2014 Chevrolet Traverse ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE
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PLEASE ASSOCIATED THIS COMPLAINT WITH TRACKING #11352061. I WANTED TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL PICTURES. I'VE WATCHED AND READ A RECALL REGARDING THESE ISSUES WITH SEVERAL CHEVROLET MODELS OVER THE YEARS AND OVER 1.37 MILLION VEHICLES WERE RECALLED. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. ATTACHED IS THE CODE ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROBLEM. AGAIN I OWN A 2014 CHEVY TRAVERSE LT WARNINGS HAVE COME UP TWICE IN 1 WEEK.
VEHICLE HAS LOST ALL POWER ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITHIN 2 YEARS. THE FIRST EVENT WAS ON A HIGHWAY AT 75 MPH IN 2018 AND THE SECOND TIME AT A BUSY INTERSECTION WHERE THE SPEED IS 45MPH IN 2020. ONCE POWER IS LOST , BRAKES AND STEERING DO NOT WORK. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR REPAIRS WHICH INCLUDED REPLACING THE FUSE BOX AND PROVIDING BETTER BOLTS TO HOLD IT SECURELY IN PLACE.
WHILE DRIVING ALONG AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS UNEXPECTEDLY GET ERROR MESSAGES, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, SERVICE STABILITRAK, TRACTION CONTROL IS OFF, ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED. NOW INSTEAD OF REDUCING ENGINE TO 3 CYLINDERS THE ENGINE IS COMPLETELY TURNED OFF. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IF THIS HAPPENS IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AS THERE IS NO POWER TO MANEUVER THE CAR ONTO THE SHOULDER. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY CHEVROLET REPAIR CENTER THAT THIS IS DUE TO A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. NOT SURE IF THIS IS RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID: 14V614000.0
MY 2014 CHEVY TRAVERSE HAS BEEN HAVING THIS ISSUE FOR MONTHS NOW. I WILL BE DRIVING AND MY SERVICE STABILITRAK, TRACTION CONTROL OFF, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL LIGHT UP, AND ENGINE POWER REDUCED WILL POP UP. I CAN NOT GO OVER 20 MPH. AT TIMES THE ENGINE WILL BECOME VERY STALLY, JERKY, MY STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKES WILL BE VERY HARD TO USE. THESE ARE VERY RANDOM AND NON PATTERNED I WILL HAVE TO SAFELY PULL OVER RATHER IT BE ON A BACK ROAD OR A HIGHWAY WHEREVER IT HAPPENS TURN THE ENGINE OFF FOR 5-20 MINUTES AND IT WILL EVENTUALLY CLEAR EVERYTHING BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT; WHICH WILL CLEAR WITHIN THAT DAY OR THE NEXT UNTIL THE NEXT TIME IT HAPPENS. IT HAS ALSO CAUSE MY KEY TO LOCK UP IN THE IGNITION. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND SCARY. THIS IS MY FAMILY CAR AND WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND HURT MYSELF, MY KIDS, OR SOMEONE ELSE. IF YOU GOOGLE THE ISSUE THERE ARE TONS OF FORUMS, WEBSITES, BLOGS THAT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS CAR. I HAVE SPENT NUMEROUS HOURS INVESTIGATING THE ISSUE, LOTS OF MONEY REPLACING PARTS AS RECOMMENDED OR BY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND IT CONTINUES TO DO THIS. GM IS GOING TO HAVE A LAWSUIT ON THEIR HANDS WHEN SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT OVER THIS ISSUE BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
