2011 Chevrolet Traverse Engine

ENGINE BEARING FAILURE CAUSING ENGINE TO SEIZE. WHILE DRIVING ON BUSY HIGHWAY VEHICLE STALLED CAUSING UNEXPECTED STOPPING WITH NO WARNING FROM VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING BECAME INOPERABLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 9-5438770343. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. *TT*JB

2011 CHEVY TRAVERSE IN GREAT CONDITION. ENGINE STARED MISSING AND ROUGHLY IDLING OCCASIONALLY.CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON JUST SHORT OF 119000 MILES. AUTO PARTS STORE REPORTED DIAGNOSTIC CODE: P008. GOOGLED P008 AND MESSAGE BOARDS STATED GM HAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY PROGRAM FOR THIS PROBLEM. WENT TO THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER, ASKED ABOUT THE COVERAGE UP TO 120,000 MILES SINCE I WAS ALMOST UP TO 120,000 MILES. PROVIDED THE VIN & THE DEALER SAID THAT MY VEHICLE DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS UNDER THE PROGRAM & RECOMMENDED SCHEDULING SERVICE TO HAVE IT FIXED AT MY EXPENSE. ANOTHER OPTION WAS TO TAKE MY CHANCES. HE ADVISED KEEPING OIL LEVEL HIGH & CLEAN TO EXTEND POSSIBLE LIFE OF THE ENGINE & TIMING CHAIN. SERVICE REP SAID THAT HE SEES THIS PROBLEM ON A FAIRLY-REGULAR BASIS, ABOUT 2-4 TIMES PER MONTH. A CRITICAL FAILURE RATE OF THAT FOR JUST ONE DEALER IS WAY TOO HIGH! GM SHOULD EXTEND THE COVERAGE, ESPECIALLY WHEN THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE! DAYS LATER I DECIDED I DIDN'T WANT TO RE-EXPERIENCE MY 2001 SATURN TIMING CHAIN FAILED AT 67,000 MILES WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY. HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE WITH A RE-MANUFACTURED ENGINE FOR APPROXIMATELY $3,000.00. DUE TO FATALITIES RESULTING FROM THE TIMING CHAIN FAILURES, SATURN/GM FINALLY DECIDED TO RECALL THE AFFECTED VEHICLES OR REIMBURSE FOR REPLACEMENT ENGINES. I HAD REPLACED THE ENGINE AT MY OWN EXPENSE, SO I WAS LATER REIMBURSED ~$2,500.00 BY SATURN (GM). WITH THIS IN MIND, I SCHEDULED SERVICE FOR MY 2011 TRAVERSE ABOUT A WEEK LATER AT THE GM DEALER. IT REQUIRED PULLING THE ENGINE, METAL SHAVINGS CLEANED OUT OF ENGINE, GUIDES, TENSIONERS, AND TIMING CHAIN REPLACED. COST 2 DAYS LABOR AND PARTS $2924.87. GM SHOULD EXTEND COVERING DIAGNOSED P008 FAULT REPAIRS, OR AT THE VERY LEAST, OFFER AN AFTER-FAILURE REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS/REPLACEMENT DUE TO FAULTY/STRETCHED TIMING CHAINS ON THEIR ENGINES.

DRIVING 75 ON FREEWAY WITH CRUISE ON. CAR ACTED LIKE GAS PEDAL WAS FLOORED SHUT CRUISE OFF SEEMED FINE 10 MILES LATER HEAR A FLAPPING AND ENGINE DIES. THIS WAS VERY SCARY AND COULD HAVE CAUSED MAJOR ACCIDENT BUT MY HUSBAND MANAGED TO STEER US TO SHOULDER. HAD CAR TOWED HOME AS WOULD NOT START. HAD MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND NEED NEW ENGINE $6,300 DOLLARS TO FIX ONLY 114,000 MILES ON IT AND STILL OWE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC PROVIDED FAILURE CODES P0017 AND P0008. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE CODES WERE RELATED TO THE CRANKSHAFT AND THE EXHAUST SYSTEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SEIZED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED BY AAA TO BAIERL CHEVROLET (10430 PERRY HWY, WEXFORD, PA 15090, (877) 217-0160) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN BELT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 81,331.

