FaultScore

2014 Chevrolet Traverse stability control problems

120 of the 881 complaints about the 2014 Chevrolet Traverse are about the stability control — 14% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 75,000 miles.

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Crashes

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Injuries

Exactly what failed

Electronic Stability Control (Esc) 117 97.5%
Traction Control System 3 2.5%

Stability & Traction Control across every Chevrolet Traverse year

2009 26 5.2%
2010 61 12.2%
2011 124 24.8%
2012 87 17.4%
2013 44 8.8%
2014 120 24.0%
2015 23 4.6%
2016 16 3.2%

What owners said

Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.

at 192,382 miles Hamilton, AL

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

I WAS GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND THE STABILITRAK, TRACTION CONTROL, CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ALL CAME ON. ENGINE REDUCED POWER LIGHT CAME ON I LOST ALL POWER OF THE VEHICLE, I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND FORCED OFF OF THE ROAD BECAUSE MY ENGINE DIED. I WENT FROM DOING 70 MPH DOWN TO 10 MPH AND CAME VERY CLOSE TO GETTING REAR ENDED BY A SEMI TRUCK AND TRAILER. WHEN I GOT TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD I WASN'T ABLE TO GET MY VEHICLE STARTED BACK AND HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. I HAVE SEEN WHERE THIS IS A PROBLEM IN THIS YEAR MODEL OF THIS VEHICLE AND WONDERING WHY IT HASN'T BEEN RECALLED YET BY THE MANUFACTURER BEFORE SOMEONE LOSES THERE LIFE.

NHTSA complaint #11364001 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 13,500 miles Syracuse, NY

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

FIRST THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT COME ON THEN THE SEAT BELT LIGHT GOES OFF THEN TRACTION LIGHT/STABILITAK COMES ON LOSE POWER ON HIGHWAY NOW A RUBBING SOUND ON DRIVER SIDE

NHTSA complaint #11363834 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 76,234 miles Belpre, OH

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

THE TRACTION CONTROL GOES OUT RANDOMLY AND I LOSE MY POWER STEERING AND ALL MY FUNCTIONS OF MY CAR RANDOMLY AND I HAVE TO PULL OVER TO TURN IT OFF WHEN I'M DRIVING TO GET IT TO GO BACK TO NORMAL ONCE I RESTART IT IT'S FINE. BUT IT DOES IT RANDOMLY FOR NO REASON AND IT'S VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE I CAN'T USE MY STEERING OR PEDALS OR ANYTHING. IT ALL STOPS WORKING UNTIL I STOP AND TURN IT OFF THEN BACK ON. I THINK IT'S THE THROTTLE BODY THAT'S CAUSING IT BUT NOT SURE IT SAYS ONLINE IT'S A COMMON ISSUE BUT DOESN'T SAY WHY OR WHAT TO DO. I NEED IT TO GET FIX BECAUSE I AM AFRAID IT'LL CAUSE ME TO GET IN A WRECK

NHTSA complaint #11363381 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 60,000 miles Rosedale, NY

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND SHUTS DOWN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. WHEN I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND WAIT A MINUTE IT WILL START UP AGAIN WITH NO PROBLEM. WHEN I'VE TRIED TO GET A PROGRAM READING FROM A REPAIR SHOP, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DO SO BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD RESET ITSELF AND NO READING WAS AVAILABLE. AT OTHER TIMES THE CAR WOULDN'T START AT ALL... AND I HAVE RECENTLY REPLACED THE BATTERY.

NHTSA complaint #11360392 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 113,000 miles Haymarket, VA

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

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

NHTSA complaint #11353175 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 84,800 miles Clarksburg, WV

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH THE STABILITY CONTROL SENSOR, ABS SENSOR, AND ALL WHEEL DRIVE WENT OUT ALL AT ONCE, WHEN THAT HAPPENED THE CAR BY ITSELF WENT TO 35 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND WOULD NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO GO OVER 35 MPH.

NHTSA complaint #11353084 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 76,491 miles Jackson, MI

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING VERY ABRUPTLY. REDUCE ENGINE POWER AND SERVICE STABLITRAK COMES ON. THEN TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS FLASH. VERY VERY DANGEROUS. HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING CAR BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON. HAPPENING TOO OFTEN HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH MY 2007 CHEVY EQUINOX. NO WAY THIS SHOULD NOT BE RECALLED IT'S DEFINITELY A KNOWN ISSUE.

NHTSA complaint #11352061 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 25 miles Jackson, MI

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

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.

NHTSA complaint #11352119 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 91,200 miles Wayzata, MN

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

JUST BOUGHT THIS USED 2014 CHEVY TRAVERSE WITH 89K ON IT AND NOT EVEN TO THE FIRST OIL CHANGE AND THE TRACTION CONTROL OFF/SERVICE STABILITRAK CAME ON. CODE SAID ITA THE BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR. REPLACED THAT AND CALIBRATED IT AND DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. SHOP SAID I NEED TO REPLACE WHOLE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS REPAIR WOULDN'T FIX THE SLIGHT HESITATION THE CAR HAS WHEN EXCELERATING. I SEEN MANY FORUMS THAT THIS COULD BE MANY THINGS WHICH WILL BE REAL EXPENSES TO KEEP TRYING BEFORE ONE WORK. THIS IS A HORRIBLE WAY TO TREAT PEOPLE WHO BUY THE CAR THAT'S STATES ERROR MESSAGES THAT CANNOT EVEN NARROW IT DOWN.