MY 2014 CHEVY TRAVERSE HAS BEEN HAVING THIS ISSUE FOR MONTHS NOW. I WILL BE DRIVING AND MY SERVICE STABILITRAK, TRACTION CONTROL OFF, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL LIGHT UP, AND ENGINE POWER REDUCED WILL POP UP. I CAN NOT GO OVER 20 MPH. AT TIMES THE ENGINE WILL BECOME VERY STALLY, JERKY, MY STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKES WILL BE VERY HARD TO USE. THESE ARE VERY RANDOM AND NON PATTERNED I WILL HAVE TO SAFELY PULL OVER RATHER IT BE ON A BACK ROAD OR A HIGHWAY WHEREVER IT HAPPENS TURN THE ENGINE OFF FOR 5-20 MINUTES AND IT WILL EVENTUALLY CLEAR EVERYTHING BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT; WHICH WILL CLEAR WITHIN THAT DAY OR THE NEXT UNTIL THE NEXT TIME IT HAPPENS. IT HAS ALSO CAUSE MY KEY TO LOCK UP IN THE IGNITION. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND SCARY. THIS IS MY FAMILY CAR AND WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND HURT MYSELF, MY KIDS, OR SOMEONE ELSE. IF YOU GOOGLE THE ISSUE THERE ARE TONS OF FORUMS, WEBSITES, BLOGS THAT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS CAR. I HAVE SPENT NUMEROUS HOURS INVESTIGATING THE ISSUE, LOTS OF MONEY REPLACING PARTS AS RECOMMENDED OR BY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND IT CONTINUES TO DO THIS. GM IS GOING TO HAVE A LAWSUIT ON THEIR HANDS WHEN SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT OVER THIS ISSUE BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *LN*JB
MY 2014 CHEVY TRAVERSE HAS BEEN HAVING THIS ISSUE FOR MONTHS NOW. I WILL BE DRIVING AND MY SERVICE STABILITRAK, TRACTION CONTROL OFF, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL LIGHT UP, AND ENGINE POWER REDUCED WILL POP UP. I CAN NOT GO OVER 20 MPH. AT TIMES THE ENGINE WILL BECOME VERY STALLY, JERKY, MY STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKES WILL BE VERY HARD TO USE. THESE ARE VERY RANDOM AND NON PATTERNED I WILL HAVE TO SAFELY PULL OVER RATHER IT BE ON A BACK ROAD OR A HIGHWAY WHEREVER IT HAPPENS TURN THE ENGINE OFF FOR 5-20 MINUTES AND IT WILL EVENTUALLY CLEAR EVERYTHING BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT; WHICH WILL CLEAR WITHIN THAT DAY OR THE NEXT UNTIL THE NEXT TIME IT HAPPENS. IT HAS ALSO CAUSE MY KEY TO LOCK UP IN THE IGNITION. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND SCARY. THIS IS MY FAMILY CAR AND WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND HURT MYSELF, MY KIDS, OR SOMEONE ELSE. IF YOU GOOGLE THE ISSUE THERE ARE TONS OF FORUMS, WEBSITES, BLOGS THAT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS CAR. I HAVE SPENT NUMEROUS HOURS INVESTIGATING THE ISSUE, LOTS OF MONEY REPLACING PARTS AS RECOMMENDED OR BY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND IT CONTINUES TO DO THIS. GM IS GOING TO HAVE A LAWSUIT ON THEIR HANDS WHEN SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT OVER THIS ISSUE BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
I WAS DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AND INSTANTLY ALL POWER WAS CUT OFF. WHEN I CAME TO A STOP I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND TRIED TO START ONLY TO HAVE FAILED TO START QUITE A FEW TIMES. AFTER A MINUTE OF SITTING, THE CAR STARTED AGAIN. THE CAR STALLED A FEW MORE TIMES AFTER ON THE WAY HOME. THE DASH SAID STABILITRAK NEEDS TO BE SERVICED AND THE ENGINE POWER WAS REDUCED. THIS COULD REALLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT! THIS PROBLEM SEEM TO HAPPEN WHEN I WAS SLOWING DOWN OR COMING TO A STOP.
ENGINE POWER COMES UP LOW POWER AND I JUST BROUGHT A NEW BATTERY WHICH I KNOW THAT NOT IT. THE CAR WILL THROTTLE AND THEN I CAN ONLY GO UP TO 20 MILES PER AN HOUR AND IT'S HARD TO STEER. I WILL HAVE TO STOP THE CAR FOR TWENTY MINUTES AND IT WILL START BACK UP WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT ON. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS TO TAKE ON THE HIGHWAY OR EVEN DRIVE ESPECIALLY I HAVE KIDS IN MY CAR. WHAT CAN I DO???
