general problems of the 2012 Chevrolet Traverse - part 1

Traveling at 70 mph on a highway traction control/stabilitrac and engine turn on and acceleration stopped, car wont accelerate causing to cars behind me to start swirling around due to my car lost of acceleration, then pulled over to the shoulder thankfully with no accidents, then turn off car and turn on again and car worked normally for about 100 miles and it did it again.

First I already had to rebuild the transmission which is showing the beginning signs of failing again. Then around the same time I started having another issue that I find a lot scarier as the driver. It started giving me severely reduced engine power, traction control off and stabilitrak messages with the abs warning light lit up like a christmas tree. This is by far the most dangerous of any issue I've ever experienced with all of my vehicles I've ever owned. It starts with a huge jump I cant stop or control to a car behind me it seems like I'm really getting on it and speeding up. But in a split second too quick for any human to process what is happening it just drops out big time. It then wont go above roughly 30 mph and the engine is revving very high to even get it to that. All the while it is heavily shuddering and jumping back and forth at a very fast rate and it does this with a high force to it. I have no control over it either. Before I could hit traction control off and it would all stop. However today it did this again for the first time in a long time and man was it 20 times worse than anything I had ever seen before. By the time I decided to turn back and go home (which I wasn't any further than a half mile into my drive to begin with) I made it maybe another quarter block and that is when the bottom fell out. It stopped moving at all at that point. Nothing we did to correct it that had totally controlled it in the past would help for the first time. In the end my husband hooked an O2 sensor to it and reset the codes and now it's back to driving beautifully. The reason I feel this needs recalled is it's a huge danger to myself and anyone else around me. When this starts you have no prior warning what so ever and then bam your all the sudden in a car that is jumping back and forth and its visible to other drivers then its starting like it's going to really go but it malfunctions so fast no one behind you would have time to react to such a sudden drop.

2012 chevy Traverse. Feb 20 2020. Milage 127691 my valve cover gaskets failed causing the cabin to fill with smoke. Sept 11 2020 right front axel seal failed causing ptu to lose all the transfer case fluid and bearings. Transfer case replaced. Feb 22 2021 milage 141464 transmission slipping had new one installed. Jan 5 2022 milage 153350 had timing chains replaced. Check engine light came on. Back on June 29 2012 Chevrolet issued a bulletin no. 11340b special coverage adjustment timing chain wear. It is for 2007-2009 Traverse acadia outlook enclave equipped with the same 3. 6l engine as my 2012 and other years. They extended warranty coverage for 10 years 120k miles. Seeing this problem existed in 07-09 models this should be looked at and to include other years as well. I am a member of 2 facebook Traverse groups and there are a lot of others with the same issue. The owners manual says to change engine oil every 5000 miles I have done that. Please look into adding additional years to this recall. Timing chains should not fail stretch or need replacing as much as I have seen others needing to. A vehicle should go well over 200k miles before needing replacing.

The traction control goes on and off. Stability trak error message. Engine power reduced. The car would not accellerate which couldve resulted in an accident. This is the 4th time this has happened since January 23, 2021. This issue on the truck needs to be recalled and resolved.

P0019, p0018 stability track issues and reduce engin power and I was driving when happen and the air bag light won't go off.

The air conditioning stopped working after working amazing, traction control disabled light keeps coming on, the rpm's would rev up seems like it gets stuck then drops to normal. Stabilitrak messages with the abs warning light lit up, power steering (or power control) goes limp (at the worse times pulling out in traffic) it’s on issue after the other. Once I get one fixed another goes, then we’re back to the first one that was replaced that is now not working again. I still have a car payment so I’m without my car more than I’m driving it. I have to save up to get it fixed, and I won’t drive it until I know for sure it’s good. I was almost killed way to many times in it so to all the issues that gm knows about.

