2009 Chevrolet Traverse Power Train

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact stated that when she started her vehicle and shifted into drive (D) and depressed the accelerator pedal, the vehicle failed to respond as needed. The contact stated that she attempted to drive the vehicle however, the vehicle failed to exceed 20 MPH. The contact stated that the check engine and TPMS warning lights were illuminated. The contact parked the vehicle nearby her residence. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a local dealer or independent mechanic. The vehicle had not been diagnosed and had not been repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 110,000.

I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY IN REVERSE AND CONTROL OF THE CAR WAS LOST. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR AND I WAS NEVER TOLD OF ANY ISSUES OR RECALLS WITH THE CAR AS IT SHOULD HAVE WENT THROUGH A SAFETY INSPECTION. EVEN WHEN I LOOKED ONLINE THE VEHICLE WAS CLEARED FOR RECALL REPAIRS. NO SERVICE ENGINE LIGHTS ALERTED ME OF ANY PROBLEMS. THIS HAPPENED INSTANTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION BACKING INTO A CITY STREET.

2009 TRAVERSE FWD AT 75000MI, TRANSMISSION WAVE PLATE FAILURE. UPON DIAGNOSIS, FOUND PRESSURE PLATE BUTTONS DETERIORATED, AND WAVE PLATE BROKEN. HAD DEALER INSPECT VEHICLE WEEKS PRIOR TO FAILURE. FAILURE INCLUDED CODES PERTAINING WAVE PLATE, SLIPPAGE, AND PERFORMANCE ISSUES WITH FAILURE TO SHIFT AND ACCELLERATE. CALL TO GM TO VERIFY EXTENDED COVERAGE UNDER #14404B: SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT - TRANSMISSION CLUTCH WAVE PLATE (AUG 12, 2016) WAS TOLD THAT THE VIN NUMBER DID NOT CORRESPOND TO THE AFFECTED COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT. VIN NUMBER AND PRODUCTION DATE AVAILABLE AS NEEDED. INVOICES AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW. REPLACED WITH GENUINE GM RE MANUFACTURED UNIT AND WARRANTY DENIED.I OWN AND OPERATE AN AC DELCO SERVICE CENTER SINCE 1964.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, MAKING A RIGHT TURNED THE VEHICLE GEAR FAILED TO SHIFT TO THIRD WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO VEER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY PROGRESS TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MYERS GARAGE 522 W 2ND ST, LIZTON, IN 46149 (317) 994-5436 WHERE A SECOND DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS TAKEN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 87,000.

GEARS LACKING TO GO TO NEXT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BOUCHER CHEVROLET (1421 E MORELAND BLVD, WAUKESHA, WI 53186) WHO STATED THAT THE CLUTCH WAVE PLATES NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED THE MILEAGE TO BE INCLUDED IN SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER: 14404A (TRANSMISSION CLUTCH WAVE PLATE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

WHILE MY CAR WAS IN MOTION ON CITY STREET I HAD SUDDEN LOSS OF GEARS AND CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO HIGHER GEARS NOR MOVE MORE THAN 25 MPH. HAD DIAGNOSIS THAT I NEEDED NEW TRANSMISSION AT CHEVY DEALERSHIP. DEALER REPEATEDLY DENIED THAT ISSUE WAS RELATED TO SPECIAL COVERAGE BULLETIN #14404, TRANSMISSION CLUTCH WAVE PLATE, WELL DOCUMENTED DEFECT WITH 2009 TRAVERSE AND THEN WANTED TO CHARGE ME RIDICULOUS FEE TO DIAGNOSIS AFTER I REPLACED TRANSMISSION. HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT AT LOCAL SHOP AND OLD TRANSMISSION DISASSEMBLED TO REVEAL BROKEN WAVE PLATE IN 3 PIECES. CHEVY CUST. SERVICE NOW REFUSES TO REIMBURSE FOR ANY COSTS SINCE REPAIR WAS NOT MADE AT DEALER DESPITE THE FACT MY CAR MET REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIAL COVERAGE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DOWNSHIFTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO RETRIEVE FAULT CODE P0776 (TRANSMISSION SOLENOID, TORQUE CONVERTER) FAILURE. HALEY BUICK GMC LOCATED AT: 9831 MIDLOTHIAN TURNPIKE, RICHMOND, VA 23236, (804) 320-9054, WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT IF THE FAULT CODE WAS 35R (CLUTCH WAVE PLATE) FAILURE THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER GM'S SPECIAL COVERAGE FOR THE POWER TRAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED OR NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

