOULD BE REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE ONLY IF I WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS, THIS WAS NOT A RECALL NOTIFICATION. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE PUMP REPLACED. I WAS LATER CONTACTED BY THE DEALER TO BE INFORMED THAT MY POWER STEERING GEAR IS LEAKING AND I NEED A WHOLE NEW POWERSTEERING RACK AT THE COST OF $1400. I HAVE READ SEVERAL SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, AND IF GM HAS IDENTIFIED A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING PUMP, THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING RACK SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A RECALL. *TR

ON AUGUST 6, 2014 WE HAD OUR VEHICLE SERVICED BY THE DEALER DUE TO AN AIRBAG RECALL AND AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE HAD 38,000 MILES. SHORTLY THERE AFTER WE NOTICED A GRINDING NOISE WHEN WE MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN. AT FIRST IT HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY BUT EVENTUALLY IT BECAME NOTICEABLE AT LOW RATES OF SPEED (5 - 10 MPH). TODAY WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE THIRD RECALL THIS BEING THE POWER STEERING PUMP. WE WERE INFORMED THAT THIS WAS COVERED BY GM BUT WE ALSO HAD A LEAK IN OUR RACK AND PINION AND IT WOULD COST $1200 TO REPAIR. WE INTEND TO FIGHT THIS SINCE IT APPEARS IT MAY BE LINKED TO THE STEERING RECALL. WE ALSO HAVE NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT HAS CUT A GROOVE INTO THE PLASTIC SEATBELT COVER NEAR THE SHOULDER HARNESS. WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS WAS...

POWER STEERING FAILURE. *TR

STEERING BECOMES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AT LOW SPEEDS. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS THE RACK AND PINION STEERING AND IT ISN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

WAS GOING ON AN EXIT RAMP AND POWER STEERING GAVE OUT CAUSING VEHICLE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. CAR THEN CUT OFF. ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON LINE ABOUT THIS. . ARE YOU SERIOUS? I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHEVY. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. VEHICLE IS AT THE SHOP NOW. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT EVEN AFTER REPAIRED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, AN ABNORMAL SOUND EMITTED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 44,000.

WHEN DRIVING MY 2011 TRAVERSE, IT WOULD REDUCE ENGINE POWER AND ADVISE SERVICE. IT WOULD DROP POWER TO THE POINT CAR WAS NOT DRIVE ABLE. I WOULD SHUT CAR OFF. WAIT AND THEN ABLE TO DRIVE IT AT LOW SPEEDS (15 MPH). THIS OF COURSE CREATED A DANGEROUS SITUATION ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

WHILE PARKING DURING THE TURN INTO THE PARKING PLACE, THE POWER STEERING CEASED TO FUNCTION. HAPPENED AGAIN WHEN PULLING OUT OR TURNING AT LOW SPEED THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING. IT WILL COME BACK IF STOP OR SOMETIMES ON ACCELERATION. HAD IT CHECKED BY MECHANIC AND THEY COULD NOT TELL WHAT IT WAS AND JUST DID THE BLANKET YOU SHOULD TRY TO REPLACE THE WHOLE RACK AND PUMP ASSEMBLY. *TR

CAR WAS STEERING HARD AND LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID. REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP AT LOCAL DEALERSHIP AT MY EXPENSIVE. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE NOT MECHANICAL FAILURE DUE TO POOR MAINTAINENCE BY OWNER, WHICH WAS NOT THE CASE. LAWYERS OR DEATH BEFORE RECALLS. NOW AIRBAG DANGER. HAVE HAD THREE OTHER RECALLS. *TR

WHILE BACKING UP AT A VERY LOW SPEED THE VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, I THEN REALIZED THE ENGINE HAD SHUT OFF. I NOTED THE KEY WAS STILL IN THE ON POSITION AND THE BACK UP CAMERA WAS STILL ON. RESTARTED VEHICLE AND NO FURTHER PROBLEMS WERE NOTICED. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DUPLICATE THIS ISSUE THE ONLY TIME I COULD GET THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP WAS IF THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. ALSO BACK UP CAMERA WOULD ONLY STAY ON IF THE CAR WAS RUNNING AND IN REVERSE SO IT IS UNCLEAR WHY THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WITH THE KEY IN THE ON POSITION. THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IF IT HAPPENED UNDER DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILED. STARTED WITH STRONG VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL A FEW HOURS BEFORE THE FAILURE. CAR WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL SAFELY AT ANY SPEED. DEALER IS LOOKING AT A SIGNIFICANT LEAK IN THE STEERING FLUID BECAUSE IT WAS BELOW THE MINIMUM LEVEL. NO VISIBLE EVIDENCE OF A LEAK FROM WHERE I PARK THE CAR. *TR

COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING CAUSED BY LOSS OF POWER STEERING FLUID. LOST CONTROL OF STEERING, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED-UP. FORTUNATELY TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AT THE TIME AND WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN TO STOP IN A CONTROLLED MANNER. UPON INSPECTION, FOUND SIGNIFICANT PUDDLE OF STEERING FLUID UNDER THE CAR. APPEARS TO BE A SUDDEN FAILURE, NOT A SLOW LEAK BASED ON AMOUNT OF FLUID LOSS AT THE TIME OF THE PROBLEM. RESTARTED THE CAR AND WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY MAKE IT HOME WITH NO POWER STEERING, STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. CONSIDER THIS TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY IF THIS HAPPENS AT HIGHER SPEED IN A BUSY TRAFFIC. FOUND MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS IN VARIOUS OWNER FORUMS ONLINE. WAITING FOR A DEALER APPOINTMENT TO DETERMINE WHETHER IT'S THE PUMP, GEAR OR FLUID LINES THAT CAUSED THE LOSS OF STEERING FLUID. *TR

POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AT LOW RPM OR IN NEUTRAL RIDICULOUS AT THIS MILEAGE CAR IS SUPPOSED TO BE UPPER CLASS WITH UPPER CLASS MECHANICAL FAILURES?? *TR

SERPENTINE BELT SHREDDED, WATER PUMP, BATTERY AND POWER STEERING FAILED TWICE, ONCE IN 2012 AND ONCE IN 2013. SERPENTINE BELT REPLACED AGAIN IN 2013 BECAUSE IT WAS DAMAGED BY A STONE. *TR CURRENTLY HAVE LAWSUIT AGAINST GM TO REPLACE THE CAR FOR SAFETY REASONS. THEY ARE DRAGGING THEIR FEET. LAWSUIT GOING ON OVER A YEAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,700.

ON FRIDAY, JULY 25, 2014, MY 2011 CHEVY TRAVERSE STALLED/SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING. I PULLED OUT OF A LOCAL GAS STATION AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. ALMOST SIMULTANEOUSLY THE CAR BEGAN TO STALL/SHUTDOWN. I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER (FORTUNATELY THERE WAS ONE). I TURNED THE AC UNIT AND RADIO OFF. I STARTED THE CAR WITHOUT ANY NOISE. I DROVE APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE, TURNED THE AC BACK ON AND THE CAR STALLED/SHUTDOWN ONCE AGAIN, THIS TIME AS THE CAR WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. TO SAY THE LEAST, I WAS EXTREMELY DISTRAUGHT AS THE CAR LOST POWER AND STEERING. FORTUNATELY, (FOR MY FAMILY AND CHEVY), THERE WERE NO CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO THE AC UNIT AND WANTS TO CHARGE ME ALMOST $2,000 TO FIX! THE AC UNIT WAS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000. UPDATED 09/15/14*LJ

WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A STOP, STEERING ASSIST WAS LOST. ASSIST RETURNED AFTER SHUTTING OFF VEHICLE AND RESTARTING. THE FIRST DAY, IT HAPPENED ON TWO OCCASIONS BUT DURING SUBSEQUENT DAYS, FREQUENCY OF LOSS OF ASSIST INCREASED UNTIL IT HAPPENS ON NEARLY EVERY STOP. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, STEERING EFFORT INCREASES MAKING VEHICLE CONTROL DIFFICULT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

CAR BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER, MADE A RUBBING NOISE. WE PARKED AND LOOKED UNDER THE CHASSIS TO SEE IF WE HAD SNAGGED A BRANCH OR SOMETHING. SINCE THAT INCIDENT IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL REPAIR GARAGE AND HAD THEM DRIVE IT AROUND. OF COURSE IT DIDN'T HAPPEN FOR THEM. I HAD THE DEALER CHECK IT OUT, THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM EITHER. WHEN THIS OCCURS I HAVE TO WRESTLE WITH THE STEERING. IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE I TRY TO PARK OR TURN A CORNER, I DON'T HAVE TO BE GOING VERY FAST. I MAD A LEFT TURN ONE DAY AND COULDN'T MAKE THE CORNER. HAD THERE BEEN CARS PARKED ALONG THE STREET I WOULD HAVE HAD A REAL PROBLEM. AS IT WAS I PARKED AND WE TOOK IT IN. IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING WHEN PROFESSIONALS CAN'T PINPOINT THE PROBLEM. *TR