NHTSA complaint #11351651 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 64,000 miles Scottsdale, AZ

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

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.

NHTSA complaint #11351354 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 91,000 miles Buffalo, NY

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

VERY HARD TO STEER SAME AS COMPLAINT IN PICTURE

NHTSA complaint #11342153 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 83,000 miles Marysville, MI

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND THE FOLLOWING HAPPENED; REDUCED ENGINE POWER, SERVICE STABILTRACK, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70MPH. THE VEHICLE ALMOST CAME TO A DEAD STOP WITH TRAFFIC BEHIND ME ALONG AND WITH OPPOSING TRAFFIC. I ENGAGED THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND COASTED TO THE SHOULDER WITH MY HAZARDS ON. I TRIED TO REMAIN CALM WITH MY FAMILY IN THE CAR SINCE IT WAS ALMOST LIFE OR DEATH, I SEARCHED THE WEB FOR AN ANSWER AND I FOUND THAT IF I TURN THE CAR OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES IT WOULD GO AWAY, I DID THAT AND THE ISSUE WENT AWAY FOR THE TIME BEING BUT IT HAS ALSO REOCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE THEN.

NHTSA complaint #11337628 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 61,000 miles Barrington, RI

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

WAS A RECALL ON SOME POWER STEERING PUMPS AND FAULTY ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS IN THE 2014 CHEVY TRAVERSE. CAR MAKING LOUD NOISE WHEN TURN WHEEL. PROBLEM JUST DIAGNOSED BY MECHANIC. SEE MY VIN NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. VERY DANGEROUS. FOUND BECAUSE TURNING THE WHEEL HAS BECOME DIFFICULT AND IT SOUNDS LIKE ENGINE STRAINED.

NHTSA complaint #11331776 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 65,000 miles Saintaugustine, FL

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH OUR THREE CHILDREN TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. HER 2014 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE SUDDENLY DROPPED TO APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH AND SHE WAS FORCED TO SWERVE OFF THE ROAD, NEARLY BEING REAR-ENDED AND SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AS WELL AS, THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED LIGHT. JUST AS SHE MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, THE CAR SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. SHE TRIED MULTIPLE TIMES TO START THE CAR, BUT HAD NO SUCCESS. AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES OF BEING STRANDED ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD WITH MY THREE CHILDREN, SHE WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AND DRIVE TO THE NEAREST AREA TO SAFELY WAIT FOR A TOW TRUCK. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED WITHIN THE LAST FIVE MONTHS! WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT MECHANICS, INCLUDING THE CHEVROLET DEALER, AND SPENT A LOT OF MONEY TRYING TO GET IT RESOLVED BUT HAVE HAD NO SUCCESS. WE WILL NO LONGER PUT OUR CHILDREN IN THE CAR WHICH WAS THE REASON WE PURCHASED IT IN THE FIRST PLACE. THIS CAR IS UNRELIABLE AND UNSAFE AND NEEDS TO BE ISSUED A RECALL. MY ENTIRE FAMILY WAS ALMOST KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED BECAUSE OF THIS DEFAULT IN THIS VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #11328087 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 85,000 miles SAN Antonio, TX

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

AS I'M DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE COMES ON, THEN THE TRUCK STARTS TO LOSE ACCELERATION, THEN IT STARTS FLASHING STABILTRAK OFF, TRACTION CONTROL OFF AND THEN IT COMPLETELY SHUT OFF! THIS IS THE 10TH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED WITHIN A YEAR!! HAVE TRIED MANY SMALL FIXES AND NOTHING WORKS.

NHTSA complaint #11326179 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 4 miles Moreno Valley, CA

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

MY ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL COMES ON AND OFF ITS LOOSE. I PUSH IT BACK IN POPS OUT. THE TCM FEMALE CONNECTOR/ADAPTOR IS FAULTY AND I WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO BUY A COMPLETELY NEW HARNESS WHICH IS RIDICULOUS. THE LOCKING MECHANISM DOESN'T HOLD IN PLACE SO IT LOSES CONNECTION TO THE TCM TRANS MODULE. AND WHEN I CONTACT MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER THEY WANT ME TO BUT A NEW HARNESS WHICH I $600+++ AND THE CLIP/ADAPTER/CONNECTOR IS $22-$29. IF IM ON THE FREEWAY MY SPEED CAN DROP TO 20MPH. ON THE 215 FREEWAY.