WHILE DRIVING OUR 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE, LT, BACK FROM VACATION, WE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN HIGH RPM RATE WHILE NOTICING A DECREASE IN ACCELERATION. TOOK VEHICLE TO A TRANSMISSION REPAIR CENTER AND WAS TOLD IT IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE GM MODELS SIMILAR TO THE TRAVERSE. THE MANUFACTURER RECOGNIZES THE ISSUE, AS IT RELATES TO THEIR SERVICE BULLETIN SB-07-30-012A. HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION WAVE PLATE REPLACED, AS WELL AS SOME OTHER INTERNAL PARTS. TOTAL COST OF $3500. VEHICLE HAS 117,000 MILES. WILL BE CONTACTING GMAC TO DISCUSS THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THIS ISSUE WHILE NOT OFFERING A SOLUTION FROM A MANUFACTURER'S STANDPOINT. I FEEL THIS COULD BE CLASSIFIED AS A SAFETY ISSUE AND AS SUCH SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER, REGARDLESS OF YEAR OF VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO SWITCH GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A SECOND OPINION WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THIRD GEAR, FIFTH GEAR, AND REVERSE FUNCTION WERE SLIPPING WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN USE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

FAILED TCM MODULE , CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO RACE AND SLIP CONSTANT TRANSMISSION LEAKS.

35R WAVE PLATE FAILED INSIDE TRANSMISSION CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. GM USED NON STRAIN RELIEVED/HEAT TREATED WAVE PLATES CAUSING A WELL DOCUMENTED FAILURE RATE. *TR

VEHICLE BEGAN SHIFTING ROUGH. WOULD NOT SHIFT HIGHER THAN 4TH GEAR ON OPEN ROAD. VEHICLE HAS BAD HESITATION IN REVERSE. RECEIVED COPY OF GM'S SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THE WAVE PLATE FAILURE IN THESE VEHICLES ON APRIL 9, 2015. CONTACTED GM ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND WAS TOLD BECAUSE MY VEHICLE HAS 122,000 MILES ON IT, THEY WILL NOT COVER REPAIRS. WAS TOLD THE MAX ALLOWED MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE ISSUE IS MY VEHICLE MAY VERY WELL HAVE BEEN BELOW THE THRESHOLD WHEN THE BULLETIN WAS RELEASED. IT TOOK OVER A MONTH TO RECEIVE NOTICE OF THE DEFECT. IF GM KNOWS THEY HAVE PUT DEFECTIVE PARTS IN VEHICLES, WHY WOULD THEY NOT FIX THE ISSUE? *TR

VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHAKING IN REVERSE. LATE SHIFTING IN DRIVE. *TR

VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHAKING IN REVERSE. LATE SHIFTING IN DRIVE. *TR

THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED ON A SATURDAY EVENING AS MY HUSBAND AND I WERE TRYING TO RETURN HOME AFTER BEING OUT. I WAS DRIVING AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. I WAS TRYING TO SPEED UP TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE HIGHWAY AND WAS ALREADY COMMITTED TO THE LANE AND I HAD OTHERS VEHICLES BEHIND ME AS WELL. THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT GAINING SPEED AS I WAS PRESSING DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR NOTHING WAS HAPPENING EXCEPT THE RPM'S WERE RAISING BUT NO RESPONSE FROM THE VEHICLE. WE HAD A CAR SWERVE OUT OF OUR WAY TO LET US GAIN ACCESS TO THE ROADWAY.I HAD NO MORE OF THE MERGING LANE AHEAD I HAD TO TRY AND MERGE WITH TRAFFIC.... THANK GOD MY SON WAS NOT IN THE VEHICLE THAT NIGHT!!!! AFTER DEALING WITH FRUSTRATED DRIVERS AROUND US, WE HAD FINALLY GOT ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE MADE A BANG AS IT TRIED TO CHANGE GEARS.WE STAYED IN THE RIGHT LANE AND TRAVELED TEN MILES APPROXIMATELY TO MAKE IT HOME. WHEN WE FINALLY GOT TO THE DRIVEWAY I BACKED IT IN AND IT WOULDN'T LET BACK ALL THE WAY INTO THE DRIVEWAY. REVERSE WAS FAILING AS WELL. CALLED GM ON MONDAY 6/1/15 AND THEY HAVE A SPECIAL BULLETIN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, BUT YET THEY HAVEN'T ISSUED A RECALL!!!! WHAT IF WE HAD GOTTEN INTO AN ACCIDENT. WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE 5 * SAFETY RATING!!! I JUST HOPE THAT NO ONE ELSE FINDS THEMSELVES IN THIS SITUATION. GM IS FIXING THE "WAVE PLATE". SPECIAL BULLETIN 14404 : WHICH COVERS 3,5 AND REVERSE GEARS... WISHED WE WOULD HAVE HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS DEFECT EARLIER!!! OBVIOUSLY GM IS AWARE OF THIS SITUATION BUT STILL HASN'T ISSUED A RECALL. BUSINESS AS USUAL FOR GM.