A LIFE AND SAFETY ISSUE! WITH NO WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF YOU'RE MOVING ON THE FREEWAY OR PARKED, IT IS VERY INTERMITTENT AND ONLY HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN THE LAST 6 TO 8 WEEKS. TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS SAID ERROR IT'S CODE P1682 IS THE FAULT BUT IT WILL NOT DUPLICATE THE SYMPTOMS. I CONTACTED CHEVY CORPORATE AND THEY KNOWLEDGE OTHER VEHICLES THIS YEAR HAVE A RECALL BUT CLAIM MICE VIN NUMBER IS NOT AFFECTED AND WILL DO NOTHING. HEY FUEL VEHICLE IS IN SAFE AND DO NOT WANT MY FAMILY IN IT UNTIL I AM CERTAIN IT WILL NOT SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WHILE THEY ARE IN MOTION.
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR STARTED LOSING POWER! AS I HIT THE GAS PETAL IT WOULD PUTT PUTT AS IF IT WASN'T GETTING ANY GAS. I LOST COMPLETE POWER AT RED LIGHT, HAD TO TURN THE SWITCH ALL THE WAY DOWN THEN BACK UP THEN THE CAR SLOWLY WINDED UP AS IF IT DIDN'T WANT TO START SO I HAD TO GIVE IT A LITTLE GAS THEN IT CRANKED UP ON THE DASH BOARD YOU CAN SEE THE RPM GOING UP AND DOWN AS IF IT WANTING TO SHUT OFF!
DRIVING THE KIDS TO SCHOOL AND THE VEHICLE JUST CUT OFF ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE TRACTION CONTROL TURNED OFF. I WAS ABLE TO CATCH THE EXIT AND MAKE IT TO THE SIDE. IT WOULD NOT START. IT FINALLY STARTED AND I WAS ABLE TO GO TWO MILES WHERE IT CUT OFF AGAIN, HOLDING UP MORNING SCHOOL AND WORK TRAFFIC ON THE TWO LANE ROAD. THERE WAS NO SHOULDER TO PULL OFF TO. I JUST READ WHERE THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THAT CAUSES THE CAR TO JUST SHUT OFF. I PUT MY VIN NUMBER IN THE RECALL DATABASE TO SEE WHAT TO DO AND IT TELLS ME MY CAR IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND I FEAR FOR MY FAMILY KNOWING THESE TYPES OF ISSUES EXIST.
WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ALL OF A SUDDEN CAR STARTS SHAKING AND SLOWS DOWN PUSH ON GAS CAN BARELY GO OVER 35 SERVICE LIGHT COME ON FOR STABILITY TRAX SERVICE STABILITY TRAK GET TO A SAFE PLACE OF THE HIGHWAY AND TURNS CAR OFF TURN CAR BACK ON STILL SAYS STABILITY TRAX ENGINE ALMOST SEEMS LIKE IT WILL CUT OFF PRESSING ON GAS WITH FULL TANK AND CAR BARELY MOVING CAR SLOWED DOWN DRAMATICALLY WHEN IT FIRST HAPPEN COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WENT HOME READ TO TURN CAR OFF WAIT A WHILE AND SEE IF LSERVICE LIGHT WOULD COME ON WENT AWAY TOOK TO A MECHANIC EVEN THOUGH IT DOESN'T SAY FIX THE SERVICE STABILITY TRAX HAD A FRIEND RUN CODES BY DOING AN DIAGNOSTIC TEST CAME UP THRU DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO TAKE TO DEALER AND HAVE THEM FIX IT. BUT DOESN'T FLASH ANYMORE ABOUT STABILITY TRAC RIGHT WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL UP PASSENGER WINDOW.
