2011 Chevrolet Traverse problems
Owners have filed 945 complaints about the 2011 Chevrolet Traverse with NHTSA. Engine accounts for 21.6% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of steering at 17.5%.
Complaints945
Crashes31
Fires6
Injuries37
Deaths1
What owners report breaking
Engine 21.6% · 204
Steering 17.5% · 165
Electronic stability control (ESC) 10.9% · 103
Power train 8.4% · 79
Electrical system 7.1% · 67
Vehicle speed control 6.1% · 58
Air bags 4.6% · 43
Unknown or other 3.8% · 36
Severity
Of those complaints, 31 describe a crash, 6 describe a fire, 37 report an injury and 1 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 17 model years of the Chevrolet Traverse in this data, 2011 draws the most complaints of any of them.
Filings have fallen off, 20 in the last three years against 68 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 72,000 miles.
In owners' own words
My wife and children were driving our 2011 Traverse, when the traction control started to turn off and on, check engine light went on, displays started to roll through a number of warnings, and engine power was reduced and the car slowed to roughly 25 mph. This all occurred in the middle of traffic. The concern is that the sporadic lose of engine power dropping a car from 60 mph to 25 mph will cause an accident. Engine · reported at 68,000 miles
It has happened a few times where the stabilitrack goes haywire while driving and locks the vehicle up allowing to only travel a few miles per hour super unsafe when on highway. Have had a chevy dealership replace the throttle body snd less than 10,000 miles later same problem. In researching online seems this is a very common problem on all chevys that is extremely unsafe when it happens and your driving. Engine · reported at 110,000 miles
The contact owns a 2011 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 30 mph, the steering wheel seized. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that a spark plug needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. The vin was not available. Engine
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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