Unknown, I first bought my chevy Traverse ltz in April of 2020, and about 2 weeks of driving it, I noticed that all(4)of my wheels/brakes instantly locked up while driving in traffic, almost causing a pile-up collision. The rotors and brakes releases alot of smoke as the wheels scrub and the SUV doesn't move forward nor backward. I reported it to the car lot/dealership where I purchased it from and was told to take it to a certain auto shop. I arrived there, just to be told that he doesn't fix those type of problems. The dealership where I bought it from didn't look at it either. So, from that time til now in 2021, I have been dealing with the same exact problems being terrified with my children in the car, not knowing if/when the next time the wheels lock up for no reason, if it will be fatal for me and my children or other drivers. I've contacted gm about it, taken it to chevy dealership a few times, even a couple of auto shops, and no one seems to know what the problem is. I recently had the transmission serviced to see if that was the issue and turns out, it wasn't. I don't know what to do, I am still financing it and the warranty only covers the transmission and engine, half the cost of the repair and the other half is my responsibility it states. I've been trying to prevent any fatal accidents best I can, sometimes by not driving it at all and having to ride with family members and friends. I was recently told by my warranty company that there is pretty much nothing they can do about it.

The vehicle at 125,000 the check engine light turned on and there is a problem with the timing chain stretching. It is the crank shaft/cam shaft. It is over a $2,000. 00 repair and the mechanic said this is a common problem with chevy Traverse's.

My vehicle has 99,000 miles on it and is outside of the 5 year warranty period. My timing chain and actuators are being replaced. I have read that this is an on going issue with my specific motor. I have always had the oil changed at the dealership in the time and mileage that is recommended. The timing chain problem caused my vehicle to not drive correctly and bog down and not get power when applying the gas. When driving home on the highway I applied the gas and the Traverse sputtered and would not get up to speed to keep up with traffic.

The timing chain needs to be replaced and is a known problem with Chevrolet even though they have not done a recall. Eats oil, ticks and my check engine light is on. My mechanic looked at it and said it was the timing chain. I don't have 3k to fix my car.

Tl- the contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact stated the while driving at various rates of speed, the vehicle would stall without warning. The vehicle would stall for a few second and then resume normal driving soon after the failure. The contact took the vehicle one independent mechanic who told him that the stalling was due to an electrical issue. The contact then took the vehicle to another independent mechanic who informed him that his vehicle had a defective battery. The contact replaced the battery; however, the failure continued to occur. The contact had not notified a dealer or the manufacturer about the failure. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was 139,000. Jo.

Was bringing my children home from school and engine light and traction control light came on, reduced my speed and I couldn't keep up with traffic so quickly got off the road. Looked at the dash and saw it said engine power reduced. Turned off the car few seconds and I was able to drive home luckily I wasn't to far.

Without any warning got the following messages: traction control off, service stability trak,service traction control, engine power is reduced. Then the check engine light went on and I was told it was the camshaft correlation. I've looked on line and have noticed many Traverse owners are having this problem where the car slows down to a halt in the middle of the road or refuses to go faster than 25 miles per hour. We purchased this vehicle as a certified pre-owned 4 years ago and it does'nt even have 100,000 miles on it. I was on the road when the messages came on and I had to quickly pull in to a gas station because I was driving on a 55 mile an hour road and the car quickly slowed down to around 25mph.

Tl the contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Traverse. While driving 30 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to knoepfler Chevrolet (100 jackson st, sioux city, IA 51101, (866) 520-9856) where the contact was informed that the 35r plate fractured. As a result, the contact was informed that the entire transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 75,500.