THE POWER STEERING IN MY 2011 CHEVY TRAVERSE FAILS FREQUENTLY WHEN TURNING INTO STREETS, PARKING LOTS OR DRIVEWAYS. THE STEERING LOCKS UP AND IS HARD TO NAVIGATE TURNS ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENTS. I HAVE SAFETY CONCERNS WHICH PUTS MY ENTIRE FAMILY AT RISK. I TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY CLAIMED THAT IT WAS THE RACK AND PINION THAT WAS WORN PER THE REPAIR ORDER WHICH I PAID $1600 TO FIX. ONCE I TOOK THE VEHICLE HOME, THE SAME PROBLEM WAS STILL OCCURRING. VERY FRUSTRATED THAT THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE NOW THEY TOLD ME THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW POWER STEERING PUMP. IT WAS REPLACED AND BILLED TO GM AS A "GOODWILL" REPAIR ORDER OF $700. THERE IS CLEARLY A DEFECT IN THE STEERING AND HOPE THAT GM EXTENDS AND ISSUES A RECALL FOR THE 2011 TRAVERSE BEFORE A...

VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY LOSES POWER STEERING. SO FAR THIS ONLY HAS OCCURRED AT LOW SPEED. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES AND AM GOING AGAIN THIS WEEK. THEY HAVE REPLACED PS PUMP AND RACK AND BELTS. PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. *TR

LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN RIBBLE ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE ( ATTN: KERRY NIEMCEK). *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND RACK AND PINION MALFUNCTIONED DURING OPERATION. *JB

STOPPED AT A SHARP CARVE HAD TO MANUALLY TURN THE WHEEL. DONE THIS 3 TIMES BEFORE I MADE IT HOME. DOES NOT HAVE A PROBLEM IN AVERAGE CURVES JUST WHEN MAKING A SHARP TURN. PARKING WAS A MAJOR ISSUE. *TR

2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO POWER STEERING ISSUES. *SMD THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE FLUID WAS LOW, BECAUSE THE STEERING GEAR WAS LEAKING. *JB

I PURCHASED MY 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE AWD IN APRIL 2014 AND WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK I NOTICED A SLIGHT SHUDDERING IN MY STEERING AS I WOULD MAKE A TURN TO EITHER MY RIGHT OR LEFT. IT FEELS LIKE WHEN YOU HAVE A WARPED ROTOR EXCEPT THAT WHEN THIS SHUDDERING OCCURS I AM NOT APPLYING THE BRAKES. ALSO, I HAVE BEEN NOTICING A WHINING NOISE AS I AM MAKING TURNS IN EITHER DIRECTION. THIS IS DEFINITELY COMING FROM THE POWER STEERING PUMP. I CHECKED AND ADDED STEERING FLUID AND THE NEXT DAY THIS STILL CONTINUED. VEHICLE IS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY FOR THE IN-SERVICE DATE BUT NOT FOR THE 30,000 MILE BUMPER. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO ALSO IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE WITH HIS CHEVROLET TRAVERSE AND WISH THAT GM WOULD DO A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE SYSTEM BEFORE AN ACCIDENT OCCURS. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, THERE HAS BEEN...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH IN REVERSE, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE REPAIRS WERE MADE THAT WERE UNKNOWN TO THE CONTACT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY WIFE BOUGHT A NEW 2011 CHEVY TRAVERSE WHICH NOW HAS 78,572 MILES ON IT. THE POWER STERLING JUST FAILED ON IT YESTERDAY. I CHECKED THE FLUID LEVEL AND IT WAS OK. THE PUMP GROWLS WHEN TURNING AND IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN WHEN THE CAR IS IDLING. I DROVE IT TO CHURCH THIS MORNING AND ALMOST HIT A PARKED VEHICLE WHILE TRYING TO TURN INTO A PARKING SPOT. MY WIFE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE IF SHE WERE DRIVING. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE PUMP FAILS WITH NO WARNING. I KNOW THIS WON'T BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT IS THERE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM YET? *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, SHE TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT AND HEARD A WHINING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 09/16/14*LJ

