2009 Chevrolet Traverse UNKNOWN OR OTHER

The car appeared to have lost power, not while entering the freeway. I pressed on the gas, but it made a loud sound and barely moved. I then saw smoke, pulled over and the car cut off. The car continued to smoke. I opened the hood, and it was a fire under it. Prior to driving, the check engine light was on.

I bought a used car and maybe it’s just wear and tear but I’ve seen it in lots of forums on the internet also. My back end sways going around curves almost like I am fishtailing and then my traction control dings and it says service traction control and also my car jumps when in idle the rpm needle moves with it. It acts like it doesn’t want to get up and go at about 60. I’ve seen a lot of people talk about the engine and transmission going out in vehicles. I didn’t know this when I bought the vehicle. I have 2 kids and I need this car to take them to school and errands. I don’t know if this is normal wear and tear or if it’s something wrong with the car from the beginning

COUPLE MONTHS AGO I WAS OUT WITH MY FAMILY AND NOTICED THAT THE CAR WAS ALMOST STUTTERING WHEN I PLACED IT IN REVERSE. A LITTLE LIKE WHEN YOU DRIVE A CAR WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND YOU DEPRESS THE CLUTCH BUT DON'T GIVE THE CAR ENOUGH GAS AND IS STARTS TO JERK BACKWARDS INSTEAD OF ROLL SMOOTHLY. THEN AS I TRAVELED HOME I NOTICED A SORT OF SHUTTER WHEN THE CAR SHIFTS AT 25 MPH- I'M GUESSING AROUND 3RD GEAR. NO SHUTTERING AT A HIGHER GEAR. IT HAS BEEN IN MY GARAGE SINCE THAT DAY AND I HAVE NOT DRIVEN IT. FROM WHAT I BEEN READING & LEARNING IT HAS TO DO WITH THE WAVE PLATES ON THE INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION. PLEASE HELP.

THERE ARE LARGE NUMBERS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE TIMING CHAIN PREMATURELY GOING ON THESE MODELS OF THE TRAVERSE. THEY SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF ENGINE IN MOST CASES. MY TRAVERSE HAS BENN THROWING A CODE FOR A LONG TIME NOW AND NOW GMC SAYS IT NEEDS NEW TIMING CHAIN. MY CAR ONLY HAS 73833 MILES

WELL FIRST OF ALL THE CAR RUNS STABLE ON CRUISE CONTROL AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT STARTS SHAKING HESITATING IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF CHEVY TRAVERSE THE BE DOING THE EXACT SAME THING FROM 2009 I'VE BEEN LOOKING IT UP AND THERE'S A LOT OF THEM THE DO THE EXACT SAME THING AND NOBODY SEEMS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S WRONG WITH THEM

CATALYTIC CONVERTERS ARE CLEAN AND APPEARS IN GOOD CONDITION BUT KEEPS TURNING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. NO CHANE NOTED IN CARS PERFORM3

I BOUGHT THIS CAR 6/21/2016. NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICE FOR THE TIMING CHAIN. THE DEALERSHIP IS REFUSING TO FIX IT. I HAVE 106K MILES ON IT. THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD HONOR THE RECALL AS IT'S A SAFETY CONCERN. I HAVE 4 CHILDREN IN THE CAR WITH ME AT ALL TIMES.

WE BOUGHT OUR 2009 TRAVERSE LTZ WITH TOWING PACKAGE BRAND NEW IN JULY 2009. FROM DAY ONE IT HAS ROLLED BACKWARDS WHEN IN DRIVE WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT, A STOP SIGN, OR PAUSING FOR TRAFFIC. ONCE, WE ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO THE CAR BEHIND US EVEN THOUGH MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. WHEN I SPOKE TO SERVICE REP AT THE DEALERSHIP, HE SAID IT WAS FINE, THAT'S WHAT THEY DID. OBVIOUSLY IT WAS A PROBLEM BECAUSE WITHIN A FEW YEARS, CHEVY MADE A BIG DEAL ABOUT THE NEW SYSTEM THAT STOPPED TRUCKS FROM ROLLING BACKWARDS WHEN STOPPED ON A HILL.

VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION DRIVING MY TRAVERSER 2009 ON FREE WAY AT 70 MILES THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND DROP TO 35 MILES PER HR, I DID PUT MY EMERGENCY LIGHT AND MOVE OUT QUICKLY TO AVOID ANY CRASH OR ACCIDENT THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE AND NOT STABLE VEHICLE UNFORTUNATE SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE I HAVE BEEN ON MANY SITUATIONS UNFORTUNATE I DON'T HAVE OPTIONS AND I HAVE TO USE SOME TIMES BUT HONESTLY CHEVY TRAVERSER 2009 IS A HI RISK AND UNSAFE VEHICLE WHERE YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT ISSUE YOU WILL GET DURING A USE DAY, CHEVY DEALER DOESN'T FIX ANY ISSUE I REPORT IT ONLY CHARGE ME FOR INSPECTIONS AND RECOMMEND CHANGE ALL KIND OF PARTS AND AFTER I FIX IT THE PROBLEMS THAT THEY RECOMMEND THE PROBLEM PERSIST UNFORTUNATE I HAD SPEND OVER $2500 ALREADY MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THAT I CAN'T DRIVE THIS VEHICLE WITH MY KIDS AND IS VERY EXPENSIVE VEHICLE BUT UN SAFE FOR THE FAMILY, I HOPE SOME LAYER OR ATTORNEY SEE OUR CLAIMS AND SUE CHEVY FOR BRING THIS KIND OF VEHICLES ON THE ROAD ,

THE HYDRALICS ON THE LIFTGATE ARE FAILING

TOOK OUR CAR FOR RIDE PARK W HILLS HAVING PROBLEM W OUR 2009 TRAVERSE TRANSMISSION DOWN SIFT OUT OF CRUSE,DOWN SIFT ON ITS OWN,THEN NO REVERSING THEN NOT GOING INTO DRIVE THEN OVER HEATING HAD LET COOL DOWN 2X IT ONLY HAS71,000 MILES

I RENT MY CAR THRU HYRECAR AND RENTER DIDN'T RETURN AND NOW WE FIND AFTER BACKGROUND CHECK HYRE CAR DO IT'S USELESS RENTER USED STOLEN DATA TO RUN A BACKGROUND AND RENT A CAR IPAS WAS IN CAR I HAVE BLOCKED NOW SEEN IT PASS ELGIN TOLL AND O'HARE TOLL ELGIN HE ENTER IN NIGHT AND LEAVE ELGINE TOLL IN MORNING MEAN DESTINATION MAYBE SOMEWHERE IN ELGIN

WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WARNING MESSAGES FOR TRACTION CONTROL OFF, SERVICE STABLETRAK AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER FLASHED. SUDDENLY THE CAR SLOWED TO 20 MPH AND WOULD NOT GO FASTER. I FELT LUCKY TO GET THE CAR OUT OF THE HEAVY TRAFFIC SAFELY. THE MAXIMUM SPEED REDUCED TO ABOUT 5 MPH. AFTER A COUPLE OF HOURS I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT NORMALLY TO BE SERVICED. THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT SEEMS NORMAL NOW.

I RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL "ADVISING" ME THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS A "KNOWN" ISSUE WITH CRACKING TRANSMISSION PLATES - BUT - THEY WEREN'T GOING TO RECALL THE VEHICLES; JUST OFFER A 1 YEAR EXTENSION ON THE WARRANTY. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO ASK WHAT THE WARNING SIGNS WOULD BE THEY THEY ANSWERED PERFECTLY. THEY SAID "YOU WON'T GET ANY WARNING SIGNS. YOUR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THE VEHICLE WILL BE UNRESPONSIVE." NOW HOW ABOUT THAT TO MAKE THE CONSUMER FEEL SAFE. YOU SEE, I GREW UP IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY AND I ALSO KNOW THAT WITH THE ISO STANDARDS PROVIDED TO THE MANUFACTURERS; THE BIG MONEY MAKERS KNOW "EXACTLY" WHICH VEHICLE THESE FAULTY PLATES ARE IN. WHAT I'M SEEING IS THE "EXTREME COST IT WILL TAKE TO REMOVE THE TRANSMISSION FROM EACH AND EVERY CONCERNED VEHICLE IS "JUST TOO MUCH FOR THEM TO ENCOMPASS. SO IF THE CONSUMER IS IN ATLANTA, GA IN 6 LANES OF TRAFFIC AND THE 3RD OR 5TH GEAR DECIDE THAT "TODAY IS THE DAY TO MAKE BELIEVERS OUT OF THE DRIVER" THEN FATALITIES CAN AND WILL OCCUR. HOW DARE GM TO TRY TO PLAY CHARADES WITH THE CONSUMER THAT HAS PLACED OUR TRUST IN THEM TO HANDLE THESE ISSUES AND NOT TRY TO PACIFY US WITH A SONG AND DANCE TO "APPEASE" US. WELL, LET ME ADVISE GM THAT I HAVE ALWAYS TRIED TO STAND BY THE "BUY AMERICAN DREAM." SO NOW I WILL HAVE NO PROBLEM "ADVISING" ANYONE THAT WILL LISTEN THAT THESE VEHICLES ARE JUST ASSEMBLED HERE. EVERY PART I'VE SEEN UNDER THE HOOD HAS "MADE IN CHINA OR KOREA" WRITTEN ON IT. AMERICAN DREAM MY ASS. I'M TRADING FOR EITHER A JAPANESE OR GERMAN ENGINE. I "MIGHT GET LUCKY" AND GET UNDER THEIR HOODS AND FIND THAT THEY WERE CREATED IN THEIR OWN COUNTRIES. SHAME ON GM FOR PLAYING THE CONSUMER FOR SCHUMCKS. I WON'T SUPPORT THEM ANYMORE.

CAR WAS PARKED ON A VERY MINOR GRADE, TRANSMISSION WAS IN PARK, KEYS REMOVED AND THE CAR WAS LOCKED. THE CAR THEN BEGIN ROLLING BACKWARDS UNTIL IT WAS STOPPED BY ANOTHER CAR IN THE PARKING LOT. THIS OCCURRED IN A CHURCH PARKING LOT AND SEVERAL PEOPLE OBSERVED AFTERWARDS THAT THE CAR WAS INDEED LOCKED AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN PARK. NO ONE WAS IN EITHER VEHICLE. I DON'T HAVE ANY PHOTOS OR A POLICE REPORT, ONLY WITNESSES.

THE SERVICE STABILITRAK LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT APPEARED AND OFF. WENT ON A BUSY HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT THE SPEED AROUND 55 AND IT SUDDENLY REDUCED ENGINE POWER DOWN TO 20MPH. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT OTHERS THAT I HAVE KNOWN THIS HAPPENED TO AS IT JUST DID MY HUSBAND. NO WARNING SIGNS AT ALL. I USE THIS VEHICLE EVERY DAY TO TRAVEL TO WORK SCHOOL AND SPORTS WITH MY 4 CHILDREN. IF ANYTHING HAPPENS SERIOUSLY GM WILL BE AWARE OF IT! I THINK IT SHOULD BE A RECALL I HAVE ALREADY READ 38 MESSAGES ABOUT THE SAME THING HAPPENING.~ AS TO THAT NOTE, I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER TRAVERSE OR CHEVY PRODUCT AT THAT!!

ON MAY 28TH 2015, AFTER DRIVING MY VEHICLE ABOUT 100 MILES, I STOPPED TO PARK MY VEHICLE. I SHIFTED THE CAR INTO REVERSE. WHEN I ACCELERATED, THE ENGINE JUST REVVED UP. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. LUCKILY, THE CAR WAS PARKED IN A RELATIVELY SAFE LOCATION AND I DIDN'T NEED TO MOVE IT FURTHER. THE FOLLOWING DAY I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN, SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND MOVED THE CAR WITH NO ISSUES. THE VEHICLE DROVE FINE, INITIALLY. AFTER THE CAR WAS WARM AGAIN, I TRIED TO PUT IT IN REVERSE AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN, NO MOVEMENT. THIS WENT ON THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND. ON MONDAY I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR TUESDAY. TUESDAY ON MY WAY TO THE DEALER THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED, BUT THIS TIME IT WAS WHEN I WAS ACCELERATING BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MILES PER HOUR.