Tl-the contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Traverse. The contact stated that while driving the vehicle abruptly decelerated to 20mph. The traction control and the reduce power check engine light illuminated while the failure occurred. The failure was experienced numerous times however, the vehicle regain normal acceleration when the engine was restarted. However, the contact stated that the vehicle deceleration failure became permanent. The contact took the vehicle to chris car care 533 mcanulty road pittsburgh, PA 15236 phone 412-877-5288. The mechanic replaced the accelerator pedal and the accelerator sensor. However, the repair did not correct the failure, the vehicle continued lose acceleration while driving and did not accelerate over 20mph. The vehicle was taken back to the mechanic, the mechanic performed a diagnostic that located failure codes at the crank position sensor, and the engine timing chain stretch. The manufacturer was contacted. The manufacturer advised the contact that the vehicle was not included in the warranted repair for the timing chain replacement and the manufacturer also advised that the timing chain replacement ended in two thousand seventeen. The manufacturer provided the contact case number 9027334. The failure was not repaired. The failure mileage was 49,300. Li.

My fuel light came on so I went to the nearest station to fill up. I always turn my car off while pumping. When I went to start the car afterwards, it acted like it didn't want to start. I proceeded to leave the station. As I got on the road my lights started coming on warning me that the traction control is off, that the stability something needs serviced, then something about power reduced. I quickly went from 45 mph to less than 20 on a flat road. Scared me bc I had my family in my car and on a one lane road trying to get to the side so others could pass me.

When accelerating from a stop, the car initially did not have any power and shook a lot then eventually caught up and drove normally. When putting the car in park at home, it shook again and did not stop until I turned it off.

While driving on a on a busy street vehicle- approx 30mph - unexpectedly and without warning this vehicle suddenly decelerated / downshifted to a crawl. We nearly lost control of the car and narrowly avoided several close calls of people behind us. Thankfully we were not on the highway as others have described. Also, door locks began locking and unlocking on their own. Once we got to a safe spot messages on the display began flashing, service stabiltrak; service traction control; park assist off; traction control on; traction control off. Towed this car to the dealer for an exorcism since it was no longer driveable. First thing they did was replace the battery. As they tell it a bad / funky battery might cause bad things to the electronic transmission module. $400 later issues persist. Now I am told I need to replace the transmission outright - $5500. This just can't be right. This is barely 6 year old vehicle with just over $115k. Serviced regularly / without fail. Shame on you Chevrolet. I'm betting no chev exec, dealer or mechanic would ever trust this car for their family vehicle.

I was driving with my children while exiting a highway off-ramp, and our chevy Traverse suddenly malfunctioned and I temporarily lost power steering/control of the car, had no acceleration, and all instruments went wonky (turning on/off, going back and forth). I was forced to pull off the highway off-ramp onto a dangerously narrow shoulder with minimal room, and had to coast the car to the end of the off-ramp-- and then was stuck at the off ramp at a red light in rush-hour traffic. After towing the vehicle to the dealership, we replaced the battery at the suggestion of our local chevy dealership. Then about 4 months later, the problem has happened again as I was exiting our driveway on my way to work. We had it towed to our local chevy dealership, and after 4 days of running diagnostics and test driving it, they finally concluded it was a faulty transmission module. We now have to pay $ 1,700. 00 out of pocket to repair the car, as were one year over the 5 year warranty (but only 55k miles on the car). At the time this happened, our Traverse only had approx. 57k miles on it.

The engine started running like a old, old tractor. I was told the motor keeps losing oil pressure known that type engine has problems but yet no recall. I spent thousands of dollars to pay for a new motor and installation on this. Just got that fixed and now the transmission went another expense on my part. What next!! this car is a lemon law problem!! what can I do about it? please help!! wheres the recalls?? this 2012 Traverse is scary to drive not known whats next going to happen on the road. Cant go anywhere that involves distance. . I was stalled in the intersections in town on a busy street with little children and an elderly lady.

Takata recall. Stabilitrack automatically goes off while driving down the road or interstate the smell of raw gas comes through the cabin, vehicle goes into limp mode and starts to stall. This happens often not just once. I have researched complaints online and there are a ton of people with the same complaints.