THE WATER PUMP LEAKING- ONLY 68,0000 MILES

DRIVING, SMELLED COOLANT AND HEARD FAN RUNNING. TEMP GAUGE WAS SLIGHTLY ELEVATED, NOT IN THE RED. TOPPED OFF COOLANT AND TOOK TO MECHANIC. HE SAID I COULDN'T HAVE CHECKED RADIATOR BECAUSE IT HAS A COVER OVER THE ENGLINE.WATER PUMP AND BLOWN HEAD GASKET, ESTIMATE $3600-$5000. IT'S BEEN SITTING 3 MONTHS BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT. I HAVE 3 DISABLED CHILDREN, AND CAN'T GET THEM TO DR APPTS BECAUSE MY OTHER CAR IS 18 YEARS OLD AND TOO SMALL.

I HAVE THE CEL ON READING CODE P0017. THE SUV IS STARTING TO IDLE A BIT ROUGHER AND I HAVE GARAGED THE VEHICLE UNTIL I CAN HAVE IT SERVICED. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP REGARDING THE SERVICE BULLETIN 11340 AND REFERENCING BULLETIN 12-06-01-009D FOR TIMING CHAIN AND TENSIONER FAILURE AND REPLACEMENT THE SERVICE TECH STATED THAT ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE ISSUES REGARDING THIS ENGINE, THE YEAR OF MY TRAVERSE DIDN'T QUALIFY. I THEN CONTACTED GM. THE BEST THEY COULD PROVIDE IS A CASE # REGARDING MY COMPLAINT AND OFFERED TO GET ME THE PHONE # TO MY NEAREST DEALERSHIP. I WILL HAVE TO KEEP ON PRESSING THE ISSUE UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS RESOLVED (CONSIDERING THE CHEVY HAS 89,000 MILES).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND IT WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO PHILLIPS CHEVROLET (1400 LOCKE DR, BOURBONNAIS, IL 60914) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE SAME DEALER APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AGO FOR ENGINE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

MY CAR DOESN'T EVEN HAVE 120000 MILES AND THE CRANKSHAFT IS OUT OF IT. I GET REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND MAINTAIN MY CAR. AS I WAS DRIVING MY CHEEK EVERYONE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY ENGINE MADE A LOUD NOISE

WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN A I HEARD A BANG NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. ENGINE COMPLETELY DIED, NO WARNING SIGNS NOTHING. MECHANIC LOOKED AT IT, THE ENGINE LOCKED AND TOLD ME IT WAS THE TIMING BELT AND IT GAVE OUT, AND I NEED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE COMPLETELY. LOOKED ONLINE THERE HAS BEEN SIMILAR CASES AND GM IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT. NOW I'M LOOKING AT $7,880 TO GET THE CAR RUNNING. THE VALUE OF THE CAR IS OVER 8K MECHANIC SAID ITS A TOTAL LOST BECAUSE ITS ABOUT WHAT THE CAR IS VALUED. VERY DISAPPOINTING, HAVE HAD A LOT OF TROUBLE WITH THIS CAR.

IN JAN 2017 TIMING CHAIN HAD TO BE REPLACED, SOME WORK COVERED BY WARRANTY BUT STILL COST ME 4000 ON JUNE 24 WHILE DRIVING HOME NOTICED A KNOCKING TYPE SOUND COMING FROM ENGINE, PARKED IT, NEXT DAY TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC, SOUND WAS VERY LOUD NOW, AND TOLD THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, ROD BROKE, CAN NOT AFFORD TO FIX, AND IS NOW A PAPER WEIGHT IN MY DRIVEWAY, JUST FINISHED PAYING IT OFF, CHEVY DEALER HERE WAS USELESS

AT 116,000 MILES THE TIMING CHAIN IS BREAKING/STRETCHING WHICH WILL CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STOP OPERATING WHILE IN MOTION.