DRIVING 2009 CHEVY TRAVERSE FRONT WHEEL DRIVE AND NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY. WHILE TAKING OFF FROM A STOP THE CAR MOVED SLOWLY THE SHIFTED HARD INTO GEAR CAUSING THE CAR TO LURCH FORWARD VIOLENTLY. I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR IN FROM OF ME AND WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY THE CAR BEHIND ME WHEN I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKE. THE PROBLEM IS THE 3 5 R WAVEPLATE, WHICH IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND ALL GM LAMBDA PLATFORM VEHICLES. GOT NO HELP FROM THE DEALERSHIP OR GM IN FIXING THE VEHICLE.WILL COST $2500 TO $3500 TO REPAIR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE WAS 117,000.

THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. LAST IT WAS THE FUEL INJECTION AND YEAR BEFORE THAT IT WAS THE POWER STEERING. AIR BAGS AND SEAT BELTS ARE CURRENTLY UNDER RECALL. NOT A SAFE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE SPEED DECREASED AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

THE 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE IS A HAZARD TO DRIVE! THIS IS THE 3RD MAJOR BREAK DOWN IN THE LAST 4 YEARS AND IS ALSO CURRENTLY UNDER RECALL FOR BAD AIRBAGS AND SEATBELTS, WHEREAS SHOULD THERE BE AN ACCIDENT, THE ACTUAL DEPLOYMENT OF SAID BAGS WOULD "INJURE THE OCCUPANT" (RECALL WORDS). IN 2012 THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILED. LATER RECALLED AND GOOD THING I WAS IN THEY DRIVEWAY AND NOT THE INTERSTATE! 2013 THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER SYSTEM FAILED TO A TUNE OF $2,020.84 - TOTALLY OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE, AND ONCE AGAIN, THE ENGINE COULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE AND CAUSED INJURY. 2015 JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO, THE TRANSMISSION FAILS COMPLETELY AND IS ESTIMATED AT $3,896.36 AT JUST OVER 100,000 MILES, LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD. ALL CHEVROLET TRAVERSES ARE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS AND SHOULD BE TOTALLY RECALLED. THANK YOU *TR

DURING THE FIRST INCIDENT OF THIS PROBLEM THE CAR WOULD STUTTER/HESITATE/SHIFT STRANGE WHEN GOING UP A HILL AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED FOR ABOUT ONE YEAR AND THEN HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH NO SHIFT FROM 2ND GEAR TO 3RD, DIFFICULTY SHIFTING FROM 5TH TO 6TH, AND NO REVERSE. *TR

MY WIFE THE DRIVER WAS TAKING MY SON TO SCHOOL AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS MAKING A WINNING SOUND THEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THANKFULLY THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE CUSTOMER REP SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THEY SAID IT WOULD COST $4850. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED GM AND THEY SAID THAT I WAS UP BY 5 MONTHS ON WARRANTY. IT HAS A 100,000 MILE OR 5 YEAR POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. THEY WILL NOT HELP REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION OR GIVE GOOD WILL ASSISTANCE. IT REALLY MAKES ME MAD THAT THIS IS A KNOWN BULLETIN AND PROBLEM THAT GM IGNORES TO FIX. THE PROBLEM IS BULLETIN NO.: 09-07-30-012A WHICH IS A BROKEN 35R CLUTCH WAVE PLATE INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING METAL SHAVINGS IN TRANSMISSION AN A TOTAL FAILURE ON THE TRANSMISSION. IT'S A $20 DOLLAR PART THAT COMES OFF AND IT DESTROYS THE TRANSMISSION. THANKFULLY MY FAMILY IS OK. I BELIEVE THAT GM SHOULD EXTEND THIS ISSUE UNDER WARRANTY AND FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOME GETS HURT OR KILLED. I WOULD HATE TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF SHE WAS IN A METROPOLITAN AREA AND IT WENT OUT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS!!!!!! THANKS *TR

TRANSMISSION FELT LIKE IT WAS SLIPPING IN VARIOUS GEARS, SOMETIMES AT START AND OTHERS BETWEEN HIGHER GEARS. ONSTAR REPORTED MISFIRE.TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTICS, CODES P 0300,01,02,03,04,05,0011 & 0014. ADVISED ENGINE OIL WAS LOW ENOUGH, EVEN THOUGH NO LEAKS, CAUSING CAM ACTUATORS AND SOLENOIDS TO RATTLE AND SET UP MISFIRES. WAS DUE FOR ROUTINE SERVICE ANYWAY. THIS WAS SAID TO CAUSE WHAT FELT LIKE THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. NOW, WEEK OF 10/13-18/2014, SAME SYMPTOMS ONLY GETTING WORSE. CAR TAKEN TO A RESPECTED TRANSMISSION SHOP LOCALLY FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND BEING TOLD TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACED. TRANSMISSION WAS SERVICED AT 62,951 MILES ON 05/25/2012. VEHICLE ALWAYS SERVICED AT DEALERSHIP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND THE ENGINE RPM'S INCREASED TO 6000. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT METAL PARTICLES WERE DISCOVERED INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.