MY VEHICLE HAS HAD A WHINING NOISE WHEN STEERING. IT ALSO FEELS "LOOSE" AS IF I'M NOT IN COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE STEERING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR STATED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND THE STEERING COULD LIKELY GET WORSE IF NOT SERVICED. HE ALSO STATED THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND IS VERY COMMON. I HAVE HEARD REPORTS OF OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLES HAVING LOST CONTROL OF STEERING. I HAVE A THREE YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND SAFETY WAS A MAJOR FACTOR IN PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE KNOWING THAT THIS PROBLEM EXISTS. I HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT MY OWN EXPENSE. GENERAL MOTORS DOES HAVE A BULLETIN ON THIS PROBLEM SO THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. HOWEVER, I BELIEVE THAT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD INVESTIGATE AS THEIR MIGHT BE CONSUMERS OUT THERE THAT ARE...

ON MARCH 8, 2014, (2011 CHEVY TRAVERSE) I WAS TURNING RIGHT INTO A RESTAURANT WHEN MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. IT TOOK ALL OF MY STRENGTH AND MY 20 YR OLD SON (PASSENGER) TO TURN THE WHEEL TO GET OFF THE ROAD. WE ALMOST WENT INTO THE GUARDRAIL AND COULD HAVE VERY WELL BEEN PLOWED INTO FROM THE CAR BEHIND US. IN PARKING LOT WE CHECKED STEERING FLUID & ADDED SOME. ON WAY TO OUR HOUSE ABOUT 2 HOURS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN WHEN I MADE A LEFT TURN. THIS TIME I WENT OFF THE ROAD A BIT, INCHES AWAY FROM HEDGES & SOMEONE'S LAWN. VERY DANGEROUS. TOOK IT TO CHEVY DEALERSHIP WHO WANTED OVER $1,800.00 TO FIX THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND RACK & PINION. OF COURSE IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY!!! I ENDED UP TAKING IT TO A PRIVATE SHOP AND PAID $1,470. I AGREE THAT THERE SHOULD...

EXITING THE HIGHWAY ONTO THE OFF RAMP OF A REST AREA, THE CAR HAD COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AS I DECELERATED. IT FELT LIKE THE CAR POWERED OFF, BUT I REALIZED IT WAS STILL RUNNING ONCE I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A STOP. HAD TO TURN OFF CAR AND RE-START TO REGAIN POWER STEERING. *TR

OUR 2011 TRAVERSE HAS EXPERIENCED NO POWER STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS WHICH HAS NOW RESULTED IN NO POWER STEERING AT ALL.. MY WIFE DRIVES THIS VEHICLE EVERY DAY WITH OUR CHILDREN, SHE HAS HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS DUE TO THE FACT OF NO POWER STEERING. WHILE CHECKING INTO THE ISSUE, I NOTICED THAT THERE ARE ALOT OF INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT A CONVENIENCE ISSUE THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE!!! I CAN NOT BELIEVE NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT THIS YET, I HAVE PURCHASED SEVERAL CHEVROLET/GM PRODUCTS AND CURRENTLY OWN 4 DIFFERENT VEHICLE MADE BY THIS COMPANY, I KNOW THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE SAME BOAT AS I AM. THERE IS NO NEED FOR AN ACCIDENT OR SOMETHING WORSE TO HAPPEN BEFORE THIS GETS RESOLVED. *TR

HEARD A NOISE IN NOVEMBER 2013 BUT JUST ONCE AND DIDN'T HEAR IT AGAIN TILL JANUARY 2014 ONLY WHEN TURNING WHEEL. I THOUGHT I WAS IMAGINING IT CAUSE NOBODY ELSE NOTICED IT WHEN I WAS TRYING TO HAVE IT CHECKED. FLUIDS WHERE FINE, NO WARNING INDICATORS. FINALLY IN MARCH 2014 HEARD IT AGAIN AND STARTING RESEARCHING WHAT IT COULD BE. FOUND A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THE STEERING PROBLEM. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET ABOUT THIS SINCE MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY SAID IT HAD TO BE DIAGNOSED BY A CHEVY DEALERSHIP, SO I SCHEDULED TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED. DEALERSHIP SAID IT IS THE POWER STEERING AND THAT IT HAS TO BE REPLACED. I ASKED WHAT CAUSED IT AND THEY SAID IT IS A DESIGN FLAW AND THAT THEY HAVE SEEN IT IN THE ACADIA, TERRAIN AND TRAVERSE VEHICLES. I CALLED CHEVROLET BACK AND REPORTED THE DEALERSHIP FINDINGS AND...