PURCHASED NEW AND AT 63,500 MILES THE ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED. STARTED MISSING/HESITATING ON HIGHWAY HEADING 2 HOURS AWAY FOR A WEDDING. DEALER WANTS OVER $7K TO REPAIR CRACKED PISTON/VALVE IN CYLINDER 4. ACCORDING TO CHEVY/GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE (OPENED CASE #8-4134087852), DEALER TOLD THEM IT HAD LOW OIL, WHICH IS INCORRECT BECAUSE MY HUSBAND ALWAYS CHECKS THE OIL, EVEN AT THE GAS STATION WHILE FILLING UP AND IS METICULOUS WITH MAINTENANCE. WE HAVE THE RECEIPTS AND MAINTENANCE LOG TO PROVE IT. ALSO, LOW OIL WOULD CAUSE BEARING PROBLEMS, WHICH WE DON'T HAVE. GM OFFERING SOME SORT OF GOOFY ASSISTANCE THAT IS BACKWARDS AND WILL COST US EVEN MORE. THOROUGHLY DISGUSTED WITH MY TRAVERSE, WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO EVENTUALLY REPLACE MY 2000 GMC SAFARI VAN, WHICH IS VERY MUCH ALIVE WITH ORIGINAL TRANS AND ENGINE AT OVER 165K MILES. I SEE LOTS OF INTERNAL DAMAGE/ENGINE ISSUES - WHY NO RECALL? I WONDER WHO THEY PAID OFF TO AVOID THIS FINANCIAL NIGHTMARE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WITHOUT WARNING, THE TIMING CHAIN FRACTURED AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER (GARBER BUICK GMC, 5255 US-1, FORT PIERCE, FL 34982, (772) 467-0835) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL OR DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE TO PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE TIMING CHAIN EXTENDED WARRANTY CAMPAIGN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR SHUT OFF ON ME TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE ENGINE IS LOCK BECAUSE OF NO OIL AND CHECK THE OIL AND I DO OIL CHANGE EVERY 3000 MILES THE WAS NO OIL ON THE GROUND AND NO LOW OIL WARNING ON THE DASH BOARD

MY TRAVERSE STARTED AT THE BEGINNING OF WINTER RANDOMLY HAVING THE ENGINE LIGHT COME ON THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD DING AND I WOULD GET A MESSAGE OF "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" THEN "SERVICE STABILITRACK" AND THEN IT WOULD DING AGAIN AND I WOULD GET THE MESSAGE "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" AFTER A COUPLE MONTHS THIS HAPPENED EVERY TIME I STARTED THE CAR AND WAS FINALLY ABLE TO TAKE IT IN TO HAVE THE CODE READ. TURNS OUT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS SHOT. GM REPLACED THIS UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. WELL UPON PICKING MY VECHEL UP I WAS TOLD THE REAR O2 SENSOR WAS SHOT, THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME $250 TO REPLACE IT, I OPTED OUT AND MY HUSBAND, AN ON THE SIDE MECHANIC, FIXED IT FOR A TOTAL OF $30. SERVICE LIGHT STILL ON AFTER NEW O2 SENSOR. MY VEHICLE WAS ALSO MAKING A WEIRD SOUND AT THIS TIME WHICH I DESCRIBED TO MY HUSBAND AS A GRINDING. THEY HOOKED IT UP TO THE COMPUTER AGAIN AND SAID THAT THEY GAVE ME THE WRONG INFO LAST TIME THAT IT WAS THE FRONT O2 SENSOR THAT WAS BAD BUT THAT WAS THE ONLY CODE. SO I ORDERED ANOTHER O2 SENSOR FOR MY HUSBAND TO FIX... 2 DAYS LATER MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AT ME. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND SHUT MY VEHICLE OFF. I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO AGAIN ASK IF ANOTHER CODE WAS THROWN, WAS TOLD NO... DROVE MY VEHICLE HOME AND MY HUSBAND DROVE IT. HE KNEW IT WAS THE TIMING CHAIN. HE CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP ONCE MORE AND THEY QUOTED US AT $2500 TO REPLACE AS THE ENTIRE MOTOR HAS TO COME OUT. HE CALLED TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP 40 MILES AWAY AND IT WAS $1900 TO FIX. I GOT ON THE PHONE WITH GM AND WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE WAS ANY RECALLS AS THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND AT THIS TIME THERE ARE NOT SO THEY DIDN'T COVER ANY OF THE COST!!! I HAVE A COUSIN WHO ALSO HAS A 2011 TRAVERSE AND IT IS CURRENTLY SITTING AT THE SHOP WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, HOWEVER HERS ALSO NEEDS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED!!