THE CAR HAS STARTED TO DO A SHIMMY AND THEN THE CAR COMPLETELY TURNS OFF AND WON'T START AGAIN. THERE IS ALWAYS GAS IN THE CAR, AND THE OIL IS CHANGED REGULARLY. THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS A SMALL ELECTRICAL CONNECTION BOX UNDER THE GAS TANK THAT WAS FILLED WITH DIRT AND GETTING POOR CONTACT. THE SMALL BOX WAS CLEANED OUT AND ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVE GEL WAS USED. THE CAR DIDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 9 DAYS AND THEN IT STARTED TO DO THE SAME THING AS BEFORE. IT HAS TURNED OFF MOSTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. THE LATEST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS 11/6/2018
LAST WEEK WHEN MY CAR WAS PARKED, IT DIED. WHEN I GOT BACK IN, I REALIZED IT HAD DIED, AND TRIED TO START IT. WHEN I STARTED IT, ALL OF THESE ERRORS STARTED POPPING UP: "ENGINE POWER REDUCED", "TRACTION CONTROL IS OFF", "SERVICE STABILITRAK". THE POWER WAS DEFINITELY REDUCED, AND I COULD BARELY CREEP ALONG. THE CAR EVEN SHOOK LIKE IT WAS ABOUT TO DIE. THEN WHEN I WAS TRYING TO STOP THE ABS BREAKS CAME ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES. I PARKED AND TURNED IT OFF THEN TURNED IT BACK ON AFTER A MINUTE. IT WAS BACK TO NORMAL EXCEPT THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD THEM CHECK IT OUT. THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING TO FIX AND SAID TO CALL AGAIN IF ANYTHING HAPPENED AGAIN (THEY DID CHARGE THE BATTERY). I WENT AND PICKED IT UP AND DROVE IT 10 MILES. I PARKED AND SHUT IT OFF. WHEN I CAME BACK OUT TO START IT ABOUT 30 MINUTES LATER, THIS TIME THERE WAS AN ERROR ABOUT THE GUIDELINES ON THE CAMERA SYSTEM NOT WORKING AND THE SAME STABILITRAK ERROR. SO I SHUT IT OFF AND STARTED IT BACK UP. IT SEEMED TO BE FUNCTIONAL AFTER RESTARTING IT. IT WAS OKAY FOR A FEW DAYS UNTIL THE MAJOR ERRORS HAPPENED AGAIN THIS MORNING. I WAS TRYING TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPOT AND IT DID THE SAME THING WITH THE SAME ERRORS THAT I FIRST HAD. IT ACTUALLY WENT TO A TOTAL STOP AND WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD AT ALL. I WAS THANKFUL THAT I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND NOT ON THE HIGHWAY MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR WITH ME. IT WAS SO SUDDEN, THAT IF WE HAD BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY, I AM SURE I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. I TURNED IT OFF AND BACK ON AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN WITH THE SAME ERRORS. SO I TURNED IT OFF AGAIN AND LET IT SIT FOR A MINUTE AND TURNED IT BACK ON. THE ERRORS WERE GONE BUT THE SERVICE LIGHT WAS ON. IT SEEMED FUNCTIONAL AGAIN. THERE ARE TONS OF SIMILAR SITUATIONS REPORTED ONLINE. THE DEALERSHIP IS SUPPOSED TO CHECK IT AGAIN.
THE VEHICLE WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN GO INTO LOW ENGINE POWER MODE, TRACTION STABILITY TURNS ON AND IT LIMPS - DEALERSHIP STATES THEY CAN NOT RECREATE ISSUE SO CAN NOT FIX. SEVERAL TIMES TO DEALERSHIP EACH TIME THEY CAN NOT FIX AND IT IS RUNNING FINE. ALL OF THE INTERNET SAME PROBLEM WITH SAME VEHICLE. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUES AS IT HAS OCCURED ON THE HIGHWAY AND AN INTERSECTION BEFORE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE VEHILCE IS NOT OPERATABLE DURING THE EPOSIDE. YOU STOP THE VEHILE LET IT SIT FOR A BRIEF MINUTE AND IT WILL START UP AND DRIVE NORMAL. WHEN IT HAPPEN THIS MORNING ON THE FREEWAY IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS AS IT CAUSE A STOPAGE ON THE FREEWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND LIMPING TO THE SIDE AT 5MPH IS SCARRY CROSSING LANES. THIS IS A KNOW ISSUE AND THE COMPANY IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. PLEASE HELP!!!!!!
SERVICE STABILITRAK, REDUCED ENGINE POWER, TRACTION CONTROL OFF WARNINGS ALL CAME ON WITH NO WARNING OR REASON. VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND WOULDN'T MOVE. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH MANY CHEVY MODELS AND YEARS.
WHILE DRIVING MY 2014 CHEVY TRAVERSE MY STABILITY TRACK LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON LOSS OF POWER THE CAR JERKS CANNOT CONTROL IT CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE THIS IS NOVEMBER 1, 2017 THAT HAPPENED OR FIVE TIMES ALREADY CALL TODAY TO COMPLAIN TO CHEVY MY CAR IS NOW THE DEALERSHIP TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT
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The 2014 Chevrolet Traverse has 17 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.