"takata recall" when I was driving home I had my check engine light come on and the traction control disengaged and the same time. It also reduced engine power (it also said it was on the dash board) however with no warning started to slow too quickly while I was dribing down street which speed limit is 50 mph. As I had another vehicle behind me who had to switch quickly to next lane. Once I made it home I did some research on this issue and their hundreds of complaints of the same problem. . . I never seen so many of the same issue with the same manufacturer. . . I have 3 children and are mostly with me when I'm on the road. Luckily I left them home this time. And no one got hurt. However, this is a major safety concern. . . I strongly believe if this would have happen on my way to work during rush hour on the highway. I would have had a different outcome. Please look in to this a. S. A. P.

Used my auto start on 12/24/2017 parked at a hotel visiting family, when got in vehicle engine light on. Had it checked on 12/26/2017 and informed timing chain issue. Estimate given of $3400 at a certified chevy dealership. Notified gm customer care after back and forth e-mails notified me they wouldn't do any cost assistance as warranty is up.

The car stuttered while driving in reverse and first gear. She backed out of a parking space and the vehicle started shuttering immediately. She then put it in drive and it started shuttering violently and was only able to drive at 10 miles per hour. Even at that speed it was still shuttering. Brought it to the dealership and the quoted that the clutch plates and valves needed to be replaced at a cost of $4400. This issue could become a serious problem and cause an accident or worse if those plates decide to go bad while at any speed.

I was driving my car on I-75. The door locks started locking and unlocking, the vehicle lost power and went from 65 mph down too 25 mph, and the traction control off and on kept switching. The vehicle would not gain speed, even while depressing the accelerator. No check engine lights or any other lights were on except for the traction control off/on lights. I was almost hit by a semi. I pulled over, shut the vehicle off for 5-10 minutes, and restarted it. No lights were on, and I attempted to drive home. While in a slow speed on a side road, approximately 35 mph, the vehicle suddenly started locking and unlocking, and this time suddenly accelerated. I put the car in neutral. Again the traction control off and on kept displaying on the dcim. Each time the vehicle randomly accelerates or decelerates the doors will unlock then lock and unlock and lock, the warning chime goes off rapidly and the car will then either decelerate or accelerate. The traction control off then on then off then on comes on, and then the car is fine.

We were driving the vehicle with two small infants in the car going 70 mph on the highway when suddenly the vehicle went into limp mode and rapidly lost speed, causing us to swerve into the ditch and other cars behind us slamming on their brakes. The check engine light, traction control light, and stability control light went on. Engine was running rough and needed to be shut off and turned back on in order to restart the vehicle to normal function. The vehicle was brought into a Chevrolet dealership where it was determined that the vehicle needs a new throttle body. After contacting general motors, we were told this is a known issue with the 2012 Chevrolet Traverse, and in some cases an extended warranty has been given. We were then told that our vehicle does not fit that description because the throttle body was made in a different facility as the others. This is the exact same error as the known issue but general motors is refusing to take any action. This is an extremely dangerous issue that needs to be rectified immediately in order to prevent serious injury.

When driving the vehicle it will lose power and flash service stabilitrack and low engine mode enabled without warning. This has happened many times since 2016. When the conditions cannot be replicated gm/Chevrolet has not been concerned but to refer to dealership. The dealership replaced ecm due to warranty conditions. Issue with emissions and electrical modules continued to cause intermittent power loss. Corrosion was found in the internal fuse box due to poor sun roof drainage emptying into glovebox and onto internal fuse box. Gm and Chevrolet describes this as a known issue but insists my VIN is not affected. The issues continued to persist leading to frequent battery replacement that was ultimately due to contamination of electrical components. Fuel system parts were all assumed faulty only to find it was ultimately the fuel control module, another electronic component listed faulty but gm/ Chevrolet assumes my VIN is not affected. This car was purchased to be a family vehicle, but had proven to be an unreliable death trap. The first incident that caused concern was 2/14/2017 on the highway with speeds up to 70mph. Thankfully, that day was full of heavy traffic that did not allow drivers to reach high speeds. If I had been going that fast when the engine lost power I can only imagine what that would have meant for me and my family. I know I am not the only owner of a Chevrolet Traverse with these concerning issues. I find it irresponsible for gm/Chevrolet/Buick to mass produce vehicles with these issues and fail to acknowledge the hazard they represent. Knowing they have produced a lemon that cost the sticker price, repair cost, and potentially human lives and failing to remedy the issue astounds me. I urge you to please investigate this concern.