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2014. ON FRIDAY MORNING, WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, MY CAR ACCELERATED AND THEN SLOWED DOWN; GOING FROM APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH TO 15 MPH. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY CALLED ME BACK AND SAID THE THROTTLE BODY HAD GONE BAD AND HAD TO BE REPLACE. I WAS TOLD BY SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE THAT A THROTTLE BODY SHOULD NOT BE GOING BAD THIS EARLY IN A CAR; AS A MATTER IF FACT I HAVE DRIVE SEVERAL CARS WELL OVER 100,000 MILES AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BECAUSE THIS IS A FAMILY VEHICLE AND MANY PEOPLE ARE TRANSPORTING PRECIOUS FAMILY CARGO. A CAR SHOULD NOT FORCIBLY BE DECREASING FROM 70 TO 15 MPH. HAVING A BAD CRASH IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT. ALSO THE AIR CONDITIONING HAS ALREADY HAD TO BE CHECKED. THIS...

MY ISSUE STARTED WHEN I WAS MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS IT WOULD SOUND LIKE THE ENGINE WOULD MAKE A LOUD NOISE WITH SOME GRINDING NOISE. THEN IT STARTED HAPPENING WITH RIGHT HAND TURNS AS WELL. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY AND THEY BELIEVE THAT IT IS THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I FOUND ALOT OF SIMILAR ISSUES. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY GM. I AM CURIOUS TO SEE HOW THIS IS HANDLED BY GM AND THE DEALERSHIP. BASICALLY IT SHOULD BE A NO BRAINER, THE VEHICLE IS 4 YEARS OLD, TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT GO OUT THAT FAST. ALREADY FILED A COMPLAINT AND CONTACTING GM THIS AFTERNOON AS WELL. I HAVE A FEELING THIS IS GOING TO BE A FIGHT. BELOW ARE OTHER ISSUES REPORTED TO NHTSA, I STOPPED LOOKING AFTER PAGE 3 TOOK CAR IN FOR ODD NOISE IN STEERING. WAS TOLD PUMP WAS BAD AND SEAL...

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND ATTEMPTING TO TURN RIGHT. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND I ALMOST WAS HIT BY A CAR GOING BECAUSE I WASN'T ABLE TO TURN INTO THE RIGHT HAND LANE. BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL BARELY MOVED, THE CAR INSTEAD OF MAKING THE RIGHT, ROMPED OVER ON THE DIVIDER.THIS HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES BEFORE IT HAD TO BE TOWED. THIS HAPPENED WHEN CAR WAS LITERALLY JUST AT 37 MONTHS, ONE MONTH OUT OF THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. I ENDED UP PAYING A GREAT DEAL FOR THIS REPAIR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND ATTEMPTING TO TURN ONTO A BUSY STREET. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND I ALMOST WAS HIT BY A CAR GOING 35 MILES BECAUSE I WASN'T ABLE TO TURN INTO THE RIGHT HAND LANE. BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL BARELY MOVED, I TURNED INTO THE LEFT LANE OF THE STREET. THIS HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES BEFORE I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE SHOP. IT SEEMS THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURRING IN MANY CHEVROLET TRAVERSES (AS SEEN BY THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, AGUILAR V. GENERAL MOTORS). I HAD TO PAY THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX MY CAR AND PAY FOR A RENTAL CAR WHILE IT WAS GETTING FIXED. I AM WORRIED THIS PROBLEM WILL CONTINUE AS IT HAS IN MULTIPLE CHEVROLET TRAVERSES MANUFACTURED IN THE SAME YEAR. I BELIEVE MY CAR IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE FOR MY FAMILY...

TOOK CAR IN FOR ODD NOISE IN STEERING. WAS TOLD PUMP WAS BAD AND SEAL WAS BAD. APPEARS THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE AND NO RECALL HAS BEEN MADE. ITS NOT JUST ONE OR TWO CARS, AFTER RESEARCH IS HUNDREDS OF CARS. *TR

LOUD WHINING SOUND COMING FROM FRONT END. WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL SLOWLY YOU CAN HEAR A LOUD SCRATCHING NOISE. BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW AND ONLY HAVE 17K MILES IN 3 YEARS. ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN HAD TO BE REPLACED. POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED ON THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60000.