ANOTHER 2011 TRAVERSE WITH A TIMING CHAIN FAILURE AT 82K MILES. DRIVING HO E FROM WORK ON A BUSY ROUTE AND WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING HORRENDOUS NOISES AND LOST POWER ALMOST CAUSING US TO BE REAR ENDED. HAD CAR TOWED TO LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED IT WAS THE TIMING CHAIN. HAVE OPEN CASE WITH GM (8-4399513745) BUT TOO DATE NOTHING BUT RUN AROUND. VIN IS NOT IN PARAMETERS FOR EXTENDED WARRANTY. HOW MANY TRAVERSES NEED TO FAIL BEFORE GM TAKES OWNERSHIP OF THEIR GROSS MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND MAKES THEIR CUSTOMERS WHOLE AGAIN - THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND A CLASS ACTION SUIT FILED. THIS HAPPENED 2 MONTHS AFTER REPLACING WATER PUMP, ALTERNATOR , BATTERY AND CRANK SHAFT SENSOR AFTER SUDDEN POWER LOSS. SOMEONE NEEDS TO HOLD GM RESPONSIBLE. THEY ARE BLAMING THE CONSUMER IN EVERY CASE AND REFUSE TO CORRECT THEIR MISTAKE. HOW MANY MORE WILL IT TAKE BEFORE SOMEONE STEPS IN AND MAKES GM DO THE RIGHT THING? IN THE MEANTIME ANOTHER CHEVY CUSTOMER LEAVING THE RANKS. I WILL LET EVERYONE WHO'S ANYONE KNOW THE TRUE GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND COMMITMENT OR SHOULD I SAY LACK THERE OF.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE I ATTEMPTED TO PASS A VEHICLE AT 70 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET TO THE RIGHT LANE SO I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO PULL OFF TO THE LEFT WHERE I WAS BEING PASSED BY VEHICLES GOING 70 PLUS MPH NEXT TO A CEMENT BARRIER. THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T RESTART OR GIVE ANY INDICATION OF DOING SO. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED TO THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT THE TIMING CHAIN BUSTED AND SEIZED UP THE ENGINE. I CONTACTED CHEVY AND THEY STATED SINCE THE VEHICLE HAS 129400 MOLES ON IT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THEY STATED THEY HAD NO COMPLAINTS OF THIS BEING A PROBLEM BUT THAT CONTRADICTS WHAT MULTIPLE CHEVY DEALERS HAVE TOLD ME. THE ENGINE IN THE 2011 CHEVY TRAVERSE IS APPARENTLY KNOWN TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM SO THE ENGINES ARE HARD TO FIND. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH I FOUND MULTIPLE SITES WHERE CUSTOMERS HAVE ALSO STATED THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE SEATS 7 PASSENGERS. WHILE I WAS ALONE ON THIS PARTICULAR DATE IT IS NOT ALWAYS THE CASE. I COULD HAVE HAD MY FAMILY WITH AND MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PULL TO SAFETY (AS SCARRY AS IT WAS BEING STRANDED ON A FOUR LANE INTERSTATE). CHEVY FAILS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS NOT ONLY A MECHANICAL ISSUE BUT ALSO A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. THIS IS NOT A TWO SEATER ECONOMY VEHICLE BUT A 7 SEATER FAMILY VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND STALLED. ALSO, THE LOW POWER MODE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS REFERRED TO THE DEALER. THE LOCAL DEALER (MACMULKIN CHEVROLET, 3 MARMON DR., NASHUA, NH 03060, (603) 821-0370) STATED THAT THEY THERE WERE UNAWARE OF A FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE MISFIRED AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL WINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER (LEGACY CHEVROLET, 13307 US HWY 25E, CORBIN, KY 40701) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN AND VALVES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 8-3858409715. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT A MONTH LATER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN. 3 CYLINDERS WERE CHECKED AND HAD LOW COMPRESSION AND WAS TOLD IT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE MOTOR TO STALL WHILE DRIVING AND TO NOT DRIVE IT ANY MORE DUE TO THE DANGEROUS CONDITION THIS COULD CAUSE. NEVER RECEIVED ANY INDICATION THERE WAS A CATASTROPHIC ISSUE WITH THE MOTOR, NEVER RECEIVED LOW OIL OR HIGH TEMP NOTHING?

2011 TRAVERSE ONLY 67000 MILES ON IT BUT EXPERIENCE ENGINE ERROR CODE P0008 AND P0017 WHICH INDICATES SOMETHING WRONG WITH TIMING CHAIN. 2009 MODEL OF TRAVERSE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AND IS COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY BY GM. BUT 2011 MODEL IS NOT COVERED, AND WILL COST $3000 TO FIX AND REPAIRE

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR IS JUST DIED AND EVERYTHING LOCKED UP AND ALMOST RAIN INTO A CURB WITH KIDS IN THE CAR. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND HAD THE CODE P008 AND CAR DIAGONOSED WITH TIMING CHAIN ISSUES AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.