NHTSA complaint #11323609 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 143,000 miles Teaneck, NJ

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

WAS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT NEAR MY JOB WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY SHUTS OFF, NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE SO AS I TRY TO RESTART IT WOULDN'T START AT ALL. I CAUSED A LOT OF TRAFFIC DUE TO THIS. LIVING IN NYC THAT'S A BIG NO NO. AS I LOOKED ON THE DASH WHILE KEEP TRYING TO GET IT TO START DIFFERENT LIGHT STARTED TO COME ON THE CAR WAS GOING OUT OF WACK. FINALLY A FOOD CART GUY SEEN ME AND HELPED ME OUT BY JUMPING MY CAR WITH HIS FOOD CART BATTERY TALK ABOUT EMBRASSING CHEVROLET NEEDS TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM, NEVER KNEW IT WAS A COMMON ISSUE UNTIL I GOOGLE AND THIS PROBLEM HAPPEN TO MANY PEOPLE BUT YET THERE'S NO RECALLS. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED AND MAKES ME WANT TO GIVE THIS CAR BACK

NHTSA complaint #11315506 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 87,000 miles Margate, FL

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

AFTER MAKING A RIGHT TURN WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC IN A SCHOOL ZONE TRACTION CONTROL WENT OFF THEN ON CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON SERVICE STABILITRAK FLASHED ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED FLASHED HAD TO PULL OVER AND RESTART CAR, ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON ECM WAS REPLACED LESS THAN 3 YRS AGO FOR THE SAME THING AT ED MORSE SAWGRASS IN SUNRISE, FL

NHTSA complaint #11302715 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Hillsboro, MO

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

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.

NHTSA complaint #11299947 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Hillsboro, MO

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

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.

NHTSA complaint #11299948 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Hillsboro, MO

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

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.

NHTSA complaint #11299642 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Hillsboro, MO

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

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

NHTSA complaint #11299644 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Hillsboro, MO

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

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.

NHTSA complaint #11299646 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Hillsboro, MO

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

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.

NHTSA complaint #11299648 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 95,000 miles Brookshire, TX

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

2014 TRAVERSE WILL SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN AND NOT MOVE. FLASHES SERVICE STABILITRAC, TRACTION CONTROL OFF, REDUCED ENGINE POWER. MY VEHICLE HAS SHUT DOWN MULTIPLE TIMES INCLUDING DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WITH MY TWO CHILDREN IN THE CAR. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND FINALLY BEING ABLE TO TURN IT BACK ON AGAIN, I AM ABLE TO GET THE TRACTION CONTROL TO SAY ON AND TO MOVE MY CAR. THIS LAST TIME THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND MY CAR WOULDN'T START FOR ALMOST 10 MINUTES, WITH ME AND MY CHILDREN SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION.

NHTSA complaint #11296789 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 103,000 miles Brandon, FL

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

THE STABILITRAK SERVICE WARNING FLASHES. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, IT REDUCES THE POWER OF THE ENGINE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION AND NOW IT WON'T START AT ALL.

NHTSA complaint #11291566 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 115,080 miles ST Augustine, FL

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

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.

NHTSA complaint #11290789 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 109,000 miles Clarksville, IN

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

MY VEHICLE WILL FIRST STALL AND SLOW DOWN WITH 'ENGINE POWER REDUCED' AND SOMETHING ABOUT THE TRACTION CONTROL AND STABILITY TRACK GOING ACROSS THE DASH RIGHT BEFORE MY VEHICLE STOPS ON ME. THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY AT ANY MOMENT AND NOW I AM UNABLE TO START IT BACK UP. I WAS TOLD BY PEP BOYS THAT IT IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, WITH CODES READING A SHORTAGE IN THE FUSE BOX. I CHECKED THE WEB FOR ANY RECALLS AND SAW THAT OTHERS WERE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES, YET NO RECALLS. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE MY VEHICLE STOPS AT ANY MOMENT IN THE MIDDLE OF A DRIVE, EVEN ON THE HIGHWAY. NOW I AM WITHOUT RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION IN MY 2014 TRAVERSE. I LOVE MY VEHICLE, BUT GM NEEDS TO FIX THIS ISSUE.

NHTSA complaint #11289768 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 100,853 miles Windsor, CT

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

1ST TIME VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY. LOST ENGINE POWER .. .ENGINE LIGHT AND STABILITY LIGHT CAME ON. CYCLED THROUGH ERROR CODES REDUCED ENGINE POWER, SERVICE STABILITY TRACK, TRACTION CONTROL OFF. CODE P16820. 2ND TIME IT HAPPENED AT A STOP LIGHT. CAR WILL NOT GO MORE THAN 10 MILES AN HOUR. ENGINE RUNS CHOPPY LIKE IT'S GOING TO STALL. AFTER CAR WAS SHUT OFF OVERNIGHT, IT RESET AND RAN NORMAL EXCEPT ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. DEALER CAN'T FIND ANY ISSUE. CAN'T RECREATE. SEE ON YOUTUBE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHERS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL!!! DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY FOR A FAMILY CAR. PEOPLE BUY TRAVERSE'S WHEN THEY HAVE CHILDREN!!!! PLEASE RECALL!!!

NHTSA complaint #11287943 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 130,000 miles Melbourne, FL

TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER AN HOUR. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE PREVIOUSLY OCCURRED AND THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FAMILY AUTO MART (1900 AURORA RD, MELBOURNE, FL 32935, (321) 242-0328 )WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT AS IS AND THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL COMPUTER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

NHTSA complaint #11287445 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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