Vehicle will display "service stabilitrak" "traction control off". Then vehicle becomes jumpy. Then a burning and fuel exhaust smell enters the cab. This happens about every 4-6 months. I put the vehicle into the shop last month and had the transmission replaced.

Internal issue with transmission. Mechanic will not even do 90,000 transmission service on my vehicle and stated these issues have been seen with 2012 chevy Traverses being serviced in their shop and should not be happening with a vehicle at this age/mileage.

Knocking engine, running like a old tractor. Engine stalled!! had to replace motor. No power found tranny went bad on the middle of busy intersection. Had to replace tranny. Now power steering pump went couldn't turn the wheels on the highway. Had to replace. All repairs paid out of my pocket. Wheres the recalls?? so many people with this same year vehicle same problems. All of these have costed me several thousands of dollars out of my pocket. Also had to pay dealership for the brakes that were bad. 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 & 2020 all the years happened. Wipers were the 1st to fall off got replaced.

2012 chevy Traverse engine light and traction control light come on. Engine loses power and requires the vehicle to. E restarted to regain power. We have had the vehicle checked by the dealership 3 times for the same reason. The dealership has reset the computer each time. The last time the diagnostic computer the dealer has stated low fuel volume. The traction control and engine light come on the same day usually within an hour or two. The service advisor told us to try hi test ethanol free gas. We did as told with a fuel treatment they put in the tank. The lights still came on. When the Traverse is started in the morning(cold start) the engine runs rough. This vehicle only has 47000 miles on it and was purchased new. We have alway kept the vehicle maintained. Last year the Traverse started using oil a quart or more in 1000 miles when driven on long trips.

At all periods of stopping and applying brakes and putting vehicle into the park position, the vehicle will lunge forward, approx 4-6 inches. This happens of flat surfaces, inclines, any and all surfaces. It has almost caused numerous front end collisions. This happens every time I apply the brake, then engage vehicles transmission into park. Happens on any and all road surfaces. Vehicle does not lunge when only brake is applied, but when it is shifted into park. As soon as the park is engaged it lunges. Nothing I do can stop the lunge. Very dangerous and I will record video of this for future references if need be,.

During regular scheduled maintenance, was told that the power steering great needs replacement because it is leaking ($1500). Not covered under warranty. Strangely enough, my 2010 Chevrolet tahoe had the same problem at 32,000 miles but was covered under bumper to bumper warranty. This is not a coincidence in my opinion.

First incident I was driving at approximately 60 mph, when I got a check engine light, service stabile track, and the cruise kicked off, the vehicle slowed and started to chug. I pulled over, shut the vehicle off. Checked the oil etc, and restarted, it seemed fine. A couple of weeks later, I was at a stop light when it did the same thing, except this time the vehicle shut off. I have had three more occurances with this and they seem to be getting closer together. Something needs to be done about this as it is a real cause for concern. I have read the forums and many who have the same issue that I have. I do not feel safe in this vehicle, and dread transporting my family in it at this time.

Driving on highway, started up hill at 55 mph in traffic. Following alarms came traction control dashboard symbol; stabilitrack off; engine power reduced; traction control disabled. Vehicle immediately slowed to 40 mph and would not go faster. Online forums indicate this is a throttle body or ecu problem, known to gm at least since 2010. It has been handled on an individual basis depending how much the individual customers complain. I regard this as a safety issue since in highway traffic it could lead to a rearend collision at high speed with consequent loss of vehicle control and loss of lives. Believe gm has used search engine optimization to bury the forum discussions on this, but if you search for chevy Traverse throttle body defect you can easily find it.