2015 Chevrolet Traverse UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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For the past 2 months every time I reach 40 mph service stabilitrak comes on and the car starts pulling to the left and having trouble accelerating. I have took it to 3 mechanics and they can't find the problem at all
Car shutters when between 30-40 mph. Multiple other reports online with same vehicles claiming torque converter issues.
From almost the time it left the factory, the onboard navigation system included in this vehicle has contained out of date and dangerous mapping. Drivers should be warned not to rely on the system until proper updates are provided by the manufacturer. This is particularly dangerous in areas where new construction has altered entrance and exit points on highways. Countless attempts to work with the manufacturer to obtain an update have fallen on deaf ears. On a recent trip the outdated mapping recommended a 150 mile detour where none was ultimately needed.
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM MOTOR 'SHREDDED' FROM THE INSIDE. ENTIRE SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. STOPPED PRODUCING COLD AIR SUMMER 2020.
I PURCHASED A USED 2015 CHEVY TRAVERSE FROM A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WITH 58435 MILES. WITHIN 200 MILES, THE REAR AC WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING TO AN AIR SHOW IN JUNE 2020. I LIVE IN THE SOUTHEAST WHERE TEMPS CAN GET VERY HOT AND HUMID QUICKLY, AND I HAVE TWO YOUNG CHILDREN. SO NOW, MY CAR HAS BECOME A HAZARD TO MY CHILDREN AS I AM NOT ABLE TO DRIVE THEM ANYWHERE WHEN THE SUN IS OUT. IT IS UNIMAGINABLE TO LEAVE A CHILD IN A HOT CAR, SO WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE WHEN CHEVROLET HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE AC ISSUES IN ITS VEHICLES FOR YEARS!!! I'M TIRED OF CAR MANUFACTURERS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR SHOTTY WORK! HOW, IN GOOD FAITH, CAN I DRIVE MY CHILDREN IN MY CAR, IN THE SOUTHEAST, WITH NO AC? WINDOWS DOWN DOESN'T WORK WITH SMALL CHILDREN AND WIND IS BLOWING IN THEIR FACE ON A HIGHWAY OR IN TRAFFIC AND THERE IS NO WIND. WHEN SPEAKING TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT GETTING IT FIXED, IT IS GOING TO COST $1400 AND THEY ARE AWARE THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES. HOWEVER, THE CONSMER NOW HAS TO PAY FOR A KNOWN FAULTY AC. CHEVROLET HAS ALREADY ISSUED AN UPDATED PART! THEY KNOW, AND YET THERE IS NO RECALL. HAVING A MANUFACTURER KNOW ABOUT A FAULTY AC IS A SAFETY PROBLEM, FOR CHILDREN. PERIOD. AND THEY NEED TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND OWN UP TO IT. JUST GOOGLE KNOWN AC PROBLEMS IN 2015 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. YOU'LL SEE, IT'S NOT JUST THE STYLE AND MAKE OF MY VEHCILE, IT'S ACADIA, BUICK AND GMC VEHICLES.
WHEN MY VEHICLE IS IN IDLE OR PARK THE FAN MAKES A TICKING NOISE. I TURN AC OR HEAT UP OR DOWN AND THE NOISE CONTINUES AT TIMES THE NOISE IS LOUDER. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER RIGHT AFTER I BOUGHT IT USED AND THEY TOLD ME I THINK IT WAS THE EVAPORATOR WAS EMPTY SO THEY REFILLED IT AFTER I PAID MY DEDUCTIBLE FOR WARRANTY. ABOUT A YA LATER I HEARD IT AGAIN I WENT TO A FRIENDS SHOP THEY TOLD ME THE SAME THING HE FILLED IT AND IT'S BEEN ABOUT ANOTHER YEAR AND IT'S MAKING THE NOISE AGAIN AND IT'S THE SAME ISSUE. THIS HAPPENS MOSTLY WHILE DRIVING BUT YOU DO HEAR IT WHILE IT IS IN MOTION. I LOOKED THIS ISSUE UP AND IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY BIG ISSUE WITH THIS. MY WARRANTY IS NO LONGER VALID NOW AND I FEEL THIS ISSUE IS SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND A RECALL SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. WHAT OTHER ISSUES IS THIS CAUSING TO MY VEHICLE.
EVERYTIME I PUT FUEL IN MY 2015 TRAVERSE.. THE VEHICLE HESITATES TO START. IT'S A SCARY FEELING WHEN MY 3 CHILDREN ARE IN THE CAR, SO I NEVER PUMP FUEL WITH MY KIDS JUST INCASE I HAVE TO WALK HOME.
AC STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR AT 36K MILES. WAS SITTING STILL IN PARK WHEN I NOTICED. MY GIRLS WERE CRYING AND I GOT OUT AND CHECKED THE REAR VENTS. SURE ENOUGH, HOT AIR. FRONT AC BLOWS COLD, BUT REAR BLOWS HOT AIR AND WHEN IT'S 90+ DEGREES OUT AND MY 3 DAUGHTERS ARE IN THE BACK SWEATING, ONE A NEWBORN, I THINK THAT'S PRETTY HAZARDOUS. YOU CAN'T LEAVE SOMEONE IN A VEHICLE WITH THE AIR OFF, LET ALONE BLOWING HOT AIR IN THE MIDDLE OF FULL BLOWN SUMMER. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, "THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE, BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL, AND THEREFORE CHEVROLET, NOR GM WILL HAVE NO PART IN HELPING WITH REPAIRS AND/OR REPLACEMENTS". I'M DISGUSTED, AS, I HAVE ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE UNDER 4 MONTHS. MY WIFE AND I ARE LITERALLY HEARTBROKEN. WE POUR OUR LIVES INTO OUR JOBS, AND SPENDING IT ON A NEWER VEHICLE THAT HAS NO AC FOR OUR GIRLS. THIS WAS PART OF WHY WE GOT A CHEVROLET, BECAUSE OF THE RENOWNED NAME. BUT DANG, HAD I KNOWN THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN, PLUS THE ISSUES I HAD AFTER I GOT THE VEHICLE HOME... I WOULD HAVE WENT ELSEWHERE, PUT IT THAT WAY
A YEAR AGO, I WENT TO PERFORM THE YEARLY INSPECTION FOR THIS CAR AND IT FAILED THE READINESS TEST. THIS YEAR WAS THE SAME (REF. NYVIP2 RECORD NUMBER [XXX]- FACILITY-APPLE AUTO & TRUCK -#7098325-PHONE [XXX]. IT WAS SUGGESTED BY THE TECHNICIAN TO RUN THE VEHICLE FOR 70 MILES AT OVER 50 MILES AN HOUR STEADILY. I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE A MORE EFFICIENT WAY TO CORRECT THIS SITUATION WITHOUT DOING THIS. FOR SAFETY REASONS, DOING THIS IN NEW YORK IS NOT AN EASY TASK. I NEED YOUR HELP. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TT
THE AIR CONDITIONER BEGAN EMITTING COLD AIR ON DRIVERS SIDE, AND WARM AIR ON PASSENGER SIDE AUG 2018. DEALER SAID REAR EVAPORATOR COIL LEAKING DUE TO CORROSION. CAR ONLY 3 YEARS OLD. REPLACEMENT PARTS $1,254 AND REPLACEMENT PARTS ONLY GUARANTEED FOR 2 YEARS. GM NEEDS TO USE METAL PARTS THAT DON'T CORRODE, AS COIL IS LOCATED UNDER THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL. POOR ENGINEERING AS IT WILL GET LOTS OF CORROSIVE SPRAY WITH NO WAY TO CLEAN IT AS IT IS SURROUNDED BY A METAL PLATE WITH SMALL HOLES. THIS PART SHOULD BE ENCLOSED SOMEHOW AWAY FROM CORROSIVE ROAD SPRAY. I THINK A RECALL IS IN ORDER, AND REIMBURSEMENT FROM GM TO ME BECAUSE OF POOR ENGINEERING DESIGN.
HAVE A 2015, TRAVERSE, WITH SAME PROBLEM THAT WAS RECALLED IN EARLIER MODELS. I THOUGHT AFTER A RECALL, THAT THE PROBLEM WOULD BE ADDRESSED. THE LIFT GATE ON MY DAUGHTER'S VEHICLE HIT MY HEAD AND CONTINUED TO CLOSE ON ME. I DIDN'T ATTEMPT IT, BUT IT SEEMED AS IF IT WOULD HAVE CLOSED ON ME. I WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET A FOLDING CHAIR FROM CARGO AREA, WHILE SHE WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY.
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The 2015 Chevrolet Traverse has 11 UNKNOWN OR